Rebirth 2004: A lone figure in the literary world

Chapter 155: A bridge of friendship between China and the United States!
After all, the matter is of great importance. It is impossible for Zhang Chao to just listen to Huang Jiefu's talk and throw the money into a field he has no understanding of at all.

His main knowledge of the subprime mortgage crisis, apart from news reports, was the movie "The Big Short".

After all, things like "short selling", "leverage", "bottom fishing" and "hedging" sound easy to understand, but in actual operation, they are often fraught with danger and a single misstep can lead to eternal regret.

It is said that many of those who made a fortune during the subprime mortgage crisis have either been thrown into jail, lost their reputation, or even committed suicide out of guilt.

Losing a little money, even losing 500 million US dollars in the United States, was not a big deal for young Zhang Chao. But what he could not accept was the loss of Huang Jiefu.

It has to be said that Huang Jiefu is absolutely good at running the company's business.

Today, "Midnight Tide" can develop its business in a strict and orderly manner in copyright agency, film and television investment, animation derivatives, etc., all thanks to Huang Jiefu's expertise.

"Midnight Tide" has become one of the leading literary agencies in China. In addition to Zhang Chao himself, Ma Boyong and Quan Yongxian, most of the students of Yanshi University's "Writer Graduate Program" and some students of Luyuan's Advanced Research Program have signed agency agreements with "Midnight Tide" for their works.

In addition, there are many authors of the magazine "Youth", such as Shuang Xuetao, who will publish his first collection of novellas this year. It was also "Midnight Tide" that contacted the publishing house and carried out publicity operations.

After thinking for a long time, Zhang Chao still told Huang Jiefu his concerns about speculating in the "subprime mortgage crisis" very frankly, and said: "I understand your current enthusiasm. It would be hypocritical to say that I am not tempted by the $5 million or $10 billion you mentioned.

There is an old Chinese saying that goes, "A gentleman loves money, but he gets it in a proper way." This is not a clichéd moral sermon, but it is about the relationship between wealth and risk. Wealth can make a person, but it can also destroy a person.

I have no objection to you taking advantage of this inevitable crisis and making the money that belongs to us. But your current mental state makes me doubt whether I can hand over the $500 million to you. "

After Zhang Chao's beating, Huang Jiefu finally calmed down. He said, "Boss, I was indeed out of control just now. It's hard for someone in the world to remain calm in the face of such a huge temptation."

Zhang Chao joked: "Do you remember what I said to him at that time? My benchmark is J.K. Rowling and Akira Toriyama. I believe I can make $5 million without speculation, it's just a matter of time."

Huang Jiefu took a deep breath and said, "Boss, I understand. 'Midnight Tide' is our foundation. I will go to the United States next week and build the company structure there as soon as possible.

Your book "The Great Doctor" will also be published this year. If the sales are as hot as "Gone Girl", the American branch will earn tens of millions of dollars in the first year of its opening.

Add to that the island country’s business and film copyrights...your work is like a hen that lays golden eggs. It can continuously create wealth for us, and it is very stable and secure.

So even though we have to make $5 million, it would not be worth it if it distracts our attention from business operations, or even damages our reputation and makes us be seen as profit-seeking assholes.

I will handle these relationships well, don't worry."

Zhang Chao nodded with satisfaction and said, "You finally got the point. If there is any business in the United States that needs me to handle in person, please try to put it off until after the Chinese New Year. I really don't have time recently."

In the blink of an eye, another week passed, and Zhang Chao finally completed the final assignments for the two schools. In particular, the outline of "Crime Police Glory" given to Yu Hua, which made him very interested.

Yu Hua specifically found Zhang Chao and asked, "Is this the graduation project you are going to submit, a suspense novel?"

Zhang Chao said, "Yes. But I will probably not start writing until after March. Apart from online novels and The Great Doctor, I will stop writing other works for a while. I almost cried while writing a while ago..."

Yu Hua said happily: "Seeing your work, I suddenly remembered "The Mistake by the River" which I wrote more than ten years ago. It was a parody suspense novel..."

"A Mistake by the River" Zhang Chao had only watched a movie once in his previous life. He walked in with great expectations and walked out with a confused look on his face. However, he still remembered the main characters and the story.

The two discussed for a while, and Yu Hua said: "I have a feeling that your novel has a wonderful resonance with my "The Mistake by the River" - in "The Mistake by the River", the protagonist Ma Zhe searches for the truth of the murder case, but he gets lost and finally becomes a madman;
Captain Cheng in your film "Crime Police Glory" lost himself while searching for the murderer. He seemed to be searching for the murderer, but in fact he was searching for the part of his life that he had lost. But if the murderer is caught, can the part of his life that he lost really come back to him?"

Yu Hua's words struck Zhang Chao like lightning - in his mind, the original idea of ​​"Glory of Criminal Police" was broken into countless pieces, and then quickly combined and pieced together with a new structure.

Before this, he had thought of writing a true "lone hero" and found one aspect of the core spirit of this hero: persistence, depression, and purity.

But this aspect alone cannot support a persuasive, full and vital character image. However, Yu Hua's suggestion allowed Zhang Chao to grasp the deeper characteristics of Captain Cheng.

The literary giant is so powerful and terrifying!
Zhang Chao said gratefully: "Thank you, teacher. I will show it to you after I finish writing it in May or June!"

Yu Hua's face froze, and he walked away muttering, "...it's useless... couldn't you have written it out earlier and shown it to me..."

Winter vacation has finally begun.

Zhang Chao decided to visit the crew of "The Cliff" in Harbin first, and then fly directly back to Fuhai from Harbin on the morning of New Year's Eve to spend the New Year with his parents.

It only took two hours for the plane to land at Harbin Taiping Airport from the Capital Airport in Yanjing.

When Zhang Chao came this time, he only spoke to Song Jia, and did not tell Zheng Xiaolong and Quan Yongxian.

Because of the tight schedule and heavy workload, Zhang Chao was not sure whether he would have the energy to visit the director and screenwriter on the set.

Song Jia is from Harbin. She happened to have no scenes to shoot these two days, so she drove to the airport to pick up Zhang Chao.

As soon as he got in the car, Zhang Chao asked, "I haven't booked a hotel yet. How about we go to your house?"

Song Jia rolled her eyes at him and said, "You are so beautiful - it's not convenient at home, my parents are here."

Zhang Chao said innocently: "What's the inconvenience? I'm not doing anything bad..."

Song Jia said with a half-smile, "Really? Fine, since you're not doing anything bad, I'll take you to my house. I'll go back to the set to film in the afternoon. You stay with my parents."

The two chatted and laughed, and soon they arrived at an old high-end hotel in Harbin, booked a room, went upstairs, and were greeted by another indescribably beautiful scenery.

While Zhang Chao was enjoying his sweet life, several Chinese book reviews about Vanishing Lover appeared in media such as Southern Weekend and New Yanjing News.

"The Lost Lover: A Heartfelt Hymn to the Spirit of the Rule of Law"

Freedom and Democracy Under the Conspiracy: A Review of "Gone Girl"

Zhang Chao: A post-80s writer who built a bridge of friendship between China and the United States through literature

"Using American novels to teach Chinese young people how to love: Cultural metaphors in "Gone Girl""

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