Hong Kong Island Old Events

He Dingxian sat behind his desk and counted 5,000 Hong Kong dollars. The clean money was pleasing to the eye and could be used as the basic capital to start a business.

Although it is not big enough to spend a night in Retiro, you can invest in some small-cost business if you find the right opportunity.

He feels that to achieve great things, it is not enough to be ruthless, tough and eye-catching enough.

The three conditions are power, power and money!

These three conditions still complement each other and are indispensable.

As a uniformed policeman, he did not have the right to do so, but with the green skin on his body, it was only a matter of time before he put on the epaulettes.

As for potential? He has relied on the Chaoshan Gang!

As the largest hometown club in Hong Kong, the Chaoshan Gang cannot be admired by respectable people for doing small things.

However, Chen Li, who has already gained the appreciation of a higher level, can barely borrow Chen Li's momentum.

As for money... there isn't much now, but money is the only capital you can earn by yourself, as long as you operate it properly and don't need to look at others.

Of course, making too much money will make people jealous, and you need power to protect it, but everyone likes money, and you can't get promoted in the police force without money.

Any promotion requires paying tribute to Gui Lao, but you can't get promoted if you don't have the power. The position of Inspector General Hua costs 500,000 Hong Kong dollars, but without a backer, you can't even have a chance to buy it.

There are not many people in Hong Kong who can spend 500,000 Hong Kong dollars, but they definitely have more positions than the two Inspector General Hua! Chen Li agreed to sell him the position of team leader, and indeed regarded him as a confidant.

In the evening, He Dingxian returned to the housing estate and took out 500 yuan and handed it to his mother: "The bonus given by the superior will be used to support the family."

Peng Lingshan happily took it. He Dingxian put the wine glass in his hand, picked up the roast duck with chopsticks, put a wallet on the table, looked at Lard Boy and said, "Cross the sea with me tonight to discuss a business deal."

"Okay, Brother Xian." Lardboy put away the disappointed look on his face. He thought he was going to make a small fortune, but he didn't expect to get a penny.

After dinner, the two of them took a rickshaw to Kowloon City Ferry, took the ferry to North Point, and then transferred a rickshaw to the Causeway Bay Theater.

Lardboy looked at the theater sign with a puzzled expression: "Brother Xian, would you like to invite me to watch a movie to celebrate?"

Nowadays, Hong Kong Island Theater also operates Cantonese opera, Huangmei Opera, and movies. The theater audience is not small, and the movie audience is also increasing step by step.

The next stage will be to bring drama to the screen. The most successful films of the 1950s were drama films, just like the kung fu films of the 1970s.

He Dingxian smiled and said: "How can such a good thing happen? We are here to buy goods."

"Can you buy goods in the movie theater?" Lardboy said with a lewd smile, "Hey, hey, I understand."

Ho Ting-yin stepped into the cinema and said: "A week ago, I saw a piece of news in Wen Wei Pictorial. Shaw Brothers Theater in Central has replaced new projection equipment. The ticket price is 40% off. All Hong Kong citizens are welcome to come."

"Then what?" Lardboy was confused.

"Silly boy, now that the equipment has been replaced with new ones, what's the use of keeping the old equipment? Theaters will only replace them with new ones one after another to attract audiences. The obsolete equipment can only be left in the warehouse to mold."

"So I made a call to the theater manager, and the manager promised to buy me the old equipment for 3,000 yuan a piece."

He Dingxian found the ticket seller at the front desk, gently cupped his hands and said, "Hello, I'm looking for your manager Zhang."

"Why are you looking for our manager?" The conductor spoke in Cantonese and answered indifferently.

He Dingxian smiled: "I made an appointment to discuss business with him."

The conductor looked up at him and saw his military uniform expression change, and said politely: "Manager Zhang's office is on the right, next to the toilet."

"Thank you!"

He Dingxian came to the office and knocked on the door to greet him. As soon as he entered the door, he received a warm response from Manager Zhang. I saw Manager Zhang, wearing a white shirt and glasses, standing up behind his desk and shaking hands to welcome him: "Hello, Mr. He, have you brought the money?"

He Dingxian took out the wallet from his pocket, opened the zipper, and revealed a stack of Hong Kong dollars: "How is it?"

"Haha, Mr. He, don't mind. There are too many white werewolves with nothing. I am also helping the big boss, and I will not deliver the goods without seeing the money." Manager Zhang looked apologetic and hurriedly handed over a glass of hot water.

"Take me to the warehouse to inspect the goods!" He Dingxian zipped up his zipper and did it neatly.

The three of them walked side by side to a warehouse in the corner of the theater. Manager Zhang opened a black cloth and showed the projector. He said proudly: "The Xenon lamp movie projector of the American Dali Company can automatically The playback picture and lighting effect are excellent. The disadvantage is that it is relatively bulky and the xenon lamp is a bit old and the light is not bright enough.”

"The purchase price was 15,000 Hong Kong dollars, and I sold it to you for 3,000 Hong Kong dollars, and I made a lot of money."

He Dingxian glanced: "Go up and have a look."

He and Lardboy came to the projector together, looking at the projector from the left and right. When he saw the production time on the projector, he smiled: "It was produced in 45 years, and it took six years to sell it to me for three thousand." , and you said I made a profit?”

Manager Zhang was unhappy when he heard this and said: "You don't care when I bought it. Three thousand yuan for a projector is not enough? Why, you want to open a cinema!"

He Dingxian smiled and said: "Take a movie and watch it. If you can watch it, buy it."

"No problem." Manager Zhang pointed to a box of messy DVDs in the corner and said, "You can take it yourself."

He Dingxian wiped off the dust with his hands on a box of dusty DVDs in the aisle, and looked at the discs one by one. These movies were all from three years ago at the earliest, and even ten years ago.

He took a piece of film from a box, opened it, inserted the film into the projector, and then turned the projection port toward the wall. An old movie "Three Smiles" in which domestic female stars had been around for 40 years was played in the dark room.

"Three Smiles" is also known as "Tang Bo Hu Spots Qiuxiang", which is based on the article "Tang Jieyuan's Marriage with a Smile" in "Warning Words". The movie tells the story of Tang Yin's encounter with Qiuxiang, the maid of the prime minister's palace, in the temple. He was so fascinated that Qiuxiang attracted Qiuxiang three times. He laughed, thinking that Qiu Xiang was interested, so he changed his name and sold himself to the prime minister's house as a bookboy.

Because of his literary talent, the Grand Master valued him and became the tutor of the Grand Master's second son, Hua Wen and Hua Wu. Finally, he chose Qiuxiang using a trick taught by his friend Zhu Zhishan, and they got married.

Different from the well-known Chow Sing-chi version, "Three Smiles" is a standard love story movie with the same main plot. In fact, many of Chow Sing-chi's movies can be based on old movies.

The great thing about Zhou is that he can use old stories to play new tricks, and he has figured out his own comedy style...

"Three Smiles" has been playing for half an hour. Manager Zhang looked at his watch and said impatiently: "The projector has been spinning a few times. It will break down early. Do I have to watch the whole show with you?" ?”

"No, it's three thousand yuan and you can take the DVD with you." He Dingxian said.

Manager Zhang smiled: "You have a good idea, projector and video disc, but you don't look like you are from the same industry. Could it be that you want to go to the mainland to make money? Haha, this product can't be transferred much. .”

"You don't have to worry about it. I'll tell you how to make a fortune, just do it!" He Dingxian said angrily to him, and Manager Zhang shrugged his shoulders and made an offer: "Five thousand yuan, projector and video disk!"

In this era, buying a video disc means owning commercial copyright. The price of a new video disc is upwards of 5,000 yuan. The value of an old video disc has shrunk to 2,000 to 3,000 yuan. Many cinemas will buy old movies when there are no new movies. Films and old films still have circulation value in the market.

He Dingxian didn't waste any time. He took out 5,000 Hong Kong dollars from his wallet and put it in his hand, saying, "I want to take away Li Lihua's version of "Three Smiles" in the box with me!"

In the past 40 years, the domestic film market has produced two versions of "Three Smiles". One version was produced by Shanghai Guohua Film Company, with Zhou Xuan playing the role of Qiuxiang, and the other version was produced by Shanghai Yihua Film Company, with Li Lihua playing the role of Qiuxiang.

Manager Zhang thought for a moment and took the Hong Kong dollars with his hand: "Deal."

"Take the goods and leave." He Dingxian turned around and said, "Lardboy" had already picked out another version of "Three Smiles", and He Dingxian gave a cigarette to Manager Zhang: "If there is no problem with the goods, I will cooperate with you again in the future. , if there is something wrong with the goods, I will skin you."

Manager Zhang raised his eyebrows and said noncommittally: "You have the final say."