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"Do you think this matter has anything to do with the contract?"

Fangyan looked at Ma Rongcheng on the left and Cui Xingzhong on the right.

"Probably not..."

Ma Rongcheng's tone was uncertain, "When that gangster attacked us, he didn't say anything harsh or threaten me to sign a contract."

Pan Yaoming frowned and said, "If he said that, wouldn't that be admitting it himself? It was Huang Yulang who secretly instigated it."

Cui Xingzhong hesitated and said, "But Mr. Huang is a decent man. He would not do such a despicable thing."

Ma Rongcheng also couldn't believe that the Young and Dangerous gang was hired by Huang Yulang. After all, Huang Yulang came to visit him as soon as he was injured and hospitalized, and did not mention anything about contract renewal. He just asked him to rest and recover, and promised to hire someone to protect him.

Fangyan asked: "Who did you invite?"

"Boss Huang said that he met a leader of Hongxing at a drinking party and could send a few henchmen to provide personal protection."

Ma Rongcheng said slowly.

"Which gang did the gangster who attacked you belong to?"

Pan Yaoming asked.

"do not know."

Cui Xingzhong said that they have reported the case to the police and they are investigating, but it may be difficult to catch the gangster who attempted robbery.

"Could it be that they are from Hongxing?" Pan Yaoming speculated, "Maybe they arranged for someone to rob you and then come to visit and take care of you. The thugs they arranged are in the name of protection, but in fact they are monitoring and preventing you from having private contact with certain people and comic book publishers."

"This this……"

Ma Rongcheng was speechless.

"It is indeed possible."

Cui Xingzhong's face darkened. "What a coincidence! We just broke up our negotiation with Mr. Huang and we were attacked right after."

"Whether it's a coincidence or someone with ulterior motives, the most urgent task now is for Rongcheng to strengthen security."

Fang Yan said: "But forget about the Hongxing gangsters arranged by Wong Yuk-long."

Ma Rongcheng nodded: "I think so too. I plan to ask the bank to help me contact a security company and hire two professional bodyguards."

"Actually, if you're not in a hurry, I can arrange it for you."

Fang Yan said that his brother-in-law opened a private security company in the mainland, which absorbed many soldiers who were discharged due to the large-scale military downsizing. Some were assigned to guard factories, some were responsible for long-distance transportation, and some were responsible for close protection. He could make some arrangements for Ma Rongcheng.

When Ma Rongcheng heard that it was a retired soldier, his eyes suddenly lit up, "Then I'll have to trouble Mr. Fang!"

"You're welcome."

Fangyan reminded that due to the pass, the bodyguards arranged could not provide long-term close protection.

"It's not going to work this way. A thief can steal for a thousand days, but you can't be on guard against thieves for a thousand days."

Cui Xingzhong was not without worry. “If it is true as Mr. Fang and Deputy Editor-in-Chief Pan speculated, our attack involves Rongcheng’s contract signing a year later. I am afraid that this kind of armed threat will not be the only one. There will be a next time and the next time.”

"Ugh."

Ma Rongcheng sighed: "I have never encountered such a thing before. Now thinking back to the situation at that time, it is really creepy."

Fang Yan thought for a while and said, "I have another idea."

In an instant, Ma Rongcheng, Cui Xingzhong and others raised their heads and cast expectant glances over.

"Didn't Huang Yulang ask the leader of the Hongxing Hall to send his younger brothers to protect you?" Fang Yan smiled. In his previous life, Jet Li's agent Cai Ziqiang was shot and killed, and Jet Li then joined the Yongsheng Film Company.

Thanks to the care of Xiang Huaqiang and his wife, they were able to escape danger.

"This is indeed a permanent solution, but why would Mr. Xiang and Mrs. Xiang help us?"

Cui Xingzhong thought so, and Ma Rongcheng thought so too.

"That's not what you're worrying about."

Fang Yan asked Cui Xingzhong and Ma Rongcheng to contact Yongsheng Film Company on the pretext of discussing cooperation in the film adaptation of "Chinese Heroes".

Of course, Ma Rongcheng was hospitalized due to injury and was unable to attend the negotiations for the time being, so he proposed that Fang Yan attend on his behalf.

(PS: Ma Rongcheng did not renew his contract with the company in 89, and was later ambushed by a knife-wielding assailant in Taikoo Shing, with one knife in his right hand and one in his arm)

………………

At the same time, Yongsheng Film Company.

The office was filled with smoke, and Xiang Huaqiang and Xiang Huasheng were sitting face to face.

"Second brother, we can't go on like this."

Xiang Huasheng's face was gloomy. "We changed the brand to 'Yongsheng' because we hoped that the company would continue to prosper, but what about now?"

Xiang Huaqiang also had a melancholy look on his face, because seeing Shaw Brothers revive, Golden Harvest break into Hollywood, and the emergence of one film after another that broke Hong Kong's box office records, the two brothers made up their minds to advance into the film industry and make a fortune by riding on the booming film industry.

However, from its establishment to the present, Yongsheng has remained an unknown production company in the Hong Kong film industry.

What people talked about most were "Big and Small Crimes" which was filmed at a huge cost by Eric Tsang, Sylvia Chang and others, and "The Devil's Jade" which was filmed at a huge cost by Wang Jing and Liu Dehua. Both of them grossed over 1000 million, which was considered a decent start.

When he thought of this, he said seriously:

"Brother, if we really want to make a name for ourselves, we can't just rely on foreign aid. We still need our own team."

"It's not like we haven't recruited people in the industry, but the really talented people have already signed with the company."

Xiang Huasheng was helpless. "For example, we have always been optimistic about Fatty Wang. He is now the most valuable treasure of Shaw Brothers."

Xiang Huaqiang sighed quietly. He was just one step away, just one step away from signing this "movie genius" to his Yongsheng Film Company. But no one could have imagined that the dying Shaw Brothers could actually turn losses into profits and make a comeback with the help of a "Mr. Fang".

"If movies like "Baby Smart" and "God of Gamblers" could be produced by Yongsheng, our brothers' names would have been well-known throughout Hong Kong!"

There was a hint of unwillingness in Xiang Huasheng's tone.

"Yes, if the company wants to make a name for itself in Hong Kong, it must at least produce one or two good films like The Gambler."

Xiang Huaqiang's brows were twisted into a knot.

"Unless we can get Mr. Fang's favor..."

As soon as Xiang Huasheng said this, he felt that he was dreaming.

The most outstanding screenwriters at Yongsheng Film Company at the moment are the father and son Ni Zhe and Ni Zhen who have just joined the company. However, compared with the famous Mr. Fang, there is simply a huge gap between them. "Ghost Blows Out the Light" alone has overshadowed "Wei Sili" so much that it cannot even hold its head up.

If it were any other writer in Hong Kong, even if he didn't use force, he would at least send a bullet without hesitation, and let people think twice.

But this great writer Fang, no matter his background or identity, is not someone that Hongxing can easily mess with!

"Jingle Bell."

Just when the two brothers were in a dilemma, the phone rang suddenly. (End of this chapter)