Chapter 530 Horrifying Japanese Sales(1/3)
"Okay, don't look at it. Whether someone is rich or not has nothing to do with you." Tao Yumo said,
"I'm just curious." Tao Xiwen said.
Tao Yumo asked Tao's mother and Zhang Guiqin where they were going to play tomorrow. Zhang Guiqin said, "Just go out and have a look. You young people have things to do, so don't accompany us."
Tao Mu also said, "Yes, you are busy with your business."
Seeing both of them saying this, Tao Yumo said: "Then we have a day off tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow is Saturday. I will take you out for a walk."
"That's fine."
Tao Xiwen said: "Sister-in-law, please take me to your game company to have a look!"
Tao Xiwu also joined in the fun, "Sister-in-law, I want to go too."
The two brothers were led by Tao Yumo to play games since they were young, so they were naturally interested in game production.
"Then you go to work with me tomorrow. Let's agree first. You can only stay quietly and don't cause trouble."
"clear."
The next day, Tao Yumo took his two nephews to work in the Prince's Building.
After disappearing for half a month during the Chinese New Year, Tao Yumo first gave out new year's bonuses to the company's employees when they met.
"Thank you Mr. Tao!"
"Thank you Mr. Tao!"
Tao Yumo nodded, very satisfied with everyone's mental state. Only in these animals could she feel like a master.
After distributing the profit, she took another look at the business situation.
"Swordsman" was developed a year ago and has been advertised in various comic magazines under the Yulang Agency for almost a month. It will be released after the Lantern Festival.
After developing this game, the employees took a few days of rest during the Spring Festival and then devoted themselves to the development of "Xuanyuan Sword".
Compared with a story like "Swordsman" with a mature world view and setting, everything in "Xuanyuan Sword" is brand new and requires more energy from employees.
In order to boost morale, Tao Yumo said loudly after giving out the red chips:
"This month "Swordsman" will be launched. This time the bonus will be increased from the original 10% to 15%. Everyone, please work hard!"
As soon as this was said, there was a burst of cheers in the office.
Last year, the profit of Sugar Game's first game "Monopoly" exceeded 3 million Hong Kong dollars. He Zhiwen, Yang Yuansheng, Yao Zhuangxian and others shared the 300,000 bonus.
The bonus was higher than their salary, which was so satisfying that all the employees who joined the company later were envious.
Now, everyone has a chance to get bonuses.
With the stimulation of profit and bonus, Sugar Game is gaining momentum.
The Tao Xiwen brothers walked around the office curiously. Everyone knew that they were the boss's nephews, and they were treated cordially and friendly. They answered all questions. The brothers spent the day happily at Sugar Sugar Game.
When Tao Yumo returned home in the evening, she saw her sister and brother-in-law had not come back, so she asked about it.
Adi said: "I said someone was treating me to dinner and I will be back later."
"oh."
Tao Yumo said nothing and waited until after nine o'clock in the evening to wait for Tao Yushu and his wife back.
"Sister, who is treating me today?"
"The leader of the new H club has been replaced. The new leader invites you to dinner."
A few days ago, when the couple was receiving commendations from the Yanjing City Government, Elder Qiao once said that he would treat the couple to dinner for two days and this was the reason.
Last month, the original Comrade Xu of the Xiangjiang Branch of the New H Society resigned, and Comrade Zhou was appointed as the new leader. He just went to Hong Kong to take up his post on February 5.
New H News Agency may be a news agency established in other countries and regions, but in Hong Kong, it has a more important function.
The interior can be simply divided into "small society" and "big society" or "small new H" and "big new H".
The "small agency" represents the essential work of the news agency, while the "big agency" is responsible for coordinating all domestic WJ for Hong Kong and Haojiang.
TZ, QB and other jobs.
The power and status are so great that they are even higher than those of ordinary provinces.
Comrade Zhou had only been in office for less than a week when he came to invite Lin Chaoyang and his wife to dinner. Of course, it was not because of their wealth or status, but because he knew that they were truly his own people.
This meal means not only paying respects to the dock, but also seeking support.
In terms of wealth, Lin Chaoyang and his wife are not considered to be the top class in Hong Kong, but Tao Yushu now controls the largest film company and one of the largest newspaper groups in Hong Kong, and has huge influence.
Gaining her support will be of great benefit to the work of the Xiangjiang Branch of New H Society.
Tao Yushu asked his sister, "What's wrong with you?"
"Have you forgotten something?" Tao Yumo looked at his sister with burning eyes.
Tao Yushu immediately remembered what he had said years ago. Years ago, the two sisters decided to invest in Sugar Games with Yulang Institution.
""Swordsman" hasn't been released yet, why are you anxious?"
"I'm not in a hurry, I'm just afraid you'll forget, so I'm reminding you." Tao Yu said forcefully. After another week passed, on the last day of February, the West Berlin Film Festival came to an end.
"Little Shoes" directed by Chen Kaige was shortlisted for the main competition unit of the film festival and won the Jury Prize in the final awards session.
The highest award at the West Berlin Film Festival is the Golden Bear for Best Film. This year's Golden Bear was awarded to the American film "Music Box"
and the Czechoslovak film "The Lost Wings."
The Jury Prize won by "Little Shoes" is considered to be the most important award in the Silver Bear Awards. After the news came back to Xiangjiang, Tao Yushu was in a great mood.
She never thought that Lin's Film could win the highest honor every time it competes in international film festivals or awards. The Silver Bear Award is also a very high honor, and it is enough for Lin's Film to make a lot of money.
A movie like "Little Shoes" is full of warmth, but it does have shortcomings in winning awards.
In fact, whether it is literature or movies, the truth is the same. Looking at the outside world, exposure will always win awards more easily than praise.
Although the boss Tao Yushu was very satisfied, director Chen Kaige was not.
Three years ago, he competed in the West Berlin Film Festival with "The King of Children" and won the Silver Bear Award. This time, he competed in West Berlin with "Little Shoes" for the Golden Bear Award.
He only won a Silver Bear Award, which was hardly a success for him.
He thought this not because he had too high demands on himself, but simply because Zhang Yimou won the Golden Bear Award and he didn't, and he felt suffocated in his heart.
Obviously, Chen Kaige will continue to hold in his breath. As for how long, no one knows.
After returning from West Berlin, Chen Kaige enjoyed flowers and applause for a few days, and then came to Hong Kong on the pretext that "Little Shoes" was going to be released in Hong Kong.
After participating in the event, he came to the Deep Water Bay villa area to visit Lin Chaoyang.
After getting off the car, he couldn't help but look around. In the past two days, he had learned that the place where Uncle Lin lived now was filled with the top wealthy people in Xiangjiang. It was a place where the real upper class lived.
Because of his mentality, Chen Kaige has a strong filter on the scenery of Deep Water Bay and the surrounding villas.
It is truly a place where the top rich live!
"Uncle Lin!"
When he saw Lin Chaoyang when he entered the door, Chen Kaige said hello respectfully.
"Kege is here!" Lin Chaoyang responded with a smile and asked, "How is your dad's health lately?"
"It's okay, but I always cough."
"Just quit smoking if you have a cough——"
While chatting about common things, when talking about "Little Shoes" and the film festival, Chen Kaige looked ashamed and said that he felt sorry for Lin Chaoyang because a script as good as "Little Shoes" did not win the award.
"Isn't the Silver Bear Award called winning an award?" Lin Chaoyang looked relaxed, looking at Chen Kaige with deep and subtle eyes, as if he could easily see through people's thoughts.
Chen Kaige couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, his eyes evasive.
"There are too many Silver Bear Awards, but they are worthless," said Chen Kaige.
This year's West Berlin Film Festival was not only the second time he won the Silver Bear Award, but another Chinese film also won the Silver Bear Award, "Ben Ming Nian" directed by Xie Fei.
Chen Kaige selfishly believes that the main reason why he failed to win the Golden Bear Award is that his votes were split by "Ben Ming Nian".
"No matter how valuable the Silver Bear Award is, it's not something anyone can win just by thinking about it. How can those directors who didn't win the award feel embarrassed hearing what you said?" Lin Chaoyang asked jokingly.
After chatting for a while, Lin Chaoyang left Chen Kaige to eat at home.
At the dinner table, Tao Yushu asked Chen Kaige: "Do you have any ideas for a new film?"
"I haven't thought about it yet."
"I'll go to the company tomorrow and pick out a script."
Tao Yushu has always attached great importance to the accumulation of scripts. The script library of Lin's Pictures currently has more than 60 scripts, many of which are excellent.
Lin Chaoyang said to Chen Kaige: "Li Bihua's "Farewell My Concubine" has a good foundation, you can pay attention to it."
"Okay, thank you, Uncle Lin."
After dinner, before Chen Kaige left, he mentioned that someone from the Literary Association contacted him a few days ago and invited him to serve as a judge for the second Zhuang Chongwen Literary Award.
"You have always loved literature, but now you are like a fish in water." Lin Chaoyang teased.
To be continued...