Hong Kong Movies: You Hongxingzi, what the hell is the charity king?

Chapter 793 "792" Shenzhen Walmart Opens, Citizens: Huh? What trash, how dare it compare to a five-star supermarket!
Half a month later,

Hong Kong Island.

The enormous sun desperately radiates its heat.

"It's fucking hot!"

"I don't even want to go out!"

Guan Zu stayed in his office on the top floor of Central Plaza, enjoying the air conditioning.

The midday news is playing on TV.

"Today, reporters encountered Mr. Liu and his family at the airport. They were preparing to fly to the UK... to immigrate..."

"Residents of Tuen Mun have reported a persistent foul odor, but the exact source is unknown. Many residents have experienced vomiting... The Environmental Sanitation Department is investigating..." (From "Headhunter/Goodbye Jianghu")
"Hong Kong Island stocks rose 3% in the first half of July... Experts believe the market is bullish and the upward trend continues..."

There's nothing particularly noteworthy in the news lately.

The gossipy citizens were once again bored.

However, the stench was so bad that Kwan Cho made a phone call to the dinosaur in Tuen Mun.

"Brother Zu!" Hongxing Dinosaur exclaimed with great joy on the other end of the phone.

Brother Zu still remembers me!

Moving!

Kwan Cho: "Dinosaur, can you smell the stench from Tuen Mun?"

The dinosaur shook its head; "I didn't smell it, but I heard some of my underlings say they smelled it and they threw up on the spot."

Guan Zu: "Go investigate and see which factory emitted the pollutants."

Dinosaur: "No problem, I'll arrange for someone to investigate right now."

Hang up the phone,

Knock knock knock~~~
Li Changjiang pushed open the door and came in.

“Brother Zu”.

"Changjiang, you've arrived. Please have a seat."

Li Changjiang went to the United States with Jimmy, and he came back to report on this matter.

"Currently, we have more than 15000 employees, and our reach is gradually expanding to areas such as Chinatown and Glamersey..."

"More importantly, the mayor came to us this time wanting to cooperate, and some other wealthy people couldn't resist coming to say they wanted to invest in Jimmy..."

"Jimmy has already received investments from 12 wealthy individuals and has opened branch offices in Brooklyn, Jersey, Flushing, and Sunset Park..."

Guan Zu laughed: "Wouldn't that Donald be kicking himself? How's his company doing now?"

Li Changjiang reported, "Currently, all shareholders of his 'Donald Charitable Properties Company' have withdrawn their investments, and the company has gone bankrupt."

"Then when other wealthy individuals wanted to invest in Jimmy, Donald jumped in to object, saying he already owned shares in 'Happy Property,' and he wanted to get involved too, even taking the lion's share. He was rejected by those wealthy individuals."

"A few days later, Donald went to sue Jimmy, but then probably got a lesson from those rich people and withdrew the lawsuit."

Guan Zu almost burst out laughing.

I feel like this "Tax Lord" is just an energetic clown who jumps around everywhere.

Originally, if he had just cooperated peacefully with Jimmy, things would have gradually turned in his favor. But for some reason, he went off on his own and partnered with other tycoons to start Sun Wo Luen Shing, and then he became a clown.

(Donald, in tears: "Waaah~~~ Stop scolding me!")
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United Kingdom.

Crewe, a small town near London.

The Zhou family of four is staying here.

Because London's housing prices were too high, the Zhou family chose to temporarily settle in a small town called Crewe in order to save money.

They had been in this small town for 20 days, and thinking about what they had experienced during those 20 days, Xiaofei felt a pang of sadness and anger.

On their first day here, since neither of them knew how to cook, the family could only eat bread and cold water to hastily finish their dinner.

Old Zhou, who longed for England, never expected that his first meal here would be so meager.

Even so, he still made a bold statement.

The next day, the family started looking for a house. Considering that neither he nor Lao Zhou had found a job yet, Xiao Fei lowered his rental budget to the minimum. He finally found a decent place, but Lao Zhou was very picky because their house on Hong Kong Island was only 30 square meters. Lao Zhou dreamed of living in a big house where he could get up from both sides.

The small house in front of him could not meet his expectations at all, so the man of the house had no choice but to go back to the real estate agent. However, the agent said that there were no vacant properties available at the moment, so Xiaofei could only offer £600 per week and wait for the landlord to contact them.

When Xiao Fei came out of the real estate agency, she overheard Lao Zhou cursing that the apartment was too small. In a fit of anger, Xiao Fei told Lao Zhou to find an apartment himself.

She couldn't understand why Lao Zhou was unwilling to face reality when they clearly had limited funds.
Besides the housing issue, there's also the job issue.

Because they were misled by immigration consultants into giving them a six-month LOTR visa, and their official visas were never issued, they have been unable to find formal employment.

Without a visa, Lao Zhou was rejected when he tried to work at McDonald's. Helpless, he could only deliver food. However, because his English was not good, he always encountered various problems when delivering food. He only earned £10 a day, which is about HKD 100, less than what he earned as a bus driver on Hong Kong Island.

But Lao Zhou remains optimistic. Once he gets his visa, he can take the truck driver's test, and his income will increase accordingly.

In stark contrast to Lao Zhou's good attitude, Xiao Fei looked worried. They had already spent nearly HK$20 in less than a month since arriving in the UK.

Xiao Fei, being more rational, felt that they were about to go bankrupt.

Soon, Xiao Fei got a job as an ordinary assembly line worker in the biscuit factory.

This factory is home to many Chinese people, some of whom were dentists, others former members of parliament, and quite a few of them, like Xiaofei, have master's degrees. However, some of these highly educated individuals have ended up working as packaging workers in a biscuit factory after arriving in the UK.

The only person in the family who was happy was their eldest daughter. In Hong Kong Island, her grades were always at the bottom of her class, but thanks to the joyful education at the British school, her grades jumped to first place in the class.

The eldest daughter said she really liked the teaching environment in the UK.

Just yesterday, Xiaofei's work finally started to improve. She discovered that there was a severe shortage of workers in the nearby factories, but the local residents looked down on packaging jobs. So Xiaofei approached the boss, volunteered her services, and was accepted by the boss thanks to her fluent English, and was reassigned to a recruitment position.

Old Zhou, however, still hasn't found a job.

"why?"

"tell me why?"

"What happened to the promise that Britain was great?"

In these 20 days, Lao Zhou was scolded by his boss, scolded by his wife, and beaten by reality, and he has begun to doubt the meaning of life.

"No, I don't believe it!"

"Britain is great, I might not have had the chance yet!"

He continued to move forward with unwavering faith.

At this time,
A plane arrived from Hong Kong Island and landed at London Airport.

Mr. Liu is here!
He stepped onto the airport floor and looked at the airport and the surrounding world.

"I, the stock market sniper god, have arrived!"

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7 month 28 day,
A major event has occurred in Guan Zu's team—Ahua's son has been born.

Ahua booked out the entire Longmen Grand Restaurant to celebrate the safe and healthy birth of his son.

Longmen Grand Restaurant
Gao Gang and Xu Zhengyang, who are not yet married, are being pressured to get married.

Gao Gang pleaded, "We're looking, we're looking."

Xu Zhengyang also looked troubled; he really couldn't find a suitable one in a short time.

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8 month 12 day,
The scorching sun in Shenzhen is like a barbecue grill, constantly roasting the city.

A section of Donghu Road was covered with blue and white flags.

Nowadays,

Walmart's first supermarket in China has officially opened!
Many citizens came.

Several thousand people filled the empty seats at the entrance.

Although it couldn't compare to the grand opening of Shenzhen's Five Star Supermarket, it was still quite lively.

In addition to local residents, reporters from Shenzhen TV and Guangdong TV also came.

Thump thump thump~~~
Two lion dance teams performed at the entrance, leaping and twirling to the beat of drums, drawing cheers from the citizens.

At 10:00 AM sharp,
The president of Walmart China stood on the stage and delivered a speech in slightly broken Chinese: "Dear citizens of Shenzhen, welcome to the Walmart family! We have brought the most advanced retail model from the United States to provide you with high-quality, low-priced goods..."

The audience erupted in enthusiastic applause.

"We've finally opened! I heard it's quite famous in the US!"

Citizens in the crowd craned their necks to peer into the supermarket, some holding up newly received opening flyers and whispering amongst themselves.

"I wonder how it compares to a five-star rating?"

"Would Walmart be better?"

"Yes, after all, it's the number one supermarket in the United States, and I've heard it's the number one supermarket in the world."

In this era, many people believe that America is the beacon of light and that the grass is always greener on the other side.

There's an interesting saying circulating online: Three generations in one family, three different perspectives: the elderly love their country, the middle-aged hate their country, and the young are full of confidence in the nation.

Of course, this is a generalization, but it does illustrate the characteristics of the era.

Walmart, as the number one supermarket chain in the United States and the world, naturally arouses the anticipation of many citizens.

As soon as the ribbon-cutting ceremony was completed and the red ribbon touched the ground, the supermarket doors opened.

Impatient citizens flooded into the supermarket like a tide.

"Finally in!"

"Let me see~~~"

"Ok?"

"and many more……"

"What's the matter?"

"This……"

"This must be an appetizer; the rest will be even better..."

As each citizen used it, they subconsciously frowned.

The lights weren't as bright as those in the Five Star Supermarket.

The ceiling isn't as high as a five-star supermarket.

The decor isn't as good as Five Star Supermarket.

The shelves weren't as pleasing to the eye as those in a five-star supermarket.

The aunties in the fruit and vegetable section shook their heads repeatedly while holding tomatoes: "These vegetables don't look very fresh, and they're arranged in a mess."

At the fresh food counter, chilled fish and shrimp were haphazardly piled in styrofoam boxes. Several housewives peeked at the price tags and muttered under their breath:
"It's 50 cents more expensive than at the vegetable market."

"Huh, there's no children's area?"

"I also want to take the kids to the playground so I can relax a bit."

The child shouted, "I want to go to the playground at Five Star Supermarket!"

"This supermarket... don't you guys think it's tiny?"

"Yes, yes, it's too small."

"A five-star supermarket is at least three or four times the size of this supermarket!"

"Look at these shelves, they're arranged like a warehouse, there's not even a rest area."

"I was trying to find a waiter to ask me something, but I called out for a long time and no one answered."

As the citizens strolled around, their disappointment became increasingly apparent.

If it weren't for the five-star supermarket, they would probably be amazed by this supermarket—it's so big and so bright.

Five Star Supermarket opened first, and people are already familiar with those large supermarkets, so the threshold has already been raised to the maximum.

Now, looking at it, Walmart is truly rubbish.

"They even claim to be America's number one supermarket, the world's number one supermarket... I bet they have the nerve to say that?"

"Exactly, it's terrible!"

"Let's go, let's go to Five Star Supermarket!"

Many residents quickly evacuated.

Just as Aunt Li left the supermarket, she ran into her neighbor, Aunt Zhang.

"Oh, you came out so quickly? How was it? Was it good?" Aunt Zhang asked curiously.

"Not nearly as good... Never mind, it's hard to explain. You'll see when you go in!" Aunt Li quickly left.

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what is this?
The crushing force of time!
It should have become a memory of an era, carrying the fond memories of many Shenzhen residents, and a witness to the development of the retail industry in Shenzhen and China...

And now, it's just a tiny, tiny supporting character.

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P.S.: Today is my daughter's graduation ceremony, and I have to go, so the two chapters are shorter, only 6000+ words each. Sorry.

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