On February 15, the second day of the first lunar month, Sunday, Huayi Brothers Film Group invested 480,000 Hong Kong dollars to shoot "Huang Feihong's Boy Should Be Self-Improvement" was released in Hong Kong.

On this day, Li Hualong stayed at home all day, that is, he did not go out, nor did he invite relatives and friends to the cinema to watch movies.

When chatting with his family, Li Hualong asked Li Huahu: "Fourth brother, have you thought about it, which company to work for?" ”

"I haven't made up my mind yet." Li Huahu replied.

"Fourth, if you don't go to work in Jiu'an Company, you can bask in the sun every day." Li Huawen joked.

"Not really!" Li Huahu refused, "Abba, I want to start my own business, is it okay?" ”

"What industry do you want to run and how much money do you need me to invest?" Li Yisong asked rhetorically.

"Car sales. I don't know exactly how much money will be needed. ”

"Sell cars." Li Yisong muttered, looking at Li Hualong and Li Huawen with a smile, "What do you think?" ”

Li Huawen and Li Hualong looked at each other and smiled, Li Huawen smiled and said, "I think it's good." Didn't the third child keep saying that Hong Kong's economy will get better and better, there are more rich people, and there will be more people who buy cars, and selling cars should be able to make money. ”

"Fourth brother, in addition to selling cars, what other business do you want to do?" Li Hualong asked.

"I'm interested in a lot of business, but I just want to do car sales right now." Li Huahu said.

"What brand of car do you want to sell?" Li Hualong asked again.

"Mercedes-Benz."

Mercedes-Benz is the Hong Kong translation of Mercedes-Benz at this time, because its English benz is closer to Mercedes-Benz in the local dialect (Cantonese).

"Mercedes-Benz...... This brand of ground car is good, but the translation of the Mercedes-Benz name is a little worse, Mercedes-Benz, galloping horses, galloping, do you think it will be better? ”

"Mercedes Benz...... Thousands of horses galloping, galloping...... Third brother, you are so talented, this translation is too good! Li Huahu laughed, "I have investigated, there is no company in Hong Kong to obtain the exclusive agency of Benz car factory, when I go to the car factory to negotiate the exclusive agency, say this translated name, maybe you can add weight to the negotiation!" ”

"Do you want to go to Germany to negotiate with the manufacturer yourself?" Li Yisong asked.

"yes. I need a couple of helpers, though. Also, before I go to the Federal Republic of Germany, I will contact the manufacturer first. Li Huahu smiled, "Abba, eldest brother, third brother, I said so much, will you support me?" ”

"Whatever you want. At the beginning, your third brother stayed in Hong Kong to start a business, and I didn't say anything about him, but now that you are going to start a business, I can only support you. No matter what, if there is anything in the future, discuss it with your family more, people's hearts are sinister, you do business outside, keep a snack. ”

"Thank you, Abba. I'll be careful! Li Huahu said happily.

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On February 22, the ninth day of the first lunar month, Huayi Brothers Film Group held a recruitment meeting on the Clear Water Bay studio.

Before meeting the applicants, Li Hualong browsed the applicants' profiles, and there were two people that made his eyes light up, Hu Jinquan and Li Hanxiang, and he knew that these two people would become well-known directors in the future.

After seeing the information of Hu Jinquan and Li Hanxiang, Li Hualong decided to ask them, but the process still went through again, and he deliberately asked some more questions.

Li Hualong interviewed Li Hanxiang first, and after the interview, he directly sued the other party and asked him.

"Mr. Li Hanxiang, our company is very short of talents, if you know people, you think it is suitable for our company, I hope you can recommend more."

Li Hanxiang was stunned when he heard this, and said in surprise: "Can I recommend talents to the company?" ”

"Yes. However, newcomers who have just entered the company will not have a good income, and if the table is good, the salary will increase significantly. ”

"Thank you, Mr. Li." Li Hanxiang said happily, "I came to the interview with six friends. A few days ago, I formed a brother with them of the opposite sex, calling myself the 'Seven Great Leisures'...... I think they're all talented. ”

"Seven big leisure, hehe, this title should be changed, called seven busy, you will definitely be very busy in the future."

"Okay, let's change the name, thank you Mr. Li for the name."

"You're welcome. What are their names? ”

"Hu Jinquan, Feng Yi, Jiang Guangchao, Ma Li, Shen Chong and Song Cunshou."

"I want all six of them. When you go out, talk to them, wait a while, I won't interview them, and when you're done interviewing everyone, you stay with them, and I'll talk to you. ”

"Okay, thank you, Mr. Li." Li Hanxiang stood up and bowed respectfully, "Mr. Li, then I'll leave first." ”

"See you later."

After Li Hanxiang left, Wang Tianlin smiled and said, "Boss, you appreciate Li Hanxiang very much!" ”

"yes!" Li Hualong smiled, "I think give him a chance, and he will definitely succeed." Tianlin, you keep a little heart, don't let the newcomer surpass. ”

"I'll keep trying! However, it is also a good thing that the newcomers can surpass me, which shows that our company has a lot of momentum for development. ”

"That makes sense!"

Li Hualong recruited Li Hanxiang and Hu Jinquan under his command, and he was very happy, and at noon that day, he invited the new employees of Huayi Brothers Film Group, Wang Tianlin and others to accompany him in the canteen on the set.

Two days later, Li Hualong learned that the box office of the movie "Men Should Be Self-Improvement" reached 360,000 Hong Kong dollars in the first week.

On March 8, at the invitation of Li Hualong, George. James came to Hong Kong, and Li Hualong personally greeted him at the airport.

Long before the release of "Kung Fu Emperor Fang Shiyu", Li Hualong invited George. James came to Hong Kong to discuss the sale of films, but during that time, George had a lot of things to do and did not come to Hong Kong.

In George. Before James came to Hong Kong, the two films "Kung Fu Emperor Fang Shiyu" and "Wong Fei Hung: The Boy Should Be Self-Improvement" had already been subtitled in Chinese and English. James.

Accompanied by Li Hualong, George. James watched two movies in the screening room of Huayi Brothers Film City.

"George, the standard of these two movies is not bad, right?" Li Hualong asked with a smile.

"Okay." George. James really wanted to buy the rights of these two movies in North America, but he knew that he would take care of it, otherwise the seller would increase the price, and he also depreciated a few words, "Li, you must know that people in the United States will have a sense of freshness when they first come into contact with kung fu movies, and I am not sure that these two movies will be able to achieve the box office income of the two films last year after they are released in the United States." So, I can only offer the same price as last time, $150,000 a piece. ”

"George, 150,000 dollars is too little, you can add a little, last year my two movies can make you a lot of money."

"I flew across the Pacific Ocean from the United States to Hong Kong just to make money, and if I couldn't make money, I definitely wouldn't come. A movie is 150,000 US dollars, which is already very high, I actually understand that you make a movie, the cost is less than 100,000 US dollars, hehe, Li, I am not wrong, right? ”

"You're not wrong, it looks like you did your research before you came." Li Hualong smiled, "George, you have to know that in Hong Kong, only my film company can make such a wonderful movie, and in the United States, in Hollywood, there are many distributors who are stronger than you." If I go to the United States and spend some time, I think I will definitely be able to find a publisher who is willing to pay a higher price. ”

"Li, we are friends, 150,000 dollars is already very high, if I raise the price, I will take a big risk."

"I treat you as a friend, otherwise, I wouldn't have invited you to Hong Kong first, instead of going directly to the United States myself. 150,000 dollars, a little lower, plus 100,000 dollars......"

"No, no!" George. James shook his head and interrupted, "Lee, you are a lion's mouth, $250,000, do you know how much the movie will earn at the box office before I can recoup the cost?" ”

"$600,000 at the box office, and you won't lose money. If you can make a million dollars at the box office, you can make more than 200,000 dollars. The higher the box office, the higher your earnings. Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, not expensive at all. ”

"Lee, we are friends, one step back, two hundred thousand dollars."

"Okay, deal!" Li Hualong smiled at George. James reached out, and he was pleased with the buyout price for the North American distribution rights for a $200,000 film.

"Deal!" George. James shook his hand, with a helpless smile on his face, as if he had suffered a big loss, but he was very satisfied with the price in his heart, "Li, you are really a powerful businessman!" ”