A century-old wealthy family that rose from Shanghai

Chapter 143 The Counterattack is Coming
Who is Chen Guangliang?
At this moment, the news in Shanghai is definitely one of the hottest.

A newspaper published Chen Guangliang's identity information:
Two years ago, he was just a rickshaw puller. Yes, he came from such a low social background and had only studied in a private school for three years.

Then they partnered up to buy rickshaws and gradually developed a rickshaw dealership. Some media even implied that the Changjiang rickshaw dealership had the most expensive rentals, slandering Chen Guangliang as a black-hearted boss.

He entered the real estate industry by "making money out of nothing" and developed three new-style lanes such as "Happy Home", shaping himself into a speculator.

He then borrowed heavily and purchased a large amount of land on Yuyuan Road, buying all the land of the country people at a low price, and portrayed himself as a profiteer.

Finally, they bought the Commercial Daily, which was on the verge of bankruptcy, used money to pave the way, and distributed newspapers for free, allowing the new newspaper to become the fourth best-selling newspaper (in the Shanghai Stock Exchange).

Although these remarks were unfriendly, many readers felt something was wrong - isn't this too legendary?

It is unbelievable that such a young man could start from scratch and develop businesses spanning the three major industries of taxi, real estate and newspapers!

On March 3, an article was published in the Oriental Daily, which was written by Chen Guangliang about the newspaper's philosophy, but was written in the name of the Oriental Daily.

Sales of the current issue have already exceeded 35000 copies, so a lot of people have seen this article!
The article points out that the Oriental Daily's philosophy is to keep readers informed about world affairs without leaving their homes. Oriental Daily's news is not subjective, as we believe newspapers shouldn't use their power to pressure others by condemning them. We believe it's wrong for them to do so. Similarly, when reprinting the opinions of scholars, newspapers should carefully state, "These opinions represent my personal opinions only, not the opinions of this newspaper." After all, those who are passionate about politics are often those who have nothing.

The great writer Lu Xun specially bought a copy of the Oriental Daily and commented after reading it: "This Oriental Daily is worth reading. The philosophy of running a newspaper is not so vulgar and is just human nature. However, I don't like the last sentence. Those who are keen on politics are not necessarily without anything!"

Pregnant Xu Guangping took the newspaper, read it for a while, and said, "They're talking about more, not all. And people like you aren't interested in politics, but are here to warn the world."

Indeed, the "politically enthusiasts" mentioned in the Oriental Daily do not refer to progressive people, and it is obvious that this is not the meaning.

Lu Xun nodded and said, "I've heard Zhang Qihua talk about Chen Guangliang. He seems to contradict recent public opinion. He's very kind to rickshaw pullers. He's better than most rickshaw owners by simply allowing them to invest in his company. He also invented the three-wheeled rickshaw, which will completely change the situation for rickshaw pullers."

The newspaper has not yet given the name of who invented the three-wheeled rickshaw. This statement must have been made by Professor Zhang Qihua when he was introducing it to his friend out of admiration.

Xu Guangping said, "I see. It seems this is due to competition among newspapers. We really can't trust everything."

the other side.

After reading the Oriental Daily, Xu Zhimo said, "He is just a speculator. His so-called non-participation in politics is simply because he is afraid of offending the Nationalist government, but also afraid of losing his intellectual readers."

Lu Xiaoman was coughing heavily at this moment, clearly a sign of wanting to smoke opium. She replied, "Who cares? Next Thursday, remember to buy one a day. Just in case you win, it'll be a good time!"

Xu Zhimo glanced at Lu Xiaoman, his eyes full of doting and said, "I know."

In fact, Lu Xiaoman can't be said to be a bad wife. After all, she had surgery and could not have children, but she was not feeling well and could only smoke opium to relieve her discomfort. As for her extravagant lifestyle, she came from a wealthy family. She couldn't marry you, Xu Zhimo, and have to suffer with you.

In short, as a modern woman, Lu Xiaoman would not change herself for marriage unless Xu Zhimo died!

On March 3, the Oriental Daily published an article by Professor Zhang Qihua:
The article introduces the process of the creation of the article "Camel Xiangzi". More importantly, as the author of "Camel Xiangzi", it introduces some of the development processes of the "Yangtze River Carriage Company", especially that more than 80% of the rickshaw pullers are shareholders of the Yangtze River Carriage Company, which is the only carriage company in Shanghai that has significantly increased the income of rickshaw pullers; the article also points out that the owner of the Yangtze River Carriage Company, Mr. Chen Guangliang, has always been concerned about the rickshaw pullers who work as coolies. He invented the three-wheeled rickshaw and invested in the Tongchang Carriage Manufacturing Plant, preparing to vigorously promote it.

As soon as this news came out, Chen Guangliang was immediately given the titles of "philanthropist" and "inventor". Moreover, since the news was written by the author of "Camel Xiangzi", its authenticity is naturally needless to say!
Public opinion began to shift:
"It's not my fault that I came from a poor family. Those newspapers that slandered me deserve to die!"

"Exactly. How many bosses would actually consider the hard-working rickshaw pullers? I heard that the big rickshaw companies have a monopoly on the rickshaw market in Shanghai, so it's a pipe dream for ordinary rickshaw pullers to buy rickshaws. But Chen Guangliang allows rickshaw pullers to buy shares, and more than 80% of the rickshaw companies are shareholders. Who could possibly do that?"

"Not only that, they've also developed the three-wheeled rickshaw. In the future, rickshaw pullers will only need to pedal a bicycle to pick up passengers, no longer plagued by illness and sweat."

"Not only that, he's also an inventor, combining a bicycle with a three-wheeled rickshaw. What a genius!"

On March 3, the Oriental Daily published another article from the real estate industry, which pointed out:

Chen Guangliang, the inventor of the real estate model of "renting land to build houses, selling them in sections, repaying the principal at maturity, and the houses returning to the landlord", developed 125 Western-style buildings last year, providing a total of 375 households with a nearly "free" residence; and real estate developers across the city, following this model, have developed (or are developing) at least buildings, which will provide stable residences for nearly households.

The emergence of this model is expected to alleviate the living conditions in SH City to a certain extent and add more residential buildings.

The article also introduces the "Happy Home" that has been put into use and has been unanimously praised by all residents. The buildings are of excellent quality and the new-style lanes are safe and hygienic, making them worthy of being called "classic new-style lanes" in the real estate industry.

"Business Daily" also published an article pointing out that Mr. Chen Guangliang has submitted three articles on finance, real estate, and the business prospects and status of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, which are deeply loved by readers of "Business Daily".

For a time, Chen Guangliang's reputation continued to rise sharply, and he became one of the most popular figures in the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

"It's amazing! Facing so many slanders from newspaper colleagues, he responded calmly."

"That's right, and the difference is obvious. He just stated the facts without attacking his peers. This makes him much more virtuous than his peers."

"That's right. People these days are so corrupt, they tend to say good things are bad. As expected, the Oriental Daily News is the most reliable. It only states the facts and doesn't make subjective comments."

Now, before the Oriental Daily even started its activities, its sales had already exceeded 35000 copies, becoming a nightmare for all major newspapers.

Major newspapers have accused Oriental Daily of unfair competition, but now readers are thinking they are the ones engaging in unfair competition – framing the general manager of another newspaper.

The night before, Chen Guangliang was still working at the Oriental Newspaper Office.

"Manager Huang, have tomorrow's newspapers been printed yet?"

Huang Chunsun immediately said, "It's printed and is being encoded. One person is encoding and the other is checking. No tracing or retyping. If there are any mistakes, they will be thrown away."

Chen Guangliang looked at the busy staff and nodded with satisfaction.

In order to ensure the smooth progress of the activity, coding needs to be taken seriously. If the number is not clear after typing it, you cannot use a pen to write it down. It must be thrown away and re-encoded.

The coding machine is an automatic coding machine based on mechanical principles. If a reader wants to forge it, it is impossible because the code must be smeared and can be distinguished at a glance.

Moreover, the Oriental Daily News was a priori, and only awarded the gold bars at the last moment when no one else could get in.

Although this event was a big one, the sales volume increased by 3 copies (6 copies were printed), and some advertising sponsorship was attracted, so it was definitely not a loss.

"It's just that the printing press is a bit old-fashioned. I heard that the News bought two new high-speed rotary presses two years ago. Each can print four broadsheets per hour, 36000 copies?"

Huang Chunsun immediately said, "Great! Manager Chen wants to buy one too?" Chen Guangliang said, "Well, after this event, if our newspaper sales reach over 4, we can consider buying one."

He is rich and powerful now, who asked Du Yuesheng and Yu Qiaqing to rush over and slaughter him!
Only then did he realize that Shi Liangcai had only spent 50 yuan to acquire 20% of the shares of the News.

A newspaper with a sales volume of 15 copies is only worth 40 yuan.

However, when the sales volume of Oriental Daily was only 30 copies, it was valued at yuan.

There is still 4 yuan in the account of Oriental Daily News, and it is gradually making new profits. It would be a waste if it is not spent.

After confirming that the work was correct, Chen Guangliang drove home.

The next day.

"Newspaper seller, give me a copy of the Oriental Daily News. I want to see if there are any lucky draw numbers for today."

"Okay, boss, of course there are. There's a number in the upper right corner of every original publication. The drawing will be at 4 p.m., and the winners will be announced in tomorrow's newspaper."

"Really? Wow, mine is 70055. Could it be that the Oriental Daily's sales will break today?"

"It's normal, everyone participates!"

In fact, the numbering this time starts from 10000, and there is no "ten thousand units" starting with 4, which means the highest number is 79999.

In order to prevent falsification, the coding of each area of ​​the newspaper is regular.

"I don't know how the lottery is drawn. Is it fair?"

"Don't worry, Boss! The draw will be at 4 pm. It's a fair and just draw witnessed by the law firm, and it will be in the newspaper tomorrow!"

“I forgot.”

For a time, the Oriental Daily became a popular newspaper. It should be noted that the sales of the Shenbao in Shanghai and surrounding cities were only 80,000 copies.

The Oriental Daily is currently only sold in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Suzhou and other surrounding cities, so if all 60,000 copies are sold, it will be on par with the Shenbao and the Xinwenbao in this area.

Although many people buy Oriental Daily with the mentality of "a lucky draw", since they have already bought it, they will naturally not miss reading it.

The Oriental Daily is leading the national newspapers in terms of typesetting and editing techniques. Its only weakness lies in the breadth of its news sources and the sharpness of its comments by famous people.

Therefore, the overall quality of Oriental Daily is on the same level as that of Xinwen Bao and Shenbao, and it even has more advantages when targeting specific groups.

Therefore, many new readers will gradually fall in love with Oriental Daily after reading this new newspaper.

"Xu Zhimo is so pitiful. He married a young lady and had to work hard to make money. He was so reluctant to buy new pants when they were torn."

"Ah, what a shame for a scholar! For a woman, not only was he scolded by his master, but now he is even disobeying his parents and degrading himself!"

Today's "Oriental Daily" has another explosive news: Lu Xiaoman's usual extravagant consumption and smoking opium, but her husband Xu Zhimo has to work multiple jobs and work hard to make money; a reporter even photographed that Xu Zhimo's pants are surprisingly worn out, but he is reluctant to buy a new set.

For a time, readers began to criticize Lu Xiaoman.

Although newspapers had reported news about the couple in the past, some of the reports were anonymous. Now that the Oriental Daily has reported by name, it has caused a huge uproar.

Of course, the reports of Oriental Daily are well-founded and not fabricated.

At 4 p.m. that day, at the Oriental Newspaper Office, Chen Guangliang invited Yu Qiaqing to draw the prizes for the three winners on the first day.

For ten consecutive days, the Oriental Newspaper invited prominent people in society to participate in the lottery, and lawyers from the law firm supervised the event.

On the first day, it was Ningbo boss 'Ade Ge' Yu Qiaqing.

"Guangliang, you've been making a lot of noise lately!" Yu Qiaqing said with great amusement.

"Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Yu. The Oriental Daily sold 60000 copies today and was basically out of stock by p.m.!" said Chen Guangliang.

Even if the product is out of stock, it will not be replenished. After all, we can still use "hunger marketing".

Yu Qiaqing was a little surprised. He knew that the Oriental Daily was only sold in Shanghai and its surrounding areas, and its sales area was not even as wide as that of the Shenbao.

If things continue like this, I'm afraid sales will be maintained at 50,000 copies even after the event ends?

This young man is quite impressive!

"Then let's begin!"

The lottery method is very simple. There are five boxes in total - thousands, hundreds and tens of thousands, which are drawn in sequence.

"The first winning number came out, it's 26255"

"The second winning number has also come out, it is 52032"

"The third winning number is 70898"

After the lottery was over, Huang Chunsun quickly copied it and then went to prepare for printing. Many people were destined to work overtime tonight.

Chen Guangliang chatted with Yu Qiaqing for a while and made an appointment to have dinner together in the evening.

Now he can also sit down and have dinner with the boss!

(End of this chapter)