Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 1421 The director is angry
Looking at Li Yuanba who begged him, Jess showed a very embarrassed expression. It seemed that this matter was very difficult for him.

Jess kept silent like this, Li Yuanba and Brother Xiang could only look at him without saying a word, because they were afraid that making noise would disturb each other's thinking.

After a while, Jess raised his head again, looking as if he had figured things out.

"I can want to help you win the role of "The Green Hornet", but the condition is that you let me be your agent."

Li Yuanba was overjoyed when he heard that, but soon he became very depressed again.

Because his contract is still in the hands of Golden Harvest, it is impossible for Jess to be his own agent.

"Mr. Jess is really sorry. It's not that I don't agree to you, but you should also know that I still have a contract with Golden Harvest, and the termination fee is at least tens of millions. I... I don't have that much money to terminate the contract with them."

As soon as this matter was mentioned, Li Yuanba was so sad that he was about to cry.

If he had known earlier, he would never have signed such a long contract with Golden Harvest, but it is too late to say this now.

"The remuneration for this film is 50 US dollars, plus your own savings, how far are you short?"

Jess seems to want to help Li Yuanba out of his trap.

"I have about 300 million yuan in my hand, and if the salary is included, the difference may be more than 400 million yuan."

400 million is not a small amount. Li Yuanba only saved 300 million after several years of filming. If he had to wait for a few years, he would definitely not be able to bear it.

He doesn't want to stay in Golden Harvest for a minute now, but the question now is where can he find so much money?
"Well, the rest of the money I lent you, after you finish acting in "The Green Hornet", you will be able to gain a firm foothold in Hollywood, and then you will slowly pay it back to me."

Jess suddenly and generously wanted to lend Li Yuanba 400 million to redeem him, which made Li Yuanba very excited.

"I think you have great potential, and I believe you will definitely become a big star in Hollywood in the future."

Li Yuanba had no other thoughts besides being grateful, so he nodded desperately.

As long as he can leave Golden Harvest and Xiangjiang to develop in Hollywood, even if he takes away all his current property, Li Yuanba is willing.

"Don't reveal this matter. The day after tomorrow is the final audition. I will arrange for you to win in the end. You just need to wait."

Jess gave Li Yuanba a reassurance, which made Li Yuanba very happy.

That night, Li Yuanba got drunk and was sent home by Brother Xiang.

And Jace wasn't much better. Although he wasn't passed out, he was still very dizzy.

As soon as he walked out of the bar, Jess got into a car parked on the side of the road.

"Li Yuanba has already agreed to the conditions I put forward. He said that there is still a gap of about 400 million. I have already agreed to help him deal with it according to your instructions."

Sitting in the backseat, Jace breathed heavily as he spoke, and it looked like he hadn't had an easy drink.

"I will transfer this money to you tomorrow, go back and rest early, there are still many things to deal with the day after tomorrow."

Jess nodded, then opened the door and got out of the car.

After watching Jess leave, Fang Jinsheng, who was sitting in the front seat, told the driver to drive.

400 million is nothing to Lin Daoqiu at all, if he can spend a little money to make Jiahe suffer heavy losses, he doesn't mind doing so.

And this time, Lin Daoqiu had other purposes for doing this. After all, apart from Jiahe, he couldn't easily let Di Bao go.

On the day of the final audition for "The Green Hornet", there were five finalists, Jet Li, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, and two young people who had never acted before.

Saenz looks very energetic today, because after today's selection, he can rush back to the United States tomorrow to start the filming of "The Green Hornet".

"I'm very happy. The five of you are shortlisted for the final audition. Today we will select the actors who will play Kato in "The Green Hornet". It can be said that all five of you are actors that I am very optimistic about. Please do your best."

In addition to Saenz and Jess, He Guanchang also came to the scene to observe today.

In He Guanchang's view, the final winner of today's audition will definitely be Jet Li. After all, this is what he had agreed with Jess before, and there will never be any accidents.

In He Guanchang's view, this final audition was just a formality.

Different from the previous audition, Saenz asked people to find the costumes today, that is, the clothes Kato wore in the movie and asked them to change into them.

After the five people finished changing, Saenz circled around and looked at their outfits after changing.

Sammo Hung is a bit fat, so he doesn't fit well in appearance. From this point of view, he can be eliminated.

As for the remaining two young men, their builds were average, but because they were here to make up the numbers, Saenz didn't take a closer look.

Jet Li and Yuen Biao are left, they fit the appearance of Kato's character very well, at least in terms of costumes.

"Unfortunately, Mr. Sammo Hung and the other two are not quite suitable. On the whole, Jet Li and Yuen Biao are the winners."

Three people were eliminated at once. Although Sammo Hung was a bit unacceptable, but in his opinion, after changing clothes, he obviously didn't fit the image of the original Kato, and it was normal to be eliminated.

And after Jet Li and Yuen Biao changed into their clothes, no matter how he looked at it, he felt that they were more suitable for this role than himself.

As for the remaining two unlucky ghosts, they were only invited out after Saenz said a few words of encouragement.

"It can be said that there is not much difference between the two in terms of appearance and skill, but the only disadvantage is that neither of you can speak English. It is really difficult to choose."

Both Jet Li and Yuen Biao's English skills are not good. Even though Jet Li was recovering from his injuries in the United States, he only came into contact with the Chinese community.

"Several go to rest first, let me think carefully."

After Saenz finished speaking, he took Jess and left the scene.

It seems that Saenz is really distressed. Both Jet Li and Yuen Biao are very good, but unfortunately they can't speak English.

"Actually, one of the people who auditioned spoke English fluently, and his skills were not much different from theirs."

Jess suddenly said this to Saenz.

Saenz looked at Jess in surprise after hearing this, because he had never noticed such a person existed before.

"His name is Li Yuanba, and he is from Golden Harvest just like Jet Li, but Mr. He hoped that Jet Li would be selected, so he was eliminated."

Jess' words made Saenz very angry, and he immediately stood up from his chair.

"I am the leader of this audition. I am the only one who decides who will be eliminated. Go find Li Yuanba immediately. I want him to audition..."

(End of this chapter)