After chatting with Wu Siyuan, Lei Yunrong left first.

The idea Lei Yunrong told him before leaving was the 1977 Hong Kong box office champion "Fa Qian Han" directed by Wu Yusen and starring Xu Guanying and Zhao Yazhi. This is a comedy movie and one of Wu Yusen's few

comedy movie.

But now Lei Yunrong does not know Wu Yusen, and from the perspective of his previous life, his impression of him is not good. It is not that the movies he made after coming to the mainland are bad, but that he is a representative public expression.

Those who want to use funds from the mainland to promote Hong Kong and Taiwan stars and suppress mainland artists.

However, he still had a lot of talent in the early stages of his career and made many classic movies. But we will talk about the future later. Anyone can direct this movie, including Qian Han, but it doesn't have to be him.

So Lei Yunrong simply gave the outline of the film to Wu Siyuan and asked him to perfect it. He also has two skills in making comedies.

Not two minutes after he returned to his office and sat down, Lei Yunrong received a call from Pang Yidian, general manager of Kowloon Newspapers, saying that he came to report something.

Now Lei Yunrong also has time, so he asked him to come over now. Knowing that he likes to drink tea, he specially asked someone to prepare a pot of tea. In fact, Lei Yunrong also likes to drink tea and keeps a lot of good tea.

So when Pang Yidian arrived, Lei Yunrong was drinking tea.

"Lei is in such a good mood!"

"I don't know that you like to drink tea, Lao Pang. Why don't you make some tea first and wait for it?"

"It's Lei Sheng who knows me, but it's shameful for Lei Sheng to bother me like this."

After chatting with Pang Yidian for a while, Lei Yunrong asked directly:

"Old Pang, is there something important that deserves your visit in person?"

"Lei Sheng, the novel "The Best in the World" has been serialized, and we plan to publish it in volume."

"Okay, such a small thing won't make you make a trip, right?"

"Our company is discussing internally whether we can publish it ourselves, but we don't have a publishing house."

"So you want to set up a publishing house?"

"No, we want to directly acquire a publishing house."

"So you're here to ask for money?"

Pang Yidian touched his nose and said a little embarrassed:

"yes."

"no problem!"

"Well……"

Lei Yunrong smiled and said:

"No need to be surprised, I have high expectations for the Kowloon newspaper industry. Besides, acquiring a publishing house will also make up for the company's shortcomings."

In fact, Pang Yidian has done very well during this period, not only ensuring the quality of news reports, but also slowly increasing sales.

Not long ago, when Lei Yunrong acquired Qingzhou Yingni, Pang Yidian also seized the opportunity because of a newspaper quarrel with the Kane family, which instantly increased the exposure of the three newspapers owned by Kowloon News.

Now Heung Kong Daily and Tian Tian Daily have firmly ranked in the top ten, and the Hong Kong Economic Times has begun to break out of the circle. It is no longer only read by professionals. Some ordinary people who want to understand economic information will also choose the Hong Kong Economic Times.

This not only made Lin Xingzhi happy, but Lei Yunrong was also very happy, because after he learned about the news, his career skyrocketed.

Therefore, Lei Yunrong agreed to Pang Yidian's request without hesitation. Besides, a publishing house is not expensive.

Hearing this, Pang Yidian sighed and said with a smile:

“It’s still a pleasure to work under Lei Sheng!”

"Do you have a goal?"

"Yes, Brother Xingzhi has a friend who is the editor-in-chief of a publishing house, but the boss decided to immigrate to Australia, so he decided to sell the publishing house."

"We also learned about the situation of this publishing house in detail, and found that the operation is indeed good. Although the scale is not very large, it has all the internal organs."

"What's the name of the publishing house?"

"Mingde Publishing House."

"Do you know how much it will cost?"

"The publisher's price is 2 million Hong Kong dollars, but we should be able to negotiate."

"Okay, you can go and talk first. I will transfer the money to the Kowloon Newspaper account in two days."

"Okay Lei Sheng."

Lei Yunrong took a sip of tea and asked:

"Is the novel "The Best in the World" still popular?"

Seeing Lei Yunrong ask this, Pang Yidian said with a smile:

"Of course, the sales of Xiangjiang Daily have continued to rise, and this novel is indispensable. It should be the most popular novel in Xiangjiang during this period. Maybe the only one that can rival it is Gu Long's novel."

"In that case, now that "The Best in the World" is finished, have you found a new novel to serialize?"

"certainly!"

Seeing Pang Yidian looking a bit arrogant, it seemed that the novel author he was looking for should be quite famous, so he couldn't help but ask:

"Oh, who wrote it?"

"Gulong!"

"How did you invite him?"

"Actually, we had been inviting him when "The World's No. 1" was about to end. Now that we have enough cards in Xiangjiang Daily, plus our sincerity, he agreed."

"But he has more ideas now. He has settled on two ideas but has not yet made up his mind."

Lei Yunrong knew that the 1970s was the peak period of Gu Long's creation, and he couldn't help but wonder which two ideas were involved.

"Did he tell you which two ideas it was?"

"He didn't say anything. He just told us our names first. One is called Bi Xue Silver Cleansing Spear, and the other is called Third Young Master's Sword."

"Third Young Master's sword?"

"Yes, have you heard of Lei Sheng?"

"No, I just think this name is more pleasant to my ears. Since it's hard for him to choose, why not let him write about Third Young Master's Sword first."

Gu Long wrote dozens of novels in his life, but not many of them are familiar to people. The Sword of the Third Young Master is one of them, and I have never heard of the Blue Blood Silver Spear, Lei Yunrong.

Therefore, for Lei Yunrong, there was no need to hesitate at all. Of course, he chose the third young master's sword.

"Okay Lei Sheng, let me mention it to him when we get back."

Lei Yunrong thought that since the funds were still abundant and the Kowloon newspaper industry was on the right track, it would be better to take a bigger step in expansion.

"Old Pang, do you know anything about the current comics market in Xiangjiang?"

Hearing Lei Yunrong's question, Pang Yidian was a little surprised, but he still said:

"I have a certain understanding that the current comic market in Xiangjiang is a mess."

"Oh, what's going on?"

"It turns out that the comics market is very good, with high profits and good development prospects. However, in order to attract attention, some people often include colorful and violent scenes in comics. This has been resisted and protested by many parents."

"So in October last year, the Hong Kong government promulgated the "Undesirable Publications Law", and all newspapers and publishing units in Hong Kong were subject to inspection. We also went through the review last year, but nothing happened, but the comic newspapers and magazines were in disaster. Xiangjiang Comics

Companies have closed down one after another, and the market has shrunk sharply."

"More importantly, the children's parents' impression of comics has become very bad, and they are very disgusted with comics. They prohibit their children from buying any comics anymore."

“So it’s no exaggeration to say that the current comics market is in dire straits.”

"So miserable?"

"It's so miserable!"

Lei Yunrong really didn't know that Xiangjiang Comics had suffered such a disaster. He only remembered that Huang Yulang took the comic company to the public market in the 1980s, and "The Wind and Cloud" was the highlight of Hong Kong comics.

Therefore, Lei Yunrong always thought that the Xiangjiang comic market should be prosperous, but he did not expect it to be so miserable now.

In fact, what Lei Yunrong didn't know was that the trigger for the Hong Kong government's promulgation of the "Undesirable Publications Ordinance" was Wong Yuk-lang.

This man was talented, but he also liked to go off the beaten path. His famous work "Little Hooligans", later known as Dragon Tiger Gate, was full of pornography and huge profits, which attracted a large number of students.

These students were in the restless stage of adolescence, immature but curious. They rushed to buy his comics, making "Little Rascals" the most popular comic in Hong Kong. Therefore, it also withstood the greatest anger from parents.

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You know, if the novel contains color, it is just a salty text, but the comic contains pictures, which has a greater psychological impact on young people.

When the Hong Kong government launched a serious investigation and punishment, Huang Yulang's comic was the first to bear the brunt and was blocked immediately.

It was not until the news passed that he renamed it Longhumen, deleted the pornographic content, and republished it.

At that time, he also established his own company, Yulang International, and later put Yulang International on the Stock Exchange, which enjoyed great success.

However, the good times did not last long, as the 1987 stock market crash caused him heavy losses. At this time, Yulang International also attracted the attention of the behemoth Xingdao Group, which wanted to acquire Yulang International.

In order to keep Yulang International, Huang Yulang once again went out of his way to make false accounts for the company. Later, when the incident happened, Yulang International was suspended, and others also joined Stanley and stayed for a few years.

But no matter what happens to Huang Yulang in the future, what we can know from this is that comics will flourish again in Hong Kong.

Therefore, if you enter the market layout now, you can also capture the maximum profits in the future.

"What are the more popular comics on the market now?"

"The most popular movies before were "Little Rascals" by Huang Yulang and "Bruce Lee" by Shangguan Xiaobao. However, "Little Rascals" has been banned, and "Bruce Lee" is also undergoing rectification."

"Is the comic "Bruce Lee" authorized?"

"Yes, Shangguan Xiaobao was serializing it before Bruce Lee passed away. It should have been personally authorized by Bruce Lee."

"Lao Pang, what do you think of us buying the comic "Bruce Lee"?"

"Is Lei Sheng entering the comics industry? But now comics publishing is definitely losing money."

"Don't worry, I believe that comics will definitely prosper again. It doesn't matter if you are losing money now. It happens to be a market vacuum period now. If we publish comics now, we can definitely cultivate a group of loyal fans and also cultivate a group of cartoonists.

, you will definitely make a lot of money later.”

"Leisheng, are you sure that comics can come alive again?"

"Of course, look at how popular rb comics are now. This is an important way for people to satisfy their spiritual needs. As long as we don't violate the rules and take our time, we can definitely develop the market again."

"Okay, since Lei Sheng is so optimistic about the comics industry, I will also contact Shangguan Xiaobao and learn more about the current situation of the comics industry."

"Thank you for your hard work, Lao Pang. Once the deal is settled, I will send you the money directly."

Hearing Lei Yunrong's words, Pang Yidian smiled and said:

"Whatever Lei Sheng said is my responsibility."
Chapter completed!