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Chapter 142 Triple Happiness (Please Subscribe!)
"Director Chen, the car has arrived."

Tong Jiang knocked on the door, then pushed it open and walked into the conference room.

Chen Fusheng nodded to him first, then turned to Ling Zi and the other three and said, "Now that the car has arrived, let's go. I'll come downstairs to see you off."

"it is good."

Zhao Baogang and the other two also took their luggage and followed behind them downstairs.

As soon as I went downstairs, I noticed a white Volga GAZ-24 parked in the company square. This is a car that was imported from his company a few years ago when the relationship between my country and its northern neighbor was still quite good.

However, it wasn't their company's car; it was borrowed from the Film Bureau.

There were only four empty seats, not enough even if Chen Fusheng wanted to see someone off at the airport, so he simply said goodbye downstairs at the company.

"Then I'll see you off here. I wish you a triumphant return. I'll throw you a celebration banquet when the time comes."

"Haha, okay, then I'll take your good wishes, Xiao Chen."

Ling Zi wasn't one for sentimentality. After speaking, she waved to Chen Fusheng, and seeing that He Qun and the other two had put her luggage into the trunk, she said to Zhao Baogang, the biggest of the three:

"Xiao Zhao, you're big, so you can sit in the front."

"Sister Ling, please sit in the front..."

Ling Zi didn't give Zhao Baogang a chance to refuse, and directly opened the back door and sat down. However, as soon as he sat down, he seemed to remember something, and looked up at Chen Fusheng and said:

"Xiao Chen, shouldn't our company also apply for one or two cars? It's really inconvenient to borrow from other units every time we need a car, and it can also cause delays sometimes."

Regarding this issue, Chen Fusheng had already realized it yesterday afternoon when he asked his secretary to borrow a car from the Film Bureau.

He hadn't had a chance to submit the application yet when Lingzi mentioned it. He nodded and said, "The company needs one or two cars, otherwise it's inconvenient. I'll write an application later and see what they say. If all else fails, the company will just pay for one out of its own pocket to deal with the emergency."

Ling Zi couldn't help but laugh when she heard the second half of Chen Fusheng's sentence, and gave him a thumbs up: "That's right, that's more like you."

Soon, the Volga slowly drove out of the company gate, watched by Chen Fusheng.

He looked away only after the taillights disappeared from sight.

"Tong Jiang, quickly write a company car application and hand it to me before noon. I'm going to the bureau this afternoon anyway, so I'll take it with me."

Tong Jiang nodded, paused for a moment, and asked, "Director Chen, how many cars do we need to apply for?"

Because of Chen Fusheng's change of position, Tong Jiang also changed how he addressed Chen Fusheng.

The changes made are the same as what everyone is saying.

"Two..."

After saying that, Chen Fusheng immediately changed his mind: "No, three vehicles."

"so much?"

"Having many talents makes it easier to negotiate a price."

Chen Fusheng smiled and said.

Tong Jiang was speechless for a moment.

But he remembered what Ling Zi had said before leaving: this was the style of his leader!

In the afternoon, Chen Fusheng arrived at the Film Bureau with the company's vehicle application and his two scripts.

Although he had just moved out of here a couple of days ago, Chen Fusheng still had a strange feeling about coming back now.

"Hey, isn't this General Manager Chen from Dongfang Company? What brings you here?"

As soon as Chen Fusheng entered Deputy Director Shi's office, before he could even greet him, he was teased.

"Director Shi, please stop teasing me. I'm here to report to you on my work."

"Really? Your company just opened and you're already giving me a report? Well, I'd like to listen carefully."

As Deputy Director Shi spoke, his gaze fell on the briefcase in Chen Fusheng's hand.

"What is this? A script?"

"Yes, 'The Man from Earth' and 'Die Hard' are both scripts."

Deputy Director Shi took one in each hand, looked at them from left to right, and then asked in surprise, "Did you write all of these?"

“Yes.” Chen Fusheng nodded.

Which one are you planning to film?

"Take pictures of everything."

I was asking which film you're going to be working on next?

Chen Fusheng felt that Deputy Director Shi had not understood his meaning, so he explained in detail: "I plan to film 'The Man from Earth' first, and then film 'Die Hard' in the second half of the year."

After a moment of reaction, Deputy Director Shi said, "Oh, so that's what you meant by 'shooting everything'."

"Correct."

"Okay, we'll get the script approved for you as soon as possible!"

Deputy Director Shi suppressed the urge to look at the two scripts now, noticed that Chen Fusheng's briefcase seemed to contain more materials, and continued to ask, "Is there anything else?"

"Hmm." Chen Fusheng nodded slightly and took out the application materials for the company vehicle.

Deputy Director Shi put down the script, took the materials from Chen Fusheng and glanced at them briefly. Soon, he noticed that Dongfang Company had applied for 3 cars, and he was so angry that he laughed.

"According to the spirit of Document No. 58, Dongfang Company doesn't actually meet the standards for vehicle allocation. However, considering the special nature of your company, if you apply for one car, I can approve it for you even under pressure. But you still can't get rid of your habit of asking for exorbitant amounts. You actually asked for three cars at once. You should go find someone else. I can't make that decision here."

"No, two cars, just two will do..."

As Chen Fusheng's direct superior, and having led the team to both film festivals, Deputy Director Shi had participated in all of Chen Fusheng's negotiations with the foreigners, so he was very familiar with Chen's business negotiation skills.

So he simply didn't take the bait: "There's only one, no more."

"Director Shi, is it really impossible to make an exception?"

"One car is already the biggest concession we can make for you. Even many provincial-level units across the country don't have their own cars these days."

Seeing that Plan A was not working, Chen Fusheng had no choice but to resort to Plan B.

"How about this, Director Shi? The organization will allocate one to my company, and my company will pay for another one. Is that alright?"

"Your company only has a few people, what do you need so many cars for?" Deputy Director Shi asked, somewhat troubled.

“One car is enough, but we also need a van. After all, Director Shi, you know we have a lot of filming equipment. If we have a van, it will be much more convenient to pick up people or carry goods.” Seeing that Chen Fusheng was using the movie as an excuse again, Deputy Director Shi was too lazy to argue with him and reluctantly agreed, “Alright, alright, the van will be approved for you too.”

"Thank you, Director Shi..."

Chen Fusheng thanked him, then rubbed his hands together and hesitated before asking, "We have a car, but what about the driver?"

"Don't worry, a driver will be provided for you."

At this point, Deputy Director Shi, worried that Chen Fusheng might have other questions, simply asked directly, "Do you have any more questions?"

"That's all. I came here mainly to talk about these two things."

"Alright, since that's all, Xiao Chen, you can go about your business now. I have a meeting in ten minutes, so I won't entertain you any longer."

"Okay, Director Shi, you're busy. I'll come see you another day."

……

Later, when Chen Fusheng left the Film Bureau, he thought that the car issue would take a long time, but he didn't expect that there would be a result on only the third day.

Moreover, both cars were brought to his workplace together.

One was a Shanghai-plated 760, a replica of the German Mercedes-Benz 220S, and the other was an imported Mitsubishi minivan with a silver-gray exterior.

What surprised Chen Fusheng even more was that the organization actually assigned three drivers to their two vehicles, and all three of them were veterans.

"Long Qiang, He Jun, Zhou Hongfei, welcome to the three of you. I heard you all served in the military, is that right?"

"Yes, sir." The three men implicitly identified Long Qiang as their leader, and he was the one who stepped forward to answer, his voice full of energy.

"Good, good, with the addition of these three heroes, Dongfang Company not only has drivers, but also safety guarantees." Chen Fusheng patted each of them on the shoulder, testing their muscles. And to make a comparison, after patting the three, he also patted Han Sanping on the shoulder. Indeed, those who have trained are different.

Moreover, strictly speaking, their situation doesn't really count as retirement, but rather a change of career.

At the same time, soldiers who can meet the requirements for demobilization are obviously not ordinary soldiers.

Chen Fusheng wasn't so careless; he guessed that this must be the organization's way of taking care of him, or rather, their Oriental Company.

In the afternoon, Chen Fusheng, having nothing to do, pretended to be learning to drive in the square when a woman rode up to the entrance of the Oriental Company on a bicycle.

"This is the Oriental Film Export Company."

After seeing the company's signboard, the woman got out of her car and pushed it inside.

However, an old man stopped me at the door.

"What?"

"Hello sir, I am Yu Yuxi from China Film Group. I've come to visit director Chen Fusheng."

"Please register here first, and I'll let you know when I go in."

"Okay, thank you for your help."

Yu Yuxi brought Chen Fusheng some good news during her visit.

His film "The Devotion of Suspect X" was selected for the main competition at this year's Berlin International Film Festival, Chen Huaikai's "The Broken Jade Gate" was selected for the non-competitive section, and Ling Zi's "The Cotton Robe" was indeed not selected for any section, but it still had the opportunity to be screened at the film festival.

As for Shanghai Film Studio's "The Return of the Swallow," it should have been nominated for the main competition, but its spot was probably squeezed out by Chen Fusheng's film, and it only managed to get a nomination in the non-competitive section.

"Thank you so much, Comrade Yuxi, for bringing back such good news. You must have had a long and tiring trip. When are you returning to China?"

“I didn’t sleep well on the plane, but I slept well after getting home last night. However, I only arrived in Beijing yesterday afternoon, and it was already dusk when I got back to my unit to report for duty. It was too late to tell Director Chen the good news, so I could only come here early this morning.” Yu Yuxi continued, “And I also missed Director Chen’s company’s opening ceremony.”

"Thank you for your hard work..." Chen Fusheng continued, "It's alright if you missed it. If Comrade Yuxi is curious, I can show you around the company."

"Then why are you so embarrassed?"

"Haha, it's nothing..."

……

St. Stephen's Church Secondary School.

Thirteen-year-old Zhou Huimin is a first-year student at this school.

Today marks the official start of winter break at school.

She slung her backpack over her shoulder and followed in her classmates' footsteps.

Then I heard everyone discussing what movies they were going to see during the winter break.

"I'm going to see New City's 'Aces Go Places,' which stars Hui Kwan-kit."

"Cheng Long is my idol, I want to see his movie 'Young Master Long'."

"Shaw Brothers movies are pretty good too. I heard they have Lau Kar-leung's 'The 18 Kung Fu Masters' this year, and another one I think is called 'The Tower of Triumph'."

"Hey, isn't anyone paying attention to leftist films? They also have two martial arts films."

"Pshaw, what kind of martial arts films would a leftist make?"

"Exactly, only Mr. Chen's suspense movies from mainland China are watchable."

At this point, Vivian Chow joined the discussion: "I heard that the leftist play 'The Cotton Robe' was written by Mr. Chen."

"really?"

"Well, if you don't believe me, you can take a look at the left-wing newspapers. I only found out by chance when I read the newspapers."

"what do you say that is?"

"what?"

What's the movie called?

"The Cotton Robe"

"Okay, just because of Mr. Chen's name, I'll go see this movie."

"Then I'll go too."

"Add me in."

"..."

(End of this chapter)