Two days later, Hong Kong's "Da Gong Bao" immediately published an editorial refuting Fortune's "death theory":
"Some of the reasons they cited are based on nothing, and some are confusing right and wrong and ignoring the facts. They are really not worth refuting. So what is the future prospect of Xiangjiang? The "XX Law" has clearly stipulated that "One G, Two Z" will be implemented for Xiangjiang. The current situation in Xiangjiang
Hong Kong's socio-economic system and lifestyle will not change. Hong Kong's status as an international financial, trade and shipping center will be maintained. Hong Kong will be governed by Hong Kong people to ensure that the enthusiasm and talents of Hong Kong people can be brought into full play. Therefore, the vitality of Hong Kong will not only remain unchanged at all.
will be damaged and will be given a broad space for activities. It is true that Xiangjiang will still encounter challenges in the process of development, but as long as it adheres to the established policy, Xiangjiang's return to the motherland will be the beginning of a new period of prosperity for Xiangjiang."
At the same time, rich people such as Lin Zuhui also refuted the views of "Fortune" to stabilize the mood of Xiangjiang citizens; especially Lin Zuhui's article, it greatly increased the confidence of Xiangjiang citizens in all aspects, and the world's richest man was very convincing.
Later, with the enthusiastic support of the director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, 20 Hong Kong businessmen each donated HK$5 million to establish the "Hong Kong Better Tomorrow Fund", which was purely a public relations project, led by the Cheng father and his son, Lam Cho-fai, and Li Ka-shing, with a fund of HK$100 million.
, Zheng Jiachun is the chairman of the foundation. Other members are business leaders such as Ho Hongsheng, Lam Baixin, Run Run Shaw, and Zeng Xianzi.
The foundation published a full-page advertisement, with 22 foundation members declaring in a giant photo: We “stand in the same position, and we are all dedicated to Hong Kong.” The foundation has two major characteristics: first, it is non-political, and second, it is non-profit.
"The future development and prosperity of Xiangjiang is a vital issue for Xiangjiang people."
"Today we stand firm and join hands to establish the 'Hong Kong Better Tomorrow Fund' - a non-profit and non-governmental organization with the purpose of gathering strength and building confidence so that Hong Kong will continue to remain an international business and financial center after 97 years.
Shipping Leadership.”
"We need all of us to work together. The business community, government, labor and industry leaders, as well as every Hong Kong resident, should do their best to contribute to the glorious achievements of Hong Kong now and in the future."
"Let us work hard for a better tomorrow with the spirit of continuous self-improvement."
Some members of the public commented:
"A group of businessmen who have made huge profits set up a non-profit organization to help Xiangjiang make greater profits in the future. This logic seems extremely twisted at first, but it is actually a motif that has been understood by Xiangjiang prosperous people for many years."
This theme is the prosperity of Xiangjiang, which is the business of all Xiangjiang people. If these businessmen who have made huge profits cannot continue to make profits, then it really means that Xiangjiang has "died".
This seems to be a rule. Which country and region has more wealthy people, the economy of that country and region will be more prosperous and the average living standard of its residents will be higher.
Although the "Hong Kong Better Tomorrow Fund" advertisement has caused controversy, its impact is definitely greater than that of the "Fat Peng Tornado", which is gradually losing momentum.
North Point, Media Building.
The9 held a "Pokémon" game conference in a large conference room, and the Nintendo Hong Kong Agency was also present.
The9 President Gao Kelin and Nintendo Hong Kong Acting General Manager Li Xinglong demonstrated the fun of the "Pokémon" battle mode on the rostrum, attracting a group of people to watch, video and take photos.
After playing a game, Gao Kelin put down the GB game console and announced excitedly: "The Ninth City has produced its second high-quality world-class game. The sales volume of "Resident Evil" we released in June has exceeded 80%.
There are thousands of sets, and I believe this "Pokémon" can achieve better results."
For a moment, the media in Xiangjiang showed incredulous expressions. Everyone was thinking, isn’t Xiangjiang the soil for real estate, trade, finance, and shipping?
When did Xiangjiang have such a powerful game software development company?
A reporter asked: "President Gao, does The9 City's success mean that Hong Kong can also become a game research and development center?"
Gao Kelin replied seriously: "I think there is no problem at all. As long as your product is good, gamers around the world will pay for you."
A reporter asked: "Does The9 intend to become a global game software development company?"
Gao Kelin said: "Currently, The9 has nearly a hundred game software developers. I believe we can achieve results that satisfy the head office and shareholders."
A reporter asked: "So, the game industry is also a part of Mr. Lin Zuhui's 'Cultural Establishment'? As far as I know, a game studio only needs about ten R&D personnel and nearly a hundred game software developers.
Staff, does it mean that The9 is still researching many games?”
For a time, everyone concentrated on the reporter's question. Any news involving Lin Zuhui is something that reporters are keen on and citizens love to read.
Gao Kelin said calmly: "The game industry should be a part of 'Cultural Revitalization of Hong Kong'. Our Ninth City is also committed to developing more game products. At the same time, we call on talents and companies with capabilities in this area.
Calm down, don’t be obsessed with making quick money, and strive to contribute your own strength to Hong Kong’s gaming industry.”
Although The9 has nearly a hundred game software engineers, many of them are actually fresh graduates from Xiangjiang and have been trained by the company as a talent strategy.
After all, even if the two games that have been developed have made more than 100 million in profits, The9 may not be able to make a lot of money.
The9 is currently developing online versions of "Legend" and "Paradise". Of course, online games are still in the secret development stage, and there are still some technical difficulties.
However, The9 has two major advantages. It has technical assistance from Activision Blizzard, and Lin Zuhui personally provides some opinions on game design.
For example, in "Legend", Lin Zuhui almost gave a lot of reference opinions - the siege station system and multiplayer online games perfectly combine the competitive factors of strategic simulation games and the character growth of role-playing games to embody a virtual reality full of realism and presence.
Reality. Exactly, these are the guiding ideas that the game development team needs.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! As for the details, Lin Zuhui gave more, including the three professions of Taoist priest, mage, and warrior in "Legend", as well as advanced professions, etc., the skill small fireball,
Poison, lightning. There are so many references given that the R&D team needs to slowly develop the technology and art.
A certain store.
"Boss, do you have a GB game console? Do you have the "Pokémon" game software?"
"Yes, yes!"
Soon, a gaming trend also emerged in Hong Kong.
Of course, more citizens have noticed that "Resident Evil" and "Pokémon" are both products of the game development company The9; while "Resident Evil" is a movie shot by DreamWorks, and "Pokémon" is a
Manke SHOW’s signature comic works.
"Mr. Lam Cho-fai is indeed my idol. The layout he has laid out is really huge. From now on, I will be a witness and admirer of the 'cultural rejuvenation of Hong Kong'."
"Revitalizing Hong Kong through culture is an important policy of Hong Kong. No matter who is responsible for it, no one is more suitable than Mr. Lam Cho-fai. To put it bluntly, even if the Hong Kong government comes to Hong Kong, it will not be half as successful as Mr. Lam Cho-fai."
For a time, the "Cultural Development of Hong Kong" once again boosted the confidence of Hong Kong citizens.
In fact, as a shareholder of Lin Zuhui's listed company, he has received unprecedented support from the beginning; whenever Lin Zuhui wants to enter a new field, the stock price of his listed company will always rise. In the eyes of investors, Lin Zuhui is omnipotent.
of business wizards.
For example, New Era Group purchased the Ritz-Carlton Hotel for US$1.8 billion. This price was more than 30% higher and was a sky-high price.
However, the market value of New Era Group rose by 3 points on the day the news broke, and continued to rise thereafter.
In the eyes of investors, the reorganization of Langham Hospitality Group is a perfect plan, and under the leadership of Lin Zuhui, Langham Hotel Group will become a large hotel group in the world, on the same level as large hotel groups in the United States.
This is the charm of Lin Zuhui. Because of this, New Era Group spent tens of billions on investment this year, and its market value has soared by 50%, now reaching 270 billion Hong Kong dollars. You know, the Hang Seng Index is only about 9,000 points, an increase of 10% from the beginning of the year~
15%.
Saturday.
The first ‘Hong Kong Cartoon and Animation Festival’ was held at the Wan Chai Convention and Exhibition Center, attracting comic fans at home and abroad and in Hong Kong.
Obviously, this was the suggestion and support of Wanhui Comics, and it was also the order given by Lin Zuhui to Wanhui Comics. 'Cultural establishment of Hong Kong' is a systematic project in all aspects, and Lin Zuhui is just trying to do a lot of work now.
, he did not have very systematic discussions with the Hong Kong government, and the Hong Kong government did not have very systematic legislation.
Of course, if Lin Zuhui invites talents in the cultural field to form an advisory group, conduct systematic research, and file a case; and finally through Lin Zuhui's intervention, even the British Hong Kong government will pass the true meaning of the "Cultural Hong Kong" bill.
However, Lin Zuhui did not rush for success. He only gradually changed the pattern and development of Xiangjiang's cultural industry through the layout of his own companies. For example, in the comics industry, with the development of Wanhui Comics Club, it also promoted the development of the entire Xiangjiang comics industry. Some
Excellent works can also be exported overseas.
Lin Zuhui thought that before 1998, this method was used to make the people spontaneously attach importance to development; once the financial crisis happened, Mr. Dong was not the first to come to Lin Zuhui and ask for help and advice.
By then, Lam Cho-fai's advisory team will have already drafted a systematic plan for "building a cultural Hong Kong", and Mr. Dong will probably regard it as a treasure and carry out "legislation" in the Legislative Council as soon as possible.
The cultural industry in Hong Kong is already very developed. If the Hong Kong government provides systematic legislation and financial support, it will be like a winding motor that will soar into the sky.
Lin Zuhui divided the cultural industry into ten categories: design industry, animation industry, advertising industry, publishing industry, film and audiovisual industry, performing arts industry, software and games, radio and television industry, tourism and exhibition industry, and construction industry.
He has influenced almost all projects, including the tourism industry. In June, he donated 20 million Hong Kong dollars for relevant departments to conduct research on tourism projects.
The reason is very simple. In the first half of this year, the tourism industry in Hong Kong created 40 billion yuan in revenue. He felt that it was more than 10% better than the same period in the previous life, because Hong Kong culture also drove the tourism industry in Hong Kong. Some scholars pointed out that if some reforms are not carried out,
Research on tourism may lead to the loss of tens of billions of tourism revenue every year. The result is that Lin Zuhui agrees with this view. Overseas tourists coming to Hong Kong must be potential repeat customers, and they must satisfy others, so they support this project
.
Lin Zuhui has also made financial donations to major cultural colleges and universities, hoping that Hong Kong will continue to have a steady influx of talents in the cultural field.
Exhibition Center.
Crowds of people, a large number of comic fans came to the Convention and Exhibition Center with great excitement to visit the "Hong Kong First Cartoon and Animation Festival".
Conan, Pikachu, Bulbasaur, Charizard, Straw Hat Luffy and other large posters, figures, toys, animations, video games, etc., make visitors extremely happy. Of course, other comic businesses come here to participate in the exhibition, but there are not many
Hui Comics Club is only so popular, but they still have a high level of exposure.
"The comic industry in Xiangjiang is so developed!"
"That is, our Xiangjiang Animation and the animation industries of the United States and Japan have become the world's three largest 'animations'"
"It's so awesome, who rated this top three?"
"I commented, don't you think so? Are you a comic book fan?"
"I think so too. Hong Kong has three of the world's top comic works, "Detective Conan", "Pokémon" and "One Piece"."
In the crowd, comic fans started communicating one after another.
Some of the real-life Pikachu, Straw Hat King Luffy, Conan, etc. were surrounded by a group of fans for photos.
Suddenly, there seemed to be big shots coming, and someone was organizing security.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Haha, it's Sherlock Holmes and Conan!"
"Isn't that Mr. Lin Zuhui? Are those two Conans his sons?"
For a moment, the crowd was restless.
Lin Zuhui did wear the costume of Sherlock Holmes at this time, while his eldest son Lin Wenjie and second son Lin Wentao dressed up as Conan.
Therefore, the three of them instantly became the most handsome boys in the convention and exhibition center.
This is all done by Lin Zuhui to give his son company and surprise, not to promote Hong Kong's comic industry.
The citizens of Xiangjiang are generally of high quality. At most, they greet and watch from a distance and do not come up to watch, so the impact is not big. However, Lin Zuhui's bodyguards all wear casual clothes and are not too conspicuous.
"Baba, that's Pikachu over there!" Lin Wentao pointed at the real-person Pikachu in surprise and wanted to step forward to take a photo.
"Let's go, I'll take you to take a photo!" Lin Zuhui said happily, holding one of his sons by the hand.
Lin Wenjie looked very calm and calm in response to the glances and smiles from around him, which made the surrounding citizens secretly praise him as "a tiger father has no dog son".
Lin's father and son's generous visit to the exhibition became a "good talk" for a while.
About 80% of the comics industry in Xiangjiang is owned by Wanhui Media, and Lin Zuhui has undoubtedly become the biggest contributor to the comics industry in Xiangjiang. Today, although Lin Zuhui's original intention is to accompany his son, in the eyes of outsiders, he also means to stand up for the animation industry in Xiangjiang.
Someone was filming Lin Zuhui and his two sons, but Lin Zuhui didn't stop him. After all, he couldn't stop it. Fortunately, both sons were wearing Conan wigs and spectacle frames, which was more or less a cover.
"Boss, you have a good idea. The next Comic Expo can encourage comic fans to play anime characters and increase interaction!" Luo Bencheng, president of Wanhui Comics, took advantage of the break to chat with Lin Zuhui.
Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "Japan has been doing this in the early 1990s! If you think it's good, I suggest you develop a 'cosplay animation exhibition' specifically for comic fans to show themselves."
Wanhui Comics Club has an "exhibition business", so it is easy to prepare for these events.
Luo Benzheng's eyes lit up, then nodded and said, "I remember it!"
Lin Zuhui smiled and continued to accompany his son to the exhibition, having a great time.
The next day, newspapers all over Hong Kong published that Lam Cho-fai and his two sons cosplayed at the Hong Kong Cartoon and Animation Festival, which immediately aroused the public's interest in reading.
Citizens praised Lin Zuhui for being a good father and having a childlike heart. Some people thought that Lin Zuhui was advertising for the animation industry in Hong Kong. In short, he received good reviews.