Time slowly passed, and in the blink of an eye, a week had gone by. During this week, the sales at Tianchi soared to unprecedented heights. This peculiar event attracted many curious individuals who were intrigued yet could not afford the exorbitant prices of ten times the usual cost for drinks.
It was November 1st, and I had asked Wang Meng to arrange for several high-end dancers, all beautiful women, to perform tonight. Additionally, I had invited some popular singers to provide live entertainment for Tianchi's singles event over the past few days. The quality of this event was truly exceptional!
At night, I stood on the balcony overlooking the dance area below. The scene was vibrant and extravagant, filled with lights and music. In the center of a stunning dance floor was a bathtub where dancers performed.
Yes! They were dancing in a bathtub! It was utterly enticing! What made it even more interesting was that the bathtub was not filled with water but rather with a full tub of red wine! Wu Xue's skin glistened as she soaked in the blood-red liquid, eliciting waves of cheers from the crowd.
Then came an even more intriguing moment: after the dance concluded, they began auctioning off the tub of red wine! Only one bottle would be taken out for auction at a time, and the prices were astronomical!
The beautiful women soaked in red wine attracted a crowd that was half male and half female. Many gold diggers had successfully caught their Kai Zi, while numerous Kai Zi found companions to alleviate their loneliness. These relationships were mutually beneficial and filled with joy, but there was one thing that could quickly elevate their excitement!
That was showing off!
And I would indulge their desire to show off! This auction provided them with the perfect opportunity to flaunt their wealth!
One hundred thousand!
A bottle of red wine that had been bathed by a beautiful woman started at an astonishing price of one hundred thousand. I watched from above as these young people, around my age, displayed their bidding prowess, a smile involuntarily creeping onto my lips.
Do you think they are foolish? Not at all; they are simply pursuing their happiness at a cost they deem acceptable.
Am I clever? Not really; I just understood their psychology. People can be simple at times and complex at others. As long as you know what they want and what they need—and if you have the ability to fulfill those needs—then you naturally have a market!
Dong Ge, impressive! I never thought my wine could sell for a hundred dollars a bottle and be so popular!
Wan Fei beside me said happily. I smiled wryly; it still felt like a deception. Although I didn’t like it, everything I did now was aimed at eliminating that façade in the future!
Just watch; I'm off work now.
I informed Wan Fei before heading home. It takes time to recover from injuries; Little Knife hadn’t returned to work yet. Since things were so busy during this event, I let Wan Fei temporarily take on this supervisory role.
When I got home, Linna asked how things went today. I made a rough estimate.
Today’s revenue should be around ten million.
I said that typically Tianchi’s daily sales would reach several hundred thousand. With full occupancy today and drink prices significantly higher than usual, those Kai Zi were spending lavishly to show off. Ten million was definitely within reach.
Linna’s face lit up with joy upon hearing this; such results were already dazzling enough!
Sure, your little trick is quite effective! If it can last for seven consecutive days, those people in the Tian Ye Gang would have no choice but to notice you!
Linna said happily. I smiled, but maintaining this method for seven days seemed a bit forced. After all, no matter how many Kai Zi there are, they are still limited. The capacity of Tianchi is not small; seven days is enough to bring out all the Kai Zi in the Southern District and deal with them.
However, even if the remaining days do not yield such results, having a flow of four million is enough to attract attention from above. Once I have their attention, the effect I desire will come!
Without further ado, the night passed without incident.
The next day at work, Xiong Li came again to congratulate me! He was very happy and praised me repeatedly. How could he not be happy? His business capabilities were nowhere near mine. In terms of equal strength, he could not achieve what others could. Now that he had someone like me under him who could create benefits, he was overjoyed.
Moreover, Xiong Li mentioned that after this event concludes, he is considering letting me manage all the nightclubs under his command. This position would mean I would be the superior of all the nightclub general managers under Xiong Li.
The authority of this position is indeed significant. If it were during Lin Tianfeng's time when he was aggressively reducing the power of the underworld, even if I had great capabilities, Xiong Li would never grant me such power; it would almost undermine his authority.
But now things are different. With Lin Tianfeng dead and Tian Ye Gang showing signs of redeveloping its underworld influence, he handed over the business dealings—something he was not good at—to me while still controlling the expanding underworld forces. He could keep me firmly in check, eliminating any possibility of me undermining him.
Naturally, I nodded in agreement and expressed my willingness. However, I was not really interested in this position; what I truly desired was his position as the hall master! Only by becoming the hall master could I truly enter Tian Ye Gang's underworld and develop step by step to gather evidence against their criminal activities!
Otherwise, running a legitimate business would not provide me with useful evidence to take action against them. It would be impossible to rely on such trivial matters to help Linna reclaim her rightful place in Tian Ye Gang!
Also, you did well with this task. Right now, our Southern District lacks talents like you. In a couple of days, my boss might want to meet you. When that happens, be smart and help me shine a bit more, alright?
Xiong Li told me this before leaving. I understood his implication: as his subordinate, any credit in front of the boss should be attributed to him.
I smiled and sent Xiong Li off. Now that this matter has attracted the attention of the Southern District's boss, I don't believe Cao Hui won't think about it. It’s also time to give him some reassurance.
Then I called Liu Sen over. Liu Sen had been gathering information for me these past few days—about Cao Hui and Lu Qiang. A couple of days ago, when I sensed that Cao Hui might be wary of me, I also had him gather some information on Xiong Li.
Xiong Li has countless women; among them is his favorite. I had Liu Sen collect information on Zhang Mei, who is currently living a life as a full-time mistress.
Why did I choose her? Because while Xiong Li has many mistresses, Zhang Mei stands out as quite unique. She has a flirtatious personality and often sneaks around behind Xiong Li’s back with other men—a fact known by many but no one dares to tell Xiong Li; who wants to invite trouble?
Today, I plan to play the role of one of those men and have an accidental encounter with Zhang Mei before being caught by Lu Qiang! This way, Cao Hui would essentially have leverage over me and could confidently coerce me into betraying Xiong Li! Then he could safely use me to eliminate Xiong Li!
But this excuse can only be used temporarily; once Xiong Li falls from power, it will lose its effectiveness. After that, I'll need to provide Cao Hui with another piece of leverage so that he thinks he has control over me while I find a way to get him to help me secure the position of hall master!
Without further ado, after finding Liu Sen, I learned that Zhang Mei goes to Shangling Yoga Studio every day for yoga. Meeting beautiful women requires some strategy; my plan is simple: have Liu Sen steal Zhang Mei's wallet!
After deciding on this strategy, Liu Sen and I went to wait outside Shangling Yoga Studio. It was one-thirty in the afternoon; according to Liu Sen's investigation, Zhang Mei usually arrives around two for her yoga class.
After about ten minutes, a red Audi pulled up in front of Shangling Yoga Studio. A stylishly dressed beautiful woman got out—long legs, curvy figure—she certainly met the appearance requirements for a mistress.
Go!
I said to Liu Sen. Without saying a word, he put on a mask and approached Zhang Mei directly. Liu Sen has a background as a scout; while his skills as a thief may not be top-notch, that's not important—if stealing fails, we can resort to snatching it instead; either way works since no ordinary person could catch him anyway.
Liu Sen bumped into Zhang Mei while simultaneously reaching into her bag. He successfully stole her wallet without drawing her attention.
"Are you blind?" Zhang Mei exclaimed, annoyed, as she turned to Liu Sen. He quickly apologized and returned to my side.
"Dong Ge, it's done," Liu Sen said, handing me a pink Chanel wallet. I nodded and replied, "You can leave now."
"Okay." The honest Liu Sen nodded and turned to walk away. I took the wallet and entered the Shangling Yoga Studio.
The Shangling Yoga Studio was quite upscale, beautifully decorated, and filled with women in yoga attire moving about. However, I had little interest in looking at them. Perhaps it was true what they said about love being blind; no matter how beautiful they were, my eyes were only for Linna. It felt like after tasting sweet candy and ice cream, nothing else seemed sweet anymore. Simply put, my appetite had been spoiled by Linna's beauty.
"Are you Zhang Mei?" I asked as I searched for her. At that moment, she had changed into a yoga outfit, and her curvy figure looked quite good. Of course, this judgment was clouded by my admiration for Linna.
"Huh? It's me. Who are you?" Zhang Mei turned around, surprised to see me. I smiled and pulled out her wallet, saying, "I just passed by and found this wallet at the entrance. I figured it belonged to someone here, so I came in to return it. Sorry for the intrusion; I took a peek at your ID."
With a slight smile and narrowed eyes, I spoke to Zhang Mei, confident in my charm. However, to my dismay, she barely acknowledged my expression and swiftly snatched her wallet back!
"Oh no! How did I lose my wallet? Thank you so much!" Zhang Mei exclaimed gratefully as she finally noticed me. I continued to play it cool and smiled, saying, "You're welcome! Your ID photo is just as beautiful as you are—truly stunning!"
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