Chapter 65: Interfering with the Bamboo Union

  "Ying Lie Qian Qiu" is on fire, thoroughly on fire. Previously, due to the propaganda film, cinema owners were forced by the authorities to temporarily put aside other films and screen "Ying Lie Qian Qiu" all day long.

  However, after a week of trial screenings, the cinema owners were more than happy to screen "Eternal Glory" in their own cinemas. Such good box office results, not screening it all day would be foolish. Who can't get along with money?

  A month later, "A Better Tomorrow" broke the box office record of NT$25 million in Taiwan. Not only did it break the previous record of NT$8 million set by "The Big Brother from Tangshan", but it also became the first film to break the NT$10 million mark in Taiwan. What's more astonishing is that the total box office gross of "A Better Tomorrow" in just one month was close to the total box office gross of all films released in Taiwan in the first half of the year. At this rate, surpassing the total box office gross of NT$30 million for the first half of the year is a certainty.

  When "A Better Tomorrow" was released for a month, the Hong Kong side, represented by Shaw Brothers, Golden Harvest and Cinema City, sent people to contact China Film and Huanghua Film to discuss theater distribution and screening matters.

  Due to the release of "Eternal Wave", several actors who played Eternal Wave also became popular, Ke Jun-xiong is not to be mentioned, originally the Asian Film Festival's film emperor, with the help of Eternal Wave, Ke Jun-xiong can be said to be red and purple, while Lin Feng-jiao had a tendency to become a first-line movie star.

  Since the release of "Ying Lie Qian Qiu", she has become one of the most popular actresses in Taiwan. Originally, Lin Feng Jiao was supposed to play the role of Wang Tie Zhu's wife, but due to time constraints after entering the scene, she had to swap roles with Lin Qing Xia. Although her screen time was reduced, she still managed to showcase her unique style.

  Among the actors, Lin Qingxia and Wang Wei gained the most. When people found out that the actor who played Wang Tiezhu was actually the director of this play, they were shocked by Wang Wei's youth, but more so, they liked and were curious about him. In the movie, Wang Wei first appeared in front of everyone as a silly and naive young man, leaving a deep impression. Later, he appeared in front of everyone as a soldier, and with his tall, handsome appearance, paired with a blue military uniform, he looked exceptionally heroic. This good image invisibly increased Wang Wei's iron-clad fans by the thousands, mostly women.

  Lin Qingxia was even more miserable compared to Wang Wei, since the broadcast of "Eternal Glory", Lin Qingxia's pure and fairy-like image on screen instantly conquered all movie fans.

  "Who is Lin Qingxia, I've never heard of her starring in any movie before." Movie fans were searching everywhere for information about this person. At that time, although computers were not yet popular and there was no "human flesh search", you couldn't ignore the power of movie fans, as they are indeed omnipresent.

  Just when all the movie fans were looking for the actress who played Wang Tiezhu's wife, someone suddenly jumped out and said that she knew this person, a girl from our Jinling Girls' School, said with a proud face.

  It can be imagined what kind of situation Lin Qingxia was in. Although the fans were not as crazy as they are now, their enthusiasm was still not to be ignored. There were always proposals, harassment, banners and so on appearing at the entrance of her school.

  Helpless, the school could only temporarily give Lin Qingxia a leave of absence and let her go home for a while.

  But even going home was not peaceful, Lin Lixia and several girlfriends blocked the door at home to find Lin Qingxia to sign.

  Lin Qingxia was helpless. Fortunately, since the broadcast of "Eternal Glory", Lin's father has also relaxed a lot about Lin Qingxia's film career. Because after the release of "Eternal Glory", Lin's father found that movie actors are not as he thought, similar to opera performers. More importantly, Lin Qingxia's film remuneration brought a considerable economic income to the Lin family.

  Lin's father was a soldier and didn't know how to run a business. As a result, the family's financial situation wasn't very good. So at this time, seeing Lin Qingxia earn so much money from acting in movies and realizing that an actor's status isn't as low as he thought, he let go of his concerns about Lin Qingxia's acting career.

  But Lin's mother was laughing so hard that she couldn't close her mouth after "Ying Lie Qian Qiu" was broadcast, and she didn't expect that her decision to sympathize with her daughter out of maternal love would bring such a big income to the family. Recently, Lin's mother has been saying the most is that I have bright eyes, and at first glance, I saw that this son-in-law is promising, which made Lin Qingxia so ashamed that she wanted to find a seam in the ground to drill into.

  However, just as "Ying Lie Qian Qiu" was enjoying a booming box office, in a suite at the Rich Hotel, it was gloomy.

  "Ah Wei, I didn't want to tell you, but I have no choice now." The speaker was Wu Dang, the deputy leader of the Bamboo Curtain Society, who still had a white bandage on his head and his left arm in a plaster cast. These injuries were inflicted by the Dead Sea Society just a few days ago.

  "Don't be in a hurry, speak slowly. What's going on with Duck Brother and Yang Brother?" Wang Wei saw that Wu Duan was excited and his words were not clear, so he comforted him.

  "It was like this, wasn't it Chen Ren who managed the money in the gang last year? But as a result, the Dead Sea Gang used some kind of trick to alienate Chen Ren, and he took all the gang's funds with him. You say this big group of brothers, they need money just to eat and drink, but suddenly there was no more money, and it immediately fell into chaos. At that time, Duck Brother and Yang Brother could only scramble around to raise money to temporarily make ends meet. But this is a bitter pill to swallow."

  "Who would have thought that Chen Ren, this little bastard, actually defected to the government? Yang Ge was so angry at the time that he wanted to take a knife and kill this traitor. But Duck Brother felt that something wasn't right, so he stopped Yang Ge. Who would have thought that two of Yang Ge's brothers couldn't hold back and chopped up the traitor? As a result, the government didn't distinguish between good and evil and took Yang Ge away. And who would have thought that those Dead Sea Gang bastards still wouldn't give up, they actually used their connections in the government to get Duck Brother arrested too." Wu Dun said with a face full of anger, spitting out his words.

  "Yang Ge and Ya Zi Ge were the most prestigious and respected in the gang, but unexpectedly, the Dead Sea Gang was so ruthless, they took them all down at once. Now the gang is leaderless and everyone is panicked. It seems that we've been pushed to a dead end by those Dead Sea Gang bastards, and these past two days, the Wen Shan Gang and San Lian Gang have also seemed somewhat unstable. If there isn't someone with high prestige to integrate the gang's forces, I'm afraid Zhu Lian might be in danger of being destroyed."

  Wang Wei quietly listened to Wu Duan's words, while secretly pondering in his heart whether he should participate in this matter. As far as Wang Wei knew, there were many stars in the entertainment industry who had dealings with the underworld, especially those who mixed in Hong Kong and Taiwan. If you didn't have a backing from the underworld, it was easy to be bullied by them.

  Like Zhou Run Fa, Liu De Hua these super big-name stars, which one hasn't been harassed by the underworld? So in the entertainment circle, there is a part of invisible power that is very important. Wang Wei doesn't want his woman to be taken away by a group of underworld figures like Liu Jia Ling and forced to take nude photos one day. Moreover, if he can grasp an invisible power, it can help him deal with many things that cannot be done openly. After all, when you are in the world, if you don't make a move, others will, and if others make a move, you have to respond.

  However, Wang Wei is now most concerned about whether he can control this power. If not, the big snake will not be formed, and instead, it will bite back, which means that raising a snake without being bitten by it is impossible.

  Wu Dun saw that Wang Wei didn't speak up, thinking that Wang Wei had a knot in his heart, so he quickly spoke up and said: "Ah Wei, I know you're angry with us for not listening to your words. We should have handed the money over to someone trustworthy. But who knew that Chen Ren, who usually looks loyal like a dog, would turn out to be a wolf? I regret not taking your advice."

  Wang Wei saw that Wu Dun had misunderstood his meaning, shook his head and sighed: "Dun brother, you've got it wrong. I'm not blaming you for not listening to my suggestion. I was just thinking, even if I stepped forward, would the brothers in the gang give me face? After all, my father has been gone for so many years."

  Wu Dun's eyes lit up as soon as he heard Wang Wei's words, and he patted his own chest, saying: "You don't have to worry about this, as long as you're willing to come forward, it will definitely be possible."