China's Household Products Industry, 1981

Zhou Yu, the director of Huamei Household Products Factory, is reborn in 1981 as a rural university student who shares her name and has been expelled for repeatedly ignoring warnings about dating on campus. Everyone says that since she dropped out of college, no factory will hire her, she won't get a job assignment after graduation, and no one will want to marry her. Zhou Yu: Why bother with a factory? Why get married? In the early 1980s, foreign household-products companies haven't entered Xia Country yet. It's the perfect time to make a name for myself. If I don't start a business now, when will I? But with just thirteen yuan and eighteen cents in her pocket, she'll have to start from scratch! Years later, Huamei Group has become the world's largest household-products conglomerate. It also owns the world's largest chain of department stores and supermarkets, and is the world's biggest mushroom supplier. Zhou Yu is invited to lecture college students. During the Q&A session afterward: Student A: In 1981, most entrepreneurs made their first fortune by buying and reselling goods. How did you come up with the idea of growing mushrooms? Zhou Yu: You can't get far with little money. Audience: Hahaha... You're hilarious! Student B: When foreign household-products companies entered the Xia Country market, they planned to compete with domestic brands by raising shelf-placement fees and cutting prices. But you already owned the country's largest department store and supermarket chain, and led the whole domestic industry in turning the tables on them. It was a brilliant move. When you opened your first shop, did you see this coming? Zhou Yu: I did. I was preparing for it the whole time, waiting for them! Audience: Hahaha... As if! Student C: There are so many industries. You studied agriculture, so why household products? Zhou Yu: Because they're what I love most. In 2007, Zhou Yu, director of Huamei Household Products Factory, died in a car accident after refusing to let a foreign company buy out her business. After being reborn, she thought: If I can't die, I'll keep living. Sooner or later, I'll deal with every last one of those bastards! And she did! 1. A super-satisfying story with a powerful female lead. 2. Household products here means everyday chemical products, including bar soap, laundry detergent, washing powder, shampoo, body wash, skincare, hair care, cosmetics, and more. 3. A modern alternate universe, set in Xia Country. 4. Updates every night at nine. Theme: Women should be self-reliant.