Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 236 Entering the Newspaper Industry
Chu Qianqian drove to 'You Guoqian', handed the car over to the valet parking guy, entered the restaurant and went directly to the back kitchen.

It can be seen that the inside is already extremely busy at this time, but fortunately there is Duan Hongchun, who is not only the boss, but also an expert in cooking skills and kitchen rules.

Everything is in order.

Seeing Chu Xiangqian approaching, Duan Hongchun hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Chu Sheng, there is still half an hour before the food can be delivered."

Chu Xiangqian nodded, "Then I'll go to the door to meet the guests, and I'll leave everything to you."

Duan Hongchun assured, "Don't worry, the dishes for tonight will be kept to the satisfaction of the guests."

Chu Xiangqian had no doubts about this. The skill of the new chef who had eaten last night was indeed better than that of the previous one.

Sitting at a table by the door drinking tea, not long after, Bai Fanyu walked in with Da Guang and a few younger brothers with a smile.

After chatting with each other for a while, a series of brake sounds came in from outside. When I looked back, I saw Deng Fei and five or six middle-aged and elderly people who were not good at first glance got out of the car one after another.

Baifanyu patted Chu Qianqian's arm, "Let's go, today you are the owner of this restaurant, you should pick him up, and we can't do theater business without the care of these big bosses."

Chu Xiangqian nodded, put down his teacup, got up and adjusted his suit, and walked out of the restaurant first.

He clasped his fists and said hello to Deng Fei and the others. He glanced around and quickly recognized several familiar faces.

Da Ma, Xiao Ma, Teochew porridge, Hong Xing's surname Jiang, Dong Xing's Lin San, and Zhongqingshe Xiashan Leopard.

On the contrary, the rudder masters with the initials of "Yi" did not come.

Thinking about it, although this group of people has no evidence to say that Lai Hao and Mei Mei were killed by Chu Xiangqian, they still cannot escape the relationship with Chu Xiangqian.

If there was a conflict during the negotiation, people like Deng Fei didn't want to be targeted by Chu Xiangqian.

After a bit of politeness, twenty or so people went directly to the lobby on the second floor. In order to prepare for the banquet tonight, they simply didn't receive any other guests.

So there are three tables on the second floor of more than 200 square meters.

One table is for the bosses, and the other two tables are divided into left and right, where the confidantes and the top horses sit.

Chu Xiangqian ordered people to serve the dishes. After drinking for thirty years, everyone looked like they didn't care about drinking. They should be very satisfied with the 12 all-tiger dishes tonight.

When the meal was almost done, Deng Fei put down his chopsticks, smiled and said to Chu Xiangqian, "Chu Sheng, the first reason we came this time is to get to know you.

In order not to cause unnecessary conflicts in the future because of trivial matters.

Second, I want to ask Chu Sheng to raise his hand. "

After hearing that, Chu Xiangqian frowned. The previous sentence was nothing more than that he didn't want to be like Lai Hao, just because his subordinates messed up, and caused a disaster of killing him.

By the way, the 6 forces came together, faintly forcing myself not to kill me at every turn in the future.

Chu Xiangqian had no objection to this point. As for the so-called patronage, it was nothing more than letting Yi Zitou and Rose's subordinates who were still alive.

Let them take refuge in several major forces with peace of mind.

"I'm a foreign businessman with no foundation. I don't have the capital to talk about high hands. I'm thankful that people don't trouble me."

Deng Fei and the others frowned slightly, but they also understood in their hearts that what Chu Xiangqian meant was very simple, don't mess with him, and he doesn't bother others.

It seems that after fully absorbing the territory of Yizitou and Rose, we still have to clean up those helmsmen who have taken refuge.

In case someone is not clear-headed, he must avenge Laihao and Rose.

If Chu Qianqian is really killed, the trouble may be even greater.

After all, no matter how powerful the local forces are, they don't actually use guns very often.

But after the police investigated Lai Hao's case, there was news that Lai Hao was killed by a sniper with one shot. By the way, his wife was also shot in the head.

The people who ambushed Williams and Williams all used military long weapons, and all of them had excellent marksmanship.

As soon as he started, he killed the drivers in several cars first, and then turned several cars into hornet's nests by virtue of the advantages of firepower and strong penetration of long guns.

Finally, someone stepped forward and shot everyone, dead or alive.

This alone makes it darker and more ruthless than forces like them, with the goal of leaving no one behind.

If something happened to Chu Xiangqian, and his relatives in the mainland avenged him, maybe a few or hundreds of people from the battlefield would come over and make a mess.

There is no need to keep making trouble, as long as a big boss is killed, other forces and police officers will definitely take the initiative to attack the force that made the move in order to clear up the relationship.

In this way, another big force was uprooted.

In fact, Chu Xiangqian didn't want to get too involved with these clubs. After thinking about it, he said, "Boss Deng, I recently made a movie with Boss Bai, and I believe there are already rumors about building a movie theater."

Deng Fei and the other six big bosses all nodded. This matter is indeed no longer a secret.

After all, in addition to spending money to buy the 10 venues chosen by Baifanyu, a lot of connections were also used.

And there was more than one person looking for, so it was impossible to keep this matter secret.

Chu Xiangqian continued, "Since I work in the entertainment industry, to be honest, I'd rather have a good relationship with the bosses.

As for the business on the road, I have nothing to do with it, I have no way to do it, and thirdly, since there is no shortage of food, there is no need to compete with you for business.

So, from now on, I welcome everyone to come to my place to drink, drink and play cards.

Otherwise, don't pull me.I don't care about plumbing either. "

Only then did Deng Fei and the others feel relieved, looked at Da Ma, Lin San, Boss Jiang and the others and said, "Then how about some of you play with Chu Sheng and Boss Bai?"

Da Ma hurriedly waved his hands, "Dun Bo, you are the oldest. If you don't come up, there is no place for us. And our brothers have always lost nine out of ten bets.

If the two go up together, maybe the pants are lost.How about Mr. Jiang and Boss Lin? "

When everyone heard this, they scolded Da Ma in their hearts. Everyone knew that Hong Xing and Dong Xing never dealt with each other. They let the two opponents sit at the same table and play cards.

Chu Xiangqian took the initiative to intervene, "I'll forget it, and just sit next to Boss Bai. There are exactly 8 of you, and you can form two tables."

Bai Fanyu is now down, Chu Xiangqian is not up, winning or losing depends entirely on luck and card skills.

Otherwise, send money to him.

He got up and pulled Xia Shanbao who was sitting next to him and said, "Abao, play a few games with me, and we will call it a day as soon as 11 o'clock arrives. If you are worried, I will call Feibo."

Speaking of this level, none of the six big shots dared to go first.

If after playing cards, Xiashan Bao or the other two players who played cards with Baifanyu were ambushed, the first person to be suspected must be the one who left first.

When Baifanyu brought Teochew porridge and Deng Fei to the table, the rest of the Ma brothers, Mr. Jiang and Lin San looked at each other.

Da Ma quickly waved his hands, "It's not good for us brothers to sit at the same table. Mr. Jiang, Boss Lin and my younger brother, play with Chu Sheng and pass some time."

As long as Chu Xiangqian doesn't sit at the same table with Baifanyu, it doesn't matter.

And at the beginning, he said to play small things, but Xiao Ma has always been arrogant, chasing a starlet, he would be willing to throw 10,000+, 10,000+ over there.

In his opinion, no matter how good Chu Xiangqian's gambling skills are, if it takes less than three hours, he won't win much.

If you beat him, it will be fun.In the future, bragging will have capital.

As soon as 11 o'clock arrived, the money that Chu Xiangqian put on the small coffee table beside him had already piled up seven or eight piles of money as high as wine bottles.

Xiao Ma lost all his underpants this time, not only lost all the 10 in cash on his body, but also took 20 from his boss.

Mr. Jiang and Boss Lin were not much better. One lost at least 10,000+, and the other almost lost nearly 10.

The three of them looked at the pile of money on the coffee table beside Chu Xiangqian, and couldn't help but shook their heads. They would never play cards with Chu Xiangqian next time.

In less than three hours, Chu Xiangqian didn't look at the Hu cards many times, but all of them were Hu cards.And this guy rarely shoots.

Chu Xiangqian said with a smile, "Thanks to the three big brothers, I was worried that I didn't have enough money to build a movie theater, and I didn't expect to raise all the money for a movie theater after just one meal.

Next time you are free, welcome to see me again. "

Mr. Jiang and Boss Lin rolled their eyes. If it weren't for a dozen younger brothers watching around the table, they would have suspected that Chu Xiangqian was cheating.

It's just that even if Chu Xiangqian didn't make a thousand money, this guy is definitely a master of gambling. I am an ordinary poker player, and I am a fool to play with him again.

Chu Xiangqian didn't care, and waved to Duan Hongchun, who was always by his side, "Who paid the bill tonight?"

Duan Hongchun looked at Deng Fei, and Chu Xiangqian immediately understood.

Counted 30 from the tea table and handed it to Duan Hongchun, "Xiao Ma, Mr. Jiang and Boss Lin are guests tonight, do you know?"

The money was spent, but in fact it just changed hands, and then returned to my own hands.

Duan Hongchun said at the beginning that when the club talked about the number and negotiated, the restaurant would not take a dime for the 5 table of all deer banquets and the 10 table of all tiger banquets.

Also pay for labor and materials.

But for Duan Hongchun, there are actually many benefits.

Just getting the protection of various associations is not comparable to money.

Everyone was taken aback for a moment, and then gave Chu Xiangqian a thumbs up.

Deng Fei would never let Chu Xiangqian pay for him no matter what.

To put it bluntly, spending this 30 yuan is just money to buy peace. From now on, Chu Xiangqian will not cause trouble for him for no reason.

Even if there is a conflict, for the sake of money, at least I will say hello first
Let's go out for a meal and chat first, instead of resorting to knife and gun attacks at every turn.

And the money was not paid by Deng Fei himself, but from the public account of Lian Sheng.

In addition, Deng Fei will abdicate next month, so he is spending money from the society to make friends with Chu Xiangqian for himself.

But Chu Xiangqian said that Xiao Ma, Mr. Jiang and Boss Lin were treating guests, and if he continued to fight, he would definitely offend the three of them.

However, the name of the treat is not necessary, but it does not prevent the 30 from continuing to be spent.

"Chu Sheng, choose a new speaker with Lian Sheng next month, why don't you just book 6 tables of all deer banquets here?"

Chu Xiangqian was taken aback for a moment, and then remembered that he and Lian Sheng were a bit strange, it was fine that the boss had a term of office, but the term of office was only 2 years.

And it cannot be re-elected.

What's even more weird is that with their rules, the new boss is facing the situation of abdicating even if his ass is still hot.

It stands to reason that it is impossible to grow.

But the reality is that He Liansheng has now become the most powerful one.

And it will last for many years before being surpassed by other forces.

Chu Xiangqian faced the money sent to the door, so naturally he would not push it out.

He smiled and said to Duan Hongchun, "Remember to give Deng Bo a table full of tiger banquet that day, and you must remember to remind me so that I can come and have a drink with Deng Bo."

Duan Hongchun nodded hurriedly, and Deng Fei also narrowed his eyes with a smile.

It is easier for people to find out that Baifanyu engages in romantic movies than he engages in movie theaters.

Seeing that in only ten days, the box office of the six movie theaters has more than 6 yuan.

Moreover, I heard that the cost was only 5 to 6 yuan. Not only did it earn back the cost locally on Hong Kong Island, but it was released for another ten days and a half months.

Nima, if there is a movie released every month, it will be very easy to earn 200 million a year, and it is not as easy to earn as much money as this.

Deng Fei, who was about to abdicate, naturally wanted to catch up with Chu Xiangqian and do some business with him.

As for the reward for Chu Xiangqian, it is naturally his relationship and prestige with Lian Sheng for many years, as well as the reputation he has accumulated in major clubs on Hong Kong Island.

That's why this fat man is so eager to beg for rice and fish, he insists on having a backbone, and invites Chu Xiangqian to eat.

In order for Baifanyu to come forward, he even contacted several other forces and together raised 50 yuan to give to Baifanyu.

After thinking about it, the big and small horses thought that each side only paid 8 to 9 yuan, but they made friends with Baifanyu and Lei Luo.

You can also ask the surname Chu not to kill you at any time in the future, and you agree without thinking too much.

Now hearing that Chu Xiangqian promised to come over for a drink when he abdicated, Deng Fei felt very happy.
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Da Ma pressed his brother with his hand, who wanted to speak.

Indicates that now is not the time to speak.

In fact, the two brothers were most worried that Chu Xiangqian would target them. After all, the fans in Hong Kong Island were the most powerful, one was Li Hao, and the other was the two brothers.

Moreover, the rose who died in Yizitoutang was also in the fan stall business.

This had to make the brothers suspect that Chu Xiangqian didn't like or even hated people who were fans.

Before breaking up, Chu Xiangqian directed the tits silently in his heart, and took a closer look around the restaurant.

He even checked the street next door to make sure no one was ambushing outside, so he was relieved.

Before sending Deng Fei away, a young man beside him handed a box to Duan Hongchun, "Boss Duan, this is the meal expenses for Deng Bo's next month's treat."

Chu Xiangqian nodded to Duan Hongchun, and then said with a smile, "That day, there will be 6 tables of whole deer feasts on the second floor, and 10 tables of flowing water seats on the first floor, and I will ask for the fee."

Duan Hongchun nodded hurriedly, and then handed the box in his hand to Chu Xiangqian.

Deng Fei and the other bosses were taken aback for a moment, and thought to themselves, could it be that this backbone restaurant is already owned by Chu Xiangqian alone?

Otherwise, Duan Hongchun would get a part of the money.

Chu Xiangqian glanced at Duan Hong with a smile, and made sure that this guy was not playing tricks, but subconsciously handed over the club's treat money to himself according to the reservation.

After Deng Fei and the others had left, the big and small horses stepped forward and said, "Chu Sheng, since you are in the entertainment business, why don't you become a shareholder of our brother's new newspaper?"

Chu Xiangqian was taken aback. The fact that Da Ma and Ma founded the Oriental Daily was not a secret to a person like himself who spent a lot of time watching news and watching short videos on the Internet in his previous life.

But if I remember correctly, in the real world, Oriental Daily was founded in 69.

At the beginning, there were only 10 people, and the sales volume was extremely poor in the first two or three years.

It wasn't until they started to focus on gossip entertainment that sales increased.

In just one and a half years, it soared to 8 copies.

After more than a year, after the revision of the supplement, the sales volume unexpectedly exceeded 30 copies, which is not less than the profit of the fans.

This prompted the two brothers to make up their minds and work hard to run a newspaper.

After Chu Xiangqian was astonished, he no longer cared about why Ma and Ma started a newspaper now.

He asked with a smile, "How many shares are the two bosses willing to give me?"

Da Ma's heart moved, and he secretly thought what Chu Xiangqian meant, and he would not be interested if it was missing.

The big horse lived in the little horse who was about to talk, and after thinking carefully, he said, "Chu Sheng, our two brothers founded Dongfang Daily last year. From 10 employees at the beginning, it has grown to hundreds of people now, with a daily sales of over 40 copies. Newspapers also cost [-] before and after.

If you want to be the master, our brother is not unacceptable.

After all, the two of us suffered from ignorance, and tried our best to only mention the sales volume, which just broke through the daily sales of [-] copies.

But you have to guarantee that our brothers’ shares in the newspaper cannot be less than 30% and will not be diluted for 10 years. "

As soon as Chu Xiangqian heard it, he knew that the fat man in Malaysia was suffering from a loss and wanted to get rid of it as soon as possible.

I couldn't help but secretly scolded the two of them for holding a golden job, but they didn't know how to make money.

But that's right, the brothers started the newspaper nearly ten years earlier, so it's normal that they don't know how to run it.

People need to be trained. Doing business also depends on the economic environment. Let the future Penguin horse start Penguin 10 years in advance, and there is a high probability that it will go bankrupt in one year.

Chu Xiangqian smiled and handed the handbag containing 30 yuan to Da Ma.

"Happy cooperation, two horse bosses."

Da Ma and Xiao Ma were stunned, as long as they took over the 30, it would mean that the two brothers only spent 10, and they would get 30% of the shares, which would not be diluted for 10 years.

He also developed a relationship with Chu Xiangqian.

If the movie he made was as popular as the futon, then the two brothers would have the opportunity to become cultural people in a sudden transformation.

At that time, there will definitely be a qualitative leap in social status.

For Chu Xiangqian, he first practiced with Oriental Daily, and when he succeeded, he would then solely invest in establishing Oriental Horse Economics, Oriental Finance, and Oriental Magazine.

Finally, Dongfang Group was established and Dongfang Daily was merged.

At that time, I don't have to spend a dime. Relying on the asset advantages of the three publishing companies, I can easily force Da Ma to reduce the shares in my hands.

If the two of them grit their teeth and pay and keep the shares unchanged, it means that the money the two brothers have earned over the years is working for themselves.

At that time, the two brothers' money will be used to build the group building, and the market value of the Dongfang Group will rise again.

Of course, the two brothers have been gritting their teeth and following along, and they will earn a lot.

But when the two brothers have to run away after the ICAC is established in 10 years, the probability of acquiring all the shares back is not small.

His reputation in the outside world will not be damaged in the slightest.

They made an appointment to go to the law firm tomorrow to go through the procedures for changing the shares. Xiaoma happily got in the car and left with 30 yuan.

After everyone left, Baifanyu came over and asked, "I heard that the newspaper run by the two brothers seems to have been losing money. Achu, are you really sure?"

Chu Xiangqian smiled, "Uncle, believe it or not, by this time next year, the daily sales volume of Dongfang Daily will exceed 5?"

Baifanyu's eyes lit up, and then he thought of Zhenbao Seafood Restaurant, and immediately gave up in his heart, trying to find a way to invest in shares.

The prospect of a seafood restaurant is indeed good, but building a restaurant on a ship will take at least two or three years.

And the investment is not small. Baifanyu has a net worth of 2000 million. After investing in movie theaters and seafood restaurants, he really doesn't have much cash.

Seeing that he didn't open his mouth to intervene, Chu Xiangqian couldn't help being surprised.

He planned to drag him to start the Oriental Horse Classic so as to leverage on Lei Luo's influence, but he didn't expect the old man to be discouraged this time.

After thinking about it, Chu Xiangqian reminded, "Uncle, if you build a seafood boat, it's best to build it within three years, otherwise I'm worried that the cost of shipbuilding will get higher and higher in the future.

Maybe after 5 years, what can be done with 1 million now will cost 2 million. "

"No way", people like Baifanyu are full of drive and tenacity, and they are very good at being human.

So much so that Chu Xiangqian liked to play with him.

But if you talk about the economy and the international situation with him, it's really playing the piano with the cow.

"I'm sure you're right," Chu Xiangqian said, and after thinking about it, he said, "Look, you will find that there are more and more dollars in the market in a few years.

This means that the circulation of Hong Kong dollars will also increase.

At that time, labor and commodity prices will all have to go up. "

What Chu Xiangqian said was so straightforward, Baifanyu just thought about it and realized that the market value of real estate and industries would rise in the future.

"Ah Chu, how about setting up more movie theaters, then we can earn a lot by relying on the appreciation of movie land prices.

Make a few more popular movies, not only will the movies make a lot of money, but it will also attract more audiences to come to our movie theaters habitually.

At that time, movies made by other people will be more willing to play in our theaters.

After one year, just from the movie theater reservations, we can earn back two-thirds of our investment. "

Chu Xiangqian shook his head, there are only so many prosperous places on Hong Kong Island.

If a movie theater is built in a place like Tsim Sha Tsui, it will definitely go to grandma's house.

At this time, Tsim Sha Tsui was still a shantytown, and had never experienced land reclamation. It was the same as buying land in Pudong, the magical capital, in the early 60s.

No investment potential at all.

After all, with that money, it is better to buy properties in Central, Causeway Bay and Mong Kok in Kowloon.It is easy to rent out and has higher appreciation potential.

"Instead of spending RMB 50 to RMB 10 to build movie theaters in places that are not densely populated, it is better to buy 20 or [-] front-facing houses of [-] to [-] square meters in Causeway Bay and Wan Chai.

Keep these shops in your hands and they can be passed down from family to family. "

Baifanyu doesn't believe this, because there are too many hawkers setting up stalls everywhere these days, so that the rent of small shops is not directly proportional to the investment.

Chu Xiangqian ignored him, "Uncle, we have invested a lot of money recently, it's better to take it easy."

Bai Fanyu curled his lips, secretly thinking that if he really wanted to use the money, he could ask his daughter and son-in-law to borrow 3 million, that's just casual.

Chu Xiangqian thought about going to a lawyer's firm tomorrow, so he might as well ask Baifanyu over to settle the movie theater together.

Sending away the rice fish, Duan Hongchun hurriedly sent over the 60 that Chu Xiangqian had won.

(End of this chapter)