Hong Kong Stubborn - Chapter 9

Sunday this day.

Sister Army turned off all the entertainment and repeatedly listened to the newly released single “Shanghai Beach”.

She leaned on the sofa, holding the front page of the entertainment page of Tiantian Daily in her hand, not knowing how long she had been reading it.

There are a total of 10 photos on a full-page layout. The captions are enlarged and bolded in four large characters, upside down all sentient beings. Looking at the photos one by one, you can feel the indignation, perseverance, unrestrainedness and unrestrainedness of the men in the photos, and in a blink of an eye the purity, beauty, gentleness, and tenderness of women.

One person and two sexes, each shows elegance, and the impact on readers is so powerful that it is incomprehensible. Xiangjiang in 1979, lack of entertainment, how simple the hearts of the people, fancy hype can hit the soul directly, directly hit the soul can be realized.

In the middle of the picture are the lyrics and scores of Shanghai Beach. There is not one more word, and there is no promotion at all, but it is even more tickling.

Sister Army found the scissors and carefully cut out the photos in the newspaper one by one, trimming all the corners neatly.

At 7 o’clock in the evening, the editor-in-chief and reporter Huang Jiadong waiting at the Tiantian Daily were all fidgeting anxiously. The phone rang, and the exact news was finally sent back. The sales volume of this issue was 158,000 copies, setting the sales record of Tiantian Daily. And readers keep calling, hoping to buy the original photo.

The editor-in-chief and Huang Jiadong gave a high-five to congratulate each other with excitement.

At this time, in a small room, TVB’s screenwriter Chen listened to the newly bought record on the beach, with a strong desire to create in his heart. Lines of text bloomed in his pen. When the front page was exhausted, he hesitated for a moment, and resolutely wrote “Shanghai Beach” at the heading of the page.

Luo Junyan was already tired and paralyzed on this rest day. He ran all over 12 audio-visual stores. By the time he sang at the last one, his voice was so hoarse that he couldn’t make a loud noise. Besides, high-heeled shoes are indeed anti-human. Let you try wearing them for a day? The whole pelvic area is jumping and painful.

The owners of all the audiovisual stores never thought that so many people would come to watch a new singer, and it would be out of stock in less than half a day, and people would come to find Shanghai Tan’s records. A single record of 12 yuan a piece is scrambling like no money, and the owner of the video store can no longer think about it.

Luo Junyan’s free tour of the video store ended after one day. In this era of Xiangjiang, the power of newspaper bombing is huge, and the effect of the cross-dressing road show is remarkable, and there is no need to push it anymore. In one day, 1,000 albums were sold out, and various audio-visual stores paid the reservation directly, and directly produced 10,000 albums for the second time.

Brother Cheng has settled the accounts. At present, 11,000 copies have been sold. A single copy is sold for 8 yuan, and the production cost is 2 yuan. The record company charges 10% of the sales of the goods as an agency distribution fee. This is a profit. 57200 yuan. In addition, excluding the record recording cost of more than 11,000 yuan, the net profit is 46,000 yuan, and the money has already been obtained.

Luo Junyan smiled openly and said, “Master, it’s really profitable to make records.”

Brother Cheng didn’t get dazzled by the victory, and said, “This time we took a big advantage. Recording records are all trusted acquaintances, and the cost is several times lower. Besides, there is no standard of 10% for recording agency distribution fees. People think you It’s a ticket, and it’s introduced by acquaintances, just as it means.”

Luo Junyan asked: “How much do record companies charge?”

Brother Cheng said: “If you ask for 40%, it will be cheap for you. In addition, the songwriters are not easy to fool, they all look for the master, and the 10% of the royalties fall into the pockets of others.”

Luo Junyan said: “Master, do you want to give Sister Army a gift? After all, it’s her favor.”

Brother Cheng lighted a cigarette and said, “I won’t interfere with your relationship between men and women. Let’s get the business done first. We divide the account by five to five, and you take away 23,000 yuan.”

Luo Junyan stared at a pile of Hong Kong dollars, and immediately said: “Master, you can use the money first. Property prices are rising so fast, so you can feel at ease when you buy a house.”

Brother Cheng nodded and said, “You see money as dung, Jun, you follow me on this point. But there are rules. As a contracting agent, I can’t break the rules by myself, otherwise there will be more celebrities in my hand and it will be easy to get started. Civil strife. Alright, take the money and leave.”

Luo Junyan breathed a sigh of relief secretly, but fortunately, Brother Cheng did not pass the money.

When Luo Junyan left the house, Cheng Cheng picked up the money and rushed to the bed, almost crying: “Finally, let me see the money back, man.”

With the first round of hot sales of Shanghai Tan’s singles, Luo Junyan once again entered the vision of some big names in the circle.

Sister Army, wearing a white shirt, wide-leg trousers, and white high heels, walked into the lobby cafe of the Peninsula Hotel and went straight to the seat reserved for Run Run Run for afternoon tea.

Sister Army first smiled and nodded to Fang Yihua who was tasting tea, and said, “Aunt Six, where did you make your hair? Look younger than me.”

Fang Yihua said with a smile: “Come on making me happy? You bring a boy to accompany me to drink tea, then I will be even happier.”

Sister Army said: “Okay, next time I hire a boy to offer you tea, I will give you a red envelope.”

The more Fang Yihua sees her, the more she likes it, not only because of her father’s help, but also because she feels like her in some aspects, with a natural closeness, like treating her daughter.

Fang Yihua poured a cup of tea for her and said: “Xiao Ni, Uncle Six praised you for your work so hard to be closed. This year’s artist training class is entirely done by Wireless. He is also worried that chaos will happen, and you will be The management is well organized, he didn’t even think about it.”

Sister Army said, “Of course. Sixth aunt, you teach me how to handle it. Wouldn’t it be stupid?”

Fang Yihua smiled and said, “You are the best if you flatter me. Xiaoni, are you familiar with that pretty girl who is disguised as a dress and published in the newspaper?”

Sister Army toasted and took a sip of tea, and then said, “The TVB has spread all over, and I’m not familiar with it.”

Fang Yihua looked at her and said, “Then I will treat you as unfamiliar. From now on, the studio will not let him in, and no one will use him for tricks.”

Sister Army asked indifferently: “Sixth aunt, where did he offend you?”

Fang Yihua took a sip of tea and said, “Did you know that he took the photos on the set?”

Sister Army said: “I don’t know beforehand. I read the newspapers and feel familiar. Didn’t he say hello? That’s too courageous. However, Aunt Six, children just like to mess around, I’m afraid they will be confused when they get into trouble. That’s it.”

Fang Yihua chuckled lightly and said, “This kid is not confused. There is no money for the place to take the photos, no money for the cameraman, no money for makeup and lighting, no money for machine props, and the film is all Shaw Brothers, and Ah Quan I wasted a whole morning on the scene as a guide. If he is allowed to mix on the set for the first half of the year, he can directly recruit enough people to make the movie, and all except the starring actors are sponsored by Shaw Brothers.”

Sister Army laughed and said, “I’m sorry, Aunt Six, you are so funny, I can’t help it anymore.”

Fang Yihua was also infected by her and said with a smile: “Hey, don’t give him sloppy eyes.”

Sister Army rubbed her belly and said, “I don’t know him well, why do you want to help him? It is indeed Aunt Six that you are funny by yourself.”

Fang Yihua asked: “Why are you not familiar with Huaxing to help him produce records? Have you called those audiovisual stores? You will collect the records if you can’t sell them. Do you have money and use it? Xiao Ni , I really don’t know what your thoughts are this time.”

Sister Army was silent for a moment and said: “I just pity him. And it is indeed because of me that he did not enter the artist training class. Then he worked very hard by himself, and I wanted to help him once as compensation.”

Fang Yihua looked at sister army’s cold face, sighed, and said, “Xiao Ni, since you know each other, then send him a word for me. Otherwise, get out of the entertainment circle, or honestly tell you. Signed a long-term brokerage contract for 8 years. I will not allow him to be a free man with the resources of Shaw Brothers and TVB. I can rest assured that you control him.”

Sister Army said: “Sixth aunt, I have nothing to do with him, don’t make it so complicated.”

Fang Yihua said: “Drink tea.”

Sister Army also stopped arguing and said, “Aunt Six, I want to invest the money in my HSBC account. Would you like to buy a house?”

Fang Yihua’s expression relaxed a lot, and said, “I’m still worried that you won’t spend that money in your life. Xiaoni, don’t blame me for talking too much. In your father’s heart, your happiness is more important than his life. “

Sister Army slid her cheek with one hand and said, “Aunt Six, I think a lot these days. If it weren’t because I told him I hate having a 14K big guy as a dad, and then went to study in the U.S. to **** him off. He would not be so eager to wash the land ashore, and he would not choose to risk his death. Aunt Lan (Fang Yihua’s original name), I now regret that in the last phone call, I still scolded him and blamed him. Not for my sake, in fact everything he does is for me.”

Fang Yihua shook the arm of the army and said, “Silly girl, just treat it as a fate. If it hadn’t been for the collapse of the stock market in 73 years, Brother Peng wouldn’t have any trouble. Don’t blame yourself anymore.”

Sister Army nodded and said, “Sixth aunt, don’t worry. I have figured it out. Let it pass by. I don’t want my dad in the spirit of heaven to worry about me.”

Fang Yihua patted her hand lightly, nodded, and said, “Okay, the rain has passed and the weather has cleared. Brother Peng asked me to deposit 5 million Hong Kong dollars for you back then. I won’t see you lose money. I bought Cheung Kong Holdings. Bar.”

Sister Army didn’t ask why, she frowned and said, “Aunt Six, I’m a little hungry.”

Fang Yihua was very happy to see her acting like a baby, and said, “Where you want to eat today, we will eat it.”

Sister Army said: “I don’t want it anymore. What should I do if my colleague sees it? I don’t want people to know that you are my aunt.”

Fang Yihua said, “What are you afraid of? You rely on your ability. Go away, you’re a bit of a squeeze.”

Sister Army smiled and took her arm. She really looked like a mother and daughter in harmony.

In the evening food stall, Brother Cheng had an idea again.

Brother Cheng sipped his beer and said, “Mong Kok is a good place, which has caused the developers to spoil. I talked to the salesperson today and practiced the vernacular by the way. Don’t talk about the concepts of green and environmental protection and fully enclosed. There is no spacing between soundproof and earthquake-resistant buildings. People understand. I pointed out a few real problems. Their managers also showed up, and their attitude was fairly sincere, and they expressed humbly accepting, but the price is really not favorable. Ajun, this is the historical limitation, the manager does not have the knowledge to change the destiny Vision and determination.”

Luo Junyan listened carefully and said, “Master, do you want to buy a house? Mong Kok Garden is very good.”

Brother Cheng said: “Most of the rest are small units of 1,000 feet. I am mainly worried that the recreational and entertainment functional areas for reading, watching movies, fitness, and displaying can’t be removed.”

Luo Junyan opened his eyes and shouted: “1000 feet or a small apartment? How much?”

Brother Cheng lighted a cigarette and said, “250,000. It’s almost 3,000 yuan per square meter in just a few years. Capitalists’ hands are always bloody. So, Jun, we have to hurry up while the popularity is still alive. Carry out the next big development plan and strive to become a capitalist as soon as possible.”

Luo Junyan was calculating how many records he had to sell in order to afford a small apartment of a thousand feet.

Brother Cheng didn’t wait for him to reply, and went on to say: “If you want to rely on records anymore, it will become a situation where the two of us are fighting with other people. We still have to stick to our heart and invest in movies.”

Luo Junyan said: “Master, all the money I earned has been handed over to my old sister. And we put together only 50,000 yuan, so there is not enough money to buy film.”

Brother Cheng clicked on him with his finger, frowned and said, “A typical Xiaofu is an instant peace. Does your sister know what is the return on investment ratio? Do you know what is the capital utilization rate? Hurry up and cheat the money back. Jun, we You can’t pay for a movie yourself, you have to find an investor, it’s a big water pipe.”

Luo Junyan thoughtfully said, “Master, what do I need to do?”

Brother Cheng said: “You have to win over a director first, and then we can tinker with the script. You must be the lead actor, and start looking for money after the budget is out.”

Luo Junyan carefully considered whether he should take out the money in his bank account, maybe he could try.