1982 Started from Hong Kong

Chapter 246 Python Robe
The night is dark and windy.

The Natural Selection sails brightly on the high seas.

A few dozen miles away from the sea level, there was also a luxury cruise ship with its lights on.

"Business is tough! If you, the shipowner behind the scenes, don't find a solution, our ships will be wiped out in two years."

Ye Zhiming held the phone in his hand, leaned on the railing, looked at the cruise ship in the distance, and bit his cigar, puffing out a cloud of thick smoke.

After a few months of idleness in the gambling ship business, he and Zhai Yuan made a lot of money, but the revenue has dropped by 20% since the beginning of this year, all because Natural Selection is no longer the only one in the market and new gambling ships have appeared on the high seas.

Dr. He of Malaysia did not take any action.

But the Malaysian gambling king, Lim Goh Tong, who was equally famous as him, saw the opportunity and also got involved in the offshore gambling industry, building two luxury cruise ships at one time.

Boss Guo, who is known as the rice king and sugar king in Xingjiaopo, also took action at the same time and built a cruise ship to join in the fun.

Today's high seas gambling industry has become a three-way competition.

Zhai Yuan on the other end of the phone laughed and said, "Are you really planning to play the long game with the gambling boat? The gambling king of Malaysia, Lin, is said to be worth 50 billion US dollars. He is Dr. He's biggest enemy. Now everyone is trying to snatch the customers of the Malaysia Casino at sea. It may not be a bad thing to have him, a big gun, to share the firepower in the front."

In later generations, many marketing accounts mentioned Dr. Ho, and they always mentioned people like Ye Hon. In fact, at that time, no one in Hong Kong and Malaysia was qualified to touch Dr. Ho's name.

In the whole of Asia, the rivals that he really takes seriously, apart from the Genting Casino owned by Malaysian gambling king Lim Goh Tong, are the Incheon Casino owned by South Korean gambling king Tien Le Yuan.

Ye Zhiming bit into his cigar, the scarlet butt flickering: "For next month's dividend, I want to take two million from the public account to renovate the gambling boat. Everyone will pay half. Do you have any objection?"

Zhai Yuan was silent for a moment on the phone, then smiled and said, "It's up to you to decide."

Ye Zhiming heard the hesitation in his words and chuckled, "Don't worry, I will stop when it's time to stop. I'll make more money while it's still a bonus period."

Zhai Yuan said yes, and then asked, "How do you plan to decorate it?"

Ye Zhiming said: "I asked someone to go to Lim Goh Tong's gambling boat to have a look. Their boat is bigger, with a swimming pool, fitness center, sauna and dance hall. I plan to build a dance hall first and hire a group of dancers to accompany me."

Zhai Yuan pondered for a moment on the phone and gave him a suggestion: "Guests come on board to gamble or have fun. A dance hall is too conservative for having fun. It's better to build a goldfish tank. It can be decorated quickly and the construction won't need to be stopped for more than a day."

Ye Zhiming asked curiously: "What is a goldfish bowl?"

Zhai Yuan replied, "Divide the space into several dozen square meters, separate each room with separate glass rooms, and put a pretty girl into each glass room. They can dance erotically or act cool and seductive. In short, the guests outside can clearly see the characteristics of each woman, and if they like them, they can be taken directly to the private room next door."

Ye Zhiming held the phone, thought about the scene in his mind, and grinned: "It sounds good, let's follow your idea first, this way the decoration should not cost too much money, and we can spend all the money on models or small stars, and invite a group of high-quality people to come."

Zhai Yuan smiled and said, "Okay, it just so happens that the cast for the Category III film in May this year has not yet been decided. After you get the model, I'll have the director go to your place to pick someone. Their prices will also be higher when the movie is released."

Ye Zhiming joked: "Some people outside call you Shentong Yuan, I think it's better to call you Xianshi Yuan."

The two men chatted and laughed with each other over the phone.

Zhai Yuan's voice sounded again: "How is it? Did the father and son who came on the boat tonight take the bait?"

"You are my dear uncle, so of course I have to treat you well."

Ye Zhiming said with a smile: "But he was not interested in gambling, and he said he was seasick. Hong Bin gave him hundreds of thousands of chips but he refused to play. After chatting for a few words about business, he got off the boat first."

Zhai Yuan was surprised and asked, "You won't even accept the money?"

Ye Zhiming smiled and said, "Don't worry, this time it's not because of your uncle's caution. Although he got off the boat, he left his son on the boat. It seems that he trusts Hong Bin very much."

Zhai Yuan was silent for a moment, then a chuckle came through the receiver: "Then let my cousin make a little 100,000 yuan tonight, as a gift from me as his cousin. If he is interested in this entertainment project in the future, let Hong Bin take him to play a few more times. If one day he gets addicted to it and loses a lot of money, remember to ask the code-stacker to lend him money and tell him that there is no gambling to lose."

Ye Zhiming stretched his body while leaning against the railing, and sighed: "Zhai Jinghao is so lucky to have a cousin like you."

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"Table number three, give Mr. Zhai a deck of Captive Houses and let him win this round."

In the monitoring room of the gambling boat.

Hong Bin stared at the picture on the screen and leaned close to the microphone to inform the dealer at the card table outside.

At the gambling table, Zhai Jinghao clumsily turned over the cards, revealing a full house of three kings and a pair of nines, which caused the gamblers around him to gasp.

"Wow! This young man is really lucky."

"The dealer will lose at least tens of thousands of dollars this time."

"It's so weird that Flush vs. Captive House, is this a movie?"

On the table of the dealer opposite, there is a deck of cards with the same spade suit of 3, 6, 9, 10, and Q.

Zhai Jinghao, who had never been to the gambling table, had no idea what was going on. When he heard the exclamation from the people around him, he guessed that he had won again and a look of excitement appeared on his face.

But just in case, Zhai Jinghao still asked the beautiful female model arranged for him by Hong Bin.

"Can his flush beat my captive House?"

The pretty model looked down on him: Where did this country boy come from? How dare he sit at the table when he knows nothing?

But she had a big smile on her face and deliberately pulled down her collar, letting her white hair stick to Zhai Jinghao.

"Of course I'll beat him, boss. I'm so prosperous when I sit next to you, boss, do you have any reward?"

Zhai Jinghao looked at the chips that the dealer took the initiative to push in front of him and couldn't help feeling dry in the mouth. After being teased by the beautiful girl, he even forgot his last name. He imitated the actions of Hong Bin that he had just seen in the VIP box. He grabbed a few chips and stuffed them into the model's chest, and squeezed and rubbed them to satisfy his desire to touch her, which made the other party complain.

In the monitoring room.

Hong Bin looked at Zhai Jinghao's movements on the screen and grinned, "You idiot, you're imitating me so well."

Xiao Feng, the secretary who had just been taken advantage of by him in the VIP box and was now serving as a teaching material for Zhai Jinghao, looked cold and kicked Hong Bin hard with her pointed leather shoes.

Xiao Fengbo said angrily: "Next time you dare to add your own scenes, I will cut you out!"

Hong Bin cried out in pain: "Are you kidding me? It's just a show! Can't I, a Datuk, control my secretary's breasts?"

Xiao Feng sneered and asked, "Then may I ask Mr. Dato, just now Zhai Xiaosheng took the initiative to express his intention to cooperate with you, but you rejected him in person. What should you do next?"

When Zhai Xiaosheng left the gambling boat, he was already overwhelmed by Hong Bin's powerful and wealthy aura, and he earnestly invited him to visit Xiawan Village.

At that time, Hong Bin acted in a self-respecting manner and made it clear that he was negotiating with Feng Guifa of Dashengwei and had no intention of shifting his base to invest in Xiawan Village for the time being.

"Use your brain, please?"

Hong Bin rubbed his calf and said unhappily, "Everyone knows that my cooperation with Feng Guifa is making a lot of noise. Do you think that Zhai Xiaosheng's words tonight will make me give up the Dashengwei that I have laid a solid foundation for and take the initiative to help him build Xiawan Village? Am I the financial sponsor or is he the financial sponsor?"

Xiao Feng was not convinced and asked, "How do we solve the problem in Dashengwei?" Hong Bin said, "We need to find a reason to break up with Feng Guifa first, and then give Zhai Xiaosheng a chance so that he can come to me for cooperation."

Xiao Feng asked: "Feng Guifa is currently willing to help you whenever you ask for help. It might be difficult to break up with him."

Hong Bin hummed without comment, and then a lewd smile appeared on his face: "Don't worry, the hermit has a good plan."

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three days later.

Zhai Yuan was sitting in the car when he received a call from Xiao Feng.

Xiao Feng said on the phone: "Mr. Zhai, things are going smoothly at the moment. Hong Bin can withdraw from Dashengwei at any time. I would like to ask you what you want to do?"

"It's almost time to contact Zhai Xiaosheng. If we delay for too long, I'm afraid something might happen again."

Zhai Yuan told the other party not to think about playing the long game and asked curiously, "The village representative of Dashengwei treats Hong Bin like a god of wealth, so why would he be willing to withdraw?"

Xiao Feng's tone was a little unnatural: "He slept with Feng Guifa's wife and daughter. If this matter gets out, it will definitely be enough for him to get out of this."

Zhai Yuan: “…”

What's the mother-daughter plot?

"Pay more compensation to this Village Chief Feng."

Zhai Yuan opened his mouth, not knowing what to say, and finally added helplessly: "Be careful."

hang up the phone.

Zhai Yuan opened the car window and sighed: My original intention was good, but that bastard Hong Bin executed it wrongly.

in the car.

Shi Nansheng, who was sitting in the back row, saw that he fell silent after answering the phone, and asked curiously: "What's the matter?"

Zhai Yuan shook his head: "It's okay. Let's go see my senior brothers and sisters first."

The car drove all the way to the gate of the Chunqiu Drama School founded by Fen Juhua.

As soon as Zhai Yuan got out of the car, Hui Tianci, who was guarding the door, quickly came up to him.

Hui Tianci said in a very humble manner: "Mr. Zhai, Master and Uncle Yu Zhanyuan are waiting inside. Shall I take you in first?"

"Okay!" Zhai Yuan smiled at him, opened the trunk and took out two wooden boxes: "I brought some gifts for the two seniors."

Hui Tianci took the wooden box consciously and looked at the young man in front of him. He thought that even if he didn't consider his entertainment boss's face, he would probably have to call him uncle-master in no time, so he had to establish a good relationship with him in advance.

Shi Nansheng followed behind, and the three of them entered the school gate together.

As they walked, Zhai Yuan asked Hui Tianci, "You know about the apprenticeship, right? What do the two masters think now?"

Hui Tianci said mysteriously, "Mr. Zhai has considered everything. The two masters also have this intention. Moreover, they took the initiative to invite you to meet them today. I think this is almost certain. As for Lin Zhengying, my master specifically went to find Uncle Master Yu Zhanyuan. I heard that she scolded him in person and asked Lin Zhengying to return to her school."

Zhai Yuan smiled when he heard that, turned around to look at Shi Nansheng, and gave her an approving look.

Shi Nansheng looked helpless. In order to instigate Lin Zhengying's wife and mother, she had also been helping the evildoers during this period.

"Your sister Hui Yinghong has been doing well in 91 recently. Next time I have the chance, I will transfer your film contract from TVB."

"Thank you, Mr. Zhai!"

While painting a rosy picture for Hui Tianci, he walked across the school playground.

The three of them approached the outside of a training classroom.

Hui Tianci stopped, gave Zhai Yuan a look, handed the two wooden boxes back to him, and walked straight into the classroom.

"Master, Mr. Zhai is here to visit you."

In the classroom, Sun Ruixin and Yu Zhanyuan, two senior colleagues in their eighties, were sitting together and talking in low voices. When they heard the news, they both looked up towards the door.

Zhai Yuan walked in carrying two wooden boxes and greeted the two seniors with a smile.

"Master Sun, Master Yu, this is our first meeting and I was in such a hurry that I didn't have time to prepare a gift. This is my little token of my appreciation."

As Zhai Yuan spoke, he put the wooden box on the ground and opened it.

In the box, two sets of Peking Opera troupe-style dragon robes appeared in front of everyone.

Sun Ruixin and Yu Zhanyuan, who had waved their hands to refuse the previous second, were both stunned when they saw the design of the dragon robe clearly.

Round neck, large lapel, gold and silver embroidery, and a dragon pattern.

The two gifts from Zhai Yuan were not expensive.

As time was short, there was no time to hire someone to embroider them, so she used her connections in the mainland to buy these two golden pythons from a collector for tens of thousands of yuan.

Shi Nansheng didn't understand at first. Why could a piece of clothing be worth tens of thousands of dollars even if it was inlaid with gold thread?

But now seeing the astonished looks in Sun Ruixin and Yu Zhanyuan's eyes, he knew that Zhai Yuan's gift had indeed touched their hearts.

"Xiao Zhai, your gift is too valuable. We are not going on stage now, so it would be a waste to accept it."

Yu Zhanyuan's eyes were taken away from the box. He had originally had some complaints about Zhai Yuan because of Lin Zhengying's matter, but now he suddenly felt much more favorable towards him.

Although Sun Ruixin is in her eighties, she was still all smiles when she saw this special surprise.

For opera practitioners, a dragon robe symbolizes extremely high artistic achievement. For veteran artists like Sun Ruixin and Yu Zhanyuan, the last time they saw someone wearing a dragon robe was when Mei Lanfang dressed him in a graceful and elegant manner in "The Drunken Concubine".

"Even if they don't perform on stage, the two masters' artistic attainments are enough to collect this set of clothes."

Zhai Yuan smiled and flattered him, then said, "Besides, when you go to the mainland to formally become my disciples, you will have a master and a school. When you performed at Huangpu Beach, tickets were hard to come by, and your achievements in opening a school in Hong Kong will be publicized. Who would dare to say that artists from the Shengzi class of Fuliancheng can't wear dragon robes?"

The two elderly people were photographed looking quite comfortable, and it seemed that they have changed their names to Sun Shengxin and Yu Shengyuan.

"Master Yu and I have seriously considered the matter of becoming an apprentice. After all, we are foreign actors. Would it be too ostentatious to become an apprentice of the rich class? In fact, it is not impossible to lower one's generation."

Sun Ruixin still has some self-awareness. If her artistic attainments are really that high, she wouldn't have to care about a status as much as she does now.

Just like Mei Lanfang did not need to prove his seniority to others, just his name could make him better than all Peking Opera actors. The two predecessors in front of him obviously have not reached this level yet.

(End of this chapter)