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

Chapter 235 Since you can’t beat them, then join them!
Jiangong Group, Cheng Tai?
Han Bin's eyes moved slightly.

He had been to Jinhai many times before and had some understanding of the situation in Jinhai.

Jiangong Group, isn’t this the largest real estate and construction group in Jinhai?
"Mr. Cheng, you want to cooperate with me? Do you know what I sell?" Han Bin reminded.

You are a construction guy, and you want to cooperate with me in smuggling?
Are you all right?
"I know. Clothes, electronics, and stuff like that."

Cheng Tai glanced at the packages and cartons that were brought ashore from the ship, and said with a smile, "I understand what Mr. Han means. Although our Jiangong Group is mainly engaged in construction, I am interested in any business that can make money. What they can do, I can do too."

Upon hearing this, Boss Zhang and the others all looked unhappy.

"Uncle Tai, you're going too far. Mr. Han was introduced to us by Mr. Xu. It's inappropriate for you to interfere like this, isn't it?" Boss Qian said in a deep voice.

Cheng Tai glanced at a few people and said calmly, "Xu Jiang has risen in the past two years. It's not enough for him to open Baijinhan. He wants to do everything from battlefields to building materials. He is not afraid of supporting himself. Go back and tell him that in Jinhai, as long as my Jiangong Group is still there, it will not be his turn to call the shots!"

Boss Qian looked grim: "So, Uncle Tai really wants to compete with us for this business?"

"I'm not competing with you. We're competing fairly."

Cheng Tai said as he looked at Han Bin and said with a smile, "Who President Han wants to cooperate with depends on what President Han wants. Is that right, President Han?"

Han Bin now vaguely understood the relationship between the few people.

If nothing unexpected happens, Cheng Tai and his previous boss Xu Jiang should be in competition with each other.

Moreover, Cheng Tai's strength may be even stronger than Xu Jiang's.

But no matter what, Han Bin still felt a little unhappy that someone suddenly interfered with the deal that was about to be completed.

However, as the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake, Han Bin did not offend Cheng Tai, but just said: "Boss Cheng, this cooperation was agreed upon with Boss Zhang before. You have to keep your word when you are in business. I will not give this product to others."

Hearing this, Boss Zhang and others were immediately delighted: "Boss Han is so righteous!"

Cheng Tai's face darkened.

But at this time, Han Bin said again: "But we have a lot of goods. We can have as many as you want, like this time. If Mr. Cheng is interested in cooperating, it's not impossible."

Cheng Tai's eyes moved, and he asked, "I wonder what kind of business Mr. Han is running in Hong Kong Island?"

This is the beginning of testing the bottom...

Han Bin sneered in his heart and said, "Boss Cheng, I am not afraid to tell you that we are one of the largest societies in Hong Kong Island, the Hongxing Society. I am the leader of the Hongxing Society. As Boss Cheng said just now, as long as we can make money, we can do any business in the Hongxing Society."

It turns out he is also a gangster, no wonder he is so wild!

Cheng Tai glanced at the few savages pointing guns at them behind Han Bin, and suddenly realized what was going on. Then he felt relieved and said with a smile, "So it turns out that he is the leader of the Hongxing Society. In that case, Cheng has nothing to worry about..."

“He’s not the leader, but the person who has the final say in the region.”

Han Bin shook his head and interrupted, correcting him: "We have a total of 16 regional leaders in Hongxing, that is, the hall masters. I am just one of them. Our leader is someone else, and... for such a small business, there is no need for our leader to come forward in person."

Hall master?

Cheng Tai immediately understood what Han Bin meant and was shocked.

He is just a hall master, but he dares to do such a big smuggling business. And there are actually fifteen such hall masters?

From this perspective, this Hongxing Society is probably not a small force...

"I wonder if Mr. Han could help introduce me to the leader of your Hongxing Society next time? To be honest, Cheng has always wanted to cooperate with your forces in Hong Kong Island, but there has never been a way..." Cheng Tai probed.

Han Bin did not comment, and said: "If Mr. Cheng is also interested in our business in Hong Kong Island, there will be opportunities in the future. Now, if Mr. Cheng wants to cooperate, I can make the decision."

What I mean is that you are not qualified to meet our leader yet, so come and talk to me if you have anything to say.

Cheng Tai couldn't understand what Han Bin meant, but he didn't get angry. He nodded with a smile and said, "No problem, then Mr. Han, you guys go ahead and do your work. After you finish the transaction, we can talk about our cooperation."

After saying that, Cheng Tai led his men to retreat to the side, with an attitude of "please do as you please".

Boss Zhang and others immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Han Bin also signaled the savages to put away their guns, and told the men who were carrying the cargo: "Continue unloading the cargo."

Everyone took action again.

……

The next day, Hong Kong Island.

[Qinglong Films achieves another success, Young and Dangerous sequel grosses over 300 million on the first day! ]

A piece of news once again put Qinglong Group in the spotlight, attracting the attention of countless citizens.

The second movie grossed over three million on the first day.

Without a doubt, it is another hit film.

This time, some of the doubts that had previously arisen about the Qinglong Group's film industry completely disappeared.

The first movie was a hit, and the second one was also a hit. The film industry of Qinglong Group has successfully established itself in Hong Kong Island. From now on, Qinglong Films will be an indispensable presence in the Hong Kong Island film industry!

At the same time, many viewers are also looking forward to the third film "Feng Yun Xiong Ba Tian Xia" currently being filmed by Qinglong Films.

It is said that this ancient costume martial arts film was co-produced with Jiahe's mainstay Hong Ye, with a total investment of more than 10 million yuan.

In the current film industry, this is undoubtedly a big production.

For a time, "Feng Yun Xiong Ba Tian Xia" became popular before it was even aired!

……

Sai Kung, Clear Water Bay.

Shaw Brothers Headquarters.

Shao Renleng sat in the president's office, looking at this morning's newspaper with an extremely complicated expression.

Another movie from Qinglong Films has become a hit, continuing the glory of the first one. And looking at the current situation, the total box office of the second part of "Young and Dangerous" is very likely to surpass the first one and become the box office champion of September.

But the higher the box office of this movie, the more heartbroken he felt.

Because he had failed in his previous battle with the Qinglong Group, he not only compensated Di Qing for the loss of 300 million yuan, but also promised Di Qing that all the Qinglong Group's films shown in Shaw Cinemas would be free of charge in the future.

In other words, no matter how high the box office of the second part of "Young and Dangerous" is, it has nothing to do with him.

All the box office sales at their Shaw Brothers Cinemas, minus the taxes, belong to the Qinglong Group, and Shaw Brothers cannot participate in the profit sharing.

He has to make up for this part of the loss out of his own pocket.

After all, Shaw Brothers only controlled the cinema chain. As for the dozens of cinemas under it, not all of them belonged to him. Many other bosses also participated in the investment.

The contract was only between him and Di Qing, and had nothing to do with these investors.

No one can afford his failure.

Therefore, the better the Qinglong Group's films sold at Shaw Brothers, the greater his losses.

Thinking of this, Shao Renling felt so regretful.

If he had known that this guy was so difficult to deal with, why would he have started this business war just for a momentary anger?
In the end, not only did I not gain any benefit, but I also lost so much money.

And this loss is ongoing.

As long as Qinglong Group does not give up the film business, he will have to bear this loss.

Thinking of this, Shao Renleng realized that he couldn't go on like this.

It is important to fight for your reputation, but the most important thing is interests.

Even if he didn't consider himself, he had to consider the many people under Shaw Brothers.

If you can't beat it, join in!
Shao Renleng took a deep breath, put down the newspaper, then picked up the phone on the table and called his secretary.

"Boss!" Soon, the secretary came in. Shao Renling ordered, "Go to Tsuen Wan in person and help me make an appointment with the president of Qinglong Group. I will treat him to dinner tonight."

The secretary was stunned for a moment: "Boss, you want to..."

Shao Renling sighed. He did not hide anything from his secretary who had been with him for decades. He said, "Talk to him about cooperation in the film industry."

In terms of box office, Shaw Brothers had already lost.

But the revenue of a movie is far more than just box office revenue.

In fact, box office revenue is just a small part of the revenue. The real big part comes from subsequent disc revenue, offline peripherals, export copyrights and other aspects.

Especially the export sector.

In the Hong Kong film industry, Shaw Brothers has the largest film export market, and neither Lian Jiahe nor Miss Jin can compare to it.

There is a market for Shaw Brothers films throughout Asia and even around the world.

Shaw Brothers exports hundreds or even thousands of films every year. These export revenues are the main source of support that has kept Shaw Brothers standing for decades.

Now, with the two Young and Dangerous films, Blue Dragon Films has already established a firm foothold in the Hong Kong film industry.

Shao Renleng didn't want to remain stiff any longer just to catch his breath.

No matter what, we have to obtain the subsequent export rights of Qinglong Films' films, at least to make up for the box office losses.

Otherwise, if the stalemate continues like this, no matter how much money he has, it will not be enough to pay the compensation.

Who knows how many more hit films Blue Dragon Films will be able to produce and release in Shaw Cinemas in the future?
Hearing this, the secretary immediately understood what Shao Renleng meant and nodded, "Yes, boss."

The secretary sighed inwardly.

He has followed the boss for so many years, and this president of Qinglong Group is the second person who made the boss bow his head and surrender.

As for the first one.

That's naturally Mr. Zou from Jiahe...

……

Tsing Lung Building, Sham Tseng, Tsuen Wan.

In the entertainment department's meeting room.

Di Qing sat cross-legged in his office chair, looking at the box office data compiled by various theater chains, feeling very satisfied.

The huge popularity of the second Young and Dangerous movie means that the Young and Dangerous series is a success!
From now on, Blue Dragon Films will have a place in the Hong Kong film industry!
The group's film department has now been fully developed!
Putting down the newspaper, Di Qing looked up at Gang Sheng, Di Weifeng and others sitting in front of him, smiled slightly, and said, "Now that the second movie is a big hit at the box office, you don't have to worry about it anymore. You can focus on filming "Wind and Cloud"."

"Also, this is the script for the third Young and Dangerous movie. You can have a meeting to discuss it. If you think it's appropriate, you can start planning for filming."

As he spoke, Di Qing took out a document from the drawer and handed it to Di Weifeng.

Di Weifeng was stunned for a moment, took the script and took a look, muttering: "Covering the sky with one hand?"

"Not bad." Di Qing nodded: "It's still the Young and Dangerous series."

"There are six Young and Dangerous movies in total. I will write the scripts for the remaining movies when I have time. I will not interfere with this series in the future. You can make your own decisions."

Chen Haonan and Shan Ji and others standing by all had happy expressions on their faces.

Six films, enough for them to shoot for a long time!

Di Weifeng was also very excited and nodded, saying, "Don't worry, Mr. Di. With the experience gained from the first two films, the box office performance of the next few films will definitely not be much worse. I can guarantee that the box office performance of each of the next four films will not be less than 10 million!"

Di Qing said calmly: "We can't be too optimistic. If we keep shooting the same series, the audience will get tired of it sooner or later."

"The Young and Dangerous series is only the foundation for our Blue Dragon Films to enter the Hong Kong film industry. The reason why we filmed six films is to give an explanation to the audience of this series. As long as you can film it completely according to the script I wrote and make sure you don't lose money, I won't blame you even if you don't make money."

"But I don't want Qinglong Films to be limited to shooting only one type of movie. The movie "Wind and Cloud" is our transformation work."

"Also, I have set the development direction for the two genres that Qinglong Films is currently shooting. But now that Qinglong Group is developing in a diversified way, I have limited energy and cannot always focus on the film industry. I hope you can have your own ideas."

"Now that our Qinglong Film has established itself in the film industry, you can tell me if you have any good ideas. Don't worry about losing money. It doesn't matter if you lose money on one or two films, but I hope you can do better and better, so that our Qinglong Film can develop in multiple directions in the future."

"Do you understand what I mean?"

Hearing this, everyone fell into deep thought.

Naturally, they understood what Di Qing meant.

Indeed, several films currently being produced by Qinglong Films are based on scripts written by Di Qing.

But they can’t always rely on their boss to write scripts for them, right?
If the boss fails to write a good script one day, won’t they all be unemployed?

Di Weifeng took a deep breath and nodded, "I understand, Mr. Di. Don't worry, after I finish filming the Young and Dangerous series, I will start trying other types of creations."

"Okay, as long as you understand."

Di Qing nodded slightly, then gave everyone a few more instructions and announced the adjournment of the meeting.

Everyone is busy with their own things.

Di Qing called Dafei and his wife again and asked about the situation of newspapers and magazines in the past two days.

Da Fei excitedly reported the sales of newspapers in the past few days. Currently, the sales of Qinglong Daily have stabilized at around 400,000 copies per day, and it has firmly established itself as one of the top newspapers in Hong Kong Island. Moreover, with the booming business of the group in all aspects, this result is getting better and better.

As for the magazine, it has already reached the third issue and is selling quite well. This issue is even expected to hit the weekly sales mark of one million.

It is worth mentioning that in order to train Qinglong Group’s own artists, Gangsheng and Dafei also specially set up an artist selection department and artist training department during this period.

Artist selection, also known as talent scout.

My daily job is to go to street markets or some performing arts and music academies to discover some amateurs who are suitable for making movies and singing. After training by the artist training department, they will inject fresh blood into the film and music companies.

So after reporting the sales volume, Da Fei's wife Zhang Jiaqi reported to Di Qing some talents who were expected to become stars that the Propaganda Department had discovered during this period.

The first one is Cindy who has signed a contract with a film company.

She has a good image in all aspects and is very suitable for filming movies. She has been receiving professional training from the training department during this period.

Another person who caught Di Qing's attention was named Du Juaner, who was the female amateur cover character of this issue of the magazine. She had a very good image, and according to Zhang Jiaqi, her acting skills were also very good. She graduated from the Academy of Performing Arts.

Di Qing felt that Du Juan'er looked familiar, but he couldn't remember who she was for a moment. However, since Zhang Jiaqi recommended her, he also trusted Zhang Jiaqi's vision and directly let her sign a contract with the film company.

By the time I finished the work of the Entertainment Publicity Department, it was already noon.

Di Qing packed up his things casually and prepared to go home for lunch.

But at this moment, two people suddenly came to the door.

One of them was the sexy and hot Le Huizhen. When she saw Di Qing, she excitedly stepped forward and said, "Mr. Di, our boss has agreed to what you discussed last night!"

But the arrival of another person surprised Di Qing a little.

Shao Renleng's secretary.

He walked up to him and said respectfully, "Mr. Di, our boss wants to invite you to dinner at Hongyun Restaurant in Tsim Sha Tsui tonight. I hope you can come and have a meal with us."

Upon hearing this, not only Di Qing was a little stunned.

Even Le Huizhen was a little slow to react.

President of Shaw Brothers, invites Di Qing to dinner?

When she came to her senses, Le Huizhen suddenly felt a sense of crisis and looked at Shao Renleng's secretary with vigilance.

Would Shaw Brothers compete with her for the live broadcast rights of this martial arts competition?

(End of this chapter)