Hong Kong Variety Show: The Development Notes of a Boss

Chapter 169 Confrontation with Chen Yao

That night, just as Lu Yongqiang was about to rest, he received a call from Chen Yao, who said that he had something important to discuss with Lu Yongqiang and asked Lu Yongqiang to arrange a meeting in a secluded place.

It was the middle of the night and Lu Yongqiang didn't want to go out, so he simply asked Chen Yao to meet him at the hotel where he was staying.

Chen Yao was not the only one who came. He also brought Chen Haonan with him. The two of them came to the hotel covered up tightly. Not only did they wear hats on their heads, but they also wore masks on their faces, leaving only their eyes exposed. If Lu Yongqiang had not asked Dadong to go downstairs to pick them up, they would probably not have been able to enter the hotel.

Arriving at Lu Yongqiang's suite, Lu Yongqiang, dressed in his pajamas, poured a glass of whiskey for each of Chen Yao and Chen Haonan, and said with a smile, "Brother Yao, when did you return to Hong Kong? Did you come back to see Brother B off this time?"

Lu Yongqiang asked even though he knew the answer. Judging from Chen Yao's secretive attitude, it was definitely not because of Big B's funeral. He brought Chen Haonan to find him secretly in the middle of the night, probably because of the seat in Causeway Bay.

After Lu Yongqiang finished speaking, a trace of embarrassment flashed across Chen Yao's face, but he had been the second in command of Jiang Tiansheng for so many years, and Lu Yongqiang's teasing would not break his defense.

Chen Yao sighed and said, "Alas! I got off the plane tonight and was planning to see Big B off tomorrow. We've been brothers for so many years, and now he's gone in the blink of an eye."

After a pretentious sigh, Chen Yao got down to business: "Aqiang, I heard from Anan that there was a slight misunderstanding between you and him today. That Shan Ji was even more careless and said a lot of things that offended you. I brought Anan here tonight to apologize to you. I hope you will look after me and not make a fuss about it."

As he spoke, Chen Yao turned to Chen Haonan beside him and said, "Anan, quickly apologize to Aqiang."

After Chen Yao finished speaking, Chen Haonan stood up and said, "Brother Qiang, I'm sorry! Shan Ji and I were ignorant today. I hope you can be magnanimous and not hold it against Shan Ji and me."

Lu Yongqiang glanced at Chen Haonan, then at Chen Yao, and said to Chen Yao with a smile: "It's not a big deal, Brother Yao can just give me a call, there's no need to bother you to make a special trip."

As he spoke, Lu Yongqiang turned to Chen Haonan and said, "Anan, don't think that you are the only smart person and treat others as fools. No matter what you think, since you consider yourself to be the nephew or nephew of Brother B, you shouldn't make any small moves in Brother B's funeral hall. If you really make trouble in front of the funeral hall today, it will destroy the reputation of our entire Hongxing. If the reputation is destroyed, then no one will have any fun. So sometimes, it's better to hold back on your cleverness. It will be better for everyone.

Of course, now that Brother Yao has spoken, I can give Brother Yao face and not bother with you and Shan Ji. Today's incident is over, but I hope there won't be a next time, otherwise Brother Yao's face will not be used. "

Lu Yongqiang's words did not give Chen Haonan any face. After Lu Yongqiang finished speaking, Chen Haonan's face became visibly ugly. He took a deep breath and clenched his fists unconsciously.

Seeing Chen Haonan's expression, Lu Yongqiang sneered, "What? Are you dissatisfied? Do you want to challenge me?"

As soon as Lu Yongqiang finished speaking, Chen Yao stood up immediately. He pulled Chen Haonan and then glared at Chen Haonan sternly.

Under Chen Yao's stern gaze, Chen Haonan reluctantly said, "Brother Qiang, you misunderstood. I'm not dissatisfied! I just think that Brother Qiang's words are like golden advice. I am deeply touched. I want to thank Brother Qiang for his teachings."

After he finished speaking, a trace of resentment flashed in Chen Haonan's eyes, and then he retreated behind Chen Yao.

After Chen Haonan finished speaking, Chen Yao spoke up, "Anan, you do understand things. Just like Ah Qiang said, we all rely on the Hongxing brand to make a living. No matter what, we should consciously protect our Hongxing brand. Otherwise, how will we make a living in the future?"

Chen Yao smoothed things over for Chen Haonan and changed the subject, "Ah Qiang, I heard you were really defending Liang Kun today? Your relationship with Liang Kun has always been average, right? When did it become so close? So, what benefits did Ah Kun promise you?"

Lu Yongqiang curled his lips and said, "Brother Yao, I don't know who is gossiping with you, but today I am not here to defend Brother Kun, but to defend the reputation of our Hongxing.

Also, Brother Kun didn't give me any benefits. The reason I stood up today is that someone is plotting against me without knowing the consequences.

I had someone interrogate the guy who deliberately questioned Brother Kun in front of the funeral hall today. He said he was following someone's instructions. Brother Yao, do I need to specifically tell you who this person is behind this? I'm afraid it will embarrass someone.

Since the club has entrusted Brother B's funeral to me and Da Fei, I don't want anyone to mess with it. Otherwise, it would be a slap in the face of Lu Yongqiang. If it really makes me angry, then I don't mind teaching them a lesson and making everyone look bad. "

Lu Yongqiang's words made Chen Yao, who was always good at dealing with people, not know how to respond. He brought Chen Haonan to see Lu Yongqiang secretly tonight, not only to apologize for Chen Haonan and Shan Ji, but more importantly to test the relationship between Lu Yongqiang and Liang Kun.

Chen Yao was silent for a while. Since his way of probing was blocked by Lu Yongqiang, Chen Yao simply asked directly.

"Aqiang, Liangkun has been the leader for over a year now. Do you think he's qualified to be the leader?"

Lu Yongqiang glanced at Chen Yao with a half-smile and said, "Whether Brother Kun is qualified to be the leader or not, I'm not qualified to comment. I'm just a Red Stick in the Tuen Mun Tong, not the leader. Even if they want to re-elect the leader, it has nothing to do with me. Brother Yao, your question is useless."

Indeed, Lu Yongqiang is not the leader of the gang and has no votes in his hands. It seems that he has no influence on the election of the leader, but Lu Yongqiang's power is not small, which is no less than that of some gang leaders. If he joins Liang Kun's side, the role he plays will not be small.

In addition to the twelve main branches of the Hongxing Gang in Hong Kong City, there are also many branch branches. The forces of these branch branches vary in size. The big ones, like Da Fei, have one or two thousand men, while the small ones, like Changmei in Nantian, have only one or two hundred men.

If you take any one of these branch halls individually, its power cannot be compared with any of the main halls, but there are many of them, fifteen or sixteen in total. When all these branch halls are added together, they are already able to compete with the twelve main halls.

Now there are many branches that follow Liang Kun to sell fans. Since they make money, they naturally support Liang Kun. However, these people are basically fence-sitters. They only support Liang Kun temporarily because of the benefits. If the wind direction on Liang Kun's side is obviously not right, then these people will not follow Liang Kun to the end.

If Lu Yongqiang chooses to join Liang Kun, it will be like a weather vane, which will be a reassurance to some fence-sitters.

Of course, it is not clear how much of an impact it can have, but since Jiang Tiansheng is interested in the position of the leader, he has to consider it carefully. Naturally, he has to win over Lu Yongqiang. After all, with Lu Yongqiang's current power, he is worth winning over.

Seeing that Lu Yongqiang was unmoved, Chen Yao spoke again, "A Qiang, do you think it's better for Mr. Jiang to be the leader, or for Liang Kun to be the leader?"

Seeing that Chen Yao asked directly and clearly, it was obvious that he wanted to force him to take sides in advance, and Lu Yongqiang felt a little unhappy.

His current power is indeed not smaller than that of some bigwigs, but after all, he is still not a bigwig. There is some gap in status, which is why Chen Yao dared to force him to take sides directly and clearly.

Lu Yongqiang snorted coldly and answered the question irrelevantly: "Brother Yao, do you think I am suitable to be the leader of Causeway Bay?"

As Lu Yongqiang finished speaking, Chen Haonan's face changed. He was about to speak, but Chen Yao grabbed Chen Haonan's arm and said, "Ah Qiang, whether you are suitable to be the leader of Causeway Bay is not something I can decide. Don't you have a competition now? Ah Qiang, if you put in some effort and time, as long as you win the competition, you will naturally become the leader of Causeway Bay."

Lu Yongqiang sneered, "If it were just a competition, I don't think I would lose to anyone else, but now that Brother Yao is back, I'm afraid there's no hope of winning. It seems that Causeway Bay has already been taken over, and it probably has little to do with someone like me, Lu, anymore."

Chen Yao laughed and said, "Aqiang, I have nothing to do with the selection of the leader of Causeway Bay. You must be overthinking it. To put it nicely, I, Chen Yao, am the white paper fan of Hongxing and the second leader. However, I don't have my own territory or my own subordinates. I don't have as much power as you imagine, Aqiang."

As Chen Yao finished speaking, Lu Yongqiang picked up the wine glass on the coffee table, drank the wine in one gulp, and then said, "Brother Yao, it's getting late, and I have things to do tomorrow, so let's stop here today!"

Lu Yongqiang wanted to end this meaningless conversation, but Chen Yao was unwilling to do so. He said, "Aqiang, you haven't answered my question yet. Is Mr. Jiang more suitable to be the leader or is it Liang Kun?"

Seeing that Chen Yao was not giving in, Lu Yongqiang's face changed and he said in a cold voice: "Brother Yao, are you sure you want me to give you an answer tonight?" As he spoke, there was a dangerous look in his eyes.

Chen Yao stood up and said, "It's not me who wants Aqiang to give an answer, but Mr. Jiang wants Aqiang to give an answer."

As soon as Chen Yao finished speaking, Lu Yongqiang's eyes suddenly turned fierce, like an enraged beast, emitting a chilling aura. His gaze was like a sharp dagger, piercing Chen Yao directly, filled with murderous intent and ferocity. That look was chilling, as if he might pounce and tear Chen Yao apart at any moment.

Under Lu Yongqiang's gaze, Chen Yao unconsciously took a step back, and Chen Haonan unconsciously put his hand on the chain knife in his belt. The two were afraid that Lu Yongqiang would suddenly attack.

Just as the two of them were swallowing their saliva unconsciously, Lu Yongqiang sat down on the sofa, leaned back, and a smile appeared on his face, without the fierce look from before.

Chen Yao and Chen Haonan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, Lu Yongqiang said, "Brother Yao, go back and tell Mr. Jiang that I think he is more suitable to be the leader, but the premise is that he must be fair, especially when it comes to the matter of the leader of Causeway Bay. I, Lu Yongqiang, want a fair chance to compete."

"Brother Yao, it's really late today. I've already given you the answer, so I won't see you off."

"Dadong, take Brother Yao downstairs for me."