Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 753 Dozens of Armed Soldiers

It’s no wonder that Zhang Rongfei, who was in his twenties, looked extremely handsome in ancient costume.

Moreover, he is handsome with a hint of cuteness, which makes him very popular among young girls.

With three consecutive movies grossing 70, 90 and then over a million, plus his singing performance was also very good, it only took Zhang Rongfei two years to become extremely popular in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong Island.

Of course, in terms of kung fu, Zhang Rongfei is indeed not as good as Guo Zhenhua, who has been practicing martial arts since childhood and has filmed several martial arts films, but Zhang Rongfei's pay has also increased to 5.

In this era, a salary of 5 yuan can definitely be considered as being at the top of the list.

As a producer and screenwriter, Hong Sanbao made money for the company. After his latest movie grossed over 100 million in Hong Kong, he received a bonus of 5.

It is called a bonus, but in fact it is an undisclosed share of the box office revenue.

Chu Xiangqian was not stingy at all about the 5% ratio and directly agreed to Zhou Wenhuai's application.

But the share was changed to a bonus, and only the box office share in Hong Kong Island.

Outside of Hong Kong Island, it has nothing to do with the producer.

If this happened in the 1980s or 1990s, Sammo Hung would have gradually become unbalanced, after all, every movie made money.

The film industry is no longer the era of fixed salaries as it was in the 1960s and 1970s.

Everyone would think, if I work alone, wouldn’t I earn more?

As for losing money, how do you know that my new movie will lose money before it even starts shooting?

But in the 60s, no matter how popular a star was at Dianmao or Shaw Brothers, he or she only received a fixed salary.

Even if there is a red envelope, it would be at most one or two thousand.

For one movie, Hong Sam Bao received a red envelope of 5 from the producer. He is definitely the most successful person in Hong Kong who has changed careers and is also the most envied by his peers.

Fortunately, Chu Xiangqian changed the profit share into bonus, which would not cause other practitioners to follow suit.

What movie company bosses fear most is people wanting a share of the profits before filming even starts.

If it's a bonus, then of course it's only given if the movie makes money.

As long as the movie makes money, it is not uncommon for the boss to give out bonuses or red envelopes.

Even the entire crew received red envelopes.
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Ever since Sammo Hung and Zhang Rongfei became a new pair and achieved great success, Guo Zhenhua has been reluctant to play costume roles in the past year.

When comparing the two's costume stills, Guo Zhenhua is the ugliest one.

But if it is changed to modern or Republican dramas, Guo Zhenhua's playful smile and humorous fighting style are actually endearing.

Fortunately, Zhang Rongfei started hanging out on the streets at the age of 14, and fighting was a common occurrence for him. When filming the movie, his moves were not as good-looking as Guo Zhenhua's.

But it is definitely enough.

As he was young and willing to work hard, after starring in several movies, he immediately became a dark horse rising star in both movies and singing.

Recently, many bosses have been looking for him to perform in nightclubs, and the price for singing three songs has reached 5.

If he ran ten or eight shows in a month, the money would be enough for him to buy a two-story house in Yau Ma Tei.

I heard that this guy spent 10 Hong Kong dollars in October last year to buy a 6-square-foot apartment, about 1400 square meters, for his mother near the Causeway Bay Cinema.

In the minds of Hong Kong people, this is a real luxury house.
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After Zhang Tianzhi greeted Alyssa, he glanced at Zhou Billy in front of him with dissatisfaction.

I opened my mouth to say something to him, but then I remembered that this guy was so dull and not even proactive in finding a wife, so I could only sigh helplessly in my heart.

Then he drove obediently to the racecourse.

We entered the horse farm a little after 9 o'clock. Uncle Hai heard the security guard report on the intercom that the boss had arrived.

He hurriedly took his men to guard outside the office building, and soon saw Chu Xiangqian's Rolls-Royce driving in.

Chu Xiangqian was still very satisfied with Uncle Hai. The old guy had been in the underworld for decades and was able to live a stable, respectable and promising life in his old age.

He is extremely loyal to Chu Xiangqian.

Moreover, he was Bai Zhishan under Bai Jinlong in the beginning. Guo Zhenhua unexpectedly succeeded Bai Jinlong as the gang leader, and it was Uncle Hai who helped him wholeheartedly, which enabled him to secure the position of gang leader.

It can be said that Uncle Hai is absolutely capable, and he has served three bosses from beginning to end.

The probability of such a person betraying his boss is extremely low, and now that he is far away from gang fights, it is even less likely that he will betray Chu Xiangqian.

Uncle Hai personally opened the car door for Chu Xiangqian, then smiled and said, "Hello, boss."

Chu Xiangqian took the initiative to stretch out his hand and shook hands with Uncle Hai, which instantly made Uncle Hai's smile even brighter.

Among the management of the horse farm nearby, many people immediately gave up the idea of ​​kicking Uncle Hai out and becoming managers themselves.
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After some polite exchanges, Elisa immediately pulled Chu Xiangqian's arm and shook it a few times, anxious to go see the Arabian horse that belonged to her.

Chu Xiangqian originally had something to ask Zhang Tianzhi, so naturally he would not refuse.

After Elisa changed into her knight's outfit and rode her horse on the track, Chu Xiangqian asked Zhang Tianzhi and Uncle Hai beside him about Lan Gang.

Zhang Tianzhi is nominally the head of Chu Xiangqian's bodyguards, but now he serves more as his eyes and ears in Hong Kong Island.

Moreover, Chu Xiangqian would also assign some unimportant matters that did not involve the mainland to him.

Even the sika deer and tigers of Youguqi were transported to the cold storage next to Youguqi two years ago. In addition, although Uncle Hai is no longer in the underworld, his connections and informants have never been cut off.

One of them was responsible for speaking while the other was responsible for supplementing. Chu Xiangqian soon understood the source of the conflict between Lan Gang and Linda.

He frowned and thought about why Linda was unwilling to help Lan Gang, but he always felt that Linda could not be unaware of the relationship between him and Lan Gang.

But she still refused to help Lan Gang. After thinking for a while, Chu Xiangqian suddenly had an idea.

Maybe Linda just didn't want to have anything to do with the womanizing Lan Gang, lest there be gossip.

After all, Linda had a bad past, so she would indeed be more cautious and careful in this regard.

Of course, it may also be that they simply don't want the mobile forces to suffer losses.

Or maybe she felt that Lan Gang looked down on her as his mistress. If that was true, given the narrow-minded nature of most women, it would be understandable for them to make things difficult for Lan Gang.

Chu Xiangqian shook his head and sighed, thinking to himself that forget it, if he stepped forward to pull Lan Gang once, he could resolve the guy's dissatisfaction.

Then he looked at Uncle Hai and asked, "Does anyone on the street know the identity or hiding place of those robbers?"

Uncle Hai looked at Zhang Tianzhi and saw that he nodded indifferently.

Then he said with confidence, "Boss, you know I used to hang out with Boss Bai Jinlongbai. I know a lot of bigwigs in Southeast Asia.

I heard from a friend in Saigon that this group of people were most likely defeated soldiers who had escaped from southern Vietnam.

Moreover, this group of people should be more than a dozen, probably thirty to fifty, and all of them have been on the battlefield.

The leader should be called Ruan Fakui.

I heard that in early January, when Nguyen Fakui followed his superiors to attack North Vietnam, they were ambushed, their men were defeated and dispersed.

Ruan Fakui was afraid that he would become a scapegoat when he returned, so he fled Yuenan with dozens of defeated soldiers.

That’s why this group of people have the courage to commit big crimes again and again.”

When Chu Xiangqian heard about the offensive and defensive war between North and South Vietnam in early January, he couldn't help but think of the information Tang Lianxin had mentioned.

It seems that the military adviser of the Mexicans commanded a South Vietnamese force of 2 people and took the initiative to launch an attack on North Vietnam.

At the beginning, the results were good, but the Magnesians were eager to expand their victory, so they sent helicopters to airdrop Magnesium special forces and part of the South Vietnamese troops in an attempt to cut off North Vietnam's retreat.

Unfortunately, before the twenty or so helicopters reached their destination, they were ambushed and four helicopters were destroyed in succession by rockets.

The remaining helicopters had no choice but to land and drop off the Magnesium special forces and South Vietnamese troops inside.

The group was then surrounded in a dense forest and waited for support.

Moreover, the helicopters did not dare to continue flying, so the ground forces could only use armored vehicles and gunboats to attack and bring most of the reinforcements.

From a military perspective, this reinforcement operation was an absolute failure because it was too hasty and lacked accurate intelligence.

In addition to the dense jungle, among the trapped people, there was a whole squadron of 40 special forces from the Magnesium Country.

This forced the military advisers to rescue the enemy, which gave the North Vietnamese an excellent opportunity to encircle the enemy and attack its reinforcements.

As a result, of the dozen or so gunboats that came to reinforce, one was sunk and three were damaged, and the remaining gunboats did not dare to move forward at all.

Among the more than 3 armored vehicles, were destroyed and or were damaged.

Even four helicopters that were forced to take off were shot down again.

Finally, a battalion of paratroopers was dispatched, but as a result, 70 of them died and the rest were defeated.

This blocking and reinforcement battle lasted for three days. Half of the surrounded Magnesium special forces were killed or wounded, and the South Vietnamese troops suffered four to five hundred casualties.

Only then did they rescue the remaining Magnesium special forces. It can be said that this battle became the most tragic defeat of the Magnesium after entering South Vietnam.

It also made the Chinese realize that equipment advantages cannot guarantee victory or defeat on the battlefield.

And someone has to be held responsible for such a huge failure.

By the end of the year, even the leader of Nanyue was driven out of office and killed by forces supported by the Mexicans.
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After thinking about this, Chu Xiangqian suddenly realized that it would be impossible for the uniformed and plainclothes police officers to deal with these missing soldiers.

Even if the mobile force consisting of 40 mercenaries faced dozens of veterans who had just returned from the battlefield, the casualties would not be small.

However, for Chu Xiangqian, there are plenty of Gurkha mercenaries anyway. Even if a few or a dozen die this time, he can soon recruit more young people who are willing to become mercenaries and risk their lives for money from the Gurkha villages west of Nepal and Kathmandu.

Besides, if we set up a mobile force but don't take action because of concerns about casualties, we are just raising a bunch of useless people who only have time to eat!

Then what's the point of keeping them?

So Chu Xiangqian planned to take over the command of the mobile force of 40 Gurkha mercenaries from Linda in just a moment.

Then he looked at Uncle Hai and asked, "Do you know where this group of people are hiding?"

Uncle Hai shook his head and said, "Boss, I guess this group of people have committed crimes so recklessly and continuously that they probably have no intention of living in Hong Kong Island.

Instead, they are thinking about making a lot of money in a short period of time, and then fleeing to other countries in the southeast to settle down."

(End of this chapter)