money player

Chapter 102 Uniform Plan
Xian Yaowen naturally came to HSBC to find Michelle. He had come more often and was almost familiar with her, so he had a smooth journey to Michelle's office.

They were familiar with each other and there was no need to be too polite. Michelle just looked up at Xian Yaowen and gave him a "just tell me if you have anything" look. Then he lowered his head and stared at the keys of the typewriter and continued to type.

"I see that the uniforms worn by your bank employees are old and the style is a bit outdated. Do you have any plans to replace them with new uniforms?"

Michelle said without looking up: "Please continue."

"I want to take your HSBC's order for new uniforms. If you help me, I can give you a rebate."

"Kickback?" Michelle raised her head, looked at Xian Yaowen, and said with a smile: "How much can you give me?"

"We are so familiar, it's easy to talk." Xian Yaowen raised his left hand and opened his palm, "I will give you 5 cents for each piece of clothing. This is not a one-time thing. You will get it every time you place an order in the future."

"Please help me close the door when you go out, thank you." Michelle lowered her head again, and the click of the keys sounded again.

"Okay." Xian Yaowen spread his hands and stopped teasing, "I can provide HSBC with free uniforms, one for winter, spring, summer and autumn, two sets for each person. I only have two requirements. First, First, the logo must be embroidered on the pockets of the jackets, and secondly, whenever your HSBC external promotional materials mention partners, you must add the name of China Garment."

"The first one is possible, the second one is impossible."

"I'll change it. As long as HSBC agrees to let me put a seal of China Garments on the Hong Kong dollars printed in the next three years before they are issued to the outside world, I am willing to donate 500,000."

Michelle raised her head and looked at Xian Yaowen as if she were an idiot, "Adam, you have a very rich imagination, but your requirements are too conservative. You should propose changing 'Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation' to 'China Garments'."

"If it's really possible, I'll give you 500,000 personally." Xian Yaowen said with a smile.

Michelle responded to Xian Yaowen's nonsense and said lazily: "You can go, I will give you the news."

"Don't rush people, I still have something to do." Xian Yaowen waved his hand and said: "Do you have any acquaintances in Swire & Co., Ltd.? Can you help me get the line? I want to take the uniform order from Cathay Pacific and place an advertisement on the plane. .”

"Adam, don't push yourself too far." Michelle said unhappily.

"I have always believed that what you give will be rewarded. I am full of confidence in the future of China Garment. When you are interested in it one day in a year, I can open its door to you at any time."

Michelle stared at Xian Yaowen's face for a while and said, "Save the dinner time the day after tomorrow for my call."

"Thank you."

After leaving HSBC, Xian Yaowen went to the pier and took the ferry to Macau.

In 1847, in order to alleviate the decline of local trade and economic imbalance, the Macau-Portuguese government announced the legalization of gambling, implemented investment promotion and gambling, and levied "gambling rates" from casinos. Rates were collected immediately after gambling began. This is a profit-making method that is still implemented in Macau today. means.

So the "Monte Carlo of the East" straightened up his clothes and made his debut.

Time advances to the mid-19s. With the rapid development of the gaming and opium industries, Macau's fiscal revenue has reached 60 yuan. The gaming industry at that time already had a complete system and a huge scale. Still preserved in the black and white of old photos.

The most indispensable thing in Macau casinos is arrogance and dreams. The temptation of having a millionaire is always in front of your eyes, so that enthusiastic gamblers cannot see the Sword of Damocles above their heads.

Xian Yaowen had seen photos of Macau casinos in "Life" magazine before, and now he had a glimpse of the crazy and confused casino. Only when he was actually inside did he truly understand the madness.

As soon as you enter the gambling house, you will be surrounded by splendor and rare wealth. The direct impact may arouse people's desire. The naked wealth is placed in front of you, as if it is at your fingertips, tempting gamblers to put down their chips without restraint. .

Due to the lack of restraint by the Portuguese and Macao governments, countless Macau locals have devoted themselves to this activity of thinking about heaven and thinking about hell. Many women who love gambling bring their children to the gambling table and bring them here to indulge in greed. The rich and colorful world is "not half-whispered".

At this time, in casinos, it can be said that everyone gambles, regardless of the rich or the poor. Gambling back then was comparable to opium, relying on its huge addictive properties. Winners were greedy, and losers wanted to make a comeback.

The "gambling" network is restored, and "losing" is not missed.

This pathological gambling nature determines the almost absurd and concrete desire in Macau, where people live in debauchery, despondency, wealth and sex, tears and blood, swaying in the turbid air of Macau.

At this time, there were no large casinos in Macau, and various small casinos were scattered everywhere. After wandering on the street for a while, Xian Yaowen entered a casino owned by Haoxing Company. As soon as he entered, the accumulated cigarette smoke and various smells entered his nostrils. While frowning, he also turned his gaze to someone Gambling table.

The gambling table is glittering with gold, and the Pai Gow pushed is made of gold bricks. When the croupier shuffles the cards, it will make a clanking sound. Next to the gambler are large yellow croakers or small yellow croakers, as well as gold bars of specifications he does not recognize. They are well made. , it doesn’t look like it was made privately by some rich man.

After scanning various gold bars, Xian Yaowen turned his attention to the croupier. He had a bare head and clean shaven hair. He had a cigarette in his mouth, with ashes falling on the gaming table from time to time. He was wearing a white short-sleeved sweatshirt. , the lower body is a loose cotton shorts, a very ordinary and comfortable attire, but no system or rules can be seen in it.

Looking at the other dealers, they all look comfortable and well-dressed. They are not uniforms at all. In terms of cleanliness and dignity, they are really not as good as the gamblers sitting in front of the gambling table. The gamblers will never bet on the table with gold bars. It's ordinary people.

Xian Yaowen has heard "ala" and "non" from many gamblers' mouths, and also heard "wu", one in Ningbo and Shanghai dialect, and one in Northern Jiangsu and Shanghai dialect. He can also hear different words, so it's hard to guess the place of origin. Cantonese, as well as various northern dialects that are easier to identify with one's place of origin.

Change to a more ordinary gambling table, stand in front of a well-dressed six or seven-year-old child, and watch the maid next to you take out the wrapped handkerchief from the hidden trouser pocket, unfold it, and roll it into a roll. He took out two one-pound Portuguese coins from the banknotes and placed them on the gambling table. Immediately, his eyes stared at the croupier's hand with a crazy light.

Xian Yaowen didn't know whether the maid would win or lose in this game, but he could guess that she was about to be kicked out by her master. No one in the family could not blame her for bringing the young master to the casino.

He is not here to gamble. He doesn't care about winning or losing on the gambling table. He only focuses on the people's bodies, looking at their clothes, hearing and speaking, and observing the bettors' handwriting to roughly judge the financial conditions of the gamblers.

When he came to the last gaming table, Xian Yaowen finished his serious business and threw five yuan on the gaming table very casually. He won the first one and won again, so he collected the money and left.

There are all kinds of people in casinos. Among them, there is a kind of person who thinks he is smart and wanders between casinos. He does not place bets easily. He will only place bets when he sees a good way. If he wins, there will be no next bet and he will continue to wander around and search. Next road.

This kind of person wins money all the year round, as if he can live in the casino sucking blood, but this is just an illusion. People are not machines. They cannot remain calm all the time. They are not God's illegitimate children. Luck is always with them. Every once in a while, there will always be something wrong. The last time you lost a big one, your usual wins will be doubled and vomited back, and smart people will turn into a pile of mud.

Gambling, apart from making money, there are no skills or formulas. When a bad gambler talks a lot of tricks, basically all his wealth should have been lost. At this stage, in order to get some gambling money, he will just tell lies. Seventy It is not uncommon for an old mother to have dystocia.

As soon as Xian Yaowen left the casino, a man surrounded him and said hurriedly: "Sir, my wife is sick and is in a hurry to return to Hong Kong. Can you lend me five yuan to buy a ferry ticket?"

"To be able to marry you, your wife must have done a lot of good deeds in her previous life." Xian Yaowen sarcastically took out a five-yuan note and handed it to the man, "Hurry up and go to the dock."

"Thank you, thank you." The man took the banknotes, thanked him repeatedly, and then slipped into the casino door.

"You have no professionalism at all when you rush to the street. You have to do a complete performance." Xian Yaowen muttered, and then shouted at the man's shadow: "You bastard, when you sell your wife, choose a better chicken stall for her." .”

There was no response to these words. Judging from the man's speed and passion, he guessed that the money had already reached the gambling table.

Xian Yaowen didn't pay much attention to it. He ran to the next casino and repeated the same operation as before. He passed one casino after another. The serious business was not left behind. He won and lost money. Overall, he still won a little. He ate all the money he won during lunch. Finished, continue the morning's work in the afternoon.

At around 3:30, Xian Yaowen stopped patrolling the casino and went to the foot of Persimmon Hill on Maicaochao Street. He bought fried rice dumplings, tofu curd and other snacks from the snack stalls. He found a clean place to sit on the floor and took out his notebook to write down what he had done before. Add, delete or modify records.

The HSBC order is free. The casino intends to make money. At worst, it has to make no loss and achieve the effect of embedded advertising. How to enter the market and how to promote the uniform plan? These two questions need to be answered. Think about it.

After staying at the foot of Shishan Mountain for a while, Xian Yaowen went to Xinma Road again, lit a cigar across the street from No. 100 Xinhua Bank, and stared at the gate of Xinma Bank in a daze for a while.

The United Bank in Hong Kong, which has been renamed China Resources, and the new Bank of China in Macau, are all "state-owned enterprises" with clear plans and well-established roots. In the future, most of the import and export business in the mainland will be under the control of the new Bank of China or secretly. The trading company happened to come to Macau and came over to recognize the big benefactor's door.

In the space of half a cigar, Xian Yaowen had already made out the front door and memorized the appearance of the building.

We walked away and rushed to the pier to catch the ferry back to Hong Kong.

The next day, he gave the sales department a task: to go to hotels and Western restaurants in Hong Kong and take back all possible uniform orders. He could make less or no money, but the good luck trademark on the jacket pocket must be retained. If possible, it would be best to put up a good luck poster in the store.

When Lin Xingliang led the team to set off, he asked Xu Leping for some drawing paper and started creating art at his workstation, including a shirt-shaped bottle opener, a chopstick holder with a good luck advertisement, a rain/parasol, and paper Fans, matchboxes, etc.

Halfway through the creation, he sneaked out onto the street to find an umbrella repair shop. He stood next to Zha Wang and watched how to repair the umbrella surface. Later, he went to Liang Suji's shop to see the current popular umbrella styles.

(End of this chapter)