Hong Kong: Starting with 10 billion

Chapter 15 Let's do a salty book together (please collect, recommend and vote for me)
"I'm not trying to curry favor with Jun Shao, I'm trying to make friends with him."

Fang Hexuan was not angry at all. He pointed at the magazine Liu Juncheng was holding and said:

"Can I take a look at the copy of 'The Attic' that Jun Shao has?"

"Haha, are you over 18? This is not suitable for children!"

When Liu Juncheng heard the other party ask this, he was immediately amused and started to mock.
But he was not a bad person by nature and was generous, so he threw the magazine to Fang Hexuan.

Fang Hexuan took the magazine and read it carefully from beginning to end.
He kept making "tsk tsk tsk" sounds with his mouth.

"Puchi, you must have never seen a woman's vagina in your life, take your time and don't be impatient!"

"Jun Shao, I just lament that this kind of pornographic book, apart from reading about sex, really doesn't have much fun."

After listening to this, Liu Juncheng snatched the magazine from Fang Hexuan's hand and said sarcastically:

"Pick! Who doesn't buy pornographic books to see breasts and buttocks? What do you want to see?"

"Jun Shao, you will get tired of watching porn. The exciting stories and skills training are the most fascinating."

"Playboy, Penthouse, and other super sexy books are only available in English."

"Most Hong Kong people don't understand foreign languages. It's hard to get into the story just by looking at the pictures, so the fun is naturally halved."

Fang Hexuan answered patiently.

Liu Juncheng stopped talking.
He just nodded imperceptibly, then frowned and began to think.

Fang Hexuan waited for him to come back to his senses, then leaned over and whispered something in his ear.

Liu Juncheng was somewhat unhappy.

But seeing Fang Hexuan's insistent look, he shouted to the four henchmen around him:

"Go away and don't disturb our conversation."

The prisoners around could only follow his orders; the orders from the chief were sometimes more effective than those from the chief.

After Fang Hexuan confirmed that it was safe, he continued in a low voice:

"To publish the Chinese people's own erotic book, this is the purpose of my visit to Jun Shao."

"You want to collaborate with me on a pornographic magazine?"

Liu Juncheng raised his eyebrows.

Fang Hexuan nodded:

"To be precise, I want to publish three magazines."

"Asian Women, Special Issue of the Asian Edition."

"The European and American version puts a ghost woman."

"The Ultimate Nightlife Guide introduces the nightlife in Hong Kong and other major cities around the world."

"How about it, are you interested, Jun Shao?"

Playboy, Penthouse and other European and American erotic magazines did not launch Chinese versions until the mid-80s.

Some of the so-called pornographic books in Hong Kong,
Whether it is the "Jade Girl Sutra", "Forbidden Sutra", "Shugan" and "Mohua" in the 1930s and 1940s,
or the 1950s and 1960s’ “Café”, “Grand Rally”, and “Miss”.
Or the "Blue Book" and "Bizarre Book" of the 1970s,
They only dare to play with the edge, and there are almost no fully exposed female pictures.
The text is just some erotic stories.
The perverts in Hong Kong are already fed up with this kind of thing.

The real explosion of local pornographic publications did not begin until the 80s.

"Yellow Book", "Dragon, Tiger and Leopard", "Interesting Records", "Strange Records", "Manly Man", "Cangchun Pavilion", "Fire Unicorn", "Friends", "Ten White Tigers", "Anti-aircraft Gun", "West Express", "17 Companions" and "Sapphire" appeared one after another.

These pornographic magazines are basically published by businessmen.

Unlike the previous literati, they completely threw off their burdens.

Do whatever it takes to attract attention.

In the late 90s, magazines introducing local nightlife appeared in Hong Kong.
For example, "Nightlife", "Night King", "Night Walker", "Happy Guide", "New Friday", "Portland Light", "Malaysia Intelligence Department", etc.

It contains a comprehensive guide to soliciting prostitutes.

Fang Hexuan was so thirsty from talking to this rich second generation,
I don't really want to make money by publishing pornographic books.
This way of making money,

In his opinion, it was neither tasteful nor fun.

His real purpose was to tempt Liu Juncheng to become interested in this line of work.
As long as he is interested, making money later will not be a big problem. "Haha. Interesting, interesting."

"When it comes to gossip, you're better than many of my bad friends."

"But who do you think you are? Why would you expect me to trust a student?"

There was an undisguised sarcasm on Liu Juncheng's face.

Fang Hexuan smiled calmly.

Open the chocolate in your hand and ignore the other person.

I took a bite and chewed it slowly.
Enjoy the oral stimulation brought by the extreme bitterness.

"Jun Shao, let me settle a score with you."

"For the Asian edition, I can guarantee that each issue will sell more than 30 copies. One issue per week, four issues per month, each issue is priced at HK$5, and the annual sales volume is HK$7200 million."

"The European and American editions also have 30 copies, published every ten days, three times a month, and the price of each issue is still 5 dollars. The annual sales volume is 5400 million Hong Kong dollars."

"The Nightlife Guide sells a conservative 10 copies per issue. It's published every 10 days, twice a month, and each issue is priced at $2400. The annual sales are $ million."

"Just from selling magazines, the annual sales revenue is 1.5 million Hong Kong dollars."

"In addition, I estimate that the annual advertising expenses of the three magazines are 1500 million, 2500 million, and 5000 million."

"Not counting peripheral derivatives, these two items can bring us sales revenue of 2.4 million Hong Kong dollars each year."

"The most conservative estimate is that the annual net profit exceeds 5000 million Hong Kong dollars."

"Jun Shao, do you still think I'm kidding you?"

"Ask your father, does your Liu Bank's annual net profit exceed this figure?"

After listening to this analysis, Liu Juncheng's eyes widened and his mouth became dry.
He wanted to pretend to be cool and say "far more than"
But I just can't say it.

Being repeatedly slapped in the face by Fang Hexuan,

He no longer dared to underestimate the other party from the bottom of his heart.

Although he is idle and unlearned every day,
But that doesn't mean he doesn't care about the Liu family's financial details.

Know your own affairs,

Although Liu's Bank has a place in the Hong Kong banking industry,
But that's just because it was established early.

Its development scale is only at a mid-level in Hong Kong.

Fang Hexuan dared to confront him like this,

This is also because I worked in venture capital and had deep contact with banks in my previous life.
Have some basic understanding of the development history of the banking industry.

Liu's Bank went public in the early 70s.
There are 9 branches, and the total assets are only less than 4 million Hong Kong dollars.
As of this year, 1978, there are only 19 branches.

Later, a state-owned enterprise in mainland China acquired Liu's Bank and its business entered the mainland.

By 2020, total assets had just exceeded HK$2300 billion, and net profit for the full year was less than HK$15 billion.

Liu Juncheng could only smile back awkwardly.

But in the end, he still insisted and weakly retorted:
"How can the advertising fee be so high? The sales of 1.5 million yuan is also exaggerated."

"Jun Shao is really a rich and idle person. I can understand that he doesn't understand the market situation, but if I say there is, then there must be."

Fang Hexuan raised his tone and responded coldly, without his previous humility and tolerance.

"The European and American versions will introduce foreign brand advertisements, so the revenue will naturally be higher than that of local brands."

"The Nightlife Guide covers many service places such as hotels, restaurants, hotels, nightclubs, bars, KTVs, and video game halls."

"Throughout the year, a little bit adds up to a lot, so 5000 million is still my conservative estimate."

"Jun Shao frequents this place of entertainment all year round. I don't need to waste my words to explain what the standard of consumption is like there."

Liu Juncheng opened his mouth, wanting to refute again, but he couldn't utter a word.
He was shocked by Fang Hexuan's cold sarcasm and felt a little uneasy.

　I clicked on the signing link last Sunday, and the contract was approved on Monday. Unfortunately, my phone does not have my real name on it, so I cannot sign electronically. Therefore, the signing status was not changed on Monday. I can only print the contract myself, sign it and mail it back to the China Literature headquarters. I just checked the logistics information, and it arrived in Tangqiao, Pudong, at around 7 o'clock this morning. The status should be changed today.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)