Greedy for Money, Lustful, and Fond of Drink...

He was seriously trying to have a proper conversation with him, but this bastard treated him like an idiot the whole time, his mind completely focused on that plate of peas? Song Tianyao stared blankly for a long time before finally managing to stammer out, "Brother Xiu?"

"Hmm?" Hong Lai-sau filled his glass and responded to Song Tianyao.

Song Tianyao glared at him. "I'll kill you, you idiot who thinks I'm a moron!"

Chapter 265 Greed, lust, and alcoholism...

Song Tianyao's impression of Hong Lai-sau was even better than that of Tang Boqi, Ho Hung-sang, and Cheng Yu-tung. Song Tianyao didn't know what a cultured person should be like because he himself was not a cultured person. Even though his grandfather, Song Chengqi, was now a part-time teacher, he could not be considered a cultured person. Song Tianyao had never met a real cultured person. However, the impression Hong Lai-sau gave him was just like what he imagined a cultured person should be like.

With his carefree personality, humor, and outspokenness, coupled with his cultural refinement, wide range of interests, numerous friends, and helpful nature, Hong Lai-sau's character painted a complete picture of a cultured man in Song Tianyao's mind. As for those pretentious, empty-headed, and pedantic Chinese College students who couldn't wait to show off their talent to any man but were too shy to approach a pretty woman, Song Tianyao truly looked down on them.

By his second year at university, Hong Lai-sau had already gotten a girlfriend. In his words, even if he didn't learn much at university, at least he could prove that he hadn't wasted his time and that he had solved his marriage problem. If he hadn't taken certain precautions to consider his girlfriend's feelings, he could have gotten her to have a baby before graduation, and the three of them could have attended the University of Hong Kong graduation ceremony together.

Furthermore, during his four years of university, Hong Lai-sau worked several part-time jobs, such as being Chinese College Library, to earn extra money, which meant he almost never had to ask his family for living expenses.

In terms of both emotional intelligence and intellectual intelligence, Hong Lai-sau is definitely a talented individual.

But now Song Tianyao thinks Hong Lai-sau is a talented person, but Hong Lai-sau thinks Song Tianyao is an idiot.

He was listening intently to the other person reveal their secret, and this guy was actually mocking him.

"A-Yao, you don't understand. Running a newspaper isn't something you can just talk about casually. Okay, I'll assume you have some capital, but have you thought about it? A newspaper isn't a one-time thing. Some of the big newspapers are daily, published once a day, some are bi-weekly or tri-weekly, while tabloids are mostly weekly. Even tabloids and weekly newspapers only publish one page a week. Hong Kong is only so big, and there are only a few things that might attract readers' attention every day or week. If those other newspapers have already taken all the attention, what will your newspaper write? If it's the same as other newspapers, why would anyone buy your newspaper?" After Hong Lai-sau finished teasing them, he seriously said to Song Tianyao, "Without a top-notch editor with outstanding writing skills, and without exciting exclusive news, how can you compete with dozens of newspapers of all sizes? How can you even sell your newspaper?"

"I don't plan to sell the newspapers; I plan to distribute them for free," Song Tianyao said after Hong Lai-sau finished speaking.

"No way, you're robbing... what are you talking about?" Hong Lai-sau was about to press his advantage and dispel Song Tianyao 'Song Tianyao idea of wasting money when he heard Song Tianyao's words "free distribution," and his words stopped halfway through.

"I said, the newspapers will be distributed free of charge," Song Tianyao repeated.

Hong Lai-sau frowned, holding his wine glass and staring blankly at Song Tianyao. After a long while, he tentatively asked, "A-Yao, when I told you just now that the Earth is round, did you say, 'Wow, it's round?'"

"I said, I'll kill you, you bastard," Song Tianyao said to Hong Lai-sau in an annoyed tone.

Hong Lai-sau put down his glass. "If you really have enough money and want to squander it, why not give it to me for free? Even if I'm Philanthropist and don't charge wages, you still have to pay for materials, labor, and printing. How can you make money from newspapers?"

Song Tianyao rubbed his face, picked up a piece of food with his chopsticks, and ate it slowly. His behavior piqued Hong Lai-sau's interest. "Hey, the newspaper is being given away for free. Are you trying to make money from the advertising fees?"

Song Tianyao's eyes lit up, and he was about to listen to Hong Lai-sau continue in the right direction when the bastard veered off course, "No way! The advertising fees aren't enough to cover the costs. Every newspaper advertises, so why don't they give them out for free? Don't underestimate this industry. The newspaper industry is a mixed bag. Even someone like you who didn't even go to university wants to get into it..."

"Shut up." Song Tianyao stopped Hong Lai-sau from continuing. If this bastard kept talking, Song Tianyao would have the urge to flip the table. "Listen to me."

Hong Lai-sau paused, and Song Tianyao took a sip of rice wine before slowly saying, "I'm planning to create a small newspaper, a weekly will do. It doesn't need much news or gossip; it's fine even without it. This newspaper will only be used to publish supply and demand information for various businesses, rental listings, and job postings for free. For example, if a restaurant needs a chef, this newspaper can publish the job ad for free. Or, if you're looking for a job, you can publish your information in the newspaper: ' Hong Lai-sau, 24 years old, lecherous, ungrateful, despicable, a graduate of the Chinese College of the University of Hong Kong, seeking a job as a bathhouse attendant. Leave your contact information or address at the end, also for free.'"

"When have I ever been lecherous, ungrateful, or despicable? I, a graduate of the Chinese College of the University of Hong Kong, would I beg for a job as a scrubber in a women's bathhouse? You underestimate me! Of course, being a custodian in the changing room of a women's bathhouse is more befitting of my status. Watching women slowly undress in front of me is far more alluring than a sea of white skin in the bathhouse." Hong Lai-sau laughed and went along with Song Tianyao's teasing at first, then fell silent, carefully considering what Song Tianyao had said, "So, you're saying that all the articles in this tabloid don't actually need to be written by columnists, nor do you need reporters to dig up news all over the world? It's all just filled with all sorts of news? It's like giving those shops free advertising, and you're sending it out for free, so how do you make money?"