Hong Kong Tycoon: Starting from Delivering Dongfeng Express

Chapter 156 Ni Yongxiao: You've Bought the Wrong Partner!
The meeting room was completely silent.

Those who were scanned by Ye Dongsheng all felt that he was warning them.

During Ni Kun's era, the Ni family was one of the major flour producers in Hong Kong.

As for Tung Sing, their flour business has never stopped, but Tung Sing has a long reach and engages in international trade. Currently, the core of their flour business is in the Netherlands.

Of course, there are definitely other factions operating on Hong Kong Island as well. They turn a blind eye to these activities, knowing they can't manage them all.

As for the other gangs in Changle, they must have had people secretly involved in this business as well, but they were all dealing in small-scale, unregulated goods, unlike the Ni family and Dongxing. Only the one founded by the rich second-generation should be completely innocent.

At this moment, Ni Yongxiao broke the silence:

"President Ye, you're exaggerating. Everyone here is a legitimate businessman; how could you possibly be involved with drugs?"

Camel immediately chimed in, "That's right, we're all legitimate business people here to do express delivery business, there's no way we'd be involved with drugs!"

Others chimed in, "That's right! We're all legitimate business people!"

Ye Dongsheng's gaze lingered on Ni Yongxiao for a moment. This guy was the most cunning, and he even took the opportunity to pull the others to the same side.

At this moment, Jiang Tiansheng spoke up with a smile: "Brother Luo, Ah Xiao, and everyone else, I understand that you all want to make money in the express delivery business, and I believe that you are all here for this job."

However, you all have large businesses and many employees. Just because you want to focus on the courier business doesn't mean your employees think the same way. If something goes wrong and someone uses it to smuggle drugs, it will be very difficult to deal with once you're caught...

We're in the cross-border express delivery business; these packages are delivered to mainland China. Getting caught in Hong Kong might just mean a few days in jail, but if you get caught on the mainland, that's bad enough! You'll be eating peanuts straight away!

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent again, because what Jiang Tiansheng said was true. Moreover, it was a fact that the mainland was unfriendly to organized crime, and they were still very wary of that.

However, Camel was not happy about being lectured by the two young men, Ye Dongsheng and Jiang Tiansheng: "Jiang Tiansheng, if that's the case, you should take care of your Hung Hing first!"

"Camel, everyone in Hong Kong knows that since the founding of Hung Hing, my father, Chiang Chen, set a rule that no one should touch drugs! Over the years, Hung Hing has strictly enforced this rule!"

Furthermore, Hengtong Express is my personal company and should not be confused with Hung Hing.

"Hey, if that's what you're saying, then my Camel Express is also my personal company, it's my own business! I, Camel, have never been involved with drugs!"

"Boss Luo is right! These are all businesses under our own names, and have nothing to do with the gang!"

Ye Dongsheng tapped the table again: "Gentlemen, since everyone is willing to attend this conference today, Chairman Jiang and I are willing to believe that you are all here with your hearts set on doing express delivery!"

Hearing this, Camel and the others looked a little better and stopped arguing.

However, Ye Dongsheng's tone changed the next moment:
"However, in order to ensure the healthy development of the industry, everyone must abide by the rule of drug prohibition!"

I'm not exaggerating, but if the courier industry is found to be smuggling drugs, then all of us working in this industry could be implicated, and the entire industry could even be shut down!

These words stunned everyone present. Camel immediately asked:
"President Ye, what do you mean by that? What do you mean by everyone suffering and the entire industry being shut down?"

Seeing that everyone was finally taking it seriously, Ye Dongsheng also spoke up to explain:

"I've personally experienced the express delivery industry, and it's much more than just delivering packages."

As you should know, we are in the cross-border express delivery business, which has much stricter requirements and involves multiple departments such as customs and immigration.

Our line of work is basically stealing food from the postal service!

Those present didn't quite understand, and Camel frowned as he asked, "So what if we steal food from the post office? Is the post office so great?"

In the minds of Hong Kong people, the Hong Kong Island Post Office has little presence other than delivering mail, and they have no real authority over it.

Looking at these still confused gangsters, Ye Dongsheng couldn't help but find it amusing. They've already entered the cross-border express delivery business, yet they still don't understand how powerful postal and telecommunications services are!
"Ha, I'm not talking about the Hong Kong Island Post Office, but the post and telecommunications bureaus on the mainland, or rather, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications!"

This department's influence in mainland China extends far beyond simply delivering letters and parcels; it also controls the mainland's communications and even extends to postal savings remittances across various regions!

In other words, it's a powerful department integrating communications, telecommunications, and banking!

Seeing that most of these gangsters still seemed a bit confused, Ye Dongsheng simply said one sentence:

"I'll just say one thing: the cross-border express delivery we're doing now, according to the rules of authority, falls under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. They only need one document to eliminate our entire industry!"

At this moment, everyone finally understood:
Wow! The postal service in mainland China is so powerful?

"so smart?!"

However, someone else asked, "President Ye, even if the postal service on the mainland is very powerful, what does that have to do with the drug trafficking you mentioned? Isn't drug trafficking under the jurisdiction of the police and customs?"

Ye Dongsheng sighed inwardly. These gangsters really don't think straight!

But before he could speak, Ni Yongxiao said:
"President Ye, are you saying that our industry is taking away business from the mainland postal service, so they're already unhappy with us? If a drug trafficking incident occurs, it could give the postal service an excuse to attack us?"

Ye Dongsheng looked at Ni Yongxiao, thinking, "He truly deserves to be called a high-achieving student who studied abroad."

He nodded and said:
"good!
Our express delivery industry is a path we found in the cracks. When I first started it, the postal service gave us a lot of trouble.

I won't go into details about the sacrifices made and the number of people who had to intercede, but I can only say that it's truly remarkable that our express delivery industry is still functioning properly!

Upon hearing this, Ni Yongxiao and Camel couldn't help but think to themselves that it was true that Dongfeng Express had a strong background in mainland China, as they had managed to break through the powerful Ministry of Posts and steal food from the mainland!

"Although the mainland has reformed and opened up, everyone should know how strict its management is in all aspects, especially in terms of drugs, where there is zero tolerance!"
The postal service has always been eyeing us closely. If a courier company were to be discovered smuggling drugs at this time, it would be breaking a taboo on the mainland.

That's not just a matter for one company; the postal service could very well launch an attack and shut down the entire industry!

Now, everyone present finally understood the relationship and secretly marveled at how different the mainland and Hong Kong were.

In Hong Kong Island, how could the entire industry be brought to a standstill just because one company was involved in drug trafficking?

Some competitors were even eager to sabotage each other, framing each other for drug trafficking, hoping to eliminate as many as possible. However, when cross-border express delivery involves mainland China, the situation seems to change completely…

The next moment, Ye Dongsheng also put on a stern face and said in a harsh tone:

"Now you all understand what I mean! The use of express delivery to smuggle drugs must be severely cracked down on, with absolutely zero tolerance!"

The express delivery industry was created by me, Ye, through hard work. I welcome everyone to work together to make money and expand the industry!

But if anyone dares to break the rules and disrupt my courier industry, I, Ye, will absolutely not be polite! I'll crack down on them one by one, until they're dead!

Jiang Tiansheng added, "Everyone, since you've all entered the express delivery industry, you're all here to make money. Nobody wants to cut off their source of income, right?"

Camel immediately nodded: "Of course, I work as a courier to make money! Anyone who dares to cut off my source of income, I'll kill them!"

Jiang Tiansheng said, "Camel is right! Cutting off someone's livelihood is like killing their parents! Everyone wants to make money from express delivery. I propose that anyone who violates this taboo should be punished by everyone!"

Ni Yongxiao echoed, "I agree! Our express delivery industry can't let one bad apple spoil the whole bunch! Anyone who dares to use express delivery to smuggle drugs must not be let off easily!"

“That’s right!” everyone agreed.

Lu Minghua spoke up at the opportune moment: "The Hong Kong Police Force fully supports the Express Delivery Association and everyone's determination to combat drugs! However, please be mindful of your methods."

Ye Dongsheng smiled and said, "Section Chief Lu is right. Don't worry, we will definitely safeguard our legitimate rights and interests in a reasonable and legal manner under the supervision of the police!"
The entire industry should boycott those involved in drug use!

Ye Dongsheng was quite satisfied after reaching a consensus on this point. He wasn't just making things up; he genuinely cared about it.

If such a thing were to happen, although it might not necessarily halt the entire industry, Dongfeng Express would certainly be affected!
Therefore, he needs to establish the rules now: whether it's Dongxing or the Ni family, if they dare to cause trouble, he will really kill them!

After reaching a consensus on drug control, the atmosphere in the meeting room improved considerably.

Then Ye Dongsheng said with a smile, "Everyone, now I'd like to talk about the second important point, which is also related to everyone's vital interests!"

Camel extended his hand and said, "President Ye, please speak."

"The second point is our express delivery pricing!"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other in disbelief.

Ye Dongsheng began, "I know a little about your courier shops; they all operate on a one-day or three-day delivery model. Prices range from 50 to 200, it's quite chaotic..."

At this moment, Ni Yongxiao spoke again, interrupting Ye Dongsheng:

"President Ye, I'm sorry, but business in Hong Kong has always been based on free trade. We should have the right to decide our own courier prices. Surely the association doesn't want to interfere with this too?"

Immediately, others joined in the clamor: "That's right, Chairman Ye, we can set the price however we want!"

Ye Dongsheng smiled and, after the crowd quieted down a bit, said:
"Of course, when doing business in Hong Kong, it is up to you to set your own prices. To be honest, I don't want to manage it or waste my energy interfering!"

However, as I said before, our cross-border express delivery industry delivers to mainland China!

Everyone was confused again. What did this pricing have to do with mainland China?
Camel said directly, "President Ye, just explain yourself clearly. What taboo on the mainland has this pricing violated?"

Ye Dongsheng asked, "Everyone understands the relationship between the post office and our cross-border express delivery, right?"

Everyone nodded.

"Do you even know whose money we make in cross-border express delivery?"

Ni Yongxiao stated directly: "Hong Kong businessmen who invest in and build factories in mainland China!"

"That's right, we make money from these Hong Kong businessmen and bosses. You could say we're catering to high-end clients, so even if I set the price at 200 dollars a day and 100 dollars for three days, these bosses can still accept it!"

Because our customers aren't ordinary people; they're not willing to pay such a high price for a letter or package!

Then Ye Dongsheng changed the subject and said, "But if I lower the price by half, or even lower, do you think ordinary citizens would be willing to use our courier service?"

"Of course there will be people willing!"

"With the price lowered and the delivery speed so much faster than the post office, of course they're willing to accept it!"

Camel shrugged and said, "President Ye, isn't it you who said we should expand the express delivery market and get more people to use our services? Isn't that a good thing?"

Camel Express doesn't charge high prices for its own delivery service: 120 yuan for one-day delivery and 60 yuan for three-day delivery. In business, customers naturally prefer the lower-priced option, since the cost is lower and they can still make a profit!

Ni Yongxiao was also looking at Ye Dongsheng. Originally, there was only one Dongfeng Express in the market. Now that everyone has entered the market, there will definitely be a price war, and the biggest loser will naturally be Dongfeng Express.

Ye Dongsheng smiled and said, "That's right, the cake is big, but it might only last a few days before it's gone!"

Everyone was taken aback and immediately asked, "Huh? Chairman Ye, what do you mean by that?"

"Didn't I just say that we're stealing food from the post office's rice bowl?"

Seeing that the group was still confused, Ye Dongsheng further explained: "Currently, the business of mainland postal services actually does not account for a high percentage of the total business of these Hong Kong businessmen. The core business is actually the communication and express delivery of citizens. This part accounts for more than 95% of Hong Kong Island's business with mainland postal services."

But if we lower the price, as you said, ordinary citizens will also choose to use our express delivery service, then what will the postal service do?
This is undermining the foundation of the postal service, and they absolutely cannot accept it!
I've dealt with them quite a bit, and believe me, if we dared to do that, cross-border express delivery would be shut down within a month!

Everyone in the meeting room was a little dumbfounded.

"This! This post office, does it really have that much power?!" Camel asked, his mouth agape.

"Mr. Luo, if you don't believe me, you can ask your friends back on the mainland to inquire."

Ni Yongxiao rubbed his temples. Even though he had done a lot of research beforehand and found local people on the mainland, he still didn't expect there to be so many intricacies involved!
At the time, he was only thinking about the police and customs, but he didn't expect that the postal service had the greatest jurisdiction over express delivery on the mainland!
Damn it, we've gone to the wrong place!

(End of this chapter)