1982 Started from Hong Kong

Chapter 360 The First Order

"I understand, I completely understand."

Zhai Yuan sat at the desk of Jiuyi Entertainment and nodded frequently after listening to Shi Nansheng's report.

"That said, in March, the Legislative Council passed the Public Security Amendment Bill 3. The most public-focused provision was that the Hong Kong government abolished the crime of fake news in order to protect freedom of speech and press freedom."

Zhai Yuan angrily cursed, "Fuck you! They never amended the law in the past few decades, and now you're talking about freedom and human rights for no reason?"

The ordinance was submitted to the Legislative Council by the Hong Kong government authorities on January 1 this year.

It was quickly passed on March 3 and took effect immediately after the signature of the Acting Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Chung, which is many times more efficient than in the past.

What followed was a wave of opposition and an uproar in public opinion from all walks of life.

But it still cannot change the Hong Kong government's attitude of doing things its own way.

In a nutshell, in order to maintain the so-called freedom of speech and freedom of the press, the foreigners chose to sacrifice some public order, while relaxing publication controls and abolishing the crime of fake news.

“No wonder the Young and Dangerous comics were allowed to be published later.”

In the past, it was expressly stipulated (Article 3) that printing or publishing publications that induce others to commit crimes or join illegal associations was a crime.

If the newspaper involves defamation or speech that incites panic or disrupts public order (Articles 5 and 6), the newspaper registration department can directly revoke the newspaper license.

Now they are all abolished.

Shi Nansheng said helplessly: "So Mr. Zhai, if you want to pursue those gossip tabloids and write nonsense about our company or our artists today, it will become increasingly difficult to sue. Last night, Wan Ziliang went to a friend's house to play cards after work, and this morning the newspaper reported that he did not return home all night and was suspected of having a call girl to spend the night with, causing fans to call into the company one after another, which disrupted normal work!"

Zhai Yuan nodded: "I have seen the news. There are also reports that Zun Long secretly met with Wang Xiaofeng late at night, and a man and a woman kissed wetly in the street. It's really outrageous."

Shi Nansheng paused after hearing this, then smiled helplessly, "This piece of news is indeed true. Xiaofeng has recently moved in with Zunlong. Zunlong even apologized to me this morning for affecting the company's image."

"what?"

Zhai Yuan was stunned for a moment, thinking to himself, Wang Xiaofeng is really good, she hooked up with Zun Long without any warning?

"You really need to pay attention to your image. At least don't do things like beating Jialun in the street. It can easily teach children bad habits."

Zhai Yuan was silent for a moment and then said, "OK, I roughly understand the situation. But it doesn't matter. The Hong Kong government will not do anything to abolish the crime of fake news. Then I will find someone to do the work myself. First, sort out those gossip tabloids and hand them over to Xu Jiaqiang later, and let him visit every door."

Shi Nansheng understood that this was going to use the identity of a Xinji underworld man. Women were not interested in these things and were even repulsed by them, but they also knew that this was one of the few methods available to deal a blow to those unscrupulous newspapers.

"I will contact the person in charge of Sanhe Film Company."

"Well, besides, I joked before about buying a newspaper to promote the company. Judging by the current situation, we really need to get involved in the media. Clarification would be good for both publicity and publicity. At least it would give us another outlet to speak out."

Zhai Yuan told Shi Nansheng, "My own publication is too slow to show results. I'm going to go out and see if there's any established, reputable newspaper willing to sell. The price is negotiable."

Shi Nansheng went out to inquire about the news.

Sitting alone in the office.

Zhai Yuan calculated the funds in his pocket.

There should be no problem in acquiring one more newspaper, as long as it is not a large media company like Sing Tao or Oriental Media. Generally, the value of a local old-fashioned newspaper is tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars.

But try not to use too much of the principal, and collect some money from other places first.

Zhai Yuan thought for a moment, took out a satellite phone from the drawer, and dialed a number in Dongyang.

…………

Oriental.

Good People Live a Peaceful Life Studio under Tokyo Hot.

Liang Zhichao held a newly made electric toy from the factory, poked his fingers inside it twice, and looked thoughtful.

Brother Chao muttered to himself: "It doesn't look like Tomomi Akimoto's body structure. It's clearly a real person's inverted mask. I wonder if this is considered fraudulent to consumers?"

Liu Weiqiang, holding a comic book nearby, glanced up at him and said with a smile, "Don't overthink it, Brother Chao! It's just a few thousand yen, which is equivalent to a few hundred Hong Kong dollars. Do you think you can get a piece of Akimoto Tomomi? After all, she's our top star. Giving her a poster is already a bargain for those perverts~" Liang Zhichao nodded thoughtfully and said, "You're not unreasonable. In fact, as long as the lips are made more realistic, no one knows the internal structure. At worst, we can have the actor who plays Gao Yi come out to verify it. The effect will be the same as when he used it in the film."

Liu Weiqiang laughed and said, "It's mosaic-edged. You can't even see the lips. Just do it casually."

"How can you be so careless about something like this?" Liang Zhichao said dissatisfiedly, "Wow, you really don't have any craftsmanship at all."

Liu Wei Qiang smiled and shook his head, stopped talking, and focused his attention back on the comic book in his hand.

"Brother Yuan is really something. He suddenly called away all the prop masters. At least half of the blueprints in the studio are still unfinished. Sigh! I dare not let outsiders make them for fear of being ripped off. Now that toy sales are so hot, I feel like I'm losing millions every day..."

Even if no one pays attention to him, Liang Zhichao will still start muttering to himself.

At this time, Helen came in from outside with the phone.

"Super little, Mr. Zhai called to see you."

Liu Weiqiang, standing nearby, stood up sensibly, patted the comic magazine in his hand, and said hello: "Brother Chao, we're filming the second episode of 'Ling Xiaodong and Zheng Yiyun' tonight. I'm going to the studio first to see if the actors are ready."

"Go ahead." Liang Zhichao waved his hand, took the phone from Helen and asked, "What's up, Brother Yuan?"

Three minutes later.

Liang Zhichao hung up the phone and said to Helen, "How much cash does the company have on its books now?"

Helen thought for a moment and replied, "The sales of CDs and toys have been good over the past two months. It shouldn't be a problem to raise 1500 million Hong Kong dollars..."

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Hang up the phone with Liang Zhichao.

Zhai Yuan thought about it and felt that 1500 million Hong Kong dollars was obviously not enough, so he transferred the money to Tao Zongyi, who was also in Japan.

It took a long time before someone answered the phone. The sound of machines came from the other end. Tao Zongyi was obviously working in the factory. After walking a distance and becoming quieter, he asked Zhai Yuan what was the matter.

"Lao Tao, we're using Toshiba's production line as a contract manufacturer and spending a ton of money on advertising. Have you gotten any orders recently?"

"Yes, Boss Zhai, I was just about to tell you about this."

Tao Zongyi's tone was excited on the other end of the phone: "Intel had already been beaten by Toshiba Semiconductor and couldn't raise its head. This time, when they heard that we had obtained the production line and took the initiative to open up our technology for foundry, they sent a team to contact us last month. After an inspection, they placed an order for a batch of processors. The contract will be sent to Hong Kong tomorrow..."

Then he talked about the details of the cooperation with Intel on the phone.

Toshiba's semiconductor subsidiary naturally had the ability to guarantee this order. After all, it had just received Zhai Yuan's money. Even though the company was in chaos internally, it still adhered to the spirit of the contract and assured its international competitor Intel that the three production lines under QVOD were absolutely professional enough.

At this time, there is no such business model as pure semiconductor foundry in the world.

The advantage is that there is no conflict of interest and it can help customers diversify the risks of their own supply chain and production lines.

So Intel traveled to the East and placed its first order with a try-it attitude. It took more than a month just to discuss the details and raised hundreds of questions. Fortunately, the company had bought out the technical backbones on the production line for three years, so it was able to deal with Intel with ease.

In 1987, Zhaiyuan Semiconductor's business, which was still affiliated with Toshiba and had not yet been renamed, received its first foundry order.

Zhai Yuan held the phone and asked expectantly, "I don't want to hear the details and I don't understand them. Anyway, can you tell me how much is this order?"

Tao Zongyi said excitedly: "1000 million US dollars!"

Zhai Yuan rubbed his hands eagerly when he heard this: "Okay, okay, quickly transfer half of it to my Hong Kong account, and the remaining 500 million will be used as your research and development funds."

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a long time.

Tao Zongyi was silent for a moment, and then said earnestly, "That's not how it's calculated, Boss Zhai. This 1000 million US dollars includes material costs, equipment costs, and labor costs. Theoretically, the highest profit margin can reach 20%, but this is the first time we have received an order, and we need to maximize the yield rate, so I estimate the profit margin to be around 10%, or 100 million US dollars. But this surplus must also guarantee the subsequent research and development of our VCD. If you are waiting for the money, I can give you 10... 5 US dollars first, okay?"

"...Okay, take a rest."

Zhai Yuan hung up the phone and sighed.

It’s so hard to make a living!

(End of this chapter)