Two hours later, at the Yuezhou Restaurant on Wenchang Road in the city center.
Gu Kun arrived earlier than Xu Feng and ordered all the signature dim sum here in preparation for the guests. Although there were many varieties, the portions of each dim sum were not large, so there was no fear that it would be too wasteful.
There weren’t so many fancy new brands in the 1990s, but if you dare to name your store after a city, it’s probably not bad. And Guangdong Restaurant is a time-honored brand that opened during the Republic of China, so it’s naturally the most famous in the morning tea industry.
Not long after, Xu Feng also arrived. Gu Kun signaled the waiter to bring snacks, and immediately two large crab roe wings were served.
The habit of "rinsing your mouth with a bowl of shark's fin" often seen in Hong Kong movies among club bosses drinking tea and chatting is actually derived from this dish.
The shark's fin is slicked with lard and high-quality flower carvings, stewed in chicken stock to make a smooth soup, and finally thickened with crab roe mixed with chestnut flour.
The shark's fin loses the softness and glutinousness of traditional soup dishes, and only retains its smooth and chewy texture. The style instantly changes from a grand banquet dish to a light morning tea soup.
Xu Feng obviously often eats like this, and he didn't say anything. He quietly enjoyed the big crab roe and wings first, very elegantly and skillfully.
After finishing the shark fin, the waiter quickly served the four-color steamer and lined up the dishes in an orderly manner.
Not to mention the common signature dim sum, Gu Kun only skipped the shrimp dumplings and chicken feet, two must-haves for the poor, and instead ordered the Yuezhou Restaurant's signature Baihua Pan-fried Stuffed Duck Feet.
This duck feet is a veritable "palm", that is, only the meat pad part of the duck feet is removed from the bones. As for the fingers and feet of the duck feet, they are not needed. Then use shrimp slips to inject them into the bones after the bones are removed.
In the remaining cavity, the kimchi is cooked in a complex manner.
A small dish of Baihua Stuffed Duck Feet looks small, with only 24 balls, but in fact 24 duck feet are used.
During a morning tea, if you order this dish and then order other snacks using shrimps and palms as raw materials, it will look like a mess.
Xu Feng tasted one, then glanced at the table and found that there were no shrimp dumplings or chicken feet to spoil the scenery. He smiled knowingly: "You are very good at eating. It seems that I have become accustomed to the lifestyle of upper-class Cantonese people."
He could see that Gu Kun was as ambitious as he had been when he was young and was willing to spend money on face.
Although this kind of judgment would make him lower his assessment of Gu Kun's true strength, it would actually make him more willing to cooperate with Gu Kun.
Don’t bully young people into being poor. Young people who dare to bet on their fate and throw money at everything are often harder to come by than having real money.
After all, the current business climate in China is still a barbaric state where the bold are starved to death and the timid are starved to death. A lot of people are caught in the trap of short-term speculation. A steady and prudent style will not be achieved for at least another four to five years.
Become popular.
After eating a few snacks, Xu Feng asked insinuatingly.
Gu Kun then gradually brought the topic down to business: "Actually, it's nothing, just a chat. After all, I am a foreigner. I don't know much about the market conditions of many industries in China, and I don't have many friends. Brother Xu, you have a wide range of people..."
Xu Feng interrupted playfully: "What on earth do you want to do? It's so confusing and I can't help you. Let me tell you the truth. Although I focus on cooking seafood, I have friends all over the world who go to sea.
If you talk to me in general terms, I can't help you."
Gu Kun heard that Xu Feng also wanted to exchange information and business opportunities with him.
People in mixed societies all have this sensitivity.
If you don't reveal your thoughts at all, it will be really difficult to continue the conversation. However, you can't reveal your core competitiveness. You can only talk about some enlightening details.
Gu Kun tidied it up and said euphemistically: "Actually, it's like this. Brother Xu, you should also know that in the past few months, the prices of the high-end seafood you imported have increased in RMB."
Xu Feng took a sip of Tieguanyin and said, "That's for sure. The RMB has devalued so much in the last month. Not only are import prices rising, domestic prices are also rising. In Guangdong city, pork has jumped from 3.5 yuan to 4 yuan.
It’s five.”
Gu Kun: "But after all, not all categories of prices in your country have gone up - pork does respond quickly. That's because everyone eats it every day, and low-value areas are transmitted quickly.
But those consumer goods that are not related to people’s livelihood every day and have a relatively long cycle have not had time to rise. If these things can be sold to neighboring countries within a time difference, they may be able to earn more than 20% of the profits.”
Gu Kun didn't mention diesel, he just talked about theoretical analysis in general, so that Xu Feng wouldn't immediately realize his core interests.
As expected, Xu Feng's eyes lit up: "Do you want me to help you investigate those commodity categories that have not increased in price for more than two months since the end of December last year?"
"Almost, Brother Xu, I dare say that I am the first person to propose this idea to you in the past two months. I also hope that we can make money together." Gu Kun played the brotherhood card.
Xu Feng nodded slightly: "Indeed, most of the friends around me are domestic, and their foreign trade mainly involves imports, and few export. Their vision in this regard is indeed not as good as yours. Just based on the point you just made, it is worth at least
One hundred and eighty thousand favors.
However, your question is still too general, and it is too difficult to research. Do you have any general reselling goals? Let me help you with the details."
Gu Kun thought for a while and revealed a target that he thought Xu Feng was least likely to intercept:
"If you have to give an example, that's fine. I'll just say this. If I can't find other things to resell in the middle stage, I finally plan to take advantage of the overall rise in prices in China to use all the RMB I have on hand.
Buying and building ships - this is my old profession. A ship starts at 2 million yuan, and I can spend it all in as much RMB as I have hoarded."
Xu Feng nodded. Buying a ship is indeed a large enough transaction that it can be called a cash flow black hole.
Then, he thought about something again and asked subconsciously: "Brother Gu, you didn't just stick to that boat before, right? Fortunately, Customs Section Chief Chen still treated you as a well-known patriotic overseas Chinese. You are just trying to pull the flag."
His ability is really great."
Gu Kun considered the other party's motives and tone, and chose to admit frankly: "Brother Xu really has a good eye, and you can see it all."
Of course, this kind of "calmness" was only the level Cao Cao had when he faced Xu You asking for food.
Xu Feng was very proud: "Capital, courage, and ability are all part of the overall strength. You have less capital, but you can still get things done, which shows that your courage is stronger than I expected. What's more, with such a boat,
At least he can be considered a millionaire, not bad."
Haha, I was actually not even a millionaire back then, but just a 50,000 millionaire. The boat worth a million dollars was rented for 50,000 yuan (equivalent to 50,000 RMB).
This Xu You is unqualified. He didn't even deceive the sentence "Everyone in the world said that Meng De was a traitor, and today it turned out to be true", so he just believed it.
After Xu Feng finished sighing, he felt that Xu You's sense of superiority in intelligence was satisfied. His thoughts became more vivid and his speech became more sincere.
After thinking about it for a while, he gave Gu Kun some guidance: "Since you told me the secret, I will also give you some useful information.
First of all, if you ultimately plan to exchange all your RMB for ships, I advise you not to place an order at the shipyards in Hu Jian, east Guangdong. At the shipyards here, orders for fishing boats are always popular, and the material turnover is fast, so it will be delayed until you place the order.
The price has probably risen by now. To buy a fishing boat, you have to go to a shipyard in Donghai Province or Jiangnan Province to place an order."
"Oh? Why?" Gu Kun also became serious.
He gave Xu Feng so much useful information today, and Xu Feng finally gave him some really valuable inside information in return.
Xu Feng analyzed proudly: "You don't know that the country has already started discussing the fishing ban policy this year, as well as the total power control of motorized fishing boats in each province.
After the game between all parties, the current rumor is that the Fisheries Bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture temporarily proposes to implement a fishing ban period in the East China Sea starting next year and trial the total power control of fishing vessels. As for the South China Sea, it will take a few years to wait and see.
.So, the shipyards on the other side of the East China Sea are in mourning at this juncture.
It is possible that if you postpone your order for shipbuilding until May or June, the raw materials in their warehouses will still be the inventory purchased last year when the RMB was valuable. Based on the behavior of state-owned enterprises, since their raw materials have not been affected by rising prices, then their raw materials
The shipping price will not increase either.
Brother, you are very loyal. If I can help you build a 2 million ship and save 200,000 to 300,000, I will definitely be worthy of the business opportunities you told me today."
"That's right, Brother Xu, you are so generous, I will definitely repay you in the future."
The two superficial brothers, who exchanged interests, continued to argue and make mistakes.