"Since we're here to watch the World Cup live, does everyone want to place a bet? Just for fun, ten thousand us dollar each. If you win, the money is yours. If you lose, it's on me."
Lin Hao asked the crowd.
"Lin Shao, you're so generous! Then I won't stand on ceremony."
Yang Qian'er said happily after hearing Lin Hao's words.
The others also started flattering Lin Hao. Lin Hao didn't mind. Excluding himself, Inoue Izumi, and a few bodyguards, there were only 10 people, so 100,000 us dollar was just a drop in the bucket.
He called the waiter in the box and said he wanted to place a bet. Soon, people from the betting company came over. The World Cup is the biggest Global event, and to better serve customers, betting companies in Europe and America were thoughtful enough to arrange dedicated staff at the match venue.
"Mr. and ladies, how would you like to place your bets? We offer a variety of betting methods."
The betting company staff asked with a smile. The VIP boxes were full of big clients, and seeing everyone eager to try, they knew they could make a good profit this time.
"I'll bet ten thousand us dollar on Brazil to win."
Yang Qian'er said directly.
"I'll also bet ten thousand us dollar on Brazil to win."
"Ten thousand on Germany to win."
"Brazil 1:0 Germany, bet ten thousand."
"Ten thousand us dollar, Germany 1:0 Brazil."
"Ten thousand us dollar, Brazil 2:1 Germany."
"Ten thousand us dollar, a draw."
"....."
The two betting company staff members' foreheads got darker the more they listened. They thought it was a big deal, but it turned out to be only 100,000 us dollar in total. They were disappointed.
"What are the odds for Brazil 2:0 Germany right now?"
Seeing that everyone had finished betting, Lin Hao spoke up and asked.
"Mr., the current odds are 1:5. Do you want to bet on this?"
The betting company staff asked uncertainly. Not many people were betting on this score. Before the match, most prediction agencies predicted Brazil 1:0, followed by 2:1, then a draw or extra time. 2:0 wasn't even in the top ten.
"Yes, 1:5 isn't low either. Just playing around. I'll bet 20 million us dollar on Brazil 2:0 Germany."
As soon as Lin Hao finished speaking, the box instantly fell silent. Everyone stared at Lin Hao with wide eyes.
The two betting company staff members were also stunned. The contrast was too great. Before, it was all ten thousand, ten thousand, and now someone came with 20 million.
"Mr., are you referring to us dollar?"
The two betting company staff asked uncertainly.
"Of course, unless it's Japanese Yen."
Lin Hao said.
"Sorry, Mr., I'll process it for you right away."
The two betting company staff immediately started processing the procedures for Lin Hao and the others. Actually, 20 million us dollar wasn't that much; their company had received bets of several billion us dollar. They just didn't expect Lin Hao to bet so much, especially since everyone else started with 10,000 us dollar, and suddenly there was a 20 million us dollar bet. Moreover, Lin Hao looked too young and they didn't know which rich second generation he was.
"Mr., this is your contract. You can pay after signing it. It will take effect immediately after payment. The total is 21 million us dollar."
Lin Hao picked up the contract and looked at it. Everything everyone had bet on was included. After confirming there were no issues, he signed it and paid the total amount directly by swiping his card.
"We wish all Mr. and ladies good luck and a pleasant afternoon. The payout is real-time. Within one hour after the match ends, the winnings will be directly transferred to your bank accounts."
After the two betting company staff members finished speaking respectfully, one left and the other stayed. Someone like Lin Hao was already a major client and would have a dedicated person to handle things like adding bets during the match, questions about winnings after the match, etc.
It wasn't until Lin Hao finished paying that the people in the box reacted. Lin Hao had really bet 20 million
us dollar. This was 2000W us dollar in cash, which is one hundred and sixty million rmb.
Yang Qian'er and the other 4 members of the elite group were incredibly shocked. Their big bosses couldn't even produce this much cash. Where did the young boss get this money? Before, they thought Lin Hao was a prodigal son for spending 600,000 us dollar to watch the match. Now it seemed he was on a completely different level. You thought you were at the highest level, but he was in the stratosphere.
Even Zhang Dabiao was surprised. Lin Hao grew up under his watch, and he was quite clear about Lin Hao's situation. It was basically impossible for him to come up with over a hundred million in cash. And for Lin Hao to spend over a hundred million on a World Cup bet, wasn't that just crazy?
Inoue Izumi watched Lin Hao bet 20 million us dollar without blinking, and her eyes shone with a strange brilliance.
The most shocked person there was Shen Yuxuan. She didn't know much about Lin Hao, only what she had heard from others in the past few days. Lin Hao was only 18 this year, one year younger than her. His family must be very rich; he was a rich second generation studying abroad, on summer vacation, with nothing to do, so he came to Japan to watch the match. 2000W us dollar, how many zeros is that? Do rich people not treat money as money? What if he loses the bet?
"Lin Shao, you just bought 20 million us dollar?"
Yang Qian'er asked with some concern.
"Yes, Young Master, 20 million us dollar is too much. Betting one or two tens of thousands of us dollar is enough."
Zhang Dabiao said with an anxious look.
"It's fine, just a small amount of money. Besides, I've already bought it, I can't refund it."
Lin Hao said without a care. It really was a small amount of money. If they knew Lin Hao had separately bet another 300 million us dollar, who knows what their expressions would be.
After the South Korea VS Spain match last time, after the over 300 million us dollar arrived, Lin Hao had those consulting service companies buy bets for this final match again. At that time, it was still the quarterfinals, and the odds were even higher at 1:7. This 20 million us dollar was just the leftover change.
"Alright, the match has started. Everyone, let's hope I win."
Upon hearing Lin Hao's words, everyone finally reacted. The match had already begun. After some performances on the field, the teams from both countries had already entered.
Lin Hao led everyone out of the box and onto the outside. A wave of sound hit them; the entire stadium was filled with cheers and applause. It was easy to be swept up in it.
With a whistle, the match officially began. Everyone started to get nervous. They didn't dare to imagine what the result would be if the score Lin Hao bet on was wrong.
Lin Hao, however, was very relaxed, sipping red wine. Lin Hao didn't pay any attention to the process of the match, only the result. As for whether the result would change because he had bet 300 million, it was basically impossible. The total capital on the market for this match was tens of trillions of us dollar. The amount he put in wouldn't even cause a ripple, and it was spread out, so it wouldn't attract attention.
So Lin Hao was very stable. Shen Yuxuan looked at Lin Hao's calm and composed demeanor and became even more curious about him. If she had spent so much money, she would definitely be very concerned about the match, but Lin Hao seemed indifferent.