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"By the way, Mr. Lou, do you know anyone in the underworld?" Xiao Shan asked Lou Bancheng.

Lou Bancheng was taken aback: "People from the underworld? Yes, I do, but why do you want to see them?"

“Let them help me with something!” Xiao Shan explained to Lou Bancheng, “But don’t worry, everything I’ve asked them to do is legal!”

Xiao Shan sought out people from the underworld because Hong Kong is now full of people involved in organized crime.

If I were to hold a lottery, it would inevitably attract the attention of people in the underworld.

So, to avoid trouble, Xiao Shan decided to simply hire a group of underworld figures to help him with the lottery.

"No problem, I'll get in touch with them for you!" Lou Bancheng nodded in agreement.

Having lived in Hong Kong for so many years, Lou Bancheng has had quite a few dealings with people in the underworld, so he knows quite a few people.

Especially now that he is a well-known catering tycoon in Hong Kong, he has secretly donated funds to some large organizations to ensure the stability of his stores.

In other words, Lou Bancheng was also a financial backer of some gangs!

Because Xiaoshan offered high enough salaries to the gunmen, it quickly attracted a large number of applicants.

After two rounds of rigorous screening by Qian Butong and Xiao Shan, ten gunmen were recruited in just three days.

On the first day of work for these gunmen, Xiaoshan held a meeting for them.

Furthermore, the outlines and preliminary detailed outlines of ten novels, including "Battle Through the Heavens," "A Step into the Past," "Tang Dynasty Brick," and "Joy of Life," were sent to these ghostwriters.

Then Xiao Shan discovered the problem when he was explaining the novel outlines to these ghostwriters.

Although these gunmen are generally skilled, this era has not yet experienced the information explosion, and each person does not possess a large amount of mixed information.

This is understandable, as they all learn knowledge from books, from the teachings of their parents and elders, from newspapers and television, and from conversations with each other.

Where can you find something as practical as an information explosion?

Therefore, the sheer volume of information becomes a major obstacle preventing them from understanding, or even completely understanding, these creative ideas.

The time-travel elements in the novels Xiao Shan gave them left these ghostwriters completely bewildered.

Mindset, information, and the amount of comprehensive information—these are the iron chains that bind ghostwriters. Without breaking their ingrained ways of thinking, they cannot complete such a magnificent novel worldview.

Even if it could be accomplished, it wouldn't be what Xiaoshan wanted.

Realizing this, Xiao Shan stopped explaining to all the gunmen and instead taught everything to only one gunman named Guan You, who had the strongest comprehension ability.

Once you've taught him, then you can have him explain it to these gunmen!

After several days of patient explanation from Xiao Shan, Guan You finally broke free from his rigid mindset and began to share the information he had gathered with the gunmen.

This information is indeed difficult to understand, but it is also quite simple.

Once Guanyou broke free from his fixed mindset, he was even able to draw inferences from one instance to another, corroborating his findings with modern traditional martial arts novels and continuously deriving new insights.

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If it weren't for the "indenture" signed with Xiaoshan, Guanyou would be confident that his book would rival those of some of the greatest contemporary writers, based solely on these novel and creative perspectives.

But what Guanyou knew even more clearly was that these so-called creative ideas were all written into the contract.

He doesn't even need to go solo. As long as he dares to leak these ideas before the book is finished, even if he's incredibly wealthy, he'll be sued into bankruptcy.

Xiaoshan provided such a valuable idea; if it weren't for the huge contractual obligations, how could we wholeheartedly trust them?

These gunmen signed both a "contract of servitude" and a promise of wealth and glory.

As long as they write books seriously, their base salary and commissions will definitely not be a small amount.

In an era before computer-based writing, writing a novel of several million words was almost equivalent to having a secure job.

This is why, despite knowing that the contract was almost a powerful binding agreement, not a single gunman chose to leave.

With her work arranged, Xiaoshan could finally free up some time to prepare for other things.

However, we can't completely ignore it. The gunmen's ingrained mindset still exists, and this isn't something that can be changed overnight.

Besides the fact that they don't have to submit manuscripts for the first two months and receive a base salary of one thousand, Xiao Shan felt that some other auxiliary work was needed to make it easier for them to get into the workforce.

So Xiao Shan went directly to the president of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, hoping that the university's professors could help him teach his employees.

The principal was speechless. How could anyone have a university professor give a lecture to their own employees?

Furthermore, what puzzled the principal the most was that Xiaoshan was not picky about the professors' subjects.

Although Xiaoshan indicated that he hoped for as many class hours as possible in history, philosophy, art, linguistics, and religious studies, he was surprisingly not picky about subjects such as finance, insurance, geography, and real estate.

This left the principal completely bewildered. Shouldn't learning involve mastering one subject in depth?

Don't you understand the principle that greed leads to loss?

Little did they know, this was exactly what Xiaoshan needed.

Ghostwriters are just supposed to write; we don't expect them to make any academic achievements, nor do we need them to do research or finance to make money for the company.

The purpose of studying certain subjects is to increase the overall information available to test-takers.

Xiao Shan believes that only by having more information can one avoid obvious shortcomings or even loopholes in writing.

The world of a massive novel is, in essence, the result of a synthesis of various fields.

They don't need to know a lot, but at least they should know the general idea.

As a university with a strong academic atmosphere, the president is not very willing to accept professors going out to give lectures.

Because if they did that, public opinion would think that the Chinese University of Hong Kong was too profit-driven.

However, after Xiaoshan demonstrated its sincerity and promised the professors a fee for each class, the principal felt that he should give the young man a chance.

Teaching and nurturing students is the primary responsibility of universities, and knowledge should not be hoarded.

Since the employees of Xiaoshan are so eager to acquire knowledge, the president of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, which is responsible for guiding social progress, believes that they have a responsibility and obligation to educate them.

Both sides reached a consensus, and everything was understood without being said.

"Principal Zheng, there are two more things I hope you can help me with!"

"Please speak, Mr. Xiao!"

Seeing that Principal Zheng accepted his sincere offer, Xiao Shan slowly made his request: "I hope that your university's library can be opened to the employees of Taishan Newspaper Group! In addition, your university's Chinese Department graduates can also consider working for Taishan Newspaper Group every year!"

Previously, it was about asking for favors; now it's about making a transaction.

Generally speaking, university libraries are not open to the public.

Especially given the generally low level of public awareness, some books, once damaged, cannot be restored.

Moreover, as a university with a strong academic atmosphere, President Zheng did not want the outside world's turbulent atmosphere to disrupt the academic environment on campus.

However, although Hong Kong now boasts a thriving literary scene and several renowned contemporary writers, it still cannot change the problem of employment difficulties for Chinese literature majors upon graduation.

After a moment's thought, Principal Zheng agreed to Xiao Shan's request: "Alright! As students of our Chinese University, writing and editing are naturally a given."

After all, Taishan Newspaper Group in Xiaoshan is engaged in the cultural industry, and its employees should be well-mannered and not damage books at will.

Moreover, even if it is damaged, one can seek compensation from Taishan Newspaper Group.

Most importantly, it can solve the employment problem.

Solving employment for some students is a political achievement for the college itself.

After settling matters with the gunman, the prizes for the raffle were also arranged with Lou Bancheng's help.

During this period, Xiaoshan also acquired two small printing plants, which increased Taishan Newspaper's printing volume by at least four times.

Li Lei, the manager of the printing plants, felt that Xiaoshan's acquisition of so many printing plants was somewhat outrageous.

In Li Lei's view, the original printing plant's daily printing volume was already sufficient to meet the requirements of Taishan Daily.

After all, the predecessor of Taishan Newspaper Group, Tianyu Daily, was just a small newspaper with an average daily circulation of 20,000 copies.

Isn't it a waste to produce such a large print run now?

What Li Lei found even more outrageous was that Xiaoshan actually had its printing factory print some lottery tickets.

What does this have to do with their own newspaper?

However, Li Lei has one advantage: he is obedient.

No matter how outrageous he felt his boss's decisions were, he would still diligently follow his boss's instructions.

After printing some sample lottery tickets, Li Lei took them directly to his office in Xiaoshan.

"Li Lei is here, have a seat!" Xiao Shan greeted Li Lei with a smile as he entered his office.

Li Lei placed the sample lottery ticket on Xiao Shan's desk before finding a chair to sit down: "Boss, this is the sample lottery ticket. Please take a look and see if there are any areas that need improvement!"

Xiao Shan picked up a sample of the lottery ticket on the table and examined it carefully.

These lottery tickets are actually just rectangular pieces of paper, made of a material similar to playing cards.

The back reads: "Thank you for your support! Taishan Newspaper Group is giving back to its readers with a free lucky draw!"

The front features a black shadow that can be scratched off and an adhesive anti-counterfeiting code.

Xiao Shan casually scraped away the black shadow, revealing several large characters: "One roll of premium toilet paper!"

Xiao Shan placed the lottery tickets on the table and nodded in satisfaction: "Hmm, not bad, print 2000 million tickets like this!"

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"So many?" Li Lei looked at Xiao Shan in shock.

Xiao Shan smiled slightly: "Even with this, I still think it's not enough!"

"Okay, I got it!" Li Lei nodded. "By the way, boss, if I may ask, what are you going to do with all these lottery tickets?"

"The raffle tickets are for raffles, of course!"

Li Lei's expression changed immediately: "Boss, you're not going to sell these lottery tickets, are you?"

"You need to know that in Hong Kong Island, it is illegal for private individuals to openly run gambling operations! Unless there is a special approval from the Governor's Office, this kind of business cannot be done!"

Seeing Li Lei's worried expression, Xiao Shan said confidently, "Don't worry, these lottery tickets are for a customer appreciation event! Every Taishan Daily newspaper will come with a lottery ticket, which will be given to readers for free to scratch and win prizes!"

"Of course, if one scratch isn't enough and you want to scratch more, you'll have to take the Taishan Daily to our designated place and buy it for two yuan a sheet!"

"I've already consulted a lawyer, and this activity is perfectly reasonable and legal; there will absolutely be no problem!"

Li Lei finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Oh, I see!"

Just then, Xiaoshan's phone rang.

Seeing that Xiao Shan was receiving a phone call, Li Lei tactfully got up to say goodbye and left Xiao Shan's office.

Xiao Shan picked it up, and Lou Bancheng's voice came from the other end.

Lou Bancheng told Xiao Shan that he had arranged for Xiao Shan to meet with a triad boss at the Kyushu Restaurant in Yau Tsim Mong today.

This Jiuzhou Restaurant is a chain business developed by Lou Bancheng.

There are now several Kyushu Restaurants in Hong Kong.

The largest one currently is this one in Yau Tsim Mong.

Xiao Shan naturally said no problem, he would definitely be there!

In the evening, Xiao Shan arrived at the Kyushu Restaurant in Yau Tsim Mong as scheduled.

After Lou Bancheng's introduction, Xiao Shan learned that the bigwig from the gang that came this time was Blue Whale, the leader of Sanlian.

Although the blue whale may seem unreliable, it is actually cunning and shrewd.

Upon hearing that Xiaoshan needed to borrow some manpower, Blue Whale patted his chest and said it was no problem.

As for the travel expenses, Blue Whale didn't mention it.

Because he believed that Xiao Shan would definitely not give less.

No matter what, he was introduced by the club's sponsor, so how could he possibly be stingy with me!

The next day, Blue Whale sent his son, Flathead, and his subordinate, Jordan, to find Xiao Shan and obey his orders.

Xiao Shan didn't stand on ceremony and directly assigned them tasks.

Xiao Shan sent Jordan to lead a group to promote the Taishan Daily's upcoming lucky draw event to reward readers;