Hong Kong Variety Show: From Little Brother to Big Boss

On the other side, after returning to the boxing gym, Liu Xu first reunited with Tian Yang and the other person, and then called Scorpion Tail, specifically instructing him to give priority to Gao Tengfei in Tsim Sha Tsui East.

Afterwards, he hurried to Dongsheng Antique Shop on New Reclamation Street.

As soon as he entered the store, a young man in front of the counter came up to him and greeted Liu Xu enthusiastically: "Brother, how come you have time to come to this antique shop?"

That’s right, this man is Liu Xu’s younger brother Liu Xiaoliang. He is not only the owner of the Dongsheng Antique Shop, but also the waiter.

The position of finance is held by Liu Xu's sister Liu Xiaomei. Of course, she is only in charge of finance in name only, but Liu Xiaoliang is still the one who actually manages the financial accounts.

Seeing his brother, Liu Xu's face was filled with smiles. He gently patted Liu Xiaoliang on the shoulder and explained to him the purpose of his visit to the antique shop today:

"There is an important guest this afternoon who needs me to receive him personally."

After explaining, Liu Xu asked Liu Xiaoliang about his situation with concern: "How is it? Are you used to being here?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Xiaoliang scratched his head shyly, feeling a little embarrassed.

"I am used to the life here, but I don't have much experience. Brother, you put me in the position of store manager, which makes me feel a little overwhelmed. I don't know where to start!"

After hearing this, Liu Xu smiled and gently comforted his brother:

"This store was opened to help me get into business more smoothly in the future. Experience is not important. Besides, a quiet environment is actually more beneficial to me."

Then, Liu Xu told Liu Xiaoliang that if a middle-aged man named Handil came to the antique shop, he should be taken to the office on the second floor.

After arriving at the office on the second floor, he called his acquaintance Li Laifeng, asked him to prepare a contract in the name of Dongsheng Taxi Co., Ltd., and then closed his eyes to rest.

Because the matters involved in this antique shop are of vital importance.

Since Liu Xu himself was too busy to take care of the business, he considered carefully for a while and finally decided to let his younger brother Liu Xiaoliang help him take care of it for a while.

Once the Yau Tsim Mong District is completely unified and all matters on the site are stabilized, he will take over personally.

Time passed quietly, and when Handel stepped into Dongsheng Antique Shop with a smile on his face, Liu Xiaoliang politely led him to the office on the second floor.

Liu Xu had been waiting here for a long time. After some pleasantries, Hanbol took out the calligraphy, gently placed it on the tea table, and went straight to the point:

"Mr. Liu, I have already spread the news about the calligraphy copybook within the Transportation Department."

"I have put the license plates in the car downstairs. If you don't have any other plans, I think we can start the transaction now."

Upon hearing this, Liu Xu clapped his hands lightly and said in a low voice: "Good! Your Excellency Handil's efficiency is so fast, I really admire it."

"However, we still need to wait for a moment. My lawyer will be here soon."

Before he could finish his words, the office door was suddenly pushed open, and Li Laifeng walked into the room hurriedly with a briefcase in hand and an apologetic look on his face.

His eyes lingered between Liu Xu and the strange foreign friend for a moment, and finally fixed on Liu Xu, and explained with a hint of apology:

"I'm so sorry, there was a traffic jam on the way here, which delayed me a bit. I'm nearly half an hour late. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

Liu Xu was not angry because of Li Laifeng's lateness, but instead smiled.

He stood up and patted Li Laifeng on the shoulder gently, with an affirmative look in his eyes: "No, Brother Feng, you came at the right time."

"Come, let me introduce you. The person next to me is my trading partner today, Mr. Handel, the Director of the Transportation Department."

After that, he turned to look at Handil, with a hint of lightness in his tone: "Sir Handil, I think we can go downstairs now and officially start the transaction."

Then he introduced to Handier: "The person in front of you is my personal lawyer, Mr. Li Laifeng."

Handel and Li Laifeng shook hands and greeted each other. After the greetings, Liu Xu and his party came to Handel's car.

When I opened the trunk of the car, I saw eight cardboard boxes of the same size neatly stacked inside, like a small cardboard fortress.

Handel noticed that Liu Xu's eager eyes were fixed on the trunk, and he wondered why Liu Xu had such courage.

He dared to bet four years' worth of taxi licenses at one go, but deep down in his heart, he couldn't help feeling a little proud.

After all, he is about to become the first Transport Commissioner in Hong Kong Island's history to successfully sell all taxi licenses during his term of office.

You know, the number of taxi licenses issued by the Transport Agency each year is strictly limited to 500 by the British Political Decision-making Department.

Neither more nor less.

If all the specified licenses are not issued and sold within one year, these licenses will not be accumulated to the next year, but will be directly invalidated and destroyed.

Before the 1980s, due to the high price of cars and the opening of the Hong Kong Island MTR, the number of taxi licenses issued and sold was not large.

And from the early 1980s to the present, that is, the period from 1984.

Due to the deadlock in negotiations between Britain and the northern powers, the annual sales of taxi licenses have dropped sharply, falling to less than fifty at one point.

This series of events meant that the government's cap of 500 taxi licenses issued each year was never fully reached, let alone sold out.

That's why when Mike told Transportation Department Commissioner Handel that someone was willing to buy all the taxi licenses for the four years of his term at once.

That's why Director Handel followed Mike to Tsim Sha Tsui despite the darkness of the night.

This not only means a considerable economic benefit, but also a dazzling political achievement. It is no exaggeration to say that it is a pie in the sky.

Liu Xu may not know yet, but in Director Handel's heart, he has become the closest of all his yellow-skinned friends.

Director Handel coughed lightly and cleared his throat:

"Mr. Liu, there are eight boxes here, and I prepared them for you according to the Transportation Department's regulations, which stipulates that the maximum annual circulation is 500."

"So, each box here contains 250 taxi licenses. A total of 2,000 taxi licenses, which just matches the price of your calligraphy."

"Therefore, each box here contains 250 taxi licenses, a total of 2,000 taxi licenses, which just corresponds to the price of your copybook."

He went on to say, "Considering that your business is mainly concentrated in the Yau Tsim Mong District, especially in the Yau Ma Tei area, I have made a special arrangement for you:"

"There are 1,500 red license plates in total, and the changed color license plates are suitable for operating on urban streets;"

"As green and blue license plates mainly serve the New Territories and Lantau Island of Hong Kong Island, I did not allocate too many for you."

"There are only 400 green license plates and only 100 blue license plates."

As Handel introduced, Liu Xu's face was full of smiles. Although there were only one hundred of the rarest blue license plates, he was still very satisfied.

After all, the price increase of taxi licenses in Hong Kong Island after the 21st century is truly amazing.

If he sells 16 red taxi license plates at the highest price of HK$ million in , he will instantly have more than HK$ billion.