Las Vegas, the world's most famous gambling city, was also the world's most famous gambling den. There were many legends circulating here. It was said that someone lost tens of millions of dollars or more in one night and was never able to recover from that setback, losing all his reputation. There was also a legend that someone won tens of millions of dollars in one night and instantly became a multi-millionaire.
However, people who spent years in Las Vegas would tell you that most of the money won was heard, and most of the money lost was seen with their own eyes. In any case, the people who made money in Las Vegas were never the gamblers. The real big winners were the casinos, and that was it.
The owners of these casinos were often extravagant and generous. In order to attract more guests to their casinos, they were willing to spend a lot of money to invite the top stars from all walks of life to perform in their casinos, and the top chefs to wield the kitchen knives in their hotels.
From Celine Dion to Whitney Houston to Taylor Swift, the casino owners were willing to spend a lot of money to make these big stars willing to sing and perform in the casinos.
Gordon Ramsay, who had the highest individual honor and was also the most famous chef in the world, was also invited to open his restaurant in the casinos, using his status as the world's top chef to attract guests.
Most of the time, the casino owners seemed very generous, but at the same time, they were unusually stingy and haggling over every penny. For example, when a gambler used fraud and wanted to get something for nothing.
When Li Jie saw Quill, he was locked in an office. More than 30 armed guards were pointing their guns at him. The manager of the casino pointed at Quill and said to Li Jie, "Mr. Li, your friend is a bit too much."
"He exchanged about fifty thousand dollars in chips and played here for two days. We welcome gamblers to play here. But that doesn't mean we welcome gamblers to cheat. If he loses too much, we will help Mr. Quill provide a return ticket and a food voucher. "The manager of the casino had a big oily head and spoke meticulously.
He looked more like the dean of a private aristocratic school than the manager of a casino.
The manager continued, "But if he loses, he still wants to use cheating to win back his losses. That's crossing our bottom line. Gambling has always been about winning and losing, and winning is naturally gratifying. But if you lose, you have to accept it. "
Li Jie glanced at the manager and said, "Anyway, it's your casino that makes sense, right?"
It was natural for Li Jie to sound a little angry. He had just been lying on the sofa with his girlfriend, and now he had to fly to Las Vegas because of a phone call. Anyone would be angry, okay?
In particular, Li Jie had never had a good impression of the gambling industry. Although he was very clear that gambling was almost human nature and could not be removed, it still did not make him like the gambling industry.
"Alright, let him go." Li Jie pointed at Quill, who was tied up, and said to the manager, "200,000 yuan, I'll transfer it to you later."
The manager didn't care about Li Jie's bad tone. He knew of Li Jie. Ever since the movie "Iron Man" was released, it had become a worldwide hit. The global box office had reached a total of 1.4 billion US dollars.
As an investor, Marvel Entertainment Group had also risen because of this movie. Especially after this movie, Marvel Entertainment announced more plans to make superhero movies.
The success of "Iron Man" made the industry see the strength of Marvel Entertainment. Now Marvel Entertainment almost controlled the copyrights of most heroes on the market. In addition to Iron Man, there was also the popular Captain Rogers, New York's Spider-man, the dark Nightcrawler, the second-rate organizations Avengers and Neptune's Justice League, Daredevil, and a series of important copyrights.
Before these IPs became popular, no one thought they would be so valuable. Now that the box office of the Iron Man movie exploded, Marvel Entertainment's market valuation instantly increased. And it began to have its own reputation around the world.
Just like Li Jie's current value had risen in an instant. The Iron Man movie had brought at least 200 million US dollars in profits for Marvel Entertainment, followed by the movie's peripherals.
The young Li Jie had already begun to make a name for himself in the entertainment industry. Previously, he worked with Disney on "Iron Man" because Marvel Entertainment itself was not deeply involved in the movie industry.
After the first movie was shot, the company had begun to really set foot in Hollywood. It also had its own contacts and mastered the basic operation of the movie.
Without Disney's participation in the next movie, Li Jie also believed that Marvel Entertainment would be able to operate well.
Now he had a lot of exposure and fame. He was the twenty-year-old boss of an entertainment group and his first movie was a hit. Coupled with the increasingly smooth comic and animation industry, Li Jie's photos had frequently appeared on the cover of various entertainment magazines.
So it was not surprising that the casino manager knew the young rich man in front of him, because for casinos, apart from those black players (Football, Basketball, Rugby), the people who were most willing to spend money in casinos were various Hollywood stars and big shots in the entertainment industry.
Most of their lives were extravagant, and the twenty-year-old Li Jie was obviously a customer that the casino needed to win over.
So the manager didn't care at all whether Li Jie's tone was very aggressive or not. He just waved his hand and asked the other security guards to let go of Star-Lord. After Li Jie paid the money and took Star-Lord away, the manager also sent a card to Li Jie, indicating that he didn't know that this person was Li Jie's friend before.
Here is a VIP card for Li Jie. Li Jie is welcome to come to Caesar's Palace next time and they will provide a free top-notch room worth 30,000 US Dollars for one night.
Li Jie smiled, these casinos are really good at doing business. Giving you 30,000 US Dollars is to earn back 300,000 US Dollars from you.
"If you hadn't taken away all my equipment, I definitely wouldn't have been caught by these guys!" Walking out of the casino, Star-Lord Quill was still complaining: "I already said that you should at least leave me a Particle Gun."
Li Jie gave Star-Lord Quill a white look: "Do you want to keep it so that you can kill me after being discovered cheating? I think it's right for us to take it. "
"And shouldn't you be going to Arizona to meet Sam and his mother? What are you doing here? "
Quill shrugged: "It's on the way, so I came to see what the Gambling City looks like."
"Ha!" Li Jie was so angry that he almost laughed. "It's on the way to Arizona and Las Vegas? It's completely opposite, okay! "
"Actually, it's on the way." Star-Lord said forcefully: "And I think the gambling industry here is particularly developed, and there is a tendency for people to become addicted. I came to see if I can simulate the appearance of Las Vegas and move to the New Star Corps. Their gambling level is very good at capturing the hearts of the guests, making the guests always feel that they can make a comeback, and then they keep betting. "
"I was tricked by them in this way. They are very accurate at catching gamblers! It's much better than the casinos I have seen in other parts of the universe. There are also all kinds of performances, shows, and there are beautiful women following around. Oh my God! This place is amazing! I want to take it back to Nova Corps. "
"No!" Li Jie directly denied. What a joke, moving Las Vegas to Nova Corps is not a good idea. Will the Nova Corps still maintain world peace in the future?
Let them protect the paper man's wife and chase the updates of unscrupulous authors. If they are also addicted to gambling, I'm afraid that the members of Nova Corps will greet each other every day, "Brother, you are safe." "Why should I pay back the money I borrowed?" "Let's eat at the Sha Xian Hotel today."
Forget it, what I want is a fighting Nova Corps, not a big brother who wants to quit gambling! Li Jie gave Quill a push. "Alright, let's hurry up and go. I don't think you should stay on Earth for too long. Otherwise, I can't save you if you become addicted to gambling. Hurry up and get down to business. "
When Star-Lord Quill was pushed away by Li Jie, he asked: "What business?"
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