On the morning of August 7, 1972, after breakfast, Song Xiaobing, and Qiao Yan were in their home office discussing $215.9 million in cash and the company's operations.

Song Xiaobing said: "Lone Dragon! Now the company has been founded! Moreover, the number of people has been increased! Although the price of gold has risen, we still have to consider making this business bigger! If we buy gold at a slightly higher price, there are still big investors willing to sell it to us! ”

I said, "Okay! Now we have $205.9 million in cash on hand here! We exchanged $100 million in cash for RMB to buy gold! Now, after the renminbi is also depreciating, we should be able to achieve a 1:50 exchange rate with Huang Jinhui. In this way, I will have 5 billion RMB in cash to buy gold! According to Qian Long, Long Ye gave us 1.8 US dollars / gram of gold and US dollar exchange price, according to the official exchange rate, equivalent to 3.6 yuan / gram, in the price of RMB, we suffered a little loss, according to the price of 5 yuan / gram to buy gold! The purchase price of one ton of gold is 5 million yuan, and 5 billion yuan can do business with 1,000 tons of gold! According to the exchange price given to us by Master Long, this gold can be exchanged for 1.8 billion US dollars! ”

Qiao Yan said: "I feel that there is no problem in following this goal! Let's go buy another truck! Solve the problem of transportation! By the end of the year, we should be able to complete the business plan of Lone Dragon! The transaction price of Long Ye is critical, and I think we should at least make a big exchange price of 1.85 US dollars / gram with Long Ye, so that we can suffer a little less! Anyway, Master Long is sure to make a profit! He should give in! Regarding the use of cash, according to Lone Dragon's plan, the US dollar cash will be kept in the office as it is, and the US dollar will be converted into RMB according to the needs of the business! In the future, we will keep the US dollars, and all the US dollar income in the future will be remitted to the account of the Hong Kong City Jinding Company, which is conducive to the custody of funds, and at the same time, solve the financial problem of the business development of the Hong Kong City Company! ”

Song Xiaobing said: "I fully agree with your business plan and capital plan! In the future, our business department will work hard according to this plan! Wait a minute, Lone Dragon and I will go out to re-determine the transaction price with Long Ye and Brother Hui! Then, let's get to work! Strive to exceed the target by the end of the year! ”

After the discussion, Song Xiaobing and I drove to Long Ye's place.

At 10 o'clock in the morning, we arrived at Long Ye. Master Long received us in the office.

I told Master Long about the registration of our company, and the fact that we are going to expand our business and give us preferential and convenient prices and remittances.

Long Ye smiled and said, "Lone Dragon! I believe in your business capabilities! Our shareholders said that we can buy and store gold locally at any cost! We are willing to buy gold at a price of $2.5/gram! Just let it go! In terms of remittance, you have registered Jinding Company in Gangcheng, Charlie Zhang told me about this, in the future, I can send you money from my Gangcheng company! Of course, you can also withdraw money here! None of this is a problem! Hurry up and get down to business! Otherwise, the goods will be robbed by others! ”

After we said goodbye to Master Long, we went directly to Huang Jinhui and Brother Hui.

At around 11 o'clock in the morning, we arrived at Brother Hui, who received us in his office. I told him that recently we were going to exchange a lot of dollars for yuan, and he asked him to give us a discount on the price.

Brother Hui smiled and said, "Lone Dragon! No problem with this! Recently, more people have been going abroad! We did acquire a lot of RMB! If you can ask us for a large amount of RMB, we can settle with you at 1:50! ”

After we confirmed the price with Brother Hui, we said goodbye to Brother Hui and left him.

After we left Brother Hui's place, it was already lunch time, and Song Xiaobing and I found a restaurant on the side of the road to eat.

After we sat down and ordered, we had tea and talked.

Song Xiaobing said: "Lone Dragon! In the afternoon, we went to Nangong Wenwu, as well as the gold trading company Hu Guojin and other big households! Find out about availability and pricing! If it's appropriate, we'll get started tomorrow! ”

I said, "Okay! They must have more than 1,000 tons of stock! We'll have no problem with these two! ”

Song Xiaobing said: "Lone Dragon! It takes 200 trucks to deliver these goods! How can our two trucks be busy? ”

I said, "Zhao Qicheng, isn't Uncle Cheng from the barracks?" Let him organize a plainclothes convoy in the barracks to help us transport a truckload of goods and give them 100 yuan! That's 20,000 yuan here! This way they can increase their income, and our business is hassle-free and safe! ”

Song Xiaobing smiled and said, "This is a good thing!" In the evening, I asked Zhao Gongde to go home and tell his father that they would definitely be willing to do it! That way we don't have to buy trucks anymore! Save a little! ”

After lunch, the two of us drove to Nangong Wenwu and Uncle Wu.

At 2 p.m., we arrived at Uncle Wu, who received us in his office.

I told me that we are going to buy gold in large quantities, and the price can be settled at 4.5 yuan/gram.

Uncle Wu said, "Lone Dragon! This price is low! If you can settle according to 5.5 yuan/gram, I have 600 tons of thousands of pure gold from the manufacturer here and can sell it to you! Now, prices are rising! The gold factory is anxious to wait for funds to organize production! ”

I said, "Okay! We will settle at 5.5 yuan/gram for you! We have covered your 600 tons of goods! ”

Uncle Wu smiled and said, "Okay! We're done! Tomorrow you will start to pay for and pick up the goods! However, we don't care about shipping! We are only responsible for delivery in the warehouse! ”

Song Xiaobing said: "Uncle Wu! No problem with this! When the time comes, we will have a fleet to come and pull the goods! ”

After the matter was settled, we said goodbye to Uncle Wu and went directly to the gold trading company, which is the largest gold trading company in the south.

At about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, we went to the gold trading company Hu Guojin, and the general manager of Hu received us in his office.

I've dealt with Mr. Hu a few times, and we're already familiar with each other. I told him that we were going to buy a lot of gold and that there was a problem with the price.

Mr. Hu smiled and said, "Lone Dragon! I believe in your abilities and strengths! But at the price we can't do that much! We bought gold with loans! Our cost is definitely higher than the manufacturer's cost! If, you are willing to trade with us at a price of 6 yuan/gram! We can transfer all the 600 tons of gold we have in our hands to you! ”

I said, "Okay! Mr. To! Just do as you say! After tomorrow, we will start trading! All you have to do is deliver the goods in the warehouse! We'll take care of the transportation! ”

Mr. Hu smiled and said, "Very good! You come to pick up the goods and call me in advance! ”

After we finished talking about things, we said goodbye to Mr. Hu and we went straight back to Phoenix Garden.

In this way, we finalized all the transaction links, and our big deal began!

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From August 8th to November 15th, six employees of our Jinding Company, plus Zhao Qicheng and Uncle Cheng's plainclothes fleet, we completed the transaction of 1,200 tons of gold, and we spent 6.9 billion yuan at the purchase price of 5.75 yuan/gram; We spent $138 million in cash on hand at a 1:50 exchange rate, and we paid 15,000 yuan for Zhao Qicheng's fleet freight, fuel and handling costs.

Long Ye purchased 1,200 tons of gold at an average price of 2.6 US dollars per gram, and we received 3.12 billion US dollars in the account of our Gangcheng Jinding Company! With the addition of the original $9 million, the funds on the books are $3.129 billion.

The cash in the basement of the home turned out to be 205.9 million US dollars, and the transaction cost 138 million US dollars to exchange for yuan, leaving 67.9 million US dollars in cash in the basement vault.

Qiao Yan managed the office safe in cash of 4.05 million yuan, recently paid Uncle Cheng and his team fare of 15,000 yuan, paid the office daily expenses and the salaries of three employees of Jinding Company for a total of 15,000 yuan, Qiao Yan's safe cash balance of 4.02 million yuan, US dollars in cash of 511,500 US dollars.

On the evening of November 15, me, Song Xiaobing and Qiao Yan held a shareholders' meeting of Jinding Company in their home office.

Qiao Yan said: "Today, the settlement of Jinding Company has come out, the cash in the account of Gangcheng Jinding Company is 3.129 billion US dollars, the capital in the account of Yangcheng Jinding Company is zero, and the cash balance in my safe is 4.02 million yuan, 511,500 US dollars!" The cash in the basement is $67.9 million! ”

Song Xiaobing said: "Lone Dragon! Yangcheng Jinding Company's account is zero, which is not good! We might as well exchange the $67.9 million in the basement into RMB cash and deposit it into the Yangcheng company's account as a reserve for future business! ”

I said, "Okay! This can be exchanged for 3.395 billion yuan! I think we have to give Uncle Cheng, Zhao Gongde, Zhao Gongchen, Zhao Lan and other Zhao family members to honor the rewards of this business! I suggest that Uncle Cheng be rewarded with 1 million yuan, Zhao Gongde with 500,000 yuan, Zhao Gongchen with 300,000 yuan, and Zhao Lan with 200,000 yuan! The 2 million yuan should be spent! ”

Qiao Yan said: "I support the proposal of the two of you!" Through this business activity, we know that Uncle Cheng's family is sincere with us! Give them this reward so well! This time, don't do the dividends of our shareholders first! In the future, you need money! However, I recommend converting most of the cash on your account into fixed deposits! In this way, in the future, we can have a lot of cash cash to use! ”

I said, "Okay! Tomorrow, Song Xiaobing and I will go and exchange 67 million US dollars for RMB! And deposit the temporarily unused RMB cash into the bank account of Yangcheng Jinding Company! ”

Song Xiaobing said: "Okay! Lone Dragon, today Lord Long has informed us that we have temporarily suspended business! He said that the mainland and overseas have begun to strictly control gold trading! In the future, the gold business may be suspended! ”

I said, "Got it!" In the future, I'll consider doing other businesses! Now, it's the end of the year, and we should have a good rest! ”

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On the morning of November 16, Song Xiaobing, and Zhao Gongde brought $67 million and $900,000 for Qiao Yan to keep in the safe. The three of us drove the truck to Huang Jinhui, Brother Hui's trading point.

When he got there, Brother Hui said, "Lone Dragon! Now the authorities are starting to crack down! It's almost the New Year! We want to liquidate the stock as soon as possible! This time, let's trade at 1:60! You can't use RMB in Hong Kong City! ”

In this way, we exchanged 57 million US dollars for 4.02 billion yuan!

Brother Hui They packed 100 million yuan in a box, a full 40 boxes of goods, and the three of us inspected the goods box by box, leaving 20 million yuan in cash. The other 40 boxes of cash were all deposited in the bank.

After Brother Hui's people helped us load the car, we went directly to the bank's vault.

When we arrived at the bank vault, the bank manager saw that Yangcheng Jinding Company was a special inspection-free procurement enterprise, and gave us a purchase fund for materials, so we let us save money!

The treasury staff counted and checked the banknotes for more than an hour before depositing 4 billion yuan into the account of Yangcheng Jinding Company.

In this way, Yangcheng Jinding Company has a cash deposit of 4 billion yuan in its account.

After taking care of things, we returned to Phoenix Garden.

At noon, after we returned home, we handed over 20 million yuan in cash and the bank passbook of Yangcheng Jinding Company to Qiao Yan.

Qiao Yan smiled and said, "Lone Dragon! How did you get so much money! ”

I said, "Brother Hui has cleared the goods and gone home for the New Year!" This time he settled with us at 1:60! ”

Qiao Yan said: "Alas! Looking at it this way, the recent depreciation of the currency has been very strong! Let's quickly convert the money from the two corporate accounts into fixed deposits! In this way, you can get some more interest! ”

The telephone of our office has been opened for international and domestic long-distance telephone service. Qiao Yan said by telephone that the $2 billion in cash on the account of the Hong Kong City Jinding Company was converted into a five-year fixed deposit with an annual interest rate of 10.5%, from November 16, 1972 to November 16, 1977; $1,129 million was converted into a five-year lump sum term deposit at the rate of 8.5 per cent per annum for the period from 16 November 1972 to 16 November 1977.

The 3 billion yuan on the account of Yangcheng Jinding Company became a five-year fixed deposit with an annual interest rate of 11.5%, from November 16, 1972 to November 16, 1977; $1 billion was converted into a five-year fixed deposit with an interest rate of 9.5% per annum for the period from 16 November 1972 to 16 November 1977.

After everyone had lunch, Qiao Yan called Zhao Qicheng to come to our house to get the bonus.

At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, Zhao Qicheng came over alone in a jeep!

In Qiao Yan's office, we gave Zhao Qicheng, Zhao Gongde, Zhao Gongchen, and Zhao Lan cash rewards of 1 million yuan, 500,000 yuan, 300,000 yuan, and 200,000 yuan respectively.

The Zhao family was very happy after receiving the money, and everyone chatted together in the living room at home.

Zhao Qicheng smiled and said, "Lone Dragon! It's all your leadership! Aunt Guo and I add up to more than 120 yuan a month's salary! According to our salary, we won't be able to earn that much money in our lifetime! Thank you so much! ”

I said, "Uncle Cheng! This is the fruit of your labor! Prices are rising so fast now! You all use this money to deposit in the bank for interest! Our business may be out of business for a while! ”

Zhao Qicheng said: "Yes! Recently, we have started to crack down! We were also notified there! In this case, I will take the children to the bank to deposit money first! How to do business in the future, we are slowly summing up! ”

So, Zhao Qicheng, Zhao Gongde, Zhao Gongchen, Zhao Lan and other Zhao family members took the money and took their jeep to the bank to deposit money!

In this way, the cash in Qiao Yan's safe is 22.02 million yuan, or 1.4115 million US dollars.

After they left, the three of us continued to chat in the living room.

Song Xiaobing said: "Lone dragon! Next year's Spring Festival is on February 3rd! What do we do during this time? ”

Qiao Yan said: "Alas! Lone Dragon has always wanted to go back to his hometown to find his younger siblings, but it was all because of the delay in business! During this time, I want to go back to my hometown with Lone Dragon to find them! ”

Song Xiaobing said: "It's time to handle this matter!" Otherwise, it will delay the future of my younger brothers and sisters! If you want to go, hurry up! During the holidays, it's hard to find someone! I'm at home watching the house! ”

I said, "Thank you two for your concern!" So, let's get ready tomorrow! The day after tomorrow, Qiao Yan and I will set off to find someone! ”

In this way, we agreed to go back to our hometown, Yongcheng in the southwest to find my brother and sister.