Chapter 139: Promotion Candidates

That night, after a fierce battle.

Gang Sheng draped one arm over Chen Mo's arm, drew circles on his chest with her other hand, and stared straight at him with peach-blossom eyes, a hint of curiosity in her gaze.

"It's been so long already, how come you still haven't won over A-Min?"

Chen Mo was taken aback by Gang Sheng's words and thought to himself: I didn't even go all out tonight, so why is she still pushing me to go after another woman?

Chen Mo asked, puzzled, "What's wrong? I'm not even in a hurry, so why are you?"

"What am I in a hurry about! I'm anxious for you. Qiu Di and I are learning English very quickly. A-Min said that in a while longer, we'll be able to catch up to the level of secondary school graduates.

I'm worried that when the time comes, A-Min will stop coming to teach us and you still won't have won her over."

"Do you have a new target again? Is it that lawyer you brought back last time?"

Qiu Di, on the other side, also crawled over and asked.

"What are you talking about? I've just been too busy lately, that's all."

Chen Mo's eyes flickered as he avoided the two women's gazes and stared at the ceiling.

"Is that so? Then what if I told you A-Min is a little fond of you?" Gang Sheng whispered into Chen Mo's ear.

"What did you say?" Chen Mo turned his head to look at Gang Sheng.

"You haven't been home these past few days, and A-Min asked about you several times. I'd say she's definitely fallen for you."

"Really? If you're lying to me, I'll have to teach you a lesson!"

"Of course it's true. If you don't believe me, ask Qiu Di."

"I can vouch for it, it's true. We've said plenty of good things about you in front of A-Min."

"Alright, looks like I need to give you two a proper reward."

With that, Chen Mo flipped over and pinned Gang Sheng beneath him.

The second campaign began.

As for He Min, apart from the two times he posed as her boyfriend at school, Chen Mo hadn't taken any deliberate action.

Even the song he had let her hear last time was mainly aimed at Sandy.

Firstly, He Min was working as a private tutor at his house, so he could make his move whenever he wanted.

Secondly, He Min was different from Chen Mo's other women.

Among Chen Mo's women, Sandy had started from a momentary physical impulse, while the others, including Gang Sheng and Qiu Di, all involved some element of coercion and temptation.

With He Min, Chen Mo had no intention of using such tactics.

Ever since he got to know He Min, Chen Mo had always maintained a good image in front of her. Of course, apart from his philandering.

Now it seemed that this approach was still somewhat useful.

With a tall, handsome young talent frequently appearing before her eyes, it was hard for He Min not to be attracted, not to mention Gang Sheng and Qiu Di occasionally praising Chen Mo in her presence.

Over time, it was only natural that He Min would be somewhat moved.

Chen Mo reckoned he was only one final step away from winning over He Min.

However, having just seized territory in Jianshazui, there were still some loose ends to deal with, so he probably wouldn't have time in the next couple of days.

Chen Mo calculated in his mind that He Min's school anniversary happened to fall on the same day as the Triad Society's general meeting.

After the Triad Society's general meeting, he could go to the school and woo He Min — there would be plenty of time.

The next day, back at the bar office, Chen Mo called in Shen Guodong, Ahua, and the others.

"In a few days it'll be the Triad Society's general meeting. Do any of you have thoughts about getting promoted?"

As a newly risen boss, it wouldn't sound good for Chen Mo if he didn't have a single Red Pole under him.

The ones who should have been promoted first were Gao Jin and the followers who had been with him the earliest.

But with Gao Jin absent, the others were somewhat lacking in ability. Leading a few dozen followers to watch over a venue was fine, but being promoted to Red Pole would be a stretch.

Chen Mo decided to give the opportunity to the others instead.

"Mo Ge, can we get promoted now? We haven't been in the Triad Society for very long!" Ahua had reservations about getting promoted.

The saying went: three years a new 4-9, three years a veteran 4-9 — to get promoted, you needed the seniority.

If judged by seniority, it was indeed inappropriate for them to get promoted now.

But Chen Mo didn't care about that.

"Don't worry. So what if your seniority isn't enough? That's a small matter.

Among the people under me, the ones who've been with me the longest have only been around three or four years. If we're really going by seniority, no one could get promoted — even I've only been in the Triad Society for five years."

"But so what? I still became the boss of Wang Jiao!"

"What era are we in, still going on about seniority. A boss of Wang Jiao with not a single Red Pole under him — that doesn't look good for the Triad Society either."

"How about we wait until Brother Jin comes back to talk about it?" Along had been following Gao Jin from the very beginning.

Right now Gao Jin was still a veteran 4-9. If he got promoted first, he worried it would cost Gao Jin face.

Ahua also chimed in, "Yeah, how about we wait a bit and let Brother Jin and Brother Da Tou get promoted first."

Ahua had originally been with Da Tou and didn't want to get promoted ahead of him either.

Chen Mo thought it over and said, "Even if you get promoted, it's just an extra title — everything else stays the same as before, so you don't need to have so many reservations.

But what you're saying also makes some sense. However, Ah Jin is still away on business in Yinghuaguo and won't be back that soon, so let's not consider him for now.

How about this: Da Tou, Asheng, Ayi — you three get promoted this time.

Da Tou, you'll be promoted to Red Pole; Asheng and Ayi, you'll be promoted to White Paper Fan and Straw Sandal.

Any objections?"

The three exchanged glances and nodded in unison, "We have no objections."

"Good, then it's settled. I'll talk to the Dragon Head's side. Guodong, take a hundred thousand in cash from the accounts this afternoon and deliver it to Uncle Bo at the ceremony hall."

"Okay."

Although Da Tou had only been following Chen Mo for a short time, he had already been a member of Great Prosperity for many years; in terms of seniority and merit, he had long been due for a promotion.

If Da B weren't being such a jerk, Da Tou would already have been a red pole.

Among the rest, taking overall ability and merit into account, we first arranged for Tian Yang Sheng and Tian Yang Yi to receive promotions.

As for the others, if they want a promotion, Chen Mo can push them forward at any time.

Anyway, the current Dragon Head is Jingkun; Chen Mo saying a few words in front of him still carries some weight.

Furthermore, Chen Mo is now strong and also does business with many heads; as long as he doesn't overstep, basically no one will oppose him.

A few days later, the Triad Society held a general meeting, and Chen Mo brought three people to the main hall.

Regarding Chen Mo's seizure of territory in Jianshazui, Tai Zi showed no displeasure.

The remaining heads, especially West District Chui Shui Ji, grew more enthusiastic toward Chen Mo, each gathering around him to chat casually.

This is not only because Chen Mo's status is now equal to theirs, but mainly because his strength is sufficient.

Whether it's territory size, number of followers, or amount of money, Chen Mo ranks near the top; in terms of overall ability, among Great Prosperity's heads, few are stronger than Chen Mo.

Like Jing Ma, although her territory in Shen Shui Bu is larger than Chen Mo's and she has more followers, when it comes to making money, she simply can't compare to Chen Mo.

Of course, among the heads there is always an oddball—that being Da B—who still keeps a cold face when facing Chen Mo.

However, Chen Mo didn't care.

Anyway, he and Da B aren't on the same path—what does it matter? He's not Hong Kong dollars; he can't make everyone like him.