Hong Kong variety show: I can boost loyalty, the most generous boss.

Chapter 271, page 270: We're all robbing, just in different ways!
Fire Bull was shocked! Good heavens, buying a team in Europe? That's incredibly extravagant! This is an attempt to directly control a European team.

"Jun-ge, which team are you planning to bet on?"

The largest shareholders of Aomen Entertainment Company are Yang Jun and He Xin, and the third largest shareholder is Huo Yingdong. In reality, Yang Jun is the one in charge. He Xin is responsible for management and has to consult Yang Jun for his opinion on all decisions.

Bayern Munich~

Yang Jun named a Bundesliga powerhouse club, which stunned Huo Niu and Situ Haonan. Wow! In the future, if Chinese people control European teams, few people will believe it!

As long as you buy a European team, those big European bookmakers will naturally come to you to talk. They all make money from this. As long as you own a team, you have equal rights to negotiate.

Fire Bull gave a thumbs up, "That's what you call vision!"

Asia Television has secured the broadcasting rights for European football matches, but it certainly can't recoup its costs through advertising revenue alone; it will have to earn them back from other sources.

These days, the viewership of ATV's sports channel has soared, even surpassing the overall viewership of TVB. Keep in mind that this is just one channel of ATV, yet it has completely overshadowed the former television industry giant.

During Yang Jun's two years in charge of Asia Television, the average viewership rating of Asia Television soared to 75%, crushing its arch-rival TVB.

Now that Giant Group has obtained a satellite television license and will soon launch a satellite channel, Shaw Brothers probably won't be able to sleep at night.

Headquarters of the Hong Kong Jockey Club.

The chairman of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, Conde Carrie, sat in the conference room listening to the performance reports from the directors below. The more he listened, the darker his face became. This month's performance had dropped by 30%, and the Hong Kong Jockey Club's turnover had dropped by 30%. This was a major event that had never happened before.

"Director Li, what happened? Why has the turnover dropped so much?"

As the chairman of the Jockey Club, Condelli was merely an administrator, not the behind-the-scenes boss.

The shareholders of the Jockey Club are all prominent families in England, each of whom is either very wealthy or very powerful. Condelli is just a spokesperson they have put forward.

As a spokesperson, I am responsible to the board of directors. Hearing that the turnover has dropped by 30%, I felt like the sky was falling.

"Mr. Condelli, the decline in turnover last month was mainly due to the impact of telephone betting. This was mainly due to increased competition from external sources, such as Asia Television's fighting tournaments and football betting."

Director Li also put in a lot of effort, conducting a survey in the market. Some horse racing customers were attracted to more intense fighting and football matches, resulting in a 30% decrease in the Jockey Club's betting volume.

Condé frowned. The only legal betting organization in Hong Kong is the Hong Kong Jockey Club, which is publicly known as a charity.

Many of Hong Kong's public welfare projects are the work of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, which also has a monopolistic nature, ensuring the Jockey Club's annual profits of tens of billions of dollars.

"Hmph! How is the Hong Kong Police Force doing its job? Is Hong Kong now ruled by the Chinese?"

"Tell Berlicker to get things done immediately and crack down on all illegal gambling activities!"

Condé was extremely dissatisfied with the Hong Kong Police Force, which had been infiltrated by Chinese, all because of Perry's incompetence!

The rise of the Chinese is inevitable, and they still need to win over a portion of the Chinese community and get them to do things for them.

West Kowloon Region.

Xu Meiqing walked excitedly into the office. She had been promoted to Chief Superintendent and was in charge of the West Kowloon Operations Department, managing the West Kowloon Organized Crime and Triad Bureau, Intelligence Bureau, Serious Crimes Unit, Narcotics Bureau, and other front-line units. She was in a great position and riding high.

"Ma Jun, congratulations! You're getting promoted soon, and you'll be wearing white shirts soon too."

Ma Jun's face lit up with joy. Was he about to be promoted to police superintendent?

Xu Meiqing is good at making empty promises; before anything was even confirmed, she promised Ma Jun a position as a police superintendent.

Ma Jun realized that Superintendent Xu was trying to win him over, so he immediately saluted.

"Thank you for the promotion, sir!"

Xu Meiqing smiled. This Ma Jun isn't stupid after all. It seems that a year of guarding the pond has enlightened this police officer who hates evil.

Watson chimed in with a laugh:
"Superintendent Xu, Chief Superintendent Li Ying has been transferred?"

Xu Meiqing chuckled, her eyes filled with smugness, and said:
"Chief Superintendent Li Ying has been transferred to the New Territories North. Now there is no Li Ying in West Kowloon, only me, Chief Superintendent Xu Meiqing!"

"Ma Jun, there's a case I need you to follow up on; it's about illegal gambling on soccer matches!"

"Okay, let me take a look!"

Ma Jun glanced at the information and his eyes immediately lit up. "Fire Bull from Tai Kok Tsui, Luen Shing?"
He knew that Huo Niu and Yang Jun had been getting very close lately. Could it be that Yang Jun was also involved in Huo Niu's case?
"Okay, I'll investigate right away~"

Ma Jun is a workaholic. Once he gets into work mode, he investigates cases day and night. His team members also let out a groan and quickly get into work mode.

Cases involving illegal gambling on soccer matches are actually quite simple and easily uncovered by undercover police officers.

On the streets of Mong Kok,

Ma Jun led several plainclothes police officers into a small alley and blocked a short mule.

"Officer, what do you want with me? I haven't broken the law recently!"

The short mule leaned against the corner of the wall and saw Ma Jun and the others looking at him with cold smiles. He was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.

"If you haven't broken the law, why are you running when you see us?"

Ma Jun punched the short mule in the stomach, causing it to fall to the ground and howl in pain.

Hong Kong police in that era were relatively brutal in their investigations. Since there were no surveillance cameras in the alleys, beating up a dwarf wasn't a big deal.

Ma Jun picked up the short mule and said fiercely:

"Have you been betting on illegal football betting lately?

"Betting on the sidelines?" The short mule looked completely bewildered, and innocently exclaimed.

"Sir, is it illegal for me to bet on illegal gambling?"

Watson grinned and patted the dwarf mule's face, saying with amusement:
"Gambling on illegal gambling sites isn't illegal, but stealing a police gun is. I'd rather kill you on the spot!"

Watson forcibly took the dwarf's hand and pressed his fingerprint onto his police gun, scaring the dwarf so much that his legs went weak.

Good heavens! No evidence? Just create one!
"You're framing me?"

"Enough with the nonsense, cooperate with us, and I guarantee you'll be fine."

Ma Jun grabbed the short mule by the collar and asked very seriously:

"I'll make you give me the phone number for illegal sports betting and introduce one of my buddies to them."

The illegal betting on football matches is all done through introductions from acquaintances. Ma Jun wanted to get people in, for example, by finding someone to introduce them.

The short mule had no choice but to nod and agree!
Taipingshan Villa.

A sports car was parked in the garage outside. Da Dong walked into the hall and said to Yang Jun;
"Boss, Mrs. Liu is looking for you. She's waiting outside."

Yang Jun leaned back on the sofa watching TV and asked in confusion:

"Which one of you is Mrs. Liu? Please let her in."

Yang Jun rarely interacted with his wife and had no idea who would be looking for him.

A wealthy woman dressed in expensive clothes walked into the villa. She was probably in her thirties, and she was dignified, beautiful, and quite attractive.

Isn't this Liu Xiong's wife? Yang Jun politely stood up and shook hands.

"Mrs. Liu, did you need something from me?"

Yang Jun had met Liu Xiong's wife once before. This Mrs. Liu was very virtuous, staying at home to take care of her husband and children, and rarely managing company affairs.

“Mr. Yang, my husband has been kidnapped, and the kidnappers are demanding a ransom of HK$5 million.”

What? Liu Xiong has been kidnapped too?

Yang Jun was shocked. Wang Dehui had just disappeared and hadn't been found yet.
Did you call the police?

"No, the robbers called and said that if Liu Xiong called the police, he'd be dead!"

As Mrs. Liu spoke, tears began to stream down her face. As a young lady from a wealthy family, she had never witnessed such a scene before.

Liu Xiong was born into a wealthy family; his father was one of the big shots in the Chaozhou gang, so his first wife was also from a respectable family.

"Mr. Yang, you must save my husband!"

Mrs. Liu knelt on the ground and grabbed Yang Jun's trouser leg, making Yang Jun very embarrassed.

"Alright, I'll take care of this. Get up first!" Liu Xiong was, after all, his elder brother. Now that he had been kidnapped, Yang Jun was determined to help.

However, these ruthless bandits have hostages in their hands, making this a difficult situation.

"Thank you, but I really don't know what to do. I can come up with the ransom of 500 million."

"I've sold some of my properties and raised the money. As long as Ah Xiong comes out safe and sound, that's all that matters. Money is just an external thing!"

Yang Jun couldn't help but give a thumbs up. This Mrs. Liu is truly a good wife, worthy of respect.

Liu Xiong was always seeing other women, but his wife remained devoted to him, which was truly touching!

"By the way, did the robbers say where the transaction would take place?"

"No! The robbers said they would give us three days to raise the money, and then they would send someone to my house to collect it."

Good grief, these robbers have some nerve to come to my house to collect the money in person!

Yang Jun suddenly became interested in this group of robbers. Was Brother Hao out making money?

Zhang Shih-hao was one of the most notorious bandits in the 90s, having kidnapped many well-known wealthy individuals.

"Okay, I'll go check it out then."

"Thank you, I'll be going now!"

Mrs. Liu left Yang Jun's villa on Victoria Peak excitedly after Yang Jun agreed to help her.

Liu Xiong's villa is not far from Yang Jun's villa. It is located in the mid-mountain area of ​​Taiping Mountain and is a small villa of 500 square meters.

Three days later, Yang Jun arrived in the Banshan District by car.

Mrs. Liu was directing people to move money, carrying bags of luggage to the villa entrance and piling them together.

"Is the money all prepared?"

"Yes, it was just withdrawn from HSBC, a total of HK$500 million."

Only HSBC in Hong Kong had such a large cash reserve. In order to rescue Liu Xiong, Mrs. Liu emptied the family's cash reserves and sold some of the properties.

Liu Xiong, this stock market sniper, made money in the stock market, and now he's been kidnapped, which is somewhat ironic.

The money painstakingly stolen from stock market investors suddenly became ransom in the hands of kidnappers.

Yang Jun sat on the sofa in the living room, watching TV while waiting for the robbers to arrive.

Half an hour later, a truck pulled up in front of the villa, and a young man got out and calmly walked into the hall.

The young man, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, wearing a suit and walking with an air of nonchalance, was startled when he saw the more than twenty security guards in the lobby.

"Damn it, you broke your promise, you called the police?"

Zhang Shih-hao was startled when he saw the large number of men in black in the hall, but he quickly regained his composure.

Mrs. Liu immediately explained:

"Don't be nervous, this is my friend, he wants to meet you!"

When Zhang Shih-hao saw Yang Jun, the more he looked at him, the more familiar he seemed, but he couldn't remember for a moment who this young man was.
Yang Jun recognized Zhang Shihao at a glance. Wasn't this Zhang Shihao? Later, he made it into the newspapers and became the talk of the town. He was known as the notorious bandit Brother Hao.

"Hello, Zhang Shih-hao!"

Yang Jun stood up and extended his hand to shake hands with Zhang Shihao.

Zhang Shih-hao was shocked and his face changed drastically. How did he know my name?

"How...how do you know my name?"

Were we exposed? Zhang Shih-hao was startled, but quickly regained his composure.

In Hong Kong, investigations are conducted based on evidence. Even if someone knows your name, it's useless without evidence!
However, when Zhang Shih-hao saw the smiling Yang Jun, he increasingly felt that this young man was not simple.

"Aren't you afraid of me?"

Seeing Yang Jun's composure, Zhang Shih-hao was also very curious. Was this young man not afraid of being robbed?
"Afraid of you?" Yang Jun couldn't help but laugh!

When it comes to robbery and kidnapping, I'm practically your grandmaster; these are things I've already mastered.

"I am Yang Jun. You should have seen my picture in the newspaper."

These robbers must have investigated the information of Hong Kong's top ten richest people before planning the kidnapping. Yang Jun was at the top of the list, the most eye-catching one!
"Holy crap!" Zhang Shih-hao finally remembered. "This is Yang Jun, the world's richest man?"
The mastermind behind Wo Luen Shing, chairman of the Giant Empire Group, and the biggest conglomerate in Hong Kong!

This was the only super-powerful figure that Zhang Shih-hao couldn't kidnap, because the photo in the newspaper was slightly different from the real person, so it was normal that Zhang Shih-hao didn't recognize him at first.

"Mr. Yang, what are you doing here?"

When Zhang Shih-hao saw the twenty-odd men in black around him, all with bulging waists, he panicked.

Yang Jun sat on the sofa, legs crossed, and said casually:
"Liu Xiong is my friend. I hope that after you receive the ransom, you can guarantee my friend's safety!"

"Otherwise, I can guarantee you'll get the money, but you won't live to spend it!"

Zhang Shih-hao breathed a sigh of relief and said in a very generous manner:
"I, Zhang Shih-hao, keep my word. As long as I get the money, I will definitely release Liu Xiong!"

"I'm only after money, I won't kill anyone!"

"Mr. Yang, I can promise you, I will never harm your family!"

Zhang Shih-hao was very intelligent and had the air of a rough-and-tumble hero. He opened his coat, revealing many detonators strapped to his body.

“Mr. Yang, I’m strapped with bombs. If your men open fire, these bombs are enough to level the entire villa and kill us all!”

Zhang Shih-hao was well-prepared; he was ruthless enough to strap detonators to his body.

"Fine, I admire you. You can take the five hundred million ransom!"

"Remember to release them! Otherwise, I'll come looking for you again~"

Yang Jun remained calm and composed as he spoke.

Seeing Yang Jun's calm demeanor, Zhang Shih-hao felt a sense of apprehension; a big shot is indeed a big shot!
Zhang Shih-hao asked his security guards to help him load the money into the car, and ten minutes later, all 500 million Hong Kong dollars were loaded into the car.

Zhang Shih-hao calmly asked:

"Mr. Yang, do you have any cigarettes?"

Yang Jun tossed him a Cuban cigar. Zhang Shihao caught the cigar, patted his pockets, and couldn't find a lighter.

"Hey bro, can I borrow a light?"

Da Dong glanced at Yang Jun and tossed the lighter to Zhang Shihao.

Zhang Shih-hao, with a cigar in his mouth, said with a smile:

"Mr. Yang, I respect you very much; you are my idol!"

"You're in big business, but we're similar in one way: we're both competing, just in different ways."

That's interesting! We're all scrambling for it, just in different ways.

Zhang Shih-hao swaggered out of the room and drove the truck away with a flourish.

Da Dong, standing to the side, grew anxious and said to Yang Jun:

"Boss, are we just going to let him go like that?"

Yang Jun snorted coldly and said with amusement:
"What's the rush? Have you ever raised pigs?"

Da Dong shook his head; he had only ever farmed, never raised pigs.

"The pigs need to be fattened up before slaughtering; they're just piglets right now!"

Yang Jun exhaled a puff of white mist. As for Zhang Shihao, a nobody, he could crush him at any time!

(End of this chapter)