Hong Kong Variety Show: The Development Notes of a Boss

The gambling ship business was affected, and the wine business was even more out of business.

It was similar to what Lu Yongqiang had guessed at the beginning. As Xiahou Wu's shipment volume grew, the profits it made also grew. At the end of 1997, something happened to Xiahou Wu, and the winery in France was wiped out.

Xiahou Wu got the news in advance and ran away with his fellow junior brothers and sisters. Although they escaped, their assets shrank by more than half, and the past two years of work were in vain.

Xiahou Wu's situation brought misfortune to partners like Han Bin, Da Fei, Zhang Shun, Fatty Li, and Xu Huayan. Xinji, with the largest shipment volume, also suffered the most. Even a leader-level figure was sent to prison and sentenced to five years. Even if they could later smooth over their sentences and get reduced, they would still have to spend at least three or four years.

Although Han Bin, Da Fei and Zhang Shun shipped less than Xinji, they still suffered losses. Their respective confidants took the blame, and Jiang Tianyang helped them smooth things over. Each of them spent tens of millions before the matter was finally settled.

In fact, this loss is nothing, but after the incident, several people lost a large amount of income every month, which is a big deal.

At that time, due to the impact of the financial crisis, the wealth of several people was severely damaged. Without the income from wine, they all fell into financial difficulties.

Hongxing has changed a lot in the past two years, and other societies are similar, with significant changes.

Xinji has almost given up all gray industries and fully developed the entertainment industry. In just two years, it has produced more than ten or twenty movies and TV series, and acquired a cinema chain. The company has dozens of popular artists under its banner. Now, Xinji Entertainment has already occupied an important position in the Hong Kong entertainment circle.

As for Liansheng, after Deng Fei died, the uncles in the society completely lost their power and could no longer secretly control the election of the society leader.

After Jimi came to power, he carried out drastic reforms to the society. This Jimi must have received support from the north. After he came to power, he and many of the Liansheng gangs had problems, such as Yutoubiao and Dahei, who had been selling noodles. They had problems at the beginning of 1997.

Dahei was arrested during a transaction. After being surrounded by the police, he did not resist and surrendered directly. He was sentenced to 18 years in prison.

Yutoubiao also got into trouble during a transaction, but unlike Dahei, he resisted with a gun and was shot dead on the spot by the police.

In addition to the two drug lords Dahei and Yutoubiao, many other people got into trouble, such as Laoguiwai, Chuanbao, and Maodun, who wanted to seize power, but their past scores were also brought up one after another. Laoguiwai and Maodun were arrested and sentenced to nine and seven years respectively. Chuanbao got the news in advance and fled to Taiwan before the incident.

People from Heliansheng had accidents one after another, but Jimmy took the opportunity to grow stronger and took control of the power of the entire society. After that, he won the championship and became the leader of the society again.

Under Jimmy's leadership, He Liansheng has not completely given up the gray industry, but it is much better than before and can be considered half clean.

Jimmy's main industries now are logistics distribution and import and export trade. Since most of his wealth is invested in the north, the financial crisis did not have much impact on Jimmy. Instead, he seized the opportunity to make a fortune at the end of 1997. It is said that he made a fortune in the international futures market. Now he has a net worth of more than 10 or 20 billion, and is considered a new rich man in Hong Kong in the past two years.

Dongxing was completely ruined. After Uncle Qi became the leader, he wanted to whitewash Dongxing, but Dongxing's background was too dirty. Not only was it a big drug dealer, it also had dirty ties with the foreigners.

At the end of 1997, the police took major action against Dongxing. Almost all of Dongxing's main figures in Hong Kong were arrested. Uncle Qi was a bachelor and knew he could not escape. After the police took action, he committed suicide in his villa.

Although East Star was defeated, its foundation was not broken. Although all the key figures in Hong Kong were gone, East Star still had many bigwigs abroad. It had only been a few months, and there were signs of a resurgence. However, the current East Star was much more low-key than before.

The current situation in the Hong Kong underworld is that the big gangs are only focused on making money, and it seems that they have all turned over a new leaf, while small gangs continue to emerge and fight endlessly, such as collecting protection fees, grabbing territories, etc., and causing trouble from time to time. It feels more chaotic than before.

Take Tuen Mun for example. Before 1997, Luk Wing Keung's gang had always been suppressing the area. Not only were small-time thieves reluctant to go there, not even petty thieves. Those who relied on the big guys had to avoid Tuen Mun, because you could be reported by Luk Wing Keung the moment you arrived to scout the area. Even if you managed to get away with something, escaping or selling the stolen goods would be a huge hassle.

But after his return, Lu Yongqiang became much more low-key. He became a completely legitimate businessman, no longer using any illegal means, and always using legitimate means to do everything.

Like before, in order to force everyone to pay property fees and sanitation fees, Lu Yongqiang had to use some means, such as sending people to your store to cause trouble, secretly dumping garbage in front of your store, and blocking your keyhole with glue.

After the return, these methods were no longer used. Instead, they went to the households to collect the debts in a formal manner. If the debtors refused to pay, Lu Yongqiang would at most sue them. In any case, everything was handled in a formal manner.

Maybe Lu Yongqiang is too easy to talk to, and more and more people are defaulting on their debts. At the beginning of this year, Lu Yongqiang gave up all the properties in ordinary communities and ordinary streets. His property company now only serves high-end communities and buildings.

There are also sanitation companies that directly connect with the government. Things like cleaning the streets and disposing of garbage are still the responsibility of Lu Yongqiang's sanitation company, but they do not need to charge fees from the businesses. Instead, they reconcile directly with the government. As for how the government charges fees from businesses, that is none of Lu Yongqiang's business.

It is only natural to take money to do things. Since no money was taken, Lu Yongqiang naturally won't interfere.

In the past, Lu Yongqiang collected property management fees or environmental sanitation fees from businesses, so whenever someone caused trouble in his store, whether drunk or deliberately looking for trouble, someone from Lu Yongqiang's side would come forward to resolve the situation. Even if the store was robbed, Lu Yongqiang would provide an explanation. If the culprits couldn't be caught, Lu Yongqiang would even provide partial compensation. He was truly responsible.

But now, not a penny is charged, so these benefits are naturally gone. If someone causes trouble, the merchant can only call the police. If someone is stolen or robbed, the merchant can only call the police. If the case can be solved, the merchant can recover the loss. If the case cannot be solved, the merchant can only blame himself for his bad luck.

Let's put it this way: some things can be easily resolved by Lu Yongqiang, but not necessarily by the police.

For example, if someone deliberately puts a fly or a cockroach in the food and then blackmails the restaurant owner, even if the restaurant owner calls the police, if the restaurant owner cannot prove his innocence after the police arrive, he can only consider himself unlucky and pay compensation.

But if Lu Yongqiang handles it, no matter whether the merchant can prove his innocence or not, the merchant will definitely not have to pay compensation. At most, he will give you a new one. If you dare to continue to make trouble, Lu Yongqiang has plenty of ways to deal with you.

If Lu Yongqiang finds out that you are deliberately looking for trouble, you will be in even more trouble. At the very least, you will get a bruised face and nose, and at worst, you will have your hands and feet broken.

If a business is robbed or stolen, Lu Yongqiang will use every possible means, not only to obtain information from the receivers but also from the traffickers, guaranteeing they can solve the case faster than the police. Even if they can't solve the case, Lu Yongqiang will compensate you for your losses through other means.

Despite the changes Lu Yongqiang made, the public security in Tuen Mun did not improve, but became worse than before. Especially in recent times, many young people have emerged, and four small gangs have even appeared in Tuen Mun.

It doesn't seem accurate to call it a society. It should be said that four little bosses emerged.

One is a motorcycle gang with a total of thirty or forty people. The leader is called Niu Wei, who is less than twenty years old. His subordinates are all young people. These people specialize in motorcycle robbery. They are not very old, but they are cruel and ruthless. They have committed many cases of injury recently.

One is a gang of petty thieves with about 20 to 30 people. The leader is called Uncle Bo, who is in his 40s. He was a well-known thief when he was young. Later, he was imprisoned for manslaughter. He was released just before the New Year and immediately gathered his men to resume his old business.

In Tuen Mun, many car windows have been smashed and houses have been burglarized recently, almost all of which were done by this group of people.

The third group, the ones who make a living by their brains, are considered to be among the Thousand Sects. This group has the smallest number of people, only about ten people, and the leader is called Cheng Fei. Almost all of his subordinates are related to him. They make a living by extortion, specializing in honey traps and fraud.

Although this group of people is not large in number, they make a lot of money. They only target rich people, investigate their backgrounds in advance, and make plans before taking action. If they can make a living from one scam, they can make a living for half a year.

This last group is the most like a gang and has the largest number of people, now there are about one or two hundred people. The leader is an old man named Zhao Kun. He used to be Zhao Tai's subordinate, but not his confidant. After Zhao Tai was killed by Lu Yongqiang, he escaped because he was not his confidant.

Later, this guy opened a mahjong parlor in Tuen Mun. Because he chose a good location, the business has been good. After making money, this guy opened an arcade store.

Before 1997, this guy had always been honest and obedient, paying every penny of protection fees and never causing trouble.

After Lu Yongqiang stopped taking care of things, this guy came to the fore, secretly started a small gambling den, and also engaged in loan sharking and horse stable business. More and more people followed him to make a living, from dozens of people to one or two hundred people now. This guy has recently started to instruct his men to collect protection fees.

Zhao Kun is also an old fox. He has been hiding behind the scenes, instructing his subordinates to do things. He also warned his subordinates to stay away from Lu Yongqiang and never dared to provoke Lu Yongqiang's people.