Chapter 483

Lao Jia will come soon.

The director of the show sent by Jiayang film to garrison the crew is in his forties, short stature and small eyes. He feels very smart, has a lively mouth and strong coordination ability in all aspects.

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

Drama is the abbreviation of crew service. It is the person in charge of daily affairs in the process of film and television production. Its main task is to do a good job in the clothing, food, housing and transportation of crew members, which is cumbersome and essential.

If a crew doesn't have a good playwright, there will often be a lot of problems.

When Lao Jia saw this batch of boxed lunch with completely unqualified quality, his face suddenly changed, startled and angry.

"Lu Shao, I'm really sorry. I'll check what's going on right away!"

Lu Chen nodded: "then go and ask them to change a batch, or simply change a restaurant to order boxed meals."

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

Naturally, no one ate the lunch box that was inferior to pig food. Everyone put the lunch box back in the incubator. The atmosphere in the set was a little different. Many people sat around and whispered.

Wan Xiaoquan was helpless: "they don't want to do business because of this?"

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

Lu Chen was surprised and asked, "Uncle Qiang?"

Chen Wenqiang hesitated and said, "the boxed lunch business in Shizishan film and television city is occupied by two associations, and others can't intervene. I don't know which one our crew ordered. Nine times out of ten, there was a problem there, otherwise any restaurant wouldn't do such a thing."

an association?

Lu Chen was stunned. Unexpectedly, the small matter of eating a boxed lunch also involved Xiangjiang's community.

The "association" mentioned by Chen Wenqiang is certainly not a formal and good mutual benefit organization, but a gang Association. Generally speaking, it will be the underworld gang in Xiangjiang.

In the 1970s and 1980s, the gang associations in Xiangjiang were very popular. At that time, the activities of triad organizations such as Shenghe, Xin'an and Hongtang were rampant, with hundreds of thousands of gang members. Their influence spread over Xiangjiang, Aocheng, Baodao and several countries in Southeast Asia, and even established halls in Chinese areas in Europe and America.

These big gangs and societies operate businesses such as drug trafficking, smuggling, spring selling, piracy, gambling and so on. The following small societies collect protection fees and bully the market, resulting in a very bad public security situation in Xiangjiang.

At that time, even the rich and rich people in Xiangjiang were in danger. They had to take bodyguards when they went out, otherwise they might be kidnapped and blackmailed by several bold Gang gangsters.

On July 15, 1987, the long-term accumulated contradictions between Xin'an and Hongtang gangs broke out. Thousands of gangs on both sides fought in the streets in the prosperous areas of the new territories, resulting in 78 deaths and 154 serious injuries. Countless people were slightly injured, and several innocent passers-by were killed by stray bullets.

The July 15 massacre in the new territories shocked the whole territory, triggered public demonstrations and protests, and prompted the Xiangjiang government to finally make up its mind to solve this cancer, and specially applied to the mainland for the help of the Hong Kong Garrison.

In March 1988, during the sweeping crackdown by the Xiangjiang government, many triad organizations that had been rampant on Hong Kong Island for decades were uprooted, and a large number of backbone members were either killed or arrested and jailed on the spot, which made countless Xiangjiang people applaud.

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

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

However, these new associations are no longer blatantly engaged in illegal activities. They have registered and established companies to engage in legitimate business and do some marginal business in the dark. Members of the associations are no longer easy to wield knives and guns. The means of making money are more hidden, and even hire lawyers as legal advisers.

This new type of community is more difficult to deal with, and it is undoubtedly a headache to deal with them.

Xiangjiang's gang forces are deeply entangled with the entertainment industry. Many film and television entertainment companies used to have the background and power of associations. Up to now, although they are basically washed white, they are secretly connected.

Only a few minutes later, Lao Jia came back and brought back three people.

Lao Jia's face is very ugly.

He introduced Lu Chen: "Lu Shao, this is manager Jiang of Honghua Catering Management Co., Ltd. the boxed lunch of our crew was ordered through Honghua catering. Manager Jiang wants to talk to us about something."

The manager Jiang of Honghua catering is a middle-aged man with a head of Swertia. He wears thick hair oil and cares that flies can't stand. He is wearing a suit and tie and a pair of gold wire glasses, which makes people feel obscene.

"Hello, Lu Shao."

Manager Jiang nodded and bowed to greet Lu Chen, opening his mouth and revealing a golden tooth.

Behind him are two strong men with tiger back and waist. Their faces are expressionless, their bare / bare arms are covered with dark cyan tattoos, and their muscles are bulging, which looks powerful.

Lu Chen immediately understood this posture, nodded and said faintly, "OK, let's talk another way."

It's definitely not possible here. The crew members around are watching, and many people's eyes are suspicious.

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

After sitting down, Lu Chen asked directly, "manager Jiang, can you explain what happened to the boxed lunch our crew ate today? Did we not pay the fees we owed you?"

Manager Jiang said with a smile, "Lu Shao, the catering expenses of your crew are paid in time and are not in arrears. We are sorry that there is something wrong with today's lunch box. I can guarantee that there will be no such thing in the future."

"But"

His words suddenly turned and said, "now the price of Xiangjiang is very high. Recently, the prices of vegetables and pork have risen sharply. If we follow the original price, our company will lose money, so"

So what? Manager Jiang didn't say any more and looked at Lu Chen with a smile.

Lu Chen quietly connected it for him: "so we want to raise the price?"

"I'm really sorry"

Manager Jiang rubbed his hands and smiled more: "there is no way to raise prices. A group of employees in our company also want to eat."

Lu Chen interrupted his long winded: "just say it, how much will it rise?"

Manager Jiang gave Lu Chen a thumbs up: "Lu Shao is really happy. He is worthy of being a big star from the mainland. In fact, there are not many. We will give 55 yuan for a box lunch in the future. We guarantee the quality."

$55!

If Lu Chen remembers correctly, the price of the boxed lunch originally ordered was 30 yuan. Now the price is increased to 55 yuan, which is equivalent to nearly doubling——

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