1982 Started from Hong Kong

Chapter 180: Younger Brother Wang Jin
Tucking a loose shirt into the waistband of pants seems to be an everyday outfit for women of this era.

Zhong Chuhong was like this, and Lan Juying is like this now.

Zhai Yuan hadn't dealt with Miss Lan for some time. After listening to Chen Lan talk about the glorious deeds she had done for others, he felt that this Xinji sister-in-law seemed a bit too much.

As soon as she entered the door, the pitiful Lan Juying raised her head, revealing her delicate face, which made Zhai Yuan even more determined in his inner thoughts.

Chen Lan is really going too far!
"Fatty, are you Wang Jin?"

Zhai Yuan glared at Chen Lan, then turned to look at the fat man sitting in the director's chair.

The fat white man in a vest stood up from the chair in a flash, and the forced ferocity on his face disappeared, returning to the look that Zhai Yuan was familiar with.

"Mr. Zhai, nice to meet you. I'm Wang Jin."

The 29-year-old Wang Jin was full of sophistication and tact in front of the 19-year-old Mr. Zhai. Even without any introduction, he could tell at a glance that the young man in front of him was the most popular boss of Jiuyi recently. He immediately smiled and stretched out his hands.

Zhai Yuan squinted at him and put his hands behind his back.

The fat smile on Wang Jin's face suddenly became awkward, and he wiped his hands on his clothes pretending to be calm: "Mr. Zhai, are you here to visit us?"

Zhai Yuan hummed, turned his head to look at Lan Juying, and asked: "Were you scared by someone?"

Lan Juying pursed her lips, raised her face and shook her head stubbornly: "It's my fault."

She thought that she had not met Fatty Wang's requirements, but she didn't know that even if she was possessed by the movie queen today, Chen Lan could still instruct Wang Jin to find fault with her.

After all, we have to create an opportunity for President Zhai to be a hero and save the beauty.

Zhai Yuanda is a worldly man. He doesn't object to Chen Lan's efforts to suppress Lan Juying's arrogance on the set. There are many celebrities in this industry who act like big shots, but at least they have to have some achievements before they can talk about being big shots. People like Lan Juying are princesses who have not experienced the world, so it's good to give her some lessons to understand the current social situation.

But it's a bit too much to mess with her family. It's like the groom trying to drag a decent woman into trouble. It can only be said that Chen Lan, as a woman herself, understands women better.

Zhai Yuan could sense that Miss Lan, who was standing in front of him, was already under a lot of pressure.

"Fatty, get out of here. I'll take care of this scene."

He did not continue to comfort her, but directly pushed Wang Jin aside and asked Lan Juying, "I'll give you three minutes to adjust your mood. Use the same momentum you showed when you hung up the phone on me in my office last time, and stab Hua Liucheng in the thigh with your last knife, okay?"

When the old things were brought up again, Lan Juying's face showed a hint of embarrassment.

The family and career problems during this period really made her feel a little overwhelmed, and the effect was obvious. Miss Lan became much more mature psychologically.

In the past, my family was not short of money, and a monthly salary of 2,000 yuan was better than nothing, so naturally I had no sense of crisis.

Now she is faced with a breach of contract with a huge amount of money, her father being cheated in the stock market, and the dignity she has to maintain in the welfare home. All these things are piled together, forcing her to passively begin to re-examine some things that she had rarely considered before.

It turned out that Zhai Yuan, who was turned into a Muggle by his temper, was so prestigious in front of outsiders.

A director named Wang Jin can decide whether she stays or leaves tomorrow, but Wang Jin is always submissive in front of Chen Lan. Now Chen Lan seems to have to be humble in front of Zhai Yuan.

Such a sharp and direct contrast made Lan Juying realize how stupid it was for her to hang up Zhai Yuan's phone twice.

"I apologize for hanging up on you last time. Also, if you ask Sister Lan to lend me 100,000 yuan, I will pay you back as soon as possible."

Lan Juying pinched her trouser legs hard, her face struggling for a few seconds, and suddenly she bowed to Zhai Yuan extremely quickly.

She bent down and bowed so quickly that it was like an afterimage. By the time Zhai Yuan blinked, Miss Lan had already stood up straight again with her chin raised, as if it was not her who had just apologized and thanked her.

Zhai Yuan burst out laughing and asked Wu Mengda, "Uncle Da, do you have any problem with this scene?"

Wu Mengda, who is in his early thirties, has quit gambling for some time, but has not yet paid off his gambling debts. This time, the interest on the debt has been stopped, which gives him hope for a complete transformation. He also has a new film job, which makes him express his gratitude to Zhai Yuan.

Wu Mengda patted his chest and said, "Go through fire and water, Mr. Zhai!"

In addition to Lan Juying, Wan Ziliang and Wu Mengda, there is also an important supporting role in this scene, that is Crow, who plays Chen Daozai's loyal younger brother.

This person was originally a familiar face in Hong Kong movies, but unfortunately Zhai Yuan didn't remember his name, nor did he know if he was currently in the film industry, so he just randomly cast a supporting actor he liked.

"Just get ready, 123, start shooting."

Zhai Yuan and other actors got into the mood, nodded to Lan Juying, and shouted the slogan to start filming perfunctorily.

Seeing that Zhai Yuan didn't even report the shooting schedule, Wang Jin didn't dare to remind him, so he hurriedly waved the clapperboard in front of the camera to facilitate later editing.

He added very quickly: "Scene 60, shot 2!"

Under the camera, Lan Juying entered the room for the second time and negotiated with Wu Mengda.

Watching their rivalry, Zhai Yuan sat in his chair without saying a word.

Next, Crow came on stage with the fool Gao Jin.

Wan Ziliang, who had just been driven away by Wu Yusen on the set of "Wushuang", now entered a new role.

He hasn't gained weight yet, and his looks are slightly inferior to Chow Yun-fat, mainly because his face is bigger than Chow Yun-fat's.

But his temperament and acting skills are still solid. He plays the role of a fool with ease, and his grin brings out two long and narrow dimples.

Wan Ziliang: "...let Daozi go, and let's be friends, okay?"

Wu Mengda laughed like a villain, ignored Wan Ziliang, pulled out a butterfly knife and started playing with it in front of Lan Juying.

Lan Juying's face was filled with fear, and her eyes followed the butterfly knife. Finally, the tip of the knife was pointed at her face, and she was so scared that her eyes widened.

Zhai Yuan couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth.

He inexplicably thought of Sister Ling in “The Greed of Man”, but the fear that Ding Hai later brought should be deeper than that of Wu Mengda at this time.

The scene ended with Wan Ziliang grinning and patting his chest, saying to Wu Mengda, "I am the God of Gamblers."

"Clap clap-"

Zhai Yuan applauded Lan Juying, turned around to look at Wang Jin, and said, "Isn't this great? What's the problem?"

Wang Jin shrugged and looked at Chen Lan with resentment.

Chen Lan smiled and said, "Mr. Zhai came to supervise the work personally. No wonder everyone performed so well."

Zhai Yuan glanced at her with disdain, but Chen Lan raised her eyebrows at him with her smile on her face.

This sister-in-law is not only as capable as Shi Nansheng, but even more amazing is that she can handle anyone with ease and is able to bend and stretch.

A man can stand on his fist and a horse can walk on his arm.

Lan Juying turned around and looked at Zhai Yuan with bright eyes: "Did I succeed in this scene?"

After Zhai Yuan nodded, she looked at director Wang Jin with surprise and trepidation.

Wang Jin smiled knowingly and spoke in a humble tone, "Ms. Lan, you performed very well. I think you can win the Best Actress award this year."

Lan Juying breathed a sigh of relief, and then couldn't help but chuckle, showing her big white teeth.

After Zhai Yuan waited for her to be happy, he raised his hand and said, "Go on, get ready to take the next set of shots."

The second set of shots was not so smooth, with three or four mistakes in a row.

However, the problem mainly lies with Wan Ziliang, because this scene has a shot where the fool Gao Jin logs into the God of Gamblers' main account, and he needs to do a cool and fancy shuffling of cards.

Wan Ziliang tried several times but failed, and instead he scattered the playing cards everywhere.

Zhai Yuan smiled and said, "Do you need me to find a replacement for you?"

Wan Ziliang fiddled with the cards, and said helplessly: "I succeeded when I practiced at home."

Zhai Yuan took off the deck of cards and said proudly, "Watch carefully, let the real God of Gamblers teach you how to play."

Upon hearing this, a group of people turned their attention over.

Lan Juying looked expectant and curious about his actions.

Zhai Yuan twisted his lips, skillfully stretched out the playing cards on the table into a long line, drew out one of them, and planned to perform a fancy bridge trick.

The next second, as he gathered the cards, the entire deck of cards on the table flew everywhere like flowers from the sky.

I wanted to show off, but ended up pooping a huge shit.

Zhai Yuan's face flushed, he slapped off the poker that had fallen on him, and said with a dry cough, "The table is too slippery."

Lan Juying's dull red lips slightly opened, and she couldn't help but sneer.

This immediately drew laughter from the others. Wang Jin said, "Brother Da, you used to play cards a lot, show us your skills~"

Wu Mengda waved his hands and said, "You're crazy! In real life, who would shuffle cards like this?"

Everyone came together and laughed, trying to play the cards in new ways. Although the filming progress was delayed, the atmosphere seemed very relaxed.

Lan Juying huddled in a corner and picked up a deck of playing cards to play, with a long-lost liveliness on her face.

While she was clumsily cutting the cards, she secretly glanced at Zhai Yuan.

Suddenly he let out an exaggerated cry, and the cards in his hand fell to the ground at Zhai Yuan's feet.

Zhai Yuan looked in the direction where the poker was flying from, and saw Miss Lan giving him an embarrassed smile, so he bent down reluctantly to pick it up.

Lan Juying also came over and squatted in front of him.

The two were very close to each other, and Lan Juying suddenly whispered, "Thank you."

Zhai Yuan raised his eyes and looked at her.

There was no expression on Lan Juying's pretty face. She was only focused on collecting the cards, as if the person who had just spoken was not her.

Zhai Yuan scratched his head and lowered his head to pick up the cards.

Lan Juying's voice sounded again, speaking quickly: "I'll treat you to dinner after work."

Zhai Yuan raised his head again, but saw that she was pursing her lips, her face still as calm as ever.

Masaka!
Could it be that I have been studying Japanese too much with the Japanese girl recently and now I am hallucinating?
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The scene where Wan Ziliang cuts cards in a fancy way was finally completed under the guidance of Wang Jin, who had filmed gambling movies before.

Wang Jin still had that almost-good-enough attitude: "It's OK, it's OK, it will look good after post-editing."

After finishing this somewhat technical scene, the rest of the literary scenes were much easier.

Compared with Wang Zuxian in the original film, Lan Juying's difference is not only in height but also in figure.

At that time, Wang Zuxian wore a green dress, black stockings and a corset, which made her bust look plump and proud.

Now Lan Juying's shirt and ripped jeans are still less sexy.

Fortunately, Miss Lan, who is in her early twenties, is very good-looking, and that is enough.

After filming the scene where Wu Monda showed off his butterfly knife in front of Wan Ziliang, but the God of Gamblers who logged into his big account snatched the knife away and showed off his skills.

Lan Juying took over the performance of the two, snatched the knife from Wan Ziliang, shouted "Don't move" with a cold face, then raised her hand and stabbed it into Wu Mengda's thigh.

Wu Mengda felt pain instantly, and Lan Juying spun the tip of the knife and sat beside him.

"Release Daozi!"

The whole scene ended almost perfectly with her saying this line.

Zhai Yuan withdrew his gaze and handed the finishing work to Wang Jin.

He stood up from the director's chair, nodded at Chen Lan, and said, "Come out and talk for a while."

The two of them walked out of the room one after the other.

Zhai Yuan took out a cigarette and Chen Lan took the initiative to pass the light to him.

She smiled and asked Zhai Yuan: "How is it? Has it changed a lot?"

What I am talking about is naturally Lan Juying's character transformation.

Zhai Yuan rolled his eyes at her and said, "Sister Lan, this is a bit too much. How much money did you cheat her father out of?"

Chen Lan said: "It's only a few hundred thousand. After a while, let the extra turn himself in and return the money."

"Don't wait for a while!"

Zhai Yuan bit the cigarette butt and said, "Send it back today. I'm afraid the old man can't stand the shock."

Chen Lan wore a nonchalant smile on her face and teased, "Be kind to women?"

Zhai Yuan said nothing, just squinted at her.

Seeing this, Chen Lan curled her lips and said, "Okay, you decide! If Miss Lan reverts to her old ways, I won't help you."

Zhai Yuan smiled, blew out a cloud of smoke, and changed the subject: "What is Brother Qiang busy with recently?"

"Busy playing Long Wu." Chen Lan smiled when she mentioned her man.

Zhai Yuan asked: "What about Xinji?"

Chen Lan was a little surprised, because Zhai Yuan basically never talked to her about this topic, and she didn't understand why he suddenly brought it up today.

She said truthfully: "My eldest brother is fighting the lawsuit for the leader case. Currently, Huang Jun is still the temporary leader. However, my husband and I will not interfere in the affairs of the society. What's wrong with that?"

Zhai Yuan's eyes flickered as he looked at her and said, "Besides Hong Kong, the Xu family also has many brothers in Japan, right?"

Chen Lan frowned: "Are you talking about the Fulong Gang?"

Zhai Yuan nodded.

The Fulong Gang is another name for the Fuqing Gang. In the early days, they were immigrants from the eastern Fujian region. They formed Chinese hometown associations in Asia. Later, as their numbers grew, they gradually evolved into an organization with criminal characteristics. Their footprints are spread all over the country and abroad. The most powerful ones are concentrated in Northeast Asia, especially in Taiwan and Japan.

After the fall of Taiwan Island, many members of the Fulong Gang in the province fled to Japan, where the power was even greater. In order to snatch food from the Japanese, the Fulong Gang and the Yamaguchi-gumi often fought.

So much so that the saying "People from Taiwan are afraid of people from Pingtan, and people from Japan are afraid of people from Fuqing" has spread.

There is naturally a suspicion that the Fukuryu Gang is trying to gild its own image. After all, at that time, the Yamaguchi-gumi had the support of Japanese politicians, and there were organizations like the Sumiyoshi-kai and the Inagawa-kai in the local area, so they could still suppress the foreign gangs.

However, it can also be seen from the side that this Chinese gang is indeed very powerful in Japan.

"The Fulong Gang is a mixed bag. After Yiqing, many people from Baodao went there to make a living. Now that eastern Fujian and southern Fujian are inseparable, the Xu family is insignificant in it."

Chen Lan was from Taiwan and knew more about the Fulong Gang than Xinji did. She introduced the general situation to Zhai Yuan.

In the final analysis, the Fulong Gang is strong in terms of both men and horses, while the entire Xinji Gang is nothing but a bunch of losers compared to them.

These gangs act with impunity overseas, engaging in gambling, prostitution, smuggling, loan sharking... as long as they can make money, they are willing to participate in both legal and illegal businesses.

Zhai Yuan finished his cigarette and lit up another one. After a moment of thought, he asked Chen Lan, "I want to develop some new business in Dongyang in the second half of the year. Would you mind introducing me to some middlemen?"

Chen Lan looked surprised: "Developing Japanese business?"

Zhai Yuan smiled and said, "To make a small movie, we need this kind of people to escort us."

Chen Lan obviously didn't understand the value of this small movie, but she didn't know much about the film market there, so she didn't say anything.

"Before in Taiwan, these people were basically in contact with Xu Jiasheng. Now that he has been exiled to Albania, it may be difficult to get in touch with him again."

Chen Lan chose her words carefully and was very cautious when talking about this topic.

Zhai Yuan smiled and said, "Then I'll trouble Sister Lan to help with the matchmaking so that we can all make money together."

He was not impressed by Chen Lan's arguments. Although the Xinjilun Gang was not as powerful as the Fulong Gang that was spread all over overseas, Hong Kong was a free port with a huge smuggling business, so it was impossible for the two sides to have no intersection.

Chen Lan hesitated for a moment after hearing this and said, "This is a man's business. I'll ask Brother Qiang to find out for you."

Zhai Yuan nodded and said thank you.

Then, the door opened from the inside.

Wang Jin, who had finished the filming here, came out first, followed by a group of crew members holding cameras.

Zhai Yuan and Chen Lan stopped talking tacitly.

The actors also filed out.

After everyone finished work, said goodbye to each other and left, Lan Juying reluctantly walked out of the house.

She glanced at Zhai Yuan and saw that the crowd had almost dispersed. She moved closer to him little by little, and finally looked at Zhai Yuan and took the initiative to ask: "Shall we go?"

(End of this chapter)