Chapter 922 0910 [Extreme Joy Leads to Sorrow]

The next day——

Chai Wan, No. 18, Jiaye Street,

Ming Pao Industrial Group.

For many Hong Kong people, today is still a very ordinary morning like yesterday, with sunny weather and clear sky. Everyone stays in the office, company, and factory, and repeats yesterday's boring work hard, waiting for the night to fall, and then go home.

But at this time, the conference room of Chai Wan Ming Pao Industrial Group is different from the coldness that has lasted for many days. At this time, the six ceiling fans in the conference room are whirring, trying to bring cool breeze to the room, and the oval conference table that can accommodate 60 people is full of people.

At this time, the voices are noisy, and each of them is discussing something. More than a dozen voices sounded at the same time, making the conference room more noisy than a vegetable market.

"This time, our Ming Pao's sales volume in Hong Kong ranks among the top, surpassing Oriental Daily and Sing Tao Daily for the first time, becoming the king of newspapers!"

"Yes, our efforts have not been in vain! Ming Pao can achieve today's sales volume, we all have to celebrate!"

Several Ming Pao executives said.

"But having said that, this time our Ming Pao sales volume can stand out from the crowd and reach the top sales volume in Hong Kong. First of all, we have to thank the editorial column! It is this column that earns us enough reading volume and topics."

"Yes, especially the part about criticizing and judging Du Yongxiao, which is extremely eye-catching. Countless readers go to this column!"

Everyone discussed again, analyzing the advantages of newspapers.

"It's a pity that the Oriental Daily and Sing Tao Daily are controlled by the Du family. Not to mention publishing critical articles about Du Yongxiao, they can't even say a bad word about him."

"That's right! These two newspapers have been controlled by Du Yongxiao. It's hard to get back to the forefront of sales."

At this moment, the whole conference room was filled with a warm atmosphere. After all, it is not easy to be the number one newspaper in Hong Kong.

Ming Pao has been working hard for so many years, and this is one of the few times. Especially this time, it can firmly sit on the first place with the help of the Du Yongxiao incident, which is even rarer.

"Okay, everyone, be quiet! Now, please invite Mr. Shen Baoxin, the editor-in-chief of our Ming Pao, to say a few words to everyone!"

As a special writer of Ming Pao and a good friend of the big boss Jin Yong, Ni Kuang stood up and said.

Everyone stopped talking and looked at Shen Baoxin together.

Shen Baoxin is one of the founding members of Ming Pao. He and Jin Yong jointly founded the newspaper. Jin Yong contributed 30,000 Hong Kong dollars and Shen Baoxin contributed 10,000 Hong Kong dollars, which were used to pay the rent of the newspaper and pay the salaries of the employees.

If Jin Yong is the spiritual leader of Ming Pao, who laid a solid foundation for the development of Ming Pao with his 16 martial arts novels, then Shen Baoxin is the general manager of the entire Ming Pao, the logistics minister, who is in charge of all matters inside and outside Ming Pao.

It is precisely because of Shen Baoxin's ability that Jin Yong has so much time to concentrate on his creation.

This year, Shen Baoxin is exactly 43 years old. Because of too much work, his temples are stained with silver hair. He wears a pair of round myopic glasses on his nose, which makes him look conservative and abiding.

Shen Baoxin adjusted his glasses, glanced at Jin Yong, the newspaper boss sitting next to him, and then took out the document and said, "First of all, I don't need to elaborate on the fact that our Ming Pao's sales volume ranks first in Hong Kong. This is everyone's credit and the result of everyone's joint efforts. So I hope everyone can applaud themselves!"

Pa pa pa!

Under the leadership of Shen Baoxin, everyone applauded.

"Secondly, let's discuss how to celebrate tonight. Should we go to the dance hall or the big hotel?"

"Of course we should go to the dance hall!"

"It's not good, after all, there are female colleagues."

"Then let's go to the big hotel and have a big meal!"

"That's good. Everyone has worked so hard for so many days, and it's time to have a good meal!"

Everyone talked about where to celebrate.

"Okay, everyone, be quiet. Let's listen to what President Cha says about how to celebrate." Shen Baoxin looked at Jin Yong with a smile and handed the decision to him.

When everyone heard that Jin Yong was to decide, they all fell silent and felt uneasy.

The reason is very simple. Jin Yong is famous for being stingy, especially when it comes to withholding "royalties".

For example, Cai Lan, a very famous writer in Hong Kong, went to Oriental Daily to write articles. He was told that he would get 1,000 yuan for writing 750 words a day for a three-month serial. But he translated Japanese mystery novels in Ming Pao, with 800 words a day, and his royalties were only 653, 350 yuan less than Oriental.

Cai Lan had a good relationship with Jin Yong, so he never protested. But it was different for Ni Kuang and Yi Shu. The brother and sister protested to Jin Yong together, with phone calls and letters flying, asking for an increase in royalties.

Jin Yong always pushed and blocked, using Tai Chi to dissipate the power and force of the Ni brothers and sisters.

Ni Kuang was so angry that he took advantage of a banquet, and with a little bit of alcohol, he loudly called for Jin Yong to increase his royalties.

He said, "Cha Liangyong, you have made so much money, you should increase your royalties."

Jin Yong smiled and said, "Okay, I'll increase it! "

Finally, the storm was settled.

Afterwards, the manuscript fee was really increased to 5%, which was better than nothing.

Ni Kuang was dissatisfied and called to scold him. Jin Yong couldn't persuade him, so he used his trump card.

"Okay, okay, Ni Kuang, stop arguing! I'll write you a letter." Jin Yong said in an almost pleading tone. When he heard about writing a letter, Ni Kuang fainted and sighed, "My life is over!"

It turns out that in terms of eloquence, Jin Yong's eloquence was no match for Ni Kuang, but when it came to writing letters and commenting on doctrines, Ni Kuang was definitely no match.

Ni Kuang was afraid of writing letters. He was a man of gold. There is no money for writing a letter in vain, only a fool would do it.

Jin Yong is the only fool who likes to write letters.

Ni Kuang said: "I have never seen anyone who likes to write letters as much as Cha Liangyong." After two days, Mr. Cha's letter arrived. Taking it apart, there are more than a dozen articles attached, either complaining about the newspaper's high expenses, or the economic downturn, and the only option is to save money. The last example is that my brother wants to increase the manuscript fee, which will inevitably cause a chain reaction, which means that if you increase it, others will also increase it. This expense was not light, and it only made Ni Kuang feel sad. In the end, he had no choice but to surrender and not mention the additional fee.

Therefore, until now, Ni Kuang’s royalties from Ming Pao have not been too high. Compared with "Eastern", "Fresh" and "Emerald" are much inferior.

Ni Kuang often sighed to himself: "I'm so familiar with Cha Liangyong that sometimes it's hard to talk nonsense!"

Yi Shu was the second brave man in the world after Ni Kuang who dared to negotiate royalties with Jin Yong.

Yi Shu is even hotter than Ni Kuang. She directly mentioned it in the column, with harsh words, almost saying that Jin Yong is being mean to those who climb the grid.

Faced with such a fierce offensive, Jin Yong responded to the ever-changing situation with stability, and even used stillness to stop Yishu.

In Hong Kong's cultural circles, the Ni brothers and sisters are known for their pungency, but they were both submissive to Jin Yong. How powerful do you think Jin Yong is? Although wood fleas are evil, they cannot perform tricks when encountering glutinous rice.

Jin Yong is the glutinous rice who conquered the two naughty wood fleas, the Ni brothers and sisters.

For this reason, many people say that Jin Yong is stingy. In fact, Jin Yong is not stingy, he just understands the principle of saving. He is not like Ni Kuang who spends money recklessly, nor does he become arrogant after getting rich. He is practical, and he is sometimes very generous to his friends. Ni Kuang understands this very deeply.

If Ni Kuang has any difficulties, Jin Yong will help him. Sometimes when Ni Kuang waited for the money, Jin Yong would advance the royalties. This was what Ni Kuang said personally to the people in the publishing department of "Ming Pao".

Ni Kuang paid royalties, which were not small amounts, usually more than 100,000. Jin Yong never frowned once. At most, he would say to Ni Kuang in a persuasive tone: "Don't spend your money carelessly!"

But for people inside Ming Pao, Boss Cha is a real "fine-seller" who spends every penny. It may be difficult to get him to pay for a grand celebration banquet this time.

really--

Jin Yong pondered for a moment, adjusted his black-rimmed glasses, and then said: "In view of the current development situation of our company, we cannot be complacent just because of a few achievements, let alone boast about being the first in sales. We must know how to be diligent and thrifty, and how to understand Be modest and prudent..."

"Ruined!"

"No chance!"

"Hey, what a joy!"

When everyone saw this scene, they sighed.

"but---"

Seeing that the mood at the scene was gloomy, Jin Yong changed the topic, "In order to boost morale and strengthen unity, I decided to make an exception. This time, I invite you to eat seafood at Taibai Seafood Restaurant. Is it a good idea?"

Everyone was stunned for a moment.

What, a seafood dinner?

Even Shen Baoxin and Ni Kuang looked at Jin Yong in shock, as if they were seeing another person.

Jin Yong touched his chin and looked at the two of them: "Look at what I'm doing, don't you recognize me?"

"No, Lao Cha, do you have a fever?" Ni Kuang had a good relationship with Jin Yong and said without any scruples.

"You have a fever! Don't laugh at me!" Of course Jin Yong knew what Ni Kuang meant.

"You don't have a fever, but you are so generous and willing to go out of your way?"

Jin Yong rolled his eyes and was too lazy to pay attention to Ni Kuang. He turned to look at everyone: "How about it? Do you want to get it or not?"

"have to--"

Everyone said in unison.

Everyone is so happy, so happy.

No one expected that the big boss Jin Yong would be so generous today and even treat everyone to a seafood dinner.

Tai Pak Seafood Restaurant is one of the best restaurants in Hong Kong. The food is delicious and the environment is elegant. What’s even more difficult is that they don’t have to foot the bill.

The scene was extremely lively.

Everyone is discussing how to enjoy the meal tonight.

Jin Yong was also very happy. It was rare for everyone to be so united, and it was even more rare for the newspaper's sales to be so good that it could sit at the top of the sales volume.

I remember how difficult it was to start Ming Pao by myself. I worked day and night and worked day and night to achieve what I have achieved today.

Just when Jin Yong's mind was ups and downs, Ni Kuang suddenly leaned into his ear and said, "Old Cha, I don't know if I should say something or not?"

"What are you talking about?" Jin Yong looked at Ni Kuang suspiciously.

Ni Kuang said: "We are all friends, and I don't want to hurt you, especially seeing that everyone is so happy now, and I don't want to pour cold water on you, but..."

Ni Kuang hesitated for a moment and then said: "It's about Du Yongxiao. You also know that Du Yongxiao is no ordinary person. As the first Chinese police commissioner in Hong Kong, he holds a high and powerful position. As a super tycoon in Hong Kong, he is even more wealthy than the country... ...This time our "Ming Pao" unscrupulously criticized him and criticized him in the newspaper. I read some of the previous articles and they were commendable, but the later ones were a bit excessive. They were all made up and made up..."

Jin Yong frowned.

They did get Du Yongxiao's "bonus" this time. They gained super sales by exposing a lot of dirty information about Du Yongxiao and slandering him as a traitor.

At the beginning, Jin Yong was very cautious in censorship. After all, Du Yongxiao was a public figure, not an ordinary person. However, as the sales of newspapers increased steadily by criticizing Du Yongxiao, Jin Yong became a little lost in himself, turned a blind eye, and acquiesced. Some unverified content was published in newspapers.

Now that "Ming Pao" is in full swing, Jin Yong has long forgotten this matter, and suddenly Ni Kuang brought it up, and he woke up.

"伱means——"

"What I mean is that Du Yongxiao is not an easy person. If we offend him like this, I'm afraid he will fight back -" Ni Kuang said worriedly, "Especially when I have fought with him, he is a person who must retaliate. If he doesn't take action, he will be punished if he does. Thunderous!"

Ni Kuang had suffered a lot from Du Yongxiao back then, and he still has lingering fears now.

Jin Yong was silent.

Holding his chin, he seemed to be thinking about something.

Shen Baoxin next to him said: "Although the person named Du is powerful, he is not that powerful. After all, we are newspaper people and have public opinion and tongue. It is unreasonable to be afraid of him like this!"

"Yes, if the person named Du fights back at this time, we can just make another wave of revelations, saying that he is abusing his power and avenging himself for personal reasons!" said another senior executive.

In his opinion, even if Du Yongxiao took action, he would definitely rely on his power to suppress their newspaper, such as asking the police to come over and "check the electricity meter."

Others thought the same way, believing that Du Yongxiao's revenge was to use his power to frame Ming Pao.

Jin Yong felt somewhat sober at this time, shook his head and said: "We made the mistake first, and now even if he retaliates, we are asking for it! However, if he really abuses his power, we should write it down... "

Everyone smiled at each other after hearing this, "That's right! No matter how powerful he is, he is still a public figure. What public figures fear most is scandal! If he dares to use power, we will fight back hard to prevent him from stepping down!"

Everyone thought about how embarrassed Du Yongxiao was after being criticized by them, and then they all laughed happily.

at this time--

Boom!

There was a muffled sound.

Someone broke into the conference room, but it was Li Zhihui, the head of the newspaper's legal department.

Li Zhihui is thirty-three years old this year. He graduated from the law department of Cambridge University in the United Kingdom. He is very familiar with legal provisions. When the newspaper recruits new people, it also needs legal aspects, so it recruits him with a high salary.

Facts have proved that Li Zhihui is an excellent legal advisor and has helped Ming Pao win many lawsuits.

Jin Yong and Shen Baoxin now trust him even more and entrust him with the legal affairs of the entire group.

"It's not good, everyone!"

Li Zhihui exclaimed as soon as he came in.

"We are being sued by the Du Group! They accuse us of damaging Du Yongxiao's reputation and damaging the reputation of the Du Group... and they demand -"

Li Zhihui paused and looked at Jin Yong and others——

"Claim for 100 million!"