From the Start as a Sent-Down Youth, I Choose to Flee to Hong Kong

The writing and plot are decent. Aside from the relatively smooth journey, there's not much else to it, which is understandable since the protagonist has no special abilities. His only useful skill is the various recipes and cooking methods he gleaned from watching short videos.

It's a great read, a satisfying and intellectually stimulating story with a comfortable pace. The protagonist's ideas are consistently reasonable and clever – from the cotton candy machine to opening a candy factory, using red vests for publicity, and piggybacking on TV popularity – all require a bit of brains and execution. I'm really looking forward to what's to come. Author, could you please update fifty chapters in one go?

That's good. I suggest the author give the protagonist a power-up (a minor one doesn't count), like a physical one (an energy power-up). You can check history and modern elites; without exception, they are all incredibly energetic.

Very good. In this AI era, there aren't many who still insist on hand-writing. The writing style is gentle and narrative, without clichéd plots, and logical. It doesn't leave the reader feeling overwhelmed; the protagonist has an ordinary mindset, not an overpowered or arrogant character from the start. The writing is very solid. I hope for more updates.

It's well-written. It's not the kind of story where someone magically arrives in Hong Kong with gold bars and immediately starts a factory and business. This book shows the importance of having connections with hometown associations to gain a foothold, the need to follow the proper path and avoid joining triads, and the necessity of embracing capital in Hong Kong.

I don't understand. Hong Kong, 1969. Renting a shop. Only HK$28 a month. A yearly rent of only two or three hundred. The following is written by the author. He pulled a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, and took a drag. "Twenty-eight yuan... You're quite the bargainer. Okay, twenty-eight it is. A yearly lease, twenty-eight yuan per month, one month's deposit, fifty-six yuan upfront."

It's a good read. Opportunities were plentiful but still difficult in that era. Even with post-modern knowledge, the protagonist wouldn't have become a top-tier Hong Kong businessman if he weren't from Chaoshan. Lately, I've been reading a lot of period novels; people from the north go to the Soviet Union, those from the south go to Hong Kong and Macau, but people from the central and western regions really have limited options.

I enjoyed reading this. I've read quite a few historical fiction stories, and they're all about people honestly going to the countryside. Male-oriented ones are usually about hunting or going to the black market, but this one involves going to Hong Kong and even making a fortune selling cotton candy. I've never seen anything like it before. It was enjoyable to read, but I wanted more.

I don't usually comment on whether it's good or bad, but this novel is well-written, realistic, and doesn't evoke any negative feelings. It's a novel in a new genre, featuring educated youth sent to the countryside, without any systemic interference. I personally think it's very good, but there's just too little content.

Very good. I see many northerners don't quite understand, thinking that the protagonist running away will implicate his family. Don't be silly, the protagonist is a native of Chaoshan, not a northerner. In Chaoshan and Fujian, what's the most important? Mazu is the most important, followed by the ancestral spirits. Implicate? Who would dare cause trouble?