Chapter 562: 547 Five Star Group vs. HSBC, the first negotiation!

With a single word from Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu, those below run their legs off.

Five Star Property began searching all of Hong Kong for the homeless, searching street by street and registering them.

……

At this moment, at the other end of Sham Shui Po.

Several homeless people were sitting or lying in their nests by the street.

Some of their nests were covered with tents, while others had no tents at all.

(Image: "Drifting" by Wu Z.)

They were a group of marginalized people living at the bottom of Hong Kong society, the homeless.

What is a homeless person?

They are a marginalized group not recognized by mainstream society, forced to wander the streets; they are stowaways, prostitutes, and losers.

What is their biggest characteristic?

No proper job, no fixed abode, drug addiction, and poverty with no hope in sight.

Everything is because they made mistakes in the past and have criminal records, making it hard to find work; society gives them too few opportunities to change for the better.

At this moment,

This group of people was chatting listlessly.

Among them, Coffee held a newspaper he had picked up and sighed,

"This Five Star Group keeps talking about building Sunshine Communities for cage dwellers, so why do they ignore us homeless people? Aren't we more miserable than those cage dwellers?"

Ah Hui (Wu Z.) rolled his eyes at him: "Don't you feel guilty saying that? If Five Star Group didn't send food over every month, you would have starved to death."

Ah Hui is a drug addict whose wife went missing and whose child passed away; he is full of remorse for the past and has sworn to quit drugs and turn over a new leaf.

But it is very difficult for him to find work because he has a criminal record.

If it weren't for the relief from Five Star Group, he wouldn't know if he could survive.

Coffee didn't speak.

Actually, the government also has many social workers, but none of them are very willing to interact with them; they have never truly cared about them, let alone respected them.

Perhaps only Five Star Property has given them care and respect.

Just then,

A large truck drove over and stopped by the roadside.

A group of Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) staff got off.

Subsequently,

A team of PTU police arrived.

Ah Hui, Coffee, Shi Ye, Chen Mei, Sister Kai... and other homeless people immediately realized something was wrong...

Then,

That group of staff opened the truck's cargo door,

Holding trash bags,

"Everyone..."

"Sorry, the government above has issued a notice; for the sake of the city's appearance, we must clear the trash on the street..."

After the lead staff member said this simply, he waved to the staff behind him,

"Start..."

Then they began to 'relocate' Ah Hui and the others' belongings, stuffing items one by one into trash bags.

"What are you doing?"

"Bastards!"

"These are our things!"

"Stop!"

Ah Hui watched as the staff threw the photo frame he had placed on the 'table' into a trash bag.

In an instant, an uncontrollable rage surged up.

That photo frame held photos of his wife and son; his son died, and his wife ran away. Only this frame remained, becoming the most precious thing in his life.

"You bastards! That's not trash!"

Ah Hui roared; as if he had gone mad, he rushed over, tearing at the trash bag with both hands to snatch the frame back.

Then, in front of the staff: "Look clearly, this is not trash, it's my property!"

"What right do you have to throw it away!"

"What are you doing! Don't hinder us from carrying out our duty!" The lead staff member's face showed displeasure and impatience.

"Carrying out your duty?"

"Why are you throwing away our things? Aren't we human?"

Tears welled up in Ah Hui's eyes and streamed down.

"Calm down!"

"This is an order from the government!"

Two PTU officers stepped forward, grabbing Ah Hui's arms from left and right, pinning him against a lamppost to control him.

Ah Hui struggled desperately: "Let go of me! You heartless guys!"

At this time, other homeless people were also trying to stop them from moving their things one by one.

"These are all the belongings we have!" Shi Ye cursed; he was once a top law student who became homeless due to mental health issues, "What you are doing is illegal!"

"If you take everything away, what will we eat in the future?" Chen Mei also blocked a staff member like a madwoman; she already lived a very bitter life, relying on scavenging to survive, and now to have these FEHD people take her things—how is that any different from taking her life?

One homeless person after another kept obstructing them,

"You clear it out just because you say so; have you considered whether we live or die?"

"We are human too, we have to survive!"

Elderly Sister Kai stood to the side, stomping her feet incessantly, muttering: "What a sin, this life is impossible to live!"

The staff remained unmoved, mechanically throwing items into trash bags and loading them onto the truck.

The PTU police stopped the homeless people's resistance.

Soon, they began to take action.

"If you won't give me a way to live, I'll fight you to the death!"

Bang~~

"Catch him!"

Chaos ensued.

In this chaotic scene, Ah Hui felt abandoned by the whole world, while the homeless people beside him cried out in equal sorrow.

Boom boom boom~~~~~

The truck drove away.

The PTU officers also escorted Da Sheng, who had resisted the most fiercely, away.

"Woooooo~~~~"

I don't know who started crying, and then one by one, they all began to cry.

What did they want? Probably a stable place to live and equal respect from society.

What is their ending now? They are still positioned as 'foreign objects' in this city, receiving no respect.

Not long after,

A car stopped by the roadside,

Miss He from Five Star Property brought two people and got out of the car.

"Eh, what's wrong with you all?"

Seeing Miss He, everyone immediately squeezed out smiles.

(Miss He from "Drifting", the only social worker willing to enthusiastically help the homeless)

"Miss He."

"It's nothing, it's nothing." Someone wanted to cover it up.

Miss He was originally hired as a social worker, but later she was recruited into Five Star Property Company, currently responsible for delivering supplies to Ah Hui and the other homeless people.

She is meticulous in her work and enthusiastic, earning the respect of all the homeless people.

Ah Mu, young and hot-blooded: "How is it nothing? Our things were all dragged away by the FEHD people."

Miss He was stunned: "FEHD?"

Ah Mu: "It's the FEHD, they took all our things away like trash; our home is all gone now."

With everyone talking at once, Miss He finally learned what had happened.

"Okay, I already know about the matter."

"I will help you follow up on this, and when the time comes, we'll go to the FEHD to get compensation..."

Ah Hui hugged the photo frame: "We just want our things back... otherwise we have nowhere to sleep at all."

"No, from today on, you have a place to sleep."

Miss He smiled and told them about the notice sent from Five Star Group headquarters,

"From today on, you don't need to sleep on the streets or wander around anymore..."

"What do you mean?"

"Could it be... Five Star Group is willing to help us solve the housing problem?"

Everyone looked at Miss He with eager eyes.

Miss He smiled: "That's right, the Sunshine Community has finished expanding, and there are some empty spots left... Our boss said, we must prioritize taking care of those citizens wandering the streets."

As soon as these words were spoken,

Ah Hui, Shi Ye, Chen Mei, and others immediately cheered.

"That's great!"

"Thank you, Mr. Guan, for noticing us!"

"We have houses to live in too."

Everyone was moved to tears.

The depressed mood from having their things snatched by the FEHD was swept away.

Miss He waved: "Let's go! I'll take you there now!"

Soon,

Miss He waved by the roadside,

"Screech————"

A red taxi stopped in front of them.

Miss He looked at Song Zihao in surprise: "Mr. Song, what a coincidence~~~"

Song Zihao: "You are?"

Miss He: "I'm an employee of Five Star Property, I saw you having late-night snacks with Mr. Guan last time..."

Song Zihao: "Oh, hello, hello..."

Miss He: "These few people need to go to Sham Shui Po No. 1 Sunshine Community... Could you please take them there..."

Song Zihao: "OK!"

Ah Hui and the others got in the car...

Subsequently, another red taxi stopped and picked up the rest of the people.

Together they headed to No. 1 Sunshine Community.

In the car, Ah Hui and the others looked at Song Zihao in surprise: "Mr. Song, you know Mr. Guan?"

Song Zihao: "Yeah, for a long time now..."

Ah Hui and the others all paid their respects in unison: "Boss!"

Song Zihao: "I haven't been a big brother for many years!"

Then they chatted all the way,

Soon,

They arrived at Sham Shui Po No. 1 Sunshine Community.

This is the Sunshine Community opened for the Huaxia Men's Apartment; compared to how dilapidated it was before, it has now been renovated.

First, at the entrance, there was a sign hanging that read "No. 1 Sunshine Community," along with "Five Star Group" and other words...

After entering, the playground was clean, and the buildings were all painted white, looking brand new.

Most of the residents were busy.

However, their mental outlook was one of striving upward, high-spirited and vigorous, already different from the kind of wailing in the cage houses before.

Soon, the administrator Gu Yaozu ran over quickly: "Miss He!"

Miss He introduced Ah Hui and the others to Gu Yaozu, and then Gu Yaozu arranged housing for them.

Of course, it was the kind of room with six beds.

Gu Yaozu kept urging:

"Don't mind that it's a dormitory..."

Everyone: "We wouldn't dare, we wouldn't dare."

"It's good enough to have a place to live."

Gu Yaozu nodded: "Also, if you don't have money, you can work to earn work points to offset the rent..."

"Also, Five Star Group will regularly hold vocational training here; most basic occupations are covered, and once you pass the assessment, we will try our best to arrange work for you..."

"We don't keep idlers who love ease and hate work here."

Everyone's eyes lit up one after another.

There was actually such a good thing.

Gu Yaozu glanced at everyone and finally looked at Ah Hui: "Do any of you take drugs? We require mandatory drug rehabilitation here, and everyone will supervise you..."

Ah Hui quickly raised his hand: "I have a slight addiction, I want to quit drugs."

Gu Yaozu: "Good... I'll register it."

At this very moment, the morning sun brought warmth to Hong Kong, which was about to enter winter, and also brought warmth to Ah Hui and the others.

……

……

HSBC Building.

Screech————

Two black Chevrolets stopped by the roadside.

The car doors opened,

Shiny black leather shoes stepped onto the ground.

Then a handsome man in a suit walked down from the car.

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu!

Behind him were Gao Jin, secretary Wu Lianqian, Xu Zhengyang, and the legal team.

Today, Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu brought people to HSBC to negotiate for the remaining shares of Dragonair held by HSBC.

After getting out of the car,

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu led the team and marched imposingly into the HSBC building.

Magnificent momentum!

10 people walked out with the momentum of 100.

Inside the HSBC building, in the lobby on the first floor, many employees looked over, their eyes filled with surprise.

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu's support rate was mostly concentrated in the middle and lower levels, while it was not obvious among the senior management.

Therefore, among these many gazes, most were filled with displeasure.

Elevator,

Straight to the top floor.

The blonde secretary with big hips greeted: "Mr. Guan... Welcome... Our CEO, Mr. Ainuoer, is currently in a small meeting, please wait a moment in the conference room."

She led Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu and the others to the conference room.

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu sneered: "Since it's a small meeting, then please ask your CEO to stop the meeting and come over to negotiate."

The female secretary smiled politely: "Sorry, Mr. Guan, this meeting is quite important."

However, she also roughly understood: Five Star Group's visit this time was not with good intentions!

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu didn't make things difficult either.

Courtesy first, then force.

Soon, Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu and the others arrived at the conference room and sat down.

One row for Five Star Group, one row left for HSBC.

Female secretary: "By the way, everyone, I wonder if you would like some coffee?"

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu: "Please bring me a cup of tea."

Female secretary: "Sorry, we only have coffee here."

Not with good intentions?

Sorry, our HSBC is not cotton; mentioning our HSBC, you've kicked an iron plate.

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu: "Not even tea, it seems HSBC doesn't have much inclusivity."

Female secretary: "…………"

……

……

At this moment,

HSBC's big boss (CEO) Ainuoer was just having a small meeting with some HSBC senior executives on the sofa in his office.

The meeting had already ended.

Now they were just chatting.

The female secretary walked in and reported the situation.

"Heh... It seems this Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu is determined to get it."

The HSBC executives all laughed.

As a behemoth in Hong Kong and one of the world-class financial big bosses, HSBC's senior management was still full of arrogance when treating Hong Kong's tycoons.

Even when Mr. Li was the richest man, HSBC still looked down on him.

And Swire Group's strength is actually less than one-tenth of HSBC's.

Ainuoer said to the female secretary: "Let them wait... we still have things to chat about..."

Female secretary: "Yes!"

……

30 minutes later,

Inside the conference room,

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu was looking at the fish tank in the conference room with interest; the water was flowing, and a few goldfish were swimming around...

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu said to Gao Jin: "Ah Jin, later when we move to Central Plaza, we should also get such a big fish tank... how beautiful."

Gao Jin's cool expression revealed a smile: "Indeed, not bad."

Wu Lianqian's eyes also lit up.

Indeed, not bad.

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu: "Then we can go fishing here..."

Gao Jin, everyone: "…………"

Their mouths twitched.

Jian Aowei: "Mr. Guan, half an hour has passed now, it seems the other party is intentionally trying to put psychological pressure on us."

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu chuckled: "It doesn't matter, since I gave them face and they didn't want it, then don't blame me for being impolite."

Gao Gang was eager to try: "How about I put a sack over his head..."

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu glared at him: "Small tricks are never presentable... once is fine, but if we do it too many times, we will form a path dependency..."

"Besides, do you think I'm a born murderer!"

Gao Gang scratched his head: "I just said put a sack over his head and punch him a few times, that's all."

"This..."

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu thought for a moment and nodded: "If you can find an opportunity, it's not impossible; then take photos, put them in the newspaper, and let all of Hong Kong admire his pig-head face."

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu and Gao Gang looked at each other...

Their smiles gradually became perverted.

Jie jie jie~~~~

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 563 =====