While eating breakfast, Zhao Ye casually picked up a newspaper and started reading, but soon his brows furrowed slightly.

The newspaper article described him as a mainland Chinese and a wicked capitalist who secretly fueled the Hong Kong stock market crash, driving down prices to facilitate his own massive buying spree. He claimed it was a ploy to rescue the market, but in reality, it was a means to enrich himself.

Then he wrote about his scandalous relationship with a certain female celebrity.

Some say he was actually a super stud, and that his purpose in acquiring ATV was impure; he just wanted to build a harem within ATV.

To grab attention, the newspaper fabricated even more unbelievable stories, claiming that Zhao Ye and Zhou Anping, the president of Galaxy Financial Company, were "fencing" late at night, and that the two were ostensibly in a superior-subordinate relationship, but were actually close buddies.

They also said that Zhao Ye is not picky about meat, eats both men and women, and has an excellent appetite!

Zhao Ye was utterly speechless and slammed the newspaper onto the table.

With a loud bang, the sound immediately startled the people nearby.

"Boss, what happened?"

Liu Yinyin, Li Aojun, Wang Shuang and others hurriedly came over and asked.

Zhao Ye pointed to the newspaper on the table and said, "This newspaper is utterly despicable! It deliberately spreads rumors and slanders, damaging my reputation! Liu Yinyin, contact a Hong Kong law firm and sue this newspaper on my behalf!"

"Okay, boss!" Liu Yinyin quickly replied, then couldn't help but glance at the contents of the newspaper, where the bold, large black headline was very eye-catching—"The Lewd Life of Mainland Boy Zhao Ye"!

Then I glanced down.

Liu Yinyin noticed that one of the subsections in the text was titled "The Secret Zhao Ye and His Secretary Had to Tell Each Other."

Goodness, Liu Yinyin blushed immediately after seeing it.

A short while later, a middle-aged man in a suit and tie approached Zhao Ye. He was a well-known barrister in Hong Kong.

"Hello, Mr. Zhao, I am Attorney Li Zhengxin!"

"Hello, Attorney Lee Jung-shin, my secretary should have already spoken with you. This newspaper has been spreading rumors about me and damaging my reputation. I want to sue this newspaper!"

"No problem, Mr. Zhao. This lawsuit is very simple. This newspaper will definitely lose. In fact, Mr. Zhao, you are not the first person to be slandered by Fruit Daily. There are also some celebrities and entrepreneurs in Hong Kong who have had their reputations ruined by Fruit Daily's fabricated facts... However, Fruit Daily has repeatedly failed to correct its mistakes after being punished."

Li Zhengxin paused for a moment, then said, "Hong Kong newspapers are highly open and competitive. Even the government can hardly stop them from saying what they want. Fruit Daily is like a mad dog, and many Hong Kong people hate it."

Zhao Ye said coldly, "I don't care if it's a mad dog or a dead dog. I won't let the newspaper executives behind it get away with this! If they hadn't given the order, why would the newspaper have written these things!"

Zhao Ye not only wanted to take down the *Fruit Daily*, but also the people behind it. Zhao Ye didn't believe these people were clean.

In addition, we must buy a newspaper in Hong Kong as soon as possible. Even if we don't "fight fire with fire," at least we can have a platform for propaganda.

...

Hong Kong's Oriental Daily News is notorious. It was founded by the Ma brothers, who made their fortune selling "laundry detergent." Zhao Ye wanted to acquire a newspaper, so he set his sights on Oriental Daily News.

With less than 10 years until 1997, was the Ma family panicked?

Furthermore, Oriental Daily News is the newspaper with the largest circulation in Hong Kong. If Wujiang Media can acquire Oriental Daily News, it will become a media giant in Hong Kong in the blink of an eye!

The next day at noon, at Jin Feng Tea Restaurant.

"Mr. Zhao, hello! I am Ma Mingxuan. It is an honor to meet you! I have heard of your great name for a long time, but I have never had the chance to meet you. Today, I have finally fulfilled my dream!" Ma Mingxuan said with a flattering smile.

Anyone familiar with Wujiang Group knows how powerful it is; you could say that Wujiang Group's connections reach even the highest levels of government!

Ma Mingxuan comes from the Ma family, so of course he's afraid of being held accountable later.

Zhao Ye has extensive connections in mainland China, and befriending him would be extremely important to the Ma family.

Even if you can't befriend them, you can't afford to offend them.

Zhao Ye sized up the other person and saw that when he came over to greet him, he was limping and seemed to have a disability.

"Hello, Mr. Ma, it is a great honor to meet a Hong Kong newspaper tycoon like yourself!"

"Not at all, not at all. It's all thanks to the foundation laid by my father. I'm just benefiting from his legacy," Ma Mingxuan said modestly.

Yes, but who knows how much suffering it's built upon...

After the two sat down, Ma Mingxuan introduced to Zhao Ye, "Mr. Zhao, would you like to order some food? Jin Feng Tea Restaurant's three signature dishes—fresh butter pineapple bun, milk tea, and chicken leg—are very famous. You can try them."

Zhao Ye smiled and nodded: "Okay, I'll take this opportunity to try some Hong Kong cuisine."

Ma Mingxuan laughed and said, "If we're talking about the best tea restaurants in Wan Chai, Jin Feng is definitely in the top three. It certainly won't disappoint Mr. Zhao."

Zhao Ye remained noncommittal; he hadn't come here specifically to sample the food.

"Mr. Ma, I wonder if the Ma family is interested in transferring ownership of the Oriental Daily News? If so, I am willing to pay a high price to buy it," Zhao Ye asked, taking a sip of tea.

Ma Mingxuan was taken aback upon hearing this. At this moment, he was in a very difficult position. Why would the Ma family have the idea of ​​transferring the Oriental Daily? However, the owner of the well-known Wujiang Group in mainland China wanted to buy the Oriental Daily, which forced him to think carefully.

Ma Mingxuan was undecided for a moment, and besides, he wasn't the only one in the family who had the final say.

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