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Chapter 739 Who is Whose Successor?

But Stephen Chow did indeed stay in the basketball court.

Just then, his contract with TVB was about to expire, and they didn't care much about this guy who wasn't very sociable in the children's program group and couldn't shine in the drama group.

Liang Jiahui drove him back to handle the termination of his contract and move.

I moved to a rented apartment near the basketball court.

Leung Ka-fai also rented a place next door.

However, they all couldn't help but prefer to go to the new office.

Wei Dong felt wronged, so he took the initiative to ask Qin Yuye to go to the film company's office, and even asked Jiang Jialing to accompany him. The two of them also invited Fa's wife, who was secretly staying in Hong Kong but didn't dare to visit the set.

Three women make a drama; they actually rented a sea-view office building in Tsim Sha Tsui.

Damn it, the basketball court is right next to the pier and coastline. Setting up an office here would cost nothing, but Qin Yuye thinks this place is full of all sorts of old, abandoned crane ships. She wants to see the beautiful scenery of Victoria Harbour.

So, a Grade A office building with a rent of about HK$22 per square foot would cost over HK$100,000 per month for half a floor!

Keep in mind that at that time, a typical office building in Hong Kong cost only ten Hong Kong dollars. That's per square foot! Ten feet is roughly equal to one square meter. In 1987, it was about two hundred dollars per square meter!
This spendthrift woman rented out nearly a thousand square meters!
With over HK$100,000 per month, Wei Dong can truly enable more people in mainland China to live in better housing.

Qin Yuye argued vehemently, "A higher price, a higher quality, is absolutely necessary. Besides, we're combining a trading company, a basketball culture company, and a film company all in one place, it's a great deal. The prices in Central across the street are even higher..."

Wei Dong took a look, but couldn't stand the huge wastefulness of the spacious boss's office, so he said, "Just give me a small office."

As a result, Leung Ka-fai and Stephen Chow shamelessly asked if they could also be given an office, not too big, just like Jiang Jialing's.

Because it was a pre-furnished and used space that was being rented, Wei Dong was also asked to try out Jiang Jialing's office.

I could only watch with envy and say, "Fine, fine, it's all funded by overseas capital anyway, so I can have one too."

In Hong Kong, where land is scarce, it's common to see desks facing a floor-to-ceiling window, leaving only a narrow gap for a chair in the office space.

They already have the benefits of having their own office, similar to a department manager.

It's about two or three square meters, which is the area of ​​a 1.5-meter bed.

But once you sit on the soft leather office chair and close the door, the glass partition feels like your own little world.

Looking across at the towering buildings of Central on Hong Kong Island, with the white sails dotting the azure harbor in front of me, even the hardest work feels much more energizing.

For Rang Weidong, it felt like he was back in his familiar security post, right there in the office!

Aside from visiting the basketball court in the morning and evening, I can't help but come here to work every other day. Even if I don't do anything, just sitting there and enjoying the scenery is like being in a five-star security booth.

Besides, he really does have a lot on his plate.

Previously, those sports brands had heard that this place belonged to a large group company and had offices in such a top-notch office building.

Instantly, the arrogance he had shown when dealing with mainland bosses vanished.

All transactions are conducted on an equal footing and according to standard trading methods.

We obtained refrigerated containers with built-in air conditioning from Hesheng, and along with hundreds of scrap containers, ostensibly as assets transferred by a container company, they were transported back to the dock by cargo ship to clear customs.

Some of them were towed back to the container factory for modification and renovation and could still be used, since the international price for each container is uniformly in the thousands of US dollars.

While they are used as ordinary "shipping boxes" abroad, they are also valuable steel resources in China.

Only those that could no longer be used were repaired and waterproofed before being sent to the aircraft carrier deck as "temporary buildings" to construct various different types of houses.

In addition, we manufacture refrigerated boxes, surveillance cameras, sound cards, and are a distributor of colorful denim products and Apple computers in the Asia-Pacific region.

It is indeed a very large business.

The entire office area is openly decorated with the gold signboard of "Dongsheng Group".

Below are Dongsheng Trading, Dongsheng Sports, Dongsheng Film Industry, Dongsheng Electronics, Dongsheng Culture, Dongsheng Apparel, Dongsheng Shipping, Dongsheng Port Services, Dongsheng Container...

The list is even more exaggerated than the one in the lobby of the White Building.

They don't recruit from outside the organization, but instead prioritize recruiting from basketball enthusiasts, players, fans, and their families.

It's true that Grade A office buildings have a powerful influence; anyone who visits the company will be eager to apply for a job.

Working in the most bustling and upscale business district doesn't have the same immense pressure as working in financial institutions in Central, across the strait, so people from all walks of life are willing to join.

The clerks at the trading company earned three to five thousand Hong Kong dollars, while managers earned only seven to eight thousand Hong Kong dollars. Each department quickly assembled a basic framework of dozens of people and began to coordinate various domestic tasks.

Jiang Jialing was indeed quite capable of creating a well-illustrated promotional article for this Guangdong-Hong Kong basketball friendly match, which was published in newspapers and broadcast on the radio.

While gaining further popularity among basketball fans across Hong Kong, even the Basketball Association has come to inquire about any ideas they might have for creating something new together.

Not to be outdone, Fa's wife also started a cosmetics agency business, shipping products to Southeast Asia, especially Singapore.

They also assembled their own team and were busy.

In just over ten days, they managed to make the whole company look quite legitimate.

His wife clearly found the work atmosphere in Hong Kong more enjoyable and decided to stay there.

Enraged, Shen Cuiyue berated her for breaking the rules, saying that she never interfered in the office building business.

Qin Yuye said smugly that she was following her husband's lead, so what was wrong with that?

Shen Laosan warned her, "Then I'll start interfering in your affairs too." Qin Yuye thought, "You can't even speak Cantonese, so why would I be afraid of you?" She turned to her husband and reminded him that they should thank the master for his guidance.

Although she didn't think that the young man who spent his days writing and drawing in the office next to Wei Dong's could be some kind of film prodigy, at least her husband had shown great appreciation for the storage, so she should thank him to be dignified.

In addition, Cheng Lang has also been setting up a stall at the basketball court to perform for money these days.

This incident caused such a sensation that it made it into major newspapers in Hong Kong.

After all, the only people in Guangdong who noticed the top feng shui master turning around and getting into Wei Dong's car were a small minority of wealthy Hong Kong businessmen.

It is not known to the outside world.

This time, it was a sudden public exposure of all the gossip circulating in the media and on the streets.

Thirty years ago, he set up a street stall in Kowloon to perform, but as he began to only tell fortunes and interpret characters and faces for big shots, it became rare for ordinary people to hear his words.

"Gold Medal Feng Shui Master Mysterious Dark Valley Bozi Dong";
"Abandoning Lee Ban-cheng and falling for mainlanders, a shocking turn of events";
The question is whether this will attract viewers to buy newspapers and magazines to read the news.

The basketball court was absolutely packed with people!
This even caused the stock prices of Li Bancheng's businesses to fall.

Hong Kong has a strong tradition of feng shui. Temple Street is a street full of fortune tellers, and all the big bosses have their own personal feng shui masters. Various books and legends about feng shui are spread throughout the neighborhood.

Wei Dong's understanding was that this was still not generating buzz for him.

In fact, Cheng Lang would appear at the basketball court at irregular intervals every day by taxi, only to tell three fortunes, charging twenty Hong Kong dollars.

Then I spent the rest of the time sitting in the stands of the basketball court, watching the whole court from afar, as if I were meditating.

They sat for two hours before finally disappearing without a trace.

Their impressive presence certainly generated a lot of buzz at the basketball arena.

This led Wei Dong to suspect that it was Lao Heng and his associates who were secretly pushing things along.

According to the internet traffic theory of 30 to 40 years from now, any sudden surge in news popularity must be backed by a wealthy backer who is funding it. Whether it's an official source or some tycoon, the popularity must be generated by someone hyping it up, rather than something that just happens to become popular for no reason.

So let's wait and see how things go.

However, after hearing his wife say that, he asked Mao'er, who always maintained a meditative posture at home, "Do you want to come with me and ask him to take you as his disciple?"

Mao scoffed, "I have my own skills to practice, why would I need his tricks?"

Wei Dong felt that pickpocketing was becoming increasingly popular, so he decided to learn some feng shui and fortune telling, which would at least help him avoid gambling and other shady practices.

"Even with Sun Wukong's incredible skills, he still needed the reputation of his master, Patriarch Bodhi. A master with a great reputation is the most reliable guide. He's so famous in Hong Kong; it would be the best deal if you could get associated with his fame."

Mao'er didn't argue: "I'll accept whatever you say, brother."

To Wei Dong's satisfaction, hmm.

But the next morning, as soon as he arrived at the basketball court, before he could even meet Cheng Lang, Zhou Xingxing stopped him: "Boss, do you think my acting is okay?"

Right behind the basketball court, in the open space facing the sea, Stephen Chow began reciting his lines in a clear and resonant voice...

Before Wei Dong could even finish reading, and without understanding the Cantonese, he waved his hand and said, "No way!"

Stephen Chow wasn't discouraged. He'd gotten used to being criticized these past few days, or rather, he'd gotten used to it over the years: "What's wrong with it?"

Even Wei Dong didn't understand; they couldn't communicate due to language barriers. He squatted down, dipped his finger in a nearby puddle, and wrote: "Nonsense, what's going on?"

Stephen Chow was even more confused and wrote down, "What does this mean?"

Wei Dong could only try to make an exaggerated grin and pose: "What's wrong with it?!"

Or so surprised that they suck their thumbs and lean back!
Stephen Chow could only blink, probably thinking, "Does this crazy boss want me to act like a lunatic?"

But he also wrote by hand: "Could you bring a companion?"

Wei Dong responded, "Who?"

Stephen Chow wrote: "Wu Mengda, I'm so happy..."

Before he could finish writing, Wei Dong grabbed his hand and, barely suppressing his surprise, wrote: "He's considered one of your people, and I'll give him a fixed salary. You won't be shortchanged on your share of the profits."

Both Stephen Chow and Chow Yun-fat grew up in poor families, so their views on money are naturally different from Leung Ka-fai's.

So let's lay this out first, to avoid any future misunderstandings with that top-notch supporting actor over benefits.

Originally, Wei Dong was thinking that since Uncle Da wouldn't be appearing in this billiards movie, he would let Stephen Chow practice first, and then find a highly skilled partner like him to complement the classic.

I didn't expect Stephen Chow to bring this up himself, so I guess I should take precautions beforehand.

Moreover, even people from similar backgrounds can have vastly different views on life.

Stephen Chow was so excited that he got up to call his old friend.

Cheng Lang had already arrived by taxi.

Wei Dong gave Mao a meaningful look from afar, then went over to open the car door for the feng shui master, saying, "You're still in pretty good health..."

Just then, another taxi glided by.

(End of this chapter)