Volume 7 I've Been Here Chapter 0992 has deep meaning
Nan Yi and Liu Xin came to the food display area together, picking ingredients while chatting.
"I plan to meet Liu Xiangdong tomorrow." Liu Xin used a pair of tongs to pick up some cooked food and put it on the plate. "I don't think Liu Xiangdong is difficult to deal with. His mistress Liu Jinjin is a shrewd woman. She was quite successful in business in Yangcheng before. She might be more difficult to deal with."
While Liu Xiangdong was hiding in Yangcheng, he and his wife stayed at Liu Jinjin's home. At that time, Liu Jinjin and her ex-husband were doing leather clothing business between Yangcheng and Russia, and had other industries in Yangcheng. Both husband and wife were capable people, doing good business, and had tens of millions of funds on hand.
Last year, shortly after Liu Xiangdong was arrested, Liu Jinjin and her husband broke up. She quickly returned to Fengtian with the property she received in the divorce to continue her business, and soon afterward she hooked up with Liu Xiangdong.
Liu Xin was not sure whether Liu Xiangdong and Liu Jinjin had an affair while in Guangzhou. The reasons and process of how they got together were not important. It was enough for Liu Xin to know that they were lovers now.
Nan Yi picked up a frozen crab and put it to his nose to smell it. "Your identity has changed now. You are no longer independent and floating outside. You have a boss above you. You just need to report your specific work to your boss. However, I still want to remind you not to look down on anyone."
"That's what I said. If something goes wrong, I'll be the one who suffers. How could I let my guard down? I know that a lion will use all its strength to fight a rabbit." Liu Xin picked up an oyster and put it in front of Nan Yi, saying ambiguously, "Boss, do you want to eat more oysters to replenish your body?"
Nan Yi chuckled, "As a farmhand of the Liu family, you should do your duty well. You don't need to worry about the cows of the Nan family. Even if you blindfold the cows, they can't plow the wrong fields."
Liu Xin complained: "My Liu family's land has been dry for too long, and the good fertile paddy fields have turned into dry land."
"Although the fairy peaches are delicious, they have nothing to do with your Liu family. You should go home and eat rotten pears."
Liu Xin glanced at Nan Yi and said sarcastically, "Boss, do you really think your last name is Pan?"
"No, my last name is Ximen, and there is no "An" in my name. My ancestor's name is Shang Lao Xia Ai. Most of the unique skills he left behind have been lost due to wars and the passage of time. I have devoted myself to practicing for thirty years, and I have only learned one move, the Invincible Wind Fire Wheel."
Liu Xin spat at Nan Yi, "It's just talk and no action."
"A true hero is one who can remain calm even when a woman's arms are bent on him."
"Who wants to write couplets with you?"
"Comrade Xiao Liu, please pay attention to the relationship between us superiors and subordinates. It's okay to make friends through literature, but forget about sex."
"Boring." Liu Xin pursed his lips.
Nan Yi shook his head gently, "We have known each other for almost six years, and you should have understood my temperament. Establishing a relationship with me will neither deepen my trust in you nor bring you more benefits. I have spent so much money but I still can't change the idea of relying on men in your mind. It's a failure."
"Tsk, you want the horse to run, but you don't give it grass."
"That's too much, my comrade. How have I given you less salary and benefits?"
"Pretending to be stupid, you know that's not what I'm talking about. Don't you understand that it's easy for women to fall in love with men who have given them great help and changed their decadent circumstances?" Liu Xin said, staring into Nan Yi's eyes with burning eyes.
"Why bother? Besides the beauty of the red veil, men and women always have red faces or red eyes. Relationships are the most difficult business in the world and require a lot of time to cultivate carefully. Although I come from a merchant family and have mastered the unique art of "The Scripture of Controlling Women", I already have too many stalls and don't have the energy to start a new one."
Nan Yi raised his hand and stroked Liu Xin's cheek. "It's better to work with me than to be my lover. The era of production teams is gone forever. The means of production no longer need to be shared with other families. Buy a big buffalo that belongs only to the Liu family, feed it oysters and wolfberries every day, and whip it to turn the Liu family's raw land into mature land."
"Boss, you are too rational in your emotions. Your rationality is frightening. I really want you to be impulsive with me for once and do it without considering the consequences."
Nan Yi chuckled, "If a sheep falls in love with a wolf, it will give all its brothers and sisters to the wolf to eat; or if a wolf falls in love with a sheep, it will grind off its fangs and eat grass with the sheep, woooo, bleating..."
"Hate."
Liu Xin said something angrily, then walked to her seat with the plate in her hand. Nan Yi followed closely behind her, also holding the ingredients he had picked.
Then, the two of them gathered in front of their own small pots, chatting while eating.
After dinner, Nan Yi and Liu Xin did not do anything else. They just took a walk on the street and then went back to their own places.
As soon as Nan Yifu returned to the Northeast Machine Tool Guesthouse, Li Yizheng called him to his room.
After Li Yizheng asked Nan Yi to sit down, he pretended to make tea for Nan Yi. This was of course not possible. Nan Yi rushed to add water for Li Yizheng and then made a cup for himself.
Sitting peacefully, Li Yizheng smiled kindly and said affectionately: "Nan Yi, do you think I am plotting against you when you come to Fengtian this time?"
"Boss, there is a Buddhist story about a person who puts down his butcher knife and becomes a Buddha instantly. It is said that in the Song Dynasty, Master Wude was very strict in teaching his disciples. One day, a novice monk under him was walking on the road at night and accidentally stepped on a frog to death.
When Master Wude found out , he sternly taught him a lesson: "How could you trample on a living being so casually? This is a violation of the fundamental commandment of killing. To avoid the retribution of karma, go to the back mountain and jump off the cliff to sacrifice your life to make amends!"
When the novice monk heard this, he was struck by lightning and realized what a disaster he had caused. He had no choice but to bid farewell to his master and walked to the cliff with great sadness , ready to die in atonement.
But when he looked down at the cliff, he was shocked. It was a sheer cliff. If he jumped down, he would be crushed to pieces. At this critical moment of his life, the novice monk thought: If I jump down, I will surely die; if I don’t jump, I will be disobeying my master’s instructions. What should I do?
The novice monk thought about it over and over again and felt really at a loss as to what to do. He could not help but cover his face and cry.
When he was crying sadly, a butcher happened to pass by. Seeing the novice monk kneeling on the edge of the cliff and crying bitterly, he stepped forward and asked: "Little master, why are you crying so sadly?"
The novice monk replied: I stepped on a frog to death, and my master asked me to jump off a cliff to repent for my sin.
Having said this, Nan Yi stopped talking and looked at Li Yizheng with an innocent face.
Li Yizheng cheerfully tapped Nan Yi with his hand, "You, you deliberately only told half of the story, and took it out of context to mock me as a teacher who betrayed my students. It seems that you are angry?"
"Boss, I'm not angry, not at all." Nan Yi shook his head and denied it without any sincerity.
"Okay, don't be like this. I think you must be aware of the importance of machine tools to industry, and also aware of the position of Northeast Machine Tool in my country's machine tool industry. Northeast Machine Tool cannot fail, and Friendship Factory cannot fail." Li Yizheng was so excited that he was a little out of breath.
Seeing this, Nan Yi quickly stood up and came behind Li Yizheng, helping him to pat his back and relieve his breathing.
After Li Yizheng calmed down, he raised his hand to ask Nan Yi to stop, "Sit back and continue listening to me."
"Boss, I can stand here and listen to you."
"Go back and sit down. How can I talk to you when you're standing behind me?"
"Okay, okay, I'll sit. I'll sit."
Nan Yi sat back in his seat, Li Yizheng took a break and continued, "In 1979, the state conducted a pilot program of 'appropriation to loan', and began to implement it nationwide in 1985. As a result, the state found that doing so would make enterprises bear too much debt, so it ended this policy in 1989.
At present, the operating conditions of most state-owned enterprises in the country are not ideal. The country is planning to change "grants to loans" into "loans to investments" and transform corporate debts into the country's state-owned assets and into money owed by the country to banks.
However, this approach also has limitations, because some companies have too much debt, which is due to policy reasons as well as many business management reasons.
The reasons related to policy are easy to solve. Converting loans into investments means loosening the constraints on enterprises, allowing them to put down their burdens and move forward in big strides. The reasons related to operations are more complicated. If it is an ordinary enterprise, people can be replaced or the enterprise can be restructured, with the government withdrawing and the private sector advancing.
But what about special businesses?"
Li Yizheng glanced at Nan Yi's face for a few times, paused, and then said: "Nan Yi, you said it yourself that private enterprises cannot make machine tools, and the burden of supporting the national machine tool industry still has to be placed on state-owned enterprises. Northeast Machine Tool can be converted into a joint-stock enterprise and can go public to raise funds for research and development and production, but its state-owned enterprise status cannot be changed.
The identity must remain unchanged, but the concept of enterprise leaders must change. They cannot remain in the planned economy thinking, but must keep up with the pace of the market economy. They cannot wait and rely on others, but must actively participate in market competition and ask the market for profits. "
As Li Yizheng paused, Nan Yi knew it was time for him to speak.
"Boss, do you want me to participate in the daily operations of the Friendship Factory, to be a bad guy, to be a catfish, and force it to transform and adapt to market competition?"
Li Yizheng nodded with great satisfaction, "Yes, you need a return on your investment, and you need profits from your funds. Invest your funds and force Northeast Machine Tool to create profits for you."
Nan Yi thought about it after hearing it for a while, then he said, "My idea is to invest my own money for your sake, without expecting any return, just like throwing money into the water.
Now, if the investment is to become a real investment, this matter has become very complicated. It is not something I can decide on my own. I need to sort out my thoughts and seek the opinions of investors. As I said before, I have to be responsible for the investors. "
Li Yizheng nodded, "We must be cautious about this matter. The issues at the Friendship Factory are a bit complicated. Investment matters cannot be discussed in a day or two. You have plenty of time to think about it slowly."
"Okay." Nan Yi nodded, "Boss, I'll go back to my room first. Call me if you need anything."
"good."
After leaving Li Yizheng's room, Nan Yi did not go back to his room directly. Instead, he walked out of the guesthouse, found a secluded place, and paced back and forth thinking.
Nan Yi is a sophisticated egoist, but that doesn't mean he has no feelings for his country and family. It's just that he is very utilitarian and seeks rewards in everything. Even if it is for patriotism, he will choose a win-win path.
This is the case with Huayi, which can not only contribute to the country's semiconductor industry, but also give it a great opportunity to obtain considerable returns.
What Li Yizheng just said is actually a similar approach, but he is not as calm as Hua Yi. He can extend the span of the plan to several decades and can spend ten years training talents.
It is not possible to invest in Friendship Factory or Northeast Machine Tool. It is impossible for him to have much say. There are many invisible variables, and he will face many unstable and disharmonious factors. Even most of his energy will be used to deal with internal enemies. The investment risk will be very high, and it will easily turn into throwing money into the water to see what happens.
It is okay to invest, and how much money you have is not a problem. The key is to have more insurances to ensure that his patriotism will produce actual results and that his investment can produce rich returns.
After sorting out some things, Nan Yi looked up into the distance. His gaze passed through the magnificent Gangxi Square and came to Gangxi's old factory area, workers' village, shantytowns, and the open sanitary canal flowing with smelly water. The Gangxi District was already old. Whether for the sake of face or to build a new economic structure with real estate as the pillar industry, the transformation of the Gangxi District was a must.
The land in Gangxi District is the guarantee for Nanyi's investment. The investment may go down the drain, but the old factory building cannot. Before giving Wu Renpin the double five promise, he had actually taken "real estate" into account and constructed a real estate plan combining industry and commerce in his mind.
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Although Li Yizheng has explained clearly why he tricked Nan Yi to come to Fengtian, research and investigation is not just an excuse. Li Yizheng did come to Fengtian to conduct research, and Nan Yi, as a student, naturally also had to do research.
Moreover, Li Yizheng also gave Nan Yi a thesis title: "Analysis of Opportunities and Challenges of Heavy Industry in Gangxi District". Although the title is only fifteen words, to write this paper well, Nan Yi's legs would have to become at least half a centimeter thinner and his brain cells would have to be consumed by at least 2 billion.
Early in the morning, Li Yizheng assigned this topic to Nan Yi, and then happily took his favorite female disciple to hang out at Northeast Machine Tool. Nan Yi had to collect materials for writing his thesis, and he was in a terrible situation theoretically.
Actually, not.
After Li Yizheng and the other person left, Nan Yi followed them out of the guesthouse. After meeting up with the people from the Xinsheng Plastic Surgery Hospital under the New Miracle Group, he went to visit a dancer.
This dancer is quite famous. He was a gentleman not long ago, but recently he became a lady. Xinsheng Plastic Surgery Hospital is planning to launch an advertising campaign in China. At this time, a well-known transgender person appeared. Without hesitation, they came over to offer their support - providing free plastic surgery services.
Nan Yi had seen and touched ladyboys, but he had never had close contact with a transgender person, so naturally his curiosity was aroused.
Who would have known that after meeting her, he was greatly disappointed. The image of the other person was far different from what he had imagined in his mind. Just as it was said in "On the Love of Lotus", she can only be admired from a distance and not played with. Poor him, he was worried that he would have thoughts that he shouldn't have, and he tried hard to give himself psychological hints on the way - a real man would rather break than bend.
It turns out that it was all in vain.
Not being able to see what he had imagined, Nan Yi went to the North Market, a place that seems very much like the life of Fengtian to outsiders, but not necessarily to locals, especially those from the North City living there.
Whether it was the past period when the commercial district was lined with foreign companies, brothels, large theaters, large and small restaurants, large bathhouses, large department stores, hotels, teahouses, pawnshops, money houses, opium dens, casinos, drug stores, barber shops, etc., or the current period when it has begun to show signs of becoming a tourist attraction, most people living in it have to endure the unbearable reality behind the glamour.
It's like a city tourist taking a quick tour of a remote and scenic mountain village. All he sees is all kinds of beauty, even the pig food in the trough has the taste of nature. But once he settles down, the only thing he wants is to escape.
It is said that traveling is to walk from a place you are tired of living in to a place others are tired of living in. Nan Yi Lai Bei Market has a slight travel mentality and a strong purpose of collecting thesis materials.
Of course, what I strongly think is nonsense. If Nan Yi was just an ordinary doctoral student with no money and no connections, let alone good channels for collecting information, to write about the industrial opportunities and challenges of a place, he could only get some information on the development history of the Ruhr from public channels, and then sit in front of his desk, let his imagination run wild, and pile up fantastic words on paper.
In order to make it look more impressive, some new economic terms that sound impressive are made up, such as the marginal moral effect, the chameleon economic phenomenon, and the Fengtian drum shock wave financial effect.
Stock experts make a living by commenting on stocks, while those with a clear mind never trade stocks. Economic experts make a living by commenting on the economy, while those who are very smart never do business themselves. Others cannot see through what they know, and even they themselves have no idea.
The task that Li Yizheng gave you is too big, and it is not something that Nan Yi can "truly" complete by relying on his personal ability.
Nan Yi walked around the North Market for a while and came to a place called Zabadi in the past. It didn't sound like a nice name, but the place was quite nice. Since the 1930s, the Fengtian Chess Teahouse had quietly emerged in Zabadi, less than two miles away.
As time passes, the joyous and sad history of chess is gradually forgotten.
From the Republic of China period to the early days of the People's Republic of China, this was a gathering place for grassroots chess players and famous chess players, becoming a chess paradise of that era.
From the young to the elderly, third-rate, fourth-rate, first-rate and second-rate players gathered here, laughing and cursing, challenging each other, giving up the initiative, giving up the big piece, giving up the general, getting injured, paying for tea, lighting cigarettes, calling for the master, turning over chess pieces, and there were even players who came from thousands of miles away to learn from and watch.
The sound of chess pieces clacking could be heard every day, depicting the joys and sorrows of the chess game in that era.
For example, places like Tianqiao in Beijing, Tiangang Quanyechang, Confucius Temple in Nanjing, and City God Temple in Shanghai all had chess teahouses and teahouses of that era. Because they are located in areas where many folk cultures are mixed, people figuratively call these places "zabadi".
Nan Yi survived in the cracks. After hesitating for a while among the only three remaining chess teahouses, he went into a teahouse where the sound of folk songs could be heard.
He knows his own business. Nan Yi can play chess, and can even be the king among beginners, just like the game anchors in later generations. His level is good enough, and some of them even use high-tech assistance. He doesn't go to the expert area, but applies for a hundred or eighty new accounts, and takes turns to fish in the novice area every day. His various cool operations make the audience shout "six six six".
If he went to the park to play chess with those retired chess losers, Nan Yi could just play the role of a young and promising man and make a fool of himself in a chess teahouse frequented by northern chess masters. What he should do is listen to the music and watch the game.
The chess teahouse is not a very high-end place. Nan Yi heard from Peng Xiuquan that the consumption here is not expensive.
Peng Xiuquan was the former chef of Mingzhu Banquet, the one Nan Yi tricked back by playing chess. He was a terrible chess player, but he loved the game to death. After he became rich and had more free time, the old man went on pilgrimages everywhere and visited almost all the chess holy places in the country. He was the one who told Nan Yi about Zabadi.
After ordering a pot of Liaohong tea and listening to Fengtian drum music whose name he didn't know, Nan Yi made a phone call first, then carried the teapot to the side of the two people playing chess to watch the duel between the masters.
Watching a master play chess is like watching the Premier League in A-B. You can understand the tactics and strategies, but you will never be able to use them properly. There is nothing you can do because the master’s level is there.
After watching for a while and listening to the people around him whispering, Nan Yi learned that the two masters playing chess were named Miao and Zhao, respectively. They were well-known new generation northern masters in Liao Province, and both held the title of chess master.
Generally, a player who can see eight steps ahead before taking one step can be classified as an expert. The two in front of him are at the master level. God knows how many steps ahead they can see before taking one step. As soon as a chess piece moves on the board, Nan Yi has to think about the next few steps. He racks his brains and sweats on his forehead just by watching the game of chess.
After watching a game of chess, Nan Yi's temples felt slightly swollen, as if he had overworked his brain.
Just then Han Zhenhe arrived. Nan Yi stopped watching the game, returned to his seat, and took the PDA from Han Zhenhe's hand.
Since the last Nan inventory meeting, Nan's work style has changed a little, and has begun to move towards openness in some aspects, such as establishing an advisory group under the Nan Office and inviting world-renowned economists and unemployed politicians to join.
What Nan Yi is looking at at this moment is a list of selected economists. Each of them has made great achievements in economics, and has participated in financial wars or worked in consortiums or large groups. They are true economists who are proficient in both theory and practice.
Simply put, the theories they proposed have been used in actual combat, at the very least leveraging hundreds of billions or even trillions of dollars in capital, and at the worst destroying an entire country.
Nan Yi's eyes swept over the names one by one, tapping some of them with the stylus in his hand from time to time. Then, he handed the PDA back to Han Zhenhe, "The treatment of the names I circled can be improved a little bit, including non-monetary treatment."
Han Zhenhe nodded and said, "Madam has already personally invited Mr. Kissinger, but he is not very interested."
"Well, it's normal that we can't invite them in one go. Maybe they will come if we invite them a few more times. I'll go and invite them again in person after a while." Nan Yi said, and stopped Dr. Tea who happened to be passing by, "Excuse me, what's the name of the song you're singing?"
Dr. Tea replied: "The Great Truth."
After thanking Dr. Tea, Nan Yi said to Han Zhenhe, "Have you been out playing these days?"
"I took a break for half a day and went to the Forbidden City."
"Thank you for your hard work. When you finish your work, go out and have fun for a few days."
"I will." Han Zhenhe responded and began to report his work. "Madam's $500 million in funds are almost raised. More than 300 million of them come from Scarlett Fund's clients, and the rest come from other funds. Of these, the $50 million from the Heritage Foundation is particularly noteworthy."
"Any additional requests?"
“There was no additional request, but my wife said that the Heritage Foundation came to them on its own.”
"Oh, go on."
The Heritage Foundation was established by a group of right-wing Americans. From a global perspective, capitalism is on the right and socialism is on the left. Within the United States, the Elephant Party is on the right and the Donald Trump Party is on the left.
Both words are neutral, neither positive nor negative.
The reason why Scarlett focused on reminding Nan Yi to pay attention to the Heritage Foundation was simply because of its relationship with the Elephant Party.
"Madam said that the funds raised this time will be closed for three years, and the profit must reach at least 36% to maintain the credibility of Scarlett Fund. If the profit does not reach this figure by the end of the period, Madam will ask the president to make up the difference herself."
"I understand." Nan Yi nodded and asked, "How long will it take for the funds to be deposited into the Green Core Development account?"
"About ten days."
"Okay, tell me something else."
"Fang Group has received the invitation letter for the inspection from Gangxi District, and the list of candidates for the inspection team has been finalized. There are technical experts from Germany's Xiaoxiaonan, as well as external experts in the machine tool field and a third-party audit team from Deloitte. They can set off in five days at the latest."
Nan Yi thought for a moment and said, "Don't be so anxious. Write back to Gangxi District and tell them that we will arrive at the end of the month."
"good."
"Two things. First, let Zhu Youren select a team of people to come to Fengtian to investigate the real estate market here, especially the Gangxi District. I need the team to predict the future development pattern of the real estate in the Gangxi District.
According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory, the five major needs of human beings are physiological needs, safety needs, social needs, respect needs, and self-actualization. Among them, physiological needs and social needs are what we at Nanshi can provide.
At present, our Nanshi mainly develops business around people’s physiological needs, especially in the three aspects of food, clothing and housing.
China has a large population, and it took 34 years to solve the problem of food shortage. From 1949 to 1984, the shortage of grain, as a basic food, was the biggest insecurity factor facing society.
After 1984, food security was basically resolved, but the cost of increasing production was the widespread and even excessive use of pesticides and fertilizers, which marked the beginning of food source safety issues.
At the same time, the food supply chain has gradually shifted from a highly planned model of unified purchase and marketing to a market-based model, and small workshops that produce shoddy products and have simplified or no inspections account for a large proportion of food processing companies.
Food safety is an issue that every Chinese will have to face in the near future. Residents in cities where economic development is relatively fast have already begun to realize this problem, which can also be indirectly reflected in the fact that television advertisements are increasingly focusing on "health" as a selling point.
Healthy food and green food are what we have been doing at Nanshi. Now it is time to expand from Europe and the United States to Asia, especially China. SGF wants to establish a green food sub-brand in China. "
Nan Yi waved his hand. "This is not the second thing I want to tell you. It's just related to what I want to say, so I'll just mention it. The second thing is still about Fengtian. I have a general understanding that Fengtian Pharmaceutical is a pretty good company, and the deterioration of food safety will lead to the deterioration of physical health.
This is true whether we look at the entire world or limit ourselves to China. Just because of the population, some problems will be particularly prominent in China, and the market will be particularly large. The same is true for the pharmaceutical market.
Monopoly is a very sensitive issue in any country, especially in China. China's pharmaceutical market is huge, but we cannot adopt a large-scale merger strategy. We should continue to adhere to our previous style and let third-party capital secretly and disperse investment in China's pharmaceutical companies, starting with Fengtian Pharmaceutical. "
"President, Third Capital was just established not long ago, and the investment channels are not smooth. Should we order Southland Bank to provide assistance?"
"No, each branch of Nan's must have independent viability. Third Capital's foundation is already better than other newly established investment companies. Providing it with more conveniences will not be conducive to its growth. At this stage of development, Nan's can only provide support for the newly established branches and can no longer be a wet nurse."
