Chapter 389: Beating and Cooperation
Fang Hexuan didn't care that his third uncle was grinning from ear to ear. He said this purely as a delaying tactic.
Even his own mother could see that this guy was not suitable for doing business, let alone making big money, so how could he really help his third uncle and Mou Qizhong?
He knew that instead of attacking the other party directly and saying that he was not cut out for business, it would be better to find an opportunity to scare off the big liar who came with him.
At least, it made Mou Qizhong give up and abandon the idea of using his third uncle.
He didn't believe his third uncle's boast that he would "open up all the links for Hong Kong goods to pass through customs". It was more likely that Mou Qizhong was bragging to trick him into coming to Hong Kong to beg him for help.
All this nonsense about having a wide network of contacts and many ways out can only fool a fool like my third uncle who thinks he is smart.
Mou Qizhong is very clear about his current level. He has brains, but he is still a long way from being known by people all over the country and becoming an entrepreneurial idol in the eyes of many grassroots people.
After Fang Hexuan realized this, no matter how much his third uncle talked, he simply treated it as his dream talk.
Moreover, he was planning to give this guy a good warning later. Even if he was his own uncle, there was no reason for him to be dragged down or used by him for no reason.
Which wealthy family doesn't have one or two useless people who just eat and wait for death? We are not afraid that these useless people will eat up all the wealth, but we are afraid that they will think they are doing something stupid, and then no matter how much wealth they have, they will lose it all.
With the Lu family being a millionaire now, even if my third uncle does nothing, they will not be poor again in a short time. If this guy really messes around outside, I'm afraid they will be back to the pre-liberation era within two or three years.
After exchanging glances with his mother to reassure her, Fang Hexuan concentrated on eating his meal.
After lunch, Fang Hexuan came out of No. 12 Barker Road and sent his third uncle to the Hilton Hotel where Mou Qizhong was staying, and made an appointment to have dinner together in the evening.
When his third uncle Lu Dingbang entered the hotel and found Mou Qizhong, he was sitting in the leisure area with his legs crossed and sipping coffee.
This is not the first time that Mou Qizhong has drunk coffee, but he feels that the coffee in Hong Kong Island tastes particularly pleasant and long-lasting.
Lu Dingbang was also a man who knew how to enjoy life. He knew that this hotel belonged to his nephew, so he was even more casual.
He asked the waiter to bring a cup of coffee and a cigar. Lu Dingbang imitated what he saw in the movies, took a deep puff and blew a smoke ring.
"You know what, the taste of this foreign cigarette is indeed richer than that of the Chinese one, and this coffee is much stronger than the one in Ningbo Foreign Hotel."
In his heart, Mou Qi actually looked down on the person in front of him, but he couldn't help but think that the other person had a good nephew, so he nodded and agreed:
"Haha, this is how people live. Why don't we have the fate to be born in Hong Kong Island?"
Lu Dingbang shook his head and said helplessly:
"We definitely can't do this by ourselves. We need our ancestors to work hard. Take my eldest sister for example. If she hadn't married to Hong Kong, would my nephew be where he is today?"
Mou Qizhong did not agree with the latter words. Although he was envious, he also knew the truth that "people must have ability first."
Apart from other things, among the millions of people in Hong Kong, why is it that only Fang Hexuan has achieved success at such a young age? Are the others dead?
Moreover, he saw more information from the official government publications. Like himself, Fang Hexuan had also been in jail, and he started his career in prison. That was pretty awesome.
Although he despised Lu Dingbang more and more, Mou Qizhong still had a smile on his face and asked:
"Does Mr. Fang have any plans for us this afternoon?"
Lu Dingbang took another puff of his cigar and shook his head.
"They said that they would let us have a good rest in the afternoon and have dinner together in the evening. Then they would send someone to take us around Hong Kong tomorrow." As soon as these words came out, Mou Qi began to feel uneasy. It didn't seem like they were willing to help. Instead, it seemed like they were just sending them away casually.
However, although he had doubts in his mind, he did not dare to speak them out and could only take one step at a time.
At seven o'clock in the evening, Fang Hexuan took Mou Qizhong and his third uncle from the hotel to the Mandarin Oriental Hotel for dinner.
Although the Hilton Hotel is also a five-star hotel, its catering, especially Chinese cuisine, is indeed inferior to that of the Mandarin Oriental, which even Fang Hexuan himself admits.
Xu Guohua was asked to bring several mainland bodyguards to accompany the drinking. Fang Hexuan only drank half a glass of Moutai during the whole meal, and Mou Qi was drunk and unconscious.
At nine o'clock the next morning, Mou Qizhong and Lu Dingbang were dragged out of the hotel by the male assistant sent by Fang Hexuan.
According to the boss's instructions, the male assistant Achao needs to accompany the two people throughout the next two days, and even the specific itinerary has been confirmed.
At the first stop, the Mercedes-Benz car took the group to Kwun Tong, the home of DreamWorks Movies and DreamWorks Music.
Since Kwun Tong used to be a cluster of factories, many old factories here were rented out to film companies as office space.
DreamWorks Films later simply bought several factories, renovated them and redecorated them. The style is literary and artistic with a large number of film industry elements. It has become a check-in place for many movie fans in and outside Hong Kong.
Last year, DreamWorks Music was established and bought a large factory building near DreamWorks Movies, which was then renovated and redecorated.
Because the space is large enough, the renovated music company has three top-notch recording studios, attracting many singers from other companies to record songs.
Achao took Mou Qizhong and Lu Dingbang on a tour of DreamWorks Music on the fifth floor and introduced them to several singers that the company was training.
How could the two mainlanders know the famous people in later generations such as Leslie Cheung, Anita Mui, and Alex To? People just regarded them as country bumpkins.
After making a fool of themselves at the music company, the two were taken to DreamWorks Movies. This time it was even more exaggerated, with the staff coming and going, making them seem out of place.
The film company has five or six factory buildings, so the entire area covers more than 4,000 square meters, which is definitely the largest in Hong Kong.
Achao still introduced some stars to them, and this time the two of them were finally able to recognize a few of them, which somewhat eased their embarrassment.
As the DreamWorks Studios in Tseung Kwan O has not been completed yet, it was not included in the couple's itinerary.
After leaving Kwun Tong, Ah Chao took the two of them to stroll around Temple Street, which made Mou Qizhong and Lu Dingbang dazzled.
In their opinion, the variety of small commodities here is so great that even Yiwu cannot match it.
After strolling around Temple Street, Chao took them directly to the Imperial Hotel on Nathan Road for lunch.
Before entering the door, the male assistant pointed to the north of the hotel and boasted:
"This area is all Fang Sheng's property. It will be demolished and rebuilt into a comprehensive commercial center in the future. This is on Nathan Road, where every inch of land is valuable."
"Also, this hotel and the one in front are also owned by Fang Sheng. When the commercial center is completed, it will become a large commercial district integrating hotels, shopping, offices, and entertainment."
(End of this chapter)