Rebirth 96: Begin the life of a monster from kindergarten

In Hong Kong, Li Lichi sat respectfully on the sofa, listening to the speech of a sinister-looking man in front of him. This man was none other than Xiang Huaqiang, a figure so powerful that the Hong Kong entertainment industry would tremble with every stomp of his feet.

Next to Xiang Huaqiang, Mrs. Xiang was wearing a black dress and drinking coffee leisurely. She raised her eyebrows and looked at Li Lichi from time to time. It was unknown what she was thinking about.

"Li Chi, you are directing "Flirting Scholar 2" this time, you must do me a favor. You also participated in the filming of the first movie starring Stephen Chow. This time, the second movie must be better than the first one!"

At that time, Zhou Xingxing had a falling out with Xiang Huaqiang, and Xiang Huaqiang used his power to ban him from the stage.

When Stephen Chow was filming "Kung Fu", Xiang Huaqiang even made a public statement that whoever dared to invest in Stephen Chow's movie would be the enemy of Yongsheng Company.

None of the Hong Kong investors were willing to go against Xiang Huaqiang. Although they were optimistic about Stephen Chow's movies, they had to turn him away.

Seeing that "Kung Fu" was about to be aborted, Xiang Huaqiang was waiting to see the joke, but in the blink of an eye, Stephen Chow went to the mainland to find Han Shanping for support.

Who is Han Shanping? He is the leader of the Chinese film industry. Even Xiang Huaqiang, as long as he makes a living in the film industry, would not dare to offend Han Shanping.

Han Shanping not only invested in the movie "Kung Fu", but also used all his power to support Stephen Chow. As a result, "Kung Fu" not only started filming smoothly, but also broke the box office record of Hong Kong movies and made a big splash at the Academy Awards ceremony.

For Xiang Huaqiang, this is tantamount to slapping him in the face. I don't know how many people in Hong Kong are laughing at him.

This time, when producing "A Chinese Odyssey: Part One 2", Xiang Huaqiang also wanted to redeem himself from the past.

So what if you, Zhou Xingxing, are gone? The copyrights of those movies are still in the hands of Yongsheng!

Since you won't cooperate, these movies will naturally distance themselves from you.

I want to let the outside world see that even without you, Zhou Xingxing, "A Chinese Odyssey: Part One 2" can still be successful.

To this end, Xiang Huaqiang did not hesitate to call over veteran actors such as Danny Chan and Shi Liujie who had participated in "Flirting Scholar 1", even though Danny Chan was already 60 years old.

But when the news of the filming of this movie was released, the outside world was almost full of ridicule.

Especially those mainland netizens, some bluntly said that this movie is just a rehash of old stuff, and some said that the version starring Stephen Chow is the classic, and filming a second part is purely destroying the classic.

How abominable! If it were in Hong Kong, who would dare to be so sarcastic to the Xiang family?

Li Lichi assured Xiang Huaqiang: "Don't worry, this time we are filming "Flirting Scholar 2", not only the popular mainland actor Huang Xiaoming, but also Zhou Libo who is famous all over the country, plus Ren Xianqi and Chen Baixiang, the market of both sides of the Taiwan Strait can be said to be included, the box office will definitely be a big hit!"

Li Lichi was originally an old partner of Stephen Chow, and he has always regarded himself as the first contributor to Stephen Chow's success as the king of comedy. However, as Stephen Chow became more famous, it seemed increasingly difficult for the two to work together.

Zhou Xingxing always changes the script and often does some of the director's work, which makes Li Lichi very unhappy.

When it came to filming "Kung Fu Soccer", Stephen Chow felt that some of the jokes in the movie were not good enough, so he yelled at Li Lichi on the set and even demoted his director to executive director.

Eventually, the two went their separate ways.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Now that Stephen Chow and Xiang Huaqiang are at odds, Li Lichi will naturally become closer to Xiang Huaqiang.

During the filming of "Flirting Scholar 2", Li Lichi also wanted to vent his anger.

At this time, Mrs. Xiang, who had been drinking coffee silently, suddenly asked, "Is Zhou Libo really that famous? I see him scolding this and that every day, and he never stops!" Li Lichi said quickly, "He is really famous! People say he is a genius that appears only once in a century! As for you saying he scolds people, that is just his usual propaganda method. He knows who he can scold and who he cannot scold!"

He nodded to his wife, "Well, that's good. If this movie is successful, we can train him well and remake all those Stephen Chow movies that can be made!"

The three were chatting when Li Lichi's cell phone suddenly rang.

"Sorry, I have to take a call first!"

After apologizing to Xiang Huaqiang and his wife, Li Lichi stood up and went to the side to answer the phone. Less than half a minute after he answered the phone, Xiang Huaqiang and his wife noticed that Li Lichi's face became very ugly.

Xiang Huaqiang was a little surprised. Seeing Li Lichi hung up the phone with a gloomy face, he couldn't help asking, "What's wrong?"

Li Lichi walked to the sofa, hesitated for a moment, and said to Xiang Huaqiang and his wife, "The movie is stuck!"

Before Xiang Huaqiang could react, Mrs. Xiang glared at him and asked, "It's stuck? What's the reason?"

Li Lichi hesitated for a moment, and finally sighed helplessly: "I didn't say the reason clearly, but the implication is that Zhou Libo has incorrect values ​​and affects social harmony!"

God damn it affects social harmony!
After hearing this explanation, Xiang Huaqiang was so angry that he picked up the cup on the table and smashed it hard on the floor. With a snap, the cup broke into pieces and the fragments scattered all over the floor.

Madam Xiang's face turned livid, her eyebrows were raised, and her eyes seemed to be ready to bite someone. She glared at Li Lichi in dissatisfaction and said, "Didn't you say he knew what was going on? This time, he delayed the filming of the movie, and he is simply a rat shit!"

Li Lichi wiped the sweat off his face. It was really scary to see the couple getting angry.

With his heart trembling, Li Lichi quickly said to the two of them, "The movie is only temporarily blocked. As long as Zhou Libo is replaced, there will be no problem with the movie!"

Xiang Huaqiang watched the servants sweep up the broken pieces of the cup on the floor. After they were all cleaned up, he continued to ask, "Who did Zhou Libo scold recently?"

Li Lichi thought for a moment and replied, "Guo Degang, yes, I think I scolded Zhang Yixing as well!"

"What a fucking idiot!" Xiang Huaqiang finally understood what the problem was. He angrily yelled, "As a director, you must know how close Zhang Yixing and Han Shanping are!"

Even if Xiang Huaqiang has all the power in Hong Kong, he can't do anything once Han Shanping is involved. People will simply ignore him. Otherwise, there would be no comeback for Stephen Chow.

Xiang Huaqiang attaches great importance to the movie "A Chinese Odyssey 2". If Zhang Yixing and his side target an actor he cares about, he will not swallow his anger.

But who is Zhou Libo? He is just a person he has never met. He would not go against the mainland film and television industry for such a stranger.

To put it bluntly, it's all about profit. He can't let go of the mainland film market.

Seeing Xiang Huaqiang getting angry, Li Lichi quickly defended himself, "I didn't expect Zhou Libo to suddenly offend Zhang Yihang. I only found out about this after reading the news these past two days!"

Mrs. Xiang patted Xiang Huaqiang on the back and comforted him, "Alright, alright, don't be angry. It's no use regretting now. The most important thing is to quickly replace this bad apple! People who have no ability but still stir up trouble everywhere will have such a fate sooner or later. Fortunately, the filming has not started yet. There is no loss if we replace him now!"

"Well, let's change someone!" Xiang Huaqiang sighed. It was a pity that he had been a powerful person for half his life, but he kept hitting a wall in the mainland. He was even slapped in the face. He returned to Hong Kong in disgrace and rarely set foot in the mainland since then!

Xiang Huaqiang looked sad, he really missed the time before he returned! (End of this chapter)