Hong Kong: Rise of the Kings.

Chapter 930 0918 [Who is the hero?]

"Mr. Du, is everything you said true?"

"Mr. Du, are you really willing to bear all the reconstruction costs?"

“Mr. Du, is it true that our salary has tripled?”

For a moment, these originally reserved literati could no longer hold back and began to ask.

The two big bosses, Jin Yong and Shen Baoxin, were stunned. They never expected that these colleagues who had been so confident and proud just now, now showed their true colors and actually ignored the greater good for "petty profits".

Du Yongxiao took in everyone's expressions. He twirled the lighter in his hand and said, "Although I am not a big shot, I am also well-known. Do you think I would joke about my reputation? Besides, I am now the largest shareholder of Ming Pao. For me, Ming Pao is more important than anything else, and you are all indispensable assets of Ming Pao. Let me ask you, if you are gone, how will Ming Pao operate?"

"Mr. Du is so kind!"

"Yeah, I didn't expect Mr. Du to think so highly of us. We are narrow-minded!"

Everyone started talking again, but this time they were not criticizing Du Yongxiao, but praising him.

After listening to these words, Jin Yong and Shen Baoxin felt that the spirit of scholars was gone, and all the concepts of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness were bullshit!

"Mr. Du, today I discovered that you are such an outstanding person."

"Yes, there are many entrepreneurs in Hong Kong, but it is rare to find someone as magnanimous and generous as Mr. Du!"

“That’s why I said at the beginning that Mr. Du is a rare talent. With him leading Ming Pao and leading everyone to seek development, we will surely succeed!”

The words of praise became more and more numerous and intense.

Those who were originally sitting on the fence and watching also quickly changed their tune and began to flatter Du Yongxiao. Some even went so far as to directly express their loyalty to Du Yongxiao.

Seeing this, Jin Yong and Shen Baoxin felt that these people had no dignity at all. They also felt that the situation was hopeless. The newspaper empire that they had built with their own hands was about to be handed over to someone else. The sadness in their hearts was beyond words.

"Thank you all for your kindness. I am unworthy of it!" Du Yongxiao stood up and clasped his fists to everyone. "But I have one thing to make clear. In the future, it will not be me who will lead everyone to the light and Ming Pao to prosperity. Someone else will."

"Well, what does that mean?"

Everyone was stunned and looked at Du Yongxiao in confusion.

"Mr. Du, please explain clearly, aren't you the one leading our team?"

"Yes, Mr. Du, we all admire you very much!"

Upon seeing this, Jin Yong and Shen Baoxin frowned and felt nauseous.

Previously, this group of people were unanimously opposed to Du Yongxiao and opposed Du Yongxiao's management of Ming Pao. Now that he has made his attitude clear and said that he will not manage Ming Pao, these people have instead gone up to him to curry favor with him and insist that Du Yongxiao take charge.

"The specific situation is this..." Du Yongxiao explained with a smile, "I am already very busy with work. In addition to being the Commissioner of Police, I also have to manage and administer the Du Group, and the group has many businesses. I really can't handle everything, and I am often powerless..."

"Besides, I am not a newspaper person and I know nothing about running a newspaper business. I have only invested in Oriental Daily and Sing Tao Daily and gained some investment experience. That is why I dare to invest in Ming Pao this time..."

"Originally, I could rest assured that Ming Pao had so many elites in charge. However, I was more worried that some people with ulterior motives would take the opportunity to disrupt Ming Pao, disregard Ming Pao's development, and take revenge on their own... For this reason, I decided to delegate power to someone I trust, let him serve as the leader of Ming Pao, let him learn with everyone, and make progress together..."

Du Yongxiao's words were actually very straightforward. He wanted to find an agent to control Ming Pao to prevent some people from rebelling and seizing power again.

Since those who work in newspapers are all literati, the common problem of literati is that they like to supplement their brains, like conspiracy theories, and feel that they are smarter than anyone else.

So these smart people all looked at the people standing behind Du Yongxiao.

First of all, the barrister Brando was excluded from the successor. He is a foreigner and a foreign lawyer. As the saying goes, foreigners are trustworthy and sows can climb trees. A shrewd person like Du Yongxiao would never trust this foreigner and hand over the Ming Pao business to him.

Then they looked at Zhuang Dingxian who was standing on the right of Du Yongxiao. They remembered correctly that this young man seemed to be at the level of superintendent of police. With such a level, he could move up a step in his career and he would definitely not go out of his way to do business.

What's more, this young man surnamed Zhuang does not seem to be from a liberal arts background, and his cultural level is still some distance away from that of a newspaper man.

Then, they looked at Yan Xiong together.

Everyone’s first feeling was, it’s him!

That’s right, at this moment everyone thought that Du Yongxiao would hand over the Ming Pao business to Yan Xiong.

The reason is simple -
First of all, Yan Xiong is Du Yongxiao’s godson. Who could be closer than this?

Secondly, Yan Xiong used to be one of the four major detectives, in charge of hundreds of Chinese police officers. He was known as the Smiling Tiger. His management skills were impeccable and he would definitely be able to intimidate other heroes.

Finally, Yan Xiong knows English and has a good cultural level. The most important thing is his age and qualifications, which can convince people.

As for the other people around Du Yongxiao, only Huang Ying was left.

However, these literati passed her over without even a second thought. The reason was very simple: she was a woman!
The Hong Kong literary world actually has a clear distinction between men and women. Although it cannot be said to be "discriminatory", they still believe that "a woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent" and that such women are the best.

To put it bluntly, Hong Kong intellectuals were actually deeply influenced by traditional Confucianism, which was the main reason why Western culture was not able to penetrate Hong Kong until the late 1980s and 1990s.

So even though Huang Ying stood behind Du Yongxiao and stood close to him, no one regarded her as the successor of this election.

Thinking of this, everyone almost came to the conclusion that the successor Du Yongxiao was going to choose this time must be Yan Xiong.

Some smart-minded people immediately stood up and said, "Mr. Du, we understand! We know that you are very busy and don't have time to manage Ming Pao, but it doesn't matter. We believe that the talented person you chose will be able to lead Ming Pao and lead us to ride the wind and waves and create greater glory!"

"Yes, Mr. Du! We think Inspector Yan Xiongyan is up to the task! Not only is he experienced, he is also good at management, and most importantly, he is very loyal to you..."

"Inspector Yan Xiongyan is very good!"

"That's right, I support Inspector Yan's selection!"

"Congratulations to Inspector Yan for leading Ming Pao!"

Everyone spoke up to express their opinions.

Jin Yong and Shen Baoxin also felt that Du Yongxiao would definitely nominate Yan Xiong to be the president of Ming Pao.

They felt sad when they thought that Ming Pao, the newspaper they founded and which had always been known for its sharp style of writing and not flattering the powerful, would be handed over to a "rough guy" who used to be a policeman.

"Excuse me, everyone!"

Just as everyone was expressing their opinions and Jin Yong and Shen Baoxin were feeling sad, Du Yongxiao suddenly spoke.

"Perhaps I didn't express my meaning clearly. The person I am going to recommend to take over Ming Pao and manage Ming Pao in my place is——"

Du Yongxiao smiled and gestured to Huang Ying who was standing beside him: "Huang Ying, Miss Huang!"

boom!
The whole place exploded.

Everyone looked at Huang Ying in disbelief.

Jin Yong and Shen Baoxin opened their mouths and eyes wide.

They never dreamed that Du Yongxiao would make such a decision.

"Did I hear it wrong?" "Why is it her?"

Various voices of surprise and questioning were heard.

For these self-righteous literati, Du Yongxiao's decision was simply inconceivable.

Du Yongxiao looked at the intense reactions of the crowd, sneered in his heart, but remained calm on the surface: "Why, do you have any misunderstandings about my decision? Do you think that girls can't take on important responsibilities, and that women can't be the person in charge of Ming Pao?"

Du Yongxiao's words immediately calmed the scene down. Everyone looked at Du Yongxiao, knowing that he was angry.

"Pu Ni Amu, just now you all said that you would respect my decision and support me no matter what I do. But now, I just proposed that the person you trust the most be the person in charge of Ming Pao. When you saw that it was a woman, you all started complaining and thought the sky was about to fall. What does this mean?"

No one dared to speak. They all lowered their heads and dared not look at Du Yongxiao's defiant gaze.

Du Yongxiao looked around domineeringly and continued, "I know what you are thinking. You are arrogant and think you are scholars, but deep down you don't care about women. You think women are your vassals and deserve to be ordered around by you all your life! But now, I want a woman to stand up and lead Ming Pao, to lead you. The reason is very simple. I trust her, and I trust her ability even more! I think she can lead everyone and Ming Pao to a bright future! Who objects to this?"

Some people couldn't stand the depressing atmosphere caused by Du Yongxiao and wanted to look up, but when Du Yongxiao glanced at them, the courage they mustered quickly dissipated in the other's eyes, and they hurriedly lowered their heads even more!

Huang Ying, who was standing next to Du Yongxiao, had a different feeling at this time.

From the very beginning when Du Yongxiao decided to let her be the head of Ming Pao, she had made a desperate decision to resign from the position of inspector and planned to transform from an excellent female inspector to an excellent newspaper person.

In fact, she was still a little resistant to this. After all, her favorite job was a police officer. But for the sake of her beloved, for Du Yongxiao, she was willing to give everything and was willing to exchange her favorite job for it.

Now, Huang Ying finally understood how big a decision Du Yongxiao had made in order to allow her to lead Ming Pao and to allow her to become the leader of Ming Pao.

Not to mention anything else, just in the current situation, Du Yongxiao was able to overcome public opposition and push her to become the president of Ming Pao, which seemed to show that he had withstood tremendous pressure.

In Huang Ying's eyes, everyone looked down on her and didn't trust her at this moment, except Du Yongxiao who dared to be the enemy of the world and stood firmly on her side. This trust made Huang Ying feel indescribable...

After waiting for a while, no one spoke. Du Yongxiao snorted, turned around, took the windbreaker from Huang Ying's hand and put it on himself, and finally looked at everyone in the field: "I have made up my mind, even if you object, it will be useless! Let me tell you, Miss Huang Ying Huang will be the person in charge of Ming Pao from today onwards, as for your salary, it will be tripled, if you want to stay, I will applaud to welcome you, if you want to leave, I will also applaud to send you off - I have finished speaking, who is in favor? Who is against?"

"Ahem, this...I agree!"

After hearing Du Yongxiao's harsh words, someone finally took advantage of the situation and spoke up boldly.

"I think although Miss Huang is a woman, women are not necessarily inferior to men. Moreover, in ancient times, there was Hua Mulan who joined the army in place of her father. Girls are still very sharp. Many times, we men can't do things, but they can! So in my opinion, Mr. Du's decision is wise and innovative. It can lead the Hong Kong women's movement to further develop and connect with the international community!"

This man spoke passionately and said all the words that could be used to praise him.

He looked at Du Yongxiao with great trepidation, not knowing whether what he said was right or wrong.

The others looked at him with disdain and disgust in their eyes.

"Are you...Ming Pao editor Pan Yaoming?" Du Yongxiao looked at the other person with narrowed eyes.

The man looked surprised: "Mr. Du, do you know me?"

Of course Du Yongxiao knew the other person, because in his previous life, this person was the first person after Jin Yong to lead Ming Pao out of its predicament.

In his previous life, Jin Yong, also known as Mr. Cha, invited Pan Yaoming from Sanlian Bookstore to Ming Pao Monthly, which he founded, as the editor-in-chief through a cultural figure in Hong Kong. After selling the newspaper business, Mr. Cha chose to publish his articles in Ming Pao Monthly, and he trusted Pan Yaoming very much.

In this regard, Pan Yaoming has always declared to the public: "I have always respected him very much and am grateful for his kindness."

While working with Mr. Cha, Pan Yaoming was deeply impressed by his work and management style: "He takes his work very seriously and is very smart in employing people. He trusts people when employing them and does not employ people he does not trust. This gives everyone a lot of room to develop their talents."

Pan Yaoming recalled that Mr. Cha was a very knowledgeable person. Whenever he was on a business trip, he would search for books in the airport bookstore and read a lot of books.

Pan Yaoming said that in the mid-90s, Mr. Cha wanted to give up his newspaper business and switch from martial arts novels to historical novels. But he fell seriously ill soon after selling Ming Pao. After a major operation, his health deteriorated, which affected his creation.

"Mr. Cha never fulfilled his wish to write a historical novel, which became a great regret for him."

"The last time I saw Mr. Cha was two or three years ago, when his health was already in a bad state," Pan Yaoming said. He was shocked and saddened to hear the news of Mr. Cha's death. "There was false news about his death before, and I would rather believe that this news is also false."

The man has passed away, leaving only memories for people. Regarding Jin Yong, Pan Yaoming's evaluation is very firm: "There will not be another master like Mr. Cha in the next 500 years."

From this we can see that in his previous life, this big man Pan Yaoming was a staunch admirer and supporter of Jin Yong, but now he has chosen to "turn to the light" and stand on Du Yongxiao's side.

"Editor-in-Chief Pan, thank you very much for your support!" Du Yongxiao said with a smile, "After all, there are too few people like you who are so righteous and have no prejudice against women! In my opinion, you are the one who deserves praise! Now, in order to consolidate the high standards of Ming Pao, I have decided to promote you as the deputy president of Ming Pao to manage Ming Pao together with Ms. Huang Ying. Is that okay?"

"Uh, what?" Pan Yaoming was shocked and looked at Du Yongxiao in disbelief.

The others were even more shocked.

What, Vice President?
Who would have thought that Pan Yaoming would be promoted to vice president immediately just because he expressed his support for Du Yongxiao? This is even more explosive than being promoted three levels in a row!
"Why, you don't want to?" Du Yongxiao asked with a smile.

"No, no, no! I do!" Pan Yaoming was so excited that he was incoherent. "I am willing to join Miss Huang in this great cause, and I am even more willing to lead the team towards the light!"

Pan Yaoming hurriedly expressed his position, fearing that Du Yongxiao would go back on his word.

"That's good. If that's the case, then the overall situation has been decided! From today on, Ms. Huang Ying will serve as the president of Ming Pao, and Mr. Pan Yaoming will serve as the vice president. Together, the two of them will lead the development of Ming Pao!"

After saying that, Du Yongxiao turned his head and looked at the others: "Does anyone else want to speak?"

Seeing Anthony Wong’s meteoric rise because of one sentence, the others no longer hesitated-——
"I support Miss Huang!"

"I support it too!"

"Women hold up half the sky! Miss Huang Ying can do it!"

These people realized the situation later and started hugging the horse's legs frantically.

Du Yongxiao smiled, put on his windbreaker and walked out of the meeting room. When he passed by the martial arts master Jin Yong, he stopped and turned to look at the man who was looking down and silent: "What's wrong, Mr. Cha, are you unhappy?"

Jin Yong didn't know what to say.

If you put it in a rude way, you appear narrow-minded; if you put it in a high-sounding way, you appear hypocritical.

Du Yongxiao exhaled, "Although you founded Ming Pao, times have changed. If you want Ming Pao to continue to survive, the best way is to continue staying here..."

"Don't worry, I'm not the kind of person who will take revenge for any slight, and I won't exclude you for some reason. On the contrary, you are a great talent, so it all depends on whether you are willing to continue to work hard for Ming Pao!"

"That I..." Jin Yong pursed his lips, not knowing what to say.

Du Yongxiao fixed his eyes on Jin Yong's face: "No more words, just take care of yourself!"

After Du Yongxiao finished speaking, he walked outside and casually ordered: "Huang Ying, Ming Pao will be under your management from now on. You stay here and get to know everyone. Let me tell you, if anyone disobeys you, just come to me. I, Du, am best at killing people, setting fires, and firing people!"

Although Du Yongxiao's words were somewhat joking, they were full of deterrence!
After all, his nicknames of “Bloody Hand Butcher” and “Street Cleansing Tiger” are not just for nothing!

"Got it, Mr. Du!" Huang Ying, who was beautiful and spoke in a gentle voice, followed behind Du Yongxiao and spoke.

She stood at the door and looked at the tall man's back, her eyes full of admiration and infatuation. Then she turned her head and looked at the people in the meeting room who were still silent at this time-——
What is a man?

What is a hero?

This is!
(End of this chapter)