1982 Started from Hong Kong

Chapter 505 Gunshot
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As the gunfire subsided, Guo Yonghong pressed a switch, and the lights came on.

In the bedroom, feathers from the bedding and pillows floated up like scattered white mist.

However, the bed was empty.

Guo Yonghong frowned, and his heart sank.

"Let's check the other rooms..."

Before he finished speaking, a clanging sound of metal clashing came from beneath his feet.

Guo Yonghong and the others subconsciously looked down and saw a stun grenade had rolled to their feet, its surface flashing an ominous red light.

"Damn it! We've fallen into their trap!"

The next second, the stun grenade beneath their feet exploded in the bedroom.

A blinding white light instantly overwhelmed the overhead chandelier, and a high-frequency sound wave slammed into my eardrums.

In an instant, Guo Yonghong felt as if countless sharp needles were piercing his brain at the same time, and the surrounding environment in his vision became blurry and overlapping.

And within this blurred vision,

Guo Yonghong saw a group of fully armed police officers rush into the room. Before he could resist, they pounced on him and pinned him to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, several HK MP5 gun barrels were pressed against the back of his head.

In a daze, Guo Yonghong heard voices talking around him, sometimes near, sometimes far.

"Officer Tang, thank you for your hard work, Flying Tigers."

"What are you saying, Sir? Once you return from your training in England, the men will still be under your command..."

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"Are you there?"

Zhai Yuan gently moved Hai Mei's thigh off him and covered her with a blanket.

He got off the bed and opened the door.

Zhai Yao stood in the hotel corridor and was taken aback when she saw Zhai Yuan. Then she peeked inside.

What are you doing in Sister Hai Mei's room?

"Nonsense!" Qingmeng was disturbed, and Zhai Yuan rolled his eyes in annoyance: "What is it?"

Zhai Yao pouted listlessly, put her hands behind her back, and said, "I heard there's a lot of nightlife in Tokyo. I finally managed to stay up until Mom went to sleep, and I was planning to take Hai Mei out to check it out. How did I know you were here?"

Zhai Yuan reached out and squeezed Zhai Yao's face until it was deformed, scaring her, "What kind of nightlife? Going to those pubs and getting drunk, then getting taken advantage of by those Japanese guys! Go back to sleep!"

Zhai Yao slapped his hand away and said angrily, "It's not a pub, it's karaoke box! Ever heard of a private karaoke room? How old-fashioned!"

It's just a KTV, why bother with private karaoke rooms?
Zhai Yuan rolled his eyes and asked, "Me, old-fashioned? Do you even know who the originator of your kind of private karaoke room is? You're the boss here!"

That's absolutely right.

Because of the popularity of Kuaibo Technology's products in Japan, they replaced the originally expensive laser discs.

During this period, karaoke, which was originally only available in pubs or nightclubs, gradually took shape in Japan as the cost of song selection decreased and the audience became increasingly younger.

By placing a VCD player and an automatic disc changer in a shipping container, along with a music video playing on a TV, one could request a song for just 100 yen, or about 5 Hong Kong dollars. This novel approach immediately became popular among young people in Japan.

The man who invented this method of playing background music is Daisuke Inoue.

In a parallel universe, Time magazine commented at the turn of the millennium:
If Gandhi changed the daytime in Asia, then Inoue was the man who changed the nighttime in Asia.

This demonstrates just how popular KTVs were during this period.

Therefore, although the Hong Kong Kuaibo factory has temporarily stopped production, it still provides Zhai Yuan with a steady stream of cash reserves based solely on the share of the Japanese market.

Unfortunately, Zhai Yao had no interest in any of these things.

"You're so annoying! You think you're the best in the world? We came all this way to have fun, and all we get is for you to give us a lecture!"

Zhai Yao rolled her eyes at Zhai Yuan, adopting a "biting the hand that feeds you" attitude: "I was originally planning to bring Sister Mei from Shanghai, and a few other sisters-in-law from your girl group, so we could all go out and have some fun and get to know each other better. You think I'm just being playful by myself? Let's go, go back to our rooms and sleep!"

"Wait a minute!" Zhai Yuan reached out to stop her, squinted at Zhai Yao, and grinned, "Little sister, you should have said so earlier! It's rare to see someone so sensible. Here, I'll give you some money so you can have a good time tonight!"

Zhai Yao gave a smug hum and followed Zhai Yuan into the hotel room.

“Give so much?”

Zhai Yao's eyes lit up as she received the thick wad of Japanese yen from the big boss.

Zhai Yuan glanced again at Zhou Haimei, who was still fast asleep on the bed.

Before anyone could speak, Zhai Yao volunteered, "Don't worry, I'll wake her up!"

After saying that, Zhai Yao walked to the bedside in a swagger. Looking at the peacefully sleeping Hai Mei, Zhai Yao narrowed her eyes slyly, lifted the corner of the quilt, and slapped Zhou Hai Mei's small, upturned buttocks.

"Ah!" Zhou Haimei exclaimed softly, startled awake and sitting up, her eyes looking around in fear.

Zhai Yao rushed forward and hugged her, gently comforting her, "What's wrong, Sister Hai Mei? Did you have a nightmare? Don't be afraid, I'll take you out to play..."

Half an hour later,

Zhai Yao, accompanied by a neatly dressed Zhou Haimei, greeted Zhai Yuan and left the room with light steps.

Zhai Yuan stood by the floor-to-ceiling window and looked down.

The two girls quickly appeared downstairs, and then Zhai Yao took out her phone and dialed a number.

Before long, Zhou Huimin, Ye Yuqing, and the other members of Girls' Generation appeared downstairs one after another...

She really is my younger sister.

Several members of the Western Association drove up in two Toyota sedans, carrying a group of girls, and headed towards the neon-lit city center.

Zhai Yuan let out a long yawn and lay back down on the bed, trying to fall asleep.

In a daze, I heard the phone on the table ring.

Zhai Yuan opened his eyes again. The sky outside was already slightly bright. He answered the phone, and Wei Xing's voice came from the other end:

"Boss, news just came from Hong Kong that something did happen in Deep Water Bay last night..."

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bang——

A bench slammed down hard on the man's back with a dull thud that sent chills down his spine, sending splinters flying everywhere.

The man fell heavily to the ground, curled up in pain.

Deng Zhaotang threw down the stool, clapped his hands, and gestured with his chin to Liu Huangfa beside him: "Brother Fa, we've found out that after the tea party at the beginning of the month, it was this scoundrel who tipped off Liao Shuren and the others, which is why Huangpuzai missed them last night."

Near the oyster farms of Lau Fau Shan,
Liu Huangfa sat under the parasol, holding a fishing rod. He looked away from the float on the water, glanced at the man lying in the mud, and sighed helplessly.

"Guisheng, why are you doing this? Liao Shuren and the others support Zhai Yuan because their Huantou area is desolate, or it is located in an outlying island area, and the development cycle is long."

Liu Huangfa grabbed a can of Coke from the table, took two gulps, and continued, "But your Sha Tin isn't like that. The Hong Kong government gazette has already disclosed that once the new town of Ma On Shan is built, it will accommodate at least 700,000 people. You have a lot of money waiting to be pocketed. Now you're colluding with outsiders?"

Liu Guisheng, chairman of the Sha Tin Rural Committee, lay on the muddy ground, groaning in pain as he said, "Brother Fa, it's my fault, I know I was wrong."

Liu Huangfa gave a noncommittal snort and asked, "How much benefit did you receive from Zhai Yuan and the others?"

Liu Guisheng shook his head and replied in a low voice, "Liao Shuren said that if I am willing to reveal the information, they will stand up for me in the next township council election."

"You're out of your mind! You've already served two terms in this position, and you still think you haven't made enough? Let me tell you the truth right now, we've already decided that the next chairman of the Sha Tin Rural Committee will be the village representative of Pai Tou Village. Don't even mention Liao Shuren and the others supporting you, even if the Governor of Hong Kong supported you, it's impossible!"

Deng Zhaotang smiled and leaned down to Liu Guisheng, saying, "Guisheng, you could have stayed in this position for another year, but this time you colluded with outsiders, which made everyone very dissatisfied. I think it would be better if you stepped down voluntarily after the Spring Festival."

Liu Guisheng's expression changed slightly. Ignoring the pain in his back, he twisted and crawled through the muddy oyster field to Liu Huangfa's feet.

He looked up and pleaded, "Brother Fa, I'll give you twenty Ding Quan. Just think I was confused for a moment and let me off this time!"

"Fuck your mother, trying to scare away my fish!" Liu Huangfa, gripping his fishing rod, kicked Liu Guisheng aside and cursed, "Twenty Ding Quans, you've caught quite a lot these past few years! Behave yourself, I want to see your resignation letter after the Spring Festival, or you'd better think about the consequences!"

After saying that, he waved his hand, and several strong young men behind him immediately stepped forward and dragged away Liu Guisheng, who was still struggling. Deng Zhaotang chuckled and sat down next to Liu Huangfa, turning his head to say, "We have received news from Japan that Zhai Yuan took the company's artists to hold a concert. We have found his location and can take action at any time."

“This time it was done much better!” Liu Huangfa grinned. “That traitor Liu Guisheng is so stupid. Does he think I have no connections at customs? He said he was going to kill Zhai Yuan at the tea party, and the next day his whole family booked tickets to Japan. I just played along!”

Deng Zhaotang nodded: "Brother Fa is very thoughtful. If he hadn't deliberately leaked information to Liu Guisheng, how could he have forced Zhai Yuan to run away to Japan?"

"Hmph!" Liu Huangfa sneered through his nostrils, saying, "If you're going to put on an act, go all the way. It's a pity Huangpuzi and the others got arrested this time... But it doesn't matter. Send someone to Stanley to let him know. He can come back to me after he gets out!"

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Jurassic Park is showing in Hong Kong to great acclaim.

While in Japan, Zhai Yuan received daily calls from Shi Nansheng, who excitedly reported on the box office results.

In parallel universes,
This film can be considered a turning point in Hollywood breaking the monopoly of Hong Kong films, and a watershed moment in the decline of Hong Kong cinema.

On another level, Jurassic Park not only swept through Hong Kong, but also broke records all over the world.

So compared to Shi Nansheng's excitement at receiving a phone call every day, Zhai Yuan seemed quite calm.

Chen Shilong has no new films being released during this year's Lunar New Year season.

After incorporating the creative team from D&B Films, which was originally based on the same timeline, Golden Harvest released a romantic comedy called "Three's New World" in theaters.

This also failed to attract Zhai Yuan's attention.

What really interested him was that the Xinbao Cinema Alliance had introduced another Western film for this Lunar New Year season.

Batman Begins

The plot is adapted from the DC comic of the same name, Batman, and is based on Frank Miller's 1986 short comic book series, The Dark Knight Returns. Michael Keaton's Bruce Wayne and Jack Nicholson's Joker appeared on the screen.

Superhero film series are gradually gaining momentum.

"Sister Nan, you need to hurry up and finish making John Lone's 'Iron Man' movie."

Zhai Yuan gave Shi Nansheng a few instructions over the phone: with more and more comics from companies like DC Comics, if they didn't seize the opportunity quickly, their creative ideas would definitely be copied by the other party before they could.

Speed ​​up! Speed ​​up! Speed ​​up!
Then, Shi Nansheng mentioned a few more words on the phone about the shooting at his mansion in Deep Water Bay. He sounded very relieved that Boss Zhai had gone to Japan in advance.

Zhai Yuan sounded very surprised on the phone and instructed the September 1st Daily to intensify its condemnation.

If necessary, let's have another Hong Kong-wide celebrity parade!

hang up the phone,

Accompanied by Wei Xing and a few others, Zhai Yuan made a special trip to the Tokyo Hot agency.

No matter how big the shooting incident in Hong Kong becomes, it won't affect my business in Japan.

Even without Liu Guisheng, the thorn in Liu Huangfa's side, Zhai Yuan would have had the four Shaolin masters strengthen security near Deep Water Bay. After all, the local gentry in the New Territories cannot be judged by the standards of江湖人 (jianghu people). To some extent, those local tyrants and troublemakers are more vicious than lawless bandits like Ye Jihuan.

In the firm,
Chao Ge excitedly gave Zhai Yuan a bear hug and then introduced Tokyo Hot's business.

"Brother Yuan!"

Leung Chi-Chiu pointed to rows of indescribable CDs on the office shelf and said smugly, "You know I've always disliked Japanese guys being secretive and demanding we censor the films. Well, this time you've really nailed it!"

Liang Zhichao casually pulled out a CD and, as if showing off a new toy, put it into the VCD player and played it in front of Zhai Yuan.

Liang Zhichao pointed at the TV excitedly and shouted, "I had Helen set up a branch in America, where they can film however they want, and then distribute it to Japan. In just six months, Tokyo Hot's sales doubled! And it's selling like hotcakes in America!"

Zhai Yuan watched the uncensored porn on TV and thought to himself, "This time it's really become Tokyo Hot..."

That's why they say this thing is the primary productive force.

Japanese law requires that the images be blurred out, so that people can deceive themselves into thinking that there was no real sex involved and that it was all due to the actors' acting skills.

This time, in order to find a way to remove the mosaic, even Brother Chao put his brain to work and even accidentally laid out a plan for the overseas market, which is really not easy.

Zhai Yuan patted Liang Zhichao on the shoulder and sincerely encouraged him, "Keep it up, Brother Chao. I feel much more at ease with you at Tokyo Hot."

After saying that, he waved to Xi Xieyan, who was standing next to him, and asked with a smile, "Brother-in-law, have you found the person I asked you to find?"

He made a special trip to Japan not only because he didn't want to confront Liu Huangfa head-on, but also because there was another important reason.

Nishikyo Iwao nodded and said, "We have contacted several of the most famous feminist opinion leaders in Japan. After learning about the situation, they are very willing to speak out for women in Hong Kong."

“Good~” Zhai Yuan grinned.

The rise of women's rights in Hong Kong did not occur until after the millennium, when "Hong Kong woman" became a notorious derogatory term.

This time, by using Japanese feminism to bolster my own position, I've essentially lured the Qing army into the pass ahead of schedule.

Once a feminist leader speaks out, it amplifies the voices not only in Hong Kong, but also in Taiwan and other regions...

In this way, enough momentum has been gained.

However, relying solely on public opinion to drive legislation is clearly far from sufficient.

Zhai Yuan squinted and thought for a moment, then pondered:

I need to borrow another knife!

……

An hour later, Zhai Yuan and his group walked out of the office.

Liang Zhichao was still nagging in my ear: "Brother Yuan, if you hadn't asked to find those feminist leaders, I would have had someone gang up on them long ago! Damn it! You have no idea how annoying those women are. Tokyo Hot has been complained about by them more than ten times this year, all saying that we don't respect women. I think they must be jealous!"

"Alright~" Zhai Yuan laughed, putting his arm around Liang Zhichao's shoulder and opening the car door. "They're social activists. The fact that Tokyo Hot is being targeted means your company has a big enough reputation. Otherwise, if it were a small, run-of-the-mill company, they wouldn't even be qualified to be criticized. You're just treating it as free advertising for you~"

Upon hearing this, Liang Zhichao paused, seemingly lost in thought: "That seems to make sense..."

While the Hong Kong entertainment tycoon and the Japanese sex industry tycoon were chatting and laughing...

Satellite, who had been following closely behind, casually glanced across the street. He seemed to sense something, frowned slightly, and then looked up again.

A window of a tall building across the street was half-open.

Through the midday sunlight, the satellite keenly detected a tiny reflection and blinked its eyes.

"Get down!"

The next second, Weixing's heartbeat suddenly accelerated. Without the slightest hesitation, he reached out and pressed Zhai Yuan's neck down forcefully.

bang——

The piercing sound of gunfire shattered the silence of the street.
Almost the instant Zhai Yuan's head was forced down, a bullet grazed his hair and then exploded violently in front of the chest of a cadre from the Western Association behind him, splattering a cloud of blood.

"boarding!"

Weixing kicked Zhai Yuan into the car and then shoved Liang Zhichao, who was still in shock.

At the same time, the other three patriarchs beside him also realized what was happening.

Wang Tuqiang, Zhang Yaowen, and Zhang Yaowu almost simultaneously drew their semi-automatic Glock pistols from their waistbands and sprinted towards the tall building opposite.

bang——

The second bullet hurtled in and struck the car window hard, sending shards of glass flying everywhere.

Instead of following the other three patriarchs, Weixing jumped into the car without hesitation and stepped on the gas.

The tires suddenly skidded on the road.
Zhai Yuan, who was lying in the car, felt a violent shaking.
The car reversed and smashed through the glass doors of the Tokyo Hot office, driving into the lobby.

bang——

The third bullet, which should have pierced through the car door, struck the lightbox at the entrance of the agency, sending up a trail of sparks.

Until then,

It was only after Nishikyo Iwao and his group of members that they finally realized what was happening and belatedly rushed toward the tall building across the street.

On the street, shouts and screams created a chaotic scene...

(End of this chapter)