Hong Kong Variety Show: The Development Notes of a Boss

Seeing that Fat Lai was so shameless, although everyone looked down on him, he was one of the leaders of Hongxing after all, so no one dared to go too far. No one continued to add insult to injury and just ignored Fat Lai.

The prince sat next to him, and Lu Yongqiang didn't want to just chat with Xiyan.

"Brother Taizi, what have you been doing lately? Why do you seem to have disappeared? Why is there no movement in Tsim Sha Tsui lately?"

The prince said with a smile: "Qiangzi, isn't it better to keep quiet? This way I can make money in peace, which is better than fighting and killing. Besides, the world has changed now, and the police are watching closely. I dare not make any trouble."

At this point, the prince hesitated for a moment, then continued, "It's a tough world these days. Even collecting protection money might get you invited over for tea by the police. I'm also planning to keep up with the times and set up a security company.

Qiangzi, I heard that you have established a security company a long time ago, and the protection fee has long been changed to property management fee and environmental sanitation fee. What is the truth behind this? Can you tell me about it?

I asked Qingzi to find out about this matter. He reported the situation to me and talked about a lot of legal provisions. I was dizzy after listening to them, and in the end I only half understood it. You are smart, can you explain it to me in detail?

The practice of collecting protection fees has actually existed since ancient times, and it is not unique to Hong Kong and the city. It’s just that many places don’t collect them as blatantly as in Hong Kong and the city.

This matter is actually the beginning and end left over from the period of the Four Inspectors. In the era of the Four Inspectors, the police colluded with the underworld, and the underworld collected protection fees, and then the police collected protection fees from the underworld. It was a typical collusion between officials and businessmen, and everyone made money together.

At that time, whether you opened a shop or sold vegetables on the roadside, you had to pay protection fees.

Over time, most people in Hong Kong have become accustomed to it. They understand it as paying for safety. They pay a small monthly fee, and as long as no one disrupts business, it's not a loss. After all, it's business, and the protection fee is just a cost, passed directly to customers.

Therefore, when protection fees are collected in Hong Kong City, few people will cause trouble because of it, and even fewer will report it to the police. Since the people do not report it and the officials do not investigate, and no one calls the police, the police naturally will not care.

However, the situation has changed in the last two years. Firstly, with the development of communications, people know more and have begun to resist the issue of protection fees. Secondly, with the various legal channels and legal education programs, people have gradually realized that this is illegal, and if they don't want to pay, they can call the police.

So in the past two years, it has become increasingly difficult to collect protection fees. Some country bumpkins will actually call the police if you try to collect the money.

Of course, the community has plenty of ways to deal with those who act without considering the consequences. They can ruin your business without violating the law and make it impossible for you to continue doing business.

But in the past year, things have changed again. The main reason is that the police have started to do their job more conscientiously. When someone calls the police, the response speed is getting faster and faster. There are also many more patrol officers, and many surveillance cameras have been installed in busy streets.

It is much more difficult for a society to do anything than before, and now they dare not make a big deal out of it. Once they do, the police will keep a close eye on them and conduct all kinds of inspections on their properties, making it impossible for them to do business properly.

In fact, collecting protection fees has become a waste of money now. Many gang bosses actually look down on such a small income, but they have to collect it. Firstly, the gang has regulations that a part of the protection fees must be paid to the gang. Secondly, the subordinates have to be supported. If they are not allowed to collect protection fees, then the subordinates will have to rely on the boss's money to support them, which is not something everyone can bear.

Besides, even if you have the money to support these people, you can't always let them sit idle, right? You have to find them something to do, right? Not every boss is like Lu Yongqiang, with the assets he owns to support so many subordinates.

Just like Lu Yongqiang, he only collected a small amount, not refusing to take anything at all. Firstly, breaking the rules would cause dissatisfaction in the society, and secondly, if all his subordinates were doing legitimate work, where would they find people when they needed them? After doing legitimate work for a long time, their mentality would change. After all, who doesn't want to live a stable life...

Anyway, due to various factors, many people in the society have changed their minds. Collecting protection fees is no longer as open and aboveboard as before, but is disguised.

Some people set up garbage disposal companies to deal with all kinds of garbage from all shops on the street. Since they help to deal with the garbage, it is reasonable to charge a garbage disposal fee, and this protection fee is included.

Some people have set up security companies, similar to Lu Yongqiang's, and arranged several security guards to patrol the streets, responsible for directing traffic, preventing people from parking randomly, and occasionally helping to deal with troublemakers.

Since security guards have been arranged, it is reasonable and legal for each store to pay a certain amount of money.

Of course, Lu Yongqiang's security company has been changed into a property management company. Now everyone pays for property management fees, which include security fees and sanitation cleaning fees. In Tuen Mun, Lu Yongqiang has contracted the work of cleaning the streets.

The property management company now includes the security department, the sanitation department, and the recycling department, which includes security guards, sanitation workers, garbage disposal stations, and waste recycling stations. All the waste recycling stations in Tuen Mun are registered under Lu Yongqiang's property management company.

After the prince finished speaking, Lu Yongqiang thought for a moment and said, "Brother Prince, setting up a security company alone is actually a bit problematic. You'd better also contract out the street cleaning and garbage disposal work over there.

At that time, we will set up a property management company like I do, and not only arrange security guards on the streets, but also sanitation workers.

Otherwise, if you only arrange a few security guards and collect more money, people will still make trouble. Once someone takes the lead in making trouble, others will follow suit. If things get out of hand, you will definitely be targeted by the police.

But if I take on the job of cleaning the streets and disposing of garbage, then I not only have to arrange security to maintain order, but also clean the streets and dispose of garbage. It is reasonable for me to charge more for doing so much work.

If you think it is expensive, I will not charge you any money, nor will I clean the entrance of your store or dispose of the garbage inside your store.

It's okay in cold weather, the garbage can be stored for a few more days, but what about hot weather? If the store doesn't deal with the garbage for two or three days at most, how can the store still do business?

It was unknown whether the prince understood what Lu Yongqiang said, but it caught Ma Wangjian's attention. After Lu Yongqiang finished speaking, Ma Wangjian said, "Qiangzi, what if others clean up after themselves? And can they handle the garbage themselves?"

After Ma Wangjian finished speaking, Lu Yongqiang smiled and said, "After contracting the street cleaning and garbage disposal work, donate some public facilities to the municipal government, and then ask them to take the initiative to maintain the public trash cans on the streets to reduce the burden on the government.

Since we are responsible for the maintenance of public trash cans, we have the final say on whether the public trash cans within a hundred or two hundred meters are good or bad. You can dispose of the trash yourself, as long as you don't cause any trouble, right?

If we really run into someone who doesn't want to cause trouble, that's easy to deal with. We have a lot of people anyway, so we can get some people to keep an eye on that place. You clean it up, and I can clean it up for you. If that doesn't work, we can have someone else do something weird in front of the store every day and see who gives up first, them or us."

As Lu Yongqiang finished speaking, Ma Wangjian shook his head and said, "Qiangzi, if you do this, you'll still have to resort to underworld tactics in the end. Why bother with all this trouble? Isn't it like taking off your pants to fart? It's simply a superfluous act."

Lu Yongqiang put away his smile and said, "Boss Jian, you are wrong. This is not a superfluous move, but a matter of courtesy before force.

Also, since we are responsible for street cleaning and garbage removal, it is reasonable and legal to charge businesses a portion of the money.

If some businesses really don't pay, that's illegal. Even if the police know we used tricks, they were forced to do so. We are the victims. How can this be the same as before? "

Ma Wangjian is an older generation figure in the underworld and is accustomed to the previous rules. It is not easy to change his mind.

As Lu Yongqiang finished speaking, Ma Wangjian shook his head and said, "We're short mules, we're gangsters. We're not favored by the police to begin with. Even if we're victims, what's the big deal? We're still not favored by the police. If you dare to use tricks, the police will still give you trouble."

Ma Wangjian finished speaking, and before Lu Yongqiang could speak, he said with narrow eyes, "Ma Wangjian, you are wrong. The police don't like us, not because we are short mules or gangsters, but because we cause trouble and commit crimes.

I think what Qiangzi said makes sense. The world has changed now, and we need to change what needs to be changed. For example, if you collect protection money, if you collect money from others for no reason, it is protection money at the mildest level, but it is robbery at the worst level. If three or five people go in a group to collect protection money, it is even more of a gang crime, and the crime is even more serious.

Although Qiangzi's method is troublesome, it is reasonable and legal. As long as the amount of money collected is not too outrageous, it can collect protection money without breaking the law. Isn't this killing two birds with one stone?"

"What do you mean by killing two birds with one stone? I mean it's just like taking off your pants to fart. Since you're out here to make trouble, what's wrong with doing some illegal things? If you don't want to break the law, then why bother making trouble? Just do something honest."

"Do you have to break the law to get involved? Ma Wangjian, what kind of bullshit is this? What era is this? You're still thinking about breaking the law every day. Can't you just do business and make money honestly?"

"How can you make money honestly? Xiyan, you say it so easily. Do you think everyone has the same background and support as you, with people specifically giving you advice, and even more, there are a lot of rich people waiting to give you money?"

Xiyan and Ma Wangjian were talking back and forth, their voices getting louder and louder, and they even started to get angry and started arguing.