I'm back in 1990

Chapter 319: Returning Home in Glory

"Ring ring ring"

The internal phone in the general manager's office of Shenzhen Guangda Real Estate Company rang, and Nan Hui picked up the receiver.

"Okay, I understand!"

After hanging up the phone, Nan Hui was still feeling unsettled. She stood up, walked to the window, and gazed eastward into the distance.

The CFO just called to say that the first loan of US$200 million from the group to Guangda Real Estate has been transferred to Guangda Real Estate's Hong Kong HSBC account.

This means that the first batch of supplies for Guangda Real Estate's foray into Shanghai is in place.

I fled Shanghai in a sorry state back then, but I never expected that so little time would pass before I would be returning to that city, this time as the general manager of Guangda Real Estate.

The first commercial complex planned by Guangda Real Estate in Shenzhen has been approved, and the design bidding is underway. Construction is scheduled to begin in the first half of this year. Meanwhile, Guangda Real Estate has not stopped acquiring land. As of the end of last year, Guangda Real Estate had accumulated more than 30 commercial and residential land parcels in Shenzhen.

Nowadays, real estate developers in Guangdong and Hong Kong all know that Guangda Real Estate is a powerful company, and they are all taking the initiative to seek cooperation. Major construction groups also frequently visit, hoping to have the opportunity to undertake Guangda Real Estate's projects.

Material suppliers, equipment suppliers, major domestic architectural design firms, and international construction firms came in waves.

There were stacks of invitations to various business events, cocktail parties, and banquets. The first thing the secretary did every day when she came to work was to report to her how many invitations she had received the day before, and she would also pick out some important events for Nan Hui to consider. Whether or not to attend was up to Nan Hui.

I will definitely go, but I don't have to go to every invitation. It's necessary to have normal business interactions when you're doing business. However, Nan Hui never participates in social events. If she has to send a senior executive of the company, that's considered giving face to the other party.

Nan Hui is very busy. She also needs to keep learning. Although she doesn't need to be an expert, she must understand.

For example, you need to know about project design, construction site utilization, material turnover, and so on.

Mr. Huang trusted her and gave her a chance, so she was determined to do it well.

The team that was initially preparing to establish Guangda Real Estate Shanghai Company has already registered "Hong Kong Guangda Real Estate (Shanghai) Company" in Shanghai. The temporary office has also been set up, and the preliminary preparations are underway. They are just waiting for Nan Hui to go and take charge of the overall situation.

Over the next few days, Nan Hui arranged the work in Shenzhen, with several vice presidents of the Shenzhen company each performing their duties. If they encountered any problems, they would report to Nan Hui, who would then make the final decision.

Nan Hui contacted Mai Guangde before returning to Shanghai.

"Assistant Mai, does Mr. Huang have time these few days? I'm going to Shanghai tomorrow and would like to report to him in person."

"Okay, Mr. Nan, let me ask Mr. Huang."

After receiving Mai Guangde's call, Huang Xiaochuan thought for a moment and then declined. He told Mai Guangde on the phone, "Tell Nan Hui that if it's not important, she doesn't need to come to me. Just tell her to take care of her own business."

Mai Guangde immediately relayed Huang Xiaochuan's words to Nan Hui.

"Mr. Nan, Mr. Huang said that there's no need to meet unless it's something important, and that you just need to focus on your own work."

"Okay, I understand."

The Shanghai authorities had already learned of Guangda Real Estate's intention to invest and build in Shanghai, so the staff sent by Guangda Real Estate in the early stages went very smoothly in handling the relevant procedures, and all levels of departments actively assisted the real estate company in settling in Shanghai.

The construction of Shanghai needs the injection of these foreign funds. Shanghai has learned from the staff of Guangda Real Estate who came to handle the company's preparatory matters that Guangda Real Estate brought several hundred million US dollars this time. This is definitely a major investor.

Moreover, the plan to build high-rise buildings in Pudong perfectly aligned with Pudong's development plan, and Guangda Real Estate's idea immediately received strong support from Shanghai.

Before Nan Hui even arrived in Shanghai, the local authorities had already offered up many plots of land for real estate developers to choose from.

Of course, whether Guangda Real Estate can acquire these lands depends on its strength, because all state-owned land in Shanghai will be sold through auction this year.

However, since Guangda Real Estate intends to invest several hundred million US dollars in Shanghai, it has a chance to sit at the table. Small real estate developers, on the other hand, can't even get a foot in the door.

Cao Charlie, chairman of Guangda Real Estate, and Nan Hui, general manager, have been closely monitored by relevant departments in Shanghai, especially the airport. They have been instructed to immediately report to the relevant departments whenever their names appear on the passenger list arriving in Shanghai.

When Nan Hui came out of the airport, she was greeted not only by the staff sent by the company, but also by relevant personnel from the Shanghai Investment Promotion Department and the Pudong Management Committee, as well as several reporters.

Through introductions from real estate staff, Nan Hui learned the other party's identity. Having been tempered by the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, Nan Hui is now quite experienced in dealing with these public officials.

"Director Fan, Director Lin, we've troubled you! We're so sorry to have bothered you."

"Mr. Nan, you're too kind. Welcome to Shanghai!"

At this moment, someone presented Nan Hui with a bouquet of flowers, which she accepted. Holding the flowers, she posed for many photos with the two leaders.

That wasn't all. That evening, leaders from relevant departments hosted a banquet for Nan Hui. During the banquet, Nan Hui met several city leaders whom she usually only saw on television. Although they only exchanged a few pleasantries, the level of attention they received still made Nan Hui feel flattered.

Back at the Huating Hotel that evening, slightly tipsy, Nan Hui stood by the window, gazing at the night view of Shanghai with a mix of emotions.

I used to be just a stamp dealer, doing speculative business of buying and selling stamps. Although I made a lot of money back then, I was mostly in contact with people similar to myself.

But now? He controls hundreds of millions of dollars and owns a large amount of land in Shenzhen. He has become a successful real estate tycoon. The city leaders just came to drink with him and said a lot of encouraging words. How could this have been possible before?

The person who brought about this earth-shattering change in me is also in this city right now. If I hadn't met him, I probably would never have had such an opportunity in my life.

Nan Hui felt a surge of impulse; she wanted to call him because she really, really wanted to see him.

But Nan Hui quickly dismissed the idea, and laughed self-deprecatingly. She was really overthinking it. Who was Mr. Huang?

University students are the pride of heaven, with assets worth hundreds of millions; their teachers are academicians, and their senior classmates are either professors, scholars, or leaders of a certain level.

She's a forty-year-old woman, yet she still has such delusional fantasies.

The next day, Acheng picked up Nan Hui and drove her to the temporary office of Guangda Real Estate in Shanghai, Shanghai Mall, where Guangda Real Estate had rented an entire floor.

This 165-meter-tall building officially opened in 1990 and was a prime example of Shanghai's top office buildings in the 1990s.

In the early 1990s, a large number of European and American companies entered Shanghai, and they had a special requirement for their office environment: the Shanghai World Trade Center. Working at the Shanghai World Trade Center became the most desired career path for young people in Shanghai at that time. As a result, a large number of foreign-funded enterprises and foreign institutions in Shanghai now have offices in the Shanghai World Trade Center.

Of course, the rent here is definitely not cheap, but for Guangda Real Estate, this rent is nothing. At most, in three years, Guangda Real Estate will move to the building it built itself.