Four or five years ago, due to the rapid rise of Dongfang Electronics relying on the arcade industry, a large number of follow-up capital poured into the emerging video game industry for profit. For a while, there was a huge shortage of game programming talents in Hong Kong, and many newly established game companies offered sky-high wages in order to poach people.

Due to the shortage of talents, Dongfang Electronics also had to set up Dongfang IT College to train specialized game and software programming talents. On the basis of the original computer science major, various tertiary institutions in Hong Kong have also set up a new software engineering major to meet the employment needs of Hong Kong society.

In the last two years, the first batch of Bancor-born software programming talents have gradually begun to graduate from school, and the original lack of talent has completely disappeared. The biggest beneficiary of this is, of course, Hong Kong's video game industry. Although most of the game companies that wanted to replicate the success of Dongfang Electronics and set up in order to make a quick buck failed to survive the fierce market competition.

But after all, there are still a number of companies that have survived the big waves. Whether these companies are based on the arcade market themselves, or they have transformed into third-party software suppliers for game console platforms such as GameBoy and FC of Oriental Game Company, they are now living a relatively nourishing life thanks to the rapid development of the entire video game industry.

Gu Jinhong is also a beneficiary of the surge of software programming talent in Hong Kong, and if he goes back a few years, even if he can sign a labor dispatch contract with the Oriental Group, he will not be able to recruit enough manpower. In fact, this wave of software talents in Hong Kong is also emerging at the right time, and with the hot rise of the computer industry, a new software industry is also taking shape.

Gu Jinhong finally signed a venture capital agreement with the United Capital he talked about earlier. The latter raised 1.5 million Hong Kong dollars from Hongtu Technology and obtained 25% of the company's equity.

As a result, he has become another entrepreneurial hero emerging in the café street of Fotan Industrial Park. There may have been a lot of serendipity in his success. But it still makes a small number of people notice the potential of IT outsourcing and the emerging software industry.

For Li Xuan, the chance encounter with Gu Jinhong can only be regarded as a small episode in life. His focus was on other, more important things, such as Hong Kong's first-ever indirect election to the Legislative Council.

The Legislative Council of Hong Kong is nominally the highest legislative body in Hong Kong, but in reality it has always been just a rubber stamp. But when the question of Hong Kong's future is becoming clearer. The British Empire, a veteran player in international politics, was naturally unwilling to let China reap the fruits of victory.

A month before the initialling of the agreement between China and Britain last year, the Hong Kong government suddenly threw out a "Green Paper on Representative Government", proposing a gradual transition to a democratically elected government in Hong Kong. The first step in the process of democratization is to change the method of selecting members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong from the original system of appointing the governor of Hong Kong to an electoral system.

The purpose of the British is well known to all, and naturally they want to continue to maintain a special influence on Hong Kong after the 97 Limit under the cloak of democracy. Because fools know too. The process of democratization under the guidance of the British authorities in Hong Kong will never be able to cultivate a group of pro-China forces.

According to the plan of the Green Paper on Representative Government, the Legislative Council will hold its first indirect election at the end of September this year. A total of 12 seats for each of the 24 Member seats will be returned by ballot by the Electoral College and each of the functional constituencies.

Naturally, this met with strong opposition from the Chinese side, and the pro-China media, led by Ta Kung Pao and Wen Wei Po, launched a fierce attack on the Hong Kong government for violating the agreement between the two countries and initiating political reform without authorization.

And Asia Satellite TV, which has always maintained a neutral attitude. Suddenly, the invited guests selected for three consecutive episodes of "Qiang Qiang Threesome" were not satisfied that the Hong Kong government was not focusing on defusing the migration wave, reviving Hong Kong's industry, and solving the problem of Vietnamese boat people. On the contrary, at an inopportune time, the political situation in Hong Kong, which had just stabilized, plunged back into turmoil and made euphemistic attacks.

Everyone knows that behind ATV is Li Xuan, and behind Li Xuan can influence a huge electronics manufacturing cluster. The number of Hong Kong people who directly or indirectly rely on this industrial cluster to work and survive may be as high as hundreds of thousands. No one can ignore this emerging force.

Li Xuan naturally did not want to get directly involved in the wrestling between China and Britain, but the turmoil in Hong Kong would indeed damage the overall interests of the Eastern bloc. For example, after the signing of the Hong Kong agreement between China and the UK, the UK has made it clear that it has no intention of granting British citizenship and the right of abode to Hong Kong people.

This directly sparked panic among some Hong Kongers who were skeptical of China's mainland government, which in turn triggered an increasing wave of immigration in Hong Kong society. Since the beginning of the year, there have been employees within the Eastern Group. Resignation due to immigration abroad has caused a lot of disruption to the development of the entire company.

The Legislative Council election triggered a confrontation between China and the United Kingdom, which further deepened the unrest in Hong Kong society, which is naturally not in the interests of the Eastern Bloc.

"Your Excellency the Governor, I have always believed that television stations, as public communication agencies, should retain the right to speak freely and impartially without outside interference. Therefore, whether it is for the ATV Group in Hong Kong or the NBC broadcaster in the United States, although I am the main investor behind the scenes, I have never used my personal opinion to sway the independent judgment of journalists!" Li Xuan said with a smile to the somewhat thankful Hong Kong Governor in front of him.

Youde gently expressed his dissatisfaction with Asia Satellite TV's recent position to Li Xuan, but Li Xuan used a sentence that the media has freedom of public opinion to clear his relationship. As a senior politician, even if you disagree with Li Xuan's righteous and awe-inspiring posture now, he will never refute this kind of issue. The protection of freedom of opinion is one of the most important cornerstones of Western democracy-based society.

"Mr. Li Xuan, I have invited you to be a guest today, I want to hear the views of the business community on Hong Kong's political reform?" the two chatted as they strolled through the gardens of the Governor's Palace, and Youde continued to say with a smile.

"Your Excellency the Governor, I have no objection to promoting the democratization of Hong Kong society, but Hong Kong is now in a sensitive transitional period. I hope that the Hong Kong government should communicate effectively with the Chinese government in advance when it launches various major issues.

Only when the two sides reach an understanding will they not intensify the contradictions and cause social turmoil in Hong Kong! The democratic-sovereign principle is to ensure that the long-term interests of every citizen are not harmed, but it should not be at the expense of harming everyone's current interests!" Li Xuan said undeniably.

In fact, the Hong Kong government also invited Li Xuan and Han Peng, the former president of the Oriental Group, who was a member of the Legislative Council, to represent the industrial and commercial functional sectors in the election of the new Legislative Council, but they have politely refused.

The original members of the Legislative Council were only a symbolic honorary political position. But after this reform, the Legislative Council will be given more real power, and Li Xuan and Han Peng naturally do not need to end up in person.

With the endorsement and recommendation of Li Xuan, the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, the seat of the Legislative Council reserved for the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce will be won by Lu Qintian, the boss of Lu's Electronics Company. In addition, Huang Xizhao, chairman of ATV Group, will also run as one of the candidates in the media sector, and has a good chance of being elected.

Li Xuan ostensibly criticized the Legislative Council election through Asia Television, but in fact he did not give up his layout. Now that the Hong Kong government has promoted it, this indirect election of the Legislative Council has become imperative.

If it were to be shelved simply because of China's opposition, the Hong Kong government's prestige would be severely damaged, and the "Green Paper on Representative Government" would be instantly wasted.

However, in the face of fierce public criticism, the pressure on the Hong Kong authorities is not small. Especially after a neutral faction like Li Xuan, who is seen by everyone, seems to have expressed his opposition, everyone will definitely have greater doubts about whether the time is ripe for the Hong Kong government's choice.

Therefore, it is necessary for the Hong Kong authorities to do more work to persuade these opposing voices. In fact, before inviting Li Xuan to the Governor's Palace for luncheon today, Youde had already made an appointment to meet with the president of the Xinhua branch in Hong Kong yesterday. He hoped that after the Legislative Council elections, he would personally go to Beijing to explain to the top level of the Chinese government.

"Hon Chung recently submitted a proposal to the Chief Secretary for Administration, hoping to use the Tin Shui Wai plot in Yuen Long District in the western New Territories for industrial development and set up a dedicated electronics industrial park!" said Youde abruptly changing the subject.

A smile flashed in Li Xuan's eyes, and he knew that the meat scene he was looking forward to was coming. Politics is an art of compromise, and Li Xuan has no intention of acting as a vanguard against the Legislative Council election, but rather uses it in exchange for some benefits.

"In fact, Sir Chung and I have discussed this issue many times, and we both feel that Hong Kong's industry is in a critical period of upgrading and transformation, and the government needs to come forward to provide appropriate support and guidance! Yuen Long is far away from the urban area, and it is one of the most economically backward areas in Hong Kong except for the outlying islands.

If the electronics industrial park is located there, it can promote the development of the entire western part of the New Territories. Most of the land in the Tin Shui Wai block is already in the hands of the Hong Kong government, and choosing the industrial park there can also reduce land disputes with residents in the New Territories!" Li Xuan unabashedly expressed his agreement.

In fact, discerning people know that the Tianshuiwei Electronic Industrial Park project is actually vigorously promoted by the Oriental Group behind it.

"If the Hong Kong government really intends to set up an electronics industrial park in Tin Shui Wai, the Oriental Semiconductor Company, a subsidiary of the Oriental Group, is willing to invest in Asia's largest chip packaging and testing factory in Tin Shui Wai! Now that the confidence of the Hong Kong society has been shaken again because of the issue of the right to live in the United Kingdom, the Oriental Group is willing to cooperate with the Hong Kong Government to boost morale!" Li Xuan further set his own price.

The British, though unwilling to hand over a truly prosperous Hong Kong to China, have begun to mix sand with all sorts of things. But it also does not want to see Hong Kong society fall back into the same chaotic situation as it did in previous years. Because this is not only related to the face of the British Empire, but also affects the withdrawal of British capital from Hong Kong! (To be continued......