Chapter 124: Novel Sights and Sounds! (Seeking Subscriptions)

Wu Feng did not return to his residence immediately, but instead strolled along Shanghai Street, where neon lights flashed and the crowds flowed like a loom, taking the opportunity to clear his thoughts.

Jing Kun must have the ambition to be the Dragon Head, otherwise he wouldn't be so eager to probe Jiang Tiansheng's mind.

However, he was likely hit quite hard by what I said; didn't you see his dazed expression when he got out of the car?

Pondering carefully, Wu Feng suddenly realized that everyone had underestimated Jiang Tiansheng.

Look at Wo Shing, then look at Hung Hing, and many things become clear.

Wo Shing has a vast number of uncles and elders, and most of the power of the entire society is held in their hands.

Look at Hung Hing again; apart from Xingshu, who is a Hall Master in Tuen Mun, where else are there any so-called real-power elders?

They either left Hung Hing early to start other societies, or retired early for unknown reasons—and even ran off to the Netherlands to retire.

It can be said that Jiang Tiansheng has truly achieved the point of monopolizing power.

Even Luotuo of Tung Sing is far behind him in comparison; perhaps this is the dividend of father-to-son succession.

Of course, if Jiang Tiansheng didn't have enough skill, he wouldn't be able to reach the level where his word is law in Hung Hing.

With Dalao B successfully rising to power, I reckon Jiang Tiansheng will soon initiate the District Representative System.

This guy is extremely wealthy now, so he is likely even more focused on washing his hands of the underworld and going legitimate.

It's just unclear what his specific thoughts and ideas are; in any case, you can't tell at all in the movies.

There was, however, a Hong Kong-style novel I read in my past life that seemed somewhat plausible: learn from that society Big Brother who was as famous in the underworld as Li Xiaolong, and dilute the traces of the society on oneself by becoming a movie star.

Jiang Tiansheng is a society Big Brother to begin with; if he plays himself in movies, once he does it enough times, it's easy for the audience to form a fixed impression: this guy has a real flair for playing a society Big Brother!

As long as the Hong Kong public thinks of Jiang Tiansheng as an actor, his society identity will naturally fade.

In fact, Hung Hing is the only top-tier society in Hong Kong that doesn't sell pills, and Wu Feng feels that if Jiang Tiansheng wants to wash his hands of the underworld, it should be relatively much easier.

Passing by a tea restaurant, Wu Feng, his close Underling, and a team of bodyguards entered and sat down at a random table.

They ordered a few sodas, and while cooling off, he admired the psychedelic scenery of Shanghai Street under the Night Color through the large floor-to-ceiling windows; it seemed as if the air itself carried a scent of perfume.

There were actually several young people in the tea restaurant who were heatedly discussing the affairs of Li Bancheng.

It is evident that Li Bancheng's influence in Hong Kong is so great that it can easily stir the emotions of the grassroots citizens.

Speaking of Li Bancheng's affairs, Wu Feng truly felt some regret.

He had indeed overlooked this person before, and by the time he reacted, it was already completely too late.

Li Bancheng's goal had long been achieved, and although he was somewhat flustered by the few conspiracy theory articles Wu Feng had secretly concocted, it didn't have much impact on Li Bancheng's plan.

That's right, those few articles that stirred up a commotion among the entire Hong Kong population were naturally his handiwork.

In fact, using things that happened in later generations to infer certain events going forward is truly very persuasive and impactful; otherwise, it wouldn't have triggered a discussion among almost the entire Hong Kong population in just a few short days.

But that was as far as it went...

At most, it affected Li Bancheng's reputation; other substantive impacts were almost negligible.

With billions in cash flow collected in his hands, once the stock market crash arrives, he can toss and turn as he pleases; the possibility of stopping him from going further is not high.

The greatest effect of those articles was to remind other wealthy Chinese tycoons not to let Li Bancheng have all the glory, lest he suddenly pull away from the pack and stand alone.

In fact, he did this by learning from the plot of a novel he had read in his past life.

The protagonist of that novel was a government official who could perhaps view Hong Kong affairs from a higher perspective.

He stated very bluntly that he did not want Li Bancheng to become the richest Chinese person in Hong Kong, or even the richest Chinese person in Southeast Asia, as this would be quite unfavorable for the Mainland's governance of Hong Kong.

The protagonist used official and private propaganda machines to destroy Li Bancheng's 1987 fundraising efforts with powerful propaganda capabilities, not giving him the chance to use the opportunity to go further.

In other respects, he did not deliberately suppress Li Bancheng, letting him remain just one of the top ten wealthy Chinese in Hong Kong, with his influence never surpassing the other wealthy tycoons.

Wu Feng naturally didn't quite understand the ins and outs of it; in his past life, he was just a professional web novel writer, and not even a writer of urban genres. Although he liked reading urban rebirth and Hong Kong-style novels, he didn't have a deep understanding of certain matters, nor could he understand the true meaning behind certain actions.

However, he instinctively felt that not letting Li Bancheng stand alone was the best choice.

Of course, Wu Feng didn't have the ability to get involved in the competition between wealthy Chinese tycoons.

Even if he fanned the flames, it wouldn't have much effect unless it was a critical moment.

One can only say that he did his best and left the rest to fate; he didn't have many expectations.

It's better to do his own things well and rapidly strengthen himself step by step. Once his strength expands to a certain point, it will be impossible not to clash with Li Bancheng even if he wanted to avoid it.

If nothing else, with the development speed of Fengrui Film and Television, in another year or two, it will surely be one of the hegemons of the Hong Kong film circle, and it will definitely be able to influence quite a few film industry practitioners.

At the very least, film industry practitioners influenced by Fengrui Film and Television would absolutely never participate in those brainless messes, acting as someone else's pawn while still being perfectly happy about it.

He saw many reports in later generations and only felt that some Hong Kong stars were truly clueless.

It wasn't until he transmigrated here and started a film and television company that he realized what the status of Hong Kong stars was really all about.

He still has to make a trip to the Mainland recently to resolve a series of troubles encountered at the factory there.

Come to think of it, it's really ridiculous; he manages his own factory strictly, and that's actually a fault?

In addition, there were also some problems with the arcade machine motherboards and the production factory in the Mainland.

I don't know where some well-connected person came from, but they actually found out about the arcade factory's product situation and then tried every possible way to siphon off a portion of the products.

They offered enough money, but it was all in RMB.

Isn't that nonsense? The arcade machines are shipped directly once produced, and there is still a huge shortage in Taiwan and Southeast Asia; those are all Dollars.

Speaking of which, I don't know how far the development of the Project A series and Police Story series of Arcade Games has come; I'll have to go and ask when I have time.

Just as Wu Feng was pondering his recent work plan, he was also being watched by certain people.

At the entrance of Youjian Mahjong Parlor, Cui Xiaoxiao was speaking to her old man with an excited face: "Dad, do you know who I just saw? Hung Hing's Sai Kung Hall Master, Feng Ge!"

"So what if you saw him? This place is Feng Ge's territory to begin with!"

Chui Shui Da said dismissively: "Besides, you only saw him from afar; it's not like you could actually get close to him!"

"Hmph, Dad, don't look down on people!"

Cui Xiaoxiao said eagerly: "How about I go and try?"

"Don't, don't, don't, my little ancestor, you must not mess around!"

Chui Shui Da was startled and hurriedly blocked her, saying, "You don't even know what kind of temper Feng Ge has; if you rush over rashly and accidentally offend Feng Ge, what will you do?"

"I wouldn't be that reckless!"

Cui Xiaoxiao said with dissatisfaction, "Feng Ge's reputation on Shanghai Street is so good; it's not like you haven't heard it, Dad!"

"If he were really a guy with a bad temper, how could so many people speak well of Feng Ge?"

"It's a pity that you've always been hanging around Portland Street; otherwise, if you defected to Feng Ge, life would be much easier!"

"Don't talk nonsense; could it be that Kun Ge is very bad?"

Chui Shui Da rolled his eyes at Cui Xiaoxiao and said with a laugh, "Anyway, Shanghai Street isn't far from Portland Street; we can just come over to hang out often in the future. Shanghai Street is indeed safe and comfortable enough!"

It can only be said that the movie plot seriously vilified the character of Jing Kun.

As long as one analyzes it carefully, one knows that many of the plot points within it cannot withstand scrutiny.

In "Thirteen Sisters of Hong Xing", how could Jing Kun, a dignified Mong Kok Hall Master of Hong Xing and a Big Brother of the underworld who could earn millions in monthly protection fees alone, constantly call Chui Shui Da to play mahjong just to win the money in Chui Shui Da's hands? It is simply absurd.

Chui Shui Da is not some rich man; it would be good if he had a few thousand Hong Kong Dollars in his hands. Would Jing Kun even look at that?

It can only be said that the director and screenwriter really spared no effort in vilifying Jing Kun.

To tell the truth, Jing Kun has hundreds of subordinates like the veteran Four-Nine Chui Shui Da.

If it weren't for the fact that Chui Shui Da is the father of the protagonist Cui Xiaoxiao and must have enough plot, it is hard to say whether Jing Kun would even know of the existence of a person like Chui Shui Da.

The Jing Kun in the movie is very magical; it feels like his brain isn't very normal!

The current Jing Kun naturally couldn't care less about a mahjong partner like Chui Shui Da who has been hanging around mahjong parlors for years; he doesn't rely on running mahjong parlors to make money anyway.

Besides, Portland Street has the largest mahjong parlor of the Shui-headed faction; even if Jing Kun wanted to run a mahjong parlor, he couldn't possibly open it on Portland Street and invite humiliation upon himself.

On the contrary, Chui Shui Da spends almost every day soaking in the mahjong parlors over on Portland Street; in fact, he encounters more underworld Scum and often gets into very unpleasant situations because of verbal disputes.

There are too many societies over on Portland Street, and they aren't all Hong Xing brothers; Chui Shui Da has suffered quite a few losses.

It's just that, ever since he saw Wu Feng at the underground boxing ring previously opened by Ben Shu, he suddenly had the thought of coming over to Shanghai Street to take a look, and only after arriving here did he suddenly realize that the situation was vastly different.

There are still branch halls of Wo Shing and Tung Sing on Shanghai Street; logically, with the power of their first-class societies, Shanghai Street should be a scene of fierce competition and not peaceful at all.

But the facts are just the opposite; the environment here on Shanghai Street is quite peaceful and harmonious.

The Tung Sing thugs and Wo Shing thugs that Chui Shui Da encountered in Youjian Mahjong Parlor were all very honest and well-behaved, with no signs of causing trouble at all.

Even if a verbal dispute occurred while playing cards, at most they would just curse and vent a few words, and there would absolutely never be a situation of resorting to fists and kicks; it simply made him feel incredible.

Not only Chui Shui Da, but even Cui Xiaoxiao felt it was very hard to understand.

The order here on Shanghai Street seems to be a bit excessively good.

Although society Scum occasionally appear on the street, they are all honest and well-behaved, with no actions of harassing ordinary passersby or vendors at all.

What surprised her the most was that the number of society Scum on the streets of Shanghai Street was too sparse.

She had heard that the number of Hong Xing brothers here on Shanghai Street was extremely large, even more than the Underlings Kun Ge had on Portland Street, so why couldn't she see them?

Not only is the street clean, but the nightclubs are also quite formal, making Cui Xiaoxiao, who had just arrived not long ago, feel a bit unaccustomed; why does it feel like nothing is normal anywhere?

Of course, the number of pretty girls in the nightclubs is not small, and the quality is definitely up to standard, which made her quite excited, having a bit of the feeling of a fish in water.

I have to go out as a guest tonight, so I might not have time to type and update.

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