Era: Start as a buyer

It is said that the United States studies heavy industry, the Japanese study light industry, and some experts study migrant workers all day long.

Jokes aside, the Japanese light industry is indeed very strong.

In the 1960s, the Japanese economy rose for the first time, and the development policy was actually to build a country based on trade. They vigorously developed export trade and restricted import trade. This means that they try to sell things as much as possible, and try not to buy foreign things if they can, and develop and manufacture them themselves.

In the 1960s, Japan's exports were actually textiles and toys, mainly sold to the United States.

In the 1970s, with the accumulation of technology and funds, Japan began to upgrade its industry, making steel, making cars, and machine tools. Hatred aside, no matter what, Japan was also a fascist power before World War II, with a foundation for industrial production. In addition, recognizing the United States as its father, there is no war, and it is really strong to fully develop industry.

Just like in China, after the 1980s, if you want to import a set of Japanese equipment, it will cost millions at any time, and it is not cutting-edge technology equipment.

Luo Cheng ended his original capital accumulation in the Hong Kong stock market in 1973. He spent all day studying various economic information of the era in the future era. Domestic, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Japan, South Africa, etc. Why study South Africa? Because it is convenient. Many places in Hong Kong and South Africa are British colonies.

Many people go to South Africa to invest in tobacco and food planting. Luo Cheng does not invest in this, but invests in the people who invest. In other words, he cooperates with others, and he is only responsible for paying money.

Many brands of cigarettes in Hong Kong now have tobacco from South Africa. Luo Cheng has tobacco cooperation with people in South Africa. Therefore, Luo Cheng actually has a shadow behind many brands of cigarettes in Hong Kong. It’s just that his shares have no decision-making role, and he makes money purely by dividends.

In Japan, you can actually invest, and it is more suitable for investment like Luo Cheng, because Japan is now very xenophobic. You can invest in Japan, but if you have a joint venture, the dominant position of shares will generally not be handed over. That is, in many Japanese companies, their people will hold more than half of the shares.

But Luo Cheng doesn’t care. He is just making money from Japan when the Japanese economy is rising. In many light industries in Japan, he tried his best to let his company invest in the light industries there.

In Hong Kong, Luo Cheng took the initiative to invest in an industry, cinemas. Hong Kong's industrial products are also doing very well now. Luo Cheng has witnessed how this place prospered and rose. This is a free port. But it is also the future Oriental Hollywood.

In Hong Kong today, the per capita income has increased more than ten times since Luo Cheng first came here. It is also more prosperous, so the consumption level of people in Hong Kong is OK. Watching movies has become a place for many people, but the current Hong Kong film and television industry is also a low-income industry.

Now several big kings have not debuted, and the film style is still in ancient costume martial arts. Luo Cheng thinks that it is enough to open some cinemas, and there is no need to participate in the film and television production circle.

But even if Luo Cheng has countless wealth now, as long as time accumulates, he can completely catch up with some century-old family heritage in ten years.

But the country has not yet opened up, and Luo Cheng often stands by Haikou and looks at the still backward motherland on the other side. There is no way to go back, so he can only wait. Fortunately, because of the information support of the future era, he has a countdown waiting time.

However, when he returned to China, he was already nearly 40 years old. In China, where the average life expectancy is still low, especially in rural areas, Luo Cheng could be a grandfather at this age.

In the future era, people in their 40s are considered young, at most middle-aged. In Luo Cheng's era, people in their 40s would really be called grandfathers. The main reason is that people in Luo Cheng's era look old, tired, and exposed to the wind and sun. Many people in their 40s look similar to people in their 50s and 60s in the future era.

Hongxiu has given birth to three children for Luo Cheng, a son and two daughters. She wants to have more, but Luo Cheng doesn't want to. Including the six in China, there are already nine children. Even if Xiaofei is not his own, there are eight. If you count the children with Liu Xiaofei in the future era, there are already eleven.

In Hong Kong, Luo Cheng really did not get involved with any other women, even if it was just some casual flings at social events. Especially after the economic development of Hong Kong, this place was originally a British colony, and there were so many foreign girls who didn't know where they came from. Luo Cheng also saw it, and it was indeed an exotic feeling.

But Luo Cheng's heart was not shaken. In his own era, there were already three women following him, so there was no need to mess around with other women. But~~everything cannot escape a but~~.

Luo Cheng betrayed Liu Xiaofei again in the future era, and secretly spent money to experience the feeling of a foreign girl. Luo Cheng would rather experience it in the future era than satisfy his curiosity in his own era. The reason is very simple. Zhao Qian, Zheng Ke and Zhang Hongxiu were all given to him for the first time. He could not betray the bottom line of men and women just to experience the feeling of a foreign girl.

In the future era, he felt guilty for cheating once, but it was not particularly strong.

After experiencing it once, it was just like that, and he was not addicted to this aspect.

In a blink of an eye, another five years passed, and it was finally the time Luo Cheng was looking forward to.

At the end of 1978, the country finally ushered in the initial opening up, although it was still a pilot. Shenzhen began to pilot investment promotion, and other cities and places still did not dare to act rashly.

Luo Cheng is not interested in the domestic market pilot opening. He is concerned about the background of this pilot. Since the pilot is open, there must be a premise, that is, to allow capital and businessmen to enter. In this way, people who fled to Hong Kong or other places in the past cannot be held responsible for speculation. Without this premise, everything is bullshit.

And those who fled overseas in the past, when they returned to China, they were all foreign businessmen. Although they were originally Chinese, they were all representatives of Chinese identity. If something happened in China, it would be a diplomatic incident.

Luo Cheng is now a Hong Kong citizen, and Hong Kong is still a British colony. In other words, if Hong Kong people have problems in China, they can ask the British consulate to come forward to solve the problem. Therefore, if Luo Cheng goes back, he will be "superior" in terms of household registration. There is no way, now many Chinese people like to flatter foreigners.

There was no such thing as superiority, it was all flattery.

Seven or eight years is just a prefix of the time of opening up. In addition to contacting overseas investors, there are also internal reforms and land contract division. In fact, it is back to the time before the establishment of the commune. Farmers plant their own land, and the harvest depends on each individual.

"Daddy and Mommy, there are really many brothers and sisters over there to play with us. You can see lion dancing and blowing fireballs over there."

"Yes, there are also your aunt, stepmother, grandparents and many relatives over there."

The person asking the question is Luo Yao, the youngest daughter sitting on Luo Cheng. Another daughter is Luo Qing, and there is also Hong Xiu's eldest son Luo Yuanding. The meaning of the name Luo Yuanding is that you must go back to your hometown after being away from home. Luo Cheng is young. Many people who fled to Hong Kong are now very old and want to return to their roots and enjoy their old age in China.

In Hong Kong, the son and daughter were well educated by Hong Xiu and are very polite. Now they are studying in a private school in Hong Kong. It is almost the New Year, and Luo Cheng took them back to China. When school starts, he will let Hong Xiu take them back to Hong Kong to study.

Now Luo Cheng's family is on a ship to Shenzhen, China. With a visa and a Hong Kong certificate, they have arrived in China. Luo Cheng's family will have priority hospitality even if they take the train, and can directly sit in the sleeper. Even if the sleeper is full, someone will be arranged to make it available.

However, Luo Cheng has to exchange all foreign exchange for foreign exchange coupons when entering the country. When using foreign exchange coupons, no other tickets are needed, and many good things can be purchased in some specific agreements.

However, Luo Cheng does not plan to take the train back. As long as he pays a tariff, his car in Hong Kong can be shipped to the country. This car is not only driven by Luo Cheng, but also by Hong Xiu now. As for the housekeeper and driver in Hong Kong, Luo Cheng did not ask them to come, and did not want to show off his master's prestige.

Therefore, after arriving in Shenzhen, he found a hotel to stay for a day, and the car was shipped from Hong Kong. Not one, but two. In Shenzhen, you can find a temporary "designated driver". You can drive for a few days for a few dozen yuan, but you have to pay for food and accommodation on the way.

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"Haozi, your eldest wife is here to see you, hurry back."

"What a bummer, wait until my girlfriend gets paid, I'll treat you to ice skating."

"Haha~~."

Luo Weimin wrapped his cotton jacket tightly and said to the young people around him. It's already December, and the weather is cold. But some unemployed young people gather together to stroll outside in the cold weather.

Men who don't have a job and stay at home every day are prone to gossip. Luo Weimin is not a good student. He stopped studying after junior high school. Even if he continued to study, he might face the situation of going to the countryside, so he simply stopped studying.

And Luo Weimin heard that if he should be an adult, he could actually inherit his father's job. But in order to keep his seven-year-old childhood sweetheart Dai Xixi from going to the countryside, he gave her the job. Dai Xixi was also grateful and kept her promise, saying that she would get the marriage certificate when he turned 20 and then marry him.

But Dai Xixi was seven years older than Luo Weimin, and Luo Weimin's friends liked to joke about it. Dai Xixi is called the eldest daughter-in-law, meaning the older daughter-in-law.

She is old, but Dai Xixi is really pretty. When he was young, Luo Weimin was embarrassed because the eldest daughter-in-law always came to control him, and he would hide when he saw Dai Xixi. As he grew older, Luo Weimin also understood the relationship between men and women. Now he listens to Dai Xixi even if he doesn't listen to his mother.

Although Luo Weimin is not manly in front of Dai Xixi, who can blame Dai Xixi for being pretty? And she also gives him pocket money every month, but it's a pity that work is already tight these days, and there are many people who return to their hometowns to grab jobs. Luo Weimin also wants to have a job, but he can't find one.

In the past, the machinery factory would take care of Luo Weimin's family, but first the head of the personnel department, Li An, was transferred away, and even Deputy Director Sun retired a few years ago (Director Sun). Luo Weimin's father's connections that he had accumulated before are basically useless.

And Dai Xixi's grandfather also died of illness because of his old age. Luo Weimin's mother, a woman, had a hard time raising four children, so she was good at managing personal connections.

Anyway, since Luo Weimin could remember, his father had left for some reason and never showed up again. In the first few years, some people from the unit who had a good relationship with him came to visit him. But either the relationship faded over time, or some people left the machinery factory.

Now, every year, Luo Weimin's two uncles from the countryside would bring some wild animals during the New Year. Although Luo Weimin's mother accepted the wild animals, she was never willing to take advantage of others, saying that it was not easy for them to live in the countryside, and she would give some money every time.

Luo Weimin also thought the names of his two uncles in the countryside were funny, one was Uncle Gouzi and the other was Uncle Laizi. Of course, his current nickname was not nice either, his nickname was Haohao, and now that he had grown up, people no longer called him by his full name, but directly called him Haozi. He was used to hearing this, and although he didn't want such a nickname, he still had to respond when others called him.

"Weimin, I knew you were here, come back with me, I have something good to tell you."

"Xixi, what good news is there, is it the New Year, and the factory is giving out bonuses and good things."

"No, it's your work that has a clue, let's go back and talk about it."

"Really."

Luo Weimin was also surprised to hear that it was about work. Dai Xixi's grandfather was an engineer. Even if an engineer retired, many people would come to ask questions, and the power would be considerable. But after Dai Tiande passed away, the power of the Dai family was much smaller. However, Dai Xixi's parents also have some connections in Changcheng, and they have been working for Luo Weimin's work recently.

Now it seems that there is a result, and it is a good result.

If the job is settled, and Luo Weimin and Dai Xixi will hold a wedding banquet during the Chinese New Year, it will be a double happiness for Luo Weimin.

Recently, Luo Weimin feels that Dai Xixi is getting more and more beautiful. Maybe it won't be long before he can sleep with Xixi. His woman is naturally beautiful no matter how you look at her. And although Dai Xixi is seven years older than Luo Weimin, she is really pretty. If you really compare with the women in the countryside, even those young women can't compare with Dai Xixi's beauty.

Dai Xixi came to see Luo Weimin on a bicycle. Luo Weimin sat on the back seat. He didn't dare to hug Xixi's waist, but he was very close to her. What's wrong with this daughter-in-law being old? She will love and take care of people. Those who don't even have a partner know nothing.

Hutong miscellaneous courtyard at the west entrance of Changcheng.

"Mom, if my brother marries Sissi, they will live in the kitchen. What about Xiaozhong? Xiaozhong is not young anymore. Will he come and live in the same room with us?"

"It's okay. The room is so big and we don't need a living room. We can just separate them for a while. After the New Year, I will find a way to find a house for your brother and Sissi."

"Mom, you make it sound easy. It's not that easy to find a house."

"What do you mean, Xiaofei? You don't want your brother to get married and start a family. I said I would find a house for them after the New Year."

There are five people in the family. The eldest son Luo Weimin and the youngest son Luo Zhong live in the kitchen. But if Luo Weimin gets married, the youngest son will not be able to live in the kitchen anymore.

At this time, Luo Xiaofei is also nineteen years old, twenty in lunar age. She has asked a matchmaker to introduce her to a partner, but she is arrogant and looks down on ordinary people. The main reason is that she has a job. The "going to the countryside" activity was cancelled in 1976. She just graduated from high school that year. If she graduated a year earlier, she might have been miserable.

And Luo Xiaofei, who has a high school education, is now an intern in the library. It's a very good job, and it's normal to be a little bit upset.

But it's not her place as a daughter to comment on family matters. You can't let your son not get married just because it's not easy to live there, and Zhao Qian just wanted to raise her children and didn't care about anything else. But it doesn't mean she really has no interpersonal relationships.

Zhao Qian didn't get along with some people before because she didn't want to use up some of Luo Cheng's personal relationships. Although those people have retired, left, and even some have passed away. But in those difficult years, Luo Cheng rescued a lot of people, not just those who fled famine.

(The time period will not jump like this anymore, mainly because I don't want to write about overseas.)