1982 Started from Hong Kong

Chapter 206 Naval Battle
At eleven o'clock in the evening, Zhai Yuan was still staying in Jiuyi Entertainment.

He was leaning back in his chair, his feet on the desk, playing with the satellite phone in his hand.

Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night until we receive news from the ship.

Besides Zhai Yuan, there were many other people who couldn't sleep.

Chen Lan knocked on the door of the director's office and walked in without waiting for Zhai Yuan to answer.

Her long hair was loose and her face was lightly made up. The beige low-cut chiffon shirt showed off her graceful figure, revealing the fair skin between her neck and collarbone. She wore a pair of sandals under her tight nine-point jeans, and her toes were painted bright strawberry red.

Tonight, Chen Lan is not only dressed gorgeously, but her voice is also sickeningly sweet.

"Boss, I know you're still busy, so I brought you the box office data of God of Gamblers."

Zhai Yuan looked up at her with an interested smile in his eyes.

Not only did the woman pretend to take a document, she also held a bottle of red wine in her other hand.

"The movie hasn't even been released yet, and you're planning on having a celebration party?"

"No~ A few days ago, a friend from Taiwan came to visit Brother Qiang and gave him two bottles of LePin. Brother Qiang asked me to bring one bottle over~"

When Zhai Yuan heard her mention red wine, he suddenly remembered an old piece of news. In the future, when Mrs. Xu was arguing with Zhou Xiaojiang, she seemed to have said that Xiaojiang had stolen her red wine worth eight million.

I'm a little hesitant to drink your red wine...

"Currently, the box office of God of Gamblers has exceeded 21 million, making it the second 20 million movie in this summer's box office. However, the first place, Shaolin Kid, is a movie imported from the mainland. We are still the box office champion of the summer season in our home country."

Chen Lan spoke seriously about the second-hand information.

Although Zhai Yuan is busy with his gambling ship business, he is also concerned about the film industry.

This year, a heartwarming film "Family Portrait" produced by Cinema City became a big hit. The reason for this was because "The Wrong Car", a co-production between Hong Kong and Taiwan, sold well in Taiwan last year, which accumulated a lot of word-of-mouth for this film and directly defeated this year's classic work "Wheels on the Road" by Chen, Hong and Yuan.

Shi Tian is a director who is very good at pleasing others, but unlike Huang Boming who plays with the edge, he is able to grasp the empathy of citizens in subtle ways. At a time when the divorce rate in Hong Kong is gradually rising, "Family Portrait" starts from many aspects such as marriage, responsibility, and the family environment of children, and earns a lot of sentimental tears from the gossip girls.

Because of this movie, a child star named "Xiao Binbin" became famous, which led to many talent scouts from many companies recently targeting little Lao Zai.

When Zhai Yuan heard the news, his first reaction was: I wonder if my Brother Long, who can do the drunken milk punch, has been born yet.

As for "Wheels On The Run", there is no need to say more. The entire film was shot in Spain, with a white cast, and the production cost alone reached tens of millions, which clearly shows that it did not take the local Hong Kong box office seriously.

Jiahe only produced a set of trailer photo albums for Chen Shilon, which have been sold out in Japan.

According to the original timeline, both of these movies would have broken the 20 million box office this year, but now with the intervention of "God of Gamblers", although it has become a single film, the outcome of Jiahe losing to New One City in the domestic box office has not changed.

"If 'God of Gamblers' were to reduce its theater schedule now, it could still earn hundreds of thousands at the box office... Where's the boss's red wine glass?"

As Chen Lan was talking, she opened the red wine and wanted to find two wine glasses from Zhai Yuan's office, but she looked around and found nothing.

"I don't have such high-end wine glasses here, so I'll just use paper cups."

Zhai Yuan pointed at the corner of the table where a pile of disposable paper cups lay.

He went on to say, "Now that it's over 20 million at the box office, it shouldn't continue to cling to theatrical chains. Tomorrow, 'God of Gamblers' will be completely withdrawn from theaters. Coincidentally, Bluebird Productions has a film called 'Like Water Flowing Years' scheduled with me, so I can appear in that film."

Chen Lan asked, "The movie on the left from Yindu Organization?"

Strictly speaking, "A Time to Live and a Time to Die" should be considered a Hong Kong film, but with Siqin Gaowa as the lead actress and Xia Meng as the producer, no other theater chains in the mainland dared to take it over except Lianhua and 1024.

"Yes, 1024 will start in-depth cooperation with mainland films in the future." Zhai Yuan looked at her with a mischievous smile and asked, "What's wrong?"

Chen Lan's eyes wandered for two seconds. 1024 is cooperating with mainland films, so what will happen to Sanhe in the future?
She didn't ask the question directly, but with a hint of charm in her voice, she said submissively, "No, the boss said to put it down, so I put it down~"

British Hong Kong, Formosa Boulevard, and the Mainland.

Zhai Yuan now openly tried to get closer to his grandfather. In comparison, he and Xu Jiaqiang were in a situation where they had nothing to do with him.

He is wanted by Taiwan, and his gang background in Hong Kong may be exposed at any time, and he has no connection with the mainland.

Chen Lan didn't understand Xu Jiaqiang's grand narrative, but judging from the current situation, hanging out with Zhai Yuan would at least allow her to get in touch with her grandfather.

"Boss, let me pour you some wine." Chen Lan bit her lower lip and slowly approached Zhai Yuan.

She could reach the pile of cardboard cups on the corner of the table with just a stretch of her hand, but she chose to go around and pass in front of Zhai Yuan.

Chen Lan twisted her waist and squeezed into the desk. She bent down to get a paper cup, and her buttocks rubbed between Zhai Yuan's legs intentionally or unintentionally.

Looking at the buttocks twisting between her legs, the perpetrator Chen Lan pretended not to know and continued to slowly unwrap the paper of the paper cup.

Zhai Yuan let out a sigh, thinking that as expected of a woman who came from a nightclub, she had many tricks up her sleeve to seduce men, and her purpose was quite clear.

In this kind of situation, any other man probably wouldn't be able to hold out for even a second and would kill her right there.

But Mr. Zhai had great concentration after all and held on for two seconds.

"I partnered with Sanhe because Xu Jiaqiang has a background in organized crime, which would save me a lot of trouble. So even if I were to start the gambling boat business, I would still have to register with Xinji."

Zhai Yuan spoke slowly, grabbed Chen Lan's jeans waist and pressed her to sit on his lap. With a smile on his face, he asked in an unfriendly voice: "Does this count as inviting a wolf into the house?"

Chen Lan exclaimed, then turned around with a charming smile on her face: "I know the boss is very angry, so I came here tonight to help you vent your anger~"

Zhai Yuan looked at the woman's face, and suddenly his mind echoed with the words she said on the phone before they started working together.

"Mrs. Xu has been very considerate of your husband."

"Boss Zhai, women are actually very simple. As long as the man is good, I'm willing to do anything."

The satellite phone on the table suddenly rang.

"Help me answer the phone," Zhai Yuan instructed Chen Lan, then added, "Turn on the speaker."

Chen Lan obeyed and a rustling sound of electricity came from the receiver.

Immediately afterwards, Ye Zhiming's voice mixed with the whistling sea breeze rang out in the office.

"Ayuan, it's done. Xinji's two large aircraft carriers were completely destroyed, and our people are taking over the gambling ship..."

The entire conversation lasted just over ten seconds. With the beep of the phone being hung up, Chen Lan's face showed an expression of surprise and shock.

Zhai Yuan sneered twice. Ye Zhiming's call made him feel relieved of the depression that had accumulated in his chest for the past two days. He unscrupulously reached his hand into Chen Lan's chiffon shirt, roughly tore off her lace bra, and twisted it vigorously, causing Chen Lan to gasp in pain.

"After tonight, Axe Jun will definitely go to war with me."

Zhai Yuan pulled his hand away without interest and said with a smile: "But it doesn't matter. I'm leaving for the mainland right away and will screen the movie "Like Water Flowing Time" on 1024. I don't believe Xinji dares to do anything wrong. The rest depends on which side you and Xu Jiaqiang choose to stand on." Chen Lan lowered her head, complex emotions flashed in her eyes, and thoughts raced in her mind.

When she looked up again, her face was filled with a dazed and charming expression again. She leaned over the desk, knelt between Zhai Yuan's legs, unbuckled his belt, and made her attitude clear with practical actions.

"The subject of the gambling film is quite good. When I come back from the mainland, I will follow the trend and make a sequel myself..."

Zhai Yuan leaned back in his chair, squinted his eyes and slowly exhaled.

…………

boom!
The speedboat carrying five Vietnamese boys was running at full speed and ramming into one of Xinji's large vessels amidst a hail of bullets.

In the sea less than ten meters away, the five Vietnamese on the speedboat were all shot and fell to the ground. After the throttle was released, the speed of the speedboat dropped sharply, and it finally crashed lightly into the side of Xinji's Dafei without causing any substantial damage.

"Pounce on your mother! Want to sink me?"

The Dutchman smiled arrogantly, pointed his gun at the other two speedboats again, and pulled the trigger like a madman.

The bullets from the exchange of fire between the two sides swept across the sea like meteors.

In the waters very close by, the Dutchman suddenly saw a thin "water policeman" on the opposite speedboat take out the remote control and press the button hard.

An ominous premonition rose in his heart, and Dutch turned his head to look at the suicide speedboat next to him, which was no longer at the helm and was drifting quietly on the sea.

Then, flames shot up into the sky and lit up in his terrified eyes.

The speedboat, which was steered by only five Vietnamese men, was already equipped with explosives. As long as they could get close to Xinji's Dafei, they would have completed their mission.

In just a moment after the explosives exploded, flames engulfed the big plane that Dutchman was on. The surviving Xinji people on the ship were covered in flames and jumped into the sea screaming.

"Fuck that! Even pirates aren't this cruel!"

Seeing this, the gunners on the second Xinji Dafei were all frightened and stunned, feeling fear in their hearts.

However, they did not know that this type of suicide attack was a common tactic used by the Vietnamese on the battlefield. Even though the Xin Ji had sent out a group of desperate criminals, they were still dwarfed by those who had experienced artillery fire and understood tactics.

After eliminating a large aircraft, the situation at sea instantly became two against one.

The two speedboats of Shangguan Yonggan and Weixing were circling the only remaining large aircraft carrier of Xinji, and Vietnamese and Dutch aircraft carriers were constantly being shot and falling into the sea.

"The damn firepower is quite strong. If the fighting continues, all the monkeys will die and there will be no one to protect the big ship."

"Send them a big one and solve them all at once!"

"Aim carefully, there's only one damn thing!"

Shangguan Yonggan walked to the stern of the cabin with a hunched back, opened the sampan, pulled out a rocket launcher and carried it on his shoulder.

The Vietnamese guy next to him immediately picked up a shell and helped him load it in.

USSR-made, shoulder-fired anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade.

"I choose!"

The gunners on the Xinji Dafei looked at the black muzzle of the gun. Fear instantly swept through their bodies. Everyone threw away their weapons without hesitation and jumped into the sea like dumplings.

The next second, there was a muffled bang, and Shangguan Yonggan's burly figure was knocked directly onto the deck by the recoil.

The howitzer emitted white smoke and hit the only remaining large aircraft carrier of Xinji. The air waves swept across and countless sea water was lifted into the sky, like a heavy rain.

…………

There was continuous artillery fire on the sea, and the battle situation on the Natural Selection was also tense and fierce.

The band played a passionate and resolute tune, and the gamblers were furious. The series of shouts of "banker", "player", "blower" and "three sides" echoed with the music.

But people outside the casino still heard the noise on the sea.

The guards stationed outside the new record witnessed a naval battle with night vision goggles and hurried to find Guizai Tian who was still patrolling the casino.

"Brother Tian, it's a big deal. Just now at sea..."

The younger brother leaned over to Guizaitian's ear and reported to him what he had observed outside. Guizaitian's face changed drastically when he heard it.

He asked the guard anxiously, "Did the Xinji big plane get sunk?"

The younger brother shook his head and said, "It's too far away, I can't see clearly."

Guizai Tian swallowed hard and looked around but couldn't find Ye Zhiming, even Chen Jiale was nowhere to be seen. His heart beat wildly and he turned and walked towards the VIP gambling hall upstairs.

"Sorry, Brother Tian, Mr. Ye is playing cards with the big boss inside and has been told not to disturb him."

As soon as he arrived at the door of the VIP gambling hall, Guizai Tian was stopped by four bodyguards in suits.

Guizaitian became more and more surprised and suspicious. Ye Zhiming and those gamblers were all on the boat alone, so how come these four bodyguards suddenly appeared out of nowhere?
"Something happened on the sea, I want to see Mr. Ye!"

Guizaitian took a few steps forward with a gloomy face and stretched out his hand to open the door of the gambling hall. Seeing this, the bodyguard next to him suddenly attacked and grabbed his shoulders with both hands.

"Get out of here!" With his shoulder restrained, a murderous look flashed across Guizai Tian's brows. He slammed his body into the man's arms, raised his knee and hit the bodyguard's lower abdomen. He took advantage of the moment when the man bent over to break free from the grip, and performed a fierce set of Muay Thai combos. His palm hit the man's throat, and then he hit the bodyguard's back with an elbow, knocking him to the ground.

Kaka-

Guizai Tian had just dealt with one of the four men when he heard the sound of a spring being pulled in his ears, and the muzzles of three large black star guns were already against his head.

"Guests on board are not allowed to bring guns. Who are you?"

Guizai licked his lips, not daring to act rashly, and looked sharply at the armed bodyguard.

"Guests can't carry guns, but chefs in the kitchen can."

The door of the gambling hall's box suddenly opened from the inside. Guizai Tian's eyes fixed. In addition to Ye Zhiming, there was another middle-aged man with semi-long hair and a slightly plump figure at the door.

Carlos Chan was also in the box, but his expression was a little complicated.

"They were just four short guns. I had them dismantle the guns into parts and stuff them into the food we brought aboard. The seafood was so fishy that even the police on shore couldn't smell it with their police dogs."

Ye Zhiming spoke with a smile. He waved his hand and the three bodyguards put away their short dogs, but they still stared at Guizai Tian vigilantly.

"Come in and sit down. I just received a call. The two large aircraft carriers sent by Xinji to protect the Natural Selection were completely destroyed. I called Ayuan... Zhai Yuan, and guessed that you wanted to come see me, so I asked Jiale to wait here with you."

(End of this chapter)