Chapter 434 The Second License
Old Shear felt a chill rising from his heart, which made his scalp numb. In his eyes, Li Qing's sneer turned into a devil's smile.
He knew clearly that all the casinos under Shear were attacked, which must be related to Li Qing not far away.
His original idea was just to take advantage of the tiger and let himself regain control of the Shear family. It seems that things did not go according to his idea.
He misjudged Li Qing!
Old Shear's face was a little pale, and even Davis next to him could see that something was wrong.
"Father, what's wrong with you?" The doubt in Davis' eyes flashed.
"No... Nothing!"
At this time, the bidding for the second secondary license had begun, and the reserve price remained unchanged at 5 billion Hong Kong dollars.
The second casino license was much higher than the first one as Alex predicted, and the bid had been raised to 16 billion Hong Kong dollars, and there was no sign of stopping.
This time, Old Man He also participated. He knew that the competition for the last license was more intense.
"17 billion!" He Long, who was next to Old Man He, raised his sign.
As the local gambling king family, if the Ho family cannot get a gambling license in Macau, it is not just a matter of losing face.
It is estimated that even overseas casinos will be affected. After all, those who play the gambling industry are all jackals and tigers. Once they see you show a little weakness, they will eat you up like American piranhas.
"17.1 billion!" Old Sher was unwilling to be outdone. He must get a license no matter what.
At least he has the bargaining chips to trade with Li Qing.
"17.2 billion!" Alex also raised his hand to indicate.
The funds he brought were sufficient, and he planned to play with them slowly and not rush to raise the price.
When the bidding price reached 18 billion Hong Kong dollars, the other bidders shook their heads. This price had far exceeded their psychological expectations.
Even if they wanted to follow, they had no right to follow without the consent of the big boss in the organization.
This is the benefit of Alex and Jaina being present in person. As long as it does not exceed the bottom line in their hearts, they can bid without hesitation.
Now the only bidders left are Alex, Old Man He and Old Shear.
In fact, the bidding has exceeded the original value of the gambling license, but the three parties are not just for a gambling license.
So the bidding continues...
"18.2 billion!" He Long raised his card again.
At this time, Alex was a little impatient and directly shouted 19.2 billion Hong Kong dollars.
Old Shear also raised the price without hesitation, "19.3 billion!"
There was an uproar in the audience.
"Crazy, they are still shouting."
"The last one was 16.2 billion, I thought it was outrageous, but I didn't expect it to be almost 20 billion Hong Kong dollars now."
"God, what are they doing? According to the 20-year right of use, 19 billion is almost equivalent to a year's profit."
"It's really a big deal, it can't be compared, it can't be compared!"
There was constant discussion, and among them there were people who understood that a gambling license could open several casinos, and the annual profit was about 20 billion Hong Kong dollars.
Now spending 20 billion to get the gambling license is equivalent to working for nothing for a year, plus other expenses for this year, it will probably lose about 23 billion.
It's scary to think about it. It's difficult for ordinary organizations to come up with such a sum of money.
"19.85 billion!" Old Man He gritted his teeth and shouted.
There was silence for a long time at the scene. Old Sher had reached his limit. Now the entire Sher family was attacked, and he had to save some money for reconstruction. He had to consider the future.
"19.9 billion!" Old Sher shouted reluctantly.
"20 billion!"
Alex looked determined to win, and after shouting, he joked with Li Qing next to him.
Although he looked calm, his words almost made Li Qing laugh.
"Li, you have to be responsible! You said that if there is no accident, the funds I prepared are enough. Now it's not enough, you have to lend me money."
Li Qing looked at him with a smile, "Okay, okay, I'm responsible! Haha..."
Jaina next to him also covered her mouth and laughed.
Alex glanced at Jaina with dissatisfaction, "I shouldn't have given priority to ladies, and it cost me 4 billion more, and it may not be enough."
Li Qing and Jaina laughed even more brightly.
Old man He looked at Alex's relaxed expression, and he was just muttering in his heart, 'It seems that the American mafia is well prepared. '
"Father, should I still follow?" He Long asked in a low voice.
Old man He went through it in his mind. The current situation is that he and the Shell family have almost reached their limits, but the American mafia seems to have sufficient funds.
And the only family that can compete with him for the third gambling license is the Shell family. Maybe the price of the third gambling license is lower than that of the second gambling license.
"Forget it, I won't follow. I can't see through it..."
Old man He looked at Alex and Li Qing talking and laughing, and shook his head.
"20 billion once, 20 billion twice, 20 billion three times, congratulations to our Mr. Alex for getting the second gambling license."
Amid the applause of the audience, Alex nodded gracefully.
In fact, he was relieved in his heart, he really didn't want to borrow money from Li Qing.
The auction began a short break, and a group of people were also excitedly talking about the second gambling license.
20 billion Hong Kong dollars is about 2.5 billion US dollars. You should know that before this, the price of casino licenses ranged from 100,000 US dollars to 2 billion US dollars.
For example, the only gambling license in Saipan is 15 million US dollars a year, with a term of 40 years.
The lowest Cambodian casino license is only 100,000 US dollars a year, with a term of 20 years.
The second Macau casino license is equivalent to 125 million US dollars a year, and the term is also 20 years, which is the highest among all the gambling cities in the world.
Now old Shell is restlessly stroking his mobile phone. He can no longer contact the elders in the family. He knows that something must have happened.
He thought about it and dialed a familiar number. The phone rang for a long time before it was picked up. "Hello?"
Feynman's tired voice sounded in the microphone.
Old Sher heaved a sigh of relief. It seemed that Feynman was fine for the time being. "Feynman, what happened to the family? We can't contact them now..."
"Father, the Sher family is finished. The elder has died in his own residence. The other elders are also missing. They are probably dead.
The Sher family's casino has been attacked. I just came back from Foberle.
Now only some non-casino industries have not been affected. I estimate that the stock price will plummet at dawn, and all the property will be frozen."
Feynman said dejectedly.
Old Sher took the phone and sat on the chair all of a sudden, staring blankly ahead with his lips trembling.
He was wrong. He shouldn't have provoked the New World, shouldn't have provoked Li Qing.
He didn't expect that he just wanted to take back the family's power, but he didn't expect to drag the entire family down.
Looking at Li Qing, who was chatting and laughing with gangsters from all over the place not far away, he suddenly had the urge to step forward and beg for mercy.
'No, there is still a chance! '