At 8 o'clock in the morning of October 21, 1976, when the American folk culture and economic delegation was about to leave the port city and return to China, Xiao Da and I arrived at the hotel where the American folk culture and economic delegation were staying to see them off.

Jefferson said to me, "Jack! You have done a very good job, and the presidents of the three major associations have a good opinion of you! After Christmas this year, the United States will form a cultural and economic delegation to visit the mainland capital! When the time comes, the four members of the cultural and economic research group of your service station will follow the delegation to visit the mainland capital! The four of you are getting ready to go! ”

I said, "Thank you, Your Excellency, General!" We will do as you tell us to complete this task successfully! ”

Jefferson said, "Jack! The Gold Rush General will stay in the port city and assist you in your work for a few days! You have a good discussion about the Haolong Port project and the visit with the group! If these two things are done well, your service station will have the basis for work performance in the future! As long as this is the case, you will be able to develop steadily in the port city! Now, your service station is a popular unit, and there are many people who want to grab your place! ”

Everyone laughed!

After seeing off Jefferson and them, we took Mr. Tao's luggage and took him to the hotel parking lot, where we drove back to the service station.

In the car, Mr. Tao had a conversation with me.

Teacher Tao said, "Ah Cai! You're so smart! Not only will you be able to see through the cultural, economic, and historical issues, but you will also be able to help Jefferson and the presidents of the three major associations come up with a good solution for how to conduct economic and cultural exchanges with the mainland! They really appreciate your talent! However, the situation on the mainland is not completely clear now, and no one knows which direction it is going to go! Therefore, when it comes to mainland affairs in the future, you must think carefully and be cautious! Don't do anything that hurts or hurts the interests of the mainland! There is no need for you to help Lao Mei carry the black pot and be a scapegoat! ”

I said, "Teacher Tao! Thanks for the reminder! Actually, we've figured it out! We only do good deeds, not bad deeds! We're still new recruits in the CIA, and they don't trust us very much, so they generally don't let us do bad things with them! Because, they know that we are mainlanders! ”

Teacher Tao smiled and said, "Alas! Ahh If only you could think so! In the next few days, I'll visit your service station again to see how the Haolong Port project is progressing, and then I'll be back in San Francisco! ”

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After returning to the service station, we arranged for Mr. Tao to live in an apartment in the dormitory building.

After Mr. Tao put away the luggage, we went to my office at the service station together.

Then, Xiaoda called Wu Lianjun, Dong Jun, Tao Yanfang, Wei Kexin and others to chat with Teacher Tao, and Xiaoda and I accompanied them by the side.

Teacher Tao smiled and said, "I recommended several of you to work at the service station!" You've been working here for a few months now, how does your service station and your job feel? ”

Wu Lianjun smiled and said, "Teacher Tao! I work here as an assistant to the stationmaster, and I have learned a lot of working methods and experience from the stationmaster and deputy stationmaster! The stationmaster and deputy stationmaster are very hardworking, serious and steady, and they are sincere and fair! So we feel good in every way! ”

Dong Jun smiled and said, "Stationmaster and deputy stationmaster!" He is very capable, and he has no official pretensions, treats us as his own brothers, and gives us a lot of care and help! We all love working with them! ”

Teacher Tao said, "Alas! The orientation of your service station in the CIA is very special! This unit is ostensibly a civilian unit, but in fact it is still an intelligence department! Therefore, you must adapt to this way of working as soon as possible! Assist the webmaster to make achievements! Otherwise, there will be more and more people gossiping about you at the CIA headquarters! At present, you must build the Haolong Port Project as soon as possible, so that the CIA has a permanent working base! In this way, you can gag some people! Now, some people at the CIA headquarters say that your CIA service station in Hong Kong City is a welfare home for idlers! ”

Wu Lianjun said: "Alas! Foreigners always think that if we take their salaries, we should try our best to help them do things they don't want to do! In fact, the staff at our service station have worked too hard! In the preparation and promotion of the Haolong project, if there is no stationmaster and deputy stationmaster to do it personally, can the project progress so quickly? ! We can't just go around looking for things to do, can we?! ”

Teacher Tao said, "Alas! Gossip people everywhere! These people who speak ill of you have all kinds of personal goals, so let's just do our own thing! In fact, the work of the CIA is not something that everyone wants to do! The port city is a society where Chinese gather, and it is very close to the mainland, so the CIA people don't like to work here! I believe that there is no more suitable person than you for the time being, so let's work at this service station! ”

Dong Jun smiled and said, "Alas! Foreigners have always been like this, they like to say one thing and do another! We can do it here for a day, count it as a day! If this service station is robbed by someone else, let's follow the stationmaster to manage the company and do business! Mr. Tao, the stationmaster! Do you remember Long Haitao? Master Long, he has an engineering company that builds a port! Long Ye told me that their engineering company wanted to contract our port project! If we let Master Long help us build Haolong Port, our chances of winning must be greater! ”

Teacher Tao smiled and said, "Okay! Dong Jun! You help me and the stationmaster ask Long Haitao to come over and talk! As long as they have the qualifications and abilities! The stationmaster will definitely consider asking them to help us build Haolong Port! ”

Dong Jun smiled and said, "Okay! Tomorrow at 9 o'clock in the morning, I will help you ask Master Long to come here and talk to you! ”

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At 9 o'clock in the morning on October 22, Dong Jun came to my office with Long Ye, Ah Fei and two engineers.

I, Xiaoda, and Mr. Tao were on the sofa in the office, drinking coffee and talking with Long Ye, Ah Fei, the two engineers, and Dong Jun.

Long Ye smiled and said, "Teacher Tao! We haven't seen each other in a few years! You look like you've gotten older a few years ago! At the beginning of May 1975, we at Saigon Port met your apprentice Ah Cai! Ah Cai is really a great talent, he has courage, ability, and wisdom! It only took a year and a half for Ah Cai to get into the hands of the port city! Therefore, everyone is full of praise for Ah Cai's character and ability! ”

Teacher Tao smiled and said, "Alas! Ah Cai is not only my apprentice! And it's my son-in-law right away! Master Long, Ah Cai didn't know that I had a relationship with you in the past! If, Ah Cai offended Lord Long! I also hope that Long Ye Haihan! ”

Long Ye smiled and said, "What did Mr. Tao say?!" My personal relationship with Ah Cai is very good! I propose, from today onwards, Mr. Tao will call me Haitao! Just call me Brother Long! Are you willing?! ”

I said, "Brother Long! Thank you for lifting up my little brother! We heard Dong Jun say, you have an engineering company that can build a port? ”

Long Ye smiled and said, "Yes! My father was an engineer by training, and this company was founded by my father, and they built a lot of ports in Port City and around the world! Originally, my father wanted to take up his mantle and pursue a career in engineering and construction! But, my heart is full of horses! No interest in the construction industry! However, after my father passed away ten years ago, he still handed over the company to me to take care of! However, due to the complicated affairs of the gang, therefore, I handed over the management of Long's Engineering Company to my subordinates, and recently due to the recession of the construction industry, the company is looking for rice to cook! I have long heard that Brother Ah Cai is designing and building a large-scale port project, and I have always wanted to find an opportunity to have a good talk with Ah Cai, so that our company can contract the engineering construction and construction of the Haolong project! Now, at last, you've found your chance! ”

I said, "Thank you Brother Long for your attention to us!" Brother Long, under the same conditions of the contract, we can definitely contract the Haolong Port project to Long's Engineering Company! I'd like to hear about your terms and conditions for this project? ”

Long Ye said: "Ah Cai! You know I'm not short of money! As long as you contract the project to us, we can pay a part of the project payment with you! Of course, when you sign the general contract, you have to give us an advance payment, so that we can start working, because we have to feed thousands of construction workers in the company! In terms of the company's qualifications and capabilities, we have a formal license and have many successful cases! In these cases, you can go to our company, and we have done projects to investigate our qualifications, capabilities and quality in detail! I dare to pack tickets for you, what I Long Haitao can't do, no one in Hong Kong City dares to do it for you! ”

I said, "Okay! We understand what Brother Long means! On December 18 this year, all the design plans of the Haolong project can be completed! I think that when the time comes, I will discuss with Brother Long how to sign the general contracting contract of the project! What does Brother Long think?! ”

Long Ye smiled and said, "Teacher Tao, Ah Cai! On behalf of the thousands of engineers and employees of Long's Engineering Company, I would like to express my gratitude to you! We are our own people, and everything is easy to discuss! Actually, David Zeng is also a friend of mine, can I go and talk to him about the design of the Opteron project? ”

I said, "Of course, David Zeng is not only a partner in the design company now, but he is also an employee of the company, so he must know how to tell you about the project!" ”

After we finished talking, two engineers from Long Ye handed us a brochure of Long's company.

At the same time, the engineers introduced us to the contents of the brochure, including the company profile, the company's business license, various qualification certificates and project award certificates, as well as more than a dozen successful cases, through the introduction of the engineers.

Therefore, we feel that Long's company is a strong and capable engineering company!

In the end, Long Ye smiled and said, "Ah Cai! We are a company that does things! Selling lip service is not our forte! Go and see what we're doing! We have other things to keep busy! Let's take our leave! ”

So, Xiaoda and I sent them out of the service station, and Long Ye and they drove away.

After Master Long left, me, Xiaoda, Yanfang and Teacher Tao chatted in my office.

Teacher Tao smiled and said, "Ah Cai, Yanfang, Xiaoda! If you think Long's Engineering Company can do it, we will contract the project to them! With our own people to do things, we are all at ease! ”

I said, "Teacher Tao bothered! We will start the investigation and investigation of Long's Engineering Company tomorrow! If they do as the brochure reflects, we will do it for them in the same circumstances! ”

Teacher Tao said, "Alas, this time, I have been away from my home in San Francisco for almost a week! Now, I'm done! The day after tomorrow, I want to go back to San Francisco! ”

I said, "Okay! Mr. Tao, I will immediately notify the General Affairs Department to help you book a plane ticket! Let's go out on the streets and help you get some gifts for your wife and my brother! ”

Teacher Tao smiled and said, "Okay! Ahh There is no shortage of things at home, so you don't need to prepare gifts! I'm old, and I can't lift those things! ”

I said, "Okay! I'll help you get $500,000 in cash! Hong Kong students will already be studying next year! The family must be using a lot of money now! ”

Teacher Tao smiled and said, "Okay! Or Ah Cai understands the needs of his family! ”

So, Xiaoda called the General Affairs Department to help Mr. Tao book a plane ticket.

Soon, the General Affairs Department reported back the results of the work, and they helped Mr. Tao order a plane ticket from Port City to San Francisco at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.

At noon, we had lunch with Mr. Tao in the canteen of the service station.

After lunch, Mr. Tao went back to the apartment to rest.

I, Yanfang, and Xiaoda drove to UBS to prepare cash for Mr. Tao.

When I got to the UBS counter, I put $500,000 in cash into Zhou's account.

We then leave UBS with the cash in a lockbox.

After we got in the car, Yanfang said, "Ah Cai! In the past few days, the landlord who used to sell Haolong office villas has come to me! The landlord said he had two more villas in Rose Garden, and they wanted to sell them to us for $900,000 each! I think it's better to buy a few houses and keep the insurance when we keep our money in the bank! Now, among the executives of Haolong Company, Dr. Wei and I don't have a house! Dr. Wei is your iron buddy, you have bought houses for Xiaoda and Xiaoming, so it is very unfair to Dr. Wei! In addition, now, the relationship between Dr. Wei and Song Ailing has basically been decided! Later, where did they live when they got married? ”

I said, "Okay! Now, let's go to the Rose Garden and find the landlord and Dr. Wei, and let's buy these two houses! ”

So, after doing things at the bank, we drove straight to the Rose Garden.

At 2 p.m., we arrived at the office villa of the Rose Garden Opteron Company.

Yanfang immediately went to Dr. Wei, and Dr. Wei and I talked together in my office.

I said, "Doctor Wei! You're my iron buddy! At the same time, Yanfang and I also want to have a house in the Rose Garden! Therefore, I want to buy the other two villas of the original landlord, and I want you and Yanfang to each have a villa here, so that in the future, after you and Song Ailing get married, it will be very convenient to live and work here! ”

Dr. Wei smiled and said, "Okay! Thank you Chairman for your help! The landlord had just come this morning and I immediately called the landlord to come over! At the same time, let him bring the documents for the transaction of the two villas! ”

So, Dr. Wei called the landlord who wanted to sell the villa.

When the landlord came, he showed us personal documents, real estate and land deeds, etc.

Then, Yanfang chose one of the villas that was closer to Xiaoda's house, and Dr. Wei chose the villa, which was very close to Xiaoming's villa.

After everyone prepared the documents for signing the contract, we followed the landlord's car and drove to the nearby real estate trading center.

When we arrived at the business hall of the trading center, everyone began to sign the "House Sale and Purchase Contract", pay taxes and pay the landlord.

Yanfang and Dr. Wei respectively signed the "House Sale and Purchase Contract" with the landlord, and after they signed the contract, I paid $6,000 in deed tax from Zhou Zilong's account to the license window and $1.8 million to the landlord for the purchase of the house.

In this way, Yanfang and Dr. Wei got it respectively, and they got the "Housing Sales Contract" stamped with the official seal of the trading center, as well as the new real estate certificate, land certificate and purchase deed tax for the purchase of the villa**.

At the same time, the landlord gave the keys to the villa and various payment books to Yanfang and Dr. Wei respectively.

After the deal was over, the landlord left happily.

We've also left the Trading Center and returned to the Magic Star Villa.

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At around 5 o'clock in the afternoon, when we returned to the Magic Star Villa, Mr. Tao, Wei Kexin and Zhou Xiaoming were chatting in the living room of the house.

So, me, Xiaoda, Yanfang, and Dr. Wei joined their chat.

I handed over $500,000 in cash to Mr. Tao.

Teacher Tao smiled and said, "Ah Cai! Give me the money tomorrow morning when you get to the airport! It's inconvenient to hold it now! ”

So, I locked the money in my safe at home.

Yanfang will show Mr. Tao the "Housing Sales Contract" she just got, the new real estate certificate, land certificate and house purchase deed tax** and other house property rights certificates!

Yanfang smiled and said, "Dad! This is the big villa that Ah just bought for me! Next time, you can bring your mother and Hong Kong students to live in Hong Kong City for a while! From now on, you will live in our own villas, which are especially suitable for the elderly and children! ”

Dr. Wei smiled and said, "Teacher Tao! Ah Cai also helped me buy a villa like this! ”

Teacher Tao smiled and said, "Alas! How blessed you are! Ah Cai is a good boss! In the future, you will follow Ah Cai to do a good job! ”

Zhou Xiaoming smiled and said, "Teacher Tao! You can rest assured of this! Now, Ah Cai is a big celebrity in the CIA! In addition, we have Haolong Port again, and in the future, none of us will be able to drive away! ”

Everyone laughed!

At 7 p.m., after Ms. Tao, Yan Fang and Ke Xin had eaten at our house, we sent them back to the dormitory building of the service station to rest.

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At 9 a.m. on October 23, Yanfang, and Xiaoda sent Ms. Tao to the airport lounge bound for San Francisco.

In the departure hall, I handed Mr. Tao's luggage and cash box to him.

Teacher Tao smiled and said, "Every time I come here, I have a harvest!" You guys are my good boys! ”

Yanfang smiled and said, "Dad! In the future, you don't have to work so hard! The money Ah Cai earns must be enough for the family to spend, so you just need to save some money! ”

Teacher Tao smiled and said, "Okay! Yanfang, you must help Ah Cai well! Don't work too hard! ”

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After we watched Mr. Tao board the plane, we left the airport and returned to the Magic Star Villa!

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