Chapter 25 Chapter 24 Final Counterattack

The four heavenly kings Ye, He, Yan, and Huo unanimously decided to open the new casino on New Year's Day in 1962. Beforehand, a big advertisement was made in the "Macao Daily", accompanied by an article introducing the new casino written by Zhou Pingcai.The article stated that no matter which type of gambling a guest enters the New Garden Casino, they are gambling under the premise of absolute fairness.In order to reassure the gamblers, Ye Han announced the inside story of his modification of several gambling equipment. Ye Han often visited various Sic Bo tables, and once a serious problem occurred.

This day, the dice roll girl had an early shift, and they were used to eating breakfast while starting work. After opening a shop, the dice roll girl picked up a large piece of bread, tore off the greased paper, and ate it in big mouthfuls, while the other hand pressed the Put the lid on the dice cup and ask the guests to place bets. That's the problem - she forgot to roll the dice! For a casino, this is a serious incident. As soon as the dice roll girl sang the numbers, she put the lid on the dice cup, and the dice numbers inside were exactly the numbers of the previous bunk.Originally, she should have picked up the dice cup and shook it vigorously a few times before asking the guests to place bets, but she was so absorbed in eating that she forgot about rolling the dice.

The gamblers around are all caring people, where to touch such a good thing?So they took out all their wealth to bet. When the dice roll girl found out about her mistake, she had already spoken, and according to the rules, she couldn't change it.As a result, the casino lost a sum of money. Another time, it also happened in the female dice department on the sixth floor of the Central Hotel. It was a man-made accident. There was a dice-rolling girl and her fiancé secretly cooperating to cheat, but Ye Han saw it through in time. At that time, there was a tea room next to the gaming table in the women's dice department.During the long period of gambling, some guests will temporarily leave the gaming table and go to the tea room to have something to eat and drink.In order to facilitate gamblers to place bets, the cafeteria is also equipped with display boards and radios to inform the betting time and other content, and special personnel come to collect bets, that is to say, you can play Sic Bo in the cafeteria.

This dice roll girl is good at rolling dice and is good at controlling the number of points. When one or two of the three dice fall into the angle between the sides of the glass cup, she can use a kind of ingenuity. She shakes it in her hand, but the dice in the corner won't move.At this time, if the immovable dice has a large number of points, even if the jumping dice is ignored, generally speaking, the chance of "big" is very high; Chances are high. Her fiancé deliberately sat in the tea room, separated from the dice roll girl, and avoided the table staff, but the two agreed on a set of code words, and the dice roll girl told the fiancé through the wireless phone whether to bet "big" or "big" Small".

This kind of cheating has also caused losses to casinos. In order to prevent the above two kinds of accidents from happening, Ye Han connected the dice cup to the power supply, installed a switch and a display board that will light up on the outside of the dice cup, and after closing the lid, the dice shaker should press three times on the switch. The spring device in the cup will automatically "shake" the dice three times, and then the light display board will light up, and the words "Please bet" written in Chinese and English on the board will flash repeatedly, indicating that the gamblers can place their bets.

The dots on the dice were originally engraved on the dice surface by hand, so each side has different dots, and when they rub against the bottom of the dice cup, different tones will be produced, so some gamblers who specialize in listening to dice have been created . Dice can be heard, but it is a disadvantage anyway, so Ye Han is determined to make the dice perfect.After careful observation, Ye Han thought of a way. In the past, dice could be heard, but because the dice is a square, the number of depressions on the six planes is different, and when it rubs against the dice cup, there is always a sound to be found.To make a perfect dice, it needs to rub silently, or make only the same sound from all sides.

Ye Han did an experiment. He first filed and polished the dice surface to make the originally flat dice surface into slightly sunken dimples, and then carved the dice numbers in these dimples.When the improved dice rubs against the dice cup, it is no longer the entire dice surface with different points, but the four sides of the dice surface, and the four sides of the six sides are all the same. The production method of this kind of dice is very elegant. Ye Han asked the craftsmen to polish the dice surface so smooth that when you touch it with your hands, you can't feel the slightly concave dimples.

Today, casinos in Macau use dice improved by Ye Han. "Blackjack" and "Baccarat" both use playing cards, both of which were originally Western gambling.Among them, "Blackjack" used to use a deck of cards, with a total of 52 cards, 16 "dolls", and 36 thin cards. , the minimum number of cards that can be seen is 13, accounting for 1/4 of the entire deck.In today's Macau casinos, "Blackjack" has become the most difficult kind of gambling. It has changed from one deck of cards to four decks of cards used at the same time. The number of people participating in the same game has increased, but gamblers The chances of winning are reduced.

Because when playing a deck of cards, winning or losing can be calculated. The reason is very simple. The cards that have appeared are divided into two categories, one is "dolls" and the other is "small cards". What kind of cards are left, you can roughly calculate the "rate" of the chances of the required cards through calculation.Now with 4 decks of cards at the same time, it is extremely difficult to calculate. Gamblers often suspect that the dealer is "doing thousands" and making trouble. In fact, the dealer may cheat, especially when playing a deck of cards, there have also been cases of stealing and changing cards.In order to prevent this disadvantage, Ye Han invented a poker box that can hold seven or eight decks of cards at the same time. It is not easy for some people in the casino to "out a thousand" by memorizing the cards.

The poker box is made extremely delicate, and the opening of the box can only accommodate one poker card in and out, and one finger can take the card, which can avoid "out of thousand" and avoid mistakes, because sometimes only the cards should be dealt out manually. One, but will inadvertently send out more than two. This poker box of Ye Han is suitable for betting on "Baccarat" in addition to betting on "Blackjack". "Baccarat" shares 6 decks of playing cards, each deck has 52 cards, and the 6 decks have a total of 312 cards. After each shuffling, the director cuts the cards. Before starting to distribute cards, count 6 cards as waste cards. At this time, there are about two hundred and dozens of cards that can be used in the poker box.When a deck of cards starts to be dealt, one waste card must be taken first, and then the "banker" and "player" will each deal two cards. If both parties have marked cards, there is only one card.Therefore, each deck uses at least 5 cards, and at most 7 cards. On average, it is calculated as a deck of 6 doors. Every time a new card starts, roughly 50 hands of cards can be played.

In gambling using cards, the dealing of cards is very frequent, so it is also a link that is prone to problems. Ye Han's poker box can avoid this problem. At 8:00 a.m. on New Year's Day in 1962, Yehan Group's first casino, the New Garden Casino, officially opened.At the same time, under the urging of relevant departments, Taixing Company's three major casinos, Central Hotel, October Fifth Street, and Fuyuan New Street, announced the closure of their operations, thus ending their 24-year history of dominating Macau's gambling scene. The sound of firecrackers exploded, and He Minggao, Huo Yingdong, Ye Han, and Yan Zhili, in suits and leather shoes, stood beamingly at the gate to welcome the guests. They kept making bows with their hands, repeating a sentence: "Gong Xi Fa Cai, Gong Xi Fa Cai..." Thanks to the advertisement in the newspaper, the guests came in a flood.Ye Han has a supreme status in the hearts of gamblers, many people greet him when they pass by, which makes He Minggao feel a certain displeasure. The Chinese people believe in "a good start" the most. If there is a "good start" at the beginning, it means that the business will be prosperous in the future and everything will go well. Looking at today's momentum, it shouldn't be a problem to "get off to a good start". I am just happy, but who would have thought that after the firecrackers went off for half an hour, the number of customers gradually dwindled, and finally no one came in at all... The "Four Heavenly Kings" felt puzzled and planned to go to the intersection on both sides to see what happened.At this time, a man stumbled towards this side, Ye Han recognized him at a glance, and blurted out: "Xie Dian, why is no one coming over there, could something have happened?" Xie Dian raised his eyes to look at Ye Han, walked straight over, looked at the banner of "Great Opening" at the gate, kicked the firecrackers and scraps of paper on the ground, and said to Ye Han: "Boss Gao hasn't given up yet, why are you It's just opened... Heh, it's opened, and Boss Gao is still betting on the last shop..." Ye Han grabbed Xie Dian's arm and asked, "Xie Dian, what did you say?!" Xie Dian shouted loudly: "I don't want it, I don't want it!" He pushed Ye Han forward while shouting. Ye Han staggered, and after standing still, he found that Xie Dian's expression was dull, his eyes were dull, and he asked in surprise: "Xie Dian, Xie Dian, who am I, do you know me?" Xie Dian replied: "I don't want it, I don't want it!" He Minggao frowned and said: "Mr. Ye, he's crazy, leave him alone, don't disturb our business!" Ye Han shook his head, let go of Xie Dian, and watched him stumbling towards the street suspiciously... At this moment, a group of people came from the other side of the street, and Yan Zhili said happily: "There are guests again, ready to welcome you!" !" As soon as Yan Zhili finished speaking, he soon felt that something was wrong. The group of "guests" were all in ragged clothes and disheveled hair... The four of them suddenly understood, and said in unison: "Gao Kening bought beggars to make trouble!" When the beggars came to the gate, they lay down or sat in disorder, their bodies exuded a stench, mixed with the smell of gunpowder smoke, which was very unpleasant.Yan Zhili hurriedly took out a handkerchief to cover his nose, and dragged Huo Yingdong to the hotel to hide. After hearing the news, the casino bodyguards came to expel them, but unexpectedly, there was a large group of beggars on the other side of the street. Together with those who came earlier, there were forty or fifty beggars. He Minggao also panicked, and even called "unlucky".Ye Han stopped the bodyguard, bowed to the beggar and said, "Brothers, be quiet, be quiet, we have something to discuss. Excuse me, who is the leader among you?" Sure enough, the beggars stopped making noise, and a middle-aged beggar with yellow hair, about forty years old, walked up to Ye Han and said to himself, "I am the boss." Ye Han only felt a stench rushing into his nose, but he still held back and asked kindly, "What's your name, sir?" "I don't have a surname, so you can call me 'Golden Monkey'." The yellow-haired beggar said carelessly. "Why don't you have a last name?" The golden monkey said: "Yes, I often ask myself this way, people should have a surname. But I really don't know, since I can remember, I have no father or mother, and I have been begging everywhere by myself." Ye Han nodded and said: "Mr. Jin, please tell me, we have never had any enmity, did someone instruct you to come here to scare away my guests?" Seeing Ye Han calling him "Mr. Jin", the golden monkey nodded and said, "Yes, it was Gao Kening who gave each of us a dollar, and I was double. Eliminate disasters', this is the rule in Jianghu, of course we must help Mr. Gao scare away your guests." "If I give a person two oceans, and you get four dollars twice, can you leave immediately?" The golden snub-nosed monkey smiled, clapped its hands and said, "Thank you, we've got Daluo! Brothers, Mr. Ye sent us the ocean, don't thank you!" Forty or fifty beggars knelt down together, waiting for the ocean to be distributed. Ye Han asked the bodyguard to distribute the money, while he asked the golden monkey about Gao Kening's situation. The golden monkey said: "Gao Kening's subordinates said that when the company was dissolved, Gao Kening wanted to give Xie Dian a sum of money—but others didn't. Xie Dian didn't know whether he was too happy or not lucky to enjoy it, so he went crazy." Ye Han finally understood. He remembered that Xie Dian said when he was sober that he would leave Macau the day Taixing Company was dissolved—he didn't have the courage to face his boss.In the end, when he finally understood that the boss had never treated him badly, and he had caused irreparable losses to the boss, this "imbalance" was enough to make people collapse.At the same time, Ye Han also understands that because of Xie Dian's insanity, Gao Kening is stimulated. In order to "balance" himself, he must attack the new company crazily - finish the last "shop". Although the beggars were sent away, guests came one after another, but this incident left an indelible shadow in the minds of the four.They estimated that since Gao Kening wanted to gamble on the last "shop", he would continue to resort to tricks. Sure enough, two days later, Lisbon directly called Ye Han, asking why the Portuguese government hadn't signed a contract with the bid winner and why the new casino opened. Ye Han originally wanted to reply a few words on the phone, but the other party had put down the phone, and he couldn't swallow his breath. He recognized Bai Lijue's voice, so he immediately sent a telegram to the Overseas Department, which read: "Almost all of Macao The citizens of the country have heard the sound of firecrackers for the opening of the new casino, so there is still a fake?" He Minggao learned that he was very dissatisfied with Ye Han's actions. Ye Han said disapprovingly, "What are you afraid of? A boiled duck can't fly. We have already won the bidding, and Gao Kening's army has been completely defeated by us. After all, Gao Kening can only be regarded as a loser now." A gambler with nothing but his underpants." He Minggao said: "Don't think about it too simply. There is no signing yet, and half of the initiative is in the hands of others. The underdogs will win, and right now we can only play low-key. Although Gao Kening lost only a pair of pants, But he can still pull it off and make money." Ye Han sneered and said: "You don't understand gambling. There has never been a precedent for a gambler who has lost their eyes and turned a loss into a victory in a casino!" He Minggao's face twitched, and he said angrily, "Although I don't know much about gambling, I still know the truth. 'When things go beyond the extreme', 'from behind', is it wrong?" Ye Han said without giving in: "Of course there is nothing wrong with this statement, but there are still 'major premise' and 'minor premise'. Ever since I set foot in Macau, Ye Han has always been a loser in front of Fu Laorong and Gao Kening. ’, the winner this time is of course me. Besides, Taixing Company has dominated the gambling world for 24 years, is our new company considered a ‘latecomer’?” He Minggao's face turned red and white, and he said after a long time: "You know how to gamble, you can, you can be proud. But I want to remind you: the Portuguese country's approval document has not yet come down!" Ye Han realized that his words had hurt He Minggao, and it was not the time for internal strife, so he calmed down and said, "Mr. He, don't worry, the approval will come one day. Now, our conditions are mature, maybe the approval We have arrived at the Governor's Mansion." The two were arguing when the phone rang, and it was Ma Jishi calling, asking Ye Han to go to the Governor's Mansion. Ye Han smiled triumphantly at He Minggao, and wanted to say something, but then felt that it was too early to be happy, so he had to go to the Governor's Mansion alone. Ma Jishi was waiting for Ye Han in the office.After meeting, Ye Han immediately asked: "Governor Ma, the preparations for our new company are all ready, why is Lisbon's approval document still not coming down?" Ma Jishi was not in a hurry to speak, and asked Ye Han to sit down, wiped his nose a few times with a handkerchief habitually, and said, "Mr. Ye, I didn't come to discuss approval with you today." Ye Han originally thought that Ma Jishi was informing him to pick up the approval document, but when he heard Ma Jishi's first sentence, his whole body turned cold.At this time, he noticed that the other party's expression was very serious, and he estimated that he might encounter new troubles. Sure enough, Ma Jishi said: "I really didn't expect Gao Kening to have such supernatural powers, and at the last moment he had such a powerful move." Ye Han asked urgently: "How is Gao Kening so good?" Ma Jishi stared at Ye Han: "Mr. Ye, don't you know? Now the passenger ships from Hong Kong to Macau are stopped!" "..." Ye Han was quite surprised, and he said after a long time, "Those who drive the passenger ship have to eat, and one day they will resume shipping." Ma Jishi sighed: "Even if the operation is only suspended for one day, the loss of Macau is immeasurable! What's more, Gao Kening is already a red-eyed gambler this time, and he is ready to put all his eggs in one basket. Their loss..." Ye Han took a deep breath. He thought Gao Kening, who lost to only a pair of underpants, would not take off the last layer of "ugliness cloth", but he did not expect that. "Mr. Ye," said Ma Jishi, "I cannot bear this kind of loss. If things go on like this, there will be a series of chaos. I will not be able to deal with hundreds of thousands of Macau citizens and the Lisbon government. Now I entrust you with a An important task: within two days, at least one Hong Kong-Macau ferry must be guaranteed to sail. Otherwise, I can only shut down your casino." Ye Han felt that Gao Kening's move of "returning the carbine" could almost kill him.If his plan really succeeds, it means that all efforts will be wasted, and this resentment will never be excreted, maybe he will have a mental breakdown and follow in the footsteps of Xie Dian... Back at the New Garden Casino, He Minggao, Huo Yingdong, and Yan Zhili were waiting in the office to hear the news.Ye Han was depressed and told Ma Jishi's words to his partner. He Minggao originally wanted to tease him a few words, but before this important issue, he no longer had this kind of mood. After everyone was silent for a while, Ye Han showed his cards and said: "I, Ye, can do nothing about this matter. Whether it can be resolved is up to you. Mr. Huo, Mr. He, haven't you operated shipping before? Can you think of a way?" Huo Yingdong shook his head: "I'm in the real estate business now, and I quit the shipping industry a long time ago, Ming Gao, how about you?" "By the way, Minggao, didn't you run a maritime passenger transport partnership with someone before in Macau? Did you withdraw your shares when you left Macau?" Yan Zhili reminded. He Minggao remembered it all at once, shook his head and said, "I haven't withdrawn my shares yet. I'm still one of the permanent directors of the 'Foshan Ship'." Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, Ye Han said: "It's really 'there is no place to find when you break through the iron shoes, and it doesn't take much effort to get here', Ming Gao, you should order the 'Foshan Ship' to sail immediately to relieve the urgent need!" He Minggao frowned and said, "I'm just one of the directors of the 'Foshan Round', not the only director. Now the general manager of this round is Liang Chang, and I have to discuss it with him." Time was pressing, Ye Han immediately urged He Minggao to find Liang Chang, and accompanied him personally. The ships at the port docks are moored in the harbor, shaking gently in the waves.There are few pedestrians on the pier, and there is no sound of machinery, and there are no lively moving figures and rough shouts on the pier in the past... In short, it is lifeless... He Minggao and Ye Han found Liang Chang, the general manager of "Foshan Ferry", in an office building near the pier.After sitting down, He Minggao asked knowingly, "Mr. Liang, why isn't there any anger on the pier?" Naturally, Liang Chang knew the reason for He Minggao's visit, stared at him for a while, and said, "Mr. Gao Kening promised that when your new casino is closed, you can start shipping." He Minggao shouted: "Did you make a mistake? My casino just opened, how could it be closed? Mr. Liang, you must help me this time and open the Foshan wheel immediately. Otherwise, I really have to close down." gone." Liang Chang said with a wry smile: "The suspense of the Foshan ship was approved by the board meeting. If it is to be put into passenger transport, another meeting must be held. You are also a director, and I don't need to help you with this matter." He Minggao nodded and said: "Okay, I propose to hold a board meeting, and you can provide me with the addresses of other board members." After hesitating for a moment, Liang Chang said, "I can provide you with your address, but don't expect me to fully support you. At most, you can only follow the crowd. There is no need to explain the twists and turns." "It's the same whether you explain it or not." He Minggao said, "Isn't it because Gao Kening gave you benefits? Mr. Liang, what Gao Kening gave you, I can give you twice!" Liang Chang said with a bitter face: "Gao Kening has a lot of power in Macau. In the future, we will still rely on the business in Macau for a living. Offending him will not yield good results. Ming Gao, I am not talking about you. You are doing well in Hong Kong. Why did you come to Macau to fight Gao Kening?" Ye Han realized that this was the crux of the problem, and interjected: "Mr. Liang, if you can open the passenger ship, our new company will be firmly established. At that time, why are you still afraid of Gao Kening? Don't you be afraid? Offend us?" Liang Chang said earnestly: "If the passenger liner starts to operate, you can sit firmly in the country. If it doesn't open, it will be Gao Kening's world. We are people who stand in the middle, and no one wants to offend. The problem is that the board of directors of Foshan Line has a majority Ren and Gao Kening have a deep friendship, Mr. He, Mr. Ye, if you were in my position, what would you do?" It was impossible to persuade Liang Chang. He and Ye pinned their hopes on holding an extraordinary meeting of the board of directors to win the support of other members. When Liangchang provided the address, several senior managers of the "Foshan Ship" came.When they learned of He Minggao and Ye Han's intentions, they raised their objections.One of them yelled the loudest, saying, "An extraordinary meeting? It's absolutely impossible!" He Minggao was also a little irritated, and asked back: "I am one of the directors, why not?" The other party said convincingly: "According to the articles of association of a general company, if there are many members of the board of directors, usually two to three directors must agree before an extraordinary meeting can be held. May I ask Mr. He, besides you, who else supports you?" He Minggao was dumbfounded.He was still not reconciled, and found a few more directors according to their addresses, but most of them had the same attitude as Liang Chang. At this time, it was already dark. After a tiring day, I returned to the office of the New Garden Casino and immediately received a call from Ma Jishi, asking when the passenger ferry from Macau to Hong Kong could be opened.It was He Minggao who answered the phone, he hesitated a few words, and handed the microphone to Ye Han. Ma Jishi asked again, and Ye Han replied: "Governor Ma, sailing is definitely not a problem. My partner has one of his own, but two days is too tight, can you extend it for a few more days? " Ma Jishi said angrily on the phone: "How many days do you want to extend? Is it 10 days, or half a month?" "Of course it won't take that long." Ye Han didn't have the slightest confidence at this time, and said, "At least you have to give me five days?" "Sir, you have to think for me. You know how much pressure there is from all sides. It has been suspended for two days now, and Macau has become a 'dead gate'. Lisbon sends at least a dozen telegrams a day, ordering the shipping to stop at any cost." It started to operate again. The Overseas Department questioned me more directly, claiming: Immediately seal down the New Garden Casino to relieve the urgent need! Mr. Ye, I gave you two days is already very outrageous, how can you make such a request? ? Anyway, it’s up to tomorrow, I can delay it until 5 pm tomorrow, isn’t that interesting?” After speaking, the other party put down the phone.He Minggao, Yan Zhili, and Huo Yingdong looked at Ye Han together. Ye Han looked at He Minggao, his throat twitched, he swallowed a mouthful of phlegm, and said, "Governor Ma said that if the ship has not started before 5 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, the new company will immediately dismount..."