Rebirth of the Tech Madman

The background of the construction of White Swan Hotel is that in 1978 when the strategic decision of internal reform and opening to the outside world was about to be introduced, the National Tourism Administration formulated eight Sino-foreign joint venture hotel plans, that is, to build eight Sino-foreign joint venture hotels in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Nanjing. hotel.

Boss Huo responded positively, and the White Swan Hotel came into being.

Among them, Huo's invested 50 million Hong Kong dollars, another Chinese businessman Peng Guozhen invested 12.5 million Hong Kong dollars, and Guangdong Provincial Tourism Bureau invested 4 million yuan.

In 1981, the White Swan Hotel borrowed another US$36.31 million from the Guangzhou Branch of the Bank of China.

Calculated at the current exchange rate, in total, the construction investment of the White Swan Hotel is close to 1.8 billion yuan.

The reason why the cost is so huge is not unrelated to the geographical particularity of Shamian Island where the White Swan Hotel is located, and it reflects Boss Huo's personal preferences to a certain extent.

If the suggestion of the Guangzhou Municipal Government to choose a site along Huanshi Road is really adopted, the construction of the White Swan Hotel may not be so labor-intensive.

Just like Tang Huan, with the operation of Zheru Research and Development Center, it tends to be practical, and also invested in the construction of a hotel, but it didn't take so much effort.

Of course, it is precisely because of this that the White Swan Hotel has become a landmark of Yangcheng once it is completed, and the huge influence it has generated is enough to be worth the ticket price.

Boss Huo, who has always been good at building momentum, is going to add an aura of being the world's richest man to the newly opened White Swan Hotel this time.

Tang Huan deliberately kept a low profile at the production base in the special zone. After personally asking about the preparations for the inspection, he went to Yangcheng with great fanfare.

As soon as he entered the boundary of Yangcheng City, he changed to a brand new Rolls-Royce, drove through most of the old city, and drove to the White Swan Hotel.

This battle is quite a mess. Tang Huan joked as he looked at the curious crowd on the side of the road.

I can't wait for you. Mr. Huo, who came to greet him, complimented with a smile, This is the first Rolls Royce in Yangcheng, and it just matches your identity, brother.

Tang Huan smiled without saying a word. The word face is really very knowledgeable.

After the driver wearing a big hat and white gloves stopped the car, under the guidance of the manager, Tang Huan walked into the White Swan Hotel, which had set several domestic firsts.

These records include: China's first self-designed, self-constructed and self-managed modern large-scale Sino-foreign cooperative hotel; China's first high-end hotel with four doors open to the public; A hotel that cooperates with Japanese restaurants; the first hotel in China to fully implement computerized management; the first hotel in China to use credit card checkout and implement eight foreign exchange payment methods.

It is worth mentioning that. The realization of the last two points relies on the computer informatization solutions provided by Zheru Xiangjiang Company.

Among them, the hotel management system, in addition to fully supporting Chinese, also provides a graphical operation interface, which greatly reduces the difficulty of training grassroots operators.

Tang Huan deliberately followed the process of this hotel management system. Walk through the various departments in the White Swan Hotel.

After hearing Zhou Weikun's introduction that the other seven of the eight major hotel construction plans of the China National Tourism Administration will also adopt his own hotel management system, he ended his exploration with satisfaction.

Brother, you are really a workaholic. Mr. Huo shook his head with a smile.

Don't worry, I won't forget what I promised you. If you have something to eat and drink, just order it. Tang Huan waved his hand and walked to his guest room.

The architectural design of the White Swan Hotel is undertaken by the Chinese themselves, but the interior design. Boss Huo insisted on inviting foreign designers from the famous American hba hotel design company to do it.

Therefore, the interior design of the White Swan Hotel is definitely the most high-end in the mainland. Tang Huan really can't see any shortcomings in the hardware, so he directly experiences and evaluates the more important software services.

I don't know what kind of flavor Mr. Tang likes, the manager asked respectfully.

Yes, you can order whatever you want. Then this dish will be fixed and called the recipe of the richest man in the world. Mr. Huo chuckled, not hiding his wishful thinking.

Then I'll live and eat for free here from now on, and I have the right to charge advertising fees. Tang Huan complained. Let the accompanying people laugh.

Let's have a roasted pig. After Tang Huan said something, he turned to Xie Ning, Ah Ning, you are from here. Come and help me order some other special Cantonese dishes, with a combination of meat and vegetables.

After the crowd dispersed and the room was quiet, Tang Huan, who wiped his face with a hot towel, sat on the sofa and thought about the details of seeing Chief Deng on the southern tour next month.

In 1984, following four special zones. Fourteen cities along the coast will also be opened. Under the promotion of Chief Deng, China as a whole has begun to get rid of the state of restraint, and it will be much more convenient to do things by yourself.

Fang Yihua was unable to get an explanation from Hu Yinmeng on the matter of group fights by martial artists in private, and she was left speechless by saying I also have a lot of wounds on my side.

Next, Fang Yihua pinched her nose again, and Media Asia TV bid for Dreamworks' latest TV series Senior Brother Xinzha.

In the past, when tvb and Li TV were competing, they could still use tricks that could not be put on the table, such as encouraging the actor who played the leading role to disappear for a while when the TV series Tiancan became popular.

But now DreamWorks and Media Asia TV's powerful strategic weapons are too deterrent, Fang Yihua dare not use these methods at all, lest he arouse the crazy ambition of poaching talents with high salaries.

No one can beat Tang Huan when it comes to financial resources. The British land and Jardines are lost like this. They have such a terrible reputation that it is too embarrassing.

Therefore, when DreamWorks, which clearly knew it was an innovative company, prepared for a long time to cooperate with the Xiangjiang Police Department to shoot a TV series about the fashion police force, Fang Yihua just watched coldly.

At this stage, the image of the police in Xiangjiang is far from glorious and stalwart. It is often associated with the impression that it mainly serves the rich. There are even more police villains in movies. People generally hold the idea that good men should not be soldiers , stay away from this profession.

Against this background, DreamWorks launched a TV series dedicated to the Xiangjiang police.

The seasoned Fang Yihua is not optimistic about this TV series. In particular, DreamWorks also seems to have the idea of ​​trying. The cast has all used newcomers, borrowing Liang Chaowei and Zhang Manyu from TVB, and sending out Liu Jialing, Liu Qingyun and other unknown people on their own side. Moreover, Wei Jiahui, the director of the screenwriting team, had never even heard of it.

But after a traffic accident happened this summer, the social wind seems to have changed.

This matter is related to Qiu Degen, a wealthy Hong Kong businessman, the founder and chairman of Far East Bank, the founder, chairman and CEO of Far East Development Group. It was the person who bought Li TV from the Australian consortium in the original time and space, renamed it Asia TV, and personally served as the chairman of the board of directors.

The reason why Qiu Degen is talked about is that he made many reforms to Li's TV. As a result, the ratings and finances of this TV station have improved, turning losses into profits, and among the numerous ATV shareholders who have come and gone for decades, it has become one of the few bosses who can make money.

In fact, to put it bluntly, there is not much mystery in it. Qiu Degen and Run Run Shaw have roughly the same path, which is the word thrift.

During Qiu Degen's mastery of Asian TV, this policy was carried out very thoroughly, even a little harshly.

for example. Regardless of the Tang, Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties, the costumes of ancient TV dramas are the same. There are even rumors that ATV employees can only use four compartments of toilet paper a day, and that the New Year red seea is Far Eastern Bank vouchers and so on.

As for this time and space, Qiu Degen did not sell all of his 10% TVB shares to cash out, and is still an important shareholder of TVB.

It is such an influential person who has a big event on the table.

In the early hours of July 14, his fourth son, Qiu Dacheng, drove his girlfriend home drunk. When he was driving along Princess Road in Kowloon, he knocked down Zheng Menghui, a policeman standing guard at the roadblock, and dragged him for hundreds of meters.

After Zheng Menghui was sent to the hospital. He died of his injuries on the 23rd at the age of 20.

This case has not yet been finalized.

As a result, public opinion has a positive value on Xiangjiang police. There was a lot of controversy, and more and more people began to change their impression of this profession.

Of course, tvb has noticed this change keenly, and originally wanted to set up a project to operate it, but DreamWorks has already done all kinds of work ahead of time, and there is really no room for operation.

Thinking of trying it out. After watching the sample of the TV series Senior Brother Xin Zha, Fang Yihua couldn't help taking a breath, thinking that Wei Jiahui, who had been unknown before, was very good at screenwriting.

As a youth inspirational drama, the story of Senior Brother Xinzha is set in Xiangjiang Junior Police Training School. It is a high school run by the Hong Kong Police Force since the 1970s. In addition to general studies, students also receive disciplinary training. After graduation, they can apply for admission to the police force first.

Brother Xinzha told about the growth experience of several teenagers who entered the school, from entering the school to graduating, and then entering the police force. It includes everyone's setbacks and development in various aspects such as family, society, career, and love.

Fang Yihua understands very well that this kind of story of rising from the grassroots, mixed with love and hatred, has always been the favorite of Hong Kong people. Coupled with the extremely novel background of the police force, it is hard not to attract people.

After an urgent internal discussion, Fang Yihua formally asked Hu Yinmeng to purchase the first round of broadcasting rights for Senior Brother Xinzha.

Hu Yinmeng replied very simply, Media Asia TV is also interested in this TV series. If you want it, the two of you can enter the bidding process.

Previously, tvb had outsourced some TV series from DreamWorks, such as Bean Sprout Dream, which the other party was good at producing, but it basically had no competition with Media Asia TV.

One of the reasons is that tvb's own production capabilities are strong enough, and the other is that although Media Asia TV and DreamWorks are in operation, the boss behind it is Tang Huan alone. Back and forth between times, and eventually became the laughing stock of people who are stupid and have a lot of money.

Therefore, this is the first time that tvb and Media Asia TV have bid for the same TV series from DreamWorks face to face.

In view of the two competing TV stations, DreamWorks, which claims to be neutral, has formulated a slightly unique bidding process, that is, each of the two TV stations only has three chances to raise their cards, and the one with the highest bid will win. Prevent one party from intentionally making trouble and maliciously raising the opponent's purchase cost.

Fang Yihua only complained about this, and said that DreamWorks and Media Asia TV belong to two companies. This rule is clearly that you two take care of each other. DreamWorks will not dominate Media Asia TV in terms of episode prices, and Media Asia TV will not There is a tacit understanding that DreamWorks will not lose money, but once TVB joins in, it may suffer from two sides.

Who is behind this time, Fang Yihua had no choice but to bite the bullet and sit with Zhou Liang Shuyi of Media Asia TV, and game the numbers.

In the end, tvb spent several million dollars and abruptly snatched senior brother Xinzha from Media Asia TV.

Secretly heartbroken, Fang Yihua kept comforting herself, taking it as a reward for DreamWorks to train its new artists Liang Chaowei and Zhang Manyu.

Dreamworks is becoming more and more profitable. When I watched the samples of Senior Brother Xinzha, I found many sponsor advertisements. Fang Yihua complained sourly.

Isn't everyone filming like this now? Hu Yinmeng smiled and took the check from the other party, Thank you for your patronage. By the way, I forgot to mention that DreamWorks will give away a high-standard press conference for the new senior brother for free. At that time, Mr. Tang and the director of the Xiangjiang Police Department should show up.

A look of surprise flashed across Fang Yihua's face, and then he said dissatisfiedly: You little girl has too many thoughts, why didn't you say it earlier, maybe you are hoping that TVB will miss Senior Brother Xinzha.

Who would have trouble with money? I really just remembered. Hu Yinmeng waved his hand with a smile.

Fang Yihua felt that the money she had spent was too valuable. On the day of Senior Brother Xinzha's press conference, Tang Huan's Rolls-Royce with the No. 3 license plate and the No. 1 car of Xiangjiang Police Chief; They parked side by side, and the reporters were so excited that they held up their cameras and took pictures around them for a long time.

The Xiangjiang Police Department is a major client of Zheru Xiangjiang Company. From file management to ID card system, all of them are big projects. Therefore, Tang Huan has long been acquainted with the senior officials of the Xiangjiang Police Department.

The cooperation between the two parties on Senior Brother Xin Zha this time is also a happy situation. The Xiangjiang police need to improve their image, and DreamWorks has also expanded its own drama.

However, there is also an unexplainable interest appeal.

Tang Huan has some supplies that need to pass through the free port of Xiangjiang, transfer to Siam, and then send them to Funan where his uncle Han Anyuan lives.

Although several major countries have acquiesced in this kind of transportation, here in Xiangjiang, the Xiangjiang police still need to escort them.

On December 22, Senior Brother Xinzha premiered on tvb during the prime time from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. It quickly caused a huge sensation, except for Liang Chaowei, Zhang Manyu, Liu Jialing, Liu Qingyun, etc. In addition, it even greatly increased the number of applicants for the police examination, which is really exaggerated to the extreme. To be continued.

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