The Central and Western District is the earliest developed area of Xiangjiang, and it is also the place where the most wealthy people live in Xiangjiang, the famous Central is here, and Xia Meng's Jade Bird Company is located in an office building on Harcourt Road in Admiralty.

Xu Wangqiu asked Xia Meng to meet because he wanted to borrow money to speculate on the exchange rate, and he didn't want to talk about this kind of thing in Yindu. Borrowing money from Xia Meng to speculate in foreign exchange in Xiangjiang, there is no violation of laws and regulations, but if it is passed out, the impact is always not good. Especially after it spreads to China, it may cause a lot of trouble. Therefore, he made an appointment with Xia Meng to meet and discuss in detail in the office of the blue bird.

After Xu Wangqiu met Xia Meng, he didn't say any polite words, and said directly: "Sister Xia Meng, do you have any dollars in your hand?" If so, lend me some, and I'll pay you back in two months." ”

Xia Meng said happily: "No problem, how much do you want?"

Xu Wangqiu chuckled: "Naturally, the more the better, the key depends on how much you can borrow from me." But I won't borrow it for nothing, I'll give you interest. Two months later, when I return the money to you, I will give you 2 cents of interest per dollar in addition to the principal. ”

Xia Meng, the predecessors of the Zuo faction, all regard Xu Wangqiu as the hope of Chinese films, and they all regard Xu Wangqiu as a little brother, and the most feared thing for the elder brothers and sisters is that their younger brothers will learn badly from others. When Xia Meng heard that Xu Wangqiu was going to borrow a lot of money, and he also offered an astonishing condition of one dollar and 2 cents interest, his first reaction was that Xu Wangqiu was going to gamble. If it was a normal business, it would not be possible to make such a profit.

Xia Meng's expression suddenly became serious, and he said seriously: "Wangqiu, you are only 21 years old, you are already the director of the art center of the export company, and you are a department-level cadre, and you can't find a few in the country; You must not be confused, gambling is really not a thing. ”

Xu Wangqiu was a little crying and laughing when he heard this: "Sister Xia Meng, where do you want to go." Even if I'm confused, I won't gamble. That's right, the British have been making waves in the financial markets recently, which has led to a crazy depreciation of the Hong Kong dollar. The exchange rate of the Hong Kong dollar against the US dollar has plummeted to 9 yuan 7, but the Hong Kong dollar will not continue to fall, and the Hong Kong government will definitely take action and will definitely restore the linked exchange rate system. I estimate that the exchange rate of the US dollar against the Hong Kong dollar will stabilize at about 8 yuan by then. I now exchange the US dollars in my hand for Hong Kong dollars, and 1 US dollar can be exchanged for 9 7 Hong Kong dollars. When the time comes, if I convert Hong Kong dollars into US dollars, 8 Hong Kong dollars can be exchanged for 1 US dollar, and 1 US dollar can earn 1 7 Hong Kong dollars. ”

Xia Meng does business by herself, and her husband is also a businessman, so he pays more attention to the financial market, and does not agree with Xu Wangqiu's thoughts: "Wangqiu, you may not understand the reason for this, this matter is caused by the British behind it." A few days ago, some people called for the Hong Kong dollar to fall too sharply and the Hong Kong government should restore the linked exchange rate system. However, the Hong Kong government's financial secretary did not come out a few days ago to say that it is impossible to fix the exchange rate of the Hong Kong dollar at any specific level. The collapse of the Hong Kong dollar is itself a bad thing for them, and they are happy to see it happen, and they will certainly not restore the linked exchange rate system. ”

Xu Wangqiu shook his head lightly and said: "This matter is indeed caused by the British, but this does not mean that they will always let it go." There are two reasons for this: First, it is now 1983, and there are still 14 years to go before 1997, and if the British really let it go and cause the economy of Xiangjiang to collapse, what will happen? Just like the Nationalist Government that allowed the flood of gold yuan after the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the people's will be completely lost, and the people of Xiangjiang will welcome their return to China happily, which the British absolutely do not want to see.

Secondly, the British have a very big interest in Hong Kong, and they can take 100 billion Hong Kong dollars from Hong Kong every year by investing in this alone. This is also the fundamental reason why the British are reluctant to give up Xiangjiang. It is precisely because Britain has huge interests in Xiangjiang that the British do not dare to really bring down the economy of Xiangjiang, otherwise they will play with fire and burn themselves. If the Hong Kong dollar collapses, it will inevitably affect the pound sterling and then the entire British economy.

Therefore, the Hong Kong government will definitely restore the linked exchange rate, and it will not take too long. I believe that the Hong Kong government will take action within a month, otherwise there is a real possibility that the economy of Hong Kong will collapse and then affect the United Kingdom. ”

Xia Meng felt that Xu Wangqiu's words were reasonable, but this kind of thing was really difficult to say, and persuaded: "This is just your speculation, what if your speculation is wrong! This matter is too risky, and it is no different from gambling." I think you'd better not get involved. ”

When Xu Wangqiu saw Xia Meng say this, he began to fool: "This is not only my opinion, but also the central government's opinion. Do you know the former Minister Li of the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade?" he saw Xia Meng shaking his head, so he gave Xia Meng a science popularization of Li Qiang's great achievements in using the opportunity of decoupling the dollar and gold in 73 years to make a big profit of 3 billion US dollars for the country, and then flickered: "The export company is being grasped by the leading group for film work, and Minister Li is a member of the leading group, this is Minister Li's view, and it is also the view of the central government, the British will not and dare not really let the Xiangjiang economy collapse." ”

In fact, Xu Wangqiu is not completely foolish, and the "economic card" played by the central government against the British is indeed judged in this way. Because if the British really let it go, Britain will definitely be seriously injured, and China will only be lightly injured. As a result, the central authorities adopted the policy of "you do yours, we will not be moved."

Xu Wangqiu continued: "If the British really let it go, then I will definitely lose a lot of money. However, I am still relatively profitable, and if I really lose money, it is a big deal that I go to Xiangjiang to make movies, and I will definitely be able to earn back the money I lost. I definitely won't owe money and not pay it back. ”

Xia Meng heard that the central government also thought so, and felt a lot more relieved. She's a cautious person, and if she were asked to do this business, she wouldn't do it. However, Xu Wangqiu wanted to make money through the exchange rate, and she was willing to lend Xu Wangqiu the money, because she felt that she owed Xu Wangqiu a favor.

After Xu Wangqiu's movie "Cold" was launched, many foreign filmmakers came to the door and asked to buy the copyright of the film. Its Dongying's Tokuma Yasukuai directly offered $2 million to buy out the rights to the movie. In the end, there should be no problem selling the overseas rights to the film for $45 million. If Xu Wangqiu is a director of Xiangjiang, it is very easy to get a salary of 56 million, and it is possible to get a salary of 10 million, but in fact, Xu Wangqiu's income is very small.

Xu Wangqiu is an employee of the export company, Xu Wangqiu helped Xia Meng make movies, and it was the export company that seconded him to the Blue Bird Company. Xu Wangqiu's salary is still paid by the export company, which is only 55 yuan per month. Xia Meng originally planned to give Xu Wangqiu a sum of money in private as compensation, but Xu Wangqiu did not accept it. If this thing is poked out, then he, the director, will do it.

Xia Meng felt that he couldn't go, so he gave Xu Wangqiu and Zhang Yimou a high subsidy, a subsidy of 100 yuan a day. The script of "Cold" was created by Xu Wangqiu, and she originally wanted to give Xu Wangqiu a salary of 500,000 yuan, but Xu Wangqiu did not agree, and finally she gave Xu Wangqiu 100,000 yuan according to the salary of the first-line screenwriter. But even so, Xu Wangqiu's income was only 1120,000.

Compared with the tens of millions of benefits he obtained, Xia Meng still felt that he owed Xu Wangqiu. Now that Xu Wangqiu asked her to borrow money, she was naturally willing to help. She calculated in her heart and said: "After the start of "Cold", many foreign filmmakers came to the door to buy the copyright of the movie. So far, I have received $1.1 million in advances. I'm going to find a way to scrape together another $900,000 for you, enough for $2 million. Is that enough?"

Xu Wangqiu smiled and said, "Thank you, Sister Xia Meng, you really helped me a lot." ”

Xia Meng saw that Xu Wangqiu was just thanking him, but he didn't answer his own questions, knowing that the money should not be enough, obviously he wanted to make a lot of money through this opportunity. However, she knew that Xu Wangqiu didn't have too many acquaintances in Xiangjiang, that is, he had a very good relationship with the people in Yindu, and it was impossible for Yindu to lend him too much money, so she said: "If this money is not enough, I can introduce you to a big person, if you can convince him, it is not a problem to borrow enough dollars from him." ”

Xu Wangqiu heard this and hurriedly said, "I don't know who this big man you are talking about?"

Xia Meng said: "Mr. Huo Yingdong." ”

Hearing the name Huo Yingdong, Xu Wangqiu was suddenly in awe. From the success of New China to the rebirth of Xu Wangqiu, there were more than 100 deputy national leaders in China, and only 6 were given state funerals, and Huo Yingdong was one of them. Huo Yingdong was able to enjoy such a high salary, mainly because of two points: first, he made a great contribution to the battle for the founding of New China, and the other was that he made a major contribution to reform and opening up.

In 1950, when the Korean War broke out, the United States manipulated the United Nations resolution to impose a total blockade and embargo on China, and 43 countries supported this resolution. At this time, the domestic industry was in ruins, and the battlefield ahead was hugely consumed, and the support of external materials was urgently needed. At this time, Huo Yingdong stood up, and his fleet used his hands and shoulders to form a human flesh conveyor belt, and transported military resources to the mainland in a steady stream.

In order to better implement the blockade strategy of the United States, the British government in Hong Kong strictly investigated the transfer of materials. To this end, Fok Ying-dong organized a sophisticated reconnaissance team to monitor the movements of the anti-smuggling boats of the British authorities in Hong Kong; his fleet quietly bypassed the warships of the British Navy in the middle of the night and sailed to the open sea; and in order to get rid of the surveillance of the authorities, he even changed three different locations in one day to serve as the "headquarters" of the entire transportation system. Huo Yingdong transported a large number of important and scarce materials such as iron sheets, rubber, western medicine, and cotton to the interior, making significant contributions to the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea and the construction of New China.

Many years later, when Fok Yingdong recalled this period of history, he said: "Looking back, I feel honored and proud that I had the courage to engage in this kind of business at that time, and this kind of business can help my motherland. ”

After the reform and opening up, the state wanted to attract foreign investment in the mainland, but foreign businessmen were suspicious of the mainland and did not dare to invest in the mainland. At this time, Huo Yingdong stood up again, and in 1979 he invested in the construction of Zhongshan Hot Spring Hotel, which was the first Sino-foreign cooperative hotel in Chinese mainland after the reform and opening up. Subsequently, he cooperated with relevant departments in Lingnan to build the White Swan Hotel in Guangzhou, which became the first large-scale modern hotel in China designed, constructed and managed by the Chinese themselves. With Fok Ying-dong as a successful benchmark, Hong Kong businessmen and foreign businessmen have put their minds at ease and invested in the mainland one after another.

There are many rich people in Xiangjiang, and there are many richer than Huo Yingdong, but in terms of status, no one can compare with Huo Yingdong. Xia Meng said that Huo Yingdong is a big shot, it's really true, he is a real big man.

Xu Wangqiu looked at Xia Meng and asked curiously, "Sister Xia Meng, do you know Mr. Huo Yingdong?"

Xia Meng smiled and said: "I know, Jade Bird Company invested 10 million, in addition to the money I used to sell the garment factory, some of it was invested by Mr. Huo." Mr. Huo is very patriotic and likes people like you who win glory for the country. But he's also a businessman, and he's one of the best businessmen. If you are confident in convincing him, then I can introduce you. ”

Xu Wangqiu didn't think about it, and said directly: "I have confidence, this matter will trouble Sister Xia Meng." ”