Chapter 549 - Hong Kong Film Society (Part I)
"Give me a glass of champagne!"
Xiang Qiang waved his hand to stop a waiter who walked past him, asked for a glass of champagne, took a sip and shook it slightly in his hand, and looked at the peers who gathered in groups around him from time to time to chat, which was in stark contrast to the coldness around him, making his face even more cold.
As one of Hong Kong's community bosses, Xiang Qiang and several other brothers have taken over the leadership of Wan'an, the most powerful in Hong Kong, from the elders since the mid-to-late 70s, and have become the most prominent family in Hong Kong's underground world in one fell swoop.
If the Xiang brothers were a group of brainless people who could only shout and kill, let alone bring Wan'an, which had fallen in the seventies, back to glory, I am afraid it would have been swallowed up by other societies long ago. As early as the 80s, when the mainland and Britain had just come into contact with the United Kingdom to discuss the return of Hong Kong, they were worried that once Hong Kong returned in the future, the social forces would be purged.
At first, Xiang Qiang didn't agree with his suggestion, and later when he saw the movie making huge profits, he only tried to get a Yongsheng Film Company. Relying on various means, although they have experienced some twists and turns, they have quickly reaped the rewards, and after the development of Yongsheng in the past two years, they have been able to bring them more than 100 million net profits every year, which shook the Xiang brothers and made Xiang Qiang They began to really pay attention to Yongsheng.
It's a pity that it's a little late to start thinking about whitewashing now!
After more than ten years of development, Wan'an now has nearly 30,000 members in Hong Kong. At this point in time when Hong Kong returned to the motherland, not only the mainland was afraid of their power and influence, but even the British government in Hong Kong was also afraid of it.
The huge scale of the association makes Wan'an obviously uneven, and most of the members are also the owners at the bottom of the society who can only collect protection fees and bully the market, and the British government in Hong Kong wants to deal with them without worrying about excuses and means, such as now.
"Xiang Sheng......"
A familiar greeting made Xiang Qiang, who was drinking alone, slightly flurn, turn around and see a young handsome man in a white suit with his hair specially groomed walking towards him, it was Liu Dehua, a big star who had a good personal relationship with him.
squeezed out a smile on his face, and raised his wine glass to Qiang Wei: "Andy, are you here too?" ”
Liu Dehua heard the doubts in his words, and before he came to him, he raised the wine glass in his hand and touched it, and took a sip before replying: "Tianmu has also received an invitation, what does Xiang Sheng know about the inside story?" ”
In the second half of last year, Liu Dehua also got his own film company to invest in filmmaking, and this film company is 'Tianmu'.
Hearing his explanation, Xiang Qiang suddenly swooped around, and found that many people fell on his side from time to time. The corners of his mouth sneered, and he also lowered his voice and said: "I don't know the insider, but I heard some rumors, look at who are invited today......
His meaningful words made Liu Dehua's heart move, and he secretly guessed that he must know something.
is different from Xiang Qiang's strong background, although he is from an ordinary family, although he is also worth a lot of money through his hard work over the years, and often receives invitations to participate in some upper-class drinking parties and dinners, but to put it bluntly, in the eyes of those people, he is just a more famous actor. Xiang Qiang is different, his identity as a club boss is not a secret in the circle. Although Liu Dehua can't talk about his friendship, he has also made a lot of movies for Yongsheng and made a lot of money, but he still has some incense. For example, few people in the outside world know that the script of "The Legend of Lei Luo" was first cast to him in the canopy, because he knew that this script involved too much and was not easy to shoot, so he changed hands to Yongsheng, and then there was a scene where he was asked to be the leading actor by the brothers.
After glancing at the venue a few times, Liu Dehua suddenly had a number in his heart, and he asked in a low voice: "I saw that all the bosses of some film companies came, and I heard that today's cocktail party was nominally initiated by the Broadcasting Bureau, but it was actually led by the Film and Entertainment Department." Isn't there any new policy to be promulgated by the Hong Kong government? ”
Xiang Qiang couldn't help but praise in his heart, seeing that he was also a sensitive person, his head was slightly lower: "The details are not clear, but one thing can be confirmed, the film and entertainment department has made a big move this time!" A friend secretly told me that someone has been in the limelight too much recently, and Ali Bidao has even dropped a cup for this! ”
As the largest social force in Hong Kong, it is impossible to say that there are no connections in the official face. Although Hong Kong has the existence of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, no matter how omnipotent the Independent Commission Against Corruption is, it is not an omnipotent god or a sky net in science fiction movies. Where there are people, there will be dark corners, and Xiangjia does have some transactions on power and money, and there are people in the Legislative Council and the Hong Kong government.
"What?"
Liu Dehua's voice couldn't help but be a little higher, and his face changed as soon as the words came out, and he looked around and found that sure enough, some people around him looked at them, Liu Dehua hurriedly restrained his mind and asked in a low voice: "Are they looking for trouble with Lin Sheng?" ”
Albert Road is a road in Central, Hong Kong, but because the Governor's Office is located there, ordinary Hong Kong people always refer to the Governor of the British Empire, the supreme authority in Hong Kong, appointed by London. Xiang Qiang mentioned in his words that someone has been in the limelight recently, and he thought that most of the people invited to the scene today were 'people in the circle', so Liu Dehua just turned his head and guessed who the person he was alluding to would be.
This time, Xiang Qiang didn't answer him again, but raised his wine glass and finished the wine in his hand in one gulp, and stood there silently without saying a word. Liu Dehua just wanted to open his mouth to ask again, but suddenly saw that the smile on his face had completely faded, and his face was gloomy again, and he didn't know that he was in a very bad mood at this time. Thinking about some rumors that had been rumoring outside recently, he hurriedly swallowed the words that reached his throat and stopped asking.
Yes, although Xiang Qiang and Lin Xiaozhi have business cooperation, they can't talk about any friendship, if Lin Xiaozhi suffers, he is not right, and it is already benevolent enough for Huanya to fall into the well, where will it affect his mood. The reason for this expression is that he has only said half of what he has said, and his 'friends' in the Hong Kong government have only recently informed him that the Hong Kong government may have to make 'moves' in the near future, and the target is directly aimed at the community forces. Wan An, as the largest association in Hong Kong, bears the brunt of it, and he can't avoid it, and maybe he will become the 'protagonist' today.
After arriving at the venue for more than half an hour, Liu Dehua only had seven or eight people come to greet him, less than one-fifth of the total number of people present, and most of them came in a hurry and left in a hurry, as if they would get bad luck if they got into themselves. Even though he knew that his reputation in the film industry was not good, but after feeling the attitude of the entire film industry towards Yongsheng for the first time at this moment, Xiang Qiang began to regret a little that he didn't let his younger brother Xiang Sheng come over on his behalf today.
The time for the reception to start is getting closer and closer, and most of the people who have received the invitation have also rushed to the venue.
Liu Dehua saw his friend Zeng Zhiwei, said hello to him and left. Returning to being a person again, Xiang Qiang ordered himself another glass of wine, and shook slightly to observe.
Cheng Hon-yi, Director of the Broadcasting Administration, Tang Nianying, Director of the Department of Culture, Leisure and Broadcasting, Ho Chi-zuo of the Performing Arts Development Bureau, Tang Qianxiang of the Sports Development Council, and Chan Chak-gu, Director of the Cultural Services Department, secretly shouted 'good guys' in his heart, almost all the senior government officials related to film and television in the Hong Kong government were present, and the only one who did not see the 'Mr. Horse-face' Director Tsang Tak-shing of the Entertainment Department must have also come.
Sure enough, he carefully searched the crowd, and soon saw a figure in the venue who was laughing and talking with the wireless boss, Shao Yifu. Thinking that he usually has to respectfully call Uncle Sixth when he meets, he has also controlled his subordinates not to harass TVB over the years, and he usually does it respectfully, and it is expected that Shao Yifu should give him a face. As soon as Xiang Qiang's heart moved, he had to move towards them, and he had the heart to probe the bottom, so he could be mentally prepared.
He didn't want to, as soon as he turned around, he heard a footstep behind him and a tall male voice with a smile: "It seems that the drinking party hasn't started yet, and it's finally not late, delaying everyone's time!" ”
Xiang Qiang's body paused suddenly, and when he heard the sound, he turned to look sideways, and a man with extraordinary weapons suddenly came into view, it was a figure he hadn't seen after scanning the venue a few times before-Lin Xiaozhi!