Hong Kong Film: Short mules have no future, I am in charge of Hong Kong

Chapter 307: Opening a Gambling Stone Field

"I understand!" The skinny monkey nodded, his face full of pride, "Brother Kun, your trick is really great. Let's see how the Su guy can turn the tables this time!"

Ah Kun took a puff of his cigarette and slapped the mahjong tiles on the table: "Can the guy surnamed Su still turn the tables? If he can, I will eat this Dongfeng tile."

Just as he finished speaking, there was a knock on the door, and a subordinate ran in hurriedly: "Brother Kun, I just received news that Su Hanze has released a batch of goods, and the price is 30% lower than the market price!"

"30% lower?" A Kun was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud, "He's getting anxious! 30%? It would be strange if he doesn't lose a lot of money! Have someone take over all these goods and say they came from other channels, so that no one can see the flaws."

Skinny Monkey also laughed: "Brother Kun, we made a lot of money this time. Su Hanze is really asking for trouble!"

The news that the goods at the mine were intercepted soon reached Su Hanze's ears. He sat in the mine office, his expression so calm that it made people a little scared. Ah Liu stood aside, feeling a little restless: "Boss, that batch of goods was really taken away by Ah Kun. If he took it to the market to sell..."

"Don't worry, he can't sell it." Su Hanze waved his hand, picked up a cigarette from the table and lit it, "That batch of goods has been tampered with a long time ago."

Ah Liu's eyes widened: "Did you do anything?"

"These jades are all inferior, and some have even been dyed. They are not worth anything at all." Su Hanze exhaled a puff of smoke and said in a calm tone, "If A Kun dares to sell them, he will definitely ruin his reputation. By then, his customers will run away without us having to do anything."

Ah Liu patted his thigh and said, "Great! Boss, this is a great move! Ah Kun is doomed this time!"

"Don't be too happy too soon." Su Hanze flicked the ash off his cigarette, his eyes darkening. "He's not an easy person to deal with. What comes next is the key."

A few days later, bad news about A Kun spread in the market. The jadeite he sold at a low price was found to be dyed by several experts, and merchants in the market began to doubt him.

"Brother Kun, this is terrible!" Skinny Monkey rushed into A Kun's office, his face full of panic, "Some people in the market say that our products are not clean. Several customers have already returned the products and said they want to reconsider cooperation!"

"Return the goods?" A Kun stood up suddenly, his face looked so ugly that he looked like he was going to eat someone. "Who the hell dares to say that!"

"It's the bosses of those jade shops. They said..." Skinny Monkey hesitated and whispered, "They said our goods are fake, and they also said...you are doing a fake business."

"Bullshit!" A Kun roared, and threw the ashtray on the table to the ground. "These goods were intercepted from the Su guy. How dare he mess with me?!"

"Brother Kun, what should we do now?" the skinny monkey asked cautiously.

"What should I do?" Ah Kun gritted his teeth, his eyes full of murderous intent, "Find out for me how many stocks Su Hanze has left. I want to leave him no chance to even breathe!"

However, when A Kun's men were about to intercept the goods again, they found that Su Hanze's mine had suddenly strengthened its defenses, and every transport vehicle was protected so tightly that they had no chance to attack at all.

Ah Kun sat in his office. After listening to his subordinates' reports, his face was terribly gloomy. "Is he deliberately trying to stop me from doing it?"

"Brother Kun, how about we send people directly to the mine to grab the goods?" suggested the skinny monkey.

"Robbery?" A Kun sneered, "He's hoping that we'll take action so that the police can deal with us. We can't use force now. We need to find another way."

"What alternative method?" The skinny monkey scratched his head.

Ah Kun pondered for a while, and suddenly revealed a sinister smile: "Since he likes to play, then we will play with him to the end. Find a few knowledgeable people and bribe the workers in the mine for me. As long as there is a problem with the workers, his mine will collapse no matter how strong it is."

The atmosphere in the mine was getting more and more tense, and the workers were talking louder and louder. Su Hanze stood at the entrance of the mine tunnel, holding a report in his hand, his brows furrowed. He knew that the struggle had entered a white-hot stage, and he had to make the next decision.

Ah Liu came running out of the mine, sweating profusely, and said, "Boss, some of the workers are making trouble. They say they've been working too much overtime recently and their wages are half a day short. It looks like someone is fanning the flames behind the scenes."

"Making trouble?" Su Hanze sneered, "If they want to make trouble, let them make trouble. Let's see who can make more trouble in the end."

"Boss, what do you mean?" Ah Liu was a little confused.

"Spread the news that the mine is preparing to lay off employees." Su Hanze's tone was cold, "If you don't want to work anymore, you can leave at any time."

Ah Liu's eyes widened immediately: "Boss, are you going to..."

"Let them choose their own side." Su Hanze raised his head, his eyes cold, "If they choose the wrong side, don't blame me for being ruthless."

The morning light of Hong Kong Island shines through the thin mist onto the streets, and the signs of East Bay Casino flash with dazzling neon lights.

Jin Shao stood in the VIP room on the second floor of the casino, holding a piece of jadeite he had just received in his hand, his brows furrowed so tightly that they could kill a fly. He had a cigarette in his mouth, his eyes fixed on a stack of account books on the table, his face greener than jadeite.

"Damn it, this month's revenue has dropped again." He took a long drag on his cigarette, and the ashes between his fingers shook all over the floor. "Zhang Hai, are those people afraid of losing everything or are they simply afraid to come? Can the casino still make money now?"

Zhang Hai, who was standing nearby, wiped the sweat from his forehead and said carefully, "Master, gambling on jade has become popular in the market recently, and many wealthy people have gone to the jade market to try their luck. Our casino business has indeed been affected a bit."

"Gambling on stones?" Young Master Jin was stunned, with a hint of a playful smile on his face. "They don't come here to gamble on cards, but to gamble on stones? How attractive can those broken stones be?"

"Master, you don't know that the jade market in Hong Kong is very hot right now. Some people make several times the money by cutting it with a knife." Zhang Hai swallowed and continued, "Our casino can also try to open a gambling stone field. After all, it's all about luck, which is no worse than gambling cards."

"Open a gambling stone field?" Young Master Jin stroked his chin, a gleam in his eyes, "This is a good idea. Since they like gambling on stones, I will give them a chance and let them gamble to their heart's content!"

A few days later, a huge billboard suddenly appeared outside the East Bay Casino with a few big words written on it: New way to gamble on stones, you will get rich when you cut them!
Not far away, a luxuriously decorated gambling stone field has begun to bustle. The hall is filled with various jadeite raw stones, and large and small stones are piled up into a mountain. The scene looks quite intimidating. Jin Shao stood in the middle of the venue with a smug smile on his face. He was wearing a custom-made suit and holding a cigar in his mouth, looking like the signboard of the gambling stone field.

He clapped his hands and said loudly: "Everyone, the stones here are all shipped directly from Myanmar. Every piece has the potential to be cut into imperial green! It doesn't matter if you can't win the bet on cards, you can bet on stones to turn things around! If you are lucky, you will become rich with one cut!"

When the people around heard this, their eyes lit up and they gathered around the jadeite raw stones to pick and choose. Some people couldn't wait to start bidding.

"This one looks good! Ten thousand Hong Kong dollars, I want it!"

"I'll give you 20,000! I think this stone has potential!"

The atmosphere quickly became lively and the scene was as lively as a market.

At the same time, in the office of Baishuishan Mine, Su Hanze was looking at the newspaper on the table, his eyes fell on the news about the Dongwan gambling stone field. The corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a sneer: "Young Master Jin is really capable of thinking, can this be gambled?"

Ah Liu came over to take a look and laughed as well: "Boss, he is just fooling us. Most of those jadeite stones are waste. It would be strange if they can be cut into good things."

"Scrap?" Su Hanze put down the newspaper and narrowed his eyes. "Scrap can be sold for so much money. He has made a good calculation. However, since he dares to open a gambling stone field, it means he is not afraid of us targeting him."

"Boss, should we do something?" Ah Liu asked tentatively, "Young Master Jin has been so high-profile lately, why don't we..."

"No rush." ​​Su Hanze waved his hand, his tone calm, "He is gambling, let's let him gamble a few more times and see how long he can last."

The craze for the Dongwan gambling stone field lasted for a few days, and soon attracted many wealthy businessmen and gamblers. The hall was full of people, and every once in a while someone would excitedly shout: "The price has increased!" But more people stared at the waste stones in their hands with annoyance, and they didn't even have the energy to curse.

Standing on the second floor, Jin Shao was watching the lively scene below, and his heart was filled with joy. While drinking red wine, he said to Zhang Hai, "See? These people are just stupid. They spent tens of thousands of dollars to buy a broken stone and gambled happily."

"Master, you've got a really good idea!" Zhang Hai gave a thumbs up. "You've got more than half of the gambling craze in Hong Kong Island. Even if they can't cut anything, they won't dare to say anything."

"That's what we call business." Young Master Jin smiled proudly, "However, we have to add some fuel to the fire and make them feel that the stones here are really good. You go and prepare a few high-end pieces and find a few people to put on a show, so that everyone knows that we can produce top-quality jadeite here."

"I understand, young master, leave it to me!" Zhang Hai ran downstairs excitedly and began to arrange this "performance".

However, when the Dongwan gambling stone field was booming, Su Hanze secretly made a bold decision. He sent people to disguise themselves as ordinary jade merchants, sneaked into the gambling stone field, and began to quietly collect information.

"Boss, there's something wrong with the stones from Young Master Jin." Liu said in a low voice while holding a report. "Most of their stones are waste materials bought from the low-price market. Some are even artificially dyed and are not worth anything at all."

"Sure enough." Su Hanze nodded, with a meaningful smile on his face, "He is betting on the patience of his customers. If something goes wrong one day, the whole place will collapse."

"Then is it time for us to take action?" asked Liu.

"Don't be impatient, wait a little longer." Su Hanze's voice was very calm. "The more high-profile Young Master Jin is now, the more miserable he will be if he falls. What we have to do is to give him a blow when he is most proud."

Soon, rumors about the Dongwan gambling stone field began to circulate in the market. Some people said that most of the stones in the field were fake, and some people broke the news that a customer once cut open a stone and found that it was filled with plastic.

These rumors soon reached Young Master Jin's ears. He flew into a rage and slammed the table, yelling, "Who the hell is messing with me? These rumors must have been spread deliberately by someone!"

Zhang Hai said cautiously, "Master, could it be someone from Su Hanze's side? He doesn't seem to be idle recently."

"The one with the surname Su?" Young Master Jin's eyes instantly turned cold. "Does he really dare to mess with me?"

"Young Master, should we..." Zhang Hai made a gesture of wiping his neck.

"No hurry." Young Master Jin sneered, "If he dares to play dirty, then I will play with him. Since he has set his eyes on my gambling stone field, then I will let him see with his own eyes who is the final winner!"

On a night in Hong Kong Island, neon lights reflected on the wet streets. Amid the hustle and bustle of traffic, a brand new Mercedes-Benz slowly drove into the underground parking lot of the East Bay Casino.

Young Master Jin sat in the back seat of the car, a faint sneer on his face. In his hand, he held a piece of freshly cut jadeite, the color of which was almost negligible, but he didn't care, because this stone was a carefully arranged performance prop from beginning to end.

Zhang Hai followed him and said carefully, "Master, two more customers just cut up the price in the hall. One piece was Yang Green, and the other was average, but it was also sold for a good price. The people watching were almost going crazy, and the atmosphere was very lively."

"Very good." Young Master Jin nodded, with a hint of pride in his tone, "Keep letting them have fun. The more people believe that this place can make money, the easier it will be for us to make money."

"But..." Zhang Hai hesitated for a moment and lowered his voice, "Recently, there have been some rumors about the gambling stone field. It is said that there are problems with our stones. Some people even suspect that we use fake raw stones to deceive customers."

"Rumor?" Young Master Jin raised his eyebrows, and the smile on his face instantly disappeared. "Who is spreading the rumor?"

"We haven't found them yet, but they are most likely Su Hanze's people." Zhang Hai whispered, "His mine has been very active recently. He may want to take advantage of the popularity of the gambling stone field to attract the market back."

"Su Hanze?" Young Master Jin sneered, a fierce look flashing in his eyes. "He really is haunting me. Over the years, he has never been able to defeat me, and this time is no exception."

At the same time, Su Hanze was sitting in the office of the Baishuishan Mine, with a detailed investigation report on the Dongwan gambling stone field in front of him. He smoked a cigarette, his eyes never leaving the pages of dense text, his brows slightly furrowed.

"Boss, the Dongwan gambling stone field is indeed very popular now, but according to our people's feedback, the quality of those stones is uneven, and most of them are worthless." Ah Liu stood nearby, with a hint of indignation in his tone, "They are purely playing tricks, relying on a few acting agents to fool people. How long can this kind of business last?"

(End of this chapter)