Hong Kong General: The Departed? No, I am the Hong Kong Island Tyrant

Chapter 174: Falling out! 'Godfather of Hong Kong Film' Zou Jiwen!

Clear Water Bay, Sai Kung.

Shaw Building.

"President, these are the films our company exported last quarter. Taiwan and Australia called us and said they are running out of film sources and hope we can send this quarter's films over as soon as possible."

"Also, Thailand called us and said they have a few new films that they hope can be shown in our Shaw Brothers cinemas..."

In the office, the manager of Shaw's marketing department was reporting the company's recent business to Shao Renling with a respectful look on his face.

Shaw Brothers is a long-established giant in the Hong Kong film industry. Although it has taken away a large part of the market in recent years due to the entry of Miss King and Jiahe, it is still one of the three giants in the Hong Kong film industry.

Moreover, Shaw Brothers’ film business is not limited to Hong Kong Island, but also has markets in neighboring Australia, Taiwan, and even the entire Southeast Asia region.

Listening to the marketing manager's report, Shao Renleng's face remained calm, as he was already used to it.

The film industry is stable now, with Shaw Brothers, Jiahe and Miss King competing against each other. As long as there are no major fluctuations in the others, Shaw Brothers' business basically does not need to change.

"Just do it as before." Shao Renleng said calmly.

"Yes, President."

The marketing manager replied in the affirmative, then hesitated for a moment and asked, "President, we haven't negotiated the export rights for the recently released Young and Dangerous with Qinglong Pictures yet. Should we wait until we have reached an agreement with Qinglong Pictures and then add this film to the list of films to be exported this quarter?"

"Qinglong Pictures?"

Shao Renling narrowed his eyes slightly, looked up in the direction of Tsuen Wan, and said, "Don't worry about the copyright of this film for now. Whether it will succeed or not, we will know the result within today."

The marketing manager was stunned for a moment and asked, "What does the president mean?"

Shao Renleng did not hide anything and said calmly, "Today, Di Weifeng asked me to resign and switch to Qinglong Pictures to make movies."

"What?!" The marketing manager was slightly startled, then came to his senses and shook his head, silently mourning for Di Weifeng and this so-called Qinglong Pictures.

If you want to quit the company just because a movie you made became popular, how could the president let you go?
And that Blue Dragon Film Group actually wants to poach people from Shaw Brothers?

How whimsical!

As expected, Shao Renling showed a hint of sarcasm on his face and said, "Just because you made a hit movie, you really think you are a big shot in the film industry. You poached people from my company? You don't understand!"

The marketing manager smiled and said, "President, Qinglong Pictures has become quite famous in the industry recently. I heard that they are planning to make some music recently, and the advertisements are very loud. However, their main business should still be the film industry. As long as the president of Qinglong Pictures still wants to stay in the film industry, he should know what to choose."

"It's just a small company. Why should the president take him to heart and cause trouble?"

Shao Renleng was noncommittal: "He's just a gangster who was lucky enough to make a hit H-gang movie. I don't think he's that important to me."

"If he knows what's good for him, I can let him continue to make a living in the film industry. But if he doesn't, I'll make sure he doesn't even have a record business, let alone a movie business. He hasn't even grown all his hair yet, and he's trying to set up a group..."

Shao Renleng's tone was full of disdain.

He had already found out all the information behind Qinglong Pictures.

A gangster who knew nothing but plunged into the film industry. Even the director and crew were borrowed from Shaw Brothers.

Unexpectedly, I was lucky enough to make a hit movie and started to become proud of myself.

He then set up a music company and a security company, and today he merged three companies into something called the 'Qinglong Group' in Tsuen Wan. I guess he invested all his share of the box office revenue from this movie into it.

But those two so-called security companies and music companies are basically two shell companies.

The security company made a profit of several million last month, but there are only two or three hundred registered employees, and the money earned is probably not enough to pay the employees' salaries.

The so-called "Qinglong Music" has been advertising a lot recently, but it hasn't released a single song so far. It has signed two artists and sings in bars every night, yet it even has the nerve to advertise on ATV News. It's really laughable!
Therefore, the main source of income for the 'Qinglong Group' should still be the film company.

But that scoundrel was so ignorant that he actually wanted to poach people from Shaw Brothers?

He is really trying to pull hair out of a tiger's mouth. He has no idea how high the sky is and how deep the earth is!
He asked Di Weifeng to give a message to that bad boy today. As long as that bad boy is not stupid, he should know what to choose.

The marketing manager smiled and said, "That's what the president said."

Tread...  

At this moment, the CEO's secretary walked in from outside and said respectfully, "Boss, the front desk called and said that Director Di Weifeng is back, accompanied by a manager from the Qinglong Group and a lawyer, and they want to see you."

"coming."

Shao Renleng showed a confident smile on his face and ordered, "Let them come up."

"Yes, boss." The secretary turned and left.

The marketing manager stood up sensibly and said respectfully, "President, I'll leave first then."

"No need."

Shao Renleng waved his hand and said calmly, "Since the person who came is the manager of Qinglong Group and brought a lawyer with him, he should be here to sign the subsequent marketing contract for this drama. You can sign it with them later."

"Yes, President." The marketing manager sat back down.

"Dong dong dong..."

After a while, there was a knock on the door, and then the secretary opened the door, made a gesture of invitation, and said, "Please come in, three of you."

"Thank you." Tang Twelve nodded and walked in first.

Di Weifeng and a young lawyer followed behind.

After entering the office, Tang Twelve glanced around and walked straight to Shao Renleng, saying hello: "Hello, Mr. Shao, I am the security manager of Qinglong Group, Tang Twelve."

Security manager?
Shao Renleng was stunned for a moment, but he didn't say much. He nodded and said lightly, "Please sit down."

"No need."

Tang Twelve smiled slightly, put the flower basket in his hand on the desk, and said: "This is the flower basket you gave to our group for its opening today. Our president asked me to return it to you and asked me to thank Mr. Shao for the gift."

Upon hearing this, Shao Renleng and the marketing manager and secretary beside him were all slightly stunned.

Then, Shao Renling narrowed his eyes and asked, "What does this mean?"

Tang Twelve waved his hand, and the lawyer behind him came forward, took out the contract from his briefcase, handed it to Shao Renling, and said with a smile: "Hello, Mr. Shao, I am the lawyer hired by Qinglong Group. This is my lawyer's license. In addition, this is the termination agreement between Mr. Di Weifeng and your company. Mr. Shao, please sign it."

"What? Termination of the contract?!"

The marketing manager's face changed, and he looked at Di Weifeng in disbelief: "Di Weifeng, are you crazy? Do you know what you are doing?!"

Di Weifeng took a deep breath, stepped forward and said, "Mr. Shao, I'm sorry, I have decided to resign. Please approve it, Mr. Shao."

Tang Twelve interrupted and said, "The penalty for breach of contract signed by Director Di and your company is three million. We have brought it with us."

The office suddenly fell silent, and the atmosphere became terribly serious.

Shao Renleng's face had turned gloomy. He glanced at Di Weifeng, then looked at Tang Twelve, and then nodded slowly: "Okay! Very good!"

"Today's young people are really amazing!"

Tang Twelve said calmly, "Mr. Shao, thank you for the compliment. Also, our president has received the message that Mr. Shao asked Brother Feng to bring to us."

"Our president also brought a message to Mr. Shao."

"The president said that he has no habit of kneeling down to make money. Even if our group doesn't make movies in the future and starts over, he wants to see whether Shaw Brothers has the final say in the Hong Kong film industry."

"presumptuous!"

The secretary at the side could no longer hold back and angrily shouted, "He is just a gangster. Does he really think that he is upper class just because he wears a suit? How dare he talk to our boss like that!"

Shao Renleng seemed to calm down at this time. He waved his hand and signaled his secretary to shut up.

Then, without saying a word, he picked up the contract on the table, signed his name, stamped it, and pushed it back. He looked at Di Weifeng and said, "From now on, you are free."

Di Weifeng was not happy when he heard this, but felt even more depressed. However, he did not say much, picked up the contract, nodded and said, "Thank you, Mr. Shao."

Tang Twelve said: "The three million yuan penalty will be deposited into your company's account today."

"No need."

Shao Renling stared at him calmly: "He wants to know whether Shaw Brothers has the final say in the film industry. I will teach him a lesson for free, so that he knows that young people should not be too impetuous."

Tang Twelve sneered and said sarcastically, "Thank you very much, Mr. Shao, for your generosity and righteousness."

After saying that, he turned and left directly.

Di Weifeng had a complicated expression. After bowing to Shao Renleng, he turned and left.

Bang!
As the three people left, the marketing manager could no longer hold back and slapped the table, angrily saying: "This Qinglong Group CEO is simply ungrateful and is courting his own death!"

The secretary was also very angry: "Yes, a gangster dares to be so arrogant. Does he really think that Hong Kong Island is ruled by the H society?"

Shao Renleng said calmly: "He is indeed arrogant, but he is even more stupid. He is just acting in a momentary rage and it is pointless to ruin his future!"

As he said that, he waved his hand and said, "Go ahead. He wants to see if Shaw Brothers has the final say in the film industry. Let him take a good look!"

At the end of his speech, Shao Renleng's voice also turned cold.

No matter how good his Qi-cultivation skills were, he was still really angry when he was provoked by a rookie.

"Yes, President, I know what to do!"

The marketing manager stood up and left with an angry look on his face.

Shao Renling also walked to the window and looked towards Tsuen Wan with a cold gaze: "I want to see how long your 'Qinglong Group' can last..."

……

After one hour.

Tang Shier drove back to Qinglong Building.

"Brother Qing, the contract is done, but he will not receive the liquidated damages."

Tang Twelve hesitated for a moment, but still reported truthfully: "He said he wanted to teach you a lesson for free, so that you know that young people shouldn't be too impetuous."

"If you don't have strong temper, can you still be called a young man?" Di Qing said with a playful expression.

This is a complete fall out!
However, this consequence was also within his expectations.

Want to give me a lesson?
It depends on whether he has the ability to do so!
Di Qing turned to look at Di Weifeng, picked up a freshly written script from the table and handed it to him: "Brother Feng, this is the script for the second part of Young and Dangerous. Please inform the crew and make some changes to it so that we can prepare for the second part."

Di Weifeng took the script but didn't read it right away. He still looked a little worried: "Di... President, we have offended Shaw Brothers now. Shaw Brothers' suppression will definitely not be simple. If we shoot now, what if we can't release it in time..."

"I will solve this problem."

Di Qing waved his hand and comforted him: "Since I dare to do this, there will naturally be a solution. You just need to film well and don't worry about other things." "This... okay."

Hearing this, Di Weifeng sighed and said no more.

Di Qing nodded, looked at Gangsheng beside him, and said, "Gangsheng, take Brother Feng to complete the entry procedures, and then take him to familiarize himself with the office environment."

"Brother Qing!"

At this time, Qiu Di hurried over, looking a little anxious: "Miss Jin's CEO's secretary just called and said that she had something urgent to do and couldn't come to the dinner tonight."

Everyone's expressions changed.

Di Qing also raised his eyebrows. Is it starting now?
Shaw's actions are really fast!

Besides, it seems that Shaw and Miss Jin are competitors, right?

Just because of a phone call from Shaw Brothers, Miss Jin gave up?
"Indeed, there are no permanent friends or permanent enemies in the business world, only permanent interests!"

Di Qing sighed, but he was not in a hurry. He looked at Qiu Di and asked, "What did Jiahe say?"

Qiu Di shook his head: "Jia He has not responded yet."

"Then just wait and see."

Di Qing's face was calm, and he said, "Twelve, if Jiahe doesn't reply before seven o'clock, the restaurant will help me cancel the meal."

"Yes, Brother Qing." Tang Twelve nodded.

Everyone's expressions were a little solemn.

They knew that Shaw's suppression had already begun!

Whether or not we can survive this disaster now depends on Jiahe’s attitude.

If Jiahe also refuses to keep the appointment, then Qinglong Films will no longer have a place in the entire Hong Kong Island!
Di Qing sat in the office chair, one hand on his temple and the other on the desk, tapping the table lightly with his fingers, his expression calm, thinking quietly.

After a moment, he picked up a new folder from the side and began to write...

.........

7 pm.

Fortune Restaurant, Reclamation Street, Mong Kok.

A black Toyota drove up and stopped on the side of the road.

The parking attendant at the door immediately trotted over, opened the car door, and called out respectfully, "Brother Qing, you're here."

"Ah."

Di Qing nodded and asked, "Have the guests arrived?"

"I'm here, Brother Qing." The younger brother said respectfully.

Di Qing smiled, then nodded and walked straight into the restaurant.

Long Wu handed the car keys to the parking attendant and followed.

at the same time.

In Box No. 1 on the third floor of the restaurant, an old man and a young man were sitting, drinking tea and chatting.

"Aye, tell me the truth, how did you get to know Di Qing?"

The speaker was an elderly man in his fifties with grey hair, glasses, simple clothes and a very gentle attitude.

This person is none other than Zou Jiwen, the founder of Jiahe and known as the 'Godfather of Hong Kong Films'.

Sitting next to him was a man in his thirties, wearing a black short-sleeved shirt and with a handsome appearance. It was none other than Hong Ye, the martial arts star who had met Di Qing several times before.

In response to Zou Jiwen's question, Hong Ye answered truthfully: "Mr. Zou, he saved my life before, so we got to know each other. He also said that he would work with me on a film in the future."

Zou Jiwen nodded and continued to ask: "Does he have an H social background?"

Hong Ye hesitated for a moment, but still nodded: "Yes."

Zou Jiwen sighed and said, "Aye, you should know that I hate dealing with H society the most. In the past few years, has any of our Jiahe actors not been intimidated or threatened by H society?"

"What's more, he has offended Shaw Brothers. Mr. Shaw called me personally today and said he wanted to ban his film company."

"But for your sake, I still came."

Hong Ye hesitated for a moment and said, "Mr. Zou, he is different from other H societies. Besides, our Jiahe has only made its own films in recent years, and has not cooperated much with Shaw Brothers."

Zou Jiwen said helplessly, "But I came from Shaw Brothers. Although Mr. Shaw and I have different ideas about movies, we still have a friendship. Now he has asked me personally. If I refuse his favor, then Jiahe and Shaw Brothers will be completely at odds."

Hearing this, Hong Ye also fell silent.

Seeing this, Zou Jiwen sighed again, shook his head, and said: "Forget it, just consider it for the sake of you and your master. If he can impress me later, I will give him a chance."

"After all, we are in the film industry and we are businessmen. I have to be responsible for so many people under Jiahe. Many times, there are some things that I cannot decide on my own."

"Aye, you have followed me for so many years, you should understand what I mean, right?"

Hong Ye's expression relaxed slightly, he nodded, and said, "I understand, Mr. Zou. If his conditions cannot satisfy you, then let it go. I owe him a favor, and I will repay him in other ways. I won't embarrass you."

"Okay." Zou Jiwen smiled and nodded.

dong dong dong-

Just then, there was a knock on the door, and then the door of the box opened, and two men in black suits walked in.

"Mr. Zou, Mr. Hong, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."

Di Qing glanced around the box, then walked forward to greet everyone with a smile.

"Are you the president of Qinglong Group, Mr. Di?"

Zou Jiwen looked at Di Qing's unrealistically young and handsome face with some surprise.

"Yes, Mr. Zou, this is my business card, Di Qing."

Di Qing walked forward with a smile, took out a black business card with a gold border from his pocket, and handed it to Zou Jiwen with both hands.

Seeing Di Qing being so polite, Zou Jiwen had a slightly better impression of him. He took the business card and took a look at it. There were only two lines of words on it:

Qinglong Group, Di Qing.

There was nothing but a phone number below the name.

Indescribably simple.

However, Zou Jiwen did not ask any more questions. He simply took a quick look and put it in his pocket, saying with emotion: "Young people are heroes. When I was your age, I was still doing odd jobs in the company."

"Mr. Zou, you are too kind. Please take a seat." Di Qing smiled and gestured for invitation.

Zou Jiwen smiled, nodded and sat back.

Di Qing looked at Zou Jiwen and said, "Mr. Zou, it's getting late now. Can we talk while we eat?"

"You are the host and we are the guests. The guests should follow the host's wishes." Zou Jiwen nodded with a smile.

"Mr. Zou, you are joking. You are the elder and I am the younger. There is no such thing as who is the host and who is the guest."

Di Qing smiled, then looked at the waiter and said, "Serve the food."

"Okay, Mr. Di." The waiter turned and left and started serving the dishes.

Di Qing looked at Hong Ye and asked with a smile: "Brother Hong, how is your injury?"

"It's almost done. We'll be preparing to start work in the next few days." Hong Ye responded with a smile.

"That's good."

While the dishes were being served, the two sides chatted with each other for a while, but it was just a normal chat like between friends, and Di Qing never mentioned anything about the Shao family.

Di Qing was civilized and polite in his speech throughout, which greatly improved Zou Jiwen's impression of him. It seemed that what A Ye said was right, and not everyone in H society was vicious and completely impolite.

The atmosphere was harmonious and both sides drank some wine. Even Zou Jiwen, who seldom drank, had two glasses.

But seeing that they had almost finished the dishes, Di Qing still had no intention of getting to the point, and Zou Jiwen was still calm and composed, as if he really came here to eat and drink. Hong Ye couldn't help himself.

He looked at Di Qing and took the initiative to say, "Mr. Di, if you have anything to say, just tell me. If your company has any difficulties, you can talk to Mr. Zou directly and we can talk slowly."

"How could that be? Brother Hong, you are joking. Our Qinglong Group has just been established and everything is going well. There won't be any difficulties."

Di Qing said with a smile, looking at Zou Jiwen and said, "I invited Mr. Zou and Brother Hong here today, firstly because I admire Mr. Zou and want to get to know him through Brother Hong, and secondly because I want to discuss cooperation with Mr. Zou's Jiahe and Brother Hong."

Zou Jiwen's eyes moved slightly, and he asked with a smile: "Then I wonder what kind of cooperation you want to discuss with us, Mr. Di?"

"Mr. Zou, please wait a moment."

Di Qing smiled, looked at Long Wu, and said, "Fifth brother, show the things to Mr. Zou."

Long Wu nodded, took out two documents from the briefcase next to him and handed them to Zou Jiwen.

Zou Jiwen took it curiously, opened the first file and took a look at it. His eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked at Di Qing and said, "Mr. Di, this is..."

"This is the export copyright and subsequent marketing plan of the first movie shot by our Qinglong Pictures, "Young and Dangerous", and I decided to hand it over to Mr. Zou, and work on it together with Mr. Zou's Jiahe in the future. I wonder what Mr. Zou thinks?" Di Qing said with a smile.

Hearing this, Zou Jiwen's eyes flashed with a hint of amusement, and he said, "As far as I know, Mr. Di, isn't your film being shown at Shaw Brothers? How did you think of cooperating with us, Jiahe?"

"Mr. Zou, you know the specific reason, right?" Di Qing asked with a smile.

Zou Jiwen was a little surprised that Di Qing was so straightforward, but he didn't think much about it. He nodded and said, "Then Mr. Di, why do you think I should risk breaking up with Shaw and cooperate with you?"

"Your movie's box office is indeed not low, and you can make money from copyright exports and disc business later, but the profit from just one movie cannot offset the loss of Jiahe and Shaw Brothers' falling out!"

Zou Jiwen looked at Di Qing meaningfully.

Di Qing smiled unchanged and made a gesture of invitation: "Mr. Zou, you can take a look at another document."

Zou Jiwen didn't say much. He put down the first contract document, picked up the second document and opened it to read.

But as soon as he took the first look, a hint of surprise appeared on his face: "Fengyun?"

“Is this a movie script?”

(End of this chapter)