Dreaming back to 1949, the great powers were there to deceive us

After a few minutes, the applause died down. Hu Zhenhua held his hands together and waited for everyone to quiet down before he spoke.

"You've all been to Baohe Plaza, right? Although it's still under construction, it's already taking shape. It's a modern commercial center integrating shopping, leisure, dining, entertainment, and accommodation. I don't need to elaborate on its future prospects. Our service area, on the other hand, is even more ambitious than Baohe Plaza. It has a wholesale market, a food court, and high-end shopping malls."

Hu Zhenhua opened his arms and shouted,

"This isn't a service area, it's a small city. From south to north, there are 1 stations. Just imagine how many customers this will attract. If your products were sold here, even if each service area only sold 400 yuan, then stations would be million yuan!"

Hu Zhenhua looked at the rolling hills and continued to fool around.

"Even the poorest places have their own wealthy people, and China, with its thousands-year-old civilization, is home to countless hidden wealthy individuals. Financially constrained, the Red Army cannot invest in a modern commercial center. Therefore, for the next twenty years, these four hundred service areas will have an absolute monopoly. Only here can we truly appreciate the status of the elite. Officials, celebrities, and business leaders will be frequent visitors, and ordinary people will be proud to shop here."

Hu Zhenhua clenched his fists and roared,

“The future belongs to us!”

Everyone's emotions were aroused and they started shouting.

Hans was still able to keep his composure. He ignored the high spirits of the crowd and poured a bucket of cold water on them at an inopportune moment.

"Mr. Hu, how to avoid ideological risks?"

When everyone heard this, they began to wonder, because the biggest risk has always been politics.

Hu Zhenhua was well prepared and said with a smile,

"Zhongzhou Company's largest shareholder is Nanbei Road and Bridge, which is a wholly state-owned enterprise. The more profitable we are, the happier the central government will be. They will get a large share of the profits, so naturally they won't object. Moreover, this road is a national landmark. The better our service area is, the happier they will be."

Hu Zhenhua took a breath and continued,

"Next, it's the local government. We contribute a huge amount of taxes and share their glory and disgrace. How can the local government embarrass us?"

"To gain wider support, I decided to rent half of the shops in the service area to locals, allowing each village to rent one shop. This way, we can cover the surrounding counties and cities. Another benefit is that we can promote our products to every village. Furthermore, the vegetables, grains, and oils needed for our service area can be purchased locally."

"In this way, the vast majority of people will benefit from the highway. How can they oppose us?"

Everyone nodded in agreement.

The relationship of interest is the most solid relationship.

Hu Zhenhua took the central government, local governments and the people into consideration, which was indeed very thoughtful.

Hans was still shaking his head.

"Mr. Hu, what if, I mean, if the money we earn can't be converted into foreign currency for three, five, or even ten years?"

Hu Zhenhua had a smile on his face, but he was cursing in his heart: Damn it, you keep sabotaging me. I don’t care whether you are from the Far East Intelligence Bureau or the Secret Service, I will make you pay.

Hu Zhenhua shrugged and said indifferently,

"I've said it before, this is risky! But think of it this way: even in the worst-case scenario, we'll only lose some money. But what if we succeed? This market of hundreds of millions of people will be ours. Columbus also faced the risk of shipwreck during his voyages, yet he discovered the New World and left his name in history."

Everyone's eyes began to light up again.

A curve appeared at the corner of Hu Zhenhua's mouth. Most people see others succeed and think that they can replicate this success. The cognition gained from this can be called survivor bias.

Take maritime exploration for example. Most people only see that Columbus discovered the New World after his adventure, but ignore the fact that more explorers died at sea. Columbus was just one of the very few lucky ones.

This is also the case for many people starting a business. They only see successful cases, but due to information asymmetry, they cannot know about the failed cases.

Hans spoke again, sighed, and said:

"Even if there's no problem here, the Free World might not agree to our investment. After all, with such a large amount of capital flowing in, what if someone accuses us of aiding the enemy?"

Hu Zhenhua wanted to slap him to death, but he held back and said with a smile,

"We are expanding the territory of free capital. What I, Hu Zhenhua, cannot see the most are those who hide in the back, barking and nitpicking at the adventurers fighting for the free world. For them, I have only one word: Bah!"

The spit sprayed on Hans' face, and the latter was furious, but he dared not say anything.

Hu Zhenhua is not someone he can control.

Old Hu's mouth was dry. He had said everything he needed to say, and there was no point in saying more. If he still couldn't convince them, he would have to use other methods.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the East is a land of delicious food. I'll take you there to experience it. It doesn't matter if you don't invest, just think of it as a trip!"

As he spoke, he led hundreds of foreign investment representatives and walked towards the planned snack street. That was the model of Lao Hu Nong, and he had taken many people there to taste it.

Roast duck, pancakes, pan-fried buns, rice noodle rolls, dandan noodles, roasted whole lamb, cold noodles, lamb skewers, stinky tofu...

The rich food directly emptied their pockets at night, causing their Engel coefficient to rise sharply.

……

In the evening, Zhuge Lin told Lao Hu what he had found out.

"Chairman, there are a few people in the delegation who have been intentionally or unintentionally spreading rumors about investment risks. They're just raising reasonable questions, and we really can't do anything about them. I suspect these guys might be sent by a secret service."

Hu Zhenhua's head began to swell. This was obvious. The capitalist world had already withdrawn its diplomats. They were prejudiced against the new red regime. Under such circumstances, how could they allow a large amount of capital to flow in?

Old Hu leaned on the sofa, staring blankly.

Carter's attitude is neither support nor opposition, which should represent the opinions of a large number of people.

The intelligence agencies, however, are opposed, representing the views of a certain group of people, presumably those within the military-industrial complex. How can we persuade them?

The US's current stance toward China is one of political non-recognition and economic restrictions and interference. However, there are also some positive factors. Some lawmakers have privately expressed the need for increased people-to-people exchanges. In some areas of trade, such as food, the US has turned a blind eye, and even secretly encouraged it.

It can be said that now is the only possible time window to obtain funds. If you miss it, when the war on the Korean Peninsula breaks out, the Americans will take more severe sanctions and blockade measures.

Hu Zhenhua stared at the north-south artery and suddenly had an inspiration. He waved his hand to call Zhuge Lin and instructed,

"You must immediately notify Xie Zhiyu through special channels and ask him to do this..."