Hong Kong Island: From a small stall to a global supplier

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When Lü Zhihe woke up, he found himself bound to the ground with duct tape, and he was completely dazed.

Where am i?

Why am I tied up?

One second he was thinking about how to hide himself and how to spend money to kill Wang Yaotang while he was hiding, but as he walked, suddenly everything went black and he knew nothing more!

After wriggling on the ground a few times, it finally rolled over and saw a pair of leather shoes. Looking up from the shoes, it saw a young face it had never seen before.

"woo woo woo woo--"

Lu Zhihe really wanted to ask who you were and what was going on. When the young man saw that Lu Zhihe was awake and met his eyes, he panicked and instinctively grabbed the baseball bat next to him and swung it at him.

Lü Zhihe: I'll pick your mother, no way!

"Bang!" Lu Zhihe's vision went black, and he saw stars, but the fear and resentment in his heart made him force himself not to faint, and blood gushed out.

Seeing that Lü Zhihe was still moving after the first blow, the young man hurriedly raised the stick and smashed it down again, "Bang!" "Bang!"

Lu Zhihe rolled his eyes and fainted again, filled with endless resentment.

Let me speak!
Is it really that hard to say something?

When he woke up again, Lü Zhihe didn't dare to move an inch. He was afraid that this brainless idiot would beat him to death on the spot, which would make him a laughing stock.

The Quarry King was beaten to death by a thug.

With my eyes closed, I was in excruciating pain in my head and couldn't remember who I was for a long time.

Previously, I was stunned by the HK$100 million that Gao Lishi had given me. All I could think about was knocking this guy out and waiting for Gao Lishi to come and give me the HK$100 million. As for the so-called 'Mining King'... what is that? Can you eat him?
But as he finally controlled Lü Zhihe and as time passed, his burning mind cooled down a little, and he began to be afraid again. This was the 'Mining King,' a billionaire with a net worth of hundreds of millions. With just one word, he could be thrown into the sea to be fed to sharks!

Did he just see his own face?
Will he retaliate against me?

Should we kill him...?

Lu Zhihe finally felt a bit better. He remembered who he was and that someone had just hit him hard with a baseball bat. That little punk, that idiot, that brainless moron!
Of course, it was also because that guy was brainless that he really didn't dare to move at all... He was afraid of being beaten to death.

He would rather Wang Yaotang shoot him dead, at least he would die with a little dignity, than be sent off by someone who didn't deserve to have a name.

So why gag him? If he could speak, 100 million, no, 500 million would definitely make this little bastard let him go.

Damn it, you idiot, why did you gag me?! Aaaaaah!

Yuanjie's should have been brought along...

Now Lü Zhihe can't do anything, and his mind starts wandering, filled with regret.

Thirty years ago, he took Yuan Jie on a risky trip to buy leftover equipment from the US military and transport it back to Hong Kong Island, earning his first fortune. Thirty years later, he is Hong Kong's quarry king, with businesses spanning building materials, construction, real estate development, and hotels, and a net worth of over 1 billion.

As for Yuan Jie, he rose from a lowly underling to become the head of bodyguards, and he was still doing some shady things. As for his net worth, it was around ten million, with several properties, several luxury cars, two beautiful wives, and several children.

He used to think he had treated Yuan Jie well. Yuan Jie was a brainless guy who only knew how to fight and kill. There were plenty of people like that in Hong Kong. Yuan Jie was more than 99.99% of them. This was only because he followed him.

But when he realized the danger, when he might be so poor that all he had left was money, he began to feel afraid. He was afraid that Yuan Jie would become dissatisfied, afraid that Yuan Jie would sell him to Wang Yaotang.

He didn't dare contact Yuan Jie when he left Li Xiangjiao's house.

For the sake of Jia Hua Group, Li Xiangjiao will arrange for crew members to safely transport him to the Philippines, but he cannot guarantee that Yuan Jie will not have other ideas.

If Wang Yaotang could spend 1500 million to buy a small triad in Po Toi O, then the 'Stone Mine King' who was determined to fight to the death could definitely fetch a 'super' price, several times more than what Yuan Jie earned working for him for 30 years!
But is this my fault?
When Lü Zhihe met Yuan Jie while selling "egg waffles" on the street, Yuan Jie was a street urchin who couldn't even afford to eat. He was thin, short, and from the periphery of a small rural gang, and he hadn't even finished elementary school.

He gave Yuanjie a chance, but he managed even a small company terribly.

Perhaps Yuan Jie won't betray me?
Perhaps Yuan Jie is grateful to himself?
Perhaps Yuan Jie would be willing to risk his life to protect him?
No, that's impossible. Yuan Jie has a wife and children. He's not the same Yuan Jie he used to be. He has someone to care about now!
"Boom."

The sound coming from the deck outside made Lü Zhihe turn around subconsciously. Fortunately, the crazy little scoundrel also looked up, which relieved Lü Zhihe.

Then came the sound of more people jumping onto the deck, "Ah Xiang, it's me, Gao Lishi."

"Boss Gao!" The scoundrel sprang forward, shouting excitedly, "I caught him! I caught him!"

"OK, I got it. Are you shouting so loudly to call the police?" Gao Lishi looked at the guy in front of him with amusement as he covered his mouth and looked around in fear.

Suddenly, he felt a pang of sadness. If it were half a year ago, when he was still working with Shenxian Jin, he would have been very careful when doing this, afraid of being seen by the police.

But it’s different now!

Who is Boss Yao? He's the kind of person who can arrange for the Flying Tigers to cooperate, make the police chief pretend not to see anything, and blow up a police helicopter with an RPG.

This gave him a feeling of returning to the era of the Four Great Detectives.

No, it forced the Four Great Detectives to be even more flamboyant. The Four Great Detectives still had to bow and scrape when they saw foreigners, while Master Yao would block the streets and arrest people one by one.

Bah! Comparing your own divine brocade to Master Yao is an insult to him!

When the police come to arrest people, they have to wait outside, waiting for their underlings to prepare to take the blame.

With a smile, Gao Lishi glanced at the yacht club manager and a few security guards who were being held up at the dock, patted the nameless nobody on the shoulder, and stepped into the cabin. "Damn, who is this blood-covered person?"
Bending down and looking closely, Lü Zhihe opened his eyes and met Gao Lishi's gaze. "Ha, the Stone Mine King, you look so disheveled."

Gao Lishi squatted down, and said with a mocking expression, "Do you know what's going on?"

“This guy is just a waiter at the yacht club. You don’t know him, but he recognized you at a glance.”

“There are 40 people in the underworld of Hong Kong Island who have connections with the underworld. Brother Yao has spread the word that he is looking for you and your family. As long as you are still in Hong Kong, you will definitely be found.”

Do you know how much Yao Ye has done?

“All those involved in smuggling and illegal immigration in Hong Kong are members of triads. They have all received our calls and had photos delivered to them. There are members of various triads at all the piers. Even at Kai Tak Airport, Yao Ye arranged for people to guard the area. Every security checkpoint staff member at the airport has photos of your entire family.”

"Giving photos isn't illegal, so the police can't do anything about it. They can only watch silently from the sidelines. If someone notices you, all you have to do is shout, and you'll get a million."

"Run! Where do you think you're going?!"

Lu Zhihe's eyes were filled with terror, and his body trembled uncontrollably.

Gao Lishi gently patted the face of the 'Stone Mine King'. This was a famous billionaire, a person he once couldn't reach. Even the immortal Jin would have a hard time meeting him. Now, he lay on the ground with his face covered in blood, allowing himself to be humiliated.

This feeling is even better than fucking ejaculating!
This is so awesome!
This is all thanks to Master Yao!
This guy actually dared to arrange for someone to assassinate Master Yao, he deserves to die!
Everyone should know the consequences of daring to assassinate Master Yao!

Lü Zhihe must die, and everyone in the Lü family must die!

Gao Lishi stood up and waved his hand, "Take him away!"

At the dock, the manager watched as a man was lifted onto a speedboat and a group of gangsters boarded and left. He immediately shouted, "What are you all standing there for? Call the police! Mr. Lü Zhihe has been kidnapped!"

The group turned and ran.

He had only taken a few steps when the manager's voice came from behind, "Wait!"

The group stopped and turned to look. The manager's expression kept changing. He didn't know what was happening outside, but that was Lü Zhihe, the stone quarry king, a billionaire. Who would dare to openly mess with him?

At the very least, he's someone whose status and position are no lower than Lü Zhihe's...

They dared to arrest the quarry tycoon, so what about him?

Just thinking about it makes me scared.

"Wait, I mean wait for me, let's go together." The manager's expression was more like crying.

If he doesn't call the police, it's his dereliction of duty as manager; but if he does call the police, things might get worse... Damn, it's so hard to be a person!
……

At 9 p.m., Wang Yaotang summoned all of them, including lawyer Jiang Zhizhen, general manager of Asia Union Finance Company Li Menghui, Hongdou Clothing Song Yiran, general manager of Yaoguang Audio-Visual Guan Houfa, general manager of Yaoxing Company Qiu Dechang, deputy general manager of the command center Liu Weichen, and general manager of Fanling Stone Mine Jiao Peilin.

This was a large gathering of general managers from business teams.

In addition, there are partners Zhang Yaorong, who is familiar with the building materials industry, and Zhong Zhuozheng, a wine merchant.

Given the major incident this afternoon, Wang Yaotang stepped forward to reassure the company's management and partners, and also to provide them with an explanation.

Mobilizing thousands of people in Kwun Tong, offering rewards through car stereos, and bombing airplanes with RPGs—each of these actions is outrageous and will inevitably cause many negative impacts.

“I want to compete according to business rules, but obviously not everyone is willing to operate within the rules. This is both an accident and an inevitability. No one is willing to lose, so this will not be the last time a gunman tries to assassinate me, but I must reduce the frequency of such assassinations to a minimum,” Wang Yaotang said first.

"Given a bad choice and an even worse choice, I choose the bad one."

"It is foreseeable that the Hong Kong British government will hate me as a destabilizing factor. They will set obstacles for me and my business, and this will continue for a long time to come. I am mentally prepared for this. I have always had a tacit understanding with the police, but this tacit understanding will be broken because of today's events. I am mentally prepared for this."

Wang Yaotang looked around and said, “I also hope that you are prepared. In the near future, the authorities will increase their investigation into the various industries under my name. Before that, you should conduct self-examinations and deal with any problems or loopholes as soon as possible, so as not to leave any handle for others to use against you.”

“Of course, there’s no need to act like we’re facing a major crisis.” With that, Wang Yaotang shrugged. “Hong Kong is a society governed by the rule of law, isn’t it?”

Everyone was stunned for a moment and burst out laughing.

"What are you laughing at?" Wang Yaotang said sternly. "I'm warning you, don't talk nonsense. If you don't have evidence, I'll sue you for defamation!"

"Is that right, Attorney Jiang?"

The laughter grew even louder. Jiang Zhizhen covered his face, "I'm being very serious!"
After everyone had finished laughing, Wang Yaotang raised his hand to calm them down. "I called you all here so late because I have some things I'd like your opinions on. An opportunity is right in front of me. I want to take over all of Lü Zhihe's businesses. What should I do?"

The crowd exchanged bewildered glances. In a feudal society, such cunning and forceful seizure would be perfectly acceptable.

Even in Hong Kong 20 years ago, with its imperfect laws and systems, low literacy rate, and relatively weak media presence, such things could still be accomplished quietly.

But it's the 80s now.

With modern laws and systems being relatively complete, and the power of the media growing stronger, it is virtually impossible for a case of extortion to occur.

“If I remember correctly, the Lü family owns 100% of Jia Hua Mining, and 90% of that is under Lü Zhihe’s name,” Zhang Yaorong said in a deep voice. “If he speaks out publicly, he will have no chance.”

“Lü Zhihe is an extremely suspicious person; he never trusts anyone,” Zhang Yaorong added.

In its normal history, K. Wah International went public in 87. After the listing, the Lui family still held about 70% of the shares through family trusts and affiliated companies. As of 2024, the Lui family still held more than 65% of the shares of K. Wah International through family trusts, affiliated companies and personal names.

what is this concept?

According to the law, all companies listed on the main board must ensure that at least 25% of their issued share capital is held by the public. K Wah Group barely crossed the line from beginning to end.

Lu Zhihe was a man who wanted to control everything. In his eyes, Wang Yaotang would not stop after taking away the Blue Earth Stone. He would drive him out just like he had driven out other mine owners. In the end, he would also fear Wang Yaotang's retaliation and wipe out all of Wang Yaotang's other businesses.

This explains why he would seek out a killer to gamble everything just because Wang Yaotang wanted the Blue Earth Stone.

This also explains why he didn't call for Yuan Jie, who had been with him for 30 years, to protect him after leaving Li Xiangjiao's house.

Of course, it's not surprising that Yuan Jie only amassed a fortune of tens of millions after following him for 30 years.

Wang Yaotang smiled and glanced at everyone, then said with a light laugh, "Don't worry, Lü Zhihe will never speak up again."

A deathly silence fell over the office. Wang Yaotang clearly heard a 'gurgling' sound; everyone was obviously stunned into silence by the news.

"Ahem, what I meant was that he did something wrong and was afraid of ghosts knocking at his door, so he went into hiding and changed his name," Wang Yaotang explained.

Hehe, everyone's lips twitched. 'Ghostly Gate,' that's quite something. You must be the ghost.

"Hey, why are you all staring at me like that?" Wang Yaotang shrugged. "Someone hired six American soldiers to attack me first. Four M16s. In just six or seven seconds, my car was hit by more than 30 bullets. Even my top-of-the-line armored car was destroyed. Didn't you see that downstairs just now?"

"We saw it, it was really too much, he deserved to die." Li Menghui, Song Yiran, Guan Houfa, Qiu Dechang and others shouted loudly, looking indignant and as if they wanted to eat his flesh alive.

Working for other bosses, if you don't do well, at worst you'll be fired and lose some reputation in the industry, but with Wang Yaotang... if you don't do well, you might die.

"You sons of bitches," Wang Yaotang said with a laugh, "Alright, let's get down to business."

Without Lü Zhihe, Jia Hua is left with only an orphan and widow who have disappeared somewhere. What is there to fear? They are just fish on a chopping board.

Once this news gets out, there will be plenty of people wanting to take advantage of Jia Hua.

Jiang Zhizhen was the first to speak, "Because all the shares are in the hands of the Lü family, including the general manager, they cannot resell Jia Hua's core industries. Their signatures have no legal effect. This is the greatest effect of extreme control. So, if you want to take over Jia Hua's industries, you must make him go bankrupt."

“But how to bankrupt him is not something I know.” After saying that, Jiang Zhizhen looked at the others.

"Debt collection!" Li Menghui, general manager of Asia Union Finance Company, chimed in. "No company operates entirely on its own funds. Jia Hua's businesses cover 'mining,' 'building materials,' 'construction,' 'real estate development,' and 'hotels,' so it must have mortgage loans from many banks. It can't rely solely on the stone mining industry to generate enough profit for its diversified development. Therefore, as long as news spreads that the banks feel Jia Hua is facing a bankruptcy crisis, they will definitely demand repayments, which will inevitably lead to a break in Jia Hua's cash flow."

“Debt acquisition,” Song Yiran of Hongdou Apparel said with a smile. “After Jia Hua enters bankruptcy proceedings, we can use debt-to-equity swaps to acquire Jia Hua’s shares or priority acquisition rights for its assets.”

“Yes, debt acquisition is a good idea,” Li Menghui continued. “Jiahua definitely has no ability to repay its loans. Once it enters bankruptcy proceedings, the value of Jiahua’s collateral will inevitably plummet, which will be a disaster for the banks. We can acquire the mortgaged shares or assets from the banks in advance.”

"Of course, to prevent others from robbing it, I think some financial manipulation methods are needed, such as secondary mortgages by banks."

"All of this you're talking about has one premise: making the banks and creditors believe that Jia Hua is bound to go bankrupt. As for how to make them believe that, that's where Yaoxing comes in." Yaoxing Audio-Visual General Manager Qiu Dechang said with a smile, "Tonight I will contact some media outlets that we regularly cooperate with to dig into tonight's events and report on them, guiding public opinion toward the doomsday theory of Jia Hua. However, boss, this might dig into your conflict with Lü Zhihe."

"No problem, as long as you don't point your finger at me and accuse me of breaking the law or committing a crime." Wang Yaotang waved his hand with a smile, not caring at all.

Without evidence, everything said is false. It's all about the winner taking all the credit. In a couple of years, who will even remember Lü Zhihe?

"Then I'll invite some friends in the quarry industry to dinner and spread the word that Lu Zhihe has disappeared and is unlikely to return, and that Jia Hua is finished. They'll definitely withhold the payments owed to Jia Hua, and Manager Qiu can then spread the rumor that Jia Hua is bankrupt," suggested Jiao Peilin, general manager of Fanling Quarry.

It's not that you don't have to pay the outstanding debts after bankruptcy, but how much profit can be generated with extra working capital? Besides, if this money stays in your own account, you can use it to acquire its assets at a low price after Jia Hua goes bankrupt, and in the end, you can make a profit from an asset for free.

In the Western world, including Russia, many people used this method to seize assets during the privatization process...

"Furthermore, several mines have been maintaining production to stabilize the company's morale during this period, and a large amount of quarried stone has been piled up in the yard. Now that no one is managing it, it might get lost. If the company runs out of money, we might not even be able to pay the employees' wages." Jiao Peilin said in a low voice, "There's no one's name written on the stone quarry, and there won't be any fingerprints to prove it."

"People will be panicked and things will get chaotic."

Everyone lowered their heads and laughed upon hearing this.

"Boss, you're really good at poaching people!" Guan Houfa, general manager of Yaoguang Audio-Visual, chimed in. "Boss Lü is too stingy. The management team doesn't own any shares in the company, and their salaries aren't high. Now they've disappeared. The management team has to think about themselves. Everyone needs to eat. Without the management team, the company will completely shut down. If this gets reported, no one will believe we won't go bankrupt."

Everyone burst into laughter. They had all been forcibly recruited by Wang Yaotang.

Of course, I don't regret it. Although working for Wang Yaotang is life-threatening, Yao-ye is really willing to invest. Higher position, more salary, and a share pool of dividends. Many people would risk their lives for him but don't have the chance.

Liu Weichen then coughed lightly, "The Hong Kong business world was very chaotic 30 years ago. Boss Lu's history of making his fortune was not so clean. His confidant Yuan Jie and his bodyguard team have committed many crimes over the years, but he has suppressed them all. Now that he is gone, if Yuan Jie and his men do not want to be held accountable later, they will have to show some loyalty."

The collapse of K. Wah was beyond the control of a sound legal system; the extreme control of shares revealed its dangers at this point.

"Very good, very good," Wang Yaotang clapped lightly, nodding approvingly at each of them. "I can see that you are all talented people; it's just that your original environment limited your development."

"I, Wang Yaotang, am not like Lu Zhihe. Everyone in Hong Kong knows that I am the most generous to my brothers. Money, women, power—none of you here will be spared!"

"Move! Dismember Jia Hua!" Wang Yaotang waved his hand fiercely.

"Dismember Jia Hua!" the crowd shouted in unison.

With such a generous boss making promises, everyone is naturally full of enthusiasm!
After the 'Dismemberment of Jia Hua Tea Party' ended, it was already past 10 p.m. Wang Yaotang kept his word and arranged for everyone to have the most beautiful women in Hong Kong's nightlife scene. Money and beauties were all in place.

With a boss like that, what excuse do you have not to work hard!
After setting the plan and seeing everyone off, Wang Yaotang rubbed his face vigorously; he was truly exhausted.

After surviving being shot more than 30 times with the car door pressed against him, and then planning a series of counterattacks, he would feel exhausted.

He carries the weight of his brothers, his gang, and his company—the livelihoods of thousands upon thousands of people—on his shoulders. Even after being assassinated, he still has to maintain a fearless and tough demeanor. It's truly an extreme challenge.

"Are you alright?" Bisina asked with some concern.

“It’s definitely better than Lü Zhihe!” Wang Yaotang smiled.

After arresting Lui Chi-wo, Ko Lik-shih handed him over to Ah-chi, who had returned from Kwun Tong. He sent him directly to Ho Kong, as it would be bad for the Hong Kong police to bring him back to the island.

The members of the lower-level branch have worked hard today; Ah Jie is in charge of the overall situation.

Four-Eyes entertained the Flying Tigers at night.

Awei comforted his brothers and family at home.

Everyone is very busy, and now only this old monk is left by Wang Yaotang's side.

"Let's go, to Teresa Teng's place," Wang Yaotang called out.

Four bulletproof Fords were dispatched to protect Wang Yaotang. As for Lü Zhihe, we'll deal with him tomorrow; there's really no time to deal with him today.

Teresa Teng was eight months pregnant and her belly was very big. She hadn't been going out at all lately, but today, with such a big thing happening to her husband, she was extremely worried. As soon as Wang Yaotang entered the door, she rushed over to him, and Wang Yaotang could only hug her and comfort her softly.

While Wang Yaotang rested, things were still in chaos outside. The other three triads had all mobilized their forces. They saw RPGs being used to shoot down planes, and the news had spread throughout the underworld. This was the first time in all the years that Hong Kong triads had used such heavy firepower!

This is absolutely groundbreaking!
On the one hand, people admire the young man's vindictiveness and his undeniable good looks; on the other hand, they believe that Wang Yaotang's behavior of trying to curry favor with the Hong Kong government and police is irrational, considering his early alignment with the North, he will inevitably suffer retaliation from the authorities.

News of the police's small-scale meeting quickly reached the ears of the three bigwigs, and it felt like it was no surprise.

Young people are ultimately too young, too eager to show off, and intolerant of the slightest grievance. Assassination is nothing new; everyone has encountered such things. Their desire for revenge is too strong. If things continue like this, they will surely rise to prominence only to fall later.

Therefore, the strategy for dealing with Wang Yaotang and Shengyi in the future is to avoid their sharp edge, watch them build their grand mansions, and watch them entertain their guests...

The next day, Wang Yaotang woke up at noon. After eating the loving lunch prepared by Teresa Teng, he comforted her for a while and then went to see Sally Yeh, who was also five months pregnant and needed comforting as well.

After everything was settled, he finally found the time to vent his anger on Cherie Chung.

The police held a press conference this morning regarding yesterday's shootout in Kwun Tong, praising the Kwun Tong police for their swift action in arresting 10 criminals illegally possessing firearms and for setting up a cordon to contain the rioters. They also commended the Flying Tigers for their bravery in protecting the lives and property of Hong Kong citizens. Finally, under police pressure, the rioters released the hostages and died due to their own operational errors.

It cannot be a setup by the police; the police image must be upright.

No reporters asked any embarrassing questions during the entire press conference, making it a resounding success. Of course, this had little to do with the police...

With two billionaires involved, especially Wang Yaotang, who even released an RPG, no reporter or newspaper dared to lift the lid at this moment.

Moreover, the attitude of Hong Kong's wealthy elites on this matter is completely opposite to that of the British Hong Kong government and the police; they support Wang Yaotang's crazy revenge!

We're all billionaires; no one betrays their social class.

If you encounter an assassination attempt like this, you could really die. We must let those rats in the ditch know that you should never take a job from a billionaire!

Even the most powerful and influential figures have to listen to the editor-in-chief and the newspaper owner... No one dares to disagree on this point.

Even the British colonial rule in Hong Kong didn't work!

I don't care how they retaliate in private, but I can't talk about it publicly!
……

In the afternoon, Wang Yaotang quietly boarded a patrol boat, heading towards Haojiang, intending to deal with Lü Zhihe. (End of Chapter)