Hong Kong variety show: Hung Hing, are you contributing to society?

Lin Yaodong, accompanied by Gao Jin, appeared at Liang Kun's film company in Kowloon.

This place is less of a film company and more of a makeshift combination of a film set and an office.

Upon entering, you're greeted by a cluttered hall filled with various rudimentary sets and filming equipment. The air is thick with the smells of smoke, sweat, and cheap perfume, and the walls are covered with numerous daring posters.

Several scantily clad, expressionless young women sat in a corner, smoking and chatting, clearly "actors" waiting to be on camera.

Everything here exudes the air of a hastily organized, opportunistic, and poorly managed operation.

Compared to the atmosphere of the "Wolf Warrior" crew, which, while not luxurious, was at least professional and disciplined, this place was worlds apart.

Lin Yaodong remained calm, a faint, enigmatic smile still playing on his lips. Under Gao Jin's protection, he walked through the hall and into Liang Kun's office.

The office was nicely decorated, with genuine leather sofas and mahogany desks.

Uncharacteristically, Liang Kun was very enthusiastic and got up to greet him.

"Ah Dong's here! Please have a seat!" Liang Kun personally poured Lin Yaodong a glass of foreign liquor. "Try it, it's authentic Scotch whisky."

Lin Yaodong took the wine glass but didn't drink it. He simply placed it gently on the table and said with a smile, "Brother Kun, you're too kind. I wonder what you've done for me by calling me over today?"

"I wouldn't call it giving advice," Liang Kun said, sitting down on the sofa opposite him and leaning forward in a conciliatory manner. "Ah Dong, let's have a good chat behind closed doors today."

Lin Yaodong's smile remained unchanged: "Brother Kun is joking. We're not even in the same generation."

"Hey—" Handsome Kun waved his hand, "What senior or junior? In this business, what matters is ability and brains! Your film 'Wolf Warrior' is a huge hit in Hong Kong, everyone's giving it a thumbs up! I, Handsome Kun, admire talented young people like you the most!"

His eyes flickered slightly, and he leaned closer, lowering his voice to probe in a hypothetical tone: "Ah Dong, I mean, what if... just what if, your boss, Big Boss B, has been having a run of bad luck lately, and you were put in charge of Causeway Bay? What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Sha Qiang, who was standing behind Liang Kun, suddenly opened his eyes wide and looked at Liang Kun in disbelief.

He remembered it clearly: Brother Kun had promised that after taking down Boss B, he would fully support him, Silly Qiang, to take over as the leader of Causeway Bay!

What's wrong now...?

"Boss!" Sha Qiang couldn't help but call out.

Liang Kun gave Sha Qiang a sharp look, his gaze carrying a strong warning, and shouted sternly, "Shut up! Who gave you the right to speak here?"

Sha Qiang lowered his head dejectedly, not daring to say anything more, but his face was full of resentment and dissatisfaction.

Lin Yaodong took it all in, a cold smile playing on his lips, but his face maintained that enigmatic smile:

"Brother Kun, I don't quite understand what you're saying. Please just say what you have to say."

He knew that Leung Kwan was making empty promises and trying to sow discord.

When Liang Kun saw that Lin Yaodong wasn't falling for his tricks, he appreciated him even more; he simply enjoyed dealing with intelligent people.

"Great! I like straightforward people!" He slapped his thigh. "Alright, then, Brother Kun, I'll be frank! Ah Dong, come with me!"

He waved his hand dismissively, exuding an air of authority: "What can Boss B give you? A shabby gang, and a few blocks' worth of appearance fees?"

Follow me! What Boss B can give you, I, Handsome Kun, will give you double!

What he can't give you, I can! Money, women, territory—take your pick!

Let's make movies together, the kind of lucrative "sexy films." With your brains and my resources and boldness, it'll be a powerful combination. With a little effort from me, in just a few years, we'll have control over the entire entertainment industry in Hong Kong!

Looking at Liang Kun's impassioned manner, Lin Yaodong found it all laughable.

This guy probably doesn't know that the evidence of his plot to frame Chan Ho-nam and his collusion with Fat Dog is about to fall into Chiang Tin-sang's hands.

They can barely protect themselves, yet they're still daydreaming about unifying Hong Kong.

Lin Yaodong shook his head with a serious expression: "Brother Kun, I appreciate your kindness."

In the world of gangsters, I, Lin Yaodong, value loyalty and righteousness above all else.

Brother B has been very kind to me, and it wouldn't be right for me to turn around and side with you now."

"Righteousness? Ha!" Liang Kun scoffed disdainfully, as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world.

He stood up, walked to his desk, picked up a whiteboard marker, turned around, and wrote the traditional Chinese character for "righteousness" crookedly on a whiteboard hanging on the wall.

"Come on, Ah Dong, I'll tell you today what 'righteousness' is!" Liang Kun pointed at the word with his pen, spitting as he spoke.

"Look closely at this character! The top part is 'sheep,' and the bottom part is 'me'! Being loyal means treating yourself like a lamb to the slaughter, at the mercy of others! Only by being disloyal and being yourself can you enjoy a life of luxury!"

After he finished writing, he threw down his pen, walked back to Lin Yaodong, spread his hands, and wore a world-weary, mocking expression on his face:

"Loyalty? Ha! How do you write the word 'loyalty'? It's a sword stuck in your heart! Only a fool talks about loyalty!"

In this day and age, if someone talks to you about loyalty and goodwill... let me tell you, they're either trying to swindle you out of your money, or they want to sell you out while you're still counting their cash!

Lin Yaodong nodded in agreement, a look of "I've learned something" on his face, and even clapped his hands lightly.

"Kun is indeed cultured; he sees things very clearly."

"It's nothing special, just some experience from the underworld." Seeing that Lin Yaodong seemed to be persuaded, Liang Kun became even more smug, sat down again, and crossed his legs.

"I'm different. I, Handsome Kun, am a gangster who only cares about money! Money makes you a boss! Ah Tung, with your brains, it's a waste of your talent to follow that old geezer, Boss B! Come with me, we'll be the best partners, and the whole of Hong Kong Island will be ours!"

He leaned forward, his gaze fixed intently on Lin Yaodong, and posed one last question: "How about it? A rare opportunity!"

Lin Yaodong pondered for a moment, a perfectly measured look of hesitation and difficulty on his face, and rubbed his hands together: "Brother Kun, what you said makes a lot of sense and is very appealing..."

However, with Brother B, I've been with him for so long, it would be embarrassing to suddenly switch jobs, and the brothers in the underworld would gossip..."

"Hey—what's so difficult about that!" Liang Kun thought Lin Yaodong was interested but was just being polite, so he immediately laughed and said, "Leave it to me."

He opened the drawer, took out two thick stacks of Hong Kong dollars, threw them on the coffee table with a "thud," and pushed them in front of Lin Yaodong.

"Here's two hundred thousand! Consider it a small gift from me!"

Liang Kun said boldly, "Go back and tell Boss B that you think my film company has potential and want to come and work with me to make a few movies and learn from my experience."

Start as an actor or assistant director to get through the transition.

"After filming a few movies, you'll naturally be mine, and no one will be able to say no! How about that? Is that reason sufficient?"

Lin Yaodong looked at the HK$200,000, a barely perceptible hint of mockery flashing in his eyes.

He smiled, reached out and picked up the two stacks of money, weighed them in his hand, and then handed them to Gao Jin, who had been silent all along: "Jin, keep this safe."

Then he turned to Liang Kun with a beaming smile: "Brother Kun, you've really thought this through. I know what to do now."

"Great! Haha! That's wonderful!" Overjoyed, Liang Kun immediately stood up and affectionately put his arm around Lin Yaodong's shoulder.

"I knew you, Dong, were a smart guy! Come on, let me see you off! From now on, we're on the same side!"

Each with their own ulterior motives, the two laughed as they walked out of the office and into the noisy lobby.

Outside, a commotion erupted at the entrance to the hall.