After all of them were reborn, who would still be an actor?

Chapter 655 A Decisive Move: The Battle for the Spider Cave

Three eye-catching bags.

Li Mingyang was neither deaf nor blind, so he naturally saw the three people, but he ignored them and continued, "Thank you to Mr. Ma from Alibaba and Mr. Li from Baidu for their strong support. One-Punch Man will definitely live up to everyone's investment. In order to play the role of Li Qi well, I also put in some hard work, doing 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats, and 10 kilometers of running every day."

"Come on, bring out the watermelon! I'll get everyone a watermelon!"

Eight staff members carried watermelons onto the stage.

Li Mingyang took off his coat and then his sweater, revealing the bald-headed demon king T-shirt underneath.

He stretched his limbs, twisted his neck a couple of times, and did a dozen push-ups, showing off the muscle definition in his arms to the guests.

Then he clapped his hands, his fighting spirit bursting forth, and the flames of war were unleashed!
At minus two degrees Celsius, we can't withstand it without fighting!

"Come on, throw the watermelon over here!" Li Mingyang, who was ready, shouted, pointing to the staff member on the far left.

what!
One punch smashes a watermelon! The watermelon explodes in mid-air, splattering green and red pieces all over the ground.

what!what!
With a double dragon emerging from the sea, Li Mingyang smashed two watermelons in quick succession with a left hook and a right straight punch.

The main creators on stage were all splashed with water.

"it is good!"

Jack shouted "Bravo!" and stood up to applaud, and everyone else joined in.

They thought Li Mingyang was joking, but they didn't expect him to be serious, punching a watermelon with every punch!

Bang!
Li Mingyang punched the last watermelon right through, smiled, and pulled the watermelon off his arm.

Immediately afterwards, he casually clasped his hands in a fist salute to the audience.

The bigwig in the first row of the audience, who had been splashed with watermelon juice, clapped happily.

Li Mingyang proved his fighting skills by smashing a watermelon; with his good looks and kung fu, he's definitely a new generation action superstar!
Everyone felt more confident.

The big shots aren't short of money, but they can't brag about losing money; they can only brag about making a profit!
Jack Ma's favorite thing to do is brag, but none of the movies he invested in this year have made money.

Wang Changtian and Wang Dajun have already blown out all the hype surrounding Huayi Brothers and Enlight Media's projects.

One-Punch Man was primarily funded by Alibaba, and he can already imagine himself bragging about it at the General Administration of Sport next year.

“Director Li, you’ve finally figured it out. If you don’t work with me in China, who else can you work with?” Jack Ma turned to Joseph Tsai, who facilitated Taoyubao, and said.

"He has matured a lot since he went to South Korea. He used Alibaba to suppress Samsung, which was a brilliant move."

"Haha."

Jack Ma laughed even harder.

……

Li Mingyang's schedule was very tight. As soon as the opening ceremony of One-Punch Man ended, he took a car to Shanghai to throw sticks.

Xu Guangtou and Huang Bo begged and pleaded with Li Mingyang to get into the car.

One on the left and one on the right, it's so annoying.

“Director Li, you can’t just ignore this! The higher the box office of Lost in Thailand, the higher Enlight Media’s stock price will be. We’re all working for you!” Huang Bo said.

"Director Li, your fans are too fierce, I really can't handle it! Only you can make them stop... Director Li, help!" Xu Zheng said with a bitter face and emotional excitement.

"We can't wait any longer, or we'll really be left out. Two billion! What does two billion mean? Enlight Media's stock price could reach four hundred billion! As a major shareholder of Enlight Media, how much will Director Li's net worth increase?" Huang Bo said.

“We’ll only have a sip of soup, but the biggest benefit will go to Director Li,” Xu Zheng said.

"I've always said that Director Li is the most loyal person; he would never abandon us," Huang Bo said.

“Lost in Thailand can reach 2 billion in box office! Director Li, you are my second parents, my life is yours! A lot of people outside are trying to get me to join them, but I have refused them all, because I know that without Director Li, I would not be where I am today…” Xu Zheng said.

"Mr. Wang said that the two advances of the release date of Lost in Thailand were both your doing, Director Li. Director Li is a truly loyal person! He only cares about his friends," Huang Bo said.

Li Mingyang grinned, "Don't say such nice things to me. To be honest, I can't control this matter. I've wrecked all the fan groups and deleted my Weibo account. They are nominally my fans, but they are just a bunch of rebellious kids who want to stir up trouble."

"Director Li, at a time like this, how can you still try to distance yourself? This whole thing started because of you!" Xu Zheng said excitedly.

"So what if it started because of me?" Li Mingyang patted Xu Zheng's shoulder forcefully, his smile gradually turning sinister: "You're the one who's unclean and you're blaming me?"

Xu Zheng was extremely unhappy. He was now the highest-grossing Chinese film, the new box office king, and he had truly fought his way out of a group of great directors based on the quality of his films.

Even Wang Changtian didn't dare to speak to him like that.

Who do you think you are?!

Seeing that Xu Zheng's expression was off, Huang Bo pounced on him, covered his mouth, and pressed him down, saying with an embarrassed smile, "Director Li, you're absolutely right, but what's done is done. There's no point in discussing who's right and who's wrong. The most important thing now is to make money!"

Li Mingyang sat in Huang Bo's original seat, opened the car window, took out a cigarette from his pocket, and was about to light it when a flame appeared in front of him.

Li Mingyang took a deep breath and glanced at Baoqiang, who was sitting in the passenger seat with a silly grin.

Since meeting, Baoqiang has only said "Hello, Director Li" once, and hasn't said another word.

This guy is really unlucky. Xu Zheng and Huang Bo earned at least 50 million yuan from this deal, while he only received his original 2 million yuan salary.

The two of them had no intention of giving him more money.

After smoking half a cigarette, Li Mingyang said, "What's all this dirt on me? Every time I release a movie, there's always a flood of negative rumors. Don't pay attention to these trivial matters. Ultimately, a movie's box office performance depends on its quality and the lower-tier market!"

Do you think you're really awesome?

"Just do what you think is fine, don't show off in front of me. If I didn't go abroad, you guys wouldn't have a chance to make it... If you want to prove yourself, show me 20 billion! Wang Changtian said he'd give you 10% of the box office, I'll decide. If Lost in Thailand breaks 20 billion, I'll give you another 10%!"

Xu Zheng immediately stopped being angry and felt great from head to toe. He pushed away the stunned Huang Bo and gave Li Mingyang a leg massage in a lewd manner. "Director Li is so generous, unlike President Wang who is so stingy... For Enlight Media and for Director Li, I'm putting this out there today. I'll risk my life to get this 20 billion!"

Li Mingyang smiled slightly, a smile as warm as the winter sun.

……

Around 4 PM, Li Mingyang had just landed at Incheon Airport when he received a call from Li Xiucheng.

All the gang leaders have been arrested and taken to the police station...

Even Song Duyuan was not spared; all the senior members in charge were taken to the police station.

Lee Soo-sung pulled strings and asked Kim Jae-joon for help, but he still hasn't seen him.

"Drain their supply lines? Those Japanese are indeed cunning..."

Li Mingyang got into the car and tapped his phone rhythmically with his index finger, making a "tap tap tap" sound.

"Brother Ma, let's not go back to Dongyang Building, let's go to Yanbian Street."

Lee Soo-sung went to the police station to bail someone out and didn't have time to pick him up, so he asked Ma Dong-seok to pick him up instead.

Ma Dong-seok nodded and turned right at the intersection.

The Garibong-dong area of ​​Seoul was once regarded by South Koreans as a "den of crime".

This place is home to more than 8 people from Yanbian. Yanbian Street is only 500 meters long, yet it is intertwined with the complex forces of 11 gangs, and has more than 80 domestic grocery stores, hotels, small restaurants, karaoke bars and card rooms.

The vertical advertising signs on the streets are almost all in Chinese.

The hustle and bustle after nightfall, with old Chinese songs drifting from one end of the street to the other, makes one feel as if they have arrived in Yanbian.

Yanbian and Jialifeng are very similar; large numbers of people come here to work and then send money home. Behind each person here is a large family.

Before the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and South Korea in 1992, many people from Yanbian illegally stayed in South Korea, earning meager wages and doing dangerous, dirty, and difficult "3D" jobs.

After the establishment of diplomatic relations, South Korea was experiencing a wave of layoffs, and many compatriots who arrived in South Korea with H2 passports faced enormous survival problems.

As the number of people arriving in South Korea continued to increase, some of them spontaneously formed "blood alliances" that actually dominated the local underworld.

Yanbian Street has been demonized by the Koreans.

Actually, this place is just dirty and chaotic, with a lot of nightclubs.

Li Mingyang arrived at a very dilapidated building, put on a baseball cap, put his hands in his pockets, and walked into the building.

Ma Dong-seok followed behind him without offering any protection, casually going upstairs with him.

Li Mingyang arrived at a small loan company on the third floor. The lobby was simply decorated, with furniture consisting of tables and chairs.

This is the temporary headquarters of the united gang, and it was here that Song Duyuan was arrested.

As soon as Li Mingyang entered the room, he saw a burly figure. Quite unexpectedly, it was Zhang Daniu, the "Zhan Niu" from Yanbian, who hadn't been caught. "Oh, there's still one who slipped through the net!" Li Mingyang joked.

Zhang Daniu turned around abruptly, saw that it was Li Mingyang, and the anger in his eyes quickly faded. He said respectfully, "Hello, boss!"

"They've all gone in, how come you're the only one left?" Li Mingyang said coldly.

“My boss punched me and gave me a concussion. I just got out of the hospital… I didn’t have time to do anything about it,” Zhang Daniu said.

Li Mingyang scratched his head; it made perfect sense...

Having an acquaintance is always a good thing, but it's really annoying when that acquaintance knows nothing about you.

However, as a big shot in Yanbian, he summoned more than a dozen underlings with a single phone call. Some of these underlings were at the loan company at the time and witnessed their boss being arrested...

The reason given was ambiguous cooperation with the investigation...

Enjoying Yanbian barbecue and drinking beer is a truly delightful experience.

The food here is a hundred times better than in Gangnam!

After the few underlings finished speaking...

Li Mingyang asked, "Is the Spider Cave open today?"

"They were all open for business. We went to cause trouble as instructed by Boss Song, but we ran into a police checkpoint on the way, and several cars of our brothers were taken away..."

Gang members' vans are so easy to spot; you can catch them one by one.

Li Mingyang patted Da Niu on the shoulder, "They've all gone in, so it's your turn to lead the charge. Here's what we'll do: you take your men and split them into several groups to cause trouble."

Da Niu, who had just been discharged from the hospital after suffering a concussion, nodded vigorously without saying a word and left with his henchman.

Li Mingyang saw him to the door and then returned to the lobby, only to find it empty. Ma Dongxi was alone, munching on a skewer of barbecue, taking a bite of meat and a sip of beer, a satisfied, silly grin on his face.

"Isn't it delicious?"

"Mmm, delicious, so fragrant! I've heard the barbecue here is good, but I was always hesitant to come. This is so awesome!" Ma Dong-seok said, his mouth greasy.

Li Mingyang was amused by him, picked up the menu on the table (it was all in Chinese), and ordered some more food.

It's rare to have such authentic Chinese food.

The price isn't expensive either; for the same amount of money, you could only afford army stew in Gangnam.

Here you can find authentic Northeastern-style lamb skewers.

Li Mingyang even suspected that these people were smuggling vegetables and meat.

Around 9 p.m., Li Mingyang received a call from Li Xiucheng.

He has already met with those gang leaders, who have all been indicted by the prosecutors and will not be granted bail for the time being.

A while later, Da Niu was also taken away by the police... His criminal record is half a meter high, so it won't be easy for him to get out.

It was at this point that Li Mingyang discovered that this big shot used to work with Lotte and LG.

I guess he didn't make much money, which is why he switched jobs.

"Boss, there's no one to direct things now, how about I take over?" Li Xiucheng said on the phone.

"You have to go in even if you're in commanding, this is forcing me to take command on-site... Holy crap, is this how things are done?!"

"Boss, you can't get involved! There are reporters all over the Spider Cave. They're doing this on purpose... Oh, right, boss, it wasn't the eldest prince who caused trouble this time. He was kicked out for his poor performance. Now, the second prince, the person in charge of Korean Lotte, is in charge of dealing with us."

"The second son, how does he compare to his older brother?"

"They're both equally bad, neither of them are any good, they're the same kind of birds."

"That puts my mind at ease..."

After hanging up the phone, Li Mingyang asked Ma Dongxi, who was playing League of Legends, for the car keys, went downstairs, gathered a henchman, and headed to the Spider Cave.

It's really close from Yanbian Street to Pansidong. Because of the police checkpoint, there was a traffic jam all the way, but it only took half an hour to get there.

Li Mingyang felt that if he ran, he could reach the Spider Cave in about ten minutes.

When he got off the bus, he originally wanted to wear sunglasses and a mask, but after putting them on, he felt it was unnecessary and took them off.

Amidst the screams and enthusiasm of passersby, it appeared in the Spider Cave.

"Oppa! Myungyang Oppa!"

"Can Oppa sign an autograph?"

"Ahhh!"

Can I take a photo with Oppa?

By adopting the idol route, Seoul Spring's box office didn't increase much, but it gained many more fans and its popularity skyrocketed.

The entire route was filled with enthusiastic fans, passersby who stopped to take photos and videos, and the scrutinizing gaze of the police.

The Spider Cave wasn't large, and after satisfying the fans' requests, it only took Li Mingyang about ten minutes to reach the largest KTV in the Spider Cave.

This is Lotte's largest sex industry venue.

When Li Mingyang went inside, he saw that there were a lot of bodyguards in the lobby, some as many as thirty, and others upstairs, some as many as sixty.

This is quite a large scale.

"Chairman Lee, you shouldn't be here." Prosecutor Zhang, whom Kim Jae-joon had introduced to a few days ago, appeared out of nowhere and said coldly.

"I'm here to spend money, there's no need to be so nervous." Li Mingyang opened his palm and 'gently' squeezed the other person's shoulder.

Prosecutor Zhang felt a sharp pain in his shoulder and almost cried out.

"Are you OK?"

"As far as I know, you won't gain anything here. Go back to Gangnam District; it'll be better for everyone there."

"What are you talking about? I don't understand. I'm here to spend money. Hey, short-haired receptionist, come here. How much would it cost if I booked the whole place?"

The receptionist was stunned by Li Mingyang's handsomeness and stood there dumbfounded, unable to answer his question at all.

"Chairman Lee, if you want to book the entire venue, that will cost a lot of money—five hundred million Korean won!" The manager made an outrageous demand, asking for an exorbitant price.

"Can we use the company's accounts?" Li Mingyang asked with a smile.

Li Mingyang never intended to pay out of his own pocket; he didn't care how much money he had.

"can."

Li Mingyang nodded, swiped his card to pay the deposit, and laughed, "Alright, now I'm clearing the place out. All bodyguards, get out of here."

The manager respectfully returned the card and then let the bodyguard leave, taking the girls with him as well, leaving none behind.

Li Mingyang didn't care. He walked up the spiral staircase to the second floor, found an empty private room, turned on the TV, and selected a few songs.

After singing a song, Li Mingyang made a phone call.

Then he continued singing, only singing half of it.

The TV screen suddenly went black, followed by a commotion outside.

Li Mingyang gazed at the green-glowing fire safety sign, left the private room with a broad smile, and went to the corridor overlooking the hall. He leaned against the glass railing, admiring his masterpiece.

The Dongyang Building has been shut down by conglomerates several times.

For modern people, a power outage at night is a very unpleasant experience, both physically and emotionally.

The staff in the lobby used their cell phones and flashlights for light as they left the KTV.

The staff who came outside were startled by the bizarre scene before them: one side was brightly lit, while the other was pitch black...

"Let's start looting, grab the valuables."

After saying that, Li Mingyang hung up the phone.

A smug smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

……

(End of this chapter)