Sham Shui Po!

In the dark night, neon lights flickered constantly, and on the streets, crowds of people came and went, avoiding each other.

Young men and women, tired faces, walked through the streets, or entered a certain shop to take a look, or walked into a certain hot pot restaurant.

Hot pot is theoretically normal to appear in the north.

In the south, where the temperature is relatively high, theoretically speaking, it will be difficult for people to accept hot pot food.

But the world is impermanent, and hot pot is still very popular in Xiangjiang. An organization once conducted a large-scale survey, and the results showed that the average person in Xiangjiang eats hot pot once a week, at least three times a month.

And there is no difference in the time they eat hot pot, regardless of spring, summer, autumn and winter. Of course, you don't feel the change of the seasons here, and it is usually spring after summer, and then spring.

However, this is just the intuitive feeling of most people, and in January, Xiangjiang also begins to enter the winter.

It's just that the winter here can't be compared to the winter in Tenkyo at all, and at this moment, the temperature in Tenkyo is about minus five or six degrees. The temperature in Xiangjiang is about 15 or 6 degrees.

Sham Shui Po, as the earliest developed area of the Hong Kong River and located on the main transportation route, the economy here is not as strong as its history.

According to the data released by the Xiangjiang government, among all the areas in Xiangjiang, Sham Shui Po has the lowest per capita wage, and the monthly household income is about 145,000.

Despite this, no one dares to ignore the Sham Shui Po neighborhood.

Although the per capita economic level is not very good, the population of nearly 400,000 is still the object of competition for businesses.

But on the contrary. There aren't too many luxury stores here. Both sides of the street. Most of the shops are relatively civilian.

Andy hot pot.

The size of the store is not very large. There are less than ten tables in the room, and each table can seat up to six or seven people.

Outside the store, there are dozens of tables, each with customers. And, on the side, there was a long queue.

As one of the oldest hot pot restaurants in Sham Shui Po, Andy Hot Pot has its own secrets to survival.

However, Andy hot pot restaurant has another identity, on the surface. This hot pot restaurant belongs to an old man surnamed An. But in reality, Cuong also owns 30 percent of the shares.

Of course, shares belong to shares, and Ah Qiang has never received dividends. And almost every month, I have to come over to eat hot pot several times.

This is where the two brothers started their lives.

At the beginning, the two brothers smuggled from the mainland to Xiangjiang, where they were helpless and young, and eventually had to live on the streets, and even almost starved to death.

Later, Amber saw the two brothers as pitiful. recruited them into the shop to help, and claimed to be relatives on the Amber continent. Come and take refuge in him.

Moreover, the two brothers' original Xiangjiang ID cards were handled by Amber.

However, in those days, it was still easy to obtain Xiangjiang status. At that time, there was only one condition for whether you could get a hukou in Xiangjiang, that is, you needed to be recommended by a local person in Xiangjiang.

Even if you are a black household, as long as you are recommended by a local in Xiangjiang, you can still get a legal identity here.

However, at that time, the mainland side was also stuck, and it was difficult to come by land, and it was not easy to come from the offshore area.

The two brothers built a raft by themselves, and then went down to the sea from South Australia, all the way to Dapu.

Later, the two brothers gradually grew up and helped Amber a lot in the store. Anyway, these two brothers are still grateful to Amber, if Amber hadn't taken in the two of them back then, then the current Ah Qiang and Ah Hui would have become a pile of white bones in the mass grave.

At first, the two brothers just did some human snake work, that is, they secretly ran behind Amber to find those mainlanders who were smuggled over, and then received a certain amount of remuneration from them, and then helped them get a hukou in Xiangjiang as a referral.

Then this business was discovered, but at that time, there was a big sect that monopolized this business, and even some small sects didn't dare to touch this piece, let alone the two brothers.

In this way, the two brothers gradually got on the road, and then went further and further, and then within ten years, the two brothers unified Sham Shui Po.

In another ten years, the two brothers stood at the pinnacle of Xiangjiang and became the champions in the industry.

Ah Qiang has brains, Ah Hui can fight, and with the cooperation of the two brothers, he then escaped the sweep of the Hong Kong government.

Later, after the two brothers were whitewashed, Amber died.

At Amber's funeral, the two brothers directly took out 2 million to acquire 30% of the shares of Andy Hot Pot.

Although nominally so, in reality, the two million were given to Amber's sons in return for Amber's taking them in.

Of course, with these two brothers here, since decades ago, the gangsters in this area have not dared to come to Andy Hot Pot to collect protection fees.

Not only that, but when the business of the store is not good, the gangsters will also form a group to come over for dinner. It's all for the sake of the two brothers' faces.

The two brothers hadn't been to the store for two months, and Amber's son wanted to make a phone call to inquire about the situation. Unexpectedly, before I picked up the phone, the two brothers came over there.

According to the rules, the house is cleared. No one other than the two brothers and Amber's family were allowed to enter, including the waiters at the hot pot restaurant.

Aberdeen hot pot has been renovated several times, but in this environment, no matter how you decorate, it will always become very dilapidated in the blink of an eye.

Amber's son didn't think about changing places, with the money they have saved over the years, it is enough to develop the store better, and even make it a well-known chain brand in Xiangjiang is not a problem.

However, when the idea was proposed, it was rejected by the two brothers. The two brothers only have one request, it is okay to increase the store, but this old store in Sham Shui Po must stay.

It can be seen from this that the two brothers still pay more attention to feelings.

"That's where you started, of course, you pay attention to your feelings!" Uncle Wei smiled. Shaking his head.

Uncle Wei saw Wang Luo's doubts. That's why I say that.

And along the way. Uncle Wei even explained the history of this hot pot restaurant and why the two brothers set the place where they met here.

Inside the hot pot restaurant,

The two brothers are not doing well at the moment, and the only thing that makes Ah Qiang happy is that Ah Hui has begun to learn to use his brain. What worries Cuong is that Ah Hui always seems to complicate or oversimplify the problem.

"Big brother, we won't have a problem doing this, right?" Ah Hui smoked a cigarette with a sad face. A look of concern.

"What's the problem? We don't steal or rob, everyone sits down and talks about business in a friendly manner, what's wrong? Cuong was much calmer.

The hot pot has been boiling, and the food has already been prepared on a full table, and there are beers, juices, and so on around. Obviously, the two brothers are here for a treat today.

"Behind him is the one, if we really force him to be anxious, then ......" Ah Hui was still a little uneasy.

Although I haven't suffered much over the years after listening to my eldest brother's words, this incident is really unsettling. The variables are just too great. He can't help but be careless.

"Hehe, this is Xiangjiang." Cuong smiled. "We do business with the kind, if we succeed, we cooperate, and if we don't, we have a meal and make friends. Even if it's the chief executive, he can't do anything with us. ”

After finishing speaking, Ah Qiang was still a little uneasy, "You will talk less later." ”

That's right, Cuong did not have an idea until he saw the box office of Infernal Affairs, but after finding out the details of Wang Luo, Cuong threw the idea into the sea outside Victoria Harbour.

Why were the two brothers able to get to where they are today? In addition to Ah Hui, who can fight, Ah Qiang's brain is the most important.

However, just giving up like this, Cuong is still very unwilling.

Because of their background, the two brothers have never been able to enter the upper class society of Xiangjiang. It's not that you can't get in, it's that you can't get the approval of the upper class.

After much thought, Cuong finally decided to stick a sideways shot.

However, this time it is not the previous routine, if it was changed to before, Ah Qiang would definitely run directly to Wang Luo with hundreds of millions of cash, and then directly invest in Roselle Entertainment.

But after finding out the background of the composition of Roselle Entertainment, even if he was given a few more dares, he didn't dare to do so.

This time 1.5 billion, 40 percent ownership. This is just an opening price for Ah Qiang, and he didn't think about using this price to buy 40% of the ownership of the two Infernal Affairs sequels.

In addition to the sudden increase in rent, this is actually premeditated.

To put it simply, if Wang Luo did not appear in Xiangjiang, they would not move.

And everything was as Ah Qiang expected, Uncle Wei did not tell Wang Luo about this. And if they are in this group, Wang Luo will definitely know about it.

As long as Wang Luoken sees him, then the rest of the things will be easy to say.

Who said that 1.50 billion is the right investment only to take 40 percent of the ownership? In Cuong's view, as long as Wang Luoken accepts the money, even if it only gives him 10% ownership, or 5%.

For Ah Qiang, it is all earned, and what is lost is money, but what is earned is fame, which is the recognition of the high society that Ah Qiang dreams of.

Don't think that just two movies can change Cuong's background in Xiangjiang, if it weren't for Roselle Entertainment and a different company, then it really wouldn't be possible.

Only Roselle Entertainment can do that.

In addition to the strong production ability of Roselle Entertainment, the strong background relationship is also what these people in Xiangjiang want to contact. As long as Wang Luo and them can be recognized, then Ah Qiang's status in Xiangjiang will improve a lot.

Of course, saying that Wang Luo is purely to give Wang Luo face, the real meaning is the people behind Wang Luo.

Ah Qiang didn't believe that such a large company was really established by Wang Luo alone. And he would never believe that Wang Luo decided to see him, this is not the meaning behind it.

So, for Cuong, money is not an issue, as long as the other party agrees to cooperate, everything is easy to say.

Soon, Wang Luo and Uncle Wei appeared in the room of the hot pot restaurant.

Because he had already said hello in advance, and Uncle Wei was also an acquaintance here.

After seeing Uncle Wei's car again, many of Cuong's younger brothers went to the car. escorted Uncle Wei and Wang Luo out of the car. Make sure they can enter the store unaffected.

"Shorty. Arlo! After seeing the two, Cuong stood up very warmly and welcomed.

Uncle Wei was slightly unhappy, the short man was what his friends called him, and as for Ah Qiang, he was not a friend of Uncle Wei.

This guy just called Uncle Wei by his nickname like this, which made Uncle Wei very unhappy.

However, it is only limited to being unhappy.

Uncle Wei won't directly refute Ah Qiang's face, because that's something that immature people will do. In one. The protagonist tonight is Wang Luo, and if he messes things up because of his problems, it will be a sin.

"Ho! Cuong, I haven't seen you for so long, and your mouth still stinks? Although Uncle Wei didn't lose his temper, he still responded to Ah Qiang in a small way.

"Haha, I'm like this, I'm very arrogant, and I'm straightforward in everything I do." Cuong didn't get angry either, pointing to the seat next to him. "Sit, let's eat first. I'm hungry while you're waiting. ”

Speaking of eating. Wang Luo was also a little hungry, after all, he had eaten at noon until now, and it was dark this day.

And Ah Qiang didn't have much communication with himself, which made Wang Luo very curious.

It's impossible for the other party not to know tonight's protagonist, but even so, he can face it so calmly. I have to admit that at this point, Wang Luo really needs to learn from Ah Qiang.

Led by Ah Qiang, the four of them chatted while eating, but they talked about some gossip or something, but the real business was not mentioned.

The four of them ate more than a dozen plates of beef and mutton, and each of them drank about four or five bottles of beer, and after eating for about an hour, Ah Qiang began to gradually cut to the chase.

"Arlo, I really can't see it. I didn't expect you to be so talented, the script you wrote well, the actors acted well, you as a director directed, and most importantly, the box office. Ah Qiang first complimented for a while, and then his voice changed, "But then again, after watching this movie you made, it made me unable to calm down for a long time."

As you know, I'm not educated, but my dream is to be an actor. I've made cameo roles before, but I don't always feel like it's too enjoyable. What do you think? Give me a chance? ”

In fact, after meeting Ah Qiang, Wang Luo had already affirmed his thoughts.

In fact, Cuong does have a heart to be an actor.

However, his identity has led to the fact that he is destined to be an actor alone, so he has gradually developed into a producer and investor over the years.

In the past few years, Cuong has indeed played a lot of roles, but most of them are motivated by interest.

However, I have to admit that Ah Qiang is indeed very suitable for being an actor. But he is not suitable to be the protagonist, because he looks like a bad person, and in this regard, he is destined to only be a supporting role.

"Brother Qiang, you are really good at laughing." Wang Luo smiled, sloppy, "You also know, the crew is about to start work, if the actors are not found, how can we start work?" ”

"Hehe, is this the problem?" Ah Qiang also smiled, "Since Ah Luo is embarrassed, then I won't mention this matter." ”

Wang Luo's implication is that there are enough actors, and you don't need to play any role, even if it's just a temporary role.

Wang Luo didn't want to have anything to do with Ah Qiang.

And Ah Qiang also heard what Wang Luo meant, but Ah Qiang would not give up because of this.

If things were really that simple, then he wouldn't have to calculate for so long.

"Then let's talk about cooperation." Ah Qiang took out a cigarette and handed it to Wang Luo, and after seeing Wang Luo shake his head, he put it on his mouth and lit it, and took a puff, "You should already know what happened before, right?" I really want to cooperate, so how about 1.5 billion, 35 percent? ”

"Brother Qiang, I think you should also know very well that I am not short of money." Ah Qiang took the initiative to lower the conditions, but Wang Luo still did not break through.

What are you kidding, Wang Luo made movies just to make money, knowing that this movie would make money, and on the premise of having enough funds, who would cooperate with others?

Of course, Wang Luo also knows very well that things don't need to be done so absolutely.

Since I've been here tonight, I'm sure I'm going to have to give Keung something or something. Moreover, Wang Luo is really not short of money.

Therefore, Wang Luo's bottom line is 20 million, 10 percent.

Wang Luo didn't want to take advantage of the blacks, and he didn't want to cause the entire shooting plan to be aborted. And the Zhang family is currently unable to take care of his side, and Wang Luo will not go to them for help in this kind of thing.

Therefore, in exchange for the smooth filming of the crew, Wang Luo is still very willing to take out 10% of the shares at the same price. Although some are forced to do so.

"I know that Arlo is not short of money, and in the same way, I am not short of money." Ah Qiang has some secret Wang Luo's power in his heart, of course, it is more because of his background.

If there is no one behind Wang Luo, in the land of Xiangjiang, in the place where he started, let alone Wang Luo. Even Uncle Wei didn't dare to talk to himself like this.

Uncle Wei rejected Ah Hui before, and he didn't say it so bluntly, but vaguely told Ah Hui that he couldn't be the master of this matter.

However, Cuong has Cuong's purpose, as he said, he really doesn't lack money, what he wants is just a name.

In Xiangjiang, Ah Qiang has done a lot of good deeds, coupled with strict control over his subordinates, although there are not many people who treat them among the people, there are not many people who dislike them.

Now what Cuong wants is only the recognition of the top and high society.

"The cooperative unit is listed with the name of our company, and all the proceeds are donated to the Roselle Fund, and all the money is transferred directly by your company without going through my hands." Cuong continued.

Wang Luo rejected him twice in succession, and this time, I am afraid that he will no longer find a reason to reject himself.

Wang Luo frowned slightly, just as Ah Qiang thought, Wang Luo really couldn't find any reason to refuse him.

However, the donation of money by Ah Qiang is far less than the donation of Roselle Entertainment to bring better benefits to Wang Luo.

"Why don't you donate this 500 million directly to the foundation, and we will work together to make a movie." (To be continued......)