Chapter 182: Hung Hing Reorganization

Since his subordinate requested battle, Si Yanlong naturally could not stop him: "Fine, Ah Hing, if you have thought it through, go kowtow and offer incense to the Guan Erye shrine at the side, and ask Guan Erye to serve as a witness."

"Wait a moment!"

Just at this moment, the Kaishan Marshal of Sun Yee On, Ling Jing, spoke up: "Dragon Head, I have a different view.

Nowadays, Hung Hing has driven away the Yue Nan Gang, and Dalao Jun has been appointed a Justice of the Peace; we must not clash head-on. Unless we can strike a fatal blow in one hit, otherwise, once Hung Hing retaliates, our Sun Yee On will find it hard to withstand."

"That is also true, so do you have any ideas?" Si Yanlong pondered for a moment.

Regarding the opinions of this Regent Minister, Xu Huayan would always deliberate again and again.

Xu Huayan knew very well that half of the Sun Yee On empire was the credit of the Ling brothers.

As the saying goes, the Ling family built the world of Sun Yee On.

"The decapitation operation the Yuenanzai launched against Hung Hing, everyone is clear about it; apart from taking out Konglong, there were no great gains, and instead, it made Hung Hing pull together as one.

And Hung Hing's two counter-attacks completely crushed Jiang Tianyang and the Yuenanzai."

"And after Hung Hing has suffered this hidden loss, they will surely be cautious in the future. I believe this matter should be discussed if possible; if it cannot be discussed, we will then make a decision."

"The most important point is that the existence of Hung Hing is actually a good thing for us."

"Since Dalao Jun took office, he has taken down so many big drug lords in Hong Kong who traffic laundry powder. The price of laundry powder has risen again and again; in these last few months, our Sun Yee On's shipment volume has been rising steadily."

Ling Jing made his analysis with a resonant and forceful tone.

After he finished speaking, the Sun Yee On main hall fell into a chorus of discussion.

The logic seemed to be exactly that; over the past year, Hung Hing had taken out Dapu Hei, Wang Bao, Chung Shun Yee, and driven away the Yue Nan Gang...

Plus, the whole of Hong Kong is currently short of stock, the price of laundry powder has indeed skyrocketed, and the customers have all run to them.

"Hmph."

"Since when did you become such a coward?"

Upon hearing this, the Chief Instructor Su Shilong placed his teacup heavily on the table with some dissatisfaction.

"Su Shilong, screw your mother! Who doesn't know you want to make a name for yourself now?

Once we have a showdown and fight with Hung Hing, will you be responsible for the medical expenses and the family compensation!"

Ling Sheng slapped the table and stood up. As an Elder of Sun Yee On, he knew that the prosperity Sun Yee On had enjoyed over these years was not easily won.

"Indeed, we must talk to Hung Hing first. If Hung Hing does not give us face, then we will make a decision."

As the Dragon Head, Si Yanlong pondered for a moment and finally decided to adopt Ling Jing's suggestion.

When Chen Jiajun woke up in the morning, he felt a tightness in his chest. He lifted the quilt and saw Guan Jiahui and Huang Bi'an, two women, curled up in his arms.

Three thousand strands of hair were also scattered across his chest.

Chen Jiajun reached out to stroke Guan Jiahui's beautiful hair, and Guan Jiahui also woke up groggily...

The mobile phone suddenly rang.

"Who is it?"

Chen Jiajun picked up the mobile phone, his tone somewhat annoyed.

"A Jun, it's me, Si Yanlong. Do you have time today? Let's sit down and talk."

Sun Yee On Dragon Head Si Yanlong wore a smile.

"Then let's do this, let's go play golf this afternoon."

After Chen Jiajun finished speaking, he hung up the mobile phone without waiting for Si Yanlong to speak.

Afternoon.

Deep Water Bay Golf Course.

Mercedes-Benz, Bentley, BMW, and other luxury cars were parked in the club parking lot. Before the Sun Yee On forces had arrived, Chen Jiajun had already brought the Zha FIT Rens of Hung Hing to relax.

"Da Fei, how has business been during this period?"

After Chen Jiajun swung a club, he looked at Da Fei.

"Ada, thanks to you. During this period, the brothers have been doing the water car business and have made a fortune!"

Da Fei, wearing panda eyes, said respectfully.

"That's good. Shoot fewer erotic films. The company recently opened a film and television company. When we shoot new movies, the company will open a capital pool, so invest more money then."

Chen Jiajun smiled and patted Da Fei on the shoulder.

Unlike Jiang Tiansheng, Chen Jiajun was very caring toward the newly promoted Zha FIT Rens.

The society has always prioritized loyalty; brothers making money happily and doing things joyfully is the way to go, while playing power politics is actually putting the cart before the horse.

And after experiencing a series of events, the current cohesion of Hung Hing is unprecedentedly united, but there are still many problems hidden underneath that need to be solved urgently.

First of all, Hung Hing's current organizational structure is not clear enough, and the problem of bloated personnel is very prominent.

The vast majority of Hong Kong societies have a flat structure: the small fry report to the leader, the leader reports to the Red Pole, the Red Pole reports to the Zha FIT Ren, and the Zha FIT Ren reports to the Dragon Head.

Hung Hing currently has a total of fifteen territories, and power is too dispersed, which increases the burden of coordinating subordinate organizations and personnel, and places very high requirements on the quality of the Headmen/Councilors.

There must be a modern corporate structure to manage Hung Hing; otherwise, if this continues for a long time, there will definitely be big problems.

Second, the Majai at the bottom have no hope of rising.

For a society, unless they are constantly going out to have showdowns and fights to expand their territory, the small fry at the bottom have no channels for advancement.

And the consequence of constantly having showdowns and fights to expand territory is that it increases the society's expenses and makes it easy to be listed as an action target by the Royal Hong Kong Police.

But if they don't have showdowns and fights to expand territory, the small fry at the bottom have no path for advancement.

In the short term, Chen Jiajun and the Zha FIT Rens can solve this with personal charisma, but as time goes on, people's hearts will change, and once people's hearts change, the team will be hard to lead.

How many fierce men of the underworld have died not at the hands of rival societies, but from internal strife within their own society.

Therefore, Chen Jiajun must build a modern corporate structure and a promotion system.

Just as he was thinking, Si Yanlong of Sun Yee On arrived as scheduled with his people: Ling Jing, Ling Jiang, the White Paper Fan Shaonan Shu, Futou Jun, Chen Yaoxing, Du Lianshun, and others.

"A Jun."

Si Yanlong, wearing a Paul shirt, smiled and stepped forward to shake hands with Chen Jiajun.

"Si Yanlong, Shaonan Shu, Brother Seven, you're out?"

As Chen Jiajun spoke, he shook his hand, then looked with slight surprise at the tall, bespectacled, refined-looking man standing to the side.

This person was none other than the second-in-command of Sun Yee On—Xu Huabo, one of the First Generation Four Tigers of Sun Yee On. Don't let his refined and scholarly appearance fool you; seven or eight years ago, he was the recognized Second Route Marshal of Sun Yee On, the most unbridled and rebellious of the Xu brothers.

The structure of Sun Yee On had always been One King Five Tigers Ten Heroes. The King was naturally the Dragon Head family—the Xu family. Brother Seven, Xu Huabo, was the number two figure under Si Yanlong of Sun Yee On. Si Yanlong and Ling Jing sat in the background, planning the path for the society, while Xu Huabo charged at the front, planting flags and securing territory for the society.

Five years ago, Xu Huabo went to Taiwan to smuggle six hundred kilograms of laundry powder and was arrested by the Taiwan authorities.

Unexpectedly, he had now been released from prison in a low-profile manner.

"A Jun."

Seeing Chen Jiajun greeting him, Xu Huabo also shook hands with Chen Jiajun.

After some mutual introductions, Chen Jiajun handed a cigar to Si Yanlong and said, "Let's walk and talk."

"You guys go play golf first; I'm going to chat with Dalao Jun."

Si Yanlong gave an instruction to the Sun Yee On bigwigs and followed Chen Jiajun as he walked forward: "Hey, A Jun, was that business at Yuen Long Tin Hau Temple really done by you?"

"Damn."

"If it really were me, I would have admitted it long ago."

"What kind of ghost Cobra, I heard it costs 31 million USD each! Even if I wanted to buy one to play with, I wouldn't know where to buy it!"

Chen Jiajun smiled and shook his head.

"That's true. Then, what about that matter at Baisha Bay?" Si Yanlong nodded.

"That matter at Baisha Bay was indeed done by Lao E leading the brothers."

Chen Jiajun smiled bitterly and shook his head, admitting to a part of it.

"Haha, in all of Hong Kong, you're the most prominent one right now." At this point, Si Yanlong's smile faded:

"A Jun, we at Sun Yee On didn't intentionally want to cooperate with Jiang Tianyang. Futou Jun and Gan Zitai have some friendship; it's normal for Futou Jun to step in and help when Gan Zitai leaves Hung Hing."

"As for the Tsim Sha Tsui Branch, you can't really blame that on us at Sun Yee On, right? Come to think of it, it was all a misunderstanding. How do you want to resolve it?"

Hearing this, Chen Jiajun's smile remained unchanged: "Since it's a misunderstanding, we can just talk it out."

"Si Yanlong, you also know that I have always given you guys at Sun Yee On face. Otherwise, I wouldn't have asked you to come out to talk."

"In that case, shall we just let this matter go?" Si Yanlong breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Chen Jiajun with a smile.

Chen Jiajun nodded and gazed at the sea: "Fighting and killing in the underworld is too normal. Let the past be the past."

After a pause, Chen Jiajun continued: "By the way, is your Sun Yee On interested in running a game console business?"

Regarding the friction with Sun Yee On, Chen Jiajun indeed had no intention of taking action. After all, Hung Hing was currently too prominent, and countless Royal Hong Kong Police officers were watching Hung Hing; it was time to rest and recuperate.

In the underworld, the vast majority of Majai were just trying to earn a living and feed their families.

This time, in the negotiation with Si Yanlong, Chen Jiajun was mainly looking to promote his own business.

The arcade machines produced by Guojun Technology had already been exported to Taiwan. After the Sanlian Gang imported a batch of arcade machines and found they couldn't replicate them, they sent Hall Master Xiao Hei—who was Shanjie's cousin—to Hong Kong to purchase another batch.

The Bamboo Union Gang, the Sihai Gang, and local gang leaders had also sent representatives during this period.

According to Chen Jiajun's estimation, in another year, pirated arcade machine manufacturers would appear in both Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Hung Hing had already eaten the first piece of meat; it was time to open the arcade market to the major societies in Hong Kong.

Why?

The reason was simple; it wasn't mainly for the money.

Ao En had updated and replaced the arcade machines and left behind countless backdoors. Although the arcade machines could be made very durable according to Guojun Technology's craftsmanship, this did not align with Guojun Technology's core values.

After leaving the backdoors, these exported arcade machines would experience problems with spare parts and game consoles after a period of time.

And these societies naturally couldn't repair them, so they could only order parts from Guojun Technology. These parts naturally had to be sold at a high price, and after-sales service also had to be quoted at a high price.

In this way, Chen Jiajun was effectively opening countless arcade halls across Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau.

As for the A-Goods business, Chen Jiajun didn't discuss it with Sun Yee On.

Upon hearing this, Si Yanlong nodded vigorously, his eyes shining: "A Jun, arcade machines aren't a unique money-making method for your Hung Hing, are you joking?"

"Do I look like someone who is joking?" Chen Jiajun flicked the cigarette ash.

"Then our Sun Yee On will definitely do it. How about this, give us 10,000 units first, we'll sign the contract, and I'll pay the deposit in advance." Si Yanlong quickly made the decision.

Chen Jiajun smiled and said: "No problem. You take the money to Guojun Technology to pick up the goods. According to underworld rules, I'll charge an extra 20% for money of unknown origin; please understand."

"Of course, I understand."

Si Yanlong was overjoyed: "A Jun, are you planning to let us go to the Gambling Hall in Macau to earn some money?"

"If Sun Yee On's bigwigs are interested in being junket agents, they can book tickets through Hung Hing's travel agency, purchase Mud Chips from the travel agency in advance, and bring their own guests over. I'll give you a 5% commission."

In addition, our company does not engage in usury, but if you want to do business with your own gamblers, the interest rate must not exceed 45%."

"One-third of that 45% goes to Hung Hing; this is the rule I set in Macau."

"Don't look at the low interest rate I set; Dajiajie of the Wo Shing Wo is doing very well just by collecting and lending money."

Chen Jiajun naturally couldn't give the Gambling Hall business to other societies, but that didn't mean Chen Jiajun didn't want the customer base of other societies.

Currently, Hung Hing's travel agency was running travel advertisements in major companies across Hong Kong every day.

Gamblers could also call in to book tickets themselves.

Over the past six months, the city of Macau had been developing rapidly, and many gamblers from other societies were also willing to come over on their own.

The conditions Chen Jiajun offered Si Yanlong were, in reality, giving Sun Yee On a way to make a living.

In this small territory of Macau, let alone Si Yanlong, even the Governor had no ability to touch the Gambling Hall business.

Si Yanlong quickly reached out to Chen Jiajun: "A Jun, happy cooperation. You can rest assured that we will definitely follow the rules."

"Happy cooperation."

These words touched Chen Jiajun's heart, and he beamed with joy.

In the period that followed.

Chen Jiajun met with the Dragon Heads of all the major societies in Hong Kong one by one, and opened up the businesses of arcade games, A-Goods, and gambling to them.

At the same time, Chen Jiajun carried out sweeping, reformative changes to Hongxing, abolishing the Zha FIT Ren system, establishing the positions of Director and Councilor, and delegating some of his power.

The entire New Territories, including Yuen Long's Ya Qi and Tuen Mun's Banshou En, as well as Kwai Tsing's Han Bin, were placed under Ya Qi as Director, with the others serving as Councilors.

The Yau Tsim Mong district, including Portland Street's Shisimei, Yau Ma Tei's Jing Kun, and Tsim Sha Tsui's Tian Yangsheng, was placed under Jing Kun as Director.

Kwun Tong and Kowloon were placed in one district, with Xiyan serving as Director.

The Central and Western District, including Central's Lao Yu, Western District's Ji Ge, and Xianggang Zai's Da Fei, was placed under Lao Yu as Director.

The Hong Kong Island East District, including Chai Wan's Shanjie, Causeway Bay's Hao Da Zai, and Wanchai's Dumu, was placed under Dumu as Director.

Director meant the one in charge; the power of a Councilor was roughly the same as a Zha FIT Ren, and some society affairs that were originally discussed at Zhongyi Hall were delegated to the Directors to handle.

Considering that a flat organizational structure was not conducive to future management, Chen Jiajun specifically divided Hongxing's organizational structure according to the establishment of the Mainland army.

A squad has 10 people, three squads make a platoon, three platoons make a company, five companies make a battalion, and three companies make a regiment.

In other words, a regiment contains 3 battalions, 15 companies, 45 platoons, and 135 squads, and the ranks granted are Councilor, General Manager, Deputy General Manager, Supervisor, and Captain, respectively.

Wages are 1500, 2000... and so on.

A regiment, or rather a Councilor position, has a total configuration of 1350 people.

Among them, 15 regiments are responsible for some property work in various Hongxing territories, incorporated as members of the property group.

And to enter the property group, one must pass a series of strict assessments and training.

After such a division, Chen Jiajun easily gathered all the military power of the entire Hongxing into his own hands.

Because the members of the property group have to undergo strict training and assessment, the vast majority of Hongxing boys simply cannot compete with the Youmo slaves.

The roster of Hongxing Property Group members is recorded entirely on computer floppy disks, replacing the original physical sea-bottom roster, making it safer and more confidential.

Furthermore, Hongxing simply paid out of its own pocket to buy up some of the nightclubs, night spots, and bars within its territory; previously, Hongxing's Red Poles and Zha FIT Ren had shares in these venues, so Hongxing effectively bought out their equity in one go, consolidating the industries within the territory.

At the same time, they also bought out the night spots and bars of other Bosses within the territory.

In the past, these Bosses paid to operate the bars, and the society came to look after the venue.

But with Hongxing, they pay for it themselves, operate it themselves, and look after the venue themselves; this move also pioneered the Hong Kong model of "supporting troops with venues."

It neither wastes manpower nor strengthens the society.

Those who come to work are all members of the society; when there is nothing to do, they are employees, and when there is trouble, they are part of the society.

Following this, Chen Jiajun carried out earth-shaking reforms to the brothels and street-level prostitution dens within the territory.

Those with looks were sent to Hongxing Film to be trained as little stars.

Those with slightly better looks were put in small dresses and arranged to work in night venues as atmosphere groups to liven up the mood.

As for the pimps in the brothels, they all put on suits and ties, transforming into marketing staff for the night venues.

And after consolidating military power, Chen Jiajun directly consolidated financial power; all income from the branches was concentrated at Hongxing Headquarters, to be distributed uniformly by the headquarters.

This series of changes occurring in Hongxing left all the societies in Hong Kong dumbfounded.

Some say Dalao Jun is ruthless, some say Chen Jiajun is decisive, and some say Chen Jiajun does not care about brotherhood.

But regardless, Hongxing completed its reorganization in just a few months.

From then on, Hongxing nominally completely got rid of the three major types of black industries: yellow, gambling, and drugs.

From then on, Hongxing also stepped onto the path of a modern group.

After reorganizing Hongxing, Chen Jiajun was not idle either.

In October, Chen Jiajun followed Huo Yingnan, Lin Mingze, Bao Jueshi, and others on a trip back to the Mainland.

In December, Chen Jiajun was invited to go on a business inspection to the Shekou Industrial Zone, which borders Hong Kong, with a group of Hong Kong businessmen.

The Shekou Industrial Zone was established in 1979, and by now, it has completed land leveling for more than half of the zone and has built relatively complete supporting facilities.

However, the zone's investment promotion work has been progressing quite slowly.

The reasons are mainly three points: first, Hong Kong businessmen and foreign businessmen are afraid of backtracking; second, they are afraid that infrastructure supplies will not keep up.

Based on various considerations, many Hong Kong businessmen would rather open factories in Hong Kong than run to Shekou to open factories and build.

Even though the staff of the Investment Promotion Bureau offered many preferential conditions, many Hong Kong businessmen were still unwilling.

After visiting the entire industrial zone, the staff of the Shekou Industrial Zone took everyone to the conference room for negotiations.

Yuan Geng, the secretary of the industrial zone, spoke with a Cantonese accent slightly different from Hong Kong Cantonese, telling everyone about the preferential policies:

"The profit tax collection rate for the Shekou Industrial Zone is 15%; general manufacturers can obtain a 2-year tax exemption period, and special manufacturers can obtain a 5-year tax exemption period!"

"Enterprises within the zone operate completely independently."

"The zone provides land and labor resources, but the enterprise has complete independent rights in operation and management."

"In addition, import and export goods can be tax-free, and we will simplify the entry procedures for entering and leaving the Shekou Industrial Zone."

"Currently, the Shekou Industrial Zone and the Hong Kong Investment Promotion Bureau have already signed a contract with Datong Communications, and switch equipment worth 500,000 US dollars has already entered the site."

"And the road from the Shekou Industrial Zone to the Wenjindu Port has already started construction."

"In addition, several companies have already gone to the Hong Kong government to apply for passenger shipping routes from Hong Kong to Shekou."

"Now that the Shekou Pier has been built, plus the road between Shekou and Luohu is already open to traffic, once the Shekou-Hong Kong line is enabled, travel from Hong Kong to Shekou will be even smoother."

How cheap is the land lease in the Shekou Industrial Zone?

Take Hong Kong, for example; in those lousy places like Yuen Long and Dapu, starting from July 1st this year, unlevelled industrial land has a 15-year lease at 700 Hong Kong dollars per square meter, and it is expected to rise again next year.

As for traditional industrial zones like Shenshuishe and Kwun Tong, the annual rent per square foot is 72 dollars, and the 15-year annual rent is 900 dollars, which converts to 9687 dollars per square meter.

And the industrial land in Shekou has a 15-year lease of only 480 Hong Kong dollars per square foot.

A manual laborer in Hong Kong earns at least 1000 Hong Kong dollars per month, while the wages of workers in the Mainland are only 200.

Plus, Shekou has a tax exemption period; everyone knows where to invest.

However, Hong Kong businessmen in the 1980s had many concerns.

Therefore, at today's investment promotion meeting in the Shekou Industrial Zone, not a single Hong Kong businessman expressed an intention to invest.

After the meeting ended, Chen Jiajun could see the dejected expressions on the faces of Secretary Yuan Geng of the Shekou Industrial Zone and all the staff present.

Secretary Yuan Geng forced a smile: "Fellow compatriots from Hong Kong, even if the deal doesn't go through, our friendship remains. We have already prepared delicacies for everyone at the guesthouse, please follow the staff to move there..."

"Secretary Yuan."

After all the Hong Kong businessmen had left the conference room, Yuan Geng discovered that Chen Jiajun, who was before him, was looking at him with a piercing gaze.

"Mr. Chen, I wonder if you have any questions?"

Yuan Geng, who often operated in Hong Kong, knew the true identity of this young man before him.

"This is my business card." Chen Jiajun handed over the business card in his hand: "Secretary Yuan, I would like to lease a 100,000-square-meter factory building in the Shekou Industrial Zone. Additionally, I want to purchase a piece of industrial land near Pengcheng. The term is fifty years, and the larger the area, the better. I wonder if you, Secretary Yuan, can help me get this done?"

"What?"

Yuan Geng was somewhat surprised. In the more than half a year since he had been promoting investment in the Shekou Industrial Zone, he had met countless famous bosses from Hong Kong and had promised many generous conditions, but these Hong Kong businessmen had always remained hesitant.

He had not expected that this young man before him would ask for a 100,000-square-meter factory building in one go, and also want to secure a plot of land in Pengcheng.

For a moment, Yuan Geng's eyes turned red, and he immediately asked: "Mr. Chen, I wonder what your main purpose is for acquiring so much industrial land?"

"You should have heard of me. I am the Chairman of Guojun Group. Our group is mainly engaged in the electronics industry and the clothing industry. Coming to Pengcheng to invest is also because I am optimistic about the future of Pengcheng."

It is difficult to provide timely help in a crisis, but easy to add flowers to a brocade.

The development speed of Pengcheng and the Shekou Industrial Zone will shock all of Southeast Asia in the future.

Over the next few days, Chen Jiajun followed the inspection team to many places, while on the other hand, he also kept in secret contact with Yuan Geng.

(End of this chapter)