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Chapter 58 Planning

"Before leaving, Chen Chong said that the only thing better than the mainland is to allow him to make movies. Other than that, it doesn't matter."

Huang Renzhong is greedy for alcohol and lustful, and is not particular about the details. He is a casual and unruly person, but at this moment he sits upright with a serious expression, as if he is being trained! The middle school student does not look like he is usually unrestrained, and does not do anything else, just because the person sitting opposite is his father Huang Shaogu.

Unlike his son's vulgar appearance, Huang Shaogu has square head, big ears, thick eyebrows and broad nose, and a dignified appearance. He served as an important position in the supervision department of the Kuomintang as early as the 1930s. He is still the "Judge President" in Taiwan. His long-term discipline and judicial work have cultivated a majestic and murderous temperament. In front of him, Huang Renzhong, the young man in the flowery world, seemed to have seen a cat's mouse.

After failing to fight tigers in Shanghai and Peking in the early years, Chiang Ching-kuo arrived in Taiwan with a tragic grief, he hated officials for corruption and held everyone accountable for anyone he knew was suspected of corruption. For example, a few years ago, "Military Intelligence Director" Lu Guangyi bought a house in a prosperous area in Taipei by installment payment. After Chiang Ching-kuo found out, he immediately transferred him to his idle position and his future was destroyed - Taiwan's senior officials all have governments with official houses. What did you buy a house? Where did the money come from?

Lu Guangyi was originally a talent that the military focused on training, and his future "Commander-in-Chief of the Taiwan Army" was decided by a house that ruined his future...

Therefore, although Huang Shaogu has a deep experience, has a high position, and has his own success and wealth, he has always lived in a half-new and not old official house. He never went out to ask for land and ask for houses, so as not to anger Chiang Ching-kuo. He leaned against the already yellow sofa and asked in a deep voice: "What did Chen Chong really say that?"

"Yes."

"Take me his business card."

Huang Renzhong stood up, took out Chen Chong's business card from his pocket, held it in both hands, bowed and handed it over. Huang Shaogu took it, carefully looked at the extremely concise business card for a while, then gently placed it on the coffee table, and asked, "What is Li Guoding's reaction to Chen Chong's words?"

"Uncle Li believes that Chen Chong is hitting our Taiwan government, and he is worried that political factors will affect future investment and company operations, so he plans to let the president invite Chen Chong to a banquet, express his attitude, and resolve his doubts."

Huang Shaogu nodded slightly, then looked at Huang Renzhong with bright eyes and asked, "What do you think?"

"I think Chen Chong is not worried about investment being disturbed. What he said may be the truth." Huang Renzhong retorted his argument when communicating with Li Guoding in Hong Kong and said: "First, Chen Chong is in the mainland, Hong Kong and the United States... Especially the United States, it has great influence and popularity. Every word and deed will be reported and interpreted. Moreover, the investment of 1 billion US dollars is of great importance. It is paid attention to the world. In the spotlight of global media, no one in Taiwan dares to do something random, so there is no need to worry at all. Second, Taiwan has population advantages over Singapore and infrastructure advantages over the mainland. These advantages can bring at least tens of millions of dollars to Chen Chong every year, but Chen Chong is too good at making money. Tens of millions or even tens of millions of dollars is not very attractive to him."

He swallowed and said, "I have a few friends who work on Wall Street. They said that several major American banks have analyzed the assets of Shen Chong and have always believed that his wealth is at least 100 million US dollars. From last year's Rubik's Cube to now, it's just a month, which is equivalent to making 100 million US dollars a month. In his eyes, tens of millions are just a small profit."

"Businessmen don't think that money is small, and tens of millions of dollars are not a small profit."

"Chen Chong is not an ordinary businessman." Huang Renzhong remembered the arrogance of Chen Chong's arrogant look down on everything when he threw away sushi. He frowned and squeezed his face like an orange peel into a ball, explaining: "When I was studying in the United States, I once read a paper studying human behavioral science. It said that human needs have five levels from low to high. The lowest is physiological needs, followed by safety needs, and then love and belonging needs, and then respect needs, and finally self-realization needs. Chen Chong's fame, wealth and status have already surpassed the first four needs. Now the only thing he cares about is self-realization, realizing his ideals, ambitions or interests."

He pointed to the business card on the coffee table and added: "Media and cultural undertakings may be his life ideals or interests."

Huang Shaogu twisted the business card with his thumb and index finger, held it in front of him, pondering silently. After a while, he said: "Wei Jingmeng went to the Presidential Palace last night and submitted a feasibility report on the opening of the fourth TV station in Taiwan."

"TV station?"

"At the beginning of the year, President Sun proposed to open a private cable TV station to solve the flood of illegal private TV stations by cutting off the fire from the bottom of the pot. The president asked Wei Jingmeng to do a feasibility analysis. Wei Jingmeng analyzed for seven or eight months without any movement, but suddenly took out the report yesterday." Huang Shaogu touched his chin and continued: "There are several key points of this report. First, the cable TV station is operated by private capital, and the government, the army and the party organization do not participate; second, the registered capital must not be less than NT$500 million; third, no less than six shareholders, of which the shares of Taiwanese or Taiwanese enterprises must exceed 5; fourth, the maximum shareholding of a single shareholder shall not exceed 40, and the candidates for general managers need to be reviewed by the News Bureau..."

Huang Shaogu is a legal expert. After a brief introduction, he concluded: "In this report, except for those charters that must meet Taiwan's laws and regulations, the other provisions are almost exactly the same as Shen Chong's Jiayi TV station in Hong Kong."

"Wei Jingmeng is paving the way for Shen Chong and asking him to come to Taiwan to open a TV station?"

Huang Shaogu didn't say anything, just weighed the business card and put it back on the coffee table.

Jiayi TV has not yet gained a foothold in Hong Kong, so it wants to reach Taiwan?

The economy, politics, culture, customs and even language environments of Hong Kong and Taiwan are different. These cannot be solved by money. Come on if you want to?

No wonder Jardine Big Ben Niu Bijian said he was a lunatic...

"This plan is very relaxed for Chen Chong. He can hold 39. shares and find an ally to fully control the TV station." Huang Renzhong was surprised by Chen Chong's appetite and asked: "What is the president's attitude?"

"Mr. Jiang didn't say anything, just left the report in the study of the official residence."

Stay at the right time and don't send it?

Should we consider the feasibility of the report itself, or would we want to see the reactions of all parties?

Huang Shaogu raised his right hand, rubbed his temples with his big thumb, and then said, "Chen Chong went to Singapore this morning. He just left in Hong Kong, and Gu Qiyun and Xiao Zheng followed him."

Gu Qiyun is the eldest son of Gu Zhenfu and the heir of the Gu family in Lugang. Gu family is one of the five major families in Taiwan. In the early years, he started with opium and salt in the Japanese colonial period. In the 1950s, Gu Zhenfu entered the cement industry, just in time for Taiwan's economic takeoff, the infrastructure and real estate market was booming, cement demand was large, and profits were abundant, thus accumulating a huge amount of wealth. Gu Zhenfu is also recognized as a business leader in Taiwan.

Although the Gu family's main business is cement, Gu Qiyun has no interest in traditional industries with severe pollution. Instead, he is interested in smoke-free industries such as finance, certificates and media. Therefore, after graduating from the famous Wharton School in the United States, he did not sell cement. Instead, he went to China Trust for planning, and later worked in mainland America and Mitsubishi Trust in Japan.

Taipei is just that big circle, and the second generation has a smaller circle. Huang Renzhong naturally knows Gu Qiyun. He knows that he admires Chen Chong very much and regards him as an idol. He especially appreciates the knowledge economy concept he advocates. Now Shen Chong is going to Taiwan to invest on a large scale, so it is not uncommon for his contacts. The Gu family in Lugang has always been known for its diversified operations, and they are very interested in both the electronics and media industries.

Gu Qiyun went to Singapore to represent the Gu family, so Xiao Zhengzhi went to Singapore to represent the Cai family...

Xiao Zhengzhi has a close relationship with the Jiang family. As early as the 1940s, Chiang Kai-shek appointed him to serve as the magistrate of Chongming County, Jiangsu and Daishan County, Zhejiang. After arriving in Taiwan, he was Chiang Ching-kuo's confidant general, responsible for the personnel and organizational work of the army. He served as the director of the military police and the director of the political warfare of the Jin Dynasty and other important positions. He was appointed as the lieutenant general and was prominent for a while.

In 1970, Wang Sheng planned to set up China TV station and strongly recommended Xiao Zhengzhi as deputy general manager to be in charge of the operation of the TV station. Xiao Zhengzhi did not disappoint his expectations and operated his business well. In just two or three years, he defeated Taiwan TV and ZhongTV, making China TV the first profitable TV station in Taiwan. However, this person often used the TV station to make money with political and business celebrities, which aroused Chiang Ching-kuo's dissatisfaction. So in 1975 he was promoted and demoted to the General Political Department Department as a idle position. After his tenure in 1978, Wang Sheng repeatedly recommended him to work in a public institution, but was rejected by Chiang Ching-kuo. In desperation, he had to retire and go to the Cai family, one of the "Five New Big Families in Taiwan", as the chairman of a printing company.

There are two new and old generations of "five major families", among which the five major families refer to the five major families with the most political and economic influence from the Japanese colonization to the end of World War II. From north to south, the Keelung Yan family, the Banqiao Lin family, the Wufeng Lin family, the Lugang Gu family and the Kaohsiung Chen family. These five major families made their fortunes by accumulating land and government support. They mostly operate traditional industries, such as the Keelung Yan family operating minerals, the Kaohsiung Chen family operating sugar industry, the Lugang Gu family operating opium, the salt industry and mothballs

In the 1950s and 1960s, Taiwan's economy took off and moved from an agricultural society to an industrial society, five new major families were born, namely Formosa Wang Family, Far East Xu Family, Cathay Cai Family, and Shin Kong Wu Family. These five major families made their fortunes through industry and finance, with a scale of assets far exceeding the older generation. Among them, the Cai Wanchun family of Cathay was the most powerful.

The Cai family owns more than ten large financial institutions and industrial companies, including the Tenth Credit Union, Cathay Life Insurance, Cathay Insurance, Cathay Trust, Cathay Construction, Cathay Plastics, etc. The business scope covers many industries such as finance, insurance, transportation, construction, advertising, plastics, leasing, textiles, food and beverage, electrical appliances, and hotels. As early as the mid-1970s, the total assets exceeded US$1 billion, and there were more than 70 affiliated companies. It is the leader and giant of Taiwan's private enterprises.

Taiwan has not fully opened up its capital market. If Shen Chong comes to Taiwan to invest 1 billion US dollars, it will inevitably require financial institutions to help manage it. This is a huge business, and the Cai family cannot sit idly by. Xiao Zhengzhi was once Chiang Ching-kuo's confidant and Wang Sheng's arm. Now he is backed by the Cai family. He has rich political and business resources and the experience and ability to run a TV station. Sending him to Singapore to contact Shen Chong must be the Cai family's show of affection. Just like Li Ka-shing's investment in Jiayi TV, each of them takes the needs and benefits each other.

"Dad, the capital of the Gu family and the Cai family is not something I can compare with. What should I do now? Should I go to Singapore too?"

Huang Shaogu shook his head and asked, "How much money do you have in your hands now?"

"It's about NT$50,000, but if Shen Chong comes to invest, I have to leave at least NT$30,000 to buy equipment and expand the factory, otherwise it won't meet his needs."

"That's all UU,000?" Huang Shaogu frowned, thought for a while, and said, "Go to borrow 30UU, and I'll give you another 5 million, 55 million, and you should be able to get 10 shares of TV stations."

Huang Renzhong has two sisters. The eldest sister married Hu Tongqing and the second sister married Xia Gongquan. Xia Gongquan is the representative of Taiwan to the United States and has no assets. The "brother-in-law" Huang Shaogu mentioned refers to Hu Tongqing, the founder and chairman of Far East Airlines. Far East Airlines is the largest private airline on Taiwan's island. It is rich and powerful, and it is not difficult to borrow tens of millions of NT$.

"The so-called strong dragons do not suppress local snakes. The Gu family and Cai family have great business and many branches and leaves. The electronics industry is just a icing on the cake. Chen Chong is not sure to control them. But you are different. You only have the electronics industry and have a single financial path. Chen Chong can decide your life and death in one sentence. Sometimes it is not a bad thing to give someone a handle." After Huang Shaogu finished his guidance, he raised his hand and looked at his watch and said, "Chen Chong went to Singapore in the morning, and Zhang Aijia returned to Taipei in the afternoon. Now he should have gone to the villa in Yangmingshan. Just have a good time with her, and there is no need to go to Singapore."

"Tell me about Zhang Aijia? She has no interest in doing business, and Chen Chong doesn't tell her about investment plans." Huang Renzhong hesitated and said, "It's better to wait for Chen Chong to come to Taipei on the weekend and I will have an interview with him."

"Shen Chong used to discuss business and never took Zhang Aijia there. Why did he take her to see you and Li Guoding this time? Have you ever thought about it? Zhang Aijia is the spokesperson on the table. It is enough for you to make it clear to her. Chen Chong and you are just a common friend, but Zhang Aijia and you are a family friend, and their relationship is different." Huang Shaogu used two fingers to push Chen Chong's business card over and said, "Please keep this and don't lose it. Maybe it will be useful in the future."
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