Perfect Superstar

Lao Jia will come soon.

The production manager sent by Jiayang Films to station the crew was in his forties, with a short stature and small eyes. He seemed very shrewd, quick-spoken, and well-coordinated in all aspects.

Although he didn't know him before, after a few days, Lu Chen was very satisfied with Lao Jia's ability.

Theater affairs is the abbreviation of crew service. It is the person in charge of daily affairs in the process of film and television drama production. Its main task is to do a good job in the basic necessities of crew members, such as food, clothing, housing and transportation. It is cumbersome but essential.

If there is no good crew member in a crew, many problems will often arise.

When Lao Jia saw this batch of boxed lunches that were completely unqualified, his expression suddenly changed, he was both shocked and angry.

"Young Master Lu, I'm really sorry, I'll go and find out what's going on right away!"

Lu Chen nodded: "Then go and ask them to change the batch, or simply change to another restaurant and order boxed lunches."

Although he didn't reprimand Lao Jia, Lao Jia was obviously under pressure, so he left in a hurry.

Naturally, no one ate the boxed lunch that was not as good as pig food. Everyone put the lunch box back into the incubator. The atmosphere on the set was a bit strange, and many people sat around and whispered.

Wan Xiaoquan was helpless: "What happened...they don't want to do business anymore?"

Chen Wenqiang said in a deep voice, "I'm afraid things are not that simple."

Startled, Lu Chen asked, "Uncle Qiang?"

Chen Wenqiang hesitated for a moment, and said: "The box lunch business in Lion Mountain Film and Television City is occupied by two associations, and others cannot intervene. I don't know which company our crew booked. It is very likely that it is from there." It’s a problem, otherwise any restaurant would not do such a self-defeating thing.”

community?

Lu Chen was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect that the trivial matter of eating a box lunch would involve Xiangjiang's club.

The "society" that Chen Wenqiang mentioned is definitely not the kind of formal and good mutual benefit organization, but a gang association, which is generally referred to as the underworld gang in Xiangjiang.

Gang societies in Xiangjiang used to be very prosperous in the 1970s and 1980s. At that time, triad organizations such as Shenghe, Xin'an, and Hongtang were rampant. There were hundreds of thousands of gang members, and their forces spread throughout Xiangjiang, Macao City, Baodao and Several countries in Southeast Asia, and even the Chinese districts in Europe and America have established halls.

These big gangs are engaged in drug trafficking, smuggling, prostitution, piracy, gambling, etc. The small societies below collect protection fees and bully the market, resulting in a very bad public security situation in Xiangjiang.

At that time in Xiangjiang, even the rich and wealthy were in danger, and they had to bring bodyguards to protect them when they went out, otherwise they might be kidnapped and blackmailed by a few daring gangsters.

On July 15, 1987, the long-standing conflict between the two gangs of Xin'an and Hongtang broke out. Thousands of gang members from both sides fought in the street in the prosperous area of ​​the New Territories, resulting in the tragic result of 78 deaths and 154 serious injuries, not counting the minor injuries. In addition, several innocent passers-by were killed by stray bullets.

The 7.15 massacre in the New Territories shocked the whole of Hong Kong, causing people to take to the streets to protest. It also prompted the Hong Kong government to finally make up its mind to solve this cancer, and specifically applied to the mainland for help from the Hong Kong Garrison.

In March 1988, many triad organizations that had been rampant on Hong Kong Island for decades were uprooted in the Xiangjiang government's crackdown. A large number of key members were either shot dead on the spot or arrested and imprisoned. Xiangjiang people clapped their hands and applauded.

So far, the security situation in Xiangjiang has been fundamentally improved.

However, the triad organizations with great social influence in Xiangjiang did not disappear completely. After the old clubs such as Shenghe, Xin'an and Hongtang fell, new clubs emerged again.

However, these new societies no longer blatantly engage in illegal activities. They registered and established companies to engage in legitimate business operations, and secretly engaged in some marginal business. Lawyers act as legal advisors.

Such a new type of association is even more difficult to deal with, and dealing with them is undoubtedly a very headache.

However, Xiangjiang's gang forces have deep entanglements with the entertainment industry. Many film and television entertainment companies used to have association backgrounds and influences.

After only a few minutes, Lao Jia came back and brought three people with him.

Lao Jia's complexion was very ugly.

He introduced to Lu Chen: "Young Master Lu, this is Manager Jiang from Honghua Catering Management Co., Ltd. The box lunches for our film crew are ordered through Honghua Catering. Manager Jiang and the others want to talk to us about something."

The Manager Jiang of Honghua Catering is a middle-aged man with a rogue head. His hair is thickly oiled and he is afraid of flies. He is wearing a suit and tie, and he is wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. It feels obscene.

"Young Master Lu, hello."

Manager Jiang nodded and bowed to greet Lu Chen, his mouth parted to reveal a mouthful of gold teeth.

Followed behind him were two burly men, their faces expressionless, their bare arms were covered with dark blue tattoos, and their muscles bulged to look powerful.

Seeing this posture, Lu Chen immediately understood, nodded and said lightly: "Okay, let's talk about it differently."

It's definitely not going to work here, the surrounding crew members are all watching, and many people's eyes are full of surprise.

The place for the conversation between the two sides was chosen in a meditation room in the temple, which was also used as a temporary office for the crew.

After sitting down, Lu Chen asked straight to the point: "Manager Jiang, can you explain what happened to the boxed lunch that our crew ate today? Is it because we owed you the expenses that we haven't paid?"

Manager Jiang said with a smile: "Young Master Lu, the catering expenses of your crew were paid in time and there is no arrears. We are also sorry for the problem with today's lunch box. I can guarantee that such things will never happen again in the future."

"but..."

He suddenly changed his subject and said: "The prices in Xiangjiang are very high now. The prices of vegetables and pork have risen sharply recently. If the original prices are used, our company will lose money, so..."

So what, Manager Jiang didn't say anything, just looked at Lu Chen with a smile.

Lu Chen picked it up for him calmly: "So you want to increase the price?"

"I'm really sorry..."

Manager Jiang rubbed his hands, and the smile on his face became even wider: "There is no way to increase the price. A group of employees in our company also have to eat..."

Lu Chen interrupted him: "Just tell me, how much will the increase be?"

Manager Jiang gave Lu Chen a thumbs up: "Young Master Lu is really quick to talk. He is worthy of being a big star from the Mainland. In fact, there are not many of them. In the future, we will give you 55 yuan for a boxed lunch. We guarantee the quality."

55 yuan!

If Lu Chen remembers correctly, the price of the lunch box he ordered originally was 30 yuan, but now the price has been increased to 55 yuan, which is equivalent to nearly doubling the price!

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The first one is sent. (To be continued.)

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