Mr. Qin's granddaughter was driving, but she was not driving slowly. In less than half an hour, they entered a villa complex and finally stopped in front of a large villa.
After getting off the car, Li Yang looked around in surprise.
Under Mr. Qin's greeting, both Li Yang and Liu Gang walked in. This is Mr. Qin's home. Mr. Qin's son is a celebrity in the business community in Chongqing. Mr. Qin himself also has a lot of savings. His living conditions are better than those of many experts.
It's pretty good inside.
In fact, Li Yang has already discovered that these top experts are all worth a lot.
Needless to say, Mr. He. Although Bai Ming and Mr. Mao are both low-income, they both have eight-digit net worth. Otherwise, Bai Ming would not have been able to open the museum and buy 600,000 things in one lump sum.
What antiques require is artistic conception, but money is also very important. In this era of universal democracy, good antiques are directly linked to money. Without money, you can't do anything.
This is also the biggest reason why Mr. He encourages and supports Li Yang to make money. Those who have no money and love sex, and those who have no ability can only be jealous and anxious. But those who have ability are terrible, they will come up with many crooked ideas.
Once you embark on this path, when the money comes in quickly, you will have no chance to withdraw.
It is not unreasonable for Mr. He to attach so much importance to Li Yang in the beginning and look at him so closely.
As soon as he got home, Mr. Qin took his things to the study room, Momo personally experienced the magic of this ancient inkstone, and left Li Yang directly to his granddaughter to entertain.
As a result, Mr. Qin's granddaughter arranged a room for him and Liu Gang and went out on her own. She also said that she wanted Li Yang to have a good rest, which Li Yang could only accept helplessly.
It’s good to take a rest, at least I’m really tired after taking such a long flight.
Two days later, Li Yang said goodbye to Mr. Qin and left the ancient inkstone here for Mr. Qin to slowly repair. He took Liu Gang and left Chongqing. Ruili gambling was about to begin, and Li Yang did not want to miss this time.
Chance.
Ruili is in the west of Yunnan, on the border with Myanmar.
Ruili is a very famous port city, and Li Yang doesn't know much about these things. What Li Yang knows most about is Ruili's gambling stones.
For people in the jade industry, Ruili is also a place to find treasures. There are many stone gambling shops here. The first stop for the stone gambling wool imported from Myanmar every year is mostly in Ruili. The special geographical environment has created a special place here.
Stone gambling culture.
In addition to stone gambling shops, Ruili's wool merchants are also a major feature of their business.
Half of the country's wool merchants are from Ruili. They don't gamble on stones themselves, but they engage in stone gambling. Every time there is an event in other places, they will go there, such as Pingzhou Public Sale and Nanyang City Gathering.
Their presence is indispensable.
These woolen merchants are all dragging their families with them. Wherever there is a need, they will take the goods to where they are and come back after the goods are sold.
The plane landed at Dehongmang Airport. There were quite a few people from Chongqing. On the plane, Li Yang noticed that several people were talking about gambling on stones. They probably came to participate in Ruili gambling like him.
After getting off the plane, Liu Gang immediately opened a map. This visit to Ruili was different from the last time he went to Pingzhou. Neither Sima Lin nor Zheng Kaida came with them. This was Li Yang's first time here.
During previous missions, Liu Gang came here twice, but he only passed by and didn't stop here, so he didn't have a deep impression of Ruili.
"Brother Li, how about we rent a car first?"
After looking at the map and comparing the distance, Liu Gang immediately said to Li Yang that Ruili was too far away and it was impossible for them to drive here, but it was inconvenient not to have a car here. Renting a car was indeed a good choice.
"Okay, let's rent a car first, preferably a bigger car!"
Putting away the map, the two of them took a taxi directly to Dehong Prefecture. Dehong Prefecture is an autonomous prefecture, but it doesn't look as good as Mingyang. There are many old-fashioned buildings here.
The car rental company is not far away, but when they got there, Li Yang and Liu Gang were dumbfounded. All the cars here had been rented out. There have been many out-of-towners coming to Ruili Gambling these days, and Li Yang was not the only one who thought of renting a car.
Yang, this bet hasn't even started yet, all the cars of the car rental company have already been rented out.
"Boss bosses, judging from the looks of you, are you here to participate in Ruili's gambling, and are you the first to come?"
There was no car to rent, so the clerk at the car rental company was not in a hurry, but walked up to chat with Li Yang and Liu Gang with a smile.
Li Yang nodded and said, "How do you know?"
"You can tell right away. People who have been here a few times and want to rent a car will say hello in advance and place a deposit early, unlike you two who just ran over!"
The store clerk laughed and brought out two small stools for Li Yang and Liu Gang to sit down.
Looking at the sky outside, Li Yang sat down helplessly. It would be difficult to go to Ruili today if he couldn't rent a car. I'm afraid he would have to stay in Dehong Prefecture for a whole day.
"Actually, you don't have to worry. Although we don't have cars here, it doesn't mean there aren't cars elsewhere!"
The shop assistant suddenly smiled mysteriously. Li Yang and Liu Gang glanced at each other, and both looked at the shop assistant in confusion. Since he had a car, why didn't he just tell him about it and still act so mysteriously?
"Ahem!"
The shop clerk coughed twice more and continued: "Two bosses, it's your first time to participate in Ruili Gambling. In fact, you need a good guide more. Having a familiar local guide can not only save you a lot of money, but also save money."
It might save you some trouble, don’t you think?”
Li Yang was stunned for a moment and immediately asked: "Guide? You mean, if you want to rent a car, you have to rent it together with the person and the car, right?"
The store clerk slapped his hand hard and shouted happily: "By the way, boss, you are a smart man. I have a clerk who has a car, but he does not rent a car alone. If you want it, you have to bring someone with you. He can give it to you."
Being a driver, guide, and bodyguard is not expensive, so it’s very suitable!”
"The price is not expensive, how much does it cost?" Li Yang asked with a chuckle, shaking his head.
"It only costs 1,000 yuan per day for the person and the car, but the gas is yours. What do you think, two bosses?"
"One thousand dollars is no problem, but how do I know that that person can be a driver, a guide, or a bodyguard? If he can't do anything else, we won't lose much!"
Li Yang asked again, and the store clerk seemed even more excited: "Don't worry about this, I can guarantee you that my friend can definitely do this!"
"Okay, you don't need to guarantee it, just let him come. We'll rent it for a thousand yuan!"
Li Yang suddenly waved his hand. The most important thing for them right now is to rent a car. There is definitely a difference between having a car and not having a car. The price of one thousand a day is not cheap, but it is completely affordable for Li Yang.
Within the range, if you bet just one stone, you can rent this car for a year.
"Okay, just wait a moment, I'll call him right away!"
The store clerk stood up happily and hid aside to make a phone call. Li Yang didn't hear what he said, but Liu Gang vaguely heard something. This guy was asking for a kickback for his friend on the phone.
The rebates are pretty hefty, as much as 300 yuan a day. No wonder the store clerk seems so motivated.
300 yuan a day. It was almost ten days after the event ended. He just made an introduction and earned 3,000 yuan, which is probably higher than his salary.
"Two bosses, I have already informed my friend. Do you think you should pay some deposit first?" After a while, the store clerk ran over with a flattering smile on his face and kissed Li Yang*
**Thumbs up.
"There's no problem with the deposit, but we have to see the car and the people, right?" Liu Gang said before Li Yang could.
"Don't worry, if I can still run away while I'm here, or if the car doesn't come, I'll double your deposit!"
The store clerk immediately patted his chest and looked at the sky outside. Li Yang didn't want to argue with him anymore, so he took out three thousand yuan and handed it to him. The three thousand yuan deposit was completely enough.
After counting the money, the shop assistant seemed even happier. Before Li Yang could rush him, he called his friend again and asked him to come quickly.
More than twenty minutes later, a car finally came from a distance. Li Yang and Liu Gang were stunned when they saw this car.
"Lao Yang, Lao Yang, come quickly!"
As soon as the car arrived, the store clerk hurriedly waved. Li Yang and Liu Gang smiled bitterly at each other. The car arrived, but they didn't expect it to be a dilapidated van. A car like this could be rented in Mingyang for up to two hundred.
One day, one thousand, they were slaughtered.
Liu Gang finally understood why this shop clerk was willing to take this job even after he had taken away a 300 yuan kickback. This car, which cost only 10,000 yuan a car on the second-hand market, could earn 700 yuan a day.
, it would be Liu Gang himself who would be willing to do it.
"Brother Li, how about we retreat?"
Liu Gang whispered, and the driver of the car had already got out. After Li Yang saw the driver, he thought for a moment and shook his head.
"Forget it, since the car is already here, let's use it. As long as it's not broken and can run, it's fine. I'm not a delicate person!"
The driver of the car is a strong man in his mid-20s, with a height of 1.85 meters and a weight of more than 180 kilograms. He also looks like an honest man. At least Li Yang is satisfied with this driver.
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Liu Gang didn't care that much. He could get used to riding in any car. What he was afraid of was that Li Yang, who had been using cars very well during this period, wouldn't be used to it. As long as he was willing, Liu Gang didn't care.
Liu Gang is actually quite willing to buy such a car. This is the junction of national borders. There are many illegal smugglers in Myanmar, including some drug dealers. It is safer to have a low-profile car. During the Ruili gambling period
There are messy people all over the country, and Liu Gang will take into account anything that is detrimental to Li Yang.
It's obviously inappropriate for the two of them to really drive a good car.
"May I have your name?"
Li Yang had already walked over and looked the driver up and down. The first impression the driver gave him was still very good.
"Yang Zhigang, hello, boss!"
The strong man stretched out his hands that were still dirty, and said with a simple smile. He was not old, but his voice was very rough, and Li Yang found that he had a lot of calluses on his hands. He was definitely an ordinary person who worked all year round.
