Confessions of a Salesman

Chapter 1474 Entering the Casino
Before entering the casino, everyone has to pay 1 US dollars, which is quite a lot for an ordinary person.

The bald head explained: "This money is for you to exchange for chips. You can spend anything in it. It doesn't have to be gambling, and you don't have to gamble. When you come out, the money will be refunded to you, but you will be charged a point." service charge."

I said with an oh; "That's still fair!" After finishing speaking, I handed the money to the bald head.

The bald head refused: "You can hand it in yourself!"

I looked at him, as if he wasn't going in.

He asked strangely, "Why don't you go in?"

The bald head said a little embarrassedly: "I won't go in, it's not a place for poor people like me to play!"

I frowned and said, "Are you still poor? We went back and forth alone, but you earned tens of thousands of dollars!"

The bald head hurriedly shook his head and said: "I earned that money alone? Plus the money for the officials, officers, and soldiers, I don't have much in my hands. I have to support a group of brothers. They are all brains. People who work on the waistband, if one accidentally dies, I have to lose money!"

I smiled and said: "Okay, okay, you don't have to complain to me, it's not easy, I'll give you money, let's go in together! Come on!"

The bald head still refused: "I think it's better to forget it! Even if I don't pay for it, they still have to charge a service fee, it's unnecessary!"

I dragged him inside and said as I walked, "I'm afraid you might run away, so I still count on you to lead the way. I have the money. If you win, it's yours, and if you lose, it's mine!"

The bald head still wanted to refuse, so I walked into the casino with my arms around his neck.

Walking into the casino, I once again refreshed my understanding of casinos. I have been to Grand Lisboa, Sands, Venice, Galaxy, and even Wynn. No matter how magnificent it is, it is nothing more than a 5-star hotel, plus a large shopping mall. , a complex of leisure.

According to the outside environment, I think this casino is just an ordinary hotel with a few tables, a few gambling machines, and some rooms upstairs.Because I have also seen some overseas casinos, most of them are prepared for gamblers, and the purpose of coming in is to win money, so I don’t care much about other surrounding facilities. As for your decoration and other services, I don’t care at all.

But here is really different, it seems that all the money of the whole city has been invested here, this is simply the city center.

When you first enter the casino, there is a counter for exchanging chips. There is not one counter, but a row. It is like a bank counter, and there is an automatic code changer next to each counter, which can be exchanged in 8 languages. You can exchange it by yourself.

After redeeming the chips, I passed through a checkpoint like a railway station, swiped my card to enter, and passed the security check. It felt like I was about to board a plane.

Going inside again, there is a lobby with a panoramic skylight, and the goose feather plush carpet is endless, and you can’t see the edge. It is estimated that except for the toilet, every corner is paved. There are various murals on the wall, crystal lamps can be used everywhere, and the service is dressed in cool uniforms. The staff shuttles through the crowd, waving and coming to serve you.

There are surprisingly many tourists inside, just like an Internet celebrity attraction, there are Middle Easterners, Indians, Africans, and of course the most Chinese faces.

The bald head looked at my novelty, and introduced: "I couldn't believe my eyes when I came in for the first time. Thinking about the environment outside, this time when I came in and the outside are completely two worlds, who can believe it? It has cost tens of billions of dollars, two generations of presidents have invested and supported it, and celebrities from the business and political circles of various countries come here once or twice a year, and there are countless celebrities!"

I asked inexplicably, "Why have I never heard of it?"

The bald head explained: "Because most of the money of people who come here to gamble is not bright, this is a gold sink, the best place for money laundering. Otherwise, why do you think this country attaches so much importance to this casino? All of the income is supported here, and even the country's GDP is supported by this casino!"

I smiled and said: "What you said is exaggerating. Macau is indeed like this, but they are a country. It would be too unreliable to rely on a casino to maintain the national economy!"

The bald head said in a low voice: "Of course it's not enough to rely solely on the tax revenue of the casino! But you can definitely see that this casino does not rely on this income! Many drugs, guns, and human organ transactions are all in the Here, the middle fee is high, but it’s safe, and it’s all by default! As long as you have money, you can buy any commodity in the world without leaving your home, and you can be an emperor here for the rest of your life.”

I groaned and said, "A small kingdom of my own! But won't there be conflicts here? Why didn't I see there were security guards? There are all villains here, and it's not appropriate to talk about it outside. As for the murderer, if there is a conflict with someone, then there will be casualties?"

The bald head smiled and explained: "That's because you can't see it. In order to make customers not worry about public security, security guards usually don't appear in the sight of customers, but have you seen the monitors here? They are everywhere. Even in the restroom, there are 360 ​​degrees without dead ends, and 24-hour monitoring all day long. Once there is a conflict between guests, someone will come to deal with it immediately."

I looked at the wall, and there were indeed cameras everywhere, and when I came back, I turned and scanned around.

I praised: "The person who manages this place is a genius! He has thought of everything he can think of, and he has also thought of the unexpected! Moreover, it is impossible for anyone who can make all the evil lunatics in the world to obey their orders here. Easy!"

The bald head shook his head and said: "Of course it can't always be peaceful here, and there are often conflicts here, but everyone agrees that the decisive solution is force, single-handedly, the most primitive solution. One-on-one, you can send someone Go up, or you can go up by yourself. The winner is king, and the loser, either get out of the casino and never come in again, or just bow your head and admit that you made a mistake and spent money!"

I smiled and said, "This is all fair!"

Talking and talking, we have really entered the place of gambling. There is really everything here. As long as you can think of gambling machines, there are all here, or as long as you think of gambling methods that are not here, we will arrange for you immediately. , the premise is that you are blocked enough.

The bald head and I introduced each one for me as we walked: "This is the lobby on the first floor, there are private rooms on the second floor and private rooms on the third floor, and of course there is the top floor that I have never been in. It is said that a stud is worth tens of millions. , there is a reservation, and it is limited to less than ten people! I also heard a joke that a certain domestic real estate tycoon came here and felt that the hall was too small to play, so he wanted to go to the VIP room. I heard that there is a top floor. I wanted to go up directly, but as soon as I got to the second floor, my feet were frightened, because the bet was almost all the net worth he brought. Although it was a bit exaggerated, I did see that someone wasted a lot of money , lost more than 2000 million, and left without blinking!
There have also been three times of the top ten century gambling games here. One was the UAE chief in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. In the final match between Germany and Brazil, he invested 1.4 million to buy Brazil to win; the other was the financial crisis in 08, when a rich man in Russia gambled wildly 1.6 million London futures index, the outcome is unknown; there is another boxing match between two heavyweight world champions Tyson and Holyfield! "

I cut it and said: "You have some grounds for fooling people, right? They have fought twice in total, and that happened in 2. This is a well-known fact. How could you arrange them in this casino?" what?"

The bald head hurriedly explained: "I really didn't deceive you. I was outside the game, and many people followed suit! They originally planned to play a game in Dubai in 2020, but they didn't discuss the appearance fee. Yes, Tyson’s asking price of 6500 million is too high! But it can be done here! So they played a private match here secretly, and of course the people who know it are limited! A Mexican bets 2 Billion pressure Tyson to win!"

I opened my mouth wide and asked, "The result?"

The bald head sighed and said, "I lost! Then the Mexican sent someone to assassinate Tyson, and the organizer suppressed it!"

I was surprised and said, "Such a powerful force?"

The bald head hummed and said: "Don't think I'm just hearing it, all the old people here know it, it's true!"

I asked with great interest: "Then you said that the people over there have no money? Are these foreigners spending a lot of money!?"

The bald head said excitedly: "It's not true, I heard that in our side, once three people played stud, and they also reached a level of over [-] million. It is said that the kid who won the money didn't know how to play at all. He is bold, and he is not a rich man. He seems to be a salesman! Actually, I don’t believe it too much. He is a poor boy. He is probably a person who has never seen such a scene. He dared to bet thousands of dollars. Ten million rounds, but many people say it is true, I have seen it with my own eyes! That kid is also very lucky, he can have one chance in his life, let me bet tens of millions of rounds in one go, and I will be enough in this life Already!"

I hesitated for a moment, thinking in my heart that this could not be me?How do you say it looks so similar?But after thinking about it again, how could this be linked to me?In this way, I have not become the light of the Chinese. Although it is not a very glorious light, it is still a light!

I stood in front of a poker table, and a few foreigners were playing leisurely, but when I saw the chips on the table, I thought they shouldn't be so leisurely, I whispered to the bald head and asked: " How much is the brown one worth?"

The bald head glanced at it and replied, "It's $1!"

I groaned and said with a surprised expression: "Isn't it just because I lost the bet?"

The bald head hummed and said: "So, I dare not come in to play! Originally in the outside world, I thought I was doing well, and I was considered a rich person, but after I came in, there was an unknown gap. No matter how hard I try in this life, I will never be able to sit on this table and play with a calm expression! The gap between people is indeed too great, I can play a few games, and I can’t even afford it. But compared with these people, I look very pathetic!"

I laughed and said, "I can understand how you feel. If you earn 10 yuan a month, you smoke 50 packs of cigarettes, drive a car worth 50 yuan, and live in a house worth 200 million yuan. What’s the matter, this is normal. But if you earn 1 yuan a month, you can still afford to smoke 50 packs of cigarettes. You have worked hard to save money all your life, and you can drive a car worth 50 yuan, but you can’t buy a 200 million yuan car. The house, this is the consumption power beyond the scope of ability! On the surface, you all use the same thing, but they use it with peace of mind, and you use it with fear!"

The bald head kept nodding his head and said, "That's what it means!"

At this time, the croupier behind the gaming table noticed the two of us. After a hand of cards, he politely asked in English: "Gentlemen, do you want to play two hands together?"

I looked at the minimum bet of 1000 yuan in front of her table, shook my head, and showed her the chips in my hand, which meant that I only had so much and couldn't afford to play.

The croupier didn't look down on me at all, but said politely: "There is an entertainment area over there, you can try your luck there, it has nothing to do with winning or losing! Good luck!"

This surprised me, I didn't expect her to be so polite and sincere, without a trace of sarcasm, which doubled my favor, so I sat down, threw a 1000 yuan chip on the table, and the croupier Dazed, he explained again: "This is the minimum limit. If you increase the stake, your chips may not be enough!"

I hummed, and said in English to the foreigner who was watching: "I only have 1 chips in my hand. If I'm allowed, can I play for a while?"

Several foreigners were also very curious about me as a Chinese. After listening to me, they all said that there was no problem and agreed to play with me.

After the cards were dealt, everyone tacitly added up to 1 chips, and opened the cards politely. Luck is always on the side of the protagonist. I won, and I won more than 1. It seems that I lost money. People didn't care much, they were still happy for me!
I knew it was because of the face given to me by asking me to give it a try, and it would be impolite to continue playing, so I put away the original chips in my hand, threw the rest of the chips to the croupier, and said with a smile: " This is a gift for your kindness! Thank you!"

The croupier looked at me in a daze, as if she wanted to say something, but couldn't say it, so she thanked me and continued her work.

After we left, the bald head kept praising me: "You are good at picking up girls! But the price is a bit high, that's 1 U.S. dollars! It's the annual income of many people in China! You know 1 U.S. dollars Money, you can keep a beautiful woman here for a year!"

I pursed my lips and said: "This is a kind of reward for others' politeness! You don't understand!"

(End of this chapter)