all-around athlete

Chapter 45 Buy yourself to win
On March 2003, 3, the US-British coalition forces launched an attack on Iraq. In less than a month, they took control of most of Iraq. In July 20, Iraq established an interim government. In December 2003, Saddam was arrested. However, the shadow of war still looms over the Iraqi territory, with car bombs and human bombs constantly attacking. Apart from the Green Zone established by the Americans, Iraq cannot find a safe place.

It is a miracle in itself that the Iraqi football team can enter the Athens Olympic Games under such conditions.They have experienced more than 20 years of economic sanctions and wars. They have no equipment, no funds, no training grounds, and they are constantly moving forward relying entirely on their willpower.

Although the International Olympic Organizing Committee has always advertised that the Olympic Games do not involve politics, the political significance of Iraq's participation in the Olympic Games is indeed greater than that of the contestants or the competition itself. Therefore, the International Olympic Organizing Committee has given the green light to Iraq's participation in the Olympic Games. The Iraqi delegation entered the Olympic Games.

The story of the Iraqi football team is very touching, and the Iraqi athletes are also worthy of respect, but touching and respecting cannot bring money. The major European bookmakers firmly believe that the Iraqi team, which has just experienced war, is the best football team in this Olympic Games. The weaker one has the highest odds for the Iraqi team.

"The odds for Iraq to enter the semi-finals are 1 to 50 for Ladbrokes, 1 to 60 for William Hill, and 1 to 80 for Ribo...the odds are very good, and you can make money if you buy it." Zhang Guan took his notes and wrote down the relevant odds rate, and then clicked on the odds of the Iraqi team in the first Olympic group match.

"The first game of the Iraqi football team was against Portugal. Let me see, the odds of winning and losing are one-sided and Portugal wins! The score... What a high odds! 1 to 100, 1 to 180, and 1 to 220, and 1 to 500!"

What Zhang Guan checked was the odds of Iraq’s 4:2 victory over Portugal. The odds offered by various companies are undoubtedly the highest numbers, and some companies even offered odds of 1 to 500.

"I've earned it, I'm really going to get rich this time!" Zhang Guan applauded secretly in his heart.

Zhang Guan knew that the Iraqi team was the biggest dark horse in the Olympic football match. They not only qualified for the group stage, but also broke into the semi-finals.In Iraq's first game against Portugal, Iraq beat Portugal 4:2.

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Zhang Guan wrote down the item number and situation he wanted to buy, as well as the amount he was going to buy, on a piece of paper, and walked to one of the betting counters.

The clerk at the counter saw an oriental face and knew that he was a foreign tourist, so he asked in English, "Hello, sir, do you need any services?"

"I want to bet on these." Zhang Guan handed the note to the clerk.

Zhang Guan's mother is a high school English teacher anyway, so Zhang Guan's English level is not bad among high school students of the same age. Chinese people basically learn dumb English, and Zhang Guan's current English level can only cope with daily life However, foreigners listening to Chinese speaking English are similar to Chinese listening to foreigners speaking Chinese. Even if there are grammatical errors, wrong words, substandard pronunciation, unfluent speaking, and can’t speak after half of the sentence, etc., they can still listen. Understand the general meaning.

The clerk found the note and confirmed, "Are you going to buy the football project Iraq to enter the semi-finals?"

"Yes!" Zhang Guan replied.

"OPAP bets 5000 euros, Ladbrokes bets 2000 euros, William Hill bets 2000 euros, Ribo bets 2000 euros..." The clerk checked Zhang Guan's betting situation and said, "This way all the bets will cost 30000 euros in total. Euros. Are you sure?"

While talking, the clerk wrote the number 30000 on the paper. He was afraid that Zhang Guan might not understand, so he expressed it in written numbers.

"Yes." Zhang Guan confirmed.

A one-time bet of 30000 euros, even European tourists are at the level of local tyrants, the clerk did not expect Asian tourists to be so rich.More importantly, Zhang Guan was betting that Iraq would enter the semi-finals, and the odds were extremely high. The clerk naturally thought that Zhang Guan was the kind of gambler who only bought high odds.

"Sir, since the amount exceeds the limit, the OPAP bet of 5000 euros needs to be confirmed by the company. You can reduce the bet amount, or you can go to the VIP customer lounge over there to wait. Confirmation will not waste too much of your time." The clerk said Said.

Zhang Guan frowned slightly. The regular European gambling companies will limit the amount of betting, and for some large-amount betting, the gaming company will also review and confirm. To put it simply, the gaming company needs to evaluate whether it will accept the business. At the same time, malicious betting by commercial opponents is also avoided.For example, in many novels, the protagonist's bets of hundreds of thousands at once, formal companies will not accept them, and only black market transactions will accept orders.

Zhang Guan had already inquired about the situation from the Greeks in the Olympic Village, so he divided the funds into bets, and each company bet only two to three thousand euros, in order to avoid the review of large bets by gambling companies.The reason why OPAP bets the most is because OPAP is a company in Greece, and the amount of bets accepted in Greece is higher than other companies.

For a bet of 1 to 80, if you invest 2000 euros, the gaming company will pay 16 euros. Zhang Guan feels that those big gaming companies in Europe will not conduct audits and confirmations for a mere 16.And the fact is the same, those two 3000 yuan bets were passed without review.

The odds given by the OPAP company for Iraq to enter the semi-finals are 1 to 100, and the gambling company will pay 5000 for a bet of 50 euros. Let's see if we want to do this business.

Zhang Guan did not go to the lounge, but took out another piece of paper and handed it to the clerk again.

"I still want to buy these, and it may also need to be reviewed and confirmed by the spinach company." Zhang Guan said.

"Okay, sir." The clerk took the piece of paper, and then his eyes widened, with an expression of disbelief on his face.

"Sir, do you want to buy Iraq's 4:2 victory over Portugal? Are you sure you didn't write it wrong?" the clerk asked.

"It's not reversed." Zhang Guan nodded, and the clerk's reaction was not beyond Zhang Guan's expectation.

"Okay, sir." The clerk calculated that this time Zhang Guan's bet was the same as the previous one, two to three thousand euros per gaming company, but the odds were much higher than the previous one.

"These add up to 28000 euros. Sir, I need to confirm with you again. What you want to buy is Iraq's 4:2 victory over Portugal. Are you sure you wrote the positions of the two teams correctly?" the clerk asked.

"That's right, I think Iraq will win." Zhang Guan answered.

"Alright then." The clerk began to place bets for Zhang Guan.

At this time, a middle-aged man who had just finished betting happened to pass behind Zhang Guan. This man was wearing a khaki suit and was carrying a black briefcase. He heard the conversation between Zhang Guan and the clerk, and immediately walked over .

"Sorry buddy, if I heard you right, you just bought Iraq's 4-2 victory over Portugal?" the middle-aged man said.

"Yes." Zhang Guan answered.

"Oh my God, you shouldn't buy it. How could Iraq beat Portugal? I don't know about the Iraqi football team. Maybe they are very strong in Asia, but when they come to the Olympics, they must be at the bottom. The favorite to win the Olympic Games." The middle-aged man stretched out his fingers and said while counting: "The Portuguese team has Costa, Almeida, Ribeiro, Bosingwa, Almott, Alves, these are all They are the best group of boys in Europe. Maybe you may not be familiar with these people, but the Portuguese team also has Cristiano Ronaldo! He is the most talented football player among young people in Europe, no, in the world. Portugal is so strong Powerful, how could Iraq beat Portugal? And it was still 4:2, such an exaggerated score..."

The middle-aged man spoke English faster and faster, and Zhang Guan didn't understand it at all, but in the end when he mentioned Ronaldo's name, Zhang Guan understood it.

Zhang Guan smiled slightly and said, "I think the odds are high, so I bought Iraq."

"Odds? Oh god! I don't know what you're thinking, you're throwing money on the fire. Well I have nothing to say but thank you for your contribution to the Greek economy .” The middle-aged man shook his head, turned and left.

At this time, the clerk also completed the betting procedure.

"Sir, there are many bets that need to wait for the review and confirmation of the gaming company. Because foreign companies are involved, the review and confirmation time may be slightly longer, so you may have to wait for one to two hours." The clerk said.

Zhang Guan nodded. This time he reduced the betting amount, but because the betting odds are higher, the final return is more, so there are more gaming companies to review.

"I still need to buy something else, this time for track and field events." Zhang Guan handed the third piece of paper to the clerk.

The clerk looked at the result paper and said, "Are you going to bet on the men's [-]-meter sprint in track and field, and the Chinese player Guan-Zhang will win the championship?"

The clerk obviously didn't know that Chinese people put their surnames at the end, so he pronounced Zhang Guan's name directly as "Guan-Zhang".

"Yes." Zhang Guan nodded again to confirm.

"So how much are you going to buy?" the clerk asked.

This time, Zhang Guan did not write down the amount of the bet on the paper.

"Each gaming company pays 500 euros. If it is not verified and confirmed, then buy another 500 euros until the money in my bank card is spent." Zhang Guan answered.

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OPAP company headquarters.

The phone rang, the supervisor picked up the receiver, and the other party said: "Boss, there is a bet that needs to be confirmed and reviewed."

"Understood." The supervisor put down the phone, picked up the mouse and clicked a few times on the computer, and saw the information about the bet.

"5000 euros to bet on the Iraqi football team to enter the semi-finals! According to the odds, if Iraq really enters the semi-finals, then you will have to accompany 50." The supervisor laughed at himself and thought to himself: "Where is this coming from?" What a lunatic, how could Iraq enter the semi-finals! This is simply a gift of money!"

The supervisor moved the mouse and clicked lightly to confirm the agreement.Then I returned to the previous interface, only to find that a new bet needs to be reviewed and confirmed.

"Hey, it's Iraq again. Iraq beat Portugal 4:2 in the group stage! My God, why are there so many lunatics today? Has the lunatic asylum closed down!"

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Chapter 2 was delivered, and just after reading it, it was greatly promoted by readers to the homepage of the new book list. After passing the test, this book was only pushed by the category of mosquito legs without a cover. Compared with other new books, the number of collections is flawed. This week is streaking again, I was able to enter the homepage thanks to everyone's face recognition and support, I am really grateful!Not much else to say, more updates will be added tonight, if you still have recommendation tickets, come here!

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