1982 Started from Hong Kong

Chapter 39: Stinky Men, Stay Away from Me

Ten minutes before the movie "Jennifer's Revenge" started, a crowd of audiences rushed into the theater.

New audiences have been coming to Kwun Tong from other districts, also wanting to see this American film.

The uniformed officers in Kwun Tong were extremely busy today.

He had already finished work and went home, but was pulled back to the front line by his superiors to help maintain order in front of the theater.

The street next door.

At the window of an upstairs ice cream shop.

Two middle-aged men in casual clothes were observing the heated scene across the street.

“If there are so many visitors every day, who will dare to say that Kwun Tong is a poor area in the future?”

Kwun Tong District Councillor Mak Siu-kwan put away his binoculars and sighed with a hint of regret.

He is a non-official legislator elected earlier this year.

The term of office is only two and a half years. If you want to join the municipal council, you must make achievements during this period.

However, getting things done is easier said than done.

It has nothing to do with ability, it's purely a partisan dispute.

For example, if his opponent is another faction supported by foreigners, then the suggestions he puts forward at the district council will most likely be attacked.

Instead of vetoing your proposal, they just drag it out for two and a half years so that you can accomplish nothing. The citizens will naturally know which side to stand on in the next election.

Therefore, since his election over the past six months, the only few times that Mai Zhaojun has appeared in public was when he was dealing with a food safety incident.

Zhai Yuan made such a big scene today, so of course as a district councilor he had to take a look.

But what I was thinking about was how to retain this huge flow of customers.

Is it possible to turn Kwun Tong into a Category III movie attraction?
"Brother Jun, I have inquired. The person who did this is a student who is only 17 years old."

"He was running a video parlor business in Sau Mau Ping some time ago, but his business was ruined. He then used just over a month to plan this film news."

"He did a great job, even finding a scapegoat in advance, and all the procedures proved to be flawless. He is an evil genius."

The assistant beside him had thoroughly investigated Zhai Yuan's background information and now told it to Mai Zhaojun one by one.

After saying that, he glanced at him again and added, "One more thing. He was also the one who caused the bloody clothes incident at the entrance of the Education Department."

“Lose!” Mai Zhaojun was still listening to the first half with great interest, but when he heard the last sentence, his face suddenly fell.

One of his slogans when he was elected was to clean up the community groups in Kwun Tong.

As a result, before the results were out, the blood-stained clothes incident occurred at Sau Mau Ping Secondary School, causing his popularity to plummet. At one point, he thought that his competitors were deliberately causing trouble.

"It's a pity that it's just a movie, and everyone will disperse after watching it."

Looking at the crowded scene on the opposite street, Mai Zhaojun sighed again.

If he could maintain this momentum for three to two months, he couldn't imagine how much the fiscal revenue of Kwun Tong District would increase this year, and his chances of joining the Municipal Council would also be greatly increased.

But a movie lasts at most two hours, and citizens may not even stay in local hotels after watching it and going home.

"Contact the sub-district police station and ask the guys to work harder in the next few days. I will apply for overtime pay for them later."

Now that he had seen the grand occasion, Mai Zhaojun had no intention of staying any longer.

After briefly speaking to his assistant, he picked up his coat from the table and was about to leave.

"Oh, right, that handsome guy named Zhai Yuan."

Mai Zhaojun took two steps forward, then stopped and said to his assistant, "Didn't you say he has an evil talent? If you have a chance, you can take care of him and see what other evil things he can come up with."

……

Zhai Yuan, who was standing at the entrance of the theater, didn't know yet.

Because of Jennifer's movie, a series of chain reactions were triggered.

I was also inexplicably noticed by a big shot.

At this moment, he was sitting in front of a boat porridge stall, holding his bowl of porridge and eating with relish.

"Boss, another serving, green, with more squid and pork rind."

After eating a bowl of boat porridge, Zhai Yuan felt even more upset. He realized that he had been so busy for more than ten hours today that he didn't have time to eat. "Brother, can you get me some cheap tickets?"

Zhai Yao sat next to Zhai Yuan and put the bag containing money between her legs to cover it before she dared to look down at the banknotes inside.

When he looked up again, the money-loving man's eyes curved into crescents.

"What the hell! I only got over 200 tickets in total, and the ticket office of the failed theater is now guarding me like a thief!"

After Zhai Yuan finished speaking, he took a bite of the fried dough stick beside him and said vaguely: "You and mother should go home and sleep for a while. I still have to keep an eye on the theater's accounts. I always feel that this group of people will cheat me."

"Let mom go back first. I want to stay and finish watching the movie."

"Do you have a ticket?"

"Yes, who said I didn't have one? I just deliberately hid one and didn't sell it. It's for the next show at 2:30."

Zhai Yuan took the ticket from Zhai Yao and saw that it was for a first-class seat with a sofa upstairs. The little girl really knew how to enjoy herself.

"You don't have it now."

Zhai Yuan casually put the ticket into his pocket and said calmly.

"Zhai Yuan! Give me back my ticket!"

Zhai Yao was startled for a moment, then flew into a rage, and pounced on Zhai Yuan to search his pockets.

Zhai Yuan calmly put his hand on her forehead, and Zhai Yao could no longer move forward, with only her two thin arms waving in the air.

Since force didn't work, Zhai Yao put on a pitiful look and took a gentle approach.

"Brother, I've never been to a movie theater in my life. I want to go in and see it for myself."

"No, you don't want to."

“You have no respect for women!”

"If you say this again, will I slap your letter?"

Zhai Yuan refused to listen to any persuasion.

Just kidding, if the movie "Grave" were rated, I might not be able to go to the theater to watch it now.

You want to open the door to a new world when you are only fifteen?
The dispute ended with Zhai Yuan yelling, "Mom, Yaoyao wants to watch a Category III movie, can you do anything about it?"

Zhao Meizhen, who was bargaining with the owner of another cooked food stall, came over after hearing the news, twisted Zhai Yao's ear, and dragged her back to the housing estate.

"Fight with me?"

Zhai Yuan snorted disdainfully, took out the super ticket and shook it: "Boss, do you want a ticket? If this meal is free, I will sell it to you at a low price."

The first Hong Kong premiere of "Jennifer's Revenge" ended quickly.

The audience walked out of the theater talking about it, and most of them looked a little unhappy.

"Brother, what's the deal with this movie? The ticket I bought won't be available until the morning. Is it worth the wait?"

"It's hard to rate it. If you want to say it's a bad movie, it's definitely not one. But it's not suitable for girls to watch."

"Miss, is this movie good?"

"Stay away from me, you bastard! If you come near me again, I'll call the police!"

Zhai Yuan felt that this group of audiences had never seen anything like it. It was just a movie. Was it necessary to have such a strong sense of immersion?
But none of this matters, the only thing he cares about now is the box office.

At the premiere, the 1,200-seat theater at the Jinmaoping Theater was fully packed.

This is just the beginning.

As of the early morning of the next day, all tickets for the remaining seven shows were sold out.

If the attendance rate can be maintained at this level in the next two days, with 24 shows scheduled in three days, wouldn't that be a lot of money?
Besides, other theaters are still waiting and watching. Once the attendance rate of Jinmaoping Theater gets out, they will definitely take the initiative to discuss profit sharing.

Wuhu takes off!

"With this cash cow, I can reopen my video parlor."

Zhai Yuan stroked his chin in thought, looked in the direction of the housing estate, and narrowed his eyes:
"But before that, I have to kill that idiot who ruined my business! Damn it! He used his connections and background to engage in unfair competition and almost sent me to jail. Fine, if your video studio can survive the next month, I'll twist off Liang Zhichao's head and use it as a stool for you to sit on!"

(End of this chapter)