142 The Gambling Agreement with Jin Yong(1/2)
Two hours later, Ip Man could no longer bear it. He felt that he would collapse on the spot if he had lasted for another minute.
Maybe I will be angry to death by this cheap junior brother!
Zhou Wenqiang's moves and moves were like the most authentic Wing Chun when he started, but he wanted to add some changes. How could I think Ip Man feel that this was a guy who had been fighting on the street for more than ten years before he practiced Wing Chun.
At first, his son Ye Chun was watching "Uncle Master" practice boxing with enthusiasm. Not long after, he was rushed into the house by Ye Wen to do his homework. He was afraid that his son would be led by Zhou Wenqiang, and Wing Chun was from then on to fall into the devil's path.
"Okay, junior brother, don't practice anymore, you...you're out of the way."
Ip Man had no choice but to touch his forehead and was preparing to end this endless journey of torture.
Zhou Wenqiang was a little uneasy: "Senior Brother, you're sure you can. I feel that I still have room for improvement?"
"No, no, no! It's enough! Junior brother, you are a master of art and training to this level is enough... I have nothing to teach you anymore. I believe senior brother, you are great!"
"That's OK."
Zhou Wenqiang nodded. It seemed that he was indeed a martial arts genius. Even Ip Man expressed great affirmation?
"master!"
When Zhou Wenqiang was about to say goodbye and leave, Huang Liang arrived excitedly: "Master, Bai He... Hey, why are you here too, boss?"
He is the chairman of the guild of Beiwang Company, so he naturally recognized Zhou Wenqiang at a glance.
"Aliang, call me uncle!"
Ip Man said: "He has accepted disciples on behalf of his master, and from then on he will be your 'uncle'."
"Haha, I've seen Uncle Master!"
Huang Liang was overjoyed. The boss suddenly became a master uncle. Wouldn't he say that he could do whatever he wanted in Beiwang Company in the future? No, I, Huang Liang, rely on my strength and never rely on relationships!"
"Well, you are Huang Liang, right? I heard that after you became the chairman of the Northwest Guild, your work has been well carried out. The workers have a solid job and good relationship with the company. You have a lot of credit."
Zhou Wenqiang nodded: "You rushed over just now. Is there anything important to say? It seems to be related to Baihemen?"
"Master, uncle, this time it's not a bad thing, it's a good thing."
Huang Liang said excitedly: "When I was posting an admissions advertisement today, I met a senior disciple of Baihe Sect. He heard that Master Wu had contacted President Hong for his master and could invite major sects in Hong Kong and Kowloon to set up a 'daoshan'!"
"When the master passes the test of "Kaoshan", we will be able to officially establish a museum in Hong Kong and Kowloon, and the reputation of Wing Chun can be heard throughout Hong Kong and Kowloon!"
Zhou Wenqiang smiled and said, "Don't wait for Hong Zhennan to come forward to invite each sect. Huang Liang, come with me to Wenbao Store now. I will post directly to the major sects in Hong Kong and Kowloon? In the name of me, Zhou Wenqiang, to represent my senior brother!"
"Uncle Master, are you going to fight for the master?"
Huang Liang was extremely surprised when he heard this.
Is he an employee of Beiwang Company? He knows Zhou Wenqiang better than Ip Man.
Who is the boss? The Tiger of the New Territories, King of Hell of Zhou, the New King of the City! You need money and power? With this uncle in Wing Chun, who dares to bully us in the future?
"Huang Liang? Everything is followed by your uncle. This time the 'Daoshan' challenge? The master has decided to let your uncle fight on my behalf."
Ip Man looked at Zhou Wenqiang? He said again: "Junior brother, the heads of various sects are different from those bigwigs who have the words "Blade Mountain". When challenging the "Daoshan", the junior brother still needs to be aware of the measure? If you can not hurt people, don't hurt people..."
He and Zhou Wenqiang have officially joined hands? Naturally, he knew that this "junior brother" not only had a horizontal iron shirt, but also had no scruples and was very fierce. Not to mention being an ordinary master, even Hong Zhennan and Wu Zhong were definitely not the opponent of "junior brother". What if he hurt the heads of these big sects? Wing Chun would probably have formed many enemies for nothing, not to mention the development of the sects.
At that time, not only was Zhou Wenqiang's goal unable to achieve it, but he would also be ashamed of his deceased master.
"Haha, senior brother, don't worry? I know what I know."
Zhou Wenqiang did not object to Ip Man's words. Are these people in the national martial arts world different from those big guys? Although they also talk about interests? They all have the bad habits of warriors? If you don't defeat them all, can you talk to you calmly?
Either you don’t have to stand out. Since you have stood out, you have to beat him hard. The prestige of the national martial arts world has always been achieved by fists!
***
After the shock of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Rivers and the martial arts world of Hong Kong and Kowloon countries was shocked again.
Zhou Wenqiang posted a post and took the initiative to challenge the "Kaoshan" to correct Wing Chun's reputation. From the national martial arts world to the Hong Kong and Kowloon Rivers, from the heads of various sects to the bosses of all characters, they were all stunned.
ha?
When did Zhou Wenqiang become Ip Man’s junior brother? I heard that he still led the art to join the master. Ip Man was taking the apprentice on behalf of his master?
I'll lose it!
It’s okay if you are in the business world and in the world, but you can still understand what you do when you go to the Chinese martial arts world for no reason?
Is it not enough to be the new king of the city, but also to be the leader of the martial arts world in Hong Kong and Kowloon?
What I am most excited about is the major newspapers in Hong Kong. They will not report on the gangster style of gangsters, the change of ownership of the city, but they are extremely concerned about the competition in the national martial arts world.
At this time, new martial arts novels have not yet emerged, but Pingjiang Buxia's "The Legend of the Heroes", "The Legend of the Legend of the Warriors in Jianghu", "The Legend of the Swordsman in Qingcheng", "The Legend of the Swordsman in Shushan", Gong Baiyu's "Twelve Money Darts", and Zheng Zhengyin's "The King of Eagle Claws" have long been popular in the market, and have countless fans. Even those who don't know how to read, they have heard from Mr. Storytelling.
In the eyes of ordinary people, Zhou Wenqiang challenged the national art world in Hong Kong this time, and it was a plot in the Swordsman novel. The newspaper has always had the most sensitive sense of current affairs and news, and of course it would not miss this opportunity of huge sales!
The reporters from major newspapers were released like a group of hungry dogs that smelled bones. Now even some small sect disciples have become their interviews and explored the inside story.
Some powerful large societies have begun to ask the main writers to publish various articles related to the martial arts world. Liang Yusheng, who was sitting opposite Jin Yong, has not yet begun to conceive his first martial arts novel "Dragon and Tiger Fighting Jinghua", but under the stimulation of Zhou Wenqiang, a essay titled "Dragon and Tiger Fighting Xiangjiang".
Even Jin Yong was ready to move. At this moment, before the Ming Pao was founded, he began to have the idea of creating new martial arts novels.
When Zhou Wenqiang heard on the phone that Jin Yong was beginning to conceive a martial arts novel with the secrets of the Qing Palace as the historical background, he knew that "The Book and Sword of Revenge" might have appeared one or two years in advance.
Jin Yong is so skilled in calculating that he probably won’t be willing to publish this novel in other people’s newspapers, and maybe he has already started preparing his own newspaper.
If we follow history, Ming Pao should have been established in 1953, but because of the butterfly effect it brought about, it would not be surprising even if it was established one or two years in advance.
"Mr. Cha has a very good idea. If this new martial arts novel is released, the sales will definitely be good."
Zhou Wenqiang smiled on the phone: "But the economic situation in Hong Kong and Kowloon is not very good now. If this novel is released in a single book in the future, it may affect sales due to the price. In my opinion, it is best to serialize it in the newspaper."
"In this way, Mr. Cha can not only get royalties, but also ask the newspaper to give some bonuses if the sales volume increases greatly due to this."
Jin Yong smiled and said, "I will have to think about this novel for about half a year before I can start writing. As Zhou Sheng said, it is not the time to publish a single-line version. However, the style of "Ta Kung Pao" is not suitable for serializing martial arts novels. As for other newspapers, I will not consider it. Maybe I will save the manuscript first..."
"Haha, that is to say, Mr. Cha has other ideas? Yes, instead of giving others the benefits, it is better to put the novel in your own newspaper to serialize it."
"Mr. Cha has always had great ambitions, and this can be seen from your article. If I was not wrong, does Mr. Cha want to set up his own newspaper?"
周文强这是在试探.
Whether it is for the sake of the more complete territory of your ideal business empire or to cope with the huge changes in Hong Kong Island in the next ten years, the media is a field that Beiwang Company must cover.
In the next ten years, the Hong Kong and Kowloon newspapers will enter an era of "big mergers and great development". Many tabloids will not be able to survive and eventually go bankrupt or be annexed by big newspapers. Old-fashioned newspapers such as Ta Kung Pao and Sing Tao Daily will become stronger.
Now even newspapers like Ta Kung Pao have only about 5,000 copies of daily sales per day, but in a few years, the daily sales will exceed 10,000, 30,000, and 50,000...
By the mid-to-late 1970s, the sales volume of Oriental Daily could even reach more than 100,000 copies in a day, and the peak sales volume exceeded more than 200,000 copies!
Before the popularization of televisions by all, in the thirty years from the 1950s to the mid-1980s, whoever controls the print media will have the greatest public opinion right, which is no longer something that money can measure.
Jin Yong's "Ming Pao" will be one of the major newspapers in Hong Kong in the future. And because of Jin Yong's pen, "Ming Pao" is likely to become Zhou Wenqiang's strongest opponent in the future!
The smartest way to prepare for the future is to kill the "future enemy" in the cradle. Zhou Wenqiang is very clear about this truth.
Jin Yong didn't think much about Zhou Wenqiang's words. Liang Yusheng knew about his desire to start a newspaper. The editor-in-chief of Ta Kung Pao knew that many colleagues knew that it was just a matter of time.
"Yes, Zhou Sheng, I do have this idea. After all, I have been working in print media for the longest time. If I want to start a business by myself, of course I have to choose the most familiar industry."
Jin Yong smiled and said, "If I hadn't had enough funds, I would have done it long ago. A big boss like Zhou Sheng, naturally I wouldn't know that the money supply in Hong Kong is tightening now, and it's really difficult to get a loan."
"Oh, I really don't know how long it will take me to raise enough funds to start a newspaper..."
He knew that Zhou Wenqiang was a big boss, and his words actually meant to be tentative. He just had a common friendship with Zhou Wenqiang, so he was really embarrassed to ask for money.
"Oh? It's just starting a newspaper, so there shouldn't be much investment, right?"
Zhou Wenqiang pretended to be shocked, and what he said was the truth. No newspaper has ever been so proud that it has invested in establishing its own printing factory. The cost of starting a newspaper is just to rent an office, buy some office equipment, and ask editors to pay for wages.
Many reporters are "Yang Bailao". If they are not famous journalists in the industry, they don't even have a fixed salary. Their income depends on the news from interviews. Some reporters even have to bring their own cameras.
"Zhou Sheng, I still have some research on the current situation of the newspaper industry. If I just run a tabloid, it would be difficult to survive."
Jin Yong's voice was still so slow, as if he had to think about it for a long time every time he said: "So... I want to run a large newspaper. In addition to a larger office space, I also need to buy the most advanced office equipment."
"These are not the biggest places to invest. The real money is some big reporters and big leaders. They all have fixed wages and high salaries."
"Thinking this way, it will take at least 15,000 Hong Kong dollars to invest. I just thought about it. After all, the funding gap is too big and it is beyond my current ability..."
"Haha, why should Mr. Cha worry about this mere 15,000 Hong Kong dollars?"
Zhou Wenqiang smiled and said, "In today's Hong Kong Island, what is lacking is the people who can do things, and it has never been funds."
"Tell me straight to the point. I am very interested in the investment newspaper, but I don't know if Mr. Cha is interested in cooperating with me?"
"Zhou Sheng, do you want to invest in the newspaper industry? You are serious!"
Jin Yong's breathing sound became obviously heavy on the phone. He chatted with Zhou Wenqiang for so long, and he was waiting for this moment!
Although Zhou Wenqiang had no intention of "borrowing" him, investment was OK.
Jin Yong relied on being in the newspaper industry for many years, but Zhou Wenqiang was a complete layman. If both parties cooperated, he would never suffer any losses.
"Zhou Sheng, of course the cooperation is good, but what I can do now is only 3,000 Hong Kong dollars..."
"Haha, three thousand is only three thousand. What I value is Mr. Cha, your familiarity with the newspaper industry, as well as your connections and resources in this industry, can all be converted into shares."
Zhou Wenqiang smiled and said, "Also, I am going to invest 15,000 Hong Kong dollars. Do you want to do business? The funds must be sufficient. As for the shares, I own 51% of the shares, and the other 49% of the shares will be checked at will."
To be fair, the equity distribution plan given by Zhou Wenqiang is relatively fair.
To be continued...