Chapter 0865: The Modest Power of the Richest Man in Tang
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The scene of Tang Huan, the world's richest man, and British Prime Minister John Major passing by for the second time, of course, the Western media, with a keen sense of smell, will not let go, and suddenly become the object of jokes or sarcasm in programs such as talk shows and current affairs commentary. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ο½ο½ο½Uο½Eγ ο½ο½ο½ο½
You must know that the tradition of these people will not put any government ~ government leaders and the richest man in the world on the altar, and even the cable news network that "supports Tang" in their bones is no exception.
According to the media, John Major gave Tang Huan two closed doors, and Tang Huan in turn replied that John Major passed by twice, which was a draw; I hope that the two sides will continue to go back and forth, so that everyone can have a lively view.
As far as the current situation is concerned, John Major is under more pressure than Tang Huan.
In addition to the attacks from the opposition forces, the British Conservative ~ Party is also full of contradictions due to differences in attitudes towards the European Community, and debates endlessly as soon as the meeting begins - on this occasion, John Major can flatly deny the previous extramarital affair, but the contradictions with the richest man in Tang can not be ignored.
Admittedly, the dignified British Prime Minister offended the richest man in the world, and it was nothing wrong, but the problem is that it shows John Major's lack of ability to deal with things - it has become an excellent argument that is highly cited.
As for Tang Huan's side, it doesn't matter - if John Major had the ability of Margaret Thatcher, he would have been in the position of prime minister for more than ten years, and he would still consider some room for maneuver. Unfortunately, the other party is not.
I really thought I was so good at it, I would make you look good when the time came!
Mr. The richest man, who doesn't care, sits on his Silicon Valley No. 1 and goes straight to China.
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On July 11, after the East China flood, a press conference on the "Emergency Appeal for Disaster Relief" was held in Beijing.
Chen Hong, Secretary-General of China's International Decade for Disaster Reduction and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of China, briefed Chinese and foreign reporters on the disaster situation and, on behalf of the Chinese government~government, urgently appealed to relevant United Nations agencies, governments~governments of various countries, international organizations, and all relevant parties of the international community to provide humanitarian relief assistance to the disaster-stricken areas of China's two provinces in AHJS.
In just a few days until July 23, the total amount of relief funds raised by Hong Kong ~ Hong Kong reached more than 470 million Hong Kong dollars, and at the same time, donations from Macao~Men exceeded 20 million patacas, and donations from Taiwan~Bay exceeded 3 million US dollars.
Before Tang Huan arrived in China, he commanded Hong Kong-funded enterprises such as Qinhe and DreamWorks; U.S.-funded enterprises, such as Fangyuan Computer; Local businesses. For example, Jianlibao, Bihai Group, etc., have participated in disaster relief activities.
When the richest man arrived in Yanjing, he naturally couldn't be treated like he was when he couldn't enter 10 Downing Street in the UK, and as always, he was met at the highest level and thanked each other.
Hearing that Chen Hong, vice minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs ~ who accompanied him, introduced that it has been found that there are people suffering from intestinal diseases and malaria and other infectious diseases in the disaster area, and a large number of roads, bridges and other facilities are in urgent need of repair, and to complete the above-mentioned disaster relief tasks, more than 200 million US dollars and various materials and equipment are needed - Tang Huan bowed his head slightly and said: "I personally have not had time to contribute to the disaster area, and I have met Minister Chen, and I decided to donate 100 million US dollars in my personal name." β
Chen Hong was afraid that he had heard it wrong, so he didn't dare to answer immediately, but quietly glanced at the prime minister sitting in the main seat, as well as other ministers and directors.
Seeing that it was a little unexpectedly cold, Meng Qingguan, who was sitting next to Tang Huan, said with a smile: "The Chernobyl nuclear accident in 1986, the Armenian earthquake in 1988, and the San Francisco earthquake the year before last...... Didn't Datang lend a helping hand very righteously? Now that I am back at home, of course, I can't be angry with my compatriots! β
After everyone present reacted, they also laughed.
After receiving the prime minister's thanks, Tang Huan turned his head to Chen Hongyun and said calmly: "The money should be fully received within half a month." If Minister Chen still lacks anything, even if he speaks, I will definitely do my best to contribute. β
How dare Chen Hong ask for anything more, the richest man's "modest strength" is really too scary -- Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan have been busy with fundraising for so long, and it is better for the other party's upper lip to touch the lower lip.
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Tang Huan's usual meeting with the Sixth Standing Committee and the elders was naturally smooth, but he was not satisfied, and he could understand the conservative trend towards reform and opening up from his speech.
Meng Qingguan, who was entrusted with building a smooth Sino-Soviet trade route, was also troubled, so he asked Tang Huan in private: "Looking at the development of the situation in the Soviet Union, is this about to end?" β
"The Cold War is over, the Warsaw Pact is over, and the member states are separated from Germany, what can the Soviet Union do?" Tang Huan shook his head.
Following the drastic changes in Eastern Europe, the Warsaw Pact, which had been competing with "NATO" for decades, also fell apart -- on February 25 this year, all military institutions of the Warsaw Pact announced the dissolution of all their military institutions; On July 1, the Warsaw Pact, a 36-year-old military alliance, was formally dissolved in Prague, the capital of Czechoslovakia.
It can be said that "the general trend has gone" is the best portrayal of the Soviet Union, and this speed of decline, in the eyes of Tang Huan, who is intentionally observing, can only be described as shocking.
"So, now the attitude towards reform and opening up ......" Meng Qingguan looked at Tang Huan and sighed, everything was silent.
"Now only great men with political ~ governance responsibilities can break the situation." After Tang Huan said it without hesitation, he waved his hand happily, "After donating the money, my affairs in the mainland will be handled almost completely, it's quite boring, it's better to go to Xiangjiang to relax." β
"You're lucky enough to get a group of reliable people who can help you do it for you, otherwise, you won't be so idle." Meng Qingguan, who had experienced taking the Trans-Siberian Railway to Moscow twice and had suffered a lot of wind and frost, clenched his fists stupidly.
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In this way, Tang Huan left these complicated thoughts, went south out of Beijing, inspected his industry all the way, and arrived in Xiangjiang.
It has just finished a huge fundraising event - "Showbiz Mobilization Forgetfulness Extravaganza", and is currently preparing to make a movie called "The Night Banquet of the Wealthy", trying to absorb all the well-known artists in Hong Kong - including the popular and purple Zhou Xingchi, with an "all-star" lineup to dedicate a work of love.
When Tang Huan arrived, he was just in time for the enthusiasm of these activists, and someone immediately came over to test - can the richest man enjoy his face and participate in it a little?
Then find a role for passer-by-Tang Huan, who has already done countless things, is not bad at such a little effort. By the way, he asked about the dynamics of the film industry in Hong Kong.
Although the Xiangjiang society almost every month has a scene such as a robbery of a gold shop and a jewelry store by a gangster, and a fierce battle with the Xiangjiang police, the film field is quite peaceful, and the miscellaneous fish that pour in understand that there are some rules that cannot be violated, especially with the growth of vested interest groups under the rules, it has also formed a situation where everyone shouts and beats rats on the street.
Of course, this rule only ensures that outsiders will disrupt the order, and it does not prevent Hong Kong filmmakers from creating chaos from withinβfor example, in order to cater to the market, they are keen on restricted films.
When Jiang Zhiqiang reported, he smiled bitterly: "Even Ye Zhiming's sister Ye Yuqing participated in the filming of such a movie, and she is looking for a way here and wants a better schedule." β
"In order to become famous, these smart people just want to take a ride on this trend, anyway, the real meat drama is not their shirtless, but it may have a negative impact on the reputation of Miss Chinese, but there is no way." Tang Huan shook his head noncommittally - how Jiang Zhiqiang should deal with these related households is not in his consideration, and he believes that the other party can handle it properly.
Next, Jiang Zhiqiang said another piece of news, which made Tang Huan frown--Xinyi City is about to close.
"It's a bit difficult, but it's not like that. You know, our overseas market is not badly developed. Tang Huan couldn't help but feel a little frustrated.
Jiang Zhiqiang explained helplessly, "After the Xiangjiang Cinema Group integrates the cinema resources of Xiangjiang, the film companies associated with it still have the support of the bigwigs. But the problem is that Lei Juekun has had problems with his health in the past two years, and his support for Xinyicheng has inevitably weakened; At the same time, Mai Jia and Shi Tian are also a little absent-minded about the movie. So Xinyicheng has come to this point today. β
In fact, the new art city of this time and space is very different from the new art city of the original time and space - in the competition stage before the successful integration of the Xiangjiang Cinema Group, Huang Baiming jumped out and set up his own film company, and the distribution was handed over to the DreamWorks Cinema Line at that time, and the new art city only left Mai Jia and Shi Tian to preside over the situation.
As the overall vision of Hong Kong filmmakers becomes more and more broad, either for personal ambitions or simply to alleviate the economic exploitation suffered, small film companies are becoming more and more pear-blossoming, and even Andy Lau is preparing to set up his own film company-Tianmu Production.
Jiang Zhiqiang continued: "In addition, our overseas expansion has made Mai Jia and Shi Tian reluctantly towards Hong Kong Cinema - I have talked to them in depth that the situation in the RB market has dealt a decisive blow to their confidence - there are so many ways for people there to be entertained, and the popularity of video games alone has overshadowed movies. β
"Smart is mistaken by smart, they are blind, don't they see the potential of the Chinese mainland market?" Tang Huan slapped the table in annoyance, "No wonder it is said that people are too smart, but it is difficult to achieve things." β
"Why don't I bring the two of them over and talk to you?" Jiang Zhiqiang asked tentatively.
"No, they never really got into our circle, so they didn't want to waste that energy." Tang Huan waved his hand, "Lei Juekun's side, I'm going to visit it in person." β
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No one can escape the torture of aging and disease, Tang Huan, who has studied Chinese medicine, when he met Lei Juekun, he "looked" carefully, and knew that the news was true, and the other party's health was indeed not optimistic.
The Lei family, a family that has been in business for generations, naturally has a lot of industries, including buses, real estate, etc., and the investment in movies is often based on serving its own main business, such as advertising hotels and other properties, and compared with real estate and the stock market, the descendants of the Lei family are obviously not interested in the hard-earned money earned from movies.
In other words, the shares held by Lei Juekun are going to become a complete dividend investment.
Tang Huan definitely couldn't let the board structure of the Heung Kong Cinema Group be ruined by Lei Juekun's gap, and he also made arrangements with the other party during the visit.
After coming out of Lei Juekun's house, Tang Huan went to Shao Yifu, who was older, to have a look. This sixth uncle has a way to maintain his health, and his complexion is not known to be many times better than Lei Juekun.
After the greetings, Shao Yifu picked up the first satellite TV license competition in Xiangjiang out of nowhere and made a joke.
"It's not a big deal, the satellite TV license is not such a rare resource, and it has little impact on the layout of the entire satellite TV." Tang Huan didn't care.
This defeat is not that one's side is not competitive enough, but the reasons inside are more complicated. For example, the consideration of avoiding the monopoly of media resources, and Li Bancheng's relationship network are in place.
Shao Yifu sighed and analyzed: "This TV station is backed by the big consortium Changshi and Hutchison, and the impact on TVB and Media Asia TV really can't be taken lightly." β
"In the three major battles and the competition between the two heroes in succession, TVB did not come over unscathed. The first-mover advantage in the industry mastered by the sixth uncle will not give newcomers the opportunity to shake the status of their predecessors. After Tang Huan complimented, he turned to the real purpose of the trip, "The VCD industry has a good prospect, and the Shaw Brothers has more than 1,000 movies in its library. β
When it comes to doing business, Shao Yifu's spirit is even more full. However, he thought about it and did not say anything immediately.
Converting movies from traditional film to emerging discs, this kind of technology from analog to digital, is definitely a unique skill of the Tang IT Kingdom at this stage, and others can't learn it.
After a while, Shao Yifu asked slowly: "Listening to Tang Sheng's meaning, are you going to package and buy all the copyrights of these movies?" β
"That's exactly what I do. In my opinion, Shaw Brothers' work is an important part of the history of Chinese cinema, and my museum has reserved a place for it. As long as the sixth uncle is willing to sell, despite the offer. Tang Huan replied frankly.
? (To be continued.) )