Hong Kong Storm: The King of Jobs

Chapter 665, Page 255: Peeling Sugarcane and Eating Both Ends
The most relaxed person in the crowd was Bald Eagle. This scoundrel had arrived early and was waiting for everyone with a smile on his face under the blazing sun.

But no one's attention was on him, because from the very beginning, this old loser was already out of the game. His ability, energy, and physical strength were all substandard, and he was only left behind as a scapegoat.

"This place is great, perfect for us to open up!"

Chi Mengli wiped the seawater off her face, coughed to draw everyone's attention to herself, and then said, "Brother Chong, Uncle Jin wants to leave and move to Wo Luen Shing. The boss has no objections."

"They're all under the Hutchison Whampoa umbrella, so let's value harmony. Uncle Kam has earned enough money for the company, so a clean break isn't out of the question!"

"But everything that Uncle Jin has in his hands must be handed over."

“I will talk to Uncle Jin about this myself, so you don’t need to worry about it. But please pass on a message to Uncle Jin: if it’s someone from the water room, Uncle Jin won’t be able to take a single penny from them; if it’s not someone from the water room, the person with the surname won’t speak carelessly.”

Chi Mengli first had Snotty Bug deliver a message to Biao Jin: some things could be discussed, but some things could not.

After warning Slug, he continued, "Brother Bug is the buyer. Now, let's invite Brother Bug to stand up and give a speech." After he finished speaking, Chi Mengli clapped exaggeratedly, letting Slug take the stage to perform.

Snotty put his snuff bottle into the waterproof pocket on the outside of his swim trunks and said, "I never expected Brother Sheng to be able to invite Professor J, such a big shot. I admire him! I admire him!"

“Since we’re all immortals, I won’t hold back. This time we need 30 tons of pork, at least one ton of blue blood, and the remaining 29 tons all have to be Fire Phoenix.”

"I wonder if Ninth Sister and Professor J can handle it?"

He started by mentioning astronomical figures: thirty tons of pork, enough to fill a shipping container. The total pork sales in all of Asia for a year don't even reach thirty tons.

If anyone else had said that, Ninth Sister would have gotten up and left immediately. This was clearly just empty talk and bragging. But the person who said it was the trusted younger brother of Waterway King Biaojin.

The Waterway King transports over ten tons of 'white lady' (a type of jewel) to Hong Kong every year, and even more 'Fu' (a type of jewel) boats and 'Fu' (a type of jewel) containers are floating on the sea, delivering hundreds of tons of 'white lady' to Southeast Asia, Europe, and North America every year.

Half of the production in Jinshanjiao is controlled by Biaojin, because Shuifang got on Zhang Suquan's good side and obtained the purchase price that other gangs couldn't get.

For such big shots and tycoons, asking for 20 or 30 tons is no problem at all.

Thinking of this, Ninth Sister glanced at Professor J beside her, wanting to see what he thought.

Professor J is a member of the underworld, but not a gangster. Based solely on Handsome Sheng's introduction, she doesn't know the origins of these people. Colleagues are enemies, and pork has been encroaching on Miss Bai's market share.

As a bigwig once said, herbal extraction is a sunset industry, and the future belongs to chemical synthesis. The era of bright lights and syringes everywhere in nightclubs is completely over.

"The proportion of blue blood is very low. May I ask why?"

After a moment's thought, Professor J took the initiative to ask, wanting to hear the slug's explanation.

Such inquiries are, of course, a way of probing the market. The higher the purity, the higher the selling price. Slugs naturally hope that all thirty tons of goods are blue blood, so as to guarantee profits.

Sellers in Southern Europe and Zujia were all very excited after learning that the big shot could get his hands on top-quality pork. They were all preparing to test the waters and make a big move.

“I heard from the brothers in the underworld that Blue Blood has become extinct. Miss Jiu, I don’t mean to offend you, but the drug stalls of the Number Gang no longer sell Blue Blood, but instead sell Fire Phoenix.”

"Of course, rumors circulating in the martial arts world can be true or false; you can't believe them all, but you can't completely disregard them either!"

Slug didn't hide its actions; it directly told Ninth Sister and Professor J that it had its own intelligence channels.

Ninth Sister snorted coldly, but she was powerless to do anything about it. The number gang had too many words to list, and even her father, Deng Qi, couldn't keep his word.

Sometimes even the crown prince is powerless to change things. People are just buying his name, not necessarily obeying his orders.

Like other triad groups, the Number Gang is leaky and has no secrets whatsoever.

"If possible, Uncle Jin wants fifteen tons of blue blood and fifteen tons of fire phoenixes."

"As for the price, the lower the better, of course!"

From Professor J's words, Slug deduced that Professor J must have a certain amount of Blue Blood. In order to verify how much stock Professor J had, and whether this stock was large enough to disrupt their newly opened market, they needed to investigate further.

So when he spoke again, he increased the proportion of blue blood to the maximum to test Professor J's reaction.

Professor J was originally only in charge of the warehouse and the foot, and it was Nine-Tailed Fox who was in charge of contacting and verifying the strength of the family members. The big boss was in charge of negotiating and discussing the details. He was only in charge of shipping the goods and didn't understand the ins and outs of the business at all.

"Fifteen tons is too much; I can only carry out one-third of it."

After considering the blue blood inventory in the warehouse, Professor J gave a specific number.

If you lack experience in the ways of the world, your secrets will be exposed!

Standing to the side, Chi Mengli had long seen through the snot-nosed bug's trick, but he remained silent, waiting for the two to confirm the number.

The slug got everything he wanted to know, smiled smugly, and nodded to indicate that everything was OK.

Professor J wasn't stupid. Seeing the slug's smile, she immediately realized she'd been tricked. But she'd already revealed all the information she needed to, so there was nothing she could do but glare at the slug fiercely.

"The current market price is 15 women's heads per gram. Uncle Jin wants a large quantity, so I'll give you the cost price, 12 yuan per gram."

"Brother Chong, your family is so big and powerful, you won't be surprised, will you?"

When Ninth Sister saw that her daughter had been tricked, she sneered and immediately asked for an exorbitant price.

If all twelve women were blue-blooded, that would be reasonable, but if two-thirds were fire phoenixes, it's starting to look like a losing proposition.

People will do anything for a life-threatening business, but nobody will take a job that loses money!

This is a huge deal worth 360 million, so there's bound to be some haggling. Besides, this is only the first round; it's perfectly fair to ask for an exorbitant price and then negotiate a lower one.

"Holy crap! Ninth Sister, are you talking in your sleep?!"

"I'm a demolition worker, not a father who owns a jewelry store. If I were rich and powerful, I certainly wouldn't be out here eating my last meal or doing shady business!"

"With blue blood and fire phoenixes, we can't just include them together!"

"But it's too much trouble to calculate all this time. How about this, a fixed price of eight yuan per gram, for good luck, may wealth come from all directions, may you get rich, may I get rich, may we all get rich!"

"When you're out doing business, making money is all about good fortune!"

"Can we handle it?"

Slug cut the price down to a reasonable range, depending on what Ninth Sister thinks.

"Eight is an auspicious number, and so is nine. My name is Ninth Sister, so let's calculate it as nine pieces! Nine times nine equals one, which is also a good omen!"

Ninth Sister made up a reason and raised the price by one yuan.

"OK! Today, Ninth Miss is the most powerful, so let's do as Ninth Miss commands."

"Nine dollars it is!"

The slug nodded and agreed to the price.

Seeing that the two had finished discussing the quantity and price, Chi Mengli snapped her fingers and then pointed at the white-headed eagle: "Uncle Eagle will take care of the legs. Ninth Miss only needs to hand over the goods to Uncle Eagle, and she doesn't need to worry about anything else."

"This time the amount is quite large, all three of you need to pay a deposit, and the water room, which is me, will be responsible for the rice!"

"Uncle Jin's money will first be deposited into the water room's account. Once the money arrives, Uncle Ying will inform Ninth Sister. This way, everyone can rest assured that it's a cash-on-delivery transaction."

"If there's a problem, there's a place to sit down and have tea."

"Brother Chong, Uncle Jin's pork is 21 grams, and Ninth Sister, yours is 6 yuan with rice. Is that alright for everyone?"

Chi Mengli is like peeling sugarcane, eating from both ends! He doesn't leave any side out. If Biaojin wants to leave the water room, he'll have to go through a lot. And that's not all; he'll also have to take out all the investments the water room has made over the years.

According to the rules of the underworld, the profit from a kick is 20%, but Chi Mengli offered a third of the profit, which was somewhat ruthless.

"Seven dollars! If we can't reach an agreement, then we'll just go our separate ways!"

The price of three yuan is too high. Ninth Sister is losing money to gain publicity. If the profit doesn't meet her target, she might as well not do this business.

"Okay, seven yuan for rice!"

Chi Mengli nodded in agreement, then turned to the slug to see what this foolish decision was all about.

"Twenty yuan is too high, eighteen yuan!"

"Brother Sheng, give me some face!"

Before the big shot arrived, he said that we could talk for up to 20 yuan, so the snotty guy tried to negotiate a lower price.

Anyway, the goods are going to be shipped to Southern Europe and my ancestral home. Every sale will yield several times the profit, so there's always a chance to make money.

"Since you've spoken, Brother Bug, of course we can."

Chi Mengli nodded to indicate that she could, then turned her gaze to the bald eagle who had been waiting for a long time and continued, "One meter per side, you're in charge of the journey, can you handle it, Uncle Eagle!"

Two women's heads per gram, thirty tons would be sixty million!

Even if it's a mountain of knives and a sea of ​​fire, we have to get through it!

Handsome Sheng is indeed the reincarnation of a tycoon. As soon as they made contact, he gave him a business deal worth 60 million.

Bald Eagle was delighted. He could make 60 million just by having his henchmen run errands. It was no different from winning the lottery for free.

"Thank you, Shengzai. I promise I'll handle this matter thoroughly!"

The bald eagle patted its chest and assured that it would get things done.

"Since everyone agrees, there's nothing more to discuss!"

"Once Uncle Jin's money arrives, Uncle Ying will inform everyone to proceed according to plan."

Chi Mengli didn't want to continue talking to these losers, and besides, they weren't people she could sit down and chat with.

"Gentlemen, the kitchen has prepared freshly caught seafood, as well as Australian blue lobster."

"I would be honored if you gentlemen would grace me with your presence!"

Once the important matters were settled, Xiren clapped her hands and invited everyone back to the yacht to eat seafood.

Everyone nodded, indicating that they would go along with the host's wishes, and then they all went into the water and swam to the side of the yacht. Only Bald Eagle stood on the beach, waiting for the rubber boat to return to the yacht.

(End of this chapter)