Hong Kong Variety Show: The Development Notes of a Boss

After the auction, Lu Yongqiang has been in a bad mood. He didn't expect that at this time, someone would come and provoke Lu Yongqiang, which gave Lu Yongqiang a chance to vent.

The people who provoked Lu Yongqiang were none other than Lei Yaoyang and Wang Bao, who had approached Lu Yongqiang before.

The taxi business is very important to Lu Yongqiang.

The first is to settle down his brothers and find them a job that can support their families.

The second reason is that he wants to provide security for those men who have risked their lives for him. With this taxi company, even if his hundreds of men who have risked their lives for him have something bad happen in the future, at least their families will have a guarantee of life. This is an explanation that Lu Yongqiang gives to those who have risked their lives for him.

However, the taxi business is far more useful to Wang Bao and Lei Yaoyang than just that. Not only does it allow their subordinates to support their families, but more importantly, it allows them to distribute goods throughout the New Territories.

After meeting with Lu Yongqiang last time, Lei Yaoyang and Wang Bao didn’t want to do this business anymore, but they knew they didn’t have the financial resources, so they had to give up temporarily.

After getting Lu Yongqiang's license plate, the two men came to his house following the smell.

They came to discuss business, not to cause trouble. As a fellow businessman, Lu Yongqiang was very considerate and did not turn them away.

When the two men came over, Lu Yongqiang was checking the business of a store in the food city in Causeway Bay. When he heard that Lei Yaoyang and Wang Bao came to see him together, Lu Yongqiang guessed that they were up to no good.

Lu Yongqiang took the two men to an office, had someone pour them a cup of tea, and then said, "You two, you came to see me, aren't you still looking for the taxi business?"

Seeing that Lu Yongqiang had guessed their purpose, Wang Bao glanced at Lei Yaoyang and said, "Boss Lu, since you guessed our purpose, let's not beat around the bush. We are here for the taxi business."

"I wonder if Mr. Lu would allow Boss Lei and I to take a share. Boss Lei and I don't have big appetites, so one-fifth of the shares would be enough for each of us."

As Wang Bao finished speaking, Lei Yaoyang added, "Of course, we know that Boss Lu has not only spent a lot of money on this business, but also put a lot of thought into it. We will definitely not let Boss Lu suffer any loss. We can buy shares at a 10% premium."

After the two finished speaking, Lu Yongqiang fell into deep thought.

With the memories of his previous life, Lu Yongqiang knew that the price of this batch of license plates would increase several times in ten or twenty years. This business was indeed very profitable, but there were more than one profitable business. Lu Yongqiang did not actually pay too much attention to this business.

He is not sure what the government's attitude towards him will be in a few years, so he has been afraid to take any big action.

His current businesses seem to span multiple industries and are all booming, but in reality, except for the food factory, other industries do not have much technical content, and Lu Yongqiang does not worry much about them. It is basically a hands-off management style.

The reason why real estate companies have been able to grow bigger and stronger is entirely because housing prices have been rising rapidly in recent years. It is difficult for Lu Yongqiang's real estate company not to make money.

As for the catering company, although its valuation is high now, it is only those stores that are valuable, which has little to do with the catering company itself. Putting aside those land and stores, even if the catering company's business is good, it would be good if it can be valued at two or three hundred million.

Lu Yongqiang is now waiting to see the government's attitude towards him in a few years. That will be his time to show his skills.

Lu Yongqiang has made preparations. As long as he can safely avoid the disaster in a few years, he will first invest in Penguin and then in Alibaba. As long as he grasps these two basic bases, he can do whatever he wants when the time comes. Even if he loses a lot of money, he will not go bankrupt with the shares of those two companies.

Because Lu Yongqiang has too many options, it is not impossible to consider letting the two of them invest in the taxi business.

After all, Lu Yongqiang is indeed short of money now. It is almost the end of the year. Not only does he have a large loan to repay, but he also has to distribute dividends to his brothers at the end of the year, which is a huge expense.

According to the rules of previous years, the annual dividends of confidants such as Guangda Dong, Lu Yongheng, and Shouhou added up to over 100 million yuan. Add to that the red envelopes from their brothers, and the total amount is almost 200 to 300 million yuan.

Lu Yongqiang made a rough estimate in his mind. After deducting the income for the next two months and the money currently in the public account, he was still short of about 200 million.

After thinking about it, Lu Yongqiang said, "Boss Wang and Boss Lei want to invest, that's not impossible.

But let's be frank. You two want to invest in the taxi company. I'm afraid it's not just to provide jobs for your subordinates, but there's another purpose, right? You want to use the taxis to distribute goods or something. Are you guys right?

After Lu Yongqiang finished speaking, Wang Bao and Lei Yaoyang's faces changed slightly. They looked at each other, and then Lei Yaoyang said, "Boss Lu, since you guessed it, we won't hide it. We want to invest in the taxi company, and we do have that consideration.

Boss Lu, you're not going to reject us just because of this, are you?"

Lu Yongqiang waved his hand and said, "Although I don't do that kind of business and don't allow my people to touch that stuff, it's just because I don't want to cause trouble.

As for me, I am not a saint, nor do I hate that thing. So over the years, no matter who came to Tuen Mun to sell goods, as long as they abided by my rules, did not sell goods in my place, and did not cause trouble for me, I turned a blind eye and pretended not to know.

So whatever you want to do with the taxi, as long as it doesn't involve me and has nothing to do with me, I won't care and I have no interest in getting involved."

As soon as Lu Yongqiang finished speaking, Wang Bao and Lei Yaoyang's faces were filled with joy. Wang Bao said, "Boss Lu, do you mean to agree to our investment?"

Lu Yongqiang shook his head and said, "Boss Wang, don't be anxious, just listen to what I have to say first.

Since you have other purposes in investing in the taxi company, I can give you two options.

First, you can invest in taxis, but I'll be responsible for all the vehicles. This means you can receive dividends based on your investment ratio, just like investing in a legitimate business. You don't have management rights, so you can't use the taxis for anything else.

The second is that I can rent cars to you. I will rent as many taxis as you need.

Of course, since you plan to use these vehicles to smuggle goods, you need to pay me a deposit in advance.

After all, if you use my car to transport that stuff and get caught by the cops, my car may be directly confiscated by the cops. If only one or two cars are lost, it doesn't matter. But if the whole thing is seized by the cops, my loss will be too great.

You two, please think about it and see which one you choose?"

After Lu Yongqiang finished speaking, Lei Yaoyang couldn't help but ask, "Boss Lu, if we only hold dry shares in the taxi company, it won't be of much use to us. You seem to be giving us two options, but aren't you actually asking us to rent a car from you?

Boss Lu, I don't know how much is the monthly rental fee for a car, and how much is the deposit?"

Lu Yongqiang said, "Yaoyang, that's not the way to say it. You can definitely invest in a taxi company. I can guarantee you that this business will definitely make money. Not to mention anything else, these license plates alone may be worth millions each in the future. If you invest now, you will definitely not lose money.

Of course, the payback period for this investment will take some years, so don’t expect to get your money back within two to three years.”

As Lu Yongqiang finished speaking, Lei Yaoyang said, "Boss Lu, let's not talk about the investment and shareholding. You should talk about the rent and deposit, right?"

Lu Yongqiang said, "Okay! Okay! Okay! Then let's talk about the rent and deposit.

The license plates for each taxi cost me 400,000 yuan. The cars are Toyota Crowns. You should know the price of this car. The price of a car is 500,000 to 600,000 yuan. In addition to taxes and insurance, the cost of a car is almost one million yuan.

I won't ask you for too much rent, I'll just calculate it based on the market price. Now the rental price is about 150 to 180 yuan per car per day. I won't ask you for too much rent, I'll just calculate it based on 150 yuan per car per day.

As for the deposit, the cost of each car is here, and less is definitely not an option. The minimum deposit for one car is 300,000 yuan."

As soon as Lu Yongqiang finished speaking, Wang Bao said dissatisfiedly, "Boss Lu, you're asking for too much. Which taxi company these days can offer such a high deposit? 100,000 or 80,000 is considered high. You have absolutely no sincerity at all!"

Lu Yongqiang snorted coldly and said, "Boss Wang, since you have inquired about the market, why don't you rent a car from another taxi company?

Don’t you think about your background and why you are renting a car? No other taxi company would dare to rent a car to you.

Although the deposit I require is high, the risk I have to bear is also high. If something happens to you, I might be implicated.

Since I'm taking such a big risk, shouldn't I ask for more margin?

Besides, this is just a deposit. If nothing happens to you, you can always return the car to me and take all your deposit back."

Lu Yongqiang's words left Wang Bao speechless.

Nowadays, those who can afford to open a taxi company are all people with some financial resources, just like the two taxi companies in the New Territories before.

One of them is a company run by a foreigner. The owner has a very powerful background and is not only very influential in Hong Kong, but also a top figure in the foreigner's hometown. He can often enter and leave the Governor's Mansion.

The other one was a company opened by a local of Gangcheng, but his surname was Li, the same Li who was the richest man in Gangcheng. Although he was only slightly related to the rich man, this was enough. Most people didn't dare to provoke them.