1990: Starting from Baojia Street

After Zhou Yan and his friends had lunch, it was almost four o'clock in the afternoon.

The two girls were really hungry and ate up the entire clay pot rice. Normally, they would not eat so much.

Joey Wong has a big appetite, but she definitely controls her diet to maintain her figure.

In order to film "Time Traveler", Zhou Yan lost a lot of weight and looked smaller. Now that the filming is finished, he is preparing to gain weight again, so he eats more.

After finishing a bowl of clay pot rice, I also had two tea eggs, a bowl of stewed beef brisket, and a large portion of fish balls.

Seeing Zhou Yan finish eating so much, Chen Derong was dumbfounded, "How can you eat so much?"

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "I've started to gain weight recently, so I need to eat more."

"I really envy you guys. If I eat a little more, I'll gain weight. After finishing that clay pot rice, I don't need to eat anymore in the evening."

"That means your energy consumption is relatively low."

"I'm the type that can gain weight just by drinking cold water." Chen Derong pouted and asked about the itinerary, "What are we going to do next? Do you want to take a boat to Central?"

If Chen Derong was not there, Zhou Yan would really like to go out with Joey Wong again, but now with Chen Derong as a big bulb, there is no point in going out anywhere.

Wang Zuxian didn't seem to want to go shopping anymore. She thought for a while and said, "Let's go back to the hotel. I'm very tired today. Let's go back and have a rest."

After hearing what Wang Zuxian said, Chen Derong did not insist any more. She could only nod and say, "Okay then."

……

The three of them had just returned to the hotel when they ran into Li Hong and Shen Yan walking out in a hurry.

Seeing the two people in a hurry, Zhou Yan asked, "Where are you going?"

When the two saw Zhou Yan, the anxiety on their faces eased a little. Li Hong approached Zhou Yan and whispered, "Meng Fei and the others encountered an accident."

"What accident?"

"I don't know exactly what happened. The Mong Kok Police Station just called and said that Meng Fei and his gang had a conflict with another group of people, and asked us to go over there now."

"There was a conflict? How many people were there with Meng Fei? How many people were there on the other side? Did the two sides fight? Was anyone injured?"

"I wanted to ask, but the police told me to go over there first."

Zhou Yan frowned. They had no idea what was going on and were in a passive position.

After a moment's silence, he asked again, "Does the police know that we are the crew of "Time Traveler"?"

"I probably don't know yet."

Zhou Yan nodded. "Go and take a look first. Find out what the situation is. If there is anything you can't handle, call me as soon as possible."

After all, he is a celebrity and it is not appropriate for him to go to the police station, so let Li Hong and others go over to investigate the situation first.

"it is good."

After Li Hong and his team received the news, they did not contact Zhou Yan immediately. They wanted to avoid alerting Zhou Yan if possible, because they knew that even if Zhou Yan knew about this, it would be difficult for him to show up.

It would be better for them to wait until they understand the situation first before reporting to Zhou Yan.

After Li Hong and the others left, Wang Zuxian comforted Zhou Yan and said, "Don't worry, Third Brother, since the person has already arrived at the police station, it means there is no big problem."

What Wang Zuxian said might sound strange at first. Most people would think that since the matter has been reported to the police station, it will definitely be troublesome.

But on the other hand, since everyone has already arrived at the police station, it proves that the matter is not too serious. If Meng Fei and the others really ran into some local bullies, they would probably receive a call from the hospital instead of the police station.

Although he doesn't understand the situation yet, Zhou Yan still feels that he is the one who is right.

He knew all these people in the crew, especially Jiang Mengfei. Although this guy seemed careless at ordinary times, he was very civilized and polite, and generally would not take the initiative to cause trouble.

Besides, they are unfamiliar with Hong Kong and are unlikely to take the initiative to cause trouble.

Seeing Wang Zuxian comforting him, Zhou Yan smiled and said, "It should be nothing. Let's go up first."

After going upstairs, the three of them returned to their own rooms.

As soon as Zhou Yan returned to the room, he called his brother Zhou Hong.

After receiving Zhou Yan's call, Zhou Hong smiled and asked, "Have you finished filming the scenes in Hong Kong?"

"Yeah, it just ended yesterday."

"I said, otherwise you wouldn't have time to call me, what's the matter?"

"Brother, do you know anyone in the Hong Kong police department?"

Hearing Zhou Yan's question, Zhou Hong said in a deep voice, "Why, did you run into trouble in Hong Kong?"

"Xiao Jiang and his crew are in some trouble. We don't know what the situation is yet. I asked Li Hong and his crew to go to the police station. I'll call and ask if you have any connections here, just in case."

Zhou Hong breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Zhou Yan was not in trouble. He had always felt that the security around Zhou Yan was too weak. Most of the time, Zhou Yan traveled alone. If he encountered any trouble, it would be difficult to deal with.

"The situation in Hong Kong is rather special, and our identities are also rather special, so it's not easy to deal with many things directly. But don't worry, most small matters can be settled. What you need to do now is to understand what happened specifically so that I can help you arrange countermeasures."

Zhou Yan nodded, "I understand. Now I'm waiting for Li Hong and the others to reply to me."

"Actually, since the police called you so quickly, the problem shouldn't be serious. At most, it's just a group fight, but no one will be killed."

From Zhou Hong's tone, it seemed that as long as no one was killed, it was no big deal.

"I had been wondering if we would run into trouble while filming in Hong Kong, but I didn't expect that filming would go smoothly, and giving them a holiday would lead to problems."

Zhou Hong smiled, "Who would dare to touch you when you go to film? Not to mention now, even if you push it back ten years ago, no idiot would have the guts to do that. Well, you don't have to worry too much about this matter. I guess it's just a financial loss at best. What you should worry about now is whether this incident will affect the movie."

"Yeah, I was thinking about that, too."

"Okay, let's stop talking for now. Wait for Xiao Li and the others to call. Contact me as soon as you have any news."

"it is good."

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yan stared at the table and pondered for a moment, then found out the plan for the subsequent filming in Taipei and started to study it.

He had to be fully prepared. If Jiang Mengfei and the others were entangled in this matter, he had to make adjustments in personnel so as not to delay the subsequent filming.

Just over half an hour later, Zhou Yan's phone rang.

"Hey."

"Director Zhou, it's me." Li Hong's voice came from the other end of the phone, "We have arrived at the police station and met Meng Fei and his friends. The general situation is this: Meng Fei and his friends went to a nearby bar after lunch and had a conflict with another group of customers in the bar. Both sides started fighting."

"Why? Who started it first? Which side was hurt more seriously?"

"One of the people on the opposite side came to harass Li Xiaoran. They first had a verbal conflict, and then they started fighting. As for who started it first, both sides have their own opinions. As for the injuries... From what I observed, the other side was more serious."

"Li Xiaoran went too?" Zhou Yan was a little surprised. He thought Li Xiaoran would stay in her room playing games during the holidays, but he didn't expect that she would go out to play with Jiang Mengfei and the others.

"Well, there is also Liu Qing. We have two girls here."

Liu Qing is the actress who plays the heroine's best friend. She is from the mainland and was recommended by Yanjing Film Studio.

Although she and Joey Wong played best friends, they rarely spent time together.

Even within Zhou Yan's crew, there is a sense of division. Jiang Mengfei and the others who were transferred from Chang'an Factory and are now in Zhou Yan's studio are naturally closer. The other group is the people from Yanjing Factory.

These are the two major factions. In addition to these two major factions, Joey Wong, Sam Hui and Natalie Tong may also be considered as one faction.

Of course, the divisions are divisions, and there are no conflicts between the groups, just less private communication.

"Who else do we have here?"

"There are also Brother Liu, Zheng Tao, Wang Zuoxi and Xu Xiuxiang."

When he heard these names, Zhou Yan's mouth twitched. No wonder the other side suffered a loss. The people who went there were all capable fighters.

Although Liu Qing is old and doesn't like to cause trouble, he has explosive fighting power and is very fierce in fights.

Among the other three men, the shortest one, Zheng Tao, was 1.75 meters tall and had a sturdy build, weighing about 80 or 90 kilograms.

Not to mention Wang Zuoxi, who is half a head taller than Zhou Yan and cannot be ignored when walking on the street.

The key point is that Wang Zuoxi is not only gifted, but also has practiced martial arts. It is said that he has learned Tongbeiquan since he was a child, and later practiced boxing and Sanda on his own.

If he was unarmed, four or five ordinary people would not be able to get close to him.

"How many people are there on the other side?"

"Fifteen in total."

Zhou Yan raised his eyebrows. This lineup was indeed fierce. Five against fifteen, and they actually had the upper hand.

The other party also had poor eyesight and dared to provoke them. "Ahem, what does the other party say now, and what does the police say?"

"The other party insisted that we were the first to attack, and they wanted us to pay compensation and apologize to Meng Fei and the others. The police wanted us to negotiate first, and if we can reach an agreement, we can solve it ourselves. If we can't reach an agreement through negotiation, we will lock them all up."

Zhou Yan pondered for a moment and said, "Well, you contact Tomson first and ask them to arrange a lawyer. Don't get involved in the negotiation. Leave it to the lawyer."

"What's our bottom line?"

"Since Meng Fei and the others said that the other party started the fight first, then we should ignore their demands. In addition, we also want them to pay for our medical expenses and apologize."

"Uh... Actually, no one on our side was injured, it was just Brother Liu's clothes that were torn."

"..."

Zhou Yan didn't expect that he was still unharmed, "Then let them pay for the clothes."

"Should I learn about the other party's background first? Just now, one of them kept shouting that if we don't apologize, they won't let us leave Hong Kong. I'm worried..."

"I know what you are worried about, and understanding is necessary, but no matter what the other party's background is, our bottom line will not change."

"okay, I get it."

……

At the Mong Kok Police Station, as soon as Li Hong hung up the phone, Shen Yan couldn't wait to ask, "What did Director Zhou say?"

"Director Zhou said that we should make the other party apologize... and also compensate Brother Liu for his clothes. No matter what the other party's background is, the bottom line will not change."

Shen Yan couldn't help but be amazed. He didn't expect Zhou Yan to be so protective and tough.

"From the other party's attitude, I think they won't give up easily."

"It's not something we can worry about now. I'll contact Tomson to send a lawyer over, and the rest will be left to the lawyer."

"Well, let's leave it to professionals. In fact, if we compare the number of people on both sides, we definitely have the advantage, but it depends on the severity of the injuries on both sides..."

Li Hong laughed, "Not bad, Meng Fei and the others knew to hold back. The worst thing about the opponent is that his nose is crooked, and not even his front teeth are missing."

"You call that holding back... Fortunately, the other party has no weapons."

Li Hong nodded. The luckiest thing in this incident was that the other party did not bring any weapons. If someone had brought weapons, the situation would have been serious.

"I'll call Tomson, you go talk to the police and see if you can get some information about the other party. If the other party really has a background, the local police should know something about it."

"it is good."

……

Not long after Li Hong finished the call, Shen Yan came over after finding out the news.

Shen Yan's face was a little serious, "That sir said that the other party seemed to be from some club."

"Club? Is it some kind of gang?"

"He didn't say it directly, but I guess that's what he meant. The guy who yelled the loudest just now seems to have a father who is a wealthy local businessman in the catering business."

Upon hearing the news, Li Hong's expression became a little serious. He didn't know the situation in Hong Kong, but he had heard some rumors about local gangs.

If the other party is really a gang member, will they do anything out of line?

"Let's talk about it after the lawyer comes."

……

About half an hour later, the lawyer sent by Tomson came over.

Originally, Li Hong and the others thought that after the lawyer arrived, they would argue with the other party, but what they didn't expect was that when the lawyer arrived, the other party actually took the initiative to admit defeat. The leader directly apologized to Jiang Mengfei and the others, and even compensated for Liu Qing's clothes.

The matter ended here, and the police station quickly sent them out.

The whole process happened so quickly that Li Hong and Shen Yan had no time to react.

The other party had been so aggressive before, why did his attitude suddenly change 180 degrees? Was there something they didn't know about? Or did the other party just become scared because he saw the lawyer? That shouldn't be the case.

But the matter was finally resolved, and they didn't suffer any loss, so everyone was in a good mood.

It was getting dark at this time, so everyone decided to go to a restaurant near their hotel to have a meal before going back.

The meal lasted about two hours. After they had their fill, they left the restaurant and prepared to walk back to the hotel.

But just as they left the restaurant and walked less than a hundred meters, a group of people suddenly rushed out from the side, each holding a baseball bat in their hands, and rushed straight towards Jiang Mengfei and the others.

The incident happened too suddenly, and the other side was all armed, so Jiang Mengfei and his men had no time to react before they were hit several times.

The two girls were so scared that they stood there in a daze. It was only after a few seconds that they remembered to shout "Help".

The whole process only lasted about twenty to thirty seconds. The group of people did not want to fight and just gave up and ran away.

There were two vans parked on the side of the road. The men got into the vans and disappeared without a trace in a short while.

Li Hong looked up and tried to remember the other car's license plate number, but found that the license plates of both cars were blocked.

After trying a few steps to catch up without success, Li Hong ran back to check everyone's injuries.

Everyone else was fine, except Jiang Mengfei, who was holding his forearm and sweating profusely from the pain.

Jiang Mengfei gritted his teeth and said, "It hurts the bone."

Li Hong made a prompt decision, "Brother Liu, Wang Zuoxi, you send Meng Fei to the hospital, and the rest of you come back to the hotel with me."

Then he handed his phone to Liu Qing, "Take the phone with you and contact us anytime."

"Do you want to call the police?" Shen Yan asked.

"I won't report it for now. I'll ask Director Zhou when I get back."

……

Zhou Yan was currently organizing the soundtrack for "Time Traveler" in his room. Li Hong immediately called me to tell me about what happened at the police station.

Hearing that the matter was resolved, he felt relieved.

Just as he was about to refill his water, there was a hurried knock on the door.

"Who?"

"We, Director Zhou." Li Hong's voice came from outside the door.

Zhou Yan walked over and opened the door, only to see Li Hong and Shen Yan standing at the door with anxious looks on their faces. Their hair was disheveled and their faces were flushed, as if they had encountered something urgent.

"what happened?"

"We just finished eating at the restaurant next door, and on the way back, a group of people suddenly rushed out with baseball bats and beat us up."

Zhou Yan frowned, "Are you hurt?"

"Everyone else is fine. Meng Fei's forearm must have broken a bone. I've asked Brother Liu and Wang Zuoxi to take him to the hospital."

"Where's the other person?"

"They ran away. Two vans. The license plates were covered."

As soon as Zhou Yan heard it, he knew that the other party was well prepared. Without asking, he knew that it must be related to the group of people that Meng Fei and the others met in the bar today.

When Li Hong and the others said that the other party's attitude had changed drastically, Zhou Yan felt something was wrong. He didn't expect that they were thinking about revenge afterwards.

Zhou Yan couldn't help but feel a little guilty. He was still not vigilant enough. He clearly felt something was wrong, but he was still careless and didn't take it seriously.

Fortunately, the other party only had a baseball bat. If he had a knife or something else, the consequences would have been disastrous.

"Director Zhou, do you want to call the police?" Shen Yan asked.

Zhou Yan pondered for a moment, and finally shook his head and said, "No need."

"Then this matter..."

"Don't worry about this anymore. Tell the rest of the crew to suspend their vacation and go to Taiwan tomorrow. After Meng Fei and the others come back from the hospital, send someone to take them back to Yanjing."

Li Hong pursed his lips and wanted to say something, but finally spoke again.

He knew that Zhou Yan's approach was correct in the current situation. The other party was well prepared and left no traces. Even if they called the police, it would be useless and would only entangle them here.

The most urgent task is to ensure that no one else is hurt and then finish the filming as soon as possible. (End of this chapter)