Chapter 34 Running Account
On October 21, Apple announced that it would acquire VisiCalc with shares as its bargaining chip, and Chen Chongyi became the second largest shareholder after Jobs. (Note 1)
On October 23, Shen Chong returned to Hong Kong.
On October 24, Chen Chong went to Beijing again. Those who were with him were Zhao Anping and Hu Jinquan, who had been away from the mainland for more than 30 years.
On October 27, Chen Chong donated 5 million Hong Kong dollars each to Tsinghua University, Peking University and Renmin University to build a library, and donated 1 million US dollars to the Beijing Film Academy to purchase teaching equipment.
On October 29, one day before the opening of the National Arts Congress, Chen Chong donated 10 million Hong Kong dollars to the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles to build office buildings and artist residential buildings.
On October 30, the Cultural Congress opened, and Mr. Deng delivered a congratulations, which clearly stated that "literary and artistic creation is a complex spiritual labor... What to write and how to write can only be explored and gradually solved by literary and artistic artists in artistic practice. In this regard, there should be no interference." and "The style of the yamen must be abandoned, and administrative orders in the field of literary and artistic creation and literary criticism must be abolished." (Note 2)
On November 2, Shen Chong and CCTV, which is preparing to build a color TV center, signed a memorandum and donated $5 million in recording and broadcast equipment.
On November 4, the Fourth Congress of the China Film Workers Association opened. On the same day, the Iranian hostage crisis broke out and oil prices and gold prices soared.
On November 5, Shen Chong appeared on the cover of Forbes magazine.
On November 7, Chen Chong signed a memorandum at the Film Bureau of the Ministry of Culture, donating US$3 million worth of film equipment and consumables from the Beijing Film Studio and Bayi Film Studio, and donating US$1 million in scientific research funds from the China Film Science and Technology Institute.
On November 8, at the representative meeting of the China Film Workers Association, Chen Chong once again gave a speech on the commercialization of films.
On November 9, Chen Chong signed a cooperation agreement with "People's Literature" sponsored by the Chinese Writers Association and "Popular Film" sponsored by the Chinese Film Association.
On November 11, the Congress of the China Film Workers Association concluded, and the association changed its name to the China Film Association, and Xia Yan was elected as chairman.
On November 15, Chen Chong submitted a feasibility analysis report on the screening of Hong Kong movies into the mainland to the Film Bureau.
On November 16, the National Congress of Literature and Arts closed.
On November 18, Shen Chong returned to Hong Kong.
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Note 1: The previous information is wrong, and VisiCalc's valuation is too high. It is revised here... There is no need to investigate it in detail and it will not affect the plot.
Note 2: See "Deng Xiaoping's Congratulations at the Fourth Congress of Chinese Literary and Art Workers"
Chapter completed!