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It didn't take long for Qin Fang and Tang Feifei to meet up with Qu Yuancheng and his wife, Chen Qi. Then, they drove away from the Qu family and headed for their respective destinations.
Tang Feifei naturally went with her cousin-in-law, Chen Qi. Their plans for today were also quite full. At least, they had more activities than Qin Fang and the others. It was estimated that they would not be back until seven or eight o 'clock in the evening.
Chen Qi was the daughter of the Chen family, one of the top ten wealthy families in Hong Kong. This was a wealthy family that was on par with the Qu family. The marriage between the two families was naturally for the sake of a strong alliance. This was common among the wealthy families in Hong Kong.
In addition, Qin Fang also roughly knew that the Qu family also had marriage relations with the other two families of the top ten wealthy families. It was equivalent to the four wealthy families being related by marriage.
It was very common for the top ten wealthy families to have marriage relations with each other, but it was a combination of interests. Usually, they cooperated with each other and shared the benefits. Naturally, everything was good. When it came to the survival of the family, this kind of marriage relationship was actually not reliable at all.
However, this had little to do with Qin Fang. He was too lazy to care about this. His surname was Qin, and he had nothing to do with the Qu family …
The Qu family was as rich as a country. He, Qin Fang, did not want a single cent from the Qu family. Even if the Qu family went completely bankrupt, Qin Fang would not provide a single cent.
Tang Feifei and the others set off, while Qin Fang and Qu Yuancheng went to the horse racing track in Hong Kong.
Horse racing was the activity that the people of Hong Kong had been involved in for the longest time. It was also an activity that many people of Hong Kong liked very much. In fact, it was gambling.
Horse racing was the only legal, largest, most far-reaching, and most popular gambling in Hong Kong. It had become an indispensable part of the lives of Hong Kong citizens.
Every horse racing day, the rich and powerful, the families of officials, the white-collar workers, the public, and even passers-by from all over the world would flock to the track. On one hand, they would feel the crazy atmosphere on the track, and on the other hand, they would try their luck.
Horse gambling was actually the same as the lottery in the mainland. They were both gambling, but the forms were different.
Of course, compared to the pathetic prize of the lottery, the reporting rate of horse betting was not bad. There was a very classic 20: 8 rule for horse betting.
The victors would always only occupy 20% of the participants. The remaining 80%, despite giving their all, would still end up with nothing …
Naturally, the lottery was the same. In fact, it was even more fraudulent than this … Under-The-Table manipulation had almost become a common practice.
It was an undeniable fact that Hong Kong people loved to bet on horses. It was said that one in three Hong Kong people was a horse fan, and there were at least two million horse fans in Hong Kong. This showed how much Hong Kong people loved and welcomed this activity.
It was Qin Fang's first time in Hong Kong. He had only seen horse betting in movies and TV shows. This time, he was experiencing it in person.
Of course, everyone who came to Hong Kong for a holiday could participate in the gambling. The procedure was not very complicated, and they could gamble as much as they wanted.
There was even a tourist who just casually bought a bet. He just wanted to experience the atmosphere of the horse ranch. He didn't expect to win at all. Moreover, he was leaving the port the next day. As a result, he directly won the grand prize of tens of millions …
Of course, this was just an example of the lucky 20%.
But this also became an interesting story for many tourists. Therefore, many tourists who came to Hong Kong for a holiday, if time and conditions allowed, most of them would come to play and gamble.
"Today is the horse race day. Riding is definitely not possible … How about we go horse betting and play a few rounds?
If you win, it's on you. If you lose, it's on me … "
Qin Fang thought that he was going to the horse ranch to ride a horse. He didn't expect that it would be the horse race day. Then, there would be races all day long. The horse ranch was full of people who gambled on horses. It was naturally impossible for them to ride a horse.
"Then let's play a few rounds … It's better to play on our own!"
Since they couldn't ride a horse, horse betting was not a problem.
It was just that Qin Fang was a little depressed. He thought that it would be easy to find Tu San's whereabouts. Then, he could guess what Han Long asked him to do.
But if it was horse betting, it was obviously impossible to find Tu San among the tens of thousands of people in the horse ranch … His plan could only be considered a failure.
As for Qu Yuancheng's suggestion, Qin Fang naturally couldn't agree. Although Qin Fang's family wealth couldn't be compared to the huge Qu family, he didn't lack that little money.
Plus, he wasn't that close to the Qu family. Naturally, there was no need for Qu Yuancheng to pay the bill. He was very clear about this …
Qu Yuancheng didn't care. He didn't say anything more and continued to drive to the horse ranch.
Qin Fang and the others went to the horse ranch. In addition, there was another horse ranch in Hong Kong, Sha Tian. These were the two holy places for horse fans in Hong Kong. All the races were held in these two places.
Because it was horse racing day, the horse ranch was quite lively. Although the race was held in the afternoon, many people came early to observe.
On the horse ranch, every horse that was going to compete would come out for training. Every knight would familiarize themselves with some of the habits of the horse they were riding. This was to ensure that they could perform at their best during the race.
The standard of a knight was an important measurement. A good knight could let the horse under him perform at two hundred percent of its strength. A bad knight might only be able to let the horse perform at thirty to forty percent of its strength …
With such a gap, the result could be imagined.
In fact, the breed of the horses that participated in the race was not bad, but the condition of the horse was a very important factor. Only when the horse performed at its best could it perform well.
If it was obvious that its condition was not good, no matter how good the knight's standard was, it was impossible to be first …
This was also one of the reasons why the horse fans came early to observe.
Qin Fang and the others came early, but when Qin Fang glanced around, he realized that there were at least a few hundred people who came earlier than them.
On the field, there were already a few knights walking around with their horses. They did not immediately get on their horses and gallop. It seemed that they were letting their horses adapt to the field here …
After a while, some of the knights got on their horses and began to trot slowly. They trotted around in circles without accelerating, but the beauty of the movement of the horses could still be clearly seen.
"Are you interested in riding?"
Qu Yuancheng found that Qin Fang seemed to be interested in it, so he asked casually.
"A little interested …"
Qin Fang did not mean to hide it at all and nodded.
It would be a lie to say that he was not interested. Riding was something that many men liked and yearned for.
When they were very young, boys liked to ride horses and go to war. It was just that they used to pretend. They had never really seen a horse, let alone ride one.
Qin Fang was no exception …
Although he was now rich and there were basically not many things that he could not afford, but riding … There was no doubt that he really had not tried it before.
Of course, there were some things that he had tried that others could not play in their lifetime even if they were rich, such as … riding a dragon!
Qin Fang had guest-starred as a dragon knight. That thing was basically the only one in the world. Except for Qin Fang, no one else had played it before.
Although Qin Fang only played it once, the dragon had never come out since then …
"Why don't you … go and play?"
Qu Yuancheng found that Qin Fang was really interested. His eyes flickered a few times, and he asked with a smile.
"En?
Can I? "
Qin Fang was also taken aback, and he asked a little strangely.
The horses below were all going to participate in the competition. In addition to the corresponding knights, only a few dedicated staff members could touch them. Others were strictly prohibited from approaching. This was also for the sake of the fairness of the competition.
Compared with the under-the-table operation of the lottery, the fairness of horse gambling was relatively high …
"You will know when you get there …"
Qu Yuancheng smiled. He just whispered mysteriously to the doctor, and immediately led Qin Fang directly to the venue.
However, he did not go to the horses that were adapting to the competition on the field, but went directly to the horse track behind …
"In fact, many people in the top ten wealthy families in Hong Kong like to gamble on horses. They even specially bought some very good purebred horses to train themselves … Our family's The Fourth likes to play this. He happened to have a good one, and he put it in the horse track here … Only occasionally will it participate in the competition, but it is usually put here!"
It seemed that he felt Qin Fang's doubts, so Qu Yuancheng briefly explained to Qin Fang at this time.
They were all rich, but there were different levels of rich people, and the quality of the things they played was also different.
For example, when the rich people in China played with luxury cars, the rich people abroad had long stopped playing with such low-level things. They changed to playing with airplanes and cruise ships …
When the rich people in China finally started to play with airplanes, they were tired of airplanes. Some even got tired of cruise ships and changed to spaceships …
Of course, this might be a little exaggerated.
But one thing was true, that was, the level of the rich people abroad was indeed much higher than the nouveau riche in China.
For example, the Qu Family was just a wealthy family that was less than a hundred years old, and the level of the things they played was obviously much higher than the rich people in China.
They had long stopped playing with luxury cars, even if it was a limited edition car, they did not care about it.
The Fourth of the Qu Family, Qu Zhenyu's second son, Qu Yuanrui, who was four or five years older than Qin Fang, liked to gamble on horses and also liked to play with horses. He specially spent tens of millions to buy a few purebred Arabian horses to raise.
It just so happened that he had left it at the Horse Racing Ground, and it would come in handy at this time … …
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