Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

Early in the morning, when Yang Ye brought Zhang Min back to the company, they heard a very explosive piece of news!

"Liu+０ was kidnapped!"

"When did this happen?"

"Yesterday morning, four people in a truck stopped her car, dragged her out of the car and took her away."

"Has the person been rescued?"

"The kidnappers later released her."

"Do you know who did this?"

"I don't know. Liang Caowei told the media that the kidnappers were only after money. Liu + ０ was released after more than ten minutes. They took away 1,000 yuan in cash and a gold watch."

"Actually?"

"It's said to be a few hours."

Yang Ye nodded and said, "I understand. You can go out first!"

Li Zhi went out, and Yang Ye sat on the chair without saying anything.

In the past year or so, with the prosperity of Hong Kong films, various major Hong Kong societies have opened film companies and entered the market to make money.

Today, Hong Kong films rely mainly on foreign sales for revenue, and foreign sales depend on stars.

In order to compete for big-name stars, societies have become lawless, and various incidents of forcing stars to film are emerging one after another.

Yang Ye was at the center of the storm in the entertainment industry, so it was impossible for him to remain immune.

Because of the artists under its name being invited to film movies, Yang Ji has had several conflicts with the community.

However, the local communities were relatively polite and knew that Yang Ye was not easy to mess with, so when they hired people, they would pay them enough according to the rules.

Yang Ye has the halo of a national hero, even the gangsters admire him and are unwilling to cause trouble for him.

Baiyang Agency will try its best to release people if possible, and everyone gets along well and everything is relatively peaceful.

The so-called dispute is mainly a scheduling issue. It will be resolved if everyone coordinates with each other.

But it’s different for some emerging companies. When the profits are tempting enough, there will always be people who take risks.

A few months ago, a group from the Netherlands tried to force Liu Hua to go to the Netherlands to film a movie, and even used a gun.

Liu Hua is now very popular in Taiwan and South Korea. Taiwanese film producers have offered to buy any movie starring Liu Hua for HK$8 million.

In this case, if you can get Liu Hua's contract, pay him one million, and then save a little on the production costs and get it done with three million, you can double your money by reselling it.

When this happened, Yang Ye was in the mainland and out of reach.

Fortunately, Baiyang Agency was prepared and quickly resolved the matter.

Yang Ye originally wanted to teach the mastermind a lesson, but he had too many things to do, and the guy was hiding in the Netherlands, so he had to give up for the time being and prepare to free up his hands to deal with him later.

Yang Ye was thinking about this when he suddenly felt a pair of small hands gently massaging his shoulders.

"Brother Ye!"

"Ok!"

"Can you help Sister + 〇?"

Yang Ye looked up and asked, "Are you familiar with Liu + ０?"

"We played mahjong together, so we are friends. She and I are both from mainland China, so we have some common topics."

Yang Ye understood that Zhang Min felt a little sad for the other party.

Yang Ye nodded and made a phone call.

"Aqiang, find the people who kidnapped Liu + ０ and ask them if they took any photos. If they did, bring the negatives back to me!"

This call was made to Chuishui Qiang.

Chui Shuiqiang said on the other end of the phone: "I understand, Sir!"

Yang Ye hummed, hung up the phone, and picked up the phone again: "Aqiang, gather the owners of all the major cinema chains in Hong Kong and issue a ban order together. From now on, Fuyi Film Company will be banned. The movies they make will not be allowed to be shown in the cinema alliance."

This call was made to Jiang Zhiqiang.

Jiang Zhiqiang already knew about this. As early as when Liu Hua was threatened, he knew that Yang Ye would retaliate, but he didn't expect that Yang Ye would endure it until today.

Jiang Zhiqiang said on the other end of the phone: "Okay!"

Yang Ye hummed, hung up the phone, and picked up the phone again: "Aqiang, from now on, all the artists in my company are not allowed to take jobs from Fuyi Film Company. If you are in contact with any project, tear up the contract and stop immediately."

This call is from my eldest brother Chen Ziqiang.

Chen Ziqiang said on the other end of the phone: "Understood, I'll do it right away!"

After Yang Ye finished the task, he held Zhang Min's hand and said, "Don't worry, Minmin. I will handle it properly!"

Zhang Min leaned over, hugged Yang Ye's neck, and said in admiration in his ear: "Brother Ye, you are so great!"

……

Of course Yang Ye knew who threatened Liu Hua and who kidnapped Liu + ０.

That person’s name is... Cai Ziming.

Cai Ziming was once Jet Li's agent in the original time and space, and was shot to death.

Cai Ziming was born in Guangzhou, came to Hong Kong in the 14s, and went to the Netherlands to seek his fortune in the s. He took the Dutch K boss Yi Zhong as his godfather.

14K is the "Hung Hing" in "Young and Dangerous".

In the "Young and Dangerous" movie series, Hung Hing also has business in the Netherlands, and Jiang Tiansheng even takes Chen Haonan to the Netherlands for a trip, because in reality there is also a branch in the Netherlands.

Cai Ziming did flour business in the Netherlands and quickly became rich, but he knew that this kind of business, which was risky, would not last long.

So he returned to Hong Kong, intending to do legitimate business to clear his name.

He opened a jewelry store, a tea restaurant, and a KTV.

At this time, the most popular business among Hong Kong communities was making movies.

This business is not only a legitimate business, but also a way to launder money, make money, and play with celebrities. It really kills two birds with one stone.

There is no doubt that Cai Ziming opened a film company.

However, he knew nothing about this business and barged in blindly. He subconsciously used the usual methods of the society and directly coerced the star.

……

Kowloon Walled City is on the move!
Over the years, with Yang Ye's support, Chui Shui Qiang has succeeded Chen Shi and become the leader of Kowloon Walled City.

However, they do not need to engage in any illegal activities, such as opening brothels, casinos, or selling drugs. They do not do that.

The main job of the thugs in the city is to help Yang Ye look after the place. They can be seen in places like Donglai Square, Baiyang Cinema, Songcheng, and Daguan Film Studio.

Of course, there were also many prostitutes and gamblers in the walled city.

He didn't care about such things and just collected protection fees. He even visited the store from time to time.

But powder is not allowed in, this is Yang Ye’s rule.

……

Rich Art Films.

Chui Shuiqiang rushed in with more than a hundred of his followers.

"Where is Cai Ziming?"

The people in the office were startled, and the girl at the front desk asked weakly, "What are you doing?"

Chui Shuiqiang said: "Call your boss out!"

The girl at the front desk quickly dialed the boss' office.

In fact, there was no need to dial. The company was so small that the people inside had already heard the noise. Soon, a beautiful and attractive lady came out.

The girl at the front desk quickly called out, "Sister Happy!"

The woman named Sister Happy came forward and asked fearlessly, "What are you going to do?"

He was just trying to ruin the show. There was actually no need for Chui Shui Qiang to show up in person. He just wanted to show off.

These years, with Yang Ye's support, he had been living a carefree life.

It wasn't easy for Yang Ye to personally give him a task, so of course he had to show off.

Chui Shuiqiang took the lead and went forward, arrogantly asking: "Are you Chen Kaixin?"

"It's me, what do you want?"

Chui Shuiqiang touched her fair face and said in a mean way, "You look good, follow me!"

Chen Kaixin used to be a TVB host, and she was indeed quite good at acting. She immediately shook off Chui Shuiqiang's hand and said angrily, "Show some respect!"

Chui Shui Qiang chuckled and said, "Don't worry, I respect women the most. Tell Cai Ziming to come out and talk."

"Brother Ming is not here!"

"Tell him a message. I'll be waiting for him at Kowloon Walled City at six o'clock tonight. He'd better be brave enough to come find me! Otherwise... smash it down!"

At Chui Shui Qiang's command, more than a hundred thugs rushed forward. They first politely asked the company's staff to leave, and then started smashing, looting and robbing.

Chen Kaixin looked at this group of ferocious people with a pale face and could only let them do whatever they wanted.

In less than a few minutes, a good film company was reduced to ruins.

Chui Shuiqiang turned around and said, "Let's go!"

……

The newly built ATV building is 36 stories high and is shared by two TV stations, Asia Television and Star TV.

The top floor of the building has been built into the most advanced studio in Asia.

"The Voice of China" was recorded here.

The production standards of The Voice of China are very high. It is directed by the gold medal producer Tu Yongxiong, Zheng Donghan personally serves as the music director, and Wu Dajiang's symphony orchestra is invited to compose music for the contestants.

All eighty participating singers were recorded at one time and then edited together.

This is quite hard for the four mentors.

The recording lasted until around noon, when the director announced the end of the work and asked the crew to have lunch and continue recording at 2pm.

Yang Ye didn't want to eat the box lunch, so he stretched and called out, "Mr. Wu, Dong Han, Ah Xiong, Li Jun, Ah Lam, Rongzi, let's go, I'll treat you to lunch!"

Although Zhang Guorong has bid farewell to the music industry, he still has to finish the work at hand before he can leave.

Because he values ​​personal connections, he accepts many jobs just for the sake of face.

So he had to announce his withdrawal first before he could really leave.

Otherwise, he might be too embarrassed to refuse and end up taking on more work and not being able to leave.

In the original time and space, after Zhang Guorong bid farewell to the music scene, his movies continued to be released. It was not until he participated in the Academy Awards in 1991 that he completely left Hong Kong and went to the University of California.

As a result, not long after the East China flood, he had no choice but to return to participate in a charity performance, so his farewell to the music industry became empty talk.

Later, friends kept trying to persuade him to stay, so he started making movies and singing again. "Red Beauty, White Hair" was created during that time.

Not releasing an album became his final act of stubbornness.

However, his stubbornness did not last long. In 1995, he released an album and then held a concert.

At that time, many people laughed at him for slapping himself in the mouth.

Zhang Guorong responded to this by saying, "I regret it, but this is not self-reproach. I resolutely quit the music industry six years ago. I was not pretending at the time, but I really thought so.

But as time goes by and I grow older, my mental journey has changed and my thoughts are different from what they were back then.

Moreover, during these years, I always wanted to sing, but most of the time I sang by myself in my room, and sometimes I sang at friends' parties.

I really like singing, and now I am doing what I like to do, what's wrong with that? "

Yang Ye simply didn't believe that Zhang Guorong would quit the music industry. He was very active during the recording of the show these past two days.

When she heard the nice songs, her eyes sparkled, and she was ruthless in competing with Yang Ye for students, using all means she could.

Zhang Guorong just didn't want to eat the boxed lunch, and when he heard Yang Ye wanted to treat him, he rubbed his hands and said, "Then I'm going to rip you off!"

Yang Ye asked: "Why?"

Zhang Guorong said, "I can't snatch people from you, I want revenge. Jun Jie, Lam, don't you agree?"

Deng Lijun said fiercely: "That's right!"

Since Yang Ye has the greatest power among the four mentors, those contestants are not stupid. Whenever Yang Ye turns around, they will give priority to Yang Ye.

Of course, some people came specifically for Teresa Tang and Zhang Guorong.

George Lam was in a miserable situation. Although he was very talented, he was the least popular among the four mentors. After recording for most of the day, no one chose him.

George Lam said helplessly: "Forget it, I can't beat any of them!"

Yang Ye patted Lin Zixiang on the shoulder and said, "Ah Lam, you have to use some tricks!"

"What trick?"

"Bribery, if you want people to choose you, you have to give them some sweet benefits.

For example, your songs are so good, can’t you promise to write a song for the students?
We are not judges, we are mentors, and they are not contestants, they are students.

We are fundamentally different from other singing competitions, and it is not just about words.”

George Lam suddenly realized: "I understand!"

Zhang Guorong didn't care about that and urged, "Where are we going to eat?"

Yang Ye said: "In the cafeteria downstairs!"

Zhang Guorong was speechless: "Then how do we kill them?"

"Just order whatever you want, eat as much as you want."

The group was chatting and laughing, and just as they left the studio, they saw Shu Qi waiting outside.

When this fellow saw Yang Ye, he immediately came over and said with a smile, "Sir!"

Yang Ye frowned and asked, "What do you want to talk to me about?"

Cai Ziming wanted to enter the film industry and needed to find a knowledgeable professional to help him.

He soon found Shu Qi, and the two hit it off and opened a Fuyi Film Company together.

Cai Ziming and his girlfriend Chen Kaixin own 80% of the shares, while Shu Qi owns 20%.

Shu Qi said: "Sir, you ordered the ban on Fuyi Film Company..."

Yang Ye frowned and said, "You run a film company and hire people to make movies. As long as you follow the rules, I have nothing to say. But you dare to threaten my artist. Should I ban you?"

"Sir, I don't know about Hua Zai and Jia Ling's affairs."

"I appreciate your contribution to the development of Hong Kong films, so I won't ban you personally. If you withdraw from Fuyi Company, I won't hold you responsible anymore. As for your desire to lobby for Cai Ziming? You'd better think about your own worth."

After Yang Ye finished speaking, he ignored him and walked forward.

Those who were with Yang Ye were all big names in the entertainment industry. They hated the society's brutal interference in the entertainment industry and forcing artists to film. Upon hearing this, they glared at Shu Qi with contempt and followed Yang Ye.

Shu Qi helplessly watched the group leave. He saw Zhang Guorong walking at the back. Thinking that he was easy to talk to and had a good relationship with Yang Ye, a glimmer of hope rose in his heart and he shouted, "Leslie!"

Zhang Guorong was not a fool. He turned his head and glanced at Shu Qi, and said, "I fully support Mr. Yang in this matter. I can't help you!" (End of this chapter)