1982 Started from Hong Kong

Chapter 398 Where is Li Zi?

Emperor Huang Yulang's experience this year can be described as full of ups and downs.

Yulang International Group, which was listed just at the beginning of the year, saw its share price soar from 1 Hong Kong dollar to a high of 4 dollars.

Huang Yulang was full of energy and enthusiasm. He sold his comic book business and officially entered the financial market.

First, he spent HK$100 million to buy a news building in Quarry Bay from Sing Tao Group.

Then he planned to acquire the "Daily Daily" from Ho Sai-chu for HK$7700 million.

Unexpectedly, this move was intercepted by Zhai Yuan, the boss of Jiuyi Entertainment.

Huang Yulang had to settle for the second best and acquired the second-rate newspaper "Golden News" and combined it with his own "Life News" and "Happy News" to create the largest comic newspaper in Hong Kong.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise. After the three newspapers merged into one, they formed a monopoly and greatly increased the popularity of their own comics business.

The sales of the group's four works, "Drunken Master", "Dragon Tiger Gate", "Tathagata Palm" and "Chinese Hero", have been rising all the way. They are now collectively referred to by readers as the four great masterpieces of Hong Kong comics and are also marketed in overseas markets.

The salary received by the four chief editors alone in the past few months is more than one million each.

The profits brought to Huang Yulang were counted in tens of millions.

Huang Yulang had already shifted the focus of his career to the financial market, and seeing that there was still money to be made in the comics business, he decided to add fuel to the fire.

Consolidate his position as the top comics artist in Hong Kong.

So in early September, he took his team to Japan to negotiate the copyrights of several popular Japanese comics. It would be best if he could sign a few well-known cartoonists.

Unfortunately, the deal was halfway done.

The Black Monday stock market crash occurred in October.

Huang Yulang watched helplessly as the stock price of Yulang International Group continued to fall.

It has fallen from 4 yuan to 0.6 Hong Kong dollars in recent times.

Miserable.

Negotiations on the copyright of Japanese comics were naturally put on hold.

never thought,
At the Thousand Stars Charity Concert tonight, all the Japanese cartoonists that I have met or not will gather together.

"Chen Shilong is going to make a comic book movie? Can he play Sun Wukong or Meng Bo? It can't be the Golden Saint, right?"

Moving from the second row to near the first row, Huang Yulang was still thinking about these questions in his mind.

The closer she got, the wider the smile on her face became, and then she patted Chen Shilong from behind in a familiar and intimate manner.

Huang Yulang greeted him warmly: "Brother Long, long time no see~"

"Mr. Huang?" Chen Shilong turned around in surprise and immediately showed his signature smile.

The Hong Kong circle is very small, and celebrities often meet each other. In particular, Huang Yulang also adapted the "Drunken Master" comics and is an old acquaintance of Chen Shilong, but their contacts are not very close.

"how are things?"

"So-so, you know we are very hard-working actors, unlike you intellectuals who sit in an office and enjoy the air conditioning."

"Pick! Talk about that! I went to Japan a while ago and watched your novel "Hiroshima Monster". It was brilliant! Have you ever thought about adapting it into a manga? We haven't worked together for a long time."

"I have no control over this play. You can ask Zhai Yuan, the prodigy from Jiuyi Entertainment."

Huang Yulang subconsciously raised his eyebrows when he heard the name.

After all, the last time Zhai Yuan snatched the "Tiantian Daily" from him was like a thorn in his side.

"Okay, I've wanted to meet this King of Bridges for a long time. I'll introduce them to you when I get a chance."

Huang Yulang quickly suppressed his dissatisfaction and smiled again. He said with a surprised expression as if he had just discovered that there were other people around him, "Huh? This is Mr. Akira Toriyama, the author of Dragon Ball. Why are you here?"

Toriyama Akira also recognized Huang Yulang's face, as he had met him several times before to discuss copyrights. He stood up and greeted him with a smile.

Then, several main writers of Japanese comics, including Hojo Tsukasa of "City Hunter", Masami Kurumada of "Saint Seiya", and Tetsuo Hara of "Fist of the North Star", also stood up and shook hands with Huang Yulang.

Then, there are two newcomers.

Takehiko Inoue, Hojo Tsukasa's assistant.

Naoko Takeuchi, rookie of the 2nd Nakayoshi Manga Awards.

The identity of the Godfather of Hong Kong comics still carries some weight. Although those present are the mainstays of the Japanese comics industry, they cannot put on airs in front of Huang Yulang at this time, and the two newcomers are even more restrained.

"Huang Sang, long time no see." "Hello, Mr. Sato."

The man who shook hands with Huang Yulang at the end was Kenji Sato, who was the manager of Shueisha's home studio at the time and also the head of "Weekly Shonen Jump".

He is also the agent of these cartoonists.

The two sides did not speak the same language, and with the help of Chen Shilong, the poor translator, they were able to communicate for a while.

Huang Yulang finally couldn't help but ask the question in his mind: "Brother Long, why did you invite so many Japanese comic masters? Is Jiahe planning to make a comic movie this year?"

"No, I didn't invite these intellectuals. I was just entertaining them."

Chen Shilong was not stupid at all. Zhai Yuan's invitation of these cartoonists was certainly not as simple as watching a concert. It was obvious that he wanted to enter the comic business. In the future, he would definitely have to fight with the Emperor Yulang in the comic world. He had to quickly distance himself from it.

"Really?" Huang Yulang smiled, paused, and then asked tentatively: "Who is so capable that he can invite half of the Japanese comics industry?"

"Isn't it the child prodigy Yuan we just talked about? You also want to buy the copyright of his "Hiroshima Monster" and adapt it into a comic book."

As he spoke, Chen Shilong nodded behind Huang Yulang: "Yes, he is here."

As the concert was about to begin, the lights inside the venue were a little dim.

Huang Yulang suddenly turned his head and looked.

At the VIP green gate entrance, a young man was approaching with a frivolous smile on his face, accompanied by two beautiful girls, standing out in the dim venue.

"Thank you, nephew, for helping me greet the guests~"

Zhai Yuan was wearing a casual suit and walking with his head held high, his left hand holding the plump and juicy branches, and his right hand resting on the toned and tight waist of Michiko Nishixie.

A secretary and a translator.

Surrounded by women, he is extremely arrogant.

Chen Shilong didn't care about the address. He winked at Zhai Yuan and said with a friendly smile, "Ayuan, let me introduce you. This is Mr. Huang Yulang from Yulang Group. We were just talking about you."

Zhai Yuan hugged Michiko and looked at the mustache man in front of him. He seemed to be able to sense the sword-like intent in the other's smile.

However, he did not think about the twists and turns of how to compete with Yulang Group in the Hong Kong comics industry.

When he saw Huang Yulang in person, he had only one thought in his mind: Lizhi is with me, where is Li Zi?
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Salisbury Road, Golden House Fitness Club.

In the evening, the club was a bit deserted. Apart from a few guests in the yoga hall and sauna room, it was almost time to close.

"Oh~ I've been feeling stiff lately. I felt better after stretching my muscles today. Thank you, Jingyi."

Accompanied by his personal trainer Ma Jingyi, Shi Nansheng walked out of the yoga studio, sat down on the sofa in the lobby, pinched his neck and let out a long sigh.

Ma Jingyi smiled and said, "This is what happens when you sit in the office for too long. You need to move around more often, otherwise your joints will get rusty~"

Shi Nansheng sighed helplessly, his eyes falling on the floor-standing TV opposite.

On the TV screen, TVB is broadcasting live the Thousand Stars Charity Concert tonight.

The camera turned to the audience, and Zhai Yuan was sitting in the first row.

"Well, you should talk to him about this."

Shi Nansheng pointed at Zhai Yuan, who was wearing a neat suit and smiling on the TV screen, and said unhappily, "I can only rest if my boss is willing to give me a day off. He is just a hands-off boss and treats me like a beast of burden."

Ma Jingyi was looking at Zhai Yuan on TV, with Jinwu's proprietress Nishixie Michiko sitting next to her.

"That's true. Mr. Zhai looks really handsome after dressing up today." Ma Jingyi said with a smile, "No wonder girls like him."

Shi Nansheng curled his lips without commenting.

In the TV screen.

The three hosts, Li Zhi, Zhou Runfa and Zeng Zhiwei, have already introduced the opening remarks of the performance.

The lights in the venue suddenly dimmed.

Accompanied by the cheerful rhythm of "da da da", six beautiful female zombies wearing zombie cheongsams, revealing half of their white and tender calves, lined up in a row, dancing to the rhythm, with every step in time with the beat.

Girls' Generation, East Asia's first girl group, officially debuted in front of the audience.

(End of this chapter)