Qian Guotai wanted to ask Chu Xiangqian how he earned the 20,000 Hong Kong dollars, but when the words came to his lips, he immediately realized why he was asking.

even wished that Chu Qian would earn more Hong Kong dollars and exchange gold bars with himself.

With 20,800 Hong Kong dollars in foreign exchange, the newly established 'branch' on Hong Kong Island will be able to have a lot more money in terms of funds.

If you can exchange 20,000 yuan every month in the future, it will definitely be a big credit.

Qian Guotai just thought about it, and knew that the attitude and attention of the top to Chu Xiangqian would definitely rise to a level.

And for the time being, Chu Xiangqian is still a good comrade.

Chu Xiangqian couldn't help but roll his eyes when he saw Qian Guotai stretching out his hand to him.

"Uncle Qian, how can there be a reason to give money first? Even if you want to give, it's a part of the upfront. ”

Qian Guotai said with a smile, "You can't trust me, can it be that you can't trust me?" ”

Chu Xiangqian's expression stiffened, and he could only take out 18,800 first, "There are only so many for the time being, and the remaining 2,000 are still pressing." ”

Qian Guotai was secretly happy in his heart, put away the money and nodded, and said with a smile, "It takes about three days to transfer gold bars from the mainland." Don't forget to prepare the remaining 2000, otherwise someone above will definitely have an opinion. ”

Chu Qianqian nodded, and secretly said that this transaction should not be done for a few years, and in 63 years, the price of international gold will rise by a wave.

Although it only rose by less than 4%, it was actively intervened by various countries to knock back the price of gold.

But at that time, some people in the mainland must have felt that holding gold was the king.

And that's actually right, in the mid-to-late 60s, as the United States was mired in war in Vietnam, the deficit continued to rise.

Many countries and individuals are silently exchanging foreign currencies for gold in search of value preservation.

To put it bluntly, because of the fiscal deficit, the United States continues to overissue US dollars, and the market's confidence in the dollar has greatly decreased, so it is natural to seek something more valuable to protect its wealth from shrinking.

Gold was the natural choice.

Chu Xiangqian didn't care about this, and when the mainland was unwilling to exchange it, he used the money he earned to buy stores and buildings on Hong Kong Island.

If you buy all the stores and buildings on the dry goods store, this alone will be enough for your family to become a well-known wealthy family on Hong Kong Island in the future.

Sending away Qian Guotai, who was in a very good mood, Chu Xiangqian silently thought about how to earn 2,000 yuan, and then remembered that Hong Zhennan of the Martial Arts Association, there was a fish market a few streets away under his control.

Of course, Hong Zhennan only opened a fish stall in the market, and then relied on his own kung fu and fame to collect the fees of all the vendors in the entire market.

By the way, the masters who really rely on the apprentices' apprentices to eat are actually only low-level, and it can even be said that they are no different from those theater troupes.

They are all people who sell their crafts.

That's why so many masters want to be famous.

But after becoming famous, you still don't necessarily make money.

Master Ye in the movie is powerful enough, but his life is actually not good, and it can even be said that he has always been very poor.

Because apprentices are generally from poor backgrounds, some will also owe apprenticeship fees.

And if an apprentice leaves the school and has no livelihood, he will also think about opening a martial arts hall.

Among the first batch of apprentices accepted by Master Ye, there were such people.

It is also directly open not far from Master Ye's martial arts hall.

So much so that during his time on Hong Kong Island, he moved several times and opened martial arts halls in several places.

Once you move away, you lose the old relationship you have maintained for many years and work hard in a new place.

It's impossible to get rich.

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Chu Xiangqian said to his master and mother, and rode his bicycle to Hong Zhennan's house.

Just after thinking about it, I went to the White Rose Barber Shop first, and asked about the price of aquatic products in Sanjiangshui.

When I arrived at the place, I bought a few pastries, a pound of tea, and two bottles of wine from the shop on the street.

Hong Zhennan saw Chu Xiangqian come to the door with gifts in both hands, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face.

"It's coming, why are you still carrying things?"

Chu Xiangqian knew that Hong Zhennan was polite, "The first time I didn't bring something to the door, what would it look like." Besides, if I don't bring something to eat for my nephews and nieces, the next time I want to come to the door to eat, the little ones will dislike me. ”

Hong Zhennan laughed, he is a son, and seeing that the little guy is only four or five years old, he knows that he is an old man, and he is naturally very baby.

Hurriedly borrowed the things in Chu Xiangqian's hand and handed them to his daughter-in-law and daughter, so he invited Chu Xiangqian to the living room to take a seat.

After taking a few sips of tea, smoking a cigarette, and gossiping, Hong Zhennan asked, "Master Chu has something to look for me?" ”

Chu Qianqian nodded, and he didn't hide it, "Well, I just came from the north, although I have a little savings at home." But in the end, you can't sit back and eat empty. ”

Hong Zhennan nodded, and his heart was relieved.

Listen to this, you are not here to borrow money.

And if you want to do business, it is equivalent to sending money to yourself, Hong Zhennan's attitude became more and more polite and kind.

"Master Chu has something to say, unless there is really no way, I will definitely help you."

Chu Xiangqian was also relieved, he was afraid that while the surname Hong would collect the benefit fee, he also wanted to intervene.

said with a smile, "As for me, I have a little relationship with the mainland in Nanyang, and I got 1,400 cooked coconuts and tens of thousands of catties of fresh fish." I heard that Master Hong has a large-scale aquatic market.

I wondered if I could sell it to you directly. ”

Hong Zhennan was overjoyed, and heard that Chu Xiangqian specialized in dry goods, and he thought at first that since everyone's business was different, there was no need to contact more.

I didn't expect that this surnamed Chu could still get so many fresh fish, so he would have to move around more in the future.

As for whether the fresh fish comes from the mainland or the South Seas, it has nothing to do with you.

As long as the price is right, it is the same for whoever you are looking for.

"How do you calculate the price?"

Chu Xiangqian had asked Sanjiangshui before, and even knew the purchase price of the fish stall.

said with a smile, "The first cooperation will be calculated according to 9% of the purchase price of the fish stall." And my fish are four or five pounds each. ”

Hong Zhennan thought about it, one or two cents of miscellaneous fish, four or five cents of one or two catties.

So the bigger the fish, the higher the price, but the bigger the better.

After all, ordinary people buy fish to eat, and two or three catties are just right.

If it is sold to a restaurant, four or five catties is the best.

I silently calculated in my heart, the purchase price of four or five catties of fish was 7 cents, 5 or 8 cents a catty, and 10,000 catties was 7 or 8 thousand.

I only earn 7% of the price difference, and there are more than 500, which is equivalent to the family's food expenses for three months.

If it is an ordinary family, it is 1 year's food expenses.

This kind of white picking business that doesn't require wasting effort is not done by fools.

As for coconuts, Hong Zhennan was a little unsure, but when he thought that his daughters went to the fruit stall, they would drink coconuts when they saw them, and they should sell them very well.

"I don't have a problem with fish, as long as the goods are good, cash transactions. It's just a coconut, I'll have to ask my friends at the fruit stall. ”

"Then at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, it will be said at the fish stall, live fish 8 cents, and I will send it directly to you if it is dead."

Hong Zhennan had nothing to say now.

In his eyes, whether it is shipped from the South Seas or from the mainland, there will inevitably be a certain amount of loss.

Maybe in 10,000 catties, there will be hundreds of catties, or even thousands of catties of loss.

"Come on, then I'll see you at the fish stall at 4 p.m."

Chu Xiangqian got up to say goodbye, rode his bicycle to find Sanjiangshui, and after getting a truck, Chu Xiangqian drove away by himself.

Quickly arrived at the place, this time in a place where no one was, climbed into the truck, took out 50 bamboo baskets from the warehouse, each containing 200 catties of fish.

When I arrived at the fish stall, not only Hong Zhennan was there, but more than a dozen fish stall owners were waiting.

Seeing Chu Xiangqian driving over, after greeting him, immediately a fish stall guy climbed into the truck and carried bamboo baskets to weigh.

Then pour the fish into the tank.

I saw that the big fish that were still stiff just now quickly swam around.

The owners and guys of the fish stall are all veterans, and they know at a glance that these fish must be wild.

After Hong Zhennan checked with the bosses of more than a dozen fish stalls, he couldn't help but smile and said to Chu Xiangqian, "Master Chu, the fish is fine, and the weight is 80 catties more, so we will settle the bill." ”

Chu Xiangqian said with a smile, "It's calculated as 10,000 catties, and if you have any more, you can ask the guys who helped today to eat fish." ”

When more than a dozen guys heard this, a smile suddenly appeared on their faces.

Hong Zhennan didn't mind, and the 7,200 yuan was quickly handed over to Chu Xiangqian.

Only then did the crowd begin to talk about coconuts.

1,400 coconuts were finally discussed, and they were calculated at 5 cents a catty.

And Chu Xiangqian's coconuts are all around 4 or 5 catties.

In the eyes of the discerning eye, these coconuts are definitely produced in the South Seas.

If it's on the island, it's basically only 2 or 3 catties.

When Chu Qianqian came back again in a truck, the final settlement was made, and 1,400 were sold for 3,250 yuan.

Chu Xiangqian immediately decided to keep all the coconuts next time, and when he was at the end of 60 years, he would sell them all at once.

Listening to Hong Zhennan's meaning, the price at that time could be 3% higher.

Chu Qianqian pulled Hong Zhennan forward and said to more than a dozen fish stall owners, "Let's go, seeing that it's getting dark, find a place to drink." ”

As soon as Hong Zhennan heard this, he immediately shook his head, "Don't, it's okay to eat, I won't drink with you in my life." ”

Everyone around them was amazed.

Hong Zhennan is a good person, so many times, people who are new to him think that he is domineering.

Those who are familiar with him also know that he has never admitted defeat.

But today he confessed in front of this young man, and everyone was really surprised and shocked.

Several of Hong Zhennan's apprentices quietly explained to the people around them.

Only then did the big guy understand that Chu Xiangqian actually had a record of drinking down seventeen or eighteen people by himself.

Immediately, some people didn't believe it.

Chu Xiangqian smiled and said to Hong Zhennan, "Okay, okay, you can eat in a while, or have a drink with other bosses at will, I won't ask you to drink tonight."

But don't get in the way of me having a drink with these bosses. ”

Hong Zhennan was relieved at this time, and said with a smile, "Okay, I'll only eat tonight, and I'll be a referee by the way." You lose, you pay. If they lose, let them settle the bill themselves. ”

The boss of a dozen fish stalls is enthusiastic, and he doesn't believe that he has more than a dozen people, and he can't drink a young man.

Besides, when the bill is split between more than a dozen people, it doesn't cost much at all.

But as a result, in a fairly good food stall, hundreds of people around watched Chu Xiangqian noisily pour down more than a dozen fish bosses first.

Then he took two big brothers who knew Hong Zhennan and didn't believe in evil, one bottle per person, and drank 5 bottles in a row, easily pouring people under the table.

Hundreds of passers-by and little brothers around were all sensational.

This effect is countless times stronger than in the restaurant before.

And Hong Zhennan and his apprentices, looking at Chu Xiangqian's expression, also seemed to be looking at immortals.

This is more than 20 bottles of liquor, if you don't see it with your own eyes, you won't believe it.

Hong Zhennan asked the apprentice to settle the bill, and Chu Xiangqian pulled the man, "How can there be a reason to be a referee to pay, next time Master Hong treats a guest, I will never rush to pay, but this time I must pay." ”

Hong Zhennan shook his head with a smile and said to his apprentice, "Aki, don't fight with Master Chu, I'll talk about it next time I have a treat." ”

Several apprentices had a greater impression of Chu Xiangqian.

After settling the accounts, he asked one by one, "Master Chu, do you want us to send you back?" ”

Chu waved his hand forward and looked at the dozen or so fish stall owners who were lying on the table or lying on the ground, "A few brothers should go and call some guys over and send them back is the right thing."

Wait until tomorrow when they wake up, and tell them that they are not convinced, and come back next time. ”

Everyone looked back and laughed.

Hong Zhennan hugged his fist at Chu Xiangqian and said, "Master Chu, that's it for today, let's talk next time we meet." ”

Chu nodded forward, hugged his fists and saluted back, found the truck, and drove away.

And this in turn made the people around him stunned.

Nima's, after drinking so much wine, there is nothing abnormal about driving, so to speak, this Master Chu is not even 7 points drunk.

If he keeps drinking this, he may be able to drink thirty or forty catties of liquor.

Aki swallowed, "Master, it's better for you to have foresight, otherwise, we'll have to climb back today." ”

"You just crawled back", Hong Zhennan slapped Aki on the head.

The other apprentices couldn't help but snicker.

The last time Hong Zhennan was drunk and unconscious, when he arrived at home, he really climbed a few steps from the living room before lying on the sofa and snoring.

The next day, Hong Zhennan heard about it from his baby son's mouth, he didn't believe it anyway, and even slapped his son's ass a few times for the first time.

instructed someone to take away more than a dozen fish stall owners and two big brothers of the club, and Hong Zhennan took the apprentices home.

The next day, after Chu Xiangqian opened a shop, someone came to buy dried fish, and asked him if he was really not drunk and invincible in wine.

Chu Xiangqian smiled and waved his hand, "It's all about people giving face, where can someone really get drunk without getting drunk." ”

But there were too many people who came to ask today, Chu Xiangqian could only hand over the shop to the master and the lady to watch, and simply went out to hide.

Two days later, Chu Xiangqian reappeared in the teahouse where he watched the play last time, and when Qian Guotai saw him come in, he hurriedly took care of the door of the private room, took out a box from his leather bag and put it on the table.

"Hurry up and give me the more than 2,000 dollars, these ten ten-heavy gold bars to you, so that I don't have to worry all the time."

Chu Xiangqian glanced at Qian Guotai, picked up the gold bar and looked at it, and then closed the box and put it in his pocket.

took out an envelope and handed it to Qian Guotai, "It's only 2,000, if it's okay, I'll go back first." ”

Saying this, Chu Xiangqian actually wanted to exchange antiques with Qian Guotai, but he couldn't say it too early.

(End of chapter)