Chapter 510: Blowing and Beating
As Lin Hao's Eternal Star acquired Jiayi TV, Lin Hao's identity was naturally exposed to everyone.

It was only then that the people of Hong Kong Island realized that there was a tycoon like Lin Hao hiding underwater.

Therefore, he was affectionately called the "TV King" by the people of Hong Kong Island.

"TV King?" Lin Hao smiled, then threw the newspaper on the desk and muttered to himself: "You guys are too lacking in imagination!"

"Mr. Lin, all the middle and senior management and leading actors of Jiayi are here!" said Ms. Liang, the original general manager of Jiayi.

Lin Hao smiled and nodded and said, "Okay, let's go over there!"

Afterwards, Lin Hao and Ms. Liang came to the largest conference room in Jiayi, and everyone in the conference room immediately stood up to greet Lin Hao.

Lin Hao pressed his hand and said:

"Everyone sit down, don't be shy!"

As he spoke, Lin Hao strode to the president's seat at the long table and sat down. The others were relieved to see that Lin Hao was so amiable.

Lin Hao looked at several familiar actors in the conference room and his mind began to wander.

In just three years, Jiayi has cultivated countless behind-the-scenes talents and screen actors and actresses.

According to the original trajectory, after ATV went bankrupt, they joined the two major TV stations, ATV and TVB, and wrote the prelude to the glory of Hong Kong TV dramas. Later, most of the actors were active in Hong Kong TV dramas.

Jiayi was at its peak at that time, so many talents of all kinds who would become extremely famous in the future gathered in Jiayi, such as Xu Ke in front of him.

Xu Ke initially worked as a producer and director at TVB, and later moved to ATV after it started broadcasting.

He became famous overnight with Gu Long's TV series "The Golden Sword", which became a turning point in his directorial career.

There was also the future famous Huang Zhan, a talented and genius in film and television lyrics and music production, who was also working for Jiayi at this time.

At this time, Michelle Yim was definitely the leading actress of Jiayi. Michelle Yim's version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" was also the first Jin Yong TV series, which caused a sensation in Hong Kong after it was broadcast.

Even later when she joined ATV, she was still the undisputed number one actress, and the only one who could compete with her was TVB's Wang Mingquan.

Michelle Yim is also considered to be the earliest "Rong'er" on the screen, and the title "Pretty Huang Rong" comes from her.

However, due to the bankruptcy of Jiayi, later generations regarded the 83 version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" as the first Jin Yong drama, and regarded Weng Meiling as the most classic Huang Rong.

Little did people know that this version of Huang Rong just looks like Michelle Yim. Of course, it is true that Maggie Cheung’s version of Huang Rong does have her own unique qualities.

Of course, from Lin Hao's perspective, Michelle Yim's version of The Legend of the Condor Heroes was still quite childish in terms of plot, but Lin Hao found that he could actually get into it, and surprisingly felt that it was much better than some later versions.

Second only to Michelle Yim is Wei Qiuhua, who was the second leading actress after Michelle Yim during the Jiayi period, and her appearance is not inferior to Michelle Yim.

After ATV went bankrupt, she joined ATV. Her most classic role was "Tanaka Sakurako" in "Huo Yuanjia". Finally, she joined TVB and played Huang Rong in the Louis Koo version of "The Return of the Condor Heroes".

There is also Wen Xue'er, who has practiced martial arts since childhood and has mastered martial arts. She joined the film and television industry in the mid-70s and was an artist under Shaw Brothers Film Company in the early days. At the age of less than 16, she was the first choice for Shaw Brothers' martial arts films.

In 1976, ATV was established and Janice Man joined ATV and became the leading actress of ATV together with Michelle Yim.

There are also relatively unknown figures such as Zheng Yuling and Yang Panpan, whose careers have just started to pick up. They have developed well later, but are still inferior to the first three.

In addition to these actresses, there are also several popular young actors, all of whom are faces that Lin Hao is quite familiar with.

For example, Paul Chun, Kenneth Tsang, Liu Dan, Liu Jiang, Fung Cui-fan, Kaohsiung, and Chen Hui-min (Chen Hui-lin's uncle).

At first glance, there are all handsome guys. Seeing these faces is so familiar. They have appeared in many classic film and television dramas, whether as the protagonist or supporting role.

But it was precisely because they had participated in so many Hong Kong TV movies that Lin Hao couldn't remember for a moment what their representative works were.

Of course, the biggest reason is that Lin Hao is not from the same era as them. When their works were being produced, Lin Hao was not even born yet.

But when Lin Hao watched them on TV and in movies, they no longer played the role of handsome young men.

However, they left a deep impression on the audience with their superb acting skills and outstanding temperament. Therefore, after ATV went bankrupt, they moved to ATV and TVB and are still doing well.

In the entire conference room, what Lin Hao was most attracted by was not these handsome and beautiful actors, but someone else.

That was Zhou Liang Shu (I can’t write his full name because he is a political figure) who had just called Lin Hao to a meeting.

He is also a truly capable person. When ATV fell into trouble in 1978, Zhou Liangshu joined TVB and ATV to turn the tide.

Then a wave of poaching began, and along with Leung Suk-yee came important TVB staff.

Including Liu Tianci (assistant to the general manager and creative supervisor), Shi Shaoming (program director), Lu Guozhan (program promotion director), Ye Jiexin (production director), and Lin Xuhua (information collection manager).

In addition, many famous artists and directors jumped ship, and most of the actors in the long-running TV series "Family Changes" also changed their positions.

Zhou Liangshu spared no effort and launched the "July Offensive". However, Hong Kong Yingzhengfu had already begun to investigate Jiayi's financial problems.

Before the "July Offensive", A&F artistes came out in large numbers and paraded in floats in the scorching hot weather, visiting 7 districts across Hong Kong to promote A&F programmes, and newspapers also sold a lot of advertisements.

Unfortunately, despite the offensive, the results were mediocre. Although there were good dramas, the cost was extremely high.

The top management therefore had to operate to stop the bleeding, and Zhou Liang Shuyi was forced to resign. Fortunately, it was finally intercepted by Lin Hao, so Zhou Liang Shuyi was very grateful to Lin Hao.

Looking at everyone looking at him, Lin Hao said:

"Okay, I won't waste any more time on small talk. I'm going to talk about three main things today!"

Seeing that everyone immediately quieted down, Lin Hao said:

"First, I have not given up on Jiayi. Not only that, I will even take out 20 million US dollars to increase investment in Jiayi, so everyone does not have to worry about their future."

"Not only that, I will also purchase a batch of equipment, such as satellite receiving equipment, cameras, projectors, recording equipment, etc., to replace the old playback and recording equipment!"

"Hualalalalah~!" Then the front and backstage staff of Jiayi TV immediately started discussing excitedly. They didn't expect that the new boss was so rich and willing to spend money.

"Knock, knock, knock~" Lin Hao knocked on the desk with his fingers, making a knock, knock, knock sound. When everyone was quiet, Lin Hao continued, "Second, I will not investigate the past funding issues, but in view of the problems that have occurred before, I will send financial personnel to supervise the flow of funds."

"They will review your use of funds, but will not interfere with your reasonable use."

Looking at the flashing eyes of those people in the conference room, although it is said that if the water is too clear, there will be no fish, Lin Hao still needs to knock these guys, so he warned:
"For example, a straw hat costs hundreds of Hong Kong dollars, and a set of ancient costumes costs thousands of Hong Kong dollars. Don't bring it up to make a fool of yourself. I am more experienced in this kind of thing than you. The key point is that I hate people fooling me like this!"

"So, before someone does these things, they must think about the consequences and how they will face Mr. Steven, one of the most powerful lawyers in Hong Kong, for such a small amount of money."

At this time, Steven stood up from Lin Hao's side and said:
"My name is Steven. I believe some of you know me. From now on, I will send a partner lawyer to Jiayi. If you have any legal matters that you cannot solve, you can come to me for consultation."

At this time, the entire conference room was silent, and some people were even more silent, because every word Lin Hao said hit their pain points. Knowing that this was the last chance given by the boss, most of them gave up their own little thoughts.

Finally, Lin Hao said, "One last thing. Your salary will not change, but in the next three months, I will have someone evaluate your abilities."

"If he does a good job, I will give him a 10% to 50% salary increase. That means the capable will be promoted and the mediocre will be demoted. Whether you can seize the opportunity depends on you!"

"Clap, clap, clap~!" Everyone immediately applauded, fully supporting Lin Hao's policy.

Lin Hao calmed down the excited employees, and then said to the actors on the other side:

"I mean all the actors are included. Besides that, I will give all the contracted actors a chance. Next, the company will launch a large number of projects."

"And I will give each of you a fair chance. Everyone will be the hero or heroine once. Of course, you will also need to play supporting roles at other times!"

With Lin Hao's series of future plans, everyone was very excited. Especially when they had just experienced major changes, Lin Hao was like a shot of adrenaline, making everyone full of confidence in the future.

In fact, Lin Hao’s method is not complicated. It consists of three steps: appeasement - threat - comfort. Although simple, it is very effective.

After resolving Jiayi's problem, Lin Hao immediately fulfilled his promise and directly invested 2000 million US dollars.

However, due to the need for reform and the fact that the broadcasting and filming equipment has not yet been purchased, the TV station is still broadcasting the previous programs.

But inside, Jiayi's series of reforms, when Lin Hao and Zhou Liangshu were offline, were launched vigorously.

The first thing was to open a second channel and move the educational time to the second channel. So after Lin Hao came up with various ideas, Jiayi Channel 2 asked various departments to start filling in the content.

It has opened up a series of solutions such as life tips, real-time news, and the introduction of some excellent foreign films. After the shooting and playback equipment is updated in the future, it will definitely surprise people.

Channel One was already thriving, so there weren't any major moves. Instead, at Lin Hao's suggestion, it added two variety shows...

Just when Jiayi was undergoing a vigorous reform, Lin Hao invited all of Jiayi's actors to dinner together. Lin Hao's many promises had calmed the emotions of this group of actors.

But Lin Hao was too unfamiliar to them, so Lin Hao used the excuse of having dinner with them to get closer to them and get to know them better.

Lin Hao sat between Michelle Yim and Wei Qiuhua and was also warmly welcomed by everyone, who came forward to toast him.

There is no way, since Lin Hao is an amiable sponsor.

To be honest, Lin Hao is not very familiar with the actresses around him. Although they are very famous now, all Lin Hao knows about them is just a few cold lines of text in later generations.

Now that the real person is by his side, Lin Hao is somewhat excited. To be able to become a famous Hong Kong star of his generation, his appearance must be extraordinary.

Especially when the aesthetic of this era tends to be normal, it is different from later generations, where the aesthetic of later generations tends to be short, thin and flat, at least it looks that way, and basically the beauty is stereotyped.

The aesthetics of this era are one in a million, a hundred flowers bloom, and they tend to be more healthy and elegant.

For example, the selection of Miss Hong Kong is not just a simple beauty pageant. Education, temperament and knowledge are all plus points. This is why there are always one or two Miss Hong Kong who are not particularly good-looking but can still win the championship.

Of course, this is not to say that the Miss Hong Kong pageant is fair and just, but that this is the aesthetic of this era.

For example, the many actresses in mainland China at this moment are all beautiful in their own ways, and most of them are unforgettable after just one glance.

Just as Lin Hao was toasting with everyone, Yang Panpan, who had just turned 20, and Zheng Yuling, 22, who were sitting at the edge, were looking at Lin Hao.

The two of them noticed at the same time that each other's eyes were fixed on the same person, so they looked at each other, their hearts filled with turbulent waves.

Then the two of them just exchanged glances and instantly formed an alliance.

Wen Xueer, who was standing aside, looked at the two people who reached an agreement in an instant, and made a secret decision in her heart.

However, ideals are perfect, but reality is cruel. Michelle Yim and Wei Qiuhua are not fools, and they did not give them any chance.

After Lin Hao got drunk, Michelle asked in Lin Hao's ear:

"Mr. Lin, are you drunk?"

Lin Hao was half drunk and half awake, and he supported the person next to him and said:

"I'm not drunk, let's continue drinking!"

"Okay, okay, you're not drunk! How about we send you home and then drink with you!" For a drunk person, there is no bad intention, so Wei Qiuhua could only go along with the comfort and send the person home first.

Then the two continued to ask:

"Where is your home? Let us take you back!"

"My home, my home is right here~?" Lin Hao got stuck and paused before asking, "Wait, which home are you asking about?"

In the end, Michelle Yim and Wei Qiuhua sent Lin Hao back home.

It’s not the house in the Mid-Levels villa, but a villa that Lin Hao bought in Kowloon. Don’t ask Michelle Yim and Wei Qiuhua how they knew about it.

Asking is fate!

Late at night in Kowloon, the place is bustling with music, sounds of gongs and drums.

By noon, the sunlight had already spread into Lin Hao's bedroom, even making the whole bedroom a little hazy.

(End of this chapter)