Chapter 107 The Hundred and Seventh Melon
"Old Gu, it's been a while since we last met."
Fang Dazhuang came down from upstairs, a cigar in his mouth. When he saw Gu Xicao, there was a hint of surprise in his eyes, "This is your granddaughter. I heard that your granddaughter is beautiful before, and today I see that she is indeed as famous as the rumors say."
He took a gift from his secretary and handed it to Gu Xicao: "Xiao Gu, this is a gift. You're welcome."
Gu Xicao glanced at Gu Zhizhang, who smiled and nodded: "Take it. Your Grandpa Fang is not an outsider."
"Hey, what Grandpa Fang? I'm not that old." Fang Dazhuang waved his hands, his face full of displeasure, "I'm still young."
Gu Xicao smiled and said, "Boss Fang, if I call you Uncle Fang, then you are a generation younger than my grandfather. Think about it, is this a good deal?"
Fang Dazhuang was stunned when he heard this. After exchanging a glance with Gu Zhizhang, he laughed out loud, "Your granddaughter is really brave. She is not afraid of me."
Gu Zhizhang's eyes showed pride, "Xi Cao is not an ordinary girl, otherwise I would not have brought her to see you today."
Fang Dazhuang is a smart man. He crossed his legs and took a puff of his cigar. "Old Gu, although we have been friends for many years, business is business. Although I am the head of the Chamber of Commerce, I cannot be partial. I heard that your granddaughter is trying to attract investment recently. She wants to invest in the mainland. One or two million is fine. I can get a check now, but I can't get more."
Before Gu Xicao came, he already knew Fang Dazhuang. He was the head of the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce. In terms of assets, he might not be able to compare with the Wang family, but he had a wide network of contacts and friends in all walks of life. If outsiders came to Hong Kong to do business, they would visit Fang Dazhuang and even get investment from him.
But this person has a problem. Fang Dazhuang also fled from the mainland. His ancestors were landlords. During the liberation, they fought against landlords and their ancestors were severely tortured. When they fled to Hong Kong, only Fang Dazhuang and his mother were left.
Therefore, he has always been resistant to investing in the mainland.
"Uncle Gu, who's here?" Just as Gu Zhizhang was about to persuade Fang Dazhuang, a man came down from upstairs. He was about 30 years old and dressed in a suit. When he saw Gu Zhizhang, he was surprised and said, "Uncle Gu, when did you come? You too, uncle, why didn't you tell me? I'll just put it off and stay here with you guys."
"Aoxin is also at home, it's ok, go and do whatever you want."
Gu Zhizhang waved his hand and said.
Fang Dazhuang frowned and lit the cigar in the ashtray. "What are you going to do? Didn't you say you were free in the afternoon?"
"Originally, I was fine, but then Lin Zhi called and said he had received a batch of pagers and asked me to go over right away. The pagers were very cheap, so I would make a profit if I got them."
Fang Aoxin smiled and said, "Dad, you can't miss such a good opportunity."
Pagers are very popular in Hong Kong now. A small Chinese character pager costs three to four thousand yuan, but the demand is still far from meeting the supply.
Gu Zhizhang said with a smile: "Aoxin really has a good business vision. This business is very profitable now."
Fang Aoxin said, "My uncle is the one who has good vision. My dad said that those pagers are very troublesome and are not as useful as telephones. But even if telephones are useful, you can't hold them in your hands. I won't tell you any more. I have to hurry over to avoid being beaten to it by others."
"Mr. Fang, why don't we go with you!"
Gu Xicao stood up and said.
Fang Aoxin was stunned when he heard Gu Xicao say this. He recognized Gu Xicao and teased, "Is there something wrong with this business?"
Fang Dazhuang held a cigar in his mouth and rolled his eyes at Fang Aoxin: "Stop talking nonsense. Even if there is a problem, how would she know?"
"Dad, you haven't been in Hong Kong recently, so you don't know that Xiao Gu is a very famous fortune teller. She helped to find the son of the toy king Cai Sheng. Also, weren't you very surprised that Uncle Gu raised his daughter but not his son? It's all related to Xiao Gu."
Fang Aoxin was a very superstitious person. The more he spoke, the more confused he became. He looked at Gu Xicao and asked, "Is there something wrong with that batch of goods?"
Gu Xicao glanced at Fang Dazhuang who looked suspicious.
She knew that Fang Dazhuang was a very stubborn person, and most importantly, he represented the views of many Hong Kong entrepreneurs, who were resistant to and even skeptical of mainland investment.
If I don't seize this opportunity and show myself, Fang Dazhuang may not give me a second chance.
"Words are useless. Even if I tell you now, you may not believe me."
Gu Xicao said calmly, "Mr. Fang, why don't you find a technical consultant and we can go together. I believe your investment this time is not a small amount. I will help you for free this time. It's just a little trouble for everyone, but at least we can have peace of mind. What do you think?"
Fang Dazhuang was skeptical. "Is it really that magical? I have consulted countless fortune tellers, but none of them were accurate."
"Lao Fang, just give me some face."
Although Gu Zhizhang didn't know Gu Xicao's intention, he still helped to speak.
Fang Dazhuang was somewhat helpless. "Okay, but even if you are right, I will not agree to help you find investment just because of this."
"It doesn't matter." Gu Xicao smiled slightly.
She hadn't considered that just this little favor could convince the other party.
The BP machine was shipped from Taiwan to the Xiangjiang Port.
Fang Aoxin called a few technicians to follow him. When Lin Zhi, who was waiting at the dock, saw Fang Aoxin coming with so many people, he was stunned and slowed down his pace. His brother-in-law next to him whispered, "It's strange, why did Fang Aoxin bring so many people!"
"Don't talk, let's see what happens later." Lin Zhi said in a low voice.
He walked forward with his men, greeted Fang Aoxin, and when he looked at the others, he hesitated for a moment, "Who are these people?"
"Boss Lin, this is my old man, Uncle Gu and his granddaughter. They want to come over and take a look. Do you mind?" Fang Aoxin handed a cigarette to Lin Zhi.
Lin Zhi took the cigarette, lit it, and looked hesitant.
Gu Xicao looked innocent, looked around, and said with a smile: "Uncle Fang, this is how you do business, is it that simple?"
Fang Aoxin reacted quickly and said with a smile: "Xiao Gu, doing business is not that simple. I am lucky to have met a reliable person like Boss Lin. Moreover, Boss Lin and I have been doing business for several years. We can trust each other. That's the simple thing."
He pointed at Gu Xicao and whispered to Lin Zhi, "My uncle's granddaughter has nothing to do, so she came to join in the fun."
Lin Zhi suddenly realized what was going on and heaved a sigh of relief. He asked everyone to go to the warehouse to check out the goods.
"We have wholesaled 10,000 BP machines here. Boss Fang, don't say we didn't give you a bargain. These BP machines cost 3,500 yuan each in Hong Kong, and I'm selling them to you at the cost price of 2,200 yuan."
Lin Zhi opened the cargo box, took out a few pagers and handed them to Fang Aoxin.
Fang Aoxin took it, checked it carefully, and handed it to the technician.
Lin Zhi's eyelids twitched. "Boss Fang, what are you doing? Don't you trust us?"
"That's not the case. After all, 10,000 pagers cost at least several million dollars in total. We have to be cautious." Fang Aoxin laughed and signaled the technician to speed up the inspection.
Several technicians checked and shook their heads, meaning it was obvious that there were no problems with these machines.
Fang Aoxin couldn't help but feel confused and subconsciously looked at Gu Xicao.
Because everyone thought that Gu Xicao came along to watch the fun, no one in the warehouse paid much attention to her.
At this moment, she was standing next to a few shelves at the back of the warehouse, pointing at the cabinets above, "Boss Lin, are these also filled with pagers?"
Lin Zhi's eyes changed slightly. Because Fang Aoxin and others were there, he couldn't be angry, but his tone was not so kind either. "Yes, this warehouse is full of them. You, a little girl, don't walk around, or you might break things."
"Uncle Fang, since we are going to buy 10,000 units, it is definitely not possible to inspect them one by one," Gu Xicao said, "I have a good suggestion. Why not randomly select one or two units from each box for testing? This will only take two or three hours at most."
Fang Aoxin's eyes lit up. This was a good idea.
He was about to ask the technician to open the box for testing, but Lin Zhi said angrily: "No!"
His voice was so loud that everyone was startled.
Fang Dazhuang looked at Lin Zhi, "Boss Lin, what Xiao Gu said is also good to me, why not? Although this deal is not big, it is also a seven-digit number, a deal of more than two million. Shouldn't we be more cautious?"
Lin Zhi felt nervous and felt a little intimidated by Dazhuang's sharp gaze.
He looked at Fang Aoxin, "Boss Fang, we have been cooperating for several years. Although we were doing other business before, I never cheated you. Besides, we also cooperated on pager before. Did anything go wrong? You are doubting me by doing this, and I feel bad. I have been doing business with you for so many years, and I have regarded you as a brother. This time there is such a big deal, such a good thing, and the first person I thought of was you. Lao Sun and Lao Cheng wanted to buy goods from me, but I didn't agree. You treat me like this!"
Fang Aoxin was easily influenced, and after hearing Lin Zhi's righteous words, he couldn't help but feel a little shaken.
"Boss Lin, it's not that I doubt you, but if we test it, everyone will feel relieved."
"That's right. If that doesn't work, we can buy the goods first and pay later."
Gu Xicao blinked and kindly reminded, "Since you treat Uncle Fang as a brother, you should trust him very much. You give him the goods, and Uncle Fang will pay you a sum of money after selling a batch of goods. How about that? Grandpa Fang is the head of the Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong. The Fang family has a good reputation. You have to trust him."
Fang Dazhuang looked at Gu Xicao with appreciation, nodded and said, "That's a good idea, Boss Lin. I can assure you that my son will never owe you a penny! If you don't want us to inspect the goods, then we'll deliver the goods first and pay later!"
Lin Zhi's back was almost wet with cold sweat.
His eyelids twitched. "This, this..."
"You won't do this, and you won't do that!" Gu Zhizhang slammed his cane on the ground. "I think you guys are up to something, Xicao. Just call the police and say someone is using inferior goods to defraud!"
"Okay, Grandpa."
Gu Xicao agreed obediently and was about to go out to look for a phone call.
Lin Zhi panicked and quickly grabbed Fang Aoxin's arm, "Boss Fang, I was wrong. I'm sorry. Please don't call the police!"
He quickly pointed out the problem with this batch of goods. Lin Zhi's goods were wholesaled from Taiwan and transported by water. But he was unlucky and the ship leaked, and all the goods were soaked. Electronic products are most afraid of water and will easily break down once they come into contact with water.
Lin Zhi spent all his fortune to buy this batch of goods. If he can't find someone to take over, he will go bankrupt.
Therefore, he set his sights on Fang Aoxin, a wealthy and gullible man, and wanted to make Fang Aoxin the scapegoat and take over the batch of defective products so that he could take the money and run away.
Fang Aoxin became angrier as he listened, and clenched his fists, "Then why are those pagers fine?!"
Lin Zhi smiled bitterly and said, "There's only one box in this batch of goods that's fine. The others have problems. Boss Fang, I'm sorry for you. Please just ignore me for the sake of our past friendship."
“You, you…”
Fang Aoxin pointed at Lin Zhi, furious. "I treated you like a piece of shit. You made it sound so easy. Over two million. If Xiao Gu hadn't helped me today, I would have been cheated by you. Will you think about our friendship then?"
Xiao Gu?!
Lin Zhi looked at Gu Xicao, "How did she know there was something wrong with my goods? Did someone leak the information?!"
Gu Zhizhang laughed and said, "You think too much. My granddaughter is a fortune teller. She can figure out anything, not to mention your little thing."
Fang Dazhuang looked at Gu Xicao with a thoughtful look on his face.
Fang Aoxin didn't call the police after all, but he didn't let Lin Zhi have an easy time either. He made a phone call as soon as he got out to let everyone know that there was something wrong with Lin Zhi's goods.
I believe that it will not be so easy for Lin Zhi to do business in Hong Kong in the future.
It was almost evening when we got back.
Fang Dazhuang also wanted to keep Gu Zhizhang and Gu Xicao to come down for dinner.
"We owe you a favor this time, but regarding the investment..."
"Grandpa Fang, I don't intend to repay a favor."
Gu Xicao interrupted Fang Dazhuang and said, "I am not only trying to get your investment to repay the motherland. I am a fortune teller. Fortune tellers can not only predict people, but also countries. I can tell you responsibly that China will be the fastest growing and largest market in the world in the next 30 years. You are worried about the poor investment environment and technology in China, but this is the best and most suitable opportunity. If you miss this opportunity, I am afraid that your descendants will miss out on the dividends for several generations."
She stood up, neither humble nor arrogant, "On the contrary, the UK and the US, which you all favor, are both beginning to go downhill. I will not bother you anymore, please think carefully."
After saying this, Gu Xicao left.
Fang Aoxin looked at his father, and Fang Dazhuang showed hesitation on his face.
Fang Aoxin whispered, "Dad, that Gu Xicao is really capable. We have seen a lot about what happened this afternoon. If what she calculated this time is true, then you have to believe it."
This is exactly what Fang Dazhuang hesitated about.
Now no one is optimistic about the mainland, but Gu Xicao's ability is indeed well-known. What if it is true, what if it is true, then this kind of once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is hard to come by.
"Are you back? Uncle Gu."
When Yan Qin saw Gu Zhizhan coming back, she came up to greet him enthusiastically.
Gu Zhizhan nodded, took off his hat, and placed his cane on the sofa.
Yan Qin looked behind her, as if puzzled, "Uncle Gu, didn't you accompany Xicao to see Uncle Fang today? Why didn't Xicao come back with you?"
Gu Zhizhang glanced at Yan Qin and said, "She went home."
"Oh." Yan Qin said regretfully, "I asked Auntie to stew bird's nest for her. What a pity. By the way, Uncle Gu, what did Uncle Fang say?"
"Mr. Fang..." Gu Zhizhang was about to speak when his aunt came over with a phone, "Master, this is the Fang family's phone number."
Gu Zhizhan took the phone. Yan Qin did not leave. She was in the mood to watch the fun. It was common knowledge in Hong Kong that Fang Dazhuang was not on good terms with the mainland. If Gu Xicao went to him to solicit investment, she would simply be asking for trouble.
That Gu Xicao really thought he could do anything.
"What? Lao Fang, are you really going to invest in the mainland?"
Gu Zhizhang laughed, "You made the right decision. Let me tell you, I just came back from the mainland, and things over there are really different than before."
Fang Dazhuang said, "Old Gu, I believe in your granddaughter's ability and hope she won't let us down. How much investment does she need? Is 70 or 80 million enough?"
"Don't ask me. Let's find a day to sit down and discuss it." Gu Zhizhan knew that Gu Xicao was not only targeting Fang Dazhuang, but also overseas Chinese in Hong Kong and even other places. A mere investment of tens of millions was nothing.
The mainland is such a big market, so of course the more money and people there are, the better.
After hanging up the phone, Gu Zhizhang looked very happy, while Yan Qin's smile was a little forced. "Uncle Gu, did Uncle Fang really invest tens of millions in Gu Xicao?"
Gu Zhizhang shook his head. Just when Yan Qin breathed a sigh of relief, Gu Zhizhang said, "Tens of millions are too little. It should be at least hundreds of millions."
The smile on Yan Qin's face froze.
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