Chapter 153 Expanding Political Channels

Chapter 153 Expanding Political Channels

Chapter 153 Expanding Political Channels

After Qin Zhiye left, Yang Wendong immediately called Zhao Chengguang: "Mr. Zhao, do you know anyone in the Hong Kong government's Department of Commerce and Economic Development?"

"Ministry of Commerce and Economic Development?" Zhao Chengguang pondered for a moment on the other end of the phone and said, "I don't know anyone directly, but I can introduce them through a friend of mine. He knows someone;
Mr. Yang, what do you want from them? The industry is not under their jurisdiction. "

"Well, are you in Hong Kong Island now? Let's meet and talk. We haven't seen each other for a long time. How about getting together for a meal?" Yang Wendong said after thinking for a while.

Although this matter can be explained clearly over the phone, it is still a favor to ask someone for help, so I have to be polite to them.

Even if you are a long-term partner, you have to show your appreciation. Having a meal is better than nothing, and it can also strengthen the relationship.

Zhao Chengguang smiled and said, "Okay, I'm in Hong Kong Island, I'll choose the place, how about the Kangming Hotel? The food there is very good."

"Okay." Yang Wendong naturally didn't care. In fact, the food in higher-level hotels is not bad.

When they arrived at Kangming Hotel, Zhao Chengguang had already arrived. After some pleasantries, the two of them ate and chatted.

"What? The Hong Kong Chinese Daily is yours?" Zhao Chengguang was shocked when he heard what Yang Wendong said. He said, "I have started to read this newspaper these days. The colorful pictures are much more comfortable to read."

Yang Wendong smiled and said, "Yes, it wasn't long ago. I started preparing for this more than two months ago. I didn't contact you because I got the license directly through normal means, so I didn't bother you."

It is really not difficult to publish a newspaper in Hong Kong. Many tabloids only have a starting capital of tens of thousands of dollars and a few people. As long as they go through the formal procedures, they can obtain newspaper qualifications. The Hong Kong government has very loose control over this area.

As for the sales channels, we need to find a special logistics company, which is responsible for delivering newspapers to all newspapers in Hong Kong. They will collect them together and then deliver each newspaper to each individual newsstand at one time.

This is the most cost-effective way. Otherwise, each newspaper company would have to arrange someone to deliver newspapers individually. Even though the labor cost in Hong Kong is not high, the transportation cost is still not low and it is a waste of time.

As long as the problem can be solved with money, Yang Wendong generally won't use his connections, because it's easy to make money.

Zhao Chengguang nodded and said, “So that’s what happened. Actually, it’s not surprising that you run a newspaper company. It’s just that you succeeded so well on your first try. That’s amazing.

In the past, there were many wealthy people in Hong Kong who wanted to run newspapers, but after a few years they were unable to achieve results and kept losing money. After a long time, they had no choice but to close down. ”

"Haha, I just took advantage of the opportunity of color newspapers." Yang Wendong smiled and said, "Those big newspapers don't dare to switch to color newspapers casually, because once they do, the price will go up, which may lead to a large number of readers leaving.

This will actually lead to damage to the company's profitability because the core of a newspaper is sales.

But we can’t produce two different high-quality newspapers. If we do that, the content will inevitably be the same. If we don’t want to have the same content, we’ll need to have two copies of the content. There are trade-offs, and the risk is too great.”

He had discussed this with Qin Zhiye before, and in fact, some major newspapers were not without vision. To put it simply, European and American newspapers were basically all in color.

But being the first to try something new has its own two sides: if you succeed, you will take off; if you fail, you will be doomed. Just like the well-known companies in the past, such as Kodak, Nokia, Motorola, etc., they always failed to change when faced with reforms.

On the contrary, newcomers don’t have so many concerns and just do it. After all, they are grabbing other people’s users, so they can make a profit by grabbing one.

"What Mr. Yang said makes sense. It seems that in the future, I will not only be the King of Post-it Notes, but also be called the King of the Newspaper Industry." Zhao Chengguang laughed and said, "Come on, cheers."

"Come on." Yang Wendong also raised his glass and took a sip. Fortunately, the alcohol content was not high.

Zhao Chengguang asked again, "Mr. Yang asked me to come out because of the newspaper? This newspaper is also managed by the Ministry of Commerce and Economic Development."

"Not really. The Hong Kong Chinese Daily is operating normally now. There is nothing to do for now. Just let it develop normally." Yang Wendong paused and said, "I want to find this department because I want to bid for the third radio station license that the Hong Kong government is about to issue."

"Commercial radio station license?" Zhao Chengguang asked in surprise: "Mr. Yang, I have heard of this matter. Although radio stations are good things, this radio station is not allowed to use the transmitters of the two existing radio stations;
No matter who gets the radio license, they have to find a suitable location to buy land and build a transmitter, which is not cheap. In addition, only a small number of people in Hong Kong have radios. From an economic point of view, it is not cost-effective, right? "

"You don't have to worry about this. I have my own plans." Yang Wendong smiled and didn't explain much.

In fact, if we only look at the present, this statement is indeed correct. Given Hong Kong's current radio market, it is difficult for a third radio station to make a profit. This is one of the reasons why many business giants have not participated.

But sometimes when doing business, you are gambling on the future. Just like in real estate, many people buy land at high prices, betting that the price will go up even higher in the future.

As a time traveler, Yang Wendong knew that Hong Kong's economy would soar at a very fast pace in the next ten years, and that there would only be an economic crisis between 66 and 68.

On the other hand, in a year or two, Japanese electronics companies such as Sony will come to Hong Kong to produce electronic products such as radios, televisions, and white goods in order to expand into the Commonwealth market.

While this will bring development to Hong Kong's electronics industry, it will also bring very cheap electronic products, the first of which is naturally the radio.

In other words, the size of Hong Kong's radio market will grow exponentially in the next few years. With so many incremental markets, it will be difficult for new radio stations to fail as long as they don't make any big mistakes.

"That's right. Considering your current situation, this amount of money is nothing." Zhao Chengguang did not ask any further questions.

Many wealthy people have their own hobbies, and some people spend money like water on their hobbies. It is not outrageous that Yang Wendong likes to work in the media.

Then he said, "Then I'll go ask this afternoon, and I'll let you know when I have more details."

"Okay, thank you very much." Yang Wendong raised his glass again and said, "This matter needs to be done quickly, the auction is just around the corner."

"Hmm." Zhao Chengguang asked again, "Besides you, who else is participating in the auction? Those who have a good relationship with you."

"He Zuozhi, have you heard of He Zuozhi, Mr. Zhao?" Yang Wendong said. Seeing Zhao Chengguang's facial expression, he judged that he had not heard of him, so he introduced him as "He is He Dong's"

After listening to this, Zhao Chengguang said, "So that's how it is. If he represents the Ho family, then it's more troublesome. The Ho family has a lot of influence in Hong Kong. But if it's his personal behavior, then it doesn't matter.
Everyone has some connections, and the other things they compete on are financial resources and popularity. Mr. Yang, you are much better than the sticky note king."

"Haha." Yang Wendong smiled and said, "In fact, it is for this reason that I started working in newspapers and also thought about getting a radio station. Once my reputation increases, it will be easier for me to do things in the future."

Not to mention the jobs he directly and indirectly creates, if he owns a newspaper with sales of tens of thousands and a radio station listened to by hundreds of thousands of people, then in many matters, even the Governor of Hong Kong will have to give him some face.

Of course, the best will still be TVB in a few years, but it is still a bit too far away from now.

Zhao Chengguang nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. I will do my best to complete this task."

"Thank you." Yang Wendong smiled and said, "Changxing Industrial will have some new products in the future, and we will continue to cooperate then."

Changxing Industry has basically started self-circulating development during this period. Even though it is still the most important industry under Yang Wendong, he does not need to worry too much about it.

This is the benefit of a growing company. With many professional managers, the boss only needs to understand various situations and data on a monthly basis, and occasionally provide some new product ideas.

Zhao Chengguang smiled and said, "No problem, let's work together and win together."

Three days later, Yang Wendong received feedback that Zhao Chengguang, through the relationship of another person, made an appointment with Ms. Luo Wenhui, a politician, and Mr. Tian Yunjian from the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau.

Afterwards, they met in a very ordinary coffee shop. Before entering, Zhao Chengguang pulled Yang Wendong and said, "Mr. Yang, this meeting is different from the last time. Let's not talk about interests. Let's just talk about cooperation this time."

"Only talk about cooperation?" Yang Wendong asked uncertainly, "What do you mean?"

Zhao Chengguang said: "Mr. Yang, you are a rising star in the Hong Kong business community. Your future prospects are immeasurable. You don't have much connection with people in the political circle yet. Therefore, you can be said to be a target that many politicians can win over."

"Want to win me over? Are there any specific conditions?" Yang Wendong asked back.

Zhao Chengguang shook his head and said, "Not yet. We are just getting to know each other first. They will help you this time. If there is anything in the future, they will also come to you."

Yang Wendong nodded and said, "There must be some restrictions, right?"

"Haha, don't worry, Mr. Yang, everything has its rules." Zhao Chengguang smiled and said, "These are actually invisible transactions. This time he helps you, and next time you help him.

The things involved may be big or small, but they are generally things that you can do within your ability. Sometimes, even if you lose a little this time, you can make it back next time.

If it is really an excessive request, I can refuse it, but this kind of thing also depends on the specific situation. In short, the political and business circles, or the political and business circles themselves, often cooperate with each other. It is not the case that you help me once and I have to settle accounts with you, right? "

"Indeed." Yang Wendong nodded and said, "Does this count as an alliance of interests?"

"That's not the case." Zhao Chengguang said, "It's based on familiarity. If we can help each other, we will help each other. The premise is that we won't offend others. This is far from an alliance of interests."

Yang Wendong asked again: "What if one side keeps making demands?"

"It usually won't be like this." Zhao Chengguang thought for a moment and said, "If this is the case, then we can only make up for it with benefits, otherwise we would be too ignorant of the basic rules.

Such a person is not worthy of participating in such cooperation."

"I understand." Yang Wendong nodded.

Although everyone in this world is greedy for money, there are also people who do not regard money as the most important thing. In other words, they know that there are other things that are more important than money, such as power, resources, connections, etc.

Many times, these things can be easily exchanged for money, but the reverse is not always true.

Zhao Chengguang said with a smile: "Mr. Yang is a smart man, so I won't say much. Let's go in. This is a good opportunity for you to expand your network in the political world, which is also very important for your future business."

"Okay." Yang Wendong naturally agreed with this point of view.

Even if your business mainly relies on overseas markets, as long as you are in Hong Kong, you have to maintain a good relationship with the Hong Kong government. At least the relationship should not be bad.

Not to mention, I am also about to prepare to participate in some industries within Hong Kong, such as the newspaper that has already started, the radio station that is about to start, or the real estate market that I plan to participate in in the future, etc.

Under the guidance of Zhao Chengguang, Yang Wendong came to a private room and met two officials from the Hong Kong government.

"Mr. Tian, ​​Ms. Luo, this is Mr. Yang, the king of sticky notes." Zhao Chengguang introduced: "Mr. Yang, this is Ms. Luo Wenhui, the councillor, and this is Mr. Tian, ​​the deputy director of the Commerce Bureau, Tian Yunjian."

"Hello, Ms. Luo and Mr. Tian." Yang Wendong said politely, shaking hands.

"Hello, Mr. Yang." Luo Tian and the other man shook hands politely. Then Luo Wenhui said with a smile, "I've heard about the story of the King of Post-it Notes. Mr. Yang is really admirable for being able to succeed in an environment like a squatter's house."

Tian Yunjian also said: "Yes, everyone I know gives Yang Sheng a thumbs up when they talk about him."

"Thank you for the compliment." Yang Wendong said with a smile.

To start from scratch in the true sense is indeed admirable to a certain extent. Even Yang Wendong admired such people in his previous life.

Zhao Chengguang said with a smile: "Everyone, please take a seat first."

"it is good."

Everyone then took their seats, and while the waiter was serving the food, it was not convenient for everyone to talk about serious matters, so they just chatted casually.

After the others left, Tian Yunjian said, "Mr. Yang, we already know that you want to obtain a license for a new radio station. With your current fame in Hong Kong and our help, the chances of success are still very high.

But the process still needs to be followed, and you need to prepare some basic documents. "

"Thank you very much." Yang Wendong paused and said, "There is just one problem. I haven't found any professional talent to handle the radio business, and the time is a bit short."

Tian Yunjian thought for a moment and said, "Is that so? OK, I know some people like this, I'll ask them for you tomorrow to see if they are willing to work with Mr. Yang.

But I just know them, you guys can discuss how to cooperate, I won’t interfere.”

"Okay, thank you very much, Mr. Tian." Yang Wendong smiled.

Such meetings are indeed beneficial. Although I can eventually find such a person through headhunters, the time is difficult to control. After all, there are not many people working in radio stations in Hong Kong.

But Tian Yunjian in front of him is in charge of this aspect in the Hong Kong government, so naturally he knows a lot of such people.

Tian Yunjian nodded, and then said: “Mr. Yang should also know the bidding process. It is not like the real estate market, where the price and future business plan are submitted in a sealed document;

We will review and decide which company to give the license to internally. Price is an important factor and also Mr. Yang's advantage. Compared with others, you have much stronger financial resources. The big financial groups in Hong Kong don't look down on small radio stations like this. You need to make a careful decision on this aspect."

"That depends on everyone's business forecast." Yang Wendong nodded. Auctions are usually conducted by a group of people bidding together, but there are also times when everyone submits their own information and it all depends on who is the most suitable.

This approach actually forces everyone to write down a number that they can afford at one time, thereby maximizing the profit for the auctioneer.

Tian Yunjian said: "Yes, too much means a loss, too little means a lost opportunity, Mr. Yang needs to think it over carefully."

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