Brother Bao's Half Immortal Book Travels the World

The protagonist, Li Baolong, was born in the 1970s in China. From a young age, he lived with his parents in a small town on the edge of the Xinjiang desert. When he was fifteen, his parents died in...

Chapter 101 New Company Opening

These past two days, Li Baolong has been focusing all his attention on helping Liu Na negotiate the equity acquisition. There's actually been progress; Liu Na's husband's first wife has relented, sticking to the price of eight million. The husband is seriously ill and unable to go to HSBC headquarters, so he has to entrust a lawyer to handle it. Headquarters will send someone to come and sign the documents, and Liu Na is in charge of handling all the procedures.

Just then, Wu Fangfang called, "Mr. Li, everything's settled at the company. It's been painted spotless, and the office furniture has been ordered. We still need to furnish the large apartment on the sixth floor with some household items." Upon hearing this, Li Baolong readily agreed, "Okay, I'll transfer five million Hong Kong dollars to the company's finance department for future expenses."

A short while later, Wu Lili drove to the hotel to pick up Li Baolong to take him to the new company. As soon as Li Baolong arrived, his eyes lit up. Everything was freshly painted, and the office furniture was neatly arranged. He immediately started thinking: "We need to hire a few employees. The girls need to be young and pretty; the men need to be educated and have experience in financial business. Offer generous salaries, and we won't have trouble finding staff. We should also place more advertisements in the newspapers." After making these arrangements, Li Baolong went straight to the sixth floor to see what his new place looked like.

Li Baolong went up to the sixth floor. Upon reaching the top, he saw pristine white walls and a spacious, bright living room. He immediately told Wu Lili to order a batch of new furniture. He demanded that each bedroom have a large bed and that all household items be purchased. They planned to move in two days later.

Wu Fangfang said softly to Li Baolong, "Mr. Li, Sister Lanhua will be attending the company's opening tomorrow. Chen Hao, the general manager of Standard Chartered Bank, and Zheng Zhi, a director, will also be there." Li Baolong nodded slightly in response, "They are now our partners, so it's certainly welcome to have them. I have to go back to the mainland in a few days, so I'll leave things here to Lili. She'll handle things like recruiting staff and managing the company's daily operations."

The next morning, Li Baolong got up early and ate something at a random place near the hotel. A little while later, Wu Lili drove over to pick him up to go to the company. After all, today was the company's grand opening day, and Li Baolong was, after all, practically a boss.

The three sat in the lobby on the first floor, drinking tea and waiting. Wu Lili said to Li Baolong, "The company has only hired two cleaning ladies right now, to be responsible for cleaning. The job posting has already been sent out, and people should be coming to apply in the next couple of days." Li Baolong nodded in agreement.

Around noon, Sister Lan and her group arrived at the new Hong Kong company registered by Wu Fangfang and Li Baolong. The company had an ordinary name, Lulutong Asset Investment Management Co., Ltd., and it was still owned by Liu Ganqi. However, Li Baolong didn't care about such things at all. To him, it was just a tool to make money, and it didn't matter who owned the company or what it was called.

Lan Hua Jie, Wang Yan, and Liu Ganqi's housekeeper and assistant, Lao Feng, arrived together. Li Baolong and Wu Fangfang hurriedly and warmly welcomed them. Shortly after, Zheng Zhi and Chen Hao also entered. Lan Hua Jie and Zheng Zhi were old acquaintances, and their greeting was incredibly warm. Zheng Zhi then introduced General Manager Chen Hao to everyone.

Li Baolong invited everyone to the hotel, saying they could eat and chat. During the meal, Zheng Zhi said to Sister Lanhua, "Lanhua, I own a real estate company in mainland China, I own half the shares. Are you interested? I can sell it to you at a discount. It's Guanglong Real Estate in Xiamen. It's not a large company now, but last year they took on several projects and made 20 million RMB." Sister Lanhua smiled and said, "Brother Zheng, why would you sell such a profitable business?" Zheng Zhi replied, "I'm planning to retire at the end of the year and leave Hong Kong to live in Australia with my family." Sister Lanhua nodded. Zheng Zhi continued, "We're all family, we've known each other for years. If you're willing to buy, I'll transfer the 20 million RMB to you." Sister Lanhua said, "The price isn't expensive, but I still need to discuss it with my brother to see if he's willing to do real estate projects in Xiamen." Zheng Zhi said, hoping to get news from me in the next few days.

After dinner, Li Baolong told Lili, "You drive Lan Hua, Wang Yan, and Wu Fangfang, all of you women, to Hong Kong for some fun." He himself went to the HSBC headquarters to help Liu Na with the share transfer. The eldest wife of the "Cuo Ye" (a nickname for a wealthy man) and Liu Na had been waiting in the general manager's office for quite some time.

When Li Baolong arrived, he quietly entered the office, greeted her as "Sister Na," and said nothing more. He then began transferring the money, handling the matter efficiently. After the payment was completed, Liu Na, the eldest son's wife, and the lawyer all left. Li Baolong, meanwhile, quietly returned to the company alone.

Li Baolong walked into the company and saw Liu Gan's housekeeper, Lao Feng, sitting in the lobby drinking tea. He went up to greet him. The two hadn't met much before, so they chatted casually for a few minutes, and then each picked up a newspaper to read.

Li Baolong, however, began to have doubts. This Steward Feng, judging from his appearance, exuded a sinister and cunning air, and seemed to carry a murderous aura; he was definitely not someone to be trifled with. Since he had nothing else to do at the moment, he might as well find out what kind of background this steward had.

So Li Baolong secretly activated mind control. Upon closer inspection, he discovered that Butler Feng's brain was crimson, unlike anyone he had ever seen before. Intrigued, he used his mind to control the crimson brain, attempting to communicate with it. This communication terrified him. It turned out that Butler Feng was a ruthless criminal, a wanted fugitive over a decade ago with dozens of lives on his hands. Now working for Liu Gan, he was responsible for eliminating disobedient business partners—truly a notorious villain.

Old Feng is over forty, but he still has feelings for Sister Lan. Unfortunately, Sister Lan doesn't reciprocate his feelings at all. He does have his own "little life," supporting several women at nightclubs to make money for him. He's incredibly good at pretending, looking like an honest man.

After uncovering these secrets, Li Baolong picked up his teacup and took a sip. A moment later, he saw Butler Feng pause for a moment, then act as if nothing had happened and continued reading his newspaper.

That evening, Li Baolong hosted a dinner for Sister Lan and the others at a seafood restaurant. As everyone sat down, Li Baolong, beaming, said loudly, "Now we're all family in the company. The establishment of the new Hong Kong company is a joyous occasion, worthy of celebration. May our investments in Hong Kong be a resounding success!" He then raised his glass, and everyone responded enthusiastically, their laughter echoing throughout the restaurant.