Rebirth: Outstanding

This is a story told from Hong Kong in the 1950s. It was an era of magnificent waves and treacherous clouds. The latest and fastest update, free

In the 1950s, Hong Kong’s economy and society developed rapidly, becoming one of the world’s wealthiest, most economically developed areas and the highest standard of living. The highest land price in Hong Kong was 251 yuan per square foot, and Hong Kong’s The population is as high as 1.5 million, foreign capital has poured in, and the population has soared. The prosperity and rise of the real estate industry can already be foreseen.

In the 1950s, Hong Kong's identity gradually changed from a trading port to an industrialized city. With the rise of the real estate industry, industry was also driven. Numerous funds flowed into Hong Kong from various parties to develop industries. In the late 1950s, the symbol of Hong Kong was sailed. The change to high-rise buildings represents the replacement of the shipping industry by the real estate industry to become Hong Kong's new standard.

In Hong Kong in the 1950s, a newly recruited uniformed policeman had a monthly salary of 120 yuan, but a uniformed police officer at the lowest level could receive a minimum of 300 Hong Kong dollars per month. The Hong Kong Police Force had a stable crime detection rate at the time. Maintained at 6%-10%. Throughout the 1950s, the Hong Kong Police Force's annual crime number exceeded 100,000, showing a state of black and white disorder. Every year and the end of the year, two cases were recorded and closed, and the police had to be discharged outside the door. A team of hundreds of people, this is the head who specializes in scapegoating for a living.

In Hong Kong in the 1950s, Miss Hong Kong was not the self-entertainment of Hong Kong people, but the top Asian beauty pageant that could connect with the world. The selected Hong Kong sister could attend the Miss World pageant in the United States, and the Hong Kong sister champion would be signed into the United States. A large Hollywood film company received half a year of professional film performance training, with a weekly salary of 250 US dollars. At that time, a Ford limousine from the Hong Kong Motor Company was priced at two thousand US dollars. The waiter can also wear the championship laurel and become a star sought after by thousands of people.

In Hong Kong in the 1950s, singers were still called singers. They did not have their own concerts. Nightclubs, bars, and dance halls were the places where they performed their voices. At that time, the fans still had a unified name, Uncle Shao Tuan, that At that time, the singers were not only better than singing, better than the limelight, but also bigger than his uncle’s group. At that time, the singers stepped down from the stage and took the initiative to go to the uncle’s group to sit on the stage and have a toast. They were called mountain worship in the industry. At that time, the members of the uncle youth group were either rich or expensive. In order to support the singer, all the seats in the front row were reserved all year round. Uncle Shao Tuan fights for the rich and spends a lot of money.

In Hong Kong in the 1950s, dancers could go on strike, so that all night clubs in Hong Kong were not accompanied by dancers, and nightclub owners were required to increase the salaries and benefits of dancers. Guests were drunk and beat them. There are dancing girls who come to work in this shop.

In Hong Kong in the 1950s, Filipino maids couldn't make it to the table. Rich people used to hire experienced domestic maids, with a monthly salary of 150 yuan, a separate bedroom, a radio in the room, and two big vacations a year. The conditions are so harsh, and self-grooming girls are still expensive and hard to find. Having a domestic maid with long braids in the family was equal to the face of the host’s family at the time.

In Hong Kong in the 1950s, apart from the aborigines of the New Territories, no one claimed to be Hong Kong, Teochew, Shunde, Huzhou, or Fujian. There was one chamber of commerce in one place, and one prefix in each place. When you need to get ahead, you don’t need to call the police. , You only need to say hello to the president of the Chamber of Commerce or the head of the word, and naturally someone will come forward to solve it.

In Hong Kong in the 1950s, the world’s top famous brands had not yet been launched. The slightly wealthy people wanted to wear tailored clothes and had to go to foreign tailoring shops for tailoring. The truly wealthy Chinese would spend their travel expenses in the four seasons of the year. They would invite a haircut from Shanghai. The teacher and the Shanghai tailor, tailor-made clothes. At that time, there was a barbershop in Hong Kong with the word "Shanghai". From morning till night, barbers could earn 300 Hong Kong dollars a day with tips, which was higher than the monthly salary of many people.

In Hong Kong in the 1950s, the number of factories increased from 1,478 to 8,809 in ten years, and the number of workers increased from 80,000 to 370,000. Numerous tycoons emerged from it, including finance, textiles, shipping, entertainment, and newspapers. Toys, wigs, clothing, and then known as the best in various industries.

In the 1950s, Hong Kong was adjacent to Macau, the country of the nine opposites. A group of bandits formed by the Kuomintang’s collapsed troops crossed the waters of the two places, looting merchant ships, fast and fierce, and armed with guns and guns. At that time, it was called "Big Sky Two".

In Hong Kong in the 1950s, people were loyal and promised. They came to Hong Kong unaccompanied for the first time. They only needed to ask for help with a local accent in the teahouse, and then there would be tea shoppers from the same hometown to get up and help. Relatives must be handled properly one by one.

In Hong Kong in the 1950s, there were 1,700 rickshaws driving on the roads, competing for business with the clanging Hong Kong trams and the emerging car and buses. At that time, the tram fare was six cents per person, and six cents was the price at the time. Eat a bowl of pork blood porridge and two fried dough sticks. In order to fight against emerging vehicles, rickshaws used their feet to fight Hong Kong and Kowloon, and eventually forced the Hong Kong government to suspend the issuance of rickshaw license plates and restrict the route of rickshaws.

In Hong Kong in the 1950s, young men either went to the police academy, entered the initials, or both. Only those who were rejected by both would go to the factory and work in the factory. Promising performance. At that time, parents would rather marry their daughters to rich people to be their little wives than to marry their daughters to poor boys. That was an era when polygamy was allowed.

In Hong Kong in the 1950s, when walking on the streets, you could always meet a charming lady called "Jiao Po", or a beautiful cheongsam with glass stockings and brightly colored high-heeled shoes, or a self-made floral waist Narrow-sleeved jacket, Tang suit with trousers like a skirt, naked jade feet, high-heeled gold and red lacquered wooden clogs, passing by you in a variety of styles, and may leave a faint touch on the tip of your nose. The smell of "Guangshengxing" toilet water, that red dust is delicate and beautiful, like a fragrance, lingers in your heart.

In Hong Kong in the 1950s, countless rich people and tycoons were still undeveloped, countless beauties, talents were not yet late.

In Hong Kong in the 1950s, black and white colluded and order was chaotic. No one had yet to formulate rules between black and white.

In Hong Kong in the 1950s, a man named Song Tianyao passed through.

And this story began when he was refused admission to the Royal Hong Kong Police Academy at the age of 18 in 1951...