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Chapter 435 Black Swan, The Lost Lover(2/3)

In the past, on Hong Kong Island, it was not surprising for bad guys to kill each other on the streets in broad daylight. Azhi’s father, Beard Yong, was one of the examples. But this was 1992, and the daily streets of Hong Kong Island were still very stable and prosperous.

Not to mention that this was in Central, where ghosts and gangsters were fighting each other.

Although the several bodyguards were speechless, at this stage, they were only protecting Azhi and others. At least before (Harry Potter) was broadcast, the Hong Kong box office was expected to exceed 30 million Hong Kong dollars. Azhi was the most popular among the crowd.

The red one.

As the crowd started moving and walking, before they reached the place where the fight was taking place, a uniformed patrol officer had already gone over to mediate.

When they got closer to more than twenty meters away, the people over there were already under control...

Under the control of the uniformed patrol officers, a certain ghost guy who had calmed down suddenly made a sudden attack and broke through the obstruction of the uniformed police officers. He rushed up and kicked another ghost guy several times, and the fighting started again.

Ah Zhi jumped excitedly, "It's fighting again? It's fighting again!"

Bingbing and Yuanyuan also stared with wide eyes, both very curious.

A few bodyguards, "..."

They really want to complain about something, but they don’t know how to complain. You three are girls. You are all the kind of little girls who are as beautiful as flowers at the age of eleven or twelve, with bright eyes and white teeth. The oldest Gao Yuanyuan is also

Only 13 years old.

What does it mean to like watching people fight so much?

After a while, when the uniformed police officers were about to force a few ghost guys to get into the car and return to the police station, a certain bodyguard, under Azhi's constant encouragement, walked over to chat with the police officers and ask about the situation.

After returning, a certain bodyguard also sighed with surprise on his face, "The person who took the initiative to beat someone was a ghost guy from Amei's family. He seemed to be a young rich man. The one who was beaten was an employee of Amei's consulate. This is a long time since I've been alive."

Already."

Azhi, who just likes to watch the fun, was shocked, "It's actually the young rich man who fights against the consulate? Why are they fighting?"

A certain bodyguard explained with a weird look, "That little rich man has diabetes and needs to inject himself with insulin every day. He gives himself injections. He was recommended to go to Baicaotang to see an old Chinese medicine doctor. He was really invited from the capital. He has been passed down by his ancestors for five generations.

Chinese medicine.”

"I treated him for half a month, stopped injectable insulin, and switched to traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture, dietary supplements, and exercise. He didn't need to inject himself every day. He needed to go back to Amei's house to handle some business matters."

"But when I was at the airport, I was told by the customs that some Chinese medicines could not be checked directly. They might be confiscated by North American customs. Even if he is a young North American rich man, he will not be dealt with after the medicines are confiscated, but if the medicines are gone, they are gone...

…”

"After learning about the situation, that person came to the consulate to talk about the customs clearance of the medicine. He just bought Chinese medicine to treat his own illness, treat and control and alleviate his diabetes. He was not transporting powder, so why couldn't he go through the customs?"

"The consulate told him that these drugs have not been reviewed and certified by the North American FDA, and they just cannot pass..."

"The fight started!"

Fan Bingbing looked surprised when she heard this, "Is it really a medicine? It can't pass the test?"

Gao Yuanyuan was curious, "Since these drugs can really cure diseases, why can't they pass FDA review and certification?"

A certain bodyguard looked arrogant and said, "Young ancestors, how do I know this? I'm just a bodyguard, not a person in the medical field."

………………

Night falls.

When the theme song "The river flows eastward, the stars in the sky join the Beidou" plays on the TV sets of every household in Hong Kong, the 92 version of "Water Margin" promoted by ATV has officially begun to bombard the small screen.

This version of Water Margin basically has the same lineup as the original 1998 version, such as Li Xuejian's Song Jiang, Ning Xiaozhi's Wu Yong, Xiu Qing's Hua Rong, Ding Haifeng's Wu Song, and Zang Jinsheng's Lu Zhishen. Are there any differences? For example, Ouyang Zhen

Hua played Gao Yanei...

The audition invitation sent to Ouyang Zhenhua was Wu Yong, but this guy decided that Wu Yong was not very interesting, so he went to play Gao Yanei.

"Water Margin" was aired in late September in mainland China together with Yangma, and the ratings were sold out as soon as it was released. The performance was not much worse than "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and even better than "Dream of Red Mansions".

Throughout the second half of September, there was "Water Margin" on the small screen of TV sets, and "The Taoist" and "Little Ghost Thief" were on the big movies, continuing to make an impact on the entertainment industry.

When the time came to October, when Little Ghost Thief was being released one after another, the box office not only exceeded the 30 million Hong Kong dollar mark in Hong Kong, but also exceeded the 230 million yuan mark in the mainland. The box office of the province plus stars Ma Tai and Dao Han also exceeded 200 million Hong Kong dollars.

In North America, the final box office was US$7.9 million, and in Europe it was US$28 million, which together equals HK$280 million.

Its final box office performance exceeded HK$700 million globally!

The figure of 700 million Hong Kong dollars is less than 100 million U.S. dollars. It is considered to be the beginning of a new series of Little Ghost masterpieces. If it can continue to carefully plan and make sequels, it can be regarded as a work with good influence.

After all, even "The Taoist Man", which was released on September 25, only barely exceeded 10 million Hong Kong dollars in its cumulative box office during its first weekend plus the following week, as well as festivals like the Double Ninth Festival, and its trend was not as strong as that of Little Ghost.

It was under such circumstances that Zhao Donghuai was sitting in the office of ATV headquarters, looking at a piece of information in his hand with a strange look on his face, "You said that recently there are many diabetic patients from North America who often go to Baicaotang to see Dr. Gu for treatment?"

"Unable to bring medicine back to North America...they all settled in Tai Po??"

Chen Hong sighed with emotion, "Yes, the number of such patients has reached three figures. It almost makes Mr. Gu overwhelmed. The few apprentices he brought can do just fine."

Water Margin has taken the small screen by storm. As each of the Water Margin heroes became popular, patients from North America began to come to Hong Kong for medical treatment. Patients from A Mei’s family also caused violent conflicts with the consulate staff on many occasions.

This is really...

Diabetes was called diabetes mellitus in ancient times. The father of Wang Tao, a famous doctor in the Tang Dynasty, suffered from diabetes. The great doctor personally tasted his father's urine and confirmed that it was sweet. Then various treatments, traditional Chinese medicine and diet control were used to cure the disease. His father's condition is under control.

Sun Simiao, the king of medicine in the Tang Dynasty, also wrote a prescription for treating diabetes.

Those are all things from the Tang Dynasty. Even in modern medicine, type 2 diabetes is not difficult to treat and control, and there is no need to take insulin every day, but type 1 diabetes is still very torturous.

Zhao Donghuai has never come up with a systematic prescription for curing diabetes, and has never written an order for Baicaotang. This is the original strength of Dr. Gu, a century-old famous Gu family who was invited from the capital.

Traditional Chinese medicine...the top-notch doctors who have emerged are completely different from ordinary Chinese medicine practitioners. Could this be a 1992 or 1993 version of Dallas Buyers Club??

Or a 92 or 93 version of New York Buyers Club??

(Dallas Buyers Club), that’s because in Dallas in 1986, there was an HIV patient who was waiting to die when his time was running out. He found other drugs to treat and relieve HIV, but they were not recognized by the FDA in North America. I joined a group of patients to fight against the FDA.

That happened in Dallas.

So the movie adaptation in the 2010s is called Dallas Sellers Club.

But this time the type 1 diabetic patient was actually a young rich man from New York who came to Hong Kong for a trip and discovered the 2nd Hong Kong Haowan Canglong Fishing Gear Competition organized by Liu Yijun. He himself is a fisherman who loves fishing.

Unexpectedly participating in the competition, Liu Yijun unexpectedly saw him injecting himself with insulin. He mentioned it casually, and with the mentality of giving it a try, he went to see a Chinese medicine doctor... and then it developed into a fight with A Mei's family in the consulate in Hong Kong??

Although in the end the wealthy buyer in New York was still unable to bring the medicine to North America as he wished, he called on his friends and invited many of the same patients to come to Hong Kong Island to see Chinese medicine doctors.

The condition has really been gradually controlled and alleviated, and I no longer need to inject myself with insulin every day.

Dr. Gu, who came from the capital, made a Chinese decoction that was not tasty, but the medicine was just a little bitter. For those patients, it was much more comfortable than stabbing themselves with injections every day.

Those patients fighting against the FDA? Stop making trouble. The original trajectory was until 2018. A large group tracked and studied the selling price of insulin for treating diabetes. The price in North America is 6.3 times that of Canada, 5.9 times that of the island country, and 8.9 times that of the United States. !

The retail price of the same insulin in North America is sky-high globally.

In 2018, there were more than 32 million people with diabetes in North America between the ages of 20 and 79. Among them, type 2 is easier to control and most do not need to take insulin every day.

But you can also imagine how many people take insulin every day, not only stab themselves every day, but also steadily pay medical expenses to pharmaceutical groups.

Many patients are poor and cannot afford insulin, leading to the death of diabetic patients. As of 2018, it was still ranked seventh among the top ten causes of death in North America!

However, it is not Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer that control this price, but European and American giants such as Eli Lilly, Sanofi, Novo Nordisk, etc.

Zhao Donghuai didn’t know what to say for a while. Comparing diabetes with HIV and chronic myelogenous leukemia, it sounds really far away. It’s not on the same level as the latter two. But if you dig a little, how many patients are there in North America and how many are there every year? Can't afford insulin and die...

Take another photo to prepare for publicity??

It is estimated that the 92 or 93 version (New York Buyers Club) will also be very sensational.

Thinking of this, he said to Azhen, "Call Murdoch and see if his Fox Pictures is interested in co-producing a movie with our film group."

This directly exposes a certain aspect of darkness in North America... and the fact that the FDA is being fed by several major pharmaceutical giants? It is not suitable for Zhao Films to go it alone, so it has to drag Murdoch into the water.

This is already 1992. In fact, the prototype of the movie (Dallas Buyers Club), the real person in Dallas, not only happened, but was also exposed by a long news report (Dallas Morning News).

Maybe Dennis Hopper has already set his sights on this real case and wants to adapt it. The problem is that the director and star of Amei's family has been running around for a long time in the 1990s and can't find investment.

The biggest problem is that the movie has to expose a lot of darkness, fight with the FDA and multinational pharmaceutical giants, and there are so many investors who dare not invest for fear of not being reviewed.

………………

On October 29, Don’t Say (The Taoist) has already made more than 18 million Hong Kong dollars at the box office in Hong Kong Island, and has begun to film in East and Southeast Asia. Jet Li’s (Fist of Heroes), which has been prepared for a year, was also released for two weeks and won the first prize in Hong Kong. The box office revenue was more than 17 million Hong Kong dollars.

Tsim Sha Tsui Garden Garden Phase 1.

When Liu Yijun drove to the gate of the community, he asked Zeng Yuqian to park the car first. When he walked to the Baijia convenience store at the gate to buy cigarettes, a figure suddenly rushed out and shouted to Liu Yijun, "Liu, I'm so happy to see you again." Yes, do you still remember me?"

Liu Yijun's bodyguard was stunned and stopped his protective movements. Ajun turned around and said unexpectedly, "Paul?"

Isn't this the fierce Paul who participated in a fishing competition in Tsim Sha Tsui Bay more than a month ago and gave himself injections?

More than a month and a half later, the second fishing competition naturally came to an end, and Ajun once again distributed bonuses of HKD 500,000, HKD 300,000, and HKD 100,000 to the first, second and third place finishers.

One thing to say is that it really doesn’t cost much to hold a mosasaur fishing gear competition in Haowan, Hong Kong. It only costs less than 3 million. This is a huge amount of money for the mosasaur fishing gear factory he runs in his hometown. Good business.

Since the end of the first competition last year, Mosasaurus fishing gear has become a top brand like Shimano, Bentin, and Pacific fishing gear in the island country.

At the end of this second session, the Mosasaurus will become the top and best-selling fishing gear. After all, the fishing competition is all about enthusiasts. Super fishermen gather together, and it is a grand event that will amaze the fishing community.

For such a grand event, Mosasaurus Fishing Gear is exclusively named and promoted, and celebrity fishing friends join in, allowing citizens to have close contact with the big stars to compete and compete?

In today’s fishing world, anyone who goes out without bringing a mosasaurus fishing gear will almost be discriminated against...

Liu Yijun is also very concerned about the development of new careers outside of his own film and television industry, and he is also very happy. Is this the patient Paul??

Paul came excitedly and stretched out his hands from a distance, "Liu, I have watched the TV series (The Beginning) starring you before, and I know that you are a big star and like to perform."
To be continued...
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