Hong Kong variety show: The tycoon who emerged from Portland Street

Three days later, "The Great Robbery in Central" premiered.

Because it was his first film, Chen Mo took it very seriously.

The premiere was essentially held twice.

A scene was filmed in Causeway Bay, handled by the New Century Cinemas chain, where the main crew members were located.

They also invited media and some people from the entertainment industry, making it a normal premiere.

The other show was organized by Chen Mo himself, and it was held at the Sun Treasure Theatre on Nathan Road in Mong Kok.

This event was specifically organized for members of student organizations.

Chen Mo paid out of his own pocket to book the entire theater and gave the tickets to many of the top leaders and bigwigs within Hung Hing.

Other clubs also sent some, more or less.

Chen Mo organized this premiere not for publicity, but to make a gesture of goodwill towards some triads in Hong Kong.

Tell them that you own a film company, and also tell them that this film is yours.

To prevent them from setting their sights on us.

Nowadays, many movies released in Hong Kong Island are stolen by gangsters within a few days, and then all sorts of pirated videotapes are everywhere.

This significantly impacts box office revenue.

If you can rent a videotape for a few dollars and watch it with your friends, who would spend money to buy movie tickets!

Chen Mo put on this premiere to tell them that the company behind this movie is mine.

Out of respect for Chen Mo, some gangs would think twice before taking action, wondering if offending Chen Mo was worth it for a copy of a movie.

Of course, some people are not afraid of offending Chen Mo, while others feel that they will not be discovered even if they do it.

Therefore, this cannot completely prevent piracy.

However, even if the appearance of pirated videotapes is delayed by a few days and the number is reduced, it will still benefit the box office.

Chen Mo's premiere seemed to have no reporters, no news, and no big fuss. However, the people who came were all extraordinary.

Except for Ekin Cheng, who was far away in Macau and still feeling frustrated, all the other leaders of Hung Hing came.

Jiang Tiansheng was also there.

Although there were considerable underlying conflicts among them, they still had to maintain a facade of harmony.

Besides the Hung Hing members, many other large and small triads from Yau Tsim Mong also came.

Chen Mo personally stood at the door to greet the guests, while Shen Guodong, Da Tou, and several of his more shrewd underlings, including Ah Hu and Ah Long, followed behind him to lead the way.

"Sister Mei, Brother Bin, you're here!"

Upon seeing Thirteen Sister and the Han brothers approaching, Chen Mo warmly greeted them.

"Ah Mo, we'll definitely come to support your movie when it's released! We'll also check out how it's made, and if it's profitable, I'll open my own film company!" Han Bin joked.

"You should forget about it. There are plenty of ways to make money. Let's team up for a big one later, and I guarantee you'll make a killing."

Upon hearing about making money, Han Bin immediately became interested: "Tell me more!"

Thirteen Sister punched Han Bin on the back: "What's your hurry? Don't you know what kind of occasion this is!"

"When did you ever fall behind in making money, Ah Mo!"

"Oh dear, I'm so sorry, I forgot!" Han Bin apologized repeatedly.

Chen Mo waved his hand: "It's okay, I just want to make money, that's normal. But the money I'm talking about is still a long way off, probably next year."

I'll contact you then.

As the group was talking, a few more people walked over.

"Brother Mo, the box office is a huge success!" Before he even got close, Chui Shuiji's congratulatory voice arrived first.

"Thanks for coming, Brother Ji!" Chen Mo cupped his hands in greeting to the boastful Brother Ji, then looked at the person next to him, "Brother Ji, who is this?"

Chui Shui Ji quickly introduced, "Let me introduce you, this is Brother Min, the leader of the Heng number gang."

"Oh, Min-ge, it's an honor to meet you!" Chen Mo greeted Chui Shui Min warmly.

If it weren't for Chui Shuiji's introduction, Chen Mo would have thought that the camel had returned to Hong Kong Island.

Chui Shui Min replied in a similarly pleasant tone, "You're too kind. I've long heard of Chen Mo's reputation in Hung Hing. Not only are they skilled at seizing territory, but they're also quite adept at business!"

"Brother Min, you flatter me. You are a senior figure in the martial arts world, and I, as a junior, still have a lot to learn from you!"

Chui Shui Min's nickname is similar to Chui Shui Ji's, and he also looks harmless, but Chen Mo knows that this old guy is definitely not as simple as he appears on the surface.

This is an old silver coin with a similar personality to Jiang Tiansheng; otherwise, it wouldn't have been able to maintain its leading position in the Heng series for so long.

"Brother Ji, I'll have to trouble you to take good care of Brother Min for me! I've also prepared a banquet. After the movie, we can have a good chat."

"No problem, no problem."

Without anyone even asking, Chui Shui Ji led Chui Shui Min into the movie theater.

Upon seeing Chui Shui Min, Chen Mo recalled a man known as Heng Yiu Man, nicknamed "the most notorious bastard in Yau Ma Tei".

Chen Mo had considered recruiting Yao Wen back then, but Yao Wen had debuted earlier and was more famous than him.

When Chen Mo first debuted, Heng Zi Yaowen's name had already made a name for himself in Yau Ma Tei.

At that time, Chen Mo's idea of ​​recruiting Yaowen as his subordinate was simply wishful thinking.

After Chen Mo took over this year, he wasn't short of people and hadn't heard anything about Yao Wen, so he forgot about him.

It seems that Yaowen has now seen through Chui Shuimin's true nature and has retreated to the fruit market to sell his salted fish.

Hmm, I'll try to poach Yaowen later.

Chen Mo busied himself at the entrance for over an hour. Almost everyone who was supposed to come had arrived, and the movie finally started.

Throughout the movie, Chen Mo kept a close eye on everyone's movements.

Fortunately, the result wasn't bad, and everyone gave the movie positive reviews.

This was their hushed discussion, not said in front of Chen Mo, and it contained little polite flattery; it was simply that the movie was really good.

However, Chen Mo also heard some discontented voices.

They felt that the ending should be that Lung Wai kills the two policemen, burns down the police station, and then leaves with the money—that would be satisfying!

Well, all Chen Mo could say was that they were overthinking it; that wouldn't pass censorship.

The following day, Chen Mo arrived at the film company.

Upon seeing Chen Mo, Liu Piaopiao excitedly pounced on him and gave him a big kiss on the cheek.

The other people in the company also had smiles on their faces.

Li Yaofu was no longer tired; he was beaming with joy, as if he were in high spirits after a happy occasion.

"Looks like your premiere went really well yesterday!"

"Brother Mo, I'm going to be famous! I'm going to be a star!" Liu Piaopiao jumped up and down excitedly, hugging Chen Mo's arm.

After the premiere last night, many media outlets interviewed Liu Piaopiao, giving her a taste of fame.

Li Yaofu smiled and said, "Boss, the media were very supportive last night. After watching the movie, their reviews were all good. Our movie is sure to be a big hit."

Chen Mo nodded slightly and said, "That's good. Have the box office statistics from last night been released?"

"Hehe, I haven't had a chance to ask yet." Li Yaofu smiled sheepishly. "But I saw it last night, there were a lot of people watching movies in the theater, the box office will definitely be high."

Moreover, you've booked the entire theater for only one night, so the box office figures might not be accurate.

"That's true." Chen Mo nodded. "I'll ask Boss Chen about it later."