Chapter Eighty-Four: The New Casino
(I still owe a watch...... )
Huang Hebin stayed in Draculamo on behalf of Taihua, and soon made a formal asset delivery with the Lana Dere Hotel - the new Lana Dere Beach Casino has been in trial operation for a few days, and the original Golden Yuan Casino is closed, and the new casino is officially opened.
Cao Mo rushed to Draculamo, the ribbon-cutting ceremony had passed, and there was still a pile of firecracker crumbs on the red carpet in front of the original banquet building.
He didn't know if Yan Zhicheng and they made a special trip from China.
Instead of going to the underground parking lot, you will park in the coconut grove parking lot in front of the main building and walk into the lobby that is lit up in the afternoon.
On both sides of the dome lobby is a casino hall with an area of more than 1,000 square meters, four smaller halls on the second floor, and more than 50 luxury private rooms of different sizes on the third, fourth and fifth floors.
In addition to the dealers and waiters trained before the Jinyuan Casino, a group of fair-skinned, tall and charming girls were also recruited from China.
There are also many girls who accompany the gamblers, and they keep a very ambiguous distance from the gamblers if they are physical, and they obviously don't mind having a negative distance relationship.
"Mom, this is called a casino!" Abacha and Cao Mo walked into the lobby and sighed loudly in Yoruba, "You Chinese still know how to do business!"
Looking at the bustling gamblers shuttling in the halls on the first floor, half of them are Chinese businessmen, and the other half are local well-dressed Yoruba or mixed descendants of colonists, which shows that Yan Zhicheng has done a lot of publicity in advance for the opening of the casino.
Then I saw a scene, but Cao Mo was very heartwarming.
Although Xie Sipeng claimed that he was not involved in the casino's direct investment, Cao Mo had long seen through that he was lying.
Seeing the scene in front of him, Cao Mo couldn't help but think, he thought that Xie Sipeng was only investing in a small amount of casinos, did he guess wrong?
Yan Zhicheng was reduced to Draculamo in the early eighties, and for a long time, as a Chinese without support, he was at the bottom of Draculamo.
Although a character like Yan Zhicheng is destined to make a fortune as long as he does not die, his twenty years in Draculamo will inevitably be branded with local traces.
In terms of business thinking, he is not as active and discerning as Xie Sipeng.
This can be seen from the previous Golden Yuan Casino.
Everything in front of him cannot be led by Yan Zhicheng.
If Xie Sipeng only participates in a small amount of investment, Yan Zhicheng will hand over the business direction of the new casino to him to lead?
No, Xie Sipeng couldn't hide so deeply in front of him.
The time is not right, Lu Jianchao returned to China in less than 20 days, even if Xie Sipeng wants to find a group of beautiful and sexy girls from China, and there happens to be a group of girls who do not hesitate to sell their bodies to make quick money, they can't catch up in time?
It's Lu Jianchao!
Was it Lu Jianchao who privately found Xie Sipeng and Yan Zhicheng to reach a secret cooperation with him and Yang Deshan?
In the few days that accompanied Lu Jianchao, to be honest, Cao Mo was worried about the production of the cement factory, and he was very annoyed, and several times at night, Lu Jianchao and they went to the Jinyuan Casino to play or stayed at the Lana Dere Hotel, but he did not participate.
The problem should have been in the occasions he did not attend.
It seems that his seemingly almost telepathic intuition is still very flawed, it is not mind reading, let alone omniscient, due to lack of experience and insight, or lack of attention, he will still miss a lot of important details.
These flamboyant girls, it can only be that Lu Jianchao has the ability to arrange to be sent to Dracula in such a short period of time!
And Lu Jianchao was able to send so many girls who looked like 80 percent to make quick money in such a short period of time, which shows that the Lu family is not only a listed company, but also operates some industries that cannot be used by outsiders.
Ma De, before Lu Yan insisted on only participating in the acquisition of hotel facilities, and had no intention of participating in the operation of the casino, he thought that the Lu family was a skinny person.
Cao Mo is no longer a simple young man who can't rub his eyes into the coffin, these girls sell their youth, sell their bodies and float across the ocean to make quick money, he should say that he is indifferent, but he still feels particularly dazzling when he sees some girls next to a few locals.
Of course, what can he say?
I can only secretly rejoice that I kept my principles and didn't mix into this puddle of.
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"Manager Cao, Mr. Abacha, Mr. Yan They are the VIP room on the fourth floor, they know that you are coming, they have already played, ask me to come and lead you over......"
A young Chinese man in a black suit walked over from the elevator on the east side at this time, holding a walkie-talkie in his hand, and came over to greet him.
The Chinese young man's name is Ah Dao, and he was the manager of Jinyuan Casino before, Cao Mo had contact with him several times early on, and sometimes he would say hello when he met him outside the casino.
Ah Dao's real name is Yan Ming, but there are very few people who know his name, and the casinos call him "Ah Dao" and "Brother Dao", Yan Zhicheng's distant nephew in China, Yan Zhicheng returned to China to visit relatives after his career, and brought it to Draculamo from China four years ago.
Cao Mo played in Jinyuan Casino before, and he didn't see Yan Zhicheng show up, so he saw that the casino was all taken care of.
Cao Mo didn't know what Ah Dao did in China before, but don't talk about him now, he wouldn't be confused by Ah Dao's seemingly gentle and harmless appearance before.
Draculamo and even the entire Canem are well-known for their social chaos in the country, and casinos have always been a place of right and wrong in any place.
Even if Yan Zhicheng teaches him by hand, even if he is supported by Yan Zhicheng's business relationship over the years, how can Ah Dao be a simple character if he can help Yan Zhicheng take care of the casino without any mistakes?
Cao Mo quietly went upstairs with Abacha and Adao, walked into a luxurious private room, and saw Yan Zhicheng playing Texas Hold'em.
Among Kanem, especially the descendants of the colonists and the people who occupied Kanem's high society at this time, Texas Hold'em was very popular.
This should be related to the colonial history of Kanem and the strong colonial atmosphere of the upper class after independence.
In Longta, which has always been closed and backward, few people can play Texas Hold'em, and even think that this kind of play is too complicated.
In the box, Yan Zhicheng, Xie Sipeng, Yang Deshan, Huang Hebin, Zhou Han, Ma Bin, Xiao Tubman, Xu Sheng, Guo Jian, needless to say, and three Chinese businessmen who came to cheer, all of them are old faces.
There were also a few locals, three of whom were investors in the Lana Dere Hotel, who were of mixed colonial descent like Tubman Jr., who had met before.
A tall Yoruba youth, Baha, the son of Jidam, the deputy governor of Ogun State, sits next to Yan Zhicheng.
When Lu Jianchao arrived, Yan Zhicheng and Xie Sipeng invited Baja and the deputy governor of Ogun State, Jidam himself, to the Lana Dere Hotel, and everyone met - Ogun State, which directly governed the old capital of Draculamo, was the most powerful federal state in Kanem.
He didn't say anything explicitly in person, but it was clear that Lieutenant Governor Jidam was Yan Zhicheng's backer in Draculamo, and Yan Zhicheng only really showed signs of making a career in Draculamo after taking the line of Jidam.
And Xie Sipeng and Yang Deshan's batch of cement also went through Yan Zhicheng and found Jidam's hands to help them take off.
With Baha present, the table was no longer an entertainment bureau, and Cao Mo looked at the chips in general, and almost had to exchange $20,000 to be eligible to sit at the table.
Yang Deshan, Guo Jian, and Zhou Han all stood on the side and watched honestly, Huang Hebin, as Lu Jianchao's descendant who stayed in Draculamo, sat on the other side of Baja at this time to play such a big game, which undoubtedly directly confirmed his previous speculation - maybe there are also dry shares of Lieutenant Governor Jidammu in the casino.
Starry, who hadn't seen each other for a while, was supposed to return to Xinhai University to continue her studies, and at this time she was standing behind her brother Tubman Jr., and when she saw Cao Mo coming, she smiled lightly at the corner of her mouth.
I have to say that Starry's smile is so charming, as if the first rays of sunlight in early spring shine on the lake ice that has not yet thawed, Cao Mo can't help but feel warm.
However, intuition told Cao Mo that Steri's smile was highly poisonous.
Sure enough, others felt that Cao Mo had a lot of contact with Tubman, and Stari saw Cao Mo walk in and greeted him politely, which was normal, but Baha's eyes looked at him softly, and he looked at Cao Mo's face like a stinger for a while, and then turned his head sideways and whispered to Yan Zhicheng.
Yes, the ghost knows that Baha is asking Yan Zhicheng which number one person he is, and he can get Stari to laugh.
More than half a month ago, I obviously lived and ate together, but this turtle cub didn't have the slightest impression of himself?
Cao Mo wanted to just drop his hands and leave.
Life is a must, how can he run out and fight with Baha if he has nothing to do?
What's more, he was framed by Stari.
"Oh, you're the famous Mr. Cao, sit down and play with us!" said the Bahá duck-like urn, ignoring Abacha.
Kanem's form of government is divided into federal, state, and territorial levels, and theoretically, even the lieutenant governor of Ogun is not much higher than the municipal councillor of Abacha.
However, Kanem is a federal state, and the different states are relatively independent.
Dignitaries and officials from different states are not deeply involved, not to mention that they may come from different parties.
As the Ogun Prefecture, which is directly in charge of the old city of Draculamo, and controls 60% of the country's industry and commerce and seaport import and export trade, Baja is arrogant and does not take Abacha in his eyes, Abacha is very annoyed, but there is nothing he can do?
Seeing Baha's look of "your grandson is disobedient, just wait to clean up", Cao Mo scolded her mother in her heart, and immediately pulled out two chairs and sat down with Abacha.
Offending the leaders in China is more about waiting to wear small shoes, but this is especially in Kanem, in Draculamo, known as the capital of chaos, Cao Mo does not want to directly conflict with a grandson like Baha.
Unlike the dignitaries who came to power in the past two years, Baha's father, Jidam, was originally a senior official in Kanem's sixth military junta and was the deputy chairman of the Draculamo City Council.
In his early years, Jidam not only extended his tentacles to Draculamo's Bo Cai industry, but also controlled the smuggling channels behind the scenes, and at this time he dared to ignore the existence of the Stanin and Atessa families, obviously he could not be a simple person to be despised.
And Bahá, as the most favored son of Jiddam, can also be said to be quite unscrupulous in Draculamo.
Cao Mo did not know the specific situation, but suspected that the smuggling gang secretly controlled by the Jidam family was directly led by Baha......