The ups and downs of life in the Siheyuan

The leader was an energetic old man, followed by more than a dozen people in Chinese tunic suits, some of whom's clothes were obviously starched and turned white.

"Mr. Qin, welcome!"

The old man walked a few steps quickly, stretched his hands forward, and smiled. The people behind him stood still and applauded.

Before coming, Li Yuan was fully prepared.

I knew that the person coming was Mr. Yuan, the pioneer of reform. He was also the person in charge of the China Investment Promotion Bureau in Hong Kong.

Li Yuanxian got in touch with China Merchants Bureau and came to Shekou by ferry and car arranged by China Merchants Bureau.

Today's Shekou is a small fishing village, surrounded by salt-alkali land in the distance and reddish-brown yellow land in the distance.

There are fishing boats on the sea and construction sites everywhere on the land.

The two parties met in front of the dilapidated second floor of the town hall.

When Li Yuan saw the person coming, he didn't dare to make any mistakes. He took a few steps quickly and held his four hands together strongly.

After the introduction between the two parties, Li Yuan knew that the person in front of him was Mr. Yuan, who was known as the pioneer of reform.

"Mr. Qin, are you the only one?"

Mr. Yuan was a little surprised when he saw the van that brought people here turning around and driving away.

“We are a technology company, everyone is busy designing products, and the rest are busy purchasing supplies.

It’s just me, an idle person, hahahaha. . . "

"As expected of a big company in Xiangjiang, we admire your business philosophy!"

In fact, Mr. Yuan is also confused. After staying in Xiangjiang for almost two years, this is the first time he has heard of the "Google" company.

The investment promotion work in the past two years has achieved some success, but most of them are small workshops.

The factory occupies a large area, but the nature of the factory is almost all low-end industries such as "processing of supplied materials, processing of supplied samples, packaging and transshipment".

So far, the number of employees in the factories with the largest number of employees does not exceed 100, and the number of employees in the factories with the smallest number is only a dozen.

Most investment scales are hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars, and few exceed one million.

The main reason is that the reform and opening up has just begun, and many big businessmen are waiting and watching, fearing that the funds invested will be wasted.

For example, Li Chaoren was invited to visit the mainland in 78, but he did not start investing in the mainland until the 90s.

Suddenly I heard that the first batch of investment in a little-known "Google" company was 300 million Hong Kong dollars, and it was a technology company.

Mr. Yuan, who knew this, took a bus directly from Pengcheng back to Shekou overnight.

"Mr. Qin looks really young. I wonder what kind of technical research your company is mainly engaged in?"

Before coming, Li Yuan slightly changed his facial muscles to look more angular and decisive.

I haven't shaved for a week, so I look a little more stable.

"We are mainly engaged in semiconductor-related product development, and our first product is a game console."

Mr. Yuan frowned, obviously he didn't know much about the game console market.

"Our products are mainly sold to countries all over the world, and the novel gameplay can satisfy the novelty-seeking psychology of affluent Western young people."

"Let's go, Mr. Qin, let's go to the office to chat."

The yard was covered with moss, and there was only a row of mottled two-story buildings in the yard.

Several people entered a slightly larger office, the furniture inside was brand new.

"Mr. Qin, the conditions are simple, don't be offended."

"will not".

"I don't know what your company's requirements are for Shekou, but we will fully cooperate."

After Mr. Yuan finished speaking, the people accompanying the guests also smiled and nodded.

This is the current situation. The country is in urgent need of foreign investment to help the country develop, but most of the big companies are waiting and watching.

Therefore, even the person in charge of the development zone can only proactively cooperate with capital.

It's okay now. After the 90s, in order to attract investment, local governments were extremely courteous to capital, and foreign adults once again returned to the land of China.

This is also a helpless move. Since capital is scarce, something needs to be paid to introduce foreign capital.

For example, Japanese pirates were allowed to establish schools in large cities in China.

Super-national treatment of foreigners by default.

Coupled with the propaganda of various media and literati, the West is equated with civilization and advancement.

However, in the past few decades, when Chinese people talk about their own history, it seems that only words such as ignorance, backwardness, and feudalism are left.

Even the great writers during the Republic of China strongly denied Chinese characters and hoped to learn from the West.

Therefore, when the old revolutionary opposite said the word "cooperation", Li Yuan felt extremely uncomfortable.

He braced himself, "First of all, thank you for your attention, and thank you Mr. Yuan for being able to receive me personally.

The main reason for this investment is that the area in Xiangjiang is small and the production cost is too high.

When I heard that China Shekou was vigorously reforming, I was attracted to it.

What they are interested in is your huge population and vast land.

I hope we can have happy cooperation in the future and achieve win-win results."

Li Yuan's speech made everyone present feel very uncomfortable.

The businessmen from Xiangjiang who passed by had to wait carefully for fear of offending each other.

Even so, every time the businessmen who come to inspect are not even one out of ten, and the scale of investment is far behind expectations.

The person in front of me is currently the person with the largest investment scale, and he behaves politely. And from what I just said, he was attracted by China's good conditions.

Compared with the few small bosses who invest hundreds of thousands of dollars and are ready to withdraw their capital at every turn, they feel much more comfortable with the people in front of them.

Mr. Yuan was also a little surprised, although he knew that those businessmen came here for the cheap labor and land in the mainland.

But it was also the first time I met a businessman who made it clear so directly.

This made Yuan Laogao take a look.

As the only high-tech enterprise introduced, Mr. Yuan paid more attention to it.

"Mr. Qin said it well, we need to introduce foreign investment, and you need cheap labor and land. It is indeed a win-win situation.

But as landowners, hospitality is our tradition, and as long as you invest in us, we will provide you with first-class service."

Next, the other party took the initiative to propose the preferential policies of "three reductions and two exemptions" and "three connections and one leveling".

Li Yuan promised that the first investment of 100 million would be conveyed on the first day after signing the contract.

Subsequent investment will follow the progress of factory construction and be invested gradually.

Finally, Li Yuan obtained a piece of land covering an area of ​​500 acres near the port at a low price.

After reaching a consensus, Mr. Yuan treated Li Yuan to a farm meal.

During the meal, everyone felt a little cheated when they heard that "Google" was a newly established company.

But when they learned that the company owned 25% of Shaw Brothers' shares, everyone was shocked and began to re-evaluate the strength of "Google".

A dedicated person will be contacted for the follow-up work, and Li Yuan returned to Kyoto with peace of mind.

This time I went out for a long time. Although I communicated on the phone, we were all worried about him.

Especially the little daughter, the first time she saw him, she hugged him and wouldn't let go.

Li Yuan hugged one by one, and then distributed gifts.

At night, when the clouds closed and the rain stopped, Yang Ting hugged Li Yuan tightly and refused to let go for a long time.

"You know? Without you, the family seems to have lost its backbone, although everyone laughs every day.

But it feels like the yard has lost its vitality, and the three children are much quieter.

When you came back, it was as if a switch had been pressed, and the whole yard seemed to become colorful."

Yang Ting usually silently supports her, but this is the first time she expresses her love for her.

"I will try to travel as little as possible from now on and stay at home with you."

"No, my man is an eagle in the sky. How can he live in a corner? He just needs to go home often and take a look."

After getting a wife like this, what else can a husband ask for? He can only work harder.

Leaning slightly, a shameful sound that was inappropriate for children came from the room again.

There was only one sound, and then there was silence. It seemed that he was afraid of disturbing other people in the courtyard.