Chapter 245 0245 [I Don’t Understand Flattery! ] (Sent at Five O'clock!)

Shi Zhijian did not refuse the invitation letter from Li Zhaotian, the chairman and chairman of the Hong Kong Chinese Merchants Food Association, to meet him at Taibai Seafood Restaurant.

Although he is very busy, he knows that this meeting is very important, he must meet these big shots.

Taibai Seafood Restaurant, Wang Youren, who is now the general manager of Haililao flagship store, was poached from here by Shi Zhijian.

When Shi Zhijian appeared here, the newly appointed general manager had strange eyes when he learned of Shi Zhijian's identity.

Shi Zhijian ignored it and walked straight to the agreed private room.

When he came to the private room, there were two sturdy men standing outside, looking at Shi Zhijian warily.

Shi Zhijian smiled at them, "I'm looking for Mr. Li."

One of them nodded, then reached out to knock on the door and said, "Li Sheng, Mr. Shi is here!"

A voice came from inside: "Please come in!"

Shi Zhijian pushed the door open and entered, only to see that there was only one person sitting upright in the huge private room.

The man had a big back, thick eyebrows and thin eyes, and a plump nose. He was calm and sophisticated, giving people a very deep feeling of the city.

Shi Zhijian had seen photos of the other party many times in the newspapers, and had also heard introductions about him.

Good luck!

The helm of the Hong Kong Ricci family!

As for the Li family, Shi Zhijian didn't like it very much, because the history of this family's development was somewhat dark. After earning enough money, the Ricci family began to transform, operating real estate, shipping, and food and other businesses.

"Sorry, Mr. Li, to keep you waiting." Shi Zhijian took off his heavy trench coat and handed it to the waitress beside him.

Li Zhaotian got up and said: "How could it be, I am too happy to meet a handsome young man like you. Please sit down quickly, I have prepared hot tea for you."

"I didn't expect it to snow in a place like Hong Kong, but it's strange." Shi Zhijian smiled and sat opposite Li Zhaotian, unbuttoning his suit jacket, looking relaxed and casual.

Li Zhaotian nodded secretly, and compared Dai Fengnian's scene when he saw him back then. Although he was very stable, he was not as free and easy as Shi Zhijian.

"Actually, we met before, at the Shaw Brothers movie celebration banquet." Li Zhaotian said with a smile, "It's just that I was busy at that time and didn't have a chance to chat with you."

"Oh, I remember what Mr. Li said. At that time, I saw you from a distance, and I was surprised which Xiangjiang tycoon this was." Shi Zhijian said, took a sip of tea, and praised: "Dongding Oolong ? Good tea!"

"Mr. Shi also understands tea?"

"A little bit."

"That's the same person!" Li Zhaotian smiled, "You should have heard that our Chinese Entrepreneurs Association is affiliated to the Chinese Entrepreneurs Association. If you are not worth tens of millions, you are not eligible to join. How about it, Mr. Shi Are you interested?" Li Zhaotian picked up the teacup, turned the cup, and stared at Shi Zhijian with a smile.

Shi Zhijian smiled: "I have interests, but my wealth is not enough."

"This is no problem, as long as I recommend you, you can join the club in minutes."

"What's the benefit of joining the association? Don't mind, Mr. Li, you also know that I come from a poor background, and I like to care about every detail. I will never do anything that is not beneficial."

"Hahaha, I like your personality!" Li Zhaotian laughed loudly, "As long as you become a member of the Chinese Entrepreneurs Association, you can enjoy many special treatment, such as tax relief. You can also enjoy news exchange. For business, all you exchange is information. In the end, we support each other. Not to mention anything else, our Ricci Group alone distributes New Year benefits to tens of thousands of employees every year, and instant noodles and beverages are also a big deal. How about it, Mr. Shi still feels it interest?"

Shi Zhijian smiled and gave a thumbs up: "It's really sharp."

Li Zhaotian looked proud, "Smart people know how to choose."

"Unfortunately, I'm not a smart person, I'm a fool! A fool from Shek Kip Mei!"

"What do you mean?" Li Zhaotian's face changed slightly.

"My dead old man taught me a word, cannibals are soft-spoken, but short-handed! You have to give as much as you get!"

Shi Zhijian looked directly at Li Zhaotian, "I'm afraid of gaining your benefits, so I have to do things for you! It's a pity that I have a bad temper and don't like to be judged by others!"

Li Zhaotian stared at Shi Zhijian, slowly put the teacup in his hand to his mouth, took a sip, and smiled: "Interesting! Character! I like it!"

After a pause, he put down his teacup, and said to Shi Zhijian: "Then Mr. Shi is going to give it a go. He wants to join our Chinese Chamber of Commerce on his own strength, right?"

"It doesn't matter to me whether I join or not."

Shi Zhijian's words made Li Zhaotian's eyes shudder. Shi Zhijian ignored the association that countless people wanted to join.

In fact, due to the suppression of the British colonists in this era in Hong Kong, many Chinese spontaneously formed many social organizations and business associations during this period to fight against those domineering British guys.

However, with the infiltration and control of capital, these associations have begun to change. They no longer serve the interests of the Chinese, but become chasing interests, and some even endanger the public.

Among them, the most famous are the four major clubs in Hong Kong, Hutchison, 14K, Teochew Gang, and Xin Ngee Ann.

At the beginning, these associations were established by the poor to protect their own interests, and later they began to operate fan stalls, word flower stalls, and horse stalls, which endangered one side.

The associations formed by businessmen have also deteriorated during the development process, but the deterioration is more secretive. After all, everyone in business pays attention to face and reputation issues, and dare not do bad things blatantly. So from the beginning, it was just some small associations colluding secretly with the British, importing some food and clothing from the UK, and even buying and selling some low-quality medicines to the common people.

Especially in the 1950s, many anti-inflammatory drugs, painkillers, and some commonly used drugs for treating colds and fevers imported by the medical representatives stationed in Hong Kong from AstraZeneca, the largest drug company in the UK, were expired and deteriorated. Pull it over and hand it over to the Chinese businessmen here for help, and sell it to the local people so that they can make a profit from it.

For Shi Zhijian, there were many good and bad Chinese business associations during this period, especially in the management of food and drugs.

Last year alone, there were three food accidents, all of which were stopped halfway by the food association controlled by Li Zhaotian, and they were not reported much, so not many people knew about them.

"It seems that Mr. Shi doesn't like our association anymore." Li Zhaotian said in a lukewarm tone, "I like to watch Cantonese opera. There is a libretto in it that reads: I will guide you to the Golden Temple, but you treat me like me Wishful thinking and idle madness!"

After a pause, "It seems that Mr. Shi also regards me as a delusional and crazy person!"

Shi Zhijian took a sip of his tea, put down his teacup, and said, "Mr. Li is joking, how dare I think so! But I'm so humble that I can't get on the stage! Thank you for your oolong tea, I still have things to do, let's go first!"

After speaking, Shi Zhijian stood up, bowed slightly to Li Zhaotian very politely, and then pointed to the coat hanging on the hanger to the waitress who was serving on the side.

The waitress hurriedly took the clothes over, opened them, and helped Shi Zhijian put them on.

Shi Zhijian nodded again to Li Zhaotian who was sitting, and then turned and left the room.

In the room, Li Zhaotian sat on his seat with a gloomy expression.

The waitress and others felt an indescribable depression and dared not say anything.

"This is not a mad dog, but a wolf! An unfamiliar jackal!" Li Zhaotian said to himself.

"Then shall we continue raising Dai Fengnian's dog?" A voice came from next door.

Immediately, Li Shilun came to the private room from the next door with a smile on his face, and sat opposite Li Zhaotian, "At least, this dog still recognizes people. Shall we help him to settle those blood books and food safety issues?"

Li Zhaotian narrowed his eyes, "If I didn't see Shi Zhijian today, maybe I would be like you, thinking that as long as we take action, we can help Dai Fengnian through the difficulties, but just now I suddenly had a very strange feeling..."

"What does it feel like?"

"Dai Fengnian, it's over!"

"Eh? Why do you think so? Could it be that the two of us can't save him together?"

Li Zhaotian shook his head, "If we make a move, I'm afraid we will be pulled into the water too!"

Li Shilun's eyes froze, "Is this Shi Zhijian really that scary?"

Li Zhaotian didn't answer, but played with the teacup in his hand, "Tea is good tea, but customers are bad customers!"