Mixed in 1980

Chapter 273 Miss Zhao's Request
"Chinatown Supermarket, you know, I plan to enter the mainland market."

Supermarkets have always been a project that Chen Fan attaches great importance to. After several years of development, the model of Chinatown Supermarket has become very mature and has also formed a certain scale.

There are currently 98 branches in Hong Kong.

In early 36, Chinatown Supermarket began to enter the Japanese and Korean markets. It currently has 24 stores in Japan and stores in South Korea, both of which are considered to be of a small scale.

"It's not a big problem. The mainland also welcomes foreign investment this year. I'll let the higher authorities know later. They will definitely welcome you to come back and invest."

1988 was a special year. The dual-track pricing system was abolished with the aim of introducing market mechanisms and promoting economic development.

This is an unprecedented opportunity for entrepreneurs.

Relaxing market access policies and allowing private capital to enter previously banned or restricted areas is good news for entrepreneurs.

It was also in this year that foreign investment was encouraged and advanced foreign technology and management experience were introduced. Foxconn, Hilton, P&G and other companies all came into being in this year.

Chen Fan didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

We had already made plans in advance to first build a presence in future first-tier and new first-tier cities to establish our brand image, and then expand to future second-tier cities.

After a brief chat, Chen Fan continued, "The other is the pager project. Motorola entered the mainland in 83, and I also plan to enter."

Mobile communications has always been Chen Fan’s goal.

After acquiring Hong Kong Telecom, Chen Fan spent a lot of energy on planning and acquired several related industries.

In recent years, it has not only developed pagers, but also mobile phones. The model is very simple, which is to copy Motorola, but the "Big Brother" has not yet succeeded in imitating it.

The current focus is on the pager business.

Chen Fan invested heavily in this area and finally completed the first product two months ago. Although he could not avoid Motorola's patents, Chen Fan had no intention of paying patent fees.

Just planning to act like a hooligan!
Motorola directly set up a new company and built a factory in the mainland, mainly focusing on mainland business. If it wants patent fees, it can just dream on.

Not only are there no patent fees, but there is also a price war.

After informing Sun Shaojie, someone will naturally come to negotiate. This is also Chen Fan's first step into the communications field.

After talking about the business, Chen Fan wanted to get rid of them.

Sun Shaojie was very upset: "If you need people, you should move forward. If you don't need people, you should move backward. Junior brother, you can't be so realistic. You will have no friends."

"Rare!" Chen Fan sneered.

As long as you don't bring six and a half kilograms, my friends will prepare a big meal for you.

Sun Shaojie didn't care about him. Since he was already here, he had to have a meal. Besides, the business had not been finished yet. What they just talked about was Chen Fan's business.

"There's still something to talk about."

Sun Shaojie pulled him to sit down and lit a cigarette for Chen Fan: "Are your two power companies interested in increasing investment in the mainland?"

Chen Fan took a puff of his cigarette. "Isn't the Hong Kong China Power Group doing it? Last year, it invested in the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Project. The investment was not small, but I don't control it, so I don't bother to manage it."

"What about HK Electric?"

"I knew you were just holding back and eyeing the funds in my hands. Tell me what projects you have and I'll invest if they're suitable." Chen Fan said unhappily.

“There is no specific project, they just want you to come back and invest in hydropower projects.”

Sun Shaojie took a puff of his cigarette and chuckled, "You have 84% of HK Electric's shares in your hands. You can have absolute control. As long as you are willing, no one can stop you."

Chen Fan originally planned to delist HK Electric.

However, after the acquisition, we did not have much funds on hand, and all the extra money was taken to Japan. We never started the delisting process, so we just let it go after thinking about it later.

Over the past few years, HK Electric has developed well. As long as Hong Kong residents use electricity, they have to pay the bill to HK Electric, and it currently has a lot of funds in its account.

Chen Fan thought for a moment and said, "You guys decide on the project. I'll have the people from HK Electric come over to discuss. We can invest 50 billion US dollars. We'll discuss how to divide the equity in detail later."

"As for the funds, we will cash out from the Japanese at the end of the year, and 50 billion US dollars will be deposited into your account in one go, which will be used to support your introduction of technology and equipment."

"Junior brother, let's be fair!" Sun Shaojie grinned.

Together with the previously promised 25 billion US dollars for the port, a one-time payment of 75 billion US dollars is now in place. He is definitely the God of Wealth, and with this amount of funds, his political achievements are sure to be secure.

Having said that, this guy can really make money!
In 20, the companies that acquired Hong Kong had to take out loans, and the total cost was less than billion US dollars.

Only three years later, the opening price was US$75 billion.

This does not include the US$25 billion previously paid for the port project and the US$8 million in early investment, which adds up to a total of US$108 billion.

Chen Fan will not spend this money in vain.

The market value of HK Electric is not high. After injecting US$50 billion, Chen Fan’s shareholding ratio will exceed 96%, or even higher.

With capital injection and new projects, the stock price can be driven up and some shares can be released, and then some of the funds can be recovered.

Chen Fan has already made up his mind that in the next few years, he will gradually release his equity and get the money back, and then buy back the stocks at a low price after the economic crisis in 1997 and 1998.

Without delisting, capital games are inevitable.

The two were chatting when they heard crying. Chen Fan couldn't help but laugh: "The sound of your six and a half pounds, tut tut... he really got beaten."

Sun Shaojie smoked a cigarette and didn't care: "Beating is love, scolding is love, beating from childhood to adulthood, this is called happy enemies, isn't that how you and my sister-in-law have been through it."

"..." He didn't even care about his face anymore, what else could Chen Fan say?
He stood up and asked Aunt Kong to prepare dinner quickly to entertain this shameless guest. He then asked them to leave immediately as they were annoying just watching.

After seeing the family off, Chen Fan returned to the cross courtyard. His three daughters-in-law were all in the main house.

Xu Jinqiu was holding her daughter and whispering to her. Zeng Ali was holding a report with a sad face. Miss Zhao was also holding a report with a smile on her face.

Chen Fan was surprised. Was the situation reversed?

Zhao Yuanyuan always looks worried when she is working: "Miss Zhao, something good happened to you. Look how happy you are."

"Look for yourself!" Miss Zhao handed over the report.

Chen Fan took it and looked at it, and couldn't help but be surprised. The sales of Luoshen in the mainland were actually quite good. Although it couldn't be called a hot seller, the profit was also considerable.

Miss Zhao said with emotion: "In recent years, the mainland has developed very fast, and there are more rich people. So many people are willing to spend money to buy Luoshen."

The biggest feature of Luoshen is that it is expensive!
It has the highest price among similar competitors, and is sold for HK$6000 per set in Hong Kong. Outside of Hong Kong, customs duties and other factors must be calculated, so the price will be even higher.

A set of mainland is 6000 yuan!
Currently, we have exclusive stores in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. We also have cooperation with Friendship Stores and department stores in these cities and set up exclusive counters.

I entered the market in 86, but I didn’t think about making money at the time. I just wanted to showcase my brand.

I didn’t expect it to sell so well in the past two years.

But this is normal. Most of the people who made a fortune in the 1980s were speculators, dealing in small items like soap and toilet paper, medium items like televisions and washing machines, and large items like steel and cars.

Anyone who has the ability to trade in materials can get rich.

Although the proportion of wealthy people is not high, they can still support a few luxury stores.

By the 1990s, making a fortune depended on building factories. Many people were not satisfied with simply reselling products, so they started from home workshops and gradually developed them into factories.

Since the 2000s, the way to get rich has been through real estate. Both those who built houses and those who speculated in them made a fortune, creating a large number of wealthy people.

Miss Zhao was very satisfied with the revenue in the mainland. She squinted her eyes and said, "I plan to place advertisements in the mainland. Which celebrity should we ask to be the spokesperson?"

"Nangong Xue, Bei Zhulin!"

"Brother... is very familiar with female celebrities!"

Miss Zhao stood up and leaned on Chen Fan's back: "Whether it's from Hong Kong or the mainland, they all speak freely, tsk tsk tsk ..."

Xu Jinqiu and Zeng Ali's eyes instantly shot over with a hint of murderous intent.

Chen Fan was annoyed: "Miss Zhao, don't dig a hole like this. I can't watch TV or entertainment news."

Miss Zhao chuckled and teased, "Brother... don't you want to find some excitement? There are so many beauties in the entertainment industry. Learn from Liu Jianxiong."

"The more you talk, the more nonsense it makes. The child is here."

Chen Fan was annoyed and pushed Miss Zhao away: "Let's talk business. You are looking for someone to endorse you. Gong Xue is out of the question, but Zhu Lin is fine."

"It's really a pity for Gong Xue!" Miss Zhao sighed.

In this era, Gong Xue was a top star, but her acting career was ruined by rumors.

The reason is even more unfair!
A hooligan case broke out at Hengshan Hotel. One of the victims had the same name as Gong Xue, and due to rumors, the case was pinned on Gong Xue.

Unable to bear the rumors, he finally chose to settle in the United States in 86.

Chen Fan smiled and changed the subject: "The most popular drama in the past two years is Dream of the Red Chamber. You can also choose from this drama, Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai."

Miss Zhao nodded: "Lin Daiyu has a very good temperament. I feel pity for her. In terms of pure temperament, she is comparable to our Qiu'er."

"Xue Baochai is dignified, steady, gentle and generous, and also a very beautiful woman."

"And there's Zhulin, the Queen of the Kingdom of Women. Tsk tsk... If I were to play Tang Monk, Journey to the West would end at the Kingdom of Women."

After thinking for a while, Miss Zhao said, "But I still want to sign Gong Xue as well."

Zeng Ali glared at her and said, "Don't mess around. Business is business and is affected by public opinion. Letting Gong Xue be the spokesperson now will only ruin the brand image."

Miss Zhao shrank her neck, turned around and hugged Chen Fan: "Brother... I know you will definitely have a way. Gong Xue is a top star and the most beautiful girl in the domestic entertainment industry."

"As long as the rumors can be resolved and she is the spokesperson, Luoshen's brand image will be established."

"If someone else endorses it, the brand will not be able to stand?"

Chen Fan rolled his eyes. No brand requires anyone to be its spokesperson. In the capital market, capital is the boss. "Listen to the eldest sister and don't mess around."

Miss Zhao snorted and pouted in anger.

Chen Fan was surprised. What was there to be angry about? Just find a suitable spokesperson. There was not only one actress.

Xu Jinqiu hugged her daughter and explained, "Yuanyuan likes Gong Xue the most. She has watched all the movies and TV series that Gong Xue has acted in."

Chen Fan frowned slightly: "Liking is liking, business is business, they are two different things, and my family has never been involved in the entertainment industry, so I have no say."

"Can't say anything?"

Teacher Xu's eyes flashed with a hint of teasing, and he raised the corners of his mouth slightly: "Can manipulating public opinion be difficult for you? If this thing can be accomplished, it will be of great help to Yuanyuan's career."

PS: The first update is coming~ It’s the end of the month, do you still have votes? Thank you for your support~
(End of this chapter)