On the seventh day of the Chinese New Year, Liu Zhen had to rush back to Shanghai. Originally, she only had holidays from the first to the third day of the Chinese New Year, but she not only came back early, but also returned several days late. Although her home was in another place, it was understandable that the New Year celebration would be a little longer, but it couldn't be too long.
Nan Yi asked Zhao Jinshui to go back and open the door first, and distributed the new year red envelopes on his behalf. He leisurely met his friends in the capital for a few days, and then stayed in Xiangkeng.
British pounds equivalent to 3.48 million Hong Kong dollars in the Yiwan International account were transferred to Hong Kong. Nian Lufu helped find a way, and after paying a small handling fee, a total of 10 million New Taiwan dollars arrived in Taipei.
"Nansheng, it's too late to buy Yihang now. Its market value has reached the peak that can be hyped up. Nangang and Taifeng still have room for appreciation. Liufu Development has already had 16 daily limits, but its market value has not yet reached the expected value of the banker, and there is still room for growth.
But the appreciation of the Taiwan dollar has slowed down, and the trade surplus has not risen again. The bad news is coming. It is really not a good time to speculate in the Taiwan stock market. If we were not worried about offending the Taiwan authorities, we would still have some funds in the Taipei market and turn to short selling. "
"I know. I didn't expect to multiply it several times. Just tell me how risky it is to turn the funds into 20 million Taiwan dollars."
In the office of PY Securities, Nan Yi was holding a fax of the Taiwan stock market in his hand.
"The risk of doubling is huge, and it's easy to get stuck, Nansheng, the safest thing is to make 6-7 million and exit, or turn around and short sell."
Nian Lupu felt very absurd. It had only been a few days since he presided over the withdrawal of PY's funds from Taicun, and Nan Yi came to him with a small amount of capital that was not worth mentioning and asked him to manage the business. He wanted me to manage a small amount of millions of funds. I would never let him do that.
"Six or seven million is enough. I'll give you 20% of the dividends."
"Thank you, Nansheng."
What else could Nian Lufu do if he didn't say thank you? The person in front of him was his boss, so he had to play house with him. To Nian Lufu now, a few million Hong Kong dollars were really just a game. The funds that PY's newly hired traders could handle were much more than that.
Nan Yi knew that letting Nian Lufu to manage the business with such a small amount of capital was indeed a bit of an underestimation of him, but he had no other choice. Should he ask Zhao Shixian to arrange an intern to help him manage the business?
Don't be funny. An intern is not qualified to know who he is, let alone know that his boss is a poor bastard.
After leaving Nian Lupu's office, Nan Yi went to Zhao Shixian's office.
"You came at the right time. I am planning to start a retail foreign exchange trading business in the mainland. Can you help me analyze the market prospects?"
"You should be able to make some money, but in the end you will get nothing." Nan Yi walked over and sat down opposite Zhao Shixian, and said casually without thinking.
"Why?"
"If you want to develop your business, you have to let some people make money from the foreign exchange market first. Investing 100,000 and making 500,000 is a popular myth. Do you think people in state-owned enterprises who have the power to mobilize tens of millions of funds will be tempted to use public money to make a fortune for themselves?"
Zhao Shixian thought for a moment and said, "I think so."
"That's it. If you are too eager to make money, you will fall sooner or later. If you lose, you have to find someone to take the blame for your big mistake. Just take the blame." Nan Yi spread his hands and said, "So, the business you mentioned will not be able to continue for long. Give up the idea of ​​actively entering the market and wait to be introduced."
"There is still a chance to make a lot of profit from the time you start the business to the time you exit it."
"Don't be so short-sighted. Although there are many wealthy people in the mainland in recent years, their pockets are not very deep. Who knows how many people will come to speculate in foreign exchange? Even if you pay them all, how much money will you get? What's more, you only make a little difference and handling fees."
"Forget it, let's put this idea aside for now. The weather is nice today, so go out to sea with me."
Nan Yi remembered that he was wearing a jacket today. The weather was a bit cold, so it was not a good day to go out to sea. But if Zhao Shixian said it was good, then it was good.
More than two hours later, the two were lying on the deck of the yacht sunbathing. Zhao Shixian's cheeks were rosy and her eyes were tender and charming.
"Do you still remember Liang Yun?" Zhao Shixian asked suddenly.
Nan Yi said unhappily: "Why did you mention her?"
"Didn't you play with her for a while?" Zhao Shixian teased.
"Tell me, what happened to her?"
"Her current Kaizi is a big market maker in the Taiwan stock market, worth billions, and he hasn't withdrawn his money yet. Tell me, if her Kaizi jumps off the building, will she come back to find you?"
"Hong Kong dollars?"
“Taiwan dollars.”
"Liang Yun is not a stupid person. She must have some private money in her hand."
"You are wrong this time. She has mortgaged the house you gave her, and the money is all in the stock market."
"Let her do whatever she wants." Nan Yi turned over and lay on the deck. "You really have the leisure time to know all her news so clearly."
"Who has nothing better to do than investigate her? If you want to investigate, then investigate your sister Ruan. It just so happened that many of the goods we threw away were taken over by her."
"Be polite and don't be such a pushover. Maybe it's true love."
"Aren't you jealous?"
"You're sick. I'm not that possessive. She's no longer mine. It's her freedom to be with whoever she wants."
"What if I say I want a baby and want it to take my last name?" Zhao Shixian asked tentatively.
Nan Yi glanced at Zhao Shixian and said, "You can have a child, but we'll talk about it in a few years. I'm too busy right now. It doesn't matter whose surname he takes, as long as he has my blood flowing in his body."
"several years?"
"At least five years, until I raise the other children."
"I can take it by myself."
"You're dreaming if you want me to be a delivery man. My child must be close to me. I don't want a child who is waiting for me to die."
Nan Yi actually didn't want to have another child. He was already unable to cope with three children, and another one would be fatal. But Zhao Shixian could contribute to the Nan family, so he had to stabilize people's hearts.
"Hmph, how many years at most?"
"Seven years."
"Okay, I'll wait for you."
Nan Yi turned over again and hugged Zhao Shixian, "Why do you suddenly want a child?"
"Some time ago I saw a woman with a child. The child was very cute. I suddenly felt a little jealous."
"Oh, I'm old enough."
"Hate it, don't mention age."
"Let's not talk about it, get up and fish for lunch."
Nan Yi jumped up, walked to the side of the boat, picked up the fishing rod, put bait on it, and threw the hook out.
He leaned the fishing rod against the side of the boat, went down to the bedroom under the deck, rummaged through Zhao Shixian's tapes, took out two tapes, and returned to the deck carrying the tape recorder.
I put one of the Soviet revisionist tapes of "American Boy" into the tape recorder, and the explosive disco dance rhythm immediately burst out.
The song "American Boy" was very popular in Moscow and could be heard in dance halls, bars and other entertainment venues. This glimpse of the whole picture shows that the Soviet revisionists, who had originally absolutely banned Western music, now had released such a song. The people of the Soviet revisionists had already developed a worship mentality towards America, and many girls wanted to marry American boys.
Nan Yi planned to buy millions of fireworks to celebrate, and then take some time to prepare, waiting to have a good cry. Some things make people feel very contradictory. They wish it would die, but when the day comes that it disappears, they will feel inexplicably sad.
Zhao Shixian put on a shirt and walked to Nan Yi, "Did you catch anything?"
"Nothing."
"Do you want to call a fishing boat to deliver the goods?"
"It's better to catch it yourself. It's better to eat it on shore than to have the fishing boat deliver it. Take a fishing rod and fish together."
"No, I'll just watch you fishing. Do you know that the club has been doing a lot of things recently?"
"You have some money, aren't you busy investing in movies?"
"Before the Spring Festival, a cousin of mine came to me and wanted me to help him invest. Not counting the commission, he also wanted to give me a 20% handling fee, but I didn't agree."
"Which society's big shot?"
"In the water room."
"Where are you going?"
It is obvious that money laundering is inevitable.
“Edmonton.”
"I'll add two security teams for you. We'll discuss this carefully. Of course, there will be some who will take advantage of you. Don't do something stupid like deliberately throwing away the bodyguards. If you get kidnapped, I won't have the money to redeem you."
"I'm not an inexperienced young girl, so I won't do anything stupid. Besides, the Zhao family is not someone you can easily mess with."
"Let's take a break. No one is safe except the big water pipe."
In Nan Yi's eyes, there are only a few families in Xiangkeng who don't have to worry about being kidnapped. They are either the big water pipes of the gang for decades, or they are those who came ashore from the sea and can run safely in the sea. If they say that they have never dealt with pirates and their hands are not stained with blood, no one will believe it.
The stock market sniper Guan Erfu also doesn't need to bring bodyguards with him when he goes out. His mother is a timely help to Hong Kong. Many people from Chaozhou communities in Hong Kong asked her for food when they first arrived in Hong Kong. In addition to his personal ability, the connections of his own people and his mother played a huge role in Guan Erfu's rise.
Otherwise, if he kept sniping this and that, he would have been slapped in the face and forced to sell newspapers on the street corner.
"I got it, I got it, pull it quickly." Zhao Shixian suddenly shouted.
Upon hearing this, Nan Yi lifted the fishing rod and easily brought the fish back. However, this ease gave him a bad feeling. When the fish surfaced, he saw it as expected.
"Such a small pufferfish, are you sure you can have fish for lunch?" Zhao Shixian looked at the fish that Nan Yi picked up with a look of disgust on his face.
"Why rush? I'm sure I can catch a big grouper."
Nan Yi didn't catch the grouper in the end. At noon, the two of them had a seafood dinner from Taibai Fang. The delivery fee was more expensive than the meal. They called a speedboat to deliver the food in the vast ocean. It would be a miracle if it was cheap.
The little girl Nan Ruoyin is not in Xiangkeng. Land annexation is going on in Varanasi, so she has gone there to be a mascot. After Nan Yi came ashore from the sea, he can sit in the garden, under the deliberately dim light, thinking about Jingjing.
"Nan Yi."
"Grandma, why did you come out? It's cold outside." Nan Yi woke up from his dazed state and turned to look at Fang Mengyin.
Fang Mengyin sat down next to Nan Yi and asked, "Do you know a human-shaped Pixiu?"
"Grandma, why do you believe this?"
"After the incident of the ghost meal at the end of last year, I found that some things are better to believe."
Last December, the owner of a tea restaurant in the New Territories suddenly found a pile of ghost money when he was settling the accounts. After asking a group of waiters, no conclusion could be reached, and the boss thought it was a prank and did not make a fuss.
Who would have thought that the next day, a waiter delivered food to a strange old customer from yesterday. When he was counting the bill at night, he found paper money again. The boss asked again, and the waiter told the boss about the strange thing about the old customer.
It turned out that the old customer would ask the waiter to place his order outside the door, and then stuff the money through the crack in the door.
When the boss heard this, he said that if the customer ordered more food tomorrow, he would deliver it himself.
Sure enough, the next day he received another call for an order. This time the boss delivered it personally. He wanted to take the opportunity to investigate, but he was treated the same as the waiter, and the money was still stuffed through the crack in the door.
The boss thought there was no problem with the money at the time, so he didn't investigate further. He just kept an eye on it and put the money aside separately. When he settled the account at night, a terrible thing happened - the money that was kept aside turned into ghost money.
After three consecutive times of turning real money into ghost money, the boss was of course panicked and chose to call the police. After receiving the report, the police went to the address where the food was ordered, and after breaking open the door, they found four bodies inside. After an autopsy, it was found that they had been dead for a long time. According to the neighbors nearby, they could still hear the sound of playing cards last night, and they had no idea that people were already dead.
The police took the bodies back for a detailed examination and found something even more horrifying - the four bodies had been dead for more than a week, but there was still food left in their stomachs that had been delivered by the tea restaurant for no more than two days.
The most terrifying thing is that the police not only found the fingerprints of the boss and his employees on the ghost money, but also the fingerprints of the deceased.
This case has no result, but it has become a hot topic in Xiangkeng.
Nan Yi doesn't really believe in ghosts. There are actually many suspicious points in this matter. If there is a living person in the room besides the corpse, fingerprints can be easily used, and real money can also be turned into ghost money. It can be achieved by either sleight of hand or volatile potions.
As for the food in the corpse's stomach, it is even simpler. Just eat it into the stomach of a living person or animal, vomit it out, and then pour it into the stomach of the corpse.
"Grandma, rather than saying it's a ghost story, I think it's more like human mischief. The waiter at the tea restaurant, the boss, the neighbors in that room, if we follow these clues, I believe we will get something. Ordering food from a ghost, playing mahjong, it's almost like there's something wrong with them." Nan Yi said with a sneer.
"Let's not talk about this. Whether it's a human or a ghost, let's just talk about the human-shaped Pixiu."
"Human-shaped Pixiu, should I find one with a particularly good fortune? The better I treat him, the more benefits I will get?" Nan Yi sat up and said, "Grandma, you won't tell me that Ruoyin is my human-shaped Pixiu, right?"
"On the contrary, you are Ruoyin's human-shaped Pixiu, and your human-shaped Pixiu is Liu Zhen. The first time I saw this girl, I felt that she had a unique temperament. She is a rich and beautiful flower in the world."
Nan Yi chuckled, "Grandma, you are talking about yourself, my Miss Fang."
"Go away, it's already 13 o'clock." Fang Mengyin said angrily.
"Grandma, you don't need to give me a shot of prevention. Regardless of whether Liu Zhen is a rich and beautiful woman, I have no intention of changing my wife. I don't understand what it means to hold your hand and grow old together, but I understand what responsibility is."
"Good grandson."
Fang Mengyin raised her hand and stroked Nan Yi's head.
The next day, Nan Yi and Ruan Zhiping went to the security company together, talked about Zhao Shixian's plan to add two teams, and then went to the shooting range.
Apart from the shooting range of the security company, Nan Yi cannot go to other shooting ranges now. His household registration is no longer there, so his Xiangkeng gun license is naturally revoked. He can only sneak around the security company to have fun, but he can only shoot a little bit and cannot shoot freely at all.
The police station has to register where every bullet of the security company is fired. If too many bullets are consumed, it will be troublesome. You have to go to the police station and explain what the security company wants to do by practicing with the gun so diligently.
Because of this trouble, members of security companies usually go abroad for training, such as the Peace Dove Training Base in Montana, Thailand, the Philippines, etc.
At the shooting range, Nan Yi shot leisurely and used up three magazines in ten minutes. After playing with the bow and arrow for a while, Nan Yi and Ruan Zhiping walked and chatted in the aisle.
"A security guard died last October?"
Once a security company is open, it is impossible for it to not take on other business except its own. That would be too conspicuous. In fact, security companies have taken on security work for many buildings. They are the kind of watchmen that you often see in horror and ghost movies, a few old men holding flashlights going up and down the building.
"I was too old, and I accidentally fell down while walking up the stairs. I was in the hospital for three days and then I died."
"Has the compensation been paid?"
"Yes."
"As people age, their bones become weaker, their legs and feet become softer, and their ears become softer. The watchmen are all getting older, so they need to have a physical examination every year. My grandmother is not young anymore, so I need to pay more attention to her. If anyone suspicious approaches her, I need to find out their background."
"clear."
"And Zhiling and Qingyun are almost the same age. After this year, I plan to let them transfer or retire. It depends on their own wishes. They can fall in love, travel, whatever. It's time to relax after a few years of tension."
"Nansheng, you haven't given any instructions for the backup security of the Madam. Are you looking for some candidates?"
"No need. Her identity is special. She could have made the best of it before, but it won't work anymore. She can't go abroad easily. In the mainland, it's enough for her to have Hao Lu with her." Nan Yi stopped and turned around. "Let's talk about you. You're not a child anymore. It's time to look for a partner. Do you have anyone you like?"
“Not yet.”
"Then hurry up. You're not working on the front line. Go out more often. If you see someone you like, chase after him/her boldly."
"I don't know how to pursue girls." Ruan Zhiping said shyly.
"Haha, it's just right that you don't understand. Some girls like men like you who are dumb at picking up girls. They look safe. They don't like men like me who are experienced." Nan Yi patted Ruan Zhiping's arm, "You can do it. Let me drink the wedding wine sooner."
After staying in Xiangkeng for a week, 3.48 million turned into 4.9 million, and Nan Yi returned to Coconut City with a transfer receipt.
Su Meng and the other two have returned from the United States. Although they only brought back a silk order with a total value of 500,000 US dollars and a net profit of less than 50,000 US dollars, Nan Yi still praised them and doubled their commission.
If there is a first, there will be a second. It is impossible for a big company to give you an order for no reason. This is most likely a test. If the cooperation is not good, you will be sent to another place. If the cooperation is good, there should be several more tests later. Once the tests are passed, you will be included in the ranks of suppliers.
Although the profit margin of being a supplier to large companies is not high, it is stable. Throughout the year, the total profit will not be low.
Nan Yi called the salesmen to his office one by one to have a chat. He asked them whether they had any potential customers and why they had not yet won them. He helped analyze the problems and coordinated if assistance was needed.
Nan Yi spent the first afternoon after returning learning about the business and communicating privately.
As it was getting close to lunchtime, Nan Yi wrote another job notice: Recruiting masters or bachelor's degree graduates in information systems, computer science, or computer science. The salary will be favorable. Those who are interested, please complete the following questions and mail the answers to the Yiwan International office in Xiacun, Longkun. Direct visits are not accepted.
Below the recruitment notice, Nan Yi also attached two programming questions posed by Big Windmill and Merlion respectively.
The programmer that Nan Yi needs does not need to be eloquent; business talents can be recruited separately. He only needs to have creative thinking and high programming skills. It is best if he is shy and not good at socializing. He can just stay in the office and write code every day. Someone will naturally take care of his food, drink, and toilet. He does not have to worry about his salary; it will definitely be high-paid and paid on time every month.
"Jitong, Jitong."
Xian Jitong usually stays in Zhao Jinshui's office next to Nan Yi, so he can be heard by just shouting.
"Boss."
After a while, Xian Jitong came to Nan Yi's office.
"Take it to the triangular pool and stick it up high, so it won't be covered by others at night."
"good."
After Xian Jitong left, Nan Yi thought about how to find a programmer motivator. He needed to find two: one who graduated from a computer-related major, who could discuss technical issues with the programmers and provide spiritual communication and comfort; and a health care worker, who would help the programmers relax their bodies.
It is not difficult to find a health care worker, and no certificate is required. There are a lot of them. However, it is a bit difficult to ask a female programmer to be an encourager. At this time, if she studies computer science, she must have some ideas about technology. How can she be an encourager for him?
"It's still unclear what a motivator is. It would be easier to just recruit female interns. Programmers are notoriously stuffy. If you put a pretty, soft girl among them, I guarantee they'll all turn into perpetual motion machines."
Nan Yi was just thinking about it when Su Meng came to call him to eat.
After taking two bites, the 15-watt light bulb flickered twice and went completely dark.
Su Meng stood up and tried the desk lamp, but it wouldn't light up. Either the bulb was broken or there was a power outage. She found a candle from the drawer, lit it, walked to the table, dripped a few drops of wax on the table, and poked the candle into the wax before it solidified.
After returning to his seat and sitting down, Su Meng said, "There has been a power outage at this time every day these past few days."
"Maybe some new factory will start construction to ensure industrial electricity supply."
After experiencing several power outages in Coconut City, Nan Yi thought of a little gadget, a lead-acid battery flashlight that can be recharged. It has a headlight in the front and a hidden small table lamp in the back. It has a certain battery life and the light is relatively bright. It is very suitable for fishing at night, photographing frogs, or lighting for children at home to do homework.
Nan Yi hasn't seen this kind of flashlight for sale yet, so his idea might be worth some money.
When thinking of lead-acid batteries, Nan Yi also thought of electric fishing devices. There was a time when this kind of thing was very common in rural areas in the south. There were always one or two people in a village who made a living by fishing and catching shrimps with electric fishing devices.
Whenever someone uses electric shock to fish in a ditch, there are often a few little kids following around to watch the fun.
After dinner in the candlelight, while waiting for Su Meng to clean up the dishes, Nan Yi drank a few sips of tea, and after everything was cleaned up, the two of them went out for a walk together.
On the way, Su Meng talked about her experiences in the United States. Nan Yi would occasionally agree with her, but otherwise he was just a listener.
Before they knew it, they had arrived at East Lake Park.
The East Lake Park never sleeps in 1989, and it is still the same in 1990. Many old seafarers left after spending all their money, and new ones came. Many seafarers gathered here under the coconut trees and above the reflection of the lake.
Some have bright and shining eyes, which means they have just arrived and are full of longing for the Coconut City; some have dull and dazed eyes, which means they have been here for a while and have run into obstacles everywhere; some have eye boogers in the corners of their eyes and smell of sweat, which means they are short of money and use stone benches as beds and coconut trees as blankets.
There are also those who have established themselves in the Coconut City and returned to the place where they once "struggled" with full of emotion.
“I slept there for two days.”
Su Meng pointed to the grass under a coconut tree, her tone full of melancholy.
"How much is a bed in the guesthouse?"
"Five dollars a day."
"It's really not cheap. In mainland China, you can still find large bunk beds for a few cents."
Nan Yi walked to the side and spent one dollar to buy two sticks of sugarcane. They are called two sticks, but in fact they should be called segments. Two segments together are less than one stick. Nothing is cheap in Coconut City. The prices are even higher than the rapid increase in prices in Shenzhen back then.
He handed one to Su Meng and Nan Yi started taking a bite of the other one.
"How is Cheng Hainan's business doing?"
Su Meng was in a daze for a moment, "I don't know. I haven't seen him since I came back from the United States."
"Are you having a quarrel?"
"No, I can't find anyone."
"Maybe he's busy with business. You have a pager, so he will definitely call you when he's done."
Su Meng took a bite of sugarcane, with a conflicted look on her face. After returning from the United States, she was eager to share her experiences with Cheng Hainan , but was turned down. She felt disappointed and worried for a few days. Then Nan Yi came back, and she still felt disappointed, but also happy. She couldn't figure out what was wrong with her.
Although Nan Yi initiated the conversation intentionally, he did not try to guess Su Meng's psychological activities. He was not worried about gains and losses and could be calm and relaxed.
Walking was just a simple exercise to digest food. Nothing special happened. When the time was almost up, the two of them took a car back.
The days passed in a dull manner. In the days that have become the past, there are only three social events that are worthy of Nanyi’s attention—the stock market crash in Taiwan, the arrival of pyramid schemes in China…
I don’t know if there’s something wrong with the recruitment method or if there aren’t many computer talents in Coconut City. After several days, Nan Yi only received one letter. The answers to the questions were a mess. He only read half of it and put the letter into the trash can.
However, Nan Yi did not forget to politely print out a reply letter expressing his tactful refusal.
Nan Yi asked Xian Jitong to check if the recruitment notice was still on the wall, and called Zhao Jinshui to go out.
At the passenger terminal, we picked up Han Zhenhe who had come from afar, and the car drove along the coast for a few minutes before arriving at a tavern next to the cargo terminal.
The tavern is a wild chicken restaurant without a name. Needless to say, the reputation of the tavern comes from the mouths of seafarers. There are a few sheds by the sea, selling seafood and stir-fried dishes. It is considered a relatively affordable place in Coconut City.
Nan Yi chose to come here because he could see the whole view from the shed.