Hong Kong variety show: I Am a Tycoon

Chapter 269 Taking in the God of Gamblers
After a day of rest, the finals will begin on the fourth day.

Gao Jin's mind is filled with thoughts of revenge, so he's been very tense these days and hasn't even gone to keep his junior sister, Jin Qing, company.

However, everyone knew that Gao Jin was under a lot of pressure, so no one thought anything was wrong.

That evening, Gao Jin went out alone and went directly to Chen Jiajun's hotel.

Chen Jiajun was not surprised at all by Gao Jin's visit: "I guessed you would come to see me at this time."

"You said you'd give me a chance to get revenge, but what exactly is that chance?" Gao Jin asked bluntly.

Chen Jiajun asked Gao Jin to sit down and had a drink with him before saying, "You should know the odds for you and Su Tu on the outside betting lines, right?"

Gao Jin nodded: "I know, my odds are probably lower than Su Tu's, but what does that have to do with my desire for revenge?"

“Of course it’s related. Someone recently poured a lot of money into the external betting market. And it wasn’t you and Su Tu that were being bought… but Gao Ao.” Chen Jiajun said to Gao Jin with a smile.

"Arrogant?" Gao Jin's expression immediately changed.

Chen Jiajun, holding his wine glass, said with a smile, "You should know who bought this, right?"

Gao Jin nodded: "Besides that old fox Jin Neng, who else could it be?"

Chen Jiajun continued, "If I'm not mistaken, in the finals, he'll make you defeat Su Tu first, and then make you admit defeat at the last moment. Whether it's through emotional blackmail or... some other means."

Gao Jin, a very intelligent man, said with a look of horror, "You mean, this old fox will make a move against me?"

"Why is it impossible?" Chen Jiajun said with a sneer. Jin Neng is the kind of person who would even use his own daughter as a bargaining chip for money.

"What do you mean?" Gao Jin asked, frowning.

He had been considering his relationship with Jin Qing before.

To say that Gao Jin has absolutely no feelings for Jin Qing is to be deceiving himself.

However, ever since he learned that Jin Neng was his father's killer, he has had a knot in his heart.

Hearing Chen Jiajun say that now, I suddenly have a bad feeling.

Chen Jiajun took out a recording and said calmly to Gao Jin, "Listen to it yourself."

Gao Jin took the headphones and then listened quietly.

This recording is a conversation between Jin Neng and his daughter Jin Qing. In it, Jin Neng feels that Gao Jin has rebellious intentions and wants his daughter to help Gao Jin deal cards at the last moment as Gao Jin's fiancée.

Then, we'll use a card-swapping technique to swap the cards between Gao Jin and Gao Ao.

The recording was short, but Gao Jin could tell that it was indeed the voices of him and his daughter.

His expression immediately turned even more unpleasant.

Chen Jiajun said calmly, "From the very beginning, you guys were just tools in the hands of that old fox Jin Neng."

Gao Jin found it hard to accept at first, but the facts were right in front of him.

Chen Jiajun thoughtfully handed him a bottle of strong liquor, which Gao Jin drank without a second thought.

Gao Jin wasn't a good drinker; he got drunk before finishing a bottle of strong liquor.

Chen Jiajun had someone take Gao Jin away to rest, and the guy didn't wake up until midnight.

"So? Have you figured it out?" Chen Jiajun said with a smile.

Gao Jin nodded, took a deep breath, and said, "I know what to do."

After saying that, he turned around and went home without looking back.

Jin Neng was waiting for Gao Jin to return. Smelling the smell of alcohol on him, he said with displeasure, "What's wrong with you? Why are you only coming back now?"

Gao Jin lowered his head and said, "The pressure is too much. I need to relax."

Jin Qing walked over, took Gao Jin's hand, and said, "Brother Jin, that Su Tu is no match for you, don't worry."

Jin Neng also smiled and comforted her, "Pressure is what motivates you, A-Qing, why don't you go out for a bit?"

Jin nodded and walked out.

After leaving, Jin Neng suddenly took out two lipsticks.

Gao Jin asked in surprise, "Godfather, what is this?"

“These are guns, each capable of firing one bullet.” Jin handed one of them to Gao Jin and said, “We can’t bring guns into the stadium tomorrow. I’m worried the Indonesians might try something funny, so everyone take one.”

As he spoke, Jin loaded the gun with bullets: "Better safe than sorry."

The final round of the God of Gamblers competition officially began on the second night.

Celebrities from all walks of life in the Greater Bay Area received He Xin's invitation to watch the game.

It has to be said that He Xin's connections were quite impressive; that very evening, celebrities and dignitaries from all walks of life came to witness the spectacle.

Chen Jiajun's women were also present, each clinging to him to assert their dominance.

Seeing the dazzling array of stars surrounding Chen Jiajun, it would be a lie to say that other men wouldn't be envious.

But no one dared to provoke those women.

As soon as they entered the venue, He Tian'er also came over and pushed Wen Biyu, who was next to Chen Jiajun, aside.

There was no way around it; among Chen Jiajun's women, He Tian'er was the one with the noblest background.

She is a strong candidate to be Chen Jiajun's legal wife.

"There are so many people, don't cause trouble." Chen Jiajun patted He Tian'er, then pulled the group of women into the casino.

Today is the final, and security has been upgraded.

Metal detectors were set up at the entrance, and security personnel, armed and with sharp eyes, scanned the guests.

The six contestants then entered the arena, eliciting cheers from the audience.

He Tian'er moved closer to Chen Jiajun and pointed at Gao Jin, who was wearing a white suit.

"So this is the guy you were eyeing? He's pretty handsome, but he's still a bit lacking compared to you," He Tian'er said with a smile.

Chen Jiajun looked at He Tian'er with a surprised expression and said, "Did you put honey on your lips today? Or are you plotting something?"

He Tian'er chuckled and said, "I heard you made a bet with my old man? What was it about?"

"Let's bet on who will win this God of Gamblers competition, Gao Jin or Su Tu." Chen Jiajun looked at He Tian'er, who had been craning his ears, and said with a smile, "As for the stakes... I won't tell you."

"Oh dear, why are you like this?" He Tian'er slapped Chen Jiajun in annoyance.

Not to be outdone, Chen Jiajun slapped her buttocks back.

Tell me, please?

He Tian'er realized that force wouldn't work, so she grabbed Chen Jiajun's arm and acted coquettishly.

When Chen Jiajun saw He Xin approaching, he immediately warned, "Your old man is here. Be careful you don't get beaten up."

Seeing this, He Tian'er had no choice but to let go of Chen Jiajun's arm, but her face was still puffed up with anger.

Chen Jiajun dared not let He Tian'er know about the bet between them, otherwise this crazy girl might do something out of nowhere.

After the contestants entered the arena, the competition began quickly.

The judges for this competition will be several members of the International Casino Federation.

Don't be fooled by the fact that these old men may not seem to have any real power; they are all highly respected figures in the gambling world.

Many of them are even the technical director or owner of a casino.

These people directly represent authority.

Once the food was served, Su Tu displayed an extremely strong desire to attack.

In particular, it can be said that they are constantly provoking Gao Jin.

However, Gao Jin was also a master of psychological warfare, and he knew that this tactic was called: "Win the momentum before winning the wealth."

Simply put, it's about overwhelming the other party with your presence.

Unfortunately, this trick works on others, but it has no effect on Gao Jin at all.

Gao Jin even made a throat-slitting gesture in response to his provocation.

The tension was palpable from the very start of the game.

However, the first person Su Tu faced was not Gao Jin, but Jin Qing.

Jin Qing is also a very skilled gambler, but her role is to switch cards, which is not suitable for this kind of situation.

You should know that if you make a bet at this table, you'll get your hand chopped off.

So, unsurprisingly, Jin Qing became the first person to be eliminated.

On the contrary, Gao Jin and Gao Ao proceeded steadily and were not in a hurry at all.

Then Su Tu, with overwhelming momentum, ordered the two extras to be carried away as well.

Now there are only three people left at the gambling table.

Just then, Gao Ao secretly noticed that Jin Neng was telling him to keep following them.

The stakes on the gambling table have become frighteningly high, but as part of the plan, Gao Ao has no choice but to continue.

"Attacks are always in pairs, even gods are at a loss, fifty million." Su Tu directly began to put pressure on Gao Jin.

Instead, they didn't even consider the arrogant person next to them as an opponent.

Gao Jin said casually, "You speak with such eloquence, you're quite the know-it-all."

As he spoke, Gao Jin raised the corner of his card to look at his hole cards, and casually tossed the chips over.

He didn't notice that another con artist sitting behind him, Zhu Laojiu with the keen eye, was secretly looking at his cards and using a coded message to tell Jin Neng on the other side.

Jin Neng had known about Gao Jin's bad habit for a long time.

However, in order to control Ko Chun, he never corrected this bad habit.

He always likes to keep something in reserve, regardless of whether the son is his godson or not.

I never expected that this opportunity would actually come in handy today.

Gao Ao had originally planned to abstain after seeing his own hand.

But when he turned around, he found that Jin Neng actually wanted him to continue, which made Gao Ao wonder: "Is my godfather that confident?"

However, remembering their previous agreement, Gao Ao had no choice but to go all in.

This move surprised even Gao Jin.

As a master of psychological warfare, Gao Jin could tell at a glance that Gao Ao didn't have many trump cards, but he still went all in at that moment.

Su Tu also saw through it, and sneered at Gao Ao, saying, "Looks like a straight flush, damn it, you're not destined for that. If I got this hand, I'd beat you to a pulp. You think I'm afraid of you, you all-in poker bastard?"

As he spoke, Su Tu pushed all his chips out. At this moment, Gao Jin naturally wouldn't back down either, and also chose to go all in.

Su Tu looked at Gao Jin and said, "I'll play with you this time, betting on your skills on the table."

"A lion hunts a rabbit, and then reigns supreme." Gao Jin sneered, seeing through Su Tu's moves, and also chose to go all in.

"Okay, I'll bet. Let's go all in. Here's a Swiss bank draft worth ten million US dollars. All in, I'm betting you three out of ten."

He then pulled out his ancestral Swiss bank draft again, putting Su Tu in a further disadvantage.

Upon seeing Ko Chun's actions, the casino league referee immediately ordered the promissory note to be checked.

Then he asked, "Is anyone still here?"

Gao Jin shook his head at Gao Ao.

But at this moment, Jin Neng, that old fox, stood up and handed a promissory note to Gao Ao.

Upon seeing this, a glint of light flashed in Gao Jin's eyes.

"That old fox Jin Neng has indeed made his move," Gao Jin thought to himself.

Since things had come to this point, arrogance was no longer an option. He picked up the promissory note and said, "I agree."

Seeing the two start comparing their resources, Su Tu glanced at his own cards.

He angrily stubbed out his cigar and said viciously, "You two are all-in gamblers, I'm not going to play your game."

He then covered his cards and walked out of the casino.

Now only Gao Jin and Gao Ao remain on the scene.

Because checking the promissory note takes time, the referee team opted to suspend it.

Gao Jin got up and went straight to the restroom.

At this moment, Jin Neng also caught up: "Ah Jin, there's something I want to tell you."

"Godfather, why do you keep playing even though your hand isn't as good as mine?" Gao Jin wiped his face and asked calmly.

Jin Neng paused for a moment, then said with a serious expression, "His hand is a straight flush."

"A straight flush?" Gao Jin suddenly sneered and said, "You let Zhu Laojiu, the 'Divine Eye,' see my cards behind my back. My hole card is the 10 of hearts. How dare you get a straight flush?"

These words startled Jin Neng. He hadn't expected Gao Jin to be able to see the divine eye of Zhu Lao Jiu behind him.

“But…maybe I misread it. But Ah Jin, Ah Ao will give you another fifteen million later, don’t follow suit.” Jin Neng said bluntly.

"Why shouldn't I go with them?" Gao Jin countered.

“Fame is meaningless. It’s enough for the gambler to know who the God of Gamblers is.” Jin Neng sighed and continued, “I’ve told you before, a master gambler must be low-key.”

Gao Jin glanced at Jin Neng and said indifferently, "I'm afraid that's not the reason, is it? You are the biggest bookmaker on the outside, and you received 300 million US dollars to bet on me to win. If I win, you'll probably lose everything, right?"

"You found out?" Jin Neng said in surprise, "It's good that you found out. Just let Gao Ao be the God of Gamblers for a few months, and I'll expose him after this is all over... You don't want me to be destitute for the rest of my life, do you?"

Gao Jin didn't speak, he just stared at him coldly.

Seeing that this tactic was not working, Jin Neng suddenly laughed: "Since you insist on taking this title, then I will grant your wish, even if it's for A Qing's sake."

As he spoke, he grabbed Gao Jin and then took out a lipstick gun and pointed it at Gao Jin's forehead.

But when he pressed down hard, he discovered that what came out wasn't a bullet, but a real lipstick.

Gao Jin shoved Jin Neng aside and said with a sneer, "Are you wondering why a real lipstick came out?"

"You...you..." Jin Neng was speechless.

At that moment, two stalls in the restroom behind him opened, and two men came out.

These two men were Chen Jiajun's subordinates, employees of a security company, who were ordered by Chen Jiajun to come and protect Gao Jin.

The lipstick gun on Jin Neng's person was also switched during the security check.

"Jin Neng, do you really think I'm a fool?" Gao Jin said with a faint smile, "If I'm not mistaken, the reason my family was destroyed is also your doing, isn't it?"

"You... you knew everything?" Jin Neng asked, his eyes wide.

Gao Jin said coldly, "I've been investigating my father's death all these years, but I never imagined that the person who killed my whole family was actually my own master, my godfather."

"Ah Jin, let me explain..."

Gao Jin shook his head and said coldly, "Now I finally know what your last trick in psychological warfare is: yielding to the strong and using someone else's tricks to your advantage. If I didn't turn the tables on you, how could I possibly bankrupt you, you old fox?"

With a wave of his hand, two bodyguards gagged Jin Neng and strode out of the restroom.

When they saw Gao Jin walk out of the restroom, he was not only arrogant, but even Jin Qing was quite surprised.

Because this is different from the script that Jin had arranged.

"Brother Jin, where is Dad?" Jin Qing immediately ran over and asked.

Gao Jin said mockingly, "I walked out of the bathroom completely unharmed, don't you understand?"

Jin Qing was struck dumb, speechless for a moment.

Gao Jin coldly pushed Jin Qing away and strode towards the gambling table.

Then he said to the judges, "We can continue."

Gao Ao panicked at this point and hurriedly waved his hand, saying, "Wait, I disagree."

"Mr. Arrogance, why do you disagree?" the judges asked, puzzled.

"I...I..." He was so proud that he couldn't say a word for a long time, and he didn't know what excuse to make.

The judging panel simply ignored him and had the cards unsealed.

Gao Jin revealed his trump card directly, which was the very 10 of hearts that Gao Ao needed.

Gao Jin sneered at Gao Ao and said, "Hearts are with me. I wonder where you got your straight flush from?"

Upon seeing Gao Jin reveal his trump card, Gao Ao immediately slumped into his chair.

He knew everything was over.

His dream of becoming a gambling god and his grand plan to make money were all gone.

Seeing Gao Ao's arrogant demeanor, the judging panel sent someone to help him reveal his true colors.

Sure enough, the arrogant hole card was a random card of another suit, not even a flush.

"Mr. Ko Chun has three 10s, Mr. Ko Chun wins."

The judging panel excitedly announced, "I declare Mr. Ko Chun to be our God of Gamblers."

The announcement was met with thunderous applause.

Especially those guys who bet on the outside and expect to win big, their hands are practically red from clapping.

Now they'll be able to make a fortune.

Chen Jiajun clapped along and raised an eyebrow at He Xin beside him.

He Xin's face was almost as black as the bottom of a pot. He didn't expect Su Tu to be so useless, that the final showdown didn't even take place.

"Old man, you lost. What a pity."

He Tian'er, oblivious to her own mortality, went to provoke He Xin, and was slapped twice on the forehead by He Xin, after which she dared not speak, and then she clung to Chen Jiajun and acted coquettishly.

Chen Jiajun has things to do tonight, so he doesn't have time to play out any dramatic love triangle with a few women.

After the match ended, he called Ko Chun and they went to one of Hung Hing's properties.

Gao Jin said with a smile, "You called me here in such a hurry because you were afraid I would renege on my debt?"

Chen Jiajun said domineeringly, "No one has ever dared to renege on my debt. I'm the kind of person who finishes what I start. Since I promised to help you get revenge, I'll naturally do it completely."

As he spoke, he pushed open the door and saw that his godfather Jin Neng, along with Gao Ao and Jin Qing, had been brought over by Chen Jiajun.

Gao Jin's expression was quite subtle when he saw the men who were tied up.

Chen Jiajun had someone hand Gao Jin a gun and said, "Kill them, and your revenge will be complete."

There was a gun in front of them, and three terrified people.

Gao Jin shook his head and said to Chen Jiajun, "I never do such things. Besides, what those guys did will probably leave them either dead or severely injured. There's no need for me to kick them while they're down."

“Indecisive.” Chen Jiajun gave Gao Jin a blunt assessment, but then changed the subject: “But that’s precisely why I value you. I admire people with principles.”

With that, Chen Jiajun waved to his men, releasing all three of them.

"Disrupting the order of the God of Gamblers Tournament and attempting to manipulate the competition, if I were you, I would leave Macau before the Casino Alliance discovers this, or I would definitely die a horrible death," Chen Jiajun said with a cold snort.

Jin Neng and Gao Ao didn't dare to say a word and turned to leave.

But as Jin Qing was leaving, she called out to Gao Jin, "Brother Jin..."

Gao Jin said coldly, "Your father is my father's killer, and you originally planned to help your father plot against me. I am already repaying his kindness in raising me by not killing you. From today onwards, our grudges are settled, and we have no relationship whatsoever."

After saying that, he turned around and didn't look at Jin Qing again.

"I'm sorry," Jin Qing said, then turned and caught up with her father and Gao Ao.

The three of them had to leave immediately, otherwise, even before the casino alliance came knocking, the gamblers who gambled on the sidelines would tear them apart.

Watching the three figures depart, Gao Jin let out a long sigh and said to Chen Jiajun, "Thank you, Sir Chen."

Chen Jiajun waved his hand and said, "You just need to help me manage the casinos under the SJM Holdings Group. That shouldn't be a problem for you, right?"

Gao Jin said confidently, "Of course, no problem, but I'll decide the style of the casino."

Chen Jiajun looked at Gao Jin with a half-smile: "Looks like you have some ideas?"

"Of course, I wouldn't dare to spout nonsense here if I didn't have any ideas," Gao Jin said calmly.

“Okay, I like confident people.” Chen Jiajun patted Gao Jin on the shoulder and said, “Let me introduce you to the people from SJM Holdings, since you’ll be working together in the future.”

Gao Jin naturally wouldn't refuse this request.

It's a huge failure for a leader to not even know the people under their command.

Therefore, Ko Chun, who was never good at socializing, changed his usual behavior and quickly became one of his subordinates.

Chen Jiajun seemed very pleased with this.

After all, he hired Gao to help him manage the casino; if he were to manage it with the style of a gambling god, he wouldn't be able to do it well.

At this point, the old villain who was originally in charge of the gambling hall was finally freed.

He devoted himself to helping Li Yaohua handle the affairs of Brunei.

(End of this chapter)