Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 825 Keep a secret

Nie Wanlong is willing to teach Chu Xiangqian how to gamble, so his purpose is definitely not that simple.

Firstly, you can know how good the boss' gambling skills are, and secondly, the master can also know what skills the students have learned.

If we meet in the future, we will know each other well.

Third, when the shares are about to be acquired, teaching Chu Xiangqian a few times can be considered as a reward.

By the way, working in the hotel in the future will be much smoother.

As for the skill of suppressing the enemy, that is definitely not something that can be taught.

But Chu Xiangqian has a storage compartment on him that allows him to store and retrieve poker cards freely. This alone is enough to make him a master who can rival the king of gambling.

Nie Wanlong's so-called trump card is actually psychological warfare.

In a contest between masters, skills are often just the basis, and the key to victory or defeat is often related to both on and off the field.

Nie Wanlong thought about when he should teach Chu Xiangqian, and thought to himself that he had to teach the big boss some real skills while making him feel powerful but also feeling that it was a waste of time and effort, so as to discourage his enthusiasm.

As soon as this thought came to mind, Nie Wanlong immediately had an idea in his mind.

Pick up a deck of cards, put it next to your ear, and slide your fingers around to pick out the cards.

Tell Chu Xiangqian that when each card is printed, the weight will be slightly different due to the amount of ink.

Only when you can tell what each card is based on these differences, can you be considered to have gotten started.

This immediately surprised Chu Xiangqian, Zheng Yutong, He Zanyuan and He Zanxian.

He Chaosheng, on the other hand, was not surprised at all.

But he felt that people with this ability to listen to cards were more than just beginners!

Many of the masters I know are already masters among masters just with this one skill.

With this skill, you will never have to worry about food and drink for the rest of your life.

Once they enter a casino, they don't cause trouble for the casino, but instead focus on the customers and try to win their money.

And the amount you win each time is not much, so you will never be short of money for the rest of your life.

The fact is the same as He Chaosheng thought. In Nie Wanlong's mind, this skill of listening to cards is already considered a very high ability.

But isn't this just to discourage Chu Xiangqian's enthusiasm, they deliberately say it is the foundation.

In his estimation, no matter how good Chu Xiangqian's learning ability is, he won't be able to even get through the threshold in one or two years.

If you want to determine the difference between each card based on the extremely slight difference in ink, you actually have to first hold it in your hands and use the feel to distinguish the differences.

It took Nie Wanlong three years to acquire this skill, and his master had to give him advice from time to time before he could know what cards they were as soon as they were handed to him.

Then comes the second step. On the premise of knowing what each card is, keep practicing listening. Otherwise, it would be countless times more difficult to identify them directly by listening.

Nie Wanlong deliberately did not mention to practice the feel first, because he thought that a big boss like Chu Xiangqian must be very busy at ordinary times, and might lose his patience after a year or two.

But Nie Wanlong miscalculated again this time. When it comes to hearing, Chu Xiangqian is 100% better than him.

As for the feel for the cards, he didn't need to practice at all. Once he put the cards into his portable storage compartment, he would know what each card was.

Moreover, his hand speed is much faster than Nie Wanlong's.

Chu Xiangqian pondered for a while. In the past, he could rely on his eyesight and extraordinary memory to distinguish the subtle differences between mahjong tiles and pai gow tiles, as well as the different patterns on the back of playing cards, to determine what each card was.

This means that his starting point is several levels higher than others.

Even if we use our eyes, ears and hands to feel, we can actually find a lot of similarities. Now with Nie Wanlong's explanation, I have to say, we can indeed find the differences.

I took a new deck of cards, opened them and looked at them one by one, without having to use my hands to feel the difference between each card.

Just by looking at it, he knew the arrangement of the entire deck of cards in his mind. When he listened, he had to run his fingers over the entire deck of cards. Chu Xiangqian could really feel the extremely subtle differences in his ears.

So he just bypassed it and used his hands to feel the difference first, and he could hear the subtle difference directly.

Once you have truly learned how to listen to the cards, your fingers will naturally learn to touch the cards.

Moreover, Chu Xiangqian already has the unique skill of flying cards. If someone wants to change cards in front of him, it would be like showing off his sword in front of Guan Gong.

Not to mention, it is basically impossible to escape his eyes.

However, Chu Xiangqian did not show off his prowess in front of others this time. After listening to it for more than ten times, he smiled and shook his head, "Well, I understand what it means to have specialization in one's field."

After saying that, he casually threw the cards in his hand onto the table and said, “Forget it, with Director Nie here, I can focus my energy and time on other businesses.

If you want to learn this skill, just like when I was practicing martial arts with several masters, as long as you get the hang of it, you will be able to practice it quickly.

But it takes three to five years to really get started.

With this amount of time and energy, I could earn at least 10 or 80 million more, but it's really not cost-effective."

Nie Wanlong and others smiled in agreement, but then they thought, Chu Xiangqian has only been in Hong Kong for more than four years, and if he is given another three to five years, it seems that he can indeed earn an extra billion or eight billion.

Damn it, He Chaosheng and others couldn’t help but feel jealous and envious in their hearts.

Then he made up his mind that no matter what, he would stick to Chu Xiangqian in the future.

Just by following him and drinking soup, it would definitely be no problem to make tens of millions, if not hundreds of millions.

Thinking of this, even Nie Wanlong's mind has shifted from gambling to making money.

Moreover, making money through business is not only clean but also can greatly improve your social status.

And this is exactly the identity that Nie Wanlong needs most at this moment.

No matter how much money you earn from gambling, it is always at the bottom of the contempt chain.

The topic of conversation soon turned to the racing track.

Since Chu Xiangqian is willing to invest four or five hundred million to invest in this project, and given his unfailed record, the prospects of this business are definitely more reliable than other businesses of the He and Zheng families.

The brothers He Zanyuan and He Zanxian just murmured a few words and said to Chu Xiangqian, "Mr. Chu, we brothers don't have much liquid funds.

But if we pool together 40 or 50 million Hong Kong dollars, we can still get it. I just wonder if you will take us brothers with you to make a fortune together?"

It’s just 10%, Chu Xiangqian naturally wouldn’t refuse, and the He brothers are one of the best families in Macau.

In recent years, although the two brothers' focus has gradually shifted to Hong Kong Island, it does not mean that their influence in Macau has weakened.

"No problem. Tomorrow when I sign the contract with Mr. Nie, I will sign a special account with Standard Chartered and inject 3 million US dollars into it.

Otherwise, when Ah Sheng goes to negotiate with the Portuguese, the foreigners will say that he is just talking big and lacks confidence. "

Chu Xiangqian had more than 2 million U.S. dollars in cash in his personal space, but he had no plans to take out the money now.

But last year, Chu Xiangqian injected 834 million pounds into the fund under the names of Xue Jinglan and Chu Jingrong. At the exchange rate at that time, this amount of money was equivalent to 3 million US dollars in cash after being exchanged with Standard Chartered. The fund legally belongs to Xue Jinglan and her children, but Chu Xiangqian is still the actual controller of the fund.

Chu Xiangqian can use the money at will without even telling Xue Jinglan.

Just wait until the horse racing auction is over in March and return the money.

But after Chu Xiangqian thought about it, he decided to tell Xue Jinglan, lest the girl get upset when she found out.

When He Chaosheng heard that Chu Xiangqian would deposit 3 million US dollars in Standard Chartered tomorrow, he knew that Chu Xiangqian would definitely go ahead with the racetrack matter.

It will indeed be much easier to talk to the Portuguese at that time.

However, when he and Zheng Yutong saw that He Zanyuan and He Zanxian got 10%, they couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Although the two are now considered wealthy, they are still far behind He Zanyuan and He Zanxian, who are the masters of the He family and have inherited the family business for two generations.

However, 4 or 5 million cannot be taken out, but 2 to 2 million can be raised by pooling together and borrowing some more.

Even as long as Zheng Yutong was willing to use Zhou Dafu's shares under his name as collateral, Chu Xiangqian was willing to lend him 5 million Hong Kong dollars.

But as long as Zheng Yutong is not stupid, the shares will definitely not move.

Even mortgaging the shares to my father-in-law is not safe anymore.

In the mid-50s, because the three uncles were not interested in business, the father-in-law considered it for two or three years. Only in the late 50s did he hand over the core business of the family to his daughter and son-in-law.

After taking over Zhou Dafu, Zheng Yutong indeed proved that his father-in-law had excellent vision.

In just seven or eight years, Zhou Dafu's market value has skyrocketed from less than 8 million Hong Kong dollars to 1 to million Hong Kong dollars before Chu Xiangqian invested in it.

Even though there are reasons for inflation such as rising property values ​​and gold prices, the family fortune has still tripled.

At that time, not only my father-in-law was satisfied, but my three uncles were also very satisfied.

But when Chu Xiangqian spent $1500 million on diamonds and only asked for 30% of the shares, everything was different.

The market value suddenly soared by more than 2 times, not to mention the three uncles, even the father-in-law's mentality fluctuated.

If it weren't for his wife's firm support, it would be hard to say who would be the person in charge of Zhou Dafu now.

Moreover, Zheng Yutong's wife said, "Chu Sheng likes Atong", which calmed down all the restlessness in the family.

After a few months of settling down, the psychological changes brought about by the sudden wealth also calmed down.

Today is the opening day of the head office. Although Chu Xiangqian was polite to the Zhou family, Mr. Zhou could clearly feel that Chu Xiangqian was just being polite.

Not to mention his three sons, even Chu Xiangqian, a senior who has been in the business world for decades, doesn't even look at him.

He was secretly dissatisfied, but helpless. Chu Xiangqian looked down on these old wealthy and prominent families.

He only likes to hang out with young people, and it's difficult for strangers to approach him, let alone do business with him.

Then Mr. Zhou began to sigh again.

Chu Xiangqian is indeed qualified to look down on these old seniors who have worked hard for decades. After all, the money he earns in his entire life is not as much as what they earn in a year.

Moreover, Zheng Yutong's wealth has skyrocketed in recent years.

Just by investing in the Malaysian and Pony greyhound racing clubs, Zheng Yutong earned at least 10 or 20 million Hong Kong dollars.

Now he is cooperating with Chu Xiangqian to open the Great Wall Hotel. Together with the previous Hong Kong Diamond Jewelry Import and Export Company, Chu Xiangqian relied on his connections in England to help Zhou Dafu obtain the right to import diamonds from South Africa.

Chu Xiangqian got 30% of the shares of the Diamond Jewelry Import and Export Company without spending a penny, and these years have also proved that Zheng Yutong's original choice was right.

Zhou Dafu has never lacked diamond supplies in recent years.

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At the end of last year, Zheng Yutong came home and suddenly said that the purchase volume of Nanyang pearls would double in the future.

Moreover, when he discussed with Chu Xiangqian, judging from Chu Xiangqian's opinion, it was not impossible to increase the amount from 2 million to 3 million in the future.

After all, Chu Xiangqian did say at the time that he could get more shares of Haizhu from his friends in Southeast Asia.

Since it is only the share that has increased, not the output of Haizhu, it means that the price will not fall.

Sometimes, the increase in quantity can even increase the price, and Zhou Dafu's earnings will of course double.

The whole family was so happy at that time.

Afterwards, people were sent to Southeast Asia to investigate, and it was found that the number of sea pearls on the market not only did not increase, but showed a decreasing trend.

The reason is that the war in Vietnam and Nan expanded, which reduced the production of sea pearls in Vietnam and also affected the production and sales of sea pearls in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia.

As a result, Zheng Yutong and the Zhou family naturally thought that Chu Xiangqian's friend had given him his share of the Southeast Asian pearls.

But this is great news for Haizhu’s sales in Hong Kong Island.

In addition, Chu Xiangqian appointed Zheng Yutong as the general manager of Bald Eagle Watches a few years ago, and Zheng Yutong also proved his talent in business.

In recent years, the performance of Bald Eagle watches in Japan has been increasing year by year, and its valuation has long since increased from the original US$500 million to more than US$2000 million.

This alone makes Chu Xiangqian want to involve Zheng Yutong in doing business.

If this guy didn't have a family business, he would have wanted Zheng Yutong to be the general manager of the Chu family.

The agreement signed by Chu Xiangqian and Zheng Yutong for a two-year term, with a 2% share reward, for a total of 2% of Bald Eagle shares, also means that Zheng Yutong has already obtained 10% of the shares.

After this year, another 2% of the shares will be transferred to his name.

The outside world may not know much about the relationship between the two, but the Zhou family knows it very well.

When Zheng Yutong and Chu Xiangqian were working together on a series of projects, he had asked for his father-in-law's opinion.

As for establishing a relationship with Chu Xiangqian and then deepening the cooperation, his father-in-law was supportive.

So when Chow Tai Fook's market value soared from 8 million to 1 million Hong Kong dollars to 5 million US dollars, or 2.2 million Hong Kong dollars, Mr. Chow's mentality just fluctuated.

Then, the Zhou family was able to calm down so quickly after hearing what Miss Zhou said, that Chu Xiangqian valued Zheng Yutong more.

However, this also made Zheng Yutong understand that when money reaches a certain level, it will indeed affect people's hearts.

Therefore, unless he had no other choice, if he wanted to borrow money, the first person he would think of would not be his father-in-law.

As for Chu Xiangqian, he already holds 30% of Zhou Dafu's shares. Zheng Yutong mortgaged the shares to him to borrow money, which is no different from being brainless.

But Zheng Yutong thought again, it was no secret that Chu Xiangqian liked to hoard land and buy properties.

In this case, he will definitely be happy to mortgage the land next to the dog racing track in Malaysia and Pony to Chu Xiangqian.

When Zheng Yutong said this, He Chaosheng, who also holds shares in the greyhound racing club, his eyes lit up.

(End of this chapter)