The world begins with Hong Kong movies

Chapter 428 is in an uproar! (Seeking monthly votes)

This incident caused an uproar among Hong Kong celebrities.

It can be said that the nature of the crime was extremely heinous, much like the situation in ancient times when a local bully raped and abducted women in the street.

The famous actress, escorted by a friend, went directly to the nearest police station to file a report, making it clear that she would not compromise!

The main reason is that they know the nature of gang thugs all too well.

If a clear and strong response is not given, they will likely become even more rampant or even escalate their behavior next time.

Right now, the other party is forcibly taking people away while also being willing to sign a legally binding formal performance contract, which is clearly a test.

If you're going to swallow this bitter pill, you'll be swallowing endless bitter pills in the future—that's the harsh reality.

Moreover, the targets of this silent suffering will expand from well-known actresses to other celebrities, which is the real reason why many Hong Kong stars are furious.

In fact, this is already much better than the situation that Hong Kong stars encountered during the same period in normal times.

However, Hong Kong celebrities still cannot accept such illegal acts.

This not only involves personal safety but also affects real economic interests, so it's impossible for there to be no reaction at all.

Didn't Dehua previously receive a hefty sum from a Taiwanese film businessman to invite him to make a movie?
That time, it almost dragged Wen Bixia, the top actress of Fengrui Film and Television, into the mess, causing the security forces that had been hiding nearby to be exposed.

To avoid trouble, Dehua obediently signed the performance contract.

As a result, he filmed two movies in one go, but only received a deposit of one million from the other party, and it seems that there is no hope for subsequent film contracts.

This one incident resulted in a loss of over five million!
His salary per film has reached three million Hong Kong dollars!
Even if there's a discount, what about the filming time?

Andy Lau is a triple-threat star in film, television, and music!
That's enough time for him to hold many concerts.

Or, participate in other promising or potentially wildly successful film projects?
With one out and one in, the economic losses exceeded five million, which is a very real problem.

He's now the owner of a film and television company, and he has to pay his employees' salaries.

If it's two films that were forced upon them to be made, then having some quality and box office success would be acceptable.

But they're all terrible movies!

They also had to use Andy Lau's name to get a three-day trip to the cinemas on Hong Kong Island.

They ruthlessly squeezed money out of Andy Lau's fans, then packed their bags and left, leaving Andy Lau with a mess.

Such actions by the other party are going to damage the morale of the German people.

Moreover, it also brought Dehua considerable public criticism.

This wave of losses, both overt and covert, is heartbreaking even for Dehua. He doesn't know how much time and effort it will take to recover.
His experience is no secret!
Dehua wasn't truly without temper; how could he possibly help his 'enemy' cover up such terrible information?
The saying "cutting off someone's livelihood is like killing their parents" is no joke.

Given Andy Lau's example, how could other Hong Kong stars without powerful backers not know their place?

They're all insiders; they're all too familiar with this kind of tactic.

They want to use them to launder rice, which is not a good thing.

Once exposed and associated with rice washing, one's reputation is completely ruined.

This is a serious issue concerning their livelihood, and no Hong Kong star dares to ignore it, especially since they themselves are unwilling to accept it.

The paparazzi in Hong Kong are so skilled. How could they possibly hide the actions of so many celebrities who made no attempt to conceal themselves?

Then, the next day's entertainment headline caused a sensation throughout Hong Kong. Public sentiment was instantly outraged, and triads became the target of universal condemnation.

Wu Feng only learned about this incident after seeing it in the newspaper.

Instead of flying into a rage, people naturally have different thoughts depending on their position.

Such things are hard to avoid!

With his involvement, the Hong Kong film and television industry flourished even more and had a greater influence than it would have during the same period in normal times.

A high-quality film, through theatrical release and other revenue streams, can easily generate over 30 million in direct profit.

Not to mention people in the film and television industry, even the so-called traditional wealthy families in Hong Kong couldn't sit still and wanted to get involved.

The amount of funds attracted from all sides should not be too large!
This is why many reputable and established film and television companies dare to easily launch one or two big-budget productions with a production cost exceeding 30 million yuan within a year.

The 30 million is just the pure production cost, not including the salaries of the star actors and director.

This is also a new trend that Wu Feng's emergence brought to the Hong Kong film and television industry.

If you put your heart into making high-quality films and television dramas, you really can make a lot of money.

Currently, the film and television industry, newspapers, and arcade game industry on Hong Kong Island have formed a sound industrial chain, and the resulting power is quite astonishing.

This hasn't been integrated with the financial sector or the stock market yet; otherwise, the amount of capital that could be leveraged would be even greater.

At this time, the influence of celebrities is truly strong.

It can be genuinely converted into records, concert tickets, various merchandise, and movie tickets.

Similarly, Hong Kong stars who have reached a certain status are quite protective of their reputation.

With such a large piece of meat right in front of them, it's impossible for the gang not to be tempted.

Even with Wu Feng's guidance, the forces within the gang and those connected to the film and television industry will not easily relinquish their hold.

Fortunately, with Liang Kun's Qiankun Films and the Fengyue Film Company jointly founded by Long Gen and Guan Zai Sen as benchmarks, the film companies run by various triads on Hong Kong Island have been relatively restrained.

Once a reputation is ruined, no amount of changing aliases will help.

Even if you only shoot the lowest-grade erotic films, you're not without income, it's just that the income can't compare to that of legitimate electronic music companies.

This situation changed completely after a large influx of funds from Taiwan.

Indeed, Wu Feng's sources of information are quite convenient.

The core factor in this whole affair is the turmoil that was stirred up over there.

Even gangsters know that if you want to launder money by making movies, it's best to invite a few famous and influential stars so that you can operate more boldly.

And so, a well-known Hong Kong actress has fallen victim to this misfortune.

In fact, the leader of a certain second-rate gang was quite polite this time, otherwise he wouldn't have signed a formal performance contract.

However, if such things are not properly regulated and managed, they may not be easily stopped and could happen frequently in the future.

Given the nature of the Hong Kong British government at this time, it's safe to say that it would not only refrain from taking strong action, but would also secretly fuel the flames.

Currently, the fact that no powerful figures from top-tier gangs have gotten involved is already a positive change brought about by Wu Feng.

(End of this chapter)