Chapter 16 Chapter Fifteen

It is said that Fu Laorong left Ye Han and returned to the board of directors. As soon as he sat down, he lowered his face and scolded: "The evil heart is not dead, more than ten years have passed, and I am always thinking about taking my country!" Jian Kun wanted to remind him to notify Gao Kening to convene a board meeting. Seeing this, he knew that Ye Han's plan to become a shareholder had failed. I can't stand this set." Fu Laorong glared at Jian Kun, and asked, "Whose position are you standing on when you say these words?" "Of course it's a fair position." Jian Kun blurted out, "You sent us to invite him over twice, and now you've changed your mind. How can I have the nerve to see him in the future?"

Fu Laorong was very disgusted with Jian Kun's attitude, so he suppressed his anger and said: "I want him to work for the company, not to seize power! I originally planned to let him preside over the Central Hotel, October Fifth Street and Fuyuan New Street Three The daily affairs of the big casino. I don't plan to use him now, Jian Kun, I will leave this job to you!" Jian Kun shook his head again and again: "Thank you, boss, for your kindness, but Jian Kun's ability is really limited and it's difficult for him to do the job." Fu Laorong said loudly: "If you don't do it, I will let Qiu Laoliu do it!"

Qiu Laoliu was terrified and afraid to speak.Jian Kun said: "Qiu Laoliu is even more incompetent. If he is in command, Taixing Company will collapse in a short time! This matter requires Ye Han to come out of the mountain. They only ask for 20% of the shares to ensure that the casino will flourish. You don't agree to good things, forgive me, you are—" "What's the matter with me?" Fu Laorong stared at Jian Kun, "I don't want to lure wolves into the house! Don't force me, without you, without Ye Han, Taixing Company can still operate. I have already contacted the police to suppress the disturbance Molecules, the casino will soon return to normal order!"

"You are jealous of your talents!" Jian Kun finally said what he wanted to say. "I'm just jealous, what else do you have to say?" The muscles on Fu Laorong's face twitched and said, "Jian Kun, I order you to tell Ye Han what I mean. If you don't agree to work, get out of Macau immediately!" "I won't tell, you tell him yourself!" "You..." Fu Laorong blushed and said, "You get lost too! Sixth, tell Ye Han what I said!" Although Qiu Laoliu was unwilling, it was not easy to refuse, and was about to agree, when he thought that he owed Ye Han too much, and it was even more difficult to face, so he looked at Jian Kun for help.

"Okay, for Lao Liu's sake, I'll go and talk, but, Lao Liu, you have to go with me too." Qiu Lao Liu nodded repeatedly. After leaving the door, Qiu Lao Liu breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Jian Kun: "Akun, how dare you talk back to the boss in person? There will be no good fruit!" Jian Kun snorted and said, "The more you are afraid of him, the more domineering he is. Sixth, I think you have lived too poorly in this life. You dare not even show your air in front of Old Fu. Instead of doing this, you might as well leave Taixing Company. " Qiu Lao Liu was taken aback: "Akun, why don't you call him 'Old Fu', he is your aunt, if you hear..."

"What's the matter if you hear it? When did he treat me as his nephew? I wish he could hear it!" Qiu Lao Liu looked around carefully: "Okay, okay, let's go. But, when we meet Ye Han, how do we speak?" The small living room in the luxury suite was very quiet. After a long time, Ye Han sighed and said, "I lost this 'shop' again!" "Both Lao Liu and I have fulfilled our obligations," Jian Kun explained, "I turned on him just now." "Thank you both!" Ye Han said, "Just now I told Ruan Ni that if I lose here, I will go to Vietnam to open a casino immediately!"

"Vietnam?" Jian Kun was overjoyed: "I'll go talk to Lao Fu, if possible, I will also cooperate with you on behalf of the company!" Qiu Lao Liu interjected: "Boss Fu will definitely agree. He has long had an idea to open a branch in Thailand, Vietnam or the Philippines, forming a corner with Macau to cope with possible changes in the future. This matter I can help Akun to talk about it." Jian Kun rubbed his hands together and said, "If it works, it would be the best. I promised Ruan Ni a long time ago to go back to Vietnam." Ruan Ni glared at Jian Kun in dissatisfaction: "You mean to send me back to Vietnam with your own ability, and you are borrowing Uncle Ye's light!"

Jian Kun salivated and said: "Mr. Ye is my friend, and it is my ability to borrow his light." Ye Han pondered for a moment and said: "Okay, as long as Fu Laorong is willing to give the money, I will admit it, and I am not as stingy as him - each can take half of the shares. Sixth, I will leave this matter to you. I plan to stay for a while longer to inquire about relevant information.” A few days later, Fu Laorong really agreed with Jian Kun to go to Vietnam to open a casino. Under Qiu Laoliu's persuasion, he planned to give out 400,000 yuan for Jian Kun to take away.After the decision is made, the starting capital of 150,000 yuan will be paid first.

The direct reason for Ye Han agreeing to Jian Kun's shareholding is for Ruan Ni to have a stable place in her life and not to repeat her mother's mistakes.After making up his mind, he invited Yan Zhili to take a stake. In the small living room of the luxury suite of the Central Hotel, Yan Zhili kept smoking a cigar while listening to Ye Han talking about his plan. "Like I went to Shanghai back then, this time I went to Vietnam just as a springboard. After making money, I will go back to Macau. I am confident that my trip to Vietnam will not be like Shanghai. The political climate there is suitable for casinos. If If you are willing, I just want you to invest, and I don’t need to take care of things, and I will share the profits with you.”

Yan Zhili suddenly stubbed out the cigarette butt: "Didn't you cooperate with Jian Kun? Wouldn't it be a lot of shares for one more person?" Ye Han shook his head: "Jian Kun only has 150,000 yuan." "Didn't Fu Laorong agree to invest 400,000 yuan?" "How can there be such a good thing," Ye Han said with a smile, "Fu Laorong is dissatisfied with Jian Kun, just like he sent me to Shanghai back then, it is a one-time severance payment." Yan Zhili looked at Ye Han: "It's not that I don't want to cooperate with you. To be honest, Vietnam is a small place, and the profits of the two partners are small. When will you earn enough money to return to Macau? The most important thing is that my stocks in Hong Kong and Macau I hope you can understand that business cannot be spared, and it is a critical moment."

"No, Lao Yan, you misunderstood. I took you to Vietnam not because of lack of investment funds. I can afford four or five million yuan. What I mean is——" "Of course I know what you mean, because I lived in Vietnam for a while, and I have many acquaintances and relatives there, right?" Seeing Ye Han nodding, he said, "Don't worry about this, I'm not in Vietnam It's the same, I'll write a few letters and send them to tell them to take care of you. My father-in-law He Shiguang is a generous elder who is most willing to help; my brother-in-law He Minggao is a business celebrity, if you encounter any troubles that can't be solved, go to him Absolutely easy." Ye Han felt relieved now, nodded and said: "With your words, I can do it boldly and confidently. You don't need to send me the letter, I will be leaving soon, it is better to carry it with me." Ye Han left Macau for Hong Kong, and dealt with the teahouse first. After another month of intense preparations, Ye Han recruited a group of practitioners, and was going to Vietnam to recruit another group of locals. Bringing "slot machines", roulette and other gambling equipment, he set off from Wanchai Wharf in Hong Kong by ship and headed to Vietnam. Saigon, Vietnam. Along the way, Ye Han missed Qiongzhi very much, and hoped to reunite with her this time and never be separated again.Ruan Ni and Jian Kun share a steerage room next door to Ye Han, so they often crawl over to talk with him to drive away the loneliness of the journey. The most unforgettable thing for Ye Han is Qiongzhi's ability and affection. When talking about her past, he said with emotion: "If she was a man, she would definitely be able to make a lot of achievements. At least, her talent is ten times better than mine. Unfortunately, she is a girl." Ruan Ni also agrees with this point. In addition, she thinks: "If my mother is not Vietnamese, the situation may not be so miserable. At the very least, being the concubine of Bai Chongxi or Chen Jitang, she can enjoy half her life." Ye Han shook his head: "It's not a good thing to be a concubine. The old Chinese bureaucrats regarded women as playthings, and it was their nature to love the new and dislike the old. Those who can maintain a long-term relationship must have various political goals or interests. For example, Song Meiling and Chiang Kai-shek , Chiang Kai-shek doesn't care about the strength of the Song family and the relationship between Song Meiling and the Americans, how can he be so honest?" Ruan Ni looked at Ye Han, and suddenly asked: "Uncle Ye, if you didn't break up with my mother back then, would you have survived?" Ye Han was silent, and it took a long time before he said: "Only in terms of love, I would like to grow old with her forever, but life is full of richness, and love is only a part, just like gambling has various types of gambling: Fantan, Shanpu, poker, roulette Gambling... Love is more important to me than Sic Bo, but it is not everything. At that time, it was a last resort for me to break up with your mother. In order to enter Macau, Shanghai must be used as a springboard..." "You can also take my mother to Shanghai?" Ruan Ni interrupted Ye Han. Ye Han nodded: "She also had this request, but your mother was living very well in Macau at the time, and I couldn't bear her to go to Shanghai with me to suffer. But the most important thing is that I have selfishness and hope that she will stay in Macau to dredge the relationship between the upper class. At that time, I I thought that I would be able to return to Macau in three to five years at the most, but I never thought that it would be nearly 20 years after I left. Regarding this point, the answer can only be explained by "fate". If I have a relationship with her, three to five Come back a year later, defeat Boss Fu together, and both enter the casino in Macau. With her intelligence and ability, she can definitely be a qualified female boss—isn’t this kind of ending perfect? ​​Even if one day she gets old and looks bad, I Ye Mou has moved on, at least she also has half of the equity." Speaking of this, Ye Han lowered his head, "Besides, I, Ye Mou, am not the kind of man who sees things differently, really, every time I think about it, I always feel owed She's too much..." Ruan Ni nodded with tears in her eyes: "Don't blame yourself too much, blame my mother for not being blessed..." "No, she will be blessed." Ye Han said emotionally, "This trip to Vietnam is also a factor because of her. Xiaoni, I assure you, no matter what her current situation is, I will definitely not despise her!" When Ruan Ni heard this, she burst into tears and turned her head to the side. Ye Han was startled again, and asked in a low voice: "Xiao Ni, you didn't tell me last time, what happened to your mother?" Ruan Ni wiped away her tears and shook her head: "It's nothing, she... is fine, I just miss you very much." Ye Han asked: "How can she do it? Where does she live? The first thing I do when I arrive in Vietnam is to find her!" "Don't, don't be like this..." Ruan Ni said nervously, "Uncle Ye should put his own career first. My mother really hopes that you can make a name for yourself in the gambling industry. Before she left, she ordered that she never see you again. The day you succeed, she congratulates you." Ye Han nodded, he believed that Qiongzhi said these words, swallowed his saliva, determined to cut off his desires, and devote all his energy to his career, Qiongzhi must hope that he would do the same. After half a month of bumping on the sea, the boat arrived in Saigon. Ye Han found He Shiguang according to the map, and took out Yan Zhili's letter of introduction. He Shiguang is indeed a generous elder, especially after he has gone through the process from being rich to being poor, he has gained insight into the ups and downs of life, and has become enlightened and detached.He had heard about Ye Han recommended by his son-in-law, and was willing to help. He Shiguang has lived in Saigon for many years and is very familiar with the surrounding conditions. He selected locations for Ye Han, rented and purchased venues, recruited employees, and went to the authorities, saving Ye Han from many detours. When Ye Han first came to Vietnam, the biggest obstacle was the language barrier, and he had to have a good translator.In Saigon, Vietnamese who can speak Chinese are not hard to find, but those who understand Cantonese are like searching for gold in sand. Without an interpreter, the work could not be carried out. Fortunately, after many twists and turns, He Shiguang found A Li, a Vietnamese who had been to Guangdong. Ah Li is in his 50s. In his early years, he ran a ship and stayed in Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Macau and other places for a long time. He can speak fluent Cantonese.What Ye Han is most satisfied with is that he is loyal and honest, with a strong professionalism. In July 1952, Ye Han opened a medium-sized casino in Saigon, Vietnam. The name still used the "Hao Xiong" in his hometown. Before the opening of the "Hao Xiong" casino, the 400,000 yuan promised by Fu Laorong was still not in place.At this time, Ye Han had no choice but to make it clear: "Akun, don't wait any longer, the 150,000 that Fu Laorong gave you was not an investment, but a one-time severance payment for you—to put it more bluntly, the money It is your settlement fee for completely leaving Taixing Company!" Jian Kun jumped up, his veins bulging: "Impossible, he might treat others like this, I'm his nephew, he won't do that!" Ye Han sneered and said: "Believe it or not. Now that 'Haoxiong' has the site and specifications, only investment equipment is left. Your 150,000 and my investment of 150,000 have been spent. What do you think now?" manage?" "My aunt will send it." Jian Kun blushed and said, "I'll send a telegram right away!" Jian Kun sent Fu Laorong one after another telegrams, urgent, urgent, urgent... The Macau side was indifferent, and finally received a telegram from Qiu Laoliu in his own name: The boss will remove you, don't worry about the remittance. Only then did Jian Kun wilt, and he looked at Ye Han weakly. Ye Han said: "Fu Laorong dumped you, should I believe it now?" Jian Kun then cursed. "What's the use of scolding?" Ye Han said, "Actually, I told Yan Zhili a long time ago that he didn't ask you to come to Vietnam to gamble, but to send you away forever—you left from my old school in Shanghai. The old road. In short, he has done his best to you. 150,000 yuan is given to you. If you don’t spend it randomly, it will be enough for a lifetime. In addition, he has also planned for you. There is a person you like by your side, and now Back home, I think you will have a better life in Vietnam than in Macau." Jian Kun said angrily: "Why didn't he tell me clearly? But, I don't want to, even though there is Ruan Ni, the 150,000 can only live a rough life! What I promised Ruan Ni is not this kind of life!" Ye Han turned his head to one side: "Actually, you are just a victim. If you do this, all of Fu Laorong's plots are mainly against me, Ye!" Jian Kun was surprised and said, "Against you?" "Yes," Ye Han nodded, "He is afraid that I will take away his power." Jian Kun looked at Ye Han puzzled. "In terms of ability, his three Fu Laorongs are not my opponents. My existence is always a threat to him. Although he now has the gambling card patent issued by the Macau government, he is not born with him. It is me, Ye Mou. I helped him snatch it from Lu Jiu. Since he can snatch it from Lu Jiu, can't I, Ye Han, snatch the gambling cards from Fu Laorong? This is why he is afraid of me. He can't do anything to me, the only way He just wanted me to leave Macau far away. He knew the relationship between Yan Zhili and me, and estimated that it was possible to go to Vietnam to open a casino. He also knew that if he asked me to come to Vietnam, I would refuse, so he did everything possible to let me propose it myself. Come out." Speaking of this, Ye Han sneered, "Since I know his plot, I'll just do something about it and ask you to cooperate with me. I didn't expect that Lao Fu really got the trick, coaxing you to come to Vietnam with me, and promised to invest 400,000 yuan .When the casino is opened, we have no chance of going back, and he will stop taking care of it.” Jian Kun was stunned and asked, "Then... what should we do now?" "The biggest problem now is the investment of funds." Ye Han said, "Except for the little money Fu Laorong gave you, you definitely won't be able to get it out. Of course I have. How dare I go abroad if I am not prepared? If I don't invest, I will lose money." For me, it’s a question of whether I’m willing or not, but it’s a question of how to survive. Of course I won’t be reconciled. The purpose of coming to Vietnam is also to return to Macau one day. It’s just that no matter how close our relationship is, business Back to the business, the ugly thing is the first, if I continue to invest, how can we cooperate? Reducing your shares is one way, and another way is that you sell all the shares to me, and I will hire you with a high salary. " Jian Kun said with a sad face: "Fu Laorong dumped me, you can't dump me again! Mr. Ye, why don't you keep my shares?" Seeing Jian Kun's anxious look, Ye Han looked at Ruan Ni and said with a smile: "Fu Laorong is your aunt, and I am Ani's godfather. If I am as cruel as Fu Laorong, I will definitely not accept you. Don't be nervous, this room I still want to hand over the casino to you in the end, but there is a condition—Qiong Zhi must be picked up and you live together. How about it, isn’t this condition too harsh?” Jian Kun and Ruan Ni looked at each other. Ye Han clarified his words in order to let Jian Kun recognize Fu Laorong's true face and understand his intentions.Soon, he poured all the money he brought into the casino, advertised in Saigon, recruited waiters, and communicated with local government officials, and the casino business quickly got on the right track. However, in the process of doing business, Ye Han misses Qiong Zhi from time to time, hoping to reunite with her. On this issue, Jian Kun and his wife always kept secret. Ye Han asked the translator Ali again, but Ali was also evasive.Ye Han felt as if they were uniting to hide something. Ye Han is indeed a genius. Although Saigon is the most affluent city in Vietnam, it is far from being able to compare with Macau. He has discovered the greatest potential of a place like this. Jian Kun receives bonuses every month, and Ruan Ni's The day was very nourishing. After the casino business boomed, Jian Kun was no longer satisfied with the original small amount of shares, and kept making demands on Ye Han, hoping to gradually increase the shares until each accounted for 50%. The source of Jian Kun's investment is the dividends he keeps getting from the casino. Every time Ye Han hesitated, his heart softened when he saw Ruan Ni behind Jian Kun, and he always gave in in the end. From 1952 to 1956, Ye Han worked solidly in Vietnam for more than three years to run casinos. After calculating the savings for several years, he was finally able to return to Macau to compete with Fu Laorong for gambling cards, so he was ready to end. At this time, his last wish in Vietnam was to meet Qiongzhi—preferably to go back to Macau together and deal with Fu Laorong together. All these years, Jian Kun and Ruan Ni have been hiding it from him, but Qiong Zhi never showed up.In order to fulfill his wish, Ye Han resorted to his final trump card—spreading rumors that he was going to transfer 50% of the shares he held to He Shiguang. Jian Kun and his wife became anxious at this time, and begged Ye Han for mercy.Ye Han said: "I know your management level best. Even if the casino is all handed over to you, one day 'Hao Xiong' will still collapse. Mr. He is a business expert and has the ability to keep the casino going. Under his care, I owe a favor, and giving him the stock is just to repay the debt." Jian Kun and his wife are worried that if half of the casino is distributed to outsiders, their status will be threatened. The only way is to beg.Seeing that the time was ripe, Ye Han finally had a showdown: "There is a question I have been asking. If you keep avoiding it, of course I can only transfer the equity to someone else." Jian Kun and Ruan Ni lowered their heads and remained silent. "Please tell me, has Qiong Zhi passed away?" When Ye Han finished speaking, he felt a twinge of pain in his heart. Jian Kun and Ruan Ni looked at each other, but still didn't speak. Ye Han sighed: "Since that's the case, I really have to transfer the equity to He Shiguang. I originally planned to hand it over to Qiongzhi for management—only she has this ability. Now that she's gone, I can't just let 'Hao Xiong 'Dump." "No," Ruan Ni finally said, "My mother is not dead yet..." "Then why hasn't she come out to see me?" "She said that she will only be willing to see you when you become famous one day." Ruan Ni said, avoiding Ye Han's gaze. Ye Han saw the flaw in Ruan Ni's timid gaze, shook his head and said, "Stop lying, once I leave, maybe there will be no chance to meet again, unless she has given up on me, otherwise, is she right?" It will." "She... feels ashamed..." Ye Han was taken aback: "No, no matter what, she has no shame for me. You let her meet me, otherwise, I will never hand over the other half of the shares to you!" Ruan Ni was cornered, she nodded helplessly: "She is not far from here, let's meet tonight!" According to Ruan Ni's arrangement, Qiong Zhi came to the casino reception room to meet Ye Han in the evening.After Ye Han dressed up carefully, he has been waiting for Qiongzhi's arrival wholeheartedly since the evening. At 9 o'clock in the evening, Qiongzhi appeared at the door of the living room on time: she was much older, but she still had the charm of the past. In an instant, Ye Han's blood was surging, and he couldn't help but greet him, hugged Qiongzhi in his arms, and murmured Muttering: "Azhi, come back to Macau with me, I will never let you leave me in this life...Azhi, you promise me..." Qiongzhi gently pushed Ye Han away, and said politely: "Mr. Ye, can we sit down and talk?" Ye Han was about to step forward to hug again, when he suddenly found that there was a man behind Qiongzhi—the translator Ali nodded to him. Ye Han was about to send Ali away when Qiong Zhi introduced him, "His name is Ruan Ali, and he is my husband." Ye Han was dumbfounded.