Hong Kong Storm: The King of Jobs

Chapter 531 121 Victoria Peak (He's already fainted from the heat!)
After careful consideration, Wang Lizhen accepted Nose-Boo's invitation and prepared to participate in the TVB audition two days later.

In fact, Boogie had already made two preparations. If Wang Lizhen was really hopeless, he would get her to be a regular female host at AKB boxing matches.

No need for much talk, just liven up the atmosphere and be a decorative figure. Professional commentary, with those martial arts boxers as guests who love to boast. These losers speak very savory and sharp, and their comments often come out with golden quotes.

He had to do his best when his boss or the big boss told him to do something, because all the good life he had now was thanks to his boss.

Lao Ding can praise him to the skies, but he can praise others. At best, he's just a scoundrel who's made a little money.

I have no idea what the boss is up to! Holding such a dim-witted vase in his arms!

Wang Lizhen glanced at the business card that Bishiqiang handed her, then tossed it aside dismissively.

Everything in this world is so fake, you can't cheat people out of money!

She's a foolish girl too. Boogie is an incompetent son-in-law who wants to hook up with her, the mistress, to seduce rich young men out of their pockets!

Love and affection are real, but so is being abandoned when you grow old and lose your beauty! Everyone is eighteen years old, but everyone will pass eighteen.

Wang Lizhen couldn't guarantee that Wen Tianxin would love her forever. A lover's words can't be taken seriously, even if she gave birth to Wen Tianxin's child!
Flowers may bloom again, but people will never be young again!
While you're still young and beautiful, making as much money as possible is the real goal!

Chi Mengli adjusted her bow and put on her evening gown.

Although the farewell banquet was held at 3 p.m., according to the fine tradition that Dai Ying could drink and announce the end of her workday at 2:30 p.m., 3 p.m. could also be considered part of the nightlife.

Armani no longer has high-end bespoke services, so he had to go to Dior fashion house to order a well-fitting evening gown.

In terms of luxury, American suits are far inferior to French and British suits, but the styles are also very different. After all, they are sold as complete sets, so the length cannot be too perfect.

Young Master Wang had previously introduced her to a suit shop frequented by Shanghainese, saying that she could pay on credit, but Chi Mengli had never been there, since ready-made suits were quite comfortable to wear.

After changing into his evening suit, he changed into a Patek Philippe watch produced during World War II. Wearing a Rolex to the farewell dinner for the diplomatic secretary at the Government House on Victoria Peak would have been too ostentatious; wearing a Patek Philippe would have allowed him to blend into the circle much better.

After checking his attire and finding nothing amiss, he put on his leather shoes and left the room.

Xi Ren was sitting in a chair, and two top TVB makeup artists were doing her hair and makeup.

"Don't make it too grand. The main character today is the Governor's wife. We are just shameless beggars who have knelt down to beg the Governor's wife for some scraps."

"Preparing checks in advance is the important thing!"

Chi Mengli unscrewed a bottle of Perrier, drank most of it, and then leaned against the bar, watching Xiren with her heavy makeup.

The two of them are just supporting characters today. If supporting characters steal the spotlight from the main characters, they'll be in trouble.

Xi Ren smiled and asked the two makeup artists to pause. She looked in the mirror and felt that she looked pretty good, so she said with a smile, "Although we are beggars in the eyes of the Governor's wife, she will be unhappy if we are really dressed poorly."

“I have prepared a Standard Chartered bank draft of 200,000 and a HSBC bank draft of 300,000.”

"One was for the Governor's wife's foundation, and the other was for Mr. Rexton, donated to Mr. Rexton's wife. Mr. Rexton's wife also has her own charitable foundation, but it is very small."

"After all, the bigwigs in Hong Kong have absolutely no interest in diplomacy."

These two checks represent the price we discussed beforehand; to be precise, they are the admission tickets.

You need to be able to come up with 500,000 to qualify for meeting a big shot and buy less than ten minutes of their time.

The saying "time is money" is perfectly exemplified here.

"If we want to cooperate with others, we have to work at their pace. It's about time, we can set off!"

Seeing that Xiren's attire was almost complete, Chi Mengli stood up and opened the door to the long private room.

After putting on her high heels, Xi Ren spread her lipstick evenly with her hands, then took a wet wipe and wiped the lipstick off her fingers before taking Chi Mengli's arm and leaving the long private room.

Xizai took two envelopes out of his pocket, handed them to the two makeup artists, told them to leave, closed the door, and followed the couple in front of him.

The three took the elevator to the Sheraton Hotel's underground parking lot. Chi Mengli's Volvo was parked in front of the elevator. Two henchmen from the Yau Ma Tei gang saw Chi Mengli come down and quickly greeted him: "Boss!"

Nowadays, there are fewer and fewer henchmen in the Yau Ma Tei triad who can call Chi Meng-li "Brother Sheng".

The 49s recruited at the beginning are now big shots with their own territories, so it's really inconvenient for them to hang around Chi Mengli all the time.

Currently, the people responsible for Chi Mengli's safety are two groups: Bo Cai Dong and Xi Zai.

"Brother Sheng!"

Spinach Dong got out of the passenger seat of the Volvo sedan, chewing gum, and quickly ran to Chi Mengli's side.

What's the situation at the dock?

Chi Mengli took out a cigarette case, picked out two cigarettes, and tossed one to Bo Cai Dong.

Spinach Dong, having taken the cigarette, quickly pulled out a lighter, lit it for Brother Sheng first, then for himself, waved his hand to tell his henchmen to get lost, and then said, "Brother Sheng, something's not right at Taikoo Wharf." "Things are getting tense, something big's probably about to happen!"

It would be strange if it didn't thunder!
There's a ghost child in the house, and I'm the biggest one. It would be a miracle if Ninth Sister and Professor J's batch of goods could even get out.

Chi Mengli helped Guo Guohao with all the shipping manifests and reminded him that there was a lot of cargo this time, and they would definitely lay a trap to catch Ninth Sister and Professor J in one fell swoop.

"He's careless, overreacts, and can't even speak properly!"

"I'm not afraid of thunder, but you have to tell me where it struck!"

Chi Mengli exhaled a smoke ring, signaling to Spinach Dong to make his point clear.

"Brother Sheng, it seems like the cops are watching Taikoo Wharf. Tony, dressed as a dockworker, went around for a while and spotted the people tailing him."

"What are you planning to do tonight?"

With the police around, the three Tony brothers couldn't take action easily, and Spinach Dong couldn't make up his mind either, so he could only run back to ask Brother Sheng for advice.

"Idiot! With the cops around, there's no chance for us to make a move!"

"Have Tony and the other two keep an eye on things. Tonight, no matter what happens, don't make a move! Consider it my treat for the three brothers to a grand spectacle."

"You personally oversee the Wan Chai pier area; make sure nothing goes wrong."

"Notify the advertising company to post the promotional posters for the dried sea cucumbers that we've prepared in advance. I want everyone in Hong Kong to know that Daily Fresh Supermarket is having a big promotion on dried sea cucumbers."

"I'm in a hurry, so you better sit tight and keep an eye on the Wan Chai pier."

Ninth Sister has the police watching her, and so does Taikoo Wharf. Chi Mengli doesn't need to worry. Right now, his biggest concern is Wan Chai Wharf.

This batch of dried sea cucumbers absolutely cannot have any problems.

“I know! I’ll go keep an eye on Wan Chai Pier right now.”

Spinach Dong turned to leave, but Chi Mengli grabbed him by the collar and pulled him back: "I haven't finished speaking yet. This kind of hard work should be done by the henchmen. You go back to the gang and guard the place."

"Our territory is our livelihood, we brothers must not disregard it!"

"The reason these bosses behind me support me and the gang is because I'm a good fighter. If we lose our territory and our henchmen, we'll have to go back to scraping money from the parking lot!"

The Yau Ma Tei territory must not be disrupted. As long as the territory is intact, Chi Meng-Li can weather any temporary setbacks.

Spinach Dong loved the life he had now with money and luxury cars, and he didn't want to go back to the days when he didn't know where his next meal would come from. He nodded and drove away.

After seeing that Chi Mengli had finished chatting, Xizai opened the back door of the car, and Chi Mengli got in, then let Xizai drive off.

The two henchmen also got into the van behind and followed the Volvo sedan, although they couldn't drive to Victoria Peak and could only wait at the foot of the mountain.

"Brother Sheng, Ninth Miss acted swiftly. That pile of waste paper has been delivered to the antique shop. I've already sent someone to put it in the warehouse, and it's being packed up. It should be able to be included in tonight's shipment."

When Xiren saw Chi Mengli get into the carriage, she told her that Ninth Miss had agreed to the deal.

Trading five million for a pile of waste paper is a losing proposition no matter how you look at it.

Chi Mengli nodded to indicate that she understood, picked up today's entertainment tabloid and began to read it, but continued to discuss business: "Sister Xiren, start paying the second installment for Tiantian Fish Farm tomorrow."

“Only if we pay the second installment will the Wen family send the dried sea cucumbers we need so that we can make it in time for the big sale next Thursday.”

Upon hearing about the big sale, Xiren chuckled. It's New Year's Eve on Friday, and the big sale is only on Thursday. It's clearly a trick.

"The Wen family gave us a floor price. If we stock up on the goods, we're sure to make a profit."

Doing business is simple: buy low and sell high. The price of Wen's dried sea cucumber is indeed the lowest in the market, just as Wen Laogui said.

As long as dried sea cucumbers can be stored without problems, and as long as the business continues steadily, there will definitely be profits to be made.

"You can definitely make money!"

Xi Ren took out a mirror from her handbag and continued to look at her exquisite makeup.

The two cars arrived at the foot of Victoria Peak, where the car with the single thread knot was waiting by the roadside.

"Attorney Shan, I'm sorry, there was a huge traffic jam in Sheung Wan, that's why I'm late."

The rear window of the Volvo sedan rolled down, revealing Chi Mengli's face, who apologized to the single thread knot.

“It’s alright! I already submitted a motion to the district councilor last week to widen the roads in Sheung Wan, but these kinds of livelihood-related motions usually take a long time to be passed and implemented.”

Single Knot empathizes; the roads to Sheung Wan are truly terrible, and she gets a headache every time she drives there.

(It's been over 30 degrees Celsius in Northeast China lately, and it's unbearable both indoors and outdoors. Ah Xian gets an upset stomach and has diarrhea so bad his legs feel weak whenever he turns on the air conditioner. But we've found the cause, and the air conditioner cleaner is coming tomorrow. Ah Xian can finally escape the scorching heat!)
(End of this chapter)