Du Feng wanted to make his business bigger and stronger, so he asked Lin Chaoyang and his wife for help. It was within the capabilities of the relatives and it didn't cost much, so it was natural to help him.

Du Feng has a shrewd mind and a ruthless vision. If he can start a project like a clothing city at this time, the benefits in the next ten or twenty years will be absolutely astonishing.

But precisely because of this, Lin Chaoyang had to think more long-term.

In Du Feng's view now, the clothing city may just be a project with an investment of 500,000 yuan and a potential to make money, but what if this clothing city becomes rich every day in a few years?

The clothing city project was initiated by Du Feng, and he will definitely be the one who puts the most effort into it in the future. At that time, will he still be willing to let Tao Yushu, who only participated in the investment, take away half of his gold?

The human heart is not enough for a snake to swallow an elephant.

Lin Chaoyang did not question Du Feng's character, but he never tested human nature, so he came up with such a plan.

Providing money for a joint venture is considered as help. If the project is really successful, the dividends in the next few years and the premium when the stock is withdrawn are their rewards.

After Lin Chaoyang finished explaining his plan, Du Feng's face was uncertain. He naturally understood Lin Chaoyang's intention. After a long time, he said unwillingly: "Brother-in-law, you really underestimate me!"

"I'm not looking down on you, I just don't want to hurt my feelings. You are still young, and you will understand in the future that people's hearts are fickle!" Lin Chaoyang said calmly.

"I am Du Feng..." Du Feng raised his neck and said these three words loudly, but he swallowed the rest of the words.

He wanted to say categorically, "I, Du Feng, will never change," but in the end he found that his words were feeble.

He was silent for a moment and said: "Brother-in-law, I understand your good intentions, so I will do what you want."

When he said this, Du Feng had only one thought in his mind.

He will use time to prove that he, Du Feng, will not change.

When going to bed at night, Tao Yushu said to Lin Chaoyang: "What you said during the day was a bit hard for Du Feng to accept."

"I know it's hard for him to accept it, but it's just a temporary face issue for young people. It's better than breaking up with each other later."

Tao Yushu had never seen the ups and downs of the business world and the evil people's hearts. She asked with some uncertainty: "Do you think people can really change?"

Lin Chaoyang hesitated for a moment, "Maybe, maybe not, but are you willing to bet?"

Tao Yushu stopped talking.

In the next few days, Tao Yumo had a new job, which was to take Du Feng out and wander around every day, euphemistically called inspection.

Tao Yushu was busy registering the company and promised Du Feng that he would invest in the clothing city, and it would definitely be in the name of Xiangjiang Company.

Lin Chaoyang also asked Tao Yushu to register a cultural company. As the number of his works and the number of adaptations continued to increase, managing these affairs had occupied more and more of Lin Chaoyang's energy.

He thought for a while and decided to set up a company to find a special person to handle these matters. This "special person" Lin Chaoyang has already been found.

"I will give you another 1,000 yuan in pocket money from now on, and you will be in charge of this cultural company."

Tao Yumo looked at his brother-in-law with a blank expression.

What's going on? Give me pocket money again?

No, you have to work more?

"When you have time, get familiar with the laws here in Xiangjiang. It is different from ours. It will come in handy in the future."

Lin Chaoyang explained a lot to Tao Yumo. She digested it for a while and said reluctantly: "Brother-in-law, I don't want to do it."

"You don't want the pocket money?"

When it came to pocket money, Tao Yumo hesitated, "It's too much work."

"Is it much?"

Lin Chaoyang, who has transformed into a black-hearted capitalist, has lost his empathy for "working people".

"The cultural company has nothing to do. It just manages the copyright of my books. It sounds complicated, but in fact it only needs to be used twice a year. This is a thousand yuan of pocket money a month, so think about it!"

After his step-by-step temptation, Tao Yumo couldn't resist the temptation in the end. After all, he had an extra 1,000 yuan in pocket money!

After August, the weather in Xiangjiang is still hot, with daytime temperatures still over 30 degrees.

Recently, Lin Chaoyang has been staying at home, writing the script adaptation of "A Better Tomorrow" that he promised Tsui Hark.

He originally said it would be two months, but he has been busy in the past few days and has not started writing the script. Now that he has time, he must hurry up and finish the script.

That morning, Lin Chaoyang received a call from Dong Qiao, asking him to have morning tea, but Lin Chaoyang knew that there must be something to discuss.

The two made an appointment at Lu Yu Teahouse in Central. This teahouse, established in the 1960s, still maintains the style of a Hong Kong-style teahouse. The interior decoration is antique and the waiters are all wearing Tang suits.

When they met, they exchanged a few words. Dong Qiao asked Lin Chaoyang what he was busy with recently, and Lin Chaoyang told him about writing a script for Tsui Hark.

After hearing this, Dong Qiao admired: "It seems that you are really a novelist now, and your scripts are blooming!"

In his words, there was appreciation for Lin Chaoyang's talent, and part of it was surprise that Lin Chaoyang could adapt to the language and cultural environment of Hong Kong so quickly.

Almost all the literati who have been active in Hong Kong's cultural circles in recent years are from the mainland, but there are very few literati who can make a success like Lin Chaoyang when they first arrive.

After the pleasantries, Dong Qiao talked about the publication of "The Truman Show".

Ming Pao Publishing House and Huacheng Publishing House coincided with each other and wanted to hold a book signing for "The Truman Show".

Dong Qiao explained that the reason why they did this was firstly to capitalize on the popularity of the movie of the same name as "The Truman Show", and secondly because Lin Chaoyang is now more famous in Hong Kong than he was two years ago.

If the publicity work is done well, it will definitely boost book sales, especially after the movie "The Truman Show" is released, the bonus will be even greater.

"I think it would be best to invite Xu Guanwen. If the character 'Truman' is brought to reality, it will give readers a more enjoyable experience."

Dong Qiao talked about his thoughts, and Lin Chaoyang heard the meaning of free prostitution.

He deliberately said: "Excuse me Guanwen? Your Ming Pao Publishing House is really willing to spend money!"

As expected, Dong Qiao said: "Chaoyang, can you discuss it with him? Attending the book signing is actually a kind of promotion for the movie."

"Please? Isn't this appropriate?" Lin Chaoyang shook his head decisively.

Just asking him to cooperate in the autograph session, and asking him to do favors and invite people, this is too clever a calculation.

Seeing that Lin Chaoyang's attitude was resolute and there was no room for negotiation, Dong Qiao hesitated for a while and then made concessions, saying a friendly price and asking Xu Guanwen to stand up.

"Chaoyang, this matter is indeed beneficial to both parties, so please help." Dong Qiao said sincerely.

Lin Chaoyang said thoughtfully, "I may not be able to invite him."

Of course, these words were polite. Lin Chaoyang and Xu Guanwen have a good relationship now, and they have a cooperative relationship such as "The Truman Show". Ming Pao Publishing House is willing to pay, so Xu Guanwen has no reason not to agree.

The next day, Lin Chaoyang went to the Jiahe studio to talk to Xu Guanwen about the matter, and Xu Guanwen was indeed very interested.

The novel "The Truman Show" was published in Hong Kong, and inviting him, the leading actor in the movie version, to attend, the impact on the sales of the novel was not within his scope of consideration.

He thought that such an appearance would definitely make the headlines of Entertainment Weekly, and it would also help readers instill a favorable impression of the novel's characters in the character he played.

This is a good thing, both from the perspective of movie promotion and future movie releases.

Xu Guanwen agreed without any hesitation.

After talking about this matter, Lin Chaoyang stayed on the set for a while, and it happened that Maggie Cheung had another scene today.

"Click!"

"Click!"

"Click!"

Her performance was still stable. Lin Chaoyang listened to the crew chatting, and Maggie Cheung was recently nicknamed "Sister Ka" by the crew.

As long as there is her announcement today, the workload of the reporters will explode. In order to express their dissatisfaction, they privately gave Maggie Cheung such a nickname, and it soon spread among the crew.

While the crew and crew were chatting, Maggie Cheung's number of NGs skyrocketed again, along with the director Xu Anhua's blood pressure.

But before Xu Anhua could get angry first, Maggie Cheung's tears were already welling up in her eyes. Seeing this, Xu Anhua could only wave her hands helplessly and let the crew rest for a while.

Then Lin Chaoyang saw Maggie Cheung put away her tears and ran to Tao Yushu to rub herself against him.

Those who don't know think that she is so good at acting that she just wants to take credit for it.

A few days later, the script was completed and Lin Chaoyang asked Tsui Hark to meet.

After learning that the script had been written, Tsui Hark was so happy that he specially set the meeting place at the Swiss Restaurant of the Peninsula Hotel and said that he would treat Lin Chaoyang to a feast.

After meeting, he and Shi Nansheng were still dressed in the same unique style. Lin Chaoyang also brought Tao Yushu today, and the two women chatted together.

Tsui Hark was reading the script and discussing it with Lin Chaoyang.

The later John Woo version of "A Better Tomorrow" actually only had an outline when filming started. Even the character played by Chow Yun-fat was originally just a guest appearance. It was just because his performance felt right and John Woo appreciated it that he was gradually added to the role.

Protagonist.

The stunning effect of the final film is inseparable from the collision of inspirations between Tsui Hark and John Woo during filming and production.

Now Tsui Hark asked Lin Chaoyang to write a script, and Lin Chaoyang copied it according to the standard answer. After reading the script, Tsui Hark couldn't help but applaud, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of sympathy in his heart.

"Chaoyang, you really understand me!"

Xu took Lin Chaoyang's hand and said excitedly.

Lin Chaoyang got goosebumps all over his body and quickly took out his hand.

"As long as you are satisfied, what are your plans next?"

Tsui Hark suppressed his excitement and said: "The filming of "Dao Ma Dan" will start next month. This movie may not be released until after the New Year."

"Will you direct it yourself? Or will you hire someone else?"
To be continued...