blogombal Chapter 183 A businessman without integrity
Chapter 183 A businessman without integrity
“$4.5.
If you buy these machines from Mao Xiong, the price won't exceed $1.5 at most. I'm willing to triple the price, Boss Liu, am I sincere enough?"
Ever since he ate white horsetooth corn, his five senses have been enhanced, his body has become stronger, and even his intelligence has improved. Zhao Shanhe, who is already smarter than others, has more or less mastered Cantonese by listening to the guests chatting in the Peninsula Hotel these two days.
At this time, he heard Lou Xiao'e talking to Boss Liu in Cantonese and directly offered three times the price to buy the machine, which shocked him. You know, one US dollar is equivalent to 0.gram of gold, and 4.5 US dollars is close to 80 kilograms, which is already a huge fortune.
But who knew there would be something even more outrageous.
"For $15, I can help you transport the machine to the river. As for how to cross the border, that's your business."
Boss Liu's words completely broke Lou Xiao'e's defense. She could tolerate the other party's lateness, and she could also force herself to accept the other party's provocation.
But Damao sells the machine for 1.5 yuan, but the other party wants 15 yuan. It is obvious that they are trying to rip people off.
No matter how well-mannered she was, the faint smile on her face finally disappeared.
"Boss Liu, are you sure you're here with sincerity? Isn't this price too outrageous?"
Lou Xiao'e vaguely understood something at this time. The other party had no intention of doing this deal properly at all. She just didn't know what role Young Master Lou, who was responsible for matchmaking, played in this transaction.
"Ms. Lou, can't you say that?
If John Bull knew that I sold machines that were strictly blocked to the mainland, I would be in big trouble, but I believe that as long as there is enough profit, those greedy officials can be shut up.
That’s why I raised the price so much, but the actual money I received was actually not that much.”
After pondering for more than ten seconds, Lou Xiao'e replied to Boss Liu.
"I need some time to send a telegram to the mainland. Such a large amount is not something I can decide.
How about we talk about it in a few days?"
Boss Liu stood up, straightened his clothes, and took a business card from his secretary.
“For your eldest brother’s sake, I will wait for you for three days. If you don’t buy them after three days, the machines will be shipped to Singapore.
I'll wait for you to call me."
After saying that, he threw the business card in his hand to Lou Xiao'e, walked out, put his hand to his ear with a playful grin and made a phone call gesture, then left with his secretary and bodyguards.
Lou Xiao'e gritted her teeth. She knew that the other party was playing a trick on her, but she was still fantasizing whether she could buy the machine back for $15.
Zhao Shanhe clenched his fists, his eyes blazing with anger.
In the old city, for the safety of Chen Xueru and Hou Kui, he could be a good citizen. Even if the bedbugs in the yard jumped in front of him, he would pretend not to see them.
But after arriving in Hong Kong, he won't care what those John Bulls think. This is not the inland, and no matter how big a mess he makes, the police won't come to trouble him.
Since you don't want to do business properly and look down on us mainlanders, I won't pretend anymore and I'll be honest.
He stood up and walked to Lou Xiao'e and said.
"Ezi, since the fat man has left, let's go back. No matter what, you have to tell your father about this matter first and let him help you make a decision.
If it doesn't work, I can just ask another store. I don't believe that in such a big island like Hong Kong, it's impossible that the fat guy is the only one selling steel rolling mills, right?"
Lou Xiao'e sighed and stood up.
"Now that things have come to this, I have no choice but to go back and send a telegram to my father. But even if my father agrees, the steel mill will not agree. This is 10 times the price, enough to rebuild the entire steel mill."
The two left the HSBC Building and took a steamer back to the Peninsula Hotel. Zhao Shanhe took advantage of the opportunity when Lou Xiao'e went to send a telegram to Sijiucheng to use a public phone to look up Boss Liu's factory.
Coincidentally, at that time, Hong Kong was managed by John Bull, so many places borrowed the habits of the bald eagle. There was a thick telephone book in every public telephone booth, and almost all government agencies and private factories in Hong Kong could be found in it.
After some inquiries, Zhao Shanhe finally found out that the fat man's factory was in Chai Wan. Zhao Shanhe left the phone booth and prepared to go over and take a look at night, so that Boss Liu could feel the enthusiasm of the mainland people decades in advance.
(The New Territories factory area had not yet been developed at this time)
I waited with Lou Xiao'e in the hotel for a whole afternoon and drank several pots of coffee, but there was still no telegram from Sijiucheng. It seems that Lou Bancheng is also communicating with the higher-ups and will not reply today.
In the evening, Lou Xiao'e mustered up the energy to treat Zhao Shanhe to a meal of Hong Kong-style roast goose. To be honest, Zhao Shanhe really couldn't get used to it. It felt worse than the chicken stewed with mushrooms in Beijing. Fortunately, the price was relatively affordable, equivalent to Zhao Shanhe's two months' salary.
After dinner, Zhao Shanhe comforted Lou Xiaoe for a while. Seeing that she was finally less tense, he went back to his room to rest. He still had things to do in the evening.
When it was late at night and everyone was asleep, he opened and closed the door quietly, walked out of the hotel and went to the beach. By this time, the steamer was no longer there.
Fortunately, Zhao Shanhe had inquired during the day and learned that if he wanted to cross the sea at night, he could find some small boats owned by poor families. These boats would not go out during the day because the police would drive them away, so they could only do some business at night to earn a little money to support their families.
When Zhao Shanhe was leaving Sijiu City, he specifically asked Shouhou to exchange some US dollars.
He originally wanted to exchange Hong Kong dollars, but the other party only had a small amount of coins. He used this money to make phone calls to inquire about Fatty Liu's factory during the day.
After getting on the boat, Zhao Shanhe didn't say anything because his Cantonese was not fluent yet. However, money can speak the world. He handed over a US dollar and pointed to the other side of the river. The boat owner immediately understood what he meant.
Although the boat was not big, with only Zhao Shanhe and the boat owner on board, it was still very fast and soon reached the other side. Zhao Shanhe originally wanted to ask the boat owner to wait for him to come back, but when he thought that he was not sure when he would come back and the boat owner still had to make money, he waved goodbye to the boat owner.
Zhao Shanhe walked a long way from the pier until he saw a road sign and then he took out a map from the small world. He got it from the hotel.
To the west is Conference Road, and to the east is Hung Hing Road. He ran while finding his way with a map in hand. Fortunately, this place is not far from Chai Wan, and at his speed, it only takes him a few dozen minutes to get there.
There were many factories in Chai Wan at that time, and this was also the time when Hong Kong's manufacturing industry was most developed.
After the New Territories developed, there were not many factories in Hong Kong. At that time, Hong Kong became a financial center.
Because he didn't know where Fatty Liu's factory was, Zhao Shanhe had to look for it one by one. Fortunately, his hard work paid off. More than half an hour later, he stood in front of the gate of Liu's Steel Factory.
The lights at the factory gate were dim, and inside the gate one could vaguely see a few security guards on night duty playing poker and gambling for money.
Zhao Shanhe couldn't become invisible, so of course he wouldn't go through the main gate. He walked along the factory wall, which was more than three meters high. He accelerated and stepped on the wall to gain leverage to climb in.