1979: Literary Master, Starting from the Return of Educated Youth

Chapter 46 Movie Copyrights, TV Series Copyrights, Overseas Distribution Rights!
The entrance to the examination room was crowded with students, mostly young and immature faces, unlike the previous two college entrance examinations when there were still some middle-aged people participating.

Enter the school gate, find the examination room, distribute the papers, answer the questions...

During the three days of the exam, all Xu Yuexin could think about was solving questions.

By the time he finished his last English exam, he felt finally relieved.

The bell for handing in the papers rang, Xu Yuexin walked out of the classroom, went to the parking shed to take out his bicycle, and left the examination room with the crowd.

There was a lot of traffic outside the school gate, with people everywhere.

After Xu Yuexin walked out of the school gate, he saw Chen Qiaoqiao standing across the dirt road, standing on tiptoe looking for him. She looked very cute.

But her eyes were focused on the distance and she didn't notice Xu Yuexin until he walked behind her.

"Comrade, who are you looking for?"

Xu Yuexin asked deliberately, patting her shoulder.

Chen Qiaoqiao heard the familiar voice, turned around happily, and made a face at him: "I'm looking for my partner."

"Tell me where you want to eat."

Xu Yuexin stepped onto the bicycle path.

"Today is the end of your college entrance examination. You have the final say."

Chen Qiaoqiao sat on the bicycle and put her arm around his waist.

"Since I have the final say..."

Xu Yuexin thought about it carefully for a while, and finally came up with an idea, "Let's go to Xinqiao Restaurant, where they have dishes from all over the world."

Xinqiao Hotel was founded in 1954 by 18 patriotic overseas Chinese. It is the first joint venture hotel in the history of New China. It has extremely high standards and a transcendent status, and it has remained unshakable through special times.

If Lao Mo is a luxury choice for ordinary people, then Xinqiao Hotel is the current standard upper-class place, and there are many celebrities from home and abroad among the diners.

Whenever businessmen from Hong Kong or foreign countries come to Beijing, they will choose this country's only four-star hotel as their first choice for accommodation.

"Well, I'll learn more from you."

Chen Qiaoqiao had heard of the Xinqiao Hotel and could roughly guess the level of consumption there.

Even though it hurts, today is an important moment in Xu Yuexin's life, and she will not stop him no matter where he goes to eat.

Renmin University High School is located on the North Fourth Ring Road in later generations, more than ten kilometers away from Xinqiao Hotel.

It was still afternoon when Xu Yuexin and Chen Qiaoqiao set out, and the hotel lights were already on when they arrived.

Xinqiao Hotel is located in the heart of Beijing. East Chang'an Avenue is just around the corner, and Wangfujing is a little further ahead.

On the street in front of the hotel, there were bright lights. The brilliant lights were endless. Even in later times, it could be called an urban atmosphere, which was very different from other areas in the capital.

The lights coming from inside the hotel are bright and solemn, making the building look like a jade sculpture under the night sky.

The Roman columns at the entrance, the brand new glass curtain wall, the white stone inlaid window frames...

After the spring breeze of opening up to the outside world blew, in order to welcome customers from all over the world, Xinqiao Hotel conducted a round of interior decoration training according to the instructions of superiors. Now it has a brand new look.

"So impressive."

Chen Qiaoqiao looked at the magnificent hotel and sighed, feeling a little nervous.

Xu Yuexin seemed relaxed and calm. He locked the car and left without going to the parking shed to find someone to watch it as usual.

Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, this area has been the safest place in the city, and the Buddhists dare not patronize it at all.

Any passerby passing by here could be a plainclothes police officer.

The two walked to the entrance of the hotel together and saw that most of the guests coming in and out were dressed in suits and had shiny slicked-back hair, and the female companions were also dressed very fashionably.

The content of their discussions while walking was also very lofty.

"Mr. Liu, are you sure the officials here allow foreign investment? If so, I will come and invest immediately."

"This place is really full of gold. Look at the people we met during the day, many of them were dressed exactly the same. I don't believe they don't have personality and don't like beautiful clothes. Just looking at the clothing, there is a huge market!"

...Cantonese, Hokkien, and English...

Various accents merged together and reached the ears of Xu Yuexin and Chen Qiaoqiao.

Chen Qiaoqiao found it very fresh. It was the first time for her to experience such an environment full of business thinking.

Xu Yuexin and she walked into the hotel through the magnificent glass revolving door.

Unlike ordinary hotels of this era, the first floor of Xinqiao Hotel has a high ceiling design, which is equivalent to the height of a conventional three or four-story building, giving people a sense of open space when walking inside.

Under the magnificent crystal chandelier, the marble floor reflects the splendor of the room, making the entire first floor bright and spacious.

Opposite the revolving door is the hotel reception and the spiral staircase. After finishing meal on the first floor, guests can go directly up to their accommodation.

Seeing the two people entering the hotel, two waiters in suits, vests and bow ties immediately came up to greet them: "Madam and gentleman, hello, it's a pleasure to serve you."

"What do you need?"

Chen Qiaoqiao was slightly surprised. She had never seen such a warm service attitude when eating in state-owned restaurants before.

“Come here to eat.”

Xu Yuexin said calmly, his manner no different from those Hong Kong businessmen who were accustomed to coming and going here, "What cuisines do you have?"

"We have Cantonese cuisine, Huaiyang cuisine, Shandong cuisine, Southeast Asian cuisine, and French cuisine. You can find whatever you like here."

The waiter introduced with an attentive smile and led the two to a dining table covered with a snow-white tablecloth.

Chen Qiaoqiao looked at the crystal clear wine glasses and the beautifully bound menus on the table, then raised her head to look at the magnificent crystal chandelier above her head. She felt that Xu Yuexin had brought her to a beautiful world she had never seen before.

Her heart was intoxicated by it unknowingly.

Xu Yuexin had already picked up the menu and started ordering.

"One steamed grouper, one garlic crab, one braised yellow croaker, and a bottle of French wine."

Xu Yuexin handed the menu to Chen Qiaoqiao and said, "Order whatever you want to eat."

Chen Qiaoqiao took the menu as if she had just woken up from a dream, and after opening it, she was shocked by the prices as expected.

Any one of the above dishes is worth several days’ salary for an ordinary person.

"One portion of stir-fried broccoli will do."

Chen Qiaoqiao said a little nervously.

The waiter took note of their requests and left, and the two chatted while waiting for their food.

"The exam is over, and we're getting married soon."

Xu Yuexin looked at Chen Qiaoqiao with affectionate eyes and said, "Do you have any ideas? Like buying something."

The money I make is to be spent on myself and my wife, so that I have the motivation to work hard every day.

"I'm so happy to be with you."

Chen Qiaoqiao lowered her eyes, stared at the table, and smiled, "Of course, after we get married, we can't be so extravagant."

“You make money to spend.”

Xu Yuexin tapped the table with his fingers and said nonchalantly, "As society continues to move forward, people like me who write books will have more and more ways to make money."

"The film copyright, TV series copyright, overseas distribution rights... all of these can be converted into real money in the future."

"You don't have to worry about spending all your money. You can always spend it all."

Overseas distribution? TV drama copyright?

New names popped out of Xu Yuexin's mouth one after another, making Chen Qiaoqiao a little dazzled. She was thinking carefully about everything he said in her mind.

"Young man, you have a lot of ideas."

At this time, a voice with a strong southern accent came from behind Xu Yuexin, "But do you know that the copyright prices here are currently suppressed very severely?"

(End of this chapter)