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

Chapter 543 "542" Five Stars: Focus on people's livelihood issues - cage houses and caged people!

In the afternoon, Guan Zu returned to the Five Star Group Building.

"Boss~~~"

"Boss~~~"

Many employees looked over one by one.

Guan Zu smiled and nodded, looking over one by one...

Hey, there are 4 new people.

With Guan Zu's memory, he could recognize all the employees in the Five Star Group Building. So once there was a newcomer, he could tell them apart immediately.

Among these four newcomers, there is one who Guan Zu knows.

(Photo: "Fight Back to School")
Looks like Wakin Chau, but is actually Wenjian Chau.

Guan Zu remembered the Political Department agent in "Truant School".

Guan Zu was happy.

I looked at the loyalty, and every one of them was 0%.

A naked undercover.

Guan Zu stopped and asked with a smile, "You guys, are you new here?"

Zhou Wenjian and his four companions hurried over and saluted: "Boss!"

“We started working the day before yesterday.”

“It is our honor to join the Five Star Group!”

Guan Zu looked at the four people and asked, "Are you classmates?"

Zhou Wenjian said: "No, we met when we first joined the company, and then we attended the group's induction training together."

Guan Zu: "Oh~~~What school did you graduate from?"

"Boss, I'm from Hong Kong Island University."

"I'm from the University of Science and Technology."

“I’m from Chinese University.”

"Oh, they are all college students~~~They are all talented people. Have you assigned any positions?"

"Have."

"I'm in Human Resources."

"I'm in the finance department."

"I am here……"

They all work in this building.

No staff from the Political Department has been successfully placed in the Five Star Group building, so it is a happy event for the Political Department that several people can be arranged to work here in the building.

After hearing this, Guan Zu shook his head and said, "You are all new here. Working directly in the office is not conducive to your growth."

"Look at our senior executives. They all started from the grassroots level."

"You are all college graduates, and I am very optimistic about your future!"

“So, you should go to the grassroots to train!”

"It just so happens that I just went to Lantau Island, where they need to set up a project..."

Zhou Wenjian and others almost cried.

No~~~~
We had a hard time getting into the headquarters building.

Transfer us out again?

"Boss...we..."

Guan Zu waved his hand and interrupted Zhou Wenjian: "Don't be excited, this is my expectation for you..."

After that, he said to Wu Lianqian next to him: "Follow a few departments to say hello and send these four people to Lantau Island."

Wu Lianqian: “Yes!”

Zhou Wenjian and other four people: “…………”

The storm cries.

……

This is the Political Department.

In front of the French window,

Riley made a satellite call to Jonathan, the head of the Fifth Division in the UK.

"Sir, according to your instructions, 100 new undercover agents have been deployed to the Five Star Group."

"An additional 100 will be deployed later, and by then there will be a total of more than 300 undercover agents."

"We will try our best to arrange agents to get close to the top leaders of the Five Star Group..."

"Yes, the Five Star Group must belong to our MI5... No, it belongs to you, Sir!"

After finally hanging up the phone, Riley breathed a sigh of relief.

Leaders are hard to please.

I have been asking myself when I can take control of the middle and senior management of each department of the Five Star Group.

when?
How could I know?
There are more than 200 undercover agents now, and I don’t know if it’s Mercury retrograde or something, but they are stuck at the grassroots level as supervisors and can’t move up.

Fortunately, this time, four people entered the Five Star Building to work.

This way, the chance of getting close to five-star senior management is greater!

Hahaha~~~~
He picked up the coffee and drank it happily.

Ring ring ring~~~~
"Minister, something happened..."

"what's up?"

"We just met Guan Zu downstairs, and Guan Zu said that we are promising talents and asked us to go to the grassroots to train..."

"Pfft~~~~"

Riley nearly spit out his coffee.

"Again, grassroots?"

"Is the Five Star Group so short of talent at the grassroots level?"

Riley was so angry that he cursed!

More than 200 talents!
It’s all down to the grassroots!
What an injustice!
When will the plan to parasitize the Five Star Group succeed? !

……

……

Sham Shui Po,
It's a sunny day today.

Sham Shui Po Police Station.

The young man was detained for 15 days, and was released after serving his sentence, walking out of the police station. (Beyond Huang Jiaju, "Cage Prisoners")
then,

A red taxi braked to a stop outside the police station.

Brother Hao!

"Good boy~~~"

The passenger, policeman father Lin Sir, was sitting in the rear driver's seat and greeted Mao Zai.

Maozi was speechless.

His father is a conservative person who always does things according to the rules. Last time, he stole something and was caught by his father, sent to the police station and detained for 15 days.

It's really old!

Maozi said weakly: "Dad~~~"

Mr. Lin said to the driver, Brother Hao: "Hey, driver, you can't park here. It's illegal parking."

Hao Ge: "There are no police, so just stop here."

Sir Lin: "Who said there are no police? I am the police!"

Pull out your police ID.

Brother Hao: “…………”

good good!
Step on the accelerator hard!
The car suddenly rushed forward and Mr. Lin fell backward, covering his head.

At this time,
Mao Zai ran away without saying a word and soon got into his friend's van.

"Maozi, where do you live now?"

"I don't know. I definitely don't want to go home and see my old-fashioned dad."

"Do you have money?"

"No, do you have any?"

“Only a few dozen dollars.”

Three friends discussed it.
"With this little money, why don't you stay in the cage house for a while..."

then,

Soon the three of them arrived in front of a building.

Huaxia Men's Apartment.

This building is a cage house.

Cage houses first appeared in the 20s. At that time, Hong Kong's population grew rapidly, a large number of immigrants poured in, and housing demand increased greatly. Many low-income people, including migrant workers, could not afford the high rent or house prices. In order to solve the housing problem, cage houses came into being.

It is to split a house into cages.

A 70-square-meter room was filled with dozens of three-layer iron cages.

During its heyday in the 1980s and 1990s, Hong Kong's housing prices continued to rise, and cage homes became a helpless choice for many poor people.

According to relevant statistics, there were approximately 10 to 20 people living in cage houses in Hong Kong at that time.

During this period, the issue of cage houses also attracted widespread attention from society.

"You want to live here?" "Yes."

"bring it on."

Administrator Gu Yaozu brought Maozi to one of the cages and said, "There is an empty bed here. You can live here."

What Maozi didn't know was that someone had died in this bed yesterday, and the seventh day had not yet passed. The person who handled the body was Maozi's father, Sir Lin.

When Mao Zai checked in,
A lawyer wearing glasses walked into the cage room.

"Hello, Mr. Gu... You are the manager of this building, right?"

"Yes, you are?"

"I'm a lawyer from Xu Liang Law Firm. I'm here to talk to you about moving out."

"Move?"

"Yes, the government is currently planning to demolish this old building, and the shareholders of Juye Group, which owns the property rights of this building, have agreed. Now, only you residents are left."

As soon as this word comes out,
The whole cage house was in an uproar.

"Move?"

"impossible!"

"No, absolutely not. If we move, where will we live?"

"correct."

Lawyer: "Everyone, first of all, I want to make it clear to everyone that this house belongs to the owner, and this is the owner's right; however, you can rest assured that you will receive compensation when you move out."

"How many?"

"We have to wait for notification from above. You need to vote... Let me explain in advance that those who agree first will receive higher compensation."

Everyone was talking about it.

Some refused to move, while others said they would be willing to move if they were compensated five or six thousand yuan.

But they were overthinking it. The maximum compensation would be only three or four hundred.

The residents here are of all kinds.

There is Tang San, a mean-spirited man who makes a living by selling fake medicine and likes to take advantage of others. He "takes away" the pornographic books in the dead man's cage.

There are superstitious but kind Taoist priests.

There was a tinker named Ah Si who was always silent.

There is a centenarian who is 99 years old and is about to turn 100. He is from Shandong and was separated from his brother in Hong Kong Island and has never found him.

Lawyer: "Mr. Gu Yaozu, please help me with this matter."

Gu Yaozu: "I am just responsible for rent collection and management here... I need to call Mr. Xia to verify."

He is the manager and resident here for 24 years.

Lawyer: "Yes, but Mr. Xia is not in Hong Kong Island, but abroad... Mr. Xia is only one of the eight shareholders of Juye Group."

Gu Yaozu called, but the call really didn’t go through.

Soon the lawyer left.

The whole cage house was in a mess and everyone was in a panic.

"If this place is demolished, where will we live?"

"Do we have to live by the bridge?"

"hateful!"

Maozi watched all this and just thought it was noisy.

Soon, many people thought of the Five Star Group.

"Or, let's go find a five-star property company."

"Yes, yes, I think so."

"Wait, we can also find the district councillor and make a big fuss about it, which will also help us fight for our rights."

Gu Yaozu has lived here for 20 years and has developed feelings for the old residents here. He knows that once this place is demolished, the residents here will be homeless and become vagrants without shelter from the wind and rain.

As for government low-rent housing? The waiting list is at least several years.

It's not their turn.

After thinking for a while, Gu Yaozu said to everyone: "Tomorrow I will go to the Five Star Property Management Company and the two councillors to report the situation here. Everyone can rest assured..."

Many residents applauded.

the next day,
He got up early in the morning and Gu Yaozu took his mentally retarded son out.

Went to the Five Star Property branch in Sham Shui Po.

It's a shop on the first floor on the street.

"Demolition..."

The reception staff checked in while asking questions.

"More than 4000 residents..."

"Okay, we already know the situation. Our company will go to your place in the next two days to understand the situation, and then after the investigation is completed, we will report it to the Kowloon Department as soon as possible."

"thanks, thanks!"

Gu Yaozu breathed a sigh of relief and quickly expressed his gratitude.

Afterwards, he rushed to find Councillor Xu (District Councillor) of Sham Shui Po.

Councillor Xu is a supervisor at HSBC, and his office is located in HSBC in Central, so he could only go to the HSBC Building to find Councillor Xu.

"The law of equality before the law protects both the tenants' right to live in the house and the owners' right to reclaim the house. But the problem is that when these two rights conflict, in theory both sides can compromise, that is, you give in and he gives in."

Councillor Xu's analysis is very pertinent.

"As councillors, we will certainly consider the citizens if it is legal."

"You are only asking for reasonable relocation compensation. It's not like you won't move out. Go back and tell those tenants to clean up the place."

"In two days, I will bring some reporters to visit you. This will attract the attention of the citizens. Then you can put forward your demands to me in front of the reporters. How do you think this method works?"

After these words, Gu Yaozu felt that Councillor Xu was a good person.

"Then I'll trouble you, Councillor Xu."

"You're welcome, this is what we should do."

After Gu Yaozu left,

Councillor Xu called Juye Group and agreed on the deal terms.

He does the job for money, so he won't help those poor cage dwellers.

Not long after,
Gu Yaozu went to visit another councillor, Zhou.

"If you can mobilize the residents to make requests to me and ask me to help, that's fine. If reporters come, it will be easier to handle, because that will create public pressure."

"I will represent you and put pressure on the government, the owners and the consortium to fight for your best interests. For example, I will extend your relocation period and increase your compensation amount."

Councillor Chow doesn't care whether he cages the people or not; he only cares about his reputation.

He needs to make this happen so that everyone knows him as a councillor and then get the votes for the next district councillor.

He wants to put on a show through this incident!

However, it can also be seen from this point that Councillor Zhou's strength is not much worse than Councillor Xu's. Councillor Xu brought the reporters there himself, while Councillor Zhou hoped that Gu Yaozu would ask the reporters for cooperation.

Gu Yaozu thanked: "Thank you, Councillor Zhou. You are a reporter, right? I will go find ..."

……

Just when Gu Yaozu thought he would have to wait for many days,
The employees of Five Star Properties went to the building where the cage house was located to investigate.

Photograph……

Counting the population...

Investigate occupation, income...

The cage dwellers were very cooperative out of trust in Five Star Properties and Five Star Group, and the atmosphere was very lively.

Although at this time, Five Star Properties did not make any commitments.

but……

The good deeds done by Five Star Properties have always been well-known.

Full of trust!
Therefore, the cage dwellers all think that Five Star Property can definitely help them.

So when Gu Yaozu returned to the cage house, he felt that the whole cage house was filled with a festive atmosphere and everyone had a smile on their face.

perhaps……

This kind of atmosphere only exists during the Chinese New Year and other festivals.

……

……

the next day,
Five Star Group Building.

Lee Chang-dong, head of the West Kowloon property branch, came to the Five Star Group Building in Causeway Bay with information about the cage house.

Knocked on the door of Guan Zu's office.

"boss."

"Adong~~~Come, have some tea."

Guan Zu and Li Changdong sat down in the sofa area.

Kung Fu tea, with lingering tea fragrance.

Lee Chang-dong took a sip of tea and began to report what happened during this trip.

"Yesterday at the Sham Shui Po branch, a cage house manager came to the branch and reported an incident..."

Lee Chang-dong told the story again.
"Then the Sham Shui Po branch sent someone to investigate, collected all the information, and asked me to report last night..."

"I think this is a big deal, and I want to ask Brother Zu for advice."

(End of this chapter)