Hong Kong Entertainment 1979: A Beating Up the Manager at the Start

Li Jiangbo recalls that in September 1979, Li Ka-shing's Cheung Kong Holdings officially announced the acquisition of Hutchison Whampoa's shares, making him the first Chinese tycoon in Hong Kong to acquire a foreign-invested enterprise. After that, the stocks of Cheung Kong Holdings and Hutchison Whampoa soared.

People in Hong Kong all think that Li Ka-shing is really awesome, but Li Jiangbo knows that this guy is just a tool for John Bull to transfer money from one hand to the other.

He wasn't a big fan of Li Ka-shing.

After absorbing a year's worth of stock market experience, Li Jiangbo had a different perspective on Li Ka-shing's actions.

He originally wanted to use the "Golden Finger" simulator to imagine the future of stock trading, but who knew the simulator would display:

The simulation level is insufficient; the system needs to reach an advanced simulation level before it can perform simulations.

This excited Li Jiangbo. His simulator could actually be upgraded, and with reading experience from 2025, he knew that the higher the level, the richer the rewards!

After fiddling with it for a while, he finally understood how to upgrade the system; the current system was just a basic simulation.

There are also intermediate, advanced, and ultimate simulations. The upgrade system is also simple and straightforward: it consumes popularity points.

Having a cheat code in a time-traveling world is cheating, but who can resist the thrill of cheating all the time?

Li Jiangbo decided to go to the stock exchange tomorrow and, with the help of Li Ka-shing, make his first fortune after transmigrating.

The next day, Li Jiangbo handed the script he had stayed up all night to Wang Jing, and then rushed to the Exchange Building in Central.

Li Jiangbo was stunned as soon as he entered the trading hall.

The scene before me was just like in the TV series "The Greed of Man," with a huge blackboard in front of me displaying the prices of various stocks written in chalk.

The central area was divided into workstations by partitions, with a telephone at each workstation.

Within five minutes, all sorts of phones were ringing non-stop, and the lobby suddenly erupted into chaos, filled with the noise of people.

Unable to bear the noise, Li Jiangbo quickly checked the stock prices of Cheung Kong Holdings and Hutchison Whampoa and left.

As soon as he stepped outside, salespeople from various banks surrounded him, all trying to sell themselves.

Li Jiangbo once again experienced the power of the Hong Kong bull market. He squeezed through the crowd, took a car to the bank, and borrowed 200,000 yuan with a 1:2 leverage ratio. He then used all the money to buy shares of Cheung Kong Holdings in batches.

After all, Cheung Kong shares cost less than six dollars each, while Hutchison Whampoa shares cost eight dollars each.

Li Jiangbo can still tell which is more expensive and which is cheaper.

Of course, he doesn't need to do any of this himself; the traders handle it.

The trader was recommended by the bank and his name was Fang Zhantang.

When Fang Zhantang learned that Li Jiangbo was going to use a 1:2 leverage ratio to acquire shares of Cheung Kong Holdings, he was completely shocked.

Using leverage to speculate in stocks is generally gambling with your life. Even a small fluctuation in the stock market can lead to massive debts or even bankruptcy.

He whispered his advice: "Mr. Li, I think we should use a 1:1 leverage ratio. A 1:2 leverage ratio is too risky."

Li Jiangbo took a drag of his cigarette and laughed, "It's alright, I can afford to lose this amount of money. Just buy it when the stock price is around 5.4-5.6."

Fang Zhantang instantly realized that this person was probably a rich second-generation heir who came to play around in the stock market.

He immediately gave a professional smile and said, "Understood, Mr. Li."

"By the way, you need to buy them in batches, and give me a credit card after you've finished buying them."

"Understood, Mr. Li."

After Li Jiangbo left, Fang Zhantang pursed his lips and muttered, "Where did this rich kid come from, trying to trade stocks! Be careful the stock price drops to 5 yuan, or I'll force you to liquidate your entire position! You big spender!"

......

Wang Jingjia.

Li Jiangbo and his son Wang Tianlin were talking.

After yesterday's brutal attack on Chen Tianfang, Li Jiangbo and Wang Jing's relationship has grown even closer.

After all, only men who have fought side by side, shared hardships, or gone to war can be considered true friends.

Wang Tianlin took a sip of tea, put down the script, and said, "Bo-zai, you're really efficient! You've finished writing the episode outlines so quickly."

Li Jiangbo laughed and said, "I worked hard last night and finished writing it. Now all that's left is for Brother Jing to fill in the details of the script."

Wang Jing patted his chest and said, "Give me a week, and I guarantee I'll finish filling in the script."

Wang Tianlin glared at Wang Jing, "Look at him, he wrote nearly thirty episodes in one night, and you're taking a week just to fill in some content?"

Wang Jing shrank back in fright, not daring to contradict his father, and could only show a pitiful expression.

Wang Tianlin pondered for a moment and said, "You and A-Jing go and select the supporting actors. Once you've got the supporting actors and the script sorted out, we can start filming."

Li Jiangbo nodded and said, "Okay! Then I'll go casting with Brother Jing this afternoon."

"Okay, you two should finalize the actors' schedules as soon as possible so we can start filming sooner."

The two nodded and hurried off towards the TVB film set.

On the way, the two divided the tasks: Li Jiangbo would handle the main characters, and Wang Jing would handle the supporting characters.

Upon arriving at the TVB film set, the two began to act separately.

Because it's the beginning of the year, most film crews haven't started work yet, with only a few having already begun their year-long work.

Li Jiangbo found Zhou Runfa on the set of an unknown film crew.

After meeting Zhou Runfa, Li Jiangbo got straight to the point: "Brother Fa, I would like to invite you to act in a TV series, a period drama set in the Republican era, produced by Wang Tianlin and directed by me."

Zhou Runfa was puzzled, wondering why this famous director of erotic films would think of casting him, since he had never acted in an erotic film before.

Upon hearing that Wang Tianlin was the producer, I felt more confident, since Wang Tianlin had never made any erotic films.

"No problem! I'll be there whenever you need me." Zhou Runfa took out a business card and handed it to Li Jiangbo.

After dealing with Zhou Runfa and chatting with him for a while, Li Jiangbo was just about to leave when he saw Lü Liangwei sitting on the steps waiting to start work.

"Hello, Awei. I'm Li Jiangbo. I'm currently preparing for a period drama set in the Republican era and would like to invite you to play the second male lead. Are you interested?" Li Jiangbo said as he walked up to Lü Liangwei.

Upon hearing this, Lü Liangwei quickly stood up and asked in confusion, "Is Director Li talking to me?"

Li Jiangbo nodded. "Yes! I've seen your previous work, 'Fantasy Sea Romance,' and I think your image is a good fit for the second male lead in my script."

Lu Liangwei had heard of Li Jiangbo, but he never imagined that he would have to act in erotic films to become famous.

He was caught in a struggle. It was so hard to get a role as the second male lead. He didn't know how many minor roles he would have to play to get this opportunity.

But then I thought, it's an erotic film...

After some hesitation, Lü Liangwei nodded firmly. "No problem! But... should I take off my costume?"

His voice was firm at first, but it grew weaker and weaker over time.

Li Jiangbo smiled upon hearing this, "Okay! I'll call you at the end of the month. Do you have a contact number?"

Lü Liangwei took out a pen and paper, wrote down a phone number, and handed it to Li Jiangbo.

Li Jiangbo patted Lü Liangwei on the shoulder and laughed, "Act well. This drama is produced by Wang Tianlin, and you'll be acting opposite Zhou Runfa and Zhao Yazhi in it."

Lu Liangwei was stunned. What did that mean? They actually wanted to cast Zhou Runfa and Zhao Yazhi in an erotic film? Has the film industry become this corrupt?

Only after Li Jiangbo had walked away did Lü Liangwei realize that he had misunderstood Li Jiangbo.

His eyes were bloodshot as he shouted, "Don't worry, Director Li! I'll definitely do my best!"

After obtaining Zhou Runfa and Lu Liangwei's contact information, Li Jiangbo did not linger on set; he still needed to go to TVB headquarters to find Zhao Yazhi.