"Yes!" Li Ling smiled wryly. He was older than his grandfather, who was 23 years old this year. But facing the petite and lovely Huang Rong who had saved him, Li Ling was truly helpless.
Huang Yuehua was dumbfounded and said to Li Ling, "I thought you were Wei Zai's friend, but I didn't expect you to be Aweng's cousin. Then I should take care of you even more."
Li Ling thanked Huang Yuehua, saying, "I still want to thank Brother Hua for taking care of me. I brought some milk tea and fruit. Could you please distribute them to the crew members?"
They handed the bag to Huang Yuehua, who, along with Zhou Xingchi, distributed it to the staff.
Old Man grabbed Li Ling's wrist and pulled him forward: "Come on, I'll take you to meet Uncle Tian. Uncle Tian has always taken good care of me."
Arriving at a wide-open flat area, dozens of people were busy setting up the scene for the next shot. Among them, a large, fat man in his sixties sat to the side, whispering something to a young man.
Ah Weng quietly pointed at the big fat man and whispered, "That's Uncle Tian, and next to him is his student Du Qifeng. Du Qifeng is the executive director of The Legend of the Condor Heroes. Be polite and serious later, understand?"
Li Ling nodded: "Understood, Miss. Look how kind Uncle Tian looks. Don't worry, I can handle him."
Since filming began, Barbara Yung has always been a favorite of director Wang Tianlin. To keep up with the filming schedule, the crew worked day and night without her ever complaining. Uncle Tianlin saw this and remembered it, often reminding the logistics team to give Barbara Yung extra nutrition.
Upon approaching Wang Tianlin and Du Qifeng, the old man called out to them and then introduced them separately:
"Ah Ling, this is Uncle Tian, this is Brother Feng; Uncle Tian, Brother Feng, this is my cousin Ah Ling, he came to visit me on set today and wanted to get to know you."
Wang Tianlin chuckled, wearing a sun hat. His round face looked kind when he smiled, but the wise glint in his eyes from time to time made people dare not underestimate him.
Du Qifeng wore glasses and had a refined and scholarly demeanor.
Wang Tianlin looked Li Ling up and down and praised him, "You're a very handsome young man, with a good appearance and a sharp mind."
As she spoke, she pointed to the milk tea and a plate of sliced watermelon on the table next to her, which Huang Yuehua had just brought over.
Li Ling smiled at Uncle Tian, then took out two beautifully packaged boxes of cigars from his backpack, respectfully handed them over, and said:
"Uncle Tian, Brother Feng, Auntie told me that you two have taken good care of her. This is a small gift I brought for you two as a way of expressing my gratitude as Auntie's family."
This cigar was bought by Li Ling at Sha Tin Racecourse.
Wang Tianlin took the two boxes of cigars and looked at them. They were top-quality imported Havana cigars, thirteen cigars per box, costing two hundred yuan each. He had smoked them before, but they were too expensive, so he only bought them occasionally.
At this moment, he thought even more highly of the young man in front of him. It seemed that this young man was not only good at interpersonal relationships but also quite wealthy.
The old man next to him was also very happy to see that Li Ling had given him a gift. In particular, Li Ling's words, "as a relative of the old man," warmed the heart of the old man from a single-parent family.
...
That evening, after the crew finished filming, Li Ling first asked Stephen Chow to call Leung Chiu-wai, who, along with Barbara Yung and Felix Wong, had a late-night snack with the five of them.
During the late-night snack, Li Ling expressed his gratitude to everyone. After enjoying a good meal, he repaid the money he had borrowed from Huang Yuehua and Aweng.
When returning the money to his grandfather, Li Ling made a point of giving him a new five-hundred-yuan note, keeping the one his grandfather had given him before as a keepsake.
The next day, Li Ling got up early and went to Hengda Company to wait for Xiao Ma and his companion.
After Li Ling left yesterday, Brother Ma began investigating his identity and confirmed that Li Ling had only been in Hong Kong for two days and had only stayed in the hospital for half a day. As for whether his information was reliable, that would need to be confirmed in future interactions.
So, Li Ling's usual job was driving for his two older brothers, but he wasn't involved in the company's counterfeit money transactions. During this time, Brother Hao also arranged for someone to get Li Ling a legitimate ID card.
One day, three weeks later.
That noon, a man dressed in a trench coat, tie, and sunglasses, named Xiao Ma, walked out of Mr. Yao's office.
Little Ma walked over, carrying a briefcase in one hand, his gaze sweeping over the people working there. He took the cigarette out of his mouth, exhaled a large smoke ring, and asked the group:
"Brother Hao is out today. Who can put down what they're doing and come with me to deliver the goods!"
Mr. Yao just gave him a task. He needs to go to a place to make a transaction, but his partner, Song Zihao, is not here today. So he needs to find someone to help translate English temporarily.
But when he opened his mouth, no one responded.
Because those who stayed in the company were all clerks, which were considered relatively safe positions in the counterfeit money company, at least they didn't have to worry about handling transactions, which involved risks. So, after half a day, no one responded.
Seeing everyone so indifferent and apathetic, the impatient Little Ma was about to start cursing when Li Ling, who was following behind him, stepped forward and said:
"Brother Ma, I speak English, why don't we go together?"
"Ah Ling, do you teach English in mainland China?" Little Ma looked Li Ling up and down, a hint of doubt on his face.
"I learned this when I was in the army."
Li Ling wanted to get involved in the company's transactions as soon as possible and become close with Brother Hao and Brother Ma. Although they were using him, they didn't trust him very much yet.
"Alright, let's set off right now."
There was no one else more suitable, so Little Ma had no choice but to go downstairs, get into his car, and head straight to the transaction location.
......
About half an hour later, Little Ma and Li Ling drove to an abandoned factory in Wanzai District.
A secluded and hidden location is just the right place for a transaction.
A silver DMC sports car was parked there, and three foreigners were pacing anxiously next to it, clearly having been waiting for a long time.
Li Ling glanced at the DMC sports car through the windshield and couldn't help but purse his lips.
The DMC sports car is a top-of-the-line luxury car in this era, costing at least 200,000 yuan to acquire, which is enough to show the other party's financial strength. Otherwise, Mr. Yao would not have sent Brother Ma to make this deal.
However, now that they've actually arrived at the transaction location, Little Ma is scratching his head in frustration: "Damn it, I don't speak much English, how am I going to communicate with these foreign devils?"
While listening to Mr. Yao's instructions, Little Ma was distracted and didn't hear clearly. But when he actually got there, he realized that the people they were dealing with were a bunch of foreigners. You see, his English was terrible. Usually, Song Zihao was the one who negotiated with people. Now it was his turn and he was in a real predicament.