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

However, things did not develop as Huang Xizhao and Zhong Jinghui had imagined.

The first thing the three Australian consortium did at the shareholders' meeting was to give the other Hong Kong shareholders a rude awakening.

They demanded that various departments of RTV appoint so-called elites they had brought from Australia.

This decision was actually expected by the other shareholders.

These three companies already hold the largest shares, so their influence is naturally the greatest. Secondly, during the meeting, the other shareholders sensed a potential crisis.

Looking at the three Kangaroo Kingdom conglomerates advancing and retreating in unison, Xu Shixun sighed inwardly. It seemed that these three families were completely bound together.

Following this, the three consortia proposed to redistribute the board seats according to shareholding.

The other shareholders had no way to veto or refuse this decision.

After the board seats were redistributed, the three consortia instantly occupied half of the board seats, a total of 6.

What happened next caused Xu Shixun, who was usually gentle and refined, to lose his temper, which was rare for him.

The three conglomerates decided to reform RTV and develop it like the television stations in Australia.

This decision caused the shareholders present to frown deeply.

Finally, it was Xu Shixun who slammed his fist on the table and stood up.

"I disagree! I absolutely disagree!"

The Kwok family, Standard Chartered, and Jardine Matheson also echoed this sentiment.

The three conglomerates did not force the issue, but simply said, "Alright, we'll discuss this matter later."

But what troubled Xu Shixun even more was yet to come, as suggestions for reform plans, personnel adjustments, and program revamps were put forward one after another.

The other shareholders present also voiced their opposition, with the strongest opposition coming from Xu Shixun.

"I disagree! RTV has been operating in Hong Kong for so many years, and its television drama production system is already a mature system. Your Australian system simply won't work here!"

The Guo family representative nodded in agreement, "Mr. Xu is right! This mature system was developed over many years by RTV, TVB, and CTV! Your hasty changes will only backfire!"

The representatives from Jardine Matheson and Standard Chartered remained silent, but their expressions revealed that they were on Hui Si-hsun's side.

The three conglomerates whispered among themselves, then decided, "Let's have a board vote!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Shixun's face instantly turned ashen.

He suddenly realized that these foreigners had planned this all along and had a specific purpose!

The current board of directors is at a complete disadvantage; the voting process is a trap!

The representatives from the Kwok family, Standard Chartered, and Jardine Matheson also looked grim after hearing about the vote.

No matter how frightening the expressions on the faces of the representatives from the Xu family, the Guo family, Standard Chartered, and Jardine Matheson, the voting still began.

The first reform proposal, personnel reshuffling, passed without a doubt with a 6:4 vote.

After the vote results were announced, Xu Shixun suddenly stood up, slammed the door, and left without looking back.

The three conglomerates ignored him and continued voting.

The representative from the friendly trading company sitting next to the CRA representative didn't say a word throughout the entire process; he simply mechanically followed the votes of the two companies next to him.

When Xu Shixun came out, he ran into Huang Xizhao and Zhong Jinghui.

When the two men saw Xu Shixun come out, they hurried up to him and asked, "Mr. Xu, is the meeting over?"

Xu Shixun shook his head and sighed, "Alas! No, I was angered into it."

Huang Xizhao and Zhong Jinghui exchanged a glance and hurriedly asked, "What happened, Mr. Xu?"

Xu Shixun simply shook his head and sighed, "The situation at RTV is about to change!"

After saying that, he left without looking back.

Huang Xizhao and Zhong Jinghui both realized the seriousness of the situation.

The two did not wait at the meeting room door any longer, but hurriedly returned to the office to discuss countermeasures.

The two returned to the office with furrowed brows.

After stubbing out his cigarette, Chung King-fai said in a deep voice, "We can't just sit here and wait to die! If you ask me, we should contact our trusted employees and teach these arrogant foreigners a lesson!"

Huang Xizhao nodded. "Good! Let these foreigners know that Lord Ma has three eyes! They are nothing without us!"

After finalizing the plan, the two hurriedly left to find their trusted confidants to arrange things.

Meanwhile, in the general manager's office of Time Pictures.

Li Jiangbo is busy drafting the invitation list for "Taken".

He plans to invite everyone in the Hong Kong film industry this time, including directors from Shaw Brothers, Golden Harvest, Golden Princess, and the New Wave.

He's not only inviting leaders, but also celebrities. Because he's planning to give these people a little shock!

Just as he was deep in thought, there was a knock on the office door.

"Please come in!"

Then Zhao Yazhi walked in carrying the documents.

Upon seeing this, Li Jiangbo knew that Zhao Yazhi had asked him to sign something.

Without saying a word, he picked up the pen and started signing.

Zhao Yazhi watched Li Jiangbo busily working from the side. Suddenly, she noticed the invitation list on the table and picked it up to take a look out of curiosity.

It was ten minutes later when Li Jiangbo finally signed the documents.

Li Jiangbo shook his aching hand, capped his pen, and pushed the document to Zhao Yazhi.

Zhao Yazhi closed the document but did not rush to leave.

Li Jiangbo looked at Zhao Yazhi with a puzzled expression. "Sister Zhi, is there anything else?"

Zhao Yazhi hesitated for a moment before asking, "Boss, are you drafting the invitation list?"

Li Jiangbo nodded without saying anything.

"So, should we invite someone?"

Li Jiangbo looked up at Zhao Yazhi and asked, "Who?"

"Lin Qingxia".

Li Jiangbo was taken aback. "Brigitte Lin? She's in Hong Kong? How come I didn't know?"

"At the beginning of the year, the New Wave director Patrick Tam made a special trip to Taiwan to invite her to star in his new film 'Love Massacre.' So she arrived early in the morning, but she's been busy filming lately and hasn't made many public appearances."

Li Jiangbo suddenly realized.

Although he didn't have much of an impression of the movie "Love Killer", he knew that it was a work in which Lin Ching-hsia transformed her career.

When will it be released?

Zhao Yazhi's expression was somewhat subtle. "March 26th."

Li Jiangbo laughed heartily, "Oh! So you're going to compete against yourself! But since we're on the 15th, it won't have much of an impact on our film."

After thinking for a moment, he continued, "Please! There's no need for us to hold a grudge like this. Although I told Lin Qingxia to come to Hong Kong to see me, she didn't. She must have her own difficulties."

Zhao Yazhi nodded. "Understood! By the way, boss, someone from Taiwan called and said you asked him to make the call."

"Who is it?"

"Hu Huizhong! She said her flight will arrive in Hong Kong this afternoon."

Li Jiangbo nodded. "Yes! They're probably here to join us. Find Awei and tell him to send someone to pick them up at the airport tomorrow."

Zhao Yazhi nodded and went out to get busy.

Li Jiangbo leaned back in his chair and lit a cigarette.

Ever since he was rejected when he first met Lin Qingxia, he has not considered her.

Lin Qingxia was never part of his plan; the last time was just something he did on a whim.

After all, he hasn't secured theatrical distribution rights yet, and with so many people, he can't fulfill his promise of starring in a movie every year.

However, Li Jiangbo still had a plan regarding Hu Huizhong's words.

He wanted to bring forward the later versions of "The Inspector Wears Skirts" or "Royal Sister".