Chapter 375

TVB Television Station.

President's Office.

Lady Fang had a gloomy expression as she took a complaint call from a TVB reporter; the TVB reporter had actually been blocked directly at the Tsing Ma Bridge and couldn't get to Lantau Island at all.

"Bang~~~"

"This is bullying!"

Lady Fang started slamming the table again, burning with rage.

Liang Shuyi was on the side: "This Guan Zu has always been this despicable... but our reporters must get to Lantau Island as soon as possible."

Lady Fang snapped: "You tell me how to get there?"

Liang Shuyi: "Two ways: one is to pretend to be Lantau Island residents to get across, the other is to go directly back to Tsing Yi (an island in the Kwai Tsing District) to find a boat and take it across."

Lady Fang nodded.

At this moment, the TV in the office was playing ATV.

In the footage, reporters followed police officers, filming as they knocked on every door to explain their purpose; whenever they encountered something strange, they would be as startled as birds at the sound of a bowstring, thinking it was the kidnappers, which kept the audience in front of the TV on edge.

Just like that, it had been broadcasting for half an hour, switching between several groups of reporter footage, and they were still searching residential buildings.

Lady Fang was puzzled: "Still searching?"

Liang Shuyi, however, thought of Guan Zu's style: "Needless to say, this must be intentionally dragging out the time... wanting to make the program broadcast longer."

When Lady Fang heard this, her face turned black; Guan Zu really could do something like this.

"Then this search process on ATV, wouldn't it have to be broadcast for a whole day?"

"Wouldn't that make a fortune in advertising fees?"

In just the past half hour, commercials were inserted twice, five ads each time.

These ad slots must be very expensive!

"Our advertising revenue, we've made a fortune this time!"

"I heard the footage can be broadcast for at least a whole day!"

"Hahaha~~~"

At ATV, in the marketing department, after broadcasting for an hour, the manager spent money to have AGB compile the latest (half an hour ago) real-time ratings.

ATV's ratings reached as high as 90%.

Basically, every TV that was on was tuned to ATV.

According to the contract, their ATV advertising revenue this time would finally be a triumph.

On the TVB reporter side,

They pretended to be Lantau Island residents wanting to go home, only to be intercepted by police officers: "Do you think I can't recognize you just because you took off your vests..."

Reporter: "............"

Unable to cross the Tsing Ma Bridge, they had no choice but to take a boat, which took nearly an hour in total.

Then...

They were intercepted halfway by the Marine Police, who looked serious and earnest: "Tsing Yi is very dangerous right now, you cannot go over."

Money had been paid, so of course, they had to do their job earnestly!

The reporters were furious.

"Damn it, we are reporters, we want freedom of the press!"

Meanwhile, the search team had already penetrated deep into the jungles of Lantau Island.

Police dogs led the way, tracking the trail.

Because Lantau Island had few people, the jungle foliage was dense.

This undoubtedly added great difficulty to the search for the desperate bandits.

However, no matter how the four bandits walked, they couldn't escape; being caught was only a matter of time.

One hour later...

Two hours later...

The search perimeter gradually compressed, and the four bandits, including Little Bird, couldn't hold on much longer.

Du Xiaohe followed closely behind Ma Jun; although she was a woman, her eyes were firm, her posture agile, and she gripped her service pistol tightly.

Suddenly, a burst of arguing came from the bushes not far ahead; everyone instantly became alert, stopped in their tracks, and raised their guns to aim.

"Damn it, it's all the boss's fault, why did we have to go rob that Guan Zu!"

"We're finished!"

"Shut up, are you afraid the police won't find us?"

"How are we supposed to walk through this dense mess? We're lost!"

Ma Jun, Du Xiaohe, and the others were overjoyed.

They finally ran into the bandits head-on!

And the two reporters behind them were also incredibly excited; they quickly opened their DVs and started filming from different angles.

The big show had finally arrived.

A group of police officers quietly crept over,

And because the bandits were arguing, they didn't notice for a moment.

Closing in.

Tactical hand signals.

3/2/1...

"Don't move! Police!"

Ma Jun shouted.

The next moment the signal dropped, the officers fired in unison.

Bang bang bang~~~ Gunfire rang out continuously for a time.

Little Bird and his group of four were startled; two were hit on the spot, and they were so scared they quickly hit the ground, looking for cover while firing back.

Bang bang bang~~~

Rat-tat-tat-tat~~~~

For a time, gunfire echoed through the mountain forest, and tree trunks snapped and leaves fell continuously.

Little Bird fired back while running, shouting: "You want to catch us? It's not that easy!"

Du Xiaohe seized the opportunity, raised her gun, and locked tightly onto Little Bird's figure.

Bang~~~

Little Bird's arm was hit, his gun dropped, and the other three bandits kept running; Little Bird let out a painful cry, ran quickly, then stumbled and fell to the ground. Du Xiaohe lunged out fiercely, like a hunting leopard.

Little Bird was furious and lunged at Du Xiaohe. Du Xiaohe flashed aside, easily dodging, and took the opportunity to strike Little Bird's back hard with her elbow, causing him to stumble forward.

Seizing this opportunity, Du Xiaohe aimed her gun at Little Bird, bang bang bang~~~ Little Bird's eyes widened in disbelief as he slowly collapsed, blood spreading across the ground.

On the other side, Ma Jun pursued like a mad dog; one bandit hid behind a giant rock, firing wildly at Ma Jun, bullets hitting the tree trunk beside him, wood chips flying.

Ma Jun was out of bullets, bent down to pick up a rock, threw it hard at the giant rock, and while the bandit was distracted, he lunged forward, grabbed the bandit's gun barrel with one hand, twisted it hard, snatched the gun away, and backhanded bang bang bang bang~~~ Ip Man's Wing Chun turned into a blur, knocking the bandit unconscious to the ground.

The other two bandits were so scared they fled at high speed, with officers in hot pursuit.

In this panic, the bandits ran head-on into another group, Zhou Xingxing's team, who had heard the noise and rushed over.

Zhou Xingxing hid behind a tree and kicked the bandit's knee pit, causing him to drop to his knees with a thud.

Zhou Xingxing took the opportunity to press his gun against the back of the bandit's head and handcuffed him.

The last bandit was hit by a hail of bullets and died.

And the reporters and cameramen faithfully recorded this process of victory.

"Verify identities..."

"4 people!"

"That's right, it's them!"

Soon, Ma Jun called in to report.

All four kidnappers were killed or arrested, and this mountain search operation was officially declared over.

Next came the photos and interviews.

Other teams arrived one after another.

Taishan and Liang Bao were envious to the point of tears when they heard Du Xiaohe had actually killed a bandit.

"Xiaohe, you've made it big this time! Your police rank will definitely go up!"

"Woooooo~~ Why didn't I run into them?"

"You? Aren't you afraid you'd have just wet your pants?"

At this moment, Du Xiaohe actually had lingering fears; she had just acted on impulse and rushed in, and now thinking about it, she felt a bit scared.

But there was more excitement; this time, she had really performed a great service!

Cheung Kong Group, Chairman's Office.

Mr. Li was watching the ATV live broadcast; he had been watching for 2 hours before seeing Song Zijie's team encounter the bandits, pursue them, and then search the mountains..."

Being smart, he had already realized that this was definitely Guan Zu dragging out the time; it was possible the bandits had already been caught, but to maintain ATV's ratings, they were intentionally broadcasting slowly.

"This Guan Zu is getting stronger and stronger..."

Thinking of his own son, who was kidnapped for no reason.

And he himself had no reaction at all, and afterwards, he could only helplessly accept Zhang Ziqiang's extortion.

And Guan Zu?

Not only did he discover it in advance, but he also used the bandits to boost ATV's ratings.

Evening 18:30,

The "arrest" operation, which had lasted nearly a whole day, finally reached its grand finale.

On TV,

As the sound of the bandits talking in the mountain forest appeared in the footage.

The citizens of Hong Kong finally perked up.

"Finally found the kidnappers!"

"My god, 9 hours, I waited for a full 9 hours, finally waited for it!"

Necks stretched long.

Then on the TV screen, the mountain forest gunfight began, a hail of bullets, and one could feel the ferocity of the bullets even through the TV.

Du Xiaohe attacked bravely, took out Little Bird, looking heroic and spirited. Ma Jun moved as fast as the wind, subduing a bandit with a flurry of combat moves and capturing him.

Finally, the other two bandits: one was killed by a hail of bullets, and the other was cleanly and neatly subdued and captured by Zhou Xingxing.

"Good!"

"Satisfying!"

"Finally caught them, 9 hours!"

Real guns and live ammunition, more exciting than a movie!

The Bandit Team,

In a hotel. "Bang~~~~"

Table HP -1!

The Professor was heartbroken to see his four subordinates captured, especially Little Bird, who was his right-hand man, having followed him for seven or eight years, brave and resourceful, with strong abilities.

"Damn you, Guan Zu, I will fight you to the death!"

The Professor said angrily.

ATV Building.

Guan Zu turned off the TV and smiled.

This bandit arrest operation had been very effective.

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For ATV, an average rating of 75% and a peak of 92% could be considered the first big success since Guan Zu took over ATV.

And the police force's image was also showcased fiercely; Ma Jun, Qiu Gangao, Chen Jiaju, and others all had their own performances in the operation, leaving a deep impression on many citizens.

As for TVB?

They were still cursing; those reporters couldn't get onto Lantau Island for hours! Hours!

The kidnapping incident finally came to an end.

Guan Zu, ATV, and the police force all stole the spotlight fiercely.

Last time, the Li family was kidnapped, with no power to fight back, and finally obediently gave 500 million USD.

At that time, all the wealthy people in Hong Kong were scared and rushed to strengthen their bodyguards.

But this time, Guan Zu was not only safe and sound, but also used the bandits to promote himself fiercely.

Many wealthy people were very surprised.

"This Guan Zu, how could he predict it in advance?"

Consequently, many wealthy people wanted to seek advice from Guan Zu.

However, Guan Zu was someone who rarely attended public banquets, and few wealthy people knew him, so they all found Tycoon Zheng, Boss Lin, or Huang Bingyao of the police force, wanting to use connections to meet Guan Zu.

Tai Kok Tsui.

A certain rental apartment.

A group of bandits were hiding here, led by Chen Yiyuan. (Ren Xianqi in "Breaking News")

The group watched the entire live broadcast, feeling a sense of fear.

"Did you see that?"

"When kidnapping the wealthy, you have to pick your targets; don't look for those with underworld backgrounds, especially that Guan Zu, you can't even run away."

Chen Yiyuan and the others came to Hong Kong half a month ago, and later, stimulated by this Miss Li kidnapping case for 500 million USD, they naturally set their sights on the idea of kidnapping the wealthy to make big money.

And Guan Zu was also one of their targets.

As a result...

Yesterday and today, seeing this scene, this group of bandits broke out in a cold sweat.

Fortunately, they didn't make a move, otherwise, it would be them who died.

"There's one more thing..."

"If something goes wrong, we can't run to places with no people; we can't run away."

"We should huddle in crowded urban areas."

And at the same time, the Imperial Capital.

Ministry of Culture.

Leader's office.

"This proposal for 'A Bite of China' is excellent!"

"Moreover, this proposal was put forward by the boss of ATV. I have heard of this Mr. Guan; he is a good person. I think it is a very good opportunity for cooperation, and we must do it well!"

"Leader, the problem now is that according to this boss's description, we need high-speed cameras."

"High-speed cameras? I remember we successfully produced this kind of camera in the 60s, right?"

This high-speed camera was also born in response to the times.

In 1956, the great man said to gather the strength of the whole country to manufacture the atomic bomb. And a key criterion for judging the success of the atomic bomb explosion was to use scientific means to record the expansion of the fireball in the early stages of the explosion; this means was high-speed photography technology.

Thus, in 1962, the National Academy of Sciences and the Second Ministry of Machine-Building Industry decided to establish the Xi'an Branch of the National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics.

From this, our country's high-speed photography technology research officially set sail.

The final result... of course, it was successfully produced and applied at the moment of the successful atomic bomb test, recording precious footage.

And now in 1991, high-speed cameras applied to the film and television field did not yet exist.

Because it was too high-end.

However, the leader thought the idea of "A Bite of China" was very good; now the whole country was very poor, and if they wanted Hong Kong to identify with them, they had to find another way.

And food culture inheritance is an instinct hidden deep in the blood of the Chinese nation.

It can very well narrow the distance between the two sides.

If it succeeds, they can continue to film other cultural programs, deriving a large series for cultural dissemination.

The political significance is very significant!

Soon,

The Xi'an Branch received a request from the higher-ups to help provide a high-speed camera.

The "A Bite of China" project team was officially established.

And on the other side, the "Journey to the West" TV series had already passed approval, and the videotapes were packed and put on a plane, flying towards Hong Kong.

A new day,

"ATV's Full Live Coverage, The Entire Process of the Bandits' Arrest, Police Force Shows Might on Lantau Island"

"Peak Confrontation Between Police and Bandits, Gunfight in the Lantau Island Jungle, Bandits Finally Captured"

"Wealthy People's Safety Guaranteed by the Police Force, Arrogant Bandits All Captured"

"Policewoman Heroic and Spirited, Kills Desperate Bandit!"

Unsurprisingly, the headlines of all the newspapers in Hong Kong used yesterday's bandit arrest as the news headline.

Early in the morning, Guan Zu took another car and arrived at ATV.

In the morning, ATV was reporting the "Behind-the-Scenes of the Arrest Operation · Police" interview, and citizens were still very interested in watching it. According to data provided by AGB, the ratings for this program reached as high as 75%.

And just as it was approaching noon,

"Ring ring ring~~"

The director of the news department called.

"Boss, there's big news."

"A shooting occurred in Tai Kok Tsui, Yau Tsim Mong District; there was a firefight between the police and the criminals, with heavy casualties... most importantly, a police officer knelt on the street to beg the bandits for mercy."

The director was full of excitement.

Guan Zu frowned.

He immediately thought of what movie this was.

"Breaking News"!

This plot was simply too characteristic.

"Call Wen Huixin over, come here immediately, and report to me..."

Guan Zu checked the time, 11:03, nearly an hour until the 12 o'clock news broadcast.

After hanging up the phone, Guan Zu made a call to Li Cangdong.

"Just now, the shooting in Tai Kok Tsui, do you know about it?"

Li Cangdong: "Just received the news."

Guan Zu: "Go find the location of those bandits immediately; this Tai Kok Tsui is managed by our Five-Star Property after all, and since this happened, we must react quickly."

Li Cangdong: "Understood!"

Guan Zu checked the system list, Yau Tsim Mong approval rating 26%.

This approval rating was not enough.

Guan Zu instructed: "Don't be too reckless, the brothers' safety is the most important."

Li Cangdong: "Yes!"

After hanging up the phone,

Knock knock knock~~~

News Director ** and Deputy Director Wen Huixin walked in.

Guan Zu: "Report this case to me."

The News Director reported in detail the intelligence collected so far.

Guan Zu looked at the two of them.

"You two, each say how this news should be broadcast."

News Director: "This time, the police officer kneeling is a very serious matter; I think if we broadcast with this theme, the ratings will definitely be very high."

Guan Zu looked at Wen Huixin: "What about you?"

Wen Huixin: "I think that under the muzzle of the bandits, kneeling to beg for mercy is a very normal behavior that conforms to human nature. If we report him and think of it as an insult to the police force, it will cause very unfavorable effects on the police officers and the police force. We shouldn't highlight this point just for news ratings. Instead, I heard news that many police officers heroically resisted the bandits, and one of the PTU police cars suffered heavy casualties; we should emphasize the sacrifice of the police force."

News Director: "???"

Guan Zu looked at Wen Huixin with satisfaction: "Director Chen is right, ratings are very important; but I prefer Director Wen's insight..."

News Director: "............"

Oh no.

Forgot the boss's style — Good!

Next time I must pay attention.

Guan Zu: "Alright... follow this direction and collect news materials."

News Director, Wen Huixin: "Yes! Boss!"

On the other side.

TVB,

Lady Fang was already ecstatic.

Because the firefight case just now happened to be filmed by a TVB camera that was interviewing for news.

It happened to film the scene of the police officer kneeling.

"Big news!"

She instructed the News Director Fei Ge (from "The Queen of News") who was reporting to her: "Give me the kneeling as the theme, fiercely question the police force, and stir up the anger of the citizens of Hong Kong!"

Fei Ge: "Yes!"

(End of chapter)