Chapter 468 is in full swing
The finale performer of this year's New Year's Eve Gala in Hong Kong is the Carpenters.

The song "Lemon Tree" created for them by Wang Yuanchao swept all major charts.

Because of Wang Yuanchao's contribution to Hong Kong's entertainment industry, he was awarded his first Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE for short), a medal representing the British Empire.

This knight's medal is divided into 5 levels, from high to low:
Knight/Dame Grand Cross (GBE for both men and women)
Knight/Dame Commander (KBE for men and DBE for women)
Commander (CBE)
Officer (OBE)
Member of the Order of the United States (MBE)
Among the above five classes, only British or Commonwealth citizens who have been awarded the top two classes can be considered to have obtained the title of knighthood, and can add the title "Sir/Dame" before their English names, or the title "Jazz/Dame" after their Chinese names.

Therefore, Wang Yuanchao cannot add "Sir" or "Sir" to his name for now.

As for the JP title of "Justice of the Peace", Wang Yuanchao had obtained it during the era of Trench Trench, so it is not worth mentioning.

Shao Liushu was awarded OBE. In history, he was awarded CBE, but now Wang Yuanchao is the undisputed number one in Hong Kong's entertainment industry. In other words, his luck was taken away.

Moreover, this is only an award for the entertainment industry. The sports and football industry, which has brought Hong Kong to the world, has not yet received any awards!

Governor-General Sir Murray MacLehose revealed that Wang Yuanchao has already applied for the KBE medal.

Wang Yuanchao had a headache.

KBE medal means Sir! You must also report your wife's name!
His wife in Hong Kong is undoubtedly Liu Qi Jin, but in the United States, there is also a Patricia!

Liu Qijin is the first wife, and Patricia is the daughter of the governor and future president. Originally, the two sides did not interfere with each other, but with Daying's instigation, the World Village officially announced it. It is impossible to bury your head in the ground and pretend that you don't know. What can you do?

This is really a headache.

It was impossible to abandon his first wife, so he could only divorce Patricia.

The reasons are readily available:
She is too ambitious, we spend too little time together, and she won't take the initiative to find me when I go to the United States, even if I ask her to go with me to visit my son. She only acts like a normal wife when she urges me to write songs. She only uses him and has no feelings for him.

Therefore, let alone being willing to have children for yourself!

Until now, he only has one son, Ronan!
It was Wang Yuanchao who planted it first and then took control of the business.

Anyway, it’s normal for Americans to get divorced, so just get divorced.

Got to hurry!
As for the live broadcast of this New Year's Eve Gala, there was not much difference in the host and the programs, but ATV used a lot of filming equipment and techniques, and the same live broadcast actually looked a little more interesting than TVB's.

Before the New Year's Eve party, they also broadcast a TV preview, which was a wonderful clip of "The Return of the Condor Heroes"!

Yang Guo is played by Adam Cheng, a rising star who was hired by ATV from TVB at a huge expense. Last year, oh, in 73, TVB filmed its first full-length color drama "My Fair Princess". Adam Cheng played the leading male role "He Shuhuan" and sang the theme song of the same name, which was the first TV theme song in Hong Kong.

There was no way. ATV’s original casting was rejected by the big boss. The bunch of veteran actors were too old and mature. Yang Guo had to look young!
Even Adam Cheng, who was born in 47, is 27 years old now, but he always looks young.

Little Dragon Girl, Wang Yuanchao asked his third wife Wang Ling to take the stage.

He has a blank expression on his face every day and is as cold as ice, which is perfect for a vase like her.

Although she has given birth to two children, will her charm as a top-notch vase fade because of having two children?

In fact, there were many choices for the role of Xiaolongnu, including Zhen Zhen, Deborah, Pan Yingzi, etc., but Boss Wang personally chose her, and ATV followed suit.

But the lineup is still very strong, with a lot of handsome men and beautiful women.

The handsome old man Gao Yuan plays Guo Jing. After divorcing his wife, this brother has always been interested in investment. He made a lot of money at first, but the stock market crash was something that basically no one could escape. He lost all his money and had to come back to make movies and TV shows. There is a sense of melancholy and vicissitudes.

Moreover, she was the first love of Wang Yuanchao's concubine Lydia Lo. In order to attract news attention, Lydia Lo played the role of Huang Rong.

Lydia was terrified and immediately refused the invitation to perform. What would Wang Yuanchao think? Isn't it fatal? Except for not having a man, she is successful in her career, and her brother and sister, mother and daughter are in harmony. Everyone respects her outside.

In the end, it was Wang Yuanchao who persuaded her, saying that this would bring her career to a new peak. Besides, if you are upright, you have nothing to fear. What is there to be afraid of? If you are really afraid, just bring security with you.

Wang Yuanchao usually arranged drivers and security guards for those close to him, and this aspect was intensified especially after Wu Lanfang got into trouble.

Only then did Letty reluctantly agree. At least this man had sent a spy.

Gao Yuan was also shocked when he learned that Lydia Lo was going to play Huang Rong.

Although his current wife has some resemblance of Lydia when she was young, Lydia is a big boss's woman, so he was so bold... But Gao Yuan doesn't need Wang Yuanchao's consolation, as there are a lot of people who can teach Gao Yuan how to act smartly.

When the newspapers spread the gossip about the two of them, they were both extremely nervous.

Only Huang Xizhao knows how much effort the big boss has put into this TV series!
In addition to the two heavyweight roles of Guo Jing and Huang Rong, Deborah played Guo Fu and Zhao Yazhi played Guo Xiang. Yes, this girl finally stopped being a flight attendant and became an actress. But the girl was too young, and Wang Yuanchao was not interested in her except for her fame in her previous life.

Some beauties are extremely beautiful when they are young, while some beauties become more charming as they grow older.

Pan Yingzi plays Li Mochou. The Tomb Stalker School can be summed up in one word: beautiful!

With the cooperation of Starlight Pictures, the cast is extremely strong, and ATV even boasted: every two episodes are like a movie!
Anyway, it hasn’t been aired yet, but the hype is overwhelming.

The newspaper rendering was not enough, even the advertisements before the New Year’s Eve Party were directly included in the trailer!

Of course, it is still being filmed, and it is estimated that it will be in March at the earliest before it can be seen by the citizens of Hong Kong.

This also triggered a new sales boom for Jin Yong's novels.

If ATV doesn't take action, it's fine. But once it does, it will definitely crush TVB to the ground.

It can be said that at this stage, Wang Yuanchao does not want ATV to make money. He needs ATV to be a big hit and get off to a good start.

After the release of "The Return of the Condor Heroes", ATV's fighting style basically has a set pattern to follow.

In the future, ATVs don’t have to make money, as long as they can be self-sufficient.

But Huang Xizhao would definitely not do that. Without profits, how would their management team get dividends?
This will fully stimulate their subjective initiative.

Moreover, Wang Yuanchao raised the tone of ATV so high because he heard some rumors that the Hong Kong government authorities might issue another television license.

His old buddy He Zuozhi also wanted to bring Wang Yuanchao along. This brother was rich and didn't mind doing things, so he was the best partner they could have been.

Wang Yuanchao declined this time.

He Zuozhi didn't mind. Xiangjiang Communications had made a lot of money over the years, so he ambitiously brought in other partners and intended to enter the television industry.

This TV station was later known as Jiayi TV Station, but it only lasted for about three years before it burned through all its money and went bankrupt.

Back then, when people said Mount Wutai was the most beautiful, they were referring to the small hill where Hong Kong’s five radio and television stations are located. It is also a nickname for the entertainment industry.

After the New Year, Peter Wenders, the general manager of Blackwater Security, came to visit and brought the latest news about the war:
On January 1, the North Vietnamese People's Army occupied Phuoc Binh, the capital of Phuoc Long Province. This was the first provincial capital of South Vietnam captured by North Vietnam, and thousands of South Vietnamese defenders were annihilated.

The fall of Phuoc Long was a huge psychological blow to South Vietnam, and the United States refused to provide further assistance at this time.

Because Nixon resigned, the new president Ford who took over as president, who had supported South Vietnam at first, was terrified. Seeing that South Vietnam was in such a mess and there was no way out, and that the next year was an election year, Ford did not dare to continue supporting South Vietnam under the surging public opinion at home.

As a result, Blackwater Security’s cooperation agreement cannot be further expanded.

So far, Blackwater Security has 238 elite mercenaries in South Vietnam (those who cooperate with South Vietnam in special operations, but basically no troops have been deployed because South Vietnam has been defending, defending, and defending), 117 pilots, 122 mechanics, 39 public relations personnel, and 62 other logistics and civilian personnel, totaling 578 people.

Originally, according to the suggestion of the big boss Adam Wang, the number of staff was to be further increased.

But now, because of South Vietnam’s incompetence, the United States is not allowed to expand its support for South Vietnam.

Without incremental growth, the existing stock will be scrambled for by various forces. The newly-born Blackwater Security has only been able to maintain its current share because of its relatively strong connections.

It is now January, and North Vietnam has captured the first provincial capital of South Vietnam. This is just the beginning.

In a few months, the famous "Saigon Iron Fist" will be staged.

Wang Yuanchao didn't know why South Vietnam collapsed so quickly, much faster than Baldy.

So much American equipment is wasted.

So he instructed:

"We will continue to recruit people from the United States, mercenaries and pilots who are willing to risk their lives. As long as they meet our requirements, we will continue to recruit them. Well, we will directly negotiate cooperation with the South Vietnamese government and get the money first."

Wenders was not surprised by this and said:
"Then I will recruit people first, and then ask the South Vietnamese president for money."

Wang Yuanchao thought for a moment and said:

"We can continue to recruit people in the first quarter, but stop at the end of March and see how things go. If the South Vietnamese government can't give us money, let them use the planes to pay for military expenses."

Wenders opened his mouth wide, then closed it again, and said with a stern look in his eyes:

"clear.

Their planes are all junk from the battlefield and are worthless, so they have to get a few more to pay off their debts.

Boss, I can't imagine how powerful Blackwater will be after it has armed helicopters and transport planes!"

Wenders understood the boss's idea. It doesn't matter if he has no money, he can just use supplies to pay for it!
The United States gave South Vietnam so many supplies, but South Vietnam could not use them, but Blackwater did not despise them.

Just thinking about a security company that owns armed helicopters and transport planes sounds great.

Wang Yuanchao was prompted by Wenders' idea. He had never thought of his own Blackwater Security Company when dividing the fruits. How selfless!
So he nodded and said:

"Step up the public relations. We'll take whatever we can get! Without money, why should we let Blackwater go to the frontline to bomb him?"

Now, most of the people on the front line are pilots, and the mercenaries are basically protecting everyone in the rear. If they go to the front line, it will be useless.

(End of this chapter)