Hong Kong variety show: From being bitten by a cockroach to becoming a legend

Chapter 85 Soaring Net Worth

Kowloon Tong is one of Hong Kong's affluent areas, and many Hong Kong and Taiwanese celebrities own property here.

It's ironic, really.

Just a few streets away lies the infamous Kowloon Walled City, a slum.

The phrase "heaven on one side, hell on the other" perfectly describes Kowloon Bay!

A detached villa here easily starts at eight million, which would have been an astronomical figure in Hong Kong in the 1980s.

Song Zhaowen took over a house here three months ago from a foreigner who was about to move.

It's a full 6,000 square feet, complete with a private swimming pool, and priced at over ten million.

Song Zhaowen didn't even blink, paying the full amount in cash in one go.

In March, Man Kee Beef Balls partnered with Wong Tin Group, and their products sold out throughout Hong Kong, even reaching Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand.

Wenji Beef Balls is like a money-printing machine. As the majority shareholder, Song Zhaowen receives over three million yuan in dividends every month. He's making an incredible fortune!

A villa was sprinkled with water.

No one could have imagined that just six months ago, this lowly 49-year-old was living in public housing, and now he's living in a mansion with a beautiful woman.

Inside the villa, in the sunlit master bedroom, Fang Ting just woke up from her sleep and looked at the soundly sleeping Song Zhaowen with a face full of happiness.

Three months after killing Liang Kun, Song Zhaowen won Fang Ting over in less than three days, and on the same day, he even took her most precious virginity, which she had kept for nineteen years.

It's not that Fang Ting is easy to seduce.

Song Zhaowen is handsome, successful, and has connections with all the underworld bosses in Tin Shui Wai and Tsz Wan Shan. He also helped the Fang family deal with a few scoundrels from the Ding family.

In ancient times, it wouldn't have been an exaggeration to offer oneself in marriage as a token of gratitude.

Fang Ting ran the back of her hand along Song Zhaowen's well-defined jawline. If one had to nitpick and find fault with her partner, it would be that Song Zhaowen's demands were simply outrageous.

Sometimes when Fang Ting couldn't take it anymore, she would have all sorts of wild thoughts. If all else failed, she would ask a good friend to help her share the burden.

It seems that my younger sister, Fang Min, is also interested in my boyfriend. Rather than letting other women have him, why don't the two sisters follow the example of Ehuang and Nüying and share one husband?

Just as Fang Ting's mind was wandering...

Song Zhaowen had already opened his eyes, grabbed the snow-white body, and pressed himself against her amidst Fang Ting's gasp.

Fang Ting quickly pushed him away with both hands: "Awen, stop it, you still have to go to the factory for the ribbon-cutting ceremony today."

Song Zhaowen glanced at the alarm clock by the bed and muttered, "Two hours? That's still early. You feed me first~"

Tin Shui Wai.

Wenji Beef Balls, no! It should now be renamed Wenji Food Processing Group.

Business is booming, orders are plentiful, and tens of millions are sitting in the account—we can't let them sit idle.

So, several months earlier, Song Zhaowen had bought some Ding Quan from Lu Hantao in Tin Shui Wai.

A portion of the land was kept as a land reserve, while another portion was used directly for the expansion of the second phase of the Wenji Group's factory.

Now, Wenji no longer just produces a single product like various meatballs. They have introduced some advanced processing lines from Singapore and collaborated with universities in Shenzhen to develop instant noodles in various flavors.

That's right, it's instant noodles.

Instant noodles were first invented by the Japanese in the 1950s, and at that time they were called fast ramen.

At this point, the Master Kong brand will not appear for several more years.

Hong Kong people aren't actually that obsessed with instant noodles; of course, Song Zhaowen's market focus will shift to the mainland in the future.

Statistics show that in the early 1990s alone, mainland China consumed over 100 million bags of instant noodles annually.

This is a real money-printing machine!

The reason why Ting Hsin Group, owned by Taiwanese businessmen, became a multi-billion dollar conglomerate is because of this.

Since Song Zhaowen is now capable of developing such a product, why let the Taiwanese make the money?

Today is the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the completion and commissioning of the second phase of the factory expansion.

Song Zhaowen is now a prominent figure in Hong Kong's underworld, so the second phase of expansion should certainly be grand and impressive.

Just a quick comment.

In the underworld, Song Zhaowen was not only a member of the Zhengxing Gang, but also a double-flower red stick of both Zhengxing and Hongxing!

The title of "Double Flower Red Stick" requires the joint recognition of both triads. Three months ago, the "Leung Kwan Incident" shocked the Hong Kong underworld. Song Zhaowen shot and killed the Taiwanese giant Tian Shou, and together with Chen Haonan, he cleaned up the gang and killed Leung Kwan. Yuan Qingnan, who fought against the Yamaguchi-gumi, showed ruthless methods and terrifying combat power, which had already spread throughout the Hong Kong underworld.

On the Hung Hing side, in addition to handing over Tsz Wan Shan to him, Chiang Tin-sang, to express his gratitude and win him over, personally stepped forward and, together with Master Fuk of the Cheung Hing, jointly bestowed upon Song Zhaowen the title of "Double Flower Red Stick." This was an extremely rare honor in the history of the Hong Kong underworld.

At the factory gate, a red carpet was laid out, colorful flags fluttered, and balloons hung high. Apart from the Man Kee's own men who were the happiest, Luk Hon Tao, the Justice of the Peace in Tin Shui Wai, had more wrinkles on his face from smiling. How could he not be happy? Man Kee's second factory was located in Luk Ka Tsuen, which could provide at least a thousand jobs. Those slackers who only knew how to sunbathe during the day and play Pai Gow at night would finally have something to do.

From the Hung Hing side, besides Chan Ho-nam, the new leader of Causeway Bay who was still recovering but insisted on attending, there were also four familiar faces: Tai Fei, the leader of Kwun Tong; Pretty Ma, the leader of Sham Shui Po; Han Bin, the leader of Kwai Tsing; and Thirteen Sister of Portland Street. Chiang Tin-sang and Prince were unable to attend due to Macau casino affairs, but they sent gifts. The most powerful figures in Hung Hing showed great respect!

"Anan, Brother Dafei, Pretty Mom, Sister Thirteen, Brother Bin!" Song Zhaowen had already gone to greet them. Today he was wearing a well-tailored dark suit, which made him look tall and straight. His temperament was calm but sharp, making him look like a completely different person from the public housing tenant he was half a year ago.

"Ah Wen, congratulations on your fortune!" Da Fei was the first to step forward, patting Song Zhaowen's shoulder forcefully and winking. "Your business is getting bigger and bigger, impressive! When are you going to set up a production line specifically for producing condoms? I'll be the first to patronize it." His voice was quite loud, which drew laughter from those around him.

Song Zhaowen wasn't annoyed and replied with a smile, "Brother Fei is joking. I'm in the legitimate food business. But if Brother Fei needs anything, I can personally send you a case of imported goods, enough for you to use for a year."

"Damn it! You little brat!" Dafei laughed and cursed.

Chan Ho-nam's face was still a little pale, but he was in good spirits. He stepped forward and shook hands firmly with Song Zhaowen, everything was understood without words: "Wen, congratulations."

"Hao Nan, congratulations! You've just become the new boss of Causeway Bay! You'd better plan a good event~"

"Once I recover, I'll run the 'Spirit Restaurant' as much as I want!"