Chapter 101: Gambling
The finalists are not any of the seeded players of the Paris Masters, but two dark horses from China and Switzerland, Li Cai and Soderling.
Although it was unexpected by many people, it made the bookmaker a lot of money.
After all, at the beginning, Li Cai and Soderlin were not seeded players, in addition to the points, there was also the fact that they were not favored by the organizers and could win the championship.
Even though there were no big tennis stars, there were still a lot of people who came to watch the final, and the audience was almost full.
Because the organizers of the Paris Masters, before the final match, played a "dark horse battle" to see who can win the last championship trophy in the 10-year ATP Masters between Li Cai and Soderling.
Moreover, Li is a native of China, which has never appeared in the final of the ATP Masters, which also makes many people look forward to it.
Especially the French, because Li Cai's first ATP event was played in Marseille, France. In that race, Li Cai won his first trophy,
With his different skin color and excellent serve, Li Cai played more than ten aces per game, which impressed many French people, and also remembered that there is a talented tennis player in Huaguo - Li Cai.
Before the start of the game, there were many people who could not come to watch it live, and could only watch the game live from TV.
The Paris Masters, on the other hand, are broadcast live by France Télévisions (F1).
One of the commentators for the live F1 race is named Bernard and the other is Andre.
After Bernard said the basic information of Soderling and let the audience understand, he asked André to say the basic information of Li Cai.
Andre obviously did an investigation on Li Cai, knew very comprehensively, and when introducing Li Cai, he said excitedly: "Wow, the next tennis player to appear is a talented tennis player from China - Li Cai." ”
Seeing Andre so excited, Bernard was curious and asked, "Hey, man, I didn't see you so excited when you were talking about other people!"
When Andre heard this, he showed an expression of amazement and said, "Do you know Li Cai's profession?"
Bernard felt very depressed, Andre had been commenting on the game for so long, how could he say such an idiotic question, this still needs to be asked, aren't all tennis professionals who can participate in professional tennis competitions?
Bernard looked at André with an idiotic look, as if to say: You drank too much, say some mentally retarded questions, to test the IQ of me and the audience?
André looked into Bernard's eyes, knowing that he hadn't made it clear, and quickly remedied: "I mean he has other professions, not just a tennis professional. ”
Bernard listened and said curiously: "Looking at the information, Li Cai's age is only 13 years old, and being able to become a professional tennis player can already be said to be talented, and there are other professions, how is it possible?"
Andre listened and said, "Do you dare to bet with me, if you don't bet big, you will bet on the consumption in the nightclub tonight, and whoever loses will pay." ”
Bernard naturally agreed, and the stakes weren't too big anyway.
After making a bet, Andre began to say: "You know the song "Fox Calls", which is sung by Li Cai, who is going to compete next. ”
The divine comedy "Fox Howling", with its magical music and funny dance steps, has been imitated by many people, Bernard naturally knows it, but he didn't expect that it would be sung by Li Cai, a Chinese boy below.
But Bernard was naturally unwilling, and immediately defended: "Although this song is sung by him, it doesn't mean that he is a singer, it can only show that he loves music. ”
Viewers watched in front of the television as the two men made bets and argued.
Although I was very surprised that Li Cai was the original singer of "The Fox Screamed", I also agreed with Bernard's words, Li Cai did not carry out activities as a singer, so he was naturally not a singer, but only a music lover.
Seeing Bernard's defense, André just smiled, as if I knew you would say that.
Seeing Andre's confident appearance, Bernard's heart tightened, and he felt that he had missed something, and this bet was about to be lost.
Andre didn't talk about Li Cai's other profession, but sold Guan Zi.
"Bernard, do you know Go?"
Seeing that Andre didn't say the reason, but asked if he knew about Go, Bernard felt a little depressed, and felt that the appetite of hanging people was not so hanging.
And the audience in front of the TV was also dissatisfied with Andre's hanging appetite, and just wanted to hang him up and scratch his feet, so that he could feel the unbearable taste of itching.
Seeing Bernard, he was very unhappy and said: "I didn't know, but in a Go competition held by Huaguo, the championship prize money is as high as 50 million RMB, that is, more than 6 million euros, which is four or five times higher than the Grand Slam prize money in tennis." ”
In Europe, very few people know about the game and basically have no fame.
The audience in front of the TV heard that a sport that they had never heard of had won up to 6 million euros, which was several times higher than the tennis Grand Slam, and they were all stunned and curious, wanting to know what kind of sport Go is and how high the prize money can be.
This is also the purpose of Li Cai's Hope Cup, so that people in Europe and the United States can know about Go, understand Go, and improve Go's popularity in the world.
André saw that Bernard was impatient, and he stopped worrying about it, and told what he knew.
"Li Cai, before becoming a professional tennis player, was a professional Go player, the former world's first Go player, and he won the championship in international Go competitions alone, and no one could win the championship from him. In this Go tournament with a prize of up to 6 million euros, it is him, as a defender, who wins him, will get a prize of 6 million euros. ”
When Bernard heard this, his mouth was wide open, like a hippopotamus, and he was able to swallow a pineapple.
Andre was very happy to see that his mouth was so wide and he was shocked by Li Cai's news, and felt that he could be chic and presumptuous today.
It took a while for Bernard to recover from the news, and he stammered and stammered.
"This ...... It's not scientific...... He...... He clearly ...... Only thirteen years old,...... How can there be ...... So much effort and time. ”
Seeing Bernard's stammering words, Andre made a shrug of his shoulders and spread his hands in a unique European gesture, saying: "There will always be geniuses in the world, and the information about Li Cai cannot be faked." ”
Andre looked at Li Cai's information, and continued: "Li Cai became a professional Go player at the age of seven, and then at the age of 11, he stopped participating in Go competitions, quit the Go world, and went to play tennis, became a professional tennis player at the age of 12, and at the age of 13, that is, this year, he won three singles championships in the tennis ATP event, and if he wins this game, he will be the fourth singles championship." ”
Bernard listened, glared and opened his mouth, making a dumbfounded appearance of Mr. Bean.
Obviously, I was so shocked by Li Cai's demonic results that I didn't know how to speak.