Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

On the opening day of the Canton Fair, Lu Zixuan brought his men straight to the lighter.

Zhuang Shijiu did not come in person, but went to look at jade antiques. Apparently, he was also very interested in this, because Lu Zixuan had opened several jade stores in Hong Kong Island and was making quite a lot of money, which made him think about this.

However, He Lai did not intervene and allowed Zhang Zhiwen and his men to receive Lu Zixuan and others.

Lu Zixuan quickly expressed his interest in plastic lighters and asked to discuss cooperation matters in detail with his leader.

Zhang Zhiwen didn't waste any time and directly asked someone to invite Li Huaide over.

When Li Huaide heard that someone wanted to talk about plastic lighters, he rushed over immediately.

In this way, Li Huaide took Lu Zixuan and others to discuss cooperation.

"Come here, see, we received a large order on the first day. It looks like this plastic lighter is going to be a big hit!"

Zhang Zhiwen said happily.

"I'm not blind, of course I saw it. I guess the lighter factory is preparing to expand now. I think this person's demand is quite high, and it's not something we can supply now."

He Lai explained.

"Damn, what kind of eyes do you have to be able to see this!" Zhang Zhiwen said speechlessly.

"That's nonsense. If the quantity is small, we can make the decision ourselves. Why do we need to find Director Li?"

He Lai replied.

"You're right. I hope he wants more, or even better, takes it all! Haha... so we don't have to sell it!" Zhang Zhiwen joked.

After all, there are only ten plastic injection molding machines in the lighter factory, and several of them are used to produce accessories, so the monthly output is not that much.

So when Li Huaide heard Lu Zixuan and the others say that they needed at least 500,000 plastic lighters every month, he was also shocked.

You have to know that they only produced 500,000 plastic lighters in a few months. What should Li Huaide do?

However, Li Huaide agreed without changing his expression. It was just about expanding production, as long as he could get the money.

The two sides then started discussing the selling price of the plastic lighter.

The final price was set at 25 Hong Kong dollars, equivalent to 3 or 4 US dollars, which is a good price.

Finally, the two sides reached a cooperation.

Lu Zixuan is confident that he can double the profit.

After Li Huaide finished his talk, he immediately called Sijiu City and told his superiors to increase the production of plastic lighters. He said that on the first day of the Canton Fair, orders for plastic lighters exploded and the current production was far from meeting the demand.

Sijiu City was also shocked. They didn't expect this lighter to be so popular! They immediately notified the relevant departments in Guangcheng and asked them to bring in another batch of plastic injection molding machines. The plastic lighter workshop was also expanded immediately.

All the plastic lighters at the Canton Fair were taken away by Lu Zixuan and his team, leaving only some samples in the exhibition hall.

"Oh my goodness, are all the businessmen in this Hong Kong city so arrogant? They just gave tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars without hesitation!"

Zhang Zhiwen stared at Lu Zixuan's back in amazement and said.

"Why, are you jealous?" He Lai said with a smile.

"Bah, what's there to be envious of! It would be better if he died of misfortune!" Zhang Zhiwen said disdainfully.

"Haha, we sell kerosene lighters for a few hundred Hong Kong dollars and they don't lose money, so this thing probably won't lose money either."

He Lai said.

"That's right, you bastard. No wonder you bought so much. It turns out you thought we were selling it cheaply. How about we raise the price?"

Zhang Zhiwen suggested.

The original price of this plastic lighter was thirty-three Hong Kong dollars, but because Lu Zixuan bought a lot, he was given a wholesale price.

"Okay, go talk to Director Li." He Lai said speechlessly.

"Forget it. I saw Director Li finished talking and ran upstairs. I guess he was going to make a phone call. He must have gone to report the plastic lighter matter to his superiors."

Zhang Zhiwen smacked his lips and said.

At noon, news came from the jade side. Zhuang Shijiu, who bought a large number of jade antiques at the Spring Canton Fair, made another purchase and bought a lot of things.

"Hey, how come the people in this port city are so rich? Come on, what did you feel the last time you went there?"

Zhang Zhiwen asked in a low voice.

He Lai rolled his eyes at him and ignored him.

"Forget it. I'll get a pass to the port city someday and go see it myself."

Zhang Zhiwen said to himself.

……

In the following few days, we didn’t actually receive many orders, mostly because many Hong Kong businessmen had already reached cooperation agreements with the lighter factory and no further negotiations were needed, so all the customers who came to visit were new customers.

"Brother Zhiwen, I want to go to Hong Kong again." He Lai said to Zhang Zhiwen.

"Hey, you didn't do anything. I found out that you came to the Canton Fair just to go to Hong Kong City."

Zhang Zhiwen rolled his eyes at He Lai and said.

"I can't help it. The things in Hong Kong are more advanced. I have to look for inspiration and get in touch with new things. Otherwise, how can I come up with new things? You see, others are no longer interested in what we have. We have to invent new things!"

He Lai explained.

"Okay, okay, you have a point, but what about Director Li? He is not like Director Yang, who doesn't care about anything. If he finds out you are missing, he will definitely ask about it."

Zhang Zhiwen said.

"It's okay. Just say I'm helping the leader in Guangcheng and need to be away for a few days. He won't ask any more questions. I know him well."

He Lai smiled and said that Li Huaide knew the matter very well and would not ask too many questions.

"Then remember to come back early, and get me a watch from Hong Kong. I heard that the watches there are very beautiful."

Zhang Zhiwen instructed.

"Okay, I'll bring you a Rolex then." He Lai said with a smile.

In the 1960s, a Rolex watch in Hong Kong cost around 300 Hong Kong dollars, which was already a very high price. After all, the monthly salary of a worker in Hong Kong was only over 100 yuan, and only some white-collar workers could afford it.

After He Lai made the agreement, he followed Lu Zixuan and others back to Gangcheng the next day.

He Lai first followed Lu Zixuan to visit his own factory. Now He Lai already owns five factory buildings, which are all He Lai’s industries, with more than 5,000 workers alone.

Lu Zixuan is indeed a management genius. In a short period of time, he increased He Lai's assets several times.

He Lai was not stingy and directly wrote him a check for one million.

The two of them sat in the box and chatted.

"Zixuan, have you ever thought about leaving HSBC? You see, my business is growing, and I really can't do without you."

He Lai asked.

"I'm sorry, Mr. He, I signed a labor contract with HSBC and have to work there for a full ten years. I still have three years left, so I can't leave there in the short term, otherwise I will be banned from the industry."

Lu Zixuan said in embarrassment.

"Oh? There is such a rule." He Lai asked in confusion.

"Yes, so it's basically impossible for me to resign voluntarily unless HSBC fires me. But Mr. He, don't worry, as you are a big customer of HSBC, I can take care of all your matters. You don't have to worry about that."

Lu Zixuan explained.

"Okay, let's talk about it after you get out of HSBC. Zixuan, how much cash do I have in my account now?" He Lai asked.

"I spent 6 million on the lighters I just ordered. I still have more than 20 million on the books and more than 8 million in the stock market."

Lu Zixuan said.

Zhuang Shijiu and Lou Bancheng also had a hand in the plastic lighter business, and they each contributed more than two million.

"Well, as you know, we are short of food in the mainland right now. Do you have any way to get food from those Southeast Asian countries?"

He Lai asked.

"There must be a way. The main thing is, Mr. He, how much do you want?" Lu Zixuan asked.

"Ten thousand tons of rice, is that okay?" He Lai asked.

"So many? He Sheng, do you want to sell it to the mainland?" Lu Zixuan asked in surprise.

"I'm not selling it. I want you to donate it for me!" He Lai said with a smile.

"What? He Sheng, 10,000 tons is 20 million kilograms of food. At the current price of 1.5 yuan per kilogram of rice, it will cost 3 million Hong Kong dollars, and the transportation costs are not small. Are you sure you want to donate?"

Lu Zixuan asked again.

"Well, Zixuan, you may not know the situation in China, but you should also know that the Soviet Union has broken with China. They asked China to pay 86 billion in compensation! And it must be paid within a time limit! China is now out of money, and the people in the country are already living in poverty and have no food to eat."

He Lai sighed.

"I admire He Sheng's patriotism. The money belongs to He Sheng. If He Sheng wants to donate it, I naturally have no objection."

After listening to He Lai's words, Lu Zixuan nodded in agreement.

"I hope this donation can continue. I hope I can send some food over every month. I also hope to keep it low-key and not let too many people know about it."

He Lai added another sentence.

"Okay, congratulations!" Lu Zixuan nodded in agreement.

"Okay. By the way, Zixuan, help me rent a few large warehouses at the dock. I can use them."

He Lai gave another order.

"Okay, I'll do it right away." Lu Zixuan agreed.

Afterwards, the two chatted about business planning for a while and then went back.