The other day, we talked about the past and present life of Macau gambling, and today we will tell the story of a legend in the gambling industry.
This person, almost every bet must win;
This person can hear the points of the dice;
This person can shake out the points he wants and kill all four parties;
This person, the money earned by gambling in his lifetime, exceeded 3 billion;
This man, who was originally a collaborator of Macau gambling king Stanley Ho, eventually turned against him.
In 1989, Hong Kong ghost director Wang Jing filmed the first film about "gambling" - "God of Gamblers". This movie not only set off a wave of gambling in Hong Kong, but also made fans full of curiosity about the character of the god of gambling. The real prototype of Gao Jin in the film is Ye Han, who is known as "Ghost King Ye" and "Gambling Saint".
Ye Han, born in 1904, is a native of Zixiao Township, Jiangmen Town, Xinhui County, Guangdong Province (now Pengjiang District, Jiangmen City).
Elderly Ye Han
Ye Han's father was a small trader with an average family. Ye Han was highly expected by his father since he was a child, hoping that he could get ahead and seek fame through reading.
But Ye Han did not like to read, and since he was a child, he gambled well, and won more and lost less in the process of gambling. Ye Han's father was disappointed in him and finally simply ignored him.
Since Ye Han did not like to read and gambled well, his father thought that he was not doing his job, so when he was 10 years old, he sent him to Macau as a dealer.
Father Ye did not expect that this action of his own had actually achieved a generation of "gambling saints", and the so-called "not doing the right thing" could also get ahead.
Not long after coming to Macau, Ye Han was in the casino.
In 1930, the Macau government began to implement monopoly management of casinos, and Lu Jiu, He Shi and others, with the support of some wealthy merchants, opened the Haoxing Entertainment Company.
Because of his fame, many dealers, including Ye Han, have chosen to turn to Haoxing, and the pressure to compete with more people will be greater, but Ye Han has not been intimidated at all, and within a few days, he has become the recognized top dealer in the company.
Although Ye Han was outstanding, he was not further appreciated by Lu Jiu and others. In 1935, the depressed Ye Han left Haoxing and instead went to the door of The Macau gambling king Fu Laorong. Fu Laorong was very important to this young man, of course, Ye Han did not disappoint the boss.
At that time, rumors were of the art of listening to the dice, and some people used this technology to win a lot of money in the casino. Ye Han himself was the director of Sic Bao, and he also began to devote himself to the study of the art of listening to dice.
The kung fu paid off, and after many attempts, Ye Han found that the sound of the glass at the bottom of the six-point cup was different. After that, when Ye Han was a dealer, after shaking the dice, he could distinguish the number of dice points by listening, and at the critical moment, he could also shake the full dice and kill all four parties. Using these techniques, Ye Han can easily control the rhythm of the table.
While bringing huge benefits to the casino, Ye Han himself earned his first pot of gold.
At that time, an ordinary dealer's salary was only a few tens of yuan, and the miscellaneous service was less than 10 yuan. Ye Han's monthly salary was as high as 700 yuan. At the time, he could easily buy a small apartment for a month's salary.
Ye Han became famous in the gambling world at this time. Often boast to people: without themselves, the boss behind them only goes bankrupt and jumps off the building. This kind of madness made Fu Laorong extremely dissatisfied.
The gap between the two deepened. Fu Laorong designed to let Ye Han go to Shanghai to open a casino, but he was suppressed by the local forces, lost everything and became a problem for his livelihood. Fu Laorong, who thought that he could use this to get rid of Ye Han, did not expect that Ye Han would return safely in the chaotic world with his superb gambling skills.
After this twist and turn, Ye Han had no intention of drifting again, and he wanted to use his qualifications and merits to become Fu Laorong's partner. However, Fu Laorong did not recognize Ye Han's ability to have a partner, and tore his face to break with Ye Han.
Ye Han was very unwilling about this, and wanted to defeat Fu Laorong with his gambling skills and prestige, and get the gambling card to become a faction of his own.
As a professional gambler, Ye Han's money and wealth are naturally within his reach. Because it is easy to get, so do not hesitate. At this moment, his mind is in the name of power.
In his view, having a gambling card is a symbol of power, and freedom and dignity that are more precious than money will follow. But vanity fair in high society is completely different from the gambling table. In the two battles with Fu Laorong, who had deep roots in the tree, Ye Han was defeated.
In 1960, just as Ye Han was preparing for the third charge, Fu Laorong passed away, and the enmity between the two dissipated.
Although Fu Laorong died, the Fu family's forces were still difficult to shake. In order to achieve the purpose of getting the gambling card, this gambling saint, who used to eat only by his own craftsmanship, began to warm up with people.
At that time, the future Macau gambling king Ho Hung-sun also looked at the gambling business. He brought in his friend Fok Ying Tung and his brother-in-law, the famous playboy and rich second generation Ye Deli, to cooperate, and extended an olive branch to Ye Han. Ye Han also quickly reached a cooperation agreement with them to form Macau Tourism and Entertainment Co., Ltd., bid for macau casinos, and succeeded in one fell swoop.
In the company, Fok Ying Tung is the chairman, Ho Hung Sun is the managing director, and Ye Han and Ye Deli are the executive directors. Ye Han also served as the general manager of the casino.
Of course, Macau Tourism and Entertainment Co., Ltd., as a new company, took away the casino business that the Fu family and the Gao family had controlled for 25 years, and it would definitely be countered by the old forces. But today our story only talks about Ye Han, how He Hongshen subdued the old forces, and we will have a chance to talk about it next time.
Ho
At this time, Ye Han began to reform the gaming industry and constantly developed fair gambling equipment.
For example, in order to avoid anyone listening to the dice, Ye Han replaced the dice cup glass, added flannel cloth to it, and stipulated that it must be shaken three times. In this way, it is impossible to listen to the dice, eliminate the occurrence of cheating, and make gambling more fair.
Ye Han believes that he is proficient in gambling and is also the general manager of the casino, so he often calls himself the "gambling king". In the first few years, Ye Han and others did make a lot of money. However, Ye Han's way of managing gambling is more traditional, and the differences with Ho Hongshen are getting bigger and bigger, and eventually the contradictions between the two become irreconcilable. In 1975, Ho expelled Ye Han from the company.
Although Ye Han left the company, he did not disappear from the gambling world. After that, Ye Han and He Hongshen became enemies and fought for many years.
After leaving the Australian Entertainment Company, Ip Han wanted to start a horse racing club, compared with Ho Hung-sun. In order to thwart Ip Han's plan, Ho introduced a horse racing plan that made the carriage racing project difficult to give birth. Ye Han was furious and repeatedly confronted And He Hongshen, and the media hyped up for a while.
In the end, Ye Han obtained the franchise of the horse racing car project at the cost of giving up his shares in Ao Entertainment. Zheng Yutong, a major Hong Kong real estate developer, took over Ip Han's stake.
In 1980, the carriage race was grandly opened, and the "carriage king" Ye Han was extremely beautiful, and there was a great trend of equal autumn and autumn with He Hongshen.
The good times did not last long, the freshness of the carriage race faded quickly, and soon fell into a state of sharp decline in betting, unable to make ends meet, and the operation deteriorated. After the last horse race on January 30, 1988, it left a tragic loss of 1 billion yuan. Ye Han had to suspend the race to sell to Taiwanese gamblers, and the carriage yard was changed to a racecourse. At this time, Ye Han was already 82 years old.
After liquidating the carriage at a low price, Ye Han once again ignited the battle for the king of gambling. In 1988, he drove the gambling ship "Oriental Princess" to the high seas to gamble, hooking a large number of gamblers who originally wanted to go to Macau, and Ho Hongshen was furious and helpless.
Gambling on the high seas has set off a huge wave, and more and more gambling boats have gone to the sea, getting bigger and bigger! He Hongshen had no choice but to charter a boat to others, in fact, he also participated in disguise.
In 1989, the initiator, Ye Han, suddenly withdrew and sold his "Oriental Princess" gambling ship to Xiang Huaqiang. His battle with Ho Hung Sun ended.
Ye Han went to the high seas to gamble. Making money is the second, and venting is the first. Now that he had ignited the flames of war on the high seas, the gambling ships drove into the high seas one after another, watching others fight with He Hongshen for him, Ye Han was obviously very comfortable. Ho Hung-sun could only sigh in anticipation of this. Until later, a fire broke out on a gambling ship, and the gamblers were worried about the safety of their lives, so they abandoned the sea and landed, and the scenery of the gambling ship was gone.
After retirement, Ye Han concentrated on gambling all over the world, especially in the United States. He has visited almost every major casino in the United States, and he has won almost every bet. In his later years, Ye Han played for thirty-two hours without rest at the gambling table at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. It is said that Ye Han earned more than 3 billion yuan in gambling in his lifetime.
On May 7, 1997, Ye Han died at the age of 92. On his deathbed, he left his last words to his children: "Don't gamble is win."
At Ye Han's funeral, Ho hung sun himself went to mourn his old friend and old rival. In the light smoke of the three-pillar incense, the enmity between them was also written off.
If you are interested, you can pay more attention. In a few days we will continue to talk!