Chapter 390: 384 Concubine Fang Lowers Her Head (Happy New Year!)

"That Fang Anxin is a total loser~~"

"Wronging Mr. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan? May their whole family be wiped out~~"

"Isn't your Independent Commission Against Corruption always saying you are the last line of defense for Hong Kong? Don't let us down."

Citizens buying newspapers nearby complained to Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Zhilian one after another.

"Everyone, specific actions must be arranged by the leadership..."

He didn't dare to guarantee that they would definitely investigate the Financial Secretary.

That was the Financial Secretary, after all; Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Zhilian's salary was paid by the Financial Secretary. What if the leadership refused?

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Zhilian arrived at the Independent Commission Against Corruption, and as soon as he entered the office, the familiar atmosphere of busyness rushed toward him.

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Zhilian and his colleagues greeted each other.

"Lu sir, morning!"

"Morning, everyone~~"

"Lu sir, did you watch the Asia Television exclusive interview last night? This matter has really blown up!" a colleague leaned over and whispered.

"I watched it."

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Zhilian responded.

"It looks like our Independent Commission Against Corruption is going to be busy."

After chatting with other colleagues for a few minutes, the conversation was basically all about last night's events.

Just as they were talking, his superior Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Hongsheng hurried over: "Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Zhilian, let's go, time for a meeting."

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Zhilian straightened his collar and walked quickly toward the conference room.

Pushing open the door, he saw a group of foreign superiors sitting around the conference table, whispering to each other.

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Zhilian and Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Hongsheng walked into the conference room and sat down.

The meeting began, and as the department leader, Mr. Tang Pusen spoke first: "Gentlemen, I presume you are all aware of the Asia Television exclusive interview last night. The matters exposed by this Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu are very significant, and our Commission must take them seriously."

"Everyone, share your thoughts."

"Sir, I have a thought. Before taking action, there is a key issue that must be resolved first: the authenticity of the recording provided by that Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu is questionable, and this is the foundation of the entire investigation," a foreigner said.

"No, I don't think so. Based on the current situation, although we cannot directly determine the authenticity of the recording for now, the content it reveals is highly consistent with the many abnormal actions of the Tax Department recently and the suspicious reports from TVB."

"Regardless of whether the recording is real or not, the affairs of the Financial Secretary's Tax Department must be investigated."

Another foreigner: "But there is one point that must be considered. Everyone knows that the Financial Secretary holds the power of the purse (pays the salaries). Now that we are to investigate the Deputy Financial Secretary, shouldn't we first go and ask the Viceroy for instructions?"

Tang Pusen nodded slightly: "I will report to the Viceroy personally."

"Ah Sheng, regarding this incident, your team needs to step up your actions."

Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Hongsheng: "Please rest assured, leader, our team will take swift action immediately. The plan is: on one hand, we will immediately dispatch specialists to the Tax Department to investigate the original files of all recent reports."

"On the other hand, we will actively contact the personnel responsible for receiving reports to gain an in-depth understanding of their daily work protocols and whether any abnormal instructions have been issued recently."

"I believe that as long as we investigate thoroughly, we will definitely make some discoveries."

"In addition, we must also fully investigate the potential chain of interests between the Tax Department and TVB, and investigate the relevant personnel..."

Just at this moment,

Ring ring ring~~~

Tang Pusen's cell phone rang.

A private number.

He hung up.

The meeting ended in one hour.

Tang Pusen returned to his office, picked up another phone, and dialed back; the voice of Fang Anxin came from the other end of the line.

"No problem..."

"However, for my share, I want double..."

In fact, the foreigners didn't care about justice or the legal system; they only cared about how much money they could rake in.

There were only five-plus years left, why not hurry up and rake in the money?

Also at 9:00,

Downstairs at the Five Star Group.

The members of the tax audit team had just arrived downstairs at the Five Star Group building when they fell into a dilemma of being unable to advance or retreat.

Reporters from Asia Television and numerous newspapers had been waiting here early, and as soon as they appeared, they swarmed like a tide, surrounding them completely.

"May I ask the members of the tax audit team, what is your explanation regarding the collusion between the Tax Department and TVB mentioned by Mr. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu in the Asia Television exclusive interview last night?"

An Asia Television reporter rushed to shove the microphone into the team leader's mouth, speaking bluntly.

It was hard to tell if it was intentional.

"Haha~~~"

The reporters in the room became cheerful.

Other reporters chimed in:

"The recording shows that your tax audit operation this time was directed by high-level officials specifically targeting the Five Star Group; is that true?"

"The recording claims that the tip-off letter was forged; did you really forge it on purpose?"

Questions came one after another like a barrage,

and the members of the tax audit team were caught off guard.

Several tax team members actually had a sense of justice; they had thought this audit was just a routine tax task.

They didn't expect it to be an act of retaliation.

This made these team members very disgusted.

The team leader leading them bit the bullet and tried to push through the crowd to break out: "Everyone, we are just following procedure; please do not obstruct official business."

But his voice was instantly drowned out by the noisy questions.

At this time, employees inside the Five Star Group building also stopped to watch, looking at this chaotic scene through the glass windows, gloating.

Financial Secretary building,

Downstairs, it was also being staked out by numerous reporters at this time; they were all prepared to interview Fang Anxin,

On the other side, at Fang Anxin's villa, a group of reporters was also staking it out.

Asia Television had dispatched many reporters for street interviews.

Randomly pulling a neighbor on the street for an interview:

"What is your opinion on what happened last night?"

"Do you think this matter..."

Besides interviewing ordinary neighbors, they also went to interview the seven business owners who were being investigated.

These seven owners were naturally angry; during the interviews, they spewed profanities, saying things like "f*** your mother," "f*** you," "losers, may your whole family be wiped out," and cursed the Tax Department for being despicable and shameless... cursing Fang Anxin's ancestors for eighteen generations until they were drenched in dog's blood.

Well, Cantonese is just that willful!

10 o'clock,

The Peninsula Hotel.

In the Chinese restaurant, at the seat Mr. Shao had occupied for decades.

"Mr. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan~~"

"Mr. Shao~~~"

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu adopted the posture of a junior and shook hands with Mr. Shao.

Mr. Shao was 87 years old this year, but he seemed to be in good spirits.

This was the first time Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu had officially met and dined with Mr. Shao.

He vaguely remembered that the first time he met Mr. Shao was when he encountered him while dining with Mr. Zhu of the China Resources Group at the Peninsula Hotel.

"This must be Mrs. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan; she is indeed gentle and virtuous..." Mr. Shao looked at Sister Ruan Mei beside Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu and smiled.

He didn't use the word "pretty," because using "pretty" at this time would seem unrefined.

Sister Ruan Mei was very happy to hear this: "Hello, Mr. Shao, I have been listening to your stories since I was a child; it is a great honor to meet you today."

Mr. Shao had also brought his concubine Fang, but Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu ignored her directly, which made concubine Fang a bit annoyed.

The four of them took their seats.

Ordering from the menu.

Brewing tea...

Mr. Shao asked concubine Fang to brew the tea; after all, she was a concubine, and her status was the lowest among the three.

Sister Ruan Mei felt a little secret joy in her heart.

Next, they began to chat about daily life; perhaps because people get old, they like to talk about the past.

The tycoon Mr. Shao talked about being born and going to school in Shanghai, and then mentioned following his brother to Malaysia and Singapore after graduating from middle school at 19...

"At that time, my elder brother and I carried a few sets of clothes, some money, and a silent film projector that was extremely precious to us."

"Back then, my elder brother and I were determined to build a career in the film industry..."

In 1930, the Shaw Brothers Company was established in Singapore. They traveled between Malaysia, Singapore, and other places to screen and promote films, starting from open-air screenings, gradually moving into cinemas, and eventually establishing a complete film distribution network.

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu listened with great interest.

Just watching the show.

Then, Mr. Shaw mentioned Lady Fang: "Back then... when my elder brother and I came to Xiangdao, we could be considered to have traveled light. Among so many women, I brought Ah Wah..."

Then they chatted about the Li family, the founding of TVB, the establishment of the cinema chain...

"My elder brother managed the Shaw cinema chain, and I managed TVB..."

They spoke of the glory of Shaw, the Shaw film studio known as the Hollywood of the East.

Speaking of these things, Mr. Shaw was always beaming.

Finally, he became a bit more somber; his elder brother had passed away, he no longer cared for the Shaw cinema chain, and there was the gradual decline of Shaw in the film industry...

A full half hour passed.

Mr. Shaw sighed and apologized: "Thank you, Mr. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan, for listening to my rambling for so long..."

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu raised his glass: "It is my honor that Mr. Shaw is willing to share with me."

Watching the show, it's quite fun.

The two clinked glasses and drank tea.

After saying this, Mr. Shaw perked up and looked at Lady Fang, saying:

"You did not handle this matter properly. Mr. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan has also been negatively affected because of you; you should apologize to him."

Lady Fang fidgeted, stood up, and bowed her head to Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu:

"Mr. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan, what happened before was my fault; I hope you are magnanimous."

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu nodded slightly, his expression calm: "Lady Fang, since it has been brought out into the open, I hope such things will not happen again in the future."

However, Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu was not the type to suffer a loss.

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu looked at Mr. Shaw: "Mr. Shaw, to be honest, our ATV is currently very lacking in talent. And since TVB is full of talent, I hope to get a few actors from there."

Lady Fang's face changed instantly.

After hearing this, Mr. Shaw thought for a moment: "I wonder which ones you want?"

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu: "I want Gallen Lo, Kenneth Ma, Roger Kwok..."

All three are Best Actors with superb acting skills.

Gallen Lo had a constant stream of masterpieces between 1991 and 1999; dramas like *Cold Blood Warm Heart* and *Old Time Buddy* made him famous, and he has superb acting skills and excellent audience appeal.

Kenneth Ma has natural audience appeal and a steady demeanor, with superb acting skills, and is deeply loved by the audience.

Bobby Au-Yeung had already been poached by him; adding these three, they could form the "Four Tigers of ATV."

By the way, there is also Yin Yin Tianzhao, who is also from ATV and became very popular later on.

That would make it the "Five Tigers."

As for the women, ATV has Esther Kwan, who has the strongest affinity and is the most popular, as well as Joey Meng with her long legs.

That is enough to carry the banner for now.

Four Best Actors and two Best Actresses are enough to handle ATV's temporary expansion path.

Mr. Shaw thought for a while and readily agreed: "Since Mr. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan thinks highly of them, I am naturally willing to help fulfill your wish."

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu raised his glass: "Thank you, Mr. Shaw."

After the meal was finished, both parties went their separate ways.

Lady Fang followed Mr. Shaw into the car, looking unconvinced: "Those three actors are our pillars; why should we make things easy for ATV!"

Mr. Shaw did not care: "If you do something wrong, you must admit it. If you don't want to be relentlessly pursued by Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu, then agree to his conditions."

Soon, Gallen Lo, Kenneth Ma, and Roger Kwok received notification from TVB that their contracts would be transferred to ATV.

Gallen Lo, Kenneth Ma, Roger Kwok: "????"

No, I am loyal to TVB!

Soon they arrived at ATV, and after being personally received by Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu, they were told about their salaries and pay.

Gallen Lo, Kenneth Ma, and Roger Kwok shouted:

"ATV, loyalty!"

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