The leisurely life of rebirth

Fang Menan knew that in 1984, there were less than 30 stocks listed in Austria at that time, and Rogers' investment in Austria was an astonishing move. At that time, the Austrian stock market was very depressed, and it was almost not what it was in 1961, 23 years ago.

In fact, Austria's economy is developing steadily. Although financiers across Europe are trying to find new investment opportunities around them, no one has expressed interest in investing in Austria. Rogers is convinced that Austria will fall behind sooner or later.

Once it enters their sight, it contains precious opportunities.

"Haha... Thanks to Rogers' constant publication, there won't be so many people pouring into Austria." Diao Rong said with a smile. She checked Rogers' background and left the Soros Fund, taking 20% ​​of the company's funds.

Profit - 14 million US dollars, a famous investor. Compared with him, we are not bad, Diao Rong thought.

Diao Rong handed Fang Monan some more photos, "These are photos from the Frankfurt Motor Show. Get familiar with them! I heard they were designed by you."

"Haha..." Fang Monan smiled. "Better than mine, more perfect and beautiful."

"Yes! It caused a sensation at that time. Because of the limited quantity, everyone rushed to place orders." Diao Rong said with a smile: "That's when I realized that there are so many rich people in the world." [

Yang Fan began to talk about his investment in Japan, "The Nikkei exceeded 10,000 points at the beginning of this year, and we made a lot of profits."

After the Japanese stock market exceeded 10,000 points in early 1984, it rose close to 10,000 points in the following years, embarking on a five-year bull market.

Fang Monan nodded and talked about next year's arrangements.

"By the way, is Qi Qiushi here?" Cheng Shigui asked. "I have something to ask him if he is interested."

"It's easy, just call him and ask him to come over." Fang Monan asked again: "What's the matter?"

"Oh! That's right. Japanese home appliances are flooding the United States. This time I met a home appliance manufacturer in the United States. The workers went on strike to demand higher wages. He was very anxious. I suggested that he move the factory to the mainland. The labor here is very cheap.

, he calculated that he was interested in it. Processing and assembly with supplied materials is very suitable for Qiushi." Cheng Shigui said.

"That's it! If the price is right, he should accept it." Fang Monan touched his chin, "Household appliances, many domestic core parts need to be imported, so you don't have to worry about import quotas." Such as refrigerator compressors and TVs.

Picture tubes seem to be entirely dependent on imports at this time, and imports have quotas.

Qi Qiushi received the call and ran over on her bicycle. She arrived in twenty minutes, panting and sweating a little in the winter.

Qi Qiushi heard what Cheng Shigui said and found that all the conditions were suitable. He immediately expressed interest and went back to the factory to make detailed calculations before making a decision. He then rode his bike back to the factory.

After Fang Monan and the others finished talking and had dinner, Han Zhiqian touched his belly with satisfaction, looking satisfied.

Fang Mobei tugged on Han Zhiqian's sleeves and whispered, "Brother Han, come with me."

Han Zhiqian looked at Mobei and curiously followed her into the room. There was no shortage of houses on the farm. Everyone had rooms. The farm was bare in winter, but you can imagine that it was a good place to escape the heat in summer, with trees and fruits.

Fragrant.

Fang Mobei's room is simple and clean, not like a child's room full of childlike interest, but full of books and music.

"What is this?" Han Zhiqian sat on the sofa and looked at the paper Mobei handed her. "Music score? Lyrics?" He looked at her with questions in his mind. He looked carefully at the music and it seemed that he had never heard of it. The lyrics were inspirational.

, positive and catchy.

"I wrote it. Actually, it's not written by me. There are a lot of them that my sister hummed for fun. I wrote them down and re-polished the melody, but I asked my sister for the lyrics. Please help me take a look.

Can you send it to the record company?" Fang Mobei blinked his big eyes and shyly held the Huaxing record cover, which was sent by Cheng Shigui to a famous record company in Hong Kong.

Han Zhiqian looked at her funny, "Just for this reason, I'll give it a try, but I can't guarantee it. Because it involves copyright, I have to ask when I get back."

"Thank you!" Fang Mobei stood up and bowed. "Don't tell sister about this yet, okay?" She pleaded with bright eyes.

"Okay, let's keep it our secret!" Han Zhiqian stretched out his little finger, "Lagou, if it works, I'll call you."

"Okay!" Fang Mobei hooked up with him.[

The next day, Qi Qiushi, who had not slept all night, came in a hurry. After discussion, it was decided. Qi Qiushi and the others still had to go through the procedures to go abroad, so they had to wait until after New Year's Day before they could fly to the United States. At this time, the procedures for going abroad were very difficult, and sometimes

It could even take a year, but with Secretary Wang's strong support, it will be faster.

Leonard found Cheng Shigui, and the two sat cross-legged on the kang.

Cheng Shigui looked at him now. He didn't have the demeanor of a violin prince at all, "Tsk tsk... you've 'evolved' so fast. I almost don't recognize you anymore. You don't look like you in suits and ties on the stage."

"

"This is called doing as the Romans do, and singing whatever songs you go to on the mountains!" Leonard chuckled.

“My Chinese skills are really getting better and I can even speak common sayings.”

"That's it." Leonard raised his head, looking happy, relaxed and comfortable. "Okay, I won't fight with you anymore. I'm coming to you to help me register Mobei to participate in the children's music competition in Moscow next year. In the future

Mobei will participate in a series of competitions during the two years.”

"Oh! Mo Beixing?" Cheng Shigui raised his eyebrows and asked in confusion, seeing Leonard staring at him dissatisfied, "How can your brother's teachings be any worse?"

Leonard changed his face quickly and said sternly: "Well! That's about the same. Mobei's musical talent is undoubted, his basic skills are solid, and his progress is rapid. The most important thing is that the little girl is hardworking. Although she has only learned violin for three years, I taught it for one year

Half, but her level is no worse than those who have studied for more than ten years, or even a little higher. Staying here any longer will be delayed, so I have to find a music school for her." He laughed, "Although Mobei is so

He has a good talent, but his personality is sometimes coquettish, sometimes shrewd, neither arrogant nor impetuous, and sometimes even smooth. He is simply not like a child."

"That's because you haven't seen Nannan before, so it scares you even more." Cheng Shigui cursed in his heart. "Then have you told Mobei?"

"We have already started preparing the repertoire," Leonard said.

"What about you? You've been hiding for a year and a half. Are you okay?" Cheng Shigui said.

"I am focusing on cultivating Mobei now." Leonard ignored him and avoided it.

Cheng Shigui had no choice but to give up! He didn't ask any more questions. "Okay, I will take care of the matter in Mobei. I'll call you then."

Fang Monan and the others heard the honking of cars outside the farm, which startled everyone. Han Zhiqian hurried to the gate of the runway and opened the farm gate. Several large trucks drove in. The driver came down and said to Han Zhiqian: "Young Master Han, but

It’s so easy to find, and I finally found it.” A few young men lifted up the canvas on the big truck, and everyone was dumbfounded when they saw a load of stones.

"What happened to Zhiqian?" Cheng Shigui stepped forward and asked,

Han Zhiqian said: "Matthew, this is Hetian jade seed material brought from Xinjiang. The Yulong Kashgar River in Xinjiang where I went in early October is entering the dry season, which is a good time to touch jade."

Han Zhiqian mentioned this to Cheng Shigui on the phone, and they both agreed that Nan Nan's words made sense. Money in the bank will only depreciate, while jade, antiques, calligraphy and painting are all non-renewable resources, so it is better to invest. Produce jade.

Famous places include Myanmar in the south and Hotan in the north.

"You're really fast, but there should be snow all over the place right now, so the road is definitely not going to be easy," Fang Monan said.

"Yes! This is the only time this year. I will go again next fall. The local connections have been opened up," Han Zhiqian said. When he mentioned his trip to Xinjiang, he was filled with emotion. That place is really poor! It was so poor that he was dumbfounded.

, which made him feel ashamed. Compared with the locals, he was simply born in a blessed nest.

Seeing that the people there were living in such hardship, Han Zhiqian was so kindhearted that he did not bargain. When he came across high-quality seed materials, the price was even higher. He knew clearly that the stocks in the hands of ordinary people were top-quality seed materials.

As long as it was suitable, he would accept it. Unexpectedly, after the news spread, people from the mountain villages more than ten miles away came running. He had seen what it means to spend money like water, it was an astronomical figure. Fortunately, when he left, Cheng Shigui

Another amount of money was transferred from the United States.

Han Zhiqian found an open space and asked the farm people to start unloading the goods. They stood in the corridor and said, "The purchase price of this top-quality Hetian white jade seed material is about 80 yuan per kilogram, which is cheaper than jade wool. I raised the price slightly, and the local

The herdsmen are rushing to deliver it." He continued: "There is a saying that gold has a price and jade has a price, and Hotan jade is the best in the world! Nannan is right, the price of Hotan jade is seriously underestimated, and now the national government from top to bottom is paying attention to it.

Hetian Jade doesn’t pay much attention to it either. We should take action when it’s time to take action.”

"Pfft..." Fang Monan laughed, "You pulled it here."[

In Fang Monan’s impression, the price of Hotan mutton-fat jade alone is just for the seed material. It is now tens of yuan per kilogram, and later soared to 300,000 yuan, 500,000 yuan, or even millions of yuan per kilogram. Now

It was priced in kilograms, and later in blocks and grams. In the later period, the price of the best Hetian seed jade could reach tens of thousands of yuan per gram. In just ten or twenty years, the price increased thousands of times.

The investment value far exceeds that of real estate, stocks and even calligraphy and painting. Such an astonishing rise. However, some experts predict that the price of real Hetian mutton-fat white jade is still far from ending!

Han Zhiqian said: "It's close here. It's only one-third of the way to your place. If you go to the south, it crosses the entire China from south to north. Besides, your place is big enough."

Fang Monan looked at the small mountain of stones, which were first covered with canvas. He thought that after spring, a larger warehouse would be built to store these seeds. People on the farm were just curious about what they were transporting so many stones for? Now the Chinese people are from

The government, and even individuals, have not yet had a clear enough understanding to realize the huge profits hidden in Hetian jade.

Before leaving, Han Zhiqian handed two exquisite boxes to Fang Monan. When she opened them, there were jade pendants inside. They were beautiful and beautiful. The golden jadeite was made into a bracelet woven with red silk thread, and two small jadeite bells hung underneath.

, the sound is clear and sweet when shaken, two jade Buddhas, and the leftover materials are made into teardrop-like pendants.

"You and Xiaobei should break up!" Han Zhiqian said, "In the other box is the piece of wool sitting under your butt. After the stone was decomposed, the Laokeng glass type, water head, and color were all top-notch. I made it four times.

For the bracelet, the rest was processed into small pendants.”

Fang Monan opened the box, and it was like holding a puddle of green in his hands, with many pendants, just in time to give it away.

Cheng Shigui and the others finished their work and hurried south again. Of course, they brought more things with them this time than the previous two times. Because there were two more people, they were also conquered by Fang Monan's food.

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This winter has been extremely cold. Before dawn, heavy snowflakes are still falling down. The snow on the ground is more than two feet thick. When I woke up in the morning, the wind had blown a thick layer of snow on the corridor, and there were large blocks of snow in the sky.

Large dark clouds, like tiles, stacked together. It seems that God is really going to fill the space between heaven and earth. The white sky looks strangely beautiful. It is really like "a sudden spring breeze comes overnight, and thousands of pear trees bloom"

.

Fang Monan and the others couldn't go out to exercise in the morning, so they cleaned the corridor and started to show off their fists.

Suddenly, a chirping little sparrow came out to look for food because it was hungry. It swung off a branch and flew away again without any snowflakes falling. It was really a bit like: "'The grass is dry and the eagle's eyes are weak, and the snow is so light that the horse's hooves are light.'

the taste of."

"It's snowing really hard this time. Next year there will be another good harvest." Mr. Lin said, looking at the falling snowflakes from the sky.

"'Auspicious snow heralds a good harvest', right?" Fang Mobei said.

"Yes, Xiaobei is right." Mr. Lin praised. "I wonder if Qiushi and the others are going well?" he muttered. "I didn't even get a call."

"No news is good news, and international long distances are always expensive." Qi Qiushi and the others left after New Year's Day after completing the procedures for leaving the country.

The procedure for someone in the court to go abroad is easy, and with Secretary Wang's help, it is fast. If we follow the normal procedures, it can take a year and a half. "Counting the days, it's more than half a month, and it's time to come back." Fang Monan said.

"Huh! Just like you, I earn a lot of money, but I'm still so stingy." Mr. Lin said angrily.

"This is called carrying forward the style of hard work and simplicity." Fang Monan said confidently. "It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality," thought the old man.

"I know this." Fang Mobei said happily: "It is easy to become a poor man and a poor life, and to live a luxurious life. But once you are used to living a luxurious life, it is difficult to live a poor life."

"Haha... Although the meaning is straightforward, it is well said." Mr. Lin praised, "It seems that our Xiaobei not only plays the violin well, but also fails in his homework." He did not forget to educate him at any time: "This sentence

You must not only remember the words, but also keep yourself alert at all times.”

"Yeah! I know." Mobei nodded heavily.

"I'm back." Qi Qiushi looked at them with a cheerful face. His body was covered with snowflakes, like Santa Claus, standing at the foot of the stairs. There was also a man standing next to him, about the same size as him, and he looked like a snowman.

Can't see clearly.

"Ah! It's snowing so heavily, why are you back at this time!" Mr. Lin patted the snow on his body with a towel, and Qi Qiushi patted the snow on his body with another towel, and the two of them did not forget to stomp the snow on their feet.

"Come in the house quickly, come in the house quickly. It's only around six o'clock in the morning." Mr. Lin shouted again, "Sister, Qiushi is back."

Grandma poked her head out of the kitchen and went back to bring out two bowls of hot mutton soup. The mutton soup had been simmering on the fire. "Hurry and drink it while it's hot to drive away the cold."

Fang Monan brought hot water and asked them to wash their hands and wipe their faces. They ate it without ceremony. In the blink of an eye, a bowl of mutton soup was in their stomachs.

"Shh! It's so comfortable, and our food is delicious." Qi Qiushi said with emotion: "I'm almost starving for it!" He quickly introduced: "Oh! This is Long Xianghai, who just graduated from Wharton School of Business.

, is now the general manager of our Zhongteng Industrial."

"MB is the English msterofbusnessmnstrton (Master of Business Administration). The Master of Business Administration is a professional master's degree originated from European and American countries that specializes in cultivating intermediate and senior professional managers. The Master of Business Administration trains high-quality professional business management talents, enabling them to master

Production, finance, finance, marketing, economic regulations, international business and other multi-disciplinary knowledge and management skills. He is a product of the market economy and cultivates high-quality managers and professional managers." Fang Monan said.

"Ah! My little sister knows so much." Long Xianghai was shocked. He didn't expect that there were people here who knew about business administration.

"Mr. Long, why did you think of coming to our small temple?" Mr. Lin asked when he saw Fang Monan winking.

"Oh! Mr. Cheng Shigui introduced me here. He said that coming here will not disappoint me. It is also wonderful to witness the process of a company from beginning to end." Long Xianghai said shyly. He originally wanted to return to China after graduation, but he didn't.

I thought of accompanying my classmates to the interview for the Black Panther Fund.

His friend did not succeed in the interview, but he succeeded. He was so determined that he originally wanted to refuse, but unexpectedly he decided to go back to China. He had heard his senior brothers and sisters say that if you go back to China and enter a state-owned factory, you will not be able to learn anything useful. So,

He agreed to the conditions proposed by Cheng Shigui.

"I see, Agui introduced me." Mr. Lin held his hand and said, "Then you are welcome to join."

"Okay, let's talk about the gains from this trip!" Mr. Lin urged Qi Qiushi as he patted his shoulder.

"Xianghai knows more about serious matters and is much more detailed than I do, so let him speak! For those of us who have gone out to get people, I can only handle a few sentences in English, but the others can't do it at all." Qi Qiushi pointed out.

Long Xianghai said: "This kid is simply too talented."

"Pfft..." Fang Monan just drank the boiled water in his mouth and squirted out. "Sorry, please continue."

"He is a regular army. Compared with him, we are just like Tubal." Qi Qiushi felt a lot when he went out this time, seeing that the old man couldn't wait any longer. "Xianghai, let's get down to business!",

Long Xianghai sat upright and said: "Basically, the intention has been initialed. We will wait until John Rice sends someone to inspect it before deciding."

"Then we don't have any experience in assembling refrigerators and TVs, and people are willing to come." Mr. Lin asked again.

"We are all honest about this. I originally thought there was no chance. Unexpectedly, old man Rice was also willing. He promised to train workers. The original order was 22 US dollars per unit, which was 2 yuan less. The reason was that he was ransacked by Japan and

My workers were bullied when they went on strike, so I decided to move the factory here.”

"When will they come!" Mr. Lin asked.

"Oh! Rice and others will arrive in a few days. I'll come back and sort it out first," Qi Qiushi said. "The biggest gain from this trip is not this, but that Long Xianghai agreed to be our general manager."

"There, everyone works together." He said with a smile.

"Okay, let's go to the factory to take a look first." After Qi Qiushi said that, he pulled Long Xianghai and walked out.

After old man John Rice personally came to inspect, he decided to move the factory here. Although transportation here is not that convenient and it is not next to the port, land transportation is okay. However, the workers here are dedicated and skilled. With a little training, they can do the job well.

If there are cheap ones, let him talk about it, and the government will also give preferential treatment in terms of policies.

After signing the contract, Rice left in a hurry to prepare for the move.

The days passed quietly, and it was the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month again. Grandma summarized this year's harvest, steamed buns, steamed buns, soup dumplings, and pancake stalls. This year's income was close to 20,000, but she was very happy. She had a strong sense of pride.

, this is the result of her personal management.

"Haha... Everyone, I have something to do and I want to announce it," Leonard said. "In March of this year, I plan to let Mobei participate in the Moscow International Music Competition."

"Ah! This is too sudden. Can my Mobei do it?" Mom touched Mobei's head and looked at Leonard and asked.

"Mom, I can definitely do it." Mobei said confidently, with the fearless spirit of a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers.

"Mobei is very talented, but she has never participated in a performance, and it can even be said that she has no stage experience. Of course, it is not enough for us just to support her. She has an excellent sense of music and practices hard. There is no problem with this. The problem is that she does not have

I have met geniuses, and I have never competed with other genius-level opponents on the same stage. In the past, I only entertained myself and participated in competitions. It was completely different. I had to be competitive and high-spirited. Now I am so peaceful, which also makes me happy.

Entrance does not match the degree of practice. If we really want to compete, then, even if you are higher than others, it will be difficult to stand out in this industry, and it will be difficult for you to become successful in the future?" Leonard said seriously.

Everyone was silent for a while. Mo Bei stood up and said, "I understand what Teacher Lei said. What he means is that if I continue to practice like this, even if I practice until I grow old, I won't be able to achieve the same level as them."

Level." Mobei pointed at the cover of the violin cassette. "I play well, and that's just what you said. It's like my father sending technology to the countryside. With the guidance of experts, the harvest in the fields can be increased. And I

With the guidance of experts, we can further improve." Mobei's understanding is rough and straightforward, but the truth is not bad.

"Yes! We amateur judges, if things go on like this, Mobei will only be able to make progress at the amateur level," Fang Monan said.

"If this continues, it will be difficult for her to enter the Conservatory of Music." Leonard nodded heavily, "Participating in the competition is not only to increase stage experience, win rankings, but also increase popularity."

"But how much money does it cost, and you have to compete abroad." Dad said it was a very realistic question.

"A round trip costs at least several thousand US dollars." Leonard said, looking at everyone's surprised look, he quickly added: "But these international competitions have bonuses, first prize: 3,000 US dollars, second prize: 2,000 US dollars.

U.S. dollars, third prize: 1,200 U.S. dollars, fourth to sixth prizes: 600 U.S. dollars, seventh to 14th prizes: 350 U.S. dollars, audience award: 700 U.S. dollars. It doesn’t matter if you don’t get the prize the first time, the main thing is participation.

I’ll advance the money first.”

"Oh! That's pretty much it. So if I get the ranking, I can still make money!" Fang Mobei's eyes were filled with money, and he looked like he was obsessed with money. "Teacher Lei, you don't need to pay me any money, I will definitely get the prize."

.”

‘Is this still my student?’ Leonard thought to himself, he doesn’t seem to love money that much! How can he be taught like this? “If you want to get a bonus, you have to train hard.”

"I will definitely work harder." Mobei clenched his fists with high morale, "For the bonus." The last sentence added made Leonard cover his face in shame. This is not how he taught her.

"Don't worry about money." Fang Monan said.

"Yes, there is no need to worry when there is this rich man here." Mr. Lin joked. "It's just that if our Mobei family can really continue to live here and go to the music school, we have to look for it carefully."

"Of course it's the Royal Academy of Music." Leonard said proudly.

"The Curtis Institute of Music in the United States is also good! First, it has no age requirements, and second, once admitted, you can get a full scholarship." Fang Monan said.

"Ah! There is such a good thing. Just saying it like this is like saying it is in vain. That's it. I will definitely pass the exam." Mobei said with great ambition.

"Don't wait and cause trouble. You have to eat your food one bite at a time and walk step by step. Be more practical and prepare for the first game first!" Dad saw the excitement of the two sisters and said.

Hearing this, Mobei said, "Oh! I understand, I'm going to practice on the piano now."

After Mobei left, Fang Monan patted Leonard on the shoulder and said in an old-fashioned way: "This is the reality. In the music world, not only, but also in the art world, to put it bluntly, it is not about money. Only when you are famous can you gain both fame and wealth.

.”

"Alas! This can be regarded as Mobei's motivation!" Leonard comforted himself.

Now that the decision was made, Leonard and Mobei formulated a strict practice plan. Several repertoires for assault training were commonly used in competitions. In fact, Leonard and Mobei had been preparing for the whole winter, but Mobei only knew about it now.

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