Hong Kong Storm: The King of Jobs

Chapter 17: Profit First

As the leader, Bo Xidong did not leave, but sat down on the sofa and started reading comics.

According to the rules, he cannot leave the boss' side and must protect the boss's safety, even though his kung fu is so mediocre that he can't even scare the bad guys.

It took Chi Mengli a few minutes to sort out the new employee list. Bo Xidong and Ji Mi were added to the employee list of Hongsheng Queguan. Together with the original Honggu and Li Wa, there were four people in total, and each person's salary increased by 200 yuan.

In fact, the mahjong parlor does not need too many people. Including myself, five or six people are enough. The mahjong parlor is not an underground casino. It is a legal business. We are not afraid of gangsters robbing each other. We are only afraid of big circle gangs with knives and guns.

However, the facilities in the mahjong hall do need to be improved, and a few iron anti-theft windows should be installed to improve the security level.

Chi Mengli put down the ballpoint pen, looked at the time, and found that it was about time, so he locked the account book in the drawer, picked up the office key, and walked out.

"Adong, go find a worker tomorrow to install a burglar-proof door for the office."

"The staircase from the second floor to the third floor also needs to have an iron zipper door installed to ensure safety. The big circle kids have been making too much noise recently."

There is one good thing about Bo Xidong, he doesn't use his brain and just does whatever Chi Mengli tells him to do. But he is a little curious, why did the boss always want to make a legitimate business, but now he regrets it.

"Brother Sheng, didn't you say you would do legitimate business in the future?"

"If we want to continue to work in the underworld, we don't have enough brothers. The East Union Agency is now trying to get in the way of the Number Gang. Many of the old four-nines have no business to do. As long as the money is enough, they will definitely be willing to switch gears."

Bo Xidong asked the questions in his mind.

Chi Mengli stopped and looked around. When he found that there was no one around, he said, "Of course we have to do legitimate business, but we have to do it quietly."

"Boss, I am going to enter the advertising industry. Just wait and see! In the future, you will also become a boss, driving a Mercedes and living in a South African house."

"But we don't have enough manpower. That idiot Dakouya must think we've killed Hongtai."

"But we can't accept these old men. They are all experienced and have evil intentions. There may be some shady people behind them."

"Look for housing estate thugs in Shau Kei Wan, mostly those without a good reputation, preferably those who have no relatives or friends. These thugs are all like Jimmy, they are ruthless and dare to fight."

"Newcomers have small appetites. If they have pocket money, girls to date, and are impressive enough, they will follow you wholeheartedly."

The four great detectives are a thing of the past. Now the policemen and the dwarf mules are in complete opposition. Although the Queen of England has signed an amnesty, the Independent Commission Against Corruption is investigating these colleagues with a magnifying glass.

Anyway, everyone’s KPI is different. The police need to improve the crime solving rate, and the ICAC detectives need to investigate occupational crimes.

It is no longer popular to open a kitchen in Hong Kong. Even in Kowloon Walled City, no one is acting as a Breaking Bad actor. Everyone now buys ready-made food.

But there are only three routes: Golden Triangle, Golden Crescent, and Columbia. Ever since Lik Ka changed his career, Bo Hao went to jail, and the Ma brothers went overseas, Sha Chenchao and Ma Feishi mainly play the loose stuff and don't care about the routes at all.

Tiger boy Jiang Senquan hid from place to place all day long and never left Kowloon Walled City. He only ran a noodle stall in Kowloon and did not enter Hong Kong Island and the New Territories.

Shanghai Bo, one of the three kings, is already in his seventies and went to Canada a long time ago. His family has also switched to real estate. Another king, Chen Kun, the King of Gold and Powder, has also retired from the business and bought a theater, where he goes to opera every day. His sister Rose is still working as a housewrecker.

Chen Kun, the King of Gold and Powder, is Zheng Yueying's first husband. His family is known as the Golden Family. After Chen Kun was injured, he divorced his concubine Zheng Yueying, and Zheng Yueying married跛豪.

The remaining king was the most mysterious. We only knew that he was called Da Tian Er, and his initials were He Yi Hai. He only operated for four or five years before disappearing. The initials were also bought by He Lian Sheng for HK$300,000. Some of these big demolition companies retired after their success, and some fled overseas, leaving the market completely empty.

Every gang leader in Hong Kong now wants to become a big demolition company, so from the late 1970s to the early 1980s, each leader was scrambling for lines.

How do you grab the lines?

Of course, they are the lackeys supported by the characters!
People are needed to clean up the place and chop people, go to jail for scapegoats, tip off people, and guard the place and the house.

This is also the reason why the number of members in Hong Kong gangs suddenly increased during this period. Each gang wants to make itself look strong and powerful, so naturally they need to recruit more followers into the gang.

And in addition to Miss Bai, underground gambling dens, nightclubs, bars, and saunas all need thugs.

Moreover, the structure of Hong Kong's underworld has changed. In the past, there were four detectives headed by Lei Luo who divided the underworld into territories. Although the big bosses had complaints, the loss of interests was not great, so they just accepted it.

But after the downfall of Lei Luo and others, the rules of the underworld changed.

The gang leader has many followers, strong fists, sharp knives, and a large territory. If the gang leader wants to gain a foothold in lucrative areas such as Yau Tsim Mong and Wan Chai, he needs to have enough thugs.

Where there are people, there is the world, and where there is the world, there are grudges.

Fighting and killing, life and death are common things in the world.

Maybe the idiot just opened the incense hall and tied up the red stick last night, and his body floated on the street the next day. This is an era when it is easiest for short people to make a name for themselves, but it is also an era when it is easiest for short people to meet the King of Hell.

The birth of a new martial arts hero is to step on the corpses of the old ones to get to the top, just like Chi Mengli stepped on Hongtai's life to get to the top. There is no logic to it.

Bocaidong knows what advertising is, but he doesn’t know what kind of advertising the boss wants to make. He doesn’t want to think about it. He is not smart, so he will definitely go no further if he listens to the boss.

I have more than 2,000 yuan in my pocket. Except for the 500 yuan I give to my mother, I can use the rest to go shopping with Xiaomei.

Chi Mengli briefly spoke to the trusted henchman who had been with him for several years, and then he continued to go downstairs. It was now past nine o'clock in the evening, but the mahjong house was still full, and there were even a few people waiting for a seat at the door.

The water tank above each mahjong table is filled with table fees. The mahjong hall's receptionist goes down every half hour to collect the table fees in the water tank.

Honggu and Liba were sitting on chairs in front of the front desk, holding straws in their mouths and talking nonsense. When they saw Chi Mengli and his men coming down, they quickly stood up.

"The place needs someone to look after it. Honggu and Liba, you two look after it. I'll have the restaurant deliver food to you two. Honggu, the mahjong house on Fengyue Street is also a place with a surname. I'll leave it to you from now on."

"Don't be impatient, Liba. When I succeed in planting the flag, you will also be a popular person in the audience."

"Thank you, Brother Sheng."

"Thank you, Brother Sheng."

Red Mushroom and Hedge were full of gratitude. They never thought that one day they would become celebrities in the theater.

(End of this chapter)