Dai Qinghe took Jiang Wangzu's proposal and went to consult Xu Shanyue and Gu Changqing about the feasibility of opening a cabaret.
The warlords backing him, Xu Shanyue, and Gu Changqing were not from the same faction.
But those three factions were allied forces, so within the Canal Gang, the three of them also huddled together for warmth.
As for the other executive elders, they huddled together for warmth as well.
So the Canal Gang was not as united as outsiders saw it.
But Xu Shanyue was powerful and capable, with methods to spare; even the warlord behind him had to show him a measure of respect.
Because of that, his say within the Canal Gang carried tremendous weight.
Even so, if he wanted to command all the executive elders, that was impossible.
But as long as Dai Qinghe obtained Xu Shanyue's support, the cabaret business could go ahead.
As for whether Jiang Wangzu was afraid Dai Qinghe would take his proposal and claim all the credit, not even leaving him a mouthful of soup?
Of course he was not afraid!
If Dai Qinghe dared to do the first day's deed, then by tomorrow, the contents of this proposal would be flying all over the sky.
He believed the Blue Society and the Hong Association would absolutely not let this opportunity slip by.
Besides, whether a cabaret succeeded or not still depended on its content output.
For example, songs that became wildly popular.
For example, all kinds of dazzling services.
And so on.
He had written none of those things into the proposal.
If someone else carried out this plan, they might make money.
But there was absolutely no way they could turn it into a gold-devouring den.
The Blue Society and the Hong Association might even come in to take a share of the soup.
By then, perhaps all three sides would lose!
He was no reckless brute; he had schemes and methods in abundance.
Right now, all he needed to do was wait for good news.
He went to the finance office, directly collected this month's stipend, and left the Canal Gang headquarters with ten silver dollars in hand, cutting quite the carefree figure.
From today onward, he had officially become a core member of the Canal Gang.
At the same time, he had entered Dai Qinghe's faction, completely breaking free from Chen Tai's control!
To Chen Tai, this was absolute betrayal.
But who cared?
"Once the cabaret opens, relying on my classic songs and advanced business philosophy, I'll definitely be able to turn it into a gold-devouring den in no time."
"And I can also make a few moves in the accounts, seize a large number of silver dollars, and fuel my martial path!"
A sharp gleam burst from Jiang Wangzu's eyes.
"A-Zu!"
"The boss is asking for you!"
Jiang Wangzu had just left the Canal Gang headquarters when Zhou Wei appeared from who knew where, stretched out a hand, and blocked his path.
"Oh, it's you, A-Wei!"
"Tell Chen Tai I won't be going over."
"I'm afraid Sixth Master Dai might misunderstand!"
Jiang Wangzu took out a token representing a core member of the Canal Gang, waved it before Zhou Wei's eyes, and spoke with utter calm.
"You... you've entered Sixth Master Dai's faction?"
When Zhou Wei heard that, he was somewhat stunned, his eyes filled with a complicated look.
There was jealousy, surprise, and unwillingness.
"Sixth Master personally vouched for me, exempting me from all assessments and directly promoting me to core member."
"Many people at headquarters saw this with their own eyes. If you don't believe me, go ask around."
"In a while, Sixth Master said he'd give me some assignments."
"A-Wei, I know what you're like. You can fight, you're loyal, and you value brotherhood."
"But Chen Tai is definitely not someone worth following."
"Why not come help me instead? I guarantee you'll become a core member of the Canal Gang within three years!"
Jiang Wangzu said to Zhou Wei in an earnest, heartfelt tone.
"Don't think that just because you've entered Sixth Master Dai's tutelage, you can stand on equal footing with the boss."
"The Canal Gang still respects strength above all."
"Even if Sixth Master Dai promotes you to leader, you'll still have to sit firmly in that seat."
"Your strength is inferior to the boss's. With his temper, he will definitely come looking to make trouble for you."
"When the time comes, you still won't be able to hold that position, and in the end you'll be reduced to an ordinary core gang member."
Zhou Wei did not refuse directly, but instead pointed out Jiang Wangzu's weakness.
"And how do you know my strength is inferior to Chen Tai's?"
"Come on, lend me a hand!"
Jiang Wangzu gazed at Zhou Wei with eyes like blazing torches and smiled faintly.
"Looks like you've been hiding your light under a bushel."
"So be it!"
"Then let me see the strength of you, a core gang member!"
"A-Zu, pardon me!"
Zhou Wei directly unleashed a grappling technique, heading straight for Jiang Wangzu's throat.
Boom!
Zhou Wei's hand had only just touched Jiang Wangzu when he was sent flying by an enormous force, collapsing to the ground and unable to get up.
He did not even know how Jiang Wangzu had struck.
The gap was too vast!
"You... have you reached greater mastery in strength training, or full completion?"
Zhou Wei climbed up from the ground and, with no time to brush the dust from his body, spoke in shock.
"You can think of me as having reached full completion in strength training."
"At the very least, beating ten or eight Chen Tais wouldn't be a problem."
Jiang Wangzu smiled faintly.
If he wanted to become the person in charge of the dance hall, he needed a batch of high-quality underlings.
Zhou Wei's strength was decent, and his character was also passable. He was worth drawing over.
"You hid it too deeply."
"When you truly become a leader, I'm willing to follow you!"
"I only hope you can remember your promise."
"And I need you to help me break free from Chen Tai. Even if he can't beat you, crippling me would still be as easy as turning over his hand."
Zhou Wei spoke with some lingering fear.
Chen Tai was too vicious.
And nearly cold-blooded.
He had seen with his own eyes what kind of lives Chen Tai's underlings lived.
Even when his cousin Chen Xing died, he could still use it to make an issue.
If Zhou Wei ended up crippled or dead in the future, how would Chen Tai treat him?
He truly did not want to follow a boss like that.
But unfortunately, he had already boarded the pirate ship and could not get off.
And now, his fate seemed to have reached a turning point.
Although he did not know what kind of boss Jiang Wangzu would be.
But no matter how bad he was, surely he could not be worse than Chen Tai!
"Don't worry, he won't dare!"
"If he dares cripple you, I'll cripple him!"
"And don't worry, even if you are crippled, as long as I, Jiang Wangzu, have one bite to eat, I won't let you starve!"
"I, Jiang Wangzu, will absolutely not treat my brothers like that mad dog Chen Tai."
Jiang Wangzu spoke with righteous conviction.
"Brother Jiang, I'll follow you!"
When Zhou Wei heard this, raging flames seemed to ignite in his eyes.
"Good brother!"
Jiang Wangzu felt that his Succubus talent had finally worked on a man.
So he had to be the boss before he could bring out his personal charisma, his Succubus talent!
A small fry simply couldn't bring out his Succubus talent at all.
Did this mean he could take both men and women now?
"Brother Jiang, do you and sister-in-law have some... mm... unusual relationship?"
"I don't mean anything else. I just keep feeling like Chen Tai has already noticed something."
"I'm worried he might go trouble sister-in-law."
"You know what he's like. Once he goes crazy, he's truly like a mad dog, biting people at random!"
Zhou Wei carefully glanced at Jiang Wangzu, then spoke.
"It isn't that sister-in-law becomes sister-in-law because she follows the boss."
"It's that whoever sister-in-law chooses to follow is the boss!"
Jiang Wangzu said meaningfully.
Zhou Wei nodded, half understanding and half not.
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