Reborn in 1970, I thrived in Hong Kong.

At exactly 2 PM, Li Huai-ren appeared at the entrance of Teresa Teng's record company. Standing smiling to greet him was none other than the beautiful young Teresa Teng. Upon seeing Li Huai-ren, she jokingly said:

"Should I call you President Li, or Lord Marquis of the Ming Dynasty?"

Li Huai-ren waved his hand:

"Call me whatever you like."

Looking up at Teresa Teng and seeing no one nearby, Li Huai-ren immediately lowered his voice and asked:

Have you thought about joining my record label after your contract with your current label expires?

Teresa Teng looked back and, seeing no one nearby, immediately said:

"Okay, I've thought it over. I agree to join your record company."

However, you have to promise that every song you write for me in the future will be a classic, something like "A Thousand Words" or "I Only Care About You."

Li Huai-ren has no shortage of classic songs in his head. Picking a hundred or so songs that are suitable for Teresa Teng's voice is a piece of cake!

He immediately agreed:

"No problem, it's decided then!"

Teresa Teng glanced at Li Huai-ren, who had been calling her frequently these past few days, and said:

"Why are you in such a hurry? Even if you're in a rush, you have to wait until I finish releasing this album. I'm still collecting songs, and there are still a few songs missing."

Li Huai-ren smiled:

"I came here to deliver a song to you."

A few more songs needed? I'll cover them all for you, it's on me, how about it?

Teresa Teng was overjoyed:

"Really? Let me tell you, if you dare to lie to me, then I'm going to ignore you."

On the morning of March 20, Li Huai-ren left Taipei by plane and returned to Hong Kong.

On the same day, Teresa Teng officially recorded her new album, with more than half of the songs written by Li Huai-ren, a nobleman of the Ming Dynasty.

In the following days, rumors circulated in Taiwan that Teresa Teng would terminate her contract after releasing her latest album and switch to a Hong Kong record company. The rumors were quite detailed and intensified.

Meanwhile, after Li Huai-ren returned to Hong Kong, he immediately sought help from Zhu You-zai. He gave Zhu You-zai the photo of Teresa Teng's identification documents that he had obtained through coaxing, which directly enabled Teresa Teng to obtain Hong Kong citizenship and a Hong Kong passport.

Teresa Teng, far away in Taipei, had no idea that Li Huai-ren, in order to prevent the fake passport incident that had occurred in her previous life, had made her a Hong Kong resident without her knowledge.

Of course, Li Huai-ren also had considerations in mind to prevent certain people in Taiwan from getting close to or taking advantage of her, such as when Teresa Teng was arranged by some people to go to Kinmen to offer condolences...

With Piggy's help, Teresa Teng's Hong Kong identity card was a piece of cake. That same day, Piggy personally delivered Teresa Teng's Hong Kong identity card and passport to Li Huai-ren.

The following day, Li Huai-ren commissioned his brother-in-law Luo Jiazhuang's law firm to register Phoenix Film Company and Phoenix Records Company.

The next day, Li Huai-ren invited Wang Tian-lin for morning tea.

Li Huai-ren did not know Wang Tian-lin, and the two had no connection whatsoever. He got to know Cai Lan through Jin Yong, and Cai Lan helped arrange the meeting.

In a private room at the Peninsula Hotel restaurant, Wang Tianlin glanced at Li Huai-ren and said with some puzzlement:

"Mr. Li, you own a newspaper, and I make movies. We're completely unrelated. I wonder why you asked to meet me?"

Li Huai-ren smiled and said:

"Director Wang, the reason I asked to meet with you is naturally about making a movie."

I have just registered a film company and would like to invite you to join us as the general manager…

"Excuse me, Mr. Li, I have already decided to accept TVB's invitation and join TVB." Li Huai-ren was interrupted by Wang Tian-lin halfway through his sentence.

Li Huai-ren smiled, not annoyed at all, as if this was all within his expectations, and said:

"Director Wang, don't be in such a hurry to refuse."

Actually, I invited you to take on two positions: General Manager of Phoenix Film Company and General Manager of Phoenix Television!

"The general manager of Phoenix TV?" Upon hearing this, Wang Tianlin immediately shook his head, glanced at Li Huai-ren, sighed, and said:

"Sigh, Mr. Li, it seems you don't know much about what's going on behind the scenes with Hong Kong television stations."

Let me be blunt with you: regarding television stations, the British and the Hong Kong government would never allow Chinese capital to hold a controlling stake.

First of all, the capital behind RTV is British domestic capital, and it is impossible for it to be acquired by Chinese capital.

Secondly, although TVB was founded by the Lee family and Mr. Shao was one of the shareholders, the Lee family and Mr. Shao only held a tiny fraction of the shares in TVB.

To put it bluntly, the emergence of TVB was actually a result of British-owned companies in Hong Kong not wanting Hong Kong's media power to be completely controlled by British capital, so they simply found Lee Ka and Mr. Shao to act as their agents.

You want to acquire TVB? Its major shareholders are Hong Kong's four major trading companies and HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank. How could they possibly sell TVB to you?

As for your desire to apply to establish a television station, forget about it. The Hong Kong government would absolutely not grant you a personal television station license.

Li Huai-ren nodded. What Wang Tian-lin said was all correct. The Hong Kong British government would certainly not allow Chinese capital to control the television station now.

In his previous life, Chiu Te-ken was able to successfully acquire RTV because, on the one hand, RTV had already suffered huge losses and was on the verge of collapse, and on the other hand, the return of Hong Kong to China was a foregone conclusion!

Li Huai-ren was well aware of the intricacies involved.

He looked up at Wang Tianlin, smiled, and said:

"Director Wang, how about we make a bet?"

Wang Tianlin was taken aback:

"A bet? What kind of bet?"

Li Huai-ren laughed heartily:

"Haha, Director Wang, of course I'm betting that I'll soon have a TV station!"

"If I own a television station within a month, then Director Wang will condescend to become the general manager of Phoenix Film Company, and concurrently the general manager of the television station, how about that?"

Wang Tianlin was taken aback, then looked at Li Huai Ren in surprise. Seeing that he didn't seem to be joking with him, a thought suddenly occurred to him!

It's hard to believe that TVB only started broadcasting in the second half of 1967, which is just over two years ago; RTV is still a pay-TV channel.

If Li Huai-ren successfully establishes Phoenix TV, it will immediately create a three-way power struggle.

This will definitely make Hong Kong more exciting. The three television stations will inevitably engage in a fierce battle, and it would be thrilling to think about participating in it.

He naturally wouldn't reveal the truth, and looked up at Li Huai-ren with some admiration, saying:

"Mr. Li, it's a deal then!"

We'll have a one-month deadline. If you own a television station within that month, I'll become the general manager of both Phoenix Film Company and the television station!

Of course, not only will I be transferring, but all the brothers who have been fighting alongside me will also be coming with me!

Li Huai-ren was overjoyed, having finally snatched Wang Tian-lin away before he could switch to TVB.

He really wanted to know if TVB, without Wang Tianlin, could still crush RTV like it did in his previous life, no, and Phoenix TV too!

He reached out and firmly grasped Wang Tianlin's hands:

"Director Wang, it's a deal!"