8 Frog Street

8 frog street is an amazing story of Lee Chan, the tycoon of Manila. Richie King, a neighbor of Lee narrates the thrilling and incredible mysteries surrounding the business tycoon. The mysterious tale reveals strange and shadowy entities and the effect of the mystical cultures that still reign in the Philippines. A giant snake and some oversize frogs belonging to Lee attacked Richie's home. He also bumped into some supernatural entities which are related to Lee. Lee, a poor immigrant from the Fujian province, China settled in Manila in 1930 when he was only 10 years old. The poor kid thrived and became a Forbes listed global multi-billionaire because of his business savvy, hard-work, and frugality. Richie also discovered that Yu, the spook of Lee’s grandmother followed him from Fujian and helped him to reach the height which only a few people have ever achieved. Lee’s first business venture in retail trade was a dramatic success, thanks to his business sense and the support from Yu. At the age of 18, Lee developed a relationship with a girl, but the girl was forced to marry another man. The newlywed bride and groom mysteriously drowned in the swimming pool. The bustling trade and commerce in Manila collapsed after the invasion of the Japanese forces during the second world war. Lee joined the second world war and bravely fought against Japanese occupation. US army helped Lee to procure business in army logistic department. He repaired his stores damaged by second world war bombings, built department stores in exclusive business districts and emerged as a major real estate developer. The second world war veterans, Colonel Steve of US Army and Lee jointly created Pacific Biotechnology Corporation (PBC). PBC focused on extracting and marketing venoms of snakes and frogs to pharmaceutical companies and producing toxin-based bioweapons. Lee appeared as the most successful business tycoon with massive investments in department stores, real estates, transport, banking, international trading, hotels, tourist resorts, biotechnology, and manufacturing. Yu, the paranormal entity helped Lee to face the business challenges and competition from rival enterprises. Despite thriving in business, the personal life of Lee went through significant ups and downs. He children were not interested in business, but his grandkids showed a tremendous business sense. After the death of his first wife, he made an illicit relation with Isabel, one of his staff and fathered an illegitimate son. Lee remarried Lyn a dashing lady at the age of 70, she was young and ambitious. Lee tolerated her greed, but she made an illicit relation with Jeff, the son of his business rival which tarnished the image of his family. Lee tackled the conspiracy against the PBC and his business empire, and in the process eliminated some of his opponents including his family members. Isabel killed Lyn and Jeff with the toxin produced by PBC. Yu covered up some of the murders including Lee’s son and Lyn. In the end, Yu, the paranormal entity preferred Lee to die and his grandchildren to lead the business empire in the new millennium. Also, the family lineage was essential, and spooks always loved their great-great-grandkids more than their grandchildren. Love flows downward in the lineage.