"Boss, is there something else hidden behind the collapse of Jiashi?"
Cao Weidong said.
"I heard that Jiashi was on the verge of bankruptcy last year due to financial problems. In the end, it was the Lin family's capital injection into Jiashi that allowed Jiashi to survive."
Huang Xizhao sighed.
"Yes, I know about this. It was a big deal back then."
Cao Weidong said again.
"What kind of heel is the Lin family?"
Huang Xizhao frowned and thought for a moment.
"It started with Mr. Lin Bingyan, a famous entrepreneur and banker in Hong Kong City, but what does this have to do with Jiashi?"
Cao Weidong sighed.
"It is precisely because of this person's identity that he has aroused the suspicion of the British Hong Kong government. The suspension of Jiashi has been doomed for a long time."
Mr. Lin was a staunch patriot. After his death, he left a legacy of HK$300 million, of which HK$200 million was designated for cultural undertakings.
So in 1976, the second son Lin Xiufeng bought a stake in Jiayi TV Station, fulfilling his father's expectations.
However, the British Hong Kong government has a deep taboo against Chinese financial groups.
In December of the same year, the Governor, together with the Executive Council, ordered the Television Advisory Committee to investigate the situation of Jiayi TV and ordered the rectification of certain matters related to the company's organization.
If this is just evidence, then there is another thing that shows the British Hong Kong government’s clear intentions.
After Jiayi announced its suspension, the High Court appointed bankruptcy administrator Hoss as the provisional liquidator to take over Jiayi's assets.
On the afternoon of the same day, more than 300 Jiashi artists went to the Hong Kong Government House to petition, hoping to resume broadcasting as soon as possible and protect the employment rights of television professionals.
What awaited them, however, were arrests and charges.
And in October of this year, a decree was passed to liquidate Jiayi TV.
This may be related to the financial situation of Jiayi TV, but is it not the intention of the relevant departments behind it?
Cao Weidong is never afraid to speculate the worst about others.
After Jiashi's fall, there will be less than three months until October for liquidation. If you want to harvest, you must make preparations in advance.
After he gave Huang Xizhao a few words to prepare for accepting Jiashi employees, he began to frown and think.
But he still had no good idea about how to bypass the suspicion of the British Hong Kong government and build an entertainment empire. He could only sigh and decided to shelve the idea for the time being.
When I got home at night, I found that Lou Bancheng was also there.
After Lou Bancheng's great revenge was avenged, Cao Weidong arranged to join Li's job.
For the sake of convenience, Lou Bancheng invested his own money to purchase a property near Cao Weidong's home for himself and his wife to live in, and for him to visit his children in his free time.
Lou Bancheng missed his nephew today and came specially to see the child.
Lou Xiaoe set up a large table of food and everyone gathered together to have dinner.
During dinner, Lou Bancheng naturally chatted with Cao Weidong about Jiashi.
Lou Bancheng smiled and asked if Cao Weidong had the idea of acquiring Jiashi.
Cao Weidong sighed.
"Why not? In my eyes, Jiashi is a piece of fat. It's just a pity..."
Lou Bancheng was stunned and asked in surprise: "What's a pity?"
Cao Weidong informed him of his concerns.
Lou Bancheng burst into laughter after hearing this.
"Weidong, I think you are a little too worried. Mr. Shao is Chinese, Mr. Zou is Chinese, and you are Chinese too. Why don't you behave well now?"
"But you are right, it is indeed possible, after all..."
He seemed to have thought of something, so he drank all the wine in one gulp, with a rare melancholy expression on his face.
Cao Weidong said a few words of relief.
Lou Bancheng drank a few glasses of wine, and suddenly he seemed to think of something and said quickly.
"Weidong, I have an idea."
Cao Weidong quickly looked over.
Lou Bancheng chuckled.
"I have a way for you to successfully acquire Jiashi and get the support of the Governor's Office."
Cao Weidong was stunned and asked quickly.
"What can I do?"
Lou Bancheng said mysteriously.
"The British Order of Knighthood."
"The Medal of Knight...awarded!"
Cao Weidong suddenly slapped his thigh.
"For me, why didn't I think of this!"
.......
The ribbon means reward.
This is an award awarded by the British Royal Family for individual bravery, achievement or service in the United Kingdom and the British Overseas Territories.
The Order of the British Empire consists of 5 levels.
That is, Grand Cross GBE, Commander KBE/DBE, Commander CBE, Officers OBE, and Members MBE.
Simply put, the first two levels have the highest gold content.
The last three levels are relatively bad.
Mr. Shao was awarded the CBE title by the Queen of England in 1974, and was knighted in 1977. He became the first person in the entertainment industry in Hong Kong to receive the title of "Sir", which caused a sensation.
CBE is the third level of the Order of the British Empire, that is, the Commander of the Order, while the status of a lower-ranking knight is equivalent to that of a Knight Commander, which is the second level.
In addition, I would like to mention one more thing here.
All male judges sitting on the High Court of England and Wales will be awarded this honor.
And you can automatically become a member of the Knights.
Cao Weidong had a financial transaction with Mr. Burnett of [Lee's Voice].
Perhaps through his operation, he can seek a knighthood.
As for the title.
Cao Weidong doesn't have extravagant hopes anymore.
In the UK.
Nobility can be roughly divided into three categories: hereditary nobility, lifelong nobility and "civilian nobility".
In the order of the noble pyramid, the royal family is of course at the top.
Below the members of the royal family, there are five levels of traditional hereditary noble titles: "Dong, Marquis, Uncle, Son, and Male".
In the current era, the King of England rarely confers new hereditary nobles, and most of them are non-hereditary nobles.
But if you are not a hereditary lifelong noble, you are often a "baron"
——This is almost the end point that ordinary people can reach in the ranking of British aristocrats.
Under the Baron there are two other titles: Baron and Knight.
The status after obtaining the knighthood generally corresponds to the title of knight.
The above is Cao Weidong’s rough understanding of honors and titles.
Of course, it doesn't matter if he doesn't understand, as long as someone understands.
......
Time was running out, so the next day, Cao Weidong packed up a bit and headed directly to the "enclave" for London.
It happened to be afternoon here when he arrived.
Cao Weidong tidied up, first said hello to the local Huaqing Gang members, and then went straight to [Li's Call] to visit Mr. Burnett.
Burnett was quite surprised to see Cao Weidong.
"Cao, why are you here?"
Cao Weidong joked: "I'm here to deliver business to you."
Burnett was startled and asked curiously: "Oh, what business can you give me?"
Cao Weidong's expression became solemn and he expressed his request directly.
"Mr. Burnett, I want to seek a knighthood, preferably the highest level of the Grand Cross. If you can help me do it, I am willing to pay you a large reward."
He said a number.
Even Burnett was stunned by Cao Weidong's generosity.
Capitalists are all born for money.
Although Burnett was a little strange, he still agreed.
In fact, in the UK, medals can be obtained through operations, and there is a systematic process, which is not complicated at all.
Anyway, there is money to be made, and it doesn’t take much trouble. It’s just easy, so why not agree?
He asked Cao Weidong to return and wait while he went to find a way out.
A few days later, Burnett excitedly found Cao Weidong and said.
"Cao, there is an opportunity to get a baron, would you consider it?"