1RomanceEB Chapter 59 A puppy enters the manger
Chapter 59 A puppy enters the manger
Oriental Daily News, Kwun Tong, Kowloon.
Inside the office, Ma Chengkun pointed at the newspaper on the table with his index finger, a hint of fear showing in his fierce eyes.
The "poisoned horse case" has caused quite a stir!
It happened to coincide with an international tournament, and with the television broadcast, it became known to everyone in Southeast Asia, and even Europe and America were affected.
Newspapers and television stations rushed to report on it, and Kwangtung Media, which deciphered Paley Lai's codebook and controlled all his channels, was undoubtedly the biggest winner in this media feast.
The "Wang Dog Daily" already stood out for its exclusive news exposing the "poisoned horse case," holding the lifeline of many horse drivers. Its information on horse racing, in terms of quantity and accuracy, was far superior to other horse racing publications.
In just three days, the sales of "Wang Gou Daily" rose from less than 5000 copies after its relaunch to 40,000 copies, an increase that was even more rapid than that of "Oriental Daily" back then.
Conversely, the daily sales of Oriental Daily News plummeted, with a significant portion of its market share being taken away by Wong Dog Daily.
Previously, this accurate horse information was exclusively available to Oriental Daily News, but now that other publications are sharing it, it has directly shaken the foundation of the horse industry.
Although film and entertainment account for as much as 17% of the total sales of Hong Kong newspapers, Yin Xun Media already holds a 76% share in its own field, so there is not much point in continuing to delve deeper into it.
The market is only so big, and the pie is only so small.
To break free from constraints, one must seize other opportunities.
However, how dare that mad dog target Ma Jing?
Ma Chengkun wanted to send men to tie up Guan Jiang and drown him in the river, but he dared not give the order because of the current situation in Hong Kong.
All indications from Governor Murray MacLehose suggest that this group of monsters and scoundrels are waiting to be purged, and that buying peace with money offers them a glimmer of hope.
If they continue to act recklessly and jump around, it won't just be a matter of being purged, but rather the entire family and their influence will be uprooted.
Moreover, that mad dog is currently making over ten million in profits in the stock market, and his public exposure of the "poisonous horse case" is making headlines. Taking action against him is tantamount to stirring up a hornet's nest.
Perhaps that mad dog saw through this, which is why it dared to take advantage of this opportunity to provoke the Ma family and attempt to replace the Oriental Daily in the Hong Kong newspaper market.
however!
The Ma family rose to prominence in the 50s and 60s, but they were not as established as families like the interest-laundering or Eu Yan Sang families. They neither cleaned up their money nor cut off their tails.
For the Ma family, the Oriental Daily News was not only a tool for laundering money, but also a talisman for the family's safety.
At least, this is the only business that the Ma family can legally harm... or at least make MacLehose feel uncomfortable.
Therefore, Oriental Daily News absolutely cannot lose!
Ma Chengkun stubbed out his cigarette, dialed Shao Yifu's number, and found out the phone number of Yin Xun Media and Chen Guanjiang's basic information. After thinking for a moment, he called Yin Xun Media.
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Tang Yufei dared not delay and immediately informed Chen Guanjiang that the Ma family was going to hold a treacherous banquet at the Benteng Restaurant that night.
Chen Guanjiang stroked his hairless chin, pondered for a moment, and concluded: "It's not a trap, at most it's just intimidation, trying to get me to give up the horse racing market."
"Should I politely decline his offer?"
"No, I want to participate!"
"Mr. Chen! The Ma family is not the Zhou Yongtai family. If you push them too far, they really will kill people. Four years ago, when they were dealing with Oriental Daily, many newspaper owners were driven to ruin and death."
"Ah Fei, what do you think... is the most amazing sword?"
"A sword? What kind of sword?"
"The Sword of Damocles, also known as the Sword Hanging Over Your Head! It is a sword suspended above your head by a horsehair, which seems to fall at any moment but does not, which is the most chilling thing!"
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Seeing that Chen Guanjiang was determined, Tang Yufei stopped trying to persuade him. Although the boss was young, he was extremely autocratic and his established development strategy was not to be changed.
Through a series of coordinated attacks and countermeasures, he exploited competition to undermine the newspaper's internal management, and then used shared interests to unite everyone into a cohesive force, making it impossible for anyone to stop his ideas.
This autocratic management style has the advantage of concentrating the strength of the entire newspaper, but the disadvantage is that if the manager makes a wrong decision, the newspaper will suffer a severe blow or even go out of business.
Fortunately, Chen Guanjiang has never lost a single time so far.
The reason why Chen Guanjiang was so eager to provoke the Ma family was that once MacLehose officially began to purge this group of monsters and demons, there would only be two possible scenarios in the horse racing market.
First, the Ma family will completely collapse, and all newspapers will take advantage of the chaos to seize market share in the Ma Ying-jeou newspaper market. It remains to be seen who will emerge victorious.
Secondly, the Ma family was stripped bare in exchange for their personal and business safety, thus avoiding a complete purge.
In fact, the fact that the Oriental Daily News still existed in the next century makes it easy to infer the choice made by the Ma family.
Now is the best time to take action against the Malaysian Business Daily before the Ma family makes a choice to surrender their assets and seek protection.
The owners of the Oriental Daily News were the famous "Two Horses," namely "White Horse" and "Golden Horse."
The elder brother, "White Horse" Ma Xiru, was in charge of purchasing, distribution, and management;
"White Horse" Ma Xiru has three sons: Ma Tingqiang, Ma Tingxiong, and Ma Tingwei.
The younger brother, "Jinma" Ma Xizhen, was in charge of collecting payments, investing, and cleaning.
Ma Xizhen, also known as "Golden Horse", has three sons: Ma Chengkun, Ma Chengfa, and Ma Chengcai.
The two horses were of similar age, and their offspring were also of similar age.
The two brothers' second son is still studying abroad, and since the two eldest sons could no longer get involved in the family business, they both went to the Oriental Daily News to learn management.
Since the "Ma brothers" were in charge of "big business" worth hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars, their two eldest sons, Ma Chengkun and Ma Tingqiang, were the actual power holders of the newspaper.
Although the "Double Horses" were burdened with sins, the second generation was strictly forbidden from touching the family's core businesses in order to ensure that their descendants would have a clean and wealthy lineage.
If the invitation had been sent by that madman "Crippled Ho," Chen Guanjiang would certainly not have accepted it; no one knows what a madman is capable of.
Guan Yu dared to "go to the meeting alone" because Lu Su was on the other side of the river, so Chen Guanjiang was not worried that Ma Chengkun would play dirty tricks.
Even if one goes alone, one cannot be without any precautions. After thinking for a moment, Chen Guanjiang said, "Tell Zhang Xingjue to prepare makeup and dyes, and go to the Benteng Restaurant in advance to find a place to wait and film."
If the negotiations go well, it's an extra layer of insurance.
If things don't go well, you can at least throw some dirty water on things.
Just as we forced Zhou Zhanqiao to back down that day, we will make Ma Chengkun obediently submit today. We will publish an article in the newspaper to let these demons and monsters understand what it means to invite a god but not to send him away.
"Okay, Mr. Chen, I'll arrange it right away."
Tang Yufei didn't know what he was thinking, but he always felt that his boss was like a mangy dog.
Fortunately, this boss, who seems like a mangy dog, is leading them to greater heights...