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

Chapter 157 Good Boy

Li Jiangbo didn't linger there. After settling things, he led everyone back to Hong Kong.

He let out a long sigh of relief the moment the plane landed.

This trip to Japan has been very fruitful.

But he always felt uncomfortable there, with infighting during the day and fighting three against one at night.

That's not the point. The point is that this place is too oppressive.

The Japanese soldiers were too polite, treating him with utmost respect every day, which made him somewhat reluctant to take action.

Hong Kong is still the best. It may be a bit chaotic, but you can speak loudly here. If you dare to mess with me, I'll give you a taste of the local cuisine, guaranteed to be plentiful and delicious.

As soon as the group exited the airport, Awei and his bodyguards were already waiting at the entrance.

Because the Time Girls group was present, the group didn't dare to use the airport gate.

However, a very few people from individual newspapers managed to catch the group, including a reporter from the Time News.

Li Jiangbo ignored the four girls and drove away.

After exchanging a few brief words with the four girls, Li Xiaotian got into a car and left under the escort of bodyguards.

Hong Kong is still the same as before. Although there are more people on the streets, they are all busy shopping, trying to exchange their money for food and other necessities.

After the car arrived at the company gate, Li Jiangbo got out.

He didn't go directly to the floor of Time Pictures, but went to the new floor of Time Records.

As the number of artists at Time Records gradually increased, one floor was no longer sufficient. Li Jiangbo bought another floor, which he used directly as everyone's practice room.

Perfect timing, he hasn't been here yet since the renovation is finished, so I might as well find myself an English teacher.

After this trip, he realized how important it is to master a foreign language.

Coincidentally, the newly signed Ye Qianwen is quite good; she doesn't speak Cantonese but speaks English. I speak Cantonese but not English, so she'll be a good companion.

Before we even reached the practice room, we heard a burst of laughter.

Li Jiangbo pushed open the door and saw Xu Bo chatting enthusiastically with Ye Qianwen.

Seeing this scene, his heart skipped a beat.

Damn it! I went through all that trouble to intercept this guy from Taiwan, and this old bastard is already trying to hook up with him?

Sure enough, the rumors were true; Old Xu really did have feelings for Ye Qianwen. Otherwise, why would he keep asking Ye Qianwen to act in his plays in later generations?

Just as Xu Jing was speaking animatedly, Li Jiangbo coughed lightly twice.

Xu Jing turned around and saw that it was Li Jiangbo. He quickly stood up to greet him.

"Boss, you're back?"

Li Jiangbo nodded and asked, "What are you doing?"

Xu scratched his head, looking embarrassed, and said, "Anan was busy, so he asked me to teach Awen."

Li Jiangbo sighed inwardly: Sister Nan, you're so foolish! How could you dare to hand Ye Qianwen over to this Vietnamese guy?

However, he didn't show it, but asked in a deep voice, "Old Xu, is your script finished?"

"It's better, but I'm not entirely satisfied and would like to make some changes."

Li Jiangbo nodded. "Okay, you go ahead and get busy. I'll talk to Awen."

Xu hurriedly said, "Boss, you're busy. I'll go revise the document right away."

After saying that, he left without looking back.

After Xu left, only Ye Qianwen and Li Jiangbo remained in the training room.

Ye Qianwen stood beside the piano, looking at Li Jiangbo somewhat awkwardly, unsure of what to say.

Li Jiangbo scrutinized her closely, and sure enough, this girl was captivating in her youth. No wonder Old Xu and Old Fei couldn't resist her.

"How's it going to fit in?"

Ye Qianwen nodded and said in broken Cantonese, "It's...okay...Sister Shi is very thoughtful, she taught me...a lot of things."

Although her speech wasn't very fluent, Li Jiangbo could roughly understand what she was saying, which was a big improvement!

Since Awen has made progress, he can't fall behind, since learning a foreign language takes a lot of time.

Li Jiangbo waved to Ye Qianwen, "Come on, let's go to my office and have a chat."

After saying that, he led the way out of the training room.

Ye Qianwen followed behind Li Jiangbo, feeling somewhat nervous.

Since signing with Time Records, she has only met Li Jiangbo once. Most of the time, she spends her time with Shi Nansheng.

During the last contract signing, Li Jiangbo mocked her for being a foreign student. This left Ye Qianwen with a negative impression of him, but Sister Nan said he was a very nice person. This put Ye Qianwen in a dilemma; was this talk with her a good thing or a bad thing?

Upon arriving at the office, Li Jiangbo told Ye Qianwen to make herself at home and then had the receptionist serve tea.

After the receptionist left, Li Jiangbo asked, "Are you settling in well here?"

"It's alright, the company...the dormitory is very nice, and it's quite close to the company."

"What about the food? The food in Hong Kong should be similar to that in Taiwan, so you should be able to get used to it, right?"

"I can adapt."

Li Jiangbo asked a few more questions about her life, and Ye Qianwen answered them one by one.

Gradually, she discovered that this young boss was down-to-earth and, although he spoke quickly, he was very patient.

After chatting for a while, Li Jiangbo took a piece of paper out of the drawer and handed it to Ye Qianwen.

"Hey! This song is for you. I hope you learn Cantonese soon and release an album soon."

Ye Qianwen took the lyrics, glanced at them, and found that she couldn't understand them.

However, this did not prevent her from realizing that it was a good song, after all, she could read music.

Holding the lyrics, Ye Qianwen suddenly stood up, pointed to herself, and said in an incredulous tone, "Me?"

Li Jiangbo smiled and nodded without saying anything.

Suddenly, Ye Qianwen slapped her thigh hard, the sound echoing throughout the entire office.

This startled Li Jiangbo, who thought: Has this foreign student gone mad? Why is he hitting me for no reason?

Ye Qianwen felt a sharp pain in her thigh and realized it was real. She spun around twice on the spot before excitedly saying, "I...I..."

For a moment, she forgot that she didn't speak Cantonese very well and that she spoke haltingly, so she simply switched to English.

"I really can't believe it————" (I've only been here a short time and don't know anything yet.)

As she spoke, she realized that her boss didn't understand English, so she switched to broken Cantonese.

"This song...the lyrics...I...don't understand...but judging from the melody, it's a very good song. Thank you."

You're willing to give me this opportunity.

The way the Cantonese was mixed with English made Li Jiangbo laugh. He remembered that when he was learning English, he used Chinese characters to mark the words and pronounce them.

Suddenly, he wondered if he could use English to translate Cantonese for Ye Qian. This seemed like a good idea.

Li Jiangbo immediately asked, "Awen, do you want me to help you spell out the meaning of the Chinese in English?"

Ye Qianwen was filled with questions. Didn't the boss not understand English? Why would he make such a request?

She immediately asked, "Boss...don't you...not understand English?"

"That's right! But I've been negotiating a few collaborations with Japan, and I'm unexpectedly dealing with foreigners more and more often. My English isn't good, and your Cantonese isn't good either. We can help each other communicate!"

Ye Qianwen was completely unaware of the danger that was approaching. She subconsciously thought that this boss was really nice, and he was even teaching her Cantonese and humbly learning English from her.

She nodded subconsciously, "Okay...boss..."

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Li Jiangbo smiled upon hearing this, "How about this, you become my secretary first. That way, we'll have time to learn from each other."

Ye Qianwen was stunned. A secretary? She was a singer, why would she be a secretary?

Seeing the confusion on her face, Li Jiangbo immediately explained, "I'm not going to keep you as a secretary forever. Once you've mastered Cantonese, you can go back to singing and recording albums."

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Ye Qianwen finally understood Li Jiangbo's idea and immediately said, "Okay. Boss, I'll give it a try."

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