Chapter 225 Vancouver

In the ATV conference room, Liu Zhicheng is convening the ATV management to hold an office meeting.

It would be fine if Liu Zhicheng didn't take action, but when he did, he made a big splash by planning a TV program and a large-scale drama.

All management believe that these are guarantees of ATV's ratings.

At this time, Liu Zhicheng had already completely taken control of ATV, and even Zhou Liang Shuyi knew that Liu Zhicheng was not giving her all the management power.

Although she is the president of ATV, many department heads will report directly to Liu Zhicheng when he comes to the company.

Liu Zhicheng called on Zhou Liang Shuyi by name and said, "It's been a few months. Come and report on the progress of the poaching."

Chow Liang Suk-yee nodded and said, "At present, we have signed TVB's famous actors such as Wang Mingquan, Lydia Shum, Adam Cheng, Eric Tsang, Li Xiangqin, Wai Ka-fai, etc.
Felix Wong, Lawrence Ng, Simon Yam, Tsang Wah-qian, Idy Chan, Michelle Yim and others have already agreed to join the cast. Behind the scenes are Wai Ka-fai and Chiu Chun-keung.

As Zhou Liang Shuyi gave her report, everyone present was surprised. They had not expected that Zhou Liang Shuyi would almost hollow out TVB.

Wow, Chow Liang Suk-yee opened the tap and it really worked.

Many people, both in front of and behind the scenes, came here for Liu Zhicheng's name. Everyone knew that Liu Zhicheng was the richest man and a famous tycoon.

It seems that money is the most effective.

Liu Zhicheng asked: "Has anyone from our ATV been poached?"

Zhou Liang Shuyi said quickly: "Fortunately, Chairman, you were well prepared and gave everyone a 30% salary increase in advance, and talked to everyone one by one.

Therefore, very few people left, and they were all positions with little impact.”

Liu Zhicheng smiled and said: "Talent is our greatest hope for a comeback. I know that many of you sitting here have received invitations from Uncle Six.

But I would say that ATV is definitely the best choice at the moment, because TVB has a wealth of talent and the competition is fierce.

Don't worry about the salary. Wireless can afford it, and so can I. If you come to me privately, I will agree.

Afterwards, just pretend that it never happened. I mean what I say, and I am definitely not the kind of person who goes back on his word."

Some high-level officials looked away for a moment, but soon returned to normal and expressed their loyalty.

Then Liu Zhicheng said, "Okay, it's settled. You must not embarrass me in the future."

Under the strong pressure from Liu Zhicheng, it is highly unlikely that ATV’s middle and senior management will leave easily.

"Variety Show Department, how are the preparations for 'The Prize Master' going?" Liu Zhicheng began to plan the work.

In Hong Kong, TV series are also called TV programs, which made Liu Zhicheng feel uncomfortable, so he changed the original program department into the variety show department; and the TV drama department was called the drama department.

Li Zhuanglie, Director of the Variety Department, said: "All preparations are ready and we can start recording at any time!"

Liu Zhicheng immediately said, "Let's start the official broadcast in late June!"

At present, ATV uses the "Third Degree Theater" for TVB's "Happy Tonight" program, which specializes in showing tense, exciting, and bloody blockbusters.

He also poached some of the cast members, breaking up the "Happy Tonight" team.

Next, Liu Zhicheng asked, "Can the drama series "Big Times" be broadcast on July 1st?"

To put it bluntly, Liu Zhicheng has told the story clearly, and the screenwriter only needs to add details according to the outline, and can even write while filming!
Li Zhaoxiong, director of the drama department, said: "No problem, the script, actors and director are all in place."

Liu Zhicheng asked, "Who will be the producer?"

Xu Xiaoming raised his hand and said, "It's me!"

Liu Zhicheng nodded with satisfaction. This Xu Xiaoming was no ordinary person. He was the program director of TVB in his previous life. In order to keep him, Liu Zhicheng had a heart-to-heart talk with him.

"President Liang, although you are responsible for coordinating the overall situation, your focus is on the beauty pageant and the Olympic live broadcast. Tell us about the preparations for this year!"

Zhou Liang Shuyi's husband's surname was Zhou, and she herself was called Liang Shuyi, so she changed her name to Zhou Liang Shuyi after marriage. Hong Kong is an old traditional place, and large families are even more "traditional".

Zhou Liang Shuyi reported seriously: "The Miss Asia beauty pageant has been very successful in the past few years. This year we have added funds and will go abroad for filming. This year's production will be even bigger.

As for the Olympic broadcast, according to the convention, both of our TV stations will still broadcast it. As for the hosts of the Olympic program, I am also going to invite Liu Jiajie and Gu Jiyun!"

The arrangement was very professional and the work was done very seriously, which made everyone nod their heads frequently. Liu Zhicheng nodded and said, "Well, let them work together!"

.........

Friday, June 6rd.

A long convoy drove towards Kai Tak Airport. In a presidential RV, Liu Zhicheng was giving instructions to Yang Minli.

This time he went to the Maple Leaf Country for an inspection, a trip of almost ten days, and it was inevitable that he was a little worried about Hong Kong, his base camp.

Of course, there are no management problems in the companies under Liu Zhicheng, as they all adopt a management model that combines Chinese and Western methods.

Unlike many Hong Kong family-owned businesses, Liu Zhicheng has never served as general manager of any of his companies, which means that the general manager can take on big responsibilities.

What's more, the management of these companies have long been able to manage the companies even when Liu Zhicheng is not in Hong Kong.

From now on, Liu Zhicheng felt that he really needed to have some fun. Otherwise, what was the point of making so much money?

On this trip to Los Angeles, Liu Zhicheng brought a woman, two assistants, two male bodyguards, two female bodyguards, and himself, a total of eight people.

As for his subordinates, they had already conducted an advance inspection in Maple Leaf Country.

At this time, Hongli Company had already established offices in Los Angeles, New York, and Toronto, and took on the role of investment pioneer for the Liu family and the Liu family businesses.

For example, the investment in the hotel industry in Maple Leaf Country was proposed by Hongli Investment, then the senior management of Huangpu Hotel went to inspect, and finally Liu Zhicheng made the final decision.

Hongli Investment can obtain a commission to maintain the operation of the company. After all, Hongli Investment's annual expenditure is now 3000 million Hong Kong dollars.

Every round of stock market crash and real estate plunge is an opportunity for Liu Zhicheng to strengthen his strength!
When the Boeing 747 arrived at Vancouver Airport, many people came to greet it.

Smith, the head of Hongli Investments North America, pointed to the 50-year-old white man and said, "Boss, this is Thomas, the general manager of the Constellation Hotel!"

"Mr. Liu, we have arranged a villa to welcome you!" Thomas was a shrewd man. He had heard about the acquisition of Constellation Hotel by Liu Zhicheng, the richest Chinese man. Therefore, he did not dare to underestimate Liu Zhicheng and received him with the courtesy of a subordinate.

Liu Zhicheng nodded and said, "Well, let's go to the hotel first and talk later!"

Everyone quickly got on a fleet of Rolls-Royces and arrived at the villa arranged by Thomas.

.........

The villa has a terrace where guests can dine.

While eating exquisite food, you can enjoy the beautiful sunset and feel the North American style.

Liu Zhicheng sighed, this is how to enjoy life. There are beautiful scenery and beautiful women.

"Brother Cheng, I am so happy on this trip!" Guan Jiahui looked at the scenery outside and fell into a poetic mood. Liu Zhicheng smiled and said, "This is the charm of the US dollar!"

Suddenly, Guan Jiahui's poetic and picturesque mood was destroyed.

"Brother Cheng! Can you please not talk about money at this time? Although I also know that it is impossible to enjoy these things without money."

It is impossible to ask Liu Zhicheng not to talk about money. He is so poor that money is all he has.

"Silly girl, we can only enjoy a better life if we make more money! Just now, when Thomas introduced the villa to me, what was my first thought? Do you know?"

Guan Jiahui said honestly: "Then I must want to buy one too!"

Liu Zhicheng shook his head and said, "I am thinking of buying several sets for you, and I will also buy a super large villa covering an area of ​​dozens of acres, so that I can enjoy life."

Guan Jiahui was stunned at once.

My man is so ambitious!
But think about it, this man was so young, but he started from scratch and became the richest man in Hong Kong.

Now they are expanding overseas with full confidence. Guan Jiahui can’t believe how huge the wealth in the future will be.

Guan Jiahui suddenly asked: "Brother Cheng, since I met you, I found that you are very confident in yourself, and you are always victorious no matter what business you are in.

I suddenly felt that I couldn't do anything except give birth to a child for you, and I felt a little useless!"

Liu Zhicheng was stunned. This woman's demeanor suddenly changed. She seemed a little depressed!

"Then have one."

After the two of them had some fun in the villa, they decided to take a shower!

An erotic scene is taking place in the oversized bathtub.

The next day, the weekend.

After enjoying the delicious morning, Liu Zhicheng did not rush to work, but walked with the beauty in the yard of the villa.

"How did I perform last night?"

"Don't say it!" Guan Jiahui said coquettishly.

Liu Zhicheng laughed out loud. To be honest, having this skill is what he is most grateful to God for.

As long as you exercise a little restraint, you won't have to worry about needing a kidney transplant in the future.

In the morning, Guan Jiahui went to see her mother, while Liu Zhicheng came to the Hongli Investment office in Vancouver, where all senior staff from North America had gathered.

Currently, Hongli Investment has a total of 23 employees in North America, all of whom are elite talents; and the annual operating cost of Hongli Investment as a whole has exceeded 3000 million Hong Kong dollars, which can be said to be a strong team.

How could Liu Zhicheng waste such a powerful team!

"Boss, welcome to North America"

"George, long time no see!"

George is the head of the Maple Leaf Country in Vancouver, and the North American region not only has financial investment business, but also commercial investment business.

The senior staff who came to attend the meeting today have all come to Hong Kong to report on their work, so Liu Zhicheng is very familiar with them.

There are a total of seven senior staff in the North American region, three of whom are Chinese. After all, Hongli Investment is essentially a private investment company of a Chinese family.

Since 1984, the wave of immigration from Hong Kong to the Maple Leaf Country began.

Vancouver, as the Asia-Pacific gateway of the Maple Leaf Country, has accepted a large number of Hong Kong immigrants, bringing significant changes to the city's racial structure.

This year, Superman Lee, together with Lee Shau-kee, Cheng Yu-tung and the Imperial Bank of Canada, acquired the development project of the Vancouver World Expo site for 5 million Canadian dollars.

This project is equivalent to a city within a city. It can be expected that once it is launched, it will be very attractive to Hong Kong people who immigrate to Canada.

Today, Liu Zhicheng convened an office meeting in Vancouver, mainly to discuss the acquisition of the Constellation Hotel in Vancouver.

This is a four-star executive hotel, and Constellation Hotels is the largest executive hotel group in Canada, with four hotels totaling more than 900 rooms.

The so-called executive hotel is a customer-themed hotel developed to meet the needs of administrative customers.

Provide a full range of star-rated hotel services including front desk, guest rooms, conferences, catering, entertainment, and business.

It has executive function facilities to meet the needs of executive customers. Compared with hotels of the same grade, its apartment size is larger and is generally a suite.

It can better meet the needs of administrative customers for transportation, aviation, communications during their travels, as well as meetings, exhibitions, business communications, negotiations and other administrative activities in the hotel.

Rather than saying that Liu Zhicheng came to Vancouver to inspect the Constellation Hotel, it would be more accurate to say that he was inspecting the social environment in Vancouver.

Vancouver, Los Angeles, and San Francisco are all located on the west coast of North America, not very far away from each other. Liu Zhicheng plans to make these three cities his family's base.

The hotel industry in Vancouver is still much better than that in the United States.

So after inspecting the four-star Constellation Hotel in Vancouver, Liu Zhicheng immediately decided to buy 51% of the company's shares.

Constellation Hotel Group is a Canadian listed company, and its major shareholder currently holds only more than 30% of the shares.

So once you purchase it, you have to buy the remaining shares from the stock market.

There will be no impact on Chinese people buying Canadian listed companies, as long as you have money, it will not be a problem.

Two days later, Liu Zhicheng and the major shareholders of Constellation Group signed an equity transaction agreement, and Whampoa Hotel officially took over the hotel group.

The management team of Whampoa Hotel had been waiting in Vancouver for a long time, so the handover will be very smooth.

After the agreement was signed, Liu Zhicheng held a meeting with the management of Huangpu Hotel in the conference room.

Liu Zhicheng said: "Everyone knows that after I acquire a listed company, I will never continue to operate it in the same way as before. That is not my style.

I have a metric called 'acquisition digestion' until 'profit expansion' to be considered a real success. So, for the subsequent rectification of Constellation Group, you should give us a plan as soon as possible!"

Dong Yonggang quickly gave a report. He had been in contact with this hotel for almost two months and had already made some plans.

"The Constellation Hotel has performed well in recent years, but there are still many areas that can be improved. For example, the three-star hotel in Ottawa needs to be renovated."

Liu Zhicheng nodded and added: “Also, with the increase in Chinese immigration to Canada in just a few years, we still need to increase investment in hotels.

We can invest in a few more hotels through the listed company, Constellation Hotels. Of course, we are not rebuilding from scratch.

Instead, we will expand our scale by acquiring, renovating, and incorporating into the Constellation Group!"

(End of this chapter)