Era: Starting from divorce from female college student

Chapter 276: Huge Storm Turns Around
Nineteen sixty-four passed in the blink of an eye, and in the blink of an eye it had become the past, and nineteen sixty-five had arrived.

After returning from Sam's Club, Zhao Mancang has been staying in Hong Kong Island and has not gone anywhere.

In the conference room of Changda Group's headquarters, Zhao Mancang was calling everyone to a meeting because the Hong Kong government had published a white paper on housing policy this year, announcing that it would build 29 million resettlement units and low-rent housing units within ten years, and would relax the qualifications for living in resettlement housing.

In other words, Hong Kong Island’s public housing policy had already been formed at this time, and it was an inevitable trend that could not be resisted.

Neither the powerful British group nor the weak Chinese group could stop Hong Kong Island from "competing with the people for profits". This was because the population of Hong Kong Island was growing too fast, and the chaos also made Hong Kong Island determined to manage the city well, otherwise Great Britain would lose face.

The British Empire is very concerned about its reputation. Moreover, Hong Kong Island is their last colonial city in the Far East and is one of the symbols of their face and strength.

The Hong Kong government relaxed rental controls, making it much easier to demolish old buildings and rebuild them. At this time, many real estate developers on Hong Kong Island took out large amounts of bank loans and speculated in this business.

"We must ensure our own cash flow. Don't think that just because the Hong Kong Development Bank is our support, you can do whatever you want. I tell you this."

Sitting in the chairman's seat, Zhao Mancang looked at the management seriously and told them not to follow market actions excessively.

"This policy may seem promising, but if you swallow too much, it will be difficult to spit it out later. Often, crises arise from seemingly insignificant, yet crucial, policies."

"Just follow the plan I made. Don't be impulsive. We need to be steady."

The Hong Kong Island market is so hot right now, very hot.

After all, it has become very easy to demolish old buildings and rebuild them. Real estate companies of all sizes, including Lixin Development, Sun Hung Kai Properties, Henderson Land Development, Cheung Kong Property, as well as other groups such as Hongkong Land, Jardine Matheson Group, and Hutchison Whampoa, have all entered this market crazily.

After giving instructions to Changda Group, Zhao Mancang went to the Wharf Group for a meeting. He gave similar instructions, but with different emphases.

At the end of 1959, Zhao Mancang had successfully acquired Hutchison Whampoa for HK$152 million.

Under his guidance, Wharf Holdings has become very different after so many years of steady development.

Today, Hutchison Whampoa has become a group company, and its business segments are not limited to terminals, airport cargo holds, etc., but also include real estate development, hotels and other businesses.

Harbour City near Tsim Sha Tsui has not yet been fully developed, but it is already under investment and construction. On the other hand, the exits at both ends of the undersea tunnel and the two major squares are also under construction.

And these are all the businesses of Hutchison Whampoa Group.

Therefore, even if the Wharf Group does not participate in the Hong Kong Island real estate boom of old building reconstruction, it can still make a lot of money.

In addition to the two major real estate companies, Changda Group and Wharf Group, Zhao Mancang has focused more on the development of Causeway Bay Automobile Group.

At the end of 1959, Zhao Mancang had already established the Causeway Bay Auto Parts Factory. Later, he successively established auto repair shops, tire processing plants, auto assembly plants, etc., and then merged them into the Causeway Bay Auto Group.

By the beginning of 1966, the Causeway Bay Motors Group had accumulated a group of relatively mature technical workers through its development over the past few years.

Although the foundation is still not solid enough, Zhao Mancang has already started plans such as the Automobile Engine Research Center and the Automobile Parts Research Center, preparing to establish these two R&D centers to drive the development of Hong Kong's automobile industry.

It can be said that the time is ripe now and it is time to continue to push Hong Kong's automobile industry forward.

In the history of the original time and space, Hong Kong Island had no industry at all. Especially after the 1980s, most of the manufacturing industry was transferred to neighboring Baiyun City, Futian Fishing Village and other places.

Hong Kong Island was left with only the financial industry, service industry, etc., and gradually became a world-renowned city that combines food, tourism, and duty-free shopping. However, its ability to withstand the risks of economic crises has plummeted.

No matter what history is, since Zhao Mancang has come, he will definitely not allow this city to become as messy as the original time and space.

On this day, Zhao Mancang stayed at the villa on the top of the mountain. He did not go out to work, but stayed at home with his children.

The two brothers Zhao Zhicheng and Zhao Zhirui are already over three years old. They can run and jump, and are almost old enough to tear down the house.

For little brats like these, they can grow up big after a while.

As their father, Zhao Mancang cannot always be with them, so he can only try to spend more time with them in the future.

Two days later, Zhao Mancang returned to work. When he was looking through the financial statements, he suddenly saw an unusual expenditure. At first, he thought that the management below was stealing money, but after some investigation, he found out that it was protection money.

Seeing this scene, he instantly laughed out of anger, and then he quickly remembered that Hong Kong Island seemed to be very chaotic during this period, and the gray area between black and white had formed a huge chain of interests.

Zhao Mancang did not alert the enemy, but investigated the matter personally.

A few years ago, Zhao Mancang had dealt with four major Chinese detectives, Lei Luo, Lu Gang, He Sen, and Yao Xiong, but it was not a direct confrontation.

At that time, he had just arrived and had established good relationships with the white policemen, so he had come into contact with Chinese detectives like Lei Luo.

However, times have changed, and his status has soared rapidly, so people like Lei Luo naturally dare not provoke him.

But Zhao Mancang has several aliases here, and some industries even need to pay protection fees to these gang members?
Simply lawless!
Inside the Kowloon Walled City, Zhao Mancang disguised himself as an ordinary person and soon saw the gang leader, Scar Nine. After seeing him, he curiously asked his question:
"If I remember correctly, aren't there plenty of opportunities to go to Australia or southern Africa? Why are you still staying in this dark place?"

"Pah, what's wrong with the environment here? Is it bad? What's wrong with it?"

Scar Nine spat out a mouthful of thick phlegm and said with disdain:
"What's the name of that company? Oh, right, it's called the Nolinasun Mining Company, right? What a ridiculous name! It's a scam. I heard a lot of people went there and made a lot of money, but who saw it?"

"Instead, many people said that the company was a human trafficking ring."

"Even if it's not a scam company, I can be as successful as I want here. Why would I run over there to mine? I'm stupid. Do you think I'm stupid?"

"Haha, kid, who the hell are you? Do you know the rules of Kowloon Walled City? You're such a good fighter, why don't you join me in the future? I promise to make sure you have everything you need."

The reason why Zhao Mancang was able to easily meet Scar Nine was not because the other party invited him, but because he beat up the other party's younger brother.

Powerful military force is of course a very good thing for gang members, because gangs need double-flowered sticks that can fight and contend.

After the other party finished speaking, Zhao Mancang spoke:
"Thank you for your answer, I understand."

It seems that the reputation of Nolinasun Company among the lower-class people in Hong Kong Island is not that good, especially the local residents who moved to Hong Kong Island in the early years. Their lives are pretty good, and even if they are exploited by gangs, they can still barely survive and not starve to death.

Moreover, the economy of Hong Kong Island is getting better and better, and many gangs and police are also sucking blood from it. As long as they don't go too far, the Hong Kong government will naturally turn a blind eye.

Zhao Mancang was not very fond of this kind of thing. It affected his interests, so of course he had to take care of it.

Scarface doesn't want to go to Australia to mine?
Haha, Zhao Mancang thought, after a while, he would definitely let these people go there to mine, and it would be free mining.

The next day, Zhao Mancang came to the Governor's Mansion and found Grantham.

"Alexander, what do you think of Hong Kong Island's current economic development? And what do you think of those gray area gangs?"

Alexander was Grantham's English name. When he heard what Zhao Mancang said, he said disapprovingly, "Those are just social parasites, scabies and scabies."

"No, no, no, if you still want to return to Great Britain and have the Queen award you an honor, I suggest you deal with these people properly."

Next, Zhao Mancang gave the other party a suggestion, which was to let the Royal Police mobilize a large amount of force to eliminate all the gang members.

Yes, all the gang members, whether they were leaders or ordinary thugs, were caught one by one, tied up, and then sent to Australia to mine.

The cooperation between the Hong Kong government and Nolinasun Company is definitely a win-win situation.

As long as these gang members are dealt with, the police force will be able to return to peace, and there will not even be a need for so many police officers to maintain social order.

Although there are not many gangsters in Hong Kong Island now, there are definitely tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of them.

These people staying in Hong Kong Island are definitely a cancer that hinders social development. Getting rid of them will definitely be a good thing for Hong Kong Island.

Sending these people to Australia to reform themselves and start a new life is also a good deed.

In addition to Australia, South Africa is also a good option. After all, there are more than 100,000 or 200,000 people, and it is no problem to digest them by dividing them into two sides.

This trick is so damaging!
This is definitely cutting off the source of the problem!

After listening to Zhao Mancang's plan, Grantham's eyes lit up, but what he was more concerned about was whether these gang members would grow back like leeks after they were cleaned out?
"It will definitely grow. The follow-up will depend on your methods. You must comprehensively improve the quality and knowledge level of citizens and increase publicity."

After a pause, Zhao Mancang continued:

"If young people have jobs and families, they won't wander off and mess around. That's why, for example, Golden Gate Construction, a subsidiary of the Changda Group, needs a large number of uneducated construction workers, and Causeway Bay Motors Group needs a large number of skilled workers."

"If these people can work hard, will society still be as chaotic as before?"

"Also, is Hong Kong Island planning to distribute TV licenses soon? Give them to me. I'm sure I can handle this job well."

With so many suggestions put together, Grantham was somewhat unable to guess Zhao Mancang's true purpose.

"I'm sure we can't promise you a TV license, but you can compete."

Zhao Mancang felt relieved when he heard this. It was just a matter of money. Who was he afraid of?

In the next few days, Zhao Mancang established a film and television media company, an actor training class, and a television company.

His move to enter the television industry is already very obvious, and I believe Grantham can see it very clearly.

Grantham was still very worried. After all, the capital that Zhao Mancang had in Hong Kong Island was too strong. He did not dare to offend Zhao Mancang openly, but he had to restrict the other party.

After all, Zhao Mancang is Chinese-funded, while the British-funded group belongs to the British.

Just when Zhao Mancang announced his entry into the television industry and placed advertisements in newspapers such as the Hong Kong Daily News to recruit talented people, the Hong Kong police suddenly started arresting people crazily.

At the beginning, large-scale arrests were carried out in the Causeway Bay area of ​​Hong Kong Island. All gangs, big and small, in the area were arrested, and many escaped. However, these people were still found during the investigation stage.

After the review, the case was closed that evening and the men were sent away overnight.

Then other areas such as Wan Chai and Central were also taken away.

Pornography, gambling, solo activities and the like are all not allowed. If you find any of them, you will be taken away immediately.

Places like entertainment cities suffered widespread damage, and many people could no longer survive.

The entire gray area of ​​Hong Kong Island was suddenly in a state of panic. The white police were not very happy about this. After all, their wallets were empty and they could no longer make money.

But there was nothing they could do even though they were unhappy, because Grantham had to accept Zhao Mancang's suggestion and pay high salaries to keep officials honest.

This has to be done this way, otherwise, it is hard to say what Zhao Mancang will do.

The outside world may not be very clear about how much assets Zhao Mancang has in his name. As the governor, Grantham certainly knows it. He even speculates that what has surfaced is just the tip of the iceberg. The outside world has no idea how much capital is under the water.

The reason is very simple, that is, Zhao Mancang rarely stays in Hong Kong Island and spends most of his time outside.

For a person like this, his capital must be outside Hong Kong Island, not in Hong Kong Island itself.

But the local forces in Hong Kong Island are already very scary, such as the Island Development Bank, the Changda Group, the Causeway Bay Motors Group, the Wharf Group, etc., as well as the Nolinasun Mining Group in Australia.

Every year, the number of talents recruited from Hong Kong Island by the Nolinasun Group alone exceeds 100,000. Among these people are family members and some recruitments done behind the scenes. Even Grantham doesn't know the exact number.

Therefore, Zhao Mancang’s power is too great.

Grantham wanted to put some restrictions on it, but he found it was too late.

The gang cleanup operation in Hong Kong Island is still ongoing, and the auction of television licenses has already begun.

A lot of people came to the auction held at the Governor's Mansion, including representatives from both the Chinese and British groups, as well as some foreign capital.

In recent years, Hong Kong's economy has developed rapidly, especially the real estate market. Every time some land is auctioned or old buildings are renovated, it always attracts many investors.

The same is true for the television license auction this time, but this time it is not a competition with a fixed price, but a secret bid.

Zhao Mancang didn't care about the blind bidding method, but when he gave the person in charge a bidding price of HK$190 million and still failed to auction the license, he became angry instantly.

Because the successful bidders were announced by two British groups, Jardine Matheson and Pacific Place, and their price was HK$191 million.

When the auction price was announced, the heads of both Jardine Matheson and Pacific Place changed their expressions drastically and were about to cause trouble for the host, but were held down.

It's obvious that this is a secret operation.

They didn't even discuss with Jardine Matheson and Pacific Place in advance, and then eliminated Zhao Mancang at the auction?
Because the price of HK$190 million offered by Zhao Mancang is too expensive, too expensive, too expensive.

A few years ago, the auction price for the Central No. 1 land king was only HK$300 million, and it was a trap set by Zhao Mancang himself for Jardine Matheson and Hong Kong Holdings, which led to such an exaggerated price.

But it’s just a telephone license, but the price is so high and it can’t even pass the auction. This is too ugly.

After the meeting, Zhao Mancang found Grantham, but the latter was blocked by Jiang Sidun Keswick and John Swire.

This is so interesting!

However, the three of them quickly entered the study, making it impossible for Zhao Mancang to follow them in. But it didn't matter. Zhao Mancang quickly sent out his insect drone and followed them into the study.

At this time, Jiang Sidun and Keswick were madly attacking Grantham, because that was 191 million Hong Kong dollars, almost 200 million yuan, which was not a small amount.

As capitalists, whether it is Jiang Sidun Keswick or John Swire, they are all people who strive for profits. A TV license is worth at most 10 or 20 million, and most of the time it is even less than that. However, it has now soared by nearly 20 times.

If they really had to shell out HK$191 million, then whoever wanted the television license could take it. Jardine Matheson and Taikoo Hui definitely wouldn't take it. Watching Grantham, who was in a difficult position, on the small screen, Zhao Mancang hid in an empty room next to the study, his arms folded as he watched the drama unfold.

Grantham had no choice but to comfort them, saying, "If you two split the bill, it's less than HK$100 million. I will make it easier for you in other areas, such as tax incentives. You have to trust me."

"Besides, aren't you guys doing charity? These are all negotiable. There's no need to get angry, right?"

"Fuck, Alexander, you better think about this. That's 191 million Hong Kong dollars. How dare you say it's less than 100 million Hong Kong dollars so casually?"

Jiang Sidun Keswick cursed loudly and spit all over the other person's face.

John Swire was similar, he just didn't agree with the deal.

"But you have to think carefully. If I really support the Chinese group, then your British group will be even more difficult to sustain."

After a pause, Grantham continued:

"Over the past five or six years, you've all heard about Zhao Mancang, the No. 1 Chinese investor. Just how powerful he is, and to be honest, even I didn't realize how much capital he had overseas."

"Besides, let's not talk about his overseas capital, let's just talk about the Island Development Bank. This bank has always been very low-key, but do you know how much savings it has absorbed now? It has exceeded 20 billion Hong Kong dollars, and this number is still increasing."

"The gold in the underground vault of the Hong Kong Development Bank's headquarters is now worth more than 2 billion US dollars. Most of this gold is Zhao Mancang's personal property, not the money of bank depositors."

hiss!
Upon hearing this, Jiang Sidun Keswick and John Shi Huaiya both gasped, their eyes filled with fear, because such powerful capital was beyond their imagination.

"How could this bank possibly have so much money from so many depositors?" John Swire asked, and Grantham rolled his eyes at him.
"God, have you been living like a dog all these years? Don't you know that he has many companies abroad? The multinational company, Nolinasun Group, is officially foreign-funded, but guess who is the actual controlling shareholder?"

"It can't be Zhao Changshou, right?" Jiang Sidun Keswick's eyelids twitched wildly, he gritted his teeth and said, his whole body trembling.

In fact, he already had the answer in his heart, but he just didn't want to admit it.

Grantham nodded and said seriously:

"Over the past few years, the Nolinasun Group has recruited at least 100,000 workers from Hong Kong Island. All of these workers' funds are deposited with the Hong Kong Island Development Bank. This bank also collaborates with Bank of China and China Resources to have these companies help remit the funds back to mainland China."

"Earlier, you might not have understood why I agreed to the Nolinason Group recruiting a large number of Chinese employees to leave Hong Kong Island, but now you should understand, because now more than 99% of Hong Kong Island is Chinese, while we white people in Great Britain are only a little over 200,000."

"Although the population of Hong Kong Island is still increasing, the rate of growth has slowed down significantly. This means that almost all of the growth in recent years has gone to Australia and southern Africa."

"And many of those who have left Hong Kong Island have returned to buy houses and cars. Otherwise, do you think the Hong Kong Island real estate market would have developed so well?"

In fact, it is also because of the support of the miners of the Norinasun Group. Otherwise, the Hong Kong real estate market would not have been able to develop so fast.

Because the miners of the Nolinasun Group have very high wages.

Not only do the miners have high wages, but the miners' families also do not live for free. Many of them have proper jobs and their wages are also not low.

In the early years, the monthly salary of miners was HK$2,500. If they worked hard, they could earn HK$3,000 a month.

There are also workers in seafood processing factories, farms, etc. Their monthly wages range from one thousand to more than two thousand Hong Kong dollars.

In a year, the couple can earn 50,000 to 60,000 Hong Kong dollars. A mining family can earn this much money. In Australia, there are more than 50,000 miners, which means there are almost 50,000 families.

Because miners who are recruited to work in Australia or southern Africa must have families. Those without families are basically not accepted.

It’s just because men with families are easier to manage, don’t have so many messy things, and are more stable.

In other words, the annual income of 50,000 families is at least 50,000.

The most important thing is that these people's money can basically be saved. In other words, more than HK$2.5 billion is deposited into the Hong Kong Development Bank every year. After the establishment of the Southern African branch, another HK$2.5 billion was added.

Combined with Zhao Mancang's own money and gold, the amount of deposits of the Hong Kong Development Bank exceeded 20 billion Hong Kong dollars in such a short period of time.

It's scary just thinking about that much money.

And this does not include other industries such as Changda Group, so the outside world has no idea how powerful the capital of "Zhao Changshou" is.

"You mean to say we should thank him?"

John Swire asked with a frown. Grantham rolled his eyes again and said, "Whether you want to thank him or not, I don't know, but I know very well that if it weren't for Zhao Changshou, Hong Kong's economy wouldn't be as prosperous as it is today."

"Also, the recent crackdown on gangs was his suggestion to me. These gangs are no longer allowed in Hong Kong Island because they have indeed affected the development of the island's economy."

"There are too many parasites, hundreds of thousands of hooligans, and even Great Britain wants to laugh."

"I'm not afraid to tell you the truth. These hooligans must go to Australia or southern Africa. They must contribute to the economic development of Hong Kong Island. After five or six years, or even more than ten years, some of them will be released back to Hong Kong Island."

Grantham's words made Jiang Sidun Keswick and John Swire feel cold all over, because the meaning of his words was too terrifying.

On the one hand, Grantham wanted to cooperate with Zhao Changshou and they actually cooperated on many projects, but on the other hand, Grantham was very afraid of letting Zhao Changshou continue to grow bigger and stronger and become the real king of Hong Kong Island.

That is why he allowed Jardine Matheson and Pacific Place to take away the first television license in Hong Kong Island.

But it seems that both Jiang Sidun Keswick and John Swire are too short-sighted and cannot see the longer-term future at all.

"This price is still too high. If it's 50 million per person, then I can accept it."

After a long silence, Jiang Sidun Keswick stated his conditions, and John Swire also expressed the same tacitly.

Upon hearing this, Grantham was silent for a long time, and then he said:

"If that's the case, then what about the remaining 0.91 billion? That's a huge gap."

"Fuck, what does this have to do with us?"

They started arguing again!
In fact, the three people in the study were all after profit, and besides wanting money, what Grantham needed more was fame.

If he wants the Queen to award him an honor, he will inevitably need to make some achievements in Hong Kong Island. Otherwise, let alone being awarded an honor, he will be lucky enough not to be scolded.

The three of them discussed for a long time, and then a new question arose during the argument: If he didn't get the TV license, then 'Zhao Changshou' would definitely not let it go, right?
"You don't need to worry about this. In a few years, Hong Kong Island will definitely continue to issue new television licenses. I'll use this to comfort him then."

The cable TV license is the inevitable choice at the moment, and it is also Zhao Mancang's final effort to complete the last segment of the media group.

In Hong Kong, a television license is required. If that is not possible, Zhao Mancang can only enter the film industry.

Anyway, he firmly believes that the future will be bright, so some industries must be entered as early as possible.

"Okay, since you said there's no problem, then let's do it!"

In the end, Johnston Keswick and John Swire agreed to Grantham's plan. After the three of them reached an agreement, the first television license in Hong Kong Island was settled.

What they didn't know was that after they left the study, a small insect also flew out and landed in Zhao Mancang's hand.

After leaving the Governor's Mansion, Zhao Mancang looked back and sneered, "You want me to not get a TV license? No problem, you will definitely regret it!"

In fact, in this era, there are not many rich people in Hong Kong Island, and the television penetration rate is very low.

A black and white TV at Sam's costs three to five hundred dollars, while a color TV costs eight to nine hundred to more than one thousand dollars, which is very expensive.

One US dollar can be exchanged for 5.65 Hong Kong dollars. Based on this exchange rate, the price of a black and white TV is more than 2,000 Hong Kong dollars, which is three or four months' salary for ordinary Hong Kong citizens.

Television is so expensive, and if there is only one TV program, then ordinary citizens have no choice at all, but Zhao Mancang will never give up.

If Jiang Sidun Keswick and the others wanted to set up a new TV station, they would definitely need to recruit a large number of relevant talents, right? The most critical of these was management talent, and in this regard, that was Zhao Mancang's opportunity.

He didn't believe that Jiang Sidun Keswick and John Swire would always pay attention to the TV station, so the TV station management must have the final say in the production of TV programs.

The most important reason why Zhao Mancang wanted to obtain the television license so much was that he wanted to promote Chinese culture rather than let Western culture prevail.

Therefore, after leaving the Governor's Mansion, Zhao Mancang has been thinking about how to replace the management talents of this TV station with his own people.

On the other side, after leaving the Governor's Mansion, Jiang Sidun Keswick and John Swire gathered together to discuss things.

"Jiang Sidun, do you really want this TV station?"

"What do you say?"

Jiang Sidun Keswick rolled his eyes. If it was possible, why would he want such an expensive TV station?
But Grantham had already arranged the task. If he dared to give up, the countermeasures taken by the other party as the governor would definitely not be what he wanted to see.

"I know an overseas buyer who'd like to invest in a TV station. How about we invite him over to meet us?"

Hearing John Shi Huaiya's words, Jiang Sidun Keswick became interested: "The overseas buyers you mentioned, can they pay such a large sum of money for us?"

"That's not necessarily true. The other party is a major buyer from Sam's Club. Do you remember the news in the middle of last year when three major Hollywood giants were acquired by a mysterious Wall Street investor?"

"Hiss, do you know such an investor?" Jiang Sidun Keswick's eyes widened suddenly. That was a Wall Street investor, definitely a giant.

In July last year, three Hollywood giants, Paramount, 20th Century Fox and Universal Pictures, were successively acquired by mysterious buyers. You have to know that these are Hollywood movie giants.

After the three giants Paramount were taken down, the three giant companies seemed to cooperate with or acquire TV stations respectively. In short, the operations were dazzling and the money was spent like water, which was really jaw-dropping.

"Of course I know him. Just tell me if you want to get rid of this hot potato. If you do, then I'll contact him and see if he's willing to take over our share."

"Of course I do, but why didn't you just say it when you were at the Governor's Mansion? You made me worry for so long. Besides, these are buyers from Sam's side. Aren't they being taken advantage of?"

"Of course, they're not just taking advantage of me. Although I don't know their true intentions, they're definitely wealthy. Anyway, if you're willing to get rid of this hot potato of a TV license, I'll contact them right away."

The two discussed for a while, and then John Shi Huaiya couldn't wait to start contacting others.

That night, the phone rang in the presidential suite of the Taipei Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui.

Ferdinand Freud, head of Paramount's investment team, received a call from John Swire, who briefly explained his intentions, and Ferdinand Freud immediately agreed.

As the head of Paramount's investment team, Ferdinand Freud came to Hong Kong Island just to recruit more talents and to check out some projects that are worth investing in.

Since Paramount was acquired in July last year, the big boss behind it has issued a very strong order, which is that Paramount must be saved.

In fact, not long after Paramount was acquired, it released the extremely classic gangster movie "The Godfather". This movie was a huge success at the box office because of its extremely fierce fighting style, every punch hits the flesh, and it tells the story of an extremely mysterious gangster godfather.

The second male protagonist in the movie "The Godfather" is a Chinese man, who is called Master by the male protagonist and is an extremely powerful martial arts master.

Seven steps away, bullets are the fastest, and within seven steps, guns are fast and accurate, but even so, this Chinese master can dodge the bullets, and within five steps, the Chinese master's fists are the fastest.

His beautiful Xiao Li Flying Dagger is simply impossible to defend against. Within five, seven, or ten steps, the Chinese master can quickly eliminate the enemy before he can open fire.

And at the end of the movie, there is a little easter egg, that is, before becoming the teacher of the gangster godfather, the Chinese master was actually a killer.

In short, the movie universe of "The Godfather" is slowly unfolding, and there is a lot to talk about.

All these indicate one thing, that is, Paramount needs a large number of relevant talents, and many martial artists in Hong Kong have been recruited to Hollywood.

Early the next morning, Ferdinand Freud met John Swire and Jiang Sidun Keswick at the North Fragrance Hotel. After some greetings, John Swire went straight to the point.

But Ferdinand Freud was no fool. Who would spend so much money to buy a TV license? Besides, Hong Kong Island is so small, how much money can a TV station make?
However, in the face of John Swire's strong recommendation, Ferdinand Freud said that he could inform Sam's headquarters about this matter, but whether the headquarters would agree was not something he could decide.

John Swire and Johnston Keswick expressed their understanding, and the first meeting and conversation between the two sides ended there.

On the other hand, Zhao Mancang was still pondering the issue of television license, thinking about various plans, and also paying attention to the next moves of John Swire and Jiang Sidun Keswick.

However, two days passed and neither Pacific Place nor Jardine Matheson seemed to have forgotten about investing in the television license and did nothing.

"Don't they want it?"

After learning about this, Zhao Mancang frowned, but he still tried to send someone to find out about it. He really wanted to know what the Shi Huaiya family and the Keswick family wanted to do.

Zhao Mancang soon got the relevant news and learned that John Swire and others had actually contacted Paramount’s representatives. He suddenly burst into laughter.

I never expected that there would be such dramatic twists and turns. It was so unexpected.

The Peninsula Hotel is the hotel business unit of the Wharf Group and is also a five-star hotel. That is why Ferdinand Freud stayed in this hotel instead of the Peninsula Hotel.

At this time, Zhao Mancang had already disguised himself and changed into another vest. He personally went to Beixiangge Hotel and met Ferdinand Freud.

The latter was just a person in charge sent by Paramount headquarters, but at this time Zhao Mancang attached great importance to him and told him to get the TV license at the lowest cost.

Ferdinand Freud never imagined that the big boss would come to Hong Kong Island in person, and come so quickly, but he was just overthinking it.

"Boss, rest assured, I will definitely complete the task. I've learned that Taikoo Hui and Jardine Matheson are eager to sell it immediately, so there's no need to rush."

"Well, I'll leave this matter to you. You must get this TV license."

"Okay, Boss, I promise I will do it. God is my witness, there will be absolutely no problem."

(End of this chapter)