Hong Kong Stubborn - Chapter 126

By the end of March, the “Canglang Pavilion” had reached the point of being a bird.

Huang Jiadong took the initiative to come to see Young Master Xu, and gave him an idea that he could turn around. “First Entertainment” was able to sneak a photo to expose the internal situation of the “Yu Yuan”, and let “Yu Yuan” be closed directly. However, Liu Luanxiong needs Xu Dashao to come forward to negotiate, and the transactions between the rich and powerful in Xiangjiang must be completed under the table.

Xu Dashao thinks this is a good deal. “First Entertainment” and “Canglang Pavilion” can be said to be a win-win situation. As for Liu Luanxiong’s side, the Xu family still wouldn’t put this kind of opportunistic nouveau riche in the eyes, not to mention that Liu Luanxiong was just a word from the king of gambling.

So the two secretly discussed that they would attack together in May, at the very least, to make Luo Junyan stink, so that he can’t get along in the entertainment circle. Young Master Xu is really not the master of what happened. He never thought that his celebrity entertainment club might also be implicated.

If things are running smoothly and the timing is just right, those political and business people who have been in and out of the “Yuan” are eager to prove their innocence, get rid of their relationship psychology, and join forces with these political and business people to mobilize public opinion to put pressure on the police. Let Luo Junyan also taste the taste of prison rice.

On April 3, “Sky of Mong Kok” was finished, and the final box office was HK$7.59 million, which is much better than other films released in the same period.

Luo Meizi returned to Xiangjiang early in April, leaving Bian Sicong alone in Korea to continue to take care of unfinished business, because Luo Meizi was pregnant. Luo Junyan was quite happy when he heard the news. The old lady liked children more than he did, so she didn’t dare to make her tired in the future.

On April 12, “The Secret Life of Empress Dowager” was finished, with a box office of 7.93 million Hong Kong dollars, which is another good result.

This kind of box office film was separately proposed by the army sister and positioned as a mid-stream production. That is to say, between the first and second lines of the leading star, the production cost of the film is not high or low, and the publicity is not large or small. The final box office is not bad or not. The producer can earn 1, 2 million Hong Kong dollars in the local market. profit.

The Oriental Snow Country Cinemas adjusted the screening schedule accordingly, shortened the screening period, but increased the screening hall and number of screenings during the premiere stage. At the same time, the corresponding film advertising space is specially opened in the theater, and the promotion plan is provided to increase the attendance, and strives to win the exhibition contract of this type of film.

In 1995, relying on the continuous accumulation of box office of new films of this mid-stream level, it crushed other theaters that showed a large number of street movies, and the box office performance of Oriental Snow Country Cinemas was far ahead.

In fact, the core competitiveness still lies in the box office share of 5 points. The theaters of the Oriental Snow Country Cinemas are all self-built. This advantage is unmatched by other franchised cinemas. It is the fundamental reason why other cinemas dare not follow up.

Since the beginning of this year, Jiahe has only hit one “Red Fan District”, and other new films have all hit the street. A few midstream films from Eastern Snow Country can offset the advantages of Jiahe. These come from the production of independent production companies, and large film companies cannot control them.

On April 12, “Peace Hotel” was screened online at the Golden Princess Theatre.

This is the last film produced by Golden Princess Productions, and it may also be the last film that Fa Ge played in Hong Kong before going to Hollywood. Facts have proved that feelings can still be sold. The premiere of “Peace Hotel” is quite popular, and the attendance rate has also remained high since then.

On April 24, “Tricky King” was finished, and another mid-box film was added, with a box office score of 10.76 million Hong Kong dollars.

“Tricky King” eventually became the last straw that overwhelmed the camel. All the theaters and theaters of Hong Kong reduced the proportion of the theaters’ box office share to 55%.

Some of the theaters that joined the theater chain will inevitably be forced to withdraw, and independent theaters with weak capabilities will soon usher in a wave of closures. How can more than 200 theaters in Hong Kong’s local market finally be left? Luo Junyan predicts that it will not exceed half.

After the dust settled, the advantage of the Oriental Snow Country Cinemas’ exclusive film source no longer existed. After all, Jiahe, Xinbao, and Golden Princess have old qualifications and deep roots, and their personal relationships with directors and producers in the circle are much closer than Luo Junyan.

On May 4, “Forty Women” was screened in Jiahe Cinema.

On May 6, “The Story of Temple Street” was screened online at Xinbaoyuan.

During the same period, “Die Hard Die Hard 3” introduced by Snow Knight Distribution Company was screened online at Oriental Snow Country Cinema.

The melee of the four theaters hasn’t been seen in days. If you count the “Shawshank’s Redemption” shown in independent theaters (it was translated into “Moon Black Wind High” by the distribution company in Xiangjiang), it would be Five Tigers Fighting Xiangjiang.

It’s a pity that this is just a wishful joke of the idlers in the circle. The independent theaters quickly painted “Moon, Black and Wind” one by one, and the final box office was only 1.09 million Hong Kong dollars.

It is conservatively estimated that the Hong Kong film distribution company that bought out “Moon Black Wind High” lost at least 11 million Hong Kong dollars this time.

As for the French film “Showgirls”, the distribution company that bought out the screening rights also took a cold sweat. This film happened to be sold at the Hong Kong market for 18 million Hong Kong dollars at the box office. If not counting the travel expenses, it would not make a loss or make a profit.

I believe that from now on, the film distribution company of Hong Kong will be cautious when introducing foreign films. The million-dollar bid is just a flash in the pan. The wolf is not fake, but it is inevitably mixed with a large number of weasels. According to the number of new films produced by Hollywood each year, they are only fine products.

On May 7, “First Entertainment” suddenly broke a large number of photos that were secretly taken in the “Yu Yuan”. The publisher put a mosaic on the face of the protagonist in the photo, but the unsightly ugliness was unobstructed.

The article reported by “First Entertainment” alluded to the protagonist in the photo involving many male and female artists in Hong Kong, Taiwan’s entertainment circle, and even many first-line celebrities.

The report of “No. 1 Entertainment” immediately caused huge waves in Hong Kong and Taiwan. “Yu Yuan” had to suspend business immediately and conduct media public relations at the same time.

On May 9, when Luo Junyan was struggling to deal with it, the media issued another shocking news. The famous singer Teresa Teng suffered an asthma attack in the hotel on May 8 and died unexpectedly.

Luo Junyan was stunned when he heard the news.

In 1993, Huang Jiaju passed away untimely in Japan. Luo Junyan was sad for a while, regretting more than heartache. In the same year, when Chen Baiqiang passed away, Luo Junyan didn’t feel much, after all, the two of them didn’t even say a word.

But Teresa Teng is completely different. Although they haven’t been in contact for a long time, the close relationship in their hearts is extremely delicate, and only each other will understand that Luo Junyan really felt the deep-seated sadness this time.

When Teresa Teng died, she was dating a little French boyfriend. That man also had a neutral appearance. Maybe Teresa Teng missed the time spent with Luo Junyan. This is a report speculated by many Xiangjiang media. Although absurd, it may not be unreasonable.

This year, Zhao Yongren was responsible for the security training of the Korean performing arts base, and Qian Shouyi also went to South Korea to deploy information collection many times in advance, so that the guard work of the “Yuan” appeared to be slack.

Luo Junyan wouldn’t blame anyone, he himself couldn’t get up right now, and the life of feasting and welcoming and sending him made him feel quite tired.

The sudden death of Teresa Teng caused Luo Junyan to reflect on his own life path in addition to grief. But no matter what happens in the future, the immediate crisis must be resolved decisively, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous.

Qian Shouyi had already rushed back to Xiangjiang, and quickly investigated the ins and outs of the matter.

Huang Jiadong bought three artists who cooperated deeply with “Yu Yuan”. The photos were taken secretly by them, and these three artists are likely to have recordings of Huo Wenxi’s private exchanges with them. As for Mr. Xu, some political and business figures have already been mobilized, and he will soon confront Luo Junyan on the level of public opinion, in order to prove his innocence and clear the relationship.

In the next few days, “No.1 Entertainment” continued to explode more inside information about “The Royal Garden”, and the news continued to escalate. Just when Luo Junyan was about to fight back, a major event related to his life broke out.

On May 12th, the paparazzi reporter of “First Weekly” finally waited for Luo Shaotang’s chance to travel alone. Crowds of reporters suddenly appeared, and all kinds of embarrassing and difficult questions were thrown at Luo Shaotang.

Luo Shaotang just went downstairs to buy ice cream for his granddaughter. The guard did not bring him with him. Unexpectedly, a group of reporters would have been ambushing in the garden downstairs. Luo Shaotang read the newspaper and learned about the “Yu Yuan”. He had been worrying about it these days. Under the stimulation of the paparazzi reporters, he suffered a heart attack that night.

When he was sent to the hospital, Luo Shaotang had passed away unfortunately. Luo Meizi almost collapsed and almost caused an accidental miscarriage. Luo Junyan managed to endure the pain in her heart before calming down her sister’s emotions.

Sister Army completely put aside the work of the theater, while comforting Luo Junyan, who was taciturn and seemingly unloved, she handled the funeral for Luo Shaotang.

Not many friends were present at the funeral. Only Faber, Uncle Zhan, Anita Mui, Kwong Meiyun, Fa Ge, Hua Ge, Rong Ge, Zhi Ge, Chang Ge, Wang Xiaopang these close friends, and now the entertainers in the entertainment circle are afraid to avoid them, how can they post to Luo Jun Yan side.

After the father’s funeral was dealt with, Luo Junyan asked her brother-in-law to take her sister to the “Qinghuan Island” in the United States to raise a baby. There was no need to consider work before the child was born.

Luo Shaotang adhered to the creed of being kind to others and indisputable in the world, but his destiny did not favor good people. He lost his beloved wife early and spent several years of misery and displacement in Xiangjiang. The final result is beyond comment.

After Luo Junyan sent away her sister and brother-in-law, the feeling of heartbreak broke through the spiritual barrier and poured into her heart frantically. Sister Army hugged him and cried together for a whole night. She didn’t need words of explanation and comfort, but Luo Junyan vented the sadness accumulated in her heart.

But the deceased is dead, or depressed, or cheer up. For Luo Junyan, the sudden death of Teresa Teng and his father forced him to decide his own life path more decisively. After all, there are relatives such as army sister, children and old sister around him.

During the funeral, Liu Luanxiong called to express his condolences. At the same time, Liu Luanxiong also expressed his helplessness. This time I can only apologize to Luo Junyan, and Chinese Land Real Estate has to disassociate himself from the “Yu Yuan”. He has tried his best to delay Luo Shaotang’s funeral before speaking out.

Immediately, Chinese Land held a press conference, announcing the termination of all cooperation with Yuyuan Entertainment, and stated that the company did not intervene in the operation and management of “Yuyuan” and had no knowledge of the “Yuyuan” scandal.

At the same time, Chinese Land announced that, in view of the fact that there are still 5 years of rental income from this financial investment, if the Royal Garden Entertainment Company has illegal operations, China Land will seek huge compensation from the Royal Garden Entertainment Company.

The late offensives of Xu Gongzi and Huang Jiadong also started at the same time, and the spearhead of public opinion was directed at Huo Wenxi and Luo Junyan. Many political and business celebrities who often go to and from the “Yuyuan” have begun to publish severely condemned articles to prove their innocence and clear the relationship.

After that, Huo Wenxi was taken to the police station for questioning several times. Once Huo Wenxi’s psychological defense was loosened, the action against Luo Junyan would begin immediately.

Huang Jiadong is also very anxious now. Regardless of Huo Wenxi’s age, whether it is police intimidation or private bribery, Huo Wenxi just stays unmoved and would rather bear all responsibilities alone.

Huang Jiadong holds the audiotapes of Huo Wenxi and the artist discussing the transaction, and has sent the three female artists to hide in the mainland for the final testimony. But it didn’t make any sense to win Huo Wenxi, and Huo Wenxi had to bite Luo Junyan out.

Luo Junyan didn’t seem to be able to fight back, and during this period he didn’t make a sound to the outside world.

This time Luo Junyan thought a lot, Lijun and his father left him quietly, reflecting on the gains and losses he had made all the way in the entertainment industry. Looking at sister army’s haggard face and her daughter’s unfamiliarity with their husband and wife, Luo Junyan is also thinking about the meaning of life in addition to money this time.

By the end of May, just as Mr. Xu and Huang Jiadong were preparing to increase their offensive. Those vocal political and business celebrities suddenly stopped talking about the “Yuan Xingmen”, and at the same time Huang Jiadong’s tape disappeared, and the three female artists who had evaded to the mainland suddenly lost contact.

Luo Junyan finally stood in front of the stage and apologized to the public, admitting that the Royal Garden Entertainment Company had not strictly audited its internal members and was negligent in management. But at the same time, it was stated that Yuyuan Entertainment Company was not aware of the private entertainment activities of guests in the “Yuyuan” villas, and that the “Yinxingmen” involved only a few bad artists with misbehavior and moral deficiencies.

Despite this, Luo Junyan publicly announced the liquidation of the Hong Kong Yuyuan Entertainment Company from now on, to give the Hong Kong public an explanation.

At the same time, Luo Junyan negotiated compensation with Liu Luanxiong.

Liu Luanxiong is very interested in the Snowman Times Building, and Luo Junyan even agreed to auction the Snowman Times Building. As compensation for the loss of this cooperation, Chinese Land has the right to first purchase under the same conditions.

Chinese Land immediately switched its guns and announced that “First Entertainment” had provided the company with forged photos and false evidence, causing Chinese Land to misjudge the operation and management of Yuyuan Entertainment. Due to the huge amount of loss, Chinese Land decided to take “First Entertainment” to court, claiming 50 million Hong Kong dollars.

Immediately afterwards, “New Entertainment” broke out more popular photos of the interior of “Canglang Pavilion”, and pointed out that “First Entertainment” referred to the deer as a horse, and grafted the scandal of “Canglang Pavilion” to “Yu Yuan”. At the same time, the photos of Mr. Xu kissing Gigi Lai and hugging Chen Farong in front of the “Canglang Pavilion” were also published in the magazine.

Regal young masters mess with celebrities, Xiangjiang people love to hear about it, but this rich young man’s wife is not an ordinary person, how does the gambling king feel? The streets and alleys of Xiangjiang River are all composing the jokes of Mr. Xu and his wife. “New Entertainment” hasn’t sold enough after repeated editions, and its sales have hit a new high.