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

Chapter 162 Seeds

These words were heard clearly by the three of them.

Li Jiangbo frowned. He didn't quite understand how such a large furniture store could hire such an uncivilized person.

Seeing that things were not going well, Riji quickly said, "This way, please, both of you."

She then hurriedly left with the two of them.

When they arrived at the sofa and bed area, Li Zhi showed them a set of off-white fabric sofas. Guan Zhilin sat down to try it on and liked it very much.

I looked at another Simmons bed and two bedside tables.

After inquiring about the quality and receiving an affirmative reply from Li Zhi, Li Jiangbo didn't haggle and simply said, "I'll take all of these. Please write up the invoice."

Li Zhi was stunned. This order totaled more than 20,000 yuan, and the commission was equivalent to more than two months' salary for her.

She opened her mouth as if to say something, but then swallowed it back and turned to lead the two of them to get the bill.

The three of them went to the service desk. Li Zhi left the two of them to wait at the service desk while she ran off to find the manager.

The two sales clerks were busy with their own things and didn't even bother to greet Li Jiangbo and Guan Zhilin.

After waiting for a while, Li Jiangbo saw a middle-aged man in a suit and gold-rimmed glasses walk over with a smile.

When he walked over, he found his customers standing there, unattended, and immediately demanded sternly, "Why isn't anyone attending to the customers?"

The salespeople looked at each other, exchanging bewildered glances.

The group of people immediately deflated, their earlier arrogance vanishing instantly.

The middle-aged man, forgetting to scold the shop assistant, put on a smiling face and walked up to Li Jiangbo.

"May I ask your name, sir?"

"My surname is Li."

The manager clapped his hands, adopting a fawning tone, "Where does Mr. Li live? Where should this batch of furniture be delivered?"

Rosamund Kwan continued, "Send it to Broadcast Drive ×××××."

After Li Jiangbo paid, he took the order and left with Guan Zhilin.

After the two figures disappeared, the manager's face changed instantly.

"Look at how lazy you all are! No wonder you can't close any deals, and you still look down on us?"

"If you put that energy into service, I refuse to believe you can't close a deal!"

After giving a lecture for a while, the manager turned and left.

After the manager left, several sales clerks swarmed around Li Zhi.

"Ah Zhi! You've struck it rich!"

"Over 20,000 orders! That commission is enough for me to buy so many cosmetics."

Surrounded by them, Li Zhi felt a little dazed.

However, she quickly realized her mistake and thanked her colleagues in broken Cantonese.

But this time was different; the sales clerks surrounded Li Zhi and refused to leave.

"What are you all standing around for? You don't have to do anything!"

A roar rang out in the store, and then the manager stormed up to the service counter.

The crowd slowly dispersed when they saw their boss was angry.

A colleague named Amei, with whom she usually had a good relationship, pulled her aside to a corner.

Seeing that no one was around, Amei said to Lizhi, "Lizhi, if they ask you to treat them to a meal or tea later, don't agree."

Li Zhi nodded without saying a word.

Her parents divorced when she was young. To make a living, her father left her with her grandmother and ventured to Hong Kong alone. It wasn't until this year that he brought her to Hong Kong.

Therefore, she was used to all kinds of cold looks from a young age. She had experienced the full spectrum of human nature early on, and she knew better than anyone what these people were up to.

Suddenly, Li Zhi thought of something and asked, "Amei, the manager just heard Mr. Li say he lives on Broadcast Drive. Why would that be?"

Ah Mei waved her hand, "Hey! You've only been in Hong Kong for a few days, of course you wouldn't know! You should know that most of the people living on Broadcast Drive are either Hong Kong celebrities or extras!"

"Look how generous that Mr. Li is, he can't possibly be just an extra!"

"You said you're not just an extra, then what are you?"

"A star!" Riji blurted out.

Amei clapped her hands, "That's right! These people may be in the public eye, but they earn a lot. I heard they can make over 100,000 yuan for just one movie!"

Li Zhi's mouth dropped open in shock. "Over 100,000???"

Amei nodded, "Yes! Some people earn less, but their salaries are definitely higher than ours."

As she spoke, she suddenly sighed, "Oh! If only I could be a big star, eating and drinking the finest things every day!"

At this moment, Lizhi ignored Amei's words; only one thought remained in her mind: "A film costs over 100,000!"

She thought of that Mr. Li from earlier; he looked so young, probably not even as old as her. He'd just thrown out over 20,000 yuan without batting an eye.

star.

The phrase "more than 100,000" entered her life at that moment and took root in her heart.

She recalled arriving in Hong Kong from Shanghai, finding everything fascinating. At that moment, she thought she had a bright future, but instead, reality repeatedly dealt her blows.

She worked as a restaurant waitress and on a factory assembly line, and finally found a decent job here.

But she was not satisfied with the status quo, and she did not want to spend her whole life stuck in this small furniture store.

Just as she was lost in thought, Amei nudged her shoulder.

"A-Zhi, what are you thinking about?"

Riji snapped out of his daze, smiled, and said, "It's nothing."

"Alright, get back to work. Otherwise, the manager will yell at you again."

The two then went about their respective tasks.

Li Jiangbo didn't really care about the chance encounter; he just considered it a passing episode.

After all, there are so many mainlanders in Hong Kong, and countless people have been humiliated. If he were to manage them all, how could he possibly get anything done?

Time flies by, and November is here in the blink of an eye.

It's that time of year again for the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards, and Time Pictures has received an invitation, this time to the cast and crew of "Wrong Carriage".

Li Jiangbo didn't go this time; he was discussing video recorders and videotapes with Lu Ruiqi and didn't participate.

The team from Time Pictures was led by Chen Xunqi and Gao Zhisen, and there were quite a few people present this time. Time Pictures' film, *Wrong Car*, received nine award nominations.

Who knew that just a few days later, a bombshell news story would explode in Hong Kong.

Time Pictures' "Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing?" received nine nominations at the Golden Horse Awards and won five awards, including Best Director, Best Actor, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, and Best Original Song.

When Chan Hsun-ki and Clifton Ko returned to Hong Kong with their film crew, they were immediately surrounded by reporters.

Chen Xunqi held a pile of trophies, his face beaming with smiles.

Reporters who smelled the odor also flocked to the scene, and the airport had to temporarily dispatch security guards to escort the "Wrong Car" crew away.

The following day, Hong Kong newspapers published numerous reports on the topic.

Ming Pao: "Wrong Car" triumphs in Golden Horse Awards, winning five awards in a row!

Oriental Daily News: The mute uncle's silence speaks volumes; Golden Horse judges were moved to tears.

Time Daily: The untold behind-the-scenes stories of "Wrong Car".

This is the inherent uniqueness of Time Daily. Backed by Time Group, what information can't they obtain?

For a time, the Time Daily sold out in Hong Kong.

However, this butterfly effect is not over yet.

Zhu Lin, who played the female lead, also came into the public eye, and the sales of Bingfeng beverage, which she exclusively endorsed, almost doubled.

Zhu Linguang received over 100,000 yuan in dividends.

Meanwhile, Li Zhi, who runs the furniture store, was staring intently at the newspaper. She never imagined that a movie would be such a hit in Hong Kong.

This strengthened her resolve to go for the interview at Time Pictures.