Chapter 162 Jiang Qizhu
With Miao Jing's letter of introduction, Tao Nanfeng and Xiang Bei boarded the train to Shenzhen.
From Kyoto to Guangzhou, and then from Guangzhou to Shenzhen, after going through layer upon layer of inspections, we finally arrived at Shenzhen Railway Station one evening in September.
Walking out of the three-story old train station, I was surrounded by crowded people and felt the heat waves rolling in my face. Even though the tall kapok trees provided a shade, I could still feel the tropical atmosphere.
Tao Nanfeng and Xiang Bei each carried a backpack, and wore white shirts, khaki pants, and Liberation shoes. The man was tall and mighty, and the woman was heroic and beautiful. With the same attire and outstanding looks, the two of them instantly became the most beautiful scenery in the crowd.
Xiang Yimin is a young man of about 27 or 28 years old, with short hair, short sleeves, cropped pants, and sandals. He looks very cool. He ran over holding a sign saying "We're picking you up," smiling brightly.
"I knew it was you guys at first glance! Director Miao's description is so accurate."
When Miao Jing called Xiang Yimin to pick someone up, he said that the most eye-catching and dashing couple in the crowd were Tao Nanfeng and Xiang Bei.
In 1981, construction sites were everywhere in Shenzhen.
There are roads under construction, half-built high-rise buildings, low sheds waiting to be demolished, small shops converted from iron boxes... and vast fields in the distance. This is a new city that is undergoing adjustment and development.
Xiang Yimin has just been in Shenzhen for a year and is already considered a permanent resident. He pointed to a man wearing a straw hat and riding a bicycle on the side of the road and said, "Look, this is a local. Shenzhen is south of the Tropic of Cancer and has a subtropical marine climate. The weather is mild, the sunshine is long, the ultraviolet rays are strong, and the skin is tanned very dark."
He pointed to a man with a snakeskin bag on his shoulder on the side of the road and said, "This is an outsider from Shenzhen. Most of them come here to work."
Working people, this is another term invented by people in Shenzhen.
A foreign girl in scantily clad clothes, with blonde hair, blue eyes, suspender shorts, and bright red lips, walked towards him. Tao Nanfeng's eyes widened at the sight.
Xiang Yimin laughed and said, "It's not uncommon to see foreigners in Shenzhen."
Some of the young people walking on the street are dressed very fashionably, carrying tape recorders and swaggering through the streets. They wear sunglasses, tight pants, bell-bottom pants, and bright red skirts. Their snow-white arms and thighs are shown in the summer, looking happy and flamboyant.
Tao Nanfeng felt like a country bumpkin and it was really eye-opening.
In the early 1980s, people in mainland China were still relatively conservative, but Shenzhen was much more advanced. In this free and unrestrained environment, Xiang Bei held Tao Nanfeng's hand openly but did not attract any strange looks.
Yi Jun and Ren Yang are right, everyone is busy making money, who will care what you do.
Sitting on a blue and white bus, Xiang Yimin took Tao Nanfeng and Xiang Bei to a residential area in Cuihu District.
The banyan trees are lush and leafy, the coconut trees are swaying gracefully, and the mottled old walls are covered with purple bougainvillea. There is a strong exotic atmosphere here.
The Kyoto office rented an old house here and hung a wooden sign at the door, which was low-key and pragmatic.
Xiang Yimin took out two bottles of soda from the corner and handed them to Xiang Bei and Tao Nanfeng. He turned on the electric fan, and the old fan blades squeaked as they turned, bringing gusts of cool breeze.
Xiangbei and Tao Nanfeng sat on the sofa in the living room and drank their soda. Only then did they feel the summer heat slowly dissipating.
New environment, new place, observe and ask questions to the north.
Tao Nanfeng's eyes were attracted by the huge banyan tree outside the door. Xiang Yimin said that the rainfall here is abundant and the climate is mild, so it is particularly suitable for plant growth.
The characteristic of the architecture major is to collect data about climate, topography, humanities, etc. before going to any place. After all, building a house must adapt to the environment.
The four seasons here are not distinct, the sunshine is abundant, and the orientation of the house is not very demanding. It is hot and humid during the return of the south wind, so ventilation and heat dissipation must be considered. There is a typhoon season of about three months every year, so the structural safety and the sealing of doors and windows must be improved...
His thoughts slowly unfolded until Xiangbei patted his head and said, "Let's go to the hotel." Tao Nanfeng then woke up from his dream and stood up from the sofa.
Xiang Yimin said, "This is an old residential area, and it's quite lively. The Lanyu Hotel is not far from here. To the north are farmlands, and to the south are all construction sites. You've worked hard all the way here, so take a rest today. I'll take you out for a walk tomorrow."
The three of them were walking and talking when a thin man wearing a loose light grey short-sleeved cotton shirt and pushing an old bicycle covered in mud came over. Xiang Yimin raised his hand and said hello: "Old Jiang, are you going out?"
Old Jiang was walking with his head down, but when he heard the voice, he looked up with a sad face: "Ah."
Xiang Yimin introduced Xiang Bei: "This is Mr. Jiang from Shenzhen Real Estate Company, Jiang Qizhuo."
real estate? Tao Nanfeng suddenly remembered that in his dream, Feng You became rich by doing real estate. But now housing in the mainland is entirely allocated by work units, and the word "real estate" has never been heard of.
Combining houses with assets and commercializing housing, is the Shenzhen Stock Exchange's reform step so big?
Xiang Yimin introduced Xiang Bei and Tao Nanfeng to Jiang Qizhu: "Old Jiang, these are your colleagues, Tao Nanfeng and Xiang Bei. Although they are young, they opened the Nanfeng Design and Engineering Consulting Company. The architectural design of the Kyoto Xicheng District Gymnasium, the first pilot bidding project in our country, was won by Nanfeng Company."
Jiang Qizhu's eyes lit up, he leaned his bicycle against the wall, and shook hands with the two men enthusiastically: "I've seen reports about you in the newspaper. You are a pioneer of reform, young and promising!"
Xiang Yimin smiled and said, "Xiang Bei and Tao Nanfeng also heard about the good policies of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone and wanted to come here to see if there are any development opportunities."
Jiang Qizhuo held Xiangbei's hand and looked him up and down. Perhaps because they were both demobilized soldiers and exuded the same aura, the more he looked at him, the more he liked him.
"Xiangbei, judging from your physique and the way you stand, you must have been a soldier, right? Do you want to come to my company? I only have two plots of land given by the city government, but I'm short of people and money. It's a headache."
Xiangbei is tall and big, while Jiang Qizhuo looks rather thin standing face to face with him.
Xiangbei nodded: "Sharp Knife Company, Xiangbei."
Jiang Qizhu opened his mouth wide: "Ah, I am a telecommunications soldier, the Sharp Knife Company is very famous, I am sorry for the disrespect."
Without waiting for Xiangbei and Tao Nanfeng to speak, Jiang Qizhu said to Xiang Yimin, "Please help me collect that broken bicycle. I just found it on the hillside. It can be used after repair. I will bring Xiangbei and the others to my company for a visit. Talents from the mainland are hard to come by, and they are all in the construction industry. It's just right, just right."
After saying that, he pulled Xiangbei without further ado and enthusiastically led him and Tao Nanfeng to an old house not far away.
Xiang Yimin didn't expect that the person he picked up from the train station would be intercepted by Jiang Qizhuo halfway. He stamped his feet and cursed with a smile: "Old Jiang, you are such a robber!"
Jiang Qizhu just came back from the city today. The leader of the Housing Authority gave him an order to build a residential area of 20,000 square meters and more than 200 houses within a year to be used as dormitories for cadres at the section level and above.
This is simply an astronomical figure.
A dormitory building of 20,000 square meters would cost at least two million yuan. The city only gave us two plots of land and didn’t give us a penny. How can we build it?
As soon as Jiang Qizhu started to complain, the leader turned stern and said, "We are a special zone with special policies and special treatment. We don't have money, but we can give you policy support. Just let go and figure out a solution yourself."
I was feeling low at first, but I didn't expect to meet Xiang Bei and Tao Nan Feng on the road.
There are many talented people in the mainland. What does it mean that Nanfeng Company was able to win the first bidding project in the country?
Either this company is extremely strong; or this company has a strong background. No matter which one it is, the one who is related to him is the person Pei needs!
Since being sent to Shenzhen to support construction in 1979, Jiang Qizhu has been quick-witted and good at seizing opportunities. Without saying a word, he pulled Xiangbei into the partnership and introduced the company's situation as they walked.
The real estate company under the Housing Authority rented an old house with two desks and five employees including Jiang Qizhu. Although it looked a bit shabby, Jiang Qizhu had big dreams in his heart.
"Although the company is small now, the city leaders have set us ambitious goals. We want to promote the reform of the national housing system through the pilot of the first real estate company in the country. In the future, housing will no longer be a work welfare. As long as ordinary people have money, they can buy the newest and best houses from the market."
Xiangbei's breath stopped when he heard this, he couldn't believe his ears.
“Housing entering the market? How dare you be so bold!” Mainlanders had just heard the words “market economy” and were even cautious when opening a snack bar for fear of being reported. They didn’t expect that people in the SAR would be so bold as to start the marketization of housing?
Jiang Qizhu laughed: "So, why is it called a special zone? The tone set by the top leaders is that everyone should just emancipate their minds and do whatever is beneficial to construction, the economy, and the people! If we tie our hands and feet, afraid of being reported and afraid of going to jail, how can it be called a special zone?"
Tao Nanfeng's heart surged with emotion when he heard this, and the light in his eyes became brighter and brighter.
It is now September 1981, one year after the Special Administrative Region was officially established. The pace of reform is so fast that people in the mainland are looking up to it. No wonder so many people are flocking to Shenzhen, it turns out this is truly a land of freedom and progress.
The fatigue from the journey was swept away. Tao Nanfeng and Xiang Bei followed Jiang Qizhu closely and walked into an old house with a sign that read "Shenzhen Real Estate Company".
Jiang Qizhu took out two glasses, poured cold tea from a large ceramic pot and placed them in front of the two people.
"People in Guangdong love to drink herbal tea. Even though it looks black, it can clear away heat, reduce internal heat, and remove dampness. You mainlanders have just arrived in Shenzhen and are not used to the weather here. Come on, drink herbal tea. Drink herbal tea is good."
Faced with Jiang Qizhuo's enthusiasm, Tao Nanfeng and Xiang Bei did not refuse, but lowered their heads and took a sip. The taste of the medicine is very strong, from the tip of the tongue to the throat, the bitterness spreads all the way in the mouth, making people doubt life.
Jiang Qizhu smiled and said, "Is it bitter? The locals say: If you feel dizzy or have a fever, drink a bowl of herbal tea, and you don't have to see a doctor every day. Don't be afraid of the bitterness, don't be afraid of the bitterness, it's good for your health."
Xiang Yimin, who just came to pick him up at the station, was assigned to Shenzhen from Kyoto, but Jiang Qizhuo is from Guangdong Province. Listening to his speech and drinking this herbal tea, Tao Nanfeng suddenly felt like he was in a strange place for the first time.
There was no one else in the old house. Jiang Qizhuo explained, "There are five people in the company including me. The other four are out begging for alms. We are short of money, short of money, short of money..."
Xiangbei asked him, "How much do you want?"
"Two million."
Tao Nanfeng took a breath of cold air. While he was still happy about a design fee of 15,000, Jiang Qizhu was worrying about 2 million.
Xiang Bei frowned slightly. He had been running the cigarette factory for so many years, and his family had just 230,000 yuan in savings. He originally thought he was quite rich, but he didn't expect that this amount of money was not enough after coming to Shenzhen.
Jiang Qizhu waved his hand: "You don't have to worry about this. Although two million is a lot, it is not a solution. Shenzhen and Hong Kong are separated by a river, and the two have close exchanges. Part of the investment in urban construction comes from Hong Kong, and the people in Hong Kong are very rich.
There's just one bad thing. Investors in Hong Kong and other cities are businessmen through and through. They put profit first and consider returns for all their investments. All capitalists are like this. If they give you one dollar, they have to make ten dollars in return.
We are party cadres and we are working on projects related to people's livelihood. The two million will be used to build houses for cadres who support the construction of Shenzhen City. There is no way to make a profit from it. Li Xihu of the company contacted several Hong Kong businessmen but failed to reach an agreement. ”
Hearing this, Xiangbei nodded.
Tao Nanfeng disagreed: "Although we are short of money, we have land and policies, so we have nothing to fear. Didn't the government give the company two plots of land? We can increase the plot ratio and build an extra 10,000 square meters. We can give 20,000 square meters to cadres to live in and sell them for 10,000 square meters. Isn't that the profit?"
Tao Nanfeng had been silent before and was pretty, so Jiang Qizhuo looked down on her.
He often deals with Hong Kong businessmen, and those rich people are always accompanied by beautiful girls. Jiang Qizhuo originally thought that Tao Nanfeng was just Xiangbei's relative, but he didn't expect that when she opened her mouth, she made him look at her with new eyes.
Jiang Qizhu excitedly slammed the table and stood up: "Good idea! I will go and ask the leader for instructions."
This man was impatient and was about to go out. He did not forget to say to Tao Nanfeng: "If this is successful, the design of the residential area for cadres in Shenzhen will be handed over to your company."
Tao Nanfeng smiled brightly: "Okay!"
As soon as I came to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, I found the first business for the company.
Jiang Qizhu pushed an old bicycle out from the stairs, rushed to the north and waved: "You guys go to Lanyu Hotel by yourselves, I won't accompany you, I'll come to see you in the evening!"
After saying that, he rang the bicycle bell, stepped on it with a "ding-ling-ling" sound, and ran a long way away.
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