Causeway Bay, cinema.
The ticket office was crowded with people, and the queue stretched from inside the house to the door. Several ticket scalpers would appear from time to time along the way.
"Hey, I didn't expect that there are so many people watching the movie so late."
Matsuzaka Keiko turned her attention to the "A Better Tomorrow" poster posted on the wall of the theater.
Fang Yan looked around at the crowd in the queue. There were families with their families, couples, and men in groups. He could even see Zhang Guorong’s fans, who were all wearing uniform short-sleeved shirts. The words "Zhang Guorong" are printed on them.
"You guys wait here for a while."
After saying this, he took the initiative to find a ticket seller, who looked to be only fourteen or fifteen years old.
"Boss, do you want a ticket?"
The young boy unfolded the densely packed movie tickets in his hands, including those for today and those for tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.
"What are the prices?"
Fang Yan glanced around and found that he was in the same group as the ticket sellers, parking boys and others around him. He was probably a boy gangster named Young and Dangerous, like "Brother Ji" and "Heavy Artillery" in "Young and Dangerous" " is one of the Thirteen Taibao of Ciyun Mountain. Organizations like this are generally reserve members of societies.
They do odd jobs, run errands, park cars, and sell tickets. Of course, there are also ruthless ones, such as the group of people in the movie "In Group".
"It depends on which seat you want tickets for!"
The young man grinned and said: "Look, the positions of these seats are different, and the prices are naturally different."
Fang Yan bought three movie tickets at a high price, and then asked seemingly casually, which road did they belong to?
"We are from Hongxing! Hehe, we are covering this place!"
The boy pointed to the man sitting on the railing. Apparently the boy wearing a black vest and smoking a cigarette was their leader.
Doesn't that mean this is the Xiang family's territory?
Fang Yan smiled and said nothing, took the movie tickets, and walked into the cinema with Matsuzaka Keiko and Kurihara Komaki.
Looking at his leaving silhouette, the man in the vest always felt that he had seen him before, but for a moment he couldn't remember where he had seen him before. Then he waved and called the young man to him, "What were you talking about with the ticket buyer just now? Why did you suddenly report the font size?”
“He asked me where I was from, and of course I said this is Hongxing’s territory.”
The young man shrank his head and said, "Boss, do you think he is from Dongxing, Heliansheng and other societies?"
Then he lowered his voice and said: "I think he has a great temperament, and his two horses are so on point..."
"You're looking for death. You know he's not easy to mess with, but your eyes are so darting."
The man in the vest poked him angrily, "Hurry up and sell tickets. How many tickets are left for today?"
"Not much." The young man smiled, "The boss is right, the tickets for "A Better Tomorrow" are really selling well."
While talking, other ticket sellers also came up one after another, all talking about the unprecedented popularity of the movie "A Better Tomorrow."
"Of course. It is said that the script of this gangster movie was written by Fang Sheng himself. How can it not be popular!"
The man in the vest's eyes were filled with awe.
"Really!"
In an instant, there was an uproar, but one of the ticket sellers said in confusion: "No, boss, Fang Sheng is a big shot who eats at the same table as Gambling King and Sixth Master. The movies he makes are all hired by people like Cheng Long and Lin Qingxia." Why are the big shots looking for Zhou Runfa and Di Lu this time?”
"Yes, I read Ming Pao Weekly, and they all said that Zhou Runfa, Di Long, and Wu Yusen are all making more money than the others."
The young man echoed: "There is no movie that is not a hit on the street. They are called 'box office poison'."
"Why don't you look like you are out of luck!"
The man in the vest curled his lips, "With these gangsters, the movie can make a lot of money."
The young man nodded and said: "Yes, it seems that the newspaper said that the box office exceeded 10 million in 5 days."
The man in the vest patted him on the shoulder: "Have you kept the tickets you left for the brothers?"
"Keep it!"
The young man said: "But boss, tickets for "A Better Tomorrow" are very popular right now. Otherwise, we should do it later..."
"Lost!"
The man in the vest was quite dissatisfied: "There is so much nonsense, I will show you, just to show you what brotherhood is? What do we young and Dangerous boys rely on to show up? Isn't it just loyalty? Do you still remember us? The oath you swore when you started, do you love brothers or gold? ”
"Love brother!"
The young man suddenly stirred and was the first to answer.
"Love brothers or love gold?"
The man in the vest turned his attention to the other young and Dangerous boy.
"Love brother!"
One after another they shouted, "Love brother", no one was stupid enough to shout "Love gold", or "Love sister-in-law".
"That's pretty much it. If we are brothers, then come with me to watch "A Better Tomorrow" and see the bromance between Brother Ma and Brother Hao!"
The man in the vest put his arms around his shoulders and, surrounded by his younger brothers, stepped into the movie screening time and walked into the almost full theater.
Hong Kong films in the 1980s and 1990s were basically Cantonese films, which is exactly the opposite of the Hong Kong film market in the 1950s and 1960s, which was dominated by Mandarin films. The subtitles were also in traditional Chinese characters, and most of them were "Hong Kong slang", but fortunately "Hero" "True Colors" will be released overseas, especially in Southeast Asian countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand, so there are both Chinese and English versions, and a few versions with Mandarin subtitles.
Dialect, Keiko Matsuzaka and Komaki Kurihara read it in both Chinese and English. Although the subtitles were still in traditional Chinese, Dialect explained with laughter on the side. Keiko Matsuzaka and Komaki Kurihara could still barely understand " The story of "A Better Tomorrow".
Although it was still difficult to watch, I gradually became deeply attracted by the violent aesthetics displayed in the picture.
Rains of bullets and fiery gunfight scenes can reveal the unique tension of gangster movies through the camera.
"Hiss."
This was the first time Matsuzaka Keiko saw a gangster film shot like this, and she couldn't help but cover her mouth and exclaimed.
Kurihara Komaki also felt the same way and said: "It feels like watching Chinese martial arts movies and our Japanese sword and halberd movies."
"What you said is actually absolutely correct. This is the 'aesthetics of violence' that combines oriental martial arts films and modern gunfight action films."
Dialect said: "Violence is no longer cold and bloody, but has a sense of sacred ritual, fate and unique artistic conception."
"As expected of Mr. Fang Yan."
Kurihara Komaki repeatedly marveled that "The Ring", which has not yet been released in Japan, has already set off a wave of innovation in the concept of horror films in the Japanese film industry. If "A Better Tomorrow" is introduced to Japan, it will definitely make many People re-examine the theme of "gangster movies".
Matsuzaka Keiko readily agreed. Compared with "A Better Tomorrow," Japanese gangster films seem to lag behind for a whole century.
Fang Yan smiled, thinking that Takeshi Kitano was not paralyzed in the car accident yet, and he should still be relying on his talent in comics to become Japan's "Guo Degang".
In the sight, Xiao Ma Ge and Song Zihao completed a counterfeit money transaction, and the two laughed in the car.
Xiao Ma Ge has a ruffian temperament when he laughs and curses, which complements Ah Hao's righteous and determined image.
Seeing this scene, the man in the vest and the other boys sitting in the back row immediately became excited and couldn't help but applaud and whistle.
"Wow! Brother Hao is so majestic, and Brother Ma is so handsome!"
"Yes, lighting cigarettes with US dollars is really a good thing!"
"..." The man in the vest raised his hand to stop their loud noise, but it was not that he was not allowed to make noise in public places for fear of affecting other people's viewing of the movie, but that he had already made a noise while watching "A Better Tomorrow". The rough and wild nature of the martial arts world, the fierce love between the brothers, and the bloody gunfight scenes all made him yearn for it. After all, when Xiao Ma was in despair, he also made a living by helping people park and wash cars.
Think about yourself again, after graduating from high school, you will enter the society and work hard.
He tried more than 10 jobs successively, including dishwasher, supermarket clerk, security guard, etc. Finally, under the influence of his friends, he entered Hongxing's family and became a young and Dangerous boy, working as a parking boy at the bottom of the club. , when he believed that one day, he would be able to be as cool as Brother Ma.
"You don't owe me anything. I will never force a friend to do something he doesn't want to do!"
"I have my own principles, and I don't want to be stepped on by others all my life."
"I've been waiting for three years, just for an opportunity. I want to fight for it!"
"I don't want to prove how great I am, I want to tell others that I will definitely get back what I lost!"
“…………”
Whenever Ponyboy appears, the theater will applaud, but when Song Zijie appears, there will be boos.
Fang Yan shook his head and laughed. Fortunately, it was Zhang Guorong who acted. Even if he loses the audience, a singing superstar like him can't lose much.
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When the movie ended, it was already midnight, and the previously bustling streets had become deserted, with only a few pedestrians.
One after another, people walked out of the theater. The young man at the end of the crowd touched the man in the vest with his elbow:
"Boss, that's the person who just asked me where I was."
"Hey, why does he look so like..."
The man in the vest looked from a distance, and when he saw Fang Yan's face clearly, his head was buzzing as if he had been struck by lightning.
The young man continued to speak unabashedly: "Boss, look at those two horses of his. They are so on point. They are bulging forward and pouting, and their legs are long and so beautiful."
"Crack!"
The man in the vest patted his mouth lightly with the back of his hand, "You are looking for death, you dare to say such nonsense, they are not the ones you can care about."
The young man covered his face in grievance, "I don't dare to worry about it, but it seems that Brother Tony and the others are concerned about it!"
Following the direction of the younger brother's finger, the man in the vest looked over and saw Tony, who was staring at the pretty girl with a lustful look. He and a few arrogant younger brothers were walking towards Fang Yan and others who were beckoning for a taxi. They knew his nature. He was immediately startled and ran up in a hurry.
"Hurry up and stop them with me!"
"Shall we stop Brother Tony?"
All the younger brothers were timid, but he was from the same class as him, and he was a "straw sandal" with a job. His status was much higher than that of the reservists who were not officially part of the society, and he was a high-level criminal. A taboo in the club.
"Just do as I say and nothing will happen to you!"
Seeing the man in the vest quickly approaching Fang Yan, many loyal brothers, including the young man, bravely followed suit.
"Hey, kid, do you want to get in my way?"
"You are looking for death, where is Gu Zai? Call him to see me, no matter how big or small!"
Tony stared with dissatisfaction, and suddenly the man in the vest shouted respectfully and loudly in his ears, "Fang Sheng, can you sign your name for me?"
"I didn't expect you to recognize me."
Fang Yan was quite surprised, but what was even more surprising was that the leader of the child gang turned out to be Gu Tianzhu.
And it's not the bronze "black ancient", but the white and clean "white ancient". This appearance is just ordinary.
"Hey, who in Hong Kong doesn't know you!"
Gu Tianzhen handed over the pen and paper and lowered his voice: "But Fang Sheng, you'd better bring a few more people with you next time you go shopping."
Fang Yan used his peripheral vision to notice Tony and others looking towards him, and signed with a smile:
"Thank you for the reminder, but can you handle this situation?"
"No problem, I'll cover it!"
Gu Tianzhu said that it is usually difficult to get a taxi here, and you have to go to the intersection ahead.
Fang Yan smiled and pretended to ask his name casually, "Hongxing Gu Tianzhu, right? I'll remember you."
Gu Tianzhu was so excited that he immediately called a younger brother and asked him to lead the way for Fang Yan and the others, and then he went to deal with Tony and others.
Tony is quite sensible, unlike ordinary young and Dangerous boys who don't have any brains. When he heard the name "Fang Sheng", he realized that something was wrong.
"Gu Zai, who is that 'Fang Sheng' you just chatted with? It's worthy of you to boldly block my way for him!"
"Brother Tony, do you know that I just saved your life."
Gu Tianzhu rolled his eyes angrily.
The more panicked Tony became, the tougher he pretended to be: "Don't scare me with your words, where the hell is he!"
"Fang Sheng, is there anyone with the surname Fang in Hong Kong who can bear the title of 'Fang Sheng'!"
Gu Tianrong said: "Of course it's Fang Sheng who wrote "A Better Tomorrow"! Fang Sheng who is rumored to be dating Lin Qingxia! Fang Sheng who talks and laughs happily with Mr. Huo, Du Wang, Shao Liuye and the others!" As he spoke, he said The signature of the dialect unfolded before them.
The signature on the paper caused everyone present to be in an uproar and react violently.
"It turns out he is Fang Sheng... I sold the ticket to Fang Sheng, sold it to Fang Sheng..."
A sense of pride arose in the young man's heart, but he soon realized why Gu Tianrong had just warned him not to think blindly.
"What?!"
Tony was startled at first, and then when he thought about how bold he had just been, and how he dared to miss the woman next to Fang Yan, he immediately felt chills running down his spine, his face turned pale, and his mind went blank. The young and Dangerous boys following behind him also counted one after another. The nerves became tense instantly.
"Brother Tony, you are brave enough!"
Gu Tianzhu secretly said, if the leaders of Hongxing and the uncles in the hall knew that you dared to provoke Mr. Huo and the King of Gamblers to treat him as a guest of honor, and that you dared to take advantage of his woman, I guess today will be your first seven days next year, and I will have no choice but to go to the river and sprinkle paper money on you.
Tony broke out in a cold sweat and forced a smile: "Gu Zai, hehe, thank you, I'll treat you to Che Zai noodles!"
"No way, Brother Tony, my boss brought you back from hell. Is your life worth just a few bowls of noodles?"
The boy who sold the tickets was dissatisfied and blurted out.
"What are you talking about? It's neither big nor small."
Tony glared angrily and raised his hand angrily to hit him, but Gu Tianzhu blocked him firmly.
"Brother Tony, don't take it out on me."
Gu Tianrong was so angry at his stinginess and rudeness that he almost wanted to yell, "I'm sorry for you."
At this moment, the boy who was assigned to guide Fang Yan, Matsuzaka Keiko and others to take a taxi ran back. In addition to handing over Fang Yan to give him a generous tip, he also handed him a business card, "Boss, this is Yes...this is what Fang Sheng asked me to give to you."
Gu Tianju took a closer look and saw the name in dialect and a contact information simply written on the business card, and his heart suddenly surged.
"Hey, Brother Yu, you are right!"
Tony froze on the spot, and quickly changed his face, "The car guy is nothing, I will be your host tonight, and I will take you all together!"
"Brother Yu, when you get rich in the future, don't forget us."
The young and Dangerous people around him are also counting each other, and the businessmen are praising Gu Tianju, and they are like "Wealth and wealth, don't forget each other."
Gu Tianrong's heart was beating wildly as he thought of Brother Ma's lines, "I've been waiting for three years for an opportunity, and I want to fight for it!" (End of Chapter)