On January 20, at Hung Hom Stadium, traffic curfew was implemented near the venue starting from 5 p.m., and hundreds of law enforcement officers inspected passing vehicles.
Last year, people still thought that Huanyu Group or Zheng Yaoyang was just a clown trying to please others.
But this year they cannot and dare not think so.
Last year, Xiangjiang's economy was in a period of rapid growth. Both the wealthy people on the original list and the per capita income of Xiangjiang have greatly improved.
Mainly due to Japan's economic crisis, a large amount of wealth has flowed out, and funds are looking for new places to live.
A large amount of wealth originally belonging to Japan has poured into the Four Asian Tigers, allowing the four major cities to once again enter the fast lane of development.
Even the Hang Seng Index of Hong Kong stocks has increased from 3,200 points at the beginning of last year to 4,192 points today. The economic conditions of all walks of life are rising steadily.
The economic growth of various industries in Xiangjiang is very fast, but it still cannot match the growth rate of Zheng Yaoyang's personal wealth.
As high as 4.831 billion U.S. dollars, the second richest person in Hong Kong and the third richest person in Hong Kong combined. He has been the richest person in Hong Kong for two consecutive times.
Compared with last year's US$2.128 billion, Zheng Yaoyang's personal wealth has more than doubled. If converted into Hong Kong dollars, it would have achieved an increase of 21 billion.
The key point is that a lot of money is not earned from Xiangjiang. They can only be amazed!
I learned that the World Group is going to hold an annual meeting. According to rumors, the prize money this time will be as high as 50 million Hong Kong dollars, and it will still be in the form of live broadcast.
According to Zheng Yaoyang, the live broadcast company's annual meeting is to share "happiness" with the whole Hong Kong.
Although the annual meeting was not publicized through formal channels, it made people feel confused and was not in line with Zheng Yaoyang's character.
But after six o'clock in the evening, countless people in Xiangjiang who had just finished a busy day of work hurriedly returned home, turned on the TV, and judged whether the news was true or false.
After all, before Zheng Yaoyang appeared, ordinary people could imagine the limit of the rich's life, that is, they could drive luxury cars, pick up actresses, and live in big villas.
But after Zheng Yaoyang appeared, the people of Xiangjiang saw how colorful the lives of the rich were, and how money could be spent like this.
At 6:30 pm that day, Universal TV started the live broadcast on time, but the annual meeting program had not started yet, and the live broadcast camera was temporarily locked at the entrance of the venue.
Jackie Chan, Anita Mui, Alan Tam, almost famous actors, directors, singers and producers, all entered the Hung Hom Stadium through the red carpet one after another.
However, this is only the beginning. No matter how famous the artist is, it is only the employees of Huanyu, and the big guys from all walks of life in Hong Kong will come later.
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If last year was just a grand occasion for the entertainment industry, then this year it will be a grand occasion for the whole of Hong Kong.
There are too many famous bosses, and the stars gather together, making the audience dazzled and having fun guessing.
Until the very end, Zheng Yaoyang, wearing a white suit with a smile on his face, entered the stage arm in arm with Zhou Xiaolin.
The camera focuses on that young and handsome face, and one can't help but sigh at the magic of this world.
This is the richest man in Hong Kong. As far as I can see, the founder of everything is just a 20-year-old boy.
Bao Yugang’s grandson?
Zheng Yaoyang’s grandfather!
Last year, Huanyu was listed on the Hong Kong stock market, breaking various records one after another, and its market value once approached HK$50 billion.
At that time, some people would still question Zheng Yaoyang. Isn't it because of Bao Yugang's halo that seniors in the industry gave him a thumbs-down, so he was allowed to dominate.
But in the middle of the year, they shorted Japan's property market, launched the world's first short-selling housing financing plan, and collected billions of dollars. Although the people of Tokyo hated it, it made the people of Hong Kong feel proud. They also had the ability to harvest others.
And at the end of the year, it will aggressively enter the communications industry, cancel the high network access fees, and use extremely low prices to allow ordinary people to enjoy the convenience of communications technology.
With all his achievements, even today, although some people still question his achievements, which are nothing more than standing on the shoulders of giants, no one doubts his abilities anymore.
At seven o'clock in the evening, the annual meeting started on time.
The first person to take the stage was not Zheng Yaoyang, but General Manager Zhou Xiaolin, which made many people confused.
The audience didn't think much about it. They didn't care who came on stage to speak, not even the actors and singers who were performing.
The mountains of prizes next to the stage and the exciting lucky draw at the end are the highlights that the audience loves to see.
The first prize is five 880,000 yuan, the second prize is ten BMW cars, the third prize is twenty special edition PHS mobile phones, and various home appliances are countless.
The final destination of those generous prizes is what the audience cares about.
Although Zheng Yaoyang was present in person during the two-hour performance, he never appeared on stage.
The attitude is obvious, and it seems that he plans to push Zhou Xiaolin to the front of the stage completely, while Zheng Yaoyang will retreat to the second line of Huanyu.
"Feels a bit unnecessary?"
Li Zhekai asked his father next to him, wondering who in Xiangjiang didn't know that Zhou Xiaolin was Zheng Yaoyang's son, and the relationship between the two could not be overstated as being intimate.
The power of the two people in the Huanyu Group is also divided into the number one and the number two.
Zheng Yaoyang rarely manages the company's affairs, and Zhou Xiaolin usually takes the lead.
Zhou Xiaolin followed Zheng Yaoyang's instructions again. No matter how you looked at it, tonight felt like it was unnecessary.
Since being assigned to the Hanguo Market, Li Zhekai has put away his past pride and will humbly ask his father for advice whenever he encounters something he doesn't understand.
"Haha, I just don't have enough skills. Zheng Yaoyang has only been developing for a long time, and the stall has already spread so big."
Li Jiacheng sneered. After all, he was well-informed and could see the essence through the appearance at a glance.
Manpower is sometimes scarce. Over the past year, Zheng Yaoyang has launched four or five super projects.
The funds involved in each project are very huge, and Zheng Yaoyang needs to personally operate them.
And it has only been developed for more than a year, less than two years, and the company's reserve of relevant talents is seriously insufficient.
This is a good thing and a bad thing.
Good things mean that the capable are promoted and the mediocre are demoted, the channels for advancement are not blocked, and everyone has hope for promotion.
Bad things mean that those who are capable may not be able to get the job. Some important positions require trustworthy people.
The top position of Huanyu Group is a top priority because it is a listed company and it is also an important channel for Zheng Yaoyang to obtain stable income. This position must be filled by someone he absolutely trusts.
But the essence of Huanyu Group is a hodgepodge, a mixture of former Jiahe employees and celebrities.
Some of them have become successful and famous, and they were in high positions when they first entered the world.
Logically speaking, if a celebrity artist makes money, he or she should set up a studio to expand the upper limit of his or her own development.
But Zheng Yaoyang would never allow this kind of behavior, so he let Zhou Xiaolin keep suppressing them, but they may not be convinced. After all, they are women.
Therefore, in the past year, Zheng Yaoyang has been deliberately weakening his influence in the world, actively supporting Zhou Xiaolin, and gradually increasing her weight in the group.
Including tonight, Zhou Xiaolin is also the protagonist, speaking on behalf of all the leaders of the World Group.
Li Zhekai opened his eyes wide and murmured to himself: "Are the things he considers really so far-term?"
Li Jiacheng explained: “It’s not about thinking about the long term, but it’s about doing it as a last resort when certain things come to an end.”
Some plans that seem almost miraculous to the outside world sometimes just work out naturally when the ship reaches the bridge.
Just like Zheng Yaoyang's grandfather, when he purchased Wharf, it was simply that it was difficult to do business at sea at that time, so he planned to buy some property on land.
I just happened to discover him and the potential value of Wharf, and the Li family was not as strong as the Bao family.
After discussion, the two sides hit it off immediately. Bao Yugang won the Wharf, and he won the Whampoa Hutchison.
Some things are actually very common, but the public and the media are willing to imagine them as legendary cases.
Of course, this does not deny that some legendary cases are true, such as Zheng Yaoyang's development process.
The final performance of the annual meeting ended with Zheng Yaoyang's song "Who Knows the Prodigal's Heart".
It is obviously a very soulful song, but it is sung by this famous playboy from Hong Kong, which makes people feel jealous and envious of his money-making ability.
Fortunately, Zheng Yaoyang's singing was passable, and it was not too long at more than four minutes, so it passed by patiently.
Not long after, the song ended. Zheng Yaoyang did not leave the stage, but signaled for the stage lights to be turned on, and at the same time invited all the artists participating tonight to come on stage to give speeches.
He took the microphone, took over the role of host, stood at the front of the artists, and bowed.
"Happy time is always very short. Dear viewers, our live broadcast ends here tonight. We will see you next year."
As soon as the voice fell, the live broadcast was cut off, and the TV screens of countless viewers fell into a black screen for a short time, and then began to play the opening theme of the popular "Zombie Taoist".
The audience in front of the screen looked confused. They had waited for more than two hours just to watch the final lottery draw.
Just as the lottery was about to begin, the live broadcast was suddenly cut off. What is the difference between this and when you are about to be happy and find out that your partner is a shemale?
How is it different from fraud?
No, this is a scam!
Countless angry viewers in Xiangjiang called the Xiangjiang Broadcasting Office to accuse Universal TV of fraud.
However, the reply I got was that tonight's live broadcast process of Universal TV was all in compliance with the regulations.
The reported live broadcast duration is 135 minutes, mainly because rectifications were made after complaints last year.
The viewers who complained were stunned. They thought Huanyu wouldn't care, but they didn't expect that Huanyu actually made rectifications.
On the other side, at the Hung Hom Stadium, the host returned to the stage to preside over the subsequent lottery ceremony.
One thousand, two hundred employees, as well as more than 2,000 employees' family members who were traveling with them, shared 50 million in bonuses and prizes.
Zhou Xiaolin came to Zheng Yaoyang's side with a strange look on her face: "Is this really appropriate?"
Zheng Yaoyang didn't care and said with a smile: "What's wrong? The Broadcasting Office still has to sell off its reputation. If they say we should change it, we will change it. Is there a problem?"
Zhou Xiaolin helplessly held her forehead and said with a wry smile: "You are not trying to show off your face, you are clearly embarrassing them."
Zheng Yaoyang chuckled and said: "Anyway, our propaganda goal has been achieved, and we will stop it when we live broadcast it."
This year, like last year, the whole process was broadcast live, including the lottery ceremony at the end.
Just before the live broadcast, several managers from the broadcasting department suddenly found them and started to open up old scores.
He said that their live broadcast last year did not comply with the regulations and that the live lottery had a bad impact on the people of Hong Kong. He ordered them to rectify the program process or simply cancel tonight's live broadcast.
The meaning is also obvious. At the end of the year, they need extra income to live a good year.
Zhou Xiaolin originally wanted to take some money and let it go. After all, the king of hell is easy to provoke, but the devil is difficult to deal with.
But Zheng Yaoyang refused and directly announced rectifications and canceled the final lottery draw of the live broadcast.
In Tokyo before, it didn't matter if he was unfamiliar with the place. In Xiangjiang, how could his territory be threatened, and how could he lose his face if word spread.
At this time, Zhang Qifeng suddenly came over and handed over a phone, leaned next to Zheng Yaoyang and whispered.
Zheng Yaoyang looked at Zhou Xiaolin and said with a smile: "Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here."
Zhou Xiaolin watched for a long time and found that Zheng Yaoyang had no intention of answering the phone: "Why don't you answer the phone?"
Zheng Yaoyang threw the phone to his assistant: "What do you want to say after picking up the phone? Ignore it, just pretend you didn't hear it."
Zhou Xiaolin sighed: "Isn't it that Huanyu Group will have to apologize at that time?"
She really doesn't want to be troublesome, she just wants to develop peacefully and help Zheng Yaoyang keep this career.
Zheng Yaoyang said: "You just have a soft personality. Sometimes you should be stronger."
Zhou Xiaolin looked at Zheng Yaoyang, her eyes complicated and pointed: "Maybe."
Zheng Yaoyang immediately didn't dare to say a word and stared intently at the lottery ceremony on the stage.
Zhou Xiaolin snorted coldly: "Coward."
As the stage lottery ceremony began, the invited big guys began to leave one after another.
Their mission has been completed, witnessing the transfer of power in the world, and staying any longer will only create more obstacles for themselves.
Since Huanyu held its annual meeting last year, almost all corporate annual meetings have begun to be held quietly to avoid being compared by the media.
Invest 50 million in bonuses,
This is the only company in Hong Kong that is so generous.
Out of sight, out of mind.
The next day, details of the annual meeting held by Universal Group swept the entire Hong Kong.
There was an old cleaner who was working and got a cash jackpot of 880,000 yuan, and a security guard got a luxurious Mercedes-Benz.
There are so many messages like this that the door of the Human Resources Department of Huanyu Group was almost broken down by thousands of job seekers.
The annual meeting is to demonstrate financial resources and strength, so as to facilitate better recruitment and expand influence in the coming year.
at the same time,
A spokesman for Huanyu Group also stood up and apologized.
Due to a technical error last night, the final lottery session could not be broadcast smoothly. I hope to be forgiven by the audience.
The image of an innocent victim also implicitly stated that technical errors were not their problem, but a problem caused by other force majeure factors, directly pointing the finger at the leadership of the Broadcasting Department.
When the news came out, several leaders of the Broadcasting Department were immediately thrust into the spotlight by public opinion.
At noon that day, a group of reporters surrounded the door.
The Broadcasting Office knew that it was in the wrong and ordered the security department to deny the approach of all idle people.
It's just that this behavior violates freedom of speech and the public's right to know.
Reporters are like sharks that have smelled blood and come on line, almost talking about violating the ancestral precepts of Great Britain.
Not long after, the Independent Commission Against Corruption received a large number of complaints from journalists. Under the pressure of public opinion, it forcibly entered the Broadcasting Office to conduct an investigation.
Finally, through investigation, we learned that several administrative staff from the Broadcasting Department made miscommunications with the Universal Group, which led to live broadcast accidents, and they were severely punished with expulsion.
Lin Jie found Zheng Yaoyang and admitted that there was nothing he could do to control the situation, but he also hoped that the matter could be resolved as soon as possible, which would be good for everyone.
Zheng Yaoyang did not push his nose and face. Huanyu is an entertainment company, and he will inevitably have to deal with the Broadcasting Department in the future.
Keep a line in everything so that we can meet again in the future.