Hong Kong Movies: You Hongxingzi, what the hell is the charity king?

Chapter 241 "240" Boss Li: This Guan Zu is too weird!
Xie Weihao looked at the report card.
"35th in the whole grade?"

His eyes lit up and he patted his brother's shoulder happily.

"That's good, little brother. You did very well on the test this time!"

"You are worthy of being my little brother!"

Then Xie Weihao couldn't help but look at his sister again: "Sister, now that our family is financially better, you can repeat your studies in September. Only by studying can you have a future."

My sister used to be a good student, but because of her own reasons, she had to drop out of school to earn money to support the family.

Now that I work and earn enough money, together with my father, to support the family, it is natural for my sister to go back to school.

After hearing what Xie Weihao said, his father nodded quickly and said, "Yes, daughter, you have to repeat the year too."

Seeing his youngest son improve in his studies, he was happy and hoped that his daughter would also study.

Everything is fine.

Thanks Zugo.

……

At this time, parents of primary and secondary schools under the Five Star Education Group in Wong Tai Sin and Kowloon City have successively received report cards sent by Five Star Property employees.

Some people cheered and shouted, some were happy, and some were drunk...

In their hearts, they are grateful to the Five Star Education Group, to the principal, and to Mr. Guan for bringing about the changes.

When they saw the news report on ATV about boycotting Mr. Li, they all thought:

"We have to support Brother Zu too!"

"Boycott Baijia! Boycott Wellcome!"

Soon, as the monthly exams came to an end, this trend became more and more popular in Wong Tai Sin and Kowloon City.

……

Guan Zu,

With the end of the monthly exam, new rewards come.

"Your Five Star Education Group has helped its students achieve significantly higher scores in this monthly exam..."

"Your actions have won the sincere gratitude of many students' parents!"

"You get the following rewards:"

"Reward 1: Wan Chai District support rate +2% (total 45%)"

"Reward 3: Central and Western District support rate +2% (total 25%)"

"Reward 2: Kowloon Central (Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon City) support rate +2% (total 22%)"

Knock knock knock~~~
At this time, Gao Jin knocked on Guan Zu's office door.

"Come in."

"Brother Zu, you asked me to check the morgue at Mingxin Hospital. I found a dead person and took the opportunity to see their roster. It was indeed as you said, Brother Zu, there were several morgue cabinets that were empty."

Last week, Guan Zu started to prepare for Mingxin Hospital. Although he knew that the four morgue cabinets J1-J4 in the morgue were connected together and converted into the entrance to the armory.

but!

Guan Zu didn't dare to take the risk and gamble whether he might remember it wrongly.

So, Gao Jin was sent there, and then he found a dead body in Causeway Bay and took the opportunity of delivering the body to enter the morgue.

There were several people stationed in the morgue, all of them were Johnny Wang's men, and they were responsible for all the procedures for moving the bodies.

Ordinary people naturally can’t get in.

Therefore, it takes someone like Gao Jin who has a certain reputation in Wan Chai to go there and use the excuses of "I want to see my friend off for the last time" or "I want to choose a Feng Shui treasure cabinet for my friend" to get access to the account book where the information is recorded.

And now, Gao Jin has done it.

"What's the serial number?"

"J1-J4."

"it is good!"

It seems that nothing has changed.

Guan Zu said to Gao Jin, "Don't worry about it. Wait for a while, let them relax their vigilance, and then I will let the police take action."

It will take at least half a month or a month.

Guan Zu: "By the way, how are the filming of Once Upon a Time in China, Fight Back to School, and Infernal Affairs going now?"

Gao Jin said: "Once Upon a Time in China has been filmed and is currently being edited and composed. We have invited Mr. James Wong to do the music. Fight Back to School is still being filmed but will be finished by the end of this month. Ah Yan is too busy with Infernal Affairs and has no time to film it for the time being."

Guan Zu: "In other words, Once Upon a Time in China and Fight Back to School can be released in June and July?"

Gao Jin nodded: "Yes."

Guan Zu thought about it. There were floods in June and July. There were three large-scale plum rain storms in late May, mid-June, and early July. The whole process lasted 6 days.

However, it was not until July 7 that the country began to seek international help after a long period of flood control and rescue.

If Guan Zu remembers correctly, in Hong Kong Island, entertainers filmed the movie "The Banquet" and held a large-scale concert "The Selfless Gala" at Happy Valley Racecourse to raise funds for the flood victims. Hong Kong immediately set off a wave of donations to help the East China flood. In just ten days, the total amount of disaster relief funds raised in Hong Kong Island has reached more than 4.7 million Hong Kong dollars.

Guan Zu naturally had to contribute.

"Let's schedule Once Upon a Time in China to be released in July, and Fight Back to School to be released in August."

Guan Zu plans to use the box office revenue from two movies to raise donations for charity in Hong Kong.

Moreover, it would be a natural thing to push Gao Jin, the boss of the film company, to the forefront and expose him.

Currently, Chen Yongren and Su Jianqiu both have high exposure rates and great reputations in the education sector, which is enough to qualify for the direct election in September.

Gao Qiu is in charge of the Five Star Charity Foundation and has been in the spotlight from time to time recently, making him somewhat of a celebrity.

Gao Qiu: I never thought that I, a gangster, could become a celebrity! Hehe~~~
Chen Yongren, Su Jianqiu, Gao Qiu...the three of them currently have good exposure rates.

Only Gao Jin and Ahua couldn't do it.

However, later on, Guan Zu planned to let Gao Jin raise money for charity through the movie to increase his exposure.

The movie box office only makes a few dollars, Guan Zu doesn’t care at all!

Ah Hua, in the name of Five Star Properties, raised donations from three areas: Kowloon Central (Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon City), Central and Western, and Wan Chai, which was enough to enhance his reputation.

At that time, with Guan Zu included, there will be 6 people in total, running for 6 directly elected members of the three constituencies.

Plan, perfect!
If they can continue to intervene in more constituencies, they can also push Tam Mei-li and Leung Siu-rou to become legislators.

What ICAC Commissioner, what police undercover, don’t even think about running away once you’re here!

Isn't it more fun to be a legislator than to be an undercover agent?
As for the black flies...

With his slick brain, being a legislator is more of a curse than a blessing.

Wuying: “…” What a curse!
……

……

Cheung Kong Group.

Boss Li's office.

"At present, the general managers of the Best Buy and Wellcome stores in Wong Tai Sin and Kowloon City have reported that the customer flow in the supermarkets has decreased and is only half of the usual amount."

The secretary reported to Boss Li.

Boss Li frowned and asked, "Is the customer flow in supermarkets in Central and Western District and Wan Chai the same?"

The secretary nodded. "Yes. It wasn't very obvious yesterday, but today the customer flow has dropped significantly. And the people in the supermarket below are reporting that other supermarkets are taking the opportunity to attract customers."

Boss Li took a deep breath.

"I underestimated Guan Zu!"

He knew that Kwan Cho had companies in Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon City, Wan Chai and Central and Western District. Now it seemed that wherever Kwan Cho's company was, it would have a huge impact on the local citizens.

He never considered Guan Zu as an opponent, because Guan Zu was too weak. Just like shorting his stocks, Boss Li still had the ability to pull the stocks back up. At most, it would just let Guan Zu make some money.

But now, he finds that Guan Zu plays by different rules than him and can influence supermarket customers.

What would happen if Guan Zu opened a supermarket?

Is there still room for survival for Department Stores, Wellcome, 7-Eleven and Watsons?
The only good news is that Guan Zu no longer runs a supermarket.

Boss Li looked at his watch and it was already 18:55.

"Please turn on the TV for me." "Okay."

There is always a TV in his office so that he can watch the news and learn about some policy news.

Soon it was 19:00.

ATV News is broadcast on time.

"Good evening, fellow citizens..."

"The Hang Seng Index continued to rise today... However, the shares of Hutchison Whampoa Group were still affected by the boycott and continued to fall. They have fallen by 10% today..."

"In addition to Causeway Bay, Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon City, and Pepsi and Wellcome supermarkets in Central and Western District have all been boycotted to varying degrees, with a noticeable decrease in customer flow..."

"Our reporters came to Wong Tai Sin to interview local residents..."

"(Neighborhood footage) Mr. Guan takes good care of us neighbors. My neighbor had a car accident, and Mr. Guan's charity fund sent people over the next day or the day after."

"Of course I support Mr. Guan. My grandson did well in the exam this time, thanks to Mr. Guan's education group..."

"Mr. Guan's Five Star Property Management Company is a very good company, and Mr. Guan is a very good person. I support him and boycott Mr. Li's supermarket..."

Boss Li's face became increasingly gloomy as he watched the news.

The secretary was standing next to him and didn't dare to speak.

Then, as Boss Li was watching, an idea suddenly occurred to him: "Isn't it just doing good deeds? I also have a charity foundation!"

"I can also let the foundation do good deeds and gain fame!"

"Guan Zu can do it, why can't I?"

Just do it!

The execution is off the charts!
Boss Li instructed his secretary to call people from his foundation over.

30 minutes later,
The head of the Lee Foundation rushed over. He was a little confused because he was having dinner with his friends from the HKMA, and then Boss Lee called him and asked him to come over immediately.

No, I'm happy. Why did you call me over?

It is worth mentioning that the word "charity" is not added to the name of the Lee Foundation. This is the request of Mr. Lee. According to Mr. Lee, the foundation is 100% charitable and helps people in need, but he does not like to use the word "charity" to refer to the foundation.

Boss Li also said that no family members or directors can take a single cent from the foundation, and that the foundation is 100% donations.

This is a very positive foundation.

It has contributed greatly to the construction of Shantou University, the University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

"Boss!" Jack Lee, the head of the foundation, walked into the office and said respectfully.

"You should have read the recent news about Guan Zu, right?" Boss Li said.

"Look! This guy is so arrogant!" Jack Lee said indignantly, expressing his attitude of supporting the boss to the fullest.

"I want you to do something!"

"Boss, please give me your orders."

"Find out the model of Guan Zu's charity, and then make a similar charity plan. Report to me within three days."

Jack Lee: “…………”

I have a headache.

It's time to get busy again.

Forget it, it’s the people below who are busy anyway, I just need to report.

"Okay, boss!!"

After Jack Lee left, Boss Li finally looked better.

Don’t you, Guan Zu, have a good mass base?
I will block your way and leave you with no way to go!

Guan Zu: ? ?

……

……

At this time,
Mr. Zhu from China Resources Vanguard is also watching the news and ATV News.

Seeing so many citizens interviewed on the news supporting Guan Zu, Mr. Zhu couldn't help but murmur.

"Mr. Guan, you are so popular..."

"It's incredible!"

"Causeway Bay is fine, after all, it has been in business for so long. But Wong Tai Sin has only been around for a short time, and it has such a solid mass base."

"And it looks like the situation in Wan Chai and Central and Western District is similar..."

Suddenly, an idea flashed across his mind—to form a partnership with Guan Zu and open a supermarket!

The current China Resources is different from before. In the past, it was under state coordination, but now there is a signal from above that it will be self-operated and have greater autonomy, but it will be responsible for its own profits and losses.

He was also a little stressed.

Since Guan Zu is so popular among the people, we can definitely work together.

China Resources has its own supply channels that connect with mainland suppliers, while Guan Zu has a mass base, making them natural ally.

However, he couldn't be impatient for the time being.

"Somebody come!"

The secretary came in shortly.

"Go collect detailed information about Guan Zu, mainly about his good deeds. Collect other information as well... Report to me within three days."

"Okay, I'll do it right away."

……

……

In the next 3 days,
Boss Li has rarely appeared in public.

In the stock market, Hutchison Whampoa continued to fall, and Boss Li took the opportunity to buy back a lot of stocks. He lost money on stocks, but when it comes to stocks, a paper loss is not a real loss. The only thing that made him unhappy was that Guan Zu made money by short selling.

As for supermarkets, the residents of Causeway Bay are still boycotting B.C. Supermarket. However, China Resources, with its supply channels in the mainland and low prices, has directly benefited the residents and attracted 80% of B.C. Supermarket's customers to China Resources.

AEON also has some customers, but because the distance of 4 kilometers is a bit far, it cannot compare with China Resources which is only a few hundred meters away.

Boss Li has realized that the situation is not good. If he continues like this, goods will be piled up, cash flow will be cut off, and his losses will be even greater.

Therefore, Boss Li simply offered a 8% discount on all items, reducing the profit to just a tiny bit.

result……

The neighbors didn't pay any attention.

Hundreds of supermarkets continue to be deserted, with the number of customers being ≈ 0.

Boss Li refused to believe it. With a 7% discount, his profit has been reduced to 0!
result……

The neighbors continue to ignore it!
Boss Li: “????”

What's going on?

Decades of business experience have made it completely impossible to understand what is happening.

On the fourth day,
Boss Li simply offered a 6% discount and sold the product at a loss, hoping to at least bring back customers.

result……

The neighbors still don’t go!

Boss Li is a little bit annoyed.

No, this is a 40% discount!
40% off!
You guys aren't coming?
Isn’t this too weird?

Now, Boss Li, who had always been calm and composed, began to sweat profusely.

At this time, the China Resources Supermarket was bustling with people.

China Resources directly launched a large-scale price reduction promotion, with small profits but quick turnover, to attract customers and cultivate customer habits.

The neighbors said: "Family, who knows, I found that the price here is cheaper than the 40% discount of Baijia..."

"I can't go back. I can't go back at all!"

(End of this chapter)