Hong Kong: Rise of the Kings.

Chapter 1020 1005 [No one goes to the temple for no reason]

Du's Mansion——
Recently, the Du family is considered the most lively place in Hong Kong.

Du Yongxiao's son Xiao Tangyuan "returned to his ancestral home" and became the biggest news in Hong Kong.

Almost everyone in the streets of Hong Kong was talking about this incident, and its rising momentum even overshadowed the billion-dollar battle between Du Yongxiao and Li Zhaoheng, and the collective jumping off of buildings by many bigwigs in the anti-Du alliance.

Du Yongxiao doesn't like this trend. For a family, it should not be carrying such gossip or family trivialities, but keeping a low profile.

Therefore, under the instruction of Du Yongxiao, various media in Hong Kong began to "involuntarily" reduce reports on the Du family, and replaced them with entertainment news and celebrity gossip that everyone talked about.

It turns out.

No matter what era it is, if you want to suppress a piece of news, the best way is to use entertainment headlines to suppress it.

After all, what ordinary people care about most is the gossip about entertainment stars rather than the family affairs of a Hong Kong family.

After the news about the Du family died down, Du Yongxiao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

at the same time--
Late at night——
A black Nissan Toyota sedan drove smoothly into the mountaintop road and slowly moved towards the Du family residence.

Inside the car, Hong Kong's top gangster, Fok Ying-tung, was sitting, reading a thread-bound book carefully. His driver was his eldest son, Fok Chun-ting.

Mr. Huo knew his father's habits, so he drove smoothly and steadily, enough for his father to read comfortably.

This Toyota sedan can be said to be an antique. It was purchased from Japan in the early 1950s after Mr. Huo made his first fortune by making airships.

At that time, Hong Kong's economy had just recovered, and there were few cars in Hong Kong, and even fewer people could afford to buy one. The price of this Toyota was about 1,700 Hong Kong dollars, which was definitely a lot of money in Hong Kong where the average salary was 50 or 60 Hong Kong dollars.

Luxury goods like cars are not something you can buy just because you want to. Huo had to use his connections to get the car across the ocean. Even the transportation fee and tolls were a huge expense. But compared to the big business Huo was running, it was nothing.

When he was young and energetic, Boss Huo was like many young people, ostentatious and aggressive, like a peerless sword that never concealed its edge.

He did all those stupid things, like driving up and down Hong Kong and showing off.

After he experienced more, especially after helping the country win the battle against the foreigners in the 1950s, Huo's ideological realm reached a higher level. Things that the rich people pursued desperately, such as luxury cars, villas, and beautiful women, became worthless in his eyes.

It was also from that time that Mr. Huo never changed his car. This Toyota has been with him from the early 1950s to the present, a full twenty-five years!

He and it are like a pair of old friends, old lovers, holding hands and growing old together.

The Toyota sedan approached the Du family's residence. Security personnel came out and signaled the car to slow down for routine inspection.

There is no way. After all, Du Yongxiao is not only a Hong Kong tycoon, but also the Commissioner of Police. His life safety is not just his own business, but is related to the prosperity and stability of the whole of Hong Kong.

Young Master Huo glanced in the rearview mirror at his father who was reading a book attentively, slowly slowed down the car, and finally parked it on the side of the road without any bumps throughout the journey.

"Dad, we're here. We need to do a check-up." Young Master Huo waited for a moment, and when he saw that Huo Yingdong did not move, he reminded him in a low voice.

Boss Huo dipped his finger in some saliva and turned a page. His eyes remained on the book and he said calmly, "Just check it. You and I are not bad people."

Mr. Huo nodded, turned back to the driver's seat and looked straight at the guard coming towards him.

A security guard who looked like a leader stepped forward and knocked on the car window politely. Seeing that it was Young Master Huo, he quickly raised his hand to salute and said very respectfully, "So it's Young Master Huo. Have you made an appointment to meet with our Director Du?"

"Yes, it was a last-minute appointment, with my father!"

The other party glanced at Mr. Huo who was sitting in the back seat reading a book, and his attitude became more respectful: "In that case, you can go in. Please forgive me if I disturb you!"

According to the rules, the car also needs to be inspected, but because Boss Huo is too special, this step was skipped.

Mr. Huo nodded and started the car again.

We received news that the big iron gate of the Du family mansion has slowly opened to welcome the guests.

Inside the car, Boss Huo was flipping through the book in his hand. One of the passages seemed to have attracted his attention. His eyes stayed on it for a long time without turning the page.

Boss Huo read the text slowly in a serious tone: "A gentleman does not use tools because he does not fight. A gentleman does not fight because he has no tools..."

After hearing this, Mr. Huo turned around in surprise.

Mr. Huo smiled at him and said, "Do you know what this means?"

Young Master Huo nodded and said, "It comes from the chapter on politics in the Analects! The general idea is that a true gentleman has reached a state of perfection, goodness and beauty, and will not be confined to one aspect of his role or ability. This is a state that is not limited to his own world. The private school teacher seems to have said this."

"What do you think? Is he right?"

"Well! I shouldn't question the master's knowledge, right?" Mr. Huo smiled awkwardly and scratched his head: "Otherwise, wouldn't the tuition you gave him be wasted?"

Boss Huo laughed a few times: "Knowledge is dead, people are alive. At any time, people use knowledge, rather than letting knowledge kidnap them and become a person who shows off their knowledge! Just like this sentence, it fits Du Yongxiao's actual situation now!"

"Ah, how could it be related to Ah Xiao?" Young Master Huo was puzzled: "What does this sentence mean?"

"To put it simply, it means to be a person who is clear-headed and aware of the influence or effect of various things, just like a gentleman. Such a person, when encountering something, will clearly know what to do next and how to solve the problem in a logical way. Such a person will not be fussy and talk nonsense; nor will he use old-fashioned methods to solve problems by applying this formula or that formula."

Boss Huo paused, his eyes burning, "I hope Du Yongxiao can understand this, then my trip tonight will not be in vain. After all, he is the focus of all Hong Kong now. No one can match him in the business or political circles! Being in such a high position, you have to tread very carefully. If you take a wrong step, you will fall into the abyss and there will be no recovery!" "No way, Ah Xiao is in the limelight now, who dares to mess with him?" Boss Huo said puzzled.

"When you have time, besides the Analects, you should also read the Book of Changes. The moon waxes and wanes, and when it is full, it overflows!" Boss Huo looked at his son kindly, closed the book in his hand, and handed it to him: "Of course, you should also read the Analects more often. Read it well and thoroughly. It will never hurt."

Young Master Huo parked the car, stretched out his hands and solemnly took the book handed to him by his father. The unique scent of thread-bound books wafted into his nose. The handwriting of this book was also extremely large, just suitable for an old man like Mr. Huo to read.

"Don't worry, Dad. I will study this book carefully when I go back." Young Master Huo carefully put away the "Analects of Confucius" and made a promise to his father. He secretly made up his mind to study this book, which he had read before, sentence by sentence after he returned and never let his father down.

Just as Young Master Huo put the book away, the door of the Du family villa opened from the inside, and Du Yongxiao and his son Du Dapao walked side by side and headed towards the Toyota sedan parked at the door.

Boss Huo, who was sitting in the car, suddenly broke into a warm smile on his expressionless face. He stepped out of the car and saluted Du Yongxiao and his son with his hands clasped together.

Seeing Boss Huo, accompanied by Du Yongxiao, walking towards the villa step by step, Du Dapao and Young Master Huo also walked side by side and kept up with their pace.

In front, Boss Huo and Du Yongxiao were chatting happily, and behind them, Du Dapao and Young Master Huo were also talking in low voices.

"Mr. Huo, thank you for coming over last time. You made our Du family proud!"

"Uncle Pao, you are wrong to say that. Ah Xiao and I are as close as brothers!" Mr. Huo said with a smile, "Even if you don't say hello, I will come over!"

"Haha, that's thoughtful! Do you want to go see the little guy?"

"Are you talking about Little Tangyuan? Great! Last time I didn't have time to tease him because of time constraints. I want to see if he looks like Ah Xiao and is he also very handsome?!"

"Haha, my eldest grandson is very handsome. Come on, I'll take you to see him! His grandmother is coaxing him and holding him tightly every day. She doesn't even allow me to touch him. You just happened to be here today, so let me take this opportunity to play with my eldest grandson..."

This way——
Du Yongxiao invited Boss Huo to his study for a chat.

Du Yongxiao had been in contact with Boss Huo for a long time and knew that he was a tea connoisseur, so he ordered his servants to use the best Pu'er tea to entertain the distinguished guest.

This Pu'er tea was given to Du Yongxiao by Hong Kong film studio tycoon Run Run Shaw for him to taste.

Of course, Hong Kong is a small place and does not have this kind of top-quality Pu'er tea. If you want to get this kind of good tea, you can only go to the mainland.

Coincidentally, Mr. Shao, the movie studio tycoon, encountered such an opportunity.

Speaking of which, Hong Kong films actually have a lot of exchanges with the mainland. The most famous one is the classic film "Painted Skin" shot by Hong Kong Phoenix Film Studio in the mid-1960s, which was released in mainland China.

This drama was filmed very beautifully. Both the plot and the theme are very consistent with the original text of "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio". Especially the actor who played the female ghost, she portrayed the pitiful beauty and the green face and fangs of the evil ghost vividly.

Unfortunately, an old lady with heart disease suddenly became ill when she saw the transformation scene of the female ghost Painted Skin, so the film was banned for 30 years. It also cut off the connection between Hong Kong and mainland audiences.

It was not until the mid-1970s that the great man expressed his desire to watch Hong Kong films, and we found someone to find a way.

Finally, he got in touch with an entertainment tycoon in Hong Kong through a Hong Kong lawyer, and this person was the famous Run Run Shaw.

At that time, there was no connection between Hong Kong and the mainland. When Shaw heard that they wanted to borrow a film from him, he was very nervous. He trembled and went to the film library of Shaw Brothers Film Company with a list, looking for the film that the great man wanted to see.

At this time, Bruce Lee's movies were already popular in Hong Kong, but people in mainland China had not seen them. The leaders in charge of the film industry were naturally aware of this, and they specifically asked someone to tell the barrister to borrow a few more films about Bruce Lee, and the money would be paid by the Ministry of Culture.

The lawyer quickly waved his hands and refused, saying he didn't want any money, but he was still confused in his heart as to why the other party wanted to borrow so many films at one time.

Soon someone answered his doubts and told him that it was the mainlanders who wanted to watch the film. Shao Daheng was shocked to hear this, thinking that it was a criticism of his film.

His lawyer friend advised him that now that China and the United States have established diplomatic relations, what is there to be afraid of? Under the advice of his lawyer friend, he accepted the advice and readily agreed to collect films. In addition to some of the Shaw Brothers, the Bruce Lee Kung Fu films produced by Golden Harvest, which was founded by Du Yongxiao, were the focus.

At that time, Du Yongxiao also nodded and agreed to help Shao Daheng, which made Shao Daheng very grateful.

The film quickly spread from Hong Kong to the mainland. The three Bruce Lee films that were borrowed at that time were "Way of the Dragon", "The Big Boss" and "Fist of Fury".

After watching it, the great man liked it very much. Whenever there was a good movie resource, he would put down the documents in his hand and go to watch the movie immediately. Especially Bruce Lee's movies. Whenever he saw Bruce Lee fighting fiercely with foreigners in the movie, the great man would watch and applaud, and excitedly shouted: "Good fight! Good Kung Fu!"

It is said that the great man would watch every Hong Kong movie he received over and over again, for more than ten days at a time. Because of his eye problems, he could only watch a few minutes at a time. But when there was a Bruce Lee movie, he would save it and watch it over and over again the next month.

Since the great man particularly liked Bruce Lee's movies, the mainland began to gradually introduce Bruce Lee's films. It was also because the great man watched Shaw Brothers' movies that Shaw Brothers first became connected with the mainland. After the reform and opening up, Shaw Brothers returned to the mainland and established a school in almost every province.

Let’s get back to the point——
When Shao Yifu sent his film to China, he took the opportunity to get some high-quality Pu'er tea there. After he came back, he couldn't bear to drink it, so he has kept it until now.

In order to thank Du Yongxiao for his help this time, he specially prepared some "generous gifts" for Du Yongxiao.

Du Yongxiao knew very well how precious this tea was, so he saved it and only took it out to taste when he met a distinguished guest.

Sure enough, when Mr. Huo smelled the tea, he clapped his hands and laughed: "Good tea, it seems that I came to the right place tonight! Even if I achieve nothing, I will have no regrets if I can drink this tea!"

Du Yongxiao handed the brewed tea over with both hands, looked at Mr. Huo, and said sincerely: "Old man, you are a busy man, and you don't come here for no reason. Tell me, what is the purpose of coming here tonight?"

Boss Huo smiled slightly, took the teacup and said, "I'm here to plead for someone!"

Du Yongxiao also laughed: "Anyone can do it except Li Jia!"

Boss Huo: "Then I will be thick-skinned for once - this time I will plead for the Li family!"

(End of this chapter)