Siheyuan (courtyard house): My name is Shazhu!

As May arrives, the entire city of Hong Kong embarks on a shopping spree, including the three smaller cities that have joined in.

In Qian Duobao's words, "Our company is the most suitable for this event. We are the leader in the department store retail industry. Buying goods from us and winning prizes from scratch cards is exactly the same as with Dongda Company."

After he finished speaking, his stores saw a surge in sales!

Then, to the great delight of the Ox people, something they really wanted to do happened: everyone working here got a scratch-off lottery ticket.

The five people with the most real power, holding the first, second, and third prizes respectively, received an equivalent amount of gold.

They're incredibly generous, offering at least HK$100,000 and at most HK$500,000. Needless to say, they'll deliver it to your hands, and for convenience, you can convert it into gold.

Such considerate businesses are rare; they're worth getting to know!

Next time something happens, I'll make the decision for them and get it done quickly!

Niu Niu is alright!

However, the incredibly resourceful people of Hong Kong asked a perplexing question: "Should we also enter a lottery when we deposit money in your bank?"

Money is a commodity; you can't buy anything without money!

Brilliant! Brilliant idea! This is definitely the thought of a master.

"We don't deny that money is a commodity, but since you didn't spend any money, it can't be considered as buying goods for a lottery."

"When we change our bank deposits, it's a huge loss for you too. How can you say it's not a form of consumption?"

"Okay, you guys are awesome, I give up. Give us a day to think about this. We'll give you an answer at the same time tomorrow."

The entire Hong Kong public was amused. Who came up with this idea? What brilliant logic! Even the spokesperson for Dongda Group was scratching his head.

The headache was just for show; a solution was found a month ago!

Regarding the deposit issue, our group's board of directors has decided that for every 10,000 yuan deposited for a fixed term of one year or more, one can participate in a lucky draw once.

If you need to withdraw this money midway, no problem. Our company can lend you 1.2 times the amount, without any collateral!

You can make up the loan later; it's a recognition of families with the financial means!

Applause erupted, and Dongda Group actually agreed. HK$10,000 was a considerable sum, and many families had that amount of money. Dongda Bank's deposit business was expanding again.

Just as the bank's situation was coming to an end, another major event occurred: the first batch of ten-year housing allocations was expiring, and Dongda Group would allocate more than 21,000 housing units.

According to the agreement, if both husband and wife work in the factory, the husband will be allocated a large house of about 100 square feet (approximately 100 square meters), while the wife will receive cash based on a house of 60 square meters.

A 25-square-meter apartment now costs over 25,000 yuan a unit—that's the price in the city center!

Even in Yuen Long, where prices are slightly lower, you can still buy a 25-square-meter apartment for around HK$20,000.

Dongda Group genuinely provided over 17,000 apartments with the occupants remaining the same, while transferring the property rights to individuals. They also allocated 220 million yuan to distribute cash (passbook cards) to 10,000 female employees.

An average female worker earns HK$5.5. This is enough to make any worker uneasy, as HK$5.5 represents their total income for sixteen years without eating or drinking!

You can buy a 600-square-foot house on the outskirts of the city instead of a 300-square-foot house!

It's practically free! When you think about it, we've all underestimated this benefit. It's no worse than medical insurance!

Dongda Group, hurry up and expand! We want to be your workers! You're paying us too much, we can't keep up!

No boss could afford such a large investment!

"Sir Ho has 160,000 employees, and this is only 21,000. They still need to invest seven times that amount this time, 1.8 billion each time, and a total of eight times, which will require at least 14 billion."

Do you think we can afford this amount of money? Even if the company has a small number of employees, it won't work. It would cost an average of HKD 9 per person. Once we pay that amount, the company will probably go bankrupt.

It's not that expensive. Ten years ago, if you bought land in Yuen Long and built a house, a house of about 100 square meters would only cost HK$6,000. The larger the house, the lower the cost.

Moreover, the male-to-female ratio is over 4:1, with only 30,000 women. Even if we don't halve the total, 8 billion would be enough. But after the 1980s, He Yuzhu wouldn't dare to play that game.

That was such a waste of money. After the 1970s, Dongda Group was unable to expand its operations!

We'll only take over the power company here, and most importantly, the telecommunications company. The era of computers and mobile phones is just around the corner!

He Yuzhu's company, and its subsidiaries, are registering patents all over the world, in addition to hardware equipment such as cables and optical fibers!

There is no communication data network equipment!

Putting that aside for now, the only external explanation is that the technology is incomplete!

Therefore, before the Lunar New Year, a letter was forwarded through the grain company, requesting 800 million US dollars to help our company launch three communication satellites and one reconnaissance satellite in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong within three years.

It's not for military use, it's for civilian use. It will be very useful for the next 20 to 30 years. We will replace a batch of them every 3 to 5 years. At present, artificial satellites are used for a maximum of 5 years!

"No problem, 800 million Eagle Dollars, we'll make at least 600 million. He knows the price, so this is helping us too."

Since 1966, over eight years, the foreign exchange we have received has exceeded 10 billion, equivalent to our own foreign exchange income, and we also have so much technology.

Four satellites are too few. Since he launched six, we should build more so our own personnel can practice and become more familiar with their operations!

The other side agreed, and launching two more satellites was a good thing. He Yuzhu did not refuse and arranged for them to be launched over Australia. The artificial satellites would be used for a maximum of five years, and then the location would be decided after five years.

The port city is bustling with activity, with 95% of the people going on a shopping spree. In mid-June, Marks & Spencer arrived in the port city!

"Three oil fields have been detected, and exploration is still ongoing. As you said, we will start extracting oil from the continental shelf adjacent to Norway first, on a first-come, first-served basis."

We'll proceed slowly in other areas, and start drilling again a few years later when oil prices rise. It's inconvenient to say anything over the phone, I'm afraid of leaking information. I came all this way specifically to spend twenty days with you!

"No problem, those are minor matters. There's something more important next. Compared to this project, Beihai Oilfield is just a small fry."

"Three hundred billion barrels of reserves is a small fry. The current oil price of 1.8 US dollars per barrel isn't high, but it's still 54 billion US dollars!"

"My business was worth 50 billion in the first ten years, 500 billion in the 1980s, and trillions in the 1990s. It's still profitable in the long run. Don't tell me yet when you get back!"

Just say you want the telephone company here, and in a few years when the technology is fully mature, you can enter the market! Not many countries have the complete technology, and we are lacking in some areas!

He Yuzhu wasn't lying. How much are mobile phones, from the "Big Brother" and "Little Smart" to smartphones, worth?

He Yuzhu only mentioned the Asia-Europe region, excluding the United States, when discussing communication network construction, mobile phone manufacturing, and software.

Next came computer companies and hardware and software companies. Around 71, after the Malays took control, they became the dominant force. We'll use them as an excuse to talk about it later!

"Is it Hong Kong dollars or our country's currency?"

"Are you stupid? How many people in your country use our currency? We'll make a fortune this time. Even if the management is terrible, we'll still make money in the early stages!"

"What does this mean?"

"What I'm saying is that in the early stages, you were the only one, which meant you had a monopoly on the business for two or three years, with no competitors!"

Actually, it's better if you two separate. Too many people will cause more problems in the company, and the lower-level managers won't know who to listen to.

"We discussed it and decided that if the factory is too big, we'll expand it; if there's no good leadership, we'll split up the operations. Everyone understands this!"

"It's alright, I'll be a good worker and serve Ms. Martha!"

"Welcome!"