Chapter 428: Jiuding Tower and New Business

"Wow, Xia Yu, look, look! You're on the front page of every newspaper, and the covers are almost identical. That photo of you is so charismatic!"

The next morning, as soon as Xia Yu arrived at the company, Li Qian came in with a stack of newspapers, flipping through them quickly. She discovered that the cover of each newspaper featured Xia Yu's photo, which delighted her. She happily placed the newspapers in front of Xia Yu and then moved behind him, gently massaging his shoulders.

Xia Yu enjoyed Li Qian's service and became interested. He casually flipped through the stack of newspapers and indeed found that they all featured the same photo.

It seemed that the newspapers had coordinated their cover images, which was not surprising to Xia Yu. He knew that the newspapers under his company also used this photo.

The photo was simply too iconic, with a strong visual impact. As long as the editors had the basic commercial instinct, they wouldn't choose another photo.

Xia Yu picked up a newspaper, which was the *Xinbao*.

The cover photo was of Xia Yu from yesterday's press conference, with him casually holding up one finger.

Combined with the explosive headlines and stirring report, readers immediately understood that this finger gesture represented one hundred million. The strong visual impact hit them head-on.

Even though Xia Yu was the main subject, he felt a surge of excitement after reading the *Xinbao* report.

"It seems the editor at *Xinbao* has good writing skills. Even though I'm the main character, I still got stirred up."

Xia Yu said with a chuckle.

Li Qian, who was massaging Xia Yu's shoulders, smiled with pride upon hearing this. She softly said, "It's because you're so outstanding. Just a finger gesture represents one hundred million. It's so domineering!"

"Look at that newspaper. It says one hundred million is just a drop in the bucket for you, so you speak so casually."

Seeing Li Qian's somewhat proud expression, Xia Yu smiled lightly and felt very pleased.

"It seems like it's not a good idea to go out today. There will definitely be many reporters waiting for me outside."

Xia Yu joked.

"Definitely. I guess today's headlines across the whole of Xiangjiang are all about you. One headline is 'Summer Tycoon's One Hundred Million is Just a Drop in the Bucket,' and the other is 'Li's Television Station Changes Ownership.' They're all related to you!"

Li Qian murmured with a pout, her delicate hand gently caressing Xia Yu's chiseled face, her eyes filled with admiration.

...

In reality, it was indeed like that. Today's headlines were largely dominated by Xia Yu, overshadowing even the news about Jia Shi's suspension.

The change at Jia Shi was significant, but the change of ownership at Li's Television Station was equally notable. However, Li's new owner was the prominent stock god Xia Yu, which made the impact even more astonishing.

Moreover, Xia Yu's grand announcement of investing at least one hundred million to renovate the TV station and recruiting talent from all over Xiangjiang were each heavyweight news. Combined, their effect was certainly greater than the sum of their parts.

For Xia Yu, the bigger the sensation, the better. This was more beneficial for his Global Television Network.

In the media industry, the term "low profile" was unnecessary; the louder the fame, the better!

"Knock, knock!"

After a while, there was a knock on the door. Li Qian, who had been sitting on Xia Yu's lap, quickly stood up. Feeling her face flush, she moved to the back room to calm herself after being stirred up by Xia Yu.

"Come in!"

Seeing Li Qian close the door, Xia Yu adjusted his clothes and said seriously.

With a creak, the door opened, and Yan Wenhan walked in respectfully.

"Have a seat!"

"Have you finished reviewing? Have you decided how to move?"

As Yan Wenhan took his seat, Xia Yu asked softly.

Early in the morning, Xia Yu had sent Yan Wenhan to Harbor City to inspect the renovation of the designated building and to provide opinions on how many floors were needed for Jiuding Media Group.

Buying the Wharf Holdings Group had a significant advantage: the group owned many properties, including Xia Yu's own luxurious residence.

The luxury residence was under Wharf's real estate business, and Wharf Holdings' subsidiary Harbor City also had many properties.

Harbor City was a complex consisting of three main parts: the Harbor City Shopping Center's shipping building, the semicircular Ocean Center completed in 1977, and the H-shaped Marco Polo Hong Kong Hotel next to it.

In addition, there were six office buildings around it, varying in height and construction year. The newest building was the tallest, standing 120 meters high with 28 floors!

This office building, completed but not yet leased, had led Wharf Holdings to borrow a substantial amount from the bank. Unfortunately, just as they were about to reap the benefits, Xia Yu acquired it.

After reviewing the building, Xia Yu decided not to lease it. He wasn't concerned about the loans; resolving his company's headquarters issue was more urgent.

Integrating his companies into one office would significantly enhance cohesion and combat effectiveness.

Thus, the 28-story office building was directly put into use by Xia Yu and named Jiuding Tower, to accommodate his companies and consolidate operations. It was currently under tight renovation.

With so many floors available, it was more than enough to house his companies. Yan Wenhan received Xia Yu's orders to inspect the site and had finally returned.

"Boss, I checked, and each floor is very spacious. Two floors are enough to accommodate all the current employees, with some surplus."

Yan Wenhan reported honestly.

Xia Yu nodded slightly and said, "The company will definitely expand in the future. Let's allocate three floors to the newspaper company, with the third floor as a backup."

"Thank you, boss!"

Yan Wenhan said happily.

"In my plan, Jiuding Cultural Media Group will occupy ten floors, from the first to the tenth. Which floors would you prefer?"

Xia Yu asked.

Yan Wenhan, not being polite, thought about it and said, "The first to the third floors would be more convenient."

Xia Yu nodded and said, "Okay, those three floors will be yours. List out the office supplies you need, and I will arrange for bulk procurement."

"Understood!"

Yan Wenhan said respectfully.

"Anything else?"

Seeing Yan Wenhan still sitting and not leaving, Xia Yu raised an eyebrow and asked.

Yan Wenhan nodded, took a few seconds to organize his thoughts, and said, "Boss, now that the newspapers and magazines under the company are on track, I've had some spare time to research the operations and business models of major media companies worldwide. I've had some ideas and feel that the timing is right, so I want to explore some new business ventures."