Chapter 1: Black Gold
As a result of Lei Gong's summons, the interests of the two sides were exchanged, and the Sanlian Gang could bring guests to the underground casino in Monga, and correspondingly, the money lending business of the Sanlian Gang could also enter the underground casino in Monga.
On the way out of the Yangmingshan venue.
Chen Wenqian said: "I don't know if this move is right or wrong. ”
The monk said: "The number of customers in our casino has increased, and that is what we have earned." ”
Chen Wenqian said: "The connections of the Sanlian Gang in all walks of life are indeed better than ours, and they are indeed more able to attract customers. However, if a guest wants to borrow money, he can only borrow money from the person who brought the customer, and our usury business cannot expand. ”
Liangkun persuaded: "Earn your share of the money!" It has nothing to do with us how much other people earn. ”
Zhou Yiwen said: "What if the person who brings the guest does not have enough money to borrow money? ”
Liangkun said: "Then the lenders lend to each other, and they also have to pay some interest." Moreover, not everyone can do this kind of thing, and it can only be decided by the hall master, deputy hall master, and Dharma protector on both sides. ”
Chen Wenqian said: "This rule is good, and it strengthens the power and control of the high-level leaders of each hall. ”
Liangkun said: "Not only that, but through these political and business relationships of the Triad Gang, we can actually do more." ”
Zhou Yiwen asked, "For example?" ”
Liangkun said: "I'll give you an example, do you know video game consoles? ”
Chen Wenqian, Monk, and Zhou Yiwen all nodded.
"In addition to playing games, video game consoles can also develop spinach games, just like pachinko, but with more tricks," Liang Kun said. ”
Chen Wenqian said: "I've heard of pachinko, which seems to be very popular in Japan, and it's called 'pachinko'. Are you talking about this spinach video game more profitable than our underground casino? ”
Liangkun said: "Our casino can't see the light, but spinach video games can be opened on the street, and they can also hang signboards and advertise. The money is not necessarily less than that of underground casinos, but the risks are much less. At present, there is no clear legal definition of spinach video games, whether it is a video game or spinach ......"
Chen Wenqian said: "I want to give gifts to the officials in charge!" To engage in this thing, it does require the relationship of the Triad. ”
Zhou Yiwen said: "According to this, it's the same to find the Four Seas Gang, there is no need to find the Three Gangs, right?" ”
Zhou Yiwen just doesn't want to have any relationship with the Sanlian Gang, to be precise, the gray wolf.
The monk said: "The political and business relationship of the Four Seas Gang is indeed stronger than that of the Three Seas Gang, but the Three Seas Gang is looking for door-to-door cooperation, and cooperating with the Four Seas Gang requires us to come to the door." Can't always toast and not eat and punish the bar? ”
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The next day.
Liangkun took Chen Wenqian, monk, and Zhou Yiwen to Ximending, not far from Monga, and finally found a video game store.
When the four of them went in, they were all young people sitting in front of a game console, and they were so excited that they were killed.
Liangkun said: "To do business is to do business for young people, and young people's consumption concept is the future market." ”
Chen Wenqian smiled: "How can young people have the money to spend in our casinos? ”
Liang Kun said: "There are not many video game stores in Taipei now, and joining it while the video game industry is not yet booming, you can still grab a business opportunity, otherwise it will be too late when the industry is booming." ”
Walk out of the video game store and on the way back to Monga.
Zhou Yiwen said: "I will go to this game store tomorrow to apply for a job. Liangkun has never lied to me, and I trust his vision. ”
Chen Wenqian said: "If you want to do this, just be the boss, you are also a big brother now, why do you have to go to work in someone else's store?" ”
The monk said, "I think mosquitoes are right to think so. On paper, I finally feel shallow, and I never know that I have to do it. Only by really doing it can you know how deep and shallow it is. I support mosquitoes. ”
Liangkun said: "Do you want to change the name of the mosquito, otherwise others won't dare to let you work there when they hear your name." ”
Zhou Yiwen said: "Then you can help me think of one." ”
Liangkun said: "Zhou Chaoxian, what do you think of this name?" ”
Zhou Yiwen said: "This name is good! ”
……
The next day, Zhou Yiwen took off the floral shirt, bell bottoms, and clogs he usually wears, changed into relatively ordinary and plain clothes, and went to the game store, "Boss, do you need help with this store?" ”
The shopkeeper said, "You young man looks pretty good, honest and honest, so you stay to sweep the floor, move the machine or something." The salary is not too much, but it is definitely enough for you to eat. What is your name? ”
"My name is Zhou Chaoxian."
Soon, the boss, who was not allowed to see people at all, found that this new young man was not the same as others, and often stood alone around those toy machines for a long time, especially when there were maintenance personnel to repair those game machines, the repair personnel were particularly enthusiastic, serving tea and pouring water, smoking, and sending betel nuts or something.
The shopkeeper thought that he could see his thoughts, and saw that he was doing a good job, so he said to him: "There is really no future in my miscellaneous work, so let's introduce you to learn to repair the machine, and after you learn, give me a discount when I repair it, cheaper." ”
Zhou Yiwen said: "Boss, thank you!" ”
After sending Zhou Yiwen away, the shopkeeper was still sighing and sighing, feeling that he had done a good deed and helped a good young man who was eager to learn and progress.
At this time, another young man walked into the video game store and said to the boss, "Boss, do you need help with this store?" ”
The shopkeeper said, "You young man looks pretty good, honest and honest, so you stay to sweep the floor, move the machine or something." The salary is not too much, but it is definitely enough for you to eat. What is your name? ”
"My name is Zhou Chaoxian."
Hearing this name, the shopkeeper almost thought that he had "crossed over", and asked again, he was afraid that he would hallucinate, "What did you say your name was?" ”
"My name is Zhou Chaoxian." The young man was still afraid that the boss would not believe it, so he took out his ID card and handed it to the boss, "My name is really Zhou Chaoxian, there is nothing wrong with this name, right?" ”
The shopkeeper took Zhou Chaoxian's ID card, carefully checked the authenticity, and said: "There is nothing wrong with the problem, it's just a guy I just left, and his name is Zhou Chaoxian." You don't look the same, though. ”
After all, Zhou Yiwen didn't really want to learn how to repair video game machines, but had already realized under the guidance of Liangkun that pure gambling machines were the most profitable, and what he wanted to know was whether he could control the multiplier and win or lose of the machine at will.
The master of the video game machine repair shop is also happy to demonstrate these tips and make the apprentices interested in the art of repairing video game consoles.
When Zhou Yiwen returned to Monga, Zhou Chaoxian was still in the video game console repair shop, where he was studying the motherboard wiring in detail with his head bored.
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With the financial support of Monga or Sanlian Gang Xiaotang, Zhou Yiwen's first video game store "Golden Fox Video Game City" opened.
When cutting the ribbon for the opening of the video game store, Zhou Yiwen was still playing a little drum in his heart, and whispered to Liangkun next to him: "Is it okay to make such a big deal?" ”
Liangkun whispered: "If you can't make a small fuss, you have to do a big job, otherwise you will be taken first." Your new store opens, smile! ”
Zhou Yiwen whispered: "There is no need to buy a new one, the second-hand phone is much cheaper; There is no need to build a special storefront, just put a few machines in the empty space of the theater and cinema. ”
Liangkun said: "You are opening a store, not a thief, how much money can you make secretly?" ”
The monk looked at the watch on his wrist and shouted, "The auspicious time has come!" Ignite, cut the ribbon, open! ”
The sound of crackling firecrackers sounded, and Zhou Yiwen picked up scissors to cut the ribbon.
The young people who watched the excitement around couldn't wait to rush past Zhou Yiwen and rush into the video game city to experience the machinery and equipment here.
After finishing work at night, Zhou Yiwen counted for two or three hours before he could calculate the income of the first day of the video game city.
Zhou Yiwen closed the account book and said to Liangkun, who was sitting on the side and watching him count the money, and saw him asleep: "Hey! I don't know, I was shocked when I opened it, and after removing the venue rent, water and electricity bills, and waiter salaries, the daily income of the video game city is much higher than that of the casino, which can be described as 'daily income'! ”
Liangkun rubbed his eyes and said, "When did I lie to you?" Moreover, this is the first step in the long march. Next, we will continue to expand our territory, and we will continue to spread our video game city from Taipei City to the surrounding areas like mushrooms after a rain. ”
Zhou Yiwen said: "We make so much money that others won't see it." When other arcades open, we won't be able to make that much money. ”
"In order to create our own identity, all of our stores are marked with 'Fox', and the name of the store starts with the word 'gold'. ”
Zhou Yiwen said: "It's not impossible to engage in 'branding', but all video game consoles are the same, I'm afraid there will be some other means!" ”
"We have to build a good relationship with newspapers, magazines, TV and radio. When we encounter some powerful opponents, we secretly let reporters report and criticize each other. As a result, the police had to take action against them. Not only can we make the other party unable to drive, but we can also buy the other party's machine at a low price with a backhand. ”
Zhou Yiwen said: "Isn't that going to make a lot of money? ”
Liangkun said: "For the part of making connections, you must not be stingy. The more people who play the game, the fewer obstacles we have in the arcade, and the more we earn. ”
Zhou Yiwen said: "I always feel a little unwilling to give money to those corrupt officials and corrupt officials. ”
Liangkun said: "Zweig said that the gift of fate has already been secretly marked with a price. Rest assured, they won't end well. The video game consoles are all imported from Japan, so we send people to Japan. As long as Japan comes out with a new machine, we will immediately buy it at a high price, and then air it to Taipei, copy the motherboard of this new machine, and then mass produce and put it on the market, and occupy the market as soon as possible. However, this requires a relatively high level of technology, do you have the talent for this? ”
Zhou Yiwen said: "The owner of the video game store where I worked before told me a few days ago that after I left, there was a young man named Zhou Chaoxian in their store. Now he is one of the best technologists in the video game console repair industry. ”
Liangkun said: "Then invite the real Zhou Chaoxian to be the technical director and give him some dry shares." ”
……
In a hotel in Monga.
Liang Kun, Zhou Yiwen, and Zhou Chaoxian sat in the box.
Liangkun poured Zhou Chaoxian a glass of wine and said: "Brother Zhou, I'm sorry, I asked the mosquito to get to the bottom of the video game industry, and casually took a pseudonym, but I didn't expect it to be the same name as Brother Zhou, do you say this is called a special fate?" ”
Zhou Chaoxian was not hypocritical, picked up the wine glass, drank it all, and said: "This is really the will of heaven in the dark." Otherwise, I would be a video game console repairer, and I wouldn't be a guest of honor for Brother Monga Liangkun and Brother Mosquito. ”
As soon as Liangkun said the meaning of cooperation, Zhou Chaoxian, who had originally intended to show his strength in the video game industry, hit it off and immediately agreed to join.
After finishing the matter, Liangkun made a new suggestion and said: "Since Brother Zhou and Mosquito have such a fate, I think the two of you might as well join the clan and become brothers." ”
Zhou Yiwen said: "I have no opinion! My mosquito is a child without a father, from childhood to adulthood, no friends, only being bullied, getting acquainted with Liangkun, this is how I have friends. Now, I am very fortunate to meet Brother Chaoxian. I have no opinion! ”
Zhou Chaoxian was flattered and said: "From birth to studying, to military service, to being discharged from the army and unemployed, I, Zhou Chaoxian, like most people, lived such a dull life. I never thought that as soon as I arrived in Taipei as a 'North Drifter', I would be able to do business with the big brother and the big boss in the rivers and lakes, and I would become brothers. Brother Liangkun said so, I can't be embarrassed. ”
So, Zhou Yiwen and Zhou Chaoxian each recounted their years and became brothers, Zhou Chaoxian was two years older and was the elder brother, and Zhou Yiwen was the younger brother.
Zhou Chaoxian said: "The younger brother's mother (referring to Zhou Wanling) is in Monga, I drank today, it's not suitable, I'll go to see you tomorrow, it's no problem for me to call 'aunt', right?" ”
Zhou Yiwen said: "No problem, I think my mother will definitely welcome it." ”
Zhou Chaoxian said: "I still have parents at home, and if I don't have brothers and sisters, you can just call me 'uncle and aunt'." ”
Liangkun asked, "Brother Zhou, did you join any gang before?" ”
Zhou Chaoxian said: "My family used to live in the Songshan Air Force Dependent Village, and then my father was transferred to Qingquangang in Taichung. When I was in Matsuyama, I had already joined the Matsuyama Gang. So am I going to join the Triple Gang now? I don't care, anyway, I'm just a small person in the Songlian Gang, and I haven't done anything. ”
Liangkun said: "No, you don't have to join the Triple Gang, stay in the Songlian Gang, maybe it will be more effective." ”
Zhou Yiwen just felt that it was a good thing that there was no one who had a relationship with the Triple Gang, but Zhou Chaoxian was keenly aware of the estrangement between Liangkun and Zhou Yiwen and the Triple Gang.