Chapter 1702

Dongtai Entertainment City, known as the largest "high" venue in Asia, attracted stars and wealthy people from Xiangjiang, Aomen, Southeast Asia, and mainland bosses who flocked there. Every night was filled with singing and dancing, and every venue was packed. The minimum consumption of 3,000 yuan couldn't stop the surging crowds.

At the same time, behind the glitz and glamour, corruption bred. The boss of Dongtai also opened an underground casino in the staff dormitory next door, and together with the Dongzhu Hotel across the street, they provided a one-stop service.

In 2005, Dongtai Entertainment City, which invested 100 million yuan in renovation and upgrading, was renamed New Dongtai Entertainment Plaza, possessing 148 KTV private rooms and two disco halls.

Together with music bars, show bars, and cocktail bars, everything was available. The private rooms named after "President," "Land, Sea, and Air" were equipped with top-tier imported audio and luxury decorations comparable to those in Xiangjiang and Aomen.

This made the 348 Disco, which had been popular in Xiangjiang for a time, pale in comparison, and the past glory of China City, Du Laozhi, Oriental Palace, and Big Tycoon also dimmed.

The most famous thing was the casino hidden under the Dongtai staff dormitory building. The decoration was extremely luxurious. On the left side of the entrance was the chip exchange area, and in the middle were rows of oval gambling tables. There was also an exquisite kitchen on the side to provide for the dietary needs of the gamblers. The second floor was the VIP room, exclusively for big gamblers to enjoy.

These oval gambling tables had different levels; some table surfaces could accept bets of up to 500,000 yuan in chips, while others could accept bets of over a million yuan. Only the VIP room could be free from these betting limits.

Every day, two or three hundred gamblers from the Pearl River Delta and even all over Southeast Asia came to gamble. A single hand of cards involving hundreds of thousands or a million was a common occurrence, and just watching the chip exchange in one night involved at least 20 to 30 million in gambling funds.

It is said that the boss of New Dongtai had close dealings with the Xiangjiang Sun Yee On, and the management was set up entirely according to the standards of Xiangjiang and Aomen casinos. The dealers dealing the cards came from Aomen and had received professional training.

At the end of 2009, an operation that shocked the whole country was staged in Dongguan. 500 armed police, 14 armored vehicles, and a helicopter brigade raided New Dongtai.

Rumor had it that the New Dongtai boss had a very strong background, and there were also claims that a big shot in the province was his godfather, so he received the news before the police operation and ran away in advance.

The matter of New Dongtai caused a huge stir in the previous life, and Zhou Andong often searched online, wanting to know who the person behind the New Dongtai boss really was.

However, there were many rumors, saying all sorts of things, and the stories were all very exciting, but not a single thing was officially confirmed, and in the end, it was left unsettled.

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Zhou Andong arrived at the Dongtai main entrance and looked up at the door head, which was absolutely luxurious for the time.

In his previous life, he wasn't as rich as Ma Baba or Wang Shoufu, but he still had houses, cars, and millions in savings.

He was also a frequent visitor to some entertainment venues; at the very least, he had been to a certain "Heavenly" place in Jingcheng.

Later, when the New Dongtai incident happened, he learned that this entertainment club occupied 1,800 square meters.

It had over 400 private rooms alone, and when the lights were bright at night, there were 400 to 500 security guards.

The daily turnover at night reached as high as 20 to 30 million. That certain "Heavenly" place in Jingcheng was just a little brother in front of New Dongtai.

The Royal No. 1 in Zhengzhou was only over 9,000 square meters, and New Dongtai was worth two Royal No. 1s. He was very regretful that he hadn't gone to broaden his horizons before.

Now that he had come again and arrived in Dongguan, he naturally had to go inside and experience it, so as not to leave any more regrets.

Zhou Andong brought his people inside, and two beauties wearing suspender skirts bowed and shouted.

"Welcome."

Zhou Andong nodded and sized up the lobby.

The decoration was very luxurious, looking about the same as a star-rated hotel. The floor was pure black marble without a hint of other colors, and the ceiling was a two-story and three-story open space, making the whole area look very large.

The performance hall was on the first floor. Before 12:00 midnight every day, there were high-level foreign or domestic resident bands performing here. After 12:00, it was a DJ special session.

And the private rooms were on the third floor, five of which were super luxury karaoke private rooms, namely: President No. 3, Air Force No. 1, Air Force No. 9, Navy No. 1, and Army No. 1.

Just as Zhou Andong was sizing up the surroundings, a mature young woman with a good temperament, aged about thirty, walked over.

"Boss, how many of you?"

"Six. I want the most luxurious private room."

The young woman looked at Zhou Andong with surprise, because he was wearing wide sunglasses, so she didn't recognize him.

Then, the young woman looked at Wang Wentian and the others behind him, and at a glance, she could tell they were bodyguards.

It was just that there was another person wearing nearsighted glasses, looking very gentle, but his expression was timid; he should be visiting this place for the first time.

"Boss, follow me."

The young woman wasn't very tall, but her figure was first-class, and she looked very charming when she smiled—that kind of grace.

It was only someone like Zhou Andong, who had seen many storms and waves, who could resist; if it were a young boy, he would definitely be trembling.

The young woman turned and walked toward the elevator. At this time, another woman wearing a suspender skirt walked over.

"Sister Ting, how many guests? Which private room? I'll send them up."

"No need!" Sister Ting waved her hand. "You tell the front desk that Air Force No. 1 has guests; don't book it anymore."

Zhou Andong was dressed very ordinarily, looking like he had nothing to do with being rich at all.

But women who frequented entertainment venues had seen all kinds of people from all walks of life, and their eyes were ruthless.

Zhou Andong brought bodyguards, which didn't count for much; being able to come here meant either money or power.

Even wealthy people from Southeast Asia often came here, and everyone brought bodyguards.

However, the kind of bearing on his body was something many people didn't have.

So this woman was very sure that Zhou Andong had a significant background; he definitely wasn't just rich, he should also have a lot of power.

The few of them took the elevator to the third floor and saw a young man with a very bad expression coming out of the Navy No. 1 private room.

"Manager Chen, what's wrong? Your expression is so ugly."

Manager Chen gave a bitter smile. "The guests in the Navy No. 1 private room insist on ordering 'Water Snake,' but Water Snake has guests right now and can't come over."

Sister Ting was also very helpless. "You go discuss it with Water Snake and let her come over to show her face and have a drink."

After saying this, she noticed that Manager Chen had a clear slap mark on his left cheek, and she couldn't help but frown.

"You were hit?"

Manager Chen nodded. "I went to explain, but the guest didn't listen at all and slapped me. If I don't call Water Snake over, he wants to go find her himself."

"Suffer a little grievance." Sister Ting said, "I'll tell the boss to give you a little more bonus this month."

"Thank you, Sister Ting." Manager Chen, who was full of anger, immediately became happy. "I'll go find Water Snake to discuss it now; I hope she can understand my situation."

"Wait!" Sister Ting asked, "Who is Water Snake accompanying?"

Manager Chen glanced at Zhou Andong and the others. "I'm not sure; I'll go take a look."

Sister Ting immediately understood. "Okay, go ahead."