"From the moment I saw Gao Qi, I clearly felt the danger!" I was still leaning on the sofa, looking at the ceiling...
Yes, no one knows that feeling better than myself.
It was as if two beasts in the jungle met together! At such a moment, I could clearly feel Gao Qi's body and his expression—especially his eyes, the sharp feeling that I had trained from countless times of life and death, which I had to face. breath…
Get over it and go fast!
I don't know how to describe this feeling. I even have a very absurd guess: if, if I am just an ordinary investment businessman, a traditional businessman, the owner of a film company without any underworld background. Well, even Gao Qi won't come to provoke me this time!
Although the income of a movie is calculated in the hundreds of millions of dollars, for the Gambino family, there is really no need to trouble a popular American idol like me with this little money. If they are smart, even if they trouble me, they should wait for my limelight to pass later!
I deeply feel that the reason why Robert Gauchi targeted me so much, without giving me any room to maneuver, forced me to express my opinion... Fundamentally speaking, it is a kind of "same-sex repulsion"!
There is only one reason why he came to trouble me so anxiously: I am the same as him! We are all gangsters!
Everyone knows that the Hollywood film industry is not pure and clean. There are people who launder money, people who raise political donations here, and various organizations who come here to make money...
However, there is only one! Before I came here, the only one with a background in a gangster organization and controlled a movie company in Hollywood! Only the Mafia! !
I guess, it's not that other underworld organizations in the United States don't know how to make money in the film industry, nor that they don't envy this industry... but, under the power of the mafia, no one dares to come here to grab the territory! !
But now, I just broke this rule.
I, a foreigner, a Chinese, and a gang boss from Canada, with a solid background and a lot of money, came here! Into the film business...
Can the mafia allow other underworld forces besides themselves to intervene in their territory
This question is easy to answer. Because I have already thought about it, even if it were me, I would never allow others to stick their claws into my plate!
"Yang Wei, I suddenly felt that we were played by old Sorin." I smiled wryly, threw away the cigarette butt, and put my head in my hands: "Don't old Sorin know that film companies can make money? But look, he can easily So, I guess old Sorin didn't want to use movies to make money or launder money. I'm afraid he also ate some mafia when he bought this company He swallowed his pain, and after the final measure, he left this burden to us. Hehe!"
On the other end of the phone, Yang Wei was silent for a long time, it seemed that she was also reflecting.
Yang Wei is indeed smart, and indeed has a mind that ordinary people can't match—but, she is not omnipotent after all, and she sometimes makes mistakes in her calculations. But this time, old Sorin threw the film company to us as an exchange so easily, but we didn't think deeply about it.
Finally, her voice came from Yang Wei's end again: "When did you want to understand this?"
"Before going to Gao Qi's manor." I said lightly, expressionless: "After receiving Gao Qi's invitation, I began to feel a little dazed. Then I thought for a long time in the office, and finally I made a bold assumption and came up with a result , that is... Gao Qi is eyeing us, and he doesn't just want to get some profit, but wants to swallow us, or drive us out of Hollywood. It's actually very simple to come to this conclusion, I asked myself two question."
"oh?"
"Yes, the first question: Suppose I have infiltrated a very profitable industry, although I only control a small part of the industry. But in this case, I will allow people with the same background as me Come in and share this cake?" I smiled and said, "The answer is, no! What does Gao Qi rely on in Hollywood? It's not technology, talent, or strong capital... He relies on a 'black man'. 'Word! Because he is the godfather of the mafia! He is the leader of the gangster! These are his greatest advantages! Moreover, through his painstaking efforts, in Hollywood, the gangster film company is unique to him! That is to say, he The advantage is the only one! But once he let me in, then his 'black' advantage is no longer the only one! Because I also have a background of gangsters, even if I repay it, it caused such a big controversy in Hollywood Storm! With so many contacts... If I let me go on, there is no doubt that Gao Qi will feel threatened! His purpose is very simple: he wants to be the only gangster godfather in Hollywood!"
"... What else?" Yang Wei's voice sounded complicated.
"Also... I asked myself the second question, which is: With Gao Qi's current power, even if we don't enter the arena, he can't swallow Hollywood by himself. He can only own a small piece of cake. In this way Is it necessary for him to reject me so crazily? And my answer is: yes! Because if it were me, if I was eating a cake, although I was only eating a small piece, there was a piece of cake in front of me. Big piece. But at least I can eat slowly, eat a little today, and eat a little tomorrow. Although I know I will never finish it... But I am also willing to put the whole cake right in front of me, under my own control Within the range! And I will never let other people's claws reach out to me!"
Then I smiled wryly: "Essentially speaking, Gao Qi and I are actually the same kind of people. If our positions were changed today. I have established myself in Hollywood, and Gao Qi is a newcomer, I will also find a way to Get him out!"
Yang Wei said in a low voice: "So, your conflict is not about sharing interests... but that one party wants to drive the other out completely! Such a conflict cannot be reconciled, nor can it be compromised."
"Yes!" I nodded, "Unless I am willing to give up everything I have worked hard here now, and then pack up and go back to Vancouver. Because this is what Gaoqi wants."
When a lion occupies a territory, there are antelopes, zebras, and all kinds of food in its territory. Even if it can't finish eating, it will continue to guard its territory and eat slowly! And at this time, when another young and slightly weaker lion walks into its territory, will it tolerate it
no way!
"That's why you acted so tough when facing Gao Qi." Yang Wei seemed to be sighing.
I smiled bitterly: "Otherwise, what do you think I am for? Gao Qi's power is much stronger than Sorin's and your uncle's! But when facing Sorin and your uncle, I can swallow my anger and compromise Why do I have to fight Gao Qi? Is there something wrong with my brain? Hehe! It's really because whether it is Sorin or your uncle, what I asked for at the beginning was only a part of the benefits, which is within the range I can accept. But Gao Qi is different."
"... It seems that you have a clear idea. So what to do next, do you have any plans?"
"No." I said bluntly, "I can figure out many things, but I'm not the one who can make suggestions. Wei Wei, that's why I called you, I need your wisdom."
…
After a night of long phone conversations, the result of my discussion with Yang Wei is: Immediately adjust our previous strategy!
Because of Yang Wei's miscalculation, he didn't consider or omit to calculate the problem of the Mafia, so our current strategy of making me turn to low-key needs to be adjusted!
The only thing I can count on is my fame! If I didn't have my current fame, if I was just the owner of a small film company, then even if Gao Qi sent someone to beat me to death on the street, it would be nothing more than being on the page of a social news newspaper.
And my only talisman is my fame! With my current popularity, if I die suddenly or something happens to me, I'm afraid it will immediately cause a sensation all over the United States! At that time, even if you want to suppress it, you will not be able to suppress it!
So, the more high-profile I am now, the safer I am!
A day later, after another business event, I attended the opening of Billy Hill's first movie merch store of its own on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Because of my popularity, a total of six Hollywood stars came to join me. attracted many journalists. And no one knows, in fact, I deliberately moved this event forward! Because if the original plan was followed, the store should not open until half a month later.
Afterwards, I attended a film guild event. At that event, I printed my handprint on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in front of dozens of media. Accompanying me was Lei Xiaohu, a recognized future action star.
Then, in the name of Billy Hill Films, I donated a million dollars to the Los Angeles police, nominally to thank the Los Angeles police for their outstanding performance in the hostage incident. Subsequently, several Hollywood stars also responded to my move and donated money of various values.
A series of exposure activities have kept my popularity at a very high level. I continued to appear in various media, and I was very popular for a while.
And behind the scenes, Gao Qi was finally not idle!