Chapter 54: The Road to Mobei
Munnan, in 1984, at a time when there were fewer than 30 stocks listed in Austria, Rogers' investment in Austria was a startling move. At that time, the stock market in Austria was very depressed, barely reaching the level of 1961, which was 23 years earlier. In fact, Austria's economy is growing steadily. Although financiers from all over Europe are trying to find new investment opportunities around them, no one has expressed any interest in Austria. Rogers was convinced that sooner or later Austria would fall into their sights, and that there was a valuable opportunity in it.
"Huh...... And thanks to Rogers' constant publications, there would not have been such an influx of people into Austria. Diao Rong said with a smile, she checked Rogers' background, left the Soros fund, and took the company's capital profit of 20 - 14 million US dollars, a well-known investor. Compared with him, we are not bad, Diao Rong thought.
Diao Rong handed Fang Monan a few more photos, "This is a photo from the Frankfurt Motor Show, familiar with it, I heard that it is from your design." ”
"Hehe......" Fang Monan smiled. Better than mine, more perfect, pretty. ”
"Yes, it caused a sensation at the time, and because of the limited edition, they rushed to place orders." Diao Rong smiled and said to me, it turns out that there are so many rich people in the world. ”
Yang Fan began to talk about investing in Japan, "At the beginning of this year, the Nikkei exceeded 10,000 points, and we made a lot of profits. ”
After the Japanese stock market broke through 10,000 points in early 1984, it rose by nearly 10,000 points in the following years, and came out of a five-year bull market.
Fang Menan nodded, and said the arrangements for next year.
"By the way, is Qi Qiushi here?" Cheng Shigui asked. "I have something I want to ask if he's interested."
"It's simple, just hit him." Fang Monan asked again? ”
"Oh yes, Japanese appliances are flooding the United States, and this time I met a household appliance maker in the United States, and the workers went on strike to demand higher wages, and he was anxiously burning his eyebrows. I suggested that he move the factory to the mainland, where labor is very cheap, and he calculated that he would be interested. Processing and assembly with incoming materials is very suitable for autumn fruits. Cheng Shigui said.
"In this case, if the price is right, he should take it." Fang Monan touched his chin, "Household appliances, there are many core parts that need to be imported in China, so you don't have to worry about import quotas." "For example, refrigerator compressors, TV picture tubes, at this time, it seems to be all dependent on imports, and there are quotas for imports.
Qi Qiushi received it, pedaled the bicycle and ran away, and it was twenty minutes away, panting, and a little sweaty in the winter.
Qi Qiushi listened to what Cheng Shigui said, all the conditions were suitable, and immediately expressed interest, and then made a detailed calculation with the factory, and then made a decision. At that moment, he rode back to the factory.
Fang Monan After they finished talking about things and eating, Han Zhiqian touched his stomach with satisfaction, and his face was comfortable.
Fang Mobei pulled Han Zhiqian's cuffs and whispered Brother Han, follow me. ”
Han Zhiqian looked at Mo Bei and followed her into the room curiously, there was no shortage of houses on the farm. Everyone has a room, and the farm is bare in winter, but you can imagine that in summer it is a good place to escape the heat, with green trees and the fragrance of melons and fruits.
Fang Mobei's room is simple and clean, not like a child's room, full of childlike fun, but full of books and music.
"What is this?" Han Zhiqian sat on the sofa and looked at the paper that Mo Bei handed her. "Sheet music? Lyrics? He looked at her with questions in his head, and when he looked at the music carefully, he didn't seem to have heard it, and the lyrics were inspirational, positive, and catchy.
"What I wrote, in fact, is not what I wrote, there are a lot of things here that have nothing to hum and play, I write them down, I have re-polished the rhythm, but the lyrics are what I want. You help me see if I can get it to the record label. Fang Mobei blinked his big eyes, and held the cover of Huaxing Records shyly, which was a famous record company in Hong Kong that Cheng Shigui sent one after another.
Han Zhiqian looked at her funny, "Just for this matter, I'll try, but I can't guarantee it." Because it's about copyright, I'll have to ask. ”
"Thank you," Fang Mobei stood up and bowed. "Don't tell me about this yet, okay, don't skip words. Her eyes were bright and pleading.
"Okay, it's our secret" Han Zhiqian stretched out his little finger]
The next day, Qi Qiushi, who hadn't slept all night, came in a hurry, and after discussing it, it was settled. Qi Qiushi and they still have to go through the procedures for going abroad, so they can't fly to the United States until after New Year's Day, and the procedures for going abroad are difficult to do at this time, and sometimes it can even drag on for a year, but with the full support of Secretary Wang, it is fast.
Renard found Cheng Shigui, and the two sat cross-legged on the kang.
Cheng Shigui looked at him now, not at all with the demeanor of a violin prince, "Tut...... You've 'evolved' so fast, I'm almost unrecognizable, and you don't look like you in a suit or leather on stage. ”
"It's called following the locals and singing in the mountains," Renard laughed.
"It's really that the level of Chinese is getting better, and even the common words can be spoken."
"That's," Reynard looked up, looking pleasant, relaxed, and comfortable. "Alright, I won't fart with you. I'm looking for you to help me sign up for the children's music competition in Moscow next year, and in the next two years, there will be a series of competitions. ”
"Oh, Mo northbound doesn't skip words. Cheng Shigui raised his eyebrows and said suspiciously, seeing Renard staring at him dissatisfied, "How bad can your brother be taught." ”
Renard's face changed quickly, and he said yes, this is about the same, Mo Bei's musical talent is undoubted, his basic skills are solid, his progress is fast, and the most important thing is that the little girl is hardworking. Although she has only been learning the violin for three years and I have been teaching for a year and a half, her level is not worse than that of more than ten years, or even higher. It would be a delay to stay here any longer, so I'll have to find her a music school. He laughed, "Although Mo Bei has such a good talent, it's a pity that his personality is sometimes coquettish, sometimes shrewd, not arrogant or impatient, and even sometimes tactful." It's not like a kid at all. ”
That's because you haven't seen Nannan, and it scares you even more. Cheng Shigui said in his heart. "Then did you talk to Mo Bei about not skipping words.
"We've already started to prepare the repertoire." Renard said.
"What about you? I've been hiding for a year and a half, okay. Cheng Shigui said.
"I'm now focusing on cultivating Mebbe." Renard looked at him left and right, evasively.
Cheng Shigui had no choice but to stop asking. "Okay, I will handle the matter of Mobei, and I will contact you then."
Fang Monan and the others heard the horn of the car outside the farm, which startled the people. Han Zhiqian hurriedly ran at the gate, opened the gate of the farm, several big trucks drove in, the driver came down, and said to Han Zhiqian Han Shao, it is really easy to find, and I finally found it. A few young men lifted the canvas from the big truck, and everyone was dumbfounded, and a cart of rocks.
"What's going on with Zhiqian?" Cheng Shigui stepped forward and asked,
Han Zhiqian said Matthew, this is Hetian jade seed material pulled from Xinjiang. The Yulong Kashgar River in Xinjiang, where I went in early October, is entering a dry season, and it is a good time to touch jade."
This Han Zhiqian mentioned it to Cheng Shigui in Li, and the two agreed that Nannan's words made sense. Money in the bank only depreciates, and jade, antiques, calligraphy and paintings are non-renewable resources, it is better to invest. The famous places for producing jade include Myanmar in the south and Hotan in the north.
"You're moving fast, but it should be snowing there right now, and it's definitely not going to be easy." Fang Menan said.
"Yes, this is the only time this year, and I will go again next fall, and the local relationship has been opened." Han Zhiqian said. When he mentioned his trip to Xinjiang, he was full of emotion, and the place was really poor, so poor that he was dumbfounded and ashamed. Compared to the locals, he was simply born in a blessed nest.
Seeing that the people there lived in such a difficult place, Han Zhiqian was kind for a while, and Han Zhiqian did not bargain, and when he encountered high-quality seeds, the price was even higher, and he knew that the stocks in the hands of the people were all top-quality seeds. As long as it is suitable, it will be accepted, but what I didn't expect was that after the news spread, people from more than ten miles deep mountain villages came to come. Spending money like running water is considered to be insightful, which is simply astronomical. Fortunately, when he left, Cheng Shigui made another sum of money from the United States.
Han Zhiqian found an open space and asked the people on the farm to start unloading, and they stood under the corridor, "The purchase price of this top-grade Hetian white jade seed material is about eighty yuan per kilogram, which is cheaper than jadeite wool." I raised the price slightly, and the local herders rushed to deliver it. He went on to say that there is a way that gold is priceless and jade is priceless, and Hetian jade is a world Nannan said no, the price of Hetian jade is seriously underestimated, and now the national government from top to bottom does not attach much importance to Hetian jade. We're going to make a move when it's time to do it. ”
"Puff...... Fang Monan smiled, "You pulled it here." ”
In Fang Mo Nandi's impression, Hetian mutton fat jade is the price of seed material alone. From a few dozen yuan per kilogram now, it has soared to 300,000 yuan, 500,000 yuan, and even millions of yuan per kilogram. Now the price is calculated in kilograms, and later it is priced in blocks and grams, and in the later stage, the price of the best Hetian seed jade can be called tens of thousands of yuan per gram. In just ten or twenty years, the price has increased thousands of times, and its investment value far exceeds that of real estate, stocks, and even calligraphy and painting. Such a staggering rally. However, some experts predict that the price of mutton fat white jade in Hetian is still far from rising
Han Zhiqian said that you are close here, and it is only one-third of the distance to you, and you have crossed the entire China from south to north to the south. Besides, you're big enough here. ”
Fang Monan looked at the stones like a hill, first covered them with canvas, thinking that he would have to build a larger warehouse after the beginning of spring to store these seeds, and the people on the farm were just curious about transporting so many dried stones? At present, the Chinese people, from the government to the individual, have not yet had a clear enough understanding of the huge profits hidden in Hetian Yu.
Before leaving, Han Zhiqian handed two delicate boxes to Fang Monan, and when she opened them, there were jade pendants inside, which were very beautiful and beautiful. Golden silk jadeite, made into a bracelet woven with red silk threads, two small jade bells falling below, shaking up the sound crisp and pleasant, two jade Buddhas, leftovers made into teardrop-like pendants.
"You and Xiaobei are separated," Han Zhiqian said, "In the other box is the piece of wool that sits under your buttocks, after calcining the stone, the old pit glass species, the water head, and the color are all superb, I made four pairs of bracelets from it, and the rest was processed into small pendants." ”
Fang Monan opened the box, as if he was holding a pool of green in his hand, and there were a lot of pendants, just to give it away.
Cheng Shigui and the others finished their work, and hurriedly went south, of course, when they left this time, they brought more than the previous two times, because there were two more people, and they were also conquered by Fang Menan's food.
This winter is very cold, the sky is not yet bright, and the goose feather snow is still falling down, and the snow on the ground is more than two feet thick. When I woke up in the morning, the corridors were covered with a thick layer of snow blown by the wind, and the big dark clouds in the sky, like tiles, were stacked on top of each other. It seems that God really wants to fill the space between heaven and earth, and the white expanse looks strangely beautiful, which is really "suddenly like a night of spring breeze, thousands of trees and pear blossoms".
Fang Monan couldn't go out to exercise in the morning, so he cleaned the corridor and put on a posture to make a fist.
Suddenly, a chirping little sparrow, out of hunger, came out to feed, swung off the branches, and flew away, and the snow did not fall. It's really a bit of a 'grass withered eagle's eye, and the snow is light. 'taste. ”
"It's been a lot of snow, and it's going to be a good harvest next year." Old Man Lin looked at the snowflakes falling from the sky.
"'Ruixue Zhaofeng Year' is right," Fang Mobei said.
"Yes, Xiaobei is right." Old Man Lin boasted. "No, don't they go well?" He grunted. "Not one."
"No news is good news, and international calls are expensive." Qi Qiushi and they left after New Year's Day after completing the formalities for going abroad.
If someone in the court goes abroad, the formalities are easy to handle, and with the help of Secretary Wang, it is fast, and if you follow the normal procedures, you can do it for a year and a half. "Count the days, more than half a month, it's time." Fang Menan said.
"Hmph, like you, you make a lot of money, and you're so picky." Old Man Lin puffed up angrily.
"This is called carrying forward the style of hard work and simplicity." Fang Monan said confidently. "From thrift to luxury, from luxury to thrift is difficult" old-fashioned thoughts.
"This me." Fang Mobei said happily that it is easy for the poor to become rich, and for a poor life to become a luxurious life. But I am used to living a luxurious life, but it is difficult to live a poor life. ”
"Huh...... Although the meaning is straightforward, it is not. Old Man Lin praised, "It seems that our Xiaobei not only can't play the violin, but also hasn't left his homework behind." "He also did not forget to teach this sentence at all times, not only to remember, but also to be vigilant at all times."
"Well, me." Mo Bei nodded heavily.
"Me." Qi Qiushi looked at them with a happy face. Covered in snowflakes, like Santa Claus, standing at the bottom of the stairs. There was also a man standing next to him, about the same size as him, who couldn't see his face like a snowman.
"It's snowing so heavily, you're at this time" Old Man Lin patted the snow on his body with a towel, Qi Qiushi slapped the snow on his body with another towel, and the two of them didn't forget to stomp the snow on their feet.
"Come in, come in. It was just after six o'clock in the morning. Old Man Lin shouted loudly again, "Big sister, it's autumn." ”
Grandma poked her head out of the kitchen and brought out two bowls of hot mutton soup, which had been simmering on the fire. "Drink it while it's hot to drive away the cold."
Fang Mo Nan brought hot water, asked them to wash their hands, wiped their faces, and ate them unceremoniously. In the blink of an eye, a bowl of mutton soup was already in their stomachs.
"Shhhh Qi Qiushi sighed with emotion, "I'm almost hungry," he hurriedly introduced, oh, this is Long Xianghai, a recent graduate of Wharton Business School, and now the general manager of our Sino Soar Industry. ”
"BA is a professional master's degree in business administration that originates from European and American countries and specializes in training middle and senior professional managers. The Master of Industrial Management cultivates high-quality professional business administration talents, enabling them to master multidisciplinary knowledge and management skills in production, finance, finance, marketing, economic regulations, international business, etc. He is a product of the market economy and has cultivated high-quality managers and professional managers. Fang Menan said.
"Ah, I know a lot." Long Xianghai was shocked, he didn't expect that there were still people studying business administration here.
"Dragon, you'll want to come to our little temple." Old Man Lin asked when he saw Fang Mo Nan's eyes.
"Oh Cheng Shigui introduced me, he said that coming here will not let me down, and it is also wonderful to witness the process of a company from scratch." Long Xianghai said shyly that he wanted to return to China after graduation, but he didn't expect to accompany his classmates to participate in the interview of the 'Black Panther Fund'.
The interview was not successful, but he succeeded, and he had no intention of inserting willows into the willows, he originally wanted to refuse, but he didn't expect to return to China. He had heard his senior brother and sister say that when he returned to China and entered a state-owned factory, he could not learn anything at all. So Cheng Shigui's conditions, he agreed.
"I see, Agui introduced it." Old Man Lin held his hand and said, "Then you are welcome to join." ”
"Okay, then let's talk about the harvest of this trip," Old Man Lin patted Qi Qiushi's shoulder and urged.
"Seriously, Xianghai is much clearer and more detailed than me, let's let him say it, we people go to win people, as far as my English is concerned, I can still deal with two sentences, and the others will not be at all." Qi Qiushi pointed out that Long Xiang Haidao, this kid is simply too talented. ”
"Poof......" Fang Monan just drank the boiled water in his mouth and squirted out. Excuse me, you go on. ”
"They are regular soldiers, and compared to him, we are simply dirt and dirt." Qi Qiushi went out this time and felt a lot of emotion, seeing that the old man couldn't wait. "Xianghai is down to business",
Long Xianghai sat down and basically initialed the intention, these still have to wait for John? After Rice sent someone to investigate, it will be decided. ”
"Then we don't have any experience in assembling refrigerators and TVs, and people are willing to come." Old Man Lin asked again.
"We all told you honestly, I thought there was no show, but I didn't expect that the old man Rice was also willing, he promised to train workers, and the original order was 22 dollars each, 2 yuan less. The reason was that he was bullied by the Japanese run and the workers' strike, so he decided to move the factory. ”
"It's time for them to come," asked Old Man Lin.
"Oh, Rice, their people will be here in a few days, I'll sort it out first." Qi Qiushi said. "The biggest gain from going out this time is not this, but Long Xianghai promised to be our general manager."
"There, everyone works together." He said with a smile.
"Okay, let's go to the factory first." After Qi Qiushi finished speaking, he pulled Long Xianghai and walked outside.
John? After the old man Rice personally came to inspect, he decided to move the factory here, although the transportation here is not so convenient, not next to the port, land transportation is OK, but the workers here are dedicated, skilled, as long as a little training can be completely competent, and the price is cheap, so he has nothing to say, and the government's policy also gives preferential treatment.
After signing the contract, Rice left in a hurry, ready to relocate.
The days passed quietly, and it was the twenty-third day of the lunar month. Grandma summed up this year's harvest, steamed buns, steamed buns, soup dumplings, and pancake stalls, this year's income is close to 20,000 yuan, which makes her very happy. She has a deep sense of pride, which is the result of her own hands-on management.
"Huh...... Everybody's on me something, make an announcement. Renard said. In March of this year, I plan to have Mobei participate in the Moscow International Music Competition. ”
"Ah, this is too sudden, can my family Mobei do it without skipping words. Mom touched Mobei's head, looked at Renard and asked.
"Mom, I can do it." Mo Bei said confidently, with a fearless spirit that a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers.
"Mebean is very talented, but he has never been to a show, and he can't even say he has any stage experience. Of course, it's not enough for us to be on display. The musicality is excellent, the practice is hard, all of this is fine. The problem is that she has never met a genius, and she has never competed on the same stage with other genius-level opponents. In the past, it was completely different from entertaining oneself and participating in competitions, and it was necessary to have a competitive spirit and high morale. Now it's too peaceful, which also makes the entry inconsistent with the degree of practice. If you really want to compete, in this way, even if you are higher than others, it is difficult to stand out in this industry, and it will be difficult to become a big player in the future? Renard said solemnly.
Everyone was silent for a long time, and Mo Bei stood up, "I understand what Teacher Lei said, what he means is that if I continue to practice like this, even if I practice until I get old, I will not be able to reach the same level as them." Mo Bei pointed with the cover of the violin cassette. I have a good sound, and it's just what you said, it's like Dad went to the countryside with science and technology, and with the guidance of experts, the harvest in the field can increase. And with the guidance of experts, I can also improve further. "Mobei's understanding is rough and straightforward, but the truth is not bad.
"Yes, we amateur judges, in the long run, Mobei can only mix at the amateur level, and it is difficult to improve." Fang Menan said.
"If this continues, it will be difficult for her to enter the conservatory." Renard nodded heavily, "The purpose of participating in the competition is not only to increase stage experience, win rankings, but also increase popularity. ”
"But how much does it cost, and you have to go abroad to compete." Dad said a very real problem.
"A back and forth can cost thousands of dollars." Reynard said, looking at everyone's surprise, and quickly said that these international competitions have prize money, first prize: $3,000, second prize: $2,000, third prize: $1,200, fourth prize-sixth prize: $600, seventh prize-fourteenth prize $350, audience prize: $700. It doesn't matter if you don't get the award for the first time, the main thing is to participate, and I will advance the money first. ”
"Oh, that's pretty much it. So, if I get the ranking, I can still make money," Fang Mobei's eyes were shining, and he looked like he was fascinated by money. "Teacher Lei, I don't need your pad, I will definitely get the award."
'Is this still my student?' Renard thought to himself, he didn't seem to love money that much, he taught him to be like this. "You have to train hard to get the bonus."
"I'm going to work harder." Mo Bei clenched his fists and was scrappy, "For the bonus." This adds the last sentence. Let Renard cover her face 'ashamed', that's not how he taught her.
"Don't worry about money." Fang Menan said.
"Yes, with this Monopoly here, don't worry." Old Man Lin joked. "It's just that if our family Mobei can really walk here, if you want to go to that conservatory, you have to look for it."
"The Royal Academy of Music, of course." Renard said proudly.
"The Curtis Institute of Music in the United States is not the same, first, it has no age requirement, and second, once admitted, you can get a full scholarship." Fang Menan said.
"Ah, there is such a good thing, saying so is equivalent to nothing, that's it, I will definitely be admitted." Mobei said with pride.
"Don't put it aside and make a mess, eat the food one bite at a time, walk step by step, be steadfast, and prepare for the first game first," the father said with excitement when he saw the two of them.
When Mo Bei heard this, he said, "Oh me, I'll take the piano and practice now." ”
After Mo Bei left, Fang Monan patted Renard on the shoulder, and said in an old-fashioned manner This is the reality, the music industry, not only, it should be said that it is the art world, to put it bluntly, it is not for money. With fame, you can gain fame and fortune. ”
"Well, that's what motivates Mebbe," Renard comforted himself.
Since the decision was made, Renard and Mobei formulated a strict practice plan, and several repertoire of surprise training were commonly used in competitions. In fact, Renard and Mobei have been preparing all winter, but Mobei is only now.
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