515 [He Family Banquet]
The cooperation with Kadokawa Bookstore was just an unexpected episode, and Kang Jianfei himself did not think of it.
Why did Shueisha, Japan's largest manga publishing house, and Shogakukan not cooperate, and chose Kadokawa Shoten?
The reason is very simple, Kadokawa Bookstore is a large group integrating books and movies, and it will soon enter the field of comics, and it can cooperate with Kang Jianfei's Oriental Culture and Entertainment Group in every aspect.
"Feige, the time of the Golden Rooster Award ceremony has been temporarily changed, and it has been postponed for three days to June 15th." Li Yuanfeng was wearing an OL skirt, holding a Wen Jiàn clamp standing at the door of the editing room, and said to Kang Jianfei, who had just finished editing.
Li Yuanfeng originally planned to go to university and enter DreamWorks to do administrative work after graduation, but in the end she changed her mind and went to DreamWorks for an internship for a few months, and finally became Kang Jianfei's personal secretary.
As for the original secretary Chen Shuli, she has now been transferred to the administrative secretary of DreamWorks, and has barely become a real power figure in the company.
Kang Jianfei nodded and said, "I know, you can help me change the ticket time." ”
Li Yuanfeng smiled: "I have already changed my booking." ”
Kang Jianfei looked at the time, stretched his waist and said, "Today I am going to He's house for a banquet, and you can go back by yourself later." ”
"Okay." Li Yuanfeng responded, but she thought that Kang Jianfei could take her to the banquet of a wealthy family.
The two walked into the office one after the other, and when Li Yuanfeng closed the door, Kang Jianfei's hand was already on her buttocks, and the two hugged and kissed.
After making out, Kang Jianfei tidied up his clothes and said, "Don't call me Brother Fei when you are in the company in the future, after all, your current identity is my personal secretary." ”
Li Yuanfeng was beaten by Kang Jianfei, and asked rather depressedly: "Then what will I call you in the company in the future?" ”
Kang Jianfei said: "Whatever, as long as you don't get too affectionate." ”
"Then I'll call you boss." Li Yuanfeng pouted and said coquettishly.
"Good. Don't be discouraged. Kang Jianfei patted Li Yuanfeng's fragrant shoulder and coaxed. He actually didn't want the woman around him to be his personal secretary, but he couldn't stand Li Yuanfeng's coquettish pleading, so he had to agree in the end.
When I went downstairs, the car was ready, and the two bodyguards were standing in front of the car on standby, and when they saw Kang Jian flying over, they immediately opened the car door.
The He family's family banquet is at No. 1 Repulse Bay Road, and there are several mansions in Hong Kong, but with the most quiet and luxurious in Repulse Bay, the value of Repulse Bay Villa No. 1 is at least 3 times that of Kang Jianfei's Villa No. 4.
After Kang Jianfei revealed his identity, the door of the villa slowly opened. As soon as the car drove in, a little old man in his fifties walked over. Saluted and said, "Mr. Kang, please come with me!" ”
"I'm tired." Kang Jianfei smiled, "May I ask your surname?" ”
The little old man said, "Don't give your surname Hu, Mr. Kang is here, please." ”
Kang Jianfei nodded and said, "Thank you, Huber." ”
As Hu Bo came to the living room, Kang Jianfei saw He Hongsen sitting on the sofa chatting with He Chaoxiong, and a middle-aged beautiful woman sitting next to him reading a magazine. There was also a beautiful young woman sitting next to the gambling king peeling apples for him.
After seeing Kang Jian fly in, He Hongsen didn't have a good fight at all. He stood up very kindly and shook Kang Jianfei's hand. Then he smiled and said: "Xiaokang is here, please sit down!" ”
Kang Jianfei looked at this posture, it was completely the situation of the elders seeing the juniors, he looked at He Chaoxiong, who was not too familiar, suspiciously, and saw the latter smiling and shrugging at him.
After sitting down and chatting for a while, Kang Jianfei knew that the middle-aged beauty was He Chaoqiong's biological mother. That is, the gambling king's second aunt Tailan Qiongying, and the beautiful young woman is the gambling king's third aunt Chen Wanzhen, who is about to officially marry.
The main purpose of the gambling king's visit to Hong Kong this time is actually to pick a mansion for the third aunt, which can be regarded as a sign of his entry into the house. As for the second aunt Tailan Qiongying, she also followed. mainly heard that her daughter He Chaoqiong broke up with Chen Baiqiang and had a new reliable boyfriend, so she came to see her future son-in-law.
Hu Bo reminded that when it was time for dinner, the third aunt was too careful to help He Hongsen to the dinner table and sit down, while the second aunt was not jealous at all, and talked to Kang Jianfei from time to time.
It seems that the gambling king is well versed in the way of royal wives, and the two aunts and wives get along so harmoniously, they are simply a model for my generation.
"Xiaokang, I heard that you are not only making movies, but also doing real estate?" The second aunt Tailan Qiongying was quite concerned about Kang Jianfei, ignoring her husband and the third room at all, and had been learning about Kang Jianfei's situation.
Kang Jianfei couldn't figure out what the situation was at all, and he was a little overwhelmed by the enthusiasm of his second aunt, so he had to deal with it and replied: "I don't know much about real estate, so I bought some blindly and asked a real estate agent to help me manage it." ”
Lan Qiongying nodded approvingly: "At that time, the Hong Kong property market collapsed so badly, you don't know how to buy real estate, you know how to buy land, it seems that you are born to do business." ”
"Hehe, Aunt Lan, you praised it falsely, I'll buy some casually." Kang Jianfei smiled perfunctorily.
Lan Qiongying suddenly turned her head and asked the Filipino maid: "Why hasn't Miss come down yet?" ”
The Filipino maid replied, "I knocked on the door, but the young lady won't open the door." ”
He Chaoxiong said suddenly: "Arjun has fallen out of love, and she has been losing her temper for the past few days. ”
Lan Qiongying complained: "Arjun is also ignorant, what's so good about singing, there are a lot of rights and wrongs to be a star, and it will be very troublesome to get involved in those scandals in the future." ”
Kang Jianfei scratched his forehead with a fumbled touch, and there were too many scandals about him to count, so that now readers are not surprised by which actress he is dragging with.
Lan Qiongying went upstairs in person, and finally called her daughter down for dinner.
He Chaoqiong saw Kang Jianfei before he sat down at the table, and immediately frowned and asked, "Why are you here?" ”
"Sit down," He Hongsen, who had never spoken, suddenly spoke, "Xiaokang is a guest I invited, how can you talk to a guest like this?" ”
He Chaoqiong immediately lost her temper, and was pushed by her biological mother Lan Qiongying to sit down next to Kang Jianfei.
Delicious dishes were served one after another, and Kang Jianfei coped with the conversation between He Hongsen and his wife, but he focused more on tasting the food. He had already seen that it seemed that Lan Qiongying intended to match him with He Chaoqiong, but how could Kang Jianfei give up the entire forest for a big tree?
He Hongsen felt quite interesting, he didn't interfere much with his daughter's boyfriend, but he hoped that his son-in-law could be the right person.
The breakup between He Chaoqiong and Chen Baiqiang is very likely to be He Chaoxiong quietly creating contradictions, and He Hongsen neither opposes nor supports this, anyway, he is happy to get Chen Baiqiang out.
For Kang Jianfei, a young man. He Hongsen is still very interested, because he has a good personal relationship with Shao Yifu, and He Hongsen also went to be a judge of the finals in person on the tenth anniversary of Sister Hong Kong, and his children He Chaoxiong and He Chaoqiong were sent to TVB for internships.
Kang Jianfei started to create DreamWorks with a wave of his hand, and acquired a TV station to fight with TVB, which left a deep impression on He Hongsen.
As for Kang Jianfei's peach-colored scandals, He Hongsen is too lazy to care, where can he find a cat that doesn't steal now? As long as you don't make too much trouble after getting married, even if your son-in-law quietly raises the outer room, He Hongsen will not intervene.
"Well-off, your Miss Oriental beauty pageant is doing well. Recently, the publicity momentum is bigger than that of Sister Hong Kong. He Hongsen and Kang Jianfei talked about business matters, and it was normal for the elders to talk about work with the younger generations at the family banquet.
Kang Jianfei laughed and said, "It's okay, Shao Tycoon just let me." ”
He Hongsen laughed and said: "It's not that he let you, the last time I drank tea, he scolded you for not following the rules." ”
"There are not many people who can be scolded by Shao Tycoon. I'm so honored," Kang Jianfei never thought of marrying He Chaoqiong. So there is no scruple in talking. "Uncle He, since you are interested in Miss Dongfang, why don't you be a judge of this year's beauty pageant."
He Hongsen has been a judge of the Miss Hong Kong finals twice, and he is familiar with this job, he smiled and said: "Okay, I will also join in the fun when the time comes." ”
Kang Jianfei was stunned, he didn't expect He Hongsen to agree so simply. asked, "Uncle He, aren't you afraid that Shao Tycoon will be unhappy?" ”
He Hongsen smiled: "He's not so stingy. ”
In addition to Shao Yifu's slamming of the door when running a business, he is really not stingy in other places, and he is a model for his generosity. And Shaw Brothers Films' slamming the door. also started from Fang Yihua, Zou Wenhuai didn't even do a detailed budget when he managed Shaw Brothers, and he took the premise of making a good movie.
"Then I'll thank Uncle He for his support." Kang Jianfei said happily that He Hongsen can be the final judge of this year's Miss Dongfang, which can greatly increase the weight of the competition.
He Hongsen asked: "Xiaokang, you said that running a TV station, how can you increase profits?" ”
Kang Jianfei replied ambiguously: "Increasing ratings, increasing advertising revenue, and reducing costs and expenses, in general, these are the three points. ”
"Macau TV ratings are too low, is there anything you can do?" He Hongsen asked.
Kang Jianfei didn't know anything about Macau TV at all, and he asked, "What is the situation with this TV station?" ”
"The cost of the TV station, which was only established last year, has been close to $20 million in the first two quarters of this year, and the advertising revenue is less than $2 million," Ho said. ”
The value of the pataca is about the same as that of the Hong Kong dollar, and according to the loss method of Macau TV, I am afraid that it will not take a few years to close its doors.
Kang Jianfei asked: "The ratings are low? ”
He Hongsen nodded: "Macao has always watched Hong Kong TV programs, but Macau TV was only founded last year, and the programs are not as good as Hong Kong TV stations." ”
"Uncle Ho has a stake in Macau TV?" Kang Jianfei asked.
"Macau TV is run by the Portuguese and Macao governments and does not accept private investment." He Hongsen explained, but did not deny that he had shares in it.
Unlike Hong Kong, Portugal's dominance there was so weak that when the Macau dollar was issued, it was even necessary for the king of Macau, Ho Yin, to send people to Hong Kong to smuggle Hong Kong dollars to print money. And whenever the Portuguese and Macao governments can't handle something, they also ask Ho Xian to help solve it.
Macau King Ho Xian has died the year before last, and now the biggest force in Macau belongs to Ho Hongsen, it can be said that the Portuguese and Macao governments have to look at Ho Gambling King's face to act, how can it be possible to open a TV station without Ho Hongsen's shares.
Kang Jianfei asked again: "What programs does Macau TV broadcast?" ”
"Portuguese news and Cantonese news, sports programs, English TV dramas, and some time ago a new Cantonese TV series were added. ”
Kang Jianfei said with a smile: "Cantonese TV series are old TVB movies that I bought." ”
He Hongsen nodded: "Yes, the new film TVB is not sold at all." ”
"Then the ratings will definitely be confiscated, the English TV series will be watched by a few people, and Cantonese is an old film that the audience has watched." Kang Jianfei said.
He Hongsen asked: "How do you think this problem should be solved?" ”
Kang Jianfei said: "At present, the biggest competitors of Macau TV are Hong Kong's wireless and Phoenix channels, and it is impossible to win against these two TV stations in the short term. It's best to buy Taiwanese TV dramas for Cantonese dubbing, or find DreamWorks to buy new films. ”
He Hongsen asked: "Will the new film made by DreamWorks be delivered?" That's to compete with your own Phoenix Terrace. ”
Kang Jianfei said indifferently: "Phoenix Channel's ratings in Macau are not high. A lot of viewers over there watch TVB. ”
"You're doing a disservice." He Hongsen laughed.
Kang Jianfei shrugged: "DreamWorks' films can do more business, how can they be called disadvantageous to themselves." ”
A meal is basically He Hongsen and Kang Jianfei talking, Lan Qiongying and He Chaoxiong occasionally interjected, He Chaoqiong said that he was full after two bites of food, and wanted to leave the table and go back to the bedroom but was left by He Hongsen with a look.
After chatting for a long time, He Hongsen suddenly asked: "Xiaokang, are you interested in investing in Macau TV?" ”
Kang Jianfei asked rhetorically: "Didn't Uncle He say that Macau TV does not allow private shares?" ”
He Hongsen sighed: "This rule can be changed, I don't know how to run a TV station, the bureaucrats of the Portuguese and Macao governments only want to eat together, and the TV station has to find a knowledgeable shareholder." Otherwise, it won't last for a few years and it will have to be stopped. ”
Kang Jianfei really couldn't make up his mind to take a stake in Macau TV, because Macau's place was too small, and the already small audience was snatched away by Hong Kong TV stations, which was destined to be a money-losing deal.
In another time and space, it took more than three years for Macau Television to allow private shares. Advertising revenue quadrupled that year, but after that, it was also operating at a loss. It has been maintained by government subsidies.
Although Kang Jianfei did not know these specific circumstances. But seeing that it was difficult for Macau TV to make a profit, he asked with a smile: "Uncle He is friends with Shao Daheng, why don't you invite him to join the shares?" ”
He Hongsen shook his head amusedly, he invited Shao Yifu to join the shares last year, but Shao Yifu didn't give away the shares for nothing, that thing lost tens of millions a year is not a joke.
Kang Jianfei suddenly remembered that he was in another time and space. The ratings once penetrated half of Asia's satellite TV Chinese channel, and he asked: "Uncle Ho, I am still very interested in taking a stake in Macau TV, but does the Portuguese and Macao government allow me to change those programs?" ”
"The daily news in Portuguese cannot be changed. The rest of the show is as you please. ”
Kang Jianfei asked again: "Can you turn Macau TV into a satellite TV station?" ”
He Hongsen asked: "Why do you want to change it into a satellite station?" ”
Kang Jianfei said: "Macao's audience base is too small, and it is necessary to radiate the viewing territory of Macau TV. Especially in Taiwan, it is impossible for Taiwanese viewers to receive programs sent by ordinary wireless TV towers, and satellite TV signals are required. ”
He Hongsen was puzzled: "But there is a newspaper ban in Taiwan, and it is illegal to watch and listen to foreign television broadcasts. ”
Kang Jianfei said with a smile: "It is precisely because of this that it can attract audiences in Taiwan more." Think about it, Taiwanese viewers who can only watch the old three channels all day long, if they suddenly find that they can watch all kinds of fresh and interesting overseas programs, how excited will they be? If nothing else, Taiwanese advertisers will definitely be willing to pay for advertising. ”
"That's a good idea." He Hongsen nodded approvingly. The reason why he mentioned the predicament of Macau TV with Kang Jianfei was that he wanted to improve the operation of the TV station, and secondly, he wanted to test Kang Jianfei's ability.
The matter was settled, as for how many shares Kang Jianfei invested, He Hongsen had to go back to discuss with the Portuguese and Macao governments.
After dinner, He Hongsen listened to Kang Jianfei's views on the reform of the TV station, and Kang Jianfei did not leave until more than ten o'clock in the evening.
He Chaoqiong was ordered to stay in the living room to accompany the guests, she was bored flipping through fashion magazines, and her biological mother Lan Qiongying took her hand and said, "Arjun, Xiaokang is leaving, you go and see him off." ”
He Chaoqiong was like Kang Jianfei, and said angrily: "Let's go." ”
Kang Jianfei didn't care, he walked out side by side with He Chaoqiong.
After the two left, Lan Qiongying nodded and smiled: "This well-off person is good, he is beautiful and talented, and he also has a set of business, which is better than the one who sings." ”
He Hongsen turned his head and asked He Chaoxiong: "Didn't you say that Arjun is dragging with Xiaokang?" Why did the two of them seem to have a grudge, and they didn't talk a word about it after a meal. ”
He Chaoxiong spread his hands: "How do I know, it may be a quarrel." ”
Lan Qiongying smiled: "It's normal for young people to be noisy, so don't worry about it." ”
He Hongsen bowed his head and said: "This well-off person can be regarded as a masterpiece, and he can start from scratch at a young age." Ah Xiong, you as a brother need to help match more, and you can't let Arjun's temperament make trouble. ”
"I will." He Chaoxiong immediately agreed.
A group of people here are coming up with ideas, but the two parties don't appreciate it very much.
In the garden of the villa, He Chaoqiong asked impatiently: "Kang Jianfei, you are endless, why did you coax my parents and me?" I sue you, I don't feel anything about you, so don't bother me in the future. ”
Kang Jianfei said in a lazy tone: "How did I know that they would invite me to dinner, and I thought that you would never forget me, which scared me." ”
"Scared you? I'm so disgusting! He Chaoqiong said angrily, Kang Jianfei would annoy her when he came to the house, and now she was angry because Kang Jianfei hated her, and her thinking was really a little contradictory.
"Okay, I said the wrong thing," Kang Jianfei didn't want to talk nonsense, apologized directly, and said, "I really don't know why your parents matched us, since you annoy me so much, it's a big deal not to meet in the future." ”
"That's okay, don't appear in front of me in the future." He Chaoqiong said angrily.
Kang Jianfei naturally had no objection to this, and left Villa No. 1 as soon as he got in the car, and did not look back.
When He Chaoqiong returned to his bedroom, he was stopped by He Chaoxiong: "Arjun, Lao Dou asked you to go to Phoenix TV for half a year for an internship, and then go back to Macau TV to do things." (To be continued......)
PS: Let's talk about the latest update.
Since the strict beating, Lao Wang has no passion for this book, so he wants to cut the outline. What is the He family, the plot of the anime, originally had to wait for three or five years in the book to be written, but now it is in advance, and I feel that the more I write, the more chaotic it becomes, and I don't feel it at all.
This book will not be unfinished, but Lao Wang is already preparing a new book, and hopes to finish it in two or three months. RT