Chapter 189: Inspection
80, 78
“It’s over, it’s over, my wife’s notebook.” Someone clutched the bill, face ashen, unsure whether to sell, only wailing.
“Stop falling, stop falling.”
“Sell or not, what to do?”
77, 76, 75, 72.
“Let’s start.
Upstairs, He Yun saw the price was about right and told people to start working.
The savior of stockholders has arrived; Yong’an’s price stopped falling, stabilized, rose, and rose quickly.
“It’s rising! It’s rising!”
“Hahahaha! It’s rising, it’s rising! I knew it was wash trading, hahahaha!”
“It’s only up this little and you’re happy?”
“It’s rising! It’s rising! 80 now.”
“85 now. 88 now, 90 now.”
“91, 92”
“Hahahaha!”
“Yong’an, Yong’an!”
“Rise, rise, rise!”
Those who had ashen faces just now now blossomed with brilliant smiles, watching the prices on the blackboard, shouting nonstop.
“Too exciting, too exciting!”
In the tea house, He Yun called Gu Yansheng to report on the progress.
Gu Yansheng told her to just proceed according to plan.
From now on, Yong’an would pull a long bull market, with prices always rising, then occasionally flash crash by twenty or thirty percent, then pull up again.
Believe in Yong’an and gain eternal life; if you can’t hold, make money and exit; if you can hold, make money together.
As for major investors who want to sell, they would take it over; the Central Bank’s money was still in his hands, enough to eat up all Yong’an stock in the market.
Dare to sell, then get left behind.
Create a big bull market for Yong’an, make it the number one stock in the concession.
Stock market matters would be left to He Yun to play slowly; Gu Yansheng was busy and had no time to manage too much.
He called Ma Shiqi over.
Gu Yansheng asked: “How are things with the newspaper company and printing factory?”
People from Hanoi were coming; Minister Zhou’s task couldn’t go wrong, so Gu Yansheng had to inspect it himself.
Ma Shiqi reported: “Ordinary editors for the newspaper company have been recruited; it’s not formally operational yet. As you instructed, have them collect and study Vice Chairman Wang’s past speeches and articles in Chongqing, mainly on peaceful nation building.
Of course, also Minister Zhou’s speeches.
Filming equipment and office supplies have been bought; work is no problem.
Positions of editor-in-chief and president are still vacant; as you said, let Minister Zhou decide.
As for the printing factory, I found an empty factory in West Shanghai; a little renovation and it’s usable. Everything is ready now, workers in place, can start printing newspapers anytime.”
Gu Yansheng nodded, “Not bad, I trust you with things. Go to the newspaper company.”
“Okay.”
Ma Shiqi accompanied Gu Yansheng to the newspaper company; it was on the same street, not far.
At the door, Gu Yansheng got out of the car; it was a three-story building, the newspaper company’s sign not hung up yet, so from outside it didn’t look like anything specific.
Ma Shiqi introduced: “It used to be a chamber of commerce; closed down due to poor management. After taking over, we repainted the walls; all three floors are ours.”
Gu Yansheng hummed and walked in; the rooms looked spacious and bright, with clerks working, seemingly with little to do, chatting and laughing quite leisurely.
“Ahem.” Ma Shiqi coughed, and everyone immediately looked over.
Ma Shiqi was in charge here; others might not recognize Gu Yansheng, but they certainly knew Ma Shiqi.
“Secretary Ma.”
“Secretary Ma.”
“This is Director Gu; he’s here to look around. Work hours, be serious!”
“Yes, yes, hello Director Gu.”
“Hello Director Gu.”
Gu Yansheng smiled and let them continue working; there was no one in charge here, so no one to receive him.
“Some are recent graduates, some are experienced old editors. This floor is basically reporters who will go out for news later; second floor is mainly editors; as for the third floor, whether for the editor-in-chief or other uses, it doesn’t matter.”
“Hmm, have you checked their political leanings?”
“All passed review.”
“Good.”
Gu Yansheng glanced at these people; in these chaotic times, the Wang Faction’s peaceful nation building idea still had quite a few supporters; otherwise the Wang Faction wouldn’t have been vice chairman in Old Jiang’s government for so long.
And after the war, under Old Jiang life was unbearable, more and more big cities lost in the resistance war up to now, common people’s lives increasingly difficult; “resistance means national extinction, peace offers a slim chance of survival” idea also gained some recognition.
Especially since Old Jiang’s president methods weren’t working, only the vice president’s peace methods remained.
Among these people, some were confused, some firmly agreed, some pretending agreement just to eat.
Of course, Shen Linshen’s people were also here.
Gu Yansheng had told Shen Linshen about infiltrating people here; Shen Linshen knew the recruitment timeline.
People had definitely come in now; just who exactly, Gu Yansheng didn’t know.
He toured the second floor; editors were a bit more worldly than the reporters below, knew to accompany Gu Yansheng, introduce the environment, and flatter a bit.
Ma Shiqi had done well; furniture and facilities were all set up.
Gu Yansheng sat in the president’s office and editor-in-chief’s office, felt no issues; it would pass with Minister Zhou.
Then Gu Yansheng went to see the printing factory.
Machines were all new, factory cleaned very well.
Before being his secretary, Ma Shiqi had been the newspaper company’s legal advisor, very familiar with newspaper operations.
He introduced newspaper-related matters along the way, answered every question without issue.
Gu Yansheng joked: “You’re so familiar with the business; how about I recommend you to Minister Zhou as president?”
Ma Shiqi laughed: “I can’t be president; too boring, every day busy with newspapers, standardizing thought—how to live like that? You must spare me.”
Gu Yansheng was just joking, then said: “Not president then; later I might transfer to Nanjing—willing to go with me?”
Ma Shiqi thought briefly and replied: “Willing to follow Director Gu.”
“Good.” Gu Yansheng instructed: “Even in Nanjing, Shanghai is the base; can’t move it, must keep under our control; smuggling routes especially can’t have issues. Arrange West Shanghai well; time left to train someone to manage West Shanghai.”
Ma Shiqi nodded, “Understood.”
“Also Nanjing: troops don’t move without supplies first; send people ahead to Nanjing, scout all aspects, leave them there to build our base. Can’t go in blind; Nanjing, we’ll develop it later too.”
“Yes.”
“To city government.”
Before people from Hanoi arrived, Gu Yansheng had to sort out Shanghai’s internal affairs.
Several subordinates needed arranging; key positions must be firmly in hand.
