Chapter 70: The Storm of the Port City (Part II)
Black is just one color, not all shades. Even if it spreads over most of the paper.
Gang City isn't all about gangsters.
Don't mention the big and small martial arts halls, the good and the bad are mixed. In some martial arts halls, there are really masters in charge, and they dare not provoke them when they are idle. And some martial arts halls are completely made up of fancy shelfs made by propaganda and gimmicks, which look good, and fall apart as soon as they are sold.
With the outbreak of action genre films, it has gradually become a major business card of Hong Kong cities and Hong Kong films in the world, and a special professional group is also booming, attached to the film and television industry.
At the headquarters of the Dragon and Tiger Martial Arts Guild in Central, a large group of people are eating hot pot around the stove.
In the dog weather, one of them was bubbling cold, and the hot mutton was already covered with ice ballast before he could eat it.
"I said Ah Liang, when will you be able to put your ice cloud energy back freely? Before on the set, Director Xu just asked you to get off the scene to set off the light snow to set off the atmosphere, but you blew a burst of big hail, and the machines were smashed several times. If it weren't for Ding Ye's face, this time you would have lost money and lost miserably. A man who looked like a Shaolin bronze man directly reached out to scoop up food in the hot pot with boiling oil, which looked a little dirty. But the people around seemed to be used to it, and they didn't care, and they ate happily.
The man known as Ah Liang has an unpretentious and innocent face, and in the face of the bronze man's accusations, he just smiled very carefully, which has a great contrast with his domineering and fierce ice strength.
Bang dang!
The door opened, and a person wearing a black leather trench coat with big sunglasses on his face covered the three scars on the corner of his right eye, but on his left cheek, the dense blisters could not cover it.
Seeing this person come in, the fiery people who were originally eating hot pot got up one after another, and shouted with respectful expressions: "Master Ding!"
Ding Ye is the president of the Dragon and Tiger Martial Arts Union, who has been in the industry for many years, has old qualifications and has a wide range of contacts.
Many internationally renowned action superstars have approached him as a stand-in.
With Ding Ye's kung fu, connections, and strength, if it weren't for his face being too terrifying, even being a villain would affect the rating of the movie, and he might even be directly beaten into the ranks of banned films because of his extra face. He can't just be a behind-the-scenes stand-in and a martial artist, but he is equally internationally renowned.
Even so, Ding Ye rarely takes action in person now, and most of the time, he is doing martial arts instruction on the set.
Because of his wide network of contacts, he has a lot of work to find someone to start working, so he has also recruited more than half of the dragon and tiger martial artists in the entire port city to join his command.
People who have kung fu and ability do not all rely on kung fu to do evil and violate taboos. There are many others who regard this as a way to make a living, and those who are ambitious also want to be tapped to be a big star with good kung fu and enjoy the luxury of the entertainment industry.
"Ah Liang, Tongtou, Guo Bin, you three come in with me, and the others continue to eat. Ding Ye explained, the bronze man and the ice ballast Ah Liang, and another man with long hair who looked a little handsome, put down the food in his hand at the same time, wiped the oil on his clothes, and then followed Ding Ye into the room.
After the four of them sat down separately, Ding Ye took out a stack of scripts and put them on the table, and then said: "This time, Director Xu opened the film, the big cast, and invited several popular actors. I'm looking for Director Xu to intercede, Ah Liang and Tongtou you play the right and left hands of the anti-No. 1 respectively, Guo Bin... You are the second male lead, I read the script, and the scene when I died at the end, if the performance is good, it can win the audience's popularity. ”
As soon as the words were finished, the three of them were excited.
There are roles, and there are many scenes, this is the rhythm of going from behind the scenes to the front of the stage.
For Guo Bin, there is a positive role, and Tongtou and Ah Liang are not jealous.
There are some things that depend on God's reward to eat.
It doesn't matter what your real strength is, it doesn't matter if you're good at hand, and it doesn't matter what you are or what your character is. In some industries, just look at a face.
Your face is handsome and awe-inspiring, that is a positive role, and you are the protagonist. If you're ugly, or if you're born with a wicked face, you're sorry... No matter how good your acting skills are, you won't have your share in playing a good person.
"Ding Ye... This time, how can you be so generous?" Tongtou has been following Ding Ye for the longest time, and he still knows many rules in the industry. Making movies is a multi-interest industry, and it would be too 'simple' to make money just by pointing to the box office of the movie.
It must be a combination of box office, copyright, merchandise, advertising and star-making.
Even these are only superficial benefits, and there are more hidden and hidden benefits.
Therefore, no matter how big Ding Ye's face is, it can only be said that his brothers have work to do and can start work. Roles that really have lines, scenes, and shots are not so easy to get.
Those are the bosses who invest money, and divide the scope of interests.
"Recently, several large associations have moved, and there are strong dragons crossing the river. Director Xu's new drama must be opened again, so give us a few more roles, in order to let our union arrange more good players to be stationed in the crew to ensure safety. Ding Ye's eyes flickered slightly, and he didn't tell the whole truth.
The facts, of course, are more complicated.
If you just find a bodyguard, it's still a bit more expensive.
You must know that Director Xu's play may not be the highest box office, but it must be the most popular.
This may also stem from the fact that the director is good at creating characters.
The financier behind the investment in this drama is Shenghe, who is now in turmoil.
Under the suppression of Liuhemen, Shenghe's own power was suppressed severely, and the territory under his hands continued to shrink.
Now to support the capital operation of the entire gang, it can only rely on some 'sunshine' industries on the surface.
Because of this, Shenghe will invest in Director Xu's new drama, intending to get a vote in the film market so as to get some funds to maintain the gang.
However, because it is a desperate bet, I am also worried that someone will deliberately sabotage.
Shenghe's internal strength has shrunk to prevent the surprise attack of Liuhemen, so he can only take out a part of the benefits to win the assistance of the Dragon and Tiger Martial Arts Union.
Ding Ye naturally knew the danger, but this one still took him.
The money in the entertainment industry is too easy to make, he has been in this industry for so long, but he can only help others, selling the lives of his brothers, and sometimes he can't even earn back the medical expenses after being injured.
If you miss this opportunity, you want to tear the gap and score it... It's not that easy.
The Rakshasa evil god of Liuhemen came with the general trend, and before the people arrived, they had already affected the entire port city, and many power patterns.
Some people look forward to it, some people resist, and some people watch from the wall in order to take advantage of it.
Each has its own thoughts, each has its own plans.
And on the distant mountain road, Feng Linwan had just walked down the mountain on foot, taking figure-eight steps, slanting his vicious eyes, and looking evil, he was not a good person from a distance.
A pair of mandarin ducks who were bombarding in the wild in the woods at the foot of the mountain, saw such a fierce and vicious guy, and suddenly their whole bodies softened.
The man turned around and fled, and he didn't want any pants.
The woman was trembling and could only cover her face, regardless of the white flowers on her body.
"Sister-in-law, borrow the car!" Feng Linwan pointed to the car parked on the side, said politely, then pulled the door and sat down, twisted the key, and released the clutch is a foot of the accelerator...
"Wait... Which one is the brake?" Feng Linwan carefully recalled the distant memory, and the car had already thrown off the serpentine curve and drove into the distance.