The Son of Finance of the Great Age

  Chapter 764 Casino incident (1)

   "Are we ready to begin?"

  In the box of SVIP, a casino in Atlantic City, several high-rollers are playing Texas Hold’em. They are casually playing cards while enjoying cigars and red wine.

  Ackerman shuffled the cards skillfully, placed them in the center of the gaming table with a snap, looked around, and asked tentatively.

  Because it is a private party, there is no croupier. Ackerman, who likes playing cards the most, took the initiative to play this role.

  Zhong Shi and the others nodded one after another, and then a game of cards began.

  Outside this box, there were a few burly black men who guarded the door tightly, even the waiters who brought drinks in, they searched carefully every time they entered and exited.

   And in the interior of this circular box, the surrounding sofas were also full of bodyguards with bulging pockets. These people were dressed in black, wearing huge sunglasses, all of them were expressionless, sitting upright on guard. Everyone who enters or exits will be inspected by their gazes. Those who are a little timid will probably tremble with fear when they see this posture.

   "What the **** are these guys doing?"

  During the break, a waiter who just came out of that box asked another waiter who also entered and exited the box a little earlier, "Why is the big boss personally accompanying him, and he is still sitting in the last seat?"

   "Don't know!"

The older waiter suddenly became nervous, looked around carefully, and then whispered, "Don't be so curious, we can't afford to mess with these people, it's best not to inquire .”

"so serious?"

  The waiter who asked earlier was somewhat disapproving, "I'm just inquiring, and I don't have any other ideas. Could it be that there is trouble here?"

   "Of course there's trouble!"

Seeing that the other party didn't take his words seriously, the older waiter became a little annoyed immediately, and said seriously, "Listen well, I'll just say it again, don't ask about everything about those super VIPs. Remember, any information about them. I don't want to lose another colleague."

   "Lose again?"

The face of the waiter who was being scolded suddenly turned pale, and his lips trembled slightly because of extreme fear. After a long while, he forced a dry smile and asked tentatively, "Why, has something like this happened before? thing?"

   "You don't know who is covering this place, do you?"

  The older waiter looked at him with disbelief on his face. After a long while, he sighed, shook his head helplessly, and said, "You can do it yourself, young man!"

   After speaking, he stood up and walked out. Although he had nothing to do at the moment, he was determined to keep a distance from this bold guy, so as not to get into trouble when the time came.

  …

  In the box, the game of cards continued, and so did the conversation.

"Who is this?"

Hearing Paulson's question, Zhong Shi didn't answer immediately, but withdrew the cards in his hand, and pouted towards the round table closest to the door, where a white man in his fifties sat, courting him. Looking at Zhongshi from the ground.

  He has long hair that is loosely draped over his shoulders, coupled with a rough face and a beard that is erect like steel needles, he has a completely vicious look. But at this time, he didn't have the imposing manner that this face should have. Instead, he showed a cautious and flattering smile in front of everyone.

   I have to say that this scene is quite inconsistent.

"he?"

   Paulson was taken aback for a moment, followed Zhong Shi's gaze, and then explained, "This is Alberto Antonio, the owner of this casino, and one of my clients."

   After he finished speaking, he thought for a while and added, "Mr. Antonio is of Italian descent. This...you all know...the Mafia."

   "John, I'm not a mafia, I'm just a guy who runs a casino and makes a living!"

Alberto Antonio was not at all annoyed at Paulson revealing his identity. Instead, he waved his hand lightly and explained lightly, "Compared to everyone, I am just an unknown junior. I can sit with you It is a great honor for me to be at the same table."

   "It turned out to be Mr. Antonio, it's a great honor to meet you!"

  Zhong Shi stood up and stretched out his hand to the other party, "It's really an eye-opener to come to your casino for the first time. It's really luxurious and makes people feel at home."

   Alberto Antonio was very courteous. He stood up and shook hands one by one. When he arrived at Zhongshi, he even lowered his head slightly, obviously giving Zhongshi a lot of face.

   Zhong Shi was naturally quite surprised by this level of overtures from the other party. He couldn't help but glance at Paulson next to him.

   "It's just so so..."

  Alberto Antonio spoke a few words of humility at first, then realized that it might be inappropriate to say so, and hurriedly changed his words, "The decoration is indeed good..."

  But the next moment he realized the identity of the other party, how could he brag in front of the other party, and immediately fell into a dilemma, and he couldn't say a word after a long while.

   "I will remember your hospitality."

   After thinking about it for a while, Zhong Shi immediately understood, and immediately patted the other party's shoulder lightly, and took the initiative to make a relief, "No matter what, I still want to thank you for providing such a place."

"It's my pleasure!"

  With Zhong Shi's words, Alberto Antonio nodded again and again, as diligent as a chicken pecking at rice. He knew that because of Zhong Shi's words, he would reap unimaginable wealth in the future.

  After sitting down again, several people began to play cards seriously.

  Ackerman first distributed two hole cards to everyone present, and said to Jim Chanos on his left in a dignified manner: "Please bet!"

  The expressionless Jim Chanos casually took a blue chip and threw it into the field, followed by other players throwing the same chip. After a round of betting, Ackerman continued to deal cards. This time, he dealt three public cards, namely the Jack of Spades, the 10 of Hearts, and the 3 of Diamonds.

"continue?"

  After leaving the table with his hands, Ackerman joked to everyone, "Gentlemen, bet carefully!"

  For the players on this gambling table, millions or even tens of millions of dollars may be an astronomical figure in the eyes of ordinary people, but it is nothing to them at all. The so-called "caution" when applied to them has such a bit of ridicule.

The rule of Texas Hold'em is that after each player gets two hole cards, a round of betting starts, then the croupier issues three hole cards, and then the next round of betting, and then the croupier issues a fourth, The fifth card, the player can choose to continue betting or fold in the process. After there are five public cards on the table, the surviving players will compare their cards and determine the final victory.

  Jim Chanos looked at the hole card, put it down silently, and tapped the table lightly, signaling himself to give up. Seeing his actions, many people shook their heads slightly. No matter what this guy does, he is extremely serious. This is certainly a positive attitude towards life, but I am afraid that there is a lot less fun in life.

Except for Jim Chanos, everyone continued to bet, followed by the second and third rounds of dealing. When five community cards finally appeared, everyone unanimously revealed the cards in their hands. hole card.

   The result is that Paulson, who formed a pair of Js, won.

   "Mr. Zhong, what should we do next?"

   Taking advantage of the moment of shuffling the cards, everyone started a serious conversation. Originally, they rushed from New York to New Jersey not to play Texas Hold'em, but to discuss the next strategy.

  Hearing that they finally got down to business, Alberto Antonio couldn't help pricking up his ears.

   "Now Europe has become alert, we should not do it at this time!"

Zhong Shi didn't care about the presence of an outsider like Alberto Antonio. He lit a cigarette, took a long puff, showed a satisfied look on his face, and then said to himself, "I believe you already know the counterattack from Europe. Well, we'd better not be in the limelight during this time."

   "Yes, they found the Goodman Company!"

  Dairio nodded heavily, "I didn't expect the counterattack from Europe to come so fast, which greatly exceeded my expectations."

   "It's a pity they found the wrong partner!"

  Paulson didn't care much, he laughed, and said carelessly, "With the Goodman company blocking it for us, we can just make a big punch, right?"

   "But paper can't contain fire, can it?"

  Dairio frowned slightly, obviously not very satisfied with Paulson's words, and couldn't help retorting immediately, "Sooner or later, they will know that we did it!"

"so what?"

   Paulson rolled his eyes and retorted unceremoniously, "Everything we did was legal and compliant, and we didn't violate any laws at all. Even if they knew we did it, what can they do to us?"

   Delio was very dissatisfied with Paulson's attitude, but he couldn't find anything to refute the other party for a while, so he could only look at the other party bitterly and stopped talking.

  The atmosphere in the box suddenly became awkward because of the two people's arrogance.

   "Okay, stop arguing, both of you!"

   As a last resort, Zhong Shi could only stand up to smooth things over, "Ray is right, and John is right, but for our safety, I suggest everyone keep a low profile."

"Yes Yes…"

   "It really needs to be!"

   Naturally, the other onlookers echoed, and quickly extinguished the anger between the two of them.

  "Because of the reaction from Europe, we must keep a low profile for a while!"

After smoothing over the two, Zhong Shi began to explain, "This is not only for our own safety, but also to give the market time to react. Gentlemen, do you remember what we did before Spain announced the deficit? ? I think now, what we did in the first place should take root."

"you are right…"

  Hearing Zhong Shi's words, everyone's pupils shrank, even Alberto Antonio was no exception.

   Paulson even blurted out, but in the middle of speaking, he stopped abruptly, and then a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.

"good!"

Zhong Shi said it generously, "Whether it is Spain, Portugal, or Italy, I believe investors in these regions are thinking about what we have said before. In this case, what do you think they will do?" ?”

"The flight of funds is the most basic. Even if it is only for the need of hedging, there may be a large loss of funds. For these countries that are already under financial pressure, it is undoubtedly worse. Coupled with the unique decision-making mechanism of the European Commission , the current situation will not be resolved in a short time. So when we have an outbreak next time, the situation will be different."

"During this period of time, I need everyone to keep an absolute low profile. At the same time, I also sell as much as possible in the national bond markets of the above-mentioned countries, so that we can get the maximum profit when it detonates again. In addition, the gold market has now absorbed If you have enough chips, if you are interested, don't bother to go in and play!"

  Zhong Shi played with the chips in his hand, explained in detail for a long time, tossed the chips in his hand, and said pretending to be dissatisfied: "Gentlemen, our game is not going to continue?"

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