Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 971: Too Many Opportunities to Make Money
When Jing Rong and Jing Yu came to Beijing to study last year, one was in the third year of high school and the other was in the first year of junior high school.

This kid Chu Jingrong has been someone else's child since he was young.

It's not just because this kid has had a strong physique since childhood, his brain development is indeed much better than that of ordinary children.

It is also because of the environment around him and the role model of his omnipotent father Chu Xiangqian.

Reading is really easy for him.

If Xue Jinglan hadn't been suppressing him, this kid would not only have skipped two grades, but should have been admitted to university last year.

With more free time, in addition to practicing martial arts since childhood, Chu Xiangqian, as his father, is also deliberately cultivating his child's interests and hobbies.

There was no shortage of horses at home, and Xue Jinglan herself gradually fell in love with riding horses, so she learned to ride horses from a young age.

When he was a little older, Chu Xiangqian would take him and Jingxing to the ranch in Los Angeles to hunt every year.

After that, Margaret often took the two brothers skiing.

Last year, the two brothers were at Downton Abbey, pestering their biological father Chu Xiangqian to teach them how to fly a plane.

When Margaret and Xue Jinglan found out about this, they cursed Chu Xiangqian for being unreliable for the first time.

Since flying a plane was not allowed, Jingrong simply took Jingxing and his third brother Jingshun to his family's racetrack in Macau to play racing.

In the end, even Hong Kong students blamed Chu Xiangqian as their father.

Chu Xiangqian simply had a go-kart track built on the green space inside the Macau racetrack.

Not only did it satisfy Jingrong, Jingxing and Invesco’s hobbies of racing, this small track also became popular in the media in Hong Kong, Macau and even Southeast Asia.

Other karting venues only cover a few hundred square meters at most, but the track built by Chu Xiangqian is more than 1400 square meters and meters long.

Almost good enough to enter the professional track.

For teenagers, this is a dream place to pursue racing.

The racetrack also began to host regular kart races.

The children who win will have the opportunity to go to the big track and drive professional racing cars with adult racers.

Unexpectedly, it not only attracted children from wealthy families in Hong Kong and Macau, but also young foreigners who came to Hong Kong and Macau for tourism, as well as children of wealthy people from Southeast Asia and Japan, who specifically went to Macau to play.

As for Jingyu, she has three older brothers, Jingrong, Jingxing and Jingshun. They learn things quickly and master them once they learn. The little girl seems too normal.

But Chu Xiangqian actually knew very well that his beloved daughter was just lazy.

As the only girl in the family, she is doted on by her parents, grandparents, and all her aunts like her very much too.

The three older brothers are so capable, and the younger brothers also appear to be smarter than other kids of the same age.

The little girl simply gave up.

I asked her to learn the piano, but after three months she complained of finger pain.

He asked her to learn painting, but said the smell of paint would make her want to vomit.

If she were asked to practice martial arts, she would not be able to get up in the morning.

Xue Jinglan, her biological mother, finally gave up, and Chu Xiangqian, her father, naturally would not force her to do something she didn't like.

Fortunately, like her three older brothers, she basically didn't have to study much.

Just because my memory is better than my peers, studying is easy.

However, Chu Jingye from the third family, Chu Jingqi from the second family, and the four boys born after the second and third families have never entered the novice village to upgrade.

In the eyes of the second uncle, second aunt, and third uncle, the Chu family's good genes were wasted.
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Chu Xiangqian brought his precious daughter all the way to the front door.

Jingyu thought that his father was taking him back to his home in the Qianmen courtyard, but he didn't expect that the car would stop outside a two-story storefront in Dazhalan.

When she got off the car and saw the sign of Tan's Restaurant hanging above the car, the girl immediately guessed that it must be the restaurant opened by her second uncle, third uncle and Uncle Zhuzi.

However, if you don't look carefully, basically no one will notice that there is a line of small words on the sign: "Designated Guesthouse of the Forest Farm Cooperative".

At that time, private enterprises could not even register for business licenses, so Chu Xiangqian registered in the name of a Hong Kong businessman.

We cooperate with the forest farm and pay 5,000 yuan to the forest farm every year to be affiliated with the forest farm in exchange for the status of a guesthouse.

The profits and losses are at their own risk. Whether it is a profit or a loss, the forest farm will get 5,000 yuan every year.

And it was only a 4-year contract.

The main service objects have nothing to do with ordinary people from the very beginning.

It would take another two years before the first business license for an individual restaurant in Beijing was issued.

So in order to avoid trouble, it is not open to ordinary people.

And to be honest, Tan’s cuisine itself is not suitable for serving the general public. The ingredients are expensive and it takes a long time to process them, so the dishes are destined to be expensive.

We simply adopted the reservation system, with a table costing 800 yuan, and the guests would eat whatever the kitchen prepared.

The prices are no cheaper than those at Tan's Restaurant, which is located in Universal Studios on Hong Kong Island and is run by He Daqing.

If this appointment-based model is adopted in a few decades, it will most likely result in losses.

No matter how famous you are, what delicious food have the rich people of later generations not eaten?
There are already few people willing to wait ten days or half a month for a meal.

But in this era, as people in the capital began to become wealthy, the more expensive their meals became, the more people wanted to come to their homes for dinner.

It's only been a trial operation for three days, and the reservations for four tables each night have already been scheduled for a month later.

Sha Zhu, Aiguo and Ai Min, together with six apprentices who resigned from the steel mill and four apprentices recruited from the forest farm, were busy from morning to night.

However, with a revenue of 3200 yuan a day and 10 yuan a month, Sha Zhu, Aiguo, Aimin and his apprentices are full of energy and enthusiasm.

The current wage level in Beijing is only a few dozen yuan, which is basically the same as the wage level more than ten years ago.

By the 80s, wages had not actually increased much.

The chef, Sha Zhu, has a monthly salary of 4 yuan. Patriotism and the people-loving people have a monthly salary of 1 yuan. The apprentices have a monthly salary of 3 to yuan, which is definitely a super high salary.

The major shareholder of this Tan’s Restaurant is naturally Chu Xiangqian.

Chu Xiangqian originally had no intention of participating in the operation of this store, and was even willing to lend money to Sha Zhu, Aiguo, and Aimin.

It's just that there are three of them and their three wives, as well as the second uncle, second aunt, and third uncle, none of them are willing to take advantage.

Chu Xiangqian also took a fancy to the two-story house with a large door curtain and three courtyards behind the curtain in Dazhalan.

I just spent 2 to buy it.

I rented it to a restaurant for 1 yuan a month.

Last year, there were actually courtyard houses in Beijing, or the houses were returned to their private owners at that time.

When the policy was implemented this year, a large amount of private property began to be gradually returned.

Any three-courtyard house can be sold for tens of thousands or even thousands of dollars, depending on how complete it is. There are many people willing to sell it.

Unfortunately, very few people are willing to buy it.

The local people in Beijing at that time had all kinds of disgust and complaints about the Siheyuan.

Compared to building, no one really wants to live in a courtyard house.

Qianmen Dashilan has always been a prosperous area since ancient times.

Although 2 yuan may seem expensive, Chu Xiangqian knows that a few decades later, a 640-square-meter courtyard house of the same size in other locations may cost tens of millions or even hundreds of millions.

But there are at least hundreds of millions here.

Just because it is suitable for business, its value is destined to be several times higher.

Chu Xiangqian even wanted to buy the two rows of storefronts and the yards behind them in Dazhalan.

By then, the clothing business could be divided into women's clothing, men's clothing, and children's clothing. While making money, all these stores could be kept in use to avoid gossip.

Then jewelry, gold, small decorations, electronic products, bookstores, and stationery stores.

Noodle shops, home-style restaurants, snack bars.

Oh, and there’s fried chicken, hamburgers, and sushi.

In this age of material scarcity, food, daily necessities and clothing will sell well as long as the price is right.

Some people earn over a million a year by selling melon seeds.

Just thinking about it, Chu Xiangqian felt that if he didn't make three or five hundred million every year relying on the location and reputation of Qianmen Commercial Street, he would be unworthy of his rebirth.

Unfortunately, if I want to buy these stores, I will have to wait another year or two.

And Chu Xiangqian is not the only smart person. Many people who have taken back the property rights of Dazhalan stores and courtyard houses have no intention of selling them.

So Chu Xiangqian simply set his sights on investing in a five-star luxury hotel and a large shopping mall selling electrical appliances, clothing, and daily necessities.

We don’t ask for a high floor, but we do ask for a large area.

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The investment amount of 100 million Hong Kong dollars also caused headaches for the higher-ups.

In the 1980s and 1990s, there was never enough foreign exchange.

But opening up to private enterprises is not that easy.

Chu Xiangqian was not in a hurry either, as he also knew that there was no point in being anxious.

Anyway, even in the 90s, there were business opportunities everywhere in Beijing.

In 90, Li Chengru rented a 1000-square-meter shopping mall in Wangfujing to open a clothing store. He simply imported high-end fabrics and hired designers and factories to produce the clothes worn by the actors in TV dramas.

The daily turnover is 500,000 or 600,000.

I made 100 to 200 million from this business.

If it weren't for the foreign exchange speculation in which he lost all his money and the closure of his mall, Li Chengru would definitely have been on the rich list in the 90s.

Of course, this business is not very competitive and will not last long.

But Chu Xiangqian is different. He directly established a brand and found OEM factories to lower costs.

It can be sold not only in China, but also in Hong Kong Island.

Exporting to Europe and the United States is also a way to make money.

When I brought Jingyu into the restaurant, I saw Second Aunt in cheongsam, chatting and laughing with Xue Jinglan and Yu Li about the children.

Seeing Chu Xiangqian and Jingyu come in, Second Aunt and Yu Li hurried over to greet them.

He started praising Jingyu.

Because of the special period, Xue Jinglan and others stayed in the capital for more than three years, so Chu Xiangqian simply let his second uncle and third uncle's families stay in the capital.

Now with Sha Zhu included, the three families each earn three to four thousand a month, so how could they have the energy to go to Hong Kong Island?

However, once the business becomes stable, I still have to go to Hong Kong Island to broaden my horizons.

Otherwise, given Sha Zhu's character, this restaurant would eventually have to close down.

Chu Xiangqian didn't care. His mind was on the shops and courtyards in Dashilan anyway.

Not long after, Jing Rong came here on his bicycle. When he saw Chu Xiangqian, he was as excited as Jing Yu and went up to hug Chu Xiangqian.

Then he smiled and said, "Dad, the college entrance examination will be on the 20th of next month. You have to stay and cheer me on."

Chu Xiangqian rolled his eyes but said, "Okay, okay, okay. Got it. I will definitely accompany you to the test site with your mom and sister."

After receiving a positive answer, Jing Rong chuckled.

This year is actually the first year of the "official" college entrance examination. Last year, in 77, many provinces and cities held the examination in December. Many educated youth not only had no time to review, but also did not even know how to qualify for the examination.

However, last year was also the easiest year.

But the questions in this year's college entrance examination were actually very easy for Jingrong.

In English alone, his advantage is greater than 99.99% of his peers.

Not to mention, the college entrance examination has been suspended for ten years, and many of the candidates taking the exam this year are only at the level of middle school students.

People like Chu Jingrong, who didn't study much in middle school and the first and second year of high school in Hong Kong Island but always ranked among the top three every year, have no pressure at all.

After Jingrong had greeted his mother, his second grandmother, and his aunt Yu Li, Chu Xiangqian asked, "Which school do you plan to rely on?"

Jing Rong immediately hesitated.

Chu Xiangqian couldn't help but frown when he saw this. Jing Yu, who was beside him, saw this and took his father's arm and complained with a smile.

"Dad, my eldest brother said he doesn't plan to go to Peking University or Tsinghua University."

Chu Xiangqian frowned even deeper, and Jing Rong's heart trembled when he saw it.

I don’t know if it’s because the higher the level, the stronger the physique, which makes the whole person seem to have exceeded the limits of life.

The aura of Chu Xiangqian was getting stronger and stronger. Whenever he frowned, even the people around him would feel a sense of oppression.

Xue Jinglan rolled her eyes at Chu Xiangqian and winked at Jingyu.

Jing Yu then grabbed his father's hand and shook it, "Dad, you said before that you would not interfere with what my brothers and I choose to do in the future.

Now my brother just doesn't want to go to Peking University or Tsinghua University, so you are unhappy?"

Chu Xiangqian turned around and glared at Jingyu, but unfortunately the girl was not afraid of him at all.

After several decades, the reputation of Peking University and Tsinghua University has gradually become less good.

But in this era, it is definitely the best.

Moreover, he has the widest network of contacts, which will definitely be beneficial to Jingrong's future development in China.

Unfortunately, Jingyu is not afraid of his biological father at all.

Looking at my daughter's expression, she said, "If you kick me again, I will cry."

Chu Xiangqian could only ask Jing Rong unhappily, "If you don't go to Peking University or Tsinghua University, what do you want to do?"

Jing Rong heaved a sigh of relief, and looked at Jing Yu with gratitude. After thinking for a while, he said, "Dad, you know, I have already learned everything taught in school.

And you have always said that no matter what we do in the future, we must choose a career we like. "

Chu nodded, and Jingrong's voice began to gain confidence.

“I want to be a director.”

Chu Xiangqian was stunned for a moment, then he slapped his eldest son lightly on the forehead.

He cursed angrily, "You bastard, don't think I don't know what you are planning."

Now Xue Jinglan, the mother, couldn't stand it anymore, so she came up and slapped Chu Xiangqian on the arm.

Then he checked Jingrong's forehead with concern, making sure that his baby son was okay, then he glared at Chu Xiangqian and said.

"Being a director is a million times better than flying a plane, racing a car, or hunting brown bears and lions. And if anyone is to blame, it should be you, the father.

When Rongrong was only three or four years old, you took him to the film set to play and let him make a movie with Baoyi.

When they went to London to visit Jingxing, Nata brought the two brothers to make guest appearances and also participated in the Cannes, Venice and Berlin Film Festivals.

Jingxing also used his pocket money to invest in several movies. Rongrong is like this, and you still have the nerve to blame my son?"

Chu Xiangqian suddenly lost his temper.

(End of this chapter)