Mixed in 1980

Chapter 198 Security Upgrade
From 1982 to 1984, it was a hurdle for Hong Kong. The economic downturn inevitably led to a series of social problems.

"Your brother Bingzi and his family have all returned to the mainland, so you can stay here for a while. It just so happens that your sister-in-law Chunyu hasn't been back for a few years, so you can just go home to visit her relatives."

"Wait until the storm has passed before returning to Hong Kong."

Li Hongying couldn't help but sigh. When you have too much money, you're more likely to be targeted.

When Hong Kong tycoon Wang Dehui was at work, his car was stopped by kidnappers and he was kidnapped. He was released only after his family paid a ransom of 1100 million US dollars.

Things like this will only happen more and more.

Not only wealthy businessmen, but also some celebrities and even ordinary people were targeted. From 1983 to the 1990s, there was no shortage of kidnapping cases in Hong Kong.

Wang Dehui was relatively unlucky. Chen Fan knew about his story. He was kidnapped in 6000 and again in . He paid million US dollars, but the kidnappers did not keep their promise and simply killed him and threw him into the sea. Even the body was not found.

After understanding what happened, Chen Fan called Chen Min and asked Chen Min to recruit security guards and drivers in the name of the furniture factory, with priority given to veterans who had been on the battlefield.

Chen Min acted quickly. There was a shortage of positions now, not people. As long as he could recruit a veteran and pay him enough, he could attract a group of veterans.

Chen Min left four people behind, and the remaining ten people were sent to Hong Kong after completing the formalities.

Chen Fan attached great importance to security issues, and once again approached Sun Shaojie: "Brother, if it is convenient, please help me introduce a few more bodyguards."

"It's inconvenient!" Sun Shaojie said bluntly.

Apart from being rich, this bastard is a troublemaker. Not to mention the house issue, it took a lot of favors to introduce four bodyguards to him last time.

He himself did not have a good ending either, as he was beaten by the old man. The old man did not beat his grandson to scare people, but beat him to death with a belt.

This kind of thing happens once, and that's enough.

"Brother, let's discuss this. The requirements are not that high this time. Retired female soldiers and policewomen are all fine. As long as they are good at fighting, I don't want too many. Just give me four."

"Get out!" Sun Shaojie pointed at the door.

The bastard just doesn't like to talk human language. Female soldiers and policewomen must be good at fighting. Fuck them. Those with good fighting skills are treated as treasures by their original units. How can they give them to you? You are daydreaming!

Putting aside the gender requirement, there are plenty of veterans who have fought monkeys in the south. Not to mention four, even if you need forty, it would only take a phone call.

Anyway, this guy is generous and treats him well. Giving him the person is also considered as taking care of the veteran.

Chen Fan took out a cigarette and lit it for Sun Shaojie: "Brother, you can't use people to move forward and not use people to move backward? The foreign exchange payment from before has not been paid off for the house."

Sun Shaojie took a puff of his cigarette and rolled his eyes at him: "Don't mention the house to me. My brother's hair has turned white because of this matter. He has been asking people to be his grandson everywhere. Do you feel embarrassed?"

"..." Chen Fan choked.

It may seem like you are at a disadvantage, but in fact you are getting a great deal. When the economy develops in the future, the houses in these ancient cities and towns will become the hens that lay golden eggs.

The real estate market will eventually have an end, but these houses are different. As long as the tourism industry survives, the rent collected every year will be a huge income.

And they are all homesteads, so in one word: stable!

Sun Shaojie took another puff of his cigarette and said, "Don't embarrass me, kid. How about this, I'll help you recruit ten male soldiers, all of whom have been on the battlefield."

"Can't I recruit myself?"

Chen Fan was depressed and lit a cigarette: "I just don't believe that money can't get things done. I'll prepare some foreign exchange for you at the end of the year. Is that ok?"

"How much?" Sun Shaojie's eyes lit up.

With foreign exchange, things will be easier to negotiate. Even if I get beaten up by my old man when I get home, I will accept it. The foreign exchange gap is too big now.

Chen Fan hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and said, "If you squeeze in, I can get you another 2000 million US dollars. I want four people, and no one can be missing."

Sun Shaojie nodded: "Deal, but I have to make it clear that after this money comes in, you can't ask me for the house again. Brother really has no choice."

"Okay, I don't want the house!" Chen Fan was speechless.

It is indeed difficult to buy a house. Everyone is in need of one these days. It is not easy to get one even if you have money. After all, what he wants are residential plots, and they are all in ancient cities and towns.

However, compared with the present, it is even more impossible in the future. At that time, residential land can only be sold to residents of the village. It is not a matter of money. No matter how much money you have, it will be useless.

Chen Fan managed to catch up and got a great bargain.

Of the last foreign exchange, 500 million US dollars was used to buy a house. Now there is a box of property certificates at home, most of which are in ancient cities and towns. There are also many courtyard houses in Beijing, totaling more than a dozen.

Most of them have three or four courtyards, or have cross-campus buildings. They were previously requisitioned by some units and are now all vacated.

These units did not lose money either. Although they could not obtain foreign exchange, they received compensation and land from their superiors, which was enough for them to build staff dormitories, office buildings and the like.

Chen Fan was very satisfied with this. If he wanted to lie down twenty years later, he could also learn from the landlord in Yangcheng, wear big shorts, slippers, and hang a bunch of keys around his waist...

With Chen Fan's promise, Sun Shaojie didn't delay and went home to ask the old man for the person. As expected, he was beaten again: "Little bastard, are you selling people here?" "Chen Fan didn't offer me a price. If he dared to offer a price, I would even sell myself!"

We can be beaten, but we cannot give up foreign exchange.

Sun Shaojie was not afraid. He stood up and took another beating. After that, he poured wine for the old man: "Grandpa, tell me if it's worth it!"

The old man glared at him and told him to go away, wondering how such a scoundrel was born in his family.

But this kid is indeed capable of doing things!
Last time, I gave it to four people, and they came back with a method of earning foreign exchange, which really worked. A large-scale cultivation of mushrooms in southern Fujian brought in a large amount of foreign exchange.

Now that the scale has been expanded, the requirements from the superiors are very simple: to take over the Hong Kong market within two years, and then expand to Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia and other regions.

When it comes to planting, we are the ancestors!
And there is Chen Fan, who is also a capable person. I thought he was a scholar, someone who was good at writing, but I didn't expect that he could bring back a large sum of foreign exchange.

The first payment was 1000 million Hong Kong dollars, the second payment was 3000 million US dollars, and the third payment will be coming soon.

In addition, I also set up TV and furniture factories. Although they were run by others, they brought back a lot of foreign exchange, and now they are also starting to earn foreign exchange...

"He's quite a character, but he's too playboy!"

Chen Fan's information has been checked, and some people in the upper echelons know about Zeng Ali's affairs. To sum it up, his personal morality is flawed, but it's not a big deal.

Moreover, this kid is smart. He sent people to Hong Kong to avoid the strong winds in the past two years.

The old man could understand that Chen Fan needed people at this moment. Hong Kong was not peaceful at all. With people on hand, he would not be panicked. It would not be impossible to have four more good men to support him.

I just want to owe you a favor!

However, since it can bring in foreign exchange, it will be beneficial to his grandson's future, so the old man has no reason not to do it. Favors are something that either you owe me or I owe you, it's not a big deal.

There is no such thing as favoritism if no one owes each other anything.

China is a society based on personal connections. The old man made a phone call, decided on the matter of the person he wanted, sent his grandson away, and took out a copy of "Zhu Yuanzhang" to read.

It’s Chen Fan’s new book!
It was adapted from the TV series "Zhu Yuanzhang" starring Hu Jun, which was a TV series that Chen Fan particularly liked in his previous life.

It was previously serialized in the People's Literature Magazine, and the first half has now been published. Like Chen Fan's other books, it has received rave reviews.

After all, it is a big drama with a rating of 8.7!
Moreover, the reason why this drama only scored 8.7 is entirely because of the costumes and makeup. The audience rarely found fault with the plot and characters.

When it comes to writing books in the mainland, Chen Fan has now changed his mindset.

We were poor before, especially in the beginning, and earning royalties to improve our lives was the main focus. Now that I have hundreds of millions of US dollars in the bank, it would be a waste of time to talk about earning royalties.

Ten yuan per thousand words, even if you add the printing fee, how much money can you make?

People's pursuits are different in different periods. After careful consideration, Chen Fan believes that either he should not write, or, like writing Western novels, grab some big IPs.

These are the bonuses for the top players, and Chen Fan will naturally not be polite if he can get them.

As for how to develop it in the future, we’ll talk about it later!

Moreover, this type of historical novels has a market both in Hong Kong and on that island. The first volume of "Zhu Yuanzhang" was published in both places and its sales were not low.

After getting the people, Chen Fan did not delay. He completed the formalities and immediately sent the four female bodyguards to Hong Kong to ensure the safety of Zeng Ali and Zhao Yuanyuan.

"You are just making a big deal out of nothing. There aren't so many kidnappers." Zeng Ali felt warm in her heart, but also a little amused.

At first, four bodyguards were sent over, and Chen Min sent ten a while ago. Now four more were sent over, making a total of eighteen bodyguards, which is really a lot.

The monthly salaries of these eighteen bodyguards alone are a huge expense.

In fact, after the kidnapping of Wang Dehui, the public security in Hong Kong improved a bit. The police were looking for the kidnapper everywhere like crazy, and the news was so tight that the kidnappers didn't dare to show up.

Chen Fan doesn't think so. The probability of such a thing happening is only zero and one. There is no probability problem. No matter how cautious you are, it is not too cautious.

In 1990, Wang Dehui was kidnapped again. There were many strange things going on. Among the kidnappers were the police chief of Hong Kong and the special agents on the island.

Sometimes, being kidnapped does not necessarily mean that the kidnappers want to make a quick buck.

"Lululemon is developing very well now, so there must be people who want to invest in it, right? If these people are rejected, will they..."

"No way?" Zeng Ali frowned slightly.

Just as Chen Fan said, Lululemon's development momentum is very good, especially after the Chinese New Year, after the advertising was launched, it can be said that it is unstoppable in the Hong Kong market.

More than one company had approached Zeng Ali before, wanting to invest in the brand. After Zeng Ali refused, some of them even threatened her in their words.

PS: The first update is here~
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