Chapter 245 Actions of all parties
“The curtain has opened.”

In a small Western-style building in Dongjiaomin Lane, Lou Bancheng, wearing silk pajamas and gold-rimmed glasses, was looking at the freshly published Masses Daily and couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

Mrs. Lou, who was also wearing pajamas and applying perfume and powder at the dressing table, turned around and asked, "What's the curtain opening?"

Lou Bancheng shook the newspaper in his hand, "Public-private partnership."

"Oh," Mrs. Lou said without taking it seriously. She continued to dress up at the dressing table and said, "Isn't this a matter of time? Last month, the Rong family in Shanghai, the Le family in Beijing, and the Wang family in Tianjin all actively expressed their support for public-private partnerships. How else can things change?"

"Hasn't Xiaofeng already followed Liu Yuchen to Hong Kong? He should be here by now, right?"

Lou Bancheng put down the newspaper in his hand, walked to the window, looked down at the street outside, squinted his eyes, and replied: "If everything goes well, he has arrived. I am not worried about him. After all, there are people from the fourth branch of the Le family on the way."

"The Le family has always been in contact with Liu Yuchen in Hong Kong to exchange American money. Liu Yuchen is a smart man. After liberation, he spent money to marry a princess from the Qing Palace to raise his status. He saw the right opportunity and married into the Le family to cling to the Le family's thighs."

"I heard that the daughter of the Liu family died less than 100 days after marrying the Le family?" Mrs. Lou suddenly interrupted.

Lou Bancheng glanced at her coldly, and said with a hint of reprimand, "This is their business. Keep your mouth shut and don't talk nonsense outside!"

Mrs. Lou was a little unconvinced and argued in a low voice: "I only found out about this when I was chatting with Le Songsheng's concubine while playing cards."

"You can't let that get out of your mouth. Madam Le said that it was her business. Hey, when you were chatting, did Madam Le say what Le Songsheng was going to do next?"

"It seems like they are offering prescriptions for this year's National Day? Offer all of Tong Ren Tang's traditional Chinese medicine preparations and secret prescriptions."

"What a calculation."

"How to say?"

"Tong Ren Tang relies on the four words 'genuine goods and fair prices'. Their family is not a traditional Chinese medicine family. Their ancestor was a traveling doctor. Didn't their family find the preparation methods and prescriptions of Chinese medicine from various medical books? Whether they donate prescriptions or not has little impact on them."

Mrs. Lou said "Oh" as if she understood something.

Lou Bancheng shook his head slightly and sighed, "The Le family is smart. One branch is in France, and the other is in Taiwan. The second branch of the Le family participated in the revolution, and the fourth branch of the Le family cooperated with the reform. They even secretly went to Hong Kong to exchange American money. Wow, they are indeed a merchant family that has been around for hundreds of years."

"Suya, give Tan Jiacai a call. I'm going to invite the Le family and Beijing Industry and Commerce to dinner in a few days. We must work together at this time." Lou Bancheng continued to look out the window, and suddenly added, "Ask Master Peng to prepare two more servings of shark fin and bird's nest."

Mrs. Lou replied quietly, "Yes, I know."

When the "Provisional Regulations on Public-Private Partnerships" came out, it had little impact on the general public, but for the capitalists who valued money more than their lives, they immediately became like ants on a hot pan and started to collude everywhere.

It is definitely impossible to boycott. The State Council has published the regulations in writing, and several major domestic capitalist leaders have responded in a high-profile manner. They have no choice but to follow the trend.

However, in order to protect their own interests, small and medium-sized capitalists have been constantly seeking advice from democratic business people who hold positions in the CPPCC within the industry or association.

As the premier official cuisine in Beijing, Tan's cuisine has regained its popularity as it did before liberation.

The main entrance of Yongkang Hutong is filled with cars every day. Today it is the Beijing industrial and commercial guild, tomorrow it is the catering industry guild, and even the Chinese Medicine Association will get together for dinner and discussions.

At this time, the news, which was leaked from nowhere, Liu Yuchen, who had returned from Hong Kong to exchange American dollars, and Ge Maozhai, who was the bundler of Ge, became guests of honor of these small and medium-sized property owners.

"Hey, Comrade Deming!" "Comrade Maozhai, we haven't seen each other for a while. What have you been busy with recently?"

"Hey, let's eat."

"You are not honest. You don't tell me the truth." Wang Deming looked at Ge Maozhai. This boy was wearing a neat suit in such a hot day, with a small vest inside. His leather shoes were polished to a shine and his hair was combed smooth and shiny.

Wang Deming stood in the courtyard of the second entrance and looked around at the closed doors. "Tell me, who invited you to dinner today? You must be reluctant to spend your own money to eat Tan's food. I often come here but I haven't seen you before."

"Hehe, Comrade Deming, you still have a sharp eye." Ge Maozhai looked back at the west wing, waved to Wang Deming, and the two came to the shaded area of ​​the hall in the second courtyard.

Ge Maozhai whispered: "After the recent public-private partnership policy came out, many bosses have come to me and asked me to help them "bring goods" to Hong Kong." After saying that, he gave Wang Deming a look that said you know what I mean.

"Oh" Wang Deming understood instantly. Although the "Public and Private Regulations" repeatedly emphasized the guarantee of the existing interests of capitalists: based on national needs, the possibility of enterprise transformation and the voluntary participation of capitalists, the legitimate rights and interests of private shares are protected. The dividends of shareholders, plus the remuneration of directors, managers and factory directors, can account for 25% of the annual surplus.

There are too many capitalists who would rather sacrifice their lives than their wealth. In the past, when society was so developed, weren't there business owners who ignored labor laws?

Wang Deming's eyes turned slightly, the corners of his lips raised, and he asked, "Brother Maozhai, they must not only be looking for you, right? They didn't look for Liu Yuchen?"

Ge Maozhai gave a thumbs up and whispered, "Of course I did. I guess Liu Yuchen is still the biggest seller here, and they found me to have another way." He looked around and continued in a low voice, "They found me mainly because Juxingzhai can sell old books and rare books to Hong Kong. Aren't they all "paper"? "

"They want to take out all the money before the public-private partnership? Replace it?"

Ge Maozhai nodded, "Some people like real gold and silver, some people like American and British bills, they are worried that they will not be able to take out the money after leaving it in the bank, Comrade Deming, do you want to come with us to exchange some goods this time?"

"How much is the draw now?"

Ge Maozhai raised two fingers.

Wang Deming took a deep breath, "Twenty percent, they want this much now?"

"The Luohu checkpoint is stricter now than before. It's not as convenient as before. We always find local farmers to bring the vegetables over by boat when we go to Xiangjiang to plant crops. Or we find people there to load them directly onto the special trains that transport chickens, ducks and vegetables."

"Oh, when are you planning to go over?"

"After National Day this year."

"Okay, I get it. I'll think about it. If it doesn't work out, I'll go with you guys." Wang Deming thought for a while and confirmed again: "Are you going with Liu Yuchen and the others this time?"

"Well, the amount is large this time, and Liu Yuchen is familiar with the banks in Hong Kong, so it is convenient to change it."

Someone came out from Wang Deming's west wing and quickly ended the conversation with Ge Maozhai. "Don't say you've seen me here. Someone's here to look for you."

"Don't worry, I'm tight-lipped." Ge Maozhai winked at Wang Deming, put his hand around his mouth and made a zipper motion, turned his head and walked towards the person who came out, "Haha, I just urged for the food, and it will be brought over soon."

Wang Deming took a step back, hid in the darkness of the hall, and touched his chin. Should he go or not?

(End of this chapter)