Hong Yankang came back pretending to be drunk, and his heart was filled with questions.
If nothing else, he really didn't know how Hong Yanwu's promise at the banquet would end.
Are the people at the table all local officials from the Red Party?
Do you dare to fool them under such a system? Does it matter what you say? Can you reap any good fruits?
It's really weird to say it.
A shrewd person like Hong Yanwu shouldn't not understand the stakes here.
He is not someone who loses control when he drinks and loves to talk nonsense.
So why did he do this? Is he really confused or does he have other motives?
In short, Hong Yankang was just fooling around and wanted to quickly find a chance to be alone and ask Hong Yanwu for clarification.
How could he sleep in Zhaoqing's bed even if he was really drunk?
What's really annoying, isn't it? Hong Yanwu didn't even come in through the door of his house.
He just stayed in the courtyard, fussing with the children who refused to take a nap, and finally took them to fish in the pond.
Hearing the sound of Zhaoqing going into the house to get the fish basket, Hong Yankang couldn't bear it anymore.
He quickly got out of the house, saying that it was hot and wanted to go with him to cool off.
In this way, the three adults brought Zhaoqing's son Yuxiang, Hong Jun, Hong Yi and Shui Xiaoying.
We went to the village store and bought some life preservers, and then we left the village and ran south to put them in.
There is a large, calm bubble over there, with large patches of lotus flowers growing there.
When I arrived at the pit, I found that not only the lotus pods were full of temptations, but the water was also very clear.
As a result, the children all became happy and knew what to do without any instructions from adults.
Hong Jun took the lead and took off his clothes, picked up the fish basket and entered the water first.
With a sudden move, he ran to the other side like a big reflector and swam across.
This is because where the sun is warm, there are more fish.
It's a pity that his advantageous terrain was wasted because his teammates only caused trouble.
I waited until the other children put on swimming rings like puppies, and jumped into the water one by one.
Soon they drove away the fish.
Hong Jun couldn't bear it and stuck his head out of the water to scold his younger brothers and sisters.
"The fish have scared you away! Don't stay here and rest somewhere cool!"
But those naughty boys didn't pay attention at all and continued as usual.
In this way, "hatred" was established, and Hong Jun and other little boys split into two hostile camps.
Under Zhaoqing's referee, they started to splash each other with sparkling silver water...
Interestingly, the way the two adults get along on the shore is actually similar to that of the children in the water.
Hong Yanwu originally wanted to go into the water, but Hong Yankang refused to do so and insisted on forcing him to sit down together in the shade of a big tree.
Unexpectedly, before I even asked, Hong Yanwu spoke first.
"Brother, is it because of me that you didn't sleep this afternoon? You called me over because you probably wanted to talk to me about the Villa Hotel?"
Hong Yankang immediately laughed angrily.
"Good boy, do you still know? You've been trying to stretch me out for a long time. Okay, let's not talk in circles. Why don't you explain to me clearly what's going on here? Please pay attention. I understand.
I might go back to Hong Kong and leave you here..."
"No, no, no, no, brother Yankang. If you really leave without saying anything else, my family will be scolded to death by me. Hey, are you kidding me, how can we two brothers survive this?"
Hong Yanwu winked, licked his lips, and then lit a cigarette for Hong Yankang as if to apologize.
In this way, amidst the singing of insects in the grass nest, he began to express his true thoughts and have a frank exchange with his cousin.
"Brother Yankang, you have been back for so long, can you tell me your biggest feelings about the business environment in Beijing?"
"Feelings..."
Hong Yankang thought for a while and said, "It's energetic, really. Buildings are being built and roads are being built everywhere, and there are more people. Whether there are overseas people or locals, there are more people than in Peiping back then. And young people are very thoughtful."
It is trendy and the acceptance of advanced things is beyond my expectation. At the same time, because the economic foundation of the mainland is very thin, the government is very determined to develop the economy, and the demand from all walks of life is very strong..."
"Then since it's so good, would you like to invest a large amount of money here?"
Seeing that Hong Yankang was stuck, Hong Yanwu couldn't help but smile.
"Look, don't just say good things, but also say bad things. What are your concerns?"
"Bad?"
Hong Yankang smiled bitterly, and after thinking for a moment, he didn't need to hide anything from his cousin, so he spoke frankly.
"The bad thing is that the government has too many restrictions, the legal system is not perfect, and the business spirit and service environment are also too poor. But they have a big appetite and always want to eat a fat man in one go..."
"Yes. You have hit the point. This is the issue I want to discuss with you, the characteristics of mainland business."
Hong Yanwu interrupted again.
"Brother Yankang, don't forget that I have been staying in the capital, but I know a lot about things outside. Take Hong Kong as an example. It adheres to a complete market economy and free trade. Business is business, and everything is done according to the contract.
It doesn't matter whether you are an official or not, and it won't get in the way of a businessman. You shouldn't even discuss business at a banquet, in order to maintain an objective judgment and a cool head."
"But not in the Mainland. To be honest, even though the Mainland keeps talking about developing the economy and emancipating the mind, this is not something that can be done in one day. The Mainland has long implemented a planned economic system and has developed rigid habits and methods of economic operation.
.The economic laws are not perfect and still need to be developed. Therefore, for a long time, I am afraid that the only rule for doing business is to rely on power. If someone above them nods, you can do it. If you don't nod, you can't do it."
"Policies from above alone are not enough. The grassroots power departments are actually very bureaucratic, and there is a common problem of using chicken feathers as arrows. This makes work even more inefficient and even more difficult. Often after layer-by-layer approval,
Only by enduring a lot of difficulties can you get something done. If you want to speed up, you will inevitably have to spend a lot of extra energy and money, and rely on giving gifts and relying on favors to settle various relationships. Then the wine table where guests are invited to dinner becomes
The best place to talk.”
"But these are nothing. In fact, what overseas businessmen who want to develop in the mainland fear most is that the local government does not understand the economy, only focuses on political performance, and messes with project development. But let the businessmen pay with real money. This matter
Anyone who encounters it will have a headache."
"Actually, the investment in the Villa Hotel is a typical example of this. It is obvious that Secretary Lin, as the 'landlord' of this party, is considering his political future and wants to catch up with us so that he can complete the plan set by the above to attract foreign investment.
The hotel’s political mission.”
"But in fact, this loss of business is almost foreseeable. Because "Shihua Cave" is located in a remote location and has inconvenient transportation, even after it is opened, the number of tourists it can attract will be limited for a long time. And even if the tourists are solved
The source issue is that given the current backward economic level of the mainland, if such a high-standard mountain villa hotel is built, there may not be many customers."
"To tell you the truth, before I met Secretary Lin, Zhaoqing had already told me something. He said that a Japanese business group came here for inspection some time ago and was originally quite interested in the second phase of the scenic area development project.
But the negotiations were almost completed, but in the end they stopped because Secretary Lin insisted on building a hotel. This made Secretary Lin boss unhappy. There is no doubt that the little devil saw this and refused to send the money.
Throw it into the pit..."
Hearing what he said, Hong Yankang was of course even more surprised, and couldn't help but interject.
"Hey, don't you understand this very well? You clearly know the disadvantages, so why do you still agree? And just agreeing is not enough, why did you increase the price? It was originally ten million, but you have to spend two
Ten million? Are you just trying to make Secretary Lin happy? What's the point?"