1982 Started from Hong Kong

Chapter 422 Happy Birthday to You
"I've been busy lately, and if you're bored at home, go to the Kanaya Club to meet Michiko and the others."

"What do you mean, do you think I'm fat?"

"Your train of thought is quite good. I'll give the account to Michiko and I'll give you some shares. I'll be the boss lady and come over to inspect it occasionally."

"Hey! I heard that there is in vitro fertilization in America. I wonder how effective it is."

"...go to sleep."

After staying at Sister Ling's house from day to early morning, Zhai Yuan gradually became exhausted and felt his body was drained.

He fell asleep holding the woman in his arms.

When I opened my eyes again, it was bright outside.

Deng Leling disappeared from his side, and Zhai Yuan wrapped himself in a blanket and walked out of the bedroom.

The living room was filled with the smell of food. Deng Leling was busy in the kitchen wearing an apron. The two greeted each other in a casual manner. When Zhai Yuan came out of the bathroom after washing up, breakfast was already on the table.

I slept until 11 o'clock in the morning, so it's okay to call it lunch.

After a simple meal, it seemed that all the passion from yesterday had evaporated, and the two chatted casually.

Zhai Yuan pounded his old waist, and Deng Leling's thighs felt a little unnatural when she walked.

"I have to go to the Golden House Club to stretch. My thighs are particularly sore today."

Yes, both sides lose.

I went out and drove Sister Ling to the club first.

Since the beginning of the year, Jinwu's business has gradually stabilized. Last year, the money from membership cards was collected, so this year's profit is destined to shrink by half.

Shangguan Yonggan's martial arts school downstairs was always lukewarm. Zhai Yuan went there for a walk twice and saw only a few apprentices practicing on the ring.

"It's weird. Usually there aren't so few people here. Why are there so few people today after you came?"

Shangguan Yonggan greeted Zhai Yuan and muttered something.

Zhai Yuan smiled and said nothing.

Most of the customers of this guy's martial arts school are thugs from gangs like Xin Ji. After the gang shooting incident yesterday, it was estimated that all the thugs were recalled to the gang by the Twelve Gold Medals. How could they have time to learn boxing?

Seeing that there were few customers in the martial arts gym, Zhai Yuan also went to try out the weightlifting equipment in the gym.

Shangguan Yonggan looked down on those equipments: "All they gain from training are dead muscles. If we really want to fight, we have to fight in the ring."

"Brother Brave, are you interested in having a fight?"

Zhai Yuan did two sets of pull-ups and panted slightly, "There's a boxing champion named Chen Huimin in Hong Kong. I'd like to invite him to fight with you."

I remember there was a program called "Wulin Feng" or something in the future. It seems that TVB is still in need of this kind of competitive program. They get a bunch of East Asian boxing champions together to fight crickets, which can create some program effects and make a small profit from Uncle Zhao Liu.

Shangguan Yonggan was indeed very interested. When he heard that Chen Huimin was a boxing champion, he even wanted to challenge him.

"Next time, I'll contact you when I get my team together."

Zhai Yuan only knew that Chen Huimin was a popular member of the Number Gang, but his true abilities were still unclear. During this sensitive period, it would be better not to let Brother Yonggan go out and cause trouble.

The first gang shooting case of the year!
Last year, there were four major shooting incidents in Hong Kong, two cases where police officers shot robbers dead, and two murders.

If nothing unexpected happens, this record will be set a new high this year.

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"Boss, Lao Xin's people came to the door and said they wanted to take some guns."

A gambling den on Lung Tsin Road, Kowloon Walled City.

Hei Xinda walked through the smoke-filled gambling hall, lifted the curtain of the back room, and saw that the boss Deng Qiang's pants were half removed.

The woman lay with her upper body on the table, ignoring the impact behind her. She held a piece of tinfoil in her hand and lit a candle on the table. When blue smoke came out of the tinfoil, she immediately leaned over to inhale it impatiently.

Hei Xinda was not surprised by this, and leaned against the door and said, "Boss, someone in Lao Xin wants to buy a gun."

"I know!" Deng Qiang bent down hard, raised his head and asked, panting, "A long dog or a short dog?"

"Both long and short."

"Chang Gou has no goods for the time being! There are too many people demolishing the walled city recently, let them go to Luohu to ask."

"What about the short dog?"

"Single shot, nine thousand per shot, twelve pellets to fly..."

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"Hey, you black-hearted guy, you're selling such shoddy goods?"

An alley outside the gambling den.

Hei Xinda showed the goods he had just picked up, which contained three pistols in a black plastic bag.

Datouchao, the seller of Xinji Straw Sandals who came to purchase goods, flipped through the goods in the bag.

After a quick inspection, it was possible to tell that except for the big black star, the other two were homemade cannons.

Big Head was very dissatisfied and said: "Besides the Big Black Star (Type 54), are there any other models? At least give us two Small Black Stars (Type 77)?"

Hei Xinda closed his pocket and said loudly, "All the ready-made goods are here. The new goods will have to wait for my boss to go to Luohu next week to get them. Can you wait in time?"

"Pick it! Just use it for now!" Da Tou Chao asked again, "It didn't go off, did it?"

Hei Xinhua rolled his eyes: "We are doing a serious business, how dare we sell a cannon that has been fired to a customer?"

"Okay, I trust you! It would be best if I can use these three short dogs to do it. If not, I will come back to you next week."

Datouchao snatched the plastic bag from Heixinda's hand and asked, "How much?"

Hei Xinda quoted the price: "One shot, 12,000, with six free..."

Wait for Hei Xinda to leave the alley.

Da Tou Chao put the plastic bag into his arms, thought for a moment, and then took out his brother's phone and called his boss: "Hey, boss, three short dogs, single shot, 16,000 each, no bullets included, do you want them?"

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As soon as March began, the two major gangs, the Number Gang and the Xinji, showed off their horses and invaded the field, and vicious incidents of injuring people occurred one after another.

Cai Ziming's newly opened Fu Ming Nightclub had been in business for less than two months when hundreds of dung grasshoppers were thrown into it.

The grasshoppers covered in shit were jumping around everywhere, which caused psychological trauma to the customers. Fu Ming closed the shop for renovation and has not been open since then.

Soon after, hundreds of water snakes were thrown into a nightclub owned by Sun Kee in Tsuen Wan. The snake catching team acted quickly and cleaned it up in two days, but again no customers dared to enter the club to consume.

Young and Dangerous people were fighting and killing each other, and sometimes other gangs would come out to fish in troubled waters.

Since the beginning of the year, news about gang members splitting up has been on the front pages one after another. The number of police officers patrolling the streets has skyrocketed, and the heads of major police stations have been invited to the police station for tea one after another.

The melee finally calmed down a bit.

3 month 7 day.

Two shootings occurred in succession within one day.

In the morning, as soon as Cai Ziming walked out of the Peninsula Hotel, three masked men immediately jumped out of a van on the side of the road and started shooting without saying a word.

The Dutchman who was accompanying them protected the boss as he got into the car, pulled out his gun and fired back. Before the police arrived, the three masked men were killed one after another.

That afternoon, Cai Ziming was invited to join the anti-gang team to assist in the investigation.

At night, Xu Jiaqiang came out of Sanhe Film Studio. A motorcycle passed by on the side of the road. The driver was holding a submachine gun and firing. The door lintel of Sanhe Film Studio was instantly covered with bullet holes. If Xu Jiaqiang had not reacted in time and returned to the company building, Chen Lan would have become a widow at the beginning of this year.

The firepower of the dragon from across the river and the local snake is totally disproportionate.

Throughout the whole process, Xinji and the Number Gang were evenly matched, but Cai Ziming and Xu Jiaqiang were in a one-sided firepower suppression.

Cai Ziming has not been detained for 48 hours.

Two South Asian police officers took four short pistols and a submachine gun and surrendered themselves...

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"There have been three shootings just after the New Year. Even submachine guns have been brought out. It's like a war!"

Royal Golf Course.

Situ Mingzhu holed the ball in one and threw the club to the caddy next to him.

Returning to the parasol, he sighed with a tired look on his face: "It's such a mess. I have to plead for the people in front of the camera every day recently. It's really too tiring."

Zhai Yuan smiled as he lay in his chair, "Now most of the pages of the September 1st Daily are filled with news about you, Councillor Situ, strongly condemning the police. You are so righteous and your support rate among the public is rising steadily. In my opinion, there is no need to canvass for votes in the next election. You will definitely have a seat in the Legislative Council."

"We are all contributing to Hong Kong!" Situ Mingzhu smiled and asked in a low voice, "I heard that what happened recently is related to your film company?"

Zhai Yuan shook his head: "Nonsense! I've been busy with the company's IPO recently. If I hadn't read the news, I wouldn't have known that there is such a mess outside."

Situ Mingzhu smiled knowingly, "Yes, I don't know who is spreading rumors. Several senior officials even asked you to assist in the investigation. I told them that the Jiuyi Entertainment Group is preparing to go public. If you bring back an entrepreneur like this and affect the issue price, can you bear the responsibility?"

"This month, the operating funds from the September 1st Daily will soon be deposited into the foundation. I will not take any of it and will leave it to Councillor Szeto and your friends as election donations."

Zhai Yuan narrowed his eyes and smiled, then asked, "I heard that Mark Simon has secured the distribution of the September 1st Daily in Xingjiapo?"

"Did you hear about this, too? I was planning to give you a surprise."

Situ Mingzhu laughed and said, "Originally, I planned to expand your newspaper to the Philippines after we have settled down in Baodao, but the situation there is still unclear, so we chose Xingjiapo first. The boss means that the "Jiuyi Daily" will be in Xingjiapo in the future, focusing on promoting the new owner of Baodao. The details will be discussed after we get the approval documents."

Zhai Yuan thought for a moment, then nodded with a smile: "I won't go to Xingjiapo this time. I'll send a team of lawyers to handle it. I hope that Jiuyi Entertainment can be listed smoothly next month. Can the approval documents be obtained before then?"

Situ Mingzhu hummed and patted Zhai Yuan on the shoulder as if to encourage him: "I'll go back and ask the boss what he thinks."

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3 month 12 day.

Zhai Yuan received another call from Situ Mingzhu, asking him to arrange someone to go to Xingjiaopo to get the approval documents for the "September 1st Daily" there.

Shen Wei led the team from Hong Kong to Singapore, and the newspapers under Jiuyi won another victory, obtaining the distribution rights for three regions: Hong Kong, Formosa and Singapore.

Normally in this situation, the size of the "September 1st Daily" is enough to support Zhai Yuan's reputation as a "media tycoon".

Unfortunately, the sales of this newspaper are now dismal, it is operating at a loss, and its quality has been declining. The total sales in the three regions combined may not be able to compare with Hong Kong's number one newspaper, Oriental Daily News.

Once upon a time, when the September 1st Daily News first changed hands, it was also one of the top three popular newspapers in Hong Kong in terms of sales…

Thinking of this, Zhai Yuan drew a cross on the photos of Situ Mingzhu and Wei Jianbang on the table with a red pen.

It's no longer of any use value.

Next, he will regain control of the newspaper. With the huge volume of publication in three regions, it is only a matter of time before he can call the shots in the public opinion circle!
the same day,
"Hiroshima Monster" stayed in 1024 theaters for 52 days.

Thanks to the longest number of days of release, the box office was raised to 4000 million Hong Kong dollars.

Another record!

It became the first film in Hong Kong history to gross over 40 million.

But then 1024 simply reduced the screening schedule and the drama remained on the air.

“Before going public, all the good news should be released.”

Zhai Yuan stroked his chin and thought, "At least I've set a new record, which is icing on the cake."

Before that, "Project A: The Sequel" and "Predator" were also released, earning more than 2700 million and more than 3200 million respectively.

If it weren't for the release of three movies starring Chen Shilong, Jiahe would have been in a situation where it was fighting itself.
It would not be a problem for the box office of "Project A: Sequel" to break 30 million.

Zhai Yuan recalled what Zou Wenhuai had said before, that if Jiahe Cinemas defeated Chen Rongmei's Western Film Cinema Alliance during the Lunar New Year period, he would be willing to merge into 1024.

I don't know if the old guy still keeps his word.

Just when I was thinking whether I should pick a time to visit Boss Zou in person,
Shi Nansheng pushed the door open and walked in.

The gold medal producer said with a strange expression: "Mr. Zhai, Fuyi Film Company's "God of Gamblers 2" has been filmed."

"So fast?"

Zhai Yuan was stunned when he heard this.

How long has Zhou Xingchi been in the film industry? In a month at most, the big production with a claimed investment of 1500 million yuan was completed?
“Yes, and the release time is also ridiculous.”

Shi Nansheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "It's a midnight show tonight and will be officially released tomorrow. There is absolutely no publicity at all."

"Tsk tsk~" Zhai Yuan smacked his lips and said with interest: "Why don't we go watch this movie together tonight and contribute some box office revenue? It can also be considered as our support for Xingzai!"

That night at the theater,
Zhai Yuan and several colleagues from the company watched the film "God of Gamblers 2: The God of Gamblers at Huangpu Beach" together.

The movie was not scheduled for screening in 1024, so I chose to watch it in an independent theater.

Riding on the popularity of "God of Gamblers", the attendance rate of the midnight show of "God of Gamblers 2" was surprisingly high even without any publicity.

"91 Entertainment is really fast. I was still discussing the plot of the previous film with my friends, and the sequel came out so quickly."

"How could it be a movie produced by 1024 Entertainment? There is no screening schedule on . It is probably just a follow-up work."

"Then it's released under the banner of the sequel to "God of Gamblers"? And there's no doubt that Stephen Chow is the lead actor..."

The audience at the midnight show was talking about it.

The movie officially began as the Fuyi Films logo appeared on the screen.

Stephen Chow's God of Gamblers, Patrick Sham's Third Uncle, Chow Yun-fat's Ding Li...

To be honest, there is actually nothing wrong with the acting skills of these people.

But the quality of the entire movie, from the soundtrack to the set, can only be described as horrible.

Zhai Yuan sat in the audience, watching the images on the screen that were sometimes clear and sometimes blurred. He turned around and asked Liu Zhenwei beside him: "The image quality is not right."

"What a waste of such a good script!" Liu Zhenwei said with a grim expression, and then added: "I don't know where the 1500 million yuan production cost of the flop went! Half of the film was shot on film and the other half was shot digitally. It's obvious that the film ran out halfway through the shooting, so the digital machine was used to make up the number. In the later stage, the film was transferred to magnetic tape and stitched together, and the graininess of the film was reduced a lot."

Xu Qi on the other side added: "This is usually done when releasing low-cost videotapes."

The movie was about twenty minutes in.
The audience finally couldn't bear it anymore.

Nowadays, the number of members of the Sugarcane Biting Gang in Hong Kong's midnight shows has been greatly reduced, but with the release of "God of Gamblers 2", the Sugarcane Biting Gang has made a comeback.

A group of young people called their friends, brought sugar cane into the venue, chewed it and cursed, and threw the remaining sugar cane peel at the screen...

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"The owners of seven independent theaters outside called and said they would cancel the screening of "God of Gamblers 2"."

In Fuxin Tea Restaurant, Chen Kaixin reported to Cai Ziming about the midnight show.

"Then let them pay the penalty."

Cai Ziming was having a midnight snack in his own restaurant. There were a few Dutch bodyguards sitting at the next table, playing poker.

"At that time I said we could invite Stephen Chow to shoot the sequel, and it was the cinema managers who took the initiative to invite me to go and screen it. Now you just cancel it?"

Cai Ziming cut a piece of steak and put it into his mouth, and continued: "At least give me half a month's worth of filming schedule, otherwise let Dutch go and negotiate with them."

The yellow-haired guy who was playing cards next to him raised his hand: "Got it, A-Da."

Cai Ziming wiped his mouth with a handkerchief and continued, "After the show is shown in Hong Kong, we will go to Formosa for a tour, and then take it back to the Netherlands to do some accounting. We will report more points after the videotape is released. I asked the company's accountant to calculate it. After the whole process, we should be able to deposit about 20 million clean money in the bank. Pick! If I had known earlier, I should have returned to Hong Kong to film two years ago. Every time I go through Las Vegas, I lose more than 50%, which means I lose hundreds of millions a year."

Cai Ziming is naturally not short of money, and even has extremely sufficient cash flow.

After opening up the flour line between South America and the Golden Triangle, the two Cai brothers expanded their influence rapidly in the Netherlands, and successively defeated the local Vietnamese gangs, mafia and Turkic gangs. The flour trade chain radiated to most of Europe, and the US dollars earned were locked up in warehouses in boxes.

The only thing is that he can't deposit his money in the bank.

That's why he returned to Hong Kong this time and bought a lot of properties, including jewelry, saunas, nightclubs, tea restaurants, as long as it was a business that could make money, he would invest in it.

But it was not until I got involved in film production that I realized this industry was the most suitable for me.

Not only can you wash rice, you can even make money.

March is the time when Jiuyi Entertainment released two new films in Taiwan.

"God of Gamblers" and "The Silence of the Lambs".

"God of Gamblers 2" was badly made, but as long as it had Stephen Chow, and relying on the popularity of the previous film, the film producers in Taiwan actually took the initiative to spend money to buy the copyright.

In fact, the total production cost of this play, including copies, is just over two million.

Two contracts for artists, one large and one small, overpriced sets that can be dismantled at any time, expensive costumes and props imported from the Netherlands...

The production cost of "God of Gamblers 2" reached 1500 million, and every expense was clearly stated on paper.

The bad movie has nothing to do with the money spent, so my new company just doesn't have the ability to make good movies! Is it illegal to make bad movies?

"I can stay as the boss of a film company for another three to five years at most, and then I can retire."

Cai Ziming constructed the ultimate blueprint of the Young and Dangerous in his mind, and pulled Chen Kaixin aside and said with a smile: "When the time comes, divorce that yellow-faced woman in the Netherlands, and you will be Mrs. Cai~"

Chen Kaixin rolled his eyes at him: "Is it true? I helped you give birth to a daughter, and now you are showing off and feeling so proud."

"Why don't you and I have another child?"

Cai Ziming laughed, thinking of his daughter who came back to Hong Kong with him this time, he hesitated and ordered: "Hey Dutch boy, arrange for someone to send Tingting back to the Netherlands tomorrow, and let me take care of her for a while."

Speaking of this,
The door of the tea restaurant with a closed sign was pushed open from the outside.

As soon as the door rang, several Dutchmen who had been with Cai Ziming for many years stood up immediately, subconsciously blocking Cai Ziming and putting their hands on their waists. Zhou Xingchi walked in with a humble smile, and smiled awkwardly in front of Cai Ziming: "Mr. Cai, I finally found you. I called you more than ten times but no one answered, and I couldn't see you when I returned to the company. It's like this, I'm short of money recently, and I think "God of Gamblers 2" has been finished. Can I pay the balance of 240 million first..."

"Oh, the final payment, right?" Cai Ziming smiled, then sighed, "Ah, Xingzai, I don't know what to say to you. The movie "God of Gamblers" was so good, but why is the sequel so bad? I invested a lot in this movie, and now I probably can't get back the cost. If you are not in a hurry, you can wait for me to turn over the funds for a while, okay?"

Zhou Xingchi's smile froze, and he rubbed his hands: "I'm still in a hurry to use the money."

How could Stephen Chow not know the quality of "God of Gamblers 2"? During the less than one month of filming, when he realized something was wrong, he asked Cai Ziming for his salary several times, but in the end, the other party always made excuses.

He watched the finished film in the theater tonight, and the audience's verbal abuse almost drove him into depression.

He quietly walked out of the theater without finishing the play and hurried to find Cai Ziming, hoping that the other party would fulfill the contract.

Zhou Xingchi then added: "If it is inconvenient for Mr. Cai, you can pay me half first."

Cai Ziming smiled and nodded when he heard this: "Okay, you go back and rest first, I'll think about it."

Zhou Xingchi looked hesitant and was reluctant to move.

He grew up in a housing estate and has been there for many years, so he knows the ways of the world very well. The Mr. Cai in front of him clearly wanted to drag him along, and he had clearly seen this smiling face more than once.

Yes! It was Miss Fang Yihua from Zhao's! She always asked for salary increase, but never did anything!

"Mr. Cai, if half is not enough, how about one third?"

Zhou Xingchi forced a smile and lied, "I borrowed money from a loan shark and I'm desperate for money to save my life."

After saying that, he added, "Those loan sharks are so cruel! They are all members of gangs, and they often kill people with knives. Yes, many vicious incidents in the news recently are related to them. If they knew that I didn't have the money to pay back, they might come to you with the contract."

There was silence in the tea restaurant.

Chen Kaixin smiled and said to Cai Ziming, "I'll go to the kitchen to see if the soup is ready."

"Yeah." Cai Ziming responded, then turned to look at Zhou Xingchi and said in an exaggerated tone: "Is he really that cruel?"

Zhou Xingchi nodded repeatedly: "It's really brutal!"

Cai Ziming looked thoughtful, then he pulled over the Dutch boy, pulled out a big Black Star from his waist, and slammed it on the table.

In Zhou Xingchi’s eyes that suddenly widened.

Cai Ziming said with great righteousness: "Pick! Xingzi, don't be alarmed. This cannon is for you. Take it back and kill them! If one is not enough, I will give you another one!"

Snapped!
The second big black star was thrown on the table again.

Cai Ziming looked at Zhou Xingchi again and said in an embarrassed tone: "But I really can't give you the balance for the time being..."

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"Mr. Zhai, Wu Mengda just contacted Liu Zhenwei, and Liu Zhenwei contacted me..."

Shi Nansheng pushed open the office door and saw Zhai Yuan writing at his desk, occasionally giving instructions to Secretary Li.

She felt that the boss had been particularly hardworking recently.

Diligent Boss Zhai raised his head and handed the two documents in his hand to Li Zhi: "Hey, give this one to the Securities Regulatory Commission, and this one to the Stock Exchange."

After Lizhi walked out with the file bag.

Zhai Yuan then looked at Shi Nansheng, rubbed the back of his neck and asked, "Let's get to the point. What's the matter?"

Shi Nansheng hesitated for a moment and said, "Zhou Xingchi wants to return to the company."

"Oh." Zhai Yuan responded casually and smiled at Shi Nansheng, "Sister Nan, Jiuyi Entertainment will be listed in a few days. I just submitted the application. The issue price is set at 8 Hong Kong dollars per share, and 1 million new shares will be allocated. Guess how high the stock price will rise by then?"

Shi Nansheng did not continue the topic.

She thought about it with a tangled look on her face, then shook her head and said, "Since the last stock market crash, I have no interest in the stock market now, but I remember that when TVB went public a few years ago, the price per share was less than 3 Hong Kong dollars. Wouldn't it be too high for 8 Entertainment to set the price at Hong Kong dollars?"

How much will it rise? What if it falls?
In Shi Nansheng's eyes, TVB, which also has businesses of many subsidiaries, is already a giant. The company has been listed for four years, and its share price has only risen from more than two yuan to the current price of more than ten yuan. Jiuyi Entertainment allocated 1 million shares at an issue price of eight yuan right from the start.

Too radical!

Zhai Yuan smiled noncommittally and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't understand. Wenyu has added other businesses such as comics this year. Although your and Lao Xu's equity has been diluted, you still have two points left... Prepare to become multi-millionaires~"

The stock market is experiencing a slight recovery and Hong Kong stocks are generally on an upward trend, making it a good time to go public with the broader market.

……

The next two days.

Li Zhi led a professional team to work hard, contacting various relevant departments and underwriters, and compiled the financial reports of all its subsidiaries into a 400-page prospectus:
Jiuyi Entertainment Group!

The whole world may not know whether it is true or not, but it is definitely the first patchwork in Hong Kong that integrates multiple businesses including film, television, music, newspapers, cinemas, comics and novels.

The various businesses include more than a dozen subsidiaries of various sizes, including publishing, distribution, brokerage, production, and publicity.

Profits vary, with movies being the mainstay. Last year, 1024 Entertainment and its cinema chains, after deducting miscellaneous expenses, had a net profit of over million Hong Kong dollars.

The TV series business, like the novel business, has not yet started to develop. With "The World's Number One" and "Big Times" which is still in production, we make a little money from the CD copyright. The novels "The Three-Body Problem", "Red Sorghum" and Guan Moyan's collection of short essays have been published, and we neither make a loss nor a profit.

The 91st Voice of China has been gaining good momentum recently. After Girls' Generation held a concert at the Hong Kong Coliseum, new generation singers such as Andy Lau and Zhang Xueyou joined the group and are gradually gaining a place in the music scene.

Cinema chains are a very stable industry, with huge initial investments in comics, and they have invited famous Japanese artists to teach classes. With Naoko Takeuchi and Takehiko Inoue in charge, they have the least to worry about.

The worst is the "September 1st Daily".

This is the only business with negative growth among all the businesses. If Zhai Yuan was not confident that he could increase sales, he would have directly eliminated this business from the listing this time.

"Mr. Zhai, the United Exchange has just approved our prospectus!"

In the afternoon, Lizhi came back from outside and said to Zhai Yuan excitedly.

Zhai Yuan smiled and said, "I know. Someone called me before you came back."

The total registered capital is 5 million, and 1 million new shares are issued at a unit price of 8 Hong Kong dollars.

The company's four major shareholders, Zhai Yuan, He Shizhu, Lei Juekun, Shi Nansheng and Xu Kui and his wife, originally held 88%, 5%, 5% and 2% of the shares respectively.

This time, 1 million new shares were allocated respectively by Zhai Yuan, He Shizhu and Lei Juekun, and the equity structure was slightly changed.

But Zhai Yuan is still the largest shareholder, holding 75% of the shares of Jiuyi Entertainment Group alone.

3 month 17 day.

Huge amounts of advertising money were spent, and news items made the headlines of major newspapers.

'The cultural ark sounded the whistle, and the entertainment giant set sail. In 1983, the 1024-year-old Mr. Zhai Yuan founded the 1987 Entertainment Film Company. In the same year, the first theater of 1024 Cinema Line in Ngau Tau Kok opened for business... In , Good Voice and Stingray once again injected new vitality into the music and comics of Hong Kong. Many newcomers in the industry, represented by Entertainment, Good Voice, and Cinema Line, will be officially reorganized into Entertainment Group tomorrow, ushering in the most important event since the company was founded - listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. '

"The new film "Hiroshima Monster" by 4100 Entertainment has officially been released, with a cumulative box office of over HK$ million. It not only broke the annual record for Japanese films last year, but also broke the historical box office record in Hong Kong again. The company plans to go to America next and officially start the road to compete with Hollywood blockbusters."

'Girls' Generation's first new film "High School Musical" announced to be completed under the banner of 91 Voice. The film will be released to fans as all members of Girls' Generation embark on a cross-border tour in East Asia.'

'In September 25, the Newt Union introduced a number of Japanese comics, including "Dragon Ball", and jointly launched "Wind and Cloud" with Ma Rongcheng, with the first issue selling over copies.'

"TVB announced that as early as last year, Zhai Yuan spent a huge sum of money to acquire 3.7% of the shares held by Ms. Lu Liyanqun, becoming the second largest private shareholder of TVB..."

A piece of news related to Zhai Yuan came one after another.

3 month 18 day.

The words "September 1st" still occupy the front page headlines of major newspapers.

But there is only one piece of news.

'997 Entertainment is officially listed. Starting from 8:1 am today, Entertainment Group will be listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with the computer code ''. Entertainment will be listed this time, with a price of HK$ per share, and will publicly offer million new shares...'

Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

The moment the electronic clock in the hall struck ten, twenty green terminals simultaneously emitted the code 997.

The red-vest traders were typing frantically on their keyboards. The waterfall of buy orders on the electronic screen made the retail hall flicker. Before the bells faded away, the traders were already overwhelmed by the snowflakes of orders.

"Proportional allotment? The current winning rate for retail investors is only 3.15%! What the hell is Shen Tongyuan doing?"

"The fortune teller on Hollywood Road said that the reincarnation of the Azure Dragon of Li Yue Mun will definitely break through thirty barriers in 91. If you don't buy it, let me do it!"

"Damn! Are you kidding me? I filled out 500,000 shares and only got 6,000!"

The exchange hall was crowded with people.
In the VIP room, a stock broker flipped through the thick subscription register and frowned, muttering, "Even the fish ball girls in Tsim Sha Tsui dare to stake their dowry money. Do they really think this is a Malaysian casino?"

The entire subscription lasts for one week.

With the halo of star effect, the 1 million new shares publicly offered by Jiuyi Entertainment Group were ultimately oversubscribed by 31.7 times.

Sitting in an upstairs restaurant opposite the exchange.

Zhai Yuan looked through the glass window at the stock investors coming in and out.

Li Zhi held her chin with both hands, stared at the boss's profile, and asked, "There are more than 50 guests attending the banquet tonight, all of them are wise and famous. Will it be too crowded if we choose the Peninsula Hotel as the venue?"

"When did I get to know so many celebrity friends?" Zhai Yuan retracted his gaze and asked Lizhi with a smile.

"Many people come here because of your reputation~" Li Zhi pursed her red lips and couldn't help but sigh: "Sister Nan is right. Now you are the owner of the largest film studio in Hong Kong. It's bigger than the one in Clearwater Bay. All of us who are filming are setting up the scenes in your stock code..."

……

into the night.

The extended version of the Bentley rolled over Salisbury Road and stopped in front of the main entrance of the Peninsula Hotel.

When Zhai Yuan stepped out of the car, six doormen rang the gilded bells at the same time.

Reporters swarmed in and the spotlights tore the night into pieces.

The hotel was brightly lit.

Six Bohemian crystal chandeliers cut the hall into a theater of alternating light and dark. The mirrored floor of the hall is printed with the stock code 997.

Zhai Yuan put on a suit and tie after a long time, and was followed by the captain and vice-captain of Girls' Generation.

Ye Yuqing was not surprised by such scenes, but Zhou Huimin seemed a little embarrassed.

Most of the so-called wise and famous people have gathered in the hall.

As Lizhi said, in addition to a few familiar faces, many more people came here because of its reputation.

"Mr. Zhai, I am Luo Zhaohui, and I am currently doing some small real estate business. This is my card. If you want to buy a property in the future, remember to contact me."

Standing next to the 24-year-old Luo Zhaohui were Liu Luanxiong and his wife, whom he had met once before.

"As expected, heroes emerge from youth. With over 997 times of oversubscription, won't soar to the sky when it opens next week?"

"Congratulations, Mr. Zhai. This small gift is not enough to show respect, but I am just congratulating you for good luck."

Liu Bao Yongqin handed over a gift box with a smile.

Just after taking a few steps, Zhao Yifu and Fang Yihua also took the initiative to come forward.

"Every time I see you, there are pretty girls around you." Uncle Zhao Liu put his arm around Zhai Yuan's shoulders with a smile and said jokingly, "A friend from the mainland just gave me a piece of old mountain ginseng. Come and get it tomorrow."

Zhai Yuan smiled helplessly and said, "It's not fun for me, Uncle Six!"

Zou Wenhuai and Lei Juekun followed one after another.

Then even Chen Rongmei and Jiang Zhiqiang from the West Film Cinema came over with glasses of champagne and clinked glasses with Zhai Yuan.

It doesn’t matter if you are a competitor or not. As long as your business is big enough, you will be surrounded by friends...at least on the surface, everything will be harmonious.

He met a lot of people, both known and unknown, and they all smiled kindly at Zhai Yuan tonight.

Although tycoons of the same level as Li Ka-shing, Li Zhaoji and Cheng Yu-tung did not attend the event in person, they all sent gifts.

Hong Kong is too small.

After the Jiuyi Entertainment Group went public, the stock price of 8 yuan could rise any further.

At the age of 23, Zhai Yuan has been able to join the first-tier consortium of listed companies in Hong Kong.

A veritable 'entertainment money-printing machine.'

After meeting with the business community, it is now the turn of the political community.

Democratic Party lawmakers, led by Situ Ming-chu, Yang Sen, and Chen Fang-on-sang, came forward and toasted each other, as if they had already treated Zhai Yuan as a close friend.

Then there were the famous people from the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, such as Ho Sai-chu, and several big sirs from the police force...

One of the three officials has arrived, and he is also the most important guest tonight.

The newly appointed Chief Secretary, Sir John Hodge, smiled and said in a British Cantonese accent: "The Governor of Hong Kong asked me to come and congratulate Mr. Zhai. I'm sorry he can't rush back to Hong Kong from Yanjing City. The 997 stock caused a big sensation and gave the market a shot in the arm after the stock market crash. The Financial Secretary is currently studying a tax reduction plan for the cultural industry. If Mr. Zhai is interested, he can give some advice..."

……

The dinner proceeded in an orderly manner and the process was carried out step by step.

The company's own artists performed songs and dances on the stage, and finally the waiter brought out an ice sculpture of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange's electronic trading screen and took the initiative to invite Zhai Yuan to the stage.

Zhai Yuan looked at Li Zhi curiously.

He walked onto the stage and took a gold-plated hammer from the waiter amid applause. He broke the ice and revealed the 997 code made of pure gold inside.

The dry ice smoke embedded in the crushed ice rises slowly, just like a K-line chart.

"Who came up with this?" Zhai Yuan sat back in his seat and asked Secretary Li beside him with a smile, "Why didn't you inform me in advance?"

Li Zhi shook his head with a puzzled look on his face: "I don't know either. It seems that there is no such item in the dinner."

It was not until around ten o'clock in the evening that the crowd finally dispersed.

People kept toasting, and even Zhai Yuan was a little drunk. Li Zhi and Ye Yuqing were drunk and were supported by Zhou Huimin to go to the guest rooms upstairs to rest.

I also dealt with a director of the Hong Kong Jockey Club.

Zhai Yuan stretched lazily, took out a cigarette from his pocket and put it in his mouth.

A flame lit up in front of me.

Xue Wan'en held a Du Peng lighter in her white fingers and took the initiative to help Zhai Yuan light the cigarette.

"I prepared a small gift for you without notifying you in advance."

Xue Wan'en snapped open her lighter, pointed at the ice sculpture on the stage, and smiled, "Are you surprised?"

……

The hotel's rooftop terrace is filled with night breeze.

Zhai Yuan leaned against the balcony railing and blew out a smoke ring that shattered the neon lights of Victoria Harbour on the opposite coast.

"When did you come? Why did you show up only when the show was almost over?"

"I'm not used to so many people."

Xue Wan'en gently shook the glass of red wine and said with a smile: "Unlike you, you can chat with anyone."

Zhai Yuan also smiled: "You are studying psychology, haven't you done an assessment for yourself?"

Xue Wan'en shook her head slightly, paused and asked, "Why haven't you considered listing this exclusive patent of Qvod?"

"I have neither money nor fame. The whole world wants to buy from me. There is no point in going public."

Zhai Yuan yawned and continued, "Unlike my entertainment group, which has almost reached a bottleneck in Hong Kong, we have no choice but to take this path to expand our influence."

Xue Wan'en nodded thoughtfully, picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and exhaled lightly.

"You are really 23 years old? It's weird to think about it. When I first met you at Sau Mau Ping Secondary School..."

Xue Wan'en said this and smiled and shook her head.

When she was at Xiumaoping Middle School, seeing Zhai Yuan being bullied, she even thought about finding him a stable job.

Fortunately, there was no such incident, otherwise wouldn’t it have been the killing of a business genius?
"I haven't been back to Xiumaoping for a long time." Zhai Yuan didn't ask what she wanted to say. He turned his head and glanced at Xue Wanen: "Are you still a director of that school?"

Xue Wan'en was obviously dressed up carefully tonight. She wore a dark green silk satin suit skirt with a slightly open neckline, which made her snow-white swan neck look even more slender. A light blue blood vessel appeared among the strands of hair on her neck, and the elegant curve of her collarbone suddenly converged, turning into two plump mountains.

The herringbone waist of the dress seemed very tight.

Zhai Yuan tugged at his tie, suppressing the urge to test the credibility of the phrase "slim as a fist".

Xue Wan'en seemed to notice Zhai Yuan's little action, lowered her eyes, and took another sip of red wine.

Then he nodded slightly and said, "Well, the school has changed its principal and added security posts. The public security is much better now."

Silence, silence, silence.

"It's twelve o'clock."

Until Xue Wan'en suddenly spoke.

Zhai Yuan subconsciously glanced at his watch and the hands pointed to the same scale.

Xue Wanen's cold face showed a smile: "Today is my birthday..."

Zhai Yuan suddenly felt the alcohol taking effect. He took a step forward and suddenly reached out to hug Xue Wan'en in his arms.

When their eyes met, Xue Wan'en showed a little surprise in her eyes, and said the second half of the sentence hesitantly: "...30 years old."

Zhai Yuan held her slender waist and smiled: "Happy birthday."

Then he leaned over and gave her a light kiss on the forehead.

Down, down, down again,
Until Zhai Yuan held her soft lips.
Xue Wan'en was still tense, her eyes were wide open, and she seemed to be frozen in place and unable to move...

(End of this chapter)