Chapter 70: Hiding from the World
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In a villa on the outskirts of Bonn, Yan Leqin, Feng Hua, Feng Shuyi and others surrounded Feng Xiaochen, watching him sweep the table full of dishes like a storm and clouds. Yan Leqin kept putting good dishes into Feng Xiaochen's bowl, making Feng Wenru, who had always been regarded as a little sun at home, a little jealous.
In addition to intense work, Feng Xiaochen asked Luo Xiangfei and Hu Zhijie to ask for leave to visit his grandmother's house, and the two leaders agreed without even stumbling. Feng Xiaochen is now a celebrity in the delegation, and he is quite appreciated by everyone in both public and private terms.
From an official point of view, he is a very competent translator, and that's it, the key is that he invited Feng Shuyi to break the deadlock in the work of the delegation, which can be described as a great contribution. In private matters, he contributed 5,000 marks of foreign exchange to his fellow delegations, which solved everyone's urgent needs, and who could not say a few kind words about him?
With such a foreshadowing, Feng Xiaochen will naturally have no obstacles to ask for leave. Hu Zhijie just patted him on the shoulder while granting him leave, and explained some disciplinary precautions with a pleasant face, and the subtext in and out of the words was to say, it's okay for you to go to a German house as a guest, as long as you don't cause trouble.
Feng Shuyi drove Feng Xiaochen to their villa in the suburbs, thinking that the exquisite decoration of the villa and a room of high-end electrical appliances would surprise Feng Xiaochen. Who would have thought that Feng Xiaochen saw all this, and just praised a few words out of politeness, but there was no look of surprise or envy on his face, which made Feng Shuyi's evaluation of this nephew a few points higher.
Yan Leqin worked tirelessly to make a table full of Chinese food to welcome her grandson. Her craftsmanship is really quite good, plus Feng Xiaochen has been in Germany for so long, and he has not eaten a serious Chinese meal, so when he saw these dishes, he naturally moved his index finger, and devoured them after a little politeness.
Seeing his nephew's unrestrained appearance in his own home, Feng Hua was also quite happy in his heart. He has always been worried that his German identity will alienate his relatives at home, and from Feng Xiaochen, Feng Hua feels an inseparable family affection.
"How can you eat so much, I've never seen anyone eat so much!"
Feng Wenru lay beside Feng Xiaochen, watching his cheeks continue to agitate, feeling quite funny. She was an only child, had no siblings, and everything was new to her distant brother.
Feng Xiaochen grimaced at Feng Wenru, and then said to a few adults with a smile: "It's hard to eat Chinese food again, I've eaten German food these days, but I've really eaten enough." β
"What, isn't German food delicious?" Feng Shuyi asked with a feigned displeasure.
Feng Xiaochen said with a smile: "Auntie, I'm not afraid that you will be angry when you say it." When it comes to industrial technology, I admire Germany very much. But when it comes to gastronomy, Germany is far from it. Auntie, find a time to go back to China with your grandmother and uncle, I can guarantee that you won't have the same food within a month. β
"Really, I'm looking forward to that day. Feng Shuyi responded.
"What about me, can I go?" Feng Wenru also came up and asked seriously.
"Of course you can!" Feng Xiaochen also pretended to be serious and said: "You are also Chinese, going to China is going home, how can it not?" When you go, I will take you to all kinds of fun places and eat Chinese meals that you have never heard of." β
Feng Wenru giggled, she held Feng Shuyi's hand and asked, "Mom, then when are we going to China?"
Feng Shuyi patted her head and said, "Soon, when your brother goes back to China to arrange things over there, we will go back to visit relatives." β
After everyone finished eating with a smile, Feng Xiaochen touched his bulging belly, and then he felt a little embarrassed. He said to Yan Leqin: "Grandma, let you see the joke, did I really eat too much?"
Yan Leqin glared and said: "What are you talking nonsense, in your uncle's house, you can eat as much as you want, what is the problem of eating more and eating less?"
Feng Shuyi removed the tableware and poured coffee for everyone. Everyone sat on the sofa in the living room and began to get down to business.
Feng Hua first introduced the situation of selling technology, and said: "Shu Yi has already helped you submit a patent application for your technology. I reached out to a few companies who were interested in the technology and were willing to pay for it. The initial negotiated price is between 1.6 million and 1.8 million marks, which will not be determined until they make a more formal assessment. β
Feng Shuyi interjected: "This is already the best price we can get. Of course, if you're willing to wait a little longer, you might be able to sell for a better price. β
Feng Xiaochen shook his head firmly and said, "No need, 1.6 million marks is enough for me to do things, and time is more precious to me." β
This decision was already discussed by everyone in advance, and Feng Hua did not comment further, but continued the previous introduction, saying: "I have registered an investment holding company in the names of you and your aunt, your aunt is the legal representative, and you are the major shareholder, accounting for 90% of the equity. Then, we will use this holding company to buy a machinery company that is on the verge of bankruptcy, and this machinery company will invest in China to build a factory, and you can use this factory to do what you want. β
"This way of operation can't be detected by outsiders, right?" Feng Xiaochen asked uneasily. He didn't know much about financial and legal matters, so he could only turn to Feng Hua and Feng Shuyi for help.
Feng Xiaochen wants to open his own business, but the current domestic policy still has many restrictions on private enterprises, especially when the scale of the enterprise reaches a certain level, all kinds of troubles will emerge one after another. The most trouble-free way is to take advantage of the current state policy of vigorously advocating the introduction of foreign capital and turn our own enterprise into a joint venture. In this way, the governments at all levels in the country not only do not dare to look for trouble, but will also give all kinds of convenience.
At the beginning of the reform, and even until the 90s, foreign-funded enterprises enjoyed super-national treatment in China, with various tax reductions and exemptions, and local officials would give all kinds of care. Since the beginning of the new century, countless "people of insight" have criticized and written about this, holding that this kind of supra-national treatment is contrary to the spirit of equality, and some people have even angrily denounced this as an act that undermines dignity and felt that the previous generation was a servile person.
In fact, this can only be said to be a time has passed, and the full man does not know that the hungry man is hungry. In the early 80s, China had a serious shortage of construction funds and advanced technology at home, so it had to resort to the international market. Due to the impact of the Cold War, the Western world has some misgivings about investing in China and transferring technology to China.
Without the grievances of the past, how can there be today's arrogance, and it is not difficult to figure out this truth.
Feng Xiaochen is well versed in this period of history, and those who have become big players do not need to be informal, and in order to do something big, what is the harm in exploiting a loophole now? Moreover, he has not harmed the interests of the state by exploiting this loophole, but on the contrary, it is still greatly conducive to national construction.
Although he knew that what he was doing had a clear conscience, Feng Xiaochen still had to carefully assess the risks. He used the money from the sale of his patents to invest, many of which could not be said publicly. First, the sale of patents is not suitable for disclosure, and the domestic policy on this aspect is very ambiguous, especially when he is still a seconded person in a state agency. Second, the ownership of these investment funds belongs to him, which cannot be said to outsiders, he can only say that it is the investment that his uncle and aunt helped to pull, otherwise, a capitalist hat is tied on his head, and it is extremely troublesome.
According to Feng Xiaochen's original idea, he handed over all the money for the patent to Feng Hua, and then registered an investment company in Feng Hua's name, returned to China to build a factory, and Feng Xiaochen himself could be the boss behind the scenes. Feng Hua resolutely demanded that the property rights relationship be made clearer, even if it was a few more detours for this purpose.
After all, the two sides are uncles and nephews who have met for the first time, and the property rights are clear, and there will be fewer suspicions in the future. If the responsibility and rights are only based on kinship, it doesn't matter when the interests are small, in case the enterprise can become bigger, reaching tens of millions, hundreds of millions, it is not uncommon for relatives to turn against the goal.
Feng Hua can think like this, and Feng Xiaochen is of course happy to accept it. After all, he is also a person who has experienced the market economy, not to mention the opposition between uncles and nephews, and the fact that husband and wife are against each other for the sake of property, he has heard a lot of them in later generations. He didn't dare to mention it before, but he was worried that Feng Hua and Yan Leqin would feel that they were angry, and Feng Hua took the initiative to deal with it like this, and Feng Xiaochen had something else to say.
The only thing that worries him is whether there will be flaws in such an operation, and if it is detected by the domestic "relevant departments", it will inevitably be in trouble.
Hearing Feng Xiaochen's question, Feng Hua said: "In our old Chinese saying, there is no impermeable wall in the world. The relationship between these companies, if you want to investigate carefully, can always be investigated clearly. However, I don't think anyone would be interested in looking into a small business like this, right? If you really get into a lawsuit in China because of this, then you should come to Germany. β
Feng Xiaochen nodded and said, "As long as it's not airtight for the time being." Uncle, don't worry, China's policy will be liberalized step by step. There are already some scholars who have proposed to encourage people to do business and develop multiple economic ownerships, and it is said that this call has also been accepted by the top level, but the policy will be introduced a little later. I believe that after a few years, it doesn't matter after that. β
"If that's the case, then no problem. Feng Hua said.
"The next step is to purchase some equipment, and I need to find a few German managers and skilled workers to go to China to guide my production, and there is a shortage of talents in China at present. Feng Xiaochen said.
Yan Leqin said with a smile: "Your uncle and aunt don't understand this matter, it's better for me, an old lady, to help you." β