Starting Out by Taking Over a Supply and Marketing Cooperative in 1988

Back in 1988,

while everyone else was fretting over their wages and job security,

Chen Xiaodong could only grin.

That year, prices surged and the times were turbulent.

Everyone else feared runaway inflation and struggling to do business.

He went straight ahead and took over the supply and marketing cooperative, ready to make a big move!

Starting with a little shop, he moved into wholesale, trade, and every opportunity that came along...

“Brother, how do you get ahead in times like these?”

Chen Xiaodong lit a cigarette, his fingers trembling slightly. “Wait... could you let me put some clothes on first?”