After completing the filming plan for Xu's this year, Xu Guanwu felt that he had nothing to worry about anymore and could leave for the mainland for treatment.

On another quiet morning, Xu Guanwu and his wife took the Air King 200 and set off for the Shendu in the mainland. Previously, President Liang suggested taking a domestic flight to Beijing, but considering that most of the shipping planes in the mainland are old, it is likely that they have not been replaced with new ones for more than ten years, so Xu Guanwu is a little unassured. At their insistence, the mainland side was still accommodating.

Xu Guanwu also became the first person to fly to the mainland by private business jet since the founding of the People's Republic of China. However, to be on the safe side, there were two more security personnel on board. And when the plane flew over the Shendu, escort planes appeared on both sides, and it seemed that the battle was very large.

"President Wang, this battle is a bit too big." Xu Guanwu said with a smile to a president of the Xinhua News Agency who accompanied him.

"Mr. Xu, don't be surprised, this is also for the sake of safety, and there is no deliberate intention." President Wang said with a smile that was neither humble nor arrogant.

"I understand, I understand." Xu Guanwu nodded, and looked out through the window, and the gods were under his nose.

At the end of the 70s, the Shendu, which had just gone through a catastrophe, was still very dilapidated. There are basically no skyscrapers, and the tallest building is only more than ten floors, which is not as tall as the current headquarters building of the Xu family. The center of the city is a shantytown, and Xu Guanwu can't help but be speechless when he sees it.

The expression on President Wang's face on the side was very exciting, one moment black, one moment white, and one moment red. There is some shame. It's a little embarrassing again. There is also some negative energy. "Mr. Xu, although Shendu is not as good as Hong Kong now, we are confident that we will definitely catch up." He puffed out his cheeks and said.

"I believe," Xu Guanwu smiled, "that the mainland has a lot of advantages that we don't have in Hong Kong, whether it is human resources, scientific and technological resources, energy resources, etc. All of them are far beyond our Hong Kong. As long as the mainland really embarks on the road of reform and opening up, it will only take off in an instant. ”

"Oh?! Mr. Xu seems to have a lot of confidence in our mainland. After listening to Xu Guanwu's words, the expression on President Wang's face instantly relaxed, and he nodded with a smile.

"Yes, everyone is a descendant of Yan Huang. The talents and wisdom of Hong Kong people are also shared by mainlanders. What's more, the mainland still has so many advantages that Hong Kong does not have, so your foundation is much thicker than ours. As the old saying goes, thick accumulation and thin hair, you will definitely come from behind. Xu Guanwu clapped his hands and smiled.

"Hehe, Xie Lu, thank you, Mr. Xu, for your compliment." President Wang listened to it. smiled even more happily, "I can't imagine that Mr. Xu, you are so confident in the economic construction of the mainland." ”

"That's natural. I'm also Chinese. Xu Guanwu smiled and said, "If the mainland is reformed and opening up, foreign capital is allowed to enter the mainland, and I will be the first to contribute." ”

"Well, there are a lot of chaotic voices abroad now, looking down on the economic construction of our hinterland. If Mr. Xu, you can take the lead in making a statement, then it will be worthy of our thousands of sentences. President Wang clapped his hands and laughed.

Indeed, if Xu Guanwu ascends to the top, with his current strength and status in Hong Kong's business circles, he will definitely influence a considerable number of people. Don't forget that Xu Guanwu also has a newspaper with the highest sales in Hong Kong, as well as a TV station with the highest ratings, which are all crucial propaganda positions.

The importance of the war of public opinion has been recognized by the party since the early days of the party's founding. In the period of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the Civil War, the Party grasped the war of public opinion, mobilized the broad masses of the people, disintegrated the enemy's camp, weakened the enemy's morale, and laid a good foundation for victory.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the party regarded public opinion as its most powerful weapon and firmly controlled it in its own hands. During the Republic of China, private newspapers were also allowed to be created, but after the founding of the People's Republic of China, newspapers were changed to state-run, and private newspapers were not approved. If you dare to publish it privately, you will be arrested and imprisoned, and you will be charged with publishing illegal publications.

Of course, this kind of high-pressure method can be used unhindered in the mainland, but for foreign media, this trick is not useful at all. At present, except for Ta Kung Pao and Wen Wei Po, which are pro-China in Hong Kong, other newspapers are more or less inclined to the throne. Even Ming Pao, which prides itself on being fair and just, often publishes articles critical of the mainland.

On the other hand, Xu Guanwu's "Tian Tian Ribao" is often scolded by the pro-Taiwan media as a lackey of the Chinese government because of his pro-China position, so it basically does not report any negative news about the mainland, and reports on the good news at large length.

However, Xu Guanwu disdained to deal with them, and after 83 years, the mainland and Britain reached an agreement to recover Hong Kong, and then they would know how valuable the laurel of "Zhonggong lackey" was.

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Under the escort of two fighter planes, the air king slowly landed at Shendu Nanyuan Airport.

Xu Guanwu and his wife walked off the plane with President Wang, the winter in the north of the Shendu was cold and dry, and the cold wind blew, freezing to the bone.

Xu Guanwu was defenseless, he was blown by the cold wind, and he sneezed, and a sneeze came out. "Wow, it's been a long time since I've encountered such cold weather, it's damn bad!" Xu Guanwu couldn't help but howl and said.

The coldest winter in Hong Kong is only a dozen degrees, and at most you can wear a sweater to carry it. But the temperature in winter is at least more than ten degrees below zero, and the industry is not yet developed, and there are not so many exhaust emissions, so there is no heat island effect, which makes people feel even colder.

"Go and get a fur coat for the gentleman." Seeing this, Zhao Yazhi hurriedly ordered, and then glanced at Xu Guanwu reproachfully, "Knowing that your body is weak, don't wear so little." Look, it's blown by the wind now. ”

"It's okay, it's just that I just walked outside from the warm room, and my body reacted a little too aggressively. Don't overreact either. Xu Guanwu smiled.

Despite what he said, Zhao Yazhi insisted that he wear a fur coat. This fur is made from the fur of the Arctic snow fox, and it is hand-sewn by a famous artist, and the price is as high as 200,000 US dollars, which is quite an expensive piece of fur.

"Yo, Mr. Xu, your fur is good. Catch up with the fur produced by our old forests in the northeast. President Wang glanced at it. I couldn't help but admire. Excited. Even the Northeast dialect was brought out.

Xu Guanwu nodded, "I heard that it was made of the fur of the Arctic snow fox, and I haven't had a chance to wear it since I bought it." I didn't think it would come in handy at this point. ”

"Arctic snow fox, no wonder. That's a lot of money. President Wang nodded and asked casually.

Xu Guanwu smiled, "It's only 200,000 US dollars." ”

"Oh, it's only $200,000." President Wang greeted with a smile, and then jumped up as if biting his tongue. "How much did you just say?! 200,000 ...... Dollars?! ”

Xu Guanwu nodded, "The snow fox fur in the Arctic is already valuable, and it is hand-sewn by a famous artist, so the asking price of 200,000 US dollars is not expensive." ”

"Oops!" President Wang smacked his tongue when he heard this, 200,000 US dollars, a total of several million yuan, catching up with the financial revenue of our county in a year. Chairman Mao can't afford to wear such expensive clothes.

"Mr. Xu, I knew that this dress could be sold so expensive, so I brought a few more pieces from my hometown in the Northeast. The fur from our old forest is not much worse than this Arctic snow fox skin. I don't want much. One piece sells for 50,000 dollars, and I'm satisfied. President Wang grinned.

Xu Guanwu couldn't help laughing when he heard this. In fact, the price of this fur is so high, not because of the snow fox skin, but because it is hand-sewn by a famous artist, so it has a high added value. Although the quality of the fur brought by President Wang is not much worse than that of the snow fox skin, it is impossible for the value to reach such a high level because the most important process is missing.

But then again, the so-called famous artists are just touted by everyone. In fact, what is so good about this famous family, in fact, not everyone knows the way.

Xu Guanwu has always been skeptical of this kind of luxury goods and artworks, especially keychains that cost tens of thousands of dollars, belts that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, or wallets.

The keychain and belt still have a chance to be exposed, and the wallet was originally placed in the pocket, whether it is expensive or not, only I know the way, can I spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy it? It's purely a lot of money to burn.

And those contemporary art that basically no one understands except professionals, spray paint and sprinkle it, and say that their painting represents the meaning of so-and-so, and the irony is the behavior of so-and-so. Xu Guanwu has always been dismissive of this kind of hype of contemporary art.

When he was in Hong Kong and the United States, he was invited to visit contemporary art exhibitions. Xu Guanwu went there with great interest at that time, and as a result, he saw some inexplicable and meaningless so-called art. For example, the strange-shaped sculptures, the paintings of a few lines and dots, and even a rotten cow with a lot of maggots growing on it, were soaked in formalin and exhibited, and almost didn't let Xu Guanwu spit it out directly. Since then, no matter how many people invite him to participate in any art exhibition, Xu Guanwu will not be able to beat him to death.

Xu Guanwu insists that the so-called contemporary art is actually touted by the media. The reason why everyone is touted by the media is that in fact, there are all people behind it. It's like the once-popular mainland art auctions, which have repeatedly created eye-popping prices. From only a few hundred thousand paintings before, in just two or three years, it has soared to tens of millions of yuan, which is faster than riding a rocket.

In fact, there are big merchants behind the scenes, who first hoard some people's paintings in large quantities, and then send them to the auction house for auction, and then buy the paintings back at a high price. If this kind of auction is held twice, it will naturally attract the media to report on it, and if you spend some of it on advertising, then the publicity effect will be even more obvious.

A certain painter who was unknown before has also become a representative of a certain art, and his head is instantly blessed by the media with layers of halo. And these halos are enough to fool some beginner collectors who don't know how to pretend to understand and pretend to be elegant.

Most of these beginner collectors are nouveau riche who don't have much knowledge. The purpose of their collection is, on the one hand, to pretend to be elegant. This has almost formed a culture called pretending (river crab) to be forced in China. The most hated nouveau riche in China is to be called a nouveau riche, in addition to checking the family tree for several lifetimes and talking to celebrities, the rest is to decorate themselves with a façade. Charity, golf, yachting, these are just pretending to be beginners, and there is nothing too difficult.

It's really more expensive, not everyone can play, it's a collection. Collecting artworks and antiques, on the one hand, he is also very connotative, very talented, and has a little Confucian merchant taste. On the other hand, antiques are hidden in prosperous times, and gold is hidden in troubled times. Antiques are good for preserving their value and are a good way to invest. However, antiques are limited after all, and the things handed down by the ancestors are one less if they are bad, and they are completely non-renewable energy. The antiques in circulation are even more limited, and the majority of them are all on the state side, and private individuals who dare to buy and sell antiques at will will be sentenced. Therefore, contemporary art with the same collection value as antiques has become the object of a group of people's pursuit. (To be continued......)