After handing over the money and the car, the seventh-generation American Ford F150, said to be "90% new", became Cao Zhiqiang's car.
Naturally, everyone is happy about this. After all, the price of a car of US$8,800 is not common here.
Of course, this is only the initial delivery of the car. After that, you will naturally have to find someone else to spend additional money for registration and transportation.
As for who to look for, Xiao Feng, the car seller, didn't care and said he could look for Wang Xiaoqun.
Also, as a middleman, Wang Xiaoqun made 20% out of thin air this time, which is 1,760 US dollars. Even according to the official exchange rate of 2.8:1, it is 4,928 yuan RMB. If it is based on the market exchange rate of 1:5, it is 8,800 yuan RMB, which is close to 10,000 yuan. It’s Motodo.
After earning so much, Wang Xiaoqun was naturally happy from ear to ear.
Cao Zhiqiang didn't understand this, so he asked him, isn't this kind of situation rare?
Wang Xiaoqun said: "Of course it's rare. Don't look at me. I'm just a middleman. I can make some extra money, but usually I buy a van or a motorcycle. Among them, motorcycles are the most popular, and I can make one order a month." It’s good, sometimes there is no business for two or three months.”
Upon hearing this, Cao Zhiqiang was surprised and said: "Isn't it? The business here seems to be good. It's not like this small business, right?"
Wang Xiaoqun said: "You don't know something. In fact, the vehicle business is not as profitable as you think. You came at the right time this time. They just sent a batch of goods over there. The supply is sufficient, so you can If you choose a car in time, in fact, most of the time, the price is high but there is no market, there is no car to sell, and you can’t buy it if you have money.”
"Isn't that true?" Cao Zhiqiang said in surprise, "Is it because the customs checks are strict?"
"That's not true." Wang Xiaoqun shook his head, "The main reason is the lack of transportation ships. Of course, I am referring to ships that can transport vehicles."
Next, Wang Xiaoqun began to explain to Cao Zhiqiang.
It turns out that the imported goods in Hainan Island during this period were all brought in by private ships, 99% of which were fishing boats.
However, the coastal fishing boats of this period were usually relatively small, and they could transport a few color TV and tape recorders. If they couldn't transport a motorcycle, they would be fine, but four-wheeled cars and ordinary fishing boats would not be suitable.
Most of the fishing boats that can transport vehicles are special ships, such as low-speed stern-type wood-carrying boats with tens of thousands of tons, or modified large-scale off-net fishing boats.
Not many people can own such large boats these days, so the number of imported cars is also small.
In short, there are insufficient numbers of large ships, resulting in insufficient capacity to transport large cargoes.
Furthermore, during this period, there were relatively few inland customers coming to Hainan Island to hunt for gold and buy cars. This was mainly due to the poor information flow and little knowledge of the news here, coupled with the stricter control in the inland area.
Let’s just say the vehicle is registered.
Yes, we can help transport the imported cars bought in Hainan Island to the inland and have them registered in a certain inland county, but this does not mean that you can sit back and relax.
If the car owner's background is not strong and the vehicle is more conspicuous, then when you drive through a certain city and are caught by the traffic police, it will be useless just to put on the license plate. You will also have to show a letter of introduction from the company where you purchased the car, your own work permit, Various formal car purchase certificates such as receipts from the car seller.
The vehicle will be released only if all the vouchers and procedures are complete. Otherwise, the vehicle will be impounded in the name of a wire carriage of unknown origin.
You know, these days, private individuals in the interior are not allowed to buy cars. Only state-owned enterprises, collective enterprises, joint ventures, township enterprises, administrative units, and public institutions can buy cars.
After the country opens up private companies, private companies can also buy cars in the name of private companies, but the buyer must be a specific work unit, not an individual.
It’s not enough to just have the unit that bought the car. You also need to have proof of the formal car seller.
Currently, the only places that can officially sell imported cars are provincial-level state agencies, that is, the foreign trade and economic bureaus of each province.
It can be imagined how difficult it is to seriously buy an imported car during this period. Generally, small units cannot get the quota at all.
Therefore, many units have come up with the idea of moving wire trucks, but the premise is that you have to drive this car back to the site where your unit is located, and no one will check you.
But if you are stopped by other local police while driving home, and you cannot produce formal certificates, then they really dare to seize your car, and then you can only watch helplessly, otherwise you They all have to go to jail.
Unless you have a big background and can calm these passing monsters, you can only sneak onto the road, such as driving in the middle of the night, hoping not to be intercepted.
Because of this, the imported cars bought during this period were generally low-key ordinary vans, rarely ostentatious.
As for the Ford F150 that Cao Zhiqiang bought, it is not ordinary at first glance. It is very rare at first glance. Therefore, if you drive back to the capital normally, you will have to pass through so many places along the way. Without some background, you probably won't be able to drive back.
But there is another way, and that is to go by sea.
That is to say, rent a boat, take the sea route, disembark directly at a fishing port near Tianjin, and then drive back from near Tianjin. This can avoid a lot of trouble, but it will cost a lot more money.
Normally, this would cost five hundred dollars.
Don’t think it’s too expensive. It’s just that, it’s still pricey but not marketable. You have to have a special way to do it. Otherwise, you won’t be able to find a ship that can transport vehicles over long distances.
Such a coincidence, Wang Xiaoqun said that he could find such a ship, but again, he had to pay Wang Xiaoqun a 20% middle fee.
Of course, this is only the case during this period. After all, it is only 1983, and the situation of car wires in Hainan actually started not long ago.
Precisely because it just started, there are few people who know about the situation here, and even fewer people come to buy cars. As a result, this place can continue to operate in a hidden way without alerting the top brass in the capital.
To put it bluntly, the information transmission speed is too slow.
It was 1984 when Hainan's imported cars were really rampant.
Precisely because it was too rampant and so many people knew about it, the top management was alerted, and finally a blanket decision was made to completely cut off the tax-free policy for imported cars here.
In other words, in Hainan Island during this period, the main force in importing cars was actually the government. It was the government here that blatantly imported cars from various countries on a duty-free basis.
Then these imported cars are distributed to dealers like the head of this village, and are secretly sold to the mainland through these dealers.
The reason is that in terms of policy, imported cars from Hainan Island are not allowed to leave the island, so the officials certainly dare not do it openly.
But officials dare not do it openly, which does not mean that private individuals cannot do it either.
This requires white gloves like this village. Through them, cars are sold to the mainland in a secretive way.
In fact, the reason why such a village can survive now is mainly because the officials are still timid at this time.
Later, the officials here saw that there was no problem and tasted the benefits of import and export trade, so they simply resold it openly.
In other words, later on, if you want to buy an imported car in Hainan Island, you can go to a regular government place to buy it. After you buy it, you can pay a fine to the industrial and commercial department, and then you can use the official terminal and official ship. , transport the car out of Hainan and into the interior.
This is not possible now. Even if you can pay a fine to the industry and commerce, you can only take the car out. In addition, the customs will not check you, but you still cannot find the official ship to transport the vehicle, and they will not give it to you. Issue a formal driving receipt.
Without a formal receipt, when you pass through other provinces in the interior, it is easy to be seized as a wire cart.
All in all, coming to Hainan Island to evacuate cars during this period is inherently risky. Unless you are particularly courageous or have a particularly strong background, you will not dare to do this job.
Cao Zhiqiang is not afraid of this, but the problem is that he does not need to transport the car out of Hainan at all.
Because Cao Zhiqiang just wants to have a transportation tool in Hainan, a free place, to facilitate his free shipping.
If he doesn't ship it sooner, maybe his pocket space will be exhausted when he gets the next sign-in reward, which would be a shame.
Of course, this does not mean that Cao Zhiqiang does not want to have his own car inland.
The problem is that with Cao Zhiqiang’s current status and strength, he can buy the good car he likes through formal channels. It’s just that the price is a little more expensive and he has to pay a lot more tax. This is not a problem for him at all. .
Cars bought through formal channels have complete procedures and are safe to drive. They can be used anywhere in the country.
What's more, Cao Zhiqiang not only wants to buy a car, he also wants to own a private jet.
After all, he travels all day long. In this era without high-speed rail, private planes are faster and more convenient.
As for the fact that individuals are not allowed to own private jets, this is not a problem for Cao Zhiqiang at this time.
Because Cao Zhiqiang is not only a person, he also has a company.
Not only does he have a private company that belongs to him, but he also has a state-owned enterprise that he has the final say over.
If a private jet is purchased in the name of a business, that is allowed.
With Cao Zhiqiang's current personal financial resources, it is definitely not possible to buy a Luck 10, but it is still no problem to buy a Luck 5.
In fact, judging from Cao Zhiqiang's personal sense, apart from the fact that the Y-5 aircraft flies a little slower, everything else is fine.
As for noise, it wouldn't be a big problem to add more sound insulation and noise reduction equipment inside the machine.
The key is that the Y-5 aircraft is highly safe, can take off and land on short distances, has low requirements for airports, and can take off and land on dirt roads, making it very suitable for use as a private aircraft.
Well, Cao Zhiqiang decided to discuss buying a private jet later.
Oops, don’t accidentally create another domestic first.
If he buys a private jet, he won't be the first person in the country to buy a private jet, right?
Haha, this feeling of making history, let alone it, is really good sometimes.
In short, Wang Xiaoqun was shocked when he heard that Cao Zhiqiang did not need to drive his car out of the island, but really only drove it within Hainan Island.
After repeatedly confirming that what Cao Zhiqiang said was true, Wang Xiaoqun felt reassured.
Because in this way, Wang Xiaoqun can save a lot of trouble.
As for the issue of listing in Haikou, that was not a problem at all for Wang Xiaoqun, and it was solved for Cao Zhiqiang early the next morning.
By the way, because Cao Zhiqiang was happy to give the money, Wang Xiaoqun was also happy to find a house for Cao Zhiqiang.
In fact, originally, Wang Xiaoqun wanted to search slowly by himself, which would take some time but save money.
But Cao Zhiqiang is obviously a person who is not short of money, but is short of time.
So after confirming that Cao Zhiqiang was willing to pay, Wang Xiaoqun dragged on the relationship and found the person in charge of residential records in the civil affairs department to directly search for the house Cao Zhiqiang wanted in the official database.
That's right. During this period, if you want to buy, sell or build a house in Haikou City, you must record it. Otherwise, you will not have a real estate certificate, which is commonly known as a house book.
Only houses in local rural areas, because they are collectively owned, cannot be found in the city for the time being. You have to go to the local towns to check.
This situation did not improve until the Internet era.
But no matter what, with the official database, it is not difficult to find some reliable seaside villas.
Soon, Cao Zhiqiang took a fancy to a private villa.
That villa was invested and built by a Hong Kong businessman here, near the estuary of Wuyuan River.
It is said that this villa was originally used by a Hong Kong businessman for vacation, but it was actually a place where the Hong Kong businessman used to keep his mistress.
The more specific situation is not clear, but what is known is that the house is currently for sale.
How do you know it's for sale? That's the house transaction during this period. In addition to posting the sale information on the window or door of the house, you usually also say hello to the local neighborhood committee.
In other words, neighborhood committees during this period also had the function of intermediaries for house sales.
Why do you need to register with the neighborhood committee to sell?
Because it is just a sale information posted on the outside of the house, the road is too narrow, and the neighborhood committee is more reliable.
Of course, if you pay more money, the neighborhood committee will report the information that your house is for sale to the civil affairs bureau at the next level, and let the relevant personnel help you find a buyer.
Higher-level departments can obtain more buyer information.
Just like Cao Zhiqiang now, if he wants to know what house is for sale, he comes to the Civil Affairs Bureau.
From this perspective, the Civil Affairs Bureau during this period was itself responsible for the functions of housing agencies, and the local street offices and neighborhood committees were equivalent to branches of housing agencies.
What? Housing Authority?
Yes, there is also a housing management bureau here in Haikou, but currently, this department is only responsible for the specific transactions of houses, or sealing them, and does not actually assume the function of a housing agency.
Government departments such as neighborhood committees, subdistrict offices, and civil affairs bureaus must be the ones that can truly serve as housing intermediaries or even housekeeping intermediaries.
If you want to do business during this period, you need to have good relations with government departments.
Just look at these functions and you will know that you have to have good dealings with relevant government departments. If nothing else, with just one information channel, you can be one step ahead and make money by relying on the information gap.
Therefore, the importance of information really never goes out of date.
After selecting the house, Cao Zhiqiang drove his newly purchased Raptor, took tour guide Wang Xiaoqun, and headed straight for the villa.
Since I had called to confirm before, I quickly met the house and its owner.
In Cao Zhiqiang's view, this European-style villa is of average construction, but its area is really quite large. The building area alone is more than 1,000 square meters, and the courtyard and garden outside are more than 2,000 square meters. Taken together, It's more than 3,000 square meters.
How should I put it? Although this villa covers a large area and the construction is OK, in this era, it is a remote place with no access to water and electricity. You have to do everything yourself. It is similar to a rural house. Not much worse than that.
Of course, there is a diesel generator here itself, and with the voltage regulator, the electrical system is okay.
As for the water source, the place itself is close to the Wuyuan River, and there is a well in the yard.
Coupled with supporting facilities including a pressure tank, roof water tank and water pump, a tap water system was also installed during the construction of the house, so as long as there is electricity, water use is not a problem.
For cooking and bathing, there are gas stoves and gas water heaters, and of course gas tanks, so cooking and bathing are not a problem.
In terms of toilets, in addition to flush toilets, there are also septic tanks, which are also well done.
In short, if you don't consider the cost, living here is actually quite comfortable.
Yes, this is a seaside villa after all, how can it really be the same as a rural residence.
Although the house is nice, it is too big.
And in such a big house, a young woman usually lives there... To be honest, it makes me a little scared when I think about it. No wonder the hostess wants to sell it.
In Cao Zhiqiang's opinion, if such a big house had no other uses, it would be really hard to hold it in without people, and it would make him panic.
As for the hostess, apart from being younger, her appearance is average, at least far worse than the women around Cao Zhiqiang.
Of course, this may also be related to Cao Zhiqiang's personal aesthetics. After all, he doesn't like dry and thin women.
The mistress of this house is a skinny woman.
No matter what, if the other party wants to sell and you want to buy, then we hit it off immediately.
It's just that the price is a bit expensive, it costs 50,000 US dollars, so there's no counter-offer.
Cao Zhiqiang took into account the privacy of the place, the traffic was not bad, and it was not far from the sea. It was a proper sea-view room, so he agreed to buy it.
Anyway, in Cao Zhiqiang's opinion, this place is definitely not suitable for a long-term stay, at least not for him alone.
But if it were a secret warehouse by the sea, it would be quite suitable.
Although Cao Zhiqiang was not completely satisfied with this place, considering the time constraints, Cao Zhiqiang decided to buy it first.
The most important thing at the moment is to find a reliable place to use as a warehouse and release the materials in the portable space first to avoid a warehouse explosion.
As for the rest, we can only find them later.
Of course, the best way is to seriously find a deep-water port terminal and build a private port or a port in the name of a state-owned enterprise that you have the final say.
Only in this way can I ship goods more smoothly in the future.
As for the private port, in addition to a good pier that can berth large ships, it also needs a good airport to facilitate the takeoff and landing of private planes.
At the same time, all security personnel in this port must be our own people, and outsiders are not allowed to enter at will.
Only such a port is what we really need.
However, he couldn't handle this kind of private port matter alone, so he had to take a long-term approach.
In short, after buying this apartment, Cao Zhiqiang finally has his own seaside villa.
From then on, he could tell outsiders that he had a big house "facing the sea."
As for whether "spring flowers bloom", we won't see it until next spring.
But this is not a problem. There are a lot of vegetables planted in the yard of this villa. It will be nice to clean it up later and plant flowers and plants.
Oh, what a sin, for such a big seaside villa, all the vegetables are grown in the yard?
All we can say is that our people are indeed a vegetable-growing nation!
(End of chapter)
