Mo Zhexuan and Li Peizhen left the White Swan Hotel after breakfast. At first, they planned to walk so that they could see the scenery along the way, but they finally gave up the idea.
The main reason is that Shamian Island is about ten kilometers away from the city center. If you walk there, it will take at least 6 hours to go back and forth, and this is the fastest scenario.
In the end, they had no choice but to take a car. They had originally planned to ask the White Swan Hotel to coordinate a car for the trip, but unexpectedly, Secretary Xu Zhiyuan was very considerate and arranged a Santana car and driver for each tycoon. This can be said to be a lack of attention.
"Mr. Mo! Miss Li! Where do you think we should go first?"
The driver, Xiao Liu, is a soldier who has just retired. He is strong and sturdy, with tendons in every part of his body like pieces of iron lumps. He has a pair of thick eyebrows and big eyes that flash with a firm gaze, making him look particularly heroic.
"Xiao Liu! Take us to Huaxia Bank first!" Mo Zhexuan and Li Peizhen discussed for a while before telling them the destination.
The two of them were planning to go to a large shopping mall in the city center to have some fun, which naturally required money. However, these days, Hong Kong dollars could not be used normally in the mainland, and they had to be exchanged for foreign exchange coupons before they could be used for consumption.
Foreign exchange coupons were later called "privileged currency". At that time, due to the shortage of materials in China, general luxury goods such as foreign wine, foreign cigarettes, televisions, etc. were only sold in special commercial places such as Friendship Stores. Such places only accepted foreign exchange coupons, which implicitly gave foreign exchange coupon holders the privilege of priority consumption.
It was the 1980s, when the country's doors had just opened. Many people, whether studying abroad, visiting relatives, or immigrating, needed foreign exchange coupons to exchange for rice and gold. This invisibly increased the role of foreign exchange coupons and gave rise to a new profession: scalpers.
Many scalpers made their fortunes and reached the peak of their lives by selling the foreign exchange coupons they obtained from foreigners to international students or people who wanted to immigrate at high prices. The fundamental reason for this phenomenon was that China was too poor at the time and had an extreme lack of foreign exchange reserves.
Along the way, Santana became a handsome guy that people frequently turned their heads to look at. Whether they were riding motorbikes, bicycles, or even taking the bus and pedestrians, they all tried to avoid it for fear of affecting the normal driving of the car.
Because in today's era, the number of cars on the road is almost negligible, and those who can ride in cars basically come from government agencies, and there is no possibility for individuals to buy them.
Half an hour later, the car stopped steadily in front of the gate of Huaxia Bank. As soon as Mo Zhexuan and Li Peizhen got out of the car, they became the focus of the people who were queuing to deposit and withdraw money.
"Do you think these two people are from abroad? They are dressed so exquisitely."
"No, I know that young man. His name is Mo Zhexuan. He's a self-made tycoon from Hong Kong. I saw him in the Guangshi Daily. At that time, Secretary Xu Zhiyuan personally welcomed this group of Hong Kong compatriots."
"Does he have as much money as Hong Kong's Li Ka-shing?"
"Anyway, I've read some reports about Hong Kong, saying this young man's wealth is close to 10 billion Hong Kong dollars."
"Oh my god! How did he make such a huge fortune?"
"Hey, have you seen the news? The White Swan Hotel founded by Mr. Huo Yingdong seems to be opening soon. Can we go and take a look then?"
"That shouldn't be possible! Nowadays, most hotels have signs saying no unauthorized entry. I'm afraid we won't even be able to get in."
"No! You can go in. I have a cousin who works as a security guard at the White Swan Hotel. I heard that Mr. Huo Yingdong personally said that anyone can go in to visit and take pictures. He just wants the Chinese people to know that the future will be better and better."
"I admire Mr. Huo Yingdong the most. He is a true patriotic entrepreneur who has devoted a lot of effort to the development of the motherland. I must go and see it in person when the business opens."
"Yes! I'll go and take a look at the hotel built by us Chinese people."
“............”
While people were discussing outside, Mo Zhexuan and Li Peizhen had been invited into the office by the staff of Bank of China.
"Mr. Mo! Ms. Li! Please have some tea." The bank manager did not dare to be negligent. He respectfully poured a cup of tea for each of them before asking them why they came.
"Oh! We don't have anything important to do. We just want to trouble you to help us exchange some foreign currency coupons." Mo Zhexuan took a sip of tea and then explained his purpose.
"Then I wonder how much you want to exchange?" The bank manager was overjoyed to hear this. In fact, every branch has the task of earning foreign exchange, and there are indicators for this. He really hopes that the other party can give a big number.
"Please help me exchange 30,000 MiGold first!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he took out three stacks of US dollars from his briefcase and handed them over. These were the dollars he had asked the company's finance department to exchange when he came to Guangzhou, just to use for purchasing goods in the mainland.
"Okay! I'll change it for you right away!" After the bank manager took the banknotes, the smile on his face instantly became as bright as a flower. He calculated in his mind that if he had this foreign exchange, more than half of this year's foreign exchange earning task would be completed.
Just as I was about to walk out of the office, I heard a female voice behind me. Turning around, I saw Li Peizhen taking out two stacks of US dollars from her Chanel bag.
"Please help me exchange 20,000 gold coins for mine!"
"Zhenzhen! 30,000 MiGold should be enough, and we can't buy a lot of things." Mo Zhexuan hurriedly tried to stop her when he saw this.
"It doesn't matter! Just consider it as a contribution to the country." Li Peizhen shook her head and refused. She didn't value the money. Although she was not valued by her two brothers in the Li family, she had never lacked money.
"Mr. Mo! Ms. Li! Please wait a moment."
The bank manager's heart was in his throat just now, but now that he saw that the 20,000 US dollars was still in his pocket, he quickly took the two stacks of US dollars from the other party, said hello, and walked out of the office with a beaming face.
"Zhenzhen! Let's go to the Friendship Store first!"
"That's what I was thinking. I heard there are a lot of good things in there."
“...........”
In less than ten minutes, the bank manager came in with a thick leather bag, which contained five stacks of foreign exchange certificates of equal value.
"The amount is fine, I'll take it away." Mo Zhexuan didn't worry at all that the other party would cheat, he just scanned the five stacks of foreign exchange coupons in the bag.
"Mr. Mo! Why don't you count it?" The bank manager saw that he just took a look and then reminded him in a friendly manner.
"It's okay. I trust our Bank of China."
“Thank you for your trust.”
After leaving the Bank of China, the two asked their driver, Xiao Liu, to drive them towards the famous Friendship Store in Guangzhou.
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