Compared with world-class sports such as basketball and football, hurdle races actually do not have many spectators. Except for the domestic spectators who come to support the players because there are players from their own countries in this competition, there are only a very small number of people who are really interested in hurdle sports and buy tickets to watch the competition.
This is like how a few years later everyone would always say that Bolt saved men's sprinting. Before Bolt, men's sprinting was considered a popular sport, but it was just a popular sport. The vast majority of the audience were those who supported their own athletes, and not many viewers bought tickets because of their hobby.
But after Bolt appeared, he continued to break men's sprint records. Many people are very curious about how the fastest man on earth took off on the track.
As a result, a large number of curious spectators poured into the auditorium to watch the game, and this sport that was originally unranked suddenly became a popular event that many people paid attention to.
The same is true for the hurdle race that is about to begin. If Liu Xiang hadn't appeared, only a handful of people would have bought tickets to support this sport in China because there were domestic players participating.
But with the advent of Liu Xiang and the persistence of this sport to become a native of his country, men's hurdles became instantly popular in China. Liu Xiang has also become one of the top domestic sports stars. Before winning this championship, many Chinese people didn’t even know who Liu Xiang was.
"Do you think a new world record will be set in this game?" Kurk looked at Yang Dongxu with a smile.
This time, the two people did not sit in the stands. The front row of the stands was where Zhou Ya, her children, and Ran Feifei were sitting. Every woman and child had small red flags on their faces, and they were all dancing and cheering like ardent fans.
It's hard to imagine that these women were still discussing cosmetics before entering the stadium, and they probably didn't even know what game they were about to watch. Now they are all like crazy fans.
"Maybe." Yang Dongxu said with a smile.
"How about we make a bet on who will set the world record?" A man with a beard and a loose sweatshirt next to Kurk said.
That's why he didn't accompany his wife and children in the front row of the audience, but sat in the VIP box at the competition venue. It was because Kurt suddenly invited him to the VIP room and said he had a friend he wanted to introduce to him.
But the strange thing is that after entering the box, Kurt made no intention of introducing the two people to each other. Instead, they talked about other things. Yang Dongxu and the bearded man just nodded and said hello without any communication. They never thought that he would show up at this time.
"What are you betting on?" Yang Dongxu looked sideways at the man.
Although there was only a nod and no communication, Kurk did not even introduce the two parties. But he knew this man Yang Dongxu. Not only did he know him, but he was probably also very familiar with him.
Because that incident not long ago shocked the world media, and was quickly forgotten by the world media, the initiator of the case of the US FBI shooting of a Chinese businessman was the smiling and friendly guy next to him.
As a victim afterwards, although Yang Dongxu received some compensation for some reasons, he had to stop hastily. But for those who want to harm themselves, even if they can't do anything about them for a while, they still need to know who is harming them, right?
So the man named Jack in front of him came into his eyes, but he knew this existence. But the identity of this person is still unclear.
Even if Kennedy helped him find information, the background of the man in front of him was still a mystery. All that was known was that he was closely related to the American consortium, but it was impossible to determine which family he was from.
"10 million US dollars, bet on who will be the champion." Jack said with a smile.
"I will definitely bet on a player from my own country for the championship. Are you going to bet on a player from your own country?" Yang Dongxu raised his eyebrows and looked at Jack.
"Then let's bet on whether the champion can break the world record." Jack said without changing his expression.
Liu Xiang is not very famous in China yet and many people don't know him, but he has become a star in the 110-meter hurdles. For example, in today's 110-meter hurdles competition, none of the other seven competitors on the eight tracks defeated him in this year's competition.
So even though there are former Sydney 110-meter hurdles champions among these competitors, there are also other world-class 110-meter hurdles silver medalists. Liu Xiang is still the favorite to win.
Therefore, as long as Jack's brain is not convulsed, it is naturally impossible for him to be angry and pressure his own country's players to win the championship. Although the game is full of uncertainties.
The winning rate for betting on Liu Xiang to win is almost over 70%, while the winning rate for betting on an American player is less than 20%. This can be seen from the odds of international betting. The data provided by the gambling company is definitely very scientific data. How could he possibly bet on a bet that had a high chance of losing if he had no problem with his mind?
"The game is full of surprises. You proposed this bet yourself, but you don't really want to bet." Yang Dongxu looked at Jack teasingly, trying to block him with words.
"In this case, I'll bet on your country's player to win, and you can bet on something else." The expression on Jack's face did not change at all.
Obviously, this is also a guy with a thick face and a dark heart, and the interests in his eyes are greater than his own face.
"Let's just bet on whether we can break the world record, but there's no point in betting, so why don't we bet on something else." When you encounter such a shameless person, it's useless for you to block him. Because his face is bulletproof, he will not feel embarrassed at all because of facial issues.
"What do you want to bet on?" Jack looked at Yang Dongxu.
"I am preparing to purchase a batch of telecommunications technology from Nokia. I want you to shut up those troublemakers. You have won my shares in Nokia mobile phones and can sell them to you at the current market price. Anyone." Yang Dongxu said.
"All the troublemakers?" Jack frowned.
"So the troublemaker." Yang Dongxu answered in the affirmative: "It's useless if you don't make trouble, because you don't lose anything if you don't make trouble, which means you don't pay any price for losing.
Stopping those who cause trouble is the price you pay after losing. Besides, those who are causing trouble are just some vampires led by the United States. It’s just a matter of your words not to let them cause trouble. "
"This sentence will get me into a lot of trouble. You must know that the technological blockade of China in the communication field is not my decision alone." Jack leaned on the sofa and looked at Yang Dongxu.
"Nokia is not a fool. It can sell any technology for some money as long as the United States does not block it. They will never know which technology is core and will not be sold."
The meaning of this sentence is very obvious, that is, even if he wants to buy Nokia, he will not sell those high-precision technologies. The price of Jack's words is just to ensure that some troublemakers don't jump out during the transaction process of some technologies that can be bought and sold. This does not touch the bottom line of the current technical blockade established by the US government.
"That sounds fair." Jack nodded.
Although selling a large number of shares in Nokia's mobile phone business at market prices does not sound like Yang Dongxu is losing money. But the so-called market price is not the highest price.
With the current popularity of Nokia mobile phones, there are countless capitals who want to buy these shares from him at a premium. If Jack wins, even if he does not want these shares in the Nokia mobile phone business, he can earn hundreds of millions of dollars by selling them at a premium and reselling them. profit. This bet is much larger than the $1,000 he proposed before.
"What if none of the objects you bet on win?" Kurk, who was sitting in the middle, said with a smile. "Otherwise, if the objects you bet on don't win due to an accident, then each of you loses 5 million US dollars to me. If the person you bet on wins, I will lose $5 million to each of you."
"Okay." Yang Dongxu nodded.
"No problem," Jack said.
In fact, winning or losing tens of millions of dollars does not mean much to the three people. This money is a huge amount of money for ordinary people. For them, it would cost more than this to buy a slightly better manor villa.
So it doesn't matter whether Kurk wins or loses, all he has to do is just want to participate. In this way, the two guests he invited over started gambling, and he, the master, would not be too embarrassed to sit here.
"Is this world record this year's world record or the previous world record?" Jack asked.
"Of course it's a new world record. I want to bet that he can break this year's world 110-meter hurdles world record, but you won't want to. So I bet that he can run under 13 seconds, break the historical 110-meter hurdles record and create new history."
"Then I bet he can't set a new world record." Jack said very relaxedly.
Although the Chinese athlete is the favorite to win this year, the world record for the 110-meter hurdles was held by Colin Jackson in 1993. This record has been held for 11 years now.
There is no problem for Liu Xiang to win the championship. Gambling companies will not make mistakes on such a key issue, because those gambling companies that made mistakes have already closed down.
But whether he breaks the dusty world record is a 50-50 matter, and he never feels that his luck is worse than the young man in front of him.
The last time he failed was only because of the mistakes made by the pigs under his control, not because there was anything wrong with his plan. If that stupid pig hadn't fired on the spot, causing Yang Dongxu's bodyguard to counterattack in self-defense.
Even if Yang Dongxu explains clearly in court why he mobilized a large sum of money from the 911 disaster money to make his own disaster fortune, he still has a way to make the young man in front of him shed a layer of skin to escape from the prison.
But because the idiot shot on the spot, the guy in front of him directly stood on the commanding heights of self-defense and counterattack. The FBI was very passive, and the identity of those people could not withstand the pressure of public opinion, so he had to stop hastily and lost the game.
