History of Hong Kong Island

Chapter 337
noon.

twelve o'clock.

He Xian stood at the entrance of the restaurant, with two old men behind him, and several young people clasped their hands together: "Officer He, welcome."

"Representative He."

He Dingxian cupped his fists in return, smiled and said, "Thank you."

"grateful."

"Small things." He Xian nodded politely, and turned around to introduce the two old men: "This is Mr. Gao, the owner of Yufeng Press, and Mr. Fu, the owner of Taixing Gaming. Everyone is here. Let's sit down and have a chat. .”

"Okay."

He Dingxian nodded happily, then bowed lightly, cupped his fists and said, "Boss Gao and Boss Fu have admired you for a long time."

Gao Kening was wearing a mandarin jacket and a cloth cap, holding a wooden stick in his hand, with his head held high: "Officer He, I've known you for a long time."

Fu Laorong clasped his hands together: "Mr. He, welcome to Haojiang."

"Ha ha."

"Thank you for the hospitality." He Dingxian smiled without a smile on his face, nodded slightly, and led his men into the restaurant.Antai Restaurant is well-known in Haojiang. It has three floors in total, and you can see the No.16 wharf. It belongs to Fu Laorong's Deji Real Estate.

Fu Laorong's real name is "Fu Demeng". In addition to the gaming industry on Hong Kong Island, there are many companies such as Tak Kee Shipping, Dilai Lunchan, Tak Kee Real Estate, and Quanmeng Food.

Several people came to the third floor.

He Xian acted as a middleman, poured tea and water, looked out the window and said with a smile: "He Sheng, the No. 16 wharf is the only one in Haojiang with a double-deck structure. The wharf is poured with cement, and it is used for both passenger and cargo. It is also Mr. Fu's business. "

"I often hear people say that Mr. Fu has half the reputation of the city, and the remaining half belongs to Boss Gao and Boss He." He Dingxian looked at the busy inner harbor wharf, saw the heavy traffic and thousands of workers, and knew that business was booming.

"I don't know if there will be room for me."

He opened his mouth to take a sip of tea, and gently put the cup down.

Inside the restaurant.

There are more than 30 bodyguards scattered around, including cross-river dragons from Hong Kong Island and local Jianghu people.The entire restaurant has already been booked out, the owner serves the dishes himself, and several waiters are standing in the corner waiting.

Fu Laorong chuckled and replied: "He Sheng, come out to do business, why is there such a big fire?"

"Back then, you had conflicts with Guan Bingsen from Guanshang. I was the one who asked the superintendent to dig out Guan Bingsen and personally send him to the dock to the Hong Kong police."

He Dingxian nodded: "I always remember."

"A small thing." Fu Laorong shook his head, sandwiching the dish: "Taste the dish first."

"it is good."

He Dingxian took a bite of food.

Gao Kening said: "Boss He, it is not impossible to come to Haojiang to open a bank. First, let me become a shareholder, and second, do not lend money. Choose one of the two conditions. I will send ten flower baskets to wish you the opening of the bank. How about it?"

He Dingxian laughed out loud: "Boss Gao, do you have a franchise license for Haojiang? If you don't let me do it, I won't do it! Otherwise, I will give you two conditions, the first is to withdraw from Hong Kong Island, the second Quit the pawn business?"

Gao Kening turned cold and said: "Boss He, no matter how prestigious you are on Hong Kong Island, when you come to Haojiang to find water, you should abide by the rules of Haojiang. I opened the first pawn shop in Haojiang back then. At that time, I made a rule that all pawnshops must have my shares."

"A strong dragon does not overwhelm a local snake."

"Don't look for trouble."

He Dingxian stared at Gao Kening, and then looked at the two middle-aged men behind him, namely the eldest son Gao Fuquan and his son Gao Fuqiu: "Boss Gao, let me change the conditions for you, either the eldest son or the second son will die. "

"Choose one first?"

Both Gao Fuquan and Gao Fuqiu were pale, with resentment in their eyes.

In order to avoid the intensification of the conflict, He Xian quickly raised his teacup and smoothed things over: "Mr. He, Boss Fu, Boss Gao, don't make the atmosphere so stiff... I know you are all big brothers, but kindness makes money, Mr. He."

"Didn't you say that you have new business to discuss with the two bosses?"

Interest also appeared on Fu Laorong's face, and he held up the tea ceremony: "Mr. He is a guest from afar, we still have to respect Mr. He first."

"Come."

"A cup of tea first."

He Dingxian raised his teacup and said with a smile: "Thank you both, thank you, but I don't like others asking me to choose, and I don't like people choking with me. Whoever speaks loudly to me, I must overwhelm him .”

"Mr. Gao is also old and has a bad temper, forgive me." He Xian joked.

Gao Kening raised his teacup and took a sip of tea.

From this conversation, it is not difficult to hear that Fu Laorong is actually on the side of Gao Kening, while He Xian is more or less on He Dingxian's side.Although Fu Laorong and He Xian had no conflict with them, the real conflict was between the two banking rivals.

To be precise, it was He Dingxian who crossed the river like a dragon and opened a bank office in Haojiang, so he must get involved in the business of pawnshops and loan sharks.If He Dingxian was only in the business of exchanging banknotes and buying and selling gold, Gao Kening would not come to find fault.

But for He Dingxian, Haojiang is an important hub and a place for money laundering in the future.

Once the pawn and usury business is abandoned, the proceeds of money laundering will be shared by others.What's more, he is confident that he has strength, so why should he let Hao Jiang's old bones?
From Gao Kening's point of view, his offer was very fair, and it was He Dingxian who was too domineering and wanted to mess with his food.

He was also a figure who called the wind and rain in Haojiang, now take a step back, after his death, who of the two sons can beat He Dingxian?Wouldn't the family business be swallowed up by a foreigner!

Gao Kening is already thinking about the afterlife and planning for his children and grandchildren, but he just hopes to set a rule and continue the family wealth.

Fu Laorong is 15 years younger than Gao Kening. He has just turned [-], and he is relatively energetic overall. However, when he bid for gambling cards in his early years, he received financial support from Gao Kening and had a close personal relationship with the Gao family. Although he knew that He Dingxian was difficult But you must support the Gao family, but you won't do everything right.

He Xian was brought in by someone as a representative of the Chinese people. Due to the provisions of the law, he had to say something for Sir He.At that time, even if the two sides are fighting upside down on the street, he will do what he should do.

Fu Laorong was more interested in business, lowered his teacup and said, "Officer He, what new business do you have?"

"auction."

He Dingxian said with a smile: "With the end of the world war, except for a few areas that still have some turbulent aftermath, in fact, the major powers have begun to resume economic construction. The so-called antiques in prosperous times are gold in troubled times."

"Antiques and jewelry depreciated rapidly during the war, but in the next few decades, antiques and jewelry products will definitely appreciate rapidly."

He asked Gao Kening: "Boss Gao is in the pawn business. He must have confiscated rare antiques, jewelry and diamonds in the past ten years, right?"

Gao Kening took a sip of tea and said with a sneer: "The economic laws here, the three of you here understand better than you. The three of us are in finance, and you are in guns. Tell us about this? The domestic antique market has domestic The rules of the Western world do not apply to the Western ones, no one will put antiques in the auction house."

He Dingxian turned his gaze to the other two, and said with a nonchalant smile, "I said that the old bones have been buried in the ground, and I can't accept new things. In addition to exclusive business making money, the first business also makes money." !"

"Let me tell you, no one puts antiques in the auction house now because there is no auction house. The more rules there are in the antique market, the more the market needs auction houses. Sooner or later, collectors will know that rules are used to deceive people. "

"The more rules there are in a business, the deeper the routine is. It is to use the rules to trap you speechless. But how can a truly rich person allow himself to be cheated? He would rather spend more money than be cheated"

Fu Laorong and He Xian were thoughtful.

He Dingxian said again: "In the future, the antique market will definitely be a garbage market. As long as the auction house's reputation is established and its reputation established, all the capital in the future collection circle will flow into the auction industry. Ghost's Sotheby's auction house charges 5.00 yuan for a lot % to ten of the handling fee."

"The revenue in the first quarter of last year alone exceeded 7000 million Hong Kong dollars."

"Since Haojiang is going to be the Las Vegas of the East, why can't we open a Chinese Sotheby's?"

Auction houses, gaming, and pawnbrokers actually have a lot in common. If you savor the joints in detail, it is easy to figure out more flavors.First of all, auction houses are not limited to antiques and cultural relics. They can auction artworks, real estate, and anything else, and they can even drive up auction prices and speculate for profit.

The more Fu Laorong, Gao Kening, and He Xian think about it, the more they think it makes sense, and they even think of black operations such as bribery and tax avoidance.
What's more, the auction house, like the gaming table, relies on pumping water to make money. It is essentially a service platform. It does not produce anything itself, but can intercept a large amount of wealth through economic flow.

This is what makes a platform!

Fu Laorong, as the second-generation gambler, knows how profitable the auction house is. Regardless of whether the auction house can do it in the future, at least the entire business model is very good, and the initial investment is not high.

As long as the market rises one day, the income will explode.

In fact, the horse racing industry has always had a market in the West, and it also has a market in the East, but it is only gathered among the top rich people, and more and more people will join in with the economic development.

And this auction house will also be an important link in the money laundering chain of Eastern Bank. In order to avoid risks, it cannot be set up on Hong Kong Island, so Haojiang is the safest and most suitable place.

If you want to open an auction house in Haojiang to make money, you will inevitably have to deal with local snakes. That's why He Dingxian called the three most powerful Chinese in Haojiang together at this time. It is time to talk about money, and it is time to take revenge. , Grab the radish stick with one hand.

"You two, sometimes choose a cemetery for Boss Gao earlier. What's the use of being dead if you're alive." At this time, He Dingxian shook his hands and said arrogantly: "Bury it earlier, I'll give you a big red envelope."

"you!"

Gao Fuquan couldn't bear it any longer, he stepped forward and pointed at He Dingxian and wanted to curse, and the bodyguards around were ready to go. Unexpectedly, Gao Kening stopped the eldest son and said in a cold voice: "Mr. Jiang Ke really came prepared."

"There are not many people, but the momentum is half a lot."

He Dingxian drank the soup and said: "Come out to hang out, it's not because there are many people, it depends on your brain."

"Boss Gao!"

　And at night

　　
　
(End of this chapter)