Chapter 251: The Bomb Vest

"Brother Da Fei," Hong Jingbao said quite helplessly, "With Hongfa acting like this, none of us have any face left."

Upon hearing Hong Jingbao's words, Da Fei sneered, "Don't worry, you are the chairman personally appointed by Dalao Jun; naturally, he won't let others make you lose face."

Hearing this, Hong Jingbao immediately set his mind at ease and went back to wait for news.

Da Fei knew that Chen Jiajun valued the entertainment industry highly, and given the recent deterioration of the environment, it was reasonable and proper to inform his Boss.

Consequently, Da Fei had someone drive him directly to Guojun Technology Company.

At this moment, Chen Jiajun was discussing the issue of electricity in Brunei with Wei Li.

Although doing this was like moving money from the left hand to the right, the necessary tasks still had to be done.

Running a company is not child's play; at the very least, things must look acceptable on the surface.

Just then, the Secretary pushed the door open, walked in, and said to Chen Jiajun, "Boss, Da Fei from Hongxing Film is here."

"Da Fei?" Chen Jiajun paused for a moment, then said, "Have him go to the lounge first; I'll be there immediately."

After briefly finishing his instructions to Wei Li, Chen Jiajun arrived in the lounge.

At this moment, Da Fei was chomping on a Cigar and picking his nose, a sloppy appearance that left Chen Jiajun speechless: "You're a head of Hongxing Film now, aren't you afraid of people gossiping when you look this disheveled?"

Da Fei hadn't expected Chen Jiajun to arrive so quickly; he wiped his fingers in embarrassment and said, "Habit, just a habit."

Chen Jiajun waved his hand and said, "Alright, what's the situation today? How do you have time to come find me?"

Da Fei spread his hands and said, "The waters in the entertainment circle have been getting murkier lately. In just the last few months, quite a few stars have been forced to film, making the whole entertainment circle a complete mess."

Chen Jiajun's expression darkened: "Has someone messed with us?"

Da Fei smiled and said, "Not that, they don't have the guts. On the contrary, people from the big triads are easier to talk to; although they invite people to film, they usually pay enough and don't use the 'forced robbery' tactic. But as for the others..."

Speaking of this, Da Fei recounted Hong Jingbao's encounter.

"Cheng Zhiming? Which triad is he from?" Chen Jiajun frowned after hearing this.

After pondering for a moment, Da Fei said, "I remember this Cheng Zhiming seems to be from the New Territories triad, but he isn't a Big Brother. He seems to be a hoodlum who follows the New Territories' chief instructor, Su Long, to learn boxing."

Chen Jiajun was stunned on the spot: "A hoodlum dares to be this arrogant?"

Da Fei smiled and said, "This guy really has the confidence to be arrogant. Previously, he asked a film company under the New Territories triad for people to film. After being rejected, he took a gun and strafed the entrance of the New Territories film company, even putting out the word that he would kill the other party."

"Oh, a lunatic," Chen Jiajun said with a sudden realization, "No wonder some people don't want to provoke him."

Da Fei asked tentatively, "Brother Jun, are we going to handle this? After all, you were the one who let Hong Jingbao sit in that position; if he loses face, it won't look good on you either."

The late eighties and early nineties were an era of chaos.

More and more people were looking for ways to get into the entertainment industry to rake in money; if left unchecked, it would indeed be a hidden danger.

Chen Jiajun tapped the table and said, "Since Hong Jingbao has brought this to us, we must handle it."

"They can rake in money in the entertainment industry however they want, but the entertainment industry has its own way of playing and its own rules. If anyone dares to mess around, don't blame me for not giving them face."

Hearing Chen Jiajun's words, Da Fei's spirits were immediately lifted.

It seemed now that his Boss was prepared to strike hard.

Chen Jiajun glanced at Da Fei and said, "Go out and leak a bit of my intention. Just say that I, Chen Jiajun, said it: from now on, whenever there is a complaint from the Hong Kong Artists Association, our own theater chains will not be allowed to screen that film."

Da Fei paused for a moment and then said, "You mean... a ban?"

"That's right, a ban," Chen Jiajun sneered, "What do these bastards want by entering the entertainment industry? To rake in money. It's not like they're going there to pick up female stars, right?"

"As long as they don't follow the rules, I won't let them earn a single cent."

Hearing Chen Jiajun's instructions, Da Fei suddenly felt that Hong Jingbao was about to get lucky.

From now on in the entertainment industry, Hong Jingbao would truly become a Big Brother-like existence.

As long as their Hong Kong Artists Association didn't agree, the film couldn't be screened in theaters, which meant they wouldn't be able to rake in a single cent.

Chen Jiajun continued, "Since this Cheng Zhiming is so jumpy, let's use him to kill the chicken to warn the monkey."

Da Fei said with some concern, "Banning Hongfa Film Company is no problem, but the problem is that lunatic Cheng Zhiming. I suspect he definitely won't let it go."

A cold glint flashed in Chen Jiajun's eyes as he said indifferently, "Then do you need me to teach you how to do your job?"

Hearing this, Da Fei quickly said, "I know what to do."

Chen Jiajun nodded and said, "Alright, go handle it. If you encounter anything you can't handle, I'll have Lao Yu step in."

Hearing that Chen Jiajun would have Lao Yu help, Da Fei let out a long sigh of relief.

In front of Chen Jiajun's right-hand man, that lunatic Cheng Zhiming probably wasn't even worth as much as a dog.

The next day, the Hong Kong Artists Association issued a statement.

Its content was directed at the matter of Hongfa Film Company forcing stars and artists to film.

Hong Jingbao took the lead in setting an example, publicly boycotting the films of this film company.

Subsequently, Hongxing Film and Jiahe Theater Group followed suit.

After this news came out, it could be said that one stone stirred up a thousand waves.

The fact that those gangsters were messing around in the entertainment industry had already made people dissatisfied.

Now that someone had stepped up, all the film companies, and even the two major television stations, followed suit.

Quite a few people were also watching to see if that lunatic Cheng Zhiming would do something.

After all, the targeting in this matter was truly too sharp.

At Hongfa Film Company, Luo Dawei was driven mad on the spot when he heard the news.

Luo Dawei hadn't expected that fat guy Hong Jingbao to be so tough, directly threatening to ban Hongfa Film Company; this was truly the first time for such a thing.

So, Luo Dawei immediately contacted his partner, Cheng Zhiming, to come over.

"What happened?" Cheng Zhiming looked refined and gentle; one could never imagine that this guy was a famous madman in the Hong Kong underworld.

Luo Dawei said helplessly, "Our company's films might be ruined."

Cheng Zhiming's eyes changed immediately, becoming perverse and fierce: "What do you mean?"

Luo Dawei, helpless, could only tell Cheng Zhiming what had happened a few days ago.

After listening, Cheng Zhiming laughed directly: "This Hong Jingbao is actually quite interesting."

Don't look at the fact that Cheng Zhiming said this with a smile, but Luo Dawei by his side was his partner after all, and knew this guy's personality.

Clearly, this guy Cheng Zhiming was extremely displeased.

However, Luo Dawei hurriedly held down the ready-to-explode Cheng Zhiming and said: "I think this matter might not be simple, because Golden Harvest Cinemas followed up at the first opportunity. I suspect that Hong Hing is involved in this."

Cheng Zhiming sneered and said: "So what? No one in Hong Kong dares to cut off my path to wealth! You don't need to worry about it, leave this matter to me to solve."

Usually, when Cheng Zhiming said this, Luo Dawei would be very happy.

Because no matter what methods Cheng Zhiming used to invite stars, it was beneficial to their company.

But this time it was different; Luo Dawei always felt that something would definitely go wrong this time.

Cheng Zhiming was a Mad Dog, but not a stupid dog; he knew who could be provoked and who could not.

Hong Hing was someone he couldn't afford to provoke. Don't look at how fiercely he spoke; in reality, he didn't dare to go and cause trouble for Hong Hing.

However, he dared to offend Hong Jingbao.

His idea was very simple: wasn't it some notice issued by the Hong Kong Artists Association? Just make Hong Jingbao eat it back.

So that same day, Cheng Zhiming summoned his underling gangsters and found Hong Jingbao's home to splash Red Oil.

And he placed a dead pig's head on his car.

These actions didn't scare Hong Jingbao, but they did scare Cheng Long, who was by his side.

"Brother Sanmao, this... what is going on?" Cheng Long said to Hong Jingbao with a deathly pale face.

Hong Jingbao's face was gloomy: "Low-life trash, I didn't expect him to actually dare to take action."

"Are you talking about... the matter with that Hongfa Film Company?" Cheng Long immediately associated it with recent events.

Hong Jingbao nodded: "Who else could it be besides those scumbags."

Cheng Long said with some worry: "Is it good to keep going like this? How about we just admit defeat and be done with it?"

Cheng Long had lived a life of luxury for too long; he felt it wasn't worth clashing with the hoodlums of a triad.

Hong Jingbao, however, gave a cold snort and said: "What are you afraid of? I tell you, this matter isn't for me to handle; it's for Sir Chen to handle. This scumbag is dead for sure."

Hearing that it was actually Chen Jiajun who would handle it, Cheng Long immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking at the dead pig's head on the car, Hong Jingbao immediately had someone pick up his wife and children, then headed straight to the nearest newspaper office.

The next day, Cheng Zhiming didn't wait for news of Hong Jingbao caving in, but instead saw that a new campaign had been launched on television.

All the stars in Hong Kong had united to put pressure on the police.

Although everyone knew that the current Government House would certainly not care about such matters, at least the stance had been made.

Hong Jingbao personally took reporters to the Hong Kong Police Headquarters to report the case, calling it "personal intimidation" involving someone splashing paint at his home and placing a dead pig's head on his car.

To Cheng Zhiming, this kind of behavior was simply a provocation.

"Got guts." Cheng Zhiming gritted his teeth as he watched the report on TV.

Luo Dawei on the side was terrified; he also hadn't expected Hong Jingbao, as a star, to be so tough.

Just as Luo Dawei was preparing to persuade Cheng Zhiming, this guy had already taken out his phone to notify his underlings: "Find me a few people, follow Hong Jingbao and fire a shot in a remote place. Don't kill him, just scare him first."

Luo Dawei's eyes widened instantly: "Boss, do we really need to make it this big?"

"Of course, otherwise no one will fear me in the future," Cheng Zhiming said coldly.

That night, when Hong Jingbao was returning home, he was attacked.

A few gunmen followed him the whole way, and on the road home, they shot and shattered the car's rearview mirror.

And they left a threatening note.

The other party had used a Firearm; this was something Hong Jingbao hadn't expected.

But this was also a good thing; now Hong Hing finally had an excuse to intervene in this matter.

Hong Jingbao immediately told Da Fei about what had just happened.

Da Fei gave a cold snort and said: "You don't need to worry about what happens next; just hide for two days."

Hong Jingbao also breathed a sigh of relief.

The reason he was willing to help Hong Hing with so many things these days, besides Chen Jiajun's face being involved, was that it was also beneficial to him.

As the president of the Artists Association, his reputation had been shockingly high recently.

Now that he had already reaped the fame, he naturally didn't want to keep fighting with those desperate thugs.

He figured that no matter how crazy that Cheng Zhiming was, he wouldn't dare to run wild in Hong Hing's properties.

As for Da Fei, he went directly to Hongfa Film Company to arrange a meeting with Cheng Zhiming to settle the score.

The underling who came to deliver the message was very rude; he just threw down the time and place and turned to leave.

"Damn it, I want to see just how powerful you Hong Hing are." Having been repeatedly humiliated, Cheng Zhiming could no longer suppress his anger.

Under Luo Dawei's terrified gaze, this guy strapped a Bomb Vest to his own body, grabbed two guns, and prepared to go to the banquet.

(End of this chapter)