Chapter 271: A Bold Plan (Seeking Monthly Votes)

No matter the era or the country, anyone capable of becoming a top-tier Big Brother in an industry is never simple.

Whether it is intelligence, ability, methods, or luck, they are not lacking in any of these!

The Gambling King of Macau is clearly such a person; otherwise, how could he have stood tall in Macau for decades without falling?

Of course, his strength does not reach the point described in certain novels, where he has the capital to secretly maintain a small fleet; that is an impossible thing.

But that his strength and influence cover the entire Southeast Asia is beyond doubt.

It is not as if he lacks flexible thinking!

Seeing that the three gambling ships launched by the three Big Brothers of the Hongxing Society have firmly established their footing, there is simply no way to resolve it through hardline tactics.

Then change the approach and turn a bad thing into a good thing!

These three gambling ships happen to fill the shortcomings of the Macau gambling dens!

In fact, the main customer base for Macau's gambling dens is Chinese!

Unfortunately, the idea is beautiful, but those powerful Big Brothers of the Hongxing Society are not pushovers.

By directly introducing the Dongxing, Wo Shing, Shui Fong, 14K, and Luen Wo Tong—these first-class societies of Hong Kong—the Gambling King's calculations fell through.

Now, the Macau gambling dens have truly encountered a powerful competitor!

To put it bluntly, half or more of the wealth of the various Southeast Asian nations is held by local Chinese; if these people, their families, and their business partners come to the Macau gambling dens less often in the future, the losses would be too great.

Once he thinks of the serious consequences, how could the Gambling King not feel anxious?

It is just that, at present, his target is no longer the Hongxing society of Hong Kong.

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"Ah Feng, isn't this plan a bit too bold?"

In Wu Feng's Chairman office, Jiang Tiansheng held a proposal, his face full of amazement, and hesitated: "Will it attract interference from government agencies?"

"What is there to fear?"

Wu Feng sat in the spacious boss chair, tapped his toes on the ground to spin around, and said leisurely with a smile on his face: "We can cooperate with the Yau Tsim Mong District government!"

"This can work?"

Jiang Tiansheng said in surprise: "Will the District government agree?"

"Why wouldn't they agree?"

Wu Feng swept a calm glance at Jiang Tiansheng, knowing that the thinking of this former Hongxing Dragon Head had not yet completely pulled itself out of the scope of underworld societies.

"The District government can also obtain quite a few benefits!"

Wu Feng pointed to the proposal in Jiang Tiansheng's hand and chuckled: "Once the plan is launched, as long as the planning and execution are in place, how much economic benefit can it bring to Mong Kok in a short time?"

"Besides, the purchasing rights for certain commodities can also be handed over to the District government to distribute, right?"

Speaking to this point, his demeanor became increasingly leisurely, and he said confidently: "As for the fact that there is a bit of a gambling nature in it, we will donate the profit portion directly to certain charitable organizations in Hong Kong; it won't be much of a problem!"

"If this matter is done well, not only will the numerous brothers and underlings of the Hongxing Society be able to benefit, but even Brother Benny's position as Dragon Head will be completely stabilized!"

"Hearing you say that, I feel much more at ease!"

Jiang Tiansheng closed the thick stack of proposals in his hands, a hint of excitement appearing on his face, and said agitatedly: "Ah Feng, you are bold enough to dare to play such a big hand!"

"What is there that cannot be played?"

Wu Feng chuckled and retorted: "A one-in-five chance of winning is already quite good!"

"At the very least, it's better than going to mahjong parlors or gambling dens; one can always get some practical items that are actually useful!"

That's right, the proposal Wu Feng showed Jiang Tiansheng was the lottery activity that became ubiquitous in the Mainland in later generations.

The welfare lottery draws that emerged in the Mainland in the nineties can be called one of the imprints of the era.

Once there is a welfare lottery draw in a certain place, according to the words of a certain famous comedy Actor, it is "gongs and drums deafening, banners fluttering, a sea of people, and bustling with excitement."

Wu Feng knows that in the early two-thousands, the turnover of a single welfare lottery in a small southern county could reach a staggering one billion.

Damn it, that was one billion in the year 2000, which was quite valuable.

I still remember that an uncle of mine was usually quite frugal with his spending, but when buying lottery tickets, he would spend five hundred at a time without even blinking.

The reason he remembers it so deeply is mainly because his uncle spent a full two thousand yuan and ended up winning a range hood.

The excitement at that time was beyond words; he even invited relatives to have a good meal together.

Although a range hood cost a little over a thousand at that time, it couldn't stop his uncle from being happy.

In fact, this lottery thing is not new; it mainly depends on the specific scale of operations.

This time, Wu Feng intends to play a big one!

With the economic scale of Hong Kong, as long as the publicity is appropriate and the operation is profitable, he can easily push the lottery turnover to a level of over two billion.

He had previously read a Hong Kong-style novel where the protagonist obtained his first pot of gold through a welfare lottery, earning a full three hundred million Hong Kong Dollars in just seven days.

Of course, because the other party was a newcomer and had no foundation in Hong Kong, such a means of accumulating wealth could only be used once.

The Hong Kong British Government is not stupid; they would not allow an unrelated "dragon crossing the river" to have the opportunity to wantonly harvest the wealth in the hands of Hong Kong residents—that is all their own pocket money.

Wu Feng is different!

This time, he intends to give the new Hongxing Dragon Head, Han Bin, a big surprise.

The entire Hongxing Society will be set in motion; as long as the execution is effective, this lottery draw activity can easily cover the entire Hong Kong Island, the Kowloon Peninsula, and more than half of the New Territories region.

He can also pull the Yau Tsim Mong District government to act together, and even the "ghost" supporters behind the Jiang family, as well as the stakeholders of certain government agencies, can all obtain immense benefits.

Who knows, after doing it the first time, he might be able to do it a second time!

This is the huge difference between having a foundation and connections, and the timing now is also quite appropriate.

As the return gets closer and closer, that group of Hong Kong "ghost" high-level officials becomes increasingly unscrupulous.

Still the same saying, once the entire Hongxing Society is truly set in motion, the power it can exert is still not small.

"Should we tip off Benny about this?"

Jiang Tiansheng was still a bit hesitant and wavered: "The prizes alone involve several hundred million Hong Kong Dollars; once it starts operating, it will be difficult to stop!"

"That works too!"

Wu Feng nodded with a smile and said leisurely, "Mr. Jiang, if we are going to start this, it would be best to get it done before the New Year, otherwise there might be a significant difference in the final returns!"

Although Hong Kong does not have a Spring Festival holiday, the New Year customs of Hong Kong people have not changed much.

Before the New Year, whether in the Mainland or Hong Kong, the Chinese people will all properly purchase abundant New Year goods.

Once the New Year has passed, ordinary Hong Kong residents won't have much savings left in their pockets, so naturally, the revenue from holding a lottery draw at that time would be much lower.

(End of this chapter)