Movie Variety Show: Starting from a New World

Chapter 1224 Grade Slip

As the return date draws closer, many people in Mingzhu are becoming increasingly anxious.

In any era, there will always be those who forget their roots and ancestors.

Before the bells of reunification had even rung, long queues began forming at the Pearl River Delta's immigration office. Many people with prejudices against the mainland were coming here, hoping to apply for John Bull's passports.

“Young Master, there are quite a few people like this!” Han Bin said to Wei Shang, who was sitting in the back seat, as he sat in the passenger seat.

“Nothing strange about it! These people all have something to hide! They’ve been living off John Bull’s benefits, and now that John Bull is gone, they’re scared!” Wei Shang said with a smile.

"Wouldn't that be a bad idea? You know, Mingzhu has always had a shortage of human resources!" Han Bin asked.

"Hehe, let these people go if they want to leave now. They'll regret it sooner or later! Don't worry about them! What we need to pay attention to are those who want to leave but can't! We need to keep an eye on them! The message from our hometown is very clear: at this special time, we can't afford any problems!" Wei Shang said with a serious expression.

"Shall we go back to the meeting now? They've all arrived!" Han Bin said.

"Let's go!" Wei Shang glanced one last time at the people queuing up to naturalize John Bull, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

Soon, Wei Shang and Han Bin arrived at the headquarters of the Tianqiao Club, located in a commercial building in Kowloon. Inside the huge conference room, people were already sitting and chatting.

Actually, the Tianqiao Gang doesn't have many leaders left in Mingzhu anymore. Besides Han Bin, Gao Jin is working with Gao Qiqiang on a mixed-use development in mainland China. Situ Haonan went to South Korea, and Feilong went to Okinawa.

The only ones left are Lian Haolong, Da D, Han Bin, Liang Kun, and Crow, as well as Han Bin's older brother, Dinosaur.

"Dinosaur, any news? Is there anything going on at the meeting?" Liang Kun asked Dinosaur with a face full of curiosity.

"Brother Kun, please don't make things difficult for me. How would I know what the meeting is about? Han Bin just notified me to come to the meeting," Dinosaur said helplessly.

"Brother Da Long, do you know?" Liang Kun looked at the dinosaur and guessed that he didn't know either, so he turned to ask Lian Haolong.

"Ah Kun, I don't know either. I just received a message from Han Bin asking me to come to headquarters for a meeting," Lian Haolong said, shrugging.

"Oh dear, Liang Kun! Don't ask anymore. Han Bin called a meeting, so it must be Young Master Wei Shang who's here! He must have important business to attend to!" Big D suddenly said.

"Young Master Zhao has come to Mingzhu? How did you know?" Liang Kun asked curiously.

"Nonsense, otherwise who would organize a meeting? Tiger has already said that we should just maintain the status quo. We're about to return, and what we need now is stability. He told us to keep a low profile. So, the sudden meeting must be because Young Master Zhao is here. He has a mission!" Big D said with a smile.

"Oh dear, isn't that another achievement? I've figured it out: whenever Young Master Wei Shang comes to Mingzhu and calls a meeting, something good is bound to happen! We can make money and gain credit at the same time, killing two birds with one stone!" Liang Kun's eyes brightened considerably as he said with a smile.

"Hehe, your film company is already making so much money, why would you care about such a small amount of profit?" Dinosaur joked with a laugh.

"Damn, who would complain about having too much money? Besides, I don't earn as much as your logistics company, Dinosaur Bro! Every day you bring back truckloads of pork and vegetables from the mainland, and all the money goes to you with your truck!" Liang Kun joked.

"You all make money, unlike me, I can only rent out my underlings to work for others to earn money!" Crow said in a nonchalant manner.

"Damn, you still have the nerve to say that? Who doesn't know that you, Brother Crow, are the most ruthless guy in the whole of Mingzhu? You have tens of thousands of young men with buzz cuts under your command, you monopolize the decoration market and construction sites in Mingzhu, and you make a lot of money just from taking a cut every day!" Liang Kun said irritably.

"Haha, well, there's nothing I can do about it. They don't have any special skills and can only do manual labor. I help them find jobs, that's called human resource management, okay? Isn't it normal to take a commission? Fifty yuan a day per person, that's only enough for one meal!" Crow said with a laugh.

"Damn, 500,000 a day is considered a little bit? Be careful, or Lian Sheng Fish Head Brand might come and chop you up with a knife! He doesn't even make as much money selling noodles as you do in a day!" Big D rolled his eyes and said.

Suddenly, the conference room door was pushed open, and Wei Shang walked in first. The people who were chatting immediately stood up properly.

"Young Master Zhao!" The group greeted Wei Shang and then stepped forward to shake his hand. Yes, it was a handshake. Although they were members of a triad, they were now dressed in suits and ties and still observed proper etiquette.

"What are you all talking about so enthusiastically?" Wei Shang asked with a smile after sitting down in the main seat.

"It's nothing. We were just guessing if it was you, young master, and we were right!" Lian Haolong was old, but he didn't act like he was taking advantage of his age at all, and replied with a smile.

"Yes, young master, what good news is it this time?" Liang Kun asked with a smile.

"Hehe, I did come here on business, but it's not anything too good. It might even cost you some money!" Wei Shang said with a smile.

"Oh? What are your orders, young master?" the crow asked.

"As you all know, the date of our return is getting closer, but John Bull obviously won't be so willing to leave, so they will create a lot of obstacles. Some of these obstacles need to be removed by us first!" Wei Shang said.

"Just give the order, young master, and we will do our best!" Lian Haolong said.

"The first thing is to wipe out Tung Sing! I'll discuss this with the other major triads later!" Wei Shang said.

"Does the young master mean to remove all the flags of Dongxing?" Liang Kun asked.

“That’s right. According to the information, Tung Sing has agreed to stay and act as John Bull’s informant, and will cause trouble for us when the time is right. Such a gang cannot be allowed to stay!” Wei Shang said.

“This is easy to solve. Although Tung Sing is a large triad, they only have some influence in Yuen Long. In other places, they are just small-time gangsters. We can easily take them out!” Lian Haolong said.

“That’s good. The second thing is more important. Our entire gang needs to cooperate with the Mingzhu police to maintain stability during the handover period. This is a task I negotiated with my superiors: to monitor all gangs in Mingzhu. If anyone tries to cause trouble, we must crack down on them! This is our most important task in the next few months!” Wei Shang said.

"This is a real chance to show off!" the dinosaur said with a loud laugh.

"Yes, that's definitely a great achievement! I'll definitely do my job well," Liang Kun quickly added.