Chapter 232 Extra 1
On Sunday after Fang Mingche got the admission qualification for Peking University's Department of Economics and Management, he set up several tables in his own courtyard. He borrowed the club's chef from Wang Dexian to cook. The vegetable stall in which his family holds a stake provides vegetables, fruits, eggs, meat, fish, shrimp, seafood and other ingredients, and all the best ones are delivered. Anyway, they just pay according to the market price.
Today, he only invites relatives, friends, and neighbors to the banquet, and does not accept gifts. It is Sunday again, and everyone is happy to join in the fun. Someone came to help early.
The guests who currently live in the courtyard were also invited. Hearing that it was a graduation banquet for the owner who was admitted to Peking University as a graduate student, they all came happily. The whole courtyard of more than two acres was very lively.
After the banquet, Lao Wang whispered to Fang Mingche privately, "The chief designer mentioned at the end of 1978 that 'let some people and some regions get rich first. Why can't there be a place for high consumption?'"
Lao Wang's club not only had a little slow business because of what happened on October 30 last year. Recently, the superiors have called out the high consumption that is out of touch with the masses.
Fang Mingche previously thought that the theory of getting rich first and then sharing the wealth was formally proposed in 1985 when he was interviewed by a reporter from Time Magazine. Now he knows that the old man had said it as early as the end of 1978. However, it was 85 years later that it became widely known.
He said: "Advancing in twists and turns, spiraling upward. This is the development now! Besides, the one who called out your names is definitely not the one who said this. Otherwise, do you think I am so keen on running a foreign-related travel agency? It is because foreign-related travel agencies earn foreign exchange for the country, and their banners are very clear. This kind of storm will not affect them!"
He was only afraid that the powerful would take advantage of the situation, so he introduced it to the Wang family early.
Wang Dexian thought about it and realized that earning foreign exchange would indeed build a golden body for the travel agency. The country was desperately short of foreign exchange, and even accepted the US dollar investment of a traitor like Qin Manyun.
In 1979, the country's foreign exchange reserves were 840 million dollars; in 1980, -1.296 billion dollars (there were outstanding payments for purchasing American weapons and equipment); in 1981, 2.708 billion dollars; in 1982, 6.986 billion dollars.
This is the foreign exchange reserves of the entire country! After going abroad, Wang Dexian naturally knew how low this number was!
Fang Mingche doubled up, "Do you know how much foreign exchange reserves the Soviet Union had? I heard it was more than 20 trillion dollars."
He only knew that it was 28 trillion dollars on the eve of their disintegration. It should be more than 20 trillion now.
Wang Dexian took a breath. He knew that China's foreign exchange reserves were extremely low, but he didn't expect that Big Brother would have so much!
Fang Mingche curled his lips, the wealth created in 70 years! It was plundered by the United States using financial means a few years after the disintegration.
Let's not talk about them, let's talk about ourselves. He said this number to give Lao Wang a clear comparison.
Wang Dexian didn't doubt the source of Fang Mingche's information. Even he, the section chief of the investment promotion office, didn't know the number. It's not surprising. The Russians are definitely not the target of our investment promotion now.
And this number will definitely not be publicized at the national level. It's too depressing and will make people despair.
Xiao Fang studied this major and has now been admitted to the graduate school of the School of Economics and Management of Peking University. It's normal to hear about it from his teacher.
This time Fang Mingche held a graduation banquet, and Wang Dezhi, Wang Defang, and Wang Dexian, their spouses, and children all came. Grandpa Wang asked Wang Dexian to bring gifts.
Well, it's not money, but a handwritten letter from the old man.
Wang Defang didn't bring a lover, but a boyfriend. The two of them are well-matched and have been together for several years. She originally wanted to get married after they both got admitted to university. But at that time, there were only a few months left before the promulgation of the "New Marriage Law" in 1980.
Their two families must have received internal information and decided to postpone it until they graduated from university.
Her boyfriend's family is also very powerful, but this is her first time back to the Fang family. In the eyes of her boyfriend's family, Fang Mingche used to be just a white glove of the Wang family. Now that he has been admitted to the Department of Economics and Management of Peking University, he has added weight to himself.
In addition, the travel agency's business has been very good in the past few years. Opening stores overseas has attracted many foreign tourists to visit China, and has also sold many folk handicrafts with a high reputation. Both of these are foreign exchange earning projects!
Speaking of Fang Mingche, a good hand at making money and earning foreign exchange, many people in their circle think that the Wang family is lucky. This is a free help! Even Wang Dexian was praised for his vision.
So today, his family also asked him to come along.
After this matter was completed, Fang Mingche entered the stage of writing his graduation thesis. The first draft was almost due on time!
However, he did not have much information to check. The thesis direction he chose was that the use of English would be more important in future economic development. This means that he does not need to go to the library and look up information. In addition, the review of the previous graduate written examination and interview also involved related content.
He wrote furiously in his own study. He had to hand in the first draft before returning home to worship his ancestors during the Qingming Festival. Only then can the supervisor give timely guidance.
Yanyan came in with a tray of food and drinks, "Dad, replenish your energy. Dad, you are so awesome! It will be even harder for me to surpass you in the future."
She really admired her father now, and her father would be a student at Peking University. She would have to work harder in the future!
Fang Mingche was naturally very pleased with his precious daughter's actions and eyes.
He stopped writing and said with a smile, "Okay!"
After sitting for a long time, he stood up to stretch his muscles and bones, and then enjoyed afternoon tea.
The doorbell rang outside, Fang Min went to open the door, and Changchang followed her.
"Uncle, aunt--"
"Grandpa, grandma--"
Fang Mingche heard that his parents|grandparents were coming, and hurried out of the study.
Fang's father and mother didn't look very good.
Fang Mingche was holding a half-eaten snack in one hand and a small plate underneath in the other hand, and walked out very easily. Seeing them so busy, he asked, "What happened?"
Fang's mother said, "Do you remember Yang Xiaoli from the next village?"
Fang Mingche thought for a moment, "There is no school in her village. She came to our village to study together in elementary school?"
She also sat at the table in front of him for nearly two years.
"Yes, it's her."
Fang's father and mother sat on the long sofa, and Fang Mingche also sat on the single sofa.
"What happened to her?" It sounded like something had happened.
Fang Min went into the kitchen and brought out some snacks and corn juice. The kitchen of the Overseas Chinese Apartment also had a western kitchen island, and she was learning to bake some.
Fang's father looked at his grandson and granddaughter.
Fang Mingche took out five dollars and asked them to go downstairs to cut some braised food.
"Yanyan, take your brother and cut something. I'll give each of you a braised wing, either chicken or duck wing."
Yanyan knew that her grandfather liked to eat braised food, and there happened to be a good business at the entrance of their community. The adults have something to tell them not to listen to, all right!
She took the happy Changchang downstairs in the elevator.
After they left, Fang's mother said, "She was killed by her parents and brother."
Fang Mingche put down his snacks directly, "How could it be?"
Fang's father said, "Yes, who would have thought? After the first month of the year, the person disappeared. They only told others that they went to work in the south again, and no one would be suspicious. If the police hadn't dug up the bodies they buried in their backyard..."
Fang Min, who was standing aside, turned pale. She heard from Uncle Jiu and Aunt Jiu that the public security is not good now. From the capital to Uncle Mingfeng's home in Guangzhou, there are frequent car bandits and road robbers along the way, which is very unsafe. But it's a long way away, she lives in the Overseas Chinese Apartment, and the safety factor is still very high.
She was frightened to hear that someone from the neighboring village was killed by his relatives and buried in his backyard. Fortunately, she listened to Aunt Jiu and only told her family that the basic salary was 30 yuan.
Even Fang Mingche was very shocked. He remembered that Yang Xiaoli disappeared in his previous life. Many people said that she became a mistress of a rich man in the south and would not come back.
Could it be that the case was not solved in the previous life? By chance, it was solved in this life?
Yes, it was about this time in the previous life. The Yang family built a small blue brick and tile house and married their son with a grand ceremony.
He frowned and said, "For money?"
Fang's mother nodded, "Yes, it was for the money she earned in the south. She refused to give it all. I heard that her brother accidentally took it during a dispute. Now her brother has been arrested, and her parents have also committed the crime of harboring a criminal."
Fang's father and mother were naturally shocked by the call from people in their hometown. That's why they ran to tell their youngest son.
Fang's father said, "I've only heard that the public security outside and on the road is not good. I didn't expect that a family would do such a thing for money. By the way, this matter has also caused your cousin and others' video halls to be rectified. They are not allowed to play bloody and violent films. Mingfeng has already rushed back from Guangzhou."
It was already late March, and Fang Mingche estimated that Brother Mingfeng was mainly for the business partnership. He tried to transport it back, and Xu Sheng had black market outlets in counties and towns. As for Fang Mingche, his biggest use was to pay. In the transportation and retail industries, money would be very scarce in the early stages.
Fang's mother said, "It's scary. Have we bought the train tickets for the return trip? Will there be any accidents on the road?"
Fang Mingche said, "Sleeper berths are better. If you are really worried, let's take a plane to Chengdu and take a long-distance bus in Chengdu."
There is no risk of encountering bandits on the plane. As for the long-distance bus, the asphalt road is now built. It takes eight hours to get there! It is much shorter than the three days and two nights of taking the train.
He originally wanted to enjoy the last time when the train ticket was half-priced during his student days. During his four years in college, he bought train tickets by using the name of working and studying, and he got a letter of introduction from his own travel agency.
It's not that he couldn't bear to spend this little money. Before his ID card was issued, he used his student ID card as proof of identity.
Since his mother was worried about the public security, he would take a plane. Although it would be troublesome to change buses.
Father Fang thought about it and said, "I have indeed never taken the new asphalt road back to the provincial capital. Then let's arrange it this way!"
He has been in the capital for more than two years and is also in charge of a homestay. He is used to the convenience brought by money. Now he will no longer save money blindly.
"Okay, then we will take off in the afternoon and stay in Chengdu at night. We will go sightseeing in Chengdu the next day. We will take a long-distance bus on the morning of the third day and go home for dinner in the afternoon."
This way, they can rest better. The main reason is that the asphalt road was not repaired before, and the road was bumpy due to overloaded cars.
In early April, Fang Mingche handed in the first draft of his thesis. He and Lin Yan took Changchang, Fang Min, Fang's father and mother and set off on their journey home.
Fang Minghua and Yuan Shufen's family will not go back this time. It's not good to run a noodle shop and suddenly close it for a week or two. This will ruin the business! Besides, Fang Mingche is the main person in the ancestor worship, so it doesn't matter if they don't go back.
Yanyan will live with her uncle and aunt during this period, and sleep in the west wing with Fang Fang. Fang Minghua has learned to drive, and
he will drive a car to pick her up and drop her off at school. Now Fang Minghua is driving them to the airport. The car is a bit crowded, so Fang Mingche asked him to drive an empty and just overhauled commercial vehicle.
There are eight commercial vehicles in the capital now, and each one will be overhauled in turn. In case one of them has a problem outside, there will be a remedy.
Everyone set off after lunch, and the plane took off at 3:30 pm.
It takes three hours to fly from the capital to Chengdu, and afternoon tea will be provided from 4 to 5 pm. Fang Mingche directly called to reserve three rooms at Jinjiang Hotel, and made an appointment for the hotel to send a car to pick them up at Shuangliu Airport.
The money is not considered, just for convenience.
Fang's father was still a little excited when he got on the plane. This time, he took the business class, which Fang Minghua said, "We'll all be together even if we fall down together." He enjoyed it more than before.
After Fang Mingche bought the house in Tokyo, there was no big movement, and the Wang family did not mention the withdrawal of political funds for the time being. Now both the public and private accounts are very sufficient. It's just as Fang Mingche said, it's not a short-term debt anyway.
A mortgage loan that will only be due in three to five years is really nothing when the business is running normally. Now even the latest handicraft store in Hong Kong is doing a booming business.
Although the country did not explicitly propose the protection of intangible cultural heritage until 1991. But at present, local governments are not unwilling to pay attention to it, but they are really willing but unable to do so. Now there are people who are buying up a lot and revitalizing the local economy, and they are using it for export to earn foreign exchange. They are naturally happy to see it happen, and they have provided a lot of convenience.
Fang Mingche asked Han Mei to find college students majoring in editing, directing and photography at Beijing Film Academy to shoot a documentary-like film. It has been shot. And it has been sent to stores in Hong Kong, Tokyo, New York, Paris, London and other places for broadcast.
It was played over and over again on a 21-inch color TV and a VCR. Travel agencies in various places also put it at the front desk and played it over and
over again. They couldn't get it to the TV station to play it, but there was no limit to playing it on a VCR in private places.
Wang Dexian also got a copy to show it at the Investment Promotion Office. In addition to filming the craftsmen's creative process, the mountains and rivers that the filming team had walked through were also filmed, and the local customs and practices of various places were also presented.
Under the professional camera operation, it was really beautiful China! It was also very encouraging to show it to foreign investors.
He looked at the account book and found that he had spent tens of thousands of yuan! This was tens of thousands of yuan in 1982. It was enough to buy two regular courtyard houses within the Second Ring Road.
However, the publicity effect was indeed quite good. He planned to find someone from the announcement department to put it on the BJ station to expand the influence.
At this moment, Father Fang looked at his youngest son who was fastening his business class seat belt, "Mingche, was Jinjiang Hotel really the place where Chiang Kai-shek was entertained before liberation?"
"Yes, he stayed there when he came. Chengdu treated him with peaches from Longquan and snacks from Jinjiang Hotel."
(End of this chapter)
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