Chapter 169 [Countermeasures]
"From the moment I saw Gao Qi, I felt dangerous!" I was still leaning on the sofa, looking at the ceiling with my eyes...
Yes, no one knows that feeling better than myself.
It was as if two beasts in the jungle had encountered each other! In that moment, the keen feeling I trained from the edge of life and death that I clearly felt Gao Qi's body, his expression - especially in his eyes, the breath that made me face...
Get it right away!
I don't know how to describe this feeling. I even have a ridiculous guess: If, if, if, I was just an ordinary investment businessman, a traditional businessman, and a film company owner without a gangster background, then, even Gao Qi wouldn't come to provoke me this time!
Although the income of a movie is calculated by billions of dollars, for the Gambino family, there is no need to ask for trouble for a popular American idol like me because of this little money. If they are smart, even if they are in trouble, they should wait for my limelight to pass later!
I deeply felt that the reason why Robert & Gao Qi targeted me like this was so that he did not give me any room for maneuver and forced me to express his opinion... fundamentally speaking, it was a kind of "same-sex repulsion"!
There is only one reason why he came to me so anxiously:
I, like him, are the same! We are all underworlds!
Everyone knows that Hollywood's film industry is not pure and clean. There are money laundering, political donations here, and various organizations come here to make money...
But. Only one! Before I came here, the only one who had a gang organization background and controlled the film company in Hollywood! The only one who was the Mafia!!
I guess it’s not that other underworld organizations in the United States don’t know how to make money in the film industry, nor that they are not jealous of this industry...but that under the tyranny of the mafia, no one dares to come here to grab territory!!
But now, I broke this rule.
I, an outsider, a Chinese, and a gangster boss from Canada, came here with a deep background and a large amount of money! I entered the film industry...
Can the mafia allow other underworld forces besides themselves to interfere in their forbidden body?
This question is easy to answer. Because I have thought about it, even if it was me, I would never allow others to put their paws into my plate!
"Yang Wei. I suddenly felt that we were fooled by Old Solin." I smiled bitterly, threw away the cigarette butts, and held my head with my hands: "Don't Old Solin know that the film company can make money? But you see, he threw this film company to us easily. What does this mean? So, I guess, Old Solin doesn't want to use movies to make money or launder money. I'm afraid that after he bought this company, he suffered some mafia. Then he swallowed his anger, and finally weighed it, and threw the burden to us. Hehe!"
On the other end of the phone, Yang Wei was silent for a long time, and it seemed that she was also reflecting.
Yang Wei is indeed smart and has a mind that ordinary people cannot reach - but she is not omnipotent after all, and she also has times to make mistakes. And this time, Old Solin threw this film company to us so easily as a condition of exchange, but we did not think deeply.
Finally, her voice came from Yang Wei again: "When did you figure this out?"
"Before going to Gaoqi's manor," I said lightly, expressionlessly: "After receiving Gaoqi's invitation, I began to be a little confused. Then I thought about it for a long time in the office, and finally I boldly assumed that a result was... Gaoqi was eyeing us. And he didn't just want to get some benefits, but wanted to swallow us or drive us out of Hollywood. It was actually very simple to draw this conclusion, and I asked myself two questions."
"oh?"
"Yes, the first question: If I have penetrated into a very profitable industry, although I only control a small part of the industry's share. But in this case, will I allow people with the same background as me to come in and share this cake?" I smiled and said, "The answer is, no! What does Gao Qi rely on for being in Hollywood? It's not technology, talent, and strong capital... He relies on the word "black"! Because he is the godfather of the mafia! He is the leader of the gang! These are his biggest advantages!
Moreover, through his hard work, in Hollywood, he is the only one in gangster film company! In other words, his advantage is the only one! But once he let me in, his advantage of "black" is no longer the only one! Because I am also a gangster background, I even caused such a big storm in Hollywood! With so many connections... If I allow me to develop, there is no doubt that Gao Qi will feel that he is threatened! His purpose is very simple: he wants to be the only gangster godfather in Hollywood!"
"...What else?" Yang Wei's voice sounded complicated.
"And... I asked myself the second question: With Gaoqi's current territorial power, even if we don't enter the market, he wouldn't be able to swallow Hollywood alone. He can only own a small piece of cake. In this case, does he need to reject me so crazy? And my answer is: Yes! Because if I were eating the cake, although I was just eating a small piece and a large piece in front of me, I could at least eat slowly, eat a little today and a little tomorrow. Although I know I will never finish it... But I am willing to put the whole piece of cake in front of myself, within my own control! And I will never let other people's paws come to me!"
Then I smiled bitterly: "In essence, Gao Qi and I are actually the same people. If our position changes today, I have already established myself in Hollywood and Gao Qi is a newcomer, I will find a way to drive him out!"
Yang Wei whispered: "So, your conflict is not a matter of sharing interests...but, one party must completely drive the other party out! Such contradictions cannot be reconciled and cannot be compromised with compromise."
"Yes!" I nodded: "Unless I'm willing to give up everything I've been working on here now, and roll up the bedding and roll back to Vancouver. Because that's what Gouqi wants."
When a lion occupys a territory, there are antelope, zebra, and various foods in its territory. Even if it can't finish it, it will continue to guard its territory and eat slowly! At this time, will it tolerate another young, slightly weaker lion walk into its territory?
no way!
"That's why you act so tough when facing Gao Qi." Yang Wei seemed to sigh.
I smiled bitterly: "Or what do you think I'm for? Gao Qi's power is much stronger than Solin and your uncle! But when facing Solin and your uncle, I can swallow my anger and compromise. Why do I have to fight Gao Qi? Is there something wrong with my mind? Hehe! It's because, whether it's Solin or your uncle, what I asked for was only part of the benefits, which was within the scope of my acceptance. But Gao Qi is different."
"...It seems that you have understood what you think. So what to do next? Are you planning to do?"
"No." I said simply: "I can figure out many things, but I'm not the one who can give advice. Weiwei, so I call you. I need your wisdom."
After a long talk on the phone overnight, the result of Yang Wei and I discussed it was: Immediately adjust our previous strategy!
Because Yang Wei's miscalculation did not consider or miscalculate the mafia problem, our current strategy that made me turn to a low-key needs to be adjusted!
The only thing I can rely on is my fame! If I don’t have my current fame, if I were just the boss of a small film company, then even if Gao Qi sent someone to kill me on the street, it would be just the page of a social news newspaper.
And my only amulet is my fame! With my current popularity, if I suddenly die or something unexpected happens, I am afraid that it will immediately cause a sensation in the United States! At that time, even if I want to suppress it, I can't suppress it!
So, the higher I am now, the safer it is!
A day later, after another commercial event, I attended the opening of Billy Hills' first film peripheral product store on Hollywood Walk of Fame. Because of my popularity, a total of six Hollywood stars came to support the event, attracting many reporters. But no one knew that I was deliberately going to advance the event! Because if the original plan was based on the original plan, the store should have opened half a month later.
Afterwards, I attended a movie guild event, where I printed my own palm prints on Hollywood Walk of Fame in front of dozens of media. I attended with me, Lei Xiaohu, a recognized future action star.
Then, in the name of Billy Hills Film Company, I donated a million dollars to the Luoshan Police, nominally thanking the Luoshan Police for their outstanding performance in the hostage incident. Several Hollywood stars then responded to my actions and donated money of varying value.
A series of exposure activities have kept my popularity at a very high level. I have continued to appear in various media and have been very popular for a while.
And behind her, Gao Qi finally stopped being idle!
Chapter completed!