Look at Liang Chaowei's sharp eyes when he was young in "Dark Flower"
The story is about Macao society, the underworld is rampant, the two major gangs led by Kigo and George are fighting for turf, so Mr. Hong, the boss behind the scenes, said that he wanted to go out of the mountains to clear the scene, but in fact, in order to take the opportunity to eliminate the different parties, Kigo and George secretly negotiated and negotiated in order not to give Mr. Hong a reason to eliminate them, so that they could join hands to deal with Mr. Hong. Who knew that on the eve of the negotiations, suddenly the news that Kigo was going to pay 5 million dark flowers to kill George came out of the jianghu, and all of a sudden all kinds of killers flocked to Macau. In order to ensure that George is not assassinated and cause chaos, Kigo sends his right-hand corrupt detective Ah Shen (Liang Chaowei) to stop the incident, when a bald killer named Yao Dong (Liu Qingyun) and a mysterious woman named Ah Feng (Shao Meiqi) appear and constantly create trouble for him, and when he finally understands everything, there is no way to retreat. ——Baidu Encyclopedia
This movie is very interesting, and the interesting thing is that Mr. Hong, the big boss behind the scenes. As highlighted twice in the film, Ah Shen (Liang Chaowei) questions Mr. Hong, an old man who has not returned to Macau for decades, what is remarkable. But just like the beginning of the film, Kigo, who kills people without blinking, trembles with fright when he hears the old man's name. The old man has his skills.
Because although he is not in Macau, many of the lifeblood of Macau are still in his hands. On the surface, Macau seems to be the domain of the younger generation, Kigo and George. But in fact, we all know that in the real world, who is on stage and who is offstage, and how many offstage are only superficially surrendered, but in fact, they have more strength and other ambitions. For the boss behind the scenes, it is always a period of time to clean up, just like the things in the home, every once in a while not cleaning up will be very messy, always need to be replaced. Simply put, let those who are nesting, those who are holding back, surface and show their faces. In this way, he is always the master. So, this is the law of necessity.
I don't know where the producer found such a sharp-looking Mr. Hong
As for Boss Hong's means, it is very simple, the status gap. It seems that it is because Kigo and George are fighting for territory, but in fact, we can first ask, why did Mr. Hong not specify that one person was the boss in the first place? It was clear that such an ending was according to his design. If there is only one boss, then what this boss wants to do is to replace Mr. Hong. So why come out when the two sides are fighting, and come out in the name of "dissatisfaction". Because this name is good, because "dissatisfaction" is the conflict between the two sides to the gang inside, but also to the outside of all aspects, and even to the residents caused harm, so there is a big meaning for Skywalker. Then a look at the momentum is not right, the original two forgot the backstage big boss, in the fight for the head of the bloody boss, ready to reconcile. What should Mr. Hong do? It is imperative to clear the field, because the purpose itself is to shuffle the cards and replace them with new puppets.
So how did Mr. Hong get started? Obviously, he was old and almost forgotten. But in fact, Boss Hong's method is very simple, the world is driven by interests, and a single bone can make a dog bite a dog. Good at using profits, a little sweetness can make the ferocious wolf lick his own blood to death. A dark flower, a private bounty, can attract countless killers to kill George. Moreover, because it is a dark flower, it does not matter who sent it (for the killer, it is enough to get the money), and there is no trace of who sent it (so at the beginning it was to frame Kigo, and then to frame Ah Shen). As a result, someone wants to protect George (George's men, and Kiko, and the police who want world peace), and someone wants to kill George (many killers who come to the dark flower). And this also makes everyone focus on the many killers with complex sources. Then Mr. Hong deliberately activated a black policeman collected by Kigo, Ah Shen, to complete the killing of George, pry the conflict, and complete the plan to clean up.
Just like the old fat man's evaluation of Ah Shen at the end of the film - a smart young man. In fact, although there are stupid people, in fact, those who can mix, and those who can mix decently, are not fools. Not being a fool means being able to consider and make decisions from the perspective of "maximizing interests". And Boss Hong just grasped this point, took advantage of this, let everyone become their own pawns, obediently, like a mouse controlled to walk in a small corridor, unable to rebel, unable to escape. A simple few moves can make the world suddenly change, bloody and bloody.
Therefore, the evil that Ah Shen has always believed in is really unfolding. Ah Shen was clever, took the initiative to clean up the killer, and drove away the suspicious people. But he found himself in an unsolvable dilemma: not only was he confessed to being the one who "sent the dark flower", but he also got "a large sum of money (evidence of being hired to kill George)". The fierce character who caught him— actually said to him in prison: In an hour, you will kill George, and in an hour, you will understand.
Because of suspicion, because of the money in hand, to whom to show loyalty, to whom to wag their tails and beg for mercy is useless, Mr. Hong does not know, George and Kigo are not busy with themselves. Therefore, Ah Shen's optimal solution can only run away with money, both away from right and wrong, but also with a fall. But in fact, this optimal solution is the path that Mr. Hong arranged for him. If he wants to run, he has to take a boat, calculate the time, and let George's men give an "optimal solution" on the other side - after disembarking from the boat, take the back door and take the narrow path; on this side, Ah Shen can only take this path when avoiding the police pursuit. As a result, George and his men tacitly accepted that he was the killer, and he had to strike first and shoot at George.
Of course, Mr. Hong also has the AB plan, and among the killers, he also specially arranged a fierce character Yao Dong (played by Liu Qingyun), in order to show that he is out of the control of the police, the means can explain everything. Ah Shen asked the police to drive him away, he deliberately drove the car fast, the police put the gun against his head, he used his head to smash the car glass, smashed the car glass into pieces, and then let go of his hand and stepped on the accelerator. Then the police were thrown out of the car because of inertia, but he walked out easily. Ah Shen is also another fierce character he has carefully chosen, from his rapid planting of stolen goods (of course, from the beginning it is clear that Ah Feng planted the booty of Kiko's son to kill George's men, and Ah Shen forced Ah Feng to accuse Yao Dong of killing people), and quickly grasped the escape route (or found Ah Feng and forced her to speak out, because he knew that she was directly under the command of Mr. Hong like Yao Dong).
Yao Dong and Ah Shen, in the end, one of them was able to kill George, but none of them could leave alive and explain the truth to the world. Because, mr. Hong left an ambush of death at the last exit for them to leave.
So, in the end, it is still interests, monetary interests or survival interests that bind all the sentient beings under Mr. Hong's feet. Because of the poor location, Mr. Hong is firmly in control of everything. Just as God is firmly in control of Him. 2021/2/10