Chapter 190 Victor
Li Changhe did not answer in a hurry, but verified the answer first. After confirming the identities of the two brothers, he spoke.

"Sit first!"

"Richard, go and have a rest. You don't have to watch here!"

Li Changhe looked at Richard who was still guarding the door and gave him an instruction.

Richard nodded. He stayed here to look after Li Changhe. Who knew what these two people were doing.

But now that Li Changhe has spoken, Richard naturally doesn't need to stay any longer.

Close the door and leave.

Li Changhe looked at the two brothers.

"Who of you is Zhang Jingwen and who is Zhang Xiuwu?"

"I'm Zhang Jingwen, and this is my brother Zhang Xiuwu. But we've both changed our names now. I'm Zhang Long, and he's Zhang Hu."

The young man with a scar on his face spoke.

Seeing Li Changhe's surprised look, Zhang Jingwen was somewhat helpless: "In Kowloon Walled City, few people use their real names, and names like Jingwen and Xiuwu are too literary, so we brothers simply changed our names to Zhang Long and Zhang Hu, simple and clear."

"Okay, then I'll call you Zhang Long and Zhang Hu."

"It's all right, man. How is my father? Has he been influenced by us?"

Zhang Long didn't care what Li Changhe called him. What he cared about now was whether Zhang Shiqi was influenced by the two brothers.

"Your father is fine, and he has not been affected by your affairs."

"That's good, that's good!"

The two brothers breathed a sigh of relief.

But Li Changhe changed the subject and sighed: "Don't be happy yet, you two, there is also bad news."

"Your sister died. She died during childbirth."

Li Changhe said somewhat helplessly.

The two brothers stood there in a daze.

"My little sister is dead?"

The two of them were stunned for a long time, and Li Changhe didn't say anything.

By the time the two men had caught their breath, although the two grown men didn't cry, their voices had become a little hoarse.

"Thanks for the news, buddy."

"If you have any other news, please tell us!"

"There is also some good news. Mr. Zhang asked me to bring some money to you two brothers."

"You two will each receive HK$100,000. You can use this money to settle down in Hong Kong Island."

"One hundred thousand Hong Kong dollars?"

Li Changhe's words surprised the two brothers.

Is their dad that rich?
He gave 200,000 Hong Kong dollars at once and divided it between the two brothers.

"Mr. Zhang gave you two this money to do legitimate business, but I heard from Boss Wu that you two are now counterfeiting in Kowloon Walled City?"

Hearing Li Changhe's words, the two brothers looked a little embarrassed, and then Zhang Long shook his head: "Brother, there is nothing we can do."

"It's very difficult to find a decent job in Hong Kong Island, especially for immigrants like us."

"For those local people in Hong Kong who run small businesses, the general community will not harass them much, but for those of us who are from outside, if we want to find a legitimate job, we have to pay them high protection fees."

"It's fine if you collect protection money, but you also have to endure their bullying. If you dare to resist, they will punish you."

"For us outsiders, even if we obtain Hong Kong identity, it is useless. If there is a conflict, the police will ignore you as soon as they hear that you are from outside."

"Some policemen are very familiar with the gangs, and when encountering such situations, they tend to side with them."

"You should have heard from Uncle Wu how we got to Kowloon Walled City. There was no other way."

"Alas, we would love to live on the peninsula like you, but there is no hope at all."

"Making fake IDs is the best way for us to make a living. Otherwise, we have to join a gang, which is even worse. We'll just be cannon fodder."

"There's a master near our house who has been practicing boxing since he was a child. He's very good at fighting. He joined the club after he came here."

"He thought he could become famous and a big shot, but in the end, he was betrayed by other members of the society for 30,000 Hong Kong dollars and was almost killed by people from other societies."

"now what?"

Li Changhe asked in surprise.

"I fight in underground boxing matches in the West District of the Walled City. I fight once a month and risk my life to make money."

Zhang Long said helplessly.

After listening to this, Li Changhe shook his head.

"I can fight, but what's the use of fighting?"

"To get involved in a business, you need power and background"

“Turns out he’s just a little jerk.”

Think about what Yanzu said at the beginning. You may think it was a line from a movie, but in fact it is a social truth.

"It's useless. Not all the people in Kowloon Walled City are ordinary people. There's a couple living upstairs from us. They escaped here in the 1960s."

"When he came, the uncle was still in his prime. He was a Chinese medicine doctor with very advanced medical skills."

"But it's useless. He can't get a medical license in Hong Kong. The foreigners only believe in Western medicine, not Chinese medicine."

"In the end, I had no choice but to live in Kowloon Walled City and work as an unlicensed doctor. But now I have a good reputation and many communities come to him for treatment."

At this time, his younger brother Zhang Hu also spoke to Li Changhe.

"Actually, apart from the social groups and fan clubs in the West District, I think living in the East District is quite comfortable. It's a bit like the slums in our capital. Although the living environment is poor, it is precisely because of this that the relationship between neighbors is quite harmonious."

"We are all from poor families, fleeing to Hong Kong Island from all over the world. Regardless of our past, we gather together for warmth. We are all the same, in the same boat."

Zhang Long said with a self-deprecating smile at this time.

"So you guys are planning to stay in Kowloon Walled City? Actually, with this money, you two brothers can buy an apartment!"

Li Changhe thought for a while and said.

"Buy a house? The price of housing in Kowloon has risen to nearly $20 per square foot. With $200, my brother and I can probably buy a -square-foot house, which is not as big as where we live now."

Houses in Hong Kong Island are calculated by feet. One square foot is approximately 0.11 square meters. At one thousand dollars per square foot, it converts to about ten thousand dollars per square meter.

A 200-square-foot house is only about 20 square meters, so it is probably not much different from the houses in Kowloon Walled City.

The current real estate market seems to be in a period of growth, but if we wait another two years, the housing prices here will fall sharply due to issues in the Sino-British negotiations.

Just looking at the attitude of these two brothers, can they wait for two years?

"Dude, what do you do to be able to stay at the Peninsula Hotel when you come to Hong Kong Island?"

"Ordinary people from the mainland wouldn't dare live here."

Zhang Long asked thoughtfully at this time.

Li Changhe glanced at him, then said with a smile: "Just say it if you have something to say."

Zhang Long saw this and said awkwardly, "To be honest, we two brothers don't want to take this money back to Kowloon Walled City."

"It's not safe to bring it back. It will definitely attract a lot of people's covetousness."

"Since you can stay at the Peninsula Hotel, you must have connections and influence in Hong Kong Island. My father can entrust you, so he obviously has a good relationship with you."

"Do you want me to help you?" Li Changhe said with a smile.

The eldest brother of the Zhang family was almost about to say, "For the sake of the party and the country!"
Zhang Long didn't care anymore after being called out on his mistake.

"Brother, even if you don't want to help us, you can just show us the way."

"We brothers don't want to stay in Kowloon Walled City forever, but to be honest, we really can't do the kind of work Uncle Wu does at a dim sum shop."

"Since you're in Hong Kong Island, why don't you help us and give us some pointers?"

Zhang Long spoke seriously at this time.

In fact, this was something the two brothers had discussed before they came.

The two of them were not really giving up, they just really had no idea what they could do after leaving Kowloon Walled City.

The two thought about it for a long time last night and felt that Zhang Shiqi asked this person to come to see them for more than just a visit. Moreover, this person could stay at the Peninsula Hotel, so he must have connections in the upper class of Hong Kong Island.

No matter what, the two brothers decided to give it a try and see if they could get a chance.

Li Changhe looked at the two of them and nodded.

"Well, I'll give you two choices."

"First, you can work safely. I will recommend a place for you to settle down in Hong Kong Island."

There is no need to find Bao Yugang for this matter. Li Changhe believes that Wei Ersi can do it.

Global Shipping is engaged in shipping and port business, and can accommodate the two brothers at any port terminal.

Hearing this, the two brothers looked at each other and hesitated.

"What's the second one?"

Zhang Long continued to ask hesitantly.

"Secondly, I'll recommend an industry for you two. Go and work hard on yourselves. If you succeed, you can become a leader. If you can't, then there's nothing we can do."

Li Changhe said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, the two brothers immediately made up their minds.

"Just the second one!"

If the two of them are looking for stability, they can now live very safely in Kowloon Walled City, and the income from making fake documents is not low.

The two of them sought advice from Li Changhe because they actually wanted a direction to work towards.

Li Changhe nodded and said, "Okay! Then let me ask you two, you know how to fake things, so do you also know a lot about paper?"

"Paper? Of course."

"We are best at using paper in this business. We use different paper to make different products. After all, if you want your products to be indistinguishable from the real thing, the raw materials must be consistent!"

Zhang Long said confidently at this time.

Hearing this, Li Changhe smiled and said, "Okay, that's a good match for your major."

"You two are now in Hong Kong Island, you can start a business, which is recycling waste paper!"

“Recycling waste paper?”

The two brothers were somewhat puzzled after hearing Li Changhe's suggestion.

This isn't much profit.

"Dude, are you talking about picking up junk?"

"We also know a few people who pick up scraps outside, but they don't make much money."

Zhang Hu said in a low voice.

Li Changhe waved his hand: "Either picking up rags or recycling waste paper."

"Our mainland is now open and reformed, and things are different from before. Next, we will focus on economic development."

"One of the problems this brings is the shortage of paper, especially high-quality paper."

"You should know that some high-end paper raw materials have very high requirements. It will be very troublesome to produce them with raw materials. However, if we directly use waste paper as raw materials to re-produce, the process is much simpler."

"There is a lot of waste paper in Hong Kong's office buildings every day. You can recycle it and sell it to the mainland. When I go back, I will find a connection with the purchasing company for you."

"For you, it's nothing more than finding a truck to transport waste paper from Hong Kong Island to Luohu Port for handover, but this business is definitely doable."

"Think about how big the mainland is. Their purchases are enough for you to gain a foothold in Hong Kong Island."

"Besides, this business is not a big one. Even if there are social organizations involved, they are not powerful. With your connections in Kowloon Walled City, you should be able to keep this business."

Li Changhe said with a smile.

The waste paper recycling industry was something he had read in a report in his previous life. A woman started her business by recycling waste paper between Hong Kong Island and the mainland and became the richest person in the country.

The reason is that before large-scale planting of fast-growing trees was carried out on the mainland, the gap in high-end paper was particularly large, and a large amount of raw materials was required.

Waste paper from Hong Kong Island has become an important raw material purchased by the mainland. The waste paper can be directly used as raw material to produce new high-end paper.

Moreover, this kind of waste paper recycling is not a big business in Hong Kong Island. To put it bluntly, it is no different from collecting rags. Most community groups look down on this business.

Of course, it is also possible that they do not have the connections to transport it to the mainland.

Now that the two brothers have ambitions, Li Changhe will give them a direction and see if they can do it.

The two brothers expressed their intention to join the army, but Li Changhe did not really want to use them.

He and Zhang Shiqi have a kind of friendship regardless of age difference. It would be ridiculous if he took their two sons under his command and used them as tools.

What's more, Zhang Shiqi is Zhang Shiqi, and Zhang Long and Zhang Hu are Zhang Long and Zhang Hu. Li Changhe has no idea what kind of personalities and abilities the two men have.

So, give them a small industry to try first. It would be best if they can do it on their own and prove their abilities.

At worst, if the business grows big, he can invest in it!

If they can't do it and can't prove their ability, then again, it will be enough to help them settle down in Hong Kong Island in the future.

Besides, with Lao Zhang's ability, he will be able to make a fortune in a few years. By then, his two sons may not need Li Changhe anymore.

"Remember, this industry also has standards, but you two should check, ask, and research what the standards are. I don't have specific data."

"As for the rest, I'll give you a call later. If you encounter any trouble that you can't solve, just contact him."

"But remember, favors can only be used up. Even if the other party is looking at my face, they may not help you every time. As the saying goes, it is better to rely on yourself than on others."

"Remember to use this phone call at the most critical moment!"

Li Changhe considered leaving Wei Er Si's phone number with them so that Wei Er Si could help them when necessary.

"Don't worry, buddy, we got it"

"By the way, we've been chatting for so long, but I haven't asked your name yet."

Zhang Long said helplessly at this moment.

He was so busy asking all kinds of questions that he didn't even seem to ask the person's name.

"This is the last thing I want to tell you. If anyone asks you about it in the future, don't say I'm from the mainland. Just say I'm working for the Americans."

"From now on, you can call me by my English name, Victor, or Vic. If someone asks you, just say this name. Got it?"

Victor, which means conqueror and victory, was chosen by Li Changhe and Wei Ersi when they were chatting last night. It will be his English name from now on.

Mainly things like Jack Chen, Jet Li and the like, Li Changhe used them in a weird way.

"Understood. We understand that your identity will be kept secret!"

Zhang Long and Zhang Hu nodded hurriedly at this time to show that they understood!

(End of this chapter)