Shen Chong's tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars were actually just a knock on the mountain, and he didn't plan to really use the money to buy Hutchison Whampoa's shares -- if he did, there were investment companies in Hong Kong, and he could buy them secretly, so why send them to the door to entrust HSBC.

In normal times, whether it is HSBC or Li Ka-shing, tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars are a piece of cake in their eyes, but in the closing stage of the Hutchison Whampoa transaction, tens of millions at this time have become pivotal, and if these funds suddenly pour into the stock market, it will definitely push up the stock price of Hutchison Whampoa and adversely affect the transaction.

You must know that Li Ka-shing's acquisition of HSBC's equity in Hutchison Whampoa is based on the table of outstanding shares to set a premium, even if the stock price only rises by one dollar, he will pay hundreds of millions of additional acquisition costs.

What's more troubling is that the sharp rise in Hutchison Whampoa's stock price is likely to lead to all kinds of speculation, thus revealing Li Ka-shing's acquisition intentions.

In this way, Shen Chong's plan to kill halfway to bite the gold has achieved its goal perfectly......

On the third day of dinner with Zou Wenhuai, Shen Chong met the big bosses of HSBC, Shen Bi and Li Ka-shing, at the Deep Water Bay Golf Course, and the three of them had lunch together, and then played golf together for two hours.

After this meeting, Shen Chong immediately transferred all the funds to buy gold futures.

Before he crossed, the international gold price plummeted, the "Chinese aunt" became famous all over the world, and all kinds of reports about gold were overwhelming, and the slightly in-depth reports all mentioned the past when the international gold price skyrocketed in 1979.

Beginning in the summer of 1979 and by the end of January 198o, the price of gold soared, from US$36o per ounce to US$85o per ounce.

Therefore, after the crossing, Shen Chong has been paying attention to the rise and fall of gold prices, and soon the clues have emerged -- the Republicans and Democrats in the United States were playing the trick of "debt ceiling" in 1979, and as a result, they led to a "technical default" of US Treasury bonds due in April and May.

At the same time, there was hyperinflation in the United States, with inflation reaching as high as 13%.

Thanks to various financial media in later generations, Shen Chong, who is blind in investment and financial management, also knows that in this case, it is right to buy gold.

It's just that in the first few months of crossing, the money was spent on the blade, and there was no money left to tinker with gold futures.

In the futures market, with hundreds of times leverage, Shen Chong's tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars will multiply several times in a few months, which can allow him to enter the ranks of billionaires within a year and become a veritable rich man.

At this time, the price of gold has broken through 4oo dollars per ounce, but it is still far from the peak of 85o dollars per ounce.

How to do futures, Shen Chong didn't understand, and he didn't have much interest in the financial market, so he deposited all the funds into the account, chose the highest leverage, and then authorized Fei Litong to operate, only buy up, not down.

Dealing with Shen Bi and Li Ka-shing, and tossing gold futures, it took Shen Chong a few days of time and energy, and when he came back to his senses and wanted to concentrate on making movies, another telegram came, which made him finally understand that he had lost the opportunity to become a top film director - because time and energy were no longer within his control.

The telegram, which came from the mainland and belonged to the Film Bureau of the Ministry of Culture, invited him to Beijing in early October to attend the Fourth National Congress of Chinese Film Workers.

This was the first storm that his little wings fanned in the mainland after the trip to Huangshan -- if it weren't for the trip to Huangshan, how could he, a young man from Hong Kong, be qualified to attend a meeting of this level?

This will be, you have to go!

However, it's already September 12th, and the footage taken in the past few days feels good, less than ten minutes, and the movie will definitely not be completed by the end of the month.

This made Shen Chong very regretful, as a movie lover, he watched his debut film miscarry...... How sad.

It's better to find a professional to help......

As if it was providence, Shen Chong took the telegram and walked out of the manager's office of the Great Wall Film Studio, when he saw an acquaintance.

"Hey!" Shen Chong shouted, walked up quickly, and greeted, "Old Fang, long time no see." ”

"Ah Chong is you, long time no see." This person was Fang Yuping, he looked at Shen Chong for a moment and asked, "What are you doing here?" ”

"I was about to ask you." Shen Chong smiled and asked the same thing: "What are you doing here?" ”

"Mr. Fang came to the factory to do drama work." Fu Qi, who sent Shen Chong out, answered for him, then pointed at the two of them and asked, "You know each other?" ”

"Old friends." Shen Chong patted Fang Yuping on the shoulder and said, "Lao Fang is the first filmmaker I knew. ”

"Where am I a filmmaker?" Fang Yuping smiled, pushed his glasses, and said, "I haven't made a movie." ”

"You're a USC film master, how can you say you're not a filmmaker." Shen Chong said a word first, and then said goodbye to Fu Qi: "Uncle Fu, you are busy with you, I will get together with Lao Fang and chat." ”

"Okay, since you're good friends, I won't join in." Fu Qi waved his hand and turned back to the office.

"Ah Chong, you are very familiar with Manager Fu?"

"It's okay." Shen Chong grabbed his shoulders and said repeatedly: "Go, go, it's too hot here, go and sit on the set." Lao Fang, it's really fate, I just wanted to go to you, and I saw it when I went out, don't you think it's a coincidence? ”

"What are you looking for me to do?"

"I'm looking for you to film." Shen Chong let go of his hand and said: "I'm borrowing the set of the Great Wall to shoot a movie, but it turns out that it's not that piece of material now, and the shooting is very unsmooth, and I am thinking of looking for you to be a teacher and teach me." ”

That's right, Fang Yuping is the ideal candidate in Shen Chong's heart to take over as director.

In 1971, he went to the University of Georgia in the United States to major in radio, television and film, and in 1975 he obtained a master's degree in film at the University of Southern California.

Shen Chong heard some time ago that he had frequent contacts with leftist film companies, and he didn't expect to have a relationship with the Great Wall Film Company, but looking at Fu Qi's words just now, Fang Yuping has not yet got the opportunity to be a director.

However, this is not surprising, although he has a very dazzling academic background and resume, he is not his own person in a leftist film company after all, and he needs to be investigated......

He has a master's degree in film from the University of Southern California, and then has the award of Best Director at the Academy Awards for three times, plus he has always loved the film style of documentaries and realistic themes, whether it is strength or style, it is more in line with "Buried Alive", and it is a very good choice for him to co-direct.

When he arrived on the set, after introducing Fang Yuping to Jin Shijie and Huang Yuetai, Shen Chong briefly introduced the plot and shooting intentions with a dance, and then asked expectantly: "How is it, Lao Fang, are you interested in helping me?" ”

"I'll take a look first."

Fang Yuping didn't rush to reply, he first carefully checked the equipment and props, read the script for a while, asked Jin Shijie to make a few performance clips, and then asked to see the footage that Shen Chong had shot before.

Although the Great Wall is in financial distress, it has all kinds of organs, printing workshops, and screening halls, so it is very convenient to run around, which is also one of the reasons why Shen Chong came to rent the studio.

After spending more than an hour and looking at some footage of acceptable quality, Shen Chong couldn't wait to ask with a feeling of pride and inferiority, "How is it?" ”

Fang Yuping glanced at him, with a look of wanting to speak and stopping.

"Old Fang, what is your expression?" Shen Chong patted the seat and said, "I have something to say." ”

Fang Yuping is a kind-hearted person, since Shen Chong asked him to speak directly, he said bluntly: "I think you are fooling around, you don't know what you're filming at all, and you don't know what you want to shoot." ”

Shen Chong was embarrassed, snorted, touched his head, and said, "I feel this way too." ”

"You shot four or five shots from different angles just for the exit shots." Fang Yuping shook his head and said: "This shows that you don't have an overall concept of the movie, you are not making a movie, you are shooting the camera, are you planning to make a puzzle after shooting all the shots, and combine them into a movie?" ”

"yes, yes, haha." Shen Chong continued to play haha, and said convincingly: "Old Fang, if you really have you, you can see my thoughts at once." ”

"This can't be done, no matter how good the puzzle is, it can't be considered art." Fang Yuping said: "After reading the script, you should have a unified concept of the overall style, atmosphere and picture texture of the movie. ”

"I'm not from a professional background, I don't have much experience, and I'm just messing around." Shen Chong stood up and said, "Old Fang, are you interested in this movie?" You come to be the director, and I will give you an apprentice. ”

"Ah Chong, to be honest, your script has new ideas." Fang Yuping also stood up, he shook his head lightly, and said: "But I was too deliberate to seek novelty and took the wrong side, which is not the authentic way that movies should have, I don't like it very much." ”

Shen Chong was silent, marveling at Fang Yuping's keen movie instincts.

After tossing and turning the script for "Buried Alive" for a few months, he already understood that this kind of novel and bizarre idea was more suitable for making a short film or writing a novel than a movie.

After all, such a big screen is for people to see, not for listening, the core of the movie is vision, followed by hearing, and the whole movie uses dialogue to promote the plot, which is obviously a waste of the end.

"Old Fang, or else." Shen Chong retreated, "Have you been free lately?" When I have time, I came here to teach me and be a consultant, and I took pictures for more than ten days, and my head was dizzy. ”

"That's fine." Fang Yuping agreed and said: "You have a good photographer and a very good actor, in fact, many of the shots you shoot are good, but they don't have a unified style, it's too messy." ”

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