Time passed slowly, and in the blink of an eye, more than two months had passed.
During this time, Wang Yan sought out many renowned martial artists and learned various styles of martial arts. Many martial artists had come to Hong Kong during the war, and all of them had legitimate inheritances.
Wang Yan paid a high price to hire them to teach him. Whether they dared to do it or not was a question of whether they could deceive him. Wang Yan was also a Level 3 fighter, and his eyesight was impeccable. He had learned some real skills in Baji, Wing Chun, and Southern Fist and Northern Leg. These old men were firm believers. It's hard to say whether they were right or wrong, but they had truly ingrained the rules. Wang Yan wasn't their son or grandson, so he wouldn't be able to learn many of the true teachings.
The rest of the time, Wang Yan read some books on Chinese studies to improve his ideological level and solve his own problems.
On this day, Wang Yan was practicing martial arts in a martial arts gym he opened when the head of Longteng Technology rushed in.
As soon as he saw him, Wang Yan knew what was going on.
Sure enough, the visitor reported the results happily, and the VCD was finally completed.
Wang Yan didn't say any more nonsense, just waved his hand and gave out the money.
After giving the R&D personnel a large sum of money, Wang Yan issued new improvement tasks and proposed the R&D direction of DVD.
Afterwards, he flew directly to Shenzhen with the technical staff and asked them to debug the production line.
Wang Yan had opened numerous factories, not just in Shenzhen but also in many other cities, producing VCDs. His monthly output was terrifying. He had no intention of giving others a chance to enter the market; monopoly was the key to profitability.
Wang Yan took some samples and sent them to his good brothers around the world, hoping to help them get rich together. If Wang Yan relied on himself alone, how long would it take him to sell his products all over the world?
Factories in China began to work overtime to produce and stock up, and commercials were also filmed and promoted in full swing.
When the brothers saw the finished product, they were all very excited. They were not stupid and knew that this was a groundbreaking product. This thing was much easier than the money they made from selling goods with great effort, and the profit they made from selling goods was no less than theirs.
After some negotiation, the wholesale price was set at two thousand dollars, while the factory price was less than five hundred in red currency. This was the benefit of a monopoly. If anyone wanted to pirate it, it would probably take at least six months. And within six months, Wang Yan would probably have sold it to almost everyone in the world.
The big brothers also made efforts and advertised all over the world. The products became popular all over the world before they were even launched.
Wang Yan set up a separate import and export company for domestic use, using US dollars for settlement, with a price of 1,000 per unit. This was also to help the country earn more foreign exchange, and besides, he had no use for so many US dollars.
Wang Yan sold the items himself back home. While there were many wealthy people in that era, the poor were still the majority. The average income in China during that period was only around 200-300 RMB, and Wang Yan set the price at 10,000 RMB, so it was impossible for him to sell too many.
A month passed, and the first batch of millions of VCDs were snapped up by the big brothers. And just as expected, these VCDs sold out within a day of their release. Wang Yan pocketed billions of US dollars.
Wang Yan, who holds a large amount of funds, certainly cannot let the money lie in the bank.
Wang Yan bought several plots of land in the New Territories and hired a domestic engineering team to build real estate, as well as supporting commercial and school buildings. All materials were shipped here from China.
He planned to sell these buildings to his younger brothers at a 30% discount to the market price. Most gangsters came from families with limited incomes, with several families crammed into one small room. Now that his younger brothers' families were all in Longteng, it was only right for Wang Yan to take care of them. It would also increase Longteng's overall cohesion and encourage his younger brothers to die for him.
When the news spread that Longteng had bought land for a building and sold it to his subordinates at a 30% discount, the subordinates were all excited and clamoring to take over Dongxing. Wang Yan was happy to see this happen. Now he had a lot of money and didn't know where to spend it. Money can attract people, so he immediately recruited people, continuously expanding bit by bit and eroding the surrounding forces.
Just take steady steps, occupy a piece of land, and then put Longteng's rules in place and operate according to Tuen Mun. Wang Yan doesn't have to worry about these, Li Yun can arrange them well.
He also had Longteng Technology establish a mobile phone R&D team, recruiting people from Motorola and Nokia. Wang Yan had so much money he had no idea where to spend it. He was going to throw everything he couldn't do in the world of Medicine God.
Various high-tech factories were established one after another in the country, and various short machines were moved to the country with their good brothers.
Moreover, Wang Yan also set up a charity company in China, using his own people to avoid corruption. Wang Yan was not afraid of corruption, but he was afraid of trouble.
Wang Yan invested heavily, constantly introduced key technologies, and continued to do charity. Although Wang Yan's billions of dollars were nothing compared to the national level, Wang Yan did do something practical after all.
Domestic leaders also saw Wang Yan's determination and were very satisfied with his performance, so Wang Yan had a green light all the way in the country.
This lasted almost half a year, and it was already April 1993.
Wang Yan's VCDs are no longer selling well, mainly because the big brothers are too stubborn and there are too many channels. Those who can afford it have already bought it, and those who can't afford it are waiting to save money or wait for the price to drop.
Moreover, Wang Yan had also heard some rumors about imitations, and it was estimated that it would be on the market soon.
During this period, Longteng's development was crazy, with tens of thousands of subordinates. A large organization is difficult to manage, not to mention that Wang Yan has been commanding remotely from home, so it is inevitable that there will be things he can't take care of.
In the early days, things were fine. Following Wang Yan's intentions, he gradually encroached on the surrounding territory. Later, as his followers grew in number and his subordinates all wanted to show off and rise to power, he stopped caring about anything else. He directly went to war with a series of gangs, including the East Star, and even relegated the East Star to second-rate status. His power essentially dominated the entire New Territories, and at least 100,000 people on Hong Kong Island depended on Wang Yan for their livelihood.
Longteng's relentless expansion has arguably offended every Hong Kong society. These societies have now formed an alliance, fiercely guarding against Longteng, determined not to allow it to dominate. Their combined power is formidable, even Wang Yan is powerless, making it difficult for Longteng to expand.
To be honest, Wang Yan hadn't returned to Hong Kong since he learned about the alliance. He had been staying in China the entire time, fearing he would be killed if he returned.
It was almost time before Wang Yan set off to return to Hong Kong Island.
After returning to Hong Kong and carefully sorting out the situation, Wang Yan had a clear idea.
The development in the past six months has been too fast, and Longteng can no longer cope with it and cannot control such a large territory.
The first priority is to develop quietly, thoroughly understand the areas already occupied, and establish Longteng's rules in everyone's mind. Only then can we continue to expand. As the territory becomes larger and more people come, it will be difficult to manage. This process will undoubtedly continue for some time.
Wang Yan also needed some time to calm down, as his abilities could no longer keep up with Longteng's development. Controlling so many people and such a large territory, Wang Yan clearly felt a bit of a strain.
To develop peacefully, they also needed the consent of other societies. There was no other way. Their combined might was too strong for Wang Yan to provoke. He could only stabilize them first and then proceed slowly. Wang Yan had already given up a portion of his profits, namely the VCD sales rights he held, to them in several countries. This was enough to sustain them for a while, and since each society wanted the lion's share, the fight was bound to be bloody.
His good brothers were all well fed and well-drinking, and they all knew the situation Wang Yan was facing. Wang Yan helped them make money, so they all appreciated it. They were all in the same boat, so they couldn't be too ignorant.
Therefore, Wang Yan agreed immediately and gave up some countries and regions with poor markets.
Even though Longteng VCDs are not selling well now, they are still exclusive and there will be people who buy them after all.
No matter how awesome Wang Yan is, he can't possibly sell them all. He's been frantically expanding production capacity for the past six months, and at best, he can only sell tens of millions of units.
So there are still many markets. After all, he has no trouble selling good products, and what Wang Yan gave them was a big bone with meat.
No matter how the united communities finally distribute the profits, some will definitely get more and some will get less. As long as the distribution is uneven, it will be the root of trouble.
Wang Yan successfully distracted their attention by releasing the sales rights, and they no longer shared the same hatred for the enemy, which intensified their internal struggle.
The external situation is stable, there is no more struggle, so what are we waiting for if not steady development?
Longteng hadn't occupied many territories long before they were already expanding, leaving many places in a state of chaos. To achieve long-term stability, they had to resort to crude methods. Wang Yan issued an order, sweeping through each street one by one, and similar offices were also opened one by one.
The New Territories area is getting better and better at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Apart from taking time out every day to manage the company, Wang Yan spends the rest of his time reading and studying in his newly purchased big villa.
He now mostly read books on Chinese studies and philosophy to improve his own cultivation. These were quite obscure, and Wang Yan's level was insufficient. Therefore, Wang Yan spent a large sum of money to hire professors and scholars in this field from Hong Kong Island University to come and teach him.
Although this thing is magical, it is indeed effective and the progress is encouraging. Wang Yan can clearly feel that he is recovering bit by bit and gradually returning to normal.
Wang Yan held it in until early 1994, when he was able to temporarily resolve his own problems.
Chinese studies and philosophy, representing Eastern and Western thought, are inherently profound and difficult to understand. Wang Yan had studied for over half a year, but his level was only just beginning, at Level 1.
Wang Yan had actually considered using Spirit Points to solve the problem after returning to the real world. However, as his understanding of Chinese studies deepened, he realized that these problems couldn't be solved simply by increasing Spirit Points. Increasing Spirit Points increases the quantity of Spirit Points, while continuous learning and improvement improves the quality of Spirit Points. These are two different directions.
Wang Yan didn't know if spirit, such a mysterious thing, would ever see a moment of qualitative change. If so, who knew how many attribute points would be needed, and in what lifetime would that transformation occur? All he could do was constantly improve himself and refine his spirit.
I haven't just been studying for such a long time. If such a big company doesn't care, it's not a good business anymore.
As Wang Yan has been involved in a series of affairs such as company management and decision-making for a long time, his abilities have also improved rapidly, and his management skills have reached the professional level of LV3.
His sales skills also reached the LV3 professional level. Wang Yan was certain that this was all about sales. The experience gained from negotiating big deals was different from that gained from ordinary sales.
Longteng's development is amazing, and now it has a firm control over the entire New Territory.
After Long Teng cleared the entire New Territories, the local gangsters, petty thieves, drug dealers, and some other terrorists and other criminals, after losing their living ground in the New Territories, all fled to Kowloon and Hong Kong Island.
With the influx of these people, crime rates in both areas skyrocketed. Fights, riots, robberies, thefts, and drug sales were rampant. The police were kept busy and overwhelmed.
Compared with the police in the other two places, the police working in the New Territories are in a completely different situation.
The New Territory, managed by Long Teng, is drug-free and offers a bounty for reporting crimes. While they don't care about loan sharking, gambling, and the like, they can't go too far. Otherwise, if a victim comes to Long Teng, they'll investigate and eliminate them without a word, even the ringleaders will be sunk. Long Teng is no pushover; everything comes with a price. Those with inherent problems, those who make false reports, or those who seek trouble will be taught the ropes of the underworld firsthand.
Rules are important, and Long Teng sets the bottom line.
As long as they don't go too far, Long Teng doesn't have the time to care about other people's troubles.
If there were any major cases, the police wouldn't even need to be involved; Long Teng would just break his legs and send him to the police station. The police's daily routine consisted of gathering together to brag and poke fun at dogs and cats. As for the Serious Crimes Squad, if it weren't for the occasional murder or high-IQ crime, it would have been disbanded.
Being a police officer in the New Territories, besides the low pay and near-zero prospects for promotion, can be summed up in two words: comfortable. Compare that to Kowloon and Hong Kong Island, where the daily grind is intense. Needless to say, it's a struggle.
As his staff grew, Wang Yan was forced to expand into labor-intensive industries like the service and manufacturing sectors. There was no other way. Previously, the families of his subordinates were placed in logistics companies, garment factories, shoe factories, and other industries. Today, things are different. Longteng Security has 20,000 to 30,000 subordinates, and the number of their families must be at least tripled or quadrupled, meaning 80,000 to 90,000 people.
All of these do not include the upstream and downstream industries. If we count all of them, it would be a huge amount.
The Hong Kong market is so small, how many more people can be employed by logistics companies, clothing factories, etc.? Therefore, Wang Yan can only continue to expand various industries that require a lot of people to accommodate his younger brother's family.
Wang Yan had no idea how many companies he had opened; he'd done everything. As management became increasingly difficult, he established a think tank and hired a variety of elite talent to manage and oversee Longteng's various businesses.
How could an organization as large as Longteng be without talented people? Wang Yan had promoted quite a few people during this period. Li Yun was still nominally the top leader, but Wang Yan had also promoted a few people to check and balance each other. After all, with such a large force, it would be foolish to leave everything to one person.
In fact, Wang Yan didn't have to do this. Longteng was built step by step by Wang Yan. My younger brother and his family only remember Wang Yan. Longteng can be said to be built on Wang Yan. Without Wang Yan, Longteng would fall apart in an instant. This is a question of personal prestige.
The reason for doing this was entirely because Wang Yan wanted to hone his skills, practice his ability to control his subordinates, and study the art of balance. This was also known as the Imperial Mindset, a skill essential for those in power.
When Long Teng first occupied the New Territories, he was met with a coordinated attack from a bunch of old bastards, with Jiang Tiansheng of Hongxing being the most vocal. Wang Yan wasn't a saint, he didn't have such a broad mind. Not to mention that these bastards blocked his path, and none of them were good. Any one of them would be enough to make him scream for half an hour.
Wang Yan had been holding back for so long, and he had thoroughly mastered the New Territory. He had also trained his subordinates and various talents, and he had never been short of the money he needed for war. Now, everything was ready; it was time for revenge.
A notice was immediately issued, requiring all Longteng Security personnel above level ten to hold a meeting at Longteng’s newly acquired headquarters building.