Hong Kong: Rise of the Kings

The next day, the rainstorm stopped.

The famous Luk Yu Tea House in Wan Chai opened its doors for business early in the morning.

Due to the heavy rain, the tea house has been closed for almost two days. If it does not open today, not only the boss can't afford it, but also the waiters can't afford it, because their salary is calculated on a daily basis. If they work one day less, they will get one day less salary. Most of them have families to support, which can be said to be "no work, no food".

Today seems to be a good business. The most luxurious box in the tea house was booked early in the morning.

At eight o'clock, a black Bentley slowly drove up and stopped under the tea house.

First, two people got off the car, one of them was potbellied and looked like a tycoon, and the other was energetic and was an elite.

They were Chief Inspector Yan Xiong and new police superintendent Zhuang Dingxian.

Yan Xiong got out of the car, and without waiting for Zhuang Dingxian to react, he took the initiative to run to the back and open the door: "Godfather, get out of the car!"

A pair of black leather shoes stepped out from the car, and then Du Yongxiao, dressed in white, got out of the car.

He wore a white hat and a suit, which made him look elegant and refined.

Nowadays, he no longer needs to be surrounded by people, bodyguards, and police cars when he travels. His status and position have long made all the black and white people in Hong Kong cautious. Who dares to act rashly?

The waiter at the teahouse saw Du Yongxiao getting out of the car from a long distance at the door.

He knew Yan Xiong. This former four major detectives often visited this Lu Yu teahouse during his heyday. It was convenient to drink tea and extort money at the same time, so the waiter had a "deep memory" of Yan Xiong.

Those who can work as waiters in such teahouses are very discerning, and this waiter is almost the same.

When he saw Yan Xiong serving Du Yongxiao so servilely, he knew that Du Yongxiao was not an ordinary person.

Immediately, the waiter ran up to greet Du Yongxiao and said, "Boss, you are here, please come in!"

The waiter stretched out his voice and turned his head to the teahouse and said, "A VIP! Maojian Pu'er jasmine, Dongting Biluo is the best in the world!"

The waiter's singing was very meaningful. Generally, singing "the best in the world" means that the guest who came is a super VIP, rich and powerful, and cannot be offended.

The teahouse owner heard this and did not dare to neglect it. He hurriedly ran out from the counter and greeted Du Yongxiao in person. After asking, he found out that Du Yongxiao was the VIP who booked the luxury box.

The teahouse owner was also a smooth person. He tried to find out Du Yongxiao's true identity in a roundabout way, but Du Yongxiao just perfunctorily said a few words. He seemed approachable, but in fact he was a thousand miles away.

The teahouse owner had also seen such people and knew that such people were real big shots. The momentum, aura, and temperament were all in one. People who made you feel easy to get along with, but also made you feel suffocated, were definitely not ordinary people.

Before Du Yongxiao said anything, Yan Xiong was very disgusted with the teahouse owner's nagging. After entering the private room, he asked the other party to serve the best tea, and then made a few exquisite snacks to go with the tea, and then drove the owner out.

The teahouse owner knew Yan Xiong, the "big villain". When he opened a teahouse, he was often blackmailed by this bastard.

However, Yan Xiong is no longer a detective now. He was wanted before. Of course, the teahouse owner is not afraid of him. However, doing business requires harmony to make money. The boss doesn't have to be angry with Yan Xiong, a smiling tiger. Although he is very curious about Du Yongxiao's specific identity, he still goes out with a flattering face.

After the teahouse owner left, Yan Xiong said unhappily: "This punk boss has no vision at all. Seeing that you, the godfather, are impatient, he is still chattering here, and he doesn't feel annoyed!"

Du Yongxiao didn't say anything, leaning back in the chair, pinching his chin, as if thinking about something.

After a moment, he exhaled a bit depressed and looked at Zhuang Dingxian who would rather stand outside the box and smoke than come in: "Hey, Ah Xian, why don't you come in to smoke? What are you doing hiding outside?"

Zhuang Dingxian didn't dare to look at Du Yongxiao's eyes. He lowered his head and looked at the cigarette in his hand and smiled reluctantly: "Brother Xiao, don't play with me! You said you want to quit smoking. If I smoke in front of you, how can you quit?"

"You don't believe in my willpower? Let me tell you, when I was on a plane and went through security check, the machine kept beeping. The security inspector came and searched for a long time but didn't find any metal. Do you know why the machine still beeps?"

"Why?"

"Yes, why, godfather, tell me?"

Yan Xiong and Zhuang Dingxian asked curiously.

"That's because of my iron will!" Du Yongxiao told a cold joke.

Zhuang Dingxian and Yan Xiong were confused for a long time.

Yan Xiong reacted and clapped immediately: "Great! Godfather, you are so humorous!"

Zhuang Dingxian also had to clap his hands and agree: "Yes, it's really humorous! It took me a long time to understand! Well, Xiao brother is worthy of being Xiao brother."

Du Yongxiao looked at these two "insincere" guys, and looked at the cigarette in Zhuang Dingxian's mouth with envy, licking his lips: "Ah Xian, come in, it's okay, your smoking won't affect me!"

"Really, Xiao brother, then I really come in!" Zhuang Dingxian saw Du Yongxiao say this, and walked in smoking.

Du Yongxiao smelled the secondhand smoke of Zhuang Dingxian from a distance, and immediately felt refreshed.

He had just quit smoking for three days, and he couldn't stand it.

But as he said, his willpower was very strong, so he said to Zhuang Dingxian: "Come, get closer!"

"No, Xiao brother, get too close, my smoke is too strong."

"Too strong is right, I just want to exercise my willpower." Du Yongxiao said sonorously.

"Oh." Zhuang Dingxian approached Du Yongxiao again, one step away.

Du Yongxiao took a deep breath of secondhand smoke, and this time he felt comfortable all over.

Yan Xiong saw how pitiful his godfather looked and couldn't help but said: "Godfather, how about you get one?"

Du Yongxiao glared at him and said righteously: "You are inducing me to smoke again!"

Yan Xiong said hurriedly: "No! I didn't mean that! Godfather, I'm just doing it for your own good. Ahem, it's true!"

"Humph!" Du Yongxiao snorted coldly.

Zhuang Dingxian said: "Brother Xiao, why don't you have one? Mainly to test your iron will! I don't believe it. If you smoke one, you won't be able to quit in the future?"

"You don't believe it? Ah Xian, you disappoint me so much! Well, in order to convince you, and more importantly to prove myself, I will take one, and I will smoke it for you to see. I will still be able to quit after smoking it!"

Upon seeing this, Zhuang Dingxian hurriedly took out his Marlboro, took one and handed it to Du Yongxiao.

Du Yongxiao bit his mouth: "Hey, I sucked it just to convince you and let you know how strong my willpower is!"

"Of course! Brother Xiao, I know your willpower without saying anything!" Zhuang Dingxian helped him light the cigarette.

Du Yongxiao took a sip happily and felt like a god, floating away!

Quitting smoking sucks!

Yan Xiong could see clearly next to him.

My godfather is more cunning than me!

You obviously want to smoke but you still don’t say it!

Looking at Zhuang Dingxian again, Yan Xiong couldn't help but become wary, this kid has a future! Especially this flattering skill has already left no trace on the snow!

Just when Yan Xiong was thinking wildly, there was a sound of footsteps on the stairs, and a voice sounded from the stairs with a smile: "I'm sorry, Mr. Du invited me to tea, but Mr. Li came late! He really deserves to be punished!"

While he was talking, Li Jiacheng walked in from the outside, followed by his confidant Song Bingshu, the royal general. Song Bingshu was holding a document bag in his hand, put the document bag on the table, and left.

Li Jiacheng adjusted his glasses, sat down opposite Du Yongxiao, and smiled at Du Yongxiao: "Mr. Du, first of all, thank you for inviting me to drink tea here. Secondly, this is a gift, so I should give it to you!" After speaking, he pointed. Refers to the document bag.

Du Yongxiao remained silent. Yan Xiong reached for the document bag, opened it and looked at it, then handed it to Du Yongxiao, leaned over and whispered: "It's the high-end villa construction project in Tsuen Wan."

Du Yongxiao then looked at the information in his hand.

"That's right, what you have in your hand is the high-end villa development plan in Tsuen Wan that I had specially written. You own thousands of acres of land in Tsuen Wan. Why do you need to build a car production line? How about developing it directly into high-end villas?"

"If nothing else, as long as the authorities approve the construction documents, we can directly sell off-plan properties and off-plan properties! In such an environment, coupled with the reputation of our Yangtze River Industrial and your Hengchuang Real Estate, there will definitely be a large number of people taking advantage of it. Come and make a reservation after paying for it!”

"When the time comes, we won't even have to pay a penny. We only need to take the money from these people to build the villa! We will collect the balance after the construction is completed. This kind of business can be said to be a sure profit!"

Li Jiacheng took off his glasses and breathed a sigh of relief, slowly wiping the lenses and being filial to Du Yong.

Du Yongxiao's expression remained unchanged, as if he had expected Li Jiacheng to say this, because in his previous life, Li Jiacheng was such a businessman who put profits first.

"Why, you still don't understand?" Seeing Du Yongxiao being so calm, Li Jiacheng became a little impatient: "What a simple question. Are you not cooperating with Mitsubishi Group to open a car production line to make money? Since they are all about making money, why not choose the simplest option? , and the fastest way?”

"It's a quick way..." Du Yongxiao nodded slightly and said to Li Jiacheng: "Maybe in your opinion, cooperating with Mitsubishi to build a car production line in Tsuen Wan is a stupid way to make money. On the contrary, real estate can make money quickly, but you want to “Have you ever thought about it? How many times can you sell the villa after it’s built? What’s left after it’s sold?”

"On the other hand, if the automobile production line is built, it will not only solve the employment problem of a large number of Hong Kong people, but also make Hong Kong a real industrial capital, instead of relying on building houses, selling land, and relying on financial banks. In the event of a financial crisis, They all become bubble metropolises!”

"The development of the world economy proves that only industry can save the country! Only the real economy can develop for a long time and endure for a long time! What you see is just ten years, but what I see is a hundred years! Ten years later, your villa will be It has long been sold out, and grass has long grown on the vacant land, but my factory is still assembling and selling cars day and night--of course, it may also be a flying car or even a spaceship at that time!"

Li Jiacheng put his glasses back on his face: "Mr. Du, you said I am short-sighted, I admit it! Because I am a businessman, I don't think about too many things, let alone long-term things. I only know that there is a huge cake in front of me. If you don’t eat, you have to chew on iron lumps. This is what a fool would do.”

"So this is the difference between you and Mr. Huo. Mr. Huo always has the country and his ambitions in mind when doing things. But in the end, you are just an excellent and successful businessman. Maybe in the future your wealth will be as rich as the country, or even You can control the economy of a certain country, but you should understand that businessmen must ultimately rely on the international environment. In the face of absolute power, your wealth is worthless!" Du Yongxiao said the most lethal thing with a smile on his face! if.

Li Jiacheng smiled heartily: "In other words, it means that I am mercenary? It doesn't matter. Being mercenary to the extreme is also a kind of success, isn't it? You said that I can be rich enough to rival a country in the future. Since I can achieve this, why should I care about what others think of me and what they say about me? You said that I can't compare with Mr. Huo, I am not as clear-headed as others, and I am obsessed with money. But how many people in this world can be pure? I would rather be a pure businessman, I would rather be profit-driven, I would rather be criticized. I just want to tell everyone that I am me! There is no second one in the world, and there is only one in Hong Kong!"

Finish this sentence After saying this, Li Jiacheng looked at Du Yongxiao, who was smiling slightly across from him. Seeing that Du Yongxiao was still staring at him, he simply spread his hands: "What, did I say something wrong? Everyone has their own way of being a person, right?"

"You're right, I can't force you to do anything." Du Yongxiao patted the file bag on the table and threw it back to Li Jiacheng: "Just like you can't force me to develop villas with you!"

Li Jiacheng was very straightforward, put the file away again, looked at Du Yongxiao again and said: "So now, we don't even have the basis for cooperation, how can we have a happy conversation?"

Du Yongxiao smiled and looked at Yan Xiong

Yan Xiong also smiled, stepped forward and said to Li Jiacheng: "Boss Li, maybe you don't know yet, we caught the Zhongxinyi boss Lian Haolong!"

Li Jiacheng's heart skipped a beat, and he remained calm: "So what? What does it have to do with me?"

"Really? It has nothing to do with you, Boss Li?" Yan Xiong smiled, showing his true colors of smiling but hiding a knife, "But I heard that Lian Haolong intends to confess everything he knows... Boss Li, you are a businessman, your reputation is more important than your life!"

"What do you mean?" Li Jiacheng looked at Yan Xiong warily.

What kind of person is Yan Xiong?

He used to be just one of the four major detectives, and in Li Jiacheng's eyes, he was just a watchdog for the rich. Now he dares to talk to him in this tone, so presumptuous!

"What I mean is, Boss Li, you are a great nobleman, you can't be splashed with shit, urine and fart. If you get touched, it will be troublesome! How about this--"

Yan Xiong carefully took out a document and handed it to Li Jiacheng, "My godfather is very sincere, take a look first!"

Li Jiacheng took the document and looked at it suspiciously. After looking at it, he was stunned!

He looked up suddenly and looked at Du Yongxiao: "What do you mean? Are you inviting me to join the automobile production line?"

"That's right!" Du Yongxiao picked up the teacup and tasted it slowly, "You and I are both patriots. If this production line has Boss Li joining to cheer, it will be just around the corner!"

Li Jiacheng's expression changed again and again. He looked at the document again. The contract in it was very harsh. It was simply an overlord clause. It meant that he had to pay money to get a little equity, and he had no power to make decisions.

Just when Li Jiacheng wanted to refuse on the spot, something fell out of the document. Looking carefully, it was Li Jiacheng and Li Zhaoheng meeting at sea and taking a photo together fishing.

Immediately——

Li Jiacheng snapped the file shut and said to Du Yongxiao with a smile on his face: "I am honored to cooperate with you!"