Chapter 356 Take Down

"Boss, what flavor is the herbal tea today?"

In front of the busy snack stand, a familiar customer asked loudly.

"Refreshing jasmine fragrance, your favorite."

"One bowl!"

This question and this answer are the conversations that only stalls that purchase from Longteng Tea Drinks can have. Because Longteng Tea Drinks' herbal teas are divided into flavors, in addition to different tea flavors, there are also fruit flavors. Different effects, diverse flavors, and frequent drinking are the key to Longteng Tea Drinks suppressing other similar companies with a century-old heritage and occupying most of the market.

"Yesterday, Longteng's people sent us a batch of new products, saying that they are canned herbal teas. Do you want to try one? Here, take a look." The stall owner pointed to several cans of herbal tea piled up in a colorful way.

The diner walked up and picked up a can of herbal tea and looked at it. He saw a five-clawed golden dragon hidden in the mist and looming around the bottle. On one side of the dragon head, in a red square the size of a seal, the traditional Chinese black characters of "Longteng" are written in a flamboyant style. They are placed in the square without any rules, and the strokes are slightly out of the boundary, which looks full and round, not abrupt. Next to it, "Qingliang·Jasmine" is written on jasmine flowers, also in a flamboyant style, but much larger than the two characters Longteng. On the lower part of the other side of the dragon, there are regular characters printed, which include ingredients, production site, shelf life, efficacy, etc.

There is a pull ring on the top. With a little force, because it is full of herbal tea, although it cannot be pressed, it can be felt that the touch is not very hard, and it is slightly concave inward. Overall, except for the golden dragon being a bit eye-catching, it is not bad. The most important thing is that this diner is also seeing it for the first time, and it looks very novel.

In fact, this packaging is fine in this era. The gold color has not yet fallen to the level of "rustic". At this time, it is called novel and innovative. In addition, the first cans to be released are not shocking to people, but they are attractive.

He took a few different flavors and looked at them in succession. He picked up the "Cool Jasmine" and shook it at the boss: "Can you drink it by pulling the ring on the top? How much is a can?"

"Yes, it's very simple, just pull it open. The price is 20 cents a can, want one?"

"20 cents? So expensive? A big bowl of freshly cooked is only 10 cents, and this one is not much more than a bowl, so it costs 20 cents?"

The boss patiently explained: "This is a new product, only Longteng supplies it, an exclusive business. All the stalls in Hong Kong and Kowloon are selling it today. In their words, it is a unified retail price, and it is 20 cents everywhere. You can see that it is not cheap, the cost is very high, and Ah, that can is made of aluminum. Longteng’s people said that we can sell it to those junk collectors for a penny, and they will reuse it later. So it’s a bit expensive, but I really didn’t make much money. ”

“Then have a can, try something new.”

This kind of scene happened in places big and small in Hong Kong Island. People played with the cans that could be held in one hand with curiosity, tentatively pulled the pull ring with a "squeak", and tried to take a sip to taste it carefully, feeling the difference with the freshly cooked cans in a big pot...

Wang Yan and Bai Yuechang were in the factory in the North District, watching the workers busy at work, watching the herbal teas that went through a series of processes and were finally packaged in boxes.

He didn’t know what the situation was outside, and there was no need to know. Because he sold a can at 1.6 cents, all the stalls in Hong Kong and Kowloon had paid first, and all the goods produced in a month were sold to those stall owners. As for the market feedback, we will know when we look back at the number of orders.

In fact, this kind of canned herbal tea should have some market in Hong Kong Island, but it is not as big as imagined. After all, people have freshly brewed ones, which are cheap and large in quantity. In comparison, canned herbal tea does not have an advantage. It can only be loved by some white-collar workers and young people because of iced, pretentious, and new fashion.

The bigger market is still in the surrounding pan-Chinese cultural circle, Japan, South Korea and some Southeast Asian countries. In fact, even if people in Hong Kong drink his herbal tea, it doesn’t cost much. After all, the population is there, and the upper limit is also there. It is still right to open up external markets. But those are not in a hurry. After all, his production capacity is too poor, and Hong Kong Island may not be able to supply it.

Now it is mainly manufacturing production equipment, on the one hand, expanding the production line, and on the other hand, selling it at a high price. As for others purchasing production equipment and taking the lead in seizing the market, without the first-mover advantage, that can only be forgotten. After all, his stall is small and he can’t play. He can’t not sell equipment or authorize patents. Not to mention that he offends many people, the technical difficulty of this production equipment is not very high, and he can’t miss the money.

Moreover, to expand production, there is a key and fatal point, that is, fresh water resources. To put it bluntly, the local people in Hong Kong do not have enough water to drink. Now he is producing herbal tea on a large scale, and he will need beverages, beer, etc. in the future, and he will also export them. How much water will be needed? The ponds in Hong Kong and Kowloon are not enough. It is not that it is not enough for his production, but that it is not enough for ordinary citizens to use for daily water. That would be a sin.

The Hong Kong government is not a fool, and they will not allow such a situation to happen. Water is necessary for life. It would be strange if there is no unrest if something goes wrong. In history, in 1963, Hong Kong Island did not have rain for nine months, and the reservoirs that stored water were about to dry up. The situation at that time was very critical. It was the domestic water diversion rescue that saved the people of Hong Kong Island from falling into a "water war" due to the urgent shortage of fresh water.

Then it was natural to have the Dongshen Water Supply Project to solve the water supply problem along the route and in Hong Kong Island. Of course, it was not free, and the Hong Kong government had to pay for it. Building pipelines and water conservancy projects are extremely expensive, so it is normal to charge money, and it does not involve the relationship between the mainland and the civilians of Hong Kong Island. After all, you have to pay taxes for using tap water in the city, which is entirely a cost issue.

He uses industrial water, and a large amount of it involves two governments. It is not a trivial matter, but a serious diplomatic matter. So in order to solve the water supply problem, he has contacted the Hong Kong government and people in the country, hoping to open up water trading.

This is necessary. In recent years, various industries in Hong Kong Island have developed, and the water consumption has been stronger year by year. Now there is such a large water user as him, and the Hong Kong government has no reason to stop it. The cooperation has been finalized, and it has nothing to do with him. Now the Hong Kong government will discuss the specific details with the mainland. After they finish the discussion, the future water will be purchased from the Hong Kong government, and the Hong Kong government will settle with the mainland, making a profit as a middleman.

However, there are also benefits. It will be much more convenient for civilians to use water in the future.

He didn't play any important role here. He just proposed this suggestion and contacted people in China. The rest was decided by the Hong Kong government after consideration. Of course, the factories that have sprung up in the New Territories recently are also a reason... It's the credit of the Chinese detectives.

The Chinese police officers now feel very happy, really happy. Not all of their families are unemployed, but considering that the factories of the Chinese detectives are all of the highest standards in Hong Kong Island, even those who have jobs have quit their jobs and run to work in the factories of the Chinese detectives.

After these two months, their lives have improved significantly. After all, they used to be the main force in the family, and they were basically supported by them. Now it's not the case. The salary of being a policeman is not much higher than the salary of working in a factory, and the quality of life of the family has improved visibly.

Affected by this, when Wang Yan talked to the instructor named Gao Pu of the Wong Chuk Hang Police Academy on the phone, he heard him say that more people signed up to be policemen. The salary was not low to begin with, and they could make extra money and collect black money. Now they even arrange jobs for their families, and the salary is the highest standard in Hong Kong. This is one person being a policeman, and the whole family benefits from it, so how can they not be enthusiastic. Therefore, the number of people who signed up to be policemen has increased.

It is worth mentioning that with the help of Gao Pu's relationship, Wang Yan successfully infiltrated the police academy, where the families of Chinese police officers all worked in his factory. Grasp the source of the police and be one step ahead.

Of course, it is impossible for all the students in the police academy to be assigned to his subordinates. They must be assigned to other detectives. A smart person knows that he should not be selected so early, otherwise how can he get along in the place? But he can influence the whereabouts of some outstanding newcomers to a certain extent, just like he was assigned to Chen Tong's subordinates at the beginning, which is still somewhat useful.

Now the families of Chinese police officers are basically all divided up by Chinese detectives, and each detective has completely divided into camps. To know who a police officer belongs to, you can just look at where his family works. The existing pattern has been determined. The next competition is who can hold on the longest on the basis of ensuring normal licking of foreign devils.

It is a common human trait to pretend to know when you don't know, especially a group of Chinese detectives who hold the power of life and death, and it is impossible for them to resist interfering in the operation of the business. Not everyone knows how to do business. Maybe now they can make a lot of money by relying on their connections and the economic growth of Hong Kong Island, and doing the old traditional industries. But if we extend the time, it doesn't need to be too long. As long as two or three years pass, there must be Chinese detectives who can't support it and go bankrupt, and switch to other detectives.

And it also involves the replacement of Chinese detectives, so the struggle for the original police officers is also a major point. It's okay if there are none, but it's not okay if there are none. Now Wang Yan has raised the status of Chinese police officers, and whoever can't keep up will go down.

Therefore, the Chinese detectives always have sincere greetings to him, and everyone tacitly suppresses and targets him, which has angered the public. It is understandable. After all, if he didn't make such a fuss, they wouldn't have to spend so much money to do business or open factories.

"Now I know why you don't let me invest in the shares..."

"Why?"

Bai Yuechang curled her lips: "Are you afraid that I will share your money? Look at those boxes of herbal tea. The next door is still producing equipment. They must be making a lot of money."

"You are too narrow-minded." Wang Yan put his arm around her shoulders: "It's really hard to calculate the shares. If I give too much, will you feel embarrassed? If I give too little, I won't feel at ease with your money. Besides, your father is also a problem. It's too much of a hassle to argue with him. I know he will definitely make money, but you don't want to I know, so I don't want you to invest.

Hey, Miss Bai, don't pout so much, okay? I'm doing this for your own good, don't you know? Besides, why would I be afraid of you making money from me? I'll deal with your father tonight, and we'll get married on an auspicious day. Then, won't mine be yours? Take a long-term view, this money is just a drop in the bucket, the most valuable thing is my wisdom, don't you understand? "

He knew Bai Yuechang was unintentional. When it comes to money, she really doesn't care. After all, she's been living a life of luxury for so many years, and she doesn't lack money for anything. Of course, she has a concept of money, but it's obviously different from the concept of ordinary people struggling to survive.

And what he said about settling down Bai Yuechang's father tonight was not a lie. He has been dating Bai Yuechang for nearly four months now, but Bai Fanyu has not made any move until today. To be precise, yesterday, Bai Yuechang told him that Bai Fanyu would invite him to dinner tonight, which was considered a formal meeting. Maybe it’s because I feel that I’ve almost met him, my observation of him is over, and I can study about getting married.

He is still innocent with Miss Bai now. He has not reached the last step yet, so he is letting it develop naturally, and there is enough time for her to understand. He knew that there was always someone around Bai Yuechang, and besides the accompanying driver, there were others to protect her. If he spends the night with Miss Bai, Baifanyu, who is eager to love his daughter, will have to take action immediately...

Bai Yuechang's youngest daughter said duplicity: "Who wants to marry a stinky scoundrel like you? It's shameless."

Wang Yan shook his head, smiled, and stopped flirting. It would be meaningless to talk too much. After all, he talked too much. Bai Yuechang couldn't admit it even though she was happy, so she habitually retorted.

"It's almost time. It will take some time from here to Kowloon. It's outrageous to ask your father to wait for me. Let's go." As he spoke, he put his arms around Miss Bai and turned around to leave the factory. He got in the car outside and left. To Kowloon...

Baifanyu is a big fisherman in Kowloon City, but when he invited Wang Yan to dinner, he did not choose to have dinner in the walled city, but in a restaurant not far to the west of the walled city. The main reason is that there are not many delicious food in the walled city, and there are more entertainment activities there. When meeting your daughter's boyfriend for the first time, you can't bring entertainment with you. That would be too outrageous.

I won’t go into detail about Baifanyu’s appearance. He looks similar to the one in the 500 Million Detective, with only slight differences. He is just a slightly fat middle-aged man. Wearing a silk Tang suit and a pair of cloth shoes, he looks quite energetic. But Wang, who was proficient in traditional Chinese medicine, looked at his face and gave a diagnosis of kidney deficiency. Excluding the pleasure of male and female affairs, this old boy is probably determined not to give up and is working tirelessly to have a son to carry on the family lineage. As for his gray hair, it's probably because he's worried about how to make more money and is tired of using his brain.

"Hello, uncle, I am Wang Yan." Wang Yan had a smile on his face. He had never seen a white rice fish before.

Baifanyu looked at Wang Yan and nodded repeatedly: "I know you, the famous 'Brother Yan', you are indeed a hero."

"Uncle doesn't dare to call me brother Yan in person. Just call me Ayan."

The current situation is a little different from two months ago. At that time, he relied on his own bravery to make a name for himself, but now he relies on the police officers whose immediate family members work in his factory. Although he is just a small plainclothes man now, still a plainclothes man in Sha Tau Kok, when it comes to influence, there is no doubt that he is more powerful than many detectives.

"Oh, you two are almost done. Let's sit down and eat." Bai Yuechang hugged Wang Yan's arm: "I tell you, the tangerine peel and duck soup here is very delicious. You will know it in a while."

"This damn girl, if you have a boyfriend, you don't care about your father." Looking at the daughter in front of me, Bai Fanyu shook his head: "Okay, sit down, today is the first time we meet, we must eat and drink well." OK."

"Hey, uncle, don't worry, I will definitely accompany you."

Bai Fanyu laughed and sat down, took out a cigar and gave one to Wang Yan. When he refused, he took out a cigarette and lit it. He shook his head and smiled and said: "Ayan, to be honest, I knew you and Yue Chang were together at the beginning. I was very surprised."

"Excellent people will attract each other. Don't you know your daughter? She is so fascinated by me that she can't sleep at night. Isn't this a shameless entanglement that led to today's meeting with my uncle?"

"Don't look up to her either. As you said, I still know what my own daughter is like. I feel relieved that you two can get along, otherwise I'd be really worried that she wouldn't be able to get married. ah."

Bai Yuechang pouted unhappily: "Oh, dad, there's no one like you..."

"Okay, okay, it's my fault, I said the wrong thing." Baifanyu shook his head helplessly, and then looked at Wang Yan: "But I also have to talk about you. If I hadn't invited you to dinner today, you wouldn't have thought about it. Come and meet me?”

"No way, uncle, you have wronged me. It's just that I'm not sure what you are thinking, and I believe you also know what kind of situation I am in recently. I have only stabilized recently. Uncle just doesn't look for me. It’s time for me to come over and see you.”

"I know you are busy, so I asked Yue Chang about your current situation, and then decided to meet you today. Speaking of which, what you have done recently is indeed amazing, and you are the most powerful in Hong Kong and Kowloon."

On the whole, Baifanyu's attitude is not very high. This is purely for the happiness of his daughter. Even if he is just an ordinary person, knowing that nothing can be changed, Baifanyu will not be too high-profile. After all, his daughter has to get married and live in someone else's family. He is just a daughter. He has always cared about her since she was a child and just wants her daughter to be well.

After exchanging blows for a while, the ordered dishes were served one after another, and several people began to eat and drink.

"Uncle, let me toast you. Thank you for having such a wonderful daughter." Wang Yan simply drank a glass of white wine.

"Okay, enjoy it." Baifanyu said with a smile: "I only have a daughter, you have to treat her well, or I won't let you go. Come, let's have a drink together."

"Don't worry, uncle, if I treat her badly, you can chop me with a knife at any time." Looking at the shy Bai Yuechang, Wang Yan and the laughing Baifanyu drank another glass of wine.

When Baifanyu said this, he approved it. In fact, it is normal to think that Mr. Wang is now the most prominent young man in the police force. Although he is still a little less powerful, he is not at the mercy of others. Suppression? It's already pressed to the corner of Shatou, how can I still press it? In terms of status alone, there is not much difference. In other words, being too young is a disadvantage and an obstacle to advancement.

Even though he is living in Shatoujiao now, as long as he does business honestly and saves enough money, he can come out. Such a person, what reason does Baifanyu have to deny him? As for other tests of this and that, it was a bit insulting to Wang Yan.

Putting down the wine glass, Bai Fanyu wrapped his head in a big cigar: "Ayan, what are your plans next?"

"What's the plan? Right now I'm just guarding Sha Tau Kok, doing business and making money, and I'll be transferred from Sha Tau Kok in two years."

"My relationship with Yan Tong is okay. Do you want me to help you make peace?"

Wang Yan shook his head and smiled: "Uncle, the conflict between me and Yan Tong is no longer the conflict between me and Inspector Hua who wants to go further. Originally, everyone made their own money and each sought his own position. Although there are some It's a struggle, but it's also a harmony. Now because of my actions, they have to invest the hard-earned money into the factory to provide a large number of jobs for the immediate family members of the police officers. Whoever doesn't do this will be left behind. It’s quite comfortable, but now I’m forced to lose money. Do you think they hate me?”

"Now that you know, how do you plan to break the situation?"

"Let nature take its course and wait and see what happens. Uncle, I'm not bragging. They don't have many business prospects. Sooner or later they will collapse and be eliminated naturally. I'm still young and can't reach a high position even if I send money. There's no rush. Yes, I can wait.”

"Okay, neither arrogant nor impetuous. To tell you the truth, Ayan, before I thought that with your character, I would fight Yan Tong to the end at all costs. Now that you think like this, I feel relieved. What's the trouble? Just tell me, I don’t have a lot of money, but I still have some money and brothers.”

Bai Yuechang took care of everything: "Yes, if you have any questions, just ask my dad. If he dares not to agree, humph..."

"Oh, you damn girl. You haven't even gotten married yet, but you're always thinking about your man, and you're even threatening your dad? They say girls are outgoing, tsk tsk, they can't be kept, they can't be kept."

Looking at Miss Bai next to him who pretended not to hear, Wang Yan shook his head and smiled: "Don't worry, uncle, I won't be polite if you need it. I'll give you a toast."

He had previously thought about asking Baifanyu to help him run the business and go through Lei Luo's path again. But later I thought about it and gave up. It was too unpromising and inconsistent with his status, so that's why he provided jobs to the immediate family members of the police. It's just that he took out the tricks he used when he was a gangster and put them on the Chinese police. He was absolutely upright and upright.

After chatting and joking for a while, after a few glasses of wine, Baifanyu looked at his precious daughter who was picking up food for Wang Yan, and said in a deep voice, "Ayan, what are your plans for the matter between you and Yue Chang?"

Looking at Miss Bai, Wang Yan held her hand gently: "Uncle, you know, I came from the mainland and my parents are gone, so my uncle may have to decide the matter between her and me. It's your uncle's arrangement, right?" As he spoke, he didn't forget to tease Miss Bai.

"Oh, why are you so annoying?" This brought up the topic of marriage. Although she had thought of it for a long time, she couldn't be sure since Wang Yan didn't express his position. Now he spoke directly. She was happy, embarrassed and so on. He gave Wang Yan a slap in the face.

Seeing the two of them flirting without each other, although I still feel a little uncomfortable mentally, I should let it go. Baifanyu laughed happily: "Okay, then I will make the decision. I will go find the husband to choose one tomorrow. It’s an auspicious day. Book the banquet and send out the invitations. Just listen to my arrangements.”

Wang Yan smiled and nodded. Miss Bai lowered her head to eat with a blush on her face. Bai Fanyu was so relieved that she was very happy...

"Uncle Cui, is it okay?"

Looking at the dazed and unsteady old man, Wang Yan asked the man holding a bowl of rice and fish on his side. He was his companion, the big-name Cui Dongshan, who had been with Bai Fanyu for more than 20 years and watched Bai Yuechang grow up as his absolute confidant.

"It's okay, Kowloon City is over there, and our brothers are outside. Don't worry." Cui Dongshan shook his head: "The car is parked outside. You and Yue Chang should leave first."

"Okay, let's go then." Wang Yan was not polite, and with Bai Yuechang's support, he turned around and left the hotel, and went out to the car.

Bai Yuechang looked at Wang Yan who was leaning on his seat with concern: "You drank so much, are you okay?"

"Well, it's okay. Apart from being a little dizzy, there's nothing wrong with it."

"Who doesn't faint after drinking? Really. Where are you going?"

Wang Yan tilted his head and looked at her: "Where did you say I was going?"

Meeting his eyes, Miss Bai's mind flashed with various images, her face turned red, and without saying a word, she slapped Mr. Wang: "Oh, you gangster..."

Wang Yan laughed, put his arms around her and said, "Drive."

The driver was the one who often drove Miss Bai before. He was a sensible person. He started the car and went around and continued driving west. Wang Yan's shabby wooden house is on the east side, and Miss Bai's small foreign-style house is on the west side.

I met Baifanyu, the drink was very good, and I was very satisfied. The marriage was also decided, and it was just a matter of Baifanyu taking care of it later. So what are the obstacles between them?

Everyone is an independent individual, and women are no exception. They have different looks, bodies, personalities, and other things. This is called the ten thousand styles, literally the ten thousand styles.

Although Wang Yan's life span is several times that of ordinary people, his understanding of the ten thousand styles of the world is still very shallow...

The young and beautiful Miss Bai is an extroverted and unruly woman. Although she occasionally has a little woman's side, she will be embarrassed, but she can adapt better and she is braver.

So in a western-style building on Prince Edward Road, Kowloon, with a cry of pain, after the young and beautiful girl became a young and beautiful woman, Miss Bai seemed to be different from the shyness before.

Her beautiful skin is wrapped in a warm soul, and she has done a good job of being consistent inside and outside. Unrestrained appearance, wild heart, so beautiful...

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