Compared to the Qingzi Sect, the Hong Sect appeared more low-key and traditional. They rarely intervened in territory disputes or conducted business openly. Instead, they outsourced the management of their assets to more astute businessmen on a contract basis and directly collected dividends.
Ning Fuxun was one such savvy businessman. He managed businesses for the Hong Sect, accumulating his own capital, and then used that to generate further wealth. This was one of the reasons he managed to rise from nothing to become one of China's top ten wealthiest men in just twenty years!
However, once Ning Fuxun's operations reached a certain scale, he found himself too deeply entangled with the Hong Sect, often attracting unforeseen enemies. Consequently, he began to gradually distance himself from them.
