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

Chapter 167 Argument

About half an hour later, Huang Xizhao and Zhong Jinghui arrived at the entrance of the Time Film Building.

"Old Huang, long time no see. You look haggard." Chung King-fai asked with a smile, holding Huang Hsi-chao's hand.

Huang Xizhao waved his hand and sighed, "Hey! Don't even mention it. I'm in the clothing trading business, and this situation lately is driving me crazy."

"You've made so much money, can't you take a break?"

"I can't rest for even a moment; if I do, I feel uncomfortable all over. By the way, what have you been doing lately?"

Chung King-fai shrugged. "What else can I do but stay home with my wife and kids? Sigh, do you know why Mr. Li called us here this time?"

Huang Xizhao shook his head. "I don't know, but I guess it's something to do with the TV station."

Chung King-fai's eyes lit up upon hearing this. "Could it be that Mr. Li succeeded?"

"I don't know, we'll find out when we get up there."

The two exchanged a glance and quickened their pace considerably.

In less than five minutes, the two followed Li Zhi to Li Jiangbo's office.

Li Jiangbo was sitting in the boss's chair waiting for the two of them.

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The two took their seats, and Riji poured tea before discreetly leaving, gently closing the door behind him.

After Li Zhi left, Li Jiangbo took a sip of tea and slowly said, "I've taken care of the TV station matter."

These few words left the two of them stunned for a long time.

Huang Xizhao forgot to drink from the teacup he had placed to his lips, while Zhong Jinghui's mouth was wide open and he couldn't close it for a long time.

After a long while, Huang Xizhao finally realized what was happening.

He put down his teacup and stammered, "Mr. Li, you mean...all of it?"

Li Jiangbo nodded, took out three cigarettes from the pack, threw one to each of the two men, and then lit one for himself.

Chung King-fai and Wong Sik-chao shakily picked up the cigarettes from their pockets, put them in their mouths, and took out their lighters, but they couldn't light them no matter what they did.

Finally, Li Jiangbo threw his lighter over, and the two of them lit their cigarettes.

They both took a deep breath, and two puffs of white smoke came out of their nostrils.

They've endured so many years at RTV, hoping it would defeat TVB.

Despite some achievements, Rediffusion is still at a disadvantage.

However, plans can't keep up with changes, and Rediffusion's parent company sold the television station to the Australian consortium.

Then came a reckoning. They couldn't bear to see those amateurs in Australia squander their hard work, so they chose to resign.

It wasn't until Li Jiangbo found them that a glimmer of hope was rekindled in their eyes. However, this hope was still very small in their eyes.

Hearing this news, they are still reeling.

A moment later, Chung King-fai stubbed out half a cigarette in the ashtray and cleared his throat.

"Mr. Li called us here, surely there's more to it than just this?"

Li Jiangbo snapped his fingers. "Smart, I'll tell you the truth. Right now, there's no money in the account."

These words snapped the two out of their excitement. They knew all too well how much capital it would take to support a television station; even their combined wealth wouldn't be enough.

Huang Xizhao pondered for a moment, "Mr. Li, we can handle the station's problems to some extent. But we really can't help with the money."

Chung King-fai nodded without saying anything.

Li Jiangbo smiled and said, "I didn't expect you two to help raise the money. However, I'll have to leave the station's affairs to you two."

"You guys go back first and find out what's going on at the station. I'll have Somis assist you."

"The first thing I'll do when I get back is to get rid of all those bloodsucking foreigners."

Huang Xizhao nodded, "Understood, we'll go to the TV station to report tomorrow."

Suddenly remembering something, Chung King-fai hurriedly said, "Mr. Lee, I remember the TV station's broadcasts of the Jockey Club and Mark Six lottery are about to expire."

Li Jiangbo nodded. "I know that. Whoever was in charge of this before should take charge first."

The two nodded in unison, indicating that they understood.

Li Jiangbo tapped the table. "Don't spread this news yet. On the surface, Youhao Trading Company is still the largest shareholder of Li.

"I'm giving you three months to clean up this mess. After three months, I will announce that the TV station will be officially renamed Starlight TV."

The two fell silent after hearing this, as they both had a deep affection for the name RTV (Rediffusion Television).

But they had no choice, since the current boss was Li Jiangbo.

The three were having a lively discussion in the office about the future of the television station.

In the other meeting room, Shi Tian, ​​Mai Jia, Zeng Zhiwei, and Teddy Robinson were waiting for news from Huang Baiming.

When Huang Baiming pushed open the conference room door, it was already half an hour later.

Upon seeing Huang Baiming enter, Shi Tian eagerly asked, "Baiming, how is the situation?"

Huang Baiming put down his briefcase, sat down, and slowly said, "Too expensive! Sam Hui asked for two million directly."

Everyone gasped in shock. Hui Koon-kit was getting way too arrogant! Asking for two million?

First, Teddy Robinson slammed his fist on the table and yelled, "You bastard! Why doesn't he just rob someone?! Asking for such a high price..."

Before he could finish speaking, Shi Tian interrupted him.

"That's not how it works. Sam Hui is asking for such a high price because he probably wants us to back down."

Zeng Zhiwei chimed in, "That makes sense! However, I don't think it's worth it for him. We can invite Zhou Runfa instead of him."

After a while of cursing, everyone's gaze fell on Mai Jia, who had remained silent.

Seeing everyone looking at him, Mai Jia touched his bald head, pondered for a moment, and then said, "I think he's worth it."

Before he could finish speaking, Teddy Robinson interrupted, "McGrady! What makes you think he's worth it? Give me a reason that will convince me!"

Shi Tian said, "Teddy, don't rush, let's hear what Old Mai has to say."

All eyes turned to Mai Jia once again.

Mai Jia didn't keep them in suspense and said directly, "Think about it, Hui Koon-man is with Golden Harvest. He's always worked for his brother. If we spend two million to hire him to act in our film, and we just release the news, wouldn't that be free publicity for our movie?"

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent, and the conference room became quiet for a moment.

Finally, Huang Baiming asked, "Old Mai makes sense, but is it worth it? We could have done the same thing by hiring Zhou Runfa."

Shi Tian and Teddy Robinson both voiced their support, while Zeng Zhiwei supported Mai Jia.

The meeting room erupted into an argument, with the five people quickly splitting into two factions. One faction supported inviting Xu Guanwen, while the other supported inviting Zhou Runfa.

Finally, Mai Jia slammed his hand on the table and said, "How about this? Let's call Lei Sheng and ask!"

Then he picked up the phone and called Lei Juekun.

When Lei Juekun learned that the group was arguing fiercely about who to invite, he immediately decided to invite Sam Hui!

Let alone spending two million to hire him, he would be willing to spend three million.

After all, he hadn't settled his score with Golden Harvest yet!

If we can get Sam Hui to join us, we'll have poached him from Golden Harvest. This would be revenge for Golden Harvest stealing his film last year!

After hanging up the phone, Lei Juekun immediately sent someone to deliver the check to Cinema City.

After Cinema City made money, they immediately decided that Michael Hui would be the male lead in "Aces Go Places"!

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