Hong Kong Storm: The King of Jobs

Chapter 91: Hong Kong Specialty Fish Steak (Part 91)
Older gingers are more spicy.

Chi Mengli took a sip of Perrier water and looked at the sea in the distance. The sea surface looked okay from a distance, but it was a mess when you looked closer. The sea surface in Wan Chai was full of oil from the red oil tankers, which was very ugly.

"Wen Sheng, a generation cannot wash its feet clean. Saying that you are a man of the underworld sounds good, but you are nothing more than a short mule, destined to be beaten by others."

"I have entered the underworld, and I will be a member of it for the rest of my life. I can't wash my record clean."

"You are the boss. You came to me because you are interested in my identity as a Hongmen disciple. If I were a commoner, I would not be able to board your big yacht, Wen Sheng."

"I am afraid of wolves in front and tigers behind. I can't negotiate business and wealth. My younger brother, Tomas, is going to have an engagement party tonight. I have to return to Yau Ma Tei before 6pm to support him."

"It's time to find a way to make money for these guys. They can't just be left with scars but no money after following me, the handsome guy, to win a game!"

"You want to sell seafood in Hong Kong, high-end seafood, but you are afraid that the gangsters on the ground will pay attention to you. You invite me to come and solve the problem on the ground."

"I do have a plan, I wonder if Wen Sheng is interested?"

Chi Mengli stood up, walked to the railing, and looked down at the sea.

Young people's plans are always wild and imaginative. Wen Liangren is happy to have some new ideas in his head, so he picked up the champagne in the ice bucket, poured a glass for Chi Mengli and himself, and said, "I'd like to hear more about it!"

"Wen Sheng, you are afraid that we, a bunch of gangsters, will ruin your way and dirty your already clean feet."

"But if we divide the steps into several parts, there will be no legal risk. You and I will set up a transportation company specializing in seafood transportation. My people will only be responsible for safety and will not be involved in transportation."

“Of course, if Wen Sheng can’t find a transport worker, I can also help.”

"There is a lot of vacant land in the New Territories. You can open a small wharf, buy a piece of land, and open a seafood processing factory. Your seafood will be cut up immediately after it arrives at the port. There are many idle people in the New Territories and the labor cost is low. As long as you protect your employees well, there will be no problem."

“After the seafood is processed, it is directly put into refrigerated trucks and sold on the same day.”

"Then we will set up a new real estate company. You put in 5 million and I put in 5 million. We will buy stalls in the prosperous areas of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon to sell these seafood."

"Direct sales require many links and the losses are huge. We can learn from the experience of the foreigners and become franchisees. The franchise fee, home appliances, and rent are all paid in cash."

"This way, production, sales and transportation are integrated, and the sales end is responsible for its own profits and losses. The franchisees can hire their own water, electricity, sales staff, clerks and cashiers. We only need to set the price."

"What do you think?"

To be honest, Chi Mengli has always wanted to find some safe and legitimate ways to make money for his men. Wen Liangren is engaged in seafood and high-quality Southeast Asian fruits. The wholesale volume is fast, but the profit is not high.

This directly eliminates the middleman's profit from the price difference, and also allows you to earn money from transportation.

When Wen Liangren heard Chi Mengli's plan, his eyes lit up. He thought about it in his mind and found that the operation process was simple. Each of them was responsible for a certain area, and the profit would be higher than the previous wholesale business.

"The young man is really smart. He came up with a good plan to make money right away."

"Look at you carefully, don't turn away!"

"But don't put everyone's money together. Run the two real estate companies together."

"I heard that you are running a garbage disposal company and you also need a dock. I'm in the shipping business and I have a ready-made dock, but it's just a small scale now and needs to be expanded. However, the land is ready and the expansion is also simple." "The seafood processing plant will also be built in the dock. I will leave you a special transportation area in the dock's warehouse."

"I'll give you 20% of the dock shares. I won't be in charge of the transport fleet. I'll leave it to you to handle."

"Actually, I came here this time to talk to you about transportation. I have negotiated a fruit export business with General Taiba in Bangkok. You have a fleet and I have a source of goods. Let's work together."

"I didn't expect you to have your own ideas, Sheng. That's great. The young are indeed formidable."

"A seafood store is too monotonous. We add fruit in it. The profit from seafood and fruit together is enough. It's a boutique fruit and seafood store."

"How do you want to operate the seafood and fruit franchise company?"

Wen Liangren felt deeply moved. He felt that this young man in front of him was a natural born business master.

Doing business requires talent. It is something that is innate in your bones. It does not need to be taught and cannot be taught. If you are not born with it, you will never have it again in your life.

It is very difficult for most poor people to make a name for themselves. You don’t have the power to bully others, you don’t have the courage to be cruel and ruthless, you don’t have the heart to be cunning and calculating, and you don’t have the brains to engage in intrigue.

You don't have the brute force to act tyrannically, nor the intelligence to read people's expressions. You can't seize legal opportunities, and you can't find illegal channels.

He couldn't even find the right person to flatter, he held resentment but dared not express it, he couldn't control his emotions and dared not speak, even though he was furious, he didn't dare to do anything evil, he could only kowtow to the ground and accept his fate.

Wen Liangren paid attention to the lucky people around him who came from humble backgrounds and rose to prominence, and summed up a pattern: all the extremely corrupt and evil people and heroes of the times, if not necessarily geniuses capable of strategizing, were at least versatile and able to remain calm in the face of adversity.

He has a dark heart, cruel hands, greed, and a thick face, and he also has a good family background.

Even if one has the right time, right place, right people, coincidences, and a combination of factors to achieve temporary success and fame, most of them still end up with a miserable ending that is applauded by others.

But when the opportunity comes, you have to grab it desperately, otherwise you will miss it without the certificate.

After leaving the Wan Chai sea, it was much cooler. Chi Mengli felt the sea breeze and sat back on the sofa to cool down. He said lazily, "Comparing my money with Wen Sheng, I am definitely an idiot."

"Mr. Wen, you decide. I'm just trying to find a way for my men to make money. I'm grateful for any reward the boss gives me."

Such a big business is not something that Chi Mengli, who is weak and weak, can handle. Hong Kong is a circle of businessmen. Unless it is a new industry, it is impossible for new players to enter.

The person who is most popular in the real estate industry now is Li Chaoren. He was able to rebuild the Chinese Bank and purchase 22.4% of the shares of Hutchison Whampoa. Without the approval of the two brothers Ho Sai-wing and Ho Sai-lai, it would certainly not have been successful.

Take the seafood business for example. It was originally controlled by the local chamber of commerce. If the Wen family wanted to enter the market, they had to pay a price.

The Wen family’s fishing boats either sank in the sea or were hit by fire bottles.

I heard that it was because Wen Liangren's uncle married the stupid daughter of the vice president of the local fishery chamber of commerce that he got the opportunity to enter the market. With the vice president's guarantee, wholesalers were able to do business with the Wen family.

The process of building credit is very difficult.

(End of this chapter)