Era: I have a two-world door

Chapter 562: Toad Yawns

Du Wanting looked at the somewhat smug Tang Xiuwen and said "oh" softly, then didn't ask any more questions.

These words made Tang Xiuwen feel awkward.

Is it over with just a "Oh"?

Ask again!
I'll tell you if you ask me, or at least give some comments!

He pulled Wang Qingsong to sit aside.

Du Yunze was chatting with Tang Xiuwen there.

After all, the relationship between the two families is really good.

Wang Qingsong looked at Du Wanting and Du Yunze. Even though he knew he was rich, he was unwilling to break up with the Tang family.

This is also the main reason.

As for his mother-in-law, there were other reasons why she had always been interested in Tang Xiuwen.

The Northeast had a developed industry at that time. After the Battle of Shanghai, many factories moved to the Northeast.

The Tang family too.

An accident happened in Northeast China that year, and Tang Xiuwen was fostered in the Du family for three years.

During these three years, Du's mother naturally treated Tang better because of her relationship with Tang's mother, almost like treating him like half a son.

This is also one of the reasons why Tang Xiuwen has such a good relationship with the Du family's children.

If I choose a son-in-law, the relationship between the two families is so good.

When it comes to choosing a son-in-law, the only option is to have a very prominent status that far exceeds that of the two families.

Otherwise, if the two families are well matched, Tang Xiuwen is actually the best choice.

Then he looked at Du Wanting and asked, "Why don't you tell your mother about my situation? Aren't you making things difficult for your mother?"

Du Wanting was helpless when she saw this: "I know what you said, but your situation is special! I was afraid of delaying your work, so I didn't dare to tell you. I didn't tell Dad about the shipping company. He only knew about the factory and the textile factory, but he didn't know anything else.

Oh, and about the stocks, I didn’t tell him how much it was, but he knows we made a lot of money.”

Wang Qingsong nodded lightly.

I feel like I can reveal a little bit.

He came to see his mother-in-law, not to suffer any injustice.

They are all people who know how to behave in public. Although their words may be sharp, they will not really tear each other apart.

Wang Qingsong looked at the gun on Du Yunjie's waist and subconsciously took another look at it.

Du Yunjie took a look, his eyes rolled, and he took out his pistol with a smile.

Pointing the gun directly at Wang Qingsong.

"Xiaojie!"

Du Wanting shouted when she saw this, and went over to twist Du Yunjie's ear: "What do you want to do? Where did you get the gun?"

"Ouch, it hurts, it hurts, sister, my ear fell off. It's fake, it's fake!"

After hearing this, Du Wanting finally let go.

He pulled the gun and took it very lightly.

She pointed at him and said, "You can't use fake things to face others! Do you have any manners? Apologize."

Seeing this, Du Yunjie smiled bitterly.

He said to Wang Qingsong awkwardly: "Um, I'm sorry!"

Wang Qingsong looked at Du Yunjie's deflated expression and suddenly felt that this guy was not so annoying after all.

He smiled nonchalantly: "It's okay, I'll take a look!"

Took the gun from Du Wanting.

This gun is just a toy gun, but the workmanship looks the same as the real one, and it is comparable to the fake guns of later generations.

It's very chaotic in Hong Kong Island, and there are guns in the dark.

But not just anyone can get it.

Many social groups and powerful families have handguns, but they are kept in private and are not allowed to have them openly.

Possession of shotguns is permitted only with a license.

It is also for good management.

Not to mention arriving, the same is true in the UK, where civilians are not allowed to own pistols and standard firearms, which is similar to the mainland.

After weighing it, he returned the pistol.

He smiled and said, “Where did you buy this?”

Du Wenjie wiped the gun like a treasure and said, "This is what Awen brought back from the United States. Don't damage it."

Wang Qingsong smiled when he saw this.

After thinking for a while, he took out a black pistol with a metallic texture from his pocket.

"This is for you, play with this!"

After saying that, he fired a shot directly into the air.

"lie!"

This frightened many people in the room, and Tang Xiuwen even shuddered.

"what happened!"

After a while, Du Minghai came over nervously, followed by the other people.

Wang Qingsong looked at Du Minghai coming over and said with a smile: "It's okay, Uncle Du, this is a toy gun, I gave it to Ajie, look, it's fake."

After saying that, he fired several shots at his own palm.

There was only smoke and noise coming out of the gun, but Wang Qingsong's palm was fine.

Seeing this, Du Minghai took it and took a look.

Then he breathed a sigh of relief: "I thought something was wrong! Okay, then you guys play."

After saying that, he left with a few people.

After everyone left, Du Yunjie came over with shining eyes: "Brother, no, brother-in-law, is this really for me?"

How could he get a real gun?

But this effect is too similar to a real gun.

Even the title has changed.

Wang Qingsong nodded gently and handed him the pistol: "Here, take it and play with it! This is a box of bullets. When you run out, I'll ask your sister to get you some more!"

Du Yunjie held the thing like a treasure.

As for the imitation pistol just now, it was naturally thrown aside.

Tang Xiuwen's head went dark when he saw this.

He muttered, "It's something for children to play with."

Wang Qingsong just smiled when he heard this.

If I take out the real thing, I'm afraid you'll be scared.

After a while, the nanny came up and said the meal was ready, and they all moved to the dining room and sat at the table.

When they sat down at the table, Du Minghai, as the host, said some polite words, and everyone started toasting each other.

No one made things difficult for him.

At the table, Tang's father persuaded Du Minghai: "Old Du, what do you think of my previous proposal?"

Du Minghai pondered over what he heard.

How could Tang Xiuwen let go of such a good opportunity to show off!

After looking at the thoughtful Du Minghai, he asked his father, "Dad, did you tell Uncle Du about shipping and real estate?"

Father Tang nodded: "Yes! These are the two things."

Tang Xiuwen smiled when he heard this, and said to Du Minghai: "Uncle Du, I feel that these two industries have great potential. You are in the garment industry, and the world is now in a high-speed stage of post-war economic recovery. Shipping is also one of the booming industries with low barriers to entry.

Whether your company has difficulty booking a ship every time, you know that global shipping is in a tense state. "

It has been only a dozen years since World War II, and after a period of recuperation, there have been no major wars.

The global economy has also entered a period of rapid development from recovery.

After listening to this, Du Minghai nodded in approval.

Mother Du also praised him, "Awen seems to have put a lot of thought into this. We can consider investing in this partnership."

Upon hearing this, Du Minghai looked at his wife.

Although the two of them had some conflicts in private, since it concerned the entire Du family, she would not make trouble.

And with someone else around, he wouldn't lose face.

He nodded slightly and said, "I know that the company has expanded and entered a stable period, so there will be no delay in shipment, but transportation is indeed very tight. We are just partners and we don't have any shares, so the risk is still too great. If the company develops stably, it will be easy to kick us out, and their expansion speed is really too fast, so I am a little worried..."

Wang Qingsong listened there for a while.

Then I understood what it meant.

There are many small shipping companies in Hong Kong Island now, but none of them are big.

The largest family is naturally the Bao family.

The second is Orient Shipping, which is now expanding its production rapidly.

What Du Minghai was worried about was the shares.

The contract he signed with the hometown association was only for those people in the hometown association.

The members of the hometown association used their shares to sign the contract, which was a supplementary contract.

Investing means just holding equal shares and receiving dividends.

Once the company expands to a certain size, these people can completely breach the contract. Although they will not lose all their money, they will also miss out on the golden egg.

Although I made money, it felt bad to have my destiny controlled by others.

What worries Du Minghai is, of course, that the company is expanding too fast.

Father Tang nodded gently upon hearing this: "What you said makes sense, but although Hong Kong Island seems to be booming now, and people have laid out plans in various industries, there are not many areas we can get involved in. Apart from other things, at least we can make some money first. As for the future, we can invest in the right industry later..."

Du Minghai thought about it for a while and said, "Let me think about it. I am interested in real estate. We can consider partnering to acquire a few plots of land."

After saying that, he thought of something and asked Wang Qingsong, "Ah Xuan, what do you think?"

These words made everyone else stunned.

However, most people would think that this was a test from Du Minghai to Wang Qingsong.

Tang Xiuwen was delighted.

It seems that Uncle Du has not yet fully accepted this son-in-law!
After all, Wang Qingsong was not familiar with these people, and was whispering with Du Yunze about the calculator.

Hearing this, he looked up.

Although he was talking to Du Yunze just now, he was still paying attention to the conversation between them.

Looked at a few people.

After thinking for a while, he said, "Uncle Du, you can try shipping, but as for real estate!"

After a pause, he said, "The real estate market in Hong Kong is still booming. If you want to invest in one or two buildings, you can give it a try. But for long-term investment, the timing is not right. Of course, if Uncle Du really wants to invest, it's not impossible. If something unexpected happens, we still have the factory as a backup."

After all, the bank run happened in late 64 and early 65.

There are still two full years to go.

If you build a building in Hong Kong Island, if you follow the normal construction period and do not pay a premium, it will basically take ten months, or even one or two years.

All the buildings he built were priced at a premium, otherwise they wouldn’t have been built so quickly.

Exiting before the bank run can also be regarded as securing profits in advance.

If you are greedy, at best you will sell at a loss, at worst you will lose everything.

There are quite a lot of real estate projects being developed this time.

Many companies that lack sufficient funds have lost everything, and many have even committed suicide by jumping off buildings.

Those with abundant funds naturally have no big problems. Du Minghai nodded slightly.

He had thought about entering the real estate industry before, but Wang Qingsong had reminded him that it would be best not to do so.

The two never talked in detail.

Just when he was about to speak, someone next to him spoke.

Tang's mother curled her lips and said, "You are just repeating what others have said. It was all said by our Ah Wen."

This made the situation awkward again.

Du Minghai was about to expose Wang Qingsong's identity. After all, everything should be done in moderation.

Then I heard Wang Qingsong say, "Uncle Du, the shipping business can be done, but there is no need to borrow other people's shares. I have friends in the hometown association. If you want to buy shares, I can call and ask."

After these words came out, Tang Xiuwen could no longer hold back.

"You're just a toad yawning. You're so arrogant! Vice President Li of the hometown association is an old friend of my dad, and he said it's not possible. How can you just say one word and it's OK?"

Wang Qingsong smiled when he heard this.

If the other party is unwilling, it is naturally because of interests.

After all, they don't have much shares.

As for why they are willing, it is because transportation is really profitable. When transportation capacity is tight, it is common for freight to be more expensive than the goods.

For example, pulling coal mines.

The shipping cost is more expensive than the goods.

Without saying anything, he looked at Du Minghai and said, "Uncle Du, I'm going to make a phone call."

After saying that, he stood up and walked towards the phone in the room.

The others watched quietly.

Mother Du frowned, looked at her man, and asked, "What's going on?"

Du Minghai laughed: "Don't you care about the company's affairs? You will know when the time comes."

These words made Du's mother frown even more.

No words were spoken.

Because Wang Qingsong’s call has been connected.

"Hello, I'm looking for Mr. Chen, Ali?"

The person who answered the phone was Chen Shuli.

Then a voice came from inside: "Ah Xuan, didn't you say you were going to open a supermarket and a coffee shop? It's been several months, why is there no movement at all? Did you forget?"

"Haha, how could I forget! The building has been built and is being renovated. I will come to you in a few days to discuss this matter. I have something to talk to Uncle Chen about. Can he answer the phone?"

"Okay! Then wait a moment."

Then there was no sound on the other end of the phone, only the sound of jogging.

After waiting for about two minutes, the call was connected.

"Axuan?"

"Uncle Chen, it's me. Are you busy?"

"I'm a little busy at the company. How did you find time to call me? What's the matter?"

"Oh, it's nothing serious. I have a friend who wants to invest in Oriental Shipping. Please talk to President Huang and I will go to your company to discuss it later."

"This……"

The fishmonger Chen smiled bitterly, "Ah Xuan, our shares are already small. If you dilute them again, we won't have much left."

"Uncle Chen, how can I treat you badly? I'll talk to you tonight."

Wang Qingsong said with a smile.

The Du family’s business is large and does make money, but the profit margins from garment and textile factories are actually not high.

Most of the money earned in a year belongs to him.

He accounted for the bulk of the fabric cost.

Du Minghai is now working on branded clothing, but after all, he has only been in business for a short time. He will definitely be able to increase the profit margin in the future, but for now he still occupies the majority of the profits.

Even if Du Minghai could acquire shares and hold 2% to 3%, that would be a huge achievement.

The important thing is that most of his ships are not under Oriental Shipping, but under another company.

It is just lent to them temporarily on a lease basis.

When the company makes money and they want to buy the ship, they will invest money to buy it.

He makes money both inside and outside.

The fishmonger Chen was also a perceptive person. He thought for a moment and asked, "Is it inconvenient for you to show up?"

"Ok!"

After getting the answer, the fishmonger Chen agreed: "Okay, I understand. Let's talk about the details when you have time."

Wang Qingsong agreed and then said, "Okay, that's settled. I'll invite Uncle Chen for tea when I have time."

The deal was settled, and after a few pleasantries, I introduced Du Minghai's company and asked him to find someone familiar with the company to call him.

After finishing it, he hung up the phone.

Walk back again.

He said to Du Minghai: "Uncle Du, the matter has been discussed. If you have time, go to Oriental Shipping tomorrow to discuss this matter. Someone from Oriental Shipping Company will call you."

Du Minghai raised his eyebrows when he heard this.

She looked at her expressionless daughter.

I feel like there's something fishy going on.

But he didn't say anything. After all, there were outsiders here and he couldn't say anything.

The Tang family members were also extremely surprised.

We are all businessmen, so we understand this.

Is it possible for an average person to make a phone call and get Oriental Shipping, a company that many people are trying hard to get into, to give up its shares?
Du's mother also looked at the person in front of her who had been silent all the time.

Be able to remain calm when others ridicule you.

This is not something ordinary people can do.

After all, Tang's father is a man with a long history in the business world. He knows all the people in Hong Kong that he cannot afford to offend, and has heard of many of them.

Even so, he would not rashly speak out and offend such a secretive person at this time.

The old fox won't.

But the small ones will.

Tang Xiuwen sneered at this and said, "Didn't you say that your family is in the mainland and you are not a businessman? How could you know the people in the hometown association? And can you decide their shares? Do you think you can believe it?"

Wang Qingsong glanced at him, picked up the wine glass in front of his table and started drinking.

Ignore him.

I have instructed that someone will call me soon.

After all, the Du family has cooperation with the shipping company, and after all, clothes take up a lot of space, and their status is not too low.

When several people saw that Wang Qingsong didn't say anything, they didn't know whether they should say anything for a moment.

After all, they are all businessmen, and few of them are particularly stupid.

Of course, if you really knew Wang Qingsong’s situation, you would definitely ridicule him.

Time passed by so strangely.

It wasn't long before the phone rang.

The babysitter answered the phone.

"Master, a Mr. Song wants to see you. He said his name is Song Shichang."

Du Minghai was surprised to hear this.

He quickly stood up.

Walked over and answered the phone.

Although he was interested in investing, he did not flatter, but was still quite polite in his words.

After all, stable transportation is still very important to the company.

Holding the phone, he said with a smile: "I didn't expect to trouble Mr. Song to call me personally."

The two chatted for a while before hanging up the phone.

He came back smiling.

Looking at everyone's eyes, he smiled and said, "It was Vice President Song of Oriental Shipping who called me. What Xuan said is true. We can go over and talk about this matter tomorrow."

These words made Tang Xiuwen shut up.

Seeing this, Tang's father laughed and said, "Old Du, congratulations! I may have to rely on you in the future."

Du Minghai was delighted when he heard this.

He smiled and said, "It's nothing, it's all thanks to Xuan."

Upon hearing this, Tang's father smiled and said nothing.

Given the cold words from his wife and son before, he naturally wouldn't go along with others and give them a cold shoulder.

Then he put down his bowl and chopsticks and said with a smile: "Okay, Lao Du, we are full and we have things to do at the company. We will go back first and come to my house next time."

It has come to this point. I didn't tear my face off directly, but I don't have the face to stay here anymore.

We are all people with reputation, and we won’t die without this business.

The Du family naturally said nothing.

He sent them to the door.

……

"Dad! I really like Tingting. You know, I have liked her since I was a child."

After coming out, Tang Xiuwen complained to his father.

Tang's father glared at him angrily and said, "You useless thing, have you forgotten how I taught you? When you go out, always leave yourself some room for what you say, and don't say too much. Things change over time, and one day, someone you look down upon may become successful."

Tang Xiuwen took a deep breath when he heard this.

Then he said, "What should we do next?"

Seeing this, Tang's father smiled and said, "There's nothing to worry about. Our main industry is real estate, and shipping is only to ensure the transportation of our real estate raw materials. It won't have much impact! You should keep a close eye on the real estate sector, which is the foundation of our turnaround."

Tang Xiuwen smiled and said, "Dad, don't worry. I have done research on real estate in Hong Kong Island. It has great development potential. Since he knows people in shipping, let's not invest. Let's put the money into real estate. This way we can expand the scale a little. The money now is enough to open four buildings at the same time.

After a year and a half, when these four buildings are completed, we will see the situation and if possible, we will increase the loan amount.

I believe we will soon surpass the Du family."

Father Tang was relieved when he heard this: "Well, good, you have to be prudent in doing things. This is why I didn't agree to let you borrow too much money this time. We didn't bring many industries with us when we came here. This is our savings for more than ten years. If we fail, we won't be able to recover for a long time."

Then he said, "We have been waiting for more than ten years for the mainland. It seems that there is no hope of returning. Our only hope is in Hong Kong Island. After a few years, when you have grown up, the company can be completely handed over to you."

Tang's mother beside him also said, "Don't worry about your marriage with Tingting. Your Aunt Du is here. She has treated you like a half-son since you were a child. She won't make a decision so quickly."

Seeing him say this, Tang Xiuwen had no choice but to give up what he was about to say.

……

Wang Qingsong sat there and watched everyone send people back.

After sitting down again, Du Minghai said with a smile: "Ah Xuan, come, let's have a drink!"

Seeing this, Wang Qingsong naturally picked up the wine glass and started drinking.

Mother Du looked at Wang Qingsong and said to Du Wanting, "Tingting, come with me. I have something to ask you!"

Seeing this, Du Wanting looked at Wang Qingsong, gave him a reassuring look, and followed her mother upstairs.

Wang Qingsong looked at it, said nothing, and smiled as he drank with Du Minghai.

(End of this chapter)