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Chapter 102: "The Tuner" Achieves a Great Opening in Hong Kong! (Please Subscribe!)

"Comrade Fusheng, what if that foreigner really sues you?" Li Yuanchao asked during the meal.

Chen Fusheng swallowed the food in his mouth and calmly said, "Given my identity, do you think the Hong Kong British government would take this matter into consideration during this sensitive period?"

"Of course, it's fine if they accept the case. We're going back in a few days. Let them send the summons to the mainland if they dare."

At this moment, Li Yuanchao and Wang Weiguo secretly exchanged a glance, both of them flashing a bitter smile. They had met quite a few leaders, but someone as reckless as Chen Fusheng was truly one of a kind.

But I have to say, it felt really good!

In the afternoon, Chen Fusheng did not go to the cinema again, but went out for a walk.

He had two purposes for going shopping.
The first purpose is very simple. After all, it's a rare opportunity to come to Hong Kong, and I should bring back some gifts for my family or friends when I go back.

The second thing is not so simple, because while he was shopping, he also made a brief appearance at the offline stores of the other two major sponsors behind Lido TV.

This is certainly a deterrent.

The results were surprisingly quick.

Almost immediately after he returned to Great Wall Company, Li Zhuanglie, the general manager of Lido TV, came to visit him with two foreigners.

The two foreigners are Henry Jones and the head of CRA Limited in Hong Kong.

They originally believed that the influence of the left in Hong Kong did not pose any threat, so when Great Wall Company wanted to get Miao Jinfeng from Lido TV, they did not give them any face.

However, the devastating blow Davidson's brand reputation has suffered in Hong Kong today has not only shocked these two foreigners, but has also prompted them to reassess the strength of the left.

At that moment, they suddenly heard the store manager report that Mr. Chen from the mainland had also come to their store, which startled them.

Fearing that their brand would suffer the same fate as that of Davidson, the two managers didn't dare to delay for a second and immediately contacted Li Zhuanglie, the general manager of Lido TV, and asked him to bring them directly to Great Wall Company.

"Mr. Chen, I apologize for disturbing you."

"You're too kind, Manager Li. And gentlemen, please try this tea. This is Zhang Yiyuan Jasmine Tea, which I brought from Beijing. It's a long-established brand, and in Beijing slang, it's authentic."

Chen Fusheng did it on purpose. He knew the two foreigners were in a hurry, but the more anxious they were, the less anxious Chen Fusheng became.

This will create greater psychological pressure on the opponent during negotiations.

However, he overlooked the fact that the two foreigners didn't speak Chinese, which was like throwing a flirtatious glance at a blind person.

Well, not entirely. At least the effect was quite noticeable on Li Zhuanglie, the general manager of Lido TV.

"Mr. Chen, in your Chinese parlance, let's speak frankly and openly."

Seeing that Li Zhuanglie, the Hong Kong man, was unreliable, the head of CRA Limited took the initiative to say, "We had some misunderstandings with Mr. Chen and your Great Wall Film Company before, but these misunderstandings were all caused by that arrogant fellow John Luther... We are here today hoping to clear up these misunderstandings with Mr. Chen."

Chen Fusheng wasn't surprised at all by this guy's attempt to shift the blame. He nodded, signaling the other person to continue.

The foreigner continued, "Mr. Chen, we are just businessmen. We came to Hong Kong with the intention of doing business honestly and peacefully, and we have no intention of offending any power. However, if we have offended you in any way, we hope that you can forgive us."

"This is too much, too much. This is my first time meeting you both, there's no offense involved. As for the misunderstanding between Great Wall Company and Lido TV, there was indeed a small misunderstanding, but it's not a big problem. As long as both sides are willing to sit down and talk it out, it will be fine."

When Chen Fusheng brought up the issue of Miao Jinfeng's contract, Li Zhuanglie naturally understood his implication and followed up with:

"Yes, yes, yes, regarding Miao Jinfeng's contract, we did have some disagreements with Great Wall Company before. However, I brought the contract with me today. If Mr. Chen feels there is anything he is not satisfied with, he can bring it up directly. Since both shareholders are here, we can discuss it again and try to reach a result that satisfies both parties today."

"Shouldn't we notify Mr. John? I remember he's also one of your shareholders, right? What if we reach an agreement, but he disagrees? Wouldn't that be a waste of time?"

“John Luther is not a shareholder; Davidson is behind him. And that guy caused significant reputational and financial damage to the Davidson brand because of his arrogance. I guess he’s already been fired, so Mr. Chen doesn’t need to worry about that at all.”

"Yes, all the misunderstandings were caused by John Luther's stupidity and arrogance. We've been annoyed with him for a long time, and we hope Mr. Chen will stop taking his anger out on the Davidson brand, since the brand is innocent. In exchange, we can make the biggest concessions on Ms. Miao's contract."

Seeing that the other party had already put it this way, Chen Fusheng felt there was no need to pretend he didn't understand anymore.

So he sat up straight and began to negotiate seriously: "What do you mean by the maximum concession? You two might as well make yourselves more explicit."

"We are willing to sell Ms. Miao's contract for the next four years to Great Wall Company for $1, on the condition that this matter ends here, Mr. Chen and your left-wing forces cease attacking and slandering our brand, left-wing newspapers stop their continued accusations and attacks on the Davidson brand, and Mr. Chen issue a clarification statement for Davidson perfumes."

"Uh... I can agree to the first two conditions, but are you sure you want me to post the last one? My biggest advantage is that I like to tell the truth. It's fine if you really want me to post it, but if it has the opposite effect after posting, then don't blame me."

Since he had already said that, how could the two foreigners dare to let him send it?

Please get rid of this last condition.

"Mr. Chen, now that we have reached a cooperation agreement, can this misunderstanding be considered cleared up?"

"Wait a moment."

Seeing that the three of them were a little nervous from his shout, Chen Fusheng quickly explained with a smile:
"Don't get me wrong, I heard that Lido TV's contract with Zhang Guorong is about to expire. Anyway, you're selling one or two people, so why not trade this person to us as well?"

Looking at Chen Fusheng's face, Li Zhuanglie couldn't understand how he could have the nerve to laugh and say such shameless things.

However, after the two foreigners learned that Zhang Guorong's contract was expiring in six months and that he had no intention of renewing it, they simply used it to do Chen Fusheng a favor.

'well'

Li Zhuanglie sighed inwardly, feeling that his Lido Company was bound to be ruined by these foreigners sooner or later.

Finally, a foreigner confirmed again, "Mr. Chen, there was a misunderstanding between us..."

"Misunderstanding?" Chen Fusheng interrupted, then asked with a puzzled look, "What misunderstanding? Have we ever had a misunderstanding?"

At that moment, not only Li Zhuanglie, but even the two foreigners were thinking to themselves, 'My God, this Chinese kid is even more shameless than us!'

……

That evening, to celebrate the brilliant success of "The Tuner" on its first day of release and to add another actor to the left-wing cast, Shi Hui prepared a sumptuous dinner at home and invited Chen Fusheng and his two bodyguards, as well as Miao Jinfeng and Zhang Guorong.

Of course, at this time, Miao Jinfeng and Zhang Guorong were unaware that their contracts had been bought by Chen Fusheng on behalf of Great Wall Company from Lido Television for $1.

So the two of them, especially Zhang Guorong, were quite surprised to be invited to Shi Hui's house for dinner.

Of course, he still came.

"I heard you've also been blacklisted by the company. How does that feel?" Chen Fusheng was alone when he first arrived, so he went back to take a shower. When he came back to Shi Hui's house, everyone was already there, so he joked with Zhang Guorong.

"I didn't feel anything. I was so busy reading your movie and today's newspaper that I didn't even know anything about it if Sister Jin hadn't mentioned it to me earlier." "Haha, how was the movie?"

"It was amazing. I watched it once in the morning and again in the afternoon, but there are still many plot points I didn't understand."

Zhang Guorong thought for a moment and then continued, "For example, what was the experience that 'you' told Su Manqing in the coffee shop at the end? Was it fabricated or true? If it was false, then how exactly did Lin Meifeng, played by Sister Jin, die?"

“Even if I were the screenwriter, I couldn’t answer these questions for you. You should continue to look for the answers in the movies,” Chen Fusheng said.

"Mr. Chen, you can just say if you want me to contribute a few movie tickets."

"Haha, as the saying goes, 'Read a book a hundred times and its meaning will become clear.' Since you didn't understand it after reading it twice, read it three times. If you still don't understand it after three times, read it four times, five times... You will eventually find the answer you are looking for."

"..." Zhang Guorong was speechless: Why do I have the feeling that this guy is trying to fool me?

"You two stop discussing and get to the table to eat."

Shi Hui brought the last dish to the table and then invited everyone to sit down.

Who will offer the first toast?

"It must be Mr. Fu Qi."

"Okay, then I'll set an example." Fu Qi was probably a little excited, as he raised his glass and stood up. Seeing that the others were about to follow suit, he quickly waved his hand to indicate that they didn't need to.

"This first toast is to congratulate Xiao Chen on the phenomenal success of 'Andhadhun' in Hong Kong. It has lived up to expectations and achieved a truly dazzling opening. Before I came back, I just received the data compiled from various cinemas. Today, 'Andhadhun' sold a total of 57652 tickets. Each adult ticket cost HK$10 and each child ticket cost HK$5, so the total box office revenue was HK$60.5. And please note, this is only the daytime data; the data for tonight has not yet been compiled."

"Wow, that many? If the box office is strong tonight, wouldn't the first day's box office be over 100 million?"

"It's a bit difficult to break 100 million today, but there's a good chance tomorrow."

"A blockbuster! After all these years, we leftists are finally going to have a blockbuster. Let's not say anything more, cheers!"

"Cheers! May 'The Tuner' continue to be a huge success."

After finishing his drink and digesting this first piece of good news, Chen Fusheng followed Fu Qi's example, raising his glass and standing up.

"I'd like to offer this second toast to everyone, mainly to announce the second piece of good news we have today."

"What second piece of good news?" Only Miao Jinfeng and Zhang Guorong were still kept in the dark.

"The second piece of good news is to congratulate Sister Miao Jinfeng on your successful departure from Lido Television. Starting tomorrow, you can take this contract and report to our Great Wall Film Company."

Miao Jinfeng was so surprised by this unexpected event that she almost cried. Zhang Guorong, as her friend, was not only happy for her, but also congratulated her, saying, "Congratulations, Sister Jin."

"Don't rush, I haven't finished telling you my good news yet."

Chen Fusheng interrupted their emotional outburst and took another contract from his briefcase.

Then he looked at Zhang Guorong and said, "Congratulations to Zhang Guorong on leaving Lido Television and becoming a member of Great Wall Company."

"..."

Upon hearing these words, Zhang Guorong was completely stunned.

It took him a while to come to his senses, still unable to believe it: "Mr. Chen, you're joking with me, right?"

"I'm not kidding, everyone knows that my greatest strength is honesty."

As he spoke, Chen Fusheng handed Zhang Guorong's contract to him as well.

When Zhang Guorong saw that it really was his contract, he hesitated several times before speaking.

Shi Hui didn't want to make things difficult for him, so she smiled and said, "It's okay, Zhang Guorong. If you really don't want to join Great Wall Films, we won't force you. As for your contract, it was bought by Xiao Chen on behalf of Great Wall from Lido Company for $1, so you don't need to feel pressured."

Chen Fusheng testified, "That's right!"

"Thank you, Mr. Chen, and thank you, Sister Hui. I'd like to think about it some more."

"It's okay, you can take your time to think about it. But I have a role I'd like you to play. Here's the script. Give me your answer as soon as you've read it, because I'm going back in two days."

"..." Zhang Guorong excitedly stood up and took the script with both hands. Before even looking at it, he asked, "Mr. Chen, whose play is this?"

"mine."

No sooner had Chen Fusheng finished answering than Zhang Guorong blurted out three words:
"I took it."

Aren't you going to take a look?

"It is my honor to be able to act in Mr. Chen's play, and I believe that Mr. Chen's play must be excellent."

"Haha, I didn't expect you to be able to flatter people."

"No, I also like to tell the truth."

This conversation brought a burst of laughter to the room.

If this is the third joy of the meal, then the fourth joy is that Fu Qi and Shi Hui also agreed to let their daughter Fu Mingxian play Lingling, the daughter of the female lead in Chen Fusheng's next drama.

……

The following day, in China, "Andhadhun" was also first released in the Beijing-Tianjin-Shanghai region.

As soon as Liu Xiaoli arrived at work early in the morning, Director Yang Jie said to the small number of people in the "Journey to the West" crew, "Everyone, let's be more efficient today. We'll leave work early this afternoon, and I'll treat you all to a movie."

"Director Yang Jie, what movie do you want to watch?" a screenwriter asked.

"Of course it's the movie 'Andhadhun,' which reportedly grossed $673.5 million at foreign film festivals."

After Director Yang finished speaking, he noticed that Liu Xiaoli was daydreaming and asked, "Xiaoli, why are you daydreaming so early in the morning? Did you not sleep well last night?"

"No no……"

PS: Chapter 96 has been significantly revised. If you haven't read it, you can go back and take a look.

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