Zhang Junping took out his checkbook and wrote Zhang Hua a check for HKD 3 million.
To be honest, paying in foreign exchange is very tricky in this era.
The official exchange rate of foreign exchange is very bad, and the official pricing of RMB in the foreign exchange market is somewhat artificially high.
Zhang Junping really doesn't care about the loss in exchange rate.
If you have the Tao, you will suffer losses instead of blessings.
If you suffer some losses and use foreign exchange to settle the settlement with Zhang Hua, it will be smoother for Zhang Hua to go to Hotan to purchase jade materials.
For example, it turned out that the local government would not take out some top-quality jade materials and planned to keep them in exchange for foreign exchange.
Now that Zhang Hua has foreign exchange and background, the local government is naturally willing to give priority to transactions with Zhang Hua.
"Brother Hua, this is a cash check of HKD 3 million from Standard Chartered Bank. It can be exchanged at Bank of China.
Of course, if you are worried, I can also exchange the cash for you." Zhang Junping said as he handed the check to Zhang Hua.
Bank of China has a branch in Hong Kong, and foreign exchange settlement is one of its important businesses.
"Brother Hirako, although we have not been in contact for a long time, I always feel that I have a special rapport with you, as if I have known you for a long time!
Since we are brothers, I can naturally trust you!" Zhang Hua was very talkative and did not flatter anyone deliberately, but it made people feel comfortable listening to him.
"Thank you, Brother Hua, for your trust. I also feel that I have a special affinity with Brother Hua. I hope we can be brothers for life." Zhang Junping also said to Zhang Hua with a smile.
After chatting for a while, Zhang Huacai asked with a somewhat embarrassed smile: "Brother Pingzi, you are well-informed. Brother, I just came back and want to do something, but I don't know where to start. Can you give me some ideas?
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Today Zhang Hua came to Zhang Junping for two purposes, one was to trade jade materials, and the other was to ask for opinions.
Asking for opinions is important.
Zhang Hua is not in a hurry when it comes to jade trading. With Zhang Hua’s background, it is not difficult to find jade sales channels.
There are many Hong Kong businessmen purchasing jade materials, and the prices are not low.
Through investigation, Zhang Hua learned that Zhang Junping had created many industries in just one year and had also brokered a partnership between the country and two Japanese automobile companies.
What does this mean?
It shows that Zhang Junping is smart and far-sighted.
"Brother Hua, why do you want to do business?" Zhang Junping did not answer him, but asked curiously.
Zhang Hua, a 26-year-old deputy battalion-level officer, has a bright future.
Now you have to change your career to start a business. This is a typical example of losing the watermelon and picking up the sesame seeds.
"Oh! Forget it, I did not change my career voluntarily this time. Something happened to me in the army, and I will be punished. There is no point in pursuing an official career.
Anyway, I am the youngest in my family, and the several older brothers and sisters above me are also worthy of inheriting the family business..." Zhang Hua explained with a wry smile.
It was just that when it came to being punished when something happened, he was vague and did not clearly explain what happened.
Zhang Junping estimated that the matter could not be trivial, otherwise Zhang Hua's background would not have forced him to change his job and he would have to face punishment.
Zhang Junping did not continue to ask. He pondered for a while and then asked: "Brother Hua wants to do something, is it to make more money, or is it because he wants to work hard to build a respected and influential career?"
"Does it make a difference?"
"have!
If Brother Hua simply wants to make money, it's easy for us two brothers to work together to sell Hetian jade and Qinghai jade. Ten years later, I dare not say if there are more, we will have no problem making more than ten or two billion."
"What is a respected and influential career?" Zhang Hua was not dazzled by the tens of billions and continued to ask.
"Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, there was a kind of businessman called a patriotic businessman. Such a businessman may not have the most money, but the business operations he engaged in would benefit the country and many people, so he was respected.
Although he is in the business world, he also has a certain influence in the government."
"If I want to do such a career, what should I do?" Zhang Hua's breathing was a little tight. He was very sure that such a career was what he wanted.
With his family background and status, it is not difficult to make money. He can make a lot of money just by selling some approval documents.
But that's not what he wants.
Although he wanted to go into business and do something on his own, he didn't want to bring discredit on his family.
"It's simple. If you do a good business, you can not only make a lot of money, even a dozen or two billion, but now is a very good time."
"What business?"
Zhang Junping said four words in a deep voice, "Logistics and transportation!"
"Logistics and transportation?" Zhang Hua asked with some confusion.
"Yes!" Zhang Junping nodded, and then continued to explain: "With the reform and opening up, the state gradually relaxed its control over factory production.
For example, many factories have an unplanned output in addition to the planned output.
The plan is naturally the production tasks assigned to each factory under the national macro-control.
Unplanned products are products produced by the factory according to its own production plan.
The factory sells these products itself."
"Go on!" Zhang Hua urged, somewhat confused.
Zhang Hua naturally knew what Zhang Junping said, but he just didn't understand what it had to do with logistics and transportation.
“Some large and medium-sized factories have their own vehicle transportation teams, but some small and medium-sized factories do not have their own transportation teams.
If it is within the plan, you can still rely on the transportation team of the State Materials Administration or the Supply and Marketing Cooperative, but what should you do if it is outside the plan?"
"Shall we buy a car to help them transport goods?"
"right!"
"But, what does this have to do with the respect and influence you mentioned?"
"Brother Hua, I don't know whether you know it or not. Road thugs and road bullies are rampant in various parts of the country. On a highway, there may be three or four groups of road thugs and road bullies along the ten kilometers.
For some goods transportation, people would rather wait for trains, take railway transportation, or take water transportation than take land transportation, because there are too many truck bandits and road bullies.
Once you encounter a road bully, the goods may be damaged, but your life may be in danger.”
"I know this. The situation in Xinjiang is more serious..." Although he didn't understand what Zhang Junping meant by these words, he still nodded in agreement.
“It’s okay to wait for large items that are long-distance and storable, but what about small items that are short-distance and not storable?
Why is there a shortage of materials in the country? Is it really because our country cannot produce them?
Of course, there are indeed some reasons for this. But this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is caused by the lack of smooth flow of supplies between the north and the south." Zhang Junping continued to analyze Zhang Hua slowly.
"Yeah!" Zhang Hua nodded again and agreed.
"So, under this background, a safe and reliable logistics and transportation company has a broad space for survival."