Hong Kong Movie: At the beginning, Big Boss B asked me to draw the death lottery

Chapter 103 Jiang Tiansheng: Fatty Li, just stick to selling your wet magazines and stop getting involved in everything.

At Kai Tak Airport, Fang Ya'an parked his Toyota outside the terminal.

At 9:25 a.m., a plane from Kuala Lumpur landed at the airport.

A Malaysian man in his forties got off the plane and then got into Fang Ya'an's car outside the terminal.

The vehicle carrying the middle-aged man drove into Discovery Bay Golf Club.

After Fang Ya'an accompanied the man for a few swings on the course, the sun began to get scorching.

So they rested there and returned to the club's air-conditioned room.

“Datuk, Mr. Henry asked me to tell you that everything has been arranged at Lok Fuk Estate.”

Whether Hung On Properties can achieve a successful start in Hong Kong Island depends on how much sincerity you can demonstrate.

“Hey, Miss Ya’an, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. In Hong Kong, you can still call me Chen Jianan.”

The man talking to Fang Ya'an is Dato' Tan Chia Nan from Malaysia.

Seeing that Chen Jianan was deliberately changing the subject and not talking about 'sincerity', Fang Ya'an was immediately displeased.

“Mr. Chen, Mr. Henry specifically instructed me that Hong Kong Island is not Kuala Lumpur. If you want to do that kind of shell real estate business in Hong Kong Island, you will never understand it here!”

You know how the real estate industry is on Hong Kong Island now; countless people are desperate to get a piece of the pie.

Mr. Henry used a lot of his connections to give you this opportunity.

Chen Jianan chuckled awkwardly: "Miss Ya'an, you can't say that."

Back when I was in Malaysia, I took good care of Mr. Henry's family business; otherwise, he wouldn't have specifically asked me to come to Hong Kong Island to take over this business, right?

Chen Jianan shrugged and said, “Mr. Henry has already told me what to do, but my only request is that if the investigation department in Kuala Lumpur comes, your Special Branch must provide me with protection.”

"Once I've made the money, I'll fill the hole in Kuala Lumpur, and then I'll make sure Mr. Henry receives his due share."

Chen Jianan is really anxious. He was involved in a fraudulent real estate business in Kuala Lumpur and offended the wrong people. Now he is being watched by Malaysian investigation authorities.

This trip to Hong Kong Island was partly to avoid the limelight, and partly to quickly raise funds there to fill the financial hole in Kuala Lumpur's real estate market.

He no longer has the leverage to negotiate with the Hong Kong Island Special Branch; after all, begging on his knees is hardly shameful.

Fang Ya'an looked at Chen Jianan and couldn't help but laugh contemptuously.

"To be honest, the moment you left the country, the investigators from the Kuala Lumpur Investigation Department contacted the police force and they are expected to arrive in Hong Kong Island this afternoon."

By the way, Mr. Henry was the one who put in the contact with the Kuala Lumpur Investigation Department!

Chen Jianan's expression changed drastically.

He said angrily, "What exactly do you mean by this? You want me to come here to work, but you also want to report me to the investigation department!"

"Don't be in a hurry, Datuk. Mr. Henry is also trying to eliminate any potential troubles in Malaysia for you."

Fang Ya'an said the word "Datuk" again, then lowered his voice.

"The person who came to Hong Kong Island to investigate you this time is none other than Hassan, your nemesis who has been harassing you for three years."

Our political department will pressure Huasheng Real Estate to abandon its ties with He Yaozong and instead cooperate with your Hong An Real Estate.

What you need to do is win the tender for Lok Fuk Estate, then lure Ho Yiu-chung into joining your Hung On Properties. Then you can naturally offer him terms, and the condition you must offer is—that Ho Yiu-chung arrange for his triad members to kill Hassan on Hong Kong Island!

Cold sweat immediately broke out on Chen Jianan's forehead. He understood that the Political Department was preparing to notify both sides.

Use the lives of Kuala Lumpur investigators to exchange for two loyal dogs chained in front of the door!

But does he have a choice?

Over the years, Henry has gathered a lot of dirt on him. Once this dirt is handed over to investigators in Kuala Lumpur, he will probably spend the rest of his life in a Malaysian prison!
"Miss Ya'an, do you... does your political department really not consider the impact?"

"Compared to controlling a society with 50,000 members, the accident involving a Malaysian investigator on Hong Kong Island is nothing."

"Datuk, you can rest assured. After so many years of cooperation with the Evans family, Henry will definitely not abandon you."

……

At noon, Ho Yiu-chung called Big D over from Tsuen Wan and took him on a tour of the land acquisition site near Lok Fuk Estate.

When Da D learned that He Yaozong was going to contract all these resettlement projects to him, his eyes lit up with excitement.

He immediately patted his chest and solemnly guaranteed that his Tsuen Wan branch would follow He Yaozong's every decision to the end.

He also stopped talking about how Ho Yiu-chung had embarrassed him in front of all the gang members.

After leaving Da D to survey the vacant land near Lok Fuk Estate, Ho Yiu-chung was the first to return to his own land.

Back at his lodgings, He Yaozong called Liu Jianming to ask someone to retrieve the recording equipment he had been using to monitor others in Wan Chai. He was about to lie down on the bed and rest for a while when he received a call from Da D.

It turns out that for some reason, a large group of so-called "neighbors" suddenly appeared at the land acquisition site of Lok Fuk Estate to protest that Wah Shing Properties was building resettlement housing for displaced people from Kowloon Walled City.

Some with fiery tempers even started pouring kerosene on the sheds where building materials were piled up during the land requisition.

Can this guy really tolerate it?

Are these even ordinary housing estate residents?

It was obvious that someone was causing trouble, and Big D didn't hesitate. He immediately called his henchmen from Tsuen Wan to come and start the fight, beating a group of violent rioters so badly that they ran away with their heads in their hands.

As luck would have it, a reporter with a long lens just happened to be passing by and captured this exciting moment...

It wasn't until the flash went off that Big D realized he'd gotten himself into serious trouble.

It's a pity that the reporters got in their car and left after taking the photos, leaving them no room to maneuver.

Left with no other choice, he had to make this call to He Yaozong, hoping he could come up with a solution quickly.

Ho Yiu-chung did not respond to Big D over the phone, but only told him to take the people from Tsuen Wan back first, and then stay at home to wait for further notice.

He knew that the foreigners' influence had already begun to extend towards him.

The methods used were rather dirty and uncivilized...

After listening to the recorded phone calls that Liu Jianming had overheard in the bedroom, He Yaozong made a rough deduction.

A brutal plan slowly surfaced in his mind.

……

Another quiet day passed, and the violence at Lok Fuk Estate only began to escalate the following morning.

The following morning, Fat Lai's weekly magazine in North Point began offering discounts to more than 200 newspapers and magazines in Kowloon, the New Territories, and Hong Kong Island for the sale of its new magazine.

The previously sealed magazines have had their plastic film covers removed, meaning that any citizen who comes to the newspaper office can easily flip through this newly produced weekly magazine.

The eye-catching sizzling women on the covers of the past are gone; in their place are photos of Big D's henchmen wielding wooden sticks and driving away so-called "protesting citizens."

The cover even features two prominent, bolded headlines—

[The Lok Fu Estate land acquisition incident involves suspected involvement of Wah Shing Properties in a violent eviction of residents. What is the purpose of this collusion between businesses and triads?]

North Point, the office of Fat Lai at the One Week Magazine.

At this moment, Fatty Li was putting his feet up on the table, holding a new magazine in one hand and picking at his calloused toes with the other.

He was very proud of himself. In the past, when he bought erotic magazines with excessively explicit content, he would be summoned by the censors every few days for tea, fined, and ordered to rectify his behavior.

If the content is too bland, he can't compete with big-name magazines like Dragon Tiger Leopard. A bland and tasteless approach won't appeal to the taste buds, and business will suffer again.

But since the political department started to support him, he began to have new ideas for starting a business.

The key to getting media attention is creating buzz and understanding the core idea of ​​attracting attention. On one hand, they run risqué magazines, and on the other hand, they start hiring paparazzi to specialize in photographing the scandals and private lives of big-name celebrities.

The result was very effective. Celebrities are born to generate buzz. Even a third-rate actress's nude photos on the beach, paired with an exaggerated headline, can bring in far more sales for her magazine than an unknown cover girl with revealing photos.

Other magazines wanted to follow suit, but they lacked the backing of Fat Lai, which allowed him to make a fortune in a short time.

crunch--

Just as Fatty Li was admiring his masterpiece of the day, the office door was pushed open.

Fat Li was about to explode when he suddenly saw Jiang Tiansheng enter the room. He quickly put his feet off the table and stood up.

"Mr. Jiang, why did you come to North Point to find me so early in the morning?"

Jiang Tiansheng had a faint look of displeasure on his face.

He walked over, snatched the magazine from Fatty Li's hand, glanced at it, and then threw it on the desk in front of him.

"Fatty Li, your lewd magazines were selling so well, when did you start doing this 'speaking out for the people' thing?"

"What, you've made enough money and want to retire and start a proper magazine?"

Jiang Tiansheng pulled over the boss's chair that Fatty Li had just been sitting in. Just as he was about to sit down, he saw that the chair was covered with white, flaky bits of skin from feet, and immediately frowned in disgust. Fatty Li, however, scratched his head nonchalantly.

“Mr. Jiang, we run a magazine, we can’t be thinking about making money all the time.”

It's necessary to build a good reputation and enhance the public's sense of honor towards us!

Jiang Tiansheng couldn't help but sneer: "What kind of reputation do you have for your one cycle?"
My advice to you is to love what you do, and mind your own business!
He Yaozong of Wo Shing Pharma has just gotten the dragon head staff, and you've already gone to provoke him. If I hadn't called him and made peace, you might already be hacked to death!

It was rare to see Jiang Tiansheng speak in such a tone, and Fatty Li felt a little guilty for a moment.

He scratched his head, still puzzled. The political department had clearly told him that He Yaozong would soon be one of their own, so why would he send someone to attack him?

"Mr. Jiang, it's not that serious, is it? I'm just a magazine seller..."

"Do you think I came here early in the morning just to scare you?"
I suggest you take advantage of the fact that public opinion hasn't escalated yet and quickly bring people to retrieve the magazine.

I'll put in a good word for you then, and we'll call it even!

Fatty Li became increasingly unwilling to accept it.

He immediately shook his head: "No, Mr. Jiang. I said that the North Point Pier was a good place to do the heroin business. You gave the order that Hung Hing was not allowed to sell heroin, so I obediently gave up the idea of ​​setting up a heroin stall."

Later, I tried selling erotic magazines, but it wasn't very successful. I finally managed to get one week going, but the content of the weekly magazine needed to be adjusted based on sales. There's no reason for you to make me take the magazine back!

Jiang Tiansheng suddenly felt somewhat exhausted.

In fact, when he issued the ban on selling cigarettes in Hung Hing, he knew that the next wave of the times was about to arrive.

Large organizations are destined to face difficulties and walk on thin ice in this era of change.

Before the situation becomes clear, he doesn't want to offend either side, nor does he want to get close to either side.

After finally managing to deal with Handsome Kun, now Fat Lai has resurfaced.

They're using the Hung Hing name and desperately trying to associate themselves with foreigners.

Today he dares to use his own magazine to criticize Wo Luen Shing, will he dare to write articles tomorrow to promote those foreigners' nonsensical rhetoric?
If he doesn't give him a good talking-to, Jiang Tiansheng doesn't even dare to think about what he'll write in magazines in ten years.

"Fatty Li! I'm only telling you this once."

Whether you listen or not, the decision is yours!

Jiang Tiansheng's face had turned unusually gloomy, which made Fatty Li feel uneasy.

After much hesitation, Fatty Li could only give a vague answer.

"Mr. Jiang, if you don't want to offend Wo Luen Shing, I'll just stop doing this kind of content in the future."

But all the magazines for today have already been sold, and to take them back, I'm afraid...

"Alright, that's enough!"

After saying that, Jiang Tiansheng didn't waste another word with Fatty Li and turned to leave.

Fatty Li was left standing in the office in a daze for a long time before finally picking up a magazine from the table and shaking his head.

"Damn it! You think you can just say no and then not let me do it?"

"I started this weekly magazine; your Chiang family never contributed a single bit. If I wanted, I could even write about the secrets of Buckingham Palace in it!"

……

Before we knew it, it was afternoon, and public opinion regarding the violent clashes at Lok Fu Estate had begun to escalate.

In response, Huasheng Real Estate had to hold an emergency press conference.

Left with no other choice, Tang Judy had to promise in front of a group of media that Huasheng Real Estate would not collude with the gang to use violent means to acquire land.

At the same time, Wah Shing immediately launched an emergency public relations campaign, presenting various pieces of evidence to show that the conflict at Lok Fu Estate was indeed unrelated to real estate development, but rather a smear campaign against Wah Shing Real Estate by malicious individuals.

However, what the political department wants is to influence public opinion; the truth is not important.

In short, the Housing Department has already found a pretext to demand that Wah Shing terminate its cooperation with Heng Yiu Properties, while simultaneously pushing Hong On Properties forward.

The rest of the show will depend on how Chen Jianan and He Yaozong perform.

At Tsim Sha Tsui Pier, a small yacht is slowly approaching the shore.

Ho Yiu-chung, dressed in a floral shirt, beach shorts, and sunglasses, was sitting on the observation deck of a yacht.

As the yacht docked, Ahua, who was standing on the pier, led a beaming Chen Jianan onto the yacht.

Before Ahua could introduce them, Chen Jianan, with his keen eye, reached out and walked toward He Yaozong, who was sitting in a rattan chair.

"You must be Mr. He from Hengyao Real Estate? I've heard that you're a promising young man, and seeing you today, I can confirm that you are indeed extraordinary."

He knew how to speak properly; instead of referring to Ho Yiu-chung's triad affiliation, he brought up the name of Mr. Ho of Heng Yiu Properties.

He Yaozong simply adjusted his sunglasses, showing no intention of shaking hands or even getting up.

"Mr. Chen went to great lengths to steal such a large sum of business from me, and now he's come to visit again. I'm afraid he doesn't have any good intentions."

As Ah Wah and the others boarded the yacht, it started up again, turned around, and headed toward Kwai Chung Container Terminal No. 7.

Chen Jianan smiled and waved his hand.

"It's not that I have ill intentions. In fact, although the resettlement project at Lok Fu Estate can no longer be carried out under the name of Heng Yiu Properties, Mr. Ho can use the name of my Hung On Properties to continue to handle it."

I don't want a single penny from you, I just want to ask Mr. He for a favor.

"So I should thank you? What if I told you I was going to cancel this deal?"

"You can't refuse to do it; you've signed two contracts with Huasheng Real Estate and Kowloon City."

"If you don't do the business, it's a breach of contract, and you might not be able to afford the losses."

Chen Jianan's words also corroborated the authenticity of the recordings that Liu Jianming sent.

This guy was indeed sent by the Political Department to drag him down.

However, he really wanted to know what conditions the Political Department would send Chen Chia-nan to propose to him.

Composing himself, He Yaozong leaned back in his chair, looked up at the azure sky, and asked.

"Then tell me, what kind of thing do you want me to do?"

"Simple!"

Chen Jianan found a sheltered spot to sit down and then began to speak.

"To be honest, a few years ago I was doing very well in the real estate industry in Malaysia."

Later, due to a miscalculation, when developing a real estate project in Pantai Valley, I chose the wrong scapegoat and had someone take the blame for me.

This person is an investigator from the Kuala Lumpur Commercial Investigation Department. He has been watching me for two years and has a lot of crucial leads about me.

He came to Hong Kong Island with me this time. If it's convenient for Mr. Ho, I'd like to..."

As he spoke, a meaningful smile appeared on Chen Jianan's face.

He Yaozong took his sunglasses off his forehead.

"It seems you're in Malaysia, where you specialize in swindling and cheating."

"You've gotten yourself into trouble, and now you want me to clean up the mess for you?"

“Mr. He, you can’t say that. If he weren’t greedy, how could I have cheated him?”

He only has himself to blame for being greedy, which gave me the opportunity to trick him.

"How can I be sure you're not trying to scam me this time?"

Chen Jianan's smile widened: "Mr. He, Hong Kong is a society governed by the rule of law, and everything requires evidence."

With your methods, making a Kuala Lumpur investigator who wasn't acting on official business disappear without a trace on Hong Kong Island would be a piece of cake, wouldn't it?

Ho Yiu-chung nodded: "You're right. Hong Kong is a society governed by the rule of law. In court, everything is based on evidence. Even if there is doubt, the court can only rule that no one is guilty!"

As he spoke, He Yaozong stood up, took off his sunglasses and threw them on the table in front of him. He then leaned on the table with both hands and looked down at Chen Jianan.

For a moment, Chen Jianan felt a little uneasy.

"Mr. He... Mr. He, my nemesis's name is Hassan, and he lives in room 8011 of the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Central."

If you're willing to agree, the construction of Lok Fu Estate can be started immediately, and you won't have to hesitate.

At this moment, He Yaozong looked up.

To the northwest, the seafood warehouses at Kwai Chung Container Terminal No. 7 had come into view.

(End of this chapter)