"Wow!"
"Bah~"
As soon as they entered the villa, even Jin Nana, who had seen the world, couldn't help but exclaimed softly, and the other two girls were also surprised.
The villa that Ma Yueling brought them to was extremely luxurious.
In the center of the living room, a huge crystal chandelier hangs from the dome. Countless sections reflect the dazzling light under the light, like the brightest star in the night sky, illuminating the entire space brightly.
Under the chandelier, a retro sofa carefully crafted by handicraftsmen sits quietly. It is soft and rich in texture. The color is low-key and luxurious dark red, which complements the surrounding environment.
On the surrounding walls, there are several oil paintings hanging, which are priceless at first glance.
In the corner of the living room, there is an antique screen, embroidered with auspicious patterns of dragons and phoenixes.
Behind the screen, an exquisite tea room can be vaguely seen. There are various tea sets inside, all of which are fine porcelain from Jingdezhen. The glaze is as warm as jade and the patterns are lifelike.
There is actually a small private museum here, which contains a variety of rare cultural relics and works of art, from ancient bronzes and jades to modern calligraphy, paintings, and porcelain.
This scene reminded Chen Xi of the grandeur of Boss He at the Grand Lisboa Casino.
There are pieces of antiques displayed in the lobby of the Grand Lisboa Casino, such as the Kangxi imperial throne, bamboo and stone pictures, orchid pictures, chrysanthemum pictures, mammoth ivory fossil carvings, and a ship made of pure gold. ...
The things here are not much different from those there, and the types are even richer.
"Too rich!" Chen Xi looked at it for a long time and couldn't help but say something.
Although the big bosses in the mainland have long bank figures and have their own industries, their lives are simply incomparable to Ma Yueling's.
It is estimated that only the wealthy people in the Middle East can compare with them.
"Haha, this is the wealth accumulated by our generations. You guys are all calculating, and there is only one generation. It is normal to be unable to compare. After all, capital is accumulated. " Ma Yueling said with a smile, and asked someone to put the things Chen Xi brought on the table, which were the boxes bought at the auction.
"Sister Ling, your wealth is simply...I can't even describe it." Chen Xi thought about it. A classmate of his family was the richest man in Hecheng. He remembered when he visited his home. , that person also bought a mansion with over a thousand square meters to pile up antique calligraphy and paintings.
Look at those antiques, calligraphy and paintings, they are simply indescribable compared to those of the Ma family.
"Actually, it's nothing. Maybe your antiques are not less than this. I heard that your father also likes to collect, and there is an auction house, so it is more convenient for him to acquire it himself, isn't it?" Ma Yueling asked back road.
What she said is true. Chen Yifeng also has a large number of antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and he is considered a big collector in China.
But he doesn’t know much about antiques, but he does know a little bit about calligraphy and painting. The reason why he collects so many old objects is that he wants to invest in them, and he wants to show people around and use them for decoration.
"Come on, Shaozhi, here are the Portuguese tarts from Macao, you can try them. You guys sit down for a while, and I'll come back when I go." Ma Yueling asked someone to serve refreshments to the four of them, and then she held them The box went upstairs.
“This thing is good, our dessert shop can consider imitating it.” Jin Nana took a bite of the freshly baked Portuguese egg tart, feeling full of milky taste and leaving a fragrant taste in her mouth.
To be honest, Portuguese tarts are very common in mainland China, but they are unheard of in Tu'ao.
Tu'ao basically has Cantonese-style egg tarts, and the taste is still quite different compared to Portuguese tarts.
"Well, I will also imitate some of the delicacies from the Ao area and bring them back." Zhao Lingshan said warily.
“Giggle, look how scared you are.” Jin Nana burst out laughing.
"Be careful when you come here, and don't get lost." Chen Xi took advantage of his free time to warn the three girls.
"Why? Is it unsafe here?" Zhao Lingshan was very confused.
"Hey, here, especially in the casino, more than half of the people are not normal people." Chen Xi said after eating a piece of egg tart.
"Oh? Not a normal person? Could it be that he is still mentally ill?" Shazhi poured a cup of tea for Chen Xi.
“In the casino, apart from the players, there are many things that need to be paid attention to. There are several major professions here, such as gangsters, gangsters, beggars, money changers, girls, and Junket Operators. , Headmaster, Hall Master, Keyboard Party..."
Wait, why do you say it the same as the old Jiumen...
As Chen Xi talked, he felt a little weird.
The so-called money-changing party has been introduced before, but as more and more people join this industry, the involution becomes serious, and many people start to engage in other businesses in order to survive. For example, selling mainland cigarettes, betel nuts, hotel rooms, and even pimps.
A pack of 30 yuan cigarettes in the Mainland can be sold for 100 yuan directly in a casino. The buyers are all gamblers, and their usual bets start in the thousands, so they don’t care about such a small amount of money. .
As for hotel rooms, accommodation in Macao is very expensive due to the large number of tourists. Five-star hotels are basically owned by major casinos. Most of them will reserve rooms for those gamblers who spend money to stay for free, because a room here can easily cost thousands a night, and villa rooms even reach Hundreds of thousands per night.
Unlike Tu'ao Casino, hotel rooms here are given away based on points. Although Tu'ao has a points algorithm, rooms are not given out based on points.
Each casino is different. Some have a bet rollover of 2,000 which counts as one point, while others count a bet of 3,000 or 4,000 as one point.
During the off-season from Monday to Thursday, the points required for room redemption will be lower, and on weekends and peak seasons it will be higher. The average turnover required is about 100,000. Of course, each casino’s standards are different.
Often a guest will get a room given by a publicist. If he doesn't live in it, he will sell it to a money-changing party. The money-changing party will then resell it to tourists and make a certain profit from it.
Or two people can place bets separately to earn points, which can also be used to exchange houses and sell them.
In fact, this profession is quite hard. In Australia, every day when you wake up and open your eyes, you are in debt of 500 yuan. If you don’t make 500 yuan, you are losing money. Because the consumption in Macao is still much higher than that in the mainland, food and accommodation cost about 500 yuan a day. Some money-changing parties walk tens of thousands of steps every day, wandering around major entertainment venues looking for customers.
Let’s talk about Pa Zai. This Pa Zai sounds a bit like a thief, and sounds very close to pickpocket. Of course, they are not thieves, pickpockets (men) are called pickpockets.
This profession is to do everything possible to gain the trust of customers every day and provide convenience for any needs of customers. The entry and exit venues are usually midfield and VIP rooms.
The nature of the work is similar to that of scalpers in Tuao (introduced earlier).
Then there are pickpockets, pickpockets are similar to pickpockets, that is, pickpockets are divided into high-level and low-level. The high-level ones hold chips in their hands and disguise themselves as customers. They play cards to get close to big customers and professionally catch big fish. Of course, sometimes in order to make money, you will also use your body.
The leader is the person who manages the pickpockets and pickpockets. After the pickpockets and pickpockets find customers, they are responsible for negotiating some conditions.
Then there is the Junket Operator. In fact, many people know this profession. They are engaged in horse washing work in VIP rooms. Each Junket Operator has different permissions and the maximum number of codes that can be signed for customers is also different. .
Different from the low-level professions mentioned above, Junket Operators have strong connections and social connections. They mainly attract some big players to play in VIP rooms. Their performance is calculated based on the turnover of customers. The greater the turnover of customers’ bets, the more they earn. The more.
The profession of managing Junket Operators is called the hall owner, which is the owner of the VIP room. They have many Junket Operators under them, and the hall owners know all the rich, famous, and dignitaries. The VIP room is also the most profitable place in the casino. Although there are many people in the vegetable market, the total amount of bets is not as large as here. However, later VIP rooms were also cancelled, and casino revenue in Australia also plummeted.
Que Qumei is a female profession that travels throughout Australia. The most famous one is under the Eiffel Tower. It is jokingly called the love of 1,500 yuan under the Eiffel Tower. Why is it called "Go Go Meimei"? Because the motto they talk to customers is whether to go or not. As for where to go, of course it’s a hotel! The above occupations are all about providing services to customers to make money, and everyone gets what they need. However, there are also some people who do not follow martial ethics. For example, in the money exchange party, there will be people who give customers practice papers (counterfeit money), Black money, or fake hotels.
As for a profession that is pure fraud, it belongs to the Beggar Clan.
The Beggar Gang sounds like beggars, but they are different from beggars elsewhere. Beggars elsewhere dress themselves up to look poor and miserable in order to win sympathy and charity from passers-by. The beggars in Macao are exactly the opposite. They dress up in suits and leather shoes and wear famous watches, and they specialize in picking out kind-hearted tourists. Their routine is usually to borrow money.
Chen Xi once encountered a beggar gang begging. Several bosses in luxurious clothes stopped him on the street and said that he was a big boss from Zhijiang. He had lost a lot in the casino and now I can't withdraw money from the ATM. I can't withdraw money until after 12 o'clock in the evening. I want to ask Chen Xi to borrow some money to cope with it.
A veteran like Chen Xi, who has been in and out of casinos for many years, naturally did not give the other party a good look and simply told these scammers to get out.
The last profession is keyboard party. This is a job that relies on social software to chat. In its heyday, there were quite a few practitioners. They would use popular software on the market to search for nearby people, send photos to guests, and He made an appointment to cheat. Some work in conjunction with other professions to make money by introducing clients.
“It’s so complicated, is it the same in Tuao?” Jin Nana asked after listening.
"There are only scalpers and loan sharks in Tu'ao, and there are very few of them. The casino management in Tu'ao is relatively standardized, and there are not so many people who want money or life there." Chen Xi shook his head.
People who come to Macao for the first time will probably get into trouble because the people here basically don’t tell the truth, they are all talkative guys.
In the study room on the second floor.
"Grandpa, I brought the things back." Ma Yueling whispered softly, respectfully placing the box in her hand on the lap of the old man with gray hair and a face full of traces of time in the wheelchair.
The old man was already in his late teens. His hands trembled slightly as he slowly opened the lid of the box.
Inside the box, a yellowed IOU with slightly frayed edges lay quietly, next to several medals that had weathered the weather and were covered with mottled rust.
The old man stared for a moment, a trace of nostalgia and emotion flashed in his eyes, and then he gently handed these things into Ma Yueling's hands.
Then, those wrinkled hands began to carefully explore the box. With a slight "click" sound, a secret mechanism of the box was triggered...
Ma Yueling placed the medals and IOUs in front of an incense burner.
There is a portrait hanging on the wall. The man in the portrait is handsome and tall, wearing a suit and leather shoes. There is an extraordinary temperament between his eyebrows. He is obviously a big shot.
Ma Yueling stared at the portrait with admiration in her eyes. She took out a few incense sticks and lit them before slowly bending down. He put his hands together and bowed deeply to the portrait.
"Ha, it's really it..." The old man in the wheelchair stared at the wooden box and shouted excitedly. The old look on his face suddenly disappeared, as if he was dozens of years younger.
The reception room downstairs.
"Why did Sister Ling go up for so long and still not come down? I have drank several cups of tea." Chen Xi murmured to himself.
The three women around him were bickering, and the topic was naturally business competition.
"I've been waiting for a long time. You did a good job this time. I owe you a favor." After a long time, Ma Yueling suddenly appeared behind a few people.
"You're welcome, Sister Ling, you have helped me so much, but I still have two things to do."
"What two things?"
Listen Upon hearing Chen Xi's words, the three women pricked up their ears in unison.
"Haha, you are quite trustworthy." Ma Yueling nodded.
"No, what you talk about here is just the word "righteousness"!" Chen Xi patted his chest.
It’s okay if you don’t keep your word to others, but if you don’t keep your promise to Ma Yueling, you will probably be kicked out that day.
"Let's go, it's already night. There are not many people in Australia during the day, and there are more activities at night." Ma Yueling said.
This is absolutely true. In Macao, people usually go to the casino to play. Naturally, they play games in the venue at night and sleep in the hotel during the day.
There are only a few tourist attractions in Macao. They are tourist attractions rather than historical monuments. They are not very old and can only be used as places to take photos and check in.
It is now 2010, and several famous casinos in the new island have not yet been built, such as the new Wynn, MGM Cotai, etc. Only the Venetian has come to develop and operate here early.
The place where they are located is the old district, which is the old island. This is a place where locals in Australia like to live. There are snack streets, saunas and shops.
“Every day there are people here who spend money like water. Look at those people. They all had no money to stay in hotels after they were cleared, so they slept on the street.” Ma Yueling sat in the car and pointed to the people lying on the roadside. People sleeping on benches and grass.
This kind of sleeping place is also commonly known as Paralysis Avenue by gamblers.
“In the long history of Macau, countless bosses from all over the world have fallen here. The one who lost the most was someone from HK who claimed to be from HK. He even lost a piece of it that year. Hundreds of millions of land.
But this is also a public statement. In fact, privately, he has lost more than he can count. For example, one of your big bosses in Xinlu lost tens of billions in Australia and was nicknamed the Asian Gambling King. I think you should have heard of it. "Ma Yueling raised the corner of her mouth and looked at Chen Xi.
Chen Xi has naturally heard of this boss, who was the richest man before Zheng Wanlong. Zheng Wanlong is completely incomparable with that person.
You must know , that person lost tens of billions many years ago, what is that? Concept.
Some people will not believe this number when they hear it, but after the reform and opening up, many bosses are engaged in hugely profitable businesses, and that one can be regarded as the chosen one, relying on a certain These businesses have made a fortune and accumulated countless wealth
"Tens of billions? Just brag. "Zhao Lingshan had never heard of that boss and shook her head in disbelief.
Ma Yueling didn't say anything. If you tell anyone this kind of thing, the other party will basically not believe it.
Chen Xi has heard of people who are even better than this. He said that he lost several billions in one night, and he brought cash with him. The casino staff counted the money for a long time. .
But this person, he felt like he was going to wash rice, because someone also lost more than one billion Australian dollars at Crown, and was eventually found to be washing rice. Who in the right mind would go there with billions in cash?
How many boxes should be packed?
The large amount of Hong Kong paper is one thousand yuan per piece, and the weight of one piece is about 1 gram, which means that one billion weighs ten tons. No matter how you sound, it is impossible to complete the operation in one day. .
It seems that it was planned before. This money flowed out from various places in Australia and was then pooled together...
However, there are still many big bosses who have lost miserably here, and some of them are afraid of embarrassment. declared to the outside world.
So, the Macao region has a title, which is that it specializes in treating all kinds of dissatisfaction.
No matter how awesome a boss you are, you will eventually be treated submissively. (End of this chapter)