After chatting about the second order, Alberto collected the chips on the table and put them back in the kraft paper bag. His salesperson at the Kodak family casino would take the chips there to be exchanged for cash and then bring them back.
He then took out two twenty-dollar bills, placed them on the table, pressed them with his index finger, and pushed them towards Lance, "Take your friends out for a good time, and buy some clothes to spruce up the look."
"Now you not only represent yourself, but also the company's face."
He saw the appearance of the group of people and could imagine how bad it was. Fortunately, Lance did not bring his friends in.
Otherwise, his nose would definitely suffer.
It seemed that he had given Lance one hundred and ninety dollars in one day, but in fact, this money was itself something that Lance had gotten for him, and it was also a kind of investment.
If he could handle Mr. Anderson, Alberto would give Lance more debts to handle.
He always felt that Lance would have a bigger name and stage in Gold Harbor City in the future. The investment didn't cost much now, but it would definitely reap rich rewards in the future.
Even if the investment failed, there would be no loss.
It didn't take long before Lance excused himself from Alberto. By the time he reached the lounge, a few of the boys were already playing with the company staff.
Ethan and Fortis were sitting at a table dedicated to arm wrestling, surrounded by people cheering for them loudly, some of them clutching handfuls of dollar bills.
The two men at the table were both flushed with exertion. Ethan was using all his strength, but still couldn't hold back Phoebus.
Of course Phoebus was the same, facing a young man, he couldn't even win this round!
Both men were exerting themselves to the utmost, and the table was swaying back and forth as they struggled.
Slowly, Ethan's arm was being overwhelmed little by little, and amidst the booing of the people, Phoebus won!
He looked very happy, collecting the bets from the others. It wasn't much, just a couple of dollars here and there.
It wasn't much, but he was in a great mood.
He took five dollars from the winnings and handed it to Ethan, patting him on the shoulder. "You've got the makings of a strongman in you, Ethan."
"Come see me sometime when you're not busy. I'll take you to the gym. You'll like it there and the atmosphere."
Lance shuddered at the thought of two burly men wearing those kind of backless shaping body-hugging panties that squeezed the shape of their balls.
"Finished talking to the boss?", Fodis and Lance touched shoulders, 'I can tell you're in a good mood."
Lance smiled and didn't deny it, 'Where is the Codas family casino?"
"You want to redeem chips?"
"Of course."
Foudis gave him a position, "There will be someone at the door to verify your identity. Just show him the chips. If he asks who referred you, just say my name."
"The Koda family is very powerful in Gold Harbor City. After you go there, don't cause trouble, or no one can save you."
There are five major families in Gold Harbor City—
These five families do not refer to those political families, or "interest families" formed around a certain big shot or big capitalist. Here, they refer to five powerful gangs with a clan-like nature.
The Koda family is one of them.
These five families have jointly established the framework for the order of the underworld in Golden Harbor City. Although they often do not act like gangs, if you underestimate them or look down on them, you will definitely pay the price for your foolishness.
Every year, they are responsible for dumping a third of the new barrels in Angel Lake, and they are indirectly responsible for another third.
There is so much wealth in Golden Harbor City that it attracts the attention of people from all over the world. Without any ability, it is difficult to establish a foothold here.
The Koda family monopolizes 70% of the casino business in Golden Harbor City, and they also provide opportunities for high rollers or socialites and politicians to play poker.
When they are not doing anything bad, it is difficult to define them as "good" or "bad," because most of their casino business is legal and licensed.
Moreover, the current head of the Koda family is very keen on doing charity work.
Yes, it is charity work.
While they are prying the last dollar out of the mouths of those gamblers, they are also donating to charities. By the way, the two charities that donated money are also related to the Koda family.
After repeatedly reminding Lance of the things he should be careful about, Lance left with his friends.
In the car, Ethan suddenly said, "Actually, I could have won him."
Perhaps no one else responded, or maybe he wanted his words to sound more convincing, he continued, "I just needed to use a little more effort, and I could have beaten him."
"But I didn't think I should win, so I let up a little at the end."
Lance was a little surprised that Ethan had actually used his head, but it could also have just been his intuition.
"Good job, Ethan. You really shouldn't have beaten him in front of so many people."
"He's pretty high up in the company, and if he lost to you in front of so many people, he'd lose face, so you did the right thing."
"Of course I'm not saying that losing face is something you should do or something good, but you can analyze the situation, which is more important than winning or losing."
Just as the red light at the intersection turned on, he returned the cheering stick and applied the brakes. "Mr. Cody just gave me 150 dollars. For every job we complete for him, he will give us 5% of the recovered debt as a reward."
"I plan to rent a house and give each of you five dollars. Any questions?"
Everyone shook their heads and said there were no problems. They were actually very happy to get five dollars just for going for a ride in the car!
Irving had some questions, but they had nothing to do with cents. "We're actually quite happy living in the culvert. There's no need to rent a house."
"No, there is a need."
"We need a place where we can be safe and relax, a place where we can wash, and we need closets and beds."
"The culvert is free, but it's not a place to live long-term. I plan to rent a single-family house in the western suburbs."
Jingang City is built along the sea, and almost all of the most developed areas are on the coast and in the city center. The future development of the city is also aimed at maximizing Jingang City's coastline.
The city as a whole is developing eastward, which has resulted in the west side of the city lagging behind the city center, the bay area, and the port area.
Naturally, property prices in these areas are not too high, whether for sale or rent.
Lance finished speaking, and everyone naturally had no objections. If you can sleep in a bed, who would want to sleep in a culvert?
Although it was really cool in the culvert at this time of day!
It was already afternoon, and it was too late to go back to work. Lance took them to the culvert after buying a large amount of food.
The friends were overjoyed to see the large amount of food. While Ethan was drinking beer and bragging about how he had bravely closed the first deal, the friends couldn't stand the loneliness and ran to Lance's side, asking to be taken with them on the next job!
Lance didn't refuse, as these people would be the backbone of the future and definitely needed to be cultivated.
At the same time, he also talked about renting a house and the way income would be distributed.
Thirty percent of the income would belong to Lance, and thirty percent would be deposited into a common account, which of course would be held by Lance for the time being.
The remaining forty percent would be distributed according to work done.
This distribution method ensured that Lance would be the "core of the group" for wealth distribution, while also giving the group a common fund account and ensuring a fair distribution mechanism where those who contributed the most would get the biggest share.
If you want more, you have to work harder than the others.
If you want to stay at home and do nothing, you won't get paid every month!
The enthusiasm of the little friends was rekindled by the money.
Money is really a magical thing, it can cheer up the depressed and make the arrogant lower their damned heads.
Lance could sense that his income and the way wealth was distributed made these people more cohesive.
They discussed it until dusk, and Lance got up to leave, although it was a little late. He had driven here.
The night security in Golden Harbor City was very poor, but even if it wasn't, carjackings were still a minority event, because you had to stop the car first.
And stopping a car at night was a dangerous thing in itself, because most people would not only refuse to stop, but would accelerate and run you over.
He made it back to the bakery without any problems. When he pushed open the door, the apprentice, who was mopping the floor, said without looking up, "Sorry, we're closed..."