Recently, the news that "Harbin Pharmaceutical Factory No. 6 was renovated into a bathing center" has been on the hot list, and many netizens went to check in. Some netizens saw a recruitment notice for "Versailles Water Collection" posted at the door, with an excavator at work.



Source: Video screenshot

On November 3, a Douyin account named "Harbin Pharmaceutical Group Sixth Pharmaceutical Factory" issued a statement stating that the location was the former site of the employee club of Harbin Pharmaceutical Group Sixth Factory.

Originally a staff club

Since last winter, Harbin Pharmaceutical Group has become a place for Internet celebrities to check in and is known as the "Louvre of the Northeast." Therefore, after it was changed to "Versailles Water Collection", it attracted attention from all parties and attracted many people to check in.

To this end, "Harbin Pharmaceutical Group Sixth Pharmaceutical Factory" (the account has not been verified, but people familiar with the matter said it is an official account) issued a statement on Douyin:



"(The location shown in the picture) has an overall appearance connected to the Sixth Factory, but is actually independent of the factory area and is not within the Nanzhi Road factory area of ​​Harbin Pharmaceutical No.6 Factory. The property was originally used to meet the employees' daily leisure, fitness, bathing and other needs. It was affected by the original Due to the influence of the architectural pattern of the functional area, after the property is leased, in order to protect the original building as much as possible, the corresponding business operations can only be carried out based on the original structure."

"The employee club of Harbin Pharmaceutical No. 6 Factory has been idle since 2015. We are actively revitalizing it and leasing it to attract investment. The uniqueness of this building will be fully considered during the investment process, and relevant progress will be disclosed on the public platform in a timely manner."< br/>
The red box is the former site of the employee club. Source: "Harbin Pharmaceutical Group Pharmaceutical Factory No. 6" Douyin account

People familiar with the matter said that in order to respond to the government's call for environmental protection and development of new areas, the entire Harbin Pharmaceutical Factory No. 6 was relocated from the Nanzhi Road factory area (now the "Internet celebrity check-in place") to Harbin Limin Development Zone. Since then, the original factory has been idle and employees Club inactivity may be earlier.

Feifei (pseudonym), who once worked for Harbin Pharmaceutical Group, said that Harbin Pharmaceutical Factory No. 6 is not just a two-sided building. There are many buildings inside, "and the former preparation workshop." According to the official website of Harbin Pharmaceutical Factory No. 6, the factory area The land area is 100,000 square meters and the construction area is 250,000 square meters.

Relevant sources revealed that the area leased for bathing this time is about 10,000 square meters. In other words, the "Versailles Water Collection" only accounts for a very small part. He said that "Versailles Water Collection" is expected to recruit about 20 people. It is a medium-sized bathing center in Harbin, and the opening time is not yet certain.



The original appearance of the employee club hall and swimming pool. Picture source: "Harbin Pharmaceutical Group Pharmaceutical Factory No. 6" Douyin account

People familiar with the matter: The group has been thinking of ways

Feifei said that about 10 years ago, she went to Harbin Pharmaceutical No. 6 Factory for a meeting, which was held in the renovated area. "At that time, people were still using tin trash cans, but the ones inside already had automatic opening lids, which was very novel to us." In her memory, although the exterior of the building was European-style and luxurious, the interior was very sci-fi and high-end. Technology.

In 2010, Harbin Pharmaceutical Group's revenue reached 15.4 billion yuan, and its net profit reached a historical peak of 1.4 billion yuan [1]. The profit in 2011 was 889 million yuan, and the profit in 2012 was 499 million yuan. The profit declines in the two years were 36.13% and 43.81% respectively[2,3]. In 2013, although Harbin Pharmaceutical Group's total revenue reached 18 billion yuan, its profits dropped to 168 million yuan. [4]

In 2021, Feifei chose to buy out her 25 years of service and left Harbin Pharmaceutical Group. Feifei thought at the time, "Let's buy it out while the salary is high." She remembers that half of her colleagues chose to leave.

She had added some agents to her WeChat account, and she had seen agents recruiting for rent at the old factory site, not only for the corner building, but also for the workshops inside. "I saw many units being decorated and rented out by agents, but I didn't expect them to be actually rented out," Feifei said.

Today's Harbin Pharmaceutical No. 6 Factory, there is no construction at the entrance, and there are no billboards. Source: Taken by myself

According to online news, around the Spring Festival this year, Harbin Pharmaceutical Factory No. 6 was open for a period of time, but was forced to close due to tourists entering and causing damage.

In 2013, Harbin Pharmaceutical Factory No. 6 also launched a wedding photography business. People familiar with the matter said that the group is still trying to figure out how to deal with other assets while retaining the architectural style.