Chapter 25: The Upper Route
Hong Kong at this time was a bit similar to the United States, and the policy of resistance was a relatively relaxed immigration measure, and finally Hong Kong became one of the Asian tigers in the 80s due to the encouragement of infrastructure construction and investment. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
An Yifei, who understood this, easily bought a lot of "wilderness" with the help of Liang Jiaping, and began to build a movie theater that was not favored by anyone. And the movie theater design drawings he came up with are very strange, it is a combined theater with multiple screening halls.
The whole year of 1976 felt very fast for An Yifei and Zhong Chuhong, the first half of the year was busy with the freshwater plant and new villas, in the second half of the year, An Yifei started the layout of the cinema, and Honggu began to supervise the construction of the film and television city after the successive income of the freshwater plant. In a blink of an eye, in 1977, when An Yifei applied for a Hong Kong ID card, he reported the standard age of eighteen, and this year he didn't know whether it was a rebirth or a new life that had crossed over was already twenty years old.
An Yifei will definitely not tell anyone the secret, and even he himself was confused for a while, "Am I still the same me?" The memory is so clear, the altitude of 169 cm seems like yesterday. But now, I have lost the slightest bit of decadence, and my ideals are constantly being realized. As the 80s get closer and closer, many celebrities who used to need to be looked up to will be included in my banner, and I will be thrilled to think about it."
Under his guidance, Fang Yamin did a great job, and after launching a money offensive, he almost swept the scattered theaters on Hong Kong Island, and "Phoenix" Film and Television became the third largest cinema chain after Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest. Nowadays, the only place lacking is the overseas issuance channel, but An Yifei is not worried, and there is more time.
Phoenix Film and Television was of course investing money at the beginning, the construction of new theaters, the expansion and renovation of old theaters, etc., but this is all in An Yifei's plan, and he has already aimed at the Shaw Brothers Cinema Line, which is already planning to withdraw from the film industry.
Although they made the Hui brothers popular after Bruce Lee's death, their stingy personality made the small family that led the Hong Kong box office in the late 70s and early 80s run away, set up their own film company, and embarrassed the Shaw Brothers many times in the box office wars.
Like an idler watching chess, An Yifei is constantly thickening his own freshwater plant and Phoenix Industry, while also paying attention to the trend of Hong Kong Island's film and television industry.
At this time, Jiayi TV was taking a dangerous path, mistakenly planning to get on the bus first and then buy a ticket. They were not allowed to engage in too many commercial television activities because of the Educational Television brand, but Ho Taiheng, the main shareholder of the television station, began to shoot TV dramas on a large scale after Lin's capital injection. As a result, the Hong Kong government came forward to investigate in December this year, and finally led to the suspension of broadcasting in August of the following year and the disgraceful withdrawal from the television industry.
"Sir, Captain Lu of the security company asks to see you", Wu's mother came over to report, interrupting An Yifei's thoughts.
"Oh, bring him over directly", they are all his subordinates, An Yifei is not going to be so formal, waiting in his own coastal garden.
"Mr. An", although the tall Lu Jianguo has been on Hong Kong Island for a long time, he still maintains a military style and salutes very well.
"Sit down, Lao Lu, and I'm not an outsider. Mother Wu, pour a pot of tea."
"Sir, just this month, three groups of spies from various countries tried to sneak into the freshwater plant and steal technology, and we caught them and sent them to the Hong Kong government. However, I think the end result is still not a problem. I'm here to ask for more manpower."
"Oh? Wouldn't it be better if you went directly to Ah Fen about this matter, is there anything to be embarrassed about? ”
"Sir, the number of people I asked for ...... may be a bit much, so Mr. Liu doesn't dare to decide, so he can only let me come to you"
"Many? How many people are you going to add? An Yifei's eyes flashed, and he immediately knew what he had overlooked. On the mainland side, it will soon be the great man in power, and it seems that this is being laid out in advance.
Lu Jianguo smiled awkwardly, "Sir, I have 100 retired comrades-in-arms, and it's not easy to settle down." I was approached by the Toto relationship, but you know, the Hong Kong government is very strict about the number of people in the security company. Only if you come forward."
In fact, this year, Red Shield Security has almost become a garrison in Hong Kong under the protection of An Yifei, and it has gradually increased to more than 80 people. Fortunately, it is more comforting that the elite is the elite, and although there is no concept of special forces now, these hand-picked guys have successively stopped many attempts to sabotage freshwater plants and steal technology. It can be regarded as spending money unjustly.
An Yifei intends to make his words clear, because the most difficult period over there is about to pass, and such a good bridge as the red shield may be an excellent chess piece in the future, and it is impossible for him not to use it.
"Captain Lu, Mingren doesn't say secret words. Although I turn a blind eye to many things, there are too many people you have asked for this time, and it is difficult to deal with it."
Of course, Lu Jianguo knew that the young man in front of him was very smart, and there was no actual result of the domestic investigation of him, his hometown and cousins were real, but after that era of connecting everywhere, there was no follow-up, and then appeared in Hong Kong out of thin air. What's even more infuriating is that the letters of introduction of the supply and marketing cooperatives that have been investigated one after another are true, and in the end, the reason was found. The corrupt accountant still did not hide and was arrested.
The great man had already begun to work, and when he learned of the situation, he criticized the previous plan to launch surveillance and even plan to tie An Yifei back to the mainland, and finally changed it to a rational plan of friendly cooperation and cooperation. This made Lu Jianguo and the others who had received the new order breathe a sigh of relief, only those who were here would understand what a terrible master An Yifei was, as evidenced by the broken stones in the place where he practiced.
Lu Jianguo, who had a resolute face, was a little embarrassed, although there were many dormitories in the freshwater plant and a canteen, but it was not prepared to support his own people, "Sir, since you asked." I'll just say what I'm allowed to say, and forgive me for the rest, I can't say more. We were given the order to stay there for a long time, ready to respond to other units at any time to ensure the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong, so it is necessary to increase the number of people."
Although there are still struggles, the chief has gradually gained power, and after getting the information, he admires the self-made An Yifei very much, and the novels he wrote are also what this great man likes to read. He also knew that An Yifei would not be a fool, and he should have seen what the so-called Red Shield Security was all about, and he appreciated the tacit cooperation of the young man, and asked Lu Jianguo and others to protect and treat him as a leader.
An Yifei sat on a wicker chair and tapped his fingers on the table, "Lao Lu, it's not appropriate for all of you to stay in the freshwater plant, this can be your camp, which is also good for the safety here." But you still have to spread some out and integrate into Hong Kong society in order to disguise yourself. The establishment of the top security company is approved at 200 people, I will fight for you, you go back and sort out the evidence that has not been sent out, and I will go directly to the governor of Hong Kong."
"Okay, sir, I'll arrange it", Lu Jianguo was very happy, and finally completed this task.
The freshwater plant has been running smoothly for a year, completely solving the drinking water problem on Hong Kong Island, and MacLehose has ordered the construction of the High Island Reservoir to be terminated. Because he learned that the current freshwater plant only turns on three instruments, which seems to be more than enough in terms of fresh water supply. But he was very afraid of seeing An Yifei, because of the super technology, the freshwater plant has become the target of many countries, and the spies who were sent to the Hong Kong government by the security company one after another were exchanged for a lot of benefits by him, and he couldn't explain to An Yifei.
"Your Excellency, I can't explain it. The spies who were caught were better to say that they were just trying to get their hands on technology. But it is indeed too much to let go in vain to sabotage, Mr. An's request to see him this time is already a very restrained behavior, but he also needs your appeasement", Liang Jiaping looked at MacLehose helplessly, he didn't know how to explain this kind of thing, it was all ordered by the governor of Hong Kong to let go, he didn't want to carry the black pot.
"Okay, Jiaping. Let Ann come over and I'll explain to him", MacLehose rubbed his temples, he was a member of a British family, and in addition to his responsibilities as governor of Hong Kong, the family also needed a lot of interests. And the countries that were caught spying on the conditions offered him could not refuse under the pressure of his family.
"Your Excellency, hello", An Yifei, who has a little mixed-race trait, has the etiquette of the British aristocracy, which makes MacLehose feel very comfortable.
"You may be seated, Ann. I know that some guys have been making a lot of trouble lately, which has caused you trouble, but Hong Kong Island is not easy to deal with as a free port, and I have to weigh the pros and cons even if it is the governor of Hong Kong. I say that, do you understand? ”
"Understood, Your Excellency. I'm just here to explain my own difficulties, as you know, the police scene on Hong Kong Island is still in order, and the only thing I can rely on is the security company. With the failure again and again, the level of spies sent is getting higher and higher. I need to strengthen protection, free countries respect intellectual property, but, you know, a lot of other places will not be willing to get their hands on it"
Of course, MacLehose understands the importance of the Freshwater Plant to the whole of Hong Kong, even if An Yifei does not come to him, he will ask for the security upgrade there, and it is the Freshwater Plant that pays for the support, why not do it, "Ann, I will order your security company to be upgraded." If you want to say, you are still smart, and the people you choose are all people over there, and none of them can be bought. I heard that some Japanese were planning to buy your security guards, and they were arrested directly, which is good."
Since he said it, An Yifei doesn't think that as the Hong Kong Governor's Council, he doesn't know about those things, "Your Excellency, I don't want to dig into the origin of those people. But they don't have bad intentions, and I've been observing them all year long, just to prevent chaos in Hong Kong and affect the mainland. I'm pretending not to know, hehe."
MacLehose laughed, "Ann, you have the cunning unique to nobles", he was very happy in his heart, and also made a "smart" evaluation of An Yifei for not asking about the whereabouts of those spies.
"Your Excellency, I would love to buy a television station, this is my preference. And I have a whole set of plans to make a qualitative leap forward in the culture of Hong Kong Island."
"Really? Well, ......, the number of television stations must be controlled, and Hong Kong, which is a small projectile, must not have too many commercial stations, so as to avoid vicious competition. But ......, we plan to review that Jiayi TV station, their operators are too arrogant and ignore the laws of the Hong Kong government. If you want to acquire, be prepared."
"Yes, Sir Sir. I am honored, thank you", An Yifei satisfactorily achieved the purpose of this visit, and after saluting in an elegant aristocratic posture, he took his leave and left.
"Amazing young man, rare and broad-minded", MacLehose was somewhat influenced by An Yifei's quietly exuded spiritual power, and regarded some things as inevitable.