If there is one event that remains fresh in the minds of Xiangjiang citizens in 1988, it is Lei Weidong's wedding.

This wedding was hailed as the most luxurious wedding in Hong Kong due to its high cost and large number of participants. Not to mention the wedding when Huo Daheng married his daughter-in-law, no one could surpass it in the following decades.

First is the bride price!

The amount of the bride price represents the strength of the man.

Previously, the highest level was Huo Daheng's 10 million, which represented one in ten million.

When I arrived at Lei Weidong's place, it was directly raised to 18.88 million. Not to mention, all nineteen brides were at this level.

It can be said that Lei Weidong gave away hundreds of millions of cash in the betrothal gift alone.

This is real cash, not a joke between men and women.

And then there’s the pomp!

Although there were many brides present, every one of them was dressed up to look rich and impressive.

Among them, Madam Salena is the most dazzling.

The crown on his head is inlaid with diamonds weighing 30 carats, and the diamond necklace around his neck contains more than 5 carats of pendants worth millions.

If you include the necklace, the entire necklace is worth more than five million.

There is also the diamond ring on his hand, which was specially customized by Lei Weidong a few years ago, and its price is immeasurable.

And a wedding dress!

It is said that Salena's wedding dress was designed by a famous Italian designer and cost more than 200,000 US dollars. Just the trimmed headdress cost several thousand US dollars.

Salena is grand.

Other brides are dazzling too.

The diamond on her head, the wedding dress on her body, and the ring on her hand, although inferior to Salena, are not comparable to those of ordinary people or even wealthy families.

It is estimated!

Every bride spends millions or even tens of millions.

Except for what’s on the bride!

The wedding venue was also beautifully decorated. Not to mention the overwhelming roses, let’s talk about the food!

The entire wedding was attended by 1,500 guests. With so many people, they ate 60 kilograms of caviar worth US$150,000.

The delicious food white truffle, a delicacy worth thousands of dollars per kilogram, was directly transported by cargo plane from the place of origin to the wedding venue in Xiangjiang.

As for the wine!

Not to mention Maotai and Wuliangye, they are the least famous wines on the scene.

For example, France's most famous champagne, Veuve Clicquot, used 5,000 bottles for the entire wedding.

In short, this wedding caused a sensation in Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, and even the mainland.

It can be said that in the next few days, news about the wedding continued to flow in, and all kinds of news were dug out, becoming the best talking points for Xiangjiang citizens after dinner.

Why Lei Weidong married so many wives has become the most interesting topic for everyone.

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"There are 550 million arms in the world, which means there is one gun for every 10 to 12 people. The only question is, how do we let other people have a gun."

The big arms dealer Yuriolov looked at the ruins behind him and the bullet casings at his feet, and smiled at the camera.

This is his memoir, shot in 2005, recording the legendary life of this arms dealer.

Yuriolov's hometown is in the Soviet Union, and he came to the beautiful country with his parents when he was young.

Because he was born in Ukraine, Yuriolov, his parents and family were not able to fully integrate into the beautiful country. Their family gathered in Brighton Beach together with other immigrants from Ukraine.

It is close to the seaside, which reminds Yuriolov of his hometown, the Black Sea.

However, the lack of integration in life made Yuriolov feel as if he and his family were moving from one hell to another. Of course, even in hell, there would be the light of angels.

Yuriolov has admired Eva since he was ten years old.

This is a famous beauty from Brighton Beach. She has been participating in beauty pageants since she was seven or eight years old. She is the champion of various local beauty pageants. Her beautiful figure attracted Yuriolov's attention.

It's a pity that Yuriolov was a poor boy at that time.

Like many people, he knew Eva but Eva did not know him. There was no intersection between the two until one day.

Because it is a gathering place for immigrants.

There are all kinds of gangs, but not all murders occur.

It's just that Yuriolov was lucky and never encountered it.

But luck sometimes runs out.

That day, his father asked Yuriolov to go to the hotel opposite to see if there was any special offer, but he was in the hotel.

Yuriolov watched a gun battle.

A Russian tycoon who looked to be in his fifties was not at all panicked when a killer suddenly came to his door while he was having dinner.

Overturn the table to block the killer's bullet.

Taking advantage of the opponent's time to change the magazine, he took out his pistol and shot the two killers to death.

All this happened before Yuriolov's eyes.

The bullet seemed to hit him, waking Yuriolov up.

From that day on, he understood one thing.

You open a restaurant because people always need to eat.

But it seems that guns are also a necessity in life for many people.

So he joined in, and the first weapon he sold was an Israeli-made Uzi submachine gun.

Perhaps he was born to be in the arms business. During his first transaction, Yuriolov was not only not nervous, but also very excited. He talked about the features of submachine guns to the buyers who came to his door.

"Gentlemen, this is the latest Uzi submachine gun. Although it is small in size, it has powerful firepower. This baby uses 9mm bullets. The magazine is loaded with twenty or no rounds.

The size of the gun handle can be adjusted, the silencer is standard, the recoil is extremely low, the muzzle lift is reduced by 40%, and the noise is reduced by 60%. Even if you point the gun at me and shoot a bunch of bullets, it will not wake up the people next door.

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Of course, this way you won’t have the chance to do bigger business with me.”

Yuriolov's reaction can be said to be very fast. When he saw the buyer pointing a gun at him, he immediately changed his tone and talked about the disadvantages of killing himself.

Watching the buyer give the money and leave. Yuriolov, who completed the first business in his life, lay on the bed and calmed down his excitement.

It was from this time on that Yuriolov fell in love with the arms business.

In order to make money, he also called his brother on as his partner.

The two began to travel around the world, buying and selling various firearms, and even participated in arms exhibitions.

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Compared with the big arms dealers at the exhibition, their business was very small, and the small arms dealers turned a blind eye to them, thinking that they were retailing.

However, Yuriolov was not discouraged. He and his brother continued to travel around, selling guns to people in need.

In Lebanon!

They picked up a big leak.

As the most powerful country in the world.

When the beautiful country's army evacuates from a certain place.

Aircraft and tanks will be shipped back by ship, but the cost of shipping guns back is more expensive than buying new ones.

So in Lebanon, Yuriolov purchased a large number of weapons and ammunition left behind by the evacuation of the American army at a low price.

How low is the price!

Brand new guns are not sold by the unit, but by the kilogram.

Of course, Yuriolov also sells food by the kilogram.

Just put the gun on the scale and weigh it, and sell thousands of kilograms at a time.

Since then, Yuriolov's business has grown from strength to strength.

What I do every day is make phone calls, negotiate prices, and process orders.

Yuriolov became a businessman who brought death to people. No matter what the client was, he would sell it as long as he paid for it.

He sold Uzi submachine guns produced in Israel to his archrivals, the Arabs.

Weapons produced in the Soviet Union were transported to Afghanistan and sold to the guerrillas, even though these guerrillas were fighting against the Soviet army.

Even when he was pulled down, he almost sold him weapons.

The reason why we didn't sell it was not because of moral issues, but because the check issued by the other party bounced and we couldn't get the money.
To be continued...