116 Promotion and Wine (10/10)
Weekend, Mongkok.
A restaurant with integrity.
Today is the promotion banquet for Mr. Zhuang Shikai, the new senior detective of Kowloon District.
After a high-level meeting of the police force, it was decided that Mr. Zhuang's appointment as senior detective had been made public within the police force and spread quickly throughout both black and white circles.
Although Mr. Zhuang will officially take up his post at the Kowloon Police Station tomorrow, according to the rules, the promotion banquet must be held.
You must know that in this era, there is no "alcohol prohibition" and "frugality". Promotion means celebrating and announcing one's status to the outside world.
Especially the atmosphere within the police force. If you don’t invite a promotion banquet or receive a red envelope, are you still worthy of being a police officer? Moreover, for the promotion banquet, you need to invite the bosses of the society and take care of the relationships on your own territory to ensure the stability of the territory.
Steady, everyone has a good life, and the year-end report is delivered beautifully!
This is quite similar to the routine of club bosses holding high positions and throwing banquets. Well, in this era, the police and club bosses themselves are quite similar. Sit down, don’t be six, don’t be too surprised.
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To be fair, when Zhuang Shikai took office in Causeway Bay, he had to serve up wine, but the most important thing for him at that time was how to deal with Yan Tong. So he simply invited the guys to a meal and the matter was revealed.
But this time, the position of senior detective in Kowloon District was destined to last for many years and required a lot of relationships. Therefore, Mr. Zhuang followed the rules and customs and booked the entire restaurant and held a grand banquet.
Now I have the guts, from the first floor to the fifth floor, all are occupied by Inspector Zhuang. Every table is filled with foreign wine, red wine, and beer, and the entire wall is piled in the corner.
The guest list was made by Zhuang Shikai and drafted by Zhu Luzai. Posts were sent to the heads of the four major families, the four major societies, as well as all the detectives in the police force, and the people in Causeway Bay. The arrangements were very thorough.
"Inspector Zhuang, congratulations." Deng Tianbo leaned on his cane and brought Lin Huaile and Big D to the scene on behalf of He Liansheng.
Zhuang Shikai stood on the fifth floor, stepped forward to hold Deng Tianbo's hand, and said very enthusiastically: "Uncle Deng, please come in, please come in."
The chairman is in the lobby on the fifth floor. Only detectives and club bosses can go there. As for other businessmen and brothers, they are all arranged to dine downstairs.
It is worth mentioning that Uncle Jian from the A-goods factory and several middle-level managers also received invitations from Zhuang Shikai.
However, the brothers in Kowloon District did not.
Because Zhuang Shikai wanted to clear them up before he would take them with him to future activities. You can tell from the fact that he chose Causeway Bay as the address of the restaurant that in his mind Causeway Bay is the safest place.
Amei dressed very dignifiedly and accompanied Zhuang Shikai at the banquet, acting as a female companion and temporarily becoming the "sister-in-law" in the mouth of the brothers.
"He Liansheng's 'Deng Tianbo' presented a gold ingot ship. I wish Mr. Zhuang all the best and a prosperous career." At this time, the welcome guests of the restaurant stood at the door and reported Deng Tianbo's gift in a timely manner.
The smile on Zhuang Shikai's face grew brighter, and he pointed to the one on the right in the middle and said: "Uncle Deng, you are too polite! Come on, come on, please come to the table and drink freely!"
"Hahaha, I need Inspector Zhuang to take care of the business more in the future." Deng Tianbo was used to the world, and after being polite, he led Lin Huaile and Big D to the right table.
In the traditional banquet etiquette, the left is the honorable person and the right is the lowermost. Therefore, at the tables on the fifth floor, the detectives sit on the left and the club bosses sit on the right.
If there is a middle table at the banquet, the middle table will become the main table.
As the leader of the four major societies and Lian Sheng, Deng Tianbo was certainly qualified to sit at the main table, but it was the main table on the right. As for the main table in the middle, it was reserved for the senior detective, Lard Boy, Mrs. Bai, and himself.
As for the main table on the left, a group of detectives from the jurisdiction were sitting there, while Zhou Huabiao and other Sha Zhan could only sit at the sub-table on the left.
The two sides communicated throughout the whole process, and Liansheng and Lian Sheng were not even qualified to say a word. Lin Huaile was used to being an invisible person in such big occasions, but the new fierce man Big D looked unwilling and mouthed when he left.
He complained a few words, but was quickly stopped by Deng Tianbo with a "shut up".
No matter where they are, how can they be so presumptuous!
"Since Mr. Wang Bao was loyal and loyal, he gave him an emerald Guanyin, and Mr. He Zhuang rose to great heights."
"Mr. Luo Bingrun of Dongxing, I would like to give you a Ming Dynasty celadon statue. Mr. He Zhuang is young and promising, and he is a high-ranking official with a good salary..." As the leading talkers from the four major societies and the four major families arrived one by one, the main table on the right was already seated.
It was more than half full, and there was a lot of noise from the floors downstairs. The scene gradually became lively, and by the time Brother Luo arrived with people, the banquet would almost be ready.
The smile on Zhuang Shikai's face became brighter and brighter, as if it had never stopped from the beginning to now...
tmd, black money cannot be collected, so red envelopes can always be collected openly, right? Zhuang Shikai didn't feel much at first, but as the big bosses gave away gifts, plus the red envelopes from other guests, it was worth hundreds of thousands at least.
Make a lot of money, make a lot of money. No wonder the big guys like to serve wine, this is simply the best empty-handed white wolf!
This kind of scene.
He has never seen anyone who is a prostitute for free!
"Sham Shui Po, Mr. Zhou gave me a gold necklace as a gift!"
Suddenly, a sudden voice sounded from downstairs. Chaozhou Zhou was wearing a black training suit, holding his fists in his hands and walking up to the fifth floor with a smile on his face.
Among ordinary guests, a gold necklace is already a relatively expensive gift. But ordinary guests all pack red envelopes, so who gives the gift? When Mr. Zhou adds three people from "Sham Shui Po" in front of it, it represents the "Chaozhou" family among the four major families.
Porridge".
And for a talkative person from one of the four major families to give a gold necklace as a gift, this would seem to be a disgrace to him.
Wang Bao, Ni Kun, Luo Tuo and others at the main table on the right all looked playful and disdainful. They wondered why Teochew Porridge was so disdainful that he gave a gold chain to a senior detective at his promotion banquet.
No matter how thick the gold chain is, unless it is beaten into a tire, there will be trouble. Among the eight bosses, Chaozhou Porridge was the last to arrive. Among the seven people sitting at the scene, only one person actually knew that Chaozhou Porridge gave away the gold chain.
s reason.
Ni Kun drank a cup of tea, with a hint of sarcasm hidden under his long and narrow eyebrows.
Last week, Chaozhou Porridge had a batch of goods crossing the sea, which was hacked by his subordinate "Han Chen". As a result, Chaozhou Porridge lost more than 10 million yuan, and for a while, he was unable to withdraw any money.
In addition, I was born in Chaozhou Porridge Pier and have been poor all my life, so I am a stingy person. It is impossible to borrow money from outside and give money, so I will have the embarrassing scene of giving a gold chain.
"Hahaha, Detective Zhuang, congratulations." At this moment, Chaozhou Zhou lowered his hand and wanted to shake hands with Zhuang Shikai. However, Zhuang Shikai took a step back, pointed to the table on the right and said: "Mr. Zhou, please!"
He did not deliberately ridicule Chaozhou Congee and let Chaozhou Congee sit at the younger brother's table, but let him sit at the boss's table as usual. Unfortunately, Zhuang Shikai would not greet him warmly when the other party did not give him face.
After all, so many club members are watching as other big guys give away things worth tens or hundreds of thousands. If you give a gold chain worth several thousand yuan, you are not giving face in the eyes of others.
No matter what Zhuang Shikai thinks in his heart, he can no longer show enthusiasm. Otherwise, everyone will think that Inspector Zhuang's face is worthless.
Shit, this was a senior detective's promotion banquet, Zhuang Shikai had to save face no matter what.
What's more, he does have some objections to the way Teochew porridge is served, and he plans to keep a small note in his mind. In the future, even if he doesn't deliberately cheat Teochew porridge, he won't be able to help Teochew porridge. If there is a chance, he can sell Teochew porridge at a good price.
, and he won’t mind doing things with his hands.
After all, he is not a face-loving person, he loves money.
"Hehehe." Chaozhou Porridge touched his nose, let out a series of awkward laughs, and led people straight to the main table on the right.
Chaozhou Porridge feels so aggrieved! I bought you a bunch of gold chains, but I have already spent the last cash in my pocket! How did I know that others gave so expensive gifts? Can you blame me? No!
However, Chaozhou Porridge also understood the truth and knew that he could not blame Zhuang Shikai. He found a seat on the main table on the right and sat down, then gave the "ghost" who was also selling white powder a hard look.
"Agui" suddenly felt aggrieved.
Chapter completed!