Chapter 9 Random Interviews
Zhang Guan spent almost all the money in his bank card, in exchange for a thick pile of nearly 200 lottery tickets.
"Iraq's match against Portugal was held the day before the opening ceremony, and it should be claimed soon, and then there will be money again." Zhang Guan comforted himself while putting the tickets to bet on Iraq to reach the semi-finals and to bet on Iraq's 4-2 win over Portugal into his bag.
At this moment, Zhang Guan was blocked by a person.
"Hello this gentleman, I guess you must not be Japanese, are you Chinese?"
"Yes. I am Chinese. Looking at the other party, when he saw the words "BBC" on the microphone and the camera reporter behind him, he opened his mouth and asked, "You are BBC reporters?" β
"Sir, you are so wise. I'm a BBC reporter and my name is Bale. Reporter Bell said.
Zhang Guan's eyebrows tightened, he even suspected that the reporter came to grab the bag on purpose, but then thought carefully, he is a Chinese, and he is not famous in Europe, who will know him on the street? How could a journalist come and deliberately stare at himself. It's like throwing the Jamaican flyer Powell to Wangfujing Street now, and no one will care about him, but only treat him as an ordinary tourist, and Powell is more famous than himself no matter how he says. The reporter has that kung fu to stare at himself, so he might as well go to the door of the big-name athlete to squat.
And the Olympic Organizing Committee does not have clear regulations on athletes to buy lottery tickets, and there is no mention in the athletes' code, of course, if there is a suspicion of match-fixing, it will definitely be investigated. Therefore, the regulations on Zhang Guan cannot be regarded as a violation, and he bets through legal channels, even if he is caught by reporters, it cannot be regarded as a mistake. The only trouble is the national team, because the rules are not allowed to leave the Olympic Village without authorization, but Zhang Guan came out under the banner of rehearsal, after approval, and then bought something by the way, which can be regarded as a small side game, even if this kind of thing is known from above, it will generally turn a blind eye.
"I guess I happened to be in a random interview!" Thinking of this, Zhang Guan breathed a sigh of relief.
Bell, the reporter opposite, changed his voice and continued: "Is this your first time in Athens?" β
"Yes, for the first time, and for the first time in Europe." Zhang Guan replied.
"Oh, then you must have come for the Athens Olympics, what do you think of Athens?" Bell asked.
"It's good, the climate is good, the scenery is beautiful." Zhang Guan has the impression that foreigners like to talk about the weather.
"As far as I know, there are not many Chinese involved in spinach, and my Chinese friends in London are not in the habit of buying spinach. You are a Chinese I met who bought spinach, can you share with me which projects you are optimistic about? Is it table tennis? The table tennis of the Chinese is the first in the world. Bell pointed to the lottery ticket in Zhang Guan's hand
Zhang Guan shook his head: "The track and field I bought, the men's 100-meter sprint." β
"Oh! Flyer Wars! It's quite a thrilling project. Bell laughed happily, and he found that it was a wise thing to choose Zhang Guan as the interview subject.
If the other party buys table tennis, then this interview is over, Chinese to win the Olympic table tennis championship is a natural thing, even if it is the top three in a certain event of table tennis, it is not surprising, the whole world thinks that Chinese table tennis will win the Olympic champion, a Chinese buy table tennis spinach, this is completely without any news points.
"Can you tell me which athlete you like? Defending champion Maurice Green? β
Bell said while looking down at the lottery ticket in Zhang Guan's hand, Zhang Guan did not hide it, and it was generously displayed.
βGuanοΌZhangοΌ Who's this? I'm sorry, but this isn't the sprinter I'm familiar with. But the name is very similar to you Orientals. Bell replied.
"Yes, he is Chinese." Zhang Guan replied.
"I see, you are supporting your compatriot, and I wish him good results." As he spoke, Bell glanced at the lottery ticket in Zhang Guan's hand again, and then continued: "But 500 euros to bet on this Guan-Zhang player to win the championship is not a bit much." β
"But the odds are also very high." Zhang Guan replied.
At this time, reporter Bell also saw that the odds listed above were indeed very high, and immediately echoed: "That's true, very attractive odds." But it also needs Guan-Zhang to win the championship. So what other sports or players are you interested in? β
Zhang Guan shook his head: "It's gone." β
Bell looked at a thick pile of lottery tickets in Zhang Guan's hand, there must be more than a hundred, should bet on a lot of events and athletes, Bell thought that Zhang Guan did not want to reveal the content of other lottery bets, so he said: "This gentleman, you don't have to worry, although I don't know how the spinach industry in Asia is, but this regular spinach is legal in Europe, I see that you have bought a lot of lottery tickets, but I can assure you that the law will protect your legitimate rights and interests." β
"You're mistaken. These lottery tickets are all bought for the 100-meter sprint, and the same person who bought them won the championship. Zhang Guan slowly spread out the lottery ticket and displayed it in front of reporters.
Bale's mouth opened in surprise, he did see that every chapter of the ticket was played by the same player, and the player named Guan-Zhang won the championship, and each ticket was five hundred euros. The reporter roughly calculated that Zhang Guan had more than 100 lottery tickets in his hand, and if each one was 500 euros, the total would be more than 50,000 euros.
Bale didn't know, he also estimated that it was less, and Zhang Guan spent nearly 100,000 euros to buy himself to win the Olympic 100-meter championship.
"Crazy! Someone paid 50,000 euros for a completely unknown runner to win the 100-meter dash, and the reason was simply because the runner was his compatriot! Bell was surprised and excited, surprised that he had encountered such a crazy thing, and excited that he had encountered a bizarre news.
"Did you bet heavily on this Guan-Zhang player because he was your compatriot?" Bell then asked.
"I think he has what it takes to win the championship, maybe he can break the 100m world record." Zhang Guan said.
"Oh, it looks like you have a lot of faith in your compatriots, and I'm looking forward to that day as well." Bell said this, but there was a sarcasm in his tone. He then continued: "Thank you for accepting our interview and have a great time in Europe." β
Looking at the back of Zhang Guan's departure, Bell opened his mouth and said to the photographer: "50,000 euros is just like that." This person must be China's rich second generation, which is why he spends money so indiscriminately. Chinese win Olympic 100-meter sprint championship? Still breaking the world record? What an ignorant person. β
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Zhang Guan was delayed for a long time in the betting shop, but the Olympic rehearsal was even longer, and when Zhang Guan returned to the Olympic Complex, the rehearsal was just in the final stage.
Zhang Guan waited at the agreed place, and then boarded the bus for the return trip with the team, because there were no other track and field athletes, Zhang Guan was relatively tall, so he was arranged to ride in the same bus with the basketball team. The basketball team's car is a row of three seats, which is more spacious and comfortable for even tall basketball players, while the regular car is a row of four seats.
Ah Yi happened to be sitting next to Zhang Guan, he turned around and asked, "I didn't see you during the rehearsal just now, where did you go?" Did you sneak out to play? β
"I couldn't adapt to the water and soil, my stomach hurt, and I went to the bathroom." Zhang Guan replied.
"I don't believe it, it takes four hours to go to the toilet?" Ah Yi stared at Zhang Guan and joked: "Honestly, you are clear about our policy, be lenient in confession, and strict in resistance." β
"Okay, okay." Zhang Guan deliberately showed a very helpless look, took out a lottery ticket for Iraq's 4:2 victory over Portugal from his bag, and said: "After going to the toilet, I took the time to buy a lottery ticket, and when I came back, I saw that you had started the rehearsal, so I didn't go in." β
"Foreign lotteries are similar to domestic lotteries." Ah Yi picked up the lottery ticket and looked at it, at this time, Ah Yi had just been selected for the national team and did not have much experience in playing abroad. And other basketball players are also playing CBA in China, usually have fewer opportunities to go abroad, even if they go abroad, they will not buy lottery tickets, so this lottery ticket in Zhang Guan's hand is a rare thing in everyone's eyes.
"Foreign lotteries, I'll take a look!"
"4:2, this is the football lottery! I heard that European football lottery is the most popular. β
"You bought 3,000 euros at once, which costs more than 30,000 yuan, how much can you earn if you win?"
At this time, the University of Barcelona also looked over, the University of Barcelona had mixed in the NBA, and the English level must be much higher than that of other athletes, others may only be able to understand the numbers on the lottery, but the University of Barcelona can understand everything.
"I said Xiao Zhang, did you buy it wrong? Iraq vs. Portugal, you bought Iraq's 4:2 win over Portugal, did you buy it the other way around! Bartha said with a humble face.
"No, it won't! 3,000 euros, if this is sold backwards, it will be a big loss! Ah Yi exclaimed.
Although the people in the car are all basketball players, as a mixed sports circle, who doesn't know that Portuguese football is several notches higher than Iraq's.
At this time, the lottery ticket passed to the little giant, who had been in the NBA for two seasons and was already very proficient in English, he glanced at it and said: "This is really Iraq's 4:2 victory over Portugal." With odds of 1 to 100, if you win, it will be 300,000 euros. β
The little giant also felt that Zhang Guan Britain had bought the wrong one, and he felt that Zhang Guan must be extremely embarrassed at this time, so he deliberately said the odds, hoping to help Zhang Guan resolve the embarrassment.
"Don't worry, I didn't buy it wrong. I think Iraq has a chance to win against Portugal. Zhang Guan continued: "Iraq's opportunity to participate in the competition is not easy to come by, and their players must cherish it incomparably, so every game must be particularly strong; In addition, now that everyone does not know about this Iraqi team, it is impossible to arrange targeted tactics, on the contrary, the tactics of the Portuguese team have long been exposed; Another point is that there is no pressure in Iraq, now Iraq is in ruins, I am afraid that not many people pay attention to the Olympics, and Portugal is aiming to win the championship, and the pressure on the players is huge; And one last point, I think the Portuguese team will definitely be undermined when they meet Iraq. β
"Yes, that makes sense." Ba Da took the lead in nodding in agreement, he still felt that Zhang Guan had bought the wrong one, so he found a step for the sake of face.
"So what about the odds of our Chinese team winning the championship?" Ah Yi asked.
"80 to 1." Zhang Guan looked at Ah Yi, who was a little disappointed, and then said: "But Argentina's odds to win the championship are quite good, if you are interested, you can buy Argentina to win the championship." β
"Argentina? Ginobili is also here this year. The little giant said and looked at Bada.
He had a championship ring with the Spurs, and he was teammates with Ginobili at the time. The Rockets and Spurs are in the same division, and the Little Giants and Ginobili are also old rivals.
"yes, Ginobili is so slippery, like a loach." "But don't forget the U.S. team," he said. β
"Dream Six? I'm not optimistic about the Dream Six. Zhang Guan said.
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