Reborn in 1980: An Age of Great Rivalry in Hong Kong

This is mindless writing. Only an idiot would invest in Fengtian, where the investment environment is extremely poor! Furthermore, in the early 1980s, heavy industry in Fengtian was not open! The 14 cities that were open were still primarily focused on light industry, processing imported materials for export. At that time, very few foreign-invested enterprises could sell domestically!

Some viewpoints are too far-fetched. Establishing one's own power in Africa, backed by the continent, and aligning with Europe and America—this isn't a story about conquest; just write a proper business novel.

On one hand, it lavishly promotes positive energy, while on the other hand, it engages in taboo-breaking activities. It has the air of a chivalrous knight-errant from ancient times. The author probably likes this kind of chivalrous spirit, but this reckless approach goes off-topic. You are a Hong Kong businessman, not a Burmese warlord.

What does "Reborn in Hong Kong 1980" have to do with the phrase "war-torn Hong Kong"? This synopsis feels pretentious to me.

What you can't get by standing, you can't get by kneeling. The Lord of Sijiu City never considered the Thirteen Merchants as partners. Therefore, if the merchants wanted to be independent, it wasn't enough to rely solely on loyalty to the Qing; they also needed to leverage foreign influence.

It's pointless. Writing about Hong Kong in the 80s and making it all so positive is pointless; you might as well just write about the mainland directly.

Those signs claiming foreign car companies are donating to the mainland are ridiculous. Foreign companies don't act without expecting something in return; they're here to make money.

Some people and some things may be forgotten with the passage of time, but it is very meaningful and positive to be able to write about these people and things in a novel so that more young people today can understand the working style of the older generation of leaders.

I can't stand the protagonist acting like a subservient grandson everywhere. He's supposed to be someone important, yet he's still so humble and obsequious. It's a bit much.

Poor results? That's perfectly normal. When writing a novel, you need to stick to the theme. You're writing a story about rebirth in Hong Kong. How did the narrative suddenly shift to the early stages of the War of Resistance against Japan? And what does that have to do with the protagonist? Don't you realize you've gone off-topic? And you've devoted so much space to it.