10,000 Hong Kong dollars was a lot of money in 1973.
In the early 1970s, Shaw Brothers was only willing to pay $5,000 for Bruce Lee to film. Bruce Lee was reluctant, so he signed a contract with Golden Harvest Film Group and received two films. The remuneration was US$25,000. According to the exchange rate at the time, it was not even HK$200,000.
The monthly salary of people at the bottom of Hong Kong society is only about a few hundred, slightly better than a thousand.
In fact, Li Zhetian's parents make more money than many people in poor areas. Li Chengzhi is an editor and Xiao Zhixuan is a junior high school music teacher. Both of them earn more than 1,500 Hong Kong dollars. But you must know that they can train Li Zhetian into a music student at Harvard University, and the cost is also huge. Everyone knows Zhou, learning music is very expensive, and he knows all kinds of musical instruments. Even if he can't afford it, he has to rent it. It is true that Li Zhetian's mother is a music teacher, but using public equipment for private use will definitely be criticized, not to mention Xiao Zhixuan is still a mainlander!
After leaving Polygram, Li Zhetian went to a restaurant and had a good meal. After finishing, he went to the mall for a walk, bought a Parker pen for his father Li Chengzhi, and a pair of high heels for his mother Xiao Zhixuan, which cost about 3,000 Hong Kong dollars.
In a blink of an eye, 10,000 Hong Kong dollars is three out of ten, but Li Zhetian doesn't feel bad at all. If he has money, he is willing to buy more expensive ones! It's only August 3, and Li Zhetian is very confident that he can earn enough for his tuition and fees before Harvard starts!
In the evening, the sun was setting, and the golden afterglow shone on Li Zhetian's body, as if covered with a golden gauze.
Mother Xiao Zhixuan came back one step earlier than Li Zhetian and was preparing dinner in the kitchen at the moment.
As soon as Li Zhetian entered the door, Xiao Zhixuan noticed that he was carrying a bag in his hand.
"Have you bought something?"
"Yes, Mom. Bought you some shoes!"
As Li Zhetian said that, he took out the shoe box and placed it on the table.
Xiao Zhixuan was surprised when she saw the English on the box!
"Salvatore-Ferragamo, Ferragamo! How can you buy such expensive shoes!!!"
Ferragamo is known as the kingdom of women's shoes in Italy. Its style is luxurious and elegant, with equal emphasis on practicality and style. It is famous all over the world for its traditional handmade design and novelty. Every woman yearns for a pair of beautiful high-heeled shoes. Although Xiao Zhixuan has never bought such shoes, she obviously knows a little about the Ferragamo brand!
Li Zhetian handed her the contract in his hand and said, "This is the contract I signed with Polygram Records. I wrote a song and sold it to them, earning 10,000 Hong Kong dollars, and also the lyrics and music royalties. You used to buy me stuff, but now that I’m making money, of course I’m going to buy you presents! Your present is these Ferragamo heels, and Dad’s is a Parker pen.”
"But, there's no need to buy such an expensive one!" Xiao Zhixuan shook her head, feeling a little distressed about the money.
"You have worked so hard to raise me, what is the money worth!!! I will buy you better things in the future, let you live in a big house, drive a good car, and have servants to serve you!" Li Zhetian said There is the memory of the original owner of the body in his mind. When the memory merges with him, the two of them are not separated from each other at all. Xiao Zhixuan and Li Chengzhi are his biological parents. Li Zhetian's words revealed the truth, without the slightest falsehood.
Xiao Zhixuan heard the words, her eyes were slightly red and moist, and she was deeply moved.
She carefully put the shoes in the cabinet and treasured them. This is a gift from her son and must be worn only when it is important.
"Son, you rest, I'll cook."
"I'll help you wash the dishes!"
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Li Chengzhi worked overtime tonight and came back at 9 o'clock in the evening.
"Have you eaten dinner yet?" Xiao Zhixuan asked while helping her husband take off his suit.
"I ate at the company." Li Chengzhi replied, putting on a pair of slippers.
"What's wrong with you? Work is not going well?" Xiao Zhixuan asked.
"nothing… "
Li Chengzhi shook his head, walked into the hall, and sat down on the sofa.
"It's nothing, look at you, all your unhappiness is written on your face. Tell me, what's wrong?" Xiao Zhixuan frowned slightly and asked.
Li Chengzhi sighed slightly and said, "You know, we are mainlanders, and we have only been in Hong Kong for over a year, so it is normal to be crowded out. Our newspaper office plans to open a column on detective novels to attract more people to buy newspapers. I was in charge at the beginning. For this reason, I spent a lot of time studying the information of the relatively outstanding detective writers in Hong Kong in order to convince these detective writers to sign contracts with our newspaper! But unexpectedly, this afternoon, the leader suddenly said that they would Replacement, another person in the company is in charge of this!"
"Why the sudden change?"
"Because this man is familiar with several very good detective writers..."
"Then all your previous efforts were in vain?!" Xiao Zhixuan frowned.
Li Chengzhi nodded helplessly.
In the room, Li Zhetian heard their conversation clearly, and felt injustice for his father in his heart.
The father is humiliated, and the son feels the same.
"What am I supposed to do for my father? Write a detective novel?"
Li Zhetian couldn't help but think about it. He didn't read many novels. Because he likes mathematics with strong logic, and he is very talented, he happens to like detective novels very much. Needless to say, Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Complete Works of Sherlock Holmes", as well as Agatha Christie's "No One Survives" and "Murder on the Orient Express", Keigo Higashino's "The Devotion of Suspect X" and "White Night Walk" , Ellery Quinn's The Tragedy of X, and more.
Li Zhetian felt that if he had to copy the original novel word for word, he would not be able to remember it. But if you copy it, you can probably write a good detective novel. Perhaps some innovations can be made in the original work to make the work more ups and downs and exciting!
The Li family is a scholarly family, his grandfather is a patriotic literati, his father Li Chengzhi is an editor, and he was engaged in the translation of literary works in his early years. Coupled with the fusion of past and present memories, his writing ability has naturally been greatly improved.
"Let's write, everything is difficult at the beginning! Maybe, I can write a very good work myself! After writing, not only can I help my father gain a firm foothold in the newspaper office, but also make money, killing two birds with one stone!" Li Zhetian's eyes were sure, A decision was made. As for what work to choose, he has also thought about it, Keigo Higashino's "The Devotion of Suspect X", which tells the story of a math genius who helped a mother and daughter hide the crime of killing her ex-husband, and launched a series of wits with the police, creating a whole scam. Li Zhetian is also a math genius, so he is very impressed with this work!
in the hall.
Xiao Zhixuan comforted: "Don't think so much! I have something good to tell you!"
"What a good thing!"
"Songs written by our son are sold!"
As soon as Li Chengzhi heard this, the unhappiness on his face disappeared immediately, replaced by excitement, curiosity and happiness. As long as the son is good, that is more important than anything else! ! !
"What's the name of the song? Which record company did you sign with?" Li Chengzhi asked quickly.
"The song is called "Men Be Self-improvement", and I signed a contract with Polygram Records!" Xiao Zhixuan said.
When Li Chengzhi heard the title of the song, he couldn't help but be stunned, "The title song of Xu Guanjie's new album seems to be called "Men Be Self-improvement"?"
"Yes, the song written by our son is this "Men Be Self-improvement"!!!"
"I remember it seems to be a song written by someone named Wu?"
"Hey, he's a shameless thief who plagiarized our son's songs! You don't know, this morning, my son went to the Polygram record company by himself to discuss, not only successfully exposed Wu Feitian's plagiarism, but also got compensation!"
Li Chengzhi looked excited. He didn't expect his son to be so capable, much better than his father!
Xiao Zhixuan continued: "In the end, my son earned 10,000 Hong Kong dollars and received the royalties for the song "Men Be Self-improvement". No, I also bought you a gift, a Parker pen!" After speaking, Xiao Zhixuan will Bring him the Parker pen.
Li Chengzhi took the pen and was so moved that he was speechless for a long time!