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

early morning.

Li Jiangbo was sitting on the bed getting dressed when two arms, white as lotus roots, wrapped around him from behind.

"elder brother!"

A smile played on his lips as he patted Zhu Lin's arm.

"Sweetie! You get some rest, I have to go to work."

Zhu Lin said coquettishly, "Mmm~~ I don't want you to go to work!"

Li Jiangbo said sternly, "Stop fooling around..."

Before Li Jiangbo could finish speaking, Zhu Lin pounced on him, stuck his head out, and sealed Li Jiangbo's mouth with a kiss.

Li Jiangbo was afraid that Zhu Lin would fall, so he could only stay still, but his strong arms held her tightly.

Two or three minutes later, the two separated.

Zhu Lin blushed and looked at Li Jiangbo with a dazed expression.

"Brother...you were so strong last night..."

Li Jiangbo said smugly, "Of course!"

"Then will you carry it to the bathroom?"

Li Jiangbo nodded and picked Zhu Lin up in his arms.

Zhu Lin was seen wrapping around Li Jiangbo's neck and waist like an octopus.

Before Li Jiangbo could even reach the bathroom, Zhu Lin leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Brother! You... hold... my movements are the most comfortable."

"Then...how about one more time?"

It was already noon when Li Jiangbo left. Zhu Lin was still fast asleep, so he didn't disturb her and quietly left.

A week later, the music videos for the three songs were completed, and Zhao Yazhi immediately sent them to TVB.

Li Jiangbo was doing the math at Time Records, and he was shocked by what he found.

The money spent on producing just three music videos was enough to record an album.

Lai Siu-tin inserted the song videotape into the VCR, ready to enjoy it.

After listening to the song and watching the short film.

Li Jiangbo nodded. "It looks like it's working well."

Lai Siu-tin, standing nearby, complained, "The effect is good, but it's too expensive! Luckily, only about ten copies were made, otherwise how many records would we have to sell to break even?"

Li Jiangbo laughed and said, "Don't worry about the money. Let's see how it goes after it airs on TVB. If it's good, then we'll make music videos for the entire next album!"

"Film the whole thing?!" Lai Siu-tin stared at him with his mouth agape and his eyes wide.

"Yes! But the pricing changed after the music video came out. A cassette tape was less than 20 yuan, a vinyl record was around 30 yuan, but the videotape was priced at 200 yuan!"

Li Xiaotian shuddered and stammered, "Boss, 200 yuan! How many people will buy it?"

Li Jiangbo rolled his eyes at him. "Who said this record is for the average viewer? Our clients are karaoke bars!"

"A karaoke room?"

"Yeah! Just think how many karaoke bars there are in Hong Kong? How's business every day? I don't believe the owners won't be scrambling to buy something this novel!"

Li Xiaotian's eyes lit up more and more as he listened, and finally he couldn't help but give a thumbs up, "Boss, brilliant!"

"You have to say it!"

The next day, TVB broadcast the music video for "Song of the Setting Sun" on a music program.

This music program usually plays songs in a listening format.

Who knew that this time they would change their style, with four girls playing and joking around in the music video.

At first glance, it's very pleasing to the eye.

Moreover, this song actually has a complete story, with male and female leads, as well as supporting characters.

The story also focuses on a woman's experiences from her twenties to her thirties and forties.

In a housing estate on High Street in Sai Wan.

A family of four was having dinner around the television when the song "Sunset Song" by Time Girl came on.

Zhou Ma's chopsticks, which were about to pick up food, stopped in mid-air. Her eyes were fixed on the screen, and for a moment she forgot to pick up the food.

"Mom, what's wrong?"

"Don't speak."

After the song ended, Zhou Ma picked up her chopsticks again.

After dinner, Zhou's mother finished cleaning up the dishes and came to her daughter Zhou Huimin's side.

"Amin, did you listen to the song just now? Did you think it was good?"

Zhou Huimin nodded, "Mom, this is a song sung by Time Girl, I've learned it all."

"Then play a tune for your mother."

Zhou Huimin nodded, placed her hands on the piano, and began to play.

As the music played, Zhou Ma began to sing softly.

"The setting sun shines endlessly,"

Unfortunately, its brilliance lasted only a fleeting moment.

As the clouds gradually dispersed...

The glory that has faded will never return.

......

After the song ended, Zhou Ma's eyes were filled with melancholy.

She sighed, patted Zhou Huimin's head, and whispered, "Amin! You must study hard, the family is counting on you..."

TVB played a different song every day on a loop for six consecutive days.

Six days later, TVB's music program, which had mediocre ratings, saw a rare increase of 8%.

It's not just music programs, but also record sales.

Record sales, which had been slowly declining, have actually increased significantly.

However, the videotape of this music video is extremely rare on the market. No matter how many people inquired about it, they only received two words: No!

But some people have heard that drinking Bingfeng (a popular soft drink) can win you a music video.

Suddenly, a craze for drinking Bingfeng soda swept through Hong Kong.

In an instant, Bingfeng's sales in Hong Kong skyrocketed, almost selling out.

Li Jiangbo called Bingfeng Factory and ordered another 200,000 pieces, which solved Xiangjiang's urgent problem.

......

A few days later, at Li Ji's food stall.

Hong Jinbao, Yuan Kui, Yuan Biao, and Yuan Hua sat at a table with several small dishes and bottles of beer on it.

Hong Jinbao picked up a piece of goose meat, put it in her mouth, chewed it twice, and suddenly laughed.

"Yuan Hua, I heard you signed with Time Magazine?"

Yuan Hua nodded. "Yes, Senior Brother. He signed the contract last year and only made one movie."

Yuan Kui smiled and put down his wine glass, staring at Yuan Hua for a few seconds.

"Junior brother, I heard you're the lead in this drama?"

Before Yuan Hua could speak, Hong Jinbao asked with a grin:

"The main character? Look at Hong Kong right now, it's all about the four girls from Time Girls."

"Knowing you're the lead in the movie, anyone who didn't would think it was a film about a bunch of beautiful women!"

Even Yuen Biao joked, "Are you really the movie's lead actor?"

Before he could finish speaking, Yuan Hua tapped him with his chopsticks.

"No respect for elders!"

Yuen Biao rubbed his head, which was sore from the beating, and grinned sheepishly.

Hong Jinbao, Yuan Kui, and the others burst into laughter.

In fact, they had known all along that Yuan Hua was the only protagonist, and the other beauties were just decorative figures.

Although Yuan Hua didn't dare to show any disrespect to his senior brothers, Yuan Biao was the youngest, and disciplining him was an exercise of his right as a senior brother.

Yuan Hua put down his chopsticks. "My fellow apprentices, you must come and support us at the premiere!"

Yuen Kwai looked at Yuen Wah with surprise, "What? Is that Mr. Li going to hold another premiere like last year?"

Yuan Hua nodded. "That's how the boss arranged it."

Hung Kam-po looked worried. "It seems your boss values ​​this movie a lot! He's even raised it to the same level as last year's 'A Better Tomorrow'?"

Yuen Biao retorted, "Brother, isn't your boss afraid that Shao Daheng will be angry by inviting us Golden Harvest people?"

"yes!"

"That's right, that's right."

Yuan Hua shook his head. "Our boss said it's fine. Shao Daheng is Shao Daheng, and he is himself. He only wants to make money; he doesn't care about factions."

Hong Jinbao slammed his hand on the table, startling everyone.

"That sounds great!" He then raised his glass. "Come on, let's drink! May 'Taken' be a huge success!"

The others also raised their glasses and shouted, "Great sales! Great sales!"