Renascendo em Hong Kong: Da Loja de Bebidas ao Império Industrial
Em 1978, em Sham Shui Po, na Ilha de Hong Kong, Chen Bingwen olhou para a manchete do jornal "Sing Tao Daily" em suas mãos: ele sabia que havia renascido na era mais perfeita. Nesta vida, ele não iria
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Hong Kong Island, Sham Shui Po, Chan’s Sweet Soup Shop.
Seated quietly in a corner, Bingman Chan was lost in thought.
Just a week ago, he was still a business manager at a well-known investment firm, courted by countless entrepreneurs.
But in the blink of an eye, he had traveled back to January 1978 on Hong Kong Island, now the son of a humble sweet soup shop owner in Sham Shui Po.
These past few days, he had been gradually merging the memories of his predecessor with his own, adapting to his new identity and surroundings.
This young man, also named Bingman Chan, was born in 1960 and had just turned eighteen this year.
After finishing Form Six, he joined his parents in running the family’s sweet soup shop.
With this modest little shop, the three members of the Chan family were not wealthy, but they lived in relative peace and stability.
In 1978, Hong Kong stood at a historical crossroads. The mainland was on the verge of reform and opening up, and the city would soon enter a golden age of economic boom.
He gazed at the slightly worn tables and chairs in the shop, yet in his mind, he saw glimpses of the future: property tycoons, financial magnates, new tech elites...
In this era, opportunities abounded everywhere; seizing just one could utterly transform one’s fate.
“Bingman, stop daydreaming and go wipe the glass on the shopfront,” his father’s voice called from the kitchen, breaking his train of thought.
He answered with a nod, picked up a cloth, and walked to the entrance.
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