"I like your confidence. In this case, I can give you a chance. I am going to set up a lottery company in Brazil, and you will be the person in charge of this company!"
The lottery company is one of the new sources of income that Fang Lang has found for the construction of his intelligence network. Brazil is a country that prohibits gambling, but the development history of Brazilian lottery has been more than two hundred years. However, because it has always been a private operation, it has not developed quickly.
It was not until 1969 that the Brazilian government issued a sports lottery for betting on football matches for the first time, and Brazil's lottery began to develop rapidly. In later generations, Brazil's lottery industry has developed to the point where 80% of men, women, and children in the country have purchased lottery tickets.
Elias Bianchi was stunned when he heard Fang Lang's words. As a Brazilian, it was not that he had never heard of lottery, but as a bank president, he was assigned to run the lottery business. In his opinion, This is not a promotion, but a real demotion.
This made him very puzzled. If the company really wanted to demote him, it obviously didn't need to go to such trouble and ask him to go to General Fang's office to accept the appointment. Therefore, for a while he couldn't figure out why Fang Lang asked him to do this.
However, now that he is here, he understands that he has no other choice. But he couldn't help frowning and expressed the doubts in his heart.
"Sir, I've heard of the lottery, but I don't quite understand it. This doesn't seem to be a project worthy of our Fangyuan Group's participation!"
Fang Lang understood what the other person was thinking just by looking at the expression on his face.
“The lottery I’m talking about is not the traditional lottery you remember, but a guessing lottery. The initial guessing content will be around the Brazilian Football League matches.
The betting methods can also be diverse. Lottery players can simply guess the outcome of the game based on their own judgment. You can also analyze the information you collect and guess the specific scores of both parties, or even directly guess the outcome or scores of several consecutive games.
We set different reward ratios according to the difficulty of the guessing. "
Elias Bianchi gradually became interested after hearing what Fang Lang said. He worked in a bank and was very sensitive to numbers. Fang Lang just said it casually, and he immediately realized the appeal of this project.
Of course, there are still many things that I don’t understand.
"But, do we want to sell this kind of lottery tickets at the stadium? Won't we have a lot of customers?"
"Of course not, haven't you watched TV? Now our media company under Fangyuan Group has its own TV station, and has also established its own TV factory in Brazil. In many prosperous places, TV programs are even broadcast for free.
My idea is to set up special lottery outlets across the country and put up TVs outside the outlets to broadcast live football matches for everyone. In this way, everyone can see the outcome of the game with their own eyes, and they will naturally become interested in buying lottery tickets. "
Elias Bianchi had certainly seen television sets and had one for his own home. After all, televisions are now a very popular fashionable product in Brazil, and families with some financial strength will find ways to buy one.
Many people even make installment purchases through the Brazilian Development Bank where he used to work. Other people with poor financial resources will often find opportunities to go to places where free TV is broadcast to catch up on the trend and join in the fun.
This allowed Brazil's TV audience to expand rapidly in a short period of time.
Elias Bianchi had just seen a very exciting football match on TV a few days ago. Now that he heard Fang Lang say this, he immediately had a specific impression of this project in his mind. Obviously there is no difficulty.
The most important thing now is how to ensure that this project is profitable. However, as a banker, he is obviously very proficient in mathematics. As long as the appropriate odds are set in advance, it is not easy to make a profit from this kind of sports lottery project.
"Sir, your idea is really great. I love football. I think if I have the opportunity to win with my favorite team, I will never let go of such an opportunity."
Elias Bianchi's attitude changed very quickly. When he realized the prospects of this business, he couldn't wait to get started immediately.
Fang Lang looked at the other party and smiled easily, joking that this kind of lottery is actually betting on football, right? As a market maker, it is impossible not to make money. Normally, such projects are led by the state, but now, in order to raise more funds, Fang Lang doesn't care whether he will steal food from the government. .
Even if someone in society raises objections to this, he will mobilize his political power to delay the government's nationalization of this business.
However, he also knew very well that this business could not always be controlled by private individuals, and it would definitely arouse people's jealousy. When he took complete control of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency, he would hand over the lottery company to the Brazilian Intelligence Agency for management.
By that time, even if anyone wanted to raise objections, they would not dare. Because he believes that by that time, his Brazilian Intelligence Agency will be able to master the secrets of most people in Brazil just like the FBI's Edgar Hoover. Any individual or organization that dares to make an idea about this lottery company must consider themselves. Can you afford to piss off such an institution?
"Football lottery is just a type of sports lottery. In fact, any sports event with a competitive nature can be developed into a type of sports lottery.
In the future, we can also develop lottery tickets and issue lottery tickets in the form of using lottery machines to draw winning numbers through regular live broadcasts on TV. As long as this project can be done well, the future benefits will be countless.
However, I want to make it clear to you in advance that this project is not my personal project, but an integral part of the welfare of our fleet. All the income generated by this company, in addition to maintaining the normal operation of the company, will be turned over to the Logistics Department. Finance Section.
Therefore, when you work in this company, you are not just working for me personally, but also for our fleet. If you make any omissions in your work, you will not be punished by our Fang family, but may be punished. Sent to military court, do you understand? "
Elias Bianchi was stunned by these words. He did not expect that Fang Lang would not run his own company, which was obviously very profitable, but would hand over all the income to the fleet. This made him Very incomprehensible.
But he also knew that this was not something that could be decided by him, so he could only swallow and said:
“So who do I report my work to?”
"It's still me, but I will arrange for officers from the logistics department to supervise your operations. If there is any resistance at the government level, they will be responsible for handling it."
Elias Bianchi doesn't care about this. If he doesn't have any bad intentions, he doesn't have to be afraid of this kind of supervision. What's more, the other party can help him deal with the pressure from the government level.
"Yes sir, I understand!
I think I should start work as soon as possible. "
"Very good. Where cooperation between TV stations, newspapers and radio is needed, you can go directly to the media company to find my brother Fang Tao to cooperate. I have already said hello to him.
I'm looking forward to your performance, don't let me down! "
Hearing this, Elias Bianchi quickly stood up, bowed deeply to Fang Lang and said:
"Thank you for your trust, I will never let you down."
Because it was the first time he met the other party, Fang Lang was not familiar with the other party, but in Fang Lang's opinion, it didn't matter whether he was familiar with the other party. What he wanted was the other party's working ability. As long as he could do the work he arranged well, the lottery company It is enough to get it up and running as soon as possible and provide sufficient funds to the Fleet Logistics Office.
As for the funds to establish this company, Fang Lang notified the fleet to provide part of the logistics finance, and he also provided part in his own name. Within the fleet, this company was actually jointly funded by him and the fleet.
After seeing Elias Bianchi off, a new guest came outside Fang Lang's office. This new guest was different from Elias Bianchi. He was not from the Fang family. It was an officer from the Second Section of the Logistics Department.
After the officer entered the door, he stood at attention and saluted:
"Your Excellency General, Second Lieutenant Aditya Kuhn of the Second Logistics Division is reporting to you!"
This second lieutenant officer is also a brown-skinned Brazilian mixed race. He is about 1.7 meters tall. He does not appear to be tall, but he is very strong. His military uniform is bulging out from his body. You can tell at a glance that he is a very strong guy.
After Fang Lang looked at the second lieutenant officer, he nodded and said:
"Please sit down!"
"Thank you, General!"
Second Lieutenant Aditya Kuhn was not afraid of the stage. He took a step forward and sat on the chair in front of Fang Lang.
Fang Lang looked through the other party's files and asked:
"I read your file and it says that your father was the small leader of a local gang in Rio de Janeiro and died in a gang fight. Can you tell me the specific circumstances?"
As a junior officer in the Second Section of the Logistics Department, when he received the order to meet Fang Lang, he was excited for a long time. In his opinion, this was a sign that he was about to rise to greatness, and his comrades, including his comrades, looked at him with envy. Looking at him, I wish I could take his place.
But he didn't expect that Fang Lang's first question when he saw him was not about work, but about his father who had died unexpectedly. This made him unable to react for a while, and he didn't understand what the other party meant. But he was a soldier, so he didn't dare to conceal the officer's inquiry, so he could only bite the bullet and said:
"Yes, boss! My father was an ordinary fisherman at first. By chance, he rescued a dying man who was seriously injured in the sea. Later I found out that this man was the boss of a local gang.
In order to thank my father for saving his life, this person would often take care of my father. Later, when rival gangs found out about this, people often came to harass us.
In order to seek asylum, my father joined this man's gang. Because he was a fisherman and could sail a boat, my father was assigned to manage two ships in the gang and was responsible for transportation. He gradually became a small leader and did many things. Five years later, he once went out to deliver goods and never came back. It was said that he died in a gang fight. "
Speaking of his father's death, Aditya Kun's eyes still turned red unconsciously.
"So your father is in charge of the gang's smuggling business, right?"
Fang Lang didn't care about the reason for his father's death. Since he joined a gang, this kind of thing was inevitable. As for whether Aditya Kun would avenge his father, he didn't care. What he wanted to know was the young man in front of him. Do people have the ability to complete their own plans?
Hearing Fang Lang's question, Aditya Kun's expression froze, and a hint of worry flashed in his eyes, thinking that Fang Lang would have a problem with him because of his father's identity. However, he is now a member of the Second Section of the Logistics Department and is engaged in intelligence work. He knows that this information cannot be hidden from Fang Lang.
He could only nod his head and said:
"Although my father never told me his specific job content, I guess he was in charge of their gang's smuggling business."
Fang Lang looked at Aditya Kuhn's expression and continued to ask:
"Then can you guess the specific goods they smuggled?"
It is said that smuggling in Brazil is very easy because most of Brazil's economically developed areas are concentrated in the southeastern coastal areas. Some large cargo ships transfer some contraband to offshore fishing boats far away from the coast, and then sail to the dock.
Fishing boats will bring contraband ashore through small fishing village piers. This phenomenon is very common in coastal areas.
"This...I don't know the specifics, but if the expectations are correct, it is nothing more than arms, DP, etc., and there is also a small population."
Aditya Kun did not expect that Fang Lang would ask him to guess what the specific commodities being smuggled were. He said he was asked to guess. In fact, everyone knew that there was no need to guess at such things.
In fact, Brazil has a long history of smuggling, and the longest-smuggled commodity is slaves. In the 19th century, after the Brazilian Emperor Pedro announced a ban on the slave trade, Brazil's population gap was still huge, and many slave owners were forced to Slave smuggling trade.
In later generations, Brazil's main smuggled commodities became DP and cigarettes. Many people may still understand DP, but as the world's largest tobacco exporter and second largest tobacco producer, tobacco smuggling activities actually occur. It must puzzle a lot of people.
This is mainly due to Brazil’s anti-smoking policy. Brazil’s domestic penalties for smoking in public places and sealed environments are very severe. A tobacco tax of up to 80% is levied on cigarette sales, which has led to a surge in cigarette prices. .
Therefore, many people began to smuggle cigarettes from abroad to Brazil. According to surveys, six out of every ten cigarettes on the Brazilian market were smuggled cigarettes.
Of course, in this era, Brazil has not yet implemented such a strict anti-smoking policy, and with Fang Lang's existence, Brazil may not have such a strict anti-smoking policy again in the future. After all, Fang Lang feels that blocking is worse than sparing, prohibiting public Smoking is very necessary on occasion.
But when 60% of cigarettes were banned and turned into smuggled cigarettes, the policy had changed. This policy is somewhat similar to the alcohol prohibition in American history.
Fang Lang doesn't know much about the current smuggling situation in Brazil. However, as an ocean-going crew member in his previous life, he also knows that smuggling activities cannot be completely banned. Now he wants to develop his own intelligence network. These gray smuggling industries will not only affect Brazil. It will have an impact on the economy and may also be used to transport some dangerous goods and dangerous people that threaten the security of Brazil.
Therefore, Fang Lang believes that it is necessary to investigate the smuggling network in Brazil.
(End of chapter)
