Stanley Ho made a name for himself in the gambling world. His success is inextricably linked to the gambling industry, but the process of his success is gambling, not gambling.
Gambling relies on random encounters and luck. If you don't succeed, you'll be discouraged, but if you do, you'll be "lucky."
Gambling is the act of making decisions that are beneficial to oneself based on the information you have and your knowledge of your abilities. Linked and step-by-step, taking into account the overall situation, and finally reaching the pinnacle of decisive victory.
The life of gambling is the life of a wise man; The gambling life is the life of a gambler, a miserable life. This is also the difference between Stanley Ho and Ye Han.
Ho. 
But Ye Han deserves to be an excellent professional gambler. Until his later years, he still did not give up gambling. Just as Stanley Ho's status as a gambling king became more and more stable, Ye Han came up with a strange trick to fight Stanley Ho: set up a luxury gambling boat on the high seas, in Zhuo Lang's huge "three nothings" area.
It is said that after losing the Macau racecourse in 1988, Ye Han was reluctant to give up the gambling business.
Although he is old, his gambling heart turns quickly. Once, he took a boat from Hong Kong to Macau, and suddenly a new idea came to him - to gamble on the high seas. Stanley Ho can dominate the Macau gambling industry and occupy his territory, but he goes to gamble on the high seas to see what Stanley Ho can do to him!
As soon as these words came out, Ye Han immediately spent 5.5 million Hong Kong dollars to charter a passenger ship, and spent another 2 million Hong Kong dollars to renovate it, named it "Oriental Princess", and sailed to the open sea as a bet. Boat.
Ye Han. In October 1988, Ye Han placed an advertisement in a Hong Kong newspaper, promising that the "Oriental Princess" would provide tourists with a variety of entertainment services, including swimming pools, fitness centers, saunas, laser disc projections, etc. Its advertising slogan is: "As long as you come prepared, you can return with a full load". When Ye Han promoted "Oriental Princess", he unified the caliber and described it as a day trip at sea.
But no one knew that this was a smokescreen cast by Ye Han in order to avoid premature attacks from all sides.
Many people in the gambling industry praised Ye Han's strange behavior:
Ye Gambling King's trick is really clever! Stanley Ho couldn't sleep again. ”
Ye Han has many nicknames in his life, such as "Big Eyebrows", "Ear Monster", etc., the highest evaluation is "Gambling Saint", but the most commonly mentioned is "Ghost King". The nickname "Ghost King" originated from Ye Han's early years when he played cards with his friends. Both pairs he dealt turned out to be "Jokers". This card is commonly known as the "Ghost King" in Hong Kong and Macau, so his friends call him the "Ghost King". Ye Han was born with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a hideous appearance, and endless ghost thoughts. Therefore, the name "Ghost King" spread far and wide and became his code name. But no matter which title he is given, it shows that his gambling skills are superior and he is a real gambler. Of course, this is also Ye Han's biggest weakness, focusing on technology rather than strategy.
Stanley Ho is different. As a gambling king, he never gambles. In his own words:
Why am I still gambling at the table? So many people come to Lisboa every day to gamble, don't they just bet on me to win or lose? I actually gamble every day. ”
Stanley Ho has a point. As the boss, he has to deal with all the gamblers, and he has to send different managers to maintain different customers. Therefore, he pays more attention to the overall strategy, which is beyond Ye Han's reach.
Because of the need to grasp the overall situation, Stanley Ho is particularly sensitive to all aspects of intelligence. Soon he smelled something strange from Ye Han's advertising message, and pointed out sharply:
Traveling on the high seas is a lie, do you have to go to the high seas to enjoy the scenery? Can you imagine what a luxury cruise ship can give its passengers a view of the rough seas? What else can you do besides gambling? Do what?
As He Hongshen said, Ye Han claimed that tourism was just to give an explanation to the outside world. Flying the Panamanian flag, the Oriental Princess initially headed to Singapore, Malaysia and other places. Before Ye Han leased it and converted it into a gambling boat, the owner contacted Stanley Ho due to poor business conditions and sold the boat to him. Stanley Ho also intends to buy it as a passenger ferry between Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. Unexpectedly, before the plan was finalized, Ye Han took the lead. For Ye Han, this may just be a prank, but Stanley Ho still doesn't dare to take it lightly.
Stanley Ho first asked an intermediary to mediate and urged Ye Han to abandon the plan that harmed the interests of Macau's entertainment. However, Ye Han's attitude is very clear, he will never give up this coup.
On the afternoon of October 23, 1988, Ye Han took hundreds of overseas Chinese and Hong Kong gamblers to take the "Oriental Princess" from Hong Kong's Queen's Pier and sailed to the high seas between Shuicheng and Chinese mainland and Hong Kong, brazenly opening a casino. is opened.
The unprecedented gambling war on the high seas has officially begun.
A week after the "Oriental Princess" gambling incident began, Stanley Ho expressed his inner anger to **. He said:
Because the gambling rules on the Oriental Princess are looser than those of Macau casinos, such as no need for small accounts, baccarat, limited bonuses, and each bet is 600,000, which is twice that of Macau casinos, and there is no need to pay taxes, and the operating profits are large, so far, the Oriental Princess has snatched several big guests from Macau casinos. ”
In order to attract gamblers to the greatest extent, Ye Han resorted to various tricks. It was novel enough to drive a gambling boat on the high seas, but Ye Han was not satisfied with this. He also changed the way he gambled, trying his best to provide gamblers with a "perfect" comprehensive service. No one can do this on the high seas. You can't control him and do whatever he wants. Overnight, Ye Han almost became the overlord of a sea kingdom.
Stanley Ho gritted his teeth in anger. Seeing that the gambler he was "familiar with" followed Ye Han away, Lisboa's daily income decreased by a large amount. How could he not hate? How could he be indifferent?
However, Ye Han is not currently vying for power in Macau. Although his customers are from Hong Kong and Macau, the casino is far from Macau, and Stanley Ho cannot restrict any activity on the high seas.
Princess of the East. Although there is no way to stop Ye Han immediately, Stanley Ho has always been good at dancing and has a good relationship with Macau, Hong Kong and the mainland**. In the name of putting an end to gambling on the high seas, he frequently and actively lobbied, stating the various drawbacks of gambling on the high seas, and demanding that the Hong Kong, Macao and mainland departments stop it.
Australia** actively supports Stanley Ho's request, taking into account its own interests. However, Ye Han's gambling boat set sail from Hong Kong, but the Macau Governor's Office could not do anything. We can only use the relationship with the ** department to exert some pressure on Hong Kong**. At the same time, in the name of Macao, Ye Han was summoned to come to Macao to discuss the matter.
On October 30, Ye Han, accompanied by his son Ye Bingsen and his lawyer, arrived in Australia from Hong Kong and met with Xue Minxin for more than an hour. Since Ye Han had no intention of compromising, the negotiations reached an impasse. A number of ** interviewed Ye Han, and Ye Han had a tough attitude when answering reporters' questions.
After the negotiations failed, the Governor's Office made another move: Ye Han held 5 million shares of the Macau Jockey Club at that time. The Australian Governor-General's Office sent Xue Minxin to tell Ye Han that he would either transfer the stake in the Macau Jockey Club or immediately suspend the ownership of the "Oriental Princess". launched gambling activities on the high seas, but was categorically rejected by Ye Han.
The ploy didn't work. In desperation, Stanley Ho asked ** for help through his connections, asking to stop the gambling ship from operating in Chinese waters. Both China*** and the Ministry of Public Security expressed support for Stanley Ho's request, and Stanley Ho's letter gave official instructions:
In accordance with our country's long-standing policy, if you do not agree to allow gambling in our jurisdiction, you will be severely punished. ”
But since gambling is done on the high seas, you can't reach that far. "Oriental Princess" is still operating on the high seas every day, without any breakdowns, and nothing can be done.
Many of Lisboa's "high rollers" abandoned land-based casinos in favor of "gambling at sea". Within a period of time, Ye Han's two gambling boats took away nearly 1 4 of Lisboa's business. Stanley Ho repeatedly asked for urgent help, asking for strict control, but ** said that he could not help. In desperation, Stanley Ho decided to formulate a strategy - "building a ship by ship", and start a melee at sea at all costs.
But he didn't play in person. Instead, the "Huaao" and "Lushan" under his own brigade were leased to others, and the others came forward to compete with Ye Han's "Oriental Princess".
Stanley Ho's actions show that he can become hot-headed even when he has no other choice. He had two considerations: one was to attack Ye Han's two gambling boats, so that their business would slow down and give up gambling; The second is to attack Ye Han's two gambling boats, make their business slow down, and give up gambling. The first is to hold the bandit mentality of "chaos on chaos", hoping that four gambling ships will be on the high seas. If this struggle will continue until the sun and the moon are in the sky, it will be up to Hong Kong to take care of it.
But Stanley Ho accidentally made a big mistake. There are three errors:
First: Judging from Stanley Ho's motives, he wants to use more preferential services to snatch back the customers that Ye Han snatched. However, this vicious competition comes at a cost. Ye Han went to gamble on the high seas, making money was only secondary, mainly for his own interests. He let out a bad breath, he couldn't see Stanley Ho sitting firmly in the Macau casino, and wanted Stanley Ho to suffer a little. Stanley Ho's move is exactly what Ye Han wants to see - to make the gambling king lose money.
Second: Judging from the attitude of the ** department, Stanley Ho originally asked for a ban on gambling on the high seas, but now he intervened, which caused further disgust in Hong Kong **, and even lost his original sympathy. and a sense of responsibility. Hong Kong's Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration, Leung Po-wing, spoke on behalf of: "Stanley Ho has repeatedly asked for legislation and control, but now he is chartering the boat to others, I think his words are a bit strange, he pays lip service to gambling on the high seas, but now he is doing more." Himself. What exactly does he mean? Is he trying to "support a bad market"? If so, then he is "supporting" his own Macau business. If there is a gambler who comes and goes, it is himself, just for himself, and has nothing to do with anyone else. But Stanley Ho is not a foolish person, so I don't understand why he did it.
At that time, Zhan Peizhong, an important figure in Hong Kong and a "holding expert", openly opposed Stanley Ho. He proposed at a meeting of the Hong Kong Legislative Council that Hong Kong** should open casinos on the outlying islands. He believes that if Hong Kong opens a casino, its annual revenue could increase by 10 billion yuan. This is definitely a good thing. Now many Hong Kong people go to Macau to gamble, and the money flows into the realm of outsiders. It's better to attract your own people and start gambling on your own.
If this bill is passed, not only Stanley Ho will suffer, but also the entire Macau gaming industry and even Macau's economy will shrink rapidly, and the grand occasion of the "Monte Carlo of the East" will be gone forever. However, Stanley Ho is not particularly worried about this. He is very aware of the attitude of Hong Kong**, especially the United Kingdom**. Therefore, after learning the news, he did not panic in the slightest.
In order to pass this bill, Zhan Peizhong has issued statements many times, saying that this move is purely for the interests of the Hong Kong people and **. However, many people familiar with the matter believe that Zhan Peizhong and Stanley Ho have such a grudge. He put forward this suggestion, and did not rule out the possibility of using Hong Kong ** to open an account and put Stanley Ho to death. Fortunately, at the Hong Kong Legislative Council, Zhan's bill was ultimately rejected. This is the consistent position of Hong Kong and the British. But on the other hand, some people in Hong Kong do not support Stanley Ho and are very public this time.
Third: Ye Han's gambling on the high seas started, and Stanley Ho stood up and detonated the naval battle like a fuse.
Ye Han did a lot of things, but in the end it was all over. For some reason, he has been running "Princess of the East" for less than a year. He seems to have lost interest and abruptly quit the industry.
In 1989, he transferred the equity of "Oriental Princess" to others. After several rounds of transfers, the equity finally fell into the hands of the Underwater Acoustic Film Company to Huasheng and Huaqiang Brothers. The reason is that some people think that Ye Han's income is too small and his management is poor; Some people think that Ye Han was forced to give up under the pressure of Stanley Ho: some people think that Ye Han is old, and his goal has been achieved anyway, and he doesn't want to fight anymore.
Although Ye Han soon went ashore, the gambling boats heading for Stanley Ho on the high seas were becoming more and more ......
There is no doubt that this match between Stanley Ho and Ye Han ended with Stanley Ho's victory. Their entire story is recorded in the book "The Complete Biography of Stanley Ho".
The author of this book sorted out his life according to the oral account of the gambling king Stanley Ho and compiled this "The Complete Biography of Stanley Ho". This book is worth reading. Only by reading this book can you understand that "win without betting".