Return to Hong Kong Island for a Century

Chapter 257 The Voice Mentors (First Update)
Li Song did not exit the elevator, but instead went directly to the top floor under the escort of two bodyguards.

"Are you alright? Should we call a doctor?" Li Song asked as he had his two bodyguards help the two women sitting in the elevator up.

"Thank you, we'll rest for a while," Hui Hongying and Zhao Yazhi replied, leaning against the handrails on either side of the elevator.

"Go upstairs and rest for a bit. Who's causing you trouble?" Li Song asked again.

“He’s my ex-husband. I was just about to hire a lawyer to fight him for custody of the children, but I didn’t expect that even after I moved here, I would still be found out,” Zhao Yazhi replied.

Upon hearing this, Li Song nodded, but didn't say anything more; it was someone else's family matter.

The elevator arrived at the top floor, and after the elevator doors opened, there were two bodyguards outside.

"Brother He, call Jiahao and tell him to bring a lawyer over." Brother He knew something was wrong when he saw that there were only two bodyguards left, so Li Song spoke up.

"it is good!"

"Open this guest room door." Li Song pointed to the guest room door again.

“I’ve bought this entire floor. This is a guest room.” Li Song’s two bodyguards helped the two women into the guest room.

"Thank you, Mr. Li." After the two women entered the room, which was furnished in a homey style, they sat on the sofa.

Li Song guessed that the two of them had just been beaten and then kicked back into the elevator. It was hard to say whether they were injured or not, but they were definitely frightened.

"Take a break and see if you need a doctor. If so, I'll have my private doctor come over," Li Song asked.

"Thank you, Mr. Li. Let's rest for a bit." The two women sat on the sofa, feeling a little embarrassed. They had just been kicked in the stomach, which hurt a lot, and then they had sat down in the elevator, so their backs were also sore. Their arms had also hit the elevator door. So they wanted to lie down, but they were a little embarrassed to face Li Song, who was their boss and a young billionaire.

"If you're not feeling well, lie down. I'll have my family doctor come and take a look at you," Li Song said, noticing that the two looked a little uncomfortable.

"No need to trouble Mr. Li."

"It's alright." Li Song then asked someone to call the family doctor over.

After receiving the pager call from Li Song's bodyguard, Chen Jiahao quickly brought his company's lawyer and several security personnel, and arrived at Li Song's residence half an hour later.

At this moment, the family doctor and a nurse were treating the two women in the treatment room. The treatment room was set up separately for use in emergencies. Li Song had a military doctor among his bodyguards, but the military doctor's treatment methods were rather rough, and Li Song would not reveal that he had a doctor among his bodyguards.

Hui Hongying's right arm was badly bruised, from hitting the elevator door after being kicked. Zhao Yazhi's arm was bruised on her left, as they were both kicked back into the elevator together.

Li Song has returned to his room.

"Boss, what should we do about this?" Chen Jiahao and his lawyer came over to Li Song and asked.

"Go see the property management first and find out how they let strangers in. Have them mark it as an illegal intrusion."

"Then you ask the victims what their demands are."

"You can handle the rest. Pay what you owe, and try not to make a big fuss, or I'll have to move again," Li Song said, shaking his head.

“Okay.” Chen Jiahao immediately went to do it.

The property management staff had been wanting to meet Li Song for a long time, but Li Song refused to see them.

If a celebrity like Li Song were to encounter such an incident here, it would have a significant impact on the property management company if word got out.

The property management companies on Hong Kong Island are even more powerful than gangsters. No matter how powerful those gangsters are, they wouldn't dare to come to these large residential communities to collect protection money.

In fact, the people who assaulted the victim have already been arrested by the property management. There were four people in total: three thugs and one mastermind. They have already been beaten up by Li Song's bodyguards.

Li Song's bodyguard could incapacitate someone with a single blow, and no injury could be detected.

However, the property management's security measures were rather crude; they beat the four people severely, leaving them with bloody heads.

So Jiahao, accompanied by his lawyer, communicated with the property manager, who immediately asserted that the four people had illegally broken in and attempted to rob and steal.

Then they called the police. The police arrived quickly. The property manager knew the police, and so did Jiahao.

The police took Li Song's two bodyguards who assaulted him, the property management security guards who assaulted him, and four people who illegally broke in back to their residences for questioning.

There were two other women.

Li Song didn't need to worry about such a small matter at all.

The next morning, Li Song learned the outcome of the previous night's events after he got up.

That means the intruders have to pay compensation, because Hui Hongying and Zhao Yazhi are injured.

They also decided not to pursue the matter of Li Song's bodyguards and property security personnel assaulting people.

In other words, Zhao Yazhi's ex-husband not only lost money, but also got beaten up for nothing.

As for the three thugs, after they returned, they were beaten up again by their gang leader and his men. Because of the three, the gang's territory was raided by the police, who warned them to keep their eyes peeled.

It turns out that Zhao Yazhi and her ex-husband had a legal dispute over their child. Both wanted the child, so her ex-husband hired someone to scare Zhao Yazhi. However, the person he hired was too reckless and attacked her right away.

Of course, without Li Song, the two women would definitely have been threatened. Li Song shook his head: "Hong Kong Island is still too small."

Hong Kong Island is only so big now, and there are only so many upscale places, so the chances of running into someone you know are quite high.

Li Song changed cars and arrived at the magazine office, then called Tian Jiahui: "Old Tian, ​​do you see if there are any villas or plots of land for sale in Repulse Bay?"

"Okay, boss." Tian Jiahui also knew about what happened last night and understood Li Song's meaning.

"Boss, take a look at this..." Liu Jiale said, holding up a newspaper.

Li Song was speechless when he saw the headline in the Sing Tao Daily: "Hong Kong Billionaire Meets with Former TVB Leading Lady."

Sing Tao Daily has never gotten along well with Li Song because Li Song is inclined to favor the mainland and has invested a lot there.

Moreover, the New Evening Post is biased towards the mainland, and Li Song's Ghost Blows Out the Light made the New Evening Post outperform other newspapers.

Other newspapers had poor sales, so they naturally had fewer advertisements and lower prices, which led to their resentment towards Li Song.

There is another photo, which is a picture of Zhao Yazhi leaving the police station, although it is a bit blurry.

The newspapers didn't mention Li Song by name, but they said that a former leading lady from TVB had switched to a new TV station, had a secret meeting with the station's owner, and was discovered by her ex-husband. Her ex-husband and his men then got into a fight with the station owner's bodyguards.

Another headline from Oriental Daily News reads: "The Untold Story Between a Former TVB Leading Lady and Hong Kong's Youngest Tycoon."

This is also a form of criticism. These newspapers have been constantly badmouthing mainland China in the media, and they have always been dissatisfied with Li Song, who has a mainland background and has invested so much in the mainland.

"Boss, should we check who sold the information to the newspaper?" Liu Jiale asked.

"Forget it, too many people already know." Li Song shook his head.

"Boss, should we try to clarify this?" Liu Jiale asked.

"No need," Li Song said. "Some things just get worse the more you try to explain them." He didn't have any good ideas either; these newspapers were just eager to keep arguing about it.

"OK then."

"Boss, we're preparing to officially begin the auditions for The Voice next month."

"These are the mentors we invited: Alan Tam, Roman Tam, and Paula Tsui. We've already confirmed with their agents and signed contracts," Liu Jiale said, producing a proposal.

"We plan to have Ms. Guan host the million-dollar quiz contest," Liu Jiale added.

"Are you capable?" Li Song knew he was referring to A-Lin.

“Boss, this hosting job doesn’t require much skill…” Liu Jiale said.

Li Song certainly knew that the "Millionaire Quiz" program didn't require the same level of talent as other hosts; it only required asking questions and saying a few words to create tension.

The "Million Dollar Quiz" is a game where the difficulty increases with each question, and the prize money decreases if you answer incorrectly.

"The million-dollar challenge will begin in the middle of next month." Liu Jiale took out another planning document.

“Hmm!” Li Song nodded. The advertising sponsors for these programs are all BMW motorcycles. Now, when they go out to solicit advertising, it’s hard to quote prices without ratings. Once the ratings come out, they can invite other companies to participate a second time.

"Also, here's the progress of Jinling Films in mainland China. The mainland side wants to invite some Taiwanese artists to participate. What do you think, boss?" Liu Jiale asked.

"Is it too late now?" Li Song asked.

"Probably not, because filming in mainland China has just started. They can just add a few scenes, not too many, just two or three. It won't add much to the plot," Liu Jiale said. The movie "Jinling" is an ensemble piece, and everyone dies in the end, so adding a few more characters won't make much difference.

"Then you should contact them and see if anyone is willing to go. Pay attention to the stance of these artists. Make a list for me to see first," Li Song said.

Li Song roughly guessed why the mainland was making this request at this time—of course, it was for the future.

The mainland now has sufficient confidence.

Li Song plans to wait a few years and then find a way to slow down the Americans, such as by printing dollars all over the world on a second-hand platform and then spreading them around the world.

These US dollars aren't considered contraband on secondhand platforms; shipping is free, and they're printed in large quantities at incredibly low costs.

Just like printing banknotes from a hundred years ago now, no one would consider it a crime, they would just think it's crazy.

Li Song wanted to see if this would actually impact Aramco's financial system.

"Hmm, how about we invite some Taiwanese artists to star in the Three Kingdoms TV series?"

"In addition, some smaller brokerage firms are also interested in developing their businesses in Hong Kong Island," Liu Jiale added.

"You can handle this as you see fit. The market for notebooks is still quite good." Li Song nodded.

"it is good!"

(End of this chapter)