At 10 a.m. on August 7, 1976, after arranging the onboarding of new employees, me, Xiaoda and Mr. Tao were drinking tea and chatting in my office.

Teacher Tao smiled and said, "Ah Cai! The dormitories and offices at your service station are so well done! It must have cost a lot of money, right?! ”

I said, "Teacher Tao! Oh, yes! For the opening and operation of the service station, millions of dollars were spent here before and after! Alas, these are done according to the CIA budget standards, and they are indeed very willing to spend money! ”

Teacher Tao smiled and said, "Yes! The dollar was printed by them, and of course they dared to spend it! ”

I said, "Teacher Tao! Let's get down to business! You say, what should we do with that base that Jefferson said? ”

Teacher Tao said: "Ah Cai, to do this kind of big project, it is generally necessary to choose the place and land of the base for construction!" Actually, I'm not familiar with the situation in Hong Kong City! The address of the CIA's base generally prefers places with convenient transportation such as sea, land, and air, and those places must be spacious and secluded! ”

I said, "Oh, there is such a place in Hong Kong City, and if so, Sham Shui Po, Kwun Tong, Kwai Tsing and other places in the New Territories of Kowloon are very suitable for such a base, this area is located on the west coast of the Kowloon Peninsula, which was originally a traditional typhoon shelter for fishermen!" ”

So, I pointed out the area to Mr. Tao on a local map.

After reading it, Mr. Tao said, "Okay! Let's check out this place tomorrow! ”

I said, "Teacher Tao! I'll be honest with you! Currently, most of my cash is already invested in gold! Now, I can put out 40 to 50 million dollars of money to invest! I've read the newspapers, and I know that the total investment in this kind of project will not be less than $1 billion! If, there are no other funds to invest in this project! My investment is a drop in the bucket! ”

Xiaoda said, "Yes! Such a big investment! It's definitely not okay to let Ah Cai bear it alone! The CIA wants to do a project, why don't you pay for it?! ”

Teacher Tao smiled and said, "Alas! If the CIA directly pays for this project, will we be able to get the benefits of this project in the future?! At most, we can only work hard to help others manage the construction site! However, we will do this project, manage the investment and construction of this project, and in the future, this port and logistics base will be our own assets, and the operating profits of the project will belong to us! This income is not the profit you made when you were a kid and opened a photo studio! Jefferson wasn't your average talent! How is it possible for you to leave the invested funds alone?! Didn't Jefferson say that he would pay a rent upfront for the project? When the time comes, you should budget the rent to a reasonable level, if the future rent of the CIA in this kind of base can cover the upfront construction cost of the project! We can build the whole base! Ah Cai, your $40 or 50 million can be used for working capital for the construction and operation of the base! ”

I said, "Teacher Tao! If you say so, let's try to do the preliminary research and budget for this project first! If, we both think we can do it! Let's get our hands on the project! ”

Xiaoda said: "Teacher Tao! I feel that this thing is too unreliable! In the future, you discuss the project, I don't want to get involved! Whatever you want me to do, I'll do it! Okay?! ”

Teacher Tao said a little angrily: "Alas! Xiaoda! You're just like me! You're the life of a wage earner! Ah Cai is the material to be the boss! Yes! You go to work on other things first! Ah Cai and I are going to talk about things! ”

After Xiaoda left, Mr. Tao and I were ready to continue talking.

Teacher Tao said, "Ah Cai, go!" Let's go for a walk outside and talk slowly! ”

So, the two of us left the office building and went for a walk in the garden of the courtyard to talk!

Teacher Tao said, "Ah Cai! Jefferson asked you to take the lead in this business! He takes a fancy to your ability and character, and if you can give him a stake in this project, he will definitely find a way to help you make this project! He will definitely be able to pay the prepaid rent for this project through the relevant departments of the CIA headquarters to help solve part of the funds for the pre-construction of the project! ”

I said, "Understood! How many shares does he want in the company? ”

Mr. Tao said: "He told me that he wants 10% to 15% together, and it is a dry stock!" He asked you to give me back a share of the shares! Do you understand? ”

I said, "Okay! You don't want much! I'll give Jefferson 10% of the dry shares, Mr. Tao! I'll give you 5% of the dry shares! The investment, construction and operation of this project and the company are undertaken by me alone! What do you think? ”

Teacher Tao smiled and said, "Ah Cai! You're bold enough, you're smart enough! Jefferson's vision for the future company's shareholding structure for this project is just that! So, you have 85% of the shares! Remember, this stake must be owned by you alone! Jefferson didn't want anyone else to be involved in his business! Do you understand? Ah Cai, I thank you, in the future, I will rely on this 5% stake in the life and pension of my gold mining family! ”

I said, "Okay! Mr. Tao, let's do business together, don't be too polite! Regarding the issue of the shares of the future company, we will decide on it immediately! Tomorrow, let's go register a company! Then, let's go and investigate the address of the construction project! In this way, everyone will be a little more sure-footed! ”

Teacher Tao smiled and said, "Okay! Ahh Thank you so much for this! That's what Jefferson meant! ”

I said, "Okay! Mr. Tao! We decided to do this project, and we had to overcome all the difficulties to make it happen! In the future, you shareholders will cooperate with me! ”

Teacher Tao nodded silently to me with tears in his eyes!

After the conversation, Mr. Tao and I returned to my office from the courtyard.

Then, I asked Xiaoda and Wei Kexin to go to the local industrial and commercial department immediately, buy a few sets of signing documents on company registration, and take them back to the magic star villa for us.

After Xiaoda and Kexin went out to run errands, Teacher Tao and I left the office.

Then, we walked back from the CIA station to our home at Magic Star Villa.

When I got home, I asked Mom Mo to prepare lunch for a few more people, and Teacher Tao and I went to the living room of the house to drink tea and chat.

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Actually, the reason why I agreed to Mr. Tao to do this project and give Jefferson and Mr. Tao's shares is that I think about it like this, first, I can't offend Jefferson! Second, I think this project is a good project, and this project will definitely be able to make money in the future! Third, I have the money, and I can afford to invest at the level of $1 billion!

Of course, I can't tell Mr. Tao what is in my heart, because, in this matter, he is Jefferson's helper and my business partner!

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Before lunch, Xiaoda, Kexin and Yanfang returned to the living room of the house with the company registration documents they bought, and Xiaoda handed the registration documents to me and Mr. Tao to read.

Yanfang said very unhappily: "Dad! I'll talk about the ugly words first! If, you pit Ah Cai to death! I'll hit the wall and die in front of you! ”

Teacher Tao said, "Alas! You're a girl, what do you know?! I'm helping Ah Cai do business and help him make money! Do you think I'm here to harm my daughter and son-in-law?! Yanfang! Now, you're speaking less and less level! You and Kexin go to the restaurant for dinner! Xiaoda! You stay, show me and Ah Cai the documents! ”

Yanfang angrily pulled Kexin downstairs for lunch.

Teacher Tao said, "Xiaoda! Can you explain the Articles of Association of the Board of Directors of the Company and the Agreement on the Contribution Method and Share Ratio of the Company's Shareholders? ”

Xiaoda said: "Alas! Teacher Tao! These are legal documents, and the articles of association of the board of directors state the name of the company, the scope of business, the name of the shareholders, the proportion of shares, the nature of the shares, and the way of shareholders' capital contribution! It stipulates that when the company is not profitable, shareholders cannot withdraw their shares! Dry shareholders can only withdraw their shares after five years of the company's profit, etc., you can see for yourself! I'm going to eat first! ”

In fact, the two documents, Xiaoda and Kexin, have already helped us sort out and reprint them.

After checking the documents and having no problems, I filled in the blank column of the company name with "Gangcheng Haolong Port Industrial Development Co., Ltd.", and I filled in the share distribution clause column of the document with Zhou Zilong accounting for 85% of the shares and 100% of the investors; Jefferson accounted for 10% of the dry shares; Gold rush accounts for 5% of the shares, etc.

I showed Mr. Tao a few sets of completed documents, and after Mr. Tao thought there was no problem, Mr. Tao issued me a copy of Jefferson's passport and a copy of the "Certificate of Entrustment for Signing" and other legal documents, ready to sign the company registration documents.

Then, Mr. Tao and I signed several sets of five copies of the company registration documents.

Of course, Mr. Tao had a "Certificate of Entrustment for Signing", so he signed and signed these documents on behalf of Jefferson.

After signing the contract, we also went to the family restaurant for dinner.

During this time, Zhou Xiaoming, Du Wentao and Dr. Wei rarely ate at home, they usually ate in the canteen of the service station, or took their girlfriends to eat outside.

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At 1 o'clock in the afternoon, Mr. Tao and I brought our personal documents and passports, as well as two sets of signed documents, and Xiaoda drove us to the industrial and commercial department to register the company.

At 3 p.m., we registered the company at the industrial and commercial department.

The name of the company is: Gangcheng Haolong Harbor Industrial Development Co., Ltd., and Zhou Zilong is the legal person and chairman of the company.

At the same time, we got the "Articles of Association of the Board of Directors of the Company" and the "Agreement on the Capital Contribution Method and Share Ratio of the Company's Shareholders", the "Certificate of the Company's Shareholders", as well as the company's business license, tax registration certificate, a full set of company seals, etc., and we also went to UBS to open the company's bank master account.

I gave Mr. Tao to Mr. Tao, and he and Jefferson's "Articles of Association of the Board of Directors of the Company", "Agreement on the Company's Shareholders' Capital Contribution and Share Ratio", "Certificate of the Company's Shareholders" and other shareholder certification documents.

Xiaoda said, "Teacher Tao! These files can't be lost! If someone else picks up these things, they can sell them and make collateral, so that you shareholders will be very troublesome! When you meet Jefferson, you give him the set of papers that belong to him right away! Do you understand? ”

Teacher Tao smiled and said, "Alas! Xiaoda! You've worked hard today! In the future, Ah Cai earns money, and he will definitely share it with you! ”

Xiaoda said: "Alas! I'm only responsible for helping you with specific things! I just hope you don't lose money! ”

Everyone laughed!

Xiaoda smiled and said, "Two bosses! It's not far from Kowloon West! Otherwise, let's go and see the land situation now? We have a camera and film in our car! ”

So, after packing up the papers, we got in the car and went to the beach in Kowloon West to see the land.

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Soon we drove to the place, and after we parked our car in a higher open space, we got out of the car and looked at the ground.

We saw that the land here is very open and the coastline stretches long from north to south, which is very suitable for the construction of the port.

The downside is that it is still a wasteland and a wasteland, and the city roads and infrastructure have not yet extended here!

However, I instinctively thought that the land price here must be very cheap!

So, I asked Xiaoda to take pictures of the topography of the east, west, south and north directions of this land, and took pictures of the whole landform, the details of the features, and the number of the ground piles.

After the photo shoot, the three of us drove back to the Magic Star Villa on Hong Kong Island.

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At 5 o'clock in the afternoon, after we returned home, Xiaoda developed a few sets of photos for Mr. Tao.

Then, the three of us talked over tea in the living room of the house.

Teacher Tao smiled and said, "Oh, the company is registered today, and we have also looked at the land!" As for the preparation and construction of the project, I think it's almost done! Ah Cai, you ask Ah Fu to book me a plane ticket to New York tomorrow, and let Ah Fu inform Jefferson that they will pick me up at the airport! ”

So, Xiaoda called Ah Fu at home to arrange things.

Soon, Ah Fu replied that Mr. Tao's plane ticket had been booked, and the ticket was a flight at 9 o'clock tomorrow, and at the same time, Jefferson promised that he would personally go to the airport to pick up Mr. Tao.

I said, "Teacher Tao! When you meet Jefferson, tell him that we will immediately conduct a survey of the land price and the cost of the entire project and make a preliminary budget! When did we sign the "Base Use Lease Contract" with the CIA?! This time has to be set! After we get the money, we can handle the purchase of land, project planning and design, and bidding for the general contractor of the project construction project! ”

Teacher Tao said, "Okay! However, the CIA has its own expense approval process to go through! You may have to handle the land purchase first, so that they can land their project on our land! You say yes, right? ”

I said, "Oh! Mr. Tao! Your analysis is correct! So, after Xiaoda and I have investigated the land, if there is no problem, let's buy the land! If, what's wrong! Let's develop civilian projects ourselves! ”

Teacher Tao smiled and said, "Ah Cai! You don't have to worry anymore! Jefferson won't let you think he's cheating on you! This little thing, he's a general, can he do it?! ”

Everyone laughed!

Then, Mr. Tao, Yanfang, me, Kexin and Xiaoda had dinner in the restaurant at home, and everyone chatted while eating.

Teacher Tao smiled and said, "Yanfang! In the future, you should support Ah Cai's work and help him more! Ah Cai is the pillar of all of us! ”

Yanfang said, "Dad! I don't want you to say this, we will definitely help Ah Cai! In the future, you can use less of those things that cost money to find Ah Cai! When it comes to starting a company to do business, we have our own plans! You know? ”

Teacher Tao smiled and said, "Okay! What a daughter! Daddy must remember your words! In the future, I will only help Ah Cai do things to make money, and I will never let Ah Cai spend money again! That's it, right?! ”

Everyone laughed!

After eating, Xiaoda and I helped Mr. Tao pack his briefcase and so on.

Then, Xiaoda and I sent Teacher Tao, Yanfang and Kexin back to the dormitory building of the service station to rest.

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Early in the morning of August 8, Xiaoda, Yanfang and Kexin drove Mr. Tao to the airport in their jeep.

After arriving at the airport, the four of us sent Mr. Tao to the airport waiting hall through the special passage for soldiers.

We watched Mr. Tao board the flight to New York on time!

After that, we left the airport and drove back to the service station to work.

At noon, I was in my home office, and from memory, I wrote down the list of dispatches that Jefferson had shown me, in a non-marking potion, on a piece of paper.

After finishing the production of the information, Xiaoda and I brought a few changes of clothes.

Then, we drove to the laundry where the boss told me about the shopping street of the Hong Kong University.

When I arrived at the commercial street of the University of Hong Kong, I saw the laundry, Boss Liao was taking care of the business in the store, and when he was free, I connected with him and handed the note to Boss Liao.

I said, "Boss Liao! Send it out now! ”

He said, "Okay! Boss Zhou! Come back often! ”

After I handed him the clothes. I left the laundry!

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At 8 p.m. on August 12, Xiaoda and I received a task notice from the centralized management department of the CIA headquarters CEPD.

The content of the notice is: order the stationmaster Jack to take the lead, with Gangcheng Haolong Harbor Industrial Development Co., Ltd. as the main body of construction and operation, to carry out the investment and construction of the CIA comprehensive harbor base.

After the purchase of land and the implementation of the preliminary planning plan and budget, CEPD will sign a long-term "Base Use Lease Contract" with Gangcheng Haolong Harbor Industrial Development Co., Ltd., and prepay 80% of the contract rent as the project construction reserve of Haolong Company, and pay 100% of the rent after the project is delivered and used.

After reading the notice, Xiaoda and I had a discussion.

Xiaoda said: "Alas! Ahh At that time, you promised Mr. Tao that it was so refreshing! Now, you're riding a tiger! It turns out that you are discussing things! Now, it's the CIA ordering you to do things for them! This time, we can't do it, otherwise, they will definitely sue us for fraud! ”

I said, "It's okay! Let's pay the land payment and design fee first! Tomorrow, let's do this first! ”

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