Rebirth of India: Superior

In the Beas River Club, Shakru truly understood what top club services are and what the life enjoyment of the rich is. According to Benon, from the moment a member enters the club, each member needs six to seven staff members to serve from personal service to back kitchen and procurement. On weekdays, the club has 1,200 full-time employees, and 2,000 part-time employees will be added during the horse race. The Jockey Club has a professional system to record members' personal information, from their favorite dining location, favorite food to personal habits, members can get personalized services without any instructions.

Seeing many famous Hong Kong tycoons playing squash, swimming, reading newspapers, and taking care of their beloved horses in the club, there are many world-class chefs in the club to provide members with a variety of Chinese and Western food choices, and even the types of red wine have reached more than 700.

The race is held at Shatin Racecourse, which was built in 1978 through land reclamation. It is located in the New Territories in the suburbs. The center of the racecourse is the beautiful Penfold Park. Shatin Racecourse can accommodate more than 60,000 spectators and has the world's top racecourse facilities, including a world-class track, the world's first horse show ring with a retractable canopy design, and the world's widest outdoor screen. Many important events, including the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Races, Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup, Champions Mile, meetz Hong Kong Derby, etc. are held here. Hong Kong horse racing is usually held on Wednesdays in Happy Valley and on Saturdays (or Sundays) in Shatin.

All Hong Kong horse racing is speed racing, divided into short distance (1000 meters), medium distance (1650 meters), medium and long distance (2200 meters) and other categories; the venues are grass and mud; each race can have up to 14 horses participating, the top five are the winners, and can get different amounts of bonuses. The bonuses are divided into different proportions among the owners, jockeys and trainers of the winning horses, of which the owners can get up to 80-85%, the trainers are the second 10%, the champion jockey gets 10%, and the 2nd to 5th jockeys get 5%. In addition, the Jockey Club will also hold title races according to requirements, and the title sponsor will provide a certain amount of special bonuses, generally several million, and the highest can reach more than 100 million yuan. These bonuses are also awarded to the owners, jockeys and trainers according to certain proportions.

At this time, Benon pointed to a chestnut racehorse in the distance and said, "This is the favorite horse of Hong Kong shipping tycoon Bao Botong, "Happy". This is a chestnut-colored, 4-year-old purebred horse born in Australia. It comes from a famous family. Its father is E1 Moxie, its mother is Jadetiara, and its grandfather is Bureau Cracy. They are all horse kings who have broken world records several times and won countless championships. Bao Botong bought it at a foal auction for 1 million US dollars and cherished it very much. Its trainer is the most famous champion trainer in Hong Kong, Tony Cruz. "Happy" participated in the Dubai Duty Free Cup held in Dubai and won the fifth place. He is the one I am most optimistic about today."

Shakru stood in front of the large French window of the horse owner's box. Looking at the surging crowd and the warm atmosphere in the audience below, he felt the unique and hot atmosphere of the racecourse of Hong Kong people.

Chan Chi walked to his side. Side by side with him, they looked at the grassroots horse fans below. She said with a smile: "Mr. Pandit, buy a few bets and have fun! In Hong Kong, horse racing is definitely the most popular gambling among citizens. As a kind of "gamble", it is a small bet for a big win. It reflects the "luck and wealth" mentality of Hong Kong people." Then she said with some emotion: "Hong Kong is a city with an extremely developed commodity economy. The speculative mentality is innate. Among the top rich people, there are certainly some who have become rich by accumulating wealth for generations, but they are definitely a minority. Most of them have become rich in recent decades by seizing "opportunities." Shakru nodded silently, but thought of himself in his heart. In fact, isn't he also a typical overnight rich? The subsequent horse racing was extremely exciting, especially in the fourth game. Everyone in the box was also excited to cheer for "Happy". "Happy" performed very well today, and it was fast out of the gate and was always in the first place. Benon was happy dancing in the box, but unfortunately at the last moment, it was suddenly overtaken by another famous horse from the island, "Elite Master", and finally ranked second with a nose behind. Everyone shouted that it was a pity. Shakru also bought a 10,000 Hong Kong dollar "Happy" single win to support Benon. Naturally, he didn't take it to heart when he lost.

Watching those horses galloping on the green grass, Shakru also fell deeply in love with the sport of horse racing. Perhaps, after returning to New Delhi, it would be a good choice to buy a piece of wasteland in the suburbs as a horse farm and raise two good horses? Thinking of this, Shakru couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly. After spending a long time with Benon, the prodigal son, his thinking was unconsciously influenced by him.

At this time, Benon walked over depressed and said to him: "Hey, today's luck is really bad. Let's go and smoke a cigar to change our mood."

Although Shakru didn't like cigars very much, he agreed with a friend's argument that the place for men to chat should not be a place like a bar or a cafe. That kind of place should only be suitable for men and women to chat and even have sex.

The best place for men to talk is the cigar room. When you take out a box of top-quality Cohiba Gloiv (Cohiba Century No. 4) from a private humidor, light it and take a sip, you can feel the mild to strong flavor in your mouth. The amber and musk fragrance makes you feel comfortable. In the smoke, the conversation between men must be comfortable, natural, relaxed and close.

In a private cigar room in the Jockey Club, Shakru and Beynon both changed into comfortable cigar clothes. Beynon asked the waiter to open a bottle of 15-year-old Santero (Santanlo, a Cuban rum brand). The waiter poured the wine into the glass, added ice cubes, and asked Beynon if he needed any service before the cigar. Beynon smiled and said no, and the waiter respectfully withdrew.

At this time, neither of them spoke. After carefully cutting off the cigar wrapper and slowly lighting the cigar with a butane gas lighter, they took a light puff and leaned on the sofa. Their eyes followed the curling smoke slowly circling and lingering. They smiled at each other unconsciously.

Shakru took a puff of the cigar, waited for the smoke to stay in his palate for a while, and then exhaled the smoke and said in surprise: "Authentic Brazilian Partagas D3, where did you find this exquisite product?" After tasting for a long time, Shakru spoke in surprise.

Benon also looked at Shakru in surprise, shook his head and laughed: "Brother Shakru, I always thought you were thinking about business all day, but I didn't expect you to enjoy life more than an idle person like me!"

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