Chapter 193 Slap in the face
Although the mystery of Su Yun's life dominated the front pages of major newspapers and magazines for a while, after Su Yun and people related to the entertainment industry came out to clarify that this was a misunderstanding, and the Ho family had not made any statement, within ten days, this sensational news was thrown into the water of Victoria Harbour by the crowd.
Due to historical reasons, Hong Kong and Macau have a tradition of having some wealthy families with a long history.
Just as a big tree will always have some dead branches and a large population will always have some wise people, these deeply rooted wealthy families will from time to time make some amusement-filled news about the main wife fighting with her lover, and illegitimate children looking for their parents. In addition, because the wives of the later wives of the He family are particularly good at making trouble and quarreling, they have nurtured countless gossip tabloids when they make a lot of trouble... So gradually, the onlookers in Hong Kong and Macau have seen too much and have lost much interest in the affairs of the He family in Macau.
If the topic this time had not mentioned Su Yun, the oddball and rising star in the Hong Kong entertainment industry, the heat might not have lasted for even three days - this shows that unless it is a big topic about a change of leader in a wealthy family, the general public is still more keen on eating melons in the entertainment industry.
After all, wealthy families are involved in many industries, and changing the person in charge will affect the work and life of many people, so people will pay attention to this issue because of the interests involved.
On the contrary, if it is a story like "A Romantic Story" or "The Lost Pearl at the Sea", even Cantonese films will show that most rich men have no conscience. In the more cruel reality, there must be more stories of irresponsible scumbags.
Regarding this kind of news, as Hong Kong citizens who have always been typical of "high-risk occupations", they are naturally calm and have an attitude of "I have seen all kinds of big scenes".
Of course, when most of the Hong Kong citizens who were watching the incident turned their attention to new topics, there were still people related to it who were still concerned about Su Yun and the He family. For example, He Pingsi, who had hurried to St. Clair to continue her boarding school studies because of the start of school, would make a long-distance call every two or three days to ask about Su Yun's current situation and urge her to return to school as soon as possible.
"I know, I know. I know you care about me, but I really can't leave here for the time being. I'll do my best. I'll go back to school as soon as my birthday is over!" Facing He Pingsi's life-threatening calls, Su Yun always listened humbly and advised patiently, and then continued with the original plan.
Although Su Yun understood in her heart that He Pingsi, who was always cautious and rational, knew her original plan but still kept calling her to urge her to return to school, he must have known some news about her but could not tell her directly, so in order to let her avoid the risk, he could only take this roundabout approach.
However, Su Yun, a former spectator with memories of later generations, was able to guess the truth after combining it with later events: the He family had been too strict in crossing the line in recent years and had offended many people, so He Pingsi would indirectly remind her, who had been put on the stage by the He family to attract attention, to evacuate to another place as soon as possible.
The He family probably thought that even if those people attacked them secretly, they would only attack unimportant but more favored family members, or just cause some accidental injuries to their hands and feet, but would not go to the point of buying their lives.
But accidents always happen unexpectedly. Whether it was true or false, He Youkang, the most valued eldest son of the He family, died in a car accident in the future.
Since then, the eldest branch has been in a slump and no longer has much fighting power, and the sons of other branches are too poor in ability and qualifications, so it is He Pingsi who was abandoned by the marriage and found an opportunity to return to the He family who got the largest inheritance.
It can be said that if it weren't for the unexpected death of He Youkang and the fact that King Ho was more obsessed with the continuation of his family than the gender of his heir, given the traditional thinking of the Ho family, it would have been difficult for Ho Ping-si, as a daughter, to have the last laugh - after all, when Ho Ping-si was at her most competitive youth, King Ho took his most promising daughter among his children at the time as a marriage partner in order to cooperate with the shipping tycoon family, the Xu family.
It is possible that He Pingsi fought so hard and fiercely later on because he had been harboring a grudge for many years.
Thinking of He Pingsi's future and the girl who is still bright and beautiful now, Su Yun sighed, turned around and continued to devote herself to TBB's new plan.
Liying, which received the investment and was betting on a life-and-death contract, did not have a September offensive comparable to Jiayi's July offensive. It continuously broadcast two episodes of the new big-budget long-form series "The Good Earth" every night, which not only defeated TBB's unit dramas in the same time slot, but also suppressed TBB's long-form series "Turning Rounds" which was on the same schedule, causing its ratings to hit new lows.
Although "A Chinese Odyssey" almost used up all the strength accumulated by A&F Films so far, A&F Films' leading artists have always been inferior to TBB's; but in "Turning Rounds", not only are there two well-known ratings winners, Cheng Zhaoqiu and Cheng Yuting, starring, but also popular singers and actors such as Yip Hsin-han, Chan Pak-yeung, and Lam Chi-yeung, even the behind-the-scenes staff such as producers, assistant directors, and screenwriters include well-known behind-the-scenes bigwigs in old Hong Kong films such as Gan Guoyang, Wang Jiawei, Du Lifeng, and Qi Qiyi, as well as a big production by the "Hui Huang" duo of Wong Zhan and Koo Ka-fai, whose theme song is composer!
As a result, this modern female-themed drama that TBB had placed great hopes on was no match for Liying's dramas full of rural flavor!
Su Yun carefully compared the characteristics of the two films, and she has some idea of why "Turning Points" lost: TBB has produced many long dramas focusing on the lives of modern women in recent years, and the audience has begun to be a little aesthetically tired of love stories. At this critical juncture, "Good Earth" was able to make a name for itself with its rare rural themes and equally excellent production.
It’s not that “Turn and Turn” is not good enough, but the Taiwan version of “Good Earth” wins in the word “new”.
What Su Yun didn't expect was that Fang Mona, who also began to realize where "Turning Points" failed, actually overcame all difficulties and, after discussing with other management, made the decision to cut short a long-running TV series for the first time!
At this time, "Turning Rounds", which was originally scheduled to have 80 episodes, has only aired the 15th episode.
Because the production of long-form TV series at that time was in a hurry to be broadcast and compete for ratings, most of them would shoot a part and then continue shooting while it was broadcast, and adjust the plot at any time according to audience feedback. Therefore, this unprecedented abort directly led to the subsequent 20 episodes of "Turning Point" that were not broadcast becoming useless objects.
However, Zhao Rifu, who learned about this, did not have much opinion on this loss-making approach. Instead, he followed Fang Mona's new plan and once again entered the competition with "The Lost Heaven Canal" as in the failed incident. He urgently summoned a group of veterans such as Xie Yan and Wang Ningquan who were also particularly capable of carrying ratings, and put "The King of Gamblers", a gambling film theme submitted by Wang Qianyun and his son but felt was too novel and somewhat risky, on the shooting schedule.
After hearing the news, Su Yun felt relieved: Wang Qianyun and Wang Zheng are a pair of father and son. The former is a well-known veteran director, and the latter later entered the film industry and made a series of gambling films and "Chasing Girls" series, which are also profitable. The theme of "King of Gamblers" is exactly what the two are best at.
Although Su Yun has not watched the old drama "The King of Gamblers", its fame as a successor to the gambling-themed film is no less than that of the previously popular classics such as "Shanghai Beach" and "Chu Liuxiang".
Not to mention the distant past, Xie Yan was later called "Si Ge" and this nickname came from the protagonist he played in this drama, the famous casino con man Luo Sihai.
After confirming that there were no problems in Hong Kong, Su Yun simply celebrated her birthday on October 1st with Grandma Su and the Mei sisters, then packed her luggage and boarded a plane to the United States.
Studying and working at the same time, this peaceful and fulfilling time always passes especially quickly.
When the weather had quickly turned from hot summer to late autumn, Zhao Liming, who had previously had a secret cooperation agreement with Su Yun, came to California under the pretext of exchanging work information.
Unfortunately, he chose the wrong time. Not only did he get nothing when he went to St. Clair, but when Ovitz of CAA found Su Yun later, she was about to go to the stock exchange.
"Today is December 12, 1980. I think many people will remember this date." Su Yun explained as he and Zhao Qiming came to the nearest large stock exchange. "A company I invested in before is about to go public."
Zhao Qiming, who rarely deals with company listings, was puzzled: "Are you optimistic about it? I've heard from others that small companies like this are usually quite risky after listing."
As Su Yun is his future real estate partner, Zhao Qiming certainly doesn't want Su Yun to fail in his investment.
Moreover, because of the He family's affairs before, some tabloids with despicable intentions even "exposed" that the news was that Su Yun secretly gave money to other newspapers and magazines, and then used these seemingly true news to hype herself up. In addition to stirring up the hype, she also wanted to take advantage of the He family's assets.
Between the lines, there is contempt for Su Yun, a new upstart who shamelessly clings to a wealthy family.
Yet there are still many brainless people who believe it. Occasionally, when he goes to TBB TV station for a meeting, he can still hear those mean-spirited people who hate others and laugh at others, gossiping seriously in private about when Su Yun will be able to get on board with the He family.
After all, she had relied on Jiahe before, and later switched to Zhao's, and now she is particularly close to the He family, especially He Pingsi from the second branch of the He family, isn't she?
"Don't worry, the last 20 years of the 20th century and the 21st century will be the best era for high-tech!" Su Yun spent more time working at TBB during this period, and heard just as much gossip as Zhao Qiming.
However, why should we take to heart the remarks of some narrow-minded people?
There will be a time when she will slap you in the face with facts.
Su Yun looked at the fluorescent screen quietly. The 4.6 million shares released were being snapped up crazily in an almost straight-down trend.
In less than an hour, all 4.6 million shares were sold out.
In stark contrast to Su Yun's calm and prepared demeanor, Zhao Qiming stared at the fluorescent screen until the stock closed at $29 per share, then he looked as if he had just woken up from a dream.
According to this closing price, Su Yun became a billionaire with a net worth of over 100 million in just one day!
The unit of the suffix is not Hong Kong dollars, but US dollars!
She is no longer the emerging upstart who is always mentioned with some contempt in the media. As long as she can remain stable, she will be able to stand on the same level as the new generation of the He family. She may even be in a higher position than He Youkang, who has not yet truly inherited the He family because she is the first generation to establish her own family!
"What's wrong with you?" Seeing Zhao Qiming's expression beginning to turn into a dazed one, Su Yun asked with concern.
"This, this is too crazy..." Zhao Qiming covered his chest to calm down before he could continue, "I can even almost imagine what the unscrupulous media who said you were just throwing money into random investments and coveting the He family's assets would look like after learning this news..."