The Cold War: Jumping back and forth between the two camps

"I know you are short of money! But China is huge, and it is true that we are short of many things, but we are also short of some things in China, such as tung oil, pig bristles, and so on! We can barter. I will provide you with what you need, and you will provide some of the things we are short of, so that everyone can be happy!"

It is true that China lacks many things at this time, but at the same time there are also many things that can be sold overseas without any problems.

As Dunn said, tung oil is one of them. It is basically an oil produced from an economic crop unique to China. This oil is not edible, but it can be used as an economic crop and is used in many building paints and even the electronics industry.

Tung oil can basically only be grown in some parts of China and can basically only be bought in China.

Another example Dunn gave was pig bristles. Although this thing is not produced only in China, China has always had a relatively large number of pig farmers and pork is also one of the main meats for Chinese people.

Therefore, China's pig farming volume is relatively large, which has also led to the high proportion of China's pig bristle exports.

Before nylon brushes became popular, pig bristle brushes were basically the most widely used. Although brushes look worthless, they were real strategic materials during World War II.

"I'll go back and discuss this matter! I'll give you an answer later, Mr. Du! As for Mr. Hua, Mr. Du should not meet him for the time being. On the day the newspaper opens, Mr. Du should go and make friends with Mr. Hua!"

Dunn nodded. There was no need to rush to make friends with Hua Yingdong. If they met in advance, there might be some trouble in the future.

As for the business with Hua Yingdong, as long as the people behind him agree, it will definitely be done.

It really doesn’t matter whether I meet Hua Yingdong or not.

"Mr. Du, can you tell me how you found out that Mr. Hua is one of ours?"

Liu Liyuan looked straight at Dunn. This was very important to him and the organization behind him. It would not be a comfortable feeling if his people were found out just by knocking on the wood.

"Actually, I'm just gambling!"

Dunn smiled and spread his hands.

"Although Mr. Hua's identity has not been exposed, the CIA has already included him in the watch list. After all, sometimes Mr. Hua's actions can still be traced!"

Dunn did not lie about this. Hua Yingdong had indeed been on the CIA's observation list for a long time, and the British seemed to be paying attention to him as well.

In the future, when the dispute on the peninsula begins, mainland China will be completely blocked.

Hua Yingdong should be more eye-catching.

Dunn didn't know much about Hua Yingdong and his family's history. The only thing he could confirm was that since the national flag was covered on the old man's body after his death, it was enough to illustrate his position and attitude.

"But don't worry, we are just observing now and won't take any further action, so it's better for us to keep our business secret!"

"I see!"

Liu Liyuan nodded. He had not expected that Hua Yingdong would be on the observation list of the Atrium Bureau.

What he was even more worried about was that the British might also find out what the Americans had already discovered. After all, Hong Kong is managed by the British.

"Okay! You go apply for Mr. Hua's business first. Now let's talk about our business! Have you confirmed the content of the first issue of the newspaper?"

Liu Liyuan must apply to the higher-ups, so just inform him of this matter and he can tell me after his application is approved. If his application is not approved, Dunn will not put all his eggs in this basket.

"I've prepared some news about current affairs and gossip, which the lower classes like to read. I also want to ask a few writers to publish some novels in our newspaper, but this work has been somewhat stagnant. Some of the more famous writers don't have much time!"

At the end of the day, Liu Liyuan felt somewhat helpless. He had already been working on commissioning articles when he took over the newspaper, but after such a long time, he still had no clue. It was not so easy to get an appointment with some of Hong Kong's top writers.

Those who have some fame now basically work for major newspapers, and Liu Liyuan does not even look down on the works of some inferior authors.

This is also a problem that has always troubled him.

"I've heard about this as well. Since I can't make an appointment right now, I have another idea?"

Dunn stood up and walked to his desk, took out a stack of manuscripts from the drawer and placed them in front of Liu Liyuan.

"see this!"

Liu Liyuan opened the manuscript given by Dunn with some doubts and found that it was the outline of a novel.

Although it is just an outline, it is written in quite detail. I looked at the name of the novel, "The Deer and the Cauldron".

The name doesn't seem to be very eye-catching, but as Liu Liyuan read the contents of the outline, he became more and more careful.

"This... where did this come from?"

Just a simple outline was enough to completely attract Liu Liyuan. He felt that if he wrote this novel, it would be very popular in the market.

"I wrote it! But my Chinese is not good enough, so I can only write an outline. You need to find a writer to complete it. I believe this should be relatively simple!"

Dunn said without blushing or beating his heart.

Yes, this is the outline of The Deer and the Cauldron that he copied. The reason why he chose this novel instead of Jin Yong’s most popular Condor Trilogy is because the martial arts novels of this era have not yet developed as perfectly as those of later generations.

And Dunn didn't want to bring out the best at the beginning. There must always be a gradual process.

In Dunn's opinion, it is most appropriate to bring out The Deer and the Cauldron first. Although the martial arts value in it is not high, it can be regarded as a cool harem novel.

I believe that in this era when cultural literacy is generally low, this novel should be able to gain market recognition more easily.

"Is this really written by you, Mr. Du?"

Liu Liyuan asked in disbelief, "You know, although this is just a simple outline of a novel, it also involves some historical knowledge. The Deer and the Cauldron involves the history of the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, including historical figures, and basically most of them are true."

Liu Liyuan really couldn't believe that a foreigner could study Chinese history so deeply.