Hong Kong Film Intelligence King

Chapter 134 Attitudes towards Talent
Wang Daogang returned to his office, and Chen Yongren, hiding behind the door, looked up:

"Does Brother Dao have time?"

Wang Dao laughed and scolded:
"Don't even mention that you're my underling when you go out. I get furious just looking at you dodging around like that."

"Come in and tell me what's wrong."

Chen Yongren chuckled, pushed open the door, and pulled a young man inside.

The young man was wearing glasses; he appeared both timid and refined.

cowardly?!
Did Jimmy look like this when he was young?

Wang Daoming knowingly asked the question:
"You haven't even figured out the rules, yet you're already trying to recruit followers?"

Chen Yongren shook his head:

"How is that possible?"

He pulled Jimmy,
"Boss, this is Jimmy. He wants to be with you."

Jimmy quickly said:
"Brother Dao, I want to be with you."

Wang Dao waved his hand:
"Close the door."

Jimmy was quick-witted; without Chen Yongren having to lift a finger, he immediately went to close the door himself.

Wang Dao asked Chen Yongren:

"What happened? Tell me."

Chen Yongren smiled sheepishly:

“I had a few drinks at Brother Qiang’s place yesterday, and suddenly I felt quite lonely, so I thought I’d go for a stroll on Po Lan Street in Yau Ma Tei.”

Wang Dao laughed and scolded:
"You're a handsome guy, surely you can find a girl with your looks?"

"Do we really have to go to Portland Street?"

Do you know what the girls there are like?

"Those are all buses coming and going."

"Be careful, it might be a sexually transmitted disease!"

“Dirty diseases are not scary. What’s scary is that AIDS has recently emerged in the U.S.”

Do you know how it spread?

"Promiscuity!"

"I've even scolded Brother Kun so much that he doesn't dare to go drinking with brothels anymore, and you actually dare to?"

Chen Yongren quickly said:

"Brother Dao, I didn't go!"

“I was just about to go to Portland Street when I saw Jimmy being bullied when I got to Yau Ma Tei.”

“I helped him out.”

Wang Dao frowned slightly.

"Jimmy was bullied?"

"Whose side is this?"

Chen Yongren shrugged:

"do not know!"

Wang Dao asked Jimmy:
Do you know who bullied you?

Jimmy nodded:
"It's Hongyi's fiery Ming."

Wang Dao was taken aback:
Who is Huobaoming?

"How come I've never heard of such a person?"

Chen Yongren quickly said:

"Hongyi's Little Fourth Nine".

"...just a petty thug."

Jimmy blushed; he felt embarrassed that a small-time hoodlum whom Wang Dao had never even heard of had bullied him to the point of being unable to make a living...

Wang Dao looked at Jimmy and said:

"You don't need to be shy. You're not a gangster, you're not a martial arts expert, and you're not a cop. You're just an ordinary person."

"Isn't it normal for ordinary people to be bullied by thugs?"

"There's nothing shameful about it."

Jimmy's expression softened, and he quickly said:
"Thank you, Brother Dao."

Wang Dao said calmly:
"You want to be with me?"

Jimmy quickly said:
"It's Dao-ge, I want to join the club. I don't want to be bullied anymore."

"I just want to do business..."

Wang Dao Bai Bai:

"You need to understand one thing: why are you following me?"

"You want to do business with me?"

"Still want to join my club?"

"What is your status when you speak to me?"

Jimmy was dumbfounded:

"Brother, I don't understand."

Wang Dao laughed and said:

"My name is Wang Dao."

"He is the right-hand man of Hung Hing Mong Kok boss, Leung Kwan."

"However, if you go out and say you're Wang Dao's underling, nine out of ten gangsters won't know."

Jimmy Instinct:
"impossible!"

"Brother Kun's reputation is at its zenith, and your reputation..."

He suddenly got stuck.

Wang Dao laughed heartily:

"Can't you tell me?"

"Everyone in the underworld knows that Brother Kun is the boss of Hung Hing Mong Kok, but when have you ever heard of who Brother Kun's right-hand man is?"

"My reputation as a top horse is nowhere near as good as Ah Qiang's and Ah Niu's."

"Only a few big shots know this."

"Those who make a living in the underworld rely on their reputation. Like those gangsters, they wish their name could be known by every resident in Hong Kong."

"Then do you know why others don't know my reputation?"

Jimmy was completely numb.

"No...don't know!"

Wang Dao nodded slightly.

"He's fairly honest."

"Actually, it's okay to tell you. If I hadn't followed Brother Kun, I wouldn't have wanted to join Hung Hing."

"Why not use that time to honestly do business and make money?"

"Do I really have to go and play with my friends?"

"If you're going to be in this business, spending Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at the police station, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at the funeral home, constantly hanging out with friends, are you trying to sell tea eggs?"

Jimmy was so excited he was shaking:

"Yes, yes, Brother Dao, that's what I think too."

Wang Dao shrugged:

"So, what identity do you plan to use to follow me?"

"In the martial arts world, I am Brother Dao."

"Qiankun Films, this is General Manager Wang."

"You won't lose out no matter which name you use to follow me."

"Basically, no one is targeting you."

Jimmy hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help but look at Chen Yongren, who waved his hand and said:

"You don't need to worry about my feelings."

"What you think is the most important thing."

Jimmy thought about it carefully before saying:
"Brother Dao, I want to join Hung Hing with you."

Wang Dao shook his head and sighed:

"You're carrying too many burdens on your mind, you have too many worries."

Jimmy has figured it out:

"If I join Qiankun Film and Television Company, with Brother Kun's influence, no one will dare to bully me."

"But similarly, I'll still be bullied as soon as I leave the company."

"The company isn't my nanny; they can't take care of everything for me."

"Joining a club makes all the difference."

"Even if someone wants to bully me, they have to consider your and Master Ding's feelings."

“I have no problem doing other businesses if I want to.”

"For every gain, there is a loss."

"Please accept me!"

Wang Dao nodded:
"Alright, then I'll accept you."

"However, let's agree on the rules first. If the rules are broken, there will be family discipline to punish you."

"This family rule is not the family rule of the gang, but the rule of our lineage."

Jimmy listened attentively.

Wang Dao extended his finger;

"Respect your teachers and value the teachings, be friendly to your fellow students, don't touch heroin, don't get involved in gambling... and lastly, love your country!"

Jimmy was stunned!

The beginning is easy to understand, so what's the meaning of this last sentence that suddenly appears?
Wang Dao asked with amusement:
"not understand?"

Jimmy smiled wryly:
"I don't quite understand."

Wang Dao said calmly:
"Everyone needs a belief in life, and that belief is whether you believe in foreigners or your own people."

Jimmy was stunned.

Wang Dao said calmly:
"If you believe in foreigners, you won't be allowed into my door."

“We worship Guan Yu for a long time. If we forget our ancestors, then there’s nothing more to say.”

Jimmy immediately said:
"I can be patriotic too."

Wang Dao laughed and said:

"Have you thought about it?"

Jimmy nodded like a woodpecker:
"I've thought it through."

Wang Dao then nodded:

"Give me a red envelope and offer me tea."

Jimmy quickly took out the cash he had on him, stuffed it into the red envelope, then respectfully placed it on the table and knelt on one knee.

"Boss, have some tea!"

Wang Dao took the tea, took a sip, then opened the red envelope, pulled out a few bills and put them in his pocket. He then took out a wad of cash from his own pocket, stuffed it in, and returned it to Jimmy.

That completes the ceremony.

Wang Dao instructed Chen Yongren:
"Ah Ren, give Uncle Liu in the auditorium a red envelope later and tell him Jimmy's name so that he can be added to the underwater roster."

Chen Yongren agreed.

Wang Dao then took out two more red envelopes and tossed them to the two men.

Jimmy was bewildered; he had been terrified when he received such a large red envelope before—it contained at least ten thousand yuan!

Are you still receiving red envelopes?
Chen Yongren cheered:

"Brother Dao, is it another joyous occasion today?"

He introduced it to Jimmy,
"Brother Dao is very lucky. If he makes a fortune, he will give some red envelopes to the company's employees so that we can share in his good luck."

Jimmy opened the envelope and saw that it was much smaller than the one Wang Dao had just given him, but it still contained three large yellow oxen.

"Is the boss very lucky?"

"Of course, there are unexpected windfalls almost every day."

Jimmy was speechless.

Nobody jokes about their money.

Wang Dao instructed the two men:

"Ah Ren, go back and find that hot-tempered Ming. He bullied Jimmy, so let Jimmy bully him back."

Jimmy was taken aback:
"Boss, should we do this?"

Wang Dao said calmly:
"My little brother must not be bullied."

Chen Yongren asked:
"How far are you going to bully me?" Wang Dao glared at him.
"It's Jimmy's turn."

"But Jimmy, if you want Fireball Ming to die, then don't do it yourselves, let Qiang and the others do it."

Jimmy was completely dumbfounded. Was he going to be killed for bullying him?

Too exaggerated?
Wang Dao thought for a moment and then said:
“Ah Ren, you found Jimmy in Yau Ma Tei, so let’s find another person while you’re at it. His name is Yao Wen, and I think he sells fruit at a stall in Yau Ma Tei.”

"Find him and bring him back."

Chen Yongren confirmed:

"What is it for?"

Wang Dao shrugged:

“Taking in Jimmy is the same as taking in Yaowen, so taking in Yaowen is no big deal.”

Chen Yongren repeatedly agreed.

Wang Dao then said to Jimmy:
“You shouldn’t set up a stall in Yau Ma Tei anymore. The company needs manpower. Didn’t you want to learn how to do business? Then help Ah Yan first.”

Chen Yongren was overjoyed:
"Thank you, boss."

Jimmy nodded in agreement. Since he had already decided to follow Wang Dao into the gang, he naturally had no objection to his arrangements.

He just wasn't sure whether Wang Dao really wanted him to do business or something else.

Wang Dao waved his hand and said:
“Ah Ren and Ah Dao will explain the rest of the matter in detail.”

"Alright, Ren, call Jing over here!"

Chen Yongren and his companion quickly retreated, while Jimmy was somewhat nervous.
"Ah Ren, the boss wants us to learn how to do business. What kind of business?"

Chen Yongren asked in surprise:
"Are you nervous?"

Jimmy doesn't hide it either:

"Yeah, I have no idea how to run a triad business."

Chen Yongren shook his head:

"Who told you we were going to do business with the gang?"

what?
"You came just in time."

"My boss dumped a ton of things on me, and I can't handle it all by myself."

"It's good that you're here, you can help me."

Jimmy was a little dumbfounded:

"About the company?"

"Isn't this a matter for the branch?"

Chen Yongren shook his head:

"We don't get involved in the gang's business unless Boss Ding and the boss give the order."

"The only business of a gang is guarding the territory and collecting protection money. What's the point of that?"

"We have so much to do."

Do you know anything about accounting and finance?

Jimmy shook his head:
"don't know."

Chen Yongren was overjoyed:
"Great!"

Jimmy stared at him in astonishment:
"What's there to be happy about if I don't understand accounting?"

Chen Yongren chuckled:
"It's perfect that we can study together."

"I felt a little shy going to study alone."

Jimmy was taken aback:
"Do we still need to study?"

Chen Yongren said matter-of-factly:
"That's for sure."

"I'm in charge of the company's finances. Do you want to learn how to do it?"

Jimmy's eyes lit up:

"Learn! You absolutely must learn!"

He thought the business Wang Dao was talking about was some kind of shady business run by the triads, but he didn't expect it to be a legitimate business. So, of course he had to learn it!
Chen Yongren laughed and said:
"Your firewood and water supply will depend on the boss's arrangements, but it'll be roughly the same."

"There are about five thousand firewood and water every month."

Jimmy was stunned:

“Is it this high?”

Chen Yongren shrugged:

“The underlings of other gangs… no… other branches certainly don’t have such height.”

"It's good if I can make a few hundred yuan a month!"

"But that's normal. We're Dao Ge's direct subordinates, completely different from the rest of the gang."

Jimmy asked:

"Don't we have any side businesses?"

Chen Yongren decisively shook his head:
"Brother Dao never does shady business."

Jimmy's mouth dropped open.

Chen Yongren shrugged:

"You'll understand once you've spent more time with him."

"Alright, let's go find Director Wang. We also need to take you to the branch to ask Uncle Liu to sign your name on the roster."

Jimmy nodded slowly. For some reason, his anxiety had disappeared, replaced by a sense of calm.

The chubby boy scurried happily to Wang Dao's office:

"Brother Dao, you were looking for me?"

Wang Dao tossed him a red envelope, which the chubby boy happily accepted.
"Oh dear, I just need this right now, so I can share in your good fortune."

Wang Dao beckoned him to sit down:

Why are you so nervous?

The chubby boy calmed himself down:

"My first film, my debut, how could I not be nervous?"

Wang Dao laughed and said:

"Don't worry, there won't be any problems."

The chubby boy shook his head with a wry smile:
"How can I put my mind at ease until the final box office results are in?"

Wang Dao shrugged:

"I'll reassure you!"

The chubby boy sighed:

"I'm afraid nothing can reassure me."

Wang Dao took out a contract and handed it to Wang Jingjing:
"Hey, will this put your mind at ease?"

The chubby boy opened his mouth wide:

"This is?!"

Wang Dao smiled and said:
"Our company's first contract with a major director."

"Sign it!"

The chubby boy asked incredulously:
"It wasn't until the box office figures were released..."

Wang Dao rolled his eyes:
"You're the director yourself, don't you know how the film is structured?"

"What, you think the movie isn't well made?"

The chubby boy quickly shook his head:
"no!"

A capable director can tell whether a film will be successful after shooting only one-third of it.

The chubby guy is a very capable director, and he made this movie quite smoothly. However, even so, he was still a little worried.

Wang Dao said calmly:
"I've seen your movie. It's quite unique and excellent; it's groundbreaking."

"Of course, if the mountain-opening monster doesn't do a good job, then he's the pioneer of the king."

"But I think it's great."

"He has the potential to become a mountain monster."

"Let's sign the contract."

The chubby boy smiled wryly:

"Brother Dao, let me take a break. Let's wait until the box office statistics are out this weekend before signing."

Wang Daozhi shook his head:
"You want to know the weekend box office figures? Is that easy?"

"I'm telling you in advance, it's two million."

The chubby boy didn't take it seriously at all.

"Brother Dao, I know you want to comfort me..."

Wang Dao shrugged:

"Then get lost and keep worrying."

"Remember to come over on Monday and sign this big-name director's contract."

The chubby boy asked in astonishment:

"Brother Dao, you're too heartless!"

Shouldn't you continue to comfort me?

Wang Dao sarcastically remarked:
"You're not a beauty."

“I’ve told you this seriously, but if you don’t listen, then forget it.”

"Anyway, I've done what I was supposed to do, so get lost."

The chubby boy said, feeling wronged:

"you……"

Wang Dao glared at him:
"Did your dad, Uncle Lin, comfort you?"

The chubby boy nodded.

"Your senior brothers must have comforted you too, right?"

The chubby boy nodded again.

Wang Dao finally asked:
Did I just comfort you?

The chubby boy nodded again.

Wang Dao countered with a question:
"So, did you even listen?"

The chubby boy shook his head.

Wang Dao cursed:

"Your father and your fellow apprentices are much closer to you than we are to each other, right?"

"None of them can calm you down. If you can calm down just by listening to me, I'm starting to doubt your relationship with them."

"Get lost and go find someone to comfort you."

"Oh, and by the way, remember one more thing: come over on Monday to sign the contract."

"Get lost!"

The chubby boy walked out dejectedly.

Wang Dao shook his head secretly, knowing that the little fat boy's mental illness was incurable!
Unless he comes to his senses or has already confirmed the box office results, there's absolutely no way to change it.

Wang Dao leisurely slacked off in his office for a while before returning to Liang Kun's office:
"Hey, Binney, you haven't left yet?"

Handsome Kun laughed strangely:
"I have a dinner appointment tonight, you'd like to come too."

Wang Dao suddenly realized:

"Oh, there's a Vanboy, right?"

The two brothers let out a strange, loud laugh!

Han Bin said bitterly:
Laugh! Laugh as much as you can!

There's nothing he can do; Van is Bozi's bodyguard now. Even if he wants to ask Van out, he might not be able to; it all depends on Bozi's attitude.

Wang Dao immediately said:
"Then I won't go."

Han Bin immediately had a chance to counterattack:
You have to go too!

The Way of the King does not understand the Way:
"What am I going to do?"

Liang Kun explained:
"Bozi invited your sister-in-law to dinner. Are you going or not?"

Wang Dao sighed:

"Well, I guess I'll have to listen to them talk about home renovations again tonight."

Liang Kun also felt a chill run down his spine. He suddenly regretted it. Where did he get the courage to participate in a dinner party with three women?
Are we going to hear 1,500 ducks quacking tonight?
Suddenly, Liang Kun asked:

"Ado, you said you want to set up a foundation?"

Wang Dao nodded:
"Yes, I have a few thoughts. I'm looking to play something big. Do you want to invest?"

"Let me tell you first, my fund limit is limited."

Without hesitation, Liang Kun said:
"I'll buy as much as I can!"

(End of this chapter)