Chapter 730: The Top Ten Most Influential People in Hong Kong

After speaking, he was greeted by a flurry of praise from the three people again.

Xia Yu automatically ignored it and asked, 'Do you have anything else?'

Seeing the chairman's gaze looking over, Ma Tengdong shook his head.

Then Huang Xizhao spoke up, 'Chairman, there is one thing I need to report to you.'

'The TV station has a partnership with Jiuding Newspaper Company, and the magazine under the newspaper company will launch three annual lists: the top 100 most influential people in the world, the top ten influential people in Xiangjiang, and the top ten business leaders in the Xiangjiang economy.

'In order to expand their influence, the awards ceremonies for the top ten influential figures and the top ten business leaders will be held jointly with the TV station. The selection process is now coming to an end, and your name is tentatively on both lists. What do you think?'

Xia Yu raised an eyebrow and understood Huang Xizhao's meaning.

Xia Yu had previously told Yan Wenhan that the company rankings could be on the list normally, but his wealth should be hidden on the rich list.

This shows that Xia Yu does not want to be overexposed.

But now that these two lists are about to be released, and there will be a formal award ceremony. Given what Xia Yu has done this year, it is fine for him to rank first on both lists. But if he doesn't want to be on the lists, then these two lists and the award ceremony will be a joke.

There will definitely be a lack of credibility, and it will trigger a lot of questions.

As the chairman is involved, Huang Xizhao dares not make the decision. The list will be announced and the awards ceremony held at the end of December, and now he has to face this problem.

As Huang Xizhao held his breath, Xia Yu thought for a moment and said slowly, 'Let's do it then. When the results come out, let me review them first.'

The title of business leader and influential figure is different from the title of the rich list. It is definitely an extremely positive title. Anyway, since we are organising it, we can make certain adjustments to the introductory text to minimise any negative impact.

Seeing Xia Yu agree, Huang Xizhao let out a sigh of relief and nodded quickly, saying, 'Okay, I will communicate with Manager Yan. The main body of the list is the newspaper company.'

'Mm!'

Xia Yu nodded, and looked at Wu Siyuan again.

Wu Siyuan hadn't had any ideas originally, but after hearing about the awards ceremony from Huang Xizhao, he suddenly had an inspiration, and also thought about the issue of influence.

After hesitating for a moment, he gathered his courage and said, 'Chairman, inspired by Manager Huang, I have an immature idea that I would like to report to you.'

Xia Yu looked at him and said with a smile, 'As long as it is beneficial to the company, just speak up.'

Wu Siyuan nodded repeatedly with a smile, saying, 'It's about the issue of film industry awards. Now that our Hongjiang film market is on the rise, I feel that surpassing the Taiwan film market is not a problem, but the influence of our Hongjiang films is not yet great enough. In my opinion, one of the reasons for this is the lack of an influential film award.'

'Taiwan has the Golden Horse Awards, and every selection attracts huge publicity resources, which not only increases the influence of Taiwanese films, but also greatly enhances the popularity of the winners.'

'So my idea is, can we also organise a film award? If we don't, and the market continues to expand in a few years, there should be an award. Why don't we get ahead of the game and take control of it? It would be a huge boost to our position.'

Xia Yu laughed and summed up Wu Siyuan's words: 'So you want to take over the throne of the martial arts alliance leader.'

Wu Siyuan shook his head repeatedly and said, 'Chairman, I really don't have that kind of idea.'

Seeing that Wu Siyuan was a little shocked, Xia Yu laughed and said, 'Okay, I'm just joking with you to lighten the mood.'

'Besides, it's just the leader of the martial arts world. If we don't do it, who else will do it for Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers?'

Wu Siyuan let out a sigh of relief and smiled, not daring to respond.

After a pause, Xia Yu continued, 'Your idea is very good. Hong Kong does need an influential film award, and I know the advantages without you having to tell me.'

'Let's call the award the Hong Kong Film Awards!'

'To select this award, you need to first establish the Hong Kong Film Awards Association, and you will be in charge of organising it.'

'As for organising the film festival, you can discuss it with Xi Zhao then.'

Xia Yu then looked at Huang Xizhao and said, 'Xizhao, you need to cooperate well then.'

Huang Xizhao nodded with a smile, 'Okay!'

With the chairman's approval, the Hong Kong Film Awards, which had not yet appeared, would be a success without saying anything. As the host of the film festival, Global TV would reap great ratings and influence, and he was very happy to agree to this good thing.

Xia Yu then asked Wu Siyuan, 'By the way, the newspaper company has an Entertainment Weekly, but it's not a purely film magazine. I remember that Hong Kong currently has a Movie Weekly, right?'

Wu Siyuan immediately replied, 'There is such a magazine, it is considered the most famous film magazine in Hong Kong at the moment, it was founded in January this year.'

Xia Yu directly commanded, 'I will have the newspaper company acquire it. If they can't, then just start a film magazine directly. At that time, the Hong Kong Film Awards can be linked to this film magazine, and the film magazine can be placed in the newspaper company, which will give the Hong Kong Film Awards a stronger sense of credibility.'

'I understand!' Wu Siyuan immediately said, although he was a little disappointed that the film magazine was not in his hands, but he also knew that the chairman was right.

Having said that, some inspiration suddenly came to Xia Yu's mind. After thinking about it, he simply took this opportunity to do it all at once and be the absolute leader of the martial arts world.

'It so happens that I've heard that the Hong Kong film industry does not yet have an association of directors, a screenwriters' association, an association of performing artists, etc. You can also take the lead in promoting these, and I will have Chen Shufen work with you.'

Wu Siyuan was suddenly overjoyed at this unexpected piece of good fortune. He nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, Chairman, I will definitely work hard, and it will not affect the company's operations.'

'Well, just be sure to get the right balance!'

'Do you guys have anything else?'

'No." 'Not for now.'

After Huang Xizhao and the others had left happily, Xia Yu was about to go out when he saw Fok Kin Ning walk in. Xia Yu thought to himself that it must be him who had got the results of the investigation into the food, beverage and instant noodle sectors that he had asked Fok Kin Ning to carry out.

Sure enough, as soon as Fok Kin Ning walked in, he said directly, 'Chairman, the results of the investigation you asked me to carry out are here, please take a look.'

After saying this, Fok Kin Ning handed Xia Yu the investigation report.

'Well, thank you for your hard work. Sit down for a moment, I'll take a look!'

'Thank you, Chairman!'

Xia Yu ignored Huo Jianning and began to read the investigation report.

The report showed that there was a giant in the beverage market, Swire Coca-Cola Limited. Founded in 1965, Swire Group acquired a majority stake in Coca-Cola's Hong Kong franchise business, and in 1978 acquired the Coca-Cola Bottling Company in Salt Lake City, USA. It was a monopoly giant in the Hong Kong beverage market.

The instant noodle market is more diverse. Nissin instant noodles occupy 50% of the market, while doll-shaped instant noodles occupy another 50%. There are more than ten companies producing doll-shaped instant noodles, and competition is fierce.

Among the manufacturers of doll-shaped instant noodles, the one with the largest market share is Wing Nam Food Products Limited. This company is the originator of doll-shaped instant noodles in Hong Kong. It has two shareholders: Zhou Wenxuan, once the king of the textile industry and the owner of South China Dyeing Works, and another person named Wang Qingxi.

Wing Nam Food Products Limited not only produces instant noodles, but also frozen snacks and other food products such as corn oil, spring roll wrappers, frozen fish fillets and meatballs, as well as packaged snacks such as roasted nuts and peanuts.

In addition to Wing Nam Food Products Limited, the report also lists the details of other companies.

Fok Kin-ning pointed out in the report that the carbonated beverage market has been dominated by Swire Coca-Cola and is difficult to enter. If you want to enter, it is recommended to start in other fields.

As for the food and instant noodle sectors, Fok Kin-ning suggested acquiring Winner Food Products Co. Ltd. to directly enter the competition. Using the advantages of capital and terminal sales, it should be able to quickly compete for the market.