Chapter 269: College student? I thought he was a bodyguard!
Because he had drunk alcohol in the evening, when Pei Wencong asked if he wanted to go out and enjoy the nightlife, Li Ye politely declined.
The three people were arranged into three guest rooms respectively, but Li Dayong and Wang Jianqiang stayed in Li Ye's room until very late.
Because Li Ye's room is one of the best rooms in the entire villa, through the large floor-to-ceiling windows on the balcony, he can clearly overlook the night view of Taiping Mountain.
The laser lights piercing the sky, the faintly flickering neon shadows, and the strings of moving car lights on the main streets all show the prosperity and wealth of this Pearl of the Orient.
You have to know that even in Beijing today, there are no neon lights at night, let alone car lights that stretch as far as the eye can see.
Li Dayong had been looking out the window for a long time and couldn't help muttering, "Brother, Hong Kong Island is really great. Do you think we can take it back?"
Li Ye said without hesitation: "Of course I can!"
Wang Jianqiang, who had also been watching for a long time, followed without hesitation: "Brother is right, it will definitely work!"
Li Dayong turned around and looked at Wang Jianqiang with contempt: "You didn't speak the whole night, and I thought you were dumb! It turns out you are just a parrot who can only imitate others!"
Wang Jianqiang then retorted to Li Dayong: "Why don't I learn from you? Everything I learn is right."
Li Dayong opened his mouth in surprise, and after several seconds he said, "Great job, Qiangzi. You've become more capable after half a year. You can even talk back to me. Not bad, not bad. I have to reward you."
"Hmph~"
Wang Jianqiang snorted in contempt and said, "I'm here today, so I don't think you dare to use force. Besides, you're skinny and skinny, so you may not win if you use force."
"I"
Li Dayong was really furious.
He, Li Ye and Wang Jianqiang all grew up together, so how could they not know each other?
Wang Jianqiang has been a taciturn person since he was young. If you fight with him, he might burst into flames and fight back, but if you argue with him, he will always look at you with a confused face, and it will take him a while to react and get angry with you.
But look at you now, it's only been a few days since we last met! Qiangzi has become so sharp-tongued?
The problem is that the ideas seem to be quite clear.
Have you become more capable? You need treatment.
Li Dayong couldn't help but become interested. He shook his thick arms and was ready to compete with Qiangzi.
But Wang Jianqiang said sullenly: "If you have the energy to wrestle with me, you might as well use your brain to think about why Brother Ono said that Hong Kong Island will definitely be taken back!"
Li Dayong thought for a while and said, "Actually, I understand what you mean. We must be determined to take back Hong Kong Island. As long as there is a need, I, Li Dayong, am willing to join the army on the front line.
But will Hong Kong Island be destroyed if a war breaks out? Great Britain has aircraft carriers! And there is also the Harrier, a jet that can take off from the spot. I have never heard of it before.
There is also the Challenger tank. There is also the Tornado fighter-bomber, which has air intakes on both sides and is very advanced. Also, will there be any on the other side of the strait?"
Li Ye could not have imagined that after entering university, Li Dayong actually became a pseudo military fan, and even knew about the Challenger tank that had just entered service in 1982, the Tornado fighter jet, and even things across the strait.
The Flower Planting Family founded the "Weaponry Knowledge" magazine in 1979, but the Xinhua Bookstore in Qingshui County did not have it.
There might be some in the provincial capital, but given Li Dayong’s financial situation where he would pick up even a cigarette dropped on the ground, it is impossible for him to have access to those “leisure books”.
But it’s different when you go to the Aviation Academy. There are always some young and passionate boys who are attracted and shocked by those colorful illustrations and cold performance parameters.
Advanced is the strong impression that the West gives us, while backward is a word that military-enthusiastic students like Li Dayong are really unwilling to admit or accept.
Not to mention anything else, the British Tornado fighter, with just a pair of air intakes on both sides, was enough to make the big boys of 1983 salivate.
Throughout the 1980s, the most powerful navy in East Asia was not China or Fuso, but the country across the strait that claimed to have the third-largest destroyer fleet in the world.
So if Li Ye said, "Based on its position of strength, Britain dare not fail to hand over Hong Kong Island," many people would probably think that he was just being stubborn.
Because many people think that since Lighthouse is now number one in a fight, Britain will be at least number three.
What's more, at this moment many people in Britain are clamoring for an expedition to the Far East!
But apart from those insiders, how many people know that in a few years Great Britain will be so weak that it will need to "rely on rich men" to maintain its status.
Any world-class hegemon will be retaliated by its former enemies when it becomes weak and declining. If Britain had not been lucky enough to have the lighthouse protecting it, it would have suffered endlessly.
"Pah~"
Li Ye patted Li Dayong on the back of his head and said rudely, "I asked you to go to school and learn knowledge, but where did you learn all these crooked ideas? You want to help others and destroy your own prestige? Have you forgotten your last name?"
Wang Jianqiang immediately criticized Li Dayong: "That's right, have you forgotten all the principles that your master taught you? We must be tough. As long as we are tough, no one can bully us. Even if a tiger comes, we will break its teeth."
Li Zhongfa, an old Eighth Route Army soldier, has always been the spiritual idol of Jin Peng, Wang Jianqiang and Li Dayong. Wang Jianqiang may not remember anything else, but he remembers Li Zhongfa's words clearly.
Li Dayong was slapped by Li Ye and said in a depressed tone: "Brother, I am not trying to boost others' morale. I am just making an objective analysis.
I didn’t feel that way before I came to Hong Kong Island, but now that I see how beautiful it is, I feel that Britain will never be willing to hand it back to us.”
"This matter is not up to them. The ownership of Hong Kong Island has always been up to us. It was like this thirty years ago, and it will always be like this now and in the future!"
Seeing that Li Dayong was doubtful, Li Ye sighed and said softly: "Dayong! You must remember in the future, never let the surrounding atmosphere cloud your heart.
Since we know how advanced the West is, we should learn from our mistakes and do our best to make us stronger. Even if it only adds a brick or a tile, it can help us catch up a little bit, right? "
Li Dayong nodded with a look of shame and grievance on his face, and then said: "Brother, don't get me wrong, I am not a person like Lin Qiuyan. I am a member of the Flower Planting Family when I am alive, and I will be a ghost of the Flower Planting Family when I die."
"Get lost now and go back to your room to sleep. I won't be responsible if you don't get up tomorrow morning."
Li Ye cursed and laughed as he kicked Li Dayong on the butt, and drove the two guys back to his guest room.
[Why did you mention that woman when you came to Hong Kong Island? ]
Li Ye felt that he had underestimated the "first love trauma" suffered by Li Dayong. It had been such a long time, and he still mentioned her name at every turn?
. . . . . .
The next morning, Li Dayong and Wang Jianqiang ran to Li Ye's room early again, wanting to see the "fog line". Unfortunately, it was summer and they couldn't see the beautiful scenery that seemed like heavenly land.
When the servant called the three of them downstairs to eat, they found Pei Wencong's family and Aqiang were already waiting at the dining table.
Li Dayong and Wang Jianqiang suddenly felt embarrassed. The host was so warm and welcoming, but they, the guests, felt very restrained.
Li Ye didn't think anything of it. After sitting down, he chatted and laughed with everyone openly and had a very pleasant breakfast.
After eating, Pei Wencong asked, "Mr. Li, what are your plans for today? Do you want to go sightseeing first, or go to the company to take a look?"
Li Ye said: "You should make an appointment with Lao Luo first and ask him when he is free today."
Pei Wencong immediately replied: "I spoke to Lao Luo yesterday. He is available today and is waiting for your visit at any time."
Li Ye thought for a moment and said, "Then let's go to Fenghua Clothing first and have lunch with Lao Luo at noon!"
Pei Wencong agreed, then went to the garage to drive the car and took Li Ye and the other two to the garment factory.
What surprised Li Ye was that Pei Wencong's younger sister Pei Wenhui was also going to Fenghua Garment Factory.
Pei Wencong explained: "My sister is currently studying at Lingnan College. After the summer vacation, she has been studying and helping out in the factory. She used to study mechanics. For her future development, I intend to have her switch to business management after the summer vacation."
Li Ye said indifferently: "That's great. The clothing industry will have a good future. If your sister is willing to help you, she is a good candidate. As the old saying goes, good things should be kept within the family!"
"Of course she is willing to help me," Pei Wencong smiled happily, "My sister has been very sensible since she was young. She even dropped out of school for a year so that I could go to college. So I must make it up to her."
Li Ye nodded and said, "I can see that you love her very much, but as a brother, who else can you love if not your sister? Oh, by the way, you also have to love your wife. Old Pei, it seems that you don't have a wife yet, right?"
Pei Wencong smiled and shook his head, "Not yet. I believe in fate. When fate comes, it will come naturally! Hahahaha~"
Pei Wencong laughed loudly, while Li Ye translated to Li Dayong in Qingshui dialect: "See? Even a 30-year-old bachelor like Mr. Pei has to believe in fate."
Li Dayong looked at Li Ye without saying anything, but just forced a smile.
He knew that Li Ye, his brother, was good to him, but when it comes to feelings, how can there be any logic behind it?
The two cars arrived at the Fenghua Garment Factory in the New Territories one after the other.
After entering, Li Ye found that the garment factory was also expanding and the workers in the factory were working in full swing.
Pei Wencong said: "Since Fenghua brand became famous at the Canton Fair in the mainland, we have also received some orders. Although the profit is not high, we have just taken over this factory and need orders to maintain the workers."
During the Chinese New Year, Li Ye asked Pei Wencong to acquire a small clothing factory to support the export plan of the seven factories in Pengcheng, Mainland China.
So Pei Wencong acquired a poorly managed clothing factory.
Originally, it was just intended to be a shell company, but the popularity of the Fenghua brand gave this small factory an opportunity.
It’s just that the wages in Hong Kong are too high, so it’s not as competitive as the Pengcheng No. 7 Factory in the mainland.
In labor-intensive industries, workers’ wage costs are always the core competitiveness.
In 1950, there were only 41 garment factories in Hong Kong Island, employing less than 2,000 workers, accounting for only 2.8% of the total number of factories in Hong Kong and 2.4% of the total number of manufacturing employees in Hong Kong.
However, after the 1950s, a large amount of capital, entrepreneurial talent and cheap labor poured in from the north, leading to the rapid development of Hong Kong's garment industry.
By the early 1960s, Hong Kong's garment industry had surpassed the textile industry to become the industry with the highest export revenue and the industry with the largest number of employees in the manufacturing industry.
The main reason why Hong Kong's garment industry has been able to develop so vigorously is that there has been a large supply of cheap labor in those years. However, with the opening up of the mainland, its advantage will become smaller and smaller.
Li Ye, Li Dayong and Wang Jianqiang entered the workshop. After a tour, Li Dayong whispered to Li Ye: "Brother, I found that some of the workers here have accents from our inland areas."
Li Ye said: "Yes, they can earn one or two thousand Hong Kong dollars a month, so you understand why so many people want to go abroad, but don't want to go back, right?"
Li Dayong nodded silently, not knowing what he was thinking about.
Pei Wencong showed Li Ye all the accounts, production plans, etc.
After reading it, Li Ye became more certain that Hong Kong Island would soon begin a large-scale industrial transfer.
After watching for two hours, Li Ye prepared to meet Luo Runbo.
But Li Dayong did not go with him.
"Brother, I found that the sewing machines here are more advanced than those in Factory 7. I want to take a look and learn from them."
"What? You didn't sleep well last night. Have you figured out what you should do?"
Li Dayong touched his head with a smile and said, "Well, I figured it out. It's actually not very useful to always think about those national affairs. It's better to try it on machinery. Maybe I can help Hao Jian!"
"Okay, I'll talk to Lao Pei."
Li Ye found Pei Wencong and asked him to arrange Li Dayong and asked him to try his best to find the most advanced sewing machine information at the moment.
Pei Wencong turned around and called his sister Pei Wenhui over: "Take care of Mr. Li. He wants to learn about sewing equipment. If he has any needs, you must meet them, understand?"
Pei Wenhui nodded obediently, and there was curiosity in her eyes when she looked at Li Dayong.
Is this rough guy also a college student? I thought he was Mr. Li's bodyguard!
(End of this chapter)
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