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Chapter 156 News of Victory Travels 80,000 Miles Back Home, Shocking the Court and the Country (Please Subscribe!)

Jingle bell bell~
Jingle bell bell~
At Dongfang Company, the phone in Chen Fusheng's office rang non-stop all morning.

Of course, even though Chen Fusheng wasn't at the company, someone still answered the phone in his office.

The person who answered the phone was his secretary, Tong Jiang.

Moreover, Tong Jiang did nothing all morning except answer calls from various units and wait in front of the fax machine for news.

It was past noon. When he put down the phone again and went to the fax machine, he saw that there was still no activity. He prepared to go downstairs to get some food and then come back to keep watch.

However, he had just turned around and hadn't even stepped out the door when he heard the sound of the fax machine working after receiving a message behind him.

Before Tong Jiang's raised right foot even touched the ground, his body had already spun 180 degrees, and in the next second, he was in front of the fax machine in a flash.

Upon seeing the first line of text that appeared on the fax machine, Tong Jiang was certain that it had been sent back from the Berlin Film Festival.

This is what so many organizations called this morning to inquire about.

It was the first piece of information he had been keeping track of all morning.

"Director Chen Huaikai's film 'The Broken Jade Gate' actually won the Best Film Award at the New Film Forum. That sounds amazing!"

"And the overseas rights also sold for $23, not bad at all!"

"One, ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand... 128 million, Director Ling Zi's 'The Cotton Robe' sold for 128 million US dollars!!! My God, that's so much."

Meanwhile, downstairs in the cafeteria.

Han Sanping had finished eating, but seeing that Tong Jiang hadn't come down to eat, he guessed that he was probably still guarding the fax machine and telephone, afraid to leave.

So he washed his lunchbox, packed a meal, and sent it to Tong Jiang.

He was still climbing the stairs when he heard Tong Jiang scream.

The scream was filled with shock.

Han Sanping immediately guessed that it must be a message sent back from Berlin by Chen Fusheng and his group.

In an instant, it was as if the wind was blowing beneath his feet.

He rushed to Tong Jiang's office in one breath.

"What's going on? Has Director Chen and the others made any news?"

At this moment, Tong Jiang was holding a fax in his hand, but he was so excited that his whole body was trembling.

Upon seeing Han Sanping rush in, he couldn't wait to share: "Director Han, great victory! Director Chen's film 'The Devotion of Suspect X' won the Golden Bear for Best Film at the Berlin International Film Festival, and... and it even grossed $905 million!"

"How many?"

Even before entering the office, Han Sanping had a premonition that there would be good news.

But I never expected Chen Fusheng to be this awesome this time!
It won the Golden Bear Award and sold $905 million worth of goods.

Both pieces of news were so shocking that Han Sanping could hardly believe it.

"That's right, Director Han, it's $905 million..."

Tong Jiang wanted to explain, but Han Sanping rushed up and snatched the fax from his hand.

Of course, in return, I gave him a lunchbox.

"Holy crap, Xiao Chen's movie really won the Golden Bear Award, and the overseas rights really sold for $905 million. That's awesome, that's fucking awesome."

"Wait a minute, Lingzi's 'The Cotton Robe' sold for $128 million overseas, and Chen Huaikai's 'The Broken Jade Gate' sold for $23... Wow, that's over ten million in total!"

"1056 million!" Tong Jiang reminded him, then realized he'd forgotten the unit and quickly added, "US dollars!"

Gollum~
Upon hearing the number, Han Sanping couldn't help but swallow hard. Overwhelmed with emotion, he didn't know what to do next. After pacing back and forth in his office three times, he finally calmed himself down and said to Tong Jiang:

"Report! Report immediately!"

Tong Jiang had calmed down a bit by now and nodded, saying, "Yes, that's what I was thinking too." Han Sanping noticed the lunchbox in Tong Jiang's arms and realized that the other person hadn't eaten lunch yet, so he asked with concern, "Um... why don't you eat your lunch first, Tong Jiang?"

"No rush, let's report first before we eat."

Tong Jiang's emotions had not completely calmed down. He had little appetite and was more eager to report the tremendous good news that Chen Fusheng and the others had sent back from Berlin.

Upon hearing this, Han Sanping didn't try to persuade them further. The two quickly went to Chen Fusheng's office next door and used the phone in his office to call back the units that had called that morning to inquire about the news.

Of course, the first call was to the higher-level department, namely the Film Bureau.

"Xiao Chen's film won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival? Great! This really boosts the morale of our nation."

Upon hearing the news, Deputy Director Shi managed to remain calm.

But when I heard that the overseas rights had sold for a total of $1056 million, I finally broke down.

It took me a long time to come to my senses.

Still somewhat incredulous, he asked, "How many did you sell? Say it again?"

"Shi Ju, 1056 million."

"Is the news true? This is no joke."

Han Sanping added from the side: "Director Shi, how could we joke about something like this? This $1056 million includes $905 million from Director Chen's own film, $128 million from Ling Zi's film, and $23 from Director Chen Huaikai's film. Oh, by the way, Director Chen Huaikai's film 'The Broken Jade Gate' also won the Best Film Award at the New Film Forum at the film festival."

"Good, good... Xiao Chen and his team have done a great job again. Send a copy of the fax to the bureau as soon as possible. I will also report to the ministry immediately to recommend them for commendation."

"Good stone arrangement."

In the next two hours at noon, Director Shi reported the news to the ministry, and the ministry also reported it to Haizi.

The patriarch of the family in Haizi personally replied with six words: "Make preparations for welcoming them!"

……

At the same time, Hong Kong's Great Wall Film Company also received a fax from Chen Fusheng in Berlin at noon today.

Of course, the contents of this fax were not that detailed.

Only his own film awards and how much money he made from selling overseas rights.

This was certainly not for showing off, but to promote the movie.

The result, without a doubt, also greatly shocked left-wing filmmakers such as Fu Qi, Shi Hui, and Zhang Xingyan.

"Xiao Chen's movie actually won the Golden Bear Award and grossed 905 million US dollars! Today isn't April Fool's Day, this news can't be fake, right?"

“Even if it’s April Fool’s Day, Xiao Chen would never joke about something like this.”

"That's right, people in mainland China don't celebrate April Fool's Day, so I don't think there's any need to question the authenticity of the news."

Liu Fang, manager of a left-wing cinema, continued, "Moreover, even we were shocked when we saw this news. You can imagine what kind of expression the people of Hong Kong will have after seeing it."

"Haha, that will definitely shock and raise questions, and then people will go to the movie theater to verify it."

"That's right, so this is the best promotional material before the movie is released."

"Okay, immediately pass this message on to all the media outlets we can contact, and make sure it becomes the hot topic of conversation throughout Hong Kong by tomorrow morning."

……

West Berlin International Airport.

Chen Fusheng waved goodbye again to Chairman Moritz and his entourage who came to see them off, as well as some journalist friends he had just met and whose names he did not know. Then, he led his team of 24 people, who had come and left, into the airport and boarded a plane back to China.

This expedition has come to a successful conclusion, and it is time to return home in triumph.

At the same time, they reaped great rewards and achieved remarkable results. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a triumphant victory.

Yes, that's not an exaggeration at all!
(End of this chapter)