Nine hundred and twentieth chapters gambling cards (1)
Chapter 923 Gambling Cards (1)
"He... old man, you... you're not joking, are you?"
Ever since Zhuang Rui just learned that the cost of building this ship was as high as more than 3 billion, he gave up the idea of building such a salvage ship because the cost was too high.
By the way, if someone has a net worth of three to four billion and goes to the sea to salvage items, wouldn't he be full? That is to say, Zhuang Rui can see the treasures on the seabed, so he came up with the idea of building a salvage ship to search the sea.
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"Oh, you think my old man is joking with you?"
The old gambling king glanced at Zhuang Rui, stretched out his hand to pick up a grape, put it in his mouth and chewed it. After coming over for a while, he continued: "This ship has been idle for many years. There is no use for me to keep it. Give it to
What’s wrong with you just having fun?”
Zhuang Rui couldn't help curling his lips when he heard this. It's been at least ten years since you built this boat, and you haven't given it to anyone else to play with. If you have nothing to show your courtesy these days, you must be either an adulterer or a thief. Zhuang Rui was alert, but he didn't pick up the old man.
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"What? You don't want it?"
The gambling king asked a little strangely when he saw Zhuang Rui sitting there silently.
"I want it, but I can't afford it..."
Zhuang Rui was telling the truth. This month would cost tens of millions in maintenance and employee wages. He really couldn't afford it. I'm afraid that except for a gambling king with a net worth of hundreds of billions, who could afford such a boat?
There are really not many people on the luxury ferry.
Zhuang Rui is even a little doubtful now. Did the old man feel that the ship was worthless if he kept it around, so he decided to send it to him?
After all, you have nothing to use every month and you have to spend tens of millions in expenses. No matter how rich you are, you will never feel very comfortable, right?
Zhuang Rui owns a private jet, and the monthly expenses are only a few hundred thousand, which makes him feel a little sad when he thinks about it. If he builds such a money-grabbing boat again, Zhuang Rui may not be able to sleep well at night.
"That's right, there are a lot of idle people on this boat..."
The old gambling king deeply believed in Zhuang Rui's words. Since the ship withdrew from the high seas and ended its gambling business, it only stayed in the port to occasionally entertain guests. However, the old gambling king was more affectionate and hired the high-paying ship.
The crew members were all saved.
The old gambling king knows the annual expenses of hundreds of millions. Zhuang Rui frowned when he said this.
"Actually, it is enough to keep 100 people on this ship. Young man, if you are willing, I will leave the captain and crew to you, and I will arrange for the others separately. What do you think?"
Although this ship is quite big, it is highly automated. Only a few dozen people are needed to drive this ship. The 100 people mentioned by the old gambling king actually include some chefs and cleaners, which are indispensable.
Otherwise, within a month or two, hair will grow on the boat.
"Old man, you... just tell me directly what requirements you have for this junior. This ship... I really can't bear it..."
Zhuang Rui was a little confused by this old man. He had seen many people with weird tempers, but he had never seen anyone who just stuffed billions into his arms. He was not afraid of himself.
Are you going to sell this boat?
The monthly expenses for 100 people should not exceed three million. Zhuang Rui can afford it, but he doesn't dare to ask for such a big favor. Who knows what conditions the old gambling king will offer if he accepts this ship?
Come?
If there is a free lunch in the world, Zhuang Rui believes that because you can have a free buffet in the casino, you only need to exchange a few chips and you can have a free meal even if you don't gamble.
But Zhuang Rui doesn't believe in pie-in-the-sky fallback. Even if it can fall, it can hit people to death or injury from such a height.
The old gambling king seemed a little embarrassed and touched his distinctive nose, and said: "Little guy, I'm giving you a gift but you don't want it. I can't tell you the conditions..."
"Old man, if you are told to do so, please do it. I will do my best to do whatever I can..."
Zhuang Rui was also a little curious. This old man was rich in the world and had all the power in Hong Kong and Macao. What could he need help with? But Zhuang Rui didn't say anything. If he could do it, he would help. If he couldn't do it, then that's right.
Stay with you.
After the old gambling king heard Zhuang Rui's words, his eyelids drooped slightly, as if he had fallen asleep. Just when Zhuang Rui was a little impatient, he suddenly opened his eyes, stared at Zhuang Rui and said: "I want you to use SJM's
In the name of your name, help me make a bet!"
"Wha...what?!"
Zhuang Rui now suspected that there was something wrong with his ears. The dignified gambling king who had been in Macau for nearly half a century actually asked him to gamble for him? Could it be that all his subordinates were trash?
Although Stevenson, the old gambling king of the old world, was disabled by himself, and Jervis, the current gambling king, also left Macau in disgrace, Zhuang Rui didn't believe that the gambling king didn't have gambling masters trained by himself?
"Old man, are you kidding me? I don't know anything about gambling. I can only win twice because of good luck. I can't help you with this matter..."
Zhuang Rui refused without thinking. For an old man who was over ninety years old to ask for help, this bet must be extremely important. Although Zhuang Rui was sure of winning, he didn't want to be in the limelight.
In the consciousness of Chinese people, gambling must involve gangsters, and a figure like the gambling king is probably involved in the international underworld. If I really helped him win money, I might not even be able to enjoy this luxury ferry with my life.
"Young man, do you know the origin of your visit to Macau this time?" After hearing Zhuang Rui's words, the old man was not angry, but asked leisurely.
"My friend was deceived, and I'm here to get what I should get back..." Zhuang Rui replied.
"Yes, this kind of cheating behavior would never have happened in Macau casinos before 2002. I dare not say that there are no crooks in Macau, but no one dares to be so blatant!"
The old man spoke a little hastily and coughed repeatedly after finishing speaking. Zhuang Rui quickly poured a glass of warm water on the table and handed it over.
"Why were those crooks so indulgent after 2002?"
Zhuang Rui is really a little strange. For a casino, long-term success is the most important thing, and the casino that teamed up with Liu Minghui to "set up" the fourth child was obviously killing the goose to obtain the eggs. This was extremely unwise behavior.
"Gambling, it's all because of gambling..."
The old gambling king's originally somewhat cloudy eyes suddenly became sharp after mentioning the word "gambling", and there was an inexplicable light shining in his eyes.
"Gambling license? Do you need a gambling license in Macau to start gambling?"
Zhuang Rui doesn't quite understand this, but as the name suggests, it should be the same type of thing as a company's business license, right?
The old gambling king nodded and said: "Yes, you understand it correctly. A gambling license is a gambling business license. Only with this can you open a casino in Macau..."
"Then this thing should be issued by the Macau SAR government, right? What does it have to do with gambling?"
Zhuang Rui is still a little puzzled. There are dozens of casinos in Macau, and the man in front of him owns 11 of them. With his status in Macau, isn't it easy to get more gambling licenses?
"Of course it does matter. I'm tired. Let A Ming tell you these things..."
The old gambling king talked a lot today and felt a little tired. He waved to the old croupier who was standing in the distance. After he came over, he said: "Tell Xiaozhuang about the history of the development of gambling in Macau...
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"yes……"
The old croupier bowed down respectfully and faced Zhuang Rui and said: "Mr. Zhuang, the first gambling license in Macau was issued in October 1961. At that time, Mr. He joined forces with Mr. Huo and others from Hong Kong Island...
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A story about the development of gambling in Macau, told from the mouth of an old dealer.
It turned out that in the 1960s, the old gambling king united a group of Hong Kong tycoons, narrowly beat the competition at a price of 17,000 yuan, and won the Macau casino franchise in one fell swoop, and opened the first casino in 1963.
Home Casino.
Since then, after decades of bleak business, Macau's gaming industry has flourished in the hands of Mr. Ho, making Macau's gaming industry a world-famous oriental gambling city, one of the three largest in the world along with Las Vegas in the United States and Monte Carlo in Morocco.
Casino.
From the late 1990s to now, the old gambling king has paid as much as 6 billion in gambling industry taxes every year. It can be said that he alone supports the entire Macau gambling industry.
But in 2002, the situation changed suddenly, and the Macau government decided to reform the gaming industry and issued three gambling licenses that year, which also broke the nearly half-century-old monopoly of the Macau gambling industry by the old gambling king.
The competition at that time was extremely fierce. A total of 21 companies expressed their determination to win the gambling license. In addition to the local forces represented by the gambling kings in Macau, there were also many companies from the United States, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, Malaysia, the Philippines and other places.
company.
World-class casino and hotel conglomerates including the world-famous MGM in the United States, Las Vegas, Sun City, and Genting Malaysia all attach great importance to the issuance of gambling licenses.
The average investment amount promised by 21 consortiums in the Macao gambling industry is around US$2 billion, with the smallest investment exceeding US$1 billion and the largest investment reaching HK$40 billion.
At that time, the gambling king was extremely dissatisfied with the government's decision. In an interview with local media, he stated that with his 40 years of management experience, there was no need to cooperate with other companies. The old gambling king insisted on "playing by himself."
It’s just that the general trend is that the Macau gambling industry was finally unified by the gambling king, and now it is divided into three parts. The gambling licenses are obtained by the gambling king’s SJM, Wynn, and Galaxy.
Unlike SJM, the gambling king, there are shadows of foreign gambling consortiums behind the other two companies.
Just like Galaxy Casino Co., Ltd., although on the surface it is a gaming company composed of the Hong Kong businessman Lui Che-woo family and the Venetian Group.
But behind it is an American gambling celebrity, Shawn Adelson of the Venetian Casino in Nevada, who holds at least 30% of Galaxy's shares.
