Created in China Episode 27 Recap
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Originally, Liu Jun meticulously prepared to celebrate the Spring Festival with his father, but Liu Shitang was immersed in his date, specially booking a Shanghai restaurant for a romantic evening for two. Liu Jun helped Cui Bingbing paste Spring Festival couplets together. Cui Bingbing remarked that her father-in-law, after retirement, understood how to enjoy life better than they did, being constantly on the go.
Despite this, Liu Jun still couldn't understand why Liu Shitang, who had always cared most about Tengfei, no longer bothered with it after retirement. Cui Bingbing told him that he was either busy speculating in stocks or dating. As soon as she finished speaking, Qian Hongming called, proposing to borrow money for turnover, and promised to repay the principal and interest in full within twenty days.
Remembering Qian Hongming's righteous help in past difficulties, Liu Jun took out his existing three million yuan, unaware that after hanging up the phone, Qian Hongming was also on a date with a young woman. During the Spring Festival of 2007, Liu Jun and Cui Bingbing moved into their new home. Qian Hongming personally visited with his wife and daughter. During this time, Liu Jun revealed to Qian Hongming that Shen Jiali had opened an account and regularly remitted money.
Qian Hongming didn't take it seriously, stating that the money he gave her was actually just to put her at ease. Liu Shitang came to his son's office, looking down through the glass window at the rows of luxury cars downstairs, secretly muttering that Liu Jun paid his employees too much, which was why they all had money to buy nice cars. Immediately after, Liu Shitang showed off his stock trading gains to Liu Jun.
The numbers in the account made Liu Jun look at Liu Shitang in a new light. After Liu Shitang left, Liu Jun convened the first regular meeting after the New Year. Everyone was in high spirits, and the atmosphere was very pleasant. Under the suggestion of Luo Qing and others, Liu Jun decided to export the product and thought of asking Qian Hongming for help, renaming the Donghai No. 1 project to F1.
This move injected new vitality into the project. In contrast, Chen Qifan wanted to purchase a villa but was obstructed because the model house was demolished. Cui Bingbing had no choice but to take him to visit Shen Jiali's residence. During the visit, Chen Qifan, with his keen insight, deduced from the villa's stringent security system that Qian Hongming's business not only involved real estate but also extended to the mortgage lending field.
This observational skill made Cui Bingbing feel inferior. That evening, Qian Hongming visited again with a whole box of cash, personally handing the interest to Liu Jun. Faced with profits far exceeding expectations, Liu Jun was secretly astounded. Qian Hongming then took the opportunity to propose managing his idle funds on his behalf, giving him a logical analysis. Coincidentally, Cui Bingbing passed by and overheard their conversation.
Seeing Liu Jun look troubled and reluctant to refuse, she deliberately spoke up, pointing out that the funds included Liu Shitang's share, forcing Qian Hongming to reluctantly give up. Afterwards, Cui Bingbing gossiped with Liu Jun about the villa's surveillance, but Liu Jun didn't think too much of it. Late at night, Shen Jiali saw Qian Hongming still working at his desk, so she got up to prepare a late-night snack for him.
She then looked up and saw a suspicious figure outside the window, cutting her finger in a moment of panic. After the security guards checked and confirmed there was no one there, Shen Jiali worried that Qian Hongming had made enemies outside. Hearing this, Qian Hongming feigned calmness and gently comforted his wife.
Just when the world thought the financial markets were looking good and everyone was caught up in the stock market craze, unexpectedly, the stock market took a sudden negative turn. Liu Shitang's funds instantly evaporated, and Qian Hongying urgently called to advise him to cut his losses. At the same time, Qian Hongming was also concerned about this matter.
Although he no longer speculates in stocks, many bosses who borrowed money were involved in stock trading, and he feared that customer repayments would become problematic in the future. At the government land auction, Lin Chuan and Lu Huadong bid against each other, with Lu Huadong ultimately winning with a high price. After the auction ended, Lu Huadong took the initiative to chat with Lin Chuan.
Upon hearing that Lin Yue had sold all his Shanxi coal mine shares and instead acquired several mines to develop nickel ore, he inquired about the news from Lin Chuan. Lin Chuan was not very familiar with this, stating that when her sister-in-law was still in China, at least the couple discussed things, but now Lin Yue was like a wild horse without reins.
Lu Guangfa felt his son was a bit rash, but Lu Huadong was confident, believing that the old urban area's land would become a scarce resource with development potential. For some time now, Liu Jun had noticed that employees were obsessed with the stock market, and even Luo Qing was no exception. The stock market volatility did not dampen everyone's enthusiasm.
During a meal, Luo Qing spoke eloquently, suggesting that the company adjust its development strategy to imitate the stock market. Liu Jun always harbored concerns and found it difficult to make a decision. Subsequently, Liu Jun and Lu Huadong traveled out of town, specifically writing an article reflecting on economics and life. His cautious approach stood in stark contrast to Lu Huadong's optimistic and enterprising spirit, appearing particularly conservative amidst the wave of expansion.
