Chapter 425

Mao Xiang Yang reports the viewership situation of "A Bite of China" to his superiors.

The leaders are pleasantly surprised after hearing it.

"Good!"

"Nostalgia..."

"This project can be considered meaningful."

The leaders praise it repeatedly.

Intelligence from many years shows that those foreigners have been constantly castrating the traditional culture of Hong Kong people in education, attempting to make Hong Kong people more pro-Western.

The leaders in the mainland see it in their eyes and are anxious in their hearts.

And this "A Bite of China," along with the cooperation with ATV, suddenly opens up his train of thought.

Couldn't we then...

Just at this time, Mao Xiang Yang mentions Guan Zu's suggestion: "He said he hopes we can film more similar documentaries, and ATV can acquire the copyrights to broadcast them."

"He also gave some suggestions... for example, geography-related ones, taking the country's famous mountains and rivers..."

"For example, the strange peaks and rocks of Zhangjiajie; when shrouded in clouds and mist, it's like a fairyland. Capturing it with a lens would definitely shock the audience..."

"And Mount Everest, that is the peak of the world. From its foot to its summit, the ecological environment and vegetation distribution at different altitudes, as well as the stories of the climbers..."

"I remember the deeds of the Chinese mountaineering team reaching the summit of Everest twice in 1960 and 1975... it can be put into a documentary..."

(The prototype for the movie "The Climbers"...)

The leader nods repeatedly after hearing this.

"This is a good idea, this is a good idea!"

Those two Everest summit events can be said to be major events that showcased the spirit of New China to the whole world, and they have great historical significance.

Mao Xiang Yang: "Guan Zu also mentioned that we could film historical and cultural ones, combining iconic architecture with humanities... for example, the Terracotta Warriors; they witnessed the glorious history of Qin Shi Huang sweeping across the six states, as well as the Qin Dynasty's military system and artistic achievements."

"Through a documentary, deeply integrating these iconic buildings with the humanities and history behind them would definitely allow the audience to feast their eyes and have a deeper understanding of the motherland's history and culture..."

"Good! Good! Good!"

The leader on the other side is already calling out "good" repeatedly.

In 1992, many things were being done by groping in the dark.

These programs would only be slowly developed and filmed after the new millennium.

Where in the country could one have done this kind of thing now?

Mao Xiang Yang: "Guan Zu also said that if there is a funding gap for production, ATV can advance a portion as the cost for purchasing the copyrights..."

"Good! Good! Good!"

"This Guan Zu is thoughtful; he is a good comrade!"

The leader is overjoyed.

Filming this stuff now, sometimes even the finance department can't approve the funds. If a Hong Kong businessman friend can help advance the funds, that is naturally excellent.

"I will report it upwards..."

Soon, the top-level leaders of the Truth Department know about this matter that very day...

And it just so happens that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs encounters a matter at this time.

The famous patriotic Hong Kong businessman Song Shichang is negotiating cooperation in the country. His fiancée, Yang Qianer, witnessed a murder case, and he is worried that someone will come to kill his fiancée, so he wants to hire a bodyguard to protect her.

("The Bodyguard from Beijing")

The basic course of the case is:

The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) is currently investigating a drug trafficking case involving over 10 billion Hong Kong dollars by the Yihui Group.

And Zhao Guoming, the boss of Yihui Group, gets anxious and starts killing people, murdering the subordinate who handled the matter—professional accountant Liao Jinchao.

The location where Liao Jinchao was killed was the yacht club in Repulse Bay, Hong Kong. 24-year-old Yang Qianer, 28-year-old sailor Chen Daqiang, and 51-year-old club guard Zhu Dongming, who happened to be passing by, saw it.

Then Chen Daqiang died in an elevator, and Zhu Dongming was blown up; both were the work of Yihui Group boss Zhao Guoming.

The only remaining witness is Yang Qianer.

This Song Shichang's ancestors for three generations have all made great contributions to the motherland, so the Ministry of Foreign Affairs attaches great importance to it and is selecting a bodyguard expert, namely Xu Zhengyang, to come to Hong Kong to protect his fiancée.

And it just so happens that the leader of Mao Xiang Yang's leader knows that the security on Guan Zu's side is extremely high.

Consequently...

This bodyguard mission becomes linked to Guan Zu.

Xu Zhengyang is already on his way to Hong Kong...

Cheung Kong Group.

In the office area of Qu Yin Zhi, in the conference room.

The atmosphere is as stifling as a dull afternoon before a storm.

The executives of the Qu Yin Zhi Group sit upright one by one, eyes lowered, not daring to look directly at Boss Li, who is full of rage in the main seat.

Boss Li suppresses his anger and coldly scans the crowd:

"Today is the 13th day of the New Year, and it has been 20 days since the opening of Kangjia Supermarket. I want to ask you all, why is the foot traffic getting lower and lower after the opening? At first, there were 70,000 to 80,000, but now there are only 30,000 left."

"Look at Guan Zu's Five Star Supermarket Harbour City branch; the daily average foot traffic is as high as 250,000, stable every day."

"Our supermarket's renovation was all done according to the Five Star Supermarket standard; logically, it shouldn't be bad, and the service is also very much in place. I also gave a salary 50% higher than PARKnSHOP and Wellcome to ensure a better service attitude."

"And regarding transportation and parking, I also spent a lot of money to rent all the surrounding parking lots."

"And for the parking attendants, I also gave enough benefits and found skilled ones to form a professional team."

"Transportation is smooth, the products are no problem, the service is no problem..."

"I've given everything I could!"

"And I consider myself not far behind the Five Star Supermarket!"

"So, why exactly?"

"Why would citizens rather go to the further and more remote Harbour City than come to our Kangjia Supermarket?"

The conference room is dead silent.

The executives don't dare to speak.

They don't know either; they are also bewildered. They just have a kind of panic—the Qu Yin Zhi Group might be finished.

Just as Boss Li said, they did everything they could, and everything was benchmarked against the Five Star Supermarket standard; even if it were worse, it wouldn't be by much.

Why is the Five Star Supermarket so busy?

And Kangjia Supermarket is so deserted.

Boss Li looks at the Marketing Director: "You tell me."

It doesn't matter if you say it wrong.

Because Boss Li is a bit panicked now; he needs an answer to tell himself where he went wrong.

The Marketing Director cautiously raises his head: "Boss, perhaps it's because the New Year red envelopes distributed earlier have all been given out; the citizens lost that attraction, so naturally, they don't come."

"Bullshit!"

Boss Li looks at another executive: "You answer."

That executive: "It's possible that the traffic congestion at the opening made many customers feel it was inconvenient to come, so they didn't want to come."

Boss Li: "Impossible, I already asked TVB to broadcast the traffic situation of Kangjia Supermarket for several consecutive days; citizens should know that there is no problem with the traffic."

Next,

The executives express their opinions one by one.

But...

Boss Li doesn't find the answer in any of them.

The entire meeting lasts for over an hour, and no result is discussed.

Boss Li leans back in his chair, closes his eyes, and falls into extreme unwillingness inside.

Kangjia Supermarket is currently facing an extremely terrible situation; with such low foot traffic, the huge venue fees, unsalable products, and labor expenses... it's definitely a loss!

If he can't find the reason, he can only move step by step toward a slow death.

Just as the newspaper said—"Boss Li's retail empire collapsed suddenly before anyone could react."

And at this time,

Qu Yin Zhi's stock has fallen by 56% from before the opening of Wellcome Supermarket until now.

And it is still falling.

Want to make a comeback?

It's simply impossible.

Unless he can defeat the Five Star Supermarket and win once head-on, he won't be able to give investors and shareholders enough confidence.

But Boss Li has no confidence.

He feels that Qu Yin Zhi is truly beyond saving.

Central,

Shangri-La Hotel... Guan Zu, Tycoon Zheng, and Boss Lin leave the hotel. The three of them, slightly tipsy, part ways at the hotel entrance.

Guan Zu gets into a black Chevrolet.

This was a victory banquet.

This morning, Guan Zu already completed the settlement with HSBC and Standard Chartered, completely ending the short-selling of Boss Li.

Guan Zu personally took the lion's share, earning 1.5 billion.

The treasury is quite sufficient.

Fang Ting wipes him with a towel and takes out a thermos containing warm ginger water with brown sugar for Guan Zu to drink, then reports one thing:

"Just an hour ago, people from the mainland reached out, saying they want to arrange a meeting with you."

"Mainland?"

"Yes."

(No errors, read it all at once!)

"When is the meeting?"

"Tomorrow morning."

"Good!"

Guan Zu feels uncomfortable, so he simply lies down, resting his head on Fang Ting's lap. Hmm, very soft...

Recently, there have been quite a few things going on.

First, Five Star Property began to expand rapidly, drawing personnel from various districts to station in East Kowloon and the New Territories.

Originally, Guan Zu did not touch some of Hong Xing's territories, such as Han Bin in Kwai Tsing, Leung Ma in Sham Shui Po, etc...

Now, he has also begun to station in these places.

Of course, there are some small triads that are not very happy, feeling that Five Star Property is too overbearing.

But these small triads only grumble and don't dare to truly resist.

Because the scope of expansion is a bit large all at once, it requires a long time to digest.

At the very least, it will take two or three months to gain a firm foothold and consolidate the foundation.

As for the New He Lian Sheng, New East Star, and the like, they are still negotiating; Guan Zu is not in a hurry to intervene.

Everything,

is proceeding in an orderly manner.

A new day.

A new dumpling shop opened downstairs.

Small portion of dumplings: 15 pieces; medium portion: 20 pieces; large portion: 25 pieces.

Guan Zu eats a medium portion of dumplings, 20 pieces.

Fang Ting and Ruan Mei each eat a small portion of dumplings, 10 pieces each.

Gong Wei eats a large portion of dumplings, 25 pieces.

Please answer the question: For this breakfast, did Guan Zu eat more, or did Gong Wei eat more?

After finishing the dumplings,

Ruan Mei exerts her charisma as the eldest sister-in-law, taking several sisters to Mingxin Hospital to visit Gong Wei's wife.

Guan Zu takes Fang Ting and Gong Wei to the Five Star Group.

They arrive at the Five Star Group building.

9:20,

The people from the mainland come to visit.

Two people.

"Mr. Guan, my name is Yang Jianhua!"

A heroic-looking woman walks into the office. Combining her name, Guan Zu has already guessed her identity—Section Chief Yang from "Police Story 3."

And behind her comes a man wearing a crisp suit, with a crew cut and a face full of righteousness—

Xu Zhengyang!

Guan Zu recognizes him at a glance.

Guan Zu is stunned for a moment, not expecting that the people from the mainland would be these two.

Yang Jianhua: "This is my identification... I am ****... This is Xu Zhengyang, a bodyguard."

She introduces them formally.

Guan Zu: "Hello to you both~~"

The three shake hands and then sit in the sofa area, while Wu Lianqian pours tea.

Guan Zu: "I wonder why Section Chief Yang is looking for me..."

Yang Jianhua says solemnly: "This time, I would like to ask Mr. Guan for a favor."

Guan Zu: "Please speak."

Yang Jianhua: "I wonder if Mr. Guan knows Mr. Song Shichang; he is a wealthy businessman in Hong Kong. I wonder if you know him."

Guan Zu shakes his head: "I don't know him. Does he have a lot of money?"

Yang Jianhua: "............"

She is stuck.

She feels Guan Zu is showing off, but she has no evidence.

This is a bit of a grievance against Guan Zu; Guan Zu has only risen for a little over a year, and his business rivals have all been Boss Li, and he has dealt with the Li family... and those real estate bosses...

He doesn't know any other bosses at all.

Yang Jianhua can only roughly explain the matter of Song Shichang, his fiancée Yang Qianer, and the case.

Guan Zu finally reacts at this moment: "Oh, it's Yang Qianer; I know about this..."

Yang Jianhua: "????"

Xu Zhengyang: "????"

No, you don't know the wealthy businessman, but you know his fiancée?

Speak! Do you two have some secret?!

Yang Jianhua shakes off that strange thought and begins to talk about the main business: "Currently, we want to protect Yang Qianer well, and Mr. Guan is the best at security... so I hope..."

Guan Zu sits in a car every day, carrying a bodyguard, wandering around everywhere, not afraid of violent bandits at all.

And according to the guidance of Brother Mao Xiang Yang, the security in Causeway Bay is like an iron bucket, impenetrable.

After listening, Guan Zu thinks of the final boss—Wang Jianjun.

His heart stirs.

This Wang Jianjun is, to put it bluntly, just a mercenary who takes money to do things.

How about recruiting him for his own use?

In Hong Kong, Wang Jianjun might not have room to play, but Guan Zu is planning to go to the United States to stir up trouble and is in need of fierce experts.

And by taking on this matter, Guan Zu has another benefit.

He can arrange for his trusted police officers to come over, with Chen Guozhong leading the team, and Qiu Gangao, Chen Jiaju, Zhou Xingxing, Ma Jun... and others coming over.

Of course, it's not for fighting and killing, but to let them record a merit in the country's merit book.

Wouldn't it be easy to get promoted in the future?

"No problem... you can move Yang Qianer to Causeway Bay to live. In Causeway Bay, there is still security protection!"

Yang Jianhua is overjoyed upon hearing this: "Thank you, Mr. Guan!"

Guan Zu: "Causeway Bay is densely populated, so police strength needs to be strengthened. I can contact the police and find a few police force experts to come over... Section Chief Yang, what do you think?"

How could Yang Jianhua refuse such a thing?

She couldn't ask for more!

"Thank you, Mr. Guan!"

Guan Zu nods: "However, I also have one request."

Yang Jianhua: "Mr. Guan, please speak."

Guan Zu looks at Xu Zhengyang: "Mr. Xu looks like an expert... I have a few brothers under me who always like to find experts to spar with. I wonder if Mr. Xu is interested in having a fight with them?"

This Xu Zhengyang is still a bit proud.

Confident and arrogant.

After all, he is an expert from the Imperial Guard!

He must have a fight to let him realize the strength, so he can "let go of his airs."

Xu Zhengyang hesitates.

Guan Zu adds another line: "Mr. Xu, you wouldn't be afraid, would you?"

Xu Zhengyang: "!!!!"

"Good!"

(End of chapter)