Chapter 101: Earn Japanese Yen by Writing Books
Soon, Lin Yong found a filming location. He had already applied for equipment and personnel, and was just waiting for Xu Xiaoming to bring the crew to Beijing.
With the information catalog given by Ge Chaoguang, Liu Hongmin wrote his paper very quickly, and it can be said that he wrote with divine guidance.
When he had almost finished writing his thesis, the crew of "New Shaolin Temple" finally arrived in Beijing.
Xu Xiaoming had just finished filming the second part of "Justice Bao" and decided to stay in Beijing for two days to change his mind.
Liu Hongmin did not urge him, as he had already gone on a date with Lan Jieying. Fortunately, Liu Hongmin's family had already returned to the Northeast, otherwise Lan Jieying would not have been mentally prepared to meet them.
Zou Shifang also came back and helped his wife complete the formalities, and then they returned to Hong Kong together.
A short separation is better than a new marriage. I spent a few days traveling around the capital with Lan Jieying, and took her to visit all the tourist attractions.
Xu Xiaoming only saw them at night.
"Busy guys, you're finally back!"
Liu Hongmin didn't take Xu Xiaoming's teasing seriously. However, he did indulge himself a little in the past few days.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Xu Xiaoming changed the subject, "Are you optimistic about the Japanese yen?"
Liu Hongmin nodded. "The Japanese economy has been rising over the years, but the economy of Da Piaoliang has run into problems. If it were you, what would you do?"
Xu Xiaoming thought about it for a moment and asked in disbelief, "Are you saying that Da Piaoliang wants to attack the devils?"
"Isn't this obvious?" Liu Hongmin said with a smile, "Da Piaoliang kept the devil because he wanted to raise a dog. Now that the dog has grown into a lion, how can Da Piaoliang not be worried?"
Xu Xiaoming nodded as he thought about it. He had never thought about it this way before. Excessive entertainment has made most Hong Kong people lose their political vision and only see the immediate benefits.
Of course, they have a good eye for making money and can often think of ideas that others can't.
Xu Xiaoming is such a person. He moved closer and said, "In this case, why don't you write a book and publish it over there, and earn Japanese yen directly? I think with your ability, it should be easy for you to write a work that sells well over there."
Liu Hongmin was like an epiphany, why didn’t I think of it?
He immediately thought back to the movies and TV shows he had watched about the Japanese, and the first thing that came to his mind was the death of the elementary school student.
However, "Death Elementary School Student" is an anime, and it is quite difficult to adapt it into a novel, which may take a long time.
So Liu Hongmin set his sights on movies adapted from Japanese novels.
"The Devotion of Suspect X", "White Night Walk", "The Convenience Store of Sorrow"...
These movies are all adapted from Keigo Higashino's novels. If they were adapted into novels, they would probably be popular.
However, he couldn't just write these novels for no reason. It would be best if he could find some information about the Japanese devils.
Liu Hongmin did it as soon as he thought of it and immediately contacted Yang Guiren.
"Brother Yang, I'm going to write a book to earn some yen. Can you help me find some information about the devils? Books, TV series, and movies are all needed."
When Yang Guiren heard this, he immediately became excited. Since the end of Shao Bao, no author he was responsible for had published a book in the Japanese.
Nowadays, the Hong Kong dollar is not strong, and publishers are more willing to earn Japanese yen. But unfortunately, except for Liu Hongmin, none of the authors he is responsible for is up to par.
Liu Hongmin's works in the past two years have been mainly in the mainland, which makes him very worried. Now when he heard that Liu Hongmin wanted to make Japanese yen, he almost jumped up with joy.
"No problem, I will prepare the information as soon as possible and send it to you personally." Yang Guiren not only wanted to send the information, he also wanted to sign a contract with Liu Hongmin. "Da Ming" had been published for more than two months. If it weren't for the fact that the publishing house had so many things to do and the time required for approval, he would have flown to the capital long ago.
After hanging up the phone, Yang Guiren immediately took action. The book publisher had it in their warehouse, and the TV series and film reels were available at RTV.
In two days, Yang Guiren prepared several large boxes, and after approval, they were immediately airlifted to the capital.
Liu Hongmin borrowed a car from Beijing Film Studio and took Yang Guiren to the courtyard. After unloading the boxes from the car, Chen Yu immediately took people to the warehouse.
At this time, Liu Hongmin felt the inconvenience of not having a car. However, it is not so easy to buy a car now.
There are almost no private cars in Beijing now, but foreign companies can go through the purchase procedures.
Tomorrow the film company's Beijing office will use the money to shoot "New Shaolin Temple", so they can only buy two cars in the name of the film company after the film is finished and sold to China Film, one sedan for reception and one truck for delivery.
As soon as he sat down, Yang Guiren couldn't wait to take out the contract.
Liu Hongmin laughed, "No need to be so anxious, right?"
Yang Guiren: "I have to be anxious! After I sign the contract, I can go back and arrange for a translator. My performance this year is terrible, and I rely on you."
Liu Hongmin shook his head helplessly, "Okay!"
After a casual glance at the contract, Yang Guiren actually raised the minimum clause to 10%. 12 copies were raised to 15%, 20 copies to %, and copies to %.
"So generous?"
"It has to be generous. You are my top recruit. If I can't win you over, I will be out of a job."
It seems like a joke, but it is the truth. Yang Guiren has not signed any good authors in the past two years, so he can only rely on Liu Hongmin to keep up appearances.
Moreover, "Da Ming" is not an ordinary novel. It has a very high standard, but its sales data will definitely not be very good.
Therefore, raising the price for Liu Hongmin was Yang Guiren's last resort.
The next day, Yang Guiren flew back to Hong Kong.
Liu Hongmin finished his paper and handed it to Professor Tao, then went home to read the materials brought by Yang Guiren.
Chen Yu covered the doors and windows with blackout cloth, and Liu Hongmin pressed the switch, and the home projector started running.
Liu Hongmin bought this home projector at the Friendship Store. In the past one or two years, the Friendship Store has gradually opened up, and Liu Hongmin would go there to buy a batch of goods when he had nothing to do.
The things that can be sold in the Friendship Store are all antiques or modern artworks of little value. Liu Hongmin buys antiques at Rongbaozhai, so he doesn't think much of the things in the Friendship Store. But Liu Hongmin likes modern artworks very much. Although it is called modern artworks, there are many good things in it, such as exquisite porcelain, Chinese round fans, and gold and silver filigree.
There are many holes on the exquisite porcelain, but it is watertight. When you look at it under the light, it has the beauty of jade.
Chinese round fans are extremely exquisite in style, and each one is a work of art. Putting it on a shelf can decorate the room; holding it in your hand can also show your elegance.
Filigree is made of gold and silver into silk threads, which are then made into ornaments. It is inlaid with gems and pearls and is one of the most precious ornaments in ancient times.
These works of art are extremely expensive, with small pieces costing a few hundred yuan and large pieces costing tens of thousands of yuan, enough to exchange for a courtyard house.
Even foreigners would hesitate to buy something so expensive, but Liu Hongmin never hesitated, because these things are rare and if he doesn't buy them now, he may not be able to buy them anymore.
Compared to these things, home projectors are nothing.
(End of this chapter)
