Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 1419 Cloth Bait
In addition to Jet Li, there is another person from Golden Harvest who participated in the audition for "The Green Hornet", and that is Li Yuanba.

Li Yuanba has an unusual interest in Hollywood movies, because he has been living in Hollywood before and speaks fluent English.

If you compare it carefully, he is indeed more suitable for the role of Kato, after all, the language barrier is not easy to pass.

And because he has been living there, his ideas are very close to the culture of Hollywood, so it is easier to cooperate with them.

But it's a pity that Li Yuanba didn't get the support of Jiahe this time, and he ran to get the registration this time.

Although there have been filmings all the time, Li Yuanba feels that since Jet Li came, his position in Golden Harvest seems to have encountered a huge threat.

"What's the matter? You seem depressed."

As usual, Li Yuanba went to the bar to drink after filming, when suddenly an acquaintance came to talk to him.

Looking back, Li Yuanba found that it was a screenwriter named Brother Xiang who had worked with him before.

"Brother Xiang, why come to drink when you have time, sit down quickly, I'll treat you."

Li Yuanba was very generous, inviting people to sit down and have a drink before they started chatting.

After the other party sat down, Li Yuanba ordered a bottle of whiskey, and the two drank slowly.

"I heard that you also participated in the audition for "The Green Hornet", and I was also doing interviews there, why didn't I meet you?"

The two of them were chatting, and suddenly they talked about the topic of "The Green Hornet".

When Li Yuanba heard this, he looked around first, then immediately approached Brother Xiang and asked in a low voice.

"Brother Xiang, there is no one else here. To be honest, have I made it to the finals?"

When Brother Xiang heard this, he quickly shook his head, as if Li Yuanba's question made him very embarrassed.

"Yuanba, how can you disclose this kind of thing casually? If Saenz and the others find out, then I will stop messing around in Xiangjiang in the future. No, no, I can't say anything."

The more the other party behaved like this, the more it made Li Yuanba's heart itch, because he had already decided that Brother Xiang, an insider, must know the result.

But Li Yuanba was not in a hurry, he didn't continue to ask, but kept pouring on the other party.

After drinking several cups, Brother Xiang's face was blushed by Li Yuanba, and he began to feel drunk when he spoke.

Li Yuanba felt that this was a good opportunity, so he hurriedly told the other party.

"Brother Xiang, since you are an insider, you must know something. We are all brothers, shouldn't brothers help each other?"

Brother Xiang shook his head and hands, it seemed that he could still hold on.

Li Yuanba quickly poured another glass, and then directly poured it down for the other party. Now Brother Xiang seemed to be completely drunk.

"Brother, let me tell you straight, uh... You should not count on this role, uh..."

The other party was hiccupping while talking, but this did not prevent Li Yuanba from hearing his words clearly.

Brother Xiang actually said that he should not count on himself. Does this mean that he has been eliminated?This is impossible.

"Let me tell you secretly, don't tell others that Mr. He is determined to let Jet Li take this role, your name has been crossed out, uh..."

After the other party finished speaking, he fell directly on the sofa, looking as if he was completely drunk.

Li Yuanba, who was already a little drunk, suddenly sobered up after hearing what the other party said.

He Guanchang actually ordered others to cross out his name, this is simply too bullying, why can't he compare to Jet Li.

The more Li Yuanba thought about it, the angrier he became. He angrily paid the bill and left the bar.

After Li Yuanba left, Brother Xiang, who had been lying on the sofa drunk and unconscious, suddenly opened his eyes.

Judging from the brightness of his eyes, this guy was not drunk at all just now, he was just pretending to be drunk by lying to Li Yuanba.

"Mr. Fang, the matter you told me has been done. It's... okay, I understand. I will go to Li Yuanba when the time comes."

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The next day, Li Yuanba came to Golden Harvest Company early in the morning, and ran straight to He Guanchang's office without saying a word.

"Yuanba, why is it so early? Isn't there filming today? Do you need me?"

He Guanchang saw that Li Yuanba had directly entered his office, and he looked a little angry. He didn't know what happened.

"Mr. He, why did you cross out my name?"

He Guanchang looked at Li Yuanba suspiciously, because he had no idea what the other party was asking.

When Li Yuanba saw He Guanchang's appearance, he had no choice but to ask more details.

"The audition for "The Green Hornet", why did someone cross out my name?"

After hearing Li Yuanba's words, He Guanchang understood why the other party was so angry.

But what He Guanchang couldn't understand was that he had done this matter very covertly, and it was almost impossible for it to be leaked. How did Li Yuanba know?

"Yuanba, how could I do such a thing, who told you?"

"Mr. He, it doesn't matter who told me. The important thing is that you deliberately let someone cross out my name in order to get Jet Li selected. You can say yes or no."

Unexpectedly, Li Yuanba even knew about this kind of thing, He Guanchang's expression became a little hesitant, and Li Yuanba immediately discovered the flaw.

"Yuanba, how could I do such a thing, you must have listened to other people's rumors outside, that's why you have such an idea, I guarantee that I never did this."

Regarding He Guanchang's explanation, Li Yuanba didn't believe it at all, because the other party's reaction just now had obviously been guessed by him.

Nodding his head, Li Yuanba left He Guanchang's office without saying anything.

He Guanchang was very angry. He didn't know who told Li Yuanba the secret, but he was not too worried.

After all, Li Yuanba is not a very famous actor in Xiangjiang, and his current resources are all given to him by Golden Harvest. If he dares to make trouble, Golden Harvest has plenty of ways to deal with him.

Thinking of this, He Guanchang planned to talk to Li Yuanba after his anger subsided in a few days.

Give him a little benefit at most, and I believe that Li Yuanba will not continue to make trouble. After all, in front of real money, it should be clear at a glance how Li Yuanba will choose.

But it's a pity that He Guanchang's idea is too simple. If no one else intervenes, his method can indeed work.

But with Lin Daoqiu intervening, if He Guanchang still thought that he could appease Li Yuanba so easily, it was almost absolutely impossible.

It was precisely because of He Guanchang's momentary carelessness that Golden Harvest suffered a considerable loss.

(End of this chapter)