Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

"Then I won't say any more nonsense. I want to play this hand with Mr. Wu Qiang and decide the winner in one round. But I only have 200 million chips, while Mr. Wu Qiang has nearly 700 million. So I want to increase the stakes. I wonder if Mr. Wu Qiang has any objection?"

Phil smiled.

"Of course not. Just tell me how much you want to add." He Lai said with a smile.

"Okay, I don't have much cash, but I have a 5% stake in the Venetian Casino worth $400 million. I'll pay him $300 million."

Phil took out a document from his arms, shook it and said.

"Oh, three hundred million US dollars, but I don't seem to have that much!" He Lai spread his hands and said.

"Haha, Mr. Wu Qiang, I'll bet with you that the money you won in this gambling king competition includes the 100 million US dollars that Kashiwagi Akio lost to you and the Samsung shares that Cha Minzhu lost to you, plus the chips in your hand."

Phil smiled.

"That's not enough, three hundred million. Are you sure you want to bet like this?"

He Lai narrowed his eyes at him and said.

"Sure. After all, it's quite troublesome to cash out shares. If Mr. Wu Qiang is willing, then let's seal the deal."

Phil laughed.

"Okay, I'll take this bet." He Lai said lightly.

"Then seal the license! Let the accountant check it!"

"it is good!"

Phil handed over his shares, and He Lai asked Lu Zixuan to hand over the Samsung shares and 100 million US dollars that he had just warmed up.

"Brother!" Yu Shui nervously pulled He Lai's hand and called out, luckily she didn't call him brother, otherwise the secret would have been exposed.

"What's wrong? Your face looks tense and your palms are sweaty. Are you worried that I will lose?"

He Lai scratched Yu Shui's nose and teased.

"Just now... Mrs. Fu told me just now that his cards are bigger than yours! I..." Yu Shui was indeed a little worried.

It’s more than ten billion. If you lose, it’s all gone!

"Don't worry, silly girl. The person who can make you lose has not been born yet!"

He Lai touched Yu Shui's head and comforted her.

"Oh." Yu Shui responded without struggling.

"Just sit still and wait for me to finish gambling, then we'll go back."

"Oh."

Yu Shui agreed and sat back in her seat.

After both parties' assets have been calculated and are accurate, the cards will be opened again.

As soon as he sat down, Phil's heart was excited, and he immediately said: "Mr. Wu Qiang, I admire your gambling skills. I didn't expect that the person who beat you in the end would be me, right?"

"Mr. Phil, before the cards are revealed, it's still unknown who will win or lose! Don't be happy too soon."

He Lai responded by tapping the table.

"Haha, then I'll make you admit defeat sincerely. I have a straight flush of ten, JQ, KA! What can you use to beat me? Hahaha..."

Phil threw his cards on the table, raised his head and laughed out loud.

"Puchi" He Lai laughed out loud.

The dealer also looked at Phil with an unusual look, and everyone present stood up to check their hole cards.

Phil felt something was wrong, lowered his head and looked at his cards, and was stunned.

Seven of Diamonds!

"How could it be the seven of diamonds! How is that possible!" Phil was stunned.

"Are you looking for this card?"

He Lai took out his trump card and waved it in Phil's direction. It was an Ace of Hearts.

"How is this possible? How could my Ace of Hearts end up in your hands? You're cheating!"

Phil said angrily.

"Oh? I didn't touch your cards the whole time, how could I cheat? Besides, you've been keeping your hole cards hidden all the time, and there are so many eyes watching you! How can I take your hole cards away?"

He Lai said with a smile.

"You! You! You!" Phil couldn't catch his breath and fainted.

"Haha, even with this kind of mental quality, it's not good enough. Ladies and gentlemen, do you have any objections? If not, please announce the results."

He Lai said to the leading figures in the gambling world.

"Well, no problem, Mr. Wu Qiang is really capable. If you win the World Gambling King Competition this time, you, Wu Qiang, will be the World Gambling King from now on!"

A leading figure in the gambling world stood up and spoke.

"Thank you."

He Lai thanked them and left with Yu Shui. The rest of the matters would naturally be handled by Lu Zixuan, and he would not be responsible for anything else.

……

After leaving the VIP lounge, He Lai asked someone to send Yu Shui back to the hotel first, while he stayed to discuss the next steps with Fu Huo.

Soon Fu Huo finished his business and came over.

"Brother Wu, you are amazing. Now your worth has been greatly increased."

Fu Huo laughed.

"Brother Fu, it's only because of your help behind the scenes that I can be so unscrupulous! Win-win, win-win!"

He Lai responded.

"Brother Wu, now you represent the gambling king of my city, you will have no choice but to participate in the future!

How about you, now that you've won so much money, why don't you invest some in the casino? The door of my Fu family is always open to you!"

Fu Huo invited again.

"I didn't plan to invest before because I didn't have money. Now, I really have this idea. I wonder if those uncles in the casino agree? After all, if I invest, it will definitely affect their profits!"

He Lai inquired.

"Brother Wu, you are worrying too much. Although they and my Fu family are closely related, they have their own businesses. In terms of casino management, my Fu family still holds the majority. I own 70% of the casino shares! I can give you 20%. How about that? Are you sincere?"

Fu Huo was overjoyed. With He Lai joining, the casino would surely become very popular.

"Okay, but I can't take your brother Fu's shares for nothing. How about this? I offer 100 million Hong Kong dollars to buy it. How about that?"

He Lai suggested.

"Good! Brother Wu is straightforward!" Fu Huo said happily.

Although the current Austrian Entertainment Company seems to be worthless, not everyone can buy it. After all, it holds the operating rights of casinos in Las Vegas for the next few decades, and the profits are immeasurable.

"Brother Fu, I still say the same thing. I hope you can spend the casino's profits on the construction of the casino city. You see, last year the Portuguese government officially changed the casino city into a tourist gambling area, so the Portuguese government must want to build the casino city into a city where tourism and gambling industries develop together!"

He Lai said.

"I understand what Brother Wu means, but there are some things that my uncles cannot accept. But don't worry, I will try my best to do their job well."

Fu Huo said.

"Brother Fu, this is the trend. Tell them not to just look at the immediate benefits. We need to look forward. The casino is not big, but it is not small either. Changes in casino operations are inevitable. Small-scale operations will never make it to the stage!

The gambling city is not suitable for developing light and heavy industries and manufacturing industries because there is no extra land, so we can only develop tourism and the gaming industry. It would be great if we could recruit all the fishermen in the gambling city to work here and turn the coastline into a beach for tourists to have fun!

If there is not enough space, we can learn from Hong Kong and reclaim land!

Look, our Lisboa Casino has only been open for two days, and the number of visitors is probably almost catching up with the total amount in the past month!

When tourists come to Las Vegas, they can't just gamble, they need to spend money, stay in a place, eat, drink and sightsee. Our Las Vegas has so many famous buildings. If we just recruit some Las Vegas residents to come in and act as tour guides, it will be enough for them to eat and drink!

dont you agree? "

He Lai analyzed.

"Yeah, that makes sense! You have a smart mind, no wonder your company in Hong Kong City is so successful!"

Fu Huo nodded appreciatively.

“So, Brother Fu, when I give you money for investment, it’s not for you to save it or treasure it. I need you to build more hotels and casinos.

Las Vegas can open casinos and hotels everywhere in the desert, so there is no reason why we can't do that in Las Vegas! We are much better than them. We are a beautiful island and a tourist destination. How can we be worse than a desert?"

Compared with Las Vegas, the gambling city has much greater advantages.

After all, it was originally just a small town where gold diggers went to look for gold. To put it bluntly, it was just a place to rest. It was built bit by bit and finally became a real gambling city!

"Haha...Brother Wu, you are so bold to say that, but don't forget that Las Vegas is in Country M, and they have many more rich people than we do!"

Fu Huo shook his head.

"Hey, what's the big deal? I want to build an airport in our casino, so that passengers don't have to fly to Hong Kong first and then come to our casino! Then I will go directly to Country M to bring those rich people here for free to see the scenery of our casino."

"Okay, okay, I support you. I'm waiting for the day when you come to build the airport!"

Fu Huo laughed.

Afterwards, He Lai discussed with Fu Huo in detail about gambling ships and jockeys, two factors related to the future development of the gambling city.

Especially the job of code stacker, the two had a detailed discussion.

Why are they called stackers? Because they like to stack the chips prepared for customers on the gambling table one by one and play with them, stacking the chips up and then separating them!

That’s why people call him “Stacker”!

"Brother Wu, I know about this stacker. It has been around since my father. They used to be called Jinke, but now they are called stackers after the introduction of plastic chips. Their job is to bring gamblers into the casino and guide them to place bets, and they can get their own commissions from this."

Fu Huo said.

"Well, Brother Fu, I think the job of a junket operator is very beneficial to our casino. We should vigorously promote it, and we can provide detailed training to teach them how to guide gamblers to spend money in our casino.

For example, those bosses who lost everything in gambling, they have a wide network of contacts, and the people they make friends with are also rich! We can use this to let him bring people over!

For example, those beauties, which rich man doesn't like beautiful women? Sometimes, beautiful women just need to beckon their fingers and rich men will be immediately attracted. It is more effective than some grown men saying a hundred words. It is perfect to let them attract rich men to spend money in the casino.

For example, some people who are quick-witted and eloquent can attract gamblers with their eloquence.

For example, low-level gangsters can also do jobs like debt collection and security.

I believe that by attracting people from all places and countries, we will always bring tourists to the gambling city.

At that time we only need to pay a little commission.

For example, if a beautiful woman brings a rich man over, she can get a commission on the amount the rich man spends in the casino, and the commission rate is about 10% to 15% of a thousand.

I guarantee many people will be willing to do it!"

He Lai explained that the stacking system, as a unique business model of the gambling city, is a major reason for the rise of the gambling city.

He Lai did not mention the casino system. After all, the casino was still in its infancy and couldn't take too big a step.

The casino distribution system will involve many underworld organizations, which is not conducive to the development of the current gambling city.

He Lai thinks that it would be a good idea if the casinos could control the junket operators themselves and absorb all kinds of people in the industry into the junket industry, whether part-time or full-time, as long as they don't have to be restricted by gangs or something.

It’s not like there are no gangs in Las Vegas, and the local gangs have a good relationship with the Fu family, so they are easier to control.

The gambling king's trick of letting the two sides fight and the fisherman gain is actually hurting the gambling city. Is it really good to have fighting and killing all day long? Not necessarily.

"Well, what you said makes sense. I'll study it carefully when I get back."

Fu Huo nodded.

"Haha, Brother Fu, find a few outstanding stackers to learn from, it will be helpful for training!"

He Lai reminded.

"Okay, okay, we can put this gambling boat aside for now. I'll sort out the situation with the jackpot guys first."

Fu Huo nodded.

"By the way, Brother Fu, what's the situation with Ye Han?" He Lai asked curiously.

"Hey, he was unwilling to give up. He took all the casinos in Yue Country and made a bet with me and his master and apprentice. He took 50 million from me. If they lose, the casinos in Yue Country will be returned to me. The master and apprentice will stay in the gambling city and work for the Fu family! You are not allowed to have any other thoughts! Otherwise, you will die!"

Fu Huo explained the reason.

"Oh, so that's how it is! Actually, this is a good idea. They are both good at gambling and can help you solve a lot of problems."

He Lai nodded and said, he guessed that Ye Han, the gambling king, didn't want to leave the gambling city, so this could be considered as returning to his roots early.

The two of them parted ways after chatting.

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