"What's going on?" the head bodyguard asked as he looked at his subordinate who was in a hurry.
"Boss, Mr. Devonshire is playing dice with the hotel in the lobby. He has already won five or six rounds in a row."
Old Smith didn't take it to heart when he heard that it was only a few rounds. He looked at his nervous subordinate and said with dissatisfaction, "Five or six rounds is enough to make you guys so nervous. How much did he win?"
Being stared at by the boss, the subordinate could only lower his head and whisper, "More than one million dollars."
"How come it's only one million?" Old Smith was surprised to hear this number. The game the night before yesterday was in the billions. This was not William's style. "How much did he bet each time?"
"It's only ten thousand dollars each time, but Devonshire always bet the exact number. He always paid a large amount. Fortunately, he booked that table so the other customers couldn't bet."
Old Smith quickly understood from his subordinate's words that William went to the lobby not because he was afraid of him, but because he was forcing him to pay. If he didn't pay, William would continue to play in the hotel. However, was he so confident that he could keep winning?
Old Smith couldn't make up his mind. Since William could book the table and not let the other customers follow, it meant that William was warning him that if he didn't pay, he would take the money from the game. After thinking it through, Old Smith, who was distressed about the three billion dollars, decided to wait and see. He didn't believe that William could really hit the jackpot every time.
He ordered his subordinate to bring a notebook over. He looked at William lying on the table and casually threw ten thousand dollars on the number 17.
However, the reality was different from what Old Smith thought. Soon, it really was 17.
An hour later, William had a table full of rectangular plastic cards in front of him. He yawned and looked at his watch. It had already been an hour. That old man Smith was really patient. However, he was already impatient. He directly placed more than 60 plastic cards with the number 1 million written on them on the number 6.
If he guessed correctly this time, the number on the plastic card would become 840 million. This made Old Smith, who had been disappointed for an hour, feel his heart jump.
Fortunately, the hotel staff didn't dare to roll the dice this time. Old Smith helplessly said to the head bodyguard, "Let him come up. It's time to talk to him."
"Understood, boss."
A few minutes later, William stormed out of the elevator with a cheque in his hand. "Mr. Smith, do you not want to run the hotel anymore? Why didn't you run the hotel just now? If you won, you would have won 840 million USD. Why are you giving me a cheque for 60 million USD now?"
"Alright, William, don't get too worked up. You've only been paying 10,000 USD for the past hour. Aren't you just forcing me to negotiate with you? Now that you've won, this old man shamelessly invited you up here. What else do you want? Besides, I haven't rolled the dice yet. I don't think it'll be a 6. "
Of course, it's a 6. Roll it if you have the guts. William felt that it was a pity. Once you win, you have to pay for it. Otherwise, the entire Las Vegas would be waiting to close down.
Since the old man had already given in, William didn't pretend to be angry anymore. He sat comfortably in the chair. He had only entered the hall to force Old Smith to talk to him. That way, he would have the upper hand, which was more advantageous to him.
Old Smith also understood William's idea, but he had to surrender. The gambling industry was the foundation of Las Vegas. As long as the customer placed a bet, the hotel would accept it. Otherwise, the hotel would be waiting to close down.
Old Smith personally poured a glass of whiskey for William, put a round ice cube in the glass and said, "Don't worry.
I'll give you the money we agreed on before. Try this first. "He handed the glass in his hand to William.
"This is McAllen Riley's 62 single-malt whiskey. A bottle costs 300,000 USD. I only have one bottle, and I've always been reluctant to drink it. Today, you're lucky."
William picked up the glass and sniffed it, but he didn't drink it. At this time, he wouldn't drink. He put down the glass and said, "When are you paying? I don't have the patience to waste time with you."
Smith laughed and said, "I'll pay. Aren't you interested in England's Electricity? I hope I can pay you with England's Electricity shares. "
Seeing that the old man said it so easily, William couldn't help but mock, "Do you think you can buy England's Electricity shares just because you want to?"
"It's our business whether we can buy it or not. You just have to tell me if you want England's Electricity shares."
Staring at the confident Old Smith, William was a little shocked. The network of these people was indeed very big. Purchasing England's electricity was not something that could be done with money alone. Whether or not the purchase was successful depended on the English government.
If he was alone, he would definitely not be able to deal with the English government. William was happy to have someone to help him buy it. "How many shares can you get?"
"In addition to our original 16% shares, I promise to buy more than 17% shares for you. In this way, your total shares will exceed 33%. You'll basically have the final say in England's Electricity."
"Oh, the market price of 33% shares is only 1.7 billion US dollars. Do you think I'm an idiot, Mr. Smith?"
"Then I'll give you a complete Aston Martin. This car company is now worth about 500 million US dollars. And don't forget that even if you buy it yourself, not only do you have to pay the brokerage commission, but you also have to deal with the English government yourself.
I don't think the English government will hand over this company with more than 100 years of history to you, who is not even 20 years old. The rest of the money will be our public relations fee. I promise that those shares will be under your name in a week. "
A week? When William heard this key word, he thought that Old Smith and the others still had England's Electricity shares in their hands. Otherwise, it would be impossible to buy so many shares from the stock market in a week. A large acquisition would immediately cause the stock price to rise to the sky.
William sat in his chair and thought about whether it was worth it or not. He had 3 billion US dollars in cash and spent it for a few years. It was indeed more than 33%, but the stock price would rise all the time. After a year or two, the stock market would recover, and the price would not be the current price.
But for this 33%, Old Smith and the others might not even have to go to the market to buy it. Would he not be a fool if he agreed?
"40% and all of Aston Martin's assets, plus all of Chelsea's shares. Otherwise, I only want cash, Mr. Smith. England's Electricity is not necessary for me. I invest in this infrastructure company just to strengthen the social influence of the Devonshire family in England.
England does not only have England's Electricity. If it doesn't work, I can buy water and natural gas pipeline companies. 3 billion US dollars is enough for me to buy any of the water and natural gas pipelines, so this is my final bottom line. "
This time, Smith did not think long before he agreed to William. He was not sure that he could kill William. In his heart, he felt that the possibility of being killed by William was higher. For his own sake, Old Smith could only grit his teeth and nod.
It was just that a large piece of meat that was about to enter his mouth was suddenly missing, which made Old Smith very unhappy. After the agreement with William, there was nothing for the two of them to do. The rest was taken care of by the lawyer.
The two men shook hands with a fake smile. William got up and said goodbye. He also had to guard against the old man.
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