There are two racecourses on Hong Kong Island.

A Happy Valley located in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Island, with a history of more than 130 years, it only hosts Marseille here every Wednesday night, called the 'Night Race', with the first race starting at 7:15 p.m. and lasting six to eight races.

There is also a new racecourse, located in Sha Tin District, New Territories, built on the bank of the Shing Mun River, facing the sea, the geographical location is very good, the scenery is not worse than Victoria Harbour, the key is far away from the city, suitable for carnival.

Established in 1978, Sha Tin Racecourse currently can only accommodate 35,000 spectators, which is not as large as the old Happy Valley Racecourse, but will soon be expanded.

By 1985, it would reach 80,000 spectators, and it would be the world's top horse racing venue, where the equestrian events of the real-world '08 Olympics were held.

Every weekend, Sha Tin Racecourse has an afternoon of Marseille, sometimes on Saturday and sometimes on Sunday.

There are 10 races, each lasting half an hour, with the first race starting at around 13:00 and the last at around 18:00, called the 'Day Race'.

At noon, Li Ling took a taxi to Sha Tin Racecourse and went straight to the prize redemption window in the betting hall.

He consulted the staff about the eligibility of the prize, and was disappointed when asked.

The Jockey Club has a clear rule that 10,000 yuan is the limit.

Winnings over $10,000 must be claimed with an ID card.

If it is more than HK$1,000,000,000, it is a very large amount and will not be redeemed immediately, so you must call the Club, register your identity card information, and then go to the Club's headquarters at 1 Sports Road, Happy Valley in Causeway Bay to redeem the cheque.

In this way, his hands and feet are greatly restricted, and he must accurately calculate the odds when placing bets, otherwise he will not be able to get the money if he exceeds the limit of 10,000 yuan.

He stayed at the racecourse for half a day, during which he bought ten horses, because the horse tickets were bearer and his identity was not registered when he claimed the prize, and there was no impact on the whole race.

By the end of the day, he had earned a total of more than 80,000 Hong Kong dollars, because he did not have an ID card, and exchanged cash directly from the Jockey Club, which could not be deposited in the bank, and he exchanged all of them for a large golden bull of 1,000 yuan, which was about the same size as 100 yuan in a pile of 100 yuan, which could be easily stuffed into a travel bag.

Touching this thick pile of golden bulls made him feel very down-to-earth. Money is a man's guts, and if you have money, you have guts, this sentence is a wise saying!

The Golden Bull is a 1,000 Hong Kong banknote, and there is also a 500 Hong Kong banknote called the Big Bull.

There is a saying on Hong Kong Island that 'the golden bull does not collect, the big cow does not look for it', which means that when taking the bus, 1,000 Hong Kong bills are not collected, and 500 Hong Kong bills are not changed.

Leaving the racecourse, Li Ling did not have the joy of making money, but was a little preoccupied, and he was still very worried about his lack of identity now.

He roughly calculated that since there were only six to eight night races in Happy Valley next Wednesday, he would get a payout of about $150,000 a week from the Jockey Club, or $600,000 a month.

Damn, this is because I don't have an ID card now, and when I get my ID card in the future, I won't be able to make money and fly.

"I don't know when Brother Hao will apply for my ID card, but I often have to go out, these years Hong Kong Island patrol police are all over the streets and alleys, and the verification is quite frequent, and I am now going out on the street with huge hidden dangers."

From being penniless yesterday to carrying a huge sum of 80,000 yuan today, Li Ling's heart is fluttering and very cool.

On the way back, Li Ling bought a bunch of things and carried two large plastic bags in both hands. Back in the dormitory, Zhou Xingchi had already returned, he had recorded a day's program during the day, and now he was lying on his sofa tired.

Seeing Li Ling coming in with two big bags, Zhou Xingchi let out a strange scream, and directly took it and looked at it: "Wow, Ah Ling, you have made a fortune, buy so many things." ”

"No, don't you run out of money?" Zhou Xingchi wondered.

Li Ling opened the bag, took out the fruit in it for him to eat, and said, "Today, I helped Wei Zai move, and Brother Hua lent me a thousand yuan knowing that I had no money."

In the morning, I went to find a job, and in the afternoon, when I felt fine, I went to Sha Tin Racecourse for a spin, gambled a few handfuls, and made tens of thousands of dollars. ”

"Earned tens of thousands, didn't you?" Zhou Xingchi was incredulous, "You're too lucky, I've gambled a few times before, and after losing my monthly salary, I never played again." ”

Li Ling smiled, only said that he was lucky, and he didn't want to talk more about this topic, so he changed the topic and said, "Xingzai, do you know where Ah Weng lives?" I want to go to her. ”

Zhou Xingchi broke off a banana and was swallowing, and when he heard this, he looked at him strangely: "Aren't you cousin Ah Weng?" I don't know where she lives? ”

Li Ling smiled awkwardly and disguised: "Didn't I just come to Hong Kong Island yesterday, Ah Weng brought me to you yesterday, and I haven't had a chance to go to where she lives." ”

"Oh." Zhou Xingchi said that he understood and said: "Ah Weng should be filming the night scene of "Shooting the Condor" tonight, and he should be on the set now. ”

Li Ling nodded and said, "Then Xingzai, can you take me to the filming set, I want to go and see Ah Weng, and when she finishes filming, let's make an appointment with Ah Weng and Brother Hua, and Wei Zai, didn't I make some money today, you all helped me, I invite you to have supper at night." ”

"That's great, I haven't had dinner yet, I'm going to slaughter you tonight, haha." Zhou Xingchi shouted happily,

"Then let's go now." As he spoke, he dragged Li Ling out.

Li Ling found that Zhou Xingchi is still very cheerful now, and he may be a little picky on some money matters, but in general, his personality is still relatively good, and only after he really sits on the cold bench for eight years will he gradually become silent.

Compared with the future, Li Ling hopes that Zhou Xingchi can always maintain such a cheerful personality as he is now, of course, there is a chance, and he also needs to change his attitude towards money, at least he will not get along with his friends because of money.

Li Ling hopes that he can change the trajectory of Zhou Xingchi's life and not let him be alone until he is fifty or sixty years old in the future.

These thoughts flashed in Li Ling's mind, and looking at Zhou Xingchi, who was about to pull him out, he hurriedly said: "Wait, you can't go to visit the class empty-handed, I'll take something over." ”

……

When they arrived at the crew, the two did not go directly to the filming location, but first went to buy three bags of milk tea and snacks and fruits, so the two of them walked towards the crew with two big bags.

Zhou Xingchi pointed to an ancient building in front of him and said: "The front is the studio, and the crew is closed, so you will follow me later, otherwise others will not let you in...... Hey, isn't that Aweng! ”

Ah Weng was dressed in ancient costume at this time, and when he suddenly saw Li Ling, he was very surprised, he trotted over and asked with a smile: "Ah Ling, why are you here?" He looked at Zhou Xingchi again: "Xingzai, you are here too!" ”

Li Ling smiled and asked, "Isn't this my 'cousin' here to visit the class?" ”

Ah Weng's big eyes glanced at Li Ling, knowing that he was making fun of himself for telling Xing Tsai today that the two were cousins and brothers, he looked at the bag that the two of them were carrying and asked, "What did you bring?" ”

Li Ling put the bag on the ground, took out a cup of milk tea from it and handed it to Ah Weng, and said, "Come to visit your class, of course you can't come empty-handed, I brought some fruit and milk tea and distributed them to the crew." ”

Ah Weng took the milk tea and opened it directly and took a sip, then showed a teachable look at Li Ling, patted him on the shoulder and praised: "The young man is good, he can be a man." ”

Next to him, Zhou Xingchi asked: "Why is Ah Weng not filming, he came out." ”

Ah Weng said: "My scene tonight has been filmed, the crew is too stuffy, I came out to breathe." ”

After speaking, he grabbed Li Ling's arm, "Let's go, I'll take you to the crew, meet Uncle Tian, and if you don't find a job in the future, you can also come to the crew to be a group performer." ”

Li Ling had a warm current in his heart, Ah Weng didn't forget to worry about his work, he said: "I have found a job today, I was introduced by a friend, in a financial company. ”

Because it is difficult to find a job without an ID card now, Li Lingtui said that he was introduced by a friend to join Brother Xiaoma and their company.

"Finance company, that's pretty good, too. But do you still understand the financial stuff? Ah Weng looked at Li Ling with some suspicion.

Li Ling raised his head slightly: "I know a lot, you will have to find out slowly in the future." ”

This is Zhou Xingchi also interjected: "Ah Weng, you don't know how lucky Ah Ling is, he won tens of thousands of dollars in betting on horses today." ”

Looking at Ah Weng's inquiring gaze, Li Ling said calmly: "I looked for a good job today, and when I saw that there was Marseille today, I went for a walk, but I didn't expect that I had good luck and won a little." ”

Ah Weng smiled happily and said: "Tens of thousands of yuan, this is what I can earn after filming for a year, I was worried that it would not be easy for you to live on Hong Kong Island when you first came to Hong Kong, but I didn't expect you to have a small asset the next day." ”

Zhou Xingchi's face was full of envy: "Hey, people really can't be compared, Ah Ling is not as good as me this morning, I didn't expect to be worth far more than me in half a day, when will I get ahead and make my mother proud of me?" ”

Li Ling knew that Zhou Xingchi had been dependent on his mother since he was a child, and he was very filial to his mother, so he comforted him and said: "Ah Xing, I believe that you will definitely succeed in the future, and you will definitely become a generation of superstars." ”

Ah Weng glanced at Li Ling in surprise, saw his gaze affirmatively, and looked at Zhou Xingchi again, not knowing why Li Ling was so optimistic about Zhou Xingchi. Zhou Xingchi ran through the Condor crew, why didn't she find out that Zhou Xingchi had the potential to be called a superstar.

However, she also encouraged Zhou Xingchi: "Yes, Ah Ling is right, Xingzai, you have to believe in yourself, persevere, and you will definitely succeed in the future." ”

The corners of Li Ling's mouth curled slightly, knowing that Ah Weng's words were mostly comforting, but how could he tell Ah Weng that Zhou Xingchi would become a legend of a generation in the future.