Volume 5: The Age of Storms Chapter 0761 Equal Dialogue
"5, 4, 3, 2, 1, ignite!"
As the words fell, a long tail flame burst out from the bottom of the rocket, carrying the fourth satellite of the Nan Communication Network into space.
In the Qiongzhou Strait, Nan Yi looked up at the sky with a telescope. His eyes could not see the satellite, but his heart could. Twelve years, a full twelve years of dreaming about satellite communications, finally came true today.
As the satellite enters a specific orbit, in a corner of the world, a pair of hands typed "I'm coming" on the computer. One hand left the keyboard, held the mouse next to it, and clicked on the "Send" button. A gradually disappearing circular loading pattern appeared on the screen.
After waiting for two or three seconds, the loading pattern disappeared and a dialog box popped up on the screen showing "Send successful".
In another corner of the world, when the network scan time node arrives, a program in a computer will actively connect to the satellite network and scan. Then, the speaker connected to the computer will emit a pleasant female voice: "You have new messages, please check them."
"Success! I'm going to send an email to my dad."
Nan Ruoyin cheered excitedly, then opened the email client developed by Nan's company and typed "Adam1977" in the recipient field. Since the email system was only used within Nan's company, the email address did not need to be too complicated. The "@" symbol, which has a special meaning in emails, was not introduced. Instead, a simple account format was used, which was usually one's English name plus a string of numbers that were meaningful to the individual.
After filling in the recipient, Nan Ruoyin smiled slyly and typed "My dad is an idiot, what about yours?" in the subject line of the email.
A little later, Nan Yi received a new satellite phone and a laptop. In his office, Nan Yi turned on the computer and waited for the system to load. He suddenly said, "Hello, Yizi!"
As Nan Yi finished speaking, a black cat made of pixels appeared on the computer screen. The black cat could speak human language. "Hello, my master, what can I do for you?"
"What else can I order a little thing that hasn't evolved?" Nan Yi said happily.
The black cat did not continue to reply to Nan Yi's words. It simply could not reply. This black cat was the first step of Nantianmen in the exploration of artificial intelligence, and it was also a programmer's practice work in 1985. In fact, no matter what Nan Yi said, it would only simply reply with this sentence.
Nantianmen has conducted in-depth research on artificial intelligence algorithms, but it is still in the laboratory stage and is far from being transformed into a product. First, it is limited by the algorithm, and second, it is limited by storage capacity. The current storage media cannot load a program that contains too many algorithms and is relatively large in size into a computer.
After thinking about artificial intelligence for a while and waiting for the email scanning and receiving to be completed, Nan Yi pressed the TAB key, selected the first email and started reading.
This email came from Fang Group and was sent by Fang Mengyin's secretary. The general content was that Qiong Province contacted Fang Group and wanted to hand over 3,600 acres of land in Yalong Bay to Fang Group for tourism development, and the transfer fee per acre of land was only 200 yuan.
After reading the content of the email, Nan Yi curled his lips. The same formula was given to the Huo family three years ago, but after investigation, the Huo family did not take it up at all. His family was not optimistic about the development prospects of Qiong Ya and did not think that Qiong Province could develop the tourism industry.
Nan Yi stood up, walked out of his office, and stood in the corridor outside to weigh the pros and cons.
Before the establishment of Qiong Province, it was a national defense outpost in transition from closed to semi-closed, and a relatively underdeveloped border town. When the country decided to establish a province and a special economic zone in Qiong Province, it hoped that it would be able to develop rapidly through reform and institutional innovation.
In fact, as early as 1980 and 1983, the central government discussed twice how to speed up the development and construction of Qiongdao Island and determined that Qiong Province would implement a series of preferential policies for a "special zone that is not a special zone."
When preparations for the establishment of the province were being made around 1987, the central government hoped that Hainan Province could complete the "three-step" plan within 20 years: reach the national average development level within three to five years; catch up with the development level of domestic coastal areas within 10 years; and be on par with the "Four Asian Tigers" within 20 years.
The central government is very determined and has provided strong policy support. It previously allowed zero-tariff imports of automobiles and electrical appliances, but after the "auto smuggling incident" occurred, the central government withdrew the preferential policy.
When Qiongdao was established as a province, it received a large number of preferential policies, some of which were even more favorable than those of Shencun. Last year, the authorities issued Document No. 24 and Document No. 26, which mentioned that Qiongdao Province could freely exchange currency, domestic investors would no longer have to pay income tax within 10 years from the year of profit, and the one-time contract for land use rights transfer could be signed for a maximum of 70 years, while the one-time contract for Shencun and other places was 50 years.
It can be said that before the establishment of Qiong Province, the country hoped to push Qiong Province to the international market and make it one of the most open regions in the country. In fact, people were optimistic about the development of Qiong Province, and a large number of investors poured in.
Hainan Province wanted to become a special customs zone similar to Hong Kong, and had submitted an application to the higher authorities. However, due to some events that happened this year that led to changes in the overall environment, the special customs zone was ultimately not approved.
It can be said that it is a matter of fate. If the special customs zone can be approved, Qiongdao will be a special zone within a special zone. Perhaps in the future, there will be no Pudong or Lujiazui as the financial center.
Separated by the 30-kilometer Qiongzhou Strait, the island has a small population that is accustomed to semi-closed management. In addition, its remote location makes it an excellent experimental field. If the method it will be promoted nationwide. If it is not good, it will be blocked on the island and not spread to the outside world.
Don’t even think about the special customs zone in the short term. The good opportunity has been missed. The central government’s attention has shifted from Qiongdao to Pudong.
Yalong Bay can be taken over, but if it is taken over, it must be developed immediately. It is impossible to say that a real estate bubble will appear afterwards. If it is developed now, the bubble will be further expanded, causing unpredictable consequences. It is better to wait and develop it in three or four years.
Either answer it or don’t.
Next, it is difficult for Nan Yi to estimate to what extent the housing prices in Qianya will rise. It may even exceed 20,000. This is certainly an abnormal housing price. It is a castle in the air. The higher you climb, the harder you fall.
This is due to considerations of the real estate bubble. Nan Yi also has some concerns. The tourist area faces countless consumers, and the Fang Group, which is responsible for the development and operation, has become a beacon.
By the time Fang Mengyin is revealed, foreign reporters will turn into spies and follow her, while domestic reporters will slap their foreheads, wondering how to write a report that is plausible, does not involve legal risks and can attract attention.
"Shocked! The eldest daughter of the Nan family actually wants to poop too!"
"Shocked! Nan Yi actually did this to his adopted daughter in broad daylight."
But if you don't answer, even if you ignore me today, I will go to Mars tomorrow to make you out of my reach.
However, the payback period is too long, and it does not have much auxiliary effect on Nan's other business sectors. However, in the long run, as long as you cut off the hand that stretches out to pick peaches, the profit return will still be considerable.
Nan Yi couldn't make a decision for a while, so he went back to the computer and drafted an email to Liang Huiwen, asking the Information and Strategy Committee to investigate the Yalong Bay project, collect information related to the tourism industry, and deduce the project.
After finishing one email, Nan Yi would read the next one. He also saw Nan Ruoyin's email, but he just smiled knowingly and did not reply to the little girl.
Nan Yi spent the entire morning dealing with emails. It didn't take him much time to read emails, and most of his time was spent thinking. Every decision he had to make involved countless small American-style goals, so he had to consider every problem thoroughly.
At noon, we still had the meal prepared by Su Meng, a soft-shelled eel, a braised water duck [it was more common in ponds and paddy fields in the 1980s and 1990s, and it had a very thin body], a river fish cake [small miscellaneous fish are fried in a pan, then sprinkled with sweet potato starch and fried into a cake shape], a snail in soup, and the vegetable was fried watermelon rind.
In this day and age, wild fish is not a reason to increase the price. Instead, it is an excuse for buyers to bargain. Wild fish have no cost, so the price should not be expensive. Su Meng only spent fifty cents to buy half a basin of river fish, and this made the child selling river fish very happy.
Nowadays, those with the word "wild" in their names, that is, wild giant pandas, are relatively precious, while the others are not worth mentioning. Whether they are in the fields or wild children, they will inevitably be beaten.
"Boss, Hai Nan will be here this afternoon." Su Meng suddenly said while eating.
"Um."
Nan Yi responded expressionlessly, but in his heart he was wondering whether Cheng Hainan was still struggling between self-esteem and compromise, or was a person with no sense of time. But no matter what, Cheng Hainan could get help from him, and his observation and research had to continue.
A little after two o'clock in the afternoon, Nan Yi was making a phone call in his office when there was a knock on his office door.
"Please wait a moment. I'm on the phone."
Nan Yi covered the microphone and shouted to the outside.
After shouting, Nan Yi continued the call. The person on the other end of the line was Hu Guanghua, and the two were talking about color TVs.
"Yes, I have an acquaintance who wants to start a color TV business, but he doesn't have much capital, so I would like to ask Brother Hu for some leniency and get 30 color TVs from you. He needs to pay a deposit of 50,000 yuan first, and I will pay you the rest in a week."
Hu Guanghua on the other end of the phone laughed, "What kind of acquaintance? Is he such a big shot that Nan Yi can ask for help?"
Because they were people who could help each other, Nan Yi and Hu Guanghua quickly became closer, and they tacitly changed the way they addressed each other.
30 color TVs were not a big deal for Hu Guanghua and were insignificant. He also did not think it was a difficult task for Nan Yi. In his opinion, Nan Yi wanted to owe him a small favor in order to get closer to them.
If you owe something, you have to pay it back. By paying it back, you can have more frequent exchanges.
"It's hard to explain right now. Brother Hu, if it's convenient for you, please help me."
"It's easy to help. It's just a small thing. Just send someone over and waive the deposit. Send the money over in a week so I can deposit it into my account."
"Okay, thank you in advance. Brother Hu, let me tell you something. I will only say hello once, and only for this time. What happens next is just business, don't consider me."
Hu Guanghua understood what Nan Yi meant as soon as he heard it. If Nan Yi could not collect the money for the 30 color TV sets this time, he would admit it, but if there was a next time, there would be no personal relationships involved and he would just do business as it should be.
"I understand what you mean. My man will come over the day after tomorrow. Can he come to my place for dinner the day after tomorrow?"
"Okay, I just want to meet my sister-in-law. Brother Hu, let's do this for now. I have someone coming over here and they're already waiting."
"Okay, I'm hanging up."
Nan Yi hung up the phone, opened the office door, and saw Cheng Hainan standing in the living room. He was wearing a yellow T-shirt, blue jeans, and a pair of very popular and stylish hiking shoes, which retailed for about 120-140 yuan.
"Hainan, come in and talk."
Nan Yi greeted him and Cheng Hainan walked into the office.
As soon as Cheng Hainan entered Nan Yi's office, they looked at each other. From Cheng Hainan's eyes, Nan Yi could see a complex emotion of unwillingness, hostility and dissatisfaction.
Nan Yi stepped forward, took the initiative to shake hands with Cheng Hainan, and said with a smile: "The place is simple, please feel free to sit down, I'll pour you a glass of water."
Having said that, Nan Yi let go of her hand, walked to the water dispenser in the corner of the office and poured a glass of mineral water.
The water dispenser was bought at a high price of two hundred yuan. The water is mineral water from the Ma'anling volcano. There are local people in Coconut City who are doing this business, transporting water from the Ma'anling volcano to the city, and then delivering the water to customers' homes. Except for the lack of custom-made plastic barrels, everything else is no different from the mineral water delivery business that will become popular in a few years.
Nan Yi handed the cup to Cheng Hainan, then moved his chair and sat down next to Cheng Hainan. "I have already contacted the Nanhai Development Group for you. You can go to them to pick up 30 color TVs at any time. You don't have to pay the full amount or deposit first. You can pay after you sell them."
"What do I have to pay?" Cheng Hainan asked with a stern face.
Nan Yi smiled slightly, "You don't have to pay anything. No matter how well a color TV sells, the most you can make is 1,200 yuan in profit. 30 sets means 36,000 yuan. You can't make this much profit. The most you can get is 800-1,000 yuan in profit. 30,000 yuan is not much, but it's not a small amount either. It won't help me much, but it will help you change your current situation."
"I have no relationship with you, why should you help me?"
"Oh, love the house and love the dog. Su Meng is my good helper. She asked me for help, so of course I have to give her face."
Nan Yi's words were very plain, but Cheng Hainan interpreted them differently. He stiffened his neck, tilted his eyes to the side, and said, "You can look down on me, but I want to tell you a popular saying. Qiongdao is a place where people can change their original status in the shortest time possible..."
"Well said." Nan Yi nodded and said, "You are a bit like me when I was fifteen, sensitive and self-respecting. When encountering things, you don't think with reason, but use your fragile self-esteem to control it. Everything is not judged by success or failure, but by loyalty. This is one of the reasons why I am willing to help you."
"Don't you think that your maturity beyond your age is utilitarian and vulgar?" Cheng Hainan did not give in and directly retorted.
"Everyone has a utilitarian heart, but the methods are different. You say I am a utilitarian person, I admit it, and you can't be wrong to say that I am vulgar. When others dared to change the world, I was busy every day for my wife and I's three meals a day. Therefore, my wife and I's suffering stopped at the age of sixteen and never spread beyond that.
My wife has spent 16 years eating food with her eyes lit up, and now she has to control her appetite because she is afraid of getting fat.
Nan Yi spoke in a neutral and very calm manner, but the meaning of his words was a bit heartbreaking. He is an ordinary man, but he lets his wife enjoy the best life. You, Cheng Hainan, are not an ordinary man, but you let your girlfriend beg other men to pave a way for you to make money.
Teng!
After hearing Nan Yi's words, Cheng Hainan stood up and said, "One day, we will be on an equal footing... and have a conversation."
"Our conversation today is based on equality. If I find you 30 color TVs, Su Meng needs to create 30,000 yuan of value for the company and for me. If you regard yourself and Su Meng as a whole, then there is an equal exchange between us, even though 30,000 yuan actually means something completely different to you and me."
Nan Yi said, and then stood up, "Okay, time is precious , you should hurry up and pick up the goods."
"Okay, but I want to tell you that I will repay the favor I owe you myself. There is no need to involve Su Meng. Oh, Cheng Hainan is a man of integrity."
“I wish you success!”
After Cheng Hainan left, Nan Yi walked up to the school beauty and asked, "What do you think?"
"Not like a businessman."
"Now is a good time to do business. The threshold has not yet been raised. Cheng Hainan is right. Qiongdao is a place where miracles can be created. I hope miracles will favor him."
Nan Yi is not optimistic about how successful Cheng Hainan can be, but he very much hopes that Cheng Hainan will succeed. Only in this way can Cheng Hainan, the observation target, have research value and bring him some warning significance.
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