Rebirth of the Tech Madman

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The reason why Xiangjiang's atmosphere is a bit delicate now is that it is preparing for the last adjustment of its political structure before the handover.

After Xiangjiang became a British colony more than 150 years ago, the British immediately established a ruling framework consisting of three parts: the Administrative Bureau, the Statutory Bureau, which is now the Legislative Council, and the Supreme Court.

Their functions, as the name suggests, can be roughly understood. Among them, the status of the Administrative Bureau is naturally the most important-this can also be reflected in the appointment of officials.

The Governor of Hong Kong, who represents the Queen of England, automatically becomes the ex-officio chairman of the Executive Council and the Legislative Council; the Chief Secretary, Financial Secretary, and Attorney General under the Executive Council automatically become ex-officio members of the Legislative Council. of course members.

After the expansion of the Legislative Council, the Governor of Hong Kong appointed public servants of the Hong Kong government to join the Legislative Council—as official members; he selected trustworthy civilians to join the Legislative Council—as non-official members.

All in all, except for the ex officio chairman of the governor himself and the other three ex officio members, the rest of the members of the Legislative Council are appointed by the governor of Hong Kong.

When the overall situation of Hong Kong's return was confirmed, the United Kingdom began to change the rules of the game for the Legislative Council - from the appointment of all Hong Kong governors to some indirect elections.

At this time, the Legislative Council consisted of 11 official members, including 4 ex officio members, and 46 non-official members.

Among them, 22 are appointed by the Governor of Hong Kong; 12 are elected by functional groups; 1 is elected by all members of the Municipal Council; 1 is elected by all members of the Regional Council; and the other 10 are elected by electoral groups composed of all District Council members out.

Even, these newly elected members of the Legislative Council broke the past practice and swore in Cantonese to pledge allegiance to the citizens of Xiangjiang.

Subsequently, the power of the Legislative Council was finally greatly enhanced.

After entering the 1990s, the number of members of the Legislative Council increased again, reaching 60.

Meanwhile, partisanship was beginning to surface.

If this trend is maintained, maybe the current Legislative Council can directly transition to the reunification.

However, after Hong Kong governor Peng Dingkun took office in 1992, he began to make a big fuss—changing from indirect elections to direct elections.

As a senior politician who almost became the British Chancellor of the Exchequer, Peng Dingkang played the political game of taking advantage of loopholes and mixing sand with ease.

He focused on the last Legislative Council election held this year before Hong Kong's handover, and unilaterally decided to lower the voting age from 21 to 18 to increase the number of voters and allow more young people to participate; All the appointed seats; increased direct election seats; especially in addition to the original functional groups, the agriculture and fisheries, mining, energy and construction sectors, textile and garment sector, manufacturing sector, import and export sector, wholesale and retail sector have been added, The nine functional groups of the hotel and catering industry, the transportation and communication industry, the financial, insurance, real estate and commercial service industry, and the public, social and personal service industry are the new nine groups.

Peng Dingkun’s routine is so deep that the new nine groups are different from the previous election method of functional constituencies, that is, any incumbent who reported being engaged in one of the industries in the 1991 census will automatically become one of the new nine groups. A group of voters, which in turn makes the number of voters as high as 1.06 million. In the case of one person, one vote, these nine seats are actually directly elected seats in disguise.

From the standpoint of the British, Peng Dingkang's hand is quite beautiful, no matter whether it is successful or not, cd has achieved the purpose of maximizing the differentiation of all social classes in Xiangjiang. It seems to revolve around this frame.

The Legislative Council election carefully planned by Peng Dingkun was held in September, and all parties were in full swing. Unexpectedly, at this juncture, the richest man in Tang Dynasty came.

As for the variables that may be caused by Tang Huan's presence, the Pingguo Daily, which was founded on June 20 this year and has caused a bloody storm in the entire Xiangjiang newspaper industry through the price reduction competition strategy, used the movie Blood Sucking Surprise for Four Hundred Years Described cryptically: Count Dracula takes a boat,

All the way to London. His arrival revived the dark forces in London. Vampire bats and werewolves wake up, and London is in a mysterious terror.

Are these people so shady?

It turned out that what they were worried about was that the number of guests invited to the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet held by the richest man in Xiangjiang would exceed 1,000 people. No one knew what kind of impact it would have if so many celebrities sat together.

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The richest man is very disdainful of this - even if I haven't been to Xiangjiang for a long time, but I have a banquet, who is in the way?

You know, many people couldn't catch up with the banquet held in the Chang'an City in the United States last month, so they took advantage of the opportunity of the Mid-Autumn Festival to hold another one in Xiangjiang.

In fact, this is also a pretense.

The real purpose of Mr. Richest Man is to start planning in advance in Xiangjiang, an international financial city - only after making a decision, can he drink Tom Yum Goong, drink Java, eat kimchi, and then achieve other follow-up goals.

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Compared with the evil intentions in the political circles, people in the business and literary circles are much more pure-minded.

Many celebrities, including the Four Heavenly Kings, are actively preparing for the upcoming show - you know, not to mention Tang Daheng's energy, just being able to participate in such a standard occasion is enough to be used as capital. As for the banquet in Chang'an City in the United States, it is almost impossible to grab the slot. The few lucky ones like Cheng Long showed off when they came back, not to mention how awesome they are.

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Brother, here is the guest list. Little cousin Meng Jing came over and said. Since she returned to the mainland last time, she stayed and was arranged to start contacting investment affairs in the Asia-Pacific region.

Tang Huan glanced at it, and asked with a little surprise: Fat Peng is here too?

Inviting celebrities from Xiangjiang all over the world, how could it be possible to bypass him as the governor of Hong Kong on the surface. Weng Jingjing explained with a smile, I just followed the procedure and sent an invitation to confirm as usual. I didn't expect him to agree to come this time.

Meng Jing mischievously took over the conversation and asked, Brother, you are not worried. He accepted the invitation out of the blue, and he is here to play.

Probably not. Tang Huan shook his head with a smile, After all, someone has already negotiated a peace before—it's always so tense, not only boring, but also tiring.

That's not necessarily... Meng Jing rolled her eyes, Xiangjiang is less than two years away from returning, maybe you know that you will inevitably become a grasshopper after autumn, and you will have more fun!

They were talking and laughing when their subordinates came to report. Wu Guangzheng, chairman of the board of directors of Wheelock Group, came.

Before leaving, Weng Jingjing said: In a few months, the preparatory committee for the special zone will be established, and the election of the chief executive will also be on the agenda. People like Li Fushan and Wu Guangzheng are rumored to be competing.

Tang Huan raised his brows, They really plan ahead!

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Weng Jingjing really reminded me that after talking about some light-hearted topics, Wu Guangzheng seemingly inadvertently turned to the chief executive election that is expected to be officially held next year, and joked with a smile, As far as I know, don't It looks very low-key on the surface, but I am eager to try it in my heart.

The richest man said disapprovingly: For Xiangjiang, the position of Chief Executive is a breakthrough, but it is not fake, but it is not so easy in practice, right?

Wu Guangzheng smiled eloquently and said: The actual work content is not much different from that of the Governor of Hong Kong.

Seeing that the other party was so eager, the richest man couldn't help being speechless, but he just remembered the relationship between the two parties for more than ten years, he could only patiently analyze: If you are not in your position, you will not seek to govern - when you sit in the position of leading one party , you have to face the problem of how to shape society, not to mention, as the first person, you must have great ambitions. Xiangjiang is so big, but the gaps divided by the British are not small, and the result is bound to be No matter what you do, it will touch the vested interests, and you will get a strong backlash, and there will be a situation of 'discussion but no resolution, no decision', causing trouble inside and outside.

How do you feel, do you think I have the leadership courage to match? Wu Guangzheng said with a wry smile, I also know that there are many contradictions in Xiangjiang society, such as the widening gap between rich and poor—I remember Media Asia TV's The financial program also said that the Gini coefficient, an indicator representing the gap between the rich and the poor, is almost 0.5, but don’t these just give a clear direction for work?”

The richest man didn't want to say more, but instead asked: Then you told me this, do you want me to support you?

Can you? Wu Guangzheng asked tentatively.

The richest man put his hand on his forehead and said: Believe it or not, there are at least two people who have the same idea as you.

Wu Guangzheng smiled knowingly when he heard the sound of the piano: It's fine if you don't help each other!

The richest man nodded, and made it clear: I'd better just watch these things from the sidelines.

Wu Guangzheng laughed loudly, I'm already very happy if you can do this.

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After the conversation, the richest man met with Li Fushan, Dong Jianhua and others individually one after another.

This made him shake his head again and again, no wonder the election of the Legislative Council was taken by surprise-those camps are everywhere, waiting for the opportunity, maybe just a slight flap of butterfly wings here can trigger a hurricane there.

In fact, the richest man really thought about who is more suitable in private, but found it difficult to choose a satisfactory candidate.

In the final analysis, the temple is small and the wind is strong, and the pool is shallow and full of kings. Even if you go to the top, you can only be restrained at most, and it is just tinkering within the framework built by the British.

Fortunately, I don't really have to worry about it. He came to Xiangjiang this time, in essence, to prepare for the approaching financial crisis.

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The banquet is coming.

The guests gathered.

Among the crowd, there was a tall young girl who was particularly eye-catching.

Seeing the man sizing him up, Weng Jingjing said playfully, My lord really has a plan. Liu Wendi has entered News Corporation, and as expected, he has become a star.

Tang Huan smiled slightly, Are you 'good' with her?

Of course—Liu Wendi is just looking for another job normally, and others seldom talk about rebellion; and I will secretly help to increase the weight. Weng Jingjing nodded complacently, Look, she is here. Say hello to me.

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Ms. Mary, this dress really suits you. Liu Wendi, who was obviously a head taller, looked very affectionate and humble in front of Weng Jingjing, who had a strong aura.

After Little Superman won Xiangjiang's first satellite TV license and established Star Media, it did not affect the establishment of Phoenix Satellite TV, which serves the entire Chinese-speaking region, in Xiangjiang; following this, Little Superman and Xiaolongnv continued to compete fiercely.

However, grabbing a license and actually operating it are not the same thing after all.

Employees can immediately poach talent with high salaries—such as Liu Wendi and others, but for high-quality program sources, you must concentrate and work patiently, and it is self-evident which side this time advantage is on.

In 1993, the overwhelmed Superman took advantage of the opportunity of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch's ambition to extend his tentacles to China, and sold 63.6% of Star Media's shares to the other party, earning 500 million. Amidst the cheers of young and promising, he landed safely.

Just in July this year, News Corporation once again purchased a 34.6% stake in Star Media, fully controlling the Chinese-language media.

As a senior employee of Star Media, Liu Wendi, who is good at management, has been promoted very quickly and can be called a man of the hour.

After chatting affectionately with Weng Jingjing, Liu Wendi turned to please the richest man and said: Sheng Tang, without your scholarship, I would not be able to get a bachelor's degree from the University of California and a business administration degree from the Yale Business School. Master, let alone today.

The richest man nodded slightly, That's because you are good enough and hardworking enough.

Liu Wendi, who was clearly affirmed, was very excited, and tentatively asked: After this banquet, does Tang Sheng have any other plans in Xiangjiang?

The richest man replied indifferently, Should be walking around casually.

At this time, Jin Yong came, and the richest man got up and walked over.

Liu Wendi who has not received clear information. A look of disappointment flashed across his face, he turned his head and said to Weng Jingjing: Presumably, Tang Sheng will definitely spend time with Sister Mary in the past few days.

A man's head is full of business. Weng Jingjing cut out, Aren't the technology stocks in the United States very hot? He came this time to see how the Hong Kong stock market reacts.

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Over there, Jin Yong joked: Tang Sheng, I heard that a batch of Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs were transported by air for this banquet. It seems that I can save a lot of money this autumn.

Tang Huan laughed loudly, Cha Weng, you really have a good plan.

I seem to smell the fragrance of crabs. Jin Yong looked around and said, The guests are almost here.

The main thing is the Governor of Hong Kong. Tang Huan smiled slightly, With his status, he will definitely be on the finale.

At this time, a member of the Hong Kong Governor's Mansion was brought over.

He said with a half-smile, Du Xian suddenly felt unwell and couldn't come.

After everyone heard the news, they immediately started discussing.

The richest man said in displeasure, Why, is there mad cow disease?