The king of ghost horse comedy

Chapter 228 The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club

The next day, the four of Xu Guanwu sat around the table to eat.

Hu Yinmeng looked at Xu Guanwu and then at Zhao Yazhi, and couldn't help giggling.

"What are you laughing at? I have flowers on my face?" Xu Guanwu asked strangely.

"No, I feel that the two of you are just like the happy friends written in the book. The quarrel at the head of the bed and the end of the bed are really like a drama." Hu Yinmeng said with a smile.

Xu Guanwu couldn't help laughing when he heard it, "I'll just say it. In the future, the couple's affairs should be resolved behind closed doors. Do you think it's a joke for others?"

Hearing what he said, Zhao Yazhi couldn't help giving him a blank look, then opened the newspaper and ignored him.

"Huh?! Yesterday's concert was well organized, even the "Sing Tao Daily" praised it." Zhao Yazhi said in surprise.

Although "Daily Daily" is Xu Guanwu's own newspaper, but because the content is too down-to-earth and not high-end, it is only suitable for ordinary people to read.Middle-class families still like to subscribe to high-end newspapers such as "Sing Tao Daily", "Oriental Daily", "Overseas Chinese Daily", and "Ming Pao".

Because "Sing Tao Daily" was robbed of the title of the number one newspaper in circulation in Hong Kong by "Daily Daily" and snatched away a lot of advertising clients, it regards "Daily Daily" as a life and death enemy, and even with Xu's All business is implicated.

Whether it's the release of its movies, the release of records, or the performances of artists, etc., there are all negative reports, which have caused a very bad influence.

However, whether it is the movies or records of Xu Brothers Company, they are down-to-earth Xialiba people, so under the vigorous publicity of "Daily Daily", they can still attract ordinary people to the theaters.

Therefore, "Sing Tao Daily" only affects a small group of middle-class people, and will not have much impact on Xu's business.

But today "Sing Tao Daily" actually gave a positive report on Deng Lijun's concert, which was beyond Xu Guanwu's expectation.

Is it because Deng Lijun's charm is too great?Or because "Sing Tao Daily" has a political stance that leans toward Taiwan, so it makes an exception for Deng Lijun, who is also from Taiwan and has a special background in the military...

Xu Guanwu thought wildly and couldn't figure it out, "After you finish reading, let me take a look."

"Here!" Zhao Yazhi hurriedly handed the newspaper to him after hearing what he said.

Xu Guanwu took it over and took a look, and saw the headline on the front page read "Incomparable, an audio-visual feast! Last night Deng Lijun's 'Love You Like a Dream' Asian tour first stop, the Hong Kong Lee Stage debut performed perfectly!"

The title is already eye-catching, and there are pictures of Deng Lijun's different stage styles next to it. The content below is even more exciting, all of which are praises for how sensational the concert is, how sweet the singing is, how amazing the look is, how excited the fans are, etc. Can't pick a single flaw.

"Huh?! "Sing Tao Daily" has changed its temper? It's all good things." Xu Guanwu said in surprise.

"Perhaps the owner of "Sing Tao Daily" is a fan of Miss Deng Lijun." Zhao Yazhi guessed.

"Fans?! Probably." When Zhao Yazhi mentioned the word "fans", what Xu Guanwu thought of was not the boss of "Sing Tao Daily", but Shen Bi, the general manager of HSBC Bank who was in the box yesterday.

"Could it be that he greeted the "Sing Tao Daily?" Xu Guanwu guessed, if it was Shen Bi who took the lead, then it would be expected that the "Sing Tao Daily" would change its direction.After all, with HSBC's status in Hong Kong, "Sing Tao Daily" really dare not refute his face.

After guessing wildly, Xu Guanwu couldn't figure out the mystery, so he simply threw the newspaper aside and concentrated on eating his breakfast.

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After breakfast, the three beauties went to Shaw Studios to report, while Xu Guanwu returned to the company by car.

As soon as he entered the company, director Chu Yuan was waiting at the door, which surprised Xu Guanwu.

"Director Chu, come, come, please come in." Xu Guanwu hurriedly greeted, "Why are you waiting here so early? The secretary really didn't call me to rush me."

"It's okay, Mr. Xu, I'm just idle and bored." Chu Yuan smiled, and handed over the script in his hand, "Mr. Xu, this is the script I revised according to the company's instructions, see if you need It needs to be revised. There is also a list of actors I drafted later, and it is estimated that it will cost more than 50 Hong Kong dollars, and I will attach the salary at the end."

"Okay, okay, Director Chu, you are really quick to do things." Xu Guanwu nodded and said, "I will keep this script for now, and I will review it at the seven-person group meeting later."

"In that case, I'll go back first." Director Chu Yuan stood up and said.

Xu Guanwu got up and sent him out, "Director Chu, don't be impatient, things have to be done step by step."

"I see, Mr. Xu." Chu Yuan nodded.

After Xu Guanwu sent Chu Yuan away, he returned to the office to look at Chu Yuan's revised script. This time, his writing was indeed smoother than the last time. Some complicated and difficult plots were removed, and a little more plot explanation was added. , making the storyline easier to understand.

Xu Guanwu also carefully read the list of actors in the appendix below.See the list, Chu Yuan's planned Meng Xinghun is played by Zong Hua, Gao Boss is played by Chen Ping, Xiao Die is played by Jing Li, Sun Yubo is played by Gu Feng, and Lu Xiangchuan is played by Yue Hua...

Xu Guanwu recalled the actors recommended by Chu Yuan, and couldn't help but nodded in agreement.Although these actors are not as famous as Ti Lung, Jiang Dawei, Fu Sheng, Wang Yu, etc., they are also famous movie stars of the Shaw Brothers, and their wealth is relatively cheap, which belongs to the category of cheap and good quality.

Take the star Yue Hua as an example. In the 60s, he shot "Journey to the West" as Monkey King and became famous in one fell swoop. Later, he filmed the classic martial arts film "The Drunk Man" with director Hu Jinquan, and then cooperated with director Li Hanxiang in "Affair" and so on. , is a prolific actor with both acting skills and fame.But his film salary is only 20 Hong Kong dollars, while Cheng Long's film salary has now reached [-] Hong Kong dollars, which is more than six times that of Yue Hua.

What's more interesting is that when Yue Hua was filming "The Drunk Man", Cheng Long was still playing a role in that film, playing a little beggar.Now the little beggar who is just a playboy has become a big star with a salary of 20 yuan, but the previous protagonist was still paid [-] yuan, which can only make people laugh in vain.

After Xu Guanwu finished reading the script, he was about to instruct his secretary to print a few copies and send them to the seven-member team for review.At this moment, the secretary walked in happily holding a card, "Boss, someone sent an invitation just now."

"Oh?! Show me." Xu Guanwu nodded.

I took it, opened it, and found that it was an invitation from Xu Guanwu from the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, inviting him to attend a party at the Yacht Club on Sunday afternoon.

"Okay, I see, you go down." After reading it, Xu Guanwu waved his hand and said, "Make a few copies of this script and pass it on to the members of the seven-member team. Remember, don't let it out."

"I see, boss." The secretary nodded, picked up the script and walked out.

Xu Guanwu took turns tapping the invitation card with his ten fingers, showing a hint of joy on his face.

"The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club! I didn't expect Shen Bi to keep his word, and the invitation was delivered so quickly." Xu Guanwu muttered softly.

In the 70s, Hong Kong’s colonial color was still very strong, and everything that was crowned with the word “royal” seemed to be shrouded in a high-level aura.Such as Fanling Royal Golf Course, Hong Kong Royal Jockey Club and so on.Just like liquor, tea, and cigarettes in the mainland like to be titled "special supply".

The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club has a history of more than 120 years. It only accepts private members, and the membership qualifications are quite strict. Not only can you have money to enter, but you also need to have a certain social status.

The existing members of the Royal Yacht Club are all executives of foreign firms, top rich men and local celebrities and gentry in Hong Kong.It can be said that there are celebrities talking and laughing, and there are no white people in their contacts.

Xu Guanwu was invited by Zheng Yutong to play golf before, and he still took him to the Clear Water Bay Golf Course, but he couldn't reach the Deep Water Bay Golf Course, let alone the Royal Fanling Golf Course.

It can be seen that in the eyes of this top rich man in Hong Kong, Xu Guanwu is really not worthy of the stage, and he is just an upstart with two bad money.

But the world is unpredictable, who would have thought that after a few months, Xu Guanwu would be able to enter the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, which is much more difficult to enter than the Royal Fanling Golf Course.

When it comes to yachts, Xu Guanwu is actually not very interested in them. He can't even swim, and he goes to the beach just to enjoy the sea breeze and sunbathe.If you want him to drive a yacht out to sea for sightseeing and fishing, he would rather lie at home and sleep soundly.

However, today's wealthy people in the city of Hong Kong clearly regard yachts as an important tool for showing off.Villas, bungalows, and luxury cars are no longer rare. On the contrary, the current trend is that whose yacht is the biggest and who has the most face.

Ship magnate Bao Yugang and ship magnate Dong Haoyun used yachts to compete for wealth before, and both of them thought they were the world's number one ship magnate.Dong Haoyun bought the large cruise ship Queen Elizabeth and spent huge sums of money to transform it into a maritime school, but unfortunately the cruise ship caught fire and sank into the sea.But Dong Haoyun was not discouraged, and bought the luxury cruise ship Atlantic again, and finally realized his dream of building a university at sea.

The son of Dong Haoyun is the first Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government - Mr. Dong Jianhua!

Bao Yugang was slightly inferior in comparison, not as bold as Dong Haoyun, who bought an [-]-ton super cruise ship.But his private yacht is the most luxurious decoration in Hong Kong, known as the super palace floating on the sea.

Compared with these flashy luxuries without much investment value, Xu Guanwu prefers to spend money on a few office buildings.

The current housing prices in Hong Kong are far from high compared to the million or ten million housing prices in later generations. A 20-storey office building is only 4000 to 20 million Hong Kong dollars, but it may rise to more than 20 to [-] billion Hong Kong dollars in the next [-] years , with huge growth potential.

However, not everyone in Hong Kong has such a long-term view on financial management. Among the stars under the Xu family, few people spend money to hoard properties, but buy luxury cars and watches to show off their wealth.

The funniest thing is that Cheng Long bought seven diamond watches immediately after he got the salary of "Snake-shaped Hands", and wore them brightly on his wrists, and he didn't wear heavy ones from Monday to Sunday.Let Xu Guanwu be amazed at his behavior of such a local tyrant.

Buying a luxury car is also the favorite thing for these stars now. Cheng Long specially bought a Mitsubishi sports car, and drove it for a ride after part-time work.

Among the Shaw Brothers stars, there are also many who buy luxury cars to show off their wealth, such as Yue Hua, Fu Sheng, Wang Yu, Liu Jiahui, etc., are all sports car enthusiasts, and they like to go racing together after get off work.

Fu Sheng was involved in a traffic accident because of racing with Wang Yu. A star who could have become a big star, he died in heaven.It also indirectly caused Wang Yu to give up on himself, and eventually his reputation was ruined and he quit the showbiz.

Yue Hua, Liu Jiahui and others also like to buy luxury cars and wear beautiful clothes, but in the end they all regretted the absurd behavior when they were young.

It is said that the property price at that time was only tens of thousands of yuan. If I hadn’t bought a sports car and instead hoarded a few buildings, I would have been in a mess by now, and I didn’t have to spend my age to come out and fight to death.

Xu Guanwu once told the people around him about his financial management, but except for his sister-in-law Chen Jieying who used the money to buy a house, no one else took it seriously.

Xu Guanwu talked about it a few times, but seeing that they couldn't listen, he had no choice but to keep his mouth shut.However, he still used his own money to buy commercial and office buildings in Kowloon, Xinjie and other places, waiting quietly to become the king of downtown Xiangjiang in the future.

(End of this chapter)