Chapter 167: Divide the Cake
"Brother Li, you have also seen it, now that the wood is in the boat, the news media have already reported on this matter, otherwise, I will be the president of this Chinese United Trade Union, and I will immediately abdicate in the next session and replace you, how about it?"
The day after the funeral of Mr. Li Xiling, Zhou Yu and Li Sheng, the current head of the Li family, sat in the box of the Hutchison Teahouse, discussing the future and stay of the post of president of the Chinese Federation.
Although Li Sheng was depressed, there was no way, at this time, Zhou Yu had been identified in the general election of the president of the Chinese Federation, and major newspapers and news media even published his personal interviews, especially the "New York Observer", and also made follow-up reports.
Suddenly, Zhou Yu's name seems to have become the most photographed Chinese after Li Xiling.
If he openly stands up and questions the identity of President Zhou Yu now, it will not play any role, and he will be suspected of ulterior motives.
But fortunately, Zhou Yu has a lot to do with his dead father, and he will not touch the core interests of their An Liang Tang, and the post of president will be delayed, and the re-election will definitely return to their Li family after three years.
Li Sheng thought for a while and said: "Brother Zhou, this matter is over, my father's funeral can be held so grandly, and it depends on your efforts, as an elder brother, I want to solemnly thank you today." ”
Zhou Yu said "don't dare, don't dare" and "be polite", but in fact, he grinned in his heart, I don't know if the other side wants this person to understand the truth of the matter, will he give himself a shot?
"Brother Li, I hit it off with the old man at first sight, became a good friend for the year, and I was able to enter the Chinese United Trade Union through his guarantee, and I became the president by mistake, which is really ashamed...... I'm feeling guilty right now. ”
"Alas, Brother Zhou, you don't have to be modest, although the two of us are not very familiar with each other, but from my observation in the past few days, you are mature and steady, and you are polite, although I am a little older than you, but I also sigh to myself."
"Brother Li, you are serious."
"I'm not complimenting, it's really admiring, maybe some people are born destined to be the focus and become leaders, so our President Zhou, what do you think about the Chinese United Trade Union and Chinatown's next move?"
Zhou Yu thought for a moment and said: "I don't dare to say anything about the arrangement, that is, there are some immature suggestions, but all this will be said after the old man's first seven, you haven't had a good rest in the past few days."
"I see that my brother's face is very bad and his mood is not high, everyone is resting, I can also take advantage of this time to calm down and think about how we should go in the future."
"Okay, that's it for now."
The funeral ceremony of Li Xiling, the godfather of Chinatown, has settled over time.
However, the hidden rivalry under this funeral is known only to a very few people.
This is divided into superficial phenomena, internal strife and unknown secret strife.
On the surface, that is, what everyone saw, published in the media, Li Xiling, the former president of the Chinese Federation and one of the founders of New York's Chinatown, died of illness.
The internal strife is unknown to the general public, but the political and business celebrities, the police, and the protégés of Chinatown who have a certain status know it, because they are one of the participants.
In this internal strife, the Sugamo of Hipshodo is secretly arrested, and the entire gang is shattered and eaten by other gangs.
The Yonglian Press was torn apart, and the life and death of the former president Liao Baihua were unknown, and he had completely disappeared since that Heavenly Dou and never appeared again.
Chen Jielai was given to Li Sheng by Zhou Yu as a gift, which is why the latter was extremely grateful to him.
As for the fate of the traitor, there is no need for others to worry about it, there is a high probability that he will be buried around the old man's cemetery.
If you want to say that the gangs in Chinatown have a good ending, I'm afraid that only the Heavenly Master Gang Lei Jiu is the only one.
This superficial and unkempt god boxing master chose to join the new president of the Chinese Federation, Zhou Yu, and also joined the system of the Longxing Chamber of Commerce, and was entrusted with an important task by the new president, ordering him to remove all the barricades in Chinatown, clean up the sanitation and blood stains, and invite all the shopkeepers who fled to come back politely, and all the shops are open as usual.
The new president also issued a series of Huairou measures, such as all shops in Chinatown were originally required to pay protection fees to the local gangs, but Zhou Yu waved his hand and directly reduced such fees for half a year.
Not only that, but he also forced those protégés in Chinatown who were usually powerful and prosperous not to harass their compatriots who were doing business normally, and he also encouraged everyone to run shops with Chinese characteristics, such as paper-cutting, Chinese painting, calligraphy, embroidery, etc.
Zhou Yu's idea is very simple, he wants to build the previously closed Chinatown into a characteristic pedestrian street integrating dining, entertainment and culture, and customize a lot of promotional leaflets to attract those New Yorkers who were curious about Chinatown and dare not approach to come in to visit, interact and consume, so that the people living here can completely integrate into the city and eliminate the natural barrier between Chinese and other races.
Of course, he knew that the process could be long and difficult, but someone had to take the first step.
"Bruce, this is Councillor Moulton, and he has a high opinion of your style and what you're going to do next."
In a private club called "Miles" in Lower Manhattan, Judge Warren Foster introduced Zhou Yu, the new president of the Chinese United Union, to another gentleman in front of him who was silver-haired, glassed, and dressed in formal clothes.
Zhou Yu shook hands with the other party gently, which was also an opportunity for him to take this opportunity to break into New York's high society.
He knew quite well that if he wanted to do more and achieve his original goal, he had to reach the top.
"Hello, Councillor Moulton, it's a great pleasure to meet you, that's right, renovating the current situation of Chinatown is the most important thing we want to do next, and of course, I hope to get the support of Mr. Councillor and all of you~! I also very much hope that you can participate, I don't need to elaborate too much on the hidden business opportunities, you are all successful businessmen with a very good investment vision. ”
Zhou Yu glanced around at the other people sitting on the sofa, all of whom were representatives of outside forces who had previously done business with Chinatown.
Councillor Morton laughed and said: "Hehehe~ President Zhou, I didn't expect you to become the president of the Chinese Federation at such a young age, and you are so bold to break the status quo that has been deposited for a long time, we are very curious about the future you depicted, and we are also looking forward to it, but we all know that if you want to carry out major changes and reforms, there will be no fewer obstacles standing in front of you, at least your ally, the former president's An Liangtang is the most difficult obstacle to overcome." ”
Zhou Yu smiled, listened carefully to Congressman Moulton's opinion, and nodded in agreement.
"Mr. Moulton, I have also considered what you said, but I believe that the current directors of the Chinese Federation have achieved a unique unity and high degree of ideological unity since the establishment of our union, and everyone will definitely support my idea.
"After all, only when Chinatown is stable, the lower Manhattan district will be stable, and if Manhattan is settled, the situation in the entire Manhattan district will improve a lot, and this will even indirectly affect the whole of New York.
"Now is a critical moment for the rapid development of the times, and I believe that all of you here do not want to be left behind in this wave of the times.
"New York is a cornucopia of endless money and opportunities, and we should all take a long-term view and abandon the fights that we don't know.
"There is a saying in my hometown that I think is very suitable for use here, whether it is a business partner or an opponent, you should understand that the process of fighting can be gamed, pulled, and bargained, but the result must be a win-win situation, all the benefits cannot be taken up by a family, and reasonable distribution can be more sustainable development, isn't it?"