Hong Kong: Starting with 10 billion

Chapter 220 Gurkha Soldiers

Among the first group of people who purchased security services from Blackwater International were several fellow townspeople from Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai.

Because they are the ones who can empathize the most. After all, both David Wang and Nina Wang are from Shanghai, which is the most vivid example.

Some hired only one bodyguard from Blackwater, while others hired more than a dozen.

The problem Fang Hexuan and Xu Guohua are facing now is that the company is short of staff.

The reason why he had not set up a security company before was that he wanted to wait until he had enough bodyguards before taking action.

However, Fang Hexuan had never expected to encounter such an unexpected incident as the kidnapping of the Wang couple.

News and hot topics are short-lived, so he simply decided not to wait any longer.

But now that the advertisement has been put out, there are many big clients coming to us to purchase security services. We can't just let them wait because we don't have enough bodyguards.

Wouldn't that damage Blackwater International's reputation?

If Xu Guohua and his team had not gained fame through a truly dangerous rescue operation,

If Fang Hexuan's security company wants to be recognized by Hong Kong's wealthy, it will probably take at least one or two years to build up a good reputation.

After discussing with Xu Guohua several times, in addition to asking him to report to the mainland, Fang Hexuan also prepared a temporary plan.

As we all know, due to the British, there are many South Asians staying in Hong Kong.

In addition to Asan and Lao Ba, there are also many Nepalese.

That’s right, Fang Hexuan just wanted to recruit some Gurkha veterans.

Many of these people are retired soldiers from the Gurkha Regiment of the British country.

Some have returned to Nepal, but many still remain in Hong Kong.

They usually live in areas of Kowloon where South Asians gather, such as buildings like Chungking Mansions.

Fang Hexuan asked Xu Guohua and others to set up five registration points on the Kowloon Peninsula, and then asked the thugs from the Sun Yee On to carry out carpet-style propaganda in all places where South Asians might live.

The Gurkhas join the army just to earn money, marry a wife and support a family. No matter whether they work for the British or serve as lackeys of the Baraks, their original intention has never changed.

These people stay in Hong Kong and don't want to go back because they want to live a better life.

Since their purpose is clear and Fang Hexuan is willing to pay, there is no need to worry about not being able to recruit people.

The starting annual salary for bodyguards in mainland China is 30 Hong Kong dollars. The salary that Mr. Fang pays to Gurkha veterans is slightly lower, but it is also 20 Hong Kong dollars.

This figure is far higher than the annual salary of an average Hong Kong office worker.

South Asians have always been marginalized people in Hong Kong. Although their political status may be higher than that of Hong Kong people, they still suffer from the contempt and discrimination of Hong Kong citizens.

Now that there is a chance to earn 20 Hong Kong dollars a year, how can these South Asians who have families to support and can barely get enough food not go crazy.

The five registration points were almost packed, with one to two thousand people coming to register every day.

Even many Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis and Sri Lankans pretended to be Gurkhas to apply for the recruitment.

The plan was good, but under the sharp eyes of the Gurkha assistants (who had already been recruited), no one escaped.

Even though the Gurkha veteran's brother-in-law was not a Nepalese citizen, Xu Guohua and his colleagues did not give him face.

This caused dissatisfaction among many South Asians, who protested against Blackwater International and Mr. Fang for racial discrimination.

However, there were 10 fully armed mainland bodyguards on site at each registration point to maintain order, and many people did not dare to cause trouble.

There was only one group of Ah San who were causing trouble, but they were suppressed by the bodyguards using pepper spray, stun guns, telescopic batons, and the Hong Kong police outside. This incident was also reported in several Hong Kong newspapers, and ordinary Hong Kong citizens read it and laughed at the ignorant Ah San.

You know, in Hong Kong, Indians are even less welcome than Southeast Asians.

After all, before the 70s, the Indians followed their British masters to Hong Kong and were very keen on bullying the local Chinese in Hong Kong.

Therefore, although many Hong Kong people are weak and dare not resist openly, they extremely hate Ah San in their hearts. It can be said that this is the family education they have received since childhood.

After five days of continuous recruitment and strict screening on site, a total of 5 Gurkha veterans were recruited from five registration points.

These people are no older than 40 years old and are considered strong and healthy.

If age is not taken into consideration, Xu Guohua and his team will have no problem recruiting more than 500 people.

The Gurkhas are different from other South Asians. They don't like to cause trouble, are very disciplined, and can endure hardships.

Therefore, these people almost always live together in Hong Kong, take care of each other, and rarely engage in criminal activities.

Therefore, the Hong Kong government is relatively tolerant towards the Gurkhas, and the deportation campaign against their illegal residence is the weakest.

This is also the reason why Blackwater International was able to recruit 300 people after multiple rounds of screening.

Fang Hexuan plans to buy a piece of wasteland in Yuen Long to build a Blackwater International bodyguard training center.

Mainland bodyguards will be stationed in the center as the first batch of instructors. Afterwards, Fang Hexuan will also spend a lot of money to invite some retired instructors from other countries to teach here.

In fact, his ideal training base is in Africa, with all kinds of training modules and various weapons and equipment.

But for now we can only make do with it. Fortunately, it is only providing basic security services and is not involved in larger-scale PMC business.

The richest man recruited Gurkhas on a large scale, which was also approved by the Hong Kong government and the Hong Kong Security Bureau.

Although the Hong Kong police almost played a minor role in the kidnapping of the Wang couple, it was somewhat embarrassing.

However, the Hong Kong government is happy to accept that no major security panic has occurred.

In addition, Fang Hexuan has a good reputation in Hong Kong, so it makes people feel more at ease when he sets up a security company.

If any random person did this, people would have to question their trust in him.

Those who have constant property have constant determination. As the richest man in Hong Kong, Hong Kong citizens believe that Fang Hexuan will not act recklessly.

After the personnel are recruited, the next step is to arrange their uniforms and training.

Blackwater International held a small bidding event in Hong Kong, purchasing daily necessities, training suits, suit uniforms, shoes and other items for bodyguards from local companies in Hong Kong.

In addition, Fang Hexuan also asked Felix Sports to help produce tactical vests. This time it was not the 100 or so sets as before, but several thousand sets.

In addition to Blackwater International's bodyguards, the Hong Kong Police Force including the Flying Tigers, the Governor's Guard, and even the Anquan personnel of the US Snack Bureau have all asked Fang Hexuan to purchase the same tactical vest.

The training center in Yuen Long was still handed over to the Hsin Chang Group. They were required to quickly build a temporary camp in a short period of time, which should at least include a training ground, simple housing, etc.

After a brief adjustment, the 300 Gurkha bodyguards will immediately enter this temporary camp to carry out a series of military and security training.

Fang Hexuan also found a photographer from DreamWorks Movies to film their entire training process to use as promotional material for future recommendations to clients.

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