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Volume 1: Living in Troubled Times Chapter 11: Ordinary and Not Calm

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    1946 may have been an extraordinary year. The armistice agreement was broken, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party began to use force to resolve their differences, and the war started burning across the land of China.

    Meng Youtian did not want to comment on this civil war. Now that he had stayed out of it and almost knew the outcome, he had basically lost interest in this fight between his brothers.

    On the surface, after the initial struggle in Hong Kong, this year seemed very ordinary. Apart from adding another mechanical sand dredging equipment to the sand dredging company and purchasing a plastic molding production line in the middle of the year, there was nothing else.  Big moves.

    In the eyes of outsiders (perhaps not many outsiders know Meng Youtian), Meng Youtian is now in the middle class, or even beyond the middle class, and it is understandable to adopt a conservative and prudent strategy.  But no one knows that Meng Youtian has not had an easy year this year. Behind his conservatism and stability is his hard work, which is a volcano about to erupt.

    The plastic molding production line is placed in the newly built factory building of the clothing factory, and it also bears the brand of a newly registered toy company.  After hiring operating workers and technical talents, this pitifully small toy factory took up most of Meng Youtian's time.  Except for his family, no one knew what he was doing. Even the employees of the toy factory expressed doubts about the sales of the toys that Meng Youtian produced.

    It doesn¡¯t matter, the truth is in the hands of a few people. If everyone knows that this method can make money, then there will be no way to become a rich man.  While Meng Youtian was directing production and purchasing other supplies, he made various preparations to leave for the United States.

    In mid-August, Meng Youtian built an additional workshop for the toy factory and seconded workers from the clothing factory to perform final processing and transformation of the toys.  A month later, the first batch of fifty dolls was finally completed.

    The weird or somewhat ugly plastic dolls with bald heads and bodies produced by plastic factories are now presented to people with shocking appearances.  She has curved eyebrows, long eyelashes, big eyes, and a petite mouth.  Blonde hair, and well-fitting fashion.

    Yes, this is a very fashionable adult doll. She looks a bit like Ingrid Bergman, a bit like Rita Hayworth, a bit like Elizabeth Taylor, or a bit like in short, she is beautiful.  But not exactly like anyone else.  Her legs are slender and her body is slender. Her "measurements" are 38-18-34, which is more prominent than the curves of Britney Spears, who was used by the math teacher to teach geometry class.

    "This will teach bad things to children." This was Xiaoman's first reaction when she held this amazing doll.

    "It's so worrying." Meng Youtian rolled his eyes and said, "This will be every girl's idol. Who doesn't want to become such a beauty when she grows up?"

    "Hey, this is our clothing logo." Zicuckoo has been noncommittal. After careful inspection, she pointed to the clothes on the doll with a little surprise and said: "Women's work clothes, isn't this the product we launched in the first half of the year? And  This seems to be a style that will be launched next year.¡±

    "Yes, these sets of clothes are all the styles that the clothing factory wants to produce." Meng Youtian pointed to a few dolls proudly.  "Look, they all have a dragon symbol. It will be impressive. Remember our clothing brand and this style."

    "It's a good idea, but can this doll be sold?" Zijuan frowned slightly with some doubts.

    "It should be possible, right?" Meng Youtian didn't have much confidence at this time. After all, it was launched nearly ten years ago. Can people's tastes and thoughts accept it now?

    "Even if we can't do it now, this thing will make us a lot of money in the future." Meng Youtian immediately praised Haikou again, which also meant to comfort his relatives, "As long as the patent is applied for, it will be a money tree. As long as  Just wait for others to send money. So I have to go to the United States, leaving in October, to get familiar with the world first. Be prepared in advance."

    "Can't you let someone else go?" Zijuan was a little worried, and even more reluctant to give up. "That Chen Jinyi has been with you for more than half a year, and he has relatives in the United States. I think it's quite suitable."

    "He can't make the decision on some things, and he doesn't fully understand my plans and ideas." Meng Youtian shook his head gently and said, "This is a great opportunity. If it succeeds, we can at least accumulate money three to five years in advance."  If you raise enough funds, you won¡¯t have to worry about anything you want to do in the future.¡±

    "It's better to discuss it with the family!" Zijuan shook her head gently, "How much money you make is a trivial matter, safety and security are the first priority!"

    Xiaoman opened her mouth at first, as if she wanted to persuade Meng Youtian, but her eyes rolled and she closed her mouth again, slightly pursed her lips, half-smiling, not knowing what was going on in her mind.

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    Meng Youtian¡¯s plan to travel far away encountered great obstacles.? When I said that the United States was thousands of miles away and that it would only take half a year to leave, almost no one in the family agreed.

    Although being prudent is Meng Youtian's business strategy, a trip to the United States is not a risky thing. In the future, he will inevitably go to other countries, but Meng Youtian's idea is not accepted by everyone.  Of course, for people who have never traveled far, the dangers of crossing the ocean are obviously overestimated, so it is understandable to be afraid.

    In desperation, Meng Youtian had no choice but to talk and persuade one by one, repeatedly emphasizing the safety of the road and vowing that it was just this once and that he would stay at home and not go anywhere.

    After several days of persuasion, the family reluctantly agreed to Meng Youtian¡¯s trip.  But Meng Youtian's idea of ??taking a plane was ruthlessly rejected.  In everyone's opinion, the big ship is still somewhat reliable. It's impossible to sit on a thing that flies in the sky without getting lost.

    At that time, Hong Kong had air passenger services in 1936. British Imperial Airways provided flights from Penang to Hong Kong; Pan American Airways provided flights to San Francisco; Air France provided flights to the Indochina Peninsula; China Airlines provided flights to Hong Kong.  Guangzhou and Shanghai; Eurasia Airlines flies to and from Beijing, etc.

    But the strong opposition from his family forced Meng Youtian to choose sea liner. Although the time was much longer, it was not what Meng Youtian wanted to make his family too worried.

    With everything ready, Meng Youtian and two staff members boarded the passenger ship bound for the United States. The ship blew its whistle and left the port, cutting through the waves and speeding toward the distance.  It indicates that his career is also riding high and is about to open a new chapter. The result of both fame and fortune is obviously beyond most people's expectations.  Well, not only was he gaining fame and fortune, there was another gain waiting for him that even Meng Youtian didn't expect.  (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please read it.)
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