Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 899: To make money, you need to be bolder
Hader and the others probably had too much fun at the Peninsula Hotel. After returning, they began to busy themselves helping Chu Xiangqian lobby local dignitaries and congressmen.

In just a few days, it gained the support of more than a dozen local Legislative Council members.

Chu Xiangqian also began to prepare for the establishment of the TV station.

For him, no matter who competes with him for that license, he must win it.

And to be honest, if you look at the shareholders when Jade Channel was founded in its previous life, you will know that there are actually not many people who are truly optimistic about the TV station business.

The TV station did not make much money in the first ten years after its establishment.

At least compared to the film industry, the profits are really not high.

At the beginning, Uncle Shao seemed to have only 7% of the shares, and the real major shareholder of Jade Channel was the Li family.

It was not until the death of this major shareholder that he sold most of his shares to Uncle Shao Liu, which truly marked the beginning of the glory of Jade Channel.

In fact, the shares held by Uncle Shao Liu are only about 26%.

So Chu Xiangqian was not afraid at all that anyone would compete with him for that license.

I am not even afraid of someone competing with me to see who has more money.

At most it would be a few million or tens of millions more. Given Uncle Shao's cautious and even stingy character, let alone a few million Hong Kong dollars more.

Even if Chu Xiangqian offered a price one million higher, Uncle Shao Liu would not continue to compete.

It is easy for Chu Xiangqian to make money, but Uncle Shao Liu's money was really saved up penny by penny.

Moreover, when Uncle Six came to Hong Kong Island to develop his career in the 50s, he was almost years old, so it was normal for him to be cautious.

If it doesn't work, then try some tricks.

Prepare the TV station’s facilities, team and office space in advance.

Hadel then asked those who participated in the auction to prove within the specified time that they could start broadcasting on time after obtaining the license.

There are even strict regulations on the investment amount, which allows holding the auction.

These two points alone are enough to make most people with ideas back off.

Since he had made up his mind to obtain a license, Chu Xiangqian naturally would not forget to find a reliable manager for the TV station.

The first choice is of course Wrinkle Huai, but the Wrinkle Huai in this world is not only the general manager of "Chu's" Film, but also holds a small amount of shares in the company.

Even if the movie is profitable, there will be dividends to be received.

It can be said to be unique in Hong Kong Island.

In addition, Chu Xiangqian is not paying much attention to the affairs of Universal Pictures now, so Zhou Wenhuai naturally became Chu Xiangqian's agent in Universal Pictures.

After calling Zhou Wenhuai, the other party immediately made excuses without hesitation, saying that there were too many things to do at the film company.

I can't even take care of the establishment of a TV station.

Chu Xiangqian also knew that it was basically impossible for the other party to take over, so he called him just to respect his talent, so that in the future he wouldn't think that his boss didn't value him as a hardworking and meritorious official because of this matter.

Since Wrinkle Huai refused, we have to recommend someone capable and reliable to take over the TV station.

The first person that Zhuangwenhuai recommended was, as expected, He Guanchang, but He Guanchang is now the same as Zhuangwenhuai.

He is doing very well in the film industry, so why would he be willing to start a new business and become a TV station manager?

Chu Xiangqian made a rare visit to the chairman's office on the top floor of Po Fung Building next to Kowloon Park.

Before 9 o'clock, Zhang Tianzhi knocked on the door and came in and said, "Boss, everyone is here."

Chu Xiangqian looked at his watch, nodded with a smile, and quickly walked to the meeting room.

All the management of the film company and famous stars were present.

As soon as they saw the boss come in, they all stood up and greeted him.

Chu Xiangqian smiled and nodded, then sat in the first seat and began to praise many people.

Finally, he said that this year's bonus should be about 15% more than in the past.

Of course, with more dividends, the boss Chu Xiangqian will naturally earn more.

Otherwise, even if Chu Xiangqian was generous and foolish, according to company regulations, these people would not have the face to ask for more bonuses.

After talking about money, the topic of TV station naturally came up.

Zhou Wenhuai, He Guanchang and several senior executives had actually discussed it together last night.

Finally, Zhou Wenhuai said helplessly, "Boss, Achang and I both think that Ajun is qualified for the job of TV station manager, and we discussed it with Ajun last night.

He himself is willing to try out for the TV station.”

Chu Xiangqian laughed. Zhao Zejun was one of the few people who followed Zhou Wenhuai from Shaw Brothers Films to Chu Brothers Films.

It can be said that in the past few years, he has become the most capable management assistant under Wrinkle Huai.

By letting Zhao Zejun go, Zhou Wenhuai was indeed letting go of a great general.

Chu Xiangqian actually knew Zhao Zejun very well. After all, the film company was basically entirely managed by him.

It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the butler.

Moreover, this person doesn't have many ideas of his own and has a calm personality, which makes him very suitable to be a manager. This is why he can cooperate so well with a strong figure like Zhou Wenhuai.

After settling the matter with the TV station manager, Chu Xiangqian made his needs clear and immediately became a hands-off boss again.

Let Zhao Zejun do it.

After Chu Xiangqian walked away, Zhao Zejun hurriedly pulled Zhou Wenhuai, He Guanchang and several other colleagues and stopped them from leaving.

As soon as I sat in Zhao Zejun's office, Zhao Zejun immediately started nagging.

It is a great thing for talented people if the boss is willing to delegate power.

But Chu Xiangqian delegated too much power. Apart from finance and management personnel, he basically didn't take care of anything, which made Zhao Zejun feel difficult.

Wrinkle laughed, "Ah Jun, we have been working for the boss for a few years, don't you know the boss yet? Don't be afraid of making mistakes. What the boss cares about most at this moment is the establishment and operation of the TV station.

Any troubles you encounter later, just solve them.

As for the future development strategy, after the TV station is officially launched, you can talk to your boss and he will definitely tell you what to do.”

He Guanchang smiled and nodded, "Ah Huai is right, the boss only wants results."

Zhao Zejun then nodded with some relief, and felt a little more confident.

In terms of development, he was far inferior to Zhou Wenhuai. But in terms of management, Zhao Zejun was confident that he was no worse than Zhou Wenhuai and He Guanchang.
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Christmas came unknowingly, and Chu Xiangqian was preparing to fly to London three days in advance.

I received a call from Margaret first.

But after the call was connected, Margaret didn't say a word and kept talking to Chu Jingxing in her arms.

"Baby, call mommy."

As soon as Chu Xiangqian heard it, he knew that the little one must be calling mommy, and Margaret was showing off to him.

Sure enough, a few childish voices came from the microphone, and the voice calling "Mommy" was very clear.

Chu Xiangqian laughed and began to praise Chu Jingxing, and Margaret's smile became even brighter.

By the way, a reminder that Christmas is coming soon.

Chu Xiangqian naturally remembered that he had promised Margaret that he would go to London to accompany her and his youngest son during Christmas.

Before leaving, Xue Jinglan specially prepared some gifts for Chu Xiangqian to take to London for Margaret and Chu Jingxing. She even mentioned that when Chu Jingxing was two or three years old and sensible, it would be time for Chu Jingxing and Chu Jingrong to meet each other.

Otherwise, they are obviously two brothers but have never gotten along with each other.

Chu Xiangqian naturally agreed completely.

The plane landed at London Airport. Before getting off the plane, I saw Margaret holding Chu Jingxing, standing on the tarmac, pointing at the plane.

Chu Jingxing also realized that his father had returned, and he kept grinning foolishly in the direction of the plane.

When the plane came to a complete stop and Chu Xiangqian stepped out of the cabin, Chu Jingxing waved his hands and waved to his father.

Chu Xiangqian laughed, walked quickly down the plane, took the little guy, and kissed him hard on the face.

Then he hugged Margaret and kissed her.

This woman and Chu Xiangqian have been separated for more than two months, and she has been missing him terribly.

She held Chu Xiangqian's arm tightly and wouldn't let go, chattering about Chu Jingxing's changes and funny things during this period.

The family of three seemed very loving and close.

Back at the manor in the suburbs, they had already started decorating for Christmas, and Chu Xiangqian went out to cut down a pine tree himself to use as a Christmas tree.

The next two days passed quickly, and nothing happened during the holiday.

But after New Year's Day, when it was January 65, Chu Xiangqian's mind could not help but be on the computer.

When I was in Beijing in the middle of last year, I promised my superiors that I would try my best to get three computers that IBM has already used in commercial operations.

I promised at that time that I would bring back eight or ten machines.

The superiors were naturally very happy.

When the two supercomputers that Chu Xiangqian had obtained in London were successfully delivered to China, they greatly alleviated China's demand for computing at the time.

It is also of great help to the research of other scientific research projects.

The Impeachment Egg, Impeachment Submarine, and even the Hydrogen Egg that is being intensively developed, all benefit from the calculations provided by the two computers, thus reducing a lot of manpower and material resources.

It can be said that Chu Xiangqian also made a great contribution to the successful detonation of the Celestial Empire's impeachment movement.

It was just that Chu Xiangqian was commanding the Sparrow to find four large computers that had just been shipped to London in a scientific research institution in London.

While excited, I subconsciously remain cautious.

Let the tit patrol around this institution a few times.

Unexpectedly, he actually discovered something unusual.

Since two supercomputers shipped to London were stolen from a cargo ship about to enter the Thames in 61, IBM has never given up looking for the two computers.

The Central Bureau of Investigation and Ying Guo's MI6 also never gave up and found out that the two supercomputers had been swapped in containers before they were loaded onto the ship.

It was stolen while the ship was sailing.

Or maybe someone deliberately created chaos after the ship docked, and the containers ended up being hidden on the dock.

After a year or so, when the intensity of the investigation weakened, the person was secretly transported away.

Unfortunately, the final result is that no one can tell which link went wrong.

Also, how were two computers as big as an entire room stolen?

Therefore, starting from 61, every time a supercomputer was sold and shipped out of the country, there would be two groups of people protecting and monitoring it, one openly and one covertly.

But after three or four years, not only has nothing been discovered, but the cost of doing so is too high.

As the first supercomputer in history that can be used for commercial purposes, it has passed the initial promotion period.

The sales volume of this supercomputer has doubled every year.

For the capitalists, there are so many people placing orders, how can they care about two stolen computers?
And since it was stolen, the computer manufacturing technology could be copied.

In order to minimize losses, IBM will sell to anyone except the countries in the camp to which the red polar bear belongs as long as they pay.

What IBM itself did not expect was that more than three years later, this computer would become so popular in the market.

As a result, the Bureau of Investigation and MI6 simply do not have enough manpower to monitor the shipment and use of each order.

Finally, the only option is to recruit people in each organization that purchases computers to monitor their usage.

But the professional quality of these people is difficult to guarantee.

Chu Xiangqian then easily passed through the mountain sparrow and discovered that outside the warehouse, there were several security guards from this organization hiding in the building opposite the warehouse.

From time to time, I stared at the people and cars walking around the warehouse.

Chu Xiangqian smiled contemptuously. This level of surveillance was no problem for him.

But when he wanted to take action.

Philip suddenly came to the door and said that there was another batch of antiques from China that could be traded.

Chu Xiangqian couldn't help but become interested, and took Philips' car to a dock warehouse.

When I opened it, I was shocked by the number of boxes inside.

Previously, there were only about 700 antiques, but now they were placed in more than a hundred boxes in the cargo hold of a sailing, diesel-hybrid yacht.

But this time, there were at least three hundred boxes. Chu Xiangqian swallowed and looked at Philip with an incredible expression on his face.

Philip shrugged and said with a smile, "You know, the economic situation in Ying is not good, and everyone is a little short of money.

So whether the number of antiques traded is a few hundred or two thousand, it is actually just one transaction.”

Chu Xiangqian understood what Philip meant as soon as he heard it.

It's all stealing anyway, so instead of stealing hundreds of items, you might as well be bolder and multiply the transaction amount in one go.

Chu Xiangqian couldn't help but give Philip a thumbs up.

These people are certainly daring, but hundreds of thousands of pounds is a crime, and tripling that amount is also a crime.

Moreover, these people are powerful enough that even if something really happens, the worst that can happen is that they can use money to settle the problem.

If that doesn’t work, let the investigator get into a car accident or something.

This kind of thing is very common in Europe and the United States.

Chu Xiangqian had no doubt whether Philips and his team could do it.

But the quantity this time was too large, and it was kept in a warehouse, instead of on a sailing yacht like last time. By sailing the yacht out to sea, it would be easy to avoid surveillance.

So Chu Xiangqian thought about it and took the initiative to propose for the first time, "Philips, you should be responsible for door-to-door delivery, right?"

Philip nodded with a smile on his face, but he felt disappointed in his heart.

Then I felt relieved again.

The people from MI6 did not suspect whether Chu Xiangqian was a spy, but were worried about the transportation lines in his hands.

Every time the horses entered London, neither the police nor the agents could find out how they got into the suburbs of London.

This transportation line alone made many British intelligence personnel uneasy.

(End of this chapter)