Chapter 653: 5,394 Five-Star Supermarkets Open, A Sea of People! New

Central Plaza, Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu's office.

Brother Zu was standing by the floor-to-ceiling window yet again, overlooking the livelihoods of Hong Kong Island...

Secretary Gang Sheng's face was slightly flushed at this moment.

She had certainly read the recent news reports, and even secretly chatted about intimate topics with Wu Wu Lianqian in the middle of the night—

About the intimate office affairs with her boss...

Hiss~~

Super exciting, super blushing, the kind where you have to wash the bedsheets the next morning~~~

"Knock, knock, knock~~~"

At this moment,

The office door was knocked.

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu withdrew his gaze from overlooking Victoria Harbour,

Wu Wu Lianqian walked in, looking serious and professional: "Boss, the photo album is ready, please take a look."

The photo album was the one Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu had ordered last time, intended to be sent to the primary schools in the mountainous areas of Shaanxi.

It was printed with photos of Hong Kong Island's skyscrapers, modernization, and technology.

This was the first draft.

It needed to be reviewed and approved by Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu.

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu took the album and began to look through it.

The first page, a large image: A map of Hong Kong Island.

The second and third pages, large images of classic scenery: Victoria Harbour + Wan Chai and Central (day and night).

The fourth page, the tallest building in Asia, the Central Building.

Following that in order were: beautiful seascapes (three pages), the Central building cluster, the interior of the Stock Exchange, the massive Harbour City commercial complex, the three malls of Gold, Fire, and Water, the large interior space of the Five-Star Supermarket, the VCD production workshop, the Police Headquarters building, a group photo of the police force, Lunar New Year fireworks over Victoria Harbour, crowds of people...

Finally, there was a group photo of the Five-Star Group...

As well as pictures and introductions for each subsidiary of the Five-Star Group.

After Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu finished looking through it,

He felt that the basics were all there.

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu thought for a moment: "The pictures are there, but we can add some text introductions..."

"For example, introducing how big Hong Kong Island is, economic data..."

"Introducing data about the Stock Exchange..."

"You can think of the specifics yourselves; the goal is to let them know how big the world is and broaden their horizons."

Wu Wu Lianqian: "Understood! By the way, Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Meili just said that the goods for the No. 3 (New Territories), No. 4 (New Territories), No. 5 (Quanwan), and No. 6 (Kwun Tong) Five-Star Supermarkets have been stocked, and they are ready to open. Brother Zu, you need to pick an auspicious date and time."

These four supermarkets had been under construction for nearly two years, and now they were finally going to open.

It could be considered a major event for the Five-Star Group.

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu: "Good!"

March 20th, Sunday, a day off.

The weather was clear today, not a cloud in the sky,

The calendar noted: An auspicious day for opening.

On this day, the four Five-Star Supermarkets located in New Territories East, New Territories West, Quanwan, and Kwun Tong opened simultaneously.

At the entrance of the No. 3 supermarket, colorful balloons floated in the wind, and a huge red banner was hung high, with the words written on it—"Grand Opening of Five-Star Supermarket, Welcome!"

Below the stage, citizens who had rushed over from all directions had expectant smiles on their faces; among them were the elderly, young people, and parents with children.

It could be described as—a sea of people!

The heat was intense!

Because they were built on vacant land, the underground and surface parking lots were exceptionally large, and the traffic situation was much better than at the two Five-Star Supermarkets in Harbour City and Shun Tak Centre.

"Respected fellow citizens, good morning everyone!"

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu took the stage to deliver a speech.

The entire crowd of citizens cheered enthusiastically: "Good morning, Mr. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan!"

The sound was explosive!

To the citizens, they considered themselves shareholders and owners of this supermarket.

Therefore, their support was particularly active.

"Today, we are solemnly holding the opening ceremony for the Five-Star Supermarket here."

"The opening of the No. 3 Five-Star Supermarket is not just the birth of a supermarket, but the realization of our shared dream, because 50% of the shares inside belong to you!"

"Every citizen participating in this is a shareholder of the Five-Star Supermarket and an owner of our shared enterprise."

A burst of cheers erupted from the crowd below.

They shouted in unison: "Long live Mr. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan!"

At the edge of the stage,

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu's bodyguard Ding Hu watched the surroundings vigilantly, preventing anyone from rushing up to cause trouble.

His ears were buzzing from the massive roar of the crowd.

He was extremely shocked; the boss's prestige was just too high!

His perception of the boss was constantly being refreshed.

Subsequently, the ribbon-cutting ceremony, the scissors went snip~~

"Now I announce, the No. 3 Five-Star Supermarket is officially open."

As soon as Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu finished speaking, the ceremonial cannons on both sides of the stage went off, and colorful confetti danced in the sky.

The opening ceremony officially ended.

The citizens who had been waiting for a long time couldn't wait to pour into the supermarket.

The interior space of the No. 3 supermarket was even more spacious, larger than Harbour City, with neat shelves filled with goods, fresh vegetables and fruits glistening with water droplets, various daily necessities arranged tidily, and a dazzling array of imported snacks and local specialties.

An ATV reporter, accompanied by a cameraman, walked into the supermarket and filmed scene after scene.

Inside the lens,

"Our supermarket is finally open!"

"This is our own supermarket!"

"Support!"

Citizens pushed shopping carts, weaving between the shelves.

Many parents with children headed straight for the children's play area, where the children laughed and played among the colorful slides and building blocks.

The camera aimed at one smiling face after another, filming them earnestly.

Government House.

The now-calm Viceroy Ashdown was listening to a report from his secretary, Faiman.

"Today, the Five-Star Group has a very important event—the opening of 4 Five-Star Supermarkets."

"It is worth noting that 50% of the shares of these 4 Five-Star Supermarkets belong to the citizens; when the supermarkets were first being opened, citizens from various districts each raised 500 million Hong Kong dollars to build them."

"This can be said to be an important reason why the Five-Star Group remains invincible."

"From the initial Mingxin Hospital project to the Central Plaza project, then to the Five-Star Supermarket project, and then the Five-Star Bank and Huagang Group, all the citizens of Hong Kong have participated in the shares."

"Because of this reason, the Five-Star Group now has very high prestige in the hearts of the citizens of Hong Kong Island."

Ashdown: "............"

This Five-Star Group is truly a freak.

Isn't this path basically the state-owned enterprise route?

Even we in Great Britain are about to privatize state-owned enterprises.

You, on the other hand, are doing the opposite, nationalizing private enterprises... wait, that doesn't seem right either, citizens owning them doesn't seem to equal state-owned...

But this also made him realize further—this Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu is truly hard to deal with!

Ashdown: "They're opening today, right?"

Faiman: "Yes."

Ashdown: "They should have reports at noon; I want to watch their news at noon."

A few days ago, the Viceroy had smashed his television, so he had replaced it with a new one.

In a flash, it was noon.

ATV News aired on time.

Ashdown stood in front of the television, watching the news.

"This morning, 4 Five-Star Supermarkets officially opened..."

Footage of the sea of people at the opening...

Footage of Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu's speech...

Footage of the citizens shouting 'Long live Mr. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan'...

Ashdown: "............"

Damn it!

It's getting increasingly tricky.

"By the way, when will the meeting with that undercover agent Zhou Zhou Wenjian be arranged?"

"Boss, the tentacles of the Five Star Group are everywhere now; his people are all over Hong Kong, so we must be cautious. He is our ace undercover agent, and he cannot be exposed."

"Then do it as soon as possible!"

……

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Yuen Long,

Yinji Pork Offal Soup and Noodles Stall.

A black Chevrolet pulled up to the side of the road.

"Brother Zu, the locals say the pork offal soup and noodles here are the best in Yuen Long..."

Nine-Striped Dragon serves as the person in charge of Five Star Property in the New Territories and is the most well-informed about matters there.

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu said this morning he wanted to try the pork offal soup in the New Territories, so Nine-Striped Dragon had someone ask around and led them all the way here.

It was a typical open-air food stall with square tables and plastic stools, with over 50 of them lined up all the way to the roadside.

More importantly, the tables were almost all full.

There were a lot of customers coming to eat.

"Waiter! Why is there so little pork offal in this bowl of noodles!" a local resident slammed the table and cursed.

Then the waiter at the next table rolled their eyes: "Complaining it's too little? You bought a medium portion, not a large one. Don't you have any sense of that yourself?"

"Damn it, what kind of attitude is that?"

"This is my attitude. If you're in a rush, don't come here to eat. There are plenty of people waiting in line behind you."

"I..."

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu: "…………"

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu had heard a lot about this kind of service attitude on the internet in his past life.

This is exactly the flavor!

Hong Kong waiters are famous for their foul tempers!

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu was used to staying in Causeway Bay, where everyone greeted him with a smile; he had never really experienced the authentic foul temper of a Hong Kong waiter.

Walking into the food stall.

"Mr. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan!" *N

Many locals saw Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu and greeted him enthusiastically one after another.

The foul-tempered waiter from just a moment ago saw Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu and hurriedly ran over enthusiastically:

"Mr. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan, what would you like to eat?"

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu smiled and said: "If I order, will I get scolded by you?"

The waiter hurriedly said: "How could I dare~~~ You are my God of Wealth, it's on me!"

The local resident who had just been scolded by her immediately chimed in: "When is it your turn to treat?... Mr. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan, this meal is on me."

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu hurriedly said: "No need, no need."

He found a table and sat down.

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu ordered his favorite pork offal soup with rice, which is a bowl of pork offal + soup, and then a bowl of white rice. The key is that the pork offal soup must be a bit salty; if it's not salty, it's not authentic! It also has to have foam floating on it; if there's no foam, it means the ingredients aren't good.

Soon, a large bowl was brought up.

It was simple, piping hot, topped with cilantro and chopped green onions, with foam floating on top.

Looking at it made Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu drool.

Nine-Striped Dragon, Ding Hu, Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Zhengyang, and Wu Wu Lianqian also ordered the same thing.

Ding Hu ordered 2 large bowls directly.

Start eating!

First, take a sip of the soup with a spoon; it's both salty and sweet, awesome!

It was exactly the taste Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu liked.

Soon, Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu slurped down a bowl of rice and drank all the meat soup.

Delicious.

At this moment,

A voice came from nearby, making Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu frown.

"This meat is no good, it has no flavor..."

"It's not as good as Japanese pork..."

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu, Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Zhengyang, and Ding Hu all looked over in unison.

Triggered a keyword.

Huh?

Sir Sir Sir Sir Sir Huang Gou?

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu couldn't quite remember who this guy was.

The look of this person made Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu feel disgusted.

And what he said also made Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu feel disgusted.

Nine-Striped Dragon saw Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu's disgust and whispered: "He's called Brother Yi, the boss of a small triad."

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu: "Brother Yi?"

No way?

Could he be Laughing's boss?

Sending Laughing to the police academy to be an undercover cop, and then the police sending Laughing to work under 'Brother Yi' as an undercover.

Unbelievable...

At this time,

Brother Yi was still preaching to his underlings,

Picking up a piece of meat, he commented:

"This pork, you can tell it was sent from the north, it doesn't taste good..."

"If it were Japanese meat, it would definitely taste much better, because Japanese pigs aren't neutered, so they taste very sweet..."

Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Zhengyang and Ding Hu's faces turned dark upon hearing this.

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu's face also turned dark.

After everyone finished eating, Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu waved his hand: "Boss, bill please~~"

He pressed 150 Hong Kong dollars down with a cup,

Everyone got into the car.

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu said to Nine-Striped Dragon: "That 'Brother Yi' from just now, he looks like he's asking for a beating. Find an opportunity tonight to ambush him and beat him hard!"

Ding Hu rolled up his sleeves: "How about I do it..."

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PS: Sorry, I had writer's block, which resulted in only 6000+ words. Wait for my inspiration to return, and I will make up the word count. (Written at 2 AM)

Asking for monthly tickets~~~ I fell back to 20th place; this month is too brutal.

(End of this chapter)