What do you mean by quitting the business? I'm not a big shot.

Chapter 621 The Election Situation is Tense
"Boss, it's a success!" Lin Fuwang, the factory manager of Zhonghe Electronics, rushed into the office and took out the sales report: "In the first week of its launch, Xiaotiancai sold 20,000 units."

With a profit of 300 dollars per unit, 20,000 units would generate 6 million Hong Kong dollars in profit.

The electronics industry makes money faster than sneakers, magazines, or real estate.

After the Walkman, Chung Ho Electronics hadn't produced a blockbuster product for a long time. This latest success can be seen as the result of years of hard work and accumulation.

The entire factory was holding its breath, eager to make a big profit.

Yin Zhaotang saw through Lin Wangfu's thoughts and reassured him, "The land for the new factory has been acquired, and Huamao's workers will be on site by the end of the month."

"The project will be completed in three months, the machines will be moved in two months, and the first phase can be put into production in as little as six months."

"The other production lines will not be used for the time being. Once the goods are sold out, we will stop selling them."

When Lin Fuwang heard that the new factory was progressing six months ahead of schedule, he smiled and said, "The big boss has made arrangements, so the factory will definitely follow suit."

Yin Zhaotang said, "Tell the programming department to crack Nintendo's game cartridges as soon as possible and try to make an all-in-one game, which will greatly help the mainland market."

Lin Fuwang originally intended to manipulate the mainland China goods in the warehouse to make the Hong Kong market data look good, but seeing that the big boss had given him other instructions, he put his mind at ease and agreed: "Okay, the program department is already working on cracking the cartridges. The programs for Tank Battle and Wubi spelling are already done, and we have contacted a company in Singapore to help produce some."

The cartridge manufacturing business is temporarily divided into two parts. Chung Ho Electronics has a branch factory that manufactures the more profitable game cartridges, while the bundled learning program cartridges are manufactured overseas.

In addition to cracking Nintendo games, Chung Wah also copied arcade games. For example, Contra was changed to Hong Kong Flag Soldiers, and The King of Fighters was changed to Kung Fu.

The character designs are inspired by classic Hong Kong film characters such as "Ma Rulong" and "Da Dong," but have been adapted for local audiences.

The game "Hong Kong Flag Soldiers," which was released alongside Little Genius, is currently very popular and has become a benchmark for adapting film and television IPs into games.

Soon, a number of small workshops will surely spring up among the citizens, producing secondhand, inferior, and pirated game cartridges. Clever gangs that follow suit will all make a fortune.

But this will not affect the development of Chung-Wah Films.

This is the case with emerging industries; the success of a single main factory can drive hundreds of billions or even trillions of yuan in output value.

After seeing Director Lin off, Huo Zhengting entered the room, carrying documents, his expression serious: "Mr. Yin, something's happened in the Wong Tai Sin District election."

Yin Zhaotang frowned, opened the drawer, took out a list, and flipped through it, saying, "The representative of Huangda District, Chen Xianzong, the owner of Xinghui Industrial?"

"Yes."

“Last night, Chen Xianzong gambled in Macau and lost 12 million, which was exposed by paparazzi.” Huo Zhengting explained solemnly, “This morning, the South China Morning Post disclosed the news, which had a great impact. At noon, Chen Xianzong canceled his campaign activities at the last minute, and even his campaign office was smashed.”

Yin Zhaotang looked puzzled, then said angrily, "He lost so much money he couldn't pay his bills, so he sold his children? Who has nothing better to do than smash up his office?"

Huo Zhengting said awkwardly, "Xinghui Industrial mainly deals in rubber products. The market has been bad in the past two years, but we can still earn 70 to 80 million yuan every year." "Chen Xianzong is quite wealthy and settled the money on the spot."

Yin Zhaotang frowned and said, "So someone's stirring up trouble? Who's in charge of public opinion in Wong Tai Sin District?"

“Ding Sheng from Heshenghe,” Huo Zhengting announced the name.

Yin Zhaotang shouted sternly, "Give us a day to have Kaixin deal with the person behind this mess, and throw him into Hong Kong to feed the fish."

"Received." Huo Zhengting turned and left.

Currently, the position of Chairman of the Heung Yee Kuk in the New Territories has been decided. The elections for the few marginal seats in the Southern and Northern districts went smoothly, but the election in Kowloon is very close and a tug-of-war has occurred.

First, former Speaker Wu Baochang, who had been seeking a ministerial or bureau-level position, refused to be contacted and publicly stated his intention to seek re-election. Then, several members of parliament changed their minds and agreed to support Wu, putting Hu Bochao in a very passive position.

There are a total of 23 votes in the Kowloon District Council, of which 7 are appointment ballots, with the heads of the Home Affairs Department and the Department of Health serving as appointees.

These seven votes are all from Wu Baochang. Of the remaining sixteen votes, six are from registered patriots who have indicated their full support for Hu Sheng.

Of the remaining ten votes, four have backgrounds in the legal and financial sectors, and six have backgrounds in the business sector. Three of these votes have already been secured through connections within the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce, while the remaining three have wavering attitudes and ambiguous stances.

To win the Kowloon District Council Speaker position, one cannot rely on swing votes. One must eliminate the four opposing votes during the district council elections to gain an advantage before negotiating with the swing votes. Each vote lost reduces the chances of winning by 20%, and losing all four guarantees defeat.

Chan Hin-chung from Wong Tai Sin District is one of them, and Yin Chiu-tong will definitely fight tooth and nail to protect him. Besides, he didn't commit a major mistake, and without anyone fueling the flames, it won't cause any public backlash.

Shenghe Restaurant.

Kaixin, dressed in a long gown, raised the teapot in her hand and smashed it on the head of the fruit vendor, cursing loudly: "Damn you! You can't even handle such a simple thing. How am I supposed to explain this to Yin Sheng?"

Guo Lansheng, who had just been hit on the head, clutched his wound and bowed his head in apology: "I'm sorry, boss, I didn't expect those thugs to be so bold as to break into Mr. Chen's office."

"I told you to protect Chen Sheng and arrange the votes. You only sent your men to accompany him in the car, not to guard the streets!" Kaixin demanded angrily, "Who did this? Have you found out?"

“It must have been Ma Jiaozai!” the fruit market vendor exclaimed. After the district elections began, it was already clear who was aligned with the reformists and who was aligned with the conservatives.

Because if the community organizations want to campaign and help the candidates, they might not be able to do it in a sensational way, so how can they keep a low profile? Which district, which branch, and which representative are listed, is written out clearly, just like a cast list.

Among them, Sheng Wo, He Tu, Number Gang, and Xin Ji are all campaigning for the reformists. The four major companies, "Ma Jiao Zai, Lian Ying She, Tong Xin Wo, and Quan Yi Zhi," as well as Shui Fang, and the Dong Zi group, are all working for the conservatives. On paper, the voters supporting the reformists are stronger, but an election is not a contest; simply having more people is not enough.

The factions that follow Lao Chung have concentrated their power in the New Territories and Hong Kong Island. The situation in the New Territories is already largely settled, while Hong Kong Island lacks a strong leader and cannot produce a representative to compete for the Speaker position.

Several councilors were promoted, but this wasted most of the resources of the New Journalists and the Number Gang. In the fiercely contested Kowloon district, Chung Yee Tong, Sing Wo, and Hop To were quite large, but in terms of numbers, they couldn't compare to the combined total of the "Big Four Companies," "Shui Fong," and the East Division. For publicity, the old-school supporters had TVB and 91 Magazine, while the conservatives had ATV, RTHK, and the South China Daily. Wong Tai Sin district had the fewest old-school voters, relying entirely on the support of the Sing Wo brothers.

(End of this chapter)