Shanghai Hongqiao Airport.

Located in the western suburbs of Shanghai, about 13 kilometers from the city center, Hongqiao Airport was built in 1907 and has undergone several dynasties and renovations.

As soon as I got off the plane, I saw a few big words at the front of Hongqiao Airport: Long live the People's Republic of China and long live the unity of the people of the world!

In fact, there are not many people at the airport, in this era, you have to have a letter of introduction to take the train, not to mention the plane, no matter how rich the 10,000 households are, they can't buy air tickets, and even foreign exchange coupons are not necessarily OK, of course, foreign friends and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan compatriots are much simpler, you can buy air tickets with visas and foreign exchange coupons, although it is a little more expensive than in the system.

The airport soon sounded the news that the flight from Beijing to Shanghai had arrived and landed smoothly, and many people who received the airport gathered at the pick-up gate.

"Mr. Xu, I don't know which hotel you've been staying in these days?" the group passed through the pick-up gate, and Rao Bing asked.

Xu Zhi said: "The Peace Hotel, including the Mark company team from the United States, will also stay there. ”

Rao Bing nodded and smiled: "Okay, then we'll leave now, I'll bother Mr. Xu more in the next few days." ”

Xu Zhi smiled: "It doesn't matter, being able to cooperate successfully as soon as possible is the best result." ”

Unlike the Xiangjiang delegation to Beijing, Xu Zhi's requirements for this trip were low-key, the municipal government sent a director of commerce to receive him, and Midea also sent several cars to meet Xu Zhi and others in Shanghai.

In the 80s, it was the era of enthusiasm and hard work, and the Shanghai market at the moment was not as red and green as the later generations, and people were dressed plainly and unpretentiously, but neat and clean, and the clothes were mainly green and black.

Although there is no foreign population, but Shanghai is still the most populous city in the whole mainland, and the economy is also the first in the country, but the road is not as wide as the later generations, Xu Zhi's convoy after an hour of jamming and stopping, drove into one of the oldest hotels in Shanghai - the Peace Hotel.

Peace Hotel is a landmark building in Shanghai, located at No. 20, Nanjing East Road, Huangpu District, and is also the first modernist building in Shanghai, built in 1929, 77 meters high, a total of 12 floors, which can only be said to be a dwarf in Shanghai where skyscrapers are rampant in later generations, but in this era, the Peace Hotel can overlook the whole city.

Xu Zhi lives on the top floor of the Peace Hotel, and from the balcony he stands on the balcony with a view of the Huangpu River, the Bund and the Pudong district opposite.

In the 80s, I looked at the deep sea, and in the 90s, I saw Pudong.

This is a microcosm of the economic development of the mainland, and the current Pudong is obviously only a poor area, from the Peace Hotel, a large number of houses and farmland make up the whole Pudong.

Because of the inconvenient transportation, it is necessary to travel from Puxi to Pudong through buses, ferries, and walking, which consumes too long and is actually no different from going to the countryside.

It is said that in the mid-80s, a Japanese complained to the then municipal party committee: It takes me two and a half hours to fly from Japan to Puxi, but two and a half hours from Puxi to Pudong is not enough.

In the current era, the ferry is the only channel that can undertake the transportation on both sides of the Huangpu River in the Lujiazui area, but because most people live in Pudong, and a large number of units are in the Puxi area, so in the commuting time, no matter how many ferries are not enough, sometimes in the morning when the fog closes the river, it is normal to often block for two hours.

I'd rather have a bed in Puxi than a suite in Pudong, in fact, it is the epitome of this era, Pudong is equal to the countryside in Shanghai, and it will not become history until the 90s when the central government announced the development of Pudong.

"Brother, what are you looking at?" After packing her luggage, Xu Yaxin saw Xu Zhi in a daze on the balcony and ran over to ask.

Xu Zhi smiled and said, "Just look at this scenery, although it is not a high-rise building, it also has a unique flavor." ”

Xu Yaxin also glanced outside and said: "This hotel is still a little shorter, if there is a building as high as Xiangjiang, you will definitely be able to see farther, and the scenery will be much more beautiful." ”

Xu Zhi nodded and said: "Of course, it is said that Sheraton and Hilton Hotel Group are ready to build a hotel in Shanghai, and after a few years, you can see more beautiful scenery when you come back again." ”

Xu Yaxin asked: "Brother, you have also built a hotel in the deep sea, which is said to be the tallest building in the mainland, so do you want to build one in Shanghai?"

"Let's wait and see. Xu Zhi replied, in fact, the investment in the deep sea is actually a name, this is a statement, in fact, the hotel industry has a very large demand for capital, and the international hotel groups of later generations have implemented a capital-light model, which is the reason, at the moment in Shanghai to build a hotel is indeed not a loss, but now it can not be a sole proprietorship, it is better to wait a few years to say.

At present, the mainland is more suitable to be a product processing base, or to invest in infrastructure projects to plan for the future.

Xu Yaxin continued: "Mom and Dad are going to go out for a walk, do you want to go together?"

"Okay, let's go. Xu Zhi picked up his coat when he passed by the sofa, it was snowing in the capital during this time, but the sun was shining all the time in Shanghai, although it was also a little cold, but it was much better than the capital.

Standing on the banks of the Huangpu River, there is still a piece of farmland on the other side, and the skyscrapers in the Lujiazui financial district have not yet appeared, but the Nanjing East Road not far behind is bustling with people, and it is much more crowded than it was 30 years later.

Different from later generations, the current Nanjing East Road is not a pedestrian street like the later generations, the whole road is separated by two rows of barriers, the middle is still a car passage, and the cars are mainly buses and "Shanghai brand" cars, which is the pride of Shanghai people.

The shops on both sides of Nanjing Road are completely different from those of later generations, these shops are all state-run stores, and the goods supplied are mainly daily necessities, and there are several shops that sell vegetables and meat, but tickets are also needed to buy these things.

Some stores are selling bicycles and household appliances such as in-demand goods, although expensive, but the people who buy are still endless, many people from other places, come here with great difficulty, spend a year's savings, just to buy a bicycle, and then ride a few hundred kilometers back.

Xu Zhi and others walked around Nanjing East Road, and also went to the "No. 1 Department Store in Shanghai", which is known as the most prosperous department store in Asia, and also bought a few samples of handmade products.

When he returned to the hotel, as soon as he entered the hotel, Xu Zhi got an invitation!