The weather in Hong Kong in April and May is already very warm, and most people have begun to rest at midnight, but some people are still in high spirits. Central, Hong Kong's city center, although it is late at night, the flickering neon lights in the streets and alleys are still everywhere.

Burning Maple Video has closed down, but through the faint light in the crack of the door, you can tell that the owner of this place has not yet slept.

Through the light, you can see Jiang Ran sitting on a chair, holding a phone in his hand, crossing Erlang's legs, one foot is shaking happily up and down, Jiang Ran has just finished today's revenue statistics and is talking to his parents at home on the phone.

"Dad! You must not imagine, haha! Today's income from watching videos in the video hall is more than 700, plus the income from renting and buying discs and selling drinks and snacks posters, etc., today's total income has reached about 1400 yuan, hehe!" Jiang Ran's excitement has not subsided yet, don't think that earning more than 1,000 a day is very little, you must know that the per capita monthly income in Hong Kong is only more than 1,000 now, and Jiang Ran opened a small video hall, with little investment and no technical content, if the business is so good every day, there will be an income of 500,000 yuan a year, which is already a very high income level in this era.

"Ahh

"Got it, Dad, you guys go to rest early, I'm hanging. ”

Jiang Ran didn't know that after he hung up the phone, Jiang's father was still discussing with Jiang's mother, "Ah Ran's business is good, he earns more than 1,000 a day, continue to do it, we can care for the elderly at home, hey! ”

After hearing this, Jiang Mu's whole person seemed to suddenly become cheerful and active, and said with a proud face: "I knew that our family would be successful, let's see! As long as he is given a chance, he will immediately show his ability." ”

Not to mention that Jiang's father's desire to inherit his father's business has been shattered, just to say that Jiang Ran's Burning Feng audio-visual business will still be booming in the next few days, and the number of people renting discs has also begun to expand, and the proportion of students among them has begun to increase.

It's Sunday, and it's only half past ten in the morning, and there are already more than ten teenagers waiting in the Fengfeng video, "When will Brother Ran start to play the video, you should show a few more shows today and Sunday, can you show us more energetic? I have introduced a lot of friends to watch the video." A fat man with acne on his face said to Jiang Ran.

Jiang Ran knows this fat man, his name is Chu Yuan, his parents named him very forward-looking, the longer it grows, the more round it becomes, Chu Xiaopang's family lives nearby, Jiang Ran's video store has only been open for less than two weeks, he is already Jiang Ran's old customer, and he has to ask Jiang Ran to show him every time.

Jiang Ran rolled his eyes at the fat man, and said with disdain: "Chu Xiaopang, you haven't grown any hair, so you have to watch it every day, when the time comes, be careful that Xiaopang is already weak before you open the meat, don't you worry about really becoming a little fat?"

Before Chu Yuan could speak, his friend was already laughing, "Ha! ha! Ha!

Chu Fatzi blushed and yelled loudly: "Don't call me Chu Xiaopang, tell me to turn my face again." ”

"Okay, Chubby. Jiang Ran put away his smile and said with a serious face, "Okay, all the big guys and pretty boys, you can buy tickets and enter the venue." ”

Although Chu Yuan was resentful, he had no choice but to buy a ticket to enter the venue obediently. Today is Sunday, there are more students watching the video, and each of the three shows during the day is full, Jiang Ran has no choice but to play another show during the day, but at night, there are actually more than during the day, and some people who are reluctant to wait start to coax.

"Boss, take a seat, keep us waiting here, do you want to do business anymore?"

Jiang Ran had no choice but to stand up and comfort: "Guys, I'm sorry! I'm sorry everyone, my shop is only so big, and it's already full, why don't you rent a few plates and go home and call Ma Zi to watch them together? Of course, in order to repay your love, I will add a screening tonight." ”

Jiang Ran finally appeased this group of coaxers, sat down at the counter and sighed: "Alas! I'm so fucking tired, shouldn't I hire another person, it's tiring and inconvenient to be alone, call my dad tonight and he will find someone for me." ”

Jiang Ran is really in pain and happy now, he is busy every day without touching the ground, and he can't rest until late at night every day, he feels that he is the luckiest person to make money among all the people who have ever traveled, but the hardship is also rewarded, in the past half a month, the average daily revenue of Burning Feng Video and Audio can reach more than 1,000 yuan, and even the revenue of Sunday students during the rest time like today exceeds 1,005.

That night, Jiang Ran called home, "Dad, I'm too busy here now, I want to invite someone, do you have an acquaintance to introduce." ”

Father Jiang said on the other end of the phone, "Do you have any specific requirements?"

"The people I watch videos here are all men, and I also show pornographic videos, so I ask people to be men, as long as they are not more than 60 years old, I think it's okay, and the working hours are relatively long, almost until 12 o'clock at night every day, and then they will simply keep accounts. Jiang Ran said his request.

"Okay! I'll ask in the next few days. ”

"Thank you, Dad!"

Two days later, in the morning, Jiang's father took a man to Jiang Ran's shop, who looked about thirty years old, flat-headed, and looked around after entering the store, and then stood straight behind Jiang's father. Jiang Ran got up and greeted Jiang's father, "Dad, you're here, who is this?"

"Ah Ran, this is Jiang Jianguo, not long after he came from the mainland, Mei Bo introduced it, I heard that you invited someone, so let him try it. Father Jiang introduced to Jiang Ran.

"Boss Jiang, hello, I'm Jiang Jianguo, please take care of me. Jiang Jianguo bowed slightly to Jiang Ran and said in a somewhat lame Cantonese.

After Jiang Ran beckoned Jiang Jianguo to sit down, he said to him: "Don't call me boss, you look older than me, just call me Ah Ran, Brother Jiang heard that there is a problem with Cantonese? ”

Jiang Jianguo looked a little nervous, and stammered: "Boss Jiang, I have been in Hong Kong for two months, and there is no problem in communicating in Cantonese, and simple writing can also be done." ”

"Well, do you have a Hong Kong identity certificate now?"

"Boss, rest assured, when I first arrived in Hong Kong, my cousin had already helped me with my ID card. ”

Jiang Ran continued to ask: "It turns out that what kind of work do you do in the mainland, and do you still have relatives over there?"

"I was in the army, but I was restored at the beginning of this year, and I still have three younger brothers and sisters at home, and my family came to Hong Kong to join my cousin's land. ”

After hearing Jiang Jianguo's words, Jiang Ran's heart moved and said, "Oh?

As far as Jiang Ran knows, in the future, because of the Sino-British relations in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong British government's control over the triad will gradually weaken, and by the late 80s, Hong Kong's law and order was already very poor, and even Li Ka-shing's son was kidnapped, and there were rumors in the film industry that famous actors were pointed at gunpoint to make films. Jiang Ran's security force is indispensable if he wants to make his career bigger, and mainland veterans are undoubtedly a good choice, although it is still a little early to consider these, but the appearance of Jiang Jianguo undoubtedly provides an opportunity for Jiang Ran to form a security force in the future.

Jiang Jianguo glanced at Jiang Ran and said, "Well, I've been on it." ”

Jiang Ran didn't want to say more when he saw him, and he didn't rush to ask more, but talked about the work in the store, "Brother Jiang, you have been in the army and have been on the battlefield, you may be more enthusiastic, but I hope that if you work with me, you can put away your blood, the personnel watching the video here are more complicated, I don't want me to become a battlefield here, do you understand?"

"Understood, boss. I wouldn't have done it without your orders. ”

"That's good, just call me Ah Ran in the future, I eat and live in the store here, there is no holiday at this stage, I have to work at least until 23 o'clock every day, and the salary starts at 1,000, and then I will add it to you depending on the situation, and the salary will be paid on the last day of the month, and if there is no problem, you will come to work tomorrow." ”

By the end of May, Jiang Ran's video hall had a stable customer base in the surrounding area, and business began to stabilize, with a stable daily revenue of about one thousand three or four, but Jiang Ran was already considering spreading his video store as soon as possible.