1979: The child's mother is a celestial being.

Chapter 235 Long live my brother-in-law! Long live my father! (Please subscribe!)
"Have the opening day box office figures for 'Die Hard' been released yet?"

"Out."

"How many?"

"158."

"Is this the maximum number of theaters that can operate?"

"That's right. If we had more cinemas, the box office would be even higher."

"But the costs are also high. Like before, when our movies couldn't make money, cinemas were losing money every day."

Shi Hui doesn't think that the more cinemas the better, because there are still too few profitable films made by leftists. In the past two years, only co-productions with mainland China and films co-produced with Oriental Films have made some money. Most other films have lost money, so she thinks it would be good if the current scale could be maintained.

Fu Qi understood his wife's meaning, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "I talked to Xiao Han a while ago and found that some of his ideas are quite good."

"Xiao Han?"

"That's Han Sanping from the Oriental Company."

“Oh.” Shi Hui understood. She also knew Han Sanping’s purpose in coming to Hong Kong before the New Year—to open a subsidiary of Oriental Company here.

Moreover, we had already received an invitation from them to open their business.

The date is February 16th, and today is the 14th, so there are only two days left.

Thinking that the other party had started the subsidiary in such a short time and was also very young, Shi Hui couldn't help but sigh: "This Comrade Han may not be as good as Xiao Chen in directing, but he is definitely a master in management. No wonder Xiao Chen let him take the lead."

“Indeed!” Fu Qi nodded in deep agreement with his wife’s assessment of Han Sanping.

Remembering what her husband hadn't finished saying, Shi Hui pressed on, "You said earlier that Xiao Han gave you a good idea, what was it?"

He said that Hong Kong has many private cinemas, and if they could be integrated, they would surpass any current cinema chain in Hong Kong...

“The relationships between each movie theater are complicated; it’s not that easy,” Shi Hui interrupted her husband.

"It is indeed very difficult to integrate all private cinemas in Hong Kong, but it is still possible to bring together a few to cooperate."

At this point, Fu Qi paused for a moment, then added, "And we've already started talking. If all goes well, the daily box office for 'Die Hard' might break two million."

Shi Hui hesitated, but what her husband said was undoubtedly good news for the film's production company, because it would lead to higher box office returns and more money for them.

However, for the original Sil-Metropole Cinemas, this meant that other cinemas had taken away a portion of the profits from "Die Hard".

In the short term, Silverdale Group has suffered losses.

However, in the long run, the benefits definitely outweigh the drawbacks, which is why Fu Qi and his team did it.

Where's Zhizhi?

After discussing work, Fu Qi didn't see her youngest daughter and asked her about it with concern.

"Wang Rui came to wish us a Happy New Year just now, and we talked about the casting for 'Happy Ghost.' He said that Zhizhi was too young and they didn't choose her, so he got a little upset and is now sulking in his room," Shi Hui explained helplessly.

Upon hearing this, Fu Qi stood up and said, "I'll go and coax her..."

……

Overseas Chinese Apartments, Chen Family Residence.

"Mom, why are you packing Dad's luggage again?"

"Because Dad is going on a business trip."

Where are you going on your business trip?

"Hongkong."

Hearing the mother and daughter's conversation at the door, Chen Fusheng went into the bedroom and answered.

At the same time, seeing that his wife had packed a lot of clothes into his suitcase, he quickly reminded her, "The Oriental Company's branch in Hong Kong is opening, I'm just going to show up, I'll be back in a day or two at most, honey, you don't need to pack so much stuff for me."

Liu Xiaoli looked up at him and asked, "So you're just bringing one set of underwear?"

"can."

Chen Fusheng nodded, then looked down at his daughter who was clinging to his leg, and rubbed her little head, asking, "What's wrong?"

Is Aunt Zhizhi in Hong Kong?

"Yes." "Can I go to Hong Kong with you for a couple of days?"

"Dad is going to work, not to play."

"Then...then...then Mom will go too, so we won't interfere with your work, okay?"

Chen Fusheng looked at his expectant daughter, then at his wife whose eyes were sparkling with excitement, and finally changed his words of refusal to, "Then Dad will apply."

"Yay! Thank you, Dad. Dad is the best."

Chen Qian jumped up and down happily.

Although a hint of surprise flashed across Liu Xiaoli's face, reason quickly prevailed.

She looked at her husband with some concern and said, "Won't this be too much trouble?"

"It's not troublesome. It's just a matter of buying a few more plane tickets to Hong Kong. It won't cost much."

"But……"

Liu Xiaoli was about to say something when Chen Fusheng interrupted her, saying:

"Do not worry."

After saying that, he picked up his daughter and walked towards the study where the telephone was installed.

Liu Xiaoli stopped tidying up and got up to chase after him.

As Liu Xiaowei passed through the living room, everyone else was still watching the pre-recorded Spring Festival Gala. Curious, she asked, "Sister, what are you all doing?"

Liu Xiaoli simply smiled at her sister without replying.

Seeing this, Liu Xiaowei became even more curious.

He picked up his mischievous nephew and said, "Come on, let's go see what your parents are doing."

When Liu Xiaowei carried Chen Guo into the study, Chen Fusheng had already dialed the phone.

A steady voice came through the receiver quickly: "Hello, who are you looking for?"

"Director Shi, Happy New Year! This is Chen Fusheng. I hope I haven't disturbed your rest?"

Yes, Chen Fusheng made this call to his former boss.

"It's Xiao Chen! Happy New Year! What's up?"

"Director Shi, it's like this, I'm flying to Hong Kong tomorrow to attend the opening ceremony of the branch office. My kids have heard that Hong Kong is lively and they're begging to come along to see it for themselves. My wife... So I was wondering if it's convenient to arrange for three extra travel permits at the last minute? Of course, I know this is a bit sudden and might cause trouble for the organization."

"Three Zhang? Is your youngest son going too? I remember he's not even a year old yet."

"The whole family went, so it wouldn't be right not to take him along."

"Okay, so you're adding three more people, right?"

If it were anyone else, Director Shi would consider whether the whole family would run away, but for Chen Fusheng, Director Shi wouldn't even think about that.

Moreover, Chen Fusheng's security level is very high, even higher than his. He has security personnel protecting him even in China, let alone when he goes abroad.

In the study, just as Chen Fusheng was about to say yes, he suddenly noticed out of the corner of his eye that his sister-in-law was making frantic hand gestures at him.

She looked at her parents again, but they both shook their heads.

So he said into the phone, "Director Shi, please add one more spot. My sister-in-law also wants to go."

"Haha, okay..."

After exchanging pleasantries with Director Shi for a while, Chen Fusheng finally hung up the phone.

As soon as he hung up the phone, he heard his sister-in-law exclaim, "Yay! Long live brother-in-law!"

Chen Qian also imitated her sister-in-law and shouted, "Long live Daddy!"

Even the clueless second son, under his aunt's manipulation, laughed so hard that he showed his two front teeth.

"Giggle..."

(End of this chapter)