Chapter 358: Take another gamble
In fact, the reason why Feng Weiguo was ready to invite the workers to dinner was to let Lao Cui have a good taste of being slapped in the face in front of everyone.
Therefore, even if he has some unnecessary consumption for this reason, he will not hesitate, after all, for the vast majority of Chinese, face is more important than money. What's more, the current Feng Weiguo has long had the confidence to shout in front of the workers: "Lao Tzu is not bad for money".
After booking a large private room for 20 people at the Holiday Inn in Nord Stream, Feng Weiguo called his wife Xu Jingxin again and recounted the ins and outs of the time he was going to invite his co-workers to dinner today.
At the beginning, when Xu Jingxin heard the news that her husband was actually hosting a banquet for workers in a five-star hotel, she was still a little angry. After all, even if you have money. You can't "spend" it.
However, when Xu Jingxin heard that the reason why her husband did this was for himself and to save face for his son, especially when he heard that the annoying old Cui would also go to the banquet, he immediately said to Feng Weiguo: "Old Feng, did you bring the credit card that your son left for you before leaving?" …… It's good to bring it, our family is not bad for money now, and after you get to the hotel for a while, you will pick the expensive point, and you must not let Lao Cui's guy see our jokes. ”
After a slight pause, Xu Jingxin suddenly asked worriedly: "Lao Feng, although we are not short of money, I also heard some discussions in the company today. I said that our son is not in a very good state because he has participated in too many games, so I am afraid it will be really difficult to defeat the black man named Bolt in the evening game. If that's the case, wouldn't our family be even more embarrassed? ”
"Hehe, you can rest assured wife, I also used WeChat to chat with our son for a while in the afternoon. Daquan told me that as long as there are no accidents, he is at least 80% sure of winning......"
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Shaking his head with a wry smile, Fengquan turned off > on his phone, Fengquan really didn't expect that his father, who always has a non-contentious mentality on weekdays, would actually bet with others because of others' doubts about himself. But if you think about it, there's nothing wrong with that, after all, it's not a good thing for a man to have a too peaceful personality.
In fact, with Feng Weiguo's skills and experience in maintenance, it is not an exaggeration to give him a workshop director. It's just that compared with personal promotions and salary increases, Feng Weiguo hopes to maintain a relatively harmonious relationship with his co-workers, so even when many appreciation opportunities come to him, he almost never hesitates to give up.
Therefore, when Feng Quan heard that his father was going to win or lose a bet with the other party because of his co-worker's questioning of him, there was a trace of inexplicable excitement in his heart.
And just when Feng Quan was excited because of his father's gambling contract, his mobile phone suddenly remembered. After glancing at the caller's name on the phone screen, Feng Quan immediately pressed the answer button.
"Hey, Brother Zhou, has my odds for winning the championship changed again?" Feng Quan asked.
"You guessed it right, and because of Usain Bolt's strong performance in the semi-finals, the odds for both of you to win the title have changed." After a pause, Zhou Zhilin continued: "Especially your odds to win the championship, the change is very obvious. ”
"Hehe, as I expected. Brother Zhou, tell me about the current odds. Feng Quan smiled.
"William Hill, Ladbrokes and BET365 are the three bookmakers that offer Bolt the odds of 1.3 to 1, 1.25 to 1 and 1.35 to 1, and the odds for you to win the championship are: 4 to 1, 4.1 to 1 and 4.2 to 1." Zhou Zhilin replied.
"And what kind of odds did the rest of the larger bookmakers in Europe offer me to win the championship?" Feng Quan continued to ask.
"Basically, it is around the benchmark of 1 to 4, the lowest odds are 3.9 to 1, and the highest Yishengbo is 4.5 to 1."
"Brother Zhou, among all the bookmakers with odds of more than 4, help me select ten relatively large ones to invest with the highest limit."
"Daquan, are you crazy!?" Zhou Zhilin said with some consternation: "If you choose ten bookmakers to invest, it is estimated that the total amount will be about two million euros." Although at the current odds, if you can win, even after deducting the corresponding taxes and fees, you can make a profit of around six million euros. But isn't your choice a little too risky? ”
"Hehe, Brother Zhou, do you think it's really difficult to defeat Usain Bolt in my current state?"
"Of course, if you're fit enough to compete with Usain Bolt, I don't think so many well-known bookmakers in Europe will increase your odds of winning the title by almost two points in just one day." Zhou Zhilin said affirmatively.
"Would you believe me if I told you that I was at my best right now, but I was deliberately not trying to be too good in the semi-finals?"
"What you said is true?" Zhou Zhilin asked with some suspicion.
"Of course, after all, those two million euros are not a small amount for me, how can I send money to those bookmakers when I know I will lose?" Feng Quan said.
"Well, since you've said so, I'll start placing bets for you now. I'm worried that if it's a little bit later, the bookmakers will close the betting channel. ”
"Okay, Brother Zhou, you go get busy first. I also need to rest for a while now and surprise the audience around the world in the evening......"
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Since the closing time of the Chinese restaurant at Holiday Inn is 9 p.m., even if it is slightly extended, the dining time will not exceed 9:30 p.m., and the men's 100m final in which Feng Quan participates is around 11 p.m. Beijing time.
So, in order to better let Lao Cui taste the taste of being slapped in the face, Xu Jingxin not only supported her husband to invite the workers in the same team to the banquet, but also deliberately opened a luxurious executive suite on the 18th floor of the Holiday Inn, just to let everyone witness such a "historic" moment.
In addition, because the 100-meter final in which Feng Quan participated was too late, Xu Jingxin also opened a few ordinary rooms for the workers of Feng Weiguo's team. At the same time, the wives of the workers were also invited to the banquet, so as not to affect the harmony of the family because of the behavior of the workers who "did not return home at night".
After everything was ready, Feng Weiguo and his wife enjoyed a sumptuous dinner with everyone while waiting for the arrival of the Feng Quanquan competition......