Hong Kong Variety Show: From Little Brother to Big Boss

In the early 1980s, mobile phones, as a new communication tool, attracted people's attention, but they also had many obvious flaws.

One of the most prominent problems is the analog communication technology it uses, which not only provides limited call quality but is also easily affected by external interference, affecting the user experience.

In addition, the functions of mobile phones at that time were extremely basic, mainly focusing on voice calls, and had almost no other additional functions, which greatly reduced its practicality.

What’s worse, the mobile phone is bulky and heavy, which brings great inconvenience to users. Moreover, the battery life of mobile phones at that time was poor and required frequent charging, which undoubtedly increased the burden on users.

In addition, the signal coverage range of mobile phones is relatively small and can only be used in urban areas and near some main roads, which severely limits its actual application scenarios.

The combination of these factors resulted in the fact that when mobile phones were first introduced in the early 1980s, they were not widely accepted by consumers and only had very few buyers.

However, after three years of development, people have gradually realized the importance of timely information transmission. Especially for business people and social activists, the convenience and real-time communication capabilities of mobile phones have become their indispensable needs.

As a result, mobile phones gradually entered the public eye and gained more and more favor. Especially among the wealthy and social elite, mobile phones have become a symbol of status.

This trend has led to the initial opening of the mobile phone market and the gradual formation of a consumer group of a certain scale.

After entering the 2s, with the introduction of G digital mobile communication technology and the large-scale deployment of networks, mobile phones ushered in new development opportunities.

Digital communication technology not only improves call quality, but also enhances anti-interference capabilities, significantly improving the performance of mobile phones. At the same time, the appearance design of mobile phones is becoming increasingly lightweight and portable, which is more in line with the aesthetics and usage habits of modern people.

These changes made mobile phones gradually enter ordinary people's homes in the 1990s and become a popular communication tool.

Therefore, between the 1980s and 1990s, the most direct manifestation of the development of mobile phones was a change in appearance, from bulky big brothers to becoming lighter and more compact.

Although the economy of Hong Kong Island in this era developed rapidly, it also gave rise to many dark things, such as the black market.

There are many black markets in Hong Kong Island. Hidden alleys, private homes or shops, some docks and borders are all active black market locations. The first two are very secretive and belong to private black markets. Without an invitation from an acquaintance, you can't get in at all.

The docks and the border are public black markets. There are no strict requirements for people entering the public black market. As long as they don't take the initiative to cause trouble, they will accept anyone. It is controlled by the halls of major societies. Anyone who is in the underworld knows this information.

There are six such black markets in Hong Kong Island. Two are controlled by Sun Kee, one by Hung Hing, one by Tung Sing, and two by Chung Shun Yi. The Yau Ma Tei Pier is one of the black markets controlled by Chung Shun Yi.

At this time, Liu Xu was looking for the fat old ghost in the black market.

Fat Old Ghost's business is very disorganized. Whether it is cockroach poison, rat poison, or other daily necessities, or even contraband such as M hallucinogens, as long as you have money, he can help you get them.

Liu Xu had dealt with him many times and knew his way of dealing with people. Although he was a little stingy, he had to admit that he was indeed capable.

After finding the fat old ghost, Liu Xu got straight to the point and said, "Uncle Ghost, I want five black mobile phones!"

The fat old ghost listened to what the other party said, without asking any more questions, he squatted down and rummaged through the package beside him for a while. Then, he took out five mobile phones from it and stuffed them into Liu Xu's arms.

Liu Xu hurriedly held the phone in his arms with both hands. You read that right, he was holding it. With someone else around, Liu Xu didn't dare to put it directly into the system space.

Mobile phones of this era are the size of an adult's palm, four fingers wide, and weigh two kilograms! This is the latest model of mobile phone launched this year.

As soon as he stretched out his hand, the fat old ghost held his nose and said, "It's a good deal, two hundred thousand!" Mobile phones are not cheap these days, nearly twenty thousand each. Including the labor cost, Liu Xu felt that it was not a good deal at all.

Liu Xu thought to himself that with these five black phones, it would be much easier for him to handle some things that could not be put on the table. Therefore, he did not bargain too much with the fat old ghost about the price.

However, he was holding the mobile phone in both hands at the moment. He signaled to the fat old ghost with his eyes that he was holding the mobile phone in both hands and could not pay the bill!

Seeing this, the fat old man bent down reluctantly and took out a bag from the package and placed it flat on the table. He put the mobile phones in it one by one and handed them to Liu Xu.

Liu Xu took the bag and held it in his hand, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and said jokingly: "Right, this way I can have my hands free to pay the bill. Uncle Gui, you are so stingy, don't worry, sooner or later you will have no business!"

As he spoke, he reached into his pocket and took out the last two hundred thousand yuan and handed it to the fat old ghost. He said in a firm tone: "The money and goods are settled! Goodbye!"

Seeing Liu Xu pay the money and turn to leave, the fat old ghost quickly grabbed him, smiled flatteringly and said, "Ah Xu, Uncle Gui introduced you to the black market. Was that a favor to you?"

Liu Xu was slightly stunned, a little confused, but still nodded: "Well, it really helped me."

Seeing Liu Xu's affirmative answer, Fat Old Ghost was delighted and continued to ask: "You have bought things from me so many times, have I ever sold you inferior products?"

Liu Xu frowned briefly, feeling a little impatient. But he still nodded expressionlessly: "Yeah, yes."

This was not the first time the two parties had dealt with each other, so Liu Xu naturally knew what kind of person the other party was.

He had guessed the other party's purpose. He interrupted the other party's words that wanted to be asked again, and then slapped the fat old ghost's hand that was holding him, and said directly: "Uncle Ghost, I advise you not to spend all your time on things like watching reeds."

"When you have time, go out and gather some information. Then you will understand why I was able to come up with 200,000 Hong Kong dollars."

Then he reminded her, "You said you were going to pull me into the black market. Don't think I don't know that you were trying to increase the customer base of your stall. As for not selling me inferior goods, you better stop saying that. Otherwise, I'm afraid that the loyalists will throw you down to feed the fish. F**k!"

As mentioned before, this kind of public black market is controlled by the gangs. If you dare to sell defective products in the black market, you will be found out and your hands and feet will be cut off. In serious cases, you will even be thrown into the sea to feed the fish.

After Liu Xu finished speaking, he patted the fat old ghost on the shoulder, picked up his phone and left the black market. Liu Xu didn't care about the vultures in the black market at all.

Not to mention that his territory is nearby, the grenades and pistols in the system alone can teach the other party a lesson!

It might be because Liu Xu walked with such vigor that he didn't encounter any vultures causing trouble along the way.

Liu Xu got into the car and felt secretly regretful. If there really were vultures coming to provoke him, he wouldn't mind teaching them a lesson.

After checking that all the mobile phones still had power, Liu Xu put them all into the system space.

Then he started the car and slowly drove towards the Huansha Garden Apartments on Huansha Street in Tai Hang.

At this time, the fat old ghost fell into deep thought after listening to Liu Xu's words. He thought that he had been enjoying himself in Bolan Street for a while and had not paid attention to the recent news.

He turned to the young man at the stall near him and asked, "Pujiezi, have you heard any rumors about Yau Ma Tei recently?"

The young man didn't react much to the fat old ghost's address to him, and he was obviously used to it. He just said calmly: "There has been a lot of news in Yau Ma Tei recently. First, NB Zhou Xiang was killed in the explosion, and then the Yau Ma Tei police station was attacked by a bomb."

"Of course, the most famous person in the underworld is Feng Xu from us and Lian Sheng. I heard from my brothers in the gang that he was holding two knives and slashing all the way from North Street to South Street without blinking.

"I heard that Feng Xu was the only one clearing the territory in the second half. That night, Brother Xu's territory expanded eight or nine times. If I could be as good at fighting as him..." The young man looked longing.

Are you sure that this "Crazy Xu" you are talking about is the same person as the "Rat Xu" mentioned before? The fat old ghost widened his eyes.