Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 952: Investing in a Luxury Gambling Boat

A two of diamonds can also have the last laugh. This scene appeared in this big gambling game. But there was nothing that could be done because Lu Shaohua had so much money. He bet one billion dollars at a time. Among the five people participating in the gambling game, only Lu Shaohua could come up with such a sum of money. As for the other four, they were all rich sons of noble families and it was impossible for them to come up with so much money.

Oh, no, there is one person who could possibly take out 1 billion US dollars to compete with Lu Shaohua, and that person is the prince of the mafia. If he wanted to compete, he had the ability to do so, but when Lu Shaohua revealed his true face, he gave up.

The underground prince had two concerns. One was that he would lose to Lu Shaohua if he revealed his trump card. The other concern, which was also the main reason why he gave up, was that their mafia had an arms deal with the Tiger Roar Base.

It can be said that the Tiger Roar Base is a supplier, and their mafia is the buyer. Lu Shaohua has a close relationship with the Tiger Roar Base, which the underground prince knows. If he fights Lu Shaohua to the death, will it affect the relationship between the Tiger Roar Base and their mafia?

As an underground prince, needless to say, the fighting inside was very cruel, but he, the underground prince, survived. It can be imagined that his IQ is very high. At the same time, he is also very far-sighted, unlike ordinary dandies who are short-sighted.

It was probably because of Lu Shaohua's close relationship with the Tiger Roar Base that the underground prince chose to give up. Even though he lost nearly three hundred million US dollars, he still thought so, because compared with the relationship between their mafia and the Tiger Roar Base, these three hundred million US dollars were nothing at all.

It has to be said that this underground prince was very wise. If he fought to the death with Lu Shaohua and Lu Shaohua lost in the end, then the Italian Mafia would probably pay ten times or even a hundred times the price to repay Lu Shaohua.

At the gambling table, Lu Shaohua dared to lose, but his character destined him to act casually. Once the underground prince offended him, although Lu Shaohua would not cut off his business with the mafia, he would definitely find ways to retaliate.

The revenge is very simple. It is possible that in the next transaction, Lu Shaohua will ask Xie Jianwei to raise the price of arms. As the saying goes, the wool comes out of the sheep. After losing several hundred million dollars, Lu Shaohua will get it back from the mafia.

But that situation did not happen. In addition, Lu Shaohua had a good impression of this underground prince, so he did not want to embarrass the mafia. He just smiled, picked up the supreme card, gave the old dealer a look, ignored other people's gazes, and left the box directly with Chiyoko Anteng.

The gambling game was over, and Lu Shaohua was the final winner. It was most comfortable to leave with joy. As for the money on the table, Lu Shaohua didn't mind, because Lu Shaohua believed that no matter how much money there was on the table, it would be delivered to him in a short while, so he was not afraid of any problems.

However, just as Lu Shaohua was about to leave the casino, the head of the He family came to Lu Shaohua, said a few words of congratulations, and then explained his purpose, saying that he had something to discuss with Lu Shaohua, and asked Lu Shaohua to move to the reception room.

The head of the He family had come to visit, so how could Lu Shaohua refuse? That would be embarrassing for the other party. In addition, Lu Shaohua was very interested in the "business" of the head of the He family, so he followed the head of the He family to the reception room.

Entering the reception room, the head of the He family did not waste any words and went straight to the point. After his explanation, Lu Shaohua realized his real purpose, which was nothing more than wanting to build a luxury gambling ship that would span Macau, Hong Kong and Taiwan, and if possible, would also extend to countries such as Singapore.

Such a gambling ship is bound to require huge investment, and the partners must have strong strength. With Lu Shaohua's influence in Hong Kong and even the world, his participation is undoubtedly significant enough.

"Can regional forces like Singapore be covered?" Lu Shaohua pondered for a moment, then added: "I mean, can it be covered without attracting their local investment?"

Lu Shaohua is also very interested in building a luxury gambling ship. After all, building a gambling ship will definitely make a lot of money as long as nothing unexpected happens. But then the problem arises. Because it can make money, there will naturally be many jealous people.

It is foreseeable that some people will be jealous, so it is necessary to take precautions in advance. There is no problem in Macau, as the Ho family is the only dominant family. There is no problem in Hong Kong either, as Lu Shaohua can be said to be a giant in Hong Kong. As for Taiwan, there is even less problem. You must know that the leader of the Bamboo Union Gang has just been replaced. As long as you give them a little sweetness, there will be no problem in Taiwan. The only places left are Singapore and others. If there is no problem, Lu Shaohua will invest.

Of course, before that, Lu Shaohua had a premise, which was that there shouldn't be too many investors. As long as dozens of people invested together, there would be too many people and too little porridge, and Lu Shaohua was not interested in making that little money.

Considering the factor of too many people and too little porridge, Lu Shaohua asked the head of the He family whether he could cover the power without attracting partners. To put it bluntly, if he didn't look for cooperation, no one would dare to bet on the ship.

"If we bring Huaqiang in, then there should be no problem." The head of the He family replied after pondering for a moment.

When investing in this gambling ship, the head of the He family did not include Xiang Huaqiang in the list. After all, in his opinion, Xiang Huaqiang did not have much wealth, and even if he wanted to invest, he probably would not be able to come up with much money.

Lu Shaohua obviously knew what the He family head meant, so he smiled and said, "You've made a mistake this time. Uncle Xiang is now a billionaire, so there's no problem with him getting a stake."

If other partners were to be brought in, Lu Shaohua might have taken into account the factor of too many people and too little porridge, but if Xiang Huaqiang was to be brought in to join in, it would really be worth Lu Shaohua's consideration, or Lu Shaohua had a plan in mind, which was that some people would have a smaller share.

"Oh?" The head of the He family frowned and looked at Lu Shaohua with a questioning look.

Lu Shaohua received the inquiring gaze from the head of the He family, smiled mysteriously, and said, "He has made a lot of money in the financial market recently, and his wealth has already exceeded the limit, hehe..."

"I understand, haha..." The head of the He family is not a fool. He knows Lu Shaohua's deeds very well. How could he not understand what Lu Shaohua said? However, he also knows that this matter is just a digression and has nothing to do with the investment in the gambling ship, so he took the initiative to change the subject. "If Huaqiang joins, and you, me, and Jiacheng join, such strength is enough to influence the whole of Asia. I don't think anyone would dare to invest in the gambling ship."

The head of the He family seemed extremely confident, and it was no wonder that he was confident, because as he said, when several families joined forces, their strength was enough to influence the whole of Asia, whether it was the business community, the underworld, or the government.

"If that's the case, then let's do it together, but I have to make it clear in advance that I can only take more than 30%." Lu Shaohua agreed, but he did not forget to add one more condition at the end.

30% of the share is Lu Shaohua’s bottom line and it cannot be less. If this share is less, Lu Shaohua will not be interested in investing.

"Okay." The head of the He family agreed.

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Lu Shaohua agreed to participate in the investment in the luxury gambling boat, and the matter finally came to an end, because Lu Shaohua asked the head of the He family to talk to Chen Darong, the general manager of Phoenix Entertainment, if he had any questions. Before this, Lu Shaohua also talked to Chen Darong and told Chen Darong that he had full authority to handle it.

As a result, Lu Shaohua became the person with the most free time. However, investing in a luxury gambling ship requires a lot of money. Fortunately, Lu Shaohua won hundreds of millions of dollars at the gambling table, which made the account balance. It can be said that investing in a luxury gambling ship does not require taking a penny from the Phoenix Group's account.

But before that, Lu Shaohua had to do one thing, which was that Lu Shaohua had to exchange the 13% shares of Suzuki Group into cash, so that the money would be enough to invest in the gambling ship.

Lu Shaohua is well aware of the close relationship between the Suzuki Group and the Japanese government. Although Lu Shaohua does not have to fear the Japanese government with his current strength, he will not cause trouble for no reason and has no plans to hold shares for a long time.

On the next day, when Lu Shaohua was about to take Chiyoko Ando out to play, the person in charge of the Suzuki Group found Lu Shaohua through someone from the He family, hoping to take back the 13% stake in exchange for cash.

It is worth that little money on the gambling table, but once they want to buy it back, the price will be different. Lu Shaohua has no intention of holding the shares, but he will not let them buy it back so easily. At least they have to give a price that Lu Shaohua is interested in, otherwise forget it.

Yes, Lu Shaohua is blackmailing, blackmailing the Suzuki Group. Either you pay a huge price to get it back, or you don't take it back at all. If you are not happy, I will do something stupid and transfer a large amount of funds to attack your stocks. I will sell the 13% in my hand desperately and then suppress the market. I estimate that the Suzuki Group will become the second Morgan Group.

The people in the Suzuki Group were well aware of Lu Shaohua's strength and they could not afford to offend him, so after the final round of bargaining, they finally decided on a price. 13% of the shares were sold for US$3.8 million, a significant increase.

With this 30 million in cash, Lu Shaohua won more than million at the gambling table, which was enough to invest in a luxury gambling ship and occupy a % share. There might even be some left over, but Lu Shaohua didn't care. Instead, he gave the money to the head of the He family and asked them to go there. Lu Shaohua believed that if the money was not enough, the He family would not dare to swallow his money, and the surplus would definitely be returned. If they owed money, the He family would ask Lu Shaohua for it again.

But the chances of that happening are low.

At this point, the matter of investing in the gambling ship came to an end, and after Lu Shaohua accompanied Chiyoko Anteng to play in Macau for a few days, they both returned to Hong Kong. But just as Lu Shaohua set foot in Hong Kong, a piece of news reached Lu Shaohua's ears.

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