The factory is under construction in full swing, recruitment is going smoothly, and several products have begun to be developed, with Wang Jian as the leader.
On the third day after the recruitment ended, Lin Fan received news that a national treasure was about to be auctioned in Xiangjiang.
The "Five Cows Picture" will be auctioned in Xiangjiang on the 6th of next month. This is the message Lou Xiao'e conveyed to Lin Fan.
Such a national treasure is likely to be bought by foreigners when auctioned in Xiangjiang.
After all, the antique craze has not yet started at this time. Once the price is a little higher, those people in Xiangjiang may not buy it.
It was a national treasure, and Lin Fan didn't want something like this to wander outside.
Moreover, at this time, foreigners had not yet conducted high-priced auctions for national treasures living abroad, unlike later generations.
The country has rectified the management of cultural relics and is attaching great importance to the plan to return national treasures to the country. But to be honest, it is not convenient for the country to end up in such an auction, because your country's action represents the country's determination to bring back the national treasures!
The result of this is that the price of national treasures will skyrocket.
This is absolutely not allowed, because this is something that belongs to our country. It is actually very embarrassing to buy it back. If you buy it back at a high price, you are simply being killed like a pig!
Lin Fan looked at the information sent back from Xiangjiang. The Five Cows Picture was obviously the highlight, but there were also many other treasures, such as a set of Chenghua Doucai Cups with Butterfly Patterns. Good guy, those were Chenghua Doucai Cups.
There is something even more precious than the colorful chicken cup, and these things come in pairs.
There are too many things. Our country’s current foreign exchange reserves are about 2 billion US dollars, less than 3 billion!
Yes, it fell last year, to a negative number. This year it is slightly better, 2 billion, which sounds like a lot, but the country has too many things to buy!
This is really not a disparagement. Having 2 billion to 3 billion in foreign exchange these days is very impressive, because the economy has not yet opened up. In an era when people's wages across the country are thirty to forty yuan, so much foreign exchange can be used to do a lot of things.
But if you want the country to use the hard-earned foreign exchange, that's too much fuss.
Now is also an opportunity to buy it back at a low price.
Take a look at the bronze animal heads of the twelve zodiac animals in later generations. How much did they cost at the beginning? Later, I saw that the Chinese people bought them back with all their lives and donated them to the country. All of a sudden, foreigners went crazy and were looking for these twelve animals.
First of all, because it’s valuable, foreigners don’t understand the Chinese people’s historical sentiments because they have no history at all.
Just watch Uncle Long’s movies and you’ll know that in their eyes, capitalists only see money, and things like national treasures are the most profitable.
Lin Fan looked at the information in his hand and hesitated.
To be honest, going to Xiangjiang is quite a big deal. Xiangjiang is not peaceful now. Not to mention the gangsters running rampant, there are still many temptations!
I have to go this time, but before I go, there are two things to do.
The first is to know how much money you can spend now.
Second, communicate with DLD and ask someone to arrange a flight to Xiangjiang.
After some calculations at home, Lin Fan could now afford approximately 780,000 yuan, which was almost all of his belongings.
But, I have to go.
This much money has been all Lin Fan has had for more than ten years, but Lin Fan has no regrets.
Leaving a sum of 20,000 yuan should be enough for domestic emergencies. The raw materials are provided by breeding farms and our own farms, so there is no need to prepare too much money.
So, Lin Fan, who was determined, went to find DLD and told him about the matter.
After some discussion, the superiors agreed for him to go to Xiangjiang.
After returning home, Lin Fan told Lin Xiaomu about his idea of going to Xiangjiang.
"What, going to the Magic City?"
What to do?
One is to fly, and the second is to make a suit.
Tsk tsk, it can’t be that store, right?
Lin Fan thought about a famous suit making shop in his mind, and then shook his head, not daring to think about it.
"When to set off?"
"Three days later!"
"OK!"
Three days passed by in a blink of an eye. Lin Fan came to the Magic City and customized a suit that Lin Fan couldn't believe. After receiving the clothes, he took a plane directly to Xiangjiang.
In 1981, Hong Kong was actually not very developed. The so-called Asian Tigers have not yet woken up, but Japan is so arrogant that it wants to sell the entire bald eagle!
"It's a pity that if this were 1985, during the Treaty of Shimonoseki, I would still be able to play with finance, but to be honest, I won't!"
Lin Fan scratched his head. Lin Fan was good at antiques, but financial figures...
To be honest, not at all!
So far, Lin Fan only has two understandings of finance!
Go short and buy!
Gone!
The financial forms we know are stocks, funds and futures!
Of course I know about foreign exchange, but that seems to be considered futures!
Therefore, Lin Fan didn't dare to move, and he didn't understand it either!
Knowing that Japan would be beaten to shit by the Shimonoseki Treaty, and then enter the "Lost Ten Years", then the "Lost Twenty Years" and the "Lost Thirty Years", Lin Fan didn't know what would happen next.
, it will definitely continue to be lost anyway, the bald eagle will not let Japan rise again.
In 1981, Hong Kong was not prosperous. There were still shabby fishing boats on the beach. Many people still made a living by fishing. There were high-rise buildings, but they were not shocking at all.
No way, Lin Fan came from modern times. He used to live in Hangzhou and often went to Shanghai to play. Do you think Xiangjiang is qualified to compete with the first-tier cities in the mainland?
When they arrived in Xiangjiang, Lou Xiao'e was already waiting for Lin Fan!
"Xiaofan!"
Seeing Lou Xiao'e walking out of the exit wearing a suit that fit perfectly, Lou Xiao'e waved excitedly, and Lin Fan walked over with a smile. Lou Xiao'e subconsciously wanted to hug Lin Fan, and then suddenly noticed that Lin Fan came from the mainland and was not as open as Xiangjiang.
However, Lin Fan smiled and hugged Lou Xiao'e: "Sister Xiao'e, long time no see!"
Lou Xiao'e's eyes widened in disbelief, and so did the people around her, because Lin Fan spoke in English!
"you……"
Lou Xiao'e looked at Lin Fan, who stretched out and said, "Let's go. I haven't had a good rest after flying for a long time. This plane is too hard!"
Can you believe it?
On airplanes these days, you can actually smoke!
Our country will not completely ban smoking on airplanes until 1988, so now, Lin Fan has been smelling secondhand smoke for several hours!
"Oh, I booked a hotel for you. I'll take you to the hotel first!"
"Oh, sister, you are spending too much money!"
"It's okay. You finally came here. How could I, as a sister, treat you badly? And thanks to your help..."
Arriving at the hotel, Lin Fan was shocked. Lou Xiaoe was indeed rich after her second marriage. Her husband just died last year, and all the property is now left to Lou Xiaoe. She is even richer than she was back in China!
but……
"Good guy, Mandarin Oriental Hotel, sister, you are too generous, this night is worth thousands of Hong Kong dollars!"
"You're still short of several thousand Hong Kong dollars. Don't worry. I've booked six rooms for you. You've paid for them all for a month. You can refund any extra!"
"Then I won't be polite to you!"
"Why are you being polite to me?"
Lou Xiao'e hit Lin Fan, whom she hadn't seen for so many years.
I am really grateful to Lin Fan. If it weren't for Lin Fan, their family would never have been able to escape safely.
Putting down the salute, Lin Fan walked to the window and looked at the world outside. Lou Xiao'e came over, looked at Lin Fan's appearance, and said, "Why, do you feel that there is a huge difference between you and the mainland? Do you want to come to Xiangjiang for development?"
"Xiangjiang? Forget it, this is not a good place. You can eat people without spitting out their bones. It's better for me to live comfortably at home!"
Even the son of a big boss like Li Chaoren would be kidnapped. Lin Fan was too lazy to live in such an environment. Although Sijiu City was a bit chaotic now, the country's crackdown was not comparable to that of Xiangjiang.
"When does the auction start?"
Lin Fan asked, Lou Xiao'e rolled her eyes at Lin Fan, and then said: "There are still about ten days, but the exhibition has started in the past few days, do you want to go see it?"
"look!"
Definitely a must-see!
Many auctions do not hold exhibitions because the risk is too great, but some high-end auctions will hold exhibitions a few days in advance to let everyone confirm that the thing is a good thing.
At this stage, the prices of antiques and Chinese antiques still cannot go up, because the global aesthetic has not yet risen. The key is that foreign capital has not yet joined in. The mainstream auction items today are still Western works of art!
However, Lin Fan knew that within a few years, starting from the 1990s, the price of Chinese antiques would show a crazy linear rise!
"Go and eat first?"
Lin Fan's eyes were shining. The only things Xiangjiang liked about Lin Fan were two, Hong Kong movies and food!
What can I say about the food in Xiangjiang? It’s pretty good. It’s its own style, but it also incorporates other food styles. The only problem is that none of the people in Xiangjiang can eat spicy food.
A bunch of scum!
Lin Fan once had a friend who couldn't stand the spicy food, let alone the tripe hot pot, and was so weak that he exploded.
"What do you want to eat?"
“I’m wondering if it’s something a little more high-end!”
Lin Fan said with a smile, what can I say about the food in Xiangjiang? It is a bit similar to the food in Sijiucheng. It is divided into levels. The high-level ones eat very high-end food, while the ordinary low-level ones are quite different.
tasty!
"Eat, I'll treat you!"
Lou Xiao'e said with a smile that she really looked at Lin Fan like a younger brother.
"Forget it, I won't kill you. If you want to eat with soup, go and eat wonton noodles!"
"Is this going to save money for your sister?"
Lou Xiao'e said with a smile, and Lin Fan shook his head: "How can I save money? I just got off the plane and I don't have much appetite. It would be better to drink something with soup. Isn't Xiangjiang famous for its soup?"
"No, I'm alone!"
Lin Fan sat down and started ordering directly!
Lou Xiao'e's eyes widened suddenly. Not only did Lin Fan speak English, but he also spoke Cantonese?
Just kidding, of course I do. People of Lin Fan's generation grew up watching Hong Kong movies and dramas and listening to Cantonese songs. Until Fei Lun was born later, Lin Fan listened less to other people's songs!
"Xirong, put on your hat and stop it, Bafen!"
The clerk placed the order instantly, and Lou Xiao'e was really shocked: "You even know the code words?"
Lou Xiao'e looked at Lin Fan and was dumbfounded.
"Can you please explain this?"
A staff member asked in a low voice. He really couldn't understand it. He could actually understand it in Cantonese, but what was Lin Fan talking about?
“As for Xirong, it’s wonton noodles!”
"With a hat on, it's just poached eggs!"
"Hold on, it's just an egg sandwich. You have to eat something. Wonton noodles are considered a snack, so you won't be full!"
Soon, the food was brought to the table. Lin Fan searched for it, asked for chili sauce, and then gave himself a spoonful of it. The waiter looked on with a shocked look on his face.
In fact, there are still many people in Xiangjiang who can eat spicy food, but the vast majority are still unable to eat it.
“Pork, good!”
Let’s take a bite of wontons first. Wontons are actually wontons, and this restaurant is quite particular!
"What happened to the pork?"
"Hey, it's a good thing that you have been in Xiangjiang for so many years. The authentic wonton noodles must use pork. The ratio of fat to lean is 30% to 70%. You have to chop it into minced meat with a knife, then shape it into balls and put it in the wonton skin.
It’s called wontons. Some people in Xiangjiang cut corners and use fresh shrimps. Is that worthy of being called wontons?”
Lin Fan looked sarcastic, and Lou Xiao'e said in disbelief: "How did you know?"
"I know a lot of things!"
Lin Fan was not afraid of others being wrong at all. Anyway, he just said that he knew it. No one would investigate this small matter in detail.
"Beautiful boy, did you swim here?"
At this moment, the boss standing at the door said something to Lin Fan.
"Look at me, do you look like me?"
"I'm sorry, but it's rare for you to be so good at eating!"
The boss lamented that most people really don’t know that wonton noodles are made from pork. The ratio of fat to lean is 30% to 70%. This is to make the whole wontons taste more elastic. However, many shops cut corners and the cost is high, so they use shrimp instead.
However, this also increases the umami and elasticity, but loses the thickness of the cloud noodles.
"Here, I'll give it to you!"
Lin Fan and others were almost done eating when suddenly the boss brought out two cups of milk tea!
"I'm treating a guest today. Didn't I meet someone to eat? Someone asked me just now why the wonton noodles are not made with shrimp!"
The boss said with a mocking look on his face, it seemed like he was a boss who knew how to cook.
"Then I won't be polite!"
"Need not!"
The boss waved his hand grandly, and then continued to work on his own. Lin Fan smiled and took out twenty Hong Kong dollars, put it under the bowl, then took the milk tea and left the seat!
The waiter came up to clean it up, looked at the twenty yuan underneath, and immediately exclaimed, "Give it to the boss." The boss looked at where Lin Fan left and whispered three words in Mandarin!
“Be particular about people!”
If Lin Fan comes over, he might be able to get close to him.
This boss is actually from Forty-Nine City, with a Beijing accent!
Lou Xiao'e was full, but Lin Fan was definitely not full!
"Let's go to the snack street and watch me eat!"
Lin Fan laughed and led the way. He was actually familiar with this place. He had been here in his previous life.
Soon, Lin Fan had snacks in his hands!
"Sister, help me get it!"
Lin Fan gave the chicken eggs to Lou Xiao'e, and then he slurped up the bowl of chicken wings!
Nowadays, bowls of fins are still junk food. When Lin Fan ate them in his last life, they were rich. Real shark fins still had vermicelli, and then ham, scallops, fish maw, and pig skin were added. Oh boy, it tasted amazing!
“It’s not delicious, the food is too bad!”
After Lin Fan finished eating, he threw away the bowl and commented on it. It all tasted like MSG.
"Then you still eat it!"
"Aren't we afraid of waste?"
After wandering around, night came. This is the most prosperous place in the entire Xiangjiang. There are many foreigners, so the security is also the best. After a few people wandered around for a while, they went back.
After a day of flying, I am already tired enough. The speed of airplanes is not as fast as that of later generations, so the flight is slow and the ride is tiring.
As for Lin Fan, he ate egg waffles, noodles, curry fish balls, egg tarts, and the most famous beef balls!
But the beef balls are not the legendary pissing beef balls, bad review!
Back at the hotel, I took a shower, dried my hair and went straight to bed.
I didn’t get up until noon the next day to eat. What I ate today was authentic. I went directly to a big restaurant to eat authentic Cantonese food!
Lin Fan was not polite and let him eat!
“As expected of the braised squab, this one is pretty good, but the lobster in soup is a bit lacking!”
Lin Fan shook his head, but he was still quite happy eating. His favorite was oyster omelette. This one is called oyster omelette in Treasure Island!
In fact, it is oysters with egg drop, mixed with sweet potato powder, fried and grilled, and finally eaten with fish sauce.
It tastes very delicious!
"Sister, let's have some Poon Choi tonight!"
Lin Fan said with a smile, Lou Xiao'e nodded: "Okay, I'll arrange it!"
Poon Choi is also a kind of large pot stew, but it is very rich in content!
Most families still couldn't afford it, but it gradually became popular in later generations. Sometimes Lin Fan was too lazy to cook during the holidays, so he would buy a pot of vegetables and eat it till he was satisfied!
Soon, both of them had eaten and drank enough, and then they had to start working.
"Let's go see the exhibition!"
After getting on Lou Xiao'e's sports car, Lou Xiao'e looked at Lin Fan and asked with a smile: "What, do you want to drive?"
"No, if you want to get an SUV, I can drive it right now!"
"Hey, will it be open?"
Lou Xiao'e asked with a smile, Lin Fan raised his head, looked into the distance, and said: "My AE86 has not flashed its taillights on Qiu Ming Mountain for a long time!"