Chapter 40: The Romance of Floating on Water
"Big Brother Tangshan" will be fully released in Hong Kong on August 28, and "Seventy-two Tenants" will be released in Hong Kong on August 15.
Before the filming of "72 Tenants" began, no one knew that this film would set a box office record for Hong Kong films, but Li Hualong believed it, because he remembered that this film was the annual box office champion in Hong Kong in later generations, crushing "Enter the Dragon" released in the same year.
Bruce Lee has become an international star from "Enter the Dragon", and "72 Tenants" surpassed "Enter the Dragon" at the box office in Hong Kong, which shows the strong ability of the movie "72 Tenants" to attract money.
"Last year, you donated 3 million to the fire victims, which set up a very good image for you, and I think many of the victims will pay money to go into the theater to watch the movies you invested in and served as a screenwriter because of their gratitude to you." Li Yisong said.
Li Hualong was slightly stunned and smiled: "Maybe." When I donated 3 million, I wanted to help the victims. β
"Donating money to charity can not only help others, but donors can also get benefits, at least make their reputation better." Li Huahu said.
"Fourth brother, a good reputation can't be obtained by donating some donations. Let's just talk about me, there are many companies under it, if the employees of these companies have lower incomes than their peers, then they will definitely say that my boss is slamming the door, and they will definitely say that I am hypocritical when they see me donating money. As a businessman, donating money is not the most important ......"
Li Hualong smiled and continued: "I have made money, and I want to let my employees live a good life, not to say that every employee becomes rich, which is unrealistic, but if you have the ability, you should let your employees earn more than their peers, so that they will thank the boss in their hearts." β
"It's still the third brother who analyzes the problem thoroughly." Li Huahu smiled and patted his ass.
"What is this?" Li Hualong took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and continued: "Also, the company's products or services must satisfy customers, and they must not be tricked. In the future, when the company is large and listed, it will be responsible to shareholders and make shareholders make money. β
"Third brother, you usually think about these things, don't you?"
"These things don't need to be thought about often, they are things that can be understood at one point." Li Hualong said with a smile, "I'm like a peerless martial arts master, I have opened up the second vein of Ren Du, I have profound internal skills, and I have never learned martial arts cheats, and I can understand them after reading them once." β
"Speaking of the second pulse of Ren Du, I have a question I have long wanted to ask you, third brother, is it possible that if the second pulse of Ren Du is opened, you can learn peerless martial arts?" Li Huahu asked curiously.
"Do you believe that?"
"Believe!"
"You're too naΓ―ve, it's all made up."
"I also thought that you made it up, but you wrote it so well, like the real thing." Li Huahu smiled, "After reading the martial arts novels you wrote, I especially hope that I can learn light skills." If I learn light skills, then in the high jump and long jump, I can be invincible in the world, and the Olympic champion can get a soft hand. β
"You're too utilitarian too." Li Hualong quipped, "Isn't it particularly romantic to have the ability to float on the water, holding your girlfriend's hand and strolling on the water?" β
"It's very romantic, and compared to sending flowers, it's not a level at all." Li Huahu smiled, "No, floating on the water, your shoes aren't wet?" β
"What do you say?" Li Hualong smiled, "Are you serious?" β
"Hehe, I really took it seriously. Third brother, you are too imaginative...... How did you come up with these ideas? β
Li Hualong smiled, lowered his head to drink tea, and did not answer Li Huahu's question.
Li Huahu saw that Li Hualong didn't answer, and he didn't get angry, so he changed the topic with a smile and asked, "Third brother, do you care what others think of you?" β
"Uh......" Li Hualong pondered for a moment, "how did you come up with the idea of asking this question?" β
"Let's just talk."
"People who have nothing to do with me, idle eggs hurt, scold me a few words, I don't care at all. My family, my relatives and friends, my employees, my customers, and my partners, I care what these people think of me. Of course, I have my own rules of conduct, and I will definitely do what I think is right, and I will do it even if there are many people who oppose it. β
"What do you think we'd object to and that you must do?" Li Huahu said with a smile.
"I can't think of it for the time being, I hope this kind of thing doesn't happen, family and everything is prosperous!"
"That's right, home and everything." Li Yisong interjected with a smile, "Huawen, Hualong, Huahu, you are brothers, and you will support each other in the future." If our Li family wants to gain a foothold in Hong Kong, we must unite, fight tiger brothers, and go into battle as father and son soldiers! β
"It's okay to go into battle as a father and son soldier, don't fight the tiger brothers, I have a tiger in my name, and fighting a tiger is beating me, it's not good!" Li Huahu joked, "Abba, don't worry, I have such a good relationship with my eldest brother and third brother, and I will definitely support each other in the future." β
Li Huawen thought of the second brother who he hadn't seen for many years, looked at Li Yisong and said, "Abba, now that the political situation of the Chinese Communist Party government is stable, do we want to check how the second brother is doing now?" β
"Your third brother said, now is not the time." Li Yisong said in a deep voice, glanced at Li Hualong a few times, sighed lightly, and squeezed out some smiles on his face, "Third brother, you have seen many things more thoroughly than everyone else, when your eldest brother and fourth brother have done something wrong, you have to correct it in time, even if you can't be sure about something, you can also talk more about your thoughts." β
"Abba, I will." Li Hualong nodded and reassured.
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On the morning of September 29, after Li Hualong had breakfast at home, he made a phone call to Yang Meng, who was far away on the set of Clear Water Bay.
"Mengmeng, tomorrow, are you free?"
"What's the matter?" Yang Meng smiled, "Do you miss me?" β
"Yes! I dreamed of you last night! Li Hualong smiled, "Tomorrow night, I will hold a banquet at the Holiday Inn, inviting all the staff of the Ming Pao newspaper and the Ming Pao Publishing House to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the founding of the Ming Pao." If you have time, I hope you will be able to accompany me to dinner tomorrow. β
"Available. Then when I return to Hong Kong Island tomorrow evening, I will go to the newspaper office to find you first, or will I go directly to the Holiday Inn? β
"Go straight to the Holiday Inn. Tomorrow night, we will stay in the hotel. β
"Okay." Yang Meng paused, "What are you busy with today?" β
"Attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony of Playboy's new store."
"Playboy is opening a new store? Why didn't you tell me about it? β
"It's a small thing, it doesn't matter if you don't sue you."
"Playboy is doing good business?"
"It's okay. At the beginning of this year, I took out 100,000 dividends, and I got 80,000. The investment in opening a new store is all earned this year. I won't talk to you yet, I'm going to go to work, and I'll call you when I get home in the evening. β
"Oh, bye-bye!"
In the evening of the next day, Li Hualong left the Ming Pao Publishing House and took a car to the hotel, and when he arrived at the hotel, he went directly to the cafΓ©, he knew that Yang Meng had already come to the hotel and was waiting for him in the cafΓ©.
"Honey, I miss you." Li Hualong smiled and kissed Yang Meng on the face.
"There are people around." Yang Meng shyly pushed Li Hualong away, "Sit down." β
"If you don't see me for a day, you don't want me?" Li Hualong sat opposite Yang Meng with a smile, snapped his fingers, beckoned the waiter, and ordered a cup of coffee.
"It's an invitation." Yang Meng took out a red invitation from his handbag.
"Who's married?" Li Hualong took the invitation, opened it and saw the content inside, Wang Tianlin and Liang Shuwen were going to get married, and invited him and Yang Meng to attend the wedding.
"Liang Shuwen, it seems to be an actor in our film company, right?" Li Hualong smiled, "I remember correctly, this person also has a younger sister who is also an actor in our company." β
"You remember right." Yang Meng smiled, "Originally, Wang Tianlin was chasing his sister, but later he knew that his sister had a fiancΓ©, although his sister and Wang Tianlin were a little interesting to each other, but my sister didn't break the marriage contract and be with Wang Tianlin, so the two of them were gone." Sister Liang Shuwen is an enthusiastic girl, she also likes Wang Tianlin, and she also takes the initiative to chase Wang Tianlin. It seems that Liang Shuwen is pregnant now. β
"Oh, it turned out that Fengzi got married!" Li Hualong suddenly smiled with a realized smile.