Chapter 188 I Know You, You Don’t Know Me

Wang Silan could earn hundreds of thousands of yuan a month, but this money was nothing compared to Pengda.

The gap between hundreds of thousands and millions is too big.

Even if you are a local in Shenzhen, no one can easily come up with hundreds of thousands of dollars to start a factory.

The people who come here now are Hong Kong and foreign businessmen with assets worth hundreds of millions.

Before attracting investment, Shekou was just a small fishing village.

After discussing the issue of shares, several people happily went out to eat.

In the western restaurant, Hang Chenggang had a blank expression on his face. He held the knife and fork like a welding pen and cruelly cut up the steak on the plate.

Shenzhen is full of the flavor of modernity.

After dinner, Hang Jingshu took everyone to buy glass bottles of Coca-Cola.

In such a hot summer, Hang Jingshu had a bottle of iced Coke, biting the straw and squinting his eyes comfortably.

It's been a long time since I felt this way.

Hang Chenggang finished the ice cola in one gulp, slowly feeling the ice chips sliding down his esophagus.

The accommodation conditions in Shenzhen are better than those in Guangdong.

But consumption is also expensive.

The city guesthouse was newly built and the facilities were quite good. Three girls slept in one room.

With Kuang Jiao's fighting ability, the two men don't have to worry.

"Will we come again tomorrow?" Liu Kangyuan asked the most crucial question.

tomorrow?

Hang Jingshu packed up his things and said, "I'm not going to Pengda tomorrow. I'm going to the mall."

Market research should not only be done locally.

She also wanted to see what toys were available in Shenzhen’s first shopping mall.

Only after I went in did I realize that the outside world had developed to this extent.

Basically, all the brands that can be seen later can be seen here.

Because it is managed by Hong Kong people, the restaurants here mainly serve Cantonese cuisine and Western food. Hang Chenggang frowned whenever he mentioned this.

He eats a lot now. Cantonese cuisine is exquisite and focuses on the original flavor. The more upscale the place, the easier it is to not be full.

Besides, the cost for five people is high. A meal at the mall would cost at least several hundred yuan.

But apart from him, even Hang Jingshu was very calm.

Why are you coming to Shenzhen?

It's just a broadening of horizons.

There are some things that you won't be afraid of until you've seen them, understood them, and experienced them.

It was normal for Hang Chenggang to have difficulty adapting as he spent little time at home and Wang Silan was not into consumerism.

But it's different here.

Hang Chenggang is destined to not be just a mechanic worker in the future.

As a younger sister, Hang Jingshu will respect her brother's choice, but at the same time she will also pull him to choose the best path.

I walked around a shopping mall where foreign currencies could be used for payment, and enjoyed the convenience of not having to pay with a ticket.

Although many things in the mainland don’t require tickets anymore.

But things like televisions and air conditioners are still relatively rare, and compared with Shenzhen, we still have a long way to go.

After shopping in the shopping mall, you also need to go to the supermarket.

In 1995, Shenzhen opened its first self-service supermarket, which opened up the shelves and allowed customers to push carts and make their own choices, which was an eye-opener.

It has changed the original counter retail model in China.

While pushing the shopping cart and choosing things, Hang Jingshu also felt dazed for a while.

Supermarkets have pushed shopping carts many times, but now it is 86 years.

There is a strange feeling of the past and the present slowly blending together.

Compared to the exclamations of the other four people, Hang Jingshu was more filled with inner sighs.

Appreciate the prosperity and strength of our motherland.

In just a few decades, we have caught up with the progress of others which took hundreds of years.

Although Gu Zhengguo and Liu Kangyuan are familiar with shopping malls, they also find the self-service shopping model very novel.

As soon as they entered the supermarket, Hang Chenggang's expression became more serious.

He was carrying a briefcase, wearing a pair of glasses, and his suit was a snug fit. If you didn't know him, you would have thought he was a leader coming to inspect.

"Brother Gu, have you seen Transformers?" Hang Jingshu pushed the shopping cart and spoke to Gu Zhengguo casually.

In the fall of 1984, Transformers was broadcast in the United States.

Here, only Gu Zhengguo has the opportunity to come into contact with the foreign world.

Hearing Hang Jingshu say this, Gu Zhengguo's eyes flashed, and he seemed surprised that Hang Jingshu would ask him this.

"Yes, I have seen it. The animation is pretty good."

His parents flew all over the country, so he was naturally familiar with these things.

Although his parents spent little time with him, they never lacked him materially.

Now that you've seen it, it's easy.

Several people pushed their shopping carts to check out, and after returning, Hang Jingshu told Gu Zhengguo about his thoughts.

Gu Zhengguo's voice changed with excitement: "You mean, you want to get the domestic Transformers license?"

Liu Kangyuan and Hang Chenggang were confused and had no idea what the two were talking about.

Hang Jingshu nodded calmly: "Of course, it has not been introduced in China yet. What if we become the first?"

Achieving cooperation with Pengdaneng is the first step.

What I mainly learned was the business model of a toy factory.

Hang Jingshu's main purpose has always been Hasbro.

Hasbro imported transformable car toys from Japan and turned them into an animated film, hoping to make many children like Transformers and thus increase sales. ×|

In 1988, Hasbro opened up its copyright for free, allowing Transformers to enter China with great force.

Since then, the white moonlight in the hearts of the post-80s generation, 'Optimus Prime', has officially appeared.

It is now July 1987, and Hang Jingshu still has plenty of time.

She doesn't need exclusive authorization, she just needs to follow the boss and drink the soup.

It's not that easy to follow the boss and drink soup.

If you are not careful, you may be thrown off the car.

There is still more than a year before Jinglan needs to grow up quickly so that she can have the right to speak in 1988.

Hang Jingshu said this very calmly.

The other three who were listening just stared blankly.

The first one?

The first in the country?

Gu Zhengguo swallowed his saliva and once again admired the brains of these well-educated people.

They just turn fast.

While they were still feeling smug about being able to cooperate with Pengda, Xiaohang had already started thinking about what would happen a few years later.

When Kuang Jiao arrived at the guesthouse, she tactfully went out for a stroll.

She has some skills, so she is not afraid of being alone in Shenzhen.

While Hang Jingshu was working hard on his career in Shenzhen, Xiao Ran, who was far away in Lucheng, was anxiously waiting for the phone to be connected.

"Hello, Jinglan Trading."

Lu Xiuying is very good at answering the phone now, but Xiao Ran on the other side of the phone is stunned: "Hello, is this Hang Jingshu's home phone number?"

The pen in Lu Xiuying's hand paused. She held the pen in her right hand and pressed the notebook with her left arm, as if she was ready to record the customer's order details, but she received a call looking for Hang Jingshu.

"Hang Jingshu is not in Fengcheng. She is out."

Many people called Jinglan to place orders every day. Lu Xiuying just said a few words to Xiao Ran and quickly hung up the phone.

It was a hot midsummer day with cicadas chirping. Xiao Ran silently wiped the sweat from his face. He was carrying a large basket on his back.

Most people would feel depressed carrying this big basket, but Xiao Ran was tall and strong, so he carried it like a child's school bag.

Inside are peaches that were just picked from the mountains.

He once told Xiaohang that the peaches in Lucheng are the most delicious.

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"Not here?"

Outside the counter of the wholesale building in Fengcheng, Wang Chongyun was in a daze.

"Where did she go?"

Lu Xiuying was very busy. She had to answer the phone while also taking the time to answer Wang Chongyun's questions.

"Xiaohang went to Guangdong for business."

Wang Chongyun wanted to ask something but was interrupted by a phone call. Lu Xiuying started taking orders again.

Fengcheng started to get warmer at the end of July. Although it was sunny and nice weather, Wang Chongyun felt particularly dazed.

My fingers are cold.

When I went out, I saw Li Pingguo waiting at the door, looking around.

"How's it going? Did you get the date?"

Li Pingguo handed Wang Chongyun a bottle of soda. Seeing that he was in a trance, he felt something was wrong.

Is it that the rejection is so terrible?

It shouldn't be like this.

Even though Wang Chongyun and Hang Jingshu did not apply to the same school, Wang Chongyun and Xiao Hang have always maintained contact.

Letters were sent out one after another, but they didn't come back so quickly.

But at least one of the two letters will be replied.

In the letter, Hang Jingshu's words were polite and courteous, without any trace of ambiguity.

But Wang Chongyun was also quite satisfied. After all, feelings need to be cultivated slowly.

After returning from summer vacation this time, he made an appointment with Xiaohang to go boating in the park.

But the person is not here, what should I do?

"Where did you go? Yuecheng?" Li Pingguo even forgot to drink his soda and asked Wang Chongyun repeatedly with his mouth wide open in disbelief.

"Guangdong? She went to Guangdong alone?"

"What can she do in Yuecheng?"

Wang Chongyun was also confused: "I don't know, maybe it's because I started to get involved in the family business."

Li Pingguo frowned when he heard this: "No matter how big the business of a self-employed person is, she is still a student."

Yes, that's what ordinary people think.

But is Hang Jingshu an ordinary person?

Wang Chongyun's blood felt cold, and he had a particularly distinct feeling of powerlessness.

It's the sadness of not being able to catch up even if you try your best.

Instead, he recalled the night they drank together the summer after he graduated.

That was the closest he had ever been to Xiaohang.

Li Pingguo's idea is the same as that of most people today, that individual business owners should not be in the spotlight.

But Wang Chongyun likes it, so as a brother he must support it.

But they both didn't expect that, although it was summer vacation, Xiaohang not only did not enjoy his life, but also went to explore unknown areas.

This made Wang Chongyun a little stunned: "Brother, I think some things seem to be different from what we think."

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Li Pingguo nodded heavily.

They looked at each other, feeling sympathetic.

The provincial champions have been working hard, what qualifications do they have to start enjoying life? !

The fighting spirit I had in high school seems to have returned.

Hang Jingshu didn't know that although she was far away in Shenzhen, she had inexplicably inspired two classmates who had great futures.

She is now strolling leisurely with an iced Coke in hand.

I haven't had it for a long time, it's so delicious.

When a person goes back to the past, what does he miss the most?

Ice cola will definitely have its place.

These two days, Hang Chenggang and Gu Zhengguo have been busy doing market research, while Hang Jingshu has been busy studying the Shenzhen market.

Many of today's production lines are imported from Japan and Switzerland. Even the Transformers were first developed and produced in Japan.

The Transformers animation itself is a dumpling made just for vinegar.

Transformers were first made in Japan. Hasbro acquired them and in order to launch these toys, the Transformers animated film came out.

In addition to Pengda, a wholly foreign-owned toy factory, Shekou also has many other small factories scattered around.

Gu Zhengguo and Hang Chenggang have come a long way and gained a better understanding of the market.

The door to a new world has opened.

Hang Chenggang saw another world outside of books.

The principles of some of the machines in the factory were very simple, and Hang Chenggang could guess their general operating principles without even having to use them.

But just watching is not enough.

At present, the domestic technology is not up to standard. Every foreign company has its own unique technology. It is impossible to polish the production line by ourselves.

At present, if you want to set up a toy production line, you must prepare sufficient funds.

The days when you are strangled by others are very sad.

You are controlled by others everywhere.

Not only in terms of machinery, but also in terms of seeds.

When we needed to import various seeds from abroad, vegetable prices were very unstable.

Because the seed companies will raise prices at will to make things difficult for you, and if you don’t have the skills, you have to buy everything.

Hang Jingshu was taking notes seriously in the hotel.

Shenzhen is now gradually developing, but other infrastructure has not yet caught up.

There are only bookstores, but no large libraries.

It was inconvenient to sit in a small bookstore, so Hang Jingshu simply bought some books and took them home to read.

The library in Shenzhen was not officially completed until December 1997, and the preparation and construction took as long as seven years.

The book she was reading was not a professional book, but a book on psychology research.

The way of thinking of foreign elites is slightly different from that of domestic elites, and the difference in thinking between men and women is even more obvious.

If Hang Jingshu doesn't want to show his weakness, he has to be fully armed.

Even though they seem very professional in front of Manager Peng Da Cao, their true colors will soon be revealed once they come into contact with foreign businessmen.

Hang Jingshu has never been in the business world in his life, and all his ideas come from learning and research.

If you want to set up a factory, especially a factory in cooperation with a foreign company, it is definitely not something that a private enterprise can do on its own in the mainland.

She needs to prepare all countermeasures carefully.

After returning, I will have to talk to the government officials in Fengcheng.

She is not a Hong Kong businessman and is not eligible to be "recruited". She has to do everything on her own.

Gu Zhengguo and Hang Chenggang were also extremely busy every day, and they had to search the entire city of Shenzhen.

They originally wanted to buy a motorcycle, but it was inconvenient to transport it back, so they simply gave some money and rented bicycles from the workers for a few days.

The thing Shenzhen has the most is bicycles.

It’s mainly because the bosses are rich and powerful.

The female workers at Pengda had chicken legs to eat every day in the cafeteria, and the Pengyang Home Appliance Factory was even more generous, giving a bicycle to every new employee.

Pengyang is a Japanese-owned enterprise that mainly produces various electrical appliances in the country, which is the mainstream today.

Later, a popular TV series "The Outsider" was even filmed in Pengyang's factory.

Kuang Jiao had to follow Liu Kangyuan to purchase goods, and the other two people were also busy, so Hang Jingshu was responsible for writing some plans in the hotel and organizing the market research data.

The tug-of-war over at Pengda is expected to continue for a long time, so she has already started preparing to go back.

Since Kwong Chiu was accompanying Lau Hong Yuen, she specially called Zhuo Lin over from Guangdong City.

Hang Jingshu came out of the guesthouse just to pick up Zhuo Lin.

After taking only a few steps, he was stopped by a man who looked a bit evil.

Fu Chun was casually holding a cigarette in his mouth: "See you again, Hang Jingshu."

This person obviously does not know himself.

Hang Jingshu quickly looked back at the distance of the guesthouse, and estimated that if she kicked the man, she should be able to run back when he bent over.

And in Hang Jingshu's sight, he also saw Zhuo Lin rushing over.

My anxious heart was suddenly relieved.

Hang Jingshu even smiled at Fu Chun politely: "Hello, do we know each other?"

Fu Chun had a complicated expression, as if he was afraid and had a bit of resentment: "You don't know me, but I know you."