In the office of the deputy general manager of Li's TV station, Bill Clifford looked at the newspaper in his hand and preached angrily.
He knew that after this incident, English newspapers would no longer have any credibility in Hong Kong!
Before this, English-language newspapers in Hong Kong were at a premium. In a Chinese-speaking area, it was a matter of pride to publish newspapers in English.
But now the situation has changed. Although these newspapers did not publish the specific apology to whom, everyone knew that they were apologizing to Chu Huan!
Forget about apologizing, after all, everyone knows that you have been shorted by Chu Huan and are almost bankrupt, but not only did you publish the apology in your own newspaper.
He even apologized to Chu Huan in Chinese in an English newspaper.
This time it really made all the ghost readers in Xiangjiang feel shameless. It is conceivable that even if these newspapers have survived this difficulty this time, they want to regain their ghost readers. This is a
It's been a very long time.
As a ghost guy working in Hong Kong, Bill Clifford is very proud, especially he misses the feeling he had in the 1960s.
At that time, Bill Clifford had just come to work in Xiangjiang. Gui Lao had a lot of privileges in Xiangjiang, but now such privileges are becoming less and less. Now he has witnessed with his own eyes Chu Huan's behavior that can make them lose face.
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"These people should be banned from entering the UK forever!"
Bill Clifford thought about the way the Chinese looked at him when he walked on the street in the future, and once again couldn't help but express his contempt for those who bowed to Chu Huan.
"Manager, when Chu Huan went to his hometown to report, the Chinese newspapers and English newspapers in Xiangjiang were already hit by Chu Huan. Now I'm worried that the other party will start to set their sights on us?"
In Bill Clifford's office, there is not only Bill Clifford, but also his assistant Chen Yongkang.
Yes, he is from Xiangjiang, but Chen Yongkang thinks he has a British passport!
Bill Clifford threw the newspaper in his hand into the trash can nearby, and said disdainfully: "What can Chu Huan do to us, how can he deal with us?"
Chen Yongkang thought for a while and said: "Chu Huan is the largest shareholder of TVB. He can let TVB produce some programs to compete with us and seize our ratings!"
In later generations, TVB became a TV station in Hong Kong that was not enterprising and had no new ideas.
But that was for later generations, and it was also because TVB itself had no competitors in Hong Kong at that time. As the only free TV station in Hong Kong, TVB had a monopoly on the TV industry in Hong Kong. Whatever they filmed, the citizens of Hong Kong had to watch.
The idea of not being enterprising is naturally embedded in the bones of TVB's production team.
But things are different now. Although TVB is still the king among the three major TV stations in Hong Kong, there is competition after all, and Li TV can occasionally produce some high-quality TV series, so TVB must take it seriously.
Excellent high-quality TV series are a must-win point for both parties.
The most important thing is that for TV stations, ratings mean income. Only by maintaining super high ratings can they get more advertising fees.
"TVB has black and white images behind it, the support of the two major film studios Shaw Brothers, and a steady stream of artists participating in TVB's programs. For us, it may be a tough battle in the coming years!"
Chen Yongkang reminded kindly.
Bill Clifford said with a smile on his face: "You are wrong, this is not a tough battle for us, but a tough battle for Huang Xizhao and others!"
Where there are people, there will be rivers and lakes, and where there are rivers and lakes, there will be competition!
Li's TV, the Chinese Gang, and the Gui Lao Gang were already at odds with each other, but with Huang Xizhao becoming the general manager of Li's TV, overall, the Chinese Gang still has the advantage in Li's TV.
Bill Clifford, who failed to compete with Huang Xizhao to be the general manager of Lili TV, actually never believed that Huang Xizhao was better than him.
In his opinion, the reason why Huang Xizhao became the general manager of Lai's TV was simply because of the voice behind them that Lai's TV, as a TV station in Hong Kong, should pay more attention to the preferences of the Chinese people in Hong Kong.
It's just that this idea, in Bill Clifford's opinion, is just a joke.
In the past many years, Li's TV had a British person as its general manager, and it still ranked first in the ratings in Hong Kong.
On the contrary, in the past few years, as Lai's TV has become more and more concerned about what the Chinese people in Hong Kong want to watch, and even hired a Chinese to be the general manager, the result is that the ratings of Lai's TV have gone from bad to worse, and it has been suppressed by TVB.
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"If you want to bring Li's TV back to its former glory, you will need some labor pains. After the labor pains are over, there will be real reform. At that time, I will bring Li's TV back to glory!"
Bill Clifford continues his proud sermon.
Chen Yongkang also understood what Bill Clifford meant. What he wanted was the current situation, because only in this way would Li's TV under Huang Xizhao's management have major problems. And by that time, as Li's TV
The general manager Huang Xizhao is naturally responsible for this matter.
It was also at that time that Bill Clifford could reap his rewards. As the deputy general manager of Li's TV, he was the most likely to take the position of general manager.
“General Manager, you are still far-sighted!”
After Chen Yongkang understood Bill Clifford's thoughts, he sincerely admired it.
Bill Clifford smiled easily.
As for how Li's TV would be riddled with holes if their vision came true in the end, the two of them didn't think about it at all. The most important thing was to sit in this position first.
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"So there is only one day left for the daily newspaper industry to survive?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! On the top floor of the Chinese Bank, in Chu Huan’s office.
This afternoon, Chu Huan began to take Wu Shuhan, Xu Yi, Liang Risi and others to summarize the actions of the past few days.
Xu Yi said: "Yes, the other party has not made any moves."
Chu Huan said nonchalantly: "Tell Liu Zhiyuan and the others that since the newspaper industry is so hard-core, then I will kill them directly!"
Xu Yi nodded and said: "If you want to sink the opponent directly, Liu Zhiyuan and the others can't do it alone. They also need the help of the Distribution Association!"
When Chu Huan was targeting these English newspapers in Xiangjiang, the reason why he did not use people from the Distribution Association like when he was dealing with Huang Wenhui and others.
That's because although the sales volume of a single copy of these English newspapers at that time was not high, when all these newspapers were added together, the sales volume of a single issue was still considerable.
Even if the distribution association wants to help, it can't really be like Huang Wenhui's newspaper.
The total newspaper sales of Huang Wenhui and others are only 50,000 per issue, which is not as high as the sales volume of a medium-sized newspaper.
In order not to offend Chu Huan, they were naturally willing to obey Chu Huan's orders.
But those English newspapers are different now.
But things are different now. It is easy to do things with only one "One Morning News". In addition, the One Morning News has suffered heavy losses in the stock market. It is too difficult for Chu Huan to kill their newspaper.
It's easier.
Chu Huan looked at Wu Shuhan and asked, "How much money did we make from shorting these newspapers this time?"
Wu Shuhan said: "Less than 300 million Hong Kong dollars!"
"This is an unexpected gain!" Chu Huan smiled easily. Chu Huan did not expect that this short selling would go so smoothly. It seems that at this time, the investors in Xiangjiang have not yet come out of the shadow of the 1973 stock market crash.
Chu Huan said to Xu Yi: "Send someone to send 1 million to the Mediterranean Sea, just as a reward for this time and the last time!"
Chu Huan never simply ordered the other party to do things for the Mediterranean Sea, although Chu Huan also controlled the largest source of funds for the Mediterranean Sea.
That kind of cooperation that is suppressed by hard power will not last long, and in Chu Huan's view, it is completely worth the loss.
Only through constant alliance of interests can the other party be truly willing to do things for you.
Xu Yi nodded and said: "Okay."
This is not a very important matter, so after seeing that Chu Huan did not talk about it, Xu Yi said directly: "Boss, when Liu Zhiyuan called before, he asked about this kind of short-selling business.
, I would like to ask if you can continue?"
Chu Huan smiled and asked, "How did you answer him?"
Xu Yidao: "I rejected Liu Zhiyuan's suggestion."
Everyone now knows that this kind of short-selling behavior was because those English newspapers first reported some slanderous articles on Chu Huan under the instruction of certain people, so Chu Huan sold it against them.
Therefore, although this kind of thing almost caused a new round of stock market crash in Xiangjiang, many people criticized Chu Huan's behavior, but because there was a reason for the incident, although everyone complained, they did not say anything.
After all, it didn't really cause a stock market crash, and it didn't cause anyone any real losses.
If after this matter is over, Chu Huan still wants to play short-selling in Xiangjiang, he will simply push himself against the entire Xiangjiang.
"Tell Liu Zhiyuan not to have such unrealistic ideas!"
Xu Yi nodded.
Chu Huan continued to ask: "I didn't come yesterday, did anything else happen?"
Xu Yi told Chu Huan what Fang Jianhui told him before.
"Did Xia Dingji call yesterday?"
After listening to Xu Yi's report, Chu Huan asked Xu Yi.
Xu Yi shook his head and said: "No, only a few officials from the Financial Secretary called."
"Boss, it seems that this incident did not really hurt Xia Dingji and the others!" Wu Shuhan said from the side.
Chu Huan smiled easily and said: "That's the Financial Secretary, one of the biggest officials in Xiangjiang. What's more, there must be more people like him behind him. How can it be hurt just because of this incident? Let's talk about the stick.
It didn’t fall on them, so naturally we will continue!”
There was some worry on the faces of Xu Yi and others. After all, this time their opponent was no longer a pure commercial competition, but the largest force in the Hong Kong government.
"What? Are you worried?"
Chu Huan saw everyone's expressions and said with a smile.
"Although we are still being suppressed, we have now made 300 million Hong Kong dollars. Many listed companies in Hong Kong do not make as much profit as us in a year. The original Kowloon Bay site of the MTR Corporation was forcibly taken away by some people in the Hong Kong government.
This project of building property development rights doesn’t make us as much money, so there’s nothing to worry about!”
When several people heard Chu Huan's words, they all smiled.
Indeed, as Chu Huan said, although they are being suppressed, the money they make is indeed real.
Although at this time, the income of 300 million Hong Kong dollars is nothing to the entire Jiaku, but it was earned under the pressure of those people, which means a lot of problems!
"Boss, if that's the case, in order to cater to our plan one month from now, should we ask General Manager Fang to do nothing now?"
Xu Yi asked Chu Huan.
Chu Huan nodded and said: "Tell Fang Jianhui to make the movie that needs to be made and do the activities that need to be done. Don't have any worries. Doesn't he know the plan? Just let him firmly believe in our plan!"
Xu Yi nodded and said, "Okay, I'll call General Manager Fang soon!"
Liang Risi also asked: "Chairman, after this short-selling incident is over, the film classification system and film festivals will definitely be reported. I think TVB's plan can start!"
Chu Huan said: "Okay, inform Li Xiaohe that the agreed plan will be implemented tomorrow."
Liang Risi nodded and said: "Chairman, I hope to be personally involved in this matter."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Chu Huan glanced at Liang Risi and said with a smile: "Okay, I have no objection!"
Liang Risi smiled.
Wu Shuhan said from the side: "Boss, Qi Dezun called me before and said he wanted to meet you. Now that the English newspaper matter has come to an end, do you want to meet him."
Chu Huan asked: "Do you have a phone call from HSBC in the past two days?"
Wu Shuhan glanced at Xu Yi, and then said: "Roy Bentley called the office once yesterday, and never again!"
Chu Huan said: "I understand. Tell Qi Dezun that I will wait for him at the villa in Repulse Bay tonight!"
Wu Shuhan said: "Okay!"
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The delisting and privatization of Hehe International and Wheelock have ended, which means that Qi Dezun's mission in Xiangjiang has been completely completed.
What he has to do now is to successfully hand over these two consortiums to Chu Huan, and he will return to Scotland with full glory!
What Qi Dezun didn't expect was that such a big thing would happen just after Chu Huan returned to Xiangjiang.
"Director Chu, what happened this time is really shocking..."
Qi Dezun was sitting in Chu Huan's study at this time, with a rather complicated expression on his face.
In this matter that has not yet concluded, many people see different things.
Some people who were not worthy enough to be on the table saw Chu Huan's domineering attitude in this matter and were glad that they did not choose to stand aside or do anything.
Some people involved in this incident were hiding in the dark and licking their wounds. While they were resentful of Chu Huan's ruthlessness in doing things, they were even more resentful of those who pushed them out but did not take any action after their accident.
people.
There are also people like Qi Dezun.
They belong to the simple melon-eating masses.
Qi Dezun But it was precisely because they were not involved that they could look at the matter from a more objective perspective.
First of all, they, like many others, lamented Chu Huan's domineering nature. He was so damn domineering that he single-handedly suppressed the entire English newspaper field in Hong Kong.
The key is to return the favor successfully.
This has to make people sigh.
Secondly, these people lamented Chu Huan's financial resources.
Chu Huan's suppression of Hong Kong's English-language newspapers this time is, to put it bluntly, a truth that everyone knows, which is to suppress ten organizations with one force.
Chu Huan just used money to smash the stock prices of these companies by half, and the bosses of these companies bowed to Chu Huan.
At that time, they seemed to have seen Chu Huan standing there, calmly telling everyone: "Feel free to fight, as long as your cash exceeds mine, you can win!"
Everyone knows the answer to this problem, but no one can do it.
They are really not as rich as Chu Huan!
If this isn’t to defeat ten groups with one force, what is it?
Qi Dezun not only saw these, but also saw something deeper.
"This incident has put you and most people in the Hong Kong government on completely opposite sides. Although the matter between Hehe International and Wheelock is actually close to being announced, I think those people will definitely be here.
It’s a matter of making a fuss about.”
Faced with Qi Dezun's worries, Chu Huan asked calmly: "Whether it is in the process of saving Hehe International, the acquisition of Wheelock, or the delisting and privatization of the two companies, we
Are there any violations?"
Qi Dezun shook his head and said: "I can guarantee this, there is no violation at all."
Chu Huan smiled and said: "If this is the case, then I have the confidence to wait here for the people from the Hong Kong government to find fault with me!"
Fairness only appears in the face of absolute strength!
Seeing that Chu Huan was so determined, Qi Dezun couldn't help but persuade him: "Director Chu, in fact, the current situation, as long as you think about it, it really won't reach that point. I think those in the Hong Kong government also understand that they want to truly
It is no longer possible to knock you down, they just want your attitude.
I really can't understand why you are so insistent on this matter. I admit that the land in my hometown is vast and rich in resources. If it is open to the public, it is indeed a natural treasure waiting to be exploited.
But it is only possible. Now that Xiangjiang is developing better and better, I believe you must want to make Xiangjiang your base camp.
Even if you still win in the next thing, you don't think that as long as you win, everything is done, right?
At that time, they will keep a close eye on you. As long as you do anything that violates the rules, they will swing their machetes without hesitation. In that case, you will always be in a high-pressure development situation.
No matter how you look at it, it is detrimental to your development!"
Chu Huan listened quietly to Qi Dezun's words, then picked up the wine glass in front of him and said with a smile: "Mr. Taipan, although I don't agree with what you just said, I am very grateful that you can tell me at this time.
These, because I know this comes from the concern of friends!"
Qi Dezun also picked up his wine glass and said with a smile: "Dr. Chu, after so many years of ups and downs in Xiangjiang, I have had many friends and lost many friends. I am very grateful to be here when I am about to leave Xiangjiang.
At that time, you can regard me as your friend."
After finishing speaking, Qi Dezun took the lead in drinking down his glass of wine in one gulp.
Chu Huan smiled the same way.
After drinking, Qi Dezun continued: "Then I really want to know now why you don't agree with what I said!"
Chu Huan pointed at Qi Dezun, then at himself, and then said with a smile: "Because you and I have different positions, I can't agree with what you said."
Qi Dezun was stunned for a moment, and asked with some horror: "Ah Huan, do you really have something to hide from your hometown..."
Chu Huan waved his hand. He knew that Qi Dezun was overthinking it and said with a smile: "That's not what I meant. To put it simply, Mr. Taipan, you must think that the current situation in Xiangjiang will continue, right?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Qi Dezun nodded naturally and said: "This is natural, but I believe there will still be some waves in the process, but no matter from which perspective, Xiangjiang will be prosperous in the future.
This will continue to be the case.”
Chu Huan said with a smile: "This is the first difference between you and me. You think that Xiangjiang will continue to be like this, but I think that the current Xiangjiang is only temporary, and Xiangjiang will definitely change in the future.
Don't worry, I didn't listen to anyone, and I don't have any channels in my hometown. I just analyzed it through historical analysis. Therefore, the problem I face now is only a long-term temporary problem, not a permanent problem.
Trading the present for the future is something I can do.
In addition, in your opinion, this problem is actually a problem, but in my opinion, it is just a problem that although it may give me an occasional headache, it will never hurt anything. As for why I say this, Mr. Taipan
, I don’t want to deceive you, so I can’t tell you why!”
Chu Huan's words were not fully explained.
But Qi Dezun knew that he had understood the meaning,
"A simple summary, in fact, when others are looking at the development of the past five years, you have already set their sights on ten or even twenty years later, and you, Chu Huan, have trump cards in your hands that we people don't know!
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Facing Qi Dezun's analysis, Chu Huan picked up the wine glass again.
Qi Dezun did not ask about this matter again. He also picked up the wine glass and said with a smile: "Director Chu, if you were twenty years younger, I would definitely stay in Xiangjiang and take a good look at your development. It's really great."
I want to know how you will show your trump cards in the coming days!"
Chu Huan laughed and said: "If Mr. Taipan is willing, you can stay here now."
Qi Dezun shook his head and said with a smile: "Forget it, people are getting old. There is an old saying in China that leaves fall back to their roots. Although Xiangjiang is full of miracles, for me, it is always just a journey in my life. Now I have
As I enter my twilight years, the only thing I want to think about is going home!”
Chu Huan smiled and said: "Look, this is the third difference between us. You just regard Xiangjiang as a journey in your life, and this is my home!"
Qi Dezun nodded and said: "Since this is the case, I wish you, Mr. Chu, more glory in the future."
Chu Huan smiled and said: "Thank you!"
The two drank their third glass of wine.
"Since Mr. Chu, you already have a plan in mind, can the handover between our two families be continued?"
Qi Dezun asked Chu Huan.
At this time, he has completed the last part of his journey at Hehe International, and it is time to say goodbye.
Chu Huan smiled and said: "Let's wait for another month. We can officially announce this matter in one month!"
Qi Dezun has been paying attention to Chu Huan's affairs recently, and naturally knows that in one month it will be time for the Hong Kong government to issue a film classification system and hold a film festival.
In an instant, Qi Dezun felt that he had guessed what Chu Huan was thinking: "Do you want to use the popularity of this news to overwhelm the popularity of the news of those two things?"
Chu Huan smiled and said, "Mr. Taipan, you will naturally know it by then."
Qi Dezun did not ask further questions. It was obvious that this matter had gone beyond the relationship between him and Chu Huan.
The two then exchanged some details about the handover between the two parties.
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The next day!
Harry Kirby, the president of Yiyi Daily, got up early in the morning. Yesterday afternoon he personally wrote an article criticizing Chu Huan.
He wanted to use his daily newspaper influence to severely rebuke Chu Huan.
So today he was going to the newsstand to see how those people in Xiangjiang shared the same hatred with him after seeing him denounce Chu Huan in the newspaper.
However, when he came to the newsstand near his home, he discovered something that made him extremely angry.
There is no copy of "One Day Morning News" on the entire newsstand!
"Boss, where is the "One Morning Post"? Why don't you have the "One Day Morning Post" here?"
Harry Kirby was so angry that he had forgotten the lie he had told others before that he did not know Cantonese.
The newsstand owner raised his eyes and looked at Harry Kirby. He didn't know that this man was the owner of One-Day Newspaper. He said in a nonchalant manner: "What is "One-Day Morning News"? There is no more, and there will never be one in the future."
I don’t know if the boss of that newspaper got kicked in the head because he dared to provoke Chu Huan, which caused me to lose some money in the stock market.”
"No more? Why no more?" Harry Kirby was stunned. He didn't care about the newsstand owner's complaints at all, but asked in surprise.
At this time, a bad premonition arose in his heart.
The newsstand owner said impatiently: "It's gone, it's just gone. How come there are so many? Why? This newspaper has been banned by the Distribution Association and our newsstand alliance. From now on, we will not sell their newspapers!"
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Harry Kirby stood there as if he was struck by lightning, swaying and almost falling.
Chu Huan actually dared to use the same methods against Huang Wenhui and others to deal with him?
What shocked Harry Kirby even more was that no one from the intelligence agency told him about this matter early this morning?
A distraught Harry Kirby returned to his newspaper office, where everything was in disarray.
An employee held his own box and handed Harry Kirby a resignation letter: "Boss, I quit!"