Chapter Fifty-two: Nan's Journey South

  Han Zhiqian and his team quickly gathered all the information from various factories, categorized them one by one, and started planning their attack. Once everything was ready, Old Master Lin gave the order, and the troops were divided into two routes: all the pendant lamps at the Guangzhou Fair received his lawyer's letter, while other large and small factories producing pendant lamps across the country also received the lawyer's letter. Immediately after, articles about Zhongteng Industrial's production of pendant lamps appeared simultaneously in newspapers across the country.

  The court also welcomes it. After all, at that time, there were still very few lawsuits, especially since the patent law had just been promulgated, and such a big infringement case appeared, typical!

  The exhibitors of ceiling fans are all state-owned enterprises, and they immediately made a big fuss. Everyone was talking about it, saying things like "if the monks can do it, we can too". In the end, the director of the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations had to step in to mediate, while at the same time, Old Lin explained his concerns about national technology leaks and malicious trademark registration to them, raising their vigilance.

  The final negotiation came up with a perfect solution: domestic sales do not charge patent fees, and foreign sales charge patent fees. The money will be used to establish a patent fund association initiated by Lin Laoyezi. This fund association will be open to enterprises and individuals across the country to provide financial support for their patent applications. The specific operation will be handed over to Jinhua Management, and Jinhua and others with similar qualifications will set up a patent agency in Yangcheng, smoothly opening up the domestic market and assisting domestic enterprises in handling patent affairs! Lin Laoyezi also detailed that the operation of this fund association has been unanimously approved by everyone.

  In contrast, private manufacturers were either timid and stopped production and sales as soon as they received the court summons, or bold but still suspended their production lines to wait and see.

  After the hype was successful, Zhongteng Industrial's pendant lamp took advantage of the situation to sell a large quantity of goods on one hand, and on the other hand, it picked out a few stubborn ones and brought them to court. Moreover, they put forward an astronomical claim for compensation. One family didn't know how high the sky was or how thick the earth was, and actually bribed the judge to win the lawsuit. Lin Lao Yezi and his group wouldn't let go of such a cooperative opponent. On one hand, they appealed, on the other hand, they arranged for a stream of news releases to be sent out. The local provincial government quickly dispatched someone to investigate, and the matter became big. The infringement case was temporarily put aside, and Lin Lao Yezi and his group were not worried at all. It didn't matter whether they won the lawsuit early or late, as long as Zhongteng's name echoed throughout the country.

  After a storm passed, the ordinary people thought it was all over and returned to calmness. Unexpectedly, the wave of anti-counterfeiting and rights protection that started with Zhongteng Industry rose overnight and spread to various industries. Enterprises in various industries that had been plagued by counterfeit goods woke up like a dream, realizing that lawsuits could be fought like Zhongteng Industry, and that combating counterfeiting was not just about stopping production, but also demanding huge compensation. A wave of rights protection and anti-counterfeiting has thus risen, from this day on, the small wings are fluttering, and rights protection has been advanced!

  It's just that Chinese people know that even if they defend their rights, they can't stop counterfeit goods. Those who understand the situation in China know how difficult it is to defend one's rights. However, Fang Mernan and others have set a benchmark in this typical position, at least some manufacturers will think twice before imitating them. Although Fang Mernan seems to have lost a lot by retreating, they are still the biggest winners.

  When all the greenery starts to become lush and dense

  As the petals fall, the cry of the young swallow can be heard; the fire-red pomegranate flowers and fragrant jasmine will appear at any time... heralding the arrival of early summer. The sunlight in early summer has a crystal-like texture, refreshing and moist, crystal clear, neither cold nor hot, with a hint of exposure and a hint of concealment, this light can make everything clearly visible.

  The county town's train station, Liangzi and Pangzi are about to embark on their journey. At this time, Pangzi is overjoyed, while Liangzi remains calm and composed as always, with a deep gaze that cannot conceal the ambition and grand aspirations of a true man.

  As they watched the train carrying the two of them disappear into the distance, Autumn Leaf rode her bicycle with Fang Mo Nan on the back seat heading home. "Autumn Leaf sister won't blame me for separating you newlyweds so soon, will she?" Fang Mo Nan asked languidly from the rear seat.

  "No way! Liangzi is working hard for our future, how can we blame him?" said Autumn Leaf as she pedaled the rickshaw.

  At that time, many women were kind, gentle, thrifty and virtuous, possessing the traditional virtues of Eastern females. They would sacrifice everything for their husbands. It is often said that behind every successful man stands a great woman, and this saying is true. However, most of us rarely think about what lies behind this "greatness", which often means hardship, selflessness, responsibility, loneliness, humiliation, and tears.

  In the face of the surging tide of commodity economy and the dazzling Western culture, not only have men become pragmatic, but women have also become pragmatic: they have become materialistic, hedonistic, rebellious, willful, and unfaithful. These have become various scars on the bodies of women in later generations.

  "They went ahead to set up a forward base," Fang Mo Nan said. "Don't worry, we'll be meeting them soon."

  "It doesn't matter!" said Autumn Leaf too quickly. Instead, it made Fang Mo Nan laugh and say: "This remark is somewhat insincere!"

  "Oh dear! I won't say anything more, I can't outtalk you." Autumn Leaf's face was red, whether from the sun or shyness, even her neck was red, in any case she refused to continue this topic.

  After returning home, Fang Mo Nan went into Old Man Lin's house. Autumn Leaf helped Mrs. Liang steam buns, she no longer goes to the store. When Liang Zi and Pang Zi decided to head south, they discussed what to do with the store, and Grandma suggested letting Big Uncle's family take over. Since Grandma never made any demands, how could Liang Zi and Pang Zi say anything?

  Grandma said that the factory of her elder brother's family was not doing well and they were struggling to make ends meet. She was afraid that Fang Mo Nan would not agree, so she specifically said that this was just a one-time thing and wouldn't set a precedent. Seeing this, Fang Mo Nan had nothing good to say and could only agree, but he insisted on splitting the profits with Grandma 50/50. They made a written agreement.

  The elder uncle was overjoyed, who would have thought that a windfall had come from the sky! Who doesn't know that the store is making money hand over fist? Look! The original little rascal has changed overnight, and all household appliances are complete, who wouldn't be envious. He was so happy he didn't know what to say! He kept saying that my mother was good to me after all!

  However, judging from the behavior of her husband's sister later on, she was obviously dissatisfied. What did they do early? Such a good thing, it would rather benefit outsiders than let them take over early, only blaming grandma for speaking too late, making them lose a lot of money and benefiting outsiders in vain. Alas! What a loss!

  People always don't think about what they have gained, but always miss what they have lost. The human heart is never satisfied, like a snake swallowing an elephant.

  Fang Mo Nan thought about giving them a chance to see if they could really 'turn over a new leaf'. In fact, she had ulterior motives, it just depended on whether her elder brother and the others could hold on, there was only one chance, hoping they wouldn't disappoint Grandma.

  Late July in midsummer, the sky is a brilliant blue without a single cloud, the sun is high in the air, the sun's rays are like fire, and the earth seems to be scorched.

  The highway was scorching hot under the intense sun, and with each step, a string of white smoke rose from the ground.

  People were also shrouded in a huge lantern, with the rough sea breeze blowing, making it even harder to breathe. Fang Mennai and Qiu Hongye took the train to Yangcheng, sat in Han Zhiqian's car, and drank a big mouthful of orange-flavored drink.

  "Wow... I finally survived. From now on, I won't come out during this season again. It's so much better in the farm, a great place to escape the heat, with lush green trees and fragrant fruits." Fang Mo Nan felt like he was suffering.

  Liang Zi carefully wiped away the sweat for the autumn maple leaf, handed over water, and it was good that the car air conditioner was turned on, suddenly feeling much cooler.

  "Alright, I know you two are husband and wife. Stop acting out a romantic drama here. When we arrive at the destination, have a good reunion." Han Zhiqian said with a smile as he drove.

  Liángzi felt embarrassed, shifted his buttocks, and said seriously: "The house has been found, the land has also been enclosed, and it is located in the southeastern part of the southern headland of the Special Zone. It borders Shenzhen Bay to the east, leans against the Pearl River mouth to the west, and faces Yuen Long and Lau Fau Shan in Hong Kong's New Territories across the sea. This is a prime location."

  The project duration is long, so living in a hotel is obviously not suitable. Renting an apartment is more appropriate and it's easier to handle various relationships.

  "The designer will arrive tomorrow, Matthew has brought a team from the US and they are very interested in participating in this project," said Han Zhiqian.

  Liang Zihao and Pangzi arrived in May for hotel business. At that time, coming here must have effective proof from the public security bureau, not anyone can come casually.

  Upon arrival at the house rented by Liangzi, Fang Mo Nan took a good rest. At that time, the special zone was a large construction site and also a gold rush for builders. The "Special Zone Speed" was also called out at this time, and the International Trade Building became the first landmark of this city. There was a saying at the time: If you haven't been to the International Trade Building, you haven't really been to the Special Zone.

  Since they had arrived, and there was still plenty of time, Fang Mo-nan and the others went to visit Cheng Shi-gui's garment factory. As soon as they entered the entrance of Shekou Industrial Road, they saw a sign that read "Time is money, efficiency is life".

  Cheng Shigui's clothing factory is very large, with a garden-style workshop and an assembly-line operation. Everyone was busy rushing around. Han Zhikui accompanied them on a tour of the facility.

  They sat in the office, which was at least nearly a hundred square meters of super-large office. The floor was made of bright and smooth large marble tiles, and such a large office had only one huge office desk, which was as big as two secretaries' desks outside, obviously made of precious red wood, looking very delicate. On the wall was a huge bookshelf with countless books of various sizes, while the floor-to-ceiling window on the left side occupied almost the entire wall, pouring in sunlight from outside without any obstruction, making the office look very bright and spacious. On the walls hung maps of China and the world.

  After the secretary left, Han Zhiqian handed over the data report to Fang Monan. In these years, their garment factory has expanded rapidly, with specialty stores in Japan, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia. Basically, new products are sold out as soon as they hit the market, making a huge profit. "Business in Japan is the best, especially the Uniform Temptation series which sells extremely well." Han Zhiqian continued: "We can bluntly say that we are now the leader in the domestic garment industry."

  Fang Mengnan's pre-arranged funds were mostly dividends from garment factories and money existing in Hong Kong.

  Cheng Shigui brought Kain Jonas, who was in charge of hotel design, to the Jun Yue Hotel, named after the "Yue Lai Inn" that often appeared in martial arts stories. The hotel's design drawings were spread out on the table, with the first one being the exterior design drawing.

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  For architectural design, Fang Mernan is a complete outsider, and in terms of details, it's basically impossible to provide any specific suggestions, mainly just an idea or a thought. Ideas and thoughts, when heard by like-minded people, can be understood with just a hint. Black and white computer prints are very intuitive and effective. Experts are experts, they can express the ideas they want. There are some places that need to be changed, but there's plenty of time for that now, she and Cheng Shiguang have more important things to discuss.

  Inside the office

  "Is all the funding in place?" Fang Mo Nan asked.

  "Uh-huh! About 200 million, they've been arriving in New York one after another." This time, Cheng Shigui brought back not only designers but also the most important thing - the speculation about the yuan. "The Chicago side is already restless, it's just that we don't know the specific time yet."

  It's just a game of capital, as long as the judgment is correct and there are no operational errors, there won't be any big mistakes. Reality is indeed this way, in a game where everyone follows the rules, no matter how large the scale or how many players, as long as the judgment is correct and operations are correct, the result will definitely be correct, without needing to worry too much. The game of capital sounds intimidating, but in actual operation, it's not that complicated. The key is still strength and judgment of the after-market.

  "Now we just need to go to the foreign exchange market and long CAD. I won't elaborate on the specific operation. You should know that there will be a general election in Canada on September 4th, and after the new prime minister takes office, everything will be shorted. Fang Mo Nan decided that since he was going to do it, he might as well go all out, but still felt that the money was too little, and had no choice but to invest most of it in Japan. He could only withdraw this much. If he could make a profit in the foreign exchange market at this time, then he would have the capital to play with the yen in Japan. After all, the Plaza Accord is not something that can be encountered every year, and the devil's money should not be wasted."

  It can be said that since 81, the Chicago investors have been dormant for several years, making the Canadian dollar appreciate in a rhythmic and gradual manner. In 1984, investors finally pushed the Canadian dollar to new heights, and within a few months, the exchange rate exceeded $1 USD = 1.5 CAD.

  Mulroney's appointment was met with a heavy blow to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange traders who had been speculating on the Canadian dollar. Mulroney reversed the previous government's laissez-faire approach to the rising dollar, implementing mandatory government intervention and reducing the government's fiscal deficit. As for Mulroney himself, Mulron didn't have any personal thoughts about him; she just wanted a bowl of wonton soup.

  "Good!" Cheng Shigui didn't feel surprised or suspicious at all after hearing it. He trusted her accurate judgment very much, and the facts before were proof of that.

  After that, Cheng Shigui set foot on his journey to New York. In the following month or so, they carried out foreign exchange operations and collected effective information, busy and happy with the rising money.

  On the first day of Ma Lianrong's appointment, Cheng Shigui and his team had already closed all their positions. They were so bold that they used leverage to the extreme, opening a full position to go short, until after they closed their positions and took out the money, Cheng Shigui and his team discovered that their account assets had increased by more than 20 times, approaching 4 billion.

  Fang Mo Nan was also busy, personally leading the way, taking Liang Zi, Pang Zi, Autumn Leaf, and several other well-known designers to high-end hotels in the special zone.

  Its layout design, interior decoration, service standards, room standards, entertainment facilities and so on are comprehensively "investigated" discussed, reviewed, and several drafts are designed before finalizing.

  Li looked at the completed design drawings with confusion and curiously asked: "The hotel's exterior is very modern, why does the interior design have some national style, seemingly like Ming and Qing furniture?"

  "Yes!" Han Zhiqian was also very curious. Without looking at the interior decoration, he had already surpassed the world trend.

  "Only the national is the world's." Mr. Lu Xun said this. Fang Mo Nan paused for a moment and said, "My understanding of this sentence is to emphasize the importance of respecting one's own national culture, because the world itself is composed of diverse cultures from different nations, and the essence of the world is diversity. Each nation's culture is unique, and only by respecting one's own culture and maintaining its uniqueness can we gain the right for our culture to survive in the world. The world will then be truly called a world. This sentence aims to teach citizens to reflect on themselves and strengthen themselves, rather than blindly imitating Western ways. Foreigners come to China precisely to see the purest oriental characteristics."

  "Oh! That makes sense, it can showcase national art." Han Zhiqian nodded. "Now we can make a big move, Matthew has invested another 50 million, no need to worry about not having enough money to operate."

  Fang Mengnan's room decoration is not purely Chinese style, if the traditional Chinese furniture is fully used in modern home, it may be too heavy. It should be said that it is a new Chinese style, which skillfully combines traditional Chinese elements with modern materials. The Ming and Qing furniture, window frames, and fabric bedding complement each other, recreating the exquisite small pieces of "moving steps and changing scenery". The room is comfortable, warm, subtle, and beautiful.

  In addition, the value of classical furniture is very low now, so it's not bad to collect some from furniture merchants. Next year will be the peak season for furniture export, I don't know if it can arrive in time.

  Of course, there are many rooms that, apart from Chinese style, also have European style. Worshiping foreign things and being fascinated by them is a habit that can't be changed. The European style gives people a sense of luxury, grandeur, and extravagance. Its style emphasizes the flowing changes of lines, and its colors are gorgeous. It is based on romanticism in form, and decoration materials often use marble, colorful fabrics, exquisite carpets, and delicate French wallpaper. The overall style is luxurious, rich, and full of strong dynamic effects.

  In addition, five small villas of different styles were built, with flexible layout, light body and simple structure.

  Luxurious and comfortable living space with a French style flair, aristocratic style, noble and elegant.

  North American style develops into a simple and atmospheric, fully reflecting the simplicity and elegance, comfort and relaxation, and highly humanized residence.

  The natural style can most directly evoke people's resonance, striving to express the leisurely, comfortable and natural rural life interest.

  The European style gives people a sense of dignity and elegance, luxury and grandeur, with a strong cultural atmosphere. The overall creation is a luxurious, noble and warm feeling. The fireplace as the center of the room is the most obvious feature of this style.

  No matter what style, it should be like "home", "home" is not to pursue luxury and grandeur, but a natural habitat that makes people feel calm.

  The hotel embodies the concept of environmental protection, energy saving and humanization in its overall design and details. It can collect and reuse rainwater and wastewater, circulate and utilize it to irrigate large areas of green space, and make effective use of solar energy. The special zone's oceanic climate requires a dehumidification system.

  In terms of design, Fangmennan also reserved a huge performance venue and an extremely large underground parking lot, neither of which exists.

  After all, a small car was a very luxurious and distant concept at that time. The main building of Junyue Hotel has a total of 10 floors, but the foundation is as deep as 16 floors, ready to be added in the future. The ninth floor is an ultra-luxurious suite, with nine being the most respected number for Chinese people, the most revered among all numbers.

  It was already a month later when the final draft was completed. Fang Mengnan felt comfortable and relaxed, gazing at the purple and red rhododendrons outside the window. Also known as azaleas. With strong vitality, they are easy to grow, have a long flowering period, and are found everywhere in cities and countryside. Their large and beautiful sepals are like flowers, and when the pink and purple sepals unfold, they are colorful and give people a sense of boldness and passion, reflecting the infinite vitality and charm of this place.

  "Knock knock..."

  "Please come in." Fang Mo Nan said as he turned around. "Ah! Brother Han, how did you get here?"

  "Let's go...let's go, I'll take you somewhere nice." Without another word, he came in and pulled Fang Mo Nan out.

  As he sat down in the car, Fang Mo Nan said with a smile: "I'm already on the car, can you tell me where we're going now?"

  "Heh heh......" Han Zhiqian mysteriously smiled and said: "Last time you recognized the old pit glass kind at a glance, this time I'll take you to see what real gambling stones look like. We're going to Pingzhou now."

  This place, Fang Mo Nan really didn't know, looking at her confused expression, Han Zhiqian began to introduce it. It turned out that Pingzhou is located in the intersection of five cities: Yangcheng, Foshan, Nanhai, Shunde and Panyu, with a unique geographical location.

  They soon arrived at Pingzhou, and Fang Mo'nan saw that it looked like a collective trading market. In the middle were stalls selling goods, with wooden simple houses built around them, which seemed to be self-organized. There weren't many people inside, some of whom were clearly not locals, mostly rich people from Hong Kong.

  As soon as Han Zhiqian entered, many people introduced their products to him, "It seems you come often, look how popular you are." Fang Monan joked.

  "Hehe... he has good stuff and will call me to take a look." Han Zhiqian said with a smile.

  They pushed through the crowd and rushed to their destination. Gambling on stones could make a person rich overnight, but it could also lead to bankruptcy. In the stone gambling industry, a drama of great ups and downs was being performed from start to finish. However, there was no madness like that of later generations at this time.

  Han Zhiqian walked into a house, which was really hot and stuffy, like a big steamer. Seeing him arrive, the boss enthusiastically waved his hand, "Welcome, God of Wealth!" Of course he's enthusiastic!

  The boss is a typical southern Han man, short and stout, with a pair of small eyes shining with cleverness, years of running outside, dark skin.

  "Han Shao, I just brought back a new batch of goods from Myanmar and called you first." The boss said warmly and flatteringly.

  "Alright, stop nagging and take me to see the goods. It's really hot here." Han Zhiqian took out his handkerchief to wipe away the big drops of sweat on his head.

  "Alright!" The boss excitedly led them to a warehouse-like place. There were piles of wool stones all over the floor, and they could pick whatever they liked. Next to them were also stone-solving machines.

  Fortunately, the large trees surrounding the warehouse provided some shade. Han Zhijian carefully examined the tools he took out of his bag, while Fang Mennai wandered around aimlessly, not knowing how to play Go either.

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