1982 Started from Hong Kong

Chapter 49 The First Knife
Early in the morning, Zhai Yuan opened his eyes and got up to find that the plastic door of the compartment had been opened and the upper and lower steel bunk beds were empty.

"Was it pushed back last night?"

Zhai Yuan touched the corner of his mouth and it hurt. He took a look in the mirror and saw that his lips were red and slightly swollen.

Thinking of Zhou Haimei's bold behavior last night, Zhai Yuan smiled and thought she was quite proactive.

It's true that we've only met twice. People say that love at first sight is based on appearance, but I didn't expect that the girl was attracted by my looks.

It's a pity. I wanted to show off my talent, but it seems I can't do so now.

Then leave it to the next woman who knows how to appreciate it.

Zhai Yuan walked out of the house and saw Zhai Yao and Zhou Haimei lying on the balcony, talking about something.

He walked to the balcony with his toiletries and saw that the two men still had their backs to him.

Zhou Haimei was still wearing the same skirt she wore yesterday, with the hem of her skirt trailing lightly.

"You got up pretty early."

Zhai Yuan said hello, and when he passed behind Zhou Haimei, he uncontrollably patted her little peach with his dirty hands.

Zhou Haimei screamed, turned around and saw Zhai Yuan, and the panic in her eyes subsided.

Then, like cherry blossoms in early spring, she lowered her eyelids and waved her fist threateningly at Zhai Yuan.

"what happened?"

Zhai Yao realized it belatedly and turned her head, glanced at the embarrassed Zhou Haimei, and her eyes fell on Zhai Yuan's face again.

"Brother, why is your mouth swollen?"

"Bitten by a dog."

Zhou Haimei was very angry and resisted the urge to punch him twice.

Then Zhai Yao shouted again, "What kind of dog is this? Does it have any infectious diseases? Its mouth is so close to its brain, you should get a rabies shot!"

"It was too dark, I couldn't see clearly, and it pounced on me in a flash."

Zhai Yuan replied casually, pouring water and squeezing toothpaste.

When the toothbrush was stuck in the mouth, the wound was immediately stung and hurt.

Who replaced my Colgate with sea salt toothpaste!

After breakfast, Zhao Meizhen still hadn't come back.

Zhou Haimei took the initiative to ask to go back to Tuen Mun because she had to go to school tomorrow.

Zhai Yuan and his sister sent her to the bus stop, and the three of them wanted to go for a walk in Tuen Mun together.

Shen Wei called suddenly.

"Boss, the fish are biting the bait, do you want to come over and take a look?"

Of course, we are talking about Deng Zecheng and his sister.

Since it was difficult to explain clearly over the phone, Zhai Yuan asked Shen Wei to wait for him in the public housing and spoke briefly to Zhai Yao and Zhou Haimei at the platform.

"I have to go back and take care of some things in the video studio first. Yaoyao, it's not safe for Haimei to go back alone. Please send her off."

"I'm the youngest, why don't you worry about my safety!" Zhai Yao was furious.

"Look at how fat you have become recently. It's no problem for you to beat two people at once." Zhai Yuan said lightly.

Zhai Yao looked down at her belly, pinched the fat on her abdomen, and became dejected.

"Alas, I have been eating too much recently. I need to lose weight."

"Haha~"

"Brother, do you think I should run in the morning or in the evening?"

"That depends on whether you want breakfast or a midnight snack."

He pulled Zhou Haimei aside and asked her to call him when she got home. If Zhai Yao played too late, she would have to stay in Tuen Mun for one night.

Zhou Haimei nodded obediently.

With Zhai Yao as a light bulb around, the two of them didn't get too affectionate. They just held hands and whispered a few words, and then the bus stopped at the platform.

After watching the two girls get into the car, Zhai Yuan stood there, looking at Zhou Haimei waving vigorously at him through the car window, and responded with a smile.

After the bus disappeared from sight, he waved to stop a taxi and returned to the housing estate.

……

"Boss, your mouth..."

"You have something to say."

As soon as I met Shen Wei, I was inevitably asked about the wound at the corner of my mouth.

Zhai Yuan glared at him and thought to himself, what is your business?

Shen Wei's expression dawned on him. He'd heard Chen Jiale mention the boss had a new wife following him yesterday, but he hadn't expected things to progress so quickly. "Jiale did as you said last night, and sure enough, Deng Zecheng's video parlor had even fewer customers. His sister finally couldn't resist and showed Jennifer's movie around midnight. Then Jiale went to the theater entrance to help promote it, and the video parlor was bustling all night."

"Early this morning, Deng Zecheng called me. I arranged to meet him at the Regal Hotel, only to find out that it was his sister who had instructed him to cooperate with me."

"Deng Zecheng is quite smart and hired a lawyer friend for help. But he's obviously a newbie who hasn't been in the industry for long. He can't even tell the difference between professional stamps and was easily fooled by a few words from me."

Upon hearing this, Zhai Yuan asked, "Have these two siblings never seen you before?"

He was worried that Shen Wei's fake identity as Mr. Zhuang from Australia would be exposed.

That's much more serious than Mr. Hang and Mr. Qin from a certain digital station.

Shen Wei looked relaxed: "Don't worry, boss. I've only dealt with Shao Yahui a few times before. Besides, you see I'm wearing a suit and tie now. Even if Shao Yahui stood in front of me, he might not recognize me!"

That's true. Ever since he got the 50,000 Hong Kong dollars, Shen Wei has dressed up and looks like a completely different person from his previous sloppy appearance.

There's even a sissy vibe to it, of a gentleman gone scum.

"Did Deng Zecheng sign a contract with you?"

"No, how could we give them more leverage?"

Shen Wei waved his hand and said, "Our goal is to sue them for copyright infringement. Jennifer's movie is enough. Signing another contract will only leave one more thing to deal with, which will be very troublesome when the time comes."

He briefly explained that Deng Zecheng believed in his identity as Mr. Zhuang from Australia and took the initiative to propose cooperation.

However, he temporarily delayed it on the pretext of investigating the market, because he wanted to see whether the attendance rate of Deng Zecheng's video hall could support the distribution of the Australian film company.

"Ah Chao has already filmed the scene they screened last night with Jennifer and will send it over soon. I wonder if he got any pictures of Deng Zecheng's sister. They're absolutely amazing!"

After finishing the serious business, Shen Wei became frivolous again, and his lewd smile was somewhat inconsistent with his effeminate appearance.

Zhai Yuan curled his lips: "Tsk, is that really that exaggerated? I've been talking about this since last night."

Shen Wei wanted to argue with him, but then he thought that the boss was only seventeen years old, and Chen Jiale said that the boss lady yesterday was his cousin.

How could a young man of this age know the advantages of a young woman? It would be useless to tell him more.

Thinking of this, Shen Wei's desire to share immediately decreased a lot.

He said, "Anyway, I really like that one. Have you ever seen a movie about a policewoman disguising herself as a prostitute to catch a criminal?"

Zhai Yuan thought for a moment: "Is it Bingfeng Demonic Love?"

"Is that the name?"

Shen Wei scratched his head, then waved his hand nonchalantly: "It's an American film anyway, and one of the leading actresses has a figure similar to Deng Zecheng's sister. Think about it, a foreign girl with an East Asian figure and a face, isn't that very attractive?"

What he was actually talking about was an American TV series last year called "Cagney and Lacey", which was taken off the air on Hong Kong TV after the first few episodes were aired due to poor ratings.

Zhai Yuan was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Wang Chongyang and the Four Supremes have discussed that they should allow their respective disciples to participate in the next Huashan Sword Contest. However, Ouyang Feng has no disciples, only a nephew. Do you know what Wang Chongyang said to him?"

Shen Wei was puzzled. Why did they jump to The Legend of the Condor Heroes? There was no such plot in the book.

He asked curiously, "What did Wang Chongyang say?"

Zhai Yuan rolled his eyes: "He said he didn't have any disciples and you said nothing!"

……

A week later, the Revenue Tower on Gloucester Road in Wan Chai.

Zhai Yuan took the elevator to the film and television department.

Following behind him was Chen Jiale, holding a cardboard box in his arms.

"Sir, I'm here to report a crime."

As soon as Zhai Yuan entered the Film and Television Department's office, he spoke to the film reviewer at the window.

The film reviewer looked up at him and saw that he was a young man, so he didn't take it seriously at all.

"Report the case to the police station. This is the Film and Television Department. Did you take the wrong road, little brother?"

Zhai Yuan stopped talking and raised two fingers to Chen Jiale behind him.

Chen Jiale took a step forward and turned over the cardboard box in his arms. Hundreds of photos inside filled the entire window.

"There are two video halls in the Sau Mau Ping estate that have been using the film rights I bought from an Australian distribution company without permission. The film is called Jennifer's Revenge."

As Zhai Yuan spoke, he pulled out the copyright certificate and screening permit certified by the Hong Kong government and slapped them in front of the window.

"If I remember correctly, these documents have the official seal of the Film and Television Department, which means my film is protected by Hong Kong law. So I hope you can investigate this matter and give me justice. If you don't accept it, I will report it to your superior department, the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau."

The film reviewer sitting at the window was a little confused and quickly looked through the messy photos and certificates on the windowsill.

I lost it!

How come there are even before and after photos of Jennifer's movies being shown in the video hall?

Who in their right mind would think of filming these things in advance?
Your chain of evidence is so complete that it seems like you are deliberately framing me!

(End of this chapter)