Chapter Thirteen Streets and Alleys
Walking on the streets of Kowloon District, Cao Wei could not help but feel a little emotional. At this moment, Xiangjiang is worthy of the Four Asian Tigers. The current level of prosperity is indeed unmatched by the current mainland.
John Bull has been able to survive for such a long time, largely due to the current economic prosperity of Hong Kong. Otherwise, with its post-war economic shrinkage and colonial shrinkage, how could it have been able to support the glory of the so-called Great Britain.
This is a piece of fat, but it is a piece of fat that has to be spit out. It has been decided since the Iron Lady personally went to the mainland for negotiations a few years ago. There is no way that China’s territory will be reduced by one cent. This so-called Iron Lady
The idea of exchanging sovereignty for rights and continuing to lease Hong Kong is a pipe dream that does not even exist.
In seven or eight years, Hong Kong will return to the embrace of the motherland. And all the British can do now is to find ways to bury nails in this land that they have colonized for hundreds of years.
This is a problem that Cao Wei will inevitably face in the future. Since he has chosen Xiangjiang as his starting point, he will inevitably collide with the nails planted by these capital forces in the process of development. But he does not intend to
On the premise of changing one's own camp and becoming a traitor, then this kind of collision will most likely result in bloodshed and death.
Even with the advantages of the system and rebirth, Cao Wei did not dare to underestimate the power of these capitals. Therefore, he had to think long term. But according to his original plan, these three years were very important.
Because Qualcomm was established in 1985. In the next few years, it will rely on its various patents when developing CDMA technology to gradually become the only technical direction of 3G, and with the huge patent licensing fees it charges, it will replace Intel as the
The world's largest IC supplier.
At present, Qualcomm is still fighting for this goal. In other words, as long as Cao Wei can seize this opportunity and register the patent before Qualcomm, he can definitely grab a piece of the future 3G and 4G patent fields.
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But is this difficult... Cao Wei looked at the more than two thousand yuan in his pocket. In addition to his own net worth, there was also a wave of funds sponsored by local gangs. According to his current budget, he
You only have a year at most to turn this money into equipment worth millions or even tens of millions of dollars.
But these days, even with all the ups and downs in the stock market, there is no way two thousand dollars can be turned into tens of millions.
Cao Wei was deeply troubled by this, and one of his main purposes for sneaking out now was to take a look around and see if he could find an opportunity to make a fortune in Xiangjiang, which is said to be rich in land.
But unfortunately, I didn't see the opportunity to make a fortune, and there were quite a few people who came over to strike up a conversation. Many of them were young and beautiful girls, some were students who skipped classes, and some were gangster girls who were messing around. It was even said that some of them drove luxury cars.
, the big sister in gorgeous clothes. The most direct one, she almost opened her mouth.
"Young man, are you interested in doing some part-time work?"
"Auntie, look at my school uniform. Do I look like someone who knows how to be a duck?"
"Tch, do you need to earn a living even if you are handsome? Following your aunt and your aunt buying you luxury cars and watches is no better than your hard work studying?"
"It makes sense, but aunt, don't you have a younger and more beautiful best friend to introduce to me? I really can't bear to talk to you like this."
"Go to the street and be a poor man for the rest of your life."
With a scary expression that was hard to tell whether it was a wink or a supercilious look, the aunt who had been humiliated finally chose to leave. And she really didn't want to be entangled with these women, so Cao Wei joined the crowd of people who turned around at the traffic light,
He hurriedly got into the surrounding alleys.
If the bustling high-rise buildings are a symbol of Xiangjiang's internationalization, then these bustling old streets with numerous signboards are a microcosm of Xiangjiang's urban culture.
Various shops, tea restaurants, mahjong parlors and bathing centers are crowded on these unforgiving streets. There are many signboards, covering almost the entire building.
Although the flow of people coming and going is not as good as those in the bustling city center, the pedestrians here are obviously a little less indifferent compared to the hurried social animals.
Many people will be greeted by the vendors around them while walking on the road, and some people will simply stop and chat with the vendors. Obviously, this is the way of old neighbors.
Cao Wei himself also liked this kind of humane atmosphere. He bought a popsicle on the roadside and began to stroll slowly on this street. Just after he turned two streets, he saw a push
The old lady with the stroller was in trouble.
The old woman in simple clothes just crossed the road and stepped up the steps pushing a cart. It turned out that it was not clear whether it was because the old woman was old and did not have much strength, or because the cart was too heavy. No matter how hard she tried from behind, nothing happened.
Fa could push the car onto the sidewalk.
There were no other people nearby, and there were still vehicles on the road. This made Cao Wei unable to just sit back and watch, so he took two quick steps and stepped forward to offer a hand.
"Grandma, let me help you."
The trolley is indeed a bit heavy. It has a gas tank underneath and a steamer basket above it. It weighs several hundred kilograms at least. No wonder the old lady has a hard time pushing it. But this is not a big deal for the tall and powerful Cao Wei.
With a gentle lift, the car was pushed smoothly up the steps.
"Grandma, where are you going? Let me push you there."
"Thank you, young man. You are so kind."
Wiping the sweat on her head, the old woman thanked her profusely. Seeing that she had to work out at such a young age, even the blue coat on her body was soaked with sweat under the bright sun, Cao Wei was really a little embarrassed.
She was worried.
"Grandma, why are you still working when you are so old? Where are your family members?"
"I have no choice, how can I make a living? All my family members are gone, leaving only a useless little girl. If I don't come out to do some work, she won't even be able to read."
"There's nothing we can do about it."
Hearing this, Cao Wei could only express deep regret. If the old woman's children were unfilial, he could help, such as using physics to correct human nature. But in such a situation, no matter how hard his fist was, he would still be able to help.
It's impossible to bring people back to life, isn't it?
So he quickly shut up and changed the topic.
"By the way, grandma, what are you selling on this car? It smells so good."
"There are a lot of things, including curry fish balls, fish shaomai and steamed bun cakes. Pretty boy, would you like some? Grandma, I can give you a discount."
"Okay, grandma, you have to give me a big portion later."
Cao Wei did not refuse, but helped her grandma push the car to the edge of a school while talking and laughing.
The school is called Southeast Middle School, and the environment is obviously not comparable to Edinburgh where he is now.
The former can only be regarded as an ordinary public middle school, while Edinburgh is an aristocratic private school. It is either rich or expensive. Even students from ordinary families have good academic performance and a visible future. It can be said that from the starting line
Yes, the two are not on the same level at all.
One has a bright future. After all, even if he does not study well, he still has good parents and has a fortune at home that he can inherit. But the other can only be said to have a bleak future. He is already almost an adult, so how can he
They have some ideas about their future. But when they feel that there is no hope, many students will start to give up on themselves.
What Cao Wei saw in this short period of time was that there were many students sneaking out of the school walls. And according to his understanding of the students of this era, most of them were planning to run away to something.
Playing arcade machines in a street arcade.
Is it interesting? Well, it does seem interesting... but to gamble the future for such a temporary pleasure is truly a series of huge gambles in the world.
From the perspective of an experienced person, Cao Wei naturally felt a little sad for the short-sightedness of these students. Seeing Cao Wei focus on these students, the old lady just now also immediately warned him.
"Don't imitate these bad guys, pretty boy. There is no future if you imitate them. You are a good boy and you have to study hard. Only by studying well can you have a future. You can be a lawyer or a doctor. This is better than being a fool."
Boy, I don’t know when it will be better to be lying dead on the street, do you know?”
"Don't worry, grandma. My academic performance is very good, there is no way I can get to this point."
"Really?" Looking at Cao Wei's coat, the uniforms of prestigious schools looked different from those of ordinary students. This also made her realize that she didn't need to worry about Cao Wei yet.
They are either really good students, or they have rich and powerful families. Why does such a person need her to worry about the future? Thinking of this, she couldn't help but blame herself for talking too much. And it was just to cover up her embarrassment.
, she quickly picked up a basket of Shaomai and handed it to Cao Wei.
"Come on, pretty boy. Eat and see. It's grandma's honor and I'm treating you to it."
"Okay, thank you, grandma. But grandma, I have a big appetite. I'm afraid I'll need you to sell me a few more copies later."
"You are taking care of grandma's business, so it is grandma who wants to thank you."
For Cao Wei, the more she looked at this old lady selling snacks, the more satisfied she became. Not to mention handsome and tall, the key was that she was well-educated and kind-hearted. As a person in her fifties and sixties, she knew very well that the conversation just now was
What's the meaning.
The young man didn't refuse her treat because he took her self-esteem into consideration. A bowl of snacks is not valuable, but if you refuse, it will make people embarrassed. Maybe it's a good intention, but it's easy to do bad things with good intentions. So you have to do something bad for her.
It's easy to put yourself in someone's shoes, but it's not that easy to put yourself in their shoes...
In addition, he has to take more care of his own business. Although he doesn't think he can eat much for one child, his intention is just to make up for the loss of her treat in this way. The method is smarter and more sophisticated.
Can be accepted.
It can be said that this is the wisdom of dealing with people. For such a smart child, grandma immediately felt like introducing her granddaughter to him.
But on second thought, I might as well forget it.
Chapter completed!