1988: Back to the human world for a few years

Chapter 642 Broken

As the southernmost province in China, although it is only April, the temperature has already soared to nearly 30 degrees, enough to wear short sleeves.

But Wei Hongjun did not wear short sleeves.

He climbed out of the bed naked, without even putting on a bathrobe, but simply wrapped the bathrobe around his waist. Then he waved his hand impatiently, drove a little-known star out of the room, and then he directly opened the curtains and stared at the sea view outside the balcony.

Yang Mo suddenly attacked him, which he had never expected.

After all, although that bastard is known for being selfish and domineering, he actually does things in moderation. As long as you don't interfere in his business, he will still abide by the rules... In fact, at Yang Mo's current level, he can no longer be measured by an ordinary department-level cadre. At this level, not following the rules will only lead to a miserable death.

Therefore, logically speaking, it is indeed impossible for Yang Mo to attack him for no reason;

Similarly, he was not sure whether some fool under his command had misunderstood his meaning and acted smartly towards Zhuo Mali.

There is no way. Haikou is now a more magical city than Shanghai. Money comes too quickly here, but the values ​​of many places have changed. Money is everything. The people under him have become overly inflated after experiencing several overnight wealth experiences. It is inevitable that they dare not take the heroes of the world seriously.

But as a quasi-top second-generation, he knew that this was nonsense.

No matter which country you are in, if you really think money is omnipotent, then you will die without knowing how.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh.

To be honest, Yang Mo cut off more than 3 of his small mouthparts in one breath, directly cutting off the source of at least million yuan of his funds. Although it hurt him physically, it did not hurt him fundamentally.

The old man in the family has been stuck in the current position for a long time, and by venturing into the business world, he is actually sending a signal to others - the Wei family has begun to prepare for its own downgrade, and after the old man retires, the Wei family will not cling too much to the power in their hands, and may even gradually fade out of the center.

This is what many people want to see, so they don't mind him being a little more unrestrained in some things, and just regard it as compensation to the Wei family.

This era is magical, and things like this are not uncommon.

What's wrong with more than 200 scientific research and innovation projects that are so big that they can cause trouble? A few years ago, someone came up with a project to turn water into oil; some people even clamored to drill a big hole in the Himalayas!

In this world, most of the things that seem unreasonable must have a very reasonable explanation behind them.

Therefore, if Yang Mo just wanted to use this method to take a small revenge on himself, then that would be fine; but if he wanted to use this matter to make a fuss about their Wei family, it would undoubtedly be just a joke.

In fact, he would rather Yang Mo, a country bumpkin from the countryside, not understand the truth behind this.

But unfortunately, the young man who was several years younger than him was obviously not a rookie who knew nothing about this society.

Therefore, the words "the real show has just begun" on the phone yesterday really made him feel a little creepy.

Yang Mo is different from everyone he has ever met.

To ordinary people, this person's rise to fame may seem a bit uneventful, as if he was just lucky and had some ability, and he reaped the benefits of the times.

But for a second-generation player of his level, it was easy to see that the reason why there seemed to be no waves was because Yang Mo occupied the most critical and important chessboard eye in every move, which made it impossible for others to advance their pieces. They could only obediently hand over the territory to others after his subsequent moves.

In other words, the reason why I can remain calm is not because I don't want to, but I really can't!
This kind of person is definitely a very scheming person. If he moves, he will either not move at all, or if he moves, it will go straight to the vital point.

So, facing Yang Mo's words, how can Wei Hongjun not be worried?

………………

Just as I was frowning and thinking, the door opened.

When he opened the door, he saw that it was his right-hand man, An Sze.

This is a young man who just turned 30 years old. He is a top student who graduated from a famous domestic university. He had worked in the research and development center for several years. Although he just resigned to start his own business two months ago, he has been helping me with things for several years and can be regarded as my right-hand man.

"Boss Wei, I have questioned everyone overnight... No one has admitted that they have anything to do with Minister Zhuo's incident yet."

Ansze seemed not to smell the strong strange smell in the room. He didn't even glance at the messy bed. He just stood at the door with a pile of documents in his arms.

Pointing to the sofa in the suite, Wei Hongjun motioned for Ansze to sit down, then frowned: "No one admitted it voluntarily?"

After thinking about it, he waved his hand irritably: "Since no one admits it, let someone investigate it privately."

"Investigate the whereabouts of all companies, from general managers to middle-level managers, over the past three months... Also, have someone investigate the administrative system as well."

An Sze couldn't help but frowned when he heard this. The Wei family had quite a few companies under their control. There were more than 400 companies with legitimate businesses alone, not to mention those in the administrative system. It would be a huge project to check them all.

Thinking of this, he began to persuade him, "Boss Wei, Yang Mo is just a department-level cadre. Although Dahua Company has considerable influence, its influence is basically concentrated in the middle and lower levels. Why should we weaken our prestige for such a guy?"

The Wei family is such a big company that they cannot hide this kind of investigation from everyone in private.

Let’s not talk about whether we can find the guy who did it but dares not admit it. Once the news leaks out, everyone will definitely think that Wei Hongjun is afraid of that guy Yang Mo.

Yang Mo was, after all, just a department-level cadre. With the power of the Wei family, they treated such a small character as a formidable enemy. The impact on the Wei family was extremely bad. Besides shaking the morale of the army, it would also be troublesome if other people looked down upon the Wei family.

How could Wei Hongjun not understand the key here?
But he still shook his head: "Si Ze, you don't understand, Yang Mo is a madman, a madman who is crazier than others, and he can do anything... I can accompany him in a fight, but at the very least, you have to let me know if this fight is unfair or not, right?"

After that, it seemed that he didn't want to continue discussing this topic. Wei Hongjun glanced at the stack of information that An Sze placed on the coffee table and said, "Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's get down to business!"

An Sze's face turned serious when he heard this. He picked up a document and handed it to Wei Hongjun. "Boss Wei, the current situation is not very optimistic. I just met with Director Wu this morning. The final result is... Director Wu can approve seven plots of land on the [Red Line Map] for us, but the other party made excuses about the contents on the [Blue Line Map], saying that they are still studying it."

The “blue line map” is still under planning, and the “red line map” is approved by the relevant departments, which means it is a confirmed development plan.

Students who have worked on urban planning or real estate projects should understand the difference between the two.

Simply put, the land and projects involved in the two require completely different levers.

If you can know in advance or even influence the content on the "blue line chart", by taking the initiative, 1 yuan can often leverage a real estate project worth million yuan;

But if you wait until the "red line map" comes out before acquiring the land, the 1 yuan can only leverage a real estate project of million yuan.

Although these are huge profits among huge profits, but someone like Wei Hongjun, who has the status and ability to pursue maximum profit, naturally should pursue maximum profit... As for setting up a real estate company to build and sell buildings, which are second-hand jobs, he would definitely not touch them.

"The blue line chart doesn't reveal anything at all?"

"This Old Wu is becoming more and more unreliable!"

Wei Hongjun frowned in dissatisfaction: "Forget it, help me make an appointment with him tonight. If it doesn't work... I'll find a chance to visit Deputy Yu in the next few days."

In the impression of most Chinese people, Shenzhen is the largest special economic zone in China.

But in fact, the largest special economic zone is Hainan, not Shenzhen; and since its establishment, the most anticipated special economic zone is not Shekou and Shantou, but Hainan.

As a province, Hainan was designated as a special economic zone and given many support policies that astonished later generations. This shows how important Hainan was at that time. Therefore, the Wei family's name is not as effective here as in other places.

After thinking about it, Wei Hongjun sighed: "Now more than half of our technology companies in various provinces are under investigation by local authorities, and this source of funding has suddenly been reduced;"

"It just so happens that the first phase of reconstruction work in the disaster-stricken areas of East China is about to end, which is a critical period for linking the past and the future;"

"As bad as it is, the land grants in Hainan have recently shown signs of tightening... Si Ze, do you have any good ideas?"

For a family of the Wei family's stature, is money important?
important.

But is money that important?

But it is not as important as everyone thinks.

After all, money is nothing more than a very useful medium and tool for them, so he has focused a lot of energy on Hainan since last year, but he actually has other intentions.

An Sze was well prepared. Hearing this, he handed over another document without any hesitation. "Boss Wei, there are now nearly 2 real estate companies in Hainan, ranging from real estate development to sales and intermediaries."

"More than 98% of these companies are shell companies, and at least half of them are mouthpieces for various forces to absorb social capital. So as long as we ask, it is easy to borrow some shells."

"As long as we borrow some shells and lose face to make some money in the secondary and tertiary markets, relying on the mutual support between shell companies, although the money will not come as quickly as getting the land, the benefits should not be underestimated."

At this point, Ansze looked at Wei Hongjun with a serious face: "Boss Wei, I know it's not decent to do this, but the first phase of post-disaster reconstruction in East China will be completed in two months at most, and the recovery, adjustment and reconstruction of the industry will also begin;"

"Before this, we needed a huge amount of funds to prepare for the first step. Now our access to funds has been affected, and Hainan has begun to reduce the scope for land grants, which has a significant impact on our plan."

"Fortunately, after the Southern Tour Speech, with the explosive growth of private capital inflows, the soaring trend of housing prices in Hainan has become a reality, which has given us a huge pool of funds at our fingertips."

After a slight pause, Ansze's tone added a hint of advice: "Mr. Wei, if you want to do great things, you must be able to endure what others cannot endure. In the past, Han Xin had to endure the humiliation of being kicked in the crotch... For the sake of the Wei family and our plan, even if you are temporarily laughed at by others for a year or two, what does it matter?" Whether to draw a blue line graph or a red line graph, except for the different leverage, it is also a way of reflecting the identity and energy of each family, similar to the luxury goods circulated among certain groups... You can not care, but you can't do without it. Otherwise, if you are looked down upon and some chain reactions are caused due to misjudgment, it will not be worth it.

If one fails to participate in the drawing of the blue line map and can only obtain land using the numbers marked on the red line map, one can still explain this by saying that Hainan's special economic zone has a special status. However, if one personally reaches out to the secondary and tertiary markets, then that is a blatant degrading of one's status... For people at a certain level, losing face is more serious than losing 1 billion yuan.

But what Ansze said is not without reason. Most people can tell the difference between temporary dignity and lifelong dignity.

Moreover, there is not much time left for Wei Hongjun. If he does not quickly raise enough funds, his plan may not be able to proceed smoothly.

Therefore, facing the skyrocketing housing prices in Hainan, it is not completely unacceptable to lose face and intervene in the secondary and tertiary markets.

Ok……

Everyone knows that Hainan's real estate was extremely crazy in the early 1990s, but many people may not be aware of how crazy the real estate industry was in the early 1990s in this place once famous for "speculation".

Simply put, although Hainan once speculated on imported cars in the 1991s, Hainan's housing prices had been mediocre before .

Taking Haikou as an example, the average price of commercial housing in 1988 was 1350 yuan/m1991, and it was 1400 yuan/m in early ... Although this price is much higher than that in inland areas, it is still within a normal range in terms of housing price growth.

But after the Southern Tour speech and the proposal to start building Hainan, the situation changed rapidly.

In just less than a month, the housing price in Haikou broke through the 2000 yuan mark. By April, it had doubled to 4000 yuan per square meter. Even before the middle of April, the housing price has soared to nearly 5000 yuan per square meter.

Moreover, there was no sign of this rate of increase slowing down. By 1993, just before the housing price crash, housing prices in Haikou had risen to 7500 yuan per square meter.

What does 1993 yuan/㎡ mean in 7500?
Calculated according to the average purchasing power of the RMB, the purchasing power of 7500 yuan is equivalent to approximately 5 to 6 yuan in later generations!

God have mercy on us. Even in Shanghai, it took until around 2013 for housing prices to rise to the level of 7500 yuan.

Affected by the soaring housing prices, the land price (secondary) in Hainan has also increased from 15 yuan per mu to 600 million yuan per mu, a level that is completely comparable to later generations. Therefore, it is understandable that local authorities are increasingly unwilling to sell favors on the blue line map.

But even if you are not the first handler, with the current upward trend, you can also make a lot of money by directly intervening in the secondary and tertiary markets.

With the crazy housing prices, there were more than 650 real estate companies on this island with a population of 2 million, which means there was almost one real estate company for every 300 people.

Their gameplay is very simple. They mortgage the land to the bank to obtain a loan, continue to expand, buy land, design drawings out of thin air, and sell pre-sale properties with the drawings; when the land price rises, they may not have started construction yet, and then they continue to sell the land to the next buyer along with the design drawings.

After a piece of land was transferred more than a dozen times, it was still land, and the building had not been built, but each company that passed the buck had taken the bonus and made a lot of money. The land was still overgrown with weeds taller than a person, and the blueprints had been designed many times, but many developers did not seem to have the intention to start construction, because at that time, instead of having money to invest in construction, it was better to find another piece of land to invest in the second and third phases.

Okay, this is how the secondary market works.

But the speed at which money is made in the tertiary market is not much slower than that in the secondary market.

In this place famous for "speculation", ordinary home buyers have just signed the purchase contract on the first floor and may not even have time to pay the money on the sixth floor, but the house can be sold to other home buyers who are waiting in line by simply raising the price... Many first-time home buyers are frightened by this situation, fearing that it is fake, and even dare not pay the money and just run away.

It is said that there was a homeless man who slept at the door of a sales office at night. When he woke up in the morning, he found that he had inexplicably become the first person in line to buy a house. When he was about to leave with a few tattered clothes, several people ran out from the back of the line and offered to buy his place... In the end, the homeless man took the 7 yuan that fell from the sky and left happily.

In this case, as long as you do a good job of coordination, connect with the construction company, make the renderings, and set up the sand table, you can sell out the properties in two or three days, and then sell another batch of properties.

In a word, in the early 90s, Hainan's real estate industry was called "two 70%";
That is: 70% of the funds entering Hainan were invested in real estate; and 70% of the funds invested in real estate came from banks and trusts.

To put it bluntly, the exaggerated and heart-pounding profits of Hainan real estate have made many companies lose interest in the low-profit manufacturing industry and instead invest their funds in this game of passing the parcel to make a fortune.

With banks and so many suckers backing them up, as long as you have the resources, you won't have to worry about not being able to draw money from this pool of funds.

Of course, people like Wei Hongjun never lack resources. The only thing they need to worry about is whether they need to put down their pride and lose something that others can't see...

………………

After pondering for a long time, Wei Hongjun nodded with some embarrassment: "Si Ze is right. Compared with our plan, saving face for a while is nothing."

Hearing Wei Hongjun nod in agreement, An Sze immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and there was a little more appreciation in his eyes when he looked at his master.

Just as he was about to report what was going to happen next...

Ring ring ring~
The mobile phone I carried with me started to ring.

After taking a look at the incoming call number, Ansze's face lit up with joy and he immediately answered the call, but then his expression turned gloomy.

After hanging up the phone, An Sze took a deep breath and said, "Boss Wei, Director Wu called... Of the seven plots of land on the red line map that were promised to us this morning, we can probably only get one."

Wei Hongjun was shocked when he heard this: "What's going on? Didn't we agree on this?"

Ansze's face was unusually grim. "Several units under the Guiyang Urban Construction Fund Office came to Haikou today and asked Director Wu for some land for investment... I guess the leaders in Guizhou gave us a heads-up. Guizhou's situation is special, and Hainan feels bad not to take care of it, so we were squeezed out."

Guizhou?

Wei Hongjun was stunned for a moment, and then his whole face was covered with frost.

Guizhou is a notoriously poor province with a large population, so when people come here to take advantage of private capital, Hainan cannot refuse for both moral and logical reasons.

Obviously, this was the work of a guy named Yang.

snort!
Just when he wanted to say something harsh...

Ring ring ring~
The phone rang again.

Ansze picked up the phone, took a look at it, and answered it immediately.

"Boss Wei, things are a bit troublesome. Nine of the 11 plots of land in Beihai have been squeezed out... and three of them are plots on the blue line map."

Ansze's brows were furrowed like a Sichuan character. "The company that came to ask for the land was the newly established Urban Construction Fund Company in Tongren. They left the rest of the land behind and directly said that they were interested in the plots of land we had previously spotted. The relationship between the four southwestern provinces is good. Due to the oil and gas strategy, the relationship between Guizhou and Guangxi in recent years has even been closer than that between Guizhou and Sichuan and Chongqing. So at the insistence of the other party, these plots of land were taken away."

At this point, Ansze paused slightly and said, "Of course, this is only one of the reasons. The most important reason is... this time, the 25-year-old Tongren Urban Construction Fund Company also came with Bai Mengmeng from their Poverty Alleviation Office... This time, they came with us to discuss industrial cooperation on fruits and fishery by-products!"

Wei Hongjun was immediately furious.

Since even Bai Mengmeng showed up, it must be a shady trick played by Yang Mo.

Moreover, it is tied to industrial cooperation, so even if he finds someone to act as a middleman to get those pieces of land back, it will not be easy. After all, Tongren has now opened up the industrial trade line in Central Asia, and with such an important device as the Horgos Bonded Warehouse there, it is clear at a glance which is more important.

Thinking of this, he hammered the armrest of the sofa.

The madness of Hainan's real estate market in the early 90s is known throughout the country, but in fact, it was not only Hainan that was crazy, but also Beihai, Guangxi, across the sea.

In 1992 alone, more than 10 real estate companies emerged in this small city with a population of only 1000, and there were more than 50 speculators from all over the country stationed in Beihai. After being transferred from more than a dozen hands, land that was approved for a few tens of thousands of yuan per mu could be speculated to more than 100 million yuan per mu. The local land approved reached 80 square kilometers a year, and the level of madness was not inferior to Sanya.

Of course, due to the lack of policy support, although the housing prices in Beihai are crazy, they are still not as high as those in Hainan.

But it was another important leverage point for Wei Hongjun. Part of it was used to leverage private capital, but more importantly, it was used to leverage funds from banks and trusts... Although it was only the early 1990s, for people like Wei Hongjun, using the multi-lateral and particular nature of the project location to build a triangular funding idle framework was never a sophisticated skill.

Fuck you, Mr. Yang, that punch of yours was really hard, it was even more painful than squeezing my land in Hainan.

Wei Hongjun's eyes gradually became fierce.

It is impolite not to reciprocate. Since you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust.

hum~
Do you really think your Dahua company is flawless?

Just when I was getting angry...

Ring ring ring~
Another terrifying cell phone ringtone rang out.

But he found that it was not Ansze's call, but the mobile phone he had placed on the bedside table.

MD, as the saying goes, misfortunes never come alone. No matter how bad they are, there shouldn’t be another piece of bad news today, right?

Wei Hongjun, with his upper body naked, suppressed the rage and anxiety in his heart, stood up, walked to the bed, and directly pressed the answer button.

One minute later...

"What!? Something's wrong with the IOU black market in East China!?"

Following Wei Hongjun's unbelievable exclamation, a trace of panic and paleness flashed across the face of this second-generation man...

(End of this chapter)