69novels Chapter 072 Here we go again? Trying to scare you to death, Master Xiong?
Chapter 072 Here we go again? Trying to scare you to death, Master Xiong?
The same day, around noon on May 8th.
In a theater in Yau Ma Tei, Bone-Scratching Heung walked out of the theater with his girlfriend and a few henchmen, cursing and swearing.
After standing on the street and looking around, he started cursing, "That mainland bastard Ah Jie is so disrespectful."
"Damn it, we've been begging him for so long and he still won't budge. These past few days, we've had more and more of our brothers getting attacked."
I really want to teach him a lesson.
Ah Xiong and his brothers had previously watched (Once Upon a Time in China II), and this was a rewatch.
This film, which was released in mid-April, is aiming for a box office of 30 million.
The more this happened, the more envious Old Cai's gang of thugs became; these were money trees to be robbed!
However, the competition among the three forces was not as intense as before. In the past few days, David Luo invited a group of powerful people, and Old Yang from Taiwan also came to Yong Sheng.
They're starting to gather around Fu Yi like a firecracker.
On the other hand, even the 14th gang's territory started to be frequently raided, and Ah Xiong felt that something was gradually going wrong in the underworld.
To be fair, Lao Cai is part of a Dutch drug cartel's marketing network that deals in drugs in Europe, but he doesn't touch heroin.
In the past few years since Lao Cai returned to Hong Kong, he has bought a lot of properties in Hong Kong and Kowloon, and he also wants to bring back some underlings and recruit people here.
Ah Xiong and others like him were local small-time workers who were attracted by the high salaries and opportunities to switch jobs.
The 14th Brother Yong, who shares the same nickname as Zhang Bozhi's father, is also a local bigwig and is Lao Cai's partner.
Just as Ah Xiong was cursing, one of his underlings looked across the street and said, "Hey, Brother Xiong, there's a foreigner over there who seems to be watching you."
Ah Xiong was startled and instinctively shrank back, pulling his girlfriend in front of him.
When he looked over, he did see a foreigner who looked to be in his thirties, quite ugly, carrying a long, narrow backpack on one shoulder.
Just like the foreigner he encountered outside the set of (Invincible East) a few days ago.
She was holding a small bottle of liquor in one hand, sipping her drink, and staring at him expressionlessly.
Is this the same person from a few days ago? No, it's the one who was clearly over 1.8 meters tall from a few days ago.
This one is a little over 1.7 meters tall, and much uglier than the last one.
The hair on Tigu Xiong's body stood on end. "Damn it, you're going to do it again? Trying to scare your master Xiong to death?"
While cursing in the street, Ah Xiong hurriedly shrank back and nervously looked around.
Is that foreigner's long, narrow backpack still carrying an AK?
He was just following the boss's orders to cause trouble when he discovered that Brother Nan from Shixiawei was also there.
His attitude wasn't exactly respectful, but he didn't say anything offensive either.
At most, I would think to myself that Nan-ge Ishigami is just like that, a bit overrated and not as domineering as the legends say.
He doesn't have any big boss or godfather aura; he looks like a super pretty boy. Thinking about it, is that a sin?
When he tried to take people from Jiahe and Wanwan Lao Yang, the other side would at most send their underlings as thugs to ambush him.
Can someone carrying an AK be compared to someone carrying an AK? A guy with an AK robbing a gold shop is already sensational news.
This cemented the name of a legendary thief king!
After yelling, Ah Xiong lost his temper. He glanced around and saw patrolling police and military personnel a few dozen meters away. He cried out in surprise and joy, "Officers, help me!"
"Officer, help me! Someone's trying to kill me!"
He didn't dare to run, so he hunched over and let his girlfriend and other henchmen take the bullets.
The shouts startled not only the patrol officers dozens of meters away, but also many passersby nearby.
The street was in chaos when two men in military uniforms ran over, their hands on their gun holsters.
The area around the theater entrance has become much emptier.
A middle-aged policeman looked around in the open space, one hand still on his gun holster. Only after confirming that there was no danger around did he seriously examine the group of men, including the Bone-Scraping Hero.
When the middle-aged man recognized him, he grinned and started cursing, "Isn't this Xiong Ge? Are you out of your mind, asking us for help?"
Ah Xiong's girlfriend and his underlings also had very interesting expressions.
Tigu Xiong stood up awkwardly with a forced smile, then noticed that the ugly Russian had disappeared somewhere. He forced a smile and said, "I just had a split personality."
"Shouldn't I be punished too harshly for making a false police report?"
This was a huge embarrassment, and the more I think about it, the more scared I get.
In particular, it is rumored that Brother Nan from Shixiawei likes to treat people to peanuts and is neurotic.
Even Ah Xiong has realized now that those foreigners were probably from Moscow.
It's no secret that one of Ishikyo Nango's main businesses is trade with Moscow.
Secret my foot! When Su Nan first asked Hong Jinbao if he wanted to learn it, Old Hong already knew that Hutchison Whampoa made tens of millions in profit that year.
Even a petty thug who doesn't follow international news knows that Moscow is not just a little chaotic.
The foreigner's death stare last time had already terrified him so much that he couldn't sleep well for days. Another one? And he could easily find someone else to stare at him.
What's wrong with him asking the police for help when he was having a mental breakdown? It may be embarrassing, but at least the Russian got away.
The two patrol officers were speechless, then relaxed and began to ask who wanted to kill the Bone-Scraping Man.
Ah Xiong then stood his ground, saying that he was delirious due to schizophrenia and no one would kill him.
It was considered a false police report, and then, angered by the uniform, he took Ah Xiong back to the nearby police station.
Ah Xiong almost burst out laughing. At least if he went inside for two days, he could eat well and sleep soundly.
No matter how neurotic and shameless Brother Nan of Shixiawei is, he can't let the Russians storm the police station with an AK just to mess with a nobody like him.
He left gracefully, leaving his girlfriend and his underlings looking at each other in bewilderment.
……
On the set of Sha Tin (The Greed of Man), the crew finished filming one scene and is preparing for the next.
Just as Zhou Huimin was relaxing and about to rest, her female bodyguard came to report that Zhang Min had come to visit the set and seemed to have something to discuss with her.
Amin hesitated for a few seconds before readily going to pick up Zhang Min; the two weren't very familiar with each other.
However, they have already collaborated on (The Romancing Star), and during the production of (The Tricky Master), Zhang Min also spent more than a week on the set.
A moment later, Zhou Huimin received Zhang Min and exchanged simple pleasantries.
Zhang Min got straight to the point, "Amin, do you have a lot of free time lately? Would you be interested in playing Ake in the (The Deer and the Cauldron) TV series?"
"The role is quite substantial and the character is not bad, so I'll give you a salary of HK$60."
Zhou Huimin, "???"
She signed with Skyworth last year and played the third female lead in (Dynasty Warriors).
But it hasn't been released yet, has it? And TVB anniversary dramas like (The Greed of Man) haven't aired either, so her film salary is very low.
After a few seconds of confusion, Zhou Huimin asked curiously, "What, the Deer and the Cauldron production crew?"
Zhang Min laughed and said, "(Once Upon a Time in China 2) continues to be a huge hit, and Jet Li's new movie is (Swordsman 2). He has a strong appeal among action stars."
"It might spark a wave of Jin Yong and Gu Long martial arts film and television projects, so Yong Sheng started to follow suit."
"Wang Jing is the screenwriter and director. A-Xing will play Wei Xiaobao. Other female leads are still being selected."
Zhou Huimin took a deep breath. "(Dongfang Bubai) hasn't even finished filming yet, and people are already jumping on the bandwagon?"
She also felt that this was too much like the film industry!
A good project might become a huge hit, but could a copycat version inadvertently become available faster than the original?
The main reason is that the first two (Once Upon a Time in China) movies not only did well at the box office, but they also made a lot of money selling them overseas.
Despite the ongoing contract dispute, the public remains optimistic that his new drama will be a hit.
After all, Tsui Hark and Ching Siu-tung are a very prestigious name.
After making the comment, Vivian Chow laughed awkwardly and said, "I'll go back and ask Brother Nan."
Win's Entertainment first drastically increased Rosamund Kwan's salary, and now it's her turn?
Sister Guan often brainwashes her, saying that if you meet such an outstanding and handsome guy as Brother Nan, you won't lose out even if you pay him, and you'll definitely make a profit.
Amin also felt that she was the one who benefited the most; a few years of brief interaction was definitely worth it.
But she hasn't learned to call you over for drinks in the middle of the night like Li Jiaxin does.
Was that drinking? Amin was too lazy to expose Li Jiaxin's little trick.