Song Gu was a member of the million-strong army. After he was discharged from the army, he was restless and went south to make a living. However, it was not easy. After a few twists and turns, through the introduction of an old leader, he finally came under Ding Shiping's command.
He had been eliminated from the army not because he was incapable, but because he was a cavalryman. Cavalrymen, railway troops, and buglers were no longer able to fully meet the needs of modern warfare. What modern warfare needed were armoured troops, artillery troops, anti-air missile troops, aviation troops, marine troops, and other specialized units.
The first time they met, although he was knocked to the ground by Ding Shiping, Ding Shiping knew that this kid deliberately went easy on him. Otherwise, it was hard to say who would be knocked down. He could only sigh at his old age.
Ding Shiping thought very highly of him and tried his best to recommend him to Li He. He even felt that Dong Hao, who was older and had slow reactions, could be laid off.
Li He only smiled every time and did not agree. His first standard for people was always loyalty and reliability. Song Gu had just turned one year old and was not worthy of his trust.
After lunch, Yang Xuewen asked Yang Huai and Li Pei to pack up and follow them back. He did not want to stay another day.
The two children were listless. Li Ke chewed on an apple and secretly rejoiced at the side. She had escaped a calamity.
However, she was not happy for long. Li He gave her a task for this summer camp. When she came back, she was to write a 1000-word essay about the summer camp. She did not think much of it, but what he said next hit her to the bottom.
"If it's not good, you have to rewrite it," Li He said unhappily. "Don't think you can fool people."
"Rewrite?" Li Ke snorted. "Whether it's good or not, it's all up to you."
"Then go back to your hometown. Don't go to America." Li He did not want to talk terms with her. Back then, no matter how much trouble Five caused, she was still afraid of him in her bones even though she was not polite to him on the surface. Now, this girl was running amok. Not only was she afraid of him on the surface, but she was also afraid of him in her bones.
"You win!" Li Ke gave Li He a thumbs up and ran upstairs.
Because of Li He's interference, the Thai Government did not implement floating rates, and Thailand's wealthiest man, Xie Zhengda, had entered the market with 15.5 billion USD.
Guo Dongyun ran over in a hurry.
"Mr. Li, Mr. Xie Guomin just called. He thinks we can fight back. We've already lost close to 300 million US dollars."
With his hands behind his back, Li He lit a cigarette and paced back and forth in the room. "Holy sh * t."
There was a deviation in history, and Hong Kong did not do anything. This was illogical!
"Currently, most of the speculators are trying to make a profit. Many international speculators will stop when they see the profits. Soros will surely transfer his funds to Indonesia and Malaysia. At that time, the cycle may last for a year and a half, and this opportunity will disappear." Guo Dongyun was confused by Li He. She could only keep her head down.
Li He sighed. "Then tell your father, Lin Shaoliang, and the rest that all the funds are under Xie Zhengda's control. These speculators will not be able to go back after coming here."
He will not stand up for Guo Dongyun, and he will not let Guo Dongyun stand up for him.
"Yes." Guo Dongyun does not doubt Li He's confidence. No one knows more about Soros's trump card than her. Li He and the Southeast Asian families' funds are more than the Four Little Dragons' foreign reserves.
A storm is brewing.
Half an hour after Guo Dongyun and Li He spoke, Thailand, Philippines, and Malaysia's stock markets rose.
According to the latest Thai Baht's international market price, every US dollar was worth 25.33 Thai Baht. This was the highest value of Thai Baht for three months in a year.
The show started, and Thai Baht continued to rise.
After that, the US Department of Finance submitted their semi-annual report to Congress and listed Thailand under surveillance, accusing Thailand of manipulating their currency.
Of course, Thailand denied it.
Li He got bored watching the news on TV and switched off the TV. He can't be bothered with the process, and he only wants to see the results.
Feng Yu slept the whole way from Hong Kong to Shenzhen, and when he arrived at Four Seas Hotel, his body was aching. He was considering if he should add a bed in his car, but he does not like to drive.
Staying in his own hotel, eating in his own restaurant, and drinking his own beer was a wonderful feeling for Li He. Fu Biao, who was sitting opposite him, was talking until his mouth was dry. Li He did not listen to much of what Fu Biao was saying.
"Anyway, other than Zhujiang, Snow Beer is the best in the Shenzhen market." Originally, Fu Biao was not interested in beer. However, Li He insisted on competing with Camaro Beer Company, where Zhao Mingxia worked, so he could only pretend to be very hardworking.
Li He asked. "What about Mr. Shen?"
Fu Biao's cooperation with Shen Liren was not limited to the beer industry. Both of them had invested 1.5 billion to set up China Huarun Reinvestment Fund.
Fu Biao replied. "I had wanted to wait for you, but I had to attend a meeting. I could not wait any longer and rushed to leave."
"Oh, right. Take care of Old Ding. He is new and might not know anything." Li He remembered to make arrangements for Ding Shiping.
"Manager Fu, I will depend on you in the future." Ding Shiping humbled himself and took the initiative to please Fu Biao.
"Brother Ding, we're all brothers. You're treating me like an outsider. You had followed Brother Li for so many years, and you had been to the Russian's territory. You are experienced, and I am not worried about you.
Also, I have a lot of projects here, and I will take care of you. Even if I don't have any projects, I have a lot of friends here.
The most important thing is the recruitment and how to manage the workers. You have to pay attention. " Fu Biao and Ding Shiping had always gotten along well. Moreover, with Li He's instructions, Fu Biao could only obey.
"I don't know anything. You have been in this industry for a long time, and I always listen to you." Ding Shiping thought that Fu Biao would not say such nonsense, and there must be something special about the construction site.
Fu Biao clinked his glass with Ding Shiping's, then said with a smile, "Brother Ding, I suggest you go back to your hometown to recruit workers."
"Go back to my hometown to recruit workers?" Ding Shiping finished his beer and asked curiously. "I have been going to Shenzhen and Guangzhou for the past few years. I know that there is no shortage of migrant workers. On my way here, I saw many masons and bricklayers sitting by the roadside. They are all waiting for the boss to hire them. You should be able to recruit people, right? "
Fu Biao smiled bitterly. "It's not that you can't recruit people, but you can't use them. You have to have your own team, and they have to be people you can trust. For example, in Shenzhen, if you randomly recruit people on the streets, there might be a whole team of people from Sichuan, Chongqing, Yunnan, Guizhou, or even Xiangnan. Once they group together, you, the head contractor, will be led by the nose. "
Ding Shiping said, "That can't be. I pay them, and they do the work. What else can they do?"
"It's not that simple. There are plenty of people who cheat and cheat. Once they take the lead, others will follow suit. You won't be able to fire them. Once you fire them, they can take most of the people with them. If you run into a tight deadline, you'll lose your life." Fang Quan, who had been eating silently, finally got a chance to interrupt.
Fu Biao nodded. "So, don't worry. Go back to your hometown and recruit five or six reliable people who know about construction. It doesn't matter if they are relatives or friends, bring them over. That way, you will have the confidence to do things. If you are alone and bring a group of foreigners, it will be no different from being blind."
Li He said to Ding Shiping, "You … just listen to Fu Biao. That's right."
It was not only the construction site, but also the factories. Many experienced factory owners would try their best to not recruit people from the same place, and try to diversify their workforce. Some factory's recruitment notices even blatantly stated that they would not recruit people from a certain place. It was not because of geographical discrimination, but because the factory might be full of people from that place, so they did not dare to continue recruiting.
"Okay." Ding Shiping smiled. "I'm planning to go back to my hometown. I have many uncles and brothers, so I don't have to worry about not being able to recruit people. Even worse, I have so many comrades."
After dinner, Li He pulled Fang Quan aside for a private chat.
Fang Quan was getting bigger and bigger, but he did not develop in the direction of a plump and handsome man. Instead, he was a 1.8 meters tall, muscular man with thick legs and arms, and a ragged beard.
It was very difficult for people to associate him with that skinny and skinny young boy from back then.
"How do you eat like this?" This was Li He's first question. If he did not ask, he would feel uncomfortable.
"Brother-in-law, don't tease me anymore. The soil in the South is not good for people!" Stroking the beard on his chin, Fang Quan felt depressed. Kids who were only a few years younger than him had started to call him uncle.
Li He laughed. "I bet your sister wouldn't dare to recognize you if she saw you on the streets."
He and He Fang had not seen Fang Quan for many years. They did not expect Fang Quan to have changed so much.
Fang Quan said, "I've resigned myself to fate. What else could I do?"
Li He asked, "I heard from your aunt that you didn't go home last Spring Festival? What happened? "
Old Madam He was very concerned about this nephew of hers, and would mention him every few days.
Fang Quan said hesitantly, "I'm airsick."
"Airsick?" Li He was amused. "You've grown up for nothing. You have to go back even if you're airsick. You know that your mother's health is poor. Don't let them worry about you."
Fang Quan said, "Brother-in-law, I've already bought a house here. It's waiting to be renovated. I want to bring my parents over. When the medical facilities here are better, I'll send my mother to a big hospital in Guangzhou for a checkup. "
"That's a good thing, but I'm afraid they won't agree. I heard they've bought a lot of land." Li He continued, "Moreover, they'll be happy that you bought this house. It's one less burden for them, but your parents will probably treat it as a new house for you to get married. They won't stay in it.
Moreover, Fang Li is about to be promoted. You can't leave your brother alone in his hometown, right? "
Fang Quan hurriedly explained, "Fang Li will study here. Brother Biao promised me that he can settle his household registration here and take his college entrance exams here."
"Then discuss it with your parents. I'll get your sister to do some work here." Li He threw him a pack of cigarettes and asked, "How much money have you saved all these years?"
"About a hundred thousand, but I've already bought a house. I still have some left, and I'm preparing to renovate it." Fang Quan was a little ashamed.
Li He patted his shoulder and said, "A hundred thousand is not a small amount. You can earn more when you're young."
"Mm." Fang Quan had always been with Yang Xuewen and Wan Liangyou. The two had never mistreated him. They provided him with food and lodging, and he even earned a high salary of three thousand a month in the eyes of many.
"Have you ever thought of doing it yourself?" This was the main reason why Li He kept him. He had been out in society for so many years. He had experience, connections, and was familiar with the market. Li He felt that it was time to give him a push.
"Even in my dreams." Fang Quan did not hide his ambition. "But I don't want to do old wood. It's not that interesting."
"Why?" Li He still wanted to test him.
Fang Quan said, "Old wood comes from old houses. As time goes by, there will be fewer old houses to demolish. It's not a long-term plan. I want to do imported plywood. With the development of the construction industry, the demand for plywood will definitely increase. It's impossible not to make money. "
"You only know ABC in English. You want to do imported plywood?" Li He teased. "It's not good to bite off more than you can chew."
Fang Quan said, "There are many bosses in the south who don't know English. What's the big deal?"
Li He said, "As far as I know, there are many domestic companies that produce plywood. You can just find a factory to represent your products. There's no need to import it, right?"
"Most domestic plywood companies belong to the forested areas. They're basically losing money." Fang Quan saw that there was no one around and said in a low voice, "Brother-in-law, you don't know this since you're not in this line of work. The plywood on the market is basically smuggled from abroad. It's shipped from afar, and it's a few times cheaper than in the forested areas. The plywood from the forested areas can't be sold at all."
"Don't tell me you want to do smuggling?"
Fang Quan smiled sheepishly. "I have the intention, but I don't have the ability. I just want to go the legal route. I don't mind earning a little less."
"Don't think about crooked ways. As long as you have the ability, if you want to earn money, I have many ways here." Li He waved at Qi Hua.
"Mr. Li?" Qi Hua jogged over.
"Does Barido Pacific have a branch in the country?" Li He remembered Peng Yunpeng, the lumber king of Indonesia. His Barido company was the world's largest supplier of plywood.
Qi Hua said, "Yes, they have business dealings with Fu Biao and Pinsong. The person in charge in the country also keeps in touch with me."
Li He pointed at Fang Quan and said, "Help him get the distribution rights."
"No problem." Qi Hua promised.
"Distribution rights?" Fang Quan heard the gist of it and was stunned on the spot. "Brother, what do you mean?"
He was still not sure.
Li He smiled and said, "Go and register it yourself. When the time comes, ask your brother Qi to get you an import channel. It's that simple. As for the funds …"
He turned to Qi Hua and said, "Go and find a bank for him to get a loan."
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