Lu Handong was arrested, Wu Zhunyun was arrested again, and Tengxing fell and scattered. It turns out that Tengxing is the largest film company, with more than a thousand people including Wu Xing and actors under it, and it takes time to find a new home. Nowadays, the film industry is one of the hottest industries in Hong Kong City, and it is in its infancy. Film companies spring up like bamboo shoots every year, and the competition is fierce. Many companies saw the right time and snatched people at low prices.
Only Wen Nan didn't move at all, and concentrated on preparing for the new film, but after a few months, he established the first professional brokerage company in Hong Kong, implementing the star brokerage model. In the past, stars only signed film contracts, and business and packaging promotions were done by themselves. Big stars can ask professionals to do it, and it’s still good. Some not-so-famous actors, huh? Family workshop style, very irregular.
The brokerage company is completely new to the entertainment industry, but after Li Xingchen and Su Zhizhi signed a double contract with their cousin who said that he had severed ties with his cousin, many celebrities turned to Wennan one after another. Olive branch.
Qiao Wen and Chen Jianan carefully selected more than a dozen and included them under their banner.
Two new films were launched, and the company's business expanded rapidly, and the two were very busy. Qiao Wen is in charge of the company's business, and Chen Jianan is in charge of filming and production. They work together in a division of labor, and often stay together for several days without seeing each other. The two of them are dating because they feel lonely.
Fortunately, after being busy, the harvest has been quite fruitful. Although Wennan Films has only released the first film of "Bravely Entering the World", after the operation of the brokerage company, after two months, they signed more than a dozen actors and took over a few With a million-dollar business contract, even if you don't make a movie, the company and the actors can still make a lot of money, and both parties are very satisfied.
Wennan Films has completely gained a firm foothold in the film industry.
At the end of the year, two films were released at the same time, one was the second part of "Bravely Entering the World", and the other "Random City" was the theme of gangsters and business wars set in Hong Kong. Although the themes of the two films are not the same, they are big sellers at the box office. Especially "Random City", it is about gangsters colluding with the police and wealthy, selling drugs, laundering money, manipulating the stock market and property market, and even the Legislative Council and the Parliament. Because the subject matter is bold and realistic, the time is almost empty.
This drama is still written by Guan Baobao, and all the materials are provided by reporter Zhang Da. Although the secrets of Taoism and the wealthy circle are fake, they are enough to make up the material of a movie.
This kind of subject matter was not popular before, because black and white were different, and there was nothing to shoot. Now that the ICAC has been established, the Kowloon Walled City has been swept away, Lu Handong has fallen, and the fallen Inspector Hung has fled to Taiwan. This is ready-made good subject matter.
In the movie, there is no prototype for gangsters to gang up with the police, except for the mysterious rich man who is only a behind-the-scenes manipulator from beginning to end, and he did not show up until the end of the movie and was arrested.
The original intention of the film was just to keep suspense. If the response is good, a second film can be made. At first, the audience thought so too. It's just that when it was being screened, there was a tabloid report - "Who is Mr. Z in the Exclusive Secret?" The Mysterious Five Masters Surfaced"
Mr. Z is also the code name of the mysterious rich businessman in the film.
Guan Yubao didn't know what Fifth Master was at all. When he was writing the play, Mr. Z was just a fictional character, without any prototype at all. Knowing that there is a mysterious fifth master in Hong Kong City, but he did not connect Mr. Z in the film with the fifth master at all.
Although this report is just a gimmick in the title, and the real identity of the fifth master has not surfaced from the beginning to the end, but the mysterious name of the fifth master is well known. In the next few days, the most popular headline in various tabloids was "Who is the fifth master?".
When Qiao Wen realized something was wrong, the public opinion was out of control. He even went to a teahouse for dinner, and he could hear people discussing who the fifth master was. Several top wealthy businessmen in Hong Kong City, from Lin Zihui's father Lin Zhaoyu to Jiu Shu Zhou Chaozheng, have all become suspects.
Qiao Wen didn't know who the fifth master was, and he wasn't even sure if he was a rich businessman, but knowing the commotion, Wen Nan not only sinned against a few rich businessmen who had been pushed to the forefront, but also He became the real fifth master.
He was resting in the villa that day when he suddenly received a call from Lin Zhaoxi.
"Awen, Gangcheng, you are fledglings, you have to pay more attention, if you offend someone who can't be offended, you will be in trouble."
Hearing this, Qiao Wen's first thought was—is it possible that Lin Zhao is the fifth master? But it's not right, in the original story, Lin Zhaoyu burped when he came out, how could he be such a mysterious character.
He tentatively asked, "Boss Lin, are you looking for Fifth Master?"
Lin Zhaoyu laughed: "You don't need to ask me. I don't know who the fifth master is. I only know that he is a character who can turn his hands into clouds and rain his hands. Your movie has become like this now. , I’m afraid I’ve already offended someone, so I’d better find a chance to make up for it.”
Qiao Wen smiled wryly: "We didn't insinuate, and this lace report came out somehow, and it's still making such a big deal. Thank you, Boss Lin, for reminding me, I will take good care of it."
Lin Zhao smiled: "Awen, since ancient times, heroes have been born as teenagers. You and Anan are the rising stars of Hong Kong City. The speed of rising to the top has never been seen in these years. Do you understand that the big tree attracts the wind? The city is deeply rooted, and you do things differently." You must be cautious, otherwise you don't know when you will become a pawn manipulated by others."
Qiao Wen said, "Thank you, Boss Lin."
"Okay, I called to remind you because you and Anan are Zihui's friends. I hope you children are doing well. I also hope that if Zihui encounters any difficulties in the future, you can help him." Bundle."
"Don't worry, it will."
After hanging up the phone, he called Chen Jianan who was practicing boxing on the balcony.
"What's wrong?"
Qiao Wen said: "Gang Zihui's father called to remind us."
Chen Jianan: "What about Fifth Master?"
Qiao Wen nodded: "Just think about it, if you were mysterious for a long time, even the gang boss who worked for you would only know your name, not your identity. But suddenly, Because of this movie, you are known all over the city, although you know who it is, but some people are speculating and discussing it. Are you worried about anger?"
Chen Jianan pondered for a moment, and said: "It will indeed. I don't know who the fifth master is, but he has a big problem. If he blames us, he is secretly telling us that we are wrong, wouldn't we? dangerous?"
Qiao Wendao: "He has cooperation with the Vietnamese military when it comes to arms, and he has a lot of connections with Southeast Asian drug kings when it comes to drugs. Lu Handong, an arrogant person, is just his white gloves. As for Inspector Hong, he probably has a better relationship with him." He has a short head. And these past few years, his identity has not been revealed. It is conceivable that his power has grown a lot. If we get him, it may be very difficult for us to deal with. "
Chen Jianan turned it off, and said indifferently: "Whatever, we didn't do it on purpose, at worst we made a noise."
Qiao Wen shook his head: "It's a bit of an understatement to post at this time. We can only let Bao spoil the identity of Mr. Z first, so that this identity has nothing to do with Fifth Master."
Chen Jianan nodded: "This is not a solution, and you are the one who loves it, Xiao Qiao."
As soon as the voice fell, the phone rang again, and Qiao Wen reached out to take it.
"Mr. Qiao Wen?" There was a strange and polite male voice on the other end of the phone.
"Yes, who are you?"
"I am the messenger of the fifth master."
Qiao Wen's pupils shrank: "Fifth Master?"
"That's right."
Qiao Wen hurriedly said: "That's just right, please tell Fifth Master that Mr. Z in our movie definitely does not reflect him. Later, the screenwriter will spoil the character design in advance, so that the audience will know that he has nothing to do with Fifth Master .”
The man said: "Mr. Qiao, now the name of the fifth master is well known in the whole city, do you think it is still useful to make up for it?"
Qiao Wen said: "But this is a misunderstanding, we absolutely did not insinuate."
"Mr. Qiao, I'm not going to mince words with you here. The few sums in your movie must have come from Lu Handong's account, right? They were filmed just to give to Lord Wu, right? The fifth master has arrived. If you want anything, you can ask directly. The fifth master is very good to you. As long as you want, he can support you and leave the big business to you in the future. If you have What other plans are there? The fifth master advises you to give up your thoughts as soon as possible, otherwise you will go to Lu Handong."
After the other party's series of conversations, Qiao Wen, whose mind was always spinning quickly, was confused. He subconsciously said, "Lu Handong?"
"Yes, Lu Handong is too ambitious. He wanted to find out the real identity of the fifth master, so he was made an outcast by the fifth master. The reason why Lu Handong didn't do it was because of enmity with you, but because of the fifth master. I just want to borrow your hands to let him go."
Qiao Wen suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and suddenly thought of Lin Zhao's phrase "manipulated pawns" just now. It turned out that they had already become someone else's pawns. He took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and asked, "What did you just say?"
"Lu Handong's account has been missing after him. Fifth Master has been looking for it. Since it is confirmed to be in your hands, you are just trying to become a bargaining chip. What do you want to talk about?" Now we can talk."
Qiao Wen said: "Sir, please tell Fifth Lord that we don't know anything about his account, and it's not in our hands. You have found the wrong person."
The other party laughed softly: "The amount in the movie is exactly the same as that in the account, you don't think it's a coincidence?"
Qiao Wen was silent for a moment, then said: "... What if I am really a coincidence?"
"Mr. Qiao, I'm just a messenger, so I don't want to talk nonsense. Since the fifth master took the initiative to contact you, he is giving you a chance. You should think about it carefully, and I will call you again later."
After that, I hung up the phone.
Qiao Wen heard the beeping sound from the opposite side, thought for a moment, and quickly dialed Guan Bao's phone: "Bao, I want to ask you something."
Guan Baobao: "What's the matter, Ah Wen?"
Qiao Wen said: "Did you make up the various amounts in the drama "Random City" by yourself or refer to the information given to you by the Zhang family?"
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Guan Baobao: "I don't have any idea about money, I just took it from the materials."
"Okay, I see."
Qiao Wen hurriedly dialed Zhang Jia's number again. He was lucky. This big reporter who is busy with every opportunity is hard to be at home at this time.
"Reporter Zhang, good evening."
"Awen? Is there something wrong?"
"It's a little bit of a problem. You made the materials for the drama "Chaotic City" for Bao Bao. Where did the figures and amounts in it come from?"
Guan Baobao said: "Oh, this is a bit of anonymous revelation that the newspaper received before, and I gave it directly to Baobao."
"Okay, I see."
"Is there any problem?"
"It's okay, you are busy."
Qiao Wen hung up the phone, his handsome eyebrows furrowed deeply.
"Little Qiao, what's going on?" Chen Jianan just pricked up his ears and listened to several phone calls. Although he was confused, he knew that things had become complicated. .
Qiao Wen raised his head to meet his eyes, and said in short words: "Brother Nan, someone took Lu Handong's account and let Wu Ye misunderstand that it is in our hands. It is very likely that he wants to use Wu Ye to get us."
"Revenge for Lu Handong?"
Qiao Wen shook his head: "I don't know, but we still have to find a way to find out the account holder and find out the identity of Fifth Lord."