Hong Kong Film: Jimmy? Please call me Councillor Li

Chapter 278 Playing is fine, but don't go overboard with taking lives (3000 words)
"You're back."

Because Li Jiayuan was not there, Huang Lei and Ruan Mei stayed in the hotel all day.

Seeing that Li Jiayuan had finally returned, Ruan Mei excitedly grabbed Li Jiayuan's hand and wanted to go out to play.

There are still many fun places to visit in Guangzhou.

In the afternoon, Li Jiayuan took the two to Zhenhai Tower. The Guangzhou Museum hasn't been built there yet, so it's not a must-visit spot for elementary school students on spring outings.

Regarding the cooperation with the mainland, Li Jiayuan chose to keep it a secret for the time being, the fewer people who know about it, the better.

Mao Yang also said that after he returns to Hong Kong Island, someone will be in charge of contacting him; this person is named Shek Leung.

When Mao Yang brought up this matter, his first reaction was that it felt a bit like the underground party in a TV drama, as if it were something that couldn't be brought to light.

[Random message card triggered]

A new round of Legislative Council elections is about to begin on Hong Kong Island, with 10 new candidates available. Please prepare in advance.

On the way to Zhenhai Tower, while Li Jiayuan was staring at the scenery outside the window, the system suddenly made a move.

He was stunned for a moment, then blinked, unexpectedly excited. The parliamentary elections had begun again!

[You donated RMB 6000 million to help purchase polio vaccines, helping tens of thousands of children gain health – feedback is being provided, and the reward is being distributed.]

【Please wait.】

It's here, it's here, it's finally coming!!
Although he had long suspected there might be a system reward, he still couldn't hide his excitement when the system's voice broadcasted in his mind.

Especially when the last three words, "Please wait a moment," appeared, Li Jiayuan felt as if the whole sky had begun to brighten.

The brief half-minute silence felt like an eternity to him.

[Overall support rate in Hong Kong +0.5%]

"I'm so stupid."

This first reward is amazing!
Li Jiayuan's startled reaction drew surprised looks from the two people next to him in the car.

He gave a sullen smile.

"Cough cough, a mosquito just landed on my face, it's nothing, it's nothing."

[Outline of Bidding Proposal for Urban Redevelopment Project and Highest Winning Bid Price*1]

[Full Gold Choice Card Gift Pack *1]

Once the system has completely quieted down and it is confirmed that all rewards have been distributed, then...

Li Jiayuan smiled excitedly. Huang Lei, who was standing next to him, happened to look over and saw him grinning like an idiot without warning. She rolled her eyes.

Why is he so energetic after coming to the mainland this time? He seems like he's gone mad.

Li Jiayuan, of course, had no idea what Huang Lei was thinking, and was completely immersed in the joy of opening the card.

The first Hong Kong-wide approval rating was already enough to shock him, and the next two rewards were also from Big Gold, and were in no way inferior.

First of all, there's the bidding proposal for the old city renovation project. Isn't that just God sending him money to spend?

Coincidentally, he had just pulled out the map modification tool a while ago and stockpiled a large area of ​​land, planning to sell it and make a fortune, when the system sent him a bidding outline.

This series of small moves is clearly intended to force him to take over the project.

These official projects are the most profitable, to quote a passage from Black Gold.

[Obtain the project, don't do the work yourself, take 500 million out of 1 billion, then subcontract it, transfer it two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight times, and then collude with the Construction and Planning Agency to add another 300 to 500 million to the budget. By the end of the project, you can make at least 700 to 800 million.]

That's the situation. Although Li Jiayuan isn't in the real estate industry, he knows that many companies actually do this.

The quality of the houses is basically fine; the main problem is that they take money from the government, from kickbacks and price differences. For this kind of project, as long as it's done well, it's practically like picking up money.

Jiayuan Real Estate is a newcomer to the industry. If they can win this project, they will definitely become an instant success.

I've bought a lot of land, and I'm going to do the construction myself. Just thinking about it makes Li Jiayuan feel like money is coursing through his veins.

As for the last reward.

He was quite surprised; the welcome gift pack offered a choice of a bunch of top-tier gold cards, including the Best Actor Card, the King of Pop Card, and the Martial Arts Master Card.
Wait, wait, wait.
We'll use this later; there's no need for it to be used right now.

Over the next two days, the group had a blast on the mainland before safely returning to Hong Kong.

"Honey, this house is so beautiful and big! How much is the rent per month?"

"I don't know. I heard this whole building belongs to Brother Yuan."

"Yuan-ge didn't mention charging me rent."

Liao Meiling happily pushed open the door, looked at her new rented room, and immediately lay down on the sofa.

This is Baoling Street. Lu Zhilian has already started working here and, with Li Jiayuan's help, has also moved into Baoling Street.

Looking at the orderly security and clean streets below Baoling Street, Liao Meiling jumped up from the sofa and grabbed Lu Zhilian's shoulder.

“Honey, why didn’t we move to Yau Ma Tei sooner? Look how safe it is here. I’ve also heard that many of the schools in Yau Ma Tei are owned by large corporations, so our future children can study here.”

Liao Meiling was looking forward to a bright future and kept praising Li Jiayuan, which made Lu Zhilian a little jealous.

Actually, Lu Zhilian was also very happy. Although he was a little reluctant when he left ICAC, he felt that way after joining the company.

Oh my god, this decision was absolutely right! Now we have hope for the future. They don't have to live a life of constant struggle anymore. He even wants his wife to stop going to work.

The family is not short of money now. He is responsible for earning money to support the family, and his wife is responsible for taking care of the household.

"Stop grinning like an idiot and hurry up and pack your things. There's still a lot of stuff that hasn't been packed away."

Are you new tenants?

In the elevator, Sister Ling and Fang Zhanbo had just returned from the market and noticed that someone was in the empty house across from theirs. They greeted them out of curiosity.

Lu Zhilian, who was standing at the door, nodded.

"Hello, hello, my name is Lu Zhilian, I just moved here, please take care of me in the future."

"Oh"

Sister Ling gave Lu Zhilian a meaningful look. This person must be a company employee to be able to move in, and his position must be quite important.

This building isn't just home to the Fang family; in fact, many of the company's senior executives live here, such as Feiji's family, Gao Jin (the bachelor), and Hua Di.
Many people live in this building. The floors below the eighth are occupied by ordinary residents, while the floors above the eighth are only occupied by company employees. Back in her room, Sister Ling immediately asked Fang Zhanbo.

"Zhanbo, have you learned everything that Brother Yuan asked you to learn? Look, another capable person has joined the company. When will you be able to prove yourself and make me proud?"

Fang Zhanbo is now learning stock trading from the stock market guru. After completing his apprenticeship, he was assigned to work at a stock exchange, where he continues to learn while working.

"It's not that easy. Ugh, I know what you're saying, you're so long-winded."

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"Brother Yuan, what a coincidence."

On the first morning after Lu Zhilian moved in, he went downstairs to buy breakfast and ran into the Li Jiayuan family of three, who were also having breakfast.

Li Jiayuan was quite surprised to see Lu Zhilian, who had just returned from the mainland.

Although we usually make breakfast at home, we sometimes want to change things up and come down to eat.

After having breakfast, I leisurely head to work, not caring whether I'm late or not; the main goal is to feel relaxed.

What? You're asking me if I'll get my salary docked? Well, I can only tell you that your company has never worried about that kind of issue.

"Brother Yuan"

"sister in law"

Li Jiayuan ordered two bowls of congee, a serving of rice noodle rolls, a serving of crab roe soup dumplings, and a bowl of mixed noodle soup. Ruan Mei ordered congee and rice noodle rolls.
Huang Lei congee and crab roe soup dumplings were served. Li Jiayuan only ate a bowl of mixed noodles. The three of them, like the other neighbors, sat at a small table at the door to eat breakfast.

Seeing Lu Zhilian and his wife staring at him, Li Jiayuan asked in confusion.

"What are you looking at?"

"I didn't see anything."

The Lu Zhilian couple found it strange that a multi-billion dollar tycoon like Li Jiayuan would eat breakfast at a street-side breakfast shop.

They're still so familiar with each other.

The neighbors clearly recognized them and seemed used to it.

"It's on my tab, boss."

"Alright, take care, Yuan-ge"

Twenty minutes later, Li Jiayuan and his two companions finished eating first, and he didn't forget to greet Lu Zhilian.

Were you a fast runner in middle school?

Lu Zhilian was completely confused and thought for a moment.

"Not very good, but I did practice physical fitness at school later."

"Oh, I see. So, are you fast at climbing stairs?"

"I'm not happy."

"Then you're in trouble. You're going to be late. It will cost 20 to take a taxi from here to Central. At this time, you definitely won't be able to get an elevator. You'll have to climb the stairs."

Lu Zhilian looked at the clock hanging in the shop with a look of utter despair.

"Don't worry, you won't get your pay docked for being late."

Before Lu Zhilian could even feel happy, Li Jiayuan added another comment.

"But we will donate 30 to buy afternoon tea for everyone."

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Ruan Mei and Huang Lei chuckled to themselves, and the three of them strode away.

As soon as Li Jiayuan returned to the company, he saw Gao Jin standing listlessly at the door of his office early in the morning.

"Did you go thieving last night?"

Gao Jin shook his head and explained helplessly that yesterday was a terrible day.

Qiu Rongrong threw another tantrum at home and went to Baoling Street to find him. She slept at his place last night.

Upon hearing this, Li Jiayuan roughly understood why Gao Jin was acting this way.

He cursed inwardly, "Beast! Beast!"
However, he was quite curious, since the two of them hadn't broken up yet. Logically speaking, Qiu Rongrong's initial excitement should have worn off by now.

Li Jiayuan had no idea how much Gao Jin was suffering. Qiu Rongrong's initial excitement hadn't worn off; on the contrary, she was incredibly clingy, sometimes even skipping class to come to the company to see him.

She was very self-aware in the face of Gao Jin's reprimand.

"Even if I don't work, my family will support me. I'm just a useless rich kid, why should I work so hard?"

One sentence silenced Gao Jingan.

Some people are born into privilege, while others are born to toil like cattle, like him.

“You young people, have fun, but don’t cause any deaths, or you’ll face the consequences.”

Gao Jin trembled with fear. Li Jiayuan walked into the office, and as if remembering something, gave another instruction.

"Oh, I'll borrow your girlfriend tomorrow."

"what?"

"Let her help me pick out a ring."

"what!"

“Brother Yuan, while you were away, A-Le came to the company to look for you twice.”

"Lin Huai Le?"

"Um"

"What is he here for?"

(End of this chapter)