1988: Back to the human world for a few years

Chapter 586 Medicine

Time quickly entered mid-August, the water level in East China finally began to gradually recede, and good news came one after another.

"Mr. Hashimoto's influence is indeed extraordinary. Not only did Nanase Trading Company resume negotiations at the fastest speed, but the two sides have also reached a consensus on the basic framework agreement. As long as a few more important details are finalized, the contract can be officially signed... More importantly, this funding is from regular commercial cooperation channels and is not included in the loan plan of the Ministry of Marine's visit to China."

During lunch break, Miss Mu walked into Yang Mo's office and reported the latest progress of work to her man with a smile.

Hearing this, Yang Mo relaxed immediately and gave him a cup of tea. "It's really a good time for Nanase Trading Company to resume negotiations. It seems that Ambassador Hashimoto has made a lot of efforts... You should work hard in the next few days to speed up the negotiations with Nanase Trading Company. Don't get hung up on some unimportant details. It's best to sign the agreement before the end of Kaifu's visit to China... Since Ambassador Hashimoto has shown his sincerity, we can't be too stingy."

One of the important reasons why Hashimoto Shu was impressed before was that he was able to use the "fait accompli" method and large-value agricultural product forward contracts to finalize the basic measures for Kaifu Toshiki's agricultural product import reform. Therefore, in addition to the content of the contract itself, the timing of signing the contract is also very important... You know, Kaifu Toshiki will step down in October, and it is very important whether the last legacy of this term is beautiful enough.

Mu Liya nodded: "That's what I mean. Nanase Trading Company's intention to give in during the negotiations is obvious. I believe it was also instructed by Mr. Hashimoto. It's not good to lose the watermelon for sesame seeds just for the sake of cheapness... Don't worry, I will pay close attention to the news related to Kaifu Junki's visit to China during this period."

Upon hearing this, Yang Mo nodded with satisfaction. Miss Mu was actually more sensitive to current affairs than he was. Since she said she would pay close attention to the news of Kaifu Toshiki's visit to China, she would definitely choose the most appropriate time to sign the forward contract.

Thinking of this, Yang Mo stood up and walked to his desk, placing today's report in front of Mu Liya: "Starting from today, take some time to come to my place every day. In terms of the sensitivity, importance and completeness of the news, the Reference News on your desk is inferior after all... But according to regulations, this report cannot be taken home, so it's best for you to come here every day when you get to work, so that it will be convenient to arrange the focus of work for the day."

Mu Liya glared at him coquettishly. When she was in Dongying, she was forced by her father to read the newspaper. Now she was forced by her man to read the newspaper again. She couldn't avoid this thing in her life, right?

Having said that, she still took a sip of tea, then picked up the report in front of her and read it carefully.

"what?"

Mu Liya exclaimed after reading a few lines: "The organization has approved a series of post-disaster reconstruction plans. Texas's proactive application for assistance has been approved and praised, and has been detailed into a 20-50 plan?"

The so-called "2" is actually "5+10+2", which means that Texas will be responsible for the post-disaster reconstruction of two prefecture-level cities, five county-level cities, and ten county towns... Although those two prefecture-level cities are currently third-tier cities with low rankings, and their scale is far from comparable to the cities of the same level in later generations, it is precisely because of this that this arrangement seems full of rewards.

The less noticeable it is, the more possibilities it has!

You know, there is no prefecture-level city in China that was established randomly, and Dezhou's Dahua Company and Urban Development Fund Company have always been famous for their ability to make trouble.

Yang Mo laughed when he heard this: "Although the reward is very meaningful, it also puts us under a lot of pressure."

"Although the property losses from the East China floods have been calculated to be more than 340 billion, by comparison, the 100 billion yuan of aid planned for the Texas region is enough to complete this plan beautifully;"

"But we all know that the 340 billion is only direct property losses, not overall losses. There is a huge difference here."

"Besides, post-disaster reconstruction is not a simple digital hedging game. If a flood knocks down an old, dilapidated mud house that may only be worth a thousand yuan, you can't just build a mud house for the people at a cost of a thousand yuan, right? You should at least replace it with a concrete house or even a building, right?"

"In addition, there is the reconstruction of the urban drainage system, the leveling of the old city, the planning and reconstruction of the new city, the widening of roads and traffic, the construction of flood control reservoirs, the reconstruction of the residential water system, the reconstruction of the gas and heating systems, the construction of residential areas... Adding up all these, it is very likely that the direct property loss of 1 million yuan will correspond to 10 billion or even 20 billion yuan in post-disaster reconstruction costs."

At this point, Yang Mo sighed: "So if we really talk about it seriously, the 10 billion funds raised by Texas through various means may not be enough...but how big the gap will be, it is hard to say now."

Mu Liya rolled her eyes at him and said, "Don't be so ungrateful. Can't you see why the organization deliberately left you this funding gap?"

Yang Mo smiled bitterly: "Of course I know that this is the organization's protection for me, and I also know that this is the organization's tacit approval, but...if possible, I don't really want this gap. Ten billion funds for ten billion things is good."

Mu Liya tilted her head and thought for a while: "I think you are worrying too much. The organization may simply want to take this opportunity to let you expand your network and resources. With your achievements in the past few years, it is actually unfair for you to only be a director-level position... But after all, you are young, your foundation is not stable, and your network resources are scarce. The organization wants to give you a fair opportunity to consolidate your foundation, and then give you a well-deserved reward and a higher platform after the aid project is completed. This may be the original intention."

At this point, Miss Mu covered her mouth and laughed: "You complained that there were too many officials in the capital, and the bureaus were everywhere. When the post-disaster reconstruction plan is completed and the organization promotes you, you can finally stop wandering around the streets of the capital with your tail between your legs."

Yang Mo rolled his eyes. "You're talking like I really want to go wandering around the capital. The organization deliberately left this funding gap. It's a fair opportunity, but it's also a curse... There are some karmas that you can't get rid of once you're involved."

Mu Liya spread her hands and said, "There is no way. If you want to make progress, you can't do it without a price. The fact that Monkey King was awarded the title of Great Sage Equaling Heaven is a recognition of his ability. However, the gods and Buddhas in the sky can certainly allow Monkey King to make trouble in the Heavenly Palace for the sake of settling accounts. But when it comes to serious matters like obtaining scriptures, no one would dare to use him unless he is given a tight ring."

The organization knows better than anyone that this 10 billion budget has already drained all the potential of Texas, an old industrial area, so the intention of deliberately leaving a funding gap is very simple.

If you want to make progress, if you want to do things beautifully, if you want to implement your industrial expansion plan hidden in this aid plan, then you must make up for the funds.

How to fill this funding gap?
It is absolutely impossible for Texas to rely on itself.

The only way is to open the door, invite others to the table.

The financing method can be cooperation between local administrative systems like the "Shandong, Hebei, and Henan Industrial and Economic Cooperation Framework", or it can be financing at the "social" level... But there is only one thing: you, Dezhou, and you, Yang, cannot eat alone.

Previously, when Yang Mo was raising a budget of 100 billion, he hired more than white glove franchisees. This proved that Yang Mo was not completely unyielding and gave many people hope.

Since the initial rectification of private enterprises required the franchisees to obtain the protection of the drilling company, the owners behind these franchisees were naturally not very influential.

If those small fish and shrimp can take advantage of the situation and get served on the table, why can’t the real big fish get served on the table?
This is what many people think right now.

Of course, these people are a mixed bunch, and it’s not certain what other people are thinking behind them.

In a word, to survive in this era, compromise is an art. We must learn to better unite with our comrades and help other comrades make progress together.

Miss Mu had already seen through all of this.

But she didn't quite understand. Her man was not a mentally obsessive-compulsive person, and he was not intolerant of some things. But why did he not feel too happy about the good signal released by the organization, but instead felt a little gloomy... You know, for most people, this kind of opportunity is something they can't even ask for.

Facing the doubtful look of his woman, Yang Mo sighed and turned to the second page of the report: "Good fortune and disaster are closely related; I am afraid that the direction of things may not be as people wish... You can take a look at this first."

Mu Liya looked in the direction Yang Mo pointed with confusion.

"Fengtian Jinbei Automobile Factory's shareholding restructuring?"

"Yang... Rong?"

After quickly reading this not-so-long special analysis report, Miss Mu took a deep breath and finally understood why her man reacted like that.

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The 1980s, 1990s and 2000s were actually a time when talented people emerged in large numbers, and a group of ruthless people who stirred up the situation emerged.

If it is said that Boss Mou became famous from the very beginning with his "canned food for airplanes" operation and gave a shot of chicken blood to countless grassroots people; then almost at the same time, another person's capital operation seemed much more low-key.

But in fact, this Anhui man whose name is so mysterious may be the first Chinese entrepreneur in real history who truly mastered the rules of the modern capital game. He is regarded as a representative of intellectuals doing business and even to a large extent stimulated domestic intellectuals to join the arms of the 94th School.

This person is called Yang Rong.

It is said that his original name was Yang Yong, and he is a PhD in economics who graduated from Southwestern University of Finance and Economics.

A reporter who interviewed him described him as follows: "Yang Rong is a man with wild ideas. When you sit with him, you are always led by him and it is difficult to control your own rhythm. Compared with other entrepreneurs, he seems more rebellious. If Yang Rong only has 20 yuan and has to pay it all back tomorrow, he can treat you to a 10 yuan meal today and look normal."

Yang Rong also liked to recite a famous quote from Shakespeare: "The ups and downs of the world are like waves. If people can take advantage of the high tide and move forward, they will surely achieve success and fame. If they cannot seize the opportunity, they will be stuck in vain for the rest of their lives and achieve nothing."

It can be seen that this is a person with great adventurous spirit and extremely strong psychological quality; and his legendary life can be read as a refreshing novel.

In 1989, Yang Rong went to Hong Kong to establish Huabo Financial Company, appreciated by Xu, a well-known financial educator and senior party official of the China Institute of Finance. The initial investor was Hainan Huayin, of which Xu also served as chairman.

For senior intellectuals, especially those in business who have seen the world, China, which is gradually entering the deep waters of reform and opening up, is a treasure land full of gold... At the very least, it is a consensus among some people that the capital transformation of state-owned enterprises will bring huge profit space.

So after founding Huabo Financial Company, Yang Rong quickly set his sights on the Fengtian Jinbei Automobile Factory, which later became famous.

Fengtian Jinbei Automobile is the first large state-owned enterprise in Northeast China to try to transform into a joint-stock company. In 1988, it issued 1 million yuan of stocks to domestic and foreign investors, but after more than a year, there was little response. The company even posted notices in the courtyard of the State Commission for Restructuring the Economic System to sell stocks, but only sold 2.7 yuan in a whole day... This shows the resistance of the Chinese people to this new thing called stocks.

Just when the Jinbei Automobile Factory was at a loss as to what to do, Yang Rong came to their door.

So on July 1991, 7, Yang Rong bought 22% of Jinbei Automobile's shares for US$1200 million. He then arranged a key stock swap to expand his controlling stake to 40%, becoming the company's absolute controlling shareholder.

To this end, Yang Rong also set up a project company "Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Co., Ltd." on the small Pacific island of Bermuda, which is familiar to almost all Chinese people. This company is 100% controlled by Huabo. At this time, Yang Rong also quietly completed the capital transformation of Huabo. Its equity structure was changed to Yang Rong holding 70% and another natural person holding 30%. The legal representative is still Yang Rong.

This operation is not outdated even after 20 years, and even has the prototype of the Irish-Dutch sandwich structure. It can be seen that the later generations think that people in the 1980s and 1990s were short-sighted and ignorant, which is completely wrong. In short, after completing this series of capital combinations, Yang Rong, who has a sharp vision, immediately began to plan to list on the New York Stock Exchange in America.

At that time, China Securities Regulatory Commission had not yet been established, and all of Yang Rong's operations were unprecedented. In order to give the listed company a more legal and reasonable identity.

In order to cooperate with the listing, Yang Rong planned to establish the non-profit "Huaxia Financial Education Foundation", which was initiated by the Education Department of the People's Bank of China, Huachen Holdings, China Financial Institute and Hainan Huayin, with a registered capital of 210 million US dollars, of which 200 million US dollars was paid by Huachen Holdings. In this way, Yang Rong wore a prominent red hat with a lot of state-owned capital background, and truly achieved "benefiting from the first and falling into the later".

In October 1992, "Brilliance China Auto" was successfully listed in New York, raising US$10 million. This was the first overseas listing of a Chinese company. For the New York Stock Exchange, it was also the first officially listed stock from a socialist country. It caused a sensation in the US stock market that year. It not only cleverly raised a large amount of development funds in the international capital market, but also had a profound impact on China's stock market and automobile industry.

However, unlike the high-profile boss Mou, although Yang Rong was extremely decisive in doing things, he was extremely low-key in his personality. Most ordinary people at that time had not even heard of his name. He was a synonym for quiet development.

Of course, just because ordinary people don’t know this person doesn’t mean that people in the system don’t know this person. As the first large-scale state-owned enterprise in Northeast China to undergo shareholding reform, how eye-catching is the Jinbei Automobile Factory?

If you carefully take a look at Mr. Yang's development trajectory, even if you sit on his resume, you can sense the subtleties.

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night.

With a whine, Mu Liya leaned against her man's chest as if begging for mercy. Seeing Yang Mo triumphantly turn over and call it a day, she leaned on his shoulder and struggled to survive... Fortunately, she got used to Yang Mo's various torments after marriage and had some resistance to them. Otherwise, she would have fallen apart long ago.

"Yang Mo, I don't think you should be too sensitive. Northeast China is Northeast China, and Qilu is Qilu. Jinbei Automobile allows private enterprises in Hong Kong to acquire such a large proportion of shares, and even exchange shares for controlling shares; it does not mean that enterprises in Qilu can relax such a large scale."

Miss Mu touched her husband's face with pity: "Although this share reform is a bit radical and even suspected of steady tillering, it is because the performance of Jinbei Automobile Factory in recent years is really hard to describe. The enterprises in Dezhou have the support of our Dahua Company. In two or three years at most, the performance should gradually improve. This trend should not blow over so quickly."

Although he knew that his woman was a strong woman, Yang Mo was still not used to the bedside conversation that turned into work content after the joy. He immediately loosened his hand on Mu Liya's chest and sighed softly: "What I am most afraid of is not that the organization will let these local companies in Dezhou follow the example of Jinbei Automobile Factory and follow the share reform. To be honest, the labor costs of various companies are too high now. As long as they don't allow shareholding like Jinbei Automobile, it's not a bad thing to introduce some catfish."

"What I'm really worried about is..."

"Seeing that Jinbei Automobile is already planning to go public overseas, I am afraid that once they succeed in going public and create a successful case of capital operation, the organization will have tasted the sweetness and will actively promote this model. I am afraid that by then, our Dahua Company will also be asked to [join forces]."

At this point, Yang Mo's brows furrowed again: "You know, Dahua is one of the few asset management companies in the state-owned enterprise sector with an actual asset scale of A+, and its high-quality asset rate is an astonishing 90%... However, from an organizational point of view, our Dahua is better at revitalizing industries, but has never been free in capital operations. Therefore, in order to achieve the effect of 1+1=3, it is very likely that in the future we will be urged to form a strong alliance with a company that is good at capital operations, especially financial capital operations."

Upon hearing this, Mu Liya couldn't help but frown.

It must be admitted that Yang Mo's worry is very likely to happen. The country is facing financial difficulties, very difficult ones, so it is not surprising to make any bold decisions... Dahua Company is now recognized in the country as the company that is best at revitalizing the regional real economy. When Mr. Yang successfully lists Jinbei Automobile in New York and proves his ability in the financial field, there is a very high probability that the organization will bring together a strong combination of the real and the virtual.

This probability is even higher, especially after Yang Mo took advantage of the funding gap for disaster-stricken area reconstruction and entangled many causes and effects while consolidating his own foundation.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel a little upset; thinking of the current relationship between her father and Yang Mo, the ironclad alliance between the Mu and Song families, and the fact that Song Wenxuan's current work focus was shifting towards capital operations, she became even more upset.

"I'm all sweaty and uncomfortable. I'm going to take a shower."

Miss Mu propped herself up with a pouty look.

This was a habit she had developed in Tokyo in the past six months. Whenever she encountered something annoying or anxious, she always liked to take a bath. Soaking in the water would always help her brain and body to quickly relax... Although there was no bathtub at the moment, she thought taking a shower would have a similar effect.

Yang Mo shrugged, then searched her body: "Go ahead, wait for you to come out, I'll take a shower too, it's really uncomfortable to be all sticky all over."

Miss Mu glared at him, slapped away the mischievous hand, then dragged her sore body and still rosy cheeks to pack up her things and walked leisurely to the bathroom.

Yang Mo just chuckled when he saw this. After Mu Liya's figure disappeared from his sight, he lowered his head and began to think, no one knew what he was thinking about.

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After an unknown amount of time, Yang Mo was awakened. It was Mu Liya in pajamas, wiping her hair as she walked over: "Go take a shower quickly. Remember to turn on the hot water. It's almost autumn. Taking a cold shower is not good for your health."

Yang Mo laughed and jumped off the bed naked. After responding casually, he walked into the bathroom.

Ever since Miss Mu came back, the originally simple and clean bathroom suddenly became a little bloated.

Not only did the number of towels hanging on the wall increase from two to six or seven, but the washbasin was also suddenly filled with all kinds of facial cleansers, skin care products, and miscellaneous gadgets.

The most outrageous thing is that Yang Mo originally used a loofah to take a bath. Although this thing looked extremely tacky, it was effective and could rub clean. But when Miss Mu came back, she forced him to use the porous sponge ball she brought back from the island country, saying that this thing would not hurt the skin and could rub clean.

Unfortunately, the men in the north are all rough, how can they be used to using such soft things?
So even though Miss Mu reminded him time and again, Yang Mo still liked to use that rustic loofah when scrubbing his body, it was just that it took him some effort to find that loofah every time... His wife seemed to really dislike that loofah and always hid it behind the newly nailed wall shelf, so Yang Mo had to dig through the pile of messy little things first.

Ok?
When Yang Mo adjusted the water temperature and was about to go to great lengths to use the loofah bag made by his mother from the old loofahs grown at home to quickly resolve the battle...

Something in the exquisite soft hairpin bag caught his attention.

"You don't even bring your pajamas with you. When you come out, you just jump on the bed. Every time you get the quilt wet... Hurry up and catch it. After washing, dry your hair and body before you can come out!"

A dissatisfied voice was heard, and then Miss Mu, holding a set of men's pajamas, pushed open the bathroom door.

The moment she saw what Yang Mo was holding, Mu Liya, who had been looking angry, suddenly turned pale and almost dropped the bathrobe in her hand.

"Yang Mo, don't misunderstand, it's not what you think!"

Mu Liya met Yang Mo's slightly inquiring gaze, her tone filled with indescribable anxiety.

Yang Mo calmly glanced at the thing in his hand, and suddenly laughed: "What do I want to be like?"

Mu Liya was no longer as calm as before. She looked like a child who had made a big mistake: "Yang Mo, you really should stop thinking about it. I, it's not that I don't want a child, but..."

After a slight pause, Mu Liya's voice was filled with pleading: "Yang Mo, I know our mother has always hoped to have a grandson, but..."

"My dad is going to be promoted to the position of the head of the family soon. Once he is promoted, there will be a lot of things to deal with. The relatives at home are not easy to deal with either. There will definitely be a lot of trouble when the time comes;"

"Besides, the situation in the island country has just opened up, and a lot of eyes are staring at us. If I don't stay and keep an eye on it for the next two years, it's hard to say whether all the efforts I made before will be wasted."

"And you are in crisis right now. You are already short of people around you. If I get pregnant again, there will be even fewer people who can help you. How are you going to deal with those complicated situations?"

What Yang Mo held in his hand was a box of medicine with the words "Mifepristone Tablets" written on it. Students with a little experience should know that this is a contraceptive pill - this is why Miss Mu, who is usually calm and composed, was so panicked.

Unlike later generations, at present, "marriage" and "having children" are equated. Regardless of the fact that Yang's mother has been eagerly hoping that her daughter-in-law can give birth to a big fat boy, the Mu family also hopes that their daughter can have a child as soon as possible... This is not only the expectation of parents, but also based on some objective considerations.

Therefore, Miss Mu's secret contraception is not only contrary to the current mainstream social values, but also suspected of violating religious doctrines. It can be said that she is unreasonable and unpopular everywhere.

More importantly, she was afraid that Yang Mo would misunderstand her and think that she was unwilling to have children for her man. Given the nature of northern men today, this could even be a reason for divorce. From a social perspective, it was extremely justified and she could only swallow her tears.

Hearing this, Yang Mo smiled and said, "Xiao Ya, you should have told me... You know me, I am not that obsessed with having children."

Mu Liya looked at him carefully for a while, and found that her man did not seem to lie to her. She breathed a sigh of relief, with deep guilt in her eyes, and her voice softened: "Yang Mo, I'm sorry... We are still young, can we have children a few years later? After I'm done with this busy period... I will immediately put down my work and prepare for pregnancy. When the time comes, I will give birth to as many children as you want... I am a Hui, and I have preferential policies."

It was obvious that Miss Mu believed it, but not completely. Moreover, her panic had not completely dissipated, and she even forgot that the policy only allowed the Hui people to have two children.

Yang Mo saw that her shoulders were still trembling slightly, so he smiled and hugged her in his arms: "I know your difficulties now, don't worry, I'm really not in a hurry to have a child."

After saying that, he threw the box of mifepristone tablets into the trash can, and said in a calm and gentle tone: "Taking medicine is not good for your health, so don't take it in the future... I'll go buy two boxes of condoms tomorrow... By the way, I'll see if there are any with spiral patterns, and bring them back to try the effect."

Miss Mu's face suddenly turned red and she made a fierce "Puh" sound, but her delicate body began to stop trembling.

Yang Mo joked a few more times before sending her out of the bathroom, then turned on the faucet again to rinse herself.

As the mist in the bathroom rose, Yang Mo's eyes unconsciously became distant, staring at the empty corner, wondering what he was thinking...

(End of this chapter)