Mixed in 1980

Chapter 119: Sky-high Remuneration
"When I came back, Sister Ying was at the door. She went home and got the address before coming here. Chen Fan, go buy some vegetables first. You can cook tonight."

Xu Jinqiu came over, took Li Hongying's arm, and introduced: "Sister Ying, this is my elder sister Zeng Ali. Sister, I told you about this, Sister Ying."

Zeng Ali smiled slightly: "Sister Ying, hello!"

"The little girl is so pretty and has a good temperament, just like Qiu'er. They are indeed sisters." Li Hongying held Zeng Ali's hand and glanced at Chen Fan.

That's fine, young man!

I don’t know if I can control myself living with two beautiful girls.

"Sister Ying, let's go inside and make some tea."

Xu Jinqiu had already boiled the water and went into the house with Li Hongying and Zeng Ali. The three women were chatting happily.

Chen Fan rode his bicycle to the vegetable market, bought a black fish and other side dishes, and hurried back.

Without any advance preparation, Chen Fan kept the cooking simple. He made a dish of pickled fish fillet with black fish and fried two side dishes, and that was all.

"Xiao Fan, your cooking skills are pretty good."

Li Hongying picked up a piece of fish fillet and put it into her mouth. Her eyes suddenly lit up: "Is this an improvement on Sichuan cuisine? It's a very creative way of cooking, but the seasoning is a bit poor."

"Sister Ying, you are... a glutton!"

Chen Fan was surprised. He had lived in Hong Kong for so long, but he had never seen this side of Li Hongying. The seasoning was indeed of poor quality. Many of the spices were not from the best producing areas.

"When I was young, I was a big eater in Beijing. I was a regular customer of places like Kangle Restaurant, Hongbinlou, Taifenglou, and Tongheju."

Li Hongying picked up another piece of fish and tasted it carefully: "If you replace the spices in your fish fillet with good ones, it will be enough to support a restaurant. How about this, let's work together and open a restaurant in Hong Kong."

Chen Fan smiled and said, "I'm still studying, so I don't have the energy to bother with that. If you want to open a restaurant, I'll write the recipe for you later."

Li Hongying said, "Then I'll give you 10% of the shares. I'll open a few more restaurants in Hong Kong. If I can make good food, the profit will be very high."

"It's just a formula, you can take it, forget about the shares, it's not worth the price."

Chen Fan was stunned for a moment, then changed the subject: "Sister Ying, what happened to you this time? Why didn't Brother Bingzi and Sister-in-law come back together?"

Li Hongying put down her chopsticks and said, "Your sister-in-law is pregnant, so I won't bother with her. I came back this time mainly to look for you. Do you know how much the box office of God of Gamblers is?"

"Ten million?"

"More than 15 million. It hasn't been released yet, but it has already broken the box office record. By the time it's released, it should be able to reach 17 million Hong Kong dollars."

"That's good. At that time, I was afraid of being indebted."

Chen Fan was still very satisfied with the box office. Although the box office of this film reached more than 30 million in later generations, the period was different.

Today's Hong Kong movies, whether in terms of ticket prices or cinema scale, are not as large as they are in the future.

To get this box office is already amazing.

"You are a popular screenwriter now. Many film companies want to ask you to write scripts, but they can't find anyone, so they ask me to do it."

Hearing this, Chen Fan was stunned.

The last time I wrote a script was to repay a favor, and I really never thought about developing in this industry.

Seeing his hesitation, Li Hongying added: "God of Gamblers broke the box office record. Your current situation is different. The film company has offered you 30 Hong Kong dollars. If you write a film with the same theme as God of Gamblers, you can get 50 Hong Kong dollars."

Zeng Ali was stunned when he heard this.

I wonder if I heard it wrong? When did money start to be expressed in units of 100,000?
My salary is measured in tens.

Zeng Ali looked at Xu Jinqiu and found that the girl was also dizzy and it was difficult for her to recover from the shock of the huge amount of money.

He turned his gaze to Chen Fan again.

Chen Fan was seen frowning, as if hesitating, or considering other things. He couldn't help but admire him even more in his heart. Faced with so much money, he didn't agree to it right away.

After a while, Chen Fan said, "Sister Ying, you can write the script for the second part of God of Gamblers, but I have a few conditions."

"you say!"

"Add a bet agreement. HK$50 is the basic remuneration. If the box office of the film exceeds HK$2000 million, an additional HK$20 must be paid to me."

"No problem. Do you have any other requests?" Li Hongying agreed without hesitation. Chen Fan's script was worth the price.

God of Gamblers now has a box office of 1500 million, but this is not the bulk of the revenue. The real money comes from selling copyrights. Many distribution companies in Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia are now bidding.

"The basic remuneration is 50 yuan. I will pay it first and then write the script."

"That's no problem."

For famous directors, screenwriters and writers, Hong Kong has always had this model. They just come with money and sign the contract, and that's it. It's very simple and crude.

"Are you short of money recently? If not, I can lend you some more." Li Hongying was a little curious. Logically speaking, Chen Fan was not short of money.

The last time he went to Hong Kong, Chen Fan invested 20 Hong Kong dollars in the futures market.

"That's the third thing. I'll transfer the royalties directly to my account in Hong Kong and use it all to buy gold futures, even shorting with a 10x leverage."

"Such a big deal?" Li Hongying was surprised.

"It doesn't cost much in the mainland, so you might as well take it out and give it a try. How is the gold market now? Has it started to fall?" "Your calculations are really accurate. It has already started to fall. All the long positions you invested in have been sold and you have entered the short market. You should ask Yu Jing how much profit you have made."

Yu Jing is the key account manager of Bank of East Asia, and it was she who handled the procedures for Chen Fan last time.

"I'll call tomorrow morning and ask Yu Jing to bring the authorization letter over. Only after you sign it can the money enter the futures market. Please ask her while you're at it."

"As expected of a big client, he treats the bank's staff like beasts of burden." Chen Fan teased.

But this is true.

As long as you are rich enough, you are the boss in the eyes of the bank. It’s the same as in the financial circle. Even if you have that need, it can be arranged for you.

“Once you enter the futures market with this money and gold prices plummet again, you will be able to treat the people in the bank like beasts of burden.” Li Hongying smiled and talked about advertising again.

The several advertisements that Chen Fan wrote at the beginning were very effective. Stimulated by the advertisements, the clothing brand Feixing reached a new level in a short period of time.

Jingfu Jewelry also customized two advertising ideas. After the first advertisement was launched, product sales skyrocketed, and the production of the second advertisement has already begun.

Because of these two advertisements, Wang Peishan's Xtron Advertising Company has become a hot advertising company in Hong Kong and has taken on many cases in recent times.

After finishing the conversation, Li Hongying was full and took the recipe for pickled fish slices written by Chen Fan back home. Before leaving, she said, "I'll pick you up tomorrow and sign the contract while I'm at it."

"Qiu'er, come here for a moment."

After seeing Li Hongying off, Zeng Ali called Xu Jinqiu into her room and asked curiously, "What kind of script did Chen Fan write to make so much money?"

Xu Jinqiu thought about it but couldn't explain it. She had read the story written by Chen Fan before, but couldn't continue reading after reading just a few words.

It’s not her type: “It’s said to be a gambling movie, but I don’t know the details.”

Zeng Ali smiled and said, "You are really a big shot. You don't pay attention to such a big thing. And what about the gold futures that Chen Fan bought?"

Xu Jinqiu scratched his head: "I don't know!"

Zeng Ali knew Xu Jinqiu would not lie to her, she just felt a little amused: "No wonder Chen Fan is so concerned about you, men like people like you who know nothing about anything."

Xu Jinqiu rolled her eyes: "I don't understand, why are you asking these questions?"

Zeng Ali flicked her head and said, "You little bitch, you are really brave. Look at Chen Fan's attitude. If he puts all his money in at once, aren't you afraid that he will lose it all?"

"It doesn't matter if we lose it all. Anyway, we can make money by writing books. After we graduate from college, we will all have jobs. This is better than most people anyway."

"Xiao Qiu'er, I really admire you."

Zeng Ali rolled her eyes and drove Xu Jinqiu out. No wonder Chen Fan was so fond of this girl.

If I were a man, I would also like to find someone like this, who supports you in everything you do and doesn't interfere, and even thinks of having a job and being able to support you.

However, if it were a boy like Chen Fan, girls would probably be willing.

Zeng Ali muttered something, lay down on the bed, and planned to go to bed early. He had been working like a slave these days, which was more tiring than going to the grassroots performances.

"Student Qiu'er, our family has received a large sum of money again. Should we celebrate?"

When Xu Jinqiu returned to the room, Chen Fan hugged her from behind: "Classmate Chen Fan, tell me how to celebrate. Don't think about those messy things."

Chen Fan gently bit her earlobe and stroked her collarbone with his fingertips: "Student Qiu'er, isn't life a time to try something different?"

Xu Jinqiu turned around and kissed him on the lips: "Student Chen Fan, I can't do it. There is someone in the opposite room who can do it. Why don't you go and try?"

"..."

Chen Fan was stunned for a moment and couldn't help shivering: "Classmate Qiu'er, you want to murder your husband? If I dare to have such an idea, my elder sister will beat me to death with a brick."

Xu Jinqiu chuckled.

With the temper of the elder sister, she would definitely hit him with a brick: "Student Chen Fan, so you don't dare to have such thoughts, don't you have such thoughts?"

"Xu Jinqiu, you deserve to be punished!"

"It's still unclear who will take care of whom. My roommate Fan, I'll make you walk with your hands on the wall tomorrow."

"Student Qiu'er, who gave you the courage? Fish Leong?"

"Who is Liang Jingru?"

"A girl who sings very well, but that's not important."

"No, you tell me who Fish Leong is first... Um, um... Chen Fan, you big beast..."

After a long time, Chen Fan hugged the beauty and said with a chuckle, "My roommate Qiu, don't forget what I said just now. You are allowed to rest for ten minutes."

Xu Jinqiu shuddered and quickly got up and put on her pajamas: "I'm going to go talk to my elder sister. You can sleep alone tonight."

"..."

Where is the courage given by Fish Leong?

How could he run to his eldest sister's room in the middle of a fight? His eldest sister might have been arguing with them because of him.

What did you say to elder sister when you got there?
There is something wrong with this girl. She pulls the elder sister to dance every day and flirts with her whenever she has nothing to do. She even had a smile on her face when she just went out. It seems like she is holding back something.

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