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Chapter 1143 Nanyang Wind (First update, please subscribe)
Finally, with the departure of the passengers, the station became deserted again.

When will the empty station be able to return to its former bustle?

No one knows!

Zhang Tianjie, who was standing on the side of the road, took a few photos and just stood there silently. Then he sighed, stretched out his hand to stop a rickshaw and said.

"Go to Ta Kung Pao,"

Although there is competition from trams, rickshaws are still popular among many people because they can travel through the streets and alleys, and have a certain market.

Soon, he arrived near the newspaper office, but he did not go in. He thought that colleagues were enemies and there was no need to go in and cause trouble for others. After calling a friend in a roadside telephone booth, Zhang Tianjie lit a cigarette and waited.

"Ding-dong, ding-dong..."

Trams clanged along the streets of Hong Kong Island, and Zhang Tianjie, standing on the side of the road, was smoking a Nanyang Camel cigarette.

Standing there, his eyes kept looking around, with a camera hanging around his neck. The word "Zeiss" on the camera indicated the brand, but the NY on the lens showed its identity - Nanyang Zeiss.

However, no matter what, this is Zeiss, and because of its high quality, it is very popular in the market in Hong Kong Island and other parts of Asia.

Although he brought a camera, Zhang Tianjie did not take any pictures. There was really nothing worth taking pictures of here. Although it was already spring, the weather was still very cold. There were no beautiful women on the streets wearing what the locals called "jiaopo" - a beautiful cheongsam with glass stockings and brightly colored high-heeled leather shoes.

Although this kind of dress may be mistaken as a "prostitute" in Southeast Asia, it must be said that it does look pleasing to the eye. This kind of dress can only be seen in special clubs in Southeast Asia, but it is a common dress in Hong Kong Island.

I have to say, this is really amazing.

Maybe this is the difference in customs and practices.

In fact, as a journalist, Zhang Tianjie is very clear that the transmission of information is lagging. Even though Nanyang and Hong Kong Island are not far apart, and Nanyang movies and TV shows can be seen in Hong Kong Island, most people, even many elites, often have only a superficial understanding of Nanyang. In fact, the same is true for Nanyang's understanding of Hong Kong Island.

In fact, the people of Southeast Asia have no interest in the affairs of Hong Kong Island at all. At most, they just hope to get in touch with their relatives on the mainland through here.

Thinking of the mainland, Zhang Tianjie looked across the street. There were some slogans written on the wall of the newspaper office, which were basically related to activities in the mainland.

"Surpassing Britain and catching up with the United States... Where is Nanyang?"

Muttering to himself, Zhang Tianjie checked the time and walked towards the teahouse not far away. As soon as he entered the teahouse, he felt a different atmosphere and passionate music echoed in the air.

"We have to sing songs every year, but never as many as this year..."

This is also a left-wing teahouse. There are also many slogans and banners on the walls. This is the other side of Hong Kong Island. In this chaotic and materialistic capital world, there is also such a side. Many people here are inclined towards the mainland. After all, everyone is patriotic.

After ordering a pot of tea, Zhang Tianjie just waited for a while when someone came over. As soon as he sat down, Wang Huiyao apologized to Zhang Tianjie:
"Sorry, sorry, I kept you waiting. A colleague just came over and I helped him settle down. Cheng Anjie, his hometown is also Shandong Province. You two are from the same hometown. Do you know each other?"

Shaking his head, Zhang Tianjie said:

"I don't know you at first, if there is a chance please introduce me to you, after all we are from the same hometown."

"That's easy to say. I'll arrange it in a few days."

I found that Zhang Tianjie seemed to be looking at this restaurant. Wang Huiyao said proudly:
"How about it? You can't see these in Nanyang!"

"I really can't see it. You know if someone does this there, they will definitely be taken care of by the Security Bureau and then expelled."

Zhang Tianjie was quite frank. As someone living in Hong Kong Island, he certainly knew that many people were deported every year for violating the National Security Law. There were some red lines that could not be crossed in Southeast Asia.

"This is the most hypocritical side of capitalists. You Nanyang people, you have a typical capitalist face. Okay, let's not talk about this anymore."

Wang Huiyao did not continue to talk about this aspect, but got to the point.

"I looked into the matter you asked me to do, and it's not easy to do."

"How to say?"

Zhang Tianjie said.

"You know, I just want to interview the mainland and introduce the changes in the mainland to the people of Nanyang."

Wang Huiyao shook his head and said:

"I know, but since we don't have diplomatic relations, it would be very difficult for you to come. Of course, if you can publish a few articles and go as a left-wing journalist, it would be very easy..."

Without waiting for Wang Huiyao to finish, Zhang Tianjie spoke directly.

"You are really crazy. Do you want the Hong Kong police to send me across Luohu? At that time, you don't even need to invite me. I will be deported directly."

He didn't even bother to roll his eyes while talking, and he could come up with such a bad idea. Really.

"Haha, I knew you would say that. This is your Nanyang. I really don't know what's so good about Nanyang that makes you so greedy."

Wang Huiyao's tone was full of confusion, and he even explained the righteousness of the matter for a long time before he stopped talking. Only then did Zhang Tianjie smile.

"I'm not greedy for anything. You know, I like to go to the dance hall and talk about life with the girls, experience the various aspects of life, and share the girls' sufferings. The other thing is that I like to satisfy my appetite. I like to eat delicious food and drink delicious drinks."

Wang Huiyao couldn't help but say after hearing his friend's answer:
"You haven't changed at all, your head is full of bourgeois and petty-bourgeois wrong ideas. What era is this? You still allow such decadent and decadent ideas to fill your head. Intellectuals must learn..."

Without waiting for his friend to finish, Zhang Tianjie said:
"Okay, okay, I'm just a layman, you can reform me in the future. By the way, I recently heard a rumor that you guys are having a food problem. In many places, food is becoming scarce, so people are starting to cook grain into porridge. In some places, food is hard to sustain, so porridge is also becoming scarce, right?"

This was just some news he had heard, and he wasn't sure whether it was true or not. That's why he wanted to ask his friends for confirmation, and even wanted to go over there and take a look.

"Rumors! They must be rumors spread by those reactionaries!"

Wang Huiyao immediately retorted:
"Last year, the domestic grain harvest was great, and the per-acre yield hit new highs. How could there not be enough food? If there is a lack of food, it must be you Nanyang, you Nanyang..."

"Yes, you are right. There is indeed not enough food in Nanyang."

Zhang Tianjie nodded repeatedly in agreement.

"Nanyang has never had enough food. Ever since you landed in Borneo, Nanyang has relied on imports of food from Saigon, Bangkok, and Yangon. Now, tens of millions of tons of food are imported from Africa every year. Nanyang really does not have enough food."

Although what Zhang Tianjie said was true, his answer made Wang Huiyao feel like he was punching cotton. He could only say:
"You are engaging in neo-colonialism and exploiting the vast majority of the Asian, African and Latin American people. The meat, milk and eggs that you Nanyang people boast about all the time are all based on the suffering of the Asian, African and Latin American people and are obtained through colonial oppression. Your imperialist behavior will sooner or later be spurned by the whole world."

Facing the accusation, Zhang Tianjie just smiled and said:
"Who cares? As long as we have food to eat, it's fine. What does the life and death of others have to do with us?"

Such an answer is a bit shameless. What else can you say in the face of such an answer?

The gathering between friends ended in a bad mood.

Looking at his friend's back, Zhang Tianjie's eyes were slightly helpless, and then he spoke softly.

"I hope it's really just a rumor!"

After saying that, he stretched out his hand to stop a rickshaw.

After getting on the rickshaw, Zhang Tianjie casually said an address, then sat in the rickshaw and looked at the street scene of Hong Kong Island.
At this time, Hong Kong Island had begun to transform from a trading port to an industrialized city. With the rise of the real estate industry, industry was also driven forward. Funds from all sides flowed into Hong Kong Island to develop industry. The two- or three-story British-style buildings on the Victoria Harbor were being replaced by high-rise buildings.

The number of factories in Kwun Tong and other places has increased to nearly ten thousand, with hundreds of thousands of workers toiling there day and night. With their sweat, the bosses have made their fortunes from them. Finance, shipping, textiles, toys, clothing, etc., all kinds of factories are prospering the local economy.

Hong Kong Island, to a certain extent, may represent post-war East Asia.

After the war, all countries and regions in East Asia were developing rapidly, and Nanyang was the most developed. Nanyang was the first to develop after the war. When Tangshan was caught in the flames of war and Japan was in the midst of division, Nanyang began to build comprehensively. With the talents introduced from Europe and Japan and the human resources migrated from Tangshan, Nanyang's industry, economy, technology and society developed rapidly. In just a few years, it became one of the richest, most developed and highest living standard regions in the world.

With the development of Nanyang, its products were also imported to all parts of the world, especially Asia, where they quickly replaced the market for European goods.

Cars pass by on the streets from time to time. Like many places in Asia, the streets are almost all filled with cars made in Southeast Asia, from BMWs for the rich, Alfa Romeos for white-collar workers in foreign companies, to Wulings and other cars for ordinary people. Even the buses and trucks on the road are from brands such as Sany and Foton.

In the past few years, Nanyang's industrial products have been sold all over the world, both in East Asia and in Europe. As a reporter, Zhang Tianjie has witnessed the rise of "Nanyang Manufacturing" almost throughout the entire process. Ten years ago, advertisements for industrial products in newspapers on Hong Kong Island were mostly from the United States and the United Kingdom.

And now?

Most of them are advertisements made in Nanyang.

Not only that, the culture of Nanyang also became popular. With the output of Nanyang movies and television, Nanyang's popular culture also spread all over the world, especially in East Asia and Southeast Asia. Popular culture belongs to Nanyang, and many world-famous brands were born as a result. They landed quietly in various places, and Hong Kong Island is no exception.

In the past in Hong Kong, if people with a little money wanted to wear Western-style clothes, they would go to foreign tailor shops to have them tailored to their measurements.

And now?

Rich people will go to those brand clothing stores and buy whatever they want. Those Nanyang brand clothes are expensive, with top-quality fabrics and workmanship. More importantly, they are similar to the male and female protagonists in the movies. The combination of fashion and brand is something that the custom-made clothes in suit shops and tailor shops cannot provide.

The Nanyang-style life is not only reflected in these aspects. Once upon a time, the best barbers in Hong Kong were those from Shanghai. At that time, in a barber shop with the word "Shanghai" on it, the barbers would be busy from morning to night and earn more in a day than many people's monthly salary.

Now, the Shanghai Barber Shops are disappearing at a speed visible to the naked eye, and have been replaced by the "Nanyang Hair Salon", where long queues form in front of the door. Men and women like to have the same hairstyle and wear the same clothes as the male and female protagonists in Nanyang movies. Since they are ordinary people who cannot afford branded clothes, they will also wear clothes produced in Kwun Tong and other places.

This is the Hong Kong Island today, a place deeply influenced by Southeast Asia.

In this way, the driver pulled the rickshaw on the street, and Zhang Tianjie looked around and at the Hong Kong Island in front of him. When passing by a record store, a burst of singing was heard from there.

"I have waited for a thousand years, just once! I have waited for a thousand years, and I have no regrets..."

(End of this chapter)