Lin Chaoyang turned his head following the sound and saw a tall, handsome, romantic middle-aged man standing there looking at him with a smile.

Seeing the man, Huo Zhenting and Zhuang Shaoliang flashed a bit of jealousy in their eyes.

Lin Chaoyang can probably understand their mentality. The guy in front of him is a bit too handsome. He is not too handsome to be an idol star. "Lin Sheng, let me introduce to you, this is Xiao Baicheng."

With a hearty smile on his face, Huo Zhenting introduced the man to Lin Chaoyang and whispered in his ear, "The Xiangjiang Hotel belongs to them."

Lin Chaoyang nodded clearly, and at the same time glanced at Huo Zhenting's face imperceptibly. His expression didn't seem to be abnormal at all.

This "grand hotel" is not that "grand hotel". The most famous grand hotel in Hong Kong is of course the hotel group controlled by the Kadoorie family, a wealthy Jewish businessman.

However, among the citizens of Hong Kong, there is another "grand hotel" that is also well-known, and that is the Heung Kong Funeral Parlor located at the junction of King's Road and Java Road in North Point, commonly known as the Hong Kong Hotel.

In the past, Cai Feng had often dealt with three religions and nine schools, so he naturally knew this common name. He also knew that the family of Xiao Baicheng in front of him was known as the funeral king of Hong Kong. He controlled and operated the funeral business in Hong Kong and was called the most unusual rich man in Hong Kong.

As for Xiao Baicheng, his most famous identity is not that he is a descendant of the Xiao family, but that he is the son-in-law of gambling king Stanley Ho.

In 1970, Xiao Baicheng married He Chaoying, the eldest daughter of Stanley Ho, and later divorced in 1981.

According to rumors, in the early years, Huo Tungge and Stanley Ho co-operated casinos and had a close friendship. Huo Zhenting and He Chaoying were childhood sweethearts, and the two families once discussed the idea of ​​​​marriage for the two of them.

But later the two families had a falling out over the issue of profit distribution, and the marriage between Huo Zhenting and He Chaoying ended without any problems.

These gossips were all heard by Lin Chaoyang when he was chatting with people on the street. Naturally, it was impossible to seek confirmation from the parties involved.

Xiao Baicheng politely exchanged a few words with Lin Chaoyang, and his conversation was good. He looked gentle and elegant, and coupled with his handsome appearance, it was easy to win the favor of strangers.

According to rumors, Xiao Baicheng is a romantic and bohemian person, which is very different from the image in front of him.

Even if you think about it, the rumors are not credible. After all, he ran a horse farm in Iran in partnership with his father-in-law in the 1970s, so he is not really a loser.

Lin Chaoyang didn't know why Xiao Baicheng took the initiative to come over and say hello to him, but when he saw the other person's warm and kind attitude, he couldn't refuse him thousands of miles away.

When Huo Zhenting and Zhuang Shaoliang saw that Xiao Baicheng didn't seem to just say hello and leave, they knew that the other party must have something to discuss with Lin Chaoyang, so they walked away in a sensible manner.

After the two left, Xiao Baicheng said: "It's really unexpected. In just two years, Lam Pictures has become the dominant film company in Hong Kong."

"Xiao Sheng deserves the award. He was just lucky enough to make a few good films."

"Why should Lin Sheng be so modest? There are so many film companies in Hong Kong, but I haven't seen them produce a few 'good films'.

Lin Chaoyang responded to Xiao Baicheng's compliments with a smile, guessing in his heart that Xiao Baicheng's goal was probably to focus on movies.

"I wonder what Lin Sheng thinks of the funeral industry?" Xiao Baicheng suppressed his smile and looked sincere when he asked this question.

Lin Chaoyang said calmly: "Birth, old age, illness and death are normal in life. The funeral industry serves the dead and comforts the living, and its merits are immeasurable."

What he said was a bit polite, but it made sense.

Hearing this, Xiao Baicheng's face showed a look of joy, "Lin Sheng's knowledge is indeed extraordinary. We Chinese people always have colored glasses towards the funeral industry, but we don't know that it is an undertaking with immeasurable merit. This concept is very bad and should be corrected.

That's right."

At this point, Xiao Baicheng paused deliberately. Seeing that Lin Chaoyang did not answer, he had to continue, "If we can make two movies about the funeral industry, so that everyone can better understand the meaning of funerals, it will be helpful in changing the situation of ordinary people.

Old-fashioned ideas will definitely help."

Having said this, Lin Chaoyang understood Xiao Baicheng's intention.

He wanted to use the movie to promote the funeral industry and improve his business. He was quite thoughtful. The funeral industry may seem inconspicuous, but it is an industry that no one can live without. There are hundreds of people in a small Xiangjiang.

A billion-sized market.

In today's Xiangjiang, modernity and antiquity coexist, with a modern side and a feudal side.

Many people hope to be buried with splendor after death. Sometimes, even if the deceased asked for a simple funeral before his death,

Later generations will also spend a lot of money just to save face.

Such social reality has created the rise of the Xiao family, the king of funerals.

Their family monopolizes the funeral industry in Xiangjiang, and is also involved in many industries such as real estate and hotels. Their family wealth reaches billions, otherwise they would not be worthy of marrying the He family.

Compared with the huge profits and market size of the funeral industry, the film industry can only be regarded as a child's play. Therefore, Xiao Baicheng does not value the film industry, but he attaches great importance to the promotional role of films.

Nowadays, the Xiao family has reached the top of Xiangjiang society in terms of wealth and can marry into wealthy families. However, its reputation among the citizens is not good and they will always be viewed with colored glasses.

When wealth and status are achieved, people begin to pursue fame and status. This mentality is also easy to understand.

"Xiao Sheng's idea is very good, but it is too difficult to implement. The taboos of Chinese people for thousands of years cannot be changed in one or two movies." Lin Chaoyang said frankly.

"What Lin Sheng said makes sense, but there's no harm in giving it a try——"

While the two were talking, Tao Yushu, who had been socializing for a while, came over from not far away, and Xiao Baicheng stopped the conversation.

Lin Chaoyang briefly explained his idea to Tao Yushu. Tao Yushu thought it was quite interesting. The funeral industry naturally has a sense of story, and it would be a good material for making movies.

She chatted with Xiao Baicheng for a few words and made an appointment to go to the company to discuss it in detail tomorrow.

After the event, Lin Chaoyang was silent all the way, and Tao Yushu thought she had encountered something unhappy at the event.

After asking, I found out that it turned out to be some ideas about a new book.

She immediately became excited after hearing this. It has been more than a year since she finished writing "The Great Era" and a full year since the novel was published.

"What kind of story is it? Tell me first?"

"I haven't thought about it yet. I'll tell you after I sort out my thoughts."

Seeing this, Tao Yushu had no choice but to suppress her inner curiosity. She asked again: "I didn't have any inspiration before, but I have inspiration today. Is it because I participated in the event?"

"Almost."

Inspiration or something, of course it was Lin Chaoyang's perfunctory words to Tao Yushu, he simply had enough rest.

The next day, Tao Yushu met Xiao Baicheng at the company, and Xiao Baicheng decided to sponsor Lam Pictures with HK$5 million to shoot a film about the development of Hong Kong's funeral industry.

He only has two requirements, one is that the protagonist must be his father Xiao Ming, and the other is that the image must be positive.

Of course, Tao Yushu, the financial sponsor who came to the door, would not refuse and readily agreed to Xiao Baicheng's conditions.

After discussing the matter, Tao Yushu said to Xiao Baicheng: "By the way, my husband wants to go to the hotel recently for some entertainment. I wonder if Xiao Sheng can make it convenient?"

When Xiao Baicheng heard this, he looked surprised at first, and then he was overjoyed, "Is Lin Sheng's new work about the funeral industry?"

Tao Yushu said ambiguously: "It's still in the conceptual stage."

Originally, everything had been discussed, and Xiao Baicheng had already planned to leave, but now he was not in a hurry and sat down.

"Mrs. Lin, I think we can talk more about sponsorship."

"Xiao Sheng still has any ideas?"

"I thought, since Lin Sheng's new work is going to be about the funeral industry, it would be better for our cooperation to be more in-depth.

How about we adapt Lin Sheng's new work into a movie?

As long as Lin Tai is willing—

When Xiao Baicheng said this, he stretched out his finger and said, "I am willing to sponsor this number!"

One finger cannot represent 1 million in this case, and 100 million is too much. Combined with the sponsorship number "5 million" just now, it is naturally 10 million.

You must know that this is sponsorship, not investment. To put it bluntly, it is free money.

For a moment, Tao Yushu was a little moved. She was not short of money, but who wouldn't want the money she picked up for free?

But she thought about it and shook her head, "Thank you Xiao Sheng for your kindness! But I can't interfere with my husband's creative freedom."

Xiao Baicheng said eagerly: "How can this interfere with creative freedom? I am also providing Lin Sheng with the best possible help in his creation."

With the wealth of the Xiao family, it is easy to spend 10 million Hong Kong dollars, but no matter how rich the rich are, their money is not blown by strong winds.

Xiao Baicheng is so motivated because he has taken a fancy to the influence of Lin Chaoyang's works.

There was a time in later generations when eight out of ten wealthy people in China would publish some kind of autobiography or memoir. Whether it was written by someone else or written in their own name, they actually hired someone to ghostwrite it. In short, they had to publish something.

Writing books and biographies is certainly not their purpose. Their real purpose is to leave a name in history.

Autobiographies, memoirs, student aid, disaster relief, and many wealthy people's actions are mostly based on this mentality.

Chinese people, after accumulating wealth to a certain extent, cannot escape this thought.

Two years ago, Lin Chaoyang's works were somewhat famous in Xiangjiang, but they were not popular enough for Xiao Baicheng, a kid from a wealthy family.

But last year, a movie called "The Great Era" came out and successfully predicted the 1987 stock market crash, which was amazing.

Although Lin Chaoyang has publicly said more than once that the stock market crash described in "The Great Era" is quite different from the 1987 stock market crash, people have always followed the herd, and Xiangjiang talents do not care about the differences between the two stock market crashes.

They only knew that Lin Chaoyang's novel was about the stock market crash, and less than a month after the novel was published, the stock market crash really happened in reality.

Moreover, Lin Chaoyang took advantage of the stock market crash and made 100 million in the Hang Seng Index. This is no secret among the wealthy class in Hong Kong.

If you say it's not a prophecy, who would believe it?

Taking a step back, even if it is not a prediction, it is an accurate analysis. This is even more awesome, stock god!

Now that Lin Chaoyang said that he was going to write a new work, it was still related to his family's funeral industry. Xiao Baicheng was a little excited thinking about it.

Being written into a book by Lin Chaoyang, it is definitely an exaggeration to say that it will last forever, but it shouldn't be difficult to make the Xiao family famous in the Chinese world, right?

Seeing that Tao Yushu was not swayed by his plea, Xiao Baicheng took another step back and said:

"You don't need to use my father's image as the protagonist, as long as our Xiao family appears in novels and movies,
To be continued...