"Next year, whether we can secure more funds or attract more businessmen moving South solely depends on the results of our efforts in the upcoming half year."
"In a capitalist society, money talks, not emotions. Northern capitalists couldn't care less about our Southerners' survival or the future of the South."
"If we want their financial support, we first have to prove our worthiness; without value to offer, we deserve to be eliminated."
"Previously, I spoke highly of you many times, but they will eventually get tired of hearing it. We need to show them something substantial," Zhu Wencong mentioned.
Everyone felt a sudden time crunch, with the first half of the year spent laying the groundwork and the second half devoted to achieving results.
Considering the real situation in the South, we've only just moved from starvation to having a meal, far from any economic takeoff.
Even wealthy Virginia is only rich in the city of Richmond, while other cities are much of a muchness.