Chapter two hundred and eighty seventh unexpected response
In the entertainment industry in March, the spirit of the New Year has not yet dissipated. In addition to the announcement of the Academy Award nominations, another thing that shocked the entertainment industry happened.
That was when Chen Long was filming, two gangsters came to the studio and tried to blackmail Chen Long on the spot. Of course they didn't succeed. Who is Chen Long? He is a big boss in the Hong Kong entertainment industry. Chen Long's fame and prestige are...
There is no doubt about Hong Kong and even the entire Chinese entertainment industry. If there are no gangster friends in Hong Kong, then it is naturally impossible. Chen Long is also a man of his word. If he was blackmailed by such two gangsters, then
That's the biggest joke in the world.
Chen Long was a martial artist on the set. Among the martial artists on the set, there were basically few who were not affiliated with gangs. In addition to filming martial arts scenes, the martial artists were also responsible for the security matters on the set, and gathering gangs to gather people.
Gang fights, bloodshed, and murders are common at the beginning of the film. This bad habit has been prevalent on the Shaw Brothers studios in the late 1960s, and it was even more rampant in the 1970s. Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers once competed with each other in order to compete for box office profits.
Use gangs to drive away moviegoers from the other side. Bombs are often planted in Shaw Brothers theaters as a threat, and the Dragon and Tiger martial arts masters on the set even set up their own factions to fight with gangs to prevent gang members from causing trouble on the set.
Since he was born into martial arts on the set, Jackie Chan, like his peers, is naturally dismissive of the power of traditional gangs. And because the gangs have not been able to get any advantage from the sets for many years, the people in the gangs have also become dissatisfied with the power of the traditional gangs.
The martial artists on the set were a bit afraid. So when a certain star in the industry got into trouble, they would find a relatively well-known martial arts brother to come forward to solve the problem. In the mid-1990s, a certain actress was threatened by local gangs in Macau.
, Jackie Chan actually opened his mouth to throw out 100 million to settle the Macau gangsters, so that the incident was immediately calmed down by Jackie Chan's lion's opening. This shows that the status of the eldest brother in the world is not ordinary and can be compared with the two stupid young men who don't know where they came from.
He dared to blackmail Chen Long. This is not because the old man is tired of hanging himself.
This incident caused quite a shock in the Hong Kong and Taiwan entertainment circles later this year. Chen Long responded quickly. He held a press conference and made it clear: "We will never let the extortion gangsters succeed!" Because "Rush Hour 2" is invested by the United States.
, so the gangsters are blackmailing foreign films this time. Chen Long even said angrily: "It's a shame for Hong Kong!" In addition to calling on the Hong Kong government to take courage and measures to protect artists, he also called on
All people in the entertainment industry unite to resist the gangs.
Although this extortion incident was ultimately foiled due to Jackie Chan's tough attitude and his own prestige, not every artist has such courage and good luck. Many artists were intimidated and extorted and could only "spend money to ward off the disaster."
But before the matter subsided, an unknown tabloid suddenly broke the news that Wang Zhengfei was nearly kidnapped while he was in Hong Kong. The tabloid was so confident that it suddenly aroused the public.
In "A Thousand Layers of Waves", Chen Long was blackmailed by gangsters while filming, and later, Wang Zhengfei was kidnapped. Suddenly, the Hong Kong entertainment industry was in turmoil. Although there are many dark sides in the entertainment industry and various unspoken rules emerge in endlessly, there is a prerequisite.
, that is, all problems cannot be brought to the surface, especially if they threaten life.
This is no longer the 1990s in Hong Kong. It was the most glorious and darkest time at that time. The underworld was rampant and even people in the entertainment industry were threatened by their lives. The underworld forces in Hong Kong's entertainment industry have been around for a long time. "Sin Ngee Ann" and "
The "Thirteenth Gang" is a well-known gang organization with huge resources in the film industry. In addition to extorting protection fees, it is common to force stars to film bad movies. Some "big brothers" of the underworld hire stars to film movies, in order to fear that the kings and queens will dislike the script.
If the actor refused to accept it, he would simply send it over with a gun tucked into the script. When this happens, even the worst actors would have to accept it. Many big stars were so unbearable that a few years ago,
Hong Kong once had a spectacular sight of a large number of artists wearing sunglasses and taking to the streets to love cats, love life and fight against blackmail.
Everyone in the Hong Kong entertainment industry who has experienced that period wants to continue living like that, especially after 1997, when [***] moved in. Although it is difficult to severely crack down on the so-called one country, two systems system, the Hong Kong underworld cannot either.
It's as rampant as before. In just a few good years, two such vile public security incidents happened one after another. However, people in the circle didn't know that Wang Zhengfei's incident actually had another reason, but this does not hinder
The entire entertainment industry is outraged. Regarding this matter, artists from both Hong Kong, Taiwan and Mainland China have all come out to support Wang Zhengfei and Chen Long.
Chen Long didn't care. He was indeed blackmailed in this matter, but Wang Zhengfei was a little bit dumbfounded. He knew about his matter because the incident involving the remnants of previous piracy was not done by the Hong Kong underworld at all. However, because of the incident at that time,
Due to various considerations, Gao Yan originally did not intend to deal with it in a high-profile manner, because the piracy issue has come to an end, and there is no need to continue to pester him. However, he did not expect that after the incident was exposed, the Hong Kong entertainment industry was finally blamed.
Yes, this is something I didn’t expect when Wang Zhengfei disappeared.
Public opinion in Hong Kong is turbulent, and this incident has caused great dissatisfaction among the Hong Kong people. Among the two incidents, Chen Long's incident involves American foreign businessmen. As Chen Long said, it has lost the face of Hong Kong people in front of Americans, and
Wang Zhengfei is involved with mainland artists, which is equivalent to losing Hong Kong's face in front of many mainland fans who follow Wang Zhengfei. This impression is too bad.
A number of well-known artists in Hong Kong even triggered another demonstration, asking the government to show courage to protect the safety of Hong Kong citizens. Of course, this is unlikely. If it could really be eliminated, it would have been eradicated long ago.
, there is no room for them to prevail, but their actions still put a lot of pressure on the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government, which has been overwhelmed by them. With the strong influence of these artists in the greater Chinese-speaking area, even those from the mainland
The government is a headache, let alone the Hong Kong government, which attaches great importance to public opinion, it is almost impossible to sleep or eat well.
Now we send people to warn those gangsters to restrain themselves. This is not the period of the British colonial administration in Hong Kong. If the administration is really angry and directly contacts the troops stationed in Hong Kong, there will be no humane words to talk about.
The warning from the SAR government immediately caused the major gangsters in Hong Kong to panic. They did not expect that things would evolve to this extent, or in other words, they never thought that such a thing would happen.
After all, this is not the colonial period of Hong Kong. If you come forward now, you are not seeking death. This matter is simply done by the two young gangsters who have just debuted because they are ignorant and there is no one to give them instructions. If they really want to do something
They don't have the face to do something as shameful as extorting 500,000 "venue fees". It's really embarrassing.
However, Wang Zhengfei is not too concerned about the changes in Hong Kong. In his opinion, this matter should have come to an end. Moreover, the stars who collectively demonstrated over this matter are not so much because of this matter as they are the result of years of collective grievances.
It broke out. For such a long time, the Hong Kong entertainment industry has been filled with gangsters. They have had enough. This time they happened to find a venting point and let it out properly.
After Wang Zhengfei flew directly back to Yanjing, he flew directly to Hollywood without taking two days' rest. The filming time for "Snow Leopard" is getting closer and closer. Basically, filming will start not long after the Academy Awards ceremony. He
Must see josswilliams and his pyrotechnics team.
This is not Wang Zhengfei’s first visit to the United States, but it is Wang Zhengfei’s first visit to Hollywood, the center of world cinema.
Hollywood is located in the northwest suburbs of Los Angeles, California, USA, and is a neighboring area of Los Angeles.
Hollywood is not only the birthplace of global fashion, but also the center of the global music and film industry. It has the world's top entertainment industry and luxury brands, leading and representing the highest level of global fashion, including DreamWorks, Disney, 20th Century Fox, and Columbia.
, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros. and other movie giants, as well as top record companies like rcajiveinterscoperecords are all brought together within the scope of Hollywood.
It is a place that all filmmakers around the world yearn for, and Wang Zhengfei is no exception. Wang Zhengfei has also longed for this place for a long time. Hollywood is not far from Los Angeles. Taking a taxi, Wang Zhengfei arrived there quickly.
Wang Zhengfei arrived very early and was still a few hours away from the appointment time with josswilliams. Regardless of his fatigue, Wang Zhengfei didn't rest in the hotel for long and ran around Hollywood. He bought a sightseeing map and started walking around by himself. Chapter 1
A classic to visit is the Chinese Theater on Hollywood Boulevard. The Chinese Theater opened in May 1927 and is named after the appearance of its Chinese-style architecture. The 69-foot-tall bronze roof reaches into the sky. The interior of the theater is also decorated with Chinese art.
Designed by concept.
However, although the Chinese drama is named after China, it is not actually what attracts Wang Zhengfei to watch it. In fact, are there few Chinese-style buildings in China? They can be seen everywhere. If you really want to see this thing, where is it in the country?
No, why go abroad to see those nondescript so-called Chinese-style buildings.
The most attractive thing about the Chinese Theater is the footprints left by 173 stars in the theater's front yard. Every visitor here is either busy taking photos of the footprints of their idols, or putting their hands on the star's fingerprints.
Compare it. Many famous Hollywood movie stars such as Denzel Washington, Tom Hanks, Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson, Tom Cruise, and Arnold Schwarzenegger have all stayed here.
To commemorate, even Donald Duck left lovely footprints here.
Some people say that in fact, the only thing the Chinese Theater has to do with China is its architectural style. Indeed, among the hundreds of star imprints in front of the Chinese Theater, only one is truly Chinese. That is the Chinese-American director John Woo. In 2002, John Woo was at the Chinese Theater
His footprints and handprints were left in front of the theater. What is especially rare is that among the 138 superstars who left their prints at that time, John Woo’s footprints were placed right in front of the theater, which is an excellent location.
What made Wang Zhengfei excited the most was that on a nearby two-story Chinese classical building, there was a huge banner with red background and white letters, which said "Pan Jinlian Restaurant" in Chinese, which complemented the Chinese theater.
Judging from the font of "Pan Jinlian Restaurant", the Song font is not very standardized, not very symmetrical, and a bit skewed. It is obviously not a Chinese handwriting.
It’s not just that the words don’t look like they were written by Chinese. If they were really Chinese, they wouldn’t know what kind of person Pan Jinlian is and what position he plays in Chinese culture and history. Obviously those foreigners don’t understand, but
Maybe they understand and don't care. After all, it is normal for foreigners to seem to have lovers. Especially in medieval Europe, the relationship between men and women was astonishingly corrupt.
Looking at the handprints and footprints of many artists, Wang Zhengfei was very moved. Behind each of these footprints were figures who represented the pinnacle of their respective fields.
There is another very special place in Hollywood, that is the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a sidewalk stretching along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood, United States. There are more than 2,000 star-shaped medals with the names of celebrities honored by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce to commemorate their contributions to the entertainment industry.
Each star is made of a terrazzo: it is made into a pink five-pointed star, inlaid with bronze and then embedded in a dark gray square. Inside the pink star is the awardee's name engraved in bronze, and below it is
A ring-shaped symbol represents the area where the recipient receives the star.
Here, famous domestic and foreign celebrities such as Bruce Lee, Chen Long, and John Woo have all left their own stars. Of course, Wang Zhengfei also hopes to leave his own star on the Avenue of Stars, although it is not possible to get all five stars like Kim Autry.
People who have star honors, but at least they must be able to get ☆movie cameras and ☆gramophone records. If you want to do it, you have to be the best, no matter which aspect it is, and the current fact is that Hollywood in the United States is the world's top award in this aspect.
He must be sure that Wang Zhengfei doesn’t know if he has this hope, but it doesn’t look very big. Look at the star artists who can leave behind, which one has not gone through ten years or even longer of struggle, and Wang Zhengfei has such a long life.
Do you have enough time to fight?
Is there any?
Hollywood is very big, very big. Wang Zhengfei was not able to go to too many places in a few hours. This time he rarely found time for sightseeing is over. Wang Zhengfei must go to discuss this cooperation with josswilliams.