Chapter 743: Star Master Serves Softness [Second Change]
Compared with the premiere of "Flying Tiger", which was attended by stars and supported by police executives, the premiere of "Truant Dragon", which was released on the same day, was much more low-key.
The starring Zhou Xingchi was absent, and director Wang Jing casually coped with two sentences on stage, and the premiere ended hastily.
Later, some media speculated that the premiere of "Truant Weilong" was held so low-key, and it was likely to be related to the Huang Langwei case.
Huang Langwei was shot dead in the hospital, and a lot of evidence points to Xiang Huaqiang behind Mei Yanfang, and after the news of Huang Langwei's death came out, Hong Kong's black and white were shocked. On the one hand, it is because Huang Langwei is involved in many grudges and conflicts in the Hong Kong entertainment industry; On the other hand, they are worried about retribution, and the rivers and lakes will become more eventful from now on.
"Truant Dragon" was filmed by Xiang Huaqiang Investment, and of course it must be released in this sensitive season, so as not to attract retaliation.
Even so, "Truant Dragon" still received more than 2.3 million box office on the day of its release, which was a tie with "Flying Tiger" of the same theme and different genres.
can achieve such box office results without too much publicity, and the golden sign of "Zhou Xingchi Comedy" plays a key role. can stand side by side with Cheng Long and Zhou Yanfa, "Star Master" is not called in vain.
According to this trend, it is easy for the film to exceed 20 million at the box office.
Originally, he made a lot of money at the box office, and Zhou Xingchi, as the leading actor, should be happy, but recently he is not happy at all, and even said that he is still a little nervous.
Because on the second day of the release of "Truant Dragon", Chen Yaoxing, a key member of New Ngee An, nicknamed "The Tiger of Wan Chai", was controlled by the police on the grounds of suspicion of the murder of Huang Langwei, and nearly 200 suspected triad members surrounded the police station that night. Ask for release.
For a while, rumors were spreading. There are different opinions about this matter. It is said that the whole thing is controlled by Xiang Huaqiang behind the scenes. It is also rumored that Mei Yanfang was dissatisfied with the entertainment industry being manipulated by the gang and told the Hong Kong police all the inside story that Chen Yaoxing's arrest is just the beginning, and the police are really brewing a new round of anti-crime operations.
The black power is manipulating the entertainment industry, and Zhou Xingchi himself is also one of the victims, if the police really want to launch a large-scale operation, it will definitely be a good thing for Zhou Xingchi. But Zhou Xingchi knew very well in his heart that things were not that simple.
Lin Youlun is so strong in the Hong Kong entertainment industry, he can only turn a blind eye to the invasion of the black power into the entertainment industry, and it is simply delusional to expect the police to completely eradicate the black power in one or two actions.
In particular, Huang Langwei's death made Zhou Xingchi deeply worried, the reason why he dared to break with Xiang Huaqiang before was actually similar to Huang Langwei's thoughts before the accident, and he felt that Xiang Huaqiang was dragged by the troubles in Macau and had no time to take care of him.
Huang Langwei's fate made Zhou Xingchi feel sad about the death of a rabbit and a fox, and he was even more worried that Xiang Huaqiang would take the opportunity to clean him up with him. So I've been locking myself in my house for the last two days trying to figure out how to do it.
After thinking about it, Zhou Xingchi felt that there was only one person in Hong Kong who could help him.
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Wang Jing went out in the morning. A guy in a baseball cap sprang out from the top of the stairs and scared him out.
The man raised his head, revealing a face that surprised Wang Jing.
"Director Wang, went out so early, did you eat breakfast?" Zhou Xingchi greeted Wang Jing with a smile.
Seeing Zhou Xingchi like this, Wang Jing suddenly had some different thoughts in his heart
Don't look at Zhou Xingchi's overall hippie smile in the movie, in fact, in real life, he is a person who doesn't like to laugh and has a somewhat gloomy personality, and it is really rare to treat people with a smile like now.
"Are you waiting for me?" Wang Jing asked with some uncertainty.
"Yes, I want to invite Director Wang to have tea, and by the way, discuss the sequel to "Truant Dragon"."
Looking at Zhou Xingchi's smile that he was trying to squeeze out, Wang Jing felt uncomfortable all over.
Only people with brain diseases go to drink tea in the morning, and there is a sequel to "Truant Dragon", why has Wang Jing never heard of this?
"Are you mistaken?"
"Absolutely not!" Zhou Xingchi couldn't help but pull Wang Jing up, and he even had the car ready outside the building, and Wang Jing was taken to a nearby teahouse in a daze.
Although he had already eaten breakfast at home, Wang Jing couldn't help but move his chopsticks in the face of the enthusiastic shrimp dumplings on the table.
Zhou Xingchi ordered several snacks in one go, all of which were pushed in front of Wang Jing, and only after Wang Jing had eaten and drunk enough did he get down to business with him.
"The box office of "Truant Dragon" is still passable, and I think there is still the possibility of continuing to dig deeper into this theme, so it's like discussing some questions about the sequel shooting with Director Wang."
Wang Jing had already seen at this time that Zhou Xingchi had a request for him today, so he was not in a hurry, he took out a tissue to wipe his mouth, and then said slowly: "The copyright of "Truant Dragon" belongs to Yongsheng Films, you tell me that this matter is useless, you have to discuss it with the boss." ”
The smile on Zhou Xingchi's face froze, "Director Wang, you also know that I had some disagreements with Mr. Xiang some time ago, and now I am going to find him, but I am afraid that something is not suitable." ”
Wang Jing sneered in his heart, and said secretly: "Now that Zhilu Dao regrets it, what did you do earlier?" I didn't even come to the premiere of "Truant Dragon", and I wanted to talk to Xiang Huaqiang about filming a sequel to the film, so let's dream! ”
I thought so in my heart, but what I said was a different set.
"Xiang Boss should have been very busy recently, I think this matter should wait first, besides, I have other scenes to shoot during this time, and I can't arrange the time."
Zhou Xingchi wanted to say more, but Wang Jing looked at his watch.
"Yo, it's not too early, I'm still going to talk to him with Aaron this morning, why don't we talk another day?"
Wang Jing wanted to meet Lin Youlun, and Zhou Xingchi couldn't stop him, so he could only watch him leave.
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"Ha Luha, you don't know how ugly the expression on Zhou Xingchi's face was at that time! At that time, I couldn't hold back my laughter, and I almost showed my stuffing in front of him. ”
Wang Jing sat at Lin Youlun's desk, describing the situation of meeting Zhou Xingchi just now.
Lin Youlun's assistant Ajie walked in with two cups of hot tea, Wang Jing learned to be obedient this time, and did not drink it recklessly, but first tested the temperature with the tip of his tongue, and put it aside when he found it too hot.
Lin Youlun raised his head and glanced at Wang Jing. "You're so happy to see him unlucky?"
Wang Jing has been dissatisfied with Zhou Xingchi for a long time, and took this opportunity to complain to Lin Youlun.
"You don't know what to say, since he was called by the 'Star Master' and 'Star Master', the whole person has completely changed, and he may be a little more restrained in front of you, but he is completely invincible to others...... I admit that he has a very box office market now, but he also doesn't want to think about who made him popular back then, and who gave him another chance to make a comeback when he was beaten back to his original shape by the media. ”
Lin Youlun glanced at Wang Jing, "Is that person you?" ”
"Of course it's ......" Wang Jing subconsciously wanted to say that it was himself, but suddenly realized that he was facing Lin Youlun, and hurriedly changed "me" to "you".
The "Home Alone" series of movies that were popular with Zhou Xingchi back then, even the storyboard script was taken out by Lin Youlun, and Wang Jing just shot the movie according to what Lin Youlun gave, and he could still blow the cowhide in front of others, and if he said this in front of Lin Youlun, the cowhide would be blown out.
Lin Youlun didn't have time to listen to Wang Jing's nonsense, so he asked directly: "What is Zhou Xingchi looking for you for?" ”
Wang Jing pouted, "Huang Langwei was killed, everyone thought it was Xiang Huaqiang's hand, but they didn't expect it to be Chen Yaoxing's doing, now Chen Yaoxing is controlled by the police, Xiang Huaqiang has nothing to do, Zhou Xingchi is of course anxious, and he wants to repair the relationship with Xiang Huaqiang, so let me help him come forward to say something." ”
Lin Youlun snorted coldly, "Without Xiang Huaqiang's instructions, Chen Yaoxing ran to kill Huang Langwei when he was full?" ”
"Who made Xiang Huaqiang's identity higher than Chen Yaoxing in New Ngee An, if something happens, of course the younger brother will bear it."
Wang Jing's words actually represent many people's views on Chen Yaoxing's arrest, but Lin Youlun does not see it that way.
Even if Chen Yaoxing instructed someone to kill Huang Langwei, it was difficult for the police to find direct evidence to convict Chen Yaoxing, and Chen Yaoxing's status in New Ngee An was not low, if you want to find someone to prove the crime, you can find an insignificant pawn or something, Chen Yaoxing was controlled by the police at this time, Lin Youlun felt that this was likely to be a clever move towards Huaqiang.
The biggest trouble in Huang Langwei's case does not come from the police, but from the pressure of the Hong Kong underworld, since Chen Yaoxing is the murderer of Huang Langwei, then someone will definitely avenge Huang Langwei, and at the same time, Xin Yi'an also has to give an explanation to Hong Kong Road, otherwise it will cause public outrage, so at this time, Xiang Huaqiang pushed Chen Yaoxing out of the gang.
Xiang Huaqiang did not do this to sacrifice Chen Yaoxing, on the contrary, he was doing his best to protect Chen Yaoxing.
Chen Yaoxing was controlled by the police, and those who wanted to seek revenge on him had no way to start, and Xiang Huaqiang freed up his hands to settle the problems on the road first, and the police did not have enough evidence in their hands to convict Chen Yaoxing, and after the limelight of this matter passed, Chen Yaoxing would be released on bail.
In this way, there is an explanation for both black and white, and as for the truth about Huang Langwei's killing, I'm afraid not many people are willing to care.
I don't know why, when I thought of this, Lin Youlun's image of Liu Jiaming suddenly appeared in his mind, if there are still people in Hong Kong who really care about the truth about Huang Langwei's killing, I am afraid that only this somewhat brainless Inspector Liu is left.
The existence of such a person is not pleasant, but it is indispensable to society. (To be continued......)