Chapter 86 - Betting

Zhou Huimin dressed neatly and blew her hair half dry before leaving the bathroom. She felt uncomfortable walking. Seeing Ye Lengsong and Randy looking at her, she confirmed that there was nothing wrong with her clothes before she took Randy's arm again and said, "Let's go. I'm starving. I can eat two baskets of barbecued pork."

The two did not move, so she confusedly asked, "What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like this?"

Randy was a little helpless, "We are in Hong Kong now, Hong Kong, not Vancouver."

"What's wrong with Hong Kong?" Zhou Huimin asked innocently. She didn't understand what Randy meant for a while.

While Zhou Huimin was blowing her hair, Ye Lengsong and Randy discussed how Zhou Huimin could cover up to be safe. They found that no matter how much makeup she put on, she might be recognized, which made them a little depressed.

"You will be recognized if you go out like this. You almost got recognized at night when you wore sunglasses and a scarf. Now, if you go out during the day and accompany a handsome man, the next day, all the major newspapers will have the headlines of 'Vivian's love affair, a new rich man in a sister-brother relationship.'"

This also discouraged Zhou Huimin. A little girl at the front desk recognized them when they checked into the hotel on the first day.

But they couldn't just stay at the hotel like this.

Zhou Huimin asked Ye Lengsong, "When will Asong return to the mainland?"

"About a month, how about you?"

"I don't know, I still want to go around." Zhou Huimin originally planned to return to Vancouver to relax, but now she doesn't want to return.

First, she doesn't want to see this person who hurt her countless times for a while, and second, she doesn't know how to face it. Some things can't be treated as nothing after they happen. Zhou Huimin asked herself if she can't do it.

Randy was also curious and asked Ye Lengsong, "A Song, are you here to travel to Hong Kong this time?"

"I guess so. I'm studying directing, and I'm also interested in creating music. I travel, watch football, and look for inspiration."

"Can you write songs?" Randy was a little interested.

"A little bit."

"Is there anything Vivian can sing?"

"Well, maybe."

Seeing that the conversation was off-topic, Zhou Huimin said angrily, "I'm hungry. Now I'm thinking about how to go out for dinner."

Ye Lengsong smiled and said, "Go first and wait for me downstairs. I'll follow you and keep a distance as if you're a passerby. It's okay even if someone recognizes you. Let's talk about it after breakfast and return to the hotel."

Zhou Huimin thought about it and could only do this, "Remember to follow closely. Call me if you lose me."

"Don't worry, you're the most beautiful wherever you go. I won't lose you."

This also made Zhou Huimin smile sweetly.

Everything went smoothly. The three of them had breakfast together across the table.

Zhou Huimin was wearing a hat, sunglasses, and scarf and was not recognized for a while. Ye Lengsong sat at another table next to her, and occasionally they could chat.

After the morning tea, Zhou Huimin and Randy returned to their hotel to change clothes. The weather in Hong Kong was too hot, and they were sweating after just a few steps.

Ye Lengsong also had to go to the Hong Kong Jockey Club to bet on the next game.

They agreed to meet in the evening; traveling at night would be much safer.

In the match between France and Senegal, Ye Lengsong bet 180,000 and the small ball odds of 9.25 times, winning 1.665 million overnight. This amount of money is not small for an individual, but for the Hong Kong Jockey Club, it is just an ordinary bet. People who have seen the data will only sigh at most, saying that this person is so lucky and brave and dares to bet like this.

At most, they will curse a few more times, saying that the French group of losers can lose even this and make me lose money.

Ye Lengsong couldn't remember the results and scores of the group matches in the next five days. He took out 180,000 yuan as the principal to cover the expenses of these days. With the remaining more than 1.6 million yuan, Ye Lengsong only bet on the results according to his memory of the approximate results. He didn't bet on the over/under.

He also needs to pay attention to the situation of the strong team receiving the ball against the weak team. The people who make the handicap are not stupid. It doesn't mean that if the strong team wins, you will win money if you bet on the strong team.

Half a ball or one ball is a common Asian handicap in football betting. One ball usually means that the home team is slightly weaker and the visiting team is slightly stronger. The home team concedes one goal to the visiting team. For example, in the last game between France and Senegal, if France beat Senegal 1:0, you will not win money even if you bet on France to win.

It will be considered a win only when France wins more than two goals.

Of course, there is no such algorithm for betting on the over/under of the score.

In the following group matches, the only match Ye Lengsong bet on was the match between China and Costa Rica. Ye Lengsong also remembers this match very clearly. It was the first World Cup match in the history of the Chinese team, and they lost to Costa Rica 0:2.

Originally, the Chinese people had high expectations for this match, thinking that Costa Rica was a weak team like China in the group. The Chinese team had a neat lineup and was united, so they should have a chance to win this match or at least draw with the opponent.

However, this North American country, with a population of less than five million, taught the Chinese team a serious lesson.

The odds given by Ladbrokes European Odds are that the Chinese team will receive half a goal, and the odds for win, draw, and loss are 4.33, 3.20, and 1.73.

The Hong Kong Jockey Club's odds for the match, China v Costa Rica 0:2, are low, only 5.23.

Ye Lengsong bet 600,000 yuan, and the remaining 1 million was scattered in the various group matches in the past five days. Some were well-known, such as several traditional strong teams, Brazil, Germany, and Argentina, and some were just luck.

In this way, there will be wins and losses, and the people of the Hong Kong Jockey Club will not notice that he is too abnormal too early.

Ye Lengsong calculated that if he bet all his money on the scores he remembered, he should be able to win more than 100 million by the end of the World Cup.

It's like continuously betting 100,000 yuan in a casino and then betting on all the winnings. Ultimately, it won't take many games to reach an unimaginable number.

Of course, the premise is that every game must be won; otherwise, losing one game will return us to the pre-liberation era.

But Ye Lengsong didn't dare to do this. Although the handicap mainly takes the bonus and counter-points from the bettors, there are also bookmakers and betting shareholders. His betting method is fine for three or five times, but if he keeps betting on the small ball and wins every time, it will be noticed. Ye Lengsong is afraid he won't be able to leave Hong Kong even if he wins 100 million. At that time, he needed to use the family's power to settle it.

Ye Leng didn't want to do this. He would only stop when he was almost there, within the range a bookmaker could bear.

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