Chapter 393: The Auction

Fang Anxin, as the Deputy Secretary for Financial Services, was hospitalized with serious injuries after being struck, which was clearly a major case.

Originally, it should have been investigated by the Hong Kong Island Regional Police Headquarters or the O-Unit.

But soon, mysterious forces intervened,

and Zheng Songren from the Criminal and Security Department took over to conduct the investigation. ("Letter to Daddy")

Zheng Songren had suffered a loss at the Hong Kong Island Regional Headquarters last time because of Guan Zu, and this time he received hints from his superiors to see if this case had any connection to Guan Zu.

Zheng Songren naturally put in all his effort to get to the bottom of it.

However, despite them visiting witnesses in the surrounding area, questioning every moment of the incident in detail, and digging deep into the background of the truck and the driver in an attempt to find suspicious connections, after several days, no matter how they investigated, they simply couldn't find anything.

On the third day,

Zheng Songren submitted the case closure report, which finally landed on the desk of the Governor's secretary, Thomas.

On a new day, the Financial Services Bureau announced that due to injury and illness, Fang Anxin would be taking a temporary leave of absence for half a year, and the position of Deputy Secretary for Financial Services would be succeeded by someone else.

At the same time, it was announced that the tax audit of the Five Star Group had ended, and no tax evasion or tax avoidance behavior by the Five Star Group had been found.

Sanatorium Hospital.

Inside a hospital room filled with an air of wealth, the television on the wall was playing the news:

"Dear viewers and friends, a traffic accident occurred in Hong Kong Island recently, and the victim is Ms. Fang Anxin, Deputy Secretary for Financial Services. It is reported that Ms. Fang suffered serious injuries on her way to work, including multiple fractures, and is currently receiving treatment at Sanatorium Hospital, with her condition trending toward stability."

"The Financial Services Bureau held a press conference today. In view of the fact that Deputy Secretary Fang Anxin needs to take a temporary leave of absence for one year, the position of Deputy Secretary for Financial Services will be temporarily taken over by someone else to ensure the normal operation of all affairs of the Financial Services Bureau......"

"In addition, the Financial Services Bureau's tax audit of the Five Star Group...... has officially ended...... and no tax evasion or tax avoidance behavior was found......"

Fang Anxin lay on the hospital bed, her left leg wrapped in a thick plaster cast, unable to move.

Her hand tightly gripping the bedsheet had white knuckles, and a raging fire burned in her eyes as she stared fixedly at the television screen.

Damn it!

My position as Deputy Secretary!

It's just gone like that!

Recuperation?

By the time I finish recuperating and go back, will there still be a position for me? Do you really think the successor is a Bodhisattva!

"Guan Zu!!"

The anger in her heart was like a surging tide.

And Fang Zhanbo, sitting by the bed as Fang Anxin's older brother, had his brows tightly locked, his face full of unwillingness.

He was an average lawyer, and had always relied on his younger sister's high position in the Financial Services Bureau to mix well in the legal circle, with many projects being successfully advanced.

Now that his sister had fallen, I'm afraid the situation is going to become difficult.

Standing to the side, the younger brother Fang Jinxin clenched his fists.

Fang Anxin's husband, as an auxiliary police force commander, was also full of anger at this moment.

"Wife, rest assured and recuperate. This matter absolutely cannot just be let go. I will investigate slowly later, and I will definitely find evidence."

After all, he was a commander of the auxiliary police force and still had a certain amount of power.

ATV Building.

Conference room.

Guan Zu was listening to reports from various departments.

Television Department Director: "Currently, 'The File of Justice' has aired its 7th episode. On the Chinese channel (and two other English channels), the viewership rating has risen to 68%, which can be said to have firmly suppressed TVB."

"This TV series can be said to be very popular with citizens. Every day, we receive many calls from citizens, and the response is enthusiastic."

The Television Department Director looked at Guan Zu with worshipful eyes.

The boss is awesome~~~ (voice cracking!)

Guan Zu nodded: "'The File of Justice' only has 13 episodes, which means there are 6 episodes left before it finishes airing. To what extent has 'Justice Pao' been filmed now?"

The one taking over from 'The File of Justice' was 'Justice Pao', and the protagonist of 'Justice Pao' was Ouyang Fatty. He had filmed 'Love Across Three Lifetimes' with Joey Meng, which included the image of Justice Pao, and it felt okay.

Television Director: "2 episodes have already been filmed, and I was just about to report to you, Chairman......"

Guan Zu nodded: "Good, the progress of 'Cold Blood Warm Heart' and 'Instinct' cannot be neglected either...... In addition, you should also start on the scripts for the sequels 'The File of Justice 2' and 'Justice Pao 2'......"

Television Director: "No problem!"

Subsequently, the News Department Director reported: "Currently, the viewership rating of the News Department has stabilized at 68% (Chinese channel). It is very clear that by relying on our excellent performance in the news time and again, we have gained the recognition of the vast number of citizens, causing them to abandon TVB and turn to support our ATV."

All of this was brought by the boss.

The boss is awesome~~ (voice cracking)!

Guan Zu: "By the way, what is the progress of the procurement of the news helicopter now?"

Guan Zu looked at the Finance Department.

Finance Department Director: "It's basically settled. We should be able to go to Japan to sign the papers tomorrow, and it will be delivered to ATV within 3 days."

Guan Zu nodded: "Good."

With a news helicopter, the news response speed will be faster.

Guan Zu looked at the Variety Department.

Of the three departments, the Variety Department is the only one currently worse than TVB.

The Variety Department Director began to report: "Currently, our 'Super Trainee' program has started large-scale selection, covering all districts in Hong Kong, and the influence is very enthusiastic. However, for the official program, it will need to wait until next Saturday and Sunday to air."

Guan Zu waved his hand: "That won't do...... You pick some contestants who look relatively handsome or beautiful, record their daily lives and interviews directly, and then play them when the time comes. Maybe the citizens will like these life-like shots, and it can also warm up the program."

In later generations, this trick was played out.

It was quite popular, relatively down-to-earth, and could better allow the audience to experience the fun of "cultivation".

Now, there hasn't been a program with this method yet.

The Variety Director's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

"Okay, Chairman, I'll go do it immediately."

As expected of the boss, the idea is really awesome!

After the meeting, Guan Zu left with Fang Ting. When passing by the pantry, he suddenly heard a burst of wuwuwu~~ crying sounds coming from inside.

Guan Zu frowned.

I am in charge of ATV, and there are actually employees crying?

Is the pay not enough, or is work not happy?

Guan Zu walked over,

"Mr. Guan!"

The actress saw Guan Zu and hurriedly wiped her tears, bowing in a panic.

"You are...... Cai Xiaoyi?"

Guan Zu had a relatively good memory and had basically recognized all of ATV's acting assets, recognizing who this woman was at once.

She graduated from the ATV Artist Training Class this year, and after graduation, she participated in the TV series 'Shanghai 1949', playing Zhang Caidi.

Guan Zu said to Fang Ting: "Bring her to my office......"

Soon,

they arrived at Guan Zu's office.

"Tell me, why are you crying?"

Guan Zu roughly recalled some information about Cai Xiaoyi, the kind from a relatively poor family. Later generations' evaluation of her was a star from the slums. By the way, she had another characteristic, which was that she looked like the 1989 Miss Hong Kong Li Jiaxin. At this time, Li Jiaxin was super hot in all of Hong Kong, and she was also favored by ATV because she looked like Li Jiaxin, successfully joining the ATV training class, and then smoothly...

Okay, actually Guan Zu felt that her appearance was quite a bit worse than Li Jiaxin's.

"Is there any difficulty at home that needs money? How much do you need? I can lend it to you."

After speaking,

he took out a stack of money from the drawer, 100,000 Hong Kong dollars, and pushed it over.

Cai Xiaoyi was moved beyond words upon hearing this, but still shook her head: "No need, no need, the money is enough for now."

Guan Zu was surprised: "Then what is the reason? Is the pay low? Were you bullied by colleagues?"

Beside him, Fang Ting looked at Cai Xiaoyi curiously.

Cai Xiaoyi shook her head: "Neither."

Guan Zu's brows suddenly frowned: "Neither? Then what is it?"

With a frown, his majesty immediately came out.

Cai Xiaoyi was so scared that she hurriedly said: "It's Young Master Lin......"

She spilled the beans like pouring beans, roughly saying that Young Master Lin relied on his identity as the son of an ATV shareholder, plus his identity as a rich second generation, to hook up with women at ATV......

Guan Zu's face suddenly turned black.

Cai Xiaoyi cried: "Yesterday, I saw him running to please Wan Qiwen again. He clearly said he would love me for a lifetime!"

Guan Zu and Fang Ting rolled their eyes upon hearing this.

Are you a fucking idiot?

Don't you know what kind of bird Young Master Lin is?

If you believe his words, you might as well believe I am Qin Shi Huang and send me money?

However, thinking that Cai Xiaoyi's family was particularly poor, it seemed normal to yearn for a wealthy family.

But she didn't know the true situation of Young Master Lin. When he was young, he married his first wife. In order to seize the Lin family inheritance, he desperately tried to create children, but both were daughters.

Then he couldn't take the anger and divorced directly. He hurriedly found a second woman to marry and continued to desperately create children. The first was still a girl, and the second was finally a boy.

Relieved, he soon divorced and then began his journey of being a playboy.

Marriage? How could he possibly marry!

By the way, Young Master Lin and Young Master Lin II are half-brothers.

Guan Zu said to Fang Ting: "Issue a notice for me immediately. From now on, all ATV employees are not allowed to date this Young Master Lin. Once I discover it, they will be directly frozen and not allowed to film!"

Fang Ting was happy: "Okay, I'll go do it immediately!"

Cai Xiaoyi was so scared that her face turned pale immediately.

She had finally become an actress with great difficulty; was she going to be frozen?

At this time, Guan Zu's gaze came over: "The law does not apply retroactively. Your matter will be let go like this. Don't get entangled with that Young Master Lin again, you know? It's not that easy to marry into a wealthy family."

Cai Xiaoyi nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: "Understood, I won't dare again!"

Half an hour later,

a notice was posted on the ATV bulletin board and sent to email, quickly spreading throughout the entire ATV.

Dating Young Master Lin is prohibited!

At this time,

Young Master Lin was holding flowers and a diamond necklace, inviting Wan Qiwen to have lunch.

When the notice reached here,

Young Master Lin almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.

Upon hearing the notice, Wan Qiwen quickly got rid of Young Master Lin's entanglement as if she had encountered a plague and left quickly.

Who doesn't know about Young Master Lin's playboy nature.

She didn't want to be frozen.

Young Master Lin watched Wan Qiwen leave with her long legs, feeling a bit frustrated.

"Fucking hell, what does my dating have to do with him!"

"Fuck!"

Young Master Lin cursed, but didn't dare to go find trouble with Guan Zu, fearing being taught a lesson by Guan Zu.

Don't look at him being 30 years older than Guan Zu, he was still a bit afraid of Guan Zu. That was someone even more powerful than his own father, and he didn't dare to provoke him.

Under the strange gazes of ATV employees, he left the ATV building in a sorry state.

I guess he won't dare to come again in the future.

At this time,

on the other side, HSBC Bank.

Today was the day he and the bank completed the settlement.

Boss Li had painstakingly set up the trap to short the New World Group, and today finally ushered in the harvest season.

After some accounting and settlement, the data came out.

Total profit: -550 million!

That's right, the miserable Boss Li, he lost money!

Originally, it should have been the New World Group's capital chain breaking and the stock market plummeting...... but it was saved by Guan Zu, and the stock actually rose instead.

He didn't get any benefits, but instead lost 550 million!

"Since there is a Yu, why must there be a Liang!"

Boss Li was so angry that his teeth itched!

All the way in frustration, he took a car and left HSBC, returning to the Cheung Kong Group.

Returning to his top-floor office,

he took a look at the company's report.

The stock of the Qu Yin Zhi Group was falling every day, falling non-stop.

Clearly, the citizens had all felt the power of the Five Star Supermarket and were not optimistic about the supermarket chain under the Qu Yin Zhi Group.

"Puni......"

Du du du~~~

A knock on the door sounded, interrupting Boss Li's cursing.

"Boss......"

The person in charge of the Qu Yin Zhi Group walked in and reported to him the construction progress of the Kang Family Supermarket (a large supermarket imitating the Five Star Supermarket).

"Currently, construction has been completed, and goods are starting to enter...... It will be enough to open before the Spring Festival on February 4th......"

"Spring Festival......"

Boss Li thought for a moment: "Before the Spring Festival, most citizens will visit supermarkets to buy New Year goods...... It's best to open one week before the Spring Festival."

"We must fire the first shot of the opening!"

Boss Li knew deeply that by then, the Harbour City Five Star Supermarket would also definitely rush to open before the Spring Festival.

By then, it would be the moment of the decisive battle.

This battle concerned the life and death of the Qu Yin Zhi Group.

If they win, or tie, Qu Yin Zhi will have a way to live and can continue to be brilliant.

If they lose, Qu Yin Zhi is dead for sure, either dying quickly or dying a slow death.

The person in charge of the Qu Yin Zhi Group also knew this point, so his pressure was also very great: "Boss, I want to apply for a 50 million subsidy to conduct a large discount promotion activity for the supermarket opening......"

"Approved! I'll give you 100 million!"

It's already a matter of life and death.

Still care about this little money?

Must build up the momentum and give the market enough confidence so that the Qu Yin Zhi Group can continue to move forward.

Upon hearing 100 million, the person in charge of the Qu Yin Zhi Group immediately felt that he could do it again.

I don't believe that under these conditions, we can still lose!

On Guan Zu's side, he returned to the Five Star Group.

The tax audit team had already left, and the Five Star Group building returned to its usual bustle.

"Ah Hao!"

Xie Weihao was currently sitting on the sofa in Guan Zu's office. ('Dragon in Jail' Andy Lau)

Drinking tea with Guan Zu.

"I heard you have always wanted to take the university entrance exam......"

"Yes, Boss."

"What is your purpose for taking the university entrance exam?"

"To learn more knowledge and find a good job......"

"Very good, are you interested in being the person in charge of the Five Star Film Company?"

Five Star Film had always been managed by Gao Jin as a part-time job, and they hadn't found suitable personnel. Recently, after some investigation, Xie Weihao, who worked at the Five Star Charity Foundation + Five Star Property, entered Guan Zu's field of vision, and his ability was quite good.

Moreover, his loyalty had already reached 90% a long time ago, and now it was already 95%.

"Ah?" Xie Weihao was stunned for a moment.

"Look, reading university is to learn knowledge and find a job...... If you become the person in charge of Five Star Film, you can learn and work, achieving it in one step, don't you think?"

"But......"

"There's no 'but'. Okay, that's it, go take office tomorrow."

"I......"

"Alright, that's it."

Guan Zu smiled and patted Xie Weihao's shoulder: "I believe you can do it."

Then he threw a "(Hong Kong Island) Top-tier Enterprise Management Talent Talent Card", 2 "Learning Cards", and 2 "Ox and Horse Cards" to him.

Xie Weihao instantly felt that he seemed to be able to do it!

Guan Zu: "Now I'll give you a new task. You should also be clear about this tax incident...... Go make a movie script, let's call it 'Operation Mirror', and film it as a movie......"

Xie Weihao leaned back: "............"

Good fellow, it turns out Brother Zu is also this petty!

Just right, I am also petty, and this period of tax investigation really disgusted Xie Weihao.

"No problem, Brother Zu!"

Xie Weihao patted his chest and guaranteed, his enthusiasm came up.

After Xie Weihao left,

Tan Meili came and reported to Guan Zu about the Harbour City Five Star Supermarket matter.

"This year's Spring Festival is February 4th, and I plan to open officially one week in advance, which is January 28th, the Little New Year's Day......"

"Can the progress keep up?"

"It can keep up...... According to the news sent back by our personnel from Qu Yin Zhi's side, Qu Yin Zhi's Kang Family Supermarket in Yau Tsim Mong is also preparing to open on January 28th."

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PS: My fever broke today, I feel the state is okay, I just finished rushing the draft.

Asking for monthly tickets~~~