Chapter 662: Jockey Club

After traveling to Hong Kong Island, I will always hear a lot of inexplicable things about myself that I don't know about.

The most important thing is that these things are ordinary, but the problem is related to his reputation, and even related to the general trend of public opinion, so he has to keep an eye on it.

Brother Ming asked in surprise: "Doesn't Mr. Zhou know that the Songling Foundation has reached an agreement with the Kameda family to take the Empress Dowager's jade watermelon as a bet, and vow to take back the Emperor's Kutani Burning Incense Burner, the Demon Sword Muramasa, the Emperor's Armor and the Black Dragon Katana?"

Zhou You shook his head.

Zhou You suddenly felt ridiculous, how could others know his own affairs before himself.

Brother Ming didn't know how to respond, whether it was because of the big nerves of Zhou You, or because his news network was too lagging behind. However, this matter must not be sloppy, after all, the Japanese side has been united, and if this side only allows Zhou You to fight alone, it seems that they are too unnational.

So Brother Ming said: "Mr. Zhou, you don't have to be afraid, you have us behind you." As long as you play at your normal level, just recover the lost national treasures, and we'll take care of the rest. ”

Cheng Feihu also echoed: "Well, you have us behind you." ”

"Thank you!"

Zhou You naturally can't say that he has the support of Brother Guang, the He family and Wanjia in Macau, and he is not afraid of the peeping eyes of Japan. Polite thanks are still a must.

Zhou You wondered: "How can something that was originally very confidential be known to everyone, strange." ”

Brother Ming said: "It's not everyone who knows about it, at least I bet Mr. Cao that they don't know." ”

Mr. Cao, the seven of them nodded very cooperatively.

Brother Ming added: "This was originally a matter of your small circle, but some people maliciously publicized it in order to create pressure on you. ”

Zhou You replied with a smile: "I don't feel any pressure, I just think it's funny." ”

Brother Ming said: "You are worthy of being a gambling god, your self-confidence is natural." ”

Cheng Feihu continued: "I'm afraid that some people will deliberately hype you up and increase pressure on you. Even, I'm afraid that they will snipe you and make it impossible for you to attend the gambling game, after all, you are the god of gambling and the first person in the world's gambling industry. ”

Mr. Cao, the eyes of the others as they looked at Zhou You became warm.

If you didn't feel anything before, you just felt that Zhou You was too young and too rich. But with the contact, there is more of a feeling of being a famous person. Now, the involvement of national treasures and the feeling of hatred and hatred make them feel more and more their own insignificance and the nobility of travel.

Brother Ming saw that the scene didn't seem to have an atmosphere to continue talking, so he suggested: "I guess you're not in the mood to drink tea, why don't we go!"

"Hmm!"

There really is no point in talking.

"Let's go, then!"

Brother Ming was crisp enough, got up and prepared to go.

Everyone got up.

Zhou You and Cheng Feihu were together, and quickly came to their own tourist bus. Naturally, they sat in such a conspicuous and comfortable means of transportation when they traveled around, which really surprised Brother Ming and Mr. Cao.

The target is Sha Tin Racecourse.

There are two racecourses on Hong Kong Island: the 100-year-old Happy Valley Racecourse near Causeway Bay on Hong Kong Island, which has been expanded to accommodate more than 20,000 spectators, and the Sha Tin Racecourse, which was reclaimed in 1978 and is located in the New Territories in the suburbs. In the hall, rows of fluorescent display screens are placed for people to watch the stadium. With a capacity of more than 60,000 spectators, Sha Tin Racecourse is one of the world's leading racecourses. Horses are usually raced in Happy Valley on Wednesdays and in Sha Tin on Saturdays or Sundays.

At this time, the scene returned to the situation of Zhou You and Cheng Feihu.

Zhou You can finally relax and ask: "Brother Cheng, is horse racing on Hong Kong Island really so popular? I only know that the Hong Kong Island Jockey Club is a non-profit organization, and I don't know anything else." ”

Founded in 1884, the Hong Kong Island Jockey Club is a non-profit club organization on Hong Kong Island that provides horse racing, sports and betting entertainment, and is one of the largest horse racing organizations in the world. The Hong Kong Island Jockey Club is approved by the Hong Kong Island Government to exclusively operate horse racing, lottery and overseas sports betting on Hong Kong Island.

Cheng Feihu replied: "You don't believe it when you say it, the Hong Kong Island Jockey Club is almost universally supported, because it is a real national entertainment project. ”

Zhou You really doesn't understand how gambling can evolve into a national support.

"Let me give you an example, the total investment in horse racing in 2002-2003 was HK$71 billion. Excluding the $58 billion payout and $9.5 billion in betting taxes, the Club's revenue was about HK$3.9 billion. The Club's betting duty is 11.7% of Hong Kong Island's taxes. The surplus of the Club's revenues after deducting operating expenses is managed by the Hong Kong Island Jockey Club Charities Trust and is mainly used for sports, entertainment, education, social services and medical purposes. Do you support or oppose such an entertainment project?"

Zhou You didn't want to think about it, so he replied: "Yes! Those so-called lottery projects in China are not even a fart compared to the Hong Kong Island Jockey Club." ”

After a pause, Zhou You said: "I finally understand now why the welfare of Hong Kong Island is so much higher than that of our country, it turns out that there are so many institutions working together." ”

Cheng Feihu said: "Some experts take foreign countries as examples, and they will always be said to worship foreign countries, but they don't want people to use this as an example. If someone in China takes the Hong Kong Island Jockey Club as an example, I am afraid that they will be judged to be incomplete. ”

Zhou Yu nodded deeply.

This is the current atmosphere in the country, although it is unimaginable, but it is a fact.

Cheng Feihu continued the previous topic: "It is precisely because the Hong Kong Island Jockey Club is a non-profit organization, and all the surpluses after deducting operating expenses are given back to the society, such an organization will be welcomed by the public, and it is the entertainment industry in the eyes of the public. ”

Zhou You therefore remembered his Qianjun Group.

I think he established the Qianjun Fund for charity. But with the increasingly huge resources in hand, and finally evolved into a group, from that time on, Qianjun Group began to deteriorate, began to move towards a real business group, even if there are a lot of charitable actions, but it also has a bit of commercial flavor. Compared with the pure Qianjun fund before, it is really a world of difference.

Thinking of this, Zhou You couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, it seems that he must increase his investment in charity.

It was in this space that they came to Sha Tin Racecourse.

Although the tour buses were fast enough, they were too clumsy and far inferior to Brother Ming's convoy, and they had been waiting for them to tour them at Sha Tin Racecourse for a long time.

Brother Ming took them around to visit the surrounding tourist attractions, took photos with jockeys and horses, or put on the riding clothes of champion jockeys and rode off the horse for a little fun, there are quite a lot of programs, which can be said to fully develop the resources of the horse farm.

These models have given Zhou You a lot of inspiration, and I think that Mingyuan's horse farm can also be done in this way.

Zhou You thought of the previous incident, and couldn't help muttering: "It is estimated that after Mr. Du Min came to investigate, he will know how to run his horse farm when he goes back." ”

Then Zhou You forgot about the matter and followed Brother Ming to the competition venue.

"Lively!"

When I saw the dense crowd of people around the tour, I couldn't help but sigh at the horse gambling style on Hong Kong Island.

Brother Ming reminded: "If it is an international event, there are more people here and it is more lively. And if it's a holiday or something, it's definitely going to be full of people. ”

Zhou You sighed: "It's really a national bet on horses!"

It was only at this time that Zhou You fully felt how strong the horse gambling style on Hong Kong Island was. Although Zhou You is not very interested in gambling, especially after reading so many stories of accidents due to gambling, he is more and more resistant to gambling, but he is not so disgusted by this kind of guessing project that requires vision and skill, at least he feels that betting on horses is similar to gambling stones.

Cheng Feihu was interested and said, "Okay, let's go to the box first, and then let's take a closer look." Otherwise, if you communicate here, you will reveal the secret. ”

"Hmm!"

Everyone quickly moved to the VIP box.

Zhou You, who was assigned a telescope and a lot of information, didn't know what to do, after all, he barely knew anything about horses, and he came here to play purely by luck.

"It's a pity that Mogan isn't here. ”

Thinking of the last time Mogan helped him win the horse, Zhou You couldn't help but feel a little nostalgic for this tough international mercenary. It's a pity that Mo Gan has gained the trust of Brother Guang because he properly protects Zhou You and handles a lot of trivial things for him, and now he is being entrusted with important responsibilities and has become one of the heads of the new domestic security company.

Cheng Feihu didn't pay attention to traveling so much, and talked excitedly with Brother Ming: "Brother Ming, the No. 7 horse is a thoroughbred horse from Mongolia? I heard the news that it was brought over for training the year before last, and now should be the time to break out, right?"

Brother Ming took the binoculars and replied while observing: "However, this horse is very strong, with strong and balanced limbs, a very streamlined figure, and it is estimated that it is very impactful to run." Moreover, it is tamed from Mongolian wild horses, which will be more excellent in terms of staying power, and is more suitable for this longer horse race. ”

Fluttershy, who doesn't know anything about betting on horses, quietly asks about Zhou Youlai, "Boss, it seems that all the horses in my memory are wild horses, why don't you catch them and race them directly?"

Zhou You knew a little about this and replied, "It's different. Marseille is about short-distance explosiveness, but Mustang is about long-distance running. Untrained mustangs are hard to match with racehorses who excel at short sprints. ”

Fluttershy snapped, "It's just the difference between short and long distances. ”

Zhou You nodded.

Although the truth is not so simple, it can probably be understood in this way.

"It's out!"

Cheng Feihu was a little excited, grabbed Zhou You and asked, "Xiaoyou, if you don't know, just follow me to buy it." I'm confident this time. ”