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

One week later, in the warehouse in the back alley of Xingwang Game Hall.

Fat Bo, the head of Yi Sheng, was having afternoon tea with Uncle Shell, the head of Heji.

The sounds of wailing echoed from the empty warehouse, but they did not affect the conversation between the two men at all.

Uncle Shell put down his teacup. "Fatty Bo! Show some mercy! Just let that bastard live!"

Fatty gave a wry smile. "Uncle Shell, I can't explain this to my men! Longhair and the others are still in the hospital seeing a psychologist!"

"No matter what, Chen Tianfang is Fang Yihua's sworn brother! Even if you don't give me face, you have to give Shao Daheng face! Release him."

Fatty Bo's expression changed several times. After a long silence, he finally put down his teacup and said, "Fine! I'll give Uncle Ke and Boss Shao some face and bring them over."

Several short mules hurried into the warehouse and soon returned carrying a sack.

The sack was just opened, revealing a person covered in blood. From the face, one could vaguely make out that it was Chen Tianfang.

"Fatty, I'm taking him with me. As for the rest, I don't care."

After Uncle Shell left, Fatty Bo gave a wry smile. "Find someone? How do we find someone? Li Jiangbo has already hired eight or nine bodyguards from the mainland. They all seem to be real combat veterans. It will be really difficult to make a move."

And the most important thing now is the IOU. 500,000 is not much, but for four people it is 2 million, which is a considerable sum.

If Li Jiangbo takes the IOU to a reputable company, then Changmao's henchmen will have a very hard time.

You're suggesting we call the police? Don't be ridiculous. These days, if a triad dares to call the police for something like this, not only will their peers look down on them, but even the police will despise them.

You should know that there are many companies in Hong Kong that collect and lend money, and among them, there are even some shady characters who resell debts.

At this moment, Long Hair arrived in front of Fat Bo with four henchmen.

Fatty instinctively fanned his nose to smell the odor, frowning as he asked, "Damn it, did you guys even wash properly? Why do you still smell?"

Longhair said with a wronged expression, "Boss, we've been soaking in the bathhouse for a week now..."

Fatty's face darkened. "Go soak it again, until it loses its flavor!"

Longhair sheepishly led his three henchmen away.

After they left, Fei Bo called over one of his underlings and whispered a few words in his ear.

On the other side, Li Jiangbo is taking photos on the beach.

It was summer, and the temperature in Hong Kong was perfect for filming students' camping scenes.

Here, Li Jiangbo changed the girls' clothes; instead of one-piece swimsuits, they became bikinis, similar to those of later generations.

When Cherie Chung, Rosamund Kwan, Wong Cho-si, and others changed their clothes and walked in front of the camera.

Everyone's eyes lit up; these bikinis were great! They really accentuated the girls' figures.

The onlookers clicked their tongues in disapproval.

This made the girls a little embarrassed, so much so that they couldn't concentrate on their acting.

Helpless, Li Jiangbo could only ask Johnnie To to clear the set before continuing filming.

After filming ended, Wang Jing walked up to Li Jiangbo and whispered, "I've heard from the guys in the underworld that Yi Sheng's men are looking for you like crazy."

Li Jiangbo took a drag of his cigarette, chuckled, and gestured towards the burly men around the film crew, "Just pick anyone! Those guys aren't pushovers."

Wang Jing glanced at the group of burly men and asked in a low voice, "Where did you find these people? From the mainland?"

Li Jiangbo nodded. "Yeah! I pulled some strings."

"Alright, be careful lately."

Li Jiangbo nodded and said nothing more.

Daytime scenes went by quickly, but nighttime scenes were tough to endure.

Night scenes are particularly challenging for lighting technicians, but the cinematographer hired by Wong Jing was very particular about night shooting and could handle all kinds of lighting with ease.

It wasn't until Kent Tong was singing with his guitar at the camp that Li Jiangbo realized the guy couldn't sing at all.

There was no other way but to ask Leslie Cheung to help sing. The camera was still on Kent Tong, but the sound was recorded by Leslie Cheung.

Leslie Cheung, holding his guitar, asked, "Director Lee, what song should we sing?"

"Any love song is fine, you can sing whatever you want."

Leslie Cheung nodded, picked up his guitar, struck a pose, and waited for Li Jiangbo to call "start."

Once filming began, Li Jiangbo realized that Leslie Cheung's singing was not suitable for the atmosphere, so he immediately called for a halt.

"Ah Rong! Can you sing Mandarin songs?"

Leslie Cheung gave an awkward smile, "I can sing them, but none of them are love songs."

Li Jiangbo then said, "Never mind, I'll write you a Mandarin song!"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Li Jiangbo with surprise.

Li Jiangbo couldn't care less about that, since his budget was limited and he could just copy any song.

In less than ten minutes, Li Jiangbo handed a sheet of sheet music to Zhang Guorong.

Once Leslie Cheung received the paper, his eyes were glued to it.

The sign above read: "A game, a dream."

Don't talk about separation.

I won't cry because of this.

That was just a dream from last night.

Don't say whether you're willing or not.

I won't care about that.

That was just a game last night.

That was just a game, a dream.

......

When Leslie Cheung looked at the sheet music and tried singing it, he knew that the song was indeed good and had the potential to become a hit.

He hurriedly approached Li Jiangbo, "Director Li, could I have this song? I'll forgo my salary!"

Li Jiangbo looked at Leslie Cheung with a strange expression. "Are Mandarin songs popular in Hong Kong now?"

Leslie Cheung then realized, "Oh yeah! Mandarin songs aren't popular in the Hong Kong music scene these days!" But he couldn't bear to part with such a good song.

Li Jiangbo immediately saw Zhang Guorong's dilemma. He patted Zhang Guorong on the shoulder and smiled:

"Alright! You focus on filming. When we wrap up, I'll give you a Cantonese song."

Upon hearing this, Leslie Cheung was overjoyed and nodded, saying, "No problem, it's settled then."

He had never heard the song before and was unsure if it was Li Jiangbo's original work. As a singer, he desperately needed a good song to establish himself in the Hong Kong music scene.

Moreover, this was after two albums had flopped, so it's perfectly reasonable for Leslie Cheung to say he wouldn't ask for payment.

Once Leslie Cheung became familiar with the song, the filming process proceeded smoothly.

The song that Li Jiangbo presented was an interlude from the 87 film "Yellow Story," directed and starring Sylvia Chang, and it was also Wang Jie's breakthrough work.

This song was included in the album of the same name, and it sold over 70 copies in just three months.

The song was very famous, but the movie was a flop. Some people in later generations said that bad movies produce great songs, which seems to make a lot of sense.

When Leslie Cheung's voice rang out, Li Jiangbo was surprised to find that Leslie Cheung and Wang Jie's singing were on par.

These days, an artsy vibe is very attractive to young girls. When the actresses in the film crew learned that the song was Li Jiangbo's original work, they pestered him to perform it on the spot after filming wrapped up!

Left with no other option, Li Jiangbo organized a bonfire party, and the entire crew partied until 11 p.m.