Island Tycoon

Chapter 553 Negotiations
Early the next morning.

"Master." The housekeeper Zhang De brought a breakfast.

"By the way..." Ye Jingcheng, who was originally thinking while eating breakfast, turned his head to look at Zhang De, and asked, "I heard that your ancestor was born in the court?"

"Yes, master." Zhang De had a humble attitude, but he had his own pride in his words and deeds, and asked back: "I don't know if the master knows Xiao De Zhang?"

"Xiao Dezhang?" Ye Jingcheng searched his memory for a while, it seems that such a person appeared in the court dramas of later generations, seems to be a chief eunuch?

However, eunuchs are generally not castrated since childhood, so how can they still have the ability to carry on the family?
Next, Zhang De answered Ye Jingcheng's question.It turned out that his grandfather, Zhang Yuefeng, and Xiao Dezhang, the last court chief in China, were brothers in the same line.

The Zhang family was poor since childhood. His father made a living by fishing, and his mother was a rural woman.The two brothers were looked down upon since they were young, and once they suffered a blow. Zhang Yuefeng was more able to bear it. At that time, Xiaode Zhang's self-esteem was frustrated, but he was unwilling to accept his fate.

So I found out from my mother that if poor people want to make a fortune, they can only work as imperial servants, and the local area is famous for producing "husbands", and the eunuch Li Lianying was born there.In addition, I will briefly understand the process of how to castrate to become a "husband".

That night, Xiao De Zhang put his mind to it, took a scythe for mowing grass, and found a whetstone to grind it, then went into the barn and "cleaned himself" by himself.

Xiao Dezhang was only 12 years old at that time, from this we can see his character, he is so ruthless to himself, let alone to others.It also proved that he has this ability and can take root in the Qing palace.

From an ordinary eunuch to eunuch affairs, then to the third-rank Dingdai in charge of the imperial dining room, and finally to the chief executive of the four divisions and eight divisions.

It took Xiao Dezhang 20 years to develop his power to the point where he was in power.The ministers of the imperial court had to get his approval before they could meet the Queen Mother Longyu.

With Xiao Dezhang's prosperity, the Zhang family naturally rose to heaven.For Xiao Dezhang, the only regret is that he is not able to succeed the incense lamp, so he regards the son of his eldest brother Zhang Yuefeng as his own, and uses the rules of the palace to train this godson.

Even though Xiao Dezhang lost his power later, he went out of the palace to work as an apartment in the British Concession of TJ, and did not care about political affairs.But he has been an official for many years, especially as a eunuch, and he has accumulated countless wealth.

Even if there is no official position in the body, it is the home of the rich and the rich.However, the rules he learned in the palace were passed down from generation to generation, and Zhang De's generation is already the third generation.

As for why Zhang De's family moved to Hong Kong Island, it was actually forced by life.

In the end, they could only sell fried fruits on the street. As for the eldest brother Zhang Yuefeng's family, they survived the disaster because they had already given up most of their property and came to Hong Kong Island when they received the news.

No wonder when Ye Jingcheng first came into contact with Zhang De, he felt that his quality as a housekeeper was much more professional than that of ordinary housekeepers. It turned out that his ancestors helped the emperor manage the palace.

Involuntarily, Ye Jingcheng thought of his own headache, whether the set of palace rules that Zhang De talked about could be used to coordinate the relationship between Zhong Chuhong and other women?Let them all move into the ancestral house without making too much noise?
"When I was young, I heard my second grandfather talk about things in the palace. It is actually normal for concubines to compete for favor." Next, Zhang De said some interesting things.

Roughly speaking, it is suggested that Ye Jingcheng is better off than not, let several of his women move in at the same time, and let them make trouble if they have something to do.But don't exceed a bottom line, this bottom line is put in the court, that is, don't challenge the Queen Mother's tolerance.

As for Ye Jingcheng's situation, the solution was to let them accept some rules, so that they would not dare to say that they made too much noise in order to take care of the general situation.

As for how to make them accept it, Zhang De is steadfast in his vows.

Ye Jingcheng pondered secretly, Zhang De's suggestion was an idea.Although several of his women may change from famous swords and guns to Gong Xindou on TV because of the terms and conditions.

But the most important problem now is how to get them to move in without making a mess of the six kingdoms.

"Master, the car is ready." Zhang De reminded.

"Yeah." After a while, Ye Jingcheng had to go to Shao's to talk to Shao Yifu about the TVB equity, so he asked Zhang De to get the car ready early in the morning.

After walking a few steps, Ye Jingcheng turned his head and said, "About what you just said, tell me more details tonight."

"Okay, master." Zhang De bowed.

……

In ten minutes, the vehicle came to the broadcasting channel where TVB was located, but the vehicle could not drive directly into the parking lot.

"Ye Sheng, there are too many people gathered in front, it's hard to drive in." The driver turned his head and said to Ye Jingcheng.

Ye Jingcheng, who was closing his eyes to rest his mind, opened his eyes and looked in front of him. He saw many young men and women holding resumes, and there was a long queue from the entrance of the TVB building to the iron gate of the guard room.

It seems that these people should be seeking refuge with artists, but the number of people is indeed astonishing. Could it be that today is a special day?Ye Jingcheng signaled the driver to turn off the engine, and told the place to wait for him here, while he got out of the car with another bodyguard.

"This handsome boy..." Suddenly, a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl jumped out from the side, and said to Ye Jingcheng with big eyes, "Come here and add this watch."

"Fill in the form?" Ye Jingcheng stopped the bodyguard behind him in time. The girl didn't know that she had escaped, but felt that there was a strange person behind Ye Jingcheng, and wondered if the bodyguard was a thief?

But facing Ye Jingcheng's question, she said innocently: "Yes, don't you want to apply for TVB's artist training class? You have to fill in the form before you can enter."

"No wonder."

Ye Jingcheng looked in front of him, there were at least a hundred people standing.Logically speaking, no matter how great the influence of TVB is, it is impossible for so many people to take refuge in artists at the same time. It turned out that this year's training class began to recruit students.

After all, there are only two training courses for performing arts majors on Hong Kong Island, one is the TVB artist training course, and the other is the newly established Asian TV artist training course. The influence of the former is much greater than that of the latter.

People who want to gain fame and fortune through film and television can be roughly divided into two types.One of them belongs to those who take a slanted sword, or those who are eager to have some adventures.

Another kind of their thinking is more pragmatic, knowing that without professional knowledge, even if the opportunity comes their turn, they will not be able to grasp it.

At this time, the artist training class became their best place to go.As long as they successfully complete their studies, they can be regarded as a teacher, at least they have a more thorough understanding of the relevant causes.And through the training class, they may also reach a contract with Shaw Brothers.

"No wonder what?" the girl beside him asked curiously.

"No." When he came back to his senses, Ye Jingcheng took a look at the girl. The girl gave him a feeling of elegance and elegance. He asked, "Are you an artist from TVB? Or a staff member?"

"Not at all..." The girl shook her head and said, "Actually, I am also a student of this training class, but I came to sign up a few days earlier than you. These days, I will help process personal forms and distribute leaflets."

Ye Jingcheng let out an "oh" and asked, "Then what's your name, maybe we can still be classmates."

The girl stretched out her hand and asked, "My name is Li Meixian, what about you?"

"Ye Jingcheng." Ye Jingcheng shook hands with the other party.

"The name seems to be...?"

"It's kind of familiar, isn't it?"

"Yeah, how do you know?"

"It's written on your face." After speaking, Ye Jingcheng signaled the bodyguards to come forward to help him open the way, and said goodbye to Li Meixian: "Okay, I have something else to do, let's go first."

"Oh, bye." Li Mei took three slow shots, and when she realized it, she raised the form in her hand and said, "Hey! You haven't filled out the form yet?"

At this time, no one could see Ye Jingcheng's people. The bodyguards opened the way for Ye Jingcheng in front. After Ye Jingcheng passed, the people behind blocked him again.

……

Shao Yifu's office.

"Chengzi, you're here." Outside the door, the secretary brought Ye Jingcheng in.

He attaches great importance to Ye Jingcheng's arrival this time, because the next conversation between the two may lead to a business deal, or it may be a showdown against TVB's ultimate power.

In order to make the conversation between the two go more smoothly, Shao Yifu even sent Fang Yihua away in advance to prevent her from uttering harsh words for a while.

After calling Ye Jingcheng to sit down, Shao Yifu personally poured Ye Jingcheng a cup of Kung Fu tea, and said tentatively, "I heard that you want to buy George Madden's shares."

Ye Jingcheng avoided this question, and asked instead: "Sir Shao, I also heard that TVB recently, Ms. Fang seems to want to take the post of general manager?"

Logically speaking, positions at the level of general manager can only be removed or arranged with the knowledge of all shareholders.

But Shao Yifu didn't inform him, obviously planning to kill first and play later.And as a condition for negotiating with George Madden, as long as Fang Yihua abdicates.The entire company belongs to George Madden's son, and John Madden is the most senior.

This position will naturally fall into his hands. Shao Yifu's plan is to win George Madden to his side by doing this, or directly transfer 5% of the shares in his hand to him.

But it is impossible to hide this matter from Ye Jingcheng.

Even if Ye Jingcheng did not receive the news in time, George Madden would not make a rash decision, and would even take the initiative to inform Ye Jingcheng.Only by doing so can George Madden gain greater benefits from the two.

Anyway, Shao Yifu and Ye Jingcheng were fighting back and forth, the focus was still on the wireless equity he held in his hand.He could have waited for the two to have a similar fight, and then took the opportunity to make a higher request.

Ye Jingcheng's question undoubtedly aggravated the tense atmosphere at the scene.

After the two looked at each other, Shao Yifu said: "Chengzi, let's just open the skylight and talk, how about giving me the shares in George Madden's hands?"

"That depends on whether it is necessary." Ye Jingcheng smiled back.

"You have so much business now, are you busy? Besides, you need to be capable and aggressive, why bother to compete for a small business with me, an old man."

"Sir Shao, that's not what you said. What you think is a small business is in your opinion. In my opinion, the TV station is a big business."

This answer made Shao Yifu annoyed and funny. You, Ye Jingcheng, are now investing tens of billions in projects. Compared to a TV station with assets of only a few billions, isn't it a small business?

But without waiting for him to refute, Ye Jingcheng continued: "Actually Sir Shao should also know that I am more interested in the TV station, otherwise why would I buy the shares at a price higher than the market price."

"Although I have also thought about getting a TV station license myself, Sir Shao, as someone who has experienced it, you should know how difficult it is to apply for a TV station license with the Hong Kong government. Even if it is approved, there will be additional conditions."

"The reason why Jiayi TV Station went bankrupt at the beginning was partly due to its own reasons, partly due to the opponent's reasons, and the additional conditions imposed by the Hong Kong government, requiring the TV station to broadcast educational films during prime time."

What Ye Jingcheng wanted to express was very simple. It wasn't that he hadn't thought about applying for a TV station license, but that the application procedures were too troublesome, and the Hong Kong government might impose harsh conditions.

Moreover, if there are too many TV stations, it will easily lead to vicious competition among peers, which is not conducive to future development.Rather than being laborious and thankless, it is better to pick up ready-made ones.

So now it's not that I have to fight with you, but that I have no choice but to fight with you.In addition, he knew that Shao Yifu would definitely make these excuses, so he also gave him a vaccination in advance.

Facing Ye Jingcheng's statement that he was like a rascal, Shao Yifu smiled perfunctorily and said, "Did you just say that it was necessary? Then you think I will use the four leading theaters of Shaw Brothers..."

Before Shao Yifu could finish speaking, Ye Jingcheng said first, "Are you going to transfer it to me?"

Immediately, even Shao Yifu, who is usually very funny, couldn't help but turn dark when he heard his words.It is because Shaw Brothers is about to stop production that Shao Yifu has the idea of ​​dealing with theaters.

But he would only consider leasing, rather than transferring the theater and land, especially the four leading theaters.Leaving aside the influence of the theater itself, let's talk about the current market conditions in Hong Kong Island. If he transfers the theater, the price will be at least [-]% lower than the market value a year ago.

How could he transfer it?In addition, although his assets are not as good as Ye Jingcheng's, he can be regarded as the type who is not short of money.Naturally, the vision will be longer-term. There is only so much land on Hong Kong Island, and the value of the land will only increase in the future.

Only holding the land in your hands is the most effective investment.

But with one word from Ye Jingcheng, he blocked back the words he had prepared, meaning that since he didn't want to transfer the theater, then he shouldn't talk about it at all.

In fact, for the current Nanguo theater chain, the four leading theaters are just icing on the cake.Even if Shao Yifu refuses to transfer, there will be new theaters built in Nanguo Cinemas in the future.

(End of this chapter)