As soon as the huge Boeing passenger plane landed at Hong Kong's Chek Lap Kok Airport, Lu Xiaomin was fascinated by the prosperity scene, and she learned about the Pearl of the Orient more than once from television, newspapers, publications and even other oral traditions, but how could the impression she built in her head compare with what she had seen?

In 1999, the construction of Qiantang city has just begun, known as "the beautiful West Lake, the dilapidated city", the development of the west of the city only blueprint, no action, even the large buses are only arranged to the four districts of Cuiyuan, the west of the four districts is desolate; the development of Shanghai is much better than that of Qiantang, but the development of Pudong New Area is less than 9 years, except for the landmark area of Lujiazui, the others can not be compared with Hong Kong, so it is completely normal to have such a reaction, not to mention anything else, at least the Chek Lap Kok Airport is more modern than the Hongqiao Airport!

In Lu Xiaomin's mind, such a first impression is very direct.

This is her first time leaving the country, everything feels fresh, and she keeps looking east and west, but Chang Tianhao is not interested, and he is not slow to walk, so Lu Xiaomin was mechanically pulled by him to Hong Kong, a strange place, and the relationship between the two in public is much more intimate than in China.

Because she has been immersed in this atmosphere for a long time, Chang Tianhao dragged her out of the terminal, completed the customs clearance procedures, and even went to the designated location to wait for the taxi, she did not fully react.

In the waiting area, she finally came back to her senses, and she was extremely surprised: As a matter of course, Tianhao also came to Hong Kong for the first time, why did he turn a blind eye to the surroundings, and why was he so familiar?

"Tianhao, you don't seem to be strange to Hong Kong at all. ”

"There's nothing strange about it, Hong Kong is like this, I know everything I need to know, and I have inquired about what I should inquire about in advance. Haven't you ever been here haven't you seen TV and movies?" Of course, Chang Tianhao couldn't tell her that in the 20 years of rebirth, he had come to Hong Kong many times for business and private reasons, and he had long turned a blind eye to everything, and could only prevaricate by doing his homework well in advance.

Lu Xiaomin didn't believe it, and Chang Tianhao was afraid that she would ask more questions, so he told the historical story: "Although this airport is also called Hong Kong International Airport now, in fact, it is in Chek Lap Kok, and the original international airport is called Kai Tak Airport. ”

Lu Xiaomin hurriedly recalled the scene 2 years ago, as if it was indeed the case.

"There was an explosion at Kai Tak Airport more than 40 years ago, when the Chinese delegation went to Indonesia to attend the Bandung Conference, chartered a plane from Indian Airlines called Kashmir Princess, and Premier Zhou was originally scheduled to take this plane, but the departure was postponed because of appendicitis surgery, and then he did not get on the plane directly from Kunming to Myanmar...... When the Kashmir Princess was refueling at Kai Tak Airport, it was bribed by Kuomintang spies to plant a bomb at the airport attendants, and in the end, the plane was destroyed and people died, and the entire delegation was hung up, and only the prime minister was lucky enough to escape!"

This story really aroused Lu Xiaomin's interest, and her attention changed from studying "why Chang Tianhao is so familiar with Hong Kong" to thinking about a series of questions such as "the prime minister is lucky, if he encounters misfortune at that time, what will happen to China? Will history be rewritten?" and then she was dragged into the car.

Chang Tianhao, who got on the taxi, greeted the driver directly in English: "Send us to the Mandarin Hotel." ”

Originally, the driver felt that the mentality of the two mainlanders was very casual, and when he heard Chang Tianhao use English, not only the standard Oxford accent, but also to go to a luxurious place like Wenhua, he was immediately in awe, and his driving actions became meticulous.

As long as this tone is learned in place and is not mixed with the Chinese dialect, it is completely consistent with the Oxford accent used in Oxford and Cambridge colleges and universities, not only BBC announcers use this tone, but also the daily language of the British high society. It's just that there are many people who study in the United States and few people who go to the United Kingdom to study abroad, so that many people later went to learn the so-called American tune - similar to the pronunciation of VOA announcers.

But if you really go to the United Kingdom and the United States, you will find that neither the BBC nor VOA pronunciation is mainstream in the local area, and perhaps only 1-2% of the population can speak this pronunciation, which is an important indicator to distinguish between elites and non-elites.

He told Lu Xiaomin softly: "There is a subway from the airport to the hotel, but we have luggage and we are in a hurry." Hong Kong's subway network is very developed, more than Shanghai, and we will feel it tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. ”

Lu Xiaomin looked at the surrounding scenery and snuggled up to him and said yes.

There are more than 30 kilometers from the airport to the Mandarin Hotel, plus a little jam on the road, it took nearly 1 hour, the price of the meter shows more than 200 Hong Kong dollars, Chang Tianhao directly stuffed three red tickets (Hong Kong dollars 100) to the driver, and the waiter came to open the door, greeted, and was ready to help with the luggage, Lu Xiaomin was just about to say no, Chang Tianhao dragged her inside, and took out the red ticket and handed it over: "Please help us move the luggage." ”

"Hello sir, what services do you need us to provide?"

Chang Tianhao doesn't know much Cantonese, so he still speaks English as usual: "How much does it cost to come to an executive suite, and is there a discount for staying in a row?"

"3200/night, you can get 9% off if you stay for more than 5 days. ”

Chang Tianhao didn't think about it: "Let's go 10 days first, please arrange a higher floor to enjoy the night view of Victoria Harbour." ”

"No problem, arranged on the 19th floor, swipe card or check?"

"I'll try to swipe my card first, if I can, I can use the card, if I can't, I can use a check, and then I can't use cash!"

"I'm happy to serve you!" Seeing such a bold approach, the main station also began to accompany the careful. No matter where you go, rich is the uncle, and this is especially true in Hong Kong.

Chang Tianhao took out the Great Wall International Card, which is almost an old antique that future generations will not use, but it was very fashionable in 1999, he was one of the first users in Shanghai, and Qiantang had not even started to issue it. If it weren't for the strength of Tongtian Technology and its recent fame, it would have been a lot of trouble for him to apply.

After all, at this time, there is no dual-currency card at all, let alone dual-currency, and even the UnionPay system is not available. In this special era, Bank of China, as a foreign exchange settlement bank, has taken advantage of its unique channel to issue credit cards that can be used for international settlement through the BOCHK system, which is a very powerful innovation.

After a long wait, when Chang Tianhao almost gave up on taking out the check, the POS machine finally reacted and swiped the card successfully. This service card is transferred from the Mainland network to BOCHK, then from Hong Kong to Visa, then converted to Hong Kong dollars through Visa US dollars, and then returned as a hotel receipt.

"Sir, a total of 40,000 Hong Kong dollars pre-authorized, 32,000 pre-charged, and 8,000 deposits, and the rest of the hotel consumption can be signed with the room card. ”

"Thank you. ”

"Ah, it's so beautiful......" After entering the room, Lu Xiaomin said with heartfelt emotion.

"Do you like it?"

"I like it!"

When she heard that she would cost 3,200 Hong Kong dollars a day in this luxurious and comfortable hotel room, Lu Xiaomin smacked her tongue: at this time, Hong Kong dollars were worth more than RMB, and the cost of 32,000 Hong Kong dollars for 10 nights was higher than her original salary in the hospital for a year.

She couldn't help but exclaim, "Why is it so expensive?"

Chang Tianhao smiled: "How can it not be expensive? As a top hotel in Hong Kong, the Mandarin Hotel is known as one of the best hotels in Asia, Princess Diana, Margaret Thatcher, Nixon, Ford, Bush Sr., Sultan of Brunei and other celebrities and dignitaries have lived here. ”

In fact, there is a sentence that Chang Tianhao did not say: the most famous Mandarin Hotel in later generations is not that these dignitaries have stayed, but that Leslie Cheung jumped from the gym on the 24th floor of the Mandarin Hotel on April Fool's Day in 2003 to end his life - and then every April Fool's Day, fans of "brother" came here to offer flowers.

Lu Xiaomin said uneasily: "Tianhao, we don't have to live in such luxury, I ......"

Chang Tianhao laughed, pulled her to the floor-to-ceiling window, and while letting her enjoy the scenery of Victoria Harbor, he gently hugged her waist from behind: "Normally, you really don't need this, but this time it's different...... You gave me everything, but I can't give you anything, not even symbolic, and you come to Hong Kong to investigate, in fact, there is also the idea of going out for a few days, it can't be said to be compensation, even if it's my heart......"

Hearing these words, Lu Xiaomin was sweet for a while, Chang Tianhao didn't say it explicitly, but she could understand that this was her "honeymoon" to replenish herself.

She fell into his arms and said softly, "I understand, Tianhao, you are the best for me." ”

"I'm actually a big badass......"

Before he could finish his sentence, he was blocked by her lips that had returned......

"It's so late, get up and take a shower and get ready to eat......"

"Let me lie down again, people don't have any strength at all......"

"It's okay, I'll take you away!" Chang Tianhao smiled evilly and carried her to the bathroom.

At the beginning of the lanterns, Chang Tianhao pulled her to the famous Landmark Plaza in Central, and as soon as she entered, she saw the Nokia store advertised: 3210 world premiere!

Impression that China will not be listed until October, Hong Kong does seem to be a lot faster, he did not hesitate to take two and get a Hong Kong card.

"Take your mobile phone well, there are many people in Hong Kong, and if you get lost with me, stop and call my mobile phone. ”

During the meal, Lu Xiaomin said strangely: "Don't you say that Hong Kong people can understand Mandarin? Why do you always speak English to them?"

"It's not that I like to speak English, in fact, my English is also able to cope with the daily familiar scenes, I can't speak it if it's complicated, I can also speak Mandarin, but Hong Kong people have a bad problem, they are used to looking down on people with dog eyes, and when they hear that you are from the mainland, they will always look down on you and bully you unconsciously, so you also practice English as much as possible, and I think your English level is not bad......"

"Oh...... It seems that this regression is oral and unconvinced. ”

"It can't be said that the main family has a psychological advantage, and they earn a lot. Chang Tianhao smiled, "The same washing dishes, Hong Kong can earn more than 10,000 Hong Kong dollars a month, and domestic washing can't earn so much for a year, do you also have a sense of superiority if you are a Hong Kong person?"

Lu Xiaomin nodded: "No wonder so many people had to smuggle their heads over at the beginning." ”

"There are not many successful smugglers, because Hong Kong is a sick society. Chang Tianhao sighed, "Although they have a high income, the house price is higher, and the sick thing is that they believe that the house price will rise if it rises...... Do you think there is any hope for all the capital and power of the whole society to bet on this?"

Lu Xiaomin was stunned, feeling that it was difficult to understand this, Chang Tianhao saw this and bought 7-8 newspapers from the side: "You look at the core comments?"

After reading it, she couldn't help frowning, and many of the remarks on it were criticizing the Chief Executive, especially the voice of some newspapers was very sharp: "Marx invented the proletariat, and the Chief Executive created the negative bourgeois ......"

"For example, if you buy a suite in Qiantang and buy it for 200,000 yuan, of which you have a loan of 160,000 yuan, but it falls by 30% after two years, and it is only 140,000 yuan, not only does you lose the down payment, but you also owe the bank 20,000 yuan after selling the house. Chang Tianhao smiled bitterly, "In fact, even if the house price continues to rise, the house you buy is 200,000, next year it will become 250,000, and the year after tomorrow it will become 300,000, your wealth is growing, what should the latecomers do? Tighten your belt, empty all the savings of your parents and elders and smash it in? Besides, housing prices are rising so fast, speculating in houses looks more promising than working hard.

Lu Xiaomin nodded: This is the same reason as Chang Tianhao persuaded himself not to indulge in stocks some time ago.

"The moderate development of real estate is conducive to urban construction and economic prosperity, but when real estate is regarded as a pillar industry or even the only industry, the hard-earned money of the majority of the people will go into the pockets of a few people. The culmination of real estate development is four suffocation - suffocating innovation, suffocating entrepreneurship, suffocating culture, and suffocating emotional ......"

"The first few are understandable, but they suffocate their feelings?"

"You married Gao Yang because of love...... You don't care whether his family conditions are good or not, and you don't care if he has a house, because at that time you knew that after a few years of marriage, you would have a house to divide, and even if you didn't divide it, it was not particularly difficult to buy a house with subsidies and income. If housing prices rise to the sky in the future, ordinary people can't afford to buy a house at all, will there be a house that will become a killer of love......? How to choose?"

Lu Xiaomin said softly: "Actually, I really didn't care about this at the beginning. ”

"Things will change later. Chang Tianhao touched her face, "Don't raise your Yang, lest you be unhappy, let's go shopping." ”

"Let's go shopping for two days, it's still important to get down to business, what do you arrange tomorrow?"

"Okay, then in two days, I'll arrange the scene first. Chang Tianhao combed and said, "Tomorrow, you go to Bank of China Hong Kong to deposit the Hong Kong dollars on the promissory note and open an account, I will go to the law firm to register, and I will also open an investment account, and then we can go shopping together at night......

ps:The lack of chapters and less content is because of the starting point of the rectification.,Forced to take the initiative to harmonize.,The unharmonious version is in the safe house.,The address is the official number:YYWT2018,When can the chapters that disappeared before be released?,When will the starting point rectification probably pass......