Thursday was a very quiet day. It seemed that the U.S. consortium had given up its plan to boost the Nikkei Index and was waiting for the final delivery point to arrive tomorrow.
The new Governor, John Major, was probably too tired from traveling, so he did not officially take office on this day. Even the invitation letter for the reception after the Governor took office has not yet been sent out.
However, this calm surface was actually an undercurrent. John Major did not rest during the day. He had a meeting and talks with the main British senior officials of the Hong Kong government in the morning.
In the afternoon, he held discussions with heads of British-owned enterprises in Hong Kong and representatives of pro-British forces.
In order to restore the British voice in the Hong Kong media, John Major hoped that Tian Yian would come forward to establish the fourth TV station in Hong Kong and compete with TVB, ATV and Jiayi for the right to speak in public opinion.
At the same time, he hoped that Li Lexing would establish a newspaper office, and his opponents would be Xiangyu Daily, Oriental Daily, Sing Tao Daily, etc.
As for the construction funds, these two people only need to contribute a small part, and some British companies will contribute later.
Of course, John Major also told Keswick, Swire and others that these two companies also welcomed them to take shares.
In addition, John Major told Tian Yian, Li Lexing, Zhang Jiaming, Xin Mengjie and others that in the future, the government will focus on supporting their companies to become bigger and stronger and enhance their influence in Hong Kong.
Keswick and Shihuai Ya did not express their position on this. Although the influence of Jardine and Swire in Xiangjiang is constantly declining, their own assets have doubled several times due to their cooperation with the Li Group. They are not willing to
Let’s once again compete between British capital and Chinese capital in Hong Kong.
As for John Major's hope of establishing television stations and newspapers to compete for public opinion, Keswick is also not optimistic. Television stations and newspapers cannot be built by spending money, and they require a lot of resources.
At the same time, we have to face pressure from the Li Group and its allies. The three major TV stations are now on the same side, and the top five newspapers in Hong Kong are also allies of each other.
Whether it is a new TV station or a new newspaper, if it wants to break the current situation, it will inevitably suffer targeted suppression.
Moreover, it is impossible for famous artists in Hong Kong to join the TV station here. This newly established TV station is expected to be even worse than the previous Li's. Before Qiu Degen's acquisition, Li's was jointly suppressed by Jiayi and TVB, so that it would not be able to receive ratings.
The rate is extremely low, and it is losing money every day.
You said it would be fine if this TV station was neutral, but John Major obviously wants this TV station to publish more pro-British comments, which is not recognized in Hong Kong.
Few Chinese artists will choose to join this TV station or cooperate with this TV station to avoid damaging their reputation.
No matter what Keswick and Shihuai Ya think, anyway, no country or any nation lacks the existence of sellers seeking glory and weaklings, such as the Chinese here.
Tian Yian was extremely happy and excited when John Major asked him to establish a TV station and he didn't need to worry about the funds.
In the past ten years, their lives have been too miserable. Several governors-general have not treated them differently. This has prevented them from receiving special preferential treatment from the government. At the same time, they have been suppressed by the Lee Group, their allies and leftists, and their lives have been reduced.
Industrial development is very difficult.
Now they finally have a sensible governor who understands the overall situation, and their good days are finally back again.
Tian Yian spoke up and said: "Governor, I will register the company tomorrow and apply for a license from the government. As long as the funds are in place, I have the ability to officially launch the TV station within three months, and we will become a satellite TV station in one step and expand the scope of our TV station.
Influence.”
John Major felt quite happy when he looked at the Chinese people in front of him, but it was a pity that there were too few such people, otherwise he would not have faced such a big problem.
He said aloud: "You don't have to worry about funds. HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank will sign a contract with you on behalf of Na and transfer the funds to you. This time, **C Company, Graff Jewelry, and Virgin Group will
, Anglo-American Investment Company, First Citibank, and Merrill Lynch invested 980 million Hong Kong dollars. You only need to invest 20 million Hong Kong dollars. At that time, you will occupy 5% of the shares and be responsible for the operation of the TV station."
Listening to the companies John Major exposed, the Chinese people present were shocked. It seems that British and American capital have joined forces this time. These groups and companies are relatively well-known in the world, especially First Citigroup and Merrill Lynch.
securities.
Tian Yian is very happy to be at the helm of a TV station with assets of one billion Hong Kong dollars.
In order to show his sincerity, he said to John Major: "I don't know what the Governor has to say about the name of this TV station. I personally suggest that it be named HK TV Station, which also represents the meaning of Xiangjiang TV Station."
John Major immediately agreed to Tian Yi'an's suggestion. The name is good. It is much better than the three major TV stations now. The names of these three TV stations are Chinese, Wireless, Jiayi, and Asia. Now it is better to come to HK.
Yes, it is the initial letter of the two words that they call Xiangjiang in Britain and internationally.
These people are still on the road, they really understand their own thoughts very well. With the help of these people, my work in Xiangjiang can be much easier.
He said to Tian Yian: "Three months is a bit long. I hope you can officially launch the station on May 1st. We need the support of HK TV station in terms of public opinion. Don't worry about funds. When necessary, these companies will again
Inject capital, and if there is a shortage of people, go and poach them. It would be better if we could poach the brothers and sisters from the three major TV stations and several major film companies."
The international situation is changing rapidly. The sooner the TV station opens, the better. The main place they report is the mainland. This is also the purpose of establishing this TV station.
Some of their actions will also take place this summer, and the specific time will depend on changes in things, so the sooner HK TV station opens, the better.
When Tian Yi'an saw what John Major said, he immediately nodded in agreement and assured him that HK TV station would be officially launched on May 1st.
As long as these big guys have no requirements for profit and are guaranteed funds, he can go to several major TV stations and film companies to recruit a group of useful talents.
He believes that some people pursue money first. As long as he is willing to pay high prices, people will join HK, not even excluding some celebrities. In terms of endorsements, British-funded companies and American companies give the same amount, but the Li Group and its allies block it.
Not afraid either.
And he will not only satisfy one TV station, he will also make HK a media group. In addition to TV stations, there will be record companies, film companies, and artist management companies.
In the future, he will also become one of the media giants in Hong Kong, and will not be exclusive to Jiayi, TVB, and ATV.
These ten years have been a decade of rapid development for the neutral forces in Hong Kong. From now on, it will be their turn in the next few years. With special preferential treatment from John Major and the Hong Kong government, their industries will expand rapidly and their assets will increase.
doubled.
John Major then promised many benefits to the Chinese present, as well as various concessions and cooperation, giving them confidence to support their work in the future.
As for Shihuai Ya and Keswick, they listened a lot today and basically said nothing, and they were unwilling to get involved.