Taiwan Entertainment 1971

401 God of Gamblers

"Zijun, you are honest, who is that poem written for?" On the phone, Lin Qingxia asked in a half-joking tone. "Please know the domain name"

"Birds and Fish" has been transmitted from Hong Kong to Taiwan, and many literary publications have reprinted it, and without saying hello to Wang Zijun in advance, they directly sent the manuscript fee to Wang Zijun's home.

It stands to reason that no matter how good a poem is, people should forget it in two or three weeks, but the author of this poem is Wang Zijun. Some people even said that this is Wang Zijun's tribute to the banned songs of the Information Bureau - if you don't let me write songs, then okay, I'll write poems.

The statement that this poem is a love poem written by Wang Zijun High School to Lin Qingxia is bigger than the gimmick of the poem itself. Lin Qingxia usually raises a baby at home, and occasionally goes out to mén, she will be blocked by reporters to ask about it.

Facing Lin Qingxia's questioning, Wang Zijun couldn't help but smile and said, "Wife, of course it was written to you." I remember the second time we met, it was all written that day, but I forgot to give it to you because of something improvised. ”

"Really?" Lin Qingxia asked.

"Of course it's true, when did I lie to you." Wang Zijun swore a curse.

"It's strange to believe you," Lin Qingxia scolded with a smile, changed the topic and asked, "By the way, next week is the premiere of "Eight Hundred Heroes", and you, as the producer, should always come back to participate." I heard that the military will send representatives to attend. ”

"I'm not free, I'm going to go on a gambling boat next week to make a film, you let Bai Muyang go instead of me." Wang Zijun said.

"Okay. Watch your body outside and don't get tired. Lin Qingxia instructed.

"You too, take care of our baby. Come on, kiss one, huh. Wang Zijun smiled into the phone.

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On July 6, 1976, Zhu De, commander-in-chief of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, died in Beijing at the age of 90.

In Hong Kong, the news of Commander-in-Chief Zhu's death was far less noticeable than Premier Zhou's death a few months earlier, and with the exception of a few leftist newspapers, no media carried much coverage.

For ordinary Hong Kong citizens, the launch of Ye Han's high-seas gambling ship "Oriental Princess" can attract their attention even more.

Macau Mén, Hong Kong and Macau Ferry Terminal.

The huge "Oriental Princess" floated quietly on the sea, and with the lively sound of firecrackers, under the eyes of the crowd of onlookers on the shore, the gambling ship sounded a festive whistle.

This is still the only gambling ship on the high seas in Asia, and not only reporters from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan came to cover it, but even the media in Japan and Southeast Asia also heard about it.

The ticket is so cheap, only 200 Hong Kong dollars, and the food and accommodation are free for the first three months of opening, which makes some people who don't like gambling want to go up and experience it.

It was so crowded that it was necessary to set the number of people on board, and when the quota was full, ticket sales were stopped.

Ordinary citizens called for their friends, chirping on the boat with their tickets, and many people lay on the side of the boat and waved to the shore, making it look like the first voyage of the Titanic.

In a corner of the pier, Stanley Ho looked at the lively scene on the gambling boat on the high seas, and his face was sunk.

"This hún boy," Stanley Ho scolded in a low voice, because he had just seen that Ye Deli had actually gotten on the boat. It's okay for others to go to the field to praise Ye Han, but Ye Deli is his brother-in-law.

Due to Ye Han's permission, some reporters from major newspapers also boarded the ship smoothly, interviewing the shareholders of the gambling ship for a while, and interviewing ordinary passengers for a while.

Fortunately, Wang Zijun had the foresight to take the crew on the boat in advance, and he hid in the guest room, letting his little cubs play all night before working.

The boat has not yet sailed on the high seas, and the gaming tables on board are not open, but there are other performances for the guests to enjoy.

"Hey, Fat Boy, they're all out to play, why are you staying in the room?" Wang Zijun couldn't help but ask when he saw Chow Yun-fat sitting in the guest room reading the script.

Chow Yun-fat said embarrassedly, "There are a lot of reporters outside, and it's not good to be photographed." ”

Wang Zijun couldn't help but be happy, it turned out that Chow Yun-fat cherished Yu Máo, and he was afraid that he would lose his reputation by knowing that he went to a gambling boat.

Wang Zijun said, "It's okay, when the reporter asked, you said that you came up to make a movie, and by the way, you can also help our film publicity." ”

Chow Yun-fat said, "Then why don't you go out?" ”

Wang Zijun said: "The reporter is too annoying. Okay, let's go out and play, and read a fart script, that script is about to be ruined by you. ”…,

"Hehe, Brother Jun, then I'm going out to play." Chow Yun-fat put the script down.

Wang Zijun counted the time, waited until the reporter was almost finished interviewing, and then came out of the guest room and came to the banquet hall.

After more than 20 minutes of driving, the sky was getting dark, and the hall was bustling. The party was held to celebrate the inaugural voyage of the gambling ship, and in addition to the bigwigs who came to celebrate, ordinary guests could also come in.

Along the way, Li Jinghao, who was walking behind Wang Zijun, swept the uniformed people on the ship, and occasionally found some hidden security personnel, commenting, "The security work on this ship is good." ”

"Ye Han naturally won't miss this kind of detail." Wang Zijun said, "You can also go and have fun, there is no need for protection here." ”

"I don't gamble." Li Jinghao said expressionlessly.

Wang Zijun said: "When I didn't say it. ”

There was dance music playing in the hall, the lights were dim, and men and men were dancing together. Occasionally, a reporter noticed Wang Zijun and didn't come over to disturb him, reporters are also people, and they are having a good time, who will leave the NV person in his arms to talk about work.

"Xiao Wang, why don't you dance?" Ye Han suddenly appeared behind Wang Zijun.

"Ah, Old Man Ye, it seems that the gambling business is good." Wang Zijun said.

"Let's talk over there, Lao Huo, they're all here." Ye Han said with a smile.

Wang Zijun followed him over to a small hall next to the party hall. There is only one table in this small hall, and several people in it are sitting around a table and talking happily, but Wang Zijun only knows Huo Yingdong.

There was a stage in the small hall, and a few chicks dressed in kimonos were dancing, but the people below were obviously not interested in appreciating it.

After Ye Han's introduction, Wang Zijun learned that the ghost guy in his forties was called Jose, a Portuguese, a leader in the Australian customs, and he also had some shares in this gambling boat.

Sitting next to Huo Yingdong, the old man with a good jīng god is Taiwan's arms tycoon Shan Yicheng. The old guy with glasses next to Shan Yicheng is actually Lu Jingshi, a disciple of Du Yuesheng, the boss of Taiwan's Youth Gang. The safety work on this ship is exactly what Shan Yicheng and Lu Jingshi have done together.

The old man with ruddy skin and a smile on his face is none other than Stanley Ho's brother-in-law Ye Deli, who is also one of the founders of SJM Group, like Ye Han and Fok Yingdong.

The old man who was chatting happily with Ye Deli was called Zhu Qingyu, and he was introduced by Ye Han as the behind-the-scenes boss of a certain casino in Macau, but Wang Zijun had never heard of it, and he should be the kind of invisible rich.

The people in this house, except for Huo Yingdong and Ye Deli, are all shareholders of the gambling boat, and the other three shareholders did not get on the boat, probably because they didn't want to throw their heads away.

Wang Zijun couldn't cry or laugh, except for him, the youngest here are all in their fifties, and all of them are from his grandfather's generation.

"Oh, I know you, you are Wang Zijun" The first person to greet Wang Zijun was actually Jose, a Portuguese.

"Hello, Mr. José, it's a pleasure to meet you." Wang Zijun said with a smile.

Ye Han said, "The idea of gambling on the high seas this time was helped by Xiao Wang, otherwise we would have no business to do." ”

"I said how did you come up with the idea of opening a gambling boat, it turns out that there is a master to guide you." Ye Deli said to Wang Zijun with a glass of wine, "Come, little brother Wang, let's have a drink." ”

"Mr. Ye is polite." Wang Zijun poured wine for a moment, and then looked at Ye Deli curiously.

Ye Deli is obviously not as famous as his partners Stanley Ho, Ye Han, Fok Yingdong and others, Wang Zijun has not even seen his photos, but the romance of this person is widely circulated.

Stanley Ho is well known to everyone, several wives, a lot of NV, and gave birth to an NV at the age of 78. But Stanley Ho said that he was not as good as his brother-in-law Ye Deli in terms of NV people, if he was one, Ye Deli was a hundred.

One of Yedley's best occasions was a vacation in Mexico in 1983, when he sent a letter inviting more than 50 of his "former NV friends" to bring his husband's family to his 70th birthday, and each of them also handed out gifts.

After Wang Zijun took a seat, he said a few polite words, and the others said their own things, Shan Yicheng and Lu Jingshi were talking about the experience of raising huā, and Zhu Qingyu and Huo Yingdong were chatting about business. The only one who talked to Wang Zijun was actually the ghost Jose, but the content of the two chats was Audrey. Hepburn.

This goofsome guy is looking at Audrey. Hepburn's movies grew up, and he was a senior Hepburn mí, who was going back and forth, and actually wanted Wang Zijun to help introduce him, saying that he wanted to have dinner with Hepburn. …,

Wang Zijun had no choice but to play haha and say a few perfunctory words, this ghost guy actually became more and more energetic, shouting that he was going to travel to Rome.

A crisp bell suddenly sounded in the small hall, and Ye Han said, "It's on the high seas, do you want to play two?" ”

Shan Yicheng joked, "Ghost King Ye is here, I don't dare to serve on the table." ”

"I'll be a dealer and help you deal cards." Ye Han said.

Zhu Qingyu said, "That's rare, just rush Lao Ye, your dealer, I'm sure tonight." ”

Ye Han made a gesture to let the dancing chicks on the stage out, opened a deck of cards himself, and divided the chips of $1 million each.

Wang Zijun looked at the chips and said secretly, $1 million at this time is not a small amount, these old guys are really rich, don't you feel distressed if you lose. At least, this ghost named Jose doesn't have a million in his family.

"I haven't been on the boat for twenty years, and I'm a little dizzy, you guys play, I'll rest for a while." Fok Yingdong said that he obviously did not want to play.

Ye Deli said, "Alas, there is no such thing as you." Adong, when you were young, you ate and lived on the boat, you actually got seasick, who would believe it?"

Huo Yingdong couldn't shirk it, so he had to sit down honestly.

Wang Zijun wanted to leave, but he was also pressed on the gambling table by Ye Han, patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's not too late to play two and then go." ”

Everyone played Stud with an ante of $500.

Wang Zijun's hole card is Mei huā2, and then he gets a diamond queen.

"Q speaks." Ye Han shouted.

"Wouldn't it, preserved eggs also have a say? I don't want it. Wang Zijun pushed the cards out and secretly observed the movements of the others.

"Young man, you're too careful." Zhu Qingyu got a jack, and he threw out a $1,000 chip.

"I don't follow either." Fok Yingdong folded.

More than an hour later, Wang Zijun still had more than 800,000 chips of 1 million chips in his hand, and he basically folded. However, he roughly understood the other people present, that Zhu Qingyu and Ye Deli both opened casinos, and they were very experienced in playing cards, and there were no small movements and superfluous expressions at all.

Shan Yicheng and Fok Yingdong play cards very carefully, the former mō to a good card little finger can't help but shake, the latter to play cards seriously, but mō to a good card involuntarily relaxed instantly.

Lu Jingshi is good at stealing jī, Jose can't stand the fraud, and he always goes to Lu Jingshi.

Wang Zijun suddenly felt that it was very fun, this card table was like a small society, all living beings were in a variety of ways, and they were cheating. As for the gambling money, Wang Zijun had already put it aside, and he didn't care much about it at all.

"Little brother, how many hands have you folded. Your ace of spades in this game speaks, and you won't abstain, right? Ye Deli laughed.

Wang Zijun smiled and said, "Then I'll come to 1000, I suddenly have a hunch that I will win this game." ”

"Since Brother Wang participated, why should I have a face. I talked to Yingdong, and he was an old K on his card.

"I'm Following"

"I'm with it too"

Maybe it was for Wang Zijun to cheer for him, and he participated in all of them.

Continuing to split, Wang Zijun took an 8 of hearts, Huo Yingdong was a pair of kings, Zhu Qingyu was a pair of Qs, Ye Deli was a 7 of diamonds and 10 of diamonds, Shan Yicheng was a pair of 6s, Jose was a pair of Mei huāJ and Mei huāQ, and Lu Jingshi was a pair of 9s.

"It's fun." Ye Han, who was a dealer, continued to deal cards.

"Three Qs, 50,000," Zhu Qingyu said.

Fok Yingdong continued to follow, although he took a plum huā 9 this time, but the hole card was a king, which means that he already had three old kings. And Jose has a clear Q on his card, and Zhu Qingyu can get three Qs at most, and he stands to win.

Lu Jingshi folded directly, because Ye Deli got a diamond 9 this time, and Huo Yingdong got a plum huā9, his pair of 9s was wasted, and only Zhu Qingyu's three Qs could win him.

Jose also abstained, and they were all cards that were sure to lose.

Again the cards, this time Wang Zijun got another 8, the card is the ace of spades, the 8 of spades, the 8 of hearts, the plum huā8.

Among the rest, Fok Yingdong's cards are the King of spades, the plum huāK, the plum huā 9, and the 3 of diamonds;

Zhu Qingyu's cards are the Q of spades, the Q of hearts, the Q of diamonds, and the 7 of spades;

Idley's cards are 7 of diamonds, 9 of diamonds, 10 of diamonds, and jacks of diamonds.

Ye Han looked at the cards and laughed, "Interesting, interesting, I haven't seen such an interesting game for a long time." ”

Zhu Qingyu was a little impatient and said, "Old Ye, the dealer is not allowed to speak." ”

Ye Deli said: "I can say the same as huā shun." ”

Wang Zijun smiled and said, "Mr. Ye, your diamond 8 may be my hole card, and I have 4 8s." ”

"Go dream." Yedley laughed and scolded. …,

Zhu Qingyu said, "It's so lively, I'll kill three Qs, 200,000"

"Why bother, this is the last game, don't play if you win or lose, rest after playing cards, I'm stud" Wang Zijun pushed out all the chips in front of him.

Huo Yingdong's brows furrowed, he had three K's and stabilized Zhu Qingyu's three Q's, but Wang Zijun's movements made him uncertain. Because Wang Zijun has been folding cards from the beginning to now, this time with so simply, maybe the hole card is an A, then two A, three 8 will become a gourd.

Ye Han smiled, "Brother Huo, scared? ”

Zhu Qingyu was also startled when he saw Wang Zijun Stud, and said to Ye Han, "Old Ye, this card can't be deliberately issued by you, right?" ”

Ye Han has the ability to shuffle cards, which is well known.

"Get out of the way, Lao Tzu, I'll do your hands and feet?" Ye Han scolded with a smile, his relationship with Zhu Qingyu was obviously very close, otherwise he would not be so casual.

"I'm accompanied," Huo Yingdong finally made up his mind. He dared to take a risk back then and personally pressed the goods and sold the embargoed items to the mainland, which shows that he is a very gambling person, and how can he be willing to throw away the three Ks in his hand.

"I'll keep up with whom," Ye Deli said.

Zhu Qingyu said, "Since they are all here to send money, then I can't push it out, and you turn over the hole cards." ”

"I'm three old Ks." Fok Ying Dongdao.

"I'm a little bit older than you." Ye Deli turned over the hole card is a diamond A, he took the card and shook it towards Wang Zijun and said, "I have an A, Mr. Lu and Mr. Jose each have an A, so you can't get the gourd." ”

"I'm sorry, Little Brother Wang can't get the gourd, my Zhu just happens to be a gourd, only a little bigger than you." Zhu Qingyu turned over the hole card and turned out to be a 7 of hearts. Three queens plus a pair of sevens, just enough to beat Ye Deli's tonghuā.

"Is there a mistake" Ye Deli slapped the table angrily, this one lost millions of dollars, enough for him to be in pain for a long time.

Zhu Qingyu looked at Wang Zijun: "Little brother Wang, let's open the cards." ”

Wang Zijun said with a smile, "I have reminded Mr. Ye that his cube 8 is here, and I have never lied." ”

"How is this possible?" Wang Zijun opened an 8 with his hand, and Zhu Qingyu's face was full of consternation. He opened a casino, and as soon as Wang Zijun sat down at the gambling table, he saw that Wang Zijun was a young man who had never played cards a few times. In addition, Wang Zijun has been cautious when he started to play cards, misleading him into thinking that Wang Zijun only dared to follow when he got a big card, so he guessed that Wang Zijun's hand card might be an A, and he must have gotten a pair of A's at the beginning to follow the card.

Ye Deli is a gourd of three Qs, even if Wang Zijun gets A to make a gourd, he still wins, who knows that Wang Zijun is actually an 8.

"It turns out that little brother, you keep folding for more than an hour, you are doing a game to pit us." Ye Deli smiled bitterly, he couldn't have imagined that Wang Zijun, who had never wanted cards, would dare to come to hún to fight when he got an A and an 8 at the beginning of the game.

"It's just luck." Wang Zijun said with a smile. He observed for a long time, but he never used it, and relied on luck to win a game.

Ye Deli said, "It's amazing, I actually put our old rivers and lakes into it." ”

"Guys, can you get off the table if you win? I have to wake up early tomorrow to make a movie, and I can't sleep too late. Wang Zijun said.

"Absolutely." Ye Deli said that they are all people with status, so naturally they will not say that others cannot leave if they win.

Wang Zijun returned the chips, and the other three who lost money filled in checks to him. Wang Zijun didn't speak for more than an hour, and won nearly $2 million in this game.

"Everybody play slowly, and take your leave." Wang Zijun waved goodbye with the check.

After he came out, Zhu Qingyu complained, "This young boy is a good ghost's brain, no wonder he started from scratch at a young age." ”

Fok Yingdong said, "People are lucky, and they can seize the opportunity, and it is not unusual to win." ”

"Keep going, I'm going to have to find the money I lost on you." Ye Deli urged Ye Han to deal the cards.

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Wang Zijun, who won the money, was in a happy mood, and even felt that the filming was smooth.

Ye Hanzhuan mén gave Wang Zijun a VIP room to make a movie, and he also came out to make a cameo in person, and Ben sè played the owner of the gambling ship.

After Xiang Hua strengthened his makeup and changed his clothes, Wang Zijun looked at his two dark circles and asked, "Didn't you sleep last night?" ”

Xiang Huaqiang smiled, "This gambling boat is good, fresher than the casino." Won last night on the game, to... Zhong went to sleep. ”

"Win, look at how happy you are." Wang Zijun said. …,

"Lost, lost more than 100,000." Xiang Huaqiang shook his head and said, "What about you, haven't you played a few games?" ”

Wang Zijun said: "I played for two hours. ”

Xiang Huaqiang said, "Your self-control is really good, if I didn't think that I would be filming today, I wouldn't want to get off the table." ”

Wang Zijun smiled, "I just don't dare to be interested in gambling money, how can I have any self-control." ”

Ye Han laughed on the side and said, "I said Xiao Wang, don't say cool words." Last night, I was so angry that they vomited blood, they are all people who have been in the casino for decades, and they actually capsized in your hands. The most hateful thing is that if you win a big handful, you will leave, and you will not even be given a chance to take revenge. ”

Xiang Huaqiang said: "Listening to this, it means that you have won?" ”

"More than two million." Wang Zijun said.

The rest of the crew was secretly stunned when they heard it, more than two million, how many dramas do they have to shoot to earn it.

Fortunately, Wang Zijun hasn't said that it is a dollar, otherwise he would have to be jealous to death.

"Director, it turns out that you really know how to play cards, no wonder you want to shoot "God of Gamblers"." Chen Kunhou said.

Wang Zijun was speechless and said, "Where is this, filming, filming, don't talk about gambling." By the way, after filming, it's better for everyone to get off the boat early, don't come out with me to shoot a scene, not only did you not get your salary when you went back, but you even lost your old book. ”

Ye Han just said a few lines, he had never seen filming before, and he was also curious to stand by and watch at this time. Wang Zijun quickly put on a costume and started work after arranging the site.

The final battle of "God of Gamblers" was filmed on a gambling ship for two days, during which Xiang Huaqiang contributed tens of thousands of Hong Kong dollars to the Oriental Princess, while Wang Zijun stayed in the guest room honestly. Ye Deli and Zhu Qingyu asked him to play cards, and he refused to do so, making the two of them depressed and want to vomit blood.

It's not for that money, but the two of them who do casinos actually lost to a junior who hasn't played cards a few times, which is really unbearable.

When he got off the boat with the team, a photographer named Zhao Ke in the crew actually lost it all and borrowed more than 100,000 yuan from others. This guy doesn't know what to think, and he actually wants to jump into the sea.

Wang Zijun could only pay for him to make up for the leakage, but he didn't give it away for free, but lent it to him and paid it back slowly on the account.

"Thank you, boss, I will definitely pay back your money." Zhao Ke said with a bitter face.

"Talking about this, think about how to make money." Wang Zijun fell into the road.

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After finishing work and returning to Taipei, "800 Heroes" is being screened.

The word hit may not be quite right.

"Eight Hundred Heroes" was filmed by Wang's Film Company, which is better than the historical one in terms of both picture and plot. However, this kind of propaganda film is not very popular with the audience, especially young people, who prefer to watch martial arts and romance films.

However, there is no need to worry about the box office of political propaganda films, anyway, the financial allocation accounts for a large part, although it is produced by Wang's films, but the main investment still comes from the government. After the filming, all the movie theaters on the island will be released in prime time, and this screening is mandatory, and if you don't go to this film, your movie theater will wait for the closure of mén. Of course, the final box office share is also the lion's share, and Wang's Film Company can only get some hard-earned money.

As soon as I returned to Taipei, I went home with Lin Qingxia for a while, and talked to Zhao Yazhi and Lin Fengjiao on the phone, and Wang Zijun was busy doing the later stage of "God of Gamblers". Pairing, editing, and soundtrack, there's a whole bunch of things waiting for him.

Lin Qingxia's belly is getting bigger day by day, and by the time Wang Zijun finishes the post-work of "God of Gamblers", it will be mid-August. Bai Muyang asked people to arrange the work of theaters and publicity, and at the same time communicated with Saburo Takahashi of Japan, preparing to use it to do Japanese dialogue, while Wang Zijun stayed at home to accompany his wife, and occasionally secretly went out to find Zhao Yazhi and Lin Fengjiao for a tryst.

But it's a pity that since the last time they flew together, the two NVs refused to play together again. Once Wang Zijun mentioned it, he shook his head and refused without discussion, which made Wang Zijun's desolate heart quickly cool.

Just when Wang Zijun was running around Hong Kong and Taiwan, personally coming forward to do the final publicity before the release, a piece of news made him almost petrified.

"Wang, I'm coming to Hong Kong next week." On the phone, Audrey. Hepburn said casually.

"Are you coming to Hong Kong for a tour? It's really good here. Wang Zijun said, "I'll pick you up then." ”

Audrey. Hepburn said, "I'm definitely here for a tour, but there's more important things to do." ”

"What's the matter?" Wang Zijun asked.

"I've been hesitant to tell you." Audrey. Hepburn Road.

"What's the matter, let's talk about it, I'll do my best if I can help." Wang Zijun said.

Audrey. Hepburn said, "I'll bring my little NV with me next week." ”

"Your little NV?" Wang Zijun's head was a little dizzy.

Audrey. Hepburn said: "It's yours too." ”

Wang Zijun said: "Don't be kidding. ”

Audrey. Hepburn said, "I'm serious, it's ...... last time"

"Okay." Wang Zijun didn't know whether to cry or laugh, his kind of son was too strong, he was the same as Audrey. Hepburn did it twice.