Hong Kong Film: Short mules have no future, I am in charge of Hong Kong

Chapter 13 Red Stick
After coming back from the deep water, Su Hanze went back to the place called Hanhai Finnish Bath, found a girl to massage him, then went to the bathhouse to wash his body and prepare for a good sauna.

Ever since he settled down in Bowling Lane, he chose this place as his place of business.

The top floor of Hanhai Finnish Bathhouse is a converted attic with one bedroom, one living room, and a shower room, which is more than 600 square feet.

In Hong Kong Island, where every inch of land is valuable, this attic seems very spacious compared to the millions of citizens who are crammed in pigeon cages.

After taking a sauna, Su Hanze felt relaxed all over. He threw his clothes to the workers in the yard and returned to his residence.

He made an appointment with Thirteenth Sister to meet here at noon, and was ready to hand over the accounts that had been counted last night to Thirteenth Sister.

The amount that a younger brother pays to the boss of a gang is different from the amount that a boss of a gang pays to the leader.

Excluding the fact that he is Thirteenth Sister's cousin, from the perspective of the community, his current identity is Thirteenth Sister's younger brother.

According to the rules of Bowl Lane, the person in charge of each venue must calculate the amount that should have been paid yesterday before 2 p.m. and hand it over to Thirteenth Sister.

Thirteenth Sister would summarize the monthly accounts and, according to the rules set by Jiang Tiansheng, send the bills to Central every month for Hongxing's White Paper Fan Chen Yao to review.

Of course, every place has its own rules.

For the lucrative gangs like those in Bowl Lane, Mong Kok, Tsim Sha Tsui and Causeway Bay, Jiang Tiansheng set the rule of collecting money based on a commission.

As for places like Sai Wan, Tuen Mun and Kwun Tong, they were either extremely poor or their gangs did not have enough power in the local area and could not make much money. Jiang Tiansheng adopted a fixed commission method.

It is worth mentioning that among the twelve Hongxing gangs, the place with the lowest number of payments every month is Sai Wan.

Logically speaking, Sai Wan is not a poor place.

Moreover, Sai Wan is where Hong Hing started and is Hong Hing’s old turf.

In those turbulent times, Jiang Zhen, a Chaozhou man, led a group of Chaozhou brothers and conquered the world at Triangle Wharf with a carrying pole.

In just over a decade, Hung Hing became a prosperous society in Hong Kong Island.

This shows how sharp their methods are.

However, Su Hanze asked his elder sister to come here not just to pay him a fee.

He actually had more important things to discuss with Thirteenth Sister.

He planned to ask Thirteenth Sister to formally support him in winning the Red Stick spot in the second half of the year.

The time-limited task given by the system only lasts for one month.

To be precise, he only has twenty-nine days to operate.

In fact, Su Hanze knew clearly in his heart that as a newcomer to Hongxing, he still had a lot of pressure if he wanted to successfully get the Red Stick quota for the first half of Hongxing within a month.

A dwarf mule who can wield a red stick is considered to be a successful person in the underworld.

You can open your own mountain gate and recruit followers with legitimate reasons.

There are tens of thousands of thugs in Hung Hing, and every year, countless people are eyeing the Red Stick spot.

Since the death of Jiang Zhen, the first leader of Hongxing, Jiang Tiansheng took over the leadership from his father. In order to better control the society, he formulated many new rules.

For example, Hongxing does not allow fans to leave, and the 12 district leaders are responsible for the system...

One of the rules is that, except for special circumstances, only two red stick spots are given out each year.

Su Hanze is a gangster who just escaped from the Netherlands and is an unknown person in Hongxing. It is not impossible for him to successfully take over the position of Red Stick by relying on the relationship between Shisanmei and Han Bin, but there are many people who will not accept it.

Han Bin said it well, even if Thirteenth Sister sits in the position of the boss of Potlan Street, there are still many people in Hongxing who complain.

Su Hanze's idea was very clear.

Even if you are a gangster, you have to be sharp and loud enough!

Su Hanze remembered those Hong Kong movies he had watched before, many of which were about societies, and they all conveyed a value -

That means being a gangster is a dead end, with one foot in the kiln and one foot in the coffin, you will be a rat in the gutter your whole life!

Su Hanze did not deny this statement, but he knew that many such movies were actually filmed at the behest of these community leaders.

He also knew that Hong Kong Island now has a population of five million, and more than 90% of them have to spend their entire lives squeezed into a pigeon cage less than 500 feet long.

Even after death, one still has to pay to buy an altar for his ashes.

He didn't understand anything about finance, stocks, or the Wharf acquisition plan. He had never studied Hong Kong's horse racing and Mark Six lottery in his previous life... His knowledge of Hong Kong was only through the bits and pieces he had seen in various media before.

For example, he knew that Li Ka-shing was very rich. The 500 million-dollar inspector Lei Luo dominated an era, and Hong Kong Island in this era was full of beauties!

And some remaining memories of the original owner of this body.

That’s all…

If it's a side job, then just do it!

Just as Su Hanze was sorting out the account books in his hands, the half-closed door of the attic was pushed open.

Thirteenth Sister had obviously just woken up, her eyes were slightly swollen, and she walked into Su Hanze's attic.

Seeing Su Hanze sorting out the account books, he greeted him.

"Aze, are you used to handling these accounts?"

"It's all in order, sister. Don't think I can only cut people with a knife. If I don't eat brains, I won't survive two years in Holland."

Su Hanze stood up with a smile and handed the account books of the three venues registered yesterday to Thirteenth Sister.

Thirteenth Sister took the account book and sat down on the sofa by the window.

He glanced at it casually and nodded with satisfaction.

“Yes, I remember that you didn’t even finish Form 3, and I was worried that you wouldn’t want to take care of these boring account books.

It seems that the hardships you have endured in the Netherlands over the past two years have helped you grow.”

Seeing Thirteenth Sister put down the account book, Su Hanze spoke.

"Sister, I know that before the Dragon Boat Festival next month, Hongxing will have a vacancy for a Red Stick position.

I've been in this business for so many years, but I've never known what it feels like to be a big boss.

I want to fight for this Red Stick spot, what do you think? "

Thirteenth sister rolled her eyes at Su Hanze.

He sneered, "Are you crazy? Counting from yesterday, you have been in Hongxing for less than 24 hours.

"Isn't it too bold to think about competing for the Red Stick position right now?"

"It all depends on people."

Su Hanze took out his own red cigarette, handed one to Thirteenth Sister, and lit it for her.

He said with a smile: "Big sister, we are out there, we must fight for what we can, the sooner we succeed, the sooner we can get ahead.

Otherwise, if I get killed one day, I won’t know what it feels like to stand out until I die. Wouldn’t that be a big loss?”

"What nonsense are you talking about, you bastard?"

Thirteenth Sister patted Su Hanze on the head, and seeing that Su Hanze didn't seem to be joking, she pondered for a moment.

He said immediately.

"If I had brought you back from the Netherlands a few months earlier, maybe you would still have a chance to fight for the Red Stick.

But there is less than a month left, I think you should wait a little longer, I can find a way to help you get the spot at the end of the year."

"I can't wait. There's no Red Stick to support the gang in Gan Da Bo Lan Street. Every time something happens, it's Brother Bing's people who come to support them. Big sister, do you think it's appropriate?"

Su Hanze shook his head, his eyes full of determination.

Thirteenth Sister finally sighed helplessly.

He said in embarrassment: "You poor fellow, you have been in this business for a long time. It only takes you one month to go from a blue lantern to a red stick. Don't you know how difficult it is?

Those who are qualified to wear the red stick have either been in hard labor for the society or have shed blood and worked hard for the society, and are favored by many brothers.

Not to mention the hard work in the kiln, which of these two points can you accomplish in a month?
Besides, you are in Bolan Street, and you can command Han Bin’s people at will. It’s no different from taking the initiative yourself.

What era is this? Why bother about the false name of the Red Stick?
If you like it, why don't I change your nickname and call you Honggunze?"

(End of this chapter)