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Chapter 504 Association
Liu Lingling's words sound nice, but she really doesn't respect us.
Not only her, but also the Xuanmen Association behind her.
We've been in Hong Kong Island for quite some time now, and before our conflict with Wu Peiwen, the Xuanmen Association had never contacted us. We know very well what that means.
On Hong Kong Island, all industries are controlled by various associations.
For example, there is a taxi association, a bus association, and a liquor association. All sorts of associations control industries large and small on Hong Kong Island.
Behind each association are at least three to five companies, and sometimes more than ten. The families behind these companies are the rentier class who prey on ordinary people in Hong Kong.
More than a decade later, a fire caused by bamboo scaffolding killed more than 40 people. At the time, many people on the mainland did not understand why Hong Kong, a place that prides itself on being a developed society, still used bamboo for scaffolding.
The reason is simple: there is a bamboo association behind the bamboo scaffolding.
If the scaffolding is replaced with steel, how will the bamboo association make money?
Furthermore, in order to save money, the contractor was unwilling to replace the scaffolding with steel.
Through the collusion of various forces, coupled with lobbying by the Bamboo Association to the Hong Kong government, scaffolding has continued to be made of bamboo, and it has even been touted as an intangible cultural heritage.
fart!
It's all about interests.
Therefore, whether you can be accepted in Hong Kong Island often depends on one thing: whether you can be recruited into the association of your industry.
Having been in Hong Kong for two years, before the Wu Peiwen incident, the Xuanmen Association had never paid any attention to us.
In other words, we have never been accepted.
This can also be seen from our work.
In all the time we've been in Hong Kong, apart from the Jin family hiring us as their feng shui consultant out of necessity, no other wealthy family has ever come to us to consult on feng shui or act as our advisor.
The only four wealthy families he had contact with were the gambling king Lui, but Lui got involved through Third Master's connections.
The other three families, the Yu family, the Medicine King family, are burdened with a century-old curse. No feng shui master in Hong Kong would take their business, so they had no choice but to come to us.
The Cai family of Yuyuan and the Yu family of Yaowang are in similar situations, both burdened by a curse.
There's also the Liang family, textile tycoons, whose internal strife over inheritance is so intense that no one is willing to get involved.
The key point is that all three of these cases are related to the Earthly affliction of the Five Killings Locking the Harbor, which is why no Feng Shui master has taken them on.
Aside from these few big names, our daily jobs are either selling medicine or treating Fatty Lin's health. Is this normal?
This isn't normal!
In the past two years, apart from those in the entertainment industry, the people we've had the most contact with are actually triad bosses. They come to us for acupuncture treatment for the hidden injuries they sustained during their early years of fighting and killing in the underworld.
In the eyes of the Xuanmen Association or some wealthy families in Hong Kong, we are no different from Lui, the gambling king, and are not worthy of being mentioned in public.
If it weren't for Long Nier's prowess and her several displays of power, especially when she treated Jiang Liangan and the process of refining the Gu was filmed and reported in the news, making some people hesitant, someone would have already taken action against us.
Even so, the Xuanmen Association still caused trouble twice later.
Once, Wu Peiwen threatened us because of the entertainment industry, and another time, Yang Xiaoyou, introduced by Chen Jiayi, came to ask us for help. We were almost harmed by the silk threads on the wig.
Therefore, even if Liu Lingling's words did not imply any sarcasm towards us, I was overthinking it. I still harbor deep vigilance towards her.
After exchanging pleasantries, Mo Feifei introduced us to the other guests.
This time, all the women introduced are from small, wealthy families on Hong Kong Island.
These people, to put it nicely, have a refined air and elegant manners, but in reality, they're just putting on airs and being pretentious.
Mo Feifei mainly introduced four people.
One of them is named Chen Wanqing. Her father is the CEO of a real estate company under Zhao Ye Real Estate, and his family has assets worth several hundred million.
Zhao Ye Real Estate is the property of the Zhao family, one of the four most powerful families in Hong Kong.
During the introduction, this woman said that strange things had been happening at her family's recently developed real estate project. Several workers had been possessed by evil spirits, and Liu Lingling said that it might be due to disturbing the earth's veins. She wanted us to take a look.
When she said this, the smile on Liu Lingling's face froze.
We agreed without hesitation.
It's obvious that this person said it on purpose, openly revealing their intention to sow discord.
We've already offended Liu Lingling because of Guo Meiqi, so one more person won't make a difference.
Besides, we don't have any connection with Liu Lingling, so there's no need for us to be concerned about her.
The second one is Li Meiyi, the young mistress of King Fook Watch Company.
King Fook Watches has a history of more than half a century on Hong Kong Island. It went public in the late 1980s and is considered a second-tier or higher brand among jewelry companies.
Like Chen Wanqing, she was also asked for a job. She said that her maid heard a child crying in the middle of the night and suspected that there was something unclean in the house. She wanted to ask us for a talisman to ward off evil spirits.
The third person is Zhou Jiayi, the daughter-in-law of the CEO of Taichang Shipping. She didn't give us any work, but instead asked us a question. She said that she went to Siam recently, and a friend gave her a dark amulet that was said to bring good fortune. She was afraid of something bad happening, so she didn't dare to accept it. She asked us to tell her about the taboos of dark amulets in Siam.
The fourth person is Su Manli, the daughter of Tao Heung Holdings. She recently married into the Xu family, a jeweler's family. She said her mother-in-law got her a Buddha amulet, saying that Liu Lingling said it was genuine and there was no problem with it. She wanted us to take a look at it again.
Well, this is another slap in the face for Liu Lingling.
These people are openly and secretly trying to sow discord between us and Liu Lingling.
We had heard about the backgrounds of these women, and Guo Meiqi had also introduced them in the car, so I knew their details very well.
These individuals are all from second-tier wealthy families in Hong Kong Island.
If we're talking about the lowest net worth, it would be the heiress of Tao Heung Holdings.
Tao Heung Group is a catering group. It was established relatively late, in 91, and went public even later, in 07, which was the year before last. After going public, its stock price was not very high.
Among these people, Chen Wanqing has the highest status, which is because her family has the backing of Zhao Ye Real Estate!
"Fatty, Thirteen, and Ni'er, these are all my good friends. Their families are either in real estate or shipping, or in the watch and food business. They are low-key and don't have any ulterior motives. I invited you here tonight for two reasons: first, to introduce you to a reliable expert, and second, to take this opportunity to discuss the topic of metaphysics and warding off evil spirits."
After the introductions, Mo Feifei smiled and explained the purpose of inviting us here.
"With Sister Lingling here, I didn't want to show off my limited knowledge, but if I didn't, wouldn't it be a waste of my trip? Ladies, tonight I'll answer everything I know. Ask me anything, and don't worry if I'm wrong, Sister Lingling will be here to fill in the gaps in my knowledge!"
Fatty Lin chuckled, seized the opportunity, and took the chance to tease Liu Lingling.
I have to say, this is the kind of occasion that only Fatty Lin can handle. Without him, Long Nier and I would really have a hard time dealing with it.