Chapter 75 Xiangjiang Jockey Club (please collect, please recommend~)
Causeway Bay, Happy Valley Racecourse!
The horse racing culture in Xiangjiang has a long history. In the early days, it was entertainment for foreigners. Chinese were not eligible to participate. It was not in Xiangjiang but in Haojiang, and the horse racing was also transported from England.
Therefore, this kind of horse racing is also called moving horse racing.
But later the Portuguese in Haojiang laughed at the British, saying that the majestic Kingdom of Great Britain claimed to dominate the world, but in the Far East, there was no Happy Valley of its own.
The British who participated in the Haojiang horse race began to be ashamed of moving the horse race, and asked the Hong Kong government to open their own racecourse.
Only then did the horse racing culture of Xiangjiang in the later period come into being.
It has been circulating in Xiangjiang that the control of Xiangjiang is actually controlled by the Hong Kong government, HSBC, Jardine, and the Jockey Club.
It can also be seen from this that the Mahui's influence in Xiangjiang.
On every race day, the Happy Valley Racecourse must be crowded with people. At the same time, radio stations and TVs will also broadcast live horse races. There are more than 30 horse newspapers and horse magazines that only report on the horse race. is one of them.
At this time in Xiangjiang, there were not only horse clubs betting on horses, but outside horse betting was also popular. The stall owners, members of associations, or controlled by associations, were all rich and powerful.
The stall owner is the banker, who bet against horse fans, especially big players. There are also stall owners who bet on behalf of the Jockey Club, and if they lose, the Jockey Club will lose money. Horse stalls are mostly set up in back alleys or remote villages and towns to prevent the police from cleaning them up.
Peripheral horse betting directly affects the betting of the Jockey Club. Of course, the police will do their best to sweep it up, but this thing is always not cleaned up and comes back to life.
Until 1973, the Jockey Club used betting to make bets, set up betting stations in the periphery, and added betting forms. The betting stations spread all over Hong Kong, Kowloon and the New Territories.
In addition, the Jockey Club’s betting items are also varied, such as win, position, double treasure, double Q, double T, triple color, three treasures,
Clearance, consecutive wins, six-ring lottery and various cup games.
Each item is divided into single type, double type, double type, general award and special award.
HKD 10 per bet on a single betting ticket, and 6 to 30 times the amount for double betting, daring and passing.
In the racecourse, it is divided into ordinary spectator field and VIP field.
Those who can enter the VIP field are basically members of the Jockey Club, and members of the Hong Kong Jockey Club are a symbol of status.
Chu Huan followed Cao Yunshang to the racecourse. In the VIP hall, he saw Feng Yongfa who had returned to Xiangjiang.
Different from the hustle and bustle of the outskirts, this place is decorated like a high-end cafeteria, and everywhere you can see are characters who appear in Xiangjiang's financial newspapers every day.
At this time, Feng Yongfa was dressed in casual clothes, sitting in a booth, holding a glass of red wine in his hand, and was chatting with several young people.
The few people chatting with Feng Yongfa are also sons of wealthy businessmen in the city. Did you see that? Cao Yunshang gestured to a young man in his early twenties with his eyes.
Who is that? Chu Huan only faintly felt that this young man looked familiar, but he didn't remember the identity of the other party for a while.
Cao Yunshang smiled and said, That person is Guo Bingxiang, the eldest son of the leader of the Three Musketeers of Sun Hung Kai, Guo Yusheng, who is currently studying at the University of London.
This is a legend!
After knowing the other party's identity, Guo Bingxiang's legendary life immediately appeared in Chu Huan's mind.
The world only knows that the thief king of the century kidnapped Li Jiacheng's eldest son, but they don't know that Guo Bingxiang was also patronized by the thief king of the century.
It was precisely because of being patronized by the thief king of the century that Guo Bingxiang's personality changed drastically and he became suspicious.
And the case of the Guo family's property dispute also arose from this, and then caused a sensation in the whole Xiangjiang. It is much more complicated than the situation of the Chu family. countless materials.
Chu Huan noticed that both Feng Yongfa and Guo Bingxiang were very low-key at this time, without any arrogance.
Regardless of their personalities, it has something to do with their status at this time. After all, their family is not a real big family in Xiangjiang.
Sun Hung Kai Properties will not be listed in Hong Kong until next year together with Cheung Kong Industries of Lijiacheng and Zheng Yutong's New World Development. As for the other Li Zhaoji, he is still the general manager of Sun Hung Kai Properties and will not leave until next year when Sun Hung Kai is listed. , I will start my own Henderson Land in the next year!
A Huan, Yun Shang!
After seeing Chu Huan, Feng Yongfa smiled and waved to the two of them.
The few people who chatted with Feng Yongfa saw Feng Yongfa's friend came, and they left one after another, only Guo Bingxiang stayed here.
Master Feng!
Chu Huan and Cao Yunshang walked over together.
Feng Yong smiled wryly and said, Ah Huan, don't call me Young Master Feng any more, isn't this a shame for me!
Guo Bingxiang sat aside and saw the communication between Feng Yongfa and Chu Huan, and he was also quite curious.
The matter of Chu Huan is no longer a secret in the circle of rich Chinese in Xiangjiang. It all depends on the reason why Uncle Zhong came forward.
The appearance of the loyal uncle of the Cao family actually means that this matter has been taken over by the Cao family.
Because of some things about Cao Yunshang, there is a strong taste of gossip, so it spread quickly.
But because Guo Bingxiang has been studying abroad all year round, he has never heard of Chu Huan.
At this time, seeing Feng Yongfa, who has always been proud and arrogant, was so enthusiastic about a young man he didn't know, he couldn't help being curious.
Bingxiang, let me introduce you, this is Chu Tianzhong's son Chu Huan, A Huan, this is Guo Bingxiang!
With Feng Yongfa's introduction, Chu Huan and Guo Bingxiang greeted each other.
After the pleasantries were over, Feng Yongfa talked about business with Chu Huan.
But to Chu Huan's surprise, Feng Yongfa did not immediately ask about New York, but talked about another matter.
A Huan, this time I was entrusted by my father to invite you. My father hopes that you can join Sun Hung Kai Securities. In terms of remuneration, I will definitely satisfy you.
Feng Yongfa, don't think about it. My daddy even invited Chu Huan to join our family's investment company before, but Chu Huan has already rejected him! Cao Yunshang did not wait for Chu Huan to speak, and revealed a secret.
Feng Yong was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: Although Uncle Cao also established an investment company, it cannot match Chu Huan's talent. Our family's securities company is different. As long as A Huan joins, I believe it will definitely succeed. Do your best!
Hearing Feng Yongfa and Cao Yunshang's argument here, Guo Bingxiang became more and more curious about Chu Huan.
This is no longer something that can be played among young people, but why this Chu Huan can be appreciated by Cao Wenjin and Feng Jingxi.
What is so special about this person?
Only then did Chu Huan smile and said, Young Master Feng, I'm still in school, so let's talk about work later!