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

Chapter 175: Deal with Jiahe, and the ban on Shaw begins! [Subscribe]

"Yes, it's a script!"

Di Qing smiled and nodded.

What is written in this folder is the script of the movie Feng Yun, whose full name is "Feng Yun Xiong Ba Tian Xia".

This movie was first released in 1998 and grossed HK$4150 million, becoming the annual box office champion of that year.

Like "Young and Dangerous", this movie is also adapted from the comic of the same name, and has also never appeared in this Hong Kong variety show world.

The only difference is that this world's H-gang movies are not as popular as in the previous life, but martial arts movies are very popular.

The three major film giants, Shaw Brothers, Chia Ho and Miss King, have all made martial arts films. Chia Ho even developed its business by relying on action and martial arts films.

Hong Ye is currently the most popular martial arts action actor in Jiahe. His fame and popularity are almost as good as Shaw Brothers' superstar Long Wei.

The reason why he was willing to take out the script of the martial arts action movie "Feng Yun" was to cater to the other party's tastes and show his sincerity.

Upon hearing this, Zou Jiwen nodded slightly, then lowered his head and read the script carefully.

Gradually, his eyes became brighter and brighter, and he couldn't help but whisper "good", which surprised Hong Ye and made him move closer to watch.

After a while, the two finished reading the script and looked at each other, both of them could see surprise in their eyes.

One of them has been working in movies for decades, and the other has been an action actor for more than ten years.

Although they cannot write such a script, they can still tell whether the script is good or not and whether it can be a hit.

Finally, Hong Ye couldn't help but look at Di Qing and asked, "Mr. Di, was this script written by someone from your company?"

"good."

Di Qing nodded, looked at Zou Jiwen, and smiled, "Mr. Zou, I understand your concerns. My company has just produced a movie. Although this movie is very successful, there is no guarantee that the next movie will be a hit, so it is not worth your risky investment."

"But now, you should be able to rest assured, right?"

"In addition to this movie, our company is also planning to shoot the second part of Young and Dangerous. With the box office success of the first part, even if the box office of the second part cannot match that of the first part, it should not be far behind."

Zou Jiwen hesitated, then shook his head: "Not enough."

As he spoke, he looked at Di Qing and said, "Mr. Di, it's not that I'm greedy, but I also need to be responsible to the other shareholders of the company. Although Jiahe and Shaw Brothers don't have much cooperation, we are in the same film industry, so there will always be some intersections."

"I approve of the plot of your movie, but that doesn't mean other shareholders will approve of it. Besides, whether the movie will be a hit is still unknown, so I can't take this risk. After all, Jiahe is not controlled by me alone."

Hearing this, Di Qing frowned.

He understood what Zou Jiwen meant.

After all, Jiahe is different from his own Qinglong Group.

In Qinglong Group, he is both the sole shareholder and the executive president. However, Jiahe has several other shareholders besides Zou Jiwen. Zou Jiwen is only the major shareholder and also serves as the executive president.

Therefore, it is normal for him to have concerns.

After a moment's silence, Di Qing looked at Zou Jiwen and said, "Mr. Zou, I think it would be better to do this."

"For this film, The Storm Riders, our two companies jointly invested and cooperated, with the risk and return equally split."

"For the two leading actors, let's use Chen Haonan, the leading actor of our Qinglong Film's last movie Young and Dangerous, and Brother Hong Ye from your Jiahe. The popularity of Young and Dangerous has not yet passed, and Brother Hong Ye is your Jiahe's popular martial arts star. With these two joining, the box office of this movie will not be too bad no matter how bad it is."

Zou Jiwen was stunned for a moment, then looked at Di Qing with a wry smile: "Mr. Di, with this proposal, is it you who is taking advantage or is it us Jiahe who is taking advantage?"

Di Qing smiled and said, "Mr. Zou, I haven't finished speaking yet."

"In addition to the box office revenue of this movie, I can also give out 10% of Qinglong Film's shares. How about the specific distribution, you Jiahe shareholders can discuss it among yourselves?"

Hearing this, Zou Jiwen's eyes flashed with surprise: "Give up 10% of the shares? Mr. Di, are you sure?"

Di Qing nodded: "Of course, but Mr. Zou, I am talking about the shares of Qinglong Film, not the shares of Qinglong Group."

"I understand your idea."

Zou Jiwen nodded, pondered for a moment, and said, "Okay, then I will hold a meeting with other shareholders tomorrow to discuss it. I will try my best to convince other shareholders and give you a reply tomorrow at noon. How about that?"

"Okay, thank you Mr. Zou."

Di Qing breathed a sigh of relief.

Even though he gave up a lot of benefits, the value of the movie "Feng Yun" and the value of the film company's shares are currently only known to him.

If a film company is banned and the films it produces cannot be released, then these things are worthless.

Therefore, it is only natural for the other party to be more cautious and think things through carefully.

All we can say is that everyone gets what they need.

Although it has not been completely confirmed yet, with Zou Jiwen's words, the success rate of reaching a cooperation will undoubtedly be much higher. After all, Zou Jiwen is the major shareholder of Jiahe and has the greatest say.

Unless it is absolutely necessary, Di Qing does not want to fall out with Shaw Brothers, Jiahe and Miss Jin at the same time. After all, the cinema chains are controlled by others.

Once the matter was settled, the atmosphere became more harmonious.

There was toasting in the private room and both sides drank a lot of wine.

Di Qing also took this opportunity to ask Zou Jiwen a lot of questions about movies. The latter answered all his questions one by one and was very happy to support this younger generation who was really serious about making movies.

As for whether the cooperation discussed tonight can be successful, that is a matter for the future and there is no need to consider it now.

Even if cooperation cannot be reached, there is no need to make things too extreme.

Always leave a way out for everything. This is Zou Jiwen's principle in life and habit.

……

at the same time.

Shao Renleng had just returned home and was about to watch TV when he received a call from his secretary.

"Boss, I just received news that Mr. Zou, the president of Jiahe, has been invited to Mong Kok to have dinner with Di Qing."

Shao Renleng's face froze: "Zou Jiwen?"

"Correct."

The secretary said in a heavy voice, "We called this afternoon. Mr. Zou's secretary had originally agreed not to cooperate with Qinglong Pictures, but for some reason, Mr. Zou took Jiahe's actor Hong Ye to a banquet in Mong Kok as soon as he got off work."

Shao Renleng's face suddenly darkened: "Zou Jiwen doesn't even give me this little face now?"

The secretary sighed on the phone and said, "Boss, ever since Mr. Zou left Shaw to found Jiahe, I'm afraid you no longer have any face in his eyes."

Hearing this, Shao Renling took a deep breath, his eyes became extremely cold, and he said coldly: "Okay, then call the managers of each department and other companies and start the action tonight."

"I will let Zou Jiwen and that ignorant brat know that even without Jiahe, Shaw Brothers can still be the boss in the Hong Kong film industry!"

"Yes, boss!"

……

the next morning.

Di Qing got up at 8 o'clock, called Liang Kun, and after confirming the meeting time, he took Tang Twelve, Long Wu, Coke, Ahua, Luo Tianhong and others to the Kwai Chung Center headquarters for the meeting.

He had been here several times before, but this time was the first time that Di Qing came as the person in charge.

"Brother Qing!"

"Brother Qing, you are here..."

When the car arrived at Zhongyi Hall, the younger brothers from various districts standing at the door began to greet us one after another with an extremely respectful attitude, which was in stark contrast to the previous times.

Di Qing couldn't help but sigh, things have changed and people have changed!

This is the fucking world!

After entering the hall, Di Qing walked without stopping and went straight to the meeting room on the second floor. At this time, most of the hall masters had arrived.

As expected, it was Brother Ji who was the leader and a few others who were bragging and talking nonsense, and the topic was still about themselves:
"Fatty Li, you would have lost a lot if you didn't go yesterday!"

"You don't know, Ah Qing's territory is bigger than the fucking police station. Those two buildings have more than ten floors!"

"Is it true?"

"Fuck! How could I lie to you? If you don't believe me, ask Ah B. Ah B was there yesterday, too. During the meal, he ate the most abalone!"

"Uh... Brother Ji, you have nothing to do, why are you staring at me while I'm eating?"

"What? Am I wrong? Your little brothers are all like starving ghosts. They have brought shame to our Hongxing!"

"Brother Ji, what the hell are you talking about?!"

"Hey? You still want to hit me? Come on, I'm your elder..."

Seeing that a fight was about to break out inside, Di Qing's mouth twitched, and he hurriedly walked in and shouted, "Boss, what are you talking about? You look so happy?"

"Aqing!"

"Qingzai, are you here?"

When Di Qing came, the meeting room fell silent for a moment, and then everyone started to greet him with a very cordial attitude.

Apparently, attending the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of Qinglong Group yesterday did have an effect.

This is how the world is, whoever has money and power will show off!
This is true for both black and white!
Especially Brother Ji, his face was full of smiles, and his attitude could almost be described as flattering, "Ah Qing, can you give me a share of your movie business?"

Di Qing found a chair and sat down, and asked: "Brother Ji, didn't I give you the pirated disc business? Why haven't you started it in the past few days?" "I did..." Brother Ji said embarrassedly: "But I just want to make more money."

"Young and Dangerous" was taken off the shelves these days. With the original movie copy that Di Qing gave him last time, his pirated business is almost booming. Eight out of ten people come every day to buy the "Young and Dangerous" disc.

In his opinion, if the piracy business is so good, wouldn't it be more profitable to make legitimate products?
Seeing Ji Ge's expression, Di Qing understood that this was just greed!
Shaking his head helplessly, Di Qing said, "Brother Ji, it's not that I don't warn you, but making a movie is really not that simple. Not only do you have to take risks, but even if you make money, you have to share it with others. If you are not careful, you will be suppressed by other film companies. Making a good movie may not make as much money as you make pirated discs."

"A Qing, that's not nice of you..." Brother Ji curled his lips and said, I don't fucking believe you.

If you can make more money by pirating than by selling legitimate products, then why the hell don't you do it yourself?

Seeing this, Di Qing was too lazy to explain. He turned to look at Feilong and Abao beside him and asked, "Brother Feilong, Brother Bao, how are you two doing recently?"

“It’s still the same!”

Feilong spread his hands and said helplessly: "Legal business is fine, but social group business is really not that easy to do."

Di Qing's eyes moved, and he realized that something was wrong with Feilong's words, so he asked, "What happened? What happened in the past two days?"

"It's all because of those bastards from Dongxing!"

Ah Bao couldn't help but curse, "I don't know what the hell those bastards from Dongxing have been doing these days. They come to the place to cause trouble every day."

East Star?

Di Qing frowned: "These bastards have just been quiet for a short time, why are they starting to cause trouble again?"

"Not just Dongxing!"

Ah Xin interrupted, "There are also people from other societies in Kwun Tong who are causing trouble. They can't stand us taking over Hong Tai's business, so they want to come in and stake their claim."

Hongtai?

Di Qing suddenly realized it, but then he didn't take it too seriously.

It is normal for dwarf mules to fight over territory and cause trouble.

As long as you can hold on to it, that's enough.

Di Qing looked at Jiu Wenlong and asked, "Ah Long, no one is causing trouble here, right?"

After Hong Tai fell from power, he also took over several of Hong Tai's venues in Mong Kok and merged them into his own gang.

"No, Brother Qing." Jiuwenlong shook his head.

"Qingzai, your capable men are more ferocious than each other. How dare those bastards from Dongxing come and mess with you!" Abao couldn't help but complain, but his tone was a little sour.

All of Di Qing's younger brothers who are in charge of looking after the place are very good at fighting. Now everyone in the outside gangs knows that the most powerful gang in Hongxing is Di Qing's Mong Kok.

Not only is he a good fighter, but all of his brothers are also good fighters. Even the most capable gold medal fighter in Hongxing, Prince, cannot compare to him.

During the time that Di Qing was in power, basically no one dared to cause trouble in his place.

Hearing this, Di Qing smiled and said nothing.

Fame is something that is earned through fighting.

If you want to survive in the underworld and no one dares to mess with you, you have to rely on your strength and beat them until they are afraid of you!
As everyone was talking, Chen Yao, Achao, Dafei, Liangma and other decision makers also arrived.

Then, Liang Kun also came on stage with his 'two generals', Sha Qiang and Daben Xiang.

"Brother Kun!"

"You're here, Brother Kun!"

Everyone stood up and greeted him, showing great respect.

"Ah."

Liang Kun nodded, walked straight to the dragon head chair and sat down, leaned back, knocked on the table, and went straight to the point: "Everyone knows that Hongtai was destroyed by the police a few days ago, and we Hongxing took over Hongtai's place."

"The sites in Yau Tsim Mong and Kwun Tong have all been incorporated into our Hung Hing branches in these areas. Only Sai Kung, although there are not many venues, can still make a few hundred thousand dollars every month, so I plan to send someone to plant a flag and open a new branch in Sai Kung."

"I asked everyone to come here today to prepare for the election of the person in charge of Sai Kung District."

As soon as Liang Kun finished speaking, Da Fei raised his hand and said, "Brother Kun, I choose Sha Qiang!"

"I choose Sha Qiang too. Saigon was conquered by Sha Qiang and his men!"

Ah Chao immediately raised his hand: "Sha Qiang has been in the club for quite some time and has done a lot for the club. In terms of seniority and contributions, he is qualified to be the boss."

Afterwards, Chen Yao, Prince, Feilong, Ashin and the three dinosaur brothers all raised their hands, apparently having greeted each other in advance and reached a consensus.

Seeing this, Brother Ji also quickly raised his hand.

The trend is set!

Liang Kun looked at Di Qing, Niu Lao, and Fatty Li who did not raise their hands, and asked, "Qingzi, Niu Ge, what do you think?"

"I also choose Sha Qiang." Di Qing smiled slightly.

Niu Lao and Li Pangzi had nothing else to say. They looked at each other and raised their hands to vote.

Liang Ma is from Jiang Tiansheng's faction. Ever since Jiang Tiansheng stepped down, she has almost no presence in the conference room. She also knows her own limitations and rarely speaks every time she comes. Liang Kun is too lazy to pay attention to her.

There is no need to say more about Big Brother B.

So Liang Kun didn't bother to ask the two of them and just made the decision: "Okay, from now on, Sha Qiang will be the boss of Sai Kung District."

"Shaqiang, take a chair and sit down."

Sha Qiang stood up excitedly and thanked them repeatedly: "Thank you, Brother Kun, thank you, Brother Taizi, Brother Qing, Brother Feilong, thank you all, I will do my best!"

At this point, the person in charge of the fifteenth district of Hongxing has been confirmed, and its influence has been further strengthened!

Next, Feilong, Ashin and others mentioned to Liangkun that other gangs were causing trouble and trying to seize territory.

Liang Kun hesitated for a moment and said, "When I have time in the next two days, I will talk to Luotuo and the leaders of several other societies. If they want to fight, we, Hongxing, will fight to the end."

At this moment, Hongxing has strong men and horses and a lot of territories, and is indeed qualified to be tough.

After hearing this, everyone stopped talking.

When he saw that there were no other questions, Liang Kun simply announced the adjournment of the meeting and left leisurely with his people. Most likely, he went to the film company to work part-time as a producer.

Di Qing also rejected the invitation to dinner from the Prince, Da Fei and others, and led his men to leave Zhongyi Hall, preparing to drive to Tsuen Wan.

The group has just opened and there is a lot of work to be done. I still have to go over and keep an eye on it in the next few days.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, a phone call came.

"Drip drip..."

Di Qing picked up the phone and was a little surprised. It was Le Huizhen calling?

Di Qing smiled and answered the phone, "Hello? Miss Le, what's the matter with you calling so early?"

"Mr. Di, something big has happened. Please read today's news!" Le Huizhen's voice sounded a little anxious.

"What happened to the news?"

Di Qing frowned, and just in time he saw a newsstand on the side of the road, so he gave Tang Twelve a look, motioning him to go over and buy a copy.

Tang Twelve and his companions hurried over to buy newspapers.

Le Huizhen said anxiously, "Mr. Di, someone secretly filmed the opening of your group yesterday and the media reported it on the news."

"Now on TV and in newspapers, many media and newspapers have reported that your group, Mr. Di, is related to H Society. The materials I prepared to promote you last night were also taken away by our boss, who forbade us to report anything related to your group."

Upon hearing this, Di Qing's face suddenly darkened.

"Brother Qing, the newspaper!" At this time, Tang Twelve and his friends also bought a newspaper and came back.

Di Qing took it and took a look. Sure enough, today's newspaper headlines were almost all about Qinglong Group.

[The new group 'Qinglong Group' is suspected to be related to H society? 】

[Is this the opening ceremony of the group, or an illegal gathering of H society? ]

[A member of H society suddenly becomes the president of a group? ]

[A citizen reported that the properties under Tsuen Wan Qinglong Group have committed many illegal acts...]

……

Several newspapers reported something different, but almost all of them were related to the Qinglong Group.

The attached photos are basically of the scene from yesterday’s opening ribbon-cutting ceremony.

The distance is not far, and judging from the direction of the photo, it should have been taken by villagers from Shenjing Village next to the group.

Even several subsidiaries of Qinglong Group were exposed, including the premiere of the movie "Young and Dangerous", where pictures of people from Hongxing flocked to watch the movie were posted in newspapers, criticizing that the box office of "Young and Dangerous" was inflated.

In addition, photos of the last dinner party at the Youguqi Restaurant where they clashed with the police were also reposted.

Some media even openly speculated that the death of Organized Crime and Triad Chief Inspector Xu Peiwei was related to Di Qing, and that he might have died in revenge for Di Qing.

Although it's nonsense, I have to say that the guess is quite accurate.

After seeing these reports and pictures, Di Qing took a deep breath, but his expression gradually calmed down.

he knows,
This is the beginning of Shaw Brothers’ ban!

(End of this chapter)