Chapter 4 Chapter Three Playing Hard to Get

The gambling scene in Guangdong has always been turbulent, and heroes emerge in large numbers, each leading the way for three or four years. It is said that in 1930, Feng Zhuwan, a subordinate of Li Jishen from the old Guangxi clan, was in charge of Guangdong finance, and Guan Dao was appointed as the director of the provincial taxation bureau.At that time, the provincial government publicly advocated gambling in order to raise funds. Guan Dao has a confidant named Zheng Runqi. He saw gambling as a shortcut to making a fortune, so he was able to get a month of near water and undertook the defense privilege of Bao'an County.In order to expand the gambling industry in Shenzhen, Zheng Runqi raised 100,000 yuan in Guangzhou, including the shares of Feng Zhuwan and Guan Dao, which was brought to Shenzhen by his younger brother Zheng Liushu to establish the "Dali Gambling Company".

Relying on his special background, Zheng Liushu first forcibly bought the gambling house run by local tyrants in Shenzhen, and opened a new location. He established the "Shenzhen Grand Casino" near the Shenzhen Railway Station, and set up five small casinos in Shenzhen Market.Uncle Zheng Liu is personally in charge of the operation of the "Shenzhen Grand Casino". Uncle Zheng Liu is a business-minded operator in the gambling industry. In order to attract Hong Kong gamblers, he specially hired dozens of male and female "introducers" to go to Hong Kong to attract gamblers.

"Jingke" draws commissions as remuneration according to the amount of bets.In particular, female "introverts" are the most active.It turns out that there are quite a few female gamblers, and most of them are concubines of Hong Kong businessmen and wealthy ladies. The stakes are extremely high, which also brings about the prosperity of the "Shenzhen Grand Casino". Uncle Zheng Liu also stipulated that no matter whether he wins or loses, all gamblers will be paid for the return trip.Due to the complex composition of women coming to Shenzhen from Hong Kong and the mainland, prostitution and prostitution have become supporting industries for casinos, and Shenzhen has gradually turned into a casino and prostitution den, and business was once booming.

At this time, Shenzhen had already become a city, with numerous shops in the market, and the flow of people was like crucian carp, bustling and bustling. Among the shops, there are mainly gambling halls, tobacco halls and brothels.Outside the gates of all the gambling halls, four red lanterns hung in the same pattern, with four large characters "funds for coastal defense" written on the lanterns. China's political situation is turbulent, and casinos are the most politically sensitive places. In 1932, Chen Jitang, a warlord in Guangdong, defeated the Guangxi faction.When Chen Jitang cleared Li Jishen's influence, Feng Zhuwan and Guan Dao were kicked out, and Chen Jitang handed over Guangdong's "defense funding" privileges to Huo Zhiting.

At this time, Huo Zhiting brought out another casino wizard, this person is Fu Laorong. Fu Laorong is well-known in the world for his feat of "drinking poisonous soup", and got acquainted with a group of high-ranking figures, including the "gambling king" Huo Zhiting. In 1935, Huo Zhiting became Chen Jitang's celebrity. Fu Laorong naturally would not lose this opportunity and proposed to cooperate with Huo Zhiting to take over the gambling industry in Shenzhen. Fu Laorong's casino is called Yousheng Company.He has figured out that Huo Zhiting's gambling halls are all over Guangdong, and it is impossible to devote all his energy to the characteristics of Shenzhen. In fact, he is the only owner of Yousheng Company.

At that time, the business of Central Hotel and Casino in Macau was booming. Land transportation between Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Guangzhou and other places was more convenient than in Macau. Yousheng Company attracted many gamblers from the very beginning. However, due to the lack of Sic Bo talents under Fu Laorong, he has been unable to open Sic Bo tables, which are the most popular item among gamblers, so business has been stagnant. Fu Laorong has a nephew named Jian Kun, who is in charge of liaison outside. He saw those who like to gamble on Sic Bo flowing into Guangzhou, Foshan, Macau and other places. He was heartbroken and urged his uncle many times to open Sic Bo tables.

Fu Laorong was hesitant. He said: "To open a Sic Bo table, you must have a skilled croupier. Today's gamblers are getting more and more skilled in gambling, and none of them is a vegetarian. Otherwise, the dealer will pay back their money. I once I heard from Huo Zhiting that the Sic Bo table at the Central Hotel in Macau was a mess.” Jian Kun heard Fu Laorong mention the Central Hotel, and quickly asked: "Uncle, what happened to the Sic Bo table in the Central Hotel?" Fu Laorong didn't understand Jian Kun's intentions, and said disapprovingly, "It's none of my business, I just heard Boss Huo say the whole thing, I can't manage my own affairs, what are you doing in Macau!"

Jian Kun said: "Uncle might as well listen to it, it might be good for us. At the beginning, the Sic Bo table business there was indeed as Boss Huo said, it was a mess, and it was about to be closed. Later, a croupier with thaumaturgy was hired. It will turn into a profit soon.” "Dealer with thaumaturgy?" "Yes," Jian Kun said with high spirits, "this man is Ye Han, a gambling prodigy. He broke Tan Tong's 'blind eyes' in Jiangmen when he was a teenager. He is called a 'gambling prodigy'. He was recommended by Ye Zuopeng in 1931. After leaving Macau, he worked as a croupier in the Central Hotel, and even made strange moves. If he wanted to roll the 'small door', it would never be the 'gate'; if he wanted to roll the 'full dice', the dice in the cup would not stop listening his."

"How can there be such a strange thing!" Fu Laorong didn't believe it. "If there is such a strange person, the gambler might as well just give the money to the banker and forget it, so as to save trouble." Jian Kun blushed and said, "That's true. If you don't believe me, you can ask Boss Huo. This Ye Han has now won another nickname, 'Ghost King'." "Ghost King?" Fu Laorong no longer doubted this time, and said, "I often hear this nickname mentioned in casinos." Jian Kun took the opportunity to suggest to Fu Laorong: "Uncle, why don't you send someone to Macau to lure Ye Han over, and our Sic Bo table can open for business?"

Fu Laorong felt that this was indeed a good idea, nodded and said, "You don't need to send anyone else, just bring a few reliable ones over there. By the way, you knew this Ye Han before?" Jian Kun shook his head: "I don't know him, but we knew him as soon as we met. I heard that this person's ears are like plantain fans, his cheekbones are high, and his head is big, so he can be recognized at a glance." Fu Laorong was startled, and dropped the pipe in his hand: "Does this Ye Han know Huo Zhiting before?" Seeing Fu Laorong's panic-stricken expression, Jian Kun asked in confusion, "Ye Han and Huo Zhiting have never met each other, so what's the matter, aunt?"

Fu Laorong concealed: "No, it's nothing, you can poach this person, but don't be too indulgent, especially kill his vigor." The reason why Fu Laorong lost his composure was that he had heard Huo Zhiting say more than once that he had a nightmare the first time he went to Macau to spend the night. He dreamed that people called a man with big ears and big head the "king of gambling". With a big head and big ears, and at a young age, he has successively won the titles of "gambling prodigy" and "ghost king"... Therefore, in Fu Laorong's subconscious mind, the first time he heard Ye Han's name, he had the desire to "strangle him". " thought. Jian Kun is in his 20s, with a very dark face, but he is very shrewd in understanding Fu Laorong's intentions, so he won Fu Laorong's favor.In a few days, he led a group of people to Macau and watched Ye Han roll the dice every day on the sixth floor of the Central Hotel.Although Ye Han's Sic Bo business is slow, as long as there are gamblers competing with him, he almost never loses. Jian Kun learned from the contact with the casino staff that Ye Han is still a business-minded general, and he suggested to Lu Jiu many times to expand the casino and spend money to decorate the casino more beautifully.If you don't want to buy another land to build a building, you can add a few floors to the Central Hotel, so that all kinds of gaming tables are not crowded on the same floor.However, the suggestion was made many times, but Lu Jiu agreed verbally, but did not take any action.Ye Han has been dissatisfied with Lu Jiu for a long time, especially recently, he often expresses his words in front of his colleagues to vote for the Ming Lord. Jian Kun decided that this is the best opportunity to poach Ye Han, but the central hotel has strict management, Ye Han rarely goes out and has no chance to contact him.Finally, one day at noon, Ye Han asked his colleagues to go out for dinner. Jian Kun immediately sent two of his men to pretend to be coachmen, wait at the front and back doors of the restaurant where Ye Han was dining, and took the opportunity to drive Ye Han to a secluded place. Ye Han thought that someone hijacked him, but after Jian Kun explained his purpose, he readily agreed, and brought his companion paparazzi to Shenzhen with Jian Kun. Ye Han has heard about Fu Laorong's character for a long time, and Jian Kun has whitewashed him in front of him, and he regards Fu Laorong as a good boss. When he comes to Shenzhen, he is full of ambitions and plans to perform well under Fu Laorong. I thought that I would be warmly received by the new boss in Shenzhen, but I didn't expect that Ye Han and the paparazzi were arranged by Jian Kun in the hotel for several days, and Fu Laorong didn't see him for a long time. At first, Jian Kun explained that Boss Fu went to Guangzhou, and Ye Han also believed it, but slowly he felt that this was not the case, but that Fu Laorong was deliberately treating them coldly.Because, Ye Han heard from the waiter in the hotel that Fu Laorong had not left Shenzhen, and he saw Fu Laorong and his lover appearing in social places two days ago. Ye Han's enthusiasm began to cool down, and he said privately to the paparazzi, "Maybe Fu Laorong and Lu Jiu are the same kind, and our future is not very optimistic." The paparazzi said: "In Shenzhen, Fu Laorong is not the only casino owner. There is also a bigger casino called 'Shenzhen Grand Hotel'. The owner is a woman. This female owner is very beautiful!" Seeing the paparazzi acting lewd when they mentioned women, Ye Han couldn't stand it, and said contemptuously, "What does it matter to you that he is beautiful?" The paparazzi swallowed their saliva and became serious: "This beautiful female boss is amazing. Her name is Mo Xiuying, from Maoming, Guangdong, and she is Chen Jitang's concubine. She is not only young and beautiful, but also very resourceful. Chen Jitang is in charge of Guangdong. Later, relying on her husband's love for her, she insisted on getting involved in the gambling industry in Shenzhen, so Chen had to ask her younger brother Chen Weizhou to cooperate with her. A few years ago, Mo Xiuying built a luxurious "Shenzhen Grand Hotel', which has a large casino, smokehouse, prostitution and restaurants. In addition to Fantan and Sic Bo, the casino also has roulette imported from abroad. The service of the casino to gamblers is very thoughtful. Mo According to Xiuying’s regulations, anyone who buys more than 1,000 yuan in chips can enjoy sumptuous meals and accommodation in a restaurant, and the casino will issue return tickets to gamblers who lose everything.” Ye Han frowned and said, "Mo Xiuying didn't create these tricks originally. Let's not get too far away. If Fu Laorong doesn't want us, can we enter the Shenzhen Hotel?" While the two were talking, Jian Kun came to send living expenses again.The paparazzi grabbed him and asked, "Mr. Jian, when will Boss Fu come back from Guangzhou?" Jian Kun said perfunctorily, "Soon, maybe I'll be back soon." The paparazzi sneered and said, "Mr. Jian, don't lie to us. The waiter at the hotel saw your aunt dancing with his lover the day before yesterday!" Jian Kun blushed a little, and quickly regained his composure, saying: "He did come back the day before yesterday and was about to meet you, but Guangzhou called again, asking him to go to the provincial government on business immediately." The paparazzi coughed dryly, interrupted Jian Kun, and said to Ye Han, "Brother Han, Boss Fu is not sincere, so let's forget it. I went to Shenzhen Hotel yesterday, and Boss Mo appreciated you very much, so he asked you to have an interview. How about it? Do you want to go tomorrow?" Jian Kun interjected: "My aunt originally invited Mr. Ye sincerely. Since the two of you can't wait, I can't force you to stay, so I leave." Ye Han was anxious, so he grabbed Jian Kun and said, "Mr. Jian, don't listen to his angry words. Since Ye has the intention to join Boss Fu, he won't have another heart, unless Boss Fu really doesn't intend to accept us." "What are you talking about Mr. Ye!" Jian Kun laughed, "If my aunt didn't intend to hire you, there's no need to send me all the way to Macau to invite you. Well, let's stay here in peace, and go out for a walk when you're bored When my aunt comes back, he will definitely meet you." When Jian Kun left, Ye Han gave the paparazzi a hard look, and complained: "You, you, you have no experience in the world, and you won't leave yourself a way out. You stop talking, and you don't want to go to Mo Xiuying in case Man, what shall we do?" "This..." The paparazzi scratched his head and frowned, "You, you don't plan to go to Mo Xiuying's place?!" "Of course." Ye Han said categorically, "Even if it is the same treatment, I will choose Mo Xiuying, and I will try it tomorrow!" The newly-built Shenzhen Grand Hotel is magnificent, with terrazzo floors, marble walls, and crystal chandeliers emitting colorful lights. The bodyguards outside the door and in the lobby are dressed in uniform, with exquisite Browning pistols on their waists, and all of them have indifferent expressions. Ye Han and the paparazzi came to the Shenzhen Hotel at noon, and first visited the various casinos, especially the Sic Bo table inside. From the perspective of facilities and source of tourists, it is not inferior to the Central Hotel in Macau.After inspecting the casino, Ye Han started to inquire about Mo Xiuying, and the casino staff told him that Boss Mo was on the fourth floor. The two stepped on the scarlet wool carpet to the fourth floor, and were immediately questioned by four bodyguards at the stairway. After asking whether they were looking for Boss Mo, one of the bodyguards immediately went in to report. After a while, a gorgeously dressed woman with elegant temperament and the beauty of a fairy came out of it. Seeing her bright eyes and white teeth, small cherry mouth, and peach blossom face, she greeted her with a smile. Ye Han was stunned for a while, and he didn't come back to his senses until the girl made a gesture of "please come in". Naturally, the paparazzi couldn't hold back, and his eyes never left the girl's writhing buttocks along the way...Ye Han pinched him a few times, but he didn't seem to feel any pain. Entering a quiet living room, the maid offered refreshments. Ye Han scraped off the tea leaves floating on the surface with a tea cover, looked up and said in a complimenting tone: "Boss Mo is worthy of being a heroine. Take care of the huge scene, and don't give in to the eyebrows at all." The maid snickered, Ye Han didn't know what was wrong, so he glared at the maid: "What are you laughing at?" The maid didn't answer, she just looked at the girl, who pursed her lips and smiled, revealing two deep dimples, and said: "Sir, I misunderstood, I am not Boss Mo, my name is Qiong Zhi, and Boss Mo is my god-sister. It’s time to go to Guangzhou, let me take care of it here. By the way, I forgot to ask the two gentlemen Gao’s name, what’s your business with Boss Mo?” The paparazzi quickly swallowed and replied: "His name is Ye Han, and I am paparazzi. I just came from Macau and I want to come to seek refuge—" Ye Han squeezed the paparazzi's thigh, grabbed the words and said, "We want to see if there is any suitable errand here. We happened to pass by your place, so we stopped by and asked." Qiongzhi's eyebrows twitched a little, he took out a cigar from the marble coffee table, took out a gold lighter, lit it with a "snap", took a puff of the cigarette gracefully, and exhaled a bunch of beautiful smoke rings. : "What kind of business do you two do in Macau?" "Casino." Ye Han heaved a sigh of relief. "Which casino? How long have you been working?" Ye Han felt some clues, just a piece of phlegm welled up, his throat wriggled... swallowed: "Central Hotel, I have worked for more than 10 years." "It was opened by Lu Jiu." Qiong Zhi flicked off the cigarette ash, "Which line do you do?" "Sic Bo table." Qiong Zhi raised his eyebrows and said, "I heard that there is a croupier named 'Ghost King' at the Sic Bo table there. He is very famous. Do you two know each other?" "The 'Ghost King' is him!" The paparazzi pointed at Ye Han and said happily, "Miss Qiongzhi also knows about the 'Ghost King', which is great. If Boss Mo invites him, he will definitely kill three parties every day!" Qiongzhi was silent.At this moment, Ye Han's heart had already reached his throat. "Alas—" Qiongzhi finally said, "For such a good person, the casino should have as many people as possible, but it's a pity that the people here are already full." Ye Han and the paparazzi were like cold water splashed on their face—it was cold.The paparazzi still didn't give up and said, "It doesn't matter if it's full, you can fire a few people." Qiongzhi shook her head and sighed: "How do you know that Boss Mo's casino is not purely for gambling, but for political purposes. Every staff member here has a political background, and even an old lady can't touch her casually." Ye Hanhan hesitated for a long while before saying, "The skill requirements of dealers are very high, if—" Qiongzhi still shook her head: "It doesn't matter whether the technology of a politically charged casino is good or bad. The casino is all a deception anyway. To be honest, the dice here are all rigged, and whoever rolls it is the same. " Ye Han and the paparazzi looked at each other. "By the way," Qiongzhi suddenly stubbed out his cigarette, and said, "There is another boss in Shenzhen named Fu Laorong. He specializes in gambling. He is very smooth and has nothing to do with politics. If Chen Jitang falls, he You can also take refuge in another 'backstage', it would be better to work under this kind of person. If you are willing, I will ask someone to help you talk about it." At this time, the maid standing next to him interjected, "As long as our second boss promises, we can definitely do it. You might as well ask the second boss to talk about it." Ye Han seemed to have seen some clues, thankfully he didn't speak too harshly, otherwise he would really have no way out, and said, "No need. In fact, we were originally invited by Boss Fu. Boss Fu has not gone to Guangzhou for business. I came back, so I took a look at the casino here, seeing that it is very lively, and I have a little respect for Boss Mo, so I suddenly thought of visiting." "So that's it!" Qiong Zhi said, "Mr. Ye is a very discerning person, and I knew you would not come to the Shenzhen Hotel to seek a job. Don't tell me, you also understand that politics is like gambling. There is no permanent winner It has changed. Even Li Kui would say, "The emperor takes turns to do it, and he came to my house today." It is conceivable that Chen Jitang's position in Guangdong is not firmly established. This time Boss Mo returned to Guangzhou, and he probably saw the ominous momentum. I have revealed a bit in front of me that I am going to transfer this casino to Fu Laorong. Fu Laorong hates his subordinates to be two-footed the most, and you know what happened today, so let's work under Fu Laorong wholeheartedly in the future!" Ye Han felt like swallowing a fly and got up in a hurry. Walking out of the Shenzhen Grand Hotel, Ye Han desperately sucked up all the phlegm from his viscera, spat at the back, and said angrily, "I met a ghost! A man, a man, actually sent me to teach a woman a lesson. Bah, spit! Stinks!" The paparazzi said: "This bitch's panties are pink..." "And you," Ye Han spat at the paparazzi again, "it's not a good thing, you provoked it, if she passes the word to Fu Laorong, let's see if you still have the mood to look at women's underwear." "This...Brother Han, what should we do if Miss Qiongzhi really tells Fu Laorong that his casino doesn't want us?" "What else can I do?" Ye Han said angrily, "Go drink the northwest wind!" The paparazzi just faded away, and the pink panties, white thighs, and big butts also disappeared from my mind... Back at the hotel, we ate some snacks and fell asleep with our heads covered.After an unknown amount of time, the paparazzi crawled to Ye Han's pillow and said seriously, "Brother Han, there is something I want to tell you." Ye Han had regained his composure at this time, sat up from the bed, and asked, "What's the matter?" "You have thaumaturgy. In fact, you don't need to work for others at all. Take me to win thousands of dollars every day. Isn't this life better than a fairy?" Ye Han was caught off guard that the paparazzi would ask this question, and gave him a contemptuous look. "Brother Han," the paparazzi said with a salivating face, "we should have been like this a long time ago. If you work for others, you have to look at other people's faces, and you only get a few dollars. You can't eat well, play well, and have beautiful women. I can open my eyes and see...Brother Han, now you and I are already grasshoppers entangled in a rope. I have been with you wholeheartedly these years, so that one day..." "Dou Nama, you are so close to me, so you want to be famous one day? I thought you knew me best, but I didn't expect you to be an asshole!" "Understood? Of course I know you. For example, what kind of women you like to play with and what you like to eat, I know everything." "You think I live for these two things?" The paparazzi licked his lips and said, "If you don't do these two things, why are you? Don't you still deserve to be an emperor?" Ye Han stared at the paparazzi suddenly, and said seriously: "Yes, I want to be the emperor of the casino—the king of gambling!" The paparazzi didn't dare to laugh anymore, and looked at Ye Han in surprise. "Over the years, I have lived under others, endured humiliation, and relied on others for this goal. I know that gambling skills alone are not enough. With my background, if I want to become the king of gambling, I can't be opportunistic. The only way is to get money from the casino. Start at the lowest level, be down-to-earth, step by step, be familiar with the nature of each type of work, master the psychology of gamblers, get acquainted with the three religions and nine streams, clear up the relationship with the upper class, be good at dancing, advance and retreat freely, not lose your ambition in adversity, and not dazzle you when you climb to the top , plan for the rainy day, guard against the errands, and be safe as a rock when the wind and rain come, sit still and stay committed, and not miss the opportunity when the opportunity comes, this is the way of the king." The paparazzi stared at Ye Han dumbfounded, and Ye Han grew taller in his mind in an instant, and he murmured after a long time: "I never thought that Brother Han has the ambition to be a kunpeng, and has the talent to know the world... From now on, the paparazzi is willing to follow the saddle and the horse." , I will not hesitate to smash my body to pieces!" Ye Han and the paparazzi waited patiently at the hotel for several days before Jian Kun came to inform them that Fu Laorong had returned, and said: "Boss Fu was going to come here in person, but he was very tired from the car these days and didn't have a good rest. I invite you to come to him." Ye Han was too lazy to expose Jian Kun's lies, so he got up and left. Jian Kun hurriedly said: "Not yet, Boss Fu just went to sleep, don't worry, you have waited for so long, do you still care about this time?" This time Ye Han was a little annoyed, but he still restrained himself.Probably even Jian Kun felt sorry, said something in front of Fu Laorong, and then came to the hotel that night, and used a flashlight to lure Ye Han and the paparazzi to Yousheng's company. Fu Laorong's Yousheng Company is really extraordinary, even more magnificent than Mo Xiuying's Shenzhen Hotel.The front of the whole building is decorated with colorful neon lights, which is dreamlike and resplendent.Both sides of the aisle where gamblers enter the hall are covered with red lanterns, giving people a sense of ethereal wonderland. Obviously, Fu Laorong is several grades higher than Mo Xiuying and Lu Jiu. Fu Laorong's room is on the sixth floor. Although he often travels in Guangzhou, Hong Kong, and the mainland, and he doesn't have many days in Shenzhen, he still has his "palace" here. Ye Han and the paparazzi followed Jian Kun, stepping on the scarlet carpet, as if walking into a military headquarters. There were bodyguards at every corridor entrance, all dressed in uniform, with box guns on their waists, very strict.The paparazzi was frightened by the atmosphere, and glanced at Ye Han from time to time.Ye Han had a serious expression on his face. Although he was unavoidably envious in his heart, he remained unmoved and secretly made up his mind that in the future he would definitely surpass Fu Laorong and run a more magnificent casino than this. At the top of the left aisle on the sixth floor, Jian Kun gently pushed open a door and made a "please" gesture.Ye Han was also polite, and sat down on the sofa after entering. "My aunt is inside, so I won't accompany you." After Jian Kun finished speaking, he gently closed the door. The lights are very bright, no different from daytime.This is the living room in the suite, and there are three other doors leading to it, namely the bedroom, study room, shower room and toilet.At this time, the suite was quiet, and the two of them couldn't figure out which was Fu Laorong's bedroom. The living room is luxuriously and concisely decorated, with a touch of antique flavor, mahogany sofa, marble coffee table, a set of thread-bound "Twenty-Four Histories" neatly placed on the desk, several expensive antiques, a pot of Clivia in bloom, and Dotted with several authentic calligraphy and paintings of Tang Bohu and Qi Baishi... Because of the soundproof door, this kind of silence is terrifying, and you can almost hear your own heartbeat after sitting for a long time. The paparazzi was very nervous, his hands were trembling a little, and he seemed to lose consciousness on the sofa... Ye Han was very annoyed at this moment, he coughed loudly and spit out a mouthful of thick phlegm. The sound of the cough made the paparazzi bounce off the sofa in fright, and the door next to the bathroom was also cracked open... After everything returned to calm, the ears A woman's panting sound came from the side, the paparazzi was startled, his timidity was swept away by lust, he closed his ears, looking for where the woman's panting sound came from... The sound came from the crack in the door that had just been cracked... "Things that can't be climate!" The paparazzi was watching with enthusiasm, when Ye Han kicked his ass, his forehead almost pushed the door open, the corner of his mouth was dripping with saliva, and he whispered: "Brother Han, Fu Laorong is sleeping with a woman inside!" Only then did the paparazzi reluctantly sit back on the sofa, and whispered to Ye Han, "Guess who that woman is? You'll understand later." Ye Han was stunned for a while, the bedroom door opened slowly, and a woman in a pink nightgown walked out lightly after a while—it was Qiongzhi from Shenzhen Grand Hotel! Ye Han felt a "Gordon" in his heart, feeling a sense of humiliation being played with.Qiongzhi smiled teasingly at Ye Han, and immediately entered the shower room, the sound of water came faintly... The paparazzi's eyes seemed to be able to see through the wooden door, staring at the shower room without blinking... About ten minutes later, a man coughed in the bedroom, and then a man in his 40s walked out in a long gown.But seeing that he was tall and burly, with a full face, wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, and holding a cigar in his mouth, when his eyes met Ye Han's, both of them were stunned, thinking they had seen each other somewhere before. They are quite familiar, but when you think about it carefully, the two of you are only meeting each other for the first time now... No need to guess, this middle-aged man is Fu Laorong, the king of gambling in Shenzhen. The paparazzi stood up in a panic.Ye Han's ass seemed to have taken root on the sofa, and he was full of dissatisfaction with Fu Laorong.He found that Fu Laorong, who had shown a look of surprise, soon became solemn and dignified again.He signaled the paparazzi to sit down with the gesture of flicking cigarette ash, and he didn't mind Ye Han's impoliteness. Fu Laorong sat down on a big sofa opposite the two, crossed his legs and puffed away, as if there was no one else in the room. The paparazzi whispered to Ye Han: "He is killing our prestige." Ye Han was thinking about how to deal with Fu Laorong, he felt that he no longer had the prestige to be killed by others, and suddenly another mouthful of phlegm came up.Fuck it, spit on the carpet, make a noise.Fu Laorong looked at the phlegm and then at Ye Han. Ye Han looked at Fu Laorong and then at the phlegm. "Which of you two is Ye Han?" Fu Laorong suddenly snuffed out most of the cigar in the white marble ashtray and asked. "It's me. Are you Fu Laorong?" Ye Han blurted out without thinking. The muscles on Fu Laorong's face twitched, but he quickly returned to calm. He took Erlang's leg off, his eyes became unpredictable, and he said solemnly, "When are you going to return to Macau?" "What did you say? Didn't you invite us to work in Shenzhen?!" The paparazzi almost jumped up from the sofa. Fu Laorong shifted his gaze to the paparazzi: "We used to have this kind of plan, but then the situation suddenly changed, and the Sic Bo table is not going to open." Ye Han originally thought that Fu Laorong was just changing ways to suppress his salary or something, but he never expected that Fu Laorong would come up with this trick, so he couldn't hold back anymore, and said harshly: "Aren't you planning to open? Then why did Jian Kun invite us over? You told us to go back, good horses don't turn back, are we embarrassed?" Fu Laorong pretended to be surprised and said: "You were invited by Jian Kun, why didn't he tell me? This Jian Kun is really messing around!" "Jian Kun! Jian Kun——" the paparazzi began to shout. Of course, the shouting was in vain. Jian Kun hid a long time ago, so he pestered Fu Laorong to plead, "Boss Fu, playing Sic Bo is really good money, you can't give up , backed by Ye Han, the 'ghost king', to ensure that you will make a lot of money." Fu Laorong said: "Who doesn't want to make money! I also know that I can make money by opening a Sic Bo table, but I have a gentleman's agreement with Mo Xiuying. She opened a Sic Bo table and I can't open it again. This time I went to Guangzhou to solicit her. I agree, but she puts forward very high conditions, which I cannot accept." "What conditions?" Ye Han grabbed a glimmer of hope and chased after him. Fu Laorong smiled wryly and shook his head: "Forget it, it's better not to talk about it, anyway, I don't plan to open the Sic Bo table." Ye Han panicked, spat on the carpet, and said, "Boss Fu, you might as well talk about it and see if it suits you." Fu Laorong glanced at Ye Han's face with his inscrutable eyes: "She said that their current Sic Bo business is good, with a monthly income of at least 10,000 yuan. If our company insists on opening Sic Bo She doesn't plan to open the station, and we will compensate for the loss..." At this moment, Ye Han hardly thought about it, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Boss Fu, you promise her boldly, I have known the source of customers in Shenzhen, as long as I find a way, I can earn more than 10,000 yuan!" "However, we subsidize her 10,000 yuan a month for nothing, which is too much of a loss." Fu Laorong still made every step of the way.At this time, Qiongzhi came out of the shower room, put a jade hand on Fu Laorong's broad shoulders and said, "Mo Xiuying is a person who relies on political background to make a living, and Chen Jitang's ability can only last for a year or two. Since Mr. Ye is sure, you You might as well hand over the Sic Bo table to him and issue a military order, it will be beneficial to you and him, why not do it?" Fu Laorong glanced at Ye Han secretly, and because he was worried about repetitions, he lost no time in saying: "Okay, I will take over the Sic Bo business and let you take care of it. I don't dare to ask too much, as long as you pay Mo Mo every month." Xiuying raised enough 10,000 yuan, and as long as she can maintain her expenses, it's like I'll lend you the casino." After speaking, she took Qiongzhi into her arms and became intimate. Ye Han knew it was time to leave, and when he came down from the sixth floor, the paparazzi caught up and said, "We fell into Fu Laorong's trap from the very beginning." "I can also see that Fu Laorong is really powerful." "Then why are you still digging in?" Ye Han sighed: "You don't know Fu Lao Rong, when he was kidnapped by Da Tian Er to drink the bowl of poisonous soup, he didn't know it was a fake drug beforehand - he dared to do such a life-threatening gamble, if I don't fall into his trap today , he really might not open the Sic Bo table." "But don't you feel too much pressure?" "Without pressure, how can there be motivation?" Ye Han said, "I like to ask myself difficult questions, which will benefit me in the future." Soon, Ye Han officially opened a Sic Bo table in Fu Laorong's Yousheng Company, which quickly attracted gamblers from all over the world.As soon as Ye Han got on the gambling table, his whole body would be excited, like an addict enjoying himself, forgetting everything.All day long, the casino only heard his yelling: "Open! Three, four, two, small open at nine!" "Six, six, two, big open at fourteen!" "Two, two, two, haha! All dice! The banker takes all!" It is said that time flies, and it is 1936 in a blink of an eye. In April of that year, Chen Jitang joined forces with Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi to overthrow Chiang.Chiang Kai-shek sent spy chief Dai Li to infiltrate Guangdong, using money, beauties, and high-ranking officials as bait to disintegrate Chen Jitang's sea, land, and air armies. The main generals surrendered one after another. Chen Jitang became a lonely family overnight. Also surrendered to Chiang Kai-shek... In June, Chen Jitang fell, and the Kuomintang Nanjing central government took full control of Guangdong, thus ending the long-term political instability in Guangdong. After Chen Jitang's downfall, Mo Xiuying lost his power, and Fu Laorong seized the opportunity to expand his power ambitiously to achieve his goal of dominating the gambling scene in Guangdong.He first succeeded in acquiring the Shenzhen World Hotel at a low price, using it as a sub-casino of Yousheng Company, and handing it over to his mistress Qiongzhi to manage it, and then set his next target on Huo Zhiting. For a long time, Huo Zhiting and Chen Jitang depended on each other, but now their lips are dead and their teeth are cold. Feeling that there is no hope for development in the Mainland, they plan to flee to Hong Kong and sell all the shares of Yousheng Company to Fu Laorong before leaving. During this time, the entire southern gambling industry focused on Shenzhen and Macau. Fu Laorong's Yousheng Company and Lu Jiu's Haoxing Company competed for the source of tourists in Hong Kong and the Mainland. Macau, Hong Kong and the Mainland are transported by water. In order to compete for business, Haoxing Company bought an old warship from Austria and converted it into a passenger ship, which greatly shortened the voyage time between Hong Kong and Macau, but it still took two and a half hours. Long, and the water and land transportation is inconvenient. Shenzhen is different. Unlike Hong Kong and the mainland, it has land transportation, and has a unique geographical advantage. In addition, Fu Laorong is good at management and employs people. The business is very prosperous, and he has the potential to be proud of the gambling world. The business has just shown a good momentum. Fu Laorong is full of ambitions and is ready to show his ambitions. He claims to be the next generation of gambling kings after Huo Zhiting. He convenes a gathering of friends and plans to develop casinos in the mainland. Before the meeting, Ye Han, Qiong Zhi, the paparazzi and others got together, Qiong Zhi regarded himself as a benefactor at this time, and said to Ye Han: "Mr. Ye, if it wasn't for me, you took refuge in Boss Mo, then you don't regret it now." It's time." Ye Han originally admired Qiong Zhi's beauty, but when he heard her say this, he felt disgusted and turned his head to the side. The paparazzi on the side showed gratitude and said, "We have been thanking Ms. Qiongzhi in our hearts, by the way, how is Boss Mo doing now?" Qiong Zhi cast a dissatisfied glance at Ye Han, and said, "Of course Boss Mo has to go back to Guangzhou. It is said that she is still in the gambling business and has opened a hidden casino on the west bank of Liwan District. People call it 'Wenwu Casino'. It uses gambling as a medium for bureaucrats, politicians, and rich people to sell their officials, pay bribes and negotiate prices." Ye Han is also very clear about Mo Xiuying's "civil and martial arts casino". He knows that the casino is divided into three departments: "Wen De", "Martial Arts" and "Internal Education", which respectively receive different types and levels of gamblers. do not interact with each other. The "Wen De" department entertains civilian officials, literati and scholars. There are four kinds of gambling tools: go, chess, mahjong, and promotion pictures. Mo Xiuying patrols for a while every night, but does not talk to the guests. It was conveyed by the host, and after Mo Xiuying expressed something, the host also passed it down.Usually people who come here have a clear purpose, and gambling is just an excuse. The "Martial arts" department is a large-scale casino, which has all kinds of gambling methods. It mainly receives wealthy businessmen, noble children and concubines. The waiters are very qualified and are on call. The "Internal Education" department is specially set up for women. The people who come in and out are senior officials, concubines of wealthy businessmen, and wealthy widows. Only mahjong is set up, and women serve as waiters. 琼枝见叶汉全无感激之意，又说：“其实当初莫老板很需要人才，是我不忍你们陷入政治，才有意拒绝。” 叶汉笑道：“这正是琼枝小姐精明之处，既帮了我们，又成全了傅老板，两头讨好，何乐而不为。” 琼枝面露愠色，转对狗仔说：“现在怎么样？你当初若跟了莫老板，也只能躲在广州荔湾那个阴暗的角落开地下赌场，说不定什么时候被蒋中正的特务发现，连吃饭的地方都没有。” 叶汉见琼枝的话里头挟枪带棍，亦毫不让步说：“那才好呢，其实大陆不管哪一个地方办赌场都没有前途，霍芝庭的衰落便是前车之鉴。我可以建议莫老板移师澳门，那里才是开赌场的风水宝地。” 琼枝噎住了，花容色变，好在会议已经开始，狗仔才一边和稀泥，一边把叶汉往会场拉，并埋怨道：“汉哥也太不注意后果了，她是傅老板的床上相好，吹几句枕边风，日后有我们的果子吃。不就一句话么，让点就让点，有什么值得抬杠的！” 叶汉不以为然说：“凭本事吃饭，怕什么！” 又生公司的骨干就位后，傅老榕先是说了一通客套话，接着讲公司目前的成绩及将来的计划。他计划把赌场向内地发展，先取代霍芝庭的地位，然后超越。 傅老榕说完，琼枝、简坤相继恭维，说得傅老榕飘飘然。因见叶汉一言不发，便把目光转向他，并点名要他针对向内地发展赌业提出意见。 叶汉扫视了一眼琼枝和简坤，说：“既然傅老板如此看重叶某人，那我就不客气了。平心而论，傅老板确实是一位很有魄力的牵头人，但我认为……” 叶汉话声刚落，众人惊愕，一齐把目光投向傅老榕。傅老榕高深莫测的眼神透过镜片直视叶汉，很久，他点点头，示意叶汉往下说。 “我认为向内地发展不妥，甚至立足广东都不好。”叶汉大胆地接着说，“我知道傅老板向来有左右赌坛的雄心壮志，但凡成王者，天时、地利、人和三者不可缺一。纵观当今局势，地利尤为重要。广东是大陆的一个部分，内地其他省份的现在就是它的将来。蒋介石一向主张禁赌，在广东实施禁赌，也只是时间的早晚问题。” 琼枝插嘴道：“有钱能使鬼推磨，就算蒋介石真禁赌，只要舍得花钱，上有政策，下就有对策。” “不论花钱给谁，实际上也是走政治路线。”叶汉说，“在中国这块特殊的地盘上，这条路是行不通的，容易风光，也容易衰退，比如霍芝庭，过去因陈济棠而大红大紫，现在也因陈济棠而威风扫地，成也萧何，败也萧何，这便是走政治路线的悲哀，今后也将成为一条规律，谁敢违抗，谁就将走向灭亡！” 傅老榕脸上的肌肉抽动，内心虽然极为愤怒，但仍不失风度地正襟危坐，等叶汉停了下来，才问：“依你的意思，何处才是办赌业的风水宝地？” “澳门。”叶汉说，“傅老板若想成就霸业，非得移师澳门，否则，霍芝庭便是先例！” 傅老榕恢复威容道：“搞赌场的事我自会做主，用不着别人指指点点。散会！” 1936年7月，国民党南京政府全面控制了广东，陈济棠率家眷避走香港。同年8月，蒋介石飞抵广州。在他的一手操办下，组成了广东省、市政府及党部领导班子。8月17日，广东省新的党、政、军长官在广州举行就职宣誓仪式，蒋介石亲自出席并作了训词，其中专就禁赌发表了讲话：“我们竭全力来禁绝烟赌，烟赌是革命政治上一个必须去掉的污点，广东今日还有烟馆赌馆存在，真是本党的耻辱。中央已抱定最大决心，不管财政困难情形如何，决不在这种害国害民的恶习上谋一文税收，一定要严格地禁绝。因为烟赌不除，不但危害社会，弄得萎靡游惰败德丧志，而且军风纪律也没法整顿。所以，今后无论政治上的专员，或者军区官吏之考勤，一定要视其禁绝烟赌是否切实彻底为惩奖之标准。社会上也均应视为大敌，努力铲除。党政军全体一致应以此为大事，要知吾人今日即不能为民兴利，亦须消极地为民除害……” 这一次，蒋介石在广州逗留了一个半月之久，这是他统率北伐军离开广东后从未有过的情况，可见他对禁赌的决心。 1936年8月26日，广东省禁赌委员会成立。省主席黄慕公任委员长，三路军总司令陈诚、四路军总司令余汉谋任副委员长，民政厅厅长王应输、财政厅厅长宋子良、省党部特派员曾养甫、高等法院院长史延程等人为委员。 禁赌委员会宣布务必于1936年9月1日禁绝赌博。 一场轰轰烈烈的禁赌运动开始了，一时间，赌博界黑云压城，赌场老板如大难临头，惶惶不可终日。 叶汉预计的赌场末日降临，但傅老榕仗着财势仍不失风度，坐阵不乱，频频与政界人物接触，生意照做。 叶汉似乎已看出了隐忧，他坚持劝告老板放弃大陆。他分析说：“新权贵顶着上面的强大压力，索求自然不菲，内地禁赌，香港赌客不敢过来，丧失客源，生意将会每况愈下。'见好就收'是最明智的选择，但当初老板不听劝告，不过现在还来得及，亡羊补牢，未为晚也。当然损失也是在所难免的，最起码现在转手赌场，价钱会打折扣，但我们已别无选择。” 傅老榕明知叶汉的建议很好，但他并没有很快采纳，一是他对大陆仍抱最后一线幻想；二是建议由叶汉提出来，面子上过不去。 事实正如叶汉估计的那样，客源锐减，进项日少，且政界人物狮子大开口，场面越来越难以维持。这时候他才把叶汉叫去，但口气仍然是家长式的：“叶汉，你别得意，叫你来并不是因为我采用你的建议。其实早在几年前我已计划移师澳门，但那时卢九与澳府刚刚签订赌博专营合约，我插不上手。” 叶汉说：“豪兴公司的合约今年刚好到期。” “我知道。”傅老榕说，“在你没有提建议之前，我已经派人去澳门打探了，卢九的赌场一直办得很不错，他有续约的打算，我们插不进去。” 叶汉说：“按规则可以公开竞投，只要舍得出高价，我们完全可以把专营权争取过来。” “你认为我连这个简单的道理都要你指点吗？”傅老榕突然板起面孔，“明着告诉你，我就是为了和你赌气，才有意不去澳门的！” 叶汉噎住了，瞪望着傅老榕。 “人争一口气，佛争一炷香，我就这脾气。当初'大天二'扬言要毒死我，我就要死给他看！丢那妈，'大天二'是杂种，不敢给真药我喝，你以为我感谢他？呸！我瞧不起他！”傅老榕哼了一声，接着说，“还有你，以为会玩几枚骰子，就以为了不得。当初我确实急需骰宝人才，但你不主动求我，我宁愿不开也不会收你，为什么，你懂么？” 一种强烈的屈辱感涌上叶汉心来，他大咳一声，一口浓痰掷地有声。傅老榕避开地毯上的痰，横了叶汉一眼。 “我没必要懂什么。”叶汉昂起大脑袋，“移师澳门的建议从来就是我提出来的，爱不爱去是老板的事，我没必要拱手让出来装潢别人的脸面。” “叶汉，你这是跟谁说话？” “跟老板。难道你连自己身份都忘了？” “那你为什么用这种口气？” “我就这个性，当初你录用我时就知道。” 傅老榕涨红了脸，四下望望，幸好没有人在场，但这口气仍难以咽下，赌气说：“澳门我肯定不去了！” 两人不欢而散。一连数日，傅老榕那边一直没有动静。半个月后，叶汉突然接到通知，要他去董事局一趟。狗仔说：“汉哥，这一天终是避免不了的，傅老板让你走呢。” 叶汉也一惊，喃喃道：“没想到傅老榕居然动真格哩！”