Hong Kong 1980: The Savage Era

Chapter 161 [First meeting with Chung Chu-hung]

Luo Qihong smiled and said, "I don't care. I have other sources of funds. It will just make your life different."

"I think what is holding back the company's business expansion is not the funding, but the number of engineering teams. And what should we do with the employees of these engineering teams if a crisis occurs."

Yang Mingkun fell silent. If he disbanded the engineering team, it would be immoral and he would be condemned by his conscience. If he did not disband the team, the crisis would not be overcome and everyone would be doomed.

"Luo Sheng, are you sure that the crisis will come?"

Luo Qihong nodded and said, "100%, in the second half of next year."

Luo Qihong didn't want to hide it from Yang Mingkun. The engineering team had always been managed by Yang Mingkun, and he had no say in it. He could only let Yang Mingkun do it himself.

Although Luo Qihong planned to acquire Baohua Construction Company, it would be around 83. Now Fengtu Construction Company is still needed to handle some of the business of Zhaoan Real Estate Company.

When Tan Hongmei brought out the dishes, she saw that the two were silent, so she took the initiative to bring up the topic, "Mr. Luo, the Miss Guan I met last time is your girlfriend, right? She's so pretty, especially her eyes, they seem to be able to speak."

Luo Qihong smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, you are too kind! Jiahui is just a little prettier than the average person."

"Sister-in-law, you don't have to worry. There is enough food. It's a good opportunity for you to help Mr. Yang with some advice." So Luo Qihong took the opportunity to tell her what had just happened.

In fact, Tan Hongmei heard something in the kitchen, but not all of it. Now she understood why her husband remained silent.

"Mr. Luo, if we really encounter a crisis, why not lower the basic wage so that workers can maintain the basic living of their families and wait for the market to recover. This way, we can occupy the market as quickly as possible?" Tan Hongmei gave her own answer.

Luo Qihong glanced at Tan Hongmei, then looked at Yang Mingkun and said, "I think sister-in-law's suggestion is very good. What do you think, Mr. Yang?"

In response to this, Yang Mingkun relaxed his brows and nodded, "That's good. If you don't have a better idea in the future, you can implement it this way."

"Actually, this is the worst situation! Zhaoan Real Estate Company will reserve a large amount of cash before the crisis comes. At that time, there will be many projects that need to be completed by Fengtu Construction Company, but it cannot support 5 engineering teams to keep working." Luo Qihong said in a roundabout way.

Tan Hongmei suddenly remembered some personal interests and asked, "Luo Sheng, after the crisis, will the property market plummet?"

Luo Qihong smiled and said, "Of course it will plummet, and it may even drop to a bargain price. Sister-in-law still wants to make money, so she can buy more properties. Wait for my news for details."

The three of them chatted until nearly 10 o'clock, and then Luo Qihong slowly said goodbye and went home.

Yang Mingkun and Tan Hongmei were not in a hurry to take their children back. Instead, they sat at the dinner table with gloomy faces.

"I don't think there is any need for Luo Sheng to lie to us, and Luo Sheng has brought us a lot of benefits, otherwise Fengtu Construction Company would not have reached its current scale." Tan Hongmei spoke first.

Yang Mingkun looked at the dish of brown vegetable juice and said, "I'm not worried about Fengtu Construction Company. Luo Sheng is the major shareholder. If there is any problem, he will have to pay for it."

"If we want to get rich, we still have to rely on ourselves. We can't put all our hopes on Luo Sheng. The crisis may be an opportunity for us."

"Well! Then let's save up funds first."

Causeway Bay is not far from the Mid-Levels, just a ten-minute drive away.

After returning home, Luo Qihong immediately took a shower and lay on the bed, thinking about the layout of the negotiation crash over the past few days.

Although Fengtu Construction Company seems to have little effect, it is actually very profitable and saves Zhaoan Real Estate Company many procedures such as signing contracts.

He also wanted Fengtu Construction Company to become a real construction company, not a decoration company, but Fengtu Construction Company was a joint venture company, and if it wanted to grow and expand, it needed to discuss with Yang Mingkun. Yang Mingkun was not a person with abundant funds, so it was difficult for him to acquire other companies based on Fengtu Construction Company, so Fengtu Construction Company could only become the decoration company of Future Construction Company.

"Let's arrange it this way!" After Luo Qihong thought it over, he turned off the lights and went to sleep.

Friday, October 12

Luo Qihong came to the set of Baoxiang Film Company, where the movie "Autumn Fairy Tale" was being filmed, starring the currently popular Cherie Chung and box office poison Chow Yun-fat.

The acting skills of Auntie Hong and Chow Yun Fat are on point, so the filming of the movie went smoothly.

According to Sammo Hung's report, the film can be released on New Year's Day, or at the latest around the Spring Festival.

Luo Qihong no longer remembers how much the movie made at the box office, but it was definitely not bad. It is one of the most successful art films in Hong Kong and has won numerous awards at film festivals.

The director is Zhang Wanting, a female director and screenwriter. Compared with her previous life, she is a newly debuted director and currently does not have much network resources or works to support her.

Therefore, she was very grateful to Luo Qihong for letting her direct this movie.

Of course, Luo Qihong was also worried that Ann Hui was not capable enough and would mess up the movie, so he asked Sammo Hung to help keep an eye on it. If there were any problems, he could call an emergency halt and replace the director.

Zhang Wanting did not disappoint Luo Qihong. After receiving recognition from Hong Jinbao and others, Luo Qihong felt relieved.

Just after finishing shooting a certain scene, Ann Hui brought the leading actors Cherie Chung and Chow Yun-fat and several other actors over to introduce them to the big boss, Lo Chi-hung.

"Hello, Luo Sheng!"

The actors bowed in unison and greeted Luo Qihong.

"Hello!" Luo Qihong nodded slightly, "Everyone has worked hard. After the filming is finished, I will treat everyone to a good meal."

When everyone said "Thank you Mr. Luo" in unison, Luo Qihong turned his head and looked at Zhong Chuhong, who is known as the Marilyn Monroe of Hong Kong and is famous for her sexiness.

"Mr. Zhou and Miss Zhong are the leading actors of this movie. What do you think of the movie?" Luo Qihong came here with excitement, but his excitement was dampened by Cherie Chung's plain appearance. However, the more he looked at Cherie Chung, the more beautiful she seemed.

"The movie is very good, especially the plot is very novel, there shouldn't be any problem with the box office." Chow Yun-fat laughed. He knew from Sammo Hung that the young man in front of him was very powerful and he could not afford to provoke him.

Zhong Chuhong has dark skin, but her smile is very bright, giving people an inexplicable appeal. "It's just like what Chow Yun Fat said, the movie is very good, Director Zhang has been teaching us how to act, and it should be finished soon."

Luo Qihong knew that he shouldn't be too excessive on their first meeting, so he could only chat with Zhong Chuhong for a few words before choosing to leave.

However, all these things were seen by Guan Shan, who was in charge of the behind-the-scenes work. Guan Shan, who had been in the circle for many years, guessed what Luo Qihong was thinking and was considering whether to report the matter to his daughter Guan Jiahui.

"If Jiahui and Luo Qihong break up, it will not be good for us father and daughter." Guan Shan sighed, "Forget it, let's talk to Jiahui. After all, they are father and daughter."

After three days of rising, the market value of International City Company finally climbed to 3 yuan, with a market value of 5.4 billion yuan, which is astonishing.

In fact, the actual asset value of International City Company is not that high, around 40 billion yuan, but it has been hyped up by more than double, and is currently showing a good growth trend.

Seeing that the stock price was about the same, Luo Qihong notified Bai Jinyan and Zhang Taotao to start slowly selling International City Company's shares to recover funds. As for the shares of Cheung Kong Holdings, Hong Kong Electric Company, and Wheelock Company, they still retained them.

(End of this chapter)