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Chapter 174, Section 173: The God of Gamblers Falls into Trouble in Taiwan, Gets Scammed into Making a Movie to Pay Off Debts!
Yang Jun has been cooperating closely with the Sanlian Gang for the past two years, with collaborations in casinos and cruise ships. The Sanlian Gang has also contracted a VIP lounge on a cruise ship. Given the passing of Lei Gong of the Sanlian Gang, Yang Jun will definitely make a trip to Taiwan.

"I'll settle things at the company first, then I'll go to Taiwan."

"Okay, boss!"

After Ahua left, Yang Jun called Wang Xue from Giant Fund. Wang Xue, dressed in business attire, stood respectfully in front of Yang Jun's desk and asked him:
"Boss, what can I do for you?"

Wang Xue is no longer the little girl she once was; she is now the beautiful CEO of Hong Kong's largest fund company, which controls billions of dollars. However, in front of Yang Jun, she is still just a little girl.

Yang Jun looked up and said with a smile:

"Mr. Wang, I'm giving you a task: take over the telephone company within a month!"

The telephone company's market value isn't too high, and with Giant Fund's current size, acquiring it wouldn't be difficult. The real challenge is how to acquire it discreetly and without paying too much of a premium.

"Yes, the acquisition price?"

Wang Xue quickly asked, "The acquisition price is the key."

"The premium cannot exceed 25%, so I'll leave this to you to handle."

Yang Jun said calmly that this was just a relatively small acquisition, involving no more than 15 billion yuan, and it was just right to let his subordinates practice.

Wang Xue took a deep breath. She knew this was a test from her superiors. If she could handle it, she could still be a high-ranking fund president, a beautiful CEO driving a supercar.

If it can't be resolved, the job will be downgraded, and the chance to earn a million-dollar salary will be gone forever.

"Yes, Mr. Yang, I guarantee the mission will be accomplished!"

Yang Jun waved his hand, signaling Wang Xue to leave.

The future belongs to mobile communications, and Yang Jun plans to make early arrangements to gain control of Hong Kong Telecom and seize the initiative in the future development of the telecommunications industry.

Meanwhile, Zhou Ruifa arrived at the Lisboa Casino in Macau again, but was stopped by two hotel security guards as soon as he entered.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Zhou, you are not allowed to enter the casino."

Zhou Ruifa was very surprised. He had also become interested in gambling while filming. In addition, he had earned several million in film remuneration in the past two years and bought a house in Hong Kong. As a young and promising man, he gradually became arrogant!
Zhou Ruifa, wearing a trench coat and with his hair slicked back, said with dissatisfaction:
"What are you doing? Do you think I'm broke? I may have lost a few million, but I'm still got plenty of money."

To save face, Zhou Ruifa took out a stack of Hong Kong dollars and waved it in front of the two security guards, leaving them speechless.

"Mr. Zhou, I'm sorry, we are just following the rules. You are prohibited from entering any casino in Macau."

Zhou Ruifa got angry upon hearing this and immediately cursed:

"What does your casino mean by this? I didn't cheat, so why won't you let me in?"

The two security guards had no choice but to tell the truth:

“Brother Fa, this is an order from Director Yang of the company. As you know, Mr. Yang is a major shareholder of our casino.”

What? Mr. Yang? Zhou Ruifa, who was so aggressive just now, suddenly became cowardly.

Mr. Yang was his boss and also Zhou Ruifa's benefactor. He immediately left the casino with a grim expression.

However, a junket operator inside the casino overheard the conversation and his eyes lit up.

The junket operator, Liu Yong, chased after Zhou Ruifa in the direction he had left and called out to him at the casino entrance.

"Mr. Zhou, wait a minute! If you want to play a few rounds, why don't you go to Taipei?"

Zhou Rui was stunned for a moment. Go to Taipei? Is it safe?
"Taipei is too far away. I have to film a movie in a few days, so I don't have time to go for that long!"

Liu Yong chuckled and quickly said:

"It's okay! I'll provide transportation, let's go!"

Liu Yong gave a signal, and his four henchmen came to help, pulling Zhou Ruifa into a van.

Zhou Ruifa frowned, sensing something was wrong. This junket operator seemed to have ill intentions, but the five short, muscular men in the car were watching him intently, making Zhou Ruifa hesitant to make any rash moves.

"I'll make a call!"

Zhou Ruifa took out his mobile phone, intending to call his good friend Wang Jin, but Liu Yong snatched it away.

"Damn it, Lin Bei is taking you to Taipei to make a fortune, you're not going to refuse even this much face, are you?!"

Liu Yong had his eye on Zhou Ruifa, this fat sheep. The kid was a big star in Hong Kong and very rich. If he could bring him to Taipei, he would definitely make a fortune.

Casino junket operators are basically a bunch of thugs and scoundrels, gangsters from all over the country, who act arbitrarily and ruthlessly.

Zhou Ruifa had no choice but to be taken to Taipei, Taiwan by the five men, and they arrived at a suburban villa in the middle of the night.

"It's very safe here, you can play anything, and there are even little girls to sleep with."

Liu Yong took Zhou Ruifa to a suburban villa, which was clearly an underground casino. Gambling was prohibited on Taiwan Island, and all the underground casinos were run by local gangs.

This suburban villa is the Black Dragon Society's casino, where gamblers come from all walks of life, mostly tattooed gangsters. When Zhou Ruifa walked in, he felt out of place, with people staring at him from all sides.

"Isn't this the God of Gamblers? A big star! Please have a seat!"

A middle-aged man in a suit and tie walked out, exuding a refined and cultured air, and his underlings bowed to him.

"Brother, I've brought a guest from Macau."

When Long Da of the Black Dragon Society saw Zhou Ruifa, his eyes lit up. He knew how popular Zhou Ruifa was in Southeast Asia.

"Honorable guest~ Come on, let's go upstairs and play a few rounds."

Lung Tai also opened a film company in the past two years, but the Taiwanese films have always been art films, and their box office is not as high as that of Hong Kong films.

Long Da made movies, of course, to launder money. His Black Dragon Society is the second largest gang in Taiwan and has a lot of influence in the Ximending area of ​​Taipei.

He runs many nightclubs, restaurants, and bathhouses. In the past two years, he has also ventured into the film industry, opening a film company called Sihai Films. He has produced some films, but the box office results have not been very high.

Long Da is a very smart man. He plans to improve his competitiveness by making movies and run for legislator!
Zhou Ruifa couldn't refuse his hospitality, but he had no choice. Seeing that the henchmen guarding the place all had pistols on their waists, Zhou Ruifa didn't dare to make any rash moves.

There were only 6 or 7 people in the VIP room, all playing Texas Hold'em. This game suddenly became popular after being promoted by the movie "God of Gamblers".

"Come on, let's see the God of Gamblers' skills, Brother Chow, let's begin!"

Zhou Ruifa was initially very cautious, betting small amounts, and won several rounds in a row, earning over 100,000 Hong Kong dollars.

"Wow, that's amazing! The God of Gamblers is truly the God of Gamblers!"

Long Da gave Zhou Ruifa a thumbs up, and the other gamblers also praised him.

Amidst his boastful pronouncements, Zhou Ruifa gradually lost his way, began gambling larger and larger bets, and slowly began to run into bad luck!

At first, he only lost tens of thousands of yuan, but when Zhou Ruifa tried to win back his losses by betting heavily, he ended up with a mountain of debt. After one night, Zhou Ruifa's eyes were red, his hair was a mess, and he was pulling at his hair.

"Mr. Zhou, you owe our casino a total of 220 million. How do you plan to pay it back?"

Liu Yong walked up with a grin, stood in front of Zhou Ruifa, and said to Zhou Ruifa.

Zhou Ruifa regretted it. He shouldn't have gone to Macau to gamble and been tricked into coming to Taipei. He lost so much money that he had to sell his house to pay off his debts.

He had already gambled away all of his tens of thousands of yuan, and in his rage, he owed more than 200 million yuan. After stammering for a long time, he finally said:

"Brother Yong, I'm broke right now. I need to go to Hong Kong to sell my house and pay off my debts."

"Don't worry, I'm a person of my word, and I would never default on my debts."

Upon hearing this, Liu Yong, with a cold face, grabbed Zhou Ruifa by the collar and said coldly:
"Are you kidding me? Once you go back to Hong Kong, will you obediently return to Taipei?"

Zhou Ruifa's face was grim. Since he became famous, no thug had ever dared to treat him like this. He was an artist under Giant Films, and ordinary thugs didn't dare to mess with him!

"Brother Yong, I don't have that much money on me. My boss is Mr. Yang from Hong Kong. Please give me some face!"

Liu Yong flew into a rage, punched Zhou Ruifa in the stomach, and cursed:
"You think you can fool me with handsome guys like Jun? Do you think I'm easily scared!"

Liu Yong had been developing his business in Taiwan and Macau, and didn't have much of a grasp on Yang Jun's influence in Hong Kong, so he directly punched Zhou Ruifa.

A punch landed on Zhou Ruifa's stomach. Zhou Ruifa clutched his stomach and lay on the ground, rolling around and vomiting up his dinner from the night before.

Seeing this, Long Da feigned concern and stepped forward to stop them, pulling Zhou Ruifa to his feet and scolding Liu Yong:
"Damn it! What are you doing? Show some respect to our VIPs!"

Long Da handed him a cigarette, and Zhou Ruifa took it tremblingly, saying to Long Da:
"Thank you!"

Long Da, with a kind expression, smiled and said to Zhou Ruifa:

"How about this, Ah Fa doesn't have to pay back the money he owes. I happen to have a movie to shoot, so you can come and help out at my film company."

Long Da's real purpose was to take a liking to Zhou Ruifa, a cash cow. Zhou Ruifa is no longer box office poison. After the release of the two movies "A Better Tomorrow" and "God of Gamblers", Zhou Ruifa has become a box office guarantee.

Long Da's new movie is called "Island of Fire". He originally wanted to collaborate with Chen Long, but Zhou Ruifa took the initiative to offer his services, so there's no need to go to Hong Kong to find Chen Long.

Zhou Ruifa was taken aback upon hearing this, and forced a smile as he said:
"Brother Long, it's like this, I still have film contracts with the movie company, and I can't get away!"

Zhou Ruifa is now one of the pillars of Giant Films, with a full schedule of film contracts. His next film is "Prison on Fire" starring Lam Ling-tung, which will officially start filming in two days.

Long Da's face darkened, and Liu Yong, who was standing nearby, ran out again and started cursing at Zhou Rui:
"Don't push your luck. You owe 220 million in gambling debts. Do you think you can pay it all back?"

Zhou Rui sighed. He realized that this was a trap set for him. These were all people from the underworld, and he had no choice but to obey.

"Alright, but after this movie is finished, we'll call it even!"

Long Da, with a cigar in his mouth, said with a smile:

"Okay, I'll let you go after filming is finished!"

"Take Mr. Zhou downstairs to rest. He'll report to the film crew tomorrow."

After Zhou Ruifa was led away by his two underlings, Liu Yong walked up to Long Da and cautiously said:
"Brother, after filming this movie, are you really going to let Chow Shui-fat leave?"

Long Da sneered and said slyly:
"Are you new to this world? You're so naive!"

"Zhou Ruifa is a money tree, doesn't he have to pay interest on his debts? After filming this one, he still has three more movies to go!"

Long Da planned to get Zhou Ruifa for free. You should know that Zhou Ruifa's salary for one movie is at least 400,000 to 500,000 yuan, and he is a big star that you can't hire even if you have money.

"Oh, right, have him film during the day, and then drag him out to drink with customers at night~"

Liu Yong chuckled and said in a lewd manner:
"Understood, squeeze every last drop of value out of him, I get it!"

"By the way, Zhou Ruifa works for Giant Films. What if the people from Lian Sheng come knocking on our door?"

Although Liu Xiong appeared disdainful just now, he was actually afraid of Mr. Yang from Hong Kong. This was a tough guy who dared to mess with even the Yamada Group!

Long Da sneered and said:
"What's there to be afraid of! This is Taipei. If their people call, we'll just pretend we don't know anything."

"Besides, it's only right to pay back debts, and I'm not in the wrong!"

Meanwhile, Yang Jun also went to Taipei Airport to attend the funeral of Lei Gong of the Taipei Sanlian Gang.

"Mr. Yang, the hotel is ready."

As soon as Yang Jun stepped out of Taipei Airport, he was greeted by five businessmen dressed in suits and ties, all of whom were employees of the Taipei branch.

After getting into a Mercedes-Benz W140 parked by the roadside, Yang Jun asked with a smile:

"How's business in Taipei? Have you encountered any difficulties?"

The Taipei branch manager, looking nervous, reported cautiously:

"Boss, our Taipei branch sells VCD players, TVs, pagers with Chinese characters, and other products. We have a flagship store on Zhongxiao East Road, and business is very good!"

"However, on several occasions when the gangsters came to collect protection money, they were driven away by the brothers of the Sanlian Gang."

Yang Jun nodded, took out a cigar, handed it to Yang Zhenwu, the person in charge in Taipei, and said with a smile:

"A Cuban cigar, have one to try!"

Yang Zhenwu was flattered and delighted, his face showing that the leader had a good impression of him.

Yang Jun was frustrated. The triads in Taiwan were just as rampant. If it weren't for Ding Yao from the Sanlian Gang's help, he would have to pay protection money to others for his shop in Taiwan.

That would be a huge joke, so it's essential to have your own influence in Taiwan.

"Mr. Yang, we will be opening a second and a third store in Taiwan. We will need your hard work in the future."

Yang Jun spoke politely, but Yang Zhenwu opposite him sat upright, listening to the lesson like a primary school student.

Yang Zhenwu knew all too well how terrifying the influence of his kinsman, Mr. Yang, was in Southeast Asia, especially in Hong Kong and Macau, where he could practically control everything!
"Mr. Yang, I will try my best!"

Yang Jun returned to his hotel to rest for the night, and the next day, he went to the Jingxing Hall of the Taipei First Funeral Parlor, where the largest funeral for a triad member in Taiwan's history was being held.

They were all dressed in black suits, lined up in rows, each wearing a small white flower pinned to their chest.

"Damn, the gangs in Taiwan are way more prestigious than those in Hong Kong. They're all dressed in suits!"

Ah Hu looked around and saw thousands of men in suits in the venue. He couldn't help but gasp. What a huge scene!

Yang Jun's group of over fifty people, all dressed in black suits, didn't stand out from the crowd!
"A guest has arrived: Yang Jun, a bigwig from the Hung Society and the Luen Shing."

(End of this chapter)