From Becoming Penguin's Major Shareholder to Building an Entertainment Empire

Note that this book is a slow-burn novel, and it will become increasingly exciting as the story progresses.

It starts from 2002, beginning at the Beijing Film Academy, and starting with the H...

Chapter 563 The Thief's Murder Ends

Thief War Wave 2

Inside the dining car, Uncle Lai (Ge You) invites Andy Lau to join the organization. The two then showcase their talents. Andy Lau uses a blanket to shake a hard-boiled egg; the shell cracks, but the egg remains intact. Uncle Lai, on the other hand, effortlessly peels a raw egg with his right hand. Of course, this scene was actually filmed beforehand by the master peeler, using a replacement shot. The difference in skill between the two is immediately apparent.

However, Andy Lau declined Uncle Lai's (Ge You) invitation, citing his subordinates' disobedience.

On the other hand, Hua Zai convincingly lied to Sha Gen that Zeng Li had a terminal illness. Hua Zai emphasized to Sha Gen that this matter must not be told to Zeng Li, and Sha Gen agreed with tears in his eyes. After returning to his seat, Sha Gen remained depressed and held back his tears. He told jokes to Zeng Li, and Sha Gen was successfully hooked. He decided to postpone buying a TV until he got married and gave Hua Zai five thousand yuan.

Of course, the clever Zeng Li saw through this, and pulled Hua Zai aside to question him.

Andy Lau chuckled: "I just wanted to see if this kid was really stupid or just pretending, but I didn't expect him to be really stupid!"

Zeng Li snatched the five thousand yuan back and returned the money.

Uncle Li (Ge You) and his gang, unwilling to give up, sent Xiao Ye (Lianhua) to launch a second attack. Using sparks from a cigarette butt, they created the illusion of a fire, causing chaos in the train carriage.

In the chaos, Sha Gen ignored Zeng Li's kind advice and went to help put out the fire in the carriage. Taking advantage of the confusion, Xiao Ye (Lianhua) successfully switched Sha Gen's money!

Seeing this, Wah quickly followed and engaged in a confrontation with Xiao Ye (Lotus). Wah successfully subdued Xiao Ye (Lotus), and the money was returned to Wah's hands.

Thief War Wave 3

During a stop on the train, Andy Lau took Zeng Li off the train.

After getting off the bus, Andy Lau admitted that the 60,000 yuan was in his bag. (Someone else stole Sha Gen's money, and Andy Lau stole Sha Gen's money.) This money is hard to keep.

But Zeng Li couldn't bear to leave Sha Gen alone to face the threats from the other thieves, so she revealed that she was pregnant! Hua Zai remained silent for a long time.

Zeng Li returned the money to Sha Gen and went back to the train. Meanwhile, the police, who had been lying in wait on the train, began their operation. After returning to the train, Zeng Li and Hua Zai decided to protect the 60,000 yuan for Sha Gen.

Fatty, still unwilling to admit defeat, challenged Andy Lau to another test of courage. Both Xiao Ye (Lotus) and Fatty failed their challenges. Uncle Li (Ge You), unwilling to give up, decided to take matters into his own hands, stipulating that stealing Sha Gen's money would mean Andy Lau agreed to team up with Uncle Li! Andy Lau agreed.

Thief War Wave 3

The train conductor called for passengers to donate blood. Although Sha Gen was scared, he knew it was unpaid and went happily anyway! Sha Gen asked Hua Zai to go with him. As they walked down the train corridor, an elderly man got up and rummaged through his luggage. A large water cup was knocked from above and was about to fall on the head of a baby sleeping soundly in its mother's arms. Hua Zai saw this and rushed forward to grab the cup. But in just a few seconds! Uncle Li's (Ge You) gang completed a perfect coordinated effort.

When Andy Lau realized what was happening and rushed to check Sha Gen's crossbody bag, he found a white note inside that read "You lost!" However, Uncle Li (Ge You) arrived just then. It turned out the money in the bag was ghost money meant for the dead, and had been switched.

Uncle Li (Ge You) believes that Zeng Li and Hua Zai were responsible, but Hua Zai and Zeng Li are also confused. At this moment, another robbery gang unexpectedly intervenes.

Feng Yuanzheng's effeminate robber and Fan Wei's silly, lecherous robbery were portrayed so realistically.

The police arrived quickly, and the entire group of the simpletons, Uncle Li's (Ge You) gang (except for Uncle Li and Xiao Ye (Lianhua)), and Zeng Lihua were all arrested.

When Zeng Li and Hua Zai went to check on Sha Gen, who had fallen asleep due to fainting at the sight of blood, the police returned the money to Sha Gen's bag. At this moment, Zeng Li and Hua Zai understood...

It turns out that the money had already been protected by the police.

Thief battle wave 4:

Uncle Li (Ge You) has Xiao Ye (Lianhua) impersonate a policeman, planning to sneak in while the police are escorting the prisoners off the bus. However, Xiao Ye (Lianhua) has become cunning and reveals the main culprit, which could reduce her sentence by two years. At this point, Uncle Li's team and Zeng Lihua are completely under the control of the police.

The scene cuts to the room where Zeng Li and Hua Zai are. Hua Zai makes Zeng Li promise him that she must let the child be born! If the child doesn't survive, Zeng Li can die.

Zeng Li said, "You've seen it all before, do you think I'm afraid of dying?"

Andy Lau kissed Zeng Li's forehead deeply.

Uncle Li (Ge You), Hua Zai, and Zeng Li did not sit idly by and waited to die; they both escaped by using the roof of the car. Zeng Li and Hua Zai climbed in front, while Uncle Li (Ge You) followed behind. At this time, they had not yet noticed Uncle Li (Ge You). Suddenly, Uncle Li (Ge You) saw Sha Gen's bag and stole it with a rope hook.

Uncle Li (Ge You) successfully hoisted Sha Gen's bag. But Zeng Lihua happened to witness this scene!

Zeng Li still wants to help Sha Gen! After settling Zeng Li in, Hua Zai escapes first, promising to take care of Sha Gen's matter. The two kiss on the car roof as they part.

Uncle Li (Ge You) and Andy Lau began a one-on-one contest under the train!

As Andy Lau lay dying, he returned the bag to the sleeping Sha Gen and, with his last ounce of strength, closed the car roof. He tried to send a message to Andy Lau, but the message wouldn't go through...

The scene shifts, and after arriving at the station, the police still find Uncle Li (Ge You) in disguise, and the entire thief gang is apprehended.

...

In the final scene, Zhang Hanyu arrives at a restaurant and watches Zeng Li eating roast duck. The camera zooms in on Zeng Li's belly, revealing that she is now heavily pregnant.

Zhang Hanyu sat opposite Zeng Li.

"Don't wait anymore, he's gone."

Zeng Li continued eating, saying, "Let me finish eating first."

Zeng Li's cheeks were bulging out as she chewed, tears streaming down her face like raindrops.

"Cut!!!" Feng Kuzi shouted.

"I hereby declare the filming of 'A World Without Thieves' complete!!!"

"A sumptuous dinner has been prepared for tonight. Everyone in the team has worked hard for the past three months. Let's have a good time with good food and drinks."

The crowd cheered.

Shen Fang approached Zeng Li and handed her a tissue. After three months, everyone in the crew knew about it. President Shen had given Zeng Li special treatment. Smart people had long understood the relationship between the two. However, Feng Kuzi had already put a gag order on this matter. Anyone who spoke out would be completely blacklisted.

Feng Kuzi was also having a headache with this guy. It's fine that you care about the girl, but if word got out that you were behaving so brazenly, while Mr. Shen would be fine, Feng Kuzi would definitely be resented by those ladies. Therefore, Feng Kuzi issued a very strict gag order. Anyone who dares to tell anyone, I'll make sure they can't stay in this industry.

Zeng Li is currently guzzling milk. She used chili powder to make that crying scene earlier. It's not that she couldn't cry, but it's too difficult to cry while eating roast duck and making tears fall like rain. So Feng Kuzi used a dirty trick: the hottest kind of chili powder, the kind with bird's eye chilies.

Zeng Li felt her face burning, her lips were hot, and her tongue was numb.