Chapter 758 Financial Resources
Everyone drank a glass together and then drank slowly.
While drinking and eating, after tasting the restaurant's seafood, Song Yuanchao couldn't help but give a thumbs up and praised the restaurant's seafood for being really good, with good ingredients and great craftsmanship. No wonder the restaurant has been packed every day since it opened.
Ou Aimin was very happy to hear Song Yuanchao's praise. He told them that his restaurant business was indeed good now, and that he had accumulated a lot of old customers since its opening. Not only local people loved to come, but also people from Hong Kong and Macau Island loved to come, especially several big bosses from Hong Kong who came every now and then and had become familiar customers.
"No wonder I saw so many nice cars parked outside your door when I got off the car just now." Qin Zhengguo said while peeling a shrimp and eating.
"Haha, Brother Zhengguo, you are wrong about this."
"Wrong? What do you mean?" Qin Zhengguo was stunned and asked in confusion.
"There are quite a few good cars coming to my place, but most of the owners of these good cars are not from Hong Kong and Macau," Ou Aimin explained with a smile.
"It's not theirs? Whose is this? I just saw several Mercedes-Benzes in the parking lot downstairs, as well as BMWs and Cadillacs." Qin Zhengguo couldn't help asking.
"They are all owned by domestic bosses. Some of them are self-employed individuals who got rich first."
Qin Zhengguo was a little stunned. He himself had a Mercedes-Benz, and Pengcheng Shenghua also had several good cars. For example, the car Song Yuanchao was driving today was a Pengcheng Shenghua car, so he was very clear about the price of the car.
This kind of car can be considered a luxury car in Hong Kong. The price of a car is not low. If tariffs are added in China, a Mercedes-Benz like this one will cost at least 1.2 million yuan. Even in Hong Kong, it will cost more than 400,000 yuan.
After the reform and opening up, many people in China became rich, such as Song Yuanchao and others. However, not only did they start their business early, but they also expanded their business a long time ago, breaking away from the concept of self-employed individuals and becoming entrepreneurs.
As for the current wealthy people in China, self-employed people still account for the majority, and some private enterprises have just started to develop and are still in the stage of capital accumulation. Most of them have limited financial resources. Even the best self-employed people can only come up with a huge sum of more than 1.2 million yuan. Is it that Qin Zhengguo and others have fallen behind in such a short time? Don't they understand the situation in the mainland?
Seeing that not only Qin Zhengguo was surprised, but also Song Yuanchao and Li Daqi were surprised, Ou Aimin finally solved the mystery.
He told Song Yuanchao and the others that these cars were not actually good regular cars, but rather smuggled vehicles, and many of them were assembled or refurbished second-hand cars, which could not be compared with Qin Zhengguo's cars at all.
Although these cars look similar, there are actually hidden dangers in their conditions. Some cars are cut and then welded for convenience in transportation, which poses a big safety issue. Some cars are simply stolen cars that were brought in from outside and then changed. These cars are very cheap, like Qin Zhengguo's W126, which Qin Zhengguo bought for more than 400,000 yuan. Because Shenghua invested in Pengcheng, his car was purchased in Hong Kong but was able to be driven in the mainland through Pengcheng.
If it is imported normally, this car will cost at least 1.2 million yuan, and it is not uncommon to reach 1.3 million yuan. After the appearance of the Tiger-head Benz, the normal domestic selling price directly exceeded 2 million yuan, making it a luxury car.
But Ou Aimin said that the actual prices of these cars out there are very low. A good one is only about 300,000 yuan, and a cheap one can be bought for 200,000 yuan. From last year to this year, there are more and more such cars in Yangcheng, and no one knows where they came from. Anyway, this type of car is very popular. Every wealthy boss wants to get one to drive, after all, driving such a car is a face-saving thing.
Li Daqi and Qin Zhengguo were very surprised when they heard this. They had not expected such a situation to happen.
Song Yuanchao was not surprised. Although he had not come into contact with these in his previous life, he had heard of this kind of car. This kind of car was very common in the south, and even later there were quite a few in the north.
"So cheap?" Li Daqi couldn't help asking.
"Of course. Why do you want to buy one?" Ou Aimin said with a smile, "If you want to buy one for fun, I can help you, but I don't recommend driving this kind of car. There are too many hidden dangers and it's not safe. Besides, it's not good for a big boss like you to ride in this kind of car."
"That's true, but it's enough that ordinary people can't tell the difference." Li Daqi thought for a moment and said.
As soon as this sentence was uttered, everyone burst into laughter. The key point is here. Once people have money, they will become vain and always want to use something to prove their financial strength and status. It is precisely because of this that these cars have a market, and this is also human nature.
After talking about the car for a while, Ou Aimin couldn't help but ask about the gains from today's trade fair. He knew that Song Yuanchao and others were here to attend the trade fair.
Li Daqi said with a smile that Shenghua's situation was not bad, at least better than expected, but the one who would make the biggest profit in this transaction was not Shenghua, but Si Te.
As soon as Ou Aimin heard this, he became a little curious. According to what he said, there was no need for Si Te Company to participate in the trade fair, and he had never heard that Si Te had participated in the trade fair before. What was going on?
Li Daqi immediately talked about what Song Yuanchao had done in the convention and exhibition center. After he finished speaking, Ou Aimin slapped his thigh and gave Song Yuanchao a thumbs up, praising him, "Great! Really great!" Fortunately, Song Yuanchao was quick-witted and actually thought of this trick. In this way, Sir spent little money but the effect was very significant. It was simply amazing.
Song Yuanchao waved his hand and said with a smile that this was just a normal operation. He thought about it too late. Otherwise, if he had arranged it earlier, the effect might have been better.
"There are only a few people I admire the most in my life, Da Qi is not to mention. Brother Song and Brother Zheng Guo are both people I admire. In just a few years, you have made Shenghua so big. I can still see the scene when you, Brother Zheng Guo, came to Yangcheng to find me. So many years have passed in a flash. Thinking back, it feels like a dream. Brother Song, Brother Zheng Guo, Da Qi, I'll toast you again."
Ou Aimin picked up the wine cup in front of him and said, after hearing what he said, Song Yuanchao and the other three also began to sigh with emotion.
Just as Ou Aimin said, he came to Yangcheng from Shanghai under the arrangement of Song Yuanchao, and it was Ou Aimin who helped him gain a foothold in Yangcheng. If it were not for Ou Aimin, no matter how capable Qin Zhengguo was, it would not be easy for him to gain a foothold in Yangcheng.
Thanks to Ou Aimin, they started a business in Guangzhou in a very short time, and grew little by little by selling small commodities and clothing, which led to the current Shenghua.
Moreover, Ou Aimin is not only loyal and of good character, but also gives to his friends without asking for anything in return.
Li Daqi had wanted to help him before, when Shenghua had already become popular in Hong Kong and their business was gradually getting on track. However, Ou Aimin refused, saying that he was engaged in the aquatic product business and did not understand Shenghua's business at all. Besides, Shenghua's success was entirely due to the skills of Song Yuanchao and others, and he was just fulfilling his obligations as a friend.
Just like that, Ou Aimin rejected Li Daqi's kindness. Later, Li Daqi felt guilty and discussed with Song Yuanchao and others to take the initiative to help Ou Aimin invest in the aquatic business. At the same time, he introduced some cooperative merchants to him. This allowed Ou Aimin to gradually develop from a simple aquatic business to the later dry goods business.
Later, it was the Ouji Restaurant. When Ou Aimin was planning to open the restaurant, he took the initiative to invite Li Daqi and others to invest in it, in order to thank them for their help in the aquatic and dry goods business. However, Song Yuanchao was not willing to do so. Originally, they owed Ou Aimin more favors. They knew that the restaurant's business would not be bad, so what was the point of investing in the restaurant? Isn't this just taking money out of their brothers' pockets? How could they do such a thing?
"Ai Min, we are all friends, so there is no need to say polite words. Friends should be open-minded and see the long-term future. Everything is in the wine." Qin Zhengguo patted his chest and said. Song Yuanchao on the side also nodded in agreement. They clinked their wine cups together, raised their hands to drink up the wine and clean the bottom of the cup, and laughed at the same time.
After sitting down, Song Yuanchao said to Ou Aimin: "Aimin, how much money can you spare now?"
Ou Aimin was stunned, then thought for a while and said, "Brother Song, are you short of money now? I don't have much money on hand, only about 1.5 million. If you don't need it urgently, just wait for me for a few days. Maybe... two... no! At most one and a half weeks, I can raise another 2 million. Is it enough? If not, I will think of a way. I can't say how much more it is, but 1.8 million should be no problem."
Hearing Ou Aimin's answer, Song Yuanchao laughed out loud and was deeply moved.
It is rare to find a friend who is willing to lend you money without hesitation. You know, countless relatives and friends have fallen out over money, even brothers and sisters. Song Yuanchao has seen many such situations in his previous life.
But Ou Aimin didn't ask any questions and agreed to help Song Yuanchao raise such a large sum of money. You have to know that in this era, a millionaire is still very impressive for ordinary people, and a few million is even more impressive for big bosses.
Based on Song Yuanchao's understanding of Ou Aimin, Ou Aimin's current net worth is at most around 6 or 7 million, and most of his money is tied up in goods. The fact that he took out so much money at once was enough to show Ou Aimin's trust in Song Yuanchao and others.
Patting Ou Aimin on the shoulder, Song Yuanchao said, "Aimin, you are mistaken. I don't want to borrow money. I want to ask how much money you can take out."
"Isn't it the same?" Ou Aimin didn't understand what Song Yuanchao meant for a moment and answered subconsciously.
Seeing his expression, Li Daqi and Qin Zhengguo also laughed. Li Daqi said with a smile: "You haven't come to your senses yet. Shenghua doesn't need your money at all. If Shenghua is reduced to borrowing this money to live, we can all jump into the Pearl River."
Ou Aimin was stunned for a moment but soon he laughed. What Li Daqi said was right. The money he just mentioned was an astronomical figure for ordinary people, but it was a drop in the bucket for Shenghua. Ou Aimin knew much better than others how big Shenghua was now. Not to mention other things, the assets of just one factory in Pengcheng Shenghua were far beyond the reach of Ou Aimin.
If that's the case, then why did Song Yuanchao ask this question just now? For a moment, Ou Aimin was a little confused about Song Yuanchao and the others' intentions.
