Rebirth of the courtyard, the start is 80s

After being handsome, Cao Zhiqiang really left in a hurry. After all, he really had a lot to do.

In fact, what Cao Zhiqiang is busy with now is to take over companies in Xiangjiang and wander around.

Well, the so-called receiving company is actually mainly to visit a trading company called "Hesheng Co., Ltd."

At present, the company is still operating normally. Except for a very small number of people at the top, most people do not know that the company has been sold.

This is what only family-owned companies can do.

If it were a joint-stock company, it would have been cheated by now.

However, if it is a 100% family-controlled limited liability company, it is difficult to say.

Because when the boss controls all the shares and power of the company, if he wants to sell, he only needs to sign a document under the witness of a lawyer. It is very simple.

After that, the new owner only needs to take the authorization document and go to the new company to declare sovereignty.

Generally speaking, the new owner of the company will go to the company with the previous owner to make a simple handover.

But there are exceptions.

For example, if the company's sale has been completed, but the former boss of the company did not notify his subordinates or come out to explain the situation, then the people under the company will not know that the company has changed hands.

If the company is still operating normally, the time for discovering something wrong will have to be postponed again.

Hesheng Company, this is the situation now.

To put it simply, the employees below the company are still very motivated, but the big boss of the company has already quietly sold them out.

Not only that, this company's account has long been empty. If funds are not injected in time, it may not take more than a week for everyone to realize that something is wrong.

The reason why it still takes a week is because the former boss of this company rarely appears in the company, so if he doesn't show up, in the short term, everyone will get used to it and not take it seriously.

I guess everyone thought the former boss was out having fun again.

Of course, Cao Zhiqiang came here this time not as the owner, but as a consultant, or in the name of doing business, he came to visit the company.

After all, it is a trading company. If you open the door to do business, it is impossible to refuse the business that comes to your door.

But it was not possible to go there rashly, so Cao Zhiqiang came under the guise of Lou Xiao'e.

In other words, with Lou Xiao'e's endorsement, people took him a lot more seriously when he came to discuss business this time.

After all, Lou Xiao'e had previous dealings with this company, and they were also engaged in trading. With her as guarantee, people would not think that Cao Zhiqiang was here to play tricks.

After going to that company, Cao Zhiqiang felt that it was okay.

Although the company's headquarters is not big, just a two-story building, and it is rented, the staff is quite complete, and they are in good spirits. At least on the surface, there is no inactivity or slacking off.

Anyway, it seems that everyone inside is very busy, either busy making phone calls or busy writing orders.

But whether it's really busy or just a show, it's hard to say.

After all, Cao Zhiqiang still knows some details about this company. That is, although the overall operation is normal and there are some orders from old customers to support it, the former boss always secretly withdraws funds from the company's account, resulting in the company's operating funds increasing. The situation is becoming more and more tense, so many businesses that require advance capital can no longer be done.

The business now done by the company relies on the reputation and credibility accumulated over decades and credit trade with people.

To put it bluntly, that is, get the goods first and pay later.

Generally speaking, this situation is mainly for those customers with greater demand, such as some customers in the interior.

You know, most of the business between the inland and Xiangjiang is more eager for the inland side. After all, they urgently need the goods from the Xiangjiang side and the foreign exchange here.

So generally speaking, inland merchants first hand over the goods to the trading company here, and then collect the payment before handing it over to the inland merchants. They may even have to press the payment and settle the bill two or three months later. .

It's not okay to not settle the bill all the time, because once you do, people from the mainland may not come directly to ask for the bill, but they won't want to do business next time.

And small companies like Hesheng actually rely heavily on inland goods.

After all, inland goods are of high quality and low price, especially grain, timber, fuel and minerals, which are all in short supply in Xiangjiang.

Yes, although Xiangjiang looks prosperous, in fact, even now, it relies heavily on inland imports.

For example, food, fuel, wood and coal are basically imported from mainland China.

Especially for food, Xiangjiang is very dependent on the inland at this time.

In fact, Xiangjiang's food sources are also diversified. In addition to the inland, it is also imported from Siam, South Vietnam and other places.

But recently, South Vietnam is at war with Big Brother. It has not enough food to eat itself and rarely exports it to Xiangjiang.

The situation in Siam is similar. Because it is not dealing with Vietnam and is stockpiling grain to prepare for war, grain exports have also been greatly reduced.

Although other countries also import, the price is too high and not cost-effective, so they only import a small amount.

So all in all, food from inland areas is currently the most cost-effective.

In other words, regardless of the rich, more than 90% of the food eaten by ordinary people in Xiangjiang is actually imported from mainland China.

It was only in the later period, especially after the 1990s, that Xiangjiang's food imports became truly diversified and its reliance on the inland was less severe.

In addition to food, other products such as fresh water, vegetables and fruits, etc., currently mainly come from inland.

Let’s put it this way, at least 80% of the three meals a day for the people of Xiangjiang come from inland sources.

Perhaps it is precisely because of this that the British government is so unsure when facing China.

You know, when the Iron Lady came to negotiate, she had just defeated Argentina.

But even so, it cannot scare the mainland.

The reason is very simple. At this point in time, the inland areas are really annoyed. As long as the food and fresh water outlets are cut off, Xiangjiang will be in chaos and starve.

In addition to food, fresh water is also extremely dependent on the inland.

After all, Xiangjiang itself is a city that is extremely short of fresh water.

Otherwise, Xiangjiang wouldn’t have that weird system of using seawater to flush toilets.

Yes, most toilets in Xiangjiang have separate pipes and use sea water.

This approach is to understand the fresh water.

At present, Xiangjiang has nearly 90% fresh water resources, all of which rely on inland input.

Without the fresh water input from the interior, Xiangjiang would immediately be severely short of water.

Under such circumstances, what else can the UK do to compete with the mainland?

As long as food and water are cut off, Hong Kong will immediately be in chaos.

Of course, conversely, before the honeymoon between China and the United States, mainland China also relied heavily on Hong Kong.

Because before this, Western countries had been blocking our country, so our only window for foreign imports and exports at that time was Hong Kong.

In other words, from the 1950s to the early 1980s, my country's transactions with the West were basically re-export trade through Xiangjiang, and Xiangjiang was also the most important exchange port between my country and the West.

Because of this, the United Kingdom has received a lot of benefits. Even Xiangjiang itself, because of its window status and relying on the huge mainland market, has taken off economically and become one of the Four Asian Tigers.

Each of the four Asian Tigers has its own characteristics. Among them, Xiangjiang’s characteristic is its reliance on the inland.

Without inland support, how can a place like Xiangjiang compare with the other three dragons?

I really thought I could just rely on Hong Kong movies.

I want to eat shit.

Unfortunately, not many people can really see this clearly.

On the contrary, because the people of Xiangjiang are wealthy, they naturally have a sense of superiority over the people in the mainland at this time. Why was it popular in China to speak Hong Kong-style Cantonese in the 1980s and 1990s?

Isn’t that just envy?

When the mainland rose, Mandarin made a comeback, and the Guangdong area was once again dominated by Mandarin. Cantonese was only regarded as a local dialect, and it no longer had the status it had in the 1980s and 1990s.

Closer to home.

Hesheng Company is one of the small trading companies that do business with the mainland, and its main business is food.

Generally speaking, this company mainly deals in cereals, fruits and vegetables.

They can't get their hands on more bulk foods like rice, flour, and soybeans for the time being.

The main reason why I couldn't get involved was, of course, lack of money.

Things like rice and flour, because they are relatively popular and the volume of goods is large, is generally clear of both money and goods, and there is rarely a situation where goods are pressed for payment.

After all, if you dare to pay for these bulk commodities, the inland side will not sell them to you. There are many people who want them anyway.

From this perspective, Hesheng Company is certainly happy to have one more inland customer.

After briefly understanding the situation of Hesheng Company, Cao Zhiqiang asked for the business card of the manager who received him, and then left quickly.

This time when he came here, he was just getting a feel for it. How it would work would have to be discussed later.

Of course, a sum of money does need to be transferred to the company account, but this sum cannot be given outright. It must be given when the new boss takes office. In this way, the situation can be calmed down in a short time and the handover can be completed.

Originally, Cao Zhiqiang wanted Zhu Lin to come here to act as the temporary general manager.

But Zhu Lin has to raise a baby now and can't do it.

So here, we have to look for someone again.

In this way, it's back to the previous choice, which was Hao Shuwen.

Long before, Cao Zhiqiang had thought about letting Hao Shuwen be his white glove.

But at that time, Cao Zhiqiang just wanted Hao Shuwen to go to Hainan and become the general manager of an automobile company.

But now it seems that this matter was a bit hasty.

After all, it is not that easy for a car company. Let Hao Shuwen, a person who has no knowledge in this field, be the general manager. The prospect is worrying.

Therefore, Cao Zhiqiang decided to ask his two big brothers, Uncle Xu and Uncle Lin, for advice after returning home to see if they had anyone who could explain it well.

As for Hao Shuwen, let her come to Xiangjiang to look after the trading company.

Anyway, the main business of a trading company is trading. To put it simply, it means buying low and selling high to earn the price difference.

Therefore, the general manager of a unit like a trading company must be knowledgeable and well-connected.

For example, drinking and socializing is definitely necessary.

Hao Shuwen is quite good at this aspect.

In addition to these, Hao Shuwen's background is also very important.

For example, if Hao Shuwen wants to buy goods in China, if she is an ordinary person, she will naturally make things difficult in every possible way. However, if Hao Shuwen reveals the identity of her parents, 90% of them will change their face and use all kinds of flattery to please Hao Shuwen.

In other words, regardless of whether Hao Shuwen had a falling out with her family, outsiders didn't know.

Outsiders only know that Hao Shuwen's parents are both high-ranking cadres in the capital. They are very talented and have real power.

Faced with this kind of yamen, most local officials don't want to cause trouble.

In fact, many of the early businessmen in China were of this kind.

Only that kind of yamen can escape smoothly.

As for the kind of grassroots counterattack, that will come later.

After leaving Hesheng Company, Cao Zhiqiang went shopping around Xiangjiang, especially inspecting the real estate industry in Xiangjiang, such as housing prices.

Then Cao Zhiqiang discovered that Xiangjiang's real estate at this time had great potential.

Because the property prices in Xiangjiang are really cheap now.

Comparing the housing prices in Xiangjiang in 2023, the current rooms in Xiangjiang are simply ridiculously cheap.

If the inflation factor is not relied upon, if you buy a 2023-square-meter house in Xiangjiang now, by , you may not even be able to afford a toilet for the same amount of money.

Not only are residences cheap, but commercial real estate is also cheap.

It’s no wonder that Hong Kong’s industry and commerce were very prosperous at this time, and the film industry was booming.

Cao Zhiqiang believes that at least the factor of cheap housing prices is at play.

Think about it, if the housing prices in Xiangjiang are astonishingly high, then prices will inevitably go up, followed by swallowing up industry and commerce, and of course the film and television industry in Xiangjiang.

Not to mention industry and commerce, they are very sensitive to rooms. After all, factories and offices all need houses.

The same goes for the film and television industry.

If you want to film, you must have a venue, and many also need to rent a house.

In this case, if real estate is cheap and rent is cheap, the overall budget for filming will be small.

But if housing prices remain high, and the cost of filming locations alone remains high, where will the money come from for other things?

Therefore, maintaining low housing prices in Xiangjiang is the key to Xiangjiang's continued prosperity.

In fact, it is not difficult to maintain housing prices in Xiangjiang.

All it takes is to build land in Tianhai or develop new residential land.

Today's Hong Kong is not only Hong Kong Island, but also includes Kowloon and the New Territories, where there is a large amount of vacant land.

As long as land is released regularly, considering the population of Xiangjiang, even if it is impossible to prevent the rise in housing prices, it is still possible to maintain housing prices within a certain range.

But it is a pity that the big capitalists, especially the real estate developers headed by the Li family, do not want this.

What they hope is to reduce land supply and keep land tight, thereby pushing up housing prices.

Those who have already bought a house also hope that the price of the house will continue to rise, so they also hope to reduce the supply of land and maintain the land shortage, so that housing prices will skyrocket.

As long as the land supply in Xiangjiang remains insufficient, housing prices will not fall.

Even the subsequent stock market crash of 1987 only severely dampened the skyrocketing housing prices in Hong Kong, but it did not completely curb it. Unlike Japan, housing prices did not remain at the same level for 20 or 30 years, but fell below. After that, it continued to surge.

As for the stock market crash in 1997, it was with the support of the mainland that Xiangjiang survived without any danger. However, it was also because of this that the housing price bubble in Xiangjiang was not punctured to the end, and it continued to rise afterwards, and has continued to rise. A suffocating high position.

In short, if you travel back to Hong Kong in the 1980s, I am afraid that the safest way to make money is to invest in real estate here.

At that time, all you need to do is sell the house before 1997 and increase the price by more than 20 times. That will be easy and more profitable than buying a house in Tokyo.

If you wait until after 2019 when real estate prices in Xiangjiang plummet, you can take the opportunity to buy, and if you sell before , the price will rise more than ten times.

After 2019, real estate in Xiangjiang will not have much investment value because the price is too high.

Even if you don't engage in real estate, you can still make money by registering a company in Xiangjiang, setting up a factory in the mainland in the name of this company, and then labeling it "Made in Xiangjiang" and selling it to developed countries in Europe and America using the "Made in Xiangjiang" label. earned a lot.

Who makes the mainland's labor and resources very cheap?

From this point of view, Hong Kong in the 1980s was really full of gold! (End of chapter)