Chapter 006: Newsstand
Mrs. Norton's husband, Norton, is also British, and holds an important position in the press management office under the Department of Industry and Commerce, and he should have come forward to say hello, and Zhang Heng's newsstand approval came down the next afternoon and was delivered to his home by a special person.
Along with the door, there was also a commissioner from the Kwun Tong District Newspaper Distribution Association, who sent Zhang Heng a list of newspapers and periodicals.
At this time, the newspaper media in Hong Kong did not directly distribute the newspapers to the various stalls, but had to distribute them through the newspaper distribution associations established by the people.
Behind the newspaper distribution association, there is usually a black and white bigwig platform, which is very powerful, even if you get the government's newsstand license, you can't get a newspaper without their nod.
Perhaps because Zhang Heng was a related household, the commissioner of the association did not make it difficult, but politely introduced him in detail the purchase process and the types of newspapers and periodicals that are currently selling in Kwun Tong.
According to his introduction, coupled with his own ideas, Zhang Heng settled on a batch of newspapers and periodicals, and the commissioner of the association and the people from the press office said goodbye with a smile, and they didn't even take the red envelope he handed over as usual.
"The Independent Commission Against Corruption has not been established yet, why don't you accept red envelopes?" Zhang Heng muttered, opening a notebook from his previous student days, and writing and drawing on it.
He tried to record as much key information as he could remember, such as the time of the oil crisis and the status negotiations of Hong Kong, such as some world-famous companies in the future, and so on.
Intel,Amd,Apple,Microsoft,Compaq,Qualcomm,Nokia,Atari,Nintendo......
In order to keep it secret, Zhang Heng adopted the method of dialect pinyin plus English plus numbers, and he smiled with satisfaction when he looked at the ghost drawings on the paper.
He believed that unless professional agents used supercomputers, the average person would never be able to translate such a book.
At 4 o'clock in the morning the next day, Zhang Heng woke up, and he was like this in his previous life, as long as he remembered it, he basically didn't need an alarm clock.
Xia Di had already prepared breakfast, and the two of them finished it silently, and she helped him out of the door.
The sky is slightly dark, and the autumn is gradually rising.
As soon as he went out, Zhang Heng shuddered, and Xia Di said with concern: "Do you want to add a coat?" Oops, I forgot, your coat is too small, why don't you wear mine?"
"It's just not used to it, and I'll get used to it quickly, trust me. Zhang Heng smiled and took her hand and walked.
Xia Di's brows frowned slightly, and he immediately let go, and glanced at his younger brother, who was already taller than himself, trying to adapt to the temperature of his big hand.
Zhang Heng's physical function has not fully recovered, normal people only need ten minutes away, they walked for half an hour, and when they arrived at the east gate, the time passed 5 o'clock.
A small newsstand with an area of about five square meters has been built with steel bars and colored tarpaulin, and a long wooden board is placed in it, which Uncle Li installed yesterday by using the welding tools of the printing house.
The newspaper delivery staff of the newspaper distribution association was waiting by the newsstand, and when he saw him coming, his face was not resentful, and he smiled to check the number of varieties with him, and Zhang Heng at the same time spread the newspapers on the wooden board.
20 newspapers and magazines, with a total of nearly 400 copies.
At this time, the price of Xiangjiang newspapers was generally 2 to 4 millimeters, and the magazine was more expensive, 1 yuan to 1.5 yuan, and the purchase price was almost 80% of the selling price, and the price offered by the distribution association was naturally lower.
"It's 109 pieces in total. "After the count, the messenger handed over the list.
At this moment, the Jaguar sports car came speeding up, stopped abruptly on the side of the road, and Mrs. Norton, wearing a big red dress, got out of the car and shouted, "I'll pay for the money." ”
"No, we have the money, thank you, ma'am. Xia Di hurriedly replied that she and Uncle Li had scraped together the money last night.
Zhang Heng took out a 100 and 10 yuan note from his pocket and handed it to the newspaper courier, "Don't look for it, I'm sorry to wait for you today, I will definitely arrive early tomorrow." ”
The newspaper delivery man still found him a 1 yuan coin, then bowed to Mrs. Norton, "Good morning lady", and drove away on the motorcycle.
"Thank you for everything you did for me, it made my first venture a lot easier. Zhang Heng stretched out his hands towards Mrs. Norton.
"I'm just doing my best, but you still have to rely on your own hands to reap the real results. Mrs. Norton gave him a hug and suddenly frowned, "No, are you thanking or complaining?"
Zhang Heng glanced at Xia Di, who was silent, "I'm worried that it will go too well, but I won't get the exercise I want." ”
"What are you...... "Having lived in Xiangjiang for many years, Mrs. Norton's Chinese level has been perfected because of her strong interest.
"I'm going to school, give me a copy of the South China Morning Post. Handing Zhang Heng a 5 milli coin, picking up a newspaper, Mrs. Norton turned around and left, "Don't look for it, this is the first newspaper you sold in your life, and it's worth a lot of money." ”
"If I sign your name, maybe it will be worth a lot in the future. Zhang Heng said loudly with a smile.
"I'll get you food from the cafeteria at noon!" Mrs. Norton raised her middle finger, closed the door, and walked away.
"Are you okay?" Seeing that Xia Di's face was not very good, Zhang Heng asked worriedly.
"I'm fine, it's okay for you to watch the stall alone, right?" Xia Di smiled weakly.
"It's okay, it's not too busy, I can sit down and rest most of the time. Zhang Heng threw a large handful of prepared coins from his pocket into an iron can, pulled out a chair with a back from under the wooden plank, and sat down with a big grin.
"Look, now I'm the boss, may I ask this beautiful girl, what do you need?"
"Well, you take a break, noon...... Eat well, I'm leaving. Xia Di's face turned red and left in a panic.
Zhang Heng looked at her back, thought for a while, couldn't think of anything, shook his head, and flipped through the newspaper.
The main reason why he wanted to build this newsstand was to learn as much as possible about the current situation and dynamics in Xiangjiang through the newspaper.
Of course, having Mrs. Norton's relationship is also an important reason for him to start a newsstand.
[The Munich incident ended in a tragic end, and Kilanen, in deep mourning, announced the immediate resumption of the game. 】
"History hasn't changed, so the gold medal list shouldn't change, but unfortunately I don't have any money now, I'm still underage, and the spinach company is opened by the British, so it seems that this opportunity has nothing to do with me. ”
[Cheung Kong was listed on November 1, and the frozen subscription fund may hit a record high!]
"Li Caishen's Yangtze River, this is a super bull stock, but ......" Zhang Heng pondered, "This round of bull market is about to enter the final madness, I still focus on the original goal, next year when the 'east wind breaks, a hundred flowers are left', and then intervene in the Yangtze River is the king." ”
Thinking of this, he found a securities newspaper and looked through the stock market.
[Hang Seng Index today: 516.53]
Zhang Heng narrowed his eyes, because he was engaged in the real estate industry, he also had a little research on the Xiangjiang stock market in his previous life.
He remembers very well that the Hang Seng Index will reach a peak of about 1170 points in early March 73, and then turn downward, forming the 73 stock market crash that will go down in history.
Here's a breakdown of the specific stock prices:
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【Swire Industries 87.62】
【Hutchison Land 52.35】
【Nan Fung Textile United 11.61】
【Hongkong Land 48.82】
【Dairy Farm Company 85.68】
"My first pot of gold is you!" staring at the last two stocks, Zhang Heng calculated.