Chapter Twenty-Four: A Fire in Winter
On January 28, 1987, in the compound of the Congjiang Municipal Bureau of Statistics, several children were playing outside and setting off firecrackers, arguing from time to time about who had the more powerful firecrackers.
A girl in a big red cotton coat watched from the side, she was about seven years old, she was carved in pink, and her little face was slightly red by the cold wind, but she clapped her little hands and shouted in the cold wind.
"Second brother, take out the cannon battle given by the eldest brother and knock them all down!"
"Good! Let me see how good I am! A boy who looked like a girl gritted his teeth, and he took out a big red cannon from his pocket, carefully placed it on the snowdrift, and then lit it with the incense stick in his hand.
"Run! The cannon is coming! After one o'clock, the boy ran backwards, and kindly reminded the friends around him.
"Bang!" There was a deafening explosion, and several children were frightened by the sound and stood still.
"Who's the child? is so lacking in morality, do you still want to watch the party? "The people who were noisy by the sound of firecrackers were shouting in the house, how can they watch the Spring Festival Gala when the sound is so loud?
A courtyard behind the gate opened, and a young man who could barely be regarded as a young man walked out, he was one meter seven tall, under the contrast of the snow, a fair and thin face, a straight nose, and a pair of dark eyes with a smile.
"Lin Rui, Lei Lei, go home!" The person who came was Lin Mo, who was already sixteen years old, and his figure looked no different from that of an adult, but his appearance looked a few years younger than his actual age.
"Oh! Big brother, what are you doing at the party now? ”
"Big brother, second brother is stupid! It's no better than anyone else. Lin Lei plunged into Lin Mo's arms, the two children were taken care of by Ma Xiulai and Lin Mo since they were children, so they also relied on their eldest brother very much.
"Okay, tomorrow big brother will take you to the magnifying cannon, okay?" Lin Mo doted on the top of his sister's head, as for Lin Rui...
"Next time your sister is here, you dare to amplify the artillery battle, be careful of your ass!" Lin Mo only allowed the state official to set fire to Lin Rui and reprimanded him, he and his father Lin Dezhong both hoped that Lin Rui could be more stable and not be a loser, so it was inevitable that he would be stricter in education.
Lin Mo led one into the courtyard with one hand, turned around and closed the door, and the seven-year-old dog Ichiro greeted him, sniffed a few times at the feet of the two little masters, and then entered the living room together.
"If so, don't be sad, the flag of the republic has our blood-stained demeanor ..."
In the TV, Wang Hong pushed a wheelchair and sang 'blood-stained demeanor' with Xu Liang, Xu Liang looked handsome and young at this time, not as lucky as later generations.
Ma Xiulai has now retired from illness early, and every day when he is bored at home, he chats and plays mahjong with the women in the yard, and people have become sentimental.
"What are you crying about!" Lin Dezhong is now the deputy director of the Bureau of Statistics, and his whole person has become a lot more calm, he frowned and looked at Ma Xiulai: "This Annan devil is just underbeaten, how much has our country supported them!" But these brutes use these things to beat our soldiers, rice as a cover, and guns and cannons cross the border, so they should be beaten hard, until they are scared! ”
Ma Xiulai wiped away his tears with his hands, ignored Lin Dezhong, turned around and hugged Lin Lei in his arms, and asked carefully.
"Second brother, are you afraid of the cannon battle?
"Don't be afraid, the second brother's courage is small, if it were me, I would have taken out the cannon battle a long time ago, how could they be so arrogant!" Lin Lei leaned on her mother's arms, her big eyes were spinning, but what she said held Lin Rui back.
"What do you little girl know! I'm preserving my strength, otherwise I'd have defeated them in the first place, so what's the point? Lin Rui spoke eloquently about his strategic plan, as if he was a general commanding thousands of troops.
"Humph!" Lin Lei couldn't say that her second brother, she turned her head and ignored him, and watched the Spring Festival Gala of 87 with peace of mind.
Lin Mo sat on the single sofa on the side, holding a report of double wood electrical appliances and neighborhood fast food in his hand, this report was sent only the day before yesterday, because Lin Mo needed to help the family cook and purchase something during the Chinese New Year, so he didn't have time to read it until now.
Neighborhood fast food still quietly expanded in 86, adding 42 stores, with a total operation of 190 stores and an annual profit of 80 million.
Shuangmu Electric is still worse, the number of stores is only 120, and the profit is only 63 million.
"Purchasing power still hasn't been released!" Lin Mo sighed, next year, wait until next year, the market will have a lot of gains.
Because Lin Mo insisted on buying rather than renting store space, the speed of expansion in recent years has not been fast, which is also the tone that Lin Mo set for the two companies, low-key, low-key.
Lin Mo stuffed a few reports into a file bag, then took an international letter and took out the printing paper inside.
"Shhh Seeing the content on the paper, Lin Mo's concentration also gasped.
It's not surprising to own 1.5 to 3 percent of Microsoft, Oracle, and Franklin shares, but... Zhongsen actually strategically invested in Cisco! How?
12% of Cisco's shares, it doesn't look big now, but in a few years, it's a god! Lin Mo patted his head and made a crisp sound, attracting the attention of the family. He laughed dryly, pointed to the TV, and signaled that the program was good.
"When did this kid like bel canto?" Ma Xiulai muttered, now it is Jiang Dawei singing 'Three Gorges People', Lin Mo didn't like these bel cantos before.
"Big brother likes these boring things!" Lin Lei pursed her lips and yawned.
Lin Mo looked at the details of the report intently, those few shares represented a huge amount of US dollars in his eyes, and now he can be regarded as a local tyrant, right? Lin Mo thought stupidly.
In 83, Siemens and Lin Mo got in touch, and finally exchanged 16 million US dollars worth of IBM shares for hundreds of power supply patents in Lin Mo's hands, but they are not at a loss, these patents will help Siemens sweep its opponents in the power supply market, and the benefits will be 10 times, 100 times, or even 1000 times that of 16 million US dollars.
Then through his grandfather in the United States, Lin Mo let his cousin Li Lan and Yao Lejun, a former parallel trader, transfer to Hong Kong in 84, and with the help of a professional company in Hong Kong, he first opened an investment company 'Shuangmu Investment', and then opened an offshore company 'Zhongsen Resources' in the Cayman Islands, Shuangmu Investment Lin Mo owns 90% of the shares, Li Lan owns 5%, and the other 5% is used as equity incentives in the future.
The offshore company 'Zhongsen Resources' is 100% owned by Lin Mo, and he indirectly holds 90% of the shares of Shuangmu Investment through Zhongsen Resources, which is also a means he uses to cover people's ears, which is not clever, but it is enough.
Lin Mo, who is about to have a net worth of billions of dollars, is thinking about a better life in the future, and even the singing on TV did not disturb him.
"Dad, Mom, look at Big Brother." Lin Lei's eyes were sharp, and she noticed Lin Mo's abnormality, so she beckoned everyone to see Lin Mo's ugliness.
"Huh... Lin Mo, look at yourself! ”
Lin Mo was awakened by Ma Xiulai's voice, he hurriedly reached out and touched it, Damn! It's a shame to be saliva!
"Lin Lei!" Lin Mo roared, stepped forward to hug his sister, and scratched her squeaky nest with both hands.
"Giggles... I was wrong, giggles... Big brother, I was wrong... Mom, help..."Lin Lei struggled hard, laughing breathlessly.
"Next time, I dare to see the big brother's jokes... Hum! Lin Mo let go of his sister, sat beside his mother by the way, and hugged Lin Lei to watch the party.
Lin Dezhong looked at Lin Rui's envious look, frowned, and still hugged him on his lap after snorting.
"Humph!" Lin Rui looked at Lin Lei with a provocative gaze, you have a big brother to hug, and I also have a father to hug, isn't it amazing?
"Let's invite the singer from Treasure Island Bay... Fei Xiang..."With the introduction of the host, the tall and handsome mixed-race singer Fei Xiang appeared.
"The clouds of my hometown drift across the sky..."
"Come back, come back, wandering wanderer..."
Lin Mo thought about the years when he worked hard in Jiangsu and Zhejiang Province in his previous life, and he lost all his pants in the stock market in 08, and then he didn't go home for three years, and he didn't have the shame to see his father and fellow villagers! In those years, he got drunk every time he came to the Chinese New Year, anesthetized himself with alcohol, and forgot his hometown and relatives.
"Big brother!" Lin Lei's scream made Lin Mo realize his gaffe, he strangled his sister just now, he hurriedly relaxed his hand, and then hummed along with the TV.
"I'm tired, and my eyes are full of sour tears..."
"I used to be full of pride, but I came back with empty bags..."
Lin Dezhong glanced at Lin Mo with some surprise, his eldest son was a little abnormal today, and he didn't know why. But seeing Lin Mo laughing with Lin Lei again, Lin Dezhong let go of the matter and concentrated on watching the party.
The status of the Spring Festival Gala in the 80s and 90s is not ordinarily high, and every Spring Festival Gala is an empty alley, once it is messed up? Hehe, the overwhelming letters of criticism will drown out CCTV. The Spring Festival Gala in later generations has been reduced to a habitual product, everyone plays mahjong, and they take a look at it when they are free, but without it, everyone still feels that there is no New Year's flavor.
"Oh..."Ma Xiulai exclaimed in a low voice, it turned out that Fei Xiang began to writhe on the stage with the rhythm, which is very trendy for people in this era.
"You are like a fire in that winter, the flame warms my heart..."
The audience began to clap to the rhythm, and the atmosphere in the studio hall reached its climax.
"Your big eyes, bright and shining, like the brightest star in the sky..."
"Oh..."When he saw Fei Xiang's fingers slicing in front of his eyes, Lin Mo heard cheers from outside, and everyone thought that this action was too handsome and cool.
"A fire in the winter?" Lin Mo shook his head and smiled bitterly, it will soon become a fire in the spring, a fire in Xing'anling in May not only caused the resignation of the chief and deputy minister of the Ministry of Forestry, but also gave birth to a rumor: The fire in Xing'anling was lit by Fei Xiang, otherwise how could he sing this song of a fire in winter? He is Wanwan's spy, and the rumors are vivid, of course, everyone listens to it as a joke and doesn't take it seriously.
With the end of several programs, it was finally time to count down to zero, Lin Mo hurriedly went out with firecrackers, this is his job, according to Lin Dezhong: Lin Mo, you are now the eldest son of a family, and many things have to be left to you to do and decide. And Lin Rui and Lin Lei were tightly held in their arms by their parents and did not let them go out.
“… Five, four, three, two, one. Lin Rui and Lin Lei shouted along with the TV, and finally turned into a cheer, and the firecrackers began to be set off.
Lin Mo looked at the firecrackers that exploded in front of him, as well as the surrounding people, as well as the entire Congjiang City, and even the whole country, the north and south of the river are setting off firecrackers to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, hoping that the firecrackers can dispel last year's unsatisfactory and everything will go smoothly in the coming year.