Hong Kong Storm: The King of Jobs

Chapter 262: The Third Guest
Unexpectedly, the business of betting on odds fell on me.

It seems that Boxing King Sheng should have mastered the rice washing business, and the rice washing business is very lucrative, otherwise this dead loser would not let go of the lottery business easily.

Chi Mengli didn't think that it was such a good thing that fell from the sky, as he had been unlucky for more than 20 years.

This lucky piece of shit luck might contain a huge trap. When traveling around the world and going to the docks, one must keep an ear out and an eye on all sides. Not only must one be on guard against sudden attacks from brothers on the road, but also be on guard against hidden knives from the sleeves of fellow brothers.

It’s really hard to be a gangster who lives a hundred years!

However, Shenxian Jin had already spoken and would not leave him room for refusal. He could only agree happily, and he found a qualified scapegoat to manage the entire business.

Hopson took over the venue in Causeway Bay, but its development was not going well. It has already found Jimmy to tell him that it wants to return to Yau Ma Tei and look for work.

Causeway Bay is famous for its lucrative business. The profits from the venues that Niu Gu and Shen Da Rong earned in one month are enough for a scoundrel to prosper for a year or two.

Hesheng couldn't hold on for a month. There are only two possibilities. One is that this guy is an idiot, a moron, with shit in his head. The other is that he doesn't care about making a name for himself and only wants to go back to Yau Ma Tei and stay with me.

Bocaidong said that Hopson has always been in contact with the people from Shenxianjin, and suspected that they were thugs arranged to Yau Ma Tei by the gang leader. However, as long as the gangsters get the chance to stand out and become big guys, they will not listen to the words of even the big guys who are their disciples, and will go all the way to the end.

Unless Shenxianjin can offer a price that satisfies Hesheng!

But even if you use your butt to think, you know that Shenxianjin will not give Hesheng the so-called big chips, because there is no need. Hesheng is just a new four-nine boy. If he is not his own driver, he is worthless.

Shenxianjin is a top accountant, and he knows exactly how many queens' heads each person is worth.

If Hesheng is not Shenxianjin's man, then it would be interesting. He met with Shenxianjin's trusted henchmen. Could it be that he deliberately let Bocaidong see it to cover up his other identities?

Chi Mengli sighed in his heart. He didn't expect that there were so many hidden talents around him, all of them were masters!
"Ah Sheng, after the fireworks show is over, you will accompany me to the hospital in Singapore to visit Uncle Gui. No matter whether you get the Dingcai fireworks or not, as long as you come out alive and not in a bad state, you will be the double flower red stick in the water room."

"But before you meet Uncle Gui, you have to come with me to meet Miss Nine and see what this devilish woman is up to!"

After finishing their morning tea and talking, Shenxianjin took Ah Bing out of the box. He had recently become obsessed with playing eighteen holes, and felt very uncomfortable if he didn't play once a day.

If you go to the stadium now, you can still play in the first wave. Time waits for no one.

Chi Mengli delivered Shenxianjin to the gate of Lu Yu Tea House. When he saw Lao Ding get in the car and leave, he returned to the box, glanced at the time, and found that the third VIP was almost here.

He called the waiter of Lu Yu Tea House and asked him to bring him a fruit plate. Then he turned on the TV and found the remote control. He had nothing to do anyway, so he watched the morning news to kill time.

The waiter first found the remote control, turned on the TV, and considerately tuned the channel to the entertainment morning news report so that Chi Sheng could feast his eyes.

sensible!

Seeing that the waiter was so considerate, Chi Mengli quickly took out his wallet and ordered a redwood fish as a reward for the waiter's thoughtful service.

While eating fruit and watching entertainment gossip on TV, Chi Mengli did not wait for Wen Hailiang, but waited for the manager of Lu Yu Tea House to come and visit.

"Chi Sheng, long time no see!"

"I wonder if you enjoyed your meal today?"

The manager of Lu Yu Tea House first replaced a pot of tea for Chi Mengli, and then asked politely.

"That's right! But I have to wait for a friend today, so I will pay more for the room so as not to embarrass you, manager."

This morning tea has been almost over for two hours, and it is only natural that the manager of Lu Yu Tea House comes up to check on the situation. Being convenient to others is being convenient to yourself, so one should be more sensible in life.

"Mr. Chi, you are too polite. We will give you a 20% discount on today's breakfast."

"I came up this time to talk to Chi Sheng about business. The best quality chain seafood and fruit in Hong Kong right now is Chi Sheng's Daily Fresh. I heard that Chi Sheng's Daily Fresh now has fresh fruit platters that are freshly cut every day and are beautifully designed."

"There are also freshly squeezed juices, which are rich in nutrition and have a good taste. Nowadays, the bosses are very careful about their health. Fewer and fewer people order sugary drinks, but the demand for freshly squeezed juices is increasing."

"Chi Sheng's products are fresh every day. We don't sell products that have been sold for the day before. The juice is also freshly squeezed. Top-quality products are what we need most in Lu Yu Tea House."

"But a teahouse can't prepare as many fruit platters as nightclubs and entertainment venues. There are only about fifty or sixty servings a day, and freshly squeezed juice only needs twenty liters. The nearest chain store to Lu Yu Teahouse also needs to cross the cross-sea bridge."

"The distance between Yau Ma Tei and Central is a bit far. I wonder if Mr. Chi is willing to run our small business of Lu Yu Tea House."

The manager of Lu Yu Tea House smiled and told Chi Mengli the order quantity to see if he was willing to do their small business.

There are two types of business: traveling merchants and sedentary merchants. The difference between traveling merchants and sedentary merchants is so different that it can be said that one is in heaven and the other is on earth.

When doing business, they will cheat and defraud whenever they can, and their goal is to maximize profits.

As a sedentary merchant, we will make concessions whenever possible. Our products are of excellent quality and are inexpensive.

In the same chain supermarkets and convenience stores, the traveling merchants sell power pills. To give a more appropriate example, the businesses near train stations and airports are the legendary traveling merchants.

If they can play tricks, they will use tricks to steal money. They can sell counterfeit and shoddy Kangshou instant noodles and Leibi Cola produced by small factories, but they will never import genuine products with low profit margins.

Cigarettes are the worst hit. Selling you hookah is a sign of great conscience. Generally, they are half-cigarettes. What is half-cigarette? It means half real and half fake.

But this half-true and half-false also has a lot to do with it. For example, if you buy Zhonghua, in this box of cigarettes, if you are lucky, you can smoke three real Zhonghua cigarettes, the remaining seven are Hongtashan cigarettes, and the remaining ten are high-quality cigarettes filled by small workshops.

(When Ah Xian took out a Hongtashan cigarette from a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes at the Imperial Capital Railway Station, I knew at that moment that this was God’s will. God wanted Ah Xian to quit smoking, so I quit my already limited addiction to cigarettes!)
For this kind of cigarette, you are betting that the first cigarette you smoke is a real one. By the time you finish the first cigarette, you have either gotten on a train or a taxi. At this point, you have already walked several hundred meters. Even if you want to lose your temper, you will have no chance.

And these semi-cigarettes are not the most profitable. The most profitable are snacks. Half of the snacks are desiccant. As soon as you open them and eat them, they will immediately turn against you and tell you that they are imported products and no refunds will be given.

Another point is that most people buy snacks to eat on the bus, and they open them on the bus, so there is no time to open them, not to mention the short-weight peanuts and melon seeds, and the fake scratch tickets.

This kind of shop is a typical itinerant merchant, who never expects to earn a second dollar from a passenger. He did it once and for all, teaching the young people a lesson. Even now, if there is a shop near the railway station, a transportation hub, and it does not make a profit of one floor in a year, it can declare to the public that the year is not good, business is bleak, and the economy is declining.

The second type is the sedentary merchants, who do the work of rushing things. For fresh fruits and vegetables, you dare not sell them less than one or two grams. You even have to put in one extra piece of fruit after weighing and actively round off the price. Forget about selling half a cigarette, you dare not even sell mineral water that is about to expire.

If someone calls you asking you to deliver cigarettes, even if it's a pack of ten-dollar Hongtashan cigarettes, you have to run over there.

This is what it means to be a sedentary businessman. Unless you quit, you will have to face these people every day. These are the people who buy your things. In modern society, everyone is a master of writing. They can write a short essay to slander you in minutes without paying any price.

As soon as they open their mouths and say something bad about you, your profit will drop by 20%.

Young and gangsters are honest people who do business as traveling merchants. They will cheat anyone they can and rip off two people at a time.

But Chi Mengli is different. From the very beginning of his cooperation with Boss Wen, he planned to do long-term business, that is, to be a sedentary businessman, not a one-time deal.

Since I'm a merchant, I'll take even the smallest bite. Chi Mengli said with a smile, "I'm a small business owner. It's an honor for me to receive an order from Lu Yu Tea House."

"Manager, don't worry. I will open a daily fresh food chain store within 300 meters of Lu Yu Tea House as soon as possible. I will give Lu Yu Tea House the authority to sign orders on a monthly basis, and I guarantee that the fruit platters are all freshly cut on the same day, and the freshly squeezed juices are also freshly squeezed on the same day."

"The refrigerated truck will arrive on time at the time specified by Lu Yu Tea House. There is no problem."

"We have been chatting for such a long time, but I still haven't asked for your name. How rude of you!"

Chi Mengli directly gave a big discount, then stood up and asked the name of the manager of Lu Yu Tea House.

"Chi Sheng, you're welcome. Just call me Li Jia."

Li Jia quickly took out his business card and handed it to Chi Mengli.

"Brother Jia, our business depends on you. Ri Ri Xian not only sells good fruits, but also salmon, king crab, and grouper. I promise to provide Lu Yu Tea House with the best products."

“Take care of the business!”

Chi Mengli put away the business card and looked at the door of the box. Seeing that there was no one outside, he lowered his voice and whispered, "Brother Jia, the outside world has some misunderstandings about me and the profession of Young and Dangerous."

"But the citizens of Hong Kong all know that we are the ones who follow the rules of the underworld. I will definitely take care of everything that needs to be done."

"I will definitely give Lu Yu Tea House the highest discount on the price, and I will also prepare the tea fee for you, Jia brother, so that you won't work in vain."

Li Jia had to admit that he had a stereotype about gangsters before, which was wrong. After all, it was rare to see people of his age who were sensible nowadays. He had to break this stereotype and give marginalized elements in the city a way to survive.

"Chi Sheng, you are joking. As long as the price is right and the quality is good, Lu Yu Tea House will definitely be Chi Sheng's most long-term partner."

"I won't disturb Mr. Chi from watching TV. If you have any needs, just ask. Lu Yu Tea House guarantees to provide Mr. Chi with the best service."

They had finished talking about what needed to be talked about, and their identities returned to the original state. Li Jia knew his own weight, so he did not continue the lively chat, but tactfully said goodbye.

"Wait a minute, Brother Jia, you supported me, so of course I have to support you."

"I heard that Lu Yu Tea House has a turnover assessment. Mr. Ma is a very strict boss. I have to do my part to help Brother Jia."

Return a favor, pay one favor at a time, and do one thing at a time; this is the principle to follow when dealing with an unfamiliar acquaintance for the first time.

Chi Mengli took out his wallet, selected ten large gold bulls from it, put them on the table, and said with a smile: "I have to pay with cash every time, which will make my fingers very dirty. I will deposit some money in my account, so that I won't have any trouble."

Seeing the 10,000 yuan in cash on the table, Li Jia swallowed his saliva and said with a smile: "I will talk to Mr. Ma about Mr. Chi's confusion. After all, if a big customer like you has any reasonable needs, our Lu Yu Tea House will solve it immediately."

"I won't bother you any more!"

Li Jia put the money away, closed the door of the box and left, not disturbing Chi Mengli who continued to watch entertainment gossip.

After closing a new business deal, Chi Mengli took out a cigarette case, lit a cigarette for herself, ate some fruit, drank some tea, smoked some cigarettes, and watched variety shows and gossip.

Wen Hailiang entered the box in a hurry. After he opened the door, he saw Chi Mengli watching TV with great interest. He smiled and said jokingly, "Brother Sheng, you have become famous this time. Now one-third of the people in Hong Kong know that you spent more than 100,000 to buy the opening prize of the Changhong Club."

"But Brother Sheng, your limelight this time has been overshadowed by Brother Cheng. Ten million to buy a long red line is really exaggerated."

"Now, ten million is probably not enough to buy a Justice of the Peace, but it is more than enough to get an MBE."

"Once you get the MBE, you can add sir in front of your name, and the police will need to salute you when they see you in the future."

"Greeks are offering great discounts now. If you are willing to spend money, you will be given the MBE medal."

"Brother Sheng, wait for me. I must be hungry. Order some food. I'm still the same as always."

Hearing Wen Hailiang's teasing, Chi Mengli shook his head, stood up, and said with a smile: "Uncle Liang, stop teasing me. This sentence, Brother Sheng, makes my back cold."

"You really don't know how busy I am this morning. You are the third important guest. But I've been busy all morning and I'm a little hungry. I'll order a basket of shrimp dumplings and have a bite with you, Uncle Liang."

"Hahaha"

Wen Hailiang naturally sat in the main seat, took out the cigar box, took out a cigar, lit it, and handed it to Chi Mengli.

"Uncle Liang, please do as you please. I am a poor man and I only like to draw Double Happiness!"

Chi Mengli raised the burning Double Happiness cigarette in his hand and politely refused.

(End of this chapter)