The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China

London, pier.

The 11-year-old Zhou Chunxi was wearing a floral dress, and Zhou Hexuan led her little hand down the gangway. Suddenly, she broke free and ran forward, shouting happily: "Mom!"

"Baby," Vivien Leigh hugged her daughter with her arms wide open, her eyes were moist with excitement, and she touched the top of her head and said, "I've grown so tall, my mother almost didn't recognize it."

Ornis still looks like a middle-aged handsome guy, but a bunch of white hair appeared on his temples. He smiled and said, "I only know my mother, don't I know my grandfather?"

"Grandpa." Zhou Chunxi threw himself into Ornis' arms again.

Zhou Hexuan walked over quickly, Vivien Li tilted her head and smiled at him. The two hugged each other quickly, and Vivien Leigh took the initiative to send a passionate kiss, and there were many couples around them who were doing this.

Years of war have separated countless loved ones and friends, and now it's time to enjoy reunions.

Everyone got into the car, and Zhou Chunxi cuddled in his mother's arms and acted like a baby. Ornish described the basic situation in Britain: "The government's economy is very bad. It not only owes foreign debts to the United States, but also owes national debts to its own citizens. The new Prime Minister Attlee is gradually canceling wartime control. Many military-related industries intend to sell to Private. If you are interested, you can buy a few military factories, or even a tank factory.”

"What do I buy that thing for?" Zhou Hexuan asked amusedly.

Ornis said: "If you buy a tank factory, it will definitely not be used to produce tanks. But the equipment and workers are there, and they can be converted to produce cars at any time. I plan to buy several factories."

Selling state-owned factories to private individuals was Attlee's last resort in the early days of his administration, and he had to use this method to ease financial pressure. When the British government recovers, it will immediately set off a series of socialist reforms, nationalize nearly 3,000 companies, factories and mines in six years, and gradually implement a universal welfare policy.

The Second World War directly changed the thinking mode of the British people, the social atmosphere collectively turned to the left, and socialist ideas became more and more popular.

The British people strongly demand the realization of socialism!

Let's give an example first. In the face of the German bombing, the British government evacuated the urban population to rural areas twice. The upper-class people in the city came to the backward countryside and found that there are still such poor places in Britain; while the women and children in the urban slums were arranged to live in the homes of the upper-middle-class landlords in the countryside. , car country homeowners were dismayed.

The war made the various classes in the UK start to interact with each other. This was simply a journey of "discovering poverty" in the UK. expectations.

In the original words of former British Prime Minister Chamberlain: "I never knew that such a situation existed. I am ashamed of my ignorance of the situation of my compatriots. As long as I live, I will try my best to help them to have a clean and healthy life."

Of course, this is only a change in moral concepts, and what is more powerful is a change in the political status quo.

In order to tap the potential of war, the British government continued to improve social welfare, and it became a common phenomenon for workers to participate in enterprise management during wartime. After tasting the taste of rights and interests, how can the working class be willing to let go? They are desperate for socialist reforms, which coincide with the Labor Party's governing philosophy.

Therefore, just after World War II ended, the British people couldn't wait to let Churchill go.

The socialist reforms in Britain lasted for 20 to 30 years, until Mrs. Thatcher came to power, and the capitalists finally began to fight back. At that time, a large number of state-owned enterprises in the United Kingdom were privatized, and social welfare continued to decrease. Mrs. Thatcher turned socialist Britain into capitalist Britain again.

In the eyes of the British during and after the war, socialism meant that everyone was entitled to decent housing, good healthcare, equal opportunity and a decent life.

Ever since, the lower and middle class in Britain frantically sent votes to Attlee. When Attlee won the general election and Churchill stepped down, the whole world was dumbfounded, including the media in the UK, who felt it was a dream.

At that time, the British media described it like this: "An empty taxi stopped, and Attlee walked out."——Just like a magic trick.

The most embarrassing thing was Churchill. He was attending the Potsdam Conference on behalf of the United Kingdom. The prime minister changed during the conference. By the time the conference closed, it had turned into Attlee taking a photo with Stalin and Truman.

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The pharmaceutical factory was bombed twice during the war, and Ornish's house in downtown London was also bombed. Fortunately, their country house was still intact.

As soon as he returned to the villa, Ornis threw out a lot of report materials.

Zhou Hexuan flipped through the key content casually, and found that "Royal Pharmaceutical Company" has become a behemoth relying on sulfonamides and penicillin. The two series of drugs of sulfonamide and penicillin alone have derived more than ten varieties. In the past five years, they have acquired and merged seven pharmaceutical companies, with more than 60 types of drugs.

What's even more ridiculous is that there are several radiopharmaceuticals.

Since Madame Curie discovered radium until now, radioactive elements are like panacea, which can cure all diseases.

Have a headache? It's okay, there is "thorium" in my headache water, guaranteed to solve your headache problem. Stomach ache? It's okay, my pills contain "radium", and it won't hurt if I take a few more pills.

Even cosmetics for women and toys for children are branded as radioactive elements one after another.

In the early 1930s, people were killed by radioactive potions in the United States, but the U.S. government only limited the content of radioactive elements. The radioactive material really changed people's eyes, and we had to wait until two atomic bombs exploded in Japan.

Zhou Hexuan sweated wildly: "These radioactive drugs should not be produced."

"Why? These medicines are very popular." Ornis asked puzzled.

Zhou Hexuan said: "Radioactive substances are harmful to the human body, and long-term use will kill people."

"You think too much." Ornis laughed.

Zhou Hexuan didn't explain any more, anyway, the atomic bomb was about to be dropped on Japan, and it wouldn't be too late to withdraw it at that time - the radioactive substance content of these medicines was very low.

Ornish said: "The preparations for the listing of the pharmaceutical company have been done, but I hope to change the shareholding."

"It should be, the pharmaceutical factory is managed by you, so you should take more shares." Zhou Hexuan said.

Ornis shook his head and said, "I don't need it. What I mean is, give Rebecca some shares and be supervised by Vivienne before she becomes an adult. When I die one day, my 15% shares will also be transferred to Rebecca."

"No problem." Zhou Hexuan didn't care, anyway, Xiao Chunxi was his daughter. Even if Ornis wanted to give Vivien Leigh equity, Zhou Hexuan would not object, after all, the business of the pharmaceutical factory was made big by Ornis.

After thinking for a while, Zhou Hexuan asked again: "Where is the king?"

Ornis said with a smile: "The king doesn't value money. In comparison, he prefers art, fine wine and cigarettes."

Half a month later, Royal Pharmaceuticals was listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Zhou Hexuan holds 35% of the shares, Ornish holds 12% of the shares, King George VI holds 8% of the shares, Zhou Chunxi holds 10% of the shares (Vivien Leigh is escrowed), and the remaining 35% of the shares are used for public offerings and rewarding employees.