"Lizhen, we meet again. You're doing very well!"
It was the twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month, and Shenjiaba Village was already celebrating Xiaonian, yet Chen Yang had once again set foot on the vibrant land of Hong Kong City.
When he arrived, snow was falling heavily, but upon reaching Hong Kong City, the weather was still like spring.
Chen Yang looked at Huang Lizhen, who was dressed in an OL professional outfit. Although Hong Kong City was warmer than the Anhui Province, one would still wear a jacket. Yet, Huang Lizhen was wearing a hip-hugging skirt and black stockings, which accentuated her figure in a unique way.
"Boss, stop teasing me. It's not just my credit alone. Weiyang and the others have also been out in the market, leading to today's achievements."
"Lizhen, don't praise me. You and Brother Yang don't need this. Everything I have is from Brother Yang. Whatever I do is what I should do. Besides, Brother Yang gave me shares, so if I do well, I'm earning money for myself."
Zhang Weiyang and Huang Lizhen had become quite familiar with each other. Chen Yang was happy to see his two capable subordinates getting along so harmoniously.
He wasn't afraid of his subordinates uniting. Others might fear that their subordinates would usurp their power and start their own ventures, but Chen Yang wasn't.
All his ventures were planned and developed by him. Without him, even if others controlled these industries, they wouldn't be able to develop them. For instance, the distiller's grains fish factory in Anhui Province would absolutely not supply them; this factory would only listen to Chen Yang.
He was afraid of infighting among his subordinates, as that would be a waste of his earnest efforts. What he needed most now was for the enterprises to seize opportunities and develop rapidly.
"Weiyang, if you say that, Lizhen will cause trouble if I don't give her shares."
Chen Yang glared at Zhang Weiyang. This kid always spoke without thinking in front of him.
Although he provided Huang Lizhen with excellent treatment, the issue wasn't poverty but inequality. Huang Lizhen knew that Chen Yang had given Zhang Weiyang shares, but not her. She would inevitably feel a bit resentful.
"Boss, that's not what I meant. In just half a year, the money I've earned from you is more than what I earned in over twenty years combined."
"My family has now bought a house in Kowloon, and the entire family has moved into the city. My brothers, who were once fishermen struggling to make ends meet, have all become truck drivers for our transportation company."
"All of this is thanks to the boss and Weiyang. I, Huang Lizhen, am not an ungrateful person. I am more content than anyone else."
Huang Lizhen looked at Chen Yang with some nervousness. She knew better than anyone that without Chen Yang, she would still be a mere employee at HSBC.
With her salary alone, it would have been impossible for her family to live the current life.
"Lizhen, you have all of this now because you are excellent enough. I merely provided a platform for you to showcase your abilities."
"However, Weiyang has brought it up, and I'm not a stingy person. As long as you work diligently for me, I will not mistreat you."
"I've come to Hong Kong City this time to establish a new foreign trade company, specifically responsible for business in Hong Kong City. This business will not only include the distiller's grains fish business we are currently doing."
"It will also include the truck, television production line, and washing machine production line that I previously assigned to you... These will all become projects for the foreign trade company."
"I intend to have Weiyang and you be responsible for this foreign trade company. You will each hold five percent of the shares in this company."
"Each year's net profit can be distributed as dividends based on your shares, or you can choose to reinvest the money to expand the company's scale."
Establishing a foreign trade company was something Chen Yang had considered for a long time. The initial distiller's grains fish business was just a small undertaking, but later, purchasing electrical equipment production lines and trucks involved major commodities.
In the future, when Chen Yang's appliance factory is built and its production capacity gradually meets domestic demand, he might even need to export.
He might not be able to penetrate the European and American markets immediately, but he could certainly compete in India and Southeast Asia. Their technology was all rudimentary; who was afraid of whom?
Once he secured the European and American markets, and as his appliance factory gradually mastered the technology, he would engage in price wars. The ability of "Made in China" to capture global market share was not to be underestimated.
After capturing market share, he would also need to quickly attract talent during this period, preferably by signing agreements with major domestic universities for the targeted training of technical talent, and then upgrading.
At that time, he wouldn't rely on price wars to capture the market. To succeed, he would learn from Apple and Huawei, selling expensive products and patents.
Of course, these were all future plans. The immediate priority was to establish the foreign trade company. The most important thing now was to quickly purchase production lines. While foreigners hadn't yet paid much attention to the domestic appliance market, he needed to firmly secure the market in his hands.
"Brother, you can just give it to Lizhen. I don't need it; I already have shares in Zhenhua Electronics."
Previously, when Chen Yang and Zhang Weiyang ran the radio shop, he had received ten percent of the shares. Later, when Chen Yang established Zhenhua Electronics, all the radio shops were renamed and incorporated under Zhenhua Electronics.
Chen Yang then gave Zhang Weiyang another ten percent of the shares. Now, Chen Yang held eighty percent, and Zhang Weiyang held twenty percent. In just these few months of selling televisions, Zhang Weiyang had earned over a hundred thousand yuan. Once the production line was operating at full capacity, he would earn even more.
Zhang Weiyang felt he had already benefited greatly. If it weren't for Chen Yang, his father's life might not have been saved. He would still be working at the Hongxing Machinery Factory, tightening bolts, earning a salary of a few dozen yuan a month, nowhere near the good life he had now.
"Weiyang, one matter is one matter. Zhenhua Electronics is our previous venture, and the foreign trade company is the current one. If you contribute, I will not mistreat you."
"Lizhen, it's the same for you. Don't underestimate the foreign trade company we are establishing now. Its future prospects will not be worse than Zhenhua Electronics."
"In the future, our foreign trade business will not be limited to Hong Kong City. We will expand to Southeast Asia and even the European and American markets. By then, our products will be sold worldwide!"
"In the future, if you do well, I will increase your shares. I am that kind of person. As long as you work diligently for me, I will not mistreat you."
Chen Yang was not bragging. In the future, he would venture into more than just electronics. In the twenty-first century, computers, smartphones, and various electronic devices would offer immense profits.
Samsung alone could control South Korea, and an Apple could motivate young people worldwide to queue up overnight to buy their phones. One could imagine what a massive cake this was.
"Boss, don't worry, I will definitely work hard. Meeting you is the luckiest thing in my life. Even if I'm not given shares, I will do my best to handle the company's affairs!"
Huang Lizhen felt as if her whole body was filled with passion. This must be the feeling of a warrior willing to die for his confidant!