Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

Everyone arrived at the Las Vegas Pier, where someone was already waiting for He.

Seeing He Lai and others coming, he immediately went to greet them.

"Mr. Wu, my master asked me to pick you up."

"Okay, lead the way." He Lai nodded and said.

"this way please."

……

Soon, He Lai and his companions were taken to the second floor of the Lisboa Casino.

"Mr. Aqiang, long time no see." Fu Huo stood up and came over to greet him.

"Mr. Fu, no, you should call me Mr. Fu now. Long time no see." He Lai responded with a smile.

"It doesn't matter what you call me. If Mr. Aqiang doesn't mind, just call me Brother Fu."

Fu Huo laughed.

"That's great, then don't call me Mr. Fu anymore, just call me Brother Wu."

He Lai responded.

"Okay, Brother Wu, come and sit down. Everyone sit down. Mr. Lu, Mr. Huo, all of you sit down." Fu Huo waved his hand and ordered.

When He Lai and his companions sat down, Yu Shui leaned close to He Lai, feeling a little scared.

"Who is this?" Fu Huo asked curiously.

"Bring my wife to the casino. Brother Fu, please take good care of her."

He Lai patted Yu Shui's hand and said.

"So it's my sister-in-law. Don't worry, I'll ask my wife to take her around later. Don't worry, I'll make all the arrangements." After Fu Huo finished speaking, he winked at the person next to him.

The man understood and walked out.

"Sure, but my wife may not understand etiquette, so you have to bear with Brother Fu."

He Lai said.

"It's okay, it's okay. My wife doesn't care about these things. Let the women go shopping on their own." Fu Huo said casually.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Brother Fu." He Lai said with a smile.

Not long after, an elegant woman walked in. She nodded slightly towards Fu Huo, and Fu Huo whispered something in her ear.

Then Mrs. Fu looked at Yu Shui and said with a smile, "This must be Mr. Aqiang's wife. She is so beautiful. Come with me. I will show you around."

Yu Shui looked at He Lai nervously, and when she saw him nod, she stood up and followed the woman out.

Fu Huo watched them leave, then turned to He and said, "Brother Wu, it's all thanks to you. Look, this casino and hotel attracted a large number of wealthy people as soon as they were built."

"Hey, I don't dare to take credit for it. This is all thanks to the good publicity you guys did, Brother Fu. Otherwise, how could people from all over the world come here after hearing the news?" He Lai said with a smile.

“You are right, this casino should look like a casino. I have visited casinos all over the world over the years and they are indeed much more professional and luxurious than ours. Their business is incomparable to ours.

I wish the old man could see this.”

Fu Huo sighed.

"If Mr. Fu knew about this in his afterlife, he would feel gratified," He Lai comforted.

……

They chatted for a while before Fu Huo slowly stood up and said goodbye. After all, there were many important people coming today, waiting for him as the host to receive them, so he couldn't stay here forever.

"Mr. Huo, how about we go for a tour together? This is my first time in the Lisboa Casino."

He Lai invited.

"Okay, then I'll accompany Mr. Wu." Huo Ying said with a smile.

The Lisboa Casino has a unique architectural style. After being painted with new yellow and white paint, its exterior walls are glowing with a bright luster.

The design of its casino is very interesting, and it contains many Feng Shui mysteries.

The main entrance is the most ominous one! One of the doors is built to look like a lion’s mouth, and the other is built to look like a tiger’s mouth. In front of both doors are taxi stands. Gamblers entering the casino through these doors are like falling into the mouths of lions and tigers. Gamblers are easily “eaten” by the lions and tigers.

Because the lion is the king of all beasts, it has the function of attracting wealth in Feng Shui; the tiger is a ferocious beast, it has the function of guarding wealth and watching over the house. Therefore, gamblers should not enter the casino through these two doors, otherwise they will "send the sheep into the tiger's mouth".

The top of the casino door is decorated with a "bat hanging money", which is designed to look like a bat (i.e. a bat) opening its mouth to look for food. Because the Chinese character "bat" is homophonic with the Chinese auspicious character "Fu", it symbolizes the power of collecting wealth. The design of the casino is also thoughtful: the casino is designed in a circular shape, and it is very easy for guests to get lost after walking around one or two circles; plus the ceiling is engraved with a pirate ship pattern, as soon as you step into the casino, it feels like being robbed by pirates.

There are many small balls and some big balls on the top floor of Lisboa Casino, and there is a white round border below, like a white jade plate. Therefore, from a distance, it looks like "big and small pearls falling on a jade plate", and the banker is always the big winner.

This Feng Shui arrangement is like a bird cage and sickle trapping gamblers

The Lisboa Casino, which looks like a birdcage, seems to trap gamblers who enter it, implying that they can only enter but not leave. Every gambler who enters is like a bird in a cage. Moreover, there are many sickle-like sharp weapons around the top, stabbing in all directions, making gamblers feel like caged birds at the mercy of others.

The layout is very peculiar, and the designer who designed this building obviously put a lot of thought into it.

All Feng Shui concepts related to gambling are incorporated into it.

"Well, not bad, not bad, Zixuan, the person you found is good!"

He Lai said with a smile.

"Mr. Wu, thank you for the compliment. I specially invited a Feng Shui master who is very famous in Hong Kong to come and design it."

Lu Zixuan replied.

"Well, Zixuan, Feng Shui is something that exists if you believe in it, and it doesn't exist if you don't believe in it. I allow you to ask Feng Shui about these superficial things, but you still need to rely on your own brain to do business. Do you understand what I mean?"

He Lai warned.

He Lai knew that people in Hong Kong in the 1960s and 1970s believed in Feng Shui very much. After all, many wealthy people became rich by listening to the advice of Feng Shui masters, and built their fortunes from nothing, so Feng Shui masters had a very high status in Hong Kong.

"I know, Mr. Wu, I will pay attention to it." Lu Zixuan replied quickly.

"Yeah." He Lai nodded and continued to visit with everyone.

Soon, it was time to cut the ribbon, and He Lai was only arranged to sit at the end. After all, those standing in the middle were all well-known figures in Las Vegas, and even the Governor of Las Vegas attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

The opening ceremony of the largest casino in Las Vegas was very lively. Rich people and gamblers from all over the world gathered there to see the charm of this casino.

The sounds of gongs, drums and firecrackers never stopped, and there were two dancing lions nearby. After all, lion dancing was a must for opening a business in this era!

According to Chinese folklore, lion dancing can ward off evil and filth.

Although lion dancing is rarely seen in China, this tradition is very common among overseas Chinese.

Whether in traditional festivals such as the Spring Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival, or in business occasions such as opening ceremonies and New Year's Eve parties, the Hong Kong Dollar Lion plays an indispensable role.

For example, lion dancing is required for old people’s birthdays, various competitions, and even to become a boss in the underworld. All scenes related to festivities must have lion dancing, otherwise it would be indecent!