Chapter 30 The House with the Mountain Back and the Sea Facing the Sea
Liu Bingzhen left a week later to continue his PhD in the UK. After Xue Cheng resigned, he and Deng Yingjie went to the Special Administrative Region to prepare for the construction of a factory.
On the 24th, the Alsace Company's $1 million order was declared offshore. Cai Zhiliang breathed a sigh of relief. Zhao Zhiyuan will also go to Italy again. The first batch of goods will arrive soon at the usual speed.
I'm in Venice, and I hope that, as Zhao Zhiyuan said, we can have long-term cooperation so that we can get more orders in the second half of the year.
After several months of drying out, Cai Zhiliang and Zhao Baoxiu discussed it and moved into a new home in Shek O.
"A Liang, when did you buy this house? Although it is a bit remote, it is backed by mountains and faces the sea. It is also a geomantic treasure, which can hide the wind and gather energy." Accompanied by Cai Zhiliang, Cai Xun looked around the house.
, I made a review by the way.
Cai Zhiliang said: "I bought it at the end of last year. It was originally a place built by Zeng Chengzheng of Hengtai Bank in Kowloon for summer vacation and retirement. Halfway through the construction, the stock market crash happened and I needed capital turnover. The asking price was not high.
So I bought it. It just looked spacious. As for Feng Shui, I didn’t pay much attention to it.”
"I don't know about Zeng Chengzheng, but his father is very obsessed with Feng Shui, and he wanted to consult a Feng Shui master here." Cai Xun turned to Cai Zhiliang and said, "You'd better ask Zeng Chengzheng, or hire a Feng Shui master.
Ask the Feng Shui master to make sure you don't mess up the Feng Shui pattern. The Feng Shui treasure land will also be conducive to the recovery of your father's illness."
The layout here must have changed. Except for the original base, many places have been changed. Just like where the two men stand, there is a flower garden on the side of the road, which was planted according to Zhao Baoxiu's preferences.
Does the pattern matter?
After listening to Cai Xun's solemn explanation, Cai Zhiliang looked like he was being taught and said: "I will ask a Feng Shui master to take a look at it another day."
"Keep it in mind." Cai Xun warned again and continued to move forward.
"I made a note, the company building has just had Feng Shui done there." Cai Zhiliang thought of Erlang Zhenjun upstairs in the company, and asked Chu Tianxing to make another trip another day and let the Feng Shui master come here to take a look.
When I returned to the villa, I found that my grandfather Zhao Hongde had also arrived and was sitting on the sofa alone.
"The in-laws are here, sit down, sit down..." Seeing Zhao Hongde about to get up, Cai Xun said hurriedly.
"Grandpa, how did you get here?"
"I just walked in, and Aqiang went to the garage to park his car." Zhao Hongde explained, "But you have a sentry every three steps and a post every five steps. It's really a big scene."
"It's not as exaggerated as you said." Cai Zhiliang said with a smile: "But this place is still too remote after all. We must be prepared. If someone takes the risk, the consequences are really unimaginable."
As Cai Zhiliang said, this place is indeed a bit remote. Although the scenery is nice, there are not many people living around it, so there must be bodyguards. Currently there are only two, introduced by Liu Zhenqing, Yang Deshan and Zhu Qianjin.
Yang Deshan is in his thirties. He was Liu Zhenqing’s former subordinate and had performed missions in the Flying Tigers. He only retired last year. Zhu Qianjin is younger, in his twenties, a professional bodyguard. He lost his job a few days ago and was recommended here.
Cai Zhiliang was still quite unhappy. After all, could an unemployed bodyguard be an excellent bodyguard? Liu Zhenqing strongly recommended him, so he agreed to observe him for a period of time. In recent months, Liu Zhenqing had been very effective in training Cai Zhiliang's weak talents.
There is also a driver, Liu Shangye, who was transferred directly from Jinhe Investment Company.
"Safety is the first priority. You must be someone you can trust." Cai Xun glanced at the door and asked, "Where did you hire him?"
"Recommended by Liu Zhenqing." Cai Zhiliang said, "I originally planned to choose someone from Tea House Street."
"That won't work. Although those people can be trusted, they can't be bodyguards." Cai Xun shook his head. He naturally knew who those people were and said, "Zhenqing is still good."
After all, he is Cai Mingchao's friend and works in Longchang Property Building. It seems that Cai Xun also knows Liu Zhenqing.
"It's really too remote here, but the Feng Shui is good." Like Cai Xun, Zhao Hongde mentioned Feng Shui as soon as they met and said to Cai Xun: "Young people are not sensible and don't look at the layout. They make a mess. It looks beautiful.
Yes, but that’s not how Feng Shui works.”
Cai Xun said: "I told him just now that he would find a Feng Shui master to take a look at it another day."
Zhao Hongde said: "That's good. He bought this house without saying anything in advance and let us old people check it."
While talking, Zhao Zhiqiang walked in and said: "Grandpa Cai, cousin."
"Sit here." Cai Zhiliang pointed to the seat next to him and asked, "You didn't go to the coffee shop. It's closed today. Doesn't it matter?"
Zhao Zhiqiang said: "There are people in the store. It's okay if I'm not here all day. Everything has been arranged."
"You look more like a businessman." Cai Zhiliang really didn't know much about coffee shops, so he said, "You are about to graduate, are you planning to open a coffee shop?"
"Of course, I make a lot of money in a day, and I am planning to open a branch." Zhao Zhiqiang seemed to have gained confidence in opening a store.
"How about I invest some money for you, where are you going to open a branch?" Cai Zhiliang asked. He didn't know how long it would take until Zhao Zhiqiang made enough money to open a branch.
"I haven't thought about it yet. We need to have manpower to open a branch. It will take some time." Zhao Zhiqiang thought for a while and said: "You have helped me enough. The shop is still yours now. I will calculate the shares for you."
Bar?"
Cai Zhiliang asked: "How come there is no manpower? Who is helping you look after the store now?"
Zhao Zhiqiang said: "Of course they are the employees I recruited. There are two of them now, but they are okay as waiters, but not as shopkeepers."
"That's your problem."
"I also want to recruit capable employees, but there are none. I also want to find friends to do it together, but they are not willing."
"That's not what I'm talking about." Cai Zhiliang waved his hand and said: "The shopkeepers all start as apprentices. If you teach them step by step, you will naturally learn what you need to learn. This can be learned from McDonald's and KFC.
I open hundreds of stores every year and don’t have this kind of trouble like you.”
"I'm just a small coffee shop, how can I compare with others."
"That will have to wait until the end of the year of the monkey." Cai Zhiliang said with a smile, "Catering chains are a trend. There is a word called scale replication. Anyway, it is to form a standardized process, or system, and then continue to copy and expand. Today you are a clerk, and tomorrow you are a shopkeeper.
You can consult someone some other time, I don’t know much about it. If you are short of money, I will lend it to you."
"No need, I've only been in business for a few months, it's still early."
Zhao Hongde talked to Cai Xun, while Cai Zhiliang chatted with Zhao Zhiqiang. Not long after, He Baozhen and Zhao Baoxiu settled Cai Mingchao and came down from the second floor.
Cai Mingchao's ward is on the second floor. There are two female nurses responsible for daily clinical care. They were introduced by Zhang Yuxin.
"Has it been settled?"
"That's it." He Baozhen sat next to Cai Xun, sighed, and said: "Ah Chao's reply is pretty good, but... alas..."
"Take your time. With the advancement of medicine, there will be a solution." Cai Xun advised, as if to comfort himself.
After lunch, Cai Xun, He Baozhen and Zhao Hongde left one after another, and Cai Zhiliang also went to the company.
Zheng Yiming only bought a real estate in Kowloon and immediately issued 15 million shares. Compared with the original estimate of 120 million, Cai Zhiliang only needed 70 million to maintain 40% of the controlling stake in Tianmen Real Estate.
With the recovery of the property market, the market value of Tianmen Real Estate has doubled compared with that after the stock market crash. Cai Zhiliang has seen Tianmen Real Estate's half-year financial report. Whether it is bank loans or bond issuance, he can get enough from the market.
of funds.
Zheng Yiming already has plans in this regard, and is ready to take advantage of the booming property market to speculate in off-the-shelf properties.
"Blow the drum and pass the flowers, but don't get the last shot." Cai Zhiliang reminded.
Zheng Yiming said: "Compared with Japan's property market, Hong Kong is still far behind. There is no need to worry within three to five years."
What needs to be said, Cai Zhiliang naturally made it clear: "Looking at the longer term, there is no doubt that the property market has been rising within ten years, but it has also experienced two sharp declines in 1981 and last year, and countless real estate companies went bankrupt.
Bankruptcy. No one can predict what will happen within three to five years. If we receive the final blow, we will be close to bankruptcy."
Zheng Yiming naturally understood the recent two property market crashes and said: "Don't worry, I will pay attention to the funds."
Chapter completed!