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

a new day.

Li Jiangbo went to work as usual, and when he wasn't filming, he was quite relaxed.

When I got to the office, I brewed a pot of tea, picked up a newspaper, and quietly read it.

This kind of life is incredibly pleasant. Every night, I do my usual good deeds, keeping Azhi, Azi, Alin, and Ahui completely under my control.

Lighting a cigarette afterwards is simply blissful!

The only thing missing was that Li Jiangbo missed the steamed buns, green peppers, roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), and liangpi (cold skin noodles) from his hometown...

It's not that Li Jiangbo can't get used to the food in Hong Kong, it's just that people from Chang'an are more attached to their hometown and its cuisine.

In the years since his rebirth, what has satisfied him is not how many movies he has made, nor how many women he has won over.

What he was most satisfied with was that he brought his hometown's soft drinks to Hong Kong, and led Bingfeng down a path that no one in later generations could compare to.

Li Jiangbo thought that if he stopped making movies, he would go back to Chang'an, buy a villa in Qujiang, and live a pastoral life.

As for his women, they can come if they want, and he won't force them if they don't.

Just as he was envisioning the future, there was a knock on his office door.

"Please come in!"

The office door opened, and there stood Wang Jing.

With a smile on his face, holding a file folder, he walked up to Li Jiangbo's desk.

"Boss, my script is finished."

After saying that, he took a notebook out of the file bag and handed it to Li Jiangbo, who was drinking tea.

Li Jiangbo put down his teacup, took the notebook, and said, "Brother Jing, have a seat!"

As soon as Li Jiangbo turned to the first page, he saw a familiar name: Wang Jing's debut novel in later generations, "The King of Gamblers vs. the King of Gamblers".

Li Jiangbo remembers that the movie did well at the box office and was considered Wang Jing's breakthrough film.

It tells the story of Luo Sihai, the King of Gamblers, who accepts a government mission to join forces with Lei Li, the Little King of Gamblers, to track down the list of spies hidden by the Japanese Gambler King, and to outwit the Gambler King at the gambling table.

It seems that Wang Jing still can't forget his breakthrough work.

After pretending to look at it for a while, he slowly put the script down.

As soon as Wang Jing saw Li Jiangbo put down his notebook, he quickly asked, "Boss, how did it go?"

Li Jiangbo tapped his fingers rhythmically on the table, thinking for a moment.

"The script is good; it's worth filming."

Wang Jing's smile widened, and he rubbed his hands together shyly before saying, "Then, boss, shall we talk about investment?"

"you say."

Wang Jing nodded, but his hands moved even more frequently.

"Boss, I've estimated that this film will cost around 500,000."

At this point, he glanced at Li Jiangbo's expression, and seeing that Li Jiangbo's expression hadn't changed at all, he boldly said:

"I'm the director and screenwriter. As for my salary... I can take less, but I want a bigger share of the profits."

Li Jiangbo's mind raced. He remembered that it was in this movie that Wang Jing had also tricked Shao Daheng in the same way.

However, at that time, Wang Jing only received a film salary, not a share of the profits.

Li Jiangbo is already receiving a share of the profits from the movies he makes for Wang Jing, and he actually wants to get even more?

It seems Wong Jing has gotten too cocky! The success of "Chasing Girls" and "Happy Ghost 2" has made him lose his way.

But that's fine too, because as long as he has demands, he'll have weaknesses!

Seeing that Li Jiangbo remained silent for a long time, Wang Jing felt a little guilty. He wondered if he had gone too far.

After all, Time Pictures offers the best benefits in the industry and has the clearest financial sense.

"Boss, forget it! I'm not raising my bonus..."

Before Wang Jing could finish speaking, Li Jiangbo interrupted him.

He waved his hand, "Brother Jing! I can increase your profit sharing! But I have two conditions."

Wang Jing was stunned; he hadn't expected Li Jiangbo to agree so readily. He stammered, "Boss... what... what are the conditions?"

"First, you won't get less in salary; you'll get exactly what you're owed."

"Secondly, if you want to increase your dividends, you don't need to use your acting fees; you can invest cash directly."

Wang Jing was stunned; he was a little taken aback.

He admitted that he had just been testing Li Jiangbo, and that he was prepared to take back what he had said.

To everyone's surprise, Li Jiangbo agreed, but with two conditions.

"Boss, you mean...?"

Li Jiangbo lit a cigarette and slowly exhaled a puff of smoke.

"You invest 100,000 yuan, which will take 20% of the revenue share between me and the cinema! How about it?"

Wang Jing scratched his head, looking somewhat hesitant.

Although he had previously made two movies and received a considerable share of the profits.

But all that money went to paying off his mother's debts, and the family didn't have much money left.

Even if I can come up with 100,000, that's the limit. But what if I lose it all...?

Li Jiangbo looked at his conflicted expression and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"Brother Jing, what's wrong? Don't you have confidence in yourself?"

Wang Jing was still struggling with the decision. He simply didn't have the guts to make any investments, and he also had a mother who was a gambler!

Seeing that Wang Jing was still hesitating, Li Jiangbo added fuel to the fire.

He leaned close to Wang Jing's ear and said in a very seductive voice, "Brother Jing, think about it! If you invest 100,000 yuan, this film is yours. If it's well-made, you'll get 400,000 to 500,000 yuan..."

Wang Jing gritted his teeth, his mind racing as he calculated.

He understood that Li Jiangbo was right; it was just a matter of whether he dared to take the gamble!

The more films he makes, the more he earns. Even if he loses money, he can simply be tied to Time Pictures!

"Brother Jing, do you really have any confidence in your script?"

Wang Jing gritted his teeth and slammed his hand on the table.

"Boss, I'll invest this money!"

Li Jiangbo smiled slightly and nodded in satisfaction.

"Alright! Let's pick someone from the company's 'Time Girl' team and put them in there! When do you plan to start filming?"

Wang Jing thought for a moment, "No problem! We can prepare for half a month, start filming next month, and catch the summer movie season."

Li Jiangbo nodded. "Okay, contact President Pan for the actors, and President Zhao for the preparation and investment. I won't worry about the rest."

Wang Jing nodded, picked up the script, and left without lingering.

Li Jiangbo picked up the newspaper again and continued reading. This was actually a perk for Wang Jing, and also a way to find some films for the "Time Girl" to act in.

Before he could finish his tea, someone knocked on the office door again. It was Johnnie To.

After some negotiation, Li Jiangbo realized that Inspector Du had come with his script for "The Deadly Gold in the Cold Mountain" again!

Li Jiangbo was speechless. Hadn't he already rejected Du Sir's script?

Why is this person so stubborn? They absolutely have to make it?

Li Jiangbo clearly underestimated Director To's obsession with his directorial debut.

Fine! You won't give up until you've hit rock bottom, huh?

Li Jiangbo stopped trying to persuade Johnnie To and directly approved the film's budget. It wasn't expensive, only 400,000 yuan.

After Johnnie To left in high spirits, Chan Hung-kei and Clifton Ko also arrived together.

Li Jiangbo was a little confused. What did this mean?

So everyone's gotten together? They're all coming to ask for investment? Was this all planned?

Li Jiangbo attaches great importance to Clifton Ko's films.

Because this guy imitated his own "Happy Ghost" and wrote a ghost comedy movie called "Little Rascal".

If he remembered correctly, this movie was produced by Cinema City, and Clifton Ko was the screenwriter.

I remember the box office was pretty good, but Li Jiangbo was dumbfounded after reading the script.