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  Written by Peter Li-Chang Kuo ( Chinese ) The Scripture says: " With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible !" (Matthew 19:26). Human limitations make it difficult to achieve goals by our own efforts, but with divine help, everything is possible. Back when the world was still chaotic, political and economic leaders from various economies gathered around the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) podium, curiously asking about the future business opportunities of the " universal cashless system " they heard of for the first time. The speaker, Linda Din, firmly answered on stage: " 10 trillion in US dollars !" Many things are beyond ordinary human imagination. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the "cashless system" Linda Din brought to the world reached an annual transaction volume of “ 36 trillion US dollars ”—3.6 times the 10 trillion US dollars she mentioned at APEC in 2003—becoming the greatest business opportunity...

Written by Peter Li-Chang Kuo ( Chinese ) On May 31, 2025 (Saturday), the Dragon Boat Festival arrives. We bought a string of “ vegetable rice dumplings ” (vegetarian zongzi) in advance to offer at the temple for ancestor worship. Coincidentally, all the offerings from the others are also zongzi, though I’m not sure if theirs are vegetarian or not. Fig 1: A Vegetable Zongzi Containing Only Glutinous Rice and Peanuts Each vegetable zongzi costs NTD 40, and its ingredients consist solely of glutinous rice, peanuts, and bamboo leaves. Back when developing the circulation goods of " TES " (The eStore System) system, the inventor Linda Din created the “ vegetable zongzi ,” designed the “ Jingzhi Zong ” trademark, and drew the “ Gimaron ” mascot. Fig 2: Gimaron Represents Vegetable Rice Dumplings “ Vegetable zongzi ” ranks among the top ten key products in TES because it is low-cost and high-margin. The raw material cost is 22.10 yuan, direct labor cost is 3 yuan, and ove...