Chapter 69 Who is the gangster?
Yang Huan had watched some Hong Kong TV and movies in his previous life and found that those who collected money from betting on football were basically gangsters.
The reason is simple. Only the underworld can collect the gamblers' debts.
But even the underworld often finds people refusing to pay their debts.
Yang Huan felt that he was a good person with a good family background and naturally would not be a gangster.
But he doesn't want to be defaulted on, what should he do?
The only way is to collect the money back in person, just like some underground casinos, where if someone loses money or owes money, they can use their belongings as collateral, or simply keep the person and ask their family to pay money to redeem them.
"Master John." Cash Harris approached John Hunter and others.
"Mr. Harris, you must help me." John Hunter could see that Cash Harris was very familiar with Yang Huan.
Cash Harris smiled bitterly and nodded, "Of course I want to help you, but the problem is that Master Yang Huan is not easy to fool. It's okay for you to lose money to anyone, but if you lose money to him, then..."
Seeing Cash Harris's sad face, John Hunter's heart sank to the bottom.
"Kash, can your bank lend me some money?" He thought of another idea.
Cash Harris smiled bitterly again. "I don't own the bank alone. I have other shareholders. According to the rules, borrowing money must first be reviewed and the assets must be evaluated. There are also a lot of procedures to go through. There is definitely no way to complete it today."
After listening to this, John Hunter stamped his feet vigorously and said, "This is not okay, that is not okay, what do you want?"
After hearing this, Yang Huan laughed and said, "It's very simple. If you really have no money, write down your family's phone number and I will call them one by one to let them know and ask them to pay the ransom."
"No!" John Hunter blurted out.
"How can this be possible?"
"Notify the family, this is absolutely not allowed!"
"No, no, I'll find a way to raise the money and I'll definitely give it to you!"
When they heard that their families would be notified, these rich second-generations were scared to death.
They are all 23 or 24 years old, and usually do whatever they want with the help of their family's money. If their family knew now that they lost so much money, their lives would probably be difficult in the future.
When young people do something wrong, the first thing they think about is how to cover it up.
When John Hunter heard that his family would be notified, he was also scared. If his father knew about this, he would be in big trouble. So he looked at the helpless Cash Harris, then at Yang Huan, and gritted his teeth secretly.
"I have a shop, which is the Chinese restaurant we met in the evening. It has just opened. The total investment in buying the shop, decorating it, etc. was more than 1.8 million pounds. Can I give you an estimate?"
Yang Huan sat down on the soft chair on the podium of the Valley Stadium, crossed his legs, and shook his head, "I'm not interested in your Chinese restaurant. It's not authentic at all. Besides, running a restaurant is a slow and hard job. It's not suitable for me."
John Hunter heard his straightforward answer and thought that he really had no interest, so he thought of something else.
"I have custom-made a top-of-the-line Sunseeker yacht in Poole for a total price of three million pounds. I'm selling it to you!"
John Hunter felt a pain in his heart, this was the birthday gift he had begged his father for many years, but now he hadn't got it yet and had to give it to someone else. It was like cutting pieces of his flesh from his body.
"Shengxi Yacht?" Yang Huan thought about it. Well, he was a little interested.
At this time, Zhang Ning behind Yang Huan took a step forward and said, "Master Huan, he said three million pounds, how do we know if it's true or false?"
"Really? It must be true. I have the invoices and procedures. Besides, they all know about it." John Hunter rarely saw Yang Huan interested, and was afraid that he would change his mind.
The most important thing for him at this time is to get through the difficult times. As for the yacht, he can buy another one later.
"Yes, Master John did order a yacht."
"We can all testify that it was indeed ordered."
Zhang Ning smiled gently, "Maybe we have indeed ordered it, but the problem is that it will take at least half a year to get a yacht, and to be honest, a yacht is of little use to us. We might as well use the cash for the construction of the team's new training base for more than three million pounds."
Then, she emphasized, "We are in urgent need of cash now."
"Yeah, what you said makes sense." Yang Huan hummed, secretly praising in his heart. Zhang Ning was becoming more and more in tune with him. She knew exactly what he was going to do without him even moving his hands. She was such a close friend.
"Besides, in my hometown, when gamblers lose and have no money to pay, they usually use things as collateral, and they always get a discount. The minimum discount is 20%, and the maximum discount has been 30% to 40%. We are at a huge disadvantage to deal with him like this now, so we won't do it!"
Cash Harris, who was standing by, smiled bitterly in his heart after hearing this. This young master was really ruthless in bargaining. He would often ask for 30% to 40% off. Do you think it's easy for him to make money?
However, he is now a member of Yang Huan's party and his position is very clear.
When John Hunter heard that Yang Huan had gone back on his word, he became very anxious. He had no money to pay back and was afraid of alarming his family, so he was counting on using his own assets to compensate. How could he allow Yang Huan to go back on his word?
"80% off!" he blurted out.
Zhang Ning smiled again when he heard him say that, "Master Huan, if we get a 20% discount, we will suffer a great loss."
"Well, it's a big loss."
John Huntel was forced by their unanimous response and gritted his teeth, "30% off."
"What about the interest for the past six months?"
Zhang Ning's words almost made John Hunter vomit blood. Is he trying to take advantage of the situation?
You just said I was a hooligan, but now, who is the hooligan?
Yang Huan thought for a moment and said, "In a word, 40% off, I'll take it and complete the formalities on the spot!"
The top-of-the-line Sunseeker yacht, which was worth more than three million pounds, turned into two million pounds in the blink of an eye. This bet on the ball could really make a person lose everything!
"Okay, it's a deal!" John Hunter gritted his teeth and thought he was unlucky.
Yang Huan glanced at Zhang Ning with appreciation and gave him an ambiguous look, and the latter responded with a slightly smug smile.
"What about the rest?" Zhang Ning asked again.
Yes, the total is four million pounds, this is only half, there are still two million pounds, what should I do?
"Master Huan, I'm actually quite interested in Chinese restaurants."
Zhang Ning's words immediately made John Hunter see his savior.
But soon, the beauty said again, "But 1.8 million pounds is too outrageous. Do you really think we are being taken advantage of?"
"What do you mean?" Yang Huan asked with a strange look on his face.
Zhang Ning smiled slightly. "Not long ago, the wealthy people in Saudi Arabia spent 60 million pounds to buy 50 famous shops near Knightsbridge in London. In other words, the value of each shop is about 1.2 million pounds."
"Harrods is right next to Knightsbridge and has a great location, but the value of that Chinese restaurant is definitely not as good as those famous brand shops. So, I think 1.8 million pounds is too outrageous. He either bought it when the house prices were high in the past, or he was cheated."
John Hunter had a sad face and was wondering, "Miss, how do you know that I was cheated?"
"Well, now that you mention it, I really feel that he wants to take advantage of me." Yang Huan was a little unhappy.
John Hunter immediately defended himself, "You can't calculate it that way. My store is bigger than those shops."
"Bigger is better?" Yang Huan sneered, "I'm going to buy a shop in Southampton that's twice as big as yours. Let's make a trade. Are you happy with that?"
John Hunter was at a loss. "Then tell me, how much are you willing to pay for it?"
Yang Huan looked at Zhang Ning, who smiled.
In Yang Huan's eyes, this smile was as beautiful as a flower, but in John Hunter's eyes, it was a rose with thorns.
"One million pounds at most." Zhang Ning said without question.
"One million pounds?" John Huntel shook his head. "My decorations and equipment, I..."
"I don't want any of those things, you can move them all away. Do you think I want to run the business the same way as you?" Yang Huan interrupted him directly, not allowing him to say more. "I also want to redecorate. If I want to run a Chinese restaurant, I must create a Chinese style. Who would be like you? It's neither fish nor fowl!"
Although he was criticized, John Hunter did not dare to refute.
"In a word, one million pounds. If you want it, I'll buy it. If you don't want it, just give me the money directly!" Yang Huan seemed a little angry.
John Hunter was helpless and had no other choice but to "Sell!"
His heart was bleeding as he said this.
Who told him to be so blinded by anger that he actually went to bet on a ball with him?
"Great!" Yang Huan praised with a smile.
"What about the remaining one million?" Zhang Ning looked at John Hunter.
The latter thought about it and felt a little embarrassed. "I can only raise 500,000 pounds at most. Can the rest be..."
"Do you have a car?" Yang Huan suddenly asked.
"Yes." John Hunter heard it and thought, yes, he still has a few cars.
“What kind of cars are they?”
"A Bentley Mulsanne luxury limited edition that I just bought yesterday, worth 280,000 pounds, and a Rolls-Royce Phantom that I bought at the beginning of this year, worth 320,000 pounds."
The Mulsanne was just launched this year, and this car was also just bought. It is much better than the two old Flying Spurs that Yang Huan borrowed from Cash Harris. As for the Rolls-Royce Phantom, Yang Huan has always wanted to equip Southampton with a shuttle bus.
"Okay, two cars for exactly five hundred thousand pounds."
John Hunter no longer had the courage to say no at this time. Even though it hurt his heart, he had to say yes.
Otherwise, if he refuses and the negotiations break down, where will he find the money to pay back?
Cash Harris sighed inwardly when he saw that this wealthy second-generation man who was well-known in London was actually tortured into this state by Yang Huan.
This football betting is really something you can’t touch!
You absolutely cannot do cross-strait business with the Chinese, it's too scary!
Once John Hunter's problem was solved, the problems of the other rich second-generations would be much easier to handle.
Those who have money will pay with money, and those who don’t have money will pay with things.
Who could have thought that in the end, the most expensive and most profitable item Yang Huan collected was luxury cars.
It’s no wonder, who makes British cars so cheap?
The latest limited edition Jaguar xjl is only 100,000 pounds, the BMW x6m is even only 80,000 pounds, and the limited edition Land Rover Range Rover is also only 100,000 pounds. Compared with the domestic prices of over one million or even two or three million, it is indeed not too expensive.
The most important thing is that Yang Huan can still give at least 40% off the original price.
After finishing all the work and completing a series of formalities, Yang Huan let John Hunter and others go, but he did not forget to let Sun Yue go to Harrods to take over the Chinese restaurant.
"Old Sun, this one is yours!" Yang Huan casually threw out a handful of car keys.
Sun Yue took it and looked at it, and was shocked: it was a Ferrari sports car.
This must be at least tens of thousands of pounds, and you just give it to me like this?
"Nikola, I think your car is too broken, so this one is for you!" Yang Huan casually gave away another Mercedes-Benz.
Nicola Cortes was a little bit unconvinced, "Master Huan, are you really giving it to me?"
"Of course, you think I would lie about something like that?"
Yang Huan thought it was natural. He was a person who easily got bored with old things and liked new things. He didn't like the cars that others had driven, so he gave away these older cars.
But even so, these cars are basically only one or two years old, and giving them away directly is considered a big deal.
"This new car is for you!" Yang Huan casually handed a car key with the Mercedes-Benz logo printed on it to Zhang Ning.
This limited edition Mercedes-Benz C63AMG is worth £100,000. It was bought less than a week ago and is red.
It is hard for girls to resist red luxury cars, and they feel sweet inside.
But Yang Huan was having a headache. How big a garage should he build to accommodate so many cars?
More importantly, he doesn't like many of the cars.
Well, give it away again. John Hunter.
The latter thought about it and felt a little embarrassed. "I can only raise 500,000 pounds at most. Can the rest be..."
"Do you have a car?" Yang Huan suddenly asked.
"Yes." John Hunter heard it and thought, yes, he still has a few cars.
“What kind of cars are they?”
"A Bentley Mulsanne luxury limited edition that I just bought yesterday, worth 280,000 pounds, and a Rolls-Royce Phantom that I bought at the beginning of this year, worth 320,000 pounds."
The Mulsanne was just launched this year, and this car was also just bought. It is much better than the two old Flying Spurs that Yang Huan borrowed from Cash Harris. As for the Rolls-Royce Phantom, Yang Huan has always wanted to equip Southampton with a shuttle bus.
"Okay, two cars for exactly five hundred thousand pounds."
John Hunter no longer had the courage to say no at this time. Even though it hurt his heart, he had to say yes.
Otherwise, if he refuses and the negotiations break down, where will he find the money to pay back?
Cash Harris sighed inwardly when he saw that this wealthy second-generation man who was well-known in London was actually tortured into this state by Yang Huan.
This football betting is really something you can’t touch!
You absolutely cannot do cross-strait business with the Chinese, it's too scary!
Once John Hunter's problem was solved, the problems of the other rich second-generations would be much easier to handle.
Those who have money will pay with money, and those who don’t have money will pay with things.
Who could have thought that in the end, the most expensive and most profitable item Yang Huan collected was luxury cars.
It’s no wonder, who makes British cars so cheap?
The latest limited edition Jaguar xjl is only 100,000 pounds, the BMW x6m is even only 80,000 pounds, and the limited edition Land Rover Range Rover is also only 100,000 pounds. Compared with the domestic prices of over one million or even two or three million, it is indeed not too expensive.
The most important thing is that Yang Huan can still give at least 40% off the original price.
After finishing all the work and completing a series of formalities, Yang Huan let John Hunter and others go, but he did not forget to let Sun Yue go to Harrods to take over the Chinese restaurant.
"Old Sun, this one is yours!" Yang Huan casually threw out a handful of car keys.
Sun Yue took it and looked at it, and was shocked: it was a Ferrari sports car.
This must be at least tens of thousands of pounds, and you just give it to me like this?
"Nikola, I think your car is too broken, so this one is for you!" Yang Huan casually gave away another Mercedes-Benz.
Nicola Cortes was a little bit unconvinced, "Master Huan, are you really giving it to me?"
"Of course, you think I would lie about something like that?"
Yang Huan thought it was natural. He was a person who easily got bored with old things and liked new things. He didn't like the cars that others had driven, so he gave away these older cars.
But even so, these cars are basically only one or two years old, and giving them away directly is considered a big deal.
"This new car is for you!" Yang Huan casually handed a car key with the Mercedes-Benz logo printed on it to Zhang Ning.
This limited edition Mercedes-Benz C63AMG is worth £100,000. It was bought less than a week ago and is red.
It is hard for girls to resist red luxury cars, and they feel sweet inside.
But Yang Huan was having a headache. How big a garage should he build to accommodate so many cars?
More importantly, he doesn't like many of the cars.
Well, give it to someone else.