Hong Kong Island: From a small stall to a global supplier

Chapter 208 Incendiary Speech

All major social organizations suffered, and Wang Yaotang was in trouble as well.

Ah Ji led people to raid Yau Ma Tei that night. Too many people saw this scene. Although there was no complete chain of evidence to accuse him of participating in organizing illegal triad activities, he was still taken away for investigation.

In addition, several members of the control team inside the stores stabbed a total of 23 people to death and injured 48 people with spears through the iron gates while defending. This behavior can be seen as "self-defense", but it can also be said to be "excessive defense". It depends on the game between the lawyers and the judge, so they were also taken away for investigation.

"Can we find a way to accuse Wang Yaotang from them?" Han Yili asked personally, and first the officials in charge of the documents and the case were called over.

"According to the intelligence we got from He Shengyi, only 100 of Wang Yaotang's men were on their underwater list. Theoretically, the others had nothing to do with He Shengyi. They were all employees of Yaoyang Human Resources Company. Most of them had only met Wang Yaotang a few times, and the superior who gave the order was also from Yaoyang Human Resources Company. The 'murder weapons' were all purchased by Yaoyang Human Resources Company."

"Okay, I get it. Let's get to work." Han Yili lost interest instantly.

Going to court will only make Mr. Wang spend more money and will not cause any substantial harm.

……

InterContinental Hong Kong, a conference room that can accommodate more than 100 people.

It was called a meeting, but it was more like a Chinese banquet, with fruits, sweets, cakes and tea placed on the round tables.

People were led into the conference room one after another. There were young people in suits, middle-aged people in jackets, old people with half-white hair, and middle-aged women dressed up in fancy clothes...

These people have the same identity, Wang Yaotang’s partners.

Nightclubs, KTVs, bars, dance halls, mahjong halls, acupressure rooms, saunas, restaurants... In all industries, Wang Yaotang only took 80% of the shares at most, leaving some shares to others.

If I were eating alone, I wouldn't be able to invite so many people here today.

In addition to business partners, some of the property landlords are present today.

The protagonist Wang Yaotang had not arrived yet. The people who came sat together in groups of three or five and chatted, occasionally introducing the people around them to other people they knew. Soon this place became a place for everyone to communicate.

None of those who can run the above-mentioned shops are from the lower class of Hong Kong. They all started out as middle class and have some resources behind them.

Now is the time for these people to exert their influence in all walks of life.

Wang Yaotang arrived on time. He did not go to the stage right away. Instead, he entered the crowd and chatted with everyone.

In the past, as the boss of the Heshengyi Jiandong branch, he relied on his many brothers who were willing to fight for their lives to force his way into these businesses. To be honest, he was not only unfamiliar with everyone, but also had some grudges against them. He had no choice but to let Wang Yaotang become the major shareholder.

If Hong Kong did not have the problem of social organizations, as long as we did not pursue becoming bigger and stronger or creating greater glory, we could run our own business.

Of course, this is the current situation in Hong Kong and we can only adapt to it.

Even if it was just a simple chat and communication, it took more than 100 hours for more than 2 people, and it was almost lunchtime.

Wang Yaotang finally walked to the front and took the microphone.

"At least half of the people here are meeting me for the first time. I just had a brief chat with you, but I'll still introduce myself. I'm Wang Yaotang, a kid from a poor housing estate. My father died early, and my mom worked all night peeling garlic to raise me and my sister. When I was fourteen years old and raced with the police with a machete, I was thinking, this is a fucking deformed era, it's using suffering to mass-produce precocious people like us."

"Looking back at the rise and fall of China over the past 5,000 years, only when the world is in chaos can a commoner have a chance to turn into a dragon. Chen Sheng and Wu Guang cut wood into flags, and Zhu Yuanzhang walked from a dilapidated temple to the throne. But what happens once the so-called well-governed times begin? The imperial examination is held every three years, and poor candidates have to use up their savings of three generations to buy a set of Four Books and Commentaries. There are less than a hundred people in the first and second places. I wonder how many generations it will take to have even a slight chance."

"In today's Hong Kong Island, wealth myths are constantly being created, and people are constantly climbing out of mud pits. Cleaners become rich by speculating in real estate, and small workers become construction businessmen. The land under our feet is full of injustice and absurdity. But it is this chaos that leaves a gap for all those who are unwilling to accept their fate to climb up! Those who sit in skyscrapers and drink champagne may have been selling boxed lunches on a street corner 20 years ago."

“Great times are full of ups and downs. As long as you seize the opportunity, you may have the chance to ride the wind and waves.”

These words made the more than 100 people at the scene excited, because the guy on the stage was the best example. A year ago, he was a poor guy with no food to eat, but today, a year later, he is worth billions!
If a gangster who hasn't even finished junior high school has a chance, why shouldn't I have one!

How am I worse than him!

Just give me a chance and I can take his place!
Wang Yaotang looked around the crowd and said with a smile, "I didn't expect there would be foreigners here today. I don't know if you can understand what I'm saying, but it doesn't matter..."

Switching to English, Wang Yaotang said it again.

Everyone at the scene looked at me in surprise. I was like, a gangster can actually speak English?

This isn't Young and Dangerous at all!

Then he switched to Portuguese and said it again...

After two repetitions, the place was completely silent. I don't know who started to applaud first, but then there was a wave of applause.

Even though they are partners, they relied on force to seize the property. Privately, none of these middle-class people in Hong Kong Island look down on the underworld bosses who climbed up from the bottom.

After all, they are not a class.

Just like no matter how many merits a military general has made, the civil officials still think that he is vulgar and look down on him.

But now it’s different. Knowing two foreign languages is like a military general writing some good poems.

This is not some crude warrior at all, he is clearly a Confucian general who can 'bring peace to the world with his writing and decide the fate of the world on horseback'!
With this session, the atmosphere on the scene improved a lot. Wang Yaotang immediately struck while the iron was hot and took out a list and began to read, "In 1980, before I cooperated with Hollywood East Disco, the total turnover in the first half of the year was 945 million. In the same period of time, there were 85 fights of varying sizes in the store, resulting in various losses of 95."

"After cooperating with me, we banned fans from walking in the store, and the quality of customers improved significantly. The total turnover in the second half of the year was 1320 million, there were 28 conflicts in the store, and the loss was less than 8."

"You can lie about anything, but not math. You just can't lie, right, Mr. Qin Ziheng?" Wang Yaotang gestured with his hand.

Qin Ziheng smiled and stood up and nodded to the people around him, "I am Qin Ziheng, the major shareholder of Hollywood East Disco. Wang Sheng is right about this. The store's business has improved greatly, profits have increased, and losses have decreased. I am very grateful for this. Currently, Wang Sheng is also our shareholder and has taken 3% of the shares."

"Thank you." Wang Yaotang nodded to Qin Ziheng. "Hollywood East Disco is the first large entertainment venue to cooperate with me, but it will definitely not be the last. Everyone here should have a calculation in their mind whether the business of the store has improved after cooperating with me."

A group of people below were whispering. It was indeed good, but the shares had lost a lot, and the money earned had not increased. Some people even made less. "I, Wang Yaotang, dare not say that I am honest, but in business, the accounts are clear, and the operation is legal and compliant, so you will never have to worry about pressure from the authorities. Last year was the year when I, Wang Yaotang, started. In the next few years, my pace will be bigger and bigger, and there will be more and more opportunities for cooperation. Making money is actually very simple!"

"Take the current situation as an example. There are more than 70 entertainment venues of all sizes. Every day, the amount of fruits, drinks, and dried fruits consumed is huge. Even napkins, kitchen supplies, and daily chemicals add up to a lot. At present, each store purchases them on its own, and the time and procurement costs are too high."

"If someone supplies goods exclusively to stores, it will be a good thing for you and all our stores. Business is everywhere, and making money is actually very simple!"

These words once again sparked a discussion, with many people looking excited, as they all had channels in this regard.

Originally, everyone was invited to attend the meeting because Wang Yaotang was fighting with other societies for territory, which resulted in the store being smashed, and everyone came to ask for compensation!
I didn’t expect to find a business opportunity…

"It seems that someone is interested. I'm very happy about this. It solves a big problem." Wang Yaotang continued with a smile: "I invited everyone here this time. Everyone knows the reason. A large number of stores were attacked and destroyed, and the losses were heavy."

"I won't go into the details of how this happened. It was indeed because of me, so I, Wang Yaotang, will bear all the losses. I apologize to everyone here."

As he spoke, Wang Yaotang bowed and clasped his fists.

Having said that, everyone naturally stopped being resentful and shouted, "It's okay."

"Brother Yao didn't mean to do that. It was all an accident."

"Yes, yes, we don't mean to blame Brother Yao."

"Don't blame me for giving me face, but I think the Hong Kong government should bear a lot of responsibility for this matter." Wang Yaotang stood up and said loudly with a serious face: "Being an official is not to take money to drink red wine and champagne every day and dance with beautiful women. This is not the old society anymore. The government should bear the responsibility!"

"Maintaining social order and creating a good business environment is the job of local government. More than 5000 people came out to smash, loot and rob. Whose responsibility is this?"

"is yours?"

"be mine?"

"No, this belongs to the British Hong Kong government!"

"Unemployment has skyrocketed, education is lagging behind, inflation is too fast, prices are high, housing prices are high, and a large number of Hong Kong people are living in pigeon holes."

"In 1965, the White Paper on Hong Kong's Education Policy was published, which proposed that about 15% of primary school graduates should be able to go to government secondary schools, aided secondary schools and a number of selected private secondary schools. What did this mean?"

"Only 15% of people attend middle school. How about high school? How about college? According to the data I got from the Education Bureau, the high school enrollment rate of the school-age population is only 10%, and the college enrollment rate is only 5%. If you don't go to school or find a job, you have to rely on the northwest wind to fill your stomach. What else can you do but become a gangster!"

"These are the fundamental contradictions in society, but the Hong Kong government has relaxed its management of triads and deliberately provoked conflicts among the lower classes, attempting to use these conflicts to transform the conflicts between the incompetent government and economic problems!"

"It took a full 20 minutes from the time the incident occurred to the time the police arrived. How did the police publicize this? They said they would arrive within 3 minutes after the police reported the incident. Fuck that! That's bullshit. Do all these taxes go to waste every year?"

"It's not that the police were lax. This would never happen. Yes, we don't have evidence, but it's okay to be a dereliction of duty!"

“This is the root cause of what is happening now!”

This impassioned speech made the more than 100 people in the audience look angry.

The anger towards the British Hong Kong government and the dissatisfaction with the current environment are something that many people here also lived in pigeon coops when they were young, so they can empathize with them.

They are all middle class, and have long been troubled by community problems and were forced to give up their shares in the business to...right, God of Wealth Yao.

"If it was just one or two stores that were smashed, everyone would just have to swallow their anger. There were too few people, so it didn't matter. No matter how loud you shouted, the officials wouldn't hear you, or they wouldn't want to hear you. But this time it's different. There are more than 70 stores, and everyone present has some power."

"Let's work together, whether it's accepting interviews, filing complaints with relevant departments, or holding demonstrations, let's take action and fight for our own rights."

"I am not suitable to do some things with my identity, but I, Wang Yaotang, will bear all your expenses during this period. You don't have to worry about your safety. I, Wang Yaotang, will protect you."

“How big a noise we can make and whether we can effectively improve the business environment all depends on everyone’s efforts!”

"Here, I, Wang Yaotang, would like to thank you all!" Wang Yaotang said as he bowed deeply.

"Clap clap clap-"

Everyone at the scene stood up and applauded loudly.

"Brother Yao, this is everyone's business. My nephew works at the newspaper. I'll go find him when I get back!"

"Yes, my brother-in-law is from the Independent Commission Against Corruption. I will file a complaint!"

"My cousin is from the Commercial Bureau..."

"My sister is from Ming Pao..."

"I……"

Everyone followed suit and shouted.

Anyone who can rent out a large property at this time and open a store like this must have some connections.

When they all get mobilized, it is indeed a force.

It is impossible to improve the environment, but it is enough to make the police suffer!
Wang Yaotang stood at the door of the conference room, shaking hands and saying goodbye to everyone one by one. By the time he saw everyone off, it was already 3 p.m.

Dry mouth and general weakness.

(End of this chapter)