Chapter 148: Killing Two Birds with One Stone
After visiting several other wounded people who needed to be hospitalized for intravenous drips, Wei Xiong left the hospital, and he kept a gloomy face in the car, it is clear that the popularity of "The True Color of Heroes" and "God of Gamblers" has made many people blush, especially the underworld that is ready to make money and launder money from movies.
is like Chen Yaoxing who called him, it is polite to say, but if you invest 1 million, you want half of the share, what is the difference between this and Ming robbery? Naturally, he could not agree, and it was precisely because he expected that he would not agree that someone would come to the crew to collect protection money.
Soldiers first and then salute, if he doesn't know how to lift, his crew may not be able to live in peace in the future, this is the message Chen Yaoxing wants to send him.
After being silent for a long time, Wei Xiong raised his head and asked Hu Zhiqiang, who was driving, "Ah Qiang, do you know anything about those gangsters opening a film company?"
"I don't know anything, but I know a little bit about the situation, since two years ago, because of the hot film market, almost as long as the quality of the film is not too bad, you can make money, so many bigwigs on the rivers and lakes have invested in film companies, but they are mainly used to launder money. ”
"As far as I know, there are more than a dozen film companies opened by 14K hall owners and regional speakers, and Li Zhiye (Hu Zhiqiang's former boss) has also opened one. These studios basically use illegal means such as coercing actors to reduce the investment in the film. ”
And Chen Yaoxing is ruthless, he has always only sought results in his work, regardless of the means, and has done many illegal things such as drugs, murder, and arson in recent years. Today he said that he was willing to invest 1 million, which is already polite, and he should be concerned about your identity and background. ”
Wei Xiong's father is a well-known Chinese medicine master in Hong Kong, and he knows many political and business celebrities. Wei Xiong himself is a world-renowned star and a rising tycoon in the Hong Kong entertainment industry, obviously not everyone can pinch it casually, Chen Yaoxing naturally does not dare to be too unscrupulous.
There are more than a dozen of them in 14K alone, and there are dozens of other gangs, and these so-called film companies have seriously disrupted the normal order of the entire film industry in Hong Kong. No wonder it is said that the late 80s was the most glorious and darkest period for Hong Kong films.
Wei Xiong is very disgusted with these, but he is more than willing to do it, and the top priority now is how to eliminate Chen Yaoxing's trouble.
He did not object to cooperation, but Chen Yaoxing did not intend to cooperate well at all, and as Hu Zhiqiang said, Chen Yaoxing was too ruthless and obviously not suitable for cooperation. Moreover, if he succumbs to Chen Yaoxing's threat today, more people will come to his door tomorrow.
And Chan Yiu-hing is just a spokesman of New Ngee An in the Wan Chai area, and obviously does not have so much energy to support him, so that he can no longer be threatened by others. In other words, even if he wants to cooperate with someone in the club, he must find someone who can completely cover him.
Of course, he will be unwilling in his heart, but so what, now he does not have the strength to make everyone fear, and sometimes he has to make compromises. I saw him pick up the big brother and dial Shao Yifu's phone, and after waiting for a while, the phone was connected: "Hey, Shibo......"
At nine o'clock in the evening, in the box of the Peninsula Hotel, not long after Wei Xiong arrived, Shao Yifu came: "Shibo, I'm sorry, I'm still bothering you so late." ”
"Hehe, it's rare that you have something to ask me for help. Shao Yifu smiled, and then smiled: "What's going on? ”
Wei Xiong poured Shao Yifu a cup of tea, and said indifferently: "This afternoon, some people from Xin Yi'an came to my crew to make trouble, injured several people, and destroyed the equipment. Later, another person named Chen Yaoxing called me and said that he wanted to work with me on a movie. ”
Hearing this, Shao Yifu's brows immediately furrowed, although Wei Xiong didn't say it explicitly, but how could he not understand such an obvious thing: "It's really getting more and more lawless, do you want me to help you talk to Xiang Huayan, I believe he will still give me this face." ”
Xiang Huayan is now the leader of New Ngee An, while Shaw Yifu has been operating in Hong Kong for decades, and because he is engaged in the film industry, he often has to deal with people on the road, so he has a good relationship with Xiang Xiang, the founder of New Ngee An, and some veterans of other gangs.
Although Xiang Xiang is dead now, Xiang Huayan, as a junior, has to give Shao Yifu some face. What's more, Shao Yifu is a tycoon who has been in the Hong Kong entertainment industry for decades, and he is also a knight named by the Queen of England, which can be described as highly respected, and Xiang Huayan does not dare not give face.
"Shibo is kind, I understand it, I am very grateful for you helping me to ask Xiang Hua out, and I will handle the rest myself. ”
Since Wei Xiong said so, Shao Yifu didn't force it, and he didn't ask Wei Xiong why he made an appointment with Xiang Huaqiang instead of Xiang Huayan, the leader of New Yi'an.
"If you can handle it, if you need help, just ask. ”
"Thank you, Seber. ”
"I saw it in the newspaper about your establishment of a cinema chain, but I didn't expect you to be so determined and move so fast, and the pattern of Hong Kong movies will change because of this. ”
Shao Yifu smiled, but there was a trace of imperceptible bitterness hidden in his smile, because he suddenly found that his era seemed to be really over, and he originally wanted to wait for the release of "A Chinese Ghost Story" before officially considering whether Shaw Brothers would resume production.
But now, he may need to be more cautious.
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The two chatted for a while, the box door was pushed open, and a middle-aged man about forty years old walked in: "Sixth uncle, I'm sorry, I'll let you wait." ”
"No, I suddenly asked you out, it's a bit abrupt, I don't need to introduce the person next to me, in fact, the person who asked you out today is him, I'm just a matchmaker. Oh, if you young people have something to talk about slowly, I, an old man, won't get involved. ”
Shao Yifu was also simply, seeing that Xiang Huaqiang was coming, he didn't sit much, so he immediately got up and said goodbye, which made Xiang Huaqiang feel like the second monk was confused. Originally, Shao Yifu suddenly called him to ask him out, and he was very strange, but the two families can barely be regarded as world friends.
Shao Yifu asked him about something. He thought so, but he didn't expect that it was Wei Xiong who really asked him out, and the two had no intersection before that.
"Just now the sixth uncle said that your Mr. Wei asked me out, hehe, Mr. Wei should know my background very well, I don't know what to look for me?"
Wei Xiong saw that although Xiang Huaqiang was a bit of a Taoist man's unique casualness, his attitude was not arrogant, and his senses suddenly improved a lot, no wonder Yongsheng would have such a situation in the future. You must know that there are so many film companies opened by community bosses in Hong Kong, and only Yongsheng has made some achievements.
"Some people came to my crew this afternoon to make trouble. Later, another person named Chen Yaoxing called me and said that he wanted to make a movie with me. ”
Xiang Huaqiang was stunned for a moment, thinking that Wei Xiong was looking for him to explain the law, and his face suddenly sank slightly: "Chen Yaoxing is indeed a person from Xin Yi'an, but I have rarely interfered in the internal affairs of the gang, if Mr. Wei wants to ask the teacher to ask for guilt, he should ask me to fight Xiang Huayan." ”
"Mr. Xiang misunderstood what I meant, if I really want to ask the teacher to ask for guilt, just let the sixth uncle ask the boss to come out, why bother with you. ”
"Then I don't know what Mr. Wei means?"
"I heard that Mr. Xiang and his younger brother, Mr. Xiang Huasheng, founded a film company called Yongsheng Pictures ten years ago, but it ended in failure, I wonder if Mr. Xiang has any plans to set foot in the film industry again? The situation of Hong Kong films is different now than it was ten years ago. ”
At this time, Xiang Huaqiang knew why Wei Xiong was looking for him, it was nothing more than Chen Yaoxing coming to the door to find trouble, Wei Xiong had the intention to compromise, but he looked down on Chen Yaoxing and wanted to cooperate with him, as long as he came forward, Chen Yaoxing naturally didn't dare to say anything, and he would have more friends on the road in the future.
"Hehe, don't hide it from Mr. Wei, Lao Thirteen and I have long had the idea of re-entering the film industry, unlike the film companies opened by people in other clubs, since I have entered this industry, I want to do it well. It is precisely because of this that it has not been put into action. ”
Each other showed their meanings, Wei Xiong didn't hide it anymore, took a sip of the tea on the table, and said: I just have a few scripts in my hand that are suitable for working with Mr. Xiang, although I dare not say that I can create a box office record, but I am still confident in the box office of 20 million. ”
"If Mr. Xiang is interested, you and I will each invest half, and the box office share will also be half, but the copyright of the film belongs to Wei. ”
Although there is no copyright, it is still a good thing for Xiang Huaqiang, and he immediately smiled: "Just cooperate in the way you say." ”
"As for Chen Yaoxing's matter, Mr. Wei, don't worry, I will let him set the wine another day and apologize to you personally. ”
"Apologize is forbidden, everyone wants to be faced, but I am a serious and legal businessman, I hope he will not make trouble in the crew in the future. ”
Wei Xiong generously rejected Xiang Huaqiang's proposal, in fact, he was too lazy to deal with Chen Yaoxing, if he remembered correctly, Chen Yaoxing would die in Macau in a few years. Even if the history of his appearance has changed, a person with such an arrogant personality will not live long.
"Don't worry, from today onwards, Mr. Wei, all your crews in Hong Kong will be covered by New Ngee An, and no one will make trouble again. ”
"Then thank you Mr. Xiang, and I wish us a happy cooperation. ”
The two of them had a cup of tea instead of wine.
The goal was achieved, and the dark clouds that had been haunting Wei Xiong's heart since he knew that someone had come to the crew to make trouble were also swept away. As for the movie with Xiang Huaqiang, he thought about it on the way here, which is the series of movies "Crazy Boy" based on Hong Kong gangsters.
This series of films, there are so many film companies in Hong Kong, and Yongsheng (Yongsheng Film was established in 1987) is the most suitable for production.
Therefore, he took it out and cooperated with Xiang Huaqiang, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone, killing two birds with one stone.