The struggles of a failed college entrance exam candidate in Hong Kong entertainment

Chapter 99 Su Nan's outrageous behavior is even more neurotic than a string of explosions.

Around the same time, on a large yacht in the waters off Hong Kong Island.

Lin Jianyue was drinking red wine and enjoying the sea view with Liu Luanxiong. The second young master of Lin had gone out to sea with Liu at 11 pm last night.

There were no famous actresses or leading ladies like Yvonne Yung or Siu Chung on this large yacht.

However, there are also seven or eight industry professionals who participated in Miss Hong Kong and Miss Asia pageants but didn't become very famous.

After Lin Ershao lit a cigar, he frowned and said, "Mr. Liu, is this just flattery to kill? I'm really not happy about it."

"I'm not satisfied with only being able to do such a small thing."

Da Liu clinked glasses speechlessly. "What else do you want to do? Hire gangsters to cause trouble? Aren't you afraid of being killed in return?"

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"I don't believe you haven't heard about those twenty or thirty Slavic suicide soldiers."

Those who have nothing to lose are not afraid of those who wear shoes; the stubborn are afraid of the ruthless.

Fan Liu was also very unhappy with Shixiawei Nan Ge. He used to think Hong Xin was good, and if she hadn't joined Skyworth, he would have started pursuing her long ago.

Because Hong Xin was under Brother Nan's command, he switched his affections to Chen Derong for a while after taking care of Cai and Yuan.

It's ridiculous that he didn't catch up with her; that's considered a failed attempt to woo a girl.

For Lao Liu, his almost infallible tactic of offering houses, cars, and jewelry to women had failed, which was somewhat embarrassing, but he didn't want to continue. He was afraid that he would end up like Lin Jianyue.

When you invest too much in a beautiful woman and never get her, it creates huge sunk costs and affects your judgment.

Fan Liu never intended to do anything to Sunan.

If you do a little research, you'll find that Su Nan himself is even more neurotic than the villain Chuan Bao, played by Zhou Jie in (The Outlaws 1).

Ah Huan, one of Liu's former employees, transforms into a notorious bandit.

Even someone like Ah Huan wouldn't dare to easily provoke Brother Nan.

So what if you're the only one with an AK? Any random Russian, once he gets the determination, can fire an RPG and run back to Moscow.

Do you expect the police to track them down to Moscow and arrest them?

He switched to someone else after missing out on Hong Xin, until Li Jiaxin stopped paying attention to him, and it's been almost four months since they broke up.

He offered gifts, but the recipient refused them, even demanding that he take back his house and luxury car in Happy Valley at will.

Fan Liu considered himself charming but not so vulgar as to actually take back what he had given away; he couldn't bear the embarrassment of doing so.

Let's keep changing players; he has a new target in mind.

I thought that was it, that he was getting older, but every year there are new 18-year-old beauties debuting.

Lin Jianyue suddenly came to the door, complaining that Shi Xiawei Nan was too domineering in monopolizing the beautiful girl, and asked if he should do something about it.

At present, the Lam family, owned by Lam Kin-yue, is still a top-tier wealthy family in Hong Kong.

They were much wealthier than Liu, so Liu casually made a move, first flattering them to their detriment.

Lin Jianyue, puffing on his cigar, complained, "I know about those Russian assassins, they're a real pain in the ass."

"I feel frustrated to give up after pursuing Joey Wong for so long."

Liu smiled and said, "Change a few gloves and keep putting on the attitude of fundraising, when Skyworth's valuation exceeds 20 billion or 30 billion."

"We can let the South Korean star's home media expose everything about him, including that he's dating three or four super beautiful women and reveal his address."

"With so much money and such happiness, there will always be people who can't stand it and will cause him trouble."

"Our family is big and wealthy, we can just watch the show."

"Young Master Lin, you have the protection of a TV station. No matter how close Ah Nan's relationship with the mainland is, or how much of a sense of the big picture he has."

"If things escalate, you have ATV; you're in charge."

Those who understand the nature of television stations know it all, plus the window effect of Hong Kong Island.

What Liu, the fan fan, dared not touch casually, Lin Jianyue could do without any taboos.

Lin Jianyue also chuckled and said, "I've heard that if (My Sassy Girl) really becomes a hit, Li Jiaxin's salary could increase three to five times?"

"She earns tens of millions a year, so your house isn't worth that much emotion."

Liu Luanxiong's face darkened immediately. "Logically, I know that Skyworth promoting Ah Xin like this is normal business development."

"Second Young Master, please stop stirring things up."

"At the height of the controversy, his Tsim Sha Tsui address was exposed, and even a hundred bodyguards couldn't control the crazy fans."

"This Anan will never lack small troubles in the future."

Actually, Liu Luanxiong didn't tell the whole story. He was trying to flatter people to death, hoping that ordinary citizens would be unhappy with what he was doing in southern Jiangsu.

That's unlikely; his main target is Vivian Chow!

Those who know her are aware of Rosamund Kwan's reputation; she's indifferent to being a mistress, and Chen Hong is just so-so.

Because Su Nan is a famous director, he promoted Chen Hong. The most insidious part of this promotion and exposure of her address was Zhou Huimin.

Amin is the leader of the Jade Girl Sect!

The more prestigious the position, the more frenzied the backlash from fans.

Knowing that she willingly became someone's mistress, those fans who admired and loved her would turn their love into hatred.

It's not that we expect fans to kill anyone, but the lack of order and discipline at the appearance of superstars can easily lead to stampedes that can kill people!

Some things, once they happen, are more effective than having a team of tough guys take turns doing the work.

This includes angry fans sending you all sorts of disgusting things, things that could make you sick to your stomach.

Liu wouldn't explain it so clearly; it was Lao Lin who did it, so what does it have to do with him?

Lin Jianyue nodded, "Let the island nation's media ignite it, and then arrange for a tabloid to reprint it at the appropriate time."

"I'll just flatter him once, and I don't believe he'll dare to send Slavic assassins to mess with me. If that happens, my dad will speak up through ATV."

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"This will create a public opinion crisis targeting Anan that will sweep across East and Southeast Asia."

The Lin family, with its television station, is still a top-tier wealthy family, completely different from the Limpy Horse family.

At 10 a.m. on the 24th, Su Nan finished a phone call on his balcony before going to the living room to have tea.

Rosamund Kwan asked curiously, "Brother Nan, are we really going to do nothing about Lin Er Shao's overpraising us?"

Ah Hong, who was still practicing her physical exercises in the living room, also paid attention.

When it comes to training, practicing, and performing routines, it's like rowing against the current—if you don't move forward, you fall behind.

Amin went out to prepare various ingredients for the Dragon Boat Festival.

Su Nan shook his head. "I did my job. I arranged for someone to investigate some dirty secrets about the Lin family."

"No matter what their purpose is in this move, I need to be on guard."

"I'm also a bit envious of ATV, but it's not really right to take something from a veteran like us for no reason, is it?"

"If Lin Jianyue wants to do something excessive, then don't blame me for being unethical."

Is he greedy for ATV? Not particularly greedy.

In another three to five years, Yahoo, Google, ICQ, and others will successively take the stage, ushering in the Internet era.

Traditional print media and ordinary television stations are basically in a state of decline.

Spending a lot of money on ATV now is a bit of a loss; it would be better to make a big move in the internet sector.

On the other hand, whether or not you have a television station while living on Hong Kong Island is a matter of a different kind, one that prioritizes the greater good!

If you have it, your sense of the big picture will be increased tenfold!

With assets worth over a billion Hong Kong dollars, he could take control of ATV with just a few hundred million, which would be far more effective than keeping those hundreds of millions in banks or the stock market.

ATV's revenue was only a few hundred million.

In 1988, Lam Pak-yan and Shark-Dan Tung spent HK$4.17 million to buy 67% of ATV's shares, with a total valuation of HK$6.22 million.

Then in 1998, the Lin family sold 51% of ATV's shares for 7 million.

The television station had been losing money for years, and the Lin family kept injecting capital into it until ATV finally turned a profit in 1996.

After its return to China, ATV's total market value only rose to over a billion.

Su Nan had considered ATV before, but Lin Baixin and Shark Darling were working together to develop ATV.

He thought about it? It was just a fleeting thought, and there was no reason for him to provoke established, traditional wealthy families without a legitimate cause.

But Lin Jianyue managed to revive things? Then don't blame Nan Ge for being forced to retaliate passively.

This is a matter of principle; when you're out in the world, especially in the legitimate world, you still have to abide by some rules.

Otherwise, the Lin family could cause him trouble in other ways, including contacting other families to obstruct and suppress his normal development.

To give a brief example of a shady tactic, Skyworth provided commercial and residential water and electricity to his home, something that established wealthy families could easily achieve by simply inviting old friends over tea.

Sister Guan was stunned. "You want ATV? Hiss—"

Chen Hong, who was practicing her moves, quickly returned to a normal standing position. "This is a television station, the second largest in Hong Kong?"

"Brother Nan, you must be rich enough to buy it, but is old Lin really willing to sell it?"

After Lam and Shark-Brother Tong took over ATV in the late 80s, they were truly ambitious and wanted to make the TV industry bigger and stronger.

Su Nan lit a cigarette and laughed, "Didn't I say? First, investigate the Lin family's dirty laundry. Once we have the stuff, we'll follow up on Lin Lao Er's claim of legitimate self-defense and counterattack."

Whether or not Lao Linsheng will sell at that time depends on how things develop.

What scandals does Lin Baixin, a traditional and established tycoon, have?

Some things are strange. Su Nan was reminded of TVB's super classic anniversary drama (At the Threshold of an Era).

It tells the story of the feuds and family histories of Hong Kong's wealthy families, including Yip Hau-lai, Yip Wing-tim, and Hui Man-piu.

One scene involves Yip Wing-chun, the eldest son of Hong Kong Island real estate tycoon Yip Hau-lai, who, a few years ago, represented the Yip family in developing real estate in Taiwan and bribed people to acquire land at a low price.

A few years later, Ye Rongjin received a tip that someone was about to fall from power, so he deliberately tricked his father, Ye Xiaoli, into working in Taiwan.

Yeh Hsiao-li was arrested as soon as he arrived in Taiwan, accused of bribery and other offenses, and is facing imprisonment.

From the audience's perspective, "Genesis" is a classic drama, and the family feuds and infighting are very melodramatic.

What about from another perspective? In 1997, Lin Baixin was arrested by Taiwan for bribery and real estate fraud and was sent to a detention center.

In the end, Lao Lin was sentenced to more than three years in prison, but he was released on bail and returned to Hong Kong after a period of time.

This lawsuit, in particular, is the prototype of the Ye family feud in (Genesis), and the incident in which Ye Xiaoli went to jail in Taiwan!

Surprised? Aren't you surprised?

In the TV series (Genesis), Ye Xiaoli vehemently denies that he was the one who bribed the man, claiming that it was his eldest son who did it behind his back.

In reality, Lao Lin vehemently denied that he had bribed anyone; he claimed that it was his senior executives who did it behind his back, and that he had been deceived by his subordinates.

Sometimes you can't deny that Hong Kong dramas are excellent, because many of them are based on real-life events.

For example, there's "Lee Rock," "Crippled Ho," and so on.

Su Nan didn't know if this fraud case had actually happened, but if you look at countless Hong Kong dramas about business battles and family feuds...

This allows one to deduce the various deeds committed by the villains and tycoons in those TV dramas.

How much of it is based on things done by real-life tycoons?

For example, Shark-Brother Tong and his landlords' association.

In the late 80s, Lam Pak-yan joined forces with Shark-Dan-tung to take over ATV from Lao Qiu and buy it.

The biggest reason is that Lao Qiu was prosecuted for allegedly falsifying accounts, and the falsification was actually done by Lao Qiu and his son.

The lawsuit was not ended until 1993 when Mr. Qiu cited Alzheimer's disease as the reason.

Otherwise, why would Lao Qiu, the perfectly good chairman of ATV, give up his position to Lao Lin?

If Su Nan has the strategic vision to control a television station, then which veteran tycoon wouldn't understand?

In the original story, Lin Jianyue almost squandered the Lin family's assets, nearly going bankrupt, and then the land fraud case led to an investigation of Lin Jianyue.

The Lin family transferred ATV to the company.

His words made Rosamund Kwan and Chen Hong even more excited than each other.

Su Nan coughed and said, "Be careful to keep this a secret. Don't let anyone know before things are done, or we'll alert them and lose our chance to get our hands on them."

Rosamund Kwan nodded repeatedly, "It feels like a dream. When I was at ATV, my monthly salary was only a few hundred dollars. In 1982, Mr. Qiu acquired 50% of ATV's shares for 100 million Hong Kong dollars."

"Now I can raise more than 100 million Hong Kong dollars."

Chen Hong asked curiously, "Is it only the second son of the Lin family who's planning to cause trouble, or is there someone else?"

After asking this question, Ah Hong and Rosamund Kwan looked at each other in bewilderment.

A decent person would definitely be unhappy if trouble came from the outside world. Brother Nan's immediate reaction was that he finally had a reason to take down ATV?

If someone else is behind this, what excuse is there?

Su Nan was speechless. "Let's investigate first."

The Lam Ka Lai Sun Group is primarily engaged in real estate, garment manufacturing, and Asia Pacific entertainment, with interests extending to hotels, retail, and more.

Only by possessing dirt on Old Lin, the second son of the Lin family, and others that could frighten them into filing lawsuits and going to jail, could they have the opportunity to pressure them into selling ATV.

Lai Sun International will still have a market value of over HK$280 billion by the end of this year, and they simply won't sell if it's just about money.

Shark-Bold Tong, the major shareholder, initially bought ATV shares more like a stock investment.

Similar to how Brother Nan spent money to buy Microsoft and Oracle.

Su Nan himself has a history of scandals. When he confronts the Lin family about their scandals, will they seize on his past mistakes and start a fight?

After much thought, he decided to erase the old stains.

On June 26, filming for (Taken 1) was nearing completion.

At this time, Zhang Bozhi, Bingbing, and others had not yet started their summer vacation, and the real project of cultivating young actresses was coming to an end.

The efficiency is indeed incredibly fast.

Just as Su Nan announced that a scene was finished, Da Pao Hui ran over from not far away and said, "Brother Nan, Brother Yang from Wanwan is here."

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Su Nan nodded, removed the Steadicam, and let the assistant director handle the dialogue scenes.

He then gestured for Old Yang to go aside for a smoke, "Brother Yang, is there any news?"

Brother Nan arranged for people to collect dirt on Li Xin, Lao Lin, and the second son of the Lin family, while also arranging for Skyworth bodyguards to keep watch over them with long-distance binoculars.

The main observation is who Lin Ershao associates with in public, but this basically doesn't yield any useful evidence.

Just checking to see who Lin Jianyue has been close to lately, those might be people involved in the campaign to flatter and kill off southern Jiangsu.

In addition, Old Yang from Taiwan was commissioned to secretly investigate whether the Lin family had been involved in bribery and land purchases in Taiwan.

This is the fact that someone fell from power on the other side of the original trajectory bend, directly pulling out the mud from under the vine, and successfully convicting Lao Lin.

Old Yang glanced around and saw that there were no outsiders within ten meters of them. With red eyes, he nodded and said, "Brother Nan, I'm adding another $500 million to my bet on Microsoft."

"You mean it? It can be held on a large scale."

Su Nan couldn't help but chuckle, "I'm still adding to my bets myself."

Old Yang nodded again, "I know, so I added another $500 million. The more I think about it, the more I feel like I'm losing money. Back then, Microsoft only had a total market value of six or seven billion dollars."

"Why didn't I bet more back then? It's already over 210 billion, and it'll keep going up."

"If I had bet $5 million back then, I would have made a net profit of tens of millions of dollars, close to HK$100 million."

Old Yang has the deepest understanding of Brother Nan's stock investment skills.

To make money, or to do it legally and cleanly, I'm helping Brother Nan keep his secrets by secretly investigating whether the Lin family had any shady dealings during their development in Taiwan.

That can't be called Lao Yang's territory, but he is one of the local bigwigs.