Chapter 97 "Da Ming" Symposium
After explaining the bonus, Liu Hongmin left the three of them and went on a date with Lan Jieying.
Soon, the Big Three will discuss the bonus amount for tomorrow.
Liu Hongmin was surprised to see that he also had 100,000 Hong Kong dollars, "And mine."
Zou Shifang said: "You are the screenwriter. Without you, how can others get the bonus?"
Liu Hongmin looked at Zou Shifang. Why did these words sound familiar?
However, when he saw Xu Xiaoming and He Jiajin took 100,000 Hong Kong dollars, he didn't say anything.
The three giants were quite fair. Gemini and Lan Jieying both received 50,000 Hong Kong dollars, and supporting actors like Zhou Xingxing also received 30,000 Hong Kong dollars. Tomorrow, the employees of the company will also receive large bonuses. Wang Yaowei and Zou Shifang will receive 50,000 Hong Kong dollars, sales staff can receive 20,000 to 30,000 Hong Kong dollars, and others will also receive 10,000 to 20,000 Hong Kong dollars.
As soon as the news came out, the entire Tomorrow Company was in an uproar.
They had only worked for half a year and their salary was already very high. Unexpectedly, after "Shaolin Kid" became profitable, they could get a bonus of two or three months' salary.
Taking advantage of the high morale of the employees, Liu Hongmin took the opportunity to announce that he would shoot another movie in April. However, this time the twins will be the protagonists, while Zhou Xingxing and Lan Jieying will play the villains.
There is no role for He Jiajin in the new movie for the time being, but he is not idle either. The Central Plains Film Company, which was formed by the merger of Great Wall and Xinlian, found him to be the leading actor and shoot a new movie.
With the background of Great Wall and Xinlian, and the popularity of "Shaolin Temple", Zhongyuan Film Company is on the rise.
The box office of "Shaolin Temple" has surpassed that of "Shaolin Kid" and is second only to "Young Master Dragon", temporarily ranking second in the Hong Kong box office rankings in 1982.
However, this did not affect the status of Tomorrow Films. The first film earned more than 12 million at the box office, which was enough to show that Tomorrow Films had unlimited potential.
As the Southeast Asian cinema chains transferred the funds, the film company will distribute the bonuses tomorrow, the 15th, instead of waiting until the end of the month to pay salaries.
After receiving the bonus, Lan Jieying immediately took Liu Hongmin to the beach to play and she spent all the money.
Liu Hongmin didn't want her to spend money, but she said that this was the tradition of Hong Kong. Liu Hongmin had always been the one spending money before, and now that she had received a bonus, it was natural for her to spend the money.
Liu Hongmin felt pity for Lan Jieying's strong will. He suggested giving her money or buying a house in her name. But Lan Jieying refused, not wanting their relationship to change because of money.
From then on, Liu Hongmin respected Lan Jieying's opinions very much and no longer thought about giving her direct financial assistance.
When the film company distributes bonuses tomorrow, there will be a lot of excitement in Beijing, because this day is the day when the first issue of "Contemporary" this year will be released.
After two months of waiting, readers can finally read the second half of "Da Ming". Many people can't wait to see the rest of the book. They lined up at the door of the bookstore early in the morning. As soon as the bookstore opened, dozens of copies of "Contemporary" were sold. In some bookstores, the books were sold out before noon.
The bookstore knew that this issue of Contemporary would be popular, but it did not expect it to be so popular.
The phone at the editorial department of Contemporary Magazine was about to explode with calls. He Qizhi immediately found Wei Junyi and said, "Editor-in-chief, many bookstores have called to add to their purchases."
Wei Junyi said in astonishment: "We printed two million copies this time, but we couldn't even last a whole morning?"
"Not really. Only a few bookstores have sold out. But most of the bookstores that called us have basically sold out, and their stock may not last until today." He Qizhi said, "In order to take care of cities that are far away, the bookstores that have sold out are basically in Beijing and nearby cities."
Wei Yijun thought for a moment and said, "Let's print 200,000 more copies first and send them to them once they're printed."
"Okay!" Seeing that He Qizhi didn't move, Wei Yijun couldn't help but ask, "Anything else?"
He Qizhi nodded. "It's about the symposium. I went to see Liu Hongmin the day before yesterday. He hasn't returned from Hong Kong yet. He may not be able to attend this symposium."
Wei Yijun frowned slightly. Without the original author, the symposium would not be complete. However, she had no other choice. Liu Hongmin was different from other authors.
"If you can't come, then don't come! The symposium will be held as scheduled, and we must do a good job of reception."
He Qizhi said confidently: "Don't worry, Editor-in-Chief, there will be no problem."
Although Liu Hongmin did not attend, the symposium was held as scheduled.
On that day, many writers who had contributed to Contemporary Magazine attended the forum. Many writers in Beijing also came to the forum and obtained invitations through their connections.
Many of these people wanted to meet Liu Hongmin.
To them, Liu Hongmin is a very special writer.
At the beginning, people thought Liu Hongmin was a business writer because what he wrote had no ideological content, neither reflective nor educational. His books were interesting to read, but difficult to remember after reading.
This is true for Shao Bao and My Brothers and Sisters, and it is also true for The Great Song. The difference between the two is that The Great Song has some connotations, so it is more popular with these writers.
Of course, it was just some. To be honest, if Xiyuan hadn't spoken, "The Great Song" would never have become a phenomenal work, and Liu Hongmin would not have appeared in the eyes of people across the country.
Just when writers thought that Liu Hongmin was just a show-off, Liu Hongmin changed their impression with two consecutive novels.
Both "Tang Dynasty" and "Ming Dynasty" are good works sought after by writers, so they asked for invitations themselves to meet Liu Hongmin.
But unexpectedly, Liu Hongmin did not come.
Fortunately, this symposium was very successful, and many people have carefully studied "Da Ming" and interpreted many metaphors in it. You should know that the second half of "Da Ming" was just published ten days ago, and it is good enough to finish it if you read slowly.
Everyone interpreted some of the ideas, and after brainstorming, Liu Zhenyun finally proposed, "Why don't we compile these interpretations into a book and send it to a publishing house for publication?"
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other.
Someone raised his hand and said, "Isn't this a bit too much? Comrade Liu Hongmin is still a college student and hasn't graduated yet!"
He Qizhi smiled and said, "A man of ambition has no age limit. We are not discussing the age of the red people, but whether Ming Dynasty is worth doing this."
Some nodded, some shook their heads, and everyone couldn't make up their minds.
At this time, Chen Jiangong raised his hand and said, "Why don't we sort out some of it first and publish it in Contemporary Magazine to see how it gets received?"
This proposal was approved by everyone, and it was just like publishing a commentary. The commentary was our commentary on "Da Ming". If we published a book to interpret it, it would be like flattering Liu Hongmin, and not everyone could afford to do so.
(End of this chapter)
