171 The No. 1 Hand in Asia
Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, Zhou Wenqiang carefully examined the strange city in front of him.
This seems to be a capital of entertainment and gold that is built in the void. In his opinion, it is simply an anomaly.
Although it is a free port like Hong Kong Island, Macau Port is not a good port in deep water. In addition, Hong Kong Island is on its neighbor, so the Feng Shui fortune was completely taken away. Before World War II, the city had only a hundred thousand residents, but it was just a large market town.
In addition to eating some leftovers from Hong Kong Island by the sea, Aocheng has no industrial foundation, and even the production and processing industry is unreasonable. In theory, even such a city does not die in history, it can only gradually decline and eventually become a vassal of Hong Kong Island.
After all, compared with Portugal, which has long been no longer glorious, the former is more powerful.
But no one expected that during World War II, Aocheng became the safest place in Asia, and the neon country that occupied most of China and Southeast Asia did not occupy Aocheng.
This caused countless mainlanders and Hong Kong people to flock to Australia to take refuge, bringing countless hot money, and even made this weak small city become an Asian gold trading center! The abnormal prosperity suddenly turned the city into a castle in the air, without basic industry and manufacturing, but it became an Asian financial center in the 1940s and 1950s!
Distortion will inevitably bring adverse consequences. After the end of World War II, refugees returned to their hometowns one after another, and the population of Aocheng returned to about 150,000. After a layer of prosperity faded, what was left was the gradually cold sunshine, mottled old alleys, the coolies at the bottom of life and those ambitious ambitions who wanted to sow wind and rain for a long time.
The past history of Aocheng determines that this can only be a city that relies on the gambling industry to survive, so it is not difficult to understand why it has become one of the four largest casinos in the world.
Standing in the fifth floor room of Aocheng International Hotel, Zhou Wenqiang found that his eyes could overlook most of Aocheng, and the elegant companion song in '2046' seemed to be ringing in his ears, which made him feel a little smile bathed in the early winter sunlight.
Only when you stand in this era can you truly understand the ancient and distant flavor of the times in the movie, but it seems to be within reach.
His eyes were not in the harbor in the distance, nor in the gambling field with the word "Taixing" hanging, but at a woman who was hawking fish eggs in the alley under his feet.
This woman's fish egg stall leaned against the advertising wall of "Taixing Entertainment Company". The business didn't look very good. Only sparse pedestrians would occasionally stop and buy her a few fish eggs.
However, every time I take the coin handed over by the customer, the woman's old face will show a happy smile, and she will habitually tuck her gray hair, thank the customer with a smile, and hope that the other party will visit her next time.
Roughly estimated, this woman should be in her fifties, half of her head is gray, but her skin is healthy, wheat-colored, big eyes, high nose bridge, and slightly thick lips.
If you are twenty years younger, you must be a sexy beauty.
"What a familiar face...it's her! Micod?"
Zhou Wenqiang finally recognized this childhood goddess, that is to say, Yudanniang downstairs is also a character from a film and television drama.
But no matter how he thought, he couldn't guess which movie or TV series this Yudanniang came from.
"Waiter, go downstairs to buy a few fish eggs for me."
Zhou Wenqiang called the front desk service number.
In the end, I didn’t bother with this Yudan girl. Even though the other party was from a certain film and television drama, since she had no interaction with me, why bother with her peaceful life?
In this world, whether it is the historical figures in the previous life or the characters in film and television dramas, they are all living people. They have their own lives and encounters, and Zhou Wenqiang does not want to interfere in everyone's life domineeringly.
Unless the other party is very important to you, such as Lei Luo, or Bai Yue'e.
However, I still wanted to try her fish eggs, which reminded Zhou Wenqiang of the days when he set up a fish egg stall in Dongtou Village.
Soon the fish eggs were delivered. After taking a look at the color of the fish eggs, Zhou Wenqiang suddenly didn't want to eat them anymore. He didn't have to taste them. He knew that the fish egg girl downstairs bought other fish eggs to sell, and it was not a homemade high-quality product.
The door was knocked, and He Hongsen, who walked in, was wearing a royal blue suit. He looked at the fish eggs that Zhou Wenqiang placed on the coffee table. He Hongsen smiled and said, "Wenqiang, are you homesick?"
Although fish eggs are common foods all over Hong Kong and Macao, he knew that Zhou Wenqiang was from Chaozhou and started his business with the fish egg stall.
"Oh, seeing that Yudanniang downstairs is not doing well, it's just a helping hand..."
Zhou Wenqiang smiled and looked at He Hongsen, secretly applauding in his heart.
This handsome future bet Wang is now in his prime and looks at his peak. He is so handsome that he is so handsome that he is in his style. To be honest, he is not much worse than himself...
He Hongsen walked to the window and looked down, and couldn't help but laugh, "I don't know how many little people like this are. It's Wen Qiang that you have such compassion. If you want me to say, your nickname, "Zhou Yanwang" is really wrong."
"By the way, Wen Qiang, we have seen people from Nanguang Company. When the goods arrive, they will take over and transport the goods to the mainland, so we will be fine. It is rare to come here, and you don't want to go out for a walk? Although the city of Ao is small, some places are still worth going to."
Zhou Wenqiang smiled and said, "Mr. He is talking about Taixing Gambling Field?"
"That's a gold-selling cave, right and wrong. Could it be that Mr. He is interested in the gambling industry?"
"It should be called the gambling industry. In Australia, the gambling industry is not a side-by-side, and it is even the economic pillar of this city. Moreover, gambling can be fun and prosperous, and I am really interested in it."
He Hongsen smiled and shook his head, "But now the only gambling card in Aocheng is in Fu Laorong's hands, and Aocheng tycoon He Xian is his partner. Even if I am interested, I can only sigh."
Zhou Wenqiang smiled and said, "Mr. He doesn't need to say that. Things are unpredictable, and you may not have no chance in the future. By the way, are there any powerful figures in the Taixing Gambling Stadium?"
When I think of the gambling king and gambling saint in the film and television dramas in previous lives, Zhou Wenqiang is really curious.
"When it comes to the powerful figures in the Australian City gambling industry, Fu Laorong is of course the first one, but he is old now and rarely takes action in person."
"But now there is a master named Ye Han under Taixing, who once defeated the "dick-listening party" and his gambling skills are also extremely amazing. Now people in the gambling industry in the Australian City say Ye Han is the "No. 1 skill in Asia", and some people think that he will become the God of Gambling in Australia sooner or later."
He Hongsen laughed and said, "But I think those people have bragged too much about him. The name of the God of Gambling cannot be called by anyone..."
God of Gambling?
Zhou Wenqiang was stunned and remembered something in an instant. He turned to look at Yudanniang downstairs and called out secretly: "That's right, it's her!"
"This is how Mr. He, it's not too late for us to go to Taixing again at night. During the day, I want to walk around by myself and see the scenery of Aocheng."
"Oh? Wen Qiang, you want..."
He Hongsen was slightly stunned. After looking at Zhou Wenqiang's eyes, he suddenly burst out laughing: "Yes, yes, yes, I'm abrupt. Wenqiang, you want to experience some 'scenery' by yourself. Of course it's not convenient for me to follow. Haha, I wish you a happy time first, and I'll come to you tonight."
Chapter completed!