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

Nanshan County Branch

Bank President Tian Changhe leisurely parked his old-fashioned bicycle in the parking space, picked up the briefcase hanging on the handlebars, and strode into the bank lobby.

At this time, the bank employees had already begun their work preparations for the day. Tian Changhe walked straight into his office, took the thermos, brewed himself a pot of tea, and then sat on the sofa with his legs crossed, starting to read the Tuocheng Morning Post that had been delivered that day.

Upon seeing the report about the construction vehicles in Lianzhai, Jiping Commune, Tian Changhe clicked his tongue in amazement. He remembered how happy Tian Changhe was when Chen Dong came to exchange 30,000 US dollars for foreign exchange certificates. When he handed over the 30,000 US dollars to the city bank, the people there looked at the money in disbelief.

At that time, it was a great honor for Tian Changhe. His Nanshan County branch had been unable to meet its foreign exchange quota for many years, but Tian Changhe completed it all at once. He was certainly proud of himself.

As Tian Changhe looked at the newspaper, he sighed at the immense wealth of Chen Dong, the American-born overseas Chinese. It was a pity that their Nanshan County branch couldn't directly handle foreign exchange; otherwise, Tian Changhe would definitely try to persuade this tycoon, Chen Dong, to deposit his money at their branch.

This is a wealthy man who spends millions at a time. The batch of medical equipment donated by Nanshan County People's Hospital was even featured in the Tuocheng Morning Post. Tian Changhe even made a special trip to the county hospital on Sunday to experience the examination using internationally advanced medical equipment.

On the day of the check-up, the entire county hospital was packed with people. The workers on vacation around the county town also learned from the newspaper that the county hospital had received a batch of imported equipment. They were all there to try it out, hoping to see something interesting even if they weren't sick.

When he showed the doctor the images taken by that imported X-ray machine, the doctor from the Tuocheng Central Hospital kept marveling at how clear the imported equipment was.

China did not only have the option of importing X-ray machines. As early as the 1950s and 1960s, China established its own medical device industrial system. State-owned factories such as the Shanghai Medical Device Factory and the Capital Medical Device Factory in Beijing were able to mass-produce ordinary industrial frequency X-ray machines.

Nanshan County People's Hospital has a domestically produced industrial frequency X-ray machine manufactured by Shanghai Medical Instrument Factory. Although it has a sturdy structure, is cheaper than imported ones, and is relatively easy to maintain, its disadvantages are that it is bulky, the imaging is not clear, the output dose is unstable, and most importantly, the radiation dose is relatively high!

Unlike the high-frequency X-ray machine produced in Jidong, Japan, which Chen Dong donated, this machine not only has high image clarity and low dosage, but also a high degree of automation.

Imported X-ray machines have widely adopted high-frequency technology and image intensifier television systems. These complex and sophisticated devices were high-end equipment that China could not manufacture at the time.

In China, only key hospitals in major cities like Shanghai and Shenzhen are granted special government approval to purchase advanced foreign medical equipment using foreign exchange. In other small and medium-sized cities and counties, the primary use of medical equipment is domestically produced.

Just as Tian Changhe was reading the newspaper and leisurely smoking with his legs crossed, there was a knock on the open office door. Tian Changhe looked up and saw that it was Vice President Li Weiguo. He asked, "Old Li, you're here. Have a seat. I just made some tea."

Li Weiguo, holding a freshly printed internal document with an official red header that still smelled of ink, walked over to Tian Changhe and sat down. "Old Tian, ​​take a look at this first."

Seeing that Li Weiguo's hand was still trembling slightly as he held the document, Tian Changhe took the document with a puzzled look and asked, "What document is it that has scared you so much, Old Li?"

Tian Changhe picked up the document and was stunned. He walked to his desk in disbelief, picked up his reading glasses, and pointed to each number on the document with his finger. He gasped.

"hiss!"

"Two hundred and eighty million yuan!"

"Goodness gracious, in all my years as a bank manager, this is the first time I've ever seen such a long line of numbers!"

Tian Changhe felt his blood pressure was a bit high, so he quickly sat down, holding onto the sofa armrest, and asked Li Weiguo, "Was this sent today?"

"Yes, the post office delivered it this morning. I had the clerk reprint the document according to the telegram's contents," Li Weiguo said, pointing to the document in Tian Changhe's hand. "I've checked the numbers on it several times, and I've also confirmed them with the city branch by phone. There are no problems!"

Tian Changhe was still a little overwhelmed. He had heard that Chen Dong, the wealthy overseas Chinese who had returned from America, intended to invest in Nanshan County, but only government officials knew the specific amount of the investment.

Tian Changhe originally thought that even if there was an investment, it would be at most a million-level investment. He did not expect it to be such a large investment. According to the exchange rate, Chen Dong would have to take out at least 100 million yuan in foreign exchange.

It's not that I'm short-sighted, but the capital outside is just too abundant. Investments in the hundreds of millions are just too extravagant!

Based on the current basic wage of 50 to 80 yuan per person in China, Chen Dong's 280 million yuan is equivalent to the highest monthly wage of 80 yuan for 3.5 million employees.

This amount of 3.5 million is equivalent to 3.4% of all employed people in China. Tuocheng City currently has a population of over 2 million. In other words, even if the highest monthly salary in Tuocheng City is 80 yuan, the total population of Tuocheng City would be significantly higher.

Even if everyone in the entire city of Tuo didn't eat or drink for a month and pooled all their wages together, they still wouldn't be able to reach Chen Dong's 280 million yuan.

It is evident how shocked Tian Changhe and Li Weiguo were at this moment; when had their Nanshan County branch ever had such a large amount of deposits?

Of course, the money wasn't immediately allocated. The document required the Nanshan County branch to immediately notify Chen Dong and ask him to open a company bank account. Once the account was opened, the 280 million yuan would be immediately transferred to Guangdong Company's bank account.

When Guangdong Company needs to withdraw funds, it needs to notify the Nanshan County branch three days in advance so that they can transfer cash from other branches or the city bank.

Tian Changhe suddenly stood up abruptly, startling Li Weiguo who was standing next to him. "Old Tian, ​​don't be so jumpy, I have a heart condition!"

"I need to hurry up and go to the guesthouse to inform Mr. Chen so that he can come to our branch to open a personal account," Tian Changhe said, rubbing his hands together excitedly, as if he had just received 280 million.

"Old Tian, ​​I'll go with you," Li Weiguo said, standing up as well. "This is such a big deal, I have to get involved. This is going to be in the newspapers!"

"Let's go, let's go together, hahaha," Tian Changhe laughed as he put the documents into his briefcase, and the two of them happily walked out of the bank one after the other.