Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 744 Those big projects that may cross borders
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Tang Huan's goal for the Miss Chinese beauty pageant is to select beauties from various Chinese-inhabited areas around the world to create idols and enhance ethnic cohesion.Therefore, the event cannot stay here in Xiangjiang forever. This year it moved to Canada and reached a compatible agreement with Miss Xiangjiang. The other party will select the winner to participate in the finals.

The two sides have been fighting openly and covertly for three years. Although the time was not long, the pressure was considerable.This year's cold head is light, and this year's Miss Xiangjiang has a sense of joy from the very beginning-all the beauties who just started appeared on the stage to introduce themselves, which is nicknamed "Red Temptation". Fashion, that is an eye-catcher.

1号陈梅馨、2号陈淑兰、3号杨玲过后，便是大热门的4号李佳欣。眼光毒辣、经验老道的TVB对其视若珍宝，8月7日的准决赛一结束，便让这位明日之星，客串了从今年4月开始播映的时装情景喜剧《都市方程式》中的第139集《青春_梦美人》，并于8月11日搬上荧屏。

After He Shouxin, who got into trouble, avoided Canada, TVB lost the first gold medal emcee, and the lineup of hosts for the Miss Xiangjiang campaign also changed accordingly. Paul Zhong and Cen Jianxun were invited to take on the big roles.

Tang Huan couldn't help but laugh when he saw such a perfect match between a handsome guy and an ugly guy.

In addition to Zhong Baobao and Cen Jianxun, there are also three guest hosts - Zheng Shaoqiu, Ren Dahua, and Huang Rihua, who are also very popular artists at the moment.

Zheng Shaoqiu, who seldom takes fashion dramas, starred in Wei Jiahui's heart-wrenching drama "Sworn No Bow" last year. In addition to setting a high ratings, videotapes and VCDs are also extremely popular, ranking in the top ten of the year.

However, due to the divorce, Zheng Shaoqiu's positive image has been affected significantly, and he may end up like He Shouxin, who has no choice but to leave Hong Kong to temporarily avoid the limelight.

Ren Dahua and Huang Rihua, who have been famous for many years, have recently increased their popularity again by playing villains.

Looking at the simple and honest face of "Brother Jing", Tang Huan casually asked Yu Zheng next to him, "I remember that Wei Jiahui has a project called "Intolerance". Has the actor been chosen yet?"

Hu Yinmeng's attention has been put more on the global level. Now in the United States, the vacant position on Xiangjiang's side is logically taken over by Yu Zheng, who was once an agent.

"Not yet." Yu Zheng explained: "The male lead of this drama must be handed over to a first-line artist. However, those 'big brothers' who have already made their name now are a little bit more interested in popular movies. Over there, the schedule is still being coordinated.”

Tang Huan raised his chin, "Then say hello to TVB and let Huang Rihua be seconded here. In my impression, after he became famous, he has been staying in the TV circle peacefully, which is just right for him."

Although there is no lack of competition between DreamWorks and TVB, the phenomenon of the two parties borrowing artists from each other in private is also very frequent. Yu Zheng is not surprised, but reminded worriedly: "In the past few years, Huang Rihua has played the opposite side in order to make a breakthrough in his career. Will this affect the original role positioning of "Intolerance"?"

In the original time and space, the most successful villain played by Huang Rihua was none other than Duan Shaoxiang in "Silver Fox", so Tang Huan smiled confidently, "I don't think it's a big problem. He basically has no future as a villain. Positive characters are more likely to be accepted by the audience."

At this time, Cen Jianxun came over to interview Yu Zheng, so the two stopped talking.

This influential figure was very active, and then went to the judges' bench to chat with Li_Pengfei and Xiao Fangfang.In the swimsuit, evening wear and other parts of the final, he interacted with celebrities everywhere in this way, and then explained the positive impact of the Miss Xiangjiang campaign on Hongkong, such as talent, tourism and so on.

When Xu Xiaofeng sang on the stage and started the stage performance, Fang Yihua came over with a smile and invited: "Tang Sheng, it's time for you to make some preparations."

As the practical cooperation deepened, Fang Yihua became less and less outsider. This time, Mr. Richest Man was kindly invited to be the award presenter of the Miss International Goodwill Award. Last year, Shao Yifu presented the award to Yang Baoling.

Tang Huan couldn't refuse, but considering that he hadn't done his face in Xiangjiang for a long time, he agreed.

When Xu Xiaofeng, who can be described as golden in the Xiangjiang music scene at this stage, finishes singing, the final selection results of this year's Miss Xiangjiang will also be freshly released.

Paul Zhong said loudly: "I invite Dr. Tang Huan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fangyuan Computer Company, to come on stage to present Miss International Goodwill."

Accompanied by Miss Etiquette, Tang Huan walked to the center of the stage with the sound of music.Mr. Richest Man has never even supported his own Miss Chinese Contest before, so this participation is unprecedented, and it caused a round of unplanned warm applause, even mixed with a burst of whistles.

Tang Huan smiled and nodded to express his gratitude. When he turned around halfway, he happened to find that the 12 beauties behind him were all looking at him, staring at him non-stop. The admiration among them was really indescribable. up.

This is not surprising. If it is said that a woman's capital is good sex and art, then Tang Huan brings together wealth, power, prestige, knowledge, etc., and can be called a model of successful people. A personable and handsome guy, combined with all the conditions, is simply the perfect husband-in-law that beauties dream of.

Paul Zhong opened the envelope and read: "In 1988, Miss Xiangjiang Finals, Miss International Goodwill is - No. 4 Li Jiaxin."

"Congratulations." Tang Huan shook hands with Li Jiaxin, who came before him with a burst of fragrance, and then took the trophy from Miss Manners, and handed it to the other party.

"Thank you." Li Jiaxin, with big eyes flickering, nodded with a smile.

Tang Huan applauded in agreement, and Paul Zhong said from the side: "Congratulations to Li Jiaxin on the 4th, and thank you Dr. Tang Huan for the award."

This link is now complete, and Tang Huan, accompanied by Miss Etiquette, walked off the stage.

Next, the third runner-up, runner-up, and champion awards were also announced, namely Zhang Yulei, Chen Shulan, and Li Jiaxin.

Obviously, Li Jiaxin can be described as a collection of thousands of favorites.

Therefore, Fang Yihua said to Tang Huan confidently: "TVB is going to send Li Jiaxin to participate in the Miss Chinese Contest. I hope Canada is ready."

For this kind of competition, Tang Huan just shook his head with a smile without saying a word.But when talking with Yang Shoucheng and Ye Zhiming in private, he remembered the motivating argument in the original time and space, so he quoted: "To be a man, you have to be Li Jiacheng and sleep with Li Jiaxin."

Yang Shoucheng and Ye Zhiming laughed knowingly immediately, and flattered them repeatedly: "Tang Sheng's metaphor is really wonderful, and the image captures the essence of the so-called struggle in the world."

Getting together temporarily, Tang Huan just learned about the results of the work of the two of them by the way.

Ye Zhiming is equivalent to the general agent of Xiangjiang for VCD, and he is very motivated to work. His biggest achievement is that he successfully sold a set of business models for VCD broadcasting halls in the Pearl River Delta region of mainland China.It's not really a movie business, after all, in terms of the actual situation in mainland China, the commercial level of movies is still relatively limited.

Of course, this is also due to the fact that Tang Huan has been trying his best to reduce the price of the entire VCD system, and even temporarily gave up the profit on the hardware. Anyway, he has the leading power in providing entertainment content, and it can be said that the meat is rotten in a pot.

After hooking up with Mr. Richest Man, Yang Shoucheng's career also advanced by leaps and bounds, and he was consciously drawn into the Hong Kong film industry, and he enjoyed it along the way.

The Hong Kong film industry, which has generated huge commercial interests, is becoming more and more chaotic. This general trend is difficult to change. Tang Huan really needs assistants to do the dirty work and deal with all kinds of dirty things hidden under the glamor.

They quickly chatted about the upcoming Hong Kong film classification system.Yang Shoucheng said: "March 3 this year: The Hong Kong government announced that it will implement a three-tier film system. At that time, the third-tier movies will be released in theaters, and only people aged 4 or above will be allowed to enter the theater. This mechanism can save a lot of money. There will be less trouble, similar to the situation in 18 when "Youth in Fire" directed by Tan Jiaming and starring Leslie Cheung, Xia Wenxi, Ye Tong, and Tang Zhenye was ordered to stop showing because of its excessive scale, it will not happen again."

Ye Zhiming is also deeply convinced, "When the video tapes and VCDs are released in Xiangjiang, and then pass the test of the Entertainment Affairs Management Section, it will be much faster."

Tang Huan was noncommittal about this. In his opinion, the film industry system in Hong Kong has not yet been truly established. The implementation of successful classification systems in other regions may not be suitable for Hong Kong, which is really a small place.Anyone can imagine that once this system is implemented, the tide of tertiary films driven by commercial interests will be unstoppable and will inevitably mislead Hong Kong filmmakers.

Furthermore, the British-dominated Hong Kong government’s days are running out, and it may not have any good intentions in imitating such a mechanism.

However, just from the attitudes of Ye Zhiming and Yang Shoucheng, it can be seen how popular the film classification system is in Xiangjiang, where commercial interests are paramount.

When the work report was almost finished, Ye Zhiming and Yang Shoucheng got up to leave.The latter came over and tentatively said in a low voice: "Tang Sheng, I will hold a small banquet in two days, and I should be able to invite Li Jiaxin. Do you have time to entertain me?"

"Look, there are really many things at hand." Tang Huan, who didn't agree on the spot, asked casually, "I heard that Li Jiaxin has a sister who is also developing in the entertainment industry?"

"I've never heard of that." Yang Shoucheng answered cautiously, and his first reaction was—Tang Sheng must be too smart to know even such trivial things.Then he thought about it again, could it be that Baozhuling was so in line with Tang Sheng's wishes that he developed the hobby of twin sisters?
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The fun in the entertainment industry is just an appetizer to relax and adjust your mood.Tang Huan's visit to Xiangjiang this time is mainly for the final decision on several major projects, especially the infrastructure investment projects, which will last for several years and may cross borders, so they have to be carefully planned.

Dragonair was the first to bear the brunt. Last year, Bao Yugang expressed his intention to withdraw from this quagmire to Tang Huan in order to concentrate on Standard Chartered Bank. The related communication, evaluation and other matters have been almost handled by now.

It has to be said that the wishful thinking of these most speculative Hong Kong businessmen, relying on their good relationship with the mainland, to snatch Cathay Pacific's golden job through Dragonair, has completely failed.Especially after CITIC became a shareholder of Cathay Pacific, that so-called political advantage disappeared.

At this stage, Hong Kong Dragon Airlines, whose registered capital has reached 6 million Hong Kong dollars, is only allowed by the Hong Kong government to operate between Thailand and other cities in China except BJ and Shanghai. The profit is low and the passenger volume is small. Cathay Pacific Airways operates inefficient routes, resulting in a monthly loss of up to 500 million Hong Kong dollars. Now it has accumulated more than 10 billion Hong Kong dollars. It is a veritable hot potato.

Cathay Pacific, which has always regarded Dragonair as a confidant, once approached Bao Yugang. The two parties exchanged shares, and Bao Yugang could enter the board of directors of Cathay Pacific Airways and serve as the vice chairman of the board. Aviation's wholly owned subsidiary.However, due to political considerations, Bao Yugang did not agree, but planned to resell the shares in his hand to Tang Huan, who had "broader shoulders", and completely left this mess.

The relationship entanglement here is indeed very complicated. Bao Yugang benefited from HSBC under the rule of Sanders at the beginning, but in Shen Bi's era, Li Bancheng became the favorite. , Swire and other large British consortiums gradually alienated.As he is old and diagnosed with cancer, he obviously has no energy to get involved in any whirlpool. How to leave a stable industry for future generations is the most worthy of priority.

On the other hand, Tang Huan was different. He was the fierce man who bought Jardine Matheson and beat HSBC hard, and he had an extraordinary foundation of mutual trust with China. As long as he was interested, he would be able to take over this mess, and there was no such thing as being cheated.

In this way, in the morning, Tang Huan sat down with Bao Yugang, Cao Guangbiao and others, and the Bao family resold the 37.8% equity of Dragonair to Mr. Richest Man, completely fading out of the company; in the afternoon, Tang Huan , Cao Guangbiao sat down with Swire Group, Cathay Pacific Airways, and CITIC, and jointly decided that Dragonair will implement capital restructuring again, and the registered capital will increase to 8 million Hong Kong dollars.

Among them, the Tang family holds 38% of the shares, Swire Group and Cathay Pacific hold 5% and 30% respectively, Xiangjiang CITIC Group holds 15.3%, and the Cao family's shareholding has dropped significantly to 11.6%.

Similar to entrusted hotel management, Cathay Pacific Airways is responsible for the daily management of Hong Kong Dragon Airlines as the second largest shareholder. With Funan’s mature external air transport network, of course it also found an exclusive platform for its own high-tech products.

Bao Yugang's difficult matter came to Tang Huan, and he solved it quickly, but his and Hu Ying's investment in the Guangzhou-Shenzhen Expressway, the B and C branches of the Shajiao Power Plant, and the Pearl River Estuary were not so great. "Easy" too.

(End of this chapter)