Chapter 239 Tsuen Wan Whampoa City

ATV began to publish advertisements for trainee selection on its own station and in various newspapers, which attracted a lot of attention in Hong Kong.

The so-called trainee selection is different from the artist training class. The trainee selection requires boys and girls aged 15 to 18. Once selected, they need to train for more than two years before they can make their debut.

However, once you are selected as a trainee of ATV, not only will you have food and accommodation provided, but you will also receive a certain amount of basic subsidies.

Because of this, many poor families are planning to send their children to participate in trainee selections, in the hope that if they become stars in the future, the whole family can enjoy the benefits.

Liu Zhicheng came to the YG Entertainment headquarters, which was not the ATV headquarters building because there was no room there.

Instead, it is an office space rented in an old building near Broadcast Avenue. However, the area is quite large, with three floors and more than 3 square feet.

"Boss, you're here!" Yu Xiaoming, general manager of YG Entertainment, came forward and said respectfully.

Liu Zhicheng nodded and said, "Take me on a tour and meet our YG team!"

"Well, boss, this way please!"

Walking into a dance studio, several male and female dance teachers seemed to be practicing and discussing. They were startled when they saw Liu Zhicheng coming.

"Hi boss!"

Liu Zhicheng nodded, and Yu Xiaoming introduced him!

"Everyone, the dances taught by our YG Entertainment are different except for the basic moves. We want group dances for boy bands and girl bands. Has Manager Yu explained this to you?"

All the dance teachers nodded!
Yu Xiaoming quickly said, "They have also choreographed dances for female and male groups recently. Boss, would you like to enjoy them and see if they are of similar styles?"

Liu Zhicheng smiled and said, "Of course we have to watch. Although everyone may be a master dancer, they must have our style!"

The male and female dance teachers quickly began to discuss and then started to prepare for the performance.

When the music started, I saw that the dance performed by these dance teachers was indeed a little different from the current dance in Hong Kong, and it looked a bit like the Korean boy and girl groups in the past.

It turned out that Liu Zhicheng had demonstrated privately with Yu Xiaoming, who then taught it to these dance teachers.

Because of this, the style route was determined.

Liu Zhicheng did not think there was anything wrong with his involvement. He was the chairman of the board of directors of ATV, and it was very normal for him to be involved in the work of the TV station.

Uncle Shaw was involved in everything at TVB, even participating in beauty pageants himself.

Moreover, Liu Zhicheng usually only realizes his ideas through senior executives, so he will not reveal that he is the founder of this dance technique.

"The dance of a girl group must be able to attract men's hormones, and the dance of a boy group must attract women's hearts. You should study it more! The overall style is correct, but it's not tasteful enough!"

"Okay, boss!"

Liu Zhicheng did not intend to embarrass himself in front of these people, but to discuss it with Yu Xiaoming later.

Next, Liu Zhicheng visited the music room, recording studio, etc. and was generally satisfied.

YG Entertainment is currently a test product and needs to proceed step by step.

After returning to the office and discussing with Yu Xiaoming, he left with satisfaction.

As soon as he arrived at the ATV office, Zhou Liangsuyi told Liu Zhicheng an astonishing news that TVB was preparing a pirated program called "Millionaire".

This is a big cake for ATV. The British Empire, Taiwan, Singapore and Thailand have not yet started to purchase the copyright, so how can piracy occur!

So Liu Zhicheng said: "You go and tell TVB first that if there is a copycat show of "Millionaire", we will hire a barrister from the UK and claim more than 2 million Hong Kong dollars.

Afterwards, you can spread the news in major media outlets and let everyone put pressure on you. In short, you must not let them broadcast it!"

Zhou Liang Shuyi nodded quickly and said, "I'll do it right away!"

The copyright of this program is very easy to identify. As long as TVB releases it this time, Liu Zhicheng will use the media to put pressure on them and make them notorious.

In the past two years, ATV's variety shows have directly crushed TVB, with exciting shows such as The Prize Master, Unguarded Tonight, Millionaire, The Voice of Hong Kong, and Comedians Save the Earth. Even the beauty pageants in the past two years were better than TVB's.

It is understandable that TVB is anxious, but Millionaire is a money-making tool, so Liu Zhicheng naturally has to have a good talk with Uncle Shaw.

TVB.

The elderly Uncle Shao is still working on the front line, and Fang Yihua walks into his office.

"Chairman, Sally Chow from ATV just came to see me!" said Mona Fong.

Uncle Shao raised his head and said calmly, "Is it about the Millionaire show?"

Fang Yihua was surprised and asked, "How did you know?"

Uncle Shao picked up the newspaper, handed it to Fang Yihua, and said, "The news that we are planning the Who is the Rich Man program has leaked out, and now it has even been exposed in the media!"

Fang Yihua took a look and said firmly: "Never mind, we are just learning from it!"

Uncle Shao shook his head and said, "If this becomes a big deal, the show may not get good ratings, and more importantly, TVB will be criticized!

The media all reported that Millionaire is a name card of Hong Kong culture. The tone is so high that we can’t sing against it! ”

Before deciding to copy Millionaire, ATV had not yet sold the copyright to America, so it just copied it.

Now, ATV has not only sold the copyright to the United States, but also said that many countries and regions are in negotiation. In this case, if Liu Zhicheng's cake is really touched, it would be strange if he does not fight hard.

Fang Yihua said somewhat unwillingly: "We just watched Asia Television and us evenly, it was really too frustrating.

I don’t know what those managers are doing. They can’t make better programs than others, but they still want to get high salaries!”

Shao Liushu looked at his confidante and said seriously: "Liu Zhicheng has contributed more than 50% to the success of ATV. It is useless to blame the people of TVB. You might as well reflect on yourself and work hard to lead everyone to make better programs.

At present, we have a slight advantage in TVB ratings, but we still account for 60% to 70% of the TV station's advertising fees.

ATV can’t keep producing good dramas all the time. I believe a person’s talent is limited.” Sixth Uncle made an insightful analysis.

Fang Yihua immediately understood and agreed, "Yes, I'll arrange it right away!"

After Fang Yihua left, Uncle Shao couldn't help but whispered, "Is there really a limit to talent? Whatever Liu Zhicheng does, it seems like he has divine help. He is simply an all-rounder." He couldn't help but worry, but he couldn't show it. As the brains of a listed company, he had to be as steady as a rock.

A few days later, the groundbreaking ceremony of the Citizens Mall was held grandly. Citizens Mall attached great importance to this project, and even the senior executives of the headquarters of the United States came to Hong Kong in person.

Because of the relationship with Citibank, many guests came to the groundbreaking ceremony, most of whom were partners of Citibank.

David Wilson was invited again by Steve, the head of Citibank Hong Kong, and even HSBC's Peter Pu Weiss was there.

The total construction cost of the Citizens Plaza is HK$22 billion, with interest of HK$7 million and land fees of HK$31 billion, for a total investment of HK$60 billion.

The construction cost of the entire project is relatively high, and it is naturally a first-class commercial building. Not only that, the building is designed with a fiber optic central communication system.

In the future, this building can easily be mistaken as a property of Wan Citic Securities. This was also one of Liu Zhicheng's original intentions, which was to hide his wealth.

After the grand groundbreaking ceremony, everyone enjoyed a banquet in the built area.

Liu Zhicheng is still the most popular figure. Although David Wilson is the boss of the Hong Kong government, he is not very important to foreign capital.

Instead, many people came to Liu Zhicheng, hoping to get to know him and have the possibility of cooperation. This was the case with John, a senior executive of the United States of America of Wan Citigroup.

"Mr. Liu, I've heard a lot about you. You're a well-known figure on Wall Street!" John said as he handed over his business card.

Some things cannot be hidden at all, for example, Liu Zhicheng is an expert in stock market speculation!
Liu Zhicheng returned the gift and said with a smile: "Mr. John, you are too kind. I have never even been to Wall Street, so how can I be so famous!"

After some polite words, John took the initiative to ask: "Does Mr. Liu plan to increase investment in the United States?"

Liu Zhicheng simply said: "Yes! But I haven't thought about the project yet. I will go to the United States to investigate next year!"

John immediately said happily: "Our Citigroup is a large financial group in the United States. If Mr. Liu needs any help or cooperation projects, you can contact me. I will definitely treat you warmly!"

Steve also added: "Mr. Liu, you have to believe in the strength of our Citigroup, and as far as I know, you have invested in some projects in the United States.
I know you are keen on Los Angeles and San Francisco. Coincidentally, Citi is the largest financial group on the West Coast. "

Although Citigroup's headquarters is in New York, it belongs to a consortium that emerged in the West, and Boeing is a company controlled by it.

Liu Zhicheng nodded. The wealthy people from Hong Kong are definitely very popular in Europe and the United States. Officials from various provinces in the Maple Leaf Country often visit Liu Zhicheng, hoping that he will invest in the Maple Leaf Country.

He did not refuse, but he always talked about the period after the 1990s. In fact, Liu Zhicheng had already accumulated a large network of contacts in Europe and the United States.

Next, some people came to Liu Zhicheng, and he greeted them with a smile and handled the situation very well.

It is hard to imagine that a young man in his twenties can be so calm and confident among a group of experienced people.

With this temperament, they can easily defeat the descendants of European and American aristocrats and consortiums.

If Liu Zhicheng knew about these thoughts, he would definitely look down on them. In his eyes, the so-called aristocrats in Europe and the United States are worthless.

He is a self-made tycoon, and he is located in the golden land of Hong Kong. What's more, what he is most proud of is the sense of superiority brought by his physical body.

Some people live for 80 years, so Liu Zhicheng can confidently say that he lives a more comfortable life than others in several lifetimes.

The next day, Liu Zhicheng came to the "Huangpu Tsuen Wan Plaza" area, accompanied by Hao Qingwen and others.

The land of "Tsuen Wan Plaza" was reclaimed from the original ferry terminal. It was a project developed by Sun Hung Kai in the previous life, but was snatched away by Liu Zhicheng in this life.

However, when Liu Zhicheng suddenly walked to the other side of the north road and looked at the vacant land on Yangwu Road, a very large project immediately came to his mind.

In the past, this area included Tsuen Wan Plaza, L'Atelier Tower 1 and 2, and Citywalk, which could be regarded as the commercial center of Tsuen Wan.

In particular, the investment in Nina Tower reached tens of billions, and it has the tallest building in Tsuen Wan with 88 floors, the first four- or five-star hotel, and a garden-style platform.

Liu Zhicheng asked Hao Qingwen: "Suppose we apply to the Hong Kong government to exchange the land here, saying that we want to develop a landmark in Tsuen Wan,

A comprehensive commercial building with the tallest building and the first five-star hotel in Tsuen Wan. It should be easy to exchange land, right? "

Hao Qingwen nodded and said, "This is a good thing for Tsuen Wan, and the Hong Kong government will definitely support it.

Moreover, the Hong Kong government intends to complete the exchange of land rights by 97, so there will be fewer land auctions in the New Territories in the future, and land exchange will gradually become the main method.

Liu Zhicheng immediately said, "Okay, give me these two plots of land. Then we will plan and build the three plots of land together to build a huge Tsuen Wan commercial complex with residences, office buildings, hotels, and gardens."

Hao Qingwen was surprised by his boss's big plan and asked, "Boss, how much are our funds?"

Liu Zhicheng immediately waved his hand and said confidently: "I have money, don't worry, at least I have money!"

Hao Qingwen nodded and continued, "The Hong Kong government stipulated that the shopping mall on the land of the old Tsuen Wan Pier must be put into use in 1992."

Liu Zhicheng smiled and said, "The construction of a large shopping mall over there as originally planned will not affect the project here. It's just an overall plan! In fact, we can even make an overall plan now."

Hao Qingwen no longer had any doubts.

In Liu Zhicheng's opinion, it is better to expand the project rather than get caught up in competition in the future. Tsuen Wan is the largest new town in Hong Kong and can definitely accommodate a large complex.

As for Chinachem Real Estate, since no one spends the money they make, it’s better not to invest!

After a brief inspection, Liu Zhicheng proposed: "The bus terminal, minibus terminal, and ferry terminal should all be set up in the shopping center over there, so as to attract people!"

Hao Qingwen immediately said confidently: "Okay!"

Liu Zhicheng added: "The minibus terminal and ferry terminal should be easy to handle."

Hao Qingwen replied: "Well, that's no problem. The ferry terminal is already here, and the minibus terminal is also easy to solve!"

Finally, Liu Zhicheng added: "If this is the case, the shopping mall built on the old pier land will be called 'Tsuen Wan New World', and the two plots of land here are Tsuen Wan Plaza and Tsuen Wan Plaza Phase II."

Hao Qingwen nodded and said, "Then we will organize our best troops and make unified plans as soon as possible. As for the land exchange, I will keep going!"

Liu Zhicheng nodded and said, "No matter how many years the Hong Kong government requires for this project to be completed, we can complete it on time."

"Okay, I know!"

After some communication, Liu Zhicheng could not help but investigate the surroundings again. Finally, he pointed out two plots of land with certainty, which could be used to build the first real commercial complex of Whampoa Group in Tsuen Wan. One plot of land would be mainly used to build a residential community, and the other plot of land would be used to build Whampoa Tsuen Wan Plaza.

(End of this chapter)