Hong Kong Film Intelligence King

Chapter 273 Minamino's Gaze

The director swallowed hard, glancing at his two partners. Their eyes told him that he wasn't doing much better!

Where have we ever seen such a large sum of money at this time?

How much money would that cost?
Five million? Eight million?
Surely it can't be ten million?
"11.55 million Hong Kong dollars! All foreign exchange!"

The pupils of the three department heads contracted as they stared incredulously at the two large suitcases.

Shi Bao let out a long sigh of relief:
"Eleven million was donated to our Guangdong government by the big shot I worship, but he specified that it should be donated to the education sector to help students."

"The other HK$550,000 was given to me by that big shot to deliver to one of his... employees. The purpose was for him to hand it over to the local government to express his gratitude for the local government's care for his employee."

Shi Bao had to show respect to Wang Dao—the HK$11.55 million had forced him to adjust his wording.

Damn, it's all foreign exchange.

"Three leaders, please give me a reply. I have been highly focused all day and I didn't dare to blink."

The three department heads looked at each other, wondering if they would dare to issue such a receipt themselves.
The leader, being a leader after all, immediately said:
"The three of us will give you a receipt. You should go back to sleep now."

Shi Bao relaxed immediately after receiving HK$550,000 in paper money and a receipt.

He had just managed a smile when he felt his body go limp and he almost collapsed to the ground.

The director quickly said:
"Someone, take Captain Shi to the infirmary."

He had seen this situation far too often. When the mind is highly focused, the energy consumption is too great, and once the mind relaxes, the body can hardly support it.

As long as you replenish your energy immediately and rest properly, there shouldn't be any major problems.

The director looked at his two partners: "What do we do?"

“This is not a problem we can consider, let’s report it!” Both partners expressed the same opinion.

So the director reported it all the way.
Nan Ye was astonished: "Such a powerful and patriotic businessman has emerged in Hong Kong?"

Shi Bao's lips twitched slightly. He wanted to correct the big boss's statement. That was a real big boss in the underworld!

Nan Ye saw through Shi Bao's thoughts at a glance: "Heroes are not judged by their origins; in life and work, actions speak louder than words."

“Some of our seniors came from humble backgrounds.”

What's wrong with the martial arts sects?
They still have patriots—this is a serious matter, not a joke.

For example, Sun Yat-sen, a corrupt official!
For example, Chiang Kai-shek, a bigwig in the Green Gang.

For example, one of the eight democratic groups in mainland China is a true Jianghu (江湖) sect.

"As you just said, their words implied patriotism, and they brought in so much foreign exchange!"

"This shows that the other party is truly patriotic."

"As long as they don't break the law in mainland China in the future, we need to respect them."

Eleven million Hong Kong dollars, when converted to mainland currency, would only amount to eleven million yuan.

However, that's not the right way to look at it.

Hong Kong dollars are recognized worldwide and accepted by other countries.

This is foreign exchange!

What his hometown lacks is foreign exchange. According to the data he has, the mainland's foreign exchange reserves this year are probably less than three billion US dollars.

Every coin of foreign exchange is of great value.

That young man from Hong Kong perfectly expressed his views on investing in China, which is a truly good thing.

They are absolutely welcome.

As for suspecting that the other party has another identity, that's just a joke.

The mainland opened its doors, not even rejecting investments from the Ugly country, yet it still harbored suspicions about the little guy who had just emerged from Hong Kong.

Nanye was very satisfied with Shi Bao's work:

"Comrade Shi Bao, you have done a very good job. Go back and rest first."

"We will study your next work arrangements before making a decision."

Stone Leopard was extremely excited:
"It's not hard work!"

This is Minamino!

After Shi Bao left, Nan Ye said with a solemn expression, "Contact Hong Kong. I need all the information about Li Qiankun, Wang Dao, Chen Guozhong, and Han Bin."

Soon, the information on these four people was placed on Nanye's desk.

Minamino was stunned:

"This is too awesome."

The rise of this quartet is nothing short of legendary.

In just over three months, he surpassed many Chinese businessmen and became the richest man in Hong Kong.

Amazing!

The composition of this group of four is also interesting: one is a police superintendent from a Hong Kong police station, and the other three are triad bosses.

"Interesting, interesting!"

"The core of the quartet is not Chen Guozhong, nor Li Qiankun, but Wang Dao!"

"The matter of donating and investing in the mainland is still primarily guided by the Wangdao principle."

"He even has experience studying at a police station!"

The secretary said:

"We speculate that the relationship between Chen Guozhong and Wang Dao is definitely not ordinary."

"It is very likely a relationship between a superior and a subordinate."

Minano made it clear:

"An undercover agent?"

The secretary nodded:
"That's how it should be."

"Otherwise, certain things cannot be explained."

Nanye pointed to Wangdao's name:

"This guy is quite clever; he united two big shots and formed a group of four."

"He's someone who uses his brain."

What is the basis for their cooperation?

The secretary immediately said:
"The trust that was built up initially was due to drug enforcement."

"Whether it's Chen or Li, they have zero tolerance for fan trolls; they'll find a way to eliminate them if they catch them."

Nanye gently tapped the table:
"here you go!"

The secretary's heart skipped a beat, and she continued:

"Then we will work together to maintain order in Hong Kong."

"Neither Chen Guozhong nor Li Qiankun has any interest in oppressing the citizens of Hong Kong."

"The former is about maintaining public order, while the latter is about maintaining community order."

"Public order was very good in both of their jurisdictions."

“In the areas where the two men’s jurisdictions overlap, there’s even a sense that people don’t pick up lost items on the road.”

Nanye smiled and said:

"Is that an exaggeration?"

The secretary whispered:
"No exaggeration, that's intelligence from the Flower Society."

"Li Qiankun has a nickname, Liangkun. He almost never goes to inspect his own territory, focusing all his attention on doing business."

"He was very skilled at managing his subordinates, ensuring they were well-fed and clothed, and even went out of his way to find them jobs—respectable jobs."

"The team members are very cohesive."

“Completely different from typical traditional societies.”

Nanye nodded slowly:

"Judging from his actions alone, he lives up to his nickname."

The secretary was secretly astonished that the leader had such a high opinion of Li Qiankun.

"Recently, the four-man group acquired the long-established Wudu Foreign Firm, and for a time they were all the rage."

Nanye smiled and said:

"Now the Fog City Trading Company has a monopoly. They've acquired other trading companies, so there must be trouble ahead, right?"

The secretary nodded with a smile:

"Correct!"

"There are still many troubles."

"Hutchison Whampoa was the first of the four major foreign firms in the French capital to be acquired, so there's not much to say about that."

"Other small trading companies don't matter either."

"But Landmark is completely different."

“That was one of Jardine Matheson’s pillar industries.”

"The four of them charged in headlong into the city, becoming the brightest stars in Hong Kong, but also a thorn in the side of the foreign firms."

"Whether they can gain a foothold is still uncertain!"

Minamino stared blankly at the documents in his hand, then suddenly asked:

"Can we offer them some help?"

The secretary hesitated and said:
"I'm afraid that won't work. Hong Kong hasn't been returned to China yet. If we express our stance at this time, it will have the opposite effect."

"Furthermore, although the group of four claims to be patriotic and devoted to their country, we don't know the extent to which they can actually achieve this."

"How about... we take another look?"

Nan Ye frowned slightly and murmured:
"Shall we take another look?"

After thinking for a moment, he said,
"Shi Bao's position will be promoted one level, and he will be specifically responsible for liaising with the Hong Kong four-person group."

"Tell him not to feel guilty."

"He is Wang Dao's younger brother, so we should just follow Wang Dao's instructions."

"They can choose whatever they want to invest in, except for certain industries that are not open to investment!"

The secretary was startled, and nodded solemnly:
"Yes!"

"I'll make arrangements right away."

Nanye waved his hand:
"Shi Bao has worked very hard. You can arrange this matter again tomorrow."

The secretary nodded and took her leave.

Nan Ye picked up the documents in his hand, slightly lost in thought:

Invest in education?

The very next day, Shi Bao received the latest arrangements for himself, leaving him completely dumbfounded!
Wow, he got promoted one rank and became a proper squad leader.

However, his job was to assist Wang Dao in investment work.

In other words, he also has to play the role of Wang Dao's underling.

"Boss, is this appropriate?" Shi Bao felt a bitter taste in his mouth. I was ordered to go undercover, not to actually become an undercover agent.

Nan Ye's secretary sighed, "It's necessary for work." "Comrade Shi Bao, you should know that our government officials all have quotas for attracting investment..."

Shi Bao immediately fell silent.

That's right, this is a special situation during a special period.

Attracting investment is the job of the investment promotion bureau. However, due to the country's lack of foreign exchange, some large cities have to share the burden. Even if you are a police officer, you are also responsible for attracting investment.

You could say they were ordered to make money.

Given the prevailing circumstances, Shi Bao was no exception.

“The four men, Wang, Chen, Li, and Han, trust you very much. They entrusted you with 11.55 million Hong Kong dollars without sending anyone to supervise you. It’s obvious that they trust you.”

Shi Bao hurriedly said, "Sir, it's possible my identity has been leaked..."

He quickly recounted the events, adding at the end,

"Boss... Wang Dao said that my appearance is exactly that of a typical official. I always felt that I gave myself away the first time I went there."

The secretary disagreed:
"Wouldn't that be even better?"

"The other party trusts you, is not worried that you will hoard or embezzle the money, and will return the money to you without any supervision."

"That's such a huge level of trust."

"Let's put ourselves in your shoes. If you were in that situation, would you really let someone bring back such a large sum of money like that?"

Stone Leopard remained silent.

No!

Absolutely not!

Eleven million Hong Kong dollars, that's a huge sum of money.

Wang Dao and Liang Kun entrusted their business to him so readily; what a great deal of trust that is!
How long have they been in contact?
If it were Shi Bao, he would never have made such a person.

Let alone a relationship that's practically like that of strangers, even if you're an old acquaintance who knows each other inside and out, you wouldn't dare entrust this matter to the other person, would you?
They will definitely take some defensive measures.

That's eleven million.

Thinking of this, Shi Bao sighed:
"I have not let Wang Sheng down and the trust the organization has placed in me."

The secretary smiled and said:
"Comrade Shi Bao, you have made contributions. Please continue to make contributions to the organization."

"Wang Sheng and the others trust you, so you must live up to that trust."

Stone Leopard frowned and said:
"But what about my identity?"

The secretary waved his hand:

"You don't need to hide your identity. The other party is very powerful and probably already knows who you are."

"In that case, there's no need to hide anything when it's time to be honest."

"Of course, you can't use your status to intimidate others."

"As long as the other party doesn't do anything illegal or criminal, you shouldn't interfere."

Stone Leopard nodded in agreement.

The secretary gave him a note:
"This is my phone number. If you encounter any emergencies, feel free to call me. Your supervisor is very attentive to your work."

Shi Bao's blood boiled, and he solemnly said:

"Don't worry, sir, I will definitely complete the task."

The secretary shook hands with him:
"The organization is waiting for your good news!"

Shi Bao's heart almost soared to the heavens.

Back in his dormitory, he looked at the building and felt somewhat dazed.

It seems I own a seaside mansion in Hong Kong, right?

He wouldn't believe it if he hadn't experienced it himself!

Shi Bao, of course, did not hide it from his superiors, but the secretary told him to stay there for now.

He didn't even understand what the "stay first" arrangement was, and the secretary had already said so, so what could he say?
Shi Bao composed himself and dialed Wang Dao's number:
"Boss, I've already submitted the Hong Kong dollars through the proper channels. The higher-ups expressed their gratitude to you and said they welcome you back to invest."

Wang Dao was very excited:

"I knew you had connections."

Shi Bao thought to himself, "You probably already knew who I was all along."

"Boss, I still have 550,000 yuan on hand. I'm setting off to see Brother Fu today."

Wang Dao replied:
"Have Afu donate 500,000 to the local county, and you two can split the remaining 50,000 equally."

Stone Leopard opened his mouth wide:
"Huh? We'll split it equally between the two of us?"

That’s fifty thousand!

Wang Dao calmly said:
"You'll probably be stuck in the mainland for quite some time. According to our company's rules, business trips require allowances, and your salary will increase accordingly."

The stone leopard's mouth opened even wider:

"Still...can it still be like this?"

Wang Dao speaks the truth:

"Conditions in mainland China are indeed more difficult than in Hong Kong now, so it is necessary to increase the allowances for business travelers."

"You two are not isolated cases."

"After meeting Afghan officials, set up an office for the company as soon as possible."

"Call me if you need money."

Shi Bao said repeatedly:
"No need, no need. We have foreign currency. If we exchange it, our money will increase by 10%."

At that time, foreign exchange was in short supply, and there were always people who needed it, so they would pay a premium to obtain it.

The proportion is very high on the black market.

Wang Daozhi shook his head:
"Don't do anything speculative or profiteering."

Stone Leopard stared in disbelief:

"Master, you even know this?"

The kingly way disagrees:

"I am patriotic. The mainland is my root, and I have always paid attention to it."

“Ah Bao, listen to me, our offices in the mainland must not bring the practices we have in Hong Kong back to the mainland.”

Stone Leopard asked in bewilderment:
"The Hong Kong style?"

The king's way was silent:
"Didn't you act like a big shot for a few days?"

The stone leopard was terrified and quickly nodded:
"Don't worry, boss, I would never do that."

Bringing this kind of behavior to the mainland? That's suicidal!
Wang Dao instructed:
"We are legitimate businessmen. Whether it's investing, doing business, or living, we must abide by the law."

"This is the bottom line for a normal businessman."

Shi Bao had a much higher opinion of Wang Dao.

It's quite rare for a big boss like Wang Dao to not ask for any special treatment.

Wang Dao then said to Shi Bao:
"After you meet up with Afghan officials, you'll handle the affairs of the office."

"We need to run each program through as quickly as possible."

"This matter cannot be taken lightly."

"Never cut corners."

Shi Bao smiled wryly:
"I wouldn't dare to cut corners!"

Wang Dao nodded in satisfaction:
"Call us when you need money. Don't be afraid to spend money. What we fear most now is not being able to spend our money."

Stone Leopard nodded repeatedly:

"Boss, do you have any other instructions? Just tell me them all at once."

Wang Dao shook his head:
"I have something to do here, I'll hang up now."

Before hanging up, he asked,

"By the way, did you meet any big shots when you donated the funds?"

Stone Leopard laughed:

"With such a large sum of money, they must have met a big shot."

Wang Dao asked curiously:
"Who is it?"

Stone Leopard whispered:
"Naruto!"

Wang Dao lost his voice and said:
"Big man!"

After hanging up the phone, Wang Dao was still incredulous; it was actually Nan Ye!

Chen Guozhong, who was watching the sea with him, asked:
"What happened?"

Wang Dao was greatly excited and said:
"Ah Bao met the real big shot."

Chen Guozhong disagreed:
"They are all big shots to us."

Wang Dao said, enunciating each word clearly:

"Naruto!"

Chen Guozhong exclaimed:

"Big man!"

The two exchanged a glance, both feeling excited!

Nanye is no ordinary big shot; he is a highly respected elder.

Unexpectedly, they came into Nanye's sights.

Wang Dao said to Chen Guozhong:

“Brother Zhong, you need to be more careful with your words and actions from now on. I just made a bet that our every move is under his watchful eye.”

Chen Guozhong's face turned bright red:

"It should, it should."

However, after thinking about it, he asked, puzzled.
What should I pay attention to?

Wang Dao shrugged:

"Do what you did before, and do it the same way in the future. The most important thing is not to forget your roots!"

Chen Guozhong was speechless:
"You are joking?"

Wang Dao shook his head:
"How could I possibly be joking?"

"Remember, we are patriotic. Foreigners are bad; those who are not of our race are bound to have different intentions."

Chen Guozhong sighed:
"I remember without you having to remind me."

Kingly Way Claps:
"That's it!"

Chen Guozhong frowned and said:

"I heard things didn't go well for you yesterday?"

Wang Dao smiled:
"Yeah, when Brother Kun went to take over Jardine Matheson, he encountered some difficulties, and he got very angry and fired quite a few foreigners."

(End of this chapter)