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

Chapter 236 Bumpkin Olivier

Olivier didn't expect that he would receive another call from Wang Yaotang so soon, inviting him to come to Hong Kong to participate in a "Zazhi" ceremony of some society. The word is very confusing.

He hesitated for a long time...

Even though he killed 20 of his men!
Even though he kidnapped himself!
Even though he blackmailed me for 200 million!
But he is only 20 years old, he just wants to pursue his dream, what's wrong with him!

So, despite the objections of his other two brothers, Olivier decided to go and see.

Wang Yaotang was very happy that this person could come, and he went to the airport in person to arrange to pick him up.

Ten Toyota Hiaces and two Lincoln Town Cars arrived at Kai Tak Airport in a mighty procession. The car doors opened and a man named No. 100 wearing a black short-sleeved combat uniform, black sunglasses and a black T-shaped baton got out.

The most eye-catching thing is their hats.

A baseball cap with two characters written in artistic calligraphy: "Sheng Yi"

With their attire and standing straight, people around them could not tell whether they were "good guys" or "bad guys".

They are definitely not police officers, they look more like security guards.

Airport security changed uniforms?

Or is it that some important person has come and needs so many people to protect him?
Shaze opened the car door, and Wang Yaotang, wearing a light blue shirt, stepped out of the car. Ajie followed and waved. The two of them walked into the airport reception hall in a mighty manner under the protection of hundreds of people.

The people from the airport security team were also startled by the sudden influx of these people. They stood there for a while, not knowing what to do.

Is there any notice of any major action today?
What do these people do?

It was such a big deal that I was confused about the situation for a while and had no choice but to report it.

(It was under the Operations Department of the Police Force and was reorganized in 1978: renamed the Airport Security Team, with its establishment expanded to 40 personnel and its functions shifted to professional aviation security.)
The Chief Inspector was also a little confused.

After confirming several times that there was no action being taken and no important figures were present, he immediately shouted loudly on the intercom system, gathered his men and rushed down.

At this moment, Wang Yaotang and others were already standing at the airport entrance. People around them were all watching from afar. 100 people, so impressive.

"Hey, who are you?" The chief inspector brought more than 20 people over, shouting loudly, but did not dare to really come forward to do anything.

There were 100 people, wearing black shirts, black pants and black sunglasses, and everyone was holding a baton. You could tell with your butt that they were not easy to mess with.

How many people are powerful!

"Why are you shouting? What else can you do at the airport? Of course, pick someone up." Sha Ze walked up and said.

"Is it necessary to have so many people to pick someone up?" The Chief Inspector looked grim.

"What? Is there a limit on the number of people that can be picked up at the airport?" Sha Ze asked with a smile.

The Chief Inspector opened his mouth and said that there was indeed no such strange rule, but... there might be one in the future.

"If you don't say anything, then there is nothing. Then why are you so excited? Are you looking for trouble because you think we are easy to bully?"

"I'm looking for trouble, but you guys are obviously not good people. Who is looking for trouble?" The Chief Inspector shouted angrily when he was blamed.

"Who are you saying is not a good person?" Sha Ze's face darkened and he asked, "Say it again! What's wrong with the Chief Inspector? Can the police just slander people at will?"

As he moved, hundreds of people took two steps forward in unison, and the Chief Inspector was so frightened that his face turned pale.

"I..." He knew he had said the wrong thing, and if this caused any big trouble, he would be in trouble.

But who the hell is a good person like you?

"Back off, back off, don't move. I'm going to check your ID now." The chief inspector took two steps back and said loudly.

"What are you doing!" The crowd made way for him and Ajie stepped out.

"Brother Jie." Sha Ze stepped aside and said respectfully.

"What's wrong, Chief Inspector?" Ajie asked with a smile.

"What do you do?" The Inspector General breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the person in charge had changed.

After taking a quick look at him, I can basically guess that he must be from a certain gang.

"We're here to pick up a friend from France. Don't worry, it won't cause any impact on you. We'll leave once the friend arrives." Ajie reached out and patted the chief inspector's arm.

"you sure."

"determine."

"No trouble."

"If we want to cause trouble, we don't need to bring so many people. We can't lose the momentum of Hong Kong people." Ajie said with a smile.

"Okay." The Chief Inspector called a senior inspector over and gave him a few instructions to maintain law and order at the scene before he turned and left.

Seeing Ajie turn around, Wang Yaotang smiled and said, "How do you feel?"

"Very much." Ajie laughed, "I feel like a big shot."

He used to play the villain role, but now he becomes the good guy who solves the problem in the end. It feels great!

"You used to wear T-shirts and jeans, but now you wear a suit and tie and look refined. That's called progress."

"progress?"

"How can using a gun not be progress?"

“It’s really progress.”

Kai Tak Airport is one of the busiest airports in the world. There were many people at the departure gate, but there were so many men in black standing in the middle that people getting off the plane turned sideways and avoided them consciously. Olivier came with four of his men, and as they arrived at the departure gate, they felt that people were dispersing to both sides like a tide hitting a reef, and there were fewer and fewer people around.

Suddenly, his vision went blank, and all he saw was a group of people in black clothes, black pants and black sunglasses. He was so scared that he stopped in his tracks.

Like repels like. You can tell at a glance that these guys are not good people!

But soon, his attention was attracted by the young man in a blue shirt in the crowd. He was deeply impressed by that man's face!

"Olivier!" Wang Yaotang walked up to him with a smile, "Welcome to Hong Kong."

"Wang, nice to see you again." Olivier took a few quick steps and gave him a big hug.

"I didn't expect you to actually come over."

"Why not? I want to see your dreams."

"Well, for the dream."

They both laughed at the same time.

"Let me introduce you to Ajie, my brother." Wang Yaotang introduced him, "Just a secret, he also went to Marseille with me, and he was the one who threw the explosive pack outside the police station."

"Nice to meet you, Bomber." Olivier held out his hand.

Wang Yaotang helped with the translation.

Shaking hands with Olivier, Ajie smiled stiffly, "Welcome to Hong Kong."

I haven't spoken any foreign language since I was a child, and I've never received foreigners, especially in such a formal occasion, so it feels very awkward.

"What the hell is a bomber?" Wang Yaotang asked after translating.

"This is the nickname given to him by the Marseille gang. This is the first time someone has made such a powerful bomb."

“Okay.” Wang Yaotang smiled and shook his head. “Let’s go. This is not the place to talk. If we stay any longer, the police will go crazy.”

"Please!" Wang Yaotang stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation. Shaze, who had been paying attention, suddenly raised his hand, and hundreds of people around him who had been prepared shouted in French that they had practiced hundreds of times: "Mr. Olivier, please!"

Hundreds of people shouted in unison, and the entire airport could hear it.

Olivier was so frightened that he shrank his neck and felt his ears buzzing.

“Wow, wow.” Olivier rubbed his ears and looked around exaggeratedly. “I don’t know if the police are crazy or not. You scared me, brother.”

The four men who followed him almost popped their eyes out and looked around, feeling that it was completely unnecessary for the boss to bring them here. If there was really something wrong, it would only be four more corpses.

"Since you are invited here, I have to show enough welcome." Wang Yaotang laughed.

"Are these all your people?" Olivier was a little incredulous.

“Just a small part.”

"No way, brother, don't lie to me, how many people do you have?" Olivier's expression was exaggerated.

"Well, I have 1000 people, so I can mobilize more than 3000 of them."

"Oh my God!"

"Don't be so surprised. Hong Kong is the world's third largest seaport and the third largest financial port, with a population of over 500 million, while the entire Greater Marseille metropolitan area has a population of just over 150 million."

"Well, there are really too many of you Chinese."

"It's your first time in Hong Kong. Have fun for a few days. You will like this place. Then I will introduce a few businesses to you."

"OK……"

The senior inspector who was maintaining order on the scene stood with his hands on his hips and a strange expression on his face. Was it necessary to make such a big fuss?

But finally the person is gone, and nothing happened, which means everything is fine.

……

Prince Rong got out of the car, looked up at the sign of InterContinental Hotel, and walked in with a cold face.

He didn't want to attend any of this bullshit 'Zhazhi' ceremony!
But Wang Yaotang's people had personally delivered the invitation to his house, so if he didn't come, wouldn't it seem like he was afraid?

The head can be cut off, but the hairstyle cannot be messed up; blood can be shed, but face cannot be lost.

As soon as he got in and the car drove away, another car came up immediately behind him. Di Qiang pushed the door and got out. He also received an invitation this time, but did not want to come with Prince Rong. Now he just wanted to keep a low profile for a while and really did not want Wang Yaotang to misunderstand anything.

Wang Yaotang stood at the door of the conference room, with Aji standing beside him, smiling and welcoming the gangsters who were invited to come, "Brother Darong, welcome, welcome."

"Congratulations." Prince Rong forced a smile and then stepped into the banquet hall.

"The leader of Lian Gong Le, Mr. Deng Guangrong has arrived."

The host who was in charge of introductions at the entrance of the banquet hall spoke loudly.

Prince Rong was startled and instinctively straightened his head and chest with a smile on his face. He swept his eyes across the banquet hall and raised his hand to clasp his fists to everyone.

This ceremony did not include the traditional meeting etiquette of the Hongmen, and was more like a normal banquet.

"The leader of the group, Mr. Sic Qiang, is here."

"Xinji, Mr. Lin Jiang is here."

"Xinji, Mr. Su Long is here."

"Xinji, Mr. Ji Bao is here."

"Xinji, Mr. Lengsheng is here."

"Luc is helping Mr. Olivier in Marseille, France..."

This voice immediately attracted everyone. No one expected that Wang Yaotang actually invited gangs from abroad.

"The head of Heyi Hall, Mr. Yiquan has arrived."

"Combined picture, Wu Zhixiong..."

"Tiao Lin, Qi Desheng..."

"Tiao Lin, He Rong..."

"It's delicious, mule..."

"PolyGram General Manager Zheng Donghan..."

"Warner Records..."

Cars came one after another, people came in waves, not only people from the underworld, Wang Yaotang also invited other shareholders of his business, the three major record companies.

This time, it is not only to hold a "job-inauguration" ceremony for Aji, he also wants to take this opportunity to show his connections and strength.

There was an emcee signing people off at the door, and singers from three major record companies were singing on the stage to warm up the audience. Before the inauguration ceremony officially began, the scene was very lively.

Not until all the more than 100 invited guests arrived did Wang Yaotang rub his face and walk into the banquet hall, his face numb from smiling.

The ceremony officially began with the performance of Ti Gudong, Si Ye, Uncle Lin and others. Wang Yaotang sat quietly below, chatting with his table mates.

The formal ceremony of taking office continued the Hongmen tradition and the process lasted for a full half hour. After it was completed, the hotel began to serve the dishes and the banquet officially began.

Although they are all in Hong Kong Island, it is rare for these underworld bosses to gather together like this on a normal day. They walked around and toasted each other, making it quite lively for a while.

In this kind of situation, even Prince Rong, Die Qiang, Black and White Impermanence, who had grievances with Wang Yaotang, could not leave early. They smiled and communicated with other big guys, whether they knew them or not.

"Are these all gang leaders?" Olivier asked in surprise.

"Haha, you never expected it, these people have at least several hundred men under them, and most of them have over a thousand." Wang Yaotang said with a smile.

"So many? You must be kidding. According to what you said, the total number of people here would be more than 10?" Olivier was in disbelief. It couldn't be that everyone in Hong Kong was a gang member.

"It must be more than 10." Wang Yaotang laughed, "Gangs are different in form. Hong Kong Island has a population of more than 500 million, and there are more than 30 gang members."

Olivier's expression was exaggerated. The population of the main urban area of Marseille was only over 60. Excluding women, children and fathers, the remaining population was not as many as the Hong Kong Island gangs...

"Is Hong Kong Island a city of gangsters? How can the Governor just let it develop like this? How can he sit still?"

"This is not Europe. No one likes parades. Everyone just wants to make money." Wang Yaotang said with a smile: "These people here control about 8% of the entertainment venues in Hong Kong Island. The amount of alcohol consumed every day is calculated in tons. So, do you understand why I want to do the alcohol business?"

Speaking of this, Olivier immediately became excited, "Can you sell drinks to every store?"

Although the Luc Gang controls the liquor business passing through the port of Marseille, it does not mean that all the goods are sold by the Luc Gang. They can only get profits from transportation, warehousing, customs clearance, etc., which only account for about 5% of the entire industry chain. After deducting the costs, there is not much left to earn.

France is not the only country producing red wine, and not all French red wine comes from Marseille...

If we can monopolize the liquor business in Hong Kong through cooperation with Wang Yaotang, we can make more money. After all, the cooperation between gangs mainly relies on smuggling!

There is no need to point this out.

After chatting with Olivier for a while, Wang Yaotang had to go and entertain other people. The banquet took more than two hours to end, and after everyone was sent away, Wang Yaotang was so tired that he didn't want to talk at all.

The next day, Ajie took Olivier around Hong Kong Island with an interpreter. In the evening, Wang Yaotang made an appointment with Quanxing's uncle, Datou Bo, to have a drink together.

Wang Yaotang commissioned the law firm to help him obtain data from the customs, which showed that Hong Kong's annual imports of red wine totaled more than 50 billion Hong Kong dollars, and the annual local consumption of red wine was around 20 billion.

Over the years, the red wine business in Hong Kong has formed its own profit chain. If you want to get a piece of the pie, the resistance will not be low, so you still have to find a way.

(End of this chapter)