Siheyuan (courtyard house): My name is Shazhu!

"Sigh, look at the state of the country. The exchange rate has dropped again, and we've lost over a billion in foreign exchange. I don't know what these people are thinking." Martha thought it was another brainless thing to do.

"Don't worry about them, they won't affect you at all. They're too arrogant under the influence of 'glory,' and dealing with them properly will actually help with exports."

"You still don't understand the workers here. They'll try to cause trouble by lowering the exchange rate. The workers back home are much better."

The wages are low, but as long as they're paid properly, the workers are hardworking and don't cause trouble. I've already made back my investment in cars, and it's only been four years. Closing down here is a good thing.

"The people from my hometown are incredibly hardworking; they're definitely the best workers. I don't plan to give your workers any bonuses so they'll feel like they're at home in the factory."

Also, their meals are better. An extra five yuan per person per month for food is quite good. It doesn't cost much, and the workers will thank you.

You can even show off your divine abilities in front of others!

"Do you like to give bonuses to workers? Will you do it again before the end of next year?"

I have 15,000 workers. If I give each of them 100,000 RMB, that's only 200 million US dollars, which isn't much. I'll give it to them as year-end bonuses.

Adding just five yuan a month for food expenses? I honestly hadn't noticed. I'll go over at the end of the year and add the extra money for food expenses, then I'll show off in front of everyone! Hahaha!

"When in Rome, do as the Romans do. The 100,000 yuan will be considered as an annual allowance, and will also be given as a separate year-end bonus. The workers will remember you for at least ten years. This year, I'm giving them 100,000 yuan as an annual allowance plus a year-end bonus."

Our company used to cover their food expenses because our hometown didn't have enough supplies, so we kept importing to improve their nutrition. There's no point in exploiting them; we don't need that money anyway.

"It's just a different way of saying it, the difference isn't significant!"

"They value the Lunar New Year more. The New Year's money is a way of wishing them a happy new year, and it makes them feel respected. There was no such thing as a year-end bonus fifteen years ago."

"You are indeed very cunning. I've heard they have a lot of debt problems there, with people owing each other money—a phenomenon called 'triangular debt.' We mainly export cars, and we don't have that kind of problem yet!"

"I don't have any there. Now we have Japan and Shadak. 85% of our supplies are exported, and 15% are daily necessities, which we sell in my supermarket. We rarely sell to outsiders."

"Triangular debt" is a thing of the past. The authorities have clearly issued documents to investigate "triangular debt," and there shouldn't be many more in a year or two.

He Yuzhu's company exports a large amount of its products, so earning foreign currency is more comfortable, as there are export tax rebates and the income is higher.

In the 1980s, daily necessities were sold in their own supermarkets or large department stores. Only grains were sold to COFCO, so there was no possibility of "triangular debt".

It seems that by next year, I will need to expand my computer and mobile phone production capacity again. In addition, exports to Malaysia are no longer enough, and I will sell up to two million units to major customers in the Middle East.

Furthermore, the production of household appliances, without the involvement of the Japanese, already accounts for 35% of the world market share. Without this larger share, there would be no goods.

Increasing it to 50% shouldn't be a problem. The market in my hometown is getting bigger and bigger. VCDs are doing well in supermarkets, selling for 5,000 yuan a unit. This year, they sold 2.2 million units. They've made money.

"After distributing the money, I'll double the size of the car factory. Twenty years ago, the automotive industry depended on us; now we even have several car brands of our own."

"Don't be sad. Your car brand is still very popular in Europe and has a market in China as well."

"I'm a little unwilling to accept this!"

You're overthinking it!

"Does your hometown have a lot of jewelry and calligraphy/paintings? Can I buy some?"

"I really don't know anything about this. I'm not very interested in jewelry or calligraphy. You can ask around back in your hometown."

"I don't know why I like these things either?"

"You're just wasting your money."

He Yuzhu returned to Hong Kong first, without waiting for Masha and Lily to come back together. In his office, he arranged, "Youcai will give Lao Guo 100,000 yuan as a New Year's bonus, his annual salary will be used as a year-end bonus."

"I'll make the arrangements. How's the Brexit situation in China? It's a complete mess again?"

Our junior staff in Japan have already rebuilt all the car manufacturing plants and other factories, and they started production two weeks ago. These people are quite fast.

Some businesses are now asking us to speed up the production of equipment for their factories, but they still think it's too slow.

"Slow my foot! We've already maxed out our production capacity. With our equipment back home and their equipment working together, our production speed is twice that of the Europa region. This is slow?"

The Russians and the European continent are fundamentally different. The Russian economy is in a state of utter ruin, beyond saving. In a few years, the situation will worsen; they're destroying themselves.

"They need too much equipment; if they don't start production, they won't make any money. We're close by, so our equipment quotes and transportation are relatively cheap, and the quality is good. Of course, they want us to be quick."

However, we do have some factories that need expansion. Global demand is increasing, and our production capacity can't keep up.

"We'll expand the project uniformly next year, according to our needs. We don't need to listen to the Japanese complaints; they're in a special situation. What's the rush? They'll basically complete the reconstruction within ten years."

"We're not in a hurry for ten years, but they'll be in a frenzy. I've already made arrangements for the factory expansion."

Did He Sheng not check the 24/7 surveillance system at Niu Niu's hometown? Xiao Dai is probably going to cause trouble again!

"I haven't seen it. The hoopoe has recovered in ten years, and now it's looking for trouble again. Is that Song Lian's assessment?"

"Yes. General Song said that the hoopoes are secretly conducting exercises domestically, and the little eagles are delivering military supplies to them. These people are not honest. The little eagles also have their own agenda."

"When does Song Lian think Xiao Dai will start fighting?"

"Before Little K enters the 'Black Palace,' most likely in late December or early January, Little K seems to dislike war, and Little Dai wants to try dragging him in."

Moreover, Little Eagle will definitely not let things settle down there. It took Xiao Dai ten years to recover; how could they possibly swallow this insult?

"It's good that a war breaks out. The countries surrounding Dai are all small countries, so it won't have much impact on us or Lao Sha."

If the fighting is fast, we'll watch the show; if it turns into a war of attrition, we'll lend a hand. We'll see what happens then. With the hoopoe around, there's never a moment of peace.

How's the sick bear doing? Are a few of its pups now independent, and have the two that were fighting over the place decided?

"The sick bear should be able to hold on for about six months. With our help in the past few years, it hasn't completely died yet."

The two sides are still vying for dominance, and their approval ratings are now very close. They are in complete disarray. We have brought some talented people back to Malaysia, as they are still useful.

However, they haven't completely separated; there are still relatively few experts volunteering, and to date, Malaysian hospitals and research institutes have received fewer than a thousand people.

"Give them time if they're not giving up. It's human nature to be reluctant to leave one's homeland, even if there's only a sliver of a chance."

They are all top talents in their industry, they have this authority. What about our people there? And what about the other foreigners?

"The top talents can be persuaded slowly, and they can leave there for Malaysia at any time."

Our people are doing well there; at least 65% of their daily necessities are delivered by us. Those people are sucking our blood; they'll do anything.

"Common necessities already account for more than 65%, how is that possible? Are they doing nothing and just waiting to die?"

There's probably no good way to deal with those who come to exploit us now. They use exchange rates to exchange currency and fleece us; we can't stop the flow of funds, at most we can bury them alive.

"Then bury them. We can't let them come back to life!"

"it is good!"