Chapter 367: Benny Returns
Chiang Tin-Yeung came and went in a hurry.
Just like always.
"Chiang Tin-Yeung must be heartbroken by Chiang Tin-Sung."
Liang Kun said leisurely.
"Exactly. Chiang Tin-Sung doesn't know how much profit my big project brought Chiang Tin-Yeung. Chiang Tin-Yeung eagerly sent money to his Big Boss, but never expected to be swept out the door."
"If it were me, I'd be heartbroken too."
"Chiang Tin-Sung is not as good as Chiang Tin-Yeung."
Liang Kun passed judgment.
"That's not necessarily true," Lin Feng chuckled.
"How so?" Liang Kun asked curiously, "Do you think Chiang Tin-Sung is more capable than Chiang Tin-Yeung?"
"How is that possible?" Lin Feng said dismissively, "Anyone can see they're not on the same level."
Liang Kun frowned:
"Then what do you mean?"
Lin Feng shrugged:
"I've pulled you in many times before, always wanting to make money together, but what was the result?"
Liang Kun was exasperated and started playfully wrestling with Lin Feng.
"You brat, you were waiting for me here!"
Joking aside, he already understood Lin Feng's meaning.
Stick with what you know, don't venture into the unknown.
Chiang Tin-Sung's vision wasn't as broad as Chiang Tin-Yeung's, so what was a sure moneymaker in Chiang Tin-Yeung's eyes might not be in Chiang Tin-Sung's.
From his perspective, Chiang Tin-Yeung wasn't helping him; he was harming him.
Therefore, consistent with Chiang Tin-Sung's usual character, he simply kicked both of them out.
"Big Boss, don't think that just because Chiang Tin-Sung kicked both of you out, he has truly severed ties with Chiang Tin-Yeung."
"They're from the same parents."
"If they can be thrown out this time, they can reconcile next time."
"Chiang Tin-Sung did that for you to see."
Lin Feng reminded him.
Liang Kun sneered repeatedly:
"I don't care about him!"
"Anyway, at the next Hall of Brotherhood meeting, I'll just throw out this notarized document."
"Doesn't Chiang Tin-Sung want to sever ties with our Hung Hing?"
"No problem."
"I'll grant his wish."
"I might not publicize it in the Triad world, but within Hung Hing, I'll make sure to spread the word."
Lin Feng gave a thumbs up:
"Big Boss is brilliant."
Liang Kun chuckled, scolding:
"You brat!"
Chan Yiu thought for a moment and said:
"Mr. Li, let me say it."
"This kind of thing is, after all, an ugly affair, so it would be more tactful if I said it."
Liang Kun shook his head:
"No!"
"I will say this at the Hall of Brotherhood."
"What you need to do is build a good relationship with Uncle Six and Brother Kei, and have a good chat with Hung Hing's uncles."
"Chiang Tin-Sung severing ties with our Hung Hing, it's not us who will be heartbroken."
Chan Yiu repeatedly agreed.
When Chiang Tin-Sung was in power, he had very few true confidantes.
Sai B was one.
Chan Yiu was another.
And that was it!
Chiang Tin-Sung was a talented individual. The system he created, where the Twelve Hall Masters and the Chairman shared power, decentralized authority to the Hall Master level.
While this undoubtedly motivated Hung Hing's Hall Masters, it inevitably allowed their ambitions to grow further.
Everyone in the Triad world wants to climb to a high position.
Chiang Tin-Sung's capabilities were far inferior to Chiang Tin-Yeung's, which is why Liang Kun wanted to rise, Fatty Lai wanted to rise, and all other Hall Masters, except for Benny's three brothers and Chan Yiu, wanted to rise.
Benny was a fierce dragon crossing the river, originally transferred from Hap Tu. Coupled with his involvement in international smuggling, he genuinely didn't care about the Chairman position.
Chan Yiu followed the path of a loyal but isolated official, making it even less likely for him to covet the Chairman position, unless Chiang Tin-Sung personally appointed him.
When Liang Kun brought this up at the Hall of Brotherhood, Chan Yiu could imagine how angry the Hall Masters would be.
However, after a quiet comparison.
Chan Yiu was still more willing to be loyal to Liang Kun than to Chiang Tin-Sung.
Among the Twelve Hall Masters, Chiang Tin-Sung's ability was outstanding, but he had a flaw: suspicion.
He never truly trusted anyone.
Liang Kun was different; although he was crazy, he followed the rules.
He was also willing to pull fellow Triad members along to get rich.
People join the Triad for money.
It doesn't matter who you work for, so naturally, you'd choose a good one.
Are they really going to uphold Lord Guan's righteousness?
Don't be ridiculous!
Shuiling came out with fruit:
"Those with different paths cannot work together. Chiang Tin-Sung causing such a fuss is actually a good thing."
"After Hung Hing's transformation, all future troubles will be gone."
Lin Feng laughed heartily:
"Sister-in-law is right."
"Chiang Tin-Sung has cut himself off from all the brothers in the Triad."
"After our Hung Hing transforms, the biggest internal threat will be eliminated. It's a good thing."
Liang Kun fiercely swallowed a mouthful of mango:
"I'm annoyed!"
Lin Feng asked:
"Can billions of dollars calm your annoyance?"
Liang Kun beamed:
"Yes."
Lin Feng clapped his hands:
"Then isn't that it?"
"After Hung Hing's transformation, every director's position represents billions in wealth."
"Right now, we're the ones annoyed, but in the future, the one truly annoyed will be Chiang Tin-Sung."
Liang Kun sighed:
"I know what you mean, but I'm still annoyed."
Shuiling raised an eyebrow:
"Are you very hot-tempered?"
"Do you want me to help you cool down?"
Liang Kun's mouth twitched, and he gave a dry laugh:
"No need, no need!"
"I feel much cooler now."
Lin Feng secretly curled his lip, thinking Big Boss wasn't tough enough.
Shuiling sat next to Lin Feng with a smile:
"Ah Feng, I read the script you wrote."
"And I must say, it's really good."
"Sister-in-law wants to ask you for a favor, how about it?"
Lin Feng smiled:
"Sister-in-law, what are you saying?"
"Whatever you need, just tell me directly."
Shuiling shook her head:
"This matter is both personal and somewhat official."
"Can this movie give Tung Sing a boost?"
Huh?
Lin Feng didn't immediately understand Shuiling's meaning.
"After the movie is released, Hung Hing's image will inevitably be very blurred."
"This is very important for us to confuse right and wrong."
"Hung Hing actually has many ways to change its image, but Tung Sing doesn't."
"If it weren't for Hung Hing's protection, by now it might have been swallowed up by other Triads."
Shuiling was speaking from experience.
Recently, three of the top ten Triads had bad luck.
Chung Ching Society, Tung Sing, and Wo Luen Shing.
In summary, they all had one common reason: they brought it upon themselves!
Chung Ching Society's Crab angered Lin Feng, who then contacted multiple Triads and the Police Station, leading to their overnight disbandment.
Tung Sing indulged the ambition of its disciples, which led to the backlash from Crow and his two accomplices, resulting in the successive deaths of two Dragon Heads and three Hall Masters, as well as a host of other important figures. They were severely weakened.
Wo Luen Shing was even more unlucky.
Their balanced strategy of choosing the weak over the strong suddenly failed.
Big D changed sides. Lam Wai Lok gave Fat Deng an 'invincible fire wheel' beating, but in the end, Lam Wai Lok didn't benefit either, as he was caught red-handed and sent to Sun Luen Shing to be dealt with with a single blade.
It goes without saying that Chung Ching Society was completely divided among several large Triads.
Wo Luen Shing was being relentlessly poached by Big D and Chuen Bo, on the verge of falling into the second tier.
Tung Sing's situation wasn't good either. If it weren't for Shuiling's influence and Hung Hing's protection, they would probably have been completely carved up by now.
"Ah Feng, I've studied your script."
"The protagonist of Hung Hing is about to rise to power by doing things, right?"
"Can you make Tung Sing the opposing Triad?"
Shuiling was indeed someone who supported Camel; she truly had a grasp of human nature.
She could guess Lin Feng's next script arrangements just by reading one script.
Lin Feng looked at Liang Kun, who said:
"It doesn't matter who the opposing Triad is. If your Sister-in-law has a request, just agree."
Lin Feng readily agreed:
"No problem."
Shuiling personally poured him a cup of tea:
"Sister-in-law thanks you."
Lin Feng said, feeling a bit embarrassed:
"Sister-in-law, you're exaggerating."
"It's just writing a script... Hmm, I've already thought of several protagonists for the Tung Sing series."
Shuiling said happily:
"You have ideas so quickly?"
Lin Feng smiled:
"How about Crow, Lui Yiu-Yeung, Smiling Tiger, Situ, and Ah Bun?"
Ah?!
Shuiling looked at him in confusion:
"All these people together?"
Lin Feng shook his head:
"The Hung Hing story is a big series; how could all these people appear together?"
Shuiling thought and thought, but still didn't understand Lin Feng's meaning:
"Do you mean for them to appear one by one?"
Lin Feng nodded:
"That's right."
"The protagonist needs to grow, after all."
"Having them all appear together is too wasteful."
"They need to be portrayed as very powerful."
Shuiling became even happier:
"Ah Feng, you are indeed trustworthy."
Liang Kun shrugged:
"Don't you see whose younger brother this is!"
Shuiling said softly:
"I know you've raised him well!"
Liang Kun asked:
"Ah Feng, I see a plotline in this script that goes to Taiwan. Do we really have to film there?"
Shuiling patted him:
"How is that possible?"
"We can just set up a simple backdrop, no need to go to Taiwan, right?"
Liang Kun chuckled, "You don't understand. His third brother is in Taiwan."
Hmm?!
Shuiling was surprised, "Third brother? Ding Yao?"
Lin Feng smiled, "Big Brother really understands me. I'll go to Taiwan with the film crew."
"At least we can film some scenes at the night market."
Liang Kun reminded him, "Don't imagine Taiwan's night markets to be so wonderful. They can't compare to ours at all."
Lin Feng chuckled, "I know."
In his previous life, because of the lack of communication between the two sides, the propaganda from Taiwan was very strong.
Things like Shilin and Wenhua Road were made out to sound invincible.
When Lin Feng went to Taiwan for a business collaboration, the locals proudly introduced him to these places, and Lin Feng was stunned.
This was the famous night market?
It was ridiculous!
It was almost the same as the night markets in the urban-rural fringe of his Mainland.
It was truly a great disappointment.
"By the way, your whole family has a monthly gathering. How come there wasn't one this month?"
"Big Brother, you're really asking the obvious. It's because of the people from Tycoon Group. For safety, we'll only hold a gathering when they quiet down."
"You've suffered!"
Lin Feng stared hard at Liang Kun.
"Big Brother, what's with that expression of schadenfreude mixed with a long sigh of relief?"
Liang Kun couldn't help but burst out laughing, "Before your Sister-in-law came along, every time your family had a gathering, Old Mother would scold me with a sour face for half a month. You tormented me for three years straight, so you won't allow me to enjoy a little schadenfreude now?"
Lin Feng couldn't help but roll his eyes.
Liang Kun felt exceptionally comfortable.
Chan Yiu pretended not to hear anything beside them.
Shuiling quickly changed the subject, "Ah Feng, are you directing this movie?"
"How would I have the time!" Lin Feng shook his head. "I've found a little fatty. His father is a high-ranking official at TB TV station. Lok Wai-Jan will arrange for him."
Shuiling was surprised, "Why not invite a big director?"
Lin Feng explained, "Everyone has a different style. A big director's style is set, and the things they film might not be what I like."
"That little fatty named Wang Jingjing is different."
"I really like his malleability."
Shuiling looked thoughtful.
As they were talking, the phone rang.
It was Liang Kun's.
"Oh, it's Benny calling." Liang Kun picked up the phone and asked with a smile, "Benny, when are you coming back?"
"Immediately! Immediately!" Benny said eagerly.
Liang Kun was startled, "You're on your way back? Did something happen at Mainland?"
This was not the time for anything to go wrong.
The Hung Hing reorganization was underway, and Mainland was absolutely the rear support. If something went wrong, it could be said to be a complete failure.
"We're rich!" Benny had no idea about Liang Kun's worries. "Brother Kun, we're rich! Quickly call Ah Feng, and let's have a good get-together tonight."
Liang Kun was completely confused, not understanding what Benny was talking about at all.
Lin Feng picked up the phone, "Benny, I'm Ah Feng. Has the ship returned?"
Benny's tone was very cheerful, "It's back! We've struck it rich! Ah Feng, you really have good foresight."
Lin Feng chuckled, "I'm at Brother Kun's Victoria Peak villa now. The address is... just come straight over."
"It's been hard on you going back to Mainland. Tonight, we'll give you a good welcome."
Benny laughed heartily, "I just crossed the border, I'll be there in half an hour!"
After hanging up, Liang Kun scratched his head, "What was Benny talking about?"
Lin Feng was speechless, "You're really carefree, Old Man. Have you forgotten Benny's first goal when he went back?"
Liang Kun's mind was still a bit unclear, "Benny went back to Mainland to prepare supplies..."
His eyes widened.
"You just said the ship returned. Could it be... the ship returned from Northern Bear?!"
Lin Feng shrugged, "Otherwise!"
Liang Kun immediately told Shuiling, "Quickly have someone send over a table of food. The great hero is back, we must give him a good welcome."
Shuiling readily agreed.
Chan Yiu listened in confusion, "Mr. Li, how come I didn't know? Did the Triad send Benny to do something?"
Liang Kun shook his head, "No."
"Benny going to do something, that's a private matter for a few of us."
"You also know that Benny is a smuggler."
"Ah Feng discovered a route, and the three of us discussed it and let Benny go as the vanguard."
"This has nothing to do with the Triad, so you wouldn't know."
Chan Yiu immediately felt at ease.
He was a lone official, a lone official who only belonged to the Hung Hing Chairman.
He was only loyal to the Hung Hing Chairman.
When Chiang Tin-Sung was the Dragon Head, Chan Yiu was loyal to Chiang Tin-Sung.
When Liang Kun was the Dragon Head, Chan Yiu was loyal to Liang Kun.
It was that simple.
A lone official would only feel at ease if he had the trust of the Dragon Head.
Since this was Liang Kun's work before he became Chairman, Chan Yiu naturally felt at ease.
He wouldn't be envious of how much the three of them earned.
There are thousands of paths in the Jianghu; snakes have their way, and rats have theirs. Everyone's direction is different, so there's no room for envy.
What's more, Liang Kun was very generous. When he thought you could do certain things, he would definitely call you.
As for whether to do it or not, to follow or not, that was not something Liang Kun could decide.
Chan Yiu was someone who knew when to advance and retreat, "Mr. Li, if there's nothing else, I'll head back."
Liang Kun wondered, "You and Benny haven't seen each other in a long time. Won't you have a drink together?"
Chan Yiu smiled, "Another day."
Liang Kun no longer insisted.
Shuiling looked at Chan Yiu's retreating figure and said, "He's an interesting person."
Liang Kun shrugged, "Chan Yiu is very understanding."
"Don't underestimate him."
Shuiling smiled.
Half an hour later, Benny arrived, covered in dust.
Liang Kun pulled him to the table, "I originally wanted to take you for a bath."
"But then I thought, you've come back from Mainland, from a place of good fortune. If you take a bath, wouldn't you wash away all that good fortune?"
"Alright, tonight we won't stop drinking until we're drunk."
"You've really worked hard during this time."
"Look how tired you are, you've gained ten pounds."
Liang Kun was originally just teasing, but Benny gave a wry smile, "Brother Kun, you're wrong."
"I didn't gain ten pounds, I gained twenty pounds."
The three of them were startled.
Liang Kun and Lin Feng scrutinized him, realizing that Benny's face had indeed become rounder.
The two brothers exchanged glances and said in unison, "Am I seeing things?"
Benny said in annoyance, "Then you just said I gained ten pounds. Were you just being polite?"
Liang Kun puzzled, "That's not right. How long have you been back, and you've already changed so much?"
Benny sighed, "The drinking parties in Mainland were one after another."
"For a while, I was arranged for five parties every day."
"They were all arranged by clients."
"If I didn't go, they would feel uneasy."
Everyone says the drinking culture in the north of Mainland is formidable, but in reality, the south is not far behind.
Especially Guangdong Province.
In terms of formality, it was completely comparable to Jin, Ji, Lu, and Yu.
"So, one party after another, every night I'd go back to the hotel and fall asleep."
"I didn't even get to shower, I could only shower the next day."
"It's gotten better recently, but it's still three parties a day."
"Haven't you noticed that my face has gotten fatter, and even my demeanor is different?"
Liang Kun and Lin Feng were stunned, "Is it?"
Shuiling, however, saw it clearly, "Oh, Benny has become a bit portly, and he has that steady demeanor unique to wealthy people."
Benny sighed, "Since ancient times, only money and power nourish people the most."
"After staying in Mainland for so long, I must say, my demeanor has truly developed."
"I've strayed from the topic."
"Brother Kun, we're rich."
"Guess how much profit we made from the light industrial goods we shipped to Northern Bear?"
Liang Kun shrugged, "Didn't Ah Feng say at the time? At least three times the profit."
Benny chuckled, "And specifically?"
Liang Kun thought for a moment and said, "You're Benny, and smuggling is your bread and butter, so you must be an expert at it."
"Five times the profit, then!"
Benny laughed loudly, "Brother Kun, you guessed wrong!"
He held up both hands, showing them.
"Ten times!"
"A full ten times the profit!"
"Some items even had twenty times the profit."
"We're rich, we're rich!"
Liang Kun suddenly jolted, "Are you serious?!"
+++
Chapter 368: Love Your Country
"So much?"
Liang Kun's eyes widened.
"More than that!"
Benny was very excited.
"Originally, I was thinking of going to my Mainland first to stock up on goods for our convenience stores."
"But I didn't expect the companies in my Mainland to act so quickly."
"I've already expanded the warehouse in Fishing Village for a second phase."
"It's funny, I initially thought a single warehouse would take several months."
"But I didn't expect it!"
"They finished it in less than half a month, ready for immediate use."
Lin Feng laughed:
"Is Fishing Village's speed a joke to you?"
Benny sighed with emotion:
"Yes, my Mainland is indeed poor right now, but their eyes have a light in them, a hope for life."
"What do people live for, if not for hope?"
Liang Kun and Lin Feng exchanged glances, both staring at Benny, making him extremely uncomfortable.
"What's wrong with you two?"
Lin Feng asked curiously:
"Are those words you can even say?"
"Are you really Benny?"
Benny nearly choked to death.
"I've spent a lot of time with the companies in my Mainland, so I naturally felt their aspirations. It's normal to be assimilated a little, isn't it?"
Only then did Lin Feng nod:
"That's understandable."
Benny continued:
"All light industrial products have no problem with sales in Northern Bear."
"My captain told me that Northern Bear can only maintain a basic living now; people are barely just alive."
Shui Ling frowned:
"How long has it been?"
"I remember they were still swaggering around a decade ago."
"And now they're... barely alive?"
Benny smiled bitterly:
"It's really like that."
"I suddenly understand now why they had to adopt shock therapy."
"They couldn't afford not to change."
"If they didn't change, they would have fallen into chaos internally."
"But that's Northern Bear's own business."
"For us, this is a great opportunity."
The four exchanged glances and all laughed:
"Exactly, this is a good thing."
Benny suddenly looked left and right, and everyone was startled by his action.
Liang Kun couldn't help but say:
"This is my house. Ah Jie and Thunder Security have inspected it; there are no issues."
"Just say whatever you need to say."
Benny whispered:
"On this trip, I met a deputy commander from Northern Bear's Far East forces."
Hmm?!
Liang Kun's face changed drastically.
"They are very interested in our goods."
"But they don't have money."
Liang Kun interrupted Benny:
"If they don't have money, what's there to talk about?"
Benny said speechlessly:
"Don't be so impatient!"
"The other party said they can exchange anything they have."
Liang Kun scoffed:
"Poor Bear."
"What good things do they have?"
"They can't possibly use weapons to trade, can they?"
Benny gave a thumbs up:
"Brother Kun is brilliant!"
Liang Kun nearly choked to death, his eyes wide with disbelief:
"They're crazy, they really want to sell weapons?"
Benny shrugged:
"Besides that, they don't have anything else to exchange for money."
Liang Kun found it hard to accept:
"Are they going insane?"
"These guys really aren't afraid of Mozige finding out, are they?"
"Aren't they afraid of being shot?"
Lin Feng laughed:
"Brother Kun, this kind of thing is widespread."
"Do you think only people in Northern Bear's Far East Military District do this?"
"People in other major regions do it too."
"They can't survive without supplies."
"So they have to find a way to keep people alive."
"What's more, this isn't something only Northern Bear's people do."
Liang Kun completely didn't understand:
"Who else does this?"
Lin Feng said casually:
"Plenty of people!"
"Let's not talk about the distant ones, let's talk about the close ones."
"That Foreigner, Cunningham, has been shipping weapons to Southeast Asia."
"Johnny Wang's backer before was Cunningham."
Liang Kun really couldn't understand:
"Weapons are fixed assets. Aren't they really afraid of being court-martialed?"
Lin Feng shook his head:
"Troops train regularly, consume ammunition, and then there are attrition quotas."
"As long as you find a way to increase the attrition, trading weapons for money is completely feasible."
Liang Kun was dumbfounded:
"It can be done like that?"
Lin Feng nodded gravely:
"Exactly!"
Liang Kun was thoughtful:
"In other words, we can totally operate this?"
Benny and Lin Feng both shook their heads.
Liang Kun was stunned:
"Why not?"
Benny sighed:
"It's not that we can't, it's that we don't need to."
"Weapons are very troublesome."
"We can't be arms dealers, can we?"
Liang Kun was silent. That's right, Hung Hing doesn't deal in weapons.
Those who deal in weapons in the underworld are outright gangsters.
Hung Hing is in the process of going legitimate, so it's naturally impossible to climb out of one pit only to fall into another big one.
"Then we won't trade."
Liang Kun made up his mind.
"No, we will trade!"
Liang Kun stared blankly at Lin Feng:
"What do you mean by that?"
"Are we going to be gangsters?"
Lin Feng was speechless,
"Why would we be gangsters?"
"What I mean is, we can consult our Mainland for their opinion. We provide the channel and let our Mainland purchase."
"Our Mainland's military equipment isn't very good right now."
"Given this opportunity to fleece Northern Bear, how can we not?"
"It's just a matter of paying with some light industrial products."
Liang Kun, Shui Ling, and Benny all looked at Lin Feng.
"What kind of look is that?"
Lin Feng felt very uncomfortable under their gaze.
Shui Ling deliberated:
"Ah Feng, are we moving too fast?"
"With ten times the profit at stake, what can't we do?"
"Is it necessary to get involved in these matters?"
Lin Feng smiled:
"If we were legitimate businessmen, then we wouldn't touch weapons if we could avoid it."
"Unfortunately, we used to be involved in illicit businesses in the underworld."
"We have criminal records."
"Everyone here, except me."
"You can't even immigrate."
"They won't accept you."
The three fell silent.
"Hong Kong will definitely return to our Mainland; this is an undeniable fact."
"If we want to live comfortably in the future, we must love our country."
"This isn't something that can be expressed by just shouting slogans."
"We need to sincerely do something patriotic."
"Some things are inconvenient for our Mainland to do, but we can provide them with a channel."
"They can't let us know about the confidential details inside."
"And we don't need to know at all."
"We just need to honestly provide the channel."
"There's no danger."
"There are tons of benefits."
"How about it?!"
Liang Kun, Benny, and Shui Ling all snapped to attention.
Benny sighed:
"As expected of Ah Feng, his mind works so well."
"I was just thinking, do I have to get involved myself?"
"Then I thought again, we know nothing about weapons."
"After hearing you, I realized we don't need to take action at all."
"Northern Bear is so weak now that even the stable supply of military supplies cannot be guaranteed."
"In such a situation, we just need to act as a go-between."
"Someone will naturally do it."
Lin Feng smiled:
"That's how it is."
"When necessary, we can provide money."
"For the sake of our future lives, even if we have to provide money, it's acceptable."
"However, I guess our Mainland won't let us pay for it ourselves."
Benny sighed:
"That's a pity."
Liang Kun thought for a moment, then clapped his hands and said:
"Too much of anything is bad."
"After all, we are lowlifess from the underworld. It's already very good that we can provide a channel for our Mainland."
"There's no need to get too deeply involved."
Everyone agreed.
Liang Kun looked at Benny,
"Benny, I'll have to trouble you again."
Benny wanted to cry but had no tears:
"I just got back, and now I have to go back?"
Liang Kun chuckled:
"We're in this business for money!"
"Now there's a chance to make a fortune, and there's only a three-year window. Don't you have to work hard for three years to earn back the wealth for the rest of your life?"
Benny glared at Liang Kun resentfully:
"No wonder you can be a Dragon Head; your skill at ordering people around is truly outrageous!"
Liang Kun put his arm around Benny and laughed heartily.
Benny also laughed, exasperated.
Lin Feng thought for a moment:
"Then let's give Benny three days to properly relax."
Liang Kun's eyes widened:
"Is there anything in this world that can relieve stress more than money?"
Lin Feng shrugged:
"Yes!"
"Love!"
Benny had a bad feeling, then heard Lin Feng say with a smile,
"Benny has been away for over a month."
I haven't seen my younger sister for a long time, so I naturally need to soothe the pain of separation!
Shuiling was dumbfounded:
"Binny likes my younger sister?"
Binny said helplessly:
"You guys can just make fun of me!"
Lin Feng said seriously:
"Binny, you need to learn from me. If you like my younger sister, you should bravely pursue her."
"You're the Hung Hing Binny Hu, who is skilled in both literary and martial arts. Are you really going to keep secretly liking her?"
"Since Sister-in-law is here, do you want her to help you?"
Binny's heart immediately stirred:
"Can…can it work?"
Lin Feng said dismissively:
"My younger sister is not an ordinary woman. She prefers military attire over dresses."
"When she was young, she did have a crush on someone, but wasn't that person killed by Crow? Are you really going to let her keep dating other people?"
Shuiling was even more surprised:
"My younger sister's lover was killed by Crow? Who was it?"
Lin Feng said casually:
"Cheuk Kolok, of course!"
"However, that can't be called a first love; at most, it was a crush."
"Binny, don't blame me for not reminding you, but love has an expiration date."
"If you don't make a move, it will be too late if someone else does!"
Binny gritted his teeth and nodded in agreement.
Now that his brothers and sisters were putting in the effort, if he still didn't agree, he would truly be foolish.
Liang Kun asked:
"Binny, is the Northern Bear not doing well?"
Binny shrugged:
"It would be strange if it were. Everyone in Moscow is looking for a way out."
"My captain went to Moscow once, and what shocked him was that within one city, there seemed to be two worlds."
Shuiling asked, puzzled:
"Isn't that normal?"
"We even have squatter areas in Hong Kong!"
Binny was half-choked again, and he said thoughtfully:
"It seems my perspective has truly changed a lot since I went back to my Mainland."
"Life in my Mainland can't compare to Hong Kong, but to be honest, they don't have concepts like rich districts and slums there. Everyone's lives are pretty similar."
"It's not that there are no rich people in my Mainland; there are."
"But they won't deliberately designate an area to build luxury residential zones."
"Everyone lives together."
"Of course, there's a big difference in infrastructure between cities and rural areas."
"But they absolutely won't artificially create two distinct areas."
"During this time, I wasn't just attending banquets; I also went to various places to improve things and chatted with fellow villagers."
"Everyone is very confident about the future."
"The Northern Bear and my Mainland originally practiced the same system."
"However, the situation in Moscow is starkly divided. Those high-ranking officials and nobles indulge in debauchery all day, while ordinary citizens can barely manage to feed themselves."
"The Northern Bear is doomed."
The three nodded slightly.
"All of our products, as long as they are light industrial goods, are highly sought after."
"The most popular items are not anything else, but food."
"Things like pickled cucumbers and various seasoning sauces are necessities."
"The staple food of the Northern Bear is potatoes, and they eat pickled cucumbers with their meals. This is the main item."
"I have already entrusted the cucumber producers in my Mainland to work at full capacity, but pickled foods require a certain amount of time."
"The situation in the Northern Bear is quite complex."
"Things that fill the stomach are necessities; they have to buy them."
Liang Kun nodded slightly:
"So, these are the big earners?"
Binny shook his head:
"Luxury goods and alcohol are the big earners."
Liang Kun's eyes widened:
"They can't even get enough to eat, and they still have the capacity for luxury goods?"
Binny said bluntly:
"It's the common people of the Northern Bear who can't get enough to eat. What does that have to do with the high-ranking officials and nobles of the Northern Bear?"
Liang Kun was extremely speechless.
"However, the alcohol from my Mainland is not popular in the Northern Bear."
"They prefer vodka and red wine."
"The former is their traditional drink, and the latter is a fashionable beverage."
"As one of the two poles, the Northern Bear is fanatical about the West from top to bottom."
Liang Kun frowned:
"So, that means we can't get involved in this area?"
Binny smiled:
"It's just vodka, brewed from potatoes, with basically no technical content."
"As long as we want to produce it, we can supply it in minutes."
"At most, it's just the output of one city in the north of my Mainland."
Liang Kun's mouth dropped open:
"Ah?!"
"Isn't that too exaggerated?"
Binny shrugged:
"Not exaggerated."
"Anyway, I've already entrusted someone to research and develop it."
"Ah Feng is right, opportunities are rare. In these three years, no matter what, we must earn enough money."
Lin Feng reminded:
"The Northern Bear is now on the chopping block, and the main players are Western countries led by America. We must have a clear understanding of this."
"Our capital is insufficient, so we cannot touch any of those things."
Binny smiled:
"I understand."
"I'll eat as much as my bowl can hold; I'm not greedy."
"However…"
"There is one thing I want to tell you all."
Liang Kun asked curiously:
"What thing?"
Binny brought up a matter:
"As a representative, I was active in Guangdong Province, and the distance from the port to the Fishing Village is quite far."
"The people of Guangdong Province want to build a large bridge between the two."
"This can effectively shorten the distance between them."
Liang Kun was puzzled:
"Then build it!"
Binny said with a bitter smile:
"But there's no money."
"Dai Kuen Pao, entrusted by the higher-ups, found me and asked if we had any ideas."
Liang Kun was extremely surprised:
"Find us?"
Binny shrugged:
"I spend money lavishly in my Mainland; I have money!"
Liang Kun frowned slightly:
"But we're not professional."
Binny explained:
"We don't have to build it; we just need to provide the funds."
Upon hearing this, Liang Kun immediately relaxed:
"How much is needed?"
Binny said:
"It will probably be one billion."
Liang Kun immediately recoiled a bit:
"One billion?"
Binny added:
"Not necessarily, it might be more. One billion is just an estimate."
Liang Kun immediately shook his head:
"They say do what you're familiar with, not what you're not. I've never done this before, so I won't do it."
Binny shrugged:
"I'm just conveying Dai Kuen Pao's message."
"I'll give him this news when I go back."
Lin Feng smiled:
"You tell him I'll invest in it!"
The three looked at Lin Feng in unison.
Liang Kun reminded him: "Little brother, your money doesn't grow on trees; don't spend it recklessly."
Lin Feng chuckled:
"Two days ago, I went to Macau to help a friend. I got five hundred million US dollars for free. This money is no different from money that blows in with the wind."
"I'll just invest it here."
Liang Kun suddenly realized:
"Are you talking about the gambling match with Chan Kam-Shing?"
Binny was greatly surprised:
"That Chan Kam-Shing is known as the Devil of Gamblers. Ah Feng, you won against Chan Kam-Shing?"
Lin Feng shrugged:
"Yes."
"That guy has poor gambling ethics. After losing, he actually tried to renege and even wanted to play tough with me."
"How could I spare him?"
"I directly had them fed to the sharks in international waters."
"money won from gambling isn't good to keep."
"It's just right to spend it."
"Hmm, building bridges and roads is an act of accumulating good fortune."
Liang Kun looked at him suspiciously:
"You're not just trying to accumulate good fortune, are you?"
Lin Feng didn't hide it from them:
"This is a highly profitable endeavor. Once the bridge is completed, the toll fees alone will be enough to make our hands soft from counting."
"Are you guys in or not?"
Liang Kun and Binny exchanged glances, and both shook their heads in unison:
"No, no."
Liang Kun explained:
"We're not familiar with infrastructure, so we won't get involved recklessly."
Lin Feng pointed at the two of them with his finger,
"Don't regret it later when you see me getting rich. I've warned you."
Liang Kun spoke truthfully:
"If I had kept investing with you, my wealth would probably be ranked in Hong Kong by now."
"However, there are some things I really don't understand."
"If I invested with you, I would always worry about my money."
"If that were the case, I wouldn't be able to sleep at night."
"Rather than that, it's better to honestly do what I'm familiar with."
Binny gave a thumbs up:
"Brother Kun is insightful!"
Lin Feng didn't insist, but just said to Binny:
"You've come back at a good time. Our Hung Hing is about to shoot a movie. Go take a look at the script, and next time you come back, you'll have to be on camera."
Binny was greatly surprised:
"What happened while I was away?"
"You're going to shoot a movie?"