bookcurios Chapter 1364 Do you know how many zeros are in 100 million?
Chapter 1364 Do you know how many zeros are in 100 million?
The news of this high-stakes gamble by Sands International quickly spread throughout Macau. Many people wanted to witness it firsthand, but without an invitation, they couldn't get in. In the end, only twenty wealthy individuals and their families were allowed in, as each invitation only permitted two people.
Even the other two prominent families in Macau, the Cui and Ma families, sent people to come and take a look. The Cui family monopolized the construction industry in Macau, and even Da Bao's hotel was built by them.
The Ma family mainly invests; they own all the gold and luxury stores in Haojiang. Although Haojiang is a small place, it attracts many tourists, which has boosted the development of the entire city and created many wealthy people.
At 1:45 PM, Han Yuliang, Naichai, and Chen Jinquan were already seated at the gambling table.
Li Chengxu had a blast these past three days, winning from Yongle Palace all the way to Sands International, turning a few hundred thousand chips into over eight million. Even his two fellow villagers won a considerable amount of money following his lead.
They're staying at Sands International now, it's so convenient. They can gamble right downstairs, and if they get hungry, they just wave and a waiter brings them a menu. He's already upgraded to a VIP member, so all his meals are free.
Lee Seung-wook was having such a good time that he forgot all about home. He won money, casually went to a nightclub to find two beautiful women, and then slept with them all. It didn't cost him much anyway, and now he didn't want to go back to South Korea.
In his view, apart from Seoul, that place was nothing more than a town or a village.
He was wearing a pink suit and wooden clogs, and with his fluffy hair, he looked like a big rooster.
He had simply gone to the wrong floor today. Park and Cho were still in their room having sex with the ladies, and Lee Seung-wook wanted to play a few more rounds. When the elevator reached the third floor, he walked out in a daze, only realizing what had happened when someone stopped him.
Two security guards in black suits stopped him and spoke politely.
"Excuse me, sir, this is a top-tier gambling hall, and a high-stakes game is about to take place. If you do not have an invitation, please proceed to the first floor."
Li Chengxu's eyes lit up when he heard this.
"High-stakes gambling? How could you, Uncle Li Chengxu, be left out? Get out of my way, I need to go in and gamble."
The security guards looked the rooster up and down. They exchanged glances; from head to toe, it didn't look like it had a hundred million Hong Kong dollars.
"Excuse me, sir, this high-stakes gamble requires one hundred million Hong Kong dollars in chips from each person. Do you have that much?"
"One, one, a hundred million? Are you kidding me? Do you even know how many zeros are in a hundred million?"
The security guard couldn't help but laugh.
"We don't know, but do you?"
Lee Seung-wook looked a little dejected.
"I do not know either."
He rolled his eyes, took out a few Portuguese coins from his pocket, and stuffed them into the security guard's hand.
"Brothers, please make an exception and let me in. What if I win? I'll come out and give you a red envelope."
The security guard got impatient and kept shooing him away.
Lee Seung-wook was furious. "This is too much! Uncle Lee, I came here to patronize your business, why are you chasing me like a chicken?"
"Damn it, you guys are really looking down on me! I'm Mr. Li, a customer who won over seven million in three days, why won't you let me in?"
The two security guards resumed their indifferent expressions and reached out to him for the invitation, which enraged Li Chengxu.
Suddenly a clear voice spoke.
"Guests are always welcome. Don't look down on people just because they're Korean. Let him in."
Hearing the noise, the two security guards looked over and saw their two bosses, He Xin and Ye Han, escorting a young man in a white suit, slowly walking over.
Piggy and Knife followed behind them.
The two security guards immediately bowed and said yes, then turned around and pushed open the door to the casino. Li Chengxu turned back triumphantly and said something.
"Kamsanhamida".
After saying that, he swayed into the gambling hall with his butt sticking out. When Da Bao saw him like this, he couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Lee Seung-wook wiggled his buttocks. He had played some perverted games with two girls last night, and his buttocks were swollen from being spanked, which was why he walked in with his buttocks sticking out. He didn't go to sit down in the spectator seats, but instead plopped down in front of the gambling table and sat down in a chair.
Lee Seung-wook smugly took off his wooden clogs, put one leg on the chair, and looked around at the people sitting at the gambling table.
An elderly Japanese man with gray hair, wearing a striped kimono, and a man with shaved head and eyebrows, wearing a monk's robe, his eyes rolled back to white, looking terrifying. Even more terrifying was a two-meter-long blue python coiled around his neck, its head raised proudly, hissing and flicking its tongue.
Only one other middle-aged man seemed normal. He was wearing a gray long robe and mandarin jacket, and sat behind the gambling table with an arrogant expression.
"Damn it, what kind of people are these?"
Lee Seung-wook looked up and asked the dealer standing by the gambling table.
"Hani ah yo, Oni, what's the bet on this?"
The female dealer gave him a cold look, expressionless, and uttered three words.
"All in."
"Yohoo!"
Lee Seung-wook whistled; Texas Hold'em was his favorite game. He pulled several checks from his suit pocket and tossed them to the dealer.
"Eight million, exchange it all for chips."
This time, not only the onlookers laughed, but even the Japanese gambling saint, Han Yu Liangchen, laughed. It was as if the long python was also laughing. Li Chengxu was completely baffled by the laughter.
"Damn it, with such a big betting event, you can't just bet 100,000 or 200,000, right? Okay, okay, okay, then let's exchange it for 1 million chips."
The dealer said coldly.
"Excuse me, sir, the stakes for each person in our betting game are HK$100 million."
"What? One? One hundred million? In Hong Kong dollars?"
Lee Seung-wook was so frightened that he slammed his head on the gambling table, rubbing it in pain.
"Damn it, who are these people? How come they're so rich?"
Han Yu Liangchen gave a cold laugh.
"So what do you think? You're still 92 million short of being able to sit here. Hurry up and raise the money."
Lee Seung-wook's eyes widened.
"Damn it, you little Japanese devil, who gives you the right to point fingers? Do you own the casino?"
Suddenly, a soft laugh rang out.
“Very well, based on what you just said, you can sit here and gamble. Ninety-two million, I'll cover it for you.”
Da Bao, He Xin, Ye Han, Zhu Youzai, and the others walked in.
"Young man, you mean... you're going to give me 92 million? You're not trying to scam Grandpa Li, are you?"
He Xin pulled out a chair for Da Bao, then turned to Li Chengxu and smiled.
"Li Chengxu, right? You won eight million in three days with 120,000 chips at Yongle and Jinsha. Based on that alone, you deserve to sit here. Since my young master said he would help you make up the difference, then there's no problem."
Li Chengxu looked at He Xin and stammered.
"Who are you? How do you know so much?"