Hong Kong Island Old Events

"Bring it."

"In the fruit column." Wu Shihao opened his mouth and replied: "Brothers will deliver it in the evening."

He Dingxian nodded: "Thank you very much."

Wu Shihao said respectfully: "Don't forget Mr. He's help. Without Mr. He, I, Ahao, would not be here today..."

He Dingxian was noncommittal: "So, you came to see me today specifically to tell me that you plan to set up a brand name to work around?"

"Do you know that my company cannot have a font size?"

Seeing the big boss's brows slightly furrowed, Lardboy thought something was wrong. Ahao made a special trip to see the big boss today to discuss matters. He didn't expect that he would go straight to the point and set up a Jianghu brand.

The big boss thought it was Ah Hao who went on a boat trip and wanted to invite him to dinner when he came back from Southeast Asia. The three of them were happy. However, following Ah Hao's words, the three people on the scene had their own thoughts and the situation was complicated.

Wu Shihao said: "I know the rules of the big boss, but I have 70% of the shares in the fruit farm business, and the big boss's money is converted into 30%."

"This is my own business, so I don't use the title of big boss. I just want to go out on my own."

He Dingxian nodded slightly, picked up the teacup, took a sip, then put down the teacup and asked, "Can you get ahead by relying on yourself?"

Wu Shihao's expression froze, and he opened his mouth and said: "Big boss, it's okay for you to only do upright business. I also only want to do upright business."

"But you have the power, but I don't. I don't have the power, so I can only rely on my fists!" He clenched the five fingers of his right hand and shouted loudly: "If your fist is not strong enough, you can't knock someone over, and they will knock you over!"

"I opened the fruit stall and fetched water peacefully, but what next? In Thailand, I had to compete with others for the orchard, and I had to fight. In Hong Kong Island, I had to compete with others for the stall, and I still had to fight. In order to sell a cart of durians, I had to bring The brothers fought from Thailand to Chai Wan Pier, and all the brothers worked hard. As the boss, I can only lead the brothers to go up."

"Brother Xian, how could you be where you are today without relying on your own guns and knives or the hard work of your brothers? Which one of the movie theaters and paper mills is not doing business, and which one has never visited anyone? In the meantime, he died again How many brothers!”

"How many people died!"

"Pah." He Dingxian raised his hand and handed over a cup of tea, placing it gently on the tea tray. His eyes were calm and he asked calmly: "Tell me, what business do you want to do to establish a brand?"

Wu Shihao took a deep breath: "Sell fruit stalls first, then seafood. As long as there are more, I can open a seafood market, sell abalone, and sell kelp."

"If you have spare capacity, transport more parallel-imported electrical appliances, gold, etc. In short, do more maritime business and less onshore business."

"I will never embarrass Brother Xian."

His eyes glanced at Detective Hua's face, his face was unpredictable, and his tone was a little wary.

Normally, as one of the subordinates of the Inspector of District 1, if you want to do business, you must get involved in the boss's territory. If you have the boss's protection, you will definitely make money.

The boss can rest assured that he can make a fortune by using his own people, but he knows that the boss does not like the emergence of associations among his subordinates. Forming an association will offend the boss's taboo, so he never mentions going to Mong Kok to get food.

"Business at sea is very stormy." He Dingxian said while blowing on his teacup.

Wu Shihao was wearing a white coat lined with a black short collar. He waved his hand and shouted: "The bigger the wind and waves, the more expensive the fish!"

"Big boss, those who go out to sea are not afraid of wind and waves, nor are they afraid of running in vain!" He raised a finger with a decisive expression and a cruel tone.

He Dingxian nodded calmly: "OK, you have so many people supporting you, and the name has already been established."

"You don't need to ask me."

Wu Shihao nodded and bent down: "Brothers all rely on the big boss for food. They never dare to forget the big boss's friendship and are willing to work for the big boss all their lives."

"In the future, if the big boss has anything to do, let him know, and the brothers will definitely fight to the end."

He Dingxian raised his tea cup, lowered his head, and said with a smile: "Thank you very much. Business on the shore is not impossible. Although my land in Mong Kok District has been divided, there is no problem in adding another font size next year. Inspector Choi in Sham Shui Po, Yau Ma Tei Inspector Tsang and Inspector Lei of Kowloon Tong are both my friends. If you want to go ashore to say hello, please leave a few streets."

"But let's do the business at sea first. Selling durians, abalones, and setting up a seafood market would be great. You don't need to leave me 30% of the shares in the fruit farm."

"Don't get me wrong, the 30,000 yuan used to run the fruit bar was given by me to support my brother's business. Converting it into shares would stain our friendship."

Wu Shihao pondered for a long time and finally nodded: "Big boss, I understand!"

Lardboy sat aside and sighed: "Alas..."

The fact that these three shares are in the results column means that Wu Shihao still has a relationship with the big boss. If he doesn't want 30% of the shares, it means that the two of them only have a cooperative relationship in the world.

He Dingxian tasted the tea, looked blankly, and suddenly said: "By the way, you know what I mean, right? You can't touch the smoked flour!"

"Even if these two brothers make money, they are still making dirty money. In the future, doing seafood and durian will be more profitable and longer-term than selling cigarettes and powder."

Wu Shihao nodded quickly: "I know, thank you big boss for your advice."

"Um."

"That's it. What's the name of the fruit bar?" He Dingxian suddenly asked as he was seeing off the guests. Wu Shihao stood up, bowed deeply, bent down and said, "Yiqun!"

"The font size is also called Yiqun!"

He looked up.

He Dingxian nodded and said with a smile: "Yiqun Fruit Column, a good name, Yiqun's name is very good, the word "righteousness" comes first, brothers Yiqun."

"Big boss, goodbye."

Wu Shihao did not answer, bowed again, turned and left the company.

Lardboy sat in the office with an uneasy expression, and cautiously tried: "Brother Xian, there is nothing Ahao can do. People are in the world, and they can't help themselves."

He Dingxian sighed: "I know that sometimes you can't blame people for taking the wrong path. How many people in the world are also forced to do so. Everyone wants to get a bite of food in peace, but it happens that good people are bullied and good horses are ridden. If you want to make money, just You have to come out and fight. If you work hard step by step, no one will be willing to work low and low. At the beginning, I felt that Ah Hao was ambitious, so I let him do things, let him go to sea, and gave money to people..."

Lardboy studied the big boss's expression and said after careful consideration: "Ambitious people are ruthless in their actions and will be convinced by their brothers. Big boss, if you don't have ambition, you are a waste. At the beginning, I said I wanted to be Detective Hua's recruiter." Rent man, that’s my ambition too.”

"Yes, everyone is the same, so since Ahao only established the club after opening his own fruit farm, I have no reason to stop him."

"He came to inform me. He didn't mean to ask for my consent. He just wanted my support." He Dingxian saw clearly.

The lard boy said: "It's the same. Everyone in the world knows that he is your horse boy. When he comes out, everyone gives him three points of thin noodles. It's all for your sake, including his brothers. I respect Ahao’s loyalty a lot, and I also count on your name a lot.”

"Now that you are a detective, you are qualified to use a small prefix. Even if you cannot become a big club, it is still easy to join a third-rate club."

"It just so happens that you also need a group of people to help you with things, even to suppress the Chaoshan Gang. Since Yiqun considers the Chaoshan people in the housing estate as brothers, he will also be considered a member of the Chaoshan Gang in the future."

"Brother Xian, Ahao stepped up just right and can be used."

He Dingxian admitted frankly: "Everything you said is right! So I have no intention of suppressing Ah Hao. I will inevitably use Yiqun in the future, but I can't help Ah Hao and let him be unscrupulous. From today on, he is him and I am me." , brothers should have an idea in mind."

Lardboy looked regretful: "He will continue on the path he chose."

He Dingxian knew in his heart that he and Ah Hao were actually the same kind of people. They had both been pushed into corners, they had to risk their lives to get a job, they were equally ambitious and wanted to get ahead, but he was luckier and had a starting point in a military uniform. , there are some memories in mind.

If he stood on the same starting line as Ah Hao, he might not be able to do better than Ah Hao. The reason why a hero is a hero is that he will definitely stand out from the crowd. Therefore, he knows very well how Ah Hao will make the font size bigger. No matter how strong he is, he must use any means, and draw a clear line with Ah Hao, and just wait until Ah Hao crosses the boundary to cut them off, and then he will not care about what Ah Hao does, and he will not be able to control him.

As for the merits and deeds that Ah Hao has made in the past, every account has been paid before. Otherwise, how would Ah Hao be qualified to lead his brothers to stand up and say that he wants to establish a brand name? What's the point of being a man from a housing estate? It’s not because the big boss supports him!

"Whatever, keep an eye on Yiqun anyway. If Yiqun transports flour from Thailand to Hong Kong Island as bulk cargo, tell me immediately."

He Dingxian said aloud.

Lardboy grinned in surprise: "No way? Ahao has been relying on you to get by, how could he do such a thing? You just told him about it."

He Dingxian smiled and said: "He relied on me to survive in the past, but he may not necessarily rely on me to survive in the future. He knows my attitude clearly. Once he becomes big, he will definitely find another supporter."

"However, I don't think we will dare to mess around in the short term. We still need to start up the fruit farm, seafood, and smuggling business step by step, but we must guard against what needs to be guarded against."

"If he uses my name to sell goods behind my back, people in the world will laugh out loud..."

Lardboy suddenly became solemn: "Big boss, don't worry, I will keep an eye on you."

…

In Yau Ma Tei, Shanghai Street, at the entrance of a newly opened fruit bar shop, wooden frames are stacked with fruits, including fresh bananas, pineapples, durians, mangosteens, and custard apples piled directly on the ground.

A dozen young men wearing short sleeves, dark skin, and strong bodies were squatting or sitting, gathering under the sign of the fruit bar. A few horse men were moving goods in the store, and some citizens passing by came up to ask for prices. Buy.

"Fruit bars" refer to fruit merchants who are chains or have their own purchasing channels. They are different from small fruit stalls and fruit vendors. They mostly do wholesale business. Retail fruits can be sold or not. As soon as the store starts, the fruit bars in Hong Kong will I know that a new person has joined the battlefield.

At this time, Wu Shihao held a cigarette in his mouth and walked steadily towards the fruit bar step by step among the crowd. The brothers at the door of the fruit bar stood up one after another and stared at the boss. When the boss came a few steps in front of the door, the big shrimps and the small shrimps The two brothers couldn't help but ask: "Brother Hao, how are you doing?"

Wu Shihao nodded, and joy immediately appeared on the brothers' faces. A Ming shouted: "Boss, Inspector He will indeed support us!"

"What's the name of the font size?"

Wu Shihao looked up at the signboard with the words "Yiqun Fruit Bar" on the door of the shop, threw the cigarette butt hard on the ground, and shouted loudly: "Yiqun!"

Tonight, in a fruit shop on Shanghai Street in Yau Ma Tei, thirty-seven brothers worshiped Guan Gong, beheaded chickens, pledged their blood to become allies, and set up flags to righteousness!

This is not only the first brand name born under Inspector He, but also a part of the business established by Ah Hao and his brothers. However, the establishment of Yiqun has not caused any turmoil in the world. Today, there are hundreds of large and small companies in Hong Kong Island. Brands die and rise every day, some brands are established, and some brands fall. A mere brand owned by Inspector Hua cannot cause any trouble.

What's more, the brothers plan to start a business on the water first, and they have not yet set foot on the shore. However, judging from the development route that Wu Shihao has set for the brand, it can be seen that Wu Shihao is already a big boss who can assess the situation and eat his brains.

…

He Dingxian went to Central to meet Zou Huaiwen in the evening. Zou Huaiwen brought him good news from the newspaper office. Cha Niangyong had agreed to serialize martial arts novels in "Oriental Daily" and agreed to publish them in "Oriental Daily" at the same price of one cent per word. "serialized the first martial arts novel "The Book of Swords and Enmities", and the request was to have a serialization column like "Liang Yusheng".

He Dingxian couldn't help but frown slightly when he heard this: "Oriental Daily opening another column at the same time will squeeze Liang Yusheng's works."

Zou Huaiwen also nodded in approval: "The page of Oriental Daily is limited, so we can't devote the entire newspaper to serializing novels, right?"

Such blind pursuit of profits is equivalent to giving up the public opinion attribute of newspapers, which is a very immature behavior.

He Dingxian shook his head: "Let's make it clear to Cha Niangyong that Oriental Daily plans to add a new magazine and create an Oriental Evening News."

"His "Book, Sword, Enmity and Enmity" was serialized in the "Oriental Evening News"."

Zou Huaiwen said there was no problem: "Okay, with Oriental Daily as the basis, the sales of "Evening News" will be guaranteed, and the news of the listing of "Evening News" can be notified in advance in "Daily"."

"But Cha Niangyong's conditions are very strict. What if he doesn't agree?"

He Dingxian raised a smile at the corner of his mouth: "Is there any company in Hong Kong that offers a higher price than us? No one will give it to him for a word or a cent."

"Since he plans to write novels, he must have spotted the hot market for martial arts novels and needs a platform with high public acceptance."

"Tell him, today is different from the past. If the novel can increase the sales of "Evening News", I will consider buying the copyright of his novel as a mercy. Otherwise, there will be no shortage of Chacha in Hong Kong. Niangyong, there are many people writing novels."

After the newspaper industry in Hong Kong saw the success of the Oriental Daily News, newspaper sales increased steadily based on martial arts novels, and one after another they urgently launched novel serial sections.

For example, "Ta Kung Pao", "Hong Kong Commercial Daily", "Wen Wei Po", etc., and even "Feng Yue Bao" and "Fengqing Magazine" have begun to serialize martial arts novels in the back, which has the illusion that Hong Kong Island literati are very popular. A number of early martial arts novel writers emerged from Hong Kong Island.

An unknown Cha Niangyong can make his debut as the editor-in-chief of "Literati Tea Table" and write a column, but he has to hammer out the sky-high prices.

Zou Huaiwen nodded immediately: "Okay, I'll go talk to him, but buying his copyright... is it too much of a loss? His copyright is also worth buying?"