A weekend in mid-September.

In the morning, Lin Zhichao enjoyed the service of his two wives - wearing clothes and tidying up his image, Lin Zhichao has always felt very clean and tidy to outsiders, thanks to the fact that his wives will definitely do image things for Lin Zhichao every morning.

The clothes must not be dirty or wrinkled, every detail must be done, and the state of the hair is also a regular reminder to Lin Zhichao that he should get a haircut. In short, Lin Zhichao's image is handed over to these women.

But there is one thing that Lin Zhichao asks, that is, he has deliberately asked to dress up a little more mature since he was thirty years old, because he doesn't want others to find out that he is 'very young'.

For example, Lin Zhichao is 42 years old this year, and if he is dressed normally and younger, anyone who looks at him will be in his twenties.

"Don't really bring a driver and bodyguards?" Tang Caiyun said with concern.

Xu Caiying also said: "The driver and the bodyguard must each bring one!" ”

Lin Zhichao, today he was invited by Li Mingze to go to Li Mansion for tea. He vaguely knew what was going on, because Li Mingze had been a member of the mainland since 1967, and he was actually a member of the airship.

Li Mingze died early in his previous life, and he died in the early eighties, otherwise his status in the mainland would not be lower than that of Airship Tai. There are two reasons: first, he helped a high-level in his early years, had a close relationship with many high-level officials, and fought together in the war of resistance; Second, in 1967, he opposed the use of force by the Hong Kong government and angrily resigned as the chief member of the Executive Council in protest.

In fact, Li Mingze is even more determined than taking off the boat, and the airship Thai has gone abroad to hide for half a year, while Li Mingze directly confronts the Hong Kong government. Of course, Li Mingze is a Freemason, an Asian mentor, and he used to be the highest Chinese position after Zhou Xinian, so the Hong Kong government will not really deal with him directly.

At present, a Hong Kong company mainly focuses on three important Hong Kong figures - Li Mingze, Airship Tai, and Huang Duxiu; As for Wang Kuancheng, he has long had no influence in the Hong Kong business community, and he can't say that he will abandon it, but after all, Wang Kuancheng can't do much for it.

Li Mingze has a high prestige among the Chinese members of the Legislative Council and the Executive Council;

Blimp Tai, in the Hong Kong real estate construction industry, has a prestige second only to Lin Zhichao;

Huang Duxiu, a descendant of the 'Amoy Da' family, is the chairman of Hong Kong Taohua Datong Co., Ltd. In addition to managing the family business, Huang Duxiu is also active in social affairs, and has served as the president of the Huaxia Manufacturers' Association for many terms.

"If you don't bring anyone, you have to bring some change, otherwise you won't have money to pay for crossing the Hung Hom Tunnel!" Lin Zhichao said with a smile.

Tang Caiyun and Xu Caiying suddenly laughed, who would have thought that the famous 'World Ship King' once drove through the Hung Hom Tunnel alone without bringing money to pay the fee, leaving an embarrassing situation. Fortunately, some managers recognized it, so they were not despised by the toll collectors.

After dressing up, Lin Zhichao drove an ordinary Ford car towards Causeway Bay.

At 10 o'clock in the morning, Lin Zhichao came to Li Mingze's house, and sure enough, he found that Airship Tai, Ho Shanheng, Run Run Shaw and others, and one should be the highest spokesperson of the mainland in Hong Kong.

"Lin Sheng, this is President Liang, who was invited by me to have tea together!"

"Sir Lin, look up for a long time, it's the first time we've met!"

"Just call me Lin Sheng, it's indeed the first time we've met, but it's like thunder about your name."

Liang Linwei was a little happy, this 'refusal' of Sir Lin was obviously not necessarily firm.

"How dare you be!"

Subsequently, Lin Zhichao greeted everyone one after another, even Shao Lao Liu was polite and polite.

After everyone sat down, Li Mingze beckoned his family to pour tea for everyone, and he was very enthusiastic.

As for the chat, everyone didn't talk about politics, but chatted very casually, and it seemed that they deliberately didn't talk about that aspect of work.

But after getting acquainted, especially Liang Linwei saw that Lin Zhichao was not averse to meeting him, or it was not like what appeared on the outside - he was very 'loyal' to the British government in Hong Kong, but as Airship Tai said, Lin Sheng definitely cherished the motherland.

So, Liang Linwei said: "Lin Sheng, I don't know when, I can invite you to participate in the Canton Fair, I am willing to arrange everything for you?" ”

The Canton Fair has always been held, but I have never heard of it.

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "I have some understanding of this Canton Fair, mainly because Huo Sheng told me, if you think about it carefully, there is no demand, and it is better not to cause trouble to the country." ”

It can be regarded as a tactful refusal, and it can also be regarded as a rejection.

Liang Linwei immediately said: "Also, the country is poor now, and there are no decent hotels, so it is indeed difficult to entertain guests." ”

He said it very sincerely, and it didn't seem like he was deliberately saying anything.

Lin Zhichao said seriously: "I always believe that we Chinese people are definitely the smartest and most diligent race in the world, and there must be no reason to stay poor." Someday, we'll go back to pragmatic thinking. Especially in this world, there is no need for a country with a large population and a third-largest country in terms of area to participate in the economy.

Simple and crude!

Liang Linwei choked, he didn't expect this Hong Kong Chinese leader and world ship king to say it so bluntly. To put it simply, Lin Zhichao should not have too much contact with the current situation, and when everyone returns to a pragmatic style in the future, the situation will naturally change again.

Airship Tai immediately started the round and said, "Don't talk about this, don't talk about this!" You must know that Lin Sheng can see far and distinguish world affairs, so it is better to talk about other things. Well, for example, the attitude towards the Vietnam War in the United States seems to be changing. ”

Li Zeming also said: "Lin Sheng is the king of the world, this kind of international event is very analytical, otherwise how can the shipowner develop so fast!" ”

Liang Linwei was a little depressed, and he didn't mention politics, he just invited Lin Zhichao to go back to the mainland.

As everyone knows, if Lin Zhichao really goes, then it will be a big problem, after all, how much influence he has, it will make the British attach great importance to it.

Li Fushu, the founder of the Far Eastern Association, visited the mainland in the 70s; At the end of the eighties, he was sent to prison by the British. Of course, there is no way to verify the relationship between the two, and it is said that Li Fushu accepted bribes of hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars.

In any case, the late seventies, after the normalization of relations between the country and the world, were the best time. The important thing is that Lin Zhichao can grasp this best opportunity, and more importantly, Lin Zhichao can definitely develop Thatcher and Reagan into his good friends.

At that time, Lin Zhichao's friends are all big names, as long as he doesn't participate in politics and only does reconciliation, there will be no problem.

"The United States does have a lot of anti-war sentiment, and it is possible that it will consider withdrawing in the next few years. In fact, there are no permanent enemies in this world, the Soviet Union is now getting stronger, and the United States is mired in the Vietnam War. In this international situation, the United States may be willing to improve its relations with us, and because of this, I will have a pragmatic day! ”

In Lin Zhichao's description, everyone was surprised to find that the world situation may really be unpredictable; If it is true that Huaxia can get out of the predicament, everyone as Huaxia people will naturally be very happy.

Next, everyone chatted all over the world, but there was no more talk about mainland politics. Liang Linwei also understands that he must not engage in the mainland in Hong Kong, so he is also like a person in ZB society.

However, Lin Zhichao felt in his heart that it would be better to agree to this kind of circle less in the future, and there would be no great benefit.

In the future, even if he needs to get through the relationship as soon as possible, it must be through the bridge between heaven and earth, not through a 'small role' like Liang Linwei.

When I get home.

Lin Zhichao deliberately drove himself to Des Voeux Road 'New Star Newsstand' in Central to chat with Huang Youcai.

After chatting for a few words, Huang Youcai told Lin Zhichao a piece of news: "Lin Sheng, I heard from my peers that "Asia Daily" does not follow the rules and coerces some newsstands to put "Asia Daily" in a conspicuous place, which makes everyone angry. ”

Lin Zhichao was stunned, there is still such a tasteless thing.

This is much more low-level than his methods, but it also seems to be much simpler and crude.

"And this kind of thing, the boss of "Asia Daily" is very powerful!"

Huang Youcai looked down on the other party and said: "What's amazing, it's the second horse brother who is out of the way, and the powder business uses the "Asia Daily" to transmit information and launder money." ”

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "Being able to sell fans to selling newspapers shows that they are also people with brains in selling fans." By the way, everyone does it except for anger? ”

Huang Youcai shook his head and said: ""Asia Daily" is far from being as good as "Oriental Daily", customers specify to buy "Oriental Daily", can the newsstand still be forced to buy and sell So, some newsstand owners are also in front, but they will not sell for them, and even everyone plans to join forces, if the two horses plan to come hard, they will not sell "Asia Daily", then see who is great!" ”

Now think about the Ma brothers' trick, there are also some loopholes, there are so many people in the major newsstands, once they are united, "Asia Daily" will be finished. As for the Ma brothers, do they really dare to find trouble?

The answer is no!

In his previous life, Lin Zhichao also watched a lot of movies about clubs in Hong Kong, but in fact, movies are movies, which are not at all different from reality. At the very least, Hong Kong associations are officially much less scrambling than robbing jewelry stores; As for murder and the like, it is even more rare to appear a few times, after all, after the death of a person, the nature will be different, and the dead people will still be killed every day, and as soon as the media reports it, the whole Hong Kong will be panicked, and chaos is more likely to occur.

To put it simply, Hong Kong's associations are generally involved in 'pornography, gambling and drugs', as well as: Wenque (pickpockets, pickpocketing), black lacquer (rats touching night thieves, climbing high-rise buildings, opening iron gates), rat goods (buying stolen goods), scalpers, and land fees (levying line fees, parking fees, and protection fees on street vendors to taxi and minibus drivers), smugglers, and collecting bad debts.

To put it simply, these things are done by Ma Zai, the bigwigs are hiding behind, and what restricts all this is - the rules of the hall.

Hong Kong's associations are very different from those in Italy, Japan, and Mexico. It is rare for associations in Hong Kong to find that they are 'professional killers', and they generally 'seek wealth' without harming their bodies or their lives.

The disputes of Hong Kong associations do not rely on firefights, but on mediation, and if they can't do it, they will resort to violence again, and only then will they develop into fierce murders.

Why are the 'Hong Kong associations' so expressive in later generations?

The reason is very simple, newspapers are keen to report crimes, and when they encounter bloody cases, they will exaggerate and sensationalize them; As a result, newspaper sales went up; Of course, objectively it also played a role in warning the citizens and putting pressure on the police.

At the same time, the same is true for the community movies of later generations, if he doesn't write well, who will buy tickets to watch the movie?

The high-level associations in Hong Kong are all dragged with their families and married several wives; If they really act wantonly, they are afraid that they will bring harm to their families, isn't he afraid?

Just like Lin Zhichao, when he joined the Ma brothers, he only needed to put pressure on the Hong Kong Governor, put pressure on the police force, put pressure on the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce, and then find someone to issue a reward order

It seems to be very easy, but he has to care about his reputation and pay attention to the 'rules' in doing things, otherwise the price will not be cost-effective!

In his previous life, Zhang Ziqiang offended the two major families in Hong Kong so badly, and the Li Jiacheng and Kwok families did not pursue anything in Hong Kong, let alone interfere with the judiciary.

The real smart people are to make the Hong Kong tycoons feel nervous, and then communicate with the mainland -- if you don't do a good job of law and order, we are afraid that we will not be able to belong.

Obviously, Zhang Ziqiang soon fell into the hands of others, and he didn't even have much chance to defend himself, so he was shot directly.

Eighteen years after Zhang Ziqiang's reincarnation, everyone else is still alive and well, the key is whether this world is reincarnated or not is one thing!

"Brother Cai, in fact, there is no need for newsstands to fight with Asia Daily, you just need to tell the publishers of other newspapers about this situation, do you say that the people in those newspapers will be willing?" Lin Zhichao said with a smile.

Huang Youcai is not stupid, but he is timid, of course, because he has befriended Lin Zhichao in recent years, he has become bolder.

What Lin Sheng meant was that when the people from other newspapers found out, they would definitely attack the Erma brothers, because they were unbalanced in their hearts. What's more, the people in the newspaper are not afraid of things, so they are not afraid of anything. ”

"That's it! If it weren't for the fact that my identity was not very convenient, maybe I would have to talk about this two horses, and I was involved, and I felt a little like dealing with children. ”

Huang Youcai immediately perked up, and said: "Just like these two gangsters, where can you do it Sir Lin, if you really do it, the Governor of Hong Kong will have to listen to your opinion, it's not that they can't stay in Hong Kong." ”

"Haha, what kind of sycophancy are you and I shooting!"

"This isn't a sycophant! I know that Lin Sheng doesn't look down on that kind of little person. ”

After chatting with Huang Youcai for a while, Lin Zhichao was in a very good mood, but as for Erma's behavior, he didn't take it to heart.

The current "Oriental Daily" has sold more than 150,000 people, steadily occupying the first place, and it is impossible to be affected by such a trivial matter. What's more, Lin Zhichao's approach to Erma doesn't feel like it will have much effect.

On the other hand, Lin Zhichao also has a sense of accomplishment for Huang Youcai's current situation.

For the first time, he intuitively felt what it was like to change the fate of others.

Huang Youcai bought a house, and he is almost about to pay off the loan, and the family of three earns about 25,000 yuan a year, which is definitely a high-income group in Hong Kong.

In fact, Nova Newsstand is located on Des Voeux Road in Central, and the profits are very high. With the development of Hong Kong's print media, the income of this newsstand will also increase dramatically.

Sure enough.

It didn't take long for Hong Kong newspapers to accuse Asia Daily News of unfair competition and mock it as a fan.

For a while, in the face of group attacks, Erma had to disappear again and become low-key in the media. However, Asia Daily News was not affected, but instead increased some sales.

On the whole, Erma's strategy was right, although they lost their character and reputation, but they didn't have those things anyway.

The methods of "Asia Daily" are very different from those of "Oriental Daily", one is a dishonorable method, and the other is business.

Therefore, some people also claim that Erma has once again offended the Chinese leaders in Hong Kong.

This rumor began to spread within a certain range, and Erma was once again warned by many people, and he didn't dare to come forward for the time being.

On this day, Audrey Hepburn came to Hong Kong, Lin Zhichao called her to his study, and Tang Caiyun and Xu Caiying also followed. There are many things that the three sisters have not shied away from, and Lin Zhichao will not treat them deliberately.

As long as he lives for one day, he will be the absolute emperor of the family, and no woman can resist him. Of course, unlike Airship Tai's treatment of the three ladies, Lin Zhichao gave the three women a lot of freedom.

On the contrary, the wives of Airship Tai have no 'sense of existence' at all, even the most favored second wife Feng Jianli. Although Airship Tai often took him out, Feng Jianli was more like an entourage, either silently not far away, or listening quietly.

Lin Zhichao is different, he has the elements of a man in the new era in his bones, so if he takes it out, his wife must be his close companion, and no matter how distinguished the guest is, Lin Zhichao will also treat his wife as a couple.

"This seems to be a deformation robot recently exported to North America by Bond Toys, and our Audrey Toys are also in the agency channel." Audrey Hepburn saw the two car transformation robots on Lin Zhichao's desk.

Lin Zhichao said: "This pair of transforming robots, I plan to let Audrey Toys cooperate with our Yangtze River Toy Factory, and you will create toys, comics, animation, and even the background of the future movie story I probably wrote about it, tens of millions of years ago, the intelligent life of the universe The five-faced monster invaded a planet in the universe - Cybertron, on this planet, the five-faced monster built the planet's core computer magic ball that is convenient for its own manufacturing. And two production lines were built on this planet - military and civilian, and the robots produced on these two lines were the ancestors of the later Transformers."

Audrey Hepburn looked at the information and was already surprised, this man seemed to be omnipotent.

"Is this a Barbie-like product?" She vaguely felt that it was not simple.

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "It should be about the same, but it needs very good promotion and marketing, in this regard, you have to come up with a strong soldier This story outline is just a reference, and you can ask Marvel to create it again, Transformers is a group, you can continue to develop new products, and you can also buy products from other companies for secondary creation. In short, take out the experience of raising Barbie dolls back then, and pay enough attention to 'Transformers'. ”

Audrey Hepburn nodded seriously and said, "No problem! I'm definitely personally involved, and the management team led by Rich is also very good, so you can rest assured that you don't worry too much about things. "In the end, it was already a heartache.

The three women all know that Lin Zhichao has done too much for this family (in fact, most of them rely on the experience of previous lives), so they have always hoped that Lin Zhichao will pay attention to rest, even if it is to enjoy life.

But for Lin Zhichao, it should be played, but he is still young after all, and there is no reason not to work hard.

"Don't worry, I'm full of energy! In the 70s, Audrey Group also had to develop in the United States, especially in toys, and needed to plan two or more cases. Completely surpass Hasbro and become the world's toy leader. Of course, our Changjiang Toy Factory can also make a lot of money with OEM. ”

"Hmm"

Lin Zhichao has recently thought of a lot of 'ideas' for the Audrey Group, such as Transformers, My Little Pony, home consoles and video games, and cauliflower dolls; These are the things that Audrey Group needs to do in the next decade.

By the early eighties, the group would be strong enough to grow even stronger through acquisitions and acquisitions.

(End of chapter)