Fooling Huayu for Thirty Years

Chapter 316: Kill Bill? Infernal Affairs? A master conman versus an old swindler!
Breaking news! Jiahe Company has changed hands!

"Golden Harvest, a company renowned as the face of Hong Kong cinema, has made a major transaction today..."

"Let's take a look back at Golden Harvest's glorious history, starting from when they spent a fortune to bring in Mr. Bruce Lee..."

Most Hong Kong people did not expect that a major deal would come shortly after the Lunar New Year in 2002.

Golden Harvest Film Company was acquired by Lin Jianyue. Of course, Lin Jianyue was just a representative figure; in fact, many other bigwigs were involved.

This deal has directly triggered a wave of nostalgia among Hong Kong residents.

It was as if they had just realized that Golden Harvest was no longer around, and that the familiar movie opening sequence had not appeared for a long time.

As a result, many Hong Kong movie fans began to spontaneously organize some commemorative activities.

To put it nicely, this is called sentimentality.

To put it bluntly, what the hell are you doing? The baby dies before the milk comes?
Interestingly, some of the activities were posted online, and then some netizens pointed out that they were just putting on a show!

They even started arguing.

Regardless of the circumstances, this event was indeed of great significance to Hong Kong cinema and was a landmark event.

Meanwhile, Lin Jianyue and other bosses who completed the acquisition are now celebrating.

"Haha! We've succeeded this time!"

"The era of Golden Harvest has finally come to an end. Now it's our time!"

"A new chapter is about to begin for Hong Kong cinema!"

Of course, Long Wu and his group were among those attending the celebration party, as was Sun Donghai.

His performance at that nightclub... he felt that he had completely lost face.

Although Ma Xun did give him face by drinking the wine and not mentioning the matter of kowtowing.

But Sun Donghai still felt incredibly pathetic!

He still hated Ma Xun in his heart.

At the same time, they also hated these bosses intensely!
It's these bastards who drove themselves to this point, fucking idiots!

Although he cursed inwardly, Sun Donghai knew that he could only endure it for the time being.

These bastards are rich, and whether I can make a comeback in the future is directly related to them.

Well, actually, Sun Donghai only lost face; his abilities are still there.

But right now, he's smiling as he drinks and joining in the commotion; he's doing a pretty good job.

And as these bosses drank and chatted, women were naturally present as well.

But this time it's a little different.

Lin Jianyue laughed heartily, "Our hero this time, haha..."

Jiang Zuping nodded timidly. She was dressed quite conservatively today, completely different from the day she accompanied someone to drinks.

Seeing this, Long Wu laughed and said, "You did a good job. Don't worry, we are all reasonable people. We will give you what we promised. In addition, you just need to focus on making Ma Xun comfortable, understand?"

Jiang Zuping nodded.

Of course she understood; she must have already secured the roles and such.

But what about the rest...? Will you focus solely on Brother Ma from now on?
For some reason, she was actually quite happy.

Although Jiang Zuping was forced into this situation, she had been spending these days with Ma Xun, especially since they were in bed together and at sea.

Jiang Zuping actually felt reluctant to part with Ma Xun... It's embarrassing to say, but it's the truth.

Ma Xun is really amazing, really.

Jiang Zuping even pictured herself trembling like a leaf in her mind... She couldn't think about it anymore, she quickly took a sip of wine.

This girl held a firm belief: comparatively speaking, Ma Xun was better than these bosses!
Fortunately, the bosses then started praising Sun Donghai again.

"Mr. Sun, you know when to yield and when to stand firm!"

"That's right, he's someone important too!"

"There's nothing we can do. They're really pushing their luck right now, and we're just having a hard time holding back..."

Sun Donghai's smile was even better.

Then, let's just say a few polite words.

But soon, someone brought up matters related to movies.

That's for sure; that's what everyone's mainly doing right now.

"We've got Ma Xun sorted out; he's always been in the copyright business. But now that Golden Harvest is in our hands, what should we do?"

"Of course, we'll utilize Golden Harvest's cinema chains."

"What I mean is, how should we make the movie?"

"Of course it's about sex, by the way, I heard Young Master Lin made a film called 'The Undercover Agent,' but..."

Lung Wu originally intended to say that the movie seemed to be going very poorly.

But he didn't say it out loud.

Lin Jianyue laughed heartily, "Now it's called 'Infernal Affairs'! There were some setbacks before, but I went to ask the White Dragon King a couple of days ago, and he told me that it should have a three-character name!"

Things are going really well now, haha…”

As soon as he mentioned the White Dragon King, all the bosses understood what was going on.

So, does that mean "Infernal Affairs" is the key to the future of Hong Kong cinema?

"Can it be done?"

"Andy Lau and Tony Leung, their movies' box office performance is just so-so."

Will this film be released in mainland China?

When the fathers asked this question, Lin Jianyue smiled and said:

"I've already sold the overseas rights, and actually, I've already made a profit!"

made money?

Everyone was a little confused.

Lin Jianyue continued, "It was sold to Mr. Ma."

"Huh?" The bosses were all taken aback.

Lin Jianyue smiled nonchalantly and said, "What's wrong with that? He's in the copyright business, and besides, you're underestimating Mr. Ma."

Did you really think that a honey trap and a toast would change Mr. Ma's mind?
I did a lot of things!

He later found me again and we talked a lot. In the end, we talked about "Infernal Affairs". That's how I made a deal.

He only wants 10% of Golden Harvest's cinemas, that's all.

I practically gave him the overseas rights to "Infernal Affairs".

Ladies and gentlemen, I've gone to such lengths! I've made huge sacrifices for this acquisition; I invested tens of millions in this film alone.

Good heavens, Lin Jianyue spoke with such emotion that anyone who didn't know the truth would have shed a tear for him.

Long Wu then teased, "Alright, alright, we know you're the hero. This acquisition was mainly led by you, and your name is all over the newspapers. Isn't that enough?"

His words made everyone, including Lin Jianyue, laugh.

However, some people are trying to undermine it.

"What tens of millions? At most twenty million. Andy Lau and Tony Leung's salaries aren't that high. However, exchanging the overseas rights of a movie for concessions from the other party in such a big deal, that's a really good deal."

Hey, Mr. Zhu's words are quite interesting; they employ a strategy of first downplaying and then elevating the argument.

But it does point out that Lin Jianyue did a pretty good job this time.

However, some people also mentioned some things about his family.

"I heard that Cherie Chung gave birth? And it's twins?"

Congratulations!

That congratulations was a bit much, and Mr. Zhu's expression was really not good.

At least a large portion of his brother's money has nothing to do with him anymore.

Actually, what Boss Zhu said just now was tinged with emotion.

Lin Jianyue, of course, understood what was going on.

Zhu Jiading has been diagnosed with cancer. This Hong Kong advertising talent has certainly made a lot of money over the years.

If the original agreement between Zhu Jiading and Hong Gu was that the DINK (Double Income No Kids) family would not have any offspring, then all this money would belong to the eldest son of the Zhu family!
Forget about the law; the Zhu family will have plenty of ways to deal with Hong Gu, the widow.

In Hong Kong, it's common to see wealthy families fighting over inheritance every day.

But now, they have children, which is a huge variable.

The difficulty of future inheritance disputes will increase exponentially. Therefore...

"Hey, let's not think about that anymore, let's drink!"

"Happy!"

"Come on, call all the girls up here!"

While they were drinking and having fun, Jiang Zuping left first.

Moreover, she went directly to find Ma Xun.

Isn't this what she should be doing?

……

Ma Xun was not in his mansion at the moment.

He was currently in the Zhu family's mansion.

Be a guest.

"Mike, medicine is so advanced now, don't be too discouraged."

Look at Zhu Jiading, he sent flowers and all sorts of gifts.

then……

They snuggled together in the spacious nursery.

"Hmm...which one is mine? I can't quite tell."

"How dare you!"

Ma Xun was just joking, and Chung Chu-hung gave him a big eye roll.

To be fair, things really did change after having these twins.

The eldest son's branch of the Zhu family no longer dares to exert any pressure.

After all, they already have children, so they can only think of other ways to handle inheritance in the future.

While Chung Chor-hung may not have gained the upper hand, she at least managed to turn the tide.

But there are some things she hasn't forgotten.

"What's going on with this acquisition by Golden Harvest? How is it different from before?"

When faced with this question, Ma Xun simply smiled and said, "What? You're that eager to become the CEO of Golden Harvest?"

"Anyway, you promised."

At this moment, Cherie Chung adopted an unreasonable attitude.

Ma Xun's smile deepened. "I have never broken a promise to anyone."

Chung Chu-hung was a little confused. She changed her tone and said, "I don't really need to be a CEO. You've already helped me a lot, and I know that very well. Even if I were to help you for nothing, I would be fine with it. But this acquisition is really strange."

Ma Xun nodded, "That's true, but there are some things I need to consider more. When I came to Hong Kong, I thought that people like Lin Jianyue would gang up on me."

I was originally prepared for war.

To my surprise, they actually smiled at me. You have no idea how utterly awful they looked back then.

Upon hearing this, Cherie Chung couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"So, you've softened your heart?"

"It's not that I'm soft-hearted, but rather that I've responded differently to different situations."

"Didn't you go all out to win?"

"Since the other side has surrendered, we might as well surrender and lose half the game."

"Haha...you make that sound so easy."

"Isn't the result interesting? They think they've won, and I'm sure I'm the winner!"

These words threw Chung Chor-hung's heart into turmoil.

She was convinced that this man must have even more powerful methods up his sleeve.

There are many things Ma Xun cannot say, so this is what he said.

"Don't worry, you will definitely be the CEO of Golden Harvest."

Hearing this, Cherie Chung was naturally overjoyed, and then...

"You don't mean to stay here with me..."

"I haven't thought of it that way."

Yes, Mike is still lying in a hospital bed...

But Ma Xun's reaction... Chung Chu-hung knew she had been tricked.

That guy is awful.

……

Ma Xun would certainly not do what Chung Chu-hung did.

After all, he has a beautiful young woman in his mansion.

To Ma Xun's surprise, a foreigner called him as soon as he left the Zhu family's house.

“Mr. Ma, hello. This is Harvey. Do you have a moment? I’d like to discuss something with you.”

Harvey?

The eldest of the Weinstein brothers?

Ma Xun initially wanted to refuse, but then he thought that it might be an interesting business opportunity.

"Sure, I'm free."

……

It's Lan Kwai Fong again.

Honestly, Ma Xun didn't expect Harvey to be in Hong Kong.

Moreover, he lingered there so long.

However, the focus for the two this time was naturally not drinking.

"Mr. Ma, it's a real pity that we couldn't cooperate before."

"I have no regrets."

Ma Xun doesn't really give me any face.

Harvey laughed and said, "Our brothers were optimistic about 'Big Shot' before, but that was entirely because director Feng Xiaogang was so famous. But later we realized that Mr. Ma was actually the more amazing director."

"you flatter me."

"So, I have a favor to ask of you this time."

"what's up?"

“Mr. Ma, as you know, Quentin is going to make a really great action movie, and this movie involves a lot of kung fu. My brother and I are begging you to help us.”

"Oh? What movie is it?"

Ma Xun already knew what kind of movie it was.

Kill Bill!
But of course he couldn't say it; he had to make Harvey obediently tell him.

"The movie is called 'Kill Bill,' but currently, regarding filming and copyright, this..."

Ma Xun smiled.

He knew his chance to earn extra money had arrived.

At first glance, the movie "Kill Bill" seems to be a story that takes place in Japan, but many people don't know that it was actually filmed in mainland China.

This is a perfect opportunity to start with either a top or bottom attack!

Ma Xun, of course, also offered his own terms.

"The 'technical' support you want is a piece of cake for me. However, I also have a film that I want to sell overseas."

Are you brothers interested?

What movie?

"Infernal Affairs".

After Ma Xun finished speaking, the meaning became very clear.

Harvey, you old liar, name your terms!

(End of this chapter)