Chapter 595: Film Classification System
Zeng Zhiwei couldn't help but twitch his face when he heard this, feeling that Xu Guanwu's words were like hitting him in the face, making him feel so painful. And the two subordinates who came with Zeng Zhiwei didn't know how powerful they were, and when they heard Xu Guanwu say this, they couldn't help but stand up, glaring at Xu Guanwu angrily, looking like wild dogs who wanted to choose people to devour.
Xu Guanwu couldn't help but smile when he looked at the movements of the two of them, it's not terrible to come out and mix, even if it's a black X meeting, it's not terrible. The new Ngee An of the Xiang family's father and son has been rampant in Xiangjiang for decades, accumulating countless wealth, and at the beginning, it was just a remnant of the defeated army. But if you come out and don't have a brain, it's really terrible. I don't know how Zeng Zhiwei educated his subordinates, it was enough to throw a bomb in front of him, and now a few juniors dare to bare their teeth at Xu Guanwu, it is really a birthday boy who eats arsenic - he is impatient.
Zeng Zhiwei also noticed the movement of his subordinates at this time, and hurriedly stood up and yelled at them, "What are you going to do?" Sit down, sit down, Mr. Xu, how can you be presumptuous. ”
The two subordinates sat down with horizontal eyes, and they still looked very unconvinced. Xu Guanwu couldn't help but smile when he saw it, "Zhiwei, your two subordinates are quite loyal." Yes, yes, it seems that you still have a lot of ideas about choosing people. ”
Zeng Zhiwei didn't know if he really didn't understand, or pretended not to understand, so he grinned, "Xie Lu, Mr. Xie Xu praised." But Mr. Xu, I still want to ask you to raise your noble hand, their children are still young after all. ”
Xu Guanwu smiled, "It's because they're still young that I want them to stay a few more years." Zhiwei, don't think I'm deliberately fixing them. Actually, I was saving them. Think about it. If these people are released now. How long can they live outside? How many people want to kill them and ask me for credit? Of course, those people are definitely not at my command, but you have people who are willing to stand up for you, how many people in Hong Kong do you think will be willing to stand up for me? In addition, how many people want to get into the position by doing them? They can make a name for themselves by dropping bombs to up, and naturally there are people who will take them to the top by doing it. This is what this Jianghu is, and they will definitely die when they come out. But if you stay in the police station, you can still stay alive, do you still need me to tell you this truth? ”
Zeng Zhiwei was stunned for a moment when he heard Xu Guanwu's words, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that what Xu Guanwu said made sense. In fact, he also knew that Xu Guanwu had a powerful force underground. Back then, when he got rid of the lame hao and the Ma brothers, he must have used the help of this force. Although I don't know how powerful this force is, with the funds in Xu Guanwu's hands, he will definitely be able to raise an elite soldier, and if he wants to expand the scale of his subordinates, he is afraid that he can quickly pull up a group of people by casually throwing out tens of millions.
Besides, young people in Hong Kong are very impetuous now, and they all dream of getting rich and getting ahead, just like his five stupid subordinates. I can't wait to make a name for myself right away. Now it is true that Xu Guanwu was injured because of the blowing up of Xu's Cinema. Let them become the heroes of the world overnight, and suddenly make a name for themselves among the brothers on the road. But as Xu Guanwu said, since you want to get out of the position by being someone else, then others can also rely on you to get in the position. This is what happens in the rivers and lakes, and if you want to take shortcuts, you have to pay a price.
Xu Guanwu saw that Zeng Zhiwei had a contemplative look on his face, and knew that he had already listened, so he didn't continue to talk more. In fact, when he was in the beginning, he did want to kill those five fools. But when he calmed down, he dismissed the idea again. To be honest, if something happens to those five kids, people will suspect that it is Xu Guanwu's revenge at the first time, which is definitely very unfavorable for him. After all, Xu Guanwu is a legitimate businessman, and if he is associated with murder, black X, etc., it will also hurt his image. And for a businessman, is there anything more important than his own image?
Therefore, after Xu Guanwu figured it out, not only did he not send someone to assassinate them, but told the police to protect them, at least let them not have an accident during the interrogation, otherwise Xu Guanwu would definitely be the object of suspicion. After receiving Xu Guanwu's reminder, the police community also increased security, but whether there will be an accident or not is not something that Xu Guanwu can control. In fact, he reminded the police that he was dissociating himself from the relationship, and he would not be able to rely on himself if something happened in the future.
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Zeng Zhiwei pondered for a moment, figured out the joints, and no longer forced Xu Guanwu. As for the second thing he wanted to do, because the first thing was not done, he didn't mention it anymore. He could see that Xu Guanwu was dissatisfied with him, and he shouldn't help him with this.
Zeng Zhiwei went back disappointed with two of his subordinates, and this time he didn't accomplish anything, which made him feel very shameless. But since this is already the case, he has no other way to think about it. Even the last lifeline is broken, what else can you think?!
Hong Jingbao stayed and sat with Xu Guanwu for a while, "Mr. Xu, I was reckless this time, and I wouldn't have come out if I had known it." ”
"Sanmao, it's okay, I won't blame you, on the contrary, I still appreciate your righteousness." Xu Guanwu smiled.
"Alas, I heard that now he has fallen out with Golden Harvest, and his film company is no longer filming. If he has no job and has to support so many people, I am afraid that his life will be difficult in the future. Hong Jingbao sighed again.
When Xu Guanwu heard this, he couldn't help but look gloomy, "Actually, I am also very sad to see Zhiwei do this, but the road is his own after all, and he can have today by himself, so don't worry about him anymore." ”
"That's what Mr. Xu said." Hong Jingbao nodded, and suddenly said with a smile, "Mr. Xu, "Full of Gold and Jade" is about to be completed. ”
"Oh, really?" Xu Guanwu's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but rejoice, "This is very good, but the post-production must be done well, especially the English dubbing and subtitles, we must do our best." Details determine success or failure, and we can't fall short because we don't do a little thing well. ”
"Don't worry, Mr. Xu, I'll do it." Hong Jingbao smiled.
"Alright, then you can get busy." Xu Guanwu nodded and said, "Sanmao." I'm optimistic about your strength. with your talent. It's not just a small place in Hong Kong. ”
"Yes, Mr. Xie Xu." Hong Jingbao listened to Xu Guanwu's praise and couldn't help but say with a smile.
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Two days after Zeng Zhiwei went back, it was reported that he had resigned as the manager of Weihe Film Company and went to Taiwan for development. Xu Guanwu was not surprised when he heard it. Zeng Zhiwei's father had taken refuge in Taiwan, and he was the head horse of Lu Le, one of the four major detectives, who took care of bribes for him. Later, Lu Le stepped down and avoided Taiwan, and Zeng Zhiwei's father followed. At that time, there were no extradition regulations between Taiwan and Hong Kong. In addition, Lu Le had ties with Taiwanese gangs earlier, so Taiwan became his refuge.
Zeng Zhiwei also has some connections with Taiwan because of his father's relationship. However, Taiwan was not very developed in the past few years, and compared to Hong Kong, it was simply like the countryside, so Zeng Zhiwei would rather stay in Hong Kong to play football than follow his father to Taiwan. But now that the tiger has fallen to Pingyang, I have no choice but to run to Taiwan.
In fact, there are three benefits to going to Taiwan for development, the first is to get rid of those vampires. Since he went to Taiwan to develop, his subordinates on the Hong Kong side naturally don't need him to pay for support; Second, downplay the impact of the bomb drop. No matter how major the incident is, it will fade after a year and a half, and he went to Taiwan to hide for a while. The Tiangao Emperor was far away, and no one paid attention to it. After this sensitive period and then come back to develop, he is still a hero; Third, Zeng Zhiwei also wants to use the capital of Taiwanese film companies to develop. He has basically fallen out with Golden Harvest in Hong Kong. In this bomb throwing incident, he was thrown out by Zou Wenhuai as a substitute for the dead. If Zeng Zhiwei still wants to mix in the Hong Kong film industry again, then it is imperative to introduce a new capital. However, no one in Hong Kong is willing to invest in him at present, so Taiwanese film companies have become his life-saving weapon.
In fact, many of Zeng Zhiwei's previous films, such as "Kicking the Hall", "Short Boy Amorous", "Frog Prince", "Nongben Amorous", etc., have achieved a fairly good box office in Taiwan, making him a good baby in the eyes of Taiwanese film companies. Although it is not uncommon for Golden Harvest to ask for him, Zeng Zhiwei is still a hot commodity in Taiwan.
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Two days after Zeng Zhiwei left for Taiwan, the trial of the bomb case officially began, and after a week-long trial, the five people were finally convicted in the first instance, the oldest of whom was a 20-year-old demolitionist, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison, and the other two adult criminals were sentenced to seven and six years in prison. Two other juvenile offenders were sentenced to two years in a reformatory facility. It is not the heaviest sentence in terms of sentencing, but it is not light, especially the person who was sentenced to 10 years in prison, and appealed in court. Several others have also appealed, and the case needs to be continued.
In the aftermath of the bomb drop, there was a nationwide debate on the film classification system, with many calling for the early implementation of the film classification system to prevent young people from being influenced by bad films.
Hong Kong had promulgated the Film Censorship Ordinance as early as the 50s, but it did not clarify the principles and standards for film censorship. In this way, the law is infinitely operable. Films from large companies such as Shaw Brothers and Denmao, as long as they say hello to the electrical inspection office, often even if there is content that needs to be deleted, they can also pass the inspection safely. However, for the films of some independent film companies, they set up cards in many ways to put forward various opinions, and they can't just ban the film.
Wu Siyuan wrote in his memoirs that in the 70s, he filmed "The Great Storm of Integrity", because of the content of corruption and bribery in the police in the film, his film was stuck in the electrical inspection office, and he almost got into prison.
However, in recent years, with the rise of the Chinese in Hong Kong, the growth of the economy, and the opening of people's concepts, the electronic inspection system has become more and more of a situation, so there are movies like "Mountain Dog", "Evil", "Gu", "Murder List" and so on.
The bomb drop is a concrete example, but there are also a series of other crimes committed by teenagers, such as "Mountain Dogs", which is based on reality. As a result, there are growing calls for a new film censorship system, especially for Hong Kong to introduce film classification systems from countries such as the United Kingdom and the United States.
However, the Hong Kong government has been slow to express its position on people's appeals. In addition to the pressure from the film industry, it also stems from the Hong Kong government's attitude towards the mainland. It is uncertain whether the mainland will take back Hong Kong in the future, so the Hong Kong government has not yet decided what to do with Hong Kong's fate. If Hong Kong is really taken back by the mainland one day, the British naturally do not want to give Hong Kong to China in a clean dress. So it will inevitably cause them a little trouble when the time comes, and Hong Kong films are currently one of the powerful driving forces of Hong Kong's economic growth, with an annual market size of about tens of billions of Hong Kong dollars, which not only creates a large number of job opportunities, but also enhances Hong Kong's influence in the world. If the mainland receives a Hong Kong movie mess by then, then it will be wonderful. (To be continued......)