A cup of tea was drunk in harmony.

We had a great conversation......

Sun Liwen's worries in his heart were all put down, and he no longer had any contempt for the young man in front of him.

The other party spoke steadily, listened carefully to his introduction, did not have a little anxiety, and occasionally put forward suggestions that made his eyes shine.

In particular, the other party's proposal for typography made him deeply agree.

The layout has a face, and the title has a pair of eyes.

This sentence perfectly illustrates the typography of a newspaper.

How are newspaper sales? How to arouse the public's interest in reading? How do you make a newspaper look clear?

Typography is a top priority.

Sun Liwen raised his eyes and looked at Li An, and his tone was sincere:

"Mr. Li, I have benefited a lot from chatting with you today, but I don't know much about newspapers at all, as you said."

Ang Lee's answer was still slow: "No, Editor-in-Chief Sun is too famous." I run a newspaper stall, and my focus is on the sales of the major newspapers in the stall. Through the comparison of the sales of major newspapers, there are occasional experiences, and it is indeed a layman to the newspaper industry. ”

Sun Liwen had a noncommittal look on his face.

He smiled and said, "Mr. Li, I have already introduced the situation related to the newspaper, and I will take you to see the printing house and the newspaper." ”

"Okay."

Li An nodded happily.

"Let's go, then."

"Hmm."

Ang Lee drank all the tea in the cup and stood up.

Out of the teahouse, the two took a rickshaw all the way to the laundry street in Yau Ma Tei.

"Yuanfang Daily was founded in 51, and there was no printing house of its own at that time, so it was printed by the Commercial Daily Printing House. Let people print on behalf of us, and we can only wait for the business newspaper to be printed every time before we can help us print, often until two or three o'clock in the morning. So by the time I was five or six years old, I had invested the money I had earned from the newspaper in the factory. ”

Sun Liwen led Li An through an alley, and he pointed to the side-by-side bungalows in front of him.

"Housing is cheap, so I bought four, one for the office of the newspaper and three for the typesetting workshop, with a plotter and a plate-pressing machine."

Sun Liwen introduced and led Li An into the factory with the plaque of 'Far Away Daily'.

The factory building can be called simple, three bungalows are connected, about three or four hundred square meters of space, it looks really embarrassing.

Inside the machine roars!

As soon as I entered, the strong and pungent smell of oil residue came to my face.

A few old-fashioned fans turned, and the wide-open windows kept the ventilation open.

At the entrance there are two operating tables, and three or four literate female workers typeset the lead characters according to the text.

"Editor-in-Chief Sun."

From time to time, workers shouted. Sun Liwen nodded in acknowledgment.

"I'll take you to see the printing shop."

After speaking, Sun Liwen led Li An to the printing workshop inside.

During this period, movable type printing was used in printing houses.

The typewriter casts the typeface, which is typeset by a skilled typesetter according to a press release written in advance, and then prints the platen.

"Due to financial problems, the previous printing equipment was bought from second-hand machines eliminated by other people's printing houses. As newspaper sales increased, the plotter could be used, but the production of the older printing presses was gradually unable to keep up. This is a new printing press bought last month, which can print 2,000 newspapers per hour, which is fully sufficient for the circulation of newspapers. ”

Sun Liwen introduced,

The machine roared, and the newspapers were neatly printed.

Ang Lee held a newspaper with undried ink.

"Editor-in-Chief Sun, how is the sales of Yuanfang Daily now?"

Sun Liwen's face was full of red energy: "On average, there are 30,000 newspapers a day. ”

"Not bad."

Li An nodded.

In the 60s, Hong Kong had a population of about 3 million, half of whom were under the age of 25 due to the influence of the previous generation of baby boomers.

Excluding the audience, there are about four or five hundred thousand people who read the newspaper.

In the past 60 years, there were nearly 50 newspapers (Chinese, English, Japanese, afternoon and evening) in Hong Kong, and in terms of sales, there were about 500,000 newspapers per day.

After that, it increased year by year, and by 80 years, it had soared to 1.8 million copies, and the average number of people in Hong Kong at that time was one newspaper for every three people, which is enough to show the huge influence of newspapers on society.

Today, the sales of 30,000 copies a day are indeed okay.

In fact, Ang Lee does not expect to make a fortune by relying on newspapers, he values the influence of newspapers on society.

Take control of a mouthpiece so that you can guide public opinion.

"I contribute money and efforts, and the development of the newspaper will depend on Editor-in-Chief Sun in the future, and I believe that the sales of Yuanfang Daily will continue to rise in the future."

"Of course."

Sun Liwen had a confident smile on his face:

"Mr. Li, I'll take you to the office of the newspaper to have a look and introduce you to the staff of the newspaper."

……

……

On the other side, the two brothers Ma Shaolin were not idle when they came to the walled city.

As soon as Long Chenghu left, the two came to Xinjie.

Ding Ye Hall.

"Master Ding."

"Master Ding."

"Sit."

Camel Ding stretched out his hand and sat on the chair, his tone flat:

"I heard about Yau Ma Tei, Wang Laoji has retired to the rivers and lakes, and the business of the word flower stall has also been handed over to your brother to take care of, and he will no longer ask about the affairs of the rivers and lakes, and the golden tooth foal also let people kill him, which is too much. However, you are also at fault first, letting Chen Ashi cross the sea to Shitangzui to make the Golden Tooth Horse is considered to be a violation of the rules on the rivers and lakes. ”

Ma Shihao's face was a little uncomfortable, and Ma Shaolin gave him a look.

Looking up at the camel Ding, he bowed his head slightly, and his face showed a teachable expression.

"What Ding Ye said is that it was our fault that made Golden Tooth Ju find an excuse."

Camel Ding thought in his heart and said:

"The territory of Yau Ma Tei is gone, you can stay in the walled city, even if the people of the Golden Tooth Ju come over, you have to give me a few thin noodles in the walled city, don't dare to go too far."

"Thank you, Master Ding."

Ma Shaolin was grateful.

Everyone eats in Kowloon, although Camel Ding has been staying in the walled city, but he and Wang Laoji are also acquaintances.

It's just obvious that Camel Ding didn't want to get involved, and the first sentence blocked the rest of the conversation.

"Ang Lee said that as long as it is in the walled city, the people of the Golden Tooth Pony will not come to trouble us."

Camel Ding held the teacup in his hand, and his face was a little unpleasant:

"He does have this confidence, in the Kowloon Walled City, even we have to look at his face to eat, without his nod, maybe the people of the Golden Tooth Pony will not be able to enter the Walled City."

Ma Shaolin observed his words and said:

"The Golden Tooth is pressing, Hong Kong and Kowloon have no place for our two brothers, and it just so happened that Ang Lee wanted the shares of the newspaper in my hand, so I made this deal with him."

"That's ......"

Camel Ding's face looked much better.

What should be said in the scene has been said, and Ma Shaolin is no longer beating around the bush:

"How to say that the walled city is also the territory of Ding Ye, this time our two juniors came over, in addition to visiting, we also have something to ask for."

"What's the matter?"

"It's just a little thing."

Ma Shaolin's expression was a little gloomy: "We were raised by our godfather, and his revenge cannot be avenged, but our two brothers are alone." I've heard that there are a lot of outlaws in the walled city, and I hope Ding Ye can help us introduce some good skills. ”

Camel Ding pondered for a while, and finally nodded in agreement:

"Yes."

Peers are enemies.

The Hong Kong and Kowloon markets are so big, of course, if you want to make money, you have to grab land, and there have always been many disputes between Kowloon and Hong Kong Island fishers.

He didn't have much of a relationship with Goldtooth, and he didn't mind helping out at all.

"When it comes to being ruthless, of course it's the Vietnamese. This class of Vietnamese is poor and afraid, and they are not afraid of death when they flee Hong Kong, as long as they give money, they don't recognize their relatives when they start to move, and the other party is their old bean, and they can do it. ”

Ma Shaolin's eyes lit up, and he said without hesitation: "As long as you are ruthless enough and have good skills, nothing else is a problem." ”

"That's fine."

Camel Ding took a sip of tea, and then said: "I will have someone introduce you to Ah Hui, he is a broker, and I want a few people to tell him." ”

"Thank you, Master Ding."

Ma Shaolin thanked him again and again, and his attitude was very low.

……

……

The sun is sinking in the west, in Xiyingpun, in a wooden house by the sea.

"If you dare to come to my territory, you two are really bold enough."

Da Biao's tone was disdainful.

He sat down at the table, took a piece of roasted meat with chopsticks and put it in his mouth, and ate it with a mouthful of oil.

The two brothers Ma Shaolin stood in front of him, followed by a man in his thirties with an indifferent face.

"Uncle Biao, we are here this time to make a deal with you."

Ma Shaolin's face was calm, and his eyes were staring at Da Biao.

Da Biao sneered:

"It's good if I don't help the Golden Tooth Pony kill you, and make a deal with me, are you in the water of your brain?"

"Uncle Biao, don't be in a hurry to refuse, this is our brother's gift to you."

Ma Shaolin raised his hand, and the man behind him stepped forward with a briefcase and placed it on the table.

Da Biao opened it and took a look, and his eyes suddenly lit up, and there were volumes of brand-new Hong Kong dollars inside.

At a cursory glance, there are no less than 100,000.

"Tell me, what's the matter with me?"

"I want you to help me get the Golden Tooth out of the foal." Ma Shaolin said word by word.

When Da Biao heard this, he directly left the briefcase on the ground, and his tone was not good:

"You just give me so much money that you want me to deal with the Golden Tooth?

Are you stupid, you have to be righteous when you come out to mix, I have been a brother with the Golden Tooth for twenty years, even if I cut you, I won't deal with the Golden Tooth. ”

"You speak of righteous anger?"

Ma Shihao's eyes stared at Da Biao's face, and he laughed: "Uncle Biao, if Golden Tooth Ju really talks to you about righteousness, the lives of our two brothers will be handed over to you now." ”

"! How much is your brother's life worth? ”

Da Biao sneered.

With a thud, he took out his dagger and stuck it on the table:

"People in the rivers and lakes are all pawns crossing the river, everyone is fighting with their lives, and the most worthless thing is human life, bluff me with this?"

"Eh, Uncle Biao, don't say that."

Ma Shaolin hurriedly waved his hand:

"What Ah Hao means is that Uncle Biao is angry, and Golden Tooth Ju may not be as righteous as Uncle Biao.

If I'm right, Uncle Biao's powder stall goods, when the Golden Tooth Ju gives it to you, it is 20% higher than the price of the goods.

You have been calling you a brother for 20 years, and the Golden Tooth Horse will cheat you on the goods, and the discerning person will know at a glance that the Golden Tooth Horse does not have the slightest intention of treating you as a brother. ”

After a pause, Ma Shaolin continued:

"Also, your territory is not much smaller than the territory of the Golden Tooth Horse, but outsiders regard Uncle Biao as the little brother of the Golden Tooth Horse, if Uncle Biao is willing to be ridden by the Golden Tooth Horse, I didn't say this."

Da Biao slapped on the table:

"Fuck your fart, Lao Tzu and Golden Tooth have always been river water and not well water, everyone is on an equal footing."

"That's why it's a bad thing......"

Ma Shaolin licked his lips, and the unfinished meaning of his words was overflowing.

Da Biao fell silent.

Ma Shihao struck while the iron was hot:

"My brother is right, maybe Golden Tooth Ju can't sleep every night now, and he has long been thinking about dealing with Uncle Biao so that he can swallow Uncle Biao's territory. If Uncle Biao doesn't like to hear this, then our brothers will come to report your funeral. ”

The words of the two brothers were like a sharp sword, piercing Da Biao's heart.

The words of the two are not exaggerated, who is the Golden Tooth Horse, Da Biao knows very well.

In his opinion, everyone came out to mix, and they have been brothers for many years, and at least they have to talk about righteousness.

But the golden tooth foal secretly ate a sum of money on the goods, and took him out to head people whenever something happened.

remembered that during the day, in front of Inspector Liu, Jin Yaju asked him to take out the powder stall in his hand to make a difference, and he was even more angry.

Da Biao's face here was ugly, but the two brothers Ma Shaolin glanced at each other tacitly.

It became ......

Ma Shaolin pursed his lips and said in a resolute tone:

"Godfather's hatred, we will not fake it. If he fails, Uncle Biao can also show that he doesn't know and blame everything on our two brothers. ”

Da Biao pondered Ma Shaolin's words over and over again.

There was silence for a long time:

"What do you want me to do?"

Ma Shaolin's eyes were firm:

"Uncle Biao only needs to take a line to help us get the Golden Tooth Biao out, he has always been empty-eyed, and he is in the West Ring, he must not have much defense.

In addition to the 100,000 yuan meeting gift, after the matter is completed, we will not earn a cent for your future goods, and the cost price will be given to you. ”

……

……

It's night.

Shek Tong Tsui, in a restaurant.

"Poof!"

Golden Tooth Ju spit out a sip of tea on the table, and said nonchalantly:

"Pick that star! Two little bastards dared to come to my territory, I thought you would hide on Ang Lee's dock for the rest of your life? ”

"Uncle Pony."

"Shut up! You're not qualified to talk to me yet! ”

Golden Tooth Ju unceremoniously interrupted Ma Shaolin's words.

He looked at Da Biao:

"You asked me to dinner, but you didn't say that these two little bastards are also there."

Da Biao snorted:

"Brother Ju, why are you so atmospheric, everyone thinks harmony is precious. They came here this time to make amends to you, everyone is four, four, six, six, and six, so forget it, and give me a face. ”

The golden tooth didn't give Da Biao any face, and his tone was not good:

"You're an idiot, these two little bastards don't get rid of them for a day, don't talk about anything."

"That's why I asked you to come out to talk, they have already said that the word flower file, the financial company, and the source of goods can be handed over to you, they just want you to let them live."

Goldtooth's eyes glared: "It's your business!" Fuck, I think you're fucking well-fed and have nothing to do, and you're always nosy. ”

Da Biao's face was a little unbearable:

"Golden Tooth, we've been brothers for more than 20 years, and you don't give any face?"

The Golden Tooth Horse's fingers almost clubbed Da Biao's face:

"What if I don't give you face, I'll tell you, if there is such a thing in the future, don't blame me for being ruthless."

"Okay, then I don't care, you can solve it yourself."

Da Biao made a straight face and walked out of the private room angrily.

"!"

Golden Tooth Ju scolded and turned his head, and stretched out his hand to point at the two brothers Ma Shaolin.

Just as he was about to speak, Ma Shaolin, who was sitting opposite him, got up suddenly, grabbed his arm, pulled hard, and pressed the whole person of the golden tooth horse on the table with his big waist and waist.

"What are you doing?"

The Golden Tooth was shocked.

Ma Shihao grinned, picked up the chopsticks on the table, and plunged them into the neck of the golden tooth foal without hesitation.

"Let go of Brother Foal."

The bone boy standing on the side was about to crack, and he pounced with five or six thugs behind him.

A figure stopped in front of him, a man with a grim expression.

"Look for death."

Bone Boy shouted angrily and reached out to touch the guy on his waist.

Suddenly, the snow knife light refracted into the bone's pupils.

The man's right hand was raised, and the dagger in his hand swept across the bone's neck.

"Poof!"

At the same time, Ma Shihao looked crazy, and the chopsticks in his hand poked into the neck of the golden tooth colt one by one, and blood shot out!

(End of chapter)