Maybe they want to leave the "home" on the third floor of the headquarters to the charter and Xia Yao to live a two-person life, or maybe they deliberately avoid the major adjustments that are being made in order to smoothly hand over the shift, brother-in-law Liu Siwei and eldest sister Zhang Hui took Xiao Jiahui to stay in the United States and did not return for a long time, and even revealed on the phone that they wanted to go to Australia to see his sister by the way.

The chairman is not sensible, he is so picky, and he is busy with the charter.

The daily affairs are endless, I am busy signing in the morning, and in the afternoon, I participated in the induction ceremony of the vortex fire truck of the Causeway Bay Fire Station as the chief engineer of NB Electric. It was only after a group of senior officials of the Hong Kong Security Bureau, Fire Services Department and Police Force who could only be seen in movies and television saw the power of the turbojet fire trucks and repeatedly reiterated that there was no problem with after-sales service.

Mr. Gu Dongcheng is invited, and he can't help but go. I went back to the company non-stop, and I had to go to Repulse Bay Road on Hong Kong Island to participate in the night banquet of the wealthy.

"Are the gifts ready?"

"I've been ready," Liang Bao'er, deputy director of the Ministry of Commerce, pointed to the truck outside the hall and said with a smile: "Please crane the crane for nearly half an hour, and it didn't bump at all." But Zhang Gong, have you thought about how to unload it after you get to Mr. Gu's house? Although he is a wealthy man, I don't think his family will always have a crane. ”

Whether people get married or visit their homes, it seems that giving gifts to the Berlin Wall has become his habit.

Thick wall panels made of reinforced concrete on three sides, with a small piece of rusty barbed wire on them, are thrown on the street not only no one picks them up, but they are even punished as littering.

Construction waste was actually given away like a treasure, and even Xia Yao felt ashamed. He asked softly, "Do you want to ...... Or...... Why don't we get a gift, this ...... It's a bit of a stretch. ”

The charter doesn't think so, and casually says, "That's it." What kind of person is Mr. Gu, and what he can buy with money, he will be able to see it? But unloading is indeed a problem, Miss Liang, please call the crane back and see if you can come with us. ”

There is nothing that cannot be done at the NB Electric base camp, and a Hong Kong colleague called his friend who works at the dock, ten minutes later. The truck crane that had just left drove back again.

There was such a big commotion, even Lin Huixian, who was working in the NB electrician building opposite, was alarmed.

When I ran over to take a look, I couldn't help but smile and asked, "It's okay to send the ruins." Could it be that you two are still planning to go like this? ”

"How do you get there?" was pulling out the back of the two-row truck, ready to climb up, turned around and asked with a smile: "Sister Lin, do you mean it's a shame to take the truck to the banquet?" ”

"What do you say?" Lin Huixian asked rhetorically with a look of hatred.

"By the way. Pretty good. I don't feel ashamed. Besides, the business car is out, and it is still a truck for a change. ”

went to the famous Gu Fuhao's house for a banquet, dressed like this, and took a truck, Lin Huixian was completely out of luck, and said with a sigh: "Director Liang, don't say that he is our boss in front of outsiders in the future, I am afraid of being embarrassed." ”

Liang Bao'er snorted and said, "I promise not to say it." Actually, I can't afford to lose this face. ”

"Love vanity," the charter scolded with a laugh. patted the driver on the shoulder: "Master, let's go." ”

It is not easy to start a business, and it is even more difficult to keep a business, for Gu Dongcheng, this is an opportunity to educate his children.

So, I called my eldest son Gu Jiajun, second son Gu Jiahua, youngest son Gu Jiaheng and my favorite youngest daughter Gu Lili home early, wanting them to see what it means to start a business and what it means to start a business from scratch.

"One side of the relationship, one year apart, I don't know if I still know now. The years are unforgiving, old, really old! Thinking of the sunny "little inventor", Gu Dongcheng sighed.

Gu Lili leaned on his shoulder and asked coquettishly: "Daddy, is he really as powerful as you say?" ”

"You'll find out later."

As he spoke, there was a noise outside. This is a veritable rich area, surrounded by mountains and seas, quiet in the middle of the noise, worried that the paparazzi will disturb their quiet life, so the villas here refuse celebrities, even if they have money, they may not be able to buy them.

"A little to the left, okay, put it slowly!"

When she walked out, Gu Lili was ridiculed, the legendary boy who sold switch panels actually regarded this place as a construction site, and was holding his right hand to direct the master to hang the cement slab.

Gu Dongcheng was so happy that he couldn't help asking, "Little Edison, what are you doing here?" ”

"Hello Mr. Gu," the charter ran over and bowed slightly: "The first time I came to the door, a little heart, I hope you can like it for a long time." ”

Tall, his appearance has not changed much, Gu Dongcheng nodded slightly, pointed to the crane and asked with a smile: "Little Edison, what is your intention to make such a big move?" ”

Before the charter could speak, Gu Jiaheng, who had just circled the truck, turned around and asked mockingly: "Mr. Zhang, when did you change your career to construction?" ”

The three sons of the Gu family's room are too famous, frequent visitors to gossip periodicals, and models of bubble stars. Especially the third son of the yin and yang, after Mr. Gu's death, he even sued his brother and aunt in court because he was dissatisfied with the distribution of family property. The old man is highly respected, benevolent, and can be called a model of patriotism and love for Hong Kong, but he is really inferior to Li Chaoren in educating his children.

Rich for no more than three generations, the charter sighed secretly, and said casually: "Gu Gongzi is really good at laughing, interlacing is like separating mountains, I haven't thought about changing careers to engage in architecture." ”

Gu Lili didn't seem convinced by his Mandarin-speaking role model, and asked in English, "Then what is this?" ”

The charter did not want to talk to her in English in front of Mr. Gu, and replied in Mandarin: "The Berlin Wall on three sides from both ends of the 'Charles Checkpoint' on Berlin's Friedrichstrasse, when it was erected, thousands of East Germans fought it with their lives, and it can be said that it is a symbol of German division and an important symbol of the Cold War." And now, it has become a witness to a piece of history. ”

The Berlin Wall has fallen, but how many walls in the world have not fallen?

Looking at the Berlin Wall, which was more than 3 meters high and more than 1 meter wide, Gu Dongcheng thought of the waves of "Datao Port" and the thousands of people who failed to "reach the base" and were sent back.

"It means a lot. Little Edison, I accept this heart. ”

How could Gu Dongcheng not know the value of this heart, and immediately turned around and said, "Jiajun." Find workers to install the three sides of the Berlin Wall in the living room. Forget it, it's too late today, tomorrow will be safe, put the garden first, be careful, don't touch it. ”

The old man's words were orders, and the eldest prince Gu, who married Sister Hong Kong and abandoned Sister Hong Kong, hurriedly said: "Yes." Daddy. ”

The dinner was sumptuous and tasted good. However, when I first came to the door, the relationship was not so familiar. I couldn't let go at all, and the charter stopped at a shallow taste, but there was no more foreign appearance.

Gu Dongcheng was in high spirits and asked a lot about family matters. When he learned that his grandfather died in North Korea, he was emotional.

"Mr. Gu. You're always a hero. ”

"What kind of hero," Gu Dongcheng waved his hand and recalled: "At that time, I was probably the only one in Hong Kong who had so many boats and a group of guys, and I myself was a water person, so I was familiar with the port and water conditions. So they approached me and asked me to ship those supplies to the interior. I am only responsible for the transportation and collect the shipping fee. ”

During the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, supplies were delivered to the country. It's all death money. The charter didn't think it would be as easy as he said, and asked curiously, "Mr. Gu." It must be very risky, right? ”

"Of course, there are risks," Gu Dongchenghao said unabashedly: "At that time, it was necessary to 'send' (stuff money), and the customs and marine police had to be 'sent', and it would be safer if they were 'sent', but it was not completely safe." Once, the largest British fishing boat in the fleet, the Black Cat, was intercepted by the Marine Police, and I was taken to court as the owner of the ship, but the boat was still in Hong Kong waters at the time, and there was nothing to convict, as a result, the Black Cat was only charged with sailing at night without turning on the lights, fined 200 yuan, and the cargo was returned.

In addition to customs and the Marine Police, there are a number of other dangers. At that time, the remnants of the national army were entrenched in the Wanshan area, specializing in intercepting and plundering at sea, and their machine guns could even penetrate steel plates. ”

The more he talked, the more energetic he became, and perhaps what he really wanted to tell was not the curious young man in front of him, but his sons who were not usually interested in listening to him talk about the past.

"From '50 to '53, I started work almost late, and I didn't stop for a day, I had to contact and drop off the goods during the day, and I drove the ship at night, and I only slept three or four hours a day. We worked overtime to rush to Longkou, and there was no delay for a day. At that time, we transported black iron sheets, rubber, tires, western medicines, cotton, and gauze, but we never transported arms.

If it was said that it was to support the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea and break the blockade and embargo, it was a lie, and I didn't have such a high level of understanding. But it is not true to say that I didn't know or have any ideas at that time. In short, money is not so easy to make, get up early in the dark and be risky and frightened, and people lose so much weight that they only have less than 100 pounds left. ”

In business, he made money and became a red capitalist, but he also paid a "price".

The British government in Hong Kong could not overcome him legally, and when they could not find a way out, they isolated him politically and suppressed him. He had joined hands with the "King of Ships" to bid for the Kwai Chung Container Terminals 1 to 4, but the British government immediately issued additional conditions for them to guarantee 200,000 containers a year.

The old naval dockyard of the "land king" in the central district was demolished and sold for land, and he was the first to win the bid in the global bidding. He was excluded from almost all the official activities of the British government in Hong Kong or the activities of high society, and even the charitable acts of donating money to help medical and education.

The geese have left a voice, and the people have left a name.

Listening to this legendary old man talk about his past, he couldn't help but think about what future generations would say about him in the future, and he secretly laughed at himself.

"Patronizing and gossiping, forgetting to get down to business," Gu Dongcheng beckoned him to tea, and continued: "I have asked a few people about your brother-in-law's entrustment of me, they are interested, but they also have some doubts, I think you should be able to understand." ”

The CEO and the independent directors of the group are not so easy to invite, and the articles of association are mentally prepared for this, so they hurriedly said: "Trouble you are old, I can understand, after all, we are not only a new company, but also a small company, and everything is good if we develop well, and if we develop badly, it will inevitably affect the reputation of others." ”

"It's not small!" Gu Dongcheng shook his head and said with relief: "If you guess correctly, your total assets will exceed 10 billion by the end of the year." Even a few of my old friends were impressed, how could it be a small company? ”

Gu Sangongzi, who had been silent, was stunned and couldn't help asking, "Ten billion?" ”

The charter smiled and said lightly: "Hong Kong dollars, not dollars, let alone pounds, compared to those competitors, we are still a small company." ”

looked at his son's stunned look. Gu Dongcheng asked meaningfully, "Jiaheng, do you remember what you said three months ago?" In fact, I still underestimated 10 billion Hong Kong dollars, I don't believe you ask the charter. ”

"Really?"

"How so?" After weighing the charter, it would be difficult for Mr. Gu to convince those who wanted to invite if he didn't show the bottom line, so he simply told him frankly: "The firefighting business in the Kuwait oil field can be closed in two months at most, and according to the agreement with the other four fire companies, it will probably get a net income of 670 million US dollars."

We also have an asset in Germany, including the Berlin waste incineration plant and NB Instrumentation, which we previously invested in. and NB Industrial Manufacturing, which was officially taken over this year, and NB Aviation and NB Bank, which were established some time ago, add up to about 400 million US dollars. However, it is difficult to make a profit on these investments in a short period of time, but there is no need to continue to invest. ”

It's not easy to earn this asset. Gu Dongcheng didn't want to see NB Electric short-lived, so he kindly reminded: "Actually, I also have the same doubts as those friends, the stall is so big, if the funds can't keep up." It's easy to go wrong! ”

It's not just the Group CEO and INEDs that need to be hired. It is also necessary to hire experienced executives for NB Aviation, NB Electronics and NB Medical, and the charter patiently explains: "Mr. Gu, on the surface, the stall is quite large, but the scale of several subsidiaries is very small. For example, NB Technology is just a company that provides automation solutions, with two offices and more than a dozen people; For example, NB Clean Energy has only one R&D team. ”

"What about NB Aviation? Difference in profession makes one feel worlds apart. It is very risky to engage in the aviation industry rashly. ”

"The reason for the formation of NB Aviation. It's all about being able to gain a foothold in Germany. In a sense, all the funding comes from the German government, not the core business. There is also NB Bank, to put it bluntly, it is only an institution that provides development funds for affiliated enterprises, and the reason why it applies for financial licenses in countries and regions such as Hong Kong and the United States is only for the convenience of the company's settlement, and it does not have the luxury of developing it into a big bank. ”

After a pause, he continued: "There is a specialization in the art industry, and we will continue to focus on power technology and its services, and maybe some electronics, now and in the future. As for other businesses, it is either to enhance the company's image or to drive the development of the core business.

For example, if the newly finalized baggage X-ray machine, industrial CT machine and security gate are promoted to airports, stations and terminals around the world, their advertising effect is immeasurable. I'm sure you've seen CE advertisements when you're flying, and your dream of starting the future can be seen on the covered bridge and at almost every airport. ”

What kind of character Gu Dongcheng is, how could he not figure out this truth, and suddenly laughed and said: "It is interesting to install your products in the place with the most traffic, and it is more interesting than simply advertising." ”

"It's advertising, and there's also motivation. A series of emergency repair projects in Kuwait allowed us to step into the Middle East and even the international power equipment market, so we began to set foot in the German power industry. NB Airlines' renovation of Leipzig Airport is another sample project that can drive sales of all products.

NB Industrially manufactured motors, to be precise, are used in traction machine applications; NB electrician's monitoring, fire protection, the group's power grid automation, security gates, luggage X-ray machines, etc., can be applied to all NB products. After the renovation of Leipzig Airport, and then Kuwait Airport, and the two airports are completed, we will be eligible to participate in the bidding for other airport projects......"

Knowing everything is endless, and there is no trace of concealment.

As he talked eloquently, a grand blueprint appeared in everyone's minds, Gu Dongcheng was full of emotion, and couldn't help but smile and asked: "Charter, these are all trade secrets, aren't you afraid that I will rob you of your job, and you are not afraid that I will leak it to your competitors?" ”

The charter shook his head and said sincerely: "Mr. Gu, if you can't even trust you, then who else can I trust?" Moreover, in my opinion, these are not only trade secrets, but also technology. Without mature technology and sufficient brand influence, others can't imitate it if they want to. ”

After I got rich, I didn't spend a lot of money, I didn't gamble, I didn't prostitute, I didn't do real estate, and I still had the full enthusiasm when I started a business.

Gu Dongcheng secretly praised it, turned his head suddenly, and said sharply: "Jiajun, Jiahua, Jiaheng, do you hear clearly, this is strength, it is confidence, there is no conspiracy, and there is no need for conspiracy!" Just like the Kuwait Airport Electrical Reconstruction Project, others can't compete if they want to, no matter whether he has this technology or not, no matter how hard his brand is, because NB Electric has proved their strength with their efforts and won the trust of customers. ”

Isn't this pulling hatred for yourself?

The charter was made to cry and laugh, and hurriedly said: "Mr. Gu has an overreputation, in fact, we are just lucky to provide the most appropriate service at the time when the customer needs it most." ”

"The invention of the turbojet fire tank was also luck?"

Engaged in smuggling to accumulate the first pot of gold, and then engaged in real estate, and participated in Macau's gaming industry, thinking back to the road he had walked, Gu Dongcheng sighed secretly, and said with a sense of loss: "Charter, you have taken a road that is almost different from all Hong Kong enterprises, immersed in research, and engaged in production in a down-to-earth manner, we really can't learn." ”

The charter shook his head again and again: "Different paths lead to the same end, different paths lead to the same end, if we are allowed to engage in real estate, we will not be able to do it either." ”

"Don't be modest, let's get down to business."

Gu Dongcheng took a sip of the teacup, suddenly stared at his eyes, and asked with a smile: "Charter, judging from the employment list that your brother-in-law gave me, you will have a big move next year." There are many things that you have to learn if you can't learn them, otherwise you will be eliminated, can you give the Gu family a chance to learn from you? (To be continued......)