Chapter 342 Gifts
Since coming out of the "Black and White Zombie" recording studio, Lin Weimin has walked around the entire building.
Fang Yihua also planned to treat Lin Weimin to lunch, and then visit the other two production plants in the afternoon.
Lin Weimin glanced at his watch and said, "I'm so sorry, Miss Fang. I'm here with a delegation and time is tight. We have to gather and leave for the airport this afternoon. I'm afraid I can't continue the tour."
After a few polite words, Fang Yihua said, "Then I'll arrange a car to take you back!"
Lin Weimin did not refuse Fang Yihua's arrangement. He was unfamiliar with Hong Kong and it was quite difficult for him to get here. It would be best if someone could send him there.
On the way, Lin Weimin asked the driver to help him find a wheelchair store.
"Hello, I want to buy a wheelchair! A better one!"
The staff first showed Lin Weimin two wheelchairs imported from the United States. These two were definitely not good. They looked very expensive and Tiesheng would not want them.
Lin Weimin looked around the display area, picked out a wheelchair, pointed at it and said, "Show me this!"
The staff pushed over a plain-looking wheelchair.
"Sir, this is Nihong Sangui's wheelchair. It is made of ultra-high-strength aerospace aluminum alloy frame. It will never rust or fade. The seat back cushions are made of carefully selected high-tensile linings. No matter how long you sit on it, it will not sink. The wavy resin armrests are designed according to ergonomics and fit the palm of your hand..."
While the staff was chattering on the side, Lin Weimin simply sat in the wheelchair to feel it for a while.
It is light and comfortable to sit on, and flexible and easy to walk on.
"Okay, that's it!"
Lin Weimin interrupted the staff's introduction and spoke happily.
The staff took Lin Weimin to get the invoice and pay. Lin Weimin said to the cashier: "Please write a smaller number, so that I can give the item to someone else."
The cashier asked the store manager for permission before agreeing.
After buying things, Lin Weimin saw the shopping mall next door and remembered that he had not bought anything with his girlfriend yet.
Ocean Terminal is one of the earliest shopping malls in Hong Kong. Due to its age, a shopping area has spontaneously formed around it.
Among all the shopping malls, the traditional British high-end department store Cullenford stands out.
Lin Weimin chose a women's watch from Longines. It has a round dial, a gold-plated exterior, and a black leather strap. It must look great on his girlfriend's fair and tender wrist.
When they got back to the hotel by car, it was almost one o'clock in the afternoon. Lin Weimin first found a place to eat a meal before going upstairs with his food.
When Zhang Guangnian saw Lin Weimin, he said, "Why did you come back just now? We were leaving in an hour. I almost sent someone to look for you."
"I'm back!"
Lin Weimin responded to Zhang Guangnian's question for a few seconds, put down the wheelchair he had just bought, and said to Shi Tiesheng, "Tiesheng, come and see what good stuff I bought for you?"
As Lin Weimin was talking, he unpacked the wheelchair. Shi Tiesheng saw the wheelchair and asked in surprise, "Why did you buy another wheelchair?"
"On the way back, I passed by a shopping mall and there was a wheelchair store over there, and they were having a special sale!"
Shi Tiesheng looked at the wheelchair. It looked plain and simple, yet it also felt very high quality.
"It's a foreign product, right? How much is it?"
Lin Weimin laughed and said, "How many of the things bought in Hong Kong are not foreign goods? This one is from Nihong. This one is cheap, only 220 dollars!"
Shi Tiesheng nodded when he heard this. The imported product only cost 220 yuan, which was indeed not expensive.
With the preconceived impression, Shi Tiesheng had no doubt that there would be problems with the price of the wheelchair.
Lin Weimin couldn't wait to put Shi Tiesheng on the new wheelchair and pushed him around in the corridor several times.
While the two were testing the wheelchair in the corridor, Huang Anyi leaned against the door, looking at them with a relaxed smile on her face.
"How is it? How do you feel?" Lin Weimin asked excitedly.
Shi Tiesheng held the armrest and patted it, "You know what, this Japanese thing is really good. It's not expensive, and it's quite comfortable to sit on."
Lin Weimin said with relief: "You get what you pay for. Two hundred and twenty Hong Kong dollars would cost nearly one hundred and twenty yuan in the black market!"
This year, the official exchange rate between RMB and Hong Kong dollar is 1:2.5, but ordinary people basically have to go to the black market to exchange Hong Kong dollars, and the price is marked up by more than 30%.
"I'll give you the money when I get back!"
"Where's your money?" Lin Weimin asked.
When Lin Weimin and his group of writers visited Hong Kong, they received a subsidy of HK$30 per day, and each of them also had a foreign exchange quota of HK$300.
For a five-day trip, a total of 450 Hong Kong dollars in foreign exchange can be used.
Shi Tiesheng felt a little embarrassed and took out a walkman.
Lin Weimin saw the Walkman and frowned, saying, "I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you're too pampering that girl. If she says she wants to buy a Walkman, buy it for her!"
“It’s so hard to come to Hong Kong!”
Lin Weimin said helplessly: "Okay. You don't have to rush to pay for the wheelchair. I guess this Walkman has already drained you dry!"
Shi Tiesheng sighed and said, "That's right! The Japanese are really evil. They bought such a small thing for more than 500 Hong Kong dollars. I had to borrow some from Mo Yan."
He was praising others when he was sitting in a wheelchair just now.
Lin Weimin said: "Just be content. This is bought in Hong Kong. If you buy it at the Friendship Store, it costs 1,500 yuan, and it has to be in foreign exchange coupons!"
Lin Weimin called Mo Yan over and gave him the money that Shi Tiesheng had borrowed from him.
"Just owe me one! It saves you the trouble of paying it back!"
Shi Tiesheng nodded and said, "Okay!"
Lin Weimin then said to Mo Yan, "You lent it to Tiesheng, but didn't you buy anything for yourself?"
"I bought it. I bought less and the money is not all used up."
Several writers in the group, including Huang Anyi, went to Lin Weimin to exchange some Hong Kong dollars the day before yesterday. Everyone knows that he is a big spender and never lacks money, let alone foreign exchange.
This time when they came to Hong Kong, no one had enough foreign exchange, except Mo Yan.
The young man is a man who lives a life!
Lin Weimin asked again, "When you get back, think about finishing Red Sorghum as soon as possible so that we can publish it in both Contemporary and Eight Directions. You've made a killing by publishing the same manuscript twice!"
Mo Yan couldn't help but touch his head and laughed.
He really didn't expect that there would be such a good thing when he came to Hong Kong.
"Red Sorghum" was the goal he set for himself after entering the PLA Art Academy, to write a novel.
The whole novel is divided into five parts, and the first part, "Red Sorghum", is about to be completed.
Compared with the entire "Red Sorghum Family", the content of "Red Sorghum" has a certain degree of independence and can be published as a novella.
Think about the more than 100,000 words in Red Sorghum. It could earn more than 1,000 yuan in royalties from Contemporary Magazine alone.
If it were published in Hong Kong, Teacher Lin said the royalties would be at least several thousand Hong Kong dollars, and Mo Yan got excited just thinking about it.
"Okay, Teacher Lin!"
After packing up, the group set off and the bus took everyone to the airport.
The return flight arrived in Shanghai. When they said goodbye, Huang Anyi asked Lin Weimin when Shi Tiesheng was not paying attention.
“That wheelchair is expensive, isn’t it?”
Hearing this, Lin Weimin smiled and winked at her.
Huang Anyi smiled in tacit understanding.
This man is so annoying when he is clumsy, but so fascinating when he is meticulous.
The writers' group parted in Shanghai, and Lin Weimin and his group flew back to Yanjing again.
After arriving at the airport, Lin Weimin drove everyone away. It was already evening.
After a good night's rest, he appeared in the Chinese Literature Society again.
During the days that Lin Weimin was away, his colleagues at the Guowen Press were looking forward to seeing him.
Early in the morning, he drove to the Chinese Literature Society alone, looking dashing and handsome, and was surrounded by a group of people.
"Is Weimin back?"
“I’m back!”
"You came back alone?"
This question was very artistic. Lin Weimin said, "Don't worry, everyone. The stuff is still on the way and will arrive in a few days. There are too many things. I can't carry them by myself, so I can only ask for help."
After reporting to the Guowen Press, Lin Weimin went to CCTV in the afternoon and found the director Wang Feng. He had an assignment to do!
After listening to Lin Weimin's explanation of the whole story, Wang Feng looked thoughtful and pondered for a long time.
"This is a serious matter. I can't make a decision. I'm afraid I have to report it to my superiors!"
Lin Weimin said, "My idea is this. We should not ask the higher-ups for long-term cooperation right away. We can try a temporary cooperation with TVB first, and use the TV series I promised Mr. Shaw Yi-fu as a test. TVB and CCTV should first agree on a cooperation model and try it out. If it works, we can deepen the cooperation relationship."
Wang Feng nodded and said, "This is a mature and prudent approach, and this matter will be of great benefit to our CCTV. We will hold an internal meeting to reach a unified opinion and then report it to the department."
"Okay, I'll wait for your news."
Wang Feng asked again: "Do you have any idea about the script you promised to TVB?"
"I heard that CCTV has introduced a TV series by Nihong!"
"You mean "Oshin's Story"?"
Lin Weimin nodded and said, "I heard that this TV series has been unprecedentedly popular in the market. This kind of TV series with inspirational themes for women has a huge audience!"
"Indeed. When this drama was broadcast on Nihong two years ago, the ratings exceeded 63% at one point, making it one of the most popular dramas in Nihong's history. This is one of the reasons why we decided to introduce this drama. Why? You want to write a script about this subject?"
Lin Weimin said: "I have this plan, but I need to make some changes."
"What changes?"
"This TV series is naturally going to be co-produced in both places, so we naturally have to take into account the viewing tastes of the audiences in both places. "Oshin's Story" is a modern drama. If we also make a modern drama, should the story be set in the mainland or in Hong Kong?"
Wang Feng looked thoughtful. "This is indeed a question. What do you think?"
"My thoughts..."
(End of this chapter)
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