Chapter 15: The Engagement

After landing on the shore, Li Hualong found a high-end restaurant, and he sat down with Xia Meng and two bodyguards for lunch.

After lunch, Li Hualong and Xia Meng took a car to Qingshuiwan, and it took nearly two hours to reach their destination because the speed was not fast.

After Li Hualong and Xia Meng got out of the car, the two walked hand in hand for a while.

Li Hualong pointed in a few directions and said proudly: "Here, there, and there, these lands are all mine." ”

"At what price did you buy these plots?" Xia Meng asked curiously.

"With an average of 4 millimetres (HK$0.4) per square foot, this land has 1.5 million square feet and cost HK$600,000."

"That's a big area!" Xia Meng was surprised, "If you use all this land and build a huge studio, how much will it cost?" ”

"Rome wasn't built in a day, and with the land, you can take your time. In a short period of time, I will be here to build various buildings for the film "Once Upon a Time", some of which will be preserved for a long time and used in sequels and other films. ”

"I hope that every movie you invest in and shoot in the future will make money." Xia Meng smiled.

"It's impossible. There are profits and losses, earn more, lose less, this is the reality. ”

Li Hualong knew that even if he opened the golden finger, it was impossible for every movie invested and shot by his film company to make money, and he was not carried away by the bright prospects of the future.

On November 8, Xia Meng and her family moved into the villa given to her by Li Hualong, Li Hualong specially rushed over to help move, and stayed here for dinner that night.

During dinner, Yang's mother asked, "Hua Long, Mengmeng has been resting for a long time, when will she make the next movie?" ”

"Mom, what are you anxious about?" Xia Meng interjected.

"Huh!" Li Hualong smiled, "Auntie, I want to let Monmondo rest for a while. In another week, the third film invested by the company will start shooting, there is no suitable role for Meng Meng in this film, I plan to let Meng Meng play the heroine in the next movie? ”

"The script you wrote?" Father Yang asked curiously.

"Yes, this film is a large-scale production, and the cost of filming may exceed 500,000 Hong Kong dollars." Li Hualong replied.

Father Yang raised his wine glass, touched it with Li Hualong, took a sip of rice wine, and asked, "Will you participate?" ”

Li Hualong smiled: "I won't participate, but I will be a producer and director." ”

"Director?" Father Yang was surprised, "Can you do it?" ”

Li Hualong smiled confidently: "It's okay or not, you have to try it to know." ”

"Looks like you're confident." Father Yang smiled and said, "What story does this movie tell?" ”

"The name of the movie is "Huang Feihong's Righteousness Bo Yuntian", which tells the story of Huang Feihong, and the heroine played by Meng Meng in this movie is Huang Feihong's thirteenth aunt, the two are not related by blood, the thirteenth aunt likes Huang Feihong, and Huang Feihong also likes Huang Feihong......"

Father Yang asked, "Is the script written?" ”

"It's almost written, and I need to revise it......"

A week later, on November 15, the third film invested by Huayi Brothers Film Group, "Heroes of Shushan", was launched, the director of this film was a young man who had just turned 22 years old - Wang Tianlin, and the script was provided by a reporter from "Ming Pao".

Of course, Li Hualong knows the name of Wang Tianlin, this person is not only the father of Hong Kong's ace commercial director Wang Jing, he himself is one of the mainstream directors of the Hong Kong film industry from the 50s to the 70s, and has filmed many excellent TV series, the representative work is the famous 83 version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", Huang Rihua and Weng Meiling are the male and female protagonists of this TV series.

"Shushan Knights" tells such a story, a young man born in Shushan Zhang lost his father three years young, in order to avenge the killing of his father, he practiced martial arts, in the process of revenge, he killed a lot of people to protect the "enemy", later, he found that the "enemy" is not a wicked person, his father is a wicked person, he does not believe in this qiē. Revenge failed, fell off a cliff, and was rescued by a beautiful woman, Jasmine. Zhang San's life was saved, but he lost an arm. In getting along day and night, Zhang San and Jasmine fell in love. Before getting married, Jasmine offered to let Zhang San kill someone for her, a negative man who made her mother die of depression, that is, her father. Jasmine's father is Zhang San's father-killing enemy, Zhang San heard the story of the "enemy" and felt that the other party was not a bad person, but he still decided to kill the other party. In the process of assassinating the enemy, Zhang San encountered another group of people who wanted to kill his enemy, and he gave up the idea of killing the enemy and saved the other party instead. In the end, Zhang San let go of his hatred, and he and Jasmine returned to the mountains together.

When Li Hualong first saw the script of "Heroes of Shushan", he felt that the plot was very bloody, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that the story was quite strong, and there were many highlights.

Soon after the filming of "Heroes of Shushan" began, Huayi Brothers Film Group began to build various buildings in Clear Water Bay for the filming of "Wong Fei Hung's Righteousness Bo Yuntian", and the investment is expected to be no less than 150,000 Hong Kong dollars.

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In the early days of the Korean War, the North Korean army and the South Korean army were defeated and retreated, and after that, the United Nations army led by the United States went to North Korea, and soon the war spread to the Yalu River at the junction of China and North Korea, and the Chinese People's Volunteers went to North Korea to participate in the war.

After the opening of the prelude to the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the United States government did not immediately announce the imposition of a comprehensive embargo on China, and the domestic government's demand for war materials increased.

In December, the Ministry of Commerce of the United States announced a total embargo on China, and everything that could be used by a soldier was not allowed to be shipped to China.

Although the United Nations has not yet passed a resolution to impose a comprehensive embargo on China, Li Hualong does not plan to continue to let Bao Quanfu do business with the mainland government, and is ready to wash his hands.

On December 19, the Hong Kong Information Service said that the United States blockade of the Singapore-China economy has greatly affected Hong Kong, and the British side has made representations to the United States on this matter.

Li Hualong knew that the British negotiations would not be effective, and two days later, he sent the last batch of supplies with a market value of more than 1.8 million Hong Kong dollars to the mainland government, and the materials were shipped to the mainland by Nam Kwong Company.

Li Hualong Tong guò Bao Quanfu did business with the mainland government, and made a profit of more than 1.5 million Hong Kong dollars, and he gave a large amount of materials for nothing, which made him lose nearly 200,000 Hong Kong dollars, but he was not distressed about this at all, but was very happy, he felt a sense of accomplishment in his heart, and felt that since he was reborn, he had finally made some contributions to the motherland.

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On New Year's Day 1951, Li Hualong and Yang Meng held a banquet at the Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong to get engaged, and their family and more than 30 relatives and friends witnessed their engagement.

After getting engaged, Yang Meng did not live with Li Hualong, and she continued to live with her family in the villa that Li Hualong gave her.

Yang Meng's engagement has not been announced to the public, she is now a popular movie star, and not letting the outside world know that she is engaged can make her win the love of more fans.

Li Hualong did not deliberately hide his engagement with Yang Meng from the outside world, and he did not consider not announcing the news of his marriage to Yang Meng in order to make Yang Meng more money for the film company.

Li Hualong and Yang Meng are celebrities, but Li Hualong really doesn't feel the need to announce the news to the public.

Li Hualong has his own pride, he knows very well in his heart that as long as he grasps the pulse of the times, it is very easy to become the richest man in the world, although he loves money, he will not do something against his conscience in order to make money.

Li Hualong felt that he was able to meet Yang Meng and marry her, which was a great blessing in his life.