Chapter 340 Joining a New Force
Chapter 340 Joining a New Force
"This invitation clearly states that I am invited personally, not the entire Lao Zhong."
"Sending it to 91 Company shows that you are willing to work with me in the right industry, not to use Lao Zhong as a weapon."
"President Chen is really cautious."
Yin Zhaotang said.
Fat Cat held the dragon head stick with both hands, his face calm, and said self-deprecatingly: "We Jianghu people are still just laborers in the eyes of the big boss."
"When you need them, you hire them at a high price. When you don't need them, you lay them off."
"President Chen personally sent you the message to show respect to a business owner. He gave you the proper respect. Please give him more respect when you go."
"They are one of the most prominent financial institutions in Asia."
Yin Zhaotang nodded: "Don't worry, Grandpa, I have always been a low-key person. If I can get a seat in the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce, it will be good for the whole group."
"Will I mess around?"
As the eldest son of the eldest branch of the family, Chen Youqing settled down in Hong Kong Island, not because he was transferred far away. Instead, it was during the background of World War II, when the war was raging and the situation was chaotic.
A kind of protection given by his father.
The Asian Financial Group he founded relied on Pangu Bank for financial support in its early days.
Chen Youhan, a younger brother from the same father and mother, stayed in Thailand to inherit Pangu Bank. The two of them each managed one side, and they were of the same blood and had a very good relationship.
Later, Chen Bicheng's newly married second wife's children did not get a penny and were left unemployed at home, living on living expenses.
It can be seen that Justice of the Peace Chen Youqing has deep roots and a prominent status.
Friday, around 2pm.
A Rolls-Royce stopped in front of the Chiu Chow Association on Des Voeux Road in Sheung Wan. Two Chiu Yong Hing members who were guarding the entrance of the association hurried forward to help open the car door.
Different from the Zhongyi Group and Zhongyi Xin, who still have a little reputation in the world and continue to be active.
Chao Yongxing is a very lonely guy. He only helps the Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce to look after the business and do some work like welcoming and seeing off guests, driving cars and providing security.
They don't even have a piece of territory of their own, so it's an exaggeration to call themselves a sunset society. At best, they are just zombies.
The Chao Yongxing brothers who opened the door recognized the young man getting off the bus and all of them looked at him with admiration, bowed respectfully and called out, "Brother Tang, Brother Tang!"
Yin Zhaotang closed his suit and nodded slightly: "It's hard work."
The leader of Chao Yongxing is called "Lao Wang". He occasionally shows up at Lao Zhong's banquets. They are not close friends, but they are somewhat aware of his existence.
Similar prefixes are on a downward trend that is difficult to reverse and will disappear in a few years.
If you are lucky, you will be appreciated by a Chaoshan boss, given a house, paid monthly, and become a family driver for life. If you are unlucky, you will be unemployed and go home to work as a laborer in a factory.
There will be no chance of rising again.
When calculating the power of the Chaozhou Gang, he simply ignored the word "zombie".
Passing by the parking lot of the guild hall, Yin Zhaotang's eyes were dazzled by the light. He turned his head and saw that the wheels of an extended Mercedes-Benz were painted in gold, which made it look noble.
Compared with the customized luxury cars of big bosses, the standard Rolls-Royce is considered low-key.
It is different from the ancient and garden-style buildings of the Ming and Qing dynasties in the suburbs.
The Chaozhou Association in Sheung Wan is a whole building with the name Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce Building written on the top. It has ten floors. Each floor has many offices and meeting rooms. There is a receptionist in front of the elevator on the first floor. When he received the invitation from Yin Zhaotang, he immediately smiled and said enthusiastically: "Mr. Yin, please follow me into the elevator."
Yin Zhaotang only brought Ma Chaohui, Niu Qiang and Hua Pi upstairs. There was no ostentation, but there was absolutely no risk.
Because, for the gangsters, firing a gun in the Chamber of Commerce building is more serious than planting a bomb in the police headquarters. The police need evidence to investigate a case, but the big boss doesn't need any evidence to kill them.
After the 1950s, the world was generally peaceful, and the Chamber of Commerce gradually stopped using the violent associations born from labor organizations. The nationalist groups formed by the capitalist class and the proletariat, which briefly converged due to common interests, began to split internally.
They were equals, one contributing money and the other contributing labor, and they were fellow travelers who were only committed to resisting aggression and developing the country through industry. One became an entrepreneur of the victorious country after the war, while the other sank into an illegal group organization.
In fact, a considerable number of the outstanding members of the latter were promoted to the former. The times have needed the triads, and have also given them rewards.
By the 1980s, the gang members who continued to sink into the underworld were not wrongly called the underworld. It was a reasonable process of the times for the chambers of commerce to abandon the triads as their thugs.
The number of people who have the ability to stand out in the industry and obtain the qualification to join the Chamber of Commerce is becoming increasingly scarce. When the receptionist pushed open the glass door of a tea room on the seventh floor and said, "President, Mr. Yin from the 91 Company has arrived."
In the tea room, sixteen members, of different sizes, old and young, standing or sitting, all cast their gazes unconsciously, with curious and scrutinizing eyes.
Fifty-two-year-old Chen Youqing, who was at the peak of his career, stood up from his office chair, full of energy and a big smile on his face. He extended his hand amiably and said, "Welcome, welcome."
"Everyone, this is the founder of 91 Magazine, the porn king Mr. Yin Zhaotang, a rising star in our Chaoshan business community."
Chen Youqing introduced them loudly and teased Yin Zhaotang on purpose, intending to get closer to him.
No one except him was qualified to tease Yin Zhaotang as the "King of Perverts", only Chen Youqing was qualified to show off his status.
The president of Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce is just an empty title, while the president of Asia Financial Group is real power.
Yin Zhaotang was humble and polite, without the eccentricity of a gangster, which made the members nod in secret. Of course, he was firm and confident when speaking, and he did not hide his firmness and decisiveness.
The veterans present were very discerning and after a brief exchange of ideas, they knew that he was a young man with strong self-confidence, a courage to fight and full of faith.
You can hide your bank statement in your handbag, but you can’t hide the ambition in your eyes.
After a round of greetings, Chen Youqing didn't beat around the bush. Once he got to know everyone, he said, "Today, all the bosses present are Chaoshan shipowners. Normally everyone is busy, so it's rare for us to get together."
"I heard from a friend a while ago that Atang's company seems to be short of shipping capacity. Is there any empty cargo ship? Please help me and allocate a few containers for our people to transport goods."
After the outbreak of the Falklands War, the global economy was severely affected, shipping capacity was in short supply, container prices soared, and it was difficult to find a container.
There is a saying that goes "In times of chaos, do water business, and in times of peace, do land business." Water refers to businesses that can be flexibly moved, and also directly refers to water shipping. Land refers to real estate, local industries and other industries that require a lot of land and are not easy to relocate.
The relationship between the two is like a seesaw, when one business is booming, the other is in recession.
A shipowner is the owner of a ship and does not necessarily run a shipping company. The four biggest shipping tycoons in Hong Kong are all from the "Ningbo Gang" and have nothing in common with the Chaoshan Gang.
The Ningbo Gang has the geographical advantage of Shanghai, many bankers, and abundant financial resources. Shipping is an asset-intensive industry. The Chaoshan Gang has all suffered a lot and is inherently deficient, so they cannot compete with them.
But after becoming wealthy, many bosses, out of conservative thinking, will buy cargo ships as investments, just like buying a house to collect rent or buying a taxi license.
They indirectly controlled a certain amount of shipping capacity, which, when combined at the critical moment, was enough to help Yin Zhaotang overcome the container shortage caused by the Falklands War.
All the ship owners knew that Yin Zhaotang was the talent that the president wanted to invite into the Chamber of Commerce. The purpose of their coming today was to help on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce and to demonstrate the strength and sincerity of the Chamber of Commerce.
Naturally, they all agreed and said they could share their containers and rent them at a reasonable price.
Only then did Chen Youqing smile and say, "Mr. Yin, do you see how united our Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce is? As a Chaoshan businessman, my father always taught me that if everyone is united, the fields will turn into gold, and if everyone has the same mind, a boat can cross the river."
"As the person in charge of the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce, I pay special attention to the emerging young talents in the business community and have long wanted to invite Mr. Yin to join the Chamber of Commerce."
(End of this chapter)