Chapter 293 First Voyage

There is no technical difficulty in gambling on the high seas, it only requires you to have the courage to pull out your teeth, and you also need to have the ability to resist the ensuing open guns and arrows.

Jing Jian contracted all the idle mail ships in Hong Kong and Macao in one go, and signed a three-year contract, which temporarily caused a market vacuum. Even if competitors appear, it will take at least half a year to transfer mail ships from other regions and prepare for renovation. The construction of new ships takes a longer time, so during this period, Jing Jian once again monopolized this exclusive business.

The Sea Palace and the other Pearl of the Sea are sister ships, with a displacement of more than 30,000 tons and complete amusement facilities, which can accommodate more than 700 passengers. These two ships, and of all the mail ships, are the most suitable to be converted into gambling ships, and they are also the shorter, newer ships.

Due to the tight schedule, the Sea Palace is preparing for its maiden voyage tomorrow after a simple renovation. The decoration of the Pearl of the Sea will be much more luxurious. In the future, the two ships will take turns going to sea. As for the others, they will stay at the dock in the future and will not be used.

And because it was the first flight, the number of passengers was reduced, and in the end there were only more than 500 people. There are two kinds of tickets for gambling boats, one is to buy 200,000 mud yards and automatically get a ticket. And this first voyage discount, only 180,000 Hong Kong dollars, you can buy 200,000 mud codes. In the future, there will also be discounts for going to sea, but it will become 190,000 to buy 200,000, and the other is 2888 sets of tickets, which are free of charge for two days of food and lodging. Of course, VIP customers who have accumulated more than 1 million mud codes in the future will have a series of discounts such as bringing people and picking up and dropping off.

Although he was as meticulously prepared as possible, Jing Jian's gambling boat had inherent shortcomings. The reason why gamblers, especially high rollers, come to you to play is first to see the strength, and the second is to see the safety, especially not to be suspicious. And all of this depends entirely on the credibility of the casino.

And is Jing Jian's gambling boat reputable? To put it mildly, it is similar to those underground gambling stalls in Hong Kong. Word of mouth takes time to build little by little. Therefore, in Jing Jian's estimate, at the beginning, it would only attract some fresh and curious tourists, and there would not be many high rollers at all, so it was basically a dismal loss-making operation. It may take half a year or a year before it slowly turns a profit.

But I never expected that in just a few days, before going to sea, on Jinfu's account, the amount of gambling money exchanged for mud codes has accumulated to nearly 20 million, although more than half of it will eventually be withdrawn by the winning guests after getting off the boat, but the number left is already amazing enough.

It is no exaggeration to say that if there are no demons who are very smooth among the gamblers on the ship, this maiden voyage alone can make Jing Jian a big profit, which is fundamentally different from the original pessimistic estimate.

However, if you can not lose money, you can still make money, Jing Jian of course welcomes it with both hands. I won't be full of food, and I will figure out the reasons behind it.

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Over the weekend, the maiden voyage of the Sea Palace officially began. Liu Kai began to stand on the gambling boat to welcome customers in a rare suit and bow tie in the afternoon. As guests flocked to the boat, many media outlets were uninvited. Although everyone knows that the ship is gambling on the high seas, there is no large amount of cash on board, only some "entertainment tools", and no one is gambling now, even if someone reports it, the Hong Kong police have no evidence to ask the gambling boat to stop its activities. And once on the high seas, even if the sky is turned upside down, Hong Kong's laws will never interfere.

Jing Jian, dressed in a casual suit, was in a corner of the ship's side, observing the guests without attracting attention. Guo Wenzhen beside him was wearing a white dress and long skirt, cross-legged with high heels and a pearl necklace, but he was holding Jing Jian's arm, like a little girl.

"Wow! it's Awen, Awenye!", "Look, look, that's Brother Hua!", "Ah Rong is the most beautiful, I like him the most!"......

What makes Guo Wenzhen scream are all Hong Kong stars. At this time, the value of those Hong Kong and Taiwan stars is not high, and there is very little extra money, just 50,000 or 100,000, and these stars can become guests. And Jing Jian was ready to spend a lot of money, and there was no need to save money in this regard, so today's star lineup can barely be regarded as starry.

Guo Wenzhen became more and more excited, and saw that Jing Jian had been indifferent: "Brother Xiao Jian, what's the matter? You don't know them? They are all famous, I will introduce them to you." Did you invite them? Can you take a picture with them later? It's better to have an autograph. ”

"It's okay to sign a group photo. Seeing that the star-chasing clan around him was getting more and more jumpy, Jing Jian couldn't help but joke, "Just don't pull me, I'm afraid of losing face, why did I find a ...... Nymphomaniac?hahaha!"

Guo Wenzhen angrily stepped on Jing Jian's feet with high heels, and when he saw that Jing Jian was hiding quickly, he hugged him tighter, and felt a soft warmth coming from his arm. After laughing for a while, Guo Wenzhen happily leaned on Jing Jian's shoulder. When he was with Jing Jian, Guo Wenzhen was already getting more and more open.

In the past few times he came to Hong Kong, Jing Jian didn't tell the Guo brothers and sisters. However, Guo Wenzhen still learned the news, and Miss Guo was very angry, so she ...... became Jing Jian's female companion today.

Finally at six o'clock, Jing Jian raised his wrist and looked at his watch, and ordered Adlen behind him: "Whistle, sail!"

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In the banquet hall of the ship, more than 500 guests gathered together. There were tables of expensive dishes, but the guests were absent-minded, listening to the master of ceremonies presiding over the stage.

Since he didn't invite any guests of sufficient weight, Liu Kai delivered a speech: "...... Now welcome to Liu Sheng of Jin Fu!"

In the applause, Liu Kai nodded to Jing Jian, walked to the stage, took out the manuscript that had been prepared for discussion with Jing Jian, and began to speak: "Gentlemen, ladies, welcome to the Sea Palace. In fact, today's maiden voyage is to hope you have a good time. Originally, the baccarat booth in the diamond hall tonight was limited to 500,000 red, but I thought it would be just 800,000 to please a good lip ......"

Everyone on and off the stage was stunned, especially those high rollers who were ready to try their skills.

The so-called bonus limit is the maximum bet amount of the gambling game. Before Jing Jian gambled in Macau, he also encountered a red limit. The casino's explanation of the bonus limit generally says: the bonus limit is used to restrain the emotions of gamblers, to avoid gamblers from losing control of their emotions and placing heavy bets, losing too much, going bankrupt, etc. The reality is that if there is no bonus limit, the casino simply cannot make enough profits. It's very simple, because no matter how much money you have in the casino, you can't add up to the total amount of money from all the gamblers!

In this way, in a single gambler, the casino will maintain an absolute advantage, and it is precisely because of the existence of the limited bonus that gamblers want to win millions of casinos, but if they want to continue to fight, it is impossible to win the casino. In the end, the casino will only win the money.