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

Chapter 303 "303" The Great Conman Cheng Yiyan
The matter between Lin Yao and Shao Yifu has been resolved, but the problem with Lin Baixin is still unresolved.

Lin Baixin was also frightened by Lin Yao and even considered surrendering to him.

However, Lin Yao did not seem to intend to make a move against him.

Instead, they seemed indifferent to the start of work of the new TVB mid-level manager Lin Bai had recruited.

This puzzled Lin Baixin quite a bit.

The reason Lin Yao didn't take action against Lin Baixin was because he knew that none of the projects Lin Baixin was pushing forward were profitable.

Given the current state of chaos at ATV, it would be strange if he could actually accomplish something like this.

Therefore, Lin Yao hardly paid any attention to ATV's affairs, letting Lin Baixin do whatever he wanted.

When the first quarter of next year arrives, ATV's first-quarter financial report will teach him a lesson.

When the time comes, it will be a matter of impeaching him and removing him from office, and then acquiring his shares.

Doing too much now could give ATV's shareholders something to criticize.

Lin Yao didn't need to pay any more attention to him; he could just let him continue courting disaster.

Lin Yao stopped paying attention to the matter and calmed down for the time being.

He even took some time to attend a charity dinner hosted by Guo Shirong.

"Brother Guo, what made you decide to organize a charity gala? Aren't you the one who hates doing these kinds of things the most?"

Lin Yao asked Guo Shirong with some curiosity.

Guo Shirong said with a smile, "There's no other way. My businesses in Malaysia have been having some problems lately, so I wanted to ask a friend for help. To put it simply, this charity gala is for him!"

Lin Yao asked with some curiosity, "Who is this person so awesome?"

"The head of the Haiguo Group in Malaysia!" Guo Shirong said directly, "Rumor has it that this person has connections everywhere and has a good relationship with Cheng Yiyan, a big speculator here, the Cheng Yiyan from Jiawen Century."

"I heard that at its peak, Jarvan Century's stock could be used like cash, which shows how powerful they were!"

"Cheng Yiyan?" Lin Yao's face showed a strange expression when he heard this name.

If I remember correctly, this guy is the conman from "Goldfinger," right?

Based on this timeline, his Jarvan Century is about to explode.

Many people have realized that this bastard is just an empty shell, relying on his words to fool people.

Although this bastard was a fraud, Lin Yao remembered that he had invested a lot of assets by emptying the wallets of many retail investors in Hong Kong.

These assets are real and tangible, and Lin Yao was wondering if he could squeeze some benefits out of this guy.

As for that important figure at Haiguo Bank, Lin Yao felt that Guo Shirong would probably be disappointed.

Cheng Yiyan, that big swindler, has been withdrawing a lot of money from Haiguo Bank every year. It is estimated that Haiguo Bank is about to run out of money. It will not be an easy thing for Guo Shirong to get investment from Haiguo Bank.

It's even quite possible that you won't get to eat any meat and will end up covered in a fishy smell.

However, it's no use for Lin Yao to remind Guo Shirong now; the other party might not listen anyway.

We'll just give him a hand when it matters most; that would be a way of repaying Guo Shirong for the many projects he gave up for us.

"Yes, it's Cheng Yiyan. I'll introduce him to you later!" Guo Shirong said with a smile.

"Great!" Lin Yao said with a smile, "I'd also like to get to know such an important person!"

……

Lin Yao brought Fang Siwei to the charity gala that evening.

When Lok Wai-ching was unavailable, Lam Yiu always brought Fong Si-wai with him when attending events.

"Ah Yao, you've finally arrived!" Zeng Guoshan greeted Lin Yao with a smile, then pushed forward a young man beside him: "This is my son, Zeng Zhiwei. You can call him Ah Wei! Ah Wei, greet your Uncle Lin!"

Zeng Zhiwei looks to be about fifteen or sixteen years old; he should still be in school.

However, being Zeng Guoshan's son, he appeared quite composed: "Uncle Lin!"

Lin Yao added, "Awei is a handsome young man; he'll definitely be a big shot in the future!"

Although Lin Yao acted quite amiably, his eyes held a rather strange look.

If I remember correctly, it was this guy who killed Guo Shirong's daughter, which caused Guo Shirong to fall out with Zeng Guoshan.

"Haha, don't praise this kid too much, he'll get cocky!"

Zeng Guoshan said with a loud laugh.

After all, no one dislikes others praising their children.

Lin Yao said with a smile, "I'll definitely be able to take over your job in the future!"

"It's too early to talk about that now. I don't know if this kid likes being in politics." Zeng Guoshan waved his hand and said, "I brought him here today to broaden his horizons!"

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Zeng Guoshan took his son to meet other people.

Fang Siwei asked Lin Yao curiously, "Why do I feel like... the way you look at Zeng Zhiwei is a little strange?" As someone close to him, Fang Siwei quickly noticed that something was off about Lin Yao.

Lin Yao said with a smile, "It's nothing, I just feel that this kid is definitely going to be extraordinary in the future!"

"Really?" Fang Siwei asked with some doubt.

Lin Yao pinched Fang Siwei's cheek and said, "Don't be too smart!"

Fang Siwei slapped Lin Yao's hand away in annoyance and said, "Ugh, you've ruined my makeup!"

However, Fang Siwei was quite smart not to ask any further questions, since she never pried into things that Lin Yao was unwilling to say.

This can easily affect the relationship between the two people.

After showing Fang Siwei around, Lin Yao greeted many people.

The Citizens Party has a small circle, and they only know a few people.

Previously, Lin Yao had to take the initiative to approach and befriend them, but now the situation has reversed.

After all, among all the members of the Citizens Party, besides Guo Shirong, Lin Yao has the biggest business.

Moreover, in recent years, Lin Yao has subtly surpassed Guo Shirong in some ways.

Therefore, it became the Citizens Party's biggest source of funding.

Lin Yao's attitude remained the same as before, but it carried a sense of indifference and detachment.

This is all perfectly normal, after all, Hong Kong is a capitalist society, and Lin Yao is also a capitalist.

A moment later, Guo Shirong, the host of the banquet, ran over: "Ayao, where have you been? I was just about to introduce you to some friends!"

"This is Mr. Hafa, the president of Haiguo Bank, and this is Mr. Cheng Yiyan, the owner of Jiawen Century!" Guo Shirong introduced the two parties: "This is Mr. Lin Yao, the current chairman of Huamao Group and Fenghua International."

Before Guo Shirong could finish his introduction, Cheng Yiyan interrupted him, extending his hand enthusiastically to Lin Yao and saying, "Arong, no need for introductions. He's Hong Kong's youngest and most promising entrepreneur. Who doesn't know him!"

Faced with the other party's flattery, Lin Yao smiled and said, "Mr. Cheng, you are too kind! I am a junior and still have much to learn from you!"

Then, Hafa shook hands with Lin Yao and said, "I've heard that Mr. Lin has a lot of business dealings with Citibank. When would you consider our Haiguo Bank?"

“There’s a chance!” Lin Yao said with a smile.

However, in his heart, Lin Yao had already begun to slander him.

Haiguo Bank is a complete mess and has bad debts. It must be crazy for them to avoid cooperating with Citibank and instead cooperate with this lousy bank.

The two sides became acquainted through Guo Shirong's introduction, and the matter should have ended there.

Lin Yao didn't intend to make a move against Cheng Yiyan right now.

However, Cheng Yiyan seemed quite interested in Lin Yao, and he came over and said, "Mr. Lin, I heard you've got a gambling ship up for sale in Macau?"

Lin Yao was somewhat surprised: "Mr. Cheng would actually be interested in such a small business?"

Cheng Yiyan said with a smile, "There's no such thing as a small or large business, and the gambling ship business is no small business!"

Lin Yao said with a smile, "It's a small business compared to Mr. Cheng's business. However, the gambling ship business is not something I can handle by myself. The design and operation of the Oriental Princess are all handled by Mr. Ye Han. I'm just a hands-off manager!"

Lin Yao seemed somewhat cautious about this matter.

After all, this bastard talks a lot of nonsense and is extremely good at deceiving people.

It wouldn't be good if they used my name to scam money outside.

Therefore, Lin Yao did not answer directly, but instead pushed all the blame onto Ye Han.

Perhaps sensing Lin Yao's wariness, Cheng Yiyan smiled and said, "Mr. Lin, I don't mean anything by it. I've just run into a bit of trouble recently, and after thinking about it, I realize that only you, Mr. Lin, can help me solve it!"

"Oh? What trouble?" Lin Yao said with a smile, "I don't have as much power as Mr. Cheng imagines!"

“You can definitely do this!” Cheng Yiyan said with a smile. “I recently jumped on the bandwagon and set up a gambling ship, but I don’t have any connections in the underworld, so I’ve been getting harassed a lot lately.”

"I heard that Mr. Lin's security company is the best at handling these kinds of things, so I was thinking of seeing if we could reach a cooperation agreement with Mr. Lin! Otherwise, let alone making money, just running the business would be a troublesome thing!"

Lin Yao hadn't expected Cheng Yiyan to contact him about this, and immediately laughed: "So it's a security issue? No problem, just go to Guangyao Security Company in Tseung Kwan O and place an order. I'll have someone put you in line!"

Cheng Yiyan wasn't just thinking about security; he wanted to bring Lin Yao onto his side.

After all, the money he had swindled over the years was about to be exposed, so he needed to find someone to take over some non-performing assets, and this gambling ship was one of them.

Lin Yao and He Xin reached an agreement that He Xin would no longer cause trouble for the Oriental Princess.

However, He Xin had no intention of giving the other gambling ships a friendly welcome.

They used all sorts of dirty tricks.

Cheng Yiyan lost a lot of money on this gambling ship, so he needed to use Lin Yao's name to do things.

He had already done his research and found out that, apart from Huo Yingdong, the only person He Xin would give face to was Lin Yao.

(End of this chapter)