Chapter 3896 3898【Returning home in splendor】
During the Spring Festival of 1988, Xiang Nan and Qiaogu took a flight back to the mainland to celebrate the New Year.
After not coming back for three years, Xiang Nan found that the mainland, especially Yiwu, was getting better and better and more and more lively.
Many buildings have been built in Yiwu, and there are more and more cars on the road. Not only trucks pulling goods, but also many cars. TVs, refrigerators, washing machines, etc. have gradually become more popular and are no longer rare items.
"Qiaogu, look, I said our Yiwu will develop." Xiang Nan said with a smile.
When they got married, Xiang Nan specially used foreign exchange coupons to buy a TV, refrigerator, washing machine, etc. at Youyi Store, which was the only one in Chenjia Town at the time. But these are not uncommon now.
"Yeah." Qiao Gu smiled and nodded. Although Yiwu was not as good as Los Angeles, it had still made huge progress compared to when she first went abroad.
Not to mention anything else, it was 1984 when she went out, and there were very few people wearing colorful clothes on the street.
Looking back now, I see that the girls all over the street are dressed beautifully, including jeans, bell-bottom pants, bat shirts, fitness pants...the streets of Los Angeles are nothing more than that.
“Dagang, what business are you doing in the United States now?” Chen Jianghe asked curiously.
“Financial investment.” Xiang Nan said.
“What does that do?” Chen Jianghe was a little confused.
Xiang Nan briefly introduced the meaning of securities, stocks, and futures, and how to buy and sell to get the price difference.
“Isn’t that the same as speculation, buying and selling short?” Chen Jianghe said in surprise after hearing this.
There is no need to see the spot, but funds are bought and sold there. Isn't that just speculation, short buying and short selling?
Xiang Nan smiled and said, "This is legal abroad. And let me tell you, we are also going to open a stock exchange in China. By then, our Chinese can also invest in stocks."
In fact, the mainland launched its first securities trading counter in Hujiang in 1986, launching stocks to the public. The first stock is Feiyue Audio.
However, a formal stock exchange would not be established until 1990.
“What’s the use of doing this?” Chen Jianghe asked curiously.
“Of course it is useful.” Xiang Nan said with a smile, “It can not only help listed companies raise funds and help the company’s development; it can also provide people with an additional investment channel for their idle funds, killing two birds with one stone.
Did you know that many people in the United States have made a fortune by investing in stocks and live a very good life? Of course, there are also many people who not only lost money but even got into debt because of failed stock trading. So people often say, ‘The stock market is risky, so you need to be cautious when entering the market. ’”
“Dagang, tell me, how much money do you make in the United States now?” Chen Jianghe asked curiously.
“I didn’t make much money.” Xiang Nan waved his hand and said with a smile.
“Let’s talk about whether we are brothers or not,” Chen Jianghe said with a smile.
“Oh, I really don’t make much money. The racial discrimination there is quite severe. We Chinese have no status in the United States and can’t find any decent jobs.
In 1982, a Chinese young man was beaten to death by two white men in the street. They were both sentenced to three years of probation and a fine of US$3,000. "Xiang Nan explained, "So in these years, we probably only made a few hundred thousand US dollars, and most of them were mailed home. "
He didn't reveal the truth to Chen Jianghe, not because he was afraid of being borrowed money by Chen Jianghe, but mainly because the timing was not right. Because money is a double-edged sword. Sometimes it is a talisman, and sometimes it is the root of trouble.
“A hundred thousand dollars? That’s a lot.” Chen Jianghe nodded.
In the 1990s, the title of “millionaire” was still very popular. Unlike now, one million is only enough to buy a bathroom in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. "I'm satisfied for the time being." Xiang Nan smiled and said, "How are you and Yuzhu? How is your business doing these years?"
"It's okay." Chen Jianghe nodded, "We opened a clothing store, specializing in clothing wholesale and retail. Customers from all over the country come to us to purchase goods."
In 1983, after cloth stamps were cancelled, Chen Jianghe realized the business opportunities and immediately started selling clothes.
Sure enough, after the cancellation of cloth stamps, the supply of cloth was opened up, and people's desire to buy new clothes was immediately released, and clothing sales increased immediately.
After that, he found more than fifty tailors himself and sent them cloth and clothing patterns, asking them to process them at home and then give the clothes to him for sale.
This way, it does not violate the rule that self-employed workers cannot employ more than eight people, but also has its own garment processing factory in disguise, which effectively reduces the purchase cost.
So Chen Jianghe has made a lot of money in the past few years, and he can be considered a small boss. Although it's not like Xiang Nan who made millions, he is still considered to be in the upper reaches of Yiwu.
“Not bad.” Xiang Nan smiled, “Brother Ji Feo, I knew you could do it.”
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Xiang Nan then went to see Qiu Yingjie.
He has been promoted now and is already a division-level cadre. He is also married to his college classmate Yang Yingying.
“That’s right, Brother Qiu, my sister-in-law is so beautiful. Congratulations.” Xiang Nan cupped his hands and said with a smile, “Forgive me, I’m in the United States and I didn’t receive the news, otherwise I would have rushed back to drink your wedding wine.”
"It goes without saying." Qiu Yingjie waved his hand and said with a smile, "How are you doing in the United States?"
"It's great that you're back from the United States." Qiu Yingjie's wife Yang Yingying originally had a cold attitude towards Xiang Nan, thinking that she was another person coming through the back door. When Qiu Yingjie said that Xiang Nan had come back from abroad, she immediately became enthusiastic. stand up.
“It’s nothing good. Believe me, sister-in-law, in a few years, our Yiwu is guaranteed to be better than the United States.” Xiang Nan said with a smile.
“How is that possible?” Yang Yingying pouted.
Xiang Nan smiled and stopped dwelling on this issue.
He came today to reminisce with Qiu Yingjie, not to quarrel with Yang Yingying.
Furthermore, Xiang Nan knew that Yang Yingying was originally a fan of foreign affairs. In the play, she did not want Qiu Yingjie to be an official and wanted to take him abroad.
Because Qiu Yingjie was unwilling to go abroad, she divorced Qiu Yingjie and went to the United States alone. Later, she probably married a wealthy foreigner and lived a relatively comfortable life.
After all, she can send her daughter Qiu Yan to a good boarding school, which is absolutely impossible in the United States without money.
“I’m living pretty well in the United States.” Xiang Nan smiled, “Did you know about the stock market crash last October?”
“I know a little bit.” Qiu Yingjie nodded.
Although there is no stock exchange in China at this time, even if a stock market crash occurs around the world, it will have little impact on the mainland. But he will still understand this foreign information.
Because he always believed that if Yiwu wanted his feathers to fly into the sky, he had to go out of China and go to the world, and he could only fly by the winds of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
“I successfully predicted the stock market crash and am now quite a celebrity in the United States.” Xiang Nan said with a smile.
Chapter 3 is not out yet, so I’ll just have two chapters today, sorry.
(End of this chapter)