The literary era since 1979

The gambling king’s family’s charity gala has always been one of the unprecedented annual events in Hong Kong and Macau.

Celebrities, socialites, stars and other celebrities attended the event. Not only were they dressed gorgeously, but the entire dinner was also decorated in an extremely luxurious manner.

Gong Xing wore a plain cheongsam with a stand-up collar and a small fur jacket. She held Fang Yan's arm and smiled as she met He Xin's family one by one.

"Didn't the news say Mr. He had three rooms? How come there are only two?"

"Because the room that didn't come is not favored."

Dialects are spoken in a voice that two people can hear.

Gong Xing blinked, "It won't be like what is written in magazines about the feuds between wealthy families..."

Fangyan made a gesture to silence him, "Shh, even if it's true, you can't say it out loud, especially not in this kind of situation."

"The rich are really complicated. Fortunately, we are just a small family."

Gong Xing rarely stuck out his tongue in a playful manner, and then his attention was quickly attracted by the guests who entered the scene one after another.

Lin Qingxia was seen wearing pearl earrings and a long white dress, looking dignified, elegant and graceful. On the contrary, Wang Zuxian next to her was wearing a black skirt, purple velvet gloves and a grey wool coat, looking charming, pure, lovely and amorous.

Around them, there are naturally so-called "flower protectors", such as Cheng Long, Hong Jinbao, Yuen Biao...

But compared to beautiful flowers, dialects are more attractive.

After all, the news that he crossed the river in white clothes and stepped forward to solve the crisis for Deborah's family who were in huge debt had spread throughout Hong Kong and Macau. What's more, "Police Stories", which was directed by him, was about to be released, so Ho Kwun-chang, Cheng Long and others naturally had to discuss the publicity and marketing strategy.

"Mr. Fang, we meet again!"

"Boss He, long time no see."

Men chat with other men, and women hang out with other women.

Wang Zuxian ran excitedly to Gong Xing, snatched the wine glass from her hand, and drank the wine she had drunk without hesitation.

Lin Qingxia came late, shook her head and laughed, "Xiao Xian, please be aware of the occasion and be reserved."

Wang Zuxian exhaled: "I am really dying of thirst."

"Is it that exaggerated?"

Gong Xing brought her a glass of juice from a tray passed by a waiter, "You're not going to tell me you haven't had any water all day, are you?"

"Of course not."

Wang Zuxian said that when she first entered the venue, she was surrounded by a group of media. The questions they asked were both tricky and full of traps. Not only did she have to deal with them carefully, but she also had to promote "Police Stories" just right. She was so excited that her throat was about to smoke.

"What kind of tricky questions are these?" Gong Xing asked curiously.

"For example, do you feel confident that the box office can surpass "Baby Smart Star"?"

Lin Qingxia pursed her lips. So far, the box office of "Baby Smart Star" in Hong Kong has reached nearly 2500 million, and it has only been more than half a month, not to mention sweeping the markets in Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, etc. If "Police Story" can surpass that, they will wake up laughing in their dreams.

"Fortunately, I was smart and it didn't stump me. I said of course it's possible."

Wang Zuxian said: "After all, only Fang Sheng's movies can beat Fang Sheng's movies."

"Pfft!"

Gong Xing and Lin Qingxia smiled at each other and said almost in unison: "You are the smartest!"

While they were chatting and laughing among their besties, Fang Yan discussed with Ho Kwun-chang, Cheng Long and others to focus the publicity and marketing on the dangerousness of the film shooting, such as the idea of ​​the "glass story" mentioned by Gong Xing before, and Cheng Long's jumping from the shopping mall.

"There really isn't a single stand-in who dares to go up. There's no other way. If they don't go up, then I'll have to go up."

Cheng Long said and gestured: "Before the filming started, my classmates gave me a talisman. Actually, I don't believe in it at all, but when I stood on the tall building, climbed up the guardrail, and looked at the pole full of light bulbs, I still accepted the talisman as a psychological comfort. But I was still very scared. I climbed up and down for two hours and still didn't dare to jump."

"and then?"

Fangyan listened with great interest.

"There was a mistake at the end. I don't know who shouted 'start', but all 15 cameras started to work. Fang Sheng, you know that film is expensive, and it was the last day for our crew to rent the mall, so we had to jump even though we didn't dare to jump." Cheng Long said helplessly, "I didn't expect it to happen so suddenly. The electrician didn't lower the voltage of the light bulb and almost electrocuted me to death. When I fell from the top, almost all the skin on my hands was burned. The whole crew was scared and cried."

Fang Yan said: "No wonder I heard Qingxia and Xiaoxian say that when you jumped down, there were sparks and lightning all over your body."

"Yeah, they all thought I was going to die."

Cheng Long smiled and said, "I have to say, the amulet was really useful, and the film was successfully completed."

"Okay, very spirited!"

Fangyan patted his shoulder and said, "With your energy and courage, you will definitely make it to Hollywood."

Cheng Long was very excited and wanted to ask when he could go to Hollywood, but Ho Kwun-chang stopped him with his eyes, constantly hinting that he should wait. Fang Yan also avoided answering, "We will discuss it when Police Stories is released."

"Mr. Fang is right. We shouldn't rush into Aaron and Golden Harvest's entry into Hollywood."

Ho Kwun-chang looked at Run Run Shaw, Fang Yihua and He Xin who were chatting happily, and changed the subject, saying that when he came to Macau, he accidentally heard a piece of gossip that Fang Yan not only persuaded He Xin to forgive Deborah's gambling debts, but also persuaded him to invest in Shaw's new movie.

"Oh, where did Boss He get the information?"

The dialect opens a crack in our eyes.

"It's just that someone spread the rumor to me. I don't know whether it's true or not."

He Guanchang looked it up and down for a while, and gradually came up with an answer in his mind. It seems that the rumors are true.

Seeing that his face had become much more serious, Fang Yan shook his wine glass calmly:

"I'm afraid that the matter was not heard by Boss He. In addition to being invited by Mr. He, I came to Haojiang this time to discuss cooperation on this charity project on behalf of Uncle Six and Aunt Six, so that "Baby Smart Star" can be linked to charity and eliminate the negative impact caused by rumors?"

He Guanchang, Cheng Long and others were all surprised. At this moment, the ball was officially held.

In order to support his daughter He Chaoqiong who was hosting the charity ball, He Xin gave an impromptu opening speech.

"My second uncle, Ho Tung, once taught me that money should not be mishandled. Don't be too eager to donate money when you are young, or you will have to find someone to donate to you when you are old. However, I didn't listen to him. I always remember to repay the places that have helped me get to where I am today. One is Queen's College and the other is Hong Kong University. Because I received a scholarship for 6 years, I am where I am today because of the education I received. So in recent years, I have been supporting charitable donations to education."

"Today's party was organized by my daughter. I sincerely thank everyone for coming to support us. I feel honored by your support."

After thanking everyone, I finally turned my attention to Fang Yan and Gong Xing.

"And we are honored to have the world-famous writer Mr. Fang Yan and his wife Miss Gong Xing here tonight!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Brigitte Lin and Joey Wong saw Fang Yan stand up from the front row of the VIP seats and stride onto the stage.

He just said some polite words and suddenly said something shocking.

Not only did he directly write a check for $20 in the name of the Chairman of the China Culture and Education Foundation, but he also loudly announced that he had persuaded Fang Yihua and Run Run Shaw, and that Shaw Brothers was preparing to set up a special fund project of "One Dollar Donation for Movies" to give back to Hong Kong's public welfare.

"For every ticket sold for 'Baby Smart Stars', one dollar will be donated to the foundation...

Donating one dollar is also a good deed! Watching a movie can also be a charity! "

In an instant, there was an uproar and exclamations one after another.

In the audience, Ho Koon-chang, Cheng Long and others looked at each other, their faces more or less dull. Is it possible to promote a movie like this?

Cheng Long couldn't help but sigh: "Master, this idea must have been thought up by Fang Sheng again."

"Fang Sheng is indeed Fang Sheng. He kills three birds with one stone."

Ho Kuan Chang stared straight at Fang Yan on the stage. He believed that the one-yuan donation for the movie charity could not only, as he said, eliminate the negative public opinion that Nicholas Tse's father, Nicholas Tse, owed a huge gambling debt of 1500 million, but also boost the box office of "Baby Smart Star" and make the downward momentum rise again. It could also cooperate with the "nostalgia marketing" launched before to greatly beautify and enhance the image of Shaw Brothers.

Suddenly, a burst of applause interrupted my thoughts.

"Whoa whoa whoa whoa."

The applause surged like a tide, flowing towards Fang Yan, He Chaoqiong and others, as well as to initiators such as Run Run Shaw and Fang Yihua.

Cheng Long applauded and whispered, "Should we wait until Police Story is released and do something like this?"

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"Don't be impatient. Let me go back and discuss it with Wen Huai first." He Guanchang waved his hand, as if thinking about something.

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When rich and famous people do charity, there are always some unexpected things.

If you donate too much, you are said to be "putting on a show", if you donate too little, you are said to be "stingy", and if you donate late, you are said to be "fraudulent donation".

If you don’t donate, that’s even worse! You must publicly call for donations!

In fact, doing charity, no matter what the purpose is, even if it is for fame, as long as the money is really in place and it is done well, it is always a good deed.

Of course, there weren’t so many tricks and schemes back then. Most of the donations were real money, and some were done in the name of charity to evade taxes.

For example, the first film to break the 3000 million box office, "Summer Lucky Stars", had nearly 235 million viewers, and the expected number of viewers for "Baby Smart Stars" will reach about 250 million, which means that about 250 million Hong Kong dollars will be donated to the Fangyan Chinese Culture and Education Foundation.

One million of the money was donated by Run Run Shaw and Fang Yihua in the name of Shaw Brothers, and the rest was all counted as Fang Yan's share of the box office revenue. In addition to continuing to use it for international writing projects, overseas study funding projects, and the Mao Dun Literature Award, Fang Yan plans to expand the scope of funding again to include the predecessor of the Cao Yu Drama Literature Award, the National Drama, Opera, and Opera Outstanding Script Awards, and the Lu Xun Literature Award to be established next year...

However, plans cannot keep up with changes. Fang Yan never expected that the "One Yuan Charity Donation" would set off the scene and the enthusiasm for donations increased.

So much so that while dancing, Run Run Shaw and Fang Yihua were dancing ballroom dance, while casting an inquiring look at Fang Yan next to them:
"Yanzi, your Sixth Aunt said that this idea was yours?"

"It's not all my idea. Aunt Six, Xiaoxiang and Miss He also contributed to it."

Fangyan looked at Gong Xing who was dancing with him with a smile. When everyone was discussing the trilogy of gambling films, they considered that gambling films were ultimately disgraceful, so they decided to donate a portion of the future box office earnings from the films to charity, and thus the "One Yuan Donation for Charity" project was discussed.

In order to test the final effect of the project and to eliminate the negative news about Xie Xian’s gambling debts, he first tried it on "Baby Smart Star".

"Judging from the reaction just now, it seems that Yanzi's idea worked."

Fang Yihua's words were full of admiration.

"So good, so good!"

Run Run Shaw smiled with satisfaction.

Fang Yan and Gong Xing also started laughing, and after dancing for a while, the music changed to a tango with a strong rhythm and passion.

Gong Xing could neither dance nor was he tired of it, so he simply "gave" his dialect to Lin Qingxia who knew how to dance, and watched with a smile as the two of them danced on the dance floor.

Wang Zuxian blinked in surprise, "I didn't expect Fang Sheng to be such a good dancer?"

Gong Xian smiled and said that he called himself the king of dance, and could do ballroom dance, tango, break dance and other dance styles with ease. For this reason, Mike even took him as his teacher to learn break dance. "Xiao Xian, go and replace Qing Xia later, so that you can also feel it."

"Okay, the more you say that, the more I want to see it."

Wang Zuxian saw the two of them spinning gracefully and skillfully on the dance floor, especially Lin Qingxia, who, inspired by the dialect, had begun to enjoy the dance. Her forehead rested lightly on his cheek, a bright smile spread across her face, and she occasionally let out a crisp laugh. Her heart felt itchy.

After the dance, many male partners left the dance floor with their female partners while the music changed.

After all, dancing is a test of physical strength and energy. There are many people who can dance to the end of two songs, but it is rare to be able to dance three or five songs in a row.

Seeing that Fang Yan chose Wang Zuxian instead of Guan Zhilin, Guan Shang couldn't help but complain about his own daughter:
"Nannan, what's going on? Didn't I ask you to take the initiative?"

"Dad, I've already taken the initiative. I can't pester him to dance with so many people watching."

Rosamund Kwan pouted.

"Well, no matter what, this is the only chance I can get in touch with Fang Sheng and the others."

Guan Shang said that in order to be able to attend the gambling king's charity ball, he risked his reputation and begged for the opportunity.

"Why does it have to be him?"

Rosamund Kwan pursed her lips as she watched Joey Wong and Fang Yan dancing in perfect sync.

"What do you think?"

Guan Shang shook his head. Not to mention the rumors about his dialect and the gambling king, the fact that he was a guest of honor of the three Hong Kong film giants, Golden Harvest, Shaw Brothers and Cinema City, would be enough for him to give Guan Zhilin some resources, which would allow her to break the bottleneck of being a vase actor.

Rosamund Kwan glanced at Gong Xing who was chatting animatedly with Lin Qingxia, then looked at Fang Yan who was dancing enthusiastically, and couldn't help licking her lips.

At the same time, Wang Zuxian smiled and said, "I didn't expect so many people would want to dance with you just now."

"I didn't expect that either."

Fangyan waved his hands and feet, "I wonder if I'd be qualified to be a Hong Kong gigolo if I hadn't been a writer?"

Wang Zuxian chuckled, "If you were a male dancer, I would definitely bring Qingxia to support you."

"You are welcome to come, but I welcome private booking even more."

When Wang Zuxian heard Fangyan's words, she knew it was a joke, but she was still subconsciously stunned for a moment, and her cheeks turned slightly red.

Just as she was lost in thought, she heard He Xin's voice beside her, praising Fangyan for her great dancing.

"Mr. He is still as good as ever." Fang Yan gave a business compliment, "Ms. He is still as brilliant as ever."

"Haha, I wonder if Mr. Fang is willing to dance with me again?"

He Xin said that Zhang Guorong would sing "Monica" himself next, and wanted He Chaoqiong to be Fangyan's dance partner and dance with him.

"my pleasure!"

Fang Yan and He Chaoqiong smiled at each other. Wang Zuxian saw it and said something in her heart with a hint of anger and resentment:

He is not only qualified to be a male dancer in Hong Kong, he can also sit firmly on the throne of the chief dancer! (End of this chapter)