Hong Kong Film: Jimmy? Please call me Councillor Li

Chapter 357 Inspection of ATV
At the end of September, the Jiayuan Group's charitable foundation relief association was officially established.

There was no wind, no waves; everything proceeded peacefully.

Li Jiayuan is waiting for the right opportunity to make the reputation of the Home Charity Foundation widely known.

At the end of September, he did something big.

He met with the powerful figures in the two families and received a shocking piece of news from them.

The Hong Kong Island government plans to clear two plots of land in Kowloon and Tsuen Wan to build hospitals.

Due to local policies, wealthy businessmen who want to open private hospitals need government approval, but Hong Kong Island now has very strict controls on new hospitals.

Since 88, no hospital applications have been approved. Not to mention approvals, most people don't even know where to apply.

Building a hospital is simply impossible.

That's why Li Jiayuan reacted with such shock when the He family claimed to have obtained approvals from two hospitals.

The main reason was to express his admiration for the heritage of these Hong Kong family empires. This was the approval for a new hospital, and these people were doing two at once. He had considered starting a hospital before.

But he had no way of obtaining these permits, so he gave up.

The Li and He families must have seen that this area now has the world's most advanced anti-cancer and HIV treatments, and they're trying to seize this business opportunity.

Therefore, they need technical support.

The cooperation plan proposed by the two companies was very simple: they could do without Li Jiayuan's money, but they would need his drug support.

Getting the goods from distributors was too expensive, so they went directly to Li Jiayuan, an expert, and asked him to contribute his technology as equity in exchange for the supply of drugs.

Of course, since it's a technology-based investment, the shareholding will be limited to only 10%, with the other two companies splitting the shares equally.

To be honest, this plan is very favorable to Li Jiayuan, since he doesn't need to contribute anything; he only needs to supply the hospital with the drugs.

The price will be a little cheaper, but he definitely won't lose money.

Moreover, he also receives a share of the profits from the hospital's earnings.

However, Li Jiayuan did not agree to this condition.

Because he wanted more. He wanted a spot to establish a hospital, to run his own hospital. Partnering with someone else is nothing compared to being your own boss.

As for drug supply, as long as one of the two companies gives up its quota, the drug supply will be directly at cost price, or even lower than the price given to the distributor.

We sell it to them at direct cost, and they get priority access to the drugs, plus a 30-year contract.

If both companies are willing, and he's not getting something for nothing, he can buy the hospital, as long as they're willing to name a price.

The first conversation ended unpleasantly.

The two families felt that Jiayuan Group was taking advantage of their misfortune.

The lion opened his mouth.

It's easy to imagine that both families must have wasted a lot of time and effort trying to secure a spot at this hospital.

They certainly wouldn't be willing to give up a spot, but it was precisely the determination of both families that made Li Jiayuan see their firm resolve to run the hospital.

It's simply a matter of insufficient benefits; as long as there's money, there's no fear of these two families disagreeing.

Fortunately, he had plenty of money, but he didn't have anyone who could handle the matter, so he had to ask both companies for a spot.

Just like the story of the Mo family and the Huang family, the difference is that the Huang family was nothing compared to the size of the Jiayuan family back then.

The first negotiation ended unhappily, but Li Jiayuan was not in a hurry at all, and he did not reveal his high price at the beginning.

Instead, they planned to wait until the second time, during their second conversation, to offer a price that would be hard for the other side to refuse.

He was very confident that the two families would definitely come back. They will, they definitely will.

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Before we knew it, it was mid-October, and the last bit of autumn had just passed by in September.

I don't know if it's because winter came early this year or because cold air moved south, but the weather has started to get cooler recently.

Li Jiayuan pulled out his British-style trench coat and put it on early in the morning.

I remember last year, Gao Jin was by his side, but now look at Fang Ting dressed in a sophisticated urban style next to him.

Sigh, looks like I'll have to find another male assistant.

It's not that Fang Ting did a bad job; Fang Ting is capable in many ways, such as serving tea and water, and handling official business.

In short, there's nothing Fang Ting can't do, only things you can't imagine.

He felt it was inconvenient because there were many things that Fang Ting couldn't be exposed to, such as those darker aspects of life.

This is why his assistants have always been mostly people with triad backgrounds, such as Chicken, Airplane, and Wah-dee.

He needs to find another assistant, but he doesn't want to hire just anyone. It's nothing more than his collecting obsession.

Forget it, I'd rather not think about these things anymore.

"Let's go."

Li Jiayuan got out of the car and walked into the building decorated in red, white and blue.

This is 81 Broadcast Drive, home to some of the most prestigious television networks on Hong Kong Island, including TVB, ATV, RTHK, Commercial Radio Hong Kong, and CTV. It is also known as "Five Stations Mountain".

This was the first time Li Jiayuan had visited ATV since acquiring the Zheng family's shares in the company.

He had come here once before, but that time it was with a business partner, and he doesn't usually come here.

He spends most of his time at the Jiayuan Group. Now that he's at his level, the number of companies in Hong Kong that would make him personally go out to negotiate cooperation can be counted on one hand.

In general collaborations, getting a high-level position is considered an honor for the other party.

"Brother Yuan, let me show you around."

The plane also arrived, standing beside Li Jiayuan, grinning and eager to show off.

He's very familiar with ATV; he's been here quite a few times.

If we're talking about talent, it has to be Brother Yuan. He knew their Jiayuan Media was missing a TV station, so he just got one for them. Now they don't have to worry about others making money off them.

With a 30% stake, the Jiayuan Group wields considerable influence within ATV, demonstrating its strength.

In fact, it's far more than 30%. To be precise, Li Jiayuan owns 35.3% of ATV's shares.

In addition to the shares originally held by the Zheng family, he also acquired shares from other people in other places.

To be honest, I was a little excited to be visiting ATV for the first time as a shareholder representative.

Do you know what real power is? It's when someone says they'll make money off you, or they say they'll buy your shares. That's real power.

ATV had learned well in advance that the major shareholder was coming to inspect the company, so they arranged for people to wait at the entrance.

I saw Li Jiayuan jogging over.

"Hello Mr. Li, I am the news director of ATV. My name is Lan Meng. It's nice to meet you. Please take care of me."

(End of this chapter)