Hong Kong variety show: I Am a Tycoon

Chapter 275 The Great Era

"By the way, boss, I heard you've made a lot of money in the stock market lately?" Huang Baiming asked tentatively.

Chen Jiajun was taken aback for a moment, then said, "What, you bought stocks too? You lost a lot of money, didn't you?"

Huang Baiming said with a smile, "I just played around a little and didn't lose much. It's that bastard Ishida who's always thinking about speculating in real estate and stocks. Now he's almost lost his life."

Of the Seven Wonders of New City, Ishida is the most irresponsible.

This guy dabbles in almost everything, including real estate, finance, stocks, and gold trading.

In the end, they even stopped making movies altogether and went straight to figuring out these intricacies.

However, his luck wasn't good. The stock market crash in October left him penniless, forcing him to take up directing again to earn money.

Huang Baiming said with a smile, "Now everyone is saying that you, the big boss, are the real stock market god. Even Buffett and the like are no match for you."

Chen Jiajun knew this guy was flattering him, but the flattery wasn't offensive.

"If we weren't a TV drama production company, this stock market crash would be a great publicity stunt, and it would definitely generate high viewership," Huang Baiming continued.

At this point, Chen Jiajun's heart skipped a beat.

Indeed, a phenomenal TV series emerged after the October stock market crash.

Its influence was so great that it drew huge crowds.

So Chen Jiajun smiled and said to Huang Baiming, "Since there's a gimmick, why not film it? I have a good relationship with Mr. Shao, so I'm not afraid of not having a market. I can just bring Mr. Shao on board later."

Huang Baiming's eyes lit up immediately: "Yes, that's a good idea."

The two then started talking about the recent stock market crash.

Before he started to give up, Huang Baiming was truly quite talented.

It can be said that each of the Seven Eccentrics of New City is a top figure in this industry.

Just by asking about the stock market crash, they were able to come up with a rough framework for the script.

With Chen Jiajun adding more details, the two of them felt more and more that this matter had great potential.

In the end, they even attracted people like Mai Jia and Xu Ke to join the discussion.

"We have the basic framework; now it's time to fill in the content." Huang Baiming had originally intended to curry favor with Chen Jiajun, but unexpectedly, he had actually produced a decent script. He asked excitedly, "Boss, what's the name of this drama?"

A TV series that combines elements of the stock market, business warfare, family feuds, and gangsters is definitely a promising project.

"How about we call it 'The Great Era'?" Chen Jiajun said with a smile.

At this time, the script for "The Greed of Man" had not yet been completed. It is estimated that the original editor and director, Wai Ka-fai, is still working at TVB. At worst, he can be added later, and that won't be considered plagiarism.

The group was engrossed in their conversation and didn't notice the time.

When Sister A-Zhi came looking for me after work, she was both amused and exasperated.

On the way back, Sister A-Zhi said with a smile, "You're such a big boss, and you're still talking about TV dramas with people?"

"That's interesting," Chen Jiajun said with a smile. "You should also play a role in it. This drama will definitely be a hit."

"Then I'll have to take a good look at the script," Sister A-Zhi said with a smile.

She has no shortage of acting opportunities now, and with Chen Jiajun's connections, she's not only in demand from directors, but also from bigwigs in the film and television industry.

Even the gang members who came to collect protection money treated him with utmost respect.

They have no shortage of money or status.

Being able to film two movies a year is already considered very dedicated.

I had been reading lewd magazines in Dafei's office for half a day and was already burning with rage.

Back at Sister A-Zhi's house, Chen Jiajun couldn't wait to pick her up.

With a gasp from Sister A, the two of them rolled onto the sofa.

Originally, chatting with Wong Pak-ming about "The Greed of Man" was just a small incident, but I didn't expect that this guy would actually contact TVB and plan to co-produce this big drama.

It's said that the story is based on the real-life incident of Chan Ka-Chun making a fortune during the October stock market crash, and TVB seems quite interested in it.

The two sides hit it off immediately and began discussions.

I believe this project will be pushed forward soon.

This was something Chen Jiajun hadn't expected, but he didn't care even if he did find out.

The money the film and television company earned was nothing to Chen Jiajun anymore.

However, something Dafei said the next day annoyed Chen Jiajun.

"Boss, several girls from our stable have gone missing," Dafei said with a serious expression. "When we found them, we discovered that their kidneys had been removed."

"What?" Chen Jiajun frowned immediately. "Have you found out who did it?"

Dafei shook his head and said, "Not yet, the police are investigating. According to people at the venue that day, this group was very generous and liked to take girls out. I guess these girls were greedy and agreed to spend the night with them, so they had their kidneys cut off by this group."

"There are rumors that a factory in Thailand specializes in this kind of business, serving some powerful and wealthy people. They make money while receiving asylum. This whole thing might have been caused by this organ factory."

Chen Jiajun almost laughed out of anger: "Since things are getting difficult in Thailand, they've come to Hong Kong? Tell Lao Yu to contact all the major triads. I'm going to find these kidney harvesters and skin them alive with my own hands."

Anyone with a modicum of humanity would find it unacceptable to engage in human trafficking and organ trafficking.

Originally, this bloody profession was the lowest and most despicable thing in the underworld.

Now that someone has brought this kind of business to Hong Kong, Chen Jiajun cannot tolerate it.

So the old prison guard notified the bigwigs of various triads in Hong Kong that very day, intending to find this group of people.

Various student organizations also responded enthusiastically.

After all, this matter has caused quite a stir these past two days, leading some of the stable girls to refuse to work there anymore.

Even for the sake of the stable business, they had no reason to refuse.

So a strange thing happened: the gang members were even more proactive in investigating the case than the police.

Even the boat captains who smuggled people were warned that if they dared to disobey orders, they would lose their business altogether.

Inside a low-cost apartment building in Hung Hom District.

A thin man looked around at the menacing-looking man, and only went upstairs after confirming that he was not being followed.

The guy, carrying some instant noodles and other food, knocked on the door of a house.

The companion inside the room looked around, seemingly trying to confirm something.

"Don't bother looking, I already checked when I came up, there's no one following me," the thin man said impatiently.

Hearing his companion's words, the man with a scar on his face opened the door.

The skinny man tossed his food aside and said irritably, "When is the ship finally arriving? These Hong Kong triads have been looking for us like crazy these past few days."

Scarface said speechlessly, "How should I know? We can hide, but we can't wait to lose a kidney. I just don't understand, what's wrong with these Hong Kong people for two stable girls?"

"Damn it, you're still thinking about kidneys at a time like this?" the skinny man glared and said, "Let's talk about getting back alive first. It's all because of you, you bastard, saying there are many targets in Hong Kong. Otherwise, how would we have ended up like this?"

The scarred man was clearly of lower status than the skinny man. He rubbed the back of his head and said, "Isn't it because the higher-ups are pressing us? Besides, I didn't expect such a strong reaction from these Hong Kong people."

"Now that's it, the Thai police are investigating us, and Hong Kong will probably list us as wanted criminals too. Damn it!" the skinny guy yelled in annoyance.

Just as the two were talking, there was a knock on the door.

"Who is it?" The skinny man immediately became alert, lifted his shirt and placed his hand on the pistol at his waist, then walked to the door.

"It's me, landlady, checking the water meter," came an impatient voice from the doorway.

Hearing the middle-aged woman's words, Scarface lowered his guard, but the skinny man didn't move, leaning against the wall while Scarface opened the door.

Scarface opened the door, and there stood the landlady, that ruthless middle-aged woman.

The landlady almost suffocated as soon as she walked in, overwhelmed by the smell of smoke. She grumbled angrily, "Are you smoking cured meat in there? I'm losing money renting this room to you for 300 yuan a month."

Seeing that it was just the landlady alone, the two finally relaxed. They didn't notice at all that the landlady looked extremely nervous.

After taking a look around the kitchen, the landlady left, reminding the two of them to clean up properly before she left.

The two men, without suspecting anything, closed the door.

But after the landlady left, she breathed a long sigh of relief, walked to a corner of the stairs, and said to the two men who looked like gangsters, "Bosses, we've found out, they are the two people you showed me the photos of."

The gangster asked again and again, "Are you sure?"

“It’s confirmed.” The landlady also described some of the two men’s characteristics.

"Look, I've finished taking care of everything. As for my husband's debt... could we postpone it for a couple of days?" the landlady said with a fawning expression.

The gangster waved his hand impatiently and said, "Have your husband send the money to the finance company next month. Now you can get lost."

The landlady was overjoyed: "Thank you both very much."

After the landlady left, the two thugs exchanged an excited glance and then made a phone call.

Dafei quickly arrived with his men.

"Are those two bastards inside?" Dafei asked his two underlings.

The younger brother quickly replied, "We've already had the landlady go in and confirm, and it is indeed these two people."

"Damn it, I finally found them." Dafei rudely pulled a pistol from his pants: "These two bastards are definitely armed. If you can capture one alive, try to keep one alive, but our brothers' lives are more important, understand?"

"Understood, Brother Dafei," the underlings whispered.

"Let's go, let's get to work."

Dafei nodded and rushed to the factory first.

Upon arriving at the door of the room, he violently kicked the door open.

Before he could speak, a bullet hurtled towards him with a whooshing sound.

Dafei reacted quickly and dodged the bullet, but the two guys had already jumped out of the room's window.

"Damn it, chase after them!"

Dafei was furious when he saw the two escape and immediately said to his men.

Because Dafei arrived in a hurry, he didn't bring many people with him.

The group chased downstairs and discovered that there was a garbage dump at the back of the alley.

The two escaped unharmed thanks to the buffer of the garbage heap.

"Damn it, if those two bastards get away today, we'll lose all face."

Dafei immediately dispersed his men to search and inquire about the whereabouts of the two men.

Hung Hom is the territory of the Sun Kee, and it is also the home of Axe Chun Fat, the current boss of the Sun Kee.

Dafei's actions naturally did not escape his notice.

If it were in the past, Axe Jun would definitely have tried to sabotage Da Fei.

After all, Hung Hing and Sun Kee have a long history of feuds.

But Axe Jun is no fool. The new bureau is now beset by internal and external troubles, and he himself is in a lot of trouble.

He can't afford to mess with Hung Hing now, and he can't afford to mess with Chan Ka-Chun behind them even more.

So he took this opportunity to try to repair his relationship with Hung Hing.

They immediately sent men to arrest the two kidney harvesters and handed them over to Dafei.

"Brother Dafei, these two guys are here to be handed over to you by our Ah Da. We hope they can ease tensions with Hung Hing." A van pulled up right in front of Dafei, and two bastards, all tied up, were thrown out.

Dafei's eyes lit up immediately: "Go back and tell your boss that I will bring this up with Old Yu. In the end, we're all just trying to make a living in Hong Kong. It's a win-win situation for everyone."

"Then thank you for your kind words, Brother Dafei." The underling smiled as he handed the two bastards over to Dafei, then stepped on the gas and drove off.

Seeing the two men who had donated kidneys, Dafei rushed over and started punching and kicking them: "You son of a bitch, you dared to mess with my girls, you son of a bitch, you made my stables unable to work!"

After venting his anger, Dafei took the two men back to the Chung Yi Hall of Hung Hing.

And he told Old Prisoner about what happened today.

After Chen Jiajun stopped taking charge, Lao Yu quickly implemented Chen Jiajun's policies.

Hung Hing will cease expansion and strive to position itself as the leading triad society in Hong Kong.

Therefore, Lao Yu was naturally very pleased with Axe Jun's overtures.

I personally called to thank Axe Jun for his help.

While it's not a case of burying the hatchet, at least there won't be any major conflicts between the two groups.

After settling things with Axe Jun, Old Prison looked at the two guys who were tied up.

“Ah Da, these two guys don’t look like they’re from Hong Kong,” Da Fei said to Lao Yu after carefully examining them.

Old Prison nodded: "They should be people from Southeast Asia. Take the words off their mouths and ask them what's going on."

Dafei nodded and ordered his men to release the two men.

After all, everyone in Hung Hing knew that there was no chance of escape from Old Prison.

"Tell me, who are you all with? Who gave you permission to do this business in Hong Kong?" Dafei said coldly to the two kidney harvesters.

Both of them were quite stubborn, especially the skinny one, who not only had a tough tongue but also a fierce glint in his eyes, like a wild beast ready to devour its prey.

Unfortunately, even the fiercest beasts have to become obedient pets when they come to Hung Hing.

Seeing that the skinny guy still dared to bare his teeth, the two brothers went straight up to him and pried open his mouth.

Then they forcibly pulled out two of his teeth.

The pain of having a tooth forcibly pulled out of your mouth is something most people cannot endure.

The skinny man was in so much pain that his whole body convulsed, and his screams echoed throughout the Hall of Loyalty and Righteousness.

This terrified the scarred man standing nearby, turning him pale.

After the tooth was pulled out, the skinny man was in so much pain that he fainted.

Dafei looked at Scarface with a cold smile and said, "So, you want to have a couple of teeth pulled out too?"

Scarface was a coward to begin with. Despite his menacing appearance due to the scar on his face, the one in charge of their small group was actually the skinny guy with the fierce look.

Now that the skinny guy had passed out, Scarface dared not be stubborn and told the whole truth.

These two guys are Cambodians, employed by a place called the 3K Industrial Park.

Although it's called an industrial park, the things done inside have absolutely nothing to do with industry.

This place is a transit point for human trafficking throughout Southeast Asia and is also a well-known organ processing plant in the region.

They were both mid-level managers in the industrial park, and they specialized in serving the routes to Thailand.

They partnered with organ factories in Thailand to provide organ services to high-ranking government officials in several regions.

The reason I risked coming to Hong Kong this time is because the human trafficking business has not been doing well in the past two years.

Many rare items are in short supply.

This time, in particular, the authorities need two kidneys, and the pressure is very intense.

So Scarface suggested that the two of them pull off a heist in Hong Kong and escape before anyone else noticed.

However, what they didn't expect was that Dafei discovered it so quickly that by the time they tried to escape, all the routes had already been blocked.

(End of this chapter)