Hong Kong: Rise of the Kings

Du family's mansion——

Du's house has been the busiest place in Xiangjiang recently.

Du Yongxiao's son Xiao Tangyuan "recognized his ancestors" and became the biggest news in Hong Kong.

Almost everyone in the streets of Hong Kong is talking about this matter. The rising momentum has even surpassed the tens of billions battle between To Yongxiao and Lee Siu-hang, and has surpassed the collective jumping of many big bosses from the alliance that defeated Du Yongxiao.

Du Yongxiao didn't like this momentum. For a family, it shouldn't be carrying such gossip or family affairs, but should keep a low profile.

Therefore, under Du Yongxiao's instruction, various media in Hong Kong began to "involuntarily" reduce the coverage of the Du family, replacing it with entertainment news and celebrity scandals that the whole people talked about.

It turns out.

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

After all, what Sheng Dou Xiaomin cares most about is the gossip about entertainment stars, not the family affairs of a certain Xiangjiang family.

After the news about the Du family fell silent, Du Yongxiao breathed a sigh of relief.

at the same time--

Late at night——

A black Nissan Toyota sedan drove smoothly onto the mountain top road and slowly headed towards the Du family's mansion.

In the car, Huo Yingdong, the number one tycoon in Xiangjiang, was sitting inside, holding a thread-bound book in his hand and reading carefully. His eldest son, Huo Zhenting, was acting as his driver.

Young Master Huo knew his father's habits, so the car 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 pot of gold by making airships.

At that time, Hong Kong's economy had just recovered. There were still very few cars in Hong Kong, and even fewer people could afford cars. The price of this Toyota converted into Hong Kong dollars is about 1,700 yuan. In Hong Kong, where the average salary is 50 or 60 yuan, it is definitely a lot of money.

As for luxury goods like cars, it doesn't mean that you can buy them if you can. Mr. Huo also relied on his connections to go behind and handle the people at Toyota, so that this car traveled across the ocean and landed in Mr. Huo's hands. Even transportation fees and tolls are a huge expense. But compared with the big business run by Mr. Huo, this is simply a drop in the bucket.

When he was young and vigorous, Mr. Huo was like many young people, arrogant and sharp, like a peerless sword that never concealed its edge.

He has done all the silly things like driving back and forth in Xiangjiang and showing off.

As he experienced more, especially after he helped the country win the battle with the ghosts in the 1950s, Huo's ideological level reached a higher level. The things that the rich pursued so hard, such as luxury cars, villas, and beautiful women, were now His eyes became worthless.

From that time on, Mr. Huo never changed his car again. This Toyota has been with him from the early 1950s to now, a full twenty-five years!

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

The Toyota sedan approached the Du family's residence, and there were already guards around, signaling to slow down and conduct routine inspections.

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

Young Master Huo looked in the rearview mirror at his father, who was holding a book and concentrating on reading. He slowly slowed down the car and finally parked the car on the side of the road. There was no bump in the whole journey.

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

Mr. Huo dipped his fingers into some saliva and turned over the pages of a book. His eyes remained on the book and his tone was calm: "Just check, you and I are not bad people."

Young Master Huo nodded, turned around and sat in the driver's seat, looking intently at the oncoming guard.

A security guard who looked like a leader came forward and knocked on the car window politely. When he saw that it was Mr. Huo who was busy raising his hand in salute, he said very respectfully: "It turns out to be Mr. Huo. He has made an appointment with our Director Du." ?”

"Yes, we made a temporary appointment with my father!"

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

According to the rules, the car also needs to be inspected, but because Mr. Huo is so special, this step is skipped.

Mr. Huo nodded and started the car again.

I received news earlier that the large iron door of the Du family's mansion has been slowly opened to welcome the guests.

In the car, Mr. Huo was looking through the book in his hand. One of the passages seemed to attract his attention and made his eyes stay on it for a long time. He did not turn the pages of the book for a long time.

Mr. Huo slowly read out the paragraph in a serious tone: "A gentleman who has no weapons is a man who does not fight, and a gentleman who does not fight is a man who has no weapons..."

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

Boss Huo smiled at him: "Do you know what it means?"

Huo Dashao nodded and said: "It comes from the political chapter of The Analects of Confucius! It means that a true gentleman has reached the state of harmony, kindness and beauty, and will not stick to one role or ability. This is a kind of non-limiting The realm in one’s own world. That’s what Mr. Private School said.”

"What do you think? Is he right?"

"Well! I shouldn't question your knowledge, right?" Mr. Huo scratched his head with a smile: "Otherwise, wouldn't the tuition you gave him be in vain?"

Boss Huo laughed a few times: "Knowledge is dead, people are alive. At any time, people use knowledge, not let knowledge kidnap them and become people who show off their knowledge! Just like this sentence, it fits Du Yongxiao's actual situation now!"

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

"To put it simply, it means to be a person with a clear mind and a clear understanding of the influence or effect of various things, just like a gentleman. Such a person, when something happens, will clearly know what to do next and how to do it, and how to do it naturally. This kind of person will not be fussy, just talking nonsense; nor will he use old tricks 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 now the focus of Hong Kong, whether in the business world or in the political world, there is no one who can match him! Such a high position, you have to tread on thin ice, one wrong step will fall into the abyss, and there is no recovery! "

"No way, Ah Xiao is in the limelight now, who dares to mess with him?" said Master Huo puzzled.

"In addition to the Analects, you should read more of the Book of Changes. The moon waxes and wanes, and when it is full, it overflows!" Mr. 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, read it well, and read it thoroughly. There is no harm."

Mr. Huo parked the car, stretched out his hands and solemnly took the book handed by his father. The unique book fragrance of the thread-bound book came to his nose. The handwriting of this book was also huge, just suitable for an old man like Mr. Huo to read.

"Don't worry, dad, I will study this book carefully after I go back." Mr. Huo carefully put away the Analects, made a promise to his father, and secretly made up his mind to go back and read this book he had read, sentence by sentence, and never let his father down.

Just as Mr. Huo put the book away, the door of the Du family villa opened from the inside, and Du Yongxiao and Du Dapao, father and son, walked side by side and greeted the Toyota sedan parked at the door together.

The expressionless face of Mr. Huo, who was sitting in the car, suddenly broke into a warm smile, stepped out of the car, and saluted Du Yongxiao and his son with both hands.

Seeing Mr. Huo, accompanied by Du Yongxiao, walking step by step into the villa, Du Dapao and Mr. Huo also walked side by side, keeping up with the pace of the two.

In front, Mr. Huo and Du Yongxiao were talking happily, and behind them, Du Dapao and Mr. Huo were also talking in a low voice.

"Mr. Huo, thank you for coming to support us last time. It makes our Du family proud!"

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

"Haha, you are thoughtful! Do you want to go and see the little guy?"

"Are you talking about Xiao Tangyuan? That's fine! I didn't have time to tease him last time because of the tight time. I want to see if he looks like Ah Xiao and is he handsome too?!"

"Haha, my eldest grandson is very handsome. Come on, I'll take you to see him! His grandmother is coaxing him. She holds him in her arms every day and doesn't even allow me to touch him. You just happened to come today, so let me take the opportunity to play with my eldest grandson..."

This side--

Du Yongxiao invited Mr. Huo to the study for a chat.

Du Yongxiao had been in contact with Mr. 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 guests.

This Pu'er tea was given to Du Yongxiao by Hong Kong movie studio tycoon Run Run Shaw for tasting.

Of course, Hong Kong is a small place and there is no such top-quality Pu'er. If you want to get this kind of good tea, you can only go to the mainland.

Coincidentally, Run Run Shaw, as a movie studio tycoon, encountered such an opportunity.

In fact, Hong Kong movies have a lot of exchanges with the mainland. The most famous one is the classic film "Painted Skin" shot by Hong Kong Phoenix Films in the mid-1960s, which was once released in the mainland.

This movie was shot very beautifully. Whether it is the plot or the theme content, it is very close to the original text of "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio". In particular, the female ghost who starred in it made the beauty's pitiful and the evil ghost's green face and fangs vivid.

Unfortunately, because an old lady with heart disease saw the female ghost's transformation scene when watching the movie, she suddenly fell ill, causing this "Painted Skin" to be 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 said that he wanted to watch Hong Kong movies, and then he 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 Shaw Yifu.

At that time, there was no connection between Hong Kong and the mainland. When Shaw heard that he was asked to borrow movies, he was very nervous. He trembled and took the list to the film library of Shaw Film Company to find the movies that the great man wanted to watch.

At this time, Bruce Lee's movies had become popular in Hong Kong, but people in the mainland 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 more movies about Bruce Lee, and the money would be paid by the Ministry of Culture.

The barrister waved his hand and refused, saying that he didn't want money, but he was still confused in his heart, why the other party wanted to borrow so many movies at one time.

Soon someone answered his doubts and told him that it was the mainland people who wanted to watch them. Shaw was shocked to hear that, thinking that his movies were being criticized.

His lawyer friend told him that now that China and the United States have established diplomatic relations, what should he be afraid of? Under the guidance of a lawyer friend, he accepted the suggestion and readily agreed to collect films. In addition to some films from Shaw Brothers, the Bruce Lee Kung Fu films produced by To Yongxiao and Golden Harvest were among the highlights.

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

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

After watching it, the great man liked it very much. Whenever a good movie came, he would put down the document in his hand and go watch the movie immediately. Especially Bruce Lee films. Whenever he saw Bruce Lee fighting fiercely with foreigners in the movie, the great man would clap his hands and shout excitedly while watching: "Good fight! Good kung fu!"

It is said that every Hong Kong movie received by the great man will be watched over and over again for more than ten days. Because of eye problems, he could only see for a few minutes at a time. But when there were Bruce Lee movies, he would save them and keep them until the next month, watching them over and over again.

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

Back to business-——

When Shao Yifu sent the movie to China, he took the opportunity to buy some good Pu'er tea there. When he came back, he didn't want to drink it, so he kept it until now.

In order to thank Du Yongxiao for helping him this time, I specially prepared some "thick gifts" for Du Yongxiao.

Du Yongxiao was well aware of the preciousness of this kind of tea, so he kept it and only tasted it when meeting distinguished guests.

Sure enough, as soon as Mr. Huo smelled the tea, he put his hands on his hands and laughed: "Good tea, it seems I came to the right place tonight! Even if I accomplish nothing, I will have no regrets if I drink this tea!"

Du Yongxiao handed over the boiled tea with both hands, looked at Mr. Huo, and said in a sincere tone: "Old man, you are a busy man and the master of the Three Treasures Palace. Tell me, what are you doing here tonight?"

Mr. Huo smiled slightly, took the teacup and said, "I'm here to intercede for someone!"

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

Mr. Huo: "Then I will be shameless for once - this time I am interceding for the Li family!"