Twenty-one days later, Old Hou returned to the Recycling Station.
Aside from signing the contract with Director Zhao’s towel factory, Old Hou hadn’t enjoyed much more of that good luck. He had tried to replicate the bundle-sale strategy elsewhere, but people in other regions mostly didn't buy into it.
Old Hou didn’t force the issue. After all, the first towel factory was in a unique position—the plant was on the verge of bankruptcy, which was why they were willing to burn their bridges and take a gamble with him. Most other state-run factories were currently in a stable state; after all, it was only 1980.
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