After Ma Rongcheng's return, Tianxia Publishing Company is officially on the right track. The registered capital of the company of 1 million Hong Kong dollars is really not a small amount in this era!

It must be known that in the later 80s, Taiwan's famous PC game company "Daewoo Information" was founded with only 3 employees and a registered capital of NT$1 million, which was converted into Hong Kong dollars, only 250,000 Hong Kong dollars!

Cultural enterprises such as comics, games, and so on. The core competitiveness is not to compete who is richer and more powerful, but to compete for talent!

A small number of outstanding talents can quickly develop an obscure small company into a first-class large enterprise in the industry!

With her novels, Qiong Yao can support a film company. With his brush, Wong Yuk Lang can monopolize the majority of the Hong Kong comic market.

Zhang Shaojie believes that Ma Rongcheng is not inferior to Huang Yulang!

After 30 painters were settled. Every day, Ma Rongcheng tutors these painters with certain art skills the basic knowledge of comics.

In addition, Ma Rongcheng is also drawing a good sub-shot, training these people to act as his assistants, according to Ma Rongcheng's requirements, some people draw backgrounds, some people draw characters, and finally Ma Rongcheng coloring the comics.

In this era, most of the comics in this book were black and white comics.

The mainstream of Hong Kong comics was originally black and white comics, but in order to resist the strong comics. Hong Kong comics can only use color comics, and there is a difference between this comic!

After the use of color painting, Hong Kong comic book fans are really more satisfied with the quality and style of Hong Kong comics, and Hong Kong local comic readers have abandoned this comic and moved to Hong Kong comics.

Although half of the comics in the Hong Kong comic market are black and white comics, because the labor cost and printing cost of black and white comics are lower.

However, Ma Rongcheng decided to start the reputation of "Chinese Heroes", and naturally decided to use more expensive color comics.

―――――――――― Commonwealth Publishing Company.

There is only Ma Rongcheng as the main writer, but there are 32 comic assistants. With the addition of administrative staff, the company has reached more than 40 people. The monthly office consumption is 30,000 Hong Kong dollars, and the salary of employees is 50,000 yuan.

The inaugural issue of "Chinese Heroes" is ready to be published in 10,000 copies, and the printing cost is 30,000 Hong Kong dollars. Such a cost means that the HK$1 million capital of Tianxia Publishing Company can only support half a year.

Within half a year, Zhang Shaojie will not invest a penny in Tianxia Publishing Company. Because, now Baolong Film Company's "The Legend of Datang Double Dragon" movie is in hot production.

Tsui Hark has been open to spending money on filming, and now it seems that the shooting cost alone is 5 million yuan, and 7 million yuan is the minimum. As for the movie special effects of Industrial Light & Magic, Zhang Shaojie has prepared the worst plan for 40 million Hong Kong dollars.

Now Zhang Shaojie's bank account only has 14 million Hong Kong dollars in cash, if you take the overseas box office dividends of "Modern Bodyguard" and the manuscript fee of the novel "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty", Zhang Shaojie's book cash can be up to 30 million within half a year, of course, there are stocks worth 5 million Hong Kong dollars in the stock market, but those stocks, Zhang Shaojie is not a last resort, they are all held for a long time, not sold!

HSBC and Hutchison Whampoa can be said to be the most valuable investments in the Hong Kong stock market in the next 20 years. If the investment of 5 million does not increase to more than 1 billion, Zhang Shaojie is reluctant to sell. Not to mention, Zhang Shaojie has already made up his mind to outperform Buffett's average rate of return in this long-term holding - to put on a halo of a stock god, and it will not be in vain to be reborn.

So

An additional 15 million must be earned within a few months to ensure that it will not affect the filming and post-production of "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty".

"I have decided to release the inaugural issue of "Chinese Heroes" on September 10!" Ma Rongcheng asked Zhang Shaojie for advice, "What do you think?" ”

Zhang Shaojie said: "I can sponsor 50,000 yuan to advertise in Ming Pao!" ”

Ma Rongcheng said gratefully: "Let you break the bank again!" ”

Zhang Shaojie said disapprerovingly: "What kind of expense, I also occupy half of the shares of the company!" ”

――――――――――――――――― "The Rise of Great Powers" serialized in "Ming Pao", three articles have been completed in Portugal, Spain, and the Netherlands, and the British chapter is about to begin, and readers have almost heard the roar of the industrial revolution and the era of big machines!

The Portuguese ushered in the Age of Discovery.

The Spaniards started the colonial era.

The Dutch, on the other hand, had a financial revolution and a business revolution.

However, Portugal, Spain, and the Netherlands had already declined by the time of the Opium Wars, and Chinese intellectuals did not attach much importance to such countries.

Britain is different, not to mention that Britain once operated the world's largest colonial territory, but what is even more important is that Britain's "industrial revolution" has contributed to the rapid development of the whole world!

Today, the British colonies have been read successively, the status of the British pound as an international currency has been replaced by the US dollar, and the center of gravity of the world's science and technology and industry has also shifted to the United States.

Even so, Britain still has a huge influence in the world, and now Britain has ended its direct colonial rule over Canada, India, Australia, and other countries.

However, these former colonial countries are still nominally part of the British Commonwealth, and the British consortium enjoys various economic and political preferences in some of the above-mentioned countries, and in this way, Britain still enjoys a large number of benefits left over from the colonial era, but this kind of interest is not as simple and crude as the direct "military colonization, plundering of resources, and dumping of goods" in the past.

What makes the Chinese deeply remember is that in modern history, Britain was the first country to use opium and "ship and cannon sharpness" to blast open the door of China's pen, and people still remember the opium dealers hundreds of years ago!

Moreover, during the Opium War, Hong Kong, which was cut off by the British, has not yet been returned.

The readers of "Ming Pao" have paid great attention to Zhang Shaojie's serialization in the UK!

It is directly manifested in the sales and distribution of Ming Pao.

By the end of August, the circulation of Ming Pao had jumped to 220,000 copies.

In early September, after the British chapter of "The Rise of a Great Power" was serialized, the circulation of "Ming Pao" increased by more than 10,000 copies a day, and the circulation continued to increase to 300,000 copies, setting a record for newspaper sales in Hong Kong!

"I heard that not only Hong Kong intellectuals read Ming Pao, but even in China there have begun to have subscribers to Ming Pao, and the colonial authorities in Hong Kong are also reading Ming Pao!" Zhang Shaojie said happily, "Teacher, do you think that so many readers pay attention to the publication of the physical book "The Rise of a Great Power", it shouldn't hit the streets, right? ”

Jin Yong shook his head and smiled: "You kid, you have been in the money eye all day long!" ”

Zhang Shaojie shouted and said: "Teacher, this is also a last resort, "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" is a money-burning thing!" Those Americans who play computer CG special effects spend at least one or two hundred thousand a day! ”

Jin Yong quipped: "Then why did you have a whimsical idea to ask those losers in the United States to help you spend money?" ”

Zhang Shaojie said depressedly: "The past is unbearable, don't mention it!" I'm already on a thief ship, and I have to wait until the movie is over to catch my breath! ”

"Do you want me to lend you some cash?" Jin Yong said.

"Not now, I'll make my own money, and I'll put some pressure on myself!" Zhang Shaojie said, "I plan to publish "The Rise of Great Powers". Write a science fiction novel now, no longer serialize it in the newspapers, and send it directly to the physical publishing department of Ming Pao for distribution! ”

"Science fiction, which one are you playing?" Jin Yong was also stunned.

Zhang Shaojie smiled bitterly: "The Rise of a Great Power" is a social science article, just write one to gain market reputation. Writing too much doesn't get any better. Therefore, if you want to make money in the short term, it is better to rely on novels! ”

"Why don't you write about martial arts?" Jin Yong was a little strange, ""The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" has proven that your martial arts are very popular in the current market! ”

Zhang Shaojie had no choice but to smile bitterly: "No! "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" is still on sale, if I write another book with a similar theme, it is to grab the market by myself and myself, I am not so stupid! Therefore, writing a science fiction book to attract science fiction readers who don't watch martial arts is the king! ”

Jin Yong smiled when he heard this: "Okay, since you write science fiction, I also support it!" However, I don't understand science fiction, so I won't help you review it! ”

Zhang Shaojie nodded in understanding.

_______________ Yanjing.

In the autumn breeze.

Chief Deng sat at his desk, on which there was ink, paper, pens, and a copy of Ming Pao that had just been published!

At present, Guangdong Province has become the largest subscriber to Ming Pao, and after ordering 5,000 copies of Ming Pao, in addition to reading and studying "The Rise of a Great Power" by the political axe organs in Guangdong Province, the newspaper will be sent to Yanjing and other provinces across the country through the postal system.

In this era, the transportation system was not as occupied by a large number of part-time jobs, tourism, and massive commodity logistics as in later generations. Although the capacity of the train is far less than that in 30 years, it will only take three to five days to send mail from Guangzhou to Yanjing if it is an express delivery.

The "Rise of a Great Power" of "Ming Pao" is more efficient because it is designated by Zhongnanhai, and within two days, a commissioner will send 100 copies of "Ming Pao" to the leaders of Yanjing.

"Look, how is this Zhang Shaojie written! From Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands to England! The Spaniards learned the lessons of Portugal and carried them forward. The Dutch not only learned from the two powers, but also combined with the actual situation of their own country, the Netherlands was originally a manufacturing country, but turned into a troika of navigation, trade, and finance developed at the same time. A small country has become the most economically developed country in Europe! ”

However, the Dutch military strength and industrial base are too weak, and the political and military turmoil in European countries will cause the Dutch to lose heavy financial investment. In terms of trade, trade barriers have been erected in other countries, which has caused setbacks for both the Dutch to import and export goods. The setbacks in finance and trade caused the Dutch navigation business to shrink significantly, which eventually led to the Netherlands having no development stamina in modern history! ”

Chief Deng said with great interest: "Zhang Shaojie commented that the British are more pragmatic!" After observing the advantages and disadvantages of the development of the first three countries, they took a fancy to the advantage that their own country's labor costs were lower than those of European countries, and vigorously developed industry. In this way, the goods produced in Britain were cheaper, replacing the industrial products of the Netherlands and other countries. ”

"Low labour costs were the UK's biggest advantage at the time. If the UK only satisfies this advantage, it will undoubtedly be replaced by countries with lower labor costs! Therefore, Britain vigorously advocated the development of science and technology, industry, and the protection of creativity and invention! Industry and science and technology promote each other, and the protection of the inventor's patent rights, patents can obtain benefits, can promote more factory owners, inventors, willing to innovate, invent! Therefore, the development of British science and technology began to change with each passing day, surpassing all European countries, because Britain has more and more scientific and technological content, and can produce products that other countries cannot produce. More and more technology is unique to the UK, so the UK is the first truly developed country in the world! Zhang Shaojie believes that the essence of developed countries is not that they have money and resources, but that they have a large number of industries and science and technology that other countries cannot have, and this is where the competitiveness of developed countries lies."

Zhang Baozhong, Chief Deng's secretary, said with a smile: "Zhang Shaojie, is this exaggerating the scientific and technological advantages of developed countries? ”

Chief Deng shook his head and said, "No, no, no!" It's not that simple! Zhang Shaojie's article stance is calm and neutral. Writing about the rise of so many great powers, he praised where he should praise and scolded where he should scold. For example, the cruelty of industrialization in Britain is beyond the cliché of 'sheep eating people'. He writes that in factories in Portugal, workers work 10 hours. At the beginning of the development of the British industry, workers had to work 14~16 hours, and the number of workers was not enough. Brutal exploitation made the mortality rate of workers, especially child laborers, much higher than in other industries. In fact, it was precisely because of the cruelty of capitalism that it led to the birth of [***]! ”

"If it is just a criticism, what Marx and Engels wrote is specific enough!" Secretary Zhang couldn't help but be a little unconvinced that the 17-year-old Zhang Shaojie was actually recognized by the chief.

Chief Deng said: "You are still not convinced by Zhang Shaojie!" He is reasonable, and not only analyzes the history of the past, but also puts forward a lot of forward-looking suggestions for the future! ”

In the British chapter, he pointed out some valuable things in Britain's development path, which are most worthy of reference for China at this time. For example, we should take advantage of the fact that China's industrial base is better than that of developing countries and that of developed countries in terms of lower labor costs. Vigorously develop labor-intensive industries.

The prescription he gave to China was that the first step was to keep the RMB exchange rate stable, attract foreign investment, and develop manufacturing to meet domestic demand. In the second step, industrial output will gradually rise, and the depreciation of the renminbi will be greatly reduced, and the exchange rate between the renminbi and the US dollar will be depreciated to the exchange rate of 8.25:1 in one go, and through the depreciation of the renminbi, we will further increase the advantage of low labor costs, promote the export of manufacturing industry, and further expand the scale of industry.

Finally, the renminbi may be forced to appreciate due to international pressure. At that time, it was to vigorously improve scientific and technological innovation, cultural innovation, and upgrade the industry. This has enabled our country to enter the ranks of quasi-developed countries. He said that through policy support, China's steel, home appliances, cement, automobiles, and other traditional industries have surpassed the United States in terms of production capacity to rank first in the world, and there is no difficulty. What is difficult is to increase the number of technological patents for domestic industry and science and technology. The battle for the number of technology patents and standards is the core competitiveness of national industry and science and technology in the future! Without mastering patents and core technologies, no matter how much output you have, you can only be an industrial power and not an industrial power! ”

In addition, Comrade Zhang Shaojie also believes that relying on the handouts of developed countries to exchange the market for technology cannot really improve the technological content of their own countries! The scientific and technological content, scientific and technological innovation ability and domestic technical personnel are related to the overall quality! ”

"At this time, the front-line technicians in China's factories were generally junior high school students, and their creativity was insufficient. Through the plan, within 10 years, we can take the first step to increase the average education of skilled workers in our country to a high school education. In another 10 years, the technical work degree will be gradually improved to a college degree. Thirty years later, the skilled workforce is dominated by college and university students, as in developed countries. It is necessary to make full use of China's advantages in human resources and not only develop labor-intensive enterprises. In addition, we continue to mass-produce highly educated workers. When the number of front-line workers and college students exceeds that of developed countries, I begin to have technological innovation capabilities that can be compared with Europe and the United States! ”

When Chief Deng talked about the content of Zhang Zhang Shaojie's book, he seemed to be in high spirits, and every time he talked about it, he couldn't help but praise it.

Zhang Baozhong's heart swelled with turbulent waves.

I have followed the chief for so many years, and I have met countless senior leaders. Among China's leaders, there are many talented people who are engaged in politics, and there are even more people who are capable of fighting wars, and there are also quite a few people who are engaged in industry.

But there are still very few talents like Zhang Shaojie who are appreciated by Chief Deng. Only Comrade Chen Yun, who has been the most powerful in finance and economy in the Republic for so many years, can have Zhang Shaojie's long-term insight.

Chief Deng can't put down Zhang Shaojie's book now, and said with a smile: "I heard that in addition to writing "The Rise of a Great Power", Zhang Shaojie is more famous for writing the martial arts novel "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty". In our reading room, there are no martial arts novels from him! ”

Zhang Baozhong suddenly smiled: "Yes! Comrades working at the Hong Kong Xinhua News Agency mailed 10 episodes of "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" published in Hong Kong. There are many leaders who have borrowed it, and they all said that they can read it! ”

"Really? I'm going to take a look!" Chief Deng's surname is very high-quality.

Chief Deng actually likes to read novels, Jin Yong's martial arts, he has read it all. Later, Jin Yong's novels were lifted in the mainland and allowed to be published, which was also the decision of Chief Deng. The novels that I was fortunate enough to be read by Chief Deng were published in the mainland, which basically cleared the political obstacles!

(To be continued)