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    Hong Kong, Central, No. 1, Yunot Road Central, in the revolving restaurant on the top floor of Furama Hotel.  Shen Chong sat in the corner by the window, ignoring the beautiful night view of Victoria Harbor outside, and instead immersed himself in reading the latest issue of the Far Eastern Economic Review.  After he acquired this magazine, he has been standing still and never intervened. On the one hand, the quality of the magazine is indeed good enough. On the other hand, he knows a lot about the future economy. A few words can make many people overnight.  Suddenly rich, but why bother The world has changed a lot, and fanning its wings to add fuel to the flames will be detrimental to the future. Besides, he bought the Far Eastern Economic Review not to guide others to get rich, but to make key decisions at a critical moment.  Sometimes, it is used to shake the market.  The so-called talk loudly and speak sparingly, the less you say at ordinary times, the more weight it will have at critical times.  And now, there is a good target to start sharpening this publication - in this issue of "Far Eastern Economic Review", there is a large special report, the content is the myth of Jianing Group.  Shen Chong came out like a comet last year and was known as the "Shen Caishen". However, most of his businesses were in the United States. In Hong Kong, apart from toys, he had nothing to do. So in 1979, Hong Kong was the hottest business.  Among the giants, he is ranked third at most. The top two are Li Ka-shing, who acquired Hutchison Whampoa and pioneered the acquisition of British-owned groups by Chinese capital, and the other is Chen Songqing of Carinth Group.  According to reports in the special topic, Chen Songqing originally worked as a civil engineer in Singapore. After going bankrupt there, he came to Hong Kong in 2019 and was initially a real estate project manager. In 1975, he set up his own business and founded a real estate company, which he bought for 00,000.  A year later, he sold a piece of land to the relevant Hong Kong government at a price of 00,000. He made a fortune and got his first pot of gold. At the end of 1977, he registered and established the Jianing Group Company and began to invest in tourism and real estate.  , catering, hotels and other industries. By 1979, the assets of the Carnegie Group skyrocketed like a balloon, and they continued to make big moves, becoming the focus of the Hong Kong business community. For example, in September 1979, the Carnegie Group launched eight products in one go in Stanley.  Each of the duplex luxury residential villas sold for up to HKD 00,000, which was more than twice the market price. They were sold out in just a few days, causing a sensation in the city. At that time, Aunt Liu was very excited and went to Stanley to watch it.  I planned to invest in those villas, but in the end I hesitated again and again, but still couldn't bear the money, so I finally gave up.  In March, Jianing Group purchased 16 villas on Clear Water Bay Road at a cost of more than 10,000 Hong Kong dollars, setting a new record for the highest price of this batch of real estate properties.  Before this news could catch on, Carnegie Group made another big move and acquired the Capital Bank Building on Carnarvon Road in Tsim Sha Tsui. The transaction process was extremely exaggerated - the market price of this building was around 100 million. The seller's shareholders held a meeting to discuss whether  The quote is 400 million, or Ù£?  While he was struggling, Jianing Group directly offered a sky-high price of UR billion, which was more than 100 million higher than the seller's psychological price. This kind of courage to not take money as money even made Shen Chong, a time-traveling tycoon, feel ashamed  At the end of the year, Jianing Group made another big move. On March 31, it acquired a listed company at a price of U Hong Kong dollars per share, with a total value of 47.8 billion.  shares and became the controlling shareholder. In the past two years, the highest price of this company's shares was only HK$5 per share.  The matter is not over yet. After New Year's Day, on January 10, Chen Qingsong took action again and acquired the Golden Gate Building from the Land Group for HK$9.8 billion. This transaction was even more shocking than the acquisition of the Capital Bank Building. The Golden Gate Building was  It is one of the landmark buildings in Hong Kong. When the Land Group acquired it from Jardine Matheson and Matheson a year ago, in 1978, the price was only 1.5 billion. In just one year, it made more than 100 million  Ning Group and Chen Qingsong's successive large-scale investments have eclipsed Shen Chong's self-made legend. In addition, after returning from Huangshan, he turned to a low profile and refused to accept any interviews from Hong Kong media. After October, he even went to the mainland and  Traveling between the United States, so throughout the second half of the year, almost all reports from Hong Kong's business and economic media focused on Chen Qingsong.  After reading the report full of praise, Shen Chong closed the magazine, rolled it up, and tapped his palms lightly, thinking about how to maximize the use of Jianing Group.  Jianing Group is the flower of evil produced by Hong Kong's real estate bubble in the early 1990s. Everything about it is a castle built on sand, a glamorous mirage. Two years later, the local real estate bubble burst and Jianing  When the group went bankrupt, the amount involved exceeded 100 million Hong Kong dollars, and government litigation costs alone cost more than 10 million Hong Kong dollars. It was known as the largest case in Hong Kong and a classic case for future generations to study Hong Kong business activities.  One general can achieve great success, and Chen Qingsong, who is now enjoying unlimited fame, is the perfect stepping stone. If Shen Chong can speak at a critical moment to expose the bubble of Jianing Group, no one will dare to ignore him if he speaks in the future.  Oh Just as I was lost in thought, a gentle voice sounded.  "Mr. Shen?" Shen Chong looked up and saw a young woman with short hair, a red dress, and sunglasses standing in front of the table. He was stunned before he realized what he was doing. He quickly stood up and apologized.  Said: "Ms. Deng,Sorry, I was thinking about something and didn't notice you coming.  "You changed your hairstyle, and I didn't even recognize it at once." Shen Chong said, walked over, helped to pull out the chair, and said: "Please sit down." "Thank you." After Teresa Teng sat down, she said with a smile: "  My mother didn¡¯t like the big waves I had in the United States, so she cut them off when she returned to Taiwan. Has Mr. Shen been here for a long time? " "No, I just arrived."  Put it away and said: "I don't know what you like to eat. I only heard that the scenery here is good, so I chose this place." "Mr. Shen took the trouble." Teresa Teng took off her sunglasses and looked sideways at the night view outside the window.  Said: "It's pretty good here." Teresa Teng was twenty-six or seventeen years old at this time, which was the age when flowers were in full bloom. Her face was not absolutely beautiful, but her round apple face was very pleasing, and she had a calm and sweet temperament.  The gentle temperament is intoxicating.  Although they had met once in Los Angeles, Lily was present at that time, so the atmosphere was lively. But now that the two of them were alone, Shen Chong suddenly realized that he had nothing to talk about.  "Well, Miss Deng." After a slight cough, Shen Chong said: "Thank you for going to Boston to celebrate my uncle's birthday in July." "That's right, Mr. Shen doesn't need to thank me." Teresa Teng smiled slightly and said: "  Lily and I are good friends. Thanks to her taking care of us in Los Angeles, it¡¯s appropriate to wish our elders birthdays.¡± At this time, the waiter came over and after ordering the food, Shen Chong realized that Li Kaiyuan was right.  When facing celebrities, I don¡¯t know what to talk about, so it¡¯s better not to meet them Teresa Teng¡¯s voice is sweet, her words are gentle, and her every move is in line with the standards of a traditional Chinese lady. However, Shen Chong feels that she has a way of rejecting others.  Her unique temperament makes people feel that she can only be seen from a distance but cannot be approached, which is exactly the opposite of Brigitte Lin - Brigitte Lin is very heroic and has a strong aura on the surface, but after getting along for a while, she is very easy to talk to.  "By the way, Miss Deng." After the food was delivered, Shen Chong asked without saying anything: "When did you leave Los Angeles?" "Mid-December." Teresa Teng picked up the knife and fork very elegantly and said  : "Qingxia brought a letter from Director Song to me, saying that I could go home, so after staying with Qingxia in Los Angeles for two days, she returned to Taiwan. "How does it feel to go home?  " "It's very good, very comfortable. It's better to be at home.  Teresa Teng looked at him with a smile on her lips and said, "Mr. Shen is really a wise man. He predicted early that I would return to Taiwan at the end of the year."  " Shen Chong laughed and said: "You are just a fan of the authorities. In fact, the result of this matter can be easily seen.  " "Mr. Shen said it simply. I was scared to death at the time, and my parents were also confused.  Teresa Teng's eyes turned red as she thought of the past. After a while, she said, "Anyway, thank you Mr. Shen for your guidance at that time. Otherwise, I really don't know how I could have survived those few months."  " "It's over, don't think about it anymore.  Shen Chong picked up the wine glass, clinked it with her, took a sip, and said, "Director Song said you can go back. What conditions did he set?"  " "It's exactly the same as what Mr. Shen said at the beginning.  " Teresa Teng looked at him with bright eyes and said: "During the Spring Festival, I will go to the Kinmen front line to hold a labor concert to express condolences to the soldiers, and then the government will no longer pursue the passport incident.  " Shen Chong nodded and said nothing. After a while, he said: "Ms. Deng, your songs are very popular in the mainland now. Do you know?  " "I heard some rumors, but the specific situation is not very clear.  " "I was in the Mainland last year and heard a folk song.  Shen Chong cut the steak and said: "Listen to Old Deng during the day and listen to Xiao Deng's songs at night. You are on par with national leaders and are the most popular singers in the mainland." Teresa Teng heard this and looked at it with a somewhat bewildered look.  Shen Chong said nothing.  "Ms. Deng, have you ever thought about going to the mainland to hold a concert? One billion audiences, one billion applause, as a singer, is there anything more glorious than this?" Teresa Teng was a little confused and asked: "Can I go to the mainland?  "Of course not now." Shen Chong took a small bite of the steak and said, "Maybe it will be possible in a few years. Mainland China and Taiwan are both Chinese. Constant confrontation is not an option. Sooner or later, there will be exchanges and trade and navigation."  , communication will be available, why not go to the concert? " "But" Teresa Teng was born in a family of Kuomintang soldiers and couldn't turn around, "But this is impossible, right?" "It depends on manpower, nothing is impossible."  Shen Chong smiled, suddenly changed the subject, and said, "By the way, Miss Deng, I forgot to tell you a very unfortunate thing." Teresa Teng opened her eyes wide, showing a very appropriate doubt.  "I have acquired PolyGram from Hong Kong and established a cooperative relationship with PolyGram from Japan." Shen Chong said with a smile: "In a sense, you have??My staff.  "    "ah?  Teresa Teng exclaimed softly. She covered her lips with her hands and asked, "Is it true?"  " Shen Chong nodded with a smile. "In 19 years, Philips invented a compact tape for storing sound, but there were many formats of audio tapes at that time. Under the competitive pressure of Sony, Philips decided to release the cassette tape format for free.  Licensing, on the other hand, has the idea of ??vertical integration, and established a music record company through acquisition to open up the industrial chain and promote its own technical standards. This music record company is the famous Baoli.  RU has branches all over the world. Before being acquired by Universal in 1999, it was the oldest, most famous and largest record company in the world. PolyGram (Hong Kong) was very popular with RU later.  It is a music brand that is on par with the Rolling Stones. Since Shen Chong has influenced the Rolling Stones, he will not let it go. The Hong Kong branch of PolyGram was established in 1975. At that time, it was not large and had less than ten signed singers, but they were all.  Elites - In addition to Teresa Teng, there are Alan Tam, Sam Hui, Leslie Cheung, and Teddy Robin. As a Dutch company, Philips is naturally based in Europe. The Hong Kong market is small. At the same time, Cantonese pop music has not yet truly taken shape, and its profitability is limited.  Therefore, it was not taken seriously, and it was not difficult to acquire it. Shen Chong originally planned to get the Japanese PolyGram, but as the world's second largest economy, Japan has strong consumption power and is the home base of Sony, so Philips was reluctant to let it go.  But this is irrelevant, because of the "fake passport" incident, Teresa Teng was expelled by the authorities, her reputation was greatly damaged, and she was unable to enter Japan. Her contract with PolyGram Japan was basically a piece of waste paper. "Ms. Teng.  "Shen Chong put down the tableware and said: "As the boss, can I give you a suggestion? "Mr. Shen, please speak." "If you want to take your career further and become a world-class singer." Shen Chong said seriously: "I suggest  You stay away from political activities. If it is unavoidable, please try to downplay the conflict and use soft words. ""What do you mean, Mr. Shen?" "Like this time," Shen Chong twitched his lips and showed a sarcastic smile.  , and then said: "It is unavoidable in exchange for your return to Taiwan, but when you go to Kinmen, you can sing and dance, but it is best not to say some offensive or ideological remarks, such as  Counterattack on the mainland, the Three People's Principles, etc. After all, both sides of the Taiwan Strait are compatriots. Why bother fighting? Peace and exchanges are the direction of development. Seeing Teresa Teng's confusion, Shen Chong said again: "I."  You are a businessman, you are a singer, everyone is a small role, just earning some hard money to survive, why bother with politics, that is what bureaucrats who receive state money and food should do. "But Mr. Shen, in the military camp, it is.  Be sure to say something encouraging.  " "Just say some clich¨¦s like training well and serving the country bravely. That's no problem.  Shen Chong took the wine glass and said: "You just need to remember one thing, don't talk about the mainland. If you can do this, I can guarantee that in a few years, you can go to the mainland to hold a concert."  .  " Teresa Teng picked up the cup and took a sip, thoughtfully. "Ms. Deng, your English name comes from Mother Teresa, right?  " "Yes, she is the person I admire the most.  ¡± ¡°Mother Teresa won the Nobel Peace Prize last year.  "Shen Chong said with a smile: "Ms. Deng, if you can insist on communication and peaceful reunification across the Taiwan Strait, and work hard for it, maybe you can win this award in a few decades.  Hearing this, Teresa Teng covered her mouth and laughed. After laughing, she said: "Mr. Shen, what you said is too fantastic. How can I compare with Mother Teresa?"  Moreover, just now you were saying not to get involved in politics, and now you are urging me to do politics.  " "No one says you can't daydream at night.  Shen Chong also smiled, feeling that the atmosphere was becoming lively, and said, "How many days does Miss Deng plan to stay in Hong Kong?"  " "In three or four days, I'll go back to Taiwan after recording the New Year special for H.  Teresa Teng ate the food very elegantly and said: "I am very busy during the Spring Festival. I have to do a New Year singing performance for China Television, and there are still many places in Taipei and Taichung to travel to."  "    "concert?  " "It doesn't matter.  Teresa Teng shook her head slightly and said, "It's just that the bosses of a few dance halls asked me to come and sing as a courtesy."  " Shen Chong said oh and asked with a smile: "How much are you worth now?  If it's cheap, I'll invite you to come to my house for a concert. My family all likes you and your songs.  " "Mr. Shen was joking.  Teresa Teng smiled and said: "I am now an employee of yours. If you tell me, how dare I not go?"  " "That's not possible.  " Shen Chong waved his hand and said: "You can't do anything rude to a beautiful lady.??The fans in the mainland know that, and there are thousands of troops coming from Shenzhen, I will be miserable.  " After chatting and laughing for a while, Shen Chong got down to the topic when the dinner was about to end. He asked: "If I remember correctly, how many concerts did Ms. Deng have in North America this year?  " Teresa Teng nodded gently and said: "Yes.  " "Then I don't know if there are any arrangements for April?  Shen Chong said: "I have an event in Hong Kong and I would like to invite you to come and support me."  " "Mr. Shen is now the boss of Polygram, but he doesn't know my schedule?  " Shen Chong touched his head in embarrassment and said, "I have bought a lot of things recently, and many things have not been handed over yet.  " "The concert is scheduled for July, and I am very free in April.  Teresa Teng asked, "What kind of activities are you doing?"  " "Similar to the Golden Horse Awards, it is a film festival awards ceremony.  Shen Chong said: "I would like to ask you to sing a few songs during the intermission. You know, if there are no big stars to attend the award ceremony, people will look down on you. I only know you, a big singer. Now that you are here, Peng  Piper produces brilliance.  " "Mr. Shen is really good at talking.  Teresa Teng agreed with a smile, and said, "What song should I sing?"  " "This hasn't been determined yet, so there's no rush.  Shen Chong said: "Let's wait until after the Spring Festival."  "
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