Return to Hong Kong Island for a Century

Chapter 113 A Battle with Arlene's Father (Fifth Update, Please Subscribe and Vote)
"How many copies will be printed for the first issue?" Liu Jiale was still unsure.

"Print 200,000 copies first, since magazines are much more expensive than newspapers."

"If the word-of-mouth is good, we can print more!"

"Our magazine is of high quality!"

"The cost is also very high!"

“If we can’t sell them, we’ll lose a lot of money,” Li Song said.

"Okay, then two hundred thousand copies." Liu Jiale agreed.

Liu Jiale continued, "We've received news from the mainland that a 30-person inspection team will be arriving next Tuesday. They'll be here for two days and three nights."

"We'll be on site for two days, from Tuesday afternoon to Wednesday and Thursday, and then leave on Friday!"

"You can receive them when the time comes. First, show them our requirements and give them an advance payment for the final draft."

"We'll discuss it again after the draft is finalized."

"If we're going to entertain you, we'll use the highest level of hospitality!"

"Give them some small gifts when they leave!"

"Besides business, there are also personal relationships!"

"As for the details of the cooperation, we'll discuss that later. We can't let them down, and of course, we can't let ourselves down either!"

"Doing business is all about mutual benefit!"

"Also, don't tell anyone about Lucas yet," Li Song said.

Liu Jiale nodded: "I understand, boss."

Then Liu Jiale left, because he was already twenty-four and there were only a few days left until next month.

Fortunately, the printing plant is all ready, and the sample copies are already out. Now we just need to print 200,000 copies.

They also need to advertise in newspapers.

In fact, people on Hong Kong Island already knew that Huang Baiming had spent 3.2 million to buy the film rights to "The Lost Tomb". Huang Baiming's side had been making a big fuss about it, saying that it was another masterpiece by Beipai Sanshu, and that "The Lost Tomb" was ten times better than "Ghost Blows Out the Light".

This has made all the people on Hong Kong Island who love reading Ghost Blows Out the Light extremely eager to see it.

Friday, April 25th.

A Hong Kong newspaper broke the news that Hollywood director and screenwriter George Lucas had visited Hong Kong.

It turns out that Lucas met a Hong Kong Island resident who liked watching Hollywood science fiction movies on the plane on his way back.

This person happened to be sitting right next to Lucas, who was recognized despite his disguise.

However, not many people believed this revelation because there was no evidence.

On Saturday, Li Song continued writing, and then went to pick up Alin in the afternoon.

But just as they picked up Arlene, a middle-aged man appeared, staring at her with his eyes: "Come home with me."

"No!" Arlene grabbed Li Song's arm.

"Who is this?"

"You little punk, stay as far away from my daughter as possible, or don't blame me for being impolite," the other party immediately shouted.

"Oh, so you're Arlene's father. You're having an affair and neglecting your family." Li Song knew who the other person was, and since the other person was being rude, he didn't need to be polite either.

"Boy..." Arlene's father was so angry that he tried to hit Li Song, but Li Song grabbed his wrist and twisted it behind his back.

"Uncle, if it weren't for Ah Lin's sake, you would have already lay down. Ah Lin, get in the car quickly." Li Song didn't make any further moves, he just warned.

“You bastard, you bastard, Arlene, if you’re leaving, never come back! I don’t recognize you!” Arlene’s father shouted.

Without hesitation, Arlene hailed a taxi and called out, "Brother Song, hurry up!"

"Go!" Li Song shoved Arlene's father with a little force, then quickly ran over. "You bastard!"

"You bastard, you little punk, you just wait!" Arlene's father shouted angrily.

"Ah Lin, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to treat you like that, Uncle." After getting into the car, Li Song quickly apologized.

"It's okay, he's just being nosy." Arlene was still very upset, after all, her father said that in front of so many classmates.

"Ok."

"But I'm here for you."

"Ok!"

The taxi driver wanted to say something, but then he thought about their destination and said nothing. Being able to stay in Taikoo Shing was quite acceptable.

Arlene didn't go anywhere today, and she seemed to be preoccupied.

"Ah Lin, look what this is!" Li Song had prepared a two-carat pink diamond ring, complete with a genuine certificate of authenticity, which Tian Jia Hui had obtained from a jewelry store.

"This?" Arlene saw the box in Li Song's hand. Inside the box was a pale pink object that shone brightly under the light.

Li Song had already chosen a spot to ensure that Arlene could see the diamond's brilliance.

"Wow!" Arlene saw the certificate again: a high-quality pink diamond, two carats.

Of course, Arlene knew how expensive diamonds were; a single carat could cost hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars, and that was the highest grade.

But this is a two-carat pink diamond!
"Brother Song!" Arlene jumped up excitedly and clung to Li Song.

“Your father doesn’t want you, but I’m here for you. Even though we can’t get married, we can’t skip any of the proper ceremonies!” Li Song hugged the other person.

Upon hearing this, Arlene hugged Li Song and kissed him.

"Brother Song, help me put it on!" After a while, Ah Lin finally let go of Li Song and said shyly.

"it is good!"

"Brother Song, you can't abandon me."

"Never leave or forsake."

"Okay, I won't have a dad anymore..."

"Hehe, if you like calling me that, I'll do it too..."

“Tui…” Arlene thought of all the nonsense she had said to Li Song, and punched Li Song with her little fists.

Then the two of them crashed into the bedroom. Arlene was going crazy, probably from the series of stimulations.

However, it was just a matter of three tricks, and Li Song subdued him completely.

The next morning, Arlene looked at the pink diamond ring on her hand, so sparkling in the sunlight, it was so beautiful, absolutely gorgeous.

The two went shopping in the afternoon and then went crazy for most of the night after they got back.

Li Song bought a safe and gave it to A-Lin, also putting her living expenses inside, since A-Lin no longer had a father.

Monday, April 28, 1980.

Li Song drove A Lin to school. A Lin sat in the car, her eyes filled with affection as she looked at Li Song.

Ah Lin was actually calculating in her mind that such a pink diamond was worth at least a million Hong Kong dollars, and having it in her hands would be a kind of security. Ah Lin used to have her eye on Li Song's house, but not anymore. She was just worried about Li Song's business, but she didn't want to ask or interfere.

Before, when I was with Li Song, although I liked him, I was worried about the lack of security, so I was still a little hesitant. Now that I have security, I can stop worrying about other things.

After Li Song saw A Lin off and returned home, Liu Jiale called: "Boss, where are those readers scheduled to meet? Why don't you come to the magazine office?"

"Alright, I'll take a look." Li Song knew that his identity was going to be known anyway, because he did all this for fame and money.

(End of this chapter)