Returning wealthy individuals develop their hometowns and become rich in the 1980s

Huadu Provincial Party Committee Compound

Inside the office of Provincial Party Secretary Ding Zhuo, two men dressed in Zhongshan suits were sitting. One of them, a middle-aged man wearing black-rimmed glasses, spoke gently to Ding Zhuo, who was sitting opposite him on the sofa, "Secretary Ding, this is the list of equipment that our Planning Commission needs to entrust Mr. Chen to import."

Ding Zhuo glanced at the thick booklet that the middle-aged man had placed on the coffee table, but did not reach for it. He was not an engineering major, and even if he had looked at it, he would only have a superficial understanding of it.

Ding Zhuo simply nodded to indicate that he understood, and then asked the middle-aged man, "Regarding the issue of payment for the goods, have you reached a definite conclusion on how the State Planning Commission and the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation are coordinating?"

"After all, if we really intend to cooperate with Mr. Chen on the equipment import transaction, we must clarify the payment terms beforehand to avoid disputes later on, which would make us look unprofessional."

The middle-aged man adjusted his black-rimmed glasses, smiling calmly and confidently. He looked at Ding Zhuo, the provincial party secretary, and slowly said, "Secretary Ding, don't worry about this. The ministry has conducted multiple rounds of research and coordination. There are currently two options for Mr. Chen to choose from. It's up to him to decide which one he chooses."

Ding Zhuo responded with an "oh," indicating curiosity. The middle-aged man didn't keep Ding Zhuo in suspense and directly stated the first proposal: "The first proposal the ministry has given is a compensation trade agreement!"

"The payment will be made using strategic raw materials in demand on the international market, such as rare earth elements, dock sand, raw silk, tung oil, traditional Chinese medicine, coal, and crude oil. The ministry will sign an agreement directly with Mr. Chen, and the equipment payment will be repaid in installments using designated raw materials of equivalent value, with us paying a certain amount of interest!"

After listening to the middle-aged man's words, Ding Zhuo expressed his agreement, "Paying interest on installment payments is indeed the right thing to do; the government is very thoughtful in this regard!"

The middle-aged man smiled but didn't speak. He then presented his second plan: "This second plan is to transfer the payment to a bank account!"

Ding Zhuo paused in his smoking, then asked, puzzled, "How does the transfer and accounting method work?"

"With special approval from the central government, a secret account was established at the central bank, exclusively for Mr. Chen Zaidong's personal use. This account, which cannot be freely exchanged for foreign currency but possesses special privileges, allows every equipment payment to be transferred in Chinese Yuan at the highest exchange rate!"

"Shouldn't there be some authority involved in implementing such a special law?"

"Aside from the restriction on easy conversion into foreign currency, Mr. Chen Zaidong can freely use the funds in his special account to make any investments in China, and will receive the highest level of preferential policy support from the national and local governments!"

"Are you saying that Mr. Chen will be allowed to invest in key state-owned enterprises in the future?"

"Yes, if Mr. Chen Zaidong chooses the second option!"

"Isn't the central government afraid of leaks?"

The middle-aged man smiled again, and said calmly to Ding Zhuo, "Secretary Ding, the country trusts Mr. Chen Zaidong's character, as he was willing to transport some advanced equipment that was embargoed by foreign countries into the country through special means!"

"Furthermore, some key national projects are generally not disclosed to the public. Given Mr. Chen Zaidong's rank, now and in the future, if the state does not disclose this information, with the country's strict confidentiality measures, Mr. Chen Zaidong will never know about it, let alone invest in it!"

"He couldn't even get in touch with them, so how could there be any leaks?"

Ding Zhuo understood. What they meant by allowing Chen Dong to make any kind of investment was actually just allowing Chen Dong to freely pick up the dishes on the table. But the dishes that hadn't been cooked yet, or the chefs who had cooked them, had hidden them away. You wouldn't even know there was such a dish, so how could you eat it?

Huaxia is not afraid of Chen Dong investing in some of the existing state-owned enterprises. Given the current performance of Huaxia's state-owned enterprises, having Chen Dong invest would actually save these state-owned enterprises.

Of course, Chen Dong had to be willing. The "capitalist" attitude that Chen Dong displayed made the central government feel that Chen Dong would not make too deep an investment in some state-owned enterprises. Instead, Chen Dong would start some companies on his own and start from scratch.

"Secretary Ding, in your opinion, which option do you think Mr. Chen Zaidong will choose?" the middle-aged man asked Ding Zhuo with a smile.

Ding Zhuo took a deep breath and tried to say, "Judging from the conversation between Secretary Sun Quanwu and Mr. Chen, I personally think that Mr. Chen is very likely to choose the first option."

The middle-aged man, with a cigarette dangling from his mouth, shook his head and said, "In my personal opinion, I think Mr. Chen Zaidong would choose the second option!"

How do you know?

"Because Mr. Chen Zaidong is a person with exceptional vision. He can see our country's determination to reform and develop. From the moment he invested 100 million US dollars in his hometown of Nanshan County, I knew that Mr. Chen Zaidong was not a pure capitalist!"

"He just puts on a capitalist facade to make himself appear not like someone who can be easily manipulated, but deep down, he still has a sincere heart!"

"The Central Committee believes that he can be won over and secretly developed into an important channel for China in America!"

While the Chinese leadership acknowledged that Chen Dong was born in America and received a different cultural education from a young age, after learning about Chen Dong's grandfather's background in the Hongmen, they realized that Chen Dong was not simply an American businessman.

He cannot be treated as a pure capitalist. He is an "insider" who can be won over. Although his nationality, assets, and so on are all in America, the higher-ups still believe that Chen Dong can be "reformed".

Many overseas Chinese, although they do not agree with the current political party policies of China, still retain the traditional Chinese values ​​deep down and identify themselves as Chinese.

During the War of Resistance against Japan, overseas Chinese donated money and supplies. For example, the person from Hong Kong quietly helped China purchase the necessary equipment and medicines, and the country remembered all of this.

Chen Dong was categorized by the Chinese leadership as a patriotic overseas Chinese, similar to the one in Hong Kong, who would contribute to his nation at crucial moments.

A "capitalist" who was raised by his grandfather and whose core values ​​are rooted in traditional Chinese thought, even though he received a Western education under America, would be very difficult for Western countries to assimilate!

Although those who later migrated to Western countries have tried to integrate into the Western world, their deep-rooted traditional Chinese values ​​make them incompatible with the Western world.

These people are the most conflicted. They don't want their former motherland to prosper, but they can't integrate into the new environment. Their ingrained ideas make them see things in a more advanced way than the black-and-white views of Westerners.

They have to smear China to gain access to their opportunities!