Huayu: From charlatan to great entertainer

Chapter 88 Ball Market
The hard work and the dramatic filming process made the micro-filming team who went to Hong Kong physically and mentally exhausted.

Lu Kuan asked Ning Hao to take everyone to have a meal and rest, and they could return after shooting some more shots tomorrow.

Mei Yanfang felt better after taking the medicine and asked Wang Minhui to call the chef to prepare dinner.

When she heard Lu Kuan say that Concubine Liu Yi was afraid that she would bite her tongue, so she put her hand into her mouth and bit it like gauze, she was so moved that she hugged Xiao Yahuazi and thanked him repeatedly.

Liu Xiaoli also looked at her daughter proudly. No matter whether the play was good or bad, she was always a kind and lovely girl.

In fact, it was Liu Yifei's own decision to enter the entertainment industry and become an actor. She was opposed to it at first.

There is always only one leading role.

She understood this principle from the first day she joined the dance team and watched with envy as her senior sisters led the dance of "Spring River Moon Night".

There were so many intrigues even in her small dance troupe, not to mention a stage full of struggles for fame and fortune.

His eyes swept over to Lu Kuan, who was chatting and laughing with Mei Yanfang and joking with Liu Yifei, and he thought that it was the right decision to let him invest in Hongxingwu.

"Sister, I'm leaving first. I won't stay here with you."

Lu Kuan was about to leave after finishing his meal, and secretly gave Wang Minhui a wink.

Mei Yanfang was still talking to the little girl, wondering, "You've packed your room, where are you going?"

Boss Lu made an excuse: "Ning Hao asked me to go back and look at the long shots we took today. We're pressed for time, so I'll have to work overtime tonight."

"It's up to you." Mei Yanfang really approves of the young people's ambition. Artists of their generation have no other special qualities than to work hard to build their careers.

Then he looked at Liu Yifei, who was the last one to finish eating, and said, "Xiaoli, you and Xixi, don't leave. Just stay here. They will be back tomorrow anyway."

"Is this...convenient, Sister Mei?"

Of course Liu Xiaoli was perfectly willing to do so. Seeing how Mei Yanfang couldn't let go of Liu Yifei before dinner, it would be a good idea to stay and chat more to deepen their relationship.

Lu Kuan introduced them in, and how their relationship developed depended on his own ability.

Boss Lu made the decision for her: "Aunt Liu, you guys should stay. Hong Kong is not like the mainland after all. It's safer for you to live here."

"Sister Minhui, please see me off."

"Okay, Lu Sheng."

The Lexus LS400 also demonstrated its superior performance on the winding mountain road. The street lights outside the window flashed by, and it did not look like an old car that was manufactured 10 years ago.

"Lu Sheng, do you like Lingzhi very much?"

Wang Minhui looked at Lu Kuan sitting in the car like a curious baby and asked with a smile.

Lu Kuan smiled and said, "I like old cars. Old cars have a sense of vicissitudes and weight of history."

Lexus was first brought to the mainland by a group of Hong Kong car dealers in 1993, and the phonetic transliteration of the Greater Bay Area was also implanted in the minds of the first generation of car owners.

When Toyota entered the mainland market in 2004, it discovered that the name "Lingzhi" had already been registered...

It had no choice but to change its name to Lexus.

The difference in style between the two titles is obvious, comparable to Zhao Zilong of Shijiazhuang.

"Sister Minhui, who is the middleman you are looking for?"

Boss Lu pressed the clearly textured wooden panel with the tip of his thumb while chatting about business.

Why did you choose June 6th to go to Hong Kong?
Because in the 7/1 finals at 8: last night, the Koreans successfully made it to the semi-finals.

It is said that it is impossible for a person to step into the same river twice, but under the state of natural selection, the stick in two lives achieved the same result in almost the same process.

In this situation where human intervention was clearly exerted, Boss Lu did not have to worry about accidental factors on the field and was determined to have a hand in South Korea's next quarter-final match against Spain.

The person Wang Minhui was taking him to meet was Huang Pi, a code breaker who had close ties with the Xiang family.

"Lu Sheng, I heard there's football lottery in mainland China this year. Why are you buying it here?"

Wang Minhui did not tell Mei Yanfang about helping Lu Kuan contact underground gambling. She was also worried that Lu Kuan would spend a lot of money and end up falling into the water.

Then she would become a big sinner in front of Mei Yanfang.

Anyone can see how important Lu Kuan is to her now.

"It's fun. There aren't that many ways to play in mainland China."

When coming to Hong Kong to place a bet, Boss Lu naturally considered everything carefully.

As a time traveler who has had close contact with the early black material exposed between domestic entertainment stars and capital, he knows the importance of not leaving any handles.

Otherwise, even the most obscure black material can be revealed by someone with ulterior motives.

If he ever wanted to compete for the position of chief director of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games or seek a public office in a state-owned film studio, the reputation of having made his fortune in gambling in the early stages of his career would become the perfect excuse for his competitors to attack him.

Therefore, he consciously downplayed the label of being a charlatan and gave it the guise of business consulting.

As for the personal ethics of relationships between men and women, that’s not a big deal.

Director! Anyone who understands will understand!

Secondly, the domestic football lottery gameplay is single and cannot meet Boss Lu’s betting requirements.

Hong Kong's underground market has a large enough capacity and concealed channels for profit transfer, which is simply perfect.

The only drawback is security.

If you come here without any knowledge or experience, and get robbed, you will be in a very bad situation.

Therefore, Wang Minhui was needed to act as a liaison and use the close relationship between Mei Yanfang and Xiang Jiaqin to provide a channel.

They turned into a nightclub in Central with ease, and were greeted by a young parking attendant who took them to the second floor.

Lu Kuan was secretly amazed at the muscular parking attendant walking in front of him. Even an amateur like him could tell that this was a skilled kung fu man.

After moving around a bit, he entered a spacious office where Huangpi had been waiting for a long time.

"Sister Hui, what a rare guest!"

Lu Kuan looked at the stacker in front of him. He was dressed in a suit, had thick oily hair, and wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. He would believe that he was the owner of a nightclub.

Wang Minhui greeted him and went out politely.

"Lu Sheng, call me if you need anything."

Huangpi looked at Lu Kuan, who was wearing sunglasses and a baseball cap, and handed him a payout sheet.

"Boss, how do you want to play?"

Boss Lu looked at it for a while, pointed to the line with odds of 3.8, and gave his answer calmly.

"Don't give up the ball, bet 400 million on Spain not winning."

Normal football lottery may not have this kind of odds, it is an overseas feature.

There are other options like buying corner kicks, buying the number of red and yellow cards, buying the number of offsides, etc., but they are not very suitable.

Who can remember so many details of the game, not to mention it is impossible to replicate it so accurately if it happens again.

Later, Spain was tied within 90 minutes and lost the penalty shootout.

During regular time, the referee and linesman disallowed two Spanish goals due to offside and suspected out-of-bounds.

The Koreans will definitely cheat, but I don’t know whether it will be a draw or a win, so I might as well bet on Spain not to win.

Although the odds are not high, it is stable and the bookmaker will not make a fuss about such a flat odds.

Even if there is a 1 to 1000 odds odds that a goal will be called offside, would Lu Kuan dare to buy it?

If he fails to do so, the dealer might lose all his money and run away, leaving him with nothing.

Huangpi looked at the young man from the mainland in surprise and doubt. 400 million was not a lot for him, but it was definitely not a small amount.

He was not surprised by the number, he was surprised by the width of the road.

Crazy line?

They are so lucky to have made it to the quarterfinals, but do we still expect them to draw with or even defeat Spain?
“How much water do you pump?”

"5 points, payout in a week."

"Ah."

The points here refer to the bet amount, not the profit.

Huangpi is not in the entertainment industry, so naturally he doesn’t know how wide the road is.

Even if he is a little famous now, there are so many stars in Hong Kong, so he is nothing.

Young and Dangerous even felt a little sorry for the 400 million. I don’t know where Wang Minhui met this crazy guy. He is stupid and has a lot of money!

Lu Kuan was a secretive person on this trip, and he didn't want to waste time talking to the gangsters, so he just got up and left.

As for the security of the transaction, it was left to Wang Minhui. The person she found through the Xiang family would not be disrespectful to Mei Yanfang. It was not a matter of tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars that would attract people's covetousness.

(End of this chapter)