In his previous life, Lu Wen Dong hailed from a prestigious 985 university,
a professional actuary and accountant,
an absolute high-level talent.
He never thought,
that simply taking a group of models to the sea for a grand celebration,
could land him in a Hong Kong movie world.
Lu Wen Dong stood before the Yong Ge Arcade in Causeway Bay,
the territory of Hong Xing's Big B.
Oh,
after his arrival, Lu Wen Dong joined Hong Xing,
becoming a disciple under Big B.
Alongside him,
was the Suit-Wearing Thug, Gao Jin.
“Big Brother.”
Gao Jin was someone Lu Wen Dong found on the beach when he first arrived on the island,
the Suit-Wearing Thug was swollen from the seawater,
only a breath left,
if Lu Wen Dong hadn't helped him,
he would have most likely perished at sea.
After being saved by Lu Wen Dong,
he swore unwavering loyalty to him.
Gao Jin said: “Big B is here.”
“Get the money ready!”
Big B, the leader,
he was here to check the accounts.
Actually, Lu Wen Dong had already noticed Big B,
including the swaggering Chen Hao Nan and Shan Ji who followed behind.
“Wen Dong.”
Big B greeted him with a smile from afar: “Wow, never thought this arcade would be so booming under your management.”
He gave a thumbs-up: “Impressive.”
Lu Wen Dong said: “It's all thanks to your influence, Big B, and the locals' love.”
“Of course it's Big B's greatness.”
Shan Ji couldn't wait to chime in: “Without Big B's name behind it, who would come play?”
Recently, Big B had spread the word,
that he would be promoting a Red Pole from his ranks,
Lu Wen Dong and Chen Hao Nan were direct rivals,
naturally, Shan Ji wouldn't give Lu Wen Dong a good face.
Lu Wen Dong rebuked: “Shan Ji, do you like cutting in? Has Big B finished speaking?”
“How to behave yourself?”
Chen Hao Nan immediately said: “Lu Wen Dong, I'll teach my people myself, no need for you to point fingers here.”
“Alright, alright.”
Big B waved his hand,
he was most pleased to see Chen Hao Nan and Lu Wen Dong tearing each other down,
that way he could sit back and watch the show.
“Wen Dong, let me have a look at the books.”
“Big B, this way.”
Shan Ji and the others wanted to follow,
but Lu Wen Dong said: “The office is small, wait outside.”
The office was indeed small,
normally, except for checking the accounts,
Lu Wen Dong didn't usually like to stay inside,
Big B knew this,
he nodded: “Hao Nan, you guys go play some games, grab some coins.”
Once inside the office,
Lu Wen Dong went to the drawer and took out a stack of black ledgers, handing them to Big B.
There were two types of ledgers,
black and red,
the red ones were for the tax authorities,
the black ones were for Big B.
Actually,
there was another one,
a white one,
that was for Lu Wen Dong to see.
Big B couldn't actually understand the ledgers,
he flipped through them casually, then asked: “Wen Dong, how are things going?”
“Last month, lost 50 thousand.”
Big B raised an eyebrow: “Good, good.”
Lu Wen Dong pointed to a spot on the ledger: “Big B, actually, this number.”
Big B took a look,
358,000,
he burst into laughter: “Wen Dong, good job, triple the profit!”
Currently, Japanese arcade machines were sweeping through Hong Kong,
opening one exploded into success after another,
especially in Causeway Bay,
how could an arcade possibly lose money?
It was just a matter of how much profit you made.
Before Lu Wen Dong took over,
this arcade's monthly profit was around 100 thousand,
there were various reasons for this.
For example, the people Big B sent to manage the place didn't know how to update the games,
leading to games in the machines lagging behind by several generations.
Also, the managers falsified the accounts,
misappropriating funds...
When Lu Wen Dong saw the ledger,
he almost vomited blood,
even a three-year-old could write cleaner accounts than those bastards.
He immediately updated the games upon taking over,
and implemented a series of promotional plans,
the arcade was bustling from morning till night.
The actual profit, of course, was not just 350 thousand,
but 700 thousand!
Lu Wen Dong kept half for himself,
as a professional in finance,
he had already been very conscientious!
Normally,
Lu Wen Dong should have taken the lion's share,
Big B would have only gotten a small cut.
“Big B.”
Lu Wen Dong said: “Next month, we may not be able to make it look like a loss.”
The reason he could make it look like a loss this month,
was because Lu Wen Dong did a lot of promotion,
deliberately increasing the cost.
Well,
he also skimmed off 200 thousand from the promotion fees…
As a professional,
taking what you can get is perfectly reasonable!
“Understood, understood.”
Big B was beaming: “Wen Dong, I'm already very satisfied with what you've accomplished.”
He followed up with: “Wen Dong, as long as we continue operating like this, everything should be fine, right?”
Lu Wen Dong remained unfazed: “Of course.”
“As long as we follow the established practices, maintaining this level should be no problem.”
“Of course, there are always unexpected twists and turns in the business world.”