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He Long asked, “It’s just to join the WTO, right? Why not just join now?”

His business was very large, but it was limited to catering. One business became two, and two became four. He was self-aware and did not engage in diversification.

I have never paid much attention to the general domestic situation. The word "WTO" was a hot topic in China in those years, and I could hear a few words even if I covered my ears.

Russia could be crossed in a few steps, but it seemed so far away that it had nothing to do with his life.

Fang Quandao said, "Russia and the West have always been in conflict. Lao Pu has a bad temper, and the Americans are not used to him. They always impose economic sanctions. They are not necessarily willing to do business with us Chinese, but other than the Chinese who dare to do business with them They can't find anyone else to do business with.

Otherwise, how do you think those doing border trade get paid?

The border trade bosses look like migrant workers. They are inconspicuous and their arrogance is not comparable to that of the coal bosses. If they really want to do something, they can invest hundreds of millions or billions without blinking an eye. "

He Anwen said, "That's the reason. There are too many big bosses in border trade, and they are all so good at hiding it and making a fortune in silence. Sometimes, when I meet a border trade boss I don't know, I don't dare to show off. It would be bad if I get slapped in the face later. I don’t have the confidence to stand with them."

He Long asked, "Have you ever seen a good way? If you find a good way, don't forget me. I have some spare money, and I can still move around. Just say anything."

He Anwen smiled bitterly and said, "Brother, do you think this is still the past? After the 2008 financial crisis, the global economy was not good, and Russia was under sanctions. We are supposed to benefit from doing border trade, but there are many things we can't do, such as oil, The natural gas is too high-end, and we will definitely not be able to use it, so we can only throw away these clothes, shoes and the like.

I’m not bragging. I used to be able to sell a trainload of high-imitation three-stripes every other week, but I can’t do that now. Many southern bosses have built markets and stalls specializing in selling Chinese goods. They ship the goods directly. Now I I'm almost drinking the northwest wind. "

They don't have to deal with middlemen at all, and they don't even get to eat the price difference.

Fang Quandao said, "In the information society, this will happen sooner or later. My brother-in-law said that when the Internet and logistics catch up, in the future Maozi will be purchased directly from domestic online stores, and the wholesale markets over there will not be able to get involved. Middlemen like you are even more important." No future.”

He had always admired Li Laoer's foresight, so even if he thought it was mysterious, he didn't dare to doubt it.

He Anwen said, "It is really possible. If we build warehousing overseas, the freight cost will be reduced by more than half, and Russians can really do online shopping. In fact, I am just looking forward to it. I hope that the ruble and RMB will be interchangeable as soon as possible. No matter how angry Lao Pu is, , still can’t let go of the US dollar.

For example, when we earn rubles, the first thing we do is to convert them into U.S. dollars, and then exchange the U.S. dollars for RMB. Americans are comfortable, and they can make money from us just by lying at home. "

Global trade is mainly denominated in US dollars, which means settlement can only be completed through US dollars, resulting in an extremely strong position of the US dollar. Therefore, Americans can impose economic sanctions on other countries at any time.

Li Lan said curiously, "I remember that during the economic crisis in 2008, China and Russia seemed to have signed a currency swap agreement."

He Anwen said, "We just signed an agreement and it is of a standby nature. There is no creditor-debt relationship. Now that we are importing oil and natural gas from there and giving RMB to Maozi, Maozi cannot be happy."

Li Lan knew little about currency and finance and asked with a smile, "Isn't the United States sanctioning Russia? How can they use US dollars?"

He Anwen said, "The advantages of Hong Kong are now highlighted. It is not called an international financial center for nothing. After being sanctioned by the United States, Mao Zi regarded Hong Kong as a safe haven. U.S. dollars and euros were all replaced by Hong Kong dollars. Hong Kong dollars It became Russia’s reserve currency.

In the British colonial era, Mao Zi might not have had the courage. Europe and the Americans were in the same trousers, and they would sanction whomever the Americans said they would sanction.

France, Germany, and the United Kingdom are still happy to see this. Iran and Iraq previously had deposits and gold in them. They spent money legally and reasonably, and only fools would not do it.

He talked eloquently and talked a lot, which made Fang Quan and others stunned.

Fang Quan lit his cigarette and said, "You have been watching military programs for a long time. What you said is clear and logical. But what you said is good. I have met a few Lunan people who do steel structures and steel pipes before. Their business is in Africa and the Middle East." Much easier to do than before.

Fang Quandao, "No wonder your business can be so big, it's just a pity."

"What's a pity?" He Anwen asked curiously.

Fang Quandao, "It's a pity that I haven't studied anymore. You've gotten to this point without studying. What would you have done if you had studied?"

He Anwen was stunned for a moment, then sighed and said, "You're right. Every time when my brain is not enough, I hate myself for being able to study but not working hard. I am not as good as Fang Li."

The landlady personally brought the food and wine in. Two opened bottles of Guojiao were placed in the middle of the large round table. She also opened the beer and placed it on the table for them to choose.

After the landlady went out, Fang Quan first poured a glass of beer for Li Lan, then filled it for himself, raised the glass and said, "Let's have a drink first."

Everyone stood up together, raised their cups, and drank the whole drink.

He Long asked, "You don't drink liquor anymore?"

Li Lan said, "Let's just drink beer. We are all members of our own family. Drinking so much white wine will make you feel hot and uncomfortable. Drinking beer is fine."

Fang Quan smiled and said, "As for the beer, everyone can drink as much as they want. When you're done, go sing."

Everyone looked at Li Lan.

Li Lan said, "No, I'm afraid of noise. If I drink well and eat well, I can go for a walk, but I don't necessarily have to sing."

He Long said, "Maybe it's because I'm old enough. Like me, I liked drinking, eating, and playing. I could play in the dance hall all day long without getting tired of it. But now, I can hear that sound from so far away. Just a headache.”

Because he was too addicted and was scolded by his brother-in-law, no one dared to accompany him to entertainment venues since then. Naturally, he would not go alone, and it was even more boring.

Sitting at the door was Fang Quan's little cousin Fang Shiqiang, who had a more honest temperament and had not interrupted much. After drinking two glasses of wine, he couldn't help but said, "There are a lot of Russians in the clubs in the county now. That guy is enough." He's 1.8 meters tall, taller than me, and his skin is white."

Naturally, I feel embarrassed to say the words plump and round.

He Long said, "Come, let me have a drink with you."

"Brother Long, I respect you." Fang Shiqiang stood up with the cup in hand, and naturally it was difficult to say anything else.

He Anwen said, "I am still planning to partner with a few southerners to open a trading market in Central Asia such as Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. After it is completed, I will rent the storefront and stalls to former domestic businessmen.

There is no such professional trading market there yet. If we fill the gap, we should make no less money. "

Fang Quandao said, "It's okay if you have connections over there. If you don't, it will definitely be difficult. Just the police making trouble will be enough for you."

He Anwen said, "If you have never done border trade, you will not understand. The smaller the country, the poorer it is, the easier it is to establish a relationship. Last year, I went to Africa with them. I met everyone from the president to ministers, that's all." There is a table, with the president on the left, a few Chinese people on the right, and next to it, the Minister of Transportation, the Minister of Finance, the Commander of the Navy, and the like.

At that time, people still wanted to give me approval to open a bank. I was afraid of trouble, otherwise, it would be open now. "

Li Lan heard what he said was exaggerated and asked curiously, "Uncle Anwen, I didn't mean to tear you down. Are you serious?"

He Anwen said, "How can this be false? You don't understand the gap between the rich and the poor. If I don't talk about others, I will talk about your father's affairs."

Li Lan said, "What does it have to do with my dad?"

He Anwen said, "I also heard what others said, and I thought it was nonsense at first. Later, I went to Africa again, and I feel that they are inseparable. Do you want to listen to it?"

Li Lan nodded, "Just tell me."

He Anwen said, "Let's just listen to it like this. Don't spread it out casually. People are willing to tell me because the person involved is my brother-in-law. I will definitely not spread it randomly. It was probably in 2009 when my brother-in-law took my eldest sister to Africa." In a country called Swika, there is a wildlife sanctuary there. You can see lions, wolves, and tigers clearly from a car."

"The trip to Sweka was not in 2009, but in 2008." Li Lan corrected him anyway. That year, his mother suddenly became very interested in the vast African continent, muttering all day that she wanted to explore it when she had time. Africa.

He is a man who sticks to his word, no matter what, without saying a word, he drags his mother to Sweka in Africa, starting a romantic journey around the world for the two of them.

It's been a month since I left.

He Anwen said, "I don't remember it very clearly. It is said that my brother-in-law was bullied by a warlord leader at that time. This little warlord was very arrogant. If Song Gu and others were not around as security guards at that time, it would have been impossible to end.

My brother-in-law was very angry, so he contacted the Chinese people in Svika and complained to the president. If such a warlord is immortal, why should he still be there to celebrate the New Year?

The president at that time was pushing back and forth, sometimes saying he had no money, and sometimes saying he had no equipment. Anyway, he just wanted to extort some money to get things done.

At first it asked for 1 million U.S. dollars, and my brother-in-law readily agreed. Later, he asked for 2 million U.S. dollars. It was okay to think about it. Within two days, the president regretted it again. He felt that his brother-in-law's agreement was too simple. He must not be short of money. He wanted less, so he made an offer. 10 million.

This angered his brother-in-law. It was just the Svika election. He secretly contacted all the opposition parties and gave each opposition 10 million for the purpose of unseating the president and destroying the small warlords. He also promised that after the completion of the matter, Give me another $100 million.

Several opposition parties were not confident that they could take down the president alone, so they simply joined forces with the military. They didn't even go through the election process. They went straight to a coup and brought down the president, and then wiped him out. He killed the little warlord and divided the $100 million equally. "

Not to mention He Long and others were dumbfounded, even Li Lan couldn't believe it.

"You can't be fooling me, can you?"

He Anwen smiled and said, "There are no outsiders here. Let me tell you the truth. You also know the person who said this to me, that Chaozhou guy Zhang Xianwen. He built an industrial park in Sweka. After my brother-in-law went there, it was He received the reception, and he also arranged the subsequent contact with the opposition.

At present, the only people who know about this matter are him, me, and a few of you. You must never tell outsiders again. It is always taboo if this kind of thing spreads. "

Everyone nodded hurriedly. Of course, they couldn't talk nonsense. This place was all in Li Laoer's glory, and no one hoped for Li Laoer's good things more than they did.

As a son, Li Lan would naturally not gossip about his father.

"I respect you all." He stood up and said, raising his head, the wine in the glass was gone.

As we drank, the dishes were already spread all over the table.

The landlady held a cup in one hand and a beer in the other, and toasted each of them with a glass of wine.

He smiled and said, "I would like to toast you all on behalf of my old Zhou. This meal is mine. Please forgive me for any lack of care."

He Long said, "That's enough. There's no need to continue serving the food. It's a waste if you can't finish it. As for your treat, forget it. I'll take it as I wish."

The landlady said, "Brother Long, I have to give you this little bit of face. It's my honor to treat you to dinner."

He exited the room with a smile and closed the door gently.

He Long sighed, "Things are different now."

His meaningless words made Li Lan confused, and he asked with a smile, "Uncle, what are you saying with emotion again?"

He Anwen said, "You don't know this. Shao Yihong is the boss's wife. She was very powerful in the past. Her father was the leader of the supply and marketing cooperative, and her mother was the leader of the county committee. If you look at her current model, you will know that she will definitely be beautiful when she is young. As a matter of fact, and with a good family background, our Yi Zhi Hua is simply a replica of Snow White.

At that time, we only dared to peek from afar, and we didn't even dare to look at him, let alone talk to him.

Isn’t there a buzzword on the Internet now called ‘goddess’, which is the goddess in our hearts.

Who in their youth has never had a dream? In our dream, it was her.

None of us thought that we would be able to get to where we are today. The young man has become a big boss, and the goddess of the past has become a cook. Isn’t it different now? "

"Uncle, have you ever had a crush on her?" Li Lan asked without reservation.

He Long said, "Look around, how many people of my age didn't have a crush on her? Someone once gave her a love letter, and then had her beaten the next day. There were so many guardians, it was scary. , I am a timid person, and I don’t even dare to look at her.

After I got married, I was exhausted from farming and had no time to take care of her.

Later, when your parents got married, I went to see them, and I never saw her again at home. I never thought she would open a restaurant here. "

"And he's so attentive to you? Brother Long, to be honest, do you feel a sense of accomplishment?" Fang Quan asked with a smile.

He Long said with a smile, "What do you think? This is called thirty years of Hedong and thirty years of Hexi. She will not look at us for quite a while. Now, I point to the east. If she dares to go west, the county will , she doesn’t have to hang around anymore.”

He Anwen said, "Her husband is Zhou Weiping. After Zhou Weiping retired, this kid couldn't survive, so he reluctantly opened this restaurant. Do you want to give them some trouble?"

He Long rolled his eyes at him, held up the cup, and pretended to say, "Don't be so boring, have more sunshine and less darkness, and the world will be better!"

Everyone laughed.

When he was almost done drinking, He Long asked the waiter to bring rice in and give each person a bowl of rice.

Fang Quan casually took out the banknotes from his pocket, without counting them in detail. He just estimated them and left them on the table, telling everyone to leave.

Shao Yihong glanced at the table, smiled and without saying anything else, personally sent everyone to the door.

He Long said, "Time is not forgiving."

Shao Yihong took everyone away without waiting for a reply.

Fang Quan crossed his arms and asked, "Is it cold, everyone? Come on, let's go to the sauna and then step on our backs."

He Long said, "That's no problem, I just sobered up."

Fang Quandao, "Don't go back tonight, just sleep in the hotel. Tomorrow morning, we will go to the riverside for a barbecue."

He Anwen said, "If you don't go back, your wife won't check the post?"

Fang Quan said contemptuously, "You think she is your wife? My wife is not that tight. What is the most important thing between husband and wife? Trust! My wife."

The phone in his pocket rang.

He Anwen joked, "Hurry up and pick it up, otherwise my sister-in-law will get angry."

Fang Quan trotted to the other side and answered the phone while hiding from them. He deliberately said loudly, "Well, if I don't go back tonight, where can I be? I can't hear the sound. The cars on the road are roaring. What's the joke? It's my own hotel. , I can’t find a place to sleep anywhere.

Oh, my son misses me. He won’t sleep until I go back? Okay, okay, wait a minute. "

When he walked up to He Long and others, before he spoke, He Long waved at him, "Where's your driver? Ask him to pick you up. Don't drive yourself."

When Li Lan saw him looking at him, he smiled and said, "What's the relationship between us? You're still polite to me. You can go your own way, and I'll take a bath with my uncle."

Probably because of the alcohol, he was very excited now and not sleepy at all.

What's more, there are several people here who are here to support him. Fang Quan can leave, but if he leaves, it will be a bit lonely.

Fang Quan patted him on the shoulder and said, "Then you guys have fun, I'll leave first."

Turning his head and winking at Fang Shiqiang, "Leave it to you, you make the arrangements."

Fang Shiqiang immediately understood and said, "Don't worry, I will take care of everything."

He is not Fang Quan's secretary, but he hangs out with Fang Quan all year round and does some small business. The boss in the county is also familiar with him. In a way, he represents Fang Quan's face.

After Fang Quan got into the driver's car, he waved to the car behind him, and soon the two cars stopped in front of him and said with a smile, "Get in the car, it's not far, we'll be there soon."

Everyone got in the car, passed two intersections, turned a corner, and stopped at a five-story building.

He Long lit up his cigarette, looked up at the signboard, and said with a smile, "I don't even know when this opened."

Alchemist said forcefully, "Last year, it was opened by a southern boss who was friends with Brother Quan."

He took the lead and went in first. The little girl standing at the front desk saw him and hurriedly greeted him.

He sat on the sofa and personally brought a pair of slippers to Li Lan.

Li Lan hurriedly said, "Uncle, I will do it myself, you don't have to be so polite."

He Long was wearing slippers and didn't change his shoes. He entered the bathroom, took off his clothes in front of the closet, and threw it into the closet. After he entered the pool area, the waiter next to him quickly locked it with the sign in his hand.

It was Li Lan's first time entering a public bathroom. He was a little embarrassed to be naked in public.

He Long smiled and said, "Come in and take a bubble, it's very comfortable."

"Here we come." Li Lan simply let go and tentatively put his feet into the pool. He started to feel a little hot and slowly put half of his body into the water. His fatigue gradually dissipated.

Sitting on the edge of the pool, leaning against the wall, resting his hands on the edge of the pool, he took the cigarette from Fang Shiqiang and finally lit one.

Steaming water mist and smoke in the hand linger in front of the eyes.