"Master, Zheng Yunhong and Boss Zheng are here."

Shen Rongtao, president of the Hong Kong Garment Manufacturers' Association, was sitting in the living room, and Uncle Da, a 54-year-old housekeeper, walked in from outside the door and reminded him softly.

"Oh?" Shen Rongtao took his eyes off the newspaper in his hand, looked up at Uncle Da, thought for a while, stood up and nodded slightly: "Let Ah Ling go to the study to prepare tea, and I will go out to meet him." ”

Walking out of the courtyard gate, Shen Rongtao saw Zheng Yunhong's silver Mercedes-Benz sedan outside the electric gate at a glance, Zheng Yunhong, who was wearing a Tang suit, had been let into the courtyard and was smiling at himself.

Shen Rongtao took a few steps forward, with a warm smile on his face, and stretched out his hands to greet him: "Brother Yunhong, I haven't seen you for a long time, please inside." ”

"I'm bored at home, so I deliberately asked President Shen and your brother to explain it, and I came in a hurry, and I didn't even remember to bring a gift, so don't be surprised by President Shen." Zheng Yunhong and Shen Rongtao walked into the foyer side by side and opened their mouths with a smile.

"Didn't bring a gift? I'll punish you for staying here for dinner in the evening, and drink two more drinks with me. Shen Rongtao laughed and patted Zheng Yunhong's back to show his intimacy.

After passing through the hall and entering the study, Ah Ling, the maid in Shen Rongtao's house, had already placed dried fruit preserves, tea and snacks on the table.

"Ah Ling, go and ask Boss Zheng's driver entourage to rest in the side room."

Waving his hand to signal the maid Ah Ling to withdraw, Shen Rongtao made a gesture of please, stepped on the soft carpet under his feet, and sat down with Zheng Yunhong in the study.

"It's rare for you to come over, and when dinner is over, how about I call Lao Zhang and a few friends from the fishing club to go night fishing in Saigon together?" Shen Rongtao sat on the chair, looked at Zheng Yunhong and smiled and spoke.

Zheng Yunhong nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "Then you have to ask the people of the fishing club to prepare an extra pair of fishing gear, I really didn't bring anything when I came out this time." ”

Shen Rongtao smiled and waved his hand: "As long as your brother is willing to go, I will prepare enough for you ten pairs of fishing gear." ”

Zheng Yunhong, who was sitting on the chair, smiled, looked at the green and yellow tea soup in the teacup, and pointed out: "Biluochun? I remember that President Shen likes to drink new tea the most, and Jin Junmei should be able to be picked at this time, right? Why bother staring at Biluochun. ”

Shen Rongtao was slightly stunned when he heard this, he could guess the purpose of Zheng Yunhong's visit this time, but he didn't expect the other party to borrow tea so quickly to get straight to the topic.

However, Shen Rongtao still reacted quickly, and said with a smile: "This year, the humidity in Dongting Lake is not enough, and the time for Biluo to be full has been extended, but it is finally in time for the rainy season, and it is also a new tea." ”

Zheng Yunhong's reference to Biluochun refers to Shen Rongtao's weaving business, while Jin Junmei represents his other businesses.

Shen Rongtao, president of the trade association, adheres to the concept that eggs cannot be packed in one basket, and the business is very miscellaneous, in addition to weaving, both operating grain and oil, restaurants and pawn industries, and compared with other Chinese businessmen in the weaving trade association market in Southeast Asia, most of Shen Rongtao's weaving and garment goods are exported to Europe.

When the embargo was first issued, everyone thought that Shen Rongtao would suffer the biggest impact and suffer heavy losses, and even Shen Rongtao himself was pessimistic and planned to cut off the weaving business.

But at the beginning of this month, the situation changed abruptly, and a tax exemption order gave Shen Rongtao hope again.

Zheng Yunhong picked up the teacup and put it on the tip of his nose to sniff lightly: "The humidity is not enough, and the output may also be reduced, or President Shen is lucky, and it is the rainy season that survives, and the other people in the industry who can't stand it are afraid that they will die of thirst." ”

"Even if you can't wait for Biluochun, Jin Junmei in the same season can relieve dry mouth, and thirst will not die." Shen Rongtao laughed and picked up the teacup to signal, "Brother Yunhong, please!" ”

Zheng Yunhong looked at Shen Rongtao's rough demeanor with a spring breeze on his face, drank all the tea in the cup, sighed in his heart, and took the teacup to his lips.

The situation is bigger than the sky, he originally planned that if Shen Rongtao collapsed this time, he could fight for the position of president of the garment manufacturers' association, but now it seems that Shen Rongtao is not only unscathed, but has become the person who has benefited the most in this wave.

The other party's business was originally spread to Europe, and now the tax exemption order is like a fish in water, and it has already taken advantage of raw materials alone.

"Actually, I came to meet President Shen today, mainly on behalf of the members of the trade association, to talk to your brother about the issue of cotton raw materials." After putting down the teacup, Zheng Yunhong no longer continued to play the sword, and said in a deep voice, "Although there is a tax exemption order now, we contacted cotton manufacturers in several European countries, and the price given is still high, and a ton of seed cotton is nearly 800 Hong Kong dollars, which is really outrageous." ”

800 Hong Kong dollars a ton of seed cotton may not sound expensive, but it is not.

Seed cotton is unprocessed cotton, want to process into cloth, which has to go through seeding, degreasing, spinning and other processes, all kinds of losses together, a ton of seed cotton to the spinning link to waste five or six hundred catties.

If weaving and garment making continue, it will still cause new losses.

Prior to this, the pure cotton raw materials brought by Hong Kong weaving traders from the mainland and Southeast Asia were not as exaggerated as nearly 800 yuan per ton.

After listening to Zheng Yunhong's complaints, Shen Rongtao nodded with a smile: "The price is indeed a little higher, but now the prices in European countries, especially the United States, are soaring, and the price is appropriately increased when exporting, I think there is still something to be earned." ”

Zheng Yunhong glanced up at Shen Rongtao, noncommittal to his words, and said softly: "Now it's not just me Zheng Ji who complains about the price of raw materials, and the friends who will receive the news of the tax exemption order in the same industry are all dissatisfied with the current price, I know that President Shen is very well-connected in the European market, otherwise he would not have transported more than 30 tons of seed cotton from Victoria Harbor with a low price of 20,000 yuan." What everyone means is to eat the same bowl of rice, and I hope that your brother can read the identity of the president, help pull a hand, and support each other. ”

His words are half-true and half-false, and there are indeed Chinese businessmen in the trade association who have expressed their dissatisfaction with the current import prices, but everyone also knows that now that prices in Europe are soaring, it is better to earn less at most than to lose the entire European market.

"Brother Yunhong, if I have such a great ability, it is better to buy a few ships and do the raw material import business." Shen Rongtao sighed, his tone was sincere, "I'm not afraid to tell you honestly, I can import low-cost seed cotton now, all thanks to the help of a friend in France, although the import price is low, but the output is not much, just enough for a few factories under my control." ”

Old coffin! Zheng Yunhong scolded in his heart and scoffed at Shen Rongtao's words.

If the words of the old fox on the other side were true, he would not have deliberately let the wind out, telling the outside world that he could import low-cost raw materials, and also parked more than 30 tons of seed cotton raw materials at the Victoria Harbour Pier for two whole days.

It is nothing more than sitting on the ground and raising the price, waiting for the Chinese businessmen of the trade association to come to the door.

Zheng Yunhong's eyelids drooped slightly, his face remained unchanged, and he opened his mouth and sighed: "Really? Actually, I think it should be the case, but other members of the trade association may have a misunderstanding of President Shen! ”

"Now that the eight immortals have crossed the sea to show their magical powers, it is inevitable that they will be poked in the back." Shen Rongtao laughed and observed the expression on Zheng Yunhong's face, "But if you are interested in the source of goods in my hands, I will definitely not hide my secrets." ”

"Huh?" Zheng Yunhong raised his head and looked at Shen Rongtao, and said with a smile, "What does President Shen mean?" ”