Hong Kong Comprehensive: The Rise of the King

Horse racing has a long history on Hong Kong Island, so the Jockey Club came into being and grew rapidly.

Today's Jockey Club has become one of the high-end clubs in Hong Kong Island. Just like the golf club, its members are all bigwigs from the upper class.

crunch.

Shengjiale's Lamborghini was parked in front of the Jockey Club.

Also parked were Luo Tianhong's sports car and five luxury cars, with a group of outstanding security personnel in black suits on top.

When Sheng Jiale comes to attend Huo Jingliang's invitation, he must be prepared for the corresponding pomp.

"It's quite grand here."

Sheng Jiale got out of the car, surrounded by a group of strong men in black suits, and his eyes fell on the huge venue of the Jockey Club.

The Jockey Club is circular in shape and covers a very large area. If you stand close and watch like Sheng Jiale, you can feel the grandeur of the venue even more.

"Boss, shall we go in?" Luo Tianhong asked.

Sheng Jiale shook his head and said, "We can't get in now. I'll give Mr. Huo a call."

After Sheng Jiale received Huo Jingliang's invitation, he checked the information about the horse racing club and learned about it in advance.

After reading the information, Sheng Jiale realized what a high-end club on Hong Kong Island was.

The Jockey Club's membership mechanism is extremely strict and does not accept active membership applications. Only those recommended by old members and after a series of reviews will have the opportunity to join.

Therefore, after so many years since the Jockey Club was established, the number of members is still small, and many big names are members.

While the membership is sparse, the quality of the members is also guaranteed. Everyone in it is at the top of the industry in all walks of life. This can be seen from Huo Jingliang's presence among them.

Beep beep.
After the phone rang three times, it was connected.

"Mr. Huo, I have arrived at the gate of the jockey club." Sheng Jiale said.

"Okay, just wait a moment, I'll go out and pick you up right now."

Huo Jingliang replied.

After hanging up the phone, Sheng Jiale leaned on the car, lit a cigarette, and waited for Huo Jingliang.

He was not kept waiting for long. About 3 minutes later, the familiar figure of Sheng Jiale appeared at the door of the Jockey Club.

It was Huo Jingliang who came with his secretary and a crowd of people.

"Hahaha, I'm sorry to keep Mr. Sheng waiting for so long."

Huo Jingliang walked quickly to Sheng Jiale and smiled at him:
"It's okay, I just have a few minutes to smoke a cigarette."

Sheng Jiale waved his hand.

He and Huo Jingliang have known each other for a long time, so they don't care about such trivial matters, and the two of them get along very easily.

Although Huo Jingliang is stronger than him, he has never been superior and always treated them as equals.

This also made Sheng Jiale and him get along well.

Huo Jingliang extended his hand to Sheng Jiale and said, "Come on, I'll take you in. Today's Marseille is about to begin."

Sheng Jiale nodded and walked towards the jockey venue with Luo Tianhong.

As for the security personnel who came with us, most of them were waiting outside. A few of them could go in to help carry bags.

The group entered the jockey club hall, and Huo Jingliang led Sheng Jiale directly to the front desk.

"Hello, Mr. Huo."

Seeing Huo Jingliang, several staff at the front desk bowed to him and said.

Huo Jingliang hummed lightly, "This is Mr. Sheng, the chairman of Qiangsheng Group. I recommend him to be a new member of the Jockey Club. You can help him go through the procedures."

After speaking, Huo Jingliang took out his membership card and handed it to the staff.

"Okay Mr. Huo, please wait a moment."

The staff member took the membership card with respectful hands and put it on the machine.

Then he asked Sheng Jiale to enter his identity information, and it didn't take long to hand a brand new membership card to Sheng Jiale.

"Mr. Sheng, you are a member here from now on." The staff smiled sweetly at Sheng Jiale.

Sheng Jiale took the membership card and looked at it. The card was made of a special material. It was not a common PVC plastic, but a very high-quality metal material. The surface was frosted and engraved with a galloping horse and Sheng Jiale. Unique membership number.

"Is it so easy to complete?" Sheng Jiale was a little surprised. This was different from the information he had read. It clearly stated that registering as a member would be extremely troublesome even if recommended by old members, and it may not be [-]% approved.

Why did Huo Jingliang join the group just by saying a word?
Huo Jingliang chuckled, "It's as simple as my recommendation."

"Mr. Huo is a senior member of our club. If you are recommended by Mr. Huo, you can save a lot of tedious review processes."

The staff explained to Sheng Jiale thoughtfully.

Only then did Sheng Jiale realize that with Huo Jingliang's status, it was normal for him to have some privileges in the jockey club.

"It's almost time, Marseille is about to start, come with me."

Huo Jingliang looked at his watch and said to Sheng Jiale.

"it is good."

Sheng Jiale left the front desk with Huo Jingliang, and the group took the elevator to a luxurious box on the third floor.

Sheng Jiale saw many private rooms along the way, but the size and decoration were not as good as the one they came to. From here, we can also see Huo Jingliang's status in the horse racing club.

The box is luxuriously decorated, and the side facing the racecourse is a huge floor-to-ceiling window, allowing you to clearly see the entire racecourse.

At this moment, the participating horses are already waiting in their respective stalls, with a stern-looking rider riding on their back.

"The time is just right, if it were 2 minutes later we would have missed it." Huo Jingliang breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the game had not started yet.

He sat down on the soft leather sofa and said to his secretary: "Open a bottle of champagne. I will celebrate with Mr. Sheng later."

The secretary bowed and turned towards the wine cabinet in the box.

"Celebrate? What do you mean?"

Sheng Jiale was stunned when he heard this. He could understand drinking champagne, but he didn't know what to celebrate.

Huo Jingliang laughed, "I have a good horse right next to the field. When the competition starts, he will definitely be the champion."

"Mr. Huo is so confident?" Sheng Jiale asked curiously.

"Of course, my horses are named Black Whirlwind because they run so fast, like a whirlwind.

I have seen all the other horses competing today, and none of them are Black Tornado’s opponents. "

Huo Jingliang said confidently that he would not let his secretary open the champagne now if he was not [-]% sure.

Otherwise, if he fails to win the championship, he will lose face in front of Sheng Jiale.

"Then I'll wait and see."

Seeing that Huo Jingliang was so confident, Sheng Jiale couldn't say anything.

At this time all the horses in the field are ready.

The starter walked to the side of the track holding a small orange flag.

In order not to disturb the horses, Marseille does not use the starting gun as a signal, but waves the flag, mainly for the riders to see.

"start!"

At the same time as the starter waved the small flag in his hand, the doors of all the horse racing stalls opened at the same time, and the fourteen participating horses rushed out.

Horse racing is different from other competitions in that it becomes intense from the beginning, somewhat similar to the [-]-meter dash in track and field.

Fourteen horses were running hard under the control of their respective riders, and the scene was extremely chaotic for a while.

"Mr. Huo, what is the number of your Black Tornado?"

Sheng Jiale looked at it for a while and asked.

He basically knew nothing about horse racing, so he was a bit confused.

"No. [-]." Huo Jingliang said.

"Number four?"

Sheng Jiale was stunned and looked around the field. There were three horses running at the front, namely No. [-], No. [-], and No. [-].

And horse No. [-]
Sheng Jiale searched among the large troops and found Huo Jingliang's Black Tornado at the bottom after looking for a long time.

"Mr. Huo, the situation of your Black Tornado is not good. It is almost the last one."

Unexpectedly, Huo Jingliang was not worried, but smiled and said: "At first glance, you are the first person to contact Marseille. The initial ranking is of little significance. Some horses have strong explosive power, so they can have an advantage from the beginning.

But in the second half of the track, whether the advantage can be maintained depends on the horse's patience. "

"So, Black Tornado is a patient horse?" Sheng Jiale said thoughtfully.

"That's right, Black Tornado's strength is not bursting out, but patience. He is a late horse, and it is only after the halfway point of the race that he exerts his strength."

Huo Jingliang said calmly, raised the champagne in his hand and took a sip.

"Mr. Sheng, don't worry, the final champion will definitely be Black Tornado."

After hearing Huo Jingliang's explanation, Sheng Jiale nodded.

He was a complete novice in horse racing. After hearing Huo Jingliang's words, he realized that there are so many things to pay attention to in horse racing.

Sheng Jiale focused his attention on the field, staring closely at the No. [-] Black Tornado.

Soon, halfway through the race, Sheng Jiale discovered that, just as Huo Jingliang said, the Black Tornado began to exert force.

It gradually overtook the horses one after another from the bottom, and continued to rise in the rankings. In the blink of an eye, it was approaching the three horses at the top.

At this time, after a lot of running, the top three horses no longer had the explosive power they had at the beginning, and gradually showed signs of fatigue.

After all, the physical strength of horse racing is there. If it explodes at the beginning, it will definitely be weak in the follow-up.

Black Tornado quickly surpassed No. 2 and No. [-] and reached the No. [-] position.

"it is good!"

Sheng Jiale saw this scene and cheered.

Huo Jingliang smiled slightly, "The real show has just begun."

As he finished speaking, the arena changed again.

At this time, the race was coming to an end, and the end point was in sight. At this moment, Black Tornado, who was originally in a stalemate with No. [-], suddenly increased in speed and actually surpassed No. [-] in one fell swoop.

And the speed of the Black Tornado is getting faster and faster, quickly opening a large distance from the other race horses.

Then he crossed the finish line with a huge lead.

"Pretty!"

Seeing Black Tornado suddenly reverse the situation at the last moment, Sheng Jiale stood up from the sofa and cheered.

Although it was the first time for Seng Jiale to watch Marseille, he had already felt its charm.

In comparison, Huo Jingliang was much calmer. After all, he was a member of the Jockey Club. He had watched Marseilles ranging from [-] to [-]. Moreover, the Black Tornado's victory had long been expected by him.

"Mr. Sheng, cheers."

Huo Jingliang held the champagne and clinked the glasses with Sheng Jiale.

"cheers."

Sheng Jiale drank up the champagne in the glass with an expression of disbelief on his face, "I never expected that what Mr. Huo said before actually came true."

"It's nothing. Black Tornado's strength is here. After you become familiar with horse racing, you can do it."

Huo Jingliang smiled faintly.

Sheng Jiale nodded. After this game, he also became interested in horse racing.

Afterwards, Sheng Jiale and Huo Jingliang watched several games together, and the time came to the evening unknowingly.

"It's all over today."

After the last game ended, Huo Jingliang said.

Sheng Jiale sighed, "Watching so many horse races is a worthwhile trip."

"It's getting late, so I'll sue."

Sheng Jiale looked at the dim sky and wanted to say goodbye to Huo Jingliang.

But at this time Huo Jingliang said: "Mr. Sheng, don't leave in a hurry. There will be a charity party later. Let's attend it together."

"Charity gala?" Sheng Jiale was stunned, "I've never heard of it."

It stands to reason that for things like charity galas, news would leak out in advance and be published in newspapers.

"It's not public, it's just a party among members of the Jockey Club." Huo Jingliang explained. "So that's it. Well, I'll go take part and have a look."

Sheng Jiale said.

As a new member of the Jockey Club, he couldn't miss such an occasion.

"Trust me, you won't regret attending this party."

Huo Jingliang smiled mysteriously at Sheng Jiale and said, "Let's go. The party will be held in the banquet hall of the Peninsula Hotel. The time has just passed."

"Okay." Sheng Jiale looked forward to Huo Jingliang's words.

He took Luo Tianhong and Huo Jingliang out of the box and walked out of the horse racing club.

The two motorcades at the door were ready. Sheng Jiale and Huo Jingliang got in the car and drove towards the Peninsula Hotel.

Ten minutes later, the two arrived at the Peninsula Hotel with their motorcade.

There were two rows of people waiting in the hotel lobby. When they saw Sheng Jiale and Huo Jingliang coming in, the hotel manager immediately came over with a smile on his face: "Mr. Huo, Mr. Sheng, please follow me."

To be able to hold a manager position in the Peninsula Hotel, I would not say that I know 100% of all the wealthy businessmen in Hong Kong Island, but I would still have no problem recognizing 90.00% of them.

With their identities, Huo Jingliang and Sheng Jiale were naturally among them.

Under the guidance of the manager, the two took the elevator to the hotel's top-floor banquet hall.

As soon as he entered the banquet hall, Sheng Jiale understood that it was not unreasonable to hold the Jockey Club's charity gala at the Peninsula Hotel.

The decoration here is extremely luxurious, even magnificent.

Everywhere you look, every detail is decorated to perfection.

Sheng Jiale also noticed that there were some oil paintings hanging on the surrounding walls. He looked carefully and found out to his surprise that all these paintings were genuine.

Although they are not masterpieces handed down from generation to generation, they are still valuable.

Sheng Jiale and Huo Jingliang bypassed the giant champagne tower at the entrance of the banquet hall and walked into the hall.

A waiter walked up to the two of them with two glasses of champagne in his hands.

"Thank you."

Sheng Jiale took a glass and said casually.

"Come with me and I'll introduce you to a few people."

Huo Jingliang took a sip of champagne and said to Sheng Jiale.

There were not many people in the banquet hall, and the party had not officially started yet. Basically, they were all gathered together in twos and threes, chatting in a relaxed manner.

Huo Jingliang took Sheng Jiale to the center of the banquet hall, where four middle-aged people were chatting with wine glasses.

Noticing Huo Jingliang approaching, Song Shiwan turned around and said with a smile, "Mr. Huo, you're here. We thought you were going to be absent."

"Yes, if Mr. Huo is absent, the donations from this charity gala will be reduced."

He Feng also followed suit.

"Mr. Huo, who is this?" Qiao Zhengben looked at Sheng Jiale and asked in confusion.

"I'm about to introduce you to you. This is the chairman of Qiangsheng Group, Sheng Jiale."

Huo Jingliang followed Qiao Zhengben's words and introduced Sheng Jiale to the four of them.

Then he pointed at the four people and introduced them to Sheng Jiale: "These two are tycoons in the real estate industry, Song Shiwan and He Feng.

This is the department store king, Qiao Zhengben.

And this, the jewelry king, Ding Ben. "

Hearing Huo Jingliang's introduction, Sheng Jiale looked stern. Unexpectedly, the four middle-aged people who looked ordinary had different identities. They were all top bosses in their respective fields.

Sheng Jiale stretched out his hand and shook hands with the four of them.

"Young and promising!"

"Mr. Sheng founded Qiangsheng Group at such a young age, which is remarkable."

Several people present also gave Sheng Jiale face. They shook hands and praised him. They gave him enough face.

There is a saying that goes well, people in the upper class praise others, but people in the lower class despise others!

"No, no, my achievements are nothing compared to everyone else."

Sheng Jiale waved his hand and said modestly.

At this time, the lights in the banquet hall suddenly dimmed, and then the host's voice rang out, "Everyone, this charity gala will now officially begin!"

Sheng Jiale followed the sound and saw a small high platform set up on one side of the banquet hall. A host in a suit was standing there.

"There are three auctions in this party, and all the money raised from the final auction will be donated to help those in need on Hong Kong Island."

As the host finished speaking, three waiters walked to the stage with trays in their hands.

The tray was covered with red silk so that no one could see what was underneath.

The host walked to the first tray, took the red silk, and said: "The first auction item is a royal ring, with a starting price of 80!"

Huo Jingliang leaned into Sheng Jiale's ear and whispered: "Don't miss this opportunity and try to take a photo of something. You have just joined the horse racing club. This is your chance to show your strength to others."

"I see."

Sheng Jiale nodded and understood what Huo Jingliang meant.

He had just joined the Jockey Club and was unfamiliar with the place. He didn't know anyone except the four big guys just now.

It's obviously unrealistic to ask each of them to get to know each other, so we can just use the auction items.

At this moment, a faint system prompt sounded in Sheng Jiale's mind.

“The system issues an opportunity mission: enter the upper levels and actively participate in charity activities.

After completing the task, you will receive a reward: a piece of news about making money in the stock market. "

Seeing the system tasks, Sheng Jiale perked up.

It just so happened that he also planned to take an auction, and now he was able to kill two birds with one stone.

However, Sheng Jiale did not immediately participate in the bidding. He was not interested in the current royal ring.

The main reason is that there is no place to use it. This thing is a diamond ring, which is not suitable for men to wear, but it would be very difficult for Sheng Jiale to give it to a woman.

Xin Xin, Ruan Mei, Xi Xi Li, He Tian'er, who would he give just a ring to?
If you send one of them secretly and others find out, they will definitely be angry.

Sheng Jiale pinned its hopes on the second and third lots.

"Mr. Qiao bid 200 million! Congratulations to Mr. Qiao for winning our first auction item."

the host said.

Sheng Jiale glanced at Qiao Zhengben who was standing aside. This guy was quite old. He didn't know whether he was taking the ring and giving it to his wife or someone else.

After the host dropped the hammer, he walked to the second tray and took off the red silk on it.

"This item is a strange stone named Immortal Guiding the Way. The starting price is 80!"

What appeared in the tray was a blue stone, and the overall image resembled an immortal guiding the way from afar.

Shengjiale understands strange stones and knows that the shapes of these stones are naturally occurring and have not been artificially carved.

Seeing the lifelike immortal guiding the way, Sheng Jiale couldn't help but sigh that nature's miraculous craftsmanship could produce such lifelike shapes naturally.

But this thing is of no use to him, he is not interested in strange rocks.

Collections like strange stones often have no fixed value. They are worth thousands of dollars in the eyes of those who like them, but if they don’t like them, they are as worthless as the stones on the roadside.

Although Sheng Jiale wanted to complete the system task and also need to show up at the banquet, he would not just take a photo of it, especially when the last item was not on display.

"Why don't you start?" Huo Jingliang said.

Sheng Jiale shook his head, "Both of these don't agree with me, so I'd better take the next one."

While the two were talking, Qishi had already been photographed by a lady.

The reason why the transaction is so fast is entirely because most people are not interested in strange stones.

In the end, this fairy guide was sold for 120 million.

The price was far lower than the Queen's ring, but neither the host nor the many guests cared.

After all, it is a charity gala, and all the money from the auction will be donated as charity, so as long as the transaction is completed, it will be fine.

"The last lot, "Yayi Mountain Zhai", was painted by Wang Shimin, a painter from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The starting price is 100 million!"

As soon as the host finished speaking, someone immediately started bidding.

There are knowledgeable people in the banquet hall, and they are very clear about the value of the Yayi Shanzhai Picture. If you buy it for 100 million, you will definitely not lose money.

"100 million!"

"150 million!"

"200 million!"

The price of Yayi Shanzhai Pictures increased rapidly. Even Huo Jingliang raised his hand, "280 million!"

After saying that, he looked at Sheng Jiale, "Why don't you take action? If you don't take the shot, you won't have a chance."

"No rush, I'm waiting."

Huo Jingliang asked curiously: "What are you waiting for?"

"Waiting for the chance to make a final decision."

Sheng Jiale said calmly that he didn't like to argue with others over and over again for bidding.

If he wants to bid, he will be the last bidder, which can save a lot of bidding time.

Huo Jingliang laughed when he heard this, "You are going to make a big splash."

While talking, the price of Yayi Shanzhai Picture has reached 350 million.

This price is already very high, far exceeding the value of the Yayi Mountain Zhaitu.

So most of the interested parties stopped bidding.

"350 million! Is there anyone else who bids higher?"

The host looked at the audience and shouted.

"Mr. Sheng, it's your turn now," Huo Jingliang said.

Sheng Jiale nodded and raised his left hand.

"500."

Sheng Jiale's calm voice sounded in the banquet hall.

"Five million! This Mr. Sheng bids 500 million!"

When the host heard Sheng Jiale's quotation, he immediately said excitedly.

He has hosted charity gala auctions not once or twice, but the high price of 500 million rarely appears. After all, these auction items are not particularly precious, and the transaction prices are generally between 300 million and [-] million.

The rest of the people in the banquet hall looked sideways, looked at Sheng Jiale, looked at his unfamiliar face, and started talking.

Song Shiwan, Qiao Zhengben, He Feng, Ding Ben and others were beside Sheng Jiale. The four of them originally wanted to bid, but now they smiled and shook their heads.

“Young people are courageous.”

"Mr. Sheng seems to really like this painting."

After saying that, they no longer had the intention to continue bidding.

500 million is not much for them, but firstly, the value of the Yayi Shanzhai Picture is not enough for them to continue to pay for it, and secondly, it is a charity gala after all, so it’s fine as long as it’s fun, there’s no need to take it too seriously.

"500 million once! 500 million twice!"

The host deliberately slowed down the pace and shouted while looking forward to seeing if another bidder would appear.

But he was soon disappointed. The banquet hall was full of people talking about Sheng Jiale. At this time, no one cared about Yayi Shanzhai Tu.

"Five million three times! The deal was completed. Congratulations to Mr. Sheng for taking the picture of Yayi Mountain Zhai!" the host said.

Huo Jingliang gently patted Sheng Jiale's palms and joked: "I really have you, and I'm willing to spend 500 million just to show my face."

"I just happen to like this painting."

Sheng Jiale said casually.

Of course Huo Jingliang didn't know that Shengjiale spent a lot of money to take this painting more to complete the system's tasks. (End of chapter)