The same week he signed the divorce papers, three notices landed in front of Chen Zhiyuan: the bank was calling in its loans, a major client was backing out of their contract, and his father was critically ill. Outside the civil affairs bureau, his ex-wife got into Zhao Hongfei's Porsche. Through the car window, his daughter pressed her hand against the glass and called, "Daddy, wait for me." On a snowy night, he stood in an empty factory, facing a room full of old machines, and said, "We can start over."
