Hong Kong: Rise of the Kings

"Mr. Du, please sit down. I have prepared coffee specially for you. Try it. Are you satisfied?"

William Chen first invited Du Yongxiao to sit down, sat back in his seat, put his hands on the desk, and looked back at Du Yongxiao with a smile.

Under the morning sun, in the office dyed golden, the two young people smiled and looked at each other in silence for more than ten seconds. Although they were both smiling, the smiles were obviously different. The smile on William Chen's face was peaceful and calm. , and the smile on Du Yongxiao's face was a bit joking.

Du Yongxiao was the first to break the brief silence. He took a sip of coffee and gave a thumbs up: "Very good. It seems that Mr. Chen attaches great importance to me. He even knows what hobbies I have and what flavors I like."

"Haha, it's better not to inquire. You are already quite surprised by Mr. Du. He is the youngest chief superintendent of Hong Kong, the youngest FBI agent in the United States, the president of Phoenix Pharmaceuticals in the United States, etc. But I didn't expect that when we actually meet, you are better than me. In imagination, you are still younger and more handsome - to be honest, if you don't go to Hollywood and become a star, it will be a big loss to the world of film." William Chen said sincerely.

William Chen really admires Du Yongxiao's various achievements from the bottom of his heart. You must know that Du Yongxiao was not born into a wealthy family. At the age of twenty-five, he could have such a keen vision and be able to start from scratch and achieve extraordinary things by his own efforts. , a transcendent status that no one else can achieve.

What's more, William Chen has been to Hong Kong, especially in the 1940s and 1950s after the war. There were so many heroes in Hong Kong's business world. By the 1960s, they had become old foxes. However, a young man like Du Yongxiao was able to dominate the situation and feel like a fish in water. This vision The methods and plans are enough to make people heartbroken. The most important thing is that Du Yongxiao in front of him is young enough and his future is more promising.

When Du Yongxiao heard William Chen praising him as a star, he laughed loudly, took out Marlboro cigarettes from his pocket, handed one to William Chen, held one in his mouth, then took out a zipper lighter, and flicked it skillfully Using his hands, he lit it for William Chen and then lit it for himself. Finally, he flicked out the flame with a snap and said with a cigarette between his fingers: "Speaking of Hollywood, I just came here this time because of things there!"

"Oh, how do you say this?" William Chen held a cigarette and pretended to be surprised.

Du Yongxiao leaned back in his chair and smiled faintly: "It seems that James didn't tell you the truth, but it doesn't matter. I'll make it clear to you now. I've got some treasures from Paramount Pictures, roughly..."

Du Yongxiao briefly talked about the celebrity treasures in the Paramount underground warehouse.

"You also know that these big stars have many fans all over the world, and their things have great potential for appreciation in the future. If we do it right, we can make a lot of money with these."

“What you mean by operation is——” William Chen narrowed his eyes and pretended to be confused.

Du Yongxiao smoothed his hair with his hands and said with high spirits: "Of course you are cooperating with me to hold several underground auctions. According to the rules, I will sell the auction items, you will take a commission, and we will make money together. Everyone is happy."

"How many underground auctions are there?" William Chen slowly put away his smile: "You have never done it before, so maybe you don't know how difficult this kind of thing is."

"I would like to hear the details." Du Yongxiao humbly asked for advice.

"First of all, I want to send out invitations to the richest people from all over the world to gather on the high seas of Canada. This alone will take a week to prepare. After all, those big shots are busy people. It is impossible for them to come just as soon as you invite them. They must be prepared in advance. That’s all.”

"Secondly, to be able to invite them over, apart from the fact that I, William Chen, have enough face, the most important thing is that the quality of this auction is strong enough and the gimmick is big enough. What rare treasures have those rich people not seen?"

"Finally, and most importantly, those rich people have different interests. A simple collection cannot attract them to participate in this kind of underground auction. There must be a wide variety and all types! But according to your wishes , all you can provide are celebrity costumes, posters, etc., it’s too single!” William Chen breathed out: “So for me, if I really want to help you, it would be a thankless effort. The auction effect is not good either. Where to go."

"How will you know if it doesn't work if you don't try?" Du Yongxiao said to William Chen calmly. "Of course, the collection I took out this time is relatively simple, all from the Paramount warehouse collection, but everyone loves to see movies, and celebrity peripherals definitely have huge room for appreciation."

"Huge room for appreciation? Do you mean to let me use profits to impress the rich?" William Chen flicked the cigarette ashes: "Don't you still understand that many rich people are not interested in making money now, on the contrary, they are interested in spending money I’m even more interested! This is why there is the concept of luxury goods and the system of private customization in the world..."

Du Yongxiao smiled, sat up straight and looked at William Chen: "Then change your strategy and tell them that inviting them over this time is not to help them make money, but to spend money, spend a lot of money, and make them happy!"

"Uh, what do you mean?" Chen William asked Du Yongxiao curiously.

Du Yongxiao's eyes burned: "What I mean is very simple. This event is not mainly about auctions, but about model underwear catwalks. There are also luxurious red wine appreciation conferences, fireworks display conferences, and our auction conferences... As for the theme of this event, it’s called Victoria’s Secret!”

"Ha, Victoria's Secret?" William Chen was full of curiosity about this name, and for some reason it felt very bewitching and charming.

"Yes, it's Victoria's Secret." Du Yongxiao said firmly, "I will organize this kind of underwear catwalk event into a series of events. This is the first time to hold it! Tell those rich people that as long as they are willing to come to the scene, they will never think of it. Yes, there’s nothing they can’t see!”

William Chen was stunned: “Are you bragging?”

"No need to brag." Du Yongxiao said calmly, "When the time comes, I will gather the world's famous underwear brands here, and then invite the world's famous supermodels to participate in the activities, light show, fireworks show, yacht show, wine show, and our auction show , one after another, it will open their eyes!”

"Of course you can say that, but how can I believe you?"

"You don't need to believe me, you just need to believe that this underwear show will be successful, because we are all men, and we have sex, right?" Du Yongxiao gently pointed at William Chen's chest with his hand, his tone full of determination. : "In short, you just need to tell those rich people that inviting them over this time will cost money! And it will cost a lot of money. If you don't have that much money, don't come over! Don't come over if you don't want to spend money! Because we can't do this event. Welcome the poor!”

This is a lunatic!

When William Chen saw Du Yongxiao's seemingly calm but actually crazy eyes, these words came to mind.

However, considering what Du Yongxiao said carefully, it seems that holding a unique show of the world's top underwear models is really a gimmick! Beautiful women, fine wine, yachts, fireworks, plus the most important auction conference - as long as you are willing to participate, you can get here without spending any money!

More importantly, compared with the underground auction conferences held by William Chen before, this kind of event is more energetic and diverse. The ones he held before were too simple, too old-fashioned, and in one sentence, there were not too many tricks. Not easy to climax.

"Even if you are right about secretly conducting auctions with the theme of the Victoria Underwear Show, your auction items... haha, they are still very single." William Chen was shocked, but still said something very professional.

Du Yongxiao thought about it and realized that indeed, there would be all types of rich people from around the world coming by then. If the auction items were too single, they would indeed lack a lot of appeal.

"Don't worry, I will solve this problem. Now you just need to tell me whether you are willing to cooperate with me?" Du Yongxiao took two deep breaths and said with a look of gambling on his face.

William Chen laughed at Du Yongxiao: "Are you betting? But unfortunately, I am not a gambler. I am always very serious about my work. I will never do it if I am not sure! If you can't get other lots, then I'm sorry - ——" William Chen shrugged, his meaning was obvious.

"I'll take care of this tonight, and I'll give you an answer before noon tomorrow. You can't rush this kind of thing." Du Yongxiao took a sip of coffee, then stood up, turned around and walked outside: "Wait for me tomorrow at noon. information."

"Okay!" William Chen personally sent Du Yongxiao out of the gate of Qiangwei Company. He watched Du Yongxiao take Yan Xiong and Du Yongshun into the car and leave.

…

After Du Yongxiao left, William Chen returned to his office and stared at the coffee cup in front of him that Du Yongxiao had just drank.

At this time, in the next room, an old man with gray sideburns, accompanied by William Chen's female secretary, opened the door and walked out. He sat in the seat where Du Yongxiao had been sitting before. Like William Chen, he looked at the cup of coffee in front of him in silence. .

"Father, from your perspective, should we cooperate with this Du Yongxiao?" William Chen raised his head and looked at the serious old man opposite and asked.

Even the female secretary behind him was looking at this man who was called the "Successor of the Rose" in Canada. He was the first old man to rise to the ranks of the nobility based on his ability. William Chen's father, the patriarch of the Chen family, and the Canadian Parliament Congressman, the only super boss with Chinese ancestry - Chen Yaozu.

Chen Yaozu is 63 years old. Although he no longer serves as the president of Rose Group, he has become a member of the Canadian Parliament and is very close to the President of Canada. It is said that he and the President are "old friends". When the President participated in the election, Chen Yaozu strongly sponsored the other party.

Therefore, many people call Chen Yaozu the unique "Chinese Prime Minister" in Canadian politics.

"Victoria's Secret? The world's only underwear show? Interesting, really interesting!" Chen Yaozu tapped his fingers on the table and said calmly.

"Father, what do you mean?" William Chen looked at his father.

"Aren't you a man? You are not moved by such an idea?" Chen Yaozu looked at his son and smiled slightly, "I am already in my sixties, but I am still excited by this idea. Think about it, by then the most famous person in the world will Female models are wearing the most famous world-class underwear, walking on the catwalk under lights, under fireworks, and with the roar of yachts. How wonderful it feels - like a dream!"

"But, this is not his main purpose, his main purpose is-"

Chen Yaozu interrupted his son William Chen: "This is the point."

Chen Yaozu stopped tapping on the table, looked at his son and said: "It was originally an auction, but he was able to package it into a world-class model underwear show. This kind of strategy and this kind of brain are not something ordinary people can think of."

William Chen nodded: "Indeed, compared with him, the auctions I held before were too monotonous."

"It's good that you know! Always remember that there is a world outside the world, and there are people outside the world." Chen Yaozu taught his son, "Especially now that some people have ulterior motives and want to praise you as the 'Underground Auction Emperor'. Doesn't such a nickname sound very cool?" But the more this happens, the more jealous you will be. If they praise you, you will become complacent and arrogant. Then, if the sky is crazy, it will rain, and if people are crazy, there will be disaster!"

"Father, I will keep this in mind!" William Chen hurriedly clasped his fists and said to his father.

Involuntarily, cold sweat broke out on his forehead. In fact, he was indeed a bit arrogant during this period, especially after being touted as the "Emperor of Underground Auctions". He felt that he was very great and was not looked down upon by anyone. If he hadn't had a confrontation with Du Yongxiao today, he would have been greatly impressed by Du Yongxiao's wisdom. , coupled with the fact that his father Chen Yaozu taught him such a lesson, he probably still fell into this kind of intoxication and could not wake up.

Chen Yaozu glanced at his son, nodded with satisfaction and said: "This Victoria's Secret can be run, but we can't let Du take the lead. Do you know why? Because he said that this kind of event should be organized into a series of events. This is the first time! "

William Chen's eyes lit up, "I understand, father! I will firmly hold the right to host this kind of event! In the future, only my Chen family can do it. Although Du Yongxiao is the founder, he can only cooperate with our Chen family." cooperate."

Chen Yaozu smiled, "This is my boy, he knows how to scheme with people. But you have to greet the guy named Du well. Since he can come up with such a super gimmick as Victoria's Secret, I really can't guess how young he is. What else is in your head?”

"Father, do you think too highly of him? Maybe this is just a temporary thought on his part, not -"

Before William Chen could finish what he said, Chen Yaozu interrupted him and said, "Wrong! Improvisation is more terrifying! He can blurt out such a subtle strategy at a young age. If he is prepared, wouldn't he be able to come up with even more earth-shattering ideas?"

When William Chen heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then he had nothing to say.

Chen Yaozu stood up at this time and said: "Remember, if you are a threesome, you must have me as your teacher! As a human being, don't be too arrogant! Especially when dealing with people younger than you, you must be more careful and cautious, because they are younger and have a brighter future!" He paused! After a pause, when he turned to leave, Chen Yaozu turned to warn his son: "The younger you are, the more you can afford to lose!"