the longest dream

Chapter 392 Generous

"call……"

After sending Yu Tianci away, Zhang Qing sat on the sofa in the living room, raised his head and closed his eyes to rest.

The Yu family ate a lot during this grand feast of carve-up of South Korea. The key is that with this profit, after Hong Kong Island repelled Johnson, the Yu family was bound to eat a lot of oil.

From now on, the Yu family has become the No. [-] family on Hong Kong Island, and there is no dispute.

And the only thing that can check and balance the Yu family is not the Hong Kong government, but the media.

Holding ATV, influencing TVB, and adding Ming Pao Group, Zhang Qing's influence in Hong Kong Island's media industry has reached a new height in silence.

Originally, due to the delayed reporting of the Jiujiang Dam incident, the people on Hong Kong Island questioned Ming Pao’s position, but after a series of high-resolution photos and detailed scientific data appeared in the newspaper, it disappeared, and its credibility was strengthened.

Now Zhang Qing is thinking about how to take advantage of the stock market crash to acquire another large newspaper.

Hong Kong Island is a very strange place, a small place, but the media industry is extremely developed.As many as fifty-nine newspapers and six hundred and seventy-five publications are printed daily.

In addition, there are two free-to-air television stations, a cable television station, a government radio station, and two commercial radio stations.

People on Hong Kong Island are used to buying a few newspapers every morning. From having morning tea, to taking the bus, and going to work in the company, they just finished reading.

As old as eighty-year-old uncle, as young as primary and middle school students, they all have the habit of reading newspapers.

According to the course of history, even after the boom of the Internet, the newspaper industry in Hong Kong Island still has not declined, but the survival of the fittest has continued, and new newspapers have emerged one after another.

It can be seen that newspapers have already become an indispensable part of the lives of people on Hong Kong Island.

Wanting to take charge of the media industry on Hong Kong Island, two TV stations and one "Ming Pao" are still a little thin...

But, which one should we attack?

"Oriental Daily", "Sheng Pao" or "Daily Daily"...

It is interesting to say that there is a "milestone" event in Hong Kong Island's newspaper industry, which is the appearance of "Apple Daily".

Before the appearance of "Apple Daily", the price of each Chinese newspaper on Hong Kong Island was always five Hong Kong dollars. As a result, as soon as this shit stirrer was born, it directly paid two Hong Kong dollars.

《苹果日报》出版半年后，各大报销量均有所下降，《东方日报》从约40万降到30多万。《成报》从18.7万降到14万，《天天日报》、《新报》分别从17.4万、12.8万降至11万，《明报》则从10.7万降至8万。

Later, although the various families pulled back a little by giving away houses, cars, and books, they still couldn't go back to the past after all.

This is also good, forcibly sniping, the cost will not be too high.

But you must choose a good shell, otherwise it will easily cause rebound...

"What are you thinking? My brows are frowning into mountains!"

Suddenly there was a crisp laughter in his ears, Zhang Qing opened his eyes, and saw Zhou Yanyan changed into a white sweater, a red skirt and a pair of boots underneath, beautiful and moving.

He smiled and said, "Why didn't you go out to play?"

Zhou Yanyan was accompanied by eight security guards, and the two female security guards with the best skills followed her, not counting secretly, so Zhang Qing would not worry about her safety if she wanted to go out to play.

Zhou Yanyan rolled her eyes and said, "What's the fun! But Niang Niang, Deng Lin, and Sister Ouyang all went out to play, and they left a message for Mama Liu to tell us that they are entertained by colleagues from Hong Kong Island, saying that there is no need to worry."

Xu Zhen is the leading gold medal producer in the mainland, so she can naturally enjoy it here.

Not to mention Ouyang Wanqing, after becoming the manager of Du Juan's cultural public relations department, her status in the world has already soared.

There are countless people on Hong Kong Island who want to curry favor, so naturally there is no need to worry.

Zhang Qing said with a smile: "You don't go out to play? You have to stay in Hong Kong Island to film after the Chinese New Year. This year you are very busy, two movies, one album. But after this busy year, in the Chinese circle, you will be No. [-] A popular actress!"

Zhou Yanyan hehehe asked, "Then... where's Sister Mei?"

Zhang Qing said: "She is an international superstar, but it will take you at most three years to catch up. Unfortunately, your voice is not as good as hers."

Every mezzo female singer can praise the national treasure.

But normal female singers rarely...

Yan Ruomei's voice is extremely excellent.

Zhou Yanyan didn't care, and said with a smile: "I don't want to be the best, as long as I don't fall too far behind you. Qingzi, I'm good at acting and singing, can I help you?"

Zhang Qing nodded and said: "Of course. To say that you are Du Juan's Wang Zha is not to make you happy. You are the one who broke the game. This year, Zhenjiang Mountain depends on you."

Zhou Yanyan was very happy. After laughing for a while, she said, "I'll go cook for you!"

Zhang Qingqi asked, "Isn't Mama Liu here?"

Zhou Yanyan curled her lips and said, "She doesn't know how to make noodles with noodles. We people in Xijiang still have to eat noodles to get full!"

Zhang Qing laughed and said, "Then ask if there is any lamb? If there is lamb, I will grill some lamb skewers."

Zhou Yanyan giggled and said, "Yes! I asked just now, and I'm going to fry cumin lamb, but it's better if you want to grill it!"

The two went to the kitchen together, talking about stories about Xijiang from time to time while doing their hands, and they were happy and comfortable.

For many people, Western Xinjiang is the Gobi Desert, a barren land of bitter cold.

But for the two who grew up in Xijiang, it is their hometown.

"Qingzi, grandpa and the others don't want to come out, are they reluctant to part with the mutton at home?"

Holding the noodles in her hands, Zhou Yanyan turned to look at Zhang Qing who was handling the mutton and asked with a smile.

Zhang Qing nodded and said: "There is a reason for this. The key is that Xijiang lives comfortably. All my lifelong friends and relatives are there. There is no shortage of food and clothing. They are all good. Why go outside Running around? But it’s not all good, there’s one thing that’s not good.”

Zhou Yanyan asked, "Is it difficult to see a doctor?"

Zhang Qing smiled and said, "You are getting smarter."

Zhou Yanyan laughed and said, "We can donate to build a hospital at home."

Zhang Qing shook his head and said: "Equipment is easy to find, but good doctors are hard to find. Our family will soon go to Pakistan, who will go? Ordinary college students don't want to go west after Chang'an."

Zhou Yanyan reassured: "It's okay. If you really feel uncomfortable, you can take it out and treat it. Although there is no train, there is an airport in the North Tower. It takes an hour from the North Tower to the Bird Market, and it is only five minutes from the Bird Market to Pingjing." hour." Then he stopped kneading the dough and said, "It would be great if we could go back to live and build a bigger house. We can pick wild vegetables in spring and play in the mountains in summer. Hundreds of thousands of acres, you can’t see the end at a glance, how beautiful it is! The sunset is also very beautiful at night. Sometimes I sit on the roof alone and can see the dark sky. And the stars at night are also beautiful. I feel that there are more stars than in big cities. Much, much brighter."

Zhang Qing said with a smile: "Because there are too many lights in big cities, the stars can't see through. After the two years of busy work, it's okay to go back and live for a while every year. These two years are too busy. Look at Sister Zhao, she lives on Hong Kong Island I can't show up for two days. I have to have a meeting with the legal team, I have to have a meeting with the financial audit company, I have to accept a TV station, a listed company, I am very busy."

……

USA, Montana.

Montana is the fourth largest state in the United States, with a land area equivalent to the two provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang plus the land of Qilu.

The most irritating thing is that the Montana plains are vast, the soil is fertile, and the climate is still very pleasant...

And on such a land, the population is less than one million, less than the population of a large county in the interior...

"The Grizzly Bear Ranch has a total of [-] acres. It has a good irrigation system. There is a large lake in the northwest of the ranch. An unnamed tributary of the Missouri River flows into it, and the glaciers and snow from the Snowy Mountains flow into it. It covers an area of ​​[-] acres and is surrounded by water. There are six ranches. There are three forests in total, mainly cedar and pine forests."

"The ranch has a two-story brick-and-concrete villa and a row of workshops for cowboys. There is also a stable that can accommodate more than forty horses. The big round wooden barn next to the stable is a large barn. Warehouse, there is a big greenhouse not far from the warehouse."

"There are several pickups in the warehouse, more than a dozen all-terrain vehicles, a tractor, some lawn mowers, balers and other machines."

"The ranch can raise more than [-] cows. It's a big guy! The original rancher was a monk for [-] million dollars. If he is interested, he should be able to talk about [-] million dollars."

The manager of Wells Fargo Bank led people to drive six cars, carrying seven people including Zhang Guozhong, Sun Yuehe, Zhang Lan, Qi Ping, Li Suzhi, Qi Juan, Liu Shanshan, Zhao Lin, several lawyers, and a group of security guards to the Wells Fargo Bank. The Grizzly Bear Ranch recommended by the real estate company.

Mountains, forests, lakes, streams, mansions...

These requirements in Montana, in fact, are not demanding.

As long as there are US dollars, even the most demanding requirements can be met.

And this price is much cheaper than expected.

You know, the one in California is only [-] acres, and the price even costs [-] million U.S. dollars, which is [-] acres of the Grizzly Bear Ranch...

But it is also understandable that it is a vacation ranch near a super metropolis, while here, it is farming and raising cattle.

Qi Juan asked Sun Yuehe, "Auntie, what do you think?"

Sun Yuehe looked around and saw that there was snow everywhere, and said after a while, "I feel a little dizzy."

Liu Shanshan giggled, and said, "Auntie, don't be dizzy. Zhang Qing has plenty of money. These pastures are different from those in China. The land of domestic farmers is collective land, and they are taken away as soon as they are said. The land here is Forever, it can be passed on to sons, grandsons, and great-grandchildren, and can be passed down from generation to generation.”

After all, Sun Yuehe was born as a farmer, she really didn't faint when she heard this, she looked at Qi Juan and said, "Juanzi, really?"

Qi Juan said with a smile: "Yes. The land and houses in the United States are permanent, but they have to pay taxes every year."

Sun Yuehe was taken aback when she heard the words, and said, "Forty thousand acres... Qingzi said that one mu of land here equals six mu of land in China, four six twenty-four, two hundred and forty thousand mu, how much tax do you have to pay?"

Zhao Lin translated the question to the manager of Wells Fargo Bank, and the Caucasian manager laughed and said, "It's really not high. The property tax in Montana City is 0.84%, and the ranch land tax is 1/50 of the property tax, that is, 0.016%, more than [-] million ranches, and the annual ranch land tax is less than [-] U.S. dollars."

Sun Yuehe said in surprise, "So cheap?"

Li Suzhi smiled and said: "In the United States, the more you earn, the more taxes you pay. Almost half of the money you sell for raising cattle in the ranch has to pay taxes. But if you spend it, you won't be able to pay much."

Qi Ping smiled at Zhang Guozhong: "Not bad."

Zhang Guozhong was naturally happy: "If Zhang Qing's grandparents are still here, they will be very happy. They love farming the most."

Qi Ping laughed.

Zhang Guozhong said to Qi Juan again: "Juanzi, since Qingzi let you make up your mind, you can make your own decision. Your aunt and I don't understand these things, so don't meddle in them."

Qi Juan smiled and said, "You're too polite..." After thinking for a while, she asked the manager of Wells Fargo: "Mr. Smith, you just said that there are six ranches around that big lake. Besides this one, there are five more ranches." Home? I don’t know if they are willing to sell? If so, we will give them a satisfactory price.”

Smith: "..."

Sun Yuehe: "..."

Isn't this money spent too much...

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(End of this chapter)