Siheyuan's Journey Through the Ages

Chapter 153: Mansion Facing the Sea

Spencer Silver is the inventor of Post-it Notes. While working at 3M, he was responsible for developing a special glue that needed to have a specific viscosity. It should not be difficult to remove like super glue, nor should it leave marks like liquid glue, nor should it have a pungent smell like repair agent.

At the same time, Silver's colleague Art Fry was looking for a solution to the problem of notes slipping out of his songbook during church choir activities.

After improvements, Fry and Silver eventually applied the adhesive to sticky notes, creating the Post-it Note. In 1974, the Post-it Note was officially launched, and it went on the market in 1977. Mass sales began in 1980, and since then, the Post-it Note has become a global best-selling product.

This invention is very suitable for Ma Qing's current situation. He only needs to add two steps to the production process of an ordinary paper mill to get a factory that specializes in the production of post-it notes.

This gadget, which can be sold all over the world, can be sold at 20 times the price of ordinary paper, which is much better than selling drugs. During the patent period, it is another good business with a profit of more than billion Hong Kong dollars.

This profit should be able to support Ma Qing's future investment in the electronics industry, and this product is also in line with the persona that Ma Qing has set for himself: a gadget inventor.

"This Fatty Ding has no idea of ​​Boss Ma's strength. He keeps on talking nonsense outside the car. I feel embarrassed for him." Wang Cheng, who was sitting next to Ma Qing, flattered him and was very happy.

Originally, Ma Qing mentioned a budget of around 50 yuan, but Wang Cheng didn't expect that the paper mill would be bought for 78 yuan. It seemed that his commission would explode. Should he buy a small apartment? Wang Cheng felt very happy.

"By the way, Boss Ma, are we still going to the plastic factory that we originally booked?"

"Why not go? It won't cost a thing to go and have a look." Ma Qing's pockets were bulging, and he wanted to spend all the money at once. In his mind, he was calculating (64 + 400 million - 200 million - 78 = 286 million). Damn, this money came really fast.

Although Wang Cheng was criticized, he felt better. It seemed that Boss Ma was a big fish and unfathomable.

In the following days, Ma Qing spent another 94 yuan to buy two factories that were on the verge of bankruptcy, one plastic products factory and the other a radio factory. Basically, only the shells were left. After buying them, they could only be left alone for the time being. Ma Qing could not spare the time to engage in production. Anyway, he might as well leave them alone for the time being while the land price was low.

Ma Qing now owns a trading company and goes there once a week.

He basically visits Yaguang Intelligent Plastics once a week. Since Zheng Yumian's shares increased to 40%, Ma Qing simply appointed him as the general manager and became a hands-off boss.

However, Ma Qing replaced all the original people in the Finance Department, including the cashier found by Zheng Yumian, with his own people.

The Rongheng Property Company was completely put aside, as there was nothing to deal with anyway.

I often visit different stores of the Baixin supermarket chain and report any problems I find to Lao Huang. In fact, it’s no big deal.

All enterprises are basically on the right track, and even the newly acquired paper mill is basically self-sufficient.

Ma Qing, who had just come out of Maoye Building, finished processing the patent application power of attorney with Lawyer Zhou. Looking at the pedestrians in coats on the street, he suddenly realized that the end of 1968 had quietly arrived. Ma Qing decided to give himself a short vacation.

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Repulse Bay is located south of Deep Water Bay in the southern part of Xiangjiang Island. It is the most representative bay in Xiangjiang. Its beach is crescent-shaped, with a wide beach bed and beautiful scenery. However, Repulse Bay is more famous for being a famous luxury residential area in Xiangjiang, with all kinds of high-end luxury houses standing side by side. In a villa on the hillside of Repulse Bay, Ma Qing and Guan Yidie stood on the balcony on the second floor of the villa, and had a panoramic view of the beautiful scenery of Repulse Bay on Xiangjiang Island.

The cold winter breeze in the northern hemisphere could not extinguish the passion in Guan Yidie's heart. Ma Qing caressed Guan Yidie's lower belly, feeling the fetal movement that might not exist.

At the end of 1968, Ma Qing not only completed his plan at the beginning of the year, but also exceeded it. He also received two good news. One was that Yan Luoqing was finally pregnant, and the other good news was that Guan Yidie was also pregnant.

The two good news together may not be so friendly to Ma Qing, but for the scumbag, it seems to be a new excuse.

"If you like this house, I will buy it for you." Ma Qing was very generous to the woman who was pregnant with his child. Some people said that pregnant women are very sensitive, lack a sense of security, and are prone to depression.

Ma Qing thought that if he did this, Guan Yidie would not be depressed anymore.

"I like it, I love it so much, it's so beautiful here, thank you, husband." After saying that, she pressed her whole body against Ma Qing and was about to kiss him.

"Ahem, there's someone next to us."

Ma Qing said to the real estate salesperson standing next to him: "I want this house. Is the price negotiable?"

Public data shows that since 1968, the rental and selling prices of high-end residential properties in Mid-Levels, Repulse Bay and Kowloon Tong on Hong Kong Island have begun to rise sharply.

1969年初，高级住宅楼价每平方英尺(1平方米≈10.7平方英尺)已回升到60~80港元，其后节节上升，到1970年底已普遍升至160~200港元。

The reason for the increase in rental and sales prices of high-end residential properties is that the supply of buildings decreased significantly in the mid-to-late 60s. With the economic recovery and prosperity and the sharp rise of the stock market, a large number of foreign companies, especially multinational companies such as the United States and Japan, came to Hong Kong to open branches. The number of senior staff stationed in Hong Kong increased, and there was a keen demand for high-end residences and garden houses.

"Mr. Ma, this villa covers an area of ​​4000 square feet, half of which is residential and the other half is garden, with a construction area of ​​6000 square feet. The price of 62 is very fair. I believe the owner should agree to the transaction price of 5."

Ma Qing was speechless. 5000 yuan less was equivalent to no less. It was simply a pricing trick. Forget it. The longer the night, the more dreams there are. Let's buy it quickly.

This is actually the third villa that Ma Qing has bought, one in Kowloon Tong and one in Deep Water Bay.

The villa located in the western part of Kowloon Peninsula is a rare low-density development area in Hong Kong city, mainly composed of bungalows and villas, with a quiet environment. In addition, this area is full of famous schools, making it a major famous school district in Kowloon.

The Kowloon Tong apartment was given to Yan Luoqing. Mrs. Yan liked quietness and was not interested in the sea view, but was very sensitive to the sound of the waves. Ma Qing didn't understand why the sound of the waves could affect people's sleep. He didn't understand but could only respect it.

As for the house in Deep Water Bay, it was for Ma Qing to use when he was alone. After buying three villas, Ma Qing only had about a million yuan left in his pocket. It can only be said that he was in pain and happy.

But the good news is that it’s the end of the year and the companies under his control will start to summarize dividends.

(End of this chapter)