In 2017, when the mainland online gambling market was booming, Chen Ronglian, a wealthy Macau man, keenly smelled business opportunities. He saw the huge consumer groups in the mainland and the gray space of online gambling, and was determined to get a piece of the pie and establish his own online gambling city.
To this end, Chen Ronglian did not hesitate to invest a lot of money, manpower and material resources to secretly open an online casino. With many years of network resources and operational experience in the casino industry, his online gambling business has grown rapidly, the user base has expanded, and the profits have increased year by year.
In just a few years, Chen Ronglian has occupied a place in the online gambling industry and become an upstart.
2017 also coincided with the day when Chen Ronglian and An Yixuan got married. An Yixuan expressed confidence in Chen Ronglian's future prospects and expected profits, and the two held a grand wedding to accept the blessings of friends and all walks of life.
Chen Ronglian also took this opportunity to show his strong strength to the bride. He custom-made a giant diamond ring worth tens of millions of dollars, engraved with the words "Perfect, my wife".
Compared with the newly opened online gambling platform, this generous gift is much more valuable.
However, behind this grand wedding, there is a secret of Chen Ronglian making huge profits through illegal gambling on the Internet. He relied on online gambling to quickly accumulate wealth to support himself and An Yixuan's extravagant life.
It's just that the good times don't last long, and the snowball that is getting bigger and bigger in online gambling will eventually be shattered under the recovery of the French Open.
Although Chen Ronglian's online gambling business was booming in the first few years, it did not last long. In 2022, the new crown epidemic raged around the world, and countries closed their borders one after another, and adopted strict prevention and control measures.
The world economy is in a downturn, and crises are spreading everywhere. As an online casino that is highly related to the travel gambling industry, it is not immune to doom.
This year, the number of users of Chen Ronglian's online gambling platform fell sharply, and many new users could not be converted into recharge users. The platform's daily activity, payment rate and other indicators all fell.
This directly led to the shrinking of the online gambling business and the sharp decline in income, which was difficult to support Chen Ronglian and An Yixuan's luxurious living expenses.
In the end, as the epidemic continued to repeat, Chen Ronglian's online gambling had a crisis of broken capital chain. The model of relying on new users to recharge to maintain operation on weekdays no longer works, and old users have withered.
Chen Ronglian had to resort to illegal means to try to save his family's life.
Allegedly, he tried to borrow money from some underground banks at usurious interest rates to pay for the platform's servers and employees' salaries. At the same time, it also used methods such as falsely reporting the number of users and cashing out in the early stage to launder money, with the intention of getting through the customs in a muddle.
But this is tantamount to quenching your thirst by drinking, but instead leads you to a path of no return.
In the end, Chen Ronglian still failed. Not only was he unable to save his online gambling business, but he also brought the tragedy of breaking into the legal net for greed. Like a bubble, a short period of glory will eventually disappear when the storm comes.
Chen Ronglian's attempt to use various illegal means to fill the hole in online gambling funds did not last long. In 2023, the Macau police launched an investigation into a cross-border gambling case and soon locked the clues at Chen Ronglian's online casino.
After intensive evidence collection, the Macau police decided to arrest Chen Ronglian. Chen Ronglian, who invested in online gambling entrepreneurship back then, could not escape the legal sanction after all, and could only accept trial and sanctions on suspicion of online gambling crimes.
According to the Macau police, the online casino run by Chen Ronglian has involved a huge amount of illegal profits of up to 300 million yuan. Such astronomical illegal profits will not escape legal punishment after all.
At the same time, Chen Ronglian's confidant assistant in the online gambling industry, that is, Zhang Yaoyang, who was born in the film and television industry, was also arrested by the police. Both are likely to be key figures in the case.
Under further interrogation and investigation by the police, more inside stories will also be revealed.
At the same time, Chen Ronglian's criminal behavior also implicated a series of related people. Among them, the most unlucky is his wife, Ningbo socialite An Yixuan. An Yixuan is not only afraid of facing huge public pressure, but may also be identified as an accomplice by the police.
After all, she also shared a lot of illegal proceeds from it.
In addition, it is difficult for members of the gambling king family to stay out of the matter. Especially the third wife Chen Wanzhen, the relationship between her and Chen Ronglian is already complicated. Chen Ronglian's imprisonment is undoubtedly another heavy blow to her.
and He Chaoqiong, the eldest sister who led the transfer of power in the family, took the opportunity to purge the power of the fourth wife. All kinds of details reveal that this case has caused a lot of accidents.
Chen Ronglian's glorious period in the online gambling industry is destined to usher in a devastating ending after a short time. When he and his confidant Lao Zhang were both arrested and imprisoned by the police, the past prosperity disappeared in an instant.
During that time, Chen Ronglian and An Yixuan lived a luxurious life of fame and fortune. Relying on hundreds of millions of yuan in illegal income, they bought luxury houses, top sports cars, and held a colorful and luxurious wedding.
Those jewels, the sparkling diamonds, are all symbols of their accumulation of power.
However, after all, it is nothing more than something outside the body. From the moment Chen Ronglian entered the cell, the glory of the past vanished in an instant, leaving only regrets and vanities.
What were once luxuries now seem to be nothing more than vain.
What's even more embarrassing is that Chen Ronglian can rely on legal business and live a good life. It is only because of greed and impetuosity that he has embarked on this desperate step. By the time I woke up, it was too late.
This kind of lesson also makes each of us think deeply. Will we also embark on the road of no return to breaking the law and committing crimes for the sake of temporary vanity? The pleasure brought by fame and fortune is tantamount to poison, which can indeed satisfy personal desires in the short term, but it will inevitably be destroyed in the long run.
Only by taking the right path in a down-to-earth manner is the right path in life.
This case not only dealt a heavy blow to the people involved and the celebrity circle, but also caused a big blow to the vitality of the entire Macau gaming industry. Industry insiders have said that the arrest of an industry leader like Chen Ronglian will inevitably have a negative impact on the reputation of Macau's gaming industry and shake the confidence of the outside world in the industry.
Indeed, Macau's gaming industry has long been the backbone of the tourist city. It not only drives hotels, restaurants, retail and other peripheral services, but also provides a large number of jobs, which is the main driving force for Macao's economic and social development.
However, the occurrence of this incident has also exposed the problems of the industry. For example, there is a gray area in the industry due to poor supervision; moral turpitude of individuals; The flow of some funds is unknown.
The existence of these problems objectively casts a shadow on the outside world's impression of Macau's gaming industry.
At the same time, the impact of the new crown epidemic on Macau's gaming industry has continued to intensify in the past two years. A sharp decline in international tourists, restrictions on social activities, and disruptions to offline business models have all contributed to the decline of this tourism-dependent industry.
The occurrence of this case is undoubtedly worse than the worse.
Industry insiders have said that Macau's gaming industry is facing an unprecedented crisis and urgently needs to be transformed and upgraded. In addition to cleaning up the gray area, it is also necessary to explore new online business models, expand surrounding supporting businesses, and accelerate diversified development.
Only based on the new normal can this casino be rejuvenated and revitalized.
Similarly, Las Vegas, which is similar to Macau's gaming industry, is also gradually seeking economic transformation. We have reason to believe that new opportunities and hopes are just around the corner.
Macau's gaming industry will eventually be reborn and revitalized.
This case not only involved the dilemma of the gambling industry, but also caused waves in celebrity circles. We seem to be able to appreciate the seemingly glamorous stories behind the entertainment industry through this microcosm.
An Yixuan was originally a star who pleases the powerful and is good at planning his own personality. She, a Ningbo socialite, was established by marrying into a wealthy family, and now that the wealthy family has collapsed, her personality has also gone bankrupt.
Countless fans and passers-by watched the excitement, making her no longer radiant of her former glory.
Chen Ronglian, who was inseparable from An Yixuan and was teased by his friends, also transformed from the second boss to a prisoner.
We also saw that another frustrated person in the entertainment industry, Zhang Yaoyang, also appeared in this case. He originally faded out of sight, but now he has been dragged into the turmoil and has no chance to turn over.
Of course, celebrity infighting doesn't stop there. Behind this case, it was also revealed that the gambling king family had complex infighting and power-for-money transactions. We see how Pansy Ho, who is watching from the sidelines, will stand in this power transition; The third and fourth forces are life and death; The wise self-protection of the little gambling kings...... All kinds of signs are revealed in the words.
It can be said that the inside story of the celebrity circle involved in this case is a luxury and fall that is rare to see in the outside world. And the various life lessons contained in it also make us think deeply: what is success and what is failure; Which is more valuable, fame and fortune or righteousness? And what is the true meaning of life.