Chapter 287 Unexpected response

In the entertainment industry in March, the atmosphere of the New Year is not over. In addition to the release of the Golden Statue Award nominations, there is also a thing that shocked the entertainment industry.

That is, when Chen Long was shooting, two gangsters came to the set and blackmail Chen Long on the spot. Of course, he didn't succeed. Who is Chen Long? He is the boss of the Hong Kong entertainment industry. Chen Long's fame and prestige are beyond doubt in Hong Kong and even the whole Chinese entertainment industry. If there are no gangster friends in Hong Kong. What? That's naturally impossible. Chen Long is also a figure with a few words. He was blackmailed by such two hoodlums. That's the biggest joke in the world.

Chen Long is a dragon and tiger martial artist on the set. Among the martial artists on the set, there are basically few who do not hang out with the gang. In addition to shooting some martial arts dramas, the martial artists are also responsible for the public security of the set. It is common to gather people to fight and see bloody murders. This bad trend has been popular as early as the late 1960s of the Shao's set, and it was even more rampant in the 1970s. In order to compete for box office benefits, Jiahe and Shao used gangsters to expel each other's fans. Shao's theaters are also often planted with bombs to show intimidation, and the dragon and tiger martial artists on the set also planted grass and burned incense to establish their own factions and gangs to prevent gang people from making trouble on the set.

Because he was born in martial arts on the set, Jackie Chan naturally, like his peers, disdained most of the forces of traditional gangs. And because the gang has not been able to get a little cheaper from the set for many years, the people of the gang are a little afraid of the martial artists on the set. So later, as soon as some stars in the circle went into trouble, they would find the more well-known martial arts brothers to come forward to solve the problem. In the mid-1990s, an actress was intimidated by local gangsters in Macao. Jackie Chan actually opened his mouth to throw 100 million yuan to deal with the Macao gangsters, so that the incident immediately calmed down under Jackie Chan's lion's mouth. This shows that the eldest brother's status in the world is not very vulgar. Now these two young people who don't know where they dare to blackmail Chen Long. That's not the old birthday star.

This incident caused a lot of shock in the Hong Kong and Taiwan entertainment industry after the Spring Festival. Chen Long responded quickly, and he held a press conference to make it clear: "I will never let the blackmailed gangster succeed!" Because Rush Hour 2 was invested by the United States, the gangsters were blackmailing foreign movies this time. Chen Long even said angrily, "It's like losing Hong Kong's face!" In addition to calling on Hong Kong's political axe to show courage and measures to protect artists, he also called on all people in the entertainment industry to unite to resist gangsters.

Although this blackmail incident was finally ruined by Jackie Chan's tough attitude and his own prestige, not every artist has such courage and good luck. Many artists are intimidated and extorted, and can only "spend money to eliminate disasters".

And before the matter calmed down, an unknown tabloid suddenly broke out a heavyweight news, that is, when Wang Zhengfei was in Hong Kong, he was almost kidnapped. The tabloid's oath immediately stirred up a thousand waves. Chen Long was blackmailed by a gangster before filming, and then Yes, Wang Zhengfei was kidnapped, and suddenly there was a turbulent in the entertainment industry in Hong Kong. Although there are many dark sides in the entertainment industry and various unspoken rules emerge one after another, there is a premise that all problems cannot be put on the surface, especially life-threatening.

It's not the 1980s and 1990s in Hong Kong. At that time, it was the most glorious and darkest 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 a long history. "New Yi'an" and "Tempty-K" are famous gangsters. The organization has huge resources in the film industry. In addition to extortion of protection fees, it is more common to force stars to shoot bad scenes. Some "big brothers" of the underworld look for stars to shoot. In order to be afraid that the Queen of Heaven will think that the script is bad, they simply put the gun in the script and send it over. When this happens, I'm afraid that no matter how bad the actors are, they have to take it. Many big stars are so unbearable that a few years ago, there was a spectacular scene of a large number of artists wearing sunglasses on the street to love cats and love life against the dark.

Everyone in the Hong Kong entertainment industry who has experienced that period wants to continue to live like that, especially after 1997, [***] entered the station. Although it is not easy to be seriously hit by the so-called one-country, two-system system, the underworld in Hong Kong cannot be as rampant as before. It has only been a few years, and it has been a succession. There were two such vicious public security incidents, but people in the circle did not know that Wang Zhengfei's matter was actually for another reason, but this did not prevent the whole entertainment industry from being angry. In this matter, both Hong Kong and Taiwan and mainland artists stood up to support Wang Zhengfei and Chen Long.

Chen Long doesn't mind. He was indeed blackmailed in this matter, but Wang Zhengfei was a little embarrassed to laugh and cry. He knew his matter because the remnants of the previous piracy were not done by the Hong Kong underworld at all. However, at that time, Gao Yan did not intend to deal with it in a high profile because of all aspects. Because the matter of piracy has come to an end, there is no need to continue to pester it, but I didn't expect that after the matter was revealed, it was finally included in the Hong Kong entertainment industry. This is what Wang Zhengfei didn't expect when he disappeared.

Hong Kong's public opinion is surging, and this matter has aroused great dissatisfaction among the Hong Kong people. Among these two things, Chen Long's matter involves American foreign businessmen. As Chen Long said, he lost the face of Hong Kong people in front of Americans, while Wang Zhengfei is involved mainland artists, which is equivalent to many mainland fans who pay attention to Wang Zhengfei. He lost Hong Kong's face in front of him. This impression is too bad.

A group of well-known artists in Hong Kong even triggered another demonstration, asking the political axe to show their courage to protect the safety of Hong Kong citizens. Of course, this is unlikely. If it can really be eliminated, it will have been eradicated long ago. There is no room for them to show off, but their actions are still for Hong Kong. The SAR political axe is under great pressure. The SAR political axe is strained by them. With the strong influence of these artists in the Greater China area, even the mainland's political axe will have a headache, not to mention the Hong Kong political axe with great public opinion, which is almost difficult to sleep and eat.

At present, send people to warn those underworld bosses that they should restrain their time. Now is not the period of Hong Kong-British colonial ax, which really makes the axcocrat angry. If you directly contact the Hong Kong garrison, there is nothing to say.

The warning of the government axe of the Special Administrative Region immediately stirred up a jump in the major underworlds in Hong Kong. They did not expect that things would evolve to such a degree, or they did not expect such a thing to happen at all.

After all, it's not the Hong Kong-British colonial period. Now, it's not looking for death. This matter is simply that the two newly debuted gangsters are ignorant, so they do it. No one instructs them at all. If they really want to do anything, they will extort 500,000 yuan for the venue fee. 'It's really humiliating that they don't have the face to do this kind of thing.

However, Wang Zhengfei did not pay much attention to the changes in Hong Kong. In his opinion, this matter should have come to an end, and in this matter, those stars marched collectively. It was not so much because of this matter as the collective outbreak of resentment for many years. For such a long time, the entertainment industry in Hong Kong has been full of black. Society, they have had enough for a long time. This time, they happened to find a venting point and then vent it well.

After Wang Zhengfei flew directly back to Yanjing, he flew directly to Hollywood without two days of rest. The shooting time of "Snow Leopard" is getting closer and closer. Basically, the shooting will begin soon after the award ceremony. He must meet Josss Williams and his fireworks special effects 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 the world's movies.

Hollywood is located in the northwest suburb of Los Angeles, California, 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. DreamWorks, Disney, 20th Century Fox, Columbia, Sony, Universal , Warner Bros. and other film giants, as well as top record companies such as RRCAJIVEInterscopeRecords, are all within the scope of Hollywood.

is a place that all filmmakers in the world yearn for, and Wang Zhengfei is no exception. For this place, Wang Zhengfei has also been longing for it for a long time. Hollywood is not far from Los Angeles. Wang Zhengfei will soon get there by taxi.

Wang Zhengfei arrived very early, and it was still a few hours away from the appointment with Joss Williams. Despite his fatigue, Wang Zhengfei didn't rest in the hotel for a long time. He ran to Hollywood, bought a set of sightseeing maps, and went shopping by himself. The first classic to visit is the Chinese theater on Hollywood Boulevard. The Chinese theater opened in May 1927 and is named after its appearance of Chinese architecture. The 69- feet high bronze roof is high, and the interior of the theater is also designed with the concept of Chinese art.

However, although Chinese drama is named after China, it is not the reason why it attracts Wang Zhengfei to see it. In fact, are there few Chinese-style buildings in China? It can be seen everywhere. I really want to see this thing. If it doesn't exist anywhere in China, there is no need to go abroad to see those nondescript so-called Chinese-style buildings.

The most attractive thing in the Chinese theater is the footprints left by the 173 stars in the forecourt of the theater. Every tourist who comes here is either busy shooting the footprints of their idols or putting their hands on the star fingerprints to compare them. Many famous Hollywood stars such as Denzel. Washington, Tom. Hanks, Harrison. Ford, Mel. Gibson, Tom. Cruise, Arnold.. Schwarzenegger left a souvenir here, and even Donald Duck left lovely footprints here.

Some people say that in fact, Chinese theaters are only related to China's architectural style. Indeed, among the more than 100 stars in front of the Chinese theater, only one truly belongs to the Chinese. That's Wu Yusen, a Chinese director in the United States. In 2002, Wu Yusen left his footprints and fingerprints in front of the Chinese theater. In particular, among the 138 superstars who left their seals at that time, Wu Yusen's footprints were placed in front of the theater in an excellent position.

What makes Wang Zhengfei most popular is that there is a huge banner with white characters on a red background on a two-story Chinese classical building nearby, which reads "Pan Jinlian Restaurant" in Chinese, which complements the Chinese theater.

Judging from the shape of "Pan Jinlian Restaurant", the Song font is not very standardized, not symmetrical, and a little skewed. Obviously, it is not written by Chinese.

It's not just that the words are not written by Chinese. If they are really Chinese, they should not know what kind of person Pan Jinlian is and what kind of position she plays in Chinese cultural history. Obviously, those foreigners don't understand, but maybe they don't know and don't care. After all, those foreigners look like It is normal to have lovers, especially in medieval Europe, where the relationship between men and women is amazing.

Looking at the fingerprints and footprints of many artists, Wang Zhengfei sighed that behind each of these footprints represents the figures who have reached the peak in their respective fields.

There is another very special place in Hollywood, which is the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a sidewalk stretching along Hollywood Boulevard and Rattan Street in the United States, with more than 2,000 star medals with the names of celebrities of 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 name of the recipient engraved on bronze, and below is a ring-shaped logo, representing the field where the recipient receives the stars.

Here, including Bruce Lee, Chen Long, Wu Yusen and other famous brands at home and abroad have left their own stars. Of course, Wang Zhengfei also hopes to leave his own stars on the Avenue of Stars, although not like gold. Ao Cui is a person who has won all five-star honors, but at least he can get ☆ movie camera, ☆ phonograph record. To do the best, no matter which aspect, the fact now is that Hollywood in the United States is the world's top award and affirmation in this regard. Wang Zhengfei doesn't know whether he has this or not. A hope, but it doesn't seem to be big. Look at those star artists who can leave themselves, which one has gone through ten years or even longer, and Wang Zhengfei has such a long time to struggle?

Do you have it?

Hollywood is very big, very big. Wang Zhengfei can't go to too many places for a few hours. This rare sightseeing is over. Wang Zhengfei must go to discuss this cooperation with Josss Williams.

(to be continued)