History of Hong Kong Island

Chapter 57 South China Morning Post
Zou Huaiwen lowered his head and said, "The factory owner beat his wife to death last month and was arrested by the police. His son inherited the poor management of the factory and had to sell it. If the factory had not sent white newspapers to the "Sing Tao Daily" before, I would I can’t get this news! As long as you take down the paper factory with me, work can start this week, and I can use my relationship to directly supply paper to "Sing Tao Daily."

He Dingxian was unmoved at all, and said calmly: "An opportunity is an opportunity. Is there no one bidding?"

Zou Huaiwen sneered and said: "Paper mills are not a new industry. The machines, raw materials and production methods are already very mature abroad. Buying a set of machines can add another production line and increase production. There is no need to buy from peers. People can't get the news."

"I'm an editor for a newspaper, so I'm exclusive on business news." This is a bit powerful.

He Dingxian still has another worry: ""Sing Tao Daily" has never had its own paper factory. Will it open a paper factory in the later stage, which will hinder the sales of the paper factory."

"It's not a big problem, and it's even a bit unnecessary to worry about." Zou Huaiwen said: "Boss Hu has his own factory to manage, and the sales of Panacea Oil are so good. It's better to do a good job in medicine than in the paper industry. The factories are all intensive industries. It is impossible for one boss to manage two factories, not to mention that Boss Hu's pharmaceutical factory is a cornucopia, and it is only a fool who came to run a paper factory."

"He invested in and founded the "Sing Tao Daily" because he wanted to get rid of the shackles of the asset-heavy industry. You know, factories are considered asset-heavy industries. Buying land requires money, building factories requires money, and recruiting workers requires money, but magazines and newspapers are asset-light. For the industry, editors, reporters and writers only need to rent an office building, write a good newspaper and contact a paper factory for printing.”

Paper mills and printing are two closely related industries, and the machines used are different, but now paper mills will include printing business.

All you need is for the newspaper to deliver the new editions that have been sorted out, from white paper to finished newspapers leaving the factory. Of course, there are also professional printing factories that undertake all kinds of odd orders, or newspapers operate their own printing machines. Paper factories always have a large number of large orders. of.

Zou Huaiwen said this passage very professionally: "Whether the owners of the newspapers and magazines they run are businessmen or literati, apart from political factors, everyone is interested in the asset-light nature of the newspaper, which is low in cost, rich in profits, and fast in turnover. No matter how much money you have, brains and contacts are enough, and a little bit of talent is the best."

"People like them would rather order paper from a paper mill every day than start a paper mill. Management can give them a headache, but I can."

Zou Huaiwen said very confidently: "I studied journalism at university, and I know how to interview and understand English. I worked for Shenbao in Shanghai. If you want me to sit in the office and write news, it's fine. If you want me to go to the factory to manage printing, typesetting, and accounting No problem."

He Dingxian was still very sure of Zou Huaiwen's ability, and took out a newspaper in his arms and put it on the table: "This is the "Sunday South China Morning Post" last month. There was a fire at a paper factory in the New Territories, which caused a total of ten deaths. , the factory owner was beaten and disabled, and he could only sit in a wheelchair for the rest of his life."

When Zou Huaiwen saw the newspaper, his pupils shrank suddenly, and he looked at the other party in surprise.

He Dingxian just had enough food and drink, put down his chopsticks, lit a cigarette, and said in a puff, "Are you surprised that I found this newspaper?"

"It's even more surprising that I know English!"

Zou Huaiwen said eloquently: "I am very surprised, but it just shows your talent, and you will definitely not lose money if you cooperate in the paper mill business."

When Zou Huaiwen came to him to discuss the acquisition of the paper mill business last month, he began to search for relevant information. On the one hand, he searched through his contacts in the police force, and on the other hand, he searched for it in newspapers.

Zou Huaiwen himself is a news editor-in-chief. If there is any special news, there is a high probability that it will come from the news circle, and it may be possible to find out the news.

"South China Morning Post" is the earliest English-language newspaper in Hong Kong. It was founded in 1903. Its special issue on Sunday is called "Sunday South China Morning Post". .

This newspaper strongly criticized the fire in the New Territories paper factory, claiming that the villagers deliberately set the fire on fire, and claimed that the disobedience of the New Territories villagers was the main reason for the delay in reclamation in the New Territories.

The opposite is the English-language newspaper "English Standard" affiliated to "Sing Tao Daily". It was founded two years ago, written by Chinese, and its position is biased toward Chinese.

He Dingxian didn't find out the relevant cases in the police force, but saw the relevant news in the newspapers, so he would investigate to the end and understand the matter clearly. If he can't even collect information well, doing business will only be for people.

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He Dingxian raised his neck, blew out the cigarette, flicked his fingers, shook the ashes on the table with a disdainful expression, looked directly at Zou Huaiwen in front of him and said, "You asked me to take over the paper factory together, are you trying to cheat me out of money, or Want to collude with people to harm me."

"You know, I'm a policeman, and the policeman is from the Jianghu. He has many enemies, and I don't miss you alone." There was no murderous intent in his tone.

Zou Huaiwen swallowed his saliva, showing timidity on his face, blushing and insisting: "I'm not trying to lie to you, it's just that no cooperation has been reached, and the business opportunity needs to be kept secret."

"In addition, my capital is small, so I need to get more shares. The market is considered a fraud at best, not a fraud!"

He Dingxian stared straight at Zou Huaiwen and said: "Fraud and deceit are the same, but you are a young talent. If you didn't help me last time, I would give you a shot first, okay?" Let you know, I hate when people lie to me."

"Now, take a look at this newspaper again and see if you can see any business opportunities?"

Zou Huaiwen's expression was a little frightened, his eyes dodged when he heard the words, and finally he reached for the newspaper and read it over and over again. He didn't see any business-related news, but more political-related news.

His eyes turned back to the news about the arson case at the paper factory. The news said that the New Territories Police Station had caught the criminal. something deep.

"You mean that the villagers in the New Territories are unwilling to buy wood from the paper mills in the countryside, and they are unwilling to accept sewage polluting the farmland, which led to the arson case?"

Zou Huaiwen said tentatively.

He Dingxian was noncommittal, but said: "This factory is the first paper factory to move to the New Territories. The reason for moving to the New Territories is that there is insufficient wood in Kowloon and Hong Kong Island. However, this kind of thing happened in less than half a year of production, which only represents one thing. Things, the cost of the paper industry is going to rise."

Hong Kong Island actually has a large area of ​​mountains and trees, but after the initial reclamation, Kowloon and Hong Kong Island have set up park protection in recent years and planned areas where logging is prohibited. There is still some forestry near Kip Mei, and the raw materials for paper mills can only be obtained from the New Territories. If the villagers in the New Territories do not allow logging, there are only two ways, one is to add enough money, and the other is to import from abroad.

When Zou Huaiwen heard the news that the raw materials of the paper industry were about to rise, his heart suddenly turned cold, and he felt that his first venture in his life would die prematurely.

In He Dingxian's view, it is good news!

(End of this chapter)