Chen Chong was considering how to reprint and operate after acquiring "Movie Biweekly", and the phone on his desk rang.

"Hello?"

"A Chong, sorry, sorry." Shu Qi was the one who called. He apologized repeatedly, "There is a set on Jiahe that needs work. I can't leave tonight. Let's contact you another day."

"It's okay, you're busy with yours, and we'll get together next time."

Hang up the phone and smiled bitterly. Even the editor-in-chief worked part-time, so the future of this magazine is predictable.

Historically, "Movie Biweekly" has been in disarray for a long time, but was later acquired by capital and then made a film award, which was considered to be on track. It was always in the fan-loving model, with magazine editors working part-time, and almost all the authors of manuscripts were not paid.

Since Shu Qi was not found at night, Chen Chong temporarily put aside his ideas about "Movie Biweekly", took out a memo, and began to write the next round of marketing plan for the Rubik's Cube.

According to the development progress, VisiCalc will not be available until at least July and August, and will also do advertising and marketing. It will be the end of the year before it can truly become a cash cow. During this period, Shen Chong's main income is still the Rubik's Cube, which must be paid attention to.

Money is not omnipotent, but it is absolutely impossible to have no money. Although in the eyes of ordinary people, the current speed of making money is already a miracle, compared to Chen Chong's huge plan, this little money is only a drop in the ocean and is far from enough.

The most important thing about whether a country's film industry can rise is two things: one is to have a strong enough economy, and the other is to have a strong enough culture, both of which are indispensable.

Hong Kong has a small territory, a pale culture, and limited potential. If Shen Chong is dedicated to making trouble for Hong Kong local movies, then let alone challenge Hollywood, in a few years, even Bollywood will not be able to handle it...

If you want to lead Hong Kong to challenge Hollywood, you must broaden your horizons. In terms of economy, the mainland has great potential. In 30 years, it will not be said to surpass the United States, but at least it can compete with the United States.

In terms of culture, the foundation of the Greater China cultural circle is not afraid of the United States at all.

Therefore, in Shen Chong's plan, Hong Kong is just a symbol and a bridgehead. It uses Hong Kong's unique economic and political status to gather film talents as much as possible, build a well-run film platform, accumulate strength, wait for the time, and compete with Hollywood after China's economy takes off.

Hollywood was extremely weak in the early 1980s, with a total profit of only $400 million per year, which was not as much as Atari earned by selling game consoles... Among the eight major film companies, Warner was in chaos, MGM was in lingering, Lianyi went bankrupt, Disney was half dead, Columbia was in debt, and two companies with a superficial glory were not easy to live. 20th Century Fox held a trump card like "Star Wars" and still had not escaped the shadow of bankruptcy. Paramount seemed to be incredible, but as long as the boss of its parent company died, the senior management immediately quakes and then sluggish for ten years.

Shen Chong plans to take advantage of Hollywood's weak and powerless control of the global film industry, take advantage of the opportunity to capture the Asian film market in about ten years and build Hong Kong into a truly Asian film center. This "real meaning" is not bragging, saying that Hollywood in the East, and that production is the second largest in the world. That kind of fiction!

What Shen Chong wants is an effect that looks like a hurricane center - except for Hong Kong, everything else is destroyed, attracting and concentrating the entire Asian film resources to Hong Kong. In the future, any well-known Asian director, whether you are Takeshi Kitano or Guo Zairong, if you make a small fuss, you will want to go further and make influential blockbusters? No problem, come to Hong Kong!

To achieve such an effect, Chen Chong first needs to build the most advanced film production industry foundation in Hong Kong, and second, he must first use Hong Kong movies to capture the markets of most Asian countries, and then destroy the national film industry in these countries.

First stabilize Asia, then tug-of-war with Hollywood, and then counterattack North America when the time is right.

Such a plan requires not a small amount of money, and wealth may not be enough for the country. This is a rough plan for Shen Chong's future. How to implement it needs to be carefully considered.

The Rubik's Cube marketing plan just started, and the phone rang again.

"A Chong, Haiqiang is playing a rogue here." It was Li Kaiyuan's phone call, and her voice sounded very angry, "They want to raise the price, a Rubik's Cube will increase the price by 5 yuan!"

"Where is Zhengda?"

"Jinda's boss is also here, and the two of them join forces."

"Where is the contract I signed before?" The Rubik's Cube was sold too much. The toy factory started the price as early as Shen Chong's expectation, but it was too much to raise the price by more than 50% at one time. "Do they want to break the contract?"

"Before, they signed according to the quantity, and they were basically settled." Li Kaiyuan said angrily: "If you want to sign a new contract now, each Rubik's Cube will cost 14 yuan."

Chen Chong was about to speak, but there was a noise on the other side of the phone, and then a man with a duck-voiced voice came over, "Boss Shen, I am Haiqiang's Lao Wang, that's right. Now everything is rising in price, the materials have increased, and the wages of employees below have also increased..."

"Okay, Boss Wang, the price is 2 yuan per Rubik's Cube. I will sign an exclusive contract with you for half a year. All Rubik's Cubes are produced in your factory in half a year, no less than 100,000 yuan a month." Chen Chong interrupted him and said firmly: "You have to disagree. Let's break up. I will go to Taiwan to make it. Even if the price is a little more expensive, I will accept it!"

"Boss Shen, this is not what business does..."

"I'll give you a day to think about it. If you don't respond tomorrow, let's say goodbye." Chen Chongli ignored Boss Wang's whine and hung up the phone directly.

Stung my neck and threatened me?

He really doesn't know how to live or die, Chen Chong sneered.

He read the report at noon. Because of piracy, the sales speed has been reduced. With the company's current inventory and the number of merchants in the market, it can at least ensure that Hong Kong will not be out of stock within one month. The buffer period of one month is enough for him to find a new agency factory. The toy manufacturing industry in Taiwan is as developed and the cost is lower. The main market was in Hong Kong before, so it was naturally more convenient to produce locally. Later, the North American market opened and it can be shipped directly to the United States after production in Taiwan. The importance of Hong Kong toy factories has been greatly reduced.

not to mention……

Chen Chong picked up the pen and wrote a date in the blank space at the top of the memo: July 8, 1979.

That’s right, on July 8, 1979, the "Sino-Foreign Joint Venture Enterprise Law of the People’s Republic of China" was officially implemented. At that time, we will go directly to Shenzhen to build a factory. A worker in Hong Kong will earn 3,000 yuan a month, but what about Shenzhen? It’s less than 100 yuan! This cost gap will be even bigger.

You are unkind and I am unrighteous, so Chen Chong issued a contract for half a year in one breath and dug a big hole. In the past six months, if you want to produce 100,000 Rubik's Cubes a month, you must recruit people and start work with all your efforts. The order will be gone in half a year. It depends on how you play...

When Li Kaiyuan rushed back from the factory, he looked angry and couldn't fill his anger. Chen Chong tried to persuade him, which made her barely relieved.

When he got home from get off work and was almost home, Li Kaiyuan let go of the hand that shook Shen Chong and said, "Don't be seen by my mother."

Chen Chong smiled and didn't force him. Now was not a good time. He said, "Sister Yuan Yuan, I brought some gifts from the United States to Uncle Li and Aunt Liu. Come and help me get them. I'll go to your house to pay New Year's greetings and have a free meal."

"Is there mine?"

“Yes, of course.”

Back in the room, Chen Chong dragged out the suitcase, took out an exquisite box, and handed it to Li Kaiyuan, "Open it and see if you like it?"

The box is a ruby-inlaid pendant. The design is relatively simple but very generous. This is what Chen Chong saw in New York. He thought it was very suitable for Li Kaiyuan, so he bought it.

The girl really had no resistance to the shiny jewelry. Li Kaiyuan, who was facing the sky on weekdays, also tried and watched it in front of the mirror with a pendant for a long time.

"So nervous..." As she walked down the stairs with two bags, Chen Chong joked: "I suddenly felt like a son-in-law came to the door."

Li Kaiyuan simply punched him in the back, which hurt quite a bit...

After entering the door, I greeted New Year's greetings, and then delivered some messy specialty products I bought in the United States. Then the time was almost over, so I started to have a meal.

"Tonight's New Year greetings are the right time." Chen Chong sat on the table, rubbed his hands and said, "So abundant!"

"What, my sister said in the morning that you are coming to have a free meal in the evening, so that my mother can make it specially." Tianbao's words revealed Tian secret, "My mother is very stingy. She didn't have much food on the Spring Festival that day."

"No one thinks you are a mute if you don't speak." Li Kaiyuan knocked her chestnut without hesitation, "I think about eating every day, and I don't think I'm fat."

"The teacher said, you should eat more when you grow up so that you will have a good figure in the future." Tianbao was dissatisfied and shouted: "If I don't give it to me, if I don't have breasts or butts in the future, you have to compensate me!"

Chen Chong laughed loudly, and the childish words were free.

"No shame! Every girl's family doesn't speak like this." Aunt Liu was angry and funny, and picked up a chicken leg for Tianbao, "Eat it, eat it, and become a model when you grow up."

"I don't want to be a model, I want to be a big star." Tianbao said while squeezing the rice: "It's like Sister LIZA."

"Who is Sister LIZA?" Chen Chong asked.

"Sister LIZA doesn't know." Tianbao rolled his eyes, "It's the one who played Zhao Min in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", so famous."

"It's Liza Wang." Lee Kai-yuan was stunned when he saw Chen Chong and said, "Didn't you watch "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"?"

"I rarely watch TV series and can't remember it." Chen Chong touched his nose. The "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" in his mind was the version of the Master of the Horse. Naturally, he didn't expect it to be Liza Wang.

"You brother Chong is a busy man, how can you be like you? You want to stick it on the TV every day." Aunt Liu glared at Tianbao and interrupted, "A Chong, how is the business of the Rubik's Cube you made?"

Chen Chong looked at Li Kaiyuan, saw her shaking her head slightly, and said vaguely, "It depends entirely on Sister Yuanyuan's ability. The sales are pretty good. You can get your money back in about two months."

"It's good to be able to get back to your original state. Take your time and take your time. You are young, don't worry." Li Tang picked up the wine glass and said, "Come on, A Chong, have a drink."

"Uncle Li, I'll toast you." Chen Chong picked up the wine glass, drank it all, and then asked, "By the way, Uncle Li, have you returned to the Great Wall Film Factory now?"

"He, the transfer procedures were completed before the festival." Aunt Liu snatched it: "I went to work after the Spring Festival."

"Then has the filming of "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch" started?"

"No." Li Tang shook his head and said, "Zhang Xinyan is still writing scripts. I met him yesterday and he told me that it would be great if your dad was still there."

"My dad?"

"Yes, every time Zhang Xinyan used to shoot a movie, he would write scripts with your dad. Your dad had a good writing style."

Is there such a thing? Zhang Xinyan is actually a friend of his father?

"Old man, you're drunk too much." Aunt Liu saw Chen Chong in a daze, thought he was sad, and blamed Li Tang: "Just talk nonsense!"

"It's okay, it's okay." Chen Chong quickly explained: "I used to stay at home and didn't move. Many elders didn't know each other. If Uncle Li didn't mention it, I wouldn't know that Director Zhang is my father's good friend. By the way, Uncle Li, why don't you take me to wish Director Zhang a New Year?"

"Okay." Li Tang agreed without doubting him: "Zhang Xinyan has a good relationship with your father, and he should be very happy to see you."

Very good, I finally found an opportunity to contact Zhang Xinyan.

"The Legend of the White-Haired Witch" is just a springboard. Chen Chong is neither ready to invest nor play a role in the crew. He just needs to find a springboard. At the right time, appear in the right place, and establish a good relationship with Zhang Xinyan, and this springboard plan will be completed 50%.
Chapter completed!