Chapter 52 Newspapers
"Mr. Chen, goodbye."
"Let's go slowly." Chen Chong stood at the door of the conference room, shook hands with seven or eight middle-aged men wearing glasses one by one, and then ordered: "Vtvtau, let me see all the seniors and wise men."
After everyone left, Qiu Siyu opened the window and smeared the smell of cigarettes all over the room, and asked, "Mr. Chen, do we want to run a newspaper?"
"No, at least not to run newspapers in the last ten years."
"Why? We already have movies, TV stations and magazines, and now we cooperate with the mainland to set up publishing houses, so we just need newspapers."
Chen Chong was silent, and after a while, he said, "Because the newspaper is too troublesome."
He has always had the ambition to build an all-round media group. When he went to Beijing this time, he proposed to use Hong Kong as a base to form a large publishing house that connects domestic and foreign countries with the reason of "bringing advanced foreign knowledge introducing foreign cultures".
The mainland was blocked by the West for decades, and it was urgently short of various high-tech materials and economic management knowledge. Therefore, just a few days after the proposal was submitted, the superiors made the decision to merge several Chinese-funded enterprises in Hong Kong and establish "Sanlian Bookstore, Zhonghua Bookstore, and Commercial Press Hong Kong General Administration Office". At the same time, the Hong Kong Commercial Press Printing Bureau, which was established in 19, and the Zhonghua Bookstore Kowloon Printing Branch established in 1933, and established China Business Joint Printing (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd.
The Hong Kong Branch of Commercial Press was established in 1914, the Hong Kong Branch of Zhonghua Bookstore was established in 1920, and the Hong Kong Sanlian Bookstore was formed in 1948 by the merger of Life Bookstore, Reading Publishing House and Xinzhi Bookstore in Hong Kong. These three institutions are golden signs in the Chinese publishing industry. They have a great reputation and wide sales channels at home and abroad. They are something that Chen Chong values very much. It is rare for a company to establish, especially a cultural brand. It is not a matter of building a night of construction. If he didn't want to swallow these three brands in the future, he wouldn't be too lazy to start a joint venture.
The merger of Great Wall Film Company and Phoenix Pictures Company took nearly a year to complete, but this merger progressed very quickly. First, the mainland really needs various materials and knowledge and cannot afford to delay. Second, it is related to Shen Chong's extensive fruits in the mainland in the past two years. He thought about what the mainland was thinking, and he was anxious about what the mainland was anxious about, and donated and invested, and tossed hundreds of millions of dollars. His status increased from the "Hong Kong Youth Patriotic Businessman" a year ago to the current "Hong Kong Patriot Businessman Leader", and his reputation also increased from "friendly united front object" to "close cooperation object". The merger was so fast, obviously to show sincerity - he is a billionaire and does not lack money. Apart from sincerity, there is nothing to repay.
With different identities, their status and weight are naturally heavy, so the leaders of these companies took the initiative to discuss the joint venture with Oriental Charm, and they came to the door one by one to discuss...
During the break of the meeting just now, someone took the initiative to propose that Oriental Charm would be held if he runs a newspaper, Ta Kung Pao and Wenhui Po were willing to help each other, but they were perfunctory.
This newspaper is a good thing, it is indeed good, it has a large circulation, a wide influence, and it has the ability to influence public opinion. It is not good, it is indeed not good, in terms of timeliness, it is not as good as TV stations, in terms of profit, it is not as good as movies, in terms of authority, in terms of magazines, in terms of depth, it is not as good as books...
The most important thing is that this thing is difficult to control and is very easy to be affected by politics and other factors. After all, the boss is not the editor-in-chief, so it is impossible to stare at the newspaper every day. If you are not careful, you will be exploited by others. The dilemma of Ming Pao in 1989 is the best example. Jin Yong wanted to deal with it in a low-key manner, but the employees were disobedient. As a result, he was messy and was not a human on both ends, which made him feel disheartened. Not long after, he sold the newspaper that he had worked hard for decades...
Magazines and books do not pay much attention to timeliness, long publishing cycles, and not difficult to review. Movies and TV stations have high thresholds, many benefits, complex work, and require collaborative cooperation to complete. The chance of making a mess is very small. Even if someone makes a mess, a ban order can make him have no place in the entire industry. However, as long as the editors and reporters of newspapers have pens, they can live alone. They have just been dismissed and have taken up their posts. They are not easy to supervise and cannot be aware of the monkeys. How can they manage it?
So after Shen Chong traveled through time, he did everything and did everything, just not touching newspapers. Because now, he had to face the threat of various storms, and later he had to face the impact of the Internet...
Abandoned ribs, abandoned ribs
"Don't clean up, let the cleaner come over to do it." Chen Chong stopped Qiu Siyu from cleaning the ashtray and said, "It's easy to get dirty clothes, and the dust is not good for the body."
Qiu Siyu accepted his concern with a smile. The two walked out of the conference room one by one. When they passed by Zhang Aijia's office, Chen Chong saw a piece of paper sticking on the door.
"Private party, don't go in"
At first glance, this handwriting was written by Chen Yunwen...
Chen Chong smiled slightly, shook his head, and was about to go to his office. It was a coincidence that, at this moment, Zhang Aijia opened the door and saw him standing outside. He was slightly surprised and asked, "Have you finished the meeting?"
"Just finished." Chen Chong used his finger to draw a circle between the conference room and the office, explaining: "Just pass by here."
"Hey, IvIa, is it here?" Chen Yunwen's teasing voice was heard in the room, fearing that the world would be in chaos: "Do we want to avoid it? Do you have a compartment or invisibility cloak here?"
"Xiaoyu, go and call a few big men to come and set up a toll station at the door to collect coffee. Others charge 10 yuan, 10UU." Chen Chong fought back from the air and said with a smile: "You guys play with you, I'm back to the office."
"Just just joking with you." Zhang Aijia tore off the note on the door and said softly: "The meeting was held all morning. It seems that you are very tired, so why don't you come in and rest for a while."
"No, I'm just a shame, and it's a mess as soon as I get in." Chen Chong looked at his watch and said, "Come and call me after you finish chatting, and then have a meal together... Let's treat you."
Zhang Aijia nodded with a chuckle, she closed the door and said, "My grandfather called me just now and said that Li Guoding came to Hong Kong in the afternoon and wanted to treat you to dinner in the evening."
Lee Guoding is a celebrity in Taiwan and one of the main promoters of Hsinchu Science and Technology Park. Chen Chong has known him for a long time and knows that he is a heavyweight who is not inferior to Wu Zuo Tong at all. He is not surprised that he comes to Hong Kong, but just asked: "Grandpa called him in person?"
"Yes."
It doesn't matter who comes, who tells it is the key...
Wei Jingmeng's villa is an asset within the Kuomintang. He can't hide anything from others. He usually calls him in a cloud of mist. This is the first time that he has informed the news so directly today.
Chen Chong pondered for a moment, turned his head and asked, "Xiaoyu, have I arranged tonight?"
“Yes, I’m going to go to Hong Kong Royal Yacht Club tonight for a private party.”
"Uncle Zhan is right. The richer the person, the less money he needs to spend. He actually has free food tonight." Chen Chong smiled and said to Zhang Aijia: "I understand. Let's talk about it when Mr. Li contacts me."
Zhang Aijia nodded, pushed open the door, rolled her eyes and asked, "Isn't you really not coming in?"
Seeing her expression bright and agile, Chen Chong was excited, his heart, which was already a little tired, and said loudly: "I have hundreds of thousands of dollars in a minute, and I don't even have time to pick up money when I drop my money on the ground. How can I have time to talk nonsense with such a goblin?"
Then he laughed a few times in Stephen Chow's style and left.
Hong Kong's nonsensical comedy appeared very early, but it was very scattered and unsystematic. It was not until Stephen Chow used comics to interpret this style, and it was carried forward and became a movie type. Therefore, Chen Chong's pretentious funny act was not unappreciated. The room was filled with laughter, and the sound of the orioles were very lively.
After entering his office, Chen Chong looked down on his face and ordered: "Xiaoyu, bring all the operating information of Oriental Charming Taiwan Branch this year and the reports on Hsinchu Science and Technology Park in the past two months... and also bring the reports about Chiang Ching-kuo and Wang Sheng."
"OK."
Singapore has a small land area, with a population of only half of Hong Kong and its human resources are very poor. If you build a factory there, the cost will soar in a few years. Taiwan has a population of 18U,000. At least in the next ten years, you don’t have to worry too much about human resources and land issues. It is also very convenient to transfer to the mainland in ten years, so Singapore is just a spare tire, a bargaining weight for negotiations with Taiwan...
Chapter completed!