Zhao Guozhong has such a high status this ti because Liu and Qi helped him publicize the events that happened at the Golden Age Nightclub that night.
Golden Age was one of the top entertainnt venues in their county, especially for people in their forties and fifties, it represented the most high-end place in their generation’s youthful mories.
Their group of brothers used to boast most often about: when I have money, I’ll take the brothers to a full-service at Golden Age.
This shows the "exalted status" Golden Age holds in the minds of their generation.
And accordingly, the owner of Golden Age and his background to their generation were even more awe-inspiring and unfathomable.
As a result, such a nightclub with such big sentintality and background in their hearts was suddenly shut down, and everyone from the owner to the security guards was arrested.
As for the cause, in the eyes of Liu and Qi, it was because Golden Age was bullying custors and overcharging, and that night they deliberately made things difficult for Zhao Guozhong.
Then Zhao Guozhong contacted his nephew Chen Feng, this super amazing, very powerful younger generation. After which, Chen Feng, for the sake of his uncle Zhao Guozhong, activated connections and brought in a large group of official forces, and imdiately put the Golden Age Nightclub down.
In fact, Zhao Guozhong didn’t say it like this initially; it was Liu and Qi who had filled in these details themselves. After learning this, Zhao Guozhong went along with the story. He solidified that it was his nephew who in a fit of anger for his uncle, used strong connections to directly shut down the Golden Age Nightclub.
Thus, the dozen or so ally brothers who had originally gone their separate ways, and even hadn’t contacted each other for many years, except for a few who had died or moved afar, all gathered around him.
And because Zhao Guozhong told them that his nephew Chen Feng, out of respect, financed him to open a very formal and upscale chain car wash, naturally, these ally brothers valued Zhao Guozhong even more.
After all, setting up such a shop, it’s basically a sure bet, and Zhao Guozhong was likely to turn his fortunes around soon.
Moreover, since his nephew is so amazing now, how could he possibly neglect Zhao Guozhong, his only uncle?
So, these past few days can be said to be Zhao Guozhong’s highlight mont. Since returning to Yuelou Town these few days, he’s been invited to dinner and drinks every day, and even to bathhouses and massages; he’s even enjoyed female technicians twice.
He ranks ninth among this group of ally brothers. Although he wasn’t a nobody before, he didn’t have much clout when speaking.
He was just slick with his words, liked to put on airs, often treating others to drinks, and such. On the surface, he maintained pretty good relationships with these dozen or so ally brothers.
But over these thirty so years of interaction, plus the plastic brotherhood lesson from last ti, Zhao Guozhong has seen through it all by now and is no longer naive.
However, he didn’t intentionally distance himself from a large group of ally brothers, after all, this is also the network he nurtured over several decades.
Especially now that he has a super amazing nephew backing him, everyone looks up to him a bit more, indeed there’s no need to deliberately distance himself from these people.
He thoroughly enjoys the feeling of these old brothers circling around him, flattering him.
This ti he successfully utilized Three Fingers, this old brother, to win without a fight, making Ai Ba completely yield.
This is the real power of being a local tyrant. Zhao Guozhong felt really impressive and very pleased.
If he had been this impressive when he was young, his wife might not have run away.
As the side completely suppressed, Ai Ba naturally felt very frustrated and helpless. This ti he opened two tables of drinks, and the final bill was over eight thousand, including a high-end cigarette for each person which cost another seven or eight thousand. Nearly twenty thousand was gone.
Feeling a bit distressed about the money was secondary; most importantly, he was suppressed the whole ti, and had to smile apologetically at Zhao Guozhong who joined in to snatch the benefits.
But when under the eaves, one has to bow their head, especially since these dozen or so ally brothers were united, their power in Yuelou Town was pretty substantial, not sothing he alone could contend with.
What puzzled him the most was why such an old scoundrel like Zhao Guozhong had so many ally brothers supporting him.
He clearly rembered when he used to hang out with Three Fingers, Three Fingers had no respect for Zhao Guozhong and looked down on him.
However, this ti for the sake of the car wash, he unexpectedly took the initiative to stand out and support him.
So after the gathering, he specifically stayed behind with the old boss Three Fingers, hoping to get so answers from him.
Although Ai Ba has prospered these recent years, he still held considerable respect for Three Fingers, his forr boss, offering gifts during holidays and maintaining personal relations during weddings and funerals.
The reason being that over these years, with Three Fingers’ na covering him, he smoothly dealt with so local ruffians and other unsavory matters, and his car wash business has been going fairly smoothly. Moreover, his success in opening the car wash back then was also due to the help of Three Fingers behind the scenes.
"Boss, why did you co over today? When did Zhao Guozhong beco soone worthy of you stepping in personally and giving him face?"
Three Fingers ca unexpectedly this ti, making a surprise move, which did stir so feelings in Ai Ba.
Of course, after all, the two have had decades of old friendship, so they spoke frankly without hiding anything.
Three Fingers knew helping Zhao Guozhong this ti, to deal with his forr underling, was a bit inappropriate. With a sheepish smile, he said, "This ti, I was forced too. Zhao Guozhong brought a dozen or so of the old ally brothers to find suddenly. You say, could I refuse? He alone doesn’t have such face, but a dozen ally brothers, I can’t not give them face. I didn’t notify you in advance also because Zhao Guozhong, that cunning guy, was always following . Could I give you a call in front of him?"
Ai Ba frowned and continued to ask, "Why did those ally brothers suddenly rally around him?"
Three Fingers sighed and said, "He has a good nephew. You also know, this chain car wash business, it was his nephew who opened it for him, he didn’t spend a di, because he doesn’t have that money. It was his nephew who opened it up to honor him. After it opened, he doesn’t have to manage anything, just wait for the annual bonus. Tell , this is more filial than a biological son. My own son got married and had two kids now, and still often asks for money."
"Is his nephew very impressive?" Ai Ba wasn’t a fool, he caught on imdiately.
"Yes, his nephew graduated from a prestigious university, used to hustle around Xiu Zhou, initially staying low-profile. But at the end of last year, he suddenly beca successful, first helping his brother open this chain car wash in Qingpu Town, also directly squeezed out two other car washes, and speaking of those other two car washes, they simply moved out of town. Now their Qingpu Town only has his brother’s car wash, monopolizing, isn’t that impressive?"
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