Chapter 16 Ford 730 DeLuxe Sedan
Li Youran drank tea for a while, and then said to Cai: "Uncle Cai, show me today's newspaper." ”
"Okay, young master." Uncle Cai looked at the young master in front of him, and couldn't help but feel emotional, when the young master (Ip Man) came to Hong Kong to help him do things, he didn't want to come down to the countryside of Hong Kong! You must know that Hong Kong was still relatively poor during this period (Hong Kong was only slowly developed in the late 50s), but I didn't expect him to be able to create such a family business in just over a year and less than two years, and all kinds of business methods were even more unheard of, which made him subdued.
"Young master, these are today's newspapers." Uncle Cai brought five or six points of newspaper over.
"Hong Kong's four major families and leisurely living, strong team-up, the first domestic largest casino" "Industrial and Commercial Daily"
"The largest casino in China will settle in Hong Kong, and the prize money of the first gambling king competition is as high as 100,000 yuan." Ta Kung Pao
"China Gambling City, Asian Gambling King Competition" "Industry and Commerce Evening News"
"There is food, there is play, there is sleep, the new form of Chinese and Western combination, China is a big casino." Nanyang Siang Pau
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Li Youran looked at the relevant news mentioned in these newspapers, nodded and sighed in his heart, although the four major families are only the four major families in Hong Kong, but they are still very effective in this small place in Hong Kong, since he was suppressed like a dog when he first came to Hong Kong to develop, he was forced to borrow the name of the Ye family to visit the four major families one by one, and there was no suppression on the surface, but there are still a lot of small means in secret, if the two detectives were not instructed by the four major families to test themselves last time, I don't dare to offend myself by borrowing a water tank for them, I can't see these small means, so what's the use of watching so many palace fighting dramas (palace fighting dramas are harmful).
Li Youran put these newspapers aside and continued to drink the tea made by Uncle Cai leisurely, and after drinking two cups of tea, he saw Jin Shanxiang walking over from the hall with Ah Ren and Ah Xin.
"Young master, Uncle Cai, master." Jin Shan looked for Ahren and Ah Xin and said hello respectfully.
"Hmm" Li responded casually and continued to drink tea.
Uncle Cai nodded and motioned for them to wait in the evening.
After Li Youran drank a few more glasses, he said to Uncle Cai: "Uncle Cai, let's go out for a while, and we won't come back for dinner tonight." After finishing speaking, he motioned to Jin Shan to find a car.
"Okay, young master." Uncle Cai responded.
Li Youran walked towards the door with Ah Ren and Ah Xin, and soon after he arrived, Jin Shan Xun drove over in a black Ford sedan, this black is the Ford 730 DeLuxe Sedan launched in 1934, equipped with an 8-cylinder engine, which was known for its high speed and vehicle stability during this period. Because of this, the car was approved by Clyde Barrow, a notorious bank thief during the Great Depression. In a letter to Henry Ford, he praised the car as the best means of escape. In 1957, the Ford 730 DeLuxe Sedan starred in the movie "Bonnie and Clyde", which was actually a dramatization of the deeds of Clyde Barrow (died in May 1934) and his lover and accomplice Bonnie Parker, and the Ford 730 DeLuxe Sedan in this film has been called a classic.
This car was bought by Li Youran for almost more than 20,000 British dollars, he is the only one in the whole Hong Kong, and he only came back in the past two days, many people will say that the car came out in 1934, and now it was bought in 1936, is it too late, it should be bought early in the morning, is there no money! No, you have to know when Li Youran remembered when this car came out, and the information of this era is not clear, this is still a few months ago when he was celebrating his friend's birthday Charles, the deputy commissioner of police, overheard the news of this car, and after coming back, he tried to buy one back.
As soon as Li Youran and the others got into the car, Jin Shan asked him, "Young Master, where are we going?" ”
Li Youran thought for a while and said, "Let's walk around the street first, and then go to the casino to take a look." ”
"Okay, young master." Jin Shan immediately responded, and then drove out towards the street.
The development of Hong Kong in this era is still good, although it is not as prosperous as Shanghai, Guangzhou and other places, but it is already very good in this era, mainly in the vicinity of the central and western districts, there are already many foreigners living here in this era, looking at the busy crowd on the street, I can't help but sigh, before I crossed myself, I was like these people, busy half a life is just for a simple life, thinking about it and can't help but smile bitterly, I seem to be like this now: "Alas"
"Young Master, what's wrong?" Seeing Li Youran's uncomfortable look, Ah Xin, who was on the side, hurriedly asked with concern.
Li Youran was woken up from his fugue by Ah Xin's voice, looked at the three people around him, thought about the master and his wife and others, his heart warmed, and he smiled at Ah Ren and said, "It's okay, I'm thinking about something." Then he asked about the renovation of the casino.
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"Young master, it's here." Li Youran was chatting with Ah Xin about some small details of the casino, when he heard the voice of Jinshan looking for it.