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

a new day.

Li Jiangbo was chatting with Rosamund Kwan in the office.

"Boss, where's that precious treasure you mentioned before?"

Li Jiangbo covered his forehead. How could this girl have such a good memory? Almost two months have passed, and she can still remember this. Her memory is truly amazing.

He just wanted Rosamund Kwan to focus on her training and studies, so it was just a pretext he made up, but who knew she would actually take it seriously.

Li Jiangbo lit a cigarette. "Jiahui, your birthday is in September, right?"

Rosamund Kwan looked at Li Jiangbo with a puzzled expression, somewhat confused. Weren't we talking about Li Jiangbo's precious child? How did it get to her birthday?

"Yes! September 25th, boss, let's talk about our precious baby again. Can you please not change the subject?"

Li Jiangbo sighed, "I'll show you my precious baby after your birthday."

Rosamund Kwan's face lit up at the words, but then her expression fell. "Boss, you said you'd show me 'Peking Opera Blues' after filming, and now you've said it's my birthday. Do you ever keep your word?"

"Okay! I promise I'll show you after your birthday, alright?"

After receiving Li Jiangbo's assurance, Rosamund Kwan skipped and hopped out the door.

Before Li Jiangbo could even react, Zhao Yazhi knocked on the door and came in.

"Boss, 'Taken' has been sent to the film censorship department today."

Li Jiangbo nodded. "Hmm, have the people from China Film Group left?"

Zhao Yazhi shook her head, "No, I'm still in Hong Kong, and I've met with quite a few people in the industry."

"It's alright, as long as the films sell. People come to Hong Kong to buy films anyway, they can't not watch them all."

Zhao Yazhi nodded upon hearing this, but did not leave, looking as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

Li Jiangbo looked at her suspiciously. "Sister Zhi, what's wrong that you can't tell me?"

"When I went to the film censorship office to submit the film, I found that those people treated me like dirt, as if they looked down on me."

Upon hearing this, Li Jiangbo became highly vigilant.

Because Hong Kong's current standards for electronic surveillance are much broader, but stricter than they were in the mid-80s.

erotic films like those from Shaw Brothers are easy to pass censorship and won't get blocked.

However, there is one type of film that is very difficult to pass censorship: those that involve mainland politics, Hong Kong politics, or the politics of the John Bull family. These are all rejected.

Films like "From Beijing with Love," "The Romancing Star II," and "Long Arm of the Law" from later periods would absolutely not pass censorship today.

However, "Taken" does not involve politics, so it is impossible for it to fail to pass censorship.

Thinking of this, Li Jiangbo comforted her, "Sister Zhi, don't worry, maybe it's because of something else."

Zhao Yazhi nodded. "Maybe I'm overthinking it. By the way, Bo-zai, are you coming home for dinner tonight? I recently learned how to make noodles, why don't you come back and try some?"

Li Jiangbo smiled and agreed, then lowered his head to attend to other matters. Zhao Yazhi tactfully left the office.

After a while, Li Jiangbo straightened his back.

I've been using my back a lot lately. Before, it was just Zhao Yazhi, but now there's also the fierce Pan Yingzi.

It would be a lie to say it wasn't tough on his back. Luckily, Li Jiangbo gained a lot of kidney strength boost while filming "Taken." Otherwise, he might not have been able to handle it.

Moreover, Zhao Yazhi is going home for dinner today, so Li Jiangbo can be sure that there will be a big battle tonight.

Thinking of this, Li Jiangbo shook his head helplessly.

Just then, the telephone on the desk started ringing.

"Feed?"

"Comrade Li? It's me, Liang Yuan, the factory director of Bingfeng!"

Li Jiangbo exclaimed in surprise, "Director Liang, did you call to say production is ready?"

Liang Yuan nodded excitedly, "That's right, Comrade Li! Our production line has passed the inspection by our superiors and can start production."

Li Jiangbo nodded. "Thank you for your hard work, Director Liang. How long will it take to produce 100,000 pieces?"

Liang Yuan pondered for a moment, "If the quality control department cooperates, I think we can ship it out in less than a week!"

"At that time, it will take about a week to transport the goods by rail to eastern Guangdong and then by freight train to Hong Kong."

Hearing this, Li Jiangbo felt that a week's shipping time was a bit long!

But thinking about it, it makes sense. Chang'an is in the center of the country, so it doesn't take more than three to five days to get anywhere.

Thinking of this, he said, "Then I'll trouble you, Director Liang. Give me a call when the goods are shipped out, so I can send someone to pick them up."

"Of course! I also benefited from your help to get the aluminum can production line up. And..."

"I will prioritize supplying you with the best products. If you succeed in opening up the market, we can cooperate long-term, and the price is negotiable."

"Don't worry, Director Liang, I'll definitely promote the goods properly once they're here."

"Although the Hong Kong market is not large, it can reach Southeast Asia. As long as the brand is established, there will be plenty of opportunities later."

Liang Yuan echoed, "Yes, yes, yes! Comrade Li is right! Okay, I won't disturb Comrade Li's work any longer. We'll contact each other by phone later."

"Okay, then I'll contact you by phone."

After hanging up the phone, Li Jiangbo lit a cigarette and silently made plans in his mind.

Actually, he felt that he had ordered too little stock this time, because he had fewer celebrities working for him before and had been more conservative in his ordering.

He now has four or five prominent figures under his command, and they are currently enjoying great success.

Selling these 100,000 cases of soda is a piece of cake, isn't it?

If celebrity endorsements don't work, then they'll go through newspapers, using the Time Daily's distribution channels to stock the products. At worst, they'll offer discounts. He doesn't believe he can't handle these things.

Moreover, Zhao Dong's waste paper business in Australia is thriving. Director Li has gained another source of income in mainland China, bringing him one step closer to acquiring RTV (Rediffusion Television).

In the mainland waste paper business, some payments are now settled in Hong Kong dollars, while others are settled directly with paper. The cost of the Time Daily is pitifully low.

Therefore, Li Jiangbo wasn't worried about not being able to sell them; his concern was that he wouldn't get enough.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in."

Pan Yingzi and Zhao Yazhi arrived together.

Pan Yingzi handed Li Jiangbo a document. "Boss, did General Manager Zhao Dong just say that the soft drink factory in mainland China called?"

Li Jiangbo took the documents and nodded. "Yes! We should be able to get the goods in about two weeks."

Zhao Yazhi said, "Then we need to arrange a warehouse in advance, otherwise there will be nowhere to store the goods when they arrive."

Li Jiangbo exhaled a puff of smoke. "When the time comes, I'll call Brother Hai and have the goods delivered to his place."

Pan Yingzi nodded. "What about sales channels? Have you thought about them?"

Li Jiangbo waved his hand, "We're not in a hurry to deal with distribution channels and advertising. Once the goods arrive, let our company's people try them first. If they taste good, they'll sell out no matter what."

He paused for a moment, then added, "Sister Pan, Sister Zhi made noodles tonight, shall we go try some?"

Pan Yingzi rolled her eyes at Li Jiangbo. Did he go there specifically to eat noodles?

Zhao Yazhi blushed and after a long while said, "Okay, I'll make you some noodles then."