1980 My literary era

The next day, Sanlian Bookstore arranged two readers’ meetings, one in the morning and one in the afternoon at two bookstores.

Most of the writers in the Writers Group are not well-known in Hong Kong, but this does not prevent some literary young people from being interested in them. With the word "mainland", it will naturally attract some readers.

The meeting was not large in scale, with about a hundred or so readers coming.

At the readers' meeting, compared with other writers, Lin Weimin received unprecedented popularity.

With the foundation laid by the previous three novels, Lin Weimin has already occupied a place in the hearts of readers in Xiangjiang. Several readers asked him to sign the English version of "Farewell My Concubine". Such a scene made other writers envious. Jealous.

This is the benefit of the best-selling works. Even in places like Xiangjiang, there are fans who like it.

There was no schedule in the evening, so the bus took Lin Weimin and others to the hotel in the afternoon.

The group of people moved around freely. Lin Weimin pushed Shi Tiesheng and followed Mo Yan around the North Point.

Chun Yeung Street in North Point is well-known in Hong Kong. There is a tram track in the middle of the street. The tram takes a break at Tong Shui Road terminus on its way back, forming a unique scenery here.

The scene here often appears in the writings of Hong Kong writers. Liu Yichang once wrote an article "Shanghai Scene in North Point", describing the scenery of North Point, the "small Shanghai" in Hong Kong.

Due to historical reasons, the residents here come from all over the country, and finally they all converged in the melting pot of Xiangjiang.

Lin Weimin pushed Shi Tiesheng to a tea restaurant on the street. While ordering, he heard that the boss had a Ludong accent, so he started chatting with him.

Knowing that Lin Weimin and the others were from the mainland, the boss immediately asked with concern about the current situation in the mainland.

After listening to Lin Weimin's description, the boss asked in disbelief: "Is it really open? It won't change back, right?"

"No. The intensity of reform will only become stronger in the future. Since we insist on walking on this road, we can't go back."

The boss sighed: "If this is the case, you should really go back and take a look!"

Lin Weimin joked: "Boss, you have to go back early. If you can bring hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars back to your hometown to invest, you will definitely be treated as a guest by the local government."

The boss waved his hand and said: "How can you make so much money?"

He didn't know that Lin Weimin pointed him to a golden avenue.

The meal cost more than 40 Hong Kong dollars. After coming out, Mo Yan and Shi Tiesheng wanted to give Lin Weimin money, but he refused.

After wandering around the street for a while, they returned to the hotel.

Comrade Liu saw Lin Weimin and said, "Writer Lin, someone is looking for you!"

"Looking for me? Who?"

"Comrades from the Literary and Art Association!"

Lin Weimin immediately realized that it was Zhang Qi who had come.

When I entered the room, I saw that it was indeed him.

"Why did you come here?" Lin Weimin asked.

There was a bit of anxiety on Zhang Qi's face, "I have something I want you to help me think of."

"What's up?"

Since receiving the first donation from Lin Weimin more than half a year ago, Zhang Qi followed Lin Weimin's suggestion and went directly to Xiangjiang to seek donations from wealthy businessmen, but the progress was not smooth.

This was his second trip to Hong Kong, and he had only lobbied for a few donations worth 100,000 Hong Kong dollars, adding up to a total of only 500,000.

Zhang Qi was anxious and angry about this. It had been more than half a year since the establishment of the foundation, but not much funds had been raised so far, and he had no way to deliver.

This time he heard that Lin Weimin had also arrived in Xiangjiang, so he quickly came over to see if he had any good ideas.

After all, it was Lin Weimin who gave him the idea of ​​asking wealthy businessmen in Xiangjiang to raise funds.

Lin Weimin also felt a little scratched his head after listening to Zhang Qi's statement.

These wealthy businessmen in Xiangjiang really don’t let go of the eagle when they see the rabbit!

When Zhang Qi came to Xiangjiang, he didn't see many wealthy businessmen. Most of them were pro-mainland, but even then they didn't want to donate money.

The reason is simple. When businessmen donate money, most of them want social benefits.

Either let the government think of you well, or let the people think of you well.

What is the use of donating money to the Cultural Association? Should you let these literati write a few articles praising you?

Then why not donate directly to the government? The endless reports in newspapers are not as effective as donating to the Cultural Association?

"Who are your goals now?" Lin Weimin asked.

"Shao Yifu, Jin Yong, Huo Guantai."

Lin Weimin was not familiar with Huo Guantai's personality, but the first two mentioned by Zhang Qi were both diligent and thrifty rich men!

Needless to say, Shao Yifu, the founder of Shaw Brothers Pictures, dominated the Hong Kong film industry from its establishment in the 1950s to the 1960s and 1970s.

At that time, Shaw Brothers not only had the four ace directors Li Hanxiang, King Hu, Chor Yuan, and Chang Cheh, but also a number of blockbuster stars such as David Chiang, Ti Lung, and Wang Yu.

"A Shaw Brothers film must be a top-quality film" has become the creed of countless movie fans in Hong Kong. Romance films, gunfight films, historical films and other genres emerge in endlessly. In particular, martial arts films and kung fu films are very popular in Western countries.

But behind the rapid development of movies, management and profit distribution issues are not fair. A director like Li Hanxiang, who makes the most profitable movies for Shaw Brothers, only gets a dead salary of 8,000 yuan a month.

What makes the old employees even more chilling is that while Shaw treats old employees harshly, it also spends a lot of money to recruit new employees from other companies and treats them with various preferential treatment.

Shaw Brothers' double-standard approach first led to the departure of two key players, King Hu and Li Hanxiang. Later, Zou Wenhuai, a great hero who had stayed at Shaw Brothers for 13 years, was forced to resign because Shao Yifu's wife took over the management, and then founded Shaw Brothers' archrival - —Jiahe.

After entering the 1980s, Shaw Brothers Pictures gradually began to decline due to the encroachment of its two major competitors, Golden Harvest and New Art City.

Because of the decline of Shaw Brothers Pictures, Shao Yifu focused his energy on another trump card in his hand - TVB. His style has not changed, and there is a tendency to get worse.

Jin Yong is not yet a rich man today, but he earned a lot of royalties from his martial arts novels in his early years. The business of "Ming Pao" is also booming, and he is at least the richest man in the cultural circles of Hong Kong.

When Ming Pao started its business, it was his own martial arts novels, so when it came to paying royalties to other authors, it was really worth every penny.

As a result, many writers in Hong Kong have a love-hate relationship with Ming Pao and Jin Yong. What they love is that Ming Pao is well-known and it gives them face to publish articles there. What I hate is that the royalties are really low.

Of course, these two people were frugal in their style, and they also donated a lot to charity in later generations.

Jin Yong has donated eight-figure sums of money to universities in Hong Kong and Mainland China more than once, not to mention Shao Yifu. There should be no students across the country who don't know the "Yifu" building.

Including Huo Guantai, he has donated billions of yuan to domestic sports alone.

Facts have proved that as long as you can accurately identify these rich people, donating to them is not a problem.

But the question is, how can we accurately identify the pulses of these people?

After much thought, Lin Weimin had no choice but to find a way from Jin Yong's side first.

He just met Ms. Yang Meng yesterday. If he shamelessly invites people to Jin Yong and faces the lover of his dreams, Mr. Cha won't be too stingy, right?

Lin Weimin told Zhang Qi about Ms. Yang Meng, and he asked: "Can Ms. Yang Meng agree?"

"No matter whether you agree or not, you have to give it a try!"

"It can only be the."

At this time, Zhang Qi can only treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor.

After the two discussed it, Lin Weimin contacted Ms. Yang Meng through Comrade Liu and explained the situation to her.

Yang Meng hesitated and said: "Mr. Cha and I haven't been in contact for a long time, and our relationship is unfamiliar. I'm afraid I can't be of much help."

"Ms. Yang, please help me anyway. After all, establishing a foundation is a good thing that benefits the country and the people."

"That's...okay!"

Having just obtained the rights to adapt "Lover" from Lin Weimin, Yang Meng had no choice but to completely reject him because of his face, so he had no choice but to agree.

When Lin Weimin called, Zhang Qi was beside Lin Weimin. When he heard that Yang Meng agreed, his expression was ecstatic.

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Qi put his arm around Lin Weimin's shoulders and said excitedly: "That's great!"

"Don't get excited. Ms. Yang Meng came forward to help. I guess I can raise some money, but not too much." It is true that Jin Yong's heart is inland and he has a soft spot for Yang Meng. However, after all, his net worth is limited and he is destined to fail. Maybe you donated too much.

"That's true." Zhang Qi was a little discouraged after hearing this, "What about Huo Guantai and Shao Yifu?"

"Shao Yifu..." Lin Weimin thought, "We still have to find a solution from Jin Yong. Shaw Brothers and TVB have adapted many of his works. If we invite Yang Meng and Jin Yong, we should be 80% sure about Shao Yifu. "

"Eighty percent?" Zhang Qi hesitated.

"Eighty percent is still too little for you?"

Zhang Qi smiled and said: "It's best to be 100% sure!"

Lin Weimin said: "If it doesn't work, just tell Shao Yifu that we can promote cooperation between TVB and CCTV. TVB's costume dramas are a big deal, and location shooting has always been their weakness. Cooperation with CCTV can not only make up for this shortcoming. . And taking advantage of the mainland’s low labor and low commodity prices, the investment will definitely be smaller than shooting in Hong Kong.”

Lin Weimin spoke eloquently, and Zhang Qi kept nodding, but didn't speak.

"Cooperation between TVB and CCTV? I don't have the ability!" After speaking, he stared at Lin Weimin, his meaning self-evident.

Lin Weimin glared at him angrily, "I'll contact you."

Zhang Qi then beamed and hugged his shoulders, "Good brother, you are really my timely help!"

Lin Weimin swatted his hand away and joked: "You are so hard at me, and you can't even justify it if you don't give me a vice chairmanship!"

Zhang Qi vowed: "Don't mention the vice president, as long as the money can be raised, I will be the president for you!"

Lin Weimin looked at Zhang Qi with disgust, he could deceive him better than himself!

Early the next morning, Zhang Qi followed Yang Meng to visit Jin Yong. After returning, he happily found Lin Weimin.

"Jin Yong promised to donate one million Hong Kong dollars to the foundation!"

Lin Weimin smiled and said, "Not bad, not bad, the mission went well. What about meeting Shao Yifu? Did he agree?"

Zhang Qi said with a smile: "I agreed. I made a phone call today in front of Ms. Yang Meng and made an appointment at the golf course. I will follow Jin Yong to meet Shao Yifu tomorrow."

Lin Weimin nodded with satisfaction, "According to what I said, I will meet Shao Yifu tomorrow and try to win him. Then you can go to Huo Guantai. He has always been close to the mainland and enthusiastic about investing. Now that Jin Yong and Shao Yifu have donated, he always Are you sorry not to donate?"

When Zhang Qi heard this, he couldn't help but give Lin Weimin a thumbs up.

"High! It's really high!"