Hong Kong Comic Master

"Director Li!"

"Boss Li!"

"Master Li!"

When Li Wannian appeared in the center of the venue, he immediately became the focus of the entire scene.

Li Wannian, who turns 50 today, looks to be in his early forties and shows no signs of aging.

Although he was getting busier and busier at work, he did not stop his daily exercise and fitness. Later, he became obsessed with swimming, which kept him in good shape and did not look like an ordinary middle-aged man with a big belly.

It can be seen that three wives are not Li Wannian’s limit!

"Thanks!"

Wearing a black custom-made suit and gold-rimmed glasses, Li Wannian now finally looks like what Li Wanshui expected.

Look how happy Li Wanshui is smiling behind Li Wannian?

Compared to the still young Li Wannian, Li Wanshui is undoubtedly much older.

Not yet sixty years old, he already looks like a little old man. Although he has lost the appearance of his youth, his majestic aura is even stronger than before in his every move.

Li Wanshui, who has been in a high position for a long time, has always controlled the most famous company in Hong Kong Island, which allows his temperament to be revealed without looking through his appearance.

When Li Wannian faced countless gazes, he always stayed behind Li Wannian without any unnecessary actions to attract attention, just like what he had always done!

In addition to the two brothers, Li Wanshan, the boss of Kirin Entertainment, the largest entertainment company in Hong Kong and Asia, was also present.

Although Hong Kong's film industry declined in the late 1990s, Qilin Entertainment went from strength to strength.

As early as when Hong Kong movies were at their peak, they began to implement two routes: eastward and northward.

The so-called eastward expansion refers to letting the company's stars and production teams go to the Neon and Beimi markets to make money. It must be said that this is very difficult and a lot of investment has been made, but there are profits and losses. After many years, it can only be regarded as Can stand firm.

On the other hand, the road heading north is undoubtedly very smooth.

Relying on its first-mover advantage, Kirin Entertainment has almost no rivals in going north. Movies adapted from classic IPs such as "The Storm" and "Li Tianyi" can almost compete with Hollywood movies.

Now, as the mainland film market begins to explode, Kirin Entertainment has been reborn after going through the most difficult ten years, and has become the film company with the highest market value in Asia in one fell swoop!

Regardless, Li Wanshan, who once brought blood to the streets, is now like a kind and kind old man, supporting his father Li Chongjun beside him.

The old man was now over 10 years old. He had gray hair and a stooped body. He walked out of the house with a cane and was supported by Li Wanshan.

Despite his age, his eyes were bright and he looked very energetic.

Thanks to his charity work in mainland China over the years, he has donated hundreds of millions every year. Being such a philanthropic person has made his reputation as a philanthropist very resounding throughout the mainland.

Because he has been doing good deeds, Li Chongjun is in a happy mood, which keeps him in good health and even has the energy to attend Li Wannian's birthday party, which also makes his family feel at ease.

Li Wannian came to the stage and greeted the guests all the way.

Most of the guests attending Li Wannian's birthday party today are well-connected.

In addition to some major shareholders and partners of DreamWorks and well-known mainland entrepreneurs, many of Li Wannian's apprentices were also present.

Ma Rongcheng, He Zhiwen, Ao Youxiang, etc. are all at an age when they know their destiny.

Over the years, each of them has not only gained great fame, but also owned a considerable fortune.

After earning so much money, some people have already begun to enjoy life, such as He Zhiwen. He is now either collecting toys or giving lectures every day, and his life is very comfortable.

There are still some people who have not given up drawing comics, such as Ao Youxiang. His "Oolong Yuan" is still being updated. Although it cannot be guaranteed to be updated every week, one volume will be published every year, which is much better than some crazy people who have suspended publications.

However, compared with Mayon City, they are much worse.

Today, Ma Rongcheng has been promoted from a cartoonist to a capitalist.

After time entered the new century, he left the Second Dimension Magazine and came to mainland China to start a company.

The company he opened was not a publishing company like a comic magazine, but a film and television production company.

Taking advantage of the trend of Hong Kong companies heading north, by remaking his own classic comics, his business has grown bigger and bigger, and now he can be regarded as an outstanding entrepreneur.

Of course, their fame is not at the same level as Li Wannian's.

This time, there were also cartoonists from Neon, cartoonists from Beimi, etc. who came to celebrate Li Wannian’s birthday.

Li Wannian’s four popular comics have already broken out of Asia and gone global.

It can be said that when Westerners think of Wukong today, the first thing that comes to mind is not the Monkey King, but Kakarot!

“Thank you everyone for coming to support me and being able to attend my birthday party!

Originally, I don’t like big things, so why don’t I just celebrate my birthday? Why so much trouble?

But my family didn’t agree, and my company didn’t agree. I couldn’t resist, so I had to agree..."

Li Wannian seemed to be a kind elder, chattering non-stop.

Despite this, none of the people below were impatient, and they were all listening to Li Wannian's narration attentively.

"But, this is indeed an opportunity for me to meet everyone!"

Everyone who heard this immediately understood that Li Wannian had something important to say today, so they all pricked up their ears.

"Unknowingly, it's already 2012, and the end of the world is coming soon. We young people back then are already old. You see, even Axiang has gray hair!"

Having said this, Li Wannian waved to a young man not far away.

At this time, people saw a young man also wearing a suit walking up from the stage.

"Hey, isn't that Brother Daren?"

Under the stage, Xiao Rang couldn't help but wonder when he looked at that familiar face.

"Stop talking!"

Sister Li Jinyun interrupted Li Bangrang at the right time.

Of course she knew who the other party was. It was Li Bangren, the son of her uncle Li Wanshui. He was 32 years old and the oldest among their younger generation!

Seeing this, Li Jinyun couldn't help but look at her mother beside her. Sure enough, her mother's face looked a little ugly.

It seems that my mother’s wish will come true!

"Whether there are people here who know each other or those who don't, let me introduce him again. His name is Li Bangren. He is currently the deputy general manager of DreamWorks. I hope everyone can get closer to him!"

As soon as these words came out, the scene was in an uproar.

Most people present are familiar with Li Bangren.

As the eldest son of Li Wanshui, Li Bangren joined DreamWorks after graduating with a master's degree and has been working in the company for seven or eight years now.

Worked all the way from the grassroots level to the deputy general manager.

I have to say that reincarnation is a technical job. For others, even if they become a department manager in seven or eight years, let alone a vice president, they will have to laugh.

But for Li Bangren, who is loved by thousands of people, this kind of promotion speed is extremely slow.

Although Li Wannian didn't say anything unnecessary, on such a special day and on such a special occasion, no one would think that Li Wannian simply wanted to introduce him to everyone.

It is obvious that the eldest son of the Li family in front of him is about to take over!

For a time, the guests present had different expressions.

What surprised everyone the most was that Li Wannian didn't choose his own child. Knowing that Li Wannian had six sons, it was not difficult to choose a successor!

However, he chose no one and actually chose Li Wanshui's son.

How many secrets are hidden here? No one knew, so as Li Wannian finished speaking, the whispers below began to get louder, and at the same time, countless eyes looked at Li Wannian's three wives.

Among the three people, Zhong Chuhong seemed to have known about this matter for a long time. After hearing Li Wannian's words, his expression remained as usual; Lan Jieying seemed more indifferent and didn't care about it at all; only Guan Zhiling had a very ugly face, even a blind person could see it. It was obvious that she was holding fire in her heart.

After finishing his speech, Li Wannian rolled out the cake as if nothing had happened and invited his family to hold a ceremony, which looked just like an ordinary birthday party.

"Why don't you speak?"

After the ceremony, Li Wannian returned to his separate room, when Guan Zhiling followed angrily.

"say what?"

"Why did you give the position to Li Bangren?"

"He's very suitable!"

Li Wannian sat on the sofa in the small room and poured himself a cup of tea with the teapot.

When he was young, Li Wannian liked drinking tea. Now that he is older, this hobby is even more intense.

Because Li Wannian often works at his desk to draw, his body and mind have been under tremendous pressure, so he also needs tea to relieve stress.

"Stop drinking, why don't you give your seat to..."

"For Bangzhi or Bangliang? Which one of them do you think is suitable?"

Li Wannian choked Guan Zhiling with just one sentence.

Obviously, Li Wannian directly exposed Guan Chiling's thoughts, but he also clearly displayed the reality in front of Guan Chiling.

Of her two sons, one became an actor and the other started his own business. Neither of them had the intention to take over the company. Even if they did, they were Li Bangli, not her son.

The only hope is that the younger son Li Bang gives in, but he is still too young. It will take more than ten years for him to take over!

"That can't be..."

Although the overall situation has been decided, Guan Zhiling still wants to fight for it further.

"Dong dong dong..."

At this moment, a sudden knock on the door interrupted Guan Zhiling's words.

"Liangzai, why are you here?"

The visitor was none other than Li Bangliang, and he walked in with a smile on his face.

"Dad, it's been several years since I've been back. Now that you're free, I'll come over and see you!"

Of course, Li Bangliang only said half of what he said. The other half was naturally because he saw his mother coming in and was afraid that his mother would say the wrong thing and offend his father.

The reason why Li Bangliang doesn't like this family is because the family is too bitchy!

The four brothers and sisters from the previous generation in the family have a very good relationship. Even after many years, their love has not diminished.

However, when it comes to their generation, it’s different!

There are more than ten brothers, sisters, and cousins, and they all grew up with golden keys in their mouths. It is inevitable that there will be intrigues, and there will also be disputes over family property and position, making it very confusing.

Among them, my mother is the eye of the storm.

Many people in the family have objections to her.

As a son, he couldn't fault his mother, so he had no choice but to go far away, out of sight.

But when it comes to dad, it's different!

Like other children, he admired his father most.

"Hahaha, you missed me? How come I didn't notice it?"

Despite what Li Wannian said, he still stepped forward and gave Li Bangliang a hug.

No matter which of his sons he has, they are all his children. No matter what they do, he loves them. What's more, what this one did was really beyond his expectations!

"Hey, how could I not see it?"

"How are you doing in the United States?"

"It's pretty good, except for the food!"

The father and son started chatting like this, but Guan Zhiling was left aside in the cold.

This made Guan Zhiling very depressed. Seeing the father and son talking happily, she felt like she was superfluous.

"I heard that you invested in a company?"

"Have you heard all this?"

"DreamWorks Investment Company was originally planning to take action, but unexpectedly someone took the lead. When Carl found out it was you, he reported this situation to me!"

"Is there still this matter? It won't cause you any trouble, dad, will it?"

Li Bangliang really didn't expect that he was just doing a favor to his senior, but he didn't expect that he would actually cut off his own business.

"It doesn't affect it, it doesn't affect it. Now that you have it, hold on to it. If you sell it in a few years, it will be worth at least tens of billions of dollars. I won't worry about you for the rest of your life!"

"Tens of billions of dollars?"

This was not said by Li Bangliang, who was already stunned, but by Guan Zhiling on the side.

"Absolutely. For some companies, your small company is like a thorn stuck in their throats. No matter how much money is spent, this thorn must be removed!"

Li Bangliang carefully savored the meaning of Li Wannian's words, and vaguely figured out something.

Unlike Li Bangliang who was meditating hard, Guan Zhiling on the side was having fun at this time!

She never expected that her son, whom she had never cared about, would give her such a big surprise!

With these 10 billion U.S. dollars, what kind of wealth do I have to fight for?

I won’t be able to spend so much money in the rest of my life!

Seeing Guan Zhiling's useless look, Li Wannian shook his head. His wife has not made any progress in so many years!

"Don't talk about me anymore, Dad, what about you? Push Brother Ren up this time, what are you going to do next?"

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Li Wannian is preparing to retreat.

Although for a company chairman, fifty years old is the peak of his career, over the years, everyone has known that Li Wannian is notoriously lazy and his mind is not on the company at all!

"Hahaha, of course I'm going to draw comics!"

"Other than that?"

"After staying in Hong Kong Island for so many years, I'm almost getting rusty. If I have time, I want to go around!"