Huayu: Director started with art films

Chapter 290 301 [Put personal connections before interests, organize a group and become the boss]

Hong Kong Adventist Private Hospital.

In the inpatient ward, Cheng Long looked at Zeng Zhiwei lying on the bed with his head wrapped like a dumpling, patted his arm and said, "Okay, no one will talk about this. I will pay for your medical expenses. I have also discussed the film you are working on with the director. You can shoot it after you recover from your injury."

Zeng Zhiwei: “…”

Seeing that he remained silent, Cheng Long said impatiently: "Zeng Zhiwei, we are old acquaintances. Let me remind you that you should just pretend that nothing happened. This is a lesson for you. Don't think of yourself as a big shot after drinking two glasses of wine in the future."

"Boss Yang asked me to warn you not to spread rumors. Otherwise, you won't be able to run away to Taiwan like your father did. You can only run away to Southeast Asia!"

After saying that, Cheng Long ignored Zeng Zhiwei and turned around and left the hospital. If he hadn't wanted to use this matter to do Li Yishu a favor, he would have done his best by sending Zeng Zhiwei to the hospital yesterday.

"Push to the street!"

Looking at the other person's departing back, Zeng Zhiwei felt indignant. It was clearly him who was beaten and injured, but why did it seem like it was his problem?

People are like this. When something goes wrong or they make a mistake, they always like to blame others.

Zeng Zhiwei is such a person. He does not think that the result was caused by his own dirty hands and harassment of others. He just thinks that it was Li Yishu who beat him, which caused him to be beaten in public and lose face in front of a group of people in the circle.

No, it's not just embarrassing, it's simply trampling on his once great reputation!
You have to know that no one has ever dared to treat Zeng Zhiwei like this since his debut. In the 1970s, his father fled to Taiwan, but the connections he left in Hong Kong Island still allowed Zeng Zhiwei to rise rapidly.

Over the past 20 years, he has become a well-known filmmaker in Hong Kong. He thought that as long as he didn't mess with those already-taken actresses and played some witty tricks, he would be qualified.

I didn’t expect to be beaten up by a mainland guy in his early twenties!
Not reconciled!
Really unwilling.

But what can Zeng Zhiwei do? His father had some connections back then, but after so many years, they have faded a lot, not to mention that it will be 1997 in a few years. Li Yishu is an internationally renowned Chinese director, and Zeng Zhiwei has no hope of going against him.

"Ah Wei, what's wrong with you?"

Just then, the door was opened and a middle-aged man with a slicked-back hair, wearing a black suit and looking like a gangster walked in.

"Brother Rong!" Zeng Zhiwei almost cried when he saw the person coming.

"What's wrong? Who bullied you?"

Deng Guangrong frowned. He had heard that Zeng Zhiwei accidentally fell and hit his head in the hospital, so he thought of coming to see him. But seeing the aggrieved look on the little fat boy's face, it was obvious that he was bullied.

"Brother Rong, it's..."

Zeng Zhiwei was just about to speak, but suddenly remembered Cheng Long's warning and hesitated whether to say it.

Cheng Long is not only famous in the circle, but also very powerful. Generally, people in the circle who are involved in gangs dare not go against him. The title of Big Brother Cheng Long is not exaggerated.

Deng Guangrong saw Zeng Zhiwei hesitated to speak, and knew that the other party was not ordinary, so he patted his chest and said, "Ah Wei, don't be afraid, just tell Brother Rong, our two families have been friends for so many years, as long as you don't offend those big shots, Brother Rong can help you!"

How dare I mess with the big water pipe!
Zeng Zhiwei hesitated for a few seconds before he said, "Brother Rong, do you know Li Yishu?"

"It's him?!"

Deng Guangrong frowned. He didn't expect that the person Zeng Zhiwei offended was Li Yishu.

If it was someone from Hong Kong or Taiwan, as long as they were not wealthy bigwigs, Deng Guangrong would be confident that he could handle it. But since it involved the mainland, it was not something he could handle.

Although Li Yishu is just a director who has won several European awards, Deng Guangrong is not only an insider in the circle, but also has the same identity as Long Wu.

It is clear that Li Yishu is a card put forward by the mainland. To deal with him is to deal with the mainland.

But Deng Guangrong couldn't just give in after making such a boast. He hesitated for a moment and asked, "Ah Wei, how did you become an enemy of him?"

"It's all because of Lan Jieying..."

Zeng Zhiwei quickly told what happened last night.

When Deng Guangrong heard that it was about a woman, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. As long as it wasn't an irreconcilable conflict, it would be easy to resolve.

"Okay, I get it. I'll talk to Li Yishu about it. But why can't you change your bad habits? Don't be paralyzed when you see a pretty girl."

"Brother Rong, I didn't want to do that either. Who knew that Lan Jieying was Li Yishu's person? No one told me."

"You want others to make a fuss about this? Learn your lesson this time. Be more careful next time and don't offend anyone you shouldn't offend."

After scolding Zeng Zhiwei, Deng Guangrong thought that it was enough. He asked about the situation at that time. After learning that Cheng Long was also at the scene, he took out his mobile phone and started to contact Cheng Long.

"Hello, A'long, it's me, Brother Rong. Yes, it's about A'wei..."

Before Deng Guangrong finished speaking, Cheng Long on the other end of the phone immediately said, "Brother Rong, I don't care about Awei's affairs. If you have anything, just ask him directly."

Hearing this, Deng Guangrong frowned. He could tell that Cheng Long didn't want to get into trouble. It seemed that Li Yishu was more difficult to deal with than he had imagined.

Thinking of this, he said, "I know that what Ah Wei did was wrong, and he deserved to be beaten. But Ah Long, we are all family, so it's best to talk openly. Please help me make an appointment with Director Li."

"This……"

"Just make an appointment. If Director Li doesn't want to, forget it."

"Okay, then I'll make an appointment for you, but Brother Rong, I can't guarantee it."

"fine."

After hanging up the phone, Deng Guangrong looked at Zeng Zhiwei and shook his head, saying, "Ah Wei, I'll help you settle this matter. Next time, be more careful and don't cause trouble again."

"Thank you, Brother Rong."

Zeng Zhiwei's face was filled with gratitude, but he had just listened carefully and it seemed that Deng Guangrong was not trying to save his face. He hesitated and asked, "Brother Rong, what do you want to do by meeting Li Yishu?"

Deng Guangrong snorted coldly, "What else can we do? Of course, we should turn hostility into friendship. In a few years, it will be 1997. Although it is said that there will be no change for 50 years, if Li Yishu targets you, can you survive it?"

Hearing this, Zeng Zhiwei was slightly startled, and said in fear: "Brother Rong, is it possible?"

"I hope not." Deng Guangrong shook his head. He was not sure about Li Yishu's background, but it would be good to meet her. At least he could get some information.

That night.

Li Yishu opened a private room in the Cantonese restaurant that Zhang Guorong took him to last time, and invited not only Cheng Long but also Yang Shoucheng.

Yang Shoucheng also helped with Zeng Zhiwei's matter. He will be returning to the mainland tomorrow, so it's a good opportunity to invite him today.

Soon, after the two were invited, Li Yishu asked someone to serve the dishes. The three of them drank and chatted.

"Director Li, there is something I want to tell you."

Seeing that the atmosphere was almost right, Cheng Long started talking about the phone call from Deng Guangrong in the morning.

Deng Guangrong!
Li Yishu felt amused. It seemed that Zeng Zhiwei was so angry that he had to find someone to back him up.

However, this man is said to be one of the murderers. Thinking of Lan Jieying's gentleness in the morning, Li Yishu said without hesitation: "No need, I have no intersection with him, and I will never have any in the future."

"I understand!" Cheng Long nodded.

Yang Shoucheng, who had been silent the whole time, said at this moment: "Ah Long, Deng Guangrong is too gangster-like. You should avoid associating with him in the future."

Deng Guangrong wanted to make an appointment with Li Yishu, but Yang Shoucheng didn't respond because he couldn't make the decision for Li Yishu, nor could he deliberately say bad things about people behind their backs. But now Li Yishu was wise enough not to associate with such people, so he took the opportunity to talk to Cheng Long about this matter.

His Feitu Entertainment had the idea of ​​bringing Cheng Long in, but he didn't want Cheng Long to have too much involvement with those gangsters.

"Mr. Yang, Deng Guangrong and I haven't been in touch much. I guess he went to meet Zeng Zhiwei today, so he called me."

Jackie Chan has a very high emotional intelligence, otherwise he wouldn't have gotten to where he is now. Does he really think that he can become an international superstar and a household name just by relying on movies?

You have to know that Cheng Long has had a lot of problems. Not to mention anything else, just the matter with his son is enough to make others feel very upset.

Not to mention that after being explicitly banned in the future, Dragon Son can still appear in the great poet Chen's movies with dignity, and his screen time is not short!
This is very telling, Cheng Long really knows how to behave.

"Well, it's good to understand."

Yang Shoucheng nodded. He just wanted to remind Cheng Long that 1997 was coming soon. Having invested in the mainland, he knew something about the situation. Even without this occasion today, he would have privately given Cheng Long some advice in the future.

Seeing this scene, Li Yishu nodded in her heart. No wonder Yang Shoucheng's Eagle King Entertainment could become the last card in the Hong Kong circle in the future, and could continue to introduce new star actors. Its political awareness is still high.

Know to avoid suspicion early on and not associate with certain people.

Even though Long Wu and Long Tai from Yongsheng Company often appeared on some variety shows in the future, those were all online variety shows that could only be broadcast online. TV stations would not allow such people to appear on the show.

Besides, which real boss would be willing to participate in such a variety show which is obviously entertaining in nature?
It's all because the Long family is on the decline, so they have to come out and make some moves.

As for the future Jack Ma?

That's because he was born with a strong desire to perform. After he really became a big shot, he participated in CCTV programs and showed positive energy. Then his self-confidence exploded and he began to let himself go, making movies and holding concerts, but at least he did not show himself off.

Seeing that the conversation had come to this point, Li Yishu said, "Along, I asked you to come here this time because I want to ask you for a favor."

"Director Li, please tell me. I, Cheng Long, will definitely help you to the end!"

Cheng Long patted his chest and promised with great confidence.

"It's nothing, actually. I just really hate that shorty and don't want to see him again..."

Li Yishu expressed her desire to ban Zeng Zhiwei.

"This..." Cheng Long hesitated. He did have some ability in Hong Kong, but he was not qualified to be banned.

Yang Shoucheng didn't expect Li Yishu to say this. He thought that beating the other party up would be enough, but he didn't expect that he would kill him completely.

"This is easy to handle."

Yang Shoucheng thought about it for only a second, and then he felt that this was a good way to make Li Yishu owe him another favor, so he said with a smile: "Although Zeng Zhiwei is an actor, he also opened his own company. The most important thing for making a movie in Hong Kong is the film distribution. I can help talk to a few major theaters."

Hearing this, Li Yishu smiled and said, "Then I'll trouble you, Mr. Yang!"

Since the other party offered to help, he would naturally accept it. It would be no big deal if he owed someone a favor.

"Director Li, you're too polite. People like Zeng Zhiwei should be completely banned. 1997 is coming soon. We should cut off all the mess in the Hong Kong entertainment industry if we can. If we can't cut it off, we should just never hire him again."

Yang Shoucheng is very domineering. He has always been very confident in himself. Since he has made up his mind to enter the entertainment industry and has won over the great director Li Yishu and the kung fu superstar Cheng Long, it is natural that he will announce his arrival to his peers in a big way.

There have been bans in the past. For example, TVB once banned Andy Lau because of the Wireless Five Tigers incident. But that was just a ban. After all, TVB is not the only dominant player in Hong Kong, so they could only use the contract as an excuse.

But the ban proposed by Li Yishu is exactly what Yang Shoucheng wants. By taking this opportunity to ban Zeng Zhiwei, he can not only do a favor to Li Yishu, but also increase his own status in the entertainment industry.

Why not?
"I will tell my godfather to tell Golden Harvest Cinemas not to show any movies involving Zeng Zhiwei."

Cheng Long felt that this was not enough, and said, "I will go to the Artist Association and the Directors Association and ask them to fire Zeng Zhiwei. By the way, we will hold an industry meeting to boycott people like Zeng Zhiwei who damage the image of the industry."

"Haha, thank you Mr. Yang and Aaron."

Li Yishu raised his glass and said, "I'll toast to you two!"

Yang Shoucheng smiled and said, "Director Li is too polite. We are all friends and it is only natural for us to help each other. Besides, scum like Zeng Zhiwei should be kicked out."

Cheng Long raised his glass and said, "Yes, Director Li, I have been annoyed with Zeng Zhiwei for a long time. This fat guy has harassed many people in the past. If it weren't for the connections left by his father, he would have been dealt with long ago."

"No matter what, this glass of wine still has to be toasted."

After Li Yishu finished the wine in his glass, he said, "I have a new idea recently. It's pretty good, but I'm short of funds. I wonder if Mr. Yang is interested?"

Yang Shoucheng's eyes lit up: "Yes! Of course, as long as it's Director Li's movie, I'm interested!"

Look, the rewards are here!

Who wouldn’t be happy to exchange a few favors for real money?
"Aaron, the male lead is very suitable for you. How about we work together again?"

Li Yishu turned and looked at Cheng Long.

Cheng Long was overjoyed: "No problem, Director Li, no matter what the time is, as long as you call me, I will definitely be free!"

"Haha, that's settled then."

This time, Li Yishu finally experienced what it was like to be a boss.

This is a valuable group!

First comes favor, then comes interests, only this way can it last long.

(End of this chapter)