Chapter 226 226 [Christmas and Spring Festival]
The three of them chatted for a while, and gradually shifted the topic to the city.
"The local market has plummeted, and the company's stock price is also terrible. I wonder when this plummet will end?" Li Yude sighed heavily, although he avoided it as much as possible. It has plummeted, but as a real estate company, it is not a problem to keep falling.
The worst among the three was Lin Luoqi. Although he was far away from bankruptcy, he was not very happy either.
"No one knows when it will end. It depends on the progress of the negotiations between the two countries. Once the agreement is reached, it will be over." Luo Qihong said nonsense without comment.
He couldn't tell the truth about the things that could be negotiated and concluded in September 1984. Even if he told the truth, the two people in front of him might not believe it.
Li Yude asked Lin Luoqi in vain, "Loqi, I heard that something happened to your family, how is it now?"
The separation of Lin Zuhui's family has spread throughout the circle. , although Lin Zuhui did not admit it, Yiren Real Estate Company did break away from the control of Haofeng Real Estate. Lin Luoxun became the largest shareholder of Yiren Real Estate Company, Lin Luoshi was the second largest shareholder, and Lin Luoqi mother and son also received a considerable sum of money. assets.
Except for Lin Zuhui himself, the rest of the Lin family have been eliminated from Haofeng Real Estate. Now Haofeng Real Estate Company is managed by Lin Zuhui's confidant for many years. This operation has puzzled the outside world.
Lin Luoqi looked a little ugly and drank all the wine in the glass without answering Li Yude.
Li Yude did not ask further questions, and the atmosphere at the dinner table suddenly cooled down.
"Many peer companies are in constant trouble now, and they may usher in a wave of bankruptcy in a few months." Luo Qihong glanced at Lin Luoqi and Li Yude and said casually.
Lin Luoqi looked deeply at Luo Qihong and asked, "Ah Hong, do you have any plans?"
Luo Qihong raised his lips and smiled, "There is a big plan, but Now is not the time. We have a lot of funds on hand. What do you think if we take the opportunity to acquire some companies that are not doing well but have high-quality properties?"
Li Yude laughed and said, "Luo Sheng is very good. You are optimistic about the future of Xiangjiang. Aren’t you worried about the north taking over Xiangjiang? ”
Luo Qihong shook his head, "How can I not be afraid, but I think there will be a long buffer time, and then there will be an opportunity to grow. Moreover, we are Chinese and have the same origin, so there may not be trouble."
Li Yude smiled, "Luo Sheng is still young. I often hear the elders of the previous generation say that their assets have been confiscated."
Luo Qihong ignored Li Yude and turned to Lin Luoqi, "Luo Qihong Qi, what do you think?”
Lin Luoqi’s face was full of hesitation, and he was obviously worried that it would be confiscated.
In fact, Luo Qihong has enough strength to carry out this project alone, but he just considered that the impact would be too great, and it is a good habit to save some money when he can.
"Okay, then I'd better find someone else." Luo Qihong said with a smile.
This is an opportunity to make a fortune, and he believes someone will be interested.
Being silently rejected by these two people, Luo Qihong was really annoyed. These two guys had taken away countless benefits from him, and now they didn't believe him.
With that sullen feeling in mind, Luo Qihong came to Fujia Newspaper Company with a group of bodyguards.
Luo Qixing had recruited several editorial talents not long ago, so Luo Qihong talked with these people one by one. Those who were unqualified would naturally be dismissed.
As for the small amount of compensation, Luo Qihong doesn't care. Incompetent people sitting there collecting wages are the company's biggest loss.
However, these editors did not give Luo Qihong such an opportunity. He found that these people all had good professional abilities.
“Is it possible to create a magazine before 1983?” Luo Qihong stared at the editor seriously.
The four editors looked at each other, obviously they thought it was impossible.
"How long will it take you?" Luo Qihong asked directly.
"Half a year! And the amount of funds will be increased to 500,000 yuan." Editor-in-chief Yu Jichang said with some guilt.
Luo Qihong understood the principle of 'do not trust those who are suspicious, but do not trust those who are employed', so he decided to delegate power and said, "Okay, I will give you 500,000 in funds, and also allow you to recruit more people, minus the previous three." Month, now there are 3 months left. I want to see the new magazine published before the Spring Festival."
Yu Jichang was pleasantly surprised and hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Luo Sheng, I will definitely complete the task as planned. "
Luo Qihong thought for a while and said, "Stop publishing those 'salty magazines' with poor sales, and speed up the transformation of ordinary magazines. Staff who need work can be freely recruited, and those who cannot Employees who are qualified for the job will be fired."
"Yes! Luo Sheng!" Yu Jichang was even more delighted. He had gained greater power over the appointment and dismissal of employees.
Luo Qihong was very clear-headed and knew that giving power also meant increasing responsibilities, so he smiled and said, "I want you to complete the reorganization of the company within 3 months, otherwise I don't think you can stay in the company anymore."
Yu Jichang was a little confused. He thought Luo Qihong was young and didn't know much about the company's management, but it turned out that it was candy and a stick.
However, this was an offer that was hard to refuse. Yu Jichang thought about it for a moment, and then fully expressed his loyalty and said, "Don't worry, Luo Sheng, if I can't do it within 3 months, I will resign automatically."
Luo Qihong nodded, and immediately wrote a check for 400,000 yuan (100,000 yuan had been given in the early stage) and handed it to Yu Jichang, and gave a few instructions.
"Luo Sheng, the company has too few magazines. Can we use abnormal means to increase the company's profits?" Yu Jichang suggested.
"Oh, does Chief Editor Yu have any good suggestions?" Luo Qihong asked. "Building a new magazine now is for the future of the company, but our current profits are very limited, so I suggest that we learn from the magazines of our peers and, if necessary, raise the company's reputation through litigation." Yu Jichang said a little wretchedly.
Luo Qihong thought for a while and responded, "Will it affect the company's reputation?"
Yu Jichang smiled easily and said, "No, learn from those in the newspaper industry. It is very common and may lead to lawsuits, but our company itself is not well-known, so this can make us famous quickly.” There are a lot of lawsuits, some of them are suing others, and some of them are suing them, but their reputation is still very good.”
Luo Qihong didn't think Yu Jichang dared to deceive him, and he had also heard of many newspaper company lawsuits. He nodded and said, "Okay, you can make an investigation report first, and you can learn from it after I take a look at it."
Luo Qihong thought of those famous magazines in his previous life, but unfortunately he had only read them and could not remember the specific contents and sections of the magazines. It was not much different from starting from scratch.
The current Fujia Newspaper Agency is lacking in both funds and talents, and it is not enough to open good magazines, so Luo Qihong has not even proposed a magazine direction.
On the way to work the next morning
There was a heavy traffic jam on Connaught Road. Although this situation is relatively common, there was an unusual smell in the air.
Luo Qihong asked the bodyguard to get out of the car to see what was going on and to satisfy his curiosity.
Soon, the bodyguard came back to explain the situation. It turned out that many gold and jewelry shops in Central were robbed. The robbers shot several people, including a police officer. This caused the Central Police Station to attach great importance to it.
Some of the scenes were on Connaught Road, so a section of the road was blocked, causing traffic jams.
Such a big case requires reporters’ understanding and reporting. Some vehicles were also intercepted, allowing car owners to talk freely about the impact of the incident on them.
In fact, after the fall of the Iron Lady, the pillar industries, real estate and finance were greatly affected, and public security began to decline. Many young and Dangerous people and immigrants wanted to take advantage of the chaos and do something.
As a result, incidents of a severe nature have occurred frequently during this period, putting great pressure on the police force and resulting in manpower shortages.
Central, as the most prosperous area in Hong Kong, has had so many vicious incidents. You can only imagine what has become of other areas.
After thinking for a moment, Luo Qihong asked his bodyguard leader to notify the security company to strengthen the security of his family. As for Chen Yushan, she is not yet a member of the Luo family, so naturally she is not in the protection ranks.
This kind of thing cannot be left to chance. Once something happens, the ransom is secondary. The most important thing is personal safety.
The real world is not like acting in movies. There are still not many credible kidnappers like Zhang Ziqiang. For example, Wang Dehui, the chairman of Chinachem Group in his previous life, was kidnapped in the 1990s, and his life and death are unknown.
Baoxiang Film Company Conference Room
Luo Qihong still does not have an office here, and Hong Jinbao and Shun Jianxun have no intention of moving their offices and writing rooms.
Luo Qihong browsed the report and suddenly smiled and said, "Hong Sheng, Cen Sheng, the city has fallen a lot now, and the company's movies have also made a lot of money. I think it is time to buy some office rooms that belong to the company. Waiting for the property.”
“Baoxiang Film Company has already made a name for itself in Hong Kong with 4 movies. It cannot be as shabby as before. I think we should move the company to Wan Chai because of the property prices there. "I've already taken a big dive."
Sammo Hung and Sam Jianxun both nodded in agreement.
The profit of Baoxiang Film Company in 1982 is estimated to be more than 17 million yuan. The current price of an office in Wan Chai is more than 300 Hong Kong dollars per square foot, and the price of a first-floor office is only 3 million yuan, which is completely affordable.
"I think the price of writing rooms will continue to fall. Can we buy it later?" Sammo Hung still wants to save more money.
"Well, buy it slowly. It's unlikely that the writing room will catch your eye all at once." Luo Qihong chuckled.
Cen Jianxun then started to change the topic, "All major film companies are actively preparing for Christmas and Spring Festival movies. We are also preparing, but there is currently no suitable script. Luo Sheng, do you have any arrangements? ?”
Luo Qihong shook his head, “No. The company has collected so many scripts, but none of them are suitable?”
Baoxiang Film Company does not maintain a group of screenwriters like their peers, but both Sammo Hung and Sam Shum used their influence to buy a large number of scripts. Of course, the quality of these scripts is uneven.
Hong Jinbao said, "At the beginning, Axun and I screened some scripts, but the films of the same company during the Christmas and Spring Festival schedules were too strong, and we didn't want to lose too badly."< br>
Hearing this, Luo Qihong nodded and said, "Show me the script. Maybe I can give you some opinions. There is also a list of movies that the company in the industry wants to schedule." I found 3 documents in the file pile and handed them to Luo Qihong, "This is the list of movies we have selected and the movies of our peers."
Xu Guanjie's studio is preparing to release "The Best Partner 2: Show Your Magical Powers" , competing for the Spring Festival stalls.
This is a strong competitor. Not only will it inherit the good reputation of the first "Best Partner", but also Xu Guanjie's personal influence in the Hong Kong area. This "Best Partner 2" is likely to be another box office success. HK$20 million movie.
Movies such as "Shushan: The New Shushan Swordsman" will compete for the Spring Festival slot, and many movies do not want to be released during the Spring Festival due to "The Best Partner 2" to avoid Xu Guanjie.
And Shum Kin-hoon and Hong Kam-bo wanted to continue the tradition of "The Five Lucky Stars" and shoot the second part. The screenwriter was naturally Hong Kam-bo. Unfortunately, they lacked confidence and were worried that they would not be able to beat Hui Guanjie.
(End of this chapter)