In the 1980s, Tokyo and Hong Kong were fully international metropolises, so the flights between these two cities were quite busy. It can be said that there were flights taking off and going back and forth every day.
It's normal if you think about it carefully, because in the 1980s, it was the time when the Four Asian Tigers were rising crazily, and it was also the best period of Japan's economy. Therefore, in this era, it was normal for Tokyo and Hong Kong to have close exchanges.
Even if China and Japan resume diplomatic relations and direct flights, in fact most of the time, people-to-people exchanges between China and Japan will be transited through Xiangjiang.
The reason is very simple, that is, although China and Japan have normalized diplomatic relations and opened direct flights between China and Japan, there are few flights and serious restrictions. It is basically impossible for ordinary Chinese people to fly directly from the mainland to Japan. Most of them let Japanese tourists come to the mainland.
Therefore, if ordinary mainlanders want to go to Japan at this time, most of them choose to go to Xiangjiang first, and then transfer from Xiangjiang to Japan.
Although it is troublesome for mainlanders to go to Xiangjiang at this time, it is still much easier than flying directly to Japan.
In the final analysis, the reason why Hong Kong has been economically prosperous from the 1960s to the 1990s is mainly due to the geographical and political environment.
Because from the 1960s to the 1990s, Xiangjiang was the only window for mainland China to trade with the Western world. Therefore, it relied on transit trade and the mainland market to make Xiangjiang so powerful.
Once the mainland begins to directly integrate with the world, especially after entering the WTO, the role of Xiangjiang's transit window will be weakened, and it will naturally decline.
Therefore, the greatness of Xiangjiang does not have to do with how awesome the people of Xiangjiang are, nor does it have anything to do with whether they work hard or not. It is entirely a matter of location and political advantages.
Just like the magical city of Shanghai, the reason why it is awesome has nothing to do with the locals in Shanghai. It is entirely due to the location advantage and political support.
Without the Yangtze River outlet and government support, it would be basically impossible for Shanghai to become the number one economic city in the country.
To put it bluntly, none of the so-called super first-tier cities in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen rely on location advantages and policy support. If you rely solely on yourself, you will really save money.
In short, buying a direct ticket from Tokyo to Xiangjiang was smooth, customs clearance was smooth, the flight was smooth, and entering Hong Kong after landing was smooth. Everything went smoothly.
After entering Hong Kong from Kai Tak Airport, in order to rush for time, Cao Zhiqiang did not stay to browse around Hong Kong. He took a taxi directly to Guangjiu Station, then took a train at the southernmost end of the Xiangjiang section of the Guangzhou-Kowloon Railway, that is, where Xiangjiang and Shenzhen take the train. Get off at the pick up point.
After getting off the bus, the three of them walked to Luohu Bridge across the Shenzhen River. After crossing Luohu Bridge, they reached Shenzhen in China.
Since Cao Zhiqiang and the three of them had complete documents, there was no difficulty along the way.
Well, yes, these days, leaving the country is very troublesome, but entering from abroad is much simpler and more relaxed.
For example, during card inspection, there is basically no detailed inspection. They simply check whether there are any contraband and then let them go directly.
The inspection here mainly uses a metal detector to detect whether there are any metal products on the body. There is basically no other inspection, and the luggage is not even searched. At most, a wolf dog comes over to smell and smell, probably to detect whether there are illegal drugs.
In other words, as long as you don’t bring any metal contraband or illegal drugs, you won’t have to worry about passing the customs.
For example, if you bring a box of electronic products, it will basically be ignored.
The inspections were not as strict as later.
From this perspective, if Cao Zhiqiang is willing to be a backpacker at this time, he can also make a fortune. After all, many things in Xiangjiang, especially electronic products, are now being snapped up in China.
Of course, Cao Zhiqiang's ability to pass the customs so easily is mainly related to the fact that he has complete documents. If he did not have the status of a state-owned enterprise manager, a domestic official passport and a Japanese business visa, he would not have been able to pass the customs so easily.
In 1983, official passports and Japanese business visas were not available to ordinary people. If they could get them, there was a high probability that there was a big backend, and ordinary domestic checkpoints did not dare to check them randomly.
Therefore, the reason why the checkpoint personnel in Shenzhen and Xiangjiang inspected Cao Zhiqiang and his party very sparsely was that they were probably concerned about their identities and did not want to cause trouble, so they only conducted necessary inspections and let them go after careful inspection.
As soon as you enter Shenzhen, you can immediately feel the difference.
The biggest difference is the level of prosperity.
It can be said that coming to Shenzhen from Xiangjiang feels like suddenly coming to the countryside from a big city.
This is normal. Shenzhen was just starting out in 1983, and the most luxurious hotel was just the Zhuyuan Hotel, a Sino-foreign joint venture.
Although Shenzhen was already a well-known window to the outside world with frequent trade exchanges, in terms of infrastructure construction, not to mention compared with Xiangjiang and Tokyo, even the capital was far behind.
Of course, this is only temporary. With policy support and the location advantage of being close to Hong Kong, Shenzhen's rise will only happen sooner or later.
No matter what, the three of them arrived in Shenzhen without any danger, and immediately checked into the Zhuyuan Hotel, which was also the best hotel in Shenzhen at this time.
Since he returned to China and the RMB was available again, Cao Zhiqiang, who was not short of money, didn't worry about it and directly booked a presidential suite for himself and Anping. He also booked a presidential suite for Xu Chun, a woman, alone. Got a business room.
Of course, even though he was staying in a luxury hotel and Cao Zhiqiang paid for it in advance, an invoice still had to be issued.
After all, Cao Zhiqiang was on a business trip for the country and nothing else, but this kind of travel expenses must be reimbursed.
Reimbursing travel expenses and saving money are secondary. The main thing is to use these invoices to prove the traces of Cao Zhiqiang and his party's behavior and how they came here.
The intelligence power in the country is not as powerful as legendary at this time. The actions of people like Cao Zhiqiang are unknown to most people unless they apply specifically.
Having a travel invoice can save you a lot of trouble and explanations.
After checking into the Zhuyuan Hotel, Cao Zhiqiang asked everyone to remain silent, that is, not to call anyone, including Uncle Lin in the capital.
In other words, theoretically, only the three of them knew about this operation.
After that, Cao Zhiqiang ate and slept in the room. Anyway, he just rested in various ways.
During this period, Cao Zhiqiang had been acting very calm, as if he just wanted to visit Shenzhen on a whim and stay in a hotel here.
Until three o'clock that afternoon, he suddenly asked Anping to buy tarpaulins, raincoats, blankets, pillows, kerosene lamps, flashlights, as well as some drinks, snacks, comics and other things.
After Anping bought the things, Cao Zhiqiang waited until four o'clock in the afternoon before suddenly asking Anping to hire two taxis. The requirements were that the cars should be good and the gas should be full.
Although Cao Zhiqiang's request was strange, because he had been beaten before, Anping didn't ask any questions and just implemented it seriously.
Soon, Anping hired two fully-oiled Crown cars, each with a driver.
Next, Cao Zhiqiang asked Anping and Xu Chun to put all the things Anping had bought before in the second Crown car. Then Cao Zhiqiang and Xu Chun got into the first Crown car, and Anping sat in the second Crown car. In the car, they set off one after another.
As for where to go, it’s easy, it’s to Shekou Port.
Shekou Port has been opened at this time, but it is still only a passenger terminal, mainly undertaking passenger transportation services from Shekou to Xiangjiang.
As for the cargo terminal, there is none at this time, not even started.
Fortunately, in Luohu District, once you leave the city, there are farmland and barren hills on both sides of the road. There are no street lights and there are very few vehicles. I often go very far without seeing a car, which is very special. desolate.
Continuing walking, you can see some signs on the road from time to time, most of which say "Time is money, efficiency is life."
While driving, since neither Cao Zhiqiang nor Xu Chun liked to talk, the driver kept listening to music, mostly Hong Kong and Taiwan songs, and "Blooming Life".
When Cao Zhiqiang asked, he realized that "Blooming Life" is still popular today. It has even gone abroad and is very popular in Hong Kong.
The driver had relatives in Xiangjiang and said that "Blooming Life" had already been sung by someone in Xiangjiang at this time, but the singing was not as good as the original singer "Ah Qiang".
In response, Cao Zhiqiang just smiled indifferently, without any excitement or joy.
After all, he has passed that primary stage and has higher pursuits.
After walking for more than an hour, we finally arrived at Shekou Port.
Shekou Port at this time was not too busy. Except for Shekou Port and Shekou Industrial Zone, most of the people moored outside were fishing boats.
According to the driver, the reason why Shekou Port is not too busy now is because most of the people traveling to and from Xiangjiang do not go through this passenger terminal, but through smuggling fishing boats.
In other words, people who actually go to Xiangjiang from Shekou rarely pass through the Shekou Pier, while most people who come to Shenzhen from Xiangjiang take the Luohu Bridge instead of taking a boat to Shekou.
The reason is very simple. Shekou is too far from the urban area of SZ and is too desolate. Except for smugglers, not many people are willing to go further and enter through Shekou.
This is also in line with the characteristics of the times. After all, this year is only 1983, and Shekou Port has just opened, and it is still early to be prosperous and prosperous.
Of course, this is also in line with Cao Zhiqiang's expectations.
After all, Cao Zhiqiang's goal is to have a good pier with few people. If there are too many people, it will be difficult for him to operate.
After arriving at Shekou Port, Cao Zhiqiang did not let the master drive into the dock, but asked to continue driving along the seaside road to see the scenery.
Shekou Port is located in Shekou Liuwan. In addition to the passenger terminal and customs station, there are also large tidal flats around it. There are many places suitable for docking ships.
Of course, without a pier, the nearby tidal flats are only suitable for small and medium-sized ships, and large ships cannot dock directly at the port.
However, Cao Zhiqiang thought about it and realized that if he used a fishing boat to carry the things in his carry-on space, it would barely work. It was not impossible.
Even if it is transported by a beach landing ship, it will be easier.
In other words, there are actually many places around that are suitable for landing on the beach.
Cao Zhiqiang asked the driver to drive along the coastal road while he kept searching with his eyes.
Finally, Cao Zhiqiang discovered a fishermen's dock with many fishing boats.
When we parked the car and asked, we found out that it was a pier belonging to a nearby fishing village and was mainly used for the villagers' fishing boats to dock.
Since it is a fishing village, it is natural to make a living by fishing, so it is normal to have a fisherman's wharf.
But now, in addition to fishing, there is also a seafood processing factory, a so-called township enterprise, which mainly processes dried fish and kelp, carrying out so-called diversified development.
It is said that these seafood processing plants are the policies of the new town mayor. They are joint ventures invested by a Xiangjiang businessman. The processed seafood will be sold directly to Xiangjiang, and the profits are not bad.
Profit is actually secondary. The key is that once this seafood processing factory is settled, it will provide many jobs. Many fishermen’s wives can work in the factory and no longer have to go to sea all day.
Hearing this, Cao Zhiqiang was overjoyed. He immediately parked his car and entered the village. Then he found a villager as a guide and wandered around.
Finally, Cao Zhiqiang took a fancy to a warehouse converted from a private house and decided to rent it directly.
Because the money was easy to give, and the house at this time was indeed not expensive, and the villagers did not include Hu, they quickly rented the house to Cao Zhiqiang, and even went to the brigade to sign and stamp the contract, which was a bit of a guarantee.
Of course, in fact, to Cao Zhiqiang, the contract does not matter. As long as his transaction is 10%, the relevant departments must be responsible for arranging follow-up matters. The so-called guarantee is absolutely no problem.
The private house Cao Zhiqiang rented was a single-family house along the coast, but the gate had been renovated so that cars could enter directly.
That villager family has a house in the town, so this house along the coast has always been used as a warehouse.
Cao Zhiqiang took a look and found that the house inside was very spacious, especially the yard.
But the biggest feature is that there is no front or back, and there are no neighbors around.
This is a bit inconvenient for living, but if it is used as a warehouse, especially if you want to store some private goods, it is very good.
After entering here, Cao Zhiqiang asked him to leave a Crown car and the things Anping had bought before.
Then, Cao Zhiqiang asked the others to take another Crown car back, and then ask Anping and Xu Chun to bring the convoy over at ten o'clock in the evening.
The two drivers naturally disagreed with this, but Cao Zhiqiang didn't want to explain. He just gave Anping and Xu Chun a look to let them understand on their own.
The result was that Anping took the two drivers out to chat for a while, and they didn’t know what they said. Anyway, when they came out again, they left one Crown car behind without saying anything, and everyone else took another car. The car drives away.
Cao Zhiqiang wanted to keep a Crown car just in case, and also to give himself a comfortable place to stay.
Because the beach is very tidal, this warehouse converted from a private house is also not suitable for living.
Therefore, if you have to wait for a long time, it is more comfortable to stay in a Crown car.
Shekou is still very hot in September, but the Crown car has air conditioning. As long as the air conditioner is turned on at idle, the car is very comfortable.
In fact, for safety reasons, Anping originally wanted to stay with Cao Zhiqiang and asked Xu Chun to take the people back.
But how could Cao Zhiqiang agree?
After all, his situation is very special and involves occultism. When using the portable space, no second person can be present.
Therefore, Cao Zhiqiang simply gave orders, and Anping and Xu Chun obeyed.
However, when leaving, Anping secretly gave a fully loaded May 4th pistol to Cao Zhiqiang so that Cao Zhiqiang could use it for self-defense.
This surprised Cao Zhiqiang and wondered where Anping got the pistol.
You know, when Anping went through the security check before, there was absolutely no such thing. After all, he couldn't have room for him.
That is to say, Anping got the pistol from nowhere when he was buying something.
There is a high probability that Anping secretly contacted the relevant local departments, otherwise he would not have obtained this thing.
In addition to the pistol, Anping most likely also obtained certain documents.
This also explains why the two drivers did not agree to leave a car at first, but after being taken out by Anping to chat for a while, they became silent.
Sure enough, it is convenient to bring relevant personnel from relevant departments.
No matter what, after some twists and turns, the land was finally acquired and the people left, leaving him alone and a single-family farmhouse by the sea.
There is no one around, facing the sea, the night here is quiet.
It's time to show off your real skills!
