The year 1983 is approaching.

Although Hong Kong's economy is not in a good mood this year, some enterprises related to Zhang Shaojie have not been affected.

On the contrary, Baolong, Ming Pao, Tianxia, Longteng, ATV and other companies exchanged a large amount of foreign exchange in advance, avoiding the loss of Hong Kong dollar depreciation, and also improving the company's strength in disguise.

In addition, Zhang Shaojie took a stake in the promising Sun Hung Kai Securities Company to share the huge benefits of the future development of Hong Kong's financial industry.

Established the "Shaojie Fund", bought the stocks of Hutchison Whampoa, Sun Hung Kai Properties, HSBC and other outstanding companies.

In the real estate industry, Zhang Shaojie has also invested in two major projects, Kowloon Longteng Film and Television City and Central Longteng Building.

Longteng Film and Television City in Kowloon Bay has invested HK$300 million and is constantly under construction. This film and television city mainly provides the streets, city walls, gardens and other scenes required for costume dramas. There are a lot of Baolong Film Company and ATV costume dramas, and it is necessary to have such a film and television base.

Zhang Shaojie, the Dragon Tower in Central, is also ready to spend HK$1.5 billion to build a twin building. According to the plan, the floor height will be 50 meters, and the total construction area will reach 250,000 square meters. After completion, in addition to providing Hong Kong Xiaobawang, Longteng Company, ORD Technology and other companies for office. More than half of the offices can be rented out for profit.

Longteng Building is expected to take 3 years to complete, with an average annual prepayment of 500 million yuan. According to Zhang Shaojie's current income and expenditure ability, he can fully afford it without building an unfinished building.

The backbone of Zhang Shaojie's major enterprises also visited the two construction sites of Longteng Film and Television City and Longteng Building.

Just looking at the two huge construction sites, many employees have felt that Zhang Shaojie's financial resources are abundant, and he has reached the level of Hong Kong's first-class rich.

"I don't know who despises real estate developers all day long, and in the end, I became a real estate developer!" Anita Mui watched Zhang Shaojie running around the two major construction sites all day long, and couldn't help but quip.

Zhang Shaojie said with a smile: "I am forced to be helpless, whether it is operating science and technology, culture, it is a high-risk industry." Real estate, on the other hand, is both highly profitable and low-risk. As long as it is not as radical as Jianing Real Estate and Land Company, the moderate acquisition of land and building buildings, and the profits obtained by renting out are really like a trickle, and the income is guaranteed by drought and flood. ”

"Well, I only hope that in the future you will be able to remember your conscience and charge a little less rent. So that many people who are not wealthy will not sleep on the streets. Anita Mui said.

Zhang Shaojie was stunned for a moment and said: "This is a commercial real estate, office building, and film and television city. As for the housing, I'm not interested. ”

Although housing is a market, it is actually much larger than commercial real estate. The area of housing sold every year is several times more than that of office buildings and façade houses. However, the rent that can be charged by commercial real estate represented by office buildings and storefront stores is obviously much higher than the rent of housing.

"However, in the future, one day, the territory of my cultural and media empire will be completed. I will build many, many houses and rent them to the poor at a low price. We will also donate money to build a lot of free schools to help children who cannot afford to go to school to enjoy a good basic education. It is also necessary to build a cheap hospital, so that people can enjoy cheap and beautiful medical care," Zhang Shaojie said excitedly.

"I will write down your words and keep reminding you in the future!" Anita Mui chuckled.

At the end of ————————————, Ni Kuang and Yishu suddenly came to visit.

"Shaojie, this 'Diligent Writers Foundation' is getting worse and worse!" Ni Kuang frowned and said, "It's not that I'm too busy, it's that some writers are too angry!" ”

"How?" Zhang Shaojie was stunned.

"You see, according to our plan, as long as the writer works hard to write 100,000 words a month, regardless of the quality of the manuscript, we can give him a reward of 1,000 yuan, and give him money for half a year. After half a year, if he can't make a living from words, we can send an editor to guide him. However, more than 100 writers applied last year, and fewer and fewer applications followed. Most writers who swear that they can be diligent and persistent, but few of them end up writing for two or three months. In the end, a total of 25 people persevered until six months," Ni Kuang said.

Yishu also added: "Yes! Poor people have their own hate, they don't even have the most basic perseverance, how can they succeed? Ordinary office workers can also work 10 hours a day. Even if you write slowly, you can only write 500 words an hour, and it only takes 6 hours a day, which is enough for 100,000 words a month. But if a writer can't even work 6 hours a day, it really makes people feel like they can't help Adou! ”

"I think there is a little flaw in the support policy of this foundation! After all, just giving money is very difficult to create a writer's creation**. The writer group, in addition to money, is more about the pursuit of recognition and fame! Purely subsidy, it is better to publish more books, or run more magazines, and provide more people to contribute. Useful manuscripts are accepted, and useless manuscripts are rejected. Ni Kuang said very resolutely.

"You mean to shut down the Foundation?" Zhang Shaojie frowned.

Ni Kuang said: "No, the Foundation doesn't stop!" In my opinion, the Foundation should set up a magazine. Excellent writers' manuscripts are published in magazines, and they are paid more generously than subsidies. Let their manuscripts get published and get paid is the king! ”

"Sister Yishu, what do you mean?" Zhang Shaojie said.

"I agree with my brother too! However, I suggest that the Foundation's magazines can be maintained by selling them for free, earning income from magazine advertising, and subsidizing them by the Foundation. Yishu said.

"For free?" Zhang Shaojie frowned and said, "It's really free, how much can advertising earn back?" ”

"Hehe, isn't this you Zhang Shaojie? If you sponsor more every year, you will be able to compensate for the financial loss of the funding! Ni Kuang said.

Zhang Shaojie said: "Okay, I sponsor 5 million Hong Kong dollars every year. ”

After obtaining Zhang Shaojie's consent, the Diligent Writers Foundation began to change its policy. In the past, in addition to providing diligent subsidies to writers who thought they could not make money, they also opened up channels for magazine publication.

The Foundation's magazine is called "Diligence"!

Obviously, this magazine is to encourage writers to work diligently. The thickness of the monthly magazine "Diligence" will reach an unprecedented 1,000 pages.

Since the thickness reaches 1,000 pages, the cost is also as high as 7 yuan per copy.

Each issue will feature 1.6 million articles and up to 2,000 magazine ads.

The minimum monthly rent for each magazine advertisement is HK$50 and the maximum is HK$1,000.

The magazine is given away for free, and the advertising is also a small profit. This is also the hope that "Diligence" magazine will achieve social repercussions as soon as possible.

When Zhang Shaojie told the purpose of "Diligence" magazine to Ming Pao, Tianxia and other companies, he won the strong support of the two major enterprises.

In newspapers and periodicals such as "Ming Pao" and "Anime Boy", "Diligence" advertised for free, and many businesses also began to learn about the cheap advertising space of "Diligence" magazine.

All of a sudden, Hong Kong's small shops, shopping malls, real estate developers, factory owners, magazines, film companies, and newspapers and periodicals also negotiated advertising business.

"Diligence" magazine received an advertising order of HK$400,000 before it was launched. Based on these orders, the first issue of Diligence is ready to spend HK$700,000 to issue 100,000 copies of the magazine.

"Free to distribute for the benefit of readers! Pay your manuscript and encourage your writers! We're going to make a maverick magazine! This is the advertising slogan of "Diligence".

Sure enough, after the news of "Diligent" magazine spread. Many low-level writers have felt a boost in spirit. In fact, in addition to the financial support of making ends meet, writers also want to be famous.

In the past, the "Diligent Writers Foundation" was able to give some low-level writers financial help. However, these writers, whose works could not be published, still cannot be published after receiving subsidies. After the dream of becoming famous has not been realized, I can only receive a subsidy to maintain my life, and I can't help but be discouraged.

And after the appearance of "Diligence" magazine, the subsidy is still the same.

And some qualified writers, their manuscripts have begun to be published in "Diligence", which inevitably makes some writers feel that there is a glimmer of hope for the future.

A teahouse where writers in Hong Kong often meet.

Writer Xiao Li said excitedly: "Hehe, Brother Xiao Wang, recently "Diligence" sent me a manuscript fee! In the past, I gave funds to diligent writers for 6 months, sent manuscripts, and applied for subsidies. Originally, it was just a subsidy of 6,000 yuan. I never thought that my work would be published. However, a few days ago, "Diligence" sent me a contract, and after signing it, it gave me a remuneration of 20 yuan for 1,000 words. 600,000 words, how to say, is also 12,000 Hong Kong dollars. What's more, there is also the hope of being published in a magazine! ”

Xiao Wang said disdainfully: ""Diligence" also gave me more than 20,000 Hong Kong dollars for the manuscript. 40 yuan for 1,000 words, much higher than you! ”

"Envy, jealousy, hatred!" Xiao Li exaggerated.

In fact, there are more than 20 writers who have received invitations from "Diligence". Of course, not all manuscripts can be published, and the journal will also screen the quality of the manuscript slightly.

It's just that the quality is slightly looser than that of ordinary magazines, and as long as you have a certain amount of writing skills and the plot is relatively smooth, you can basically publish it.

At present, the manuscript of "Diligence" has reached 3 million words, which is enough for two issues of the magazine. "Diligence" does not pay too much attention to writing and style, but recruits talents, and if you can write to the level of ordinary people, it is enough to publish, which is a hotbed for cultivating writing talents!

(To be continued)