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

Chapter 164 Dividing the Meat

In the evening, Zhao Yazhi, Li Jiangbo, and Pan Yingzi were watching TV and eating dinner at their home on Broadcast Drive.

The TV was showing TVB's "Wealth and Glory," starring Adam Cheng, Simon Yam, and Liu Kai-chi.

After dinner, Li Jiangbo sat on the sofa with his left arm around Zhao Yazhi and his right arm around Pan Yingzi, watching TV.

On television, Adam Cheng's character, Lin Shangfu, is having a heartfelt conversation with Xia Chuqiao.

Li Jiangbo ate a segment of orange that Zhao Yazhi had peeled and asked, "Sister Zhi, how much money do you have right now?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yazhi turned to Li Jiangbo and asked, "Bo-zai, are you short of money?"

Li Jiangbo nodded, then shook his head, and only spoke after swallowing the orange: "I'm planning to assemble a trading team to try and make some money in the stock market. Sister Zhi, are you interested?"

Zhao Yazhi immediately asked worriedly, "Bo-zai, the stock market has been falling, and the situation is still unclear. Don't blindly rush into the stock market and lose everything."

Pan Yingzi chimed in, "That's right! We just need to run the company steadily and strive to take it public within five years."

Upon hearing this, Li Jiangbo fell silent. He knew these two women were acting in his best interest, and he couldn't say anything. However, he was interested in helping them make some money, and it seemed they weren't optimistic about the Hong Kong stock market either.

When this plan failed, he devised another.

Li Jiangbo cleared his throat. "I finalized the cooperation with Lu Qirui today. Sister Zhi, please follow up on the VCR factory matter and finalize the contract as soon as possible."

Zhao Yazhi nodded. "What percentage of the shares do we own?"

"Eighty percent! Take forty percent from this eighty percent, and you and Sister Pan will each keep two percent, how about that?"

"What?"

Zhao Yazhi and Pan Yingzi shouted out almost simultaneously.

The orange in Zhao Yazhi's hand fell to the ground, and Pan Yingzi sat up straight, her eyes wide open.

It took them a long time to realize what was happening.

Zhao Yazhi spoke first, "Bo-zai, do you know what you just said? That's a video recorder factory! The equipment alone is worth ten million!"

"I know."

"You know nothing!" Zhao Yazhi rarely swore.

She put on her slippers, put her hands on her hips, and stood up. "That factory requires at least a 20 million investment, the equipment is worth 10 million, and the total assets are 30 million. You just gave us 6 million all at once?"

Pan Yingzi gasped. Six million! That was more money than she could earn in half a lifetime.

Li Jiangbo leaned back on the sofa and casually asked, "So what?"

Zhao Yazhi's voice trembled slightly, "Bo-zai, are you crazy?"

Unable to bear their gazes, Li Jiangbo pulled Zhao Yazhi, who was standing, into his arms. "What do you mean by crazy? You've been with me for so long. I can't give you a proper title, but I can't treat you unfairly."

"Bo-zai, this is too much, I can't accept it," Pan Yingzi said, her voice choked with emotion.

She had never met such a generous man before. Back when she divorced her ex-husband, they had been arguing over trivial matters about dividing the property!

At this moment, she was incredibly grateful that she had followed Li Jiangbo.

Li Jiangbo put his right arm around Pan Yingzi and said in a low voice, "What do you mean by 'can't accept' or 'can't accept'? You two, one manages the company for me and the other manages the artists for me. You've both put in a lot of effort these past two years. These shares are nothing."

"Bo-zai, I..." Zhao Yazhi wanted to say thank you, but she couldn't bring herself to say it.

Li Jiangbo waved his hand, "Alright! Stop getting emotional. Once the contract is signed, you'll be shareholders of the factory. Just don't slack off then."

Zhao Yazhi smiled through her tears and gently nudged him. "Who slacked off? Sister Pan and I were busy from morning till night that day!"

Pan Yingzi chimed in, "That's right, I also have to take charge of Time Records. If anyone's slacking off, it's you, Bo-zai, who's slacking off."

This year, I haven't filmed a single movie; I'm constantly flying around, leaving all the company's affairs to us.

Seeing that he could not hold out any longer, Li Jiangbo immediately raised his hands in surrender.

"Okay, okay, it's my fault for being lazy. I'll make it up to you tonight, alright?"

Zhao Yazhi and Pan Yingzi exchanged a glance, their cheeks flushing slightly.

Zhao Yazhi muttered softly, "Who wants compensation from you?"

Pan Yingzi snuggled into his arms, saying, "You said it yourself! Whoever surrenders tonight is a little dog."

Li Jiangbo raised an eyebrow. "Looks like you two are destined to be puppies!"

"Bullshit!" the two said in unison.

The TV was still playing a drama, but the three of them had long since lost their attention from the television.

I don't know when, but the living room lights were turned off.

The flickering light from the television screen reflected the entangled figures on the sofa.

That night, traces of the three people were left in the living room, bedroom, and bathroom.

Neither Zhao Yazhi nor Pan Yingzi wanted to be puppies, so they were both incredibly hardworking and enthusiastic.

It wasn't until 2 a.m. that the two of them collapsed into Li Jiangbo's arms.

Pan Yingzi said weakly, "Bo-zai... are you made of iron? You're so strong?"

"I feel weak all over, and my back feels like it's about to break."

Li Jiangbo smiled smugly and said nothing.

After the two fell asleep, Li Jiangbo quietly went to the study.

He lay in bed and brought up the system.

Li Jiangbo, Popularity: 18403, Strength: 42, Charm: 12, Luck: 4, Various Organs: 19

age.】

After entering the time, people, and event, click "Start Ultimate Simulation".

The system deducted 1000 popularity points, leaving 17403 popularity points.

On Monday, November 17th, Yau Tak-kwan met with his financial advisor at his Kowloon Tong residence to discuss the recent issuance of new TVB licenses by the Hong Kong government. (Inner monologue: ATV has obtained a 11-year license; we have to take a bite of this lucrative opportunity.)

On Tuesday, November 18, Qiu Degen contacted Davidson's representative through an intermediary to probe his intention to sell his shares in Rediffusion.

The other party replied: Davidson currently has no intention of withdrawing unless the price is extremely favorable. (Inner monologue: Those foreigners are obsessed with money; I'll hold off for now.)

On Wednesday, November 19th, Qiu Degen met secretly with senior CRA executives at the Peninsula Hotel, proposing to acquire a 20% stake at a 10% premium per share. CRA stated that it required board discussion. (Inner monologue: If I can acquire this 20% stake from CRA, negotiating with Davidson will be much easier.)

On Thursday, November 20th, Qiu Degen sent someone to invite senior executives of Friendship Trading Company, another shareholder of Lai, to Hong Kong, but they were politely declined. (Inner monologue: Damn it, even John Bull Capital is preparing to withdraw, and you, a kangaroo conglomerate, dare to be so shameless.)

On Friday, November 21st, Qiu Degeng and his legal team evaluated the acquisition strategy. The legal team suggested postponing the matter until after the first round of talks between Rabbit and John Bull. (Inner monologue: That makes sense; let's try to lower the price first.)

[November 22-23, weekend. Chiu Tak-leung attended a Jockey Club event and inquired about the shares of Rediffusion Holdings with the Kwok and Hui families. Upon learning that you had purchased them, he felt reassured. Simulator analysis: Chiu Tak-leung decides not to participate for now and will wait until next year to reassess.]

[Simulation ended. Would you like to claim your reward?]

[A: Kidney function doubled. (Specifically, this refers to your baseline kidney function before any enhancements, which is twice that of an average person.)]

[B: Never again.]

【C: Luck +5.】

Li Jiangbo stared blankly at the rewards on the panel; this time, the rewards were rather unusual.

He had seen all three rewards before, and they seemed to be the doubled rewards from the intermediate simulation.

After thinking it over, he chose the second option! After all, health is the foundation of everything!

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