The three most widely operated industries in the United States are Chinese restaurants, laundry rooms and grocery stores. However, with chain shopping centers such as Walmart, after sweeping the whole of the United States from the 1970s and 1980s, grocery stores in the American community are rapidly dying.

However, New York is the fashion capital of the United States and a major center of the clothing industry in the United States, so Chinese in New York also have a pillar industry - the garment industry.

There are now hundreds of clothing factories in Chinatown, Manhattan, with a total of more than 30,000 garment workers. Lin Jianzhong was elected as the president of the Chinese Clothing Chamber of Commerce two years ago.

"I went to Hong Kong this time in a hurry, mainly to accompany my mother to visit relatives and to inspect the market there. Mr. Zhou may not know that the distribution channels of the New York clothing industry are basically in the hands of Jews.

The production orders they subcontracted us are very profitable, while the United States has had a strong inflation in the past two years, and the raw materials and labor wages are rising wildly. We factory owners, let alone making money, may lose money if we accidentally do it.

So I wondered if I could move the factory to a place with lower costs. Since Mr. Zhou, you said that the Deep Sea Special Zone is building an export industrial park, I must go and take a look next time I have time." Lin Jianzhong complained.

"As the saying goes, "There are like a mountain, I thought the Jews were just calling the wind and rain on Wall Street!" Zhou Yang said with a smile, "The scale of your Lin Group is not small. Have you considered going upstream, such as creating your own brands?"

"To be honest with Mr. Zhou, I have built two new brands myself since last year, skipping the wholesale channels of Jews and directly transferring goods to department stores in the United States.

But the most important thing in the clothing industry is design. If a piece of clothing is not good-looking, no matter how cheap you sell it, the sales volume will not be much better.

Fashion design is exactly our weakness, and there is no decent designer in Chinatown." Lin Jianzhong shook his head and said.

"I have a friend who should know many well-known local designers in New York. After I went back, I asked her to see if I could help you with the thread." Zhou Yang said.

As we all know, women's clothing is the easiest way to show designers' talents. After all, men wear suits on important occasions, and they don't give designers much room to play.

If a fashion designer wants to make his mark in New York, it is undoubtedly a shortcut to enter the Upper East Side celebrity circle.

Caroline is a regular visitor at New York Fashion Week, and her mother Jacqueline is a famous figure in the New York socialite circle, and the fashion circle and the socialite circle have always been inseparable.

Of course, those big-name fashion designers are definitely different from factory designers, but if Lin Jianzhong can get help from Caroline, it will be at least much easier to squeeze into the New York fashion circle.

"Then I will thank Mr. Zhou in advance!" Lin Jianzhong immediately bowed and expressed his gratitude.

"We don't come either. Mr. I'm here. I'm 26 years old this year and should be younger than you. Just call you Brother Lin. My friend Brother Lin, you must have heard of her name, Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of the former president of the United States." Zhou Yang continued.

"President Kennedy's daughter?" Lin Jianzhong immediately showed a look of surprise on his face, "Brother Zhou has a wide connection."

In fact, Lin Jianzhong's heart is even more confused now. A Chinese manager of Merrill Lynch Bank who had never had any intersection suddenly called to invite himself to have a meal.

It seems that the other party is still a very powerful person. I don’t know what it was for him to come to him today. Lin Jianzhong decided to continue to respond to changes in the same way as he remains unchanged.

"Wall Street mainly deals with the US dollar, so it naturally can contact people from all walks of life and every aspect. Caroline was my client before, but now she is my partner.

Brother Lin is probably very confused. Why did I take the liberty to ask you out for dinner? Before I went to work in Hong Kong, I lived in Manhattan Chinatown for a while.

The Lower City of Manhattan has been no longer an industrial area since the beginning of the 20th century. Now a large number of factories are crowded among the houses in Manhattan Chinatown, which not only imbalances in Chinatown housing supply and demand, makes rents higher, but also brings great safety hazards.

If I remember correctly, there was a fire on Xishida Street last year. The cause of the fire seemed to be a porter in a garment factory throwing cigarette butts." Zhou Yang stood up, but did not directly explain the purpose of the matter.

"Brother Zhou, you are indeed right. We have thought of moving the factory out. But this place in the United States is quite bullying, and we Chinese have been discriminated against for a long time. It is very risky to move to other places where we are not familiar with each other." Lin Jianzhong explained.

Some people may ask, the United States is a democratic country, and every voter has votes. Isn’t it easier for politicians to improve the economy of a place, such as by attracting investment, to bring more job opportunities to residents in the constituency?

But if you build an industrial zone from scratch, even if you use a large number of troops like Shekou in China, it will take more than a year to complete the basic three-way and one level.

In the United States, where the union is powerful, workers get off work from 9 to 5 every day after working for eight hours.

With this efficiency, the process of leveling the land, building factories and installing equipment has gone through. It is estimated that the factory has not yet come to work in a hurry. The official who introduced the project had already ended his term.

So instead of spending energy on this promise of slow results, politicians should do other easier things to operate.

For example, raising welfare, raising taxes to businesses and the rich, opposing abortion, etc. are almost every Democrat's commitment to voters.

Even if they fail to fulfill these promises in the end, it can be blamed on the Republicans who voted against them.

"If the New York City government supports Chinese people in Brooklyn to build another Chinatown, I wonder if Lin Group and other factories in Chinatown are interested in making a big move?" Zhou Yang finally expressed his real purpose.

"The municipal government supports it?" Lin Jianzhong asked in confusion.

“Ms. Caroline Kennedy, who I mentioned earlier, is ready to make some attempts in Brooklyn, and will pick a community that is in decline for reconstruction and revival.

You know, the Kennedy family is a giant in the Democratic Party of America, and Edward Kennedy has a great influence in the Senate.

New York happens to be the Democratic Party’s iron vote bar, so Caroline should be able to win many support policies from the city government.

But reviving the community is not an easy task. In fact, another uncle of Caroline, Robert Kennedy, made similar attempts in Brooklyn when he represented New York State as a senator in 1967.

We analyzed the reasons for Senator Robert's failure that year, and he focused on improving the housing conditions of the community. By establishing a special community reconstruction company, we invested in renovating a large number of uninhabited houses.

Then he obtained a $73 million special housing mortgage loan from the federal government to help residents in the community lower the threshold for buying housing.

But his approach is like the rootless Ping. No matter how favorable the mortgage interest rate is, it does not mean that the buyer does not have to pay back the money. As long as their future income problems occur, Fannie Mae will take over the house that he bought at any time.

Therefore, only by increasing employment opportunities in the community and ensuring that home buyers can have a stable income can the right way to maintain the long-term prosperity of the community." Zhou Yang explained patiently.

"Dadadada-!" A knock on the door suddenly came from outside the box.

"Please come in!" Zhou Yang shouted.

"Brother Lin, you don't say hello to me when you come here. You're really accustomed to me!" A middle-aged man in his forties smiled happily as he pushed open the door.

"Chairman Yang, I am not my boss today, so I will naturally be overwhelming!" Lin Jianzhong stood up with a smile, "Let me introduce you to the elite talent on Wall Street, the manager of the Hong Kong Asset Management Department of Merrill Lynch Bank, Mr. Zhou Yang.

Brother Zhou, this is Yang Gongde, the owner of the Yidong restaurant. He is also the chairman of Hu Jian Office in Chinatown. He is the famous "Timely Rain" in Chinatown. The first person that everyone thinks of when they encounter difficulties is this great Chairman Yang."

"Haha, Brother Lin is so proud of me. Mr. Zhou is really young and promising. When I was as old as him, I was brushing plates for ghosts in Western restaurants." Yang Gongde waved his hand humbly.

"I have long been well known for Chairman Yang's name. After talking to Brother Lin, I was going to chat with Chairman Lin, but I didn't expect you to come to your door on your own initiative." Zhou Yang said with a smile.

"Oh? Then let's just have a talk while eating. Come on, let's order the dishes first!" Yang Gongde said enthusiastically and pushed the menu on the table to the two of them.

Lin Jianzhong is a famous big boss in Manhattan Chinatown. The foreman of Yidong Restaurant naturally knew him. However, Lin Jianzhong had been in the private room for half an hour, but he had not asked the waiter to go in and order food.

The foreman felt that it was a bit abnormal, but he was afraid that the guests inside were talking about important things. He did not dare to go in and disturb him rashly, so he reported the matter to his boss Yang Gongde.

The world in Chinatown is not very peaceful now, and the Feilong Gang and the Ghost Gang will occasionally clash on the streets.

There have been several wealthy bosses in Chinatown before and were kidnapped while eating. The kidnappers then extorted huge ransoms from their families.

Yang Gongde, An Liangtang and Xieshengtang have a good relationship. I don’t believe that someone will go to his restaurant to make trouble. But to be on the safe side, he decided to go into the private room and take a look.

Speaking of the history of Chinese gangs in New York, the earliest reason was that Chinese people were discriminated against in New York and could not receive protection from the government and the police, so they could only form associations to protect themselves.

Later, as the Chinese population in New York gradually increased, association organizations evolved into gangs fighting for power and profit. The most famous one on the west coast of the United States was the Huaqing Gang, while New York on the east coast was the most powerful one with Xieshengtang and Anliangtang.

In order to compete for control of Manhattan's Chinatown, the two fought from the end of the 19th century to 1933. Finally, under the coordination of the Chinese Consulate General in New York and the Chinese Office, they gradually began to achieve reconciliation.

Since the 1940s and 1950s, Xieshengtang and Anliangtang have both begun to be whitewashed. On the surface, both have now been transformed into public welfare organizations that maintain community tranquility and fight for ethnic rights.

But in fact, the Ghost Shadow Gang is supported by An Liangtang, while the Feilong Gang is closely related to Xieshengtang.

Xieshengtang and Anliangtang are just not leaving the scene in person, and continue to compete for those black interests that cannot be placed on the table by supporting agents.

The Ghost Shadow Gang and the Feilong Gang are both gangs from eastern Guangdong. As Hu Jianren's number of people in Manhattan Chinatown has increased, a new gang called the Hu Qing Gang has emerged in Chinatown in recent years.

"Brother Zhou, I wonder what you are going to ask me for?" After Yang Gongde ordered the dishes, he specifically asked the foreman to ask the kitchen to make the dishes lighter.

Both Fujian and Cantonese cuisine pursue fresh flavors, but Fujian cuisine is more salty and likes to use a lot of seasonings such as fish sauce, red crumbs, and sand tea.

“…

Chairman Yang, a member of your Fujian Office, was robbed and shot by criminals in his shop last year. It was all up to you to actively run and organize protests, so that the mayor of New York personally intervened. Finally, he caught the real murderer of the crime and punished several dereliction of duty."

Zhou Yang first repeated what he said to Lin Jianzhong and then said to Yang Gongde. Then he talked about Yang Gongde's achievements in the Chinatown community. At the end, he gave a thumbs up to express his admiration.

"Brother Zhou is over-reputable. Last year, he was actually lucky and happened to be in the election year. The Democratic House candidate in our Chinatown constituency district has a small gap in support rates with Republican competitors.

The Democratic Campaign Committee of New York State was afraid that we Chinese would collectively reverse the situation and affect the competition for the seats of the Congressman, so it took the initiative to put pressure on the mayor of New York to quell the matter as soon as possible.

In fact, we Chinese have a very weak influence in New York. Not to mention the New York City Government, even the constituent representatives in the city council rarely come to Chinatown to visit." Yang Gongde did not look much complacent, but sighed.

"Of course, the rights of Chinese people depend on us to fight for themselves, and it is impossible to pin their hopes on others. I wonder if Chairman Yang has considered actively participating in American politics and representing hundreds of thousands of Chinese in New York to run for public office?" Zhou Yang asked seriously.

"Does Brother Zhou have any profound meaning?" Yang Gongde's expression also became serious.

"American politicians have always been talking about exchange of interests. You vote for me and donate campaign funds. After I come to power, I will give you policy returns.

After John Kennedy and Robert Kennedy were assassinated, Edward Kennedy became the only remaining among the four brothers of the family. Fortunately, he successfully supported the glory of the family and his influence in the Senate increased day by day.

However, with Edward losing to Carter in the Democratic presidential primary last year, his dream of becoming a presidential throne has basically been shattered.

Edward was born in 1932 and is 50 years old this year. In our old Chinese saying, he has reached the age of knowing destiny and needs to start cultivating the next generation and be prepared for the inheritance of the family's power.

Edward himself has two sons and one daughter, among which the daughter is not interested in politics, and the eldest son was diagnosed with bone cancer in his right leg in 1972 and then had amputation surgery. The youngest son is only 14 years old this year.

Therefore, for this branch, he does not have a suitable heir to the family. Therefore, for the Kennedy family, the children of former President John Kennedy have undoubtedly become the best choice to continue the family's glory.

There is a word in China called "raising hope". This practice is actually very suitable for American politics. Caroline and I are good friends, so I suggest that she should not enter politics directly.

After all, Mark Twain used an article "Running for Governor" to fully demonstrate bad habits such as splashing dirty water in the US election more than a hundred years ago.

Caroline doesn't need to expose herself to the attacks of political enemies so early, but should choose a more roundabout way to accumulate fame.

The Democratic Party of America now regards itself as the interests of representing the lower middle class, helping the poor communities in Brooklyn to achieve revival, which is very consistent with the Democratic Party’s propositions and can win the favor of the vast majority of the lower-class voters in New York.” Zhou Yang analyzed in a long and long manner.
Chapter completed!