Chapter 70: Eating a bowl of night porridge
Chapter 70: Eating a bowl of night porridge
Yin Zhaotang asked Jiang Hao and several people on his left hand to hold Chaochuan, Liangzai Ming and Agui at knifepoint and sit down on the first floor.
A man went up to the attic, looked at Fat Cat and said, "Grandpa, the Big Four have crossed the line."
"In the world, it's normal for big fish to eat small fish." Fat Cat sat on a chair, holding the phone, dialing a number while speaking.
"Atang, come and sit down. Have a bowl of porridge first."
Uncle Gensheng smiled and turned on a "Zojirushi" rice cooker placed beside the altar. He scooped out a bowl of rice porridge with a spoon and brought it to the empty seat in front of the tea table. He consoled him, "Shrimp and celery porridge. Would you like some peanuts?"
"I don't have any dietary restrictions. I eat everything." Yin Zhaotang said with a smile.
Gensheng patted the bottom of the glass can, unscrewed the lid, and sprinkled some fried crispy peanuts on the porridge. The taste of the ordinary white porridge was instantly elevated.
Smooth and chewy shrimps, and chopped celery with a unique aroma.
If you don’t like plain porridge, you must love shrimp porridge!
Yin Zhaotang tried it twice and found it delicious, so he mixed it with peanuts and soaked it in rice soup.
Fat Cat even had the time to ask, "Is the movie tonight good? I heard that Boss Zou has high expectations for this movie, 'Killer Trench.'"
"The greater the expectations, the greater the gap."
"Cheng Shilong learned Chinese Kung Fu and filmed Chinese names, which is not suitable for American directors."
“If you want to expand overseas markets, you might as well stand up straight and invite domestic directors to shoot with you.” Yin Zhaotang chatted for a while while drinking porridge.
Fat Cat looked at him in surprise: "You also know how to make movies?"
“I don’t know how to shoot, but I know how to watch.”
"In the past two years, I skipped classes all day to watch the afternoon shows in private cinemas." Tickets for the afternoon shows are much cheaper, and you can book the entire time slot for just a few cents.
Fat Cat said, "Why don't we just let the company pay and you start a film company?"
"Grandpa, you think too highly of me. The film industry is no place for little guys like us." Yin Zhaotang quickly put down his bowl. Many big guys in the film industry had died.
Even if he covets the entertainment industry, given the current level, the most he can do is print some pirated copies privately.
If you start a film company, you will have to face the guns of Sun Kee, Hutchison Whampoa and the Number Gang!
It would be better to let grandpa go to the mainland to sell salted duck eggs.
Fat Cat handed him the phone: "Are you shocked?"
"Sometimes it's a good thing to be surprised. My old friend, Blind Snake, called me. Do you want to tell me or should I?"
Yin Zhaotang asked: "What's the difference?"
Fat Cat said, "I can't undermine Jing Zhongyi's limelight if I say so. There will definitely be a quarrel! Lao Tong (Tong Xinhe) is one of the four greats after all. We kidnapped his people. Even if we are right, he will not be polite."
"If there's no point in arguing, then we can only fight. As the leader, I will definitely support you to the end. As for you, even if Blind Snake spews feces, it's because he, as the leader, is bullying the weak. There's room for maneuver between the two societies."
Yin Zhaotang understood what Fat Cat meant. He realized that Fat Cat was advising him to keep the peace, release Handsome Ming and the other two, and then negotiate a deal with Blind Snake. He then took the money and shook hands to make peace.
In the future, the worst that can happen is that the extra customers can be distributed to the Big Four. That way, the Big Four will not cause trouble and will form a business alliance with Lao Zhong.
The big four become the big five, awesome! We are not afraid of the new one coming!
Between face and substance, substance is definitely more important.
Anyone who is smart knows that fighting is for food. Why fight when you are eating together? But Yin Zhaotang said, "Grandpa, go ahead and fight."
"I have a bad temper, and my first words will be greetings to the whole family of Blind Snake."
The Mong Kok gang is already rich enough, and the side business will not be able to expand in the short term. Yin Zhaotang's main money bag will be the legitimate business, and the gang is used to support his brothers. If we make peace today, the money earned will belong to the gang. The gang wants to make money, so why should he bow down?
The Big Four took the initiative to step forward, and then bowed their heads to beg for peace. Even if you tell others about it, you are not afraid of being laughed at. The signboard of the Double Flowers and Red Sticks is not powerful enough.
The next time his legitimate business is stepped on by others, will he continue to bow his head? Although his grandfather is enough to support him, the society wants to make money and lose face first.
In the society, the Zhazhi people have absolute control over their younger brothers by virtue of the Hongmen rules.
However, the power of the leader over the hall masters is not absolute. Many leaders opened their own incense halls after the hall became stronger.
The relationship between most societies and halls is like that between the imperial court and local governments, with a hierarchy and no distinction between high and low.
The incumbent hall master is strong enough and brave enough to kill the dragon head. Fat Cat has a strong control over the halls, but with Yin Zhaotang's current status, it is completely okay for him to stand from his own perspective and express different opinions.
This is not being treacherous, nor is it disrespectful to fat cats.
It’s because he is ambitious and he knows what he wants!
When Fat Cat saw that Yin Zhaotang did not accept his kindness, it was impossible for him to say that he did not feel a little angry.
Because he did not disagree with Yin Zhaotang, but gave the most reasonable suggestion from the perspective of the community.
Young man, are you starting to go crazy after becoming a double-flowered red stick?
Fat Cat looked at Yin Zhaotang and nodded slowly: "OK, I'll tell you."
"Dudu."
Fat Cat dialed the phone and said loudly: "Blind Snake, your people are sitting in the position of my disciples, and now they are being held in Chaoyi Restaurant together with Lao Quan and Lao Lian's people."
"If you don't come and take the person away before midnight, you'll have no choice but to fish him out of the sea."
In a high-rise apartment in Wan Chai.
Blind Snake was lying on the sofa in the living room, answering the phone. He looked at the third concubine in her early twenties who was changing clothes in a flashy way, putting on an underwear show, and said impatiently, "Super String bought a movie ticket to get in. Who knew that he was sitting in the position of Shenxiantang?"
"Chao Chuan also said that the benches in the tea restaurant represent his status. Does that mean that every diner who sits down in the restaurant will be held by someone around their neck?"
"Fat cat, you are not going to be a boss, so you should retire early and enjoy your old age."
The fat cat's cheeks twitched and he looked very unhappy. He glanced at Yin Zhaotang who was eating his midnight porridge.
Yin Zhaotang didn't dare to embarrass Grandpa, so he swallowed the shrimp and slammed the table, cursing, "Uncle Cat, the Big Four are nothing. In the underworld, isn't it just a competition of who has more firepower and more ammunition?"
"Feed the three people downstairs with peanuts first, then I'll take the others to fight the blind snake!"
"What era is this? You still think that having more people and more money will do the trick! Do you know anything about AK47? Just a few guns will wipe out his entire society!"
Fat Cat coughed twice, rolled his eyes at Yin Zhaotang, and explained to Blind Snake on the other end of the phone in a low voice: "A Bing, young people have a bad temper, don't be so mean."
"Super string tricks, don't you see?"
"If you need customers from Mong Kok, I'll give them to you. No problem working together! But I heard that your old friend has connections in Taiwan, so send more Taiwanese girls over. Let's start by opening a KTV with Taiwanese girls singing with us and see how the business goes. Is that okay?"
Blind Snake looked unhappy: "That's it, let him go!"
He hung up the phone immediately. Fat Cat heard two beeps and slammed the receiver down on the landline, looking furious: "I'll get back at you sooner or later!"
Yin Zhaotang had just finished his night porridge. Seeing that Fatty was angry, he did not add fuel to the fire and stood up to say goodbye: "Grandpa, leave the rest to the club. I'm going home to sleep first."
(End of this chapter)