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

Chapter 149 obtained

Sunday arrived, and Li Jiangbo met with the representatives of the friendly company stationed at RTV in Hong Kong.

The man's name was Somis. When he learned that the boss's boss wanted to see him, he was terrified, thinking that he had done something wrong.

At first, he was obsequious and had a very humble attitude.

"Somis, go and contact the people at Standard Chartered and Jardine Matheson. See if you can buy their shares in Rediffusion."

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Somis nodded and bowed obsequiously, "Understood, boss. What price?"

Li Jiangbo pondered for a moment, "The market price can be increased by 10%. By the way, are you familiar with the people at Standard Chartered and Jardine Matheson?"

"I understand, we have some dealings."

Li Jiangbo nodded. "Okay, get to work."

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Somis responded and turned to leave.

Once he stepped out of the conference room, he finally relaxed. This boss was quite easy to talk to, unlike Brian from head office, who was quick to lose his temper.

Perhaps it was because Li Jiangbo held a high position that he gradually developed this style of handling things.

After all, he now owns four major companies: Time Pictures, Time Newspaper, Time Records, and Friendship Trading.

After meeting with Somis, Li Jiangbo went straight to the horse racing club.

He'll have to negotiate with the Xu and Guo families. Otherwise, they might not give the Friendship Trading Company any face.

This time, Xu Shixun received him in a private box at the Jockey Club and did not spout nonsense like "these shares were left to me by my father," but instead focused on business.

However, the two sides could not reach an agreement on the price.

Li Jiangbo wanted to offer 13 million to acquire Xu Shixun's 6.8% stake.

However, Xu Shixun disagreed, believing that his shares were worth 15 million.

Li Jiangbo talked to him about the market, the economy, and the recent situation of Lijiang.

People talked to him about how difficult it was for Chinese capital to own shares in Rediffusion. They also said that they weren't short of money, and that they only agreed because they admired Li Jiangbo.

Li Jiangbo rolled his eyes so hard they almost reached the sky.

Does Xu Shixun admire him?

They're after his money.

If Li Jiangbo hadn't known that Xu Shixun was preparing to acquire "Telephone Company" and planned to acquire Hong Kong Electric next year, he would have been so moved that he would have spent an extra two million to buy the shares!

Since the conversation had progressed this far, Li Jiangbo decided to drop the pretense and lay his cards on the table, directly revealing the Xu family's recent actions.

Unfortunately, Hui Si-hsun casually remarked, "It's just a rumor. The situation in Hong Kong is unclear right now; whoever makes a move will die."

The ball was kicked back to him again, which made Li Jiangbo extremely upset.

Just as the two were at an impasse, the door to the private room was pushed open.

A young man, around twenty years old, walked over.

As soon as he entered, the young man saw a stranger and quickly said, "Sorry, Dad, I didn't know there was a stranger here."

After saying that, he was about to close the door and leave.

Xu Shixun coughed twice. "Come in, you're not an outsider."

After obtaining Xu Shixun's consent, the young man tiptoed to the sofa and sat down.

"This is Director Li Jiangbo of Time Group. This is my son, Jinheng."

Upon hearing the name, Xu Jinheng's eyes lit up, and he stood up to shake hands with Li Jiangbo.

"Director Li! I've heard so much about you! I love all your movies, but why haven't you made any lately?"

Li Jiangbo bowed and shook hands with him. "Young Master Xu, you're too kind. I've been quite busy lately and haven't had time to start filming yet."

Xu Jinheng gave an "oh," a hint of disappointment appearing on his face.

"Director Li, I heard from a friend that you went to the mainland to shoot a film. I wonder what kind of film it is, and is it similar in style to 'Taken'?"

Li Jiangbo was not surprised, after all, there are almost no secrets in Hong Kong, such a small place.

This was only in the early 1980s. If it were the middle or later period, Li Jiangbo would guarantee that the paparazzi would know exactly what you ate and drank.

"I just went there to direct a bit, to repay a favor; it's not really my film."

Xu Jinheng chatted with Li Jiangbo as if they were old friends, completely unaware that Xu Shixun's expression was becoming increasingly unpleasant.

He coughed twice. "Jinheng, Director Li is here to discuss serious matters."

Xu Jinheng awkwardly fell silent and sat there without saying a word.

Li Jiangbo was about to get up and say goodbye, but Xu Jinheng's next words made him sit back down.

"Dad, what are you guys talking about? Horse racing?"

"Lidi Holdings".

"Oh! You mean shares in that TV station? I remember Uncle Guo has some too."

Xu Shixun did not speak, but simply nodded.

Seeing that his father didn't speak, Xu Jinheng had a sudden thought and guessed most of the situation.

"Is Director Li planning to acquire shares in RTV?"

Li Jiangbo nodded without saying anything.

Xu Jinheng glanced at his father, then at Li Jiangbo, and uttered a sentence.

"Uncle Guo and my family have been friends for generations, and I have a good relationship with his son. Since Director Li wants to acquire RTV's shares, how about I put in a good word for you?"

Li Jiangbo sighed. This family is really shrewd!

An old fox, and a little fox.

He didn't believe the two hadn't discussed it beforehand, nor did he believe that the playboy of later generations would have such quick thinking.

He smiled without saying a word, but then heard Xu Jinheng say, "Director Li, you're making movies and doing business is doing business. Even though ATV isn't doing so well right now, its licenses are very valuable!"

"Young Master Xu sees things very clearly."

Xu Jinheng waved his hand, "Don't call me 'Young Master' all the time. I'm probably younger than Director Li, so calling you 'Brother' isn't too much of a stretch."

Xu Jinheng was rambling on and on, while Li Jiangbo casually brushed him off, but his words went in one ear and out the other, his mind preoccupied with the fact that the Xu and Guo families were old friends.

After a while, he said in a deep voice, "Mr. Xu, I'll pay fifteen million."

Xu Shixun was not surprised at all, and simply raised his teacup, "Then I wish us a successful cooperation."

Xu Jinheng clapped his hands and said, "Director Li is so generous!"

Li Jiangbo didn't say anything, greeted the two of them, and then got up and left.

Xu Jinheng quickly followed, and as he saw Li Jiangbo out, he whispered, "Director Li, don't worry, I'll take care of the Guo family. I'll call them later."

Li Jiangbo nodded. "That will be of trouble."

After Li Jiangbo left, the door to the private room closed, and the two foxes exchanged a knowing smile, their words conveying everything.

Xu Jinheng acted quickly, and within two days he had settled things with the Guo family.

Finally, Li Jiangbo spent 21 million to acquire 9.7% of the Guo family's shares.

Li Jiangbo now owns 36.5% of the shares, making him the largest shareholder of RTV.

Li Jiangbo was in a good mood. He could now convene a board meeting to confirm his position at RTV.

But he didn't want to reveal it so early. If things went smoothly with Somis, he would then own 58.5% of the shares.

At that point, Li Jiangbo will truly be able to do whatever he wants.

Just as he was getting excited, the phone on his desk rang.

Li Jiangbo answered the phone, "Hello!"

"Boss, something terrible has happened!"