"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 the 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 extremely greedy. If someone like this takes advantage of him, even if he is not swallowed in one bite, he will still have to 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 yourself, you may not be punished even if you are 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 hadn't 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. Although 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 very easy to deal with them.

It's just that the Yuan family has too deep connections and has very close relationships with the Li family, the Lin family, the Bao family and the Hong Kong government. The most we can do is severely weaken their vitality and make it impossible to eradicate them.

Entering the study, closing the study door, Yazi said solemnly.

"Really? It's so powerful." 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 controlled by the state. Private companies 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 acts 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, whose surname is Yuan, is a very low-key rich man. The assets of the Yuan family in Xiangjiang are no less than those of the Li family. The Huo family, the old tycoons, is the most underestimated family in Xiangjiang.

The founder of his family, Mr. Yuan Lao, was born in 1911 and 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 best 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 network, 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 shop stocked up a large amount of paper due to accidents before the war broke out. After the war broke out, many printing shops 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, skyrocketed, increasing more than ten times in a short period of time, allowing Mr. Yuan to unexpectedly achieve a class jump.

At that time, the capital 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 Hong Kong. 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. Marlboro was the best-selling cigarette in Hong Kong. This brand was 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 it needs 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 must 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 wealthy. The Yuan family is truly amazing." Seeing the information, Mr. Yuan handed over his business to his grandson Yuan Zhuguo ten years ago, Lei Weidong was envious.

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, 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 and thought about 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 it were just this, Lei Weidong wouldn't be 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, because he has so 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, the eldest prince of the South China Tobacco Company in the movie went on a murder spree 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 film was released, 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 have only appeared in movies, many people don't care about them. 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, phone calls to express sympathy would definitely come in droves.

There are not only local wealthy businessmen and friends from the police force in Xiangjiang, but there must also be some 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 values ​​interests, the East values ​​society based on human feelings. Lei Weidong deeply understood this when he was working as a salesperson in his previous life.

For the same product, even if your quality is better and your price is lower, if you don’t use yours, you won’t use yours.

Although there are some financial benefits, sometimes it is just a pure friendship.
To be continued...