Hao Ge's eyes were also fixed on Li Ling.
Li Ling knew that Brother Ma was testing him. Although it seemed that he had no ill intentions towards them, Brother Ma was still worried that he had other motives.
Li Ling said sincerely, "In today's profit-driven society, there are not many people who value loyalty anymore. If I just randomly choose a gang to join, I might be betrayed by the very brother I'm loyal to and die a horrible death."
The two elder brothers are truly loyal and righteous men, and everyone who knows them praises them. That's why I wanted to follow them.
After all, in this life, only by choosing the right people can one have a good ending!
"Slap slap~"
Hao clapped his hands, "Well said. The thing I'm most grateful for in my life is having a good brother like Xiao Ma."
As he spoke, Brother Hao looked at Brother Ma with sincere eyes.
Little Ma tightened his grip on Li Ling's shoulder and said, "You're really good with words, kid. But you're also very good at it. It seems you're a generous person."
"How about this, Ah Ling," Hao Ge said, "starting tomorrow, you'll come with me and Xiao Ma and drive for us first. After you get to know the people in the company, you can then get involved in the company's business. What do you think of this arrangement?"
The drivers and secretaries of leaders are usually their confidants. Hao Ge is showing his attitude of cultivating Li Ling as a confidant.
Li Ling knew it was time to leave. He had achieved his goal, so he didn't hesitate and said, "Okay, I'll come to the company at nine o'clock tomorrow morning. I won't disturb you two any longer."
With a bow, Li Ling turned and left without hesitation.
After leaving the building, Li Ling glanced at the location of Hao Ge's company. Now was the time for the two big brothers to investigate him.
Inside the office.
Little Ma still had a match in his mouth, but his previous nonchalant attitude had vanished, replaced by a much more serious expression. He asked Brother Hao, "Brother Hao, do you think this Li Ling can be trusted?"
Hao tapped his fingers on the table and pondered, "We can't see any problems yet. With such good skills, if he were from another company, he wouldn't be completely unknown in the martial arts world."
He said he only arrived in Hong Kong two days ago, so let's investigate first. If there are no problems, we'll have another capable lieutenant under our command.
"Okay, I'll investigate personally."
Brother Ma spat out the match; he felt he had to personally verify the identity of such a capable person, as he didn't trust anyone else to do it.
Then he looked at the pile of pistol parts on the ground and laughed, "Damn it, my gun of kindness!"
What? You're saying that Brother Ma's gun has claimed countless lives, yet it's still called the 'gun of kindness'?
Damn! Sending those bastards to hell to end their sinful lives, isn't that kind?! Tsk!!
Chapter 90 The First Pot of Gold (Fourth Update)
Li Ling randomly picked a restaurant and ordered two dishes. Since it was not yet eleven o'clock, there were not many customers in the restaurant, only a fat owner and a TV playing a TV series.
The TV is a Sony Trinitron, a 20-inch color TV, without a remote control, with a knob for tuning.
Hong Kong Island has only two television stations, TVB and ATV, but they have four channels.
TVB has two channels, Jade and Pearl, one in Chinese and one in English, broadcasting different programs. The Jade channel has a high viewership rating of 30 or 40 points, mainly because there are many Chinese people on Hong Kong Island. Those who watch the English channel are mostly middle-class or foreigners.
These two channels can now be received in the Pearl River Delta region of mainland China. At that time, the authorities were strict and did not allow viewing. However, where there is a will, there is a way. As long as people in Guangdong Province have televisions, every household will definitely use a cable TV to watch them.
ATV's two channels are also one Chinese and one English, with straightforward names: Chinese Channel and English Channel.
In July of last year, Chiu Te-ken, the big boss of Far Eastern Group, spent HK$100 million to acquire half of the shares of RTV (Rediffusion Television), which was renamed 'Asia Television' in September.
Two years later, Yau Tai-heng will change the channel names to Golden Channel and Diamond Channel. After the tycoon Lam Pak-yan acquires ATV in 1988, he will continue to change them to Hong Kong Island Channel and International Channel, which have been used by Parallel Universe.
Barbara Yung's "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" aired on TVB Jade Channel at 7 pm.
It's midday now, and the TV is tuned to ATV, showing "Huo Yuanjia".
Li Ling wasn't interested in watching this old TV series while eating. It was pointless, the fight scenes were just a couple of moves before people died, it was so fake and it was distracting. The picture quality was also terrible.
Li Ling is now thinking about how to make quick money. Although working for Brother Hao and Brother Ma will ensure he's never short of money, that won't solve his immediate problem. He still owes money to Ah Weng and Huang Rihua. They helped him out of kindness, and he needs to find a way to pay them back as soon as possible.
At this moment, Huo Yuanjia finished playing, and yesterday's horse racing program was replayed. When Li Ling saw this program, his eyes lit up.
Before entering this world, Li Ling had specifically researched the Hong Kong Jockey Club. Because of his photographic memory, he had memorized the graphs of the Hong Kong horse racing results from previous years.
"Haha, my first pot of gold is secured!" Li Ling slammed his chopsticks on the table, overjoyed.
Li Ling's sudden movement startled the fat boss who was watching TV, who thought the scoundrel had gone mad.
Li Ling didn't have time to pay attention to the fat boss's look at him like he was mentally ill. He was very excited. For him, who had a cheat code, Hong Kong and Marseille were simply his private bank!
This is not bragging.
In 1983, the total population of Hong Kong Island was 5.34 million, and the number of horse racing fans exceeded one million.
One-fifth of the population is basically betting on horses!
In Hong Kong Island, almost all adults have experience betting on horses, regardless of gender.
Since the Hong Kong Jockey Club was founded in 1884, after a full century of development, horse racing has become a cultural symbol of Hong Kong. Hong Kong movies, gossip, the Miss Hong Kong pageant, and popular Cantonese opera are all unique cultural symbols of Hong Kong Island, but only horse racing is truly integrated into the genes and blood of Hong Kong people.
"With horses, there is life; without horses, there is death"—this is not a joke, but the common sentiment of all longtime Hong Kong residents.
Life is more fun when there's horse racing.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club has given all Hong Kong people the hope of getting rich overnight. As the only legal gambling venue on Hong Kong Island, it has been the champion of tax payment on Hong Kong Island for many years, outperforming all listed groups.