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

The signing room with Warner Bros. is located at Time Films.

There were no reporters, and no exposure.

After both parties sign the documents, shake hands, and then exchange money for goods.

After seeing Reagan off, Li Jiangbo flicked the check in his hand, his lips curling into a wide grin.

Twenty million in hand, plus two fragments of Li.

Li Jiangbo sat in the boss's chair, sipping his tea with relish. He calculated that his current net worth was a staggering 60 million.

This doesn't even include the two million invested in Wang Jing, and the three million invested in Xu Ke.

If I work harder this year, I can expect to acquire Lihwa's shares next year. At that time, I will only be halfway to my goal.

In fact, Li Jiangbo really wanted to take over the cinema chain as soon as possible, but unfortunately, Shao Daheng ignored him after several attempts.

He wasn't upset; there were still four or five years before Shaw Brothers closed down! As long as he made more money, with his relationship with Shaw Brothers, taking over the theater chains wouldn't be a big problem.

Just as Li Jiangbo was thinking about the future, the phone on his desk rang.

"Hello!"

"Hello! Is this Comrade Li? This is Liang Yuan from Bingfeng Factory."

"Oh! It's Factory Director Liang! What's up? Have the orders come down from above?"

Liang Yuan smiled so hard his eyes narrowed into slits. "I'm down, I'm down. I just came down today."

Li Jiangbo laughed and asked, "When can production begin?"

After a moment of contemplation, Liang Yuan said, "It will probably take another month or two."

"What? Another month or two?"

Liang Yuan gave a wry smile. "Yes! The main thing is to upgrade the equipment. Production can only begin after the higher-ups have conducted an evaluation and approved it."

Li Jiangbo thought about it and agreed. This was probably the first time that mainland products had gone global, so it was understandable that they had high quality requirements. Therefore, he didn't say anything more.

Seeing that Li Jiangbo remained silent, Liang Yuan cautiously asked, "How much stock does Director Li need for the first time?"

"Let's order 100,000 units first, just to test the waters! Give me a call when you start production."

Upon hearing this, Liang Yuan's smile widened even more.

He replied repeatedly, "No problem."

It's important to know that Bingfeng is only famous in the Guanzhong area of ​​Shaanxi, and its monthly sales are at most 80,000 to 90,000 units.

If Director Li can order 100,000 pieces at once to test the waters, then there will be no shortage of orders in the future.

The two exchanged a few more pleasantries before hanging up the phone.

Pan Yingzi arrived while Li Jiangbo was on the phone.

After Li Jiangbo finished his call, Pan Yingzi said with a smile, "Boss, we've already contacted Mr. Ma in Taiwan."

Li Jiangbo nodded. "Okay, ask Xu Ke how the preparations are going?"

"Everything was ready, just waiting for you to speak."

"Okay! Let's set off in a couple of days."

The visas for the cast and crew of "Dao Ma Dan" took more than a week to process, mainly due to Zhu Lin's involvement.

Because Zhu Lin recently came from mainland China, it's difficult for him to obtain the necessary documents.

Li Jiangbo spent a lot of money on this certificate, but at first the other side refused to budge, which made Li Jiangbo so angry that he even wanted Mei Yanfang to take over.

In the end, it was Pan Yingzi who used her connections to resolve the matter.

Xu Ke went to Taiwan early on to scout locations and make preparations.

Li Jiangbo and the actors set off at the end of May. This time, Guan, Zhu, and Zhong were all in the cast. Mui An-fang did not participate because of issues related to recording an album.

As soon as he got off the plane, Zhu Lin became a little nervous, looking around at the unfamiliar place.

Rosamund Kwan, who was standing nearby, asked, "Linlin, what's wrong?"

Zhu Lin shook his head. "I'm fine, I just feel a little airsick."

Li Jiangbo, who was walking at the front, smiled when he heard this. Last time Zhu Lin and he flew to Hong Kong, Zhu Lin did not get airsick.

He joked with Zhu Lin, "I think you're afraid of being arrested and tortured, aren't you?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Lin pulled Guan Zhilin along and ran to Li Jiangbo, whispering:

"Boss, how did you know?"

Li Jiangbo smiled slightly, "Alright! Stop being so suspicious, it's not as strict as you think."

After everyone collected their luggage, the group left the airport in a grand procession.

Half an hour later, Li Jiangbo and the others finally met up with Xu Ke and his group at the Jinyue Hotel.

After arriving at the hotel, Li Jiangbo held a short meeting with Xu Ke, Pan Yingzi, and a few others to confirm the filming location before preparing to meet with this Mr. Ma.

Central Motion Picture Corporation is located on Zhishan Road in Taipei, not far from Shuangxi Park, and there is also a university nearby.

There are many buildings from the Republican era here, and most films about the Republican era in Hong Kong are shot here.

After martial law was lifted in Taiwan, film crews from Hong Kong and Taiwan went to the mainland for location shooting, which gradually turned the area into a tourist attraction.

The general manager of China Film Cultural City is Ma Guozhu, a typical fat man with big ears.

Upon meeting, Ma Guozhu warmly shook Pan Yingzi's hand, "Oh my, what a rare guest! Miss Pan called last time saying she wanted to come to Taiwan, and I'm so glad you've come."

Pan Yingzi subtly withdrew her hand; she didn't want Li Jiangbo to misunderstand.

"Manager Ma, you're too kind. Let me introduce myself."

"This is Mr. Li Jiangbo, who is also my boss, and this is Director Xu Ke."

Upon hearing Li Jiangbo's name, Ma Guozhu warmly shook Li Jiangbo's hand, saying, "Mr. Li, it's an honor to meet you! Welcome to Taipei."

After exchanging pleasantries, Xu Ke took out the information on the locations he had selected in advance and discussed the filming plan and rental fees with Ma Guozhu.

After some bargaining, both parties reached a cooperation agreement and signed and stamped the contract. Xu Ke can bring his team to film tomorrow.

By the time the matter was concluded, it was already six o'clock in the afternoon.

Ma Guozhu offered to treat the group to a meal to welcome them back, and the group went to the nearest restaurant in a large group.

On the way to the hotel, Li Jiangbo whispered to Pan Yingzi, "Sister Pan, this Manager Ma seems like a lecherous reincarnation."

Pan Yingzi quickly explained, "Boss, I have nothing to do with this person. He just heard I got divorced recently and wants to date me."

Li Jiangbo joked, "That's normal. Pan Jie is so beautiful, any guy would be attracted to her."

Pan Yingzi pouted, looking like she was about to get angry if he didn't coax her.

"You jerk, she's all yours, and you still say things like that..."

Hearing this, Xu Ke, who was sitting at the front desk, got goosebumps.

He thought to himself: Good heavens, who let the demon out?

And is this something I can even hear? They're seven years apart in age!

Li Jiangbo laughed and said, "Alright, just wait and see how I deal with him."

Once at the dinner table, Ma Guozhu began to reveal his true colors, constantly toasting Pan Yingzi as if he wouldn't stop until he had thoroughly defeated her.

Seeing a grown man bullying his future boss's wife like this, Xu Ke definitely had to say something.

Ten minutes later, Xu Ke slid down the table.

Upon seeing this, Ma Guozhu burst into laughter, "Director Xu's alcohol tolerance is impressive! He can even hold his own against me."

After saying that, he reached out his groping hands to Pan Yingzi next to him.

Unexpectedly, a large hand grabbed his wrist tightly.

Ma Guozhu looked up and saw that it was Li Jiangbo smiling at him.

"Manager Ma, haven't you had enough to drink? How about I join you for a drink?"

Ma Guozhu sized Li Jiangbo up and down. "You? We just drank two bottles of baijiu..."

Li Jiangbo released Ma Guozhu's hand, shrugged, and said, "Why don't we try and see!"