Hong Kong Storm: The King of Jobs

Chapter 648, Section 238: Tea and Water Fee (Seeking monthly votes!)
The tea leaves are very fragrant, and the tea soup looks beautiful, but the temperature is very hot!
Bald Eagle skimmed the foam off the tea with the lid of his teacup and replied with a smile, "Shengzai, you're a new horse who knows the way, you don't need an old horse like me to tell you what to do."

"I didn't know the top scholar was one of your men, Shengzai. I'm so sorry for offending you!"

Bald Eagle put down the lid of his teacup, reached into his pocket, pulled out several bundles of large gold bulls, and placed them on the table: "Since you, Shengzai, have spoken, of course I will listen to your advice. This is compensation for the top scholar."

"He's so lucky! He got on your big ship!"

"One hundred thousand yuan! Count it!"

One hundred thousand yuan!
Bald eagles are so generous!
Chi Mengli didn't even glance at it, grabbed the bundle of silver paper in one swift motion, and handed it to the top scholar: "Aren't you going to thank Uncle Ying?!"

"Thank you, Uncle Eagle!"

The top scholar accepted the silver paper, stood up, and thanked the bald eagle.

"You all get out! This is none of your business! I need to talk business with Uncle Eagle."

Chi Mengli and Huanxi, along with Zhuangyuan and the others, went out to discuss business with Baitouying.

"Da Ye, KE Zai, you two get out too!"

Bald Eagle pulled out his cigarette case, popped a Red Marlboro into his mouth, and chased Daye and KE away from behind him.

Inside the private room, only Chi Mengli, Bo Cai Dong, and Bai Tou Ying remained. Chi Mengli opened the teacup and found that the tea was still a bit hot, so she didn't pick it up but instead watched the Longjing tea leaves floating up and down in the teacup.

"Uncle Eagle, did you ask Old Ding before you opened a noodle stall in Wenming?"

"I don't run a noodle stall. All the brothers in the underworld know that. I issue licenses, and the highest bidder wins!"

"You sent a bunch of scoundrels to cause trouble, and all the bigwigs are complaining and want me to handle it! If it weren't for Uncle Eagle's sake, I would have killed those two bastards long ago!"

Chi Mengli brought out the divine brocade to try and outdo the White Eagle. Now they're even resorting to such a dead-end shady business as the pink brothel. It's clear that the White Eagle is truly a moldy big shot.

"It's better to benefit our own brothers than outsiders!"

"Shengzai, you understand this principle better than I do!"

Bald Eagle completely ignored the topic. He simply sneered, used Tai Chi to push the blame back, and gave Chi Mengli another bad reputation for not caring about his fellow disciples.

"Haha! I, Handsome Sheng, have always been very generous. Yau Ma Tei is also open to all, and anyone who wants to make a quick buck can come in! Making a quick buck is not a big deal, but you have to follow the rules."

"Da Ye and Battery are causing trouble and making it impossible for everyone to do business. Even if I enforce the family rules and kick them out of the gang, the boss won't say a word!"

"In the end, Daye and Battery are my gang's underlings. If I kick them out, the brothers in the underworld won't say a word!"

That's how the older generation of江湖 (jianghu, a term referring to the world of martial arts and江湖义气, a code of honor among江湖义气). Even if they messed things up themselves, they would deliberately dig a trap in their words to lure you in, and then put all the blame on you.

Times have changed!

In this world, the most important thing is having power!
A mouth is no match for a fist!
Chi Mengli was unwilling to continue arguing with Bai Touying, so he said directly, "Opening a noodle stall is too risky, I won't do it, but the boss wants me to handle it."

"After much thought, since you, Uncle Ying, are interested in Miss Bai, why don't our two families cooperate?"

"One company gets a discount, two companies profit!"

Seeing that Chi Mengli had offered an olive branch, Bald Eagle was not happy. Instead, he became wary. Each branch would not easily reveal its lucrative business opportunities, much less cooperate with others.

The bones that were thrown out were either moldy or poisonous!

“Shengzai, you are indeed generous, but I, Uncle Ying, am an old hand at this world and know that there is no such thing as a free lunch. However, I still have time to listen to you, the big shot, talk more.”

Bald Eagle was curious about what kind of tricks Chi Mengli was up to, so he stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray and asked Chi Mengli to explain.

“Biao Jin came to my door a while ago to talk about cooperation. I think everyone here understands this, so I don’t need to say anything more!”

The water temperature was about right. After talking so much nonsense, Chi Mengli's mouth was parched. He picked up his teacup, took a sip, and continued, "This is a murky pool. If you get too deep, you'll run into trouble."

"Logically speaking, this kind of risky, shady business should be left to the underlings. If something goes wrong, it's just bad luck for the underlings!"

“But I’m from Singapore and Malaysia, and my men are all my own. Besides, I, Handsome Sheng, am known for having plenty of money. There’s no need for me to get involved in cesspools.”

"But Uncle Eagle, you're different. Kowloon City is gone, and you're a bit strapped for cash. It's understandable that you want to come to Yau Ma Tei to make some money!"

"Uncle Ying, I'm just being blunt, please don't mind me!"

When a junior attacks him so closely, Bald Eagle's expression changes constantly, like a rapper's mask. He snorts coldly, but he is powerless to refute it. His situation is just that bad, and Chi Mengli's failure is just a matter of fact.

"King of Waterways, Gold Medal!"

"A big name indeed!"

Bald Eagle nodded, signaling Chi Mengli to continue.

"Whether it's Miss Bai or the pork business, I don't like either of them. They're deadly. Even if you eat them, you might not be able to handle them, and you might even get indigestion!" Chi Mengli also took out a cigarette case, put a cigarette in his mouth, and turned his head. Spinach Dong behind him understood and pressed the lighter to light the cigarette for the boss.

This smooth little combo surprised Bald Eagle for a moment. The boss and the leader are in a semi-competitive relationship. If the boss is not strong, he cannot suppress the young and impetuous leader. If the leader is not strong, he cannot help the boss solve problems.

Spinach Dong was able to light the fire without Handsome Sheng even having to say a word, which shows that the two of them work together even better than rumored.

Experts see the details, while laymen just watch the spectacle. Bald Eagle discerned something from the two men's actions.

"I don't want to get involved in this mess, but I still want the money."

“Uncle Eagle, you’re a big shot, you must have plenty of money. I’ll be the middleman and treat everyone to tea. Uncle Eagle, you take my place. My tea fee is low, only eight million Hong Kong dollars.”

"How much you earn is none of my business!"

"Congratulations in advance, Uncle Eagle! May your goods circulate rapidly and bring you great profits!"

Shui Lu Wang Biao Jin is the hook; he has so many Miss Bai in his hands that they could fill the entire dock. Chi Meng Li is betting that Bai Tou Ying is greedy enough to take the bait willingly.

"Sheng-zai, are you kidding me? You open your mouth and you want eight million!"

"If I had eight million to give you a laugh, I'd be speculating on real estate. Why would I, at my age, be out here running a noodle shop? It's ridiculous!"

"If it's a good way to make money, I'll provide the funds, but if you're trying to fool me, I'm not one to be trifled with! Stop beating around the bush, get to the point!"

The bald eagle told Chi Mengli to explain the path to wealth clearly, instead of making things mysterious.

"Nine Sister from Number Gang has a new product called Fire Phoenix. The gold-plated one is very interested and wants me to help introduce it to him so we can open a powder shop together and make money."

“I’m not interested, but I really want this tea money.”

"Since you want to expand and become even more successful, Uncle Eagle, I'll reluctantly hand over this path to wealth to you!"

Chi Mengli didn't hold back; he revealed all his secrets so that Bai Tou Ying would be fully aware of the situation.

Partnering with Biaojin and Jiuguniang is a good way to make money. Fire Phoenix is ​​in high demand now. After all, compared with Miss Bai, pork is very cheap, only a dozen yuan per gram. You can also mix it with Blue Elf, flour, or even wall plaster.

Since it's all boiled in water anyway, even if you add salt, these dead Taoists won't be able to taste it. At most, they'll just drink more water after they've finished their business.

Consuming large amounts of salt can damage kidney function, but pork itself also stimulates kidney function. In the end, the kidneys will shrink to the size of a ping-pong ball and stop working altogether.

Of course, very few fellow cultivators could survive to this point!
Adding blue elves to pork is for entertainment, while adding flour and plaster is for profit, and also to save fellow Daoists from death.

A fire phoenix with a purity of up to 60% is too much for a weak cultivator like myself to withstand.

Bald Eagle has always wanted to acquire some Phoenix products to sell. He has many new friends in Southeast Asia, a group of ambitious young men who hope to invest in some highly profitable ventures.

Pork is quite good!

"Good business. Can I use your dock for shipping?"

"If possible, I can persuade my boss to lend me eight million taels of silver."

The bald eagle has taken the bait! He can't afford not to, the profit is just too high! But he's a little unwilling to hand over eight million for nothing, so he wants to bargain.

"If! I mean if, your bastard shows up at my dock, I'll stuff him, along with your whole family, into cement coffins and make you bastards become the Dragon King's sons-in-law."

"Uncle Eagle, you must take this as a joke, because I really want to see this day!"

Chi Mengli refused without hesitation and gave the bald eagle a small piece of advice.

"If you don't make way, I can't handle eight million!"

White Eagle spent his entire life as a gangster, yet he never amassed a fortune of eight million, even after fully experiencing the eras of Chief Inspector Liu Fu and the Four Great Inspectors.

The hardest thing in the world is getting money out of the boss's pocket.

Eight million—even if I were to swallow my pride and use all my connections to get it done, I simply couldn't afford the physical burden of it.

If Liangzai Sheng allows him to ship goods through the dock, he can still make a profit; if he doesn't allow himself to ship goods through the dock, he will definitely lose everything!
There are people willing to do business that could cost them their lives, but nobody cares about a business that loses money! It's that simple!
Whether you can handle it or not is your problem! It has nothing to do with me!

"Uncle Eagle, the big demolition companies in Hong Kong all want to get their hands on Fire Phoenix products. The Number Gang is currently blocking the way, only giving their own fan stalls and demolition companies access."

"I'll pave the way for you now and help you find a buyer. I'll give you eight million, which isn't unreasonable. The price is very fair!"

"How about this, Uncle Ying, you go back and think it over carefully, and let me know when you've made up your mind!"

It's not easy to find a fish that bites the hand that feeds you. Chi Mengli wouldn't budge an inch and held firm on the tea fee. Even if Bai Tou Ying tried to contact Jiu Guniang through an intermediary, the business deal still wouldn't go through.

Because buyers who bid for gold will never meet the bald eagle, nor will they do business with the bald eagle; they might even have murderous intentions and kill the bald eagle.

(End of this chapter)