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

Chapter 150 Anomaly

It was Somis's voice on the other end of the phone. Li Jiangbo's heart tightened, and he quickly asked, "Don't panic, tell me slowly, what happened?"

Somis swallowed hard. "Boss, Standard Chartered and Jardine Matheson have sold their shares to two other Australian companies."

Li Jiangbo let out a long sigh, but thought to himself: This is really a passive situation without a simulator!

They sent people to make contact so early, but someone else beat them to it.

He asked in a deep voice, "What happened? Shouldn't we have been the ones to make contact first?"

Somis gritted his teeth. "Standard Chartered, Jardine Matheson, and those two Australian companies conspired to trick us. They had been negotiating for a long time, but they couldn't agree on a price. When they heard that we were interested in acquiring them, they stopped talking about the price and just went ahead with the deal."

Li Jiangbo nodded. "Okay, I understand. You've worked hard. Keep an eye on ATV for now."

After hanging up the phone, Li Jiangbo was no longer in a hurry.

Although he no longer had a simulator, he had already simulated this situation.

He knew that Australia was about to experience a major economic recession.

Moreover, global iron ore, agricultural products, and aluminum prices are about to plummet.

The Bank of Australia is also raising interest rates and tightening credit.

By then, those two companies will have to beg me to acquire Rediffusion's shares.

After all, CRA's main business is mining, while Davidson's main business is investment.

All you need to do is be patient; there's no need to argue about who's right or wrong.

However, he had to be wary of Qiu Deliang, who was a big fisherman, since in later years, he was the one who took over the mess left by Li.

They spent another 100 million yuan to buy 50% of the shares.

I really don't know what Qiu Degen was thinking.

After making the decision, Li Jiangbo prepared to fly to Japan the next day.

He wanted to try and negotiate a license for JVS's VHS videotapes; this was a game-changer, far superior to waste paper and glass.

In his memory, Hong Kong's video king had not yet become a force to be reckoned with. After all, Hong Kong's future was uncertain, and who would dare to invest in building a factory at this time?

Perhaps, we could collaborate with Lu Qirui.

He can provide the money and I can provide the labor.

However, all of this will have to wait until he returns from Japan.

Just as he was deep in thought, there was a knock on his office door.

"Please come in."

The door was pushed open, and Shi Nansheng walked in, followed by a young girl.

"Boss, I have accomplished my mission."

Li Jiangbo laughed heartily and said, "Sister Nan really didn't disappoint me! This must be Miss Ye Qianwen!"

Ye Qianwen nodded somewhat reservedly and greeted Li Jiangbo in broken Cantonese.

"Hello boss, I...I am Ye Qianwen."

At this time, although Ye Qianwen had acted in several movies and released several albums in Taiwan, she remained relatively unknown.

Facing Li Jiangbo, the box office champion director in Hong Kong and the owner of Time Records, it would be a lie to say I wasn't nervous.

Li Jiangbo gestured for the two to sit down and talk, then asked the receptionist to make two cups of tea.

After the two sat down, Shi Nansheng spoke first: "Boss, we were able to sign this beautiful lady thanks to President Xu. The person you recommended really came in handy."

Li Jiangbo nodded without saying a word. But in his heart, he thought, "Do you really need to say that?"

Seeing that Li Jiangbo remained silent, Shi Nansheng continued, "When I got there, I first found President Xu. After President Xu took me to a few gatherings, I got to know almost all the big shots in the Taiwanese film and television companies."

"However, 70% to 80% of the film and television companies there are controlled by triads. At that time, I was about to give up. Fortunately, the owner of Guilin Film Studio was not a member of a triad."

Li Jiangbo scoffed, "You're wrong. Every well-known company in Taiwan has the shadow of triads. Let's not even talk about Guilin Film Studio; take Dayuan Group for example. How could the Ma family have grown so large without the backing of triads?"

Shi Nansheng thought for a moment, then nodded, "That's really true!"

Then she waved her hand, "Never mind, they're all coming anyway."

Li Jiangbo nodded. "What do you think of Ma Yonglin?"

"Hmm~! How should I put it? He looks a lot like Deng Guangrong, but he doesn't seem to like acting, especially kissing scenes. And he doesn't like people in our industry."

Upon hearing this, Li Jiangbo immediately became interested. "What do you mean by that?"

"When I came back, he had already closed down Guilin Film Studio."

Li Jiangbo nodded; this was exactly what he had thought.

"He originally intended to recommend this beautiful woman to Warner, and Warner had indeed contacted them, offering quite good terms."

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Li Jiangbo raised an eyebrow. "Then why didn't you sign it?"

"Of course it's because of our Su Rui! After all, our Time Records made Su Rui a star in Taiwan."

"Mr. Ma felt that our record company was capable and knew how to promote talent. That's why he felt comfortable letting me bring this beautiful girl back."

"How did the contract negotiations go?"

Shi Nansheng shook his head. "Nothing was discussed. Mr. Ma has already voided this beautiful woman's contract."

"This Ma Yonglin is quite a man of character."

Li Jiangbo looked at Ye Qianwen and said, "Ms. Ye, let's talk about the contract."

Shi Nansheng quickly said, "Boss, this pretty lady doesn't speak Cantonese very well, and her Mandarin isn't very good either."

Li Jiangbo said "Oh," and added, "They even recruited a foreign student."

The two of them burst into laughter. Although Ye Qianwen couldn't speak, she understood and laughed along with them.

After a while, they stopped laughing.

Li Jiangbo said in a deep voice, "Sister Nan, translate for me."

Before he could speak, Ye Qianwen spoke up.

"Boss, I can understand... I can hear you."

Li Jiangbo was a little embarrassed. He had criticized someone in front of them and then been called out. It was too embarrassing.

He glared at Shi Nansheng, who was so startled that she stuck out her tongue.

He turned his head and his gaze fell on Ye Qianwen.

"As for the contract, let's start with the company's basic contract. Nan-jie, you can come down and explain it to her."

Shi Nansheng nodded without saying anything.

"As for your situation, it's a bit difficult since you don't speak Cantonese or Mandarin. How about this, you stay with Sister Nan for now, and we'll make arrangements for you after I return from Japan."

Ye Qianwen nodded, then suddenly blurted out in English, "Boss, I'll say my best."

The English phrase "heart" successfully made the two of them laugh again.

After a while, Shi Nansheng finally spoke up and asked, "Boss, are you going to Japan?"

Li Jiangbo nodded. "I have something to do. If this pretty lady could speak Japanese, I'd like to take her with me."

Shi Nansheng rolled her eyes at Li Jiangbo. "Boss, I speak five languages! Why didn't you take me with you?"

"Hey! No, no, I can't bring Lao Xu along, he'll get jealous! And what will happen to our overseas markets if you leave?"

"I can start by developing the Japanese market!"

Li Jiangbo was stunned and didn't know how to refute it.

Seeing that Li Jiangbo remained silent, Shi Nansheng pouted and said, "Alright! I won't tease you anymore, boss. I'll take the pretty girl to complete her onboarding process first."

Li Jiangbo waved his hand, indicating that she could leave.

After the two left, Li Jiangbo lit a cigarette and remembered how he had once vowed at Kai Tak Airport to learn a foreign language.

He spends all his time with beautiful women and has no time to learn foreign languages.

Thinking about this, he sighed, "I still need to learn foreign languages!"

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