Hong Kong Tycoon: Starting from Delivering Dongfeng Express

Chapter 138 Ding Hai: Who stabbed me?!

580 Nathan Road, Mong Kok.

Sino Centre, completed in 1979, is a mixed-use commercial and office building complex and was the first large-scale integrated commercial building complex in Mong Kok.

Its construction coincided with the Japanese cultural boom in Hong Kong in the 80s and the rise of local celebrity culture, making it a hub for celebrity merchandise, trendy goods, and film and television cultural products.

By the 90s, the "Sino Index" had been established here, which was the sales volume of goods sold by celebrities in Sino Centre. The higher the sales volume, the higher the popularity on Hong Kong Island and the more popular they were with fans.

Meanwhile, on the 8th floor, Ye Dongsheng stood by the window and said with a smile:

"Mr. Jiang, are you satisfied with this place? It costs tens of thousands of yuan in rent every month!"

Jiang Tiansheng was staring at the sign hanging at the entrance: Hong Kong Island Express Industry Association.

Jiang Tiansheng's mind raced, and then he smiled at Ye Dongsheng and asked, "Mr. Ye, I wonder when a courier association was established in Hong Kong?"

Ye Dongsheng smiled and said, "We didn't have it before, but we do now."

Then he looked at Jiang Tiansheng and smiled:
"Mr. Jiang, I think the cooperation you mentioned last time was very constructive!"
However, relying solely on our two families, we are still not strong enough.

The express delivery industry on Hong Kong Island is still in its early stages. For it to develop healthily in the long term, all employees on the island must work together to build and maintain the industry environment so that the express delivery industry can achieve sustainable development!
Now that I, Mr. Ye, am the president of the Hong Kong Island Express Association, I would like to invite Hengtong Express to join the association and work together on important matters. I wonder what Mr. Jiang thinks?

Jiang Tiansheng opened his mouth. The cooperation he originally proposed was a collaboration between Hengtong Express and Dongfeng Express, with the aim of leveraging Dongfeng Express's resources to gain a foothold on the mainland coast.

But unexpectedly, Ye Dongsheng actually created a Hong Kong Island Express Industry Association to cooperate with him in the form of an association. What is this?
Ye Dongsheng is now the president of the courier association. If he were to join, wouldn't he become the other party's subordinate? Wouldn't that put him at a disadvantage? This would create an unequal power dynamic between the two sides.

Jiang Tiansheng frowned; this was completely different from what he had initially imagined!
But when he looked at the association's sign again, "Hong Kong Island Express Industry Association," the name was so impressive that it immediately gave the impression of an official organization with credibility!
He knew that even if he didn't join the association, as long as the name existed, there would be plenty of others joining in the future!

For a moment, Jiang Tiansheng felt a little annoyed. Why hadn't he thought of that?

He had always thought that industry associations like this were official ones, but he never expected that Ye Dongsheng could apply for one on his own. Now the other party had seized the initiative!
If he can register first, he will have the upper hand and Jiang Tiansheng will be in control of the other party!
Jiang Tiansheng then forced himself to calm down and looked at the smiling Ye Dongsheng.

Jiang Tiansheng couldn't refuse this industry association, but he also had to get some benefits for himself!
Jiang Tiansheng's face regained its smile:
"Mr. Ye is absolutely right. The development of the express delivery industry in Hong Kong Island does indeed require everyone's joint efforts!"
It would be unreasonable to place all the burdens on Mr. Ye's shoulders and make you do all the work yourself!

I, Jiang, also wish to contribute more to the development of the industry. I am nominating myself to become the vice president of the association. I wonder what President Ye's opinion is?

Upon hearing Jiang Tiansheng refer to him as "Chairman Ye," Ye Dongsheng couldn't help but smile.

"Since Mr. Jiang is willing to devote himself to the development of the association, how could I, Ye, not support him? I will ask Chairman Jiang to put in more effort in the future!"

The two looked at each other, and then burst into laughter at the same time!
……

Daoheng Bank, President's Office.

The bank president was looking at the documents laid out on the table. Daoheng Bank had been busy with its recent acquisition of Hengfeng Bank, and the next step after completing the business integration was the IPO. He was certainly not having an easy time lately.

dong dong dong...

The bank manager looked up and said, "Please come in!"

The secretary rushed in, leading the legal advisor in: "Manager, we've received a summons from the court!"

The bank manager frowned: "What? A court summons? Who's going to sue us?"

"It's Ye Dongsheng, the owner of Dongfeng Express, who's involved in 4000 million yuan!"

Upon hearing this, the bank manager laughed in anger: "He's coming to sue us?!"

A while ago, he even sent his men to negotiate with the other party again, offering to lower their mortgage interest rate, but the other party refused outright.

Since they couldn't reach an agreement, they had no choice but to resort to enforcement and court auction. However, before they could even apply for enforcement, the other party sued them in court!

The bank manager looked at the legal advisor: "Attorney Han, all legal matters are now in your hands!"

Attorney Han nodded: "Bank manager, rest assured, he has taken out the loan, and the contract is in black and white. I am absolutely confident in this case!"

However, it would be even better if we could take care of that radar dart and invalidate the agreement he signed with it!

After Attorney Han left, the bank manager summoned the head of the credit department: "That radar dart is in your hands now. You must get it sorted out before the court hearing!"

The credit minister asked, "Bank president, what is the maximum credit line we can give him?"

The bank manager thought for a moment and said, "A maximum of one million. You decide what to do. I just want the result!"

Daoheng Bank had a high chance of winning this case and didn't want to allocate too many resources to this radar dart, as 100 million was already a considerable sum!
"Don't worry, Bank Manager, I'll definitely get it done!"

……

That night, Ruan Mei had just returned home from get off work when she saw Lei Dabiao and Fei Fei in her house. She greeted them with a smile, "Uncle Biao, Aunt Fei~"

Feifei also stood up with a smile, then walked to Ruan Mei's side and said, "Amei, the people from Daoheng Bank came to see us again today!"

Ruan Mei's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately asked, "What are they doing here again?"

"They wanted to pay us a million to renegotiate the agreement! But don't worry, I just yelled them away!" Fatty said, patting his chest.

Radar Dart also stood up and sneered, "You think you can buy me Radar Dart for a mere million? Dream on!"

Ruan Mei held Fei Fei's hand and said, "Thank you, Aunt Fei and Uncle Biao. I heard from Brother Sheng that he's going to sue Daoheng Bank recently. That's definitely why they came to you! Please don't agree!"

Radar Dart assured her, "Don't worry, Amei, we may be poor, but we're not untrustworthy! Mr. Ye has helped us so much, we certainly won't betray him!"

Ruan Mei smiled and nodded.

……

On the other side, the credit minister frowned as he looked at his two returning subordinates and asked, "He won't even agree to 100 million?"

The two shook their heads: "That fat woman hurled nasty insults at us. She said she wouldn't sign an agreement with us even if we offered her 1000 million!"

The credit minister waved for the two to leave, then snorted coldly, "They really don't know what's good for them!"

Do you really think their bank is easy to deal with? Their bank isn't just sitting around doing nothing; take their loan department, for example—every year they issue loans that they can't collect. Do you expect them to handle the debt collection themselves? Of course not!
Those unsecured loans, also known as bad debts, are mostly unrecoverable by banks' lenient methods. There are quite a few deadbeats in Hong Kong.

The solution in this situation is to package and sell the products to financial companies in Hong Kong. In reality, these are debt collection companies with triad connections.

To put it bluntly, these debt collection companies are just dogs kept by Daoheng Bank, and now it's time for them to bite!
He picked up the phone and dialed a number: "Ah Xie, I need you to do something!"

Ding Xiaoxie assured him over the phone, "Don't worry, I'll definitely handle this radar dart!"

"Hey, have you heard of Dongfeng Express? Is there any way to deal with them?"

Upon hearing the name Dongfeng Express, Ding Xiaoxie immediately frowned.

This Dongfeng Express has been making quite a name for itself lately. Tongyitang has been making so many big moves lately, winning one battle after another, and even Wo Luen Shing couldn't beat them!
Just kidding. Although his Chung Ching Society is doing quite well, he must be out of his mind to mess with the Tong Yi Tang!
"Mr. Li, I'm afraid this will be difficult. Dongfeng Express is not easy to operate!"

"Then forget it, just take care of this radar dart!"

After hanging up the phone, Ding Xiaoxie was still thinking about the call. Was there a conflict between Daoheng Bank and Dongfeng Express?

He has been paying close attention to Dongfeng Express lately, especially its main business of cross-border express delivery, which he is quite envious of!

Ding Xiaoxie was able to develop Chung Ching Society to this extent with his three younger brothers, which is not only because he was daring and hardworking, but also because he could see the future potential of cross-border express delivery!
If Dongfeng Express and Daoheng Bank have a conflict, and Daoheng Bank is diverting the other party's attention, then now might be a good time to enter the cross-border express delivery market!
With that in mind, Ding Xiaoxie made up his mind and immediately called his three younger brothers back to discuss the matter together.

As for the radar dart, he didn't even consider it a threat!
……

In Taiwan, in a prison canteen, the walls are covered with the words "Mutual help and love, everyone should get along well!"

Several prison guards warned a burly man, "Ding Hai, you'll be going out in a few days, so don't cause any more trouble!"

Ding Hai waved his hand: "No way!"

The prison guards exchanged glances and then let him into the canteen.

Ding Xie served a plate of food, carried it to a short man, blocked the guard's view with his body, and gripped the man's shoulder tightly, gritting his teeth and whispering:

"Macau guy, who was it that poked my anus while I was asleep last night?"

The short man's shoulder ached from Ding Xie's grip, and he gasped, "Brother Xie, you're about to be released from prison, let's just forget about it!"

He, a Macau native, still has to spend time in prison, so he dares not tip off Ting Hai at this time and anger the local gang!

Ding Hai stomped on Macau Boy's foot:

"Forget it?! I, Ding Hai, came from Hong Kong Island to Taiwan to serve my sentence. Here, I represent Hong Kong Island. How can I let those Taiwanese bullies bully me and swallow my anger, bringing shame to Hong Kong Island?!"
I'm going to get my revenge before I leave! I'll show those Taiwanese bastards that we Hong Kong people aren't to be trifled with!

Macau Boy was being pinched and stomped on by Ting Hai, and couldn't help but shout and yell. However, the prison guards at the door looked at each other and then did nothing.

Just as Ting Hai was about to press Macau Boy for more information, a group of prisoners appeared behind him.

Ding Hai glanced coldly at the Bamboo Union gang, his long-time adversary: ​​"So it was you who did it?!"

The leader, a bearded man, wasn't annoyed at all; he just smiled and carried his plate.
"Brother Crab, the past is the past. In a couple of days, it will be your big day of being released from prison. Let's all come and celebrate with you!"

Ding Xie looked at everyone with a puzzled expression: "Hmph, you guys would be so kind?"

The bearded man first placed the meat from his plate onto Ding Xie's plate, and said with a smile:
"Brother Crab, we were wrong before, we poked your butt, so we apologize today! This piece of meat is for you!"

The person behind also gave the chicken leg to Ding Xie:

"Brother Crab, I hope we can become good friends in the future! We'll all hate to see you go!"

And so, more and more people gathered around Ding Xie, and seeing that they were all so sensible, he gradually relaxed his guard and waved his hand, saying:
"You bunch of scoundrels, you've finally managed to say something sensible today! Fine, I, Lord Ting Hai, am magnanimous..."

However, before he could finish speaking, the crowd that had surrounded him pounced on him and pinned him to the dining table. One by one, they stabbed Ding Xie's arms and legs with sharpened wooden sticks!
"Gan Lin's mother! Ding Xie, you still want to get out of prison? You're dreaming!"

"You'd better stay here and get stabbed for the rest of your life!" The bearded man hugged Ding Xie's head tightly.

If an ordinary person were pinned down by eight or ten people and ambushed and injured, they would definitely be powerless to resist. However, Ding Xie's physique was simply superhuman. In an instant, he burst out with tremendous strength and threw everyone off his body!

"Ah! You bunch of bastards, despicable and shameless, only good for playing dirty tricks! Today, I, Ding Xie, will rid the people of this scourge!"

However, as soon as Ting Hai stood up, police batons began to pound down on his body and head!
"Ding Hai, we just warned you, and you dare to cause trouble! You're utterly lawless!" several prison guards shouted angrily as they beat him.

"I didn't lay a hand on them, they hit me! Are you blind?!"

Ding Hai gradually went berserk, punching the prison guards.

However, the prison guards seemed to have been prepared. Soon, someone came in with a shield, tied Ting-hai up with a rope, and then continued to beat him in a fit of rage.

Anyway, this guy has an abnormal physique, so he can recover quickly if he gets injured, so there's no need to hold back!

That night, several prison guards escorted Ding Xie, who was tightly bound, back to his cell. Seeing a group of inmates with gleaming eyes, banging on the bars of the cell, Ding Xie struggled and cried out:

"I don't want to go back here! You're breaking the rules, I want to be put in solitary confinement! I want to go to the solitary confinement cell!"

A prison guard struck him hard in the stomach with a stick again:
"Ting Hai, you're the one who broke the rules! You still dared to commit crimes. It seems you have no remorse whatsoever. If you were released, you would be a scourge on society! We are now requesting that your sentence be increased by two years!"

Ding Hai was beaten until he bent over, and then the prison guard opened the cell door and kicked him inside!
The round-faced, bearded man immediately saluted the prison guard: "Thank you, sir!"

The prison guard nodded. He was about to say something like, "Don't go too far," but when he saw that it was Ting Hai, he decided to leave without saying anything.
The bearded man chuckled and climbed onto Ding Xie's back, slapping his face repeatedly.
"Ting Hai, you filthy bitch, you've offended the Bamboo Union, and you still want to get out of prison? Dream on! You'll never leave here for the rest of your life!"

"Haha, big brother, we absolutely can't let this amazing toy, which is so hard to kill no matter how much we play with it, go away!"

Soon, Ting Hai's screams echoed through the prison: "Aaaaaah, you beasts!"

A day later, Ting Hai lay on the ground, pale-faced, with only one thought in his mind: he wanted to escape from prison and return to Hong Kong Island!

P.S.: Ting Hai, Ting Hau-hai: *The Greed of Man*

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