Hong Kong Storm: The King of Jobs

Chapter 499, Section 80: New Dock, New Business! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
(Ah Xian is begging for monthly votes! Monthly votes have been really bad lately!)
New Territories, Kwai Tsing Wan Ka Cargo Terminal.

Professor J jumped out of Jiu Guniang's SUV, looking quite disheveled. Although the Range Rover has a folding door, getting out was still very inconvenient, requiring him to move the passenger seat.

After all that fuss, Professor J's originally elegant long dress had become somewhat disheveled.

Ninth Sister was much smarter. Dressed in a Levi's denim outfit, a pair of yellow boots, and with her hair in a ponytail, she jumped off the back seat.

"Damn it, if you're going to buy a car, you should buy a better one, like a Rolls-Royce or a Bentley. Why did you buy this four-wheel drive that's so inconvenient to drive around in?"

Professor J straightened her skirt, muttering under her breath, opened her handbag, took out a Sobranie cigarette case, and lit one for herself.

"Damn it! Long hair, short brains."

"This is a four-wheel drive vehicle, it's bulletproof. Only Governor MacLehose has one. Even the Chief Secretary isn't qualified to ride in it."

Ninth Sister snatched the cigarette case from Professor J's hand, put one in her mouth, and mocked Professor J for his mediocre knowledge.

The prince ordered this car for his personal safety, fearing that someone might try to assassinate him.

The Crown Prince was able to get his hands on the Ninth Sister because he was willing to part with her out of brotherly loyalty.

"That's all nonsense. When you're out in the game, you have to be tough, ruthless, and decisive! If you're always thinking about your escape route, you won't go far!"

"Where are you talking about, the scoundrel from the waterhouse? Is this some kind of trap?"

Professor J has been a bit paranoid lately, always feeling like someone is watching her in the dark, so she has moved to two different safe houses, leaving only communication channels for Ninth Sister.

Her godfather wanted the goods, but she kept putting it off until Ninth Sister got the dock sorted out. Only then did she come out of the safe house to see if the dock was reliable.

"People are coming!"

"Keep quiet, don't say anything more. I'll handle everything."

When Ninth Sister saw Black Tiger and several henchmen appear in her line of sight, she told Professor J to keep quiet, then took off her sunglasses and went to greet them.

"Brother Hu is still dashing and debonair, exuding an air of nobility. It's a great loss for TVB that they didn't let you play Yang Kang."

After hugging Black Tiger, Ninth Sister carefully examined him and found that this scoundrel had changed drastically. He was now dressed in big brands, all with foreign letters, and was no longer the drowning dog he used to be.

Upgrading from a slingshot to a cannon, it seems that Handsome Sheng has given this bastard quite a bit of benefits.

However, Handsome Sheng is just using a gun to fool others, digging his own grave by raising a traitor who betrays his own side. It's truly laughable!
"Ah Jiu, your voice is even more beautiful than your singing, you're truly amazing!"

"I've taken care of all the places you asked me to find, but I need to pay 40% of the toll fees, and I also need to help my boss get all the appliances out of stock."

"Let's get this straight: if you can't handle this pile of appliances, I'll kick you out, no questions asked."

Hei Ahu sneered, released Jiu Guniang, and told her everything, which could be considered as a three-point agreement.

"This is only the first step in our cooperation, and you're putting a lot of pressure on me."

"Let me introduce you. This is Ah J. If you want to be polite, you can call her Sister J, or just call her Ah J. We're all good brothers, so don't be too formal."

“I’m here at the dock too. Shall I show you around, ladies? There’s no problem with any of the small appliances in your warehouse, boss. As long as the dock is usable, I guarantee I’ll take care of everything.”

First, Ninth Sister introduced Professor J to Black Tiger, and then she wanted to see the actual situation at the dock.

The Kwai Tsing cargo terminal is very large, with each company occupying only a small area. Basic services such as gantry cranes and security are provided by the Swire Group.

If it's just about transporting pork, Ms. Bai doesn't need a large port service area, but she does need enough containers and warehouses. After all, the Narcotics Bureau and the Marine Police have their eyes on the Kwai Tsing cargo terminal all the time.

Using the Kowloon Walled City as a warehouse could offer some protection against the police, but the real danger within the city came from within; double-crossing was a common occurrence.

Therefore, all the major corporations have set their sights on the Kwai Tsing Cargo Terminal, hoping to find refuge under the protection of the powerful Swire Group.

"this way please!"

Hei Ahu didn't say much more. He had seen the Wen family's appliance warehouse and found at least tens of thousands of outdated products that wouldn't sell even if they were taken to Africa.

However, nothing is absolute. The smuggling gang might not be able to handle it, but the number gang could, because the number gang had branches in Guangzhou, and these branches had always been engaged in the business of smuggling goods.

Of the boats floating on the sea, eight out of ten are used by smugglers to transport goods.

The area north of the border needs these appliances, but the voltage needs to be changed and the plugs replaced, since British plugs are only common in Commonwealth countries.

Hei Ahu first led Jiu Guniang and Professor J around the container area, showing them the unloading area and trucks. The Wen family was in the seafood business and transported live seafood, so there were two extra sections in the unloading area.

After inspecting the unloading area and container area, the group went to the warehouse, where five or six large dock warehouses were lined up in a row, and there was also a cold storage room specifically prepared for seafood transportation.

Hei Ahu found two military green cotton coats, one for Jiu Guniang and one for Professor J, and put on a down jacket himself. After everything was ready, he looked at Niluo standing to the side.

Mud Snail put on his cotton-padded coat, took a bunch of keys from his waistband, selected one of them, and opened the door to the cold storage.

As soon as the cold storage door opened, a chilling aura rushed out, causing Ninth Sister to shiver. Professor J, however, showed no reaction, merely looking at the cold storage with a satisfied smile on his face.

Bai He also put on a cotton-padded coat, went inside first, wandered around for a while, and then came out, nodding to Ninth Sister.

Black Tiger led the way into the cold storage, followed by Ninth Sister and Professor J, and then White Crane and Mud Snail.

The door to the cold storage was not closed, but only half-open. Electricity is expensive in Hong Kong, and the cold storage is most susceptible to sudden changes in temperature. Therefore, large cold storage facilities need to have two doors: one is made of hard plastic, and the other is an insulated safety door at the entrance.

The group walked around the cold storage. Hei Ahu was too lazy to explain and let Jiu Gu Niang look around on her own. After Jiu Gu Niang and the others had finished looking around, he stopped at the deepest part of the cold storage and said, "A Jiu, you've looked around. It's time to talk about business."

"The boss has handed over all the management of this dock to me. Whoever I say can enter, can enter."

"Ah Jiu! Ninth Miss, I won't ask for an exorbitant amount, but I'm getting married soon and I'm a bit short on cash. I just need a little money to satisfy my craving!"

"If you want to get in, there's a 500,000 entry fee and a 100,000 tea fee. Miss Jiu, don't think I'm being greedy. This is what the boss told me. I can only get 30% of these amounts."

"After working so hard for so long, all I've earned is this little bit of silver. Even the Empress Dowager will pity me."

"Miss Jiu and this Sister J are both big business people, they shouldn't be stingy with this little bit of money!"

Even though he was wearing a down jacket, Hei Ahu felt a bit cold. He took out a Camel cigarette from his pocket, put one in his mouth, and struggled to press the lighter to light the cigarette.

"Six hundred thousand? No problem! I'll deliver the money to you tonight."

“I’ve solved your problem. Now I need you to solve mine. Only by helping each other can we do business in the long run.” Ninth Sister turned to Professor J and, seeing him nod, readily agreed. However, she also made her own request: “The goods must be loaded onto the ship within one hour of arrival.”

"Swire Freight Centre issues shipping orders on the same day, guaranteeing that the goods will leave Hong Kong and enter international waters within 24 hours."

"Can you handle it?"

The requirements weren't too demanding, and Black Tiger nodded. The ground and air cables had already been set up inside the Taikoo Freight Center. He'd better handle the foreigners well; they only care about money, not people, and they'll calculate the cost per transaction.

Anyone who does things for money is a good person.

However, he couldn't agree too readily, because if he did, he wouldn't get the price he wanted.

"I don't want to know what you're talking about, but we both know it's definitely very profitable. Let's not beat around the bush, we'd better calculate it one at a time. I don't care how much you transport, but you have to help the boss sell a batch of goods first."

"Single-tub washing machines are in high demand now, costing fifty yuan each. If you change the voltage and the plug, you can sell them for three hundred yuan each in the north."

“With each transaction, you make a profit of two hundred yuan. Ninth Sister, you've earned enough.”

"Five thousand units, please?"

If you help Old Man Wen move a batch of goods, Old Man Wen will trust you more. If Old Man Wen finishes his job, you can open your own branch. Apart from his henchmen, Black Tiger can't take anything with him.

If we don't squeeze some money out of the boss now, the road ahead will be difficult.

Let's test the waters first. If even this small amount of goods is too much for Ninth Sister, then Black Tiger isn't planning to continue doing business with the Number Gang.

"Fifty yuan a unit is too expensive. Now, small washing machines produced by OEM factories only cost forty yuan, and the motor is still from Hong Kong. If it were from South Korea, it would be ten yuan cheaper."

"But since you, Ah Hu, have asked, I guarantee you'll be satisfied. It'll be 45 yuan a unit. Let's get 5,000 units first, and I'll take them away tonight."

"Now can we talk about serious matters?"

Five thousand single-tub washing machines cost less than 230,000 yuan. Moreover, Ninth Sister did make a profit on this batch of goods. She bought them for 45 yuan each and took them to a modification shop. Changing the plug and replacing the transformer for each machine only cost her 10 yuan.

The cost was 55 yuan, but it was resold to the Guangfu branch of the Number Gang for 100 yuan.

They didn't even need to find their own boats; the local gangs in Guangzhou would find boat guilds to transport the goods all the way to the Wuyi region, and then sell them from the underground markets in the Wuyi area. The area north of the border had long been out of control.

The middlemen in the Yangtze River Delta region have already set their sights on the Wuyi wholesale market. The number gang has made a fortune just by selling electronic watches.

(Jet Li's manager, Iceberg Angry Man Holland Ming, is a disciple of the Guangfu Number Gang, a member of the Tong Gang, and a member of the Guangfu branch. On his way to Hong Kong, he killed his Tong Gang boss.)
Moreover, Professor J borne the cost of opening the connection between heaven and earth. Professor J's treasury contains a lot of worthless swill and dog food, and most of it consists of consecutively numbered banknotes.

"readily!"

"Ninth Sister is such a straightforward person!"

“Let’s get down to business. Every time you ship goods, I’ll collect 300,000 in rent. I’ll take care of the dock’s infrastructure and I’ll collect a 1 million share of the profits afterward.”

“When the cargo ship reaches international waters, I collect rent; when the cargo ship arrives safely in Mumbai, I collect a share of the profits.”

"any questions?"

The rent goes to the boss, but the profits are his own. Of course, Black Tiger isn't a good boy either. He keeps half of the rent he gives to the boss and only hands over the rest to Old Man Wen.

"The price is a bit high. I won't even make a million yuan by selling a batch of goods, unless you can help me with the rice washing."

“There are very few places that can wash rice now. Money shops and exchange shops don’t accept dirty rice either. Brother Hu, if you can handle the rice washing, I’ll give you a million in bonuses. If you can’t, I can only give you 500,000.”

"I've thought about it!"

Asking for prices all over the place and paying back the money on the ground.

If Black Tiger says what to do, then it will be done; there's no need to say anything else!

Now the water room staff are becoming more and more careful. They still take business as usual, but the prices are pushed down to a very low level. Sometimes, even with the tea fee included, the price is less than 30%.

Nobody hates money; if you can get more, you'll definitely want more.

Ninth Sister looked at Black Tiger, but seeing his disheveled face, she knew there was no hope.

Currently, the only places that can wash rice in the water room are Yau Ma Tei, Central, Sheung Wan, Kowloon City, and To Kwa Wan. You have to go to Handsome Sheng and let that good-for-nothing take care of it.

Convenience stores, sushi restaurants, minibus companies—no matter how few, they can all be cleaned.

"Alright! I won't make things difficult for you, Brother Hu. I know you're not on your way yet either."

"Six hundred thousand in dividends. As long as the cargo ship arrives in Mumbai and my people successfully receive the containers, I will give you the dividends."

"make a deal?"

Ninth Sister extended a hand of friendship, looking at Black Tiger to see how this good-for-nothing would react.

Hei Ahu looked at Ninth Sister, then glanced at Professor J behind her. He was conflicted. Whether it was Miss White, the Smurf, or Cocoa Essence, Bath Salts, or J-boy, they all relied on quantity to win.

If Ninth Sister ships more than three times a month, he can make a profit. If Ninth Sister only ships once a month, then Hei Ahu is like someone holding a golden rice bowl but kneeling on the roadside begging for food.

"Seven hundred thousand in dividends! If we sell less than twice a month, it will increase to eight hundred thousand."

"This price is fair, Ninth Sister. Your business is so big, please leave your brothers a way to make a living. You serve shark fin and abalone every day, but you can't let your brothers eat chaff and wild vegetables every day!"

"Also, for each shipment, you need to handle a batch of small appliances, with a minimum of five hundred units each time."

"I have to handle all the customs procedures, customs, Swire's freight center, security inspectors, and so on."

"I just want to raise the price, why are you even asking me for this?"

When doing business together, the two most important things are safety and profit. Safety alone is not enough, because if you only have safety but no profit, you might as well be a blind beggar.

This price is Black Tiger's bottom line. If it doesn't work out, we'll part ways and pretend we never met or talked about it.

After all, if she were to have an affair behind the back of Handsome Sheng's back, and Handsome Sheng found out, she would definitely face family punishment, and her life would be in danger.

(End of this chapter)