Stanley Ho was born into the famous Robert Ho Tung family in Hong Kong. His father, Stanley Ho, was a well-known wealthy businessman in Hong Kong. He served as the comprador of Jardine & Co., a member of the Legislative Council and the chairman of the East China Three Houses. At that time, Stanley Ho lived a life without worries about food and clothing.
In the life of a young master, he studied at the best school in Hong Kong - Queen's College. He had endless money to spend, so his mind was naturally not on studying. This is a typical common disease among dandy boys. Stanley Ho was not spared at that time, and his grades were very poor.
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At that time, his family was in decline, and Stanley Ho had experienced the hardships of the world. When he was a child, one of his teeth had a hole in it and it hurt so much that he couldn't eat. But he had no money to fill the tooth, so he endured the pain and couldn't bear it. What should he do?
What? He remembered that he had a cousin-in-law who was a dentist, so he went to see him. Unexpectedly, his cousin-in-law said to him disdainfully: "You don't have money, so why don't you fill your teeth? Just pull them out."
Because of this humiliation, he began to study diligently. In order to reduce the burden on his mother, he vowed in his heart that he would get a scholarship and make money to let his mother live a good life. Seeing that others still underestimated him, Stanley Ho finally came to D
He ranked first in his class and received a scholarship, setting a record for a Class D student at Queen's College to receive a scholarship. Later, he was admitted to the University of Hong Kong with excellent results and received a scholarship.
Due to the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War and the fall of Hong Kong, Stanley Ho came to Macau in 1941 after graduating from the Faculty of Science of the University of Hong Kong and worked at the Macau CIMB Trading Company. Because of his fluent English, he served as a secretary in the company. Stanley Ho's memory is very outstanding.
At that time, he could recite more than 2,000 telephone numbers in Macau by heart. In addition, he was good at observing people's movements and maneuvering around. He quickly became the company's most capable person and made great contributions to the company.
Stanley Ho, who received a one million bonus from CIMB, was not complacent. He used the dividends to start his first company - Macau Fire Water (Kerosene) Company. After Hong Kong regained its glory, he once again set his sights on
He went to Hong Kong, which was in dire need of development, and co-founded Lee On Construction Company. By the mid-1950s, Stanley Ho had become a well-known tycoon in Hong Kong.
However, these did not allow him to rise rapidly. In 1961, Stanley Ho formed an alliance with Ip Han (who is known as the ghost king Ye, the gambling sage, the gambling lord, and the god of gambling), Yip Deli, Fok Yingdong and others to compete for the Macau gaming patent rights.
, founded Macau Tourism and Entertainment Co., Ltd., built the Lisboa Hotel, and registered Shun Tak Company in Hong Kong.
Some people say that his success is due to luck, while others say it is due to his hard work. However, Stanley Ho said confidently: "I don't have any secrets. First, you must be diligent in doing things; second, you must be perseverant, start and finish; and third, you must have good results."
Helper; the fourth is to be loyal to others and work vigorously and resolutely. Don't keep the money alone, let others earn it. When doing business, you must know how to give and take. Although some may gain temporary benefits, it will not be beneficial to the long-term plan.
, would rather give up than force it. Hard work and overcoming difficulties are the greatest capital. Those who have washed their hands before the closing bell rings must be the ones the boss looks down upon the most, and they are also the ones who will not succeed in life."
The reputation of the gambling king is echoed by everyone in Macau, and no one has ever dared to challenge his status (Yip Han once had a disagreement with Stanley Ho and formed another company, but time was also fate, and in the end it was Stanley Ho who had the last laugh). Every year, he submitted to
The government's "gambling tax" accounts for more than 50% of Macau's total fiscal revenue. About 30% of Macau people are directly or indirectly employed and benefit from his company. In fact, he is the "boss" of a considerable number of Macau residents.
In terms of economic influence, Stanley Ho can be said to be the uncrowned king of Macau.
Speaking of the success of the gambling king, we have to talk about his romance. In addition to his two wives, Li Wanhua and his second wife Lan Qiongying (the third wife Chen Wanzhen and the fourth concubine Liang Anqi were officially married in 1985 and 1986 respectively).
He admits that now Chen Wanzhen is still Li Wanhua's personal caregiver. As for whether she has had any cheating behavior with Stanley Ho, that's up to her own imagination.) He himself has admitted to having more than ten lovers, and according to people who know him well,
, his lovers are far more than this number.
For such a legendary figure, Feng Yifeng admired and respected him more. Although the other party was very rude and asked him to go to Macau to pick up the people in person, he still had to go alone. But Feng Yifeng didn't take it to heart at all, because if he was in his gambling king's
What happened on the territory? Does he still need his reputation as a gambling king? So it seems very dangerous, but in fact, as long as Feng Yifeng sets foot on the land of Macau, his life safety can absolutely be guaranteed.
But how could Ruan Xiongwen and Andre rest assured? Feng Yifeng went to Macau alone to ask for help. What was the difference between sending a sheep into a tiger's mouth? For the sake of Feng Yifeng's safety, they refused to let Feng Yifeng go alone. Andre even
He said he wanted to ask for help from the United States, but he didn't believe that heavily armed soldiers couldn't rescue people from a casino.
Feng Yifeng also believes in the strength of the mercenaries of the "Blackwater Company". If they really go to Macau to rob people, the problem will definitely not be too big. But he cannot do this. If he does, he will offend not only the Macau and Portuguese government, but also the
Stanley Ho and more than half of the residents of Macau. Even with the gambling king's influence in Hong Kong and Macau, Feng Yifeng's future development in Hong Kong will also be difficult. No one will be willing to have any level or form of contact with Feng Yifeng.
Cooperation. This is no different from driving yourself into a dead end. Feng Yifeng will never do such a stupid thing.
But Ruan Xiongwen and Andre's insistence left Feng Yifeng at a loss as to what to do. In the end, Mu Chen thought of a more indirect method. He took Mu Yun, Liu Shan and others to Macau secretly to make arrangements.
. Then Ruan Xiongwen and Andre took Feng Yifeng to the Macau pier by speedboat. They will also stay at the pier to avoid accidents and be able to help Feng Yifeng leave, just in case.
After listening to their arrangements, Feng Yifeng said nothing more. Although he was not worried that the gambling king would hurt him, but with safety first, Feng Yifeng agreed to their request and postponed his immediate trip to Macau until the evening, giving the time
Mu Chen and the others went to arrange everything.
As night falls, sitting on the speedboat to Macau, Feng Yifeng is already thinking about what will happen when he meets the gambling king? What kind of person will this legendary figure who has been famous for a long time be like?
Macau is one of the "four major gambling cities in the world" (Las Vegas, Atlantic City and Monte Carlo). It does not lose its luster at night, but becomes more exciting as the night goes by. In addition to the most famous
Outside the Lisboa casino, the red light district is the most famous. Various nightclubs and sex bars are scattered throughout the streets and alleys of Macau. A public relations lady wearing a low-cut, high-slit, super sexy evening dress sat in a glass
In the house, most of these public relations ladies came from Southeast Asia and the mainland. Occasionally, there were beauties from Japan, Korea, Europe and the United States. They spoke their own native dialects and chatted with their sisters from the same hometown. The sound of Yingying Yanyan chatting could be heard from all the way.
It spreads to the ears of customers, so that any man with a burning heart can't help but go in and find a beautiful woman to put out the fire.
After Feng Yifeng was reborn, he came to Macau more than once. The place he visited most often was of course the Lisboa. Although he was lustful, he had never been to the nightclubs and lounges in Macau. After all, he was at home.
They are all selling top quality products, so why would you still look at these popular products that have red lips and are tasted by thousands of people?
The destination this time was not "Lisboa". Stanley Ho put the meeting place in his villa in Guiyang Hill, Macau. This has never happened before. From this point of view, the gambling king is also
I value this meeting with Feng Yifeng very much.
After disembarking from the speedboat, Ma Li, the right-hand man of the gambling king, had been waiting here for a long time. He was a little surprised that Feng Yifeng actually took the speedboat to Macau, but did not show anything strange. Ma Li also knew clearly from the gambling king's information that the man in front of him was wearing ordinary clothes.
He is not the kind of playboy who relies on family and father's influence, and he is not the kind of person who, as his assistant, can offend casually.
Ma Li greeted him politely. Although he had already seen Feng Yifeng's photo to death, he still asked again: "Is this Mr. Feng Yifeng?" After receiving Feng Yifeng's affirmative nod, Ma Li looked behind Feng Yifeng.
Andre and Ruan Xiongwen continued: "I, Ma Li, am Mr. He's assistant. Mr. He sent me to pick up Mr. Feng at the dock."
Feng Yifeng nodded and said to Andre who was following him: "Just wait here!"
Guiyang Mountain is a place where famous families in Macau's history lived together. It is surrounded by green trees and you can have a panoramic view of Macau's great landscape from a high altitude. The Macau residence of Stanley Ho, the gambling tycoon of Macau, is located here.
Along the gravel-paved path, the car drove until it reached the gate of a villa. From here, you can overlook the entire Macau scenery, and you can also see the nearby St. Augustine's Church, St. Joseph's Seminary and the top of the hill.
The theater is not only a good place with beautiful scenery, but also a gathering place for Macao’s cultural landscape.
Follow Ma Li and walk into the villa. The villa here does not have a wide garden like in Hong Kong. There is only a large fish pond with a water-spray rockery facing the gate. Going around the fish pond, there is a house full of Portuguese Manuel
It is a large house with a style of 1000 square meters. It has twisted columns, the king's coat of arms and window frames with fine and complicated carvings. The exterior walls are made of a large number of shells inlaid with various images of nature. In addition to making people feel gorgeous and majestic, there is also the fact that Portugal has served as a
A glorious display of maritime imperial supremacy.
I thought that as the king of gambling, Stanley Ho was the undisputed master of Macau, and the decoration inside the big house would be extremely luxurious. But when Feng Yifeng walked in and took a look, he felt that he had walked into the tunnel of time. Moreover, the decoration inside the house was different from that outside the house.
The style is completely different.
Antiques and precious oil paintings from various countries are placed and hung throughout the living room. On one side are clay pots from the Western Han Dynasty to bronze swords from the Eastern Han Dynasty, Tang Sancai from the Tang Dynasty, Ge kilns from the Song Dynasty, blue and white porcelain from the Yuan Dynasty to white porcelain from the Dehua kiln of the Ming Dynasty.
The sweet white glaze from Jingdezhen and finally the white marble Guanyin from the Qing Dynasty.
On the other side, there are the pharaoh's scepter from ancient Egypt, the knight's sword from the Roman period, the knight's shield and a complete set of knight's plate armor. What caught Feng Yifeng's attention the most was a long cabinet with dozens of swords from different periods and different styles.
Precious swords from different civilizations and countries. From the luxurious decoration on the scabbard to the cold light of the sword's edge, each of these swords has its owner with a matching identity, but now they are just a collection of gambling kings.
One of the products.
Among the many oil paintings, Feng Yifeng really couldn't tell which famous painters were painted by them. But these oil paintings all have one thing in common, that is, they all depict war scenes. Among them, the familiar one is "
"Alexander's Crusades", "Crusades", "
"Battle of Waterloo", "Franco-Prussian War", "Battle of Verdun" and Russia's "October Revolution" and more than ten paintings made Feng Yifeng feel like he was in a bloody battlefield full of smoke.
"How's it going? Do you think I, a collector like me, can still be discerned?" A powerful and experienced voice pulled Feng Yifeng back from being immersed in the majestic war scenes in the oil painting. When he turned around, he saw a six-year-old man.
A ten-year-old old man with a smile on his face, a beautiful woman beside him held his arm, standing not far away, looking at Feng Yifeng quietly.
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