Rather than writing this book like a traditional textbook or history book, the author adopts a grassroots perspective and vivid, impassioned prose to portray how Chinese businesses entered the market and reached out to the world during the era of reform and opening up. The turbulent tide of consumer goods in the early years of reform and opening up; the winding development of state-owned, private, and foreign-funded enterprises as these three forces rose and fell and competed with one another; and the restlessness and unease of society as a whole are all conveyed with striking realism throughout the book. In spirited prose, the author brings to life the passion, joy, cries, frustrations, and indignation of people making history.
The author does not present events and people in isolation. The history in these pages is tangible and palpable, full of life, movement, and chance. By placing people and events against the wider backdrop of domestic and international policy, society, and the realities of the time, and combining broad and individual perspectives, the author clearly recounts the winding course of China's business development.
The past thirty years have been truly glorious. This is especially true for the Chinese people, who had been silenced for a century. Those years carried the pride and dreams of countless people and became the shared memories of nearly an entire generation.
The writing style of this book is very unique, as if chatting with you, telling the development history of Chinese enterprises vividly. The characters have distinct personalities and their experiences are very real, which made me feel the restlessness and changes of that era. The writing is passionate and contagious!
Very smooth writing and very documentary writing style
The context is clear, and I received a lot of feedback after reading it!