Rebirth of Hong Kong 1981

   Chapter 221 The Jockey Club

   Hong Kong Jockey Club, referred to as the Jockey Club.

  Before the return of Xiangjiang, it was always called the Emperor's Royal Assent Hong Kong Jockey Club.

  The Hong Kong Jockey Club is a non-profit club organization in Hong Kong, specializing in the provision of horse racing Mark Six, events, sports and gaming entertainment.

  The Jockey Club is approved by the Hong Kong government and specializes in horse racing and charities in Hong Kong.

   The annual charitable donation of the Heung Kong Jockey Club is only less than that of the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals and the Community Chest.

   In addition, the Jockey Club also provides catering, entertainment and social services to its more than 20,000 members.

  The Hong Kong Jockey Club has two racecourses. One is the Happy Valley Racecourse near Causeway Bay. It has a long history and has been continuously expanded to accommodate more than 20,000 spectators.

The other place is the Sha Tin Racecourse, which was built through reclamation in 1978. It is located in the suburban New Territories. In the center of the racecourse is the beautiful Penfold Park. The business hall is divided into two floors. Color's business window, no matter how many people come, can accommodate more than one.

  In the hall, there are rows of fluorescent screens for people to watch the race. Shatin Racecourse can accommodate more than 80,000 spectators at a time, which is a world-class racecourse.

   This time, Yang Chen was invited by King Zhao Chuan to come to this newly built Shatian Racecourse.

   As for horse racing, to be honest, Yang Chen and his predecessor had never been in contact before, so they didn’t know anything about it.

   Probably because his predecessor didn't like this stuff, so Xue Yufei was also not very interested in horse racing.

   The two of them are not familiar with this place, so naturally they need to find someone familiar to lead the way.

   After receiving the call from Zhao Chuanwang, Yang Chen immediately thought of He Chaoqiong, and called He Chaoqiong to let her accompany him and Xue Yufei.

   The funds that Yang Chen invested in the stock market in the past two days have all ended, and He Chaoqiong no longer needs to stay at HSBC all the time.

   Of course, He Chaoqiong is relaxed, but He Hongtao and others are still not at all relaxed, because they need to keep an eye on the HSI every day.

   If there is a slight fluctuation, they will call Yang Chen or He Chaoqiong as soon as possible.

  For horse racing, He Chaoqiong is very fond of horses. At the Sha Tin Racecourse, she also has two horses given to her by the gambling king.

   When she is bored on weekdays, she will come here for two laps.

   "Achen, do you want to go play with two bets?"

   I don't know if it was because of Yang Chen's skill in listening to the dice before, coupled with the fact that the Hang Seng Index has been rising all the way at this stage, He Chaoqiong is full of confidence in Yang Chen, and the little girl actually started to actively encourage Yang Chen to bet on horses.

   Hearing He Chaoqiong's words, Yang Chen smiled, looked around, and saw that everyone around him was devoted to the horse race, many spectators couldn't hold back before Marseille started.

   Although he didn't dare to be interested in horse racing, he was still interested in betting on horses. Since he came here, if he didn't play, it would be a waste.

  Yang Chen nodded and said, "Aqiong, then go and buy two bets for me and Yu Fei."

  He Chaoqiong pointed to the horse masters who were still warming up on the racecourse and asked, "Then what size do you choose?"

  Yang Chen grinned and said: "Buy whatever you want, just look at what you like."

  The spectator stand is so far away from the racetrack, he is not an immortal, and he can see that the horse is good there, so naturally He Chaoqiong can only choose it himself.

   He Chaoqiong, who didn't have time to know a few horses beforehand, couldn't introduce him to Yang Chen, so he could only nod his head and take two bodyguards to the betting window to bet.

  Horse racing is a favorite sport of Xiangjiang people. People in Xiangjiang like horse racing, not that they like to ride horses, but they like to bet on horses.

   This is the same as the domestic sports lottery in later generations. Many people who buy lottery tickets do not buy sports lottery tickets because they really like football.

  Many people buy lottery tickets just to win the lottery. After all, hundreds of millions of jackpots are enough for most people to work hard for a lifetime.

   The same is true for Hong Kong people betting on horses. On horse racing days, the Sha Tin Racecourse will welcome countless gamblers.

  The stands that can accommodate more than 80,000 people are often full, and everyone who comes here will basically bet more or less.

   In addition to those who came to watch the horse race, there were also many people betting outside the venue, and there were basically more telephone bets than the live audience.

   Think about how many people there are in Xiangjiang?

   There are more than 5 million people. Among these people, those who directly and indirectly participate in horse betting are not much, but they are not much, and there are only one tenth of them.

  The reason why so many people in Xiangjiang bet on horses is mainly caused by the special environment of Xiangjiang. When betting on horses was not very popular, the people of Xiangjiang had already started the trend of buying stocks for the whole people.

  Too many people have seen people who get rich overnight, and everyone naturally imagines that one day they can get rich overnight and live a life of worry-free food and clothing.

   Therefore, the people of Xiangjiang in this era have a gambler mentality inside and out.

   It is in this kind of environment that the social state of Xiangjiang has made it possible for any old man in the inland to talk about the Hong Kong issue when negotiating between China and the UK.

  The old man once said something that reassured many people in Hong Kong.

  'The horse runs and dances as it dances'

   It can be seen that horse racing has been integrated into the daily life of Xiangjiang people, and occupies a very important position, even leading to the economic development of Xiangjiang.

   Even the old people think this is a normal thing, so Yang Chen will naturally follow the trend.

   Soon, He Chaoqiong came back and handed the lottery ticket to Yang Chen and Xue Yufei. Yang Chen glanced at it and put it in his pocket.

   "Come on, let's go upstairs now."

   "Achen, I called my father yesterday, and he will come over today. I will ask my father to recommend you to join the club."

  If you want to become a member of the Jockey Club, you must be recommended by someone to join the club. Although He Chaoqiong is also a member of the Jockey Club now, she alone cannot recommend Yang Chen to join the club.

   However, as soon as He Chaoqiong finished speaking, Yang Chen shook his head and said, "Don't bother Uncle, I'm not interested in joining the Jockey Club for the time being."

  Yes, Yang Chen has no plans to join the Jockey Club yet. Although there will be many benefits to joining the Jockey Club, those benefits are useless to him now.

   With Yang Chen's exposed net worth, he has already reached the membership of the Hong Kong Jockey Club.

   However, compared to the level of He Gambling King and the others, even if he is recommended by any Gambling King, his status is at most higher than that of ordinary members.

  If you want to reach the level of He Gambling King, you can’t succeed just by recommending one or two people. This requires several big bosses to join forces.

   Now Yang Chen has no way to beat those big bosses financially. It is almost impossible for him to survive decades of experience based on his current worth alone.

  Since that's the case, it doesn't matter whether he joins the Jockey Club or not. Anyway, he has no shortage of people to help him, so he doesn't need to bow down to others everywhere.

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   (end of this chapter)