The rise of Hong Kong's wealthy families

A glimmer of light appeared on the horizon, it was early six in the morning.

Heung Kong Tuen Mun!

A fishing boat slowly docked, and three short and one long beams of light were shot from the shore.

Obviously this is some kind of signal.

The boatman looked back at the dense crowd of people on the fishing boat and lowered his voice, "Comrades, we have arrived at the Xiangjiang River. Hurry up and get ashore. The Haiji boat is coming soon."

A somewhat handsome young man and five men and five women quickly climbed out of the cabin that smelled heavily of fish.

This young man is from Guangdong Province and his name is He Jiahao.

It is now March 1977, and the Spring Festival has just ended.

As a time traveler, He Jiahao knows that in this era, Hong Kong is full of gold, and he believes that with some memories of past lives, he can make a name for himself in Hong Kong, where gold is everywhere. Even if he is not a famous tycoon, having a net worth of over 100 million shouldn't be a big problem. .

In fact, he selectively forgot that many people in Xiangjiang failed and jumped from the building.

At the same time, a van drove up from the shore. The strong middle-aged man opened the door and whispered, "You guys, get in the car quickly, the police are coming soon."

As soon as He Jiahao got on the bus, before he could sit firmly, the van hurried out.

The road was full of trees and bumpy, and finally we stopped in a small farmyard.

After resting for a while, some people were picked up by relatives and friends, leaving only He Jiahao and two men and one woman, four mainlanders.

"Hello, when I was up there, I heard Brother Kun say that you can help apply for ID cards and arrange accommodation, right?" He Jiahao asked nervously.

He has no relatives or friends in Xiangjiang. At this time, Xiangjiang is relatively chaotic, so it is necessary to spend money to buy peace. If something happens, no one will pay attention to him.

"Accommodation is very simple, it costs 10 yuan a day, and you can take care of the food yourself. As for the ID card, it is very expensive, 3,000 yuan each, and you have to wait half a month." Snake Zai looked at He Jiahao with clear eyes, not very sure Believe this guy has so much money.

"Do you need a deposit?" He Jiahao naturally didn't believe that these people who wanted to take advantage of others didn't have any countermeasures.

"The deposit is HKD 1,000."

"Okay, then I'll stay for half a month and apply for an ID card. This is 1,150 yuan." He Jiahao took out a wad of bills from his pocket and handed it to She Zaiming.

He obtained this by trading antiques with people from Guangdong Province.

There are many people in Shenhai City who committed crimes in Hong Kong and fled here to seek refuge. They have a lot of Hong Kong dollars with them.

"..." Snake Zaiming was a little surprised. He didn't expect that this man could actually come up with 1,000 yuan. "Okay, I'll get it done for you in half a month."

After two hours, most of the people who came with him were picked up, leaving only He Jiahao alone.

Back in the small town of Tuen Mun, She Zaiming arranged a room of about 100 square feet (9 square meters) for He Jiahao. There was only a bed and a broken desk. The walls were peeling off and it seemed to be an abandoned building.

But for He Jiahao, having a stable place to live is already good.

In this era, Xiangjiang still has some sense of loyalty and is not very open to money.

Many people have watched the movie about Xiangjiang and think that people in Xiangjiang are richer by fishing for side jobs. In fact, these people are hungry and hungry. Most of them are desperate people at the bottom. They just rely on the force of the group to make a few meals. poor guy.

Facing these people, He Jiahao kept a distance, but he just had no choice now.

After cleaning up the room, He Jiahao could no longer see She Zaiming, and there was a growling sound in his stomach. He could only go to eat first.

Fortunately, he is from Guangdong Province and is proficient in Cantonese.

After a full meal, He Jiahao began to stroll around, but was a little disappointed. It could not be compared with the Xiangjiang of later generations. However, after thinking about it, Xiangjiang only entered a stage of rapid development in the 1980s, which was normal.

The next day, She Zaiming took He Jiahao to take photos and register some basic information.

After it was over, She Zaiming told He Jiahao not to run around. If he was interrogated by a police officer and he didn't have an ID card, he would be easily sent back.

He Jiahao knew this, but he came to a newsstand unknowingly and stopped.

I flipped through it casually and found that there were a wide variety of newspapers and magazines on the newsstand.

Daily newspapers include "Ming Pao", "Sing Tao Daily", "The Times", "Oriental Daily", "Heung Kong Daily", etc., and "The Times" is an English daily, and Ho Ka-ho can also understand it.

Weekly magazines include Ming Pao Weekly, Liangyou, Oriental World, and Daily Weekly.

There are also more professional magazines, such as Economic Weekly.

Seeing that He Jiahao had been browsing for a long time, the newsstand owner was a short and fat melon, so he handed over an adult magazine with a lewd smile and said, "Pretty boy, are you looking for this?"

In fact, the adult magazines in Xiangjiang were all inspired by Playboy.

Although the government does not strongly prohibit it, it is still illegal, so the magazine's address and phone number do not appear in the magazine, which is obviously a side project.

He Jiahao took a few more magazines and handed the boss 100 yuan banknotes.

The wretched boss was about to find change when He Jiahao interrupted, "Boss, I'm not looking for it anymore. I want to ask you something by the way."

"Let me tell you, I may not know." The boss put the money back and said half-jokingly.

Say a few words and get twenty or thirty yuan, which is very comfortable money.

"I plan to set up a publishing house and create a magazine, but I have never done this before. I want my boss to give me some advice." He Jiahao asked with a smile.

The boss did not answer immediately, but looked at He Jiahao carefully. Seeing that he was dressed mediocrely and without any brand name on his body, his impression was greatly reduced.

"There are many publishing houses in Xiangjiang. There may be thousands of large and small ones. Most of them are very small. The smallest publishing house only has one writing room. The president, editor-in-chief, and editor are all the same person. The threshold is very low, but There are very few best-selling newspapers and magazines, and I see that you are not the son of a wealthy family, so why don’t you go and work hard?”

Suddenly, the boss turns into a preacher, nagging him endlessly.

If you want to lose your fortune, start a publishing house!

This sentence is indeed a true portrayal.

After hearing what his boss said, He Jiahao became worried. He was just an ordinary person. Although he worked in the news media in his previous life, he also understood some of the hidden rules and key points in the industry.

However, the funds you can get are limited.

About one or two million.

In this era, one or two million is very good. After all, the salary of an ordinary worker in this era is only more than 500 yuan a month. However, if you want to do some business or something, you will lose everything if you are not careful.

At any rate, I had come into contact with the magazine myself, and I had the memory foundation of my previous life, so I seemed to be the most promising.

Moreover, the publishing house has a low threshold and may not lose much. In this way, even if it loses, I can still get more money through next year's acquisition war and enter real estate.