Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

Soon, Lu Zixuan took He Lai to travel around the entire port city. After all, Lu Zixuan had developed many shops now, some selling jade antiques, some selling sandals and slippers, some selling jeans, and even several plastic flower shops.

He Lai walked around and couldn't remember how many shops he had visited. Lu Zixuan was really capable. He had built up such a business in such a short period of time.

In fact, this is also due to He Lai's trust in him, and of course the generous remuneration, which gives Lu Zixuan the opportunity to display his talents in this area.

When He Lai was strolling around, he found that there was actually no fighting on the streets and it was basically peaceful.

Isn’t it true that if you want to see whether Hong Kong is in chaos or not, come back late at night and see it!

When He Lai returned to the villa, Butler Jin came to greet him.

"Master, we have found the address of the man called Jin Yong. His original name is Cha Liangyong and he lives at 1 Peak Road in Mid-Levels, Hong Kong Island."

Butler Jin said.

"Well, please send a visiting card for me and tell me that I will visit Mr. Jin Yong tomorrow morning."

He Lai ordered.

"Okay, Master."

"Ah."

……

A day later, He Lai brought Lu Zixuan to Mr. Jin Yong's residence.

Jin Yong's residence is a small Chinese-style villa, which looks very literary.

The two men went up and knocked on the door. After a while, a young woman came to open the door.

He Lai quickly introduced himself and explained the purpose of his visit.

The woman led the two men into the living room. After He Lai and the other man were seated, she went into the inner room, probably to invite Jin Yong.

Not long after, a young man came out from the inner room.

He Lai quickly stood up and asked, "But is it Mr. Jin Yong?"

"That's right. May I know who you are?" Jin Yong asked in confusion as he saw He Lai and the other man dressed in fancy clothes.

"My name is Wu Qiang. I sent you a visiting card yesterday. I came to visit you because I admire your literary attainments very much."

He Lai said respectfully.

"Oh, sorry, I was so engrossed in my writing that I forgot about this matter. I'm sorry."

Jin Yong bowed and apologized.

"No, no, I am sorry for bothering you sir." He Lai replied with a smile.

"Please sit down, Cui'er, Cui'er." Jin Yong first invited He Lai to sit down, then called the young woman over and ordered, "Bring two cups of good tea to the two guests."

"Yes, sir." The young woman went to make tea.

"I wonder what you two want from me?" Jin Yong asked.

"Actually, I have nothing to do. I just wanted to come and take a look and appreciate Mr. Jin Yong's masterpiece. I admire Mr. Jin Yong's talent very much."

He Lai said with a smile.

"Oh, I didn't expect Mr. Wu to be interested in martial arts novels. How about coming with me to the study to take a look?" Jin Yong said.

Jin Yong saw that He Lai and the other two must be rich people. The Ming Pao he founded was already running out of money and needed investment. So Jin Yong also began to vigorously promote his works.

"That's exactly what I meant. Zixuan, let's go and follow Mr. Jin Yong to read his works."

He Lai didn't expect that Jin Yong would directly invite him to watch his martial arts masterpiece, and he was immediately very excited.

Soon, He Lai saw the martial arts novels he had been longing for, which were all classics among classics.

He Lai picked up Snow Mountain Flying Fox and started reading. After all, compared to The Legend of the Condor Heroes and The Return of the Condor Heroes, Snow Mountain Flying Fox was more attractive to He Lai as those two books had been remade into TV series too many times in later generations.

He Lai was watching with great interest when Lu Zixuan pulled at the corner of his clothes.

He Lai came back to his senses and said a little embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, I can't help myself when I see martial arts novels."

"It's okay, it's okay, as long as Mr. Wu likes it." Jin Yong just smiled and was not angry.

"I wonder what work Mr. Jin Yong is writing now?" He Lai asked curiously.

"I have just finished writing The Return of the Condor Heroes, and I am still conceiving the next work," said Jin Yong.

He Lai heard that The Return of the Condor Heroes was finished! Then the next one should be The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber. Not bad, not bad, the rough life of this silly Zhang Wuji! It's well written.

"Mr. Jin Yong's last two works were about the Song Dynasty. So, will he write about the Yuan Dynasty next? After all, the Yuan Dynasty was a foreign race. I guess Mr. Jin Yong must have set the time period at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty."

He Lai joked.

"Oh, I didn't expect that Mr. Wu could guess what I was thinking. That's awesome!" Jin Yong was also surprised. He didn't expect that He Lai could guess the time period of his next work.

"Haha, there are so many patriotic plots in Mr. Jin Yong's The Legend of the Condor Heroes and The Return of the Condor Heroes. I can naturally feel it. So the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty is Mr. Jin Yong's best choice, isn't it?"

He Lai explained.

"Yes, it is our mission as Han people to expel the Tartars. This is the meaning of most of my novels."

Jin Yong smiled and nodded.

The Legend of the Condor Heroes trilogy, how could He Lai not know this? Hehe.

"Then I hope Jin Yong's next work will continue to be a big hit."

He Lai said.

"Thank you, thank you." Jin Yong said politely.

"I wonder if you could give me a set of your novels, Mr. Jin Yong? It would be best if you could get them signed."

He Lai said.

"Of course no problem." Jin Yong readily agreed, and then took two copies of each of the five works he had written over the years from the bookshelf, signed his name on them, and gave them to He Lai.

"Thank you very much, thank you very much. If Mr. Jin Yong needs my help in the future, please feel free to ask. I will do my best."

He Lai took the book and said solemnly.

"Mr. Wu, you are too polite. Let's go to the living room outside and have a cup of tea and chat slowly."

Jin Yong suggested.

"Okay, please follow your wishes."

"please."

……

The three of them sat facing each other, and most of the time, He Lai and Jin Yong were discussing some things from the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty.

It explains how Emperor Chengzu Zhu Yuanzhang made his fortune and dug up all the unofficial history.

The two of them had a great time chatting.

Soon the time was almost up, and at Lu Zixuan's reminder, He Lai was ready to say goodbye and leave.

"Mr. Jin Yong, it's getting late. I'm really sorry to have bothered you this morning. It's been a pleasure chatting with you. We can chat again next time we have a chance. I'll take my leave now."

He Lai stood up and said.

"Mr. Wu, wait a minute. I have something else to ask of you. Would you consider it?"

Jin Yong immediately stopped He Lai and said.

"Oh, I wonder what Mr. Jin Yong is doing? But you can tell me. If I can help, I will definitely help."

When He Lai saw that Jin Yong had something to ask for his help, he naturally felt obliged to do so, as Jin Yong was a great literary figure.

"Mr. Wu may also know that Cha founded Ming Pao a few years ago, and it has been in a loss-making state in recent years. I, Cha, have also sold my property and am struggling to support myself. I wonder if Mr. Wu can lend me a helping hand."

Jin Yong pleaded.

"Oh, here, Zixuan, what is the situation of Ming Pao in Hong Kong?"

He Lai did not answer Jin Yong immediately, but instead asked about Lu Zixuan's Ming Pao report.

"Ming Pao is a newspaper that writes about martial arts novels, with some small news and horse racing tips. This newspaper basically relies on Mr. Jin Yong's novels to attract people's attention."

Lu Zixuan introduced.

"Oh, I see." He Lai nodded, turned to Jin Yong and said, "Mr. Jin Yong, how do you want me to help you?"

He Lai thought that if it didn't cost much, he would still help.

"I hope Mr. Wu can sponsor some money for our newspaper. Is that possible?"

Jin Yong asked.

"How much do you need?"

"One hundred thousand Hong Kong dollars is enough."

"Ah, one hundred thousand..." He Lai thought it was at least several hundred thousand. Is it so cheap to run a newspaper in Hong Kong?

"If Mr. Wu thinks it's too much, 50,000 is fine."

Jin Yong said awkwardly that after all, he had only spent 100,000 yuan to start the newspaper.

"No, one hundred thousand is not a lot, that..."

Before He Lai could finish his words, Lu Zixuan pulled him over and whispered something in his ear.

He Lai suddenly realized that the cost of running a newspaper is so low now.

"Mr. Jin Yong, money is not a problem, but I think there must be some problems with the operation of your current newspaper. Otherwise, even if I give you 100,000 yuan, you will still be broke."

He Lai spoke.

"So what does Mr. Wu mean?" Jin Yong asked.

"What I mean is that from now on, Mr. Jin Yong, you just need to be responsible for writing your martial arts novels. I will have someone take over your newspaper."

He Lai came to see Jin Yong and wanted to speak, but he stretched out his hand to stop him and said, "Mr. Jin Yong, please listen to what I have to say first."