My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 946 Spring is Over

After having Wei Dong drive, Zhang Lanzhi briefly described the situation.

The conclusion was: "You still have to leave. Your current work ability is a waste in China. I always felt that Lao Zhang was not suitable for this long-term, so it's just right for you to go."

The timing is just right.

Four years ago, in this warm spring season, the two of them unwittingly ventured into the south to begin purchasing sanitary napkin equipment and exploring opportunities in universities.

This was the beginning of Weidong's own industries.

It was around this time three years ago that Zhang Lanzhi, who was serving as the manager of the Shanghai branch on her own, completed the first batch of export jeans foreign trade work, paving the way for the entire foreign trade system. Only then did she go to Beijing to obtain the necessary permits to study in Edinburgh.

By July of last year, she had completed her major in Western literature and art and actually received a degree certificate, but she did not return to China directly.

Because Lao Zhang happened to go to Detroit in June to take over the massive relocation and transfer of the automotive industry chain.

Having maintained contact with her parents, she immediately obtained a visa to Citibank based on a business letter sent to her by Chrysler.

For the past few months, Citibank has been assisting with the relocation and transformation of the automotive supply chain.

From the automobile cities of the Great Lakes region, to the transportation and dispatch to the West Coast to board cargo ships, and even a significant portion of them are transported by container to Beijing and Shanghai.

Zhang Lanzhi, who was already familiar with dealing with Europeans and Americans, was actually the mastermind behind this historically significant industrial migration.

Old Zhang was at best an assistant to his daughter.

It was as if everything was preordained and perfectly timed.

Whether it's at any given point in time, or from the initial understanding of domestic and foreign trade and customs systems, now it's the opposite—introducing the import industry chain.

Zhang Lanzhi always stepped at the most opportune moment.

Even her experience of growing up in a factory became an advantage for her as Chrysler's Chinese trade representative.

"What is the purpose of introducing these two major automotive industry chains? At present, the mainland simply does not have the conditions for a large number of private cars to be consumed by the public. We should seize this advantage of our super cheap production capacity and resell them to the North American market. How much money we make is not important. What is important is to prove that Sino-US trade is our biggest driving force for reform. This is a model project!"

At this point, Rang Weidong was no longer the clueless newbie he was four years ago who bought a sanitary napkin machine thinking it was a toilet paper machine.

His experience in high-level power struggles has given him the ability to see the big picture and accurately pinpoint key moments in history.

The two got into the two-door Honda Civic, and Lao Wang was immediately surprised. Was his junior leader changing cars all the way?!

Wu Shengyun, who was already used to this, warmly invited him and Long Zhenwei to get into another car. The two guards also slammed on the brakes, thinking that those two doors were not the ones they should be going up.

But this didn't stop Wei Dong from driving the fixed route first to the International Community and then to the Electronics Industrial Park.

Since these places are all near the airport, it's become a habit for Wei Dong to come to Shanghai.

Women who return from studying abroad do show changes in their demeanor.

While her clothing appears to be entirely mainland-influenced, her hair is styled in loose, natural, and flowing waves, a stark contrast to the seemingly voluminous yet meticulously styled Hong Kong look.

It's a typical hairstyle for European and American women. It takes effort to style, but it's not too bad. It exudes a subtle sense of confidence.

The difference between them and mainland women who are still trying to emulate the glossy and meticulous style of Hong Kong and Taiwan is even greater.

Of course, the most important thing is the makeup. There would be no way to have the bright red lips typical of Hong Kong style. Like the clothes, the focus is on elegance. The lip gloss, blush, and eyebrow shape all convey a Western style.

Anyway, Qin Yuye will definitely be able to write a TV commentary after reading it.

But Zhang Lanzhi had clearly only gradually adapted to local customs over the past two years; her eyes were still so clear and bright. After looking at the man driving, she said softly, "I used to say that all I wanted to do in my life was go out and see the world. Now that I've seen it all, can I still go home?"

Without even turning his head, Wei Dong said, "I know what you mean. Some people say that the moment a man longs for most is to let his first love see him as a successful man. I don't long for that, because it's nothing to me anymore. Now I'm married with children, and I have a magnificent career. So if you want to come back to the team, go to Citibank. If you stay in China, don't come back to the team, because I don't know how to arrange your position."

The eyes of her first love glistened, and she gently shook her head.

Wei Dong then conveniently explained, "You made significant contributions in the early days, so the ownership of that new-style lane house in Shanghai belongs to you. Logically, I should also give you ownership of those two stocks back then, but they now involve a very large electronics industry. Therefore, I'm offering ten million US dollars to buy out all the stock ownership. In fact, this portion of the shares is now worth approximately hundreds of millions, bringing Shanghai over forty billion US dollars in foreign exchange annually. Even if the increased value comes from later battles, the root of everything still lies in the stocks you purchased. If you're not satisfied, we can discuss it." Wu Shengyun had reported that by the end of last year, Shanghai had liberalized stock trading prices, allowing for over-the-counter trading.

The stock, which was bought for 200,000 yuan, had been worth more than 6 million yuan by the time Wei Dong took over. After it was transformed into a monitor factory and a computer OEM factory, its value naturally skyrocketed.

These are two incredibly valuable stocks that are currently out of reach among the eight stocks available for trading.

Because the output value of monitor manufacturers and computer OEMs is no secret to those in the know in Shanghai, the market valuation is estimated to be over one billion yuan in total!
Some were seized by capable individuals in a frenzy.

But the state-owned assets were absorbed without hesitation.

Even the original shares held by the electronic vacuum factory and the audio component factory were acquired by state-owned assets at various levels.

This meant that Wei Dong, the original technical shareholder who invested real money in the transformation, held approximately nine percent of the shares, and no one dared to touch him.

Because everyone knows that this is the real deal. Touching him is like touching a vital artery, and the entire OEM industry, worth over a billion dollars and billions of dollars annually, will instantly collapse and become worthless.

Zhang Lanzhi's tears were already welling up, and she shook her head even more: "I don't need it, I don't need these things. In my heart, you have never wronged me. I... have already realized my dream, and now I want to go back to reality and live a down-to-earth life and work."

Wei Dong parked the car in the International Community and pointed out the sales office across the street from the driver's window. All the cars behind him went there.

He pulled the handbrake: "Perhaps men and women are structured differently. Women always make choices based on emotions and act impulsively, disregarding everything else. You once disregarded everything just to go abroad and see the world. In fact, you can come and go freely anytime now, but what's lost is lost. I hope you won't act impulsively and miss out on the benefits you deserve. Planning your life properly is the most realistic and down-to-earth thing to do."

After saying that, he pushed open the door and got out of the car.

There's still a bit of shared emotion involved here, from one or two separate instances.

Just like last time, I didn't see those two lines of clear tears.

When Lao Wang saw the sales center modeled after a Hong Kong sales office, he hurriedly applied to set up a Shanghai branch in the vacant storefront next door: "We have the license, we've already obtained the permit, and we can open a business department, branch, or sub-branch in China. How about we set up the first branch here?"

So how can Wei Dong remember that little thing about Lina?

Now everyone has to quickly suppress their emotions, feeling both amused and exasperated: "This is an international community, and all sales are targeted at foreigners and overseas Chinese. It's very difficult to sell at a price of two thousand US dollars here in mainland China. If you open a bank and your sales are meager, wouldn't that be a slap in the face?"

Wu Shengyun also advised, "What's this mortgage? Go to Pudong, go to the shipyard and see. A single ship costs twenty or thirty million US dollars. Isn't taking out a loan to build a ship much faster than getting back the mortgage over twenty years?"

Hearing the name Pudong gave Wei Dong an even bigger idea: "Hahaha, right, go to Pudong, set up an office on a floor of our building as an investment bank. You don't accept private savings, so what's the point of setting up a bank branch? If you're really doing real estate loans, you'll be colluding with real estate developers to only provide loan agreements from China Merchants Bank. Sign it or not, it's up to you. Do you think this is like opening a small shop next to the sales office and selling mortgages?"

Just then, the real estate developer got the news and arrived in his and Jenny's Mercedes W201, which later became a Mercedes C-Class: "Jenny heard that the boss has started another Rave Disco and was just saying when to go back and have some fun. Damn, where can I go now? Let's go check out the car market. I'm so busy."

The lord said calmly, "Let's take a look at them one by one. Old Wang, you ride in A-Ming's car. We are the left-wing marshal in charge of real estate. Real estate loan work in the mainland all falls under his business scope. Don't rush A-Yun. It feels like the three of us are deceiving an honest man."

Old Wang, who was in his forties, was having a hard time keeping up with the pace of these three young people.

Chi Shih-ming also took Lung Chun-wai over. He could communicate in Cantonese. In fact, the third-generation triad members were the real experts in underground banks and loan sharks. Lung Chun-wai was a properly licensed trainee lawyer.

In Hong Kong, where certification exams are rampant, lawyers are considered upper-class citizens, possessing a plethora of certifications ranging from law to finance.

Otherwise, how would they help the gang launder money and exploit loopholes?

Wei Dong put his arm around Wu Shengyun's shoulder before continuing what Kan'er hadn't finished saying earlier: "Contact Miss Qin immediately. I bought two second-hand high-speed sightseeing boats with over 80 seats each from the gambling king. They said they can run on the Danshui River without any problems. Get the boats and maintenance back to Jiangzhou as soon as possible to apply for all the necessary permits. Specifically, we should follow the method of purchasing and donating the HK company to the Shangzhou Tourism Development Company to reduce taxes. Every penny earned will be kept in Shangzhou's state-owned assets for tourism development. Then there won't be any problems with this."

It's not about tax evasion; I don't mind paying all the tariffs. The key issue is the import adjustment tax, which can range from 20% to 80% depending on the intended use, making it highly variable.

The more ambiguous something is, the more likely it is to go wrong.

When Wu Shengyun heard that it was a high-end product labeled as having fifty sections, he was immediately astonished and nodded repeatedly, arranging for it to be processed. But before leaving, he handed Wu a key to the house with an address tag attached.

This inexplicably led Wei Dong back to the Honda.

Even after wiping away her tears, Zhang Lanzhi's eyes remained firm and bright: "I don't want this money. I want to go back to the team and make my contribution. How can I do that?"

That restless figure who would become fidgety around mealtimes is no longer seen.

(End of this chapter)