As a winner, Yi Feiyang's life is not easy. Not to mention the media reporters who block the door of his company and home every day and clamor to interview him. Representatives of North American theater companies come to him every now and then to intercede. I hope
He can terminate his contracts with major Internet companies, and it is best to cancel this very outdated online premiere model. The reasons are: first, the Internet can never replace movie theaters; second, making movies must be shown in movie theaters, not
Watch it on the Internet. Thirdly, although the Internet is convenient, it is very cheap. This is sorry for the people who make movies... In a word, the implication is, "If you insist on doing this, you will drive us to a dead end!"
Even the U.S. government was alarmed by this. After all, this is not a small matter. On a large scale, it affects the huge film tax revenue in the United States. You must know that Hollywood movies contribute an astonishing amount of tax revenue to the country every year.
One billion, this is definitely a very objective amount. If those movie theaters are really replaced by online videos, then many movie theaters will go bankrupt. Those lazy young people who like to stay at home will never leave again.
Entering movie theaters will reduce U.S. fiscal revenue and increase unemployment. Of course, it is impossible for the Internet to replace movie theaters, but it is inevitable that it will cause a series of serious blows to theater chains.
In order to prevent future troubles, the U.S. Department of Culture wrote to President George W. Bush that he should take immediate measures. Bush was about to have a talk with Yi Feiyang, but news came that Yi Feiyang was missing!
Yes, no one knows where Yi Feiyang went, but people around him said he was going out to relax.
It is understandable that after this battle, Yi Feiyang was exhausted. He should take a good rest. But it was not the right time for him to rest. Everyone was looking for trouble for him.
So where did Yi Feiyang go?
Reporters guess, media guess, movie fans guess, no one can guess...
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Hong Kong September 10, 2002.
The climate in Hong Kong is very strange. The weather in September is as hot as June. Some people say it is the greenhouse effect of carbon dioxide, while others say it is the consequence of exhaust emissions. In short, the strange weather makes Hong Kong people full of anxiety and anxiety.
.And this kind of anxiety is a reflection of this generation of Hong Kong people.
At this moment, the warm sun is scorching the Central Avenue. There are not many people on the originally gorgeous and prosperous avenue. On the contrary, those expensive display windows reflect all kinds of luxury goods, such as designer bags,
Watches, clothing, even gold and silver jewelry...
Compared with the splendor of Central, some old buildings waiting for demolition nearby are like a patch on a gorgeous coat, which makes people uncomfortable.
Ah Fu is the owner of a corner convenience store in Mong Kok. He is just forty years old this year, an age when he has experienced the struggle of a man.
Nowadays, he is very satisfied. With this convenience store, he has no worries about food and clothing, his son is also doing well, he is ranked first in school every year, and his wife is also diligent. It is a good thing to serve the family. It can be said that Ah Fu is very satisfied.
He is also very happy, so he usually likes to lie on the cool bamboo chair, humming a little tune, and enjoy himself.
But today was different. He was looking outside with some trepidation, waiting for the guys who wanted to take everything away from him.
Suddenly, the door of the convenience store opened, and a tall and tall man walked in. The man wore sunglasses. From the moment he entered the convenience store, Ah Fu, who was peering outside, felt a burst of light coming from him.
Am I dazzled? How can there be light on a person? Ah Fu muttered in his stomach.
Maybe it's because the sun outside is too harsh.
The man walked straight to the convenience store freezer, opened it, took a bottle of beer, opened it, drank a few sips, and then took a pack of cigarettes and put them in his pocket. On the wall of the convenience store, there was actually a
A promotional advertisement for "Feiyang Restaurant Chain", but a large piece of the advertisement was torn off, and it looked nondescript.
"How come a large piece of this advertisement was torn off?" the man couldn't help but ask.
Ah Fu looked at the other party warily, "Why do you care about this?"
"Oh, it's nothing, I'm just asking - if it's broken, just take it off, why is it still attached?" The man shrugged and asked doubtfully.
Ah Fu bravely asked, "Are you here to buy something?"
The man raised his beer and said, "Of course."
"Isn't it sent by Feiyang Company?"
"No...what is this Feiyang Company?"
"Shh, keep your voice down!" Ah Fu looked very nervous, "Don't let outsiders hear you!" Looking around, luckily there was no one around.
"Haha, are you afraid of them?" The man couldn't help but ask.
Ah Fu sighed, "When you say this, I know that you are not from Hong Kong, but from other places, right?" Ah Fu looked at the man, he was a very handsome young man. He also looked very stylish in sunglasses.
"Yes, I just came back from the United States."
"America? That's a great place..." Ah Fu sighed, "Did you know that the son of the owner of Feiyang Catering Company is also in the United States?"
"This Feiyang Company..."
"Well, it's actually a hot pot chain company. In just half a year, it has expanded from one store to thirty-eight stores. It's so fast that it's unbelievable!"
“Is this hotpot chain business really that good?”
"Bullshit! I have a baby son who is a big director in the United States and runs a movie company. He is so popular. Who in Hong Kong doesn't buy it? Especially those film and television stars, who are frequent visitors to these hot pot restaurants, just hope to attract
If you have a good relationship, you can enter Hollywood!" Ah Fu said angrily, "This is called, one person can reach heaven! In order to open such a hot pot restaurant, everything is going crazy! Did you see that Feiyang Company wants to take over?
We all drove away these old shops and built new ones..."
"Let's not talk about whether that hot pot restaurant is popular or not. I think it would be good to rebuild this place. You see, your store is incompatible with the surroundings. People have to move on, right?" The man couldn't help but say.
road.
"I understand what you're saying..." Ah Fu said with a bitter smile, "If it's just demolished and rebuilt, it's fine, but the amount of compensation they paid is too low. For a small store like mine, just ask anyone.
Q. It’s worth over a million, mainly because of the good location, but that hotpot chain store is only willing to pay half a million!”
"No way, so few?" The man was a little surprised, "As far as I know, the boss of that company won't be so stingy!"
"We thought the same way at first. His precious son has made so much money in the United States, and it's all in U.S. dollars. Why would he care about such a small amount of money? But the fact is that those who repossessed the property were only willing to pay us so much! And they even threatened us.
, if we continue to refuse to move, we will bear the consequences!" Ah Fu became more and more angry as he spoke.
"You bear the consequences? What do you mean?"
"What does "possible" mean? Of course, you can find some desperate young and Dangerous guys to pour paint on, pour lard on, or even set fire to the house!"
"No way, it's so serious!"
"Why not? These rich people are so virtuous, they eat people without spitting out their bones!" Ah Fu cursed. He didn't realize that the man looked embarrassed at all.
"Maybe you are just guessing. I don't think things will be so bad..."
"Tch, this matter doesn't fall on you, of course you can stand and talk without pain!" Ah Fu looked at the other party with contempt, "Okay, I won't talk to you anymore, I still have to do business! One bottle of beer, one box
The cigarettes cost fifty yuan in total!”
The man chuckled, and then went to pick his pockets, but immediately, he felt embarrassed, because he was used to being followed by others, and he went out without carrying a wallet, etc., but now, he was really embarrassed!
Ah Fu is a very perceptive person. He guessed it as soon as he saw the person's appearance. "Look, you are quite tasteful in your dress. Why, you don't even have fifty yuan?"
"Sorry, I forgot to bring it." The man was quite honest and told the truth.
Ah Fu nodded, "I've heard this sentence many times about running a small business..."
The man's face turned red, he thought for a moment, then he took off a watch on his wrist and said: "This watch is mortgaged here first, and I will have someone bring the money to pick it up later!"
Ah Fu took the watch and muttered: "It's not that I don't believe you, it's fine if it's only three to five yuan, but fifty yuan is enough for half a day's rent for me... Ouch, it's from Longines, it's a street vendor, I guess.
I also bought it for my wife, and it cost three to four hundred yuan. This one is quite good, and it looks like the real thing!" Ah Fu looked at the watch, then handed it back to the man and said, "You'd better take this watch.
Go back, I'll give you fifty yuan if I'm in need of help. If you're interested, just send it to me..."
That man couldn't laugh or cry, because his specific Longines watch worth millions turned out to be a fake worth two to three hundred dollars on the street stall... It was so sad.
I had no choice but to put the watch that the other person refused to take back on my wrist. Then the man said: "Don't worry, I don't like to owe people money. I will definitely deliver it."
"As long as you have the intention!" Ah Fu was very generous.
While he was talking, he saw three people walking over. One of them had a fat head and big ears, with a thick gold chain hanging around his neck, looking like a nouveau riche. The other two were obviously followers.
When the fat guy saw Ah Fu, he shouted: "Have you thought about it? Are you going to move out voluntarily, or are you waiting for us to throw you out ourselves?"
Ah Fu was obviously afraid of this group of people and said timidly: "The main reason is that the compensation you gave is too small!"
"Half a million is too little? Old guy, don't you see how powerful our Feiyang is. I'll drive you out when the time comes and I won't give you a cent!" shouted a younger brother.
The fat man with big ears actually smiled and said, "Don't be impatient, be impatient! I said I wouldn't bring you here to do things, and I looked at you and scared my uncle... Are you okay, uncle?"
The fat man took out his handkerchief and wiped Ah Fu's forehead teasingly, "Tsk, tsk, I'm sweating!"
"No, it's really because the money you gave me is too little!"
"Uncle, I've given you enough respect, don't be ignorant!" The kind fat-headed and big-eared man immediately changed his expression and patted Ah Fu's face with his hand.
Just when the fat man was showing off his power, someone grabbed his hand.
"Hey, friend, he already said that the money he paid was too little and he didn't want to sell it, so don't embarrass him anymore!"
The fat man looked at this guy who didn't speak fluent Cantonese and had an American accent, "Who are you?"
The man smiled slightly and said, "Passer-by!"
"Passers-by? Then don't meddle in other people's business!" The fat man snorted coldly, while the two boys around him grinned and rubbed their hands.
"What if I say no?"
"Then I'll beat you until you lose your teeth!"
Before the two younger brothers could take action, the man punched and kicked like lightning, and screamed twice. One younger brother was kicked out and the other one was punched and squatted on the ground.
The speed is too fast. As fast as lightning!
The fat man who often watches "Heroes of China" and "Dragon and Tiger Gate" knows that he has met a master.
What should I do if I meet a master?!
Of course, a good man will not suffer the immediate disadvantages and immediately surrender.
"Okay, okay, well done to you. Tell me your name if you dare, and we'll settle the score another day!" Before absconding, the fat man said this according to the rules.
The man smiled slightly and said, "Easy to say. Yi Feiyang!"
"What?" Fatty thought he heard wrongly.
The man casually took off his sunglasses, revealing a face that everyone in Hong Kong recognizes. This face has been seen everywhere with the recent hit of "Iron Man" in Hong Kong.
"Ah?!" The fat man was startled, then he fell to the ground and shouted: "Young master!"
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The fat-headed, big-eared man’s name is Cai Mingliang. He is a “senior executive” hired by Yi Feiyang’s mother to run the company. She met this person at the poker table. Since he likes playing at the poker table, his character is impressive.
And know.
Tsai Ming-liang didn't expect that one day he would ascend to heaven with the help of Yi Feiyang's mother. Unfortunately, he was too weak-minded. When he was helping Yi Feiyang's mother manage the catering company, he, who was greedy by nature, came up with the idea of acquiring land.
The price offered by the company was 1 million, but he abruptly changed it to 500,000, and the other 500,000 went directly into his pocket.
Yi Feiyang's parents are not good at doing business, and they have soft ears, so how could they know that there is something fishy here. They have always been kept in the dark, but today, due to some strange combination of circumstances, Yi Feiyang caught him.
Yi Feiyang suddenly returned to Hong Kong, which shocked his parents.
Yes, I was shocked!
At that time, my parents were preparing to have lunch, and then they saw their precious son suddenly appearing in front of them.
The rice in my parents' mouths fell directly to the ground.
There is no doubt that Yi Feiyang's return has had a huge impact on them.
In the next few days, Yi Feiyang helped his parents reorganize the Feiyang Catering Company. The fat man Tsai Mingliang was also handed over to the police station on charges of corruption. After this battle, his parents knew that he was not in business at all.
material.
Yi Feiyang, on the other hand, hired a special catering manager to help his family run the company. His parents didn't need to worry too much. They just put up a name, occasionally attended meetings, gave some speeches, and funded some welfare homes.
Also relaxing.
Within two days of returning home, news of Yi Feiyang's return spread throughout Hong Kong.
The Yi family's gate was crowded with people. Many media, many Hong Kong filmmakers, and even government executives requested to meet and hold talks with Yi Feiyang.
Of course, Yifeiyang wants to give face to his family, but he doesn't meet everyone and needs to choose, which can also save time.
First of all, Yi Feiyang met with the chief executive of Hong Kong. He is a big boss in Hong Kong, so of course he has to give him enough face. The content of the conversation between the two was very simple. It was about Hong Kong's economy, Hong Kong movies, and there were many cooperation intentions, such as
Develop film and television cities, establish economic and trade cooperation relations, etc.
Then Yi Feiyang met Fa Ge. The two had collaborated in Hollywood. Now Fa Ge is rarely back from Hollywood. It just so happened that Yi Feiyang also returned home in fine clothes. Of course, the two of them had to reminisce about the past, and the content of the conversation was undoubtedly about movies.
, and the changes in Hong Kong.
In addition, Yi Feiyang also met many Hong Kong filmmakers, such as his elder brother Cheng Long who had socialized in Hollywood, Kung Fu Emperor Li Lianjie, etc., and looked forward to the future of Hong Kong with them. During this period, Yi Feiyang
It fully explained the point of view that Hong Kong movies will not die and hope to be in the mainland, and won warm applause from everyone.
Although Yi Feiyang met with high-ranking officials of the Hong Kong government and a few friends he knew in a dignified manner, the entire Hong Kong media was still reluctant to let go. Yes, such a big-name super director suddenly returned to Hong Kong, but they couldn't even break the news.
I can’t dig it out, it’s such a scam!
So, there was a big fuss!
The whole of Hong Kong is in turmoil!
Since we can't dig out any breaking news, we just hype it up randomly, dig out the remarks that Yi Feiyang made in Hollywood, then add fuel and vinegar, and stir things up again. I don't believe that Yi Feiyang can still hold it in after seeing this.
"Magic Yang showed up in Hong Kong without his girlfriend Hathaway. Suspicions of love blossoming and a love change occurred!"
"The Yi family's parents-in-law don't like foreign wives, and Hathaway was unable to return home with Yi from China!"
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"The great Hollywood director was originally from Aberdeen, but he ran away to write a legend because of debts!"
"How do you become a world-class leader?"
"The story that Yi Feiyang and I have to tell!"
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In short, those Hong Kong media, with the mentality of forcing the mother to have an abortion, made a lot of hype and wrote nonsense. They almost stripped Yi Feiyang from beginning to end, from childhood to adulthood, from hair to hair.
During this period, n women came out. Before Yi Feiyang became famous and ran away to the United States, he had an affair with him. The two of them were so in love and so inseparable...
Seeing these baseless gossip reports, Yi Feiyang was dumbfounded on the one hand and lamented the power of the Hong Kong paparazzi, whose imagination has reached a mysterious level. On the other hand, he had a headache, especially when his parents were holding
When the newspaper asked Yi Feiyang if he knew the girl above, Yi Feiyang even thought of banging his head against the wall.
"You can't stay here for long!" This was Yi Feiyang's sigh. He was thinking about finding any reason to leave and return to the United States. In fact, the most difficult person to convince in this matter was his parents.
After all, I haven't been back for four or five years. It's rare to come back but I have to leave immediately.
Yi Feiyang proposed the idea of going back in a tentative mood, but unexpectedly his parents understood his son's difficulties.
"It's okay to go back, it's too chaotic here, and those reporters are even more tyrannical in their writing. You can work well when you go back!" Dad said.
"Come on, Yangzi, make more good movies and make us Chinese proud!" This is what my mother said.
Looking at the white hair on the temples of the old people and the wrinkles on their foreheads, Yi Feiyang couldn't help but feel sad. (To be continued...)
