From Becoming Penguin's Major Shareholder to Building an Entertainment Empire

Note that this book is a slow-burn novel, and it will become increasingly exciting as the story progresses.

It starts from 2002, beginning at the Beijing Film Academy, and starting with the H...

Chapter 143 Arrival in Hong Kong, a chance encounter with Huo Xiwen

Three hours later, the three arrived at Kowloon Airport.

After getting off the plane, Xu Xin's male assistant came to greet her.

Shen Fang glanced over and recognized him. It was the male assistant he had yelled at and kicked out last time.

The male assistant looked embarrassed at this moment.

"Hello, Mr. Shen."

Shen Fang nodded.

Xu Xin smiled and said, "Xiao Li, it's alright. President Shen is very magnanimous and won't hold a grudge about the past."

The male assistant led the three of them into a Mercedes-Benz and took Shen Fang and Shen Kun to the Peninsula Hotel.

Xu Xin arranged a presidential suite for them and then took her leave. She needed to return to the company to report for duty and discuss the sale price of NetEase shares with Zhuang Jiacheng. She wouldn't help Shen Fang lower the price, nor would she help Zhuang Jiacheng raise it. Shen Fang was asking for $8 million USD. Initially, Baring Asia invested $5 million USD to acquire 30% of the shares. Raising the price by $3 million USD wasn't high, but it wasn't low either.

NetEase isn't completely dead yet, but if it does, then that $5 million will be gone for good.

After changing into a Hawaiian suit in the presidential suite, Shen Fang and Shen Kun left the hotel, intending to find a place to dine in.

Two handsome young men arrived on the streets of Hong Kong.

Shen Kun put his arm around Shen Fang's neck.

"Third Uncle, let's go have some fun!"

Shen Fang pushed Shen Kun away.

"Stay away from me, hey, I'm hungry, I'm going to eat something first, I have things to do tomorrow."

Shen Kun grinned mischievously: "Since we're in Hong Kong, we should at least experience the local culture. Let's go to Lan Fong Yuen in Central first. There are lots of beautiful women there, and many celebrities come here too. I've run into Andy Lau twice there, and Jacky Cheung too. Tonight, let's go to Lan Kwai Fong and have some fun."

Chen Fang was speechless: "If you want to party, go party. Let's go eat, I'm starving."

Shen Fang and Shen Kun hailed a taxi and headed to Central.

The taxi driver looked at Shen Fang and Shen Kun's outfits.

"Young man, take a good look, where did you buy this shirt?"

Shen Kun laughed: "Isn't it cool? We don't sell it here."

The taxi driver looked at the two of them and asked, "Are you from Shenzhen?"

Shen Fang smiled: "More or less, from Maoming."

The taxi driver smiled and said, "I'm from Dongguan. Where are you going, handsome?"

"Lan Fong Yuen, driver, drive faster, I'm hungry."

The taxi driver gave an OK sign.

"No problem, I'm the 'Central Thirteen' of the taxi driver world, buckle up."

The taxi driver was incredibly fast. What should have been a 20-minute journey took a whopping 30 minutes.

Upon arriving at his destination, Shen Kun took out his wallet, pulled out a large bill, and handed it to the taxi driver.

"Damn, you dare call yourself Central 13th Brother?"

The taxi driver chuckled and said, "It's just traffic. If there wasn't traffic, I could get there in 10 minutes."

Chen Fang... People in Hong Kong love to boast. Just take what they say with a grain of salt.

Step into Lan Fong Yuen Restaurant.

We ordered their signature shark's fin soup, pineapple bun, iced milk tea, a fish, their signature pork chop bun, and char siu.

The food is served quickly; in a tea restaurant like this, the food usually takes no more than 5 minutes to arrive.

Hong Kong was a city with a very fast pace of life even in the 1980s. In the 1980s, the average monthly income in Hong Kong was over HK$3,000. At that time, the exchange rate was 1.79, meaning 1 Hong Kong dollar was basically equal to 2 dollars.

The average monthly salary for a worker in China is 30 yuan.

The gap is too big.

Hong Kong food tends to be sweet, which Shen Fang doesn't particularly like. The fish, however, was quite good. After eating a little bit, Shen Fang started drinking milk tea.

"Hello handsome, I'm Huo Xiwen, an agent from Emperor Media. I think you have the makings of a star. Would you be interested in becoming one?"

Shen Fang was patted on the shoulder, and a beautiful young girl appeared beside him, smiling at him.

Huo Xiwen? Want me to be a star?

Shen Kun, who was eating nearby, couldn't stop laughing.

"Third Uncle, a beautiful girl wants you to be a star, your good luck has arrived."

Shen Fang looked at Huo Xiwen with great interest.

How much do you pay me per month?

Upon hearing this, Huo Xiwen smiled and said, "There's no limit to how much money an artist can make. Once you become famous, you can earn a lot of money in a year. Take our company's 'Pretentious King' for example, he can earn more than 10 million a year, more than 10 million!"

Shen Fang laughed loudly: "It's not much, I think we should forget about it."

Huo Xiwen was taken aback: "Isn't that enough?"

Shen Fang shook his head: "Too little. If you gave me 1 billion, I'd barely consider it."

Huo Xiwen stared speechlessly at Shen Fang. 1 billion? Was this handsome guy out of his mind? He looked Shen Fang more closely and suddenly noticed the watch on Shen Fang's wrist. Wasn't that a Patek Philippe perpetual calendar? A super-rich second-generation heir???

Shen Fang looked at Huo Xiwen looking at the wristwatch on his hand.

"Miss Huo knows her?"

Huo Xiwen nodded.

"Excuse me, sir, I'm sorry to bother you."

Shen Fang waved his hand: "It's nothing. Who can blame me for being so charming? My damn handsomeness is just that outstanding."

Upon hearing this, Huo Xiwen... although she really wanted to retort to Shen Fang, what Shen Fang said was indeed true, so handsome.

Shen Fang smiled as he looked at Huo Xiwen.

"It's fate that we met, Miss Huo. Do you have any activities planned for later? Would you like to have a drink together?"

Huo Xiwen stared at Chen Fang: "What, you want to hit on me?"

Shen Kun immediately spat out his drink.

Shen Fang dodged quickly, but Huo Xiwen was the one who got sprayed.

Shen Fang quickly grabbed some tissues to wipe Huo Xiwen's clothes.

"What are you doing, Xiao Kun?"

Shen Kun apologized repeatedly.

"I'm sorry, Miss Huo, I didn't mean to."

Huo Xiwen looked displeased.

"Are you crazy?!"

Shen Fang looked at Huo Xiwen and said, "Miss Huo, I'm very sorry. How about we go shopping for clothes later? You can buy whatever you want, and I'll reimburse you. Consider it my apology. What do you think?"