Hong Kong Film Intelligence King

Chapter 277 Where do talents come from?
"I'm not betting with you!"

Han Bin refused without even thinking.

He's not stupid; Han Bin still feels excruciating pain when he thinks back to that bet.

It wasn't a loss of hundreds of millions as some people are saying.

That was a real loss of billions!

Han Bin didn't break down; that's because he has a strong mental fortitude!
Liang Kun laughed so hard he almost fell over: "Binny, you've finally been smart for once."

Han Bin rolled his eyes at him in return.

“In that case,” Wang Dao chuckled, “remember this: if anyone tries to fool you, just ignore them.”

Han Bin was taken aback: "Someone would really try to fool me?"

“It’s obvious!” Wang Dao said bluntly, “None of us are traditional businessmen.”

He pointed at Liang Kun,

"Kun used to sell fish balls, but later switched to running a film and television company."

He pointed at Han Bin,

"Binny, you're in the foreign trade business."

He pointed to himself.
"I'm Kun's little follower."

Wang Dao drew a circle, encompassing all three of them.

"This is how the three of us appear to outsiders."

"The three of us know absolutely nothing about real estate."

Wang Dao clapped his hands, speaking very frankly.

Liang Kun chuckled coldly: "In the underworld, what do you call people like us? We're easy prey!"

"Is it possible that others won't come and take a bite at this time?" Han Bin also understood the meaning of Wang Dao.

Wang Dao chuckled and nodded: "That's right!"

"Not only do the local bosses think this way, but other businessmen certainly do too."

"This applies to both foreigners and Chinese businessmen."

Liang Kun and Han Bin both laughed.

If Wang Dao hadn't given them a heads-up beforehand, they might have had some reservations.

But now that Wang Dao has spoken up in advance, who can make them fall for his tricks?
Han Bin calmed himself down and asked:

"Ado, what should we do now?"

"We're hiring!" Wang Dao said bluntly.

Han Bin thought for a moment and said, "If we're recruiting, then I'll go and take a look around the universities."

Ok?
Wang Dao asked in bewilderment, "What kind of people are you recruiting from universities?"

"If we don't recruit from universities, where will we recruit from?" Han Bin was greatly shocked.

Wang Dao was even more surprised: "You have so many gangsters on your turf, why don't you hurry up and give them legitimate identities?"

"Hey boss, you're from Kwai Tsing, huh? You're a tycoon now, shouldn't you be helping your younger brothers out?"

"That's one of your trusted confidants."

"Are people recruited from outside important?"

"important!"

"But are they trusted confidants?"

"no!"

"Don't you know how to tap into internal potential?!"

"But few of the young men I have are educated!" Han Bin said, somewhat troubled.

Wang Dao said earnestly:
“Binny, we don’t lack money, we lack trustworthy talent.”

"With so many younger brothers, you can easily find a few if you look carefully."

"Even if my younger brother doesn't have it, it doesn't matter!"

"Do any of my younger brother's family or friends have children in school?"

"We're from the same hometown!"

"Can you really do without valuing your fellow villagers?"

A single sentence awakened me from my slumber!

Han Bin suddenly understood.

Right!

People from my hometown have always been known for their local strength and influence.

Wasn't the most famous bald man in modern times someone who rose to power by relying on his hometown connections?
As for the founding emperors of ancient times, it goes without saying that they all heavily relied on their fellow villagers.

Fellow villagers are the most trustworthy. If you don't win them over, what else do you want to do?
That's utterly absurd!

“Even the police know to win over their fellow villagers. Inspector Liu Fuda wins over the Chaozhou and Laizhou gangs; Lei Luo wins over the Chaozhou gang.”

"The triads became more direct; back then, who dared to mess with the Chaozhou gang?"

Han Bin quickly said, "Adao, no need to say anything, I understand!"

"I'll go back and do the statistics right away."

"Don't rush!" Liang Kun called out to Han Bin, "Binny, we've already revealed our identities. We're Hong Kong tycoons."

"I don't know how much money is in the bank."

Han Bin said with a wry smile, "Brother Kun, my money can't compare to yours."

“Even if you don’t have much, you’re still a billionaire!” Handsome Kun said bluntly, “Right?”

Han Bin was speechless.

That's correct.

He doesn't have hundreds of millions in his account, but he does have tens of millions.

Wang Dao knew that Han Bin had great needs, so he allocated a considerable amount of money for Han Bin's expenses.

It wasn't just Han Bin who was like this; Li, Wang, and Chen were all the same!
Normal wealthy people don't do this; they have very little pocket money, and some even live off their salary.

Wang Dao understood perfectly what Liang Kun and Han Bin were thinking.

When a poor person suddenly becomes rich, they haven't developed a sufficient mindset of the wealthy, and their demand for material things is still very high.

Wangdao did not deliberately cultivate this awareness.

People grow up gradually. Spending more time with wealthy people will naturally lead to developing this kind of mindset.

“We’re involved in a gang, so we naturally know what can be accomplished with 20,000 yuan,” Liang Kun reminded him.

Han Bin nodded slowly.

Twenty thousand yuan is enough to cover a younger brother's settling-in expenses.

That's right.

It's the settlement allowance for those guys in the gang who draw the life-or-death lottery!

It was only 20,000 yuan.

"Is 20,000 yuan a lot for us?" Liang Kun spread his hands. "Not much at all, it might even be just our expenses for one night."

If you're willing to spend money, there are always various places to squander it in Hong Kong.

Let alone now, even forty years ago, it would have been easy to squander a fortune overnight.

“But for them, this is money that can save their lives,” Liang Kun said frankly. “We come from a triad background, so we know best what’s most important in the underworld.”

Handsome Kun waved his hand.

"loyalty!"

He suddenly smiled.
"But I've heard of this thing, but I've never seen it before."

Liang Kun completely ignored the glares from Wang Dao and Han Bin, and pointed at Wang Dao, saying:

"Ado, are you loyal to me?"

Han Bin mocked:
"Brother Kun, are you crazy?"

"Brother Dao is our leader, he only respects you."

Wang Dao smiled and shook his head:

"You treat me as a national hero, and I will repay you as a national hero."

The implication is that loyalty is a two-way street; if you are not loyal to me, how dare you ask me to be loyal to you?

Liang Kun nodded slightly:

"Ado is right. I don't even trust myself to be loyal to anyone, so where is this thing?"

Wang Dao told a hilariously absurd joke: "Little B and Handsome Nan?"

Liang Kun and Han Bin were both taken aback, and then slowly nodded: "That makes sense."

The king's way was silent:
"You guys actually believed that!"

"According to my analysis, Handsome Nan doesn't have that much guts."

"I really can't believe he was able to assassinate Jiang Tiansheng."

Han Bin's heart skipped a beat: "Adao, in your prediction, what kind of person is Handsome Nan?"

"The handsome Southerner is gone, why bring this up?" Wang Dao smiled but did not answer Han Bin's question.

Liang Kun shouted, "Why are you dragging other people into this when we're just having a proper conversation?"

“Binny, for people like us, loyalty is an absolute luxury.”

Han Bin smiled wryly and said, "Isn't that true for everyone?"

"That's why loyalty is so rare," Liang Kun said bluntly. "Having loyal subordinates is something we all dream of."

"Isn't it good to spend a little money to do something like this?"

Han Bin stood up and said:
"I'll go right away!"

Liang Kun waved his hand: "Don't be stingy with money."

"Do you really think I'm a miser?!"

Liang Kun laughed heartily.

"Ah Dao, what do we need to do?" After Han Bin left, Liang Kun asked Wang Dao, "Should we also increase our investment?"

The Way of Kings is straightforward:
"I'm afraid it's too late!"

Handsome Kun frowned deeply:

"Is it too late?"

Wang Daoshu showed him: "Of course we should focus on long-term training, but we also need immediate combat capabilities."

"Talent development cannot be neglected, and combat effectiveness is even more indispensable."

"Isn't that a contradiction?" Liang Kun was utterly puzzled!
Wang Dao nodded slightly.

"You're absolutely right."

"According to general principles, this is indeed a self-contradictory thing."

"Fortunately, we have a backup plan!"

Liang Kun asked blankly, "Where is the way out?"

Wang Dao pointed north: "My hometown!"

Huh?! "When it comes to talent, doesn't our hometown have even more?"

"Our ten million wasn't spent in vain."

The Way of the King is a leisurely and natural one.

Handsome Kun frowned and said:
"But……"

"College students are extremely important no matter where you put them, right?"

“That’s absolutely true!” Wang Dao said with a wry smile. “Today, college students from my hometown are truly the pride of heaven.”

It's 1981 now. If he dares to go back and ask Lord Nanye for 10,000 or 20,000 college students, he has absolutely no doubt that he'll be in serious trouble!

Kidding!
The first batch of college students after the resumption of the college entrance examination all have unlimited future prospects.

This is the best of the best.

Is he crazy to think he can snatch talent away from his hometown?
"What should we do then?" Liang Kun was a little flustered.

A company that big would be in a state of panic if it didn't have enough talent.

Wang Dao laughed and said:

"Don't be so nervous."

"Aren't you nervous yet!" Liang Kun really didn't understand where Wang Dao got his confidence from.

Wang Dao bluntly stated, "I only said that we cannot obtain a large number of college students from our hometown, but I did not say that we cannot obtain a considerable number of vocational school students from our hometown."

Liang Kun was stunned: "A vocational school graduate?"

“Vocational school graduates are not easy to acquire,” Wang Dao sighed. “At this time, they are also a valuable resource.”

"However, compared to college students, vocational school graduates are much easier to obtain."

Handsome Kun frowned:
"A vocational school graduate...can he handle it?"

Wang Dao laughed and said:

"It's possible. In terms of knowledge reserves, high school or vocational school is when people acquire the most and broadest knowledge."

"After entering university, the knowledge people acquire is divided into professional categories."

"Although we have an old saying that we should learn as long as we live, in reality, the golden period for us to acquire knowledge is during the three years of high school or vocational school."

Liang Kun asked in astonishment, "How do you know so much about this?"

“I’ve been there!” Wang Dao rolled his eyes.

Liang Kun patted his forehead. "Yeah, my younger brother is so knowledgeable. It's obvious that he's read a lot of books!"

"no problem?"

"I confirm," said Liang Kun.

“There are problems, but not major ones!” Wang Dao said bluntly, “Our hometown is starting construction now, and their demand for talent is enormous.”

"Luckily, we have an ace!"

"What ace?" asked Liang Kun curiously.

“We love our country!” Wang Dao naturally replied.

Liang Kun was dumbfounded!

“Patriotism is not just empty slogans, but concrete actions,” Wang Dao replied. “Coincidentally, we have taken action, and we truly love our country.”

"The important thing is that we also need to invest in our hometown."

"That's enough to impress Lord Minamino!"

Liang Kun nodded slowly: "That's good!"

Wang Dao stood up and said, "Brother Kun, you can stay here and suffer your headache. I'll go pick up Ah Zhen."

"You brat!" Liang Kun laughed and scolded.

Before Wang Dao explains his strategy, Liang Kun might really have a headache.

However, since Wang Dao had explained it so clearly, Liang Kun no longer had any headaches. He only needed to pick and choose from the properties owned by Hongkong Land, selecting those with extremely high value.

“Is Ah Zhen still on Jade Channel?” Liang Kun frowned deeply. “You can’t spoil her like this; you have to give her more responsibilities.”

There's definitely a ulterior motive behind what he said.

Bozi is now the chairman of Kowloon Motor Bus, but neither Bozi nor Liangkun wanted this position.

However, Chiang Tin-yeung and a group of Hung Hing leaders were practically about to write a letter in blood.

Having no other choice, the two had to accept the job.

Bozi is extremely busy these days. Even when she gets home, she still has to teach two hours of private tutoring classes.

This made Liang Kun, who was very irritable, very jealous - "I worked hard all day, and I can't even be affectionate with my wife for a little while after I get home?"
On the other hand, what about Lok Wai-chun?

She's still leisurely working as a host on TVB Jade.

Of course, Liang Kun also learned that Lok Wai-chun was going through the resignation process, but Uncle Six was blocking her from doing so.

But this could not hide Liang Kun's resentment.

"If nothing unexpected happens, Ah Zhen's position will be changed starting tomorrow."

"She will become the cinema chain manager of our subsidiary company."

Liang Kun nodded slightly and called out to Wang Dao, who was walking at the door:
"Tell Ah Zhen that we're having a get-together tomorrow night. I miss you all!"

Wang Dao gave an "OK" sign.

Liang Kun smiled and shook his head. After Wang Dao left, he said to Li Jie, who had just walked in:

"Ah Jie, we can relax a bit these next couple of days."

"Ado's plan is like this..."

Li Jie looked at him strangely: "Master Ding, things might not be easy for us."

"Why?!" Handsome Kun was utterly shocked!
Even if Landmark is going to be sold, can't I have some peace and quiet for a while?
Li Jie sighed:

"According to the big boss's plan, what we need to do is very important."

“You must know Hongkong Land’s important land holdings like the back of your hand.”

"At least we know their income very well."

"Hongkong Land has many commercial buildings, but not many other things."

"You need to know exactly how much they earn in a year and what their total earnings are."

"Only in this way can we put enormous pressure on Simon of Jardine Matheson."

"That makes sense!" Liang Kun exclaimed. "Ah Jie, thank goodness you reminded me."

"If we're going to act, we have to go all the way."

"I'll work overtime!" Liang Kun said through gritted teeth. "Many people would kill for this opportunity to make big money."

"Now that I have this opportunity, what is there to complain about?"

"You have no idea, before I met Adao, I was so poor that I even considered going to work with that deadbeat Babi."

Li Jie was startled: "Old Ding, you can't say things like that!"

"What's the big deal?" Liang Kun said dismissively. "Do you think Ah Dao doesn't know?"

"I even doubt that anything in Hong Kong could be kept from him."

"It was after meeting him that I started Qiankun Film and Television Company."

"Looking back now, I realize he deliberately forced me to start this company."

Liang Kun then recounted what had happened, and Li Jie said earnestly, "Old Ding, the boss was doing this for your own good!"

"Of course I know!" Liang Kun said with a grin. "It's just a bit of a pity. That company is doing well, but it's a waste of money for Yao Wen."

"But that's enough!"

Li Jie sincerely said:
"No matter how big the film and television company becomes in the future."

"To be honest, you laid a great foundation for Qiankun Film and Television."

"By the way, today's newspaper also said that 'The Emperor's Disciple' has reached 17 million Hong Kong dollars, and it is very likely to reach 18 million by the end of this month."

Handsome Kun said speechlessly:
"There's no need to even think about it; it's definitely going to reach eighteen million."

“Ado told me at the beginning of the month.”

"I believe Ado's prediction."

Li Jie smiled and said, "I also believe in the big boss's prediction."

"By the way, how's your movie filming going?" Liang Kun asked casually.

Li Jie chuckled:

"Longwei wasn't willing to come at first."

Handsome Kun was furious:
"You two have worked together for so long, and you've risked your lives for him so many times, and this guy still isn't willing?"

Li Jie shrugged:

"After all, he's a superstar!"

Liang Kun mocked him relentlessly.

King of heaven?

If he wanted to, he could create countless superstars.

Of course, it doesn't matter if he himself lacks ability.

With Wang Dao backing us up, I refuse to believe we can't produce a few top stars.

"Later, when Dingye and the big boss suddenly made the front page of the newspaper, Longwei immediately agreed."

Handsome Kun said speechlessly:
Is it really that realistic?

Li Jie shrugged:

"Actually, it's not his fault. He's a superstar, but he also needs to make a living."

"Regardless of whether his superstar pay was inflated or a publicity stunt, he is, in the end, the first person in Hong Kong to earn four million Hong Kong dollars per film."

"In such a situation, one can only think of oneself when dealing with people and things."

Liang Kun rolled his eyes:
"You're actually thinking of him."

"Fine, fine, for your sake, I won't make things difficult for him!"

"But do you have time to film now?"

Li Jie disagreed:

"We've almost finished filming the exterior scenes; now we're going to film the indoor battle."

"That way, there's no such thing as day or night!"

"I'll just go for two hours tonight."

Liang Kun said enviously:
"I'm definitely going to film a cool and bad guy someday!"

Li Jie couldn't understand Liang Kun's strange idea at all.

Why don't you film a story about a chivalrous hero?

Why do we have to film a villain?
Handsome Kun shook his head:
"Ah Jie, you don't understand."

"What I can get within the rules, I will get sooner or later."

"In reality, I can't be a bad guy who is both evil and wicked. I have to consider my mother, Bozi, and all my brothers."

"In the world of movies, you can do whatever you want to have fun."

"It would be so cool to play a big bad guy!"

(End of this chapter)