Reborn in 1970, I thrived in Hong Kong.

With the addition of Leslie Cheung, a fellow Hakka from General Manager Ye's hometown, the atmosphere of the meeting became much more lively, just as Li Huai-ren had predicted.

Upon learning that Li Huai-ren was opening six supermarkets in Hong Kong before the Spring Festival and needed to find a certain Run Company to supply oil, rice, soy sauce, vinegar, tea, pork, beef, mutton, fruits, vegetables, etc., General Manager Ye naturally agreed without much thought, since the existence of Run Company was to supply Hong Kong with all kinds of daily necessities and generate foreign exchange.

The two quickly agreed on the general direction, and the specific details of the cooperation were left to be discussed by the personnel of both companies.

After finishing their business, things became much more relaxed. The three chatted and laughed, drinking the authentic West Lake Longjing tea brought by General Manager Ye, while idly discussing all sorts of topics.

Two hours later, seeing that he had become much more familiar with General Manager Ye, Li Huai-ren got up, picked up the teapot, poured some tea into Ye's cup, and said:

"General Manager Ye, I have something I'd like to ask for your help with. Would that be alright?"

General Manager Ye was taken aback, then said:

"Mr. Li, if it does not violate discipline, law, or principles, please feel free to speak."

Born into that kind of family, he was extremely sensitive to certain things, and his words were always perfectly tactful, effectively blocking any possible unreasonable demands from Li Huai-ren.

Li Huai-ren naturally understood his meaning, waved his hand, smiled, and said:

"General Manager Ye, don't worry, I'm not the kind of person who doesn't know how to behave."

The favor I need from you is very simple. I personally entrust your company to purchase Polygonatum sibiricum, Dioscorea opposita, and other similar products in mainland China on a long-term basis. However, there's no need to transport them to Hong Kong; just ship them directly to Longhu Mountain, and also to other Taoist holy sites like Wudang Mountain and Maoshan Mountain.

General Manager Ye was taken aback and looked at Li Huai-ren with a questioning look in his eyes.

Li Huai-ren smiled, a slightly embarrassed expression on his face, and said:

"General Manager Ye must have heard about some of my foolish things from the past, right? A year ago, I was skin and bones, and my body was so weak that I was practically unrecognizable."

At that time, I happened to meet Master Zhang Quanyi of Longhu Mountain. He saved me, and my body slowly recovered.

In fact, Master Zhang Quanyi not only saved me, but also taught me health preservation techniques, which is why I am now tall and strong.

Of course, although Master Zhang Quanyi did not accept me as his disciple, as the saying goes, one should repay a drop of kindness with a spring of gratitude. This was not just a drop of kindness, but a life-saving grace.

General Manager Ye (hereinafter referred to as General Manager Ye), you said that Master Zhang Quanyi saved me, and now his sect, Longhu Mountain, is in trouble. If I stand idly by, wouldn't I become an ungrateful person?

When General Manager Ye heard him mention Master Zhang Quanyi, he suddenly felt that the name sounded familiar, as if he had heard or seen it somewhere before. He immediately muttered it to himself repeatedly.

"Master Zhang Quan, Master Zhang Quan..."

Li Huai-ren was dumbfounded to see that after listening to what he said, President Ye was standing there in a daze, repeatedly muttering the name of Master Zhang Quanyi.

He and Leslie Cheung, who was standing next to him, exchanged a glance and looked at each other blankly.

Not wanting to interrupt President Ye directly, Li Huai-ren decided to get up and refill his tea to wake him up.

Just as he stood up, a loud "smack" rang out. Mr. Ye suddenly slapped his own thigh forcefully with his right hand and said:

"I remember now, this Taoist priest Zhang Quanyi is the same Taoist priest from Longhu Mountain who saved my father and his family in Jiangxi Province more than 30 years ago."

After saying that, as if reciting a file, he added:

"In the later stages of the War of Resistance against Japan, the Japanese Nine Chrysanthemums faction cruelly and inhumanely used infants to concoct a medicine that was said to be able to reverse aging in Hunan and Jiangxi. This was discovered by Master Zhang Quanyi, who single-handedly pursued them overseas and disappeared without a trace."

He paused, looked at Li Huai-ren and Leslie Cheung, and then said:

"I never imagined that Master Zhang Quanyi, whom my father and others had always wanted to thank in person, was actually in Hong Kong!"

After speaking, he pondered for a moment, then said to Li Huai-ren:

"Mr. Li, the thing you asked me to help with is both extremely small and extremely big. I think you should understand what I mean."

"Okay, I'll contact my father as soon as I get back. As long as the higher-ups approve, it'll be a very simple matter. Our company will arrange all the necessary supplies for Longhu Mountain and other Taoist holy sites. You can just settle the bill with our company in Hong Kong."

Li Huai-ren was overjoyed upon hearing this!

He knew that someone of President Ye's caliber would never speak carelessly. Since President Ye had said so, the matter was probably almost certain and settled!

Since President Ye is willing to help, Li Huai-ren naturally can't be stingy, right?

He looked at President Ye and said:

"Mr. Ye, I have 36 Phoenix Plazas in Southeast Asia that have been completed and will be put into use next month, opening before the Spring Festival."

Perhaps we could purchase some light industrial products manufactured in mainland China and ship them to Southeast Asia for trial sales. However, the place of origin would have to be Hong Kong. Is that possible?

Upon hearing this, General Manager Ye immediately stood up, reached out and firmly grasped Li Huai-ren's right hand with both of his, so excited he could barely speak, stammering:

"Mr. Li, is this...is this really true?"

Li Huai-ren sighed inwardly. Only after his rebirth did he realize how difficult the country was in this era, not to mention anything else, just considering the external economic environment:

The United States and other European and American countries have not only imposed an economic blockade on us that is almost identical to that imposed on Russia in the 21s, but also established the extremely disgusting Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls (COCOM). They prohibit the export of any slightly advanced machinery, equipment, or production processes to us, or anything that we do not have, urgently need, or cannot produce ourselves, and prohibit the transfer of technology to us.

As a result, it is easy to imagine how difficult it is for the country to obtain foreign exchange.

This is actually one of the main reasons why Hong Kong could have been returned to China long ago, but it wasn't done so earlier: using Hong Kong as a bridge and intermediary to obtain more foreign exchange, etc.

Therefore, Li Huai-ren could completely understand why General Manager Ye would lose his composure when he heard that he could purchase some light industrial products to sell to Southeast Asian countries, given his status and rank.

He smiled and said:

"Of course it's true! A man's word is his bond. Though I'm young, my word is my bond!"

Mr. Ye's eyes reddened, and he shook Li Huai Ren's right hand, which he was holding, forcefully. A thousand words could only be condensed into two:

"Thanks!"

Li Huai-ren smiled and said:

"This is a win-win situation. However, for the foreseeable future, all the products we purchase and sell to Southeast Asian countries can only be labeled as originating in Hong Kong and under the brand of my Phoenix Hardware & Plastics Factory."

In addition, I can tell you some good news: in the next three years, I plan to build more than 100 Phoenix Plazas in Europe and the United States.

Mr. Ye, it's not a dream that mainland China's light industrial products will be exported to Europe and America in the future!