Chapter 155: Ming Pao Changes Hands (I)
When Wang Jie contacted him through the agent of CAA company Tom Hanks, Tom Hanks was very excited, but Tom Hanks still made a request, that is, the story that happened in the film must be a real thing. Wang Jie gave a certain guarantee to this, and handed over the script of "Forrest Gump" to Tom Hanks through Naomi Woz, Tom Hanks read the script and signed the performance agreement on the spot, and did not ask for too much remuneration, because he knew what kind of honor it would bring to his acting career if the film was successful.
Jenny Cullen Wang Jie found Demi Moore to play, because this time and space does not have the bonus of "People and Ghosts", she is still a "milky school" actor, far less famous than the original time and space. Deng Taylor Wang Jie still chose Gary Sinis, this guy is a rare and powerful actor. Forrest Gump's mother, Wang Jie, contacted Sally Field in the original version, as a former actress, how much can add a lot to the cast of "Forrest Gump". Bubba Wang Jie found Denzel HSD, Denzel ยท HSD agreed without thinking about it, on the one hand, he had just become famous at this time and urgently needed good works to improve his coffee position, and on the other hand, being able to establish a relationship with Wang Jie, a Hollywood tycoon, would bring benefits to all aspects in the future.
Wang Jie handed over the preliminary preparations of the crew to the producer Audrey Hepburn, the original time and space Hepburn should have passed away next year, but this time and space Audrey Hepburn not only looks like a girl in all aspects of her body, but also has just practiced the Xuannu skill to the third layer, and it is not a problem to live more than 100 years. Wang Jie and Li Cheng came to Xiangjiang.
On November 20, Wang Jie met with the scum Yong who came to negotiate at Villa No. 1 in the mid-levels.
The news of his intention to retire came two years ago on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the founding of Ming Pao, when he suddenly announced his resignation from the post of president at the newspaper celebration tea party, leaving only the chairman of the board of directors of Ming Pao.
As soon as this news came out, more than 10 consortia came to negotiate the acquisition of Jin Yong's shares. Those who want to buy Ming Pao include: Liang Botao, the owner of the Hong Kong acquisition of the Baifuler Group, Zheng Jinghan, the founder of the Hong Kong version of Playboy, the British newspaper tycoon Maxwell, Hong Kong's chief chaebol Li Ka-shing, Jardine Matheson, Australian media tycoon Murdoch, the major shareholder of the South China Morning Post, Mei Duo, RB Tokuma Bookstore, and Yu Pinghai, the general manager of Zhicai Company.
But two years have passed, and the scumbag still hasn't sold "Ming Pao", and he doesn't even bother to ask for a price.
Not only that, but the Ming Pao Group even went public a few months ago. The scumbag shouted retirement and listed the company in his hand, which made outsiders even more confused.
After hitting a wall, many acquisition teams have dismissed the idea of acquiring "Ming Pao", because it is not a matter of money at all, and the scumbag's mind is to find a suitable successor to carry forward the spirit of "Ming Pao".
This heir must be young and promising, and he must also be appreciated by Jin Yong, and be consistent with Jin Yong's newspaper philosophy.
After the withdrawal of the consortium and the tycoons, there was one person who persevered, and that was Yu Pinghai, a consultant at RB Tokuma Bookstore.
He started as a phoenix man studying in Canada, and after returning to Hong Kong, he worked as an editor and columnist for Hong Kong Economic Journal and Financial Daily. Six years ago, Yu Pinghai persuaded his friends to invest 800,000 yuan to establish a Zhicai Consulting Management Company, and he was the only one in the entire company, from the general manager to the staff. In just two years, Yu Pinghai successfully listed Zhicai Company, and its market value soared to 600 million Hong Kong dollars.
Although 600 million Hong Kong dollars is a lot, it is only a small amount of money compared to any chaebol who wants to buy Ming Pao. What's more, Yu Pinghai is just the general manager of that listed company, and the real major shareholder is his partner friend.
But Yu Pinghai is the most promising person to take over "Ming Pao", he has been coaxing the scum Yong to be happy for the past two years, accompanying the scumbag Yong to watch plays, play chess, eat hairy crabs, and talk about the ideal of running a newspaper. In addition, Yu Pinghai looks a little like the dead son of the scumbag, the relationship between the two is very harmonious, and he even moves around during the New Year's holidays, he is now almost equivalent to the godson of the scumbag.
It's a pity that no matter how hard Pinghai tries, this time and space to meet Wang Jie, a traverser, is considered his bad luck, at the end of last year, Wang Jie asked Liang Shuyi to hand over a document to the scumbag, after reading the document, the slag Yong will be driven out of the mansion in Pinghai on the same day, which caused a sensation in the entire Xiangjiang at that time. In fact, there is nothing else in the document, it is some of Yu Pinghai's life deeds, some of which are specially marked by the red pen:
In December 1978, Yu Pinghai was fined for stealing $200 from a Canadian department store in a Canadian department store.
In August 1979, while studying in Canada, Yu Pinghai was sentenced to two years in prison with one day in prison and actually served four months on seven counts of fraudulently signing other people's checks, stealing credit cards, and possessing firearms without a license......
The anger of the scum is easy to understand, because of Yu Pinghai's deliberate flattery, the two of them have been like father and son in the past two years. The scumbag was even ready to sell his shares at a low price, and transferred his life's work "Ming Pao" to Yu Pinghai in batches, and spent a few years to open the way for Yu Pinghai, so that he could smoothly take over the entire Ming Pao Group.
The ideal successor who spent so much effort to find was actually a hypocrite with criminal records such as stealing, stealing credit cards, signing checks, and illegally owning guns, and the scum instantly felt that he had been a fool for two years!
The scum can't imagine that once "Ming Pao" is handed over to Yu Pinghai, what will he do in the end!
In the original time and space, after Yu Pinghai completely took over "Ming Pao", he quickly broke his original promise to run a newspaper to the scumbag, and later sold "Ming Pao". The scum was very angry about this, but there was nothing he could do, he could only regret that he didn't know anyone.
The relationship between Wang Jie and Zha Yong is not bad, and Zha Yong also appreciates Wang Jie's talent, especially Wang Jie's "Song of Ice and Fire", and Zha Yong also wrote an article in "Ming Pao" to give praise and recommendation.
The cultural people in Xiangjiang have more or less had a relationship with Ming Pao. Therefore, in Hong Kong's cultural and publishing circles, the scum has the status of "helper". Lin Shanmu, the owner of Hong Kong Economic Journal, joined Ming Pao in the 1960s, first as a data clerk in the reference room, and was appreciated by Jin Yong and sent to the United Kingdom to study finance, and then served as the deputy editor-in-chief of Ming Pao Evening News, and later established Hong Kong Economic Journal on his own, becoming the godfather of Hong Kong economics. Han Zhongxuan, the current editor-in-chief of Cheng Pao, and Jiang Zhinan, a novelist, were both former editors of Ming Pao. Zhang Junmo, who was once popular for his prose, is a reporter for Ming Pao. Wang Shiyu, who founded the "New Night Post" and later edited "Ming Pao", used to be a proofreader and manuscript delivery student of "Ming Pao". Hu Juren joined the "Ming Pao Monthly". Female writer Yishu also worked as an entertainment reporter at Ming Pao. In the future, Dong Qiao, the president of "Apple Daily", and Tao Jie, the chief writer of "Oriental Daily", all worked and fought in "Ming Pao".
For years, Ming Pao has been competing with Hu Xian's Sing Tao Daily and Ma Brothers' Oriental Daily for Hong Kong readers. The scum Yong is very confident, and he often says to people: "Hu Xian inherited a large inheritance, and I was a poor boy when I came to Xiangjiang from Huhai." Hu Xian is respected in Hong Kong, but he is even more admired โ during his tenure as chairman, Ming Pao gradually became one of the most influential newspapers in Hong Kong. Some people have likened it to the "Times" of Hong Kong, whose prediction and analysis of the current situation in China are incomparable to those of other newspapers. "Ming Pao Monthly" is the most literati publication in the Chinese world, and its care for Greater China is well received by Chinese people all over the world.
Whether it is in mainland China, Bay Island, or overseas, whether in political or cultural circles, "Ming Pao" has maintained a great influence (especially during the period when the scumbags were in charge). The editorials of the scumbags have also been highly valued by high-level politicians and cultural figures in the Chinese mainland, Wandao, and Xiangjiang.