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The night was getting darker, but the lights in the apartment were still as bright as day.

After having his night tea, Fangyan returned home, took a short rest, and then started writing at his desk, writing non-stop.

"Tomb robbing is not like inviting guests to dinner, writing an article, painting or embroidering. It cannot be so elegant, so leisurely, so refined, so gentle, courteous, frugal and modest. Tomb robbing is a skill, a skill of destruction.

When the ancient nobles built tombs, they must have thought of ways to prevent theft, so they used every possible means to set up various hidden devices and ambushes in the tombs, including huge rocks, quicksand, poisonous arrows, poisonous insects, pits, etc...."

Line after line of words slowly appeared on the paper.

Although the IP movie of "Ghost Blows Out the Light" was filmed very poorly in later generations, it does not hinder the excellence of the novel. After all, "Ghost Blows Out the Light" pioneered the tomb-robbing adventure theme. Even "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" was just a fan fiction of "Ghost Blows Out the Light" at the beginning.

Not only does it contain a large amount of knowledge about Feng Shui, geomancy, tomb robbing, metaphysics, etc., but each series is also full of fantastic adventures.

This can definitely be called the Chinese version of "Raiders of the Lost Ark"!
When I was writing "Operation Sword", I consciously wrote "Hu Bayi" as a member of the special forces. My purpose was to create a connection between the two novels and enrich the worldview of the entire literary universe, such as "Captain Huaxia" Yan Shuangying.

Fangyan wrote until late at night, and the next day he took the manuscript of the first part of "The Lost Tomb" to work.

"Yanzi, what's wrong with you?"

Pan Yaoming was surprised to see that he looked tired. "Did you drink too much yesterday and didn't sleep well? That shouldn't be the case. You can drink quite well!"

Fang Yan shook the manuscript in his hand and said, "Now that I have taken office, I have to give my bookstore a good start."

Pan Yaoming was surprised and delighted. "I thought it would take some time for you to take action, but I didn't expect you to do it so soon!"

"Don't be so happy alone. Hurry up and invite Mr. Xiao, Xiuyu and the others to the conference room. Let's have a small meeting in the morning."

After giving Pan Yaoming instructions, Fangyan paid the clerk to run errands for him and buy a few cups of coffee across the street.

When the clerk bought the coffee and walked into the conference room, the core senior executives of Hong Kong Joint Publishing Company gathered in the huge room.

They were seen holding one or several pages of manuscript paper in their hands, passing them around to each other tacitly, and exclaiming in surprise from time to time.

"Yanzi, is this a Feng Shui tomb-robbing theme?"

Pan Yaoming originally thought that the novel written in dialect would be the suspense mystery novel that they talked about during night tea last night, but he never expected it to be this!
Fangyan took a sip of coffee and immediately became energetic. "Didn't I hear the Wesley series on the radio in the teahouse yesterday? It suddenly struck me that why not write a tomb-robbing adventure story that includes feng shui, geomancy, yin and yang, and metaphysics?"

"But isn't this too fast?"

Dong Xiu Yu had heard more than once about Fang Yan's amazing talent and strength in literary creation, but this was the first time she had seen it with her own eyes.

Fang Yan smiled and said, "This time it's considered slow. If I had more time, I should have been able to finish writing 80% of the first part."

Pan Yaoming looked at Xiao Zi who was lost in thought, "Mr. Xiao, what do you think?"

"Great, well written." Xiao Zi couldn't help but sigh: "Although I have never heard of the 'Sixteen-Character Yin-Yang Feng Shui Secret Technique' mentioned in this novel, the knowledge and use of Feng Shui contained in it are exactly the same."

Fang Yan raised his eyebrows. "From what Elder Xiao said, it seems that you are well versed in Feng Shui?"

"I just learned from what I saw and heard." Xiao Zi said that in Hong Kong, from high-ranking officials to ordinary people, everyone believed in Feng Shui and gossip. Among his friends, there are several who are good at face reading and Feng Shui, and he has been influenced by them to some extent.

Fang Yan said: "It was because of Hong Kong's unique Feng Shui culture that I thought of writing a novel that would suit their interests."

Xiao Zi laughed heartily, "Yanzi, you wrote a novel about tomb robbing and feng shui, which really surprised me and opened my eyes. If I remember correctly, this 'Sixteen-character Yin-Yang Feng Shui Secret Technique' and the idea of ​​'dividing gold to determine the tomb' are very similar to Wu Shiqing's 'Secret of Geomancy'. I didn't expect that you know so much about Feng Shui, Yin-Yang, and geomancy."

"Wu Shiqing?"

Dong Xiuyu said with a bewildered look on her face.

The dialect was also unheard of, but he pretended to be calm on the surface.

Then Pan Yaoming explained that Wu Shiqing was a famous Feng Shui master in Hong Kong in the 60s, who was proficient in divination, astrology, geomancy, iron plate numbers and other techniques. He had once served as Deng Zhaojian's Feng Shui consultant and trusted Deng Zhaojian to the extent that every time he invited people to a restaurant for dinner, they would sit at the seat designated by Wu Shiqing. If the seat was occupied, he would rather make the appointment another day than sit down. It was said that this would avoid disasters and bring good luck.

With such a high status and great fame, even Li Huanggua's Feng Shui consultant Chen Bo would have to respectfully call him "senior".

"But legends are legends, and there are many people who question them. For example, in his "On the Situation of the Mountain Ranges in Hong Kong", he predicted that Lantau Island in Hong Kong would be "full of buildings and golden buildings in the future, and could be a shopping mall for international trade." But until now, apart from the big Buddha statue, it is still poor and empty."

"Oh, this is really interesting."

Fangyan is inevitably surprised when he thinks about the future when the international airport, Hong Kong Disneyland, Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, etc. will be completed on Lantau Island one after another.

Pan Yaoming asked curiously, "Yanzi, have you read Wu Shiqing's book?"

Fangyan shook his head and said the words he had prepared long ago.

My favorite thing to do is to collect antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and rare ancient books. I have also dabbled in Feng Shui and Yixue.

As the saying goes, "Good feng shui is sought by all; good calligraphy and paintings benefit all directions." Hanging calligraphy and paintings at home also requires consideration of feng shui.

After a while, the idea of ​​writing about Feng Shui and tomb robbing came into my mind. However, I was living in mainland China in the 80s and had no place to put it into practice. After all, if I wasn't careful, it would be regarded as a typical example of feudal superstition and propaganda of tomb robbing, and I would be severely criticized and warned.

At this point, he couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "So you see, this time, I'm not going to use my real name when signing the novel. I plan to give myself a new vest and temporarily not let more people know that "Ghost Blows Out the Light" was written by me, so as to avoid unnecessary trouble and misunderstanding."

"Understood, understood."

Pan Yaoming smiled.

"It doesn't matter."

Xiao Zi said: "Although you haven't finished writing the sequel to "Ghost Blows Out the Light", judging from the current plot, the whole story is absolutely wonderful. Even if you don't use your real name but a pen name, I dare say that this novel has the potential to be a bestseller."

"Mr. Xiao is right. I even think that it is even better than Ni Xu's "Wei Sili"."

There was a hint of excitement in Pan Yaoming's tone.

Almost everyone present agreed with his view. They all felt that "Ghost Blows Out the Light" had great potential and were thinking of publishing it.

Xiao Zi collected the manuscripts that were being circulated, sorted them out, and asked:

"Yanzi, your "Ghost Blows Out the Light" can't be just one episode, how many episodes do you plan to write?"

"Let's set it at eight for now."

Fangyan plans to write eight main stories first, and as for the prequel "Mu Ye Weird Things" and the sequel "Lost Country", they are put on hold for the time being.

"Eight!?"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar, and everyone's eyes widened, flashing with greed, expectation or excitement.

"Don't worry, Mr. Xiao. I plan to give these eight volumes to the Hong Kong Joint Publishing Company for printing and publishing." Fang Yan said, "But I have an immature plan for the promotion of Ghost Blows Out the Light."

"It's okay to say it, it's okay to say it."

Xiao Zi was so happy that the wrinkles on his face bloomed like chrysanthemums.

Dong Xiu Yu, Pan Yao Ming and others almost unanimously promised that they would fully cooperate with Fang Yan's publicity and marketing plan for "Ghost Blows Out the Light".

"This plan is actually not complicated, and it doesn't cost a penny. Who knows, you might even make a small profit."

Fang Yan said that "Ghost Blows Out the Light" will cooperate with Hong Kong radio stations like the "Wei Sili" series to launch an adapted radio drama.

In the form of a serialization, it fully whets the appetite of the vast audience and readers in Hong Kong, thereby increasing the popularity and fame of "Ghost Blows Out the Light".

"This is indeed a good idea!"

Xiao Zi's eyes lit up instantly.

"There are only two radio stations in Hong Kong that have official licenses, one is Hong Kong Radio and the other is Hong Kong Commercial Radio."

Pan Yaoming asked: "Which company are you going to cooperate with?"

Fangyan said: "The radio drama "Wesley" is broadcast serially on Hong Kong Commercial Radio, right?"

"That's right." Pan Yaoming understood, "So you plan to cooperate with Hong Kong Radio, but..."

Dong Xiuyu was puzzled, "But what?"

“You may not be very familiar with the competition in Hong Kong Radio.”

Xiao Zi explained seriously that although Hong Kong Radio was established earlier than Hong Kong Commercial Radio and is more established, it is now clearly lagging behind Hong Kong Commercial Radio in terms of the number of listeners and listening rate. The key lies in the fact that the channels launched by Hong Kong Commercial Radio include an English radio channel and two highly acclaimed Cantonese channels.

Thunder 881, and Chizha 903!

It broadcasts 24 hours a day, and most of the DJs on the show can speak and sing. Since the launch of its first theme album, Hong Kong Commercial Radio has released concept records in every decade, reaching its peak in the 1980s. It was with these DJ collections that the radio station dominated the entire broadcasting industry and always remained one step ahead of Hong Kong Radio.

"Then you should choose Radio Hong Kong."

When the dialect mentions "叱咤903", it is completely understandable why Hong Kong Commercial Radio can suppress Hong Kong Radio.

The HITS Music Awards Ceremony is hosted by Hong Kong Commercial Radio. It is the most prestigious and influential music award in Hong Kong music. The awards are mainly based on the number of songs played on HITS Music 903 and it is known as the most transparent award.

"good."

Xiao Zi nodded in agreement. It was precisely because Hong Kong Commercial Radio already had the "Wei Sili" series that it would not be able to devote more resources to the "Ghost Blows Out the Light" series on the same subject. It was even possible that considering the listening rate, it would wait until the "Wei Sili" radio drama was finished before letting the "Ghost Blows Out the Light" radio drama take over, ensuring a seamless connection.

"That's one of them."

Fangyan smiled and said that he had cooperated with Hong Kong Radio before and had authorized it to adapt and produce the radio drama of "Huang Feihong".

Now that it is in a weak position, his "Ghost Blows Out the Light" is like a timely help to Hong Kong Radio.

"That's it!"

Pan Yaoming slapped his thigh, overjoyed.

Everyone was very happy. They didn't expect that Fang Yan had only been in the Hong Kong Joint Publishing Company for a few days and had already found a life-saving prescription.

Editor-in-Chief Fang is here, spring is here!

Editor-in-Chief Fang is here, and the good days for Sanlian Bookstore are here!

…………

Two days later, Hong Kong Radio.

Zhang Minyi, the first Chinese and female director of broadcasting in the radio station, called a meeting with program director Yang Jixi and variety show editor Lu Yongqiang to discuss major plans.

Originally, Hong Kong Commercial Radio had surpassed Hong Kong Radio with its music channel, and now with the addition of the "Wesley" series of radio dramas, it has once again snatched the listening rate from similar programs.

If this continues, Hong Kong Radio will decline.

So, after a heated discussion, everyone reached a consensus that Hong Kong Radio needed at least one work that could compete with the "Wesley" series to compete with Hong Kong Commercial Radio and to restore the declining ratings.

"But the problem now is, where can we find such a work?" Yang Jixi felt troubled. The two most famous figures in Hong Kong literary circles in the 70s were Jin Yong and Ni Xun.

In addition to Jin Yong's martial arts novels, the most popular and best-selling novel in the Hong Kong market is "Wei Sili".

It is already almost impossible for Hong Kong Radio to find a novel that is as good as "Wesley", let alone to find one within a short period of time, which is even more difficult.

This problem also troubled everyone present.

For a moment, the whole room was silent and no one knew how to start the conversation. But at this moment, there was a knock on the door.

Then, the staff came in hurriedly.

"what's up?"

Zhang Minyi was shocked when she saw the serious look on the visitor's face, because she had told them before not to disturb their meeting unless it was something serious. Now it seemed that something serious must have happened.

"Director Zhang, there's a call for you."

The staff member came closer to her and lowered his voice.

"who?"

Zhang Minyi asked and was greatly surprised.

No matter how hard I thought about it, I could not have imagined that the person calling would be Zhang Guorong. They were quite close friends.

When he was still in the television department of Radio Hong Kong, he served as the producer of "The Women of My Family", and Zhang Guorong happened to be the male lead of this TV series, thus they became connected.

"Director, since it's Young Master Rong who's looking for you, then you should go first." Lu Yongqiang said, suppressing his curiosity.

"I'll be back soon, let's continue the discussion."

Zhang Minyi followed the staff and quickly left the meeting room. As she walked, she was thinking wildly, what on earth was Zhang Guorong doing?
(End of this chapter)