bayedsolid Chapter 293 Jimmy! Is everyone out in the game just trying to make money?
Chapter 293 Jimmy! Is everyone out in the game just trying to make money?
Around 10 a.m.
A Toyota sedan with license plates from both regions drove into the hospital.
After parking the car, in the He Lian Sheng triad, Li Jiayuan, nicknamed "Jimmy," turned his head and glanced at the rearview mirror.
It was just as he expected.
The eldest brother, Guan Zisen, stayed up all night gambling on football again last night, and is now fast asleep in the back seat.
He rolled down the car window and lit a cigarette.
Jimmy took a deep drag on his cigarette and quietly watched an old man rummaging through a trash can not far away.
He was an orphan and had never seen his parents since he could remember.
He was an elderly scavenger who found him in a garbage dump, kindly took him in, and raised him.
Jimmy was very business-minded from a young age, but unfortunately, the social atmosphere in Hong Kong wasn't very good back then.
Gangs and thugs were rampant, and street vendors were often bullied and robbed.
In order to make a living, he had no choice but to join the He Lian Sheng gang.
However, unlike other gangsters, he didn't like running brothels and collecting protection money.
He preferred to rely on the background and protection of the triad to do business and make money peacefully.
The reason I rushed across the border from Hong Kong to Shenzhen today is for one reason only.
That was Cao Zhengyu, a business partner who had a good relationship with his boss, Guan Zisen, and had worked with him for many years. He was injured and hospitalized.
To visit Cao Zhengyu in the hospital, Jimmy specially bought a flower and fruit basket early in the morning and then picked up his boss, Guan Zisen.
only……
His boss, Guan Zisen, has long lost the drive and ruthlessness he had in his youth.
Nowadays, he is addicted to gambling and not only frequently goes to Macau to gamble heavily, but also bets on horse racing and football matches.
At this rate, no matter how much wealth and income he accumulates, it won't be enough for him to squander.
Call ~
Jimmy let out a long sigh of smoke.
He frequently traveled between Hong Kong and Shenzhen.
They run bathhouses and saunas in Hong Kong, and smuggle pirated CDs and electronic products in Shenzhen.
Over the years, he has not only earned a lot of money, but has also witnessed the rapid economic development of Shenzhen.
He particularly enjoys doing business, and sometimes he really wishes he could live in Shenzhen permanently and stay out of the messy affairs of the triads.
"Have you arrived at the hospital yet?"
Guan Zai Sen sat up lazily, looking listless.
"We've arrived, boss."
Jimmy quickly stubbed out the cigarette and threw it away.
"Let's go up and take a look!"
After rubbing his face, Guan Zisen couldn't help but yawn again.
After his younger brother Jimmy opened the car door for him, he got out of the car at a leisurely pace.
Then, he put on sunglasses, put one hand in his pocket, and walked towards the elevator in a nonchalant manner.
As for Jimmy...
He followed behind, carrying a fruit basket in one hand and a bouquet of flowers in the other.
In their He Lian Sheng triad, loyalty and rules are the most important things.
No matter how bad the eldest son is, he's still the eldest son.
As the younger brother, you must respect your elder brother.
I went upstairs to the ward.
Seeing Cao Zhengyu lying in bed with a cast on, Guan Zaisen took off his sunglasses and asked curiously:
"Ah Cao, what happened to you? How did you get yourself into this state?"
Cao Zhengyu turned off the TV with the remote and glanced at the chair next to him.
After Guan Zisen lit a cigarette for Cao Zhengyu, he sat down with a furrowed brow.
At this moment, he showed absolutely no signs of the fatigue that often comes with gambling.
His business partner was inexplicably injured, which was no small matter for him.
And what about Cao Zhengyu?
Seeing Jimmy put down the flowers and fruit basket and was about to leave to avoid them, he immediately spoke up:
"You don't need to go out, just sit here!"
Jimmy didn't agree immediately, but instead looked at his boss, Guan Zisen.
After receiving Guan Zisen's nod of approval, he sat down on the cot near the door.
Because we made quite a scene at the hotel last night.
Cao Zhengyu knew that it was impossible to hide it any longer.
Rumors spread very quickly.
Before long, everyone will know about his embarrassing moments.
So he spoke concisely and avoided the important points, offering only a faint smile.
"It's not a big deal, really. I just drank too much last night and wasn't in good shape. Some bitch made fun of me for being no good."
"I kicked her, but she dodged it, and I fell to the ground and strained my ligament."
"I was planning to catch her and teach her a lesson, but I didn't expect this woman to get away."
Cao Zhengyu, who rose from humble beginnings in the countryside to become wealthy and powerful, is certainly not a fool.
He would never say that the reason he was in bad shape was not because he had drunk too much, but because he had met Zhao Ruilong and they talked about how the company's counterfeit MP3 player would be charged patent royalties.
He would never mention that after slapping Lin Qiuya twice, he took a solid punch from her, almost causing him to lose his ability to have children, and that Lin Qiuya eventually escaped into Zhao Ruilong's room, unable to get revenge.
of course.
He certainly wouldn't dare mention Zhao Ruilong or Huilong Group.
Since he was unaware of the full details of the incident, Guan Zisen naturally assumed it was just a minor matter.
"Oh my god, so that's how you got hurt!"
"But whose daughter is so rude?"
"How can you laugh at a guest who's had too much to drink and isn't in good spirits?"
"If she were in our establishment, she'd definitely get beaten up, right, Jimmy?"
Jimmy, sitting by the door, nodded repeatedly.
Cao Zhengyu chuckled.
"She's not a prostitute, she's a minor celebrity."
"But actually they're pretty much the same, they're all selling themselves."
Guan Zai Sen raised an eyebrow.
"A celebrity! But if they don't follow the rules, they still deserve to be punished."
Cao Zhengyu sneered, "If all I do is beat her up, that's too easy on her. I'm going to make her pay me five million, or else she'll be in big trouble!"
Guan Zisen asked with a chuckle, "President Cao, even if she's a celebrity, five million is no small sum! What do you plan to do if she refuses to pay?"
Cao Zhengyu knew.
The subtext of Guan Zaisan's words was an implication that the triad should intervene.
What are the main activities of Hong Kong's triad societies?
In addition to operating various shady establishments, they also provide services such as security, collecting protection money, valet parking, lending money, and debt collection.
If you ask the gang for help to collect debts from Lin Qiuya, no matter how much money you receive, you have to give the gang a large cut.
Why let the He Lian Sheng triad make a quick buck when you can handle a nobody like that yourself?
So Cao Zhengyu smiled calmly and said:
Let's try diplomacy first, then resort to force!
"If I can't handle it, I'll definitely ask you for help."
"By the way, you've come at the right time. How did the election for the new leader of Helian Sheng go?"
Cao Zhengyu didn't want to talk too much about his embarrassing moments, so he immediately changed the subject.
"What else can I do?"
Guan Zai Sen crossed his legs and took a puff of his cigarette.
"Everyone else has dropped out, so now it's just Big D and Lok Siu competing."
"You've met Young Master Lok. On the surface, he's very polite and looks like a schoolteacher, but he's actually quite loyal. Whenever there's something going on in the triad, he'll do his best to help. That's why many of the elders, including Uncle Deng, support him."
"As for Big D... he's a very capable person. No other gang can break into his Quan Bay area, which is enough to show that he's quite capable. He also has good relationships with many bosses, and he's willing to spend money in this election, so he's not without hope of winning."
Cao Zhengyu took a deep drag of his cigarette and glanced coldly at Guan Zisen.
"You've said a lot, but it's like you haven't said anything at all."
"There are no outsiders here, so tell me, whose side will your boss, Uncle Longgen, support?"
Guan Zisen took a drag of his cigarette.
"He's getting on in years, of course he'll support whoever gives him benefits!"
"Otherwise, how can he live a good life on the meager pension the club gives him every month?"
Cao Zhengyu nodded slightly.
"understood."
"It means that as long as Brother D is willing to spend money, his uncles and elders will definitely support him in being elected!"
Guan Zisen flicked his cigarette ash and shook his head slightly.
"That's not necessarily true. Uncle Deng, the most respected person in our gang, is loyal and follows the rules. He might support Young Master Lok as the leader in order to balance the power within the gang."
"Depend on!"
Cao Zhengyu said with a disdainful look:
"It's 2001 already, why are we still sticking to those old, stupid rules?"
"Over there, the Xinji branch stopped electing a leader a long time ago. It just passes the leadership from father to son, and from son to grandson, generation after generation!"
Guan Zai Sen laughed heartily.
"We're veterans, so of course we have to stick to the old rules!"
"Without rules, they have no right to vote."
"If they don't have the right to vote, why would the younger generation respect and be polite to them?"
Cao Zhengyu took a puff of his cigarette and then chuckled.
"In the end, who the hell is doing this for the gang? Isn't it all for their own little bit of benefit!"
Guan Zai Sen coughed twice and gave a sullen smile.
"You can't say that. Without the community, where would our individual families be? Without the organization, where would we be?"
"If there are no rules at all, wouldn't our club of tens of thousands of people be in complete chaos?"
Cao Zhengyu felt nauseous looking at Guan Zisen's hypocritical appearance.
But he also knew that Jimmy was sitting at the door, so Kwan Jai-sum would definitely have to say something polite.
"Well, whether it's Big D or Young Master Lok, I hope that our business won't be affected no matter who is elected."
"Don't worry, their competition to be the leader won't affect our business!"
At this point, Guan Zai Sen tucked his legs away and leaned forward slightly.
"But Huilong MP3 players are fucking hot!"
"I think you shouldn't start from scratch, just go ahead and copy it!"
"Anyway, this job is something you're very familiar with. After so many years, you've become an expert in counterfeiting!"
Cao Zhengyu smiled coldly.
Looking at Guan Zisen's greedy and impatient manner, you can tell that this guy is definitely short of money again.
There was a time when he did indeed make his fortune through counterfeiting and forgery.
Whether in the past or present, running a shell company and selling counterfeit goods can indeed be quite profitable.
Little did they know, times are about to change.
One of the major commitments made by China upon joining the WTO was to strengthen intellectual property protection and crack down on counterfeit and substandard products.
Moreover, after years of accumulation, Cao Zhengyu didn't want to keep dealing in counterfeit and shoddy products. He wanted to make some genuine products and achieve good results.
Only in this way can the company gradually get on the right track, have the hope of raising round after round of financing, continuously expanding its scale, and eventually going public through an IPO.
Only when a company successfully goes public can it be considered to have achieved both fame and fortune, and only then can it more easily make huge profits through capital operations.
only……
Cao Zhengyu's ambitions were beyond the comprehension of Guan Zaisan, who was addicted to gambling.
"Producing counterfeit Huilong MP3 players and exporting them overseas through Hong Kong can indeed make a lot of money, and to a large extent, it also avoids legal risks, making it difficult for Huilong Group to protect its rights!"