Hong Kong variety show: I Am a Tycoon

Chapter 144 Peace is Paramount!

Two o'clock in the morning, Yulongxuan.

At this moment, Ge Zixiong, Chen Qinghua, Xiao Jingzhao, and the vagrants and ruffians of the Big Circle Gang were sitting there.

Several rows of imposing young demon slaves stood at the entrance.

At that moment, a Tigerhead Mercedes-Benz pulled up.

Someone went up and opened the car door.

Then the young demon slaves all shouted in unison:

"Big guy!"

The brothers, who had just been unruly and fierce, immediately became incredibly obedient when their eldest brother's gaze swept over them.

Chen Jiajun nodded to his brothers in response.

When he stepped into Yulongxuan, he could feel the tremor in the hearts of all the people in the Macau underworld.

Everyone looked at this handsome young man, who was refined and elegant, exuding the aura of a mature man and possessing all the characteristics of high society.

I secretly groaned in my heart.

I never expected that Boss Jun, who is so handsome, would resort to such inhumane methods.

Even the ancient gods of war couldn't have been this bad, right?

Upon arriving at the main table, Chen Jiajun opened a bottle of Moutai, filled his glass with the liquor, and then raised his glass, saying, "Brothers who make money in Macau, although we all belong to different factions, we still run into each other all the time. I know I, Chen Jiajun, have gone a bit too far tonight."

"I'd like to offer this toast to everyone."

Ge Zixiong, the leader of the Number Gang, also stood up and said, "You're too kind. You went easy on us tonight. Come on, let's not hurt our feelings."

Xiao Jingzhao said with deep emotion, "Mr. Chen, you should have told me that day, and told Fatty Kun, that we would have cleaned up the house without you even having to lift a finger."

"Let bygones be bygones. Since Mr. He is involved, you should kill them all. I, Fatty Kun, think you did a good job!" Fatty Kun raised his wine glass.

These martial arts figures quickly stood up.

"Cheers! The past is the past, come on, everyone!"

After Chen Jiajun finished speaking, he drank the entire glass of baijiu in one gulp, then turned the glass upside down.

"cheers!"

A joyous atmosphere filled Yulongxuan as everyone finished their glasses of baijiu.

That's how the martial arts world is.

When Chan Ka-Chun first arrived in Macau, no one offered him any help. Everyone just knew that a dragon had come from across the river, and everyone was watching to see what this dragon could achieve.

At that time, he was alone as a challenger.

Now that Chen Jiajun has completely taken control of the Pujiang Casino, these underworld figures will become his allies overnight, wishing they could become sworn brothers with him.

"crash"

After Chen Jiajun and Ge Zixiong took their seats, everyone else followed suit, but no one dared to touch their chopsticks.

After all, Chen Jiajun is mentally unstable.

Many of them were present last time.

Shi Qiliang, the patron of Shengyitang, refused to eat, so Chen Jiajun took him out.

The number gangster Nine-Fingered Hua, a powerful figure in the underworld, was also taken down by Chen Jiajun.

Seeing the looks in everyone's eyes, Chen Jiajun smiled warmly and said, "Everyone, please don't stand on ceremony. It was to establish my authority before."

"Now it's all good. I've taken care of all the troublemakers, and the world is at peace."

"Okay, let me say a few words before we eat."

“From now on, if you want to open an underground gambling den in Macau, please let me know first. I am a shareholder of SJM Holdings, and I should protect the interests of SJM Holdings. Therefore, I only need 20% of your share of the profits.”

"Furthermore, SJM Holdings hopes that everyone in Macau can keep things as quiet as possible. If there are really irreconcilable grudges, then you can find a quiet place to kill each other. Don't do what I did and cause trouble in the street."

“From now on, Hung Hing will participate in the security management of the city of Macao.”

"Peace should be valued above all!"

"That's right! Only when Macau is harmonious and stable can everyone make a fortune."

"From now on, anyone who doesn't give face to Boss Jun is disrespecting me!"

"Great! Well said! Let's all make money together!"

The scattered members of the Big Circle Gang in Yulongxuan were enthusiastically responded to by the gang's leaders.

Although Haojiang is a city that is similar in nature to Hong Kong, the two are treated completely differently in England and Portugal.

In the 1960s, a fierce mass movement broke out in Macau. This movement forced the Governor's Palace to bow to the citizens and completely destroyed its prestige in Macau.

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In the folk tradition of Haojiang, people set off thousands of firecrackers during the day to celebrate, and at night they light up the city with guards protecting the area, demonstrating the immense scale of the event.

Leftists even built a three-story archway spanning the street, directly opposite the city hall.

Faced with a powerful public, the Governor's House had no choice but to compensate citizens for their losses. From then on, the Governor's House became a mere shell of its former self, and the left-wing forces effectively controlled Macau.

In the 1970s, some movements took place in Portugal, and the newly elected government publicly recognized that Macau was Chinese territory and expressed its support for this claim through concrete actions.

From then on, the Portuguese lost interest in Macau, and even the Governor's Palace was not very interested in it. This lack of interest, to some extent, led to various chaotic phenomena in the city of Macau.

In Hong Kong, Chen Jiajun naturally wouldn't dare to play such a big game.

But in Macau, with the backing of forces like SJM Holdings, Ho Sin, and Chan Ying-nam, he overcame them by force, defeating them all with sheer power!

In this battle, Hung Hing completely defeated the Number Gang and the Big Circle Gang in Macau. Chan Ka-Chun effectively controlled the bustling area surrounding the SJM Holdings Group and earned the title of Macau's underground emperor.

From then on, in the gambling industry of Macau, SJM Holdings held the top spot, and Chan Ka-Chun held the second-highest.

Because of Chen Jiajun's youth, Hong Kong's entertainment tabloids dubbed him the "Little Gambling King."

Of course, this battle also made Haojiang the safest city in the world, bar none, and paved the way for Haojiang's decades of glory!

……

After having a late-night snack with the tough guys from the Macau underworld and setting some rules, Uncle Xing returned to the presidential suite of the Pujiang Hotel and summarized the evening's battle report:

“Ah Da, tonight we Hung Hing lost 10 brothers and were injured 20. The Number Gang lost a full 300 people, and we also wiped out Sister Head’s gang.”

"The resettlement allowance will be paid out immediately. By the way, how much money do we have in our company's account?"

Being a leader in the industry is difficult, indeed very difficult.

The underling only needs to act swiftly and decisively, but the leader must consider all consequences.

He wiped his face and immediately gave the orders.

“3 million, and it’s not time to pay the fees yet this month. This 3600 million is what you earned from Wharf Holdings, Ah Da,” Uncle Hing replied.

"Take out one hundred million, Old Evil. You and Willie, this one hundred million is for you. Tomorrow, take ten million of it to bribe the people at the Governor's Office and make tonight's events disappear without a trace, and try not to publish it in the newspapers."

The remaining ninety million will be used to establish a fund, entirely for bribing officials in the Governor's Office.

Chen Jiajun wiped his face with a hot towel, lit a cigar, pondered for a moment, and then spoke to Uncle Xing and Old E.

Uncle Hing's son has now officially joined Hung Hing and become Chan Ka-Chun's protégé. Chan Ka-Chun plans to have Willie assist Old Evil in Macau in the future.

"Ah Da, didn't SJM Holdings already take care of this? Why do we still need to spend so much money on bribes?"

Uncle Xing immediately felt a pang of pain in his heart, knowing that this was a hundred million!
Willie, standing nearby, also reminded him, "Boss!"

Because he was a generation younger than his father, Uncle Xing, he called Chen Jiajun "Old Master".

"Do you know why the Number Gang's influence in the Pujiang Casino was completely eradicated by us?"

Chen Jiajun took out a cigar, lit it, and said slowly that he was going to teach the Hung Hing gang a lesson.

Before they could answer, Chen Jiajun answered his own question:
"The reason is that the number gang has no connection with the Governor's House."

"Don't think that just because we have a good relationship with SJM Holdings now, we can do whatever we want in Macau in the future."

“I am just a minor shareholder in SJM Holdings now. If it touches on SJM Holdings’ core interests, He Xin will not hesitate to kick me out and support someone else.”

"When we're out in the game, we must never be chamber pots."

"When you need to urinate in the middle of the night, you really need a chamber pot. People who are involved in politics have the same view of the gang. Once things are peaceful, they think the chamber pot is smelly and dirty, and they want to kick it away. We can no longer be the chamber pot, so we have to turn the passive into the active."

"Having bribed the people at the Governor's Palace, Hung Hing will also participate in the management of this city. We want the people of Macau to be inseparable from Hung Hing, so that Hung Hing can last longer. Do you understand?"

Chen Jiajun's simple analogy made everyone understand why he wanted to spend 100 million. After understanding, everyone admired the big boss even more!
Follow the big boss, no problem! You'll have food to eat!
……

The following day, SJM Holdings held a shareholders' and senior management meeting.

At this moment, sitting on the stage were He Xin, Tenth Sister, Ye Deli, and Chen Yingnan, whom Chen Jiajun had long admired!

Although the bigwigs were sitting on the stage, the executives in the audience kept glancing at Chen Jiajun, who was sitting in the audience.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the main purpose of today's meeting is to introduce our new shareholder, Mr. Chen Jiajun." The board secretary of SJM Holdings chaired the meeting: "Mr. Chen, please come to the stage to speak."

Chen Jiajun, who had specially changed into a suit and tie, slowly stood up.

At this moment, many executives looked at Chen Jiajun with very complicated expressions.

Chen Jiajun is only twenty-three years old.

Think about what they were doing when they were twenty-three?
We are all human beings, so why is there such a big difference between people?

Chen Jiajun's footsteps were unhurried as he walked on the solid wood floor.

Come to the stage.

Chen Jiajun first bowed slightly to the directors and senior executives of the group on the stage.

Currently, the shareholders of SJM Holdings include five individuals: Chan Ying-nam, Ho Sin, Yip Tak-lee, Ten Sisters, Chan Ka-chun, and New Ma-zai. Chan Ying-nam is the largest shareholder, holding one-third of the group's shares. Yip Tak-lee, Ten Sisters, and Chan Ka-chun each hold one-tenth, New Ma-zai holds less than one-tenth, and the remainder belongs to Ho Sin.

Xinma Zai's real name is Xinma Shizeng.

Who is Xinma Shizeng?

His status in the Hong Kong entertainment industry was equivalent to Michael Jackson's status in the United States thirty years ago; his position as a superstar was unshakeable.

His status was so high that he was the only person in all of Hong Kong who could legally consume opium poppies. It was a special permission granted by the Governor of Hong Kong, and the police couldn't do anything about it.

Known in the entertainment industry as Brother Cheung or Uncle Cheung, he is a famous Cantonese opera star. Those of higher seniority and status call him Xin Mazai. He is a wealthy man with a net worth of hundreds of millions.

Both the old and new generations of gambling kings in Macau have benefited from him. The old gambling king, Fu Laorong, was once kidnapped and a ransom of 900 million was demanded. Keep in mind that this was in 1945. Later, Xin Ma Shizeng negotiated it down to 50 and successfully rescued Fu Laorong.

As for the Tenth Sister, she holds shares on behalf of the He Dong family.

If He Xin is the gambling king of Macau, then Chen Yingnan is the man behind the gambling king.

At this moment, Chen Yingnan looked Chen Jiajun up and down, straightened his posture, and listened attentively.

In reality, he is the nominal chairman of SJM Holdings, but he is a hands-off manager.

He himself was not interested in the gambling industry, believing it to be against the natural order. In addition, given the conflict between He Xin and Nie Aotian, he did not want to turn the SJM Holdings into a "Three Kingdoms" drama.

Today, he came to attend the shareholders' meeting mainly to see Chen Jiajun!
Because of suppression by British Hong Kong, Chan Ying-nam, a former leader in the real estate industry, gradually faded out of Hong Kong's business circles starting in the 1970s and rarely appeared in public.

What has Chan Ying-nam been doing during the years he has been out of the Hong Kong business community?

The main task was "interoperability".

In the past six months, Chen Yingnan has been hearing the name Chen Jiajun more and more frequently.

For a moment, even he was curious about what kind of person Chen Jiajun was.

Therefore, he decided to come to today's shareholders' meeting in person.

Chen Jiajun confidently said into the microphone, "My name is Chen Jiajun, so I probably don't need to introduce myself."

"Going forward, as the major shareholder of SJM Holdings and the general manager of the casino, I will certainly do my utmost to fulfill my duties."

"As the only licensed company in Macau with a gaming license, I believe that SJM Holdings should put some effort into the security of Macau."

"According to data, gaming tax accounts for 46% of the Governor's Office's annual revenue, while various direct and indirect taxes account for only 19%, land sales revenue accounts for 25%, and the remainder is other various revenues."

"And in Macau's gambling industry, our SJM Holdings is the mainstay!"

"So starting today, as a shareholder and general manager of SJM Holdings, I will establish a security department for the Pujiang Casino to maintain the security of the casino and the Hou Kong Street area on a daily basis."

Today, when you arrived at the Pujing Hotel, you should have already seen our Hung Hing security department maintaining order on Haojiang Street..."

"The reason for doing this is to attract tourists from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and even overseas..."

In the 1970s and 80s, Haojiang was truly unsafe.

Because the Governor's House lost its prestige, from that time onwards, no one dared to approach the Governor, and many people boycotted the Governor's House.

The term "boycott" refers to a collective boycott. But to what extent?
When the Governor of Macau went to a Western restaurant for coffee, even the Portuguese didn't bother to greet him.

From then on, the city became a gathering place for people from all walks of life.

Haojiang King He Yan was bombed at the dog racing track.

The Cui family, one of the four major families, was mowed down by machine guns.

Upon hearing Chen Jiajun say that he wanted to protect the safety of the city of Haojiang, Chen Yingnan had no choice but to look up at Chen Jiajun again and re-evaluate the young man in front of him.

Wharf Holdings profited 2.4 billion, punching Hung Lok and kicking Sun Kee, the Macau bloodbath...

However, they turned around and started claiming they would fulfill their safety obligations to Haojiang.

This young man is really interesting.

……

After the shareholders' and senior management meeting, Chen Yingnan did not greet Chen Jiajun but immediately returned to Hong Kong.

Chen Jiajun spent seven days in Macau, during which time he renovated all ten remaining casino halls.

At this point, of the fifteen gambling halls at the Pujiang Casino, thirteen fell into Chen Jiajun's hands, while the remaining two were controlled by his eldest sister.

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Chen Jiajun planned and organized the Haojiang Hall, and assigned 3,000 young demon slaves to maintain order on Haojiang Street on a daily basis.

Since the Governor's Office is unable to fulfill its security obligations in Macau, Hung Hing should fulfill this obligation.

After all, the safer the Macau is, the more tourists there will be, the more money he can make.

He arranged for fifty dealers and staff in each casino.

In addition, since both Mo Dingping and Wan Kuok-koi's territories fell into his hands, Chan Ka-chun arranged a total of 2000 thugs to guard the venues.

The entire Haojiang branch had nearly six thousand men, making it a formidable force!
At the same time, Chen Jiajun gave Lao E some instructions and then handed over all the responsibilities of the casino general manager of SJM Holdings to Lao E.

When I have free time, I often visit the He family.

Playing chess with He Xin, I realized that He Xin is a complete idiot at chess.

Sometimes, based on the game's dynamics, He Xin was already in a bad position and destined to lose.

He Tian'er even advised him to admit defeat, saying it was already a lost cause.

But He Xin refused to admit defeat.

Alright, if you're not going to admit defeat, let's move on to the next move!

But He Xin remained motionless, sitting there intently, seemingly deep in thought.

When it was time to eat, the butler called for dinner, and He Xin stood up and said that everyone should eat, and the game of chess was no longer valid.

I choose!

Chen Jiajun finally understood why He Xin had never lost.
Guojun Building.

Top floor, reception room.

As soon as Chen Jiajun returned to Hong Kong, Zhan Peizhong, the general manager of Guojun Securities, hurriedly came with two employees.

James Chan is currently a hot topic in Hong Kong's business community, having risen from a junior employee at Wharf Holdings to a director of Hutchison Whampoa.

To ensure his safety, Chen Jiajun provided him with 10 young demon slave bodyguards, and he traveled daily in three Mercedes-Benz cars, leaving many working people drooling with envy.

Hutchison Whampoa has now split into two factions.

One faction, led by Chairman Wei Li and James Tien, is the restructuring group. They are trying to take advantage of the current real estate boom to sell off Hutchison Whampoa's land and properties and streamline Hutchison Whampoa's subsidiaries.

One faction, led by Li Ka-shing, was a hardliner who rallied the remaining directors and vehemently opposed the restructuring plan.

During this period, Li Ka-shing acquired a 5% stake in Hutchison Whampoa on the secondary market, becoming its largest shareholder, but this did not reach the threshold for a full takeover.

Hong Kong's takeover laws are very complex: for example, if Li Ka-shing wanted to acquire Hutchison Whampoa, once he exceeded 35%, it would trigger a full-scale takeover battle, which would require acquiring 51% of the shares.
Furthermore, after the acquisition is completed, the challenger will have to buy Hutchison Whampoa shares from Chen Jiajun at a high price, which means that the challenger will have to pay a heavy price.

Another scenario is that even if you acquire more than 40% of the shares, but neither party has the ability to complete the 51% acquisition, then peaceful coexistence is necessary.

Currently, Hutchison Whampoa's share price has reached HK$12 per share, thanks to a series of operations by James Tien and the acquisition by Li Ka-shing.

"Boss, Li Ka-shing is now offering a 10% premium to acquire our shares. Based on the current share price, the total price would be 11.88 billion. According to the price we paid from HSBC a month ago, we made a profit of 4.78 million, or 67.32%."

Sitting across from his boss, Zhan Peizhong, his eyes dark, reported.

Chen Jiajun shook his head and said, "Has it met my expectations yet? Have you found out the source of Mr. Li's funds?"

(End of this chapter)