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Chapter 213
On the other end of the phone, Jiang Meishu couldn't help but burst out laughing. She noticed Liang Qiurun's face darkened a bit, so she stopped laughing immediately. "Jiahui, tell me, what's going on?"
Qiao Jiahui finally told the whole story, "Sister-in-law, you're amazing! All three of the advertising lines you created were a huge hit."
"Right now, the streets and alleys of Hong Kong are full of people discussing the highlights of the TV clips. Some people even read the newspapers over and over again every day, picking out every detail word by word."
"Trying to infer the subsequent plot and blind spots."
"You can't imagine how big of a hit it is. To be frank, everyone in Hong Kong, from the 80-year-old to the 3-year-old, knows about the film, 'The Contract,' which will be released on Lunar New Year's Day."
Jiang Meishu wondered, "This is a good thing."
Qiao Jiahui said, "How can this be a good thing? The success of the "Selling Body Contract" advertisement was a good thing, but now the bigwigs in the entire Hong Kong film industry are trying to find the mastermind behind the "Selling Body Contract" advertisement."
"Chen Jinshan, my three sisters, and I are getting fed up. We're being followed every day."
"If I weren't a member of the Qiao family, I think they would have kidnapped me and beaten me up, just to torture me to find out who was behind the advertisement."
After hearing this, Jiang Meishu realized that something was wrong. She murmured, "Are they crazy?"
"They're not crazy, they've discovered a new trend in the film market." Qiao Jiahui became excited. "Sister-in-law, you don't know that you're a gold nugget right now. Whoever picks you up will get rich."
The Hong Kong film industry has been lukewarm in recent years and they desperately need some fresh elements to be injected into it. This time, the film's promotional advertisements have allowed them to see something different.
Jiang Meishu quickly realized the crisis and said, "Then I won't go to Hong Kong for the time being."
Some money can be earned, but some money cannot be spent even if you earn it.
She had heard too much about the darkness of the Hong Kong entertainment industry in her previous life, so when Chen Jinshan first invited her to join the circle, she refused outright.
"Aren't you coming?"
Qiao Jiahui always felt a little regretful, "Sister-in-law, if you can seize this opportunity, you will definitely become a top figure in the Hong Kong film industry."
Jiang Meishu smiled and said, "I'm not interested in becoming a top star, I'm interested in making money."
"Besides, I just like to make money quietly."
This kind of high-profile way of making money makes her feel insecure.
Qiao Jiahui was stunned by these words. Before hanging up the phone, he said to Liang Qiurun, "Brother Qiurun, I'm jealous of you."
I'm jealous that you married such a good wife.
He could have become famous and made money, but he chose to keep a low profile.
Liang Qiurun curled his lips and said, "Tell me about the specific situation over there."
Jiang Meishu didn't listen. She was too tired during her time in Hong Kong, so she went back to Guangzhou to rest and turned to the sofa.
It was already November, but Guangzhou was still very hot. Sister Zhang came with them and made a mango smoothie and boiled some sugar water.
It’s sour and sweet, soft and sticky, and it’s absolutely delicious.
Jiang Meishu took a bite, squinted her eyes in satisfaction, took another bite, squinted her eyes in satisfaction again, and looked very satisfied, just like a little kitten.
Liang Qiurun looked at it for a while, then walked over and took the bowl. "I've already eaten one portion today. If I eat any more, I'm afraid I'll have a stomachache during my period."
Jiang Meishu hugged his arm and shook him, "Lao Liang, eat one more bite, let me eat one more bite."
“It’s really delicious.”
The weather is hot and people who are hot tend to be irritable, but mango smoothie can make the whole body feel relaxed.
Liang Qiurun couldn't stand her acting coquettishly, so he fed her half a bowl of rice with his own hands, then put it away and told her about Hong Kong.
"Xiangjiang is looking for you everywhere. I'm worried that they'll find Guangzhou sooner or later. You should stay at home and try not to go out these days."
"If you want to go out." Liang Qiurun thought for a moment, "I'll find someone to stay with you and protect you."
Jiang Meishu had just finished eating a smoothie. Her lips were bright red and radiant, making her look incredibly beautiful. "Not really, right?"
"This is the mainland. Can those people reach out to the mainland?"
"Besides, can they force the cow to drink water?"
Liang Qiurun, "Better safe than sorry."
"I'll feel more at ease when I'm with someone."
Jiang Meishu finally stopped refusing and settled down in Yangcheng. Liang Qiurun was quick to call over a woman named He Ping. She looked plain, but she threw Secretary Chen over the shoulder.
Secretary Chen fell and screamed, "He Ping, it's been so many years, no wonder you can't get married."
"With your strength, which man would dare to marry you?"
He Ping's shoulder throw answered him again, and Secretary Chen immediately stopped talking nonsense.
He Ping walked up to Jiang Meishu, her short hair neatly combed over her ears. "He Ping, from Xiangxi, loves fighting, is good at fighting, and enjoys fighting."
Jiang Meishu, "..."
"Hello, Comrade He Ping."
Liang Qiurun frowned, "He Ping, don't scare her."
"Yes, old commissar."
I added the word "old" on purpose.
Liang Qiurun lost his temper on the spot, "Okay, you should get to know my Jiang Jiang better these few days."
He Ping hummed, and Jiang Meishu was eager to go to Xiangjiang to watch a movie. "Lao Liang, since He Ping is here, can I go to Xiangjiang to watch a movie?"
The equipment in Hong Kong cinemas is much better than that in mainland China for the time being.
Liang Qiurun, "Wait until the storm subsides."
Jiang Meishu uttered a sweet sound, being very well-behaved.
He Ping was amazed. "Comrade Jiang, aren't you going to refute the political commissar?"
Jiang Meishu was stunned for a moment, "Why do you want to refute?"
"He arranged your life?"
He Ping's life motto is that whoever arranges her life will be beaten up!
If Liang Qiurun dared to arrange her life like this, He Ping would go up and beat him up, regardless of whether he was an old political commissar or not.
Jiang Meishu pursed her lips and smiled, "He's doing this for my own good. There's no need to beat him up."
When He Ping saw her smiling like that, she thought to herself, now she knew why she couldn't get married. All she wanted to do when she saw a man was fight.
In this way, He Ping became Jiang Meishu's personal female bodyguard. After December, the popularity of Hong Kong TV's advertising gradually declined.
There was a lot of excitement at the beginning about new things, but after the heat wore off, you could clearly feel it cooling down.
Although people were still discussing it on the streets and alleys, and making plans to go to the cinema to watch "The Contract" on New Year's Day, life had become better for Qiao Jiahui. At least he no longer felt like he was being followed when he went out.
At first he thought it was an illusion, but he didn't expect that later he actually found that the other party had withdrawn the person who was following him.
Not only him, but also Chen Jinshan had no one following him.
Next are the three Qiao sisters and Chen Qing and others.
Because the big guys above have all reached a consensus to put it aside for now. Since they can't recruit anyone, they will just wait.
Waiting for the release of the movie "Selling Body" to see how high the box office of this movie can reach.
So, the pot of boiling water suddenly became quiet.
This made everyone a little uncomfortable, but fortunately, life finally returned to normal.
The two months of advertising passed quickly, and as the end of the year approached, the release date of the movie was getting closer and closer.
Jiang Meishu and her friends weren't going back to the capital this year, so she was eager to go to Hong Kong to see a movie. Of course, she didn't dare go alone, so she called a large group of people.
First up was Liang Qiurun, who definitely had to be there, followed by He Ping, who she was already accustomed to. Then there was Liang Rui, who had come all the way from the capital, determined to see Hong Kong.
Jiang Meishu hadn't seen Liang Rui for almost a year. When she saw Liang Rui again, she still felt a little unfamiliar with him. She looked him back and forth, and Liang Rui felt uncomfortable being stared at by her.
"What's wrong?"
Jiang Meishu touched her chin and asked, "Why do I feel like you seem to have a bit more of a scholarly air?"
In the past, Liang Rui had a defiant look on his face and sharp eyes, but after studying at Tsinghua University, he looked more bookish and tired.
Liang Rui snorted, "I am a man of great learning and elegance."
Jiang Meishu burst out laughing, "Liang Rui, don't be like this, I can't adapt to it."
Liang Rui couldn't hold it in any longer, feeling like he was about to burst apart. He felt completely dejected. "I'm not just a scholar, I'm just being crushed to the point where I don't want to live anymore."
"Jiang Meilan." He said with a somewhat dejected tone, "I don't think I can survive at National Tsing Hua University. Compared to those people, I'm just an idiot."
He was admitted to Tsinghua University by luck, and now he has to rely on his own strength to become the last one in the class.
Jiang Meishu could see that Liang Rui was under a lot of pressure studying at National Tsing Hua University. "I can't help you with your studies, but I can take you to Xiangjiang for shopping, movies, and food."
"Are you going?"
One sentence ignited Liang Rui's fighting spirit, "Go!"
Jiang Meishu and her group went there early, on the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month. They weren't afraid of the large number of people coming, as they all owned many properties.
It just so happened that two of Jiang Meishu's houses were vacated by the end of the year, and she didn't rent them out anymore, so she planned to live there herself.
However, there was not enough accommodation for too many people, so Liang Rui was arranged to live with Qiao Jiahui. Qiao Jiahui was a wealthy man. He bought ten apartments and rented out seven of them. He then connected the remaining three apartments side by side, which together covered an area of more than 150 square meters.
To be honest, in Hong Kong where every inch of land is valuable, this house is really not small.
Liang Rui moved in.
He Ping lived next door to Jiang Meishu, and Jiang Meishu had given her the 35-square-meter apartment. The New Year's Eve was a lively occasion with many people around, and after having celebrated New Year here last year, Jiang Meishu was pretty familiar with the place, so she went out to buy groceries with Liang Qiurun.
Don't forget to bring He Ping and Liang Rui along.
When things really happened, the three of them were good at various things, so fortunately, everything went smoothly.
After buying a large amount of vegetables, meat and seafood, Jiang Meishu brought all these things to Qiao Jiahui's house.
Who made Qiao Jiahui's house the biggest?
It just so happened that Qiao Jiahui didn't want to go back to the old house for the New Year, so he got together with Jiang Meishu and the others. More people meant more people could do the work, and Jiang Meishu also brought Sister Zhang with her, which was like adding wings to a tiger.
After dinner, Liang Rui went out for a walk. Qiao Jiahui and Chen Jinshan were inside the house. They found Jiang Meishu and said, "The ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place tomorrow night."
"I invited Jiahui, the three Qiao sisters, and myself. Although there are no particularly famous people, I think it's enough."
Chen Jinshan was discussing with Jiang Meishu. In fact, he wanted Jiang Meishu to cut the ribbon, but they all knew that Jiang Meishu must not be exposed.
Jiang Meishu thought for a moment and said, "The advertisement has gained popularity, so it doesn't matter if we don't invite a celebrity to cut the ribbon."
Chen Jinshan nodded, "I think so too."
He looked down at the time on his wrist. "The movie's coming out in six hours. I'm a little nervous."
He has lost money on many movies in a row, and this movie is almost a last gamble.
Jiang Meishu, "Hasn't everything that needs to be done been done?"
She smiled, her eyes gentle, "The next step is up to God."
If they have the right time, place and people, and still fail, then we can only say that they are too incompetent.
Chen Jinshan nodded.
Jiang Meishu did not attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony. She was watching TV in Qiao Jiahui's house. Because the movie "Selling Body Contract" was so popular, the ribbon-cutting ceremony was broadcast to the public.
Jiang Meishu happened to be able to see it on TV. When she saw the live broadcast, she couldn't help but sigh to Liang Qiurun, "There are so many people."
“There are so many people here.”
Liang Qiurun peeled melon seeds for her. Jiang Meishu loved eating melon seeds, but she didn't like peeling them. She was born delicate and had tender skin. If she used her mouth to crack melon seeds for a long time, her skin would easily be broken and painful.
So as long as Liang Qiurun was around, Liang Qiurun would peel the melon seeds for her and she would be responsible for eating them.
He smiled and said, "The promotion of this movie was very thorough. It's not surprising that there were so many people at the scene. It would be strange if there were not so many people."
Jiang Meishu stared at the TV screen. "I'm a little confused. Aren't those so-called big guys here to cause trouble?"
Because until the ribbon-cutting ceremony was over, she didn't see anyone coming to cause trouble.
Liang Qiurun peeled a bunch of melon seeds and handed them over, then said slowly, "They are all waiting to see how much box office this movie can make."
"The more you earn, the more they value you."
"Jiang Jiang." Liang Qiurun stared at the screen and spoke slowly, "You were right not to go to the ribbon-cutting ceremony today."
"Because I noticed several people following me during the live broadcast."
Jiang Meishu forgot to eat the melon seeds, "Huh?"
Liang Qiurun pointed at the flashing screen, "He, he, he."
"The three of them were squatting in the corner, not watching the ribbon-cutting ceremony, but watching the people. They were practically staring at Chen Jinshan and Qiao Jiahui."
"Several times when Qiao Jiahui stepped down, those people also changed their perspective with him."
Jiang Meishu felt a sense of panic, "Fortunately, I don't like to join in the fun."
Then, she became a little worried, "Can I still watch a movie tomorrow if I want to?"
She likes going to the cinema for the atmosphere.
"able."
Liang Qiurun said, "Don't go with them. Come with us. I'll call He Ping and Liang Rui along, and you won't leave us the whole time."
Liang Qiurun believed that under the protection of the three of them, Jiang Meishu could not be taken away by the local people.
That's his incompetence.
Jiang Meishu hummed happily, "That's fine."
In the evening, Chen Jinshan came back and quietly gave Jiang Meishu four movie tickets.
Fortunately, everyone lived in the same complex, which was convenient. Liang Qiurun, however, was worried and didn't let Jiang Meishu and Chen Jinshan meet up. Instead, he sent He Ping to get it.
I brought it back and left it there overnight.
Jiang Meishu didn't go to watch the first show in the early morning. She is too old to stay up late and really couldn't watch it.
She chose the one at 8pm on New Year's Day, which was considered a prime time slot.
And because it was an inside ticket, Jiang Meishu entered the cinema without queuing. After she entered, she looked back at the huge queue of people and couldn't help but stare, "How long will this queue last?"
After saying this, the ticket seller next to her glanced at her and said, "The line will last until at least twelve o'clock."
"Since last night in the early hours, there's been a queue for tickets to the movie 'Selling Body Contract'."
The advertising and marketing of this movie was so successful that it directly attracted many people who had not watched the movie.
When Jiang Meishu heard this, she was delighted, "Then the cinema will make a fortune."
She is also afraid of getting rich.
The ticket seller smiled but said nothing.
Jiang Meishu didn't rush in. Liang Qiurun went to buy soda, popcorn, and melon seeds, a total of three.
Liang Rui and He Ping each received one.
He and Jiang Meishu share one.
Liang Rui saw that there were only three copies, and he complained, "Dad, do you have to save this little money?"
A serving of popcorn plus melon seeds and soda costs less than a dollar.
Liang Qiurun glanced at him and said calmly, "I do."
His son is a single man, so he naturally doesn't understand the joy of him and his wife sharing a meal.
Liang Rui didn't notice it, but He Ping did. She grabbed Liang Rui's head and went to the front to act as a bodyguard.
He deliberately left Jiang Meishu and Liang Qiurun behind.
Jiang Meishu whispered to Liang Qiurun, "I didn't realize Sister He Ping was quite self-aware."
Liang Qiurun said sullenly, "She's been trained."
As for how he trained himself, he refused to say more.
Fortunately, the movie was about to start, so Jiang Meishu quickly found a seat and sat down, while Liang Qiurun sat outside to watch over her.
Less than three minutes after it was done, loud music came from the curtain.
At this moment, the entire theater was almost full, with some even buying standing tickets. Jiang Meishu glanced around and thought to herself, this is a hit movie.
It's already exploded like this on the first day.
As long as the content of the movie is good, word of mouth will continue to spread for a while.
Thinking of this, Jiang Meishu calmed down and turned her gaze to the movie screen.
This show lasted for two hours, and after it was over, Jiang Meishu still felt like she hadn't seen enough.
It wasn't until the list of names appeared on the screen that Jiang Meishu came back to her senses. "Lao Liang, this movie is going to be a huge hit."
Whether it is the plot, the characters, or the jokes, they all give people a refreshing feeling.
Coupled with the overwhelming publicity, it would be a shame if this movie didn't become a hit.
It was just as Jiang Meishu said, the seats in the cinema were almost full throughout the first month of the year, and the tickets for the movie "Selling Indentures" were sold to the point where they had to be customized overnight and have the ticket stubs handwritten.
At this moment, everyone realized it.
Chen Jinshan is no longer a box office poison, but a box office legend.
Chen Jinshan also realized this. He couldn't sleep for a week and wanted to knock on Jiang Meishu's door in the middle of the night. Fortunately, he managed to hold back.
Until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, it seemed that the box office not only showed no signs of weakening, but instead seemed to be reaching a small peak.
Chen Jinshan's legs went weak and he took out a calculator and started adding up the daily box office results. By the end, he was confused.
"I can't add it clearly, who will add it?"
The zeros on the calculator made it difficult for him to count.
Jiang Meishu volunteered, "I'll do it."
As an accounting major, if she can't even figure out this little thing, then she is such a loser.
But after adding it, she felt a little dizzy. "It's only been half a month, how come the box office has sold over 4.9 million?"
You have to know that this has been seven or eight years.
This is not the future.
"Lao Liang, come join us."
Jiang Meishu's hands were shaking a little. She pushed the calculator over tremblingly and asked, "Can you see if I added it wrong?"
Liang Qiurun added it up himself. He stared at the numbers on the calculator and fell silent. Finally, he said slowly, "Four million, nine hundred and seventy-six thousand, five hundred and thirty-two and a half."
Very accurate one.
Now, the whole room fell silent.
Jiang Meishu subconsciously said, "It's paid off."
Qiao Jiahui murmured, "Doubled."
"However, the movie is still in theaters and it's not time to be taken off the screen yet."
Chen Jinshan wiped his face fiercely, "In Hong Kong, movies usually last two months, but now they're only on for half a month."
"There's still a month and a half left."
He swallowed and asked, "Can the box office exceed 10 million?"
"I guess so."
Jiang Meishu said subconsciously, "The minimum is guaranteed to be over 10 million, and if it's a big hit, it might be over 20 million."
Now, the room was quiet.
"Ten times return on investment."
At this moment, Jiang Meishu finally understood why people in her previous life were so eager to get into the entertainment industry. It was really too profitable.
It's not just Jiang Meishu and the others who are calculating the box office.
People in the Hong Kong film industry are also included.
Xiao Qiang specially invited an actuary, "Have you figured it out?"
"What's the upper limit of the box office for the movie 'Selling Body Contract'?"
The actuary calculated it several times and gave a conservative estimate, "I don't know the upper limit, but the lower limit is tens of millions."
"The middle limit is 15 million, and the upper limit is 20 million."
As soon as these words fell, you could hear a pin drop in the huge office.
"What was the best box office for one of our movies in the past?"
"Three million."
"A seven-fold difference."
Xiao Qiang stood up and paced back and forth, "Chen Keshan has really made it big this time."
"He will be the new star of our film industry in the future."
No one dared to respond.
Someone tore off a piece of fat meat and took it away right under their noses, but they could only watch.
Everyone knows that Xiao Qiang is in a bad mood at the moment.
He stood by the window, looking at the scenery below the tall building, and said in a voice that suppressed his anger, "Have you found out?"
Xu Conggang lowered his head, not daring to look at the boss's expression. He lowered his head and said, "Not yet."
Xiao Qiang was so angry that he threw his beloved cup away. With a bang, the glass shattered into pieces. "The first week after the ad went online, I told you that I would find the master behind it. How did you promise me that?"
Xu Conggang was also in a dilemma. "I didn't expect that the person behind this would be so difficult to investigate."
"I even watched them cutting the ribbon, but it was the same few people coming and going. I didn't see any unfamiliar faces."
Xiao Qiang, "Have you checked the people around Chen Keshan?"
"I checked."
Xu Conggang handed over a list, "These are the people around him that I checked."
"Finally, the clues were circled where he lived."
"These candidates have been confirmed."
"The first is Liang Qiurun, the second is Li Wenjuan, the third is Jiang Meishu, and the fourth is Jiang Meilan."
"However," Xu Conggang said, "Jiang Meilan, Liang Qiurun's wife, is the first person I need to eliminate because she was not in Hong Kong during the entire broadcast period of the ad."
"So this expert can't be her!"
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