Chapter 317 TVB was born early

Chapter 317 TVB was born early

Chapter 317 TVB was born early
The Spring Festival passed quickly and it was February 2st soon.

After Yang Wendong arrived at the office, he held a brief meeting with several business leaders of the group to boost the company's morale, but no specific details were discussed.

The specific details of each company basically need to be discussed separately, because each business needs to maintain confidentiality with each other. Only non-confidential data that cannot be concealed will be notified internally, such as the simplest industry scale.

At noon, Yang Wendong called Zhao Liming and Lin Haoyu, and the three of them went downstairs together, found a small hot pot restaurant, and asked for a single room.

"I haven't eaten hotpot for a long time." Zhao Liming said with a smile.

Yang Wendong said: "Then eat more, it's my treat, don't be polite."

Hong Kong people love to eat hot pot. It can be seen in previous TVB dramas that many people eat hot pot in food stalls, gang members often eat hot pot, and several brothers also like to eat hot pot when they meet.

Lin Haoyu smiled and said, "Don't worry, Dong Ge. Li Ming deliberately didn't eat breakfast this morning because he wanted to have a big meal on an empty stomach."

"It's okay, I used to do this often." Yang Wendong smiled.

In my previous life, if I went to a buffet at noon, I basically wouldn’t eat in the morning to save space in my stomach.

Zhao Liming said: "Brother Dong still understands me."

Yang Wendong skillfully added various dishes to the hot pot. When it was almost done, he could only wait and asked, "During the New Year, how was the flooding situation in various places?"

Only rich people are qualified to take a break during the Chinese New Year. The poor are not worthy of that. A large number of factories in Hong Kong do not take holidays during the Chinese New Year.

And now there is a drought. Many people have to look for water after get off work. It is really miserable.

The Changxing Charity Foundation’s multiple water storage sites do not close during the Chinese New Year and still need water supply.

Zhao Liming replied: "The situation is better these days because the weather is cooler. The consumption of fresh water in many places has been reduced a lot. Even we sweat less."

"That's good." Yang Wendong nodded.

Although it didn't rain, the demand for water in winter was definitely much less than in summer. Even for an ordinary pool, the evaporation rate was much slower when the weather was cold.

Lin Haoyu added: "The winter is indeed much better, but I don't know if the drought will continue this summer. If there is no heavy rain in southern China, the situation in Hong Kong will be more serious than last year."

Zhao Liming said: "It should rain. We have been doing this for several years."

"That's not necessarily true." Yang Wendong said, "There have been severe droughts in Chinese history that lasted for many years, and in the end, there were starving people everywhere, and this is all recorded in history books.

In this weather, it just won’t rain, and there’s nothing you can do about it.”

Not to mention now, even a hundred years from now, human technology probably won’t be able to interfere with the weather on a large scale.

Artificial rainfall, or dispersing rainfall, can only slightly affect the weather in a small area. Humans are powerless to deal with large-scale rainstorms or droughts.

However, changing the land river course is also a method, and it can also have economic benefits.

Lin Haoyu sighed and said, "That's difficult, Brother Dong, can you increase the water transportation capacity?"

Yang Wendong said: "It can still increase a little, but not much. There is a limit on the global second-hand ship transactions, and it is impossible for me to buy all of them."

The early layout started several years ago, so there was plenty of time to acquire a lot of second-hand ships, but now with about half a year, we can’t acquire many.

Besides, most capitalists are black-hearted. Hong Kong needs water transportation now, and many people have seen it. If he goes to buy it again, the other party will take the opportunity to raise the price, which makes the acquisition more difficult and the cost higher.

Zhao Liming said: "There is really nothing we can do about it."

Yang Wendong added: "If we want to fundamentally solve the water shortage problem, we still have to rely on Dongjiang water, but now the Hong Kong government and the mainland can't reach an agreement, so we can only wait."

The supply of fresh water involves political games, so it has never been negotiated. However, the funding needs of the canal itself are not a big deal.

Zhao Liming said: "The Hong Kong government is really inefficient. It has been almost half a year since this matter was decided."

"Don't even think about it in the short term." Lin Haoyu shook his head and said, "It's not necessarily that the efficiency is low. I think the Hong Kong government is waiting for the climate problem this summer. They want to wait for the drought to end on its own so that they don't have to bother with this matter."

Yang Wendong agreed and said, "Yes, the Hong Kong government is most likely waiting for the weather, betting that it will rain in southern China this year."

It is a consensus that Hong Kong is short of water, but the Hong Kong government is refusing to cooperate with the mainland, and is simply taking a gamble on this summer's weather.

Zhao Liming said: "Sure enough, these people don't care about the lives of the lower-class people, they only care about themselves."

"There's nothing we can do about it. This is reality." Yang Wendong said, "Just do your own thing. During this period, the water reservoirs at our base stations are almost full. The better it is, the better."

In fact, the biggest problem is that there is no place to store water. Otherwise, we can store water in winter and use it in summer. This may not solve the problem, but it will definitely alleviate it a lot.

However, the large reservoirs that the Hong Kong government had invested tens of millions to dig were far from enough. After the Dongjiang water entered Hong Kong, these reservoirs were basically abandoned.

The waste of resources is due to the interests of politicians, but no one can do anything about it. "Okay." Zhao Liming and Lin Haoyu agreed.

On February 2, Yang Wendong received a call from the Hong Kong Government Secretariat. The Governor of Hong Kong wanted to meet him, but no one said what the matter was.

This made Yang Wendong a little curious, so he went to the Governor's House the next day.

"Hello, Mr. Governor of Hong Kong." Yang Wendong said politely.

Bai Liji smiled and said, "Hello, Mr. Yang, please take a seat."

"Thank you."

After the two sat down, they chatted casually, talking about Hong Kong's economy or drought issues. The assistant also brought them coffee at this time.

When only two of them were left, Robert Black said, "Mr. Yang, the plan you mentioned to me before about installing a wireless TV station in Hong Kong has already been approved by the Hong Kong government and will be announced soon."

"Really? That's great." Yang Wendong was overjoyed.

The reason why his media career and even cultural career are difficult to develop is that there are no television stations in Hong Kong, or in other words, there is no television station with enough users.

Rediffusion Television (later Asia Satellite TV) adopted a cable model, which was suitable for Hong Kong in its early days when there were fewer wealthy people. However, it no longer met the needs in the 60s.

If there is a wireless TV station, not only will Hong Kong people be able to watch more programs, but we can also put various cultural programs or TV dramas adapted from novels on the screen.

How much return you get in Hong Kong is secondary. The main thing is to have a platform to produce programs, which can then be exported overseas, thus making a good first step for your cultural industry to go overseas.

Barry responded, "It will probably be announced in a week. I'm telling you in advance, so please don't spread it."

"No problem, thank you, Governor of Hong Kong." Yang Wendong promised.

Now, the relationship between me and the Governor of Hong Kong is pretty good. I guess one reason is that I am considered a capable person in the eyes of the Hong Kong British government and worth winning over. The second reason is the museum matter. Who wouldn't be happy to let a Governor of Hong Kong go down in history?
"You're welcome. Mr. Yang has been very helpful to me and the Hong Kong government." Robert Black said with a smile, "However, I won't give you the TV station license just because you proposed it. This is not in line with the rules.

After the announcement, the Hong Kong government will conduct an open tender. At that time, you can only compete with other consortiums. Whether you can win the bid depends on you. "

"I understand." Yang Wendong nodded.

The Hong Kong government naturally hopes to maximize its profits, and will only deliver a project directly to one person under special circumstances.

Under normal circumstances, it is a bidding competition.

Robert White said again: "Okay, then I hope Mr. Yang can take over this TV station."

"Okay, I will do my best to get this TV station." Yang Wendong said again.

In the past, the competition for TVB was very fierce, and many financial groups participated in it.

Several British investors also stood in the back, and in the end, the Li family won, but he actually only held a small portion of the shares, and most of the shares were still in the hands of the British investors.

Now that history has changed and the timeline has moved forward two years, it is still unknown how many consortiums will be involved.

"Unfortunately, this TV station is unlikely to operate during my term," said Mr. Black with a smile.

Yang Wendong said, "This is indeed very possible, but if I get a TV station license and make any good programs in the future, I can send them to you."

Robert Black only has one year left. In such a short time, TVB needs to promote, auction and then invest in infrastructure, so it will definitely be too late.

"Thank you." Robert Black didn't care. He wasn't interested in Chinese programs. He then asked, "Mr. Yang, I heard you're planning to participate in the next auction? Is it for the land king in Central?"

Yang Wendong smiled and replied, "Yes, I am naturally interested in the land king, and the funds from the Hong Kong government's auction of this land are used to alleviate drought. As a Chinese, I am naturally happy to participate."

In another week, the Hong Kong government will hold the first real estate auction after the New Year.

Among them, there are many plots of land, including industrial, residential and commercial ones, including the king of land on Queen's Road in Central.

It is now 63 years old. Although drought is rampant, it is not a problem for most of the capital speculating in real estate. Real estate has not been affected much and is still rising sharply. The emergence of land kings has attracted the attention of many capitals.

"Haha, good. I also hope that Mr. Yang can get the land king price and the Hong Kong government can get funds to fight drought." Robert Black smiled and said, "In addition, I have also reported to the UK what Mr. Yang has done in the past year. I think that when this matter is over, you will definitely get something in return."

"Thank you, Governor of Hong Kong." Yang Wendong said again.

The "reward" from the British side is generally fame, which may be a title, or something else, or being received by the royal family, etc.

Mainlanders in the past may have looked down on these things, but in Hong Kong of this era, it is still a great honor.

For Yang Wendong, he also needs to maintain good relations with the UK. The Commonwealth market is still very large and even a bit xenophobic.
"You're welcome. This is what I should do." Bai Liji said with a faint smile.

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