Just as the huge waves caused by "The Opium War" were all over the country, and the waves inside and outside the Great Wall were rising and falling, a great historical moment finally came.

On June 30, 1997, the new wing center of the Xiangjiang Convention and Exhibition Center became the focus of attention of the whole world.

There is rain in Xiangjiang today. It starts with drizzle, then it becomes heavier and heavier, and finally it forms a torrential momentum.

Taking advantage of the night, the convoy of Lin Chaoyang and Tao Yushu and his wife was moving forward. The rain slapped the car window, and their vision was blurred. They could only vaguely see banners and red flags hanging on the side of the road to celebrate the return of Xiangjiang. The convoy drove 200 meters in front of the exhibition center before being stopped by security personnel.

The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre is located in the north of Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island, and looks like a seabird spreading its wings.

Today, there will be gathering here with politicians from more than 40 countries and regions, representatives from more than 40 international organizations, and more than 4,000 people from all walks of life in Xiangjiang. Lin Chaoyang and his wife are naturally invited.

The handover ceremony will be held in the Great Hall on the fifth floor of the center of the new wing. The venue faces north and south, with the rostrum on the north side.

The guests came down to face the rostrum.

On the right side of the rostrum was the British delegation and on the left was the Chinese delegation.

After Lin Chaoyang and his wife entered the venue, they were arranged in the middle of the venue, with a good vision.

The two of them exchanged greetings with the wealthy businessmen around them and sat upright.

As time goes by little by little, the atmosphere of the handover ceremony venue gradually becomes serious.

"What are you thinking?" Tao Yushu asked Lin Chaoyang.

Lin Chaoyang looked at her, "It's nothing, just look back on history."

Tao Yushu gently held his hand.

The corrupt Qing government signed the first treaty of losing power and humiliation at Jinghai Temple in Nanjing. The British and French coalitions burned the Old Summer Palace, the Eight-Nation Alliance occupied Yanjing with burning, killing and looting, warlords fought, the people were living in poverty, and the Japanese invaders trampled on the iron hoof, ravaging most of China. The deep sufferings suffered by the Chinese nation over the past hundred years kept popping up in Lin Chaoyang's mind.

Many generations of people with lofty ideals have continued to fight unyieldingly, countless martyrs have shed blood and sacrificed, experienced many hardships, paid such heavy price, and finally won the independence of the country and the liberation of the nation, and finally looked forward to the day when Xiangjiang returned to the embrace of the motherland.

It still rains outside the exhibition center, sometimes like weeping and complaining, as if he was telling the suffering of this nation over the past century;

Sometimes it rains heavily, as if it was to wash away the humiliation of the past century, welcome the rebirth of Xiangjiang, and celebrate the resurgence of the Chinese nation after a century of decline.

Just as Lin Chaoyang was stunned, the venue had become silent, and everyone was waiting for the arrival of that epoch-making important moment.

At 23:42, the military band started playing music, and the rain outside stopped. The delegations of the two countries walked up to the rostrum from both sides and sat down.

"This important and unique ceremony tonight will condense the changes and continuation of Xiangjiang's history in a moment.

First, the ceremony marked the return of Xiangjiang to the People's Republic of China in accordance with the Joint Statement signed in 1984 for more than 150 years after the British control.

British Crown Prince Charles took the lead in speaking on stage. After his speech, the rice-shaped flag symbolizing Britain slowly descended. The "March of the Volunteers" immediately sounded in the venue, and the bright five-star red flag rose slowly.

It was 0:00 on July 1, 1997, not bad at one minute or a second.

The wanderer who has been wandering for a hundred years has finally returned home.

A stormy applause rang out in the center of the new wing.

As the speech of the leader ended, the 30-minute handover ceremony ended. For these 30 minutes, Lin Chaoyang and the others waited for 2 hours.

And China has been waiting for 156 years.

A century of suffering and countless struggles and sacrifices are condensed in this moment.

After the handover ceremony, everyone left the venue and transferred to Hall 2 of Xinyi Center on the seventh floor to attend the establishment of the Xiangjiang Special Administrative Region and the swearing-in ceremony held by the ZY government.

When Mr. Dong on the stage delivered a speech, Lin Chaoyang asked Tao Yushu, "You really don't consider running for a member of parliament? Anyway, they have returned, and there are not as many taboos as before."

Tao Yushu shook his head firmly, "No need. We have such a great power of news. It is not a good thing to get too close to politics. Haven't you also said it? Get close to the government and stay away from politics."

Tao Yushu's career has been developing in full swing in recent years, spanning the cultural and news industries. Perhaps it is not the richest rich man in Xiangjiang, but it is definitely the most influential rich man in Xiangjiang.

In modern society, especially capitalist society, money often means power.

As early as a few years ago, Liang Botao and other partners suggested that Tao Yushu could try to hold public office, but Tao Yushu was always cautious and only had a few public welfare and industry positions.

When he returned to Yanjing a few days ago, Mr. Qian from above talked to her, hoping that she could actively participate in the political affairs of Xiangjiang after her return. Mr. Qian naturally represented the above meaning, but Tao Yushu still declined.

In many people's concepts, business and good fortune may be a perfect road to heaven.

But for Tao Yushu, she never did business just to make money, nor to be an official.

What she hopes is to change and influence something. She never talks about changing the world or something. It seems too empty, but it is always okay to work in this direction.

When she first started doing business, she did not have such awareness and belief. Until her career grew bigger and bigger, one day she accidentally discovered that a decision could affect hundreds of people, and then gradually became established.

Just like Lin's Pictures publishes "Opium War", which arouses the patriotism of hundreds of millions of Chinese people. This is the meaning and value that Tao Yushu pursues.

The inauguration ceremony ended, and it was almost morning. Lin Chaoyang and his wife were arranged to have a short rest in the room of Grand Hyatt Hotel. The Grand Hyatt Hotel is connected to the exhibition center. However, the aisle and escalator were really long, and it took more than 20 minutes to arrive.

"The Opium War was very well filmed. I heard that it has been released in Japan, South Korea, the United States, Australia and other countries?"

"Yes, it has been released in 23 countries at present. However, the box office overseas will definitely not be too high, and foreigners are not very interested in historical themes."

If an ordinary businessman encounters such an opportunity, he wishes to boast about one point of his achievements to ten thousand achievements, but Tao Yushu does not take any credit and tells him truthfully.

His second half of the sentence was asked to Lin Chaoyang, after all, "The Opium War" was nominally invested by Lin Chaoyang.

"Shanghai Hong Kong has been released for three days and its box office has reached 6.28 million. The mainland is in a strong momentum, but the data has not yet been counted.

In addition, the response of "The Opium War" in Southeast Asia is also said to be good, followed by Japan and South Korea.

Overall, it should be no big problem to recover costs.”

When they returned to the room, they rested for less than four hours. At 10 a.m., the couple came to Hall 3 of Xinyi Center again to attend the celebration of the establishment of the Special Administrative Region.

At noon, the couple can finally return to their villa on Deep Water Bay Road to rest.

Along the way, banners, flags and activities to celebrate the return were everywhere, and the whole city was in a carnival.

Facing the return, some people may be in panic, but most people still accept the status quo.

After the family moved back to the mainland, the villa on Shenshuiwan Road was empty and the staff was reduced by two.

After all, the time Tao Yushu and Tao Yumo live here for as many as half a year.

After lunch, Lin Chaoyang took a nap. In the afternoon, he flipped through the newspaper, which was full of reports on the return activities. Looking at the contents of the newspaper, Lin Chaoyang couldn't help but feel dazed.

Ten hours ago, he truly witnessed history.

In the evening, Tao Yushuwen went out and wanted to participate in the return live broadcast program held by Star TV.

"Do you want to show your face?" she asked.

"I'll forget it. "The Opium War" was released a few days ago, and I was already very popular." Lin Chaoyang said with a smile.

"Opium War" was released in Hong Kong, with reports of numerous news, Lin Chaoyang as an investor in the movie,

Screenwriters have also become the focus of journalists' pursuit and have been frequently on the news page.

After one night, the whole country was still immersed in the joy of returning to China by Xiangjiang.

Southeast Asia, not far from Xiangjiang, is causing a crisis.

On July 2, Thailand announced that it would abandon the fixed exchange rate system and implement a floating exchange rate system.

On that day, the exchange rate of Thai baht to US dollar fell by 17%, and the foreign exchange market was in chaos, which further affected the stock market.

Bond market ·.-

On the third day of Xiangjiang’s return, Lin Chaoyang returned to Yanjing.

I got up early and flipped through the Economic Daily. There was news about Southeast Asia that made people very happy.

In early July, the Thai baht gave up its fixed exchange rate and fluctuated violently. Under the influence of the fluctuations of the Thai baht, the Philippine peso, the Indonesian rut and the Malaysian ringgit successively became the targets of attacks by international speculators.

A financial storm that has affected the entire Asia is sweeping over.

I don’t know how many people are going to lose their fortunes in this wave, but Lin Chaoyang sighed in his heart, but there is no pressure.

The bigger the wind and waves, the more expensive the fish.

This time he won't go into the sea, just stand on the shore and pick up some fish.

When Zheng Sifu was in the middle of the day, the phone rang at home. He answered the phone with a serious expression and immediately got into the car and headed straight to the hospital.

"What did the doctor say?"

When he arrived at the hospital, Lin Chaoyang met his sister-in-law Zhao Li first, and his brother-in-law was hospitalized now.

"Pelvic fracture, it's said it's surgery." Zhao Li said worriedly.

This morning, Tao's mother went out to buy vegetables. When she went upstairs, she tripped down and first knocked her calf, then fell to the ground. She was found and immediately sent to the hospital.

Now, pelvic fractures can suffer more than ordinary fractures. Not only does surgery, but recovery is also a disaster.

When Tao Yucheng came back, he arranged the operation and it was almost noon.

Except for Tao Yushu, who was far away from home, both Tao Yumo sisters rushed over. Tao's mother endured the illness and lamented, "I'm old and I'm old, I can't fall."

Zhang Guiqin said a few words to her, and Zhao Li also comforted her: "It is normal for the elderly to be old and have loose bones. The doctor said that after the operation, you will be able to rest for two months, and then recover for another month, and you will still be the same as before."

The family's comfort made Tao's mother feel a little more comfortable.

It was almost evening, and she rushed her family to go there.

When she reaches her age, the last thing she wants is to cause trouble for her children.

The next day after the operation was scheduled, Tao's father insisted on staying in the hospital tonight.
To be continued...