Volume 6: The Great Change Chapter 0815 Three Pieces of Shit in the Yard
The boat headed southeast. In the first two hours, Nan Yi was in the mood to sip tea and appreciate the scenery along the coast. But after a while, he felt a little aesthetically fatigued, so he put on headphones, listened to music and read the newspaper.
The boat moved slowly and it took about five hours to reach the waters of Sham Cun. If you look forward, you can see Xianggangzi.
The boat owner and his wife took out the crab cages and tidied them up. The boss's wife was in charge of steering the boat, and the boat owner was in charge of putting the cages down. Nan Yi took out a telescope from his bag and adjusted it slightly so that the telescope could see farther in space and further in time.
Holding a telescope, Nan Yi drew a fan-shaped circle with himself as the center and the Huangpu Bridge near the starting point as the dome. The area included in the circle can be called the Bay Area.
In 1978, Guangzhou invited Li Tongban and several other Hong Kong tycoons to Guangzhou to invest in the China Hotel. Among the tycoons, Hu Hehe was the youngest in terms of assets and age, but he was the only one in Hong Kong who was both an architect and a real estate developer. His planning, management capabilities and strategic vision were highly praised by his peers. At that time, he owned Southeast Asia's leading "slip formwork" construction technology.
The investment intention in building the China Hotel was not obvious. Instead, it had a stronger implication of donation and exploration. Therefore, this project was not taken seriously by the other wealthy people. They simply pushed the work to the younger generation Hu Hehe. Hu Hehe generously agreed to serve as the general manager of the joint venture company.
During the construction of the Huaguo Hotel, one evening, Hu Hehe proposed to go back to Xiangshan via Macau. The British engineer who was traveling with him reminded him: "This road to Xiangshan County has to cross six rivers, some of which have no bridges, and the ferry will be very difficult."
Hu Hehe smiled and said, "I just want to see the condition of this western highway. In the future, it will carry guests of our hotel."
That day, the river wind was strong, and the air at the ferry terminal was damp, cold, and filled with the pungent smell of oil smoke. On the simple ferry, one car, truck, container truck and hand tractor after another were slowly entering according to the instructions of the staff, and the sound of the motor was deafening.
At that time, it happened to be raining heavily and many people hid in their cars, but Hu Hehe stood quietly outside, looking at something silently, and seemed to be thinking about something.
The strong wind raged in his hair, and the raindrops desperately formed the word "bridge" on his cheeks.
After returning to Xiangkeng, Hu Hehe took out the map to check - Shencun is only more than 100 kilometers away from Guangzhou, and the straight-line distance from Xiangshan County and Aomen to Guangzhou is not much different , but it takes more than an hour to take a boat from Aomen to Xiangkeng.
One night, Hu Hehe, who was already over 40, did a high-intensity exercise. After finishing, he entered the sage time, listening to classical music and conceiving his plan for the Pearl River Estuary Expressway Network in his mind.
Suddenly, an idea came to his mind: why not plan a bridge to directly connect the western part of the Pearl River Delta with Xiangkeng? This would form a ring highway network in the entire Pearl River Delta with the Yangshen and Yangzhu highways.
Thinking of this, he stood up like an old tree with twisted roots and strode to the workbench. He spread out the map, waving the carbon pen in his hand and constantly scanning the large map, his eyes lingering on the blue sea of Nei Lingding again and again until the dawn broke.
He was ecstatic about his sudden idea. If the bridge was built, starting from any point of this triangular circular traffic network, one could return to the starting point via other points. Even if there was congestion or traffic accidents at any point on the ring, the traffic could still reach the destination in the opposite direction...
By 1982, Hu Hehe already had a specific plan in his mind - to build the Nei Lingding Bridge. In 1983, he announced his plan to the public and named the more finalized plan "Concept of Building the Nei Lingding Bridge."
Three years passed from the announcement of the plan to the on-site investigation. During this long period of time, Hu Hehe's concept has become more complete. In his concept, not only a bridge will be built, but also a 6.6 million kilowatt thermal power plant, a 100,000-ton deep-water port, and many supporting projects. His entire concept is expected to invest 3.5 billion US dollars.
Hu Hehe's idea attracted the attention of Xiangshan County leaders. As a major connection point of Nei Lingding Bridge, they saw the tremendous impetus that Nei Lingding Bridge could bring to the economic development of Xiangshan County. They became Hu Hehe's confidants and the pioneers of the "idea", running around to see the bridge completed as soon as possible.
It is a pity that if the idea of Nei Lingding Bridge is to be realized, it depends not only on the mainland but also on the government. However, the government is not interested in this idea and they have already been planning their own "Rose Garden Plan".
Although the local government did not participate, the plan of Nei Lingding Bridge was still going forward. Xiangshan County was very passionate about this plan and established the Lingdingyang Bridge Preparatory Office and the Lingdingyang Bridge Group Company. They also carried out preliminary preparations for the construction of the Lingdingyang Bridge in accordance with the infrastructure procedures.
Nan Yi had never heard of the Lingdingyang Bridge in his previous life, but he had heard of another bridge. This shows that Hu Hehe's idea was either aborted or taken to a higher level.
If there is a bridge connecting the area around the Pearl River Estuary, the bay area in front of him will become a golden bay area. Nan Yi couldn't help but think of the outline of the Tokyo Bay Area in his mind. If the golden bay area in front of him wants to develop, the object of reference and competition will definitely be the Tokyo Bay Area.
In the Tokyo Bay area, large-scale, high-density populations are mainly concentrated in coastal areas and gradually extend inland. In fact, the population of Tokyo Bay has been developing northwestward since the Edo period, due to water sources and terrain.
In the Golden Bay Area, the coastal areas are much more sparsely populated, with the population mainly concentrated in the central urban areas of various cities. The central urban areas of these cities, except for Shenzhen and Xiangcun, are generally far away from the coastal areas and fail to establish sufficient connections with the ocean.
Not only the Tokyo Bay Area, but also the bay areas in the New York Bay Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are densely populated and high-quality living areas.
Relatively speaking, the Golden Bay Area currently lacks the concept of a coastal living area. Of course, there are places like Repulse Bay and Sham Cun Bay, but most of the coastal areas around the Pearl River Estuary are still wastelands, with incomplete transportation and living facilities, and there is still a huge gap between them and the requirements of a high-quality living area.
The development model of urban agglomerations and metropolitan areas is the general trend. The contract responsibility system can only solve the problem of food and clothing for farmers, but cannot enable farmers to live a well-off life. It seems inevitable to re-concentrate arable land and carry out large-scale operations.
Nan Yi took out a map from his bag and drew a sector on the map with a pencil according to the proportions. He imagined in his mind that the seven cities radiating from the Pearl River Estuary would all move closer to the Bay Area. A relatively concentrated urban circle with short distances between individuals would be formed. Industries could complement each other, and rail transit and green travel could be vigorously developed.
Looking at the vacant land vacated in the original area after concentration, Nan Yi could not see the terrain from the map, and it was difficult to judge whether it was suitable for the development of large-scale intensive agriculture.
Stroking his chin, Nan Yi muttered, "It's almost time to lay out the satellite map and electronic map. Without accurate and detailed terrain analysis maps, some layouts are impossible to guess.
However, the Golden Bay Area plan is a bit difficult to implement. There will be a period of adjustment after 1997 and 1999. This is a long-term plan. It is not too late to join the game at the turn of the century."
Just as Nan Yi was lost in thought, the boat owner came to him and said, "Boss, it's getting dark now. We need to collect the cages and take them back. It's too late to sail."
Nan Yi came back to his senses and said, "Then go back, Boss. I need two baskets of crabs to be delivered in Yangcheng before noon tomorrow. Can you make it in time?"
The boat owner thought for a moment and said, "It's still in time. I'll catch some crabs tomorrow and take the highway back to Yangcheng. This is the money..."
"Money is easy to talk about. In addition to the boat charter fee, I'll give you an extra 100 dollars for the trip. What do you think?"
"Kill you."
After the price was agreed upon, the boat owner went to collect the crab cages. The cages were left there for too short a time, and not many crabs were caught, only four. The boat owner collected the crabs and immediately sailed back, sending Nan Yi and the other man to Sheyu. The boat owner then dropped anchor at the Pearl River near Sheyu.
The Tanka people regard their boat as their home. Wherever the boat is, that is their home. In order to save time, the boat owner and his wife planned to spend the night in Sheyu.
In fact, at this time, you can basically see ferrymen who use their boats as their homes on rivers and streams all over the country. With the construction of cross-river bridges, these ferrymen will go ashore and begin to adapt to a different life. The adaptation period will be very long. For example, the habit of eating cross-legged cannot be changed without several years.
Carrying the water crabs, Nan Yi checked into the Xiyu Hotel. There were too few four-limbed crabs, and they were not enough to be steamed, so he could only give the water crabs to the hotel chef to make porridge.
After eating the delicious crab porridge and taking a short rest, Nan Yi called Scarlett Manor. As the call was connected, Alexander Fleming and Cheng Liren also answered the call.
Scarlett: "Adam, I have already thought of a reorganization plan for the health care group. Under it, I plan to establish three departments: the Sweetheart Health Records Institute, the Building Blocks Research Institute, and the Light of Life, and give them the power to supervise the × files."
Nan Yi: "Explain what these three departments are responsible for."
"Sweetheart Health Records is responsible for me, you, Adler, Wuwei, Rachel, and Grandma. What is the name of your daughter in London?"
Nan Yi frowned and said, "Is it interesting?"
"Aha, yes, her name is Katherine Boleyn II..."
"Nan Ruojin."
"OK, Nan Ruojin, this also includes the physical examination reports, medical records, and other information related to the health conditions of Catherine Bolin, Sophie Marceau, Zhao Shixian, Ruan Mei, and Liu Zhen. Is there anything missing from the list?"
"Add one more name, Nan Ruoqi. Also, Alexander, set up health records for the Starting Point Orphanage and the Nan family members at the Adler Clinic. Starting from the second half of this year, physical examinations of the Nan family members will be conducted in-house."
Alexander Fleming: "OK."
"Scarlett, go on."
“The JIMU Institute is responsible for the research and practice of organ transplantation, and we want to recruit talents in organ transplantation, such as Kazuo Ota from Japan and Raimund Magreiter from Austria;
The Light of Life is responsible for promoting the popularity of organ transplant donations and secretly looking for matching organs for everyone on the Sweetheart list. We need to collect information in advance so that we can find organ sources at any time if needed."
Nan Yi: "Very good, let's set up another department called 'Zhuyou'. Buer Pharmaceutical has many Chinese medicine prescriptions that are effective in treating difficult and complicated diseases. Some of them are worth selling, while others require more special and rare ingredients.
For example, there is a prescription that has special effects on external injuries and hemostasis, which requires dinosaur bones. This prescription cannot be mass-produced and can only be supplied for internal use.
Zhu You is responsible for preserving and researching the second category of prescriptions, and for collecting the raw materials needed for the prescriptions."
"Hmmm, in that case, the medical team will also need its own security department."
"Not only must there be, but they must be elite. The security team of the Little Sweetheart Health Records Institute is independent and directly managed by me."
"OK."
After getting responses from the three people on the phone, Nan Yi said again: "Alexander, how is the progress of Adler Clinic?"
Alexander Fleming: "It takes at most four months to undertake physical examinations, but it takes at least two years for a clinic to be able to operate normally."
Nan Yi: "Time is not a problem. I want everything to be the best, the best doctors, the best equipment, the best research level. Funding is not a problem. Scarlett, open a separate account for the medical care team and deposit $1 billion in advance. What do you think?"
Scarlett: "I have no problem with that."
"That's it, good night, everyone."
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The next day, Nan Yi dealt with the matter of water crabs first, and then went to Nanchen Construction in the afternoon to learn about the company's operations.
Nanchen Construction has been operating independently from Nanchen Village. Chen Ruiwu will have to take the blame in the future. Conversely, Chen Ruiwu also has a great deal of autonomy and interest distribution. On the surface, Nanchen Construction has become a joint-stock enterprise with shareholders from abroad, Hong Kong, Macao and the mainland, and Chen Ruiwu personally holds a 5% stake.
"Nan Yi, I heard that the construction of a racecourse in Yangcheng is about to enter the substantive stage. Would Nanchen Construction like to strive for it?" At the construction site in Huadiwan, Chen Ruiwu accompanied Nan Yi to inspect the site. He said this to Nan Yi as soon as they came out of a building with the completed frame.
"Uncle Ruiwu, you are responsible for the specific affairs of Nanchen Construction. If you want to build the racecourse, you can do it. You don't need to apply to the village."
Chen Ruiwu wanted to intervene in the management and operation of the racecourse. Nan Yi understood this as soon as he heard it, but he deliberately distorted Chen Ruiwu's meaning.
"No, I mean to participate in it," said Chen Ruiwu.
"Uncle Ruiwu, if, I say if, if the village only gave you 3,000 yuan a year, no bonuses, no dividends, no shares, but let you manage a business worth more than 1 billion yuan, creating tens of millions of profits for the village every year, would you feel balanced? Would you think about putting some of the public money into your own pocket?"
Chen Ruiwu was silent for a while and said, "Maybe."
"There is no absolutely good businessman. Good people can't do business. People who have no desire for money can't do business. What kind of company is qualified to manage the operation of a racecourse? What do you think is the probability that the person in charge of the company is corrupt?"
"Nan Yi, I've been in contact with many companies like the one you mentioned. If you want to do something, you can't avoid drinking alcohol and tea." Chen Ruiwu pointed to his belly, "I've been drinking every day for the past two years and didn't want to eat. The belly that I used to eat so much has become thinner."
Nan Yi nodded, squatted on the ground, picked up a piece of waste wire, and drew a few numbers on the ground at random, "Just treat these as horses, Mr. Chen, 500,000, I want horse number 3 to come first, can you do it? Don't tell me it can't be done, the monthly salary is less than 300 yuan, you talk to me about principles?"
After clapping his hands to get rid of the rust on them, Nan Yi stood up and continued, "Most of the revenue of the Xiangkeng Jockey Club is used for charity, so is buying horses considered charity or gambling? Are those lottery draws outside considered gambling? I rob people on the street and use the money I rob to support homeless orphans. Am I doing good deeds or committing crimes?
Uncle Ruiwu, let's put morality aside for now and just focus on the word profit. Whether it's from the perspective of return on investment, capital or legal risks, the racecourse is not a very good business."
"I understand. I won't get involved in this business."
"Uncle Ruiwu, real estate is a big business. Nanchen Construction only needs to specialize in this field in the short term and does not need to consider diversified development for the time being."
"Okay, do you want to go to another construction site to take a look?" Chen Ruiwu nodded.
"Forget it. I don't understand it either. I'm just here to watch the fun. I have to rush to Fushan later to check on the situation of Henry's floor tiles."
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After leaving the construction site of Nanchen Construction, Nan Yi immediately went to Fushan to check out the situation of Henry Floor Tiles, then returned to Shencun to inspect Erdong Electronics, Heche Group, and Nanchen Nonferrous Metals Group. Finally, he chatted with Chen Lingbang in Huaqiangbei.
It was April and Nan Yi came to Beijing again. Huang Saner and Yu Dongfang were going to sign a formal contract and merge to form the New Guangyin English training institution. Yu Dongfang held 45% of the shares, Huang Saner held 40% of the shares and Nan Yi held 15% of the shares. Huang Saner's shares included 15% of Nan Yi's dry shares. In actual calculation, Nan Yi's shares accounted for 21%. However, he could not exercise his 21% shareholder rights.
Returning to the old villa, Nan Yi pushed open the gate and saw three surprises lying on the ground in the yard, with a few cigarette butts scattered around them.
"Fuck, don't let me catch you, or I'll break your legs."
Nan Yi cursed inwardly, walked to the innermost corner of the yard, lifted the oil felt, took out three burnt coal cakes from underneath, walked to the three piles of shit, crushed the coal cakes and covered them on top.
After returning to the house and putting on gloves to clean up the shit, Nan Yi picked up the cigarette butts on the ground and studied them. "Mercedes-Benz, from Wuchuan, about 80 or 90 cents a pack; Iceberg, from Zhejiang Province, seems to be less than 1 cent; Golden Gourd, from the Northeast, is now only 1 or 2 cents at most; Hilton, fuck, three piles of shit, four kinds of cigarette butts, could it be that three groups of people chose to shit here?"
Nan Yi originally wanted to find some clues from the cigarette butts, but the cigarette butts did not give him any clues. The four types of cigarette butts had four different origins. Nowadays, cigarettes are sold everywhere, and only the circulation of iceberg cigarettes is a little lower. However, it is impossible to judge that the owner of one of the butts is from Zhejiang Province.
The four cigarette butts gave Nan Yi only one conclusion: at least two people were not having a good life, otherwise they would not be smoking such bad cigarettes.
"Nansheng, there are no signs that anyone has entered the room, and there are no signs that the lock on the front door has been pried open. The person climbed over the wall from a narrow open space." The school beauty looked around and reported to Nan Yi.
Throwing away the cigarette butt, Nan Yi stood up and asked, "Where?"
The school beauty pointed to the spot where the bamboos were planted and said, "Two bamboos were broken right there."
Nan Yi looked at the top of the wall where the school beauty pointed. The place on the wall where the glass shards should have been had become bare. He estimated it in his mind and took two quick steps. When he got close to the wall, he stomped on the wall with his left foot, jumped up, and kicked the wall with his right foot again. His upper body was higher than the top of the wall. He grabbed the slanting bamboo with both hands, used a little leverage, lifted his feet and landed on the top of the wall. He used the bamboo to stabilize his body, and then stood steadily on the top of the wall.
As Nan Yi stood firm, the tiger cub used both hands to send the school beauty into the air. The school beauty somersaulted in the air and her feet landed on the wall. Nan Yi reached out to support her, and both of them stood steadily.
The two searched on the wall for a while but found no valuable clues, so they jumped off the wall and soon found a triangle on the sink with smooth corners shaped like petals.
Nan Yi picked it up and took a closer look, then said to the school beauty, "Go ask next door if there are any hooligans who can howl like wolves hanging around here recently."
The thing in Nan Yi's hand is a pick. Judging from its shape and the feel of it, more than 90% of it is used to pluck guitar strings. Playing the guitar is so uncultured, so the first thing Nan Yi thinks of is that rock band.
The biggest characteristic of rock music in Beijing is poverty, which matches the cheap cigarette butts left in the yard. As far as Nan Yi knows, there are three places in Beijing where you can hold a "party", Maxim, Friendship Hotel, and Diplomats Restaurant.
"Party" is not a party in the traditional sense. It is actually an underground concert. The audience needs to buy tickets to enjoy it, but not many people will buy it. Nowadays, among the rock bands in Beijing, the only ones who have an easy life are Lao Cui and the already famous Tang Chao. The others are all very poor.
As for why they are poor, it has something to do with their feelings and passion. Many people quit their jobs to concentrate on making music. Even if they don’t quit their jobs, the expensive good equipment will make their lives tight.
The positive reasons are as follows. The negative reasons are as follows: two years ago, someone criticized in People's Music: "Rock and roll is linked to drugs, promiscuity, and crime, and should be resisted!"
They have no money to begin with, but they still spend lavishly, and how much money they have? They live on instant noodles, pick up cigarette butts, and go hungry for one meal and full the next: this is the truest portrayal of rock people.
Nan Yi was still wondering when the school beauty came back.
"Nansheng, I asked around. Last month, a few hairy freaks moved in from across the street. The neighbors said they were hooligans. They played some musical instruments every day and made a lot of noise. Someone called the local police to drive them away."
"These bastards, there's a toilet in the house opposite, but they have to come here to poop?"
Nan Yi complained and asked the school beauty to go across the street to ask. Even if you don’t register when renting a house, you still need to see the ID card. The landlord across the street should know at least one person’s name.
The school beauty went to the opposite side. Nan Yi went back to the house and got a mop. He wiped the outer wall of the narrow open space to remove the footprints and stains, and then wiped the sink.
Back in the yard, I fetched water from the sink and poured buckets of it onto the ground.
"Nansheng, the landlord has only seen one person's ID card. His name is Geng Lu, but he has forgotten where he is from."
"Well, take the broom and sweep the water."
Nan Yi continued to fetch the water and splash it on the ground, while the school beauty took the broom to sweep the water. It took the two of them more than ten minutes to sweep the yard clean, and then they tidied up the bamboo bushes and the washbasin.
One afternoon, Nan Yi cleaned the two old villas thoroughly inside and out. As it was almost time for dinner, Lai Biao, who knew in advance that Nan Yi would be returning today, called him.
"Come to my house for dinner."
"Is there anyone cooking in your house?"
"Yes, just come over here, the madman will be here soon."
"Okay, I'll go over now."
More than forty minutes later, Nan Yi arrived at Lai Biao's home in Langfang Headline. Lai Biao was in the living room, as was Chen Feng, and there was also a woman he had never seen before, who might be Lai Biao's "girlfriend".
"Is it you?"
The girlfriend suddenly exclaimed when she saw Nan Yi.
