Return to Hong Kong Island for a Century

Chapter 4 Arrival
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Guangzhou Oriental Hotel is a foreign-related hotel in Guangzhou. Businessmen from Hong Kong Island all stay here. To be a waiter here, you need connections, even to be a doorman.

After getting off the boat, Li Song took advantage of the time to go to the toilet and put the chip of the second-hand platform into his canvas bag.

When this canvas bag left the port, it also contained some junk electronic products, such as radios.

The living environment is just so-so, much better than the welfare housing Li Song lived in in his previous life, because the welfare housing at that time was old houses that were decades old.

Due to population decline, many old houses are vacant in many cities, and the government purchases them at low prices and uses them as resettlement housing.

Li Song in the hotel didn't know how to sell the chip in his hand, because he lived in welfare housing in his previous life, was a little socially anxious, and was a homebody, not good at dealing with people.

Moreover, foreign currency cannot be used directly here, and a foreign exchange certificate is required.

Foreign exchange coupons can be used to purchase items at foreign exchange stores, but otherwise they can only be exchanged for local currency.

When Li Song didn't know how to buy things, the Oriental Hotel was also sorting out the guests staying there, what these guests did in Hong Kong Island and what business they were doing, and then they would specifically connect with them.

Since the policy of opening up to the outside world was implemented, businessmen from Hong Kong Island have been returning to take a look and prepare to set up factories.

Because most of these people came from the mainland before, and now all they need to set up a factory here is the land.

The machines, materials, parts and orders were all brought by others.

Mr. Cao, who later became a famous wool spinning tycoon, founded the Xiangzhou Woolen Spinning Factory in 78, which started the compensation trade model.

In other words, everything is brought by the other party, including machines, technology, materials, and orders, and they are just produced here.

This model does not require the mainland to pay too much or take risks.

"Is this Li Song so young?" It was easy to answer for the others, because most of them came earlier and introduced themselves to each other, but Li Song came on his own initiative, so the Oriental Hotel put him last.

"Well, the application is for some radios. Do you want to make radios?"

"Or selling radios."

Because the management needs to judge the purpose of these Hong Kong businessmen, and then report them, and then special people will come to connect with them.

"Let's send someone to contact them first." The last person in charge made the decision.

"It's not easy to do this privately, right?" However, some people disagreed, because although the higher authorities mentioned openness, there were still some people who opposed it.

The tone was finally set after an old man in history took a trip to the south.

"How about we two go there in person?" the top leader asked the second-in-command.

"Yes, and this Li Song's background seems..." someone else said.

"Never mind, as long as it's a Hong Kong ID card, we don't need to go into details." The top leader shook his head because there were too many cases like this.

Li Song changed into a set of sportswear and prepared to go to the gym because he was told there was a gym when he moved in.

"Mr. Li?" Li Song had just changed his clothes when he heard the doorbell. When he opened the door, he saw the waiter on this floor, with two middle-aged men in suits behind him.

"Hello!" Li Song spoke in not very standard Cantonese.

"Mr. Li, this is the manager of our hotel, the top person."

The hotel's top and second-in-command quickly extended their hands and introduced themselves: "Mr. Li, I'm Zhang Jianshe, the hotel's SJ."

"Mr. Li, I'm the hotel manager, Yang Wen." Li Song stretched out his hands and shook hands with Zhang Jianshe first: "Nice to meet you."

Then he shook hands with Yang Wen. The two of them watched Li Song's actions, because many people didn't know who was the boss, and the first person Li Song shook hands with was Zhang Jianshe, proving that the other party was young but sensible.

"Mr. Li, we are here to see if there is anything we can do for you. If you want to invest in building a factory or have any goods to sell, we can contact you on your behalf." After the two entered the door, they explained their purpose.

"Ah, thank you. I just don't know what to do next." Li Song didn't expect such a good thing to happen, and said quickly.

"I wonder if Mr. Li is planning to invest in building a factory or engage in trade?" When Zhang Jianshe heard this, he felt that they had come to the right place, so he asked.

"Let's do trade. I have prepared some 8086 chips released last year. The official price is $360 each. These are second-hand chips recycled from other channels. There is absolutely no problem in using them. As for the transaction, I hope it will be gold." Li Song said.

Zhang Jianshe was a little confused when he heard what Li Song was talking about the chip, but when he heard that it was second-hand and the price was as high as 360 US dollars, he thought it was something of illegal origin.

"So what price, Mr. Li, are you going to sell them for, and how many are there?" Zhang Jianshe asked immediately.

"I brought 500 of them. I can give you some samples to test first. The price is negotiable." Li Song was not good at negotiating prices. When he heard the other party say the selling price, he knew that the other party wanted him to lower the price. After all, it was second-hand.

As Li Song spoke, he took out a few pills from a canvas bag on the table. These were sealed in plastic bags.

"Huh?" Zhang Jianshe and Yang Wen looked at the things Li Song took out with some confusion.

"Mr. Li, is this the chip?" Yang Wen asked in disbelief.

"Well, I brought all 500 of them. If you need more later, I will find a way. Also, if you need anything, I might be able to find a way." Li Song didn't dare to take anything too sensitive now, and had to take it slowly, bit by bit.

After all, everyone has his own background, and those people in officialdom also have their own backers. They also have to manage a group of people before they dare to take things out.

"All five hundred are here!" Zhang Jianshe was a little bit unbelievable. According to Li Song, the things in this canvas bag were worth 18 US dollars.

18 US dollars is 135 million Hong Kong dollars. As for converting into mainland currency, there is a big gap between the official and private figures.

"Well, that's all I can bring, and I'm not sure if you need so many high-tech products." Li Song said.

"Mr. Li, we won't take these samples for now. We'll find the relevant department and then ask someone to come and take care of it." Zhang Jianshe didn't dare to take the chip. This thing was so big and it cost $360. What if it was broken?

By then I won't be able to bear this responsibility.

"Okay then, I'll wait for good news." Li Song didn't know what Zhang Jianshe was thinking and thought what he said was true.

After Zhang Jianshe and Yang Wen said goodbye, they called the Science and Technology Commission.

"Lao Ma, I'm Zhang Jianshe from the Oriental Hotel. I want to ask you something." Zhang Jianshe called the head of the Yangcheng Science and Technology Commission.

"Lao Zhang, what's the matter?" Lao Ma was a little confused as to why the Oriental Hotel called him.

"Do you need 8086 chips?" Zhang Jianshe asked.

"8086 chip?"

"Are you talking about the 8086 microprocessor?" Lao Ma asked puzzledly.

"America just sold it last year, it's $360. I don't know the specific price. Do you need it? If you do, send someone to the hotel." Zhang Jianshe didn't know much about processors, so he just gave a brief introduction.

"Do you have this thing over there?" Old Ma from the Science and Technology Commission felt even more strange.

(End of this chapter)