Hong Kong variety show: I Am a Tycoon

"Where did you get this thing from?!"

After observing for a while, Fang Guohui's expression turned serious: "Who exactly are you people?"

The stranger smiled and said, "Does it matter who we are?"

“It’s very important!” Fang Guohui said, staring at the other person.

The stranger said calmly, "I don't think it's important. You just need to know that we're on the same page regarding Zhou Chaoxian. As for other things... you don't need to worry about the fact that we're not from Taiwan!"

"Not from Taiwan?" Fang Guohui said with some surprise.

The stranger said calmly, "I know you investigators are all very energetic, but I advise you to focus your energy on what you should be doing!"

“You’re using me!” Fang Guohui said coldly.

The stranger scoffed and said, "Isn't this just mutual exploitation? Don't act all innocent. Besides, you're doing anti-corruption investigations, and other things are none of your business! Let me give you another piece of advice: those who aren't in a position shouldn't meddle in its affairs!"

Fang Guohui remained silent for a moment, then got out of the car with the documents in his hand.

"Boss, are you alright? Who are those people?" Fang Guohui's subordinate asked.

Fang Guohui shook his head and said, "Let's go back and talk about it first!"

……

The next day, Chairman Lin arrived at Zhou Chaoxian's tea plantation at the invitation of the company.

The terrain here is remote and the roads are very difficult to travel!

The driver drove for two hours to get here, and Chairman Lin kept cursing and swearing the whole way.

Upon arriving at the destination, Chairman Lin not only brought listening devices but also had his driver give him a gun before going inside to keep the appointment.

Upon entering a teahouse with a charming ambiance, Chairman Lin saw Zhou Chaoxian.

Zhou Chaoxian shook hands with Chairman Lin politely and said, "Chairman Lin, the road is difficult to travel, you must be tired!"

If you didn't know this guy's background, you'd think he was a polite person.

After muttering something to himself, Chairman Lin sat down in his seat.

Today's tea party has attracted all the influential construction businessmen from across Taiwan.

Once everyone had arrived, Zhou Chaoxian asked directly, "Who's going to make tea today?"

The group of businessmen looked at each other without saying a word.

Zhou Chaoxian said smugly, "Everyone, give me some feedback! Don't all look at me. I'm the convener today, not necessarily the chairperson!"

This guy spoke in a grand and righteous tone, but none of the big bosses in the construction business present were fools; they all knew that this guy wanted to sit in the chairman's seat.

However, no one was foolish enough to provoke Zhou Chaoxian at this time. Everyone knew that this guy was going to run for legislator, and in the end, it would be ordinary businessmen like them who would suffer.

Before Zhou Chao could speak, he was interrupted by a series of hurried footsteps.

At that moment, the owner of another construction company ran up to Zhou Chaoxian with a smile and said, "Mr. Zhou, I'm sorry I'm late, there was a traffic jam!"

Zhou Chaoxian held back his temper and let the merchant sit down, but it was obvious to anyone with eyes that he was very unhappy.

"Sanpao, move the empty chair away!" Zhou Chaoxian said coldly.

Today he gathered the owners of nine construction companies, and one of them is still absent, clearly showing that they are not giving him face.

But the next moment another boss ran up and said apologetically, "Boss Zhou, sorry, traffic jam, traffic jam!"

Zhou Chaoxian sneered: "Traffic jam? What kind of car are you in?"

“Mazda,” the businessman replied honestly.

"We're all riding in Mercedes and Rolls-Royces, and you drive a Mazda. No wonder you're stuck in traffic. You're not qualified to attend this meeting if you're riding in a Mazda!"

Zhou Chaoxian's expression then changed, and he said fiercely, "You're eleven minutes late, which means you don't value this meeting and you look down on us! Why should we still consider you our brother? Go home and wait for my call! I'll let you know the results!"

The businessman looked around at the people with a blank expression, but no one dared to speak up for him, so he could only leave dejectedly.

After the businessmen left, Zhou Chaoxian got to the point: "Regarding the government's coastal highway project, there are a total of eighteen companies interested in bidding, but in my assessment, nine of them are not quite qualified to undertake such a large project!"

"So I spoke with their managers individually, and they were very accommodating! I finally managed to persuade them all to withdraw! There were nine companies in total today, and just now one more withdrew, leaving eight!"

"Everyone here is a capable individual, but I urge everyone to unite. If everyone invests separately, what good will it do you if you win? The price will definitely be driven down! I hope everyone can work together to make money and successfully complete this project, sharing the government's money! Our government is very wealthy! Hahaha!"

Upon hearing Zhou Chaoxian's words, the big bosses cursed inwardly.

These people knew Zhou Chaoxian, and they didn't believe a word he said.

"Round dumplings soup? This guy wants to leech off everyone!"

Zhou Chaoxian ignored the expressions on their faces and continued, "I'll propose a plan for everyone to study together... well, not really a study, just a favor!"

"To put it bluntly, I want this project because my business has been developing too fast lately and I need cash flow! I have two conditions! First, this project is worth about one billion, and if we take a 20% profit margin, that's two hundred million! I'll put out forty million, and you seven companies will split it, so each of you will get about five million!"

"Secondly, the government has three more projects planned for the second half of the year, and I won't be participating in them! Just share your glutinous rice ball soup with me! Now that I've said my piece, who agrees and who disagrees?"

Upon hearing Zhou Chaoxian's words, the big bosses of several construction companies exchanged bewildered glances.

Nobody's a fool; this way of dividing the money ensures everyone gets some.

Five million? Is that a lot?
Chairman Lin, who was already displeased with Zhou Chaoxian, loudly declared, "I object!"

Upon hearing Chairman Lin's words, everyone turned their attention to him.

Chairman Lin took a puff of his cigar and said, “I often tell the industry insiders that Jay Chou is my idol! You snatch a project and don’t have to do the work yourself. You take 500 million out of 1 billion, then subcontract it. Two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight subcontracts—if you don’t make a profit, you find ways to cut corners. Then you collude with the Construction and Planning Agency to add another 300 to 500 million to the budget. I bet you’ve taken at least 700 million from this project! You only give us this tiny bit of money, do you have any conscience?!”

With Chairman Lin taking the lead, the other construction company bosses nodded in agreement: "He... has a point."

At this moment, Zhou Chaoxian's henchman Sanpao ran up and said to him, "Boss, there are some people acting suspiciously outside. It must be one of these guys' men!"

Zhou Chaoxian immediately looked at one of the bosses; some of the bosses of these construction companies were involved in the underworld.

This guy's name is Qiao Wu, and he's the leader of a small gang.

He laughed and said, "My brother is worried about me getting into trouble. He's a country bumpkin and doesn't know any manners! But Mr. Zhou, I already discussed this project with Mr. Liu. Our two companies are going to join forces to bid for it, and we're determined to win it no matter what. But as you just said, I feel this project will be very difficult!"

Since he was a member of the underworld, Zhou Chaoxian couldn't go too far.

After all, based on how he divided the spoils, he took the lion's share, leaving nothing but scraps. If pushed too far, they're not afraid of the Pine Forest Gang; they have power too!
Zhou Chaoxian laughed: "I suddenly feel that you guys are like Americans, so good at negotiating! Okay, I'll make one last offer: first, each company gets seven million; second, the second part of this project will be contracted out to Qiao Wu and Liu Dong's companies!"

Zhou Chaoxian essentially ate the meat and left the bones to Qiao Wu, a guy with underworld connections.

Now, Qiao Wu and Liu Dong fell silent, because they realized that they were still making a profit this way.

Zhou Chaoxian stood up, glanced at the crowd, and said with an air of dominance, "I've finished speaking. Who agrees? Who disagrees?"

Chairman Lin, still stubborn, stood up and said, "I object!"

A cold glint flashed in Zhou Chaoxian's eyes, and he punched Chairman Lin in the face, sending him flying.

Then Zhou Chaoxian's dozen or so men immediately appeared by the window.

Upon witnessing this scene, Fang Guohua and the people from the Investigation Bureau became extremely anxious, since they were the ones who had sent Chairman Lin to act as an undercover agent.

If something happened to Chairman Lin, they wouldn't be able to explain themselves, so they immediately jumped out of the surveillance vehicle to rescue him.

Meanwhile, Chen Jiajun was watching a live broadcast with Haitang in his arms at Haitang's villa.

"Wow, this Zhou Chaoxian acts all high and mighty, and these construction company owners can put up with it! They're all a bunch of good-for-nothings. If it were me, I would have chopped them up!" Haitang said with a look of disdain.

Doom, standing to the side, nodded and scoffed, saying, "Exactly, what kind of guy is this? He dares to say the same lines as the boss!"

Chen Jiajun smiled helplessly and said, "He thought his position as a legislator was secure, so he dared to press these construction company bosses so relentlessly. If it were before? Ha, these construction company bosses would probably have paid assassins to kill him! This legislator really has an indestructible body that can ward off disasters!"

Haitang said with some worry, "Zhou Chaoxian has money and manpower. How can we possibly compete with him?"

Chen Jiajun sneered: "Your man's money is hundreds of times that of this guy. Your Donghu Gang and their Songlin Gang are about the same level, what are you afraid of! Not to mention, we still have a trump card!"

"What is it? What is it?" Haitang's eyes lit up immediately, and she excitedly grabbed Chen Jiajun's arm and asked.

Chen Jiajun said calmly, "You'll find out soon enough. I'm waiting for the intelligence department to bring over what they want! With this, I guarantee you'll rise to the top!"

"Just tell me!" Haitang said coquettishly.

Chen Jiajun shook his head: "No, if I tell you, there won't be any surprise!"

"Hmph, all you do is bully me!" Haitang rolled her eyes and said unhappily.

……

Evening, at Shanyuan Mountain Villa.

The charlatan Song Miaotian was leading a group of followers in meditation.

Suddenly, I was awakened by a jolt.

He took out his pager and saw that it was his big boss urgently looking for him.

Song Miaotian dared not delay, so he summoned his "avatar" to meditate in his place, while he avoided being seen and went directly to Minister Hou's residence.

Upon entering, the secretary greeted Song Miaotian and led him directly to his room.

As I passed by, I saw Minister Hou about to speak, but his secretary pulled him into the room.

Then Song Miaotian saw a woman's corpse, bound hand and foot, floating on the swimming pool, clearly already dead.

Song Miaotian was also startled; this was a big deal.

As he turned and walked into the living room, he heard Minister Hou point at him and say, "What medicine did you give her! What medicine did you give her?"

Song Miaotian immediately explained, "I...I didn't give her anything to eat!"

"How could this be?" Minister Hou said, looking very troubled.

Song Miaotian guessed, "This...maybe she secretly ate something? I know what she ate..."

Before he could finish speaking, Minister Hou interrupted him impatiently, saying, "She is your follower, and you are responsible for that!"

Song Miaotian nodded and said, "Don't worry about that! I'll handle this!"

"Who else is in his family?" Minister Hou asked worriedly.

Song Miaotian immediately said, "You don't need to worry about that. She lives on Lanyu Island and doesn't have any relatives in Taipei!"

Minister Hou then asked worriedly, "Does anyone know that you came to my place?"

Minister Hou was now in a panic. If this matter were to be exposed, he would be in deep trouble! He wouldn't even be able to go to a nursing home to live out his days!
"No, that's impossible! I came in my 'clone'!" Song Miaotian quickly reassured him.

Hearing Song Miaotian's words, Minister Hou calmed down a bit and said to Song Miaotian, "Okay, have A Liang help you get rid of that woman! Can you handle it in an hour?"

"can!"

"If you say it's okay, then it's okay!" Minister Hou pointed at Song Miaotian and said, "If it's not okay, I can call you a 'clone'!"

"Yes!" Song Miaotian replied quickly.

Minister Hou nodded, immediately lit a cigarette, and left the room.

Meanwhile, Song Miaotian and Minister Hou's secretary began to figure out how to dispose of the body.

But none of them noticed a camera emitting a red glow in a corner...

……

The next day, at a high-end restaurant in Taipei.

A Mercedes-Benz W14 stopped.

Then, Haitang, dressed in her finest attire, and Chen Jiajun, in a suit, stepped out of the car.

Haitang asked, somewhat puzzled, "Why did you come all this way?"

Chen Jiajun said calmly, "You'll find out soon enough!"

After asking the driver to park the car, Chen Jiajun led Haitang into the restaurant and found a seat.

When Haitang ordered, Chen Jiajun's gaze fell on one person.

This guy is none other than Minister Hou, Zhou Chaoxian's boss!
Minister Hou seemed distracted, as if waiting for someone. Chen Jiajun smiled slightly and walked over: "Minister Hou? It's an honor to meet you!"

Minister Hou was taken aback at first, then asked, "Who are you?"

"Let me introduce myself, my name is Chen Jiajun! I'm from Hong Kong!" Chen Jiajun said with a smile.

Minister Hou's face immediately broke into a bright smile: "So it's Sir Chen! I've long admired your name! It's a pleasure to meet you! Mr. Chen, such a big boss, why would you come to our small place?"

"Sigh, compared to someone as busy as you, I'm nothing but a big boss!" Chen Jiajun said with a smile. "I just had a small business deal to make, so I came all this way!"

"Sir Chen, you are too modest!" Minister Hou was very pleased and quickly struck up a conversation with Chen Jiajun.

Then Chen Jiajun took the opportunity to introduce Haitang to Minister Hou: "This is my woman, Haitang, the chairperson of Tainan Donghu Group."

Minister Hou was taken aback at first, then looked at Chen Jiajun with a rather amused expression and said, "Mr. Chen, are you planning to pave the way for Mrs. Chen?"

Chen Jiajun said with a smile, "I used to be close friends with Haitang's father, despite the age difference, but unfortunately, Brother Hai'an passed away early, so Haitang came to live with me! She's just a little girl, all alone, and I'm afraid she'll be bullied! If possible, I would like to ask Minister Hou to take good care of Haitang!"

Minister Hou was immediately pleased upon hearing Chen Jiajun's words.

Who is Chen Jiajun? He's a billionaire tycoon worth hundreds of billions. Now that someone needs his help, he can squeeze a hefty sum out of Chen Jiajun.

As for the identity of the Haitang Donghu Gang, that's utterly meaningless!
He himself is currently backing up two gangs, the Pine Forest Gang and the Flying Eagle Gang, so adding the East Lake Gang wouldn't be a problem.

Minister Hou then smiled and said, "Of course, of course!"

Seeing that Minister Hou readily agreed, Chen Jiajun nodded and said to Dum beside him, "Bring up the gift I prepared!"

Upon hearing Chen Jiajun's words, Minister Hou immediately smiled, quite pleased with Chen Jiajun's tact and understanding.

Soon, Doom delivered a small gift box.

Chen Jiajun smiled and said to Minister Hou, "Then I'll have to thank Minister Hou for his care in the future!"

"Of course, of course!" Minister Hou said with a smile as he accepted the gift box. (End of Chapter)