"Forget it, let's wait and see what happens. If it's a false alarm, it won't be worth the loss." After holding the phone in silence for a while, the customs director put the phone back.
Just as Jian Huizhen said, the reason why he allowed Zhong Jialing to help Lida Trading Group with smuggling was to wait for a good opportunity to maximize profits.
Now it seems that time has come.
The rampant black smoke attracted the attention of the Hong Kong government, and the ruthless Lei Weidong was sent out.
Regarding the fierce and powerful Lei Weidong, no one in the circle knows that he is ruthless and greedy. If someone like this is used as a handle, even if he is not swallowed in one bite, he will shed a layer of his skin.
It can be said that the mastermind behind Lida is in danger. If it were an ordinary policeman, with the strength of South China Tobacco Company, even if he was involved, he would only be fined three drinks.
After being reminded by myself, I may not be punished even if I am punished.
But Lei Weidong is different.
If Lei Weidong really seizes the South China Tobacco Company, he should remind himself that it is not an exaggeration to say that he saved the other party's life, it is a huge favor.
It is also about maximizing profits.
But if it was just Zhong Jialing who was moaning for no reason, and Lei Weidong had not found her yet, then it would be a bit...
Let’s wait!
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"A Dong, this is all the information about South China Tobacco Company." Lei Weidong, who had reached an agreement with Yang Jianhua, had just returned home when he saw Ya Zi standing in the living room waiting for him.
"How about it? Is the other party strong? Is it a wealthy family?" After looking at the information in his hand, Lei Weidong nodded and walked towards the study.
"They are very strong. Even though the Yuan family is not among the top ten wealthy families, it is because they are low-key and their strength is no worse than any other wealthy family. Of course, it is much worse than us. It is easy to deal with them.
It's just that the Yuan family has too deep connections and has very close relations with the Li family, the Lin family, the Bao family and the Hong Kong government. The most we can do is severely damage their vitality and make it impossible to eradicate them.
Entering the study, closing the study door, Yazi said solemnly.
"Really, so powerful." Upon hearing this, Lei Weidong opened the information in his hand and read it carefully.
As we all know, the tobacco industry is very profitable. Even with high tobacco taxes, tobacco companies can make annual profits in the hundreds of millions.
In the mainland!
All tobacco companies are state-controlled. Private enterprises are not allowed to operate tobacco business. The reason is that tobacco profits are too high and the state will not hand them over to individuals.
But in Xiangjiang, the situation is just the opposite. The largest tobacco company, South China Tobacco Company, is a private enterprise that serves as an agent for many brands of cigarettes, including the famous Marlboro,
South China Tobacco Company almost monopolizes the entire Hong Kong tobacco market, and of course, this also brings huge profits to the company.
The owner of South China Tobacco Company is named Yuan. He is a very low-key rich man. The assets of the Yuan family in Xiangjiang are no less than those of established tycoons such as the Li family and the Huo family. They are the most underestimated family in Xiangjiang.
The founder of his family, Mr. Yuan Lao, was born in 1911. He is an entrepreneur older than Li Chaoren and Zheng Daheng.
Although Mr. Yuan came from a poor family, he was smart, learned everything quickly, and had a keen eye. When he was 14 years old, he became an apprentice in a printing factory.
Most people become apprentices, and at most they become masters after birth and work for a lifetime.
Mr. Yuan is different.
When he was an apprentice, he not only worked hard to learn a good craft, but also paid attention to the production and sales model of the printing factory, worked hard to expand his contacts, and made many friends in the industry.
Six years later, twenty-year-old Mr. Yuan opened a small printing shop. With the help of his friends, it quickly became bigger and stronger and became one of the best local printing shops.
Of course, being close to the printing factory, Mr. Yuan would become an ordinary rich man at most, and it would be difficult to achieve class crossing.
But fate is so awesome.
In 1937, the Japanese army invaded China and the Anti-Japanese War broke out.
Mr. Yuan Lao's printing factory had accumulated a large amount of paper due to accidents before the war broke out. After the war broke out, many printing factories closed down to avoid the battlefield.
However, Mr. Yuan took the risk to open a business and made a lot of money, thus successfully making a fortune.
Later, the price of paper, a material in short supply, soared, more than ten times in a short period of time, allowing Mr. Yuan to unexpectedly achieve a class jump.
At that time, the Magic City was the economic center of Asia. After the situation gradually stabilized, Mr. Yuan, who entered the upper class society, found that cigarettes had become a necessity for many rich people and believed that the tobacco industry had amazing prospects.
So he came up with the idea of managing cigarettes. In 1942, he used his connections to establish a cigarette factory in Shanghai, and obtained the agency rights for Gaole cigarettes, which was a huge success.
It can be said that Mr. Yuan's success depends not only on luck, but also on his keen market awareness.
In 1946, due to the chaos in Shanghai, Mr. Yuan had to move his factory to Xiangjiang. In 1950, he established the South China Tobacco Company and developed it into the largest tobacco company in Hong Kong.
When it comes to cigarette brands in Xiangjiang, we have to mention Marlboro.
In the Hong Kong movies of that year, Marlboro appeared very frequently, and Marlboro was the best-selling cigarette in Hong Kong. This brand is represented by Mr. Yuan.
Although South China Tobacco Company only controls the tobacco market in one city in Xiangjiang, the profits from tobacco are so high that even if most of them need to be allocated, it will still bring huge benefits to the Yuan family.
Not to mention that this profit lasted for decades. Using their deep connections, the Yuan family has been monopolizing the tobacco market in Xiangjiang. The assets they have accumulated are astonishing, and they have become one of the richest people in Xiangjiang.
The success in the tobacco industry gave Mr. Yuan the funds to expand his business empire. In Xiangjiang, real estate was the best industry, so he turned to real estate.
It has to be said that Mr. Yuan’s keen market sense brought him his second high-return project besides tobacco.
Land is one of Asia's oldest real estate groups.
It was first founded by four Eagle Country people. It has a large number of real estate reserves in Hong Kong, including commercial buildings, commercial streets, luxury homes, etc.
It once became the largest real estate company in Hong Kong and a Fortune 500 company. The land shares alone are worth tens of billions.
Although Mr. Yuan's shares in Land are not large, only 6%, this amount of shares has increased his net worth by billions, making him the top rich man in Hong Kong.
Mr. Yuan entered semi-retirement in the early 1980s and handed over his business to his grandson Yuan Zhuguo, the father of the eldest prince. "
"Three generations are still rich. The Yuan family is really great." Lei Weidong was envious when he saw the information that Mr. Yuan handed over his business to his grandson Yuan Zhuguo ten years ago.
very nice!
The third generation of the Yuan family did not stretch their hips. When the second generation died young, Yuan Zhuguo, as the third generation of the Yuan family, took over the business empire from his grandfather.
Like his grandfather, Yuan Zhuguo also has strong business ability. He went to the United States to study in his early years, and later returned to Hong Kong to take over the family business. While managing the family business in an orderly manner, he also expanded outward and annexed one of the largest newspapers in Hong Kong. One Star Island Newspaper.
Mr. Hu, the founder of Sing Tao Newspaper, is also considered a legendary figure.
Not only was he the founder of Tiger Balm, he also entered the newspaper industry. At his peak, just like Lei Weidong, he owned dozens of newspapers and was the largest newspaper tycoon in Hong Kong.
It's a pity that Mr. Hu is good at everything, but he didn't choose the right successor. After his son died in a plane crash, Mr. Hu handed over the business to his daughter.
It turns out that my daughter is the kind of prodigal son who still has to show off his abilities. After losing all the family's assets, he speculated on making a comeback. As a result, he encountered a financial crisis and had to sell the family business. Yuan Zhuguo seized the opportunity to The acquisition of Sing Tao Newspaper at a very low price gave the family a stronghold in the journalism world.
If that's all, Lei Weidong is not afraid.
With Lei Weidong's assets and authority in the entertainment industry, it is very easy to convince the Yuan family. The key is Mr. Yuan, he has too many connections.
Mr. Yuan, as a Chinese, has monopolized the tobacco market in Xiangjiang, where the people of the Eagle Country are the masters, for decades and has made huge profits. Everyone knows that his family has a close relationship with the people of the Eagle Country, and even his white gloves have made money for the people of the Eagle Country. money.
The network of relationships formed by decades of interest is constantly being sorted out and confused. Not to mention just smuggling, it is the eldest prince of the South China Tobacco Company in the movie who kills people like crazy in order to silence him.
The result is probably a fine of three drinks and a maximum sentence of three years. After all, he only instigated and did not do it himself. The possibility of finding a good lawyer to escape the crime is too high.
In addition, Mr. Yuan is also a philanthropist. After retirement, he has been living in seclusion on the rooftop of the tobacco company headquarters, taking care of his orchids every day.
But he did not withdraw from the arena.
Perhaps because he started his career from cigarettes, Mr. Yuan began to devote his energy to charity after retirement.
In the 1983s, a charity fund was established, and donations were made secretly and anonymously. The donation projects were not only in Hong Kong, but also in many mainland China. The largest one was the 1991 flood in East China.
In the original time and space, there was a movie called "The Banquet of the Rich", which was shot in just four days. This movie was shot by the Hong Kong film and television industry at that time to raise funds for disaster relief.
After the release, all box office receipts were donated to the mainland.
In order to show love, almost all the popular first- and second-tier stars in Hong Kong participated in the filming. According to statistics, more than 200 stars have appeared before and after. In the history of Chinese-language movies, it is almost impossible to find another movie with such a star lineup.
Although many stars only appeared in the movie, many people don't care about it. The only one that can compare with them is the movie "XX Day".
In the original time and space, the total donations from all walks of life in Hong Kong were 470 million.
At this time, because of Lei Weidong, as the richest man, he raised the total donation amount to 1 billion. It can be said that it shocked the charity world, but Mr. Yuan's donation of 100 million was equally eye-catching.
Although Mr. Yuan used the name Anonymous when donating, it is no secret to the wealthy people in the circle and the mainland government departments.
Fortunately, Mr. Yuan has passed away.
When people leave, their connections will decline a lot.
But a favor is a favor.
The favors established by Mr. Yuan during his lifetime would come up whenever his family was in trouble. Lei Weidong could imagine that when he started to take action against South China Tobacco Company, the phone calls to express his love would definitely flood in.
There are not only local wealthy businessmen and friends from the police force in Xiangjiang, but also from the mainland.
"Yazi, who is the eldest prince of the Yuan family? Apart from the Lida Trading Group, are there any other crimes?" Lei Weidong asked, closing the document in his hand.
Unlike the West, which pays attention to interests, the East values society based on human feelings. Lei Weidong deeply understood this when he was working in sales in his previous life.
For the same product, even if your quality is better and your price is lower, it doesn’t matter if you don’t use yours.
Although there are some financial benefits, sometimes it is just a pure friendship.
Lei Weidong has several clients.
I didn’t talk about the people I met on a regular basis, even if I contacted him by phone, there was no interest relationship, that is, I met him a few times, but never even had a meal together.
But they are willing to sell goods from Lei Weidong, and they know that Lei Weidong makes money from them, but they are willing to cooperate, because working with Lei Weidong is worry-free, and they will be fully responsible for quality problems.
Therefore, in the face of overwhelming love calls, it is difficult for Lei Weidong to send the eldest prince of the Yuan family to prison. Xiangjiang is really too small and there are so many rich people who are basically all connected. Even if Lei Weidong can resist the Li family , Lin family and other rich people’s face.
If Yazi's father calls, do you think Lei Weidong will give him face?
Unless the other party seeks death like in the movie, killing people like crazy in order to silence them.
This is very possible!
In the eyes of the rich, not to mention smuggling is not a big deal, even murder and arson are not big things that can be solved with money. They just need to pay for it.
If one million doesn't work, then 10 million; if 10 million doesn't work, then 50 million.
Anyway, the rich are rich, and to them, even fifty million is not considered money.
But for ordinary citizens, let alone 50 million, even 10 million is something that many people will not be able to earn back in their lifetime.
People cannot be resurrected unless they are close relatives or loved ones, otherwise money can solve the problem, and as long as money can hurt the owner, then Xiangjiang's laws can save the person.
As long as Yuan Zhuguo doesn't know about it, given Prince Yuan's character, he is likely to send someone to assassinate him, and if he wants to assassinate himself, he is crossing the line, so Lei Weidong doesn't have to give face to others.
"This guy is a second-generation bastard. Although he went to college, he is dissolute and fearless. He is definitely not a good person, but he is far worse than the big brother of the underworld.
They mainly eat, drink, play and have sex, but generally don't gamble.
But they make big mistakes all the time. Apart from drag racing, they are women. Among the girls they date, in addition to using money to throw money, they also use coercion and inducement. Anyway, they have crossed the line, but they have money.
If the people don't file a lawsuit, the officials won't hold them accountable. If those girls don't file a lawsuit, we can't arrest them. "Yazi said.
"You don't make big mistakes and keep making small mistakes. You are not afraid of heaven and earth, and you have no fear of the law!" Lei Weidong touched his beardless chin and said, "Maybe we can take advantage of it."
