My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 344 Copy it if you can

Coming to Japan at this time is really like copying homework.

Frenzied fucking.

It was even more pronounced than when I went to Hong Kong last time.

Because HK and Jiangzhou are both mountainous cities, they share many common characteristics that can be copied, making it a model for Jiangzhou to emulate.

However, many of Hong Kong's experiences cannot be applied universally.

This is a city with very distinct characteristics, just like Jiangzhou.

Japan is an option.

From Wei Dong's perspective, a former gatekeeper of a prefecture-level city in western China forty years later, many of the city's details are consistent with Shangzhou, even the county towns below, his hometown of Baifeng Mountain, and so on.

For example, after breakfast, there was no need to drive at all; Qin Yuye simply led Wei Dong on foot northwards.

The tour guide was very skilled: "From the Edo period... around 1700, brothels moved here and gradually became the busiest area in Tokyo, known as a place of pleasure."

He also observed Wei Dong's expression, and the guy frowned in response: "Red-light district... This is impossible in the mainland. I'm not saying that the mainland is as innocent as saints, but this would be very outrageous in the mainland. For example, if a certain place is not strictly regulated, hundreds or thousands of red-light districts will immediately gather, and then people from all over the province and even more places will hear the news and go to spend money there. In a short time, that place can be turned into a mess, seemingly prosperous, and then it will be cracked down on and decline. Hong Kong can't possibly have such a large scale, right?"

He certainly hadn't experienced it himself, but he'd heard a lot about it. At least in the surrounding area from Shangzhou and Jiangzhou to Chengdu, there had been several similar famous cases over the decades, all involving a wide range of people.

I would never learn such dross if I were to distinguish truth from falsehood.

Unexpectedly, Qin Yuye said, "Yes, for example, the red-light district in Singapore, the red-light district in Pattaya, men all over Southeast Asia flock there. Lawson and his friends also go there. How about we go to Kabukicho tonight to experience it? Lawson must have some old friends there. I haven't been there yet."

Wei Dong quickly refused: "Business trips don't require learning this kind of thing. We're already on the right track, with factories and funds. We should be helping society develop in a positive direction. This doesn't seem like it."

Qin Yuye then became serious: "Didn't I tell you? They've all been relocated and concentrated in Kabukicho, in the northwest part of the city center. This area is the northeast. It started to concentrate opera and theaters around 1900, ushering in its heyday. It was destroyed and rebuilt after World War II, and it's mainly focused on food and beverage now."

Wei Dong breathed a sigh of relief: "So that's the food street? Jiangzhou can learn from that."

More importantly, it's a place where you can learn.

He's the developer of the Beijiaochang Industrial Park in Shangzhou. Since last summer, he's been thinking about how to transform that dusty, smelly, dirty, and messy area into something nice. Now, they're building houses there.

It's like playing one of those building games.

Actually, I care a lot about it.

I want to rebuild the North Parade Ground into a better version than I saw in my previous life.

My first impression after looking at it is that it needs to be spread out.

It's not about expanding the area, but about extending the neighborhood.

The food street in Jiangzhou is only a little over 300 meters long and is divided into two sections.

Apart from this one fork in the road, the rest of the road is densely packed with buildings and restaurants.

Later generations of tourists all crowded onto this straight street, which was lively, but the effect was not good.

The only successful businesses can operate in a street-facing location, so the rent is bound to be high. As a result, the food will inevitably be of poor quality and expensive. Since they don't have to worry about selling their food, the key is to make more money to pay the high rent.

Naturally, there are many consumer complaints.

There are countless short videos criticizing Jiangzhou's food street, and even expressing opinions that this "internet celebrity city" is undeserving of its reputation.

Those who work in taxation often have to analyze the atmosphere of a business area, keep an eye on which businesses might have good sales and collect taxes, and explain why businesses that seem to be doing well don't actually make much money. Wei Dong was used to hearing this all the time.

Now it's clear that this is a whole food area, not just a food street.

Yesterday, I noticed that the small blocks and sections were divided into a "日" shape, with a few shops on each street, which was only a few dozen meters long, and then a few more shops around the corner. The layout was very relaxed.

There might be a shop in the front and a home in the back, or a large building that occupies half a block; in short, there are many more shops that come into contact with customers.

The first property he bought was a four-story Republican-era building on Haochi Street, which was exactly like this.

But behind it lies a dilapidated shantytown, completely sealed off.

He often sneaks out of the back door of the mala tang restaurant to shave, trim his face, and get a haircut; he's quite familiar with the place.

The dilapidated streets and alleys are completely impassable by vehicles, and sewage flows everywhere, giving the city no charm whatsoever.

Those living there were even more miserable urban poor.

If the area is leveled and transformed into a dozen or twenty small blocks like this, with each block consisting of several or a dozen buildings back-to-back, and the food and beverage and tourism industries are developed, Jiangzhou could potentially reap benefits for decades or even centuries to come.

Old Heng and his group aren't just figuring out how to develop the city center area; with Hong Kong businessmen leading this kind of large-scale demolition, the cost will definitely not be as high as it will be later.

Urban poor people who can move to new homes now can quickly change their lives, and perhaps the next generation will completely change their lives as well.

They say they're very reluctant to get into real estate, but once they actually start making money and have the ability to change a city, they can't help but feel that it's really appealing.

Just thinking about it makes my heart burn with excitement.

I desperately want to do something.

So I kept buying iced drinks from roadside vendors.

Because I was taking so many photos, I kept going to the small supermarkets on the roadside to buy film. I also marked the used film as food streets, which was a way of preparing for this idea.

Of course, another reason is that Qin Yuye's presence makes him feel hot and bothered.

When Mingming came out of the supermarket, she was still wearing a black sweater with a wide neckline, and a beige trench coat over it. Although there was a large expanse of bright white skin on her chest, and her black stockings and flat boots were even more eye-catching, at least she still looked pretty.

When she walked down the street, she buttoned up her trench coat, which not only made her figure more alluring, but also revealed only the bare neckline of the coat, making it seem as if she wasn't wearing anything underneath.

This is enough to spark the imagination!
Fake!

Walking with her means being stared at, envied, and jealous by passersby the whole time.

The girl made no attempt to hide her charm; her confident smile and gestures exuded allure as she enthusiastically explained things to Rang Weidong.

She perfectly embodies the proud mindset of a high-quality Hong Kong girl in her prime, and her figure is as dynamic as her body.

This fully satisfied Wei Dong's vanity, and he couldn't help but want to drink more water.

He was horrified to discover that he was actually looking forward to living together that night.

How could you cheat on your partner?

This means the work isn't tiring enough.

Therefore, we conducted an even more thorough investigation.

The food and beverage area is only a few hundred meters long, but it is widely distributed.

After wandering around for almost two hours, they arrived at the temple in the central area. Wei Dong wasn't interested in that thing, and he didn't want to get involved in what might be some kind of shrine to worship at.

But the commercial street outside was a treasure trove for him.

It still uses the same layout of small blocks, ranging from thirty to sixty meters apart, ensuring that there are plenty of storefronts around the perimeter where a wide variety of goods can be sold.

Various lanterns, wooden clogs, masks, baked cakes, toy cars, and printed blue cloths can all be found in specialty shops in towns near Jiangzhou. Selling these items can boost the production of impoverished areas.

The goal is to do everything possible to enable different regions to produce something, and even to set up their own free markets in Shangzhou, decorating them like other places would be much more beautiful.
Every day, inspection teams from all over the country come to Shangzhou to learn from its experience.

I don't want to waste time making reports or anything like that, but as long as we improve and demonstrate the details of the Beijiaochang Industrial Park, that's all that matters.

It can quickly influence many places.

This feeling is still pretty awesome.

It effectively resisted the advances of beautiful women.

Because Qin Yuye happily ate and bought things along the way, buying everything he saw, such as yingyao (doll-shaped cakes), takoyaki (octopus balls), samurai umbrellas, and tengu masks, saying that he was helping Wei Dong prepare gifts for the Dong sisters, Shen sister's brother and sister-in-law, and various work partners.

As a result, after shopping until noon and having sushi for lunch, I had to take a rickshaw to get back to the hotel with all the jingling and rattling stuff.

Qin Yuye suggested that Weidong buy two or three larger wheeled suitcases when he returned to China, just like hers.

Back at the hotel, besides putting away his things, Qin Yuye also needed to change his clothes!
It felt like she was walking the streets in the morning, and by the afternoon she was dressed in white skinny jeans, a silver-gray oversized collared shirt, and high-top sneakers, perfect for a trip to Disneyland.

While she was changing clothes in the bathroom, Wei Dong was filled with anticipation.

That's Disney!

The legendary ultimate form of amusement park.

So whatever the guide does right now is correct.

We also need a guide to drive.

However, when we were shopping in the morning, Qin Yuye made a suggestion: since you like taking pictures so much, why not buy a video camera? What photos can compare to video footage?
They saw it yesterday when they were shopping in Akihabara. It cost over four thousand yen, which is a high-end item for the Japanese consumer class. It's roughly equivalent to the most expensive home computer!
It is said to be the world's first small video camera, a new model from last year.

Wei Dong felt that this was not even as big as a briefcase, weighed four or five kilograms, and could only be photographed for half an hour, so he had no desire to buy it at all.

Now that I think about it, it all makes sense. Why don't I just go back and report to the city government and show them the video?

buy buy buy.

However, I strongly suspect that Qin Yuye took the opportunity to find her a cameraman, and asked her to buy several extra tapes at the store.

On the way to Tokyo Bay Disneyland, which is more than ten kilometers away, she also told Wei Dong to start practicing filming. She could use the driver as a practice subject, and she could pose in front of the camera in various ways.

Fortunately, she was driving, otherwise Wei Dong would have thought she was really going to make a suggestive joke in front of the camera.

She even tore off her trench coat to reveal her snow-white shoulders as she parted the collar of her shirt!
Then, with another practiced glance...

How could you do that?
You're driving!

The photographer quickly said, "That's enough, that's enough," and focused on gripping the steering wheel.

The driver was even more excited than him: "Did you record it? You can watch it back. The manual says this is the world's first camcorder that supports instant playback."

Of course, there was no screen for reviewing the footage; the photographer could only see it through the blindfold used for framing—it was really hot…

The driver glanced down at the photographer, who was leaning against the passenger seat with his equipment and not saying a word. It was a bit like wearing VR glasses for playing games in later times. He then quietly pulled his collar up.

She bit her lip and said, "I'm proud of my figure and I'm willing to show it to people I like, but that doesn't mean I'm a casual girl. I just hope to leave some memories when I'm in my best condition. You won't misunderstand me, will you?"

Wei Dong had to adjust his posture and put down the equipment somewhat awkwardly: "No need... I think you can maintain this state for decades."

If you don't know how to flirt, don't flirt blindly. Qin Yuye was pleasantly surprised to hear this.

(End of this chapter)