The Chief Detective Inspector is dead. I'm now the top police officer in Hong Kong!

Chapter 163 Just an Actor (24)

While Lin Tiansheng was playing cards and drinking tea with friends, enjoying life, a TPU patrol car drove into the Fushan Road film set and stopped in front of the set of "The Dead and the Deadly".

A uniformed inspector then arrived, wearing a blue hat, and entered the set. Lin Zhengying, who was acting, put down his peach wood sword, leaned towards Hong Jingbao, who was dressed in ghost makeup and a paper doll costume, and exclaimed in surprise, "Boss, the police are here?"

Hong Jingbao's face was painted white, with red circles on her cheeks. Her eyes were displeased as she stepped forward and said, "What is it, sir? We're still filming on set, don't you understand?"

At the height of her popularity, Hong Jingbao was known for her fiery temper. After returning to Jiahe Film Company, she established "He Bao Films" as a studio to make films for Jiahe and earn money. This was tantamount to getting close to a big boss, becoming a partner, and securing a place in the business world. She certainly wasn't afraid of a few uniformed police officers.

Wu Ma, the executive director, along with the script supervisor, lighting technician, assistant director, and a group of people, rushed to the back of the big boss to provide support. As the eldest brother of the Seven Little Fortunes, Hung Ching-po was considered a leader in Hong Kong's martial arts world, and his Hung Clan had many highly skilled and daring fighters among his disciples.

When filming in the New Territories, some thugs dared to extort money from us. Twenty-odd brothers grabbed knives, sticks, tables, and chairs, and it was a bloody fight. They were incredibly united when trouble came, but the tactics they used against gangsters were useless against the police.

The uniformed inspector flashed his badge and announced loudly, "Someone has reported that your film crew is suspected of hiding drugs and engaging in illegal transactions."

"Who's the boss?"

Hong Jingbao grabbed a towel, wiped her face, and declared loudly, "I am the boss!"

"Please come with us." The inspector chuckled inwardly when he saw Hong Jingbao wipe off her makeup, revealing her true face. Hong Jingbao retorted angrily, "Are you crazy? Do you know how much money the crew loses if they stop filming for a day?"

Wu Ma, Lin Zhengying, and others loudly echoed, "That's right, don't go looking for trouble."

“I know your superior.”

If it weren't for orders from his superior, the uniformed inspector wouldn't have dared to make things difficult for the big star, but now he sneered twice: "Fine, if you want to make a call, go back to the station and make it slowly."

"Let's go, big star."

Hong Jingbao was stunned by the uniformed police's lack of respect. Before he could react, two PTU officers rushed into the scene, detained the man, and put him in a car.

The film set erupted in chaos. A group of Sammo Hung's stunt team members rushed to the police car, shouting, "Don't do anything rash! Let go of our eldest brother!"

The stuntmen who had lived through the 1970s knew all too well the police's methods. But the next moment, the PTU officers fired shots into the air, bang! The crowd was immediately startled, and they warned, "If you don't disperse, none of you are leaving, and you'll be facing legal trouble."

Hong Jingbao sat in the police car and came to her senses. She shouted through the window, "Wu Ma, call Boss Zou and tell him I've offended someone."

Wu Ma was taken aback and asked in confusion, "Boss, who have you offended this time?"

"Wang Jing, look for Wang Jing."

PTU officers boarded the vehicle, closed the doors, and slowly drove away from Axe Mountain Road. Lin Zhengying, dressed in a yellow Taoist robe and holding a peach wood sword, walked up to Wu Ma and asked, "Wang Jing, is that the fat guy?"

Wu Ma turned to look at the uniformed group who were pretending to search for white powder, and sighed, "They have bosses behind them too."

Peninsula Hotel.

Lin Tiansheng, Wang Jing, and Yang Sihai were playing "Big Two" (a card game) for over half an hour and won two thousand yuan. Wang Jing's mobile phone rang, and when he answered, it was Zou Huaiwen, the boss of Jiahe.

For a film industry giant like them, finding the contact information of a new director would be a piece of cake. However, in order to get Hung Ching-po out of trouble, they still sent a lawyer to East Kowloon to find out the inside story from Hung Ching-po and make it easier to smooth things over.

"Jingzai".

"Chairman Zou." Wang Jing greeted him politely and respectfully, holding the mobile phone as if it were burning his hand.

“Lending someone to film a movie is a very small matter. There’s no need to scare Ah Bao, is there?” Zou Huaiwen replied in a warm tone. “I’m willing to lend you someone, but they have to be out there. There’s no filming in Stanley.” Wang Jing smiled wryly and said, “I’m just working for someone, Mr. Zou.”

“I know, where’s your boss?” Zou Huaiwen asked.

Lin Tiansheng took the phone and said with a loud laugh, "Chairman Zou, this is Lin Tiansheng. We've met before."

Back when Chow Wai-man was the general manager of Shaw Brothers, when Shaw Brothers cinemas were conquering the market, he dealt with corrupt police officers quite a bit while grabbing land, issuing permits, and promoting and selling tickets.

However, back then, movie theaters didn't earn much and weren't taken seriously by the corrupt police; television stations were the real money-makers. Later, Raymond Chow independently founded Golden Harvest, discovered martial arts superstar Bruce Lee, and after his successful business venture, the corrupt police gang also collapsed.

They couldn't be called friends, but the upper echelons of Hong Kong society are so small that they weren't strangers.

Zou Huaiwen laughed heartily: "Hahaha, Young Master Sheng, it's been a long time. I'm asking you to do me a favor and let them go. It's my fault for being impolite."

Lin Tiansheng shook his head: "It has nothing to do with Chairman Zou. I was just too lazy to wait for people."

Zou Huaiwen said, "Sheng Shao's reputation has been so high lately, yet A Bao still dares to act arrogantly. He really doesn't know any better. Can't we give the young man a chance?"

Lin Tiansheng laughed and said, "With Chairman Zou speaking up, Hong Jingbao will definitely be fine. However, the investigation still needs to be conducted."

Zou Huaiwen understood: "Should I have my lawyer bring Abao to meet with you?"

"Row."

"Call him over." Lin Tiansheng still wanted to cooperate with him and didn't want to ruin their relationship. Rather than making things difficult for Hong Jingbao, it was more like giving him a warning.

It saves us from wasting real money only to have Mr. Hong act like a big shot and not put in the effort.

After hanging up the phone, Zou Huaiwen's expression remained unchanged.

The booming film industry is a good thing, but the increasing involvement of triads and the police makes him feel deeply threatened. Even film studio bosses don't have the final say on film production; how will Jiahe Group position itself in the future?

Should we accept this force, or should we resist it?

Hong Jingbao's lawyer was quickly notified, signed the papers, and was taken out of the East Kowloon Police Station. Hong Jingbao dared not delay, rode in the lawyer's car to the hotel, and stood obediently at the door of the room with his arms outstretched, ready to be searched.

Hearing the commotion behind him, Lin Tiansheng turned around and laughed, "Never mind, Brother Ye, Mr. Hong is a martial arts expert. He can beat us even without a gun."

Hong Jingbao looked embarrassed as he entered the room, clasped his hands in a fist and said, "I'm sorry, Officer Lin, I'm just inexperienced and have offended you."

Yang Sihai didn't stand on ceremony. He stubbed out his cigar and said in a low voice, "You really haven't seen much of the world. The police force used to never deal with actors."

Hong Jingbao blushed, feeling somewhat ashamed. His stunt brothers were indeed actors by trade. They had simply benefited from the changing times, entering the film industry and gaining some fame.

If it weren't for the booming film industry, which gave them some celebrity status, they really wouldn't have been able to enter high society; at best, they would have become "hobbyists" for rich kids.

"Alright, alright, what actor? He's a kung fu superstar." Lin Tiansheng pointed to the table: "Bring a chair over and sit down."

"Brother Bao, please have a seat." Wang Jing stood up and offered his seat to Hong Jingbao.

(End of this chapter)