Chapter 934: Suddenly a Free Stake in SJM

Although this visit was a formal one, Xia Yu did not take the initiative to mention anything about He Chaoying, and He Hongshan would definitely not have taken the initiative to do so.

However, during their long conversation, they had already had many clashes and tests. Generally speaking, Xia Yu's attitude was more compliant with Stanley Ho's, but that was about it.

Xia Yu was very rational and principled, and would not confuse romantic feelings with his career.

What's more, he was also clear about Stanley Ho's nature. Showing appropriate goodwill was enough. If he had no bottom line, there would be a lot of trouble ahead, so it was better to make his position clear from the start.

In this regard, Stanley Ho had no complaints.

Because of his concern for Xia Yu, he had done a lot of research on Xia Yu. Compared to Xia Yu's domineering and strong business style, his current performance was undoubtedly quite moderate.

Furthermore, during his conversation with Xia Yu, Xia Yu's analysis of the economic situation of Macau, Hong Kong, and even Southeast Asia, as well as his discussion and development direction of the world's gambling industry, had given him a lot of inspiration. After today, he might be able to create huge benefits for him, and he had already made a huge profit.

Although Xia Yu mainly talked to Stanley Ho and hardly spent any time alone with Ho Chiu King, Ho Chiu King was not disappointed. She was smart enough to know that if Xia Yu could win over her father, she would have a much happier life with Xia Yu in the future.

The choice between the short term and the long term is obvious to anyone who isn't stupid.

Xia Yu had planned to go back in the afternoon, but he couldn't resist Ho Wang San's repeated entreaties, especially when he mentioned inviting him to play at the Lisboa Hotel in the evening with some special guests.

After a short rest after dinner, Xia Yu said goodbye to He Chaoying and drove with Ho Wang San to the Lisboa Hotel.

Although it was already night, once they entered the city centre of Macau, the bustling scene that came into view was not inferior to the Lan Kwai Fong developed by Hong Kong's Jiu Ding Real Estate Development Company.

Hotels, restaurants, shops, souvenir shops, pawnshops, etc. were all still open, and the streets and buildings were embellished with colourful neon signs.

It was a sight of bright lights and fireworks that never sleeps.

It wasn't long before the convoy arrived at the entrance to the Lisboa Hotel, where a large sign was erected. The slogan on it was written in Chinese, English and Portuguese, and it read: 'Gambling has no winners, but small stakes can be enjoyed. Come and play when you have time, and keep it entertaining.'

After taking in the sight, Xia Yu followed Stanley Ho through the main entrance.

Completed on 11 June 1970, the Lisboa Hotel is the largest hotel in Macau and the first five-star hotel in Macau. Inside the Lisboa Hotel, there is also a large Lisboa Mall with dozens of shops, including various restaurants, bakeries, banks, pawnshops, money changers, jewellery shops, betting centres, laundries and bathhouses. It offers the most attentive service to customers who come in for a great time of eating, drinking, playing and shopping.

As soon as you enter the casino area, the atmosphere becomes much more lively. At a glance, you can see that every table and entertainment facility is surrounded by people, and from time to time you can hear the crisp sound of chips being poured.

At this time, a middle-aged woman wearing a lady's suit, who looks a bit like Stanley Ho, walked over.

'Brother, you're here.'

'This must be Mr. Xia. Welcome, you've honoured our Lisboa Hotel!'

'Hello, Ms. Ho, I'm here to take advantage of your wealth,'

Xia Yu responded with a smile and shook her hand.

'Mr. Xia really knows how to joke. Who doesn't know that you are the veritable God of Wealth? We are the ones taking advantage of your wealth,'

Stanley Ho smiled and said to Xia Yu, 'Mr. Xia, I still want to introduce you, but it seems that there is no need.'

Xia Yu laughed and said, "The He family is famous, and the "tenth girl' is as capable as a man. How could I not know?'

'But I have heard a lot about you, and after meeting you today, I dare say that Miss Ho is the best in Macau!'

Xia Yu said, making a gesture of one.

Although Ho Yuen-ki was very happy, she kept on being humble.

...

While chatting and laughing, Xia Yu remembered the news related to He Wanqi from his previous life.

'Miss He' He Wanqi is the younger sister of Stanley Ho, but she did not come out to work alone from the He family in Xiangjiang like Stanley Ho. However, He Wanqi is intelligent and capable, and has a very business-minded.

There are many reasons why she came to Macau to help Stanley Ho, but I won't go into detail. However, it was precisely because of her help that the Macau gaming company was able to have a management system comparable to that of American casinos and a high-quality management style.

Of course, that's not the point. The point is the melodramatic things that go on between the powerful families.

At this time, the head of the He family in Hong Kong was He Hongzhang, who was the cousin of He Hongshan. However, He Hongzhang secretly fell in love with He Hongshan's younger sister, his cousin He Wanqi, and had a secret love child with her.

Now this matter is only known to He Hongshan, He Wanqi and He Hongzhang. Because of this, He Hongshan repeatedly forced his younger sister He Wanqi to usurp her interests in STDM.

Later in life, Ho Hung-cheung also felt very guilty about the illegitimate child, and even before his death, he wanted to give a large part of the Ho family's assets in Hong Kong to the illegitimate child to make up for the debt. However, this attracted the hostility of Ho Hung-cheung's concubines, children and grandchildren, and in the end, Ho Hung-cheung even took the initiative to go to court. It can be said that the matter became a huge scandal, and Ho Hung-cheung was a great benefactor of the media.

The illegitimate son of He Hongzhang and He Wanqi also suffered grievances on the Macau He family side, and there were also many grievances due to interests.

It can be said that the He family of Hong Kong has added a lot of exciting plot twists to the TV series 'Things that must be said between the Hong Kong and Macau tycoons'.

Not to mention the Macau He family of Stanley Ho.

'Mr Xia, what's wrong?'

Seeing Xia Yu a little distracted, Stanley Ho asked.

Xia Yu recovered his thoughts and smiled, 'Nothing, it's just that I've never been to a large entertainment venue like Lisboa before, so I was just thinking about something.'

'By the way, Mr. He, where is your mysterious guest who you've been keeping secret?'

Seeing that Xia Yu was not going to say anything more, He Hongshen didn't want to ask too much. He looked at He Wanqi, then looked at his watch, and said to Xia Yu, 'Maybe he's not here yet because of something, and it's not yet time for us to get to know each other better, but I guess it won't be long now.'

'Mr Xia, since you haven't come yet, why don't you go downstairs and have some fun? The chips are ready.'

'I'll let you know as soon as the waiter arrives.'

Seeing a beautiful woman carrying a tray of chips walking over, Xia Yu shrugged and smiled, 'Let's just have some fun then.'

After saying that, Xia Yu picked up a pair of sunglasses that were also on the tray and put them on, before walking towards the casino.

There were at least 60 tables in this casino floor. Xia Yu casually strolled around, then found a table of the most common size and placed a random bet.

Although Xia Yu was not a bad gambler, he came with a playful attitude. Although the beautiful girl with a tray was next to him, he did not mean to show off. After testing his somewhat rusty gambling skills and letting himself win and lose, Xia Yu changed to another table.

However, even if Xia Yu tried to control himself, when He Wanqi came to find Xia Yu, there were still a lot more chips on the tray. At a glance, there were at least 500,000 to 600,000 yuan worth of chips.

'Mr Xia, you really are a god of wealth, winning so much in such a short time!'

He Wanqi said with a smile, looking at the chips on the waiter's tray.

Xia Yu smiled and said, 'Haha, it seems like I'm having good luck tonight, I didn't expect to win so much either.'

He Wanqi praised, 'I think it's Mr. Xia who has always been lucky. As long as you're having fun.'

'It's quite fun.'

'Has the person arrived?'

Xia Yu asked.

He Wanqi nodded and said, 'The person has already arrived and is now in the private room on the sixth floor. I've come to take you there.'

'Then I'll trouble you.'

Subsequently, Xia Yu, under the guidance of He Wanqi, arrived outside a luxurious private room on the sixth floor of the Lisboa Hotel.

The waiter at the door knocked twice, then pushed open the door. Xia Yu looked inside and saw that in addition to Stanley Ho, there were two other people, one of whom was none other than Huo Yingdong.

Huo Yingdong was also surprised to see Xia Yu come in, and immediately got up and walked towards Xia Yu: 'Ah Yu, I didn't realise that the mysterious guest Mr. Ho was talking about was you. If I had known it was you, I would have cancelled everything and come over right away.'

'It's not too late, Lao Huo, I didn't expect you to come either.'

After shaking hands enthusiastically with Huo Yingdong, Xia Yu looked over to the person next to Stanley Ho.

Stanley Ho, who was secretly sighing at the close relationship between Huo Yingdong and Xia Yu, immediately introduced, 'Mr Xia, this is my brother-in-law, Edmond Ip, who is also one of the founders of STDM.'

'Brother-in-law, this is...'

Stanley Ho was about to introduce him when Ye Deli interrupted, enthusiastically extending his hand to Xia Yu and saying, 'The famous stock god of Xiangjiang! It's better to meet than to know. Mr Xia, nice to meet you!'

'Mr Ye, nice to meet you!'

After the usual pleasantries, the four of them sat down at the gaming table at the invitation of Stanley Ho.

Xia Yu asked with a smile, 'Mr Ho, what's the plan for tonight?'

Stanley Ho laughed and said, 'Just a casual game, to get to know each other.'

Xia Yu raised an eyebrow, scanned the three men with his gaze, and joked, "Then I'm bound to lose tonight. You three are all shareholders of Sociedade de Jogos de Macau, and I'm the outsider. You might be colluding.'

Everyone burst out laughing.

Stanley Ho laughed and said, "You're right, I hadn't thought of that. After what you said, we really need to discuss this when you go to the bathroom.'

Xia Yu suddenly pointed at Stanley Ho and said helplessly, 'Mr. Ho, you're not going to let me go to the bathroom tonight, aren't you? I'll die of suffocation. Tomorrow's newspapers will report that "the stock god was suffocated by urine".'

'Hahaha...'

The crowd burst out laughing again.

Just then, Huo Yingdong suddenly said to Xia Yu with a smile, 'That's easy. Yu, you said you were the only outsider, so if you're not an outsider, you'll be fine.'

After saying that, he turned to Ho Wang San and Ye De Li and said, 'Everyone listen, I will transfer ten points of my equity to Ah Yu, and you will be witnesses!'

After saying that, ignoring the shocked expressions on the faces of Ho Wang San and Ye De Li, Huo Yingdong immediately said to Xia Yu, 'Ah Yu, I will give you the contract and proof of equity after we go back. From now on, you will be a shareholder of STDM!'