Gao Fei frowned, displeased, as his path was blocked by two unfamiliar men.
"Your boss? Do I know him?"
He asked coldly.
The two men were polite, smiling respectfully as they said, "Our boss is the big boss of Paradise and Earth, Yu Min."
Hearing the name Yu Min, Ding Yao, who was beside him, asked with confusion, "Isn't the boss of Paradise and Earth Mr. Jia? Has it changed?"
Gao Fei only knew that the boss of Paradise and Earth was Jia Wei, so how did it become an unfamiliar name, Yu Min?
Among the three, only Jin Qiqi's eyes widened in disbelief when she heard that the boss of Paradise and Earth was Yu Min.
She stepped forward and whispered to Gao Fei, "Boss, Yu Min is known as Kyoto's underground tycoon. Jia Wei was implicated in a corruption case a year ago and likely secretly sold Paradise and Earth to Yu Min."
Upon hearing this, Gao Fei's frown deepened.
The previous Hu Qing case had subjected him to all sorts of criticism. If it weren't for the aura of the film festival that allowed the General Bureau to suppress it, it would likely have become known nationwide.
Now Yu Min was showing up, and he was very unwilling to associate with someone of this background.
Gao Fei glanced at the two men who gestured for him to proceed and asked calmly, "There's no need to meet. I have urgent matters to attend to.
Let's get straight to it, what does your Mr. Yu want with me?"
The man who had been speaking clearly anticipated this. He retracted his hand and said with a smile, "Mr. Yu's intention is very simple. Huo Dongcheng is unwilling to do business with Mr. Gao and has even threatened Mr. Gao.
Mr. Yu asked me to relay a message: would you like him to put some pressure on that Huo fellow?"
Gao Fei, who was already unwilling to get involved, suddenly felt a headache.
He had already tried to keep a low profile and avoid contact with people in this circle.
But he hadn't expected the other party to proactively offer help.
Gao Fei smiled helplessly in his heart but still pretended to be grateful. "Please thank Mr. Yu for his kindness. As for Huo Dongcheng, there's no need to trouble him."
"Alright, I will convey Mr. Gao's words!"
The man nodded and then helped to press the elevator button. "Mr. Gao, take care. We look forward to your next visit."
"Mm!"
Gao Fei nodded and entered the elevator with Ding Yao and Jin Qiqi.
Only after the elevator doors closed completely did the two men turn and leave, very professionally.
On the top floor, the highest floor.
In a luxurious office that overlooked the entire night view of Kyoto, with decorations made of gold.
Yu Min, dressed in a white suit, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, and with his hair slicked back, sat at his desk watching a movie on his computer.
Above the screen, four words read "Black and White Edge."
The movie was just showing the scene where the protagonist met Mr. Fu.
The attire of Mr. Fu in the film happened to match Yu Min's, white suit, gold-rimmed glasses, a suave scoundrel.
"If I were to play this Mr. Fu, Mr. Gao might have to rein me in a bit."
Mr. Yu chuckled, his attire perfectly mimicking Mr. Fu from the movie.
Ding! Ding! Ding!
There was a knock on the door.
"Come in!"
The man who had spoken to Gao Fei earlier entered and relayed Gao Fei's words verbatim.
"Mr. Gao doesn't want to get involved with people from the underworld, I see!"
Yu Min smiled and shook his head, but still instructed, "Go find out where Huo Dongcheng lives, and then send someone to scare that Huo fellow.
Remember, no violence, don't make things difficult for Mr. Gao."
"Yes, boss!"
The man nodded, pulled out his phone, and made arrangements.
After he hung up, Yu Min continued, "Also, have the people at the venue keep a close watch. We must ensure a complete ban on drugs.
Although we operate in the underground, drugs are something we absolutely cannot touch. We must respond to the call and implement a complete ban.
This damned stuff has ruined so many people, so many families.
Also, spread the word: anyone who dares to sell it in Kyoto will have their hands and feet chopped off and thrown to the fish."
"Yes, boss!"
...
At one o'clock in the morning, at the乔希顿 Hotel.
A group of young men, dressed in a flashy style, entered the hotel lobby.
The security guard on duty was about to step forward to stop them, but upon seeing the intimidating group of over ten people, he immediately retreated.
The leader of the young men had six of his subordinates guard the security and the front desk, while he took the others to the elevator to go upstairs.
Room 888 on the eighth floor.
Huo Dongcheng, who had just finished bathing and was preparing to rest, had just lain down when the doorbell suddenly rang.
"Who is it?"
"Hello, sir, I'm from room service. Our staff learned that you've been drinking and had the kitchen prepare a hangover meal for you."
"Heh, Kyoto hotels are quite humane!"
Huo Dongcheng smiled and opened the door.
But when he saw the dense crowd outside, he froze on the spot. Two gleaming steel knives were simultaneously placed on his shoulders, their blades still bearing dried bloodstains.
The leader of the young men sneered at Huo Dongcheng, raised his hand, and patted his face. "You old Hong Kong man, remember this: this is Kyoto, not your Hong Kong.
Our rules are our rules. If you threaten us again, you won't be leaving Kyoto.
Do you understand?"
"Un... un... understand..."
Huo Dongcheng trembled, swallowed, and nodded.
The young man was satisfied with his attitude. Before leaving, he did not forget to mention, "Oh, right. Our boss asked me to pass on a message.
He's a fan of Mr. Gao, and he just couldn't stand you threatening Mr. Gao, so please don't blame Mr. Gao.
Got it?"
"I understand, I understand!"
"Good, let's go!"
The young man laughed heartily, gathered his things, and left with his men.
Watching the group of people leave, Huo Dongcheng wiped the sweat from his forehead and muttered, "Damn it, they're serious!"
...
The next day, the news that the Hong Kong raw material supplier had been threatened by gangsters quickly spread through the circle.
Although the raw material supplier's name was not revealed, people in the business circle all knew that the only person from Hong Kong who had recently come to negotiate business was Huo Dongcheng, who wanted to cooperate with Gao Fei.
After various inquiries, they finally understood why he had been threatened.
It turned out that the cooperation talks had failed, and Huo Dongcheng had even threatened Gao Fei.
In the end, before Huo Dongcheng could leave, he was taken away by some of Gao Fei's fanatical followers for a counter-threat.
The entire incident was caused by the cosmetic raw materials.
When this piece of news, which circulated only within the business circle, reached Feng Kunlin's ears, he was overjoyed, laughing like a fool weighing two hundred pounds.
The raw materials couldn't be secured, and the two parties had broken ties.
Old Feng was almost setting off firecrackers to celebrate.
Now that the news of Gao Fei's inability to procure raw materials was confirmed, Feng Kunlin immediately urged the workshop to speed up production.
He had to get the product to market before Gao Fei discovered that the research and development data had been stolen.
Old Cosmetics Factory.
Upon learning that Huo Dongcheng had been threatened, Gao Fei was also helpless.
If Yu Min wanted to do something, could he stop him?
Unless he was Yu Min's big boss!
Just as Gao Fei was about to make a phone call, Ding Yao rushed into the office.
"Boss, I just received the latest news that Xinboli Cosmetics Factory started their production line last night and has begun production.
Although I don't know what the product is, I've heard that it's a new product not yet on the market.
Mr. Gao, could it be that our factory's new product was stolen?"
Deputy Factory Director Ding asked with great doubt.
After all, they had just developed a new product, and Feng Kunlin had already started producing a new product, making it difficult not to connect the two.
Looking at her suspicious appearance, Gao Fei waved his hand and smiled, "Old Feng has been in the cosmetics business for decades, so he must have new products in development.
Let him produce if he wants to. There's no need to make a fuss."
As soon as he finished speaking, his phone suddenly rang. He glanced at the number and said, "The first batch of raw materials I ordered has arrived. You go and get the warehouse cleared."
"Okay!"
Ding Yao nodded and quickly walked out of the office.
As the first batch of raw materials arrived at the factory, Feng Kunlin's hidden informant at the factory immediately sent the news.