Shi Zhijian did not refuse the invitation sent by Li Zhaotian, president and chairman of the Hong Kong Chinese Food Association, to meet at Taibai Seafood Restaurant.
Although he was very busy, he knew that this meeting was very important and he had to meet these big guys.
Taibai Seafood Restaurant, Wang Youren, who is now the general manager of the Haili Lao flagship store, was poached from here by Shi Zhijian.
When Shi Zhijian appeared here, the newly appointed general manager had a strange look in his eyes after learning Shi Zhijian's identity.
Shi Zhijian ignored it and walked straight to the appointed private room.
When they arrived at the private room, there were two sturdy men standing outside, looking at Shi Zhijian warily.
Shi Zhijian smiled at them and said, "I'm looking for Mr. Li."
One of them nodded, then stretched out his hand 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 saw only one person sitting in the large private room.
The man had a slicked back hair, thick eyebrows, narrow eyes, and a plump nose. His whole person was calm and sophisticated, giving people the feeling of a deep city.
Shi Zhijian had seen the other party's photos in newspapers many times and heard introductions about him.
Lucky Sky!
The head of the Lee family in Hong Kong!
As for the Lee family, Shi Zhijian had no favorable impression because the family's history of development was somewhat dark. After making enough money, the Lee family began to transform and engage in other businesses such as real estate, shipping, and food.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Li, for keeping you waiting." Shi Zhijian took off his heavy windbreaker and handed it to the waitress beside him.
Li Zhaotian stood up and said: "How could it be possible? It's too late for me to be happy to meet such a handsome young man like you. Please sit down quickly, I've 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 across from Li Zhaotian, unbuttoning his suit jacket, looking very relaxed and casual.
Li Zhaotian nodded secretly and compared the scene when Dai Fengnian saw him back then. Although he was very steady, he was not as free and easy as Shi Zhijian.
"Actually, we met at the Shaw Brothers movie celebration party." Li Zhaotian said with a smile, "I was just busy and didn't have the chance to chat with you."
"Oh, I remembered what Mr. Li said. I saw you from a distance at that time, and I was surprised which Hong Kong tycoon this was." Shi Zhijian said, took a sip of tea, and praised: "frozen top oolong"
?Good tea!”
"Mr. Shi also knows about tea?"
"A little bit."
"That's a fellow person!" Li Zhaotian smiled, "You should also have heard that our Chinese Business Association is affiliated to the Chinese Business Federation. If you don't have a net worth of tens of millions or hundreds of millions, you are not eligible to join. How about it, Mr. Shi?
Are you interested?" Li Zhaotian picked up the tea cup, turned the rim of the cup, and stared at Shi Zhijian with a smile on his face.
Shi Zhijian smiled: "I have the interest, but my wealth is not enough."
"This is no problem. As long as I recommend you, you can join the membership in minutes."
"What are the benefits of joining the club? Don't mind, Mr. Li. You also know that I come from a poor family and like to care about everything. I will never do anything that is not beneficial."
"Hahaha, I like your personality!" Li Zhaotian laughed, "As long as you become a member of the Chinese Business Association, you can enjoy many special benefits, such as tax exemptions. You can also enjoy information exchange. When doing business, information is all you need.
War. The last thing is our support for each other. Not to mention anything else, our Ritchie Group alone distributes New Year benefits to tens of thousands of employees every year, and instant noodles and drinks are also a big deal. How about this, Mr. Shi, does he still feel 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 am not a smart person, I am a stupid person! A stupid person from Shek Kip Mei!"
"What do you mean?" Li Zhaotian's face changed slightly.
"My dead father once taught me a saying: Eat people with soft words, but take others with short hands! How much you get, how much you have to pay!"
Shi Zhijian looked directly at Li Zhaotian, "I'm afraid that if I get your benefits, I have to do things for you! Unfortunately, I have a bad temper and don't like to follow others' lead!"
Li Zhaotian stared at Shi Zhijian, slowly put the tea cup he was playing with to his mouth, took a sip, and smiled: "Interesting! Characterful! I like it!"
After a pause, he put down the tea cup and said to Shi Zhijian: "Then Mr. Shi is going to give it a try and want to join our Chinese Business Association on his own strength?"
"It doesn't matter to me whether you join or not."
Shi Zhijian's words made Li Zhaotian couldn't help but glare. Countless people had been trying to join the association, but Shi Zhijian ignored it.
In fact, due to the suppression by the British colonialists in Hong Kong in this era, many Chinese voluntarily formed many social organizations and business associations during this period to fight against the domineering British.
However, with the penetration and control of capital, these societies and associations have begun to change. They no longer seek to benefit the Chinese, but have become profit-seeking, and some have even harmed the people.
The most famous among them are the four major societies in Hong Kong, Hutchison, 14K, Teochew Gang, and Sun Ngee Ann.
These societies were initially established by poor people to protect their own interests, but later they began to operate powder stalls, flower stalls, and horse stables, which harmed one party.
Associations formed by businessmen have also deteriorated in the process of development, but the deterioration is relatively hidden. After all, everyone in business pays attention to face issues and reputation issues, and they dare not do bad things blatantly. So from the beginning, it was just
Some small associations secretly colluded with the British to import some food and clothing from the UK, and even bought and sold some inferior medicines to the people.
Especially in the 1950s, many anti-inflammatory drugs, analgesics, and some commonly used drugs for treating colds and fevers imported by the medical representatives in Hong Kong from AstraZeneca, the largest pharmaceutical company in the UK, were expired and spoiled by ship.
Bring it over and give it to the Chinese businessmen here to help process it and sell it to the local people so that they can make profits from it.
For Shi Zhijian, the Chinese business associations during this period were mixed, especially in the field of food and drug business management.
Last year alone, there were three food accidents. In the end, they were stopped halfway by the Food Association controlled by Li Zhaotian. They were not reported much, so not many people knew about them.
"It seems that Mr. Shi looks down on our association." Li Zhaotian said in a lukewarm tone, "I like to watch Cantonese opera. One of the lyrics goes like this, I help you go to the Golden Palace, but you treat me like
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 tea, put down the tea cup, and said: "Mr. Li is joking, how dare I think so! But I am too weak to speak on the stage! Thank you for the oolong tea, I have something to do, let's go first!"
After speaking, Shi Zhijian stood up, bowed slightly to Li Zhaotian politely, and then pointed to the coat hanging on the hanger to the waitress who was waiting on the side.
The waitress hurriedly took the clothes over, opened them, and helped Shi Zhijian put them on.
Shi Zhijian nodded again to the sitting Li Zhaotian, then turned and left the room.
In the room, Li Zhaotian was sitting on his seat with a gloomy expression.
The waitress and others felt an indescribable oppression and did not dare to say a word.
"This is not a mad dog, but a wolf! An unfamiliar jackal!" Li Zhaotian said to himself.
"Then should we continue to raise 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 and sat across from Li Zhaotian. "At least, this dog recognizes people. Should we help him sort out those blood letters and food safety matters?"
Li Zhaotian narrowed his eyes, "If I hadn't seen Shi Zhijian today, maybe I would be like you, thinking that as long as we take action, we can help Dai Fengnian overcome the difficulties, but just now I suddenly had a very strange feeling..."
"What does it feel like?"
"Dai Fengnian, it's over!"
"Huh? Why do you think so? Can't we save him if we work together?"
Li Zhaotian shook his head, "If we take action, we may be pulled into the water!"
Li Shilun's eyes were sharp, "Is this Shi Zhijian really that scary?"
Li Zhaotian did not answer, but played with the tea cup in his hand, "The tea is good tea, but the guest is a bad guest!"
