Volume 5: The Age of Storms Chapter 0622 Bigger is not necessarily better
"Uncle, eat cigarettes."
Nan Yi walked to the window of the message room and handed out a cigarette.
"Which one are you looking for?"
The old man in the message room looked at the cigarette in Nan Yi's left hand, then looked at the cigarette box in his right hand, but did not take the cigarette.
Nan Yi placed the cigarette box in his right hand on the window, put the cigarette in his left hand to his ear, and freed his hands to take out his work permit and letter of introduction from his military bag.
"Uncle, I'm from Jingcheng Yaqing Company. Please take a look. I want to see your deputy director Pang."
After looking at Nan Yi's work permit and letter of introduction, the old man asked, "What level of company is Yaqing Company?"
"Director level."
"what for?"
"Department Store, I came here this time to talk to your Deputy Director Pang about our Yaqing Company selling your Changtian soy sauce."
Hearing Nan Yi's words, the old man suddenly changed from indifferent to enthusiastic. He stood up and pointed to a road in the gate and said, "Go along this road, and you will see a three-story building at the end. That is the factory office."
"Okay, I understand. Thank you, Uncle."
Nan Yi, who was forgetful, took back his work permit and letter of introduction and put them away, then walked towards the factory in the direction the old man pointed.
After a few minutes, Nan Yi passed another level and sat in the office of Pang Haitian, deputy director of Changtian Soy Sauce Factory.
Pang Haitian, in 1982, when he was 26 years old, he graduated from university and was assigned to the Changtian Soy Sauce Factory as a technician. In less than two years, he climbed to the position of deputy factory director.
Changtian Soy Sauce Factory is neither big nor small. It was formed by the merger of 25 ancient soy sauce factories during the public-private partnership in the 1950s. It now has hundreds of workers. In two years, the number of workers has increased from less than two to more than hundreds. It can be imagined that Pang Haitian is an extraordinary person.
After Nan Yi sat down after being warmly entertained, Pang Haitian said, "Manager Nan, you are young and promising. You are the general manager of a company at such a young age."
"Pang Haitian, young and promising, became deputy director in just two years." Nan Yi replied in his heart, but said, "Director Pang, you are too kind. I am not a manager. Yaqing Company is a joint venture, and one of the foreign shareholders is my relative. To put it nicely, I was promoted by nepotism. To put it bluntly, I got the position of manager by relying on nepotism."
"Manager Nan, you are too modest. I have heard about your Yaqing Company. You made quite a fuss." Pang Haitian said with a smile.
"It's a big fuss, but it's not time for us to officially debut on stage yet. Right now, we at Yaqing are still working hard on our internal skills while seeking support from our brother companies. So today, I'm here to seek help from Director Pang."
"Manager Nan, don't say that. It's an honor for our Changtian Soy Sauce Factory that our Changtian Soy Sauce can be sold in Beijing." Pang Haitian paused and said, "I've also heard about how your Yaqing Company gets the goods from the manufacturer. Isn't a one-year payment period a bit long?"
"Director Pang, a one-year payment period is not too long. We at Yaqing adhere to the principle of honest business. If we say one year, it means one year. We will not delay for a single day. As soon as the time comes, we will immediately transfer the payment to your company's account.
In addition, our Yaqing Company has a very good relationship with the National Bank. We are a trustworthy unit of the National Bank. As long as we have the supply contract of our Yaqing Company, we can apply for a loan from the National Bank at any time. "
The future funds of Yaqing Company will be kept in the account of Guoming Bank. Nan Yi has discussed the "loan" matter with Fan Guangfu. As long as the principal and interest do not exceed Yaqing's payables, Yaqing's suppliers can apply for loans from Guoming Bank at any time, and Yaqing will automatically become its guarantor.
This operation was equivalent to Yaqing being a fool who used his deposits as collateral for mortgage loans. Guoming Bank had no risk at all, so it was naturally impossible for it to refuse Yaqing's request for cooperation.
On a personal level, Nan Yi did Fan Guangfu a big favor.
After Nan Yi said this, Pang Haitian understood the truth after a little thought. He smiled bitterly and said, "Manager Nan, you guys at Yaqing Company are too calculating. You have taken all the benefits."
"Director Pang, whether this is smart or not is another matter. I can guarantee that our Yaqing Company is absolutely honest. One is one and two is two. I have made the cooperation conditions clear. If your company can accept it, we will cooperate. If not, we will not cooperate. The choice is in your company's hands, not in our Yaqing Company's hands."
The operation of Yaqing's account period model is inseparable from the region. At this time, there are two and a half cities in the country that have a very special status, Beijing is one, Shanghai is one, and Guangzhou is half.
Selling their products in Beijing has a very special meaning for local enterprises.
To exaggerate a little, this significance is like a newly opened clothing company opening a flagship store on the Champs-Elysées, or like a basketball fan starting at the NBA All-Star Game.
Changtian Soy Sauce is a good soy sauce brand, but its fame is only concentrated in Guangdong Province, or more precisely, in several surrounding cities centered on Fushan. For Changtian Soy Sauce Factory, moving out of Guangdong Province and into Beijing will have very positive significance.
Pang Haitian thought for a moment and said, "Manager Nan, it's not that Changtian can't accept a one-year payment period, but I can't make the decision on this matter alone. I need to discuss it with the factory director."
"Of course, this is what I should do. It's just that I've been busy lately. I have to go to Xiangkeng tomorrow and don't have time to stay in Fushan for long. When there is a result, I'll have to trouble Director Pang to give me a call."
"No problem." Pang Haitian agreed readily, and then said, "Manager Nan, are you interested in visiting our production workshop?"
"Is it convenient?"
"It's no inconvenience , Manager Nan, please."
"Director Pang, you go first."
It was impossible to say anything heartfelt when meeting for the first time. One side received the other in a formal manner, and the other side responded in a formal manner. Both of them left a superficial impression on each other.
Without staying in the Changtian Soy Sauce Factory for dinner, Nan Yi walked out of the Changtian factory gate after visiting the production workshop.
As the old man said goodbye, Nan Yi stopped a double-decker bus. Looking at the "Lexin Brand Air Conditioner" advertisement with white letters on a blue background on the hood of the bus, Nan Yi felt a little depressed because Yaqing's application for bus body advertising had not been approved yet.
After getting in the car, Nan Yi was not idle. He asked about the place he wanted to go with the help of his mouth, a pen and a piece of paper, and also drew a simple map.
Nan Yi seized the time and visited the remaining four places. He still had plenty of time, so he also went shopping at Shengping Department Store.
The schedule for this trip is quite tight, so Nan Yi plans to come back next time to take a good look around the entire Fushan. He wants to visit many places, including the Shiwan Art Ceramics Factory, Southwest Cattle Market, Qingyun Tower, Liang Qiuju Library, Yuanjia College, etc.
At four o'clock, Nan Yi met Chen Yuxiu and bought some Lunjiao cakes and two Zhuhou chickens. Nan Yi and Chen Yuxiu sat in the car on the way back to Shencun, eating and discussing work.
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A little after nine o'clock, Nan Yi was already sitting in the living room of Fang's Manor at 777 Deep Water Bay.
Apart from the word "big", no other good words used to describe buildings can be used to describe Fang's Manor. It has neither pavilions nor carved beams and painted buildings. It is neither magnificent nor lined with buildings.
It has a reinforced concrete wall that is five meters high and eighty centimeters thick, and three three-and-a-half-story buildings with no sense of design. They are straight up and down, horizontal and vertical, without even a curve, and there is no difficulty in their construction.
However, the construction cost of Fang's Manor is not low. Most of the expenditure is on the walls and underground. Take the glass on the wall, for example. Not to mention that ordinary sniper rifles cannot penetrate it, even a 12.7 caliber anti-material sniper rifle will have enough trouble.
There are three buildings, one for Fang Mengyin, one for Nan Yi, and one for servants and bodyguards. Except for Fang Mengyin's building which is finely decorated, the other two buildings are decorated in a simple industrial style.
The living room where Nan Yi was sitting at the moment seemed very empty. In the area of more than 80 square meters, there was only a 4×3 combination cabinet that could accommodate 12 TVs, plus a set of combination sofas, and nothing else.
"Dad, Huangpu Garden has started selling pre-sale properties." Nan Ruoyin said as she sat next to Nan Yi with her head resting on his shoulder.
Nan Ruoyin grows faster than Fan Hongdou. She is only ten years old, but she is 159 cm tall. Now she can no longer sit in Nan Yi's arms, as that would make Nan Yi feel uncomfortable and would remind him of those "orthopedic" movies and TV series.
"Then what?"
"I have seen the planning and architectural drawings. A total of 88 blocks with 10,431 residential units will be built, which can accommodate at least 40,000 people. According to the planning, except for Phase 6 and Phase 8 which are pure shopping malls and public facilities, the remaining phases are designed as basement parking lots, ground-level shopping malls, a podium garden on the first floor, and residential buildings from 2 to 16 floors.
The smallest standard residential unit is 351 square feet, and the largest is 1,110 square feet.
Dad, the location is at the old site of Kowloon Dockyard, which is a good location, convenient to everywhere, 351 square feet [32.6 square meters] is just right for middle to high income white-collar workers to rent, and there is a lot of room for appreciation in the future. "
"Since you think it's good, then go and buy it. Didn't you sell the Jiutian Lanyue Dengtian Mansion in Jiudu Mountain? You're great, little girl. You sold the semi-finished product. Tell daddy, how much did you earn?" Nan Yi said, stroking Nan Ruoyin's head.
"Not much, less than 100 million." Nan Ruoyin said awkwardly.
"Haha, why didn't you say it was less than 100 billion?"
The price of the most expensive private house in Hong Kong has just exceeded 10 million yuan a few years ago. Houses worth hundreds of millions do not exist at all, let alone making over 100 million yuan.
"Hahaha, 100 billion is too exaggerated, no one believes it." Nan Ruoyin turned over, lay on Nan Yi and said, "Dad, the cheapest unit is 245,000, which is too expensive. I want to buy a few more buildings. Can you help me bargain?"
"Dad doesn't know Li Tongban, and he won't give me face if I go and tell him. Besides, I don't know if I can even meet him. You should talk to your great-grandmother about this matter. She has a lot of connections in Xiangkeng."
"I won't go. My great-grandmother scolded me a few days ago, saying that I'm not home every day. I don't dare to look for her."
"It's okay, I'll go talk to your grandmother."
Nan Yi picked up Nan Ruoyin, put her on the sofa, asked her to sit up straight, and he also sat up straight, "Ruoyin, you have stayed in Xiangkeng for too long. I find that your horizons have not expanded at all. You just hang around the house every day.
That’s right, the general trend of housing prices in Xiangkeng is going to be upward. If you stock up on houses now, you will definitely make a lot of money in the future.
But your father didn't let you go to school and started your own business. It was not because he expected you to make a lot of money, but because he wanted you to use your eyes to discover, understand, observe and think about the world.
You can buy as many units in Whampoa Garden as you want, and Dad will give you another 100. When you buy all the units, don’t stay in Hong Kong anymore. Go travel around the world for two or three years, so that you no longer see the outside world.”
"Dad, even if I travel around the world, there is still a world outside the earth, right?"
"If you want to see the world outside the Earth, then you have to find a way yourself. Daddy doesn't have the ability to send you out of the Earth right now. Wait another twenty years, when Daddy has some free time, I'll study how to send you out."
"Hey , I won't wait for dad. I'll wait until I have more money of my own. I'll invest on my own and go to another universe to have a look." Nan Ruoyin tilted her head, fiddled with her fingers and said, "Dad, how many universes do you think there are outside our universe?"
"I can't answer that question for you. We humans are still unable to observe how many billions of universes there are. Everything is based on conjecture and inference. It is possible that there are so many billions of universes that even Nayuta [10 to the 108th power] cannot count them.
Okay, let’s not think about this for now. Compared to the universe, we are already very small. If we consider the universe outside the universe, we will be even smaller and even feel powerless, which will only bring us trouble.
Dreams can be as big as the sky, but your steps should focus on the land. You, go measure the circumference of the earth first. If daddy is not unable to leave, he really wants to go with you. "
"Dad, you've worked hard."
Nan Ruoyin stroked Nan Yi's face and said softly.
Nan Yi slapped Nan Ruoyin's hand away, and scolded with a gratified smile: "You have no respect for your parents. Do you think you can touch my face?"
“Hehehe, Dad’s beard is so prickly.” Nan Ruoyin raised her hand and touched Nan Yi’s chin again, giggling, “It’s as hard as steel wire.”
"Dad is getting older, and his beard grows every day. The more you shave it, the harder it becomes, and the faster it grows. Little girl, can you help Dad shave tomorrow morning?"
"OK."
"Then go to sleep and recharge your energy. We can do this big project tomorrow."
"Um."
The moon sets and the sun rises.
While having breakfast in Fang Mengyin's building, Nan Yi told her about Nan Ruoyin's plan to buy a house in Huangpu Garden.
"I have only met Li Tongban at a business cocktail party. I don't have any friendship with him." Fang Mengyin drank the stewed bird's nest elegantly and spoke only after she swallowed it.
"No need for any friendship. I didn't expect a big discount. I bought so much and it's a pre-sale property. Since the little girl asked for it, I'll try to get her a little more."
"The little girl is really terrible now. She doesn't come home every day. It's only a few hours, but she's already gone out. She doesn't even eat breakfast at home."
"Let her be. She has several stalls in the Yau Ma Tei fruit market. She has to go there early to keep an eye on the stocking."
"I know, but she's still young after all. It's too early for her to start a business." Fang Mengyin put down the spoon, wiped her mouth, and said, "She has assets worth hundreds of millions now, right?"
"The total of the house, shares, and cash is probably over 100 million."
Fang Mengyin nodded, "Not a small amount, let her take a break and go back to school. A child who is young may not be good when he grows up, and forcing things to grow is not necessarily a good idea."
"Yes." Nan Yi nodded , "I have already made a good deal. Ruoyin is such a good seedling, I will not let her grow into a bad shape."
"It's good to have success. Where are you going during the day?"
