The world begins with Hong Kong movies

Chapter 500 Sending a Message Through a Movie! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Sometimes, movies can truly move and inspire.

Putting aside other movies, at least the two-part "The Birth of a Tycoon" will definitely shock many viewers.

In mainland China, such a movie plot would likely be met with widespread condemnation. Even if some people wanted to imitate it, they wouldn't dare utter a sound.

On Hong Kong Island, some viewers are already planning to imitate and learn from it.

Among them were businessmen and gang leaders; they all had some savings, but couldn't be considered wealthy.

Even ordinary viewers were more amazed than outraged.

Well, in Hong Kong Island, making money is the only thing that matters!
The movie's plot is indeed appalling, but it points out many ways for ordinary people to make money by exploiting loopholes.

Of course, running a lottery stall also involves loan sharking and debt collection, which requires non-gang members to be ruthless.

Ordinary people wouldn't do something like setting a trap to cheat others.

However, it is a good way to exploit insurance companies by working together from the inside and outside.

Of course, it's best to have professional guidance, otherwise you can easily get yourself into trouble. Insurance companies are not so easy to mess with.

Another viable approach is to profit by manipulating stock prices, which is also achievable for ordinary people.

It's just targeted rumor-spreading. If you put your heart into something, you're bound to make a splash.

If you have some capital and connections, it's much easier to operate.

These are all normal!

At least in Hong Kong Island, it's still acceptable.

Rich people play this game. No matter how unhappy ordinary people are, they can only grit their teeth and accept it. What else can they do?
The first film caused a huge media storm not only in Hong Kong Island, but also throughout Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and even Southeast Asia.

That's so damn exciting! Is this how millionaires are made?

Both the United States and the film company "Little Life" were interested in importing the film for domestic screening, but the response in both countries was not very strong.

The reason is simple: the situation in these two countries is probably even more fantastical than the movie plot, and the audience, being well-informed, naturally doesn't care much.

However, the plot of the second part left all the viewers dumbfounded – could they really do something like that?

The pig's feet were unlucky; they were hit hard by the 1987 stock market crash, and their assets shrank by more than half.

If he didn't still have some savings, he might have fallen out of the ranks of the wealthy, which is something he doesn't want to see.

Then, this guy went to great lengths to make money.

He basically never lets go of any industry that catches his eye and that he has the ability to get involved in.

He wants to take a stake in the community minibus business, the taxi business, and even the scrap metal recycling station business.

This infuriated the gang leader and other bigwigs who had been secretly supporting the gang.

Originally, they were hoping to get money from the big spender, the protagonist, but who knew that the big spender would turn around and get money from them instead.

Is this okay?

Driven to desperation, the gang leader, along with a group of powerful hall masters, confronted the protagonist, the shaky mastermind behind the scenes.

Trying to skim money off the gang is impossible. The gang's money doesn't grow on trees; so many brothers rely on it for their livelihood. How could we let the boss do whatever he wants?
If the protagonist loses enough wealth, then everyone should part ways amicably. It would be pointless if things ended up in a situation where no one could save face.

In short, it means the same thing: if you're a big spender and you don't have any money in your pocket, then you'd better get lost.

That's reality, nothing more to say.

How could the pig's feet possibly admit defeat so easily?

He decided to pull off a big heist, then take a huge sum of money and head to Canada to live a life of luxury.

"Are you crazy?"

The gang leader was stunned when he heard about the protagonist's plan.

This guy is absolutely insane; he actually wants to invite a top Hong Kong tycoon for tea 'privately' and borrow some 'travel expenses' along the way.

Based on what we know about Zhu Jiao's net worth, getting over a billion would be quite easy for him.

Even the protagonist can provide specific action plans, and can even invite the target out for a party.

According to his plan, the chances of success are extremely high!

The problem is, the leader of the organization doesn't dare to take on that role.

After the pig's trotters are done, he can simply pack his bags and take billions of dollars in cash to live a life of luxury abroad.

However, the triad leader still needs to stay in Hong Kong Island, where the triad's base is located. As the saying goes, "You can run away from the monk, but you can't run away from the temple!"
"I have a family and a business. I'm not some gangster in the city who can just pull off a job and run. I can't afford the consequences!"

At first glance, this statement seems perfectly reasonable; it makes perfect sense. However, to someone who is paying attention, it doesn't sound the same.

The events following the 1987 stock market crash, which happened to the protagonist, send a very clear message to some people: Don't push too hard, or you'll suffer a lose-lose situation!
Ahem, the big financial backers behind many of Hong Kong's top triads were eyeing the trading shares they held in trade with Russia and wanted to take their place.

What a joke!
Only someone with a screw loose would agree to such a request!
Regardless of the organization, the number of core members directly involved alone is in the thousands, while the number of brothers indirectly involved is definitely over three thousand.

What is this concept?
The business with the bear has formed an industry chain that can cover a large portion of the core members of the organization.

Whether it's the leader who takes the lead, or the hall masters and the 49s who do the work below, everyone can benefit from it, just in different ways.

If I were to hand it over rashly, my subordinates would probably rebel.

There are plenty of ruthless people in the gang, and the gang leaders don't have the high level of martial arts skills or the keen sense of danger. If they are targeted by their powerful subordinates, they might die.

Besides, how could we possibly give up something that involves huge interests in the tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars?

Those low-level thugs are willing to risk becoming assassins for 100,000.

If there are hundreds of thousands of interests involved, the triads would not take it lightly.

If there were millions of dollars in profit to be made, the two gangs would openly compete for it, let alone the astonishing profits of tens of millions or even hundreds of millions.

Moreover, it was a 'legitimate' business, and the money earned was 'legitimate money' recognized by the Hong Kong British government.

Getting the bigwigs to admit defeat is not such an easy thing.

They collaborated to produce this film, and naturally, some of its content is a direct response to the major financial backer behind the scenes: if pushed too far, none of them will escape unscathed.

The big financial backers behind the scenes can mobilize both legitimate and underworld forces, and the top bosses also have their own ways of dealing with it.

As for the audacious plan proposed by the movie's protagonist, it's nothing more than a reminder to certain big spenders what they're capable of!
(End of this chapter)