Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 1619 The Temptation of Promotion

Li Zhengnan knew about Lin Daoqiu's flight booking within 10 minutes after the other party finished booking.

He hurriedly called Liao Xiangxiong to his office to discuss.

"What do you think is Lin Daoqiu's intention of not letting me attend the premiere of "Alien Invaders"?"

Hearing Li Zhengnan address Lin Daoqiu, he has changed from Mr. Lin, the boss, to calling him by his first name.

Liao Xiangxiong immediately realized that Li Zhengnan's attitude towards Lin Daoqiu had changed a lot.

He should do what the leader thinks. How could Liao Xiangxiong, who has been in the officialdom for so many years, not know what to do.

"Lin Daoqiu is insidious, cunning and cunning. He didn't let you attend the premiere. I'm afraid he has ulterior motives."

Liao Xiangxiong actually didn't know why Lin Daoqiu prevented Li Zhengnan from attending the premiere, but what he thought was no longer important, the important thing was to follow Li Zhengnan's thoughts.

Sure enough, when Liao Xiangxiong said this, Li Zhengnan nodded repeatedly, and it seemed that he agreed with Liao Xiangxiong's answer.

"But he will leave Treasure Island tomorrow, do you think there is any way to keep him here until the matter is resolved satisfactorily?"

It is impossible for Li Zhengnan to force Lin Daoqiu to stay. Although he can do it with just one sentence, if he does so, it will be tantamount to completely tearing apart Lin Daoqiu.

If possible, Li Zhengnan still hopes to maintain the superficial cooperation with Lin Daoqiu, at least before he takes over the big position, Lin Daoqiu is still very useful to him.

Liao Xiangxiong thought that what Li Zhengnan said should make Lin Daoqiu nod and agree to let Li Zhengnan attend the premiere.

Since this is the case, then he, as a subordinate, is naturally duty bound.

"Don't worry, Chief Li. I'll go to Lin Daoqiu right away and explain the situation to him. I believe he won't be stupid enough to confront us."

"Lin Daoqiu just bought MGM, and now his international reputation is not the same as before. When talking with him, you must be careful, and you can't push him, understand?"

Li Zhengnan didn't want Liao Xiangxiong to anger Lin Daoqiu. If the two sides broke up, Li Zhengnan would lose a great help.

"Don't worry, Chief Li. I've had contact with Lin Daoqiu, and I will definitely be sure when the time comes, and I will never mess up this matter."

Liao Xiangxiong looked swearing, and it seemed that he felt that this matter was settled.

Li Zhengnan doesn't know where Liao Xiangxiong's confidence comes from, but if he doesn't do it now, when Lin Daoqiu flies back to the United States, if he wants to talk at that time, he can only make a phone call.

It was difficult for Li Zhengnan to put any pressure on Lin Daoqiu over the phone, so at this time, while he was still in Baodao, he had to get Lin Daoqiu to agree to this matter.

"Hurry up, if this matter can be done smoothly, I will consider adding more burdens to you."

Li Zhengnan's words were very cryptic, but Liao Xiangxiong had heard clearly that what the other party said was to increase the burden to promote himself.

For Liao Xiangxiong, there is no reward that makes him more excited than being promoted.

So Liao Xiangxiong straightened up quickly, and then made a promise in front of Li Zhengnan.

"Please rest assured, sir, I will do my best to handle this matter properly, and I will never let down your trust in me."

Liao Xiangxiong knew that this was a great opportunity for him to stand up. He had never been able to make any achievements in front of Li Zhengnan before. If he overturned this time, he would probably be blacklisted by Li Zhengnan.

It's just that Liao Xiangxiong agreed very easily, but when facing a character like Lin Daoqiu, Liao Xiangxiong must be talking nonsense if he said he was full of confidence.

After leaving Li Zhengnan's office, Liao Xiangxiong couldn't help sighing until he returned to his car.

In the situation just now, there was no possibility of him rejecting Li Zhengnan.

After all, Liao Xiangxiong could already feel Li Zhengnan's anger at that time. If he refused or declined politely just now, what awaited him would be a direct distribution, and he would never have another chance to stand up.

And now everyone vaguely regards Li Zhengnan as the most favorable contender for the succession to the throne. It would be a fool not to hold Li Zhengnan's thighs tightly at this time.

After weighing the pros and cons, Liao Xiangxiong was very sure that he had no reason to refuse, no matter from any point of view.

It was already ten o'clock in the evening. For Liao Xiangxiong, he still had time, but for Liao Xiangxiong, the time left was running out. If he couldn't convince Lin Daoqiu tonight, it would mean failure.

Asking the driver to drive directly to Lin Daoqiu's hotel, Liao Xiangxiong went to the counter to ask, and found that his luck was not bad, Lin Daoqiu stayed in the room without going out.

He hurried to the door of Lin Daoqiu's room and rang the doorbell.

It didn't take long for the door to be opened. When Lin Daoqiu saw that it was Liao Xiangxiong who was visiting, he politely invited him into the room.

"Director Liao, do you have any advice for visiting so late?"

For Liao Xiangxiong's visit, Lin Daoqiu could probably guess the reason, probably because they already knew about the ticket purchase, so Liao Xiangxiong hurried over.

"Mr. Lin, to tell you the truth, I came to you today because I want to ask you for help."

Lin Daoqiu pretended not to know, and he looked at the other party suspiciously.

"Director Liao, we are all old friends. If you have anything to say, just say it. As long as it is where I can help, I will definitely find a way to help."

It sounds like Lin Daoqiu is very generous, as if he is willing to solve Liao Xiangxiong's problems.

But for Liao Xiangxiong, it was not a matter of a day or two for him to know Lin Daoqiu. If he could communicate so well, he wouldn't have a bad conversation with Li Zhengnan and make him angry.

"Thank you, Mr. Lin. In fact, this matter is very simple. I hope you can change your previous thinking about the premiere and help us make the premiere well."

Liao Xiangxiong said it very tactfully, but he believed that Lin Daoqiu should be able to hear what he meant clearly.

"Did Chief Li send you here as a lobbyist?"

Lin Daoqiu knew without guessing that Liao Xiangxiong must have been sent by Li Zhengnan, but he still asked this question on purpose.

Liao Xiangxiong thinks that if you know all about it and still ask this question, isn't it superfluous.

Although he thought so in his heart, he would not say such words in front of Lin Daoqiu.

"Mr. Lin, that film was fully funded by Baodao. We should all attend the premiere due to reason and reason. I believe you won't object to that, right?"

"Of course, I have no objection to Baodao sending people to attend the premiere, but in terms of candidates, I think it's better to send some not too high-ranking people, so as not to be too sensitive."

To put it bluntly, Lin Daoqiu didn't want Li Zhengnan to take advantage of the popularity of this drama, but Li Zhengnan just wanted to use the popularity of this drama to increase his popularity in the United States.

So on this point, Lin Daoqiu and Li Zhengnan's ideas can be said to be completely different, and there is no way to talk about it.

(End of this chapter)