"Master Shen is really rich in financial resources." Yan Hao looked around in the magazine's office hall and said with some emotion: "Last time I came here, I didn't even have a place to stay. It's only been a few days, and now everyone has an office desk."

"Yes, A Chong, you are really a big deal." After all, it was his own territory, and Shu Qi also sighed: "The rent next door is so expensive, you can rent it if you say you want."

"The problems that money can solve are not problems."

Chen Chong used a popular saying from later generations to make excuses, then welcomed Yan Hao and Shu Qi into his office, and asked, "Why are you free to come here today? "Night Car" has been filmed?"

"Yes, the film was finally finished." Yan Hao sighed, sat on the sofa and said, "Now I can finally take a few days off."

While pouring tea for them, Chen Chong asked, "When will it be released?"

"It's not decided yet. We can't make the decision. The post-production has not yet been completed." Yan Hao sat on the sofa and said, "It doesn't matter when it will be released, I'm afraid that Shu Qi and others will not be able to stand it."

"Drink tea." Chen Chong took two cups of tea, handed it over, and asked, "What's wrong with Brother Shu Qi?"

Yan Hao raised his legs and said with a smile: "It's not the ones you commented."

Chen Chong was stunned and soon realized that he had scribbled a lot of things on Shu Qi's script. He was busy at that time and had long forgotten what he had written. Did he write too much?

He quickly apologized, "Hey, I have a shallow understanding and I write nonsense. Brother Shu, please don't care."

"Don't listen to Yan Hao's nonsense." Shu Qi pushed her glasses and said seriously: "I think your evaluation is very accurate. I really have to thank you very much. If you hadn't reminded you, you would have made a laugh after those scenes were made into movies."

"Okay, don't flatter each other, it's disgusting." Yan Hao couldn't stand it, so he took a sip of tea and asked, "Where is Chen Baisheng? I just saw that his office was empty. Where has he been?"

"Editor Chen went to the first screening room for preparations for the Hong Kong International Film Festival." Chen Chong explained and asked, "You are here to find me, aren't you going to reminisce about the past?" (Note 1)

"Who has the time to reminisce about you?" Yan Hao shook his head and asked, "How is your magazine selling?"

"It's okay, it's okay." Chen Chong didn't hide it. "The first phase sold a little more than 6,000, but the second phase sales have not been counted yet, so it can reach about 7,000."

"That's very good. New magazines can be sold for 6,000 or 7,000 yuan, which is great." Yan Hao turned to Shu Qi and asked: "How many copies did you sell at that time?"

"One or two thousand." Shu Qi smiled awkwardly, then asked Chen Chong, "I think you only have 5 yuan in price. At such a low price, will you make any profit?" (Note 2)

"What are you making?" Chen Chong smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "I lost a total of 150,000 or 60,000 in two periods."

"How come you lose so much if you have such a high sales volume?" Yan Hao was also shocked, "It's worth a year of work for ordinary Hong Kong people."

"I printed 8,000 copies in the first issue and sold more than 6,000 copies. I gave away all the remaining ones for free. I also planned to give away the hundreds of copies left in the second issue."

"You can sell it at a lower price." Shu Qi was anxious for Chen and suggested: "Expired magazines can be sold at half price, and they can also recover a lot of costs."

"That's too troublesome." Chen Chong waved his hand and said indifferently: "I sent all the remaining magazines to the airport and high-end hotels. Some of them were directly posted for free on several university campuses, and they lost money and made public, so they were used as advertisements to cultivate a future readership."

"The eldest young master is the eldest young master." Yan Hao exclaimed: "Young Master Chen, you are the God of Wealth, are you?"

"The family has some spare money, and this loss can be compensated, otherwise I would have gone bankrupt long ago." Chen Chong smiled and said, "Tell me, what's the matter with me?"

"What else can I like your magazine." Yan Hao said: "I want to advertise our movies in advance in your magazine."

"Okay, that's fine." Chen Chong smiled and said, "What kind of advertisement do you want to make? Should you put it on the cover, interview the crew, or should you attach a movie poster to the magazine?"

"I'm like this." Yan Hao imitated the female star, held his cheeks with both hands, and asked seriously: "Can you put it on the cover?"

"Of course I can go." Chen Chong laughed, "The cover title is the number one fatty in the director world."

"Come on, with Sammo Hung here, how can I call him fat?"

...

After chatting and laughing for a while, Chen Chong said seriously: "If you can do me a favor, you can play the advertisement for free!"

"Then I'll help you with this." Yan Hao sat upright when he heard this, "Tell me, what's the matter?"

"Writing out the process of your shooting of "Night Car", including the initial idea, the preparation of shooting, the troubles encountered during the shooting, etc. In short, you can write out all the thoughts."

"What do you want this?" Yan Hao asked strangely, "Tell me earlier. Isn't it enough to write a diary every day when I took a photo? Now I will write it back, it will be a lot of trouble."

"Yes, Ah Chong." Shu Qi was also curious, "What do you want to do for this? It's boring to shoot movies. Our crew does not have big stars, so readers won't like to watch it."

"The stones from other mountains can be used to polish jade." Chen Chong held a pen and tapped his desk gently, saying, "If you have encountered problems during the shooting, publish them and you can give others a reference."

"I can't do this." Yan Hao shook his head, "I can't write such things as a work summary report. Shu Qi, if you want to write, you're good at writing, your pen is good."

Shu Qi frowned, thought for a while, and said, "Okay, I'll try writing."

Chen Chong was overjoyed.

"Night Car" is not prominent in the new wave of Hong Kong movies and is not a classic in Yan Hao's film career. However, if they can record their thoughts and ideas during filming, it will be very helpful for future film research.

Hong Kong generally does not pay attention to the preservation of film materials. Not only that, those independent production companies have no intention of saving the original film after filming the movies, after they are released, such as Ann Hui's second movie, the pioneering work of Hong Kong's funny ghost film "Crashing into the King", invested by Xiao Fangfang's film company. After it was released, the film was thrown in the warehouse. When it was found again decades later, it was bitten by a rat, and it was no longer awesome. Even after digital repair, the quality of the picture is still terrible. How can a classic movie not make movie lovers feel heartbroken and regretful!

The historical experiencers were ignorant and unaware that the information they left casually was of great help to later research.

Without history, there is no future.

Therefore, Chen Chong filmed "Crazy Job", deliberately saving everything worth saving, and spent a lot of money to print all NG shots. In addition to making money for making various gimmicks in the future, it also made it easy for later film enthusiasts or professionals to do research.

Chen Chong was thinking, and Yan Hao happened to ask about "Crazy Job", "A Chong, how did your movie make?"

"It's okay, it's almost done." Chen Chong replied, "It's about a week left."

"I remember that your movie was turned on at about the same time as us." Yan Hao smoked and asked, "There are few quiet people on Longhu Mountain, and they should be faster than us when filming. Why are you behind?"

"I like to point fingers." Chen Chong explained with a smile. He was considering Anh Hsu. In the current environment in Hong Kong, the shorter the filming time, the more popular the director is. "Director Xu wasted a lot of time in order to accommodate me."

"Two days ago, I talked with Ann Hui on the phone. I listened to her tone and highly praised you. I said you are both professional and knowledgeable. I also specifically thanked me for recommending her to you." Yan Hao said: "But how do I remember that you asked me for Ann Hui's phone number at that time?"

"I heard that you owe her personal favors, so I helped you pay them back." Chen Chong smiled and said, "I am in my hands now. You can't push back what you want to do in the future."

"Okay, Master Shen." Yan Hao said, spitting out smoke rings, "I don't know anything else, I can do filming. If you ask me to film, I will never ask for it."

"Okay, don't shirk it from now on."

"I'm just a bastard if I shit out."

"I agreed that Brother Shu Qi is a verbal evidence."

...

Yan Hao is innocent and humorous. Although Shu Qi doesn't speak much, she has a sophisticated mind. She occasionally points to the core. Chen Chong is busy during this period. It is rare to meet a friend she can chat with. The three of them have a lot of fun.

I was having a happy chat, and the phone on my desk rang.

"Hello?"

"A Chong, can you come to the company now?" It was Kaiyuan Lee. "A merchant came to the United States and said he wanted to buy out your Rubik's Cube patent."

"How much does he offer?"

"3 million US dollars." Lee Kaiyuan might be a little nervous and said in a low voice: "He said he could pay immediately."

US$3 million, equivalent to more than HK$20 million. So far, the total sales of Rubik's Cube are not that high. No wonder Li Kaiyuan is nervous.

"No!" Chen Chong replied neatly: "Sister Yuanyuan, I will not give anyone else except you."

The other side of the phone was silent for a moment, and then Li Kaiyuan's voice came over again, which was more normal this time: "Then why should I tell him?"

"You drag him first, I'll go over and take a look."

Hang up the phone, Chen Chong spread his hands and said, "I'm sorry, I originally wanted to have dinner with you and have a good chat. Now there's something wrong, so I have to leave."

"A Chong." Shu Qi asked, "You just said on the phone, isn't the Rubik's Cube that is the popular thing now?"

"Yes." There is nothing to hide. Chen Chong nodded and said, "It was the gadget I invented."

Yan Hao screamed strangely and shouted loudly: "It turns out it's you, a black-hearted ghost! No wonder you are rich and powerful. You dare to sell a small plastic square for 40 yuan and make a fortune."

"It's obviously 39 yuan, okay?" Chen Chong retorted, smiled and said, "You are not a bad guy."

Chen Chong's words made the two laugh together.

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Note 1: Chen Bosheng was one of the original organizers of the Hong Kong International Film Festival.
Chapter completed!