Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 817 Nostalgia and Revenge

Chu Xiangqian is not only the uncle-master, but also the boss of his cousins ​​and senior brothers. This kid has been hanging out with Sanbao, Aji and others for a long time, and has heard about all kinds of outrageous deeds of Chu Xiangqian.

I admire Chu Xiangqian but am also a little afraid of him.

He assured again and again, "Uncle Master, don't worry, I will practice seriously."

After saying that, seeing Chu Xiangqian smiling, the boy rolled his eyes, walked to Chu Xiangqian and asked in a low voice, "Uncle, if I practice Kung Fu well, can I act in a movie like my brother?"

Chu Xiangqian was stunned. Hong Zhennan, his wife, and several daughters also looked at the boy with some surprise.

Chu Xiangqian immediately realized that this kid wanted to make a movie even though his parents and sister didn’t know about it.

But it's normal when you think about it. Although the Hong family boxing gym has always been open, my cousin is a big star, and the eldest brother and at least twenty or so senior brothers are either supporting roles or Longhu martial artists.

It can be said that most of the disciples who graduated from the Hong Family Boxing Gym make a living from movies.

And they all work at Chu’s Film.

The fact that the Hong Family Boxing Gym has so many disciples working on the film sets and at Chu's Film can be seen as a way for Chu Xiangqian to repay Hong Zhennan for giving him his entire lifelong reputation.

However, among the disciples of the Hong Family Boxing Gym, those who are not capable enough should forget about getting a fixed salary.

But as long as there are roles to play, it should be no problem to support myself.

After all, Hong Sanbao and other senior brothers who are already considered supporting roles will more or less take care of their fellow disciples.

Although Longhu martial artists are at the lower level, as long as they are willing to work hard, they can still make a lot of money.

The income is much higher than that of ordinary workers, but these people have never been able to save money.

Chu Xiangqian looked at Hong Zhennan. Old Hong had thought about what his son would do in the future in recent years.

The first choice is of course to go to college and become a lawyer or a doctor in the future, or if Chu Xiangqian really notices her, work under him.

But if his son didn't study well, Hong Zhennan himself would feel embarrassed to ask Chu Xiangqian to let him work in the Chu family's company.

Moreover, Hong Zhennan is not short of money. The income from the martial arts school is not much, but the fish stall business is still very good.

Because of Chu Xiangqian's reputation, no one dared to cause trouble at his fish stall, and the police didn't even bother to collect the fees.

Then he could inherit the martial arts school and the fish stall, or follow his cousins ​​and senior brothers to make a living in the film industry.

Now that Chu Xiangqian was in front of him, Hong Zhennan thought about it and decided to have a backup plan.

After all, my son is already in the second grade of elementary school, and I have never seen him like reading.

When Chu Xiangqian saw Hong Zhennan looking at him, he guessed what he meant.

He looked at Hong Xiaobao who was looking expectant, nodded with a smile, and the little guy was immediately delighted.

In fact, Chu Xiangqian doesn't need to spend much time on this kid. Hong Sanbao is already a big star, and it won't cost much to try to get a small role in a movie starring him.

If you really have the destiny to be a star, in the end, won’t you just make money for your big boss?

Chu Xiangqian looked at Hong Sanbao and Aji, "When you two are filming on weekdays, during the winter and summer vacations, you can bring Xiaobao with you to film.

However, if he fails the exam and doesn’t practice seriously, then forget it.”

"No," Hong Xiaobao assured hurriedly, "I will definitely study hard and practice martial arts."

Hong Sanbao and Aji naturally had no objection.

Chu Xiangqian and Hong Zhennan couldn't help but laugh when they saw this.

It seems that this kid has seen his cousins ​​and senior brothers talking about movies many times in recent years, and has been influenced by them a long time ago.

Once he became familiar with the set, in order to continue going to the set and even make movies, he didn't need anyone to urge him to study, he could learn on his own.

Chu Xiangqian chatted with Hong Zhennan for a while about the martial arts school and the affairs of each boxing gym, then stood up and said goodbye.

Hong Zhennan wanted to keep Chu Xiangqian for lunch, but he also knew that there would be many people who would go to pay New Year's greetings to Chu Xiangqian today.

So after some polite exchanges, I didn't force him to stay.

Before leaving, Chu Xiangqian took out six red envelopes and gave them to Hong Zhennan's five daughters and Xiaobao.

Hong Zhennan hurriedly refused, but Chu Xiangqian took it out at this time because he didn't want to give Hong Zhennan a chance to refuse.

He stuffed all six red envelopes into Hong Xiaobao's hands, "This is the New Year's money given by my uncle. Ignore your father. Give one to each of you and your sisters. Got it?"

Hong Xiaobao has been Hong Zhennan's favorite since he was a child. The reason he has a weird temper because he is not spoiled is all thanks to the fact that this boy has five sisters.

Although his elder sister loves him, when it comes to disciplining him, you say one thing after another and this kid can't be arrogant even if he wants to.

Even when he grew up a little and was not as cute as he was when he was a child, he still got beaten.

So this kid was not afraid of his father at all. He didn't even look at Hong Zhennan and kept nodding while holding the red envelope.

When Chu Xiangqian got into the car and left, he heard his beloved son exclaim "denim paper".

When everyone saw that the red envelopes were very thin, they thought they were only worth ten or twenty yuan.

However, I didn't expect that the red envelope was indeed very thin, but it contained a new 500-yuan bill.

This thing didn't appear until 59, but it didn't really start to circulate until 60. Because one note could buy a cow at that time, it soon became known as "cowboy paper."

Nowadays, a cow certainly costs more than 500 Hong Kong dollars.

Because China has not had enough food to eat in the past few years and has lost its cheap source of food and meat, it has to rely entirely on imports from Southeast Asia, Europe and the United States, so the prices of food and meat have risen a lot.

Even though China no longer has a shortage of food since last year, it is difficult for prices to fall back much after they have risen.

It is impossible that the good thing of 59 or 60, when one could buy a cow for 500 yuan, will happen again.

Moreover, Hong Kong Island has little land, and there have been few places suitable for large-scale cattle breeding south of the Great Wall from ancient times to the present.

So even if they do raise livestock, they are only raising pigs.

Unfortunately, for ordinary people, 500 yuan banknotes are basically not seen.

Although the average monthly income per person was over 100 yuan at that time, many people at the bottom only earned a few dozen yuan per month.

When Chu Xiangqian first met Zhang Tianzhi, he only made 70 or 80 yuan a month by pulling a rickshaw.

He was forced to engage in underground boxing just because he wanted to buy a store and a house to live in, so that his only son could have a stable living environment.

Even now in the mid-60s, many people earn less than 100 yuan a month.

Many movie stars actually only receive a fixed salary of two to three hundred yuan per month.

Even if they are big stars, many of them only earn four or five hundred yuan a month, and that's after they become famous.

Only in this world did Chu Xiangqian set a precedent for top stars to get a share of the box office revenue, which forced other film companies to improve the treatment of stars and directors.

But after a few years, the number of people who can actually get a share of the box office will definitely not exceed 10 fingers.

Moreover, even Hong Sambo and Guo Zhenhua have not focused on movies for more than two years since Chu Xiangqian.

It is impossible to make every movie a box office hit. Last year, Guo Zhenhua made two movies in a row, both of which were kung fu movies, which he is good at, but the box office performance was not good.

Sammo Hung only made one movie last year because he has made so many kung fu movies that they have become somewhat formulaic.

After deducting costs, the box office share is far less than a few years ago.

But the two dared not complain at all, as they themselves knew that if the movie didn't make money, they would be too embarrassed to ask for more.

Not only did they work harder, they also basically gave up the idea of ​​starting their own business. By the way, Zhou Wenhuai and He Guanchang, who were somewhat complacent in the past two years, also calmed down.

Every script written by the big boss is a hit.

Even in Hollywood, it's the same.

Although some of the movies hosted by the two of them made money, overall, they didn't make much money.

In two years, more than a dozen films performed mediocrely or lost money.

This forced the two of them to try to win over screenwriters and directors, and at the same time, their mentality calmed down.

Then, erotic films, which were pure profits from overseas as long as they were well-made and had little pressure to recoup their investment, soon became popular in Hong Kong Island.

Last year, more than a dozen films were sold not only to Magnesium but also to South America by Wrinkle in Time using Universal's distribution capabilities.

As for Europe and Southeast Asia, although Chu's distribution has no problem, there is also fierce competition from other companies in Hong Kong.

Last year, this guy Zhuyouzai made more than 40 erotic films out of his crazy desire.

Many of them were completed in a week, and I heard that there was even one that was completed in 2 days.

Chu Xiangqian knew what movie it was just by thinking about it.

Moreover, this movie, as well as more than a dozen other films, were produced by two crews of only four people found by Zhuyouzai, who went to South Korea and Sakura and co-produced with local film companies.

Then it was shown in the local underground cinema, and I heard it made a lot of money.

However, it also caused considerable conflicts and even contradictions with local forces.

But as long as there is money to be made, I don’t care about that. If you have the guts, come to Hong Kong Island and cause trouble for me.

Otherwise, fights and the like can be solved by spending money.

Baifanyu was the first person to know how much money Zhuyouzai made, so naturally he followed suit.

Subsequently, other small and medium-sized film companies and even community groups in Hong Kong Island began to send people to Sakura and Nan Gaoli to seek cooperation.

Chu Xiangqian didn't care about this at all, as he used to think that making movies was very profitable.

In fact, he did make money, but his efficiency was still too slow for a rich man like him.

That's why he handed the company over to Wrinkle Huai.

I basically only go to work at the film company one day every week.

If a person is not in Hong Kong Island, it is common for them to be away from home for several months.
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When Hong Zhennan saw his beloved son actually pull out a 500-yuan note, he couldn't help but smile happily.

Chu Xiangqian had always spent the New Year in the capital before, and this was his first time to visit someone to wish them a happy new year in the first month of the lunar year.

Therefore, the more New Year's money Chu Xiangqian gave, the more he recognized his senior brother.

At the same time, Hong Zhennan also had the idea that having a daughter was not entirely a bad thing.

Seeing this, Hong Sanbao, Aji and other disciples couldn't help but envy Hong Zhennan.

But these apprentices and nephews were happy and proud to see that their master, uncle and Chu Xiangqian had such a good relationship.
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When Chu Xiangqian returned home, he found that the whole day was just as Hong Zhennan had guessed, with no time to rest.

From the time he returned home at around 10 o'clock to around 8 o'clock in the evening, at least 20 groups of people came to wish him a happy new year.

Needless to say, there is no shortage of senior executives in the subsidiary companies.

Business partners are also included.

Sanjiangshui arrived as soon as he went out in the morning and kowtowed to his master Yixiantian first.

I would also like to wish a happy new year to my master, my mistress, Xue Jinglan and others.

When Chu Xiangqian came back, he accompanied him to entertain the guests.

As for the several detectives who are close to me, it would be better to visit them together at a good time.

By the way, he also brought his wife over to get closer to Xue Jinglan, Hong Kong student Feifei and Aiyuan.

As for playing cards, forget it.

Chu Xiangqian was so busy that he went out early in the morning to attend a meeting. When someone came to pay New Year's greetings, his master and his mistress had to accompany Xue Jinglan to entertain them.

At around 9 o'clock in the morning, Chu Xiangqian, who was sitting in Juan's office, heard the secretary knocking on the door and saying that all other shareholders or representatives had arrived.

Then he got up and went to the conference room with Juan.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw two guys, Morgan Jr. and McDonald, who also flew over to attend the board meeting.

Chu Xiangqian was immediately surprised and couldn't help cursing in his heart.

He glanced at Juan. This foreigner was not stupid. He immediately guessed that Chu Xiangqian suspected that he had leaked the secret that he wanted to borrow US dollars but repay with pounds.

He hurriedly shook his head at Chu Xiangqian, and even walked behind him without caring about the impact, and whispered, "Mr. Chu, I swear it has nothing to do with me."

Chu Xiangqian took a deep breath. It didn’t matter whether he believed Juan’s words or not at this moment.

He receives US dollars and returns them to British pounds. For anyone who knows a little about short selling, it is easy to guess that he wants to short the British pound.

Fortunately, Juan did not lie to him, nor did he leak the news without any professional ethics.

Chu Xiangqian finally felt relieved after Morgan Jr. and McDonald came over to greet him and chatted with him.

These two guys have their eyes on the horse racing auction and come here in advance to show their support.

Chu Xiangqian had previously proposed holding a New Year's board meeting after the Chinese New Year, and he had proposed this two years ago.

Now that the proposal has been passed, the two of them came in person to support him.

Of course, the two actually hope that the funds from this year's auction will be deposited in Royal Bank of China or JPMorgan Chase.

But this idea is a bit unrealistic. Not only does Chu Xiangqian not trust the bottom line of European and American banks and bankers.

Just by setting up an auction house with the directors of the Jockey Club, it is impossible for all the funds to leave Hong Kong Island.

And from the perspective of preserving value, after the money enters Standard Chartered, he will immediately buy all of it into gold.

If you need money in the future, there will be a large amount of cash in the Novice Village warehouse.

Secondly, even if gold is used as collateral, borrowing money is very convenient.

The only thing that made him unhappy was that the interest on the loan was too high.

Even if he, as a shareholder, wanted to borrow money from Standard Chartered, the interest rate would be no less than 8%.

For others who want to borrow money, interest rates of 10% or even 15% are common.

The board meeting is nothing more than reviewing the bank's performance last year and this year, personnel and other matters.

Chu Xiangqian had not been involved in the specific affairs of the bank in recent years, so he spoke very little. He only mentioned a few places that he thought were suspicious when reviewing the accounts.

As for personnel matters, he had no interest in talking about them.

I guess as a small shareholder with only 5% of the shares, your words have no weight in this regard.

However, as everyone expected, Chu Xiangqian went against the official representative of the Malay government several times.

To highlight one thing, I must oppose your proposal, which is to let people know how much he holds a grudge.

(End of this chapter)