Hong Kong 1980: The Savage Era

Chapter 421 423 [Beginning of Arrangement]

eve of spring festival
The Hong Kong Film Association held an important meeting, attended by the owners of major Hong Kong film companies, popular actors and famous screenwriters.

Luo Qihong attended the meeting as a representative of Baoxiang Film Company and became the most eye-catching presence at the meeting.

The chairman of the association invited Luo Qihong to speak, and Luo Qihong naturally agreed, as this was in line with his purpose.

"Hello everyone! I am Luo Qihong from Baoxiang Film Company. You are all veterans in the film industry. I have many businesses, so I don't have as much professional knowledge in the film industry as you do..."

"But I heard that many actors were threatened by the society to shoot movies they didn't like, and the pay was much lower than the market price, which greatly damaged the interests of the actors..."

“So, I would like to use this conference to call on everyone to petition the Hong Kong government and ask it to solve the current chaos in the film industry.”

"Don't worry, I will personally go to the Governor and bring this to his attention. But you all have to contribute as well."

After hearing Luo Qihong's speech, a small number of actors were very happy, but unfortunately their forces were very weak. Now that they have Luo Qihong leading them, they will certainly not miss the opportunity.

So, the actor representatives all stood up to support Luo Qihong. Although it was a bit embarrassing, it was better than losing the opportunity.

Luo Qihong is a giant in the Film Association, and with the instigation of those actors, many people began to raise their hands to express their agreement.

In the end, the association passed a resolution to petition the Hong Kong government, but it was led by Luo Qihong.

Under the instruction of Luo Qihong, Tiantian Daily reported the incident and conducted an in-depth analysis, allowing citizens to understand the dark side of the film industry.

At the same time, citizens also suffered from the oppression of the community, which resonated with them.

So the Governor of Hong Kong invited Luo Qihong to his office to find out the situation.

There is no way. Luo Qihong's influence is already extremely huge, not to mention that there are now expectations from hundreds of thousands of citizens and the film industry.

This incident caused such a sensation that even British newspapers reported it, causing Britain to lose face internationally.

Of course, there are also requests for publication from the mainland, so the Hong Kong government is under great pressure.

Then, the Hong Kong government received many anonymous letters reporting that a certain society had threatened their personal safety.

As a result, the Hong Kong government ordered the police force to organize a major operation to completely suppress those tribal forces.

If this cannot be done, the top police officer must resign and a capable and smart person must be appointed to take over.

Soon, those societies suffered a huge blow, including all their venues being wiped out.

The head of the police force was very good at punishing gangs. He took the opportunity to ask the big gangs to hand over the people on the list. At the same time, he wiped out several arrogant small gangs, which served as a warning to others.

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After the Spring Festival
The heat of the Film Association's petition event has subsided, and it has been replaced by the Wong Yuk-long false accounting case. The Commercial Investigation Department has arrested Wong Yuk-long's sister Wong Miu-ling and secretary Leung Yuen-mei, accusing the two of conspiring to fill in false account records at the end of 88, involving funds of 1800 million yuan.

This was something Luo Qihong had expected, so he was not too surprised and continued working as usual.

Luo Qihong has been inspecting the construction sites under Siu On Real Estate Company, paying special attention to the Central Plaza project in Wan Chai and the projects in the Mid-Levels.

Dehe Real Estate Company Office

"Boss, nearly 95% of the tenants of the three buildings including the Holland Bank Building in Central have moved out. The remaining 5% will also move out within this month. It is expected that the buildings can be demolished next month." Su Qishan said with a smile on his face, "According to the construction company, the construction period of this Grade A commercial building is 13 months, which means it can be occupied in the first half of 90." "The geographical location of this property is extremely advantageous, but it is also easy to cause influence. You have to keep an eye on the construction company and do not cause any accidents in Central that will affect the company's reputation in the market." Luo Qihong reminded very seriously.

"Yes, I will pay attention to this." Su Qishan certainly knew the importance of these things and did not dare to be careless about safety.

The Hong Kong government is very strict in this regard. Once something goes wrong, it will not only affect the construction period, but may also extend the project indefinitely.

You know, Dehe Real Estate Company has invested more than 20 billion yuan in this project and wants to get its money back as soon as possible.

"How is the leasing of Admiralty Dehe Plaza going?" Luo Qihong asked.

Dehe Plaza is one of the most important assets of Dehe Real Estate Company and the largest group of rental properties, which can provide the company with profit income of more than one billion yuan.

"We have completed 8% of the tenant leasing plan and expect to complete the plan ahead of schedule." Su Qishan replied, "Dehe Plaza will be a landmark building complex in Wan Chai and Admiralty, bringing the company more than 15 billion yuan in revenue."

"Well, sign contracts with the tenants as soon as possible and ask them to pay at least half a year's rent," Luo Qihong said.

"Boss, do you have a big plan?" Su Qishan knew Luo Qihong and thought that this must be a big project.

Luo Qihong nodded. "Yes, there are big projects. I also plan to sell non-core assets under Dehe Real Estate Company to recover as much cash flow as possible."

"I guess there will be another stock market crash. The situation in Yanjing in the mainland is very bad. You know that Hong Kong is greatly affected by the mainland, so we must be prepared to deal with it."

"I told you before that I would help you invest and make a fortune because of this matter."

Su Qishan's eyes widened and he said, "The last Sino-British negotiation was in 82, and it wasn't until 85 that things got better. Now it's happening again."

"The stock market crash of 87 just happened. It was really unbearable."

"Qishan, the environment has always been like this. If complaining about the world is useful, then what is the point of having a securities company?" Luo Qihong smiled and said, "Just do your best. While the market is booming, we can also make a lot of money."

"Yes, I understand." Su Qishan responded with a solemn expression.

Luo Qihong naturally would not forget to arrange for Zhaoan Real Estate Company to follow up. This company is the flagship of the family and cannot afford to fail.

Return to Baijiadao Villa in the evening.

While eating, Luo Qihong said to Guan Jiahui, "Start selling your company's scattered properties during this period. All non-core assets should be sold off. Don't be merciful."

Guan Jiahui's eyes widened. "What big thing is going to happen again?"

Luo Qihong explained, "It's still speculation for now. Just do what I say and we can talk about other things after we've confirmed them."

Guan Jiahui nodded obediently, "Can I talk to others about this?"

"Is that other person Li Qiqi?" Luo Qihong asked.

"Yes! It's Li Qiqi. She has helped me a lot, and I want to repay her." Guan Jiahui said guiltily.

"Okay, but you have to tell Li Qiqi not to spread it out. We don't know whether it's true or not yet." Luo Qihong said.

(End of this chapter)