Mingjia Hotel, owned by Mingjia Entertainment, has a casino in the basement, a nightclub on the second floor, and a sauna and massage parlor on the third floor. There are separate elevators connecting the basement, second floor, and third floor, providing one-stop entertainment.
The Dragon Room is the largest and most luxurious private room in Mingjia Nightclub.
Lu Ming felt that Mingjia Nightclub was similar to the Moulin Rouge in Paris at the same time. It mainly featured dancers performing on the stage, including erotic striptease and talent shows, and the guests' tables were mostly located around the stage.
But there are eleven private rooms, one dragon and ten phoenixes, which are located slightly higher and surround the stage. Facing the direction of the stage, these rooms have glass walls, so you can watch the singing and dancing performances and feel the noise outside, but you can also draw the curtain and turn it into a place for private gatherings and business talks.
The Dragon Room is undoubtedly the most special one. Outside the glass wall, it is almost parallel to the stage and within easy reach. You can even open the window to give tips to the strippers performing on the stage.
The inner room is even more magnificent, with flashing neon lights and a separate small dance floor where guests and dancers can dance together.
Lu Ming is now in the dragon room, sitting in the corner, looking at the men and women in the box with a bit of amusement.
The so-called "Mr. Bucklo" turned out to be little Bucklo, which was unexpected.
No wonder, he sounds very young and speaks very arrogantly, saying things like "if you don't come now, don't come in the future". It doesn't sound like something someone of old Bucklo's level would say. He thinks so in his heart but won't say it out loud.
In the bureau where old Bucklo was, as the chief member of the seven-member Beiguan Committee, he was basically the top administrative person in Beiguan, similar to the mayor.
After all, Donghai can be regarded as a small country like Singapore, and it is much larger than Singapore. Even if it is regarded as a large municipality in the previous life, Beiguan is called a town, but it is also at the prefecture-level city level. In fact, it is a city with a population of hundreds of thousands. In Europe at the same time, it can be said to be a big city.
Since I have to come to the place where Old Bucklo is, then no matter how they talk about me behind my back, I have to show up for the first invitation.
We'll see what happens in the future.
When you reach a higher and higher position, you can't be like a young and ignorant person who argues with everyone he meets. You should do your job well first, and then, no matter what you do, others will have nothing to say.
But I never expected that the so-called "Mr. Bucklo" was little Bucklo.
Looking at them and the hostesses making such ugly appearances.
Lu Ming sat in the corner, and suddenly, he wanted to sit there for a while longer.
Only Gao Depei was not accompanied by a girl. At this time, he smiled and sat next to Lu Ming.
"Mr. Bucklo is busy, please wait a moment..." Gao Depei said with a smile.
Lu Ming looked at him and smiled: "Yeah, he's busy rolling the dice. And, isn't this little Bucklo? Carl Bucklo, right?"
There were four of them, plus four hostesses, a total of eight people, playing the dice-shaking game, believe it or not.
Gao Depei still had a smile on his face, and he continued, "Actually, I and Mr. Bucklo hope to cooperate with you. There is no need to fight to the death. In this world, we still have to talk about cooperation. Cooperation is the only way to have a future."
"District 51 is a good place. You are just starting out and you are passionate. The villagers there have a hard life and need talents like Commissioner Lu to lead them out of a smooth road."
"Commissioner Lu, you are not even 20 years old yet, and you have already entered the Beiguan Council. This is a miracle. Your future is limitless, but we still need to be steady at the beginning. To be honest, when I was your age, I was still a child who knew nothing. When you first said that you wanted to run for the third district election, I also thought it was a fantasy. But now, I think you are very suitable for politics. My party and I will do our best to help you run for the 51st district councillor."
"Also, I haven't had tea with Qing Lao for a long time. Let's make an appointment someday. The Justice Party and the Grand Public Party are originally brother parties. I will let Wang Zili go. I promise that I have no grudges against him!"
Lu Ming nodded. The Baklo family should have promised to support Gao Depei's entry into the Seven-member Committee. Gao Depei's perspective on the issue would naturally be higher. Wang Zili's departure from the Justice Party would not be a problem. It could even be an opportunity. He hoped to gain the support of the Qing faction, making his entry into the Seven-member Committee more certain and avoiding any accidents.
Thinking about it, Lu Ming smiled and said, "Brother Gao, if it was Commissioner Bucklo sitting here now and you were talking to me about this, to be honest, I don't really want to think about it. Besides... Brother Gao is in the mood to play with a prodigal son, so I'll excuse myself!"
He stood up and walked towards the group of people playing dice.
Some people saw him coming, but pretended not to see him and left him alone for a while. This was what Master Baclo had ordered earlier.
Little Buckroe also caught a glimpse of Lu Ming, but he put his arm around the dancer's waist and whispered in her ear, "I'll make the sucker who's coming over bleed profusely, and I'll give it all to you!"
The dancer giggled, "Okay..."
At this time, Lu Ming had already picked up a large glass of full dark beer from the table next to him.
"I tell you, if he wants to toast me, you stop him and tell him you want 100 as a reward for one glass..." Little Bucklo laughed in the dancer's ear and licked the dancer's white earlobe with his tongue.
“Well, I wouldn’t dare, aye…” The dancer gasped as she was licked.
Suddenly, extremely cold waterfalls and ice cubes fell from the sky and splashed directly on the faces of little Bucklo and the dancer.
The two people who were cuddling together were caught off guard. The dancer screamed and stood up, and little Bucklo also turned around in surprise to look.
But a black shadow flew over and hit him on the chest. He groaned in pain and almost fainted.
Everyone was stunned, and for a moment, no one knew how to react.
It was Lu Ming who poured a large glass of beer and ice cubes on little Bucklo's face, and then smashed the beer glass hard on little Bucklo.
"Who do you think you are to waste my time!" Lu Ming spat fiercely on the ground.
He looked at Gao Depei again, "Mr. Bucklo? Mr. Bucklo? Is he worthy of being called Mr. Bucklo? He's just a little Karl?!"
Looking at the stunned people, including several Justice Party members, Lu Ming sized them up, shook his head, turned around and walked out.
"Bang," the door suddenly fell down, and a burly man fell in. Sun Bo walked in lightly as if he was strolling in the garden, stood beside Lu Ming, and walked out with Lu Ming.
The burly man was little Bucklo's bodyguard. He didn't expect that something would happen here, so he was a few beats slow to react. But just as he was about to move, he was knocked down by Sun Bo who had been staring at him.
The nightclub security quickly ran over and saw Lu Ming in the corridor. They were stunned for a moment and no one dared to stop him.
After all, he was a guest with a black card, and his entourage had shown their cards when he came. And black card guests, even bodyguards, did not need to be searched for weapons.
I heard that apart from Chairman Liu, only two other major shareholders have it. In addition, Chairman Liu’s most beloved cousin, Lawyer Liu Hanming, also has this black card. No one else, even the young master Liang Gongzi, has this card.
There are many powerful people coming here. If powerful bodyguards are allowed to bring weapons in, it would be too chaotic. Therefore, basically only a few people with great talents in Mingjia Entertainment can have this treatment.
In the dragon room, Lu Ming left for a long time before little Bucklo seemed to react. He rubbed his chest and shouted, "Here, bring him back to me! I want to kill him!"
The private room, which seemed to have been paused, suddenly came alive.
Gao Depei hurried over to persuade them, and some congressmen took their leave and left in a hurry. It was okay to eat and drink, but getting involved in such things was never a good thing.
The dancers were busy cleaning up the mess.
The dancer who almost got the 100 yuan bounty was even more helpless. She wiped the alcohol off her face and body while cursing in her heart. What's going on? This little Bucklo is a fool. He doesn't even take you seriously. You're taking advantage of him? And you're extorting money? You're extorting your grandma's legs? You've caused me to be splashed all over my head and face. It's so uncomfortable to be in this situation. What the hell! You're a wimp in bed and can't even stand up under the bed. You're a fool. You're called Bucklo. What an idiot.
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On the TV screen is the logo of the "Kunlun" station. Recently, the original Donghai Second TV Station was privatized and renamed Kunlun Station.
The program has also been revamped and now broadcasts a variety show with funny and wacky hosts and guests.
In Lu Ming's opinion, there was actually nothing funny, but Bisi in his arms was giggling so hard that her stomach felt like it was going to get a stitch in the side.
"Kunlun Terrace" naturally has Lu Ming's capital in it.
Although Lu Ming did not show up for the program revision, he also wrote a proposal.
However, it is not easy to learn from the past for TV programs, as the audience’s aesthetic level is different. Nowadays, for example, in variety shows, the audience prefers to watch weird things, and everything can be shocking. However, if people in the past life watched it, they would feel awkward.
On the contrary, if there were some variety shows about the slow-paced rural life in the past, there would definitely be no market for them now.
Looking at the Kunlun TV station logo, Lu Ming shook his head. The bank loan he was currently carrying was probably over 20 million yuan. The interest was several thousand yuan a day, which was equivalent to several years' salary for an average person.
I don’t know when I can see the money returned.
This is probably what the barbaric expansion of capital means.
The bigger the stall, the more money you can borrow and the more financing you can get, and then the stall will become bigger, and the cycle will continue.
"You you you..." With the familiar music, the commercial time came. It was an advertisement for roll-on perfume. The models in the advertisement were wearing bikinis with extremely hot bodies.
Lu Ming covered Bisi's eyes with his hands, and Bisi giggled, "Uncle, I don't want to see."
Hanzhu shook her head, probably feeling that the world was becoming more and more corrupt and morals were declining.
"Uncle, am I 8 years old today, or will I be 8 years old after the New Year? My mother has confused me!" Bisi turned around, blinking her big eyes, and asked curiously.
"They are both 8 years old. After the Chinese New Year, they are 8 years old, and after their birthdays, they are 8 years old." Lu Ming explained casually and glanced at Bisi: "Mom is not here today. Are you unhappy?"
Every year, Pamela would celebrate Bis' birthday for her, but now that I knew myself, this was the first time I was not with Bis on her birthday.
I went to a neighboring state and cut the ribbon for the first store of luxury handbags produced by Hua Xia Clothing Industry in the neighboring state.
"No, my mother doesn't allow me to eat cake every year!" Bisi pouted, thought for a while, and whispered in Lu Ming's ear: "Uncle, I want to play with Saori... But I'm afraid that Sister Bizhu will be angry if she is here..."
Lu Ming smiled, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Kuroki Saori sitting timidly in the corner of the living room. Did the birthmark on her pretty face seem to have faded? But he couldn't see her, so he wasn't sure. He had almost forgotten what his birthmark looked like the last time she saw him.
However, this 5-year-old child was not being punished. He sat timidly, with a small knife flashing with cold light appearing in his hand from time to time, and then disappearing into his palm and the sleeve of his kimono.
Lu Ming shook his head helplessly. Isn't this dangerous? It seems that as long as he breathes, he is practicing his knife speed and skills? He is only 5 years old.
Looking at Hanzhu beside him, snuggling happily beside him, Lu Ming estimated that Bizhu would not come out for a while, so he turned to Kuroki Saori and said, "Stop practicing, watch TV!"
"Yes, Grandpa..." The little girl hurriedly stood up and bowed in a polite manner, and then said, "Saori is following Grandpa's instructions and watching TV."
Just as Lu Ming was about to say something, Luo Yi came out of the servant's room with a phone in his hand. "Sir, this is Director Wei Baozeng calling."
Seeing Lu Ming nod, Luo Yi hurried over and handed over the microphone with both hands.
"Qianxing, you just did something big again!" Wei Baozeng smiled.
"It spreads very quickly." Lu Ming smiled and asked, "What do you think?"
"Can I understand what you are doing?" Wei Baozeng said half-jokingly and half-seriously, and lowered his voice: "Qianxing, is it true that old Bucklo will not be nominated for the first prize this year?"
Lu Ming was stunned: "Really? Is the news reliable?"
Wei Baozeng's tone was somewhat helpless, "Aren't I asking you this?"
Huh? Lu Ming thought about it and realized that this guy probably thought he had received some inside information from Christine.
Wei Baozeng was one of the few close friends who knew that he often had dinner with Christine.
In fact, Judge Christine and I never talk about such topics.
I also don't want the relationship between me and this friend to whom I apologize to deteriorate. Now I get along with her easily and equally.
If it is mixed with other things, it will be meaningless.
However, I did hear from a secret business partner of mine that this year, the Duke family members who might nominate the chief commissioners of each district and satellite town will be replaced.
The Chief Commissioner of the East Sea Regional Municipal Council, or the Prime Minister of the East Sea Metropolitan Area, is nominated by the Duke of East Sea.
The chief commissioners of each district and satellite town, or the mayors of each city, are nominated by family members designated by the Duke.
Usually, it is assumed that this member is the successor chosen by the Duke of Donghai, or the crown prince.
For more than a decade, the Charles family has been nominating mayoral candidates for each city through the eldest son of Duke Charles, who is also Christine's eldest brother.
However, the Duke's family has a very important title, which is Earl of Burlingame.
Bai Hanli is the old name of the West District of East China Sea.
Earl of Berhanley is the most fundamental title in the duke's family.
Normally, the Earl of Berkshire would concurrently hold the title of the Duke of the High Seas, but once a successor is determined, he would be granted the title of Earl of Berkshire, thus officially confirming the crown prince.
But for more than ten years, Christine's elder brother still hasn't been awarded the title of Earl of Berhanley.
It can also be seen that Charles IX has not yet really made up his mind who among his children will be his ideal successor.
And if there is a change in the Duke family members who are nominated as chief commissioners of each district and town this year, even Christine’s eldest brother will basically have no hope of succession.
Naturally, these are information that Wei Baozeng cannot access at his level.
However, Lu Ming was not very interested in the Duke's family's mess, and it had little impact on the political situation in the East China Sea.
It's okay for each district and town, but if we talk about the chief commissioner and prime minister of the metropolitan area, that is the result of the game between the various political armed groups in East China Sea. The Duke of East China Sea cannot really decide who to nominate to compete.
You can have a certain influence, and often the influence is huge, but you cannot be the one who has the final say.
Do you really want to go against the wishes of the majority of political groups and not be willing to be this noble mascot? Then it is possible that some kind of Tulip Movement will be launched soon. Even if your Duke family is not completely transformed into a commoner, you will be deposed and your obedient children will take your place.
Of course, if this situation occurs, all parties will be losers, and it will seriously shake the current autonomous system of East China Sea, and may even give the imperial capital the opportunity to intervene. It has been a long time since it wanted to take back the autonomy of East China Sea, a super wealthy city-state, and directly govern it.
No one would be happy to see its tragic consequences.
Especially the consequences of being taken advantage of by the political forces in the imperial capital.
In the past, Queen Alice's Code of Autonomy protected the autonomy of the East Sea city-state, but a thousand years later, the masters in the imperial capital probably no longer take the Queen's Code of Autonomy seriously.
What they are worried about now is that the empire is originally a large federation. Under the federation, each kingdom has its own national conditions. The Kingdom of Griffinni rules the territory, and each state has a local self-government system derived from the feudal system. If the autonomy of the East China Sea region is forcibly taken back, it may cause a chain reaction, which will affect the entire body and cause strong opposition from the autonomous states. They are worried that the central government will take away the rights that the local areas should enjoy, and even a civil war will break out.
But if there is internal strife in the East China Sea, then the imperial capital will definitely take the opportunity to intervene.
Lu Ming thought about it randomly and felt that the empire was a feudal alliance empire similar to the late Roman Empire. Moreover, the world's continent is now integrated, but it is not as large as the Eurasian continent, and there are fewer different beliefs. Therefore, it did not fall apart under the attacks of barbarians and pagans, and gradually evolved into the European Union with a common supreme ruler. Of course, the relationship between the various regions and states of the Kingdom of Greifanni is much closer than the integration of the European Union, and is more like the American Federation where each state has more autonomy.
Lu Ming laughed into the microphone while thinking about all sorts of things. "Baozeng, this has nothing to do with nomination or not. I just don't like little Bucklo. What kind of status does he have? He's so arrogant. What does running for a councillor have to do with him? He's just like a decision-maker in parliament. Where is he going to get a share of the pie? He even summoned me? I thought it was his father, so he ran over there. I was almost pissed off! He doesn't even know about it, and he's still showing off to me. He asked a dancer to blackmail me? How can he stand it? I'm just teaching him a lesson on behalf of his father!"
"Okay!" Wei Baozeng smiled. "Although old Bucklo looked down on his son and used to be merciless when he mentioned his son outside, now that he has a good daughter-in-law, he often trains his son like a dog and is just waiting to hold his grandson and raise him. But such a person may be more protective of his own children. He can scold them, but he will not tolerate any offense from others. You still have to be careful. Of course, you must know this."
After a pause, he continued, "If this matter spreads, it will have the worst impact on Gao Depei. Also, the deputy speaker, it is too low of status to be hanging out with a playboy and trying to curry favor with the Bucklo family. Compared with you, he seems even more humble."
In my heart, I felt that Brother Qianxing probably did it on purpose, just to achieve this effect.
But I don't want to think too darkly of Brother Qianxing. Beating someone up would also have a strong and deep purpose? I don't want to ask further, it's rare to be so ignorant.
Lu Ming was stunned. He had never thought about it this way. Well, in the eyes of some people, he was very insidious and vicious.
Alas, it is really difficult to be a righteous person and act uprightly.
It is always misinterpreted, misinterpreted maliciously.
Such a society is bound to have problems.
Moreover, with his small body, he has gradually developed a habit of hitting others. This environment is really not good.