Hong Kong Variety Show: From Little Brother to Big Boss

Without Xu Tai, the "troublemaker", the atmosphere of the dinner was warm and harmonious. As the initiator of the dinner, Li Honghai sat around a table with Liu Xu and others. There was constant laughter during the conversation and the atmosphere was very lively.

As the leader of Lianying Society and the only senior in the group, Li Honghai naturally became the focus at the dinner table.

He generously shared with everyone his valuable experience of being in the society for many years. From his hard work when he first started to becoming the leader of Lianying Society today, every detail was full of stories.

He vividly described how he gained a foothold in the underworld, how he made friends with people, and how he managed to escape danger after danger. His story was full of wisdom and courage, which made everyone present listen with great interest.

Liu Xu also interjected from time to time, sharing his own experiences and views. He and Li Honghai verified each other's opinions and discussed the development path of the society. In particular, regarding the major event of returning, the two reached a consensus on the whitewashing of the society.

At the dinner table, Li Honghai warmly invited everyone to raise their glasses and drink together, as if he had completely let go of the fact that Liu Xugang had kidnapped his son. He was in high spirits and chatted happily with everyone.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, all the food on the table was swept away and everyone was very satisfied.

At this time, Liu Xu cleared his throat and prepared to get to the point of today.

He glanced at the people present, and finally fixed his gaze on Li Honghai. He smiled and said, "Uncle Li, I came to your headquarters today not only to fulfill my promise to personally send Ah Ming back."

Li Honghai put down his wine glass, looked at Liu Xu, chuckled, and said, "Ah Xu, if you are willing to call me Uncle Li, then we are not strangers. If you have anything to say, just tell me."

"Uncle Li, let me be frank. The reason I came to your headquarters today is actually to confirm the business capabilities of my partner."

"The business capabilities of the partners?" Li Honghai repeated this sentence and looked at Liu Xu with confusion.

"Dad, Brother Xu was talking about me!" Li Ming took over the conversation and took the initiative to explain to his father Li Honghai.

"Brother Xu owns a brewery and a water plant, and he plans to set up two companies."

"Wait a minute, Ming," Liu Xu suddenly interrupted Li Ming, "I plan to set up a beverage company that includes beer and mineral water. This way, I can save the trouble of managing two companies."

"Moreover, I will add various beverages and expand the product line in the future. Therefore, setting up a company and dividing departments by product types will facilitate future management."

He turned to look at Li Ming and said seriously: "At the same time, I plan to sell 10% of the shares in this company to A Ming for 500,000 Hong Kong dollars. At the same time, let A Ming serve as the company's sales general manager!"

Liu Xu was worried that Li Honghai didn't understand the profits in the wine industry and thought he was fooling his son.

In order to dispel his doubts, Liu Xu continued, "I plan to monopolize the alcoholic beverage industry in my territory. From now on, I can only sell the beer and mineral water I produce in my territory. Uncle Li, let me do the math for you."

"For each bottle of beer, its packaging cost is about 0.5 yuan, the cost of the beer is about 0.3 yuan, and the labor cost is about 0.2 yuan. The factory cost is about 1 yuan. And the factory price of each bottle of mineral water is about 0.5 yuan."

He went on to say: "In Hong Kong Island, each bottle of beer is sold at 3 yuan and mineral water at 2 yuan. However, I plan to sell my beer and mineral water to my liquor company at 1.5 yuan and 0.8 yuan respectively."

"Then, the liquor company distributed it to various entertainment venues, shops and restaurants at prices of 2.3 yuan and 1.5 yuan respectively!"

Liu Xu's eyes were full of confidence: "I roughly calculated that there are three nightclubs, nine KTVs, fifteen bars, and many shops and restaurants in my territory. The monthly throughput of beer is about 20 bottles. The monthly throughput of mineral water is about bottles.

"Based on this sales volume, the wine company's net profit per month is about 500,000 yuan. The annual profit is between 6 million and 8 million yuan."

He finally emphasized: "I sold 10% of the shares of A Ming's wine company for 500,000 yuan. This is a discounted price given by A Ming because of the deep friendship between me and him."

"Uncle Hai, do you think my 10% stake is worth 500,000?" Liu Xu asked Li Honghai.

Li Honghai was silent for a moment, then nodded slowly: "It's worth it!"

He understood what Liu Xu meant. He sold his son Li Ming 10% of the shares of the liquor company and made him the sales director of the liquor company. This was the deal he gave himself.

What he had to pay was the right to sell alcoholic beverages on Lianyingshe's territory.

The news came back to Hong Kong from Britain in 1974, and domestic leaders proposed the return of Hong Kong to British Prime Minister Edward.

He had sent people to investigate the situation in the country, so he was convinced that if Hong Kong had returned immediately in those two years, the mainland would never let the gangs run wild like the foreigners did in order to maintain the law and order in Hong Kong.

The gangs of that era were really rampant. They committed murder, arson, and all kinds of evil! If Hong Kong Island had returned, the mainland would have been more likely to move in machine guns and tanks, and drive in warships and planes. They would have completely blocked the sea, land, and air to settle the crimes.

In an era when molesting women would result in being shot, this possibility was very high. Every member of the society, as long as they were on the roster, would definitely receive a peanut.

Therefore, when the news first reached Hong Kong Island, he had never let Li Ming get involved in society affairs.

He hopes that his son can walk on the right path. Even though Li Ming is having a lot of trouble on the right path now and has not yet successfully reached shore, his attitude has not changed.

He had never considered letting Li Ming take over the position of leader of Lianying Society. His ideal candidate was Fei Mao. Not only because he had been with him for a long time, but also because he was more obedient.

Now Liu Xu took the initiative to come to him and said that he wanted to bring his son Li Ming ashore, and the only condition was the right to supply alcohol and beverages on his own society's territory. Of course, he was more than happy to do so.

When Liu Xu heard Li Honghai's words, the smile on his face seemed much more sincere.

Looking at Li Ming who was still watching the show, he patted him and then instructed Li Ming: "A Ming, your father has agreed to let you serve as the sales director of my company. Now you should show me your business ability."

Li Ming reacted and became very excited instantly. As soon as Liu Xu finished speaking, he couldn't wait to say to his father: "Mr. Li Honghai, now I would like to talk to you about our cooperation in selling alcoholic beverages as the sales director of Dongsheng Beverage Co., Ltd."

Li Honghai laughed when he heard his son's pretentious speech, but was surprised when he heard Liu Xu asked his son to discuss a wine cooperation with him.

He thought that Liu Xu bringing his son ashore and taking the right path was already a bargaining chip, but looking at the conversation between Liu Xu and Li Ming, it was obvious that he did not intend to use this as a bargaining chip.

When Li Honghai saw his son's happy expression, he immediately reacted. He smiled and nodded, "Let's talk about it. I wonder how much you plan to spend to get the sales rights on my site, Manager Li."

Li Ming saw his father asking about the price, and whispered to Liu Xu: "Brother Xu, my father agreed to negotiate with me, what do you think of the price of the sales rights..."

Liu Xu did not interfere too much and said directly: "You decide." Just kidding, my son makes money from me, I will never ask for too much, but my son will never disappoint me.

"I will contract the exclusive right to sell alcoholic beverages on your Lianyingshe territory for a fee of 50,000 yuan per month. No, 30,000 yuan. I wonder if you agree, Mr. Li."