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Chapter 1013 Gambling Cards
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"Re-dividing gambling licenses? What do you mean?"
"It means that each of the three gambling cards can be divided into a sub-card, and three cards become six cards. The institution that owns the sub-card can also obtain the right to operate the Macau gambling industry for thirty years!" He Chaoqiong said.
"So someone is interested in the second card that is separated from the gambling card in my hand?" Liu Dong quickly thought of the crux of the problem.
"That's right!"
According to the cooperation agreement signed between them, the gambling cards belonged to Liu Dong, and the casino shares were distributed according to the amount of investment. Therefore, even if the deck of cards is divided now, the ownership rights of the deck of cards are still in Liu Dong's hands. Unless he
Nod, He Chaoqiong has no right to sell the deck to anyone!
"Who has looked for you so far?" Liu Dong said after a brief silence.
“Many people have approached me, but in the end, the one with the most strength is the Sands Corporation of Las Vegas!”
Thinking of the middle-aged man who turned around and left without hesitation after losing a $600 million duel with him at the gambling table more than two months ago, Liu Dong whispered: "Sheldon Alderson?
?”
"That's right!"
"How much money does he plan to pay?" Liu Dong thought for a while and said.
"1.2 billion US dollars, plus 45% of the shares of the new casino!" He Chaoqiong said.
"Oh, I didn't expect this guy to be quite courageous!"
"Of course, otherwise the other party would not become a leader in the U.S. gambling industry! And although this condition seems a bit exaggerated now, it is nothing compared to the future development prospects of Macau's gambling industry!"
Liu Dong understood what He Chaoqiong meant. Macau is the only place in Greater China that can legally operate gambling. With the rapid development of China's economy, Macau's gambling industry is also moving forward at a rate of more than 10% or even higher every year.
Moving forward. It is foreseeable that in the next ten years or even longer, Macau's gambling industry will become a cornucopia of tens of billions of dollars every year!
With such huge profits, anyone who has the opportunity to get involved will not give it up in vain. Especially foreign gambling tycoons have long been salivating over it!
"Is there anyone else?" Liu Dong asked.
"Of course there are, but except for the Sands Group, the conditions of others are too different compared to them. Even the most sincere Singapore Lin family only only has 900 million U.S. dollars! It is less than half of the price quoted by the Sands Group! Really.
There is no need to think about it!" He Chaoqiong said.
After thinking for a while, Liu Dong said: "Well, Sister Qiong, help me tell Sheldon Alderson that I am out of town now and can't go back for the time being! I already know his conditions.
But I have to think about this matter again before I can give him an answer!"
"I know, I will convey this to you...!"
Next, he chatted with He Chaoqiong for a while, and after listening to the other party's complaints, Liu Dong hung up the phone.
Looking out of the floor-to-ceiling windows at Hotan City, which had been shrouded in darkness, Liu Dong was still thinking about card gambling!
The sudden change in the Macau government's policy gave Liu Dong an opportunity to make money, and make a lot of money. Although the loss was the long-term interests of Emperor Entertainment City in the future, without being able to change the overall situation, he could now
What you do is how to use this sudden extra gambling card in your hand to earn more benefits for yourself!
So if no one bids more than Sands, then he will choose to sell the deck to Sheldon Alderson, who happens to be short of money now!
Just when Liu Dong was thinking about it, his cell phone, which he had just put down for a short time, rang again.
Picking it up and looking at the mobile phone number displayed on it, Liu Dong quickly connected, "Hey, Uncle Adili...!"
Before Liu Dong could finish his sentence, Adili's anxious voice came out, "Liu Dong, it's not good! Lao Yang is hospitalized! Come and take a look!"
"What?"
Liu Dong was so shocked that he didn't bother to ask the reason. After asking for the address of the hospital, he hurried downstairs and drove almost all the way to Hotan First People's Hospital!
When they arrived, they saw Adili and Qiu Yuan waiting anxiously outside the emergency room. Moreover, both of them had thick gauze wrapped around their foreheads and arms, with blood oozing out of it, even on Qiu Yuan's left arm.
A plaster was also put on.
Fortunately, Lao Ma and Lao Shi were not seriously injured, which made Liu Dong feel relieved.
But while he was relieved, the anger in Liu Dong's heart could not be suppressed.
"Xiaodong, you're here!" Qiu Yuan was the first to notice Liu Dong and hurriedly greeted him.
"Uncle Qiu. What is going on? Where is Uncle Yang?"
"Oh, Lao Yang was seriously injured, and he is still being rescued inside!"
Seeing Qiu Yuan's expression of anxiety, sighs, and hatred intertwined with many complicated emotions, Liu Dong said again: "What is the reason? Weren't you all fine when I left?"
"Let me tell you!"
After Adili took a step forward, he said with a tone of hatred, "Shortly after you left, a group of gangsters from the 'Jade King Gang' suddenly rushed in from outside the yard, trying to steal the jade we worked so hard to collect.
Lao Yang had a fierce temper and started fighting with them after a few disagreements. However, there were only three of us and we were no match for them. As a result, we were covered in scars and Lao Yang was beaten to the ground by them! Send in now
I haven't come out of the emergency room for almost half an hour, and I don't know what's going on inside now. If something happens, how can I explain it to Lao Yang's family?"
"These damn bastards from the Jade King Gang, I'm going to call them and sue them right now!" Lao Shi angrily took out his cell phone.
"Don't waste your efforts. We called the police a long time ago, but it was useless! Apart from asking us to make a record, they only told us to come back and wait for news! As soon as I heard it, I knew that this was perfunctory. Today
Wait for tomorrow, wait for tomorrow, wait for the day after tomorrow, and keep putting it off until there is no end! By then, not only will our meal be in vain, but the jade worth tens of millions of dollars collected through hard work will also become someone else's!" Adili said angrily.
He said helplessly.
Hearing his words, both Qiu Yuan, who looked angry, and Shi Guangtao, who was beside him and felt unwilling, became silent. As old jade collectors who have been in Hotan for more than ten or even decades, they have no idea about the situation here.
They all know very well that the four words "collusion between government and business" are very appropriate to describe it!
"Isn't it possible that no one cares about this kind of thing here?" Liu Dong frowned and said angrily.
"Care? Who dares to care? Alas!"
Adili and Qiu Yuan looked at each other and slowly shook their heads.
"Oh, by the way, Xiaodong! You must be careful when you come in and out these days. Those guys mentioned you when they finally left. I'm afraid they might want to take advantage of the mutton-fat jade in your hand!" Adili
Said quickly.
"Don't worry, Uncle Adili, I will definitely be careful!"
"Xiaodong, listen to my advice. If it doesn't work, you should leave Hotan as soon as possible. Looking at the menacing appearance of the Jade King Gang, they will definitely not let you go!" Qiu Yuan also advised from the side.
"Uncle Qiu, don't worry. I will naturally be able to deal with them when they come. Now let's wait for Uncle Yang to come out first!"
Hearing this, seeing Liu Dong's firm look on his face, Adili and Qiu Yuan pursed their lips, shook their heads and sighed, and stopped trying to persuade him.
Although they had not been in contact with Liu Dong for a long time, more than half a month was enough for experienced people like them to see Liu Dong's character, especially his stubbornness!
Stubborn people easily accept death and will not easily change their decisions!
With his back against the cold wall outside the emergency room, Liu Dong's expressionless face was full of silence. From the descriptions of Adili and others just now, he was almost 100% sure that those members of the Jade King Gang who beat people and robbed jade,
They must be the three guys who came to his door that night and wanted to buy mutton-fat jade from him but were rejected!
Because Liu Dong had not seen the people he was following for more than half a month after entering the mountain, he thought they had given up halfway! He also forgot about this incident later!
And the reason why they forget is that the strength of these people is really beyond Liu Dong's eyes.
But it was this small oversight that caused Adili, Yang Shang and Qiu Yuan to be beaten in vain, and Yang Shang was even rescued in the emergency room.
Every time he thinks of this, the anger in Liu Dong's heart can't stop boiling, and an evil fire rushes straight into his brain!
"You forced me to do this!" The murderous look in Liu Dong's eyes gradually became stronger!
During the most unsatisfactory three years in Quancheng, Liu Dong, who had never graduated from high school, had few trustworthy friends or elders around him. Except for Uncle Long who taught him woodcarving and miniature carving step by step, it was Yang Shang and him.
The relationship is recent!
If Yang Shang hadn't always given him some jade materials at low prices, Liu Dong's jade carving skills would not have been able to slowly grow from scratch. Therefore, Liu Dong has always respected Yang Shang in his heart!
Now that the person he respected was seriously injured because he was beaten, and he didn't know whether he could survive, Liu Dong couldn't suppress the anger and murderous intent in his heart!
"Ding!"
With the doorbell ringing softly, nearly two hours later, the emergency room door that had been closed was finally pushed open from the inside!
Seeing Yang Shang being pushed out, with only his bandaged head exposed and still unconscious, everyone gathered around him with a roar!
"Doctor, how is he?" Liu Dong asked quickly.
"Don't worry, the patient's condition is now stable!" After the middle-aged doctor finished speaking, Adili, Qiu Yuan and others, including Liu Dong, all breathed a heavy sigh of relief!