Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 976 Brother-in-law
Taking Jingshun into the house, the father and son talked about going fishing on the sea as they walked.

Then Sister Tao came up to them with a smile on her face. After seeing Jingrong, her smile became even brighter and kinder.

He Jingrong nodded, and then told Chu Xiangqian that Feifei and Jinxiu went to the newspaper office one while the other went to work in the pharmacy with Jin.

Only the little girl Jinzhi was left at home to look after the children.

Although she said she was looking after the children, Jinzhi herself was lying comfortably on the sofa, eating fruit and watching TV.

It has been twelve years since the TV station obtained its license in 66 and started broadcasting in September 9.

To be honest, when Chu Xiangqian saw the TV station's profits increasing year by year, he actually thought the same thing in his heart, just like Uncle Shao Liu in the real world.

Just ignore the movie and focus on running the TV station.

Not only is it extremely profitable, its profit model is also quite stable. And as the popularity of televisions continues to increase, its revenue is also increasing.

Moreover, the popular TV series produced by the TV station itself can easily be sold to Southeast Asia.

The price is still high.

The "Huang Feihong" TV series, which began production in 67, invited Mr. Kwan Tak-hing to star.

Since then, it has not only caused a buying frenzy in Hong Kong Island, but has also become a best-seller in Southeast Asia.

The production costs were recovered just from the Malaysian broadcasting fees.

Moreover, the TV series was so popular that a movie was made, and the box office in Hong Kong Island reached 180 million.

There are more than 700 million in Southeast Asia.

It can be said that during the first four or five years of its launch, Jade Channel enjoyed great success.

Seeing that TV stations make so much money, naturally some people are jealous.

Fortunately, Chu Xiangqian has enough influence and extensive network of contacts in Hong Kong Island.

In particular, Chu Xiangqian learned the same method that Yingguo Lao of Hong Kong Island had used in his previous life, using the excuse that Hong Kong Island was too small and had a population of only over three million.

After bribing the foreigners, the second television license clearly stipulated that this Australian-founded TV station must broadcast English channels and educational programs during prime time.

Just the English channel alone was considered necessary not only by the Hong Kong government, but also by London, which felt that a TV station was really needed to promote the image and culture of England.

Therefore, during the prime time every night, Chu Xiangqian’s Jade Channel can easily take up 70% to 80% of the ratings.

As a result, the advertising revenue of Australian TV stations is not even one-tenth of that of Jade Channel.

Such low revenue is not enough to achieve the goal of breaking even.

It suffered losses every year and applied to Hong Kong Island every year to lift restrictions on English and educational programs.

Unfortunately, when it comes to connections, Australians in Hong Kong Island cannot compare with Chu Xiangqian.

In London, Chu Xiangqian was not afraid.

Even if we compete on financial resources, Chu Xiangqian's wealth alone is greater than the wealth of several Australian companies combined.

In the end, the Australians were forced to invest in setting up a TV station dedicated to broadcasting educational programs in order to get rid of the constraints on them.

But if Chu Xiangqian doesn't speak, no matter how hard the Australians try, they will always fail in the end.

It was not until 74 that relations between the police and the ICAC in Hong Kong began to become strained.

Among Ge Bai and other members of the police force, the people in the card-playing club were affected. In order to protect them, Chu Xiangqian secretly reached an agreement with the special envoy sent from London who wanted to restore the image of Yingguo International.

The Australian TV station's application was no longer blocked, in exchange for a secret agreement that only required Ge Bai to resign voluntarily, no longer investigate other foreigners, and that Ge Bai plead guilty and be sentenced to only three years.

Only then did two television stations actually appear in Hong Kong Island.

In fact, Ge Bai did not lose out. He took all the blame in exchange for a compensation of 1 million Hong Kong dollars a year.

In addition to the money paid by other members of the card club, other foreigners in the police force will also give Ge Bai an additional Dutch ranch worth 120 million pounds, equivalent to 1920 million Hong Kong dollars, as compensation.

Ge Bai himself understood that since Downing Street was trying to restore Yingguo's international image and attract more capital to invest in Yingguo, it would boost Yingguo's sluggish domestic economy and employment situation.

It certainly wouldn't be just for show.

As the top police officer, I became a target.

So for the sake of money, and also because Chu Xiangqian had promised that his sentence would be three to five years, and that after he was released from prison, he would be hired as an independent director of the Hong Kong Island Horse Racing Auction House.

Ge Bai only thought about it for a few days before agreeing to take all the blame.

The reason Chu Xiangqian came back this time was because Ge Bai asked to see him several times after serving his sentence in Hong Kong Island.

As the chief investigator of this case and the one who is responsible for the rampant corruption in the police force, Sir Baili Qu also hopes that Chu Xiangqian can appease the Chinese police chiefs and detectives.

Chu Xiangqian himself also learned from Norton and Philips that the continued downturn and recession in England's economy had forced the Labour Party and the Conservative Party to reach a consensus.

They claim that they want to restore the international image of the United States, but in reality they want to suck blood from colonies such as Hong Kong Island.

To put it bluntly, the crooks in Downing Street see that so much cash is embezzled by British police and Chinese detectives every year, so they might as well transfer the money to Britain.

So Chu Xiangqian knew that no one could stop this.

And in the long run, it will be good for Hong Kong Island and for myself.

If we can attract more foreign investment into Hong Kong Island, the real estate industry alone will surely see great development.

And he was willing to give up blocking Australian applications because he had no choice but to do so.

The long-term monopoly has caused various problems for Jade Channel.

If the TV station doesn't find a competitor, Jade Channel will destroy itself.

The ratings of the Jade Channel of Austrian TV station "Li Di" have indeed dropped significantly in the one or two years since it got rid of its program constraints.

However, because Australians also bear the cost of operating a third free-to-air television station, the money earned by Australians from the 'Reddy' television station.

In turn, they have to subsidize the operation of the third TV station, and the cost is much higher than that of Jade Channel.

Even if the ratings temporarily surpass those of Jade Channel, it will only be temporary.

Over the years, Jade Channel has consistently accounted for 60 to 70 percent of the audience share.

The Australians have recently been trying every possible way to get rid of the burden of the third TV station.

Unfortunately, even the wealthy Chinese who want to enter this industry the most are not willing to take over this mess.

Chu Xiangqian is also planning to accept TV series produced by film companies recently.

While the station continued to produce its own TV series, it also brought in outside filmmakers to shoot TV series to create a competitive relationship.

Although the cost of purchasing the TV series would be much higher, Chu Xiangqian knew very well that in his previous life, Jade Channel produced hit TV series every year.

But in the end, without internal and external competition models, the TV station will still be lifeless.

Even Zheng Shufen plans to have her film company try to produce a TV series and test the waters on TV.

Anyway, these film companies have no shortage of talent and manpower, and filming a TV series is much easier than filming a movie to a large extent.

You can even shoot ten episodes first, air them as a trial, and then see the ratings.

The ratings are good, so we’ll continue filming overtime.

If the ratings aren't good, then let the screenwriter change the script and just cancel it.

This trick was learned from South Korea.

Moreover, many plots of many Hong Kong films are written or revised while filming. Although the work intensity is high, the Hong Kong filmmakers of this era are really able to endure hardships.

When the film was released, there were people who worked in three crews in one day.

So in recent years, a lot of talents have indeed emerged in the Hong Kong film industry.

Moreover, with the rise of the television industry and the record-breaking box office of movies every year, more and more people are entering the field.

The Hong Kong film industry is showing signs of becoming increasingly prosperous.

At the same time, Chu Xiangqian is planning to host a variety show called 'Millionaire'.

It is broadcasted during prime time on Saturdays, every Monday. If you answer 10 questions correctly, you will win a prize of HK$ million.

This show would definitely be a ratings bomb in this era.

In the 1980s, Asia Television, which was renamed after Chinese capital bought Rediffusion Television, relied on this program to gain a large share of audience ratings and advertising.

As soon as Jinzhi saw her man coming back, she stood up and threw herself into Chu Xiangqian's arms.

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Jingrong and Jingshun couldn't help but roll their eyes, but when they thought about their own mother, she must be the same as Aunt Jinzhi after not seeing their father for a long time.

The two brothers could only shrug their shoulders and help the servants carry the luggage upstairs.

In the evening, even the three sisters Linda, Lina and Liya came to the manor early to reunite.

As for Alyssa, this girl picked up Jingfu from school and immediately returned to Repulse Bay.

He let Jingfu play with his brothers, while he, Gangsheng, and Jinzhi played a game with Chu Xiangqian.

After dinner, I was in a very good mood. While eating dinner, I chatted with Feifei and Zheng Shufen about whether they wanted to play cards.

Feifei and Zheng Shufen rolled their eyes at Alyssa, thinking that this woman had eaten her fill in the afternoon, so naturally she didn’t need to think so much.

Fortunately, there are many women in the family, so there is no shortage of people playing cards.

The master and his four companions were in good health. They hadn't seen Jingrong and Jingyu for a long time, so naturally they talked about the brother and sister every other sentence.

Chu Xiangqian was chatting with Aiyuan and his brother-in-law Bu Huaquan.

As for Aiyuan and Buhuaquan's daughter Bu Jingli and son Bu Jingwang, one was only 7 years old and the other was only 5 years old. They were following the brothers Jingwen and Jingwu like little followers and playing crazily.

Not long after Chu Xiangqian returned to Hong Kong Island with his family in 69, Aiyuan met Bu Huaquan, who was working in an appraisal company affiliated with Standard Chartered at the time.

The furniture factory had been established for five years at that time, but during the three-year interruption, its performance could only be said to have maintained the levels of the previous two years in the markets of Southeast Asia and London.

So when Ehime returned to Hong Kong Island, she was full of energy.

Not only does he want to expand his market share, he also plans to build an office building for the furniture company.

Chu Xiangqian naturally would not object to this, especially since his wife, children, brothers and sisters were in the capital.

But during those three years, Chu Xiangqian would return to Hong Kong Island or go to London from time to time.

The furniture factory makes tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars in profit every year, so it has no shortage of money.

It cost less than 12 million yuan to build a 1-story building at that time.

And to be honest, although Chu Xiangqian owned 7% of the shares of the furniture company, he basically did not manage it.

Ehime is just building a building, but in Chu Xiangqian's eyes, it is hot money assets and investments.

As for why he chose to look for Standard Chartered's appraisal company, the reason was very simple. Chu Xiangqian himself was a major shareholder of Standard Chartered.

Other shareholders came to him for business, some unimportant business, so Chu Xiangqian naturally would not refuse.

Therefore, it hired an appraisal company under Standard Chartered very early on to evaluate the quality of the buildings under its name or newly built buildings every year.

After a few visits, I got to know Bu Huaquan.

The first time Chu Xiangqian met his brother-in-law was at Standard Chartered’s New Year party in 70.

As soon as I saw Aaron Kwok’s appearance, when he was still a young 26-year-old, I immediately knew why Ewone was with this guy.

When he was young, Aaron Kwok was indeed extremely handsome, his only shortcoming was that he was not very tall.

But in Hong Kong Island at that time, 1 meters was not considered short.

On the contrary, there are very few people like Chu Xiangqian, who is 1 meters tall.

When Aiyuan saw Chu Xiangqian looking at her, she was startled.

The eldest brother had never attended these drinking parties before, and he was caught with a man. Even though Ehime was an outgoing person, she felt a little embarrassed.

In Chu Xiangqian's eyes, he could tell at a glance that Bu Huaquan was not used to the atmosphere of cocktail parties, and he probably disliked these social events just like himself.

Aiyuan was about to take Buhuaquan away secretly.

Zhang Tianzhi had already walked over and said with a smile, "Miss, the boss wants you and your friend to come over."

Aiyuan, who was already 28 years old at the time, was worried, but hesitated for only a few seconds. Then she gritted her teeth and pulled Bu Huaquan, who was also extremely nervous, towards Chu Xiangqian.

I was still thinking that if my eldest brother didn't agree, I would go and ask my sister-in-law for help.

If my sister-in-law isn’t enough, then I’ll go back to the capital to find my second aunt.

I just don't believe what my second aunt says, and my eldest brother dares not to listen.

What Ren Aiyuan didn't expect was that after Chu Xiangqian heard Bu Huaquan's name, he chatted with him for a few words and then introduced Bu Huaquan to Standard Chartered's boss Juan Carlos.

There are also several executive directors of Standard Chartered.

My sister is already 28 years old. If she doesn't get married now, it will be even more difficult for her to get married.

Chu Xiangqian could clearly feel Bu Huaquan's nervousness, and he smiled and reached out to pat him on the back.

He whispered, "Don't be nervous, I am your boss, now just think of yourself as my temporarily promoted assistant.

Not only will you be promoted, but if you do a good job, you will also get a raise.”

Chu Xiangqian is a major shareholder of Standard Chartered and is indeed the boss of Bu Huaquan.

Feeling Chu Xiangqian's kindness, Bu Huaquan calmed down and suppressed his excitement as he shook hands with Juan and the others and greeted each other.

With Chu Xiangqian personally leading the group, Bu Huaquan quickly became the focus of the party.

Chu Xiangqian knew that Bu Huaquan in the movie was extremely powerful.

This kind of talent, even if he cannot become your brother-in-law, is still very useful as a subordinate.

After the cocktail party was over, Chu Xiangqian smiled and asked Aiyuan and Bu Huaquan, "Are you hungry? I haven't eaten at a food stall for a long time. Will you accompany me for a midnight snack?

By the way, bring some back for your sisters-in-law."

Aiyuan naturally nodded hurriedly. When she left, she put her arm around Chu Xiangqian's arm and said that Bu Huaquan had already received an admission letter from the University of London.

He also said that he had a difficult background. Not only was he an abandoned mixed-race baby, but he also grew up in the foster family of sailors at sea.

Then, relying on his own efforts, he worked and studied at the same time. In short, he praised Bu Huaquan for being excellent.

Bu Huaquan felt both inferior and grateful.

There are definitely many benefits to praising yourself like this in front of a big boss.

(End of this chapter)