The day after Su Nuan arrived in Hong Kong, Aiden came to her door. In fact, if it weren't for the huge profits from this investment, he wouldn't want to alarm his boss who was still pregnant.
Ever since the gaming company announced that VIP rooms could be booked, people from both the underworld and the white world have been keeping an eye on them.
Everyone is looking for connections, trying to get in touch with the He or Huo family and get the contracting qualification.
What is the VIP room contracting system of gaming companies?
The contractor signs a contract with the casino, promising to complete a certain amount of gambling code sales and take a commission from it.
The owner of a casino is equivalent to a gambling intermediary, responsible for providing gamblers with various conveniences such as transportation, food, accommodation, and entertainment, so as to maximize their stay and consumption time in order to increase the casino's turnover.
The issue of the commission ratio between gaming companies and contractors is the main reason why Su Nuan came to Hong Kong this time.
Generally speaking, the normal commission ratio is 7:3, with gaming companies taking 70% and contractors taking 30%. The reason for such a huge disparity is that gaming companies have monopolized the gaming industry, and the rules of the game are often not made by the players participating in the game.
Su Nuan was not satisfied with the 30% ratio, so she was considering how to negotiate to get higher benefits.
You have to know that even 10% of the profit margin is a considerable amount of money.
Faced with such a huge temptation, Su Nuan couldn't help but be moved.
Su Nuan and Aiden went to the study to discuss.
After sitting down, the two got straight to the point.
"Aiden, just like us, we are contacting the He and Huo families to discuss who will contract the casino."
"As far as I know, there are quite a few. The ones I know of include Su with buck teeth and He Dazhi from Macao, the Li family, the Xu family, the Rong family, and the Xiang family from Hong Kong. I don't know the others, and I don't know how many there are."
"It's normal for such a big piece of fat meat to be coveted by so many people. I know everything about Hong Kong City. As for the two people in Australia City, please tell me more about their situation."
"Bucktooth Su, whose real name is Su Guochang, is known as Bucktooth Su and Brother Su in the underworld. On the surface, he is a businessman in Australia, but in reality, he is the leader of the 14K, the largest underworld organization in Australia.
Bucktooth Su was born in a slum and is the son of a water plant worker.
At fifteen, unable to bear the rigors of restaurant work, he formed a gang and began scalping theater tickets. At the time, scalping was considered a niche business, and Bucktooth Su's gang often clashed with other gangs over territory. Because of his sturdy physique, he became a small-time leader within the gang.
At 16, he bought a motorcycle. His competitive spirit led him to accidentally knock out a tooth. Despite a mouthful of blood, the young Yin continued to ride around, earning him the nickname "bucktooth boy"—a nickname that stuck with him from then on.
His brutality soon escalated into robbery, stolen goods, and burglary. After becoming famous, he was noticed by a big boss and asked to collect protection money.
Bucktoothed Suta is fierce and righteous. He gathers more partners around him step by step. In his 20s, he is able to collect tips from gamblers in casinos, lend money at high interest rates, and make a name for himself.
The Portuguese Macau government's approach was to use the Chinese to govern the Chinese. The Ho family's Macau City Entertainment Company monopolized the gambling industry, while other underworld figures mostly occupied marginal interests such as loan sharking, protecting venues, and engaging in pornography and drug trafficking.
This approach of "fighting crime with crime and gambling with gambling" has saved the Portuguese Macau government a lot of trouble and increased its revenue.
Bucktooth Su relied on this to grow bigger and bigger, and now he has become the leader of the largest gang in Australia."
"It seems that this bucktooth Su is no ordinary person. He has risen from a low-income background to his current position. In addition to his courage to fight evil, he also has a shrewd mind. This person should not be underestimated."
"Yes, Bucktooth Su is famous for his cunning and cruelty. As long as someone stands in the way of his interests, he will do anything."
"Let's talk about this He Dazhi."
"He Dazhi is a businessman through and through. His grandfather, He Fuyun, was a large landowner in Huizhou, Guangdong. He was engaged in the rice, sugar and pawn businesses and was very wealthy.
In the 1940s, to escape the war, Ho Fu-wan moved to Hong Kong with his family and 30 boxes of gold, purchasing more than ten shops in Kowloon Tong. After Hong Kong fell, his shops were burned down by the invading Japanese army, and the Ho family gradually declined.
He Dazhi went into business because he still remembered his father, He Jingzhou, who said: "Don't go to work. I'd rather sell peanuts on the street."
At the height of the Ho family's decline, Ho King-chau set up shop selling fruit in a Hong Kong market. Heeding his father's advice, Ho Da-chi disliked studying from a young age. From the age of 13, he followed his uncle, Lo Tung-shing, with money to spend and a group of younger brothers around him. As he put it, "I learned from my uncles." His uncle was a prominent figure, a Chinese inspector in Hong Kong.
He Dazhi's mother, Lu Manfu, is a doctor, and her ancestors were in the medicinal materials business.
At the age of 18, He Dazhi borrowed 8,000 yuan from his mother and started a business smuggling medicinal herbs. Leveraging his grandfather's reputation in mainland China, he managed to smooth over customs. Gastrodia elata, which cost 18 yuan per jin, could be resold for 1,500 yuan per jin, and cordyceps, which cost 100 yuan per jin, could be sold for 5,000 yuan. "He made 3 million yuan a year," he said.
Later, at his father's instigation, Ho Tai-chi briefly worked as a street vendor. He bought finished garments from factories for 10 to 15 yuan each and sold them for 70 yuan each. "Back in Yau Ma Tei, the police didn't dare arrest me. Just hanging clothes on a cart, I could make over 100,000 yuan a month." Thanks to the support of his uncles, Ho Tai-chi, in his early 20s, had plenty of options and no worries about making money.
After the mainland's reform and opening up, He Dazhi started a fabric wholesale business in Hong Kong and Macau, monopolizing 80% of the market.
Now, Ho Dazhi also runs a garment export business in mainland China. "Every month, 40 to 60 containers are shipped to the Middle East."
"How did he get in touch with Mr. He?"
"This is mainly due to the relationship between his uncle Luo Dongcheng. The connection between Luo Dongcheng and Mr. He can be traced back to an incident in the late 1970s: At that time, the gambling king's residences in Hong Kong and Macau were threatened with dog heads. Luo Dongcheng settled the matter, and thus became friends with Mr. He."
"So that's how it is. He Dazhi has his uncle's connections, so he has a huge advantage."
"Yeah, it's hard to deal with the two families in Australia, and there are also those families in Hong Kong."
"Aiden, you don't have to worry. Hengrui has caught Mr. He's attention because of our advantages. Besides, it's impossible for one person to take on so many gambling halls. It all depends on how everyone shows their talents."
"Mr. Su, I have an appointment with Mr. He to meet at a private golf club tomorrow afternoon."
"Okay, go back and prepare the negotiation materials. I'll go with you to meet Mr. He tomorrow."
"Okay, Mr. Su."
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