Chapter 597: Taboos among the crew

Brother Crab is also a well-known figure in this street. For more than 30 years, Brother Crab has been covering the shops and karaoke bars. The monthly protection fee is two to three hundred thousand, although most of these have to be paid. Leave it to the company, but at least in terms of the company's benefits, Brother Crab can live a very comfortable life. Moreover, if Brother Crab collects some extra money for himself, as long as it is not too excessive, the leaders of this company will turn a blind eye.

For example, not paying for a meal at a restaurant is a small matter. Brother Crab has an advantage. You don’t have to pay for meals in restaurants, but if you go to a karaoke bar to find a girl, you won’t be free of money. In Brother Crab’s own words, if those girls have some ideas, who will come out to sell them.

In short, Brother Crab cannot be considered a good person, but he is a pure bad person, not a scumbag.

That day, he was walking around on the street with a few younger brothers. After him, he nodded and said, "Boss, there are four or five crews filming in the movie city in our area. There are two crews." Not a penny was given, and if word got out about it, those bastards in Saigon would laugh at me.”

There is nothing strange about paying protection money for making movies in Hong Kong, but it is quite normal. A big fat man next to Siyan said: "There is nothing suspicious about this. Just call the door. If they don't know how powerful our gang is, they won't pay at all. They won't pay for this, and they won't pay for that." Pay the money and we'll help hundreds of people eat."

Brother Crab snorted, slapped the fat man on the head and said: "Tire, you idiot, how many times have I told you to call the company, does the company understand? It's been three or four years, even a pig can do it." Remember, you call me a gang, gang, help you. Our name is Aegis Security Company, do you understand?

Siyan, don't worry about this. The people in the company didn't say anything. Why do we care about this? If you dare not pay protection fees here, don't you know the background of these two crews? One is the Asia Television venue, and the other is the crew that Xiang Huaqiang covers. Which of these two forces can we provoke? No one in the company said anything, so we just pretended not to see it. Who came out to mess around? It doesn't matter whether you know it or not, life is the most important thing. When you come out to hang out, except for your own life, everything else belongs to others. "

Although Brother Crab is called Brother Crab, he knows very well who can and cannot be provoked. He will collect protection fees from the Cinema City crew, but he will never provoke the Cinema City. Moreover, he is never in a hurry to collect protection fees from the crews who have a strong background. People in the company don't care, and he doesn't care anymore. . This is also the reason why Brother Crab has been standing on this street for ten years.

The police here have changed three times, but Brother Crab is still the same Brother Crab ten years ago. The four-eyed guy said with some worry: "But I heard that that guy Huang Mao wants to interfere in the affairs of the film and television city. This film and television city is our territory. What right does this kid Huang Mao have to interfere? He has crossed the line. .”

Brother Crab's rain boots said disdainfully: "Huang Mao is an idiot. If you want to die, you can't blame others. You don't have to worry about this. Just take care of the tires and they will take risks for the money." My brain is flooded. Remember, don’t miss out on what’s ours, and don’t even look at what’s not ours.”

Brother Crab doesn't have much culture, but he also knows that there are some people that he can't afford to offend. In the film and television city, the crew of [Infernal Affairs] happened to be next door to the crew of [Infernal Affairs]. The crew of [Infernal Affairs] was out on location two days ago. I happened to be back today, and I was on the crew of [Infernal Affairs]. next door.

Now, it’s a bit interesting. The crew of [The Heroic Woman Enters the Sky]. At this time, after filming, Zhao Wei was half-lying on a chair to rest, wearing ancient clothes. This weather is not ordinary hot, so, In such a situation, Zhao Wei was so tired that she was sweating profusely and panting. She wiped the sweat from her forehead and said.

Chen Rong thought about it for a while: "Wei Wei, I heard that the crew coming next door is the crew of [Infernal Affairs]. If we have time, we will go see Ye Ming. I haven't seen Ye Ming in a while, and I didn't expect him to really I started working on "Infernal Affairs". Last time he approached me and wanted you to play the lead female role in "Infernal Affairs", but it turned out that your schedule was not suitable and you were not picked up. I thought about asking him to sit down with me and at least explain. Just a little while."

Zhao Wei waved his hand and said: "Sister-in-law, don't worry. The relationship between me and Ye Ming is not comparable to that of ordinary people. There is no need for any explanation. Real friends don't need to come here, and neither does Ye Ming." There will be any opinions, and since we are filming here, it was somewhat inappropriate in the past."

Chen Rong didn't know much about some of the rules of the Hong Kong City crew, but Zhao Wei had many friends in Hong Kong City and knew a little bit about things in a place like this. Some places like this have some rules. It just can't be broken.

Chen Rong said incredulously: "Is this possible? You and Ye Ming are good friends. It's very normal for the two of you to sit together and have a meal or something. Why would you say no? It’s appropriate.”

This matter is somewhat incomprehensible to Chen Rong. But at this time, Wu Qilong came over and said with a high voice: "What Zhao Wei said is absolutely correct. In Hong Kong City, the crew is very taboo about interacting with each other.

Because each crew has its own things that need to be kept secret, therefore, if you are not a crew, if you go there rashly, it will cause a lot of inconvenience, for example, if you go. I just happened to come across the script, or maybe the stills were leaked or something, and this just makes sense and I can’t explain it.

Therefore, in Hong Kong City Treasure Island, generally even if you are acquaintances filming in the same place, it is a big taboo to change the crew, unless you have roles in both crews. "

If both crews have roles, it is not impossible. For example, Andy once played roles in three crews at one time. This is very normal. Of course, because there are roles, that means he has a role with the crew. It's a contract. In a situation like this, it's natural that we can't say whether it's leaked or not.

But if it is said that in such a situation, not the people of this crew, can easily get over such a thing, then this is more or less a taboo move that will be considered taboo, even by Zhao Wei, Even Xiao Yanzi Zhao Wei has a very large influence in Hong Kong City and Treasure Island, but it is better not to offend such a taboo.

After all, Wu Qilong has been around Hong Kong City for a long time, so he is very clear about some of the rules.

After hearing what Wu Qilong said, in such a situation, this matter is more difficult, and it is indeed inappropriate to go hastily.

At this time, Zhao Wei comforted and said: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, the relationship between Ye Ming and I is not as close as you think. If you refuse a role, just reject it. I really can't change the schedule, and he Won't mind.

Don't worry about that. I'm just worried about whether this drama produced by Ye Ming can be screened in the Mainland. I haven't seen the script of this drama, "Infernal Affairs", but Ye Ming talked to me on the phone. After talking about the general content of this film, I have some doubts about whether this film can pass the censorship of the Radio, Film and Television Bureau. "

Now Chen Rong was a little strange: "If you can't pass the censorship, how is this possible? Ye Ming himself is also the boss of a film company. He should be concerned about what kind of scenes can pass the censorship and what kind of scenes cannot pass the censorship. There must be a very clear end to this, will he make a movie that cannot pass?"

Zhao Wei said helplessly at this moment: "It's really hard to say this. If it were another mainland director, they might not dare to do this kind of thing. We would invite Andy and the others to come over and make a guest appearance every two weeks. This is What a big battle, with an investment of more than 30 million. Such an investment is not a small amount. However, Ye Ming really dared to do this. He had talked with me about this. The general content of the movie is endless hell, repentance in the ultimate hell.

One is an undercover agent from the police to the underworld, and the other is an undercover agent from the underworld to the police. These things may not be common in Hong Kong City. But in the mainland, the police are the police. Thieves are thieves. Director Feng Xiaogang originally wanted to film A World Without Thieves. However, the Bureau of Radio, Film and Television rejected the film without even passing the script. The content of Ye Ming's movie is hard to say, so I'm worried that if his movie fails to pass the censorship, the investment of 30 million is not a small amount. "

This is a good friend. Some things don't need to be explained at all. They naturally understand each other. And when a good friend may be in danger, he can stand behind his friend. This is a true good friend.

Wu Qilong would naturally understand the big stars of [Infernal Affairs], and said disapprovingly: "Zhao Wei, don't worry, just talking about a lineup like [Infernal Affairs], even if the investment is recovered in a place in Hong Kong City, it should not be possible No matter what the big problem is, Ye Ming will not lose money even if it fails to pass the mainland’s censorship. There are so many films in Hong Kong that cannot pass the mainland’s film censorship. There is no less than one [Infernal Affairs].”

Zhao Wei shook his head very worriedly and said, "You won't understand this. Ye Ming filmed this movie not only to make money, but also to compete with the people from the New Film Alliance for the pricing power of the box office share. In this way If [Infernal Affairs] has such a strong star cast, then if it cannot be screened in the mainland, how can we compete for pricing power?" (To be continued)