Hong Kong Storm: The King of Jobs

Chapter 392, page 168: The King of Ducks

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Hua Langgui, with his legs crossed and a cigar dangling from his mouth, disdainfully surveyed Da Dongjiu's somewhat shabby office. He was the son-in-law, now making money from a male prostitute.

Hong Kong is full of older women whose pockets are full of money and whose youth has faded. Although these older women have children and some even have living husbands, they still like young and handsome men.

The "Top Ten Male Prostitutes of Hong Kong" were created by Hua Langgui. With these ten male prostitutes, he also made a lot of money from the real estate and logistics industries. As long as his male prostitutes were sweet-talking, these older women would open the door to them and let him make some money.

"Ninth Brother, you're a senior, so it's understandable if you lost to Handsome Sheng, but losing to Ji Mi Zai and doing such a lousy job is making your fellow disciples laugh until they turn yellow!"

Flicking his cigar ash onto the clean floor, Hua Langgui stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the convoy of cars slowly driving below. Suddenly, he noticed something was amiss and asked curiously, "Wasn't it said that the boss was going to compensate Jimi with a Maserati?"

Why haven't I seen him?

Da Dongjiu sneered, took a sip of the medicinal wine in his cup, remained silent for two seconds, and then said, "Do you think I'm someone who doesn't care about money?!"

"When the cannon goes off, there's a ton of gold!"

"Showing off horses is like fighting a war; there's one price for standing in the air, and another price for taking action!"

"That damn bastard Jimi is short on cash lately, so he pawned the Maserati that the big boss originally gave him. Now that bastard is making a fuss every day, and military uniforms are coming to check and seize things every day, making life difficult for everyone!"

"Punch his mother!"

We've been clashing with Jimmy for almost two weeks now. We've lost a lot of territory and a huge amount of money. We originally thought going into Yau Ma Tei was a brilliant move, but it turns out to be a losing proposition.

Thinking of this, Da Dongjiu raised his hand and swallowed all the bitter wine in the cup.

"Let's go out and stretch our legs? Let's teach this handsome guy a lesson!"

"If this bastard manages to stay in Yau Ma Tei for a while, we won't need to open a gang anymore. All the henchmen will switch to Shui Fong, and we can start preparing to build cardboard boxes on the footbridge!"

Hua Lang has very few establishments; he only has a few male escort shops in Hung Hom. He frequents these places and doesn't need to fight all day. Even if he moves between different establishments, he only needs to pay the required fees.

But the gangsters wanted to establish their own territory and set up shop. Moreover, the bosses behind them also wanted to get involved in the entertainment industry. Sun Kee was the only one in Mong Kok, Wo Kee occupied Tsim Sha Tsui, and the Number Gang was in Tsim Sha Tsui.

Even if there is a boss, one branch can't fight another gang. So after considering all options, Hua Langgui set his sights on Yau Ma Tei. After all, Liang Zai Sheng is also a branch, and their strengths are roughly equal.

The news that Shanghai Boy is going to open the Dragon Palace nightclub in Yau Ma Tei has spread throughout the entertainment industry. It will cover an area of ​​20,000 square meters and be an all-glass building. After it opens, it will definitely become a landmark building in Yau Ma Tei.

This will be Hong Kong's fourth top-tier entertainment venue, following Chinatown, Shanghai City, and Du Lao Zhi.

Even if Dragon Palace Nightclub can't compare to Du Laozhi Nightclub in the future, it can still make one or two million in revenue per night. He just got a batch of top Annamese girls from Annam, which can be put in Dragon Palace Nightclub.

However, the management of the Dragon Palace nightclub had been handed over to Handsome Sheng. This loser hadn't set up a table for drinks or sat down to chat with everyone, clearly intending to hog the food all to himself.

To eat alone, you need a good appetite!

Hua Lang Gui came over to support Dong Kowloon, just to see if Handsome Sheng really has a steel stomach and iron teeth!

Having witnessed the brilliance of the handsome young man's fighting skills at the fireworks festival, Da Dongjiu shook his head without hesitation. He was a wise man, not a brute, and couldn't resort to violence like a crude warrior.

If, like Good Brother Big Mouth Duck, Handsome Winner is thrown out into the street like a dead dog, then the East Union Society has absolutely no hope in Yau Ma Tei.

Besides, Hua Langgui's fancy but ineffective fighting skills don't seem like they can hold their own. Let's just swindle more money from this loser! Only with money can we keep fighting with the handsome guy.

"Mr. Jack, please wait a moment. Let's have a celebratory drink together after I've dealt with Handsome Sheng!"

Seeing that Da Dong Jiu was even less courageous than a rat, Hua Lang Gui looked at Quick Fist Jack sitting to the side. This was the person in charge of the Number Gang's Mei Zi Dui, the representative of the Japanese Yazaku, who had given him 500,000 and three Japanese-style izakayas to support Da Dong Jiu.

Everyone in Hong Kong knows that the East Union Society has a good relationship with Yazaka of Japan, so good that they're practically inseparable.

"Brother Gui, please make yourself at home. We'll be waiting for your good news upstairs."

Quick Fist Jack didn't think Flower Wolf could beat Handsome Boy, but this guy wanted to test the waters, and he had no reason to discourage his enthusiasm.

He stubbed out his cigar in the ashtray, then pretended to crackle his neck, before opening the door and leaving Da Dongjiu's office.

"Mr. Jack, we are here waiting for Brother Gui's triumphant return!"

The medicinal wine was too bitter, so Da Dong Jiu opened a bottle of Remy Martin and filled up Quick Fist Jack's glass. The advertising slogan is right, once you open Remy Martin, good luck will naturally come. I hope that Hua Lang Gui can find Liang Zai Sheng Mei Tou and have a good outcome.

Jack the Quick-Fist wore a smile on his face, but inwardly he was bitter. He had been trying for a long time but had not gained Yazaku's trust, nor had he met the acting chairman or Yazaku's contact. He had only been given a large sum of money and told to manage the Plum Blossom Pile well, without even signing a blood pact.

Just as he was recruiting soldiers in Yau Ma Tei, an order came from Edo, instructing him to continue working with the East Union Society to find a way to eliminate Handsome Sheng. Yazhaku had lost two key figures in Hong Kong, a huge loss that someone had to take responsibility for.

This is no longer a battle for territory, but a battle for loyalty. Yazaku must regain his lost face and defend his status as Asia's number one gang.

After taking a sip of his Remy Martin, Quick-Punch Jack put his glass down, cleared his throat, and said, "Ahem... Ninth Brother, the organization has invested far too much in your East Union Society. It's time to demand a return!"

"King crabs and hairy crabs transported from Hokkaido have already been loaded onto the ship and will arrive in Hong Kong in about two weeks."

"If you want to take a share of Handsome Sheng's business, you should act now. The Hong Kong Japanese Chamber of Commerce is very pleased with the addition of the East Union Society, after all, your East Union Society is an old friend."

The fighting and killing are just for show; the most important thing is business. Hong Kong has many options, and taking down Handsome Sheng, who can absorb large quantities of goods, is a good choice. However, Handsome Sheng cannot be touched until a more suitable business partner is found.

Yazaku is currently battling with agricultural cooperatives and the four major chambers of commerce to see who can completely control the Hokkaido fishing grounds.

The fishermen and farmers of Hokkaido don't care if you're a yakuza member. No matter how powerful Yazaku is, he doesn't want a repeat of the 128 massacre, so he can only win over these Hokkaido farmers and fishermen with sales channels.

The thought of the 128 massacre sent a shiver down Jack's spine.

Two groups of fools went to support Yazaku's subordinate organization, preparing to buy king crabs and snow crabs at 30% below market price.

The two groups of fools, along with their subordinate organizations, totaling 128 people, all disappeared into the cold land of Hokkaido. A week later, two Hokkaido people dressed as fishermen walked into Yazaku's headquarters in Edo and detonated the earth popcorn they were wearing.

If the second-generation leader hadn't taken a quick break in the bathroom, he would have been blown into the sky and become Japan's first astronaut.

From then on, Yazaku referred to Hokkaido as an unconquerable land.

It's important to know that the Tokugawa Shogunate only managed to subdue the Emishi (Japanese) people through the Matsumae Domain in its later stages, and it wasn't until the Meiji era that it began its inland expansion.

The viciousness and cruelty of the fishermen and farmers here is something that playboys from Edo could never understand.

There are hundreds of thousands of farmers in Hokkaido, but with the entry of Yazaku's core members of just over a thousand, they couldn't make a ripple at all.

(Before, a wave of business owners from Northeast China went to Hokkaido to buy land, and quite a few of them lost their lives. It was only after the agricultural cooperatives completely conquered Hokkaido that S&P raised the investment index for Hokkaido slightly, making it only slightly better than West Africa.)
Let's solve economic problems from an economic perspective!

Before receiving Jack the Fist, the head of the guild called and told Da Dong Jiu to offer some benefits. Yazaku came to Hong Kong to be a money-grubber. The East Union Society had recently suffered heavy losses, so it was a good opportunity to squeeze some flesh out of Yazaku to recover its losses.

But as soon as Jack the Swift Fist came out, he asked the East Union to act as a cash cow and help him secure the share of king crab and snow crab for next year, which put Da Dong Jiu in a very difficult position.

There are quite a few restaurants in the East Union's territory, but these restaurants all have stable supply channels. Moreover, the quarantine of seafood is very strict, and the foreigners are watching it very closely. If you try anything funny, they will definitely ruin you.

To be honest, Da Dongjiu was in a dilemma. He couldn't afford to offend the big spenders at the restaurant unless the price of this batch of king crabs was extremely low.

Handsome Sheng has a seafood supermarket that keeps abreast of market trends. If the seafood doesn't sell, he will immediately sell it at cost price and offer discounts through recharge promotions. This is the first time that Hong Kong residents have seen seafood that is both fresh and cheap, and they are willing to spend a little money to try it.

They don't have their own sales outlets; even if they're selling seafood platters inside a nightclub, they still need a license.

“Mr. Jack, you’re putting me in a difficult position. I really can’t handle taking up Handsome Sheng’s share. But I have a solution. How about we set up a company together? As long as we get the licenses and quarantine sorted out, I guarantee that only our company’s seafood will be used in the Donglian Society’s premises.”

"Of course, the price must be favorable, and the quality must be up to standard!"

This is the only solution that Da Dong Jiu can think of. Whether it will work or not, we can only take it one step at a time. If he knew how to do business, he would have quit being a gangster and become a wealthy man long ago!
Quick-Punch Jack also knew that Da Dong Jiu was not lying. Establishing distribution channels was not something that could be done overnight. Yazaku could have taken over the seafood market in Hong Kong.

But Mr. Tian Si made a wrong move, allowing the handsome young man to win by taking away all the business he had worked hard for over half a year.

Handsome Sheng is like Zhuge Liang in storytelling, with perfect strategies. Every step he takes seems to be a risky move, but every step is risky yet safe, and in the end he can still reap the fruits of victory.

What a master!
Therefore, Quick Fist Jack doesn't think much of the bastards from the East Union Society. These idiots are no match for Handsome Winner. In order to avoid being implicated, he still needs to contact Handsome Winner, since Handsome Winner still holds a lot of leverage over him.

"Then let's do as you say, Ninth Brother!"

“Ninth Brother, you mentioned before that you wanted Momoe Yamaguchi to hold a concert in Hong Kong. His Highness the Acting Chairman is very interested in this matter, but the profit-sharing method is not ideal. How about this, we settle the payment in one lump sum?”

"How about three million Hong Kong dollars for a concert?"

Although Momoe Yamaguchi has only been in the industry for a short time, she is already a top-tier singer in Asia. Although she doesn't have any hit songs, her performance at last year's Kohaku Uta Gassen (Red and White Song Battle) broke viewership records.

This year's finale singer for the Red Team will also be Momoe Yamaguchi.

As for Hibari Misora, Miyuki Nakajima, and Shinichi Mori, those three are not people that can be won over with three million yen.

Momoe Yamaguchi was a singer trained by Yazaku's organization. Of the three million Hong Kong dollars in performance fees, only two hundred thousand Hong Kong dollars were given to Momoe Yamaguchi. The rest was divided among Quick-Punch Jack and others and paid to the organization as commission.

For three million Hong Kong dollars, they could hire Momoe Yamaguchi, a top Asian star with extremely high exposure in Hong Kong. Da Dongjiu was so happy that his face turned red. Momoe Yamaguchi is now the dream girl of young men in Hong Kong and the number one fantasy object for masturbation.

The Hong Kong Coliseum has been in disrepair for years and can only accommodate 3,000 people. These are the 3,000 tickets.

Scarcity drives up prices. A single ticket costs 399 yuan, a VIP front-row ticket costs 999 yuan, and a super VIP ticket costs 9,999 yuan. The ticket sales alone can recoup the cost. Then there are the advertising investments from advertisers and the live broadcasts from TV stations—these are all ways to make money.

Moreover, Da Dong Jiu owns his own record company, and a large number of singers who are not very famous need this opportunity to appear in public, such as his favorite, Fly Brother (Jacky Cheung).

“Three million! No problem! But Mr. Jack, Ms. Yamaguchi can’t stay for just one day. She needs to stay for forty-eight hours to participate in the program after the concert. We can pay an extra two hundred thousand.”

"Of course! There's also a group of Ms. Yamaguchi's die-hard wealthy fans who want to have a meal with her."

"I think it should be fine, right?!"

"Secret food is worth three times over!" This is Da Dong Jiu's life motto. If you can earn two million by spending an extra two hundred thousand, of course you should do such a business!
"I will communicate with Mr. Mangosteen. I think there should be no problem. Even if there is a problem, it should be related to the price."

"But it's not going to happen this year. Ms. Yamaguchi has already turned down many performances in order to participate in the Kohaku Uta Gassen. However, the Lunar New Year is right after the New Year, and I believe the concert will be even more popular!"

Quick-Punch Jack clinked glasses with Da Dong Jiu to celebrate their successful collaboration in advance.

(End of this chapter)