We often see triads in Hong Kong movies, and they have a wide variety of categories and are orderly, like the Young and Dangerous series, which is quite interesting. I also like this type of movie very much. The bloody cruelty and lonely coldness always give people a strange romantic feeling. So, what is the true face of the underworld? I will introduce to everyone what I know about the Hong Kong underworld. The triads in Hong Kong are often called triads (the Hong Kong film industry has "Triad Files", and these three words are often mentioned in other films). What is a triad? There are two explanations: 1: The triad society in Hong Kong was introduced from Guangdong, and Guangdong Province has three rivers, Dongjiang, North, and Xijiang, hence the name Triad. 2: It is said that Chen Jinnan, the founder of Hongmen (yes, he was the leader of the Tiandihui in The Deer and the Cauldron) died in a battle with Qing soldiers in the Huizhou area. His successor Tianyou Hongying continued to lead the organization. At that time, there were many people and it was said that the time, place and people were favorable. Hence the name Triad. The underworld organizations in Hong Kong are actually different from the Hongmen in the mainland. First of all, although they are still ranked as Zun Huang (of course they are the so-called Ming Dynasty authentic ones), they have almost no relationship with the gangs in the mainland. Most gangs actually started out as A small handicrafts association similar to a chamber of commerce or a hometown group of dock workers. Until the Xuantong period, a Hongmen incense master, Hei Guren, came to Hong Kong, contacted various gangs, and suggested using the Hongmen brand to organize followers to expand their influence. And to reduce the fighting between each other, they opened the incense hall, burned yellow paper, chopped white chickens, and officially opened the Hongmen Conference. It has been passed down ever since. Secondly, they have nothing to do with the Hongmen in the mainland and have almost no contact. They also conduct their own "business", which is completely different from the early purpose of resisting the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty in the mainland (of course, the later Hongmen in the mainland also gradually became the Qing Dynasty). Gang and others). Hong Kong's underworld has developed extremely rapidly since its birth, and can be roughly divided into three periods: 1: Provincial and Hong Kong general strikes. The provincial and Hong Kong general strikes after the May 30th massacre caused Hong Kong's economic depression and public security chaos. The underworld took the opportunity to develop and make a fortune. 2: Throughout the 1930s, because the underworld still emphasized loyalty and the police and gangsters began to form a rapport, the underworld developed steadily and rapidly. 3: The 14K dragon crossed the river. After the Liberation War, the Kuomintang-colored 14K entered Hong Kong. Due to its backing, its development momentum was quite fierce. Most gangs have some hierarchical titles, which from top to bottom are: Incense Master --- Marshal --- Red Stick --- Paper Fan --- Straw Shoes. Of course, these names are just old names. With the development of the times, They may not all be serious, but there are still levels. Usually these positions are elected through elections. Everyone sits down together (or simply in a restaurant or karaoke), someone nominates someone, and then a show of hands (other methods are also acceptable) votes. The family laws of the underworld were also very strict in the early days. Gangs (let's call them societies for now) usually had a "seat" or "deacon" who enforced the law. When gang members violated the family laws, they would enforce them. Family laws and gang rules are generally: 1: No quarrels with the government (it’s different now, more is better) 2: No gangsters 3: No betrayal of brothers 4: No adultery with "sister-in-law" or "sister-in-law" "Sister-in-law" (Haonan committed this crime in "Young and Dangerous" and was executed according to family law), etc. Some of the code words of the underworld: Phi ---- Clothes horizontal angle ---- Pant line is too tight ---- Glasses (black super --- sunglasses) Egg --- Watch blue --- Knife dog ---- Gun swing Horizontal---sucking opium and beer ash---sucking white powder (extinguishing ash--quit white powder) Yanggu---non-gang figure flower waist---police girl---girlfriend (Tiaozi---boy) Friend) Liu Ji---prison guard's old cousin---comrade Hui Dou---foreigner's golden finger---informant's old friend---lawyer exposed Jiang---bleeding and torture---imprisonment circle-- -Guangzhou (now commonly referred to as the mainland) Opening film---Fighting with sparrows---Pickpockets on the horse---Opening the incense hall and catching grass---Running away from the ancestral hall---Stanley Prison Lao Zhi--Chima Wan Prison beating the eight claws --- Thousands of fingerprints printed --- Counterfeit banknotes printed --- Possession of girls broke into horse stalls --- Opening houses and taking off --- Rebellion in the book ---- Jail (out of the book - out of jail) The underworld is What activities are carried out? Basically: 1: Drug trafficking. Including expansion of raw material input, manufacturing, wholesale and retail. ("Black Snow") 2: Open a gambling hall and a gambling stall. ("The God of Gamblers", "The Gambler", "The Gambler", "The Gambler") 3: Porn industry.

There are many ways: concert halls, wine curtains, baths, stripteases, body sketches, tour guide companies, beauty flower arrangements, call girls, short movies, live performances, women's beauty salons, etc. Most of them are controlled by the underworld. ("Recruit Girl") 4: Cheating. (Thousand Kings series ) 5: Robbery and murder. ("Black Rat") 6: Threatening students. ("Fighting Back to School") 7: Selling arms and counterfeit money ("A Better Tomorrow", "Hot Detective"), etc. Hong Kong triad gangs and territories: Wo On Lok - Wo Sheng Wo in Mong Kok area - Sham Shui Po and Sheng Yi - Jordan Road North Yau Ma Tei area Lian Shengying - Tsim Sha Tsui Fook Yee Hing - To Kwa Bay and Kowloon City (the above is the Kowloon area) single meaning----Wan Chai Hehe Tu---Wo Sheng Tong in Central---Sai Ying Pun and Xin Ngee Ann in Pok Fu Lam area (now the largest and most important gang in Hong Kong; they are probably all Chaozhou Gang, should be the prototype of Hong Xing in "Young and Dangerous")---Causeway Bay and Sanhe---Wan Chai part and Western District part (of course, due to gang disputes, the territory is not fixed). There are also some gangs such as : Jingyi, Majiao (referring to Macau) Tsai, Qingbang, Jiaoyihe, Hutchison (there seems to be a Hutchison Communications Company), etc. Today, there are about 200,000 to 300,000 official triad members in Hong Kong, and there are even more 400,000 to 500,000 unofficial members. They are still engaged in traditional pornography and gambling. Of course, many big-shot figures have switched to regular jobs and are no longer in the public eye. . Moreover, with the return of Hong Kong and the vigorous crackdown on organized crime by the Hong Kong police, the power of the underworld has been greatly reduced. However, we in the underworld are not vegetarians. In recent years, gang activities have gone underground, making it difficult to find evidence and becoming increasingly difficult to clean up. Moreover, Hong Kong's underworld has become more mainland-based, international, and more complex. In addition, the names of some of the characters in the movie are real. The ones I know are: Sang Biao, Liang Kun, Hua Gu Long, Ju Ge --- these are all famous figures in the underworld, big or small. It is rumored in the entertainment industry that the Xiang Huaqiang brothers involved in Stephen Chow and Chow Yun-fat should also be from Xin Ngee Ann. The introduction is too messy and not comprehensive enough, so just take a peek at it! Information related to the work (3) The inside story of Hong Kong gangs (2) The gangster bosses in the Hong Kong film industry (author unknown) The boss behind the scenes is the boss of Xin Ngee Ann, the current number one gangster in Hong Kong. Xiang XX is Long Wu, who owns several film companies. The famous one is WINS Film Company, which produced "God of Gamblers". Chow Yun-fat, Liu Dehua, and Zhou Xingchi all have to behave well. Not to mention Liu Jialing, even Dong Jianhua doesn't dare to say anything. . . . If "covering artists" is a matter of "working relationship", admiring actresses is purely a personal hobby. Some time ago, Eric Tsang laughed at Joey Yung's ugly teeth on a show, and his face was almost beaten into a pig's head. Joey Yung was arrested by the police and burst into tears. Although the parties involved, including Eric Tsang and Joey Yung, remained tight-lipped and refused to make any comments on the matter, the Hong Kong media pointed out that Joey Yung had a close personal relationship with a certain gang boss, and that Eric Tsang was simply talking about the trouble, which offended the gang boss. , which led to this violent beating. In comparison, Taiwanese female singer Huang Yiling is much more generous. In her latest Taiwanese album "Sea Waves", she simply sang the title song "Sea Waves" with a "big brother" on the road. At the MTV premiere of the album, this "big brother" even visited the venue in person and pursued Huang Yiling without any suspicion. What's even more funny is that this song "Sea Waves" was a graffiti written by this "big brother" when he was in prison. It is said that this song was sung in prison for 15 years before being released. Money laundering The entertainment industry is a battlefield for the pursuit of fame and fortune, and it is also a golden paradise for the underworld to launder money. Gangsters "launder money" by funding films and television films, which allows them to remain unnoticed and obtain high box office returns. For the gangsters, it is a "good thing" that kills two birds with one stone. In this process, the identities of the stars became ambiguous: some had to do it because a knife was placed on their necks, and some were inextricably linked to the gangs... Stephen Chow, the king of Hong Kong film industry , started applying to immigrate to Canada many years ago, but was repeatedly rejected because he was suspected of being involved in the underworld. After his application was rejected by the Canadian Commissioner's Office in Hong Kong in 1996, "King Zhou" began a long road of appeal. Finally, he even took the case to Canada's highest judicial institution, the Federal Supreme Court, but was still ruthlessly rejected.

Last year, the Canadian court even disclosed that they had four secret intelligence documents related to Stephen Chow and the Hong Kong Triads, and believed that these 200 pages of "black material" were irrefutable evidence, which could be used to determine that Stephen Chow is a "member of a criminal organization" ". In fact, Stephen Chow once filmed for a film company in his early years, and this company belonged to the gangster "Sin Ngee Ann". Although it cannot be said that every employee working in this company is a member of the underworld, Stephen Chow is a "special case". It is said that he once made huge profits by using black money to film movies for the company, and it seems that he cannot escape from laundering money for the underworld. ' Suspicion. At the moment, he has not given up the idea of ??appealing - although he has long given up the idea of ??immigrating, his purpose is just to "clear his name". Demanding "protection money" Jackie Chan's fame and prestige are unquestionable in Hong Kong and even the entire Chinese entertainment industry. However, his status as "Big Brother" cannot protect him from the blackmail of the underworld. When filming "Rush Hour 2" in March last year, Jackie Chan was threatened by gangsters from the Hong Kong gang "Sin Ngee Ann" and demanded a "venue fee" of HK$500,000, which caused quite a shock in the Hong Kong and Taiwan entertainment circles. Jackie Chan responded quickly. He held a press conference and made it clear: "We will never let the blackmail gangsters succeed!" Because "Rush Hour 2" is invested by the United States, the gangsters are blackmailing foreign movies this time. No wonder Jackie Chan was angry He said, "It's a total disgrace to Hong Kong!" In addition to calling on the Hong Kong government to take courage and measures to protect artists, he also called on all people in the entertainment industry to unite to resist the gangs. Although this extortion incident was ultimately foiled due to Jackie Chan's tough attitude and his own prestige, not every artist has such courage and good luck. Many artists were intimidated and blackmailed, and they could only "spend money to eliminate disasters." The underworld in Hong Kong's entertainment industry has a long history. "Sun Ngee Ann" and "13 K" are both well-known gang organizations with huge resources in the film industry. In addition to extorting protection fees, it is common to force stars to shoot bad movies. Some underworld "big brothers" are looking for celebrities to film movies. In order to fear that the kings and queens will not accept the script because they think it is bad, they simply send it to them with a gun inside the script. If this happens, even the worst movie stars will have to accept it. . Many big stars were so unbearable that a few years ago, there was a spectacular scene in Hong Kong where a large number of artists wore sunglasses and took to the streets to protest against black gangs. There was also an artist from TVB's "Happy Tonight" who was beaten and threatened because he imitated Joey Yung and was considered to be vilifying Joey Yung. He almost went insane. Xiang Huaqiang is the tenth among the 13 Xiang brothers. He, his seventh brother Hua Bo and his younger brother Hua Sheng are all active in the entertainment industry. Xiang Huaqiang is currently the chairman of China Star Group, and many of his movies are very popular. "A Man and a Widow" and the recent "Slimming Man and Woman" are both China Star movies. The father of the Xiang brothers was a major general of the Kuomintang. During the Anti-Japanese War, he used the Ngee Ann Company as a cover in Hong Kong and founded the gang "New Ngee Ann". In fact, Hung Hing and Dong Xing in "Young and Dangerous" are alluding to the two major gangs in Hong Kong's underworld - Sun Ngee Ann and Luen Yingshe. The Taiwanese Three Gangs that appeared in "The Way of the Dragon" are actually allusions to the Bamboo Union Gang, the largest gang in Taiwan. The main force of its development is hoarded in Taichung and Tainan, and Lotus is their traditional "rest home". In Hong Kong's entertainment industry, nearly half are involved with the underworld, and there are also many people in gangs. For example, Stephen Chow and Chow Yun-fat are both members of Sun Ngee Ann, and their seniority is not low. It was also because of these reasons that their immigration applications were rejected. There are also Louis Koo and Kwan Lijie. It is said that they were both beaten by Lianying back then, and they both went to the correctional center because of Ou Dou. Louis Koo was once sentenced to prison, which was later commuted to probation. Most people in the entertainment industry have been forced to make movies, and even worse, they have been attacked, insulted, and intimidated. Most of the reasons are caused by gangs hired by hostile companies, and some are caused by disputes between actors and contract companies. Among the Hong Kong actors, only Simon Yam is the most arrogant. This is a character who can give some face to both black and white. His brother is a senior police officer in Hong Kong, so that most of the "big bosses" in the film and television industry have close contacts with him and call him brother-in-law. Jackie Chan is the Dragon and Tiger martial artist on the set, and his background is bound to be dirty. As far as I know, among the martial arts masters on the set, there are basically few who are not related to gangs. In addition to filming martial arts scenes, martial artists are also responsible for the security of the studio. It is common for them to gather gangs, fight, fight, and lead to bloodshed and murder. This bad habit has been on the Shaw Brothers studio in the late 1960s. Popular, even more so in the 1970s. In order to compete for box office profits, Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers used gangs to drive away each other's fans.

Bombs are often planted in Shaw Brothers theaters as a threat, and the martial arts masters on the set even set up their own factions to fight gangs to prevent gang members from causing trouble on the set. Since he was born into martial arts on the set, Jackie Chan, like his peers, naturally disdains most of the forces of traditional gangs. And because the gang has not been able to get any advantage from the studio for many years, the people in the gang are somewhat afraid of the martial arts masters on the studio. So when a certain star in the industry gets into trouble later, they will find a relatively well-known martial arts brother to come forward and solve the problem. In the mid-1990s, an actress was threatened by a local gang in Macau. Jackie Chan actually offered to throw away 100 million to settle the Macau gang, so that the incident was immediately calmed down by Jackie Chan's big words. This shows that the eldest brother's status in the world is beyond ordinary comparison. If you want to protect yourself in the Hong Kong entertainment industry, as long as you can rely on two people - Jackie Chan and Simon Yam, you will be safe and sound. Therefore, the two people are extremely popular, and the incident of Johnnie To's "Galaxy Image" crossing the border and "crossing the border" was also settled by Simon Yam. And Johnnie To even regarded Simon Yam as his best friend. When he went to Shenyang that year, wasn't he personally received and treated warmly by the local gangster Liu Yong? In 1999, when Beng Yaju was first arrested, Simon Yam went to visit him in prison.

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