The establishment of ICAC represents the alternation of old and new order, and the alternation of order represents the coexistence of chaos and order!
The British-funded consortium is still at the top, but it is no longer so unattainable. The Chinese-funded consortium is rising strongly. The British-funded consortium that was once out of reach will also become their target, and a new business order is slowly taking shape.
The wave of thoughts has faded, and people in Xiangjiang will become simple and focus on money.
No matter how you summarize it, Hong Kong in the 1970s can actually be summed up in two words: chaos and order!
And in this, money becomes extremely important.
What Chu Huan wants to do today is to throw a thunder from the deep sea full of money into Xiangjiang!
"First of all, I know that everyone is very concerned about the content in today's newspaper. I would like to clarify to all Hong Kong citizens that I know nothing about the stock market crash. As for my personal business behavior, it is entirely because of
It was analyzed after receiving various notices from the Hong Kong government. I don’t think I need to say anything about the various notices from the Hong Kong government. Everyone knew about it at the time.
Secondly, given that the news content of major newspapers in Hong Kong has had a serious impact on me, not only me personally, but also related companies under my name have also been affected, so after discussing with my legal advisor, I decided to
, starting today, a lawsuit was filed against three newspapers in Hong Kong: Oriental Daily, Sing Tao Daily and Sing Pao.
For this lawsuit, I personally invited Barrister Luo Decheng as the lawyer for this case. I have also invited three British Queen's Counsel to form a team of lawyers to deal with this case.
In addition, if these three newspapers can provide the identity of the people behind the rumors, I will drop the charges against them, and if any Xiangjiang citizen can provide information, I will give them a reward of 1 million to thank them."
After saying this, Chu Huan did not accept any questions from the reporters at the scene and turned back to Jiahu Building. The one who stayed behind was Chu Huan’s lawyer, Luo Dechen!
The reporters who had just been shocked and shut up by Chu Huan's words finally realized what they were doing. After a brief silence, they started asking frantically.
Chu Huan did not have to face such a situation at the scene, but Luo Decheng had to face it. The scene was like a frying pan!
Everyone guessed how Chu Huan would explain this matter.
But no one thought that Chu Huan would be so crazy and sue the three newspapers, Oriental Daily, Sing Tao Daily and Sing Pao, which published the news today.
These are the three newspapers with the highest sales volume and the most influence in Hong Kong.
And what Chu Huan did today was to make these people who are called the uncrowned kings no longer have the pride they used to have.
The reporters at the scene, after experiencing a brief period of astonishment, started asking frantically. In addition to the shock and anger of the reporters from the three newspapers mentioned above, reporters from other newspapers also had a sense of schadenfreude.
I let you get the exclusive information, now okay, let Chu Huan sue.
Look at the team of lawyers hired by Chu Huan. There is a Xiangjiang barrister and three British Queen's Counsel. Such a luxurious team of lawyers. If Chu Huan wins this lawsuit, then these three newspapers will have great success.
Sky-high compensation.
You usually have your nostrils turned upward, but now it's okay. When you encounter a tough situation, the other party doesn't care about your influence in Xiangjiang, and they just fight to the end.
Of course, in this gloating mood, there is also anger towards Chu Huan. After all, they belong to the same group. Chu Huan's current behavior is simply provoking all the media in Hong Kong.
This is unacceptable to them.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Everyone who was paying attention to this incident in front of the TV showed shocked expressions. Although they all knew that Chu Huan would definitely take action this time, they did not expect that Chu Huan's counterattack would be so crazy and reckless.
!
Maybe they don't care about one or two newspapers, but Chu Huan's current behavior has obviously pushed the entire Xiangjiang newspaper and media to oppose him. Regardless of whether Chu Huan can win this lawsuit, Chu Huan will never win the lawsuit from now on.
It is inevitable that we will face crazy blockade from these newspapers.
Does Chu Huan really not care about these things?
No one can understand Chu Huan's true thoughts at this time.
After the shock, everyone picked up the phone and dialed Chu Huan's office, hoping to get his true thoughts from Chu Huan's mouth.
But obviously, it was impossible to get through the call to Chu Huan at this time.
As for Chu Huan, after speaking to the reporters, he turned around and left the Jiahu Building and returned to the villa in Repulse Bay.
When Cao Yunshang and Miao Kexiu saw Chu Huan coming back, they both had strong concern in their expressions.
"Do you think my behavior is a little crazy?"
Chu Huan understood what they were thinking and said to them with a smile.
Cao Yunshang said calmly at this time: "It is indeed crazy, but it is very effective. As you do this, all the media in Hong Kong will shift their attention from the stock market crash to your prosecution of the three newspapers.
On the problem, but..."
"However, the reason why you sued these three newspapers is also because of the stock market crash. Therefore, even if the news coverage of the stock market crash is no longer important, it will still be mentioned repeatedly by major newspapers when reporting on your lawsuit against these three newspapers!"
Chu Huan frowned slightly, agreeing with Cao Yunshang's statement. In fact, if it was because of other things, such as sexy news, all Chu Huan needed was a piece of news that could overshadow the sexy news and have nothing to do with him.
In this way, the matter will be over.
But now Chu Huan is facing the stock market crash. At this time, the issue that Xiangjiang people are most concerned about, even if there are other hot news, it is difficult to cover up this news. Moreover, if Chu Huan chooses to treat it coldly, it will actually indirectly
admitted what was reported in the newspaper.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! If this matter is determined, then Chu Huan will really have a difficult time.
Therefore, the first thing to do is to change the perception of Xiangjiang citizens on this matter from their previous certainty to doubt.
If you want to change something like this, you must not delay it. The sooner you respond, the better.
Otherwise, even if Chu Huan comes up with a better solution later, the time lag has already made the citizens of Xiangjiang recognize this matter in their hearts.
It will be really difficult to change their minds later!
After listening to Chu Huan's explanation, Cao Yunshang and Miao Kexiu also showed helpless expressions, knowing that Chu Huan's choice at this time was also a helpless choice.
"I'm afraid you'll have to live under a microscope later!"
Cao Yunshang said worriedly.
Chu Huan's current behavior is equivalent to a declaration of war on the entire Xiangjiang media, and both Cao Yunshang and Miao Kexiu know what the result will be.
Chu Huan will face crazy revenge from the Hong Kong media.
They will put Chu Huan's life under a microscope and magnify it.
Everyone knows the madness of the media in Hong Kong. The so-called paparazzi of later generations are nothing compared to the reporters in Hong Kong today.
Chu Huan smiled easily and said: "It will naturally be a little troublesome in the beginning, but as long as the current trouble can be solved, everything will be worth it."
"Can this really be solved?" Although Cao Yunshang understood what Chu Huan meant, she still felt that this matter would be very troublesome and would not let Chu Huan solve it so easily.
"Now this is naturally not enough!" Chu Huan said firmly: "As I said just now, there is only one purpose of doing this, and that is to cast a seed of doubt in the hearts of Xiangjiang citizens.
Only when they doubt something they firmly believe in will they be able to change their minds in the future!”
Once the impact is formed, it is not something that can be solved in a short time if you want to eliminate it.
Just open your mouth to spread rumors, and you will lose your legs if you refute them!
Fortunately, Chu Huan is no longer a small player in Xiangjiang.
Miao Kexiu said worriedly: "Will this situation affect your business, Brother Huan?"
Chu Huan nodded and said helplessly: "It will definitely have an impact in a short period of time, but as time goes by, this impact will decrease infinitely!"
This is the most interesting thing about the whole thing.
If Chu Huan had not acted like today, then in the hearts of Xiangjiang citizens, Chu Huan would be 100% the kind of person mentioned in the newspapers. Even if Chu Huan came up with a more favorable statement later, it would be difficult to change their views.
idea.
This was naturally a devastating blow to Chu Huan's personal image.
But does a businessman's image really have such a big impact on his company's products?
There will definitely be some for a period of time, but as long as you survive this period of time, you will find that this influence is definitely declining in a geometric pattern.
How good is the image of Lijiacheng in Xiangjiang?
Has it delayed the Yangtze River System’s efforts to make money from the Xiangjiang enclosure?
Is Mr. Ma's reputation good in his hometown?
Has it delayed Alibaba’s ability to make money?
How good is Mr. Pony's reputation?
Did it delay Penguin to make money?
People are realistic and vote with their feet.
As long as your product is enough to impress the customer's needs, he will consume your product while scolding you!
That's why Chu Huan said that in the short term, this matter will definitely have an impact on Chu Huan's business, but in the long run, this impact will be minimized.
What Chu Huan really wants to do is how to change his own image.
If Jiahu Textile was still listed, such news would be a devastating blow to Jiahu Textile. However, now that Jiahu Textile has been delisted, such a situation will naturally not happen.
After understanding what Chu Huan meant, Cao Yunshang and Miao Kexiu could only temporarily put down their worries.
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Just when Chu Huan was discussing this matter with Cao Yunshang and Miao Kexiu, the whole Xiangjiang exploded because of Chu Huan's statement!
"This Chu Huan is so cruel. He actually wants to sue three major newspapers. Isn't he angry out of embarrassment?"
"I don't think so. If Chu Huan didn't have the confidence, how could he dare to sue the three major newspapers? I guess there might be some inside story that we don't know about!"
"What's the inside story? I think Chu Huan just has no choice, so he jumps over the wall and bites people randomly!"
"You can't say that. If I were Chu Huan, I should take advantage of this moment to establish a good relationship with the media instead of choosing to file a lawsuit with the media at this moment. This will only make him more passive."
"It seems that there is some truth in what you say, but as the saying goes, there is no smoke without fire. Three years ago, Chu Huan was just a down-and-out young man with only 50,000 Hong Kong dollars, but now he has a net worth of one billion Hong Kong dollars. If it were not for the help of
He made a fortune during the stock market crash, how did he earn all this money?"
"You have some brains, okay? The stock market crash just happened. Tell me how you can use 50,000 Hong Kong dollars to make a billion in the stock market crash!"
Such debates are taking place in various places in Xiangjiang. It can be seen from this that Chu Huan's behavior has indeed changed some Xiangjiang people's views on this matter.
At the same time, the chairman and general manager of the three newspapers, "Oriental Daily", "Sing Tao Daily" and "Sing Pao", also looked at each other.
They have never encountered such a thing now!
In the past, media reporters have always been called the uncrowned kings. They only criticize others through words and deeds. When did someone become so brave and dare to sue them?
Sing Tao News Building, North Point, Hong Kong Island!
Hu Xian, the chairman of "Sing Tao Daily", looked at the lawyer's letter on her desk and was a little silent.
Luo Decheng's work efficiency was very high. After Chu Huan made the statement, he immediately sent a lawyer's letter to the three major newspapers.
In the lawyer's letter, Luo Decheng emphasized that the "Sing Tao Daily" report on Chu Huan's behavior during the stock market crash was seriously deviated from the facts and contained rumors.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Not only is Sing Tao Daily required to publish an apology in the newspaper, but it is also required to compensate Chu Huan for 10 million Hong Kong dollars in mental damages!
"This Chu Huan is actually being serious!"
Hu Xian also watched Chu Huan make a statement on TV. At that time, Hu Xian did not take this matter seriously and thought that Chu Huan was just playing some tricks.
The reason was to defend herself, but she didn't expect Chu Huan to be serious and actually sent a lawyer's letter to "Sing Tao Daily".
Even though it is one of the top three newspapers in Hong Kong, in fact, the annual profit of "Sing Tao Daily" this year is only 10 million.
So 10 million Hong Kong dollars in cash is a lot of money for them, not to mention that it is during the Hong Kong stock market crash, and the Hu Xian family also suffered heavy losses in this stock market crash.
"President, what should we do now?"
Situ Yi, the editor-in-chief of "Sing Tao Daily", sat opposite Hu Xian and asked aloud.
The entire Sing Tao Daily respects Hu Xian very much.
"Sing Tao Daily" was founded by Hu Xian's father, Hu Wenhu. When Hu Wenhu first founded "Sing Tao Daily", he did not think about establishing "Sing Tao Daily" into one of the most influential newspapers in Hong Kong.
, his original intention of founding "Sing Tao Daily" was just to make it easier to advertise his own medicines.
However, they did not expect that with the development of "Sing Tao Daily", the business scale would gradually surpass their previous pharmaceutical business.
And Hu Wenhu also has the title of newspaper king.
Someone asked Hu Wenhu the secret of his success, and he replied: "Stay away from politics, don't talk about doctrine, talk about business, and run newspapers for profit."
After Hu Wenhu's death, various newspapers under Sing Tao Newspapers were inherited by Hu Wenhu's children, each of whom took charge of their own business. Some of the newspapers also inherited the pharmaceutical business.
Hu Wenhu has a strong sense of tradition, and although Hu Xian is favored by Hu Wenhu, she is a girl after all. The most important thing is that she is Hu Wenhu's adopted daughter.
According to conventional thinking, no matter what, Hu Wenhu would not have handed over the management of Hong Kong's "Sing Tao Daily" to Hu Xian!
And Hu Wenhu’s children would not agree.
But by chance, Hu Xian did it.
It turns out that when "Sing Tao Daily" was founded, although Hu Wenhu was the boss, it was the editor-in-chief at the time, Lin Aimin, who really made "Sing Tao Daily" bigger and stronger.
However, being with you is like being with a tiger. In 1951, Lin Aimin was dismissed from his post for "misappropriating public funds to speculate in stocks." When he resigned, he took away more than 10 business backbones of the newspaper and founded another "Cycle Daily".
The guest-host relationship between Lin Aimin and Hu Wenhu for more than 20 years was severed overnight. This was the "Lin Aimin incident" that caused a sensation in the Hong Kong newspaper industry.
Xingdao's vitality was severely damaged and it was in chaos. Hu Wenhu acted as president and mobilized his children to take over the work temporarily or participate in management.
But even so, "Sing Tao Daily" was still panic-stricken, and it had not recovered its strength for three years. Later, Hu Wenhu passed away. After discussions between Hu Wenhu's children and Hu Wenhu's last words, 22-year-old Hu Xian took office as the director of Hong Kong Sing Tao Newspaper.
General manager.
When Hu Xian went to work on her first day, her sister-in-law was worried that Hu Xian would not be able to suppress the people at Xingdao Newspaper, so she proposed to go with Hu Xian.
Hu Xian smiled bitterly and said: "Look, the manager is still a child and he needs someone to accompany him to work?"
According to the memories of the old man at the newspaper office, Hu Xian was very simple that day, carrying a document bag and coming to the newspaper office like an ordinary employee. She was calm and calm, with a little melancholy.
She didn't sit in the manager's office chair, summoning supervisors at all levels and issuing orders.
Instead, he visited various departments and spoke in a very brief and down-to-earth manner.
"It's really strange. A few simple words from a young girl can actually make us want to vent our anger. We feel that although she is young, she is very real. Her facial expressions tell
People need support, someone they can trust, and that's enough."
An old Star News reporter recalled that he went on to say: "At that time, some people listened to her words and thought that she was very cultured and well-educated. She seemed to be an unpredictable person."
After Hu Xian took office, he implemented the "Business Department System", with layer-by-layer responsibility, accountability, implementation of indicators, and regular assessment. In the first year after implementation, the profits of each department doubled. Employees' income increased, and Hu Xian was impressed. Everyone said
:
"This girl is better than her father."
Hu Xian sold the newspaper to Taiwan at the same time, and added European and American aviation editions.
Later, a method faster than airplanes was adopted, using communication satellites to transmit, and printing was launched in New York, London, Paris and other places on the same day.
In terms of sales in Hong Kong, Sing Tao is inferior to Dongfang Newspaper every day; in terms of total sales in the world, Singtao has two newspapers, daily and evening, with sales of up to 1 million copies.
Since then, Sing Tao's profits have increased year by year. This year, the newspaper industry's net profit after tax was HK$15 million. In the 1980s, the newspaper industry's annual profit exceeded HK$100 million.
This kind of performance even some major newspapers in Europe and the United States can't compare with.
In May last year, Galaxy Newspaper Co., Ltd. was renamed Singtao Newspaper Co., Ltd., with Hu Xian still serving as chairman.
The company went public in June, and each share of stock with a face value of HK$2 was sold at a premium of HK$6, attracting a large number of buyers.
Hu Xian holds 86.7% of the company's equity. Based on the peak market value, her equity is worth HK$430 million.
"What should we do?" Hu Xian chuckled and said: "Since Chu Huan wants to play a big game, then let's accompany him. From today on, a column will be opened in the newspaper to report the progress of this matter. He
If we want everyone in Hong Kong to know about this, then we will let everyone in Hong Kong know about this."
Situ Yi understood what Hu Xian meant, and just wanted to use this incident to continue to increase the influence and sales of "Sing Tao Daily" in Hong Kong.
But there are still some things to solve.
"What about the lawyer's letter Chu Huan sent us?"
Hu Xian asked aloud: "Has the person who sent us the message been found?"
Situ Yi showed a helpless expression, "Not yet!"
Last night, when "Sing Tao Daily" was about to decide on the front page of this morning's newspaper, a mysterious person suddenly sent a piece of information.
After reading the information, Situ Yi was immediately shocked. It was about Chu Huan's series of actions during the stock market crash. Situ Yi immediately called Hu Xian. Hu Xian rushed to the company overnight and after reading the information
After reviewing the content, I weighed it up and immediately decided to change it to the front page headline.
This is the content of today's newspaper from "Sing Tao Daily".
However, like many people, Hu Xian did not expect Chu Huan's reaction to be so violent and directly sue herself.
But does Hu Xian regret it?
It's hard to say, there is a high probability that it won't happen, after all, this matter is too influential.
"Chu Huan hired a lawyer, and we also hired a lawyer. I want to see if Chu Huan is really who the information says!"
Now it is definitely impossible for Hu Xian to let "Sing Tao Daily" apologize to Chu Huan in the newspaper. In this case, the credibility of "Sing Tao Daily" will be ruined, so no matter what, she will definitely have to respond to Chu Huan this time.
!
"Also, check for me who the person who sent the information yesterday was!"
Situ Yi said with some embarrassment: "President, when that man came, he covered his face. At that time, we thought he was a robber. If the information he sent was not so important, we might have called the police."
How can you remember what the other person looks like!"
Hu Xian took a deep breath, feeling helpless.
"Do your best!"
That’s all it can do now!
Situ Yi nodded.
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The reactions of the two newspapers, Oriental Daily and Sing Pao, were similar to those of Hu Xian. They could not give in at the first opportunity and had no choice but to respond to the lawsuit!
That night, the citizens of Xiangjiang learned about this incident in the evening newspaper.
In an instant, everyone was as excited as if they had been given a shot of blood.
"I don't care whether Chu Huan's incident is true or not, now I have discovered that as long as Chu Huan is here, we will have no shortage of fun to watch!"
Some people couldn't help but preach.
"Why do I feel like you don't hate Chu Huan as much as you did during the day? What's the matter? Have you recovered your losses from the stock market crash?"
"What the heck, come back. I'm still eating steamed buns now, but I hate you because I will never get my money back. I've been very upset during this period. As a result, Chu Huan got into trouble with the three major newspapers. It's time to divert me.
The attention is very good!”
"What a big heart!"
"Do you have any other ideas?"
Such discussions are taking place in many crowded places.
Chu Huan, the center of this storm, met Guo Bingxiang, Feng Yongfa, Tang Yunian and Zhao Shizeng at the Jade Club.
When they first met, several people had already expressed their care to Chu Huan, saying that if Chu Huan needed anything, just ask them.
Chu Huan naturally expressed his gratitude.
"Ah Huan, someone is obviously targeting you in this matter. Although your statement has diverted the attention of others, it is not enough!"
Feng Yongfa preached to Chu Huan with some worry.
"That's right, Ah Huan, think about it, who did you offend during this time, who was so ruthless that he came up with such a trick to deal with you?"
Guo Bingxiang also preached worriedly.
Chu Huan spread his hands, "I'm such a good person, with so many friends around me, and I usually do things well with others. I really can't think of anyone I've offended!"
It was obvious that everyone could not accept Chu Huan's explanation.
The eldest Zhao Shizeng said: "You can't take this matter lightly. If you don't handle it well, you will easily be nailed to the pillar of shame, especially now that you have declared war on the entire Xiangjiang media!"
Chu Huan nodded and said: "I know, but don't worry. Even if the person behind the scenes wants to stop the war, it is impossible. I have never had anyone target him like this. I will definitely investigate this matter."
of!"
Everyone understood Chu Huan's character and understood that it was impossible for Chu Huan to fail to take action after suffering such a big loss.
"By the way, you just said that not only did someone slander you in the newspaper, but several companies under your name were also targeted. Could the person doing the two things be the same person?"
Guo Bingxiang thought of what Chu Huan just said.
"In my opinion, this is not the behavior of one person, but the behavior of a gang. If one person wants to do this, I'm afraid it won't be that easy!"
Tang Yunian analyzed.
Everyone nodded, and then showed worried expressions. If this was the case, it would be even more troublesome.
Seeing everyone's expressions, Chu Huan smiled and said: "It is useless to worry about these things at this time. The most important thing is how to solve the current problems."
Seeing Chu Huan's expression, everyone looked at each other, and finally it was Zhao Shizeng who gave the lecture.
"Do you already have a way to deal with it?"
"Isn't it already a response to send legal letters to the three major newspapers before?" Chu Huan said with a smile.
"How long has it been, and you're still joking!" Zhao Shizeng was quite helpless. When he saw the news today, he also thought about what he should do if he were faced with Chu Huan's current problem.
Finally, Zhao Shizeng had to admit that if it were him, he would definitely have left Xiangjiang to avoid the limelight!
But now that I see Chu Huan still smiling, I can't help but admire him!
"Although the problems are concentrated, if you want to solve them, you have to come one by one!" Chu Huan said ambiguously.