After being busy with the matter of the resold real estate, Chen Xuanting returned to wireless to be busy with the celebration banquet of "Xun Qin Ji", and the banquet was only halfway through, when he received a call from Jin Yong, chairman of the board of directors of the "Ming Pao" Group, saying that he wanted to talk to him about the transfer of power to "Ming Pao".

It turned out that Chen Xuanting recently spent a huge amount of money to buy most of the shares of "Ming Pao" in Jin Yong's hands, but he has never come forward to sit as the chairman of the board of directors of "Ming Pao" Group. Jin Yong is old and unwilling to work hard, so he plans to have a good talk with Chen Xuanting today and hand over his position, which can be regarded as a wish.

Chen Xuanting didn't pretend to be hypocritical, and directly asked Jin Yong and Ni Kuang to go to Lan Kwai Fong and wait first, and he himself drove directly over there!

Chan drove around Lan Kwai Fong and finally found a parking lot in the central square.

After parking the car, Chan had to walk across three streets to reach the prestigious Lan Kwai Fong. Lan Kwai Fong is a narrow L-shaped cobblestone laneway between Wyndham Street and D'Aguilar Street in Central, and is also one of Hong Kong's most famous bars and restaurants. The bars here are not large, many of them only have a few dozen seats, but they have their own characteristics, especially the petty bourgeois atmosphere, and are the favorite relaxation place for white-collar workers and foreigners.

The founder of Lan Kwai Fong is also legendary and well-known by Hong Kong people. His name is Zeman, and despite his very Chinese name, he is an authentic Canadian Jew. In the early 80s, in order to have another place to talk about business, he bought a building in Lan Kwai Fong and opened a bar and restaurant.

Chen Xuanting came to a restaurant and bar that had been negotiated in advance, this bar is called Rothlman, in fact, this is not an authentic bar, it also provides Western food and coffee service, the environment is relatively quiet and elegant, and it is easy to talk about things. As soon as he walked in, he saw the master Jin Yong walking in the corner and the Hong Kong genius Ni Kuang waving at him.

It's only past eight o'clock, and there are not many people coming to Lan Kwai Fong, and it won't really be lively until after nine o'clock, so there are not many customers in Rothlman.

Soothing music was playing in the restaurant, Chen Xuanting sat down, and Jin Yong smiled and said, "Ah Ting, you're late!" ”

"I'm sorry, because the filming was delayed." Chen Xuanting smiled.

"That's not good, if you're late, you'll have to punish yourself with three glasses!" Ni Kuang didn't let go of the opportunity to "abuse" Chen Xuanting, and teased.

Chen Xuanting did not refuse, directly took the wine jug and poured three glasses.

Seeing that he was about to drink, Jin Yong smiled and said: "Ah Ting, you are still young and vigorous, don't take it seriously, Ni Kuang is joking with you." ”

Chen Xuanting said: "I can't just say that, no matter what, I delayed the two precious time, and it is appropriate to apologize with wine - besides, I am also a little thirsty!" ”

"Hehehe!" Jin Yong and Ni Kuang both laughed.

Speaking of Jin Yongken's transfer of the "Ming Pao" group he built to Chen Xuanting, it is not because of the amount of money he paid, nor because of how famous Chen Xuanting is, but because of Chen Xuanting's extraordinary talent!

It is said that the ratings of "Xun Qin" filmed wirelessly this time have remained high, and since the broadcast, Jin Yong has paid great attention to this drama, because in his opinion, the most amazing thing about this drama is "creativity".

Jin Yong started by writing martial arts novels, and he has an inseparable affection for martial arts. Now that he is old and has been closed for so many years, there has never been anything in the Hong Kong literary world that can touch his heart. And just this time I watched Chen Xuanting's "Looking for Qin", and I was immediately attracted by the story inside. For him, this is not just a play, but a novel!

Indeed, you must know that Chen Xuanting relied on the novel of "Looking for Qin" in his previous life to shoot this "Looking for Qin", and only an old and spicy literati like Jin Yong can see the strangeness.

So Jin Yong became interested in Chen Xuanting, and found a time to date Chen Xuanting for a good chat.

Chen Xuanting also admires Jin Yong, likes his martial arts novels even more, and even remade his "The Condor Heroes" not long ago, so he agreed to the appointment heartily. During the conversation, the two found that they had similar interests and had their own ideals. Jin Yong liked this "little friend" very much, and inadvertently mentioned that he was old and hoped to transfer the "Ming Pao" group. And Chen Xuanting happened to be ready to enter the media industry in a big way, and the two hit it off immediately, so they signed the equity transfer agreement of "Ming Pao" not long ago. Chen Xuanting also became the big boss behind "Ming Pao" in a blink of an eye. It's just that this act is extremely secretive, and many Hong Kong media have not yet received information. Only a few people know about it.

After punishing the wine, Chen Xuanting began to talk about business with Jin Yong and Ni Kuang.

"Tomorrow's newspaper is ready!" Chen Xuanting asked.

"That's it!" Ni Kuang took a sip of beer before replying, "According to your request, we have invited many well-known scholars, experts, real estate practitioners and some citizens in Hong Kong to discuss ways to solve the high housing prices in Hong Kong. ”

Jin Yong shook his head and smiled: "I really don't understand, Ah Ting, you deliberately speculated on housing prices, but now why do you want to find a way to solve it?" ”

Chen Xuanting said: "That's because the money has been fished out, and now is the time to force the Hong Kong British political axe to introduce a new policy on housing prices. ”

Jin Yong glanced at Ni Kuang, Ni Kuang also glanced at Jin Yong, and the two looked at each other and smiled.

"Ah Ting, now we don't know what to say about you, at first we thought that you were the same as those greedy real estate developers, the purpose was to make money, but when I heard you say this, it turned out that you wanted to treat the cancer of Hong Kong real estate!" Ni Kuang praised.

Chen Xuanting shook his head with a smile, "I'm afraid that everyone will know that the sudden rise in Hong Kong real estate is a ghost behind me, and I will be scolded to death." ”

Jin Yong and Ni Kuang couldn't help laughing.

"Now that the scar has been unraveled, the main thing is to find a way to cut off this cancer. It doesn't make much sense to grasp the problem and hold on, but it will transfer all the anger of the political axe to us, or let the free and open newspapers such as "Apple Newspaper" make trouble, we better be pragmatic, hehe! As soon as Chen Xuanting said this, the three of them all chuckled!

He continued: "In fact, our move has also blocked all the back roads of Patten, and the solution to the problem has been thought of for him, if he doesn't make a decision, just wait for the anger of the Hong Kong people!" ”

"Presumably tomorrow's newspaper will be very lively, I heard from the reporter who came back from the interview that reporters from other newspapers are wandering around Hong Kong, looking for materials, and they must be digging out problems for them!" Ni Kuang also said with a smile.

"Yes, it's just that those real real estate developers are really dumb and can't say what they are suffering from. They really want to hate our "Ming Pao" as the culprit to death! Jin Yong joked.

Speaking of this, Jin Yong said again: "I'm old, I don't want to be talked about anymore, Ah Ting, you still accept me, and I will give you the position of chairman of the board of directors in a few days!" ”

As soon as he heard this, Chen Xuanting smiled and said, "Cha Lao, you have to work harder, now the affairs I have in hand are really cumbersome, if I am asked to take over the work here, I really can't bear it!"

"You can ask Ni Kuang to help you!"

"Ahem, don't look for me! I am also the editor-in-chief for the sake of high salary, I am already very tired to be the editor-in-chief, and I can't stand it if I don't have another heart! Ni Kuang hurriedly waved his hand.

"What then? Can't I give away the chairmanship of the board of directors? ”

Chen Xuanting turned his face away.

Ni Kuang pretended to drink water.

Jin Yong was depressed, "Okay, I'll work for another year at most, and when Ah Ting really understands the "Ming Pao" Group, I'll leave it alone!" Damn, bully the Sven people! ”

Poof, Ni Kuang squirted out a mouthful of water.

Jin Yong also swears?!

Chen Xuanting hurriedly drank water and pretended not to hear anything

The next day, the Governor's House. After receiving the notice of the press conference, all the media came early, and the press conference hall was packed with all kinds of long guns and short guns.

The press conference was held as scheduled, and Chris Patten and his deputy, Chief Secretary Anson Chan, accepted questions from everyone.

The first person to be asked by name was an editor of Hong Kong's "Ming Pao", and it seems that the governor has paid close attention to them, and the female reporter did not show weakness and asked directly: "May I ask Mr. Governor, for the question raised by our newspaper yesterday, you have prepared for a day, do you have anything to convey to the people of Hong Kong?" ”

Since Patten came to Hong Kong, he has always regarded himself as close to the people, so he could actually call his deputy to come to this press conference, but he came forward in person: "This reporter's lady, what you said about 'ready' for a day is not correct, my colleagues and I have a lot of government affairs to deal with every day." There is no basis for the question of my 'inaction' raised by your newspaper, I have been working hard for the prosperity of Hong Kong every day since I took office, and I am worthy of the responsibility I shoulder! We have also been paying attention to the current housing price problem and believe that we will come up with a solution soon! ”

Next, the reporter of "Apple Daily" pointed the finger at Hong Kong Ming Pao, and he asked: "Mr. Governor, since you have refuted Hong Kong Ming Pao's erroneous evaluation of your 'inaction', how will you deal with this matter?" ”

I would like to answer this question with the words of a great ancient Chinese: if there is, it will be changed, and if there is none, it will be encouraged! I just want to say that the current political axe of Hong Kong and I, the governor, are worthy of the trust of the people of Hong Kong! ”

A reporter from "Sing Tao Yuebao" also asked: "Mr. Governor, I don't know if you have read today's Ming Pao, but they have put forward three opinions on the current problem of soaring housing prices: first, increase the amount of public housing; Second, reduce the auction price of commercial land and reduce costs for developers; Third, resolutely crack down on short-term property speculation. What do you think of these three points? ”

"The problem of housing prices is already being solved, I am not a professional and have no say, but I am sure that my civil servants can give a perfect solution! I will also let them actively adopt the suggestions put forward by Ming Pao Hong Kong! ”

After two years in Hong Kong, Chris Patten has completely learned the essence of Chinese culture, and he has Tai Chi massage in one hand, so that reporters have not asked too much valuable things for a long time, and it is all the scene of some politicians. This also made Hong Kong reporters deeply doubt the evaluation of Patten by their British counterparts - "direct and straightforward", could it be that the water and soil of one side will change a person's surname?

The turmoil caused by the high housing prices gradually subsided after the Hong Kong government introduced a policy to limit property prices. As in Ming Pao's analysis, the authorities do not have much to deal with, and there are only three ways to go.

First of all, the government will reduce the price of all land auctioned in the next year by 15% from the original benchmark point to reduce costs for developers, and give preferential policies to the land that has been auctioned within six months. Second, starting from next month, the number of PRH placements will be increased by another 10% on the original basis, and the number of PRH construction in the original plan of five years will be increased by 10%. Thirdly, starting from next month, a special surcharge of 15% will be levied on properties that are transferred before the purchase period exceeds half a year.

As soon as the three policies came out, the housing prices in Hong Kong, which did not go away, fell by 20% in three days! Those guys who want to speculate with Chen Xuanting's gang of rich people are considered to have been killed. The house they bought from Chen Xuanting and others at a high price, originally wanted to sit and wait for the appreciation, who would have thought that it would all be pressed in their hands all at once, if you don't sell it, the house price will continue to fall sharply, if you sell it, it will be a loss of hundreds of millions of funds.

At this time, those real estate developers who were miserable by Chen Xuanting understood. At first, they thought that Chen Xuanting was such a benevolent person and gave them a chance to get rich, but now they knew that they had been deceived by this insidious and cunning guy!

Therefore, real estate developers are full of complaints, especially since the sales of many newly launched properties have dropped dramatically. And downstairs of the building where Ming Pao is located, a crowd of demonstrators also began to appear. These people have just bought a house, and as a result, the price of the property has plummeted by 20 percent, which means that their assets have shrunk by 20 percent. In the face of such a huge blow, buyers who had nowhere to vent their grievances were sprinkled on the head of Ming Pao, which was the first to report on it.

To this end, Hong Kong's "Ming Pao" also discussed again on multiple pages, "Who takes care of the property market elevator?" The previous issue of Hong Kong's "Ming Pao" conducted a comprehensive analysis:

We have protests against the rise of the property market, and we have protests against the decline of the property market. Many people asked why the price of the property is rising, some said that they are rising, and a better answer is that someone is speculating. But how many people have considered why they are speculating, is it just because everyone is optimistic about the prospects of Hong Kong's future return? This is not necessarily correct, just a year ago, they were still crying and shouting that they want to emigrate overseas, to a real "free and open" society, is it only two years, everyone's concept has changed! If that were the case, the idea would not be a concept.

The deeper reason is that the spirit of Hong Kong people has changed now! It is true that Hong Kong today is no longer the Hong Kong of 20 years ago, it is much more developed, much more modernized, and there are many more high-rise buildings. But are the people of Hong Kong today the same people of Hong Kong as they were 20 years ago? How many people in Hong Kong still remember the spirit of Lion Rock in the past? Twenty years ago, Hong Kong people had only two, three, or even four jobs a day, and many of them had to study on their own after returning home, which led to the take-off of Hong Kong's economy and the prosperity that Hong Kong is now using.

Hong Kong is prosperous, but the ambition of Hong Kong people is gone! If life is good, can we forget the hardships of the past, and should we throw away the spirit of hard work and prosperity? Twenty years ago, no one in Hong Kong speculated in stocks, and twenty years later, Hong Kong people are trading stocks. What does this mean? We have disdained to work hard to create wealth, and believe in the ethereal data in the stock market, fantasizing about getting rich overnight.

As the song "Under the Lion Rock" sings, "There are joys in life, but there are also tears", how can Hong Kong people become strong? Housing prices have fallen, and our newspaper is the culprit, so would the housing prices have risen in ten or twenty years without the "Overseas Chinese Daily"? It can be said that the higher the housing prices, the longer Hong Kong people dream about it, the worse it falls after waking up, and the greater the loss!

Real investors, real buyers, don't have to worry about falling house prices at all, because they don't buy houses for the price increase in the future, and even if they fall, they at least get the right to use what they want. Real buyers don't shoot quilts, because they can afford to wait, ten years, twenty years, Hong Kong has such a little land, and price increases are inevitable. It is the speculators who really deserve a lesson!

The market is risky, and you must be cautious when entering the market! Every speculation needs to be considered, and the success or failure that various factors may cause. Succeeded and became rich overnight, failed, and shattered bones, this world has never had a free lunch, and there has never been a pie falling from the sky. Everyone is responsible for their own choices. They never deserve sympathy, the world is inherently cruel! …… There are those who praise, those who reflect, and those who are opposed. "Apple Newspaper" used one word to satirize the behavior of Hong Kong's "Ming Pao" -- turning clouds and rain. In the most snarky tone, they ridiculed Ming Pao as "yourself and buckle other people's heads!" ”

However, the people of "Ming Pao" ignored it, and some mad dogs always bite people. They can now celebrate, and the protesting crowd has disappeared after the newspaper came out, and everyone has a scale in their hearts, and the so-called justice is at ease in the hearts of the people. Just look at the circulation of Ming Pao, which has stabilized at 250,000 copies after recent growth. It has surpassed the Oriental Daily News to become the largest newspaper in Hong Kong.

Besides, Hong Kong Governor Chris Patten really can't hold on, and Hong Kong is even more chaotic than the Warring States period. I can't stabilize this turbulent undercurrent by myself. Although the three policies have been issued, if a super-rich man like Chen Xuanting joins forces with Fok Yingdong and Stanley Ho to make a move, he will be trapped to death.

You can't be a trapped beast! This was the first thought that came to Patten's mind, so he had to communicate and negotiate with Chen Xuanting.

When he knew that everything that happened in Hong Kong recently was Chen Xuanting's ghost behind him, Patten's contempt for this young man has long been swept away.

Therefore, he decided to invite Chen Xuanting to the banquet tonight!

There has always been a lot of injustice in this world. Such as money, status, and luxury. Today's Chen Xuanting, his life has gradually reached the point of luxury.

In the previous period of speculation, he left a few luxury villas for himself and his father Chen Darong, and even Sister-in-law Zhen and Xiao Zhou Xiuna also had a top villa worth more than 3 million. There are many houses to live in, but there are too few people in the family, so Chen Xuanting hired some servants and cooks with high salaries, which became lively.

Chen Darong never thought that his son was so capable, and he was not yet fifty years old to enjoy such a high-end life. And the sister-in-law Zhen even sighed, what kind of luck did she go, she was originally a fish seller, but she was able to live in such a house, and there were people who served her, but she was not used to it, but she was even more attentive to Chen Darong.

Just when others envy Chen Xuanting's luxurious life, Chen Xuanting is also envious of the happy life of ordinary people.

Many things in this world are fair - of course, there are a lot here, but it does not mean all, such as those "official second generation" and "rich second generation" in their previous lives, their lives are enough to make those children who can't afford to pay tuition jealous.

Chen Xuanting can have today, but also thanks to his dedication, when others are leisurely watching movies and watching TV with their families, he still has to correct documents in the company, create scripts, and rack his brains for a certain detail.

When he finally finished his work, he had to toast to some banquets and socials that he had to attend. Therefore, Chen Xuanting's life seems colorful on the surface, but it is actually very stressful.

There is pressure to be motivated, this is a phrase that he often hangs on his lips.

For example, at this time, Chen Xuanting was just about to rest for a while, when someone knocked on the door!

(To be continued)