Hong Kong Film Intelligence King

Chapter 230 Handsome Kun, the spendthrift

"Ah Kun, what did you say?" Brother Long thought he had misheard, so he quickly asked.

Liang Kun repeated:
“One branch, one district. I’m the head of Mong Kok, not suited to manage Portland Street.”

"No, even if you're bound by the rules, you can recommend your men from Mong Kok to run for election, like Ah Dao, who's pretty good." Brother Lung wanted to strangle Handsome Kun.

You spendthrift! This is Portland Street!

Hong Kong's infamous money pit, Portland Street, where money flows like water.

It's no exaggeration to say that even though the Prince has built up such a large territory in Tsim Sha Tsui, he may not earn as much money in a year as he does on Portland Street.

Even if it's only half a street!
There was no other way; Portland Street was the holy land for all the perverts in Hong Kong.

Of the three evils of prostitution, gambling, and drugs, prostitution is the most egregious, and its ability to amass wealth is unimaginable.

Some people say that's not right, that gaining followers is the most profitable thing.

This statement is both right and wrong.

The volume of transactions for selling drugs can be large, and the money earned can be astronomical.

However, this money comes quickly and goes quickly; countless people are watching, and it can be gone in the blink of an eye.

"Yellow" is completely different. It's a long-term business with a much lower risk level than it seems.

Therefore, the money earned on Portland Street is stable and continuous.

This is gold water!
Brother Lung had long coveted Portland Street, but every triad in Hong Kong was eyeing that place, and it was considered quite remarkable to have even one or two venues there.

Who would have thought that Leung Kwan would take over half a street?

To be honest, Brother Long was filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred.

If he were to win this battle, wouldn't his economic strength take off?

Unfortunately, that street required too much hard power, and Brother Long was too old to compete for it.

Well, that's quite something. He took Portland Street, but then he just handed it over!

Brother Long almost had a heart attack.

"If you don't want it, give it to me!" Brother Long's heart was bleeding. "You spendthrift!!"

Brother Long looked at Brother Kun with eyes that seemed to want to devour him.

"Ah Kun, this is no joke." Jiang Tianyang was also incredulous and somewhat bewildered. That was Portland Street!

You just say you don't want it anymore?

Brother Long is right. If you don't want it, you can let your underlings manage it.

It's just thrown out like that?

Could this be a conspiracy?
Jiang Tianyang definitely took another look, and then he regretted it!

“You all know me,” Liang Kun said with a smile. “Most of the time, I don’t even keep in touch with any of you here.”

"That is, we will meet when the Juyitang holds a gathering."

"People who know me well, like Mr. Jiang, Prince, and Binni, all know that I am now running a legitimate business."

"The movies produced by the company are quite good. For example, the movie that was released this month has already grossed more than five million yuan in just three days over the weekend."

"My company can get about two million from it."

"Although there's a lot of money to be made on Portland Street, it can't compare to my company."

"As for my younger brothers..."

"They have only just been appointed, some haven't even been appointed yet."

"Let's train in Mong Kok for a few years before we talk about it."

"Besides, all the businesses on Portland Street are related to women, so we men don't get involved."

"I am, after all, the Grand Marshal of Hung Hing, and I should set an example."

"The position of head of the Bolan Street branch was nominated by Mr. Jiang and publicly recommended by the leaders."

"I have no objection to whoever it is."

The Hall of Gathering Righteousness was silent; everyone was deeply shocked by the news.

Jiang Tianyang secretly regretted it.

We were careless; Young Kun is serious!
He glanced at the henchmen behind Liang Kun, and surprisingly, none of them—whether it was Wang Dao, Sha Qiang, Ah Niu, or the new recruits—were surprised.

This shows what?
Young Kun had informed them early on; he truly didn't care about ownership of Portland Street.

Jiang Tianyang wished he could slap himself. He should have guessed Liang Kun's thoughts long ago. Liang Kun was really determined to run his legitimate business.

To hold a grand wedding in Yau Tsim Mong would be perfectly timed.

Taking over Portland Street was just a side effect.

If I had taken over Portland Street from the main branch immediately after Liang Kun spoke up, I wouldn't have had to worry about this troublesome matter.

Jiang Tianyang was about to speak, but it was too late.

This is something Bucky is most enthusiastic about:
“Jiang Sheng, Ah Kun, I’m best at doing this kind of thing.”

Everyone stared at Bucky in astonishment. You're best at being shameless like this now.

How thick-skinned must someone be to say something like that?

Bucky shouted:
"Gentlemen, I have my reasons."

"Among all the leaders of Hung Hing, I have the best reputation in the underworld, and no one has a grudge against me."

"The situation on Portland Street is complex and requires a leader who can clarify the interests of all parties."

"I, Bucky, will take on this responsibility without hesitation!"

Brother Long said irritably:

What are you so happy about?

"No one in the martial arts world speaks ill of you, do you think that's a good thing? It means you're not on their threat list."

Nobody's afraid of you!

"Are you sure you can hold onto a place like Portland Street where you're always out partying?"

Brother Xin also said:

"When did we, as people in this industry, start using being loved as a standard of evaluation?"

"You're so good at handling foreign relations, why don't you go straight into the real business? What are you doing out here?"

"A club still needs to be strong. If you don't have the strength, how can you get anything done?"

Bucky's face turned green:

"You're just jealous."

Brother Long and Brother Xin ignored him.

Chen Yao also said:

"Brother Ji, you have no experience in doing this."

Bucky remained silent, his face dark.

Brother Long chuckled:
"See that? You're still bragging about how well you've built up your relationships. Please turn around and look at the side."

Bucky was startled, and when he turned his head, he was nearly scared to death—the prince was staring at him coldly.

The Crown Prince turned to his sixth uncle and asked:
"Sixth Uncle, can I beat him up now?"

Bakiten stood up abruptly, took two steps back, and shouted:
“Your Highness, we have no personal grudges; we are simply discussing the matter at hand.”

The prince grinned maliciously:
"You've been targeting me the whole time, and you still say there's no personal grudge?"

Why don't you target Ah Kun?

Pakistan quickly surrendered:

"I'm not smart, I'm a roughneck, I absolutely didn't mean anything by it."

The Crown Prince said expressionlessly:
"You can't even handle your relationship with me, yet you want to manage a force like Portland Street?"

"Don't think too much!"

"Mr. Chiang, fellow leaders, I do not approve of Brother Kei becoming the head of Portland Street."

Bucky was completely dumbfounded. So this is how you deal with me?

He regretted it so much he wanted to bang his head against the wall!
How much can he get from the Tsim Sha Tsui branch?
There weren't many at all.

If you become the head of the Fit team on Portland Street, your daily income will be like a never-ending stream.

"Losing more than you gain," does that describe you?
The Crown Prince will definitely target me.

Unfortunately, Bucky was right; the prince was targeting him.

Had he known this would happen, he would never have dared to challenge the Crown Prince. Unfortunately, there's no going back!
Sixth Uncle said to Handsome Kun:
"Ah Kun, I'm not returning the red envelope from earlier."

Liang Kun gently patted Sixth Uncle's hand and said:
"Sixth Uncle, look at what you're saying. That red envelope was just a token of my appreciation for you."

Sixth Uncle was satisfied:

"Ah Kun, you're really a good friend."

Sixth Uncle is the head of the hall and is supported by the gang. He does not have his own territory—his territory is the Gathering Hall. He only receives extra red envelopes when the hall is opened at certain times.

At other times, I don't earn any extra income at all.

A while ago, Liang Kun and Wang Dao led a fight at Juyitang, which made him rich.

I thought we'd have another fight today, but to my surprise, Bucky chickened out. Wasn't he supposed to be pretty tough before?
Why can't it work now?
Uncle Six was worried about the red envelope he was about to receive, but Liang Kun, being a good man, immediately made it clear that the red envelope was for him to have tea.

How can I not make Uncle Six happy?

The more he looked at Liang Kun, the more pleasing he became: "Ah Kun, after this meeting ends today, I'm retiring from this life. It'll be difficult for us to meet again in the future."

Handsome Kun chuckled:
"I'll visit you in the Netherlands when I have time."

Uncle Liu laughed even more heartily.

Regardless of whether Leung Kwan was just saying it for show, Sixth Uncle likes to hear these kinds of words.

Apart from Leung Kwan, no other young leader has ever said such things to him. It's no surprise that Leung Kwan's rise to fame was not accidental.

Uncle Liu sighed in this way.

The pretty mom also started mocking Bucky:
"To run a business, you need to be professional. Do you know how to select girls? Do you know how to train them? Do you know how to deal with competition from your peers?"

Do you know how to attract and retain those bosses?

Bucky couldn't answer a single question. His territory might have some brothels, but where could he find something so professional?
Liang Kun sneered:
"It's true that Portland Street is a money pit, but if you don't manage it well, you'll earn much less than others."

"This loss is no ordinary one."

"You'd better not get involved in this," Bucky said listlessly.

Well, look at everyone's expressions. This is clearly aimed at me. It's going to be difficult for me to get Po Lan Street.

However, if others don't want him to have an easy time, then he will absolutely not let them have an easy time. Bucky is not someone who will let others bully him without fighting back.

So he retorted, "Ah Kun is only in charge of the Mong Kok branch because he's the head of the Mong Kok branch, so it's inconvenient for him to manage Portland Street. You're the head of the Sham Shui Po branch, and you want to take on the role as well?"

"Ah Kun is the Grand Marshal of Hung Hing, are you older than him?"

Handsome Kun sighed:

"Brother Ji, I'm not targeting you. On the contrary, you're the one targeting me."

"Just talk, why drag me into this?"

Bucky said awkwardly:
"I just said it casually."

He wanted to slap himself.

When they targeted the Crown Prince, they were actually targeting Liang Kun.

Where is the prince's territory as big as the territory that Liang Kun conquered?
However, since it didn't directly involve Liang Kun, Bakki could simply deny it.

Just now, without realizing it, I revealed my inner thoughts, and that's when Liang Kun had something to say.

These days, no one wants to mess with Brother Kun. He actually managed to take down Portland Street, a place rife with conflict... You can't afford to mess with someone like that!
I'd rather offend Jiang Tianyang than offend Liang Kun.

After all, Bucky is a veteran of three reigns, and Jiang Tianyang is only letting him off the hook because of his father and brothers; but if he offends Liang Kun, who knows what that guy might do.

Never gamble!
The beautiful mom felt a surge of satisfaction. Want to scold me? See? You've already hit your head against the wall!

Bucky couldn't help but say to the pretty mom:

"Didn't you want to retire from crime?"

Everyone could almost see the flashing of swords and the clash of blades.

The beautiful mother wished she could also throw 100,000 yuan at Uncle Liu so they could have a one-on-one fight!
Unfortunately, fighting is not her forte.

“Before we captured Portland Street, I was thinking about retiring. But now that Portland Street is here, I don’t want to retire anymore.”

Before anyone else could speak, the pretty mom asked Jiang Tianyang directly:
"Mr. Jiang, I want to manage Portland Street."

Jiang Tianyang was quite annoyed. If anyone else had dared to speak like that, he would have slapped them across the face.

However, this is a beautiful mom.

The beautiful mother is Jiang Tiansheng's ex-girlfriend.

However, later, when the beautiful mother's figure changed, Jiang Tiansheng dumped her, and the two broke up.

Even so, Chiang Tin-sang still made her the manager of Sham Shui Po because of her mother's management skills.

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Tianyang said, "I have no objection to you wanting to manage Portland Street, but you have to convince Ah Kun. As long as Ah Kun agrees, I think the other leaders will have no objections."

The group of leaders secretly cursed Jiang Tianyang for being cunning.

However, what they said was true; the nominee had to be recommended by Jiang Tianyang, and then the candidates were publicly recommended by everyone.

With Chiang Tin-yeung and Leung Kwan working together, they can decide most of the things in the triad.

Handsome Kun laughed:

“Okay, as long as the pretty mom can convince me, I will agree to let him be the head of Portland Street.”

Brother Long panicked and quickly said:

"Ah Kun, think it over!"

Brother Xin said:

“Brother Long, Ah Kun is doing his best for the public good. You, as the big boss, insist on stopping him. Be careful not to damage his reputation.”

Bucky also said:

"Ah Kun is selfless and worthy of our emulation. How could you, as the elder brother of the family, be thinking of holding them back?"

"It would sound terrible if word got out!"

Brother Long almost coughed up blood.

You're Xin Ge, right? And Bucky, right?
You just wait, I will never let you get away with this!
We'll settle this score slowly.

Brother Long sighed inwardly. With these two standing up for him, his family could forget about becoming the master of Portland Street.

No one else will allow Ah Kun's faction to grow stronger.

Brother Lung knew long ago that he had no chance of getting the position on Portland Street; there was no other reason than that Brother Kun's influence was too great.

This may also be one of the reasons why Leung Kwan took the initiative to throw Portland Street out.

But with the water flowing through Portland Street here, he felt unwilling to let himself remain untouched by it.

Give it a try, what if we can get it?

Reality is so cruel; trying means certain death... I have absolutely no chance.

It's truly regrettable!
Bucky and Shin exchanged a glance, everything unspoken—I can't take it, and neither can you.

We can't offer help in times of need, but we're experts at cutting off someone's lifeline!

This is the unspoken understanding.

Han Bin watched from the sidelines, finding it amusing. These twelve people in the Hall of Righteousness must have a thousand and twelve hundred schemes, constantly plotting and scheming against each other—it was quite a spectacle.

Okay, write it down carefully, and tell Van about it later. She'll definitely love this kind of show.

Thinking about this, Han Bin's mind wandered—why not bring her to watch the Juyi Hall meeting next time?
The beautiful mom said confidently:
"Ah Kun, you'll definitely like the terms I offered."

Handsome Kun laughed:

"I'm all ears!"

The beautiful mom smiled and said:
"I'll trade you Sham Shui Po for Portland Street!"

Boom!

The Hall of Gathering Righteousness fell silent.

Everyone doubted their ears.

No one could believe it. They thought that Leung Kwan's decision to throw out Portland Street was already shocking enough, but no one expected that Leung Ma would actually swap districts.

Han Bin immediately said:
"That's a great idea!"

“Yau Tsim Mong and Sham Shui Po are right next to each other. Once Sham Shui Po is brought under Ah Kun’s jurisdiction, it can greatly influence the surrounding areas, which will be beneficial to the further expansion of our gang.”

“After the beautiful mom enters Portland Street, she doesn’t need to worry about safety at all.”

"It's very close to Tsim Sha Tsui, Mong Kok, and Sham Shui Po, and not far from Kwun Tong, Kowloon, and Tsz Wan Shan."

"Her Portland Street is located entirely in the heart of our Hung Hing territory. Anyone who tries to take advantage of her is just handing us a chance to make a name for themselves."

"The beautiful mom is in charge of Portland Street, which is a perfect match for her expertise. She will definitely bring us great rewards."

"The only concern is that Ah Kun, you need to put forward a younger brother to take the job."

Liang Kun glanced around at the people behind him and raised an eyebrow at Sha Qiang:
"Ah Qiang, can you be a good leader of the Sham Shui Po gang?"

Sha Qiang shouted loudly:

"Don't worry, boss, I'll protect you with my life."

Liang Kun smiled and said to Liang's mother:
"make a deal!"

The beautiful mom laughed heartily:

"Ah Kun, I told you you wouldn't refuse."

Handsome Kun laughed:

"If I refuse again, I'll really become a spendthrift!"

The two looked at each other and smiled.

They were happy, but the other leaders were bewildered. Was something wrong?
Bucky asked blankly:
"Ah Kun, do you not concurrently serve as the head of any other branch?"

Liang Kun said in a serious tone:

"I didn't hold any concurrent positions."

"My younger brother, Sha Qiang, took on the role as well."

Brother Xin also looked bewildered:

"Is Sha Qiang already on probation?"

Sha Qiang and Wang Dao took up their posts together last time.

Handsome Kun smiled and said:
"I am the Grand Marshal of Hung Hing, am I qualified to recommend anyone to be the leader?"

Everyone was speechless.

It was only then that they realized that Liang Kun's position was much, much higher than theirs.

They not only have the authority to recommend their younger brothers for jobs, but they can also open incense halls!

Jiang Tianyang sighed inwardly, "One wrong step leads to another."

This Portland Street will not fall into our hands.

We can only leave it to the beautiful mom.

The only uncertainty is whether the fact that Portland Street fell into the hands of the beautiful mother was part of the scheme of the beautiful Kun.

But it doesn’t matter.

It's better for it to end up in the hands of a beautiful mom than in someone else's hands, since she's a real professional.

So he said:

"Beautiful Mom has become the new leader of Portland Street. Silly Keung has left the Mong Kok branch. From now on, you are the leader of Sham Shui Po in Hung Hing!"

"Give me a seat!"

Sha Qiang grinned foolishly; he never expected to actually rise to power today!

The intense gaze directed at Liang Kun made him feel disgusted.

With the main event over, Chiang Tin-yeung decided to act decisively, assigning positions to Wang Kin-kwan, Yiu Man, and others, though their posts were not in the main hall but in Mong Kok.

Uncle Liu retired from the underworld and left the criminal life behind.

Marshal Liang Kun of the Mainland also served as the head of the auditorium, and Jiang Tianyang entrusted him with the roster for safekeeping.

With Sixth Uncle's retirement, Liang Kun became a figure who could truly stand alongside Jiang Tianyang, but neither he nor Wang Dao valued this.

On the contrary, Sham Shui Po is what they need.

(End of this chapter)