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

Chapter 259: Big Heart!

Kowloon Tong, home.

After dealing with the two families last night, Wang Yaotang and his companions went straight home. They had been so busy recently that they had no time to rest and felt very tired, not physically but mentally.

I decided not to go to work today.

Siyanzai also wanted to tell Wang Yaotang about the company's recent developments. Aji, Ajie and Awei also felt that they hadn't been together for a long time, so they decided to take a break and eat, drink and relax together.

In the morning, the chef from the restaurant came with his team and worked hard in the kitchen. Around noon, the brothers got up and went downstairs one after another. They stretched their arms and legs in the yard, washed up, and immediately felt refreshed.

All kinds of dishes were brought to the terrace on the roof. Ajie's mother and Aji's grandmother were busy bringing the dishes from the kitchen to the terrace. Guan Jiahui and younger sister Wang Lixuan were also busy running around. The whole family was very happy.

Going up to the terrace, Wang Yaotang looked around and realized that the house was still too small!

This villa covers an area of more than 300 square meters. Excluding the yard, the building area of the three and a half floors is about 600 square meters. Theoretically, it is spacious enough to accommodate nine people. In a place like Hong Kong, this is something that ordinary people would not even dare to think about.

But in fact it is not enough!

It's impossible for such a big house and yard to be cleaned only by Ajie's mother and Aji's grandmother. A nanny needs to be hired.

Several brothers live here, so safety issues also need to be considered. There is always a team of 9 people stationed at home.

There are 12 cars alone...most of them are parked outside now.

"How are the housing prices now?" Wang Yaotang pulled a chair and sat down, then turned his head to look at the bespectacled man.

"There are indeed signs of a collapse. The two buildings, Federal and International, in Central changed hands twice between August last year and January this year, with the selling price doubling from 8 billion yuan to 1 billion yuan. But even with this positive news, housing prices began to stabilize in March, with a slight drop of about 10.89% in June. So far, it has fallen by 22.35%."

"The rents of the commercial buildings we rent, such as Huafeng and Youlian, are also falling. They were the most expensive in the middle of the year, at $30 per square foot per month. Now they are only $28. At this rate of decline, I estimate that they will fall below $25 by the middle of next year."

"This kind of short-term continuous transactions must be money laundering, and it can also help raise housing prices. I don't know how many people are involved in it. It can't be used as a yardstick at all." Wang Yaotang curled his lips.

"What do you think?" asked the bespectacled man with a smile.

“The house is too small!”

The bespectacled boy looked around and suddenly smiled. He took off his glasses and wiped them. "Two years ago, we still lived in a housing estate. It was no problem for our family to live in 300 square feet. Now, 6000 square feet is too small."

"Two years ago you wore a T-shirt and jeans, now you wear a suit and tie, can it be the same?"

"Rent another bigger one?" Ajie ran between the two of them, put his arms around their shoulders and asked.

"Difficult." Four Eyes shook his head, "Security building, servant building, underground parking lot, residential building..."

The three brothers looked at each other and suddenly laughed, "We need two houses!"

"Hey, I heard it!" Guan Jiahui said loudly, "What do you need two buildings for? Are you planning to secretly bring a woman home?"

"Why does your kid care so much?" said the bespectacled boy with a fierce face.

"Hmph!" Guan Jiahui pouted, turned around and walked out.

"If you calculate it this way, it would be at least 10000 square feet. People who own such a big house don't care about the rent at all. They either sell it or leave it empty." Four Eyes said, "But now the housing prices are obviously falling, especially for a big villa like this. Buying it now is too expensive and it's a big loss."

"That's not the case." Wang Yaotang thought for a moment and said, "Ordinary citizens don't know about the decline in housing prices, but the upper class in Hong Kong Island knows it very well. Those who want to sell such a big villa must be pessimistic about Hong Kong's future and are preparing to run away. They are also cutting their losses, so the price must be based on future expectations. It can't be the lowest, but it's about the same."

"That being said, it's not impossible, but we just don't have the connections to do this kind of thing." Aji frowned and said, "We only got this house after Jin Yacheng died."

"That's not true. After being around for so long, I guess I should have some connections!" Wang Yaotang knocked on the table. "I'll ask Zhang Yaorong to find out for me. He has a wide circle of friends. I'll also ask Jiang Zhizhen."

"You ask the lawyer everything, right?" Ajie joked with a smile.

"There's no other way. Whether it's buying or selling, lawyers are needed to handle the relevant formalities. Without them, nothing can be done."

"It's okay to change one, Awei. Then let your brothers and sisters come and live here." Ajie nudged Awei.

"Okay." Ah Wei smiled and looked at Wang Yaotang, "What about your aunt? It's not good for your reputation to still live in a village house."

"It's up to them. If you want to come, bring Old Wu with you. I don't mind. The main thing is whether Old Wu's family will feel uncomfortable."

"Hahaha, when you say that it reminds me of Wu Zhiqiang. He always looks unconvinced. You always bullied him when we were kids."

"That's called love from a brother. Besides, my name is Wu Zhenyu now."

After chatting for a while, the dishes were served. The whole family hadn't eaten and drank together for a long time, and the lunch lasted more than two hours.

After the dishes were cleared away, everyone knew that they had something important to discuss, so they all went downstairs to make some tea. After taking a couple of sips, Wang Yaotang asked with a smile, "How much did you squeeze out from those two families?"

"Not much, only more than 600 million in cash and some fixed assets, adding up to almost 1500 million. But it's a bit troublesome to transfer the fixed assets." said Four Eyes.

"It's okay. The person is dead. Even if there are relatives, would they dare to compete with us for the assets? This can at least make up for some of the losses." Wang Yaotang said indifferently.

"Awei, please take some time to organize people to collect information on all the wine business companies in Hong Kong, including who are the shareholders behind them, who are the secretaries and followers around them, and the existing intelligence points to them." Wang Yaotang looked at Awei and said.

Ah Wei frowned, "It's a bit difficult, even if we start from the official side. There are too many companies registered in Hong Kong Island, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack."

"We're going in the wrong direction." Four Eyes said with a smile, "Take the map, divide it into large and small areas, and then spread people out to search street by street. We can get all the information in three days at most. The only problem is supermarkets and shopping malls. We need to bribe and threaten the finance department. Others may not know the information of the company that provides the goods, but the finance department definitely knows it."

"This matter is difficult for other companies, but it is very simple for us. It is nothing more than some manpower. We lack everything except manpower!"

"Damn it, people who wear glasses are really not good people!" Ah Wei cursed with a smile, "By the way, Brother Yao, didn't you say you would set up a small police department? When will it be set up?"

Wang Yaotang sniffed, "There are too many messy things. This matter..." His eyes fell on Aji, "Find your brother to talk."

"Ah?" Aji blinked, "Just don't drag him into this, okay?"

"What are you talking about! What do you mean by dragging him into the water? Who do you think I am? I am just recommending some suitable candidates!" Wang Yaotang looked as if he had suffered a great injustice.

Ajie and the others laughed out loud. "Ahem, I mean, is it appropriate to find them all from the police?" Aji tried to change the subject while holding back his laughter.

"Why is it inappropriate?" Wang Yaotang asked loudly, "It's a legitimate company. I'm not a bad person. Why should I be afraid?"

"You just killed an entire family, bro!"

"They are drug dealers. How can drug dealers be considered human beings?" Wang Yaotang waved his arms, followed by some difficult to understand words, such as 'eliminate violence and uphold justice', 'kill to protect life', 'if I don't go to hell, who will', and so on. The rooftop was filled with a happy atmosphere.

……

In the evening, Dynasty Nightclub.

"Brother Da Rong, Brother Da Hua." Inside the box, Wang Yaotang smiled and stretched out his hand to shake hands with the two men.

"Ayao!" Ren Darong said with a smile.

"No, Brother Yao, just call me Ahua." Ren Dahua said with a smile.

"It doesn't matter. We just parted a few times in a hurry, and this is the first time we meet formally."

"Yes."

"Come, let me introduce you to Ajie, Awei, and Axiang. We grew up together and are more like brothers than brothers."

Several people shook hands, and Wang Yaotang said, "Come on, come on, sit down, and talk. Don't be polite. I don't know what brand of wine you like to drink, so choose it yourself."

There are more than twenty bottles of French red wine on the ice cart next to it, basically all the French red wines available on the market in Hong Kong Island.

"You're welcome! That's too much." Ren Darong smiled and shook his head.

"I just sell wine here. It's just a simple business. It's my own business. It would be awkward to be polite." Wang Yaotang said with a smile: "Don't be offended that I didn't go to the door to greet you. I was mainly afraid of causing trouble to you."

"How could that be? We are all family." Ren Darong smiled and looked through several bottles of red wine before pulling one out. "This is the one I want."

"It's not a big deal," Ren Darong said, patting Aji on the shoulder. "All of my father's information is at the headquarters. It was retrieved after I was admitted to the police department."

"It just so happens that if you had caused such a big commotion two years ago, your promotion to Chief Superintendent would not have passed the review, but now it doesn't matter."

"Is there such a saying?" Wang Yaotang asked.

"The most stringent scrutiny is at the mid-level supervisory level, after all, they deal with daily operations, they have low positions but high power, and the probability of problems is the highest. However, at the constitutional commissioner level, they are not exposed to daily affairs. Their power is great but empty, they are only dealing with general issues, and they are also in contact with the middle and upper classes of Hong Kong Island. Considering the overall situation, some problems are inevitable, and it is not a shortcoming."

What Ren Darong said was a bit vague. Aji, Ajie and Awei were confused. However, Four Eyes understood a little. Ren Dahua concentrated on studying wine. He had no interest in politics at all.

"That's true." Wang Yaotang nodded. "People look at things from different perspectives. The boundary between good and bad is not absolute. As long as the overall situation is positive, it's fine. It's impossible to be picky. Most problems will be purified and filtered out by society itself in the process of upward development. If development stagnates, even seemingly no problems will become problems."

Ren Darong looked at Wang Yaotang in surprise. He knew that Wang Yaotang had good vision and insight, but he didn't expect it to be so high. Sure enough, those who can start from scratch have a reason.

"Very surprised?"

"Anyone would be surprised." Ren Darong said with a smile, "You... said you didn't graduate from high school?"

“I didn’t graduate.”

Ren Darong shook his head. "That's why it's unimaginable. In just two years, such a large industry and a fortune of several hundred million yuan were created. I wouldn't dare to imagine it in a few years."

At that time, there was no systematic rich list, only folk legends such as the "Four Major Families".

After talking about all sorts of things for a while, Wang Yaotang got down to business. "Brother Rong, you know that we are all housing estate guys. Although we have stumbled a lot, we have been on a smooth journey. However, it is difficult to make further progress at this stage. Without a sufficient network of relationships, the information gap in all aspects alone has completely tied our hands and feet in the competition at a higher level."

Ren Darong nodded, "Indeed, the reason why the hierarchy is so difficult to break is because of the connections, network of relationships, and information gaps, including me. Many times when I know that a position is going to be vacant, the next one has actually been chosen, and you don't even have a chance to compete."

"So I plan to set up a company specifically responsible for this..." Wang Yaotang smiled and talked about the design of the 'small police department'.

Ren Darong looked at Wang Yaotang like he was a madman and asked, "You are a gangster, and you want to set up a small police department?"
Why don't you just rebel?
If it were someone else, Ren Darong would have stood up and left immediately, but the relationship here doesn't mean it will disappear just because there is no contact, so he picked up the wine glass and drank it all.

"Don't worry, my business is legal, and I've paid all the taxes I should have. The headquarters was formed by people recruited from the police." Wang Yaotang explained with a smile, "I can't say there are no illegalities, but every big company has some minor problems. Besides... if it's something that's not easy to expose, it can't be related to this place."

"It is an unspoken rule for senior police and government officials to work for various companies after retiring. I just got there a little earlier, so that everyone can rest assured."

"If you don't do anything wrong, you won't be afraid of ghosts knocking on your door. Our future is bright, so how could we possibly do those dirty things?"

Ren Darong didn't know that Daoyourong and Dayanhua's family were missing...

In 1980, the government statistics department reported about 2300 missing persons, an average of 6.3 persons per day. The number of people who did not report the case was at least doubled. No one cared about the families of the two drug dealers, and no one cared even if they knew that they were being retaliated against or silenced.

Insufficient police force.

"Are you sure?" Ren Darong looked at Wang Yaotang solemnly. "The police will definitely send undercover agents in, and there will be a lot of them. Even if they are not undercover agents, there is a possibility that they will tip off the police."

"I'm sure." Wang Yaotang nodded. "Relying on the social organization's system has reached its ceiling. If we want to continue to expand, we must formalize and legalize it."

Wang Yaotang suddenly smiled and said, "Besides, once they leave the police department, they will see the real side of society. I hope they can stay true to themselves."

"You..." Ren Darong smiled and shook his head, "I can introduce you to someone, but I won't be there. You have to go and negotiate on your own."

"It would be best if there were retired constitutional committee members." Wang Yaotang blinked.

Ren Darong smiled and nodded at Wang Yaotang, "You are not qualified yet."

(In July 2011, Henghe Group announced that Mr. Ren had been appointed as the company's general manager, and will be primarily responsible for overall 'mining' operations and corporate strategy.)
"Try it. The bigger your heart is, the bigger the world is!"

"Sharp enough!"

(End of this chapter)