Chapter Seventy-Five: Entering the Port

Seeing off the departing convoy, Huang Deding and Li Zhendong came to the port area through the customs.

In fact, Li Zhendong didn't know that Huang Deding had spent a lot of effort in order to get a pass. The situation at this time is somewhat polarized. It is very convenient to apply for a permit from the port area to the mainland mainland, and it is even simpler for businessmen like Huang Deding, who already have a certain reputation. At first, the reason was to go back to the mainland to visit relatives, but later, as long as it was proposed that he was going to the mainland to discuss business, he would be allowed to leave. And on the mainland. It is very difficult to go abroad, the examination process for passports is extremely strict, and even if you get a passport, it is very difficult to get a visa. If you want to go to the United States and other places, you must first detour through the port area, and then you can go to other countries.

Even if people from the mainland go to Minato District, there is a limit on the number of places. There are many applicants, but the allocated places are small, and those who want to go over have to wait for approval after applying, and sometimes you wait for more than a year and are not approved.

However, during this time, many Lingnan immigrants came to the port area. Generally speaking, as long as there is a guarantee from the port area, send some foreign exchange coupons back from the port area, indicating that you have relatives in the port area, you can go to the exit management department to apply for immigration.

This is also an interesting phenomenon. The people of the port area emigrated outward, and the people of Lingnan migrated to the port area.

Li Zhendong looked at the streets of the port area in this era and felt that it was what the mainland cities looked like in the 90s. The city is clean and there is a lot of traffic coming and going. There are shops everywhere.

Considering that the place he was going to was a formal business occasion, Li Zhendong proposed to buy a formal suit. Huang Deding realized that he had ignored it. With the little brother, people only pay attention to his conversation. There are many British people in the port area, and there is naturally no shortage of good suits, but it is too late to make them by hand. Huang Deding wanted to let people drive to a big store, Li Zhendong was not familiar with this place, and he didn't know what kind of place Lu Dao was.

When he entered the door, he found that this was also a brand store of suits, and Li Zhendong couldn't tell what brand it was. Li Zhendong's dress did not attract the cynicism of the clerk, although the clerk's eyes were disdainful, he was still in order. Li Zhendong, who chose a few suits at random, asked to try on clothes. At this time, the clerk was a little hesitant, these sets of clothes were expensive, and Li Zhendong opened his mouth and said in English, "Miss, there is a problem with your service." "All of a sudden, things were simpler.

Li Zhendong changed into a tuxedo suit in the fitting room and tidied up his short hair. The suit is slightly longer, but this flaw is negligible. The whole person suddenly changed his image, a personable, handsome and delicate young boy. And what is different from people of this era is that there is a deep introvertedness, and Li Zhendong himself feels very satisfied.

A few clerks were whispering and laughing at the dirt buns that had just entered. What will the people who come out of the fitting look like later? A few of the girls worked here, and they had seen others dressed and come out, and after the guests left, several of them laughed happily. It's so funny, some of them look like big horse monkeys wearing coats, and some of them look like idiots wearing coats.

The people who came out in a blink of an eye made them speechless, and Huang Deding was amazed. It wasn't until the two of them left that a few female clerks woke up from a dream, which wealthy family was the son just now?

Wong took Li Zhendong to Yee On China Bank, which is located at the junction of Pedder Street and Queen's Road Central in Hong Kong District. The building is twenty-three storeys high. The third-generation headquarters building on the original site of HSBC's head office was demolished, and the fourth-generation building was built from 81 to 85, and was officially opened in 86. During this period, HSBC's headquarters was temporarily relocated to Aon Chinese Bank. In 1978, Li Chaoren moved the headquarters of Cheung Kong Group to the Chinese Bank, and then moved to the Cheung Kong Group Center in '99.

Mr. Alan is a lobby manager at HSBC. In his office, Alan was studying the difference between coffee and tea. Many British people drank coffee when they were in Europe, and after living in the port area for a while, they gradually developed a hobby of drinking tea. On the executive stage, Alan learned to use boiling water to wash, make tea, and make tea, and felt that this set was too complicated for him. Receiving a call from the lobby service lady saying that there was a customer, Alan stopped. The general savings business does not require him to come forward, and the business that requires him to come forward is somewhat special.

When Huang Deding and Li Zhendong came in, Allen quickly had an impression. The slightly fat man in front of him is a big customer of his, and the other teenager he doesn't know, but as soon as he looks good, Allen naturally knows that this person is not small. "Oh, Mr. Huang, welcome." "Mr. Allen, hello" Huang Deding introduced sideways, "Allen, this is Mr. Li Zhendong" An idea quickly flashed in Allen's mind, allowing Mr. Huang to introduce in such formal words, indicating that the identity of this young man was not below him. Alan stepped forward and said, "Hello, Mr. Li, I'm Allen from HSBC" Seeing that the boy was too young, he was worried that Li Zhendong couldn't understand English and Allen spoke in the vernacular. Li Zhendong has made a lot of jokes about learning Mandarin from the Chinese people, but compared with this Mr. Allen, Li Zhendong feels that those are nothing. This vernacular voice was so strange that Li Zhendong, who finally understood it, couldn't help but say in English, "Mr. Allen, please use English, I can understand." Fluent English stunned Allen, and Hara laughed, knowing how bad his vernacular was.

Alan has been in the port area for many years, and he has long learned to be polite, no, as soon as the guests sat down, Alan brought the tea he brewed. With a sip, Li Zhendong lost any interest. Huang Deding glanced at the little brother, chatted with Allen for a few words, and praised his tea art for growth, Allen smiled from ear to ear. Unlike the typical Englishman, Alan is very talkative, perhaps a habit of professional development.

Li Zhendong looked at the exotic office, which was large and darkly furnished. Alan finally asked, "Mr. Huang, is there anything I need to help you with?" Huang Deding shook his head, "It's my friend Mr. Li Zhendong who needs a reply from your bank" Hearing Huang Deding's reply, Alan was a little surprised, such a young boy, even if his identity is not simple, at most he just opened a storage account.

"I want to ask about the international financial business involved in your bank," Li Zhendong said, which made Allen full of doubts and surprise. However, Alan is a professional manager, and he gushed about HSBC's business, and at the end, Alan proudly said, "Mr. Li, as long as your requirements are reasonable, there is nothing we can't do."

Huang Deding nodded on the side: "Some of my company's business transactions with foreign countries are through HSBC." Seeing Li Zhendong a little strange, Huang Deding smiled, "Brother, you don't think I'm just selling products, right?" I also have a few factories. "Oh, Li Zhendong nodded, that really has to deal with overseas institutions.

"I need to buy foreign currency explicitly, which is foreign exchange trading"

"No problem, do you need to hedge?" Alan somewhat understood. Mr. Huang also has similar foreign transactions, should this Mr. Li Zhendong also get involved in this business? It's possible! The market exchange rate is volatile, importers and exporters must consider the period from the signing of the trade contract to the receipt and payment of goods, due to the possible losses caused by exchange rate changes, similarly, foreign currency borrowers should consider the risk of exchange rate changes during the loan period, can lock in foreign exchange prices, and avoid foreign exchange risks.

"No, maybe I have other uses" Li Zhendong smiled and gave an answer that Allen didn't expect. As long as you are able to buy and sell foreign exchange, this opportunity is great.

The matter was determined quickly, and Alan heard that Li Zhendong had hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars when he opened an account, and he was full of smiles, and then he heard that there were millions or even more, and Allen had already smiled like a flower, although this flower was a little ugly.

In fact, hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars are already a lot, and this era belongs to the middle class. Rich people like the charter boat king and Li Chaoren are standing on the clouds, which can only be imagined.

As for Li Zhendong's identity in the mainland of the mainland, Allen, who was a little embarrassed, was also settled not long after he left, and there should be a similar precedent. A lot of information needs to be filled in, and after Li Zhendong browses it, he signs his name where he needs to sign.

Mr. Allen personally sent it to the downstairs exit, watched Li Zhendong and Huang Deding leave in the car, remembered the extremely confident look on the young man's face, was stunned for a long time, shook his head and dispelled a ridiculous idea in his heart.