coobybook Chapter 231 Hongsheng Investment
Chapter 231 Hongsheng Investment
After Liang Kun's downfall, Jiang Tiansheng and Chen Yao returned to Hong Kong to take power again. Lu Yongqiang thought that he and Chen Yao got along quite well in San Francisco, and thought he could win over Chen Yao.
However, after Chen Yao returned to Hong Kong, his attitude towards Lu Yongqiang changed drastically, and he secretly plotted against Lu Yongqiang several times.
Three months ago, Lu Yongqiang wanted to open a food court in Causeway Bay. At that time, the society happened to have a vacant shop of more than 200 square meters in Causeway Bay, and the location was also suitable for opening a restaurant.
When Lu Yongqiang approached Chen Yao about renting a shop, Chen Yao said that the shop had not been rented out and the matter could be discussed. However, something went wrong later and he said that the shop could not be rented to Lu Yongqiang and the society itself planned to use the shop to open a convenience store.
Two months ago, Lu Yongqiang's men were hanging out in Causeway Bay when they clashed with Chen Haonan's men. One of the guys got drunk at the bar and made advances on a pretty girl on the dance floor. Unfortunately, the girl's boyfriend was also a member of the Hongxing gang and a member of Chen Haonan's staff.
It was just that he got drunk and started to touch people. It wasn't anything too outrageous. They were all from the same school. As long as Chen Haonan called Lu Yongqiang to talk about it, he would apologize and compensate, and the matter would be over.
Unexpectedly, Chen Haonan directly detained the person. Later, when Duxie went to ask for the person back, Chen Haonan gave him face and released the person without saying a word.
I originally thought that the matter had been settled, but unexpectedly, on the day of the monthly due date, Chen Yao brought up this matter at the gang meeting, implying that Lu Yongqiang did not discipline his subordinates strictly.
There are now nearly four thousand people on the roster of the entire Tuen Mun Hall. If you include those Blue Lanterns who are not on the roster, there are probably six or seven thousand people.
So many people are considered Lu Yongqiang's subordinates, some of whom Lu Yongqiang has never seen before. How should he discipline them?
Chen Yao brought up this matter at the meeting just to make a big deal out of it and criticize Lu Yongqiang.
Being targeted by Chen Yao one after another, Lu Yongqiang initially thought that Jiang Tiansheng was dissatisfied with him and Chen Yao was just a knife in Jiang Tiansheng's hand.
Lu Yongqiang is not the kind of person who would keep silent after suffering a loss. Not long after, he asked Chen Yao to have dinner with him.
Lu Yongqiang's meaning was very simple. He wanted to strengthen cooperation with Chen Yao. As long as he could remind him in advance when something happened, he could give Chen Yao a reward based on the size of the matter.
Chen Yao readily agreed at the time, but not long after, the incident of the Macau branch occurred. It was only at this time that Lu Yongqiang realized that Chen Yao was determined to be a dog for Jiang Tiansheng and might have sold himself out long ago.
The reason why Lu Yongqiang was fooled by Chen Yao was actually because of Lu Yongqiang's own carelessness. Ever since he became the leader of the Tuen Mun Gang, Lu Yongqiang himself has become a little arrogant and took some things for granted.
Jiang Tiansheng is in charge of Hung Hing again and has done a lot of things. First, he determined the ownership of Causeway Bay, and now he has also completed the transaction with Hongsheng Investment Company.
Many of Hongxing's formal industries are under the name of this investment company, such as the taxi company on Xiyan's side, the bus company on Ma Wangjian's side, several hotels on Dafei's side, and other industries, all of which have been taken away by the society.
Of course, the society did not take these properties away for nothing.
For example, the taxi company over there by Xiyan is a joint venture between Xiyan and a community. The company now owns 350 taxis.
The bus company in Ma Wangjian is also a cooperative enterprise between the community and Ma Wangjian. The company has 12 minibus routes and 52 buses.
Wuliang also has a taxi company, which is also a joint venture between the society and Wuliang. The company owns 120 taxis.
Now the three companies have merged to form Xincheng Passenger Transport Service Co., Ltd., which is managed by people arranged by Hongsheng Investment Company. Wuliang, Xiyan and Ma Wangjian are considered shareholders of Xincheng Passenger Transport and wait for dividends every year.
In addition to the industries that cooperated with the society being taken away by the society, all the nightclubs owned by the society were also transferred to Hongsheng Investment, and a Parkson Entertainment Company was sold.
These nightclubs are still run by the club leaders as before, but they have signed a lease agreement. Previously, they paid a proportion of their monthly income to the club, but now they pay rent directly.
No matter what happens in these nightclubs in the future, whether they are operating illegally or not, it has nothing to do with Parkson Entertainment or Hongsheng Investment.
Now Jiang Tiansheng is the chairman of Hongsheng Investment, and Chen Yao is the general manager of Hongsheng Investment.
Although Jiang Tiansheng is the chairman of Hongsheng Investment, the company is not owned by Jiang Tiansheng. Hongsheng Investment is wholly owned by a foreign-funded company called Hongxing.
This foreign-funded company called Hung Hing has twenty-eight shareholders.
These 28 shareholders are the 28 people currently in power in Hongxing, consisting of 13 leaders, white paper fans, dragon heads, and 13 uncles of the society.
Although the shares are in the names of these 28 people, they cannot be inherited or resold. After the person dies, the shares will be taken back by the company.
After going through so many twists and turns, the benefits are not small. Now Hongsheng Investment is a completely legal and formal enterprise, and all its industries are formal industries without any illegal or disorderly behavior.
The police can crack down on the Hung Hing gang, but they cannot touch Hongsheng Investment. As long as Hongsheng Investment does not encounter any problems, Hung Hing will have a chance to turn things around no matter how big the problem is.
Chen Yao is now the general manager of a large company with a market value of over 1 billion. Although he is only the general manager, Jiang Tiansheng has too many things to do, and Chen Yao has the final say on basically all matters big and small in the company.
Chen Yao is already a powerful figure, and Lu Yongqiang still wants to bribe him with money. Isn't this just asking for trouble...
Moreover, Chen Yao's current status is all thanks to Jiang Tiansheng. If someone else takes the lead, his white paper fan may become a decoration again. In this case, it is understandable that Chen Yao serves as a dog for Jiang Tiansheng.
Lu Yongqiang glanced at Dafei beside him and said, "Dafei, weren't you drinking with Han Bin and the others? Why are you here?"
Da Fei said, "Brother Qiang, you're all making a fortune now. Your business is growing. Brother Bing has set up his own shipping company and is making a fortune thanks to the help of the big water monkey. I heard that Dinosaur's gambling ship is making nearly 20 million yuan a month. Even the bad boy Nan has opened such a big bar now."
But I'm miserable. I just have to manage a shabby fruit stall and a few strip clubs in Kwun Tong. The two hotels in Kwun Tong used to bring in some income, but now they've been taken back by the gang. My life is getting harder and harder. If this continues, I won't be able to support my subordinates..."
"Stop! Stop! Stop!" Lu Yongqiang interrupted Dafei.
"Da Fei, if you have something to say, just tell me straight. Don't complain about being poor. You are the leader of Hongxing after all. No matter how poor you are, you are not so poor that you can't afford to eat."
After hearing what Lu Yongqiang said, Dafei didn't feel embarrassed. He picked his nose with his fingers, and then wiped the booger on his clothes. Lu Yongqiang felt sick watching Dafei's action, and he unconsciously moved to the side.
Da Fei wiped the boogers off his fingers and said with a grin, "Brother Qiang, I'm not so poor that I can't afford to eat, but I can't make a lot of money either."
"Da Fei, if you keep beating around the bush, I'll leave." Seeing that Da Fei was still not talking about business, Lu Yongqiang stood up and prepared to leave.
Seeing Lu Yongqiang about to leave, Dafei immediately said, "Brother Qiang, I heard that you know Miss Tong. Could you help me make some connections and introduce them to each other?"
Lu Yongqiang was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Are you talking about the Tong family of Tong International?"
Da Fei nodded and said, "Tong's International has won a public housing reconstruction project in Lam Tin Estate, and the person in charge of this project is Tong Keren, the eldest daughter of the Tong family.
I wanted to take some work from Miss Tong, but I never had the chance to meet this young lady.
I heard that you, Brother Qiang, know Miss Tong. Could you please introduce her to me?
Don't worry, I understand the rules. If I get a job, I'll give you 10% of it, Brother Qiang."
Lu Yongqiang hesitated for a moment and said, "I do know Tong Keren, but I'm not very familiar with her. I can try to help you connect with her, but I can't guarantee that it will work.
I don’t want the remaining 10%, but whether this thing succeeds or not, you need to do one thing for me first.”
Da Fei hesitated for a moment and said, "Brother Qiang, it's no problem for me to help you, but please tell me what it is, otherwise I won't be able to do it and it will affect the relationship between us brothers."
Lu Yongqiang smiled and said, "Don't worry! This is just a small matter for you."
“I’m planning to open a food court in Lam Tin, Kwun Tong. I’ve already found the location for three connected shops on On Tin Street.
But now I'm having a little trouble. The landlord has already sold the shop to me, but the current tenant is making trouble, saying that the lease hasn't expired yet and that I have to pay her a penalty or wait until the lease expires before moving out. Especially the tenant who owns the flower shop, she refuses to move even after being offered a penalty..."
Before Lu Yongqiang finished speaking, Dafei said, "Brother Qiang, is this true? You are a gangster, a gangster, who would dare to occupy your shop and not move?"
Lu Yongqiang rolled his eyes and said, "Da Fei, are you deaf? I told you there's a flower shop on Anyan Street. Don't you understand? There's only one flower shop over there!"
Da Fei was stunned for a moment, then asked curiously, "Brother Qiang, are you saying that the flower shop owner is very powerful? We can't use any tricks?"
Lu Yongqiang was so embarrassed by Da Fei's question that he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He said angrily, "Da Fei, you used to go to that flower shop and act like a lickspittle every day. Now you're playing dumb with me, right?"
Before Lu Yongqiang finished speaking, Dafei asked in surprise: "Is the flower shop you are talking about the one my wife owns?"
Lu Yongqiang nodded and said, "The company plans to open a food city in Lantian. After the staff found a suitable store, they went directly to the landlord to negotiate the purchase contract. After buying all the stores, they found out that one of the three stores was run by your wife, and the other was a convenience store jointly run by your sister and Chen Haonan's girlfriend."
"We are all family, so naturally we won't let your wife and sister suffer any loss. We have already agreed to pay liquidated damages to compensate them for their losses. Your sister has already agreed to the contract, but your wife is adamantly unwilling to move.
If she wasn't your wife, I would have taken action long ago.
Dafei, is this a small matter for you? Can you do it? When your wife agrees to move out, I will help you contact Miss Tong.