Hong Kong: Rise of the Kings

The most famous one in Hong Kong in the 1950s and 1960s, apart from the four detectives, was the Kowloon Flower Boat.

The so-called Kowloon Flower Boat is actually a roll call singer who wandered the sea in early ancient times, serving guests to eat, drink, have fun and enjoy an audio-visual feast.

There was no KTV in this era. The most popular place for guests who liked singing, apart from dance halls, was places like Kowloon Flower Boat.

Anyone can go to the dance hall, but the Kowloon Boat is only for the rich and famous.

Not to mention anything else, in the 1960s, just listening to the song "Emperor's Flower" by a famous actress would have required a reward of three to five hundred yuan. Three to five hundred yuan was two months' salary for many ordinary people.

However, with the development of the times, movies, TV, and luxury nightclubs and clubs have become more popular. Rich people can choose to go to more places, and they are no longer limited to such elegant boats to listen to music.

As a result, the business of Kowloon Huafang began to decline. From the time when the afterglow came and went, thousands of sails competed on the sea, to now there are only three or two, and they are monotonous.

Sister Xia is the owner of the "Emerald Imperial Court" of Kowloon Flower Boat. When the business of this flower boat was good, Sister Xia had a total of twelve top ladies. These beauties were proficient in playing, playing and singing, and were known as the Ten in the Imperial Court. Two golden hairpins.

Now, five of the twelve golden hairpins have retired from good deeds and become married women. The four people left Huafang and their whereabouts are unknown. Now only three people are left to accompany Sister Xia to guard Huafang. When the business is cold, they reminisce about the past prosperity.

"Xiao Taohong, Zhu'er, and Jin Yanzi, it's enough for the three of you to stay with me for so long!" Sister Xia was sitting at the deck table, drinking Maojian tea, and said to the three famous actresses who were swaying their gauze fans as if they were catching fireflies. .

"You are still young. You can get married and have children if you leave here, or you can try it in the theater. I heard that Liyuan Chun is recruiting people."

"Sister Xia, are you driving us away?" Xiao Taohong pouted.

Although her name is Xiao Taohong, she is actually quite old. She is thirty-three years old this year. According to the age classification of women in Hong Kong, she belongs to the age category of Lao Taohong.

At the beginning, Xiao Taohong was quite famous among the Twelve Golden Hairpins. Many aristocratic and wealthy men pursued her, but she was extremely aloof and disdainful of them all.

After this, Huafang's business gradually waned, and all the rich and noble sons got married and started businesses. The number of people pursuing her went from being overwhelming to a few old rookies.

"How could it be? I just don't want to delay you anymore. Especially you, Xiao Taohong. How many times have I advised you not to pick and choose? As a man, just be nice to you. As for you, you need more money and more money. Be passionate, and even more handsome! All the good things in the world are taken care of by others, how is that possible? Now, you have no choice!"

Xiao Taohong pouted hard, pouting as high as a city wall, "Sister Xia, don't talk about it anymore! You know this is my sad thing, and you still use it to stimulate me!"

Jin Yanzi next to her interjected: "Sister Xia, she is not irritating you, she wants to wake you up by scolding you. You are thirty-three this year. If you don't find someone to marry, you will be forty soon, and you will be an old aunt by then. Look, Who wants you!"

"What if no one wants me? You won't be any better. At worst, we will live together, I will be the girl and you will be the boy!" Xiao Taohong went up and held Jin Yanzi's arm, "We sleep under the same quilt and warm each other's feet!"

Zhu'er beside her chuckled: "I can imagine that you two will be in bed together grabbing cucumbers and competing to open clams!"

"Damn girl, I'm full of porn, I'll tear your mouth apart!" Xiao Taohong and Jin Yanzi said in unison.

Zhu'er stuck out her tongue and hid behind Sister Xia: "Sister Xia, I'm afraid!"

Pearl is twenty-five years old this year, the youngest among them, and the latest to enter the industry.

To be precise, she entered the industry at the wrong time. When she entered the industry, the huafang business had already begun to decline, and the number of wealthy customers like that who spent a lot of money became less and less. Although Pearl was excellent at studying, she didn't make much money.

While several beauties were chirping and playing, a voice said: "Is anyone here? Do you have any business to do?"

"What kind of business?" Sister Xia said casually, "Forget about small business, we can't afford to serve one or two customers!"

Sister Xia thought carefully, small business is not cost-effective, the consumption of the entire ship, as well as the beauties' dressing expenses, as well as tea, desserts, delicious food, etc., if there are only one or two guests, they will only lose money.

The man laughed loudly: "Our boss never does small business - charter a boat!"

"What chartered boat?" Sister Xia was excited.

"Yeah, do you want to do it or not?"

"Yes, of course!" When she heard that the other party wanted to charter a boat, it would cost at least 7,000 to 8,000 yuan. Sister Xia didn't care to "enlighten" a few little girls to go ashore and become good people. She hurriedly got up. She was so excited that she almost touched the Maojian tea on the table. turn.

"Sir, what's your name?" Sister Xia walked over and looked at the guest.

The guest was in his forties or fifties, with a big belly. He was wearing a Tang shirt and a top hat. He had a smile on his face, but he gave the impression that he was smiling but not smiling at all.

"My surname is Yan, and my name is Xiong; our boss's surname is Du." The man pointed to the shore, "He is sitting in the car! Send me to inquire first."

"Oh, it turns out to be Mr. Yan!"

Yan Xionggui was once one of the four detectives, and he was quite famous in Hong Kong before. However, now that the four detectives have collectively declined, Sister Xia didn't remember who he was, and thought he was an ordinary guest.

Sister Xia looked at the shore again, only to see a black Mercedes parked on the shore. There was a man in white sitting in the Mercedes-Benz. He was too far away to see clearly what he looked like. He just saw him holding a cigarette and smoking. Such a glance gave Sister Xia the feeling of a boss.

"I wonder what your boss's specific requirements are?"

"The requirements are very simple. If you want to go to sea, you can't lean on the shore."

"You can have this." Sister Xia nodded hurriedly.

Many times guests like to be arty, playing with the stars hanging over the plains and the vast rivers flowing under the moon.

"How big is your ship? Can it accommodate hundreds of people?"

"Don't worry about this. In the sea area of ​​​​Kowloon, my boat is the largest. Not to mention hundreds of people, even two or three hundred people will be no problem!"

Yan Xiong looked at Huafang and knew that Sister Xia was bragging. It was good that this boat could accommodate hundreds of people. As for two or three hundred people, don't even think about it.

But now that the Jianghu Conference is about to be held, there is no other good place to choose.

"Last question, are you bleeding?"

"Ah?" Sister Xia was stunned for a moment, looking at Yan Xiong confused.

Yan Xiong said: "Our boss charters your boat for work, and some blood may be shed in the process. Do you mind?"

Sister Xia understood and looked at Yan Xiong suddenly, feeling that he was not a good person.

Seeing Sister Xia's hesitant look, Yan Xiong took out three wads of banknotes from his arms and threw them at them without saying a word, "Here's thirty thousand! Are you still bleeding?"

"Don't faint!" Sister Xia quickly took it.

Compared to her dying of poverty, what does watching people bleed mean?

Yan Xiong smiled, "Sure! Arrange at least eighty seats and prepare tea and desserts. As for listening to music -"

Yan Xiong looked at the three people who were looking up at Xiao Taohong, "If they are brave, let them sing "Three Halls Trial"! If they sing well, each of them will be rewarded with one thousand!"

"Ah?" Sister Xia was stunned again and looked at Xiao Taohong and the others, wondering whether they should take the risk.

Yan Xiong was too lazy to say anything else, and pointed to the boat: "Go and get ready, the guests will arrive soon!"

"yes!"

…

Around seven o'clock that evening.

When they learned that the Jade Imperial Court had taken over a large business of renting out a hotel worth 30,000 yuan, the owners of the other three or four flower boats were extremely jealous.

"I don't know what kind of bad luck Sister Xia got!"

"Yeah, what else is it to be lucky to meet such a handsome guy?"

For them, since business is not doing well, everyone should not do well!

If anyone gets good, he will be the target of public criticism.

"What do you think these people do?"

"I can't see it, but I heard it will bleed."

"Wow, no wonder it cost 30,000 yuan. Sister Xia is going to be in trouble now!"

These people became happy when they heard that nothing good happened there tonight.

Over there, those people were talking to each other, waiting for a good show.

Here, Sister Xia glanced at the shore. It was deserted, and she felt that no one would come at all.

"I'm not dreaming, am I?" Sister Xia touched her cheongsam pocket and saw that the brand-new banknotes were still there.

Thirty thousand Hong Kong dollars was not a small amount. She hid most of it and only brought a few as spares.

Next to her, Xiao Taohong squeezed over: "Sister Xia, please don't take all the 30,000 yuan for a reservation! We are now helping you to work. In addition to singing, we also help you set the table, pour tea and water, and do other chores."

"Don't worry, your share will be indispensable when the time comes! But -" Sister Xia hesitated.

"What do you want to say?"

Xiao Taohong, Jin Yanzi and Zhuer looked at Sister Xia.

Sister Xia hesitated and said: "But you also heard what that person said. Something big may happen tonight. You will sing a song later. What about "Three Sessions Trial"? Can you decide?"

The three of them looked at each other.

"I'm afraid of being poor! Don't sing "Three Halls Trial", even if we sing "Eighteen Touches" there will be no problem!"

"Despicable, degenerate!" Sister Xia scolded with a smile, "You three, you are becoming less and less good at learning!"

"Gee, who made us your disciples?"

“For every teacher, there must be a disciple!”

While they were fighting, there was a rumble from the shore.

The sound grew louder and louder, causing the sea to ripple.

Sister Xia and others hurriedly looked toward the shore——

But I saw a long queue of luxury cars, rushing towards this direction.

Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, even Lincoln, Rolls-Royce!

In an instant, it seemed like there was a huge exhibition of famous cars going on on the shore.

"Wow, so many luxury cars!"

"What is that car? This year's BMW limited edition?"

On the shore, pedestrians kept screaming.

"Oh my God, I recognize this license plate!" Someone suddenly exclaimed, "It seems to belong to Ni Kun, the boss of Hong Yihai!"

"Ah, Ni Kun, the Emperor of Hong Kong Island?"

Many of the pedestrians on the shore had experience in rivers and lakes, and when they saw those luxury cars, they all exclaimed that it was not easy.

"And that license plate with three and four license plates, I remember it belongs to Mr. Xiang Xiang!"

"Yes, yes, I also recognized that Lincoln. It belongs to Hutchison boss Li Kuohua."

"And that car is the car of Zhu Meng, the most powerful man in the 14K!"

People pointed at the luxury cars to identify them.

Some people who didn't know the truth kept asking, as if they were hearing a secret: "If you say so, the four major societies in Jianghu are almost here - what are they doing?"

"The devil knows!"

An older man held his chin, looked at these luxury cars and said to himself: "It looks like the situation is not good. All the gang leaders in Hong Kong appeared together, but there was not a single policeman around..."

"Huh?" Everyone suddenly woke up, "Yeah, why didn't the police show up?"

According to the past, whenever society leaders gather, the Hong Kong police force will always send people over to check their IDs and maintain order to ask these big guys to restrain themselves and not cause trouble.

But today——

Not even a single policeman showed up.

It seems that the police have no idea that such a gangster is here.

The police don't know? is it possible!

The police's information is very accurate. Whenever three or more big guys get together, even if they go to the toilet to defecate, the police will dispatch troops to conduct inspections.

"what happened?"

"I don't understand! Are the police prohibited from showing up?" someone boldly guessed.

Everyone looked at him like a fool.

The man shrugged: "I guessed it!"

At this time, the old Jianghu pinched his chin and said, "It's possible!"

"No, Uncle Cai, he's stupid and you're going crazy too?" Everyone looked at Lao Jianghu in confusion.

The old Jiang Hu Cai Shu smiled mysteriously and said: "Don't forget, who is the current Police Commissioner?"

The words fell to the ground,

There was dead silence.

…

"Haha, Akun, you're fine!" Xiang Xiang, a cigarette in his mouth, shook hands with Ni Kun.

Ni Kun smiled bitterly and said, "Not so lucky."

"Oh, really?" Boss Xiang didn't understand what Ni Kun meant by this.

Ni Kun didn't want to talk more about himself and looked at the other big guys.

Boss Xiang said: "Those two bastards who forced girls into prostitution at 14K, don't pay attention to them! And that fanboy Hutchison Li Kuohua, stay away from him too!"

Brother Xiang patted Ni Kun on the shoulder and said, "I say this because I treat you as a brother. You should also know very well that your brother Xiao hates these two things the most."

Ni Kun nodded, "Thank you! I'll remember it first!"

Boss Xiang and Ni Kun were unwilling to deal with Zhu Meng and Diao Wenhua, a pair of good-for-nothing prostitutes.

But this pair of bad guys were unwilling to let them go.

"Wow, Brother Kun, walk slowly!" Zhu Meng bit his cigar and walked over with Diao Wenhua's sly smile.

"Why don't you say hello when you see us?" Zhu Meng asked angrily.

"Yeah, seeing us is like seeing ghosts. Are we so unlucky?" Diao Wenhua sneered.

Boss Xiang smoked his cigarette coldly and said nothing.

Xinji is becoming more and more powerful now, but he doesn't take 14K seriously.

But Ni Kun can't, because his seniority doesn't matter.

Although Hong Yihai is very good, he still has to give some face to the old club 14K.

"Of course not! We are about to board the ship, why not come together!"

"Haha, of course we are together! Actually, I am very curious as to why your boss, Mr. Du, held a Jianghu conference this time?" Zhu Meng bit his cigar and blew out a puff of smoke.

Ni Kun: "How can we guess what Brother Xiao is doing?"

Seeing the trap and being speechless, Zhu Meng snorted coldly: "Forget it if you don't tell me! Brother Xiao, you are very majestic. Now the police chief has promised to make us surrender! No problem, I have plenty of money. !”

"That's right, we won't feel bad if we pay tribute to Brother Xiao! As long as he is willing to remember our 14K!" Diao Wenhua said. "Take care of us more in the future! Okay, let's go, Brother Meng! Let's go up first!"

Diao Wenhua accompanied Zhu Meng and took the lead in walking towards the ship, his posture was very impressive.

Ni Kun and Brother Xiang looked at each other before following.

Behind them, Hutchison boss Li Kuohua sighed, and finally turned to tell his men: "Bring your things with you!"

"Uh, boss, do you really want to bring this machete? What if Brother Xiao misunderstands us--"

"Bring it with you if I ask you to, why are you talking so much nonsense!"

"yes!"

More than 60 society leaders in Hong Kong came to the Jade Palace with their cronies.

Hung Yi Hoi, Hutchison, New Kee, Fourteenth K, Lianying Society, Fook Hing Society, as well as Hong Kong Zhongbu lost, large and small societies.

In addition to these big bosses, the legendary "white paper fan" who is full of resourcefulness and the most powerful "double red stick" also appeared one after another.

Some people even say that if someone drops a bomb on this boat, the entire Hong Kong world will be reshuffled.

The shore was crowded with people, all waiting to watch the excitement. After all, such a scene is probably rare to see in a lifetime.

It's almost eight o'clock, but tonight's male pig trotter, Du Yongxiao, has still not arrived!