Along the Xiangjiang River, Zeng Aniu, a young man, was sitting on the edge of a field, holding dogtail grass in his mouth, staring at the buffaloes grazing not far away, lost in thought.

Two days ago, his mother asked a matchmaker to introduce him to a girl for a blind date because he was already eighteen years old and an adult.

Originally, he had already made preparations and put on clothes that he would never bear to wear on weekdays.

However, when I arrived at the place, I saw the matchmaker who was very embarrassed.

As for the girl, there was no shadow at all.

I heard from the matchmaker that the girl went to Baiyun City in the south to work.

Zeng Aniu still remembered that the matchmaker said that there was gold everywhere in Baiyun City, and many young people went there to work.

"Since she went to Baiyun City to work, then I will go too!"

Suddenly, he didn't know where the courage came from, he thought.

After returning home with the cow, Zeng Aniu told his parents about the incident, and then embarked on the road to the south with twenty yuan and a backpack in his arms full of expectations.

He went there on foot or by bullock cart, not by train.

Because he couldn't afford to take the train.

It takes time to walk and climb mountains and ridges, but you can save a lot of money and no documents are required.

When he arrived in Baiyun City more than half a month later, he was attracted to the Tianhe Business District.

Because many people come here, and only here will a large number of workers be recruited.

The area from Hell West to Ersha Island is almost all under construction, with at least half a million workers gathered.

A large amount of construction materials, vehicles, ships, etc. come to this area every day.

There are also many small vendors who can make a living from this, forming a very unique food street. You can imagine how famous this place is.

Zeng Aniu quickly found a job with a daily salary of 20 yuan, moving bricks.

Every day, a large number of bricks are transported from the pier on the Pearl River to the construction site.

Zeng Aniu’s job is to transport these bricks to high-rise buildings.

In this area, there are not only underground shopping malls, but also large buildings above ground.

He didn't know what these buildings were for, but he worked very hard.

The place where I live is Tan Village, five kilometers away. It is not a tile-roofed building, but a small dilapidated house.

When I moved in, there was still a mild smell of moldy cow dung.

However, Zeng Aniu, who was very familiar with cow dung, felt it was particularly familiar.

Many people don't like such a small house, but he likes it very much, not only because the rent is cheap, but also because he feels like he has returned to the feeling of sleeping on the back of a cow.

In this way, Zeng Aniu settled down in Baiyun City.

There are many people like Zeng Aniu from surrounding cities and regions who gathered here and began to work hard for the rise of this city.

Time flies by, thanks to the efforts of the workers.

Where there were originally just vegetable fields and wasteland, beautiful big houses have risen.

Among the buildings standing beside the Pearl River, the tallest office building has eighty-eight floors.

This is the favorite number among Cantonese people because it is very auspicious.

"Hiss, is this the building we built?"

More than half a year later, looking at the building that was gradually being topped out, Zeng Aniu was filled with emotion and at the same time felt a sense of pride.

"Yes, this is the building we built. I still remember that I carried 30,000 bags of cement and 500,000 bricks..."

The co-workers next to him also echoed and counted his own achievements.

At this time, Zhou Jimin was standing on the other side of the building, looking at these buildings and nodding with satisfaction.

It only took more than half a year, but the construction progress was so fast, which made him very pleased.

Most of these construction teams, machines, and talents came from Hong Kong Island.

For the economic development of Baiyun City, he has been preparing and waiting for many years.

Now we have entered 1978, or even 1979 soon, and a new chapter is about to arrive.

It's time for this city to press the shortcut button for development.

Baiyun City was one of the longer cities he had worked in in his previous life, and he had a deep affection for it.

I never had the opportunity before, but now that the opportunity has come, let’s do our best.

After inspecting the buildings in the business district, Zhou Jimin left Baiyun City and continued north, heading to the ten-mile foreign capital at the mouth of the Yangtze River.

The city of Shiliyangchang has not yet gained momentum and is in a state of confusion.

He simply rejected the opportunity presented to him by Zhou Jimin.

It’s difficult to do.

In this case, just wait.

More than a year later, 1980 arrived.

The spring breeze blows and sweeps across the country in an instant, and the economic take-off has begun.

Several leaders from the capital followed Zhou Jimin to visit the Baiyun Tianhe Business District.

"Hey, there are so many high-rise buildings here?"

The leaders were particularly shocked.

When they were on the plane before, they had overlooked it from a high altitude. It was indeed a very tall building.

Now standing on this land, I can feel the shock of towering into the clouds even more.

Imagine that a four- to five-hundred-meter-long runway stands directly upright. The shock level can only be felt when you stand underneath and look up.

What's more, this is not just one such high-rise building, but dozens of them.

After being surprised, the leaders asked one after another and raised their own concerns.

With so many houses, who will rent them to? What companies will come to work here?

In this regard, Zhou Jimin said calmly:

"Leaders, don't worry. Baiyun City is not just a gateway city to the south. Its historical status speaks for itself..."

Every day, there are very, very many ships going upstream from the Pearl River Estuary along the Pearl River.

These are one of the phenomena of Baiyun City’s economic development.

Leather, clothing wholesale, small commodities, home appliances, etc., almost all goods coming from Hong Kong Island or foreign countries will be transited here in Baiyun City.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Otherwise Zhou Jimin would not have brought these leaders over today to let them experience it for themselves.

Then it is convenient to go through the transportation plans such as building railway stations and airports.

Many technology and communication companies, led by PHS Mobile Phone Company, as well as automobile companies, motorcycle companies, bicycle companies, etc., will all enter Baiyun City.

With so many high-tech companies focusing on manufacturing, almost all of their factories are located in Baiyun City.

You can imagine how strong the population growth in Baiyun City is.

Just like Zeng Aniu two years ago, he is now a multi-millionaire businessman.

He imported clothes from Baiyun City and transported them directly to a city in the north for sale.

And in order to expand his business, he also found someone to charter a few wagons and transport them from Baiyun City to cities in the north.

Not retail, sold directly as wholesale products.

According to the current development trend, his income this year will definitely exceed more than 16 million.

This is the opportunity of the development of the times. Standing on the cusp of the trend, he took off directly from the spot.

A proper era of wealth creation.

Seven or eight years ago, the population of Baiyun City was only over five million people.

However, in just over two years, Baiyun City's population has soared to more than eight million, and it is just around the corner to exceed nine million.

"So, leaders, don't look at our office buildings. It seems that the vacancy rate is very high, but in fact, within five years, they will not be enough."

Zhou Jimin said very confidently:

"My companies on Hong Kong Island have already occupied five of the buildings, two of which are five-star hotels here..."

A super high-rise building more than 500 meters high is actually a five-star hotel?

All I can say is, it's too strong.

In fact, it is not just a hotel, but also has restaurants, bars, gyms, swimming pools, etc.

It is almost a super high-rise indoor small community with complete functional facilities.

"Jimin, are you copying the miracle of Oasis New City?"
To be continued...