On one side of the entrance of the Lido Hotel, a red steed stood quietly next to the jockey, receiving compliments from all sorts of people, while the young Chinese-British jockey occasionally thanked Lang Wei for his compliments.

Lu Zhaotang and his wife Lu Chen Yaxian stood at the main entrance of the hotel, shaking hands with the guests attending the promotion banquet, and the hotel staff led the guests towards the wedding banquet hall in an orderly manner.

"Uncle Tang, congratulations, congratulations! I will be promoted this year, and I will definitely win the championship next year!" Huo Dongjun held the golden horse in both hands, and when there was no one else in front of Lu Zhaotang, he walked over quickly, and shouted with a smile on his face.

Lu Zhaotang looked at Huo Dongjun when he heard the voice, and the subtle smile on his face immediately changed from the previous to an affectionate and familiar laugh: "Ah Jun! I'll wait for you to come after you call, I'll be here so late, remember to have a few more drinks with me later." ”

Lu Zhaotang didn't even look at the golden horse in the transparent glass gift box in Huo Dongjun's arms, but Lu Chen Yaxian next to him saw this golden gift, and the smile on her face was a little more, and she asked next to her:

"Zhaotang, who is this young man?"

Huo Dongjun also looked at Lu Zhaotang, he guessed that this was Lu Zhaotang's wife, but Lu Zhaotang would be rude if he didn't introduce himself and spoke rashly.

"This is my wife, but you can call her Aunt Tang, and others will call her Mrs. Lu. Lu Zhaotang finished introducing his wife to Huo Dongjun, and then pointed to Lu Chen Yaxian and said proudly:

"Ah Jun, a young Junjie, just eighteen years old, is now the owner of Hong Kong's No. 1 magazine, worth tens of millions or more, my son and nephew!"

knew that all Lu Zhaotang's affection was polite, but it was extremely natural to say it from his mouth, as if Huo Dongjun was really his proud junior.

Huo Dongjun hugged the golden horse, saw Lu Chen Yaxian stretching out his hand towards him, and decisively handed the golden horse in his hand into Lu Zhaotang's arms, and shook it with Lu Chen Yaxian: "Aunt Tang, just call me Ah Jun." ”

After speaking, Huo Dongjun smiled apologetically at Lu Zhaotang: "Aunt Tang shook hands with me, I was very rude to hold the gift, please ask Uncle Tang to help you hug it, you are promoted to the class in horse racing, this time you will hold the golden horse, and you will definitely be the first in the first class next year!"

Lu Zhaotang also seemed to be very satisfied with Huo Dongjun's familiar junior posture, pointed at Huo Dongjun and smiled at his wife:

"Young man, because I shook hands with you and asked me to help him carry the gift box, he didn't consider me an elder at all. ”

Although he said that Huo Dongjun did not respect his elders, his smile and tone told a few other caring people who stopped not far away, Lu Zhaotang was just ridiculing, and he was very satisfied with Huo Dongjun.

"Ah Jun called you Uncle Tang, you have to complain if you help him get the gift box, really. Lu Chen Yaxian smiled at Huo Dongjun, as if she felt that Lu Zhaotang was more affectionate to Huo Dongjun than others, and her tone also carried the tone of an elder: "Ah Jun, the first time we met, I let you break the bank, it's really a shame not to go, there must be a lot of girls in mini." ”

"Ah Fei, help me take Ah Jun to the guest room that I have opened above. After Lu Zhaotang and Huo Dongjun talked and laughed for a few words, he called the driver standing behind him, handed the golden horse to him, and instructed him.

"Yes, Mr. Lu. The driver, Ah Fei, took the gift box and turned around to put the gift in the hall first.

Lu Zhaotang said to Huo Dongjun: "I'll greet the guests at the door first, and you go up there and wait for me." ”

"Of course, it is the most important wedding banquet for Uncle Tang's horse race, my business might as well be talked about another day, and today I made a special trip to drink this cup of wine. Huo Dongjun's smile remained unchanged, and when he talked about himself on his face, it seemed that it was not worth mentioning compared to Lu Zhaotang's horse racing promotion.

"You go and wait for me. Lu Zhaotang didn't say much, just smiled, Ah Fei had already come out and said to Huo Dongjun:

"Jun Shao, please come with me. ”

"Thank you. Huo Dongjun followed Ah Fei into the Lido Hotel, did not stop in the lobby on the first floor, and took the elevator straight up to the eighth floor to the presidential suite opened by Lu Zhaotang.

Ah Fei opened the door, stood on the side and said politely to Huo Dongjun: "Jun Shao can wait here, the cigar bar, the bar is all available, if there is something, you can call the hotel staff directly, Mr. Lu will come up soon." ”

After Huo Dongjun nodded in thanks, Ah Fei gently closed the door of the guest room and left, Huo Dongjun walked to the huge floor-to-ceiling window in the living room, and through the bright glass window, the entire Happy Valley race course opposite was in full view.

The reason why he came to see Lu Zhaotang this time, Huo Dongjun was not independent of this matter, but he was a little puzzled and unsure, for him, the signs of the situation that Zhao Hongjun is showing now are too weak, and it is an extremely test of his eyesight and judgment, but for Lu Zhaotang, the emperor of the Yuen Long political arena who fought all the way to the position of the district councilor, it may be easy to analyze the actions and final ending after Zhao Hongjun's intentions revealed now.

Even if there is no Lu Zhaotang, Huo Dongjun can solve this matter by asking himself, but it is likely that it will not be too smooth, maybe it will be bad with the entire Hong Kong magazine circle, even if he wins Zhao Hongjun, the gains outweigh the losses, any circle has no connections, and it will be difficult to expand the scope again, the Hong Kong Magazine Association, now don't think about standing on Zhao Hongjun's side, although Huang Yongren of the distribution association seems to be on his side, but although the distribution association has distribution channels in 18 districts, the reason why he can be called a tumbler in the newspaper industry and stand so far is because he knows how to be a man, if the magazine association and the newspaper association join forces, he will not hesitate to spend a lot of money to re-lay the channel, Huang Yongren will die ugly, so if the magazine association really speaks out in support of Zhao Hongjun, Huang Yongren will definitely be the first to stand up and insert himself twice.

Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window for more than ten minutes, the door of the guest room outside opened again, and Ah Fei stood on the side to let out Lu Zhaotang's figure.

"You're waiting for me outside the door. Lu Zhaotang first gave an order to Ah Fei, and then entered the guest room, and said with a chuckle to Huo Dongjun: "Come and sit." ”

Huo Dongjun walked over quickly, sat at the bottom of the sofa, Lu Zhaotang picked up two cigars from under the coffee table, skillfully cut off the eggplant cap, and handed one to Huo Dongjun: "After you called, I asked Ah Fei to help me check today's newspaper, "Tiantian Daily"?

Huo Dongjun helped Lu Zhaotang light his cigar before saying: "It's not Dong Tian, it's Zhao Hongjun, the editor-in-chief of "Tiantian Daily", he wanted to join hands with the distribution association to lower the sales of my magazine, and was ready to do the same salty and wet magazine. ”

Lu Zhaotang nodded: "It's just the old method, this trick Hongjun is very common now, this is his first step, to expand his influence, he will not rush up and bite you like a mad dog, but use public opinion to magnify your problem, and at the same time ensure that he is involved in this matter on his own, so that he can continue to act next." ”

Huo Dongjun played with his cigar and nodded, Lu Zhaotang said that Zhao Hongjun's first step was the same as he thought, to expand the situation, and at the same time, Zhao Hongjun was only involved from the side at this time, and did not directly oppose his "Men's Weekly".

"Three news in two days, this Zhao Hongjun has a wide range of contacts, this is just the beginning, if you speak out, it means that your magazine is weak-hearted, if you don't make a sound, he can continue to burn you on the side, burn to a limit and when everyone is guided by his public opinion, you can raise the torch head-on, "bang", set your whole person on fire, you tell me what you think after you know the news, I will listen to it. Lu Bingrong looked at Huo Dongjun and said.

"Now I am silent for the time being, and I am ready to find a suitable entry point to fight back, but now I can't judge how much storm Zhao Hongjun will set off, so I will trouble Uncle Tang. Huo Dongjun stretched out his hand and loosened the collar of his shirt and said.

Since he wants to rob your business, of course, he hopes to kill them all, the rivers and lakes talk about being a man and leaving a line, and the business only pays attention to the wildfire, and the spring breeze blows and grows, and he must do everything absolutely, since he shoots is to completely defeat you, and do not give you a chance to turn over, of course, he will do as big as he wants, "Daily Daily" It's a big newspaper, the boss of a big newspaper, the network will not be just in the circle, after I say that after the public opinion rises, there will be a member of parliament or a government bigwig who has a tacit relationship with him to stand up and speak for him, and politicians will crusade against your magazine for him, because your magazine is controversial, if you engage in children's magazines, Zhao Hongjun will not move this relationship, but now you leave such a big controversy to the whole world, he will not grasp the reason, the official speaks, the Hong Kong Magazine Association can stand up and echo with the officials in the name of justice, although the association is not a government agency, but can participate in the drafting of a new industry bill or code, easily force you out, and then anything in this industry has nothing to do with you, everyone closes the door and lines up like kindergarten children to share the fruit?" Lu Bingrong is forty years old, and his mind reaction is at his peak, completely relying on the three pieces of news released by Zhao Hongjun at this time, it is speculated that Zhao Hongjun wants to kill Huo Dongjun's "Men's Weekly": "If you follow my analysis, where will you choose to start fighting back?"

Lu Zhaotang looked at Huo Dongjun and asked rhetorically with a smile, like an elder examining a young man in a school.

Huo Dongjun pondered for a moment: "After the councilor spoke out, I began to fight back. ”

Lu Zhaotang nodded appreciatively: "If you can think of this, it means that you have a plan in your heart, and it is not an accident that you can achieve your current position at a young age." ”

Lu Zhaotang does have a good impression of Huo Dongjun, he has no interest in Changle, if it weren't for his old bean Lu Bingrong, he wouldn't even have any intention of going to the Second Holy Palace, but he was forced by Lu Bingrong's majesty and feudalism, and had no choice but to deal with the scene, listening to Heixing talk about Huo Dongjun under the door, Lu Zhaotang was deeply impressed by Huo Dongjun, a young boy, made a magazine that was faster than grabbing money, and knew how to advance and retreat, this kind of young man who knows how to eat his brain and know how to measure, Lu Zhaotang liked it very much, when Huo Dongjun called, he could have postponed it to another time, but he didn't, he just wanted to see Huo Dongjun's reaction, if he really knew how to eat his brain, he didn't mind mentioning a few words to the other party。

Huo Dongjun did not disappoint him, this kind of gift of Golden Horse is not worth mentioning to Lu Zhaotang, it is rare that Huo Dongjun did not mess up because of the affairs of the magazine, when standing outside the Lido Gate, Lu Zhaotang looked at Huo Dongjun's eyes, and found that there was no worry in the eyes of this young boy, as if he came over today to celebrate Langwei's promotion, this kind of state of mind, Lu Zhaotang has never seen one in forty years, especially just now, Huo Dongjun's choice of this time point to cut into the counterattack is very accurate.

"This entry point, after being selected, is that you will recruit Hongjun together, and one side will leave the public eye first, and the other side will be out. ”