The Liufu picture was rolled up and put aside. Bai Ming, Liu Jun and Mr. Mao looked at it from time to time, feeling very reluctant to part with it.
The appearance of these paintings was indeed beyond their expectations. Taro Yamamoto did not look like a very good person, but his collection was quite good. These paintings were considered high-quality and rarely seen in China.
The croupier on the side began to introduce the rules of the gambling game. Li Yang listened carefully. It was similar to what he saw on TV. There was nothing special to pay attention to.
Taro Yamamoto has been staring at the chips in front of Li Yang, with the corners of his mouth raised high.
Strictly speaking, the market value of these paintings of his is definitely more than three million US dollars, and it is possible that they will be worth five million US dollars at auction. These are the best pieces in his collection, the result of many years of hard work.
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If he didn't want to lure Li Yang into taking the bait, he wouldn't have taken out these most important paintings.
But in his heart, he never thought that he would lose. He started gambling when he was a teenager. He is fifty years old this year and has more than thirty years of casino experience. It is not easy to deal with a casino fledgling like Li Yang.
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"Mr. Li, can we start?"
As soon as the croupier finished the introduction, Yamamoto Taro immediately asked again. With three million chips, he could even estimate the time in his mind. Li Yang could win all the chips in twenty minutes, or at most half an hour.
"let's start!"
Li Yang casually tossed out a chip, still wearing the most confident smile on his face.
After throwing out the chips, Li Yang looked at the ancient paintings and Liufu paintings placed next to him. Five of them were famous Chinese paintings, which made Li Yang sigh in his heart.
Experts once conducted a survey and found that there are more than 200,000 ancient Chinese calligraphy and paintings circulating outside, of which Japan alone accounts for one-third. Taro Yamamoto is just an ordinary businessman, and he is still a businessman abroad, and there are so many Chinese calligraphy and paintings.
There are more fine works than those of some famous collectors in China, which fully proves this survey result.
So much of China's wealth was plundered by others through war.
When Li Yang sighed, the dealer had already started to deal the cards. The table was not long, and Li Yang's special ability did not need to be spread, so he could clearly see all the cards.
In this hand, Li Yang had a pair, as did Yamamoto Taro, and Li Yang's hand was slightly higher.
The gambling game started, Aoki Weiyang, Mitsui Yasushi and the others all sat upright, Lin Bowen also kept paying attention to Li Yang.
He knew very well what Taro Yamamoto had in mind. If Li Yang really lost, Lin Bowen would jump out to remind him and would not let him fall into Taro Yamamoto's trap.
Zhou Wen and Li Pei had been standing by, listening to Li Can keep talking about what happened to Li Yang in the past two years.
The two of them hadn't seen Li Yang for several years and didn't understand Li Yang's current situation at all. The more Li Can spoke, the wider their mouths opened. In the end, they just stayed there as if they were listening to a myth.
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We haven’t seen each other for a few years, but their boss is now the number one person in the stone gambling industry, a well-known collector and appraiser in the country, and the most popular person at this treasure appraisal conference.
The two of them didn't watch TV, but they still heard a little about the treasure appraisal conference. Especially in the afternoon, many people, whether they were customers or casino staff, were talking about the treasure appraisal conference.
These days, the most famous thing in Toronto is this treasure appraisal conference.
However, the two of them didn't pay much attention to this matter. They were both just starting out as part-time workers, so they didn't have the spare time to collect, and they had no interest in collecting.
The reason why the two of them heard about the treasure appraisal conference was because of the appearance of the Chinese artifact Jade Seal. After the treasure appraisal conference ended this morning, many casino colleagues told them about it.
There are not many Chinese people in this casino, but these two are authentic Chinese.
Because of other people's descriptions, the two of them knew that the Chuanguo Jade Seal had appeared at this treasure appraisal conference and caused a lot of commotion, as well as the subsequent debate between Japanese swords and Chinese swords, and the Japanese artifact Amancongyun Sword.
Appeared.
But they never expected that the person who caused this series of commotion turned out to be their classmate and the boss in the same dormitory. When others mentioned Li Yang's name in the morning, they thought it was an old man with the same name and did not go into details at all.
Go ask.
In their impression, those who came to the treasure appraisal conference were all well-known experts in the collection industry, so naturally they were older.
Zhou Wen still remembered that when Li Pei said Li Yang's name, he smiled and said to him, "It would be great if Li Yang, who took out the national jade seal, was their boss. If he brought glory to the country, their faces would also be bright."
Now this sentence has become a fact.
Li Pei swallowed hard and looked at Li Yang again. What Li Can said always made him feel a little unreal, not like it was real. The boss in front of him also made him feel strange.
"Second brother, fourth brother, it's best if you resign and go back to the boss for help. I will definitely help you find a better job. My current job as a senior executive in the auction company was arranged for me by the boss!"
Li Can said with a smile, patting his chest when talking about work. Li Can knew Li Yang better. As long as his brother found him, he would definitely help, not to mention the resignation of Zhou Wen and Li Pei and Li Yang.
It has something to do with it.
"Don't worry, Lao Liu, I'm following Boss Ding this time. Let's go home and develop!"
Li Pei nodded fiercely, feeling a little excited, both for Li Yang and for himself.
Working abroad sounds great, but only those who have actually worked abroad know the bitterness of it. Two years ago, they were on a ship and almost lost their lives. Later, they came to Canada and worked in a Toronto casino.
The work at the bottom is even more ups and downs.
Now that he has the opportunity to return to China and that his boss can help him, Li Pei, who has a relatively straightforward temperament, doesn't think much about it and is only happy in his heart.
Zhou Wen didn't speak, just looked at Li Yang quietly.
He thought a little more. It would be great if he could follow Li Yang back to China and have good development, but if it caused Li Yang trouble, it would be better not to say this.
Among the six people in the same dormitory, Zhou Wen is the most attentive one, and he is also the one who likes to consider problems from the perspective of others.
Just now he took the initiative to drag Li Yang away, which is the best proof of his character.
"Mr. Li, I admire you!"
Yamamoto Taro collected the three cards and passed directly. He was not very sure about this hand and gave up after only two rounds. However, Li Yang's attitude made him a little unsure.
No matter what he bets, Li Yang will follow him, and Li Yang always has that confident smile on his face, without even looking at his hole cards.
This was completely different from other gamblers, but Taro Yamamoto didn't pay much attention to it. This was just the first hand of cards, and he only lost one hundred thousand US dollars. There were more opportunities next.
In the first hand, while everyone was paying attention to a few paintings and chatting, it ended quickly, and Li Yang won.
The croupier continued to deal the cards, and the smile on Li Yang's lips grew wider.
This hand of cards is very interesting. Li Yang has three of three, and there will be two threes on the card, and the hole card is also three. Yamamoto Taro's hole card is also three, but his card is a pair of five and a pair of ten, two pairs of cards.
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Two pairs appear on the board, which is a good hand that has a chance of playing Fulhouse.
Sure enough, when the first pair appeared, Taro Yamamoto's face smiled a lot more, and his bet was increased from one hundred thousand to two hundred thousand.
Soon, all the cards were dealt to the two of them. When the people who were talking quietly around saw the cards, they immediately became quiet and looked at the gambling table quietly.
"Half a million!"
Taro Yamamoto made the final bet. His cards had two pairs, while Li Yang had only one pair. His hand might win much more than Li Yang's. Looking at Li Yang's cards, Zhou Wen and Li Pei stopped talking.
, the brows were also condensed tightly.
On the other side, Yamamoto Yui showed a cheerful smile. The more unlucky Li Yang was, the happier he became.
Now both of them have placed more than 500,000 in chips on the table. If they run at this time, the more than 500,000 will be gone. If they follow, they may lose more than 1 million. Whether Li Yang follows or runs,
, will be unlucky.
In Mitsui Yui's heart, she has already determined that Li Yang will lose this round.
"Five hundred thousand, don't follow me, there's not much hope of winning!"
Zhou Wen said softly, with some anxiety on his face. No matter how you look at it, Li Yang's one-on-three cards are not as big as Yamamoto Taro's five-and-ten cards. If Yamamoto Taro plays Rich House, then this
This time Li Yang was even more sure of losing and not winning.
After Yamamoto Taro placed the bet, he felt slightly nervous.
This time, he actually wanted to stud and let Li Yang lose everything, but he was afraid of scaring Li Yang away, so he placed the number of 500,000.
His hole card is not Rich House, but it is three, which means that there is only one three in the whole deck. The possibility that Li Yang's hole card is three is very low.
Moreover, there is a six and a nine on Li Yang's cards. Even if they form the largest double pair, a pair of nines versus three, they still can't beat Taro Yamamoto's two pairs.
No matter how you look at it at this time, Taro Yamamoto is much more likely to win than Li Yang.
Li Yang smiled softly and said: "Five hundred thousand, I'll follow!"
Yamamoto Taro breathed a sigh of relief. Before he could finish breathing, Li Yang had already pushed out most of the chips in front of him.
"If I raise all the chips on your table, I'll stud you!"
After Li Yang pushed out the chips, everyone was stunned. Yamamoto Taro, who had an absolute advantage in the cards, did not stud, but Li Yang, who was at a disadvantage, did stud. Several people's heads were still buzzing, and some of them couldn't understand.
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Also, this was only the second hand of cards, and the time was less than three minutes, and it was already over at this time. This gambling game went too fast.
After pushing out the chips, Li Yang still sat there with a smile on his face, with the same confidence on his face.
"Boss, I haven't seen the trump card yet!"
Li Pei suddenly whispered, and the others were stunned again. That's right, Li Yang never touched the cards from beginning to end. He didn't even look at the hole cards before he played. Everyone felt dizzy at this moment.
feel.
Li Yang hasn't touched his cards yet. To be precise, he hasn't even touched his cards since he sat on this table.
Just pushed the chips a few times.
Li Yang actually dared to stud without seeing the hole cards and the cards were extremely unfavorable. This was simply something a lunatic would do. Li Pei covered his eyes and did not dare to look at it anymore.
Zhou Wen also frowned. Even Li Can and Bai Ming, who had great confidence in Li Yang, didn't look very good at this moment.
"I'll follow!"
Taro Yamamoto pushed out all the chips in front of him at once, grinning widely, looking a little excited.
He had just bet 500,000 and was just thinking about whether he could win 500,000 more. He never expected that Li Yang would dare to play. Wouldn't this be just what he wanted? You know, he was thinking of playing out just now.
In less than three minutes, the bet was over, and no one expected this speed.
Seeing Taro Yamamoto pushing over the chips, Li Yang's smile became even happier.
Li Yang also turned to look at the paintings placed aside. These paintings would become his trophies in a few minutes.
The six paintings, not to mention the Japanese painting, the remaining five Chinese paintings are all exquisite. The special one is Zheng Banqiao's "Bamboo Leaves", which is a masterpiece of a master and is rarely seen in China.
The meaning brought back by Li Yang this time is even more important.
"Mr. Li, please open the cards!"
Taro Yamamoto was still grinning. He had already calculated the odds on the cards. His chance of winning was over 90%, while Li Yang only had less than 10% chance of winning.
Moreover, Li Yang has never seen the hole cards at all, so his chance of winning will be even lower, not even 0.10%. In other words, he has already won the bet.
Yamamoto Taro's words made Zhou Wen feel a little relieved, but his heart was not relieved.
Taro Yamamoto said please open the cards, instead of directly revealing the hole card himself, which proves that his card is not Fulhouse. If it is Fulhouse, he only needs to directly reveal the hole card, and he can kill Li Yang.
, Li Yang’s cards cannot be bigger than his.
As long as it is not Rich House, Li Yang still has a chance, although this chance is very slim.
Zhou Wen is a careful person. When he was thinking about this, other people around him were also talking quietly. Everyone was worried about Li Yang because of this bet that ended so quickly.
Except for Wang Jiajia and Liu Gang, everyone who came with Li Yang was not very optimistic about Li Yang.
They were the only two who had blind trust in Li Yang.
"Open the cards, why don't you dare to open the cards? You're afraid of losing, haha!"
Mitsui Yui's annoying voice sounded again. Bai Ming and the others stared at him fiercely, but they didn't come back to refute at this moment and could only treat him like a fly.
"Mr. Li, if you don't open it, I'll open it first!"
Yamamoto Taro smiled and directly revealed his trump card. A bright red three made Zhou Wen let out a sigh of relief. As he guessed, Yamamoto Taro was not a rich man, and Li Yang still had a chance.
However, Taro Yamamoto's trump card is the three, which means that Li Yang's only hope of winning is the last three. Even if it is Li Can, this will greatly affect Li Yang's confidence.
"Haha, you still have hope of winning. Don't you always say how lucky you are, so you just show up for the third time and let everyone see it!"
Mitsui Yui shouted again and laughed loudly. Mitsui Yasushi's face was also full of smiles. Even Aoki Weiyang was a little happy in her heart, finally being able to defeat Li Yang for once.
Mitsui Yui laughed wildly, while Li Yang shook his head gently, stretched out his hand, and turned over the hole cards on the table.
Looking at the cards that were turned over, Li Yang clapped his hands gently: "Thank you for your kind words, my luck is indeed very good!"
Mitsui Yui's laughter stopped abruptly, and Yamamoto Taro's smile froze directly there. Many people around looked at the card Li Yang turned over and suddenly became silent, and you could hear a pin drop.
There is a very small chance that the last three will actually appear on Li Yang's card.
Three of three, Li Yang won this bet.
After only two hands of cards, Li Yang completely won. Even Li Can, who was very confident in Li Yang, did not expect this result. Counting from the beginning of the gambling game, there was not even five minutes left.
This result was also beyond what Taro Yamamoto could have imagined.
The opponent had never seen the trump card at all, or even touched it, so why did he draw the only three? The odds were so low that Taro Yamamoto himself didn't even want to believe it.
"Xiao Can, bring all the paintings!"
Li Yang turned his head and said something to Li Can, who was still in a daze. Li Can suddenly woke up, walked over quickly, and picked up all six rolled-up paintings.
"Painting, open it quickly and take a look!"
Mr. Mao suddenly shouted. He had not seen enough of Zheng Banqiao's paintings just now. Now these paintings belong to Li Yang. They can rest assured and enjoy them.
The corner of Taro Yamamoto's mouth trembled violently, and he looked at the five cards displayed by Li Yang in disbelief.
He lost, he actually lost, he lost to someone who had never gambled before, and he lost so fast, two hands of cards, in less than five minutes.
Yamamoto Taro turned around and glared at Mitsui Yui fiercely.
At this moment, Yui Mitsui became the most embarrassed person. His yelling just now was just to ridicule Li Yang, but he didn't expect that Li Yang actually turned over the card he called out. His words really seemed to have become auspicious words.
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Even though he knew this was impossible, Taro Yamamoto still had feelings for Mitsui Yui in his heart.
Once this pimple appears, it will be difficult to disappear.
This has always been the case at the gambling table. People who believe in gambling are very superstitious. Sometimes a word or a small action can completely offend someone. Mitsui Yui now is tantamount to offending Yamamoto Taro.
"Snapped!"
The muscles on Mitsui Yasushi's face flexed hard, and he waved his hand and slapped Mitsui Yui hard. The crisp sound shocked everyone in the room, and Mitsui Yui was also shocked by himself.
The father was stunned.
"Talk too much!"
After the beating, Mitsui Yasu reprimanded his son again. Mitsui Yui touched her face and lowered her head, with various resentful looks in her eyes.
Mitsui Yasushi was really angry at this moment. After receiving the invitation from Taro Yamamoto, he wanted to build a good relationship with Taro Yamamoto and see if he could borrow a sum of money from him first to make up for the company's holes.
Taro Yamamoto is much richer than Yasushi Mitsui. If it were not for the Mitsui family behind Mitsui Yasushi, I am afraid that no one would even look at him. As a result, before even asking for money to borrow money, his son offended others because of his unintentional words.
No wonder he was angry.
"Let's go!"
Li Yang didn't pay attention to what Mitsui Yasu did. He stood up and walked out slowly. Although he was delayed a little by Yamamoto Taro, the harvest was pretty good. He got the paintings of two of the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou.
At this moment, Li Yang's mood began to improve.
Bai Ming, Mr. Mao and Liu Jun carefully put away these paintings, full of sighs.
"Mr. Li, wait a moment!"
Yamamoto Taro hurriedly shouted. Looking at those paintings, his heart was still bleeding. These were the best treasures he had collected over the years. He was so careless that he lost them here. Don't even mention what they were.
It tastes good.
At this moment, Yamamoto Taro no longer thinks about the Amancong Cloud Sword, but only thinks about how to win back these paintings.
"Mr. Yamamoto, what do you mean?"
Li Yang didn't move, but Lin Bowen had already walked over with a serious look on his face. He thought Taro Yamamoto couldn't afford to lose and didn't want Li Yang to leave.
"Mr. Lin, I have no other intention. I just want to continue betting with Mr. Li!"
Taro Yamamoto hurriedly waved his hand. It was true that this was his territory, but he did not dare to offend the Lin family here.
"You still want to bet, do you have anything else?"
Li Yang turned around and looked at Taro Yamamoto with interest. These paintings made Li Yang feel much better, and he no longer cared about his previous attitude. If he had other masterpieces in his hands, Li Yang
I don't mind wasting some time and playing with him again.
The premise is that it is no worse than these few items and can be obtained as a good treasure.
Moreover, if someone gives him a treasure, Li Yang has no reason to refuse.
Taro Yamamoto was stunned for a moment and immediately understood what Li Yang meant. Li Yang was asking him to gamble with something and was unwilling to gamble with him.
Gritting his teeth, Yamamoto Taro said loudly: "Yes, I have a better one!"
"Better, okay, let's take it out and take a look first!"
Li Yang sat there and looked at Taro Yamamoto with a smile. Taro Yamamoto gave instructions to the people around him and walked out of the room quickly. He lived in the casino and all his treasures were in his room.
"Boss, how about we stop gambling!"
Zhou Wen hesitated for a while, and then said softly to Li Yang, in his opinion, the only way Li Yang could win was purely luck. This kind of luck can happen on the gambling table, but it will never happen all the time.
Taro Yamamoto has been immersed in casinos for so many years. As long as he shows a little strength, he can definitely defeat Li Yang.
"Second brother, don't worry. I'm just wasting a little time. Let's get together as brothers later!"
Li Yang laughed, but felt a little moved in his heart. After several years of not seeing each other, Zhou Wen's temper has not changed at all, and he still likes to think about the people around him first.
Li Yang is not very good at gambling, but as long as he has special abilities, he cannot lose unless Taro Yamamoto turns out to be a cheat.
Under the three-dimensional screen, any of Yamamoto Taro's thousand skills will become transparent. If he dares to do anything, Li Yang will have a way to expose him. In this regard, Li Yang really has nothing to worry about.
In less than ten minutes, Taro Yamamoto returned to the room with a relatively large painting in his arms. He was still out of breath when he came back.
The painting in his hand was not very big. After arriving in the room, Taro Yamamoto did not take a break. He unfolded the painting directly on the table and showed it to Li Yang. This painting was something he had just received with a lot of money.
As soon as the painting was unfolded, the experts sitting around all stood up.
Whether it was a Japanese expert or a Chinese expert who was admiring several other paintings, all their attention at this moment was focused on this ancient painting that had just been brought in, and even Li Yang was no exception.
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