"Brother Ye, isn't this great? There's something wrong!"
"Well, because it was so popular, it attracted the attention of some people. These guys are the gangs in Hong Kong Island. The "Sheng He" and the "Thirteen K" have a lot of power in Hong Kong Island. These people bully the market.
Do whatever you want, even the Hong Kong Island government is afraid of three points, these programs of mine are very popular
Exploded, they came to me and wanted to join a gang to do it together. Of course I didn't agree. As a result, these people resorted to intimidation. If they didn't dare to come to me, they would go to my stars and puncture the tires of the cars at home.
Hanging a dead bird on the door makes all my stars panic, it’s really unreasonable!”
Ye Jinsheng looked angry.
"Gangster!"
Liu Lang frowned. Ye Jinsheng was right. The 1980s was the era when Hong Kong gangs were very rampant. More than 20 years later, many celebrities revealed that the entertainment industry in this era was basically controlled by gangs.
They let celebrities make movies for them for free. It's clear that they are bullying you. If you don't accept it? If you don't accept it, you will be beaten hard. Don't look at the celebrities who are very beautiful on the surface, but under the influence of those gangsters,
There is really a vulnerable group in front of you. Even if you call the police, there is nothing you can do. They will find a "horse boy" to chop you up. At worst, the "horse boy" will be imprisoned and the big brother behind him will still be at large. So in this era, even those well-known actors
They are more or less involved with gangs. They do not do it to make money, but just to find a backer for themselves to avoid being harassed by other gang members.
Gangsters will do anything for money. Now that Ye Jinsheng's show is so popular, Jingsheng Culture Company alone has made tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars in more than a year, and Shaw Group has made even more. How can gangsters let such a profitable business go?
He is the weird one.
"Jingsheng Culture belongs to the Shaw Group, so Mr. Shao didn't help us?"
Jingsheng Culture still has 10% of Liu Lang's shares, so of course Liu Lang will be very concerned about it.
"Mr. Shao also came forward. Those gangsters didn't dare to do anything to me, but he couldn't do anything about those celebrities, because there are many gangs in Hong Kong Island. As far as I know, at least five or six film and television companies are backed by gangs. Mr. Shao
Even though the face is great, some gangsters are just a group of desperadoes and will not give Mr. Shao face at all, and Mr. Shao cannot do anything about these things and can only swallow his anger."
"Brother Ye is right! When our Shengtang first opened, people often came to make trouble, saying they were collecting protection fees. Later, the Huo family and the Sun family found out, and they talked to each other twice in private before giving up.
Everything is good in Hong Kong Island, but there are too many gangs, and I don’t know why the police don’t care about them!”
Shao Ming also echoed from the side.
"Hong Kong Island is a hodgepodge. It has been a mixed bag since it opened a hundred years ago. There are very few native-born locals. Most of them are people from Chaoshan, Guangdong and Fuzhou. They gather together as fellow villagers to fight for their own interests.
, over time a gang was formed, and this gang of families
Gangs were most rampant in the 1960s and 1970s, because at that time the police and criminals in Hong Kong were all members of the same family. It was not until the establishment of the Independent Commission Against Corruption that they gradually converged. Now, Hong Kong's economy is becoming more and more developed, the entertainment industry is the most profitable industry, and gang leaders are also
It's really difficult to do this!"
Liu Lang didn't have any good ideas, because this era is the gangster era of Hong Kong Island entertainment. Not only are gangsters everywhere, but many movies also promote them. For example, a movie "A Better Tomorrow" was released last year, which immediately attracted unanimous attention.
The favorable reviews have become a milestone in the history of Hong Kong movies. Of course, it is very likely that the gang behind this movie is controlling it.
The decline of the gangs would have to wait until the Hong Kong Island government established the "Organized Crime Investigation Bureau" a few years later, commonly known as "O Ji". Under the strong attack of "O Ji", the influence of gangs in the entertainment industry gradually weakened.
, as for the gangsters to really disappear in the entertainment industry, it will have to wait until after the return. Any gangsters or white gangs who disobey will be eliminated.
"Brother Ye, let me give you two suggestions. The first is that you take the initiative to deal with the gangs. Don't these gangs just want money? Yes, we can let stars help him make movies, but there is a prerequisite, that is, the stars cannot
It doesn’t matter if we suffer a loss, I would rather we suffer a little loss. I believe that as long as it takes four or five years, the police will crack down on the gangs, and then we can really stop!"
Liu Lang first made a suggestion.
"No, Mr. Liu, what if those guys attack Brother Ye? They are all a bunch of desperadoes and can do anything!"
Lu Xiaoguang shook his head repeatedly. He had a very good relationship with Shao Ming and Ye Jinsheng. Ye Jinsheng often invited them to dinner. After all, they were both good friends of Liu Lang and both came from the capital, so they were considered fellow villagers.
"Basically not. Brother Ye also said that those gangsters dare not touch you. Firstly, Mr. Shao is behind you, and secondly, you are not an ordinary person yourself. Hong Kong Island will return to the motherland in ten years. Be smarter.
Everyone knows how to do it, and so do the gangsters. As long as we stop their money, generally speaking there will be no problems. Of course, some accidents cannot be ruled out, so I have a second way, and that is Ye
Brother, take people to the United States!"
"What? Go to America?"
Ye Jinsheng was stunned.
"You can do a great job in Hong Kong Island, why can't you revive your career in the United States? Those reality shows are popular in Hong Kong Island, and they can do the same in the United States! Of course, it is much more difficult for you to succeed in the United States than in Hong Kong Island.
We are all Chinese on Hong Kong Island, and we are all white in the United States. There is very serious racial discrimination. If you want to succeed, you can only put in a lot of hard work."
Develop in the United States?
Ye Jinsheng fell into deep thought.
He studied art in the United States and expressed great interest in American pop culture. After returning to China, he had the idea of setting up a cultural company. By chance, he heard two songs composed by Liu Lang and immediately regarded Liu Lang as his god.
Then he found Liu Lang and wanted to sign a contract with him, but it turned out that Liu Lang had a tougher background than him. He owned a company at the age of four, and the Transformers he produced had long been sold in the United States.
Later, when the tapes were released, he encountered piracy, and basically didn't make much money. Then Liu Lang gave him the idea to go to Hong Kong Island to develop, and he also wrote several popular pop songs. At the same time, he also came up with several priceless ideas.
These are the reasons why he has achieved what he has today. In just one year, he has gained the title of "Gold Medal Producer".
Hong Kong Island is the place where he made his fortune. The economy here is prosperous and full of vitality. It is also known as the "Four Little Dragons" along with Bay Area, South Korea, and Singapore. However, no matter how beautiful the place is, there are sins. Those gangsters are so annoying, and the Hong Kong Island government
Most of the time I don't care.
In the mainland, no matter how powerful the criminals are, they cannot defeat the government. With Ye Jinsheng's background, no one dares to offend him, but in a small place like Hong Kong Island, he feels like a powerful dragon cannot suppress a local snake.