Hong Kong Storm: The King of Jobs

Chapter 25: The synonym of young is poor

'Brother Jimmy, are you torturing me?'

Xizi sat down opposite Jimmy, watching Jimmy eating barbecued pork rice and a greasy roast goose leg, and subconsciously swallowed a big mouthful of saliva.

He didn't go home last night, so he had no food to eat. He only ate half a pineapple bun bought by his girlfriend. His girlfriend went to cram school during the day, and he only drank a cup of bubble milk tea in the morning. His stomach was already growling with hunger.

Even if I go home, I can only eat white porridge and fried Chinese cabbage, and no roast goose legs.

Jimmy raised his head and he also heard the sound of swallowing saliva. He sighed in his heart that if he hadn't been introduced by his cousin, he would not have met the big boss and would definitely continue to live a life of having no food to eat.

"Brother En, please give me a roast duck and barbecued pork combo, half a roast goose, curry beef brisket, and a cup of bubble milk tea. Please hurry up, I'm in a hurry."

"I found some water yesterday, so I'll treat you to dinner today."

Jimmy pulled out two redwood fish from his pocket, slapped them on the table, and asked the waiter Arn to serve the dishes quickly.

Hearing that someone was treating him to a meal, Xizai was very happy, but he was also confused when he saw the two hundred dollars on the table. In Kwun Tong, a rotten place, it was impossible to steal valuables by stealing. Where did Jimmy get the rice? Did he meet a fish?
The rice combo arrived quickly, along with curry beef brisket and half a portion of roast goose.

It was obvious that Xizai was really hungry. He ate a whole plate of rice and half a portion of roast goose. Jimmy only ate a few pieces of curry beef and put down his chopsticks.

"Xizi, I have a way to make money recently, do you want to follow me?"

After the two of them finished their meal, Jimmy got down to business. If we talk about the fighting estate boys in Kwun Tong, Xizai will definitely be on the list, and he can even be ranked in the top five.

Due to malnutrition, most of the housing estate kids were only about 1.56 meters tall, but Xizai was different. Although he had no food to eat all day like other housing estate kids, he grew to be 1.8 meters tall.

In addition, he has learned Seven-Star Mantis Boxing since he was a child and knows the moves. His reaction ability is much faster than that of other kids in the housing estate. Relying on his height and reaction ability, it is no problem for him to beat three or four people alone.

"New way to make money? Can I have double-mix rice every day? If so, I'll follow."

Xizai burped and expressed his request from the bottom of his heart. It was really embarrassing that he had to spend his girlfriend's pocket money every day when he went out to have fun.

Instead of describing a bright future, Jimmy took out five hundred yuan that he had prepared in advance from his pocket and put it in front of Xizi.

"I worshipped the boss of the Shuifang Hall in Yau Ma Tei, Handsome Sheng, as the boss. We are going to plant a flag tonight and need help. We are brothers, and the first person I look for is you. I will give you this opportunity."

“Think about it!”

The moment Xizi's eyes were fixed on the five redwood fish that were placed on the table, he couldn't even hear what his good friend sitting opposite him said.

"Hey! What are you daydreaming about?"

"Are you listening!"

Jimmy said a lot, but found that Xizi was distracted and staring at the money on the table. He could only reach out and wave his hand in front of Xizi's eyes twice to bring him back to his senses.

"What are you talking about?"

"Is there a way to make money?! Follow me, there is money to be made, I will definitely follow."

After Xizi finished speaking, he snatched the money on the table, counted it over and over again, and then put it into his jeans pocket.

"Don't say I don't take care of you. We'll start working tonight. Each person will get 100 yuan. I don't care how much you give to others. I'll give you the full amount." "We'll provide dinner, sex, supper and banquet tonight."

"I only need 20 people, and they must be good fighters. No scumbags or losers. How many can you bring?"

"Xizi, my boss, Liangzai Sheng, is recruiting people and has many places. If you catch the boss's eye, you will definitely be one of the people who opened a temple. Then you will be the boss of the water room and have a way to make money."

"Even if you're just doing valet parking, you can make hundreds of dollars a night. Is that more than what you can earn working in a factory?"

"Uncle works so hard every day and only makes thirty dollars standing for twelve hours. You can easily make hundreds of dollars just by sitting outside and smoking."

In fact, Jimmy had already figured it out at yesterday's banquet. The boss was indeed short of manpower and needed to shine his golden signboard. This was the rising period that his junior high school teacher had told him about in his spare time.

During the rising period, as long as you dare to fight and act ruthlessly, you will be able to succeed.

"Twenty people? One hundred dollars per person, and free artillery fire?"

"You don't have to look for anyone else, I can take care of it all."

"I must be counted as one of the lucky ones for this. The BB guys don't have any money in their pockets, so I can take this opportunity to make some money!"

It is so easy to find 20 housing estate boys in Kwun Tong. 20! 200 is no problem. Besides, they can make money. If you just go to the stadium and shout, you will definitely be crowded.

Xizi patted his chest and said, this is a small problem and he can handle it himself.

After Jimmy finished speaking, he pointed out ten more redwood fish, spread them on the table, and gave half of the appearance fee.

Xizai immediately collected all the money and said that he would take care of the problem himself if there were not enough people needed.

"Okay, I have something else to do. At six o'clock, we'll be at the 886 roller skating rink in Yau Ma Tei. Bring your own gear. It's best to put it in your schoolbag to avoid getting caught by the cops."

Jimmy stood up, walked to the front desk to pay the bill, said hello to Arn, and left Cuihua Restaurant.

After receiving the money, Xizai quickly got up and went to find his good brothers to gather the people Jimizi needed.

When A'en saw that Jimi and Xizi had left, he quickly cleared the leftovers on the table, muttering to himself, "It's a mess. You'll be poor at three o'clock and rich at five o'clock. It's all over once you close your eyes."

Jimmy didn't hear the wise words from Arn's mouth. Even if he had heard them, he wouldn't have taken them to heart. Death is not scary, but poverty is. He has lived a life of frugality for seventeen years and doesn't want to go on like this anymore.

He walked to the side of the field, where people were playing soccer even on a hot day.

For the kids from the housing estates to play football under the scorching sun, there must be some gambling involved. However, the kids from the housing estates were all very poor, so the amount they bet was not big, mostly just a dozen dollars, and definitely not more than fifty dollars.

Dozens of housing estate kids gathered in groups of three or five on the sidelines of the football field. Each of them had a rebellious expression on their young face. They held cigarettes in their mouths skillfully and gave orders to the players on the field.

Many people came over to say hello when they saw Jimmy coming. They all came from Wan Han Street in Kwun Tong and had been friends there since childhood. They were very familiar with each other and many of them were even members of gangs.

We all come from the same street, so we have some friendship.

Jimmy didn't tell everyone about recruiting soldiers, but talked to a few people who were tight-lipped and had strong fists. When these idle guys in the housing estate heard that there was money to be made, they all nodded in agreement.

(End of this chapter)