Hong Kong Movies: You Hongxingzi, what the hell is the charity king?

Chapter 486 "485" Guan Zu: The media are all my people, you want to fight with me?

"First of all, if we are going to fight this Cathay Pacific, we have to have an airline that can be a competitor to it."

"And at the moment, we only have one choice - Dragonair!"

Guan Zu held a bamboo whip and pointed at the shareholding structure of Dragonair.

"Please take a look at this chart. Dragonair's shares are: CITIC Pacific 38.3%, Pacific Airways 30%, the Tsao family 21.6%, and Swire Group 5%."

Ok……

This bamboo whip is an old actor.

It was Gao Qiu who saw his mother whipping her son with a bamboo whip for his poor test scores, and then he exchanged it for a stick and apologized.

Then it became the ultimate magic weapon in the conference room!
One day, with a stick in hand, thousands of miles of cauliflowers will bow their heads.jpg
Men are romantic~yeah jpg
“First up is CITIC Pacific!”

"Taifu Development Co., Ltd. was founded in 1985. Its boss is the "stock speculation king" Xiang Zhiqiu. It went public in 1986. In the same year, CITIC acquired it and obtained 64.7% of the shares of Taifu Development..."

"This company is considered as CITIC's bridgehead company in Hong Kong Island."

"The existence of Dragonair is a thorn in the side of Cathay Pacific."

"At this time, as the return progress accelerated, Cathay Pacific also wanted to gain access to the huge emerging market of Southeast Asia. In 1987, CITIC Pacific acquired 13% ​​of Cathay Pacific's shares for HK$12.5 billion, becoming the third largest shareholder after Swire and HSBC."

"Due to the restrictions imposed by the British Hong Kong government and the 'one route, one company' policy implemented by the British Hong Kong government, Dragonair could only apply for routes with lower profits and fewer passengers, which led to its operating difficulties. By 1989, it had suffered a total loss of HK$23 billion."

"Because of the heavy losses, several shareholders of Dragonair wanted to withdraw their investment. At this time, China Pacific Airways took the opportunity to propose to acquire Dragonair. In the end, CITIC Pacific became the largest shareholder of Dragonair, holding 38.3% of the shares, China Pacific held 30%, Swire Group held 5%, and the Cao family held 21.6%."

"Then, Cathay Pacific took over the actual management of Dragonair as the second largest shareholder on the grounds of route interests. It also positioned Dragonair as an airline specializing in routes from Hong Kong to the mainland."

"That is to say, now the entire Hong Kong Island Aviation is dominated by Cathay Pacific Airways!"

"Philippines is responsible for international routes, while Dragonair is responsible for domestic routes."

Guan Zu spoke eloquently and clearly explained the entire development timeline.

Some of the information was collected by Mao Xiangyang.

Gao Jin: "If we want to acquire Dragonair, how should we do it? If we want to gain actual control, we can't avoid Boss Cao, and CITIC Group can't avoid it either. But based on the analysis just now, Boss Cao is still okay, but I'm afraid CITIC may not stand on our side."

Guan Zu nodded: "This is indeed the problem, so we need to solve it."

As for the Cao family...

Since Cao is the founder of Dragonair, he must be on the side of Chinese capital.

Why is Guan Zu so confident in Dragonair?
Because Guan Zu knew that the country absolutely hated Cathay Pacific, and the loss of Dragonair would be a slap in the face. Now that Guan Zu wanted to step forward to grab Dragonair, the country would definitely support him.

and……

Guan Zu looked at the system panel.

Kowloon support rate is 45%!

Hong Kong Island: 56% support
New Territories support rate 38%
Customers are all here!
As long as the air route can be fixed, Cathay Pacific will be doomed!
The meeting lasted for more than an hour.

The main purpose is to introduce the information of the two airlines and unify their ideas.

"Our next target is this Dragonair."

"We may face the opponent Taikoo..."

"agree!"

"Agree!"
Guan Zu turned off the projector.

"Okay, the meeting is over."

"Xiao Fu."

Xiao Fu: “Yes.”

Guan Zu: "Today, the citizens on the flight should have gotten over the jet lag, so we can start inviting them to ATV for interviews. Before the acquisition, we should first give the domestic leaders a reason and then give Cathay Pacific a hard time."

Xiao Fu: “Yes.”

……

Soon, Xiao Fu arrived at ATV and the news director came out to greet him.

Then a brief meeting was held within the News Department to discuss how to report the incident.

……

night,

Hong Kong Island is decorated with colorful neon lights.

Tung Chung Village, Lantau Island.

The eleven families and Moonlight are having dinner.

Table, 3 dishes, Nezha fried meat, braised spareribs, stir-fried vegetables...

"My dear, I won't be back tonight. You have to take care of the house by yourself." The eleven families finished their meal quickly.

"Mom, where are you going?"

"I'm going on a date~~~"

Moonlight looked at her mother who was dressed up beautifully and was speechless.

Today, Taibao brought Shiyijia and Yueguang directly to the headquarters of Longmen Group and found Long Jiajun. Surprised that Long Jiajun was the "stowaway", Taibao directly criticized Long Jiajun.

In the end, Long Jiajun caught his cousin and apologized to the Eleventh Family and Yue Guang.

After this incident, Yue Guang felt that her mother was full of sexiness.

Pat the forehead~~~
at this time,

At 19:00, ATV News officially starts broadcasting.

Host Wen Huixin appears.

"Good evening, dear audience friends..."

"I have some shocking news for you tonight. Today, a passenger revealed that there was serious discrimination against non-English speaking citizens and Mandarin speaking mainland passengers on a Cathay Pacific flight."

"Here are the details..."

"During the flight, the air conditioning temperature was low. A passenger politely asked the flight attendant for a blanket in Mandarin, but the flight attendant mocked mainlanders in English... Then, she mocked passengers who didn't even understand English... Many passengers protested angrily, but the flight attendants of Cathay Pacific ignored them..."

Eleventh Sister frowned, and the chopsticks in her hand stopped in mid-air.
"How come Cathay Pacific has no sense of service at all?"

"I can't speak English, so I'm going to be discriminated against, damn!"

Moonlight: "You know what, a classmate of mine told me something similar. Just because a passenger couldn't speak English, the flight attendant made things difficult for him."

Following the initial report by ATV News, it caused quite a stir throughout Hong Kong.

Some citizens condemned Cathay Pacific's behavior as a serious violation of professional ethics and the principle of equality.

Some neighbors are angry that you look down on people from the mainland, and you even discriminate against people like us who don’t speak English?
There are a large number of older citizens in Hong Kong Island who have not really learned English. They usually chat in Cantonese and various dialects, so not every citizen can speak English.

Such actions by Guotai have undoubtedly offended these people.

Some citizens also believe that acts of discrimination against mainlanders not only hurt the feelings of mainland compatriots, but also tarnish the image of Hong Kong Island.

Hong Kong Island is different now than it was before. After more than a year of "Knowledge Cup" and "Millionaire", young people in Hong Kong who have received "new-style education" have become more familiar with Chinese history. Some young people have also developed a stronger sense of identity with Chinese blood and feel that all people in the mainland are compatriots.

These citizens are naturally indignant about the behavior of Cathay Pacific.

Of course…there are also many elite citizens who consider themselves British.

What compatriots?
Sorry, I'm English!
Unfortunately, what these banana people don’t know is that the British only regard them as second-class people, not even British.

(Photo: Floating City Tycoon)
……

……

After half an hour,
It was late at night, but the editorial office of Ming Pao was brightly lit and the editors were still working overtime.

Ring ring ring~~~
The editor-in-chief's office received a call.

"Hey……"

"Is that Editor-in-Chief Li of Ming Pao?"

"it's me."

"Hello, I'm from the Five Star Group's Secretary Office, Jacklyn Wu!"

"what?"

Editor-in-Chief Li was shocked. Five Star Group...

This is the big devil!
I'll beat you up and pay for hospitalization. I'll provide one-stop service...

I don't obey the law, but I obey the fist!

"Secretary Wu! Hello, hello!" Editor-in-Chief Li was very polite.

"Mr. Editor-in-Chief, I wonder if you have seen the news tonight."

"Secretary Wu is talking about the smear campaign by Cathay Pacific?"

There is a consensus in the media that Guan Zu is a total leftist as he hosted the "Knowledge Cup" for free and criticized Fat Peng.

And the incident with Cathay Pacific was obviously caused by Guan Zu.

"That's right, Editor-in-Chief Li. This time we are looking for you about the Cathay Pacific Airways incident. You are also aware that this incident is of a serious nature. The Five Star Group hopes that your newspaper will help report it, using the specifications of the front-page headline, so that more people can understand the truth. This incident concerns the image of Hong Kong and the rights of citizens. Ming Pao, please help." Mr. Li: "No problem, Secretary Wu!"

He didn't dare to refuse.

Secretary Wu represents Guan Zu's will.

Do I dare to resist Guan Zu's will?

If he resisted, he was afraid that he would go to work tomorrow with a pig-headed face.

30 minutes later,
A gangster visited Ming Pao and gave an envelope to Editor-in-Chief Li.

Editor-in-Chief Li opened the envelope and took a look.

Wow~good job!
5000 Hong Kong dollars!

Originally, Guan Zu didn't have to give it, but he still gave it.

What does this mean?
Brother Zu respects us!

Brother Zu, be loyal!
……

Other newspapers also received phone calls and money, and they all said that Brother Zu was reliable and loyal.

……

The next morning, the first rays of sunlight shone on Hong Kong Island, and the major newsstands were filled with noisy voices.

《Shocked! Cathay Pacific discriminates against Hong Kong Island residents! 》

"The Tragedy of Monopoly: Cathay Pacific's Arrogance!"

"Guotai was exposed for having extremely bad service attitude..."

"Hong Kong Island passengers' tearful accusation..."

Eye-catching newspaper headlines such as "The News" attracted the attention of passers-by.

"Thailand relies on itself as a major airline and doesn't take passengers seriously. Now it actually engages in such discriminatory behavior..."

"This is clearly a service industry, and we should treat customers as God, but in the end we treat ourselves as God!"

"If you can't speak English, you will be ridiculed? The English penetration rate in Hong Kong is only 41%..."

"Cat Pacific has been a monopoly for too long and has forgotten that it is a service industry..."

Newspaper after newspaper criticized Pacific Airways.

The Hong Kong media has very poor moral integrity.

Since Guan Zu gave them money, they naturally opened fire at full force.

Firstly, newspapers do not report much discrimination against mainlanders because the media knows that many Hong Kong Island residents do not empathise with the mainland.

Therefore, they try their best to incite hatred among the citizens of Hong Kong Island, especially those who cannot speak English.

Focus on reporting this part.

There are all kinds of intense words.

In a busy tea restaurant, the walls are covered with celebrity posters and fans are turning slowly.

Uncle Chen, who was wearing reading glasses, put down the newspaper and slammed the table in anger.

"I didn't expect that Cathay Pacific would discriminate against us!"

Others echoed,
“That’s right, it’s great that they can speak English.”

"Fuck, do their parents speak English?"

"Hem home shovel!"

On the bus, office workers are hurrying by, holding newspapers in their hands.

Discuss while walking.

"This is just too much."

"That's right. If I say something wrong in English, won't I be discriminated against by them?"

"Even flying makes me sick!"

At noon,
ATV spent 30 minutes reporting on one citizen after another about the service attitude problems they encountered this time and in the past when flying on Cathay Pacific.

An old man recalled angrily that he was given a cold shoulder and a perfunctory response by the flight attendant just because he asked questions in Shandong dialect when boarding the plane.

Some passengers also reported that the meal was deliberately dropped heavily when it was delivered, and the soup splashed without any apology.

Some passengers also said that they felt unwell during the flight and rang the bell to call the flight attendant. After a long time, the flight attendant came slowly. When asking questions, her tone was stiff and she did not show any concern. Even after the passenger described the symptoms, she questioned whether he was faking illness.

At night,

ATV reported new complaints from passengers.

Because ATV provided a hotline number last night, many citizens shared their experiences.

Some passengers reported that after ordering special meals, they found that they were not provided after boarding the plane. When they asked the flight attendant about it, they received a sarcastic response, saying that their request was too "picky" and would not be addressed at all.

Several passengers also mentioned that the flight attendants were warm and attentive to foreign passengers on the flight, but were cold to them, the Hong Kong Island passengers.

ATV's series of reports,
New citizens continue to come forward to expose the truth.

Countless Hong Kong citizens, from the streets to tea restaurants, offices and thousands of homes, angrily accused Cathay Pacific Airways.

“Does it feel like you can do whatever you want just because you have a monopoly?”

"This is not the first or second time that Guotai has done this. They have had this attitude for ten years. I have complained to them countless times, but they just won't change."

……

……

This is Pacific Airways.

Office of the Chief Executive Officer.

“Bang~~~~”

Tang Baolin (Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer) was watching TV and threw documents in anger.

He originally thought that the Five Star Group's revenge would only be to "discriminate against the mainland", and Tang Baolin was not afraid of this at all.

What's the use of the mainland?

superficial.

As a result, the Five Star Group actually chose discrimination against Hong Kong Island residents as its entry point.

And the report on Asia TV is also true. Due to the reasons of the senior management and corporate culture, a stereotype has been formed among the people of Cathay Pacific: foreigners are first class, Hong Kong citizens who can speak English are second class, ordinary Hong Kong citizens are third class, and mainlanders are fourth class.

Tang Baolin didn't think there was anything wrong with this...

The flight attendants also thought it was no problem...

Only those unruly people think there is a problem.

Tang Baolin quickly called his secretary.

"President!"

"Immediately contact the Hong Kong Newspaper Association and ask all newspapers not to report negative news about our country, Thailand."

Secretary: "Okay, President...but this may cost some money."

Tang Baolin: "1 Hong Kong dollars for each newspaper."

"Okay, President!"

The secretary went to do it quickly.

I called the president of the Hong Kong Newspaper Association and told him my request.

The president, who knew nothing, patted his chest after hearing the first condition:

"no problem!"

After hanging up the phone.

The president asked his assistant to call those newspapers one by one and inform them.

"8000 Hong Kong dollars, and don't report on Cathay Pacific anymore..."

Reasonable price, 2%!
then……

One newspaper after another directly rejected it.

"Sorry, I can't do that!"

"8000 Hong Kong dollars? I can't take this money!"

"Our newspaper has always been fair and open, and would never do such a thing as covering up the news!"

Everyone is upright!
The Chairman of the Newspaper Society of Hong Kong is stunned!

What the hell?
Why don't you guys want money anymore?

You must be out of your mind!

(End of this chapter)