Chapter 149: Jiang Tiansheng Relinquishes Power! (Seeking subscriptions)

The atmosphere in the large conference room was heavy. Everyone thought Brother Ji was finished, and Brother Ji himself felt the same way; his expression was filled with despair.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Tiansheng changed his tone: "A-Ji, your situation is special, and everyone can understand!"

"Although the society follows the rules, it's not without human sentiment. A-Ji, you can be considered an old member of the society and have made many contributions. I'll give you a chance to make up for your mistakes!"

"The society will handle this matter, but you, A-Ji, must also show something!"

"What kind of expression? Mr. Jiang, please speak!"

Brother Ji felt the relief of surviving a disaster and hurriedly said, "As long as I, A-Ji, can do it, I definitely won't refuse. Mr. Jiang, just watch my performance!"

"The society's cut from the Western District must be increased by ten percent!"

Jiang Tiansheng said decisively, "There is no room for negotiation on this matter. A-Ji, you must think it over!"

"This..."

The muscles on Brother Ji's face twitched; clearly, he was struggling immensely.

Don't look at the general hall just taking an extra ten percent; that was hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars in benefits.

Of course, he also understood that if he didn't agree, Jiang Tiansheng would definitely take ruthless action, and whether he could continue to sit in the position of Western District Hall Master was hard to say.

"I agree!"

These words were said almost through gritted teeth. His whole body seemed to lose its bones, and he slumped directly into his chair, gasping for breath.

The other hall masters all showed expressions of astonishment, not understanding what kind of game Jiang Tiansheng was playing.

Letting such a thing go so easily, he didn't want Hongxing to be stable anymore, right?

If someone learned from Brother Ji's approach, how would the general hall handle it then?

Jing Kun was also full of confusion and subconsciously reached out to poke Wu Feng's arm, wanting him to help solve the puzzle.

Don't think he couldn't see that the surprise on Wu Feng's face was clearly faked.

Clearly, Wu Feng should understand Jiang Tiansheng's intention, which made him feel very depressed.

He felt the unpleasantness of having his intelligence crushed!

Wu Feng ignored him and shook his right index finger on the table, signaling him to keep watching.

Of course, he understood Jiang Tiansheng's idea; he didn't want the society to have major turmoil at this time.

If the Western District Hall Master were replaced, it would be a major event within the entire Hongxing, and it might even trigger a dragon-and-tiger fight among the powerful big shots.

Just like in the movie, Shanjie and Shengfan fighting for the position of Tuen Mun Hall Master involved the entire Hongxing.

The geographical location of the Western District was much better than Tuen Mun, and the benefits were even richer. Once they started fighting, it would only be more intense, and it might even lead to internal fighting among fellow members.

Jiang Tiansheng wanted to push the "District Representative System" at this time, which was exactly when he needed stability within the society.

In addition, Brother Ji making a mistake was actually a good thing!

This guy was a fence-sitter, leaning toward whichever side had the advantage, with no opinion of his own.

But after this incident, at least for a long time, he would definitely be Jiang Tiansheng's absolute supporter.

Only when Jiang Tiansheng was in power could he sit firmly as the Western District Hall Master.

Once Jiang Tiansheng couldn't control Hongxing, the ambitious ones would definitely be the first to take action against Brother Ji.

Who told Brother Ji to lose his ability to control his underlings? Pick the soft persimmon to squeeze.

On the other hand, using mistakes is better than using merit. Jiang Tiansheng gave Brother Ji so much face, and when pushing the District Representative System later, this guy would definitely support it with great effort.

Of course, pushing the District Representative System was just a facade; Jiang Tiansheng's real purpose was to get away from the trivial affairs of the society and have more time and energy to ponder the matter of washing clean and coming ashore.

Those who understand, naturally understand; those who don't, continue to not understand.

"The second thing, the major Hongxing halls have acquired quite a few Tong Lau (tenement buildings), and have now entered the process of internal renovation or direct demolition and reconstruction!"

Jiang Tiansheng changed the subject directly and asked, "Has anyone encountered any trouble?"

The hall masters shook their heads in unison, indicating that the situation was quite good, at least the current situation was excellent.

Speaking of which, they didn't expect that acquiring Tong Lau and carrying out renovation and reconstruction would be so smooth.

Those real estate tycoons didn't care; clearly, Tong Lau couldn't enter their eyes, but the hall masters liked them, and even wished they could buy as many as possible.

Some planned to follow Wu Feng's reminder and build chain hotels in their territory through the demolition and reconstruction of Tong Lau. Everyone knew this was quite profitable and a legitimate business.

Some didn't have such big ambitions; they just renovated the Tong Lau to be used as budget hotels or apartments for rent.

In short, no matter what the idea was, the hall masters felt there was a lot of money to be made!

"It's good that you haven't encountered any trouble!"

Jiang Tiansheng smiled, "Other societies are jealous and will probably enter the market too!"

"If they enter, let them enter. Are we afraid of them?"

Jing Kun said disdainfully, "In terms of financial resources, our Hongxing is not weak!"

These words made several hall masters quite embarrassed, and they looked at Jing Kun with very unkind eyes.

Damn it, Jing Kun, you're getting cocky.

Making money by producing movies, so you don't care about the economic situation of other hall masters, right?

It wasn't that they didn't have money, but they didn't have enough "proper" money!

"Listen carefully, all of you!"

Jiang Tiansheng's voice was very loud, "In order not to have major conflicts, the heads of several societies have privately discussed the rules. Everyone takes money to do things; don't mess around with other things!"

Seeing that many hall masters showed disapproval, he warned, "It's not that I'm alarmist. Everyone's days are not easy, and there are a lot of brothers under their command with nothing to do. You all know how much risk is involved!"

"Once it arouses the anger of any society, they might do anything to buy Tong Lau!"

"Speaking of which, most of the hall masters present don't have A-Feng's caution. If any accident happens, you might not even have time to call for help!"

Involving life safety, the hall masters who had thoughts suddenly became serious.

They didn't want to be suddenly ambushed by a group of knife-wielders because of the matter of buying buildings; that was no joke.

Speaking of which, among the Hongxing hall masters present, Wu Feng should be the only one who hadn't encountered an ambush by knife-wielders, right?

It has to be said that although his practice of bringing enough underlings whenever he went out was a bit flashy, it was indeed quite safe, and he could have a buffer in case of sudden changes.

"Mr. Jiang, I have something to say!"

Wu Feng raised his hand to signal, immediately attracting everyone's attention.

"A-Feng, just say what you have to say!"

Jiang Tiansheng was quite satisfied; Wu Feng's posture clearly showed respect for him as the leading Dragon Head.

"If the Tong Lau purchased by other societies are too close!"

Wu Feng smiled, "Everyone must make it clear to the other party's spokesperson in advance. It's best not to engage in the same business, otherwise, the competition will be too intense!"

He said this to provide a preventive measure in advance.

After all, it was his idea to buy Tong Lau. If any unexpected situation occurred later, there would be more or less complaints, and Wu Feng didn't want such a situation to occur.

"This matter indeed needs attention!"

Jiang Tiansheng just pondered for a moment and understood that such a thing was very likely to happen.

It wasn't just the Hong Kong film circle that liked to follow trends; other industries were no different.

If a Hongxing hall master made money by demolishing and rebuilding Tong Lau into a chain hotel, other society big shots would definitely follow suit quickly.

At that time, the impact on business would be the difference between small fights and big fights.

"This matter must be made clear in advance!"

Jing Kun followed up and shouted, "If someone breaks the rules after negotiation, we'll all go together!"

"Yes, let's do that!"

Feilao Li followed up and shouted, "We're already giving face by not playing tricks. If someone still wants to play the game of turning their face and not recognizing people, then what else is there to say?"

This guy had been very close to Jing Kun recently.

Obviously, they were stimulated by Jing Kun's success and wanted to learn and take a page from his book.

In fact, Jing Kun had also told Wu Feng that Feilao Li wanted to learn the advanced experience of the "Night Color" newspaper.

Wu Feng didn't have much time to deal with this guy, but he opened a gap for him, letting Feilao Li go to the "Night Color" newspaper to learn and observe.

As for whether it was effective, Wu Feng didn't know.

In fact, Feilao Li wasn't simple either!

In the movie, he could support his own territory by selling restricted magazines, and his management ability was quite good.

It's just that his bottom line was a bit too low. He even played the trick of snatching people on the street for magazines; it was too unpresentable. Didn't he know how to cultivate fixed model girls?

Besides, just doing restricted magazines, how could he compete with "Dragon Tiger Leopard"?

It's estimated that if this guy really learned something, he would definitely change.

Leaving Jing Kun's Southeast Asian videotape channel unused would be a brain problem.

With two hall masters shouting on the side, Wu Feng's proposal was easily recognized by everyone.

Besides, it concerned personal interests; one couldn't be careless.

"The last thing!"

At this point, Jiang Tiansheng spoke again, his expression unprecedentedly serious.

At this moment, his back was straight, and his whole body exuded a strong air of "something big is about to be said."

Feeling that the atmosphere was wrong, the relaxed smiles on the hall masters' faces gradually disappeared.

"I intend to push the District Representative System!"

Sure enough, Jiang Tiansheng threw a bombshell directly: "The so-called District Representative System..."

He stated his ideas and concepts directly, and the large conference room was silent.

The hall masters' expressions were very serious, but everyone's psychological activities must have been extremely active.

This was a declaration of Jiang Tiansheng relinquishing power, which was a good thing that the hall masters were eager for.

According to the "District Representative" system, don't disturb Jiang Tiansheng, the Dragon Head, if there's nothing to do in the future.

Except for the fixed monthly payment, all other personnel rights were completely delegated. The hall masters would gain great autonomy and could be said to be princes of a region.

Of course, it was a good thing for the wealthy and powerful hall masters, but for the hall masters with average strength, the situation was just the opposite.

Without getting much support from the general hall, they would have to spend much more energy and effort than before to stabilize their territory.

Clearly, the hall masters hadn't figured out the pros and cons.

However, they tacitly accepted the greater autonomy.

Thus, Jiang Tiansheng's sudden proposal was passed in the silent attitude of many hall masters.

Even Big Brother B didn't make a sound!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 150 =====