Chapter 12 The Arrival of a Large Order
Chapter 12 The Arrival of a Large Order
"Just opening an account? A current account?" None of the bank staff reacted?
During this period, those who came to Liao Chong Hing Bank to open an account and deposit money were all for high-interest fixed deposits. Otherwise, why would they come here to open an account? What is the point of putting a hundred dollars in the bank?
"Yes, just open an account." Yang Wendong said again.
The interest rate of 6% is ridiculously high, but it doesn't mean much to him. Even if it is 100% a year, what's the point? It doesn't mean much to multiply this amount of money several times.
"Okay, wait a moment." The bank clerk didn't care too much and continued with his operations. After a while, he handed Yang Wendong a passbook with the bank's unique steel stamp and digital imprint on it.
"Thank you." Yang Wendong put away the passbook.
As a person who traveled through time from the digital age of the 21st century, seeing such "antiques" made him a little uncomfortable for a moment.
The account was opened, and there was 120 yuan in it. Together with his nascent business, Yang Wendong's omnipresent sense of crisis was slightly reduced after he traveled to Hong Kong.
This also gave him some time to reacquaint himself with Hong Kong in the 50s.
In fact, my predecessor had been to some places in Hong Kong before. However, as a person from the lowest class, passing by a bustling commercial street, he generally would not have any thoughts, just like the workers who build houses in later generations, few people could afford it.
The two walked on the street for a long time, and Su Yiyi suddenly pointed to the distance and asked, "Brother Dong, is that Victoria Harbour?"
Yang Wendong looked into the distance, nodded and said, "Yes, the further away is Central, Hong Kong Island."
"I haven't been to Hong Kong Island yet, but I've often heard of it." Su Yiyi said again.
Yang Wendong asked: "Then let's go and take a look today?"
"No, I heard that you need to take a boat to get there, and the ticket is very expensive." Su Yiyi was a little hesitant.
Yang Wendong smiled and said, "It's okay. Although we are poor, we don't need that little money."
"You say you're poor, but why don't you save money?" Su Yiyi shouted.
Yang Wendong shook his head and said, “People who can only get a fixed salary have to save money if they want to save money, but they can’t save much.
We are doing business, and if we want to make money we need to see the world. Maybe if we go to Hong Kong Island, we can find out if we can sell our mousetraps there?"
"Then let's go check out the price of the boat first." Su Yiyi said after thinking for a while.
"Yeah." Yang Wendong nodded. He didn't know how much it would cost to build a boat, so he had to ask first. As for the mousetrap, it was just talk.
It’s not that there is no such demand in Hong Kong Island. In this era, rats are also a scourge in major cities in Europe and the United States. However, even if there is a demand, it is useless without a channel.
"Boss, do you want to take a ride?" At this moment, a rickshaw driver came to Yang Wendong, pulling a rickshaw.
Yang Wendong smiled and said, "No need."
Taxis are available in this era, but they are very, very rare and the prices are probably very expensive.
Among Hong Kong citizens, the better way to travel is still the one shown in later Republican TV dramas, which mainly uses human-powered rickshaws.
However, it was not something Yang Wendong could sit up on.
Afterwards, the two of them walked around and came to the ship port. They asked about the price and found out that it cost 5 cents per person to take a boat to the other side.
The price was not very expensive, so Yang Wendong and Su Yiyi waited for the boat. Half an hour later, they both set foot on the land of Hong Kong Island for the first time.
"The houses here are so tall." Su Yiyi looked around, like a country person who had just entered the city.
Yang Wendong nodded and said, "There are quite a few buildings here, more than 20 stories high."
In later generations in mainland China, even in the 90s, a building with more than 20 floors was actually nothing. After the 21st century, it was probably considered short.
But in Hong Kong of this era, it can be considered a skyscraper.
"It's so high. I wonder when I can go up and take a look." Su Yiyi looked up and said at a building.
Yang Wendong also looked at the building in front of him, which he thought was not tall, and said with a smile: "This day may not be far away." Although the time point of time travel to the 50s made him feel embarrassed, after all, it was 20 years later, and there was an opportunity for the electronics industry to explode.
But no matter what, the Hong Kong real estate market will experience several major fluctuations in the next few decades. As long as he can seize the opportunity, he will definitely become a business figure. It is even possible to become one of the top families in Hong Kong.
At this time, Li Jiacheng should still be just making plastic flowers. If I can catch up with the opportunities in the future real estate market, it is possible that I will be on par with him in the future, or even surpass him.
The only problem is the first pot of gold. It is the most difficult to earn enough money to start subsequent industries.
Over the past few decades, among the hundreds of Chinese super-rich who have started their own businesses, perhaps only a few have truly started from scratch.
But the process of getting started took a very long time, from a few years to more than ten years.
"Let's go and take a look again. But don't buy anything. The things here are too expensive. A box lunch just now cost 5 yuan, and there was not even a few pieces of meat." Su Yiyi complained again.
Yang Wendong nodded and said, "Well, just take a look."
With his current net worth, he really can't afford to spend money in a place like Central. Even a meal is a bit of a luxury.
I have been here for half a month, but I am still having a hard time. It is a bit embarrassing for a time traveler.
The two walked in Central for a long time. Central at that time was not very big.
Yang Wendong observed roughly and found that although the names of the buildings were in Chinese, they were basically transliterations from English, such as: Chater House, Wheelock House, etc.
At this moment, Hong Kong's real estate market has not yet started to explode. Even in places like Central, there are still some small houses and warehouses.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, Yang Wendong and Su Yiyi took the Star Ferry back again. It took more than an hour to return to the dormitory in the north of Tsim Sha Tsui.
"Back?" Seeing Yang and Su coming back, Zhao Liming smiled and said, "Look who's back."
"Haoyu." Yang Wendong also saw the familiar person and said with a smile.
"Brother Dong, Sister Yiyi." A thin, dark-skinned young man put down the bamboo tube in his hand and stood up.
Yang Wendong patted his little brother on the shoulder and asked, "Have you finished the work at the warehouse?"
"Well, it's over." Lin Haoyu sighed and said, "I worked with my father for more than 20 days, but I didn't make much money. Once when we were moving goods, he accidentally spilled a basket of goods. He deducted half of our money and punished us by saying that he would not want us anymore."
Yang Wendong said: "Well, let's not talk about the past. Now that you are back, please help me."
"Okay." Lin Haoyu nodded and said, "When I left, you were still sick, brother Dong. I didn't expect that when I came back, you actually started doing business."
"Haha, there's no other way. We have to find a way to make money." Yang Wendong smiled.
Afterwards, several people gathered together and had another dinner with some meat dishes.
The income these days cannot guarantee that you can eat meat every day, but it’s okay to have a little once in a while.
In the next few days, the four of them divided the work, two of them set up the stall, and two of them built a mousetrap in the back.
Business also began to pick up gradually.
Time soon came to February 2st, and Yang Wendong saw the person he wanted to see most: Elena.
"Mr. Yang, I want to buy 1000 mousetraps from you." Elena walked up and said directly.
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PS: The Hawker Management Team mentioned in this article actually existed in Hong Kong’s history and was established by the Hong Kong government at the request of a group of nun officials.
Reference book: Hong Kong in the Colonial Era in My Eyes
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