Chapter 142 Losing Light
Hau River
Casino Lisboa, also known as Hotel Lisboa.
Does it sound familiar?
That's right, this is the casino (gambling & casino) of the boss Ho Hongshen who has the title of "Gambling & King" in later generations.
Lisboa Casino was completed and opened in 1970 with a total investment of 60 million Hong Kong dollars. It is currently the largest hotel and the first five-star hotel in Haojiang.
Lisboa Casino is located on the left side of the main entrance of the hotel, which is a five-storey circular building.
When Chen Yi and Li Wenhui got off the car at the gate of the Lisboa Casino, a man and a woman came towards them.
Among them, the woman approached, took Li Wenhui's hand, and said happily: "Wenhui, you are finally here."
Li Wenhui was a little surprised when he saw the person coming, "Miss Chaoying, why are you here?"
"Of course I made a special trip here to wait for you two. Uncle Huo and my dad are both here today. It was my dad who asked me to pick you up with Youguang. Youguang and I will accompany you in for a while to get acquainted."
It was none other than He Hongshen's eldest daughter, He Chaoying, and eldest son, He Youtong. As He Hongshen's eldest son and eldest daughter, they have started to learn how to manage business with their father in the past two years.
Today, Ho Hongsun heard Li Xiaohe said that Chen Yi and Li Wenhui were coming to the casino, so he specially arranged for his son and daughter to come and receive them.
Now Chen Yi's reputation is very big in Xiangjiang, not only the low-level ordinary people, but even the upper-class circles, Chen Yi's name is often mentioned by the bigwigs.
In just a few months, Chen Yi has transformed from a poor boy to a billionaire, even with the support of the Li family behind him, it is enough to make people look sideways.
His potential is one of the best among the second and third generations of Xiangjiang. With such a young man with potential, He Hongshen naturally hopes that his children can make friends with him. This time, Chen Yi took the initiative to send him to his door.
When He Chaoying and Li Wenhui were talking, He Youguang kept his eyes on Chen Yi. As the eldest son of He Hongshen, He Youguang was raised by his father as his successor from birth.
With He Hongshen's full training, He Youwang's ability is naturally not inferior, but compared with Chen Yi, it is somewhat overshadowed.
Besides, his proud appearance was also suppressed by Chen Yi in front of him.
Before meeting Chen Yi with his own eyes, He Youwang didn't believe that Chen Yi was better than himself, and thought that the media and newspaper reports were exaggerated and praised him too highly.
However, seeing a real person now, it is difficult for He Yougong to put the image of a poor boy on Chen Yi.
"He Youhong" He Youhong stretched out his hand and looked at Chen Yi.
"Chen Yi" Seeing this, Chen Yi smiled and stretched out his hand.
The two held hands and looked directly at each other, as if they were competing for something, but neither of them took the initiative to let go.
The small movements of the two quickly caught the attention of He Chaoying next to him, "Hey, you two big men, what are you doing holding hands all this time?"
He Youwang and Chen Yi quickly let go of their hands when they heard this, and looked at each other awkwardly.
"Excuse me, this is my eldest sister He Chaoying."
"Hello, Miss Chaoying."
"You call me sister, then I will call you Xiaoyi from now on, don't you mind?"
"I don't mind, as long as Miss Chaoying likes it."
"Not bad, more handsome than my brother."
"Sister, I'm still here, save my brother some face."
"Okay, sis, I will save you some face, but what I said is the truth, Xiaoyi is indeed better than you"
Seeing herself staring at herself with resentment, He Chaoying had no choice but to be merciful, "All right, all right, let's go in first."
Chen Yi is the first time to come to this kind of entertainment place, so he is very curious about everything inside, and of course it is only limited to curiosity.
Chen Yi added up his two lifetimes, and most people are familiar with Mahjong and Fight the Landlord.
After taking Chen Yi around the Lisboa Casino, He Youguang led a few people to the place where the chips were exchanged.
Ordinary regular casinos use chips instead of cash. The face value of the chips in the Lisboa Casino ranges from a minimum of one Hong Kong dollar to a maximum of hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars.
Later generations, Stanley Ho was able to achieve the reputation of gambling king by virtue of the casino, and his wealth was even tied with all the real estate tycoons in Hong Kong, which shows the huge profits of the casino.
Seeing He Youguang handing a plate of chips to himself, Chen Yi was a little puzzled, not knowing what the other party was going to do.
He Youwang seemed to see his doubts, so he said with a smile: "Here is a one million Hong Kong dollar chip, and I will take you to have a good time later."
Chen Yi heard the words, shook his head and refused: "Brother Youhong, I'm not interested in this stuff, you should take me to see Boss Li."
Seeing that Chen Yi refused, He Youyou gave him a surprised look, and then said, "Boss Li prepared this one million chips for you. If you want to see him, you have to lose all the money first."
"Uh..." Hearing this, Chen Yi turned to look at Li Wenhui beside him, and seeing that she also looked like she didn't know anything, he couldn't help being very surprised, 'When did Boss Li become so generous? '
I have to say that the exchange of cash for chips in the casino is really a great initiative. Human nature is taken seriously. If it is cash, if the million keeps losing, few people will be able to bear it.
It can be replaced with chips, so that's another matter. Banknotes and chips give people a completely different visual sense.
I don't know if it's because I don't feel sorry for selling my father's land, or because of it, anyway, whether Chen Yi wins or loses, he always looks like he doesn't care.
Chen Yi's performance surprised the He family siblings when they saw each other. The two of them wandered around the casino a lot on weekdays. In this place, no matter who they are, their human side is fully displayed.
Lost a million like Chen Yi without even batting an eyelid. They really haven't seen it many times.
On the second floor of the hall, several people were watching what happened below with great interest. Boss Li, who had been observing secretly, saw that Chen Yi had almost lost all of his chips. , I really don’t feel bad for selling my father’s land.”
There was no other way, within half an hour, Chen Yi lost all his money, a full one million Hong Kong dollars, and anyone would feel distressed if it was changed.
At the side Huo Daheng said at the right time: "Brother Li, your grandson-in-law is not bad. He can keep his face after losing a million. This is the first time I have seen such a young man."
Boss Li: "..."
'That's my money...that kid must have done it on purpose. '
Boss Li was a little annoyed and said: "There is a prodigal, he will come up in a while, Mr. Huo, please don't praise him in person, that kid is a dog, if others praise him, his tail can go up to the sky..."
"Haha..." Daheng Huo said with a smile: "Young people, you should be more youthful and energetic. I think the little guy has a lot of money and comes back with courage..."
No matter whose money Chen Yi lost, in less than half an hour, he lost all the one million Hong Kong dollars and replaced it with other second-generation children.
Not to mention the second-generation children, even these people can't do it.
Look at Boss Li and you will know that Chen Yi lost all his money, the other party's face is so ugly, the bigwigs in Xiangjiang are notoriously stingy, this is definitely not a joke.
Just now when Chen Yicong came into the casino, Huo Daheng, like Boss Li, was carefully observing Chen Yi's every move.
During this period of time, Chen Yi's Dafeng Toy Factory has stole the limelight. Whether it's the newspaper media or the upper class circles, Chen Yi's name is always talked about.
Although Huo Daheng seldom interacts with the Anglophile faction like the four big families on weekdays, and his companies basically have no business cooperation, the two sides are not life-and-death enemies.
So, when we met, everyone spoke in a friendly manner.
Daheng Huo came here today because he also heard that Boss Li was going to test his grandson-in-law in the casino, so he changed over to join in the fun.
You can judge your character on the wine table, and your personality on the card table.
Chen Yi's rise was so fast that even Boss Li had to overthrow his previous plan.
According to Boss Li's idea, Chen Yi and Li Wenhui need to wait until their grandniece graduates from college before deciding whether to get married.
There was a buffer of three or four years in the middle, which was enough for Lijia to observe Chen Yi carefully. At the same time, with three or four years of accumulation, Chen Yi could also lay the foundation for his career.
In this way, after the two got married, it was logical that the Li family would try their best to support Chen Yi.
But there are thousands of calculations, and it is still a hundred secrets.
No one thought that the gadget (Rubik's Cube) that Chen Yi tinkered with would become popular overseas. Now Dafeng Toy Factory's orders and revenue are steadily increasing.
In the blink of an eye, Chen Yi transformed from a poor boy into a billionaire, which directly disrupted all of Boss Li's plans.
A junior who cannot be controlled by himself, this is probably something that many adults would not like to see, but the ability Chen Yi has shown makes Boss Li reluctant to give up this potential stock.
So, Boss Li could only come forward to support Chen Yi and help him accumulate contacts, and at the same time test Chen Yi through various means, so as not to beat him with meat buns, and in the end he would not get any benefits.
In the casino, after Chen Yi lost his last chip, he turned to look at He Youhong, and asked, "Then what, Brother Youhong, does Boss Li still have money in his account?"
He Youwang was taken aback when he heard the words, and then said seriously: "I can't say this, the casino has regulations, and guests' privacy cannot be revealed casually."
Chen Yi said regretfully: "What a pity!"
This kind of good thing, after passing this village, there will be no such shop.
Although Boss Li is not too stingy, but he is willing to spend millions of Hong Kong dollars on him like now, this kind of opportunity is definitely only once.
When Li Wenhui heard this, the corner of her mouth twitched fiercely. Just now she watched Chen Yi lose one million Hong Kong dollars, and Li Wenhui felt sorry for her uncle from the bottom of her heart.
As the saying goes, the bystander is clear.
At the beginning, she might not know her uncle's purpose, but following the actions of the He family siblings, she also guessed it.
Obviously, Chen Yi also found out.
So, I didn’t feel bad at all and lost all my money.
Of course, whether he wins or loses, he can't control it.
After all, according to the rules of the casino, out of ten bets, nine loses. For a novice like him who doesn't understand, losing money is normal. If he wins, it's really abnormal.
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(end of this chapter)