Chapter 1020 Las Vegas Tycoon!
Las Vegas.
It is located on the edge of the desert and has high temperatures all year round.
Yang Ming had been to Las Vegas many times in his previous life, but not because he liked gambling, but because it was related to his old business in his previous life.
Money laundering.
Although the casinos in Las Vegas are legal, Yang Ming knows that there is so much dirty money in country M and even the world trying to turn into legal and clean money every day.
Then the only way to launder money is through this method.
Kerkorian, the boss of MGM-United Artists, is both a Las Vegas gambling tycoon and a Hollywood movie mogul.
Yang Ming immediately thought of his old profession in his previous life. He really didn't believe that this Kerkorian had nothing to do with it.
At this time, Yang Ming is going to Las Vegas to meet the tycoon.
It’s just over 400 kilometers from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, which is not very far.
When traveling by car, it only takes a few hours. However, it can be reached in one hour by plane.
Yang Ming decided to go by car.
Early the next day.
After Yang Ming had breakfast at the Beverly Hills villa, he took Azhu, Zhong Chuhong, Guan Jiahui, Lin Xiuzhi, He Chaoluo, Park Jinhui, Alina, and even the housekeeper Lin Dezhong to leave Los Angeles by car, and then went directly to La La on the edge of the desert. Vegas past.
Yang Ming also thought of someone.
Ye Han from Haojiang.
Ye Han really likes gambling. Historically, Ye Han even lost a lot of money in Las Vegas.
However, most of Ye Han's property is now used to hoard land in his hometown of Jiangmen. Under normal circumstances, it is impossible for Ye Han to play in Las Vegas again.
Now in the Rolls-Royce, in addition to Park Jin-hye, there is also Alina.
"Park Jin Hye, have you been to Las Vegas before?"
Park Jinhye shook her head.
She hasn't been there.
When her father was still in office, she actually went to New York and even Washington with him.
However, this is really my first time coming to Las Vegas.
From Park Jin Hye's point of view, she was also a little curious.
After passing through small towns near Los Angeles and many small towns and cities along the way, Yang Ming found that although there were many expressways on these roads, they were still relatively comfortable to ride on.
More than four hundred kilometers.
Under normal driving conditions, it will take just over four hours to arrive.
Las Vegas is located on the edge of the desert and has high temperatures all year round.
Especially in summer, the average temperature is 38 degrees Celsius, and the highest temperature can even reach over 45 degrees Celsius.
At this time, it is already June, and the temperature in Las Vegas is also the highest time of the year. The temperature outside should be as high as about 40 degrees Celsius.
"Sir, look outside."
Park Jinhui saw large tracts of cacti outside.
At this time, this place is already at the edge of the desert, and it falls within the confines of Las Vegas.
"Not far from downtown Las Vegas."
Yang Ming had been here many times in his previous life.
However, now when he saw this large cactus again, he was still a little surprised.
Ask Chen Zhenhua to stop the car.
Yang Ming, Park Jinhui, Alina, and He Chaoluo, Lin Xiuzhi, Azhu, Zhong Chuhong, Guan Jiahui and others from another car got out of the car.
It was the first time for He Chaoluo and Azhu to come here. They were really surprised when they saw the large number of cacti, some of which were even in bloom.
Except for cacti and some unknown weeds, there is no need to think about trees here.
Apart from this, everything is surrounded by vast expanses of desert.
"Boss, is this Las Vegas?"
"Coming."
"Then why is the casino built here?" Alina asked curiously.
In 1931, during the Great Depression of the United States, in order to survive the economic difficulties, the Nevada State Assembly passed a bill legalizing the gambling industry. Las Vegas has since become a gambling city and has risen rapidly.
The main economic pillar of Las Vegas is the gambling industry. Since the casino is a gold rush bowl, tycoons from all over the country have invested in building casinos in Las Vegas. Even the rich from the East, Arab princes, and famous actors have come to invest. .
Las Vegas In 1946, a large casino appeared in Las Vegas.
In the 50s, it developed into a famous tourist destination featuring the gaming industry, and in the 60s, a desert health resort was opened.
The city's economy mainly relies on tourism. There are many luxurious nightclubs, hotels, restaurants and casinos in the city, including the Charleston Entertainment District and the Canyons National Expo.
Of course, in Yang Ming's view, this ghost place has always been seriously lacking, and lacks other resources and even transportation advantages. It is the only place that can only form a place for entertainment, tourism and consumption.
"There are historical reasons, just like Haojiang."
Yang Ming and others rested here for about ten minutes.
It's too sunny outside.
Get in the car and leave here.
Go to Las Vegas.
After half an hour.
Yang Ming had already seen many high-rise buildings in the car.
Of course, Las Vegas at this time is still a lot worse than it was thirty or forty years later.
Yang Ming asked Chen Zhenhua to take a car directly to the five-star hotel in Kerkorian.
After arriving at the downstairs of the thirty-storey hotel.
Soon, someone came to greet him.
An old white man in his seventies, wearing a suit.
It was Las Vegas gambling tycoon Kerkorian.
Kerkorian was born in 1917. He is a wealthy man in the gambling industry of China and the largest shareholder of MGM. He dropped out of school in the eighth grade and became an amateur boxer and a World War II fighter pilot.
He also founded an aircraft leasing company, acquired and sold the MGM movie company three times, and owned West City Casino, MGM Grand Hotel, etc. Known as the "designer" of Las Vegas, he built it into a world-class tourist destination.
Besides.
This person is really not simple in history.
Kerkorian first invested in a car company in 1990. At that time, Chrysler's stock price fell to $9 per share due to the economic recession in China and the company's poor management.
Through analysis, Kerkorian believed that Country M's economy would improve in the future, so he purchased 10 million shares of Chrysler at a price of US$3600 per share, becoming Chrysler's largest shareholder. By early 1994, the value of Kerkorian's holdings had quintupled to $5 per share.
In 1995, after a series of studies, Kerkorian still believed that Chrysler was seriously undervalued, so he decided to invest $230 billion to buy the entire company, but the move was rejected by Chrysler.
Nonetheless, Kerkorian continued to buy Chrysler stock. However, Kerkorian's move prompted Daimler-Benz to acquire Chrysler for $360 billion and establish DaimlerChrysler Corporation.
During the Daimler-Benz acquisition of Chrysler, Kerkorian was also buying Daimler-Benz stock.
When Kerkorian closed the deal, he made a total profit of $27 billion, which was more than the combined gross domestic product of all non-oil-producing countries in Africa at the time.
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