Chapter 283: No Such Arrogant Existence Shall Be Allowed to Exist! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Wu Feng stayed in Sai Kung for the day.

This place, after all, was his old lair; it wouldn't be right not to show his face during the Spring Festival.

For the entire day, he was either at a banquet table or on his way to one.

The representatives put forward by the local residents, his trusted Underlings in Sai Kung, and the top brass from the district government and police station all needed to be hosted by him personally; it was unavoidable.

Fortunately, his physical constitution was quite robust, otherwise how could he have withstood such a toss-up?

On the second day, Wu Feng returned to Shanghai Street in Mong Kok, feeling refreshed and invigorated.

He first went to the Hung Hing headquarters to exchange New Year greetings with a group of District Leaders, and then went to a restaurant for a proper meal.

As for participating in the auction for Changhong together with other triads, Wu Feng was already a veteran; if he wanted to participate, he would, and if he didn't feel like it, no one would force him.

In the afternoon, he and Jiang Tiansheng arrived at the Hong Kong Football Association together.

This place was bustling with activity!

The Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup Championship, passionately sponsored by Jiang Tiansheng, was about to begin.

For the Hong Kong Football Association, this was a grand and highly important event, and they dared not be the least bit careless.

Why, even the President of the Football Association, Huo Daheng, was sitting in command at the association headquarters at this moment.

Upon arriving at the association, the two were immediately invited to Huo Daheng's office to talk.

"Wusheng, when the matches reach the Mainland, you must put in a lot of effort!"

Huo Daheng was quite straightforward, going straight to the point: "The first tournament can only succeed; it cannot fail!"

"Rest assured, Huo Lao, there won't be any problems!"

Wu Feng chuckled: "I can mobilize a security force of two thousand people, and with the local public security and other personnel, it will be more than enough!"

This Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup Championship had matches in both Hong Kong and Guangdong Province.

The early matches were held at football stadiums in Hong Kong, while the later matches were arranged for Guangdong Province.

It was unavoidable; Guangdong Province had strongly requested it, and higher-level sports commissions were also paying attention.

Under such circumstances, even Huo Daheng had to give the Mainland face.

It was just very clear that he still harbored worries in his heart about the matches being held in the Mainland.

After all, the games played here in Hong Kong were commercial events, and he didn't know if the Mainland was accustomed to that.

The key was whether the event organization and all aspects of the arrangements could meet the requirements of the Hong Kong side.

This was not purely a friendly match; it was meant to make money through the competition.

Even if it didn't earn much, it had to have some significance, more or less.

Otherwise, it would just be a lively first tournament, and if they wanted to organize it again later, the professional football clubs in Hong Kong might not necessarily have much enthusiasm.

It was a very realistic situation, and as the President of the Hong Kong Football Association, Huo Daheng had to consider a few more things.

At this moment, the benefits of having a massive industrial foundation in the Mainland were reflected.

Huo Daheng could mobilize the resources of the Hong Kong Football Association to be responsible for the commercial operations of the championship, but it required a large number of low-to-mid-level personnel to execute.

Clearly, the public sports units in the Mainland were not necessarily suitable.

Wu Feng's factory employees in the Mainland were targeted by Huo Daheng.

Huo Daheng naturally had long been aware of Wu Feng's massive industrial cluster in the Special Economic Zone.

With its huge scale and advanced technology, it absolutely belonged to the category of rare, high-quality industries.

As for the clothing produced by the garment factories under Wu Feng's banner, which were specifically supplied for maritime smuggling, Huo Daheng didn't take it to heart at all; anyway, it didn't harm the interests of the Mainland or Hong Kong, so what was there to fret about?

The key was that Wu Feng's factory cluster in the Mainland was operated through mature commercial methods from Hong Kong.

In other words, the factory employees were all familiar with and adapted to the commercial management model of Hong Kong.

Having the factory cluster send enough personnel to help would certainly be helpful for the smooth progress of the matches in the Mainland.

Thus, the previous conversation between the two took place.

"Wusheng, do you have any other opinions or thoughts?"

Huo Daheng asked with a face full of smiles: "If you have any thoughts, feel free to speak directly; it's all so the matches can proceed better, and we aren't outsiders to each other!"

Wu Feng didn't have much of a reaction to this, but Jiang Tiansheng beside him was quite excited.

Huo Daheng was a legend in Hong Kong and held great appeal and influence over an existence like Jiang Tiansheng.

"The main thing is that the matches must be fair and clean; there absolutely cannot be any problems with the referees!"

Wu Feng didn't stand on ceremony either, saying in a deep voice: "Even if there are problems, they cannot come from the Hong Kong Football Association side!"

It really wasn't him being overly anxious!

The Hong Kong professional league had developed for many years, and there were all sorts of tricks involved.

The Mainland was no less so; they were all part of the same system.

Sometimes, it really did turn into "friendship first, competition second."

Clearly, certain dishonorable methods would definitely not be appropriate for this championship.

Wu Feng and Jiang Tiansheng had paid a significant price, and they were not there to be stepping stones for certain people.

Really, some people were incapable of accomplishing anything but good at ruining everything!

They even felt that they had great power and could control everything, and for the sake of profit, they didn't care about dignity at all.

As for what the football matches would eventually turn into, that was simply not within their scope of consideration.

Wu Feng couldn't be bothered to care about what other football matches were like.

But for this Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup Championship, he absolutely would not allow such arrogant existences to meddle at will.

At this time, Huo Daheng had to step out and play the bad guy.

Clearly, Huo Daheng understood the implication in Wu Feng's words.

He laughed heartily and said generously: "Rest assured, Wusheng, I want this tournament to start smoothly and conclude perfectly even more than you do!"

"As for the matter of the referees, there is absolutely no problem here at the Football Association!"

"As for the Mainland side, there certainly won't be any major slip-ups either; you must know that Asia Television, which is under your command, will be broadcasting some of these matches live!"

"That is good then!"

Wu Feng understood the implication behind the words and likewise laughed heartily: "I even intend to take the field myself and have a good time playing!"

"If the match turns out to be frustrating and stifling, I won't easily agree to it!"

"Oh, Wusheng has such an interest?"

Huo Daheng asked in surprise: "Will it affect the match results?"

These words were somewhat blunt, though of course, Huo Daheng had the standing to say them.

After all, Wu Feng was not some professional football player.

This tournament could be considered quite important, and Wu Feng's attitude had a very amateurish quality to it.

If it weren't for the fact that Wu Feng's status and position were no longer what they once were, Huo Daheng might have been unable to resist reprimanding him.

"Huo Lao, please rest assured!"

Wu Feng said confidently: "Once the match begins, you will know!"

With his physical fitness, he was not a whit inferior to top-tier athletes.

Besides, as for what kind of state his football team was in, they might be better than him in terms of technique, but when it came to the understanding of the game and the control of its rhythm, he would certainly not yield to anyone.

Of course, the reason he intended to participate in the match directly was not purely for fun.

(End of chapter)