Chapter 31: Boarding the Gambling Boat
The next day, before five o'clock in the morning, before it was completely light, Hongtu got up. After washing, Hong Tu began a new day of cultivation. As usual, after playing Xingyi Quan at the end, Hong Tu's understanding of Xingyi Quan deepened a point, but Hong Tu's three exercises did not make any progress, but I felt that when using Xingyi Fist, I could be more casual, and the changes in various moves were clear in my heart.
It was just after eight o'clock, Hong Tu went to the breakfast stall to eat breakfast, then went home and drove to Zhao Rui's jewelry store. asked the sister paper at the front desk, and Hong Tu knew that Zhao Rui was in the reception room and was waiting for Hong Tu. Hong Tu went directly to the reception room of Zhao's jewelry store.
Pushing open the door of the conference room, Hong Tu saw that Zhao Rui was sitting on the sofa chatting happily with a snake-faced beauty. There were two men and a woman sitting next to Zhao Rui, the woman was very delicate, and she felt like a girl next door with a small jasper. The other two men, one of whom was tall and strong, was five big and three thick. The other one was not tall, only about 1.7 meters, and he smiled at Zhao Rui.
Seeing someone come in, the four people sitting on the sofa all looked at Hong Tu.
"Brother Zhao, hello. ”
"Little Brother Hong, it's finally here. Let me introduce you to you, this tall and thin beauty is called Fan Wenhui, and the beauty next to her is called Hu Xiaoxi. These two, the strong one is called Wang Bin, a soldier, a major, and a regiment commander in the Guangzhou Military Region. The one next to him is Xiao Lizi. Li Wenjie, the son of the Li Group. All my friends. Zhao Rui introduced these four to Hong Tu, hoping that these four would help Hong Tu's career, Zhao Rui also thought that Hong Tu was now a student, without any big background and ability, but people who could be valued by his cousin Zhao Kuan, who were above the top, would not be so simple, this kid must have strengths that Zhao Rui didn't know.
"Hong Tu, the person my cousin values, is currently a student. Zhao Rui directly pointed out the origin of Hong Tu, but also said that he Hong Tu was the person Zhao Kuan fancied, so that everyone should not despise him because Hong Tu was a student.
Li Wenjie heard that Zhao Rui's cousin's face changed, in front of Zhao Kuan, Li Wenjie himself couldn't get into Zhao Kuan's eyes, this can be valued by Zhao Kuan, which shows that Hong Tu is not an ordinary person.
Hong Tu took out the business card that Jiang Wei had prepared for him that day and handed it to the four of them. "Brother Wang is good, Brother Li is good, Sister Fan is good, Sister Hu is good. Hong Tu said hello to the four of them very honestly.
"Chairman of Dazhan Iron and Steel Group, Hong Tu. Zhao Rui snatched the business card in Li Wenjie's hand and took a look.
"Yes, it's all the chairman, Dazhan Steel Group, and so on Dazhan Iron and Steel Group, I remember, isn't this some time ago. Before the words were spoken, except for Hong Tu, the five people in the reception room were a little surprised, but they didn't expect that the chairman of Dazhan Iron and Steel Group was actually him Hong Tu.
The five people in the reception room are all upper-level figures in Hanzhou City, and naturally they heard that some time ago, it was rumored that the Dachu Iron and Steel Plant was acquired, and the acquisition capital was only 100 million. This matter was spread in Hanzhou City some time ago, and everyone knew that the person who took over the Dachu Iron and Steel Plant must be a big man, and he could let the people above sell a state-owned enterprise at a low price, which is not an ordinary means.
But they didn't expect that this matter was just a deal between Hong Tu and the country, and it turned out that Hong Tu didn't have the idea of hitting the Dachu Iron and Steel Plant, just pushing the boat down the river.
"Damn, real people don't show up, brother. We only know that the chairman of Dazhan Steel Group is called Hong Tu, but we didn't expect it to be you. The real person was standing right in front of me, and I didn't know it. Zhao Rui's expression was very exaggerated, he didn't expect that the man of the year in Hanzhou City some time ago was in front of him, and his cousin Zhao Kuan's vision was really right, and he bought a state-owned enterprise cheaply without making a sound. The four people next to him also began to pay attention to Hong Tu, although they didn't despise Hong Tu at first, but now Hong Tu's identity and age have to make them look at it differently.
"What's the matter? Dazhan Iron and Steel Group is very famous? I'm just the director of a steel plant, and the chairman is just looking good. Hong Tu smiled, not thinking that there was anything remarkable. There are so many companies worth hundreds of millions of dollars in Hanju that there is nothing to be said about an acquired steel plant.
"Forget it, don't talk about it. The gambling ship is almost here, let's go. Zhao Rui looked at the time, it was almost nine o'clock, and the gambling boat was about to dock at the Yangtze River wharf.
Five people, three cars, an Audi Q8 from Hongtu, a BMW X6 from Li Wenjie, and a Maserati from Zhao Rui. The two beauties sat on Zhao Rui's Maserati, Li Wenjie took Wang Bin with his BMW X6, Hong Tu drove his Audi Q8 alone, and three luxury cars drove to the Yangtze River wharf.
A quarter of an hour later, all three cars were parked in the dining lot near the Yangtze River Wharf, and the five people walked to the gambling boat docked at the Yangtze River Wharf. When boarding the ship, the bodyguards on the ship must first verify the funds and safety, and are not allowed to carry dangerous goods, otherwise the ship will be on the high seas, and the lives of many dignitaries and nobles will not be safe. If something happens to the gambling boat, it will not be easy to deal with it properly as the gambling king of Macau. Therefore, the security check on the gambling ship is very strict.
As for people who do not have more than 10 million funds, they are not allowed to get on the boat, except for women and bodyguards. But 10 million can only bring one person on board, and the bodyguards and women in this belt must be counted in it. Zhao Rui brought 50 million bank cards on the ship, so there was no problem with Zhao Rui's funds for the five of them. The security check is even simpler, and they are not murderous maniacs, so naturally they will not bring weapons on board.
This gambling ship, He Gambling King spent a huge amount of money to build, and it cost hundreds of millions. The ship has five floors, except for the bottom warehouse, which is where the crew and security guards live, and the decoration is average. The other four floors all make people look extremely luxurious, making some multi-millionaires feel that they don't have enough money. The first floor of the ship is the dining room and bedrooms, and the customers on board are free to eat, drink and stay. The second floor is the conference room, and the customers who usually get on the ship have business discussions on the second floor. The third layer is the casino, which is a big casino, and most people gamble on the third floor. The fourth layer is a high-end casino, only customers with hundreds of millions of gambling dollars can go up, and those with a net worth of about 10 million have never gone up.
After they got on the boat, they first went to get the key to their rest bedroom, and then ate, drank and chatted in the open-air restaurant on the ship. In the open-air restaurant, there are all kinds of food, and there are some beautiful women in bikinis, but these beauties are surrounded by security guards, and those who do not have security guards have male companions next to them to protect the flowers.
In the open-air restaurant on the board, Hong Tu and Zhao Rui were lying on the deck chairs blowing the river breeze, and the casino has not yet opened, and the casino will not open until the ship arrives on the high seas. After all, gambling on the mainland of the Celestial Empire is illegal, and the general environment is like this, and King He does not want to openly confront the government of the Celestial Empire in the inland of the Celestial Empire.
"Brother Zhao, on this gambling boat, it's really nice to see the scenery by the river, and there is free food and drink. The last time we came, we lost a lot of money. This time, let's take it when we see it. It was Li Wenjie who spoke.
"Well, the view is nice. It's a pity that you can't gamble now, you can only wait until the open sea. I'm going to kill all sides this time. Zhao Rui was a little high-spirited. But last time Zhao Rui won a lot of money when he started gambling with Li Wenjie and Wang Bin, Wang Bin suggested that Zhao Rui accept it when he saw it, but Zhao Rui didn't listen to him, and in the end, the three of them lost more than 200 million yuan together. Although this money will not break their muscles and bones, it is enough for them to feel distressed for a while. And when the three went home, they were all scolded and punished.
Hong Tu also took the things in the restaurant and ate on the deck chair, the breakfast was not full, and the meals, pastries and wine here were good, much better than what Hong Tu ate at the breakfast stall in the morning. Wang Bin leaned on the recliner to admire the beauty, his eyes staring directly at the scantily clad bikini girls around him.
At ten o'clock, the gambling boat opened and began to sail from the Yangtze River to the open sea, and the Yangtze River Wharf in Hanzhou City was the last stop of the gambling boat inland. As soon as you reach the high seas, the game begins. The high seas are not subject to the laws of any country, and it is not illegal to kill someone. So gambling on the high seas is a common practice for some rich people.
By the time the boat sailed to SH, it was already eight o'clock in the evening. Hongtu was resting in his room when the waiter knocked on the door. "Hello sir. There is a charity auction in the easternmost conference room on the second floor of the ship, which you can check out if you are interested. ”
Turning around, the waiter left. Hong Tu thought to himself that he has nothing to do now, and it is nothing to go to see you at the charity auction, go to see Zhao Rui first, if they are interested, they will go together, after all, they are still familiar with the gambling boat, and it is the first time for him to come to such a place.
Walking to the door of Zhao Rui's room, Hong Tu knocked on the door. "Brother Zhao, there is an auction on the ship, will you go?"
The door opened, Zhao Rui was dressed neatly, and it seemed that he was about to call himself to go to the auction together. Zhao Rui came out and asked Wang Bin, Li Wenjie, Hu Xiaoxi and Fan Wenhui again. Except for Fan Wenhui, who was not interested in such auctions, the other five people were very interested in these auctions. Zhao Rui and Hong Tu prepared to go up to the second floor and go to the easternmost conference room.
On the way to the conference room, Li Wenjie also whispered to Hong Tu why Fan Wenhui was not interested in such an auction. Li Wenjie leaked that it was because Fan Wenhui bought fakes at several such auctions, so she would no longer go to such auctions. In such a small auction, the items are uneven, and some auctioneers will tell you that the item is not necessarily real, but it will not be obvious, some people buy it without understanding, and want to trouble them, and the auctioneer will refute them with what they have said that is not true. Therefore, Li Wenjie advised Hong Tu that investment is risky and the auction needs to be cautious.