Chapter 146, Cooperation
"Really all in dollars! Lei Shao: This is a project worth hundreds of millions of dollars! Zheng Mingyuan didn't say anything, and President Liang spoke first.
"All in dollars, of course! It's too troublesome to settle in Hong Kong dollars, and I don't have it for RMB! Lei Weidong said: "Liang Lao believes that you have also investigated me, as long as I give me some time, I can still take out hundreds of millions of dollars, but this exchange rate!" Hehe! If it is according to the official exchange rate, I am not too much of a loss! ”
Because he grew up under the red flag, Lei Weidong naturally has a good impression of the mainland, but the money that should be earned still has to be earned, and now Lei Weidong doesn't want to accept the official exchange rate of the cheating father in the mainland!
One dollar to 2.85 yuan is too low, even if the prices in the mainland are very low, the purchasing power of the renminbi is very high.
"The issue of exchange rates can be discussed!" Of course, President Liang knows the problem of the exchange rate, but it doesn't matter that the exchange rate is used domestically, the price can be renegotiated in international trade, otherwise how can the country have an export subsidy policy, isn't it just to promote exports!
"That's good Liang Lao, if the price is right, I will pay all in US dollars, and pay it all within 3 years!" Lei Weidong estimated his payment and said.
"Yes! I also promised Lei Shao that I promised to do this project, and if I couldn't do it, I would hand over this old life to you! President Liang said.
"President! You're going to make a mistake! Seeing that President Liang agreed so easily and made a guarantee, Zheng Mingyuan hurriedly reminded.
"As long as I can earn foreign exchange for the country, what is it if I make some mistakes, it's a big deal to take off this skin!" President Liang waved his hand and rejected Zheng Mingyuan's kindness.
"However, Ge, I have been dying for a lifetime, and taking off this skin is almost like asking for my life!" President Liang sighed in his heart.
"Yes! If you can earn foreign exchange, what is it if you are wronged! Hearing President Liang's words, Zheng Mingyuan was also silent.
Hong Kong people in Hong Kong rarely experience the pain of lack of foreign exchange, but as mainlanders, Cheng Mingyuan and President Leung know what a lack of foreign exchange is like for a country.
The mainland is now crazy about the dollar, and as long as it has dollar income, it can sell arms, not to mention some so-called dispensable rules.
In the 21st century, countries may not care about the US dollar, after all, the country's foreign exchange reserves at that time were more than one trillion US dollars, and in 1977 the mainland foreign exchange was very lacking.
Although there is no reform and opening up now, it does not mean that the mainland does not attach importance to the US dollar, and you must know why the mainland imports very few things in this era, mainly because there is no US dollar and gold. Those foreigners only consider the US dollar when doing business with the state, so that the country has no money to introduce some high-tech equipment.
"Lei Shao! A few hundred million dollars is not a small amount, and you can really guarantee that you will pay it all within three years! Seeing that President Liang had made up his mind, Zheng Mingyuan did not persuade him, but Zheng Mingyuan was still skeptical that Lei Weidong, a young man, could come up with hundreds of millions of dollars.
"If nothing else, three years will definitely be fine, and if you're lucky, more than two years will be fine!" Lei Weidong replied: "I believe you have also investigated my situation, and you should know that Xiaomi Comics is now doing business with companies in the United States, and you can get a large amount of dollars every month." When the time comes, you can just pay the bill with these dollars. ”
"Xiaomi can make so many dollars every month!" Zheng Mingyuan looked at President Liang and found that President Liang nodded in agreement with Lei Weidong's statement.
"Even if I can't earn so many dollars, I can exchange them in Hong Kong dollars!" Lei Weidong said with a smile: "In Hong Kong, the Hong Kong dollar is freely convertible against the US dollar. If you want U.S. dollars, you can just exchange them for Hong Kong dollars, but of course, if the amount is too large, it may be more troublesome. ”
"The main question now is whether your construction company can contract and cooperate!" Lei Weidong asked.
"If you have dollars, it might be easier, but I still have to report to the central leadership! After all, this matter has not been done before, and you have to wait for the approval of the leader! President Liang thought for a while and replied: "Lei Shao, I can only promise to do my best to promote this matter, if it is just like what I said, if it doesn't become a mistake, I will pay you my life!" ”
"Report to the Central Committee!" Hearing President Liang's words, Lei Weidong was a little speechless, Lei Weidong, who came to the next generation, really couldn't figure out such a little thing, and a ministerial-level official couldn't decide.
You must know that Lei Weidong had dealt with the highest level of officials in his previous life, that is, cadres at the deputy department level, not to mention the ministry level, even cadres at the department level, Lei Weidong had never dealt with them. In Lei Weidong's eyes, a leader at the level of a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee should have the ability to make decisions on such a simple matter, but he didn't expect that he would need to report to the Central Committee in the end.
Sure enough, before Hong Kong's return to the motherland, Hong Kong's affairs were particularly important in the eyes of the central leaders for special reasons, and many things had to be decided by the central authorities.
If it weren't for the central government's emphasis on Hong Kong, and special care for some people and things in Hong Kong, Li Shoufu, these Hong Kong tycoons would not be so arrogant, and even dared to negotiate conditions with the central government.
"Liang Lao, it's not me who said anything! In fact, I think this is an opportunity to better promote exchanges between Hong Kong and the mainland! Since President Liang said that the matter should be reported to the Central Committee, Lei Weidong felt that posting this matter to politics would better arouse the ideas of the Central Committee and better solve his own problems.
"Oh! Lei Shao means! President Liang was more curious about Lei Weidong's words, and the mainland construction company to engage in construction in Hong Kong can actually promote exchanges between the two places.
"Quite simply, the misunderstanding between the people of Hong Kong and the mainland stems from a lack of communication, and the reason why right-wing forces are rampant in Hong Kong now is because Hong Kong citizens have too little contact with the mainland."
"Many people in Hong Kong know about the mainland from newspapers. At present, however, the ability of Hong Kong's right-wing newspapers is far greater than that of left-wing newspapers, and these newspapers have seriously slandered the mainland and have constantly spoken ill of the mainland, which has also led many Hong Kong people to misunderstand the mainland and lack a true understanding of the mainland. ”
"It's true, it's these people who mislead Hong Kong people that make our work so difficult in Hong Kong!" President Liang originally wanted to say that it was a reactionary force, but when he thought of Lei Weidong's background, he still didn't say it, and finally replaced it with another ranking. However, President Liang agrees with Lei Weidong's words very much.
The importance of public opinion warfare has been recognized by the GCD since the early days of the founding of the party in 1921. In the period of the Anti-Japanese War and the Civil War, the GCD Party grasped the war of public opinion. It not only mobilized the broad masses of the people, but also disintegrated the enemy's camp, weakened the enemy's morale, and laid a good foundation for victory.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it regarded public opinion as the most powerful weapon and firmly controlled it in its own hands. During the Republic of China, private newspapers were also allowed to be created, but after the founding of the People's Republic of China, newspapers were changed to state-run, and private newspapers were not approved. If you dare to publish it privately, you will be arrested and imprisoned, and you will be charged with publishing illegal publications.
Of course, this method can be used unhindered in the mainland, but for foreign media, this trick will not be useful at all.
At present, in Hong Kong, except for Ta Kung Pao and Wen Wei Po, which are pro-China, other newspapers are more or less inclined to the ground.
Even Ming Pao, which prides itself on being fair and just, often publishes articles critical of the mainland. It can be said that public opinion in Hong Kong is contrary to that in the mainland, and the right-wing forces have firmly gained the upper hand. As the head of the Hong Kong branch of Xinhua Press, President Liang always wants to reverse this situation. So President Liang was very interested in Lei Weidong's words.
"The reason why I say this is that the invitation of mainland construction companies to Hong Kong to engage in architecture is actually a kind of exchange, and the effect is even better than that of martial arts and literary exchanges.
Because in a capitalist society, capital and interests are the most important, you must know that all businessmen who engage in real estate in Hong Kong are very capable, and what is most important in the eyes of these people is not profit, and the labor of the mainland construction company is so cheap and the construction speed is so fast, it can completely leave a large amount of money for Hong Kong real estate businessmen.
Like those businessmen, as long as they have money to earn, those partisanship will be thrown to the back of their minds! If Xinhua Society and these businessmen can make good friends, I believe that President Liang's work in Hong Kong will be much easier! ”
Lei Weidong didn't want to say too much about politics, but Lei Weidong felt that the misunderstanding stemmed from a lack of communication, and you must know how many Hong Kong businessmen were afraid and hostile to the mainland at the beginning of the reform and opening up.
"This, you can consider it!" If the use of US dollars to pay just now moved President Liang and Zheng Haiming, then the use of a construction company to engage in construction in Hong Kong to promote the relationship between the two places really moved the two!
Because of his long-term work in Hong Kong, President Liang does not know much about prices, but as the organizer of the Canton Fair, Zheng Haiming knows that the prices of mainland construction companies are much cheaper than those in Hong Kong.
In the past, there was no exchange between the two places, and those real estate tycoons did not know the price of labor in the mainland, and even if they knew that because of the blockage of exchanges, there was no way to get mainland construction companies to come to Hong Kong for construction.
Now as long as Lei Weidong eats the apple first, let those people know the profit in the middle, it is estimated that they will pounce on the cooperation like a hungry wolf. In the future, with the support of these people, I believe that the work in Hong Kong will be much easier.