80_80813 United Kingdom, William Hill Gaming Company Headquarters.

The manager of the betting department hurriedly knocked on the door of the office of CEO Ralph O. Toppin.

Ten minutes later, high-level executives, including the group's chairman, Gareth O. Davis, 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 O Davis asked nervously.

Just ten minutes ago, a phone call from Ralph Otopin had him drop everything and show up here.

But he didn't know what was going on.

Ralph Otopin 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 £1 million"

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

"What? A million pounds? ”

"Really? Who's 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 O. Davis, 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 specific situation," Gareth Davis asked patiently, holding back the complicated feelings in his heart.

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

"Is that him?"

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

"Last year he gambled heavily on Southampton and he 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 he comes, 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.

Seeing that the situation was a little chaotic, Ralph Otopping 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 Charster, the former chairman of the company, resigned.

"As far as I know, Yang Huan is not only betting with us at William Hill this time, he is also betting on Ladbrokes and B136, and the stakes of each bookmaker are 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 O 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 O-Topping smiled wryly.

"Angry?" Gareth O 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 O Davies flipped through an internal document in front of him and couldn't help frowning when he saw that Southampton was priced at 15 and was 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.

On the contrary, it is Ralph Otopping, who has been in William Hill for more than 30 years, starting from the grassroots level and going step by step to the present.

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 that they even win the cup against the Premier League giants, but when they get to the Premier League, they fail to be relegated in the first season and return to the lower leagues."

This time, even Gareth O 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 O Davis was a little taken aback.

When I opened it, I really did.

The British Olympic team includes Sturridge, Gareth O, and Ravelle Morrison, which is also the most trusted attacking trident of British Olympic team manager Pierce.

Spain, on the other hand, have Javi Martinez, Cesar 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 are substitutes for Rafael and Marcelo respectively.

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

"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 ready"

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 really sad to think about

Even if Gareth O Davis is not a professional, 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 if you don't start well, the whole season is over

Thinking of this, Gareth O Davis nodded and looked at Ralph O Toppin, "Then what do you think?" ”

"Pick up," Ralph Otopin said almost without hesitation.

"Not only 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 O Davis thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay, then take it"

William Hill, Ladbrokes and B136 each received a £1 million Premier League bet slip, which caused an 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 much-anticipated 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 Olympics in person made Yang Huan indescribably excited, and the whole person was burned

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 Bale, Sturridge and Lavelle Morrison, there are also Arsenal's Theo Walcott, Manchester United's Welbeck and so on

In the midfield, there are stars such as Ramsey, Henderson, Wilshere, and Cleverley, and there are also stars in the backline, including Phil Jones, Evans, Mika 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.

The team's number one star, Gareth O'Bale, shined even more, and his table was 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.

It's also a star-studded team, with stars such as Neymar, Lucas Mora, Thiago 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.

In second place is England's top scorer Gareth Bale with five goals, joint second with Senegal's Ibrahima Konat.

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.

In particular, Neymar and Gareth Obell, who each led their teams to the final, showed convincing quality and showed their excellent potential.

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