Chapter 694 Brother Hao Is Short of Money!

night falls,

Jiang Hao was driving a rented car on the neon-flashing Las Vegas Avenue. At the end of the street, there happened to be a huge moon hanging in the sky, making the entire street look like a werewolf on a moonlit night. a feeling of.

The men and women who hid in the hotel during the day to avoid the sun, at this moment, like resurrected vampires, opened their coffins one by one, excited, cheerful, full of impulsive desire for blood, Las Vegas really woke up.

The car parked in the "Flamingo" hotel parking lot, got off and walked into the hotel, there were countless cars parked around, all of them came to play, looking at the neon lights of the flamingo, Jiang Hao remembered its history.

The Flamingo Hotel is the first luxury hotel in Las Vegas. Its founder is Benjamin Siegel, a gangster. When he was standing in the barren desert, he suddenly had the idea of ​​opening a luxury casino. Then spent $6 million to build the Flamingo.

The value of the Flamingo at that time was 10 million, and 50 years later, the value of the Flamingo Hotel reached 100 billion.

Walking into the casino, the bright lights and luxurious decoration will lift your spirits. The crowd surrounds the gambling tables one by one. They are depressed when they lose money and cheer when they win. in.

A waiter walked by with a tray full of wine glasses. Jiang Hao took a glass casually and walked past the gaming tables. Finally, Jiang Hao stopped in front of the blackjack gaming table. There were ten blackjack tables. Jiang Hao chose an available seat and sat on it directly.

According to gambling theory, blackjack is the fairest way to play. The banker has only 0.28% more advantage than the player. For example, in dice, the banker has 1.4% more advantage than the player. On roulette, the banker has a greater advantage than the player. 5%.

As long as the casino has enough chips and funds to keep playing with you, the one who wins in the end must be the casino.

Moreover, Jiang Hao also knows a "Kelly formula". As long as he calculates the probability, he can increase his chances of winning again. He has the ability of photographic memory, which can be used in this respect, just like the movie "Blackjack".

Of course, if he uses space and magic techniques, Jiang Hao can definitely win more, but he is here to deal with business, and he doesn't want to anger the gangsters here. Being hunted down.

There are already several gamblers at this gaming table, a woman in her thirties with heavy makeup, a young white man, this man and woman should look very close, there is also an old man who is well-dressed, and a guy with a vulgar appearance. Of course, it doesn't matter how many people there are, they all play with the dealer.

Set the wine glass aside and drop a $10 chip.

The dealer dealt the cards, and Jiang Hao got an eight of spades, which is not a good card. The second card was a 7 of diamonds, with only 15 points. The chance of winning is very small, but the chance of getting a card explosion is very high.

Jiang Hao put the cards on the table, "No more."

The others looked at each other, and many showed disdain, especially the couple, who happily asked for cards. The young man was already 18 o'clock, and he gritted his teeth and asked for another card. Jiang Hao shook his head for him in his heart, a typical impulsive type gambler.

Then the guy exploded.

They went down one by one, and finally it was the dealer's turn. The dealer got to 20 o'clock and took all the people on the table.

In this way, the game of gambling continues, the gambling table is a small society, and everyone's personality is vividly displayed. Some people say that the gambling table depends on the person, and it depends on his judgment when facing gambling.

After Jiang Hao's observation, the old man is the most stable, the rough man looks rough, but he should be a veteran card player, and the man and woman are real rookies, rich and impulsive, definitely the casino's favorite gambler. guest.

"Bin, do you think I want more?" The woman asked looking at the 17-point card.

"Yes, of course I want another one." The young man said.

The dealer dealt a card, a 5, and the woman busted.

After playing for about two hours, the woman and the man named Bin left the gaming table in frustration. I didn't know it before. Anyway, since Jiang Hao sat down, the two of them lost more than ten thousand dollars in total. The woman signed the check twice in exchange for chips, but the man never paid a penny.

Jiang Hao didn't know that the fact that these two people came to Las Vegas had a lot to do with him. The woman was the wife of Monroe's agent. She had a lover for a long time. When her husband was paralyzed, her husband's partner came to her. , hoping to buy back those shares, she agreed without any hesitation. The two came to Las Vegas, but they didn't expect to gamble with Jiang Hao at the same table. The experience of life is so wonderful.

The rough man had already lost everything and left, and the only ones who persisted until the end were the white-haired old man and Jiang Hao. The old man won about a thousand.

At the beginning, Jiang Hao lost more than a thousand dollars. Slowly, Jiang Hao lost more and won less. Two hours later, Jiang Hao had won more than 5,000 US dollars. However, he kept using his brain to record cards and calculate, and he already felt a little tired.

After another hand of cards, Jiang Hao left the stage directly. This kind of game is just for fun. If you expect to make a fortune in the casino, it is definitely a daydream.

People have invested so much money in the construction of hotels, free drinks, food, countless waiters, and let every gambler come here to withdraw money, win money and leave, do you think it is possible?

When he came to the rest area, he took a glass of dark beer and a plate of cakes. Jiang Hao sat at a table and prepared to have a midnight snack. He just took a bite when he saw the old man at the same table coming over. The old man saw Jiang Hao, he nodded his head to say hello. After all, he has been playing together for more than two hours, and he is considered the most familiar stranger here.

Jiang Hao responded politely, bowed his head and continued to eat the cake, but unexpectedly, after a few minutes, the old man came over with a cup of hot coffee and a plate of dessert, stood next to Jiang Hao and asked, "Can I sit here? Let's chat together."

"Of course." Jiang Hao said with a smile.

The old man took a sip of his coffee and said, "I watched you play cards just now, and it was very steady."

"You should have won money too." Jiang Hao said.

"Yes, I'm lucky tonight. You know, I give myself a vacation every year and come to Las Vegas to relax for a while. I never play big cards. I try to restrain myself from being impulsive. Because of impulsiveness, many people lost their fortune overnight." The old man shook his head and said.

"By the way, what do you do." The old man took a piece of cake and stuffed it into his mouth.

"I, a writer, write novels and scripts," Jiang Hao said.

The old man snorted, "Then maybe we do have a common language, because I run a movie equipment rental company."

"Where is your company?"

"Hollywood, of course Hollywood, has the most complete film industry system in the world. You can find everything about movies there, including equipment, props, directors, big stars, extras, photographers, crew members, etc. Wait, as long as you bring the money, there is nothing you can't find." The old man said, gesturing with his fingers.

"A small film company, I mean the kind of company that can independently produce films, how much is it worth?" Jiang Hao had an idea in this regard and wanted to find out.

The old man looked at Jiang Hao, "Why, do you want to buy a film company? This is not good. There are some small companies in Hollywood with only a few people. Everything else is rented. You can still make films. It all depends How much money do you have?"

"However, since the Paramount Act, major film companies are not allowed to monopolize theaters. Now film companies are investing more and more in film production. It is normal for a film to invest millions of dollars. Those who originally thought about spending tens of thousands It is getting harder and harder for a company that wants to get rich overnight with hundreds of thousands of dollars.”

Jiang Hao has also considered this issue. To give a simple example, take the movie "The Seven Year Itch" he traveled through. This movie is an urban drama, and more than half of the scenes are done in the room. That's it. Another $3 million was spent.

Of course, the salaries of the two protagonists accounted for a large part of it.

But it also shows that making movies is really expensive, especially those big productions. Although it is 1955, there are still a few movies worth tens of millions of investment every year.

Jiang Hao now only has more than 600,000 US dollars. To obtain a legal identity, he needs 100,000 US dollars. He can only use 500,000 US dollars. Is 500,000 US dollars enough?

To set up a film company to recruit employees, to purchase equipment and films, to rent various props, to recruit shooting and production teams, at least dozens of people are needed, and to find actors, leading actors, supporting roles, extras, etc., all of which require money.

If you want to make a good movie, 500,000 is far from enough.

lack of money

Still have to find a way to make money.

robbery?

There are many casinos in Las Vegas, with countless cash in them, ho ho.

But this is not a good idea, it is better to sell those fans in the space, Jiang Hao has already made a decision in his heart, the old man bid farewell, Jiang Hao returned to the hotel, made himself into Tony Stark, and gave the Guy called Heim on the phone.

"I remember you, you are the guy in the afternoon, have you finished all the powder, buddy, you use it really fast, I'll go there right away." Haim said on the phone.

In the past twenty minutes, Jiang Hao saw Jiang Hao in the parking lot of the hotel, and Jiang Hao sat directly in the back seat of the car. Haim turned his head and smiled at Jiang Hao, "You seem to be doing well, Leonard, open the box and let us He chooses himself."

Leonard, the co-pilot, was about to open the box. It was Jiang Hao who said, "Wait a minute, let's see how I am."

Haim and Leonard were taken aback, "Look at yours, what?"

Jiang Hao was also carrying a box. After he opened it, there was a white plastic bag slowly inside. Haim glanced at Leonard, the two of them made eye contact, and looked at Jiang Hao again, "Dude, what do you mean, don't tell me You are here to sell fans."

"You can think of me as a salesman, I want to meet your boss." Jiang Hao said with a smile.

Call to explain the situation. An hour later, Haim and his two drove Jiang Hao to a small building. Jiang Hao met Haim's boss, a middle-aged man with sharp eyes.

"My name is Steve Buscemi, you can call me Steve, and you." The middle-aged man said calmly.

"Tony Stark." Jiang Hao said calmly.

The two looked at each other for a while, and the other party saw that Jiang Hao didn't show any sign of fear or timidity, so he said again: "Haim said, you want to sell me something?"

Jiang Hao lifted the box in his hand, but Steve didn't pick it up. One of his subordinates took the box, put it on the table next to him, and opened it with a click, revealing 5 neat packages inside.

The subordinates glanced at their boss, Steve nodded, the younger brother poked the plastic bag with his fingers, tried it, and nodded to his boss, "Cocaine, top grade."

The so-called first-class goods are goods that have not been added with messy things.

You know, in order to sell more money, those drug dealers will not sell pure powder to drug addicts. They will add some messy things in it to reduce the purity and increase the weight and volume at the same time, which can make 30% more money.

A 30% profit is not a small amount of money, and a purchase of 5 million is equivalent to an extra profit of 1.5 million.

"How are you going to sell it?"

"How much do you offer?"

Steve thought for a while, "A dollar a gram."

Jiang Hao immediately shook his head, smiled and said, "I bought it for $4 a gram before."

Steve looked at Haim next to him, and Haim shrugged innocently.

"Dude, that includes my profits," Steve said.

"But my goods are top-quality goods."

"How much do you want?" Steve asked, frowning.

"$2 a gram."

Steve thought for a while, finally nodded in agreement, looked at Jiang Hao and said, "Okay, I accept these, but buddy, where are you from, are you going to open up the Las Vegas market?"

"Will you be welcome in Las Vegas?" Jiang Hao asked.

"Dude, we don't like colleagues who rob land, but we welcome distributors. If you have a purchase channel, how about cooperating with me?" Steve looked at Jiang Hao and said.