Chapter 226 Reality
"This building is nice, the money is worth it!" Song Yuanchao looked up at the building. Although it is a bit old, the construction quality was excellent back then. It is still very solid after decades of wind and rain. Moreover, this kind of arcade has its advantages. A shop can be opened on the first floor, and the second floor and above are great for living or working.
In addition, this building is very large. The four floors including the storefront on the first floor are nearly 2,500 square meters. The first floor close to Gaudi Street is the storefront, the street behind is a small warehouse, and the second floor is connected and is now an office. In addition to Gu Jie and Ying Caixia, several local employees and shop assistants were recruited, and it already looks like a formal company.
As for the third and fourth floors, they are all occupied. There are four apartments on the third floor, one for Gu Jie, one for Ying Caixia, and the other two are vacant. The fourth floor is similar to the third floor, but it is not rented out. In the future, if these rooms are not converted into offices, they will be used as staff dormitories, which will be easier to manage.
They carried their luggage upstairs. Song Yuanchao and their rooms had already been prepared. Song Yuanchao had one room and Li Daqi had another. As for Lin Yan, she moved directly into Ying Caixia's room. The two good friends hadn't seen each other for so many years and had a lot to talk about, so naturally they had to live together.
Ou Aimin dropped them off and then said goodbye and left. On the one hand, he had things to do there. When it comes to the seafood business, all you need is fresh food, and most of the time you can't leave without him.
On the other hand, Ou Aimin also knew that Song Yuanchao came here for something. Anyway, they would still stay in Yangcheng for a few more days, so there was no rush. Before leaving, he smiled and told Song Yuanchao and his friends to find him at the dock when they were free. He didn't have anything else there, but he had plenty of seafood. Just tell them what they wanted to eat, and he guaranteed that there would be enough fresh seafood.
Li Daqi sent Ou Aimin downstairs and chatted with him for a long time.
At this time, Song Yuanchao also carried his luggage into his room. As for Lin Yan and Ying Caixia, they had already been chatting enthusiastically in Ying Caixia's room.
"Brother Song, do you want to take a shower first?" As soon as I put down my luggage, Gu Jie knocked on the door and asked.
"No need, I'll wash it after lunch." Song Yuanchao waved his hand and smiled. Seeing Gu Jie standing over there, he called out, "Sanmao, why are you standing there like an idiot? Are you being so polite to me? Find a place to sit while I sort out my clothes."
The sound of Sanmao instantly brought Gu Jie back to the past, thinking about the hard days when he just returned to Shanghai from other places without a job and suffered the cold eyes of relatives and friends. Now, Gu Jie is already a big boss. As the person in charge of Yangcheng, Gu Jie not only has shares, but also a good salary. Song Yuanchao has never treated his brothers badly, which makes Gu Jie particularly grateful.
The last time he returned to Shanghai during the Chinese New Year, Gu Jie was completely proud in front of his family and friends. All these changes were due to Song Yuanchao, and Gu Jie was very clear about this.
"Thank you, Brother Song." Gu Jie said sincerely.
"What's wrong with you today? You're so polite to your own brother?" Song Yuanchao scolded him with a smile, then took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and threw it to him: "Help yourself with your cigarettes, I'll sort them out first."
After saying that, he packed his luggage without caring about Gu Jie. Gu Jie didn't smoke either. He put the cigarette box on the coffee table, walked outside to get a pot of water, and poured a cup of tea in a clean cup.
After a while, Song Yuanchao sorted out the clothes he had brought with him and sat back on the sofa.
"This is the herbal tea here. I specially asked the local staff to help make it. Although it doesn't taste good, it is good for the body. Brother Song, would you like to try it?"
"Herbal tea..." Song Yuanchao nodded with a smile. Speaking of herbal tea, the first thing that comes to people's mind is Jiaduobao and Wanglaoji. However, authentic herbal tea does not taste like a beverage, and each family's herbal tea recipe is different, and the taste is also different. Song Yuanchao had drunk this kind of homemade herbal tea in his previous life.
Song Yuanchao picked it up and took a sip, then nodded. The herbal tea didn't have a strong medicinal smell, and tasted slightly bitter but with a sweet aftertaste. After drinking it, his stomach felt warm, and his body's pores opened up instantly, making him feel much more energetic.
"This tea is good. What about Yan Zi and Da Qi?"
"I have asked someone to send it over." Gu Jie said with a smile.
Song Yuanchao nodded, took another sip and then put the cup down.
"Brother Song, this is this year's account book, please take a look..." Seeing Song Yuanchao put down the herbal tea, Gu Jie took out the account book that he had prepared long ago.
After taking a look at the account book, Song Yuanchao picked it up without saying anything. At the same time, he took two cigarettes from the cigarette box next to him, handed one to Gu Jie, and lit the other with the lighter handed to him by Gu Jie.
Although they are friends, Song Yuanchao trusts Gu Jie's character, not to mention Ying Caixia is there. But even so, Song Yuanchao still has to do what he should do, because Song Yuanchao understands the principle of distinguishing between public and private affairs, and he should handle public affairs impartially, and never confuse personal feelings with them. If Song Yuanchao said something like "I trust you, I don't need to look at the account book..." to Gu Jie, it would be an irresponsible attitude for their group, including himself and Gu Jie.
So when Song Yuanchao opened the account book, he looked at it very carefully. As a middle-level manager of a telecommunications company in his previous life, Song Yuanchao had some financial knowledge. This kind of account book was not difficult for him and he could understand it clearly.
Song Yuanchao looked very serious as he read the account, and asked a few questions after seeing some of the content. Gu Jie felt a little uneasy when he saw him like this. It was not that he was afraid that Song Yuanchao would find out because he had done something in the account book, but he was worried that his account would not meet Song Yuanchao's expectations.
After about half an hour, Song Yuanchao had basically finished reading the account book. He then picked up the cash flow statement and the income statement and checked them carefully, and finally nodded slightly.
"The accounts are well done and very standardized. You didn't keep these accounts, did you?" Song Yuanchao asked with a smile as he put down the account book.
"Where did I get this skill? Speaking of this account, I have to thank Ou Aimin. He introduced me to a retired accountant. This old accountant has worked in the finance department of a state-owned enterprise for more than 30 years. He has never made a mistake in accounting and is very experienced. However, because his children went back to the city and had no jobs, he retired early and let his children take over his job. After he retired, he had nothing to do at home. Ou Aimin knew that we were short of people and introduced him to me. After trying him out, he thought he was very good and stayed."
At this point, Gu Jie smiled again and said, "By the way, Sister Caixia is now also a cashier and is learning finance from the old accountant. The old accountant said that Sister Caixia is very sensitive and smart about numbers and is a natural financial person. She has made rapid progress in the past few months. When the old accountant retires completely in a few years, there will be no problem for Sister Caixia to take over from him."
"This is a good arrangement. The financial job is very important and requires trustworthy people. It would be best if Caixia could be competent in the future." Song Yuanchao was very satisfied with this arrangement, but was also a little surprised at Ying Caixia's talent in this area.
But if you think about it carefully, it is not surprising. Ying Caixia's ancestors were originally businessmen. Her sensitivity to money and numbers may be innate and inherited. It has not been shown before, but now that she has been given such a platform, it has been revealed.
When asked about the business situation in Yangcheng, Gu Jie answered fluently. In Yangcheng, Gu Jie has become completely independent. Although he is not as pioneering as Qin Zhengguo, Gu Jie is a very good manager and executor. Everything is executed and implemented by Gu Jie after Song Yuanchao and Qin Zhengguo make a decision, and he does an excellent job.
"Have you learned about the situation in Pengcheng?" Song Yuanchao asked after listening to the report from Yangcheng.
"The news that Pengcheng was going to establish a special zone actually came out two years ago, and at that time the province had already completed the work of transforming the county into a city. Last year, a new team was already established. Especially after the Spring Festival this year, Pengcheng has been intensively carrying out the initial construction..."
"So, Pengcheng already has a foundation now?" Song Yuanchao asked.
Gu Jie smiled and shook his head: "Basics? It's far from being basic. It can only be said to be slightly better than before."
"What do you mean?" Song Yuanchao asked with a frown.
Gu Jie explained carefully to Song Yuanchao, and Song Yuanchao finally understood what the current situation in Pengcheng was.
Although the preparations for the Pengcheng Special Economic Zone began in 1979, and the establishment of the Special Economic Zone will be publicly announced in a few days, in fact, the so-called Pengcheng Special Economic Zone is basically a blank sheet of paper, or even worse than a blank sheet of paper.
After the Spring Festival, Gu Jie returned to Guangzhou and made a special trip to Pengcheng. He went there again last month. These two trips to Pengcheng made Gu Jie very disappointed.
Although the establishment of Pengcheng Special Economic Zone is a foregone conclusion, Pengcheng actually still looks like the original county town, and this county town is not even as good as the suburbs of Guangzhou.
There is only one traffic light intersection near Luohu in the center of Pengcheng City. The four corners of this traffic light intersection are the locations of Pengcheng Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government. In addition, there is a municipal guesthouse. Apart from these, if you leave this intersection and walk in the other three directions, you will see farmland one after another not far away.
Except for the roads in the city center, which are slightly better and are asphalt roads, the roads in other places cannot be considered real roads at all. The better ones are cinder roads, and the worse ones can only be said to be dirt roads.
This kind of dirt road is made by the pressure of passing cars and feet. When the weather is good, the wind blows and there is dust everywhere. But once it rains, the dirt road becomes extremely muddy and the wheels of the car can easily get stuck in it. If you walk, if you step into the mud, by the time you pull your foot out, your shoe will probably be gone.
Not only are the road conditions extremely poor, many places do not have water and electricity, and even the government often has power and water outages, so they can only use generators to make do.
What can such a place do? Song Yuanchao is optimistic about the Pengcheng Special Economic Zone, but Gu Jie can't see what kind of future this remote place will have. It's better to be in Yangcheng than to be in Pengcheng. No matter from which point of view, Yangcheng, as the capital, is not better than Pengcheng?
