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Yesterday's chapter has been completed, and this is today's chapter. If time is still urgent, Dongren will update today's two chapters. If it's too late, I'll have to complete it tomorrow!
Chapter 972 Battle for Gambling Cards (6)
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After looking at it for a long time, Li Zekai reluctantly returned the Han brick inkstone to Liu Dong, "Unfortunately, my appraisal skills are limited and I really can't tell its authenticity, but purely from the material point of view, it should be a Han brick inkstone.
At least it is better than the Han brick inkstone of Yuan Mei from the Qing Dynasty that my father bought from Christie’s auction nine years ago for HK$1.35 million! It is also relatively well preserved, which is very rare!”
"It seems that you have picked up another big leak this time, Xiaodong!" After Li Zekai finished speaking, Zhou Bin next to him said with envy.
"This Han brick inkstone was indeed picked up, but I suffered a bad loss earlier!"
"Oh? Suffering a loss? Who can let a shrewd guy like you suffer a loss?" Zhou Bin asked curiously.
Since he met Liu Dong, he has never seen Liu Dong suffer a loss. He has always been the winner! And he has repeatedly defeated powerful enemies and made huge profits. The wealth he has accumulated now makes Zhou Bin look up to him.
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"Oh, it's all because of it!" After sighing, Liu Dong pointed to the birdcage he was holding on his left hand.
But before he could continue, Jiang Tingting, who was next to her, told Liu Dong's previous embarrassing story in detail like she was pouring beans through a bamboo tube.
Liu Dong would not have exposed his shortcomings if he had not considered that he was carrying a birdcage in his hand and could not fit it into the Mustard Seed Space, and would definitely be questioned by Zhou Bin and the others!
"Haha, I didn't expect you, Xiaodong, to fall into such a trap. It's really unexpected!" Zhou Bin laughed predictably after hearing this.
Next to him, Li Zekai was also deeply surprised. After several exchanges with Liu Dong, what impressed him the most was his calmness and stability. Whether in the United States or in Hong Kong, the more he got to know Liu Dong, the more Li Zekai
I understand his power more and more.
But what I didn't expect was that a young talent who had killed everyone at the gambling table, won huge sums of money, and even had close connections with the top wealthy families in the United States, would actually stumble on ordinary mistakes based on experience.
"He is also a human being of flesh and blood. How can a human being not make mistakes?" Li Zekai thought to himself.
During this time, Li Zekai, who was stressed due to Liu Dong's outstanding medical skills and shocking business achievements, finally felt a lot more relaxed!
"Stop talking about me, how are you? Did you get anything good?" Liu Dong also felt deeply embarrassed about his embarrassment and quickly changed the subject.
After hearing this, Zhou Bin and Li Zekai looked at each other, and the former said: "We are not appraisers like you, so we didn't find anything good. But thanks to Zekai's familiarity with this place, I also bought it under his recommendation.
There are a few good things, but they were all bought with money, but the price is much cheaper than at the auction. It can be regarded as a small leak!"
"Haha, I'm trying to show my kindness to the landlord, but it's not like helping!" Li Zekai said politely.
"Where are the things? Let me take a look!" Liu Dong said curiously.
"They're all here!" Zhou Bin said, patting the wooden box on his right hand, "But if you want to see it, let's go back and see it. It's not convenient with so many people here!"
The antiques he bought this time are not as hard as Liu Dong's Han brick inkstones. If something goes wrong and breaks, or even one piece is chewed off, it will be a regrettable loss.
As an appraiser and collector, Liu Dong obviously knew this, so he had no objection to Zhou Bin's words.
"By the way, I didn't see Mingyuan. Wasn't he with you at the beginning?"
After looking around and not finding Lu Mingyuan's presence, Liu Dong said in surprise.
"Oh, Mingyuan's fourth uncle called just now. He has arrived in Hong Kong, and Mingyuan went to pick him up!" Zhou Bin said.
Seeing Liu Dong nodding thoughtfully, Zhou Bin naturally understood what he was worried about, "Don't worry, Xiaodong! People from the Lu family will not interfere in our cooperation. They came to Hong Kong for other important matters!"
Hearing this, Liu Dong felt relieved. A casino can make more money. You only need to look at the status of the He family in Macau today to understand that with more than 40 billion U.S. dollars of wealth accumulated in thirty years, no one can despise this industry.
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Therefore, Liu Dong attaches great importance to the construction of the Emperor Entertainment City. According to Feng Jianhui's investigation, it is conservatively estimated that the 51% of the shares in his hands will bring him more than 500 million U.S. dollars in profits every year! And with the development of the mainland economy,
It has risen rapidly, so although Liu Dong doesn't mind pulling Zhou Bin and the others to make a fortune together, he is not willing to hand over the controlling rights of Emperor Entertainment City.
Because according to the analysis of the think tank composed of Feng Jianhui and Liu Dong's presidents, CEOs and other senior managers of major companies, these shares will bring him at least tens of billions of dollars in profits in the next ten years!
Therefore, Liu Dong's attitude towards Emperor Entertainment City has changed from not paying much attention at first to being more concerned about it now!
It is precisely because of this that, according to his character with a strong desire for control, he does not want to lose the controlling rights of Emperor Entertainment City from his hands. Therefore, he is very worried that the Lu family will intervene again! After all, the other party has a political advantage that he cannot match!
"Let's go, let's go find that guy Li Yuncong. It's not too early now, and it will be time for lunch when we get back!" Zhou Bin finished.
And a few people naturally had no objections to this!
Although the afternoon gambling card competition will not start until 2:30, my growling stomach obviously cannot wait until then.
Because Moro Street is a straight road, they are not afraid of missing Li Yuncong and Zhuang Wen. As long as they keep walking along the road, they will always be able to find them!
However, after the four people walked fifty or sixty meters, they immediately discovered that there was a traffic jam in front of them. Hundreds of people gathered together and blocked the street.
"What seems to have happened in front?" Jiang Tingting asked curiously.
"Let's go over and have a look!" Zhou Bin said.
Hearing this, the four of them subconsciously speeded up their pace.
"I think you are crazy about money. You are asking me for two million Hong Kong dollars for such a broken bottle. Why don't you want 10 million? Do you really think I am a fool? Can't you see that you are trying to cheat?"
The familiar voice made Zhou Bin and Liu Dong look at each other, then they both quickened their pace, separated from the crowd and squeezed to the front.
really!
The two people who had just squeezed to the front immediately saw Li Yuncong, who was looking excited and angry at the moment. Zhuang Wen was beside him, but his face was obviously not very good-looking.
The person confronting the two men was a young man wearing a dark green jacket and black trousers. The man was short in stature, with a flat nose and small eyes. Although he was not described as ugly, he was definitely not handsome.
But compared to his appearance, the lustful and evil look that occasionally appeared when the other party's mouse eyes glanced at Zhuang Wen was the most annoying.
Looking at the broken pieces of porcelain on the cement floor between the young man and Li Yuncong before they were combined, Liu Dong, who was very familiar with the antiques industry, immediately understood what was going on!
"Hey, you said touching porcelain means touching porcelain. Who on Moro Street doesn't know that all the things I have made by Shu Qiang are genuine, especially this Qianlong official kiln blue and white general jar, which I bought from just last month.
The treasures bought from the mainland were just sold to Mr. Zhang from Gu Chunxuan for 2 million, but they were broken by you before they even got through! It is only natural that you should pay for them, and even if the police come, they can't take care of them!" The young man was unscrupulous.
road.
He had long understood from their accents that the two people in front of him were mainlanders, well-dressed, and had an extraordinary temperament. They were obviously wealthy people, and they were the best targets for him to attack!
Since the handover of Hong Kong, more and more wealthy mainland Chinese have come to Hong Kong to travel to Hong Kong, and all of them are rich. Moro Street is a must-visit place for almost all mainlanders, so Shu Qiang has actually made some good deals here.
trade!
Because he has a corporate backer behind him, and the mainlanders are not familiar with Hong Kong. After being tricked by him and threatened with force, four out of ten will obediently pay to settle the matter!
And Shu Qiang, who made money by touching porcelain, became more and more courageous, from the initial tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, hundreds of thousands, to now two million!
The numerous associations in Hong Kong, coupled with the poor security environment, have become a breeding ground for various criminal activities. The locals are not so good, and the powerless foreigners who come here are the ones who suffer the most!
"Husband, there's no need to be nagging her. Just call the police. Wait until the police arrive first!" Zhuang Wen said with a pretty face next to her.
"Um!"
After nodding, Li Yuncong immediately took out his mobile phone!
But when it comes to porcelain, there is more than one person who wants to extort money, so when Li Yuncong took the phone, a guy named Shu Qiang had already sent a signal to his accomplices in the crowd to take action!
Soon three strong young men with dragons, tigers, leopards and other tattoos on their bodies, who looked like they were not serious people, emerged from the surrounding crowd.
"What do you want to do?" Li Yuncong obviously discovered the evil intentions of these people. His expression changed, and he quickly stood in front of Zhuang Wen and shouted loudly.
"Hehe, boy, if you pay the money obediently today, we brothers will pretend that nothing happened, otherwise..., ouch!"
"Bang bang, oops, ah!"
Before the people around him could react, Shu Qiang, who was staring at him with eager eyes, and the three burly men with unkind expressions, were still lying on the ground with their stomachs in pain on their faces!
"Wenwen, are you okay?"
"Sister Ting!"
"Xiaodong, Brother Zhou!" Looking at the person coming behind them, Li Yuncong and Zhuang Wen shouted with surprise. When they saw Liu Dong, Li Yuncong was also relieved. They had known each other for two years, and Li Yuncong knew very well about Liu Dong's abilities.
Shen, as long as he is here, he and Zhuang Wen will be safe today!
"Xiaodong, we must not let these bastards go easily today!" After comforting Zhuang Wen, Jiang Tingting said with raised eyebrows.
Usually they are the only ones who bully others, but when did others bully them, and it’s still in Hong Kong, a land that belongs to China! (To be continued.)