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Chapter 103 Entertainment is a Circle

Qin Keqing has some money now. The two movies, "Sweet Life" and "The Man from Nowhere", have earned him quite a bit of money. However, he has not yet bought a house in Hong Kong and is still renting.

After Lam Kwok-pan became famous for "A Bittersweet Life", he took on several movies and earned some money. Recently, he bought a 600-square-foot luxury house in New Town Plaza, Sha Tin, New Territories, for about HK$220 million, which works out to about HK$3667 per square foot.

600 square feet sounds impressive, but when converted to square meters, it's less than 67 square meters, but it's still considered a "luxury house".

Qin Keqing calculated that compared to the prices in later generations, it wasn't too expensive, at 33000 per square meter.

However, wages in Hong Kong during this period were not high; the monthly salary for ordinary workers and entry-level positions was mostly around 3000.

—The HK$6000 range represents a high point for the manufacturing sector, but it didn't exceed HK$7000.

The price of a house cannot be determined solely by its current price; it must be considered in conjunction with wages and purchasing power at that time. To discuss house prices without considering wages and purchasing power is simply irresponsible.

Qin Keqing hasn't decided whether to buy a house in Hong Kong yet. At present, ordinary houses are only around 30,000 per square meter, but luxury houses on the mountain are ridiculously expensive, so it's not worth buying now.

If you really want to buy a house, it's better to wait until after the 97 financial crisis. Between 97 and 03, many luxury homes in the mountains were sold at rock-bottom prices.

When Qin Keqing returned to Hong Kong, "The Mister" had already been showing for a day.

However, the biggest news these past two days has not been the box office success of "The Man from Nowhere," but rather the series of verbal attacks sparked by its phenomenal success.

Zhang Min personally picked up Qin Keqing from the airport, and then went with Qin Keqing to their rented place.

After not seeing each other for a while, the two first had a frank conversation and comforted each other.

"That gossipy woman is getting anxious. She's practically poured her entire fortune into that movie and even borrowed a lot of money. If she can't recoup her costs, she'll be in big trouble."

Zhang Min brought a lot of the latest newspapers, and she pointed to the most eye-catching news and said to Qin Keqing.

After putting down the newspaper, Zhang Min thought for a moment and then said, "I heard that she got some money from Deng Guangrong, which is why she used Deng Guangrong's goddaughter Luo Meiwei as the female lead."

Deng Guangrong is very powerful; he's a big shot, and even Yong Sheng has to give him face. Will he cause you trouble?

Qin Keqing did know who Deng Guangrong was.

Deng Guangrong's father was named Deng Bowen. Deng Guangrong held a very high position in Hong Kong, and many people respected him.

Furthermore, Deng Bowen had a trusted subordinate, who was also his sworn brother, named Liu Rongju. Liu Rongju was Deng Guangrong's backer. After he set up his own business, he stepped down from the front line in the 1980s and handed over the position to Deng Guangrong.

Liu Rongju had a deeper background in Hong Kong. Leaving aside himself, he had an uncle named Liu Fu, who was the first Chinese Chief Detective.

The four most famous Chinese detectives in Hong Kong were all subordinates of Liu Fu.

Qin Keqing never expected that Luo Meiwei was actually Deng Guangrong's goddaughter.

You should know that the singing legend was very infatuated with Romeo.

Qin Keqing smiled and said, "The bigger the boss, the less afraid I am. I'm more afraid of those hotheads under the bosses. It's okay, you don't need to worry about that. Besides, Deng Guangrong lent the money to Le Yiling, it's not like he directly invested in the movie."

These words were Qin Keqing's way of comforting Zhang Min.

In fact, even if Deng Guangrong had invested in this movie himself, he could only accept his bad luck. People like him are more likely to understand how Xiang Huasheng fell from grace.

On the contrary, people like Le Yiling, who have some connections, are not at that level yet. They would only think that Xiang Huasheng was defeated because he offended the third young lady of the Li family.

Those bigwigs who know the inside story wouldn't bother telling others such inside information.

Sometimes keeping secrets is a form of self-protection.

Zhang Min thought about it and felt that Qin Keqing was right. Those big shots might use their connections to get more screenings in the early stages, but if the movie didn't sell well at the box office, they couldn't force the audience to go to the movies.

"This Luo Meiwei is even more despicable. Why does an actress like you have to make so many fuss? She's so arrogant because she has powerful connections."

Zhang Min picked up another newspaper, pointed to the article on it, and said to Qin Keqing with some anger.

"Is it because of Deng Guangrong? With Deng Guangrong around, no one dares to mess with her."

Qin Keqing took the newspaper from Zhang Min and began to read the report.

"Not only that, she also has a godfather, who is also a big shot, Ho Kwun-cheung, one of the founders of Golden Harvest. In addition, she is god-sister to Anita Mui and god-brother to Jackie Chan."

Zhang Min then revealed more information.

Qin Keqing looked up at Zhang Min, and almost laughed.

No wonder Zhang Min said Luo Meiwei was even more despicable. Luo Meiwei's god-sister is Mei Yanfang, and Mei Yanfang's best friend is Mrs. Xiang, Chen Lan. Zhang Min and Chen Lan seem to be at odds—it's all so messy.

However, Luo Meiwei is indeed quite remarkable. She is the goddaughter of both He Guanchang and Deng Guangrong, and also the god-sister of Cheng Long. The God of Songs must be well aware of this relationship.

Qin Keqing couldn't help but think of how many female celebrities have extreme germaphobia, such as Luo Meiwei, Liu Jialing, and Bingbing.

Is there some explanation behind this?

Qin Keqing continued reading the newspaper, but the more he read, the more he felt that Luo Meiwei was indeed despicable. Just like Zhang Min said, why does an actress like you meddle in so many other people's business?

Perhaps it's because he's used to being arrogant.

"————What new fighting style? It's all just fancy moves. You can't even see the wind when you throw a punch. Even the most novice martial artist in the Sammo Hung Stunt Team can easily crush his action design."

A mainland guy like him doesn't understand the essence of Hong Kong films at all. Those so-called fierce fighting styles don't suit the viewing habits of Hong Kong film audiences at all. The flashy stuff is far less entertaining than traditional Hong Kong kung fu films.

To put it bluntly, it just uses some modern fighting techniques, but it has lost all the roots of Hong Kong films.

Qin Keqing shook her head and didn't continue reading.

This woman is really ignorant. Doesn't she know that the martial arts choreographers for both "A Bittersweet Life" and "The Man from Nowhere" were the same people from the original Jackie Chan Stunt Team?

The Jackie Chan Stunt Team and the Sammo Hung Stunt Team have a very good relationship. How can you praise the Sammo Hung Stunt Team and belittle the Jackie Chan Stunt Team?

Huh?and many more.

Didn't Zhang Min say that Luo Meiwei is Jackie Chan's god-sister? Why would Luo Meiwei belittle Jackie Chan's stunt team?

Is there a story behind this?

Qin Keqing stroked it again.

Luo Meiwei and Mui Yanfang are god-sisters, and Cheng Long and Mui Yanfang are also god-brothers, but the two have been rumored to have had an affair. Since Cheng Long was able to have an affair with Mui Yanfang and make a move on her, would he also make a move on Luo Meiwei?

Okay, even if that's not the case, Lam Kwok-pan just broke up with Anita Mui, and Lo Mei-wai has a very good relationship with Anita Mui. Could this be because she's targeting Lam Kwok-pan?

Huh?

Qin Keqing suddenly discovered a busy point.

Jackie Chan and Anita Mui were rumored to have had an affair. Lam Kwok-pan was a member of Jackie Chan's stunt team and was also Jackie Chan's bodyguard. He was also Anita Mui's boyfriend for several years.

Oh dear, things are really a mess!

Things in the entertainment industry cannot be analyzed using normal logic.

However, Lin Guobin, during an interview, directly criticized Lok Yee-ling and Lo Mei-wei from afar, showing no mercy whatsoever.

The insults were quite harsh.