Mixed in 1980

Chapter 146 Publishing House Finds a Way
"I can't say I believe it, I'm half-believing and half-doubting!"

The middle-aged man took a puff of cigarette and couldn't help scratching his head: "Even if the world is fake, I don't want to wake up. Who knows if I will be killed by aliens after waking up."

"Besides, I have a good life, a good job, a high income, a house, a car, and a happy family. Why should I wake up?"

"Uncle, good job!" Zhao Yuanyuan gave a thumbs up.

Zeng Ali suppressed his laughter and said, "Uncle, this won't work. The world is fake. It's the same everywhere. It's useless for you to hide in the mainland."

The middle-aged man said, "No one in the mainland disappears out of thin air. The newspaper said that this world is just like a computer program. It's the program in Hong Kong that has a problem."

Xu Jinqiu nodded and said, "Uncle, you just said that everything was harmonious and happy at home and you didn't want to wake up. But you ran to the mainland to hide and left your family in Hong Kong?"

“……” The middle-aged man was stunned.

Suddenly, I slapped myself in the face: "I only thought about leaving Hong Kong and forgot all this. I am such a fucking inhuman."

Chen Fan quickly pulled Xu Jinqiu. This girl was really sinister and her knife was really accurate.

Murder and punish the heart, but so!

The middle-aged man sighed again: "I won't leave this time. No matter what the situation is, staying with my family is the most important thing. I'm sorry to make you laugh."

"When people are scared, they always do some strange things. It's normal. Uncle, can you continue? What's your other guess?" Zhao Yuanyuan comforted him.

"Another way of saying it is a parallel universe."

The middle-aged man took another puff of his cigarette and scratched his head: "It means that there are many parallel worlds like ours. Those who disappeared were taken away because the two worlds intersected."

"These two views are now the mainstream. Television, newspapers, and magazines are arguing about these two views every day. It's like a war of words."

"Anyway, this matter is quite strange. When you go to Hong Kong, remember to be safe and don't run around everywhere." At this point, the middle-aged man put out his cigarette and was unwilling to continue.

"Student Chen Fan, you are the most mean person I have ever met in my life, no doubt about it." Xu Jinqiu took Chen Fan's arm and complained in a low voice.

A good person was scared like this by him.

Chen Fan lovingly scratched his young wife's nose bridge: "Classmate Qiu'er, you are the most sinister girl I have ever seen in my life, bar none."

"So you two are made for each other!"

Zeng Ali glared at the two of them, showing off their affection to no end: "One is insidious, and the other is black-bellied. It's right for the two of you to be together. I won't let you out to harm others."

Chen Fan chuckled and kissed his wife: "Wife, let's not bother with single guys!"

Xu Jinqiu nodded.

Zeng Ali's face turned black, and she was so angry that she slapped Chen Fan several times. This guy really knows how to give people nicknames, such as "licking dog" and "banana man", and now a "single dog" has appeared.

While they were playing, the plane took off quickly. Zhao Yuanyuan was still curious and sat outside the window watching the clouds for several hours. She was still reluctant to leave until she reached Hong Kong.

When I came out of the airport, Li Hongbing came to pick me up.

The three girls sat in the back row, and Chen Fan sat in the passenger seat: "Brother Bingzi, I just heard on the plane that there's been a lot of people disappearing in Hong Kong recently?"

Hearing this, Li Hongbing was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

"It's all your bad idea. Now the matter has become a big deal. Not only ordinary people, but even some wealthy people are discussing this matter."

Li Hongbing gave a brief explanation. It was mainly because Li Hongying was too generous. She arranged for some employees to smuggle out of the country and then asked the employees' families to go to the police station to report the case.

This is much bigger than Chen Fan's plan.

But it is also more credible, causing panic among Hong Kong people: "The students are the ones who are discussing this the most, and there have been quite a few incidents in the school."

Chen Fan was secretly shocked and couldn't help laughing: "Things have come to this point, and public opinion has almost fermented. It's time to release The Matrix next."

"My sister said the same thing, strike while the iron is hot. I have been busy with this these days and am still working in a publishing house now," Li Hongbing explained.

While they were chatting, the car had stopped at the Repulse Bay Villa. Wang Chunyu came out, followed by two servants. When they saw the car stop, the servants hurried over to help carry the luggage.

Zeng Ali and Zhao Yuanyuan couldn't help but be amazed by the humble and professional attitude.

Until they finished their meal and moved into their rooms, the two girls were still a little dazed. The service of the servants here was so attentive, just like the servants in ancient times.

Rotten capitalism!

After a while, the servant knocked on the door again and brought three sets of clothes to each of them, all of which were suitable for wearing in Hong Kong in winter, from inner to outer.

"No wonder Qiu'er always says that Sister Ying is so thoughtful that she feels embarrassed every time she goes back." Zeng Ali took the clothes and couldn't help but sigh.

"Sister, put on new clothes, let's go for a walk on the beach, and let Chen Fan take pictures of us." Zhao Yuanyuan stood by the window, looking at the sea.

"Aren't you tired after sitting on the plane for several hours?"

Zeng Ali rolled his eyes at the little girl, changed into pajamas and got into bed: "Come up and lie down for a while, you have to go out tonight."

Zhao Yuanyuan reluctantly changed into her pajamas, got into bed, turned over and hugged Zeng Ali: "It's still more comfortable to be hugged by my elder sister."

Zeng Ali was very upset: "Zhao Yuanyuan, take your claws away."

"Rare!"

Zhao Yuanyuan snorted, pinched it again, and said proudly: "I have one too, it's bigger than yours!" "..."

Zeng Ali's face turned black. He pinched Zhao Yuanyuan hard, turned over and closed his eyes.

They slept until after five o'clock before getting up.

Li Hongying had already returned and was making tea with Chen Fan in the living room, chatting about publishing matters. Seeing that the girls were all up, she invited everyone to come over for tea.

"Have some tea first to wake you up. We'll go to Yipin Fish Restaurant to eat and try some of their new dishes."

"How is the fish restaurant business?" Chen Fan asked.

"It's very good. The table turnover rate is about 3.2 on weekdays and 4.8 on weekends. The net profit is about 18 points, and the payback period is less than a year. Many people are eyeing it, and some investors have already contacted us," Li Hongying introduced.

“It’s not worthwhile to accept investment now, right?”

"The brand and team are not established yet. If we accept investment now, investors will definitely take a bite out of us. Let's wait and see."

Li Hongying served the girls tea and continued to introduce: "The fish restaurant has applied for a loan from the bank and will try to open two more stores after the Spring Festival. When the business stabilizes, we will continue to expand and choose financing after we have five stores."

"Are there any competing products in the market?" Chen Fan asked.

"Some restaurants have imitated us and launched fish fillet dishes. The taste is much worse than ours, but it is only a matter of time before we catch up."

Li Hongying smiled and said nonchalantly: "By the time they catch up, our brand will have already been established. As long as we don't mess around and stick to quality and service, we won't be afraid of the impact."

Then he looked at his watch and said, "It's almost time, let's go. I've asked the restaurant to reserve a private room, so we can just go over there."

When they arrived at Yipintang, Li Hongying followed the old rules and asked the waiter to serve all the dishes in the restaurant, mainly to invite Chen Fan to come and try the dishes.

The fish restaurant has introduced new dishes. In addition to the previous sauerkraut fish fillets, there are now two more flavors: spicy and spicy, which enriches the flavors a lot.

Chen Fan tried the dishes and found nothing wrong with them.

Li Hongying is very strict in quality control. The seasonings she uses are all from the best producing areas, and the fish is also of the highest quality. It is very rare for a restaurant to achieve this.

If it were placed in the future, this would be called a conscientious businessman!
It was the first time for Zeng Ali and Zhao Yuanyuan to visit here. After dinner, I took them for a walk around the mall and enjoyed the night view of the Hong Kong River.

Hmm…the night view of a third-tier city in the future!

Chen Fan had no interest at all, but the girls were in high spirits, so Chen Fan had to take on the job of photographer and take pictures of the girls.

The next day, morning!
Chen Fan was going to the publishing house, and Li Hongying asked the girls, "Do you want to go with me, or wait at home and I'll take you out for a walk in the afternoon?"

"We should go and have a look and learn from it."

The three girls decided to go out for a walk since they were free anyway.

Zeng Ali and Zhao Yuanyuan, in particular, had a lot of contact with publishing houses after entering Peking University, and they also wanted to see what the differences were between publishing houses in Hong Kong.

In fact, there is no difference. It's just that people here are more anxious. After all, it is a private enterprise without a regular staff. They have just changed new bosses and new projects, and there is a risk of being laid off at any time.

"Hello, Mr. Chen!"

The general manager of Chenfan Publishing House is named Qiu Wenxin, who is in her thirties. She is wearing a professional suit and has a long ponytail, and looks quite capable.

"Hello, Mr. Qiu. Please sit down and talk."

Chen Fan invited the other party to sit down and made some tea for him: "Mr. Qiu, please first give us a brief introduction of the publishing house and the promotion plan for The Matrix."

Qiu Wenxin took the teacup, said thank you, and started the introductions.

The publishing house currently has a total of 47 employees. Due to poor management, it had been losing money for several months in a row and was later acquired by Li Hongying at a low price.

After Li Hongying came to power, she made drastic changes and cancelled all previous projects. Currently, all the staff in the company are working around "The Matrix".

The publicity plan for The Matrix has been going very smoothly so far, and public opinion has been mobilized: "Next, all major media and some gossip tabloids will report on our news and direct public opinion to The Matrix."

Hearing this, Chen Fan frowned and lit a cigarette.

Li Hongying asked Qiu Wenxin to get the list of media for publicity and promotion. As expected, she was generous and covered almost all the first-tier media in Hong Kong.

Chen Fan asked for a pen and crossed out all the first-tier media: "In the early stage, only gossip tabloids and gossip magazines will be used to place advertisements. The copywriting must also be modified to create an illusion that the authorities are covering up the truth and the official media dare not report it. This will arouse the curiosity of readers."

Qiu Wenxin was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

What the big boss said makes sense. This will increase the mystery of "The Matrix" and readers will be more excited.

All previous publicity and promotion revolved around a sense of mystery.

Chen Fan put down his pen, took another puff of cigarette, and slowly asked, "There are 47 people currently working on the project, and you are only working on The Matrix. Have you ever thought about developing new projects?"

Qiu Wenxin responded: "All previous projects have been cancelled. We are also planning new projects, but we haven't found the right books yet."

“It’s a waste of manpower to only do one project.”

Hearing this, Qiu Wenxin's heart ached. The big boss wanted to lay off employees right after he came over?
Fortunately, Chen Fan's next words made her feel relieved: "We still have to do the new project. I have a way here that is very suitable for our publishing house."

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