Hong Kong Film Intelligence King

Chapter 182 Scheming Against Big D
When he returned to the office the next day, Liang Kun asked about what happened the day before:

Why did you say that at the banquet?

Wang Dao laughed:

"Did I do something wrong?"

Handsome Kun shook his head:
"From both a moral and logical standpoint, you certainly did the right thing."

"However, I know you. You are someone who hates trouble and won't get yourself into trouble unless you have a free time."

"But your actions yesterday... certainly shattered Big D's dream of becoming the leader."

"But at the same time, it also gets you into trouble."

"Big D will come looking for you."

"must!"

Heung Kwan knows Big D too well.

This guy is domineering and bullies the weak while fearing the strong; he really needs a righteous confidant.

Big D's long, bushy hair makes him look like a tough guy.

Big D's wife is intelligent, but she is also a woman.

It's not that Leung Kwan discriminates against women, but rather that it's very difficult for women to make a name for themselves in society.

Hong Kong society has a very strong tradition of male superiority and female inferiority, especially within triad societies.

In the world of gangsters, might makes right. Women's fists are naturally weaker than men's, so if a woman wants to control a man, she can only resort to scheming.

Big D obviously doesn't need his wife to go out and mess around with friends, and she naturally doesn't understand how terrifying the underworld can be.

Big D's wife may seem to be living in the martial arts world, but she's actually just scratching the surface, always separated by a layer, unable to see the true nature of it all.

The real world of martial arts is a cannibalistic place.

Big D understands, but Big D's wife doesn't.

However, Big D doesn't have that kind of brain.

Or rather, with his strength, his wealth, and so many underlings, he simply didn't have the patience to scheme.

This isn't just a problem with Big D; it's a common problem for almost everyone.

Just like in this fast-paced society, dating requires a long period of companionship. However, once you have money and power, who has the patience to slowly spend time winning the other person's trust, cultivating mutual trust, and then slowly nurturing the relationship?
Han Bin, that freak, doesn't count.

Neither Wang Dao nor Liang Kun had that kind of patience; they were both straightforward, saying things like, "I like you, I want to sleep with you..."

Chasing women is like this, and so is venturing into the world.

Because you have the confidence!
Wang Dao laughed and said:

"Tsuen Wan is all the same, and Big D has a lot of men under his command."

Liang Kun frowned slightly:

What's the explanation for this?

The Way of the King:

"Brother Kun, do you know how many times our returns will be in the stock market this time?"

Handsome Kun's eyes were burning:

"If we calculate according to your plan, it should be forty times, right?"

Wang Dao snapped his fingers:
"Yes, ten million will become four hundred million, and eighty million will become three hundred and two hundred million."

"This is only calculated at forty times."

"According to the Westerners' ideas, one wants to seize thirty times, and the other wants to seize forty-three times."

"Let's just use forty times as a general rule."

"I'll take profits and exit by the end of this month..."

Handsome Kun praised it highly:

"Ah Dao, your talent for stock trading is absolutely amazing."

Wang Dao asked with a smile:

"Brother Kun, where do you plan to invest these 300 million?"

Liang Kun said in astonishment:
"Where should we send it?"

"What does it mean?"

Wang Dao said helplessly:
"To be honest with you, if you put your money in the bank, that's the most ineffective investment."

"Even earning interest can't keep up with inflation."

"Only by making money work for you and striving to make more profits can you keep up with the rate of inflation."

"Three hundred million is undoubtedly a huge sum of money now."

"But I must say, 300 million twenty years from now will certainly be a lot of money, but it will definitely not be as much as 300 million can do now."

A glint of light flashed in Liang Kun's eyes:
Have you identified an industry you'd like to invest in?

Wang Dao nodded slightly.

"Correct!"

Handsome Kun immediately became interested:

What industry?

Wang Dao smiled and said:
"real estate!"

"Didn't I say that there will be a population explosion in the future, and the current four million people will become six million people?"

"Just think about it, how many houses would that require?"

"In Hong Kong, if there is one industry that guarantees profits, it is undoubtedly real estate."

"This is a basic need!"

Liang Kun hesitated and said:
"Real estate is an industry with a very long payback period..."

Wang Dao chuckled lightly:
"According to my estimate, in twenty or thirty years, a 300-square-foot apartment on Hong Kong Island will cost two million!"

Handsome Kun chuckled:
"Are you bluffing me?"

Wang Dao shrugged:

"Want to make a bet?"

Liang Kun hesitated for a moment:

"Isn't this taking way too long?"

Wang Dao laughed and said:

"Do you dare?"

Handsome Kun directly refused:

"Do not hit!"

"I've never seen a guy who's ever won a bet with you."

Wang Dao laughed heartily.

That's right, everyone who made a bet with him lost.

Handsome Kun frowned and said:
"The real estate industry is so lucrative, why are you trying to get your hands on Big D?"

"Wouldn't it be better to set up your own company and hire people?"

Wang Dao counted on his fingers and said:
“Not only real estate, but building docks is also a super high-quality asset.”

"Recruiting people in Hung Hing..."

"Are you sure Jiang Tiansheng and the other leaders won't object?"

"If there were legitimate jobs available, who would want to go out and make a living?"

A thought struck Liang Kun.
"You didn't plan this all along, did you?"

Wang Dao does not deny:

"Of course!"

"To become truly wealthy, we need to have money, power, and influence."

"Having money alone is useless. What good is it if you don't provide jobs for society?"

"Only when you support many people, and those people all need you to provide firewood and water for food, will you naturally attract many people."

"Those in power should think twice before they try to take action against you..."

"If we touch you, will it affect the livelihoods of the workers who depend on you?"

"Even if you do something outrageous or make some outrageous remarks, it won't have any impact on you."

Handsome Kun immediately said:
"Influence?"

Wang Dao laughed:

"You could say that, or you could say it has influence."

Liang Kun gently tapped the table and chairs...

"Is that so?"

Wang Dao shrugged:

"Didn't we discuss this before?"

Liang Kun hesitated and said:
"Isn't running a film and television company enough?"

Wang Dao nodded:
"not enough!"

"There must be a platform for voices to be heard."

"It's not the right time yet; we need to make a name for ourselves now."

After thinking for a moment, Liang Kun asked:
How did you plan for me?

Wang Dao laughed and said:

"This is a great route."

"A film mogul!"

"Industrial tycoon".

"Then go into politics to launder your name!"

Liang Kun was startled:
"Entering politics?"

"I?"

"Are you serious?"

Wang Dao was taken aback and said:
"When have I ever joked about something like this?"

Liang Kun murmured:
"But my records..."

Wang Dao shrugged:

"That's no problem at all. As long as you're willing to spend money and package it well, nothing is a problem."

Liang Kun looked at Wang Dao suspiciously:

"Is it appropriate for us to enter politics now?"

The Way of Kings is straightforward:
"Not now, we'll have to wait a few years."

Liang Kun rolled his eyes:
"Ah Dao, are you just bored and looking to amuse yourself?"

Wang Daozhi shook his head:
Why would I make fun of you?

Handsome Kun countered:
Why wait two years?

The Way of Kings is straightforward:
"We can only act conveniently after Hong Kong's status is confirmed."

Liang Kun was stunned:

"Hong Kong's status? What status?"

He suddenly realized...
"You mean after the negotiations between Chongqing and the capital?"

Wang Dao nodded solemnly:

"Yes."

"Most of the current members of parliament are foreigners, or at least people with close ties to foreigners."

"To put it bluntly, these guys are roughly equivalent to foreigners."

Liang Kun asked, puzzled:
"Then why wait until Hong Kong's status is confirmed?"

Wang Daofa laughed and said:
"The foreigners in Chongqing still dream of owning Hong Kong forever."

Handsome Kun dismissed it with disdain:
"They're dreaming!"

"The mainland has never been defeated in any of the foreign wars since the founding of the People's Republic of China. Do those foreigners from Chongqing still want to occupy Hong Kong and refuse to return it?"

Where in the world can you find such a good thing?

Wang Dao laughed and said:

"Brother Kun has hit the nail on the head."

"Only when foreigners recognize reality will they put aside their arrogance and open up positions to locals."

Handsome Kun mocked:
"These foreigners have been here for almost a hundred years, and they wouldn't even dare give the locals a piece of meat. Now they want to give it to them?"

Wang Dao spoke frankly:
"They don't want to give it."

"However, they couldn't hold onto Hong Kong at all, so..."

"Then they'll use another skill...planting mines."

Liang Kun completely failed to understand:
"So what if we plant mines? What does that have to do with opening up Hong Kong?" Wang Dao said calmly.
"They had a full decade or more to lay mines."

"For example, cultivating guys who are yellow on the outside but white on the inside."

"After all, foreigners have been in Hong Kong for a long time, and some of them forget their ancestors in order to get rich."

"In our terms, this is called traitor."

"Cultivating traitors to seek benefits for Chongqing and disrupt the future of Hong Kong..."

"Isn't that normal procedure?"

“For example, India does just that.”

Liang Kun glared at him:
"Then why did you let me get involved?"

Wang Daoqi said:

"Others are going to become traitors, but we're not."

Why not get involved?

Leung Kwan seemed to be deep in thought:
"How long will this take?"

The Way of Kings is straightforward:
"Three to five years, I guess!"

"It won't take long."

Liang Kun pressed on,
"So what do I need to do?"

Believe it or not, Leung Kwan is very interested in becoming a legislator.

He, the leader of a gang, suddenly became a member of parliament. Just thinking about it is exciting.

What's so great about Jiang Tiansheng inheriting his father Jiang Zhen's position and becoming the head of the gang?
Was it as shocking as his transformation into a member of parliament?

Just thinking about it is exciting!
Wang Dao laughed and said:

"Since Brother Kun doesn't object to this arrangement, then your task is simple."

"First, you work hard to make money, which confirms your status as a wealthy person."

"The other is to get rich and establish good character."

Handsome Kun frankly said:
"I don't understand you."

To put it bluntly:

"Hong Kong is a world for the rich; money is the key to entering high society."

"But money alone isn't enough. Rich people are the most hypocritical. You have to dress yourself up in a glamorous outfit."

"For example, philanthropists!"

"The upper echelons cannot kill without bloodshed, and even if blood is shed, they must use a noble excuse."

"That's a bit of a digression..."

"In our ancient parlance, you need to cultivate a reputation."

"Prestige in the eyes of the wealthy."

Leung Kwan seemed to be deep in thought:
"What are the specific steps?"

Wang Dao shrugged:

"That's simple. Keep your companies healthy, let people promote your status as a wealthy person, and attend more charity galas and the like."

Handsome Kun frowned and said:
"Aren't you plotting against Big D?"

"We don't need him?"

Wang Dao laughed and said:

"What I value are the gangsters under Big D's command; they are human beings."

“I want to start a construction company, which requires a lot of people.”

Handsome Kun countered:
"Wouldn't it be better to acquire a construction company?"

Wang Dao chuckled lightly:
"Of course it's good, but how can it compare to what we've nurtured from the very beginning?"

After thinking about it, Liang Kun also felt that it made sense:
"Can a construction company really need so many people?"

The Way of the King is resolute and unwavering:
"I'm only afraid of having too few people, not too many."

"In the future, there will be many, many projects that they need to undertake."

Liang Kun really didn't understand:

"Aren't the Hung Hing's underlings good enough?"

Wang Dao shrugged:

"Okay, but you have to convince Jiang Tiansheng first."

"Furthermore, if Hung Hing's underlings join a construction company, who is the boss?"

"Does the company belong to us, or to the association?"

“If these issues are not clearly resolved, it is easy to have conflicts with Jiang Tiansheng.”

"You know what kind of person he is."

Liang Kun was speechless.

To put it nicely, Jiang Tiansheng's personality is cautious; to put it bluntly, he is suspicious of everyone.

Such people have an incredibly strong desire for control; they will absolutely want to control everything.

Partnering with a guy like that... forget it.

That person only believes in themselves.

Liang Kun asked:

"Will Big D be okay?"

"He wouldn't want to either, would he?"

The Way of Kings is straightforward:
"Big D still definitely has illusions."

"Unlike Binni, the dragon head is Big D's obsession."

"However, Fat Deng would absolutely not allow Big D to take the top position."

"Big D's desires will surely become like flowers in the water or the moon in the well."

“When he realizes it’s a dead end, he’ll either rise up in rebellion and be killed by the people from Heliansheng, or he’ll follow Binny’s example and switch sides.”

"By then, whether Big D lives or dies will no longer be up to Lian Sheng."

Handsome Kun laughed:

"It depends on us?"

Wang Daowan'er:

"No, it depends on the relationship between Big D and Brother Kun."

"If he knows what's good for him, he can live; if he doesn't, saving Sister-in-law D will be enough for us."

"Big D's wife is a very sensible person."

Handsome Kun laughed heartily:

"I knew you were scheming."

Wang Dao speaks the truth

"I only had two meals with Big D, and I'm already doing him a favor by being able to speak my mind to him."

"If Big D is smart, he knows what to do."

"Not only should they not blame me, they should thank me instead."

Liang Kun laughed even more heartily.

Is Big D smart?

It seems like all they have is cleverness in the guise of petty tricks!

That personality has already been predetermined by Wang Dao.

Liang Kun has figured out Wang Dao's scheme; it's an open conspiracy!

The conspiracy has no solution!

Big D's path is already set; their future fate rests entirely in their hands.

Liang Kun pulled out a Marlboro and tossed one to him:
"You're really terrifying when it comes to scheming."

Wang Dao rolled his eyes, not wanting to pay him any attention.

Liang Kun smiled sheepishly. He also realized that he had said something wrong. Wang Dao was his strategist. Who else could he be plotting against Da D for?
Of course it's for my own benefit!

Liang Kun quickly changed the subject:

"Our movie has been in theaters for twenty days now, and the box office revenue has reached 7.5 million."

"Won't it reach ten million this month?"

Wang Dao shook his head:
"Not enough."

Liang Kun was dumbfounded:

"There are still ten days in this month, how can it not add three million?"

Wang Dao sighed:

"That's how movies are; you watch them for something new. I estimate this month's box office will reach 9.6 to 9.7 million, but it will be difficult to reach 10 million."

"However, it can still be shown for five days next month, so it should reach ten million."

Handsome Kun frowned and said:
"Is there such a big difference in box office revenue between the two halves of the month?"

Wang Dao nodded:
"Yes, a concept like three to one or four to one."

Liang Kun rubbed his temples:

"I thought it could reach ten million."

The Way of the King is resolute and unwavering:
"It will definitely reach ten million when it's finished being released!"

A glint flashed in Liang Kun's eyes; he had already understood Wang Dao's meaning: even if it didn't reach ten million, it had to be made to ten million.

Wang Dao laughed and said:

"Brother Kun, this result is actually very good."

"It has already been slated to be one of the top ten highest-grossing films in Hong Kong this year."

Liang Kun thought about it and agreed:
"That's right, this is our first film, and I should be happy to have achieved such results."

"How about we have a ceremony to celebrate?"

Wang Dao considered it carefully for a while:

"That's something we can do."

"I'll have someone make an ice sculpture of ten million Arabic numerals, and then I'll invite some media friends over for a cocktail party."

"You and the chubby boy should smash the ice sculpture together."

Liang Kun said in astonishment:
"What does it mean?"

Wang Dao casually remarked:
"Ten million represents ten million in box office revenue, and breaking the ice sculpture represents that we have achieved this achievement."

"Then, when our movies accumulate 20 million, 30 million, 40 million... or even 100 million in box office revenue, we'll do this every time."

Suddenly, Liang Kun said:
"Isn't this a bit shameless?"

"We'll smash an icebox once our cumulative box office reaches ten million. Hopefully, our friends in the media won't criticize us."

The Way of the King does not understand the Way:
What were they saying?

"What's wrong with complaining about getting a red envelope?"

"This kind of thing should be constantly publicized."

"We've already started a film and television company, what's the point of having any shame?"

"Don't be afraid of being criticized when making movies."

"It's hard to please everyone; there will always be people who don't like your film."

"It's perfectly normal for people to grumble a bit after watching a movie, encountering a character they don't like, or a plot they find unsatisfying."

"We need to keep promoting it."

"Brother Kun, don't underestimate this format. It's meant to deepen readers' impression of Qiankun Films."

“In the past, Shaw Brothers and Golden Princess only grossed a few hundred thousand dollars. We were lucky to catch the right time, and our box office has already reached tens of millions.”

"When accumulated, it represents the strength of our company!"

"People will say..."

"Qiankun Film Company is so amazing. It's a newly established company, yet it has already left the established film giants behind."

Handsome Kun shook his head:
"That's layman's talk. They're from different eras, how can you compare them?"

The kingly way was cunning:
"Kun is right, but would ordinary viewers and readers pay attention to this?"

"They just love to compare themselves to others."

"We should deny it in public and pay tribute to our seniors."

"Of course, we'll secretly encourage this kind of thing!"

Handsome Kun laughed heartily:

"Ah Dao, you're a bad guy, but I like you a lot."

(End of this chapter)