Time flashed to the eve of the Spring Festival of 1984. Chen Can had just returned from a report in Yanjing. After thinking that the Chinese New Year was approaching, he flew directly to Jichun Airport and prepared to go home directly.

In 1980, I didn't go back to celebrate the New Year. I went back for a day and a half in 1981, and it was the Spring Festival two years later.

In the past few years, I have dedicated my entire life to the land of Ningjiang.

Nowadays, Ningjiang Wireless Factory is no longer a simple state-owned factory, it is more like a group company.

Its assets have more than doubled in four years, and its employees have exceeded 40,000.

Ningjiang Wireless Factory currently has more than 20 branches and dozens of projects running at the same time. At the same time, there are more than 100 large-scale state-owned enterprises in China cooperating.

Chen Can's level has also been raised one level again. Of course, compared to his influence in Ningjiang, this level is not conspicuous.

Chen Can lives in Ningjiang and just got a house last year. It has four bedrooms and two living rooms, covering an area of ​​220 square meters. It is fully decorated and is considered a welfare house within the company.

Chen Can was wondering whether to take Zheng Juan and the others from Jichun to Ningjiang.

The past few years have been hard for Zheng Juan, raising children and taking care of the elderly. Although the conditions at home are much better than before, all the trivial matters of life are burdened on her alone.

Chen Can got off the plane, followed by his secretary holding a briefcase. The jeep outside the airport had been waiting for a long time. Several people got on the bus and the jeep drove away.

Compared with the cold in the Northeast, the weather in Pengcheng in the South is like spring at the moment, and the winter sun is even a little hot. The highest temperature during the day is even more than 20 degrees, so a single coat is enough.

The New Year atmosphere here is not as strong as in the Northeast, but at this time, in front of an office building, at the entrance and exit, a row of brand-new flower baskets gave the street a touch of red.

At this time, on the 23rd floor, there were two people wearing suits and leather shoes, standing at the company gate with smiles to greet the guests!

These two people were Luo Shibin and Shui Ziliu. Behind them, a big signboard hung at the reception desk, "Haitong Trading Co., Ltd."!

There is an entire office building with more than 30 employees. Judging from the size of the company, it is obviously not small!

It has only been four or five years since he was released from prison in 1978, and the two have completely mixed up.

After handling the company's affairs, Luo Shibin led the water to flow and opened an office.

This office is a small 100 square meters, and it is filled with high-end furniture. There are also paintings and calligraphy by famous artists hanging on the walls. The leather sofas and huanghuali tea sets give people a sense of luxury.

After glancing around at the furnishings in the room, Luo Shibin spoke boldly.

"Brother Shui, how are you? Is this office impressive enough?"

Shui Ziliu laughed, limped, took off his gloves, looked at the furnishings in the office, and then slowly sat on the leather sofa, gently caressing the leather sofa, but couldn't help but say.

"Is this office too big? And the decoration, isn't it a bit too luxurious?"

Luo Shibin laughed loudly and spoke boldly.

"As long as it's stylish enough, what's the point of being extravagant? When people discuss business with us, they can only feel confident to cooperate with us if they see our strength!"

Shui Ziliu wanted to refute, but in the end he nodded and said no more.

After Luo Shibin and Shui Ziliu were released, they came to Pengcheng in the south to develop.

With the reform and opening up, Pengcheng, as a bridgehead, has become almost a paradise for careerists.

Compared with the calmness of water flow, this place is more suitable for ambitious people like Luo Shibin.

Here, Luo Shibin was like a fish in water, and he quickly found a way to make money.

The two started by helping people smuggle and sell goods, then became middlemen. In more than a year, they made their first pot of gold.

It’s not that easy for outsiders to establish themselves in Pengcheng and become prosperous, not to mention that Luo Shibin and the other two were released from prison!

Although he made a little money, Luo Shibin didn't want to spend his whole life struggling in a gray area.

At that time, Luo Shibin's true ability began to show.

While he is clinging to all forces, he is looking for a ladder to reach a higher level.

After two years of exploration and trial, Luo Shibin met a businesswoman from Xiangjiang.

Luo Shibin's humor and boldness successfully attracted this Xiangjiang businesswoman.

Efforts are always rewarded, so Luo Shibin had a Hong Kong identity. As soon as he got the identity, Luo Shibin dumped the businesswoman.

After half a year of planning, Luo Shibin and Shui Ziliu finally established their own trading company. Now he has full wings and is about to take off!

He holds 60% of the company's shares, while Water Artesian holds 40%.

Nowadays, the import and export trade is in full swing, both white and black. It is a good time to fish in troubled waters. Naturally, Luo Shibin cannot give up this sweet potato.

In fact, their trading company has some relationship with Ningjiang Wireless Factory.

A few years ago, the Ningjiang Wireless Factory's electronic watches quickly occupied the market and began anti-dumping. Since then, the domestic smuggling business has begun to decline.

Of course, at that time, the smuggling business was still very popular, and domestic demand for large appliances such as color TVs, refrigerators, and washing machines was still huge.

When Luo Shibin and others first came to Pengcheng, they made their first pot of gold by smuggling color TVs.

However, as domestic appliances such as color TVs, refrigerators, and washing machines have gradually been offline, foreign smuggled goods have completely stopped moving.

But another way to make money began to slowly emerge, and that was to smuggle domestic electrical appliances from home to abroad.

Luo Shibin had a quick mind and discovered this way to make money as early as three years ago.

He obtained a variety of electrical products from some Ningjiang agents, among which electronic watches and radio recorders were the most popular.

Electronic watches have entered the era of five yuan a piece this morning, and the purchase price is only a little over two yuan.

Luo Shibin purchases dozens of sacks every time. The purchase price is only 2.5 yuan, and he sells them for 2.8 yuan.

Although this product is low-profit, the quantity is huge!

Nowadays, in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, electronic watches priced at five yuan a piece on the streets are all from Ningjiang.

Smuggling from domestic to foreign countries is relatively less risky.

Luo Shibin has always wanted to set up a trading company, which would not only serve as a shield for his smuggling business, but also slowly start to clear his name.

As domestic electrical products have become more abundant in the past two years, more and more smuggled goods have been produced.

From radios to Walkmans, and finally video recorders, stereos, color TVs, washing machines, and even the latest air conditioners.

Domestic electrical products have mushroomed like mushrooms after a rain in the past two years.

Almost all their technical support comes from Ningjiang Wireless Factory.

In recent years, many foreign brands have entered the country, but China's local electrical appliances have always occupied half of the market, and have even gained momentum to counterattack.

The most important point among them is the price!

In terms of domestic comprehensive costs, those foreign brands really can’t beat it!

Nowadays, the price of a Walkman is as low as twenty-nine yuan, while the minimum price of a foreign Walkman is one or two hundred yuan. The most important thing is that the quality of that low-end product is not as good as the Ningjiang brand that costs only twenty-nine yuan.

Luo Shibin earned a huge price difference by buying low and selling high. Now that he is a Xiangjiang native and has established a trading company, he feels that he is about to take off!

As domestic manufacturers begin to slowly rise, the living space of foreign brands is further reduced.

Of course, those foreigners did not give up on the Chinese market, but instead increased their investment.

The reason is very simple, that is, China's labor costs are too low. As the industrial chains of various industries begin to improve, supporting facilities for all industries are now complete.

Labor is low, there are more and more skilled workers, and the overall production cost is a fraction, or even a tenth, of that of European and American production bases. They have gradually become inseparable from China.

Such advantages have allowed more and more industrial chains in various industries to start building production bases in China, and China's reputation as a world factory has gradually spread around the world.

Becoming the world's factory is not a bad thing for China in this era, but a rare opportunity.

In fact, this is an inevitable hurdle on the road to development. Compared with the previous life, China in this life will integrate into the world faster and in a more appropriate way.

Perhaps in a dozen years, as industries upgrade and labor costs begin to double, many industries will gradually leave China and look for cheaper production bases.

Chen Can had already anticipated these future situations.

In fact, there are signs of this now. It has only been less than 1984, and the average wage of domestic workers is already close to one hundred yuan, which is far higher than the same period in previous lives.

Chen Can estimates that in at least ten years, the domestic average salary will exceed one thousand yuan, and by then the domestic labor cost advantage will gradually disappear.

This is exactly what Chen Can hopes to see. As long as Huaxia is given another ten years, Huaxia will definitely reach a new height, far exceeding the achievements of its previous life!

Compared with the calmness of self-flowing water, this era is more suitable for careerists like Luo Shibin who dare to venture and take action.

This trading company will be where Luo Shibin takes off, but it is by no means his end.

Shui Ziliu's calmness is destined to be unable to keep up with Luo Shibin's footsteps, and the two of them will part ways sooner or later.

Luo Shibin stood in front of the office window, looking at the tall buildings in the distance. A sense of heroism emerged in his heart, and he spoke as if muttering to himself.

"What a beautiful scenery. Only by standing higher can you see the scenery that others cannot see!"

Luo Shibin looked out the window for a long time, and suddenly a different emotion emerged in his heart, as if he was mumbling to himself.

"Brother Shui, I have to find a goal for myself. I plan to go back to Jichun!"

Shui Ziliu didn't seem to hear clearly, but he quickly reacted, raised his head, and looked at Luo Shibin's back.

Luo Shibin turned around, his face now full of bitterness.

He took a deep breath and said.

"Brother Shui, I have to get my child back!"

Shui Ziliu wanted to say something, but in the end he opened his mouth slightly and did not speak.
To be continued...