Siheyuan: A Very Happy Era

Chapter 563 This is all thanks to you
"Listen up, all of you. The boss wants us to dominate the fishing market in the southern district within two months."

Not long after, at a fish stall in Qianshuitun Village, Big Fool stood solemnly in front of his many underlings, his eyes filled with high spirits.

Long ago, he set his sights on unifying the Southern District and conquering Wan Chai.

However, reality is somewhat cruel. Even though he has worked hard for many years, he is still far from realizing this ideal.

Now, he has finally gotten the opportunity he's been waiting for.

All he could do was give it his all.

No matter who it is, if they block his way, he will kill them all, whether they are gods or Buddhas.

Do you have that confidence?

"Have!"

Seeing the ambition on Big Fool's face, all the underlings felt their blood boil.

Which good man doesn't dream of making a name for himself and standing out among his relatives and friends?

The opportunity is right in front of them, so why not seize it now? When will they?
"very good!"

Upon hearing the responses from his underlings, Big Fool immediately revealed a satisfied smile.

Then, his expression turned serious, and he shouted loudly, "Wait a minute, you all spread the word that our Qiangsheng Company is recruiting from now on."

Anyone who dares to fight and is loyal to our powerful company can join us.

In addition, the boss has decided that starting this month, all of us will be transferred to Qiangsheng Company to form a security department.

And I am the head of the security department, and Doujiqiang is the deputy head.

And you are the first group leaders in the security department.

The basic monthly salary is 1500 yuan, and there are bonuses for good performance.

Upon hearing those last words, a burning light instantly shone in the eyes of the underlings.

If it weren't for the cockfighting champion watching them intently from the sidelines, they probably would have already been dancing and cheering.

"but."

Seeing the reactions of his underlings, Big Fool's expression hardened, and he said in a deep voice, "If any of you dare to slack off, then get down and let the better-performing underlings come up."

Furthermore, if any of you dare to betray the company or the boss, I swear, I will chop him into pieces and throw him into the sea to feed the sharks. You're welcome to try.

After saying that, he grinned, revealing a sinister smile, like a rabid bear that wanted to devour people.

The underlings felt a chill run down their spines upon seeing this, and instantly recalled Big Fool's glorious feat of taking on seven opponents with just two machetes.

You have to understand, a reputation in this field isn't something you can just make up.

If Big Fool didn't have some skills, who would be willing to risk their lives for him?

Not to mention, now that Big Fool has an extremely powerful boss supporting him, even a fool wouldn't doubt his ability to fulfill his vow.

Seeing the fear on his underlings' faces, Big Fool secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

To be honest, he wasn't actually very confident that he could successfully complete the task assigned by Li Guoqiang.

However, in order to seize this opportunity for development, he still gritted his teeth and accepted the task.

Fortunately, Li Guoqiang didn't put too much pressure on him. He just told him to do his best and even offered to arrange for him and his underlings to work at Qiangsheng Company, where they would earn a higher salary than those high-level white-collar workers in the city center.

This significantly reduces the difficulty of the task.

If he still can't complete the mission after all this, he might as well just jump into the sea and drown himself!

Thinking of this, his eyes suddenly sharpened, and he shouted loudly, "Now, begin the operation."

Upon hearing this, the henchmen immediately charged out like wild beasts released from their cages, howling as they ran.

Soon, only Big Fool and Fighting Chicken Qiang remained in the fish stall.

They exchanged glances, each wondering how many people they would be able to receive this time.

And what will be the reaction of their former mortal enemies when they hear that they have changed sides and are recruiting soldiers on a large scale?
Before you knew it, a day had passed.

As the newly appointed security team leaders of Qiangsheng Company spread the word about hiring people for 1,000 yuan a month throughout the entire South District, many poor, short-statured men immediately rushed to the security team leaders like sharks smelling blood, eager to volunteer themselves.

By the time the leaders of those gangs, big and small, received the news and wanted to inquire about the situation, the security team leaders had already recruited dozens of people.

Furthermore, on the third night, they returned to the temporary base of Qiangsheng Company, Qianshuitun Village, with their newly recruited subordinates, just like the Independent Regiment in the TV series "Bright Sword".

This scene terrified the ordinary villagers of Qianshuitun Village.

Those in the know will understand that Qiangsheng Company is recruiting security personnel; those who don't might think that Big Fool is gathering manpower to attack the city!

Big Fool and Fighting Chicken Qiang, who had just finished dinner at the fish stall, were instantly smitten when they saw that each of their twenty-odd underlings had brought back dozens of their own.

"You mean seizing the young master?"

"I said a total of 689 people were recruited."

Looking at Big Fool's surprised expression, Fighting Cock Qiang repeated in a slightly trembling voice.

In fact, after he tallied up the number of people and received the specific list, he was also quite shocked by the result.

After all, even at its peak, their small fish stall had fewer than 40 employees.

Later, due to competition for market share and poor compensation, more staff were laid off, eventually leaving only about twenty unambitious underlings.

He originally thought that their small fish stall would soon fall apart.

Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, they had more than 700 employees under their command.

With so many people, let alone dominating the entire fishing market in the Southern District, even if they just set up stalls in Wan Chai, they could snatch a huge piece of the pie from those big companies.

The only problem now is whether Li Guoqiang can keep his promise and pay all his underlings their wages.

If not, they were certain that these henchmen would run away instantly, or even throw them into the sea to feed the fish.

Thinking of this, Big Fool swallowed hard, then, disregarding that it was already evening, he grabbed Fighting Rooster and headed straight to Li Guoqiang's house. At that moment, Li Guoqiang was having a seafood barbecue buffet dinner in the yard with Luo Huijuan, Shang Xiuzhen, and others.

These seafood items were all caught by the fleet of Qiangsheng Fisheries Company in the past two days, and then delivered to him in shifts every day by the eight newly elected team leaders.

In addition, after three days of hard work, almost every fishing boat brought him over a thousand kilograms of fish.

In total, that's 50,000 jin (25,000 kg), and the average selling price per jin is 2 yuan, which is 100,000 yuan.

Based on 48 fishing boats, the average income per boat per day is only a little over 300 yuan.

This shows that hiring people to go out to sea to fish is not such an easy business.

After deducting labor costs, various consumables, and taxes, a fishing boat can only earn about 2000 yuan a month, which is considered very good.

If you encounter typhoons or torrential rains, you not only won't make money, but you'll also lose money.

Fortunately, he had the "heaven rewards diligence" buff. In just three days, he accumulated a total of 100 million gold beans in his storage space. Each gold bean weighed about 25g and was worth exactly 1000 yuan.

When he saw Big Fool and Fighting Cock Qiang come to his door, saying they had recruited nearly 700 followers, he felt a slight surge of joy. Without needing any prompting from Big Fool and Fighting Cock Qiang, he immediately said:
"I'll go with you right now."

After saying that, he quickly got up and went into the house. Then he took out 700 gold beans weighing 35 kilograms from his storage space, packed them in a leather suitcase and carried them away.

When Big Fool and Fighting Rooster saw the suitcase in Li Guoqiang's hand, their eyes lit up and they followed behind him.

Soon, with the roar of a car engine, a black second-hand Mercedes-Benz drove straight from Li Guoqiang's house towards Qianshuitun Village.

Sitting in the back seat, Li Guoqiang glanced at the somewhat luxurious interior and chuckled, jokingly saying, "Wow! It's only been a few days, and you're already driving a car. If it's another year or two, won't you be driving an airplane?"

"Hehe! This is all thanks to you!"

Upon hearing this, Big Fool touched the Mercedes logo in the center of the steering wheel and grinned foolishly.

This used Mercedes-Benz, which was about 70-80% new, was bought with his savings of many years, costing him over 10,000 yuan, after he asked someone to help him purchase it.

Their purpose is to elevate their own social status.

In addition, he also knew that Li Guoqiang had not yet purchased a car, so another reason was that he wanted to be able to pick up and drop off Li Guoqiang.

"Alright, enough with the flattery. Once you guys really help me take over the entire South District, I'll give each of you a brand-new Bentley."

"Really? Thank you, boss!"

When Big Fool and Fighting Cock Qiang heard Li Guoqiang's words, their eyes lit up and they hurriedly thanked him.

You should know that these days, a brand new Bentley costs at least HK$70,000 to HK$80,000, which is more than £6000.

If you could actually drive a brand-new Bentley and take a spin around the city, the feeling would be absolutely mesmerizing.

Seeing that Big Fool and Fighting Chicken Qiang were so excited by his words, Li Guoqiang couldn't help but find it a little funny.

Based on the rewards he can earn every day, he will have tens of millions of gold coins in his hands in less than two months.

At that time, just a small portion of it would be enough to buy ten or eight Bentleys.

Moreover, as time goes by, the number of fishing boats and boatmen under his command will rapidly expand, bringing him even more rewards.

Therefore, as long as we can stabilize the development in the first two months, and once the development takes off in these two months, then all problems will cease to be problems.

As the roar of the car engine continued, they soon arrived at the fish stall. As soon as they got out of the car, they saw Doujiqiang leading a large crowd, standing on the opposite side of the street, bowing deeply to them.

"Hi boss!"

"Ok!"

Seeing this, Li Guoqiang's lips curled into a satisfied smile. He then placed the suitcase he was carrying on the hood of the car and loudly proclaimed:
"My name is Li Guoqiang, and I am your boss."

Here, I can personally promise you that as long as you work diligently for me in the future, I will definitely not treat you unfairly.

To show my sincerity, I can pay you this month's salary in advance.

After saying that, he lightly lifted the suitcase open with his hand.

The next moment, a dazzling golden light burst forth from the suitcase, instantly blinding the many underlings who were staring at it.

Before they could react, Li Guoqiang waved to them and said with a chuckle, "Alright, now you all come up and collect your gold beans as soon as you hear your names."

After saying that, he gave Fighting Cock Strong a wink.

Upon seeing this, Douji Qiang immediately shuddered, then hurriedly stepped forward, stood next to Li Guoqiang, opened the previously registered register, and shouted loudly:
"The first one, Sang Biao!"

"It's me! It's me!"

Upon hearing the shout, a burly young man immediately squeezed out of the crowd with excitement, then ran up to Li Guoqiang and stood there, his eyes fixed on the gold coins in the suitcase.

At that moment, he even had the urge to grab something and run away.

Fortunately, he hadn't completely lost his mind. He knew that if he did that, he would definitely be torn to shreds by his bloodshot companions.

Seeing that Sang Biao hadn't done anything improper, Li Guoqiang couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

He had originally planned that if Sang Biao behaved improperly, he would kill him like a chicken, so that others could see the consequences of misbehavior.

Since that's the case, then there's nothing we can do.
"Here, this is for you!"

"Okay, okay, thank you, boss!"

As Sang Biao felt the hardness and coldness in his hands, his heart suddenly surged with excitement. He then bent down abruptly and bowed 180 degrees to Li Guoqiang.

"Next up, American ginseng!"

Seeing this, Doujiqiang quickly called out the name of his next underling and gave Sangbiao a wink, signaling him to retreat.

After all, he has only been working with Li Guoqiang for less than a week, and their relationship is not yet very deep. He could easily be replaced if he is not careful.

Therefore, he has to be careful.

Sang Biao didn't think much of it at the moment. Seeing that Li Guoqiang didn't seem to want to say anything, he immediately and tactfully withdrew, returning to his original position and tightly clutching the gold beans in his hand, afraid that he might accidentally lose them.

(End of this chapter)