Chapter 243 Investigating the Smuggling Route
The sales volume of Phoenix Daily has exceeded 8. Standing at the top of Hong Kong's newspaper industry, the advertising fees must be skyrocketing.

When businesses place advertisements in Phoenix Daily, the newspaper does not just take the money and leave it at that.

According to Wang Yuanchao's instructions, the newspaper needed to conduct an on-site inspection of the merchant and experience its food, clothing and other daily necessities before making the news public.

The products or services of merchants should either be of good quality or have unique features. Newspapers will not earn advertising fees from those who cheat and deceive.

This requirement is the internal control red line of Phoenix Daily, and Wang Yuanchao needs to establish the reputation of the newspaper.

In this way, Phoenix Daily can launch rankings in various industries in the future. Who would not accept that?

Even if there are a few units trying to take advantage of the situation, it is easy to gain everyone's understanding, isn't it?
For food, drink, entertainment, clothing, food, housing and transportation, just read Phoenix Daily. Even the president and editor-in-chief were unaware of this layout ambition. They could only execute according to the boss's requirements and consolidate the foundation of the newspaper step by step.

It’s not that other newspapers have not borrowed from Phoenix’s reporting style, but those who learn from me will live, and those who imitate me will die.

Phoenix Daily was the first to do this. People are still very superstitious and have to buy Phoenix Daily.

Everyone wants to win the jackpot by betting on horses and then marry seven wives!
What a good start!

Even Commercial Radio has felt the cross-border pressure from Phoenix Daily and is not satisfied with the current situation. It feels that it needs to engage in differentiated competition with newspapers.

Newspapers can’t do real-time interviews, right? Radio stations can!

So I encouraged the boss to discuss further cooperation with the Jockey Club, so that betting on horses will be more exciting!

Without authorization, I cannot process and produce it myself. Watching the dull live broadcast of Rediffusion's voice on TV always feels not right.

This coincides exactly with Wang Yuanchao's proposal to give away merit.

Wang Yuanchao smiled and said:
“Cooperation is a win-win situation.

If the Jockey Club is run well, it will be a great honor for my uncle.

We didn't embarrass our uncle, did we? "

Zhou Qibang laughed out loud. He was happy to do this kind of thing to show off in front of his father. As long as his father agreed and told the people below, Commercial Radio would naturally go to the Ma Club to discuss cooperation.

How to cooperate is the business of the people below. They don’t have to worry about it. Everyone will get what they deserve.

Uncooperative?
Commercial Radio is giving you money for free, so why would you refuse it?
This is a complaint against the Zhou family! ——
On November 11, the Lion Rock Tunnel was officially opened.

The passage between Kowloon East and the New Territories previously required a detour via Tai Po Road in the west. After the opening of the tunnel, the connection between Kowloon and the New Territories East became much more convenient and faster.

It is much more convenient to visit the newly appointed Marine Police Station Chief Ho Man-chiu. The journey of ten kilometers is just a matter of two steps on the accelerator of a car.

With Wang Yuanchao's previous advice and financial support, He Wenzhao quickly took control of the two police chiefs in the police station. Together with the team he had led before, most of the water police force was under his control.

The police officers below have simple requirements, just want to make money.

Moreover, He Wenzhao's gang and name are not bad either, so he has a complete platform to develop his own strength.

Wang Yuanchao often sent his security personnel to the water police for training, calling it police-civilian cooperation.

It’s not that I’m impressed by their training methods. Compared with those in mainland China, their training methods are rubbish.

The main reason is to support He Wenzhao, and secondly, he can practice shooting openly here!

Of course, not all security guards can practice shooting. Only Wang Yuanchao and some talented and loyal security guards are qualified to practice shooting.

This way, when the need arises, everyone can get started right away.

Normally, they train according to the cold weapon formations, wearing helmets and two-level armor.

The casualty rate in a fight while wearing a shirt or a T-shirt is too high and it is unbearable.

However, up to now, no one has had the chance to fight. The police are still managing very strictly, and the trend has not completely passed. Moreover, the societies have just emerged from Kowloon Walled City and are in the initial stage of occupying territory.

Wang Yuanchao followed He Wenzhao out to sea in a speedboat.

During the day, you can even see the construction of the Plover Cove Reservoir.

He Wenzhao introduced that the construction of the reservoir started in 60 and it has been under construction for seven or eight years, and it finally looks like it is almost completed.

In the 60s, there was a shortage of drinking water in Hong Kong, and even the supply from the mainland was still not enough.

When Wang Yuanchao first came here, there was even a situation in the summer when water was only available for four hours a day.

The Plover Cove Reservoir is a bay. A dam was built to drain the sea water inside, and then fresh water was introduced from the inland to fill the reservoir with fresh water.

The speedboat passed by the reservoir construction site as if no one was around and rushed into Dapeng Bay.

The entire Dapeng Bay belongs to the Hong Kong River. Fishing boats from the mainland can fish in Dapeng Bay, but patrol boats, well, there are no patrol boats from the mainland either.

Wang Yuanchao was not going to the mainland through here. He could have asked the authorities to issue a certificate so that he could go to the mainland through the border.

The autumn trade fair in the mainland has just opened, more than a month later than in previous years. This is an unprecedented situation.

Everyone thought it was closed.

But it was still opened.

He came to inspect the route personally. He planned to bring some people over from the inland, and he would definitely need He Wenzhao's support at that time.

He Wenzhao pointed out several rendezvous points to Wang Yuanchao one by one, and Wang Yuanchao chose a suitable place.

If it is at night and the moon is bright, the speedboat can even go around Dapeng Peninsula to pick people up.

Unfortunately, He Wenzhao is from the Eastern Water Police. If he were from the Western Water Police, he could come directly from Pengcheng Bay, which is only a few kilometers away and the transportation would be very convenient.

But some of the people Wang Yuanchao wanted to bring from the inland were too old to travel long distances.

The railway in the mainland only goes to Pengcheng, and there is no railway eastward.

After Wang Yuanchao expressed this concern, He Wenzhao thought for a while and said:
“You know, Mr. Wang, our society has been in a state of decline since the chaos we caused a few years ago and the suppression by the authorities, and the second marshal’s escape to Macau.

However, the filial piety pile is entrenched in the area of ​​Jiujiang Street in Sham Shui Po, and our virtue pile is also developing in Yuen Long.

We are a group of people of benevolence, and the second marshal is still in Aomen, so everyone has to give us some face.

Don't worry, our speedboat can go from here to there!
I will find good people from the society to ensure that this path is foolproof!"

Detouring via Victoria Harbour may sound a bit crazy, but since He Wenzhao said so, Wang Yuanchao could only pat him on the shoulder and said:

"Then I'll trouble Officer He. I will definitely reward you handsomely!"

He Wenzhao said: "Without Wang Sheng's guidance and support, I would not be in my current position. It's all what I should do!"

If, if they could go around to the west, He Wenzhao felt that it wouldn't be impossible to do more business!

A round trip is only about 200 kilometers. At the speed of the patrol boat and with a full tank of fuel, one night is more than enough time.

It is very difficult to make any money from the barren mountains and hills of Dapeng Bay.

He Wenzhao felt that he had discovered a new way to make money.
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After Zhou Qibang talked to his father Zhou Xinian, Zhou Xinian remained silent for a long time.

He had been to Yizhou many times before, and was even received by the highest leader of Yizhou. Later, his second son analyzed the situation and gave him some financial support, just as a way for a cunning rabbit to have three burrows.

The situation is now basically stable, and the second son's unwavering optimism about Hong Kong has given him a lot of points.

Otherwise, how could the “Hong Kong Week” invite the Governor to endorse it?

Now, the effect of "Hong Kong Week" is far less than expected, and someone immediately came to take credit for it, and even more directly!
I don’t know whether it will succeed or not, but judging from the momentum among the people, there is great hope.

"My little brother, you are very accurate in seeing things most of the time, and you have your own way of doing things."

Zhou Qibang nodded in agreement.

Zhou Xinian added:
"You have no other ideas?
The profit from this horse racing ticket authorization should be considerable.

Look at Hong Kong, all kinds of gambling dens, brothels and brothels, they are exploited by both gangs and the police, yet they make the most money.

"

Zhou Qibang was very embarrassed. He had considered the impact before and didn't want Wang Yuanchao to take him out to play, but his father thought his share ratio was too low. The implication was that he wanted to do it himself.

No wonder his talent for business is not as good as his father's. He is totally incapable of eating like this, even if someone has just given him a credit.

So he said carefully:
"So what father meant was..."

Zhou Xinian glanced at his youngest son and said:

"I don't mean anything. They gave you such a small number of shares, and you worked for them for free. Is my Zhou family worth such a small number of shares?"

In Zhou Xinian's opinion, this was completely different from the previous interview at the racecourse.

Zhou Qibang lowered his head, not daring to look at his father, and said:

"So what do you think, father, we should split it 40% to 60%?"

Zhou Xinian snorted in anger:
"Give him three! This is for your sake!"

Zhou Qibang felt like ants were crawling all over his body. How could he open his mouth?

Zhou Xinian said with great regret:
"Without you, he can't get this business. But you can give this business to anyone, so it should be nine for you and one for him. Do you understand?"

Zhou Qibang murmured:

“But this was his suggestion.”

Zhou Xinian stopped talking. The second brother was indeed not cut out for business. If he were the eldest brother, why didn’t the eldest brother know such a little brother?

“Let’s get the ticket authorization first.

As for the live broadcast of Commercial Radio, we will watch it later, and don’t get too excited about horse racing all at once.”

Zhou Qibang understood as soon as he heard it.

Indeed, now that the commercial radio stations have been broadcasting the live broadcast of Rediffusion, it has greatly boosted horse racing and horse betting. The demand for buying horse racing tickets has been growing rapidly.

Only now, when everyone has not seen the innovation of horse racing tickets, the agency rights are not so popular and have not caught everyone's attention, can you get it without paying too much!

Wang Yuanchao envisioned that the commission for lottery would be only 5-10 points. After all, no lottery shop owner had made a fortune in his past life, so no one should look down upon this small business.

However, after Zhou Qibang talked to him, the commission was 20 points.

Lao Zhou directly raised the Jockey Club’s commission to 50%, including 20% ​​sales commission, 15% retained by the Jockey Club, and 15% paid as tax.

Because the prize money for the original big lottery and small draw is basically fixed, the more people buy it, the more money the Jockey Club makes.

Now that the frequency has been increased all of a sudden and new lottery tickets have been created, the Jockey Club is worried that the new lottery tickets will undermine the profits from the old ones, which would affect the interests of the previous group of people.

Unless the new horse tickets can sell a lot.

So the Jockey Club agrees that when there is a huge reward, there will always be brave men.

As for Zhou Qibang's request for Zhou Qibang's 20 points and Wang Qibang's 6 points, Wang Yuanchao didn't have much of an objection. He was given %, % of points, but points! It was only higher than he had expected!

Wang Yuanchao also smiled and said generously that he had not considered it before and did not expect the commission to be so high. He thought the commission was only 5-10 points and he could just use it to earn a living for his younger brothers.

Anyway, the commission he personally received did not change, but could be even more.

He also thanked Zhou Qibang.

Zhou Qibang felt relieved when he saw that his expression did not seem fake.

Wang Yuanchao felt a little uncomfortable. Although he got what he deserved, he felt looked down upon when his share was randomly divided among them, even by a partner like the Zhou family.

He has also started to care about dignity, huh?! When one has enough food, he will know etiquette.

Zhou Qibang is a good brother, but his father and brother may not be so easy to talk to.

He was sure that this was not Zhou Qibang's original intention, otherwise, Zhou Qibang would have said it directly at the beginning. At that time he didn't want it and wanted to avoid suspicion.

He will become even more powerful!!!

However, Wang Yuanchao still plans to lead his employees to raise funds to buy houses as a welfare for the employees, so that the money they earn will not be unable to keep up with the rate of inflation.

He also tied all his employees to his chariot.

Of course, it's all voluntary, in case you want to help others get rich and they complain. Wang Yuanchao doesn't like to be a pushover.

He now has an electrical appliance factory, a paper box factory (the paper box factory is above the plastic factory), a radio station, a newspaper, and a horse racing ticket sales point that will be added soon. There are definitely more than a thousand employees. If you add the plastic factory that is about to be fully launched, that will be more than 5000 workers!

The original ZA plastic flower factory had nearly 10,000 employees at its peak! It was so large!

(End of this chapter)