Chapter 6 6. Superstars can’t afford it

"Have you ever followed football?" Eric asked.

The three men and one woman looked at each other in confusion, but it was not their fault. After all, America in 2002 could still be described as a football desert.

The most popular sports in this country are football, basketball, ice hockey and baseball.

As for English football, who wants to play that kind of sissy sport? Is your competition as fierce as American football (rugby)? You dare to get involved in the sport invented by the British and have it come to America? Screw you!

In America, the market share has long been divided up among several major sports. Although football is popular all over the world, just like cricket is the king of India, football cannot enter the markets of many countries.

Just like Chinese people don't play baseball, Chinese chess can't go abroad. The culture is different, it just won't work! "Okay, it seems that you don't understand, but it doesn't matter. You don't need to watch or understand football. You just need to be able to bet. I'll give you instructions."

Billy crossed his arms and looked serious: "Eric, this is not a good plan. I have never heard of making a fortune by gambling."

Bordeaux also disagreed with the plan: "Besides, we studied finance, not mathematics. Otherwise, we could go to Las Vegas and give it a try."

Warren also advised: "And I heard that the games are manipulated by the major gambling companies. Whoever they want to win will win. It's too difficult to win money from them."

Warren's statement is indeed what many people think about football betting, and this kind of thing does exist. For example, the phone-gate incident caused an uproar.

But that was just an ordinary league, and this time Eric has to face the World Cup, which is difficult to be manipulated by bookmakers.

There are many reasons. The simplest one is that the value of those stars has exceeded the market value of most gambling companies in the world.

If someone rents out the advertising space on his chest, which is tens of millions of dollars in advertising fees, why would he take the risk of collecting your black money to play a fake match? No one with a normal mind would do that.

Moreover, the World Cup is held every four years. How long is an athlete's career? How many four-year periods can there be? No one knows whether this will be their last.

For stars who earn enough money, honor is more important than money.

Moreover, even if the bookmaker really gets one or two players, it won’t make a difference. If it doesn’t get half of the players, it won’t play a decisive role. But the cost of doing so is too high and the bookmaker can’t afford it.

In addition, the real profit of gambling companies actually comes from taking commissions. No matter who wins, as long as there are people betting, they can make money.

Therefore, regular betting companies actually hate match-fixing the most, because match-fixing hurts people, and if people are hurt, people will stop betting. How can they make money if no one bets?

At the World Cup in Japan and South Korea, as the host country did not want to lose too embarrassingly, the South Korean government had evil intentions and wanted to bribe other teams, but was rejected by all the major teams.

So South Korea did something shady. If they couldn't bribe the team, could they bribe the referee? One person is easier than twenty-two, right? Thus, the dirtiest World Cup was born.

How destructive is this kind of operation? It is so destructive that it has bankrupted many gambling companies because of various upsets, and the analysts of the gambling companies are dumbfounded.

Thus, an extremely magical scene was born. After the Korea-Japan World Cup, major gaming companies around the world jointly called for fair and just matches and rejected match-fixing! At the same time, these companies also took the initiative to disclose their own financial information and also required major stars to disclose their financial information so that fans could supervise and reject match-fixing. Let's start with me! But Huaxia did not seem to respond.

This move has also received strong support from anti-money laundering organizations around the world.

Anti-money laundering organizations support gambling companies. Isn't that magical? So the Korea-Japan World Cup is the most profitable one and Eric's only chance at the moment.

The three best friends were not optimistic about his plan. Eric looked at Judy again. The girl shrugged and said, "I have no objection. It's not my money anyway. Tell me, what do you need us to do?"

Eric liked Judy's straightforwardness: "See? It's my money anyway. Why are you worried? Just treat it as a game. It's a game worth millions. You've never played it before."

"Besides, you don't even have to pay taxes on the money you win from gambling. The company has already paid for you in advance. Anyway, it's decided!"

Eric didn't care, and the three of them stopped talking, waiting for the other party to give orders.

"I plan to divide the 10 million US dollars into five equal parts, with each person holding 2 million. The four of you will go to the UK, Macau, Singapore, and Brazil respectively, while I will stay in China."

"This trip may be a little risky, so I will assign a bodyguard to each of you, but you still have to keep a low profile as much as possible."

"After the World Cup ends in a month, you will return home immediately. It's that simple!"

The reason why Eric gave them bodyguards was, on the one hand, to protect their safety, and on the other hand, of course, to monitor them.

In a month they will all be faced with a huge amount of money, so it is more reliable to take out an insurance policy.

Judy chuckled. "You're sending us on a sponsored trip. I won't hold back. I've always wanted to visit Asia. Singapore is a nice city. What's its name? The Garden, right?"

"Then I'll go to England. I've always wanted to have an authentic English meal and see if what those British guys say is right."

Eric patted Warren on the shoulder and said, "I suggest you don't go. Compared with authentic Chinese cuisine, British food is like a pile of shit. Go to Macau. When you come back, I guarantee you will be at least 10 pounds fatter and will sneer at Chinese restaurants in America."

Warren's face fell. "No, I'm trying to lose weight. Delicious food will ruin my plan. Let's go to England."

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Bordeaux chuckled and said, "Are you sure? There are many famous gays in the UK. Your butt is white and tender, be careful to get kicked!"

"Well"

Billy licked the corner of his mouth and said, "I've heard that Brazilian beauties are passionate and unrestrained. I think this will be an unforgettable trip."

As soon as he finished speaking, Judy's eyes lit up: "Let's switch places. That place is more suitable for me. You go to Singapore."

"Why?"

Judy clenched her fists: "Do you want to fight?"

"Okay, okay, you win, lady, but be careful not to get sick. I don't think Eric will pay for it." Billy said teasingly with a wink.

The final result was finalized: Warren went to Macau, Billy went to Singapore, Bordeaux went to the UK, and Judy went to Brazil.

Although Brazil in 2002 was not as chaotic as it is today, drugs and gangs were still rampant, so Eric decided to add two bodyguards for Judy.

After all, it is the City of God, a city abandoned by God.

Dad was very efficient and after a party, Eric had an extra 10 million US dollars in his account.

The next day, the four of them boarded planes to their respective destinations.

Eric drove home in the early morning sunshine. The clouds in the Tianshan Mountains seemed to have turned into banknotes, and each Franklin was grinning.

Happy holidays everyone! 　　 　 (End of this chapter)