Hong Kong Comprehensive: Who said that those who practice martial arts have no money?

Chapter 249 Change Something

The newspaper industry has never been a business for making quick money.

Capital enters the newspaper industry because of its influence, and the original intention of investing in newspapers is not to make money, but to increase their personal connections, social status and social influence through publishing newspapers.

This is the truth that Sun Liwen understood from the very beginning of his newspaper business.

In fact, this is true. Few newspapers in Hong Kong make money, and many lose money. But the problem is that the bosses don’t care about making money. The most important thing is not to lose a lot.

They don't close down even if they don't make money, and they still insist on publishing and distributing. Their main purpose is naturally to have the right to speak. Some bosses invest the money they earn from other places into newspapers. What they value is that the newspapers can have a voice, and have their own voice.

But in Sun Liwen's view, putting these aside, publishing a newspaper is also a cultural undertaking that can bring many benefits to citizens. The establishment of any new newspaper is worthy of praise.

Yuanfang Daily is the result of Sun Liwen's many years of hard work. The newspaper started out as a small team of only three or two people, with him serving as both editor-in-chief and reporter to discover news. Today, it has more than 20 editors and reporters, with a daily circulation of more than 30,000 copies, its own printing plant, and professional foreign correspondents. He has poured too much energy and emotion into the newspaper.

What he hopes is that Yuanfang Daily can develop sustainably, maintain stable profits and prosper, rather than develop abnormally and be treated as just a mouthpiece.

At this time, Ang Lee was able to consider the steady development of the newspaper and the costs, which undoubtedly made him feel relieved and his expression relaxed.

Sun Liwen agreed immediately:
"Mr. Li is so thoughtful. I have no reason to disagree."

A smile appeared on Li An's face.

He talked eloquently:
"Editor-in-Chief Sun, don't worry. My attitude remains the same. You are a professional journalist and I am a layman, so I am only offering suggestions. In fact, our goals are the same, both for the future of the newspaper. You know, without me saying much, that a newspaper must have its own characteristics in order to gain a stable group of readers. The characteristics of Yuanfang Daily are the main issue, which covers a wide range of social news and is timely, but the content of the supplement is ultimately too thin. This time, I have added half a page of supplement space. I think we can consider publishing some easy-to-understand articles to suit the tastes of readers of different ages."

Sun Liwen listened to this and nodded unconsciously:

"No problem. I will discuss the article section with the editorial staff of the newspaper."

Li An said gently: "Thank you for your hard work, Editor-in-Chief Sun."

"It should."

Sun Liwen picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of shrimp dumpling, put it in his mouth, chewed it and swallowed it.

"By the way, I wonder what kind of advertisement Mr. Li is going to run so I can layout it."

"Miss Feng will discuss the advertising with you later."

Li An signaled Feng Huiya with his eyes.

.........

After a while, the three of them came out of the teahouse. Sun Liwen yawned several times with a tired look on his face.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Li, Ms. Feng. I have to go home and rest first. I have to finish my manuscript tonight."

Sun Liwen smiled apologetically and said goodbye to the two of them.

Ang Lee nodded, said goodbye to Sun Liwen, and drove back to Tsim Sha Tsui.

The elevator stopped on the fifth floor.

"You go back to the company, I have something else to do."

"I know, boss."

Ang Lee got out of the elevator and entered a shop.

Feng Huiya took a glance and saw Chen's Embroidered Shoes, a time-honored brand that sells embroidered shoes.

It seems that Ang Lee went to buy shoes?

She found that Huaman liked to wear cheongsam, but seemed to always wear women's leather shoes. Should she remind the boss?
As Feng Huiya thought about it, the elevator door closed and the elevator rose at a steady speed.

...Well, I'll remind my boss next time when I have the chance.

She still has a lot of things to do and is very busy.

The most urgent task is the real estate agency's advertising. The advertising copy must be sent to the newspaper before typesetting and layout, so that it can be distributed in tomorrow's newspaper.

After finishing this, she still has to contact the owners of the commercial building.

Andre Law Firm is a well-known law firm in Hong Kong. Although the agency that Li An manages for himself is just a newly registered small company, having lawyers from a well-known law firm as legal advisors will undoubtedly gain the trust of the owner.

In this way, both the early newspaper advertising and the contact with the owners can add a lot of points.

A company is not a charity or a school, and to survive it must be profitable. She believes she will soon be able to make a difference and bring profits to the company.

Feng Huiya is full of confidence.

As you step into the store, you will see the beautiful uppers of the embroidered shoes decorated with peonies, phoenixes, chrysanthemums and plum blossoms in brilliant colors, such as bright red, crimson purple, emerald green or bright yellow, which decorate the store with a cluster of flowers.

Li An took a long time to choose two pairs of embroidered shoes of different sizes.

One pair has bright red uppers with peony embroidered on them, and the other pair has plain light blue uppers with plum blossom embroidered on them.

It just suits the two women's personalities.

"After all, we can't favor one over the other..."

Li An thought so.

The car stopped smoothly on the street. The two companies were managed by Hua Man and Feng Huiya respectively, and Wu Shihao was also at the pier. Li An was not very busy. After leaving Tsim Sha Tsui, he came to Nanjing Street.

"Ah, you're here."

Lin Zhaodi raised her head and saw Li An walking into the clinic, a gentle smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

After making their relationship clear, their feelings quickly heated up, but they also kept their feelings within the bounds of propriety and did not cross the line yet.

"Here you go, take a look, do you like it?"

Li An took out the pair of simple and elegant light blue floral shoes.

"very beautiful."

Lin Zhaodi took the flowery shoes in her hands, looked at the plum blossom pattern embroidered on the upper, and said gently.

"I bought it in Tsim Sha Tsui. The color matches you. I think it will look beautiful on you. Try it on and see if it fits you."

"it is good."

Lin Zhaodi pursed her lips and smiled, sat on the chair, changed into her flowery shoes, and took two more steps.

"It's the right size, but how did you know my shoe size?"

"You always use the crotch kick every time we spar, so I bought them based on the size of your shoes."

Lin Zhaodi blushed when she heard this, and Li Ang decided to stop while he was ahead.

"You are busy, I will go to see my senior brother."

"Hmm..." Lin Zhaodi whispered.

Li An went out and came to the martial arts gym across the street.

Everyone has to go to work during the day, so there are not many students coming to the martial arts gym to learn boxing. They are all teenagers. When Li An walked into the gym, there were only seven or eight students learning boxing. Sanjiangshui, wearing a long gown, sat on a chair, staring at these students from time to time.

"Senior brother."

"Now that you're here, isn't the company busy?"

Sanjiangshui stood up and asked Li An to sit down.

"Come over when you have time."

Li An looked at the teenagers who were doing horse stance and said, "Brother, are there any good ones?"

"Why, do you want to accept a disciple?" Sanjiangshui suddenly became interested.

"I don't have the time." Li An laughed.

"Then you still ask?"

"I'm just concerned."

Li An laughed and said to San Jiangshui: "Brother, I see that several students have come here to learn boxing for several days, but they haven't taught me any boxing postures."

"If your lower body is not stable, what's the point of learning it?"

"That's not the case. When I first learned boxing, didn't my master also test me by teaching me the boxing stance?"

Sanjiangshui disagreed: "How can they be the same? Opening a martial arts school and teaching are different from selecting students. Students are of varying quality. Horse stance not only helps them to stabilize their lower body, but also tests their character and perseverance."

"Brother, why did you learn Bajiquan at that time?" Li An asked patiently.

Sanjiangshui blurted out without even thinking: "Of course I became your disciple because you are good at fighting."

The two are brothers from the same school, so Ang Lee no longer hides the fact.

He spoke calmly:

"It's the same with these students who come here to learn boxing. Many of them are blindly impulsive. They will get bored if they are asked to do horse stance every day. I know that learning boxing is a hard job and requires diligence and perseverance. But we can make some adjustments and don't have to follow the routine. Besides, horse stance does not conflict with boxing practice. After they have learned for a period of time, we can arrange for them to practice hand-to-hand to cultivate their interest and let them enjoy it. This is more effective than urging them to practice boxing."

Sanjiangshui did not reject Li An's opinion, but thought about it for a moment and agreed.

"Then I'll try."

After all, Ang Lee is a martial artist. Although he doesn't teach boxing, he feels that he should do something and make changes within his ability.

Faced with the impact of Muay Thai and the fighting that followed, it was difficult for martial arts schools to maintain their prosperity of several hundred schools and they were bound to decline.

The reasons are, first, they are conservative and complacent. Second, they cherish what they have and do not teach the true teachings to their students. If this continues, there will be no masters left in the martial arts school.

How to produce talents?
In fact, Ang Lee thinks that the current martial arts world, with its north-south division and rules, is a good trick. In the end, no one will have to rely on real skills to gain a foothold, but on who is better at playing with the "rules" and who understands the ways of the world. And those who have real skills will eventually be bound to death by the rules.

But is this only true for the martial arts industry?
The masters are wandering, the clowns are in the hall.

All ordinary people in all walks of life cannot escape this situation.

(End of this chapter)