Movie tycoon

Chapter 18
Walking out of the shooting scene of the "430 Shuttle" children's program, Chen Xiaotang felt depressed and took a deep breath towards the sky.

Originally, he joined TVB with high ambitions, thinking that with his foresight ability, he would be able to make a fortune, but who knew that he would make such a big mess in just two days.

How to do?Is it really just going back home like this?What about the guarantee I made in front of my parents?Hit yourself in the face?
impossible!

You can't just give up!

There must be a way to solve this trouble.

Chen Xiaotang fumbled for a cigarette from his pocket, but accidentally found a business card.

By the way, how could I forget him!
The delighted Chen Xiaotang seemed to see the sunshine, and hurriedly took out his business card, yes, Zheng Shaoqiu, maybe he can help him...

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Inside the phone booth.

Chen Xiaotang called Zheng Shaoqiu.

"Brother Qiu, it's me, Chen Xiaotang, the one from the nightclub!"

"It's you," Zheng Shaoqiu recognized his voice immediately. "Why haven't you come to me for so long?"

"Cough, I've been a little busy lately---I'm working in wireless now, but I've caused some trouble..." Chen Xiaotang didn't expect Qiu Guan to be so enthusiastic about him.

"Trouble? Let's hear it."

"I hit someone."

"Who----?"

"The director of children's programs——"

Before Chen Xiaotang finished speaking, the other end suddenly said: "So you were the one who sent Gou Yanxiang to the hospital?!" His tone seemed surprised.

"No way, so soon...people already know?" Chen Xiaotang was surprised.

"How big is Wireless? Besides, the people here are all professionals in the media, gossip spreads faster than anyone else!"

"Is there a remedy for that?"

There was a moment of silence, "I'll help you find a way."

"Thank you, Brother Qiu." Chen Xiaotang said gratefully.

"Thank you, thank you, but you need to change your temper. Sometimes you will suffer if you are too straightforward."

"I understand, thank you!" Chen Xiaotang hung up the phone.Although Zheng Shaoqiu didn't say that he would definitely be able to help with it.But where is his fame and energy? If even such a thing can't be settled, it really can't be justified.

After making the phone call, there was nowhere to go, so Chen Xiaotang went home directly. His father, Chen Fugui, asked him. He just said that he got off work early today, and didn't tell him what happened in the company.Sometimes the elderly have enough to worry about, there is no need to add to their worries.

Climbing into his own room, Chen Xiaotang began to immerse himself in writing his first novel "Looking for Qin Ji".

To be honest, the reason why Chen Xiaotang wrote books was not to be famous. He also knew that it seemed difficult to be famous because of this. After all, martial arts had reached an era that was about to decline. Books support his family, he has neither the energy nor the perseverance to sit still, thinking about manuscripts all day long, making him crazy; but why does he still do this?The purpose is very simple, purely to earn some extra royalties to supplement the family.

Can't such a big man ask his family for money from time to time, right? !Even my younger sister looks down on me, so am I still a man?

Chen Xiaotang thought about it for a long time. The only thing he can do now is rely on a little "experience" to write a novel to make a living.Don't let your family look down on you all the time.Making a fortune by writing novels is the plot that only appeared in those nonsense novels in the previous life.

It is very difficult to start the pen, but Chen Xiaotang gritted his teeth and endured it. In a few days, he wrote almost twenty chapters, and there are forty to fifty thousand words.It's time to publish it, so where is it published?At this time, Chen Xiaotang suddenly thought of the newspaper that his younger sister Chen Xiaoxiao worked for——Xiangjiang "Ming Pao"!
As everyone knows, the reason why Xiangjiang "Ming Pao" can become a major newspaper in Hong Kong's three pillars is because they have a great master, and that is the master of martial arts-Jin Yong!

In the early days of "Ming Pao", although the founder kept changing the content of the supplement and changing the news route, and Jin Yong even wrote "The Legend of Condor Heroes" due to illness, "Ming Pao" still slipped step by step to the road of "sensuality", with sales in the thousands. There were ups and downs between the shares, and the deficit was serious in the first year.

The old employees of Ming Pao all remember his hard work. On the one hand, he often had to write articles all night, and on the other hand, he was troubled by economic problems.There is a legend that for a period of time he relied on pawns to maintain Ming Pao.According to the memory of an old staff member of Ming Pao: "Mr. Cha was really miserable at that time. He was tired from work in the afternoon, so he ordered a cup of coffee and drank it with Mrs. Cha."

At that time, Jin Yong lived in Tsim-Sha Tsui, and the Star Ferry had stopped sailing when he got off work late at night, so he had to take the electric boat commonly known as "hua la hua la" to cross the sea.When they get off work in the middle of the night, the Star Ferry has already stopped sailing, so they have to take the electric boat to cross the sea, but each time they have to wait for six people to set off, and the fare is relatively cheap.If you want to open immediately, you need a charter fee of three yuan.The couple would rather wait by the chilly wind in the middle of the night than charter a boat across the sea.Coffee and the ferry are just two common stories, and the hardships of those years can be imagined.

Ni Yi once said: "Ming Pao's survival depends entirely on Jin Yong's martial arts novels." At that time, Jin Yong's martial arts novels were serialized in "Shang Bao" and already had a large number of readers.Many people began to pay attention to "Ming Pao" in order to watch Kim Yong's martial arts.Slowly, Jin Yong's martial arts novels laid a solid foundation for "Ming Pao", coupled with Shen Bao's new management methods, "Ming Pao"'s advertising business rose steadily.Until today, it has just been listed among the eight major newspapers and magazines in Xiangjiang.

Knowing this period of history, Chen Xiaotang has reason to believe that, according to Mr. Jin Yong's vision, his novel definitely has a selling point.

make up one's mind.At noon, Chen Xiaotang dragged his younger sister Chen Xiaoxiao to his room.

"What are you doing, do you want to pay back my money? Say yes first, if you want to borrow money, don't talk about it!"

"Brothers and sisters, don't talk about money every now and then, it hurts feelings like that!" Chen Xiaotang laughed.

"Tch, what relationship do I have with you? Others' brothers buy this and that for my little sister, but you are always empty-handed!"

"Who said that, it's already there!" Like magic, Chen Xiaotang took out a hairpin.

"Come on, sister, I'll put it on for you!"

"No need!" Chen Xiaoxiao took the card and fiddled with it in his hand, "Cut, they are all cheap!" He said but was reluctant to throw them away.

"Although it is cheap, it is your brother and my heart!"

"Say it---!"

"what?"

"If you don't have anything to do, you can either rape or steal. What do you want from me?!"

"...??!!!"

"Little sister, you are truly a wise, martial, considerate, clever and beautiful woman!"

"Don't flatter, the louder you flatter, the more difficult things will be!"

"Tsk tsk, you know the ways of the world and are considerate. I really don't know who will be lucky enough to marry you!" Chen Xiaotang smiled and took out his novel manuscript, "No, this is it. I want to publish it in your newspapers. I don't know if it will work. ?!"

Chen Xiaoxiao's beautiful eyes flashed, and she rolled her eyes, "Who do you think I am? I am an assistant editor who has been on the job for less than three months. The probationary period has not yet passed. How can I decide such a big matter?!"

"Well---how about you take a look first to see if my writing is good..." Chen Xiaotang retreated and said the next best thing.

Chen Xiaoxiao just coughed and put on a very intellectual look, "I'll review the manuscript for you, you have some good eyesight!"

"That's right, let the future official editor, Ms. Chen Xiaoxiao, take a closer look and correct me severely!"

"Of course, when it comes to literature, I won't engage in malpractice for personal gain. Of course, I don't recognize my relatives! Because literature is very sacred!" Chen Xiaoxiao opened the manuscript of Chen Xiaotang's novel as he spoke.

After reading less than two pages, he frowned and said, "What are you writing about? How can a person escape to another world after death?! It's a nonsense fabrication without any scientific basis!"

It turned out that Chen Xiaotang was lazy, and didn't directly write that Xiang Shaolong was caught as a guinea pig and returned to the Warring States Period in a time machine, but directly "traversed" him in order to enter the climax as quickly as possible, catching readers' attention, but forgot This is an era that is very particular about "reason".

Chen Xiaotang is depressed, this is a masterpiece from the previous life, I just changed it a little bit, isn't it to her liking? !

"Don't jump to conclusions so early, okay? Take a closer look later, the wonderful things are behind!"

"Don't look at it, the front is so bad, how can it be better in the future?!" Chen Xiaoxiao threw the manuscript into Chen Xiaotang's hand with a "slap", "I said brother, don't have sweet dreams anymore, you don't have that kind of dream." Cai Hua, let’s accept our fate!”

"I resign myself to your size, and even your younger sister doesn't support me, so why should I talk about my ideals in the future?!" Chen Xiaotang lay down on the bed angrily, never expecting this world to be so difficult!How can I show my ambitions in the future, punching the Hulk of the North Sea and kicking the Ultraman of the South China Sea? !
Chen Xiaoxiao saw that Chen Xiaotang was really angry, but his tone softened, and he pushed him, "Brother, are you angry?"

"no!"

"But you look like that."

"Really?" Chen Xiaotang folded his arms and ignored her.

"Brother---" Chen Xiaoxiao pushed him again.

"What?"

"You really want to publish this novel?"

"What do you think? Otherwise, why would I have the time to flatter you?!"

"Perhaps, I can pass it up for you..." Chen Xiaoxiao bit her bright lips.

"That's what you said——!" Chen Xiaotang turned over and added, "Don't be foolish."

"I'm afraid the manuscript will be rejected even if it is handed in!"

"How could it be? If you can't appreciate this novel, it's not necessarily true that there are people who can understand it? You think everyone in the world is blind!"

"maybe----!"

"It's not maybe, it's definitely!" Chen Xiaotang pressed Chen Xiaoxiao's shoulder solemnly, "Just wait and see, a dazzling new star is about to rise in the martial arts literary world of Xiangjiang!"

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Some book friends said that it is an old joke like copying books again. What I want to explain is that this is just a part-time job for the author to feed his stomach. Like you and me, in order to fill our stomachs, we are willing to do anything, right? ? !
(End of this chapter)