Mixed in 1980

Chapter 177 Seeking Cooperation with Lao Gu
Sun Hongyu felt warm in her heart. What she felt from Chen Min was the care that her family had never given her, especially after their divorce, when she would be looked down upon every time she returned to her parents' home.

When I just got divorced, I had no place to stay, so I wanted to go back to my parents' home for a while. But my sister-in-law said that they had just gotten married, and it would be unlucky to have a divorced person living in the house!
Sun Hongyu was so angry that she cried, but no one at home spoke for her. Fortunately, she had a good relationship with her cousin since childhood, so she had a place to stay.

After dinner, Sun Hongyu stayed and lived with Chen Min. She held her goddaughter tightly in her arms and refused to let go until she fell asleep. Then she started chatting with Chen Min in detail.

"Don't think about other things yet. Start working with me the day after tomorrow. Let's build up the factory together. Good days are yet to come."

"Sister Min, I don't know how to do it either." Sun Hongyu smiled bitterly.

"You speak as if I can do the same. We are both the same. When we open our eyes, we are all in the dark."

Chen Min stretched and lay down on the bed. "My brother said, it doesn't matter if you don't know how to do it, just go ahead and do it. After a long time, even a pig can fly."

"This sounds like what your brother would say." Sun Hongyu smiled.

In 1980, Chen Min wrote to her and said that her brother was the writer Chen Fan. She then began to pay attention to Chen Fan’s articles. Now her family still has a collection of quite a few books written by Chen Fan.

Among them, "Chen Fan's Collection of Editorials" is her favorite, especially after her divorce, when she felt the warmth and coldness of human nature, she felt more and more that what was written in the book made sense.

"That's right, that kid is amazing."

Speaking of her younger brother, Chen Min was also very proud. What was her family like since 1980? Both she and her husband were unemployed and usually did not dare to go back to her parents' home for fear of bringing shame to her family.

It has only been two years since then, and our family has several large houses. My younger brother has accumulated billions of dollars in Hong Kong, and I also want to follow suit and start my own business.

"Look at you, you act like this when you talk about your brother. Even your brother-in-law would be jealous."

"He dares?" Chen Min laughed.

"Just bully the honest people. Honest people are the most reliable. Wang Liansheng, that bastard, was invisible in the Northeast, but he was full of bad intentions when he returned to Guangzhou."

"When we open the factory, there will be plenty of opportunities to get back at him. I'll introduce you to a good guy then. We can't let anyone outdo us."

"I don't have any thoughts. I'm fine being alone."

"What's good about that? You're only 23, you still have a long life ahead of you. Don't be influenced by that bastard Wang Liansheng. No one can stop us from pursuing a good life."

The next day, Chen Min took Sun Hongyu to the Friendship Store in Guangzhou and bought several sets of clothes for Sun Hongyu. The next day, they went on a field inspection with the people from the China Merchants Group.

"Xiao Fan, how big a piece of land do we want?"

After going around in circles, Chen Min felt a little guilty. She didn't know how big her furniture factory should be or how much land she would need.

The China Merchants Group was very enthusiastic and helped introduce a lot of situations.

Chen Fan wanted to wave his hand and take over all the land within his sight. The land price was really cheap at the moment. Industrial land was 300 yuan per square meter, and one acre was less than 2 yuan.

This is Guangzhou, Baiyun District!
But the local authorities are not fools. They give out land in proportion to the investment. The key is to attract investment, not to make money by selling land.

Selling land to make money is real estate’s business.

"We'll start with 20 acres and divide the project into two phases. After the first phase is completed, if the benefits are good, there will be room for expansion," Chen Fan suggested.

Twenty acres is neither big nor small. For a furniture factory, even if all of it is utilized, it would only be a medium-sized furniture factory.

For Chen Min, it is enough for the first few years.

If it’s more, China Merchants Bank probably won’t approve it, after all, the investment amount is limited.

Chen Min will negotiate the rest of the matters himself. Having been doing business for so long, he is no longer stage-shy. He will fight for the interests that he should fight for, and Chen Fan will be in charge of the review.

"Wife, shall we go find Lao Gu?"

Hearing this, Xu Jinqiu couldn't help but laugh. She really thought this was magical.

One is selling a house and the other is buying a house. Logically, after the transaction is completed, they should go their separate ways and may not even recognize each other if they meet on the street in the future.

But these two people actually become buddies.

In the past two years, there has been no end to the letters and telegrams, and they also did business together. Chen Fan made about 50,000 to 60,000 yuan from Lao Gu, and the money only stopped this year.

Knowing that the old Gu family had two children, Xu Jinqiu asked Chen Fan to go to the Friendship Store first to buy some milk biscuits, and then drive to Gu Haiyang's home, which was Donghu New Village, in the evening.

Donghu New Village is a legendary community.

The first commercial housing project in China, the first residential project developed with foreign investment, and the first residential community to implement property management.

The development of Donghu New Village was actually forced out of the situation. Housing was in short supply. The newspapers clearly stated: "In Guangzhou, it is harder to find a house than to find a job. Once you come here, you may not be able to find a job in three months, and you may not be able to find a house in three years."

It is said that Guangzhou is at the forefront of reform and opening up, and it is a city of courage and determination. It directly sought cooperation with Xiangjiang Baojiang Company, with the government providing the land and foreign investors providing funds for joint development.

By 1982, all 25 residential buildings were completed.

Of course, the price is also very expensive, 700 yuan per square meter, which is twice as expensive as in Beijing. In Guangzhou, where the per capita income is 40 yuan, few people can afford it. Most of these houses are sold to units as staff dormitories.

Gu Haiyang's home is on the 18th floor of Building 5. When he heard the knock on the door, he opened it and was stunned for a moment: "Xiao Fan, Xiao Qiu, why are you here? Come in and sit down." "Yumei, Xiao Fan and Xiao Qiu are here."

After shouting, Li Yumei hurried out of the house. Compared with when she was in the capital, there was no more sorrow on Li Yumei's face, but a sense of refreshment.

But it's normal. Back in Beijing, I was troubled by Uncle Gu Haiyang's family because of the house sale, and I was worried every day.

After coming to Guangzhou, my life went smoothly and I also ran my own stall. My temperament must have changed with the environment and is no longer the same as before.

After the greetings, Li Yumei went to the kitchen to work: "I'm going to cook a few dishes. It's rare for you to come over, let's have a few drinks today."

Xu Jinqiu followed over to lend a hand.

Gu Haiyang then took out a cigarette and handed it to Chen Fan: "The TV factory is in a state of panic right now. No one dares to make any move. This route is useless."

Chen Fan took the cigarette and lit it: "Take a break. The wind has been strong these past two years and it's easy to lose money. I made a lot of money in the past two years. I'll just live a peaceful life in the next two years."

Gu Haiyang hummed, "There's nothing we can do. The wind suddenly started blowing. Luckily you wrote a letter and told me about this in advance, otherwise we would have been in danger of getting into trouble."

Thinking back on this, Gu Haiyang still felt a lingering fear.

The TV factory was investigated and many people were arrested. As for their project, everyone withdrew in time and there were people protecting them from above, so no problems occurred. "I don't know how long this storm will last."

Chen Fan smiled and understood.

After getting used to making a lot of money, suddenly going back to the days before liberation and only being able to get a fixed salary, no matter who you are, would feel uncomfortable.

"Let's wait for two years. The wind is the need of the times. When this wind passes, the degree of openness will be even higher. By then, maybe even private individuals can open factories."

"We can only endure it."

Gu Haiyang took a puff of cigarette and calmed down his depressed mood: "By the way, I haven't asked you how you got here. Shouldn't you be in school now?"

"I came here with my sister. She opened a factory here."

After giving a brief introduction to Chen Min's situation, Gu Haiyang's eyes lit up: "You have connections in Hong Kong?"

Chen Fan laughed and scolded, "Didn't you say that when you wrote the letter?"

Gu Haiyang rolled his eyes: "I didn't expect that you could still run a business in Hong Kong."

"You want it too?"

"Of course I want to. I can register in Hong Kong and invest the foreign currency here, just like a big shot. But I can only think about it. I don't have any money."

Hearing this, Chen Fan's eyes lit up slightly.

It seems that Lao Gu has plans to start a business, but the timing and environment are not right: "If you have money, what industry do you plan to start?"

Gu Haiyang didn't think much about it and said directly: "I will definitely set up a TV factory first. After all, it is my old business. I am familiar with the technology and channels."

Chen Fan nodded secretly. Lao Gu also started out as a television manufacturer in his previous life, but later he could not compete with other big brands, so he switched to other industries.

After thinking for a while, Chen Fan asked tentatively: "Old Gu, how about this, we continue to be partners, I will invest some money in you, and we will start a TV factory."

Gu Haiyang's eyes lit up, then dimmed again: "Are you kidding me? A TV production line costs tens of millions, and imported ones cost tens of millions of US dollars. Do you have money?"

"Old Gu, you are wrong. Don't I look like a rich man?"

"No, you really have it?"

"I'll have Hong Kong send you an invitation letter later. You go through the formalities and I'll take you to Hong Kong during my summer vacation."

Chen Fan decided on this matter right away.

If Lao Gu wants to start a business, he must hold on to this thigh tightly. Once he invests some money, he doesn't have to worry about anything and just wait for the money to be divided. In a few years, it will become a family fortune.

Chen Fan is particularly interested in accumulating wealth, whether it is buying a house, calligraphy and paintings, or jade and jadeite, it is all profitable.

If your business fails in the future, or you want to lie low, that's okay. As long as your family background is rich enough, you can lie low in any way you want. You can spend any piece of jade and live a carefree life for a whole year.

I called Sun Shaojie a few days ago, and his words made clear that the light industry department had a project that required the introduction of equipment, but they were unable to apply for foreign exchange, so they wanted to ask him for help.

Need to exchange foreign currency again!
Chen Fan was particularly interested in this and made an appointment with Sun Yingjie to return to Beijing to discuss it in detail. He had already started thinking about what benefits he could get.

You can continue to deal in jade and jadeite, and you can continue to buy houses, both of which are very profitable, but you can also do other projects.

Anyway, Chen Fan has only one principle: you can exchange foreign currency, but you have to spend all the money.

After collecting his thoughts, he talked to Lao Gu in detail about the TV factory. They didn't leave until after eight o'clock. Xu Jinqiu asked curiously, "Investing in a TV factory is not a small amount of money. Do you trust Lao Gu so much?"

PS: The first update is here. Thanks to the book friend "Mihudan" for the reward and support! Thanks to the book friend with the last number "...46144" for the reward of the character Xu Jinqiu!

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