The party lasted until late at night. Lin Hao didn't know how much he had drunk; he was helped upstairs in a daze.
When he woke up the next day, Lin Hao's head still ached. He had drunk too much last night and blacked out later on.
Lin Hao held his head, unable to recall what had happened last night, only knowing it was wild. He picked up his phone and called Allen.
"Hi, Lin, did you have fun last night?" Allen chuckled.
"What happened?"
"You don't remember? You were drunk last night. Lin, you made me jealous. Do you know how crazy those girls were for you? For your safety, I blocked who knows how many girls for you. You should repay me."
"Buzz off," Lin Hao retorted.
"I'm leaving right away."
Hearing Lin Hao's words, Allen immediately hung up the phone.
Lin Hao got up, walked into the bathroom, took a shower, and then sat in the living room. He had been a bit too indulgent lately; it seemed he needed to rein it in.
Looking at the 17 million us dollar that had arrived yesterday, the excitement from last night was gone. After some thought, Lin Hao started planning for the future. There were still several matches ahead, and his money would only increase.
On June 18th, South Korea VS Italy. This match was highly controversial. Shortly after the start, the referee awarded a penalty to South Korea. In the end, South Korea won 2:1 in extra time.
If South Korea relied on their strength against Portugal, this match was entirely won by the referee. The referee was helping South Korea throughout the game.
Lin Hao was ecstatic at this point. The more than ten million us dollar from the previous two days had already arrived. The hook-nosed man even called to congratulate Lin Hao. He truly hadn't expected Lin Hao to actually win the bet. He regretted not following along and buying himself.
In today's match, Lin Hao won 26 million us dollar. Adding the previous 17 million us dollar, Lin Hao's assets now totaled 43 million us dollar.
It was a pity Fiona had left; otherwise, he could have celebrated with her during such an exciting moment. The thought alone was thrilling. They had been very compatible during their time together.
Now, he could only open a bottle of red wine to celebrate by himself. His current villa was still too small. He could start looking at villas in Beverly Hills, which was the hub for millionaires in China and even Global.
On June 19th, school started its three-month summer vacation. Lin Hao immediately bought a plane ticket to Europe.
Lin Hao bought a first-class ticket directly and boarded the plane smoothly under the guidance of two beautiful European flight attendants, flying to Paris, France.
Paris, the romantic capital of the world, a Global tourist destination, attracts people from all over the world every year. It is also a shopping capital, where various Global brands can be bought.
Lin Hao booked the presidential suite at the Four Seasons Hotel in advance. As soon as he got off the plane, the hotel's private butler came to pick him up. The butler was a middle-aged man, meticulously dressed, who politely opened the car door for Lin Hao.
The absence of a beautiful woman made Lin Hao a little disappointed, but he was in Paris for business and wasn't in the mood for hunting for romance.
Lin Hao had no time to wander around in Paris. He had important matters to attend to. The match between South Korea and Spain would start on the 22nd. This time, Lin Hao was planning to go big.
In this match, the two teams drew, and finally, South Korea eliminated Spain 5:3 in a penalty shootout. Can you believe this? You should know that South Korea couldn't even reach the top 16 before, but now they were going to play Germany in the semifinals.
Everyone in the world knew there was foul play. Moreover, with South Korea repeatedly causing upsets, the Global betting market had reached a scale of trillions of us dollar.
What Lin Hao had to do now was get a piece of that trillion-dollar pie. Lin Hao didn't dare to take the main course; he didn't want to disappear without a trace.
Starting from the 19th, as soon as Lin Hao arrived in Paris, he continuously contacted various service and consulting companies. He contacted about a dozen of them and spent a total of 40 million us dollar to bet on the two teams drawing in regular time.
These companies would place the entire 40 million us dollar bet on this match in tax-free areas across Europe. 40 million us dollar was considered a small amount in the international capital market, but for safety, Lin Hao still spread the bets out. These dozen or so companies had amounts ranging from a few million to only a few hundred thousand.
Lin Hao chose companies with good reputations and large scales, and they all signed non-disclosure agreements. Whether it was useful or not, he signed them anyway.
Because South Korea had repeatedly caused upsets and eliminated strong teams, the odds were not too high now. The odds for South Korea drawing with Spain were only 1:8, but it was enough.
Lin Hao spent 3 days signing contracts with these dozen or so companies. After the match results were out, the winnings would be transferred to the account designated by Lin Hao. For this, Lin Hao paid a large service fee.
After finishing on the 21st, Lin Hao finally had time to stroll around Paris. Time was too tight, so Lin Hao only went to the Champs-Élysées. He was returning to China tomorrow and couldn't go back empty-handed.
All the world's luxury goods could be bought on the Champs-Élysées. Lin Hao spent an afternoon shopping, buying everything that looked good or that he liked.
He bought Lin Fugui a Patek Philippe watch for 5 million Renminbi and Zheng Wanrong a Hermès Birkin bag for 1.2 million Renminbi. Other miscellaneous items were not counted. In the end, he spent about 1 million us dollar. There were too many things, so he had the store deliver them all to his hotel.
The next day, on the morning of the 22nd, Lin Hao took the car arranged by the hotel to the airport. For the items Lin Hao bought, the hotel specially arranged another car, and all the items were checked in to be shipped back to China.
Sitting in the VIP lounge at the airport, the TV was showing the World Cup match between Senegal and Turkey. The match between South Korea and Spain wouldn't start until the afternoon, which was one of the reasons why Lin Hao returned to China in the morning.
He had bet 40 million us dollar. If he won, it would be 320 million us dollar. Although it wasn't a huge amount, it wasn't small either. Wealth attracts attention, and who knew if those service and consulting companies would leak his information? Europe was still quite chaotic, and he was alone. If something happened, no one would know.
Also, it was a good opportunity to sleep, and by the time he arrived back in China, the results would be out.
Lin Hao was watching the match when a pleasant voice suddenly came from beside him. It wasn't just pleasant; it was Mandarin. In a foreign land, it felt very familiar.
"Mom, are we coming back after this trip back to China?"
"We should be settling down in China this time. I've already arranged a school for you in China."
Lin Hao's gaze turned to the source of the sound. A mother and daughter were chatting.