Courtyard House: Drunk and tipsy, the whole courtyard exposed at the start.

Then, Cheung Yiu-yeung, along with Superintendent Hale, a group of police officers, and Lou Yu-fan, who had come to watch—actually, Lou Yu-fan had been brought along to ask about the disposable plastic cups—took a complete tour of the Mixue Ice Cream shop's work area.

Starting with the tap water filtration equipment, then moving on to whipping cream, baking cakes, and making milk tea, and why everyone has to wear hats – it's to prevent dandruff. The transparent plastic masks aren't actually masks, but rather to block droplets. All employees also wear disposable plastic gloves, which are changed and thrown away every few hours to prevent skin residue.

The cashier writes down a number and then queues up to avoid direct contact between the cashier and the food, thus preventing bacteria from the money from contaminating the food.

Needless to say, disposable plastic cups are convenient to hold, and their transparency allows you to see the raw fruit pieces inside.

Packing in plastic bags instead of newspapers also helps to avoid bacteria, dust, and ink contamination.

All of these things reveal one word—hygiene!

Cheung Yiu-yeung would also occasionally throw out a few technical terms, asking the translator to say them if he couldn't—assembly line, modernization, internationalization (he knew this one), corporate image…

Superintendent Hale gave a thumbs-up: "That's what you call professional!"

Hale's family was a middle-class business family in London and a branch of Kent gentry. They were not nobles and had no titles, but they had a network of connections in the City of London and local politics in Kent that had been cultivated for nearly a century. They were a small force with real power but no empty name, and they maintained their position in the circle in the 1960s.

But in Hong Kong, Hale was considered a superior person; he was very arrogant and a bit of a germaphobe.

Cheung Yiu-yeung's "obsession" with hygiene made him feel appreciated and respected, and he felt that this was the most basic service that upper-class people should receive.

How could a glass that has been used by countless people on the street be used to fill a cup of milk tea made with well water for 3 cents a cup? It's hardly befitting of his status as an English superintendent.

So it was decided on the spot that this year's afternoon tea budget would be purchased from Mixue Ice Cream!

Zhang Yaoyang didn't understand these things, but Lou Yufan did, so he quickly went over to talk to Zhang Yaoyang.

Forget about the money; it'll go into the superintendent's pocket. But the police station will charge you the minimum administrative fee; they won't overcharge you.

Of course, you should at least give something in return during holidays and on the superintendent's birthday.

In addition, since you've become a designated supplier for the police station, the triads will also provide the minimum amount of incense they need each month, as they have to give the superintendent some face. However, as usual, you'll also have to give the triad bosses a few pineapple buns as a token of appreciation during holidays.

This is great news!

This means that in Shau Kei Wan you are cooperating with the authorities and no one will dare to mess with you. Moreover, the superintendent from England has a lot of power, and messing with you is equivalent to going against Superintendent Hale.

Zhang Yaoyang's face twitched. He was still taking my protection money, eating and taking it all. This was supposed to be a great thing?

But in Hong Kong, it counts, I suppose.

Both sides were very satisfied, and Superintendent Hale praised Lou Yufan's plastic cups—it was a small step for civilization, but a giant leap for all of Hong Kong!

Lou Yufan was praised to the skies.

After having his employees pack milk tea, bread, and cakes for the police officers at the station, Cheung Yiu-yeung respectfully saw them off.

When you're playing on someone else's turf, they're already being very generous by only giving you a few cups of milk tea.

After they left, a large number of neighbors came in to buy milk tea.

If the British say it's good, then it can't be bad!

Lou Yufan was also surrounded – many tea stalls, ice cream parlors, tea restaurants, and the catering industry all wanted to buy plastic cups!

You absolutely must buy it!

The unsanitary environment has caused customers to suffer from gastroenteritis, and this has happened more than once or twice. Everyone is used to it and assumes that everyone in the business does the same thing.

But Roy Cheung has already set the standards; hygiene is a factor in revenue!

Then why don't you copy the homework!

They want everything that Roy Cheung has!

Suddenly, Lou Yufan was overwhelmed by the influx of orders.

No, it's a plastic cup that costs 7 cents. How can you make a fortune making this stuff?

Before Lou Yufan could react, Zhang Dabiao sold 50 units of his inventory at a price of 1 cent, keeping 20 for himself as backup.

He ordered them from Lou Yufan for 7 cents each, sold them for 1 cent each, and made a profit of 3 cents.

50 is HKD 15000...

This tenement building only cost HK$11... Zhang Yaoyang made a profit of one-eighth of the tenement building in a single transaction, leaving Lou Yufan dumbfounded.

Is this some kind of robbery?

Moreover, Zhang Dabiao only spent HK$5 on the custom-made plastic cups before, and now he has earned back HK$5. He's making a fortune out of nothing!

Lou Yufan was almost in tears: "Zhang Yaoyang, this is so unfair! You're stealing my business!"

Zhang Yaoyang shrugged indifferently: "That's not how it works."

"Now that I've established my brand, do you think these customers will recognize yours or mine?"

"The plastic cups I buy are officially certified as hygienic. As for my cooperation with that plastic factory, they don't care."

Of course, this is just bragging. What does a police superintendent's verbal certification mean?

It's only in Shau Kei Wan that people still respect you, but outside of Shau Kei Wan, who knows who Superintendent Hale is? Who knows what Mixue Ice Cream is?

However, it's perfectly fine to use it to intimidate Lou Yufan.

"Besides, you have orders, but you can't deliver them right now, can you?"

"What if other plastic factories start producing at this critical juncture and steal your market share? What will you do then?"

"I'm doing this to solidify my market position and customer base!"

"I don't care how much you sell it for, we've already signed a contract, it's 7 cents a set. If the cost goes down in the future, my custom-made price will have to go down too."

After much deliberation, Lou Yufan reluctantly acknowledged a reality: Zhang Yaoyang had done the right thing. "So, I should thank you then?"

"Absolutely, you haven't paid the copyright fee yet. No, this thing doesn't have a copyright, so consider it a consulting fee."

"If you make money, be sure to share the profits with me."

Lou Yufan was so angry that he pointed at Zhang Yaoyang and didn't know what to say.

"A set of plastic cups with lids is only 7 cents. It's such a small business, and you still want to charge me a consultation fee?"

Zhang Yaoyang made himself a milk tea with extra coconut jelly and handed one to Lou Yufan, saying, "Don't underestimate this market."

"Let me ask you, how many tea stalls sell milk tea in Hong Kong? How many ice rooms and dessert shops are there? And do tea restaurants occasionally sell it too?"

Lou Yufan shook his head: "How would I know about this? I don't follow this kind of business."

Cheung Yiu-yeung took a sip of milk tea and said, "I'm paying attention because when I was applying for the license, I was the 1327th person to get a tea stall/snack license, but when I switched to an ice room license, I was the 529th."

Lou Yufan was a little confused: "What are you trying to say?"

Zhang Yaoyang had an employee bring him paper and pen and started calculating with Lou Yufan.

"Let's assume there are 1500 food stalls, including those with food licenses and those without."

"Let's say 600 for a cafe, 300 for a tea restaurant that sells milk tea, and 400 for a dessert shop..."

"A total of 2800."

"The daily sales volume of milk tea at the Shau Kei Wan tea stall is 200-300 cups."

"From now on, Mixue Ice Cream will be the standard. If I use disposable plastic cups, they have to use disposable plastic cups too." Cheung Yiu-yeung continued to deceive, and Superintendent Hale and Mixue Ice Cream's influence did not extend beyond Shau Kei Wan.

"If all of Hong Kong only sold milk tea, how many plastic cups would they use every day?"

Lou Yufan's eyes lit up!