Era: Starting from divorce from female college student

Chapter 210: Current Development of the Secret to Longevity
5:06 AM, February 12, 1960, Xizhimen Pigeon Market.

Zhao Mancang went back again and came back with plasters, clothes, etc.

"Here, I'll put a plaster on you. It might itch a little, but you can't scratch it. Do you hear me?"

The Hu siblings were very grateful. Several people who were setting up stalls nearby just watched curiously and had no intention of stepping forward to help.

We are all strangers, so we should just mind our own business. Why should we care about so many things?

There are so many pitiful people in the world.

Nowadays, more and more people are unemployed after graduation. Even transfer students and high school graduates have to queue up if they want to get a better job because there are not so many jobs.

The deal that Zhao Mancang had previously mentioned to the leader of the I-shaped building on Ministry of Foreign Affairs Street was to supply goods to Wanjia Supermarket, and the number of jobs created would be at most one or two thousand workers.

Just adding one or two thousand workers is not even a drop in the bucket for our huge population.

Every year there are a large number of graduates and teenagers who drop out of junior high school. These people do not have sufficient education or skills, and cannot even replace their parents' jobs.

Therefore, going to the countryside, which began around 1955, became the path for many young people.

Otherwise, they will become idle vagrants who wander the streets and alleys of the city and easily cause trouble.

The newspapers talk about contributions and going deep into the countryside, but these are just "high-sounding" words. It's okay to shout slogans, but which parents would be happy if they were really asked to do so?
Which parent doesn’t want their children to become successful?

So, in the eyes of many people, moving from the city to the countryside is pitiful.

This is the background of the times, and no one can escape it.

It is already very good if many people can take care of themselves and not cause trouble to the country and society.

After Zhao Mancang applied the plaster to Hu Xiaohua, he took out some clothes from his bag and handed them to Hu Xiaocao and the others.

"These are some old clothes, but they were worn by adults. You can wear them first."

"And these grains. Well, the most important thing is this letter. When the time comes, take it to Courtyard 17 of Caoyuan Hutong. Give it to anyone. Then they will know what to do with you."

This is the only solution Zhao Mancang can think of at the moment.

First of all, it would be impossible for him to find a suitable house for Hu Xiaocao and her four siblings in a short period of time.

Secondly, someone has to take care of them and prevent them from being bullied by others. Otherwise, no matter how Zhao Mancang takes care of them, it will be useless.

Yard No. 17 Caoyuan Hutong was originally the place he bought to store old wine, and he used the pseudonym Li Changan.

In May last year, Zhao Mancang arranged for Mei Chunyan and her siblings to live in Courtyard 17 of Caoyuan Hutong. Together with Lian Qiufang who had been living there originally, he felt relieved to have them help take care of Hu Xiaocao and her four siblings.

As a tool, of course he has to protect them, otherwise, how can he earn experience points?
Hu Xiaocao took the letter with great surprise and kept expressing her gratitude.

Zhao Mancang gave a few more instructions and then left.

He immediately returned to No. 7, Denglai Hutong, briefly explained the situation to Lin Wan, then put breakfast in the kitchen and went out again.

The natural result was that not long after he left the house, Lin Huijun woke up and came to find him immediately.

When she learned that he was not at home, Lin Huijun immediately burst into tears.

She thought her father didn't want her again, didn't even say goodbye to her, and ran away again.

Lin Wan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Why are you crying? Your dad came back at noon. You cry all day long. Do you like sticking to your dad so much? Go brush your teeth and wash your face quickly. You're like a little cat."

After hearing what her mother said, Lin Huijun stopped crying. After confirming it again and again, she laughed.

However, her mother disliked her crying and laughing appearance, and her cold had not yet healed, and she felt embarrassed, so her nose started to run, which made it even more embarrassing.

Zhao Mancang didn't know what happened at home. If he knew, he would definitely take out the camera at home to record this moment and show it to her when she grew up.

At this time, Zhao Mancang had already arrived at No. 17, Caoyuan Hutong.

He entered the yard before Hu Xiaocao and her four siblings arrived.

"Li Changan? You're finally back. I thought you'd been avoiding me your whole life."

Lian Qiufang, who had just gotten up and was about to go to the bathroom, became excited when she saw Zhao Mancang.

However, Zhao Mancang just smiled, did not get close to the other party, and had no intention of chatting more.

Seeing that the other party was still talking, Zhao Mancang had no choice but to say:

"Comrade Lian Qiufang, I think your current health condition is very dangerous. I suggest you go to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible. Otherwise, you may not live past the age of 23."

Last year, Lian Qiufang was already 20 years old, and this year she is 21 years old.

Now she is almost in the late stage of pancreatic cancer. Once she reaches the late stage, she will really be incurable.

Zhao Mancang naturally had no position to save the other party. The other party was not a tool and even wanted to be his wife. Naturally, he just wanted to stay away from the other party.

"Who are you cursing?" Lian Qiufang became angry and embarrassed when she heard this. Her eyes were wide open and her face was unfriendly.

Just when Zhao Mancang was about to say something more, Hu Xiaocao's voice came from the gate of the courtyard.

The courtyard gate was not closed, so Hu Xiaocao and the others could naturally come in, but when they arrived at the gate, they hesitated and did not dare to come in at all.

Because this courtyard is not an ordinary courtyard house. It used to be the home of the big capitalist Xie Zhenfa. It is a courtyard with three entrances and one span, which is much larger than the courtyard of Tong Debin's home in No. 9 Courtyard, Youxiang, Ji'ansuo.

Although both houses have three entrances and one cross courtyard, the small cross courtyard in Caoyuan Hutong is larger, at about two to three hundred square meters.

Although Hu Xiaocao didn't understand much of this, she could tell some clues from the courtyard gate. The courtyard gates of other people's houses were dilapidated and not very big.

The gate of this house is quite new and looks very imposing.

This caused the four siblings to hesitate and not dare to step in.

"Hey, whose kids are you from? Who are you looking for here?"

Lian Qiufang ran over immediately, and Zhao Mancang also came to the door, but he didn't say a word. Hu Xiaocao shrank her neck in inferiority, her face flushed, and she stuttered and couldn't speak.

Lian Qiufang used to be a dancer. Although she is now diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, she does not take it seriously and she naturally has a great temperament.

She was fair and clean, and the clothes she wore were pretty good. In comparison, Hu Xiaocao and her four siblings were dressed very "sloppily", and therefore felt very inferior.

Half a day later, the stuttering Hu Xiaocao finally spoke two complete sentences, and the letter was taken by Lian Qiufang.

After reading it, I realized that the letter was addressed to Zhao Mancang.

The latter took the letter from Lian Qiufang, pretended to read it, then smiled and said to Hu Xiaocao and the others:

"Hello, since you were introduced by my friend, please come in. He has already explained everything to me."

Zhao Mancang briefly explained the situation and tried his best to make Hu Xiaocao and the others relax instead of being so reserved.

Hu Xiaocao and her three siblings could hardly believe their eyes, but at this moment, they were indeed accepted by Zhao Mancang.

We didn't arrange a very good house for them, so we just arranged it in the south back house, mainly because we didn't want to scare them.

Being so nice to them for no reason, not to mention whether it would scare them, Zhao Mancang was also worried about other things.

Now that Hu Xiaocao and her four siblings have moved in, Zhao Mancang will have to come here more frequently in the future, otherwise it will be difficult to gain experience points.

As for the pseudonym 'Comrade Li', it is not suitable to have too much connection with the real person.

Even under the pseudonym 'Li Changan', Zhao Mancang rarely lets him appear.

This was how the arrangements were made for Hu Xiaocao and her three siblings. Zhao Mancang only told them to stay there temporarily. Hu Xiaocao and the others could help Mei Chunyan with some odd jobs, such as helping to clean the yard.

As for food, clothing and other daily necessities, Zhao Mancang used the excuse of his "Comrade Li"'s arrangement to give each of Hu Xiaocao and the other four siblings a change of clothes and a bag of sweet potatoes, nothing else.

Whether it is Mei Chunyan or Lian Qiufang, they will definitely be happy to help Hu Xiaocao.

Especially Mei Chunyan, she had also picked up trash before. If you round it off, her experience is similar to that of Hu Xiaocao and the other four siblings.

"Xiaocao, how old are you this year?"

Zhao Mancang stood aside. At this time, Lian Qiufang's maternal love was bursting out, and she was chatting with Hu Xiaocao and her four siblings.

"Sister Qiufang, I am eight years old this year. My second sister Xiaoye is six and a half years old, my third sister Xiaohua is five years old, and my younger brother Xiaoming is two years and eight months old."

Hu Xiaocao is very sweet and knows how to call people:

"We actually had a younger brother, but he didn't make it through last winter."

In winter, the weather is very cold. Although there is no blizzard, it is normal for temperatures to be more than 20 degrees below zero in Beijing.

In this season, the temperature is around a few degrees below zero to one degree above zero, which is not warm either.

If their brother had not died young, Hu Xiaocao would not have thought of leaving the orphanage.

When Lian Qiufang heard this, her eyes immediately turned red.

With Lian Qiufang around, Zhao Mancang doesn't have to worry too much.

However, Lian Qiufang still needs to go to work at the BAIC Manufacturing Plant, so on weekdays, she can only rely on her elder sister Hu Xiaocao to take care of her younger siblings.

An eight-year-old child is at the age when he or she should act like a spoiled child in his or her parents' arms, but Hu Xiaocao has already experienced the ups and downs of life. If she had not met Zhao Mancang, it would be a question whether she could grow up successfully.

At noon, Zhao Mancang returned to No. 7 Courtyard of Denglai Hutong. Lin Huijun was immediately overjoyed and ran over to hug her father's thighs tightly.

Zhang Dongyue smiled and recounted what happened in the morning, which made the little girl so embarrassed that she hid in her father's arms and didn't want to see anyone.

"Don't be so surprised. I can't stay at home with you all the time. Besides, you'll probably get tired of me after a while."

Zhao Mancang smiled and told the little girl about this matter as a way to give her a heads-up, and then changed the subject: having seafood for lunch.

Dishes like the Manchu-Han Banquet are definitely not suitable, but seafood, such as steamed sea bass, is a very common home-cooked dish.

Well, such home-cooked dishes are not affordable for ordinary families, because steaming fish also requires soy sauce and oil.

After lunch, Zhao Mancang returned to No. 8 Guozi Lane.

While he was training, a document was finally printed out in Lingjing Hutong and then passed on to several departments including the First Industrial Machinery Department and the Light Industry Department.

These departments are in charge of most of the domestic industrial factories and companies. For example, Beijing Automotive Manufacturing Plant, Steel Plant, Beijing No. 1 Machine Tool Plant, Beijing Heavy Machinery Plant, etc. are all subordinate units of these departments.

After this document is issued, several more light and heavy industrial manufacturing plants will be established.

The document called for the construction of a large paper mill, and the requirements were unprecedentedly high.

When Wu Dehong, the leader of Baiyun City's No. 1 Paper Mill, received the document, he immediately looked worried.

"Why do we have to produce toilet paper for only two cents? And they want it to be soft and comfortable, with three layers of paper and beautiful patterns. With such a complex process, the cost of one roll must be at least seven cents, right? How do we achieve two cents?"

As the leader of the paper mill, Wu Dehong knows the cost of paper very well.

Designing beautiful patterns is not an easy task, as there are several types. Take pearlescent printing as an example, which is done using pearlescent paste.

Pearlescent paste can extract artificial pearlescent from fish scales, does not require light source excitation, is acid and alkali resistant, and high temperature resistant, showing a pearl-like soft coffin with excellent feel and fastness.

But the key point is that pearlescent slurry is not a simple process and the cost is not low.

What Wu Dehong found most difficult was that the workers' technical proficiency was not enough, because the production requirements for roll paper were very high.

Beijing will send special technical experts to conduct random inspections on all the produced toilet paper rolls. Once any defects are found, the product will definitely be disqualified. It is very strict!
How to do?
Wu Dehong was in great pain, so he had to quickly call a meeting and call everyone to come up with ideas together.

The production cost of toilet paper at two cents a roll is very low, and the words "good quality and low price" must be engraved on the label "Made in China".

This is Zhao Mancang's small request to boost domestic industrial development. It seems unreasonable, but it is actually very reasonable.

If Wanjia Supermarket wants to stand out among its many competitors, it must have excellent products that can be shown off, not only to attract "traffic" but also to make money.

Toilet paper is one of them, and it is also the product that Zhao Mancang can think of and can provide to us domestically.

Because toilet paper rolls are fast-moving consumer goods, once they are introduced into thousands of supermarkets on a large scale, the ten-cent price will definitely make them a favorite of many housewives across the United States.

Sam is currently one of the only two superpowers in the world and also the world's largest economy.

In such a country, their consumption of toilet paper is very high, and the market size of toilet paper has already reached an exaggerated level.

According to a joint report released by the Natural Resources Defense Council and Earthwatch, in the 1950s, the average person in Sam's used 141 rolls of toilet paper per year.

That is to say, Sam's Club members use an average of one roll of toilet paper every 2.6 days, and their per capita toilet paper consumption is four times the global average.

It's simply exaggerated!
Cai Lun invented papermaking more than a thousand years ago, but it was not until 1690 that papermaking was introduced to the North American continent.

After the Declaration of Independence was issued in 1776, Philadelphia became a political, economic and cultural center, and Sam's paper industry began to develop by leaps and bounds.

Sam raised a large amount of donations to introduce a fourdrinier papermaking machine from Great Britain. The output and speed of North American handmade papermaking at that time were far ahead of others, which was amazing. However, it also exposed a series of problems in Sam's papermaking industry, such as raw material supply, machine maintenance, and lack of technical training.

The development of the papermaking industry in North America reached its peak after World War II, because at this time Sam had accumulated a lot of wealth from the war and the government encouraged the private development of the papermaking industry.

At the same time, after World War II, a large number of professional and technical personnel flocked from all over the world, which led to the rapid development of Sam's papermaking organization and related research.

Paper is a low-value fast-moving consumer product with thin profit margins. Sam's paper factory is operating at a high rate of production and although its revenue is high, its profit margins are indeed very low.

Take International Paper Company as an example. Their operating revenue reached $1 billion for the first time in 1959, but their profit was less than $150 million, and they continued to acquire and diversify to expand their territory.

Of course, Zhao Mancang took a fancy to this market, so he purchased a batch of related papermaking machines and technologies from North America.

With our low domestic labor costs, defeating Sam's Club's competitors is not a problem at all.

As for the many problems that Wanjia Supermarket will face after its development, we will definitely talk about it when the time comes.

Behind a small roll of toilet paper are many jobs, including upstream raw material supply and many other matters. As long as Wanjia Supermarket reaches a certain scale, it will inevitably be targeted.

However, for the time being, Wanjia Supermarket is just a small business and there is no need to worry.

At No. 17, Caoyuan Hutong, on the south side of the house, Hu Xiaocao was cleaning the doorway and from time to time asked Mei Chunyan who was sitting in the yard for news.

"Sister Chunyan, are you saying that Brother Li doesn't come home very often? Then where does he live?"

The more Hu Xiaocao inquired, the more she felt that 'Li Changan' did not exist, and it was as if the house was given to Mei Chunyan and the others for free.

Actually, it is not.

Because Mei Xuesong would take out a portion of his salary every month and save it for "Li Changan" when the time comes.

However, when Li Changan came back yesterday, Mei Xuesong was not at home. He had gone out to work early, so he did not give the money to the former.

"Brother Li is a good man, but he doesn't come back very often. As for where he lives, I don't know."

Mei Chunyan had just finished speaking when there was a noise at the door, and then she saw 'Li Changan'.

When Zhao Mancang walked in, Mei Chunyan, Hu Xiaocao and the others hurriedly stood up to greet him, very enthusiastically, especially Mei Chunyan, who ran home to get the money after greeting him.

"Are you used to living here?" Zhao Mancang smiled and did not stop Mei Chunyan.

Hu Xiaocao responded a little stiffly. Her two younger sisters came out behind her and looked at her curiously.

Of the four Hu siblings, the eldest, Hu Xiaocao, was the most talkative. The second and third siblings were less talkative, but they were all very grateful and knew who to thank. After a few small talks, Zhao Mancang put the bag he had brought with him inside their home.

"I just ran into that friend of mine, and he asked me to give this to you. You're still young, so settle down first. He'll take care of your food, clothing, and other expenses."

Upon hearing this, Hu Xiaocao and her four siblings knelt down again.

This time they were truly filled with gratitude and couldn't stop crying.

From the big brother from Pigeon City whom they met, and the 'Brother Li' in front of them, they could feel each other's kindness. It was pure kindness, without any other meaning.

In today's era, there are still people who can treat them four siblings so sincerely and are willing to lend a helping hand, so they are naturally very grateful.

Although Hu Xiaocao is young, she can already remember things. This is the first time she has met such a kind person.

Zhao Mancang felt a little reluctant to watch, but he still had to accept their kneeling. Only in this way would Hu Xiaocao and the others feel at ease.

At this moment, Zhao Mancang did not check the system experience value arrival message, but was talking softly to the four siblings.

"I might not be back very often. If someone bullies you, remember to tell the other people in the yard. If they bully you, then remember it first. When I come back, I will deal with the matter."

"It's not easy for the four of you siblings. I have some books in my study. I'll bring them over later. You can ask Sister Qiufang in the courtyard to teach you."

"I know you want to repay me and my friends, but if you don't learn anything."

Zhao Mancang currently has no good arrangements for these four siblings. The first thing he has to do is to keep them alive, and the second thing is to persuade them as much as possible and let them receive an education.

They are all very qualified tools. Once Hu Xiaocao is almost grown up, Zhao Mancang will definitely assign them tasks.

Only if he arranged things for the four siblings to do would they be able to continue living here as a matter of course.

Although now they live here, they are actually looking after the house for him.

The house has three courtyards and one span, and it is already very large, but there are not many people living in it, which is not a good thing.

Now that this courtyard is backed by Lian Qiufang's second uncle Xu Pingxiu, the director of the street office, Zhao Mancang can of course rest assured.

But what about a few years later?

In any case, Zhao Mancang must prepare for a rainy day and must keep this house.

In addition to allowing more people to live in this house, there is another thing, which is to ensure that the director of the street office has his own talents.

For the time being, we can only take one step at a time.

Lian Qiufang suffers from pancreatic cancer, which is already in the middle to late stages. If she could go to Union Hospital for treatment in time, she might be able to live a few more years.

Of course, Zhao Mancang couldn't guarantee whether the medical skills of Union Hospital could cure her.

The matter of treating a disease has a lot to do with the patient himself, in addition to the doctor's own medical skills.

If the patient is a natural optimist and actively cooperates with treatment, the chances of being cured are very high.

One of the three secrets to longevity, the first one is to maintain an optimistic attitude and a happy mood.

In later generations, after many patients were diagnosed with cancer, their families would not tell them the specific symptoms, but would downplay the situation. This was because the patients would think that the disease was not serious and that they could continue to maintain an optimistic attitude, and thus live a few more years, or even ten or twenty years.

In life, birth, aging, sickness and death are the laws of nature, but there are still significant differences between individuals in the face of these laws.

Relatively speaking, women live longer than men, and people who are naturally optimistic and not easily angered live longer.

While Zhao Mancang was talking to Hu Xiaocao and the other four siblings, Mei Chunyan finally arrived with the money.

However, he did not accept the money handed over by the other party and did not take it.

Instead, he took out some money and tickets from his own pocket.

"Chunyan, you are an adult now. Xiaocao and the other two siblings may need your help in taking care of them. I don't come back very often. Take these money and notes. They will take care of their food, drink, and toilet needs."

"If I have time, I will come back to see them as often as possible. If I don't have time, then please help me."

Zhao Mancang had no choice. On the one hand, he really needed Hu Xiaocao and the other four as tools. On the other hand, he also needed to travel abroad frequently.

The reason he came here today was naturally because he had already decided to go out on a mission.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have explained it this way.

However, in a few months, he would be able to appear in the capital openly. At that time, he would try to discuss with Wei Huayong and others whether he could stay in the capital for a longer period of time instead of going abroad to perform missions frequently.

Mei Chunyan was a little confused. She glanced at Hu Xiaocao and her three sisters who were full of anticipation. As for her brother, he was happily eating a sweet potato.

She nodded and agreed because she had no way of refusing.

'Li Changan' rarely appeared in Caoyuan Hutong and almost never made any requests to her. This time could be said to be the only time.

So Mei Chunyan had no way to refuse this request.

After making the arrangements, Zhao Mancang left Caoyuan Hutong. When he passed by the post office, he sent a letter.

The letter was sent to Xu Pingxiu, informing him that Lian Qiufang was ill and was in the middle to late stage of pancreatic cancer, and was not far from the late stage. It was recommended that he go to Union Hospital or the General Hospital of the People's Liberation Army for treatment as soon as possible.

This is what Zhao Mancang can do at the moment. As for whether the other party listens or not, that is not his concern.

In addition, Zhao Mancang also checked the system information. Sure enough, just a short while ago, Hu Xiaocao and her four siblings contributed nearly a thousand experience points to him.

A surprising transaction.

With these four more tools, Zhao Mancang no longer has to worry about not being able to gain experience points when he returns to the capital.

What he is looking forward to most is a few months later, when he makes a strong comeback, those old friends will probably contribute a wave of experience points to him, right?

At the Tianjin Wharf, Zhao Mancang completed another transaction with Ma Jiugong and others.

The recent transactions were all due to the debts owed by Ma Jiugong and his team, because they really couldn't come up with the gold for the time being. Each time, they only had a few dozen pounds or kilograms of gold, which was really very little.

If they could catch any of the old men, they would probably get more than this amount of gold.

Those old people and young people are really rich. At least, several of them that Zhao Mancang has met are not short of gold.

After transporting the goods back to the Peninsula Lingguang County warehouse, Zhao Mancang instructed the person in charge to gather the goods in Warehouse No. 3 and ship them to Hong Kong Island.

For some goods, Zhao Mancang will transport them to Hong Kong Island by sea, and then transship them to North America.

Zhao Mancang will not be personally responsible for the transportation of all goods, so he has to start making arrangements.

After all, after a few months, he might not leave the capital for half a year. Then he can't rely on himself to transport the accumulated goods by then, right?
He couldn't tie himself up to death, he had to find a way.

The Wharf Group is now a property under his own name. The cargo ships from Lingguang County transport the goods to Kwai Chung Pier and then transship them.

In this way, Zhao Mancang can perform far-reaching control.

When the goods arrive at the warehouse in Medford, Oregon on the east coast of the Pacific Ocean, they will naturally be arranged by Wanjia Supermarket staff.

A complete industrial chain was thus formed.

The goods are produced in our country, and after the transaction with Zhao Mancang, they are transferred to the warehouse in Lingguang County through the system space, and then they can be quickly transported to Wanjia Supermarket.

After returning to the capital from Lingguang County, Zhao Mancang explained the situation to Lin Wan and the others, and then left the capital the next day.

Two days later, Zhao Mancang arrived in Mindanao, signed in as usual, and then disappeared.

Hong Kong and Kowloon, Villa No. 66, Deep Water Bay, Zhao Mancang is back.

He came back quietly, and the outside world was still unaware of his return.

He had no intention of making it public, but wanted to first understand the current situation in Hong Kong and Kowloon.

First, I used newspapers to understand the overall social situation in Hong Kong and Kowloon. It seemed like a lot of things had happened, but it also seemed like nothing had happened.

One is that the property market in Hong Kong and Kowloon has rebounded, with house prices starting to rise, but the increase is not large.

Overall, the number of home buyers has begun to increase, there are more companies speculating in real estate, and there are also more companies building houses.

From the current perspective, these companies are all very powerful. Each of them has seized the opportunity to make money and developed rapidly.

The second is that the price of newspapers in Hong Kong has increased again, reaching 50 cents per copy.

This was something Zhao Mancang had not expected. You know, at the beginning of last year, the price of a newspaper was only 30 cents, and some newspapers even cost only 25 cents.

But now, all the newspapers at the top of the sales rankings have collectively increased their prices.

The reason for the price increase, which has skyrocketed by two cents in just over a year, is mainly due to the increase in wages of workers in Hong Kong and Kowloon.

After reading a report in one of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Daily newspapers about the wages of workers in Hong Kong and Kowloon, Zhao Mancang fell into deep thought.

After thinking for a while, he came to his senses and continued to read other newspapers.

Thirdly, through newspaper advertisements, Zhao Mancang also learned that the current commercial development speed in Hong Kong and Kowloon is faster and more rapid.

The auto parts factory in Causeway Bay has not yet started operations, but in the surrounding areas of Causeway Bay, some people have already started selling auto parts raw materials, and even an auto parts plastic factory has appeared.

There are naturally many plastics related to the automotive industry, such as the plastic kits for accelerator pedals, the plastic kits on steering wheels, etc. These are all used in plastics.

But whether these plastic technologies can pass the test is unknown.

Zhao Mancang also admired these people very much. They were brave enough to build a plastic factory before the Causeway Bay auto parts factory opened. If they did not have something to rely on, it would be unlikely that they would take such a risk.

We can see the specific situation later.

In addition to these advertisements, Zhao Mancang also discovered that many recruitment advertisements indeed offered very high wages for workers.

Although Hong Kong and Kowloon are good cities, the rising labor costs are not a good thing.

But let's take it one step at a time.

After spending most of the day and learning some information from the newspaper, Zhao Mancang came to the Wanbang Building in Central, entered the building in disguise, and then changed into his true appearance and appeared in front of Orley and the others.

"Boss, you're finally back, that's great!"

When Orley and the others saw Zhao Mancang, they were immediately overjoyed.

"We've rested for too long. We're raring to go, Boss. Who are our targets this time?"

In January, before leaving Hong Kong and Kowloon, Zhao Mancang wrestled with Hong Kong's Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited, staging a classic stock market battle for the entire Hong Kong and even the world.

According to outside analysis, Zhao Mancang had set up a dark market to acquire shares of Dairy Farm and Jardine Matheson Holdings through Angel Bay Ventures, Atlantic Capital, Quantum Holdings and other Sam's Clubs several months ago.

After the Hong Kong Land Development announced the acquisition of Dairy Farm, Zhao Mancang actually did nothing and instead watched the fight from the sidelines.

Then there was Zhou Xinian, the apparent major shareholder and chairman of the board of directors of the milk company, who was working to help others. Colen, the general manager of United Dairy Company, resisted the acquisition offer of the Jardine Matheson Group.

The two sides fought fiercely, which lasted from the end of December to the beginning of January and became known to everyone.

But at this juncture, Zhao Mancang didn't know how he persuaded HSBC CEO Pu Weishi to speak out, which triggered the Black Monday of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and Hong Kong stocks plummeted across the board.

Taking advantage of this juncture, Zhao Mancang took strong action and announced the acquisition of the milk company, and completed the acquisition in a very short time.

The whole process was extremely fast and fierce. It was over before anyone could react, as the knife came down in a flash.

During this period, Zhao Mancang actually closed his position in the shares of the Hutchison Whampoa Company and made a small profit.

It's like the God of Stocks is alive, so powerful.

After this battle, Zhao Mancang became famous in Hong Kong and Kowloon and was awarded the title of "God of Stocks".

After being cheated out of HK$300 million by Zhao Mancang in purchasing the Central No. 1 land in November, the Hong Kong property company suffered a heavy blow in the acquisition battle of the Dairy Farm Company and lost face.

Thomas Chater was forced to resign and leave the Hong Kong Land Development.

The person who took over the position of head of the Hong Kong Land Development was Henry Keswick, whose name indicated that he was a member of the Keswick family.

There are many speculations about Zhao Mancang from the outside world, thinking that he will continue to start a war after the Spring Festival.

Many tabloids even speculated that Zhao Mancang's next target might be the four major trading companies in Hong Kong and Kowloon or other British companies.

Because of these tabloids, Orley and his friends were also very excited and wanted to do it again.

"You guys have had a good rest, but have we really digested the businesses we acquired previously?"

Zhao Mancang asked back, and O'Leary and the others fell silent immediately.

How many companies did Zhao Mancang acquire before the Spring Festival?

Not to mention the Dairy Farm, it would be impossible for the three companies, namely, Gammon Construction Company, Causeway Bay Land, and the Hong Kong and Kowloon Development Bank, which is composed of six banks including the Chinese Bank, to be fully digested without half a year or a year.

If you move too quickly, your foundation will be unstable.

What's more, if there are too many acquisitions, many British companies such as Jardine Matheson, Wheelock, Hutchison Whampoa and Swire will definitely fight back strongly, and then it will be counterproductive.

Therefore, knowing when to stop and boiling the frog in warm water is the best strategy.

Seeing that they had nothing to say, Zhao Mancang smiled and said:

"If you're really itching to try your luck, you can go to Wall Street and challenge the experts. Before the Spring Festival, I already sent Roland Burchet, Michael, Korando, Mazel, and the others to Wall Street and Great Britain. If you want to go, you can."

Whether it is Angel Bay Venture Capital or Atlantic Capital, these investment companies are global and it is impossible for them to stay in one place.

In other words, Zhao Mancang’s financial strength is not good enough now, and the global economy is currently stable and improving, so there are relatively few crises.

It was not until the early 1970s that the global economy began to experience major fluctuations, because at that time the US dollar was decoupled from gold and gold began to behave differently.

Now, Sam is busy stirring up trouble in Monkey Peninsula, and the entire California military factory has started to get busy.

Zhao Mancang can’t possibly join in making weapons, right?

This is unrealistic!

Investing in a military factory is impossible, so he can only do something else.

"Boss, if we all go to Wall Street, what about Hong Kong and Kowloon?"

Orley immediately asked eagerly.

He was still somewhat worried about Hong Kong and Kowloon, but he also wanted to go to Wall Street to see the big capital.

"What else can I do? Let's eat it cold!"

Zhao Mancang smiled and told them to get ready and leave for New York soon.

Zhao Mancang will definitely arrange the affairs in Hong Kong and Kowloon. Besides, now with the Island Development Bank, there will be no accidents, whether it is the Changda Group, the Hutchison Whampoa Company, or the Causeway Bay auto parts factory which is still under construction.

With multiple companies relying on each other and financial support from the Development Bank, how could anything go wrong?

Once everything is arranged, Zhao Mancang can do his own thing.

(End of this chapter)