Chapter24

"Alright, this method is great, killing two birds with one stone," Chen Tianming couldn't believe how good the idea from this seemingly decorative beautiful woman was, as it could solve many problems at once. "Lin Guo, go find your old comrade who's the deputy director! Also, see if you can use your connections to get leaders from the Health Bureau, Industry and Commerce Bureau, Tax Bureau, and other departments to join our profit-sharing group." Chen Tianming couldn't help but size up this woman; perhaps she would be a valuable assistant in his business in the future.

Zhang Liling also noticed Chen Tianming looking at her, especially his lecherous gaze lingering on her ample bosom.

"Pervert, despicable guy. If it weren't for my cousin asking me to help him, I wouldn't have come. Just wait and see what I'll do to you in the future." Zhang Liling glared fiercely at Chen Tianming, as if she wanted to gouge out his wolfish eyes and feed them to the dogs.

"But I need to make it clear beforehand; there's not a single penny in the hotel's accounts right now. For such a large hotel, you need to inject at least three million yuan as startup capital for me." Zhang Liling showed no hint of kindness towards Chen Tianming. Anyway, she found him very annoying.

"Fine, that's no problem. I'll give you three million within three days," Chen Tianming shrugged.

"Are you really going to be a hands-off manager? Then I'll handle the personnel matters in the hotel. I won't report to you on who to hire," Zhang Liling doesn't believe there's such a boss in this world.

"Indeed, as long as you make money, that's all that matters. I won't interfere with the hotel management." Chen Tianming promises Zhang Liling. For a talented person, one should boldly utilize them; as long as they make money, why bother with so much? Besides, he doesn't understand hotel management; let Lin Guo and his cousin handle it!

"Alright, boss, I'll get to work now," Zhang Liling wastes no time and heads to the front desk.

Chen Tianming watches Zhang Liling's graceful figure busying about and gets mesmerized. She's a stubborn girl, with a tough temper, but it's precisely because of this that she has the drive and courage to move forward. Chen Tianming knows he hasn't chosen the wrong people; Lin Guo and Zhang Liling should be good assistants to him in the future.

"Boss," Lin Guo sees Chen Tianming mesmerized by his cousin's figure and knows there's potential here.

"Oh, what's up?" Chen Tianming turns around and asks.

"Let's all go help out. Remember what I just said," Lin Guo tells his brothers beside him, then he approaches Chen Tianming and says, "Boss, you're really rich, huh? You just pulled out three million."

"I only have a few tens of thousands on me right now, not three million," Chen Tianming honestly says. Looks like he'll have to resort to some tricks again.

"What? Are you kidding me?" Lin Guo exclaims upon hearing that Chen Tianming doesn't have money right now. Isn't this just joking around? If there's no money, how can they open a hotel?

"But I'll have the money tomorrow," Chen Tianming says with a smile.

"Tomorrow?" Lin Guo finds this a bit strange.

"Yes, tomorrow. Do you remember what I was doing when you saw me last?" Chen Tianming recalls that night.

"That night, you were gambling," Lin Guo remembers, even though he didn't see Chen Tianming gambling that night, he heard from the other brothers that he won over a million shortly after entering the casino.

"Do you mean to say you want to go to the casino tomorrow and win back three million?" Lin Guo asks quietly. This kind of thing can't be publicized.

"Yes, I'm going tomorrow night," Chen Tianming seems to see the money already flowing towards him.

"Which casino are you planning to go to? Is it Big Bull's casino? Won't he recognize you if you go there?" Although he's unrecognizable on the streets, if Chen Tianming gambles at Big Bull's casino, after a few rounds, people in the casino will sense something. This is also Lin Guo's concern.

Seeing Lin Guo's concern, Chen Tianming smiles and says, "I'm not that stupid. I plan to go to the city's casino. Lin Guo, do you know where the largest casino in the city is?" Chen Tianming pats Lin Guo's shoulder.

"Boss, let's go to the manager's office and talk. It's not convenient to talk here," Lin Guo looks around and takes Chen Tianming upstairs.

"Boss, this will be your workplace from now on," Lin Guo leads Chen Tianming into the manager's office. The manager's office is too large; they could just use a small room for it, and the other space could be used for something else. Chen Tianming sits on the soft chair. He feels like this is a dream. If it were a week ago, he wouldn't believe it. But since Uncle's appearance, his life has completely changed.

"I must become stronger, make myself powerful, and not be bullied by others," Chen Tianming thinks to himself.

"Boss, there's a casino in the city called Chang Le Casino. It's said to be one of the largest casinos in our province. Bosses often take large sums of money there to gamble, and the daily turnover is tens of millions. The gambling style there is modeled after the casinos in Macau, so it's known as 'Little Macau' on the streets." Lin Guo used to work as a bodyguard for a boss and has been to Chang Le Casino. The decoration inside is quite good, and it's somewhat open.

"Do you think winning over a hundred million will attract attention?" Chen Tianming became cautious after the last lesson. It's not good to provoke the people on the road; they're all desperados who would do anything for money.

"If it's just a few million, it shouldn't attract too much attention. At most,"Hey, we should go up to the manager's office to talk. It's not convenient to discuss here." Lin Guo looked around and then led Chen Tianming upstairs.

"Boss, this will be your workplace from now on." Lin Guo led Chen Tianming into the manager's office. "This manager's office is too big. It could be just a small room, and the extra space could be used for something else." Chen Tianming sank into the soft chair. It felt like a dream. If it were a week ago, he wouldn't have believed it. But since Uncle's appearance, his life had completely changed.

"I must become stronger, make myself powerful, and not let others bully me." Chen Tianming thought to himself.

"Boss, there is a biggest casino in the city, called Chang Le Casino. It's said to be one of the largest casinos in our province. Bosses often go there with huge sums of money. The daily turnover can reach tens of millions. The gambling there is modeled after the casinos in Macau, so it's known as 'Little Macau' on the streets." Lin Guo had accompanied a boss there as a bodyguard before, and the interior decoration was quite impressive, a bit like a public place.

"Do you think winning a few million will attract attention?" Chen Tianming had learned his lesson last time and become more cautious. Provoking the wrong people in this circle could be dangerous; they were all desperados who would do anything for money.

"If it's just a few million, it shouldn't attract too much attention. At most, they'll pay some attention." Lin Guo thought for a moment, stroking his chin.

"Okay, let's make it eight million then!" Chen Tianming said decisively. Gambling once should be the limit; going a second time would definitely attract attention, and Chen Tianming was clear about that. So he drew a line at winning eight million in Chang Le Casino.

"Boss, are you so sure you'll win?" Lin Guo was a little skeptical of Chen Tianming. Gambling usually depended on luck. Could Chen Tianming really win eight million tomorrow as if the money was already his, and now they were just discussing how much to take?

"I'm confident I'll win." Chen Tianming was very confident in this regard. "Lin Guo, tomorrow, bring along a few smart brothers and come with me."

"That's no problem. I'll have Little Hao and the others follow me and bring some tools." Seeing Chen Tianming so confident, Lin Guo was no longer worried. Anyway, Chen Tianming was different from others; that was why he had chosen him as the boss. He hoped he hadn't made a mistake in his judgment. In the underworld, choosing the wrong boss could mean never turning things around.

"Do you know how to drive?" Chen Tianming saw Lin Guo nodding and continued, "Then tomorrow, borrow a minibus. If you can't, rent one. It'll be more convenient for us to drive ourselves. Tomorrow, I'll use the remaining tens of thousands to win eight million from them." Chen Tianming stood up, looked at the scenery outside, and said boldly.

"Yes, let's win eight million from them!" Lin Guo was also infected by Chen Tianming's enthusiasm and stood up involuntarily, clenching his fists in excitement.