Tencent, now one of China's most successful companies, built its empire on countless of these mini transactions.

腾讯，目前中国最成功的公司之一，其帝国就是建立在这些无数的小额交易之上。

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But she dreams of building Watering Can Press into a mini-empire in children's publishing.

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Occupying a former factory in Huashan is VVG Thinking, the latest venture by Grace Wang, an interior designer behind a mini-empire of shabby-chic cafes and boutiques.

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