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

At 6 o'clock in the afternoon, in Hehua Lane, Brother Hao San, who had been pulling a cart all day, dragged his tired body and walked slowly towards home.

He's been on a roller coaster these past few days.

At the beginning, the daughter-in-law took all the family savings and bought a boat ticket insurance.

Unexpectedly, just two days later, news came out that his company had run away. The family was terrified and rushed to Chinachem to cancel the insurance.

After the rumor finally died down, new news came out today: TA company chairman Hu Zhenhua is a scumbag!

When Third Brother Hao first heard the news, he was struck by lightning.

Others don’t know who Hu Zhenhua is, but he knows!

Such a person is the chairman of TA company?

At first, he thought it was a duplicate name, but the photo in the newspaper was real.

Brother Hao San was absent-minded all day long.

He had made up his mind that he would go and cancel his boat ticket tomorrow no matter what.

To be honest, Hu Zhenhua is indeed good to me, but my family needs food and drink!

When Brother Hao San reached the entrance of the alley, he heard people talking about Hu Zhenhua. He stopped and wanted to listen to what others were saying.

"This Hu Zhenhua is a typical capitalist, guilty of all sorts of evil. I have a cousin's third son, and I saw him molesting a female student in the street. He's a lecher, and his saliva starts to flow when he sees a pretty girl. He has three cronies: one's called Da Chong, one's called Da Bing, and one's called Da Zi. The four of them surrounded the girl, but they didn't know that the girl had learned fencing. She picked up a bamboo pole and started to strike, and all she heard was a scream of "Ah!" Guess what happened?"

"What's wrong?"

"He's been ruined!"

There were still people around who were confused and asked,

"Why is it useless?"

"How else can it be useless? Just figure it out on your own."

Laughter broke out all around.

Hao San couldn't help laughing. The storyteller was called Fifth Brother, and he was the best talker in the alley.

The fifth brother saw Hao San and smiled.

"San'er, how was your day? How many customers did you attract?"

Hao San was not good at speaking, so he smiled shyly and replied,

“I pulled a few!”

"How many are there?"

"Several!"

The fifth brother became impatient and waved him away.

"Go home quickly, your wife is waiting anxiously."

Hao San lifted the handlebars, put his foot down, and walked towards home. The voice behind him came again.

"Grasshopper, didn't you just say you saw Hu Zhenhua maul a dog to death? Tell us all about it."

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I don't know how long it took, but the clear voice of the newspaper boy came from the alley.

"Breaking News! Breaking News! A gangster's road to victory! This newspaper will publish a series of articles describing how TA company chairman Hu Zhenhua rose from nothing to become a multi-millionaire. Can ordinary people replicate this? Let's find out from the articles!"

"Breaking News! Breaking News! If thugs can do it, so can we! Ordinary people can also become billionaires."

"Breaking News! Breaking News! This newspaper will publish a series of articles summarizing the unique qualities of billionaires!"

"Extra! Extra! If your life is filled with nothing but trivialities, this newspaper will bring you light!"

"Breaking News! Breaking News! We despise Hu Zhenhua's character, but we must learn from his business philosophy!"

A glimmer of light appeared in Brother Hao San's eyes.

He also wanted to escape from the petty intrigues of life.

He also wants his family to have enough food and clothing!

The newsboy said it well, if gangsters can do it, there is no reason why we can’t!

Hao San stood up and ran out of the house. He wanted to buy a newspaper.

This was the first time he had bought a newspaper in decades. Usually, he would listen to some gentlemen talk about the contents of the newspaper.

Hao San was illiterate, so after buying the newspaper, he went to the alley and asked Mr. Guo to read it for him.

The content in the newspaper seems to have a magical power.

When Hao San arrived at Mr. Guo's house, he found that his door was surrounded by people.

Mr. Guo cleared his throat and began to read: The first secret of success is that you must be literate. Only by reading and learning to read can you see a wider world and discover the code to wealth.

The following is a recollection from a colleague of Hu Zhenhua's: On April 4th, I went to 6 Sinan Lane to deliver lumber for Hu Zhenhua. Suddenly, I discovered that Hu Zhenhua was actually learning to write. This guy had always been unlearned. In his spare time, he was either gambling, hanging out in brothels, or flirting with respectable women on the street. His handwriting was truly ugly, like the crawling of an earthworm. Later, I learned that it was his first time writing...

At the Chinachem Hotel, Guo Dachong put the newspaper on the table and rubbed his brows.

"Hua Zi, it seems to me that you are trying to persuade people to study!"

Hu Zhenhua rubbed his sore wrist. He had been writing for the whole afternoon. The article in the newspaper was written by Chairman Hu.

"Brother Guo, wouldn't it be nice for everyone to learn a few more words?"

"You're quite the genius! I just heard Duan Long report that many people skipped dinner and gathered together to discuss how to become billionaires!"

Hu Zhenhua joked,

"Is there even any need to discuss this? Everyone's a billionaire! I just saw a gold yuan note with a face value of 10 billion. This is outrageous! It's outrageous! It's outrageous!"

"You always come up with new words!"

Hu Zhenhua pinched his chin and thought for a while, then said,

"Tomorrow, make the words 'billionaire' bigger in the newspaper so it's easier for everyone to learn!"

Guo Dachong looked at Hu Zhenhua in disbelief.

"So, you really want to encourage learning?"

"I'm free anyway, so I might as well have some fun!"

"Whatever you say. Our dark history is over. Remember, at 8 o'clock, I've already invited the bosses and engineers to the first floor lobby!"

Hu Zhenhua was a little proud in his heart. He had accomplished such a difficult task easily.

"Brother Guo, you have worked hard."

Guo Dachong yawned.

"I'm going back to sleep first. I've been so busy all day, I'm no different from a cow or a horse!"

Hu Zhenhua suddenly thought of a joke from later generations and asked with a smile,

"In nature, almost all animals only need a few hours to find food. After eating, they can sleep and play. But there is only one kind of animal that takes more than ten hours a day to feed itself. Can you guess what animal it is?"

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