Hong Kong Variety Show: Let you eat melons, eat melons on your sister-in-law

Chapter 163 "163" The Eavesdropping Storm Begins
Ma Zhiquan said helplessly, "I wanted to come earlier too, but I ran into some trouble."

Lin Yao asked curiously, "What trouble?"

"The Citizens' Party is in a bit of trouble. They have a large amount of funds that they can't get out of the country, and they've been dealing with this all along!" Ma Zhiquan said with a headache as he took a drag of his cigarette. "Boss, how much can you handle? I'm about to break down!"

A glint flashed in Lin Yao's eyes as he asked Ma Zhiquan, "Has this matter been leaked recently?"

"Huh? How did you know? You are indeed looking for a partner!" Ma Zhiquan nodded.

Lin Yao said with a sneer, "Isn't Feng Hua International one of them?"

Ma Zhiquan was even more surprised: "This... could it be that Mr. Zeng told you this?"

"No, just now, Luo Yaoming, the major shareholder of Fenghua International, contacted me! He said he wanted to cooperate with us or something, and I was completely confused. Now that I hear you say this, I understand immediately!" Lin Yao said with a smile.

Ma Zhiquan's face immediately turned ugly: "Damn it, someone must have leaked the information!"

Lin Yao waved his hand and said, "How much capital do you have? Let me see how much we can take on!"

Ma Zhiquan thought for a moment: "There's a shortfall of at least 300 million!"

"Wow, so many?" Lin Yao was somewhat surprised.

Ma Zhiquan spread his hands and said, "There's nothing I can do!"

"Are you in a hurry? If not, I have an idea!" Lin Yao said directly to Ma Zhiquan.

Ma Zhiquan asked curiously, "What are you thinking?"

"You know I've acquired the operating rights to a casino in Macau, right?" Lin Yao said directly.

Ma Zhiquan nodded: "I heard you mention it to Zeng Guoshan before!"

"I'm planning to increase my investment, and I have another idea. If you're interested, we can invest!" Lin Yao said directly, "I can give up a portion of my shares!"

In the casino business, you definitely can't succeed without connections.

There are too many relationships needed, and Lin Yao felt that relying solely on Broken Tooth Giant was unreliable, so he thought of getting the Citizens Party to invest.

Ma Zhiquan said in surprise, "Boss, you can share this kind of business?"

"It's like using someone else's resources to make money!" Lin Yao said with a smile. "Besides, it's just a casino, it's not like I got the gambling license!"

Ma Zhiquan immediately became excited: "If that's the case, then we'll know where those 300 million yuan went!"

Lin Yao said with a smile, "We can talk to Zeng Guoshan and the others. If possible, let's sit down and have a chat!"

Ma Zhiquan nodded quickly: "No problem!"

“However… what about Feng Hua International?” Lin Yao thought for a moment and said, “We can also bring them into the game!”

Seeing Lin Yao's sinister smile, Ma Zhiquan laughed and said, "Boss, you've got your eye on them?"

Lin Yao nodded: "This Luo Yaoming is interesting. I plan to make contact with him, and if possible, I intend to take over his company!"

Ma Zhiquan said with a smile, "Boss, you're starting to look more and more like a capitalist!"

"I'm the big boss!" Lin Yao said with a cold snort.

Ma Zhiquan needs to go back and discuss this matter with several senior members of the Citizens Party, since it involves several hundred million dollars.

Lin Yao, on the other hand, thought for a moment and then arranged to meet Luo Yaoming to have a good talk.

By the way, I also asked Su Xingbo to find a few corporate spies to investigate the background of Fenghua International, because the information Su Xingbo found was not enough.

……

In the following period, arcades owned by Thirteen Sister, Big D, Han Bin, and others opened one after another.

The arcade business suddenly became a huge success in Hong Kong.

Almost every venue is packed with people, making it the number one entertainment venue for young people in Hong Kong.

At the factory in Tuen Mun, the father and son, Du Zhentang and Du Jiasheng, were working on the assembly line until it was almost smoking.

Even the young master had to assemble machines on the assembly line or solder circuit boards.

Only then were the machines for these three people barely delivered to the supplier, and there were still orders from Dinosaur, Dapuhei, Yutoubiao, and others waiting in line.

The orders from just these few people have already made the father and son a fortune.

Upon seeing Lin Yao arrive, Du Zhentang immediately had tea served to him.

"Boss, I'm so busy with business right now!" Du Zhentang seemed to be complaining, but he was actually showing off.

After all, his electronics factory wasn't even this booming at its peak!

Lin Yao said with a smile, "Isn't good business a good thing? If you can't keep up, just open two more production lines. I'm telling you, business will only get better!"

Hearing Lin Yao say that, Du Zhentang's smile became even brighter, and he felt that his future was very promising.

The wisest thing we did back then was to accept Lin Yao's investment.

Just as the two were discussing hiring more people to expand the production line, Du Jiasheng suddenly walked in with a circuit board in his hand.

Seeing Lin Yao arrive, he immediately put down the circuit board and greeted him, "Big Boss, what brings you here today!"

"Just popped in to take a look. I heard business's been pretty good lately!" Lin Yao noticed the circuit board in Du Jiasheng's hand and asked curiously, "What's this thing? It looks a bit different from the ones on the fruit machines!"

Du Jiasheng said confidently, "This is a little game I made up myself!" "Oh?" Lin Yao's eyes lit up and he asked directly, "What is this thing?"

Du Jiasheng introduced the little game he had created to Lin Yao.

When Du Jiasheng was in school, he liked playing basketball, so he created a basketball game console.

But no matter how Lin Yao looked at it, it seemed familiar. Wasn't this the prototype of the basketball shooting game machine that would later be a staple in every arcade?
Lin Yao's face immediately lit up with a delighted smile: "You're pretty good, kid!"

As he spoke, Lin Yao offered a few suggestions for Du Jiasheng to consider.

For example, the leaderboard and features like consecutive shots to score higher greatly enhance the game's playability.

Du Jiasheng's eyes lit up as he listened, and he immediately took out paper and pen to write it down.

"Boss, I didn't expect you to be so knowledgeable!" Du Jiasheng said with surprise.

Lin Yao said with a smile, "After all, the fruit machine was my idea, and I had someone design it. I know a little about it! I can even apply what I've learned to other things. I can design some small games like those in amusement parks, such as beanbag throwing or shooting games. I believe that wouldn't be a problem for you!"

Du Jiasheng quickly replied, "That's exactly what I was thinking!"

"Since you have an idea, then do it well. I'll set up a separate revenue share for you for this kind of game console, and you definitely won't lose out!" Lin Yao said with a smile.

These kinds of small games are actually not a very complicated task.

However, no one has considered this in the context of video games yet.

Du Jiasheng's innovations can greatly increase the customer traffic of his arcade.

Moreover, Lin Yao was very clear that if he wanted Du Jiasheng to keep coming out new things, he couldn't be stingy and he couldn't skimp on the share he was owed.

Du Jiasheng was a bookworm, so he didn't feel anything.

However, his father, Du Zhentang, was a shrewd businessman, and he quickly thanked Lin Yao, saying, "Thank you, boss! Thank you, boss!"

"Work hard, and with these profits, I can guarantee you'll be a tycoon someday!" Lin Yao said to Du Jiasheng with a smile.

New products will definitely need to undergo testing before they can be launched on the market.

Lin Yao wasn't in a hurry, and even encouraged Du Jiasheng to recruit more like-minded friends.

Anyway, Lin Yao definitely doesn't lack money.

Not to mention the terrifying profits generated by the arcade, there were already hundreds of millions of dollars reaped from Guanchaiba.

Lin Yao has no shortage of funds now.

……

A few days later, Luo Yaoming received a call from Lin Yao and rushed over.

He was clearly very interested in collaborating with Lin Yao.

Lin Yao smiled when he saw Luo Yaoming running over immediately.

In the past few days, the business spies that Lin Yao sent out have figured out the situation of Fenghua International.

Although Luo Yaoming was the largest investor in Feng Hua International, he was actually just a pawn.

It was to launder money for his boss.

This time, his boss used underhanded tactics to inflate Feng Hua International's stock price several times over, and the next step will definitely be to discard him after he has served his purpose.

Luo Yaoming is not someone to be trifled with, so he has been actively trying to find ways to save himself.

Why would someone want to align themselves with the Citizens Party? It's just a way to find a way out for themselves.

He simply didn't have the connections, which is why he turned to Lin Yao.

He discovered that Lin Yao had connections in both the legitimate and criminal worlds and possessed considerable ability and strength.

Therefore, he is a very suitable partner.

"Mr. Lin, have you made up your mind?" Luo Yaoming asked directly.

Lin Yao said calmly, "Mr. Luo, you suddenly came to me saying you wanted to cooperate, but there are some things you haven't explained clearly!"

Luo Yaoming's heart skipped a beat, and he said with an awkward smile, "Mr. Lin, what makes you say that?"

"Ma Zhihua!" Lin Yao simply uttered a name: "This is your boss, right?"

Luo Yaoming's smile froze instantly; he hadn't expected Lin Yao to be so well-informed.

I originally wanted to exploit the information gap with Lin Yao, but now it seems I was overthinking it.

Luo Yaoming said with a wry smile, "It seems nothing can be hidden from you, Mr. Lin!"

"Hehe, Mr. Luo, you're in a very dangerous situation right now!" Lin Yao said directly, "If Feng Hua International keeps stirring things up like this, I reckon you'll be on the dinner table soon!"

"That's precisely why I came to see Mr. Lin!" Luo Yaoming said directly, "My company is capable of handling things. As long as the bigwigs of the Citizens Party are willing to step in and protect me, I can help the Citizens Party clean up those problematic funds!"

Lin Yao said calmly, "So this is your trump card? Too bad, I've already taken care of getting the 300 million!"

"Huh?" Luo Yaoming was dumbfounded on the spot.

Lin Yao said calmly, "So, now you can bring out your bargaining chips to negotiate with me! Otherwise..."

(End of this chapter)