newbobooks Chapter 189 Meeting (1)
Chapter 189 Meeting (1)
After staying in San Francisco for two days and waiting for the situation in Hong Kong City to completely stabilize, Lu Yongqiang led his men back to Hong Kong City.
After returning to Hong Kong City, Lu Yongqiang stopped stirring up trouble and instead worked honestly on his own business, focusing all his attention on the Food City project and helping Lu Yongheng to identify and fill in the gaps.
A month passed in the blink of an eye. During this month, Liang Kun was in great glory. He swallowed up a lot of Lin Huaile's territories in one fell swoop, expanding the territory of Yau Ma Tei Gang by one third.
In addition, Liang Kun has fully cooperated with Lian Haolong of Zhong Xinyi. The entire Zhong Xinyi is equivalent to a second-level distributor under Liang Kun, and all of Zhong Xinyi's goods are purchased from Liang Kun.
As for the Ni family, Ni Yongxiao has completely given up the flour business. Even the goods sold by the four major gangs under him were passed through Liang Kun's hands.
This meant that Liang Kun had completely replaced the Ni family as one of the major dealers in Hong Kong City. Liang Kun now supplied one-third of the goods sold daily in Hong Kong City. Liang Kun's current rate of profit could be described as a daily haul.
It is not known whether Jiang Tiansheng did this intentionally behind the scenes, but after Liang Kun completely replaced the Ni family, the prince and Liang Ma gave in to Liang Kun and began to relax the previous restrictions, allowing Liang Kun's people to sell goods to their territory.
After Prince and Lady Liang surrendered, it seemed like a signal that the leaders of Hongxing all surrendered to Leung Kun and allowed Leung Kun's followers to enter their territory to distribute the goods.
After these big bosses surrendered, the other smaller gangs and underbosses all submitted to Liang Kun, allowing his followers to come to their own territories and sell their wares. Even Lu Yongqiang followed suit. Besides Brothers Entertainment City, all of Lu Yongqiang's other nightclubs were filled with Liang Kun's followers.
Now it was equivalent to the entire Hongxing territory being distributed to Liang Kun, and with the Ni family and Zhong Xinyi cheering for Liang Kun, this momentum allowed Liang Kun to surpass Camel of Tung Sing in one fell swoop and become the biggest drug lord in Hong Kong.
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On this day, Lu Yongqiang gathered his trusted subordinates in charge of business for a meeting. Even the soldier who was in charge of the shoe and clothing factory in the north returned to the port city.
Perhaps influenced by the Tong meeting, Lu Yongqiang also set up a long table in the conference room. He sat at the head of the table, with Lu Yongheng and Dong Si sitting on his left and right. Behind them were Duxie and Gangsheng, followed by Bingzi and Luo Tianhong, then Lu Hao and Luo Tianji, then Jiu Wenlong and Ma Xiaobao, and finally Lao Gou and Lao Ying.
Lu Yongqiang now has far more confidants than just these people. People like Dadong, Shouhou, Ma Jian, and Zhang Hai are also Lu Yongqiang's confidants. Their status is no lower than those in the room. The reason they didn't come to the meeting is that they are not responsible for business matters. Today's meeting is mainly to discuss the business layout.
After everyone sat down, Lu Yongqiang began to speak, "We haven't had a meeting in almost half a year. The reason we called everyone here for this meeting is to let everyone hear about our development in the past six months, and then discuss how we should develop in the future."
"Come on! Everyone, tell us what industry you're in charge of and how much profit you've made in the past six months. Ah Heng, you start first."
Lu Yongqiang said: "I am in charge of the Juhaochi Group, which is now divided into two parts, one is the Juhaochi Food Factory and the other is the Juhaochi Food City.
I roughly calculated that in the past six months, the total sales of Juhaochi Food Factory was 179 million and the profit was 64 million.
The reason for the decline in profits is that the company canceled the previous food court project.
As for the Juhaochi Food City, it's a new project that opened a few months ago. Over the past few months, we've invested 30 million yuan in it, but it's not profitable yet. We may need to invest another 20 million yuan."
After Lu Yongheng finished speaking, Lu Yongqiang turned his gaze to Dong Si.
Dong Si said, "Lu's Real Estate is divided into three sectors. One is the decoration company. The decoration company currently has more than 600 employees and has made a profit of 12 million in the past six months.
One is a real estate agency. The agency now has 39 stores and its profit in the past six months is 14 million.
One is a real estate investment company. It currently owns 46 shops, five apartments, and one building. In the past six months, the company has collected 21 million in rent, but has invested a total of 210 million in shops and apartments.
As Dong Si finished speaking, Duxie said, "The security company now has more than 3,000 employees. Its revenue in the past six months is 26 million, and its expenditure is 128 million."
After Dushen, it was Hongsheng who spoke. She said, "The instant noodle factory's sales for the past six months were 76 million, and its profit was 31 million."
During its peak business, the instant noodle factory generated nearly 30 million yuan in net profit each month, but that peak period lasted only two months. Afterward, numerous copycat products emerged, including at least ten varieties of instant noodles, all using the same sales model as Lu Yongqiang: small cards.
With so many competitors, Lu Yongqiang's sales were noticeably declining. At their worst, the instant noodle factory's monthly profit was only around two million. Now, they're making five to six million each month, thanks to many clever solutions from Gangsheng.
After Gangsheng finished speaking, Bingzi said, "The shoe and clothing factory now has more than 4,600 employees and has made a profit of 40 million in the past six months."
There are two types of profits from shoe and clothing factories. One is the hard work fee earned by shoe and clothing factories from OEM services. This is completely legal and compliant income, so the profit is not high.
The second type is the income from foreign shell companies, which is the bulk of the income and is now managed by Luo Tianhong.
After Bingzai finished speaking, Lu Yongqiang looked at Luo Tianhong.
Luo Tianhong stood up and said, "My profit for the past six months is 130 million."
Lu Yongqiang's current A-goods business has four main distributors, namely Han Bin, Longkong, Fatty Li, and Chui Shuiji.
After Lu Yongqiang introduced Robert, who was responsible for the A-grade goods, to Han Bin, Lu Yongqiang never showed up again. Robert and Han Bin had been the ones in charge of the business. I'm afraid that even now, Han Bin doesn't know that he has been doing business with Lu Yongqiang.
In fact, not only Han Bin didn't know that the boss behind the A-goods business was Lu Yongqiang, but even Robert didn't know that Lu Yongqiang was the boss behind the scenes. In Robert's mind, Lu Yongqiang was just one of his customers and an employed worker.
In order to distance himself from the fake goods business, Lu Yongqiang asked someone to find a foreigner to register an offshore company in the Marshall Islands, and then set up a private label branch in Hong Kong.
The general manager of the OEM branch is a foreigner named Robert, but this foreigner is only responsible for sales, that is, to connect with people like Han Bin. As for the specific OEM work, it is all handled by Luo Tianhong and his team. In addition to being responsible for OEM, Luo Tianhong occasionally serves as Robert's bodyguard, which actually means to monitor Robert.
As for the payment for the goods received by Han Bin and others, Lu Yongqiang did not accept transfers or checks, and always accepted cash.
After Robert receives the cash, Lu Yongqiang will give him a specific address. Robert will put the remaining money after deducting his commission in the place designated by Lu Yongqiang, and then Lu Yongqiang will arrange for someone to take the money away.
What's funny is that when Robert went to the designated place to put the money, he always asked Luo Tianhong to be his bodyguard, and sometimes he even asked Luo Tianhong to go to the designated place to put the money. When Robert was lazy, Luo Tianhong would save trouble and directly take the money back to Lu Yongqiang.
After getting the money, he passed it through several companies under his name, basically laundering the money, and then invested all the money in a real estate company.
After Han Bin made money in the fake goods business, he naturally wanted to help his brother Dinosaur, so he introduced Dinosaur to Robert.
Fatty Lai and Chui Shuiji were introduced to each other by Robert, who was introduced to them by Lu Yongqiang.
In order to get these two people to open up new markets for him, Lu Yongqiang asked Robert to lie to them, saying that Han Bin had been given exclusive agency rights for the Southeast Asian market. If Fatty Li and Chui Shuiji dared to sell goods to several countries in Southeast Asia, he would cancel his cooperation with the two.
Under Robert's warning, Fatty Li and Chui Shuiji did not distribute their products to several Southeast Asian countries, but instead developed in South Korea and Japan. Later, they actually set their sights on the market in their hometown and distributed their products to the prosperous coastal areas of their hometown.
In other words, Lu Yongqiang produces shoes and clothes, takes a tour around the port city, and finally sells them at his doorstep. This business makes Lu Yongqiang speechless.
After Chui Shuiji fled from Gangcheng, Lu Yongqiang thought he had gone to the economically developed countries in Europe. At that time, he thought Chui Shuiji's A-grade goods business was going to fail. Unexpectedly, Chui Shuiji didn't run far at all. He hid in his hometown coastal city to recuperate, and the A-grade goods business was still going on as usual.
After Luo Tianhong finished speaking, Ma Xiaobao said, "I am now in charge of an entertainment city, two nightclubs, six bars, two bathhouses, three massage parlors, two billiard halls, five game halls, and three chess and card rooms.
Before I took over these places, the previous accounts had already been closed, so I don't know the exact revenue. I'll just talk about the revenue after I took over. In about two months, the total revenue was over 18 million."
At this point, Ma Xiaobao might have felt that the income was a little low. He hesitated for a moment and then spoke again, "Brother Qiang, the drinks in our place are provided by Xiyan, and the girls in the place are provided by Shisanmei. In fact, we can do the drinks and girls business ourselves. There is no need to give them to others. If we do it ourselves, our monthly income can increase by several million.
There is also the loan sharking business, which is currently being run by people from Dinosaur. The profits are quite high, and we can do it ourselves, which can also increase a lot of profits.
I roughly calculated that if we develop the three businesses of alcohol, high-roller service and prostitutes, the nightclub should have a monthly income of about 10 million.
Brother Qiang, if you believe in my ability, you can let me give it a try. In two months at most, I can show you the results. "
As Ma Xiaobao finished speaking, Lu Yongqiang said, "Brother Bao, I naturally believe in your abilities. However, my position in the society is somewhat awkward, and I have no choice but to give others some benefits. When I get promoted in the future, there will definitely be a place for Brother Bao to use his abilities. For now, let's maintain the status quo!"
After Lu Yongqiang finished speaking, Ma Xiaobao was somewhat disappointed. He had just joined Lu Yongqiang's side not long ago and now wanted to do something to consolidate his position, but he didn't expect Lu Yongqiang to refuse.
Perhaps sensing the disappointment in Ma Xiaobao's eyes, Lu Yongqiang continued, "Before the meeting, Lao Wang came to me and said that he was old and wanted to enjoy a peaceful life at home. He was planning to hand over the farmers' market and second-hand furniture businesses.
Brother Bao, are you interested in these two businesses? How about you take over from now on?"