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Turbulent 1983: From Repair Shop to Business Empire

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In 1983, Lin Hao, a maintenance worker at a state-owned factory, was fired for standing up for a colleague. He used his 3-year savings of 200 yuan to open "Haozi Repair Shop" at the alley entrance. But trouble came right away: Director Liu from the state-owned department store warned him for "stealing public business"; Zhou Xiaotang, the wonton seller next door, cried that the aluminum lunch boxes she ordered for the state-owned factory were smashed outside his shop—she’d lose her job if she couldn’t compensate. Lin Hao gritted his teeth to fix the boxes, unexpectedly attracting custom orders from workers. Even Director Liu’s son’s broken bike was repaired by Lin, softening Liu’s stance. Just as business picked up, the state-owned hardware factory threatened to shut down his shop for "cleaning up individual businesses". Lin Hao looked at the "Repair Shop" sign, pulled out a crumpled newspaper with "Reform and Opening Up" headlines, and nailed a new sign: "Haozi Hardware Processing Shop"—he’s betting on turning "repairing" into "making", starting a business empire with 200 yuan. The wind of 1983 has just begun the nobody’s counterattack.

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