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Normally, if someone wants to see the Governor, they have to make an appointment with the Government House. Only after the appointment is approved can they meet MacLehose, and most people don't have this opportunity.

But with Su Cheng's current status, he naturally doesn't need to go through these procedures. He can just make a private phone call to the Governor's office.

So, in Yang Chaoye's office, Su Cheng called MacLehose's office. When the other party heard that Su Cheng had something to discuss, they told him to go directly to the Government House.

Su Cheng looked at the time on his watch, half past four in the afternoon, still early.

After saying goodbye to Yang Chaoye, Su Cheng directly asked the driver to drive to the Government House.

Arriving at the Government House, Su Cheng came to the Governor's office with ease, and no staff stopped him along the way.

Obviously, they had already received MacLehose's notification, and now there are not many people in Hong Kong who don't know Su Cheng.

"Mr. Su, we just met yesterday. What brings you to me again today?" MacLehose asked curiously.

"Governor, are you aware of the situation with Commercial Television?" Su Cheng asked.

"Of course, I am the Governor of Hong Kong after all. I naturally understand the situation with Commercial Television," MacLehose said with a smile.

To save CTV, Chua Lam, the general manager of CTV, launched the "July Offensive" on July 1, 1978, and carried out a large-scale publicity campaign in Hong Kong, including publishing full-page advertisements in several newspapers for several consecutive days, and distributing audio tapes at the Tsim Sha Tsui pier to promote new programs.

The "July Offensive" included several major dramas: "The History of Celebrities" starring Carol Cheng and Michelle Yim, "The Golden Sword Hero" directed by Tsui Hark and starring Ann Bridgewater, plus "Detective Theatre", "Vanguard", and the adult talk show "Hello Latecomers", which was the first of its kind on Hong Kong television.

Unfortunately, after the launch of the "July Offensive", the results and ratings growth were not as expected.

At the same time, due to the large amount of funds spent, CTV's operating funds were quickly exhausted. CTV now will not be able to last much longer.

"I want to take over Commercial Television!" Su Cheng said with a smile.

"You want to take over Commercial Television? You can directly find their shareholders to buy shares. If someone else wanted to run a television station, I might object, but if it's Mr. Su, I don't object," MacLehose said directly with a smile.

"Governor, I believe you also know the reason why Commercial Television cannot make a profit. You approved the establishment of Commercial Television in the first place, but because it can only operate one Chinese channel, and part of the time has to be used to broadcast educational programs, this also makes it more difficult for Commercial Television to make a profit. So I hope to get the Governor's support so that I can add more television channels after I take over Commercial Television," Su Cheng said directly.

When a family wants to watch television together to pass the time, you are broadcasting educational programs. Who would want to watch that?

With six and a half hours less of important time each day, no matter how much Commercial Television is rescued, it will be powerless to recover.

"Mr. Su, this will make it very difficult for me. The condition we set when we issued the license to Commercial Television was that Commercial Television needs to use part of the time to broadcast educational programs, hoping that Commercial Television will develop into an educational television station. This is also their responsibility. If I change it easily, then what is the use of the conditions set at the beginning?" MacLehose said helplessly.

"Governor, if you can't even help with this little thing, I seriously doubt whether my choice to invest heavily in Hong Kong is the right one!" Su Cheng said somewhat angrily.

It can't be considered a threat, but seizing the opportunity can achieve twice the result with half the effort.

With his level of large-scale investment, wouldn't he be a guest of honor anywhere he goes? If he invests in Singapore, the government might send someone to serve him specifically, with policies and requests as needed.

And he also knows that whether it works or not is actually just a matter of MacLehose's words. The people below have no way to object.

"Mr. Su, don't worry. I can discuss this matter with the Television Advisory Board to see if it can be changed," MacLehose also knew that if he refused, it would be a bit unkind. He just had someone invest heavily in Hong Kong, and in the blink of an eye, he couldn't even handle this little thing.

And he also knows the background of the Su family, which is completely clean. Su's father has been in Hong Kong for many years and is just a genuine businessman. As for Su Cheng, there is even less of a problem. Not only does he have huge assets in Hong Kong, but he even went to the UK to invest last month.

If Su Cheng controls a television station, there shouldn't be any problems.

"Then I hope to hear good news from the Governor as soon as possible. By the way, Governor, I heard that the government is now investigating Commercial Television?" Su Cheng's expression returned to normal. He knew that since MacLehose said this, then this matter should be settled.

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"When Commercial Television was founded, He Zuozhi of Hong Kong Commercial Broadcasting was the major shareholder and general manager. This is what we hoped to see, and it was stated before the license was issued that the controlling person could not be changed at will. But what did they do?

In less than two years, they sold the shares. Originally, He Zuozhi was the major shareholder of Commercial Television, but now, without our consent, Lin Xiufeng has become the major shareholder, and he is constantly injecting capital. So at the end of last year, we sent the Television Advisory Board to investigate. Obviously, they have violated the regulations without authorization."

MacLehose said the superficial reasons. As for the real reasons, he naturally wouldn't say them out loud.

In fact, Su Cheng had already obtained some more detailed news from Xiao Ai. The reason why the Government House opposed the Lin family gradually increasing their investment and ultimately controlling Commercial Television was because the Lin family was suspected of having mainland Chinese capital. The Government House naturally would not allow them to control a television station with such a result.

And Lin Xiufeng of the Lin family is the son of Lin Bingyan, one of the founders of Hang Seng Bank.

Why was Hang Seng Bank ultimately forced to be acquired by HSBC? Obviously, there are huge secrets inside!

You need to know that television stations can control public opinion. Now is a critical period for Hong Kong. How could the colonial government allow a family that might be pro-China to control a television station!

In this regard, Su Cheng understands. Everyone has their own country. As the Governor of Hong Kong, MacLehose naturally takes seeking benefits for Britain as his responsibility.

Now Su Cheng is at least superficially a neutral businessman, with no signs of being pro-China. This is also the reason why MacLehose is polite to him.

"Governor, then I will wait for your good news. I hope I won't have to wait too long. I urgently need a television station now to advertise the products of my two groups. I'll stop here today and won't bother the Governor any longer," Su Cheng said with a smile.

"Okay, Mr. Su, please take care. I will give you a reply within two days at most," MacLehose said as he stood up.