In a few years, the mainland is about to enter an era of turbulence, with rapid economic development, but it is also the era of the most lack of funds, especially a large number of highways, ports and other projects, as long as these projects are invested, the future is to make money with their eyes closed, not to mention that any of these projects are invested billions of Hong Kong dollars, driving employment up to tens of thousands of people, and the influence is no less than a large factory.

At his peak, Li Jiacheng controlled 18% of the world's ports, which is the fundamental strength of his extensive diversification, and even if the sky falls, the profits of ports will not drop much.

However, the mainland's total industrial export output is not enough to support the development of large ports and terminals, and the best golden time will be at least a decade away.

……

On 4 February 1981:

Chinese New Year's Eve!

Xujia Taiping Peak Villa:

As soon as Xu Zhi came down from the second floor in the morning, he smelled the smell coming from the kitchen.

Walking into the kitchen and seeing that there was only his mother, Xu Zhi asked curiously: "Mom, why are you alone, Sister-in-law Wu?"

Wang Hua paid attention to the food in the pot and replied: "I let her go home, you also know that she takes care of us every day, and she has no time to spend with her family, so I haven't let her come over for the Chinese New Year these days." ”

"Yes. Xu Zhi nodded, in his impression, the other servants and bodyguards in the family seemed to exchange frequently, but Sister-in-law Wu seemed to be there all the time, and she hadn't paid attention to it before, but now when her mother said it, she found out that there was such a thing.

Xu Zhi then asked, "Then how do we get today's food, and then find another chef?"

Wang Hua said: "Your mother and I are the other chef, and I will cook today." ”

"Okay......" Xu Zhi nodded and said, my mother's craftsmanship is actually not bad, but this is actually compared with ordinary housewives, but compared to real chefs, it is far worse!

Lifting the lid of the pot, a burst of mist rose into the sky, and was immediately sucked away by the range hood, Wang Hua said: "I'm cooking rice balls, do you want to come and taste them?"

The Xu family's habit is to eat rice balls on the morning of Chinese New Year's Eve, Xu Zhi walked to the side of the pot and took a look at it, and asked, "Is there any fat meat in this meat filling?"

"Of course there is, if there is no fat, there will be no oil, it will not be delicious!" Wang Hua said as a matter of course.

"Then I'll still eat sweet! Are these sesame seeds or bean paste?" Xu Zhi said helplessly, the older generation of people like to eat meat with a little fat, but he can't get used to it.

In addition to braised pork, the proportion of fatty meat is also at most two or three percent, and it is best to remove the oil!

But he really doesn't like some steamed buns and dumplings with more fat in them, but the older generation likes this.

Wang Hua said: "There are sesame seeds, there are also bean paste, these round ones are meat filling, and the pointed ones are sweet, you should pay attention to them then." ”

"Okay, then I'll go out first, I'll help my dad paste the couplet!" Xu Zhi took out a piece of Xiaoice cream from the refrigerator and prepared to eat it for breakfast.

"Okay, let's go!" Wang Hua was obviously a little busy and didn't have time to pay attention to his son.

The winter in Xiangjiang is not too cold, and there is a constant temperature and humidity system in the house, after putting on a coat, Xu Zhi opened the door and saw the father of the Spring Festival couplets and the little sister helping beside him.

"Dad, why do you have to do this kind of thing yourself?" Seeing Xu Hongbang standing on the ladder and pasting couplets, Xu Zhi smiled helplessly.

Xu Hongbang said: "If you don't understand, it's okay to do other things, but you still have to post this Spring Festival couplet yourself, otherwise where will the joy come from." ”

"Okay, whatever you want, stay safe. Xu Zhi can't help it, his parents' customs since childhood are like this, and they can't be changed now, and it's just some Spring Festival couplets, and it's not a heavy job.

Xu Yaxin asked, "Are you going to go out?"

"I'll just go out for a run and get some exercise. Xu Zhi said: "I don't feel like running on the treadmill, I can just go outside to breathe a little fresh air." ”

"Okay, come back early, we'll have breakfast later. Xu Yaxin reminded.

“OK。 ”

……

In the evening:

The family sat at the table, eating a gourmet meal made by several of them, and on Chinese New Year's Eve this year, the family decided to do it all themselves, and each of them cooked two of their own good dishes.

"Xiao Xin, your soup is too light!" Xu Zhi took a bite of the chicken soup cooked by his little sister and said instructively.

Xu Yaxin said with a smile: "Don't you ask your parents to eat a low-salt diet every day, I specially prepared it for you, see how good I am to you." ”

"No matter how low the salt is, you have to have salt! Did you forget to put it!" Xu Zhi said very skeptically.

"Don't argue, I'll add some salt. Wang Hua got up and went to the kitchen to get the salt box.

At this moment, the TV is playing TVB's "Happy Tonight" Spring Festival special program, and several hosts are hosting the whole show laughing as usual, while constantly interacting with the TV audience off the screen.

"Brother, I just got a piece of news this afternoon that the American "Fortune" business week has designated you as this year's Asian figure of the year, and they estimate that you are now worth as much as 2 billion US dollars, second only to Wang An of the United States, and is currently the richest Chinese in Asia. Xu Yaxin elbowed Xu Zhi and said with a smile.

"Fortune"?" Xu Zhi recalled that his company did receive an interview application from "Fortune" some time ago, but Xu Zhi did not agree, and he didn't expect that he would directly estimate his worth now and announce it.

"The richest man?" Xu Hongbang was stunned for a moment and asked, "Isn't the richest man in China Bao Yugang?"

"Dad, Bao Yugang is only the richest man in Xiangjiang, and in terms of worth, he can't compare to Wang An of the United States, and of course, he can't compare to my brother now!" Xu Yaxin explained with a smile.

"Is it true?" Xu Hongbang asked, looking at Xu Zhi.

"Judging from the numbers, Wang An may be richer than Bao Yugang, but in terms of influence, it is still far behind. Xu Zhi said with a smile: "Bao Yugang's Global International, at its peak, had 200 ships with a total deadweight of 20 million tons, more than the fleets of many countries, and every order he ordered can bring a large number of jobs to the economy of a region, and he is the guest of honor of presidents and prime ministers of various countries." ”

Xu Yaxin smiled: "Brother, Dad is asking about you." ”

Xu Zhi thought for a moment and said: "I'm not sure, maybe it's about the same, but the value of this kind of thing can't measure everything, the most important thing for a businessman is his influence."

With the same value of 100 million, some people only hold hundreds of houses, and some people control a company with a market value of 500 million with this 100 million, and control a company with a market value of 2 billion with this company, as long as it is managed well, its influence is not lower than that of some super-rich. ”

"You don't know how much you're worth?" asked Xu Yaxin curiously.

Xu Zhi smiled and said: "I can still know, but it is difficult to calculate the market value of a non-listed company like Midea, and when many companies are listed, international investment banks will often misjudge their value."

However, listed companies like Hutchison and Electric Energy Industry are simple to count, but don't forget that your brother still has a large number of properties, and it is also difficult to calculate the value of these things, and even the price is different this year and last year. ”

"So, then "Fortune" is just a random mess?" asked Xu Yaxin.

Xu Zhi said: "Not necessarily, this kind of authoritative magazine in the economy, even if the calculation is wrong, their attitude is still good, they will not make up random compilation, and some data are still supported by data."

By the way, is the Fortune newspaper available in Hong Kong?"

Xu Yaxin said: "It doesn't seem to be! Brother, do you want to see how they count?"

Xu Zhi nodded and said, "I'm a little interested, maybe they investigated more clearly than I know." ”

Xu Yaxin smiled: "Okay, then I'll call my classmate at night and ask her to come by air." ”

Xu Zhi waved his hand and smiled and said, "No, I can do this kind of thing with a phone call." ”