Chapter 182: William Hill
Entering the gate, Pansiqi was greeted by a small room of less than thirty square meters. Except for a desk in the innermost position against the wall, the surroundings were so empty that it was impossible to see what the room was for.
At this time, a blonde female staff member was dozing off the computer on the desk boredly, and Pan Xiqi did not even notice that he had entered the door. Pansiqi looked around, wondering if he was in the wrong place.
Walking up to the staff member, seeing that the other party hadn't woken up yet, Pan Xiqi coughed lightly and knocked on the table.
This moment the young lady could be regarded as awakened, and she was a little annoyed when she saw that her dream had been interrupted. But when she saw Pan Xiqi in front of her clearly, she immediately changed her expression and showed a very professional smile.
"Is there anything I can help you, sir?" She asked Pansizzy softly.
Although he has been in New York for so many days, Pan Xiqi is still unconsciously a little nervous when he sees someone speaking English to him. He stumbled and replied, "I.. i .. i ant to 。。。 Bet! ”
As soon as these words came out, Pansiqi was suddenly embarrassed. Because of the last two words, he really couldn't think of how to say it in English, and in a hurry, he actually said it in Chinese. With such a mixed level of English and Chinese, if Pansic's English teacher knew about it, he would have to be so angry that he would be smoking.
Who knew that the staff on the other side, not only did not look confused, but showed an expression that I understood, and began to say in Chinese that was not very fluent but definitely understandable: "Do you want to bet?" Don't know which sport you want to bet on? ”
"Wow, it turns out that you can speak Chinese, I knew that I wouldn't be so hard!" Seeing that the other party actually came out in Chinese, Pan Xiqi suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Hehe, now there are more and more Chinese customers, in order to expand business, the company requires our front desk staff to be able to speak Chinese." The staff said with a smile. I have to say that people's Chinese sounds many times better than Pan Xiqi's English.
"Is this William Hill? It's not that your company is the most powerful gaming company in the world, why is the office so shabby? Seeing that the communication barrier had disappeared, Pan Xiqi quickly asked the doubts in his heart.
"Yes, since the U.S. government has not yet liberalized the sports betting industry, our company's business in the U.S. is still not legal in the strict sense. So of course we have to keep a low profile, and it can't be as visible as it is in Europe. Generally, people passing by don't know what we do here, and only customers who have needs like you will come to us on purpose. The staff patiently explained.
"I'll just say, such a famous company has opened a store in this corner. If I hadn't written down the address on your website, I wouldn't have been able to find this place. Pansic looked suddenly enlightened.
"By the way, sir, I don't know which sport you want to bet on, and how much to bet?" The staff smiled professionally again.
"Tennis, $30,000." Pansiqi replied without hesitation.
"What, $30,000, are you sure?" Apparently not expecting Pansiqi to say this number, the staff was taken aback and immediately looked up to Pansiqi to confirm.
"Yes, you should be able to swipe your card, right?" Pansiqi replied in the affirmative.
"In this case, since the amount of your bet is beyond my operation authority, I need to let our manager entertain you personally, please wait a moment." After speaking, the staff picked up the phone on the table and began to report the current situation to the superiors.
Five minutes later, the call ended. The staff got up and opened a small door next to the desk, motioning for Pansic to go in with her. Since the pattern of this door and the surrounding wall is exactly the same, Pansic would not have been able to detect such a mystery without guidance.
Upon entering the small door, Pansic found himself parked in front of an old-fashioned elevator. At this time, the staff had already opened the elevator door and waved his hand to signal Pansiqi to enter the elevator.
"Sir, please take this elevator to the second basement floor, and someone will naturally receive you at that time, I wish you a pleasant journey."
Watching the elevator door slowly close, Pansic couldn't help but start beating a little in his heart. This plot is a bit like the scene of the underground party in the movie. I really didn't expect that I just wanted to buy a gamble, and I was still like a thief.
With a jolt, the elevator finally stopped. After the elevator door opened, Pansic was suddenly stung in the eyes by a burst of strong lights, and subconsciously, he hurriedly blocked his eyes with his hands.
After his eyes adjusted to the bright light, Pan Xiqi lowered his hands, only to find that there was a foreigner in a suit and leather shoes, who was waiting in front of the elevator door at this time, smiling and bending down to him.
"Hello sir, welcome to William Hill. Due to the large amount of your bet, I will take care of it below. "This person is obviously very well-educated, and he speaks much more Chinese than the staff member just now.
"It seems that this is the so-called manager, not to mention anything else, this Chinese, I really can't believe it's a pure American." If only I could slip through my English like that. At this time, Pansic began to feel that mastering a foreign language was also a necessary skill.
When Pansiqi got out of the elevator, the manager led Pansiqi inside. At this time, Pan Xiqi found that the second basement floor was actually a sales showroom of thousands of square meters of William Hill Company. The entire exhibition hall is decorated with gold, and the surrounding area is also covered with posters of various sports. And the strong light that pierced Pansiqi just now was the spotlight that illuminated these posters.
"It's like the world's top bookmaker. It seems that the real good things are all hidden underground. As he watched, Pansich was amazed.
Looking around, Pansic noticed that despite the size of the place, there was no one else except him and the manager. Pan Xiqi, who was a little strange in his heart, hurriedly asked: "Why didn't you see other customers in such a large sales outlet?" ”
"That's right, this second basement floor is our company's VIP area, and only customers who bet more than $10,000 are eligible to come down. And you, sir, are my first guest today. The manager replied patiently.
"I see. I really didn't expect that I would be able to be a VIP once in the United States. Listening to the other party's words, Pansic couldn't help but feel a little proud in his heart.