On Monday, January 20, Hutchison International's shares resumed trading, with an opening price of HK$2.62 per share, which was higher than the share price of the directional issuance to Li Hualong, and the closing price of the day was HK$2.54 per share, which shows that investors believe that after Li Hualong takes the helm of Hutchison International, the company's development will get better and better.

In the following trading days, Hutchison International's shares fluctuated around HK$2.5 per share.

On January 25, Li Hualong came to work at the Ming Pao newspaper office, and as soon as he entered the office and sat down, the newspaper's director, Zha Liangyong, came to his office uninvited.

"President Cha, please take a seat, what do you want to drink?" Li Hualong asked with a smile.

"Black tea." Zha Liangyong said with a smile.

Li Hualong personally poured a cup of black tea for Zha Liangyong, and when he poured the tea, Zha Liangyong smiled and said: "Boss, now many shareholders are very interested in your entry into Hutchison International, can you accept an interview with your own newspaper and return to a few questions?" ”

The problem? “

"That's it." Zha Liangyong handed the document in his hand to Li Hualong.

Li Hualong took the document, glanced at it a few times, and shook his head with a smile: "There are a few questions that are very sharp." ”

"The sharper the question, the more it will attract the reader's attention."

"Who came up with these questions?" Li Hualong asked curiously.

"Several people thought about it together." Zha Liangyong smiled, "I didn't participate. ”

"Ugh!" Li Hualong pondered for a moment, "I can't answer all the questions. There are a few questions that I really can't answer, to tell the truth, I'm afraid that others will criticize me, and if I don't tell the truth, that's to deceive the reader. ”

"Questions you can answer, put a check box at the front. No, make a cross. When you answer a question, the reporter notes what you say. Before the article is published, you should read it again, and if you are not satisfied, you should revise it. ”

"It's good to have a newspaper under your own umbrella." Li Hualong nodded with a smile, took a sip of tea, and asked, "Is there anything big in the newspaper recently?" ”。

"It's not a big deal."

"Have you written a new novel?". Li Hualong asked with a smile.

Li Hualong plagiarized many of Jin Yong's martial arts novels, but it did not affect the creation of Zha Liangyong's martial arts novels, and in the past 20 years, Zha Liangyong has written fifteen martial arts novels. Twelve of them were not read by Li Hualong in later generations, and they can be regarded as classic martial arts novels.

The martial arts novels written by Zha Liangyong were serialized in Ming Pao, and the publishing and distribution rights of these novels in Hong Kong were handed over to Ming Pao Newspaper.

In addition to writing novels, Cha Liangyong is also very prolific in writing film scripts, and in the last 20 years, he has provided 36 film scripts for Huayi Brothers Film Group, which have been made into films, and have grossed nearly HK$30 million at the box office in Hong Kong, including the overseas box office. The total box office exceeded HK$100 million.

Zha Liangyong is definitely an all-rounder, not only in the field of fiction and film script writing, but also in 1965, after he became the director of Ming Pao Daily. Under his leadership, Ming Pao has steadily increased its circulation and popularity, and is now the most influential Chinese-language newspaper in Hong Kong.

"Nope. Instead, he wrote a movie script. I showed it to Director Yue Feng, and he said that after filming this movie, he stopped filming. ”

"I didn't hear that Yue Feng was going to retire." Li Hualong muttered.

"He's only decided in the last few days. He said he was old. It's time to rest. After a few glasses of wine, he said a lot of thank you to me, saying that without you, he and his family would not be able to live the nourishing life they are living now. ”

"He was so polite. Huayi Brothers Film Group's first film "Hong Kong Holiday" was directed by him, and without his help, Huayi Brothers would not have achieved its current results. Wait a while, I'll call Yue Feng, tonight, I'll invite him to dinner, Brother Cha, you go with you. ”

"Okay!" Zha Liangyong said, "By the way, I almost forgot to tell you, Ming Pao Group's performance report last year was made, with an annual operating income of HK $120 million and a net profit of HK $16 million." ”

"More than I expected." Li Hualong smiled and pondered for a moment, "This year, take out 4 million Hong Kong dollars to distribute dividends to employees, and you can come up with a distribution plan...... Well, you, the president, take 300,000. ”

"I take 300,000 alone?" Zha Liangyong smiled with a little surprise, "My year-end dividend last year was 120,000 Hong Kong dollars, is the increase too big?" ”

"Not big. You get a year-end dividend of 300,000 Hong Kong dollars, which is very little. With Brother Cha's talent, he founded a newspaper on his own, and after three or five years, this newspaper can earn millions a year. ”

"Boss, you're overrated." Zha Liangyong smiled, "I am very happy to work in Ming Pao Group, you trust me so much, I will not consider starting my own business." ”

"Then I thank Brother Cha for not giving up." Li Hualong deliberately threw flattery at Zha Liangyong.

"Don't!" Zha Liangyong laughed, "I don't like men. ”

"You haven't tried it, how do you know you don't like it?" Li Hualong joked, with a wicked smile on his face.

Zha Liangyong shuddered, shook his head with a wry smile, and said, "Even if you put a gun to my head, I won't try it...... Without any more chatting, I'll report back to you first. Next week, Ming Pao Newspaper will hold a ......"

After reporting to work, Zha Liangyong and Li Hualong chatted for a while.

"Boss, I won't bother you, I'll go out to work first."

"Walk slowly."

"When are you going to let a reporter come in and interview you?"

"Half an hour later."

More than half an hour later, a reporter in his thirties walked into Li Hualong's office.

Li Hualong handed the interview transcript that Zha Liangyong had given him earlier to the reporter surnamed Yao and said, "Don't ask if you cross it." ”

"Okay!" Reporter Yao nodded, and after reading the document, "Boss, as far as I know, Hutchison International has a very high debt ratio and low profitability, if it does not make great changes, it will be difficult for the company to make a profit in the next few years, are you confident that Hutchison International will turn losses into profits?" ”。

"I certainly have confidence, and if I hadn't had it, I wouldn't have taken a stake in Hutchison International and become the chairman of the board of directors of this company."

"What big changes will Hutchison International have in the coming year?"

"A few days ago, I met with Mr. W.R.A. Wyllie, known as the 'company doctor', and invited him to join the Board of Directors of Hutchison International as Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and he accepted my invitation. Next Monday, he will officially join Hutchison International. Mr. Willy and I have agreed that when he becomes the CEO of Hutchison International, he will first reduce the company's debt ratio, and the businesses with potential will receive more resources, while those businesses with no prospects will be sold directly ......" (To be continued......