Chapter 909 Jiangdong Development
During the conversation, they talked about the renovation project of the eighth district. After listening to it, Luo Yang also expressed his interest in this project. In this case, Song Yuanchao suggested that they discuss it together after Qin Zhengguo arrives. If everyone agrees, they can bring Li Daqi in and do this together.
Qin Zhengguo arrived in the afternoon, and came directly from the airport to Song Yuanchao's side, exhausted.
As soon as he entered the door, he greeted everyone with a smile, especially hugged Gu Jie, saying that they had not seen each other for a long time. He blamed Gu Jie for being busy with the business of high-end clothing since he no longer held his position in Shenghua, and almost forgetting his old brother over the years.
After everyone chatted for a while, Song Yuanchao asked directly about Shen Yuanjie. Although Qin Zhengguo was a little surprised why Song Yuanchao suddenly asked this, he still gave a general account of Shen Yuanjie's situation, including his relationship with himself.
"I heard that your friend Shen Yuanjie gave you a lot of good things when you went to Bingcheng this time?"
"Yes! Luo Yang told you, right? I was just about to tell you about this. You have to help me find someone over there for the snow leopards. These furs need to be processed by reliable masters, otherwise it would be a waste." Qin Zhengguo said with a smile, then got up and went out to carry a wooden box. He brought it back, and he and the driver took it down from the car and placed it inside the door when they entered just now.
The wooden box was opened, revealing the furs inside. Everyone present was an expert at identifying the goods. Luo Yang had seen them before, but it was the first time for Song Yuanchao and Gu Jie to see them. They bent over and picked up the furs inside. As soon as they touched them, they knew that these were definitely top-notch goods, and they couldn't help but sigh with admiration.
"This is a small matter. If you feel comfortable with it, you can leave it with me first. I will contact Snow Leopard and ask them to send a master craftsman to take a look. By the way, you have to think about how you plan to use these things. Otherwise, they won't be able to design for you."
"I've thought about this a long time ago. I'll make a leather coat for myself and a similar one for Caixia. As for the other things, you can share them among the others. There are a lot of things anyway, so whoever sees them should get one." Qin Zhengguo was quite generous. He arranged for him these priceless goods that could not be bought with money.
"Don't regret being so generous, kid." Luo Yang joked.
"Regret? I don't know how to write the word regret in my life." Qin Zhengguo said carelessly.
"Haha, do you still have to give me the Easter eggs and those two paintings?" Luo Yang asked with a smile.
"I remember, what's wrong?" Qin Zhengguo asked back with a puzzled look on his face.
Seeing him like this, Luo Yang and Song Yuanchao laughed at the same time. However, Gu Jie, who didn't know about this, looked confused.
At this time, Luo Yang told Qin Zhengguo and Gu Jie about the Easter egg and the two paintings, especially the authors of the two paintings and their fame among Big Brother. After learning about the situation, Qin Zhengguo was indeed a little surprised. He knew that the Easter egg was worth some money. After all, it was so exquisitely made and inlaid with gold and gems. Even if it was a handicraft, it was worth a lot.
But those two inconspicuous paintings were actually works of famous artists. Qin Zhengguo had not expected this. He patted his head in surprise, but there was not much regret in his expression. In Qin Zhengguo's view, although the things were given away from him, they were not actually his in the first place. In addition, with his relationship with Luo Yang, what did the two paintings count for? It was just an accident about the source of the two paintings.
"It seems that Big Brother has a lot of good things. I guess Shen Yuanjie doesn't know much about paintings, otherwise he wouldn't be so generous to give them away." Qin Zhengguo said thoughtfully.
"I guess so." Luo Yang nodded. Song Yuanchao asked, "Why haven't you mentioned Shen Yuanjie's affairs? I heard from Luo Yang that you are still working with him on border trade?"
"This is just a small matter. When I went back to my hometown, he came to me to borrow money. I talked to him and felt that he was reliable. In addition, I lent him 100,000 yuan because of my brother's face. But you know what, Shen Yuanjie is a bit interesting. When I lent him the money, I agreed to calculate it at the bank interest rate for a period of one year. I didn't expect that he would..."
Qin Zhengguo told everyone the whole story of how Shen Yuanjie borrowed money and offered him a share of the profits after making them. Later, because Qin Zhengguo refused to take the share, Shen Yuanjie invited Qin Zhengguo to invest together.
After listening to Qin Zhengguo's explanation, everyone, including Luo Yang who had met Shen Yuanjie once, had a much deeper impression of him, and they all couldn't help but say that he was indeed a very particular person.
"Yuanchao, you don't have any ideas about this border trade, do you?" After talking about Shen Yuanjie, Qin Zhengguo asked Song Yuanchao this question.
Song Yuanchao nodded and told Qin Zhengguo frankly that he did have some ideas about border trade. If possible, he hoped that Qin Zhengguo could help him contact Shen Yuanjie so that the two sides could get in touch and discuss whether they could cooperate. As for how to cooperate specifically, he would have to wait until he met Shen Yuanjie.
"That's no problem!" Qin Zhengguo agreed immediately, but at the same time reminded Song Yuanchao: "Shen Yuanjie is a very particular person, but how can you handle the conversation with him properly?"
"What do you mean?"
"He is a man with a lot of ideas. Although he and I are nominally partners in the past two years, to be frank, I am just the one who provides the capital, and he has the final say on the specific operations. Moreover, border trade with Big Brother is different from ordinary foreign trade. The situation over there is quite complicated, and some things are hard to tell from black and white, so..." Although Qin Zhengguo did not make his words clear, everyone understood his meaning, especially Song Yuanchao, who understood what Qin Zhengguo wanted to express and nodded slightly.
Song Yuanchao had been prepared for this situation. After all, Shen Yuanjie was very capable to achieve such a level in this industry. Otherwise, let alone making money, he might have been swallowed up by others. Doing business with Big Brother, this kind of thing is inevitable. Without some skills and means, Shen Yuanjie would not have come this far.
"You can contact him and see if he agrees to cooperate. If he is willing, we can continue to discuss the next things. Then he can come to the south, or I can go to Ice City."
Qin Zhengguo agreed immediately and settled the matter. It was very easy to contact Shen Yuanjie, and with Qin Zhengguo as the middleman, it was not difficult to accomplish.
After talking about Shen Yuanjie, Song Yuanchao talked about the renovation of the eighth district and asked Gu Jie to tell everyone the details. After Gu Jie finished speaking, Song Yuanchao talked about his own ideas, including the stock exchange that was about to be established and the Shanghai Stock Exchange that was about to reopen, as well as the plans he had mentioned to Gu Jie before.
After listening to Song Yuanchao's idea, Qin Zhengguo's eyes suddenly lit up. He immediately understood what Song Yuanchao was thinking. Moreover, with this opportunity, if he cooperated with the District 8 Commercial Company and obtained original shares through investment, this investment would be a sure win in the future.
"There is a key issue. The domestic stock market has not yet officially started. We don't know what the situation will be like in the future. What if there are policy changes by then?" Although Qin Zhengguo was tempted, he still asked cautiously.
"I think this situation should not happen. Since the policy has decided to open up in this area, the stock market will definitely be developed in the future. Moreover, since the reform and opening up, many things will gradually be aligned with international standards. Although the concerns you mentioned exist, they are probably very small. Besides, on this issue, the ratio of investment to return is very large, and it is worth a try. Even if there are changes in the future, according to the investment share and the shares held, from the perspective of the investment itself, the possibility of loss is also very small, and there will be no big problem in getting the investment back."
Song Yuanchao was the most influential person among the few people regarding the domestic stock market, and he immediately expressed his attitude. Out of trust in Song Yuanchao, and because this was indeed a good investment from a business perspective, Qin Zhengguo thought about it and decided to trust Song Yuanchao's judgment and get involved in this project.
As for Li Daqi, there was no need to think too much about it. Song Yuanchao would personally call Li Daqi and tell him about this matter. Song Yuanchao believed that Li Daqi would not object. So the matter was tentatively settled in a few words between the few people.
"There is something else I want to discuss with you all." Since he was talking about the investment in the commercial company in District 8, Song Yuanchao brought up another matter. Seeing the three people looking at him, Song Yuanchao said, "The development of Jiangdong has been approved this year. This project is personally concerned by the old man and is regarded as a major project by the city. Although Jiangdong's position in Shanghai has always been very embarrassing, its future prospects are promising with the development of Jiangdong. In view of the current situation, I plan to set up a real estate company in Shanghai, then get a piece of land in Jiangdong, and then build a building. What do you think?"
"Build a building in Jiangdong? Yuan Chao, that's a barren place! Isn't investing there just throwing money into the water?" Gu Jie couldn't help but say.
As a Shanghai native, Gu Jie knows best what the situation is in Jiangdong. There has always been a saying in Shanghai that one would rather have a bed in the city than an apartment in Jiangdong.
Although the idea of developing Jiangdong was proposed this year, and in fact everyone is paying special attention to the development of Jiangdong, not many people are really optimistic about the opening up of Jiangdong.
Among them, Gu Jie is one of the group that is not optimistic. In Gu Jie's opinion, Jiangdong has no advantages in any aspect. Compared with the commercially developed urban area, Jiangdong is much backward, especially the transportation from the urban area to Jiangdong is a big problem. Except for the two tunnels, crossing the river basically relies on ferries. Not only does the ferry take a long time to cross the river, but it is also very inconvenient.
Just three years ago, a major incident occurred at the Lujiazui Ferry. Due to heavy fog one morning, the ferry was temporarily suspended, causing people crossing the river to gather at the ferry. When the fog cleared, the crowd gathered at the ferry had reached tens of thousands. After the ferry was resumed, because everyone had waited for a long time and was worried about being late for work, as soon as the gates opened, everyone rushed to the ferry, causing a major stampede.
