I want to be a giant of Hong Kong Island

Chapter 442 [Poisonous Horse Case 1]

Wu Guangyao was lured to the office by the staff, and found that many top figures from Hong Kong Island came, and he was very impressed by the charm of the Jockey Club!
No wonder Ge Lianghong once said a meaningful sentence: "Hong Kong is controlled by the Hong Kong government, HSBC, Jardine, and the Jockey Club. The rankings are not in order."

Of course, the Jockey Club does not have much power, and the Jockey Club is only a loose organization, a non-profit public welfare organization;
To say that the Jockey Club really has great power, it may refer to the members and directors of the Jockey Club;

These most powerful people on Hong Kong Island gathered together through the horse club, and naturally formed a powerful team.

"Long time no see, Mr. Wu!"

"Welcome Mr. Wu to join our Jockey Club!"

Everyone warmly welcomed them, and Wu Guangyao responded one after another.

When Madden asked Wu Guangyao to become a director of the Jockey Club, Wu Guangyao refused.

"Everyone, thank you for your kindness! I know that members of the Jockey Club have to go through selection and queuing, so this director has to go through elections to be selected, and must have certain qualifications and contributions. If everyone really welcomes me, So how about I become a member first? When I buy a BMW, I can be regarded as truly integrated into the Jockey Club. At that time, I will run for a director.”

Everyone didn't expect Wu Guangyao to be like this, which caused everyone to argue about this matter just now.

Madden reacted the fastest and said, "Okay, as long as Mr. Wu is willing to join our team, it is something worth celebrating. Then we will handle the membership for you first."

After going through the procedure, everyone came to the stands of the racetrack. This stand was the best place in the racecourse.

When Wu Guangyao walked to the stands, he immediately felt the enthusiasm of Hong Kong people for horse racing;

There are probably thousands of spectators in the entire racetrack;
Wu Guangyao looked down from the high platform, and found that many people were excitedly staring at the racetrack, holding a lottery ticket in their hands.

Hong Kong people love to gamble, and they really deserve their reputation!
"Look, Mr. Wu Guangyao!" A spectator saw Wu Guangyao sharp-eyed and couldn't help exclaiming.

"It's really Mr. Wu. Could it be that Mr. Wu joined the Jockey Club?" A spectator said incredulously. After all these years, Wu Guangyao has never joined the Jockey Club. Could it be that he is also fascinated by horse racing now?
"Haha! It's a great thing. With Mr. Wu's joining, the horse club will become better and better."

Soon, more and more people discovered Wu Guangyao on the high platform, and more and more people began to wave to Wu Guangyao;

Wu Guangyao didn't show off, but waved to the crowd!
This kind of popularity among Hong Kong people made the high-ranking people on Hong Kong Island in the stands envious;
I'm afraid even the governor is not as influential as this one, everyone thought to himself!

"Mr. Wu, it seems that you are really suitable for the Hong Kong Jockey Club. So many horse fans are welcoming you!" Sanders sighed. At this time, he can really intuitively feel Wu Guangyao's influence on Hong Kong Island.

"Haha, Mr. Sanders has won the prize, but unfortunately I don't have a horse now! I heard that there is a famous thoroughbred in England?" Wu Guangyao asked.

Sandas nodded and said: "Thoroughbred horses, Arabian horses, and Akhal Teke horses (sweaty BMWs) are currently recognized as the three famous horses in the world! Among them, the thoroughbred horses are bred in the UK and are rare in number. There are only a thousand or so in total; every thoroughbred will be recorded in the book."

Wu Guangyao said: "Thousands of thoroughbred horses? It seems that I have to get a few thoroughbred horses. Rare things are more expensive!"

Sandas groaned, the horses he cherishes in his eyes, this one has to get a few horses in one breath;

But this one seems to have the channel, strength, and funds to accomplish this goal!
"I heard there are betting points here?"

"That's right, there are many such betting points."

Wu Guangyao's eyes wanted to look around, and sure enough, he saw a lot of betting points;

These betting points are the only official betting channels. Those betting points outside the racetrack are black spots controlled by gangsters at this time and are illegal.

"Mr. Wu, if you want to place a bet, you can ask the staff to buy tickets for you!" Madden came over and reminded.

As for today's horse racing situation, Wu Guangyao had already gained a certain understanding through the introduction of Ma Deng and others.

"That's right, there's just a lottery, which can make people watch the game more enthusiastically and have a sense of anticipation!" Wu Guangyao didn't refuse.

Everyone felt that what Wu Guangyao said was reasonable, everyone was on one side, so naturally they would not be addicted to gambling;
A small bet is happy, a big bet hurts you!
Everyone knows this truth.

During the period, Wu Guangyao took the initiative to find Zhou Xinian and chatted!
At this time, there were only five knights in the history of Hong Kong Island, namely Ho Tung, Zhou Shouchen, Wu Guangyao, Zhou Yunian, and Zhou Xinian;

Zhou Xunnian and Zhou Xinian are cousins, and Zhou Xinian is not only a jazz, but also a political celebrity of the two governors (Ge Lianghong and Bai Liji);

However, during the turmoil on Hong Kong Island last year (1967), Chow Sin-nian was not able to help the Governor of Hong Kong David Trench in times of crisis, so he has recently fallen out of favor in the political arena and has been depressed.

Zhou Xinian has recently started to seldom show his face in the political circles, and began to concentrate on managing the milk company.

Wu Guangyao and the Zhou family had a long history. In the early 50s, apart from Sir Ho Tung who was more optimistic about Wu Guangyao, the Zhou family was also more optimistic about Wu Guangyao.

The two were just chatting, but Keswick seemed to walk close to the two on purpose, and seemed to be inquiring about their conversation.

This scene is naturally a normal behavior in the eyes of others;

But Wu Guangyao was thoughtful, could it be that Jardine Matheson is already thinking about the milk company?

In fact, Wu Guangyao was also playing the idea of ​​the Milk Company, because the Milk Company owns large tracts of land in Causeway Bay and Pok Fu Lam;
Among them, the land in Causeway Bay is the land that Wu Guangyao must win, because it is the land of Times Square in later generations;

Wu Guangyao happened to be short of a commercial complex in the central district, so he had no choice but to plan for Chinese property buyers.

Of course, Wu Guangyao would not directly snatch it from the Chinese, not to mention that the Zhou family has always been on good terms with him, so how could he do such a thing!
Therefore, Jardine Matheson has become its own pawn!
As long as Jardine Matheson starts to hostilely acquire milk companies, Wu Guangyao will be a white knight to defend Chinese-funded companies.

Wu Guangyao owns almost 20% of the milk company's shares, so he is fully capable of focusing on customers and defeating Hongkong Land;
Moreover, Wu Guangyao did not intend to monopolize the benefits, and the milk company and Cheung Kong Industrial could join forces to jointly develop the commercial complex in Causeway Bay.

In this way, when Zhou Xinian retires, Wu Guangyao will naturally become the chairman of the board of directors!

I'm afraid, this is another good story!

When the horse race started, everyone's eyes were on the racetrack, even Wu Guangyao began to get a little nervous!

Wu Guangyao bought some top-seeded racehorses, and he didn't go to gamble unpopular ones, so the chance of winning is very high.

Two hours later, everyone was dumbfounded. Today's good horses seemed to be in poor condition, and they were upset and lost the game.

Wu Guangyao did not expect that his first bet on horses would be upset and he would lose the game;
Could it be that he is really not suitable for horses?

Wu Guangyao has already begun to doubt this question!

Sanders came out to smooth things over and said: "It seems that there are no absolutes in everything. These good horses may be old, or they may not be in good condition recently. Competition! This situation is understandable!"

(End of this chapter)