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

Li Jiangbo stayed at the Japanese restaurant for half a month, and he was exhausted during that time.

He wears a large suit for photoshoots every day, and no one can replace him in his work.

At this point, Li Jiangbo started frantically grinding through simulations, hoping to get some useful rewards.

For some reason, ever since Li Jiangbo started using the advanced simulation, he hasn't received any rewards like +3 combat power, +1 kidney health, or +3 kidney function.

Helpless, Li Jiangbo started using the intermediate simulation again, trying to get more rewards like kidney tonics and kidney strengthening, so that he could finish filming "Taken" sooner.

Two nights later, a luxury yacht docked at the Hakata Port pier.

Li Jiangbo, dressed in a large suit, is filming a fight scene between Yuan Hua and an extra. This extra is one of the more capable fighters in the film, so the fight between him and Yuan Hua is evenly matched.

After being shot, Yuan Hua fought for a while and found an opportunity to insert the Japanese short sword into the extra's abdomen. Then he used both knees to push the short sword deep into the extra's abdomen.

After the action was completed, the extra collapsed to the ground and couldn't get up.

After Yuan Hua, gun in hand, opened the door to the wealthy man's residence, Li Jiangbo decisively shouted, "Cut! That's a wrap!"

This scene depicts Yuen Wah's final fight scene on the yacht. The confrontation between the tycoon and Chu Lin, who were taken hostage, was filmed when they first arrived at the Japanese restaurant.

As soon as Li Jiangbo finished speaking, many people in the crew cheered.

Xu Ke and several others ran over and helped remove the heavy load from Li Jiangbo's body.

Li Jiangbo chuckled and patted Yuan Hua, who was slumped to the side, then picked up a megaphone and announced, "We're going back to Hong Kong tomorrow. We'll have a wrap party when we get back."

The filming has wrapped up, but Li Jiangbo will still be busy for nearly half a month. Post-production alone will take a week, not counting the time for dubbing and music.

In early August, Li Jiangbo led the film crew back to Hong Kong, which they had been away from for a long time.

When the film crew came out of Kai Tak Airport, it was already 4 p.m.

Awei had already arranged a car and was waiting at the arrival gate.

Li Jiangbo ushered everyone into the car, and the cars drove away from the airport one after another.

Li Jiangbo sat in the back seat of his car, resting with his eyes closed. After a long while, he asked, "How's Hong Kong doing lately?"

Ah Wei smiled and said, "Hong Kong has been quite lively these past two weeks."

"How so?"

"The Peking Opera film 'Peking Opera Blues' was just released yesterday, and its box office performance on the first day was quite good. 'Happy Ghost 2' was also withdrawn from release last month, but its box office exceeded 10 million yuan."

He paused for a moment, then added, "And then there are our four girls from Time Girls, who are incredibly popular in Hong Kong."

Li Jiangbo nodded without saying anything.

The car drove back to the company first. As soon as Li Jiangbo entered, Zhao Yazhi came to greet him, holding a stack of documents in her hand.

"You're back?"

Li Jiangbo took the document and grunted, "How's the company lately? Anyone causing trouble?"

The two entered the office, and Zhao Yazhi closed the door and began her report.

"Happy Ghost 2 just finished its run on July 31st, with a box office of 1037 million yuan, which is 600,000 yuan less than 'Young Master' and it is currently ranked third."

"Is 'A Better Tomorrow' still number one?"

Zhao Yazhi nodded, "Currently, three of our Time Pictures films are in the top five of the box office charts. Time Pictures has really made a splash this year."

She paused for a moment, then continued, "The movie that competed with 'Happy Ghost 2' was Golden Harvest's 'Money Makes the World Go Round,' which only grossed a little over four million."

Li Jiangbo laughed, "Zou Sheng is probably furious."

Zhao Yazhi laughed too, "That's right, I heard he threw a huge tantrum at the company, scolding John Woo for not putting his heart into the film!"

Upon hearing this, Li Jiangbo sighed, "Sigh! Shao Sheng is using me as a tool!"

Zhao Yazhi was at a loss for words upon hearing this, and could only remain silent.

Li Jiangbo paused for a moment, then asked, "How was the opening day box office for 'Peking Opera Blues'?"

"It was only released yesterday, and the box office performance on the first day was mediocre, around 500,000."

Li Jiangbo nodded. He had a good idea of ​​the box office performance of "Happy Ghost 2." As he had said before, the box office would vary depending on the time of year.

Suddenly, something occurred to him: "Where's the record?"

Zhao Yazhi's expression was somewhat subtle.

"Take a guess."

Li Jiangbo looked up at her and said, "Stop keeping me in suspense, only kids play these kinds of games."

"Forty thousand copies."

Li Jiangbo nodded calmly; he had expected this result. Having produced four songs that could be singles, it would be a disservice to these classics if they didn't perform well.

Thinking of this, he leaned back in his boss's chair and lit a cigarette.

Zhao Yazhi was somewhat surprised to see him so calm, but she quickly regained her composure.

"The four of them, including Rosamund Kwan, are now surrounded by people asking for autographs when they walk on the street. Anita Mui is especially outrageous. Once, she was eating at a tea restaurant and was recognized. The whole restaurant surrounded her, and she had to sneak out through the back door in the end."

Li Jiangbo laughed. "Where are they?"

"They've been given two days off in the dorms to rest."

At this point, Zhao Yazhi paused, "Oh, right, there's something I need to tell you."

"Um?"

"People from the mainland have arrived."

Li Jiangbo raised an eyebrow. "Who?"

"From China Film Group. Li Hanxiang brought him here, saying he's here to buy films. He's been in Hong Kong for two days, waiting for you to come back."

Li Jiangbo said "Oh," and added, "Let's book a private room at the Peninsula Hotel! We'll treat you to dinner at 7 p.m.

Zhao Yazhi nodded. "Understood."

6:40 p.m., Peninsula Hotel.

Li Jiangbo, along with Zhao Yazhi and Pan Yingzi, waited for the China Film Group representatives in the hotel lobby.

The people from China Film Group arrived right on time. Five minutes before 7 o'clock, Li Hanxiang walked in with a group of people.

Li Jiangbo immediately went up to him and shook hands with Li Hanxiang.

"Director Li, it's been a long time!"

Li Hanxiang said with a smile, "Long time no see, let me introduce you."

"This is Director Liu from China Film Group, who is in charge of overseas film purchases; this is Director Li from China Film Group, who is in charge of review..."

Li Jiangbo greeted and shook hands with everyone with a big smile.

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Li Jiangbo, Zhao Yazhi, and Pan Yingzi welcomed everyone into the private room.

He noticed one person among them, someone Li Hanxiang hadn't introduced—that person was Liang Jiahui, the future chameleon actor.

The group sat down, and the dishes were served one after another.

Li Jiangbo then invited everyone to start eating. After several rounds of drinks and several dishes,

The men in the room lit a cigarette and began to get down to business.

Director Liu flicked his cigarette ash. "Director Li, our China Film Group may not be a large company, but we are sincere. So, the price is negotiable."

Li Jiangbo squinted slightly. "So, which films has Director Liu taken a liking to?"

Director Liu took a drag of his cigarette and exhaled two puffs of smoke through his nose.

"Recently, accompanied by General Manager Zhao, I have watched all the films produced by Time Pictures. I think the movie 'Peking Opera Blues' is quite good. It is patriotic, promotes national righteousness, and has correct ideology. It is a good film."

At this point, he exclaimed with admiration, "I never expected that Director Li, at such a young age, could make such a patriotic film. I truly admire him!"

Li Jiangbo quickly waved his hand, "No, no, I'm just a businessman, I don't talk about politics, I don't talk about politics."

Director Li smoothed things over, laughing and saying, "Alright, alright, let's not talk about politics, let's not talk about politics."

"How about we discuss the purchase price of 'Peking Opera Blues'?"