Chapter 89: Temptation and Answer
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As soon as Lin Youlun and Zhou Comin entered the cocktail party, they immediately became the focus of attention of all parties, and most people were attracted by Zhou Comin's fresh and elegant fishtail skirt dress, but those who were really on the stage had their eyes on Lin Youlun.
Among the cultural people in Hong Kong who "get rich with literature", Jin Yong and Ni Yu are the best among them, but people like Lin Youlun, who is less than 20 years old and has a net worth of tens of millions, are extremely rare. The novels he wrote have sold more than 2 million copies overseas, and the box office of the scripts seems to be at his fingertips, and with these two points alone, Lin Youlun has already established the title of "genius".
The status of screenwriters in the Hong Kong film industry has always been very low, and scripts rarely sell at a high price, but since Lin Youlun won the title of "tens of millions of screenwriters", the value of other screenwriters has also risen. In fact, Lin Youlun's script has never been "sold", but "joined" with the script, and he received box office dividends at the end. Most of the people in the circle know this matter in their hearts, but ordinary citizens don't see it that way, the deeds of "tens of millions of screenwriters" have been passed on by word of mouth and deduced by tabloids, and the statement that the last script sold for 10 million has become a conclusive fact, which makes people laugh and cry.
As soon as Hong Kong screenwriters become famous, most of them will change careers to become directors themselves, but Lin Youlun has no plans in this regard, and has always maintained a close relationship with the entertainment industry, so most of the time, everyone thinks that he is still a literati.
Jin Yong, who was invited to attend the reception, was such a point of view, Shen Baoxin couldn't find any reason to refute it, so he could only agree with this statement, but he was always a little hesitant about Jin Yong's decision in his heart.
Jin Yong had great confidence in this trip, he stood in the distance and observed for a while, and when Lin Youlun finished greeting his friends and dealing with those who were friends, he walked over with a wine glass.
Zhou Yimin followed the agent Lin Xiaoman to go elsewhere, Wang Guxian had more entertainment at the reception than Lin Youlun, Lin Youlun couldn't find anyone to talk to, and was about to find a quiet corner to sit alone, but turned around and saw an amiable old man, under the background of elegant temperament, showing an unspoken identity.
"The younger generation is late, and I have seen Jin Daxia!" Lin Youlun hugged his fists and saluted Jin Yong, and the unique way of meeting made Jin Yong smile unconsciously, waved his hand and said, "Today is not a hero conference, I can't bear your set." There are no outsiders here, so let's talk about them as equals. ”
"Mr. Cha is the leader of the literary world in Hong Kong, and besides, I still expect to continue to write novels in "Ming Pao" to make money in the future, but you say this to me." Lin Youlun is not deliberately complimenting when he says this, Hong Kong's cultural people have more or less had a relationship with "Ming Pao", so Jin Yong has the status of "alliance leader" in Hong Kong's cultural and publishing circles.
Lin Shanmu, the godfather of Hong Kong economics, once worked as a data clerk in the "Ming Pao" reference room, and was sent to the United Kingdom to study finance and economics by Jin Yong's appreciation, and later established the "Hong Kong Economic Journal" on his own. Zhang Junmo, a writer who is popular for his prose, worked as a reporter at Ming Pao, novelist Jiang Zhinan used to be the editor of Ming Pao, and female writer Yishu also worked as an entertainment reporter at Ming Pao.
The column of Ming Pao is even more important in Hong Kong's cultural circles. Big rewards and low pay, still crowded. Opening a column in Ming Pao has become a symbol of Hong Kong's cultural identity.
Jin Yong smiled and said: "I finally let Guo Jing hold Xiangyang, but you are good, you directly let Liang Xiao lead the Yuan army to beat the Southern Song Dynasty to the bottom, since we have already fought once, what else do you have to worry about?" ”
"I guess you didn't come to me to discuss the story of the novel." Lin Youlun didn't insist anymore, but his tone was still respectful.
"What is Lin Sheng's view on the current situation in the mainland?" Jin Yong asked this question, but he saved the meaning of Lin Youlun for the school examination. …,
Lin Youlun did not directly express any opinions, but first told a joke to Jin Yong: "Once the United Nations held a meeting, the heads of state of China, the United States and the Soviet Union took a car to the venue, and the three cars drove to a T-junction, the Americans turned left, the Soviets turned right, and the driver asked the chief behind him which way to go, and the chief told him to turn right and turn left!" ”
Jin Yong laughed on the spot after hearing the chief's answer, but he soon suppressed his laughter, carefully pondered the deep meaning of the joke, and slowly his expression became serious.
"Ming Pao" in the "text. During the "Revolution" period, it opened up a "Beiwang Shenzhou" edition to publish news about the mainland every day to satisfy the needs of Hong Kong people who knew nothing about the mainland, and since then "Ming Pao" has become an authority on reporting Chinese news with the image of "independent speech."
Although Ming Pao and Kim Yong's stance on China issues are often ridiculed as "opportunists" and "grass on the wall" who swayed left and right, in the 80s, Ming Pao had developed into an intellectual newspaper with an independent newspaper and wide influence. The editorials of Ming Pao have always had a great impact on Hong Kong society, and have attracted the attention of not only the British authorities in Hong Kong, but also the mainland and Taiwan.
Jin Yong has been paying attention to the mainland's reform and opening up, and like many Hong Kong people, Jin Yong has doubts about whether this policy can be implemented for a long time, but listening to the meaning of Lin Youlun's joke, he is very confident in the mainland's reform and opening up.
This kind of thing except waiting for time to test, no one dares to jump to conclusions, Jin Yong originally just wanted to test Lin Youlun's attitude, but he didn't think about it but heard an interesting answer.
"I heard that Mr. Cha has agreed to join the Hong Kong Basic Law Drafting Committee, and I have a reluctant request here." Lin Youlun put away his joking expression and said with a solemn expression: "I know that the formulation of the Basic Law is to ensure that Hong Kong maintains a relatively independent status under the mainland system after the return to the motherland, but I hope that when Mr. Cha drafts the Basic Law, he will also consider the communication and integration between Hong Kong and the mainland after the return to the motherland, and do not wait for ten or twenty years from now, Hong Kong people still feel that they are Hong Kong people rather than Chinese." ”
Thinking of the return of Hong Kong more than ten years after the return of Hong Kong in later generations, Hong Kong people still have a lot of rejection of the mainland, Lin Youlun felt a little sad in his heart. Seeing that Kim Yong's face was puzzled, he went on to explain: "There is nothing wrong with the basic principle of Hong Kong people governing Hong Kong, but the Basic Law should be a bridge rather than a wall. If the mainland's reform and opening up policy can continue, it will be able to maintain strong economic growth for at least the next 20 to 30 years, and Hong Kong's geographical position has already decided that after the return to the motherland, its dependence on the mainland will become stronger and stronger. ”
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