Rebirth 1979: Marrying a poor girl at the beginning

At this time, the monthly salary of ordinary workers in Hong Kong had reached around HK$2000, which is about 800 yuan in RMB.

Around 79, the exchange rate of Hong Kong dollar to RMB was approximately 2 to 2.5 to 1.

This year, Ni Kuang published the first single volume "Old Cat" in the "Wei Si Li" series, which has been serialized in "Ming Pao" for more than ten years. This triggered a new round of Wei Si Li fever in Hong Kong Island. With this favorable trend, the sales of "Ming Pao" once reached 15 copies.

Seeing that Wesley was so popular, Wong Yuk-long immediately invited Ni Kuang to write a novel at a price of HK$500 per thousand words, setting a new record for Hong Kong writers' royalties.

Of course, Ni Kuang is very popular, and Wong Yuk-long had just founded his magazine. In order to create momentum, he spent a lot of money to buy a good magazine. He cannot represent ordinary writers.

Generally speaking, famous novelists can earn around HK$100 per thousand words, while ordinary or new novelists can earn HK$50 per thousand words.

Taking the exchange rate into account, the minimum remuneration for new writers in Hong Kong is RMB 20 per thousand words.

It is three times that of Mao Dun, Ba Jin and other big names, um...

TV series or movie scripts could be sold for tens of thousands of Hong Kong dollars - Lin Zhengjun suddenly wanted to abandon the Beijing Film Studio and the Shanghai Film Studio.

"Okay, okay!"

Fu Qi was very excited and said with a smile: "With the support of the motherland and young writers like Lin Zhengjun, we believe that Great Wall Film and Television will definitely restore its former glory."

"However, I am not familiar with the Hong Kong film market. I need to read a lot of newspapers and periodicals, as well as film materials from all over the world, before I can select the right subject matter and conceive the script!" said Lin Zhengjun.

In fact, Lin Zhengjun did not need to write, but needed to invest.

Around the 80s, a major event in Hong Kong’s capital market was the battle for shares in Hutchison Whampoa!

On one side were shipping magnate Yue-kong Pao and Li Ka-shing;

On the other side is the British-owned Jardine Matheson Group and its supporter HSBC;

双方你争我夺，把九龙仓股价从18港元推高至1980年6月25日的105港元。

Of course, the battle for equity has already begun, and the share price may have risen to a certain extent, but the profits are still very substantial.

In the international securities market, the silver futures manipulation case by the Hunt brothers and the Arab royal family shocked the whole world!

Under their manipulation, the price of silver on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose from a low of around $6 to $1980 on January 1, 17, a full eightfold increase.

Futures are traded with a leverage of 80 times, so one can make times the profit. Of course, the price may still have increased a bit at present, so Lin Zhengjun cannot make that much money.

If you get the royalties and ask Great Wall Company to buy it for you, you can easily make dozens of times the profit.

If we can contact Tang Xiaofu's parents, we can also let them invest in stocks in Wharf or go long on silver futures...

But Lin Zhengjun couldn't just bring up this matter out of thin air!

In China, unless the newly established State Administration of Foreign Exchange and other departments have access to the international capital market, ordinary people have no access to it at all.

So I have to read some newspapers and magazines to lay the groundwork...

"That's no problem. I brought several hundred kilograms of Hong Kong newspapers and magazines with me this time. I'll select some and send them to your hotel later!" Fu Qi said with a smile.

"Don't send me to the hotel, send me to the Beijing Film Studio. Zhengjun has been here to think about his ideas in seclusion for a while now!"

Wang Yang said, "We have a reference room at the Beijing Film Studio. We have translated popular film newspapers and magazines from all over the world, as well as our own compiled materials. If you need them, we are open to you."

"Thank you both. Then let's send you to the Beijing Film Studio. Please get me a room in the guesthouse." Lin Zhengjun said with a smile.

The National Congress of Writers and Artists has been going on for seven days. Most of the important meetings have been held. The remaining time is mainly for field trips, social gatherings, visits and exchanges, and the time is relatively free.

Lin Zhengjun gave the organizing committee a heads-up and asked for leave, and then he could attend the closing ceremony.

Seeing that it was time for dinner, Wang Yang invited Fu Qi, Shi Hui, Lin Zhengjun, Tang Xiaofu and others to have dinner in the cafeteria.

During the meal, everyone became more and more interested in the conversation and couldn't help but drink a few more glasses.

Wang Yang smiled and said, "Zhengjun, you and Tang Xiaofu are such a good match. It reminds me of Fu Qi and Shi Hui when they were young!"

Shi Hui smiled and said, "Yes, you two are so young, but you have such talent. In time, you will definitely leave a strong mark in the history of film."

"Haha, we'll be satisfied if we can achieve one-tenth of your achievements," Lin Zhengjun said politely.

Fu Qi raised his glass and said, "Zhengjun, the more I think about it, the more I feel that your suggestions for revising Shaolin Temple are brilliant. I believe this movie will be a big hit! Once again, I express my sincere gratitude!"

Shi Hui raised her glass and said with a smile, "Zhengjun, we have been filming a movie recently and have been traveling back and forth between the two places frequently. If you need any help from me, just let me know!"

What she meant was bringing some in-demand products to Lin Zhengjun and Tang Xiaofu that were not available in the mainland.

Lin Zhengjun finished a glass of wine and said with a smile: "Actually, I do need your help with something!"

"You tell me. I'll do my best to help as long as I can." Fu Qi put down his wine glass.

Lin Zhengjun and Tang Xiaofu immediately told the story of Tang Ningcheng and his wife's escape to Hong Kong and Zhao Xiangrong's situation.

Shi Hui looked at Tang Xiaofu and said in surprise, "It turns out that Xiaofu is the granddaughter of Tang Baiqing and the granddaughter of Zhao Xiangrong. One is from a wealthy family in Hong Kong, and the other is from a scholarly family. No wonder she has such a good temperament!"

Lin Zhengjun asked: "Do you know them all?"

"It's a deep connection." Shi Hui smiled and said nothing more.

Leftist filmmakers and dramatists have all worked on the secret front, such as the drama emperor Jin Shan and Zhang Ruifang.

It’s just that there are many things involving the organization’s secrets that are not convenient to say on the spot.

"Since the 60s, mainland illegal immigrants can immediately apply for a legal Hong Kong identity card once they enter the urban area of ​​Hong Kong. If the police cannot find their whereabouts, they may have changed their names."

Fu Qi laughed and said, "Some mainland illegal immigrants have politically charged names, such as Yuejin, Ai Dang, Aiguo, etc. Hong Kong people will know you are from the mainland as soon as they hear them. In order to avoid discrimination from Hong Kong people, they will change their names when registering their household registration."

Tang Xiaofu said sadly: "But my parents' names don't have any political connotations!"

Fu Qi smiled and said, "Xiao Fu, I would like to ask, what is your father's personality like?"

Tang Xiaofu said: "He is romantic and passionate, with a straightforward character. He is a scholar with a strong sense of pride and cannot stand being offended."

"Although I don't have a close relationship with the Tang family, I know that there are many disputes among the children of this family. It is very likely that your father suffered some humiliation when he went to join the Tang family." Fu Qi said with a smile.

Tang Xiaofu looked at Lin Zhengjun in surprise. Fu Qi's words were exactly the same as Lin Zhengjun's original speculation.

Fu Qi continued with a smile, "Xiao Fu, you just said that your father has a straightforward character and is a scholar. He may have changed his name in anger to show that he has drawn a clear line with the Tang family and will not rely on them. In this case, it is definitely impossible to find him by name!"

"So, my parents are probably not dead!" Tang Xiaofu's eyes lit up and she was overjoyed.

Fu Qi smiled and said, "Don't worry. Although I am not as wealthy as Tang Boqing, my connections are not much worse, especially my connections with the lower-level workers in the union are closer. I will call Hong Kong tonight and ask them to help find him."

"Okay, thank you, General Manager Fu, I will definitely support Zhengjun in writing a good script for you!" Tang Xiaofu raised her glass and said with a smile.

Tang Xiaofu's innocent look made Fu Qi laugh.

He drank a full glass of wine and said happily: "Zhengjun Xiaofu, I have a pleasant chat today. I will show you another way forward."