Brilliant Years 1991

Chapter 152 The Rich Girl Who Suddenly Fell In Love
At a cocktail party, I got to know a lot of people.

Cao Yukun was definitely not the protagonist of this cocktail party, nor was he the focus, but after being introduced to several people by Jin Zhijian, everyone was unexpectedly quite interested in his identity.

The attitude is quite friendly.

Bankers, real estate developers, shipping tycoons, hotel tycoons...

At a certain moment, Cao Yukun inexplicably felt a sense of unreal comfort.

However, in fact, he knew that he had always been quite sober, and it was a kind of sobriety that was difficult for outsiders to understand and he basically could not mention it to anyone - look, look, twenty years ago, Li Jiacheng made his fortune from plastic flowers, and ten years ago Jin Zhijian made his fortune from electronic manufacturing, but now, Li Jiacheng is engaged in real estate, commercial buildings and supermarkets, Jin Zhijian is in finance, and now among the top rich people in Hongkong, at least the tycoons who can come to this high-end gathering today, there is basically no one engaged in industry.

Almost all of the clothing industry has moved to Shenzhen, with a small part moving to Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

The same is basically true for the electronics industry.

This is just the beginning. According to the information Cao Yukun has learned in the past few months, Hongkong still retains some high-end manufacturing industries, but these industries should be completely transferred within ten years.

By that time, these people will be the only ones left.

Finance, real estate, tourism, commerce, catering, shopping...

Gee!

"What are you thinking about?"

At some point, Pansy Kwok approached Cao Yukun with a glass of wine in hand.

Looking back at her, Cao Yukun smiled and shook his head, "Nothing."

But she smiled and said, "It must be something big. You must be thinking about something big."

"Oh? How did you meet?"

"There is a kind of compassionate sadness on your face."

"Ha... I can't even pity myself enough..."

"Tell me about it!"

Cao Yukun turned his head and looked at her seriously, but still hesitated to speak - these were not pleasant words!

Especially, the other party is actually someone who is absolutely in the game.

"I was wondering, when your brother Afan said he wanted to take me to the Chinese University to pick up girls, how much of his sincerity was there? I guess... he definitely wouldn't show me the prettiest girl!"

"what!"

Pansy Kwok couldn't help but laugh.

Her two younger brothers did not have a good reputation in the circle of wealthy kids in Hongkong.

When Guo Chaoheng was seventeen years old, he had an embarrassing incident with a model. His father was so angry that he almost ended up in the hospital. In a rage, he sent him to study in Canada and strictly forbade anyone to secretly give him money.

Guo Chaofan is slightly better. He was relatively honest before, but when he entered the Chinese University of Hong Kong last year, he suddenly fell in love with motorcycles. He played with all kinds of modified motorcycles and was a famous biker gang in school. It was said that he had affairs with many girls.

Last time, my dad somehow noticed that something was wrong with his ears, so he called him over for a closer look and discovered that he had secretly pierced his ears. He was just afraid that his dad would see it when he got home, so he put skin-colored tape on the holes to cover them up. This made my dad so angry that he ordered his motorcycle to be confiscated. Until last week, he could no longer resist my mom's pleading and returned the motorcycle to him.

As a result, just now, this stupid Afan, was actually provoked by Cao Yukun to show off his motorcycle in front of his daddy. When he heard that Cao Yukun wanted to buy a motorcycle, he actively recommended some brand, and said that he knew which store in a certain place was the best for modification and that it would be easiest to pick up girls with the modified motorcycles.

In short, in front of Jin Zhijian, Jin Sheng and Cao Yukun, he made his dad so angry that his face turned black.

No matter what he said, Cao Yukun actually took out a pen and paper from his pocket and wrote down the brand of the motorcycle and the address of the modification shop. The two of them also exchanged their mobile phone numbers on the spot, which made it difficult for Daddy to say anything to him.

Now he is still bragging about it.

"Do you really want to buy the motorcycle that Afan recommended to you?"

"Buy it! Of course I'll buy it! Not only that, I'll also get it modified, and then go to the Chinese University to pick up girls!"

"Ha ha……"

"I'll take you for a ride when it's fixed!"

"Okay! But... no, you can't change the subject. I still want to know what you were thinking about just now."

"Ah...stubborn woman!"

"Hahaha, you're so annoying! Say it now!"

Maybe even Pansy Kwok herself didn't notice that she was acting coquettishly without realizing it.

This is of course normal for girls of the same age, but it is quite rare for her - she usually only acts like a spoiled child in front of her mother, and hardly ever does that to her father, let alone others.

After thinking for a while, Cao Yukun pointed to the lobby of the villa in front of him and said, "It's full of luxury..." "Hmm? Then what?"

"But there is not a single industrialist."

"Ah... Industry? Yes, you look like... like..."

Responding hastily, as if just to prove that Hong Kong had an industrialist, Guo Chaoqiong subconsciously looked for people everywhere at the banquet. However, after just a glance around the huge and bustling villa, she couldn't help but gradually reveal a look of astonishment. After a moment, she turned back with an inexplicably complicated expression, but asked softly: "If there is no industry...what will happen?"

In fact, Cao Yukun certainly didn't want to discuss such issues with such a beautiful girl, but the girl in front of him was really a little special - he would never talk about these things with Song Yuqian and Xie Xiaoyu, and Hu Zihong was even more impossible. It was even more impossible for Li Qingxia and Zhou Aimin from Hongkong to talk about such topics. During the past six months, he would only occasionally talk to Huang Jiaying. He vaguely remembered that he had discussed the positioning of Taiwan's industry with Wang Tingfang, and when he was in the county, he also had a chat with Zhao Xiaolan and talked about the domestic industrial layout issues.

In short, the chances of girls being interested in these things are too low.

Pansy Kwok seems a little special.

She seemed to be particularly interested in this kind of topic.

"Without industry... that means industrial hollowing out!"

“A large amount of capital is concentrated in the financial industry, but how many people can the financial industry support?”

"It's still better now. In the future, as technology develops, communication and interaction will become easier. Computers will become more and more advanced and can replace many manual operations. By that time, industries at the top of the pyramid, such as finance, will be able to support even fewer people... What can a few hundred, a few thousand, or even tens of thousands of high-income earners bring to this city? Nothing!"

"At that time, we can just go on tours, go shopping, and enjoy tax-free shopping! Relying on the huge population base in the mainland, Hongkong can still make a living as long as it develops the service industry. Otherwise, with such high housing prices and no large-scale industries to support a large number of workers, it will collapse sooner or later!"

She pondered in silence, staring at Cao Yukun infatuatedly.

After more than ten seconds, she spoke again, "So, what about the shipping industry?"

Cao Yukun responded, "Without demand, how can there be a shipping industry? We don't import any raw materials here, nor do we export any large-scale, large-volume industrial products. With just a few million people eating, drinking, defecating and urinating, how many ships can we support? If you don't believe me, go back and ask your father. Is your family's fleet now more likely to travel between several large cities in the inland and ports in other countries in the world? On the contrary, there are not many goods entering and leaving Hongkong?"

No need to ask.

Guo Chaoqiong originally worked for her own Taiping Shipping Company. She often handled similar reports and summaries. She was very serious about her work. If you think about it carefully, she might be more familiar with the specific data than her father.

But before this, she had never thought about this issue.

Especially consider this issue from the perspective of a city’s development and industrial distribution.

I haven't even heard my dad talk about it.

"so what should I do now?"

"What should I do? You ask me? Your family is still so rich now, which means you have found a way!"

Okay... that's the truth.

It's just that when you suddenly realize something, you can't help but feel doubtful...

Is he really only nineteen?
Haven't you even gone to college?
How did he think about these things and observe these things?

I can be considered as one of those people who is very dedicated and attentive in doing things, but it was only after I graduated from university and started working in a company that I began to gradually study and figure out the skills of managing a company. However, my focus was only on my own company, and I had never stood at such a high perspective like him to observe and think about such problems.

Purse your lips and remain silent.

After a moment, she picked up the wine glass and said, "I have no doubt that Afan will definitely not take you to meet his favorite girl... because he knows he is not as handsome as you!"

"Hahaha! I love to hear that!"

"So, can we continue the topic we were talking about in the food section? What are you going to do next? Are you going to strike while the iron is hot and launch new flavored drinks? Or... I actually think you should sell water!"

"Selling water? Wow, what a great idea! Anyway, there are already many rumors in the market that our water is very good and drinking it regularly can promote the absorption of trace elements, so if we sell water, everyone will definitely like it, right? What a great idea!"

"Don't give me that! It seems like you've already thought of it!"

I don't know why, but we just get along so well.

As they were chatting, Guo Chaoqiong suddenly had an idea in her mind: if she continued chatting like this, she could chat with him for three days and three nights without even feeling sleepy!
But suddenly at some point, he seemed to be leaving.

Jinsheng came over to say hello and said he was leaving, so he immediately nodded and said he wanted to go together.

Guo Chaoqiong suddenly felt an indescribable sense of loss in her heart.

But he turned around and said, "Will you call me?"

Guo Chaoqiong was stunned for a moment, then immediately smiled and nodded solemnly, "Yes."

"Goodbye then!"

"goodbye!"

Please give me a few more monthly tickets, brother!
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(End of this chapter)