Literary Master 1978

The black Mercedes-Benz drove out of the gate of the Clearwater Bay Golf Course. Outside the car window, the roadside was Tseung Kwan O, which was undergoing massive construction. There were many buildings and cranes everywhere.

Lin Chaoyang sat in the back seat with a calm expression. Although he looked out the window, he was thinking about the conditions he had reached with Luo Bin.

Lin's film studio's movies still cannot be shown in the island, but the Freedom Association will no longer interfere with the normal operation of Lin's film studio.

To the outside world, in order to ease the wave of public opinion, the Freedom Association shook hands with Xu Guanwen and made peace, which was considered an explanation to the public.

However, the fact that the actors who cooperated with Lin were banned will not change, but it is not indefinite. It will be automatically unblocked in two years, which can be regarded as maintaining the face of the Freedom Association in the film industry and an explanation to the higher-ups.

It seems that Lin did not benefit from this negotiation.

But in fact, resolving the interference of the Freedom Association is already a very important achievement.

The most important thing is that Lin Chaoyang and Luo Bin have reached a tacit understanding that the Freedom Association will turn a blind eye to Lin's delivery of its own films to the WD market in the form of gloves in the future.

This should be said to be the biggest benefit of Lin Chaoyang's negotiation this time.

Lin Chaoyang sighed helplessly in his heart. If he hadn't found a few "good brothers" this time, and the Freedom Association had made a stupid move, things would not have gone so smoothly.

After this incident, Lin finally got rid of the control of the Freedom Association temporarily and could go into battle lightly.

It's not easy to work hard outside without the protection of parents!

He will settle the account with the Freedom Association sooner or later.

The day after Lin Chaoyang and Luo Bin met, Xu Guanwen accepted an interview with reporters and said that he had met with relevant personnel of the Freedom Association and reached an understanding.

Two days ago, reporters photographed him entering and leaving the mansion of Luo Bin, the ZX of the Freedom Association, and the media had long expected this situation.

Since there was private communication, there will definitely be a reconciliation.

After all, Xu Guanwen is just an actor, and it is impossible for him to fight against a giant like the Freedom Federation.

When the news came out, the indignant people were stunned.

Is this the end?

They originally regarded Xu Guanwen as a hero who was not afraid of power, but he reconciled with the Freedom Federation in just two days?

Some angry people immediately prepared to vent their anger to Xu Guanwen, scolding him for being a villain who was indecisive and seeking fame.

At this time, several media such as "Ta Kung Pao" and "Ming Pao" stood up to speak out.

It is precious to say that Xu Guanwen spoke on behalf of Hong Kong films, but the power of an individual is ultimately limited.

The fundamental reason for this incident is that the Hong Kong film industry is fighting each other, a mess, without a sense of the overall situation, and can be manipulated by others.

One newspaper said it was nothing, and several newspapers said so. Soon, the public's attention was diverted, and the spearhead was transferred from Xu Guanwen to Golden Harvest, Cinema City and other leading Hong Kong film companies that have close ties with WD.

Faced with the rapid shift in public opinion, Golden Harvest and Cinema City, which were caught in the crossfire, felt that they were wronged.

But the public didn't care about that. They just needed an outlet to vent. Now that the outlet was there, the venting was over.

A public opinion storm caused by the ban lasted for nearly half a month, which is extremely rare in a fast-paced city like Hong Kong.

However, even the hottest news will always be outdated, not because it is outdated, but because there is more popular news in the media.

On October 16, the Dow Jones Index in the United States fell sharply by 108 points.

On Monday, the 19th, the Hong Kong stock market opened. Affected by the rapid decline of the Dow Jones Index, the Hang Seng Index plummeted 402.81 points, from 3783.20 points at the close of last weekend to 3362.39 points.

The decline was so severe that it was very rare.

At first, not many people paid attention to this situation. The current world situation is stable, and there are no major economic disasters in various countries. The Hong Kong economy is also prosperous.

In the past two years, Hong Kong's local GDP has grown rapidly at an annual rate of more than 15%. The stock market has been rising for more than a year, and there has been no fever and bubble like the stock market crash in 1973.

However, the Hang Seng Index unexpectedly fell for three consecutive days. On October 21, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange suddenly announced a four-day suspension of trading.

The original intention of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange for this suspension was to use the suspension of trading to ease investors' panic and stop the Hang Seng Index from falling sharply.

But what the Hong Kong Stock Exchange did not expect was that the four-day suspension of trading not only failed to calm the people's hearts, but instead aggravated the panic in the market.

On October 26, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange resumed trading, and the backlog of selling orders for several days swarmed into the market, forming a herd effect.

Investors and investment institutions trampled on each other, and the Hang Seng Index plummeted 1120.70 points in one day, a daily decline of 33.33%, creating the largest tragedy in the history of the Hang Seng Index.

Hong Kong's stock market is highly linked to real industries. The Hang Seng Index has caused an unprecedented tragedy, and Hong Kong society is suddenly in mourning.

For a week in a row, almost all media headlines were given to the Hong Kong stock market.

"It's miserable! It's miserable! My 500,000!"

At the Golden Harvest Studios, Maggie Cheung had just finished a phone call while holding a mobile phone, and her face was miserable, almost crying.

"What's the fuss? What happened?"

Wan Ziliang, who had a big back hair, had just finished acting with Andy Lau. Seeing Maggie Cheung's expression of despair, he asked nonchalantly.

"The stock price of the stocks I bought fell again, and now I don't even have 200,000 of my 500,000." Maggie Cheung said with a bitter face.

Wan Ziliang smoked a cigarette and said, "What do I think it's about? It's only 500,000. I'll pay more than 800,000 for 2 million. It doesn't matter. It's just a drama for you."

"Brother Wan Zi, stop joking, this is the only 500,000 I have."

"Hey, pretty girl, are you serious? You get hundreds of thousands to shoot a movie, and you told me you only have 500,000?"

"There is no way, the expenses are too high, I can't save any money."

"You still have so little money left to speculate in stocks?"

“How can you make money without trading in stocks?”

Wan Ziliang was impressed by Maggie Cheung's powerful logic and was unable to argue for a while.

"Then have you sold your stocks?"

"No, the stockbroker was trying to persuade me just now."

"What are you waiting for if you don't want to sell? Just cut the meat and run. This stock market crash, how many stocks have fallen into penny stocks!"

The "cent" in penny stocks is the transliteration of the English "cent", which refers to stocks whose price has been lower than 1 yuan, so they can only be priced in cents.

"But someone told me that Cathay Pacific can make money if it takes it." Maggie Cheung said hesitantly.

"Silly girl, could that person have predicted that there would be a stock market crash? Don't worry, you won't even lose 200,000 yuan in a few days!"

Wan Ziliang's advice made Maggie Cheung full of hesitation. After much deliberation, she still had not made a decision.

"Maggie, come and play opposite Andy."

Not far away, the tall, thin director in sunglasses was calling Maggie Cheung.

"Coming!" Maggie Cheung responded, having no time to think about stocks anymore.

At around eight o'clock in the evening, the crew finally called it a day, and Maggie Cheung drove to Jiahui Garden in the middle of the mountain.

"It's so late, why did you come here?"

Tao Yumo asked a little surprised when he saw Maggie Cheung.

Maggie Cheung whispered a few words to her, and Tao Yumo led her to Lin Chaoyang with a strange expression.

"Brother-in-law, have you bought any stocks recently?"

"I didn't buy it. The Hang Seng Index has dropped like this. What should I buy?"

"The Hang Seng Index has plummeted, and Maggie's stock has fallen sharply in the past few days."

Lin Chaoyang handed the toy ball in his hand to Dongdong, turned to look at Maggie Cheung, "What? You want to sell stocks?"

Maggie Cheung said with a frown on her face: "Brother-in-law, you said you can make money by buying Cathay City..."

"Hey, don't talk nonsense! I'm talking about long-term holding."

"But now that there is a stock market crash, Cathay City's stock price has dropped by more than half. Even if it can rise back in the future, when will it be?"

Maggie Cheung's tone was a little eager. She thought she could make money this time, but she caught up with the stock market crash again.

Lin Chaoyang's expression was calm and calm, "In the stock market, isn't it normal to have ups and downs? If you can't bear it, you can cut off your flesh now."

Maggie Cheung said anxiously: "Then I have to pay hundreds of thousands more!"

Lin Chaoyang wanted to say that the compensation was more than one million anyway, not less than these hundreds of thousands, but when he thought about it, he felt a bit cruel.

Still comforted: "It doesn't matter, you are not the only one who is falling now, and the stock price will slowly come back in the future. If you really feel impatient, you can cut off the meat first, and then use the money to buy the bottom."

Maggie Cheung thought it was a good idea, but then she thought about it, what if she bought the bargain halfway up the mountain? Or what should I do if I copy an even crappier stock?

She expressed her doubts, and Lin Chaoyang said with a smile: "So, holding it is the safest way. Behind the national city is the Century City, and the development potential is pretty good.

When the stock market crashes, everyone goes down. When this wave passes, high-quality companies will be the first to take action. "

Maggie Cheung thought about it and felt that what Lin Chaoyang said was reasonable, and it would be safer to continue to hold Cathay City's stocks.

After this counseling, she felt a lot more at ease.

Lin Chaoyang teased her, "It's only 500,000, which is not much for you. Why don't you come back after taking on a movie?"

Maggie Cheung shook her head firmly, "Brother-in-law, you don't understand. Taking on a movie is a part-time job, and stocks are investments."

Lin Chaoyang looked at her funny, "I didn't expect you to have the heart to be a 'financial giant'."

"I don't want to be a financial giant, I just want to make enough money to retire as soon as possible."

Her words seemed to trigger some kind of restraint, and Tao Yushu suddenly appeared, "Maggie, you are only in your twenties, and you are at the right age to work hard for your career..."

Maggie Cheung finally got rid of Tao Yushu's "Tang Monk Chanting Sutra", but she still had lingering fears. From now on, she would never dare to talk about retiring in front of Sister Yu.

Then she approached Lin Chaoyang again and asked curiously: "Brother-in-law, why haven't you bought stocks recently?"

"Nonsense, the stock market crash!"

"I mean before, before the stock market crash."

Maggie Cheung is very curious now. Lin Chaoyang is obviously a writer and has only been in Hong Kong for two years. Why does he understand the Hong Kong stock market so thoroughly?

Of course, Lin Chaoyang couldn't say that he was cheating, "I didn't think about what to buy, I just went to get a taste of it. Stock trading is also about experiencing life."

He forgot about Maggie Cheung, "By the way, you seem to be trading in stocks just to write a novel."

"You are so lucky!" She couldn't help but muttered again.

She originally only envied Lin Chaoyang for catching the monster stock of Cathay City, but now she is even more jealous that he escaped unscathed from the stock market crash.

She works in the film industry and is somewhat superstitious. She feels that Lin Chaoyang may be the kind of person who has good fortune as the master said.

Otherwise, why would he escape with his whole body just to make a lot of money by writing novels and trading stocks?

"Brother-in-law, why don't you lead me in stock trading from now on!" Maggie Cheung said with a greedy look on her face.

"Whatever you buy will go down. No one has any grievances. Don't hurt me!"

Maggie Cheung's eyes suddenly widened, her face full of grief and anger, "How can you hurt people with your words? I'm just unlucky!"

Lin Chaoyang said: "It's OK to lie to others, but don't lie to yourself. Everyone is trading in stocks, but you are the only one who is unlucky?"

His words completely broke Maggie Cheung's guard, "I regard you as a relative, and you say that to me..."

"Okay, okay, the child is sleeping, why are you making a noise?"

Tao Yushu walked out and separated the two.

Maggie Cheung immediately hugged Tao Yushu's arm and said, "Sister Yushu, brother-in-law, he looks down on me!"

He looked very much like Ah Ju, who was cursing and complaining.

"Stop talking about him. You'd better stop speculating in stocks in the future. Even if you don't invest the money you make, you can just put it in the bank! Why put it all in the stock market to waste it?"

Maggie Cheung had a completely different reaction to Tao Yushu's persuasion. She shook Tao Yushu's arm and said, "It's just money in the bank. Sister Yushu, when will your company go public? Let me buy your company's stocks and make a lot of money." Ten million."

"Stop thinking about good things and just relax and film."

After chatting for a while, Maggie Cheung was about to say goodbye. Before leaving, she saw a copy of "The Great Era" lying on the coffee table. She put the book into her bag.

Everyone is a stock investor, and she has only entered the industry a year early.

If it wasn't that Lin Chaoyang was very lucky, then there must be something special about him in the stock market. She had to study this book carefully.

It was already 11pm when we drove back to New World Apartment in Tsim Sha Tsui.

Maggie Cheung continued to change clothes, remove makeup, and take care of her skin until 12 o'clock. Thinking that she would have to get up early to film a movie tomorrow, she threw herself on the bed.

Just as she closed her eyes, she opened them again and took out the "The Great Era" she brought back from Jiahui Garden from her bag.

I'd like to see if you have any secrets?

She muttered and opened the novel.

"Ding Xie, that bastard!"

"Little Jew, Xiaomei, so cute!"

…

Early the next morning, on the Jiahe studio.

"A-Cheng, what's going on with Maggie? Did you call?"

Assistant director Jiang Yuecheng responded: "I called, but no one picked up. It's probably because of the traffic jam. Director, why don't we shoot the scene between Andy and Jacky first."

"The drama between Andy and Jacky hasn't been written yet. Forget it, let's wait for her."

The director wears sunglasses no matter day or night, and he can't tell whether he is happy or angry.

Jiang Yuecheng couldn't help complaining. It was really bad luck to join this crew. Even if the heroine was unreliable, the director was even less reliable.

He has also filmed a lot of movies. "Flying papers" are very common in today's Hong Kong film crews, but at least they are all written while filming, and the script contents are all released before filming.

But this crew is unusual. It all depends on the director's mood. Sometimes the first scene is finished, but the director has not thought about the next plot.

It doesn’t matter if there is no content at this time. Just shoot first. As you shoot, won’t you get inspiration?

Jiang Yuecheng felt that if he were an investor in this drama, he would probably be angry with the director even if he has cerebral congestion.

All the things burned here are real money!

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry! There's a traffic jam on the road, I'm sorry, Director Wang!"

Just when he was thinking wildly, the late heroine Maggie Cheung finally arrived, and she apologized full of regrets.

Then she spent another thousand yuan to treat the crew to drink milk tea, which not only dispelled the crew's resentment, but also gained a wave of goodwill.

The morning scene was filmed for more than an hour, but the crew stopped again. It is said that the director was not satisfied with the scene just now and wanted to change it. The scene was being changed.

Everyone suddenly became idle, and the staff were chatting in groups of twos and threes. In addition to entertainment gossip, the topics were horses, buildings, and stocks.

The Hang Seng Index has plummeted recently, and everyone is talking about stocks the most.

Wan Ziliang is not here today, Andy Lau and Jacky Cheung are sitting together chatting.

Maggie Cheung, uncharacteristically, sat there quietly reading a book, completely different from her usual state during rest.

Andy Lau has been filming for several years, but he has never seen any star in Hong Kong read a book while filming.

This is too pretentious!

Could it be some new packaging method created by the agent?

The more they chatted, the more curious they became. Finally, they couldn't help but ran over and asked, "Maggie, what are you reading?"

Maggie Cheung was engrossed in reading a book, gritting her teeth for some reason, when two people suddenly appeared, and she immediately closed the book in a panic.

"Nothing, I'm reading a novel."

"What novel is so mysterious?"

Maggie Cheung had already relaxed and just read a book at this time, but she was still very depressed when she thought about the part she just read.

Why haven't you seen this novel before?

Although she was depressed, she still replied: "The new novel is about stock trading."

Hearing the word "stock trading", Andy Lau and Jacky Cheung looked curious.

Recently, the streets and alleys of Xiangjiang have been occupied by the topic of "stock market", and the media has written a lot about it. All kinds of gossipy news are emerging one after another.

Maggie Cheung took out the book, and the two of them flipped through it and put it down without any intention of reading.

Seeing that the two of them had no interest in reading, Maggie Cheung was unwilling to give in. She aroused their interest with just one sentence.

"There is a great thing about this book. The stock market crash described in it is somewhat similar to this one."

"Really or not?"

"You'll know if you see it for yourself!"

Maggie Cheung's words made the two of them more curious, but she put the novel away and said, "I want to read it and buy it myself. I haven't finished this one yet!"

"Tch!" Jacky Cheung curled his lips disdainfully, thinking that Maggie Cheung was making things up, while Andy Lau was doubtful.

After the two of them walked away, Maggie Cheung opened the book again, and the more she read, the more frustrated she became.

The TV series "Big Times" tells a story in history from the 1973 stock market crash to the 1987 stock market crash and then to the "Great Miracle Day" in 1994.

It is only 1987, so Lin Chaoyang has made drastic revisions and improvements to the content of the TV series. He has perfected the story line based on the three stock market crashes of 1973, 1983 and 1987 in the Hong Kong stock market.

Among them, the 1987 stock market crash had not yet occurred when the novel was launched.

Lin Chaoyang deliberately adjusted the content of the stock market crash, which was quite different from reality.

From a reader's perspective, one can see at a glance that there are great similarities between the stock market crash in the novel and in reality, but they are not exactly the same.

Maggie Cheung was upset about the stock market crash in the novel, and the more she read about it, the more angry she became.

If she had read this novel ten days earlier, she would have noticed and avoided such a huge loss.

This kind of thinking was of course her wishful thinking. Even if she saw the prophetic stock market crash in "The Great Era" ten days ago, but it hadn't happened yet, she would just laugh it off without letting go at all. In the heart.

Her heart was so strongly stimulated by the regret of having entered a treasure mountain but returned empty-handed that she didn't even bother to read the novel, and went to find other crew members to promote the "stock market crash" depicted in "The Great Era".

She only has a simple mind, and I cannot be the only one to regret it.

News about the stock market crash was already very popular during this period. Maggie Cheung's "accurate prediction" of the stock market crash in "Big Time" immediately attracted a lot of attention from the crew.

Although everyone has not read the novel, what she said is conclusive, and many people plan to read the novel after work.

The next morning, the crew was still in a state of stopping filming. Maggie Cheung had nothing to do to observe the crew, and she actually found that several people were playing "Big Era".

Obviously, this is all due to her recommendation.

"Maggie, the book you read yesterday was in the news! The newspaper said that the stock market crash scenes in it are surprisingly similar to this stock market crash." Andy Lau suddenly came to Maggie Cheung and said.

Maggie Cheung was a little surprised when she heard this, but then calmed down.

He could see that "The Great Times" had foreseen the stock market crash, and there was no reason why so many readers couldn't see it.

"Big Era" has been on sale for half a month, and the Hang Seng Index has been falling for more than a week, and it has only been reported in the media. Thinking about it, she feels that the media's response is a bit slow.

After the crew finished work that night, she ran to Jiahui Garden again.

He claimed credit for Lin Chaoyang and said that he recommended "The Great Era" to the crew and many people bought the novel.

At this time, Tao Yumo threw over a newspaper, "Do you still need to tell me? It's been reported in the newspapers!"

Maggie Cheung argued rationally: "The newspaper is a newspaper, and the people in our crew bought the novel because of my recommendation."

"Okay, okay, you're awesome!" Tao Yumo's tone was perfunctory.

Maggie Cheung ignored her and focused her attention on Lin Chaoyang, trying to claim credit.

She has finished reading "The Great Era" in the past two days. Although her main purpose was not to read the novel at the beginning, she was still moved by the concise and profound words and wonderful stories at the end.

When she saw the little Jew die in Fang Zhanbo's arms at the end, she even leaned into the quilt and cried for a long time. Her eyes are still swollen even now.

Lin Chaoyang listened to Maggie Cheung describing her feelings after reading the novel in an exaggerated tone. He knew very well in his heart that Maggie Cheung was not a literary girl. There must be something fishy about her sudden attentiveness.

"Brother-in-law, I realized after watching "The Big Era" that you have such a thorough understanding of the stock market and stock trading. You are infinitely better than those stockbrokers and analysts of securities companies."

"No wonder you can make a lot of money so easily in the stock market and get away with it. Brother-in-law, you are really the modern stock god!"

…

"Brother-in-law, take me with you next time you buy stocks!"

The more Maggie Cheung talked, the more disgusting and exaggerated she became, until finally she finally revealed her little thoughts.

Her sincere words and humble expression were not inconsistent with Tao Yushu's usual treatment. This was the first time for Lin Chaoyang to enjoy such treatment.

"It would be great if I were a stock god. I could turn my hands into clouds and turn my hands into rain. Your sister wouldn't have to start a company!" Lin Chaoyang said with a relaxed expression.

Seeing that Lin Chaoyang did not reject her as soon as he came up, Maggie Cheung thought that the hitchhiking thing was going to work, and she flattered her even harder.

Tao Yumo was familiar with Maggie Cheung's sad history of stock trading, and said sarcastically: "Maggie, just give up on stock trading. If you throw your hard-earned money into the stock market, you won't even hear a sound, so why bother!"

"Bah, bah, bah! Crow's mouth!" Maggie Cheung glared at Tao Yumo, "My brother-in-law is protecting me, I will definitely pay my dues this time!"

"You said the same thing last time you bought Cathay City."

After saying this sentence, it was really Galen's whisper - silence and defense breaking.

Maggie Cheung waited for a while before saying: "I'm just...unlucky."

Then she looked at Lin Chaoyang again, her eyes shining, "It's different now. My brother-in-law is here, and I'll be back soon!"

Look at the loss for the children, I can only dream of getting my money back, and I am almost catching up with the leeks who have cancer.

Lin Chaoyang summed up Maggie Cheung in just four words: dishonest and fun-loving.

Before he could strike, Tao Yushu had already spoken.

"With your personality, even if you make money in the stock market, you will spit it out sooner or later."

Maggie Cheung felt depressed and sad when she heard this. She seemed to feel the mood of those geniuses who were not understood by the world.

Seeing her unconvinced look, Lin Chaoyang smiled and said, "Okay. Stop deifying me and follow me to trade stocks. What if you lose like this time?"

Maggie Cheung hesitated and said: "We can't always encounter stock market crashes, right?"

"It has nothing to do with the stock market crash. Even Li Zhaofu can't guarantee that he will make a profit or not lose money in the stock market."

We all have a good relationship, but Lin Chaoyang will not do anything to promote favors or fight against enemies.

If Maggie Cheung is really out of money or in debt, he will definitely help.

But she makes hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars for a movie, and just accepting any endorsements is enough for ordinary people in Hong Kong to earn for several years. There is absolutely no need for me to do this favor for her.

Maggie Cheung had been thinking about "getting back her money" before. After being rejected by Lin Chaoyang, she calmed down and thought about it carefully, and realized that her behavior was a bit reckless.

After a moment, she laughed heartlessly and joked: "I'm afraid of losing money, but I can't lose money with you anymore."

Then she changed the subject and said, "By the way, now the news has connected the stock market crash with "The Great Times". My brother-in-law's new book should be selling well, right?"

"It's not clear yet, the publisher hasn't given any feedback yet."

Tao Yushu frowned and said: "I always feel that this is not a good thing. With such a trend of public opinion, how can any readers care about the content of the novel?"

She said this because she was worried that the work that Lin Chaoyang had worked so hard to create would be cast in a dark light, but Lin Chaoyang smiled and said, "It's better to have someone watching than no one watching."

Maggie Cheung agreed: "Yes, the stock market crash has such a huge impact, maybe my brother-in-law's novel will sell out this time!"

Her words were unintentional, but they confirmed reality.