Nie Zhao has been researching the situation in Beijing recently.
He also roughly understood that the client he was meeting came from a very powerful family, and his father-in-law was quite formidable, having served as a bodyguard for his former superior since he was very young. He smiled and pointed at Chen Ke, saying, "I know that gentleman quite well."
The client turned around, smiled, and remembered, but was also surprised: "Oh, his surname should be Chen, but I don't quite remember his given name. I only heard my dad say that after looking around, he felt that he was the most reliable, so he sent him to Hong Kong. So, you really do care about the situation on the mainland?"
Nie Zhao said with a smile, "His name is Chen Ke, Ke as in conscientious and dedicated. I have met him. He is an excellent and principled policeman, and I admire him very much."
The customer nodded: "He's been very dedicated to his duties. It seems he's done a great job since he left. I thank you for your praise on his behalf."
When chatting with a stranger, just touch on the topic briefly, enough to make the other person remember the name Chen Ke.
Then, Nie Zhao chatted with the client about the calligraphy on the wall.
Looking at the banner, he said, "The calligraphy is vigorous and powerful, grand and majestic; it's a fine piece of calligraphy."
Upon seeing it, the customer smiled and said, "That was written by my father. Although he was born into a military family, he loves calligraphy. I never expected that you, Mr. Nie, who studied abroad from a young age, would also enjoy calligraphy. If you don't mind..."
Nie Zhao naturally replied, "It should be me who requests your father's calligraphy, but I am new here and unfamiliar with the mainland's calligraphy and painting market. I do not know your father's name, nor do I know the market price of his calligraphy."
In Hong Kong, calligraphy prices have always been very high, and Nie Rong and Liang Lisheng are both avid collectors.
When asking someone to write a calligraphy piece, you naturally have to discuss the price; you have to buy it.
However, the other party smiled and said, "My father has other jobs, and calligraphy is just a hobby. He usually likes to give people his calligraphy as gifts. I'm afraid you'll laugh at how shabby it is to give you a piece. By the way, what do you like? I'll have him write a poem for you, how about that?"
When presenting calligraphy as gifts, calligraphers typically present a four-foot or three-foot sheet of paper as a formal gift to distinguished guests, or a handscroll. If it is a poem, then it should be a four-foot sheet.
Among a person's black treasures, a complete four-foot sheet has the highest collection value.
The client wanted to present Nie Zhao with a four-foot-long scroll of poetry, but Nie Zhao said, "A hanging scroll will suffice."
He added, "I really like that line, and if possible, I'd like the same one."
Thanks to Chen Ke's taciturn nature, his clients naturally wouldn't know that the son of Hong Kong's richest man was named by his father, and Nie Zhao also didn't know that his son's name came from this very source.
However, the client noticed Nie Zhao's excessive fondness for the calligraphy and immediately took it apart, delivering it to the hotel that night.
Before he arrived, Nie Zhao was extremely wary. After finishing his work and returning to the hotel, he didn't even dare to leave his room.
Although the client arranged several attractions for him to visit, he refused them all, citing a stuffy nose. But strangely enough, because of his son's name, he suddenly felt a sense of security.
It's a rare occasion for him to come to the capital, and it's also a place his wife particularly likes.
He certainly had to buy his wife some gifts, but he was wondering what he should give her.
By the way, it's very difficult for him to get through to his wife on the phone once he leaves the house.
In the past few days, she has been determined to clean up the atmosphere of the Hong Kong police force and change their image.
I don't know how she's doing, but Boss Nie made several calls, well, no one answered.
Leaving aside Boss Nie's worries and frustrations, Chen Rou and Master Dong had finished their conversation and were preparing to leave.
But just before she was about to leave, Master Dong asked her, "Are you still going to the Hall of Loyalty and Righteousness?"
With Nie Zhao absent, Wade would often contact Chen Rou directly for many company matters, and she also had to go to the company, so she didn't plan to see Master Er today.
Seeing her shake her head, Mr. Dong said, "If you have time, you should go and see him. He's an old man without children, and he's already given away his assets. I'm afraid that once he's gone, the relationship will cool down. You know, once the young people get the things, they won't be able to repay his kindness."
The reason why gangsters are willing to loyally follow their bosses is, of course, because they have something to gain: the businesses under their control.
Kowloon is a mixed bag of places, with casinos, nightclubs, variety shows, and even circuses all occupying their own territories and collecting protection money.
As big shots, Master Er and Master Dong control all the resources.
But now that Master Er has relinquished his power, what if his henchmen become disrespectful to him as a result?
Master Dong was very worried about this, but Chen Rou was not worried at all. On the contrary, she thought that Master Er had made a very clever move.
Since the handover is only a few years away, if he doesn't relinquish power, and someone like Cheung Tze-keung might grow up in his territory, then when the police purge after the handover, they will also purge him.
As he relinquishes power, his subordinates can make a fortune before the handover, and he himself can distance himself from the mainland within a few years. In this way, he will receive more respect from the mainland than Dong Ye.
In other words, after Dong Ye learned to order the gangsters to sing revolutionary songs, Er Ye came up with a new trick that Dong Ye is a bit slow to grasp.
Chen Rou glanced at her watch and said, "I have something to do. I'll invite you two for tea another day."
If you're talking about having tea with Master Er, Master Dong would be very happy to do so now.
Putting aside the matter of A Yuan's name, if it weren't for Master Er's reminder, he would have almost made a big mistake.
Moreover, he attacked someone in a fit of rage, but he attacked the wrong person. A real man stands tall and upright; if he was wrong, he should admit it.
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