80_80813 United Kingdom, William Hill Gaming Company Headquarters.

The manager of the betting department hurriedly knocked on the CEO Ralph? The door to Topin's office.

Ten minutes later, including the chairman of the group, Gareth? Davis, including the top executives, all appeared in the high-level conference room.

It looked like there had been an emergency accident, and the atmosphere was very tense.

"What the hell is going on?" Gareth? Davis asked nervously.

Just ten minutes ago, Ralph? A phone call from Toppin made him drop everything and show up here.

But he didn't know what was going on.

Ralph? Topping nodded to the betting manager next to him, who stood up.

"Guys, we just received a bet slip ten minutes ago."

As soon as he spoke, everyone in the conference room fell silent and listened intently.

Everyone knows very well that there must be something wrong with this betting slip, otherwise how could it be possible to call all the high-level executives over for a meeting for no reason? Could it be that you are idle and planning to have afternoon tea?

"This bet slip was received at the outlets outside Wembley Stadium and amounted to a whopping £1 million!"

As soon as his words fell, everyone in the audience was in an uproar.

"What? A million pounds? ”

"Really? Who, so crazy! ”

"That's a big bet, isn't it? Who the hell is it? ”

"This is probably the biggest bet slip William Hill has ever received, right?"

"Absolutely!"

Gareth? Davis's eyelids were also jumped, and the executive, who had only parachuted into William Hill two years ago as chairman and had previously served as CEO of Imperial Tobacco for 14 years, was also taken aback by the bet slip.

A million pounds!

What kind of talent does this have to be?

"Let's talk about the specifics!" Gareth? Davis pressed the complicated feelings in his heart and asked patiently.

The manager of the betting department nodded, "It's none other than the behind-the-scenes boss of Southampton, Yang Huan!" ”

"Is it him?!"

"yes, he's the only one who can mess around like this!"

"Last year he gambled heavily on Southampton and won a lot of money, and I heard that all the bonuses were given to the players, but I didn't expect him to come back this year!"

"It doesn't matter if you come, the most important thing is that he gambles more and more!"

The people in the conference room were talking for a while, and the scene was very noisy.

Ralph? Seeing that the situation was a little chaotic, Topping had to cough heavily, "Everyone! ”

He waited until everyone was quiet again before continuing.

"A million pounds is a huge bet and the biggest bet we've ever received at William Hill, so we have to be very, very serious and that incident two years ago was a cautionary tale."

The larger the bet amount, the greater the risk for the bookmaker.

Two years ago, the betting project of the Royal Ascot Jockey Club in the United Kingdom, William Hill suffered a heavy loss because of a miscalculation, and the company suffered a heavy loss, if it wasn't for the World Cup to make a lot of money, William Hill would have lost a lot of money.

It was because of this incident that the former chairman of the company, Charles? Scott took the blame and resigned.

"As far as I know, Yang Huan is not just betting with us at William Hill this time, he is also betting on Ladbrokes and bet365, and each bookmaker has a stake of one million pounds."

"What?" The crowd was amazed again.

Oh my God, a million pounds for a family, that's a total of three million pounds?

Yaagop's, their family won't be printing pounds, right?

How can you spend money like this?

The crowd began to talk again.

"Why?" Gareth? Davis seemed calm.

At times like these, there is no point in shocking or arguing, the most important thing is to solve the problem.

"I heard it's because of anger." Ralph? Topping smiled wryly.

"Angry?" Gareth? Davis couldn't laugh or cry directly.

Everyone present was also one or two, and the expressions on their faces didn't know how funny it was.

Because of the gamble, so each bookmaker bets a million pounds?

Obediently, my young master Huan, do you think this is fun?

That's a million pounds of real money!

"Someone heard a few words in the royal box, as if Yang Huan felt that the odds we offered to Southampton were too low, so he was not convinced."

Gareth? Davies flipped through the internal text in front of him and couldn't help frowning when he saw that Southampton's odds were 15, ranking seventh among Premier League teams this season.

"What's going on with the odds? Southampton's odds to win the title are indeed a bit low. ”

This also exposes his unfamiliarity with the gambling industry, after all, he was parachuted in two years ago.

Ralph instead? Topping, who has been working at William Hill for more than 30 years, started from the grassroots level and has come to the present step by step.

Strictly speaking, this CEO is the real power in the company.

"When we calculate the odds, we don't just take into account the overall strength of the team, the most important thing for us is to control the risk."

Everyone present nodded incessantly, and this involved very complicated calculations.

'There is no doubt that Southampton are very strong, but this is their first season in the Premier League and the fans are generally not optimistic about this team, because in the more than 100-year history of the English top flight, there has never been a precedent for promotion to win the title.

Everyone nodded again and again.

"Also, Southampton is very popular on the underground black market and everyone knows that this team never plays match-fixing, but he's still too new to the eyes of regular bookmakers, who knows what their first Premier League season will be?"

"How many teams are so angry in the lower leagues, and even beat the Premier League giants in the cup to win the championship, but when it comes to the Premier League, they failed to relegate in the first season and returned to the lower leagues, it's not for nothing!"

This time even Gareth? Davis nodded in agreement.

"Also, if you look at the schedule for the new season, the first few rounds have been a devil's schedule for Southampton, but if you look at the next page, Southampton have a total of 10 players who have been called to play in London."

"So much?" Gareth? Davis was a little surprised.

When I opened it, I really did.

The British Olympic team has Sturridge and Gareth? Bell, Lavelle? Morrison, who is also the most trusted attacking trident attacking duo of British Olympic team manager Pierce.

Spain has Xavi? Martinez, Azpilicueta, Isco and Coke.

All four players are key players in the Spanish Olympic team, which is also the favourites to win the Games.

The other three Olympic internationals are Brazil's Neymar, Danilo and Alex? Sandro.

Among them, Neymar is the main force, Danilo and Alex? Sandro was used as a substitute for Rafael and Marcelo, respectively.

"I really can't see that Southampton is not only so star-studded, but also so strong!"

"It's not, ten internationals of the National Olympic team, this lineup is strong enough!"

"But it's also sad, who in the Premier League is like Southampton?"

"The list of twenty-five people, ten at once, and the lineup is not complete!"

If you look at the fixtures, you'll face the likes of Manchester City, Manchester United, Arsenal and Everton, as well as the Europa League and a UEFA Super Cup at the end of August.

It's sad to think about!

Even Gareth? Davis is not a professional, but after reading so much information, he can somewhat understand why William Hill and other bookmakers would offer Southampton such low odds.

At the end of the day, Southampton is too new to being promoted.

Especially considering that once you don't start well, the whole season is over!

Thinking of this, Gareth? Davis nodded, looking at Ralph? Toppin, "And what do you think?" ”

"Pick it up!" Ralph? Topping said almost without hesitation.

"Not only do we have to take it, but if other bookmakers want to take the risk transfer, we will also take it!"

It seems that after an internal assessment by William Hill, Southampton is very unoptimistic about winning the championship.

Even think it's impossible!

Gareth? Davis thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay, then take it!" ”

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William Hill, Ladbrokes and bet365 each received a £1 million Premier League bet slip, which caused much uproar within all three companies, but did not attract much attention from the outside world.

On the one hand, it is out of a confidentiality agreement that the news of Yang Huan's bet cannot be disclosed.

But more importantly, the long-awaited London Olympics have begun!

During the entire Olympic Games, Yang Huan took Zhuang Ziqing to shuttle through the various venues of the Olympic Games.

Table tennis, swimming, diving, gymnastics, badminton......

As long as time is in time, Yang Huan and Zhuang Ziqing can be seen on almost all competitions with Chinese athletes, and they have been photographed by Capital TV several times, but Yang Huan refused to be interviewed.

This feeling of experiencing the Olympic Games in person made Yang Huan indescribably excited, and the whole person was burning!

In addition to watching the games of the Chinese delegation, Yang Huan will also take time to watch the Olympic football games whenever he has time.

Unlike in previous lives, perhaps with the strong support of Southampton, the British team can be said to be the main force this time.

In addition to Southampton's Gareth? Bell, Sturridge and Lavel? In addition to Morrison, there are Arsenal's Theo Walcott, Manchester United's Welbeck and others.

In the midfield, there are stars such as Ramsey, Henderson, Wilshere, Cleverley, etc., and there are also Phil in the backline? Jones, Evans, Maika? Richards, Neil? Taylor and other stars.

With a star-studded pool of players, superior quality, and good preparation and a home game, England United looked like they were on the cusp from the group stage, winning three in a row to top the group.

Gareth, the team's number one star? Bell shines even more, and his watch is dazzling.

Later, in the knockout round, the British team eliminated the South Korean team and the Mexican team successively, and Shun Lì reached the final.

The other team that reached the final at the same time was the Brazilian Olympic team led by Neymar.

This is also a star-studded team, including Neymar, Lucas? Mora, Thiago? Stars such as Silva, Marcelo, Oscar, Pato and Hulk.

As a result, the two sides had a fierce duel at Wembley Stadium, and in the end, the home team of Great Britain defeated Brazil 2-1 and won the men's championship medal at the home Olympics.

The Brazilian team is a tragic three finals, winning three silver medals, which is embarrassing.

Although he missed the title, Neymar won the top scorer with six goals.

After two years of training in England, the Brazilian striker is in very good form as if it were his home game.

And in second place is England's top scorer Gareth? Bale, who scored five goals, is joint second with Senegal's Ibrahima Konate.

Sturridge scored four goals and is in fourth place.

Several of Southampton's stars have been praised by the media for their outstanding performances at the Olympic Games.

Especially Neymar and Gareth? Bale, who led their teams to the finals, showed convincing quality and showed their outstanding potential.

But behind the Olympic scene, Southampton's first season back in the Premier League after many years of absence did not start well.