Chapter 138: Hard to Guard Against! (Please subscribe)

The newspaper office under Wu Feng had two major trump card newspapers!

The circulation of "Mong Kok News" had stabilized at around 120,000 copies.

Thanks to the consistent free means, plus the support of many high-quality novels, it had become one of the top newspapers in Hong Kong in just over a year.

At present, there was still a lack of authority and influence, which only needed a few more years of operation.

Of course, Wu Feng had ways to make the authority of "Mong Kok News" go to the next level in a short time.

This major stock market crash was actually a very good opportunity.

There had already been many studies on the stock market crash of '87 in later generations.

Any article published would be a heavy-hitting article that could attract attention in Hong Kong and even East Asia.

Another newspaper, "Night Color," currently had a circulation of over 40,000.

This newspaper belonged to the fashion trend type and was quite liked by teenage and young readers.

At the same time, Wu Feng intentionally built this newspaper into a fashion promotion platform!

Every issue had beautiful photos of beautiful women wearing different styles of clothing!

It had persisted for over a year, and there was no shortage of beautiful female stars!

The influence was gradually rising, and "Mong Kok News" helped to divert traffic. Now it was about to become the fashion trend vane for Hong Kong teenagers and young groups.

The clothing matching in every issue could almost trigger a small fashion trend.

The shops and stalls on Garden Street and Tongcai Street were the places for traffic realization.

At present, the newspaper office and the small garment factory had formed a linkage!

Combined with the popular movies of the film and television company, almost every month, a small fashion trend would be triggered.

Even big-name clothing brands took the initiative to come to the door, hoping to place beautiful photo advertisements, and the price offered was not low.

Plus the novel monthly and comic book publishing, the development of the newspaper office could be said to be booming.

The impact of the stock market crash on the newspaper office was almost equal to zero.

Wu Feng not only didn't lose money in the stock market, but made a lot of money!

There was no need to draw funds from the newspaper office to fill the hole, affecting the normal operation of the newspaper office!

It could be said that the newspaper office was definitely one of the best assets in Wu Feng's hands.

Placed in the bank, they were all objects begging to lend money!

The salary of the newspaper office employees could only be considered medium level among peers.

But they couldn't stand the good welfare benefits in other aspects; eating had a canteen.

A breakfast outside cost at least 15, but it could be done for 5 in the canteen here.

Noon 10, evening 10, the daily meal cost was 25.

For the same food standard, it wouldn't come down without 60, 70, or 80 in the tea restaurant outside.

If it were in a restaurant or wine building, it would be at the level of hundreds at least.

The newspaper office also had employee dormitories, and with a very low monthly rent, one could rent a room in a two-bedroom or three-bedroom apartment that wouldn't be possible for less than 500 a month outside.

Other field work, medical insurance, and other welfare subsidies were all available. Calculated in a month, the newspaper office's consumption on employees was definitely higher than the top salary among peers.

Not to mention anything else, they could keep most of their wages.

Other newspaper office peers didn't have such welfare benefits!

Wu Feng gave a lot, so naturally the requirements were not low.

Not meeting the requirements was just a matter of ability; at worst, transfer the post.

But if there was a problem with the attitude, Wu Feng couldn't tolerate it; his money didn't come from a strong wind.

He had a big fire at the newspaper office here, and only after seeing obvious improvement did he leave with slight satisfaction.

Yet unexpectedly, quite a few newspaper employees began to mutter stubbornly at this moment.

"The boss is too broad-minded, right? We just need to finish our daily work, and we can do whatever we want in other times; so what if we speculate in stocks?"

"That is, I lost miserably this time. Who knew that a stock market crash would break out at this time?"

"Anyway, those who speculated in stocks among colleagues lost, so how could everyone's mood be good?"

"I heard the boss made a lot, why didn't he tell us?"

"So what if the boss made a lot? He won't share it with us!"

"I really regret it to death. This time I not only lost all my savings, but also owed a lot of money!"

"Me too, I don't know when I can pay it off. If the newspaper office could raise wages, it would be great!"

"Yes, the performance of the newspaper office is so excellent, we employees also have credit!"

"I think your guts are all quite fat; are you thinking of seeking another job?"

At this time, Manager Liu Wenxiang's angry voice sounded behind several employees.

Those few turned their heads and happened to meet Liu Wenxiang's unkind gaze.

"No, no, no, we don't have that idea!"

"Yes, the manager must have heard wrong; we are very grateful to the boss!"

"If it weren't for the boss, how could our income be so high, much stronger than our peers!"

"..."

These guys were first-class at seeing the wind and steering the rudder, and immediately changed their words with a flattering face.

Their brains were damaged, and they wouldn't want such a stable job with not low income.

And there were many promotion channels, not only the two newspapers, but also the novel monthly and publishing house aspects, all had promotion channels.

Not to mention, there were offices in the Mainland, and if it really didn't work, they could try it.

"Hmph, don't grin at me!"

Liu Wenxiang said unhappily, "If you don't want to do it, just get lost. There are plenty of people outside willing to come!"

Boss Wu Feng was not on the scene, so he didn't have to be polite at all when speaking.

If it weren't for seeing that these guys were pitiful, had heavy losses in this stock speculation, and had wives and children to support, he really wouldn't mind letting them taste the wonderful taste of unemployment.

"Yes, yes, yes, we won't dare again!"

Several people were trained like grandsons, but they didn't dare to explode, honestly accepting the training without showing any dissatisfaction.

After Liu Wenxiang left, they breathed a sigh of relief, looked at each other, and immediately scattered like birds and beasts.

Other colleagues watched as a joke happily, without any intention of getting involved, let alone helping to say good things. They just felt that these colleagues deserved it; if they wanted to complain, they should go home and say it.

It was really that they had lived a good life for too long and had forgotten the feeling of panic and anxiety when the newspaper office was about to close before?

They were not elite talents in the newspaper industry, and their ability and strength could only be said to be so-so.

The main reason they could work and stand firm in the newspaper office was that they were old employees of the original "Mong Kok News" newspaper office, who were kept together after Wu Feng acquired it.

Wu Feng didn't know what happened at the newspaper office; otherwise, he would have to "kill the chicken to warn the monkey" at least once.

At this time, he had arrived at Fengrui Film and Television, and was chatting with the person in charge.

The situation here was not as bad as imagined.

According to the person in charge, where was there so much leisure to understand the stock market?

Many employees in the company had to follow the crew, staying outside for ten days or half a month, busy and overwhelmed, where did they have too much energy to take care of other things?

Wu Feng understood; in fact, there were few stars in Hong Kong who really played stocks.

One was that the knowledge level was not enough, and the small-citizen mentality was quite obvious, feeling that money was safer in hand.

On the other hand, the entertainment circle in Hong Kong was very chaotic, and there were all kinds of monsters and ghosts.

But once they had seen it, a thick defensive psychology would naturally rise in their hearts.

Once a so-called friend touted buying stocks to make money, the first reaction was not whether they could make money, but that the other party wanted to get the Hong Kong dollars in their pockets.

Actually, it was quite good like this!

Stars had money, and they could completely buy houses and cars; why play stock investment?

If they were not careful, they wouldn't even know how the money was gone.

"Wu, recently there have been many peers outside who want to invest in the company!"

After chatting, the person in charge of the film and television company hesitated, "I don't know if I should agree?"

"What kind of investment method?"

Wu Feng asked curiously, "It wouldn't be just an idea, and they want the company to put out how much money, right?"

"Not to that extent, I would have kicked them out the first time if there were such!"

The person in charge waved his hand hurriedly and explained slowly, "It's just sending a simple script, hoping the company will invest in filming, with a budget of about two million!"

"What's your idea?"

Wu Feng didn't rush to express his position, but looked at the person in charge, "Tell the truth!"

"I think, we can try it!"

The person in charge said carefully, "After all, the other party is also an industry insider, and still has a certain reputation!"

"Your meaning is, the company only invests money, and doesn't care about anything else?"

Wu Feng asked back, "Then the crew, filming production, and later screening, don't need the company to intervene?"

"How is that possible?"

The person in charge shook his head hurriedly and said with a bitter smile, "The company had better be able to provide the crew, and later production and screening also need the company's help!"

"Then in what capacity does the other party participate?"

Wu Feng asked directly, "Screenwriter or director, or producer?"

"Director, director, the other party wants to direct personally!"

The person in charge's forehead was already sweating, and he explained hurriedly, "Wu, I really think the script is good!"

"Then pass through the mode that the company is already very familiar with, from novels to comics, and then to film production and screening mode. The other party won't have any opinions, right?"

Wu Feng narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "Don't play tricks with me!"

"Yes, yes, yes, I have said the same to the other party!"

The person in charge's forehead was already sweating, and he explained hurriedly, "But the other party feels it's too slow!"

"Oh, since he has such confidence in his script!"

Wu Feng said straightforwardly, "Then go and invest in Golden Princess, Golden Harvest, or D&B!"

"We have our own rules here. Regardless of whether they are industry insiders or not, if they want to cooperate with us, they must follow our rules!"

Speaking of this, he looked directly at the person in charge of the company and said unhappily, "Don't tell me about such things in the future, otherwise I will suspect you have ulterior motives and want to pit the company's money!"

After speaking, he turned and left, ignoring the other party's repeated apologies.

This is why he had to patrol the enterprises under his command frequently; there were really too many guys staring at his own company and wanting to make money.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 139 =====