Hong Kong Movies: You Hongxingzi, what the hell is the charity king?

Chapter 493 "492" ATV's hegemony of public opinion! Taikoo is panicking!

After the meeting,

Dagu Group, Peng Lizhi’s office.

The HSBC representative did not leave, but drank coffee with Peng Lizhi in the sofa area.

"Henry (Peng Lizhi)...I have to tell you an important news!" The HSBC representative looked serious.

"Hmm?" Peng Lizhi sat up straight subconsciously: "What news?"

HSBC representative: "This morning, I received a confidential internal message from other banks and securities companies: Guan Zu is going to short the Dagu Group."

"what?"

Peng Lizhi was shocked.

"He's so confident?"

The HSBC representative said solemnly: "Please do not underestimate this point... You may not know it, but in the stock market, Guan Zu's ability to short sell is 100% profitable."

The HSBC representative introduced Guan Zu’s battle record.

Then he concluded: "As long as he shorted a company, he would be 100% sure to deal with it... Boss Li suffered many losses at his hands."

Peng Lizhi: "You mean, Guan Zu really has a way to deal with Da Gu this time? Is this also the reason why he was so confident during the meeting just now?"

The HSBC representative nodded: "That's right... So, you must be very careful."

“Although we at HSBC don’t know how much money the other party has shorted or how much leverage they have used…”

"But after adding leverage, it will be at least not less than 50 billion!"

Peng Lizhi raised his glass to express his gratitude: “Thank you very much for your reminder!”

HSBC representative: "You're welcome... In fact, I have a feeling that this Guan Zu will definitely take action against us HSBC."

Peng Lizhi: “!!!”

The HSBC representative said solemnly: "Guan Zu and the Five Star Group have such a high reputation in Hong Kong Island that it is a bit unbelievable... and more importantly, he controls public opinion and has a great influence in the media..."

"There shouldn't be such a powerful person in Hong Kong Island!"

Peng Lizhi nodded: "Okay, I understand, I will report to the class!"

quickly,

The HSBC representative said goodbye.

Peng Lizhi pondered for a moment and called his secretary.

"Go to Cathay Pacific and remove the blacklist of the Five Star Group's senior executives..."

Both Guan Zu's words and the HSBC representative's words made Peng Lizhi understand: Guan Zu had other ways to deal with Da Gu, and the reason he drove his car and hit Tang Baolin was just because of the blacklist.

If the blacklist is not removed, it will be Peng Lizhi who will get into a car accident.

Secretary: “Okay, Director!”

Peng Lizhi then quickly went to the office of the manager Mei Lin and reported the news told by the HSBC representative.

After hearing the report, Merlin also became cautious.

The other party must be very confident of using so much money.

"and many more!"

Merlin suddenly had an idea.

He said to Peng Lizhi, "Contact the media immediately and give me money. Since Guan Zu wants to deal with Da Gu, he will definitely use the media first."

Peng Lizhi reacted immediately.

Yup!

media!

Soon, he quickly called his secretary and arranged for someone to contact the media.

After half an hour,
On the media side, they got what Guan Zu wanted the media to release.

——The historical crime of Dagu Company!

Chinese labor trafficking!

Meilin and Peng Lizhi looked at the manuscripts sent by the media, and their faces turned pale instantly.

In the 19th century, the Dagu Group transported a large number of Chinese workers to the United States and other places. The construction of the Central Pacific Railway in the United States alone attracted more than 1.5 Chinese workers. The Dagu Group was one of the main forces involved in the Chinese labor trade at that time.

How miserable were the Chinese workers at that time?
Just look at the African slave trade.

Most Hong Kong residents are unaware of this.

They can imagine that once these information are released, Hong Kong Island will be in an uproar!

Dagu Group is in big trouble!

“Bang~~~~”

"This Guan Zu is really going too far!"

Merlin exploded and slammed the manuscript in his hand onto the table, shaking the teacup on the table and causing some tea to spill out.

Peng Lizhi also had a gloomy expression: "If these scandals were to be made public, the reputation of the Dagu Group in Hong Kong Island would plummet, and the image that we have worked so hard to build over the years would be completely ruined!"

Hong Kong Island has been under British colonial rule since the late 19th century, and naturally has tried its best to whitewash itself in terms of education.

Naturally, Dagu's story would not appear in textbooks, let alone be known to the public.

Merlin's face was gloomy. "Contact those media immediately and tell them not to publish these things! No matter how much it costs, we must suppress this matter!"

Peng Lizhi nodded quickly and picked up the phone to call his secretary: "Immediately contact all the media you have contacted before and forbid them to report news about Dagu; if necessary, pay them double the price and ask them to suppress the manuscript!"

After hanging up the phone,

The two people in the office were very upset.
Merlin was furious: "This bastard actually used such a despicable method to deal with us. He thought he could bring down Dagu by relying on these old things? He is simply dreaming!"

"Bang~~~"

He became more and more excited as he spoke. He walked to the wall and punched it hard, making a dull sound.

He said so, but he was really panicked.

"We can't just sit there and wait for this to happen."

"Notify the media immediately and give them money. No matter how much money they have, we must seize the initiative of public opinion! And TVB!"

"Yes!"

Both of them knew that the Dagu Group, which had always been as stable as a rock, was in crisis.

……

……

And as they hurried on,
That night, at 19:00,

ATV News officially starts broadcasting.

After nearly a year of market cultivation, the ratings of ATV News have basically remained above 65%. When it comes to major news, it often exceeds 80%, completely crushing TVB.

what is this?
The hegemony (crossed out) power of public opinion!
At this time, the news was being broadcast and the camera was focused on the news live broadcast room.

The host Wen Huixin was dressed in a smart business suit, with her back straight, looking extremely professional!
She faced the camera and opened tonight's report with a firm and powerful voice.

"Good evening, dear audience friends. I am Wen Huixin, the anchor of ATV News."

"First, report the latest news..."

"This afternoon, Five Star Group's Guan Zu, CITIC, Cao's, China Resources, Dagu, Cathay Pacific, HSBC and other Dragonair shareholders held a shareholders' meeting..." "After the vote, Five Star Group's Mr. Guan Zu officially became the chairman of Dragonair, responsible for all Dragonair affairs..."

"After the shareholders' meeting, Mr. Guan Zu accepted an interview with ATV,"

Then the camera turned to the scene of Guan Zu facing the interview.

"In an interview with reporters, Mr. Guan Zu said: We will definitely strengthen employee training, provide citizens with five-star service, and put an end to any discriminatory behavior... We will truly live up to the concept of "Dragonair is the airline that belongs to Hong Kong Islanders!"

……

"it is good!!"

New Territories, a residential building somewhere,

In a home, a family of four were sitting in front of the TV in the living room, eating and watching TV.

My father is a dentist and my mother runs a small shop, so our family is barely middle class.

The family has the habit of traveling abroad every year, but every time I see the stewardess licking foreigners and treating Hong Kong people coldly, this feeling of being second-class people makes people very disgusted

"I hope Dragonair can give pride to us Hong Kong Islanders."

"I don't have to worry about being discriminated against when I take a plane anymore."

"I'm afraid it's difficult... Currently, all international routes are operated by Cathay Pacific, so we still have to take Cathay Pacific flights."

At this moment,
On TV, Guan Zu was interviewed and released another piece of news:
"At present, Dragonair has obtained the approval of the Governor and the Chief Secretary of Hong Kong to cancel the 'one route, one company' policy."

"We, Dragonair, will negotiate with many international cities as soon as possible to obtain more international routes."

"From now on, Hong Kong Island residents will no longer only have Cathay Pacific as an option to choose from!"

“I believe that only with competition can there be progress!”

As soon as the news came out,
Many citizens across Hong Kong couldn't help but look forward to it.

If Dragonair really launches international routes, they will have a choice and of course they will choose Dragonair.

'Hong Kong people's own aviation'!
This gimmick of Guan Zu won the favor of the citizens.

A piece of news is over.
Wen Huixin looked solemn as she began a new report.

"Dear citizens, next we will report the latest on-site situation of Hong Kong Island residents' protest against Cathay Pacific."

As she spoke, the screen switched to a video of the protest at Dagu Square.

The crowd was surging, and the protesting citizens held up banners with words such as "Protest Cathay Pacific's discrimination against Hong Kong people" and "Sincere apology", and angry shouts were heard one after another.

"Recently, there have been growing protests in Hong Kong Island because Cathay Pacific discriminated against Hong Kong Island passengers."

"However, in the face of so many complaints and protests, Cathay Pacific has issued three apology statements, but has not yet responded to the citizens' reasonable and legitimate demands for compensation for mental damage. Their arrogance and disregard have continued to escalate the anger of the general public."

The scene returns to the protest site again, with citizens shouting in unison:

"Compensation! Compensation!"

Wen Huixin: "Cathay Pacific's disregard for the reasonable and legitimate demands of Hong Kong Island residents also shows Cathay Pacific's arrogance towards us Hong Kong people."

"In this regard, we at ATV have also conducted an in-depth investigation into Cathay Pacific and found the reasons for its arrogance..."

Media reports,

He always kills people without shedding blood.

There is no need to state it explicitly, just a hint can arouse the imagination of citizens and make them believe it to be true.

"As we all know, the largest shareholder of Cathay Pacific is the Taikoo Group... The Taikoo Group is well-known in Hong Kong Island and can be regarded as a super British financial group."

"As of now, the Taikoo Group owns a number of core assets in Hong Kong Island. Its office buildings have a total floor area of ​​860 million square feet, and its retail property portfolio has a total floor area of ​​320 million square feet..."

"In the aviation sector, as the largest shareholder of Cathay Pacific, we control important aviation resources."

“In the beverage business, Taikoo is one of the largest Coca-Cola bottlers in Asia and the United States.”

"but!"

"Many citizens may not know that the Dagu Group has a long history of bad deeds that are too numerous to mention!"

Wen Huixin was furious and spoke in a fierce voice.
Guan Zu instructed her to use all her strength!

At this time, the TV news screen switched to relevant historical photos of the Dagu Group.

In the yellowed photo, the building of the Dagu Trading Company stands eerily.

"The Dagu Group was involved in the evil Chinese labor trade as early as the 19th century."

As Wen Huixin told the story, scenes of Shantou's "pighouse" appeared in the yellowed and precious historical photos: the simple, dark houses, and the eyes of the imprisoned Chinese workers filled with fear and despair.

"They opened 15 'pig farms' in Shantou, abducted and kidnapped countless compatriots, and transported them like livestock to plantations and mines around the world to do hard labor."

In a tea restaurant on Hong Kong Island, diners are enjoying their meals while the TV on the wall plays ATV News.

A young office worker who was eating wonton noodles with big mouthfuls of food stopped his chopsticks in mid-air and widened his eyes when he heard this.

"What? There is such a thing?"

A lady at the same table also put down her spoon and covered her mouth in shock:

"Oh my god, Dagu actually did such a thing?!"

“I didn’t know this before?”

Wen Huixin's angry voice was heard: "The Chinese workers endured disease and hunger in the crowded and dirty cabins, and the mortality rate was as high as 30 to 40 percent."

"After arriving at their destination, they were forced to do high-intensity labor in a harsh environment, leading a life worse than death, while the Dagu Group made a fortune from this, with its hands stained with the blood and tears of the Chinese workers!"

"This Dagu, in order to make money, actually did whatever it took."

“Oh my god~~”

The citizens in the tea restaurant all exclaimed in surprise.

On the TV screen, Wen Huixin's voice remained calm:

"Most Chinese workers were sold to the United States and became hard laborers in the construction of the Pacific Railway. They worked in harsh conditions, and many died from overwork, disease, and accidents. Although they made great contributions to the construction of American infrastructure, their contributions and efforts are rarely recorded in history."

The scene switched, and the scene of California railway construction came into view. This part of the information was collected from San Francisco.

Countless Hong Kong Island citizens were shocked.

That photo is simply shocking!
"Are they still human?"

"These people are so bad. They have harmed so many people."

Wen Huixin continued to criticize: "Now, not only has Taikoo not reflected on its past sins, Cathay Pacific, a subsidiary of Taikoo Group, has discriminated against Chinese passengers in its services."

"According to the financial report released by the Dagu Group, Dagu earns more than 40 to 50 billion Hong Kong dollars in profits every year from Hong Kong Island real estate rental income, air passenger and cargo income, and beverage sales profits..."

"Why?"

"The crimes were so heinous in the past!"

"Now they are stepping on the heads of us Chinese and acting like tyrants!"

"And they can make a lot of money from us Chinese!"

"Why can they do this?"

"Are we Chinese so lowly that we can allow them to bully us without resistance? Don't we even have a bit of blood in our veins?"

"We call on everyone to pay attention to this humiliating history and understand this humiliating history..."

"We cannot let this history be forgotten. We must make the truth known to the world and let every citizen know about this history... and then learn from the shame and become braver..."

Wen Huixin's words were so inspiring that they spread to thousands of households across Hong Kong.

(End of this chapter)