Chapter 41 5. When a senior official travels, the following must be the "Four Heavens and Earths"

A battered warship embarks on an uncertain journey again. The investment agreement with Taijiang Capital was finally signed, and the investment of more than 100 million US dollars arrived in the account soon.Everything is ready, and the east wind is coming again, and Weitong begins to expand to the whole country irresistibly. Long before Lai Jingdong's investment was in place, An Youqi had sent more than 200 people to various cities across the country to find land, and in the month of signing the investment agreement, Weitong swallowed four pieces of land across the country.Weitong's land acquisition is very fast, but it strictly follows the original plan in the selection of plots - the cities that Weitong acquires land are all second- and third-tier cities in China, and the land acquired is also located in the city. suburbs.Because it is a "raw land", these land plots are not favored by local developers who focus on short-term interests, the competition is relatively low, and there is potential for appreciation in the future; there are basically no problems left over from demolition, which is conducive to rapid start of construction and delivery; The area is generally large, suitable for the construction of large-scale medium and low-end residential real estate.

Thanks to Du Linxiang's strict supervision and consistent standardization strategy, An Youqi and Lin Zhengliang, the company's marketing department and construction department have a rare and sincere cooperation, and the opening speed of Weitong has repeatedly stunned the peers.A 400,000-square-meter plot of land was photographed in a provincial capital city in the north, and it took only two months from entering the site for construction to opening for sale.After winning the bid for a plot of land in a prefecture-level city in East China, An Youqi announced at the auction site that the project would be launched within six months. All the colleagues present thought it was absolutely impossible.Because according to industry conventions, it usually takes at least one year from planning and design to opening sales, but Weitong actually broke the rules and really opened the market six months later.

Weitong even created a feat of opening up all over the country in one day.Four real estate projects under Wisdom located in Southwest, East China, Northeast China, and Central China were opened on the same day, and the sales were hot, breaking the opening record in one fell swoop. In just over a year, Wistron has become a star enterprise in the domestic real estate industry.In dozens of cities across the country, you can see the busy construction sites under the company, and in the most golden sections of the media in various places, there will be promotional advertisements for Weitong real estate from time to time.

Of course, with the crazy expansion, there are also soaring debts.In addition to the price, Weitong cares more about the down payment ratio and settlement cycle when acquiring land.As long as the down payment ratio is low and the settlement period is long, they dare to buy.In addition to the land transfer fee owed to the government, there is also an advance from the builder.In this way, every time Weitong wins a piece of land, it is equivalent to adding a sum to the debt book. Wistron's shocking opening speed and its business philosophy of fast opening and never hoarding land are actually reflecting the dilemma of the company's tight capital chain.Du Linxiang said in an internal meeting: "Who in the real estate industry doesn't want to hoard land, and who the hell doesn't know that hoarding land has high returns? But the current Weitong can't make this money. Without speed, there can be no scale. It must be fast. Open the market and get back the funds quickly. For Weitong, speed is more important than benefit!"

The situation of Wistron's branch located in a certain city in central China is a true portrayal of the company's crazy expansion.This company, which claims to be operating a thousand-acre market, has hundreds of millions of yuan in debt, and the cash on its account is actually less than ten thousand yuan for a long time.After winning the land, Du Linxiang only invested tens of millions of yuan to pay off the down payment for the land purchase.The astonishing opening speed and fairly good sales performance have led to the rapid return of funds.However, every time a sum of money is recovered from the sale of the house, Du Linxiang will withdraw it without hesitation.He calculated that there are still a few months before the settlement cycle of the land transfer fee. In these few months, the money must not be left idle.Just took the money and went to another city to buy land and pay the down payment.Wait until the settlement cycle is approaching, and then transfer funds from other branches.

Weitong's move has aroused great concern from the outside world, and many bigwigs in the real estate industry began to criticize the company and even Du Linxiang himself.In an interview with the media, a real estate boss in Beijing openly reprimanded Weitong for violating industry regulations.The tycoon said that in order to acquire the land, Weitong did not hesitate to pay high prices, and in order to sell the house to get money back, it often promoted at low prices. "This kind of behavior is basically making trouble. They don't want to make money, and they don't care about the debt risk at all. They just want to enclose land."

Du Linxiang, who is already red-eyed, will only ignore these words.In the internal meeting, he used Lai Jingdong's phrase "The only rule is that the strong make the rules" back and forth.Du Linxiang even instructed An Youqi to refute the big boss's "fallacy and heresy" in public. During the rush all the way, Du Linxiang occasionally pays attention to Wan Shunlong, an old friend.His subordinates reported to him that the dirty shell of Dazhong shares was always held in his arms by Wan Shunlong, and he even used the old capital of Shunlong Group to repay the old debts for Gu Weimin who had traveled far away.At this time, Du Linxiang never forgot to taunt the other party: "A hero knocks out his teeth and swallows his blood. Wan Shunlong behaves like a hero."

The subordinates also reported that, unlike Wistron's national expansion strategy, Shunlong Group has always refused to take half a step beyond Hongxi.Wan Shunlong’s strategic plan for the company is to deeply cultivate Hongxi. He proposed that in Hezhou, the provincial capital, Shunlong Group should ensure its leading edge; it will take three years to complete the deployment in all prefecture-level cities in Hongxi Province; another ten years , in every county in Hongxi, there must be real estate developed by Shunlong Group. Deep down in his heart, Du Linxiang agreed with Wan Shunlong's decision.After all, Shunlong Group is not Weitong. Although it has suffered severe injuries and injuries, it is far from the point where its life is hanging by a thread.But in terms of his mouth, Du Linxiang still wanted to sneer: "Wan Shunlong thought about building the house in Hongxi County in ten years, and my current goal is to build the house in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen within five years."

After Du Linxiang said this, the surrounding subordinates applauded, but unfortunately he himself lacked confidence.Grassroots employees are naturally rejoicing at the success of Weitong's land acquisition and opening of the market, but Du Linxiang, Zhuang Zhiqi, An Youqi and other high-level executives know that all these achievements are nothing more than a gamble where the chips are heavily suppressed. On the gambling table, the hole cards that determine the outcome have not been turned over. For two days on weekends, Du Linxiang shuttled between three cities to inspect the local real estate of Witton.At noon on Monday, he returned to Hezhou.After getting off the plane, Du Linxiang rushed to the company meeting room.

Zhuang Zhiqi, An Youqi, Lin Zhengliang and others were all waiting for Du Linxiang in the conference room.Wistron is in a period of rapid expansion, and several senior executives of the company often travel abroad.Let’s just talk about the past weekend. Zhuang Zhiqi visited investment bankers in Hong Kong, An Youqi negotiated a cooperation agreement with an advertising company in Beijing, and Lin Zhengliang rushed to a construction site in a provincial capital city in the northwest.They were all notified at noon on Sunday that they would return to the company headquarters for a meeting on Monday afternoon.

Du Linxiang walked into the meeting room quickly, took off his windbreaker, and said straight to the point: "I asked someone to make a set of corporate brochures, mainly to show the achievements of Weitong's national expansion in the past year or so. The production unit The sample booklet was handed over to me last week. I called everyone here today just to hear your opinions.” Everyone took the embryonic brochure and looked at it seriously.Everyone couldn't help muttering in their hearts: "Just for a set of promotional brochures, did you call everyone back to Hezhou from all over the country?" Du Linxiang lit a cigarette and continued: "There are two key points of publicity in this brochure. One is the huge land reserve of the company. The other point is that the land in our hands is a treasure land with huge room for appreciation. Around On these two points, everyone can discuss their opinions.” "In addition," Du Linxiang emphasized, "the text at the beginning of the picture book needs to be reconsidered. Nowadays, few people have the time to read the entire set of picture books. , must be concise and to the point, every sentence to the point." After Du Linxiang's opening remarks, everyone began to express their opinions.Now within the company, Du Linxiang is the undisputed core of power. His style of conduct can no longer be attributed to strength, but should be called domineering.As for randomly interrupting someone's speech at a meeting, it is simply commonplace. Today's meeting is a bit special.Du Linxiang just listened silently and never interrupted.There was also a secretary next to him, who meticulously recorded everyone's speeches.After the meeting, Du Linxiang called Zhuang Zhiqi and An Youqi to the office alone. Back in the office, Du Linxiang explained: "I didn't say a word just now, just to encourage everyone to give more suggestions. If I keep interrupting, some people below will not dare to speak. It doesn't matter whether what they say makes sense or not. For the record. Now the three of us get together and put all the suggestions together. Make sure to finalize it tonight and get the printing house to start printing tomorrow." There were no outsiders in the office, and An Youqi couldn't help asking: "Why do you attach so much importance to a set of corporate brochures, call everyone back from all over the country, and promote democracy like this during meetings?" Du Linxiang asked back: "Are you criticizing me for being impatient and undemocratic?" An Youqi smiled but didn't answer, even Zhuang Zhiqi next to her laughed dryly a few times.Du Linxiang sat back on the leather chair behind the desk, and said: "The company is developing very fast and the results are gratifying. Making a set of convincing promotional materials should be very useful in improving the company's image. In addition, next weekend is Xu Haocheng's sixth Tenth birthday. I want to take the opportunity of celebrating his birthday and give him a set of picture albums. We should also let him know about the current development momentum of Weitong. " No wonder Du Linxiang requested to highlight the land in Weitong's hands in the brochure, which has huge room for appreciation!All of this was written for Xu Haocheng.Zhuang Zhiqi and An Youqi understood at the same time. "Lai Jingdong invested more than 100 million US dollars. You still think it's not enough, and you want to bring in Xu Haocheng?" An Youqi asked. Du Linxiang shook his head: "There is no need for Xu Haocheng now. But for a boss like him with a lot of money and wealth, there is no harm in building a good relationship. Many friends have many paths!" An Youqi asked again: "Xu Haocheng has been refusing to return to the mainland, where will he organize his 60th birthday? Thailand or Hong Kong, China?" "In Hong Kong." Zhuang Zhiqi said. "Oh." An Youqi nodded, then asked again, "How do you know?" Before Zhuang Zhiqi could answer, Du Linxiang smiled and said, "Of course that big beauty Chen Jin'er told us Mr. Zhuang." This time, it was An Youqi's turn to laugh.Zhuang Zhiqi was a little embarrassed. Du Linxiang said again: "Zhiqi, you will go to Hong Kong with me next week to celebrate Xu Haocheng's birthday." "I'm not going." Zhuang Zhiqi declined. "Why don't you go?" An Youqi joked, "Xu Haocheng is Chen Jin'er's godfather, and he might be your father-in-law in the future, so we have to establish a good relationship in advance." Du Linxiang and An Youqi laughed happily, Zhuang Zhiqi became more and more embarrassed.After the laughter stopped, Du Linxiang said: "Let's get down to business, let's discuss this album..." A week later, Du Linxiang and Zhuang Zhiqi flew to Hong Kong together with a well-prepared birthday gift and this newly printed album. Xu Haocheng's 60th birthday banquet was arranged at his villa in Repulse Bay.Repulse Bay is located in the south of Victoria Peak in Hong Kong. It is surrounded by mountains and the sea. The bay is crescent-shaped.Repulse Bay has calm waves, clear water and fine sand, and is warm in winter and cool in summer. It has always been a popular spot for Hong Kong people to swim in the tide."Floating and sinking in the sea", one of the eight scenic spots in Hong Kong in the past, refers to the bathing beach in Repulse Bay.Numerous villas and mansions are located on the slopes of Repulse Bay. Chen Jin'er came to Hong Kong half a month ago to make arrangements for her godfather's 60th birthday.On the day of the birthday banquet, she wore a festive colorful dress and warmly greeted all the guests.With Xu Haocheng's status in the world, even if there were a hundred birthday banquets, there would still be no empty seats.But Xu Haocheng didn't want to make a fuss, so he only prepared three tables of banquets in the villa.When going to the airport to meet Zhuang Zhiqi, Chen Jin'er told him: "The guests who received the invitations were selected by the godfather. The godfather also personally explained that Mr. Du and Mr. Zhuang from Hezhou were arranged at the main table." After twelve o'clock at noon, Xu Haocheng, who was dressed in a purple Tang suit, came downstairs. He shook hands with the guests one by one, smiling all over his face.After turning around, Xu Haocheng called his entourage to ask a few more questions, and then said: "I have a friend who was delayed on the road and is rushing this way now. I can only trouble everyone to wait for a while." Of course those present here knew the truth that the guests do as they please, and they all nodded in agreement.It was almost one o'clock, and the guest finally arrived.Still outside the door, the person shouted loudly: "Lime Xu, I'm late, I'm sorry, I will punish myself with three cups later." Du Linxiang immediately felt that the voice was quite familiar.When this person walked into the house, it turned out to be him——Zhao Jialiang, the eccentric Hezhou scholar.When he was in Japan, Du Linxiang heard Xu Haocheng mention that he and Zhao Jiameng have known each other for many years.Today's 60th birthday, Zhao Jialiang should also be a guest of honor. Zhao Jialiang's hair was still messy, he was wearing a white shirt, brown pants, and a pair of white sneakers on his feet.Compared with the luxuriously decorated Repulse Bay Villa, this attire really contrasts too much. Xu Haocheng limped forward to greet him, and personally pulled Zhao Jialiang to sit beside him.He introduced: "This is the famous Crazy Zhao. He and I can be regarded as friends who have forgotten each other." Zhao Jialiang called Xu Hao "Xu Lame" in public, and Xu Haocheng responded with "Zhao Crazy". The friendship between the two seems to be quite deep.Xu Haocheng said with a grin: "He and I didn't know each other. At that time, Crazy Zhao ran to my house with two kitchen knives and kept saying that he would chop me up. The brothers around him were all happy, and a trembling Old man, how dare you come here to trouble me, Xu Haocheng?" "It made me anxious, and the emperor dared to chop it up." Zhao Jialiang said loudly, "At that time, I set up a small stall under the Hezhou overpass, writing calligraphy and selling books at the same time. A few bastards actually came to collect Protection money, and even smashed my stall. When I inquired, they are Xu Laizi's subordinates, and without a word, they came to the door with a kitchen knife." Xu Haocheng said: "It was only later that I found out that the little old man who set up a bookstall under the overpass turned out to be a famous Confucian of the generation in Hongxi, so he quickly apologized and became good friends after going back and forth." Xu Haocheng said again: "You said you too, and told you to fly directly to Hong Kong. You have to fly to Shenzhen first, and you have to reverse the car. It doesn't matter if everyone waits for you for a while. The key is that you are very old, why bother!" Zhao Jialiang said: "The direct flight to Hong Kong is more than a thousand more expensive than flying to Shenzhen. I am a person who earns a living by writing a few words, so I dare not be extravagant like that." "Why didn't you say it earlier!" Xu Haocheng said, "I'll just let someone book a plane ticket for you, so you don't have to pay for it!" "No price!" Zhao Jialiang waved his hand, "We have known each other for so many years, I have drank your wine, and you have also drank mine. But you have never taken my money, and I will not take your money. Gentlemen can It can be as light as water, but it can also be as thick as wine, but once you touch the word money, it will change the taste." "You can't change your weird temper." Xu Haocheng laughed.Next, he introduced the guests on the table to Zhao Jialiang.When it was Du Linxiang's turn, Zhao Jialiang took the initiative to say: "This is Lao Du, we have met before." "Yes. Mr. Zhao, hello!" Du Linxiang replied respectfully. It was past one o'clock for lunch, so Xu Haocheng hurriedly ordered the food to be served.Plates of dishes were served on the table, including Suannibai Pork, Dongpo Pork, Twice-Cooked Pork... Although they were all home-cooked dishes, Du Linxiang, who was empty in his stomach, didn't mind these, and raised his chopsticks to eat. After a few bites, Zhao Jialiang teased, "It tastes good, but lame you are such a big boss, and it's time for your 60th birthday. You can't serve some fresh seafood, but you can make some home-cooked pork dishes. It's really stingy." Xu Haocheng laughed and said: "Except for you lunatic Zhao, all the big bosses who are tired of eating fresh seafood here may be just right for everyone's appetite. Besides, these home-cooked dishes are a little bit too much for me. special significance." Xu Haocheng continued: "Everyone knows that when I was young, I encountered a mine accident and lay in the hospital for several days, with my legs limping. In the end, the mine asked me, either to get rid of the status of a formal worker and go to the reception room to receive documents; A condolence payment. In the end I chose the latter." "After receiving the condolence money, I opened a restaurant." Xu Haocheng continued, "The restaurant business is booming, and I am a righteous person, and I met many brothers there. It is these brothers who followed me in the future. Heaven and earth. Back then, the restaurant made home-cooked dishes, and the twice-cooked pork I fried with my own hands, no matter the brothers on the road or the diners in the past, all gave a thumbs up." Listening to Xu Haocheng's emotional memories, Du Linxiang was also a little emotional.Good fortune is really tricky, what would have happened if Xu Haocheng had gone to the reception room?A few years later, Hong Xi may have one more laid-off worker, but there will be one less boss in the world! Xu Haocheng said: "It's not easy to prepare these home-cooked dishes. We, Jin'er, have spent a lot of effort for today's meal. From hiring a chef to choosing ingredients, we have been busy for more than half a month. Jin'er , tell everyone about the exquisiteness of these dishes.” Chen Jin'er smiled and stood up: "The home-cooked dishes on the Chinese table are usually pork. But I'm afraid you don't know that the pork today is very different from the pork in the past." Zhao Jialiang became interested: "What's the difference between pork and pork?" Chen Jin'er said: "Let's take the example of Dongpo pork. This dish has uniform color, crispy meat, melts in the mouth, and doesn't feel greasy at all. As a classic of Hangzhou cuisine, Dongpo pork has been around for more than a thousand years. Su Dongpo has been a famous dish on Chinese dining tables since the beginning of Su Dongpo. However, not all pork can be used to make Dongpo pork. It is well known in the food industry that the authentic Dongpo pork must be made from Zhejiang. The local pig breed 'Two-headed black'. 'Two-headed black' is the famous Jinhua pig. Jinhua pig has thin skin, thin bones, fine meat, and more importantly, high intramuscular fat content and even distribution. The higher the intramuscular fat It means that the more fragrant it is when cooking, and the softer and crisper meat can be guaranteed when stewed into Dongpo pork." "There is also twice-cooked pork." Chen Jin'er continued, "In the eyes of many Sichuan cuisine masters, the most authentic Sichuan pig, Chenghua pig, must be used to make the most authentic twice-cooked pork. Chenghua pig has black hair, square head, thick neck, short legs, and a back. Wide and big buttocks. Twice-cooked pork, as the name suggests, needs to be cooked twice, which requires that the meat should not be too thin, otherwise the meat may be hard when it is fried for the second time. Chenghua pork is very fat and has high intramuscular fat content, so it is made The twice-cooked pork is soft and delicious.” Seeing that everyone listened with gusto, Xu Haocheng said: "Chinese people love to eat pork, but I'm afraid you don't know one thing. More than 95% of the Chinese pork market is occupied by foreign pig breeds. The most common ones are British pigs. Large Yorkshire pigs, Landrace pigs from Denmark, and Duroc pigs from the United States. Even the so-called native pigs raised by ordinary farmers are actually descendants of foreign pigs, and their ancestors are not from China.” Du Linxiang interjected: "This is indeed a good statement. When I went back to my hometown during the Spring Festival last year, one of my wife's cousins ​​was the deputy director of the County Animal Husbandry Bureau. He told me that all the pigs in my hometown were foreign pigs. Foreign pigs were imported from abroad. Afterwards, piglets are bred in China, and the farmers buy these piglets from the breeding farm and take them home to raise them.” Chen Jiner said: "Although you often go to high-end hotels, I'm sure that the Dongpo pork and twice-cooked pork you eat are also made from foreign pork. Because China's native pigs are becoming less and less, and some are on the verge of extinction. For example It is said that Chenghua pigs are the most suitable for cooking twice-cooked pork, and there are only more than 100 pigs left, which is less than that of pandas.” "I've learned a lot!" Zhao Jialiang patted the table and said, "I never imagined that pork, which we eat every day, has so many names. Why don't we Chinese raise Chinese pigs, instead of importing breeding pigs from abroad?" Xu Haocheng replied: "Foreign pigs are quick to slaughter and have strong disease resistance. However, many local pigs are too slow to be slaughtered, and the cost of breeding is high. Therefore, both farmers and professional farms are willing to raise foreign pigs. For example, one Hybrid fattening pigs can usually be ready for slaughter in three and a half months, while Chenghua pigs can be ready for slaughter in seven months, and if they are fed with grain, they can be ready for slaughter in a year." "Cripple, so what we eat today are all authentic Chinese pigs?" Zhao Jialiang asked. "Of course." Xu Haocheng said with a smile, "For example, this Dongpo pork is the authentic Jinhua pig that was specially ordered by contacting farmers in Zhejiang. As for this plate of twice-cooked pork, because there are indeed too few Chenghua pigs, it is difficult to buy on the market. Replaced with other local pork." "In fact, choosing the right pork is only the first step, and the next step is also very particular." Chen Jiner said. "Jin'er, tell us quickly." Du Linxiang said. Chen Jin'er said: "Godfather is a master at making twice-cooked pork, let him talk about it." Xu Haocheng took up the conversation: "Everyone can cook twice-cooked meat. It is nothing more than cooking the meat in the pot first, and then frying it again. However, the cooking process is actually very particular. It is not good if it is not cooked well. It is overcooked, and the taste is not good after frying. When I opened the restaurant, I studied it and found that it is best to use 90 degrees Celsius water to stew the meat. Everyone knows that the boiling water is 100 degrees, and the water temperature should be kept at 90 degrees , you need to add cold water while cooking. Repeat this many times, although it is troublesome, the taste will definitely be better." Chen Jin'er pointed to a pot of meatball and cabbage soup and said: "Meatballs are very common. Many people buy the meat and put it in a meat grinder for one pass. If you are willing to work hard, you can just use a kitchen knife to grind the meat." Minced. As everyone knows, the meatballs made in this way are not chewy at all. The essence of the meatballs is actually the smashed meat and the tendons. The meatballs that everyone eats today are 100% hand-made. No need for a kitchen knife, let alone Instead of using a meat grinder, use two rectangular iron rods to smash the meat. An iron rod weighs a full three catties. At first, the narrow side of the rod should be used for beating, and the wide side should be used later. Keep it parallel. The cutting board used weighs at least two hundred catties. Last night, Master beat five kilograms of meat for an hour before giving up." Everyone picked up the meatballs, chewed them slowly and gave a thumbs up: "The taste is really different!" At this moment, the servant brought a plate of white meat slices, Zhao Jialiang pointed at them with chopsticks and asked, "What's so special about these white meat slices?" Chen Jiner replied: "I heard from the chef that the white meat slices are actually a court dish of the Qing Dynasty, also called boiled white meat. The authentic white meat slices cannot be boiled after cutting the meat, but use selected whole pigs, and put the whole thing in the pot slowly. Slow cook." "I don't know how to cook white meat slices, but I have heard an allusion about this dish." Zhao Jialiang said, "Fu Kang'an, the favorite minister of Emperor Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, especially liked this dish. As we all know, when a high official travels, Below must be the "Four Great Heavens and Earth". When it came out, it was earth-shattering, and when it arrived, it was dark and the people were crying. After leaving, everyone was happy. Once Fukang'an went on a tour, the people below were busy again. For Mr. Fu, he prepared white meat slices that he likes. At a post station in Sichuan, the cook had long been ordered to arrange a big pot to cook the whole pig. When Fu Kang'an was about to arrive, the cook suddenly climbed into the big pot, unbuttoned his pants and asked Peeing in the pot. The people next to me were shocked, and the cook said that he forgot to buy nitrate, so he had to take this. Later, after Fukang’an tasted the white meat slices with urine, he felt very good, saying that he had never eaten it on the way Such a delicious piece of white meat, so I rewarded the cook with a piece of silk." After listening to Zhao Jialiang's narration, everyone in the room burst into laughter.Xu Haocheng smiled and said, "The dishes on this table are good, and you, Crazy Zhao, have better knowledge. However, I would rather taste worse than let people pee in the dishes." Zhao Jialiang was perhaps the oldest among all the guests, but he drank like an alcoholic.By the end of the luncheon, he was drunk and blind.According to the habit developed over the years, Zhao Jialiang is going to take a nap again.Xu Haocheng was very interested, and said that he had a card addiction and wanted to play mahjong. Taking advantage of the gap between Xu Haocheng, Du Linxiang and others "building the Great Wall", Zhuang Zhiqi was about to go for a walk, and Chen Jiner who was beside him immediately said, "Let me be your guide." The two walked in the picturesque scenery of Repulse Bay, where the sea and the sky were the same color, and unknowingly came to a building called Shadow Bay Garden.From the appearance, this is a comprehensive building integrating residential quarters, clubs, hotel serviced apartments, and shopping malls. Its "invincible sea view" is even more enviable. Zhuang Zhiqi praised: "This building is really beautiful, especially the huge hollow square hole in the middle of the building, which looks very charming." Chen Jin'er laughed: "This hollowed-out square hole was unintentionally planted with willows and willows." "How?" Zhuang Zhiqi asked. Chen Jiner said: "Hong Kong people believe in Fengshui the most. The mountain behind Yingwan Garden is one of the Fengshui patterns of 'Kowloon Guzhu' on Hong Kong Island. Dragons are going to enter the sea. How can this building block the way of dragons? A large window was opened in the direction, and it is said that it will be smooth and smooth. But the designer was also worried at the beginning, whether creating a hollow square hole in the middle of a complete building would affect the appearance. When the project was finished, not only were those concerns dispelled, but the whole building was enhanced by it.” "What a mistake!" Zhuang Zhiqi exclaimed. Chen Jin'er said again: "There is a place for afternoon tea in Yingwan Garden, let's go and sit down?" "Okay." The weather in Hong Kong is sweltering, Zhuang Zhiqi walked outdoors for a while, and really wanted to take a rest. The two came to the first floor of the South Wing of Yingwan Garden, and the waiter served authentic English afternoon tea.Along with the fragrance of tea, there is also a retro atmosphere. The copper ceiling fan on the ceiling, the wooden framed doors and windows and the beige walls seem to bring people back to the 1920s. Chen Jin'er took a sip of tea and asked, "Is your lover feeling empty after leaving?" "What do you mean? Which love sister?" Zhuang Zhiqi asked back. "It's Yin Xiaoyin." Chen Jin'er said with a chuckle, "Little girl has a deep affection for you, even I can see it, why are you pretending to be confused. Yin Xiaoyin was sent by your president Du to Shenyang branch a year ago. The bitter cold place in the northeast , and it's so far away from Hezhou, you don't have any worries in your heart?" "Don't talk nonsense." Zhuang Zhiqi explained, "Xiaoyin and I are superiors and subordinates. It's just that she and our kid get along quite well." "Didn't you call him Xiao Yin before? When did you change your name to Xiao Yin?" Chen Jin'er seemed to be really angry, "How dare you say that you don't have fancy intestines in your stomach!" Zhuang Zhiqi also didn't notice when he started calling Yin Xiaoyin "Xiaoyin". Today, after Chen Jin'er said that, he came back to his senses.He still shook his head: "There's no fuss about a name." "That's true." A smile reappeared on Chen Jin'er's face, "If a man like you doesn't have many women who love you to death, I'll be wronged for you." Zhuang Zhiqi smiled and changed the topic: "This afternoon tea restaurant is quite exquisite." "Of course." Chen Jin'er said, "You may only know about Shadow Bay Garden today, but before Shadow Bay Garden, there is a building here, you should have heard of its name." "What?" Zhuang Zhiqi was quite curious. Chen Jiner said: "Before Shadow Bay Garden, there was a hotel here. The hotel was demolished in 1982, and Shadow Bay Garden was built on the original site. The previous hotel was Repulse Bay Hotel." "No wonder, no wonder!" Zhuang Zhiqi exclaimed, "This is the original Repulse Bay Hotel!" The Hong Kong Repulse Bay Hotel was completed in 1920. At that time, it was known as the Gemini of the Hong Kong Island hotel industry with the Peninsula Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui.What made this hotel really famous was Eileen Chang's novel. "Get out of the car, walk up the extremely wide stone steps, and reach the high platform with sparse flowers and trees. There are two yellow houses on the highest place. Mr. Xu has already reserved a room, and the servants lead them along the gravel path. Go, and enter the dim dining room..." Zhang Ailing outlined the charm of the Repulse Bay Hotel with her unique style.This is also the place where Zhang Ailing's two masters of love, Fan Liuyuan and Bai Liusu, fought their battles. Chen Jiner said: "The hero and heroine Fan Liuyuan and Bai Liusu first met at the terrace restaurant of the Repulse Bay Hotel. In the 1980s, the Repulse Bay Hotel was demolished and the Shadow Bay Garden was built on the original site. However, the famous terrace restaurant is still It has been preserved and built in Yingwan Garden according to its original appearance.” "Is it the restaurant where we are sitting now?" Zhuang Zhiqi asked. "Yes." Chen Jin'er nodded in agreement, and then asked, "Do you like reading Zhang Ailing's novels?" "It's not like I like it, I've seen some of it." Zhuang Zhiqi replied. Chen Jiner said: "I have read all of Eileen Chang's novels. When it comes to my favorite, it is still this one." "Why?" Zhuang Zhiqi asked. Chen Jin'er's eyes flickered with confusion: "Talented women often don't have a happy life. This is the case with Zhang Ailing, and so are the characters in her novels. Cao Qiqiao in the movie, Ge Weilong in the movie, and Xu Xiaohan in the movie are really amazing. People both love and pity. It is different, it is almost the only story in Eileen Chang's writing that ends in the form of reunion." Zhuang Zhiqi took a sip of tea: "You are also a talented woman." Chen Jin'er stared straight at Zhuang Zhiqi: "So, can I get a story with a happy ending?" Zhuang Zhiqi didn't dare to look directly into such eyes.He glanced out of the window: Repulse Bay has light wind and flat waves, warm, quiet, and serene, and countless tourists are wandering on the soft sandy beach.Everything is frozen into an unforgettable scenery in memory.After a while, Zhuang Zhiqi said, "Maybe I'm not the one who can give the answer." There was silence between the two.Chen Jin'er recalled the heroine Bai Liusu, a lady from a wealthy family in Shanghai, who met the handsome Fan Liuyuan by chance.Bai Liusu decides to take herself as a bet and go to Xiangjiang to win Fan Liuyuan's love.Originally, Bai Liusu seemed to have lost the game, but a turning point appeared at the last moment.When Fan Liuyuan was about to leave Hong Kong, the Japanese army began to bomb Repulse Bay. Fan Liuyuan turned back to protect Bai Liusu. When life and death were at stake, the two met each other sincerely and made a promise that would last forever. Zhuang Zhiqi stared out the window.He also remembered the description of Repulse Bay in the novel: "The pale white sea water gurgles with light yellow sand, and the sunny day in winter is also indifferent blue." What a beautiful scenery!However, the glare of the sun clearly reminded Zhuang Zhiqi that it was early summer, which was far from the season described by Eileen Chang.