At the behest of Elder Luo, the sole heir, Young Master Luo Kelong, several section chiefs and staff members from the Anti-Smuggling Department righteously seized a shipload of deep-sea blue algae destined for Jiangzhou, citing suspicion of illegal wildlife trafficking!

Wildlife smuggling is the world’s third-largest illicit trade, trailing only arms and narcotics. As such, it is a key target for customs crackdowns. Any shipment flagged with even one of these three charges faces severe, stringent, and minute scrutiny; it would be remarkably easy to hold this batch of blue algae for ten days to half a month.

However, the storage time for deep-sea blue algae is quite limited once harvested. Upon reaching Jiangzhou, it was supposed to be rushed immediately to the factory for deep processing to extract its vital components—the essential material for manufacturing the “Ark of Life.”

If detained by customs for half a month, this refrigerated shipment of algae would spoil into nothing more than boxes of sludge!

Wang Zhuoming was aware of this disastrous outcome, yet he merely instructed his subordinates to handle the coordination through normal channels, neither leveraging official connections nor devising a strategy targeting Luo Kelong, the source of the issue.

This essentially meant that this precious cargo, valued in the tens of millions, was destined to vanish into thin air.

Luo Kelong had been feeling exceptionally pleased with himself lately, exceedingly so.

Ying Ran had been rebuffed by Wang Zhuo, but his sharp retaliation had left Wang Zhuo helpless, confirming for Luo Kelong that his initial analysis was correct: Wang Zhuo had indeed fallen out of favor with the Qin faction, and his replacement was only a matter of time.

Jiangzhou's Wang Xiaolong? Who does he think he is! Perhaps you were once formidable, but that’s ancient history now. Isn’t he completely incapable of doing anything even when I'm literally stepping all over him?!

Luo Kelong confidently awaited a message of concession from Wang Zhuo, even predicting the contents of the olive branch he would extend. Mama Mei, Sasha Grey, Uehara… So, Wang Zhuo, you think you’re rich and capable enough to procure those Japanese beauties? Aren't you still going to obediently offer them up for my enjoyment, along with an apologetic gift? He was indulging in this pipe dream when Sun Song suddenly brought him bad news: those eight Japanese beauties had returned home!

“They left?!” Luo Kelong slammed the table, a mixture of fury and regret in his voice. “It doesn't matter if they left! I'll keep pressing Wang Zhuo; I don't believe he dares not invite them back!”

“Yes,” Sun Song agreed, nodding. “We’ll impound two more of his ships. Let’s see if he can keep his composure then!”

Time flew quickly from the visit of the Kita-to Corporation to Luo Kelong's intimidation of Wang Zhuo’s enterprises. In the blink of an eye, Wang Zhuo had finished all his final exams and began his summer vacation!

While he was playing a long game, angling for the big fish that was Luo Kelong, he also had many important matters to attend to, genuinely preventing him from diverting attention to trivialities like the Kita-to guests returning home.

What he didn't know was that during this period, that fellow Liu Zhanfu had managed to strike up a deep bond with Fat Dragon, becoming inseparable confidants—in other words, two peas in a pod of sleaze.

Who was Fat Dragon? This guy had completed his “Thousand Kills” the previous year, boasting experience with countless women. This year, he even traveled to Japan to play the role of a stud, comprehensively sampling all the beauties on the adult film charts—truly deserving the title of China’s ‘Mao Zhu’ (a pun on his common name and his prodigious sexual activity), his sexual fulfillment surpassing even that of Japan’s ‘Mao Zhu,’ Imai Yutaro!

And who was Liu Zhanfu? This scoundrel had self-taught Japanese purely to watch adult films, his expertise so detailed that he even knew the pricing of films on Taiwanese online sales sites. He could list the names of three hundred adult actresses off the top of his head, recalling intimate details of every major star’s physique—making him even more professional than Fat Dragon!

When these two sleazebags got together, they found far too much common ground. Being a loyal friend, Fat Dragon didn't hesitate for a second and leveraged his connection with Lu Weimin to expedite a passport for Liu Zhanfu.

Why the rush for a passport? Fat Dragon had nearly exhausted his enjoyment of the island beauties; now it was time for a tour of America!

There was a period when novels frequently featured scenes where the turning of history’s wheel shifted its course towards one protagonist upon a certain encounter. After Fat Dragon, Jin Chengyou, met the squint-eyed Liu Zhanfu, they truly accomplished something that would shake an entire industry, tangibly altering history many years down the line...

These are matters for later. For now, Liu Zhanfu was officially hanging out with “Brother Fat Dragon,” and this summer, he was heading to the US for a vacation—farewell, Sister Mama Mei, Sasha Grey, here I come!

Fat Dragon’s negotiations with the Three Fish Man were highly successful. The parties agreed upon a highly creative and lucrative partnership plan. Upon finalizing this cooperation, “Big Man” would no longer be a simple oral and topical preparation but would evolve into a scientific, enjoyable, superb-value, and memorable service.

Even Wang Zhuo had to admit that hiring professional Japanese female technicians as enhancement therapists perfectly matched the application method for this medicine. Their massage techniques were professional and adept; their education levels were high, meaning they understood physiology and knew men's feelings and needs; and their service attitude was second to none—nowhere else in the world could one find women more polite or dedicated.

Using such technicians guaranteed a much higher quality of enhancement than if customers took the medicine home for their wives or girlfriends to administer. From this perspective, their service became an integral part of the therapy, significantly influencing the enhancement effect.

Therefore, Fat Dragon, the originator of this idea, earned considerable merit. Since he had displayed such talent in this area, Wang Zhuo certainly wouldn't let it go to waste, sending him off to cause further commotion in America.

Fat Dragon’s plan was to find a large company in the US similar to Japan’s Kita-to Group for an identical collaboration. This way, the “Big Man” enhancement cruise ship would boast Caucasian and Black technicians, and they could subsequently scout for mixed-race individuals from Brazil and South Africa, and even transgender women from Thailand.

As for whether this guy would seize the opportunity to abuse his position for personal gain, that wasn't even a question—the answer was a definitive, certain, absolutely yes!

July 7th, Minor Heat, the sun blazing like fire.

The cruise liner, the “Big Man,” celebrated its ribbon-cutting ceremony off the coast of Okinawa, officially commencing its magnificent journey to create novel sexual fulfillment for men worldwide.

This liner measured 190 meters long and 22 meters wide, with a displacement of 30,000 tons. While much sleeker compared to the Princess Eileen currently under refit, it was designed as a luxury liner from the start, making it the epitome of extravagance and comfort. Sailing upon the vast ocean aboard it was already an exhilarating experience in itself.

But now, this ship had been imbued with another profound meaning—the second growth of men would also set sail from here!

The registration port for the Big Man cruise ship was the African nation of Malawi. Hilariously, Malawi is landlocked, possessing only about 24,000 square kilometers of inland water, and its largest vessel is merely a 50-meter-long sand dredger. If not for the assistance of Prince Maimon of Abu Dhabi acting as a go-between, no one in the world would have thought to register a ship in that country. However, laws are made to be bent; Wang Zhuo’s approach fully complied with the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. He could amass vast wealth on the high seas, needing only to pay symbolic annual fees to the Malawian government, avoiding any payments to any other nation.

The news of the Kita-to Corporation “exporting labor” in the form of its national beauties to the least developed country, Malawi, became a momentary jest. However, the Japanese deeply admired Wang Zhuo’s business acumen. This method of tax evasion would likely cost Japan hundreds of millions of dollars in lost annual revenue, and the situation is similar globally. Based on this tactic alone, the wealth accumulated by the King of Riches was enough to make all regional tycoons hang their heads in shame!

Before Wang Zhuo, no one had utilized such wildly imaginative marketing tactics, nor was any industry suited for this style of operation. Public sea gambling ships were certainly immensely profitable, but how could they compare to the profits generated by the Big Man enhancement agent? Gambling ships required someone to win and take money away, otherwise no one would play. But every single visitor to the Big Man would generate ten million dollars in profit for it. Against this vessel, the world’s most profitable cruise ships and gambling dens paled in comparison!

Among the first batch of 500 guests aboard the Big Man, 400 were from Japan, and the remaining 100 came from around the world. There weren't many American guests because the Big Shot vessel would launch from the Gulf of Mexico next month, allowing American customers to conveniently enjoy the enhancement services from there.

“Giving men a second growth spurt” was the Big Man’s slogan—direct yet not vulgar. This enhancement process required two weeks. The first batch of customers enjoyed a special promotional rate, paying only a $100,000 enhancement fee with all other expenses waived. Future guests would incur an additional fee of one to three thousand dollars on top of that, depending on the level of service enjoyed.

Fat Dragon had also drafted customized enhancement services, even offering “global door-to-door service,” though the price tag would reach several hundred thousand dollars. At the moment, the conditions for implementing this were lacking, and a reputation needed to be established first to attract such high-caliber clientele.

Heaven knows, when Wang Zhuo first developed this product, its intended placement was merely a counter in "People’s Benefit Pharmacies" in major cities nationwide, with each box priced at only $500. Distributors would hire laborers to hand out flyers on street corners to anyone they saw, much like many deceptive fake medicines!

The five million dollar enhancement fee arriving upfront—even the deep-pocketed Wang Zhuo had to marvel that in business, accurate market positioning truly was the key to striking it rich!

One Big Man vessel could host two batches of guests per month, yielding a gross monthly profit of $100 million. Deducting various expenses, the net profit? A clean $95 million, translating to $1.14 billion annually...

And how many people globally were desperate to use this enhancement service? Wang Zhuo himself didn't know. Currently, the waiting list just from the Japanese booking office alone, if managed solely by the Big Man, extended until 2028!

Wang Zhuo estimated that once the first batch of guests completed their enhancement and feedback reached the outside world, the waiting list would instantly stretch to 2050. Therefore, the second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth ships needed to be prepared urgently!