Chapter 18: Crossing the River by Feeling for the 'Book'
“Ni Zhen?”
In the Da Fu Hao Sauna office, Wu Feng’s expression was calm, but his tone was unfriendly.
“Feng Ge, this kid was the one who called the police to cause trouble!”
Hua She’s face was full of anger, and he said unhappily, “Should we send someone to warn him?”
He felt a pang of pain in his heart; he had spent a lot of Hong Kong dollars to find this kid, and those guys at Mong Kok Police Station charged a lot.
This time, he had almost spent a month's income, so how could he not be angry?
“Did you find out this guy’s background?”
Wu Feng said irritably, “He had the guts to call the police afterwards, so he must have some background!”
“Hmph, his old man is Ni Kuang, famous for writing novels!”
Hua She said disdainfully, “He just has some fame, but he doesn’t have much power himself!”
“Don’t get involved in this matter!”
Wu Feng frowned and directly interrupted Hua She, saying irritably, “I will handle the subsequent matters myself!”
“Alright, Feng Ge, whatever you say goes!”
Hua She said indifferently, “Isn’t he just one of the so-called Four Great Talents of Hong Kong? What’s so great about that!”
What a fool!
Ni Kuang is not easy to deal with!
He is a public figure himself, and if he were beaten by a gang member, it would likely become social news.
By then, the police would have no choice but to intervene.
The key is that this guy had already sided with the British Hong Kong Government and was considered one of the benchmarks they set up.
Wu Feng had only recently arrived from the Mainland, so it was easy to arouse suspicion.
Of course, there was no need to directly conflict with this guy right now.
But if the younger one is beaten, the older one will definitely step forward!
As long as it doesn't involve life safety, the Ni surname's own influence is limited.
The key is that he has an excellent relationship with the founder of Ming Pao, and that is the biggest variable!
He definitely needed to deal with the person, but Wu Feng was short on time right now.
But that kid was like a mad dog, relying on his old man's reputation, constantly urging Mong Kok Police Station to take action, which was the real trouble.
If the venues were searched every day when business was good, those nightclub bosses would not agree!
They are the financiers, and in fact, their relationship with Hung Yee is slightly stronger because Hung Yee is just a small gang with insufficient deterrent power.
If they angered the financiers, they could easily switch to another small gang for cooperation!
Beating someone is a last resort and would only make Wu Feng seem incompetent. If he was going to do it, he would do it thoroughly, making this kid infamous, at least for the next few years so he couldn't recover.
Fortunately, his previous efforts were not in vain.
He had police regulars at the sauna who gave him advice.
Although Wu Feng felt annoyed, he still donated fifty thousand dollars to Mong Kok Police Station, casually finding an excuse like police-civilian cooperation to appease the public.
When he left the Police Station, Supervisor Xu personally saw him off.
“The Police Station won’t conduct spot checks on your venues for at least half a month. If the matter passes, then it’s fine!”
“But if that person keeps holding on, the Police Station won’t risk public opinion, you understand!”
Wu Feng's anger surged, but his face remained calm as he expressed his gratitude.
Half a month's buffer time was enough for him to operate.
This was also why Wu Feng had no criminal record and usually kept a low profile, which was why Mong Kok Police Station accepted his donation. Supervisor Xu and a group of police officers were willing to entertain themselves at Da Fu Hao Sauna, partly for this reason, and Wu Feng also acted accordingly.
Unfortunately, his Brother did not have such thoughts, seeming to be immersed in the prestige brought by being a Sit Lord and unable to extricate himself.
He was even involved in an assault case not long ago.
Wu Feng was very dissatisfied. Damn it, he was already a Sit Lord, so fighting and killing should be left to his subordinates. Why was he still charging on the front lines like a hothead? Was that very impressive?
Although someone eventually took the fall and he escaped unscathed, his Brother also left a criminal record at the Police Station.
In the future, if the Police Station wanted to manipulate him, it would be effortless. Wasn't this just giving them a handle for free?
He could only say that he still didn't understand his Brother's true character, and how things would go in the future was something to be discussed later.
After leaving the Police Station, he began his counterattack.
He had his subordinates scout out the newspaper situation in the Mong Kok area.
The media industry is developed in Hong Kong, with nearly a hundred newspapers alone, meaning reporters are everywhere.
Not to mention the large and medium-sized newspapers, their minimum sales are in the tens of thousands.
What Wu Feng was targeting were the tabloids in the Mong Kok area!
The kind with only a few hundred sales, which could close down at any time.
He directly spent less than fifty thousand Hong Kong dollars to buy two tabloids with sales of only two to three hundred.
One was called Mong Kok News, and the other was simply called Night Colors!
The first thing to do was to increase the sales and influence of the two newspapers.
To deal with an idiot like Ni Zhen, using public opinion is the most effective way!
How to increase newspaper sales?
Many Hong Kong comprehensive novels and Hong Kong commercial novels he had read had tricks.
Many of the gang bosses used the method of skirting the edges!
Later, they even gained titles like ‘Salty Wet King,’ and each of them made their 'salty wet' newspapers sell like hotcakes. Wu Feng naturally had to study and imitate them well.
Coincidentally, it was the time when the Jianing case was on trial, which was one of the biggest hot topics in Hong Kong at the moment. Wouldn't it be a waste of his transmigration if he didn't capitalize on it?
Regarding the specific details of the Jianing case, movie fans who have seen the movie “golden finger,” which was based on it, are well aware.
Even if there were discrepancies with the real case, Wu Feng didn't care about that much and directly used the plot of “golden finger” as the eye-catching tool for Mong Kok News.
At the same time, he called the pimps in the gang and had them bring their most beautiful Misses for photos, which served as the second major eye-catching tool for Mong Kok News.
Don't doubt the aesthetics of the 21st century. They didn't even need to expose anything; just a reasonable combination of various styles of clothing could attract a large number of readers.
There was no need to print the photos in the newspaper; those Misses who were called for photos already loved the clothing combinations Wu Feng had created.
Their own looks were not low; in the 21st century, they would be considered high-quality natural beauties.
It was just that Wu Feng was unwilling to get involved in the gang's illicit activities, otherwise, it wouldn't be difficult for him to become a 'salty wet' mini-tycoon in a short time.
Of course, he also reminded them of what needed to be reminded: once the photos were published in the newspaper and gained a certain amount of popularity, the value of these Misses would no longer be as ordinary as before.
As for whether the gang pimps listened, that was their own business.
Soon, the new issue of Mong Kok News began to be distributed.
They printed five thousand copies in one go, all free of charge.
Although Wu Feng was crossing the river by feeling for the 'book,' he didn't start with 100,000 copies like some protagonists in novels!