A century-old wealthy family that rose from Shanghai

Chapter 187 Cleaning up people

The first batch of 122 houses in phased and stratified development of Changjiang Real Estate has started to be delivered and the strata deeds have been processed.

It is not the first batch of "strata house deeds" in Shanghai, because during this period there were also real estate companies that sold the built houses in layers and processed the corresponding house deeds.

Therefore, there is no problem with the corresponding legal procedures.

On this day, Chen Guangliang came to a newly delivered modern lane. The houses here were made of red bricks and green tiles, and the overall structure was in a fishbone shape, which was quite beautiful.

More importantly, each new-style lane is a 'closed' living environment, usually with two doors and security patrols.

"Mr. Zhou, Ms. Xu, you've moved to a new home too!"

Chen Guangliang happened to meet Lu Xun and Xu Guangping, and he generously greeted them.

You have to know that Lu Xun was already on the wanted list of the Nanjing government, and Xu Guangping was holding her eldest son who was six or seven months old at the time, so it was obviously not appropriate for her to travel, so it was safer for her to stay in the concession.

Lu Xun bowed and said, "Boss Chen, we are moving to a new home today. To be honest, the house you developed is very good and beautiful!"

Chen Guangliang responded by bowing, then politely said, "As long as you're satisfied, it's not only quiet here, but also very safe. Mr. Zhou can create with peace of mind. If you have any good works, you can also submit them to the Oriental Daily News!"

Safe, that’s for sure!
First of all, this is a concession. Lu Xun originally lived in Jingyunli, which is the Chinese area.

Secondly, Chen Guangliang knew that the commander-in-chief did not really care about Lu Xun, otherwise he would not have lived to death from illness.

however.

Lu Xun did not like to submit articles to the Oriental Daily News because his manuscripts had been rejected several times. It was obvious that the Oriental Daily News did not want to involve too much in politics and did not like comments that were biased towards the left or the right.

Of course, he was an acquaintance of Chen Guangliang, so he said, "Great, there's a chance to contribute to the Oriental Daily."

After a brief chat, Lu Xun and Xu Guangping walked towards their own villa.

Chen Guangliang called Zhou Xinggao to his side and said, "Arrange four security guards here."

Zhou Xinggao nodded immediately and said, "I'll arrange it right away."

Changjiang Real Estate has built so many new lanes on Yuyuan Road, and naturally there are many celebrities living there, but I'm afraid there will be more spies living there in the future.

Although the security of Changjiang Property may not be a match for the spies, the spies will not cause trouble openly; and the security is also the spies of Zhou Xinggao and others, so the spies living in that place cannot escape their eyes.

Back to the office building of Changjiang Real Estate.

Chen Guangliang asked Guo Deming, "How is the situation?"

Guo Deming immediately reported, "Many owners are willing to pay the final payment in advance to redeem the deeds, accounting for about 40% of them. As for the remaining owners, they may not be able to come up with the funds, but they don't have much objection to us temporarily keeping the deeds, with a few exceptions. After all, right now is a real estate boom, and everyone feels that buying is a good value."

This was the peak of Shanghai's real estate market, with land prices in particular soaring to astronomical levels. For example, the western section of Yuyuan Road had already reached 16000 yuan per mu.

Therefore, at this time, real estate companies basically do not face much risk.

Since Changjiang Real Estate requires the final payment to be made before the title deed can be obtained, it will naturally not encounter much opposition.

If a customer insists on objecting, then Changjiang Real Estate will buy back the house at the original price and sell it elsewhere.

Today's Changjiang Real Estate is not short of money!
Chen Guangliang said with satisfaction: "It's a good thing to get the money back early. Hurry up and exchange it for gold. These are all extra profits!"

Since the beginning of this year, Changjiang Real Estate has had sufficient funds in its account, but they were all converted into gold as soon as possible.

Gold prices rise every month, so even if you pay for construction afterwards, you can still make some "exchange difference".

Guo Deming said: "Okay, everything is operating normally."

To exchange the benchmark gold, Changjiang Real Estate only needs to exchange it from Changjiang Money House, which is a member unit of the Gold Exchange and can naturally trade the benchmark gold on the spot.

The Oriental Daily reported that a company called Jierui Briquettes had invented a honeycomb briquette that burned slowly, was inexpensive, and was very clean. The company also provided a dedicated coal stove with a valve that could be closed when the fire was not in use, causing the briquettes to burn even more slowly. Testing showed that using the honeycomb briquettes could save an average household one-third of their household expenses and was cleaner than traditional briquettes.

At the same time, Jie Rui Coal Briquettes also published long-term advertisements in the Oriental Daily.

In conjunction with news and advertisements, Jie Rui Coal Ball sent a large number of sales staff to various new lanes to promote their products.

For a while.

The 'stove' in Shanghai has started a revolution!
At present, the rich can choose to use gas, the poor and refugees naturally burn dry firewood, but ordinary people can only burn coal balls.

For residents living in Shikumen and villas, burning firewood is naturally unrealistic, and burning gas is too expensive, so coal briquettes are the best choice.

Honeycomb briquettes save one-third of the cost compared to traditional briquettes and are also cleaner, so it is naturally easy to open up the market.

"Come take a look around! The new coal briquettes can save you 40% of the monthly price, and they are clean and safe!"

"Stir-fry, cook, boil water, use fire anytime, anywhere, and never let it go out!"

A salesman was working hard to sell his products in a new alley on Yuyuan Road.

Behind him were neatly arranged honeycomb coal balls; in front of him was a burning coal stove.

It immediately attracted the attention of the public!

"This coal ball is so weird, it has holes in the middle!"

The salesman immediately said, "The hole in the middle can save your wallet and make the fire burn as big as possible. That's science!"

The residents who gathered around pointed and talked, undoubtedly all of them were very concerned about this "honeycomb coal".

Someone asked, "If the fire is big, it will definitely waste more coal. How can we save costs?"

The salesman picked up a stove cover and placed it over the vent below the stove. He then said, "Once this is covered, the air inside the stove will be greatly reduced, and the coal balls will not burn very well. This design not only eliminates the need to worry about heating the stove, but also saves a lot of coal. It's cleaner than the original coal balls, and when it's finished burning, it looks like this, with almost no ash left."

"Oh, it seems the old stove can't be used anymore!"

Salesman: "Buy 300 coal briquettes from us and we'll give you a trial of our coal stove. If it works well, we'll switch to honeycomb coal in the future. If it doesn't, just return the stove to us."

“Try it at my home”

"I want 300 briquettes too," the salesman said quickly. "Okay, let's register. The briquettes will be delivered to your door, and the stove will be delivered too."

Good things do not need too much effort to promote. "Honeycomb coal" has two advantages over the original "coal balls": cost saving and cleanliness.

These two advantages alone are enough to quickly capture the coal briquette market in Shanghai!

On this day, Chen Guangliang came to the head office of Changjiang Taxi and called a meeting of the management.

Among all of Chen Guangliang's businesses, he feels that the one that requires the most management skills is undoubtedly the taxi business.

In the real estate industry, all it takes is an innovative model, coupled with a strong market, to quickly become the industry leader (based solely on residential sales). Finance is even simpler. Speculating on gold is a common trend, and Chen Guangliang, with his advanced financial skills, naturally makes it easy. In the manufacturing sector, all it takes is a good product, coupled with effective marketing, to become a profitable business.
Only the taxi industry needs not only financial strength and marketing technology, but also has to face various commercial competitions.

At the meeting, Liang Mengqi said, "Ever since the telephone company conducted its own investigation, our ride-hailing business has finally been protected from being intercepted. I believe Xiangsheng is also aware of the revelation and will not make any new moves for the time being. However, I did find out that Xiangsheng has also ordered a batch of cars from Ford, estimated to be around 100, as they are actively recruiting drivers."

Are there so many drivers in Shanghai?
It doesn’t matter, because even if you don’t have it, as long as you arrange for someone to study, you can get the certificate in less than a month.

The first is that the drivers of this era are a high-income group, and they would cherish it as long as plans are given to ordinary people; the second is that the speed of cars in this era is not high, generally below 20 miles per hour (32 kilometers), so driving is not difficult.

Chen Guangliang immediately asked, "Who provided the loan to Xiangsheng Company?"

Everyone was stunned, thinking, Boss, can you really prevent others from getting a loan?

Liang Mengqi then said, "I'm not sure about this, but it is said that Zhou Xiangsheng and Ji Bincheng, the general manager of Xin Shunji Hardware Store, are good friends. It may also be a loan from Xin Shunji!"

Chen Guangliang nodded and said, "In that case, please make an appointment with Ye Yiquan for me and tell him it's about the loan!"

Liang Mengqi immediately said: "Okay"

Chen Guangliang's original plan was that Changjiang Taxi would not need to take out a loan. After all, Changjiang Real Estate and Changjiang Money House both had a lot of cash flow, enough for subsequent funding.

But now Zhou Xiangsheng is doing something behind the scenes, and Chen Guangliang will naturally not miss the opportunity to deal with him.

Two days later.

Chen Guangliang and Ye Yiquan met at the head office of Xin Shunji Hardware Store, but Ji Bincheng did not attend.

As soon as they met, Ye Yiquan said, "Young people are truly formidable. Guangliang, you are the true leader in the gold standard market!"

Ningbo's five major money-making families, or the eight major money-making families, are all forces that followed Chen Guangliang in "going long on standard gold", including the bureaucratic forces headed by Kong Xiangxi.

These people have all visited Chen Guangliang. It's very simple. Chen Guangliang controls public opinion and has great influence.

Chen Guangliang said modestly, "As the international gold market rises, the Shanghai gold benchmark will naturally rise. Anyone who can see this situation clearly will be the leader of this market. I am nothing, and my strength is not the greatest!"

Although he is not the strongest, he should be the one who earns the most!
The gold market continues to soar this month, and it is already 525. The Changjiang Money House may make another or yuan.

It now seems that Chen Guangliang was right not to bet on a "pullback". Maybe it will reach 600 in the first half of the year (in fact, the gold-silver ratio was above 6 in June).

Ye Yiquan smiled and said, "What's the matter with you meeting me alone this time?"

Chen Guangliang said: "My Changjiang Taxi Company hopes to borrow another 50 taels of silver from Xin Shun Ji. At the same time, I hope Xin Shun Ji will no longer borrow from other taxi companies."

After hearing this, Ye Yiquan fell silent.

On one side is the rising figure of the 'Ningbo Gang', and on the other side is his right-hand man. He is in a dilemma.

Seeing this, Chen Guangliang added, "I'm also considering Xin Shun Ji. After all, Changjiang Taxi will soon become the industry leader. If Xin Shun Ji borrows from Xiangsheng Company again, its ability to repay the loan is questionable."

Ye Yiquan then said, "Okay, I agree to your loan. In addition, our Ningbo Ye family will not continue to lend money to other taxi companies."

He didn't want to offend Chen Guangliang. What's more, he knew that Ji Bincheng had invested in Xiangsheng Company. He was also worried that after Xiangsheng became bigger, Ji Bincheng would no longer concentrate on working at Xinshunji.

"Thank you Mr. Ye"

"you are welcome"

Soon, Ji Bincheng found Zhou Xiangsheng.

"Xiangsheng, the boss has already agreed to lend another 500,000 taels of silver to Changjiang Taxi, so Xinshunji Hardware Store can no longer lend money to Xiangsheng."

Zhou Xiangsheng immediately asked anxiously: "What does this have to do with Xiangsheng?"

After all, his friend Ji Bincheng is the general manager of Xinshunji Hardware Store and has great authority over loans.

But we have only loaned Xiangsheng 10 taels of silver now, so why can’t there be follow-up funds?

Ji Bincheng said, "I don't know why. Logically, Chen Guangliang shouldn't be short of money right now. After all, his Changjiang Bank made a lot of money in the Shanghai gold market, and his real estate company also made a lot of money. But for some reason, he suddenly asked his boss for a loan of 500,000 taels of silver. And I guess it was Chen Guangliang who prevented his boss from lending money to other companies in the taxi industry."

Zhou Xiangsheng blushed. He had already thought of one thing - that is, Changjiang Taxi had discovered the malicious competition of Xiangsheng Taxi, but just didn't bring it up.

But then Zhou Xiangsheng said in embarrassment: "It's just that I'm having trouble with the follow-up funding for this batch of cars. What should I do?"

His original plan was to use the car as collateral to pay the subsequent payments once it arrived in Shanghai.

Ji Bincheng was also a little embarrassed. After all, his boss specifically instructed that he could no longer provide loans to taxi peers because this was a requirement of Changjiang Taxi.

"I'll try to introduce you to another bank. Of course, we can help you out. But without Xin Shunji's support, it will be difficult to continue ordering cars!"

Zhou Xiangsheng suddenly felt very regretful. Why did he want to intercept Changjiang Taxi's business? Otherwise, such an unexpected incident would not have happened.

"I just don't believe it! As long as we run a better business than Changjiang Taxi, there won't be any banks willing to lend us money!"

Ji Bincheng didn't say anything, but he was already somewhat pessimistic about Xiangsheng in his heart, because Changjiang Taxi had performed so well recently, with its performance soaring.

"Well, we'll take it one step at a time. But there's one thing I don't understand: why is Chen Guangliang targeting Xiangsheng? Logically, shouldn't we all unite and compete with the foreign-funded taxis?"

Zhou Xiangsheng said with a guilty conscience, "Chen Guangliang is quite domineering. He not only wants to defeat foreign taxi companies, but also wants to dominate the taxi industry. So, it's normal for him to target us."

Ji Bin believed it, after all, it was human nature.

No matter what, Xiangsheng has lost the initiative. Not only will it be difficult for it to obtain loans in the future, but its own business will also not be able to surpass Changjiang Taxi!
Now Ji Bincheng can only pray that Xiangsheng Taxi can make back his capital and give back to shareholders.

(End of this chapter)