Chapter 152: Counterattack
On March 12, 1993, 257 people were killed and more than 800 injured in 13 places, including stock exchanges, movie theaters, and markets in Mumbai, India. Police later confirmed that the explosion was orchestrated by Indian gangster Daward Ibraham. It is reported that this is the most appalling tragedy in India's history.
In fact, this matter has nothing to do with Shakru, even if Mumbai dies no matter how many people die, it will not cause him any loss, but Shakru always felt that he should do something to avoid this kind of human tragedy, so he spoke again: "Mr. Ibrahim, I don't know what kind of conflict you have with the government of Maharashtra, but I think there should be more than one solution, and do you really think that the government will compromise with you because of this kind of thing?"
If there were no casualties and no social panic, then I think it might still be possible. But how do you think the government will react if hundreds of people are killed or wounded, as I predicted? Isn't that tantamount to forcing the government to go all out against you? How can you stay in India at that time? Are you willing to give up all the prestige and property you have saved up so hard over the years, and in the end it is all cheaper for the Somnath guys? And once you do leave India, how many of your men do you think will follow you loyally? So it's a decision that doesn't outweigh the cost! ”
Although Ibrahim felt that what Shakru said made sense, he still said unwillingly: "Then what do you say I should do?" Do you just let those guys in Maharashtra not take me seriously? ”
Shakru thought for a moment, and then said: "There should be a lot of methods, in fact, don't you just want to show them your strength, so instead of dealing with those ordinary people, it is better to directly attack those government officials, such as putting bullets on his desk." Or just knock out his guards, put a knife in his neck and turn away, letting them know that you have the power to kill them at any moment. This would be more effective than killing ordinary people who didn't hurt him. Of course, I'm just saying it casually. You are professional in this area, and there will definitely be a better way. ”
Originally, he thought that China was the country with the most serious bureaucracy in the world, but when he arrived in India, he found that compared with these Indian officials, the Chinese government's work efficiency can be called vigorous and resolute, honest and honest. Take, for example, the CEO of a large group in Hong Kong. He took the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce to invest in India, and he came back complaining that if I do business in the mainland, I may find mainland officials and connections, but the problem is not big, and the cost is not very high. But India can't do it, I can't find that department A, B still has to speak, and after B finishes speaking, C comes out and says it again. In the end, I found out that I had invited a bunch of people out and no one could do anything...... (** question about India.) I have time to open a separate chapter on the work. )
Unexpectedly, Shakru's proposal really provided Ibrahim with new ideas, and even he felt that this method seemed to be indeed stronger than the serial explosion he had designed at the beginning, but he was embarrassed to accept Shakru's suggestion directly, so he changed the subject and said: "Mr. Pandit, I remember you once told me that your fortune teller's taboo is to change the future, and even your father suffered from an incurable disease because of this, so if you come to stop me today, am you not afraid to repeat your father's mistakes?" ”
To be honest, Shakru hadn't really thought about this question before. I was a little stunned for a while, but in fact, the most appropriate way to deal with it at this time is to pretend to be righteous and awe-inspiring, "For the happiness of the people." I am willing to endure all suffering", but the problem is that after this period of contact. Ibrahim already knew what he was, he wouldn't believe it when he said this, and he couldn't say it himself, so he explained: "Our big taboo is not to change the future that is closely related to us, my industry is in New Delhi, Mumbai has nothing to do with me, the only scruple is that Mr. Ibrahim, you are my friend, changing your future will inevitably affect me, but I think this impact should not be life-threatening, so I am willing to take the risk and give it a try." ”
As if to prove Shaklu's words, shortly after Ibrahim decided to abandon the explosion plan, Shaklu's second film released by Polaris Films, "The Last Princess", suffered a waterloo at the box office in India, and the box office was so dismal that it barely ran out for a week and then almost all theaters took the film off the shelves, but fortunately the overseas box office was still good, so as not to lose money. When Ibrahim learned about this, he was shocked, thinking that it was really because he helped him change his future, so he caused Shakru to break his money, so he went out of his way to find Shakru and claimed to compensate him for his losses, which Shakru naturally would not accept.
The reason for the refusal is that on the one hand, Shakru wants to make this **** giant owe him a favor, so that he will be more righteous when he finds him in the future, and on the other hand, this matter really has nothing to do with him, it is just a coincidence.
Regarding the reasons for the dismal box office, Shakru and Rakumar and several main creators made a detailed analysis and summary, and finally concluded that the reason for the dismal box office of this film in India is that it did not find the right market, because the tone of the film itself is relatively heavy, and the theme expression is relatively obscure, so low-level audiences either can't understand it or don't want to watch it, most Indians watch movies for fun, so they like to watch song and dance comedy romances. There are even people who don't know what the film is about because they can't read English, and can only have fun with the songs and dances (the confusing nature of the Indian language mentioned earlier);
For higher-level audiences, Willaart and Sakina belong to the same class as them, out of the sad mentality of rabbits and foxes, so they don't want to watch this kind of film, only a few audiences who are willing to study the changes in Indian society will like it, but the number of such audiences is too small.
ps: Some friends are worried that the time traveled through this book is too short, I'm afraid that the protagonist can't predict the events after 2016, and the identity of the god stick will be exposed, so don't worry, it's only 1992 in the book now, and it's still early in 2016, and 24 years is enough time for me to write hundreds of chapters. (To be continued.) )