Rebirth: My 80s

Regarding the lazy Gui Fei who wanted to partner with Gao Jinxi to resell treasury bonds.

At first, the only one who strongly opposed it was Li Jiankun.

Mrs. Yuying had no idea what kind of drug the lazy Guifei had given her, and her attitude was vague and she didn't say anything.

However, when he learned that the lazy Guifei was leaving the capital and starting a career as a trader traveling around the country.

Mrs. Yuying immediately came to her senses, and she sided with her youngest son and firmly opposed it.

Li Yunmeng also woke up.

Not to mention the eldest brother and second sister of the Li family who are far away in their hometown and the special zone, there are only four people in the Li family in the capital now.

Three to one.

This gave Li Jiankun the right to take coercive measures openly and restrict Guifei Lazyman from leaving the capital.

The lazy Guifei naturally refused to accept this and went on a hunger strike in protest!

Head-scratching.

When the situation at home was at a stalemate.

A black Santana with a special license plate drove into Niangniangmiao Hutong. The visitor knocked on the gate of Old Li's house and handed a letter of invitation to Li Jiankun.

The content is not clear.

Just say that Li Jiankun is invited to attend an exchange meeting, location: Shanghai.

This concerns the most important issue in the country right now - price control.

That's it.

It is worth mentioning that Shanghai is the first region to experiment with price controls and is at the forefront of the country.

Staring at the eye-catching red stamp on the lower right corner of the invitation letter, and being caught at home... Li Jiankun had no way to refuse.

Upon learning that he would also be going to Shanghai soon, the lazy Guifei, who had not eaten for two meals and was starving, suddenly came back to life.

"Aren't you just worried that I'll get into trouble outside? Look, Jiankun is going to Shanghai too, so it should be okay for me to go with him, right?"

In the courtyard, Mrs. Yuying and Li Yunmeng looked at Li Jiankun at the same time.

"You got the chance to do this?"

Li Jiankun glanced at Guifei the lazy guy and said, "I won't stay in Shanghai for long. You want to travel around the country. Are these two things related?"

The latter rolled his eyes and said, "At worst, I won't run around. I'll just stay in Shanghai. For Jinxi to do this, there must be someone to stay in the back and build good relationships with the bank. These are the key points."

Li Jiankun laughed and said, I don’t believe you at all.

If we really let this guy go to the Magic City, where the sky is high and the birds fly freely, who knows what kind of trouble he will cause?

"You just want to imprison me, imprison me!

"It's unjust that my son imprisoned me."

Gui Fei, the lazy man, was crying and looking at his wife and little daughter, saying:

"And you guys, you don't understand me at all.

"Can't you see I'm almost sick from holding it in?"

Mrs. Yuying and Li Xiaomei really saw this.

Let me tell you a very simple story: a few days ago, there was a peddler in the alley, pushing a bicycle and shouting that he was selling nylon socks and belts.

He ran out and chatted with the peddler for half an hour, then invited the peddler to his home, treated him to good cigarettes and wine, and gave him a lunch, just to teach the peddler how to do business and impart business tips.

Isn't this a disease?

So at the beginning, when he said he wanted to do a business, and this time he was going to team up with Gao Jinxi, a man of integrity, maturity, and who had been a county magistrate, Yuying and Li Xiaomei did not object immediately.

Of course, they didn’t know at that time that they would have to travel all over the world to do this business.

Gao Jinxi was standing in a corner of the courtyard, not daring to interrupt. The younger sister of the Li family told him that Uncle Li was not good at other things but was the best at getting into trouble, and Jiankun had no idea how many times he had cleaned up his mess.

Frankly speaking, it doesn’t look like...

Uncle Li's business acumen and the ideas he came up with were, to an outsider like him, amazing.

Seeing that the wife and the little daughter seemed to be wavering in their attitude, and the brat was still unmoved, the lazy Gui Fei took another step back and said:

"I'll go with you first. If you think there's a problem, can't I come back with you?"

Li Jiankun glanced over.

Gui Fei Lazy Man took another step back and said, “You can find someone to follow me.”

"That's what you said."

Li Jiankun thought, this is a good idea, to save this guy from making trouble. I am going to Shanghai anyway, so I might as well take him out for a walk.

Gui Fei, the lazy man, was delighted and patted his chest and said, "I said it!"

Apart from this brat and that brat Shanhe, who can keep an eye on him?

A big ass can't stun those lackeys.

By that time, the mountains and rivers will be gone, and the brat will have other things to do, hehe... the sea is wide and the fish can leap for it.

This is a delaying tactic. Let's get out of here first.

Li Jiankun gave his old mother and younger sister a reassuring look.

The matter was thus settled.

Tomorrow he will set off for the Magic City with Lao Gao and Li Guifei.

……

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Dusk.

A black Crown sedan stopped outside Lao Li's house.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Yajun appeared in the yard with "a wall".

"Oh my god!"

Li Xiaomei's beautiful eyes widened, she raised her head to look at Fugui, and trembled.

Mrs. Yuying was so shocked that she was speechless.

Gao Jinxi exclaimed, "What a great guy!"

When Chuncao heard the noise, she ran to the kitchen door and was so scared that she didn't dare to come out. She thought to herself that it was no wonder that her second brother asked her to cook more food.

At this moment, in the yard, the lazy Guifei, who was the shortest, was almost at the same angle as a normal person, kneeling down to watch.

When he was young, he might have been about 1.7 meters tall with shoes on. Now he has shrunk to maybe 1.65 meters, and his head doesn't even reach Fugui's chest.

Li Jiankun also looked Fugui up and down, because that's why they say clothes make the man and saddles make the horse.

After changing into a tailor-made black suit and matching leather shoes, he looked more noble than before, and his rustic air was reduced by 80 to 90 percent, with only a little bit left on his face.

But Chen Yajun obviously has a solution.

There was a pair of sunglasses hanging on the chest pocket of Fugui's suit, but he wasn't wearing them at the moment.

Li Jiankun pointed at the lazy Guifei and said to Fugui, "From now on, keep an eye on him and don't let him out of your sight."

Fugui hummed, "Okay."

Guifei lazy man: "..."

Seeing him staring at him, Li Jiankun asked, "Do you want me to play the recording?"

Guifei lazy man: "..."

This fucking thing, let alone a big cunt, even the golden hoop can’t pull it out!

After the brat finally nodded in the morning, Gui Fei's brain, which had been active all afternoon, suddenly became a little slow.

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Two days later.

Magic City.

Wu family.

This small Western-style building with its own entrance and courtyard that incorporates Western design elements was bought for the Wu family by Li Jiankun.

Today is my first visit.

Xiaoyingxiong and Xiaowan just went to the train station to pick them up.

Wu's parents were very enthusiastic.

The eldest brother and his wife and the second sister of the Wu family even took a special vacation. The three of them came in just one step earlier than Li Jiankun and others, and brought back a lot of meat, vegetables and fruits.

After saying hello, Li Jiankun asked, "Is it hard to buy things now?"

The eldest brother of the Wu family turned his gaze away from Fugui and nodded, "That's right. All the playful things are acquired by snatching."

Otherwise, the three of them wouldn't have acted separately.

On the other side, Li Guifei had already pulled Gao Jinxi and Wu Yingxiong together to discuss the reselling of treasury bonds.

He actually still thinks he has a chance...

Li Jiankun simply didn't bother to pay attention.

The women all went to the kitchen to busy themselves. Li Jiankun took Wu's father and Wu's eldest brother to sit in the dining room next to the kitchen and asked them about the prices in the Magic City.

Aren’t we going to attend an exchange meeting soon?

It never hurts to do some homework.

In addition, if the purpose of inviting him this time was as Li Jiankun thought, a bold idea also came to his mind.

Although this historical event only lasted a few months, its impact was far-reaching.

Let’s not talk about anything else for now.

It can be said that it directly catalyzed the economic downturn that began in 1989.

It was like pouring a bucket of cold water on the newly emerging private economy.

Therefore, even from the perspective of selfishness and personal interests, if given the opportunity, Li Jiankun should do what he can to avoid repeating the mistakes of history.

"Isn't this about releasing commodity prices and letting the market adjust itself? Everyone is worried that commodity prices will continue to rise, so they want to stock up on more supplies now. If more people buy, things will definitely be hard to buy. This is to be expected..."

"I don't think this situation will last too long. For example, if everyone buys oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, and they stock up a lot at home, and they can't finish them in a few years, is it necessary to stock up? Sooner or later, everyone will become rational, and by then, commodity prices will tend to stabilize, and the breakthrough will be successful..."

"Haha, do you know how we buy vegetables here now? There is a saying that goes 'one pound of meat, two pounds of eggs, and three pounds of fish', which means one pound of meat equals two pounds of eggs, which equals three pounds of fish. If you find that the price of meat has increased but the price of eggs has not, then you should buy eggs right away..."

What Li Jiankun didn't expect was.

Although Modu is the first pilot area and is at the forefront, the Wu father and son are optimistic about it.

When talking about this matter, his expression and words were very relaxed, even with a hint of sarcasm.

Is it because you have plenty of money?

"That's right, Jiankun."

A voice came from the living room. Wu Yingxiong tilted his head and said, "I remembered something: Friedman came to Shanghai. Is he attending your exchange meeting?"

“Friedman?”

Li Jiankun subconsciously asked: "Milton Friedman?"

If you are not a student of economics, you will not be able to react.

Milton Friedman, winner of the 1976 Nobel Prize in Economics, is the world's most renowned master of international price theory and monetary theory.

Wu Yingxiong shrugged. What else did Friedman mean?

Li Jiankun thought, that should be it.

Friedman came over. He was invited despite holding the undeserved title of the world's richest man. It seemed that this meeting was indeed not simple.

In many ways, we are currently crossing the river by feeling the stones.

There is no mature experience to learn or draw lessons from.

The same is true in the economic field.

At this time, the advice of people who have made great achievements in the economic field becomes invaluable.

Li Jiankun thought about it and asked, "Hero, has Friedman been here before?"

Wu Yingxiong is currently involved in the establishment of a securities market, which also falls within the scope of economic reform. He is relatively well-informed about relevant information. He nodded and said, "He has been here and toured the country. He gave a lot of opinions. His theoretical basis has a direct impact on this incident."

Li Jiankun frowned and asked, "So his point is to let go completely at once?"

Wu Yingxiong nodded and said, "When he was inspecting Sichuan and Chongqing, he told local officials: If you want to cut off a rat's tail, don't cut it off slowly, piece by piece, just cut it off all at once. It's better to suffer a short pain than a long one."

Did Friedman serve as the catalyst for such a big step forward?

Li Jiankun frowned.

He had never met Friedman and had no idea what kind of person he was, but if that was the case, Friedman had done some serious harm this time.

It is even possible that they will continue to cause harm——

Right now, everything is just beginning.

It has not yet been implemented nationwide.

Even in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, there are still some reservations.

"If we didn't know the circumstances behind this historical event, it would be fine. But now that we know, we can't let him continue to harm us."

Li Jiankun pondered inwardly.

At the same time, he became increasingly aware that this exchange was of great significance.

……

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early morning.

A black Santana sedan sent by the city slowly drove away from the Wu family's courtyard.

Li Jiankun, wearing a gray casual suit, sat alone in the back row.

There was a female secretary who looked attractive sitting in the passenger seat. Judging from her temperament and dress, Li Jiankun judged that she must have studied abroad.

She asked Li Jiankun to call her "Xiao Dong". At this moment, she turned sideways, leaned forward, and patiently explained the details of the exchange meeting to Li Jiankun with a hint of awe.

A fragrance lingered at the tip of Li Jiankun's nose.

For a job like hers, Chanel No. 5 is not actually suitable.

Too fragrant.

"Who else will be the guests besides Friedman and me?" Li Jiankun interrupted.

"The others are all experts from national economic research institutions..."

Xiao Dong reported a few names that sounded familiar, but Li Jiankun had no connection with them.

"Xiao Dong, what major are you studying?"

"Ah me? My master's degree is in business administration."

"That is also related to the economy. You are from Shanghai and have personally experienced the entire process of the price breakthrough from the beginning to now. Do you agree with Friedman's point of view?"

Li Jiankun also asked the little hero and his wife this question last night.

"This……"

"But it doesn't matter."

"Like, agree. After all, a short pain is worse than a long one."

Li Jiankun snorted coldly and said, "Shock therapy, after the victory in Bolivia, everyone treats it as a treasure."

Xiao Dong didn't dare to say anything, and thought in surprise:

The person in front of me is not very impressed by Friedman’s views!

One is a Nobel Prize winner in economics.

One is the richest man in the world.

Perhaps it can be understood like this:

One is a master of theory.

One is a master of practice.

Xiao Dong thought that today's exchange meeting would be interesting.

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peace restaurant.

Nearing nine o'clock, Li Jiankun was greeted by the staff and came to a conference hall on the second floor.

There were fewer participants than Li Jiankun had imagined, only about a hundred people.

However, each of them is not a simple role.

The venue was divided into two parts. Although there was no platform, it was divided into upper and lower parts of the stage.

Below the stage is the audience seat.

No one is absent.

Li Jiankun glanced at the front row, all of whom were heavyweights in charge of economic work.

There are sofa chairs lined up on the stage, with coffee tables in between.

All the economic experts that Xiao Dong mentioned before are in place.

"I'm sorry, I'm late."

Li Jiankun apologized to the people on and off the stage. In fact, it was not that he was late, but that these people arrived early.

Although it was an exchange meeting, the atmosphere was quite serious.

Accompanied by very stereotyped applause, Li Jiankun was led to his guest seat by the staff.

There was an empty seat next to him, which should be the last empty seat at the scene.

Friedman had not yet arrived.

Li Jiankun raised his wrist and glanced. Although it was not yet nine o'clock, there were only a few minutes left.

Xiao Dong had told him before that Friedman was staying at the Peace Hotel.

Li Jiankun looked around and said, "Let's get started."

Someone nearby reminded, "Wait, Professor Friedman hasn't arrived yet."

"Why should I wait for him?"