Chapter 221: Wealth Moves People's Hearts

At this time, Hong Hing had gradually become different from traditional Hong Kong triads.

To say nothing else, the monthly count collection at the end of the month was very smooth, which was very abnormal.

Whether in Hong Kong-themed novels or movie plots, whenever it was time to collect the count for the main hall, problems would always arise, followed by all kinds of bickering.

After all, it involved hundreds of thousands, or even millions, in gray income; "wealth moves people's hearts" wasn't just talk.

And the branch masters of the major branches at this time were all Jianghu roughnecks with very low levels of education.

Expecting them to be able to restrain their greed and maintain the healthy financial status of the triad? How could that be possible?

Even Jiang Tiansheng, as the Dragon Head, couldn't necessarily do it, let alone the major branch masters.

So every time the count was collected, there would be branch masters who handed in less.

In fact, it was testing the Dragon Head's attitude!

If the Dragon Head didn't care much about this, they were naturally happy to have more income for themselves.

Of course, if the Dragon Head was unhappy, they would dilly-dally and make up the missing share when collecting the count next month or the month after.

The main strategy was just to be thick-skinned!

It was also because of this that triad management was quite troublesome, and they had to use cruel, cold-blooded, and harsh rules to restrain the unruly Jianghu roughnecks one by one.

In the past, Hong Hing's main hall count collection, while not quite like this, would also have problems from time to time.

Quite a few branch masters didn't have the idea of handing it all in at once, but rather found excuses to hand it in several times.

The part that was handed in less was lent out to earn interest, which wasn't a small amount either.

Fortunately, such situations had rarely occurred recently.

It wasn't that the branch masters had suddenly become honest and dutiful, but that they all had legitimate sources of income.

Whether it was the "pork trotter rice" business or the premium A-grade goods business, it was no longer a small amount.

Although it was still inferior to the gray income in their territory, the amount that fell into their hands was enough for them to live a free and nourishing life.

There was also the income from convenient hotels and even hotel chains, as well as the income from construction teams and renovation teams.

Additionally, there was the income from opening game halls and bars, which added up to quite a lot.

Legitimate businesses could earn a lot of money, so naturally, they weren't so concerned about the income from triad businesses.

It was also because of this that there were no more tug-of-war situations when collecting the count at the end of the month.

Even the branch master of Sham Shui Po, known as a poor place, Jing Ma, didn't play any tricks.

Of course, Sham Shui Po had many poor people, but the pork trotter rice business was particularly hot.

Additionally, this person was one of the best in the entire Hong Kong in the low-end "blue" market.

She also started to rack her brains, learning Feilao Li's methods to start a wind and moon magazine, utilizing the resources under her hands, and the results were quite good.

Recently, this person even took the initiative to run to Shanghai Street to learn from the Emotional Hotline Company!

Just as Wu Feng had guessed at the beginning, the revenue model of the Emotional Hotline Company could at most maintain a market monopoly for one to two years; once interested people noticed it, there would be followers and competition.

Obviously, Sham Shui Po branch master Jing Ma had taken a fancy to the revenue model of the Emotional Hotline Company.

She had quite a few low-end "floor phoenixes" and even fish market misses under her!

It was easy for these guys to transition into emotional hotline operators, as long as they found the knack.

Fortunately, Wu Feng didn't really want to monopolize this market; it wasn't realistic.

He could do it, and other triad big brothers with resources could also do it!

Therefore, for Jing Ma taking the initiative to come and learn, the Sai Kung branch gave quite a lot of convenience.

He wasn't worried about competition!

In fact, the Internet era and intelligent era of later generations had already told him the promotion direction of emotional hotlines: becoming an emotional platform for urban men and women to communicate!

Of course, if possible, it could also act as a matchmaker.

These all required upgrading equipment and platforms, which were not troublesome for Wu Feng at all.

Even Sham Shui Po's Jing Ma lived a quite nourishing life, so the other branch big brothers would naturally only be better.

Even Jige, although his control over Xihuan had decreased, earned no less legitimate money.

The only one who relied on triad business dividends to live was Dalao B of Causeway Bay.

It was shameful to talk about it; anyway, for Dalao B, the Dragon Head Jiang Tiansheng didn't pay much attention, just treating him as a pure voting machine.

As long as the amount handed in was more or less the same, he was too lazy to care too much.

At this time, the Causeway Bay branch was like a chicken rib.

Being able to operate normally was naturally the best, but even if there was a change and it was lost, the loss was acceptable to the triad.

It wasn't like in the movie, where the Causeway Bay branch was one of the top "oily" branches of Hong Hing!

Dalao B's status hadn't improved much because he became the Causeway Bay branch master!

To put it plainly, in the triad, the most important thing was one's own strength; everything else was floating clouds.

Dong dong dong...

After Chen Yao confirmed the numbers for the count collection, Jiang Tiansheng tapped the solid wood long table lightly.

"I think everyone has heard about the gambling ship, right!"

As soon as this was said, the branch masters present, except for a few, were all greatly energized.

Their eyes were bright, and the look they gave Jiang Tiansheng was full of greed.

A gambling ship, that was a gold mine that could be continuously excavated!

If they could participate, they could earn at least tens of millions more every year.

Tens of millions in '88, even some well-known companies didn't have such profitability.

Of course, if they wanted to participate, they must have the full support of the triad.

If the support was a little bit smaller, it could lead to uncontrollable and serious consequences.

To say nothing else, the fierce retaliation from that person in Macau wasn't something ordinary triad big brothers could withstand.

"The reason for doing the gambling ship is also a last resort!"

"The triad's gambling hall in Macau cannot be renewed after it expires. That's a turnover of over 50 million Hong Kong dollars a year; it's too much of a pity to lose it!"

"Of course, once the gambling ship is ready, everyone will be able to share the benefits!"

"By then, either let the major branches control a gambling hall, or a floor of the casino; it's all negotiable. I hope everyone can work together!"

At this time, the branch masters present were already full of red light and discussing heatedly.

They didn't expect that the Dragon Head Jiang Tiansheng would be so generous!

Not only letting them participate, but even allowing them to control a gambling hall, or even a floor of the casino; it was so exaggerated!

The opportunity was rare, so they naturally had to grasp it well!

"Mr. Jiang, what do we need to do to participate?"

"Mr. Jiang, for a gambling hall and a floor of the casino, what is the price?"

"Mr. Jiang, as long as you let me participate, I will have absolutely no second words for any orders from the triad in the future; even if it's going up to the mountain of knives or down to the sea of fire, I am duty-bound!"

"Mr. Jiang..."

These guys were all so excited that they spoke one after another in a mess; it was quite lively.

Jing Kun and Han Bin, who were also working on the gambling ship, didn't take the initiative to participate.

And Wu Feng, he didn't have the idea of actively participating and held an indifferent attitude towards it.

It was definitely not an easy thing to do a gambling ship well!

The most critical thing was that security must be in place, and there could not be the slightest slip-up.

This matter was quite troublesome, and if one was not careful, it could lead to quite serious consequences.

Wu Feng's business was already big and numerous enough, and he really didn't have the extra energy to disperse on the gambling ship.

To say nothing else, the promotion of the Bubugao learning machine and home game console was enough for him to put most of his energy into it; where would he have the time to care about any gambling ship?

To put it bluntly, the income from the gambling ship might not even be comparable to the income from selling learning machines and home game consoles; it wasn't an exaggeration at all.

"It's very simple; the rental fee for a gambling table for half a year is 100,000!"

Jiang Tiansheng was still talking eloquently here, stating the specific joining conditions: "Everyone should act according to their ability. If you don't have enough connections, it's better not to take risks!"

"You can rent at most 50 gambling tables, and you must send 50 fighters to the ship to help every month!"

"These are the rough conditions; whether you can accept them depends on your own thoughts!"

The numerous branch masters present didn't rush to make a decision.

Fortunately, Jiang Tiansheng knew what he was doing and didn't force them to make a decision immediately.

This main hall meeting ended very quickly.

Wu Feng originally intended to leave with Jing Kun, but both were kept by Jiang Tiansheng.

Also kept was Han Bin.

Speaking of which, Han Bin was really low-key.

Except for Jiang Tiansheng and Wu Feng, the other branch masters didn't understand his true strength.

The sea ships under his command crisscrossed the Philippines and Indonesia, and his reputation was quite loud.

It was said that ordinary pirates didn't dare to easily take ruthless revenge.

As a result, he was incredibly low-key in Hong Kong.

If it weren't for the reputation of the "Binni Tiger," I'm afraid someone in the Jianghu would have subconsciously ignored him.

Whether it was the Philippines or Indonesia, it wasn't peaceful!

The situation in the Philippines was much like the situation during the Zhou Dynasty and the Rebellion of the Seven States in the Tang Dynasty.

The entire country was divided and occupied by so-called aristocratic families!

Every aristocratic family had its own territory and controlled area!

The situation in Indonesia was a little better, but there were too many messy things.

After all, Indonesia was known as the country of a thousand islands, which destined that the situation in various places was quite different.

Han Bin's connections were just some local powerful factions in the two countries.

The reach of his goods-running was actually limited in the areas it could spread to.

Of course, having been running goods for almost two years, he had made a fortune, and his strength had also expanded significantly, it was just that the triads in Hong Kong didn't know about it.

"News came from Siam that Wo Shing's goods-running business is quite good!"

Jiang Tiansheng said with a smile: "Wo Shing also has quite a bit of strength and connections in Siam!"

"If possible, we can help them out in secret!"

Wu Feng laughed lightly: "It would be best if we could build up the scale in a short period of time!"

"By then, I can thoroughly drag the second young master Lin into the water through Wo Shing's relationship!"

"How do you plan to do it?"

Jiang Tiansheng asked curiously: "The second young master Lin isn't a fool, right?"

"Still the same saying, wealth moves people's hearts!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 222 =====