Chapter 67: Paying the Tribute is Also an Art Form

A sharp-eyed Hung Hing boy brought over a chair, and Chen Jiajun feigned excitement: "Mr. Jiang, brothers and elders of Hung Hing, I, Chen Jiajun, will definitely work hard from now on! Thank you all!"

"Sit! Everyone sit!" Jiang Tiansheng took his seat first.

Everyone sat down one after another.

Afterwards, Jiang Tiansheng said: "The matter of establishing a pole for Wanchai will be next month. My opinion is Dumu or Lao E. You must all work hard under your Big Brother!"

"Mr. Jiang, I voluntarily give up the position of Red Pole to Dumu!" Unexpectedly, Lao E stood up and said.

As a Demon Slave who had been beaten into submission, Lao E was nothing in Dumu's eyes. If he hadn't been summoned by the system, he would still be getting ravaged by Dumu in the different dimension every day.

How could he dare to snatch the Red Pole position from Dumu, even though they didn't care about the so-called Red Pole position at all.

Quite a few people looked at Chen Jiajun; brotherly harmony, no fighting or grabbing—this was the kind of branch atmosphere all Zhafit envied.

Jiang Tiansheng looked at the two with a calm expression. Today, he established the pole directly, firstly to show his authority to Chen Jiajun, and secondly to see if Dumu and Lao E had any rift and could be made to infight. It seemed this plan was also unsuccessful.

He reiterated the importance of the Red Pole and said: "Lao E, are you sure? Each branch can only establish one pole."

"I'm sure!" Lao E shouted hurriedly.

Jiang Tiansheng nodded and looked at Dumu: "Very well. The twelve Zhafit will vote by show of hands. Those who agree with Dumu taking the Red Pole position, please raise your hands."

Currently, Hung Hing has a total of thirteen regional branches. The Causeway Bay Branch is temporarily vacant because Dalao B was executed by slow slicing, plus Chen Jiajun who just ascended, there are twelve people.

As soon as his voice fell, the Zhafit raised their hands one after another; this was indisputable.

"Congratulations, Dumu. From now on, you are the Red Pole of the Wanchai Hall. You must work diligently and not let the society down."

Jiang Tiansheng looked at Dumu with a smile.

Dumu was expressionless and nodded.

Jiang Tiansheng picked up his teacup, took a light sip, and got straight to the point: "Alright, everyone sit! Without further ado, the Police high-level officials have sent me word recently. Everyone has already finished grabbing the territory of Chung Shun Yee, so don't cause any more trouble."

During this period, the underworld has been fighting intensely, and the pressure on the Hong Kong Police is immense.

But it is impossible not to let the societies fight for territory; the calm is only temporary.

The Zhafit expressed one after another that they would make money properly.

Immediately after, Chen Yao spoke with a dark face: "I want to reiterate the matter of paying the tribute fees."

"Mr. Jiang, our Mong Kok branch hasn't had good revenue recently. The accounts are right there, take a look yourself." Jing Kun's lazy voice rang out: "Hua Fu from Luen Wo brought in a batch of foreign girls from somewhere and snatched a lot of business."

In the past, Jing Kun was the most proactive in paying the tribute, and he had earned a lot of money for Hung Hing over the years.

The reason he did that was to win the respect of others in the society and pave the way for ascending to Dragon Head.

Now that he has let go of the idea of being Dragon Head, why would Jing Kun pay the branch fees? Naturally, he learned from Chen Jiajun: embezzle as much as he can.

Spend other people's money to do big things!

Listening to Jing Jun is absolutely never wrong!

As Zhafit of Hung Hing, it is impossible for them to ascend any further. Besides expanding their own territory and increasing their own income, what else can they do?

Therefore, many Hung Hing branches have more or less issues with black money.

"Mr. Jiang, a perverted killer appeared in our Kwun Tong this month, specifically targeting hostesses and massage parlor girls. Our business has also been affected." Kwun Tong Zhafit Chen Dayu said.

Every branch has more or less troublesome matters.

Paying money is an art form.

The Zhafit expressed their stances one by one, and finally, Chen Yao spoke: "A Jun, why is Wanchai only paying ten thousand this month?!"

Suddenly, everyone looked at Chen Jiajun, and Konglong's eyes lit up.

Others embezzle money, but only occasionally.

A Jun only paid ten thousand, which is equivalent to not paying a cent.

Babi!

A Jun!

Konglong secretly gave Chen Jiajun a thumbs up; a role model for our generation!

Chen Jiajun spoke very bluntly: "Sorry, Mr. Jiang! Last month I fought Wang Bao, this month I fought Chung Shun Yee. All the branch's accounts were taken out to fight the war. The brothers in the branch are all so poor they've gone to construction sites to work to fill the accounts."

Damn it!

Others embezzle, and you embezzle too!

When others embezzle, at least they aren't as blatant as you!

Jiang Tiansheng cursed inwardly. He was quite happy today and even wanted to build a good relationship with Chen Jiajun!

Now it seems that's impossible!

He couldn't swallow this anger!

"It doesn't matter. A Jun just ascended not long ago and has already grabbed so much territory for the company. It's a good thing for a young man to have ambition! It's fine to pay a little less this month." Jiang Tiansheng waved his hand, indicating he would let it go for now, though his face was written with the three words 'not happy': "Remember to make it up next month."

Next month?

Chen Jiajun thought to himself: It seems I'll have to find a better excuse for paying the tribute next month!

Chen Jiajun, who was reborn in Hong Kong, only has three goals.

The first goal, make money!

The second goal, make more money!

The third goal, make endless money!

Using Hung Hing's brand to rake in large amounts of money—that is his true goal.

Pay tribute to Jiang Tiansheng? Pay my ass!

After discussing the tribute fees, Jiang Tiansheng said: "The third major event is the matter of the Causeway Bay Branch. Let's not talk about the past; the position of Zhafit for the Causeway Bay Branch cannot remain vacant for too long. In everyone's mind, is there a candidate?"

After speaking, Jiang Tiansheng's gaze swept across the room and finally settled on Chen Haonan.

Ever since he forcibly promoted Chen Haonan to Red Pole last time, Jiang Tiansheng could see Chen Haonan's loyalty to him.

God of War Taizi received Jiang Tiansheng's hint and immediately said: "Anan, as the Red Pole of Causeway Bay, he has always been a man of the Causeway Bay Branch. It is only right and proper for him to be promoted to Zhafit."

Taizi's voice had just fallen.

Chen Haonan's old enemy Feilao Li immediately spoke up to suppress him: "What's the reason? Jing Jun took real blades and guns to finish off Dapu Hei, settle Wang Bao, and bring down Zhongxinyi before he was promoted to Wanchai Person in Charge! What has Chen Haonan done?"

After speaking, he looked at Chen Haonan and gloated: "Chen Haonan, don't blame me for telling the truth; Hongxing has always respected strength."

"You..."

Shanjie was just about to stand up to stand up for Chen Haonan, but Chen Haonan stopped him without saying a word.

Jing Kun's hoarse voice rang out: "Li Pangzi is absolutely right. Causeway Bay is a lucrative area. If Chen Haonan just takes out a Daquan Fu and gets promoted like this, I'm afraid it won't win people's hearts. If he has the ability, he should make some real contributions."

"Look at A Jun; who in the underworld isn't convinced by him now?"

"Besides, what's the point of forcing someone into a position? If it becomes a joke later, where will Hongxing's face be?"

Jing Kun made a veiled dig at Jiang Tiansheng, implying that if the person he forced into the position turned out to be a loser, what would happen then?

Chai Wan Person in Charge Ma Wangjian, who didn't know how many kickbacks he had taken from Jiang Tiansheng, spoke up for Chen Haonan: "Well, this is how I see it. Chen Haonan has been in Hongxing for a relatively long time, has always been loyal, and has put in a lot of effort for the society."

"Just looking at recently, the artillery of Changyishe crossed the line and was beaten back by Chen Haonan. I don't think there's much of a problem with him being promoted."

"Does Changyi's artillery count for anything? Can he compare to people like Dapu Hei, Wang Bao, and Lian Haolong?" someone questioned.

Chen Jiajun was suppressed so miserably by Dalao B back then, and Chen Haonan is just as miserable now.

There were not many among the twelve Persons in Charge who supported him.

(End of this chapter)