Mr lau 's confidence is boosted by the booming demand for building materials , evident from the apartment blocks under construction everywhere in nantong .
市场对建材的需求不断高涨南通到处在建设的公寓楼便是明证,也增强了刘高原的信心。
Mr lau 's father was a successful merchant and entrepreneur , with interests that included a drugstore , a rice business , a school and even a duck farm that shipped dried duck meat to the us .