"Mr. Sun, I didn't expect you to be so young!" Ken Louis was surprised to see Shen Long, before that, he had made many guesses, but these guesses were shattered the first time he saw Shen Long.

"Mr. Louis, thank you so much for bringing my work to the United States." Especially since it has brought me such a huge income, with this money, many things can be advanced.

"No, I should thank you for writing such a wonderful story, and it is my honor to translate your work to American readers." Ken said sincerely, "From what I've heard, there are already quite a few American science fiction writers planning to write steampunk-themed science fiction, and you've opened up new worlds for science fiction literature. ”

While steampunk can't compare to the influence of Cthulhu and Dungeons & Dragons, it's not a genre with just one work, and there are still plenty of resources for writers to tap into.

"By the way, how would you like to accept this fee? Do I exchange it for RMB or foreign exchange vouchers for you, or do I buy some goods for you directly? On a pro-rata basis, you can get close to $10,000 in manuscript fees, which is enough for you to buy many goods. Ken asked, thinking that perhaps the latter way was more acceptable to Shen Long, and now almost all Chinese are full of yearning for foreign goods, especially electrical appliances.

"Actually, I don't want to get paid so early, Mr. Louis, can you do me a favor?" Ten thousand dollars is an astronomical amount in the eyes of ordinary people, but it is not enough for Shen Long.

"Just call me Ken." Ken emphasized, "Please say, I'm willing to help you, as long as you can come up with the next work sooner." ”

"I want to make a small investment with this money, and now that the World Cup is going to start in Spain soon, it would be great if you could help me use it for betting." It's the beginning of June, and the World Cup will start in mid-June, so Shen Long won't miss such an easy opportunity to make money, and there is no way to participate in gambling in China, but the United States can.

Ah, a large part of the sports betting industry in the United States is in the hands of the Gambino family, which reminds Shen Long of his days in the world of The Godfather.

"The World Cup?" Ken looked confused, if you want to say football or baseball, he knows something, like most Americans, he is not interested in football.

"Yes, I'm going to bet on Italy to win the title and Italy's Rossi to be the top scorer." The odds for these two bets are not low, the favorites for this World Cup are Argentina with Maradona, and Brazil with Zico, Socrates and Falcao, as well as Rummenigge's Germany, Platini's France, and Italy, although seeded, are not the favourites to win the championship.

As for Rossi's position further down in the top scorer odds list, considering that he had been banned for two years before participating in the World Cup, and the ban was just lifted at the end of April this year, how can any bookmaker consider him a favorite for the Golden Boot in such a situation?

Rummenigge, Falcao, Bonieck, Zico and others are the objects of much attention, and according to the information found by Shen Long, Rossi's odds are very high.

The combined odds of these two bets have reached dozens of times, as long as the bet is placed in time, as long as a month passes, this 10,000 dollars can become hundreds of thousands.

"You can choose to bet with me, or I'll pay you 10 percent." Shen Long gave Ken two choices, for the Americans, there is nothing more than interests to drive them to contribute.

"I don't know what the World Cup is, and I don't know if your two bets are reasonable, but since you asked, I will find a way to help you, and it is not a hassle for Vito's friends to bet for you in the United States." Ken shrugged and said, "Actually, I only got my translation fee because of your work, and I was a little ashamed to take it, so I'll bet with you." ”

Shen Long made many changes to his translation, and Ken felt that this translation fee was a bit deserved, and he really didn't know about football, otherwise he would definitely not choose to bet with Shen Long.

"You've made a wise choice." Shen Long said with a smile, the income from betting is much more than ten percent of the remuneration, he can earn hundreds of thousands of dollars, and he can get more than 100,000 yuan if he is willing to say the least.

The two drank coffee and chatted for a while, Ken went back to work, and Shen Long went to Chen Kaige's place to stay, now the post-production of "Yellow Earth" has almost been completed, and it will be released soon, and Chen Kaige also wants to take this work to a foreign country to participate in the awards, and the two of them are chatting about going abroad with great interest.

"Shaoping, if you don't go out with us then, maybe you can get the script award back." Chen Kaige said.

"I'll forget it, it's you two who are the protagonists this time." "Yellow Earth" has won many Best Director and Best Cinematography Awards, but it really hasn't won the Script Award, and Shen Long is too lazy to go for nothing.

"Everyone is trying to go abroad, but it's good that you don't feel tempted at all when the opportunity is in front of you." Both of them were a little surprised, seeing Shen Long's resolute attitude, they didn't insist, but talked about another thing, "I'll take you to see Director Wu Tianming in two days to talk about the script of "Lao Jing", oh, by the way, Director Wu seems to want Yimou to be the leading actor." ”

Shen Long didn't just come to the capital this time to get the manuscript fee, but also planned to solve the matter of several movies by the way; Speaking of Lao Mouzi, it is a cross-border talent.

was originally from the photography department, won many best photography awards, and also won the Golden Rooster Award, the Hundred Flowers Award, and the Best Actor at the Tokyo Film Festival as an actor.

Two days later, Ken found Shen Long again, "Mr. Sun, I asked my friends in China, the odds of Italy and Rossi are very high, and many professional media are not optimistic about them, this is not a good thing, maybe you can consider it again?" ”

High odds mean high risk, and Ken wants to persuade Shen Long to give up this bet, or bet on other teams and players instead.

"No, I've thought about it, and I'm still sticking to my decision." Shen Long said, "Bet on Italy and Rossi, if you want to change your mind, I can still give you a ten-percent commission." ”

"Okay, then I'll still have a 10 percent commission." Ken gave up the option of making a fortune, and the amount of money he could get would be greatly reduced.