Nan Yi and Yang Kaiyan agreed on a meeting time and soon went to the party organized by Ye Wei.
It was still the alley deep in Baihua, the same courtyard, and the same two low tables that had been used for several years, the copper hot pot, the clear soup base, a sparse amount of Erguotou, and boxes of beer.
Everyone was eating hotpot and no one was singing.
The bandits are coming.
"Nan Batian, you and Yuzi are in big trouble now. You're making quite a big noise. The whole city has been alarmed by you." Wang Lu took a sip of wine and said sourly.
"It doesn't matter what we do. If we can't make money and repay the bank loan, neither I nor Chengtuo will be able to get on the road to Zixin and be sent straight to the northwest."
Ye said: "Don't even think about going to the Northwest. It's enough to be shot."
"I won't be shot, the bank still wants the money. You can lock me up and leave me outside to make money for them. You can release me when I pay back the money."
"Grandma, why do you care about me and not you?"
"The bank is not blind. It must know that I can make more money." Nan Yi said with a smile.
"Come on, stop playing double game, it's already impressive enough that you can take out several thousand from the bank. Nan Batian, buddy, let me make this clear, I will have a Panasonic color TV when the time comes."
"The color TV is easy to get, but we have to wait and see. Chengtuo and I are very poor now, and we have invested all our money."
"You can get a loan already, so why would you invest the little money you have in your hand?" Wang Lu said with another snort.
"It's not as simple as you think. If you don't risk your life and property, why would they lend you money? Oh, if your business goes bad, you can still eat and drink well while letting the bank cry on its own. Just think about it and you will know it's impossible.
Yaqing not only has the money from Haidian District, but also the money from the bank and the money from the Guo Lao. Which side does he have to give an explanation to? "
Nan Yi put his arm around Wang Lu's neck and said, "You, don't just watch the thief eat the meat. Since the establishment of Yaqing, Chengtuo and I have had a hanging rope tied around our necks. The end of the rope is in someone else's hand. It's not up to us whether we live or die."
Putting aside the confidence behind Nan Yi and looking at the Yaqing project alone, it is indeed as Nan Yi said. If the project fails, he will not be able to explain to any of Min Jinsheng, Fan Guangfu, or Yang Kaiyan who is about to join the project, and all three parties will want to kill him.
As for Ye Wei, those kids from the big courtyards will also tear him to pieces.
Whether it was to escape or to give an explanation, Nan Yi and Ye Qi had no choice but to hang themselves.
Even if we take into account his confidence, if Yaqing fails, Nan Yi will not have an easy time either. Starting from Min Jinsheng and below, the future of so many people depends on Yaqing. It would be strange if they don't hate Nan Yi if he ruined other people's future.
"Should I express my feelings for you two for not having it easy?"
Wang Li was still sour.
"That's not necessary. Just don't argue. Are you short of money? If so, just let me know. I'll give you one dollar and eighty cents whenever you need it."
Wang Li took another sip of wine and said, "I'm not well off. I want to go south to do some business."
"I get off work at six, so come to my office when you have time."
"become."
Wang Lu clinked his wine glass with Nan Yi's.
With this touch, I accidentally pressed the fast-forward button, and the time was quickly advanced to three o'clock in the afternoon of the next day.
"Have you decided what to do?"
"I haven't thought about it yet, I'll just trade whatever is popular."
"The most popular thing right now is the block shot, but you are out of date. There are already many people in Beijing who are doing this."
Nan Yi said, picking up the phone on the table and dialing.
"When will I, Nan Yi, plan to sell electronic watches to the north?"
"It's not decided yet. I need to look at the paging station. The electronic meters are in the warehouse and haven't started selling yet. All my energy is focused on the Walkman, and there are still a few areas where I can't get around patents." Lin Guangwei said on the phone.
“Have you started trial sales?”
“We tried it in Guangzhou and the response was good.”
"Make another sign, separate domestic sales and exports. Let's wait for exports, and start domestic sales quickly. I heard that Aihua will be coming in soon."
"What is Sony doing?"
"What else can I do, Aihua?"
"Okay, I have already built the channel, I will speed up the distribution of the products."
"Well, send 200 to the capital first, and then send them to me. I'll settle the money with you after the goods are sold."
"Money is easy to talk about...what's the matter? Wait...Nan Yi, I have something to do, I'll hang up first." As someone else's voice was heard from Lin Guangwei's side, Lin Guangwei hung up the phone immediately.
Nan Yi said to Wang Qi after hanging up the phone: "In two days, 200 portable tape recorders will be delivered to you. They are as big as a palm. You can sell them for 128 each. You are not allowed to reduce the price by a penny."
"Are you talking about Walkerman?" Wang Li asked.
"Have you heard of it?"
"I've seen it. Last time I saw a rock musician carrying one in a courtyard. He said he brought it back from abroad. It was over a hundred pieces."
"It's low-end, and the price is about the same abroad. The one I got you is made in China, but it's definitely reliable. If you sell it for 128 yuan, you can keep 60 yuan in your pocket, and pay another 200 yuan for shipping. Don't complain about the high price, the goods are not sent by the post office, but delivered by a special person."
"It's not expensive. If I run over to get it myself, the trip will cost a lot and I will be exhausted. It's only 68 yuan each, and 200 of them are more than ten thousand yuan. I can't afford it." Wang Lu said depressedly.
"Okay, stop pretending. I'm giving you the goods on credit. Wait until you sell them all. Walkman, they're going to use it for their own brand. You should know your limits and don't make things difficult for them."
"Am I so unreliable?"
Nan Yi’s distrust made Wang Lu very angry.
"Hahaha, now that we've finished talking, you can leave now. I still have a lot of things to do."
"I haven't finished my tea yet."
"Take it with you on the road. Here's the cup for you."
"Beating sex."
After Wang Lu left, Nan Yi got stuck into work again.
Once people get busy, time passes quickly. In the blink of an eye, a few days have passed.
Time came to the weekend, and it was the day that Nan Yi and Yang Kaiyan had agreed to meet.
This time, the two did not meet outside, but in Nan Yi's office.
"Ms. Yang, you have been thinking about it for a long time. Please give me a definite answer as soon as possible whether you want to buy shares or not. The Yaqing project has been launched, and more than 20% of the work has been done. If it's any later, I will not want to sell my shares anymore."
"Buy it, of course I will, but Comrade Nan still needs to lower the valuation a bit. I won't say lower it by half this time, I'll make a big concession. As long as Comrade Nan lowers the valuation by 10 million US dollars, this deal will be done."
"Impossible, I won't lower the price by even a cent. 86 million US dollars is the actual price I offer. If you want to buy, just pay this price. If you don't want to buy, I don't care." Nan Yi paused and said, "The reason why I am willing to sell shares to Miss Yang is because I value your personal ability, not your relationship with the Yang family, or your grandfather's position on Wall Street.
These are not important to me. Once the preliminary preparations are completed and Yaqing is on track, I will leave this chair and I hope Miss Yang can take over."
"Are you sure?" Yang Kaiyan asked.
"Confirmation, and certainty."
"So before you leave, where should I sit?"
"It's up to you. You can sit wherever you want."
There are not many positions available for Yaqing to choose from. It is impossible for him to be the chairman, but the position of vice-chairman can be increased. However, if one is added from a legitimate family, one will also be added in Haidian District. There is no need to have two more vice-chairmen, who will only become figureheads and increase unnecessary expenses.
It is also impossible to be a deputy general manager because Nan Yi has already taken the position of general manager, and if there is to be a deputy general manager, it must be someone from Haidian District.
There is no chance for a senior position, and as for a middle-level position, Nan Yi doesn’t care which department Yang Kaiyan wants to go to.
"Does Yaqing Company have a planning department?"
"Not yet, but a planning department will be established soon. Do you want to be the head of the planning department?"
"Yes."
"Oh, let's not talk about this for now. Did Miss Yang agree to my offer?"
“Comrade Nan has been so resolute. I have no choice but to give in.” Yang Kaiyan said, spreading her hands.
Nan Yi took the opportunity to say, "Then we should change the way we address each other. From now on, you should call me General Manager Nan, and I will call you Section Chief Yang."
"Sure, General Manager Nan."
"Well, Chief Yang, tell me about the purchase plan."
Yang Kaiyan thought for a moment and said, "I want to acquire 45% of Genzhengmiaohong's shares and pay General Manager Nan a total of 38.7 million US dollars, which will be paid in two years. The first installment is 8.7 million, and the second installment..."
"Wait, the down payment cannot be less than 20 million."
"15 million."
"No, my bottom line is 18.7 million."
"OK, I agree. The remaining 20 million will be paid in installments over two years, at $833,300 per month."
"Section Chief Yang doesn't seem to be very good at math. 20 million divided by 24, shouldn't it be 900,000?"
“General Manager Nan, you’re going too far.” Yang Kaiyan said angrily.
"Chief Yang, you are not good at math. Do you want me to calculate the bank's deposit interest for you? Or do you want me to calculate the interest on interbank lending? I only want 1.6 million in interest in two years. Chief Yang, I am easy to talk to.
Or, let's change the plan. I promise to sell you 45% of the shares. In addition to the 21.744% that will be transferred immediately, we will update the valuation every time we transfer the remaining shares. Maybe you can buy at the bottom."
Yang Kaiyan paid in installments, and Nan Yi's shares were of course also transferred in installments. It was impossible for 45% of the shares to be immediately transferred to Yang Kaiyan as soon as the contract was signed, and then wait for her to pay slowly.
"880,000." Yang Kaiyan said gritting her teeth.
"888,000."
“880,000.” Yang Kaiyan’s eyes began to glow with anger.
"Okay, Chief Yang, don't get angry. I'll do as you say. 880,000 is 880,000. Please remember to pay on time every time. Don't let me rush you."
"Definitely not."
"It's a pleasure to work with you." Nan Yi extended his right hand to Yang Kaiyan.
Yang Kaiyan reluctantly held Nan Yi's hand and said in an ambiguous tone, "It's a pleasure to work with you, General Manager Nan. Let's sign the contract as soon as possible."
" Okay, I'll have my lawyer come to the capital as soon as possible."
On December 12, Nan Yi and Yang Kaiyan signed a share transfer contract. Three days later, Nan Yi received a down payment of US$18.7 million.
After various tax deductions and reasonable tax avoidance offsets, the amount that actually falls into Nan Yi's hands is just under 16 million.
In any case, Nan Yi's private money increased by another 16 million US dollars, which added up to nearly 30 million US dollars in private money, and there was also a sum of money from selling olive oil that "had nothing to do with him" and was not visible.
"I'm rich now. I don't know how to spend it. I'll have mutton hotpot for lunch, and pork belly for dinner. I'll buy two pairs of sneakers. I'll have Double Star on my left foot and Huili on my right foot. I, uh... la la la la la."
"No more words?"
"Yeah, I'm at a loss for words. God created me, but did not give me the ability to spend money. Even if I had money, I wouldn't know how to spend it." Nan Yi said with a sigh.
"Do you want me to give you some advice?" Liu Zhen said with a sly smile.
"Tell me about it."
"For example, give the money to your wife for safekeeping."
"Even though Houhai is not an ocean, it is still big enough to drown a person. Here, if you turn hostile and divorce me, I will lose both my money and my life."
"Tsk, if I really have bad intentions, who would care about your little private money? Of course I'm targeting Nan's."
"Dream on, Nanshi, don't even think about it."
There is no company called "Nan's" in the world. Nan's only represents the assets and power of the Nan family. From a legal point of view, Nan Yi has nothing to do with Nan's.
Nan's Trust is more like a trust, and Nan Yi is a person who works for the "Nan's Trust" for free. Other people who work for it can get salaries, bonuses, and dividends, but Nan Yi only pays but gets nothing in return.
Theoretically, Nan's family belongs to all Nan family members, not just the Nan family or Nan Yi. It's just that Nan Yi can exercise the management power granted to it by Nan's family. When Nan Yi retires, the next manager will be elected by the Information and Strategy Committee, but the list of candidates will be written by Nan Yi.
Everyone in the Nan family knew that Nan Yi was not very educated and could not write many characters. He could only write "南" (South) fluently. As for the rest, he could only write characters with few strokes and easy to write, such as "有穷" (Youqiong) and "无为" (Wuwei).
The male family members would work for the Nan family for free and serve the Nan family for generations.
"Nan Yi, when will Wuwei's poop be formed?" Liu Zhen said after changing Nan Wuwei's diaper.
"In February next year, we will start feeding him solid food, and his stool will gradually take shape. Don't ask me this kind of question next time, how can you be a mother and still say you want to educate your son well."
"Hmph, that's no big deal. I won't ask again next time." Liu Zhen said with a snort.
"Oh, it's half past nine, you should go to bed."
"You go to bed first. I have a meeting at the People's Bank at 10 o'clock tomorrow. You can get up later. I will come to see our son tonight." Liu Zhen said as he put Nan Wuwei in the cradle.
"You sleep like a dead pig. Your son might not wake up even if he cries to death. I feel more at ease watching him myself."
"You look down on me." Liu Zhen pouted and said, "Are you busy at work tomorrow?"
"Not busy. I have to go to the Beijing Military District to discuss the issue of retired soldiers in the morning. I have nothing to do in the afternoon. Do you have any plans?"
"It's been a while since we two have eaten out alone. I'll treat you to a candlelight dinner tomorrow."
"Salary paid? Oh, no, when did you get paid?"
"No. 2, it was paid a long time ago. When will you get your salary?"
"Number 5."
Nan Yi said, standing up and taking out two envelopes from his handbag, "One is from Wonderful Company, and the other is from Yaqing Company. I'll give them both to you. You can keep my salary from now on."
"Tsk, you should just keep it. Who knows how many months you can still get paid."
"It's hard to say about Yaqing, but it should be no problem for Wandefu to take care of him for a few years."
"That's fine."
Liu Zhen opened the two envelopes, poured out the money inside and counted it, then happily separated the money according to denominations.
"Is this money considered household expenses or my personal savings?"
"Leave it to yourself. If we depend on you for the household expenses, we will all starve to death."
"That's fine. One thousand and twenty a month. If I save for nine months, I can buy a car."
Nan Yi smiled knowingly and said nothing.
Liu Zhen was just joking. There were only a few department-level officials in Beijing who could afford cars. Most of them rode bicycles to work. She, a mere section-level official, had no chance of owning a car, even if she bought one herself. The only way was to transfer from the head office to a branch, where she might have a chance to own a small jeep.
…
Near the middle of December, Nan Yi ran around outside for two or three days, delivering invitations to Nan Wuwei's 100th day celebration everywhere.
December 21st is the 100th day of Namo.
All the houses in Baihuashen Hutong were vacated, and with the open space in the yard, more than a dozen tables were densely packed together.
Nan Yi invited all the relatives, friends, colleagues, classmates, and connections, whether they had given gifts or not, and divided them into two groups, one at noon and one in the evening.
At ten o'clock, Liu Zhen was standing at the gate of the courtyard holding her son and Nan Yi. Liu Zhen was in charge and was responsible for receiving the guests.
"Congratulations, congratulations, the child is so well behaved."
The two of them had just stood there for a while when Yan Pannan and Chen Xun, who looked exhausted, came over.
"If you like children, just have one yourself. Seriously, when will you two get married?" Nan Yi said.
"Mr. Nan, remember to attend next May," said Yan Pannan.
"Of course, of course. Come in and sit down. The dinner will start at 11 o'clock sharp." Nan Yi invited him in.
As soon as Yan Pannan and Chen Xun entered, people from the Wenchangwei Village Committee came over.
They were all acquaintances, so there was no need for too much treatment. After a brief greeting, they went in and found seats on their own.
Then Chen Weizong and Chen Weihao from Nanchen Village also came. This time, only the two of them came from Nanchen Village, and they only needed to be representatives. There was no need to mobilize a large number of troops.
Although there were only a few people coming, the gifts they brought were very valuable. Not only did they give a longevity lock, they also brought a pair of "Longevity" [potted flowers made of 9,999 yuan to symbolize longevity] and all kinds of cakes.
Nanchen Village has taken care of both the substance and the appearance, and it is still so reliable in doing things.
Nanchencun is very nice, and Nanyi will be even nicer. He will add three or four zeros in return.
…
Lin Guangwei came, Qu Jing came, Li Hai followed, and Zhao Hongzhuang also came;
Sun Muxi came, but Ke Jianzhen didn't come because he was not feeling well;
Wu Meifeng came with Wu Xiaowei, Wu Renpin did not come as he was on a visit with his superiors; Ren Xia and Zheng Ming came as their husband and wife; and most of the other university classmates who stayed in Beijing came, but there was nothing they could do as it was not the weekend and it was easy to take leave for some but difficult to take leave for others.
In addition, there is also a certain factor that some people feel it is not worth taking leave to attend the banquet. Nan Yi and Liu Zhen are not the sun, and others will not revolve around them.
Aunt Yu, who had taken care of Nan Ruoyin, came; Lang Huichun and Wang Shurong from Rockefeller Hospital came; Tian Guoqing, the high school teacher, came; the brothers Fang Chong and Fang Dong came...
As long as it was the personal relationship between Nan Yi and Liu Zhen, it was all served at lunch, while the dinner was for their "connections".
It's not that Nan Yi wanted to distinguish the guests because he was a materialist, but there were too many people to invite and he didn't want to make too much noise. Otherwise, he wouldn't have held the banquet in the courtyard. It would have been much more convenient to book it directly in the hotel.
It just so happens that personal friendship and network friendship are the most appropriate ways to distinguish. Nan Yi has no intention of boringly remembering "those who didn't come". He hopes that everyone will come empty-handed, so that he doesn't have to worry about how to return the gift.
It’s so tiring to deal with social interactions!
At noon, I was forced to drink alcohol, which was quite relaxing. At night, I was forced to drink alcohol, which made my mind race. Both times of drinking were not relaxing.
The next day, I was busy seeing off guests from other places in the morning, and then rushed back to Yannan Garden at noon to distribute winter solstice benefits to Yaqing's employees. In the afternoon, I was finally able to take a break and relax.
By the time Nan Yi changed the calendars on the wall and on his desk, two new people had joined Yaqing Company - Yang Kaiyan and Qiu Heping.
As she wished, Yang Kaiyan became the head of the Planning Department, and Qiu Heping became the head of the Transportation Department. However, for the time being, the Transportation Department only had a small car team with three regular drivers, and three additional drivers who were not his responsibility.
"Heping, the company needs a batch of trucks. Ten will do for now. I've compared the models of the trucks. The most suitable one for us is the Mitsubishi T850. The current market price is 25,000. I'll give you a budget of 27,000. Go get ten trucks."
In the early 1980s, the grain system imported a batch of Mitsubishi T850s with a rated load of eight tons. Later, problems arose with the frame. It’s not to be said that Mitsubishi did a good job this time, as they paid all the compensation, although it’s hard to say who was responsible.
The rated load is eight tons, but when hauling cargo, the starting capacity is twenty tons, thirty tons is a piece of cake, and forty tons can be tried. In theory, Mitsubishi will not be in the wrong if it does not admit it.
Mitsubishi T850 is a magical car. Most of the people in China who have owned this car have become wealthy. This is much more legendary than the first batch of people who owned motorcycles in China in the 1980s, more than half of whom died or became disabled [a bit exaggerated, but the probability is really not low].
"Twenty-seven thousand, including travel expenses?" Qiu Heping said a little embarrassedly.
"Can't handle it?"
"It's a bit difficult, unless..." Qiu Heping hesitated to speak.
"Unless what?"
"Go to Qiong Island."
"You are not allowed to go. I have two requirements for you: get it done within 270,000 yuan; the final buyer of the car must be a state-owned unit outside Qiongdao, and the most formal procedures must be followed."
"You're making things difficult for me. This little money is not enough." Qiu Heping made a bitter face.
"I've asked someone, and the T850 only costs 18,000 to 22,000 yuan to get out of Qiongdao. I've given you a price difference of 70,000 to 80,000 yuan. If you still can't figure it out, why don't I find someone else to do it?"
"Then the best..." Qiu Heping gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll go and take care of it."
"It's better to save as much as possible." Nan Yi looked at the documents in his hand and said without raising his head: "When you go out, help me call cashier He in."
"knew."
Qiu Heping responded and walked out of Nan Yi's office.
"General Manager Nan."
After a while, He Ping came to Nan Yi's office.
"Cashier He, please sit down."
After He Ping sat down, Nan Yi asked again: "Are you having fun in Japan?"
"It was fun. I went to Tokyo, Yokohama, Kyushu Island, and Mie Prefecture."
The "tourist route" that He Ping mentioned is very strange. Except for Tokyo which can be considered a tourist spot, the rest are all industrial areas in Japan. It is more of an industrial inspection route than a tourist route.
“You just went to these places?”
"yes."
"That's a pity. Next time you go there, you can go to places like Kanagawa, Nagoya, and Sapporo. These places have better scenery and are more representative."
"We'll talk about it when we have a chance."
After hearing Nan Yi's words, He Ping felt lost.
Seeing He Ping's expression, Nan Yi immediately changed the subject, "Cashier He, I asked you to come here because I want you to buy some cigarettes. Two boxes of Zhonghua, 50 packs of Marlboro, and 20 packs of Moore. Do you have any foreign exchange certificates?"
"No, the company has no foreign exchange certificates at all."
Nan Yi frowned and said, "Then can you still buy the cigarettes back?"
He Ping hesitated for a while, nodded, and said, "Sure, General Manager Nan."
"Oh, then you have to take the trouble to go now and buy the cigarettes as soon as possible. The company will need them soon. Talk to Section Chief Qiu and ask him to send a car for you."
"OK."
Less than five minutes after He Ping left, there was another knock on Nan Yi's office door.
"Come in."