1982 Started from Hong Kong

Chapter 234 Liu Zhenwei

"Cousin, are you guys done talking?"

Zhou Haimei was outside, probably having heard Luo Huiling talking about the bad things happening in the Zhai family in Yuen Long. When she came back in, her eyes showed some concern.

The relationship between the two families is a bit complicated.

If it is true as my mother just said, that Zhai Yuan's family was cheated by his uncle Zhai Xiaosheng, then wouldn't my father's sister have become an accomplice by marrying Zhai Xiaosheng?

The confusing relationships between the characters made Zhou Haimei a little worried. She sat next to Zhai Yuan cautiously, her face falling.

Zhai Yuan laughed twice when he saw this, pinched her cheeks, and said seriously: "Yes, I did hear my uncle talk about it. It turns out that your family was really a high-ranking official in the court. I am here to pay my respects to Martata Haimei, the Princess of the Bordered White Banner Guwalgiya clan!"

Zhou Haimei burst into laughter at his amusement, and her previous worries immediately dissipated. She hugged Zhai Yuan's arm and acted coquettishly in front of her parents.

When Zhou's father saw this scene, he sighed in his heart: What a silly cabbage in my family!

I stayed at Xiao Zhou's house until the afternoon, and during that time we didn't talk much about the Zhai family in Yuen Long.

Zhai Yuan started a conversation with Zhou's father. After Aunt Ling prepared some side dishes and brought them to the table, the two of them opened a bottle of wine and had a couple of drinks. They couldn't stop talking.

"Brother! My uncle's family was also a prominent family in Cantonese. At that time, marriage was a formal matter. My family had originally arranged a marriage for me. My uncle climbed over the wall and secretly took a look at the bride. Wow! She looked as fat as Zheng Zeshi. That night I swam to Hong Kong to join my sister. Later, my sister introduced your aunt Ling to me. We lived in Yuen Long for a while. A few years later, my sister passed away. My husband and I took your sister Hoi Ying to live on the outlying islands. Later, Hoi Mei was born. I was as naughty as a monkey since I was a child..."

Father Zhou talked about the past with drunken eyes.

Zhai Yuan knew that the old man was using his drunkenness as an excuse to explain away the situation in front of him and clarify the relationship between the Zhou family and Zhai Xiaosheng, so he did not point it out and accompanied him to perform two scenes.

During this time, Zhai Yuan also saw Zhou Haimei's seven-year-old younger brother Zhou Chongwen, who looked at Zhai Yuan curiously with his chubby face.

While feeding little Chongwen, Luo Huiling looked at Zhai Yuan and Zhou Haimei and said with a smile: "It is better for children to be born as early as possible. Young people are very busy nowadays. While the elders are still able to move, they can help take care of them."

Zhai Yuan leaned close to Zhou Haimei's ear and whispered, "Hey, do you want to be a pregnant woman?"

Zhou Haimei was so amused that the tips of her ears turned red.

Full of wine and food.

After all, Aunt Ling's family lived in a cramped public housing unit, so there was no way they could let Zhai Yuan stay overnight.

Zhai Yuan held Zhou Haimei's hand and said to Zhou's father and Aunt Ling in a serious tone, "Yaoyao still has a lot of homework to do during the holidays. Let Haimei stay at my house and help her."

After obtaining the parents' consent, Zhai Yuan called Wei Xing.

Not long after, Weixing appeared downstairs of Aiyi Building. After seeing Zhai Yuan on the balcony, he rushed upstairs with a sealed file bag.

Zhai Yuan took the file bag from Wei Xing and handed it to Luo Huiling with a smile: "I came in a hurry and didn't have time to prepare gifts. I have an idle property in Shek O Garden in the Southern District. I would like to invite Uncle and Aunt Ling to live there for a while. Here is the title deed."

Zhou's father and Luo Huiling were both shocked when they heard this.

The Southern District of Hong Kong Island, from Deep Water Bay to Shek O, is a gathering place for Hong Kong's middle and upper classes. Zhai Yuan said it implicitly but he actually brought the title deed with him. It was obvious that this was his first visit and he was going to give them a property. The amount of money was so large that it shocked the couple.

"Ayuan, this gift is too valuable and we cannot accept it..."

Zhai Yuan ignored the usual excuses.

Finally, he stuffed the house deed directly into the hands of seven-year-old Zhou Chongwen.

Then he turned to Wei Xing and said, "Bring a few workers from the housekeeping company over tomorrow to help Aunt Ling and the others move."

Wei Xing nodded and said he knew. He saw Zhai Yuan pulling Zhou Haimei downstairs. Luo Huiling and her husband wanted to stop them and return the land deed, so they stood in the middle of the corridor with a smile on their faces.

After Zhai Yuan and the other two left Aiyi Building, Wei Xing said to Zhou's father and Luo Huiling, "I'll bring the workers here tomorrow."

Then he turned around and left.

Luo Huiling held the land deed in her hand and looked at Zhou's father in surprise.

Luo Huiling asked: "What should we do?"

Father Zhou gritted his teeth and said, "Take it! This bad boy seduced my Haimei, can't you afford a piece of property?"

Luo Huiling reluctantly agreed, and then asked with some concern: "You guys talked about the Yuen Long incident earlier, what does A Yuan have in mind? Does he want to seek justice from Zhai Xiaosheng?"

Father Zhou thought of what he had just said about Zhai Xiaosheng and Zhai Xiaokang, and couldn't help but frowning at his brother-in-law's seemingly friendly smile.

This matter is probably more than just seeking justice.

Walk out of the estate.

Zhai Yuan opened the car door and let Zhou Haimei get in first.

Leaning against the car, he took out his brother's phone and dialed Ye Zhiming's number, and the smile on his face faded a little.

Zhai Yuan held the phone and said, "Brother Ming, the stage in Yuen Long has been set up. Can the leading actor you invited support the show?"

Ye Zhiming's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Don't worry, nine out of ten dealers on our gambling boat are cheaters, and the protagonist this time is the king of cheaters. Just give him the script, and the whole house will applaud when this play is finished."

hang up the phone.

Zhai Yuan rubbed his face, opened the door and got into the car.

Zhou Haimei stared at him with her big eyes, not blinking.

Zhai Yuan touched his face, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why, you haven't seen a handsome guy before?"

"Yes!" Zhou Haimei crawled into his arms, buried her head in Zhai Yuan's chest, and hummed in a sweet voice: "I want to be a handsome man's pregnant wife."

With the soft jade in his arms, Zhai Yuan was slightly moved, and all the grudges of Yuanlang were thrown behind his mind: "Let's go home and make a baby!"

…………

Ha Wan Village, Yuen Long.

In the three-story Western-style house where village representative Zhai Xiaosheng lives.

"Mr. Zhai, this is my first visit to you. Thank you very much for taking the time to help me answer questions about the land in Xiawan Village."

On the sofa in the living room.

A middle-aged man in his forties, wearing a Chinese gown, leaned against the cushion, a cigar in his mouth, and smiled at Zhai Xiaosheng in a very stylish manner.

Behind the man stood two young men who looked like bodyguards. They were wearing neat suits, standing tall and straight, and looked as if they wanted to keep strangers away.

Next to him was a curvy female secretary in a white suit, who was bending over the desk and taking notes.

Zhai Xiaosheng retracted his gaze from the four people in the group, looked at the middle-aged man in a Chinese gown, and said with a chuckle, "Mr. Dato, you don't have to be polite. As the representative of Xiawan Village, it is my duty to greet you if someone is willing to come to the village to investigate business."

The middle-aged man in a long gown was smoking a cigar, with a pair of brown sunglasses on his nose, slightly blocking his eyes.

"Mr. Zhai, the word Datuk is for the Malays outside. Don't mention it when you are in Hong Kong!"

He has gained weight a little, and his cheeks tremble when he smiles. "I was born and raised in China, and my ancestral home is in Lufeng, Guangzhou. You can just call me by my original name, Hong Bin."

Zhai Xiaosheng smiled and said hello, then called out Mr. Hong, saying, "So Mr. Hong is from Lufeng. Although I live in the countryside of Hong Kong, I have heard people say that there is Thunder God in the sky and Lufeng on the earth. Only after meeting Mr. Hong did I realize that this is true." Hong Bin laughed heartily, accepted all his compliments, and showed a bit of arrogance.

Zhai Xiaosheng turned his gaze and asked, "Mr. Hong, what kind of business do you do in Malaysia?"

Hong Bin did not shy away from saying, "Planting a few rubber trees over there is a small business. The rubber harvest was not good this year, so I plan to come to Hong Kong to find a new way to make money."

Zhai Xiaosheng asked: "Are you planning to enter the real estate business?"

Hong Bin looked at him and grinned: "Just take a look. The top ten real estate developers in Hong Kong are very powerful. See if there is any opportunity for a small fry like me to follow behind them and pick up some leftovers."

Zhai Xiaosheng agreed with a smile and said that Mr. Hong was too polite.

After a few more words, the female secretary who was writing at the desk stood up and handed Hong Bin a simple analysis report.

"Master Hong, according to the information Mr. Zhai just provided, the land composition in Xiawan Village has obvious advantages and disadvantages compared to Dashengwei."

Hong Bin hummed, picked up the report, looked at it for a few seconds, and threw it back to the female secretary.

He raised his head and looked at Zhai Xiaosheng again with a smile on his face: "Mr. Zhai, thank you very much for the information you provided today. I hope to have the opportunity to do some small business in Xiawan Village in the future. I really like making friends with people like you."

As he spoke, Hong Bin had already stood up from the sofa, and extended his hand towards Zhai Xiaosheng as if he was ready to say goodbye.

Zhai Xiaosheng also stood up with a smile and stretched out his hand to shake his hand: "In the countryside, Mr. Hong is always welcome to come for inspection. If you need any help, just let me know. I am also helping the villagers."

Hong Bin smiled noncommittally when he heard this, pulled his hand away and tilted his head towards the female secretary.

The female secretary took out a thick red envelope from her bag and said, "I'm sorry for taking up Mr. Zhai's time today. This is a little gift from Mr. Hong."

Zhai Xiaosheng immediately showed an expression of being flattered and took the red envelope with both hands: "Mr. Hong is so polite."

Hong Bin waved his hand without looking back, and walked out with two bodyguards in big strides.

Zhai Xiaosheng saw the group of four out of the house and watched them get into a Rolls-Royce.

The luxury car sped away.

Zhai Xiaosheng stood at the door of his house, and the eager smile on his face gradually disappeared.

Looking down at the red envelope of about 10,000 yuan in his hand, he sneered: "They deliberately brought up Dashengwei and even got a secretary to write reports in front of them. Everything seems to be a show. Dato? Playing tricks!"

at the same time.

Hong Bin and his group of four were sitting in the car.

Looking at the receding scenery outside the window, an annoyed expression appeared on his face.

"This Zhai Xiaosheng is much more difficult to deal with than Feng Guifa from Dashengwei. I was not well prepared today and ended up letting him down a bit."

Hong Bin rubbed his face vigorously, turned around and asked the woman pretending to be a secretary beside him: "Why don't we suggest to the boss that we go with the guy named Feng? He is really stupid enough."

The female secretary rolled her eyes at him and said, "You went to talk to the boss yourself, and you said you were the king of kings. How can you survive if you can't even do this?"

Hong Bin took a deep breath, grabbed his hair and muttered: "Let me think about it, he is just a third-rate country gentleman, there must be a way to make amends..."

…………

It was not until the end of February that the employees of Jiuyi Entertainment finally returned to their respective workstations.

This month, 1024 strongly recommends "Kapok Robe".

The box office of "Gong Xi Fa Cai" at the Silver Princess Cinemas also steadily increased.

However, the combination of these two films is not as popular as Jiahe's "Lucky Stars".

When Zhai Yuan does not produce new films, the timeline returns to normal.

Jiahe, which was at its peak, and Xinyicheng, which was gradually declining, were still fighting back and forth.

In comparison, the mainland imported film "Kapok Robe" starring Yu Rongguang obviously does not have as much influence as Jet Li. It was screened on both Lianhua and 1024 channels for nearly half a month, and the box office was only over million.

"Lucky Stars" and "Gong Xi Fa Cai" have broken the 2000 million and 1500 million marks respectively.

Judging from the current growth trend of the former, Hong Kong’s second movie with a box office of 30 million will soon appear.

"Does Mr. Zhai have time to interview a few new employees today?"

Shi Nansheng knocked on the office door. He was still very dedicated and put the accumulated business on the agenda as soon as the business opened at the beginning of the year.

Zhai Yuan asked: "Liu Zhenwei and Wang Jiawei?"

Shi Nansheng nodded in agreement.

Zhai Yuan said: "Let Liu Zhenwei come in first. As for Wang Jiawei... I plan to let him stay in the company as a screenwriter first, and not get involved in directing for the time being."

With the company's current business conditions and staffing ratio, Zhai Yuan felt that he was not qualified enough to go crazy with the King of Sunglasses.

There is no doubt about this guy's ability. He even allowed Liu Zhenwei to use his scrapped draft of the script of Journey to the West to make two "A Chinese Odyssey" films. Except for the later "The Ferryman", all the other films he participated in producing have won numerous awards.

There are indeed a few black fans out there who say that 91 Entertainment cannot produce films with depth, so they dare not participate in the Golden Horse Awards.

However, Zhai Yuan felt that he should not use Wang Jiawei just for the sake of gambling.

Only when that devilish king of tricks takes over Yuen Long Ha Wan Village and has more funds, maybe we can consider letting Wang Jiawei make an award-winning movie.

Liu Zhenwei quickly knocked on the door and came in.

"Hello, Mr. Zhai."

Patriarch Bodhi, who is in his early thirties, looks like he is in his early thirties. The difference from the image in Zhai Yuan's memory is that his hair is still very thick.

After Deng Guangrong was removed from the film and television industry, he worked in his old job at a financial company for a while, and then moved to Yu Yunkang's Wuzhou Film Company. As a result, the business there was not doing well, so he and Wang Jiawei, who was fired from New One City, decided to try their luck at the big tree of Jiuyi Entertainment.

"It's our first meeting. Let me introduce myself..."

"I know that you have participated in the production of "The Untold Story", "Kill Out" and "The Blazing Youth". There is no need to say more. I will go to Shi Nansheng to handle the job application later."

Zhai Yuan acted decisively, while Liu Zhenwei looked confused.

Is this a successful interview?
Is he a fan of my movies?

After hesitating for a moment, Liu Zhenwei asked again: "Mr. Zhai, have you read the script of my previous film "The Haunted Cop Shop"? "

Zhai Yuan waved his hand and took out another script from the drawer: "Let's not talk about your low-budget "Haunted Cop Shop" for now. I have a new script here. The current cost is estimated to be between 5 and 8 million. Do you have the ability to handle it?"

This time Liu Zhenwei was completely certain that Zhai Yuan must be his fan. He had never seen an investor who spent so much money!

Calculating the time, Jiuyi Entertainment was founded at the time when I was the most productive as a producer. My movies during that period must have left an indelible impression on his young mind, so he hired me as soon as we met and gave me a big production.

Liu Zhenwei raised his mouth and looked at Zhai Yuan meaningfully: Young man, I didn't expect that I am still the guide of your career~
(End of this chapter)