Entertainment: 1990

Chapter 304 Big Guy

On his first night in Hong Kong, Zhang Yan slept relatively soundly, but in the morning while he was washing up, the door was pounded on loudly.

Chen Hong opened the door and found a waiter carrying a mop and a bucket outside. She told him that the room did not need cleaning for the time being.

The waiter, with a stern face, said something like "I don't know what you're talking about," and forced his way in. Then he came face to face with Zhang Yan, who was only wearing his underwear and brushing his teeth in the bathroom.

The waiter froze on the spot for a moment, then suddenly let out an exaggerated scream two seconds later, picked up the bucket, turned around, and rushed out the door.

"What the hell?"

Zhang Yan felt confused, and Chen Hong was also speechless. Even if they couldn't understand Mandarin, they could still understand the gestures, right?

Besides, what hasn't a woman in her forties seen and experienced? Is it necessary for her to act like a little girl?

Chen Hong closed the door again and asked, "Should we file a complaint against her?"

"How do I file a complaint now?"

Zhang Yan said helplessly, "Everyone in this lousy hotel says they can't understand Mandarin, and the front desk staff are acting all high and mighty. Are we really going to bother the tour translator for such a small matter? Let's wait until Wang Fei arrives this afternoon."

He already had a bad impression of Hong Kong Island, and what he saw and heard after entering the hotel yesterday only reinforced this stereotype.

Of course, it's also possible that the British deliberately wanted to intimidate the delegation, so they specifically chose a hotel with a clear bias.

After he had finished washing up, the sound of unified slogans came from outside the window again—shortly after the delegation checked in yesterday, some people came to shout slogans in protest, but they stopped after nine o'clock in the evening.

Zhang Yan was peering out the window, trying to see what kind of strange and monstrous things were causing trouble outside, when the door was knocked on again.

The people who came this time were staff members of the inspection team. They were going to collect a list of what everyone wanted to eat for breakfast, so that the accompanying translator could make the order.

Zhang Yan pointed to the menu and randomly selected two items, while Chen Hong picked some new and unfamiliar dishes with great interest, but the taste was just so-so.

Not long after the meal, the leaders of the eight major film studios were all summoned to the conference room on the third floor—Zhang Yan was naturally among them.

According to the original plan of the inspection team, today was mainly for contact with GYZF, and the inspection tour was scheduled to begin on the morning of the third day.

However, GYZF claimed that there is no equivalent reception department on Hong Kong Island, and they do not yet know who to send to receive the inspection team, so the whole day will be left unattended.

In addition, Leader Lin specifically instructed: "There is a high probability that no official personnel will accompany you during tomorrow's visit. If any unexpected events occur, please do not panic or act rashly. Just leave everything to the Hong Kong Island Police."

This seems to suggest that the delegation's visit will not be smooth sailing.

Upon hearing this, the factory director of Emei Factory couldn't help but ask doubtfully, "Director Lin, we are, after all, an official inspection team. Do you really think the British would just sit idly by and watch something happen to us in Hong Kong?"

Leader Lin stated confidently, "It's unlikely that anything bad will happen, but there are definitely people who would love to see us make a fool of ourselves, and they're probably already taking action!"

This morning meeting spent most of its time talking about safety, discipline, and integrity. Although these were all old topics, Leader Lin's solemn attitude made many people more vigilant.

"Alright, everyone go back and do some ideological work. Take care of the important matters first. Try to stay in the hotel as much as possible and don't go out. The group will definitely give everyone time to go shopping at the end."

After Leader Lin adjourned the meeting, all the factory directors stood up. Zhang Yan also rolled up his blank notebook, intending to go back and discuss with Chen Hong what items they needed to buy.

If it's really inconvenient to go out, I can only make a list and ask Wang Fei to buy it for me.

Just as he got up, Leader Lin called him back alone.

"Xiao Zhang."

Zhang Yan originally thought that Leader Lin had something to discuss with him, but to his surprise, Leader Lin handed over a small videotape with a serious expression and said, "You were too careless. You'd better be more careful in Hong Kong in the future."

"What do you mean—boss, what is this thing?"

Zhang Yan was completely baffled, not understanding what mistake he had made.

"They say it's the latest DV videotape."

Leader Lin said in a deep voice, "This was sent by people from Yong Sheng Film Company. They said someone was secretly filming and they caught them. If they hadn't stopped them in time, the footage of you wearing only underwear would have been exposed to the media."

It's that waitress!

Zhang Yan immediately thought of what happened that morning and hurriedly asked, "Boss, they wouldn't have installed hidden cameras or listening devices in the rooms, would they?"

He doesn't care about photos of him in his underwear, but he does care if those things in bed are photographed...

"You can rest assured, professionals have already checked it beforehand." Hearing Lin say this, Zhang Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at the miniDV videotape in his hand, thought for a moment, and then pushed it back to Lin, saying, "Why don't we just let them broadcast it?"

"What do you mean?"

This time, it was Leader Lin's turn to be completely puzzled.

Zhang Yan spread his hands and said, "The British are obviously trying to use the inspection team as a pretext. Instead of guarding against them all the time, we should just make a big scene and force the British to intervene."

"This……"

Leader Lin hesitated and said, "Wouldn't doing this damage your reputation... Actually, we won't be staying for long, so being careful shouldn't be a big problem."

Zhang Yan laughed and said, "It was Hong Kong media who took these photos. What do I, a victim, have to be afraid of? They should be the ones afraid of me. Besides, I'm a self-employed individual, so I don't care about this. I'll take this opportunity to clarify everything that's hard to say."

As you know, I've long felt that our policies are flawed. For those who fear power but lack virtue, constant appeasement will only embolden them. It's time for someone to say a few harsh words.

"But if you do that, you'll definitely become the target of everyone's criticism in Hong Kong..."

"Let them be the target of public criticism. As you said, we won't be staying for more than a few days. Besides, I think the Hong Kong filmmakers who dare to contact me under these circumstances are the ones we really need."

Seeing his insistence, Leader Lin sighed helplessly and asked, "Then what about this videotape...?"

"Let them print it as soon as possible."

Zhang Yan rubbed his hands together and said, "It's better to say it sooner rather than later, lest things get complicated."

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"Print it out as soon as possible?"

The Xiang brothers were somewhat stunned when they received the news. They intercepted the videotape because they wanted to do the inspection team a favor, since Yong Sheng Company had already been laying out its business in mainland China since last year.

To everyone's surprise, the inspection team did not play by the rules.

The two brothers discussed it for a while but couldn't figure it out. However, since the other party had made such a request, they used some tricks to get the tabloid to print a special edition as soon as possible.

The front page featured a close-up of Zhang Yan's entire body. Because the camera was hidden inside a bucket, the shot from above made him appear exceptionally imposing.

The accompanying headline reads: "A Huge Guy Spotted in Mainland Inspection Team!"
Having been warned by Yong Sheng, they didn't dare to fabricate anything, only saying that they accidentally obtained the video from someone inside the hotel.

The newspaper was published around 1 p.m. and sold out by 3 p.m. Before nightfall, at least a third of the people on Hong Kong Island had seen the related reports...

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That afternoon.

"Big guy, hahaha~"

Wang Fei was laughing heartily in her hotel room, clutching her stomach.

Zhang Yan didn't take it seriously, holding up the color photo in the newspaper to compare it with his own: "How about it, isn't it quite photogenic?"

"Uh~"

Wang Fei choked for a moment, then asked speechlessly, "You were secretly photographed, aren't you angry at all?"

"I'm so angry, I'm extremely angry right now."

Zhang Yan put down his newspaper and said to Wang Fei, "So I'd like to ask you to spread the word that I'm going to hold a press conference tomorrow morning, and the location will be at the street corner."

"This……"

"What? You're a popular singer now, you can't even handle something this simple?"

"I can do it, but what exactly are you up to?"

"Explosives, of course."

Zhang Yan shrugged and said, "I was secretly photographed, I'm very angry, I want to swear, what's wrong with that?"

(End of this chapter)