Chapter 377: Targeting the Tai Chi Video Game Arcade

With this incident, the Buddha has squandered all his prestige; the brothers in the gang were not blind when he drove Haitang and her younger brother away.

Although they wouldn't say anything to his face, they clearly no longer trust him behind his back; otherwise, the Donghu Gang wouldn't have been arguing so fiercely lately.

Just as the Donghu Gang was in the midst of their dispute, Chen Jiajun had already brought Haitang and her brother back to the hotel.

Haiyuan, that little kid, suffered too great a psychological shock today and went to sleep early.

Chen Jiajun said to Haitang, "I won't interfere in what happens next! After all, this counts as your Donghu Gang's family business!"

Haitang didn't say much more and went straight back to her room.

However, just as Chen Jiajun was preparing to rest, Haitang pushed the door open and walked in again.

She was still wearing the transparent red gauze dress from that day, but the difference was that the lingering hatred between her brows was clearly gone; instead, she had even quietly applied makeup today.

"Hey, have you still not understood after I said so much?" Chen Jiajun sighed and said.

Haitang smiled and said, "Of course I understood! But I've taken a fancy to you! Most women admire strength, and you are very strong, aren't you?"

"Besides, although there was a little affection between you and my father, it really wasn't much! I thoroughly enjoy the feeling of being taken care of meticulously, so I won't let you go!"

As she spoke, charm swirled in Haitang's eyes, and she pushed Chen Jiajun down onto the bed.

Chen Jiajun could be said to have gained a different understanding of the saying, "Haitang does not begrudge the color of her rouge."

……

The next day, at the Donghu Gang's hall.

Unexpectedly, today's arguing did not continue.

No matter how much the power-grabbing faction jumped around, the loyalist faction didn't even glance at them.

This abnormal behavior immediately gave the Buddha and Baoya an ominous feeling.

Just as the Buddha was about to open his mouth to say something, a commotion suddenly came from outside the door.

Then, everyone saw Chen Jiajun walk in with one arm around Haitang and the other holding Haiyuan's hand.

After entering, he didn't say a word, only letting the Youmo brothers set up two Heavy Machine Guns on the long table.

This action immediately caused the faces of the power-grabbing faction to change color.

Conversely, a gleeful smile appeared on the faces of the loyalist faction.

Chen Jiajun had Haitang sit in the main seat, the position where Haian used to sit, and Haiyuan pulled up a stool to sit beside her.

As for Chen Jiajun, he had the Youmo brothers fetch a chair and sat directly behind Haitang.

Just this way of seating already represented many things.

Haitang had a lackey bring over Qiu Xiaochi's head.

This crazed fellow died with his eyes wide open, a gaze that made people feel a bit terrified.

Haitang sat in the chair and said indifferently, "I have brought the man who killed my father! Does anyone else have anything to say?"

Haitang appeared to be asking a question, but at this moment, no one dared to chime in.

Whoever speaks is an idiot!

The two Heavy Machine Guns placed on the table were clearly not a joke.

However, two people couldn't stay silent: one was the Buddha, and the other was Baoya.

The two of them had been the most boisterous initially; at this point, no matter what stance they took, Haitang would not let them off.

So Baoya jumped straight up: "Haitang, what do you mean by this? Threatening us? I'm telling you..."

"Rat-tat-tat-tat!"

Without another word, Haitang aimed the Heavy Machine Gun directly at Baoya and pulled the Trigger.

The massive sound of the gunfire was almost enough to deafen people's ears, causing many of the Donghu Gang's big bosses to involuntarily cover their ears.

By the time they regained their senses, the opposition's Baoya had already turned into a tattered corpse.

This tactic was taught by Chen Jiajun; since they wouldn't listen to reason, one might as well be simple and brutal.

After firing and killing, Haitang said with a cold expression, "Sorry, I didn't really want to listen!"

After finishing, she looked at the stunned Buddha with ill intent, as if hoping the Buddha would also open his mouth to say something.

The Buddha's expression was ugly, but he was not as foolish as Baoya; he opened his mouth, but still said nothing.

Seeing the Buddha not speak, Haitang smiled and looked at the crowd, saying, "Now that Qiu Xiaochi is dead, I have also taken over his video game arcade; I reckon I'll need quite a few hands to help me!"

Hearing Haitang's words, everyone's eyes suddenly lit up.

One must know that a video game arcade is a highly profitable business, not to mention Qiu Xiaochi's underground casino.

This is a business with plenty of grease; whoever takes it over will surely be fat enough to have grease in their pants.

So, one by one, they looked at Haitang with eager eyes.

Although Haitang didn't say it out loud, playing by Chen Jiajun's method of a carrot and a stick would indeed win her quite a bit of support.

She believed that as long as she shared a portion of the profits, many people would surely be grateful to her.

Thinking of this, Haitang finally revealed her true intentions and said to the crowd, "Father originally wanted Haiyuan to take over this position, but he passed away too early, so does anyone have any objections to me being the Leader of the Donghu Gang?"

Thinking of the profits from the video game arcade, and then looking at the Heavy Machine Gun mounted on the table, the crowd quickly made their decision.

The Hall Master, led by the loyalist faction, was the first to stand up and say to Haitang, "Greetings, Leader!"

Subsequently, because Baoya had been shot dead and the Buddha was forced into silence, the power-grabbing faction could only stand up: "Greetings, Leader!"

Haitang nodded and said, "Since everyone acknowledges that I am the Leader, then I will not let everyone down! Alright, does anyone have anything else to say now?"

As she spoke, Haitang cast her gaze upon the Buddha.

The Buddha understood that Haitang now had a backer; she had no need for an old man like him to stabilize affairs within the gang.

So he stood up with a desolate expression and said, "Leader, I am advanced in age and may not be able to help with matters in the gang!"

Haitang smiled and said, "You have also reached the age to enjoy your twilight years; I will allocate two Bars for you to retire! You don't need to worry about matters in the gang!"

"Many thanks, Leader!" The Buddha's words were full of bitterness.

He supported the buck-toothed man in seizing power, and now that the power hasn't been seized and he is dead, it is no surprise that he has met this end.

Fortunately, however, Haitang did not deal with him ruthlessly; she merely stripped him of his power as an Elder.

It can be considered giving him some dignity.

Watching the Buddha-man stagger away, no one went to support him.

After all, losers are not worth sympathizing with.

After consolidating the power of the Donghu Gang, Haitang and her younger brother were finally safe.

During this time, they also reclaimed the villa that the coast had on the island of Taiwan, and now Chen Jiajun has moved in as well.

After pestering Chen Jiajun for a long time, Haitang looked at her man with a charming expression and said, "You said you had a gift for me; what is it?"

Chen Jiajun patted Haitang on the back and said, "You'll know in a moment."

Haitang was a bit curious, but she still followed Chen Jiajun to a hotel.

Soon, she saw a middle-aged woman walk in.

"Oh my, this must be Mr. Chen and Miss Haitang, right? Truly a talented man and a beautiful woman." The woman wore a smile on her face as she spoke to Chen Jiajun and Haitang.

Chen Jiajun smiled and introduced her to Haitang: "This is Madam Tang, a person with connections reaching the heavens."

Although Haitang did not know what kind of background this woman had, she still nodded and greeted her: "Hello, Madam Tang!"

Madam Tang said modestly: "In front of the Big Boss, how could I be considered someone with connections reaching the heavens! Your words truly humble me!"

After some idle chatter, Madam Tang went straight to the point: "The Legislator who was recently transferred to Taipei is surnamed Zhou, and she is an extremely slick person! She is also very interested in the fact that Miss Haitang is able to control such a large gang, so she would like to invite the two of you to dinner this evening. I wonder if that would be convenient!"

Hearing Madam Tang say this, Haitang finally realized what the gift Chen Jiajun had mentioned was.

The reason Qiu Xiaochi dared to be so arrogant in the past was precisely because he had someone behind him, a backer.

Now, Chen Jiajun had forcefully secured a backer for her, which truly surprised Haitang greatly.

As long as she could build a good relationship with this Legislator, perhaps the underground casino in the video game arcade could open again.

"No problem, we will both arrive on time!" Chen Jiajun said to Madam Tang with a smile.

Madam Tang nodded, then turned and left.

After Madam Tang left, Chen Jiajun said to Haitang: "Well, are you satisfied with this gift?"

Haitang hugged Chen Jiajun's neck, kissed him, and said, "I knew you were the best to me!"

Chen Jiajun smiled and said: "In the future, you can keep in touch with this Madam Tang more; she is the most shrewd of the shrewd! Especially regarding political matters, her methods are absolutely qualified to be your mentor; you wouldn't even be at a loss if you served her tea and took her as your master."

Haitang said with a look of surprise: "Do you rate this woman so highly?"

Chen Jiajun smiled slightly and said: "You also know that Qiu Xiaochi had a backer, right?"

Haitang nodded, though she did not know why Qiu Xiaochi's backer had not taken action.

Chen Jiajun said calmly: "Qiu Xiaochi's backer was dealt with by this Madam Tang at my request!"

Haitang's eyes widened instantly, and she said in disbelief: "The woman from just now?"

Chen Jiajun smiled and said: "So, do not underestimate anyone, or you won't even know how you died! Also, try your best to build a good relationship with this woman in the future. As long as you can learn half of her level, helping the Donghu Gang take over the entirety of Tainan will be no problem. By then, there won't just be three major gangs on the island of Taiwan, but four!"

"Aren't you blowing her up a bit too much?" Haitang still didn't quite believe it.

Chen Jiajun said calmly: "You didn't even know Qiu Xiaochi had someone behind him... it was your brother who reminded you!"

Haitang's pretty face turned red instantly, and she bit Chen Jiajun on the ear.

That evening, she met with the Legislator from the Tainan region with Haitang.

The Legislator was also a woman, which is very rare.

And to be able to reach such a position in her thirties, one could tell at a glance that she was no simple person.

However, this woman was very polite when facing Chen Jiajun, and she was also quite nice to Haitang in passing.

Although the two sides did not discuss anything important, this meeting was already very pleasant.

After the Legislator left, Madam Tang smiled and said: "Mr. Chen has great influence; otherwise, this Legislator probably wouldn't associate with the Donghu Gang!"

Chen Jiajun nodded; he could feel that the reason this Legislator was willing to associate with the Donghu Gang was entirely for his sake.

So he said to Madam Tang: "I will have to trouble you to help Haitang more. Her father was a man of the underworld, and although she is so young and in charge of the gang, she can be said to be completely ignorant about these matters."

Facing Chen Jiajun's words, Madam Tang immediately revealed a smile: "Of course, no problem!"

In fact, Madam Tang had long wanted to establish a connection with this Big Boss, not just because of money, but because it could also bring her many other benefits.

Therefore, she agreed to Chen Jiajun's request very quickly.

Haitang just didn't understand these things, but her social skills were still quite good, and she quickly became familiar with Madam Tang.

The matters regarding the Donghu Gang could be considered settled.

Haitang also needed a certain amount of time to reorganize the interior of the gang, so Chen Jiajun remained on the island of Taiwan.

However, he rarely intervened in the internal affairs of the Donghu Gang, instead setting his sights on an enterprise on the island of Taiwan.

This enterprise was Taichi Electric.

In later generations, anyone involved in the chip business could not bypass this enterprise.

It could be said to be a world-class wafer foundry.

However, Taichi Electric was still in its early stages, and it was not favored by anyone at all.

But the boss of Taichi Electric, Zhang Mouzhong, felt that a wafer foundry was a good path forward.

He was determined to continue working in this industry.

But reality undoubtedly gave him a resounding slap in the face; with the market already occupied, the development of a wafer foundry could be said to be fraught with difficulties.

He could only rely on some unwanted resources in the hands of others to struggle for survival.

Many people even felt that this guy Zhang Mouzhong would soon be eliminated by the market and fade into obscurity.

It could be said that Taichi Electric was currently at its most difficult time.

But Chen Jiajun knew just how crazy this guy would become later, so he had set his sights on Taichi Electric early on.

Consequently, a group of people was dispatched from Hong Kong to begin making contact with Zhang Mouzhong.

Zhang Mouzhong himself was also very surprised, but upon learning that Chen Jiajun favored his company, he became even more eager to meet with Chen Jiajun; it could be said that both sides hit it off immediately.

……

The next day, inside the Victoria Hotel.

Chen Jiajun saw this Zhang Mouzhong for the first time.

This fellow had a refined appearance, looking more like a schoolteacher than a businessman.

However, Chen Jiajun knew how cunning this fellow was, so he was not particularly polite toward him.

It could be said that he was putting on quite a show of status.

But for Zhang Mouzhong, he was not surprised.

After all, for a Big Boss of this level to be willing to come and talk to him was already a very difficult thing to achieve.

As for putting on airs? Those Gweilo were even more prone to putting on airs, and would even humiliate him, so he remained very indifferent.

"I heard you have a wafer foundry?" Chen Jiajun said, speaking directly.

Zhang Mouzhong said with a smile: "It is called Taichi Electric, and it has already cooperated with quite a few foreign enterprises!"

Chen Jiajun had not misjudged this fellow; he started bragging the moment he opened his mouth.

Chen Jiajun sneered and said: "Oh? Which companies have you done foundry work for? It just so happens that I have shares in quite a few chip companies in the United States, such as Intel! I haven't heard of Boss Zhang taking his business over there!"

Zhang Mouzhong looked at Chen Jiajun in surprise; he had not expected this Big Boss to actually have business in the chip sector as well.

Now the boast he had just made was a bit awkward, and he could only laugh sheepishly and say: "They are all small companies; it is normal that a big figure like Mr. Chen has not heard of them!"

Having given this Zhang Mouzhong a stern warning, Chen Jiajun could not be bothered to beat around the bush with him and said straightforwardly: "To tell you the truth, I originally intended to fully acquire a wafer foundry in the United States, but unfortunately, the Gweilo had too many demands, so I gave up! What are Boss Zhang's intentions?"

Hearing Chen Jiajun's words, Zhang Mouzhong's heart suddenly stirred.

Chen Jiajun asking such a question clearly meant he was interested in his Taichi Electric.

Zhang Mouzhong immediately seized the opportunity and said with a smile: "Currently, the factory is operating normally, but if we want to take a step further, I estimate we will need quite a bit of support."

"Support? In what regard?" Chen Jiajun said with a casual look: "Technology, personnel, or capital?"

Zhang Mouzhong did not expect Chen Jiajun to be so generous, and said quite embarrassedly: "To tell you the truth, we lack all of them!"

Chen Jiajun looked at him with a playful expression and said: "Boss Zhang, if I provide the technology, personnel, and capital, why wouldn't I just set up a factory myself?"

"This..." Zhang Mouzhong was suddenly stuck.

That's right, if Chen Jiajun were to provide all of these things, why would he set up a factory himself and choose to cooperate with him instead?

Although he, Zhang Mouzhong, was a Master's graduate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, to put it bluntly, at Chen Jiajun's status, what kind of talent could he not obtain?

Hearing this, Zhang Mouzhong immediately fell silent.

Chen Jiajun smiled slightly to himself; his goal was to suppress this fellow.

Otherwise, Taichi Electric might be difficult to control in the future. (End of chapter)