Chapter 151

For every blockbuster movie, the partners' bonuses and red envelopes must be paid promptly, no delays; since the company is making money, we should let the partners share in the joy, not have the company eat meat while the partners just watch.

Little Fatty heard this; although he clearly knew it was the boss's tactic to win people over, his heart still felt warm; the key was, the boss also brought out real money.

He immediately extended his hand, clasped fists, bowed to Li Xin, and said:

"Boss, you are the partners' reborn parents! Their biological parents gave them this life; you are giving them a good livelihood, or rather a prosperous livelihood."

"If they don't work hard with their lives, they'd be unworthy of the boss's sincerity; if they work while being lazy and deceitful, they truly have wolf hearts and dog lungs, worse than beasts!"

Li Xin quickly interrupted Little Fatty; if he let him keep speaking, he could be ranked alongside Guan Erye; this kid truly has the potential to be a treacherous minister.

In an instant, he lifted him high up, holding him in midair and not letting him down.

"Hurry up and shut your mouth, go out and work! Keeping you around for a while, I don't need to go home today; I can just find an offering table and set it up."

Little Fatty said with a grin: "Boss, everything I say is sincere, from the heart; I'm not flattering you, just hoping you'll raise my wages…."

"Get lost!"

"Okay!"

Little Fatty, amid Li Xin's angry scolding, left the office, went outside, glanced inside, his face bearing a smile, energized and went to work.

Li Xin finished looking at the report, signed a few more documents, tossed his pen aside, and left directly; staying in this office just feels uncomfortable.

We also need to handle the aftermath of the fight; this cannot be delayed—since they shed blood, they must receive blood money.

Arriving at Tianhong's bar, bringing Jianguo just inside the door, he saw the bar was full of people, and he could recognize only a few.

"Old Top!"

"Old Top!"

Most people knew him; seeing him enter, they all greeted him.

Li Xin nodded at them, went straight to Tianhong, took the briefcase from Jianguo's hand, and tossed it into his arms.

"Hurry up and give this money to the brothers; don't let them wait too long—handle this yourself, I'll wait here."

Tianhong also didn't stand on ceremony; he invested all the borrowed funds, just enough to open a big nightclub on each of these nine streets.

Now our funds aren't abundant either; besides, we don't need to be polite with our own Big Brother—what's ours is the Big Brother's, and the Big Brother's… well, some things are also ours; it's all our own money, so we can spend it freely.

He lifted the briefcase and came to the hall, pouring all the money inside onto the table.

"You all know how much you should take; I and the Big Brother are adding an extra two thousand as a reward for you."

The people in the hall, hearing the Big Brother say that, had their eyes light up with green, thinking of a few things—Bolanjie Street, clothing stores, bars and nightclubs; if they spend this money frugally, they can live lavishly for a long time!

Those with families will think of subsidizing household expenses and even adding some items for the home.

Tianhong also instructed the few close aides beside him: "You are responsible for distributing the money; deliver the settlement fee to that brother's family, and tell them that if anything happens, come find me in Causeway Bay."

"If their family has no income source, let them come to me as well; I'll arrange jobs for their family members—this cannot be careless, did you hear?"

Tianhong's close aide, Sandpaper (a fellow disciple), with red eyes, said:

"Big Brother, rest assured; whoever dares to move even a cent of that settlement fee, I'll hack him to death; I'll personally deliver the settlement fee to that brother's family."

Tianhong trusted Sandpaper completely; hearing that, he added: "Leave the rest to you; handle things properly."

Sandpaper saw the Big Brother return to the private room, then spoke: "Hey! Did you all hear the Big Brother's words clearly? Then come get your money, and take your younger brothers' shares too—but if anyone dares to embezzle, don't say I'm not polite."

"Brother Sandpaper, impossible—we've already taken a lot! How could we swallow our brothers' money!"

"Right! Brother Sandpaper, rest assured; whoever dares to embezzle this sum, none of us will let him off."

The people in the hall all patted their chests guaranteeing; as for whether they'd embezzle—they wouldn't dare, for they all know what kind of person Tianhong is.

"If even a little word leaks out, they'll have no way to survive! The Big Brother despises this most."

"A phrase he often has on his lips is: 'My Big Brother treats me well, and I won't shortchange you—but don't fool me; you don't want to know the consequences.'"

"Others might say this is just a threat, but Big Brother Tianhong is the type who says it and does it; they dare not gamble."

In the private room, Li Xin and Tianhong were chatting when Sandpaper knocked and entered.

He put the briefcase in his hand on the table, then greeted the two: "Old Top, Big Brother!"

Li Xin looked at this person; aside from that, nothing much—the little beard he keeps is quite distinctive.

He asked with a smile: "How long have you been in Prosperity?"

Sandpaper replied: "Old Top, I've been in Prosperity for over two years; before that I also hung around Causeway Bay, and only after the Big Brother arrived did he bring me close."

Li Xin pointed to the opposite sofa and said: "Sit down and talk."

Turning his head to look at Tianhong, he said: "Doing it this way is right—find a few like-minded people to keep close, and have them handle matters when they arise."

"You are now the person in charge; you can't do everything yourself personally, otherwise how can the juniors rise?"

Tianhong replied: "Big Brother! I know; I now have a few close aides beside me, and when there's an opportunity I promote them; nowadays many matters are handled by them, and I'm much more relaxed."

Sandpaper listened to Old Top and Big Brother's words, his heart surging; coming out to mix in society, isn't it just for money, women, and cars?

"As long as one can rise in rank, these things are no longer distant; they can be said to be right before one's eyes."

"Especially now, he is still of the Xi Gong lineage; his backing is extremely solid!"

"If he could, like Old Top and Big Brother, obtain the white paper fan rank, that would be even better."

"Under the Xi Gong lineage, in their view, the white paper fan is far more imposing than the red pole; Old Top and Big Brother are both white paper fans."

"Which red pole would dare to challenge these two white paper fans, Old Top and Big Brother?"

"This is the inheritance of the Xi Gong lineage; even Ao Island Xingge, who just recently obtained rank, is a white paper fan—only Huashe Ge is weak, having taken double straw sandals back to Xi Gong."

"The more this kid thought about it, the better it felt; he burst out laughing, immediately reacted, hurriedly stifled his voice, and even glanced at Big Brother Tianhong's expression."

Tianhong glared at him, took 210,000 from the bag, and threw it to Sandpaper.

"Two hundred thousand is that brother's settlement fee; the society's rule is one hundred thousand, I personally added another hundred thousand; the remaining ten thousand is your errand money—stop grinning foolishly, get lost!"

Sandpaper picked up the money and bade farewell to the two: "Old Top, Big Brother, I'm off to get things done."

Leaving the private room, he felt the money in his pocket, working for such a Big Brother.

"One word—worth it!"