Hong Kong films: From street thugs to Hong Kong financial tycoons

Deep in the Ten Thousand Mountains lies Yuntai Peak.

The deafening roar of heavy machinery echoed wildly through this pristine valley, isolated from the world for thousands of years.

Lin Yao jumped off the military off-road vehicle, his feet resting on the yellow earth that had just been flattened by bulldozers and still smelled of mud.

Instead of wearing expensive leather shoes, he put on a pair of extremely rugged tactical Martin boots, turned up the collar of his windbreaker high, and strode towards the core construction area halfway up the mountain, braving the strong wind blowing through the valley.

Today, Yau Shu-yee also very sensibly shed her celebrity aura. She wore a neat high ponytail, a tidy denim outfit and sneakers, and followed closely behind Lin Yao.

Even though the dust from the sky had dirtied her fair face, there was no disgust in her beautiful eyes, only a deep awe for the massive project before her, a project that seemed to move mountains and fill seas.

Wang Pangzi was exhausted, panting heavily as he struggled to keep up behind.

"This place has amazing feng shui, but it's also a truly torturous and dangerous place."

Lin Yao walked along, glancing around at the same time.

The originally steep mountainside was carved out with explosives and excavators, creating a wide, winding construction road. On both sides of the road, there were piles of rebar as high as small mountains and bags of special cement.

"Boss, why did you climb up here yourself!"

Just then, a burst of extremely excited, high-pitched roar came from under the scaffolding not far ahead.

A young man, covered in mud and as black as charcoal, wearing a red hard hat and holding a megaphone, tumbled and crawled out of a pile of steel pipes.

It was Li Qiang, the ordinary college student who was completely turned into a die-hard fan by Lin Yao with ten million yuan in cash!

Li Qiang ran up to Lin Yao, trembling with excitement. He wanted to shake hands, but when he looked at his hands covered in mud, he awkwardly rubbed them frantically on his dirty work pants.

"Alright, stop rubbing against me. Construction workers are never clean."

Lin Yao casually reached out and patted Li Qiang on the shoulder, even giving his noticeably more muscular shoulder a squeeze.

"You've gotten darker and thinner, but you've also become more muscular. How about it, Chief Engineer Li? I've poured in ten billion yuan of real money; you bunch of privileged kids, did you have a good time?"

Upon hearing the title "Chief Engineer Li," Li Qiang's eyes instantly welled up with tears.

For an ordinary student who hasn't even graduated yet, being directly appointed as the chief person in charge of a multi-million dollar epic project is an act of kindness that is even more profound than being given a second chance at life.

"That was great, boss! I've never fought such a satisfying battle in my life!"

Li Qiang wiped the sweat and mud from his face, his eyes blazing with fanatical light. He turned around and pointed to the bottomless, massive foundation pit behind him, densely packed with terrifying steel reinforcement mesh.

"Boss, look, the rock formations here are even harder than we expected."

Li Qiang eagerly reported on the project's progress, his tone filled with the extreme pride typical of an engineering student.

"We strictly followed the stress analysis model on the drawings and directly deployed more than a dozen heavy rotary drilling rigs to drive a total of 108 special load-bearing steel columns, each 50 meters deep, into the rock face halfway up the mountain."

"With this inverted pouring technique, combined with the monolithic casting of pure reinforced concrete, let alone building a Celestial Master's Mansion, you could even build a small missile launch silo on top of it, and it absolutely wouldn't collapse!"

Lin Yao looked in the direction Li Qiang was pointing and saw that inside the huge foundation pit, thousands of workers were like diligent ants, shuttling through the steel jungle, carrying out extremely precise binding work.

Above them, helicopters continued to airdrop supplies.

"Well done."

Lin Yao nodded in satisfaction.

"Have the underground spaces for the Ten Thousand Ghosts Gate and the Three Pure Ones Main Hall been reserved on the blueprints?"

"Everything has been pre-set, down to the last cent!"

Li Qiang patted his chest and guaranteed.

"Boss, all of our hundreds of classmates are living and working on the construction site right now. For every step of the process, we have dedicated personnel who use the blueprints to conduct on-site comparisons and verifications down to the millimeter level."

"This isn't just building a house; it's creating a timeless work of art!"

Seeing Li Qiang's attitude of wanting to throw his life into the construction site, Lin Yao chuckled inwardly. This combination of a multi-million dollar reward and absolute trust had indeed won over these passionate young people completely.

The group continued up the construction path, preparing to reach the highest point on the mountaintop for a panoramic view.

As they walked, they heard heavy breathing and the extremely harsh sound of rubber batons being struck from a slope ahead.

"Hurry up, haven't you eaten? This load of bricks weighs at least 150 pounds, and you've been dawdling for ages and can't even climb this slope?"

A Hung Hing henchman, dressed in a black suit and wearing sunglasses, held a black riot control baton in his hand and cursed mercilessly at a laborer carrying a heavy load in front of him.

The laborer was shirtless, his back covered in red spots from sunburn and bloody marks from being rubbed by bricks.

Most strikingly, he was wearing an extremely comical yellow hard hat.

Moreover, the edge of the helmet had been welded shut with extremely crude welding techniques, with several steel wires welded directly to it, making it as firmly stuck to his chin like an iron cage.

This design is absolutely unique and stunning on the entire construction site.

"Brother... I really can't walk anymore. I've already carried eight hundred bricks today. If I keep going, my legs will be ruined..."

The laborer lowered the carrying pole from his shoulder slightly, his legs trembling violently, his voice filled with a despair and collapse that felt like he was living a life worse than death.

Upon hearing the somewhat familiar voice, Fatty Wang, who was standing behind, brightened up and burst out laughing.

"Hey, isn't this Big D from the Tsuen Wan district? Haven't seen him in a few days, and he's gotten so bloated?"

Upon hearing the name "Big D," the laborer wearing a welded-on safety helmet shuddered violently and turned his head with great difficulty.

When Big D's bloodshot, sunken eyes finally saw Lin Yao standing not far away, dressed in casual clothes and looking like a demon king descended to earth.

Clang!

The carrying pole on Big D's shoulder slipped off, and the two heavy baskets of red bricks crashed to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.

Almost reflexively, his knees buckled, and he collapsed to his knees on the muddy ground covered with pebbles!

"Mr. Lin... Mr. Lin..."

Where is the trace of the arrogance and domineering attitude that Big D displayed when he pointed a gun at Lin Yao in the nightclub?

His originally robust physique had shrunk considerably after just over half a month of extremely heavy physical labor and mental torment.

He looked like a stray dog ​​that had been completely drained of its energy.

"Hey D, are you getting used to wearing this helmet?"

Lin Yao, with his hands in his pockets, slowly walked up to Big D and looked down at him.

"Habit... habit..."

Big D nodded frantically, tears mixed with sweat and mud, washing two comical lines down his face.

"Boss Lin, I was wrong, I really know I was wrong. Please have mercy and just let me go."

"I'll never go back to Hong Kong to join gangs again, and I'll never go fishing again!"

"This place is no human being! These college students don't treat me like a human being at all. If even one brick isn't laid out correctly, they have their Hung Hing brothers beat me with sticks! They're training me to death!"

As Big D cried and begged, he kowtowed repeatedly, his welded safety helmet hitting the rocks with a dull thud.

Looking at Big D's miserable state, where all his edges had been worn down, Lin Yao curled up a dry, cold smile.

To truly tame this unruly gangster, mere violence can only bring him to his knees temporarily.

Only this kind of prolonged, undignified, extreme physical torture can completely destroy his psychological defenses and make him engrave fear into his very bones.

"Let you go. The project isn't finished yet. Where can we find such high-quality free labor like you?"

Lin Yao ruthlessly shattered Big D's illusions.

"Keep picking. I'll have someone saw off the welding rod on your head whenever the Celestial Master's Mansion on this mountaintop is completed."

After saying that, Lin Yao didn't even bother to look at him again and led his men straight past Big D.

"Hey Big D, did you hear that? The boss said get back to work, stop pretending to be dead!"

The Hung Hing henchman grinned maliciously and slapped Big D on the buttocks with a stick.

Big D closed his eyes in despair, and could only, like a walking corpse, shoulder the heavy carrying pole again and move step by step toward the top of the mountain.

Faced with absolute power, this former underworld boss no longer even had the right to control his own life and death.

Half an hour later, Lin Yao and his group finally reached the highest point of Yuntai Peak.

This is an extremely open flat area, surrounded on three sides by bottomless cliffs.

Standing here, you can even feel the sea of ​​clouds rolling beneath your feet, and the strong wind makes your clothes flutter. It feels as if you could reach out and touch the sky.

In the very center of the flat land, an extremely large Tai Chi Bagua Square, large enough to accommodate thousands of people, has been completed with an extremely smooth and hardened concrete pour.

At the end of the square, the most central Sanqing main hall, although only a huge wooden frame has been erected so far, already exudes the oppressive aura of an Eastern divine court that commands respect and overlooks all living beings.

"This is so amazing..."

Standing on the edge of the cliff, looking at the magnificent architectural framework in front of her and the rolling sea of ​​clouds below, Chingmy Yau felt as if her soul had been cleansed.

Fatty Wang was so excited that he spun around on the spot, gesturing with his hands in the air to indicate various camera positions.

"Boss, this is amazing! This place was practically made for our movie."

"Once the main hall is completed, the main camera will be set up in the very center of this Tai Chi Square. With a push of the camera arm, we will give the towering Three Pure Ones statue an extremely stunning low-angle close-up shot."

"No special effects are needed; the sheer oppressive atmosphere of this real-life setting alone is enough to scare moviegoers so much they'd wet their pants!"

Lin Yao walked to the center of Tai Chi Square, stepped on the hard concrete under his feet, and felt the miracle built by money and the hard work of countless people.

Watching blueprints gradually become reality gives you a sense of accomplishment that comes from controlling everything, a feeling that no virtual digital game can match.

"Wang Sanri".

Lin Yao turned his head, his deep gaze fixed on the extremely excited Fatty Wang and Qiu Shuyi.

"The framework of the main hall has been completed; all that remains is the fine decoration and finishing touches."

Lin Yao's voice sounded particularly spacious and domineering amidst the sea of ​​clouds: "The crew can enter now. Notify Master Lin Zheng to take all the equipment and personnel and fly to Sichuan."

"I've already had Li Ming prepare a global distribution and promotion channel for Universal Lionsgate in Hollywood."

Lin Yao pointed to the Sanqing main hall, which was still under construction, his eyes blazing with extremely fanatical ambition: "In half a month, right here, I'm going to hold a world-shaking opening ceremony. I want audiences all over the world to see what the ultimate violent aesthetics of Eastern mythology are!"