pertwk Chapter 254: End of the Trip
Chapter 254: End of the Trip
Upon learning of Huang Xiaochuan's invitation, Huang Boyi and his second senior brother Jiang Qiming gladly accepted.
Upon seeing Nan Hui, both of their eyes lit up simultaneously. However, after Huang Xiaochuan introduced her as his older sister from Shanghai, the two immediately treated Nan Hui with great courtesy.
With Huang Xiaochuan acting as a go-between, Huang Boyi agreed to the matter on the spot; it was no big deal at all.
During the meeting, Jiang Qiming and Huang Xiaochuan discussed the current economic situation, while Huang Boyi and Nan Hui listened attentively.
Slightly tipsy, Huang Xiaochuan brought up the issue of housing reform.
"From any perspective, the abolition of welfare housing allocation and the marketization of housing are inevitable trends."
Jiang Qiming had often heard his teacher, Wang Deyi, say that Huang Xiaochuan was talented, so he asked, with the intention of testing him, "What are the specific aspects, Xiaochuan? Tell me in detail."
Huang Xiaochuan held up one finger: "First, the burden on enterprises and institutions is too heavy, and welfare housing allocation is one of the burdens."
Huang Xiaochuan raised his second finger: "Second, as my country's export trade increases, the country's foreign exchange earnings are also constantly growing. You must know that my country's unique economic system dictates that foreign exchange must be controlled."
Huang Boyi asked curiously, "What does this have to do with the marketization of housing?"
Huang Xiaochuan chuckled: "It's very important. my country's unique foreign trade settlement method forces export companies to settle foreign exchange, and the companies only receive RMB, while the foreign exchange is centrally collected and used by the state."
"But the total amount of money in the country is fixed. What if there isn't enough money? Then we have to print new money. For every US dollar of foreign exchange we earn, we have to print 587 RMB. The more foreign exchange we earn, the more money we need to print. If this is not controlled and guided, won't this money cause inflation when it enters the market? Because there is more money in the market, but the total amount of goods does not increase along with the money."
Huang Xiaochuan held up his third finger: "Three, this is when the real estate industry will play its role."
"Real estate is a reservoir for the extra money that has been printed. Guiding this money into real estate will prevent a situation of rampant inflation. Moreover, the Chinese people have always longed for housing. In the past, during the agricultural era, people sought a piece of land of their own. Now, in the industrial era, people seek a house of their own."
"Sister Nan, you're a long-time Shanghainese, you must know what kind of attachment Shanghainese people have to houses, right?"
Nan Hui nodded. What Huang Xiaochuan said was true. Every Shanghainese has a dream: to own their own house. Look at those who make money; the first thing they do is build houses. All the conflicts among ordinary people stem from housing.
Huang Boyi is from Hong Kong and has a good understanding of real estate. When he heard Huang Xiaochuan say this, he immediately knew that this was a business opportunity.
But he still asked a question.
"As far as I know, most urban residents in mainland China own houses, and their income is not enough to support them in buying new houses."
Huang Xiaochuan smiled slightly. Asking someone who had experienced the entire process of Huaxia Real Estate's rise, prosperity, and decline such a question was an insult to him.
"Do Hong Kong people have mortgage options for buying property? We can use that too, and we have another trick up our sleeve that you don't."
"What kind of magic weapon?"
"Demolition! I'll demolish all your dilapidated houses and then give you a new house or money to buy a new one, but it definitely won't be in the same place anymore. This way, we can subtly relocate the city center population to the suburbs, and the land vacated in the city center can be redeveloped."
"Build integrated commercial centers, office buildings, or high-end residences to attract wealthy people to buy them. This way, foreign trade will continue to thrive, both domestic and international economies will be active, and money will be channeled into a reservoir, eliminating concerns about hyperinflation."
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Huang Boyi and Nan Hui were both stunned. Could someone really do that?
The two of them realized at the same time that this was a business opportunity!
Jiang Qiming, on the other hand, was thinking, "What a great research topic this is! At least I could write several papers on it. How is my junior's brain structured? Why are all my students inferior to me, and they're even graduate students!"
Fueled by alcohol, Huang Xiaochuan spilled the beans about some of the real estate manipulation techniques of later generations, which was practically like revealing a secret. Huang Boyi was overjoyed, while Nan Hui was also getting restless.
However, before Huang Boyi could be happy for long, Huang Xiaochuan poured cold water on his enthusiasm: "Old Huang, you can't do this business for now. I estimate that foreign capital won't be allowed to touch this at the beginning."
This was no problem for Huang Boyi! He turned to Huang Xiaochuan and said, "Mr. Huang, why don't you take the lead in starting a company to do this, and I'll invest and become a shareholder!"
Huang Xiaochuan shook his head firmly, "I'm not doing this. You'd better find someone else!"
Huang Boyi was immediately somewhat frustrated, but then he thought of Nan Hui.
"Would Miss Nan be interested in doing this business?"
Nan Hui did not respond to Huang Boyi, but instead looked at Huang Xiaochuan.
However, Huang Xiaochuan was discussing some professional issues with Jiang Qiming and didn't see Nan Hui looking at him at all.
Nan Hui raised her glass and gestured to Huang Boyi: "Boss Huang, let's talk in detail another day."
Huang Boyi was naturally delighted, believing that as long as Nan Hui took the lead in doing this, it would be no different from Huang Xiaochuan doing it.
That evening, when Huang Xiaochuan called Yu Xiang, he learned something from Yu Wei.
Back at the hotel that evening, Huang Xiaochuan, as usual, made a phone call to Yu Xiang.
Yu Xiang asked with concern, "You haven't had too much to drink, have you?"
"It's alright! But I don't feel anything right now."
Upon hearing this, Yu Xiang felt relieved: "When are you coming back? Yu Wei has asked several times today, saying that your classmate has something urgent to discuss with you."
"Soon, I'll be back in a few days. Is Yu Wei home?"
"exist."
"Then have him answer the phone."
Yu Xiang hung up the phone and went to find Yu Wei.
Not long after, Yu Wei's voice came through the microphone.
"Ding couldn't get in touch with you, so he asked me to tell you that your class monitor and another guy named Zhang something are about to go abroad. They want to meet with you to say goodbye. They're flying from Shanghai to the United States in three days. Ding asked me to contact you and tell you to come back as soon as possible."
Huang Xiaochuan thought to himself, "So fast?"
However, he quickly realized that this was because the United States relaxed its policies on Chinese students in 1992. They passed a bill that allowed students like Wu Duo and Zhang Gaolei to quickly go to the United States to study.
And these two guys are not short of money, the school has also made contact through an agency, and the US embassy issued visas directly.
Moreover, the start dates for American universities are different from those in China. The fall semester starts at the end of August. Wu Duo and Zhang Gaolei are in such a hurry to go there because they need to get there before the fall semester starts. After all, they need some time to adjust, and they can't just go right when the semester starts!
This meant Huang Xiaochuan had to compress his travel plans. After hanging up the phone, he immediately contacted Cao Charlie and rearranged his trip to Hong Kong.
After spending a day visiting HSBC Bank, the company, and the specialty store, they also went to a supermarket to visit Jiang Bixing, who was on a study tour. Due to limited time, the two of them hurriedly ate a boxed lunch nearby and chatted for a while.
Before the border closed in the afternoon, Huang Xiaochuan returned to Shenzhen and flew back to Shanghai on the morning of July 20.