I was forced to start the second round because I was raised in poverty

Chapter 310 The Ma Family Sends Their Daughter
Su Cheng actually had another idea at the beginning.

Objectively speaking, the Diamond Palace is already a perfect hunter's trap.

The problem is that, besides the Ma family, there are other gambling capitals in Macau, who had already established their own casinos even before the Ma family made their fortunes.

They don't have as much influence in Australia as the Ma family, but they are established capital, well-known, and can guarantee a certain level of financial stability.

Some up-and-coming companies have done quite well. Although they didn't bring in capital from the mainland, they did hire designers from famous gambling cities like Las Vegas, Atlantic City, and Sydney.

In reality, everyone's core competitiveness is roughly the same, with fluctuations not exceeding 20%.

Because gambling is something that can 100% control human nature, all other designs are just auxiliary.

The trap was well-made, but the prey didn't fall into your trap; instead, it fell into another hunter's trap.

Some players coming from mainland China will definitely be diverted to other regions.

These casinos in Macau are heavily reliant on mainland Chinese players and on intermediaries who actively recruit customers from the mainland.

If I remember correctly, a group of intermediaries were arrested and shut down in the first half of the year. These people were directly judged by regulators to be in violation of regulations and laws.

After the intermediary business is paralyzed, this part of the revenue will plummet by more than 70%.

How to increase customer traffic and revenue is also a key issue.

but.

Since Ma Ru didn't ask these questions, Su Cheng wouldn't take the initiative to answer them.

This is a separate price.

Conscience is precious too.

Ultimately, this is all domestic capital flowing into the mainland. If this money ends up in the hands of the Ma family to buy a six-star hotel and a winery, it will do no good for social development.

If you're asking me this, then 30 million definitely isn't enough.

If Su Cheng really had to answer, he thought the Lion King Card design was pretty good.

There's no need to advertise the entertainment hall; just blindly promote the Lion King Card services. Lion King customers can have whatever they want.

The Diamond Palace has a giant tiger relief that could be renamed Tiger King Card.

It could also be called the Dragon King Card in a more colloquial way, because 16 was the year when Dragon King War God literature was on the rise, so it was a good opportunity to ride the wave of popularity.

Customers will compare their cards to see which one is better, the Lion King Card or the Dragon King Card from Alibaba.

Oh, so it's because your Dragon King Card is awesome. I want to come over to your house to play.

This will significantly increase customer traffic.

However, Ma Ru ultimately did not ask any related questions.

Ma Ru probably knew in her heart that Su Cheng was a person with a strong sense of honor, and making him betray his conscience would put Su Cheng in a moral dilemma.

Su Cheng continued the conversation, saying, "Mr. Ma, actually that feng shui master is also very capable, and I acknowledge his abilities."

Ma Ru rarely shook her head at Su Cheng, clearly indicating that she didn't like his explanation: "He's too mysterious."

"Only entrepreneurs of my father's generation like it."

"I find all this nonsense about heaven and earth, the five elements, yin and yang, and the eight trigrams exhausting."

MIT focuses on science, not metaphysics.

If you want to prove something, you can't just rely on literature; you have to do the experiments yourself and let the data speak for itself.

This is the end.

Ma Ru frankly told Su Cheng, "Mr. Su, you should have already guessed why we invited so many teams."

“Diamond Palace is an enterprise managed by my eldest sister. I am not responsible for related business. This is just a touchstone.”

The Ma family did indeed start out with entertainment venues like the Diamond Palace, but that alone wouldn't be enough to secure their position as the top family in Macau.

Real estate on Macau Island and freight transport at the Macau Island port are among the more important core industries of the Ma family.

The Diamond Palace was a decoy, and also a test of Su Cheng's abilities.

Other consulting teams either provided incomplete analyses or offered random suggestions.

They were originally there to serve as foils for Su Cheng, but after they started spouting nonsense, Ma Ru wrote a big PASS.

Zhang Yangwen and Jiang Shuyue both looked at Su Cheng simultaneously.

This... how come it's the same as Su Cheng's guess?
Did the Ma family really create a test based on a standard answer?

Both of them secretly rejoiced that they had Su Cheng, an all-around genius, otherwise they would have been rejected by the Ma family as well.

Su Cheng's guess was correct.

Should the Ma family also test him?
What is the purpose?

"Mr. Su, I have a new business opportunity that I would like to entrust to you."

The idea of ​​testing Su Cheng's abilities was proposed by Ma Ru's father, Ma Yingyao.

The purpose is twofold.

Testing Su Cheng's true abilities was only one aspect of the mission.

What they really wanted was to use Su Cheng's suggestion as a pretext to enter the mainland market.

At the same time, the Ma family will also give Su Cheng a certain number of shares, allowing RK to also receive dividends, which is a disguised way of paying protection money to Dihao.

Your Su family will also benefit.

In that case, Lao Su can no longer besiege them, right?

Su Cheng pressed Ma Ru to reveal what her new business was.

But at that moment, the office door was slowly pushed open, and a young and beautiful woman pushed the elderly Ma Yingyao into everyone's sight.

This is... the King of Gambling!
The four people in the office immediately stood up.

Ma Yingyao was dressed in an old-fashioned style, wearing a sharp suit, and even though it was already summer, he still had a thick blanket covering his legs.

Su Cheng and the others felt that they would sweat from the heat after seeing this.

Zhang Yangwen seemed to be pulled by an invisible hand, his body frozen in place, even leaning back slightly. This was an unconscious behavior of instinctively avoiding the aura of a powerful figure.

His eyes briefly lost focus in surprise before fixing on Ma Yingyao, as if trying to confirm, "Is this really the gambling king from TV?"

Zhang Yangwen's chin drooped slightly, his lips were slightly open but he couldn't make a sound, and he unconsciously restrained his body, trying to reduce his presence, as if he didn't deserve to occupy the space in the same frame.

Jiang Shuyue was also surprised when she saw the gambling king, but her expression was not as exaggerated as Zhang Yangwen's.

What came to mind more was the commercial empire of Macau, including the Diamond Palace and Macau Wharf, the family gossip of four wives and seventeen children, and some characters from Hong Kong movies.

She even had the absurd dilemma of whether or not to greet him and wish him a prosperous year.

Although the elderly man was partially paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair, unable to care for himself, he still possessed a powerful presence, though his expression was kind and approachable.

Everyone could see that this approachable demeanor was just an act, so no one dared to slack off.

Only after the woman entered halfway into the office did Ma Yingyao smile and wave to the four people, indicating that they could do as they pleased.

Ma Ru silently called out "Father," then voluntarily gave up the main seat in the office for Ma Yingyao, pulling her own chair aside.

Su Cheng and the others exchanged glances.

They noticed that the woman pushing the wheelchair was young, beautiful, and had a great figure.

The three women shared a common question: Was she Ma Ru's stepmother, older sister, or younger sister?
Then he took the initiative to greet Ma Yingyao: "Hello, Mr. Ma."

"Hello, you must be Xiao Su? I just heard your research on the design of the Diamond Palace, and it was very comprehensive."

Su Cheng: ???
Did you hear that?

How did you hear that?
There are cameras and recording devices in this office, right?
You fake high society people all like to use wiretapping?
You all like to steal other people's privacy and secrets, do you guys all have some kind of mental illness?!

After Ma Yingyao gestured to Ma Ru, Ma Ru began to ask Su Cheng other questions:
"Mr. Su, how much do you know about the current market trends?"

"We hope you can serve as our full-time investment advisor, providing support and services for our entry into the mainland market." "Personally?"

"That includes your current team as well."

"oh oh."

Su Cheng understood.

Is the Ma family trying to take over RK and make them work for them?
Su Cheng believed they had no problem with financial resources, but the problem was...

This was the Ma family's own decision. Did they really want to hire Su Cheng as a consultant, or was it arranged by President Bai?

Or perhaps both?
Su Cheng countered, "Market trends...which specific sector are you referring to?"

Ma Ru explained, "It doesn't matter which field we invest in, as long as we can make a profit."

“I’ve been following a few areas that I’m quite optimistic about. Mr. Su, could you share your thoughts?”

"it is good."

What do you think of bike-sharing? Is it worthwhile to invest more in it?

Su Cheng calculated the date.

Bike sharing is practically dead now.

"The scrapping rate of shared bikes is too high, and the frequency of riding by most consumers is not that high. Malicious competition in mainland China and the out-of-control deposit pool have basically left no room for profit."

"What about unmanned shelves?"

"The damage rate is high, the cost of site management far exceeds the revenue, and the real consumption scenarios are ignored."

"Blockchain ICO?"

"This is an even bigger bombshell."

A year from now, the policy will crack down hard, and when the bubble bursts, countless people will jump off buildings. These people will be even worse off than those who lost everything in the casinos in Macau. At least those players actually played and enjoyed themselves.

Su Cheng simply drew up an investment blueprint for Ma Jiaqing, which surprised Ma Ru, Ma Yingyao, and the young woman behind them.

Following Ma Yingyao's instructions, Ma Ru specially arranged to meet Su Cheng the next morning, specifically to set aside a large chunk of time to communicate with Su Cheng.

Its original intention was very simple.

Ma Yingyao wants to arrange a marriage.

So he wanted to do a little inspection to see what kind of future son-in-law he was.

You wouldn't know unless you tested it, and what you found was shocking.

Su Cheng not only possesses a clear and logical mind with exceptional logical abilities and extensive knowledge of the design of the Diamond Palace, but also has a unique strategic investment vision.

This pleased Ma Yingyao greatly.

Arranged marriages have existed since ancient times, bringing about fixed benefits through blood ties.

Marrying Old Su's son and marrying Old Su's nephew would have completely different outcomes.

If it's the former, then Ma Yingyao is undeniably Lao Su's in-law.

The latter is much further away.

The son of Lao Su's cousin can also be considered part of the Qin family, since Lao Su's cousin has long since passed away.

But they are more distant in terms of blood relation.

In the future, Shu Ning and Su Cheng's son can only be considered Old Su's grand-nephew.

The difference between a grandson and a grandnephew is only one word, but the treatment they receive is worlds apart.

In ancient times, such a distant relative might have been a servant who poured tea or wine, or a bodyguard with a sword.

If we were to apply this to the Dihao Group, they might use it, but they would most likely be in charge of some secondary departments with little prospect or strategic importance, such as hotels, and certainly wouldn't be involved in the core industries.

But then again.

Su Cheng's performance far exceeded Ma Yingyao's expectations; this person will definitely be in charge of the core industries of Emperor Group in the future.

Because his ability and vision are beyond question, it is possible that he will become the right-hand man of the heir of the Dihao Group.

As for Shu Ning and Su Cheng's children... well, that's hard to say.

Because of the generational gap, if one's abilities are mediocre, they might end up doing a job as a gatekeeper.

But that's something Su Cheng should worry about; his grandfather won't get involved.

I don't even know how many more years I'll live, and I'm not even sure if I'll ever see my grandson again.

Let's win over Su Cheng first.

Ma Yingyao believed that Shu Ning should be able to handle Su Cheng.

It is worth mentioning that.

Bai Zihua was unaware of Ma Yingyao's thoughts and actions; the Ma family was intentionally keeping it from him.

They can utilize Su Cheng's wisdom.

Firstly, this fulfilled Bai Zihua's obligation to them.

Secondly, Su Cheng's wisdom can also help the Ma family achieve some results in mainland China.

Thirdly, they can use investment opportunities to seduce Su Cheng.

Su Cheng had no idea what the Ma family was thinking.

He thought that all of this was arranged by President Bai in order to complete the huge KPI targets assigned by the old man, so he easily agreed to let him and RK serve as investment advisors for the Ma family.

Su Cheng then added, somewhat naively, "Mr. Ma, I should probably mention this in advance: we are very expensive."

Seeing that Su Cheng had agreed, Ma Yingyao confidently stated, "There's no problem with the labor aspect!"

Upon hearing this, a hint of joy flashed in the eyes of both Jiang Shuyue and Zhang Yangwen.

Doesn't that generate business?

Becoming an investment advisor for the Ma family means you can easily meet the headquarters' KPIs by simply taking a small share of the profits.

Seeing her father nod, Ma Ru introduced her sister to Su Cheng: "Mr. Su, let me introduce you to her."

“This is my younger sister, Ma Shuning.”

“From now on, she will be in charge of our cooperation and coordination.”

At this moment, Su Cheng and the others realized that the young girl was Ma Ru's younger sister.

Ok.

Actually, there's nothing to doubt.

Not everyone is like that old man, lusting after every woman he sees like a bulldozer.

Old Ma is already quite old; he doesn't have the physical strength to do anything, let alone now that he's on life support with injections. He probably doesn't even have the mind for that kind of thing anymore.

Su Cheng was just too scared of the old man, so whenever she saw an old woman and a child, she would subconsciously suspect that this woman was Ma Ru's stepmother.

"Hello, Ms. Su, you can call me Clare or Ma Shuning."

Ma Shuning smiled and extended her hand to Su Cheng, marking their formal acquaintance.

Su Cheng politely replied, "Hello Ms. Ma, actually I still prefer to say my Chinese name."

"Then just call me Shu Ning or Xiao Ma. 'Ms. Ma' makes me sound too old..."

The moment they let go, Ma Shuning inadvertently traced a line on Su Cheng's palm with her finger, which gave Su Cheng goosebumps.

ha?
Was this intentional or accidental?

(End of this chapter)