“Damn it!”
Chen Hao Nan and his gang stumbled out of the bar, drunk.
They were arm-in-arm,
shaky and unsteady.
Shan Ji complained, "This world is so unfair."
"We've followed B-ge for so many years, always fighting and killing, and now we're still fighting and killing."
"And that Lu Wen Dong, he doesn't do anything, just rakes in money, and B-ge trusts him so much."
"Yeah."
Da Tian Er chimed in, "I think that stack of money was at least hundreds of thousands."
"What kind of spell did he cast on B-ge? The money isn't even warm yet, and he gets it again."
"He's got the skills, you know…"
Bao Pi mumbled, "Nan-ge, when will you take over?"
"Soon, soon."
Although Chen Hao Nan felt a growing sense of urgency,
he pretended to be calm on the surface.
"Alright, brothers, get some rest."
"Tomorrow, we'll figure out how to take down Ba Bi."
"Got it, Nan-ge."
Shan Ji suddenly shouted, "Wan Chai is mine to rule, I'm the king here!"
Everyone joined in, "The new generation takes control!"
"Nan-ge."
Shan Ji patted his chest,
stammering, "You... you don't worry, we'll... we'll take down Ba Bi even if it's the last thing we do."
"We'll make you surpass Lu Wen Dong!"
"Right!"
Da Tian Er also yelled, "Nan-ge, the Red Pole is yours!"
…
Lu Wen Dong had no time to waste on Chen Hao Nan and his bunch of wannabes,
Red Pole meant nothing!
In this day and age,
everything was fake,
only true strength and the money in your hand were real.
The mission was activated,
and from the scope of the rewards,
the prizes were very tempting.
For example,
this was the first time he'd seen the option to obtain skills from a movie character.
The reward was easy to guess,
A Better Tomorrow was a gangster action film,
and the most common thing in it was gun battles.
Lu Wen Dong believed,
the skill would most likely be related to guns.
In the modern world,
he thought,
this skill would be very useful.
It could be used for self-defense!
Plus,
the mission prompt stated,
he might be able to get a cut of the box office profits from A Better Tomorrow from the system.
Based on Lu Wen Dong's calculations,
adding in the real-world profits,
this was a very profitable investment.
And,
it would definitely become his first pot of gold.
Therefore,
Lu Wen Dong was more serious than ever.
Currently,
Lu Wen Dong felt he needed to solve a few problems.
The film crew,
this one,
he already had it settled,
he would use the original film crew.
Conveniently,
in this world,
these people weren't doing very well either,
it was a perfect match!
Another one,
was the location issue,
Lu Wen Dong thought this would also be easy to solve,
the Diamond Hill film set was near Tsz Wan Shan,
where Boss B had once made his fortune,
it would be a piece of cake for him to go there and say hello.
Funding!
This was the big one!
If it was the previous life,
Lu Wen Dong wouldn't need to worry about this,
he would just package the film project into an asset package,
and there would be plenty of investors lining up to contribute.
Now things were different,
Lu Wen Dong wasn't famous yet,
and the film crew he found didn't have much reputation either,
he couldn't possibly convince investors.
Fortunately,
Boss B had agreed to use the game arcade's profits to create an asset package.
In the previous life,
the production cost of A Better Tomorrow was about 5 million.
This time around,
Lu Wen Dong believed he wouldn't need that much,
because he could handle the costs of extras,
and compress the main actor's budget.
Roughly estimated,
he thought 3 million would be the most.
If it was done well,
2 million might even be possible!
Before filming even started,
Lu Wen Dong had already calculated everything,
his heart was filled with ambition!
The game arcade was his first step in this world,
but it was just a small step!
This A Better Tomorrow was a giant leap for Lu Wen Dong in this world!
Lu Wen Dong reviewed his plans once again,
perfect!
"Big Brother."
Gao Jin handed over a cup of coffee,
he glanced at the plan,
then said, "Making a movie?"
"Yes!"
Lu Wen Dong accepted the coffee, "A Jin, money is power, even the most capable people serve the rich."
"We must succeed."
Gao Jin said respectfully, "Big Brother, this world is yours."
He had never been so awestruck by anyone.
A man with nothing,
in such a short time,
had earned nearly a million by using his brains.
And,
the money was accepted willingly,
without even a whisper of gossip.
This world was his,
no one was more certain of it than Lu Wen Dong.
It was the 1980s,
for the entire world,
this was the golden age.
The economies of the Four Asian Tigers were booming,
just keep up and you'd rake in the money!
Now,
all Lu Wen Dong had to do was get his first pot of gold,
and he could join this high-speed train!