basketball craftsman

Chapter 75 V.94: Transactions

In the subsequent rounds of duels, Lan Lie used various offensive methods to score consecutive goals. It was not until Zhu Chengshao predicted Lan Lie's dry jumper on the sixth ball that he missed the basket at close range.After seeing it, Lan Hour immediately encouraged him and said, "Brother Zhu, come on! It's a success this time!"

Ling Lan watched calmly as Zhu Chengshao stood still, looked at his watch, stepped forward, put his hands in his pockets, took a deep breath and said, "It's almost here...Xiao Zhu."

Zhu Chengshao was silent and didn't reply. Lan Lie stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder encouragingly, "You've done a good job, Xiao Zhu. Let's follow the coach's tactics...I know how you feel."

Listening to Lan Lie's words, Zhu Chengshao slowly raised his head and asked: "You are the person who scored the most points in the game, how can you understand my feelings? I'm not like you, I can do everything... I can't even touch basketball in the game , I don’t know how to play basketball at all... I’m even worse than Meng Xiaodong.”

"It's not like that." Lan Lie shook his head and continued with a basketball in his hand, "Every player plays an indispensable role on the court...I used to know nothing like you, but I loved it very much. Basketball, so I keep learning the basketball skills of those who are proud of the sky, I believe that these are not innate abilities."

Ling Lan applauded while listening, then stretched out two thumbs, patted Zhu Chengshao on the shoulder and said: "You heard me, student Zhu, Lan Lie is also the result of hard work bit by bit... Actually, I think little Classmate Zhu, your defense is remarkable. You have a good sense and a positive attitude..." Ling Lan praised Lan Lie while winking at Lan Lie. It’s easy to make mistakes.”

"Really!" Zhu Chengshao raised his head to look at Ling Lan and Lan Lie and asked, both of them nodded at the same time, even Lan Shiu applauded and praised, Zhu Chengshao wiped his nose and picked up the basketball on the ground Said: "Okay, I want to practice defense more, even if you don't tell me... I lost this time, I must defend well in the future! Become an excellent 3D defender!"

"Hey!" Ling Lan smiled, clapped her hands and stretched out her thumbs and said, "From now on, Xiao Zhu will defend Lan Lie in the confrontation training! Lan Lie is going to become the iron king!"

Downtown Wancai Investment Company is less than 3 days away from the semi-finals of the North-South Division of the Phoenix High School Basketball Winter League. Zhou Caisheng has been patiently waiting for him since the last time he met with Montblanc and had a brief conversation about "win-win cooperation" As expected, Montblanc appeared in front of Zhou Caisheng again.

"Waiting for a long time, Montblanc." Zhou Caisheng stood up from behind the desk and walked politely to the side of the teahouse to signal Montblanc to sit down. Montblanc leaned on the sofa and raised his legs to light a cigarette like last time. Looking at Zhou Caisheng's catering expression He smiled softly and said, "Mr. Zhou's attitude has changed a lot this time. Money is really a good thing."

"Where is that..." Zhou Caisheng said with a playful smile, "You and I, Montblanc, are fellow travelers, let's talk about 'cooperation' quickly..."

Montblanc looked proud at Zhou Caisheng's eagerness, and said in a slow tone: "The result of the competition is exactly as you and I expected. We are all optimistic that Xiangshan Middle School is strong and has advanced to the semi-finals; to be honest, Xiangshan Middle School won the championship after defeating the defending champion. I don't think it's impossible."

"That's not it!" Zhou Caisheng poured tea and answered, "But Xiangshan Middle School is not well-known, and it doesn't have any reputation, so I guess the odds must be not low?"

When Montblanc heard that Zhou Caisheng took the initiative to mention the odds, he felt interesting. He had expected that the "cooperation" would be related to gambling, so Montblanc took out a document from his jacket pocket and handed it to Zhou Caisheng, saying: "Let's take a good look, Mr. Zhou, this But I provided it exclusively to you."

"This is..." Zhou Caisheng was taken aback when he looked at Montblanc's documents. The content of a bet shown on the documents was about the final champion team of this winter league, and the betting amount was so high that it was calculated in US dollars.There are currently four teams in betting content:

Xiangshan Middle School, final odds 1:9.0
Phoenix City University High School, final odds 1:1.7
County College, final odds 1:4.2
Huang Jinshan Middle School, final odds 1:3.1
"My God, this is..." Zhou Caisheng's hands were trembling as he held the document, because in large-scale underground gambling games, the final odds are the most confidential core data, which will only be announced after the game is closed (stop betting). Knowing the final odds before the market is undoubtedly equivalent to knowing the betting result.Zhou Caisheng thought carefully and put down the document in his hand and said, "Is there any problem with the authenticity of this material? Montblanc."

"I knew you would ask that." Montblanc exhaled smoke with a cigarette in his hand, "Three years ago when I was a casino tycoon in Macau, I generously forgave a person who lost 2000 million Hong Kong dollars in gambling debts. People treat me as a benefactor, do you know who he is?"

"Three years ago..." Zhou Caisheng responded sharply after thinking for a while, "Could it be... Boss Cheng?! By the way, I remembered! Boss Cheng once mentioned this in a chat! It turns out that the Macau casino tycoon It's you!"

"Mr. Zhou has a good memory." Montblanc smiled proudly, "Boss Cheng is now the leader of the underground black gambling market in this area. I can definitely get this thing. I can't go wrong. The latest time to bet is the semi-finals in 2 days. Start the game, does Mr. Zhou understand what I mean?"

"Oh! This idiot understands everything!" Zhou Caisheng burst into relief, "Thanks to Montblanc, you think highly of me, Mr. Zhou, okay! I agree to this cooperation! How to do it, you tell me."

"Mr. Zhou is really a carefree person." Montblanc took out a check from his jacket pocket and pressed it on the tea table, only to see a 1 followed by six 6s on it, "Here is a check for 0 million US dollars, and I will pay for it The Xiangshan Middle School with the highest rate won the championship; on the other hand, Mr. Zhou, you spent 100 million dollars to buy the Municipal University High School to win the championship, and then the winnings will be divided into fifty-fifty, is there a problem?"

Zhou Caisheng picked up the check and checked that it was indeed 100 million US dollars. After thinking very carefully in his mind, he made a bet according to Montblanc's method, and the result was:
If Xiangshan Middle School wins the championship in the end, the final odds of 1:9 can win 900 million U.S. dollars, making up for the short purchase and investment principal, and there is 300 million U.S. dollars left, and each person will get 150 million U.S. dollars in the end.

If the Municipal University High School finally wins, the final odds of 1:1.7 can win 850 million US dollars to make up for the short purchase and investment principal, leaving 250 million US dollars left, and each person will get 125 million US dollars in the end.

This kind of betting method is based entirely on the top-secret information provided by Montblanc——the final odds. It is a stable winning strategy. Thinking of this, Zhou Caisheng, who is born with a business mind, asked vigilantly: "Montblanc, this is really a good deal." cooperation, it’s just that someone in Zhou wants to figure out something…”

Montblanc politely reached out its hand to signal Zhou Caisheng to speak, and Zhou Caisheng rolled his eyes and said complacently: "Assuming that the final odds are true, I, Zhou, are not in the position of cooperating with you...it will not affect the price if I invest more funds. Did we work together?"

"Humph haha..." Montblanc couldn't help laughing when he heard Zhou Caisheng's words, "Where Zhou Caisheng was, Zhou Caisheng was born for wealth, but this is not allowed."

"Not allowed?" Zhou Caisheng took a turn for the worse, and the money in front of him can be said to be stable without losing money. If he put in more bets with such a ratio, he would undoubtedly win a lot more money.Montblanc saw that he was open to money, so he took out another check from his jacket pocket, which was also a huge sum of 100 million U.S. dollars, and slapped it on the tea table and said: "The rules of the road, you can't make small stoves without permission... If you want to make a fortune, we will be together. If you offer 200 million US dollars, Mr. Zhou, you will also double it, and you will pay 1000 million US dollars, do you understand what I mean?"

"1000 million U.S. dollars!" Zhou Caisheng felt uncomfortable beating his palms. Although Wancai Investment Company has strong funds, but a huge bet of 1000 million U.S. dollars at a time really made him hesitate. Suddenly his mind turned black, and Zhou Caisheng's eyes turned Montblanc said in a compelling tone: "Montblanc, you insist on splitting the big meat with me. Should someone in Zhou pay a lot of money to buy a low-odds team (referring to 1000 million to buy a low-odds team) should we split more? Four or six! I Such a request is a matter of course, without me paying a lot of money, this cooperation can't be done, right?"

"click"

A cold sound completely interrupted Zhou Caisheng's sweet dream, Montblanc took out a black pistol from his coat pocket and pointed it at his forehead coldly said: "Don't get Zhou Caisheng wrong, the final odds I told you are more than This price...and, there is no room for repentance, understand?"

Xiangshan Middle School and the defending champion: The South District Finals of the High School Affiliated to Phoenix City University is imminent. This new generation of basketball team is about to face the most severe test. Can Lilan lead the basketball team to defeat the giants?How will Lan Lie behave when facing the idol he favors?
Stay tuned for Basketball Craftsman Volume [-]: Never Give Up

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