The happy time is always short-lived, because the children came back during the summer vacation, so the family only stayed in Beijing for nearly two months before rushing back to Hong Kong Island.
This trip to the mainland made the Su family very satisfied. It not only brought the relationship between Suning and the children closer, but also gave the four children a sense of identity as Chinese.
The large and small tourist attractions in the capital have become the best patriotic education materials. This novel way of teaching by words and deeds has been accepted by the four children of the Su family.
After getting on the plane back to Hong Kong Island and looking at the capital city high in the sky, Su Hang couldn't help but look down, "Dad, will we come back?"
"Yes! If we have time during the winter vacation this year, we will come back again."
"That's great! I met a lot of friends in Beijing, and I thought I would never have the chance to meet them again!"
"Haha, Su Hang, this trip to the capital in the mainland just made you meet a few friends?"
"Dad, I know I was wrong!
I will never waste food casually again!" Su Hang knew what his father meant and quickly lowered his head and admitted his mistake.
"Well! Remember!
Jiangsu Airlines, the mainland is our hometown.
You can’t say it has nothing to do with us!”
"Dad, I know!
Since you care about your hometown in the Mainland, why don't you do business and open a factory in the Mainland?
Wouldn’t that allow us to hire a lot of employees and help them make a living?”
"Eh? Su Hang, this issue is very complicated!
You’ll understand when you grow up!”
As the second generation of the Su family, after Su Hang grew up, the time came for the reform and opening up in the mainland, and the Su family was indeed able to run factories in the mainland.
This is also the reason why Suning attaches great importance to the education of children. Now that the Su Group has become an "aircraft carrier" in the business world, Suning must consider the issue of successors in advance.
...
After the Su family returned to Hong Kong Island, Suning once again focused on work, because he got the Wharf Company as he wished, and owned a lot of high-quality land and assets.
It's just that now all of Su's focus is on the research and development of Su's Sony, and this is not the golden age of Hong Kong real estate.
Suning has not made any changes to Wharf, and even the management is temporarily retained, because only in this way can the risks brought by changes in the company be reduced to the greatest extent. Of course, important positions still need to place their own people.
Time came to 1965, with Suning's advanced predictive ability, it helped Sony's R&D work avoid a lot of detours. Not only did it take the lead in developing a new lithography machine, but it also formed a certain scale. You must know that lithography machines
It has not yet been reused by the world.
Suning's early development of lithography machine technology was more than ten years ahead of schedule. It truly reached the forefront of the world, purchased many Western patents, and then produced the first computer and the first mobile phone.
However, both computers and mobile phones are still in the experimental stage, and there is still a long way to go before they are actually launched on the market.
However, it is not easy for Suning to achieve this step now, because computers and mobile phones are the most cutting-edge technologies now, and they completely represent a new era.
"Fat man, recently the British Hong Kong government is planning to release a television operating license.
Are you interested in this license plate?"
"Huh? What do Shao Laoliu think?"
In fact, Suning was quite surprised to hear the information told by Lei Luo. After all, it was not until 1967 that the British Hong Kong government issued the first television operating license.
Qi Dezun jointly took the photo.
"What Shao Laoliu means is that Shao Laoliu and I will join forces with Li Xiaohe and Qi Dezun, the chief executive of Jardine Matheson, and then Shao Laoliu will be the actual manager of the TV company."
"Haha, Shao Laoliu's calculations are really shrewd.
But his ability to manage a new TV company is also suitable."
"Fat man, do you mean you agree with Shao Laoliu's idea?" Lei Luo looked a little surprised, thinking that Suning agreed with Shao Laoliu's plan.
"Brother Luo, you should know what Li Xiaohe did to make a fortune, right?
From now on, you should try not to involve too much with the Li family!"
"That......"
"I also have great ideas for making a TV license. Why don't you and Shao Laoliu and I get this license together?"
“Fat man, you want this license too?
That would be great!
Who in Hong Kong doesn’t know that your Su Group has strong financial resources?
With your leadership, this matter must be a sure thing."
Suning has actually been waiting for the issuance of this TV license. Although he doesn't like the entertainment industry, Suning still covets the future TVB.
Not to mention Lei Luo, even he is very confident in his own financial resources, but some things cannot be decided by financial resources alone.
As a Chinese-German, I will still be targeted to some extent in Hong Kong Island, a British territory.
In order to avoid being unfairly treated in the subsequent competition for TV licenses, Suning and Lei Luo immediately found the German Embassy in Hong Kong after they separated.
After he explained his purpose of coming, the embassy staff also believed that it was necessary and believed that Suning's behavior was necessary to expand Germany's influence.
Then the embassy staff specifically notified the British Hong Kong government about Suning. Although Germany is currently forcibly divided into two countries, East and West, West Germany's strength has still recovered to a certain extent.
Not to mention the current British Hong Kong government, even the British people behind the British Hong Kong government have to give the German Embassy this face.
In 1964, the Governor of Hong Kong, Robert Brown, had left office and returned to his hometown in the UK. The current Governor of Hong Kong Island is David Lynch.
During the election of the Hong Kong Governor in 1964, the former Hong Kong Governor Robert Brown warned David Tai to be wary of Suning and the Su Group. I had heard about the names of Suning and the Su Group in the UK, but now I heard about Robert Brown.
Reminder, I take Suning more seriously.
For more than a year, Dai Linzhi had been guarding against the famous Fatty Su. However, he found that Suning and the Su Group were not doing too much except for their strong development. Dai Linzhi slowly put down his guard against Suning.
However, with the sudden visit of the German embassy personnel today, Hong Kong Governor Dai Linzhi had to admire Suning, because Dai Linzhi had the idea of targeting the Su Group and would not let Suning easily obtain this TV license.
His intentions and plans were exposed in front of the other party, but he was still like a clown without knowing it. This feeling made Hong Kong Governor Dai Linzhi very unhappy, but also very helpless.
"Diana, help me make an appointment with Qi Dezun, the chief executive of Jardine Matheson."
"Yes! Mr. Governor!" Secretary Diana replied respectfully.
After being notified by Diana, the secretary of the Hong Kong Governor, Qi Dezun, the chief executive of Jardine Matheson Company, quickly came to the Hong Kong Governor's House and met with the then Hong Kong Governor Dai Lingzhi.
"Qi Dezun, I want to inform you of some unfortunate news!" Hong Kong Governor Dai Linchi looked helplessly at Qi Dezun, the chief executive of Jardine Matheson in front of him.
"Huh? What news?" Qi Dezun looked particularly surprised.
"The TV licenses that the British Hong Kong government is about to issue are favored by Fatty Su!
He'll join in the fight!"
"What? Why is this Fatty Su so domineering?
If his Su Group joins, our British-owned foreign firms will have no chance at all!"
"Yes! I think so too!
That’s why Diana called you over.”
"Mr. Governor, do you think you can..."
"Mr. Qi Dezun, I understand what you mean.
But the staff from the German embassy just came here specifically for this matter, so there cannot be any secret means."
"This...what can we do!" At this time, Qi Dezun also felt as helpless as Hong Kong Governor Dai Linzhi.
Dai Linzhi looked at the helpless Qi Dezun, and suddenly came up with a new idea, "Mr. Qi Dezun, could you please negotiate with Suning?
Then you, Jardine Matheson, also join their bidding team, wouldn’t everyone be happy?”
"Huh? Mr. Hong Kong Governor may not know much about Fatty Su.
He has always had a huge appetite and likes to run sole proprietorships.
When we planned to run a joint venture with him in the original Wharf Group, he refused to agree to it."
"Well! The former Hong Kong Governor Robert Brown you mentioned also said it to me.
But I think that since he can form a bidding team with Lei Luo and Shao Laoliu, he will not exclude British-owned foreign companies!"
"Eh? Okay! I'll give it a try!"
"Haha, don't worry, Mr. Qi Dezun!
Although Fatty Su is domineering, he is definitely a smart person.
We specially asked the German Embassy staff to come here today because Suning knows that Hong Kong Island is our British territory.
Since you are a smart person, you will not do anything stupid."
When they faced Suning again as governors of Hong Kong, Dai Linzhi and Bai Liji held very different views.
...
Seeing Qi Dezun, the senior manager of Yihe Mathematics Co., who suddenly visited him, Suning guessed the purpose of his visit, and then stood up with a smile to greet him.
"Mr. Qi Dezun, are you really a rare guest of the Su Group?"
"Haha, Mr. Su, Qi Dezun came to visit today because he has something important to ask for!"
"Haha, it's an honor for Mr. Su to serve Mr. Qi Dezun and Yihe Matheson!
Mr. Qi Dezun, sit down quickly and say.
Let’s try the supreme Dahongpao that Su purchased from the mainland first.”
"Oh? Dahongpao?
I seem to have heard that it is because production is scarce and rarely flows into the market?
It seems that Mr. Su really has an unusual relationship with the mainland as rumored by the outside world!" Qi Dezun was moved in his heart, and then said with a hint.
“Haha, every summer I go back to my hometown in the mainland with my family to visit!
As for the relationship with the mainland, it’s just so-so!”
"Oh? So that's it!" After hearing Suning's explanation, Qi Dezun smiled noncommittally, and then remembered his purpose.
"Mr. Su, I heard that you are very interested in the first TV license issued by the British Hong Kong government?"
"Haha, it seems that Mr. Qi Dezun is very well informed!
That’s right! It can be said that we are determined to win this time!”
"Eh? Mr. Su, can you let Jardine Matheson join your bidding team?"
"Of course!
Your company, Jardine Matheson, has a strong presence on Hong Kong Island.
With your participation in Jardine Matheson, it will be more helpful to our chances of winning in the future."
"Mr. Su, thank you so much!" Qi Dezun looked at Suning in surprise.
"Haha, you're welcome, Mr. Qi Dezun!
In the future, we should join forces and try more joint operations, which is the most correct way."
"Mr. Su, you are right!
In the future, Jardine Matheson should cooperate more with Su Group."
With Qi Dezun's Jardine Matheson joining the company, Suning actually welcomes it. After all, the British Hong Kong government will no longer play tricks.
Moreover, the current strength of Jardine Matheson is relatively strong. This joint action can be regarded as an attempt at cooperation, creating a foundation for other cooperation in the future.
Suning is coveting many high-quality assets owned by Jardine Matheson. If it can be obtained through cooperation, it is also a very good way.
The subsequent bidding did not go beyond Suning's expectations, and Suning obtained Hong Kong Island's first television license without any suspense.
Su Group holds 51% of the shares, Jardine Matheson holds 30%, Lei Luo holds 10%, and the remaining 9% belongs to Shao Laoliu.
Suning discussed with Qi Dezun and directly appointed Shao Laoliu as the general manager of TVB, and also as the director of the TV company, responsible for the daily operations of TVB.
With this bidding cooperation, Suning can feel that its relationship with the British-owned foreign companies in Hong Kong has eased a lot and is no longer as tense as before.
...
When she got home after get off work, Axia had already put the bath water in advance, and Suning had washed away her fatigue. Axia quickly squeezed Suning's shoulders.
"Husband, I heard that you and Brother Luo ran a TV company together?"
"Yes! The TV company's abbreviation is TVB. You will be able to see TVB's programs on TV soon."
"Oh? Husband, why are you suddenly interested in the entertainment industry?"
"Axia, what exactly do you want to say?"
"I...I heard that the entertainment industry is very chaotic!
There are many pretty girls surrounding the big boss!"
"Eh? Have you heard all this?"
"Yes...it's Yue'e!
She said that since Brother Luo came to set up a film company, he has been surrounded by beautiful girls.
He also said that you are now being dragged into the water by Luo Ge!"
"Haha, Axia!
We have been husband and wife for almost twenty years.
You still don’t know clearly who I am!”
"I...I know!
But after hearing what Yue’e said, I’m also a little afraid of the entertainment industry!”
"Axia, I have very high standards!
I don’t like ordinary tacky pinks!
Don’t worry, I cherish my marriage to you!
You will definitely not mess around!"
Seeing that Axia was comforted, Suning breathed a sigh of relief. Suning did not lie to Axia, and he really had no interest in other women.
He is not a playboy Lei Luo. He cherishes his hard-won marriage with Axia. Thinking back to when Axia accompanied him to set up a stall through thick and thin, the relationship between the two was beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
As for investing in TVB, it is more of a protection for one's own industry. After all, it is necessary to control public opinion.
As Axia was just an ordinary housewife, Suning did not explain the real reason to her because she was worried that Axia would be needlessly frightened.