Chapter 954: Car crash!
Translator: Legge Editor: Legge
On the day of the birthday celebration.
Huairou, Yanqi Hotel.
A long way from the hotel, Zhang Ye was driving and talking on the phone.
"What are you going here for, Old Rao?"
"I want to go and have a look. Wasn't there someone who wanted to beat me up?"
"It's my friend's birthday today, so let me meet them first."
"Just wait for me."
"Hey, you're serious about coming?"
"Of course! Since someone has issued a threat to me, how can I not be there?"
"Check back later, alright? Wait for my call. If you really come, then I doubt the birthday celebration would be able to proceed. The entire event would definitely get disrupted and thrown into disarray!"
Zhang Ye didn't care who Jiang Hanwei was, but he still had to leave some face for Xiaodong.
At the venue.
The birthday celebration was slated to begin at noon, but at around 10 AM, the guests were already gradually arriving. Around the area, several groups of reporters were also here with seven or eight news reporting vans behind them.
Reporters showing up for such celebrity birthday celebrations was not an unusual sight. After all, any small or big events with many celebrities in attendance was still news for them. But today's event clearly did not have an air of normalcy to it. Too many reporters had showed up! There were entertainment reporters from the newspapers, reporters from Beijing Television, and reporters from Central TV News Channel. From the emptied bottles and drink packets lying on the ground, many of these reporters had probably been waiting since early in the morning. Everyone's purpose today was likely the same: They were all here because of the conflict between Jiang Hanwei and Zhang Ye!
"Why are they not here yet?"
"Take it easy. Just wait."
"A car's coming! A car's coming!"
"Eh, that's Chen Guang and Fan Wenli!"
"Let's go!"
"Go, go, go!"
A car was driving over from across the way. When the sharp-eyed reporters saw this, they swarmed it!
The car couldn't move forward as it got blocked.
Chen Guang and Fan Wenli had no choice but to roll down their windows to tell the reporters, "Can you please make way for us?"
One of the female reporters quickly said, "Everyone knows that the two of you are good friends with Zhang Ye. Can you please tell us what is going on between him and Jiang Hanwei?"
Chen Guang gave a wry smile. "I'm not sure either."
A male reporter hurriedly said, "Do you think they'll attend the birthday bash?"
Fan Wenli smiled and said, "I suppose so."
All in all, the couple denied any knowledge of the dispute by giving noncommittal answers.
Behind them, Huo Dongfang's car also arrived.
A large wave of reporters once again surrounded a celebrity's vehicle!
"Teacher Huo!"
"Sect Leader Huo!"
"Do you know anything about the conflict between Zhang Ye and Jiang Hanwei?"
"What are they fighting over?"
"Does Teacher Jiang Hanwei really want to beat up Zhang Ye's agent?"
Huo Dongfang answered with a smile, "It must be gossip. Don't believe it."
A newspaper reporter said, "But hasn't the news already been confirmed?"
"I don't know about that." Huo Dongfang repeatedly shook his head. "Please, everyone, let me through. I need to get inside."
A reporter from a television station asked, "Then who is Zhang Ye's agent?"
Huo Dongfang replied, "I would like to ask the same."
The reporter said in surprise, "You don't know who it is either?"
More and more of the arriving celebrities were stuck at the main entrance.
As the hotel was a semi-open space, Xiaodong had already booked the entire place prior to today. The celebration was considered a private event and guests would require an invitation to get in. So the reporters, who weren't allowed in, could only block the entrance in the hopes of getting their questions answered.
Not long after, Xiaodong and the other two members of her group ran out of the hotel!
Their group's name was "Spring Garden." It was formed of three female members: Xiaodong was the group's leader, with the other two members being Li Xiaoxian and Amy. They were the most popular girl group in the country and their popularity ranking had always been at the forefront of the B-list rankings. They had been popular for many years, and if a good chance or opportunity came their way, they might even rise into the A-list.
The three members had very different styles. Xiaodong was more well-rounded, beautiful, mature, but also full of life. Li Xiaoxian was comparatively quieter, and behaved and spoke appropriately at all times. On the other hand, Amy was more of a wild child who was sassier and sexier than the other two, and had a large number of fans chasing her!
When Li Xiaoxian came out, she said to the reporters, "Can everyone please make way for the guests to enter? Thank you for your cooperation."
Amy said, "Stop blocking the entrance!"
As a result of their appearance, the reporters rushed over and surrounded them.
"Teacher Xiaodong!"
"Is the guest list for your birthday celebration real?"
"When will Zhang Ye and Jiang Hanwei get here?"
"They're both quite close to you, so what do you make of this quarrel between them? Why did you invite both of them to your birthday bash?"
"Who is Zhang Ye's agent?"
"Teacher Xiaodong, reveal something to us, please!"
Their cameras and zoom lenses were all raised and ready.
Xiaodong first signaled to the hotel's security team to clear the area around the entrance, then brought all the reporters over to a different spot so that the guests could get into the hotel without any trouble. She then told them in all seriousness, "First, I would like to clarify something. Zhang Ye and Uncle Jiang are both very dear to me and have both helped me out before. About the argument this time, I dare say that it is only a rumor. At any rate, I haven't received such news. It must have been made up by someone and everyone else circulated it. From what I know, Zhang Ye and Uncle Jiang have never even met before, so how could they clash like that? This whole state of affairs is one big contradiction!"
The reporters all nodded in agreement.
Right, these two men really hadn't ever met before!
So how could things suddenly escalate so relentlessly between them?
Xiaodong continued, "It's true that I invited both Teacher Zhang and Uncle Jiang today. But it's so that they can clarify things to put this matter to rest and keep this ridiculousness from spreading any further."
Li Xiaoxian added, "Right, it's all just hearsay."
Amy said with a laugh, "Don't believe those rumors! Later, when Sister Dong officially introduces Uncle Jiang to Zhang Ye, she'll get them to take a picture together and will send it to you guys! That should be enough to dismiss all the gossip!"
Xiaodong coughed and stepped on Amy's foot.
When the reporters heard this, they got a little confused.
Take a picture together?
Could it really have been a rumor?
All their information was wrong?
Suddenly, someone shouted!
"He's here!"
"That's Zhang Ye's car!"
"Eh, whose car is beside his?"
"The other one belongs to Jiang Hanwei!"
"They came here together?"
The reporters were startled. They quickly picked up their cameras and snapped picture after picture!
There were even some people who rushed over to stop their cars, hoping to get an interview!
Xiaodong was also startled by this. She hadn't expected the two of them to happen to meet on the way in. But she quickly reacted and signaled to the hotel security to block the reporters. Then she stood there and beckoned for Zhang Ye's car and Jiang Hanwei's car to proceed straight into the hotel and not slow down. She was afraid that the reporters would surround them if their cars stopped there. That would expose a lot of behind-the-scenes issues and she would have no way to mediate the conflict after the fact!
Chen Guang smiled and waved.
Zhang Ye, who was driving, raised a hand in return. He greeted Old Chen and his wife.
Quite a few of the celebrities who were held up at the entrance earlier also waved at Jiang Hanwei's car while nodding and smiling to him. They were all very warm and polite toward his arrival.
"Teacher Jiang!"
"You've arrived?"
"Please go ahead, head in first!"
"There are too many people out here. Let's chat when we get inside!"
"Old Jiang, we must drink together today. I haven't had any with you in a while!"
Jiang Hanwei's car was a black BMW 7 Series. The car window rolled down slowly as he nodded to and greeted his old friends.
The celebrities successively restarted their cars to get ready to drive into the hotel.
At the main entrance, the hotel's security team had already cleared the way for the guests to proceed in.
Zhang Ye had just spotted the person in the car next to his. At the same time, Jiang Hanwei saw Zhang Ye in the BMW X5 beside his car. The two of them were taken aback and exchanged a look about a second long before looking away again.
Jiang Hanwei rolled up his car window and sneered.
Zhang Ye seemingly looked indifferent to this.
The two of them bumped into each other for the first time in this manner!
In the next moment, the two of them "bumped" into each other for the first time as well!
Due to Jiang Hanwei's status in the industry, those celebrities who had arrived earlier did not cut in front of him and instead waited for Jiang Hanwei and Zhang Ye to drive into the hotel first. And between those two cars, Zhang Ye's X5 was the one slightly ahead. Because the road leading up into the hotel's entrance was sloped, and since his car was an all-wheel drive crossover, he was clearly moving more smoothly. As such, according to his travel speed, Zhang Ye should have been the one entering the hotel first, followed by Jiang Hanwei.
But an accident occurred!
The interior of the car.
Jiang Hanwei told his driver, "Pass him!"
His chauffeur was a martial arts choreographer on his team. "Ah?"
Jiang Hanwei repeated, "Pass him!"
The driver challenged, "But there's only enough space for one car to enter at a time!"
"Alright, don't do it then!" Jiang Hanwei said sarcastically.
"Haha, OK, I know what to do!" After confirming his intentions, the driver broke into a smile. "Watch what I can do!"
Suddenly, the BMW 7 Series accelerated and sped forward. The engine revved loudly and scared everyone within hearing range!
After this, everyone was astonished to see Jiang Hanwei's car speeding past the other car. The road leading to the hotel's main entrance was already getting narrower up ahead and could only accommodate a single car at a time, but Jiang Hanwei's BMW still forcefully overtook the other car. Swerving, the rear bumper made light contact with the front of Zhang Ye's car as he cut Zhang Ye off!
They nearly collided!
But Jiang Hanwei's car still managed to get ahead at the end!
Jiang Hanwei laughed.
His driver and two other members of his stunt team also laughed.
Chen Guang frowned. "What are they trying to do?"
Fan Wenli said, "Jiang Hanwei is too hotheaded."
A female celebrity beside them said, "That's so dangerous! There was nearly an accident!"
This passing maneuver was in fact very dangerous due to the fact that the hotel entrance was sloped, not a gentle gradient but shear. The height difference between the top and the bottom of the sloped side was about half a meter, so if the car did not manage to cut in front, it would have gone off the slope and possibly overturn. If it really did overturn, the damage to the car would be secondary while those who were in it would definitely get hurt. They might even be seriously injured!
The reporters were all stunned!
Xiaodong, Li Xiaoxian, and Amy were all getting anxious!
W-What is Uncle Jiang doing!
There are still so many reporters out there!
The other celebrities present were also stunned by what had happened. Some were amused. Those who were amused were the celebrities who had close ties with Jiang Hanwei and knew his temperament very well. You want to drive ahead of Old Jiang? Zhang Ye, do you think you're qualified to do so?
In an instant, the reporters became very excited. It was as though they had just spotted an opportunity to report on a headline piece of news, and tirelessly snapped away on their cameras in the direction of the entrance!
Jiang Hanwei was indeed Jiang Hanwei!
The big brother of the entertainment industry was still as domineering as ever!
Everyone was astonished, but not surprised at this. This was because Jiang Hanwei's temper had always been like this. He had also done similar things in the past as he had today. Jiang Hanwei's name 1 was quite reflective of his character, considerably tougher and wanting to have the glory of being the first in everything that he did. As such, what he did today was very normal to those who knew him well.
Momentarily, everyone's focus was on Jiang Hanwei's car. Some of the reporters were already thinking of how to write today's entertainment news headlines after they got back to their offices.
However, everyone seemed to have forgotten about the person in the car behind Jiang Hanwei. It was the hooligan who had an even worse temper and reputation than Jiang Hanwei!
Zhang Ye was infuriated right there and then!
Motherfucker!
Zhang Ye had always been a reasonable person when handling things. At the National Martial Arts Conference, it was the Huashan Sect who had resorted to underhanded tactics first. Zhang Ye and Rao Aimin nearly lost their lives at the time, so of course they wanted to seek a proper explanation from the Huashan Sect after the event. But you, Jiang Hanwei, you're just a former disciple of the Huashan Sect, so what business do you have? First, you issue a threat in the circle that you are going to beat up my agent, then you warn that you'll still do it even if the agent is my relative, and now you cut me off, and even scrape my car? If it weren't for my wide tires, my car would have flipped and rolled down the slope!
I've given you your fucking face!
Are you fucking done yet?
With a roar of the engine, Zhang Ye's X5 suddenly accelerated forward!
"Ah!"
"Zhang Ye's car is going!"
"What's going on?"
"W-What is he trying to do!"
"Heavens!"
This act caught everyone by surprise!
Jiang Hanwei's driver did not care. Instead, he steered in a serpentine pattern to block Zhang Ye's path, knowing that he wouldn't be able to pass him anymore. It was sheer provocation!
The martial arts choreographer in the front passenger seat turned back to look and said, "There's already no space on the road in front! It's only enough for a single car to pass through the entrance! Does he still want to pass us? Ha, does he intend to fly over us then?"
Zhang Ye approached!
Closer and closer!
In the blink of an eye, Zhang Ye's X5 was right behind them!
This time, it was the people in Jiang Hanwei's car who were panicking!
"Holy shit!"
"Why isn't that bastard slowing down?"
"Fuck!"
"He's about to collide with us!"
"That idiot is crazy!"
Jiang Hanwei was stunned!
The reporters were stunned!
Xiaodong was stunned!
Everyone present at the celebration was stunned!
Zhang Ye floored the accelerator and, scaring everyone out of their wits, rear-ended the BMW 7 Series in front of him. With a loud crash, the rear of the 7 Series visibly crumpled. Meanwhile, Zhang Ye's X5 didn't look like it had a scratch on it. His X5 was not just any ordinary X5, but a specially made bulletproof crossover! Zhang Ye then pushed Jiang Hanwei's car off the side of the slope!
Bam!
Clang!
Jiang Hanwei's car fell off the shear slope side, but did not flip over. The engine died!
In the car, a flurry of curses and swears rang out one after another!
"Zhang Ye!"
"Your grandpa!"
"Fuck!"
"Aiyo, my waist!"
Jiang Hanwei had hit his arm against something and was in so much pain that he blew up in anger!
At this moment, everything seemed to still!
No one expected Zhang Ye to actually crash into the car in front of him!
Chen Guang covered his face with his hands!
Fan Wenli wiped off the sweat on her forehead!
All of the other celebrities were staring with jaws dropped!
So this was Zhang Ye?
This was the infamous hooligan of the entertainment circle?
Holy fuck, what kind of person is he! So it turns out that there is actually someone in the entertainment circle more hotheaded than Jiang Hanwei?!
Zhang Ye then put his car into gear and turned the steering wheel and swaggered in through the hotel's main entrance!
The reporter who had questioned Spring Garden earlier looked at them with dumbfounded eyes. "Are you girls sure...that you can get the two of them to take a picture together later on?"
Xiaodong: "…"
Li Xiaoxian: "…"
Amy: "…"
This was big news!
There was no way it could be contained any longer!