For those who do not understand anything: here is the whole video's English transcript made by me: DESCRIPTION Street stalls are a common sight for Hong Kong people. They work all day long, just to sustain their lives for two meals a day. They do not have much goals or meanings when they work. In this episode of <50 Reasons to Rediscover Hong Kong>, Mr. Sam grew his interest of street stalls, unlike the traditions the watch industry once had. This slowly evolved into a full-time occupation, in which he enjoyed every bit of it. Once suffered from depression, he started hand-making wooden watches and t-shirts from his experience during the days of the watch industry. In addition to thanking God after the suffering, he later opened a shop, aimed to spread positive energy and a meaning of life to hardworking population in Central. Turns out that: operating street stalls could bring such a sense of mission. 00:00 Hi, and I'm Mr. Sam. I've been in the watch industry for 20-30 years, but, I'm currently retired. I was thinking of new things to do, and on one day, God gave me a 'key' [inspiration], to make and sell watches. So, I've used this slogan: 'Life has a meaning' ('meaning' homophonic to 'wooden watch') when selling my watches. Turns out that, my business is doing quite well! 00:45 Since the watch industry at the time was great, I've been selling watches on the streets at that time. At that time, there are quite a lot of Thai and Southeastern individuals who came here to buy watches. And since the economy's booming, I choose to develop myself in the watch industry. After making some money, I decided to open a company and collaborate with Mainland Chinese manufacturers. I then continued by business until my retirement. But after the Chinese Economic Reform, our business promptly went down. At the same time, manufacturers in China gained massive profits. I'm not the manufacturer, I'm the one who handles logistics, and so, my business gained less profit. Since then, our customers no longer had to come to Hong Kong, as they could go directly to Mainland China to collect their products. 1:53 Me ageing, the fluctuations in market demands, and that my children are no longer interested in the watch industry, led me to retiring. But, just after retirement, I thought: watch-making is quite a skill; what can I do to utilise this? And that is when God gave me this inspiration. I then began to go to the manufacturer, remodeled bits and pieces with wooden materials, put up this 'Life has a meaning' sign beside the streets, and then, unexpectedly, I sold all my watches in two days. At that time, I sold it only for ~100HKD, and that passers-by glanced at my sign, and thought: Hey! I've got every single watch, but what's lacking is a 'target'! (pun for wooden watch) Maybe I should buy it! And this is how my business started. 2:48 The most profound moment in the watch industry is that: these CEOs all started from a small, family-like, imitation factory. And sometimes, they'd like to mount and build their own watches at their home too! However, the most important thing in the watch industry is credit. You must deliver your product from the manufacturer's hands, to you, then to the customer as quickly and efficiently as possible; and that is how you gain trust from your customers. You mustn't make an excuse or delay your order, cause they are be anxious about the transaction. Once you have established that mutual trust, your business will run smoothly. I don't want to drop this business; the main point is not to earn money, but to help those who have lost their direction, by reminding them that: 'your life has a meaning'. --3:46-- To be honest, this brings me a sense of mission, by some extent. I have serviced people from around the world of different races. You can go to my Facebook page to have a look at my pictures with them, you'll realise that, you can't find your meaning of life! [Just like every Hong Konger, ] we follow a tight schedule: work, sleep, work, sleep... So, what is the true meaning of life? Reminding them of this definitely makes me happy. 4:19 That happiness returned from delivering messages to others, could not be bought using money. I do not want everyone just to purchase my works, but I hope you will understand the message I've delivered to you, and remind yourself frequently about this. Therefore, it is important that you don't forsake this life of yours. NOTES 上天 is translated as God, as there is no proper English word for a Chinese folkish-supernatural being up in the sky. This video is nervewracking after watching Colin Abroadcasts' video.
Oooh... I love that positivity as a Hong Konger. Some random dude (Oliver Koura) from Colin Abroadcasts' video thought that this was a big scam. If you are a true, hardworking Hong Konger to sustain your life and be as happy as possible, this video would probably make you feel more grateful.
Believe what you want mate, look on the internet, it's the exact watches he claims to make. In this video he doesn't show him building anything, just him tinkering with them. If you actually go to asia and travel around and visit these markets every second stall sells these, claiming they are handmade in their tiny workshops. The guy is a genuine nice guy, but he does not make those watches
