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Chapter 1141: Chapter 999 Animation Industry
The coverage was ’sharp’.
Firstly.
It questioned the source of Tang Qing’s funds to start Sheng Tang Apparel, with a detailed analysis, saying that up to now, Tang Qing had only been injecting capital into the Company and had never taken any dividend from it.
Secondly.
It questioned Wan Qing Minerals, a company with assets worth over a hundred billion RMB, and a heavily asset-dependent enterprise in the minerals industry, asking where Tang Qing had gotten the money to purchase it, especially since he used US dollars.
As for the other companies under Tang Qing, not much was said.
Compared to the significance of these two companies.
They were all ’minor matters’.
And this.
After it spread online.
It caused quite a stir.
Many netizens were clamoring for Tang Qing to come out and explain himself, editors of the tabloids even received media interviews, on a TV station in Hong Kong, righteously calling for Tang Qing to give an account.
In the end, he even added---"Boss Tang once said wealth is the accumulation of trust, so please give everyone a reason to trust you."
At this time.
The Sina Finance interview had already aired, and the editor seized on Tang Qing’s words, with the obvious purpose... to ride the wave of popularity, as a tabloid newspaper, it was rare to catch a heatwave from a figure like Tang Qing.
If Tang Qing’s wealth really wasn’t clean.
They would become famous.
As for libel?
The newspaper only suggested the possibility and expressed doubt on behalf of the public, without stating it as certain. With that headline, their sales today more than doubled, anyway, they stood on invincible ground.
On the outside.
People who knew the relationship between Tang Kai and Tang Qing.
Sneered at this news, they had reached a consensus that Tang Qing’s original funds must have come from his uncle Tang Kai, and who would dare to say the money Tang Kai gave wasn’t clean?
...
Inside Tang Kai’s manor.
After listening to the butler’s report.
Youman disdainfully said, "These people, fearing that the world isn’t chaotic enough."
"They are entertainment journalists, fearless, therefore domestic media voices still need regulation, such provocative articles can easily muddy the waters, kicking someone while they’re down."
"It’s a good thing our Tangtang doesn’t have a tainted history," Tang Kai said calmly.
Many an entrepreneur was ruthlessly crushed to dust by those who took the opportunity to strike while the waters were muddied.
The original capital accumulation of entrepreneurs.
It was hard to avoid ’illegality’, even Tang Kai’s business dealings, previously conducting jade and jewelry business with Wei Jun’s family in Myanmar, were suspected of smuggling, smoothing things with Wangsa in Thailand, implicated in bribery.
Sometimes, visiting Wei Jun’s family in Myanmar from Thailand even involved accusations of illegal border crossing.
It can be said.
Tang Kai’s corporate growth history was like skirting the edge of the law and frequently overstepping.
But Tang Qing’s growth.
Didn’t have this worry.
As long as the source of the money was resolved, Tang Qing would have no history of ’crossing the line’. Each of his companies operated normally, paid taxes according to the law, and made legitimate profits, very clean.
Fearless of anyone’s scrutiny.
"So what should we do, there are so many people online talking about Tangtang, all kinds of sarcastic remarks," Youman said.
Tang Kai smiled, looking at his wife.
"Why the rush, these kind of idle rumors calm down easily, rest assured, Tangtang had already discussed this with me a long time ago, keeping our stories straight, all the money comes from me."
"Then that’s good."
...
Shanghai Stock Market.
Tang Qing, after finishing his morning exercise.
Got into his car and headed to Comet Group.
Planning to finish recording the interview with Comet Group today, and then return to Sanya to continue living a shameless life, Shanghai was inconvenient for sailing out to sea, he could take Lin Jiaxue on his yacht to more distant places from Sanya any time.
Much more thrilling.
"Good morning, Chairman."
"Hello, Chairman."
"Chairman..."
Tang Qing’s arrival
caused a sensation at the company. He used to be their boss, a young tycoon, but it was only after Hurun’s report that they realized just how extensive and sizable Tang Qing’s empire was. 𝓃𝓸𝓿𝓹𝓾𝓫.𝓬ℴ𝓶
What made them even prouder was
that Tang Qing had become the wealthiest person in the inland regions. Given his pace of wealth accumulation, for many years to come, nobody would be able to challenge Tang Qing’s status. Now, when they walked out the door, they stood much straighter.
Some even began to wonder
when Tang Qing would surpass Bill Gates to become the world’s wealthiest person.
"Chairman."
Pu Chaodong and other deputy directors came out quickly to greet him.
"Let’s go; after the meeting, we’ll start recording right away," Tang Qing said.
Pu Chaodong hurriedly replied, "I’ve already had the interview team prepare everything; they’re in the reception room."
"Good."
Conference room.
Pu Chaodong reported the latest affairs of the Comet Group.
"The land leveling for the two data centers in Guizhou Province has been completed. The laying of the optical cables officially began three days ago and will connect to the main network in half a month for maximum speed testing.
The primary electricity supply for the data centers is already connected to the provincial high-voltage power grid, which is less than fifteen kilometers away, and the backup electricity is connected to a small hydropower station we acquired nearby, ensuring a consistent power supply."
"On the tenth of this month, the post-tax proceeds from the global peripheral product sales of ’Civilization’ for the third quarter amounted to 650 million RMB, which as per your instruction, Chairman, has been allocated to Comet Video to expand the animation industry and the ’Comet Video Director Support Program.’"
Tang Qing listened quietly.
He already knew all of this.
The point of these meetings was to let attendees know what they had done and what they needed to do, nothing more.
The animation industry.
---The weak link of Huaxia.
Tang Qing also wanted to contribute.
In his previous life, despite the near domination of Japanese comics, Huaxia’s animation industry had produced several excellent works, such as "One Hundred Thousand Bad Jokes," "Kuiba," and the pinnacle, "The Return of the Great Sage."
And these
had a rough journey and struggled to become as globally popular as Japanese comics, one of the main reasons being the absence of a comparable consumer atmosphere. In Huaxia, animation had always been a sore point.
The reason is well-known.
---Crude production.
The protagonists were almost always animals, with laughable graphics. This perpetuated the notion that such content was only for children and that adults watching it were immature. Consequently, the consumer market was dismal.
Upon these movies’ releases,
aside from outliers like "The Return of the Great Sage," which was a surprise box office hit, the revenues of other films were generally disappointing. Tang Qing, who especially enjoyed watching "Kuiba," felt regret that due to insufficient funding, the series ended after its third installment.
It was a pity.
However,
a few outstanding works could hardly save the Huaxia animation industry.
What was needed was an environment.
And Tang Qing
was going to slowly cultivate such a consumer environment.
He refused to believe
that Huaxia couldn’t produce its top-selling comics. As for copying the aforementioned successful works, Tang Qing disdained such an approach; he was supporting the industry, not getting into the game himself.
Just as Tang Qing hadn’t allowed Comet Group to copy those blockbuster movies from his past life.
He was the judge.
Not a player kicking fixed matches.
How embarrassing that would be.
As for the "Director Support Program," it was a policy by Comet Video to aid those third-party video service providers—those teams that relied on creating original videos. If they had the talent to make feature films, he wouldn’t mind lending support.
Who said only formally trained directors could be directors?
Those self-taught,
might not necessarily be worse than them.
