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Chapter 789: Bowling Gambit!
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"How do we play today? It's the old rule, let's gamble a few times first, and then play fighting?" Matthew Mellon said casually.@,
"Let's forget about the bet until the cruise ship sails to the high seas. Now let's go play some bowling!" Andrew Morgan thought for a while.
"I knew you, a rigid guy, would say that! Steven, Rogers, Clark, and Liu, what do you think?"
"Let's go bowling first, we have plenty of time tonight!" Rogers Dupont nodded in agreement.
"I have no opinion!"
"I don't have any objection. It just so happens that I haven't played bowling for a long time!"
After these people finished speaking, Liu Dong naturally nodded.
He knows how much he weighs, but in a place like this, he won't easily express his opinions! Even if these people didn't care about Steven's face, they wouldn't even bring him with them.
"Okay, since you all agree, let's go to the bowling alley! Sigh, it's boring to be with you guys. If I had known better, I should have gone to Las Vegas!" Matthew Mellon shook his head and sighed.
Of course, he was just talking. No kid from a big family would go to Las Vegas to show off. The world's casino city "Las Vegas" is only for ordinary people, foreign tourists, and ordinary American rich and celebrities.
A prepared place for recreation, where no one with the real super rich would go!
While a few people were talking, the elevator had already reached the 6th floor!
After opening it, a group of people filed out. After passing through a corridor that was not too long, a wide bowling alley with top-notch facilities appeared in front of them.
The appearance of the six people almost instantly attracted the attention of almost everyone in the bowling alley. Of course, the people who looked at Liu Dong only glanced at Liu Dong with curious and inquiring eyes, and stayed for a short time. The five people in front attracted more.
A longer gaze! Of course, they have long been accustomed to this kind of attention.
After finding three unoccupied seats, the six of them sat and stood, and after getting acquainted with each other, Matthew Mellon, who was still a little careless on the outside, but extremely shrewd on the inside, said: "It's not interesting to just play bowling, let's do something."
Lucky for you, what do you think?"
Gambling is also human nature, so few people have no objection!
And they come here just to relax and have fun! Adding some jackpots can also add to the fun! In their eyes, money is just a symbol until it exceeds a certain number!
"I'll come first. I'll donate my private yacht 'Ocean Flying Fish'. Whoever wins it will belong to him!" Matthew Mellon said.
"The Flying Fish of the Sea? Matthew, you are quite willing to do it!" Clark said in surprise.
For them, basically everyone has a private yacht, but Matthew's 'Ocean Flying Fish' is a super private yacht with a cost of more than 80 million US dollars and a length of nearly 100 meters, even though it was built two years ago.
The price is high, but even if depreciation is excluded, the value of this yacht will not be less than 50 million US dollars!
And they all know that Matthew Mellon likes yachts.
"Clark, don't be fooled by this guy. He's not willing to give it up, but he already has a better toy!" Steven Rockefeller said with a smile.
"Okay, don't just talk about me. I've finished talking about my bargaining chips. Now it's up to you!" Matthew Mellon said.
"Matthew, if you want to buy a yacht, let me buy an 8,000-square-foot four-story villa in Upper Manhattan!" Steven Rockefeller said.
"I have all the shares of the New York Knicks basketball team in my hand, so I'll buy it!" After finishing speaking, Rogers turned around and said, "Andrew, what's your chance?"
"Me? I'm on an 80,000-acre farm in Texas, let me crush it!"
"I just happened to buy a 49.3-carat pink diamond from Sotheby's in London some time ago. I pressed it!"
After Clark Ford finished speaking, the eyes of the five people all focused on Liu Dong.
Looking at the curious eyes in these inquiries, Liu Dong understood that if he directly pressed for money here, he would be inferior. However, these people are really rich enough. There is no way for Liu Dong to go to private yachts and the New York Knicks basketball team.
Evaluate their value, but Liu Dong can roughly calculate the value of Steven Rockefeller's 8,000-square-foot luxury villa in upper Manhattan, Andrew's 80,000-acre farm, and Clark's 49.3-carat pink diamond. Almost every item
No less than 50 million US dollars!
So if he wants to participate, he must come up with something worth no less than 50 million US dollars, and it is best not to overlap with other people. After thinking about it for a while, Liu Dong had an idea!
"I have a masterpiece of Picasso's "Portrait of Stein" in my hand, so I pressed it!"
"Picasso's oil painting? This is a good thing!"
Andrew Morgan smiled and looked at Liu Dong with a look of surprise in his eyes.
However, the one who was least surprised among the people present was Steven Rockefeller, because he was the only one who had read Liu Dong's detailed information and understood what kind of secrets this seemingly ordinary Chinese young man concealed.
"Okay, now that everyone has finished talking, let's get started. How many rounds shall we play?" With that, Matthew Mellon stood up.
As for the agreed lottery, apart from what they just said verbally, the six people did not sign any legally binding documents, but Liu Dong also understood that here, between them, one sentence represents integrity, and no one would
Default, otherwise it will tarnish the reputation of their family!
"I think we should each play three games. After three games, the winner will be determined by the score. Whoever scores more points will win. What do you think?" Steven Rockefeller suggested.
"No problem, that's it, who among us comes first?" Andrew Morgan said with a smile.
"Whoever comes first is fine, anyway, we have three venues now!" Matthew Mellon said.
"How about this, let's work in pairs, Liu and I, and the four of you can do whatever you want!" Steven Rockefeller said.
"OK!"
After the four people nodded, they were quickly assigned. Andrew Morgan and Rutgers Dupont were in a group, while the remaining Matthew Mellon and Clark Ford were in a group.
"Liu, you come first, or me?"
"It's better if you come first and I'll watch for a while first!" With that said, Liu Dong sat down on the seat next to him.
"Okay, I'll go first!"
Steven Rockefeller did not refuse. He directly took a bowling ball from the frame next to him, took a brief aim, and threw it with his arm.
The posture is very beautiful and the path of the ball is very straight. It is obvious that Steven Rockefeller is very familiar with this noble sport!
However, he didn't hit all the shots with this shot, but he still knocked down 8 frames, which was a good result.
As for Matthew Mellon and Rutgers Dupont, who are playing in the other two positions, they basically have the same results. The only one who is better is Matthew Mellon, who scored 9 points on the first ball!
Anyone who has played bowling knows that generally a round does not involve just one ball, but at least 11 balls and no more than 21 balls. This time Liu Dong and the others played 15 balls!
The second ball did not hit the remaining two squares. Steven Rockefeller came back and said, "Liu, it's your turn!"
Liu Dong took advantage of the time just now to read the rules of bowling and took a random bowling ball from the bowling ball that had just rolled down next to him.
To be honest, this is the first time that Liu Dong has been exposed to bowling, one of the so-called four noble sports. He has no experience at all, but Liu Dong also has his own confidence.
Firstly, he is strong; secondly, he has good eyesight; finally, he has been practicing martial arts for many years and can perfectly control every bit of force he exerts.
So, after shaking the bowling ball in his hand, Liu Dong glanced at the long runway, took a few steps back, imitated Steven's movements, jogged forward two steps, flicked his wrist softly, and lifted the bowling ball in his hand.
Already rushed out like flying.
"It's off!" Liu Dong could already feel it as soon as he took action.
"Ping Pong...!"
The score of 6 points did not surprise Liu Dong. Even though it was the lowest score in the game, Liu Dong was not discouraged because he had already found the feeling after this ball came out!
Sure enough, the second ball knocked away all the remaining four squares!
"It's actually 'spare'. That's okay. Liu, among us, you had the best score in the first round!" Steven Rockefeller said in surprise.
According to the information he knew about Liu Dong, the opponent should rarely bowl!
"It's okay, it's your turn next!" Liu Dong smiled and didn't say much!
Anyway, since he decided to participate in this game just now, he has never thought about losing! Whether it is a luxury private yacht or a villa in Manhattan, they are all things he urgently needs. Now he does not have to buy them himself. He will get them if he wins the game. This kind of good thing comes
Where to find it.
What's more, this bet is not just about this, plus his oil paintings, this is a huge wealth of more than 300 million US dollars.
US$300 million is already close to one-tenth of Liu Dong’s assets!
"What!"
Just when Liu Dong was thinking wildly, an excited voice suddenly came from beside him. He turned his head, and soon Matthew Mellon's excited look with his hands raised in the air appeared in his eyes.
"All right, how about it, are you all convinced?"
"So what if they all hit the mark? Liu and Andrew didn't both hit the mark just now!" Clark said with a smile.
"Then how can it be the same? The two of them hit twice, and I hit it all in one hit. How can it be the same?" But soon he couldn't feel proud anymore, because after Steven finished playing, Liu Dong also
Hit a perfect hit!
Then Rutgers Dupont also hit a hit.
Seeing the excited smiles on their faces, Matthew Mellon's face turned green!