1982 Started from Hong Kong

Chapter 315 Free Show
The third day in the epidemic area.

Xue Wan'en received a call from Zhai Yuan and drove to Yuen Long.

A tarmac road was built from the New Territories all the way to Ha Wan Village.

Xue Wanen's Porsche had just driven a few hundred meters away from the village entrance when it was stopped outside by the construction team.

"Are you crazy? You can't see the road is being repaired ahead, but you still drive in?"

The worker in the safety helmet acted bossy and almost hit the car window with the handle of his pickaxe, which made the secretary in the car very angry.

"You have the disease!"

"Are you sick? If you're not sick, come down and take a walk!"

The secretary gnashed her teeth and complained to Xue Wanen: "Ms. Xue, we are here to discuss business. Should we call Zhai Yuan to come over to meet us?"

Xue Wan'en smiled and shook her head: "Forget it, I'll get off the car and walk over, you don't have to follow me, just wait for me in the car."

Having had some experience walking in Yuen Long last time, Xue Wan'en took out a pair of sneakers from the back, changed her high heels, opened the car door and walked towards the village.

On the way into the village.

Xue Wanen looked around curiously.

At this time, the rudiments of a school, square and recreation center have been expanded on Councillor Zhai's territory, and it is gradually showing signs of developing from a village to a town.

Qvod Technology Company has laid a solid foundation for Zhaiyuan Primary School. The next step is to add bricks and tiles to build two three-story teaching buildings, as well as dormitory buildings, teacher buildings and other facilities.

The recreation center is simpler, with a children's playground, sports equipment for the middle-aged and elderly, and a handicraft room, and its main feature is that they are cheap and available in large quantities.

"He spent so much money to win people's hearts. Does this guy want to be the king of Yuen Long?"

Xue Wanen walked slowly into Xiawan Village and came to the village representative office.

Push the door open and enter.

Zhai Yuan was scolding a young man.

"I say, you are a candle, are you? Have you moved your head to your ass? You are now the construction team leader in Xiawan Village, and you keep talking about your unit and shutting up your unit (society). What should you do if you scare the villagers? If you want to be a gangster so much, why don't you go back to Xinji and be one of the New Five Tigers? Let's see when you will be chopped to death on the street, pick that mother!"

The unprecedented way of cursing gave Xue Wanen a sense of déjà vu.

The young man’s name is Chen Xibo, also known by his nickname Fatty Bo. He used to be a big shot in the Xinji Red Stick group.

When the Five Tigers and Ten Heroes fell apart, the Tuen Mun Tiger, Lai Chi-keung, instructed his disciple Shen Jianrong to plot against Xu Jiayan. After Xu Jiaqiang came to power, he carried out a purge, killing Lai Chi-keung and Shen Jianrong. He also promoted Chen Xibo to the position of the new Five Tigers and arranged for him to be in charge of the engineering project in Yuen Long.

Being scolded by Councillor Zhai at this time, the new Tiger of Tuen Mun did not dare to lose his temper at all, and kept a smile on his fat face.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Zhai. I'm not very polite. I'll be more careful next time."

"Watch out for your mother!"

"Be sure to pay attention. Be sure to pay attention."

Zhai Yuan scolded the other person for a few words, but when he saw Xue Wan'en come in, he calmed down.

"Keep a close eye on your workers. I don't care how you did things in the past. You are not allowed to cut corners in the school I build. The grass and rubber on the playground must meet the World Cup standards. If I find that the quality is not up to standard, you don't have to go back to Tuen Mun. Jump off the building!"

"understand!"

Waving his hand to drive away Chen Xibo like a fly, Zhai Yuan looked at Xue Wanen again with a smile on his face: "Tea or coffee?"

Xue Wan'en pretended to be curious and observed the office environment, looking here and there.

Zhai Yuan asked: "What are you looking for?"

Xue Wan'en raised the corner of her mouth and teased: "Councilman Zhai just said something very righteous. Let me see if there are any cameras around you."

"It's not like we have to put on a show all the time!"

Zhai Yuan rolled his eyelids helplessly: "I was already in a bad mood, and when I came to the construction site, I bumped into that guy who just talked nonsense. He said that he wanted to set up a new branch company in Pengcheng Shajing in the mainland. I'll fuck his mother. What if outsiders hear it and think he was instructed by me, which will affect my future!"

Xue Wanen smiled. She was not interested in the society, but she also knew that this was a social problem in Hong Kong, so all the rich men in Hong Kong had two dogs under their command.

"Are you feeling down because the epidemic has caused a decline in theater business?"

"No, I have a younger sister at home."

Zhai Yuan made a cup of tea for Xue Wan'en while talking. "Before, our family was poor and lived in a public housing estate in Sau Mau Ping. Maybe that's why she developed a sensitive and self-abased personality. Later, we moved to Kung Lok Road. Although life was better, she had to adapt to the changed environment again. Not long after, we moved to Deep Water Bay again and arranged for her to go to the Diocesan Girls' Primary School..."

Xue Wan'en picked up the teacup and took a sip, then smiled and said, "The environment is getting better and better, but she has fewer and fewer friends around her, and everyone around her is either rich or noble. Her previous sensitivity and inferiority complex will be magnified, and she wants to escape from the environment around her."

Zhai Yuan raised his eyebrows: "Did you eavesdrop on my conversation with my sister last night?"

Xue Wanen glanced at him and said, "I took adolescent psychology in school."

Zhai Yuan had an expression on his face as if he had met a master, and asked, "How do we solve this situation?"

"Make more friends and seek psychological counseling when you have time. But the most important thing is that her family members pay more attention to her. Sometimes just giving money is useless..."

Xue Wanen said a lot of things in a long story.

Zhai Yuan nodded silently and took note of it.

Thinking about it this way, Zhai Yao really has no friends around her. She used to have a few dishwashers at the Xiu Mau Ping restaurant, but after changing her environment a few times, the people around her are either Filipino maids or elementary school students. Only Zhou Haimei can chat with her for a while.

It just so happens that Zhou Xuejun's daughter is coming to Hong Kong, so she can have some company, and Jiuyi's group of little girls can also play together. I'm just afraid that they will talk too much in front of Zhou Haimei after playing for too long...

Zhai Yuan picked up the teacup and fell into deep thought.

Xue Wan'en raised her lips and looked at him: "I didn't expect you to be such a good boss."

"Oh my god~ I was originally planning to move to a new place in the Mid-Levels area, but after hearing what you said, I'm afraid I'll have to postpone my plan."

Zhai Yuan raised his head and grinned at her: "After talking about family matters, let's talk about something serious. How are Hua En's VCD sales recently?"

"The sales are very good. Hua En has sold more than 12 machines. The sales of the home appliance dealers are even higher. In addition, although the CDs are cheap, the profit margin is very high. I buy from you for yuan per copy, and the retail price is doubled. The number of rentals and sales every month must be counted as orders. Recently, it was on the TV series "The World's Number One", and this series is often out of stock."

Xue Wanen said sincerely: "With a large customer flow, Huaen's other products are also selling well. Recently, the sales volume is almost catching up with the time-honored brands such as Sincere and Wing On. We should thank you for this fast broadcast, otherwise our medium-sized supermarkets will lose more market share this year."

"Let's cooperate. Hua En also gave us the best VCD sales booth."

Zhai Yuan smiled. It was an inevitable trend for VCD to replace VCRs, but it also needed agents to push it forward. Now it seemed that Xue Wan'en had obtained the agency rights and was indeed working hard to promote it in Hong Kong.

"I invited Miss Xue here this time because I have another business to discuss." Zhai Yuan added, "The current cholera situation looks very serious. I went to the Department of Health to inquire, and the epidemic will last at least another month, unless there are no new cases within ten days."

Xue Wan'en nodded softly, leaned forward slightly, and gestured for him to continue with a serious expression.

She wore light makeup today, with her long straight black hair draped over her shoulders. She gathered her hair together to reveal her delicate earlobes, and one could smell the fresh scent of perfume when one got close.

Zhai Yuan also leaned forward and said, "The company has made a new movie called "The Sex and Zen". Now the theaters have postponed the screening. I want to release the CDs and sell them first. Is Hua En interested in buying out the distribution rights of this movie in Hong Kong?"

Xue Wan'en frowned and hesitated, "That pornographic movie advertised in the newspaper?"

"A romantic film." Zhai Yuan corrected him and said seriously, "My colleagues in the marketing department have analyzed that this drama can earn 2000 million yuan if it is released normally. My dear friends, I will sell this drama to you for 1800 million yuan. Would you consider it?"

Xue Wanen frowned even more tightly.

He was not scared by the price, but he noticed that Zhai Yuan was getting closer and closer and he could smell his scent.

Xue Wan'en leaned back calmly, crossed her arms and smiled, "1800 million, minus the purchase price of the CDs, that means I have to sell at least 60 CDs to recover the cost. It doesn't sound like a good business."

"Business is not about doing math problems." Zhai Yuan looked at her with dissatisfaction. "Of course it's hard to recover the cost of "The Carnal Prayer Mat" by just selling CDs, but can the audience watch it after buying the CD? Don't they still have to spend extra money to buy a VCD? Didn't the audience of "The World's Number One" boost Hua En's VCD sales?"

Xue Wanen understood.

"The Best Under Heaven" starring Stephen Chow did boost VCD sales. Even someone like her who rarely watched TV dramas bought a machine from the mall and sent it home to watch the drama until the end.

But can "Pussy" be of such quality? Besides, it's only a 90-minute movie. Is it worth buying a VCD for it?

"Don't underestimate the severity of this epidemic."

Zhai Yuan patiently persuaded him: "Now that the three major cinema chains are almost closed, the audience will be bored at home without an entertainment program. Of course, we have to get it back from other places. It's only 1800 million. Even if only % of movie fans in Hong Kong are willing to spend money to buy machines, the cost can be recovered in minutes."

Xue Wan'en bit her lip and pondered, looking a little moved.

Seeing this, Zhai Yuan added fuel to the fire and said, "Besides, our Jiuyi Entertainment's publicity and promotion department will also fully cooperate. Not only will this business not lose money, but it can also help you promote the brand of Huaen Department Store."

Xue Wan'en looked up and asked, "What are you going to do?"

Zhai Yuan smiled and explained: "I asked the factory to burn 100,000 CDs urgently and give them all to charity. There will be a newspaper report tomorrow..."

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'Tenderness in the Time of Cholera: Due to the recent epidemic in Hong Kong, cinemas have been shut down, and film and television entertainment is scarce. In order to meet the spiritual needs of citizens, Hua En Department Store and Jiuyi Entertainment invite everyone to watch movies at home for free.'

'Hua En Department Store and 91 Entertainment are distributing free DVDs of three blockbuster movies, "A Better Tomorrow", "Swordsman" and "Purple Desire", to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.'

'The Hua En Department Store lucky draw event will start today until the end of the epidemic. Three lucky viewers will be drawn every morning, noon and evening to receive three free VCDs.'

'The summer blockbuster "Pussy" was postponed due to cholera. In order to make up for the unfulfilled promise of Mayday to the audience, Prodigy Yuan distributed 1024 CDs for free. Professionals analyzed that this move would cause to continue to lose money. Prodigy Yuan responded that he would not regret it and was willing to go through the difficult times with the fans.'

Just a few days.

An unprecedented marketing campaign swept Hong Kong.

It is definitely unprecedented.

There was someone who came later, but he was scolded badly.

“So, no one understands the epidemic better than me.”

Zhai Yuan sat in the conference room with a majestic look, looking around at the supervisors, his eyes revealing two words: Are you convinced?
The marketing department estimated that "Sex and Zen" would gross 1500 million yuan at the box office.

Zhai Yuan received 1800 million yuan from Xue Wan'en. Not only did he not have to pay entertainment tax, he also received a large commission from the subsequent sales of CDs and VCDs.

A group of people in the conference room looked at each other, and suddenly felt that cinemas were not so attractive.

Qian Maosheng murmured, "If that's the case, can future movies be released without going to theaters?"

"Not yet. This time it's cholera."

Zhai Yuan knows that cinema chains still have potential today, but in the future when the Internet takes off and the global film and television industry is in a downturn, a few viewers will be able to book out a cinema, and then there will be no need to keep cinema chains.

I did some calculations in my mind. Now it is 1986, so it will take another years for the cinema to fail...

It's still very early.

Shi Nansheng took a newspaper and said, "The news outside is written very quickly. They have already revealed that you are the boss of Qvod Technology Company. They also said that Mr. Zhai, you are maliciously hyping up the situation this time to increase the sales of Qvod VCD."

"Jiahe and Xinbao Cinemas jointly issued a statement accusing Mr. Zhai of disrupting the market."

"The Freedom Association has also joined the fight to boycott Qvod's products from entering Taiwan."

Zhai Yuan listened to the reports from the people around him and was stunned for a moment: "I remember that the Kuaibo discs were not released in Taiwan, right?"

Guan Weiming nodded: "Indeed not. They are afraid of the last red song incident, so the immigration department prohibits the importation of VCDs and optical discs."

"Who does the fucking freedom always threaten?!"

Zhai Yuan cursed: "It's none of their business if my own cinema chain is losing money. Inform the outside media and continue the war of words with them. If they have the guts, let's also let the audience watch "Zombie Family" and "Royal Sister" for free. I will pay for them to burn the discs!"

Then various media outlets came out.

The two forces exchanged sharp words in their respective newspapers.

The Freedom Association, Jiahe and Xinbao all argued convincingly, emphasizing tradition, reason and industry rules.

But it did not affect the citizens who lined up at Hua En every day to receive free CDs.

It doesn't matter whether you have a VCD at home or not, you have to get the bargain first. Besides, the cover of the CD of "Crazy Sex and Zen" shows the beautiful figure of Akasaka Rei, which is enough for many perverts.

One hundred thousand CDs of "Sex and Zen" were quickly sold out. QVOD quickly restocked the stock and sent another 100,000 copies to Huaen Department Store.

VCD sales are rising little by little.

Theoretically, if Xue Wanen buys the machines at the purchase price and sells them at the retail price, she can recover the cost of 1800 million by selling about units.

As a result, it only took half a month for Huaen Department Store's VCD sales to exceed 12,000 units.

The free marketing of "Sex and Zen" is definitely an indispensable part of this.

When Xue Wanen took the initiative to find Zhai Yuan to share the good news with him.

Boss Zhai faced the camera and said righteously: "Movies are also commodities. They make profits by selling movie tickets. Why can they only sell tickets through theaters and not through other means? Besides, 1024 is my own cinema chain. I like to invite everyone to watch a movie. What does it have to do with other cinema chains? They are complete capitalists with no conscience. Now that the epidemic situation is so serious, they are still fighting among themselves. I am very sad, my friends..."

(End of this chapter)