Years: Salted fish life since going to the countryside.

Chapter 1615 The Appearance of Counterfeit Goods

Han Li had no idea what the Chung sisters had talked about, nor did he know what had happened in front of his hometown.

When they rested that night, Cherie Chung still didn't say anything. This nearly month-long separation felt like a rekindled romance; important things were the priority, and everything else could wait.

Tonight, in another bedroom, Zhong Chudan experienced something different than usual. Normally, at this time, her hands would involuntarily do something, and then she would sleep soundly.

But Zhong Chudan couldn't fall asleep no matter how much she tossed and turned. She kept thinking about what her sister had said when she was washing the dishes after dinner.

"Is it really possible?"

"Sister, do you really not care?"

"It's so hard to choose!"

Zhong Chudan didn't know how long she tossed and turned before finally falling asleep. Even while asleep, she was having a dream similar to the one she had that afternoon.

However, Zhong Chudan felt that she was much braver in her dream, which was the complete opposite of what happened in the afternoon.

The next day, Han Li was still woken up early by his internal biological clock.

Han Li gently removed Zhong Chuhong's hands and feet from his body, got dressed, and went out to the upstairs terrace to begin his morning exercise.

Today there was plenty of space, so Han Li didn't just do one round of punches like he did in America; he simply stretched his muscles and finished.

Today, Han Li not only practiced the Xingyi Quan stance twice, but also practiced the Five Elements Fist and Twelve Forms Fist, which he rarely practiced after entering the Dark Force realm.

After finishing the form, pause briefly before beginning the practice of the Spring Breeze and Rain Technique, which is crucial to lifelong happiness.

After finishing his training, Han Li, as usual, played with the peregrine falcon, raven, crow, cats, and dogs for a while before going downstairs to take a shower, wash up, and clean himself.

At this time, neither of the Chung sisters had gotten up yet. Han Li made himself a cup of tea, went to the study, and started looking through the newspapers and magazines he had read during his time away from Hong Kong.

News about Jia Ning Group continues to attract attention, still boasting about how much they have earned so far this year and how much their stock price has risen.

These newspapers and magazines also have self-proclaimed senior stock analysts praising Jia Ning Group and even including articles predicting how much Jia Ning's stock will rise.

Han Li was unfamiliar with the stock market and didn't know anything about these slightly more experienced stock analysts, but he knew that these reports would definitely attract some retail investors to follow suit and buy.

Most retail investors are either wage earners or housewives. Like Han Li, most of them don't understand stocks. They just follow the trend and buy and sell stocks based on reports in newspapers and magazines, as well as so-called "insider tips" collected from the streets and alleys.

In addition, given that Jia Ning Group's assets have been increasing and profits have been rising in recent years, and its stock price has been on an upward trend, these reports will definitely drive another wave of Hong Kong citizens to follow suit.

Han Li was not interested in the profits or losses of these stock investors. In the Hong Kong stock market, Jia Ning Group's stock was just one of the few stocks that made them lose money, and it was not the first one, nor would it be the last.

To Han Li's disappointment, he found no negative news about Jia Ning Group's financial situation in these newspapers and magazines.

However, Han Li immediately realized that this was a normal phenomenon, because according to his understanding, once there were reports about this kind of thing, the Jia Ning Group would immediately experience a collapse.

At that time, countless people would be eyeing this incredibly lucrative piece of meat. The banks that had previously lent money to Jia Ning would definitely be the first to intervene, freeze assets, and liquidate to recoup their losses. To avoid their own losses, the banks would fight tooth and nail, as would the behind-the-scenes financiers of the Jia Ning Group and other bigwigs who wanted a piece of the pie.

These people will most likely join forces to prevent outsiders from interfering, which will make it much more difficult for Han Li, a nobody, to get a piece of the action, or even give him a chance to enter the fray.

Therefore, there is currently no negative news about Jia Ning Group on the market, which is actually a good thing for someone like Han Li who wants to take advantage of the situation.

Han Li kept searching his mind for the exact time when the Jia Ning Group was exposed, but unfortunately he still couldn't find it by the time Chung Chu Hong called him for dinner.

When Han Li came to the dining table from the study, the Chung sisters had already set out all the dishes, so he could start eating as soon as he sat down.

Han Li had just returned yesterday, and whether it was during dinner or back in the bedroom, Chung Chu-hung didn't have time to talk about many things related to the garment company.

While everyone was having breakfast, Chung Chu-hung talked to Han Li about the business situation of Xie Tian Company and its specialty stores.

There haven't been many changes in other aspects, but with the promotion of the "Sunshine" and "Phoenix" clothing brands, more and more high-end customers are buying their products, and these days there are more counterfeit goods on the Xiangjiang market.

Chung Chu-hung was very angry when she talked about this, but Han Li didn't react much and even tried to persuade her instead.

"Little Honghong, you don't need to worry or get upset about this. It may seem that our interests have been harmed for the time being, and the reputation of the clothing brand will also be affected."

If you look at it from a long-term perspective, these counterfeit products are actually helping us with publicity.

Think about it carefully: do those people who buy counterfeit goods not know that they are buying fakes?
They know better than anyone that they're selling counterfeit goods because they're broke and need brand names to maintain their image, so they have no choice but to sell fakes.

Once they have money, they will definitely buy genuine products from our store, and may even become die-hard fans of our clothing brand.

Do you think that these counterfeit goods are indirectly attracting a wave of customers for us in the future?

Chung Chor-hung: "Honey, what you're saying seems to make some sense, but they're just not happy about it. Why should they earn the money that should be ours?"

Han Li: "That's why I told you to relax and not get too angry about it, because there's no good solution to this problem right now."

There are currently no regulations in Hong Kong to govern this kind of counterfeiting. Hiring triads can only solve the problem temporarily, not fundamentally. If things get out of hand, you'll be summoned by the police.

Besides, are there any good people among those involved in organized crime? If they saw the profits, they would probably get involved too.

What do we do then? Spend more money to find another criminal gang to settle things? Wouldn't that just create an endless cycle?

Furthermore, this is how Hong Kong's garment manufacturing industry has operated for so many years.
Currently, without official regulations in place, if we take this matter too seriously, we might offend the entire industry.

No matter how strong an individual is, they can't withstand the targeting and smear campaign from the entire industry. If that were to happen, the Sunshine and Phoenix clothing brands would likely lose the Hong Kong market, and our garment company would also face significant difficulties here.

Han Li said this, but he was actually feeling uncomfortable inside. While comforting and reassuring Zhong Chuhong, he was already thinking about how to avoid further losses.

At this moment, the person who had been loitering near Han Li's house in Houhai last night boarded a train heading south.
(End of this chapter)