A grand feast for the Chinese entertainment industry

Chapter 99 Conflict
Soon we arrived at the filming location of "All's Well, Ends Well 97" in a large house.

They're filming a scene with Stephen Chow right now. Not only are there a lot of passersby watching the spectacle, but many of the actors in the crew, who aren't filming at the moment, are also watching from the sidelines.

To avoid making noise, Lin Jianlu and Ge Fuhong got out of the car and temporarily stopped on the outer edge to watch.

There was a Hong Kong version of "All's Well, Ends Well," which was a huge hit during the 92 Lunar New Year season.

Originally intended as a Lunar New Year film, a family-friendly comedy, it featured a large number of Hong Kong stars, making it feel like a grand celebration. The 92 version received excellent reviews, proving that Hong Kong people really enjoyed this kind of movie. So, a few years later, Wong Pak-ming planned to make another one, not a sequel, but it is said to continue the family-friendly formula. Not only will the original cast, including Stephen Chow and Wong Pak-ming himself, be retained, but the approach will also be to invite a large number of stars to help out, and even use the same names directly—this practice is commonplace in the Hong Kong film industry and is not surprising at all.

Basically, we just go for it whenever we have an idea or a market, as long as we can make money!

Standing on the perimeter, Brigitte Lin affectionately hugged Lin Chien-lu's arm without any hesitation, and simply introduced almost all the actors on set today—Stephen Chow, Huang Pai-ming, Chiao Hung, Wu Chen-yu, Wu Chien-lien, Chung Li-ti, Ng Wing-wai, Li Tzu, Li Wan-hua, Teddy Robin, and so on.

Lin Jianlu knew about half of them, but he had worked with almost all of them, and was even quite familiar with them.

Soon, they passed a set and filming was paused. They went over here, and Huang Baiming saw Lin Jianlu and Brigitte Lin. He took the initiative to greet them. Back then, he was one of the Seven Wonders of Cinema City, and Sylvia Chang was the art director of Cinema City's Taiwan branch. They had known each other for a long time, so he would generally give Sylvia Chang face. When Lin Jianlu first arrived in Hong Kong, he and Xu Ke and others gave him face and support.

A few polite words served as a tactful apology; I've really been too busy lately.

Huang Baiming simply waved his hand, saying it was no big deal.

That's just how things are in the martial world; it's nothing more than human relationships and social customs.

People came to support you because of Sylvia Chang's influence. You've just arrived in Hong Kong, so if they invite you to play a role later, you should agree. But if you don't want to act, you should at least apologize and explain in person that you can work together again when the time and opportunity are right.
A seasoned veteran of the underworld wouldn't do something like forcibly breaking someone's back.

So they chatted and laughed, and perhaps Huang Baiming had some minor grudges in his heart, but at this point they were not worth mentioning.

He even took the initiative to invite many actors over to say hello.

Christy Chung is very beautiful, and Li Zi is quite charming.

Before long, even Zhou Xingchi came over. He seemed a little aloof, but he wasn't as taciturn and unsociable as Lin Jianlu had imagined. He was quite talkative and cheerful.

Wu Zhenyu himself is not evil at all; he has a very upright face.

While they were talking, the director arrived. His name was Zhang Jianting. Lin Qingxia had introduced him on the way here. He was a senior director with considerable achievements. He was also a typical all-rounder in Hong Kong cinema, capable of writing, directing, and acting. Films such as "Wrong Wedding Night" and "My Cousin, My Sister" achieved good box office results in the 1980s, making him one of the famous directors of the Hong Kong school.

Therefore, Lin Jianlu was also very polite and took the initiative to extend her hand, saying, "Hello, Director Zhang!"

However, the other party looked displeased and simply left Lin Jianlu standing there, then greeted Lin Qingxia and nodded to Ge Fuhong before calling to the crew, "Let's go, let's get to work! A northerner... pshaw!"

Lin Jianlu was a little stunned, and it took her two seconds to withdraw her hand.

Everyone was a bit stunned, especially Brigitte Lin. She stared at Zhang Jianting for several seconds before turning to look at Lin Jianlu. At that moment, Ge Fuhong suddenly reached out and grabbed Lin Jianlu's arm, squeezing it hard before letting go. Huang Baiming, having already reacted, shouted angrily at Zhang Jianting, "Hey..."

That's incredibly disrespectful! People should all be friendly and make money together. By doing this, he's offending a lot of people!

"Northern guy" and "Northern girl" were derogatory terms used to refer to people from the mainland in the entertainment circle ten years ago. It was not uncommon. You could only put up with it. Some people even called Liu Jialing "Northern girl" to her face. Liu Jialing was so angry that she cried, but there was nothing she could do about it.

But it's 1996 now, and they're making a comeback next year!

It's hard to say about the general public in Hong Kong, but at least within the film industry, people no longer openly discriminate based on region—so what if someone is from the North? So what if someone is from the North? Li Lianjie's films still sell like hotcakes, right? Liu Jialing has already integrated into the local community! As long as people are willing to integrate and can help you make money at the box office, everyone can make money peacefully!
What's more, this "northerner" is incredibly famous; it's just that this collaboration didn't work out this time, which is normal in the film and television industry. Why be so stubborn and engage in this kind of regional discrimination to his face?
The scene was silent, and the actors and crew members were all a little stunned.

Lin Jianlu stared coldly at Zhang Jianting, "What did you just say?"

Zhang Jianting seemed to be about to leave, but upon hearing Lin Jianlu's words, he turned back, a disdainful smirk playing on his lips. "Tch!" he said, clearly not wanting to acknowledge her at all, before calling out again, "Let's get to work! Let's get to work!"

"A Northman?!"

Learning the other person's Cantonese pronunciation, Lin Jianlu almost gritted her teeth as she uttered those words.

He wasn't a child; he had long known that navigating the underworld was never a smooth journey. Your fame and wealth could largely shield you from the dangers of the world, but danger always existed. Therefore, besides having two top agents protecting him, Lin Jianlu himself valued social connections immensely, striving to have friends all over the world. More friends meant fewer enemies, allowing him to make money peacefully. He was unwilling to easily antagonize anyone, especially given the possibility of reconciliation.

Unless you're an idiot like Chen Kaige from a few days ago.

However, in reality, falling out with someone is not a big deal—not wanting to offend anyone doesn't mean being afraid of anyone.

The word "Northerner" startled him for two seconds, but he quickly came to his senses.

Discrimination against mainlanders by Hong Kong people is not a new phenomenon that has existed for three or five years. Even thirty years from now, discrimination against mainlanders will still be the norm. Now, it seems that after a sudden surge in popularity masked all the malice, a backlash has begun?

Zhang Jianting also looked over, seemingly getting into the spirit, with a provocative expression, "How about it, you Northerner!"

I'll fuck you!

Huang Baiming was very unhappy and made a move to grab Zhang Jianting's arm, saying, "Hey, have you lost your mind! You..." But at this moment, Lin Jianlu suddenly took a step forward, bent over and lowered his shoulders, and with both hands together, he flicked upwards, directly knocking away the other's arm. Then, with lightning speed, he delivered a single elbow strike, and with a "poof," everyone was surprised to find that Zhang Jianting had been sent flying.

The series of actions happened so fast that it happened in the blink of an eye.

As the crowd gasped in surprise, Zhang Jianting had already flown over the heads of the people behind him, but his momentum did not falter. Instead, he flew backward in a large parabolic shape until he was seven or eight meters away. His back slammed into a wall with a thud, and he slid to the ground, sitting down with a thud, his face ashen and motionless.

Two seconds later, the entire audience erupted in uproar.

Then it went silent again.

Those crew members who were nearby, including actors like Huang Baiming, clearly witnessed the entire conflict between the two. At this moment, they all widened their eyes in uncontrollable fear as they looked at Lin Jianlu.

Meanwhile, many people who were far away were just bored and watching the film crew shoot nearby. They couldn't see what was happening inside, so they didn't know what kind of conflict was going on. They just saw someone suddenly fly up and crash into the wall with a bang, so they thought they were filming some kind of fight scene and immediately exclaimed in surprise.

The inner circle was so quiet you could hear a pin drop, while the outer circle suddenly became chaotic.

It lasted for several seconds!
Huang Baiming snapped out of his daze immediately, looking at Lin Jianlu as if she were a monster, but he quickly pushed aside the people around him and shouted, "Help! Help! Get out of the way!"

The crew members suddenly came to their senses.

Lin Qingxia snapped back to reality, took a step forward, and grabbed Lin Jianlu's arm tightly, her voice trembling with fear, "Are you crazy? You, you..."

Ge Fuhong immediately snapped out of her daze, turned her head and looked at Lin Jianlu with great surprise, but immediately turned around and ran straight over, almost one step behind Huang Baiming, and squatted down next to Zhang Jianting.

Lin Jianlu gently patted Lin Qingxia's hand, "Don't worry, you won't die!"

Sure enough, although Huang Baiming and Ge Fuhong didn't dare touch Zhang Jianting because they didn't know if he had any fractures or anything, about ten seconds later, while Huang Baiming was still yelling for someone to call an ambulance, Zhang Jianting, whose face was ashen and who looked like he had stopped breathing, suddenly exhaled a breath and then gasped for air. Once he recovered a little, the first thing he did was look up at Lin Jianlu in the crowd, his eyes filled with fear!

This guy actually knows martial arts! And he's a master at it!

He hadn't even seen what was happening yet. When he came to his senses, he realized that he had been flying. Then, his back hit the wall, and he felt himself suddenly unable to breathe. For the past ten or twenty seconds, everyone could only watch in astonishment and horror. He felt like he had taken a trip to the underworld!
I almost thought I was going to die!
…………

The ambulance screamed.

Police cars then sped up.

The crew had completely lost control of the scene, and bystanders who had been watching from a distance had all rushed over.

So, surrounded by an unknown number of onlookers, Zhang Jianting was carried into an ambulance on a stretcher, and then the ambulance sped away.

Lin Jianlu, sandwiched between two police officers, calmly got into the police car.

The police car sped away, and Ge Fuhong and Lin Qingxia's car gave chase.

(End of this chapter)