Hong Kong Variety Show: The Development Notes of a Boss

Of course, success and failure are both due to Xiao He. Xingtai has many people coming from the north, so naturally they are excluded by many local people. Therefore, although Xingtai is strong, it is difficult for it to develop in the port city.

In the early years, Zhao Tai was ambitious and wanted to make Xingtai bigger and stronger. However, as soon as he made some noise, he was jointly sanctioned by several social groups. If Zhao Tai's wife's surname was not Cai, and the Cai family was not a big gentry in the New Territories, and Zhao Tai's wife was the daughter of the main branch of the Cai family, I am afraid there would be no Xingtai now.

There are twenty or thirty gentry clans of all sizes in the New Territories, but only five of them can be called major clans: Lu, Cai, Li, Huo, and Guo.

Among them, the Li family and the Huo family are the strongest, because the Li family produced the richest man in Hong Kong, and the Huo family produced a captain.

Of course, now the richest man and the shipping tycoon are already among the top ten famous families in Hong Kong. Whether they are willing to recognize this rural clan is another matter. However, in order to gild themselves, the two major clans here always invite these two families to participate in ancestor worship.

After the turmoil that year, Zhao Tai has become much more honest in recent years. He no longer fights for territory, but instead concentrates on running a second-hand goods trading market. On the surface, he sells various second-hand goods, such as second-hand furniture and electrical appliances, but in fact he specializes in helping the people of the Big Circle Gang sell stolen goods.

Lu Yongqiang is a weak man, and he doesn't want to provoke a strong man like Zhao Tai. Not to mention that the other person's own strength is much stronger than Lu Yongqiang, just based on his relationship with the Big Circle Gang, he is not someone Lu Yongqiang can afford to provoke.

The Big Circle Gang is not a gang, but refers to various strong men who come from the northern part of the country to the port city to beg for food. Although these people like to rob gold shops, jewelry stores and the like, as long as the price can be paid, they don't mind doing murder part-time.

Therefore, Lu Yongqiang didn't take Dong Si's words seriously at all. He didn't talk to Dong Si for long before leaving the loan sharking company and leading Dadong and Lu Yongheng directly to the bar he was in charge of.

Before this, he had already called his trusted subordinates to come to the bar to discuss things.

In the manager's office on the third floor, Lu Yongqiang was leaning leisurely on a large and comfortable boss chair, and in front of him, five people were sitting or standing - these were Lu Yongqiang's five confidants.

"Boss, I heard that old guy took back the loan shark company? Is this true?"

The first person to ask the question was a tall, muscular man, nearly 1.9 meters tall. He had a thick beard and a neat crew cut. He was wearing only a tight vest, shorts, and flip-flops.

Since he entered the room, he crossed his legs and curled up on one of the sofas, constantly digging into the gaps between his toes with his hands, and every once in a while he would put his fingers close to his nose and sniff. He looked unkempt and sloppy.

But the most eye-catching thing about this man is not his appearance, but the huge scorpion tattooed on his neck, which almost takes up his entire neck.

Lu Yongqiang glanced at the man and said dissatisfiedly, "Poison Scorpion, can you please stop being so disgusting? Not only do you pick your toes, but you also smell them from time to time. Believe it or not, I will chop off your fingers and make you eat them."

This Poison Scorpion was none other than Lu Yongqiang's distant cousin Luo Kui. Because of the tattoo on his neck, everyone generally called him Poison Scorpion. Although he looked to be in his mid-twenties, he was actually only twenty, two years younger than Lu Yongqiang.

Hearing what Lu Yongqiang said, Luo Kui immediately put his foot down, then sat up straight and said, "Boss, I was wrong. I won't dare to do it again next time. You must not let Dadong do it."

He admitted his mistake so honestly not because he thought Lu Yongqiang would really chop off his fingers, but because he was afraid that Lu Yongqiang would let Dadong beat him.

Before discussing the serious business, Lu Yongqiang was too lazy to argue with Luo Kui and said, "The information that Duxie got is correct. The loan sharking company has indeed been taken back. Anyway, I don't think highly of the loan sharking business, so it doesn't matter if it's taken back.

I asked you guys to come here this time because I have other things to discuss."

As soon as Lu Yongqiang finished speaking, Poison Scorpion immediately asked, "Boss, what's going on? Are we going to start a war with others?"

This poisonous scorpion is not only a slob, but also a restless person who is determined to make a name for himself in the world.

As soon as Poison Scorpion finished speaking, Lu Yongqiang gritted his teeth and said, "What kind of war are you starting? How many of us are brave enough to fight? Are you going to kill me by starting a war? So that you can take over?"

"Well... Boss... I... I didn't mean... that!" Lu Yongqiang's tone was harsh, which scared Duxie so much that he stuttered.

At this moment, Lu Yongheng said, "Boss, Duxie is a reckless man. He has never had a brain. Why bother with him? Let's get down to business!"

Lu Yongheng is a smart man and can be considered the military advisor of Lu Yongqiang's group.

Hearing what Lu Yongheng said, Lu Yongqiang said, “Venomous Scorpion, for Hengzi’s sake, I’ll let you go this time. If you still don’t have a brain next time, see how I’ll deal with you.”

Duxie was a man who was bent on becoming famous. When he first joined Lu Yongqiang, he caused a lot of trouble. Later, Lu Yongqiang would find opportunities to give him a warning from time to time, which made him behave himself.

This time was the same. Lu Yongqiang just took the opportunity to hit Duxie and was not really angry.

Lu Yongqiang recounted what happened in Dong Quan's villa today, and then said, "I was tricked by Chen Yao this time, and I don't know what the old man was planning. He actually agreed to Chen Yao's bullshit idea.

Hengzi, you usually have the most ideas, what should we do this time?"

Hearing Lu Yongqiang's question, Lu Yongheng thought for a moment and said, "Brother Qiang, if the East Star Crows want to take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble, we will definitely not be able to resolve it with our strength alone, unless the old man is willing to step in."

Lu Yongqiang shook his head and said, “I told you, the old man won’t help us.”

"If the old man doesn't help, then my only suggestion is to hide. We won't care about this matter. Even if Dongxing crosses the line and occupies all the streets we have now, we won't show up." Lu Yongheng pushed his glasses on his nose and then slowly said his suggestion.

After Lu Yongheng finished speaking, Lu Yongqiang still shook his head and said, "Hiding is definitely not an option! If I take people to hide and cause the territory to be lost, even if the territory can be taken back in the end, it will have nothing to do with me. The foundation of our brothers will be over, and we may even be punished by the society in the end."

After hearing what Lu Yongqiang said, Lu Yongheng thought for a while and said, "Brother Qiang, as long as you have the green mountains, you will never be short of firewood. The gap in strength between us and the East Star Crows is too big. Apart from hiding, I have no other feasible solution." Lu Yongheng said, looking a little depressed.

In fact, not only Lu Yongqiang looked depressed, but everyone else also looked depressed after listening to Lu Yongheng's analysis, even the reckless Poison Scorpion.

But this does not include Lu Yongqiang. When others were depressed, Lu Yongqiang smiled.

"Hahaha! What's up? Aren't you all usually the boss, second to none? Why are you all so cowardly now?

The East Star Crow's reputation is indeed frightening, but he only has a head and two arms, and he'll get hurt if he gets stabbed twice. He's not some invulnerable monster."

Hearing what Lu Yongqiang said, Lu Yongheng asked, "Brother Qiang, have you found a way to get through this difficult time?"

Lu Yongqiang nodded and said, "I do have a plan, but I still need the support and cooperation of my brothers. This is both a crisis and an opportunity for us. It depends on whether we can seize it. If we can seize this opportunity, then good days for us brothers will come."

Hearing Lu Yongqiang say this, the impatient Poison Scorpion immediately said, "Brother Qiang, don't keep us in suspense. If there is anything you need us to do, just tell us directly!"

Lu Yongqiang glared at Duxie and said, "Why are you so anxious? I was just about to say something when you interrupted me." After teaching Duxie a lesson, Lu Yongqiang didn't keep him in suspense anymore and asked, "Hengzi, how much funds can we mobilize now?"

Lu Yongheng thought for a moment and said, "Brother Qiang, the snack street has just collected this month's revenue, which is almost 200,000 yuan. We haven't used the 500,000 yuan we got from the loan company last time.

The sanitation fees for our streets have just been collected this month, and we haven't had time to send them to the gang yet. If Brother Qiang is in urgent need of money, he can first embezzle 500,000 yuan from this money.

But the brothers’ salaries have not been paid this month. If we deduct their salaries, we can use about 900,000 yuan.

Brother Qiang, is this money enough? If not, I can think of another way to get another 100,000 or 200,000 yuan temporarily.

Hearing Lu Yongheng say that he could use 600,000 yuan in funds, Lu Yongqiang immediately smiled and said, "900,000 yuan is enough. You can give the money to Dadong later."

After instructing Lu Yongheng on what to do, Lu Yongqiang said to Duxie, "Duxie, I remember you said you had a way to get simulated munitions, the kind that are so realistic they look real. Is that true?"

Hearing Lu Yongqiang's question, Duxie nodded and said, "That's true. I know a friend named Tuo Kuhai (the guy who makes counterfeit goods in the film Royal Sister). He specializes in making all kinds of counterfeit goods. The various weapons he makes are so real that they can be mistaken for the real thing. Apart from being powerless, they even make sounds.

"What? Boss, do you need arms? If you do, we don't need fake ones. I know a guy named Changmao. He's said to have connections with Uncle Hai, the arms tycoon. I can ask him if I can buy the real stuff."

Hearing what Duxie said, Lu Yongqiang was furious again, puffing his beard and glaring. He said angrily, "Why are you talking so much nonsense? Just answer whatever I ask you. Otherwise, how about I let you be the boss and you arrange the work for the brothers?"

Hearing what Lu Yongqiang said, Duxie immediately said aggrievedly: "Boss, I was wrong! I shouldn't have said too much."

Seeing the aggrieved look of the scorpion, Lu Yongqiang felt both angry and amused.

Lu Yongqiang suppressed his anger and said, "Duxie, I have something for you. Call that friend called Tuo Ku Hai and ask him if he has any fake sweet potatoes. If so, how much do they cost?"

When Lu Yongqiang asked him to make a phone call, Duxie's face changed and he said awkwardly, "Boss, I... I don't... I don't have the phone number of someone who can help me escape from the bitter sea..."

Hearing what Duxie said, Lu Yongqiang really wanted to hit him, but now was the time to use him. Lu Yongqiang suppressed his anger and said through gritted teeth, "Then can you find your friend? Since you are friends, you should be able to find him, right? Duxie, think it over before you answer me."

Seeing Lu Yongqiang's murderous look, the scorpion quickly said, "I can find it. I'm sure I can find it."

Lu Yongqiang said angrily, "Since you can find it, why are you still here? Go find your friend and bring him here to see me. Tell him to bring the item with him. Tell him that as long as the item is good and can be mistaken for the real thing, he won't be unfairly treated."

Seeing that Lu Yongqiang was really angry, Duxie hurriedly put on his slippers and trotted out.

Seeing Duxie leave, Lu Yongqiang finally put away the anger on his face and said, "Mouse, I remember you have a distant cousin named Lu Cheng, who is now an inspector at the Yuen Long Tin Shui Wai precinct. Do you know what kind of person this cousin is?"

Haozi is Lu Hao. He is the only one among Lu Yongqiang and his companions whose parents are still alive. The parents of the others, whether it is Dadong, Lu Yongheng, Lu Yongqiang, or Duxie, are all gone. Dadong is the most miserable among them. His parents died in a shipwreck when he was only a few years old.

Because his parents had a good relationship with Lu Yongqiang's parents, Dadong was adopted by Lu Yongqiang's parents after Dadong's parents got into trouble. This is also the reason why Dadong is so loyal to Lu Yongqiang.

Also because his parents are still alive, Lu Hao's family is still in contact with many people in the Lu family. Lu Hao knows more members of the Lu family than Lu Yongqiang, the young master of the main branch.

Hearing Lu Yongqiang's question, Lu Hao thought for a moment and said, "Boss, our family does have some connections with Uncle Lu Cheng's family, but I'm not very familiar with Uncle Lu Cheng. If you want to know what kind of person Uncle Lu Cheng is, it's best to ask my parents."

After hearing what Lu Hao said, Lu Yongqiang thought for a moment and asked, "Haozi, do you know where Lu Cheng's uncle lives?"

Lu Hao thought for a moment and said, "I know that. His family lives in Tin Shui Wai."

Lu Yongqiang said, "Haozi, since you know the address, take me to Tin Shui Wai later."

After hearing what Lu Yongqiang said, Lu Hao nodded in agreement.

After giving the instructions, Lu Yongqiang said to Huang Maoji, "Huang Mao, I have important things to do these days and can't take care of you. Take some money from me and take your brother and your grandmother to Nathan Road in Tsim Sha Tsui. I rented a house there and will let your family live there for a while."

Lu Yongqiang understood the principle of "a cunning rabbit has three burrows" very well, so after he had some money, he rented two houses outside, and the house on Nathan Road was just one of them.