After finishing their meal, Cheng Ran, Xie Feibai and the others said they would walk around the hotel villa to help digest their food and breathe in some fresh air. Soon, someone from Brother Hu's side came over. The man named Zhong Jun and Wang Debiao, who had just called him away, came back. Zhong Jun said, "Brother Xie!" Then he looked at Cheng Ran and said, "You must be Brother Cheng... They are all talking about you..."
Zhong Junshun pointed and saw that Brother Hu's group was at the pavilion across a trail in the garden. Many of them greeted Xie Feibai directly and familiarly. Of course, the most important thing was to greet Cheng Ran and give him a smile. No matter whether he could see it or not, they would just nod to him and everyone would be considered nodding acquaintances.
Brother Hu was still the center of attention. He glanced at Xie Feibai, then glanced at Cheng Ran... but did not take the initiative to stand up and say hello.
Wang Debiao, who was standing next to Zhong Jun, was probably very good at talking, so he was "entrusted with an important task". At this time, he smiled and said to everyone, "Fei Bai, do you have time to go sit with Brother Hu? Brother Hu has a business that he wants to discuss with you. Let's go together."
Looking over here, the young man named Brother Hu seemed to be lecturing to the people around him, and a group of people kept nodding beside him. The whole group looked like they were involved in a pyramid scheme. So it seemed "reasonable" that he did not take the initiative to move, but instead let them "passively" walk over.
Deng Wei, who was beside Xie Feibai and was always looking for trouble, asked, "Business? Brother Hu, you still have business to do with us? So generous?"
The young man named Wang Debiao was obviously very proud. He always called Xie Feibai Feibai directly instead of "Brother Xie" like others did. He only thought that he was the one talking to Xie Feibai and Cheng Ran. He glanced at Deng Wei who was speaking with a hint of sarcasm beside him and suppressed his dissatisfaction. "Who is Brother Hu? We can all make money... Let's go, Brother Hu is talking."
Xie Feibai glanced at Cheng Ran, meaning, it's up to you, it's okay not to give the other party face.
Cheng Ran thought that he had nothing to do after eating, so he just nodded after listening to what this "promising young man" wanted to do all day.
When the young man, known as "Brother Hu" by everyone, saw Cheng Ran, Xie Feibai and his group coming over in the pavilion, he became more calm and confident, as if he had taken the bait.
There were some stones on the stone table in front of him. He fiddled with them and explained, and people around him listened.
"The upper floor of my place is all finely decorated, with many private rooms, and it's spacious enough... We're just playing cards anyway, so I don't need your introduction. There's no need. Brother Hu has people here, and if you want to play, you can come. It's a place anyway. If you bring people, Brother Hu will count you as a share. If the plate is bigger, I'll give you a commission. If you have a good network of connections, I'll count you as a share..."
Some of the younger people in this group did not participate in this topic, and they also knew that it was not something they could participate in, while some of the more mature ones were already thinking about it. In fact, most people at that level in their family could get in touch with these things. Someone said, "This thing has a large amount of income, won't someone come to check it?"
"Investigate... How to investigate? Even if we report it to the authorities, it will be suppressed by a phone call. Do you think anyone can afford to open a card parlor like this? It is common for people to play cards together at the same table, and it is common for them to spend tens of thousands of dollars per game. Who doesn't have a job? Who dares to investigate...?"
Cheng Ran finally figured out what Brother Hu and the others were doing. To put it bluntly, it was an illegal gambling place. It was a place specifically for some people to play mahjong, and through their "relationships" at a certain social level, they could build connections. Some things that were difficult to do, inconvenient interest exchanges, matchmaking, etc., could all be exchanged through such a place.
Cheng Ran recalled that at this time in his previous life, Rongcheng had been exposed in this regard, and quite a few people were implicated and imprisoned. Calculating the time, it couldn't be that it was this Hu brother and his gang...
Then this group of people in front of me will catch me right in the act
Brother Hu lit up a Zhonghua cigarette, shook off the ash, put his hand between his lips, and squinted at Xie Feibai through the smoke, "How is it? Feibai, I know you are running an Internet cafe, but this makes much more money than your Internet cafe... If you want to come in, with your family's connections, I guarantee that you can buy a Mercedes convertible in half a year."
Then he looked at Cheng Ran again, "This must be Cheng Ran, right? Brother, you have connections and channels, let's make money together?"
This kind of thing is really profitable. Brother Hu believes that even Xie Feibai would be tempted by it. It is good that his family is rich, but having money at home and having disposable money are two different concepts. Otherwise, how could Xie Feibai go out to run an Internet cafe? Isn't it just for money? And this is really profitable. Not only does it take a cut from the poker table, but it also takes a cut. The chips are prepared by themselves. Most people don't carry so much money with them, so they have to exchange chips. Sometimes they borrow money, which is also a matter of chips. The turnover is very fast. Those who come to play cards have money, and some of the money comes from questionable sources, so they are not afraid of him owing money. Facts have proved that those who can come to play really don't refuse to pay afterwards. In a word, the level is there.
So the money really came in like the rush of water. This kind of business did not require too many high-level people. Generally, small officials in powerful enterprises and institutions, and some big mine owners who made money easily could handle it. Some of these people present could easily attract people because of their family's position. Some of them were brokers in this area, and people like Xie Feibai and Cheng Ran could indeed be given shares if they joined.
On the other hand, if someone like Cheng Ran joins in, and they all make money together and get to know each other, Brother Hu can actually get access to the connections he has, similar to those of Gao Xiuxian. Making money is only part of it, and the network of interpersonal relationships woven on top of it is the real wealth. Without making a sound, he can use the network of connections behind Xie Feibai and Cheng Ran, and even use their names to do a lot of things outside.
Xie Feibai was stunned, and it was obvious that he was still very tempted. He had been coveting his sister Wang Yulan's Mercedes-Benz for a long time, but his family would never buy it for him, and he couldn't drive it. But if he could really make such a big sum of money, although he would definitely not work with this man named Hu, it didn't stop him from thinking about it to satisfy his own desire.
As soon as he was silent, the people around him became more active. They were a little worried about the young man surnamed Hu's unilateral promise, but if Xie Feibai and Cheng Ran joined in, they would definitely follow suit.
Cheng Ran looked at Xie Feibai, "What do you think?"
Xie Feibai said, "I... haven't thought about it yet..."
Brother Hu threw his lighter on the table, then lit up a cigarette, put his left hand on the elbow of his right hand holding the cigarette, and puffed out smoke. He was not worried. Money was something that no one could refuse. The bait had been thrown out, so why didn't you two dogs come and join in the fun
Cheng Ran originally had no intention of paying any attention to them, but looking at the people around him, if he did not express his opinion or left without any concern, would these people think that he was just not willing to express his opinion on the surface, but was actually trying to make money from Brother Hu in secret
Or even if he politely refused, Brother Hu would take advantage of his and Xie Feibai's presence today to deliberately exaggerate the matter, and then the fake news might become true. He couldn't come out to defend himself.
When Xie Feibai looked at Cheng Ran, Cheng Ran sighed and looked at the group of people with him, "Has anyone among you entered?"
A boy said, "Brother Hu said that I could make money... I invested some money and bought some shares."
The man named Zhong Jun said in confusion, "My mom's friends may need..."
Cheng Ran nodded, "They all withdrew."
"Um?"
"ah?"
After a brief pause in the crowd.
Cheng Ran looked at Brother Hu, who had been smoking with a confident look on his face, and said, "I advise you, if you don't want to go to jail, just stop here today."
The atmosphere suddenly became tense.
Cheng Ran looked around at everyone and added, "If you want to ruin your future, you can follow suit... But don't forget that someone warned you before you jumped into this fire pit."
There are dense trees, swaying pavilions and a small lake next to them.
This is the young man who came over just now and didn't say much but was always in everyone's sight.
Such a simple sentence.
It was no less than a thunderclap in the small pavilion beside the lake.