Hong Kong 1980: The Savage Era

Chapter 1 001 [Travel through time also requires luck]

Sunday, October 1980, 9

Luo Qihong sat on the threshold of the small workshop, holding a cigarette between the fingers of his right hand, staring at the small factory opposite in a daze.

He does not belong to this world. In his previous life, he was not called Luo Qihong. He had a name that he thought sounded nice: Luo Xinchao. However, now he has to accept his fate because he can never go back to that world.

Luo Qihong is a college student who just graduated from Hong Kong Polytechnic Institute, majoring in electronic manufacturing engineering. Hong Kong is now in the peak period of development of the electronics industry, and there are electronics factories everywhere. The salary is not bad, with a monthly salary of 2500 yuan, which is comparable to those white-collar workers in Central who wear ties. However, the original owner disliked this as a not decent job and yearned for the core business circle like Central. He wanted to become a white-collar worker that most people envied.

However, the reality is very bleak. The original owner who had just gone to Central to find a job did find a job, but the salary was only 1800 yuan, 700 yuan less than the original salary. This was the salary of an ordinary worker, so the original owner was very disappointed and was struggling whether to go back to his old job.

"This is Hong Kong in the 80s." Luo Qihong sighed. Because his voice was a little loud, he immediately looked around. Seeing that no one noticed him, he felt relieved.

Luo Qihong knew that this was an era full of opportunities, but September 80 was not a good time. The acquisitions of Wharf Holdings and Hutchison Whampoa both took place in the first half of the year. If he had traveled through time in the first half of the year, he should have been able to make a fortune and having a net worth of hundreds of thousands would not be a problem. Unfortunately, he was three months late.

Damn it!
Traveling through time also requires luck! .
Luo Qihong sighed softly.

Luo Qihong lives in Kowloon Bay, a new industrial area. The Luo family is in the printing business, which is a family workshop. They don't make a lot of money, but can just make a living.

Luo Qihong, who is unemployed, helps out at home without any salary. Fortunately, his original family upholds the principle of diligence and thrift. Luo Qihong saved 6000 yuan in wages during his internship, so he is not in a hurry to find a job now.

The 80s was a period of explosive growth for the Hong Kong stock market. Chinese companies continued to gain ground in the stock market and launched a fierce competition with British companies, and many typical companies emerged.

The most legendary thing Luo Qihong remembers is that the Jianing Group, owned by Chen Songqing, who was known as the biggest liar in Hong Kong, jumped from a company with assets of more than 5 million to a large company with a market value of 3000 billion in just 36 years.

At this time, Carrian Company had acquired the Golden Gate Building in Central from the Golden Gate Construction Company at a cost of HK$9.98 million, setting a new record for Central properties and making Carrian Company the most popular company in Hong Kong, welcomed and sought after by shareholders.

On September 9, Jianing Company announced that it had reached a preliminary agreement with Baishunning Group to purchase the majority interest in the Golden Gate Building for 15 billion yuan.

On the 16th, another announcement was issued stating that Baishunning Group was not making a partial acquisition, but was purchasing the entire Kinmen Building for 16.8 billion yuan. Baishunning Group had already paid the deposit and the transaction would be completed before October 10.

The Golden Gate Building changed hands at the end of 79. Just nine months later, the Carrian Company made 9 million yuan, which was more than what it earned from robbing a bank.

As soon as this favorable news came out, the share price of Jianing Company skyrocketed from 8.6 yuan to 15.4 yuan, an increase of nearly 80%, which was a terrifying profit.

Luo Qihong would certainly not miss such a good opportunity to make money.

With a capital of 6000 yuan and 50 shares per lot, you can buy about 14 lots, or 700 shares of Jianing Company stock, and earn a profit of 4800 yuan, and the principal will become more than 1 yuan.

Luo Qihong certainly thought about borrowing money to invest in stocks, but after integrating the original owner's memories, Luo Qihong knew that the financial power of the family was in the hands of his mother. If he wanted to get a penny, he had to have a good reason. He really couldn't think of it, so he had to give up.

What? Borrowing from a loan shark?

Luo Qihong immediately drove this idea out of his head. He knew very well that loans from banks and formal financial companies required collateral, and those informal ones would only plunge the entire Luo family into a quagmire.

Although he had no feelings for the Luo family, Luo Qihong did not want to do anything that would harm others and himself. If he did, he would never have a peaceful life. 6000 yuan is 6000 yuan. It is a little less, but it will only take a little longer. It can be considered as buying peace.

"Ah Hong, are you going to an interview tomorrow?" A familiar voice came, causing Luo Qihong's memory to merge with the original owner's again, and his head began to hurt.

"Are you okay? I'll take you to see a doctor." The person who spoke was Luo Qihong's elder brother Luo Qixing. Seeing that Luo Qihong looked unhappy, he thought that Luo Qihong was sick.

The Luo family has a very simple family structure. Their grandparents died early, and their father was an only child. There are only two children in the family: Luo Qihong and his eldest brother Luo Qixing.

Luo Qixing did not receive much education and dropped out of school in Form 5. Currently, the family-run home-based printing business is run by his father Luo Zegui, his mother Lin Ya and Luo Qixing. Although they do not make much money, it allows the Luo family to live a life without worries about food and clothing. It was also thanks to this business that Luo Qihong was able to graduate from university successfully.

Luo Qihong is now an unemployed vagrant. He occasionally comes to help out and reduce the burden on his family, and he can also eat and drink for free.

Luo Qihong waved his hand and said politely, "No, I just feel a little dizzy."

Luo Qixing was a rather dull person. When Luo Qihong stopped talking, he just sat there blankly, waiting for Luo Qihong to reply.

"I have an interview tomorrow morning, but not in the afternoon. What's the matter? Are you going out, brother?" Luo Qihong asked with a smile after perfectly integrating the original owner's memories of Luo Qixing.

Luo Qixing nodded, his eyes evasive, as if he was shy, "Well, then come back this afternoon and take my place. I have something to go out for."

"Okay! Then I'll come back early." Luo Qihong had a faint smile on his face.

Luo Qihong thought in his heart that the Luo family he traveled through was still relatively good. If he traveled through time to another bastard family, he would feel very stressed.

The two brothers chatted intermittently, and most of the topics were brought up by Luo Qihong. Luo Qihong turned into a terminator, and once he opened his mouth, he could stop Luo Qihong from continuing.

More than half an hour passed. Luo Qihong put out his cigarette, returned to the simple and narrow room, and wrote down what would happen in the next few years. Some events were accurate to the year, month, and day, but some events only had the year because Luo Qihong couldn't remember them clearly.

After sorting out his thoughts, Luo Qihong turned off the light bulb, lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

In his dream, he was still in the prosperous 21st century, leading a sad but down-to-earth life of 996.

At 7 o'clock the next day, the Luo family got up on time and started working. Mom was responsible for everyone's breakfast, and they began to do some preparations to avoid being in a hurry and wasting time.

In fact, most Hong Kong people are very hardworking and there are very few who just sit there and do nothing. They all hope to change their living conditions by working hard.

After breakfast, Luo Qihong prepared himself and went out, holding all the original owner's savings in his hand. His destination was HSBC Bank at 27 Queen's Road.

Luo Qihong stood in front of the door of the Bank of China Building, feeling somewhat emotional.

(End of this chapter)