Hong Kong Film Intelligence King

Chapter 141 Alliance of Interests
How much money are you prepared to invest in these two stocks?

"I'm so excited," Liang Kun asked. He had made a huge profit from the Hongkong Land stock deal and now he wanted to earn even more.

"Two, but I only want to operate one."

Wang Dao was quite surprised.

"Didn't you analyze two stocks?" Liang Kun looked at Wang Dao suspiciously.

Wang Dao laughed:

"That's true, but I only want to trade Hutchison Whampoa's stock."

“Wharf Holdings’ share price will soar from 13 cents to 3.9 dollars, quadrupling compared to the original shares.”

"However, Hutchison Whampoa's stock will soar from 14 cents to 6.1 dollars, a direct five-fold increase."

"Is there even a need to choose?"

Liang Kun reminded him:
"Aren't you afraid they'll run away before they're ready?"

Wang Dao shrugged:

“I will set a threshold, just like I did with Hongkong Land. I predict that Hutchison Whampoa’s highest share price will be HK$6.10, but I will clear out my position at HK$6.”

"I won't gamble on that one cent!"

Liang Kun was also a little worried:
How much are you prepared to invest?

Wang Dao gave him a strange look:
"Brother Kun, are you worried?"

"I'm prepared to invest 20 million or more."

Handsome Kun frowned deeply:

"Then you need to be careful."

Wang Dao countered with a question:
"What are you careful about?"

Handsome Kun bluntly said:
"You said it yourself, these foreigners are going to run away, be careful they don't eat us."

Wang Dao laughed and said:

"You can rest assured that I'll handle things."

Liang Kun claps his hands:
"Alright, if you doubt someone, don't use them; if you use someone, don't doubt them. We'll do it your way."

"By the way, our movie seems to be doing very well at the box office."

Wang Dao explained:
"Not just good, it's absolutely fantastic!"

"With box office revenue reaching two million over one weekend, we're sure to rake in eight to nine million this month."

"That means we can make a profit of around four million this month alone."

Liang Kun's eyes widened:
"Isn't there still five days left?"

Wang Dao shrugged:

"It would be good if we could make a few hundred thousand in box office revenue in the last five days. But if we're really frugal, it's probably equivalent to recouping most of the investment."

Young Kun gasped.
"Four million, and that's just net profit?"

"Is making movies really that profitable?"

Wang Dao laughed and said:

"As long as you have the right script, the right actors, and a reliable director, this result is not unreasonable."

Liang Kun pointed to Wang Dao:
"This is all thanks to you."

"Oh, by the way, my mom misses you and Ah Zhen. Let's go back together sometime."

Wang Dao quipped:
"I already told you that my aunt likes me very much."

Handsome Kun said irritably:

"Yes, yes, I know you're handsome."

He thought for a moment and asked,

"Our first movie was a box office hit, should we give the crew a reward?"

Wang Dao shook his head:
"Not now."

"We'll give everyone some rewards when the box office results are tallied up in the middle of the month."

"As for the celebration, we'll have to wait until next month."

He explained,

"We're newcomers, plunging headfirst into the film and television industry, so let's not be too arrogant."

"After all, neither Uncle Liu nor Zou Daheng are people we can afford to offend."

Handsome Kun sighed:

"That's right. We've only been in the industry for two months and we've already made four million in profit. How much capital must those two have?"

Wang Dao opened his mouth, about to explain that this idea was wrong.

But after thinking about it, I decided I was too lazy to explain.

After being in this industry for a while, Liang Kun naturally understood the reasons behind it.

Explaining now would be a waste of his breath and could even fuel Liang Kun's arrogance.

Wang Dao waved his hand:
"Then I'll go find Chen Guozhong."

Liang Kun nodded.
"Please give him my regards."

Wang Dao looked at Liang Kun in surprise:

"Brother Kun, this is a rare sight!"

Liang Kun rolled his eyes:
“Back then, we were short mules, so naturally we wouldn’t have any dealings with the police.”

"It's completely different now."

"We are legitimate businessmen."

"We should try to spend as much time with him as possible."

“You didn’t see that Koo Shou-chung of Hung Hing… no, Koo Shou-chung of Hung On and Lam Sen of the police station are not only good friends, but also in-laws through their children’s marriage.”

Wang Dao sarcastically remarked:
"So you learned all this from movie scripts?"

Liang Kun chuckled:

"While 'Hooking Up Girls' is also good, 'Clashing with the Emperor's Disciples' suits me better!"

"By the way, is there anyone who can play the role of Long Fei?"

"If no one else can act, I'll step in!"

Wang Dao rolled his eyes:
"Next time, you'll play the villain."

Handsome Kun clapped his hands hard:

"They must be arrogant, and die a horrible death."

Wang Dao smiled wryly:
"Row!"

Only then was Liang Kun satisfied and let Wang Dao go. The latter thought to himself, "What the hell is wrong with him?"
Aren't they all just acting out what they lack?

You're already so brutal, yet you still want to act arrogant and domineering and die a miserable death?
You really like this kind of character that much?
We need to arrange a high or low position for him in the future.

Wang Dao suddenly said:
"There is currently a role that needs an actor."

Liang Kun's Strange Path:

Which character?

Wang Dao shrugged:

"doctor!"

Liang Kun said in astonishment:
"That serial killer with hundreds of lives on his hands?"

Wang Dao nodded:
"Correct!"

Handsome Kun was overjoyed:

"sure!"

Wang Dao reminded him:
"The role of a doctor is not easy to play."

"His ferocity is restrained."

Young Kun became even more interested:
"It's okay, I'll think about it carefully."

Got it!
This is genuine affection.

He turned to leave, but Liang Kun shouted:
Leave the script with me!

Wang Dao rolled his eyes, returned to his office, took out the script of "High Risk" and threw it over, then leisurely went to find Chen Guozhong.

Liang Kun studied the script with great interest and quickly became engrossed in it.

Still in the same old spot, Chen Guozhong sighed repeatedly:

"We meet a little too often."

Wang Dao smiled and countered with a question:
"Are you worried about me?"

Chen Guozhong smiled wryly:

"I'm worried about myself."

Wang Dao was completely bewildered.

"Worried about yourself?"

"I won't do anything to you."

Chen Guozhong explained:

"We see each other too often, and many people look at me differently now."

"Today my boss even asked me if I wanted to develop a career in the film and television industry."

Wang Dao was taken aback and said:
"No one will suspect you're an unlicensed official, right?"

Chen Guozhong shrugged:

"There's a hint of that!"

Wang Dao curled his lip:
"What did Inspector Chen say?"

Chen Guozhong smiled and said:
"I'm in charge, Inspector Chan!"

Wang Dao laughed and said:

"You've made quite a splash these past few days, winning numerous honors for the police station. It would be strange if Inspector Chan didn't support you."

"As long as the officer supports you, nothing else matters."

"By the way, Leung Kwan asked me to give you my regards."

Chen Guozhong's eyes almost popped out of their sockets:

"Will Lung Kwan send me his greetings?"

"Ado, you're really resourceful!"

"So, in the future, we can meet openly and legitimately whenever we want?"

Wang Dao shrugged:

"Pretty much the same."

Chen Guozhong gave a thumbs up, expressing his utmost admiration.

Others went undercover, so Wang Dao went undercover too.

Others would rather hide their connection with the police station than admit it.

Wang Dao deliberately went against his own wishes, contacting himself whenever he wanted and even informing his undercover agent.

When others are very careful in their actions, it still arouses suspicion.

Wang Dao came to make contact openly and honestly, which not only did not arouse suspicion from others, but some people were even afraid that they would be lured away by Wang Dao.

Nothing in this world is more bizarre than this.

The Way of the King:

"What happened to the wild wolves?"

Chen Guozhong sighed:
"How else can we deal with this?"

"This guy didn't commit any crimes in Hong Kong, so we can only hand him over to Interpol."

"The guys from Interpol said this guy has a whole room full of criminal records."

"I really don't know how this guy managed to fool the Okamoto police."

The kingly way disagrees:

"If the police station is willing to take action, do you think he can get away with it?"

"It's nothing more than inaction and the Onizuka family doing the work."

Chen Guozhong reminded him:

"Not necessarily. Okamoto is one of the few countries in the world that recognizes organized crime as legal."

Wang Daoyi thought that made sense:
"Only the Japanese run a gang like a company."

"However, it's not a big problem."

Chen Guozhong frowned and said:

"You summoned me here just to ask about the wild wolves?"

“I’ve already told Ah Zhen.”

Wang Dao shook his head:
"Not really."

"There are three main reasons why I'm here."

Chen Guozhong was taken aback:
"three item?"

"Don't scare me!"

Wang Dao said softly:
"I'm planning to set up a stock investment fund and I'm looking to attract people to join."

“Liang Kun counts as one, Zhong Ge, you count as one, and Han Bin counts as one.” Chen Guozhong looked at him, puzzled.
"A criminal alliance?"

Wang Dao's eyes were practically rolling back to the sky:
"I'm fucking crazy to form a criminal alliance."

Chen Guozhong smiled wryly:

"If we're not in a criminal alliance, why are you trying to recruit me?"

Wang Dao glanced at him sideways:
"From now on, if there are any stock-related news like Hongkong Land, I will directly trade through stock funds."

Chen Guozhong immediately said:

"I'll join!"

How much can I buy?

He profited from Hongkong Land's stock.

Unfortunately, he didn't earn much.

Chen Guozhong doesn't dislike money; he prefers money that comes from honest sources.

In society, money may not be everything, but you can't do anything without it.

The Way of Kings is straightforward:
"I've reserved some initial public offering (IPO) shares for each of you. Not many, and they're very expensive!"

Chen Guozhong replied without hesitation:
"Can I buy it for ten million?"

Wang Dao laughed heartily:

"Brother Zhong, you're wise!"

Chen Guozhong smiled and said:
"I have to thank you for helping me make a fortune."

He asked, puzzled.

"Why did you bring these two people into this fund?"

Wang Dao bluntly stated:
"To form an alliance of interests."

“This organization is led by me. I want to infiltrate the gang. For the sake of profit, neither Liang Kun nor Han Bin will let me get into trouble.”

"In this way, I can gather intelligence without any scruples."

Chen Guozhong nodded slowly:
"Makes sense!"

Wang Dao said softly:
"In our view, it's just a stock fund."

"But in Liang Kun and Han Bin's view, it was just an alliance of interests."

"In this business, trust is a luxury."

"The stock market fund I'm going to establish will give them another option."

Chen Guozhong asked:
"Would setting up a stock fund really make them trust each other?"

That's a bit of an overstatement.

Wang Dao chuckled lightly:
“Brother Zhong, you haven’t figured out the trick.”

Who am I in their eyes?

Chen Guozhong was taken aback, then suddenly realized:

"Understood!"

“In their eyes, you are the right-hand man of Leung Kwan.”

"One of the people he trusted most."

"Stock market funds will definitely make money—I believe you're absolutely capable of making money."

"Once they make money in the stock market, they can't live without each other."

"Or rather, Han Bin will definitely gravitate towards Liang Kun."

“You are Liang Kun’s right-hand man. If Liang Kun is not willing, then Han Bin may withdraw from the stock market fund.”

At this point, Chen Guozhong's eyes looked strange.
"Last month, you revealed information about Hongkong Land's stock to Lenggun. Were you preparing to bait a trap?"

Wang Dao laughed heartily.

Fishing by baiting... well, that counts too.

While Wang Dao hasn't fully grasped the mechanisms behind the intelligence system's creation, he has at least touched upon the key aspects.

The more intelligence it generates each day and the more times it refreshes the page.

Therefore, once he fully utilizes the information about Hongkong Land's stock, the probability of information updates in the stock market will greatly increase.

Wang Dao wanted to take advantage of this at the time.

“Like Kun is an almost perfect shield for me.”

"However, his current strength is insufficient. Chiang Tin-sang of Hung Hing is very wary of him, and there are even more people outside Hung Hing who are wary of him."

"I can't let Leung Kwan fall."

We need to bring in outside help.

Chen Guozhong also nodded:
“It’s a good thing that Leung Kwan has turned to the right path. Even if he doesn’t, his management style of the triads is very satisfactory.”

It won't lose its fans!

That's truly remarkable.

This stuff makes money so fast that few people can resist its temptation.

Not only did Liang Kun refuse to sell his own products, he also gave orders that anyone who dared to sell products in Mong Kok would have their limbs broken and be fed to the fish.

They didn't even give the Ni family any face.

Chen Guozhong was unaware that this was a rule that Wang Dao had persuaded Liang Kun to establish; even if he had known, he would have simply applauded.

Being willing to listen to advice is a rare quality.

There are too many triads in Hong Kong; any one of them could attract fans.

This is a real headache for the police station.

"However, Han Bin is an arms dealer, which is very dangerous."

Wang Dao smiled and said:

"I will make him focus on Hong Kong."

Chen Guozhong felt a little relieved:
"That's good."

"From Liang Kun's perspective, having Han Bin join is a pretty good choice, at least within Hung Hing."

Wang Daoxu pointed at Chen Guozhong:

"If you were included, it would put their minds at ease even more."

Chen Guozhong snorted coldly:

"I will not protect them."

Wang Dao laughed even more smugly:

"You and I know this, but do they know?"

Chen Guozhong's mouth dropped open:

"You guy..."

Wang Dao shrugged:

"Once they start making money, they might not even need to go through me; they'll tell you the information they want on their own."

Chen Guozhong clapped his hands vigorously and said:
"Wonderful!"

"Ado, what are you thinking?"

The King's Way of Arrogance:
"Having a subordinate like me is a dream come true!"

I fully expected Chen Guozhong to object, but to my surprise, he nodded repeatedly.

"That's right, I've been laughing in my sleep these past two days."

Wang Dao said awkwardly:
"It's not that bad."

Chen Guozhong said solemnly:

"No, in this short month, I have accomplished more than in the past three years."

"The police station has received more honors than in the past three years."

"Not to mention Commander Chen, even the First Brother has ordered a commendation."

Wang Dao curled his lip:
"I want a foreigner to reward me?"

Chen Guozhong bluntly stated:

“We don’t need his praise for what we do, but the money you need to buy intelligence still needs his approval.”

Wang Daoyi was stunned:
"It seems that's really the case."

Chen Guozhong shrugged:

"So, the police station has gained honor, the reputation of the police has improved a lot, and everyone benefits."

"This is all thanks to you."

Wang Dao laughed heartily:

"From now on, remember to get reimbursed more for the money I spend on intelligence purchases."

Chen Guozhong said solemnly:

"I am very sure of that."

"Commander Chen said that the more information you have, the better."

Wang Dao smiled and said:

"Then I'll give you one more piece of information."

Chen Guozhong asked in surprise:
"Really?"

Wang Dao nodded:
"some."

"After you arrested Wild Wolf, Eiji Onizuka became suspicious. He didn't know if there was a problem with his own people or if he was being targeted by another gang."

"So, I don't dare to come this month."

Chen Guozhong said in astonishment:

"Did we go too far?"

The kingly way disagrees:

"No matter when he comes, just send him to see the old devil."

Chen Guozhong nodded with a smile:

"That's right."

"Your intelligence-gathering ability is truly amazing; you can even buy information about Okamoto."

Wang Dao Shun said:
"It's all money, boss!"

Chen Guozhong asked in bewilderment:

How did you find it?

Wang Dao has started making things up again:

“Through that dead Nuro Quan, I obtained a wind medium from Okamoto.”

Chen Guozhong shook his head.

He believed their outrageous intelligence-gathering capabilities!

Wang Dao's smile faded:
"Brother Zhong, don't be too serious about things these days."

Chen Guozhong was stunned:
What are you talking about?

Wang Dao took out a Marlboro and offered him one, taking a deep drag before saying:
"I have received information that a secret envoy from the Fog City will be coming to Hong Kong."

Chen Guozhong asked, puzzled:

"What does this have to do with whether I do things properly or not?"

Wang Dao explained:
"The special envoy didn't come alone; he brought a team with him."

"The special envoy is preparing to head north."

Chen Guozhong exclaimed in astonishment:

"Go to the mainland?"

"From Chongqing?"

Wang Dao whispered:
"It's something we talked about last time."

Chen Guozhong was deeply moved and shocked:
"What will become of Hong Kong?"

Wang Dao nodded:
"That kind of thing is not something we can get involved in. The special envoy's entourage includes people from the telecommunications department, who will go into the police station to provide cover."

A glint of light flashed in Chen Guozhong's eyes:
"what do you mean?"

Wang Dao exhaled another smoke ring, which slowly grew larger.

"What I mean is not important; the key is how the special envoy's negotiations go."

"If the envoy's negotiations fail—I think it's almost certain."

"Hong Kong is about to descend into chaos!"

"That guy who went into the police station is bound to cause trouble."

Chen Guozhong frowned and said:

"What methods will he use to stir up trouble?"

Wang Dao shook his head:
"do not know."

"However, it's easy to guess."

Chen Guozhong's heart skipped a beat:
"You mean?"

Wang Dao smiled and said:
"Those foreigners only ever use the same few tricks—like using powder!"

(End of this chapter)