As the sun set in the afternoon, Zhao Yi and his party finally slowly sailed the yacht back to the Hong Kong pier. When Zhao Yi came ashore, they found a large number of police officers gathered at the pier.
It is estimated that his phone call had an effect, but Zhao Yi felt that it had no big effect. It is very likely that this group of people will not be deported, because there are many people smuggled over in Hong Kong from various countries, including the mainland. There are also many people smuggling over.
However, not many people are actually repatriated. After working in Hong Kong for a period of time, many people will obtain legal status and continue to live and work in Hong Kong.
However, with the reform and opening up of the mainland, a large number of factories have moved to the other side. Now Hong Kong's manufacturing industry has declined. If there is a large influx of people, it is likely that there will not be enough job opportunities.
Of course, in addition to the manufacturing industry, which is already relatively weak, Hong Kong also has trading, financial and service industries. Among them, the financial industry requires higher knowledge and skills, and ordinary smugglers are not competent.
As for those people who have smuggled in from the trading industry, they can only carry bags at the dock. This kind of work is not only tiring but also pays meager wages. Generally, locals with a small family background are not willing to work in this industry, so it is more suitable for these people who came here smuggled in. personnel.
At the same time, service industries, such as restaurant waiters, shopping mall shopping guides, etc., are generally occupied by locals. Generally, companies also like to use some personnel with reliable backgrounds. After all, these personnel face customers directly. If they are not strictly controlled, problems may arise. The probability is greater.
Of course, there is also the real estate industry, which used to account for a large share of Hong Kong's GDP. However, due to limited land in Hong Kong, the number of real estate constructions each year is limited, and it actually does not accommodate many employees.
However, as the Hong Kong Housing Corporation builds new towns on a large scale in the future, the number of people employed in this area will increase a lot. However, this is not a long-term approach, because after the large-scale construction period, these personnel will have to face professionalism.
Fortunately, as long as the population increases, the number of corresponding service jobs will increase. However, when this effect reaches a certain critical point, it will weaken.
But before that, there was no problem, because as the population increased moderately, the complexity of the occupations would also increase, and the number of jobs provided was accelerating, and would gradually decrease only after passing a critical point.
The 1980s was a period of rapid development for the Four Asian Tigers. As the leader of the Four Tigers, Hong Kong was indeed very attractive to people from surrounding third world countries. The smuggling phenomenon also reached its peak in the 1980s.
With the subsequent lasting peace in Asia, the economies of various countries have achieved certain development, and this phenomenon of smuggling has gradually decreased.
Especially after the mainland's reform and opening up, Guangdong's economy has developed rapidly and the demand for employment is huge, so there is no need to smuggle to Hong Kong to make a living.
It is precisely because of this that the British Hong Kong government cracked down on smuggling in the 1980s with unprecedented intensity. Most of the people who smuggled over to the north in previous lives were repatriated.
It's just that in this life, the situation is different. Zhao Yi has deployed a large number of textile and apparel factories in Guangdong, making it relatively easy for people here, or people coming here, to find a job, and the wages given are also considerable.
Although the salary is not as high as working in Hong Kong, it is still much higher than the local average salary. Moreover, the price level has remained relatively stable, and the quality of life has improved significantly.
After traveling around the sea, Zhao Yi took Zhou Jinjue and Zhou Jinyu to visit the entire Hong Kong, and there was really no place to play.
Hong Kong is so big, there are only limited places to play, and some places are not suitable for taking them to play, so I plan to take them out of Hong Kong to visit other places.
Just a few days later will be the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. This is the first time that the Chinese team has participated in the Olympics and achieved good results.
As a Chinese, Zhao Yi actually really wanted to see the Olympics in person. As there was nothing to do in Hong Kong, it was just right to take Zhou Jinjue and Zhou Jinyu to the United States to watch the Olympic Games.
So he told them his thoughts, and of course Zhou Jinjue and Zhou Jinyu agreed wholeheartedly. However, Lin Hexia was unable to escape temporarily due to company affairs, and could only regretfully miss the trip.
This time when he went to the United States, Zhao Yi needed to increase the number of security personnel a lot, so he simply contracted a plane and used the name of the Umbrella Holding Company. In doing so, he hoped that he would not attract everyone's attention.
In the capitalist "free" world of Hong Kong, it is still very convenient to rent a private plane, but Hong Kong capitalists are all from the older generation, have the habit of being diligent and thrifty, and rarely charter flights.
Therefore, it would be a bit abrupt if Zhao Yi and his group charter a plane to travel. This is why Zhao Yi wants to charter a plane in the name of an umbrella holding company.
As the umbrella holding company of Hong Kong's largest capital, charter flights are not so eye-catching and are taken for granted.
The opening ceremony of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics was on July 28, local time, and Zhao Yi and the others had to arrive in Los Angeles before this date.
It was already July 26th, so after the decision to go to the Olympics came out, everyone didn't waste time. They quickly packed their things, contacted the airline, and chartered a flight to Los Angeles.
At the same time, let Shangtong Trading Company help purchase tickets for the opening ceremony, and try to arrange the location as well as possible, otherwise the scene will be so dark and full of people, and you will need to hold a pair of binoculars to watch, which makes me a little tired just thinking about it.
In fact, the tickets for the Olympic Games are only tight for the opening and closing ceremonies. Tickets for other categories of competitions are basically not sold out, so Zhao Yi just asked the trading company to help buy tickets for the opening ceremony.
As for the closing ceremony, I don’t know if I will watch it by then, so I don’t need to buy it for the time being. This is also Zhao Yi. If it is other rich people, they won’t be short of a few dollars anyway. Let’s buy it. I won’t watch it by then. Said another thing.
Zhao Yi is different. He avoids unnecessary waste if he can. It is not only a waste of money, but also takes up other people's quotas, so that some people who wanted to participate end up without tickets and unable to participate. For him, , is also a sin.
Besides, if you really want to see it then, with the influence of your own company, it will be easy to get tickets, so there is no need to prepare them in advance.
Due to the time zone, Zhao Yi and his team set off from Hong Kong on July 26. After a long flight of more than 14 hours, they got off the plane in Los Angeles. The date was still July 26. Our date was earlier than the date in the United States.
In fact, Zhao Yi has been to the United States several times. The most frequent visit was when he was recruiting professors for Tianwen University. At that time, he basically traveled all over the world and hired many high-level professors for Tianwen University.
But because I came and went in a hurry, I didn’t play it seriously, so when I landed in the United States again this time, my mood was very different from that time, and I seemed a lot more relaxed.
After getting off the plane, the Los Angeles branch of the trading company sent reception vehicles, all of which were Mercedes-Benz. Since Shenlong Automobile Company launched the Mercedes-Benz, the cars of all his companies have been replaced by Mercedes-Benz. This alone, Solved many sales problems for Shenlong Automobile Company.
Since Zhao Yi has no real estate in the United States, and the same is true in Los Angeles, the group can only stay in a hotel. In order to avoid noisy people, the trading company helped Zhao Yi rent a floor directly in the Hilton Hotel.
On the one hand, this is indeed beneficial to security work. On the other hand, there are a lot of people in his group. In addition to the three principals, there are nearly 30 security personnel. These personnel also need enough rooms to accommodate them, so they simply include them. Going to the next floor, he wouldn't be short of money anyway.
It stands to reason that Hilton should send a car to pick up such a high-profile guest, but for safety reasons, it is safer to use your own vehicle, so I declined the pick-up vehicle provided by the Hilton hotel.
When Zhou Jinjue and Zhou Jinyu saw Zhao Yihao arrogantly renting out an entire floor of the hotel, they realized that he also had such a "slutty" side. Before coming to the United States, he was able to save everything and never waste it. This was different from his usual The image is completely different.
"Zhao Yi, there's no need for us people to book an entire floor, right?" Zhou Jinyu asked.
"It stands to reason that it is not necessary, but you don't understand the situation in the United States, and the security situation is not very good. Otherwise, I would not have brought so many security personnel." Zhao Yi said.
"I think you are too nervous. If it were really that dangerous, the United States would have been doomed long ago." Zhou Jinjue heard Zhao Yi's words and quickly teased.
"You are right. The richer you are, the more you fear death. Moreover, the probability of danger is directly proportional to how rich you are in the United States. As long as ordinary people pay a little attention, the risk is indeed not high.
But my situation is different. My safety is no longer my own business. Once an accident occurs, it will be affected in many ways. It is always right to be careful. " Zhao Yi explained.
Zhou Jinjue and Zhou Jinyu now know a little bit about some of Zhao Yi's properties because they often live in Prince Gong's Mansion.
After all, during the annual meeting, they are also on winter vacation. During this period, they will basically live in Prince Gong's Mansion.
Although I did not attend their annual meeting, I also got to know some of the leaders of Zhao Yi's companies. Although I am not very clear about the specific operating conditions of these companies, I can understand from their few words that their business is doing well. big.
Most of Zhao Yi's companies now do business overseas. Although there are related businesses in China, they only account for a small proportion.
In addition, domestic advertising is still underdeveloped. At the same time, except for Polaris Company, the business of other companies is basically corporate business and rarely faces customers directly. Therefore, in the eyes of ordinary people in China, these companies are not well-known. .
It can be seen from the 1983 annual meeting that Zhao Yi's companies have gained a lot of markets internationally. Although China and the United States are now in the honeymoon period, and the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union has become extremely tense, the friction in the international arena It's definitely still inevitable.
Although he usually stays at home and rarely shows up in public, and he also pays attention to his relationship with his companies and tries not to expose himself too early, the world is complicated and some mistakes will inevitably occur, so Zhao Yi is still unambiguous about the preparation work. .
Just like this time, even though it was for fun, none of the security work was left behind. This is not only responsible for himself, but also for society, because with his current energy, if there is a slight deviation, all aspects will be greatly affected, and at the same time, A blow to the nascent domestic economy. (End of chapter)