Chapter 417: Attacked

Zhou Yan and the others had finished lunch, and it was already close to four o'clock in the afternoon.

The two girls were really hungry. They ate a whole portion of claypot rice. Normally, they wouldn't eat so much.

Wang Zuxian has a large appetite, but in order to maintain his figure, he must control his diet.

Zhou Yan lost a lot of weight for the filming of "Space Traveler" and became smaller. Now that the filming is over, he is ready to gain weight again, so he eats more.

After finishing one portion of claypot rice, I also had two more tea eggs, one portion of beef brisket stew, and a large portion of fish balls.

Seeing Zhou Yan eating so much food, Chen Derong was dumbfounded, "How can you eat so much food?"

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "I have started to gain weight recently. Eat more."

"I really envy you boys. If I eat a little more, the meat will grow on my body. After eating the claypot rice just now, I don't need to eat anymore tonight."

"That means your energy consumption is relatively low."

"I'm the kind of person who can gain weight just by drinking cold water." Chen Derong curled his lips and asked about the itinerary for a while, "What are we going to do next? Do we want to take a boat to go shopping in Central?"

If Chen Derong was not here, Zhou Yan would really like to go shopping with Wang Zuxian again, but now that Chen Derong is such a big light bulb, it would be meaningless to go anywhere.

Wang Zuxian didn't seem to want to go shopping anymore. She thought for a while and said, "Let's go back to the hotel. I'm quite tired today. Let's go back and rest."

Hearing what Wang Zuxian said, Chen Derong did not insist anymore. She could only nod and said, "Okay then."

…

The three of them had just returned to the hotel when they met Li Hong and Ana Shen hurriedly walking out.

Seeing the two people in a hurry, Zhou Yan asked, "What are you doing?"

When the two saw Zhou Yan, the anxiety on their faces weakened a little. Li Hong leaned in front of Zhou Yan and whispered, "Mengfei and the others encountered an accident."

"What accident?"

"I don't know what the specific thing is now. The Mong Kok Police Department just called and said that Mengfei and the others had a conflict with another group of people and asked us to go over now."

"There was a conflict? How many people did Mengfei and the others have? How many people were on the other side? Did the two sides fight? Is anyone injured?"

"I originally wanted to ask, but the people at the police station asked me to go over and talk."

Zhou Yan frowned. They didn't know what was going on now, so they were a little passive.

After pondering for a moment, he asked again, "Does the police station know that we are the crew of "Space Traveler"?"

"I probably don't know yet."

Zhou Yan nodded, "You go and see what's going on first. If there's anything you can't figure out, call me as soon as possible."

After all, he was a celebrity and was not suitable for going to the police station, so he asked Li Hong and others to go there first to explore the situation.

"good."

After Li Hong and others got the news, they did not contact Zhou Yan immediately, thinking that they could avoid disturbing Zhou Yan, because they also knew that even if Zhou Yan knew about it, it would be difficult for Zhou Yan to come forward.

It is better to wait for them to understand the situation first and then report to Zhou Yan.

After Li Hong and others left, Wang Zuxian comforted Zhou Yan and said, "Don't worry, third brother, since we have arrived at the police station, it means there is no big problem."

Wang Zuxian's words may sound strange at first. Ordinary people would think that if the matter reaches the police station, it will definitely be very troublesome.

But thinking about it on the other hand, since everyone has arrived at the police station, it proves that the matter is not too serious. If Mengfei and the others really encounter some local gangsters, it is estimated that they will receive a call not from the police station, but from the hospital.

Although he still doesn't understand the situation, Zhou Yan still feels that he is on the right side.

He knew all the people on the crew, especially Jiang Mengfei. Although this guy was usually careless, he was very civilized and polite, and would never take the initiative to cause trouble.

Besides, since they are unfamiliar with the place in Xiangjiang, they should not take the initiative to cause trouble.

Seeing Wang Zuxian comforting himself, Zhou Yan smiled and said, "It's probably nothing, let's go up first."

After going upstairs, the three of them went back to their rooms.

As soon as Zhou Yan returned to the room, he first called his brother Zhou Hong.

After receiving a call from Zhou Yan, Zhou Hong smiled and said, "Have you finished filming the scene in Xiangjiang?"

"Well, it just ended yesterday."

"I'll tell you, otherwise you wouldn't have time to call me. Why did you call me?"

"Brother, do you know anyone in the police here in Xiangjiang?"

Hearing Zhou Yan's question, Zhou Hong said in a deep voice, "Why, are you in trouble in Xiangjiang?"

"Xiao Jiang and others from the crew have encountered some trouble. We don't know what the situation is yet. I asked Li Hong and others to go to the police station. I will call first to ask if you have any connections here in case of emergency."

Zhou Hong was slightly relieved when he heard that Zhou Yan was not directly in trouble. He had always felt that the security force around Zhou Yan was too weak. Zhou Yan often traveled alone. If he encountered any trouble, it would not be easy to deal with.

"The situation in Xiangjiang is quite special, and our status is also quite special. Many things are difficult to come forward directly. But don't worry, ordinary small things can be settled. What you have to do now is to understand what exactly happened. I'm fine Help you arrange countermeasures.”

Zhou Yan nodded, "I understand, now I'm just waiting for Li Hong and others to get back to me."

"Actually, since the police called you so quickly, the problem should not be serious. At most, it's just a group fight, and no one will die."

From Zhou Hong's tone, it seems that as long as no one dies, it's a small matter.

"I've been thinking before whether I'll get into trouble when filming in Hong Kong. I didn't expect that everything would go smoothly during the filming, and giving them a holiday would cause problems."

Zhou Hong smiled, "Who dares to touch you when you go to film? Not to mention now, even if you push it back ten years, no idiot would have the courage to do so. Well, you don't have to worry too much about this matter. It's probably just a loss of money to avoid disaster. What you should worry about now is whether this matter will affect the movie."

"Yeah, I'm thinking about this too."

"Okay, let's not talk about it for now. Wait for Xiao Li and the others to call. Contact me as soon as you have news."

"Okay."

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yan stared at the table and pondered for a moment, and then found the filming plan to go to Taipei City to study it.

He had to be fully prepared. If Jiang Mengfei and his team were entangled in this matter, he had to make adjustments in terms of personnel, so as not to delay the subsequent filming.

After more than half an hour, Zhou Yan's phone rang.

"Hello."

"Director Zhou, it's me." Li Hong's voice came from the other end of the phone, "We have arrived at the police station and met Mengfei and his team. The general situation is like this. Mengfei and his team went to a nearby bar after lunch and had a conflict with another group of guests in the bar. Both sides fought."

"Why, who started the fight first, and which side was injured more seriously?"

"One of the people on the opposite side came to harass Li Xiaoran. First, there was a verbal conflict, and then a fight. As for who started the fight first, both sides have their own opinions. As for the injury... According to my observation, the opposite side is more serious."

"Li Xiaoran also went?" Zhou Yan was a little surprised. He thought Li Xiaoran would stay in her room playing games during the holidays, but she didn't expect that she would run out to play with Jiang Mengfei and his team.

"Well, there is also Liu Qing. We have two girls here."

Liu Qing is the actress who plays the best friend of the heroine. She is from the mainland and was recommended by Yanjing Film Studio.

Although she and Joey Wong play best friends, they are rarely together.

Even in Zhou Yan's crew, there is a sense of division. Jiang Mengfei and other members who were transferred from Chang'an Film Studio and are now in Zhou Yan's studio are naturally closer. The other group is the people from Yanjing Film Studio.

These are the two major factions. In addition to these two major factions, Joey Wong, Xu Guanwen and Chen Derong may also be considered as a faction.

Of course, the factions are factions. The groups just communicate less privately, and there is no conflict.

"Who else do we have?"

"There are also Brother Liu, Zheng Tao, Wang Zuoxi and Xu Xiuxiang."

When Zhou Yan heard these names, the corners of his mouth twitched. No wonder the other side suffered a loss. The few people who went there are all good fighters.

Although Liu Qing is old and doesn't like to cause trouble, he has explosive fighting power and fights very fiercely.

The shortest of the other three people, Zheng Tao, is 1.75 meters tall, and has a sturdy figure and weighs 80 to 90 kilograms.

Not to mention Wang Zuoxi, who is half a head taller than Zhou Yan and cannot be ignored when walking on the street.

The key is that Wang Zuoxi is not only gifted, but also has special training. It is said that he has practiced Tongbeiquan since he was a child, and later practiced boxing and Sanda on his own.

If it is bare-handed, ordinary four or five people can't get close to him at all.

"How many people are there on the other side?"

"A total of fifteen."

Zhou Yan raised his eyebrows. This lineup is indeed fierce. Five against fifteen, and they actually have the upper hand.

The other party also has poor eyesight and dares to provoke them.

"Ahem, what does the other party say now, and what does the police say?"

"The other party insisted that we were the first to attack, and asked us to pay compensation, and also asked Mengfei and others to apologize. The police wanted us to negotiate first, and if we can negotiate, we can solve it ourselves. If the negotiation is not enough, then they will lock them all up."

Zhou Yan pondered for a moment and said: "Well, you contact Tang Chen first and ask them to arrange a lawyer. Don't get involved in the negotiation, leave it to the lawyer."

"What is our bottom line?"

"Since Mengfei and others said that the other party attacked first, then don't pay attention to the other party's request. In addition, they also want them to pay for our medical expenses and apologize."

"Uh... Actually, no one on our side was injured, but Brother Liu's clothes were torn. ”

“…”

Zhou Yan didn’t expect that he was still unharmed, “Then let them pay for the clothes.”

“Should I first understand the other party’s background? Just now, one of them has been shouting that if we don’t apologize, we won’t be allowed to leave Hong Kong. I’m worried…”

“I know what you are worried about. Understanding is necessary, but no matter what the other party’s background is, our bottom line will not change.”

“Okay, I understand.”

…

At the Mong Kok Police Station, Li Hong just hung up the phone, and Shen Yan couldn’t wait to ask, “What did Director Zhou say?”

“Director Zhou said that the other party should apologize... and compensate Brother Liu for his clothes. No matter what the other party’s background is, the bottom line will not change.”

Shen Yan couldn’t help but be amazed. He didn’t expect Zhou Yan to be so protective and so tough.

“From the other party’s attitude, they won’t give up easily.”

“It’s not something we can worry about now. I’ll contact Tomson to send a lawyer over, and the next thing will be left to the lawyer. ”

"Well, it's better to leave it to professionals. In fact, if we compare the number of people on both sides, we are definitely in the upper hand, but it depends on the injuries of both sides..."

Li Hong laughed, "It's okay, Meng Fei and the others knew to hold back. The worst thing about the other party is that their nose is crooked, and they didn't even lose a front tooth."

"You still hold back... Fortunately, the other party has no weapons."

Li Hong nodded. The luckiest thing in this matter is that the other party did not bring weapons. If someone brought weapons, the situation would be serious.

"I'll call Tomson, you go talk to the police and see if you can get some information about the other party. If the other party really has a background, the local police should know a little bit."

"Okay."

...

Not long after Li Hong finished the call, Shen Yan came over after finding out the news.

Shen Yan's face was a little serious, "That sir said that the other party seemed to be from a club."

"Club? Could it be a gang?"

"He didn't say it directly, but it was probably what he meant. The man who yelled the loudest just now seemed to have a father who was a local wealthy businessman in the catering business."

Hearing this news, Li Hong's expression also became a little serious. He didn't know the situation in Hong Kong, but he had heard some rumors about local gangs before.

If the other party was really a gang, would he do anything out of line again?

"Let's talk about it after the lawyer comes."

...

After about half an hour, the lawyer sent by Tomson came.

Originally, Li Hong and others thought that after the lawyer came, they would argue with the other party, but what they didn't expect was that when the lawyer came, the other party actually took the initiative to admit defeat. The leader directly apologized to Jiang Mengfei and others, and even compensated Liu Qing's clothes.

The matter was over here, and the police station quickly sent them out.

The whole process was very fast, and Li Hong and Shen Yan didn't react.

The other party had been so aggressive before, why did their attitude suddenly change 180 degrees? Was there something they didn't know? Or did the other party just become cowardly because they saw the lawyer? It shouldn't be that serious.

But the matter was finally settled, and they didn't suffer any loss, so everyone was in a good mood.

It happened to be dark at this time, so everyone agreed to go to a restaurant near the hotel where they were staying, preparing to have a meal before going back.

The meal lasted about two hours, and they left the restaurant after eating and drinking, preparing to walk back to the hotel.

But just after they left the restaurant and walked less than a hundred meters, a group of people suddenly rushed out from the side, each holding a baseball bat in their hands, and greeted Jiang Mengfei and the others.

The incident happened too suddenly, and the other party was holding weapons, so Jiang Mengfei and the others were hit by several sticks before they could react.

The two girls were so scared that they stood there, and only remembered to shout "Help" after a few seconds.

The whole process lasted only 20 to 30 seconds, and the group of people didn't fight and just stopped and ran away.

There were two vans parked on the roadside. The people got into the vans and disappeared in a short while.

Li Hong looked up to remember the other party's license plate number, but found that the license plates of the two cars were blocked.

After chasing for a few steps without catching up, Li Hong ran back to check everyone's injuries.

Others were fine, only Jiang Mengfei covered his arm and sweated profusely in pain.

Jiang Mengfei gritted his teeth and said, "The bone was injured."

Li Hong made a prompt decision, "Brother Liu, Wang Zuoxi, you send Mengfei to the hospital, and the others come back to the hotel with me."

He then gave his phone to Liu Qing, "Take the phone with you and contact at any time."

"Do you want to call the police?" Shen Yan asked.

"Not for now, I'll go back and ask Director Zhou first."

...

Zhou Yan was in the room organizing the soundtrack of "Time Traveler". Li Hong called me to tell me about the matter at the police station.

Hearing that the matter was resolved, he was relieved.

Just as he was about to refill his water, there was a hurried knock on the door.

"Who?"

"We, Director Zhou." Li Hong's voice came from outside the door.

Zhou Yan walked over and opened the door, only to see Li Hong and Shen Yan standing at the door with anxious faces. Their hair was messy and their faces were flushed, as if they had encountered something urgent.

"What happened?"

"We just finished eating at the restaurant next door. On the way back, a group of people suddenly rushed out and beat us with baseball bats."

Zhou Yan frowned, "Are you injured?"

"Everyone else is fine. Meng Fei's forearm should have broken the bone. I have asked Brother Liu and Wang Zuoxi to take him to the hospital."

"Where are the other people?"

"They ran away. The license plates of the two vans were covered."

Zhou Yan knew that the other party was well prepared. No need to ask, it must be related to the group of people that Meng Fei and his friends met in the bar today.

Before, Li Hong and his friends said that the other party's attitude had changed drastically, and Zhou Yan felt something was wrong. He didn't expect that they were thinking of revenge afterwards.

Zhou Yan couldn't help but blame himself. He was not vigilant enough. He clearly felt something was wrong, but he was still careless and didn't take it seriously.

Fortunately, the other party only took a baseball bat. If he took a knife or something else, the consequences would be disastrous.

"Director Zhou, do you want to call the police?" Shen Yan asked.

Zhou Yan pondered for a moment, and finally shook his head and said, "No need."

"Then this matter..."

"Don't worry about this anymore. Inform the rest of the crew to suspend their vacation and go to Taiwan tomorrow. After Meng Fei and the others come back from the hospital, send someone to send them back to Yanjing."

Li Hong pursed his lips and wanted to say something, but finally spoke again.

He knew that Zhou Yan's approach was right in this situation. The other party came prepared and left no traces. Even if they called the police, it would be useless and would only keep them here.

The most urgent task was to ensure that other people would not be harmed and then finish the filming as soon as possible. (End of this chapter)