Chapter 273: Opportunity! (Seeking Monthly Votes)

For Han Bin, Hong Kong is quite important!

For his sea-based smuggling business, Hong Kong is also one of the important sources of goods.

Besides watches, there are plastic products and so on; the factories here in Hong Kong can still provide quite a lot of stable sources of goods.

For these, he needs the help of Hung Hing to stabilize the purchasing channels.

Of course, Hong Kong is Han Bin's stable rear base.

The strong winds and big waves outside are hard to directly invade Hong Kong.

If he really encounters any trouble, Hong Kong can allow him to catch his breath.

The existence of Hung Hing can basically guarantee his personal safety!

Additionally, there is the matter of laundering money.

Hung Hing's channels can allow him to obtain enough clean Hong Kong Dollar at the lowest cost.

Of course, as the Dragon Head of Hung Hing, he naturally must show some gesture.

Otherwise, if the various Hall Masters didn't give him any face, that would be very awkward.

In Hong Kong, Hung Hing's influence has already reached the ceiling level.

To go any further is basically impossible; the key is that the Hong Kong British Government would not agree.

Of course, Han Bin himself is not very interested in seizing new territory in Hong Kong.

Otherwise, with his strength, how would there be any opportunity for Da D of Wo Shing to rise in nearby Tsuen Wan?

No matter how fierce you, Da D, are at fighting, you cannot withstand the strike of firearms!

Han Bin's idea is very simple: to establish Hung Hing branches in the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, and other places he is familiar with, which can also be considered expanding territory.

Since ancient times, expanding territory has been a remarkable great achievement, and it is the same at the level of a triad society.

As long as he can accomplish this, the position of Hung Hing Dragon Head can immediately be as stable as a rock.

Of course, the premise is that he does not have the idea of completely replacing the Chiang family; otherwise, it would be hard to say.

In fact, this is also a great thing for Han Bin's smuggling business.

Although he already possesses quite a few smuggling strongholds in the coastal cities of these Southeast Asian countries.

But a society branch and a smuggling stronghold are different concepts.

As long as the newly opened society branch can stand firm, it can be completely rooted down in the future.

Who knows, ten years later, the newly opened branch might even be called a local kingpin.

Whereas smuggling strongholds are in an unstable state from the moment they are established.

No one dares to guarantee whether a seemingly booming smuggling stronghold will suddenly encounter a strike from the local government and be finished in the next moment.

At this time, the benefits of a newly opened branch become apparent.

They can completely count as two separate lines, yet at certain times they can cooperate with each other.

Even, they can unite with the strongholds Wu Feng has set up in these countries.

Of course, these are still just words in Wu Feng's proposal; to completely turn them into reality, it will take at least several years of arrangement and the hard work of the society's elite brothers.

Han Bin only slightly revealed this intention at the general meeting, and it caused quite a large shock within the society, especially among those newly promoted high-ranking members who were the most excited.

Still the same saying, the society's positions are only so many, and they are not allowed to take their Underlings to seize territory, so their situation is quite awkward.

Just like Shanjie, who is a typical representative of this.

If it were before his promotion, as a relatively prominent veteran Four-Nine in Causeway Bay, being able to have the right to watch over two or three venues would have already made him incredibly happy.

In the future, chasing girls would no longer cost too much, and he would have tens of thousands of Hong Kong Dollar in his hands every month for expenses.

Not to mention anything else, at least being able to stop taking money from his good brother Baopi is the greatest victory.

Baopi started his business through Pork Trotter Rice and has currently opened fast-food chain stores in Causeway Bay.

With the full support of Chen Haonan and his brothers, plus the profit-sharing given to Dalao B, he has almost monopolized all the fast-food consumption in the night venues within Hung Hing's Causeway Bay territory.

Not only that, as Causeway Bay is the core area of Hong Kong's service industry, the normal fast-food business is also quite booming; calling it "earning gold every day" is not an exaggeration at all.

In just under two years, the valuation of Baopi's fast-food chain has easily exceeded 15 million.

At this time, he is already a small wealthy person with some achievements.

This guy still has a heavy sense of brotherhood, and he hasn't learned the "profit-first" mentality of those businessmen.

The shares that Chen Haonan, Datian Er, and Shanjie have in the fast-food chain have never had any problems, and they can receive a quite substantial fixed dividend every month.

In fact, Chen Haonan and his brothers feel a bit embarrassed to always be taking money from Baopi.

But as society Four-Nines, they are used to being spendthrift, and without a stable income that can satisfy their expenses, they naturally can only rely on the dividends from the fast-food chain to live freely.

Of course, their existence itself can also be considered a kind of protection for the fast-food chain.

If it weren't for the existence of these brothers and the name of Hung Hing, it would be unrealistic for the fast-food chain Baopi operates to develop so rapidly.

There is a reason why the society is a social cancer.

If you run into a street Big Brother who follows the rules, it's fine if they only take the money within the rules.

But if you encounter a street Big Brother who is black-hearted and greedy, they will use every possible means to exploit the merchants in their territory.

Yet, such street Big Brothers are all old hands; they can basically figure out the profitability of the merchants in their territory, and every time they exploit them, they stay right at the merchants' bottom line.

The result of this is that merchants often still have meager profits and can still get by, so naturally, they don't have the courage and determination to risk everything and flip the table.

But in this way, it is unknown how long it will take for merchants to accumulate their first pot of gold to get rich, and many merchants fail to persist during this process due to accidents.

Clearly, the Hung Hing signboard has saved Baopi's fast-food chain from many unnecessary troubles and losses, allowing for rapid development.

Back to the main topic, when Shanjie was still a veteran Four-Nine, he was naturally easy to satisfy.

But after he successfully promoted to a high-ranking member due to merit, his mindset completely changed.

No matter what, a high-ranking member of the society is already considered a mid-level leader.

Not to mention anything else, if one doesn't even have a street of territory in a certain hall, it simply doesn't make sense in Hung Hing, the number one society in Hong Kong.

He couldn't care less; the revenue from a single street in Causeway Bay was comparable to the total revenue of those poor halls.

In any case, it meant one thing: since one's status had risen, one naturally had to have corresponding territory.

Clearly, Causeway Bay Spokesperson Dalao B would not satisfy his request.

Shanjie naturally couldn't help but complain in various ways, though of course, he hadn't yet reached the point of wanting to switch sides.

If Chen Haonan and Datian Er wanted to switch sides, I fear the other hall spokespersons of Hung Hing would be quite welcoming.

As for Shanjie, well, forget it.

Compared to Chen Haonan and Datian Er, Shanjie at this time was indeed outshone and lacked any outstanding ability.

This guy wasn't even famous for being a good fighter!

Having not yet experienced the so-called setbacks from the movies, nor having gone to Taiwan to see a different world, and with his brain not yet fully enlightened, he naturally couldn't catch the eye of the other Hall Masters.

"Brother Nan, have you ever thought about responding to the new Dragon Head's call to go develop over in Nanyang?"

In the van heading toward the public housing estate where his family lived, Shanjie suddenly asked, bored out of his mind.

"Why, do you have some ideas?"

Chen Haonan held a stack of colorful flyers in his hand with a look of utter despair on his face; hearing this, he glanced sideways at Shanjie sitting next to him and asked back with amusement.

"Don't you think this is a very good opportunity!"

Shanjie didn't stand on ceremony and said directly: "If we can successfully establish a new hall, we'd immediately be hall spokespersons; this is a great opportunity to soar to the skies!"

"Then do you think it's easy to make a living over in Nanyang?"

Chen Haonan said crossly: "Shanjie, you should have heard something about the situation over there!"

"The local gangs are quite vicious, and they use firearms at the drop of a hat; it's a total mess in private!"

"Our Hung Hing isn't a pushover either!"

Shanjie's face turned a bit pale upon hearing this, and he argued back: "The new Dragon Head wouldn't have failed to consider these things, right?"

"Heh, that's why those who go over first to scout the path had better be tough guys of the underworld!"

Chen Haonan said bluntly: "Shanjie, do you think you're a tough guy of the underworld?"

"What tough guy of the underworld? A 'little chicken' of the underworld is more like it!"

Datian Er couldn't hold back and suddenly interjected with a tease: "Shanjie, the local girls in Nanyang need you to save them; you're just suited for that!"

"Damn, do you have to be so disrespectful?"

Shanjie felt he was losing face and retorted crossly: "Datian Er, do you know how to talk? Are you still my brother? How can you undermine me like that?"

"Fine, fine, fine, it's my fault, it's my fault!"

Datian Er hurriedly raised his hands in surrender and casually changed the subject: "Let's think more about how to distribute these colorful flyers in our hands, shall we?"

Hearing this, Shanjie immediately deflated, slumped over the car seat, and said gloomily: "I really don't want to do this. If I see my family or neighbors, I won't even know how to open my mouth."

"Indeed, I also feel very awkward!"

Chaopi, who had come along, followed up: "If things go wrong, it's very easy to be misunderstood!"

"You guys, all you know is how to complain!"

Chen Haonan said crossly: "Don't you think about it? It's almost the New Year; why would Mr. Chiang and the new Dragon Head pull a stunt like this? There must be a purpose!"

"What purpose? Don't tell me you know, Brother Nan?"

Shanjie asked back absent-mindedly: "Isn't it just wanting to make a good profit during the New Year?"

"Shanjie, you don't know jack!"

Chen Haonan said quite proudly: "About this matter, I actually did hear some information!"

These words immediately drew the attention of the other passengers in the car, and Shanjie shouted out directly: "Brother Nan, then tell us what's going on, so I can have some peace of mind!"

"Earlier, I happened to run into Da Fei from Xihuan, and he told me about the situation inside!"

Chen Haonan explained: "The reason they want us to distribute flyers is because Mr. Chiang and the others know that the various halls suffered significant losses in the previous events, so they want to find an opportunity for the brothers to earn some money and have a good New Year!"

"As for how much the brothers can earn, it depends on how many people we can pull in and how much they consume when we promote; we'll distribute bonuses to the brothers according to a certain percentage!"

Speaking of this, Chen Haonan's tone even carried a bit of excitement: "Explain the situation clearly to your underlings and get them all actively involved!"

Recommendation for a book: "Reborn in '98: Starting as a Small-Town Youth"

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(End of this chapter)