After the Christmas holiday, New Year's Day was coming in a blink of an eye. Gu Ao relaxed for a few days and then entered the final sprint at the end of the period.

Although the time and energy that can be used for study is only about half of the other students, it is still fine for Gu Ao to pass the final exam with early draft.

At the same time, anyone who has studied liberal arts and science knows that the difference between understanding liberal arts and not understanding liberal arts is only a difference between 90 points and 60 points, while whether understanding science and engineering is not very understanding, it is a difference between 90 points and 0 points.

As long as you know a little about subjective questions, you can get some points no matter how you write them. Moreover, there are a lot of practices and oral exams, which are originally a combination of teaching and practice, and can get a lot of points for Gu Ao.

The wheel of history has entered 1980.

Around January 10, Gu Ao received six credits for the semester and breathed a sigh of relief. Then he took the time to contact Director Bao and asked about his arrangements before the winter vacation.

"You go to the Special Administrative Region first. The factory there has been rushing to renovate day and night, and the production equipment has also been shipped out of ready-made products from other factories. The boss will be entertaining representatives of the Japanese consortium in the past few days. You have to help you with technical and business explanations during the reception.

For Hujiang, you have to say hello to the top. The deputy director has to finalize everything else and report it together. All other conditions are ready. When you return from the Special Administrative Region, first cross the river and say hello to Sir Shao, and then take the outdoor crew and equipment from Xiangjiang to Hujiang directly to meet us."

Gu Ao was a little surprised: "So things in Hujiang are so troublesome? I thought it was faster there."

Director Bao understood on the phone: "It's not like this. It's because the King of Charity was rejected once last time, after all, he lost face. This time, he brought up the old news again, and there were always some new conditions.

He was willing to increase the donation from HK$40 million to HK$50 million, or US$10 million. However, the conditions changed from the original unconditional donation to the name of "Zhaolong Hotel", which means he won a naming right for his old father.

Mayor Peng was worried about 'establishing a monument for the capitalist family' and had to wait for the head to give a message to the hotel in person before he could execute it. How could the chief's calligraphy be so easy to obtain? Of course, he had to wait for the opportunity."

After saying this, Gu Ao immediately understood it because it was similar to the plot he saw in the previous century documentary. However, his matchmaking allowed the Zhaolong Hotel to move the donated land from the capital to Hujiang a year or two in advance, covering the planned land of Hujiang Huating.

(Note: In history, because no one was in the middle of mediation, the King of Shipbuilding had a deep misunderstanding about the Hujiang municipal government and was afraid of being humiliated again, so he later turned to the capital. In the book, Gu Ao helped both parties to eliminate the misunderstanding in advance, so I think the butterfly effect is reasonable.)

"Okay, then I'll leave for the Special Administrative Region." Gu Ao hung up the phone and then went to cook the air ticket.

He knew what he had to do after he arrived in the SAR: it was nothing more than saying good things to him when the boss brought him with him. First, it was to prove how promising the joint venture was and how good the operating data was now.

Secondly, I want to emphasize that "I didn't have my own factory before, so I couldn't expand my production capacity and could not make more money using the window period. So I urgently needed a joint venture in the mainland to make the business work twice the result with half the effort (when I said this, Gu Ao represented the identity of Hong Kong capital)"

In short, it is necessary to make the Japanese side feel that CITIC’s money is very important and play the role of turning iron into gold. Only in this way can the Japanese consortium be willing to trust CITIC Trust’s vision in the future and subscribe to more bonds.

Although it was a matter of helping others stand up, Gu Ao himself did not lose much. After all, he could use this to meet many well-known entrepreneurs. Such connections are very valuable to him as a young man.

The flight that day had passed, so Gu Ao bought it the next day, flying to Xiangjiang, and then returning to the pass by land.

In 1980, there was no airport in Shenzhen Stock Exchange, either flying to Yuezhou or Xiangjiang. Gu Ao had a diplomatic passport and a long-term visa to travel between the two places, so it was more convenient to fly to Xiangjiang. However, for those who do not have a diplomatic passport, it would rather fly to Yuezhou and take more roads.

On the eve of leaving Beijing, after saying goodbye to his classmate and roommate in his class, Ye Wan stopped him and asked him to have a midnight snack together.

Gu Ao followed him calmly and went to a fly restaurant outside the school where double-skin milk and ginger milk, and only then did he see Isminaya being there too.

After all, are everyone still good friends?

"We are not only seeing you off, but Mina told me that Teacher Han is working for you now?" After the double-skinned milk was served, Ye Wan tasted it twice and asked the first question.

Gu Ao looked at Mina: "It can't be considered as working for me, she just went to a Hong Kong-funded company."

"We are all our own people, can we not be quainted with words?" Ye Wan was a little unhappy. She felt that Gu Ao treated Mina as her own person, but she met her.

Gu Ao: "Then just say what's wrong with her?"

Ye Wan told her bluntly: "I don't have any pretentious feelings to you. After all, Teacher Han treats us well. It's not easy for her to work hard now. Since she has been to the Special Administrative Region, it's better than wandering around. There are some small gifts here, and you can bring them the specialties in your hometown. Remember to tell her that we are all thinking of her."

While saying that Ye Wan handed the package she carried to Gu Ao.

Only then did Gu Ao remembered that Han Ting is now in the SAR and is already an operator of a joint venture and is about to receive an inspection by the Japanese consortium together.

Originally, CITIC Trust held 60% of the shares of Hanle Electronics Company after the joint venture, and the business decision-making power was to be taken back to the newcomer. But the boss was also quite generous. He investigated Han Ting's background and found that he was a good comrade from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He had been tested and had good abilities. He held a department-level position when he was in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Now he is in charge of a US$5 million joint venture, which should be more than enough.

So the two sides reached an agreement that Han Ting would continue to be the general manager. (Gu Ao also asked Lin Guodong to pretend to be a white face)

Finally, CITIC only introduced two executives in charge of finance and audit, and the others can be let go.

"Shame, it's still you're meticulous. I forgot where Teacher Han is." Gu Ao took the thing guiltily.

Ye Wan was speechless, while Mina joked: "Senior Gu, what are you doing? When you make friends with others, you are as radical as a wolf. Why are you so slow in life?"

"Don't the chef cook when he comes home? I'm not overusing the brain for people I want to make friends at work, but my true friends around me have ignored it." Gu Ao said bluntly.

Men's ability to make friends is highly utilitarian. For business and career, they can endure humiliation and devote great energy.

But if you are also very attentive to women, there is probably only one explanation: you want to get to the other person.

Gu Ao doesn't care about the polite exchanges with female friends, even teachers, and small favors. It shows that he is devoted to important matters, which is a noble manifestation. He is a utilitarian pig's hoof.

Of course, when Ye Wan and Mina think of this, they cannot be said to be scheming. It’s just that women are naturally emotional and delicate, and are willing to spend time doing things that are “not cost-effective” and cannot see the reward for the time being.

"It's great to remind me that you are here to bring you gifts when you come back during the winter vacation."

...

The next day, Gu Ao flew straight to Xiangjiang and transferred to Shenzhen Stock Exchange.

Director Bao gave him an address and asked him to go directly to the Shajiao Industrial Zone at the east end of the Jiehe River. The relevant personnel are now sitting in the office building of the Shajiao Street government and even the only hotel in the district to prepare for the inspection of the Japanese consortium.

The boundary between Xiangjiang and Shenzhen Stock Exchange is composed of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange River and Shajiao River. The upper reaches of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange River originated from the mountains of Longgang District in later generations, and it was forked into two strands near Zhongying Street.

The mainstream is the Shenzhen Stock River, which flows westward into the Shenzhen Stock Bay. On this section of the border, there are also old ports such as Luohu and Futian, which have a history of more than 100 years. The Guangdong-9 Railway was also built from this side.

There is a much narrower diversion to the east of the fork point, which is Shajiao River. The river goes east and pours into the sea at Shajiao. The development here is much behind the west because it is not on the link between Yuezhou and Xiangjiang, and it is almost all farmland, hillsides and sandbanks.

The Shekou Industrial Zone, which was established in July last year, is on the border between the Special Administrative Region and the west side of Xiangjiang River. The Shajiao Industrial Zone, which was newly approved last month, is the last section of the boundary river between the Special Administrative Region and the east side of the Xiangjiang River. One east and one west blocks both ends of the border between the two places.

Gu Ao took a taxi and drove to Shajiao Port, which had just been established for more than a month, only to see the Xietian Palace and Bodhisattva Temple on the mountain on the side of Xiangjiang River, and then it was all over the fields.

In Shenzhen, except for the Iwata District Government that is being built, a building and dock that will be planned for the Port Authority in the future. There are only guesthouses, Hanle Electronics Factory and other buildings left. All the rest are bungalows for farmers.

The entire industrial area is about two to three square kilometers, and there are not many factories left. There is only a T-shaped road paved with asphalt, which extends from the customs port to the district government and the Port Authority; and a fork in the middle is to turn from the district government to the Hanle Electronics Factory.

The other plots are three-way and one-level, which is quite fast. Many farmlands have been expropriated and abandoned and leveled, but before they can build any houses, the roads are covered with rammed earth roads and there is no cement.

However, all the people who come and go are in a hurry and work very hard, which makes people see at a glance that this is a hot land.

After all, in the next few years, this will be the only industrial zone in China that the policy allows for "newly settled corporate income tax, tariff exemption for 3 years". This policy alone will make investors excited like a cardiac agent and adrenaline.

Although the Shekou Industrial Zone in the West Corner of the border is also tax-free, it is only exempt from income tax, and the years are longer than here, but there is no tariff-free. Therefore, for "imported material processing" enterprises, Shajiao's attractiveness is undoubtedly unique.

Hanle Electronics, thanks to the full-scale promotion of the CITIC Group, has become the first benchmark enterprise to settle in Shajiao Industrial Zone and put into production.

From this perspective, it is also a very cost-effective transaction for Gu Ao to give up some shares. After all, these are all historical qualifications. Without the power of the CITIC Department, Gu Ao could not settle so many relationships with himself.

Gu Ao found the guesthouse in the district based on the new map just published on January 1st.

The guesthouse is a three-story dilapidated cement house with no steel structure, and it was urgently painted inside.

The boss and the Japanese businessman have not arrived yet, so all the rooms on the third floor are vacant to receive the big guys. Gu Ao took the letter of introduction and proved his identity, and then he got a room on the second floor.

He also found out that Han Ting was in his room not far from him on the check-in list.

This was indeed beyond Gu Ao's expectations. He felt that the factory had been put into production and he should solve the accommodation problem.

If Han Ting had to stay in a guesthouse during her foreign guests, what would the workers do?

After washing and cleaning up, Gu Ao knocked on Teacher Han’s door.

"Who?" A vigilant female voice came from inside.

"Teacher Han is me, Xiao Gu."

"Xiao Gu, I think you should come here too." This time the reaction was very fast, and the door was opened without changing the clothes.

"Teacher Han, I...is it convenient for me to come in?"

"Come in and speak quickly!" Han Ting looked at him angrily and pulled him into the door.

She didn't want people in the corridor to see her hair and clothes being disheveled after washing.

"Teacher Han, why are you still living in a guesthouse? I heard that the factory has started construction, so where do the workers currently live?"

"Of course it is impossible for them to live in the industrial zone. They all rent beds from farmers' homes nearby. They can set up a bed for 1.50 cents a month. Walking 3 kilometers to work is nothing." Han Ting explained while wiping her hair.

Rent for 1.50 cents per month... Is this still the Special Administrative Region?
Chapter completed!