Chapter 170 White Gloves and Kneeling to Admit Mistakes
Port Lan Street, Mong Kok, Hong Kong.
Not only are there many bars here, it is also a well-known red-light district in Hong Kong. At night, it becomes one of the most lively areas in Hong Kong.
At this time, several young men with colorful hair and tattoos all over their bodies, who looked like gangsters, each hugged a plump, scantily clad woman and staggered towards the small hotel opposite.
However, before they got halfway there, they were stopped by several people.
The sturdy man in the lead said to the yellow-haired man in the middle:
"Are you Banana Boy?"
"I am your grandpa, please get out of my way and don't disturb my fun."
I don’t know if Huangmao was used to being arrogant or if he was drunk and couldn’t see the situation clearly, so he seemed very arrogant.
The strong man was not annoyed at all, but smiled and said:
"It's just you!"
After saying that, his face changed and he picked up the yellow-haired man and walked into the narrow alley beside the street. No matter how the yellow-haired man struggled, it was useless.
The people behind him did the same thing, carrying Huangmao's companions into the alley.
As for those Feng sisters, although they were a little nervous, they left immediately after seeing that they had no intention of making things difficult for them.
"Pujie, where are you from? Do you know who I am, Banana Boy?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the strong man slapped him.
"You're dead. Leave your name behind if you dare."
He was greeted with another slap.
At this time, half of Huangmao's face was a little swollen, but he still said stubbornly:
"My boss is Wangzai Sangbiao, you..."
This time, before he could finish, he was slapped again.
At this time, blood was already oozing from the corners of Huangmao's mouth, and a look of fear finally appeared in his eyes.
"Boss, stop fighting. What do you want from me?"
The sturdy man pulled the yellow-haired man over and suddenly saw the tattoo on his chest and said:
"Why is your dragon tattoo halfway down?"
Hearing the strong man's words, the yellow-haired man felt like crying but had no tears.
"It was too painful to bear at the time, so I only got half of it done."
"Who asked you to go to Tseung Kwan O to harass that crew today?"
Only then did Huangmao realize why he was beaten this time.
Looking at the fierce-looking men in suits in front of him, he knew he had hit a wall this time.
"It was Sang Biao. It was Brother Sang Biao who asked me to do it. He gave us 50,000 yuan and asked us to harass the crew from time to time."
Huangmao had no intention of being loyal and told everything in one go.
"You are very smart. Where is Sang Biao?"
"I don't know about that." The yellow-haired man saw the strong man raise his hand again, and then immediately said, "He is usually at the Grand Paris nightclub. He has an idea and wants to be a mama-san there."
"Very good. Each of you slap yourself three times. Make sure you hear the noise. Go to that crew tomorrow and kowtow and apologize in person."
As the crisp sound rang out, the sturdy man drove away with his men and headed straight for the Grand Paris nightclub on Portland Street.
……
Repulse Bay, Xiang family villa.
Mrs. Chen walked into the study room with a cup of coffee and said to Xiang Huaqiang who was reading:
"Hua Qiang, why aren't you sleeping so late?"
"You go to sleep first, I'll wait for news."
Mrs. Chen placed the coffee in front of Xiang Huaqiang and said:
"That Liu Zhou can't even handle something like this, it seems he's nothing special. It's a pity that we still value him so much."
"Don't underestimate him. He has connections in Hong Kong, but it's a bit cheap to ask those connections to deal with such a little scoundrel, so he asked us for help."
"Why don't you just tell the people below to do the work? Why are you still hanging around?"
"Liu Zhou seems to be a little angry this time. Since we have decided to help him, we should do him a favor. We will also need his help when we invest in the north in the future."
"Is Liu Zhou really that powerful in the mainland?"
Xiang Huaqiang took a sip of coffee, looked at his wife and said seriously:
"Yes, and he's very strong! Now that he has acquired Golden Harvest, it can be said that the trend is set. Although we don't have to cooperate with him when we go north, it will be more effective if we cooperate with him.
And because of the acquisition of Jiahe, he was listed on the list, and it was said that he also had a relationship with the Huo family.
Only those short-sighted people in Hong Kong look down on Liu Zhou just because he is a mainlander.
Just wait and see, those people will have a hard time this time."
At this time, Xiang Huaqiang also noticed his wife's somewhat resentful look, and then he realized that he had just scolded his wife.
Xiang Huaqiang couldn't help but laugh:
"Alan, when I said you were short-sighted, I wasn't talking about you."
Mrs. Chen rolled her eyes at him when she saw this, then said in surprise, a little belatedly:
"Liu Zhou is actually connected with the Huo family?"
"Yes, this matter is not a secret at all in some circles in Hong Kong. After he acquired Golden Harvest, he also visited the Huo family mansion."
"If that's the case, then Liu Zhou really does have some roots in Hong Kong."
"Of course, in addition to the Huo family, Zou Wenhuai also supports him. Only those who have failed to see the situation clearly."
"Then Liu Zhou can completely solve this matter by himself this time?"
"That's right, but Liu Zhou probably didn't want to solve the problem so easily this time, so he found me."
"What does he mean?"
Xiang Huaqiang stirred his coffee and said with a smile:
"What else could it mean? He wanted to teach those people behind this a lesson! But he was afraid of dirtying his hands, so he asked me to do it."
Hearing Xiang Huaqiang's words, Mrs. Chen suddenly became indignant and said excitedly:
"Is Liu Zhou using us as his white gloves? What qualifications does he have?!"
"He is not qualified, but even if we don't agree to help him, it won't be a big loss for him. At worst, he can handle the matter himself."
"He looks at us like this and you still agree to help him?"
Xiang Huaqiang put the coffee on the table, put away the smile on his face, sighed and said:
"There is no way, the Hong Kong of today is no longer the Hong Kong of the past.
In the past, we could rely on our status to do whatever we wanted in the circle, but that’s no longer the case.
On the contrary, our previous identities will become a huge shackle for us. Although we have tried hard to whitewash ourselves in recent years, the impression we left on everyone is deeply rooted and difficult to wash away.
Although we are not short of money, we are just rich and will never be in the eyes of some people.
We have no hope, but we cannot let Zuo follow our old path. He must stand in front of people with a clear conscience.
So anything I can do to help him is fine, and now it’s just a matter of being a white glove again.”
Mrs. Chen saw her husband paving the way for her son, and her expression suddenly became a little unnatural. She said hesitantly:
"Brother Qiang, Zuo wants to enter the entertainment industry."
"Isn't this just perfect? He was originally meant to inherit our family business."
"No, he wants to be an actor." "No!" Xiang Huaqiang said angrily, "What's so good about being an actor? He knows what's going on in the acting circle. Let him give up this idea and learn how to manage a company."
"Brother Qiang, you know that his temper is as stubborn as yours."
"If this loser dares to become an actor, I will break his legs. I will also see which company dares to hire him to act."
Seeing that Xiang Huaqiang was so angry, Mrs. Chen stopped talking and started to coax her husband, calming him down a little.
But she knew that there would definitely be a big quarrel between them, father and son.
Just when Xiang Huaqiang's expression had returned to calm, the phone on the table suddenly rang.
"Hello, Brother Qiang, I'm Aaron."
"Aaron, what's going on?"
"We found out that it was Su Qi and Du Wen Ze who ordered this."
"If you find out, then do something!"
"Brother Qiang, to what extent?"
Not sure if it was because of his son's lingering anger, Xiang Huaqiang said calmly:
"Break one leg for each of them, and Du Wen will give them three big slaps!"
"Okay Brother Qiang."
After hanging up the phone, Xiang Huaqiang took a deep breath and then dialed Liu Zhou's number.
On the other side, the leading muscular man named Aaron threw the bruised and battered Sang Biao aside, and then led his men out of the Grand Paris nightclub.
The next day, the crew of "New World" arrived at the Tseung Kwan O studio early.
At this moment, most people are still a little worried, because they know that the crew must have offended someone, and the negotiation yesterday did not resolve the problem. Today, those bad guys will definitely come to harass again.
In the past, there were many direct conflicts between Hong Kong film crews and Young and Dangerous, but it was almost always the film crew that suffered the loss.
However, what they didn't expect was that when they arrived at the set, they saw an unbelievable scene.
The few hooligans who were arrogantly riding their motorcycles around the crew and shouting and cursing yesterday were now kneeling at the door of the crew with their faces a little swollen.
As more and more people came, everyone looked at them curiously.
The yellow-haired man was kneeling on the ground, feeling ashamed and angry as he watched himself and his friends being watched like monkeys.
But thinking of the identities of the people last night, no matter how shameful it was, he had to persevere.
Who the hell knew this crew had such a strong background, they were actually protected by Xinji.
After seeing their boss being beaten half to death last night, and thinking of Xinji's reputation, several of them came here early today and have been kneeling for nearly two hours.
At this time, Liu Zhou finally arrived at the set. Seeing that the entrance was full of people, he couldn't help but walk over out of curiosity.
When someone saw Liu Zhou, they immediately respectfully called him "Mr. Liu".
The people around also noticed Liu Zhou coming over and greeted him warmly, their tone also becoming more respectful.
Liu Zhou felt a little strange about this, but didn't show it and just nodded in response.
Arriving at the door, Mr. Liu finally saw the hooligans from yesterday kneeling there.
Now Liu Zhou finally knew what was going on.
Liu Zhou walked up to the few people and saw that they seemed to have been taught a lesson.
Now that he had learned his lesson, Liu Zhou was not going to embarrass these minions. It would not be good for them to kneel here all the time.
"You can go."
Huang Mao glanced at Liu Zhou and said tentatively:
"Are you Mr. Liu?"
"Yes, go ahead, no one will embarrass you anymore."
Several people hurriedly stood up to express their gratitude, but because they were numb from kneeling, they fell back to the ground, saying:
"Thank you, Mr. Liu. We'll be leaving soon."
After saying that, several people stumbled away quickly.
After Liu Zhou saw the others leave, he said loudly:
"Everyone, go away and get ready to start work."
The crew members immediately dispersed. When Liu Zhou walked in, Andy Lau and Simon Yam walked over side by side.
"Ah Zhou, is the matter resolved?"
"It's solved. It's just a few rats trying to cause trouble behind the scenes. It's nothing serious."
"That's good. I was thinking of introducing you to a few people last night."
"Brother Hua, thank you, the problem has been solved." Liu Zhou said with a smile.
"Mr. Liu, if you have any more troubles, I can ask my eldest brother for help. He still has some face." Ren Dahua continued.
In fact, Ren Dahua was also trying to use his connections last night to see if he could help Liu Zhou solve this problem.
Liu Zhou is a rising big shot in the industry. If you do him a favor, you will have a wider path in the future.
But I didn't expect that he had connections in Hong Kong and solved the problem in just half a day, and so easily.
This made Ren Dahua look up to him even more, and his status in his heart also rose a few levels.
"Thank you, Mr. Ren. I'll remember your favor. If you need any help in the future, you can come to me directly."
Liu Zhou knew that Ren Dahua's brother was a middle or senior level official in the Hong Kong police force and he had some influence in the circle.
In the past, when the Hong Kong entertainment industry was in chaos, when some actors got into trouble, many people would look for him to help them resolve it.
Because of his brother's face, things are often resolved well, so he has a lot of face and a high status in the Hong Kong entertainment circle.
Although he has fewer troubles now, his status in the circle is not affected at all by his previously accumulated fame and good popularity.
Since Ren Dahua took the initiative to show goodwill, Liu Zhou would of course accept it. He is not the arrogant Long Aotian.
Our teacher told us that we should make our enemies fewer and our friends more.
When Ren Dahua heard Liu Zhou's words, a smile appeared on his face.
After entering the set, I went to the dressing room to prepare for work.
After more than an hour, everything was ready and "New World" began to reshoot.
The scene shot today is the one where the boss of the Kinmen Group dies, and several main gang characters are all there.
This is a big scene. It was originally planned to be filmed yesterday afternoon, but because of a few mice, it was postponed to now.
Outside the hospital's operating room, Ding Qing, the third in command played by Liang Jiahui, and Wu Zhongjiu, the fourth in command played by Wu Zhenyu, sat on both sides of the first row of chairs, with several empty seats in between.
From the second row onwards are a group of group veterans and middle-level managers, and on either side of the two men are their respective subordinates.
The male lead Li Zicheng, played by Andy Lau, stood far behind. Facing the serious injury of his boss, he could not hide the heaviness on his face, but there was more relief in his eyes.
After all, as an undercover agent, it was very respectful for him not to laugh out loud when facing the tragic end of a gang leader.
There are nearly a hundred muscular men in suits outside the operating room, forming a dark mass. This brings a sense of oppression and intimidation to the camera image, and also allows one to intuitively see the status of Ding and Wu and the implicit confrontation between the two sides.
The three people, two in front and one behind, form a triangular confrontation in the camera. Without saying a word, they form three visual center points, releasing full visual tension.
(End of this chapter)