History of Hong Kong Island

Chapter 16 Gifts
The next day, early in the morning.

Chen Ligang finished his breakfast on the side of the road, walked quickly into the Yau Ma Tei police station, and arrived at the office on the second floor, nodded to several police officers who greeted him on the way, and saw a ghost inspector who immediately stood at attention and saluted: "Good morning, sir! "

"Good morning." Inspector Ghost nodded lightly in a suit.

When Chen Li came to the door of the office, he saw a young and capable police officer guarding the door: "Good morning, sir!"

"Good morning."

Chen Li regained his majesty as an officer, proudly puffed out his chest and replied in a low voice.

"Crack."

He reached out and unscrewed the door, took a step into the office first, then turned around and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Sir, I had dinner with Sir Cai yesterday, and Sergeant Cai asked me to bring you some gifts." He Dingxian put the plastic bag on the table, and there were two Marlboro in the plastic bag: "Let me say hello for him. "

Seeing this, Chen Li sneered: "Damn it, Cai Zhaoguang is notoriously stingy, and because he helped me before, I have to pay every time I wash my feet, why would I ask you to bring a gift?"

"Tell me, what do you want from me." Chen Li looked at him with a smile, and He Dingxian didn't dare to pretend anymore, and said bluntly: "I want to open the business of the dollar store to Yau Ma Tei, and I hope the officer can help."

Chen Li was a little surprised: "Didn't your dollar store just open in Sham Shui Po? It expanded so fast!"

Ho Ting-yin said with a smile: "As long as the funds are sufficient, movie dollar stores can pop up all over Hong Kong immediately, and two more stores can be opened in Sham Shui Po."

"At least three can be opened in Yau Ma Tei, one in Shanghai Street, one in Kwong Wah Street, and one in Temple Street."

The population of Yau Ma Tei is concentrated, and the three streets in different directions can just make enough money for the whole district.

At the same time, the movie theaters in Kowloon are concentrated in Mong Kok, which will not affect the business of dollar stores.

Chen Li pretended to be surprised and said, "Blooms are everywhere in Hong Kong? Wouldn't it be necessary to open hundreds of shops and earn millions of Hong Kong dollars a year?"

"Axian, should I change my name to Boss He? I didn't expect that your brain is so easy to use!"

He Dingxian quickly shook his head: "Actually, the business of dollar stores is mainly concentrated in Kowloon area. People in Hong Kong Island definitely don't like dollar stores. They think it's shameful to watch movies in dollar stores. Hong Kong Island is mostly in Chai Wan, near Mount Davis. Let the people in the housing estates take a look by opening a few houses, and the villagers in the New Territories don’t even want to spend a dollar store at all, so they can support a few houses at most.”

"Only the Kowloon district has a large enough consumer group, which is the most suitable area to open a one-dollar store, especially the Yau Tsim Mong area, which can support more than a dozen stores."

Although dollar stores focus on low-level consumption, due to regional economic imbalances, the geographical location of consumer groups is very clear.

Now that the New Territories don’t even have a movie theater, it is impossible to come to a dollar store for consumption. It will take at least five to ten years for the dollar store to be opened as a movie theater chain before it can earn the money of the villagers in the New Territories.

You must know that the New Territories, bordering the mainland, were the latest to be brought under the jurisdiction of the British Hong Kong government, the latest to be developed, and the most impoverished.

People from the New Territories either live a self-sufficient life in the town, or enter Kowloon and Hong Kong Island to work.

He Dingxian said: "So, I must speed up to seize the market. As far as I know, there are already two dollar stores in East Tsim Sha Tsui and Jordan, and there are three in Kowloon Tong and Wong Tai Sin. , but the total number of stores is already more than mine.”

"The boss in Tsim Sha Tsui and Jordan is called Huang Shijun, and the behind-the-scenes is Zhang Jingrong, the Chinese inspector of the Tsim Sha Tsui police station. In Kowloon Tong, the shop of Wong Tai Sin, the behind-the-scenes boss is the Kowloon Tong Hua inspector Zhao Yutang."

Chen Li nodded: "Who did you ask?"

He Dingxian replied: "Chao Yiyong's Yau Ma Tei speaker is Chaozhou Zou."

Chen Lin hummed: "Whether it's Kowloon Tong or Tsim Sha Tsui, they are all from Chief Inspector Liu Fu, how do you compete with them for business?"

He Dingxian smiled and said: "I don't plan to compete with them for business, but we must also defend our own territory. Zhang Jingrong and Zhao Yutang are from Dongguan, and the other is from Ningbo. They are all the minions of the Dongguan Gang." Yutang is the Ningbo native who relied on the Dongguan gang, so he is more loyal to Liu Fu than to Laodou. It is said that he even worshiped a big boss of the Dongguan Chamber of Commerce as his godfather.

Chen Li also nodded in agreement: "That's right, we have to defend our own territory, but your business is not mine, so why should I help you?"

He Dingxian laughed when he heard the words, and pouted towards the smoke on the table: "Brother Li, here are two cigarettes."

"You only keep one for yourself?" Chen Li was very surprised after thinking about it, but He Dingxian said: "I just want to keep my own territory, my own business, and never let outsiders make money."

"You surprised me." Chen Li looked at him appreciatively, reached out to pick up the two cigarettes on the table, and promised, "I'll leave the Yau Ma Tei business to you, but I can't finish the two cigarettes. Score one for Detective Zeng."

"Please sir, take it for me later." He Dingxian said aloud.

"Hehe, no problem, as long as you don't put 1 yuan on the table today and ask me to sell you to be the team leader of your military uniform, I will agree to help you." But revealed murderous intent.

He Dingxian said righteously: "Sir, I am not someone who forgets my roots!"

Chen Lize said: "You are a smart person, but I like people with brains. I don't think you need to save any money. If you have enough money, give me 1 yuan, and I will promote you to be a team leader at any time."

He Dingxian looked happy, stood at attention and saluted: "Thank you, sir."

Chen Li sat down, took a sip of tea and waved his hands: "Go out."

"Goodbye, sir." He Dingxian closed the wooden door of the sheriff's office with an extremely excited expression. Since Chen Li had agreed to give him the business in Yau Ma Tei, at least the business in the three areas of Shek Kip Mei, Sham Shui Po and Yau Ma Tei would be preserved.

With this piece of land, first of all, you can earn tens of thousands of yuan a month. Not only can you eat and drink well, but you can also accumulate a considerable amount of money to continue doing business and manage relationships well.

The key is that Chen Li promised to accept the income from a movie store, presumably Inspector Hua Zeng Shaoke would not refuse, so that the entire Yau Ma Tei mission hall will become his backer, and it is the most stable interest relationship in the world, the next step can be considered Expanded territory.

"There are currently two Chief Inspectors on Hong Kong Island. The Chief Inspector Gao Yongsheng of Hong Kong Island is from Chaoshan. He is currently the leader of the Chaoshan Gang in the police force."

"Chief Inspector Liu Fu of the Kowloon District, a native of Dongguan, the officer of the Dongguan Chamber of Commerce in the police force, and the Chief Inspector of the New Territories District will not be established until five years later. These two are the pinnacle of Chinese police power. Last year, Chinese police officers were appointed and dismissed. The first chief inspector, Yao Mu, retired. Liu Fu, who had taken root in Hong Kong Island, was transferred to Kowloon to serve as chief inspector. The chief inspector of Kowloon was transferred to Hong Kong island job."

"During this period, the chief inspectors of the two districts of Kowloon and Hong Kong Island have undergone drastic changes. The Chaoshan gang in Kowloon only has two sites left in Yau Ma Tei, Sham Shui Po and Kwun Tong."

"Tsim Sha Tsui, Mong Kok, Kowloon Tong, Jordan, Tsuen Wan, etc. have all replaced the inspector Hua of the Dongguan Gang. Now, the remaining inspector Hua of the Dongguan Gang will definitely not sit still, but they will fight every chance they get!"

He Dingxian has never been willing to give up money to others. It is only the most basic thing to keep the Chaoshan Gang's territory. If he has a chance to get ahead, he must win all the business in Kowloon.

He couldn't fight the Dongguan gang alone, and if he dragged Chen Li and the others into the water, he might be able to call more people to help him.

Doesn't Chen Lihui know this?Maybe they know it, maybe they are willing to push the boat along. Anyone can be the fortress in the next struggle. Whether they can win to the end depends on their own abilities.

(End of this chapter)