Hong Kong variety show: I wanted to be a lawyer, but I became a big shot.

"Okay, anyway, with Ah Bei and Brother Kun backing us up, we can rest assured."

"The three of us brothers will go through this with you!"

Han Bin picked up his glass, tilted his head back, and gulped down a large mouthful of strong liquor before readily agreeing.

"readily!"

"Then I wish our new project all the best and great success!"

"Come on, cheers!"

Lin Bei stood up, raised his wine glass high, and spoke with a touch of bravado.

Liang Kun and the other three also stood up, and several glasses collided heavily in mid-air.

With a crisp "ding," the liquor sloshed, and the atmosphere instantly heated up.

……

That afternoon, Lin Bei went with Liang Kun to complete the registration procedures and got the business license.

The two decided to register two companies.

A film company named "Aikun International Film Co., Ltd."

Another logistics company is named "SF International Logistics".

On the way back, Liang Kun turned his head while driving and looked at Lin Bei sitting in the passenger seat with a strange expression.

"You wouldn't happen to have a crush on me, would you?"

"Why would you name a film company like that?"

Lin Bei rolled her eyes in annoyance, too lazy to look at his self-deluded expression.

"Don't you think this name has a lot of meaning?"

"Once our film company grows big, we'll set up a fan club for you. Those fans will be your Kun Family Army, won't they?"

Liang Kun stroked his chin, thought about it along this line of thought, and it seemed to make some sense.

But after pondering for a few seconds, he suddenly realized something was wrong.

"No, I'm planning to make an adult film. Why would viewers become my fans instead of the female lead?"

"Isn't this outrageous?"

"Damn, you can only earn a few coins by making Category III films."

"If we're going to make a film, it has to be a big-budget production, something that can compete with Hollywood blockbusters!"

Lin Bei shook his head and waved his hand dismissively.

"Are you crazy? You'd rather be a producer than a gangster, a promising career?"

Liang Kun thought the kid was probably not thinking clearly today, so he leaned closer and reached out to touch Lin Bei's forehead.

Lin Bei slapped his hand away in disgust.

"You're the one who's crazy."

"Boss, I have a bunch of good scripts on hand, enough for us to make several movies."

"The most urgent task now is to assemble the film company's behind-the-scenes team. As for the actors, we can find some minor stars with some fame but low prices to play the roles later."

He paused, lowered his voice, and a meaningful smile appeared on his lips.

"Moreover, making movies not only makes money from box office revenue, but it can also be used for money laundering..."

When Liang Kun heard this, his eyes lit up immediately, and his pupils almost sparkled.

"Money laundering?"

Tell me more about it, in detail.

He certainly knew how lucrative the money laundering business was.

To put it bluntly, if he had the skills, he would have already jumped right into it.

Lin Bei leisurely took out a cigarette and lit it, the orange-red flame flickering in the carriage.

He slowly exhaled a puff of smoke before leisurely speaking.

"Now our branch in Mong Kok is not small, and our smuggling operations are starting to take off."

"Han Bin and his gang will only accumulate more and more illicit money. As long as we have the means to launder their money, they will definitely be the first to seek cooperation with us."

"Once we've established ourselves in this industry and built a reputation, will we still have to worry about clients not coming to us?"

Liang Kun nodded thoughtfully, but a hint of confusion still lingered on his face.

"That's true, but I still don't understand how making movies and money laundering are connected?"

Lin Bei chuckled, turned to the side, and started counting on his fingers for him.

"The connection is huge."

"From the initial preparation stage, there are opportunities to make the most of every aspect."

"Equipment purchases, post-production special effects, actor salaries—which expense can't be manipulated on paper?"

"For example, if the actual cost of a movie is five million, we report it as twenty million in the accounts."

"Once it gets to the publicity and distribution stage, expenses such as advertising and promotion fees can easily amount to a huge sum of money with a little manipulation."

"Besides, we're in a gang, we might not have much else, but we have plenty of people!"

"We'll gather a bunch of buddies, line up at the cinema every day to book out entire screenings, and inflate the box office numbers."

"You do the math, how much revenue can a movie generate from this back-and-forth?"

Liang Kun beamed with joy, his smile stretching almost to his ears.

He knew this was another lucrative project.

"So how do we determine our pricing standards?"

Lin Bei raised his hand and touched his chin, tapping his jawline lightly with his fingers. He hesitated for a while before speaking.

"Let's see what kind of funds the client is bringing in."

"I advise you to stay away from drug dealers' money."

"I don't want to do the kind of despicable thing that results in a son being born without an anus."

"Our costs are lower than those money laundering methods on the market, and making movies can make money itself, so it's a win-win situation."

"I'm thinking that charging around 80% of the market price would be about right."

Liang Kun went straight over, put his arm around Lin Bei's shoulder, and spoke with great affection.

"no problem."

"I, as the boss, have complete confidence in your abilities."

"I happen to have an old friend who knows a few directors, so I'll go to him in the next couple of days to help me set up the team for my film company."

"Just go north and finalize the supplier deal."

"We need to get this smuggling operation going as soon as possible, lest things get complicated and something goes wrong if we delay."

Lin Bei glanced at him sideways and gave him a half-joking, half-serious piece of advice.

"Let me make this clear from the start: when you're looking for actresses, you need to find those with good cultural backgrounds, and also, don't always think about sexually harassing them."

"This is our cash cow. Don't treat people like shared bikes, where anyone can just ride them around."

Liang Kun shook his head and snorted with dissatisfaction.

"You brat, your cousin still has a sense of right and wrong when it comes to matters of principle. He knows what he can and cannot do."

"Just go on your business trip in peace!"

Lin Bei nodded and didn't say anything more, indicating that there was no problem.

The next morning, before dawn, Lin Bei, along with Ai Lian, Huo Baoming, and several carefully selected bodyguards, headed straight for Pengcheng.

In recent years, many Hong Kong businessmen have returned to the mainland to do business. Through Mr. Guo's introduction, Lin Bei met a big fisherman surnamed Wang.