Chapter 52: Going to Hong Kong
Only one day later, Chen Dayong brought good news to his son, one of Zhang Hanjie's college classmates is now working in Shenzhen, and because of the company's business, he often travels back and forth to Hong Kong, and has a better understanding of the situation in Hong Kong. In recent years, the boom in Hong Kong and Macao travel has begun to rise in the mainland, and every year many mainlanders come to Hong Kong for sightseeing and shopping, and among them, there are quite a few people and officials who have become rich first and have spent a lot of money in casinos in Hong Kong, especially in Macao, and it is not uncommon for them to lose a few millions, and it is not uncommon for them to lose tens of millions, and they have indirectly contributed to the wallets of the mainland people in Hong Kong and Macao, and have made great contributions to the local economic prosperity. Therefore, the governments of Hong Kong and Macao are very welcoming to mainland tourists to Hong Kong and Macao, and tourist visas are also very easy to handle, as long as they pay money to those travel agencies.
Chen Dayong believed in the people, and directly took 10,000 yuan to Zhang Hanjie, and asked him to be fully responsible for handling the visas of their father and son, as well as Huang Yong and Li Qiangguo's two bodyguards, a total of four people, and refund the excess and make up for the deficiency.
Seven days later, Chen Dayong got visas for the four of them to go to Hong Kong very smoothly.
Because of the rush to the draft, Chen Feng vigorously compressed his training time during the day, hurried and hurried, and finally completed the "translation" of "Philosopher's Stone" seven days later.
As soon as Chen Feng's side ended, Chen Dayong and his group of four officially began to pack up in Hong Kong. However, before leaving, Zhang Hanjie came to join in the fun, saying that he had never been to Hong Kong before, and he wanted to go and see it, so as to broaden his horizons. Chen Dayong had planned to let him go with him before, but Zhang Hanjie was a busy man, basically "entangled in lawsuits" every day, and many people asked him to do things through the door. He was also embarrassed to trouble him too much for his son's "little things". Now it's best if he's willing to go on his own.
So, a group of five people formed a small group of Hong Kong tourists and set off for the provincial capital.
At this time, Xiuzhou City did not have an airport, and the only way to take a plane was to go to the provincial capital. The tickets for the four people had already been booked by phone, and when they came, they got the tickets very smoothly. But Zhang Hanjie made a temporary decision yesterday, and did not take into account the air tickets, and was told that the tickets for the same flight with the four of them had been sold out, and the tickets to Shenzhen the day after tomorrow had all been sold out, so he could only wait for the flight two days later.
Zhang Hanjie had no choice but to resign himself to building yì They went first, and he made his own long-distance bus to keep up. At this time, the long-distance sleeper cars generally do not have toilets, and the provincial capital is not close to Shenzhen, and it takes at least one day and one night to take the car, but it is very sinful.
There was no way to do it, so Chen Dayong called Huang Qubo, Governor Wang's secretary, with the mentality of giving it a try, explaining the situation, hoping that he could ask an acquaintance to get a ticket to Shenzhen today. Huang Qubo didn't ask him what he was doing in Shenzhen, so he simply agreed.
The phone hung up, and it didn't take long for an airport manager to trot over and bring them a VIP ticket, which was on the same flight as the four of them, but the four of them bought economy class, and his one was first class. But after the airport manager gave a discount, the price was cheaper than the economy class.
After getting the ticket, the manager also very politely distributed a business card to the five of them, including Chen Feng, saying that if they needed a ticket in the future, they could call him directly and handle the special case.
This incident couldn't help but make Chen Dayong feel the magic of power. Before he called. But the conductor was willing to pay twice the price for a ticket. But no. Money talks. But having the right is what can make the grinder push the ghost. The right to a certain extent dù. Money doesn't seem to be very useful anymore.
And this incident also touched Zhang Hanjie a lot. In the past, he only heard that Chen Dayong had taken the line of governor. Summer vacation time. I also went to the governor's house as a guest. But that's rumor, after all. Now it has been confirmed. This Chen Dayong really has a lot to do with Governor Wang. He secretly made up his mind. In the future, I will hold on to the "big tree" of Chen Dayong. This time we went to Hong Kong together to further establish a good relationship with him.
The plane arrived in Shenzhen. In the departure hall. The five of them met Zhang Hanjie's college classmates who came to pick up the airport. His name is Xu Guodong. Suit and tie. In his thirties. The face of the national character. Tall. Compared with Chen Dayong. He is now a mid-level leader in a trading company. A pair of urban white-collar styles.
After a few pleasantries. He got on the Jinbei business car that Xu Guodong borrowed from the company. Take them to the hotel first. Along. Xu Guodong talked and laughed with everyone. Introducing the scenery along the way. Seems very welcoming.
After checking in at a 3-star local hotel. Several people were dragged by Xu Guodong to a tavern to eat seafood in the name of their connection. But. How could Chen Dayong let him pay. In the end, I took the lead in closing the money for this banquet. And Xu Guodong had long learned from Zhang Hanjie, an old classmate, that Chen Dayong was rich. Seeing him rushing to check out. Of course, there was no insistence.
After a night of rest in Shenzhen. The next day. A group of six people began their journey to Hong Kong.
Under the guidance of Xu Guodong, Chen Dayong and his entourage walked on the very lively streets of Hong Kong, looking at the high-rise buildings, passing by foreigners of various colors from time to time, trendy urban beauties, and all kinds of novel street signs, all kinds of shops along the street, and a dazzling array of goods, all of which dazzled five people, including Chen Feng and Zhang Hanjie. To say, Chen Dayong has also been to metropolises such as Shanghai and provincial capitals, but the gap between them and Hong Kong is still obvious. Several people all praised Hong Kong as an international financial center and has the reputation of "Pearl of the Orient".
Before coming to Hong Kong, Xu Guodong had already contacted a publishing house - Feiyi Publishing House with the help of acquaintances in Hong Kong, and knew that it was not a first-class publishing house as soon as he heard the name, but because it was published at his own expense, Chen Feng did not care so much, as long as he could ensure the printing quality of the book. Xu Guodong had the intention of reading jokes in his heart for Chen Feng to publish a book at such a young age, especially after confirming that Chen Feng was only eleven years old this year, and he planned to publish 50,000 or 60,000 books from the beginning, he regarded Chen Feng as a child spoiled by adults. However, I heard that their family is very rich, so they love to burn money, so let them burn it. Besides, if this business is negotiated, he will get favors and benefits from both ends. Naturally, he didn't have anything superfluous. He didn't know that Chen Feng's book was an English novel, but if he knew, it would make him change his opinion of Chen Feng a little.
Similar thoughts certainly include Zhang Hanjie, Huang Yong and Li Qiangguo. Huang Yong tactfully told Chen Dayong and his son not to print so many books at once, but of course Chen Feng couldn't listen to it.
Although Chen Dayong still felt some pain in his heart, since he had promised his son, he was mentally prepared to lose money early.
Several people went to this publishing house together, and they were actually received by the president himself, named Cai Shuqing, a middle-aged woman in her forties, with an elegant temperament and a bookish atmosphere. This surprised them, including Xu Guodong. Previously, Xu Guodong only contacted a sales manager of this publishing house.
After talking, I learned that it was the female president who learned from the sales manager that the person who was going to publish the book was a mainland boy who was only 11 years old, so she was curious to come and meet her in person. Of course, what she didn't say was that for the first time she published at her own expense, she published 50,000 or 60,000 copies, which is very rare in the publishing industry.
In the conference room, Cai Shuqing took Chen Feng's copy of "Philosopher's Stone" and looked at it, obviously her English level was very good, and she read several photos in a few minutes, and after more than ten minutes, she came back to her senses under the reminder of her subordinates next to her and shifted her attention to the customer.
"Chen Feng, you have written this novel very well, verygood!" Cai Shuqing stared at Chen Feng with an admiring face, and said in Hong Kong-style Chinese with some excitement, "If you want, our publishing house will sign your work immediately, and we can give you a high royalty." ”
Everyone was surprised when they heard her words, except for Chen Feng, others obviously didn't expect that the president of the publishing house would read a book written by an eleven-year-old child, and on the premise of reading part of the book.
Chen Feng has already made up his mind at this time to make all the money he has for self-financed publishing, although he is a little moved in his heart that she can discern talents, but he can't dispel the plan he has already set.
In her expectant eyes, Chen Feng still shook his head resolutely: "Thank you for your kindness, but I already plan to publish it at my own expense." Just like you see its future and market, I also have a lot of confidence in my novel. It's sure to sell well. ”T