Chapter 358: Two Places of Bloom

"Crackling"

In Yau Ma Tei, a two-story building at the intersection of Shanghai Street and Waterloo Road was decorated with lights and colorful decorations. Wang Deming and Mr. Huo, each holding a pair of scissors, cut the red silk amid the sound of firecrackers.

On the small building behind me, there is a plaque with black letters on a white background that reads: Hong Kong Construction Workers Mutual Aid Association.

This mutual aid association is an official society registered in Hong Kong.

The president is Mr. Huo and the vice president is Wang Deming. The purpose is unity, mutual assistance, striving for legitimate interests, and opening schools and hospitals for children of construction workers.

Of course, construction workers who join the union have to pay a 5% membership fee every month, and paying this fee also brings many benefits, such as minimum living allowance, major medical benefits, etc.

After more than two months of detailed research, Mr. Huo's construction company successfully held a meeting. According to the price level in Hong Kong, the salary of the entire hospital was increased to 2 Hong Kong dollars per day, with a standard working time of 14 hours and overtime pay of 8 Hong Kong dollars.

In this way, the most basic construction worker can earn 600 Hong Kong dollars a month, making him a middle-class person in Hong Kong.

As soon as the salary increase notice came out, Mr. Huo seemed to have become a figure who could help thousands of families achieve enlightenment.

Therefore, it was natural for the Construction Workers Mutual Aid Association to be successfully established.

Wang Deming donated the first batch of 50 Hong Kong dollars to support schools and hospitals for workers' children, and was successfully elected as vice president.

Wang Deming was extremely satisfied when he saw the crowd of people in front of him. This is my foundation!

Once I slowly infiltrate, all the workers of this building society will be my arms in the future. The future of Hong Kong lies in real estate. Many people only pay attention to buying land and building buildings, but not the workers at the bottom.

To put it bluntly, without construction workers, how can you build anything?

Of course, for Mr. Huo, it is just an added advantage. Without yellow sand, it is impossible to build a house.

At present, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. The Mutual Aid Association is still just a construction company under the name of Mr. Huo, and we will negotiate with other construction companies in Hong Kong step by step.

What Wang Deming didn't expect was that two other trade unions sent flower baskets: the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions and the Hong Kong and Kowloon Federation of Trade Unions.
They also sent an invitation to Mr. Huo and Wang Deming to meet.

"Brother Dong, are these two the guilds you mentioned before?"

"Well," Mr. Huo put the invitation aside, "one leans towards the north, and the other leans towards the south. Around 50, the Federation of Trade Unions held several major strikes, but the trade unions did not cooperate. In the end..."

"Now basically, workers in Hong Kong no longer trust them and no longer pay dues. The purpose of the Federation of Trade Unions is similar to ours, advocating mutual assistance; the trade unions are almost becoming gangs."

Wang Deming raised his eyebrows, "Hey, so, this direction is very important!"

"Rights are won through struggle. Without struggle, what's the point of just helping each other?"

Mr. Huo was shocked. "Deming, are you going on strike now?"

"No rush. We are still too weak now. I heard that the Federation of Trade Unions is easier to deal with, but the Labor Union seems to be more difficult to deal with." Wang Deming patted the two invitations and said, "Brother Dong, give them a reply. I don't have time for the time being. Let's wait a month."

Mr. Huo understood very well and joked with a smile: "Yeah, haha. I knew you didn't have time. Your family has three little boys all of a sudden. Even if there is a nanny, you must be very busy, right?"

"Isn't it?" Wang Deming shrugged. "I have to provide emotional value, especially when the family members are not around. It is easy for women to be depressed after giving birth. There is a special name for it: postpartum depression." "Well, you don't have to worry too much. Your sister-in-law goes to chat with them every day, and you also have a few friends in the film industry."

"Ah."

After the ceremony, Wang Deming and Mr. Huo invited the worker representatives to have dinner together, especially the five workers who were elected to supervise the mutual aid fund on a daily basis. At the dinner table, the worker representatives were full of confidence and expectations for the future, and they felt more hopeful about the future.

After the meal, after giving a few words of encouragement to the worker representatives, Wang Deming went straight back home across the sea, as Mr. Huo had other projects to deal with.

Although it was April, the temperature in Hong Kong was very suitable. The three daughters of Zhang Shouchun had similar confinement periods, so they simply moved into one large room.

When Wang Deming returned home, Mrs. Huo, Zhang Cuiying and Hongwei were helping the wet nurse feed the baby.

These people had all given birth to multiple children and their experience was no less than that of the wet nurses. When they saw Wang Deming coming back, they nodded and gestured, all holding babies in their arms.

"Deming, your three sons look strong and energetic. They only eat and sleep all the time and don't bother you at night. They will definitely have a bright future."

"Haha, thank you sister-in-law for your kind words."

Zhang Cuiying and Hongwei also praised the three babies, saying that they were outstanding and extraordinary.
The two of them never expected that after putting down their work and helping Zhang Shouchun's three wives to entertain, chat and take care of the children every day, they would also get to know many tycoon's wives.

Mrs. Huo comes almost every day, and other ladies such as Mrs. Bao, Mrs. Huang, Mrs. Chen, etc. also come often, and of course Aunt Six.

My God, the two of them actually had connections with some of the top tycoon wives in Hong Kong. Apart from anything else, when they knew that Zhang Shouchun was planning to open a film company, each of the wives casually invested one million Hong Kong dollars in it.

They also played mahjong several times a day. The winnings went to them and the losses went to Wang Deming. In just half a month, they had tens of thousands of Hong Kong dollars in their hands. They could buy a tenement building and collect rent from it!

Although the theater and the film advertising company are still in preparation and have not officially opened, they have already reaped the benefits.
No matter whether they are men or women, as long as they have money in their pockets, they can stand tall. Zhang Cuiying and Hongwei were already in a high position in the family, and now they have even moved up a level! They really moved up a level. Instead of buying a tenement building, they took out a loan to buy two adjacent villas in Tsuen Wan.

Even though Li Hanxiang and Erguang are a big director and producer respectively, they really couldn't afford it before. They earned a lot, but they also spent a lot.

Because there were female guests, Wang Deming said a few words and was about to go downstairs first, but was stopped by Zhang Shouchun: "Deming, it's too troublesome for Sister Cuiying and Sister Hongwei to cross the sea every day recently. I asked them to stay in our villa in Deep Water Bay when they have nothing to do."

"Okay, it's empty anyway."

"Also, didn't I say before that I would give Director Li and Director Hu money to make a movie? Can you go and help me check it out? I have already allocated two sums of money, but I don't know how the filming is going. Has it started yet?"

"Okay, I'll go check it out tomorrow. I've never seen a movie being made."

The world is big, but my wife is the most important. The next day, Wang Deming called China Resources and said he had something to ask for leave. Then he crossed the sea to Clearwater Bay.

Passing by Guantang, I also took a walk around the pharmaceutical factory. The factory was still being expanded in an orderly manner, and the three newest production lines were being debugged intensively. Although I gave Stephen Zhou a few instructions, he just acted as the shopkeeper.

Qingshui Bay is really lively. Although it cannot be compared with the Hengdian Film and Television City in the previous life, it is already very large in this era.

Outside the studio, he quietly watched Li Hanxiang directing a play. Hey, the singing and dancing turned out to be Huangmei Opera.

(End of this chapter)