Chapter 52 The No. 1 Prodigal Son of the Republic of China

Style: Historical Author: The Dragon of Treasure IslandWords: 1134Update Time: 24/01/10 17:18:15
Countless men and women in gorgeous clothes walked around holding wine glasses, and many people held hands and danced to the music on the dance floor.

Seeing Lu Xiaojia and the others standing unmoved, the waiter came over and asked:

"Gentlemen, may I ask what you want to drink? We have all kinds of wine here, and of course there are dancers. If you need it, there is a hotel on the fifth floor."

Well, people in this era really don’t hide their words. This kind of thing should be put aside in the past life. Basically, it is to experience a five-day tour package in a small cage.

Lu Xiaojia really had no interest in such unspeakable things.

"A few of us are not interested in this aspect. Which floor is your Gongxing casino on?"

"It turns out that these gentlemen are very generous. Please invite me to come. The casino is on the second floor of our nightclub."

Lu Xiaojia and others followed the waiter and took the elevator to the second floor of Gongxing Nightclub.

Pushing open the luxurious double doors, you will see a splendid hall with an area of ​​about 700 to 800 square meters. The place is decorated as magnificently as a palace, with four chandeliers composed of hundreds of crystal lamps hanging from the ceiling. Giant chandelier.

In the noisy and chaotic casino, people were coming and going, including many beauties wearing high-cut cheongsam, revealing a pair of snow-white thighs.

In addition, there are more than 20 various gaming tables in this casino, such as roulette, poker, blackjack, baccarat, dice, sic bo, pai gow, dice... and other games. .

An oval red gambling table was surrounded by more than twenty gamblers with different expressions. Some people were scratching their heads and heads anxiously at the table, while others were flushed with excitement.

What's more, some have completely fallen into madness, dancing and standing at the gambling table, staring at the table with red eyes, shouting something hoarse.

Among these crazy gamblers, a young man of about thirty years old wearing a Western-style mandarin jacket stood out. He said confidently:

"I bet 50,000 silver dollars on this one. It's a big bet!"

As soon as these words came out, the whole audience was instantly excited, and even the gamblers on the side became excited.

"Big! Big! Big! This one must be big!"

"Master Sheng made a small bet on the first hand and won directly. This time Sheng made a big bet. I guess it must be big. I will just stud and bet big!"

"Damn it, dealer, you're the boss!"

Under the urging of everyone, the croupier slowly took away the dice cup on the table. The numbers were 5, 3, and 6, which caused another wave of restlessness among the gamblers.

"Oh, it's true. Mr. Sheng is really lucky today. You're sure to bet with Mr. Sheng!"

"How can Mr. Sheng be called lucky? He is clearly the God of Gamblers, the God of Gamblers who wins seven out of ten bets."

The Mr. Sheng among these people is naturally the target person of Lu Xiaojia's trip, "Sheng Hengyi"

His father, Sheng Xuanhuai, was a representative figure of China's Westernization Movement and a famous government businessman, comprador, politician, and entrepreneur in China.

Known as the "Father of China's Industry", "The Father of China's Commerce" and "The Father of China's Higher Education"

At the same time, Shengjia's industries are also very extensive. Shengjia is present in many fields such as ships, telegraphs, railways, steel, mining, banking, and textiles.

Relying on these industries, his father Sheng Xuanhuai's wealth can be said to be as rich as the country.

Some people have estimated that the total value of all the Sheng family's assets may be as high as hundreds of millions of dollars.

After Sheng Xuanhuai died in 1916, he left numerous inheritances to his eldest son Sheng Hengyi, including 14 million taels of silver alone.

In addition, there are more than a dozen factories, mines, shipyards, banks... as well as hundreds of houses, shops, countless cultural toys, calligraphy and paintings, and rare treasures.