Mid-levels, Jiahui Garden.

Shen Chong and Li Kaiyuan sat on the balcony on a deck chair, enjoying the night view of Victoria Harbour while chatting casually.

"Your mom came over today, how long did she stay?"

"I drove him away at two or three o'clock in the afternoon." Li Kaiyuan said angrily: "I always can't let go of her dumpling shop, and I nagged more than 20 sentences at noon." ”

"Huh." Shen Chong laughed dryly and said, "She didn't say anything else?" ”

"Got it." Li Kaiyuan tilted his head sideways, looked at Shen Chong, and said with a smile; "She said the house was too big and she should buy a smaller one."

"Sister Yuan Yuan, you're not good." Shen Chong took a cherry, threw it into his mouth, and said vaguely: "I know what I'm asking." ”

"You're a bold and thick-skinned man, and you care what my mom says?"

"As a son-in-law, how can anyone not be afraid of his mother-in-law." Shen Chong spit out the cherry seeds and said, "That's the most powerful boss in the world." ”

"I don't think you're afraid, my mother treats you more than me." Li Kaiyuan lifted the blanket slightly, then lay on his side, facing Shen Chong, and said, "She asked me not to bully you, let me have something to do." ”

Shen Chong whistled, with a relieved expression.

"My mom also said she knew about the two of us for a long time." Li Kaiyuan smiled warmly and said; "The first time we went home holding hands, she saw it, but she never said it."

"It seems that we are not suitable for the underground party, and the secrecy work is too poor." Shen Chong ate another cherry and said; "Your mother has passed, and what about your father, what did he say?"

"It's cheap, and it's good!" Li Kaiyuan twisted a cherry and smashed him, and said: "My dad looks at you like a son, what can he say, after knowing what happened to the two of us, he smiled like a flower." ”

"No way, who made me a beautiful boy who is loved by everyone and blooms when flowers bloom." Shen Chong boasted to himself as he bent down to pick up the cherries that had fallen on the ground.

"Virtue!" Li Kaiyuan threw another cherry and hit him, and then said: "By the way, my dad said that there is a leader in their factory who wants to see you." ”

"Oh?" Shen Chong was overjoyed in his heart, and hurriedly asked, "When?" ”

"I didn't say anything, just let me bring a message so that you have time to go to him."

"Alright then, I'll go tomorrow."

After saying this, the two fell silent, Shen Chong put his hands on the back of his head, looking at the lights in the distance, and Li Kaiyuan looked at him in a daze, at this time, silence is better than sound, and there is a tenderness flowing in the air.

"Ah Chong."

"Hmm."

"You...... How was the conversation with that Zhang Aijia last night? ”

"I told her that I wanted to open a harem and take her as a concubine, and she looked at me like an idiot."

Li Kaiyuan laughed straight down, she patted the armrest of the recliner and said, "Ah Chong, why didn't I show up before, your skin is already thick enough to race horses on it." ”

Shen Chong jumped up, made two chest expansion movements, and said: "I don't think the skin is thick enough, if it is thick enough, I was in the hotel last night, I should touch her room, come to a bully to make a bow, and cook the raw rice into rice." ”

"If you dare to do that." Li Kaiyuan raised his eyebrows and said, "Maybe tomorrow the little brother will be gone." ”

"Isn't it!" Shen Chong shouted: "You said I could open a harem." ”

"Yes, you can, but you can't use force." Li Kaiyuan turned over, lying on her back, her wrist on the armrest, her posture was charming and moving, she said: "You find a few little lovers, at most it is absurd and shameless, if you use it strongly, it is not as good as a beast." ”

"Sister Yuan Yuan." Shen Chong sat in the corner of Li Kaiyuan's recliner, playing with her soft hair, and asked, "If I really open a harem, do you care?" ”

"How could you not care." Li Kaiyuan glanced at him and said, "Do you think I look like a virtuous and virtuous woman?" ”

"Not really." Shen Chong sneered and said, "You are originally." ”

Li Kaiyuan snorted, she broke free of Shen Chong's hand, bit her lip, her face changed, she didn't know what she was thinking, and after half a sound, she said: "You are fooling around outside, whatever, but you can't bring them here, if something happens, don't expect me to wipe your ass." ”

Shen Chong sneered, and just as he was about to speak, the phone rang.

"Hey."

"Mr. Shen, the box office statistics are out." It was Jiang Zhiqiang, who reported excitedly: "Counting the screening, a total of 940,000 was collected today." ”

It didn't exceed one million, which made Shen Chong a little regretful, and he asked, "Is it a new record?" ”

"There were no statistics on the daily box office before, but the accountant of the Chamber of Commerce said that he had never seen such a high single-day box office."

"That's going to be a record-breaking headline in the newspaper tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll notify the newspaper."

Putting down the phone, Shen Chong saw that Li Kaiyuan was no longer on the balcony, walked into the bedroom, and saw her lying on her side, so he turned off the light, lay on the side, and hugged her gently.

"The box office is out?"

Shen Chong put his face on her back, feeling the intimate and warm breath, and replied vaguely: "I received more than 9o yuan." ”

"That's good, more than 9o a day, a month, more than the Rubik's Cube."

"Sister, how can there be so many." Shen Chong smiled and said: "The box office will be high in the first few days, and then it will decline all the way, and it will only be screened for two weeks." ”

"I don't understand movies." Li Kaiyuan moved his body, changed his position, pressed close to Shen Chong, and said, "Go to sleep, it's going to be 12 o'clock, I'm so sleepy." ”

"Hmm."

……

In the vicinity of the Shaw Brothers studio in Clear Water Bay, there is a luxurious villa, carved beams and paintings, resplendent gold, not only a magnificent dining room, a bright dance hall, but also a comfortable and comfortable movie screening hall.

This place was specially built by Run Run Shaw to entertain guests. (Note 1)

Run Run Shaw is a workaholic, he worked 14 hours a day when he was young, and even the Rolls-Royce used for commuting was converted into an office style to facilitate work at any time, even if he was over 70 years old, he was still old and strong, working up to 1o hours a day.

However, as one of the world's most famous movie tycoons, it is inevitable to deal with all kinds of people from all walks of life, more socializing, less work, so Run Run Shaw thought of a way, he built this villa, and then chose two months a year, held a banquet every night, and invited all kinds of virtuous people, today is the tycoon of old Shanghai, tomorrow is the tycoon of Chaozhou, and the day after tomorrow is the predator of the real estate industry...... Sometimes there is a big banquet, full of friends, sometimes a small banquet, three or five acquaintances, and the flowing water banquet is opened in turn.

The flowing water seat can be opened for 6o days in a row, which shows the depth of Shaw's tycoon bearing and connections. (Note 2)

That night, Run Run Shaw hosted a banquet for several wealthy Cantonese people.

"Sixth brother." Towards the end of the feast, a chubby old man asked, "What movie are you showing us tonight?" ”

At the end of each banquet, Run Run Shaw will choose the latest and most entertaining movie at the moment, and invite guests to watch, which is one of the two major signboards of the Shaw Brothers family banquet, and the other signboard is naturally the popular female star of Shaw Brothers, "Shaw Brothers stars, as many as stars in the sky", this advertising slogan is famous in Southeast Asia, but several people invited to the banquet tonight are old friends who have been friends for decades, all of them are old guys, and they are good at the same time, so they naturally do not need female stars to accompany them.

"Chu Yuan just finished filming "The Peerless Double Pride", starring Fu Sheng, you can have a sneak peek later."

A gray-headed old man said, "Is Fu Sheng the little Jiu of the Zhang family?" ”

Run Run Shaw bowed slightly and said, "Exactly." ”

"Xiao Jiu has a blue nose and swollen face every time he is beaten in the movie, Zhang Weng sees it, I don't know if he feels distressed?" The old man smiled and said, "I can't bear my son to do this." ”

"The Zhang family is flourishing, and if you don't rely on him to inherit the family property, your family will be a single seedling, so you will naturally be reluctant." The fat old man's smile was kind, and he said, "Besides, it's a movie, and it's not a real fight." (Note 3)

"Sixth brother, let's watch "The Peerless Twins" next time." The old man sitting on the edge and smoking a cigar said: "You take out the hot "Crazy Robbery" that has been fried in the past two days and let us see it." ”

"Hey, old man Xu still has an idea." The white-headed old man agreed: "I also want to see how the scariest movie is." ”

"Brother Wan, we can watch it, but you can't watch it." Old man Xu took a puff of his cigar and said to him, "Didn't you read today's "Oriental Daily"? The film company put out a full-page advertisement, saying that young people under the age of 18 and old men like you with heart disease should not go to see this movie. ”

"I'm an old man, and you're not young!" Old man Wan waved his hand and said disdainfully: "That's a gimmick played by the film company, which of our people, who hasn't come from the years of war and chaos, who hasn't seen a hundred or ten dead people, what scenes haven't been seen, and will be scared by a movie?" ”

"Sixth brother." The fat old man held the teacup and said, "Whatever the guest is, you decide this matter." ”

"If you want to see it, you can." Shaw said: "Earlier today, they sent a copy over, and I also wanted to see what was so special about the film that was released for one day and grossed nearly a million dollars. ”

"That's it." Old Man Wan stood up and said, "Go, go, go and see." ”

"Don't rush, don't rush, eat first." Run Run Shaw raised his hand to signal him to sit down, and said, "The copy is still in the studio, I'll let someone go over and get it now." ”

"I said Lao Wan, your boss is not small, and he is still so hot, no wonder he has a heart attack." The fat old man said: "You must be patient and pay attention to taking care of your body." ”

"Raise a fart body, you can't eat this, and you can't drink that." Old man Wan took a big sip of red wine and said: "After tossing for most of my life, I finally have a little family background, how can I be worthy of the hard work of the year?" ”

"That's right." Old man Xu sighed and said: "When we were young, in order to make a little money, it was in the wind and rain, and it was extremely difficult. (Note 4)

"It's easier to make money now than it used to be." Run Run Shaw put down his chopsticks and said: "When Zhang Che's "One-armed Knife" was released for a month, the box office only exceeded one million, and it was famous all over the city. (Note 5)

"Hong Kong's economy has prospered, and ticket prices have risen." Old man Wan said: "I remember that at that time, it was just over three yuan to buy a ticket for a building, but now it costs ten yuan." ”

"Even if it is converted into the previous fare, there are more than 3o a day." Old man Xu said: "More than 3o yuan, you and I couldn't earn so much when we worked for ten years." ”

"Can't compare, can't compare." The fat old man waved his hand and sighed: "Today's young people, it's amazing, you see that a few days ago, a 2O-year-old student published in "Ming Pao Weekly" made money that we couldn't earn for most of our lives in a few months. ”

"It's a fart." Old Man Wan sneered and said, "Come and go quickly, earn in a few months, maybe it will be lost in a few days." ”

"It's a coincidence." Run Run Shaw said: "That young man's name is Shen Chong, and he happens to be an investor in "Crazy Robbery". ”

"Isn't it?" Old man Xu put down his cigar and said in surprise: "Sixth brother, "Crazy Robbery" was released in Shaw Brothers Theaters, I thought it was produced by you." ”

"The world has changed." Run Run Shaw also sighed a little, he picked up a towel, wiped his hands, and said: "Those small film companies, as well as a group of Taiwanese businessmen, do not pay attention to the rules, raise prices indiscriminately, open three or four times the salary with their eyes closed, poach people, disrupt the market, make our Shaw Brothers people's hearts fluctuate, the cost of filming is much higher, and the box office is not as good as before. ”

"Sixth brother is a good means." The fat old man smiled and complimented, and then asked, "Then how is this box office divided?" ”

"I'm six and he is four, and I'm responsible for the publicity expenses, and we just need to screen it." Run Run Shaw said: "It's not that I bullied the younger generations, it was he who brought it up himself. ”

"Ginger is still old and spicy." The old man gave a thumbs up and said: "Sixth brother, this is sitting firmly in Diaoyutai, you don't have to do anything, just wait for the money to be collected, the box office of more than 9o yuan, Shaw Brothers easily took two-thirds." ”

A smile appeared on Run Run Shaw's clumsy face, he waved his hand and said: "The back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, we are old, let's not talk about it, go, go, go and watch the film." ”

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Note 1: See Shaw Brothers Spring and Autumn.

Note 2: See Chu Yuan's memoirs, here for the convenience of the plot, the movie before the banquet was changed to the movie after the banquet.

Note 3: Fu Sheng's original surname is Zhang, he is from a famous family in Hong Kong, and has 11 brothers and sisters, and he ranks ninth.

Note 4: Run Run Shaw's English name is "RunRunsha", when he started his business in Malaysia, because there was no cinema, he could only run around the countryside with a projector to show movies, and was made fun of, hence the name.

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