Chapter 716 World Cup

"Mr. Sun, I didn't expect you to be so young!" Ken-Louis was very surprised when he saw Shen Long. Before that, he made many guesses, but these guesses were shattered the first time he saw Shen Long.

"Mr. Louis, thank you very much for bringing my work to the United States." Especially for bringing me such a huge profit, with this money, many things can be advanced.

"No, I should thank you for writing such a wonderful story. It is my honor to translate your work to American readers." Ken said sincerely, "According to the information I have received, there are already many American science fiction authors. Planning to write a steampunk-themed science fiction novel, you have opened up a new world for science fiction literature."

Although the influence of steampunk is still not comparable to that of Cthulhu and Dungeons and Dragons, this will never be a literary genre with only one work, and there are still rich resources for writers to tap.

"By the way, which way do you want to accept this manuscript fee? Should I exchange it into RMB or foreign exchange certificates for you, or I will directly help you buy some commodities? According to the ratio, you can get nearly 10,000 U.S. dollars in manuscript fees. That’s enough for you to buy a lot of goods.” Ken asked, and he felt that the latter method might be more acceptable to Shen Long, since almost all Chinese people are yearning for foreign goods, especially electrical appliances.

"Actually, I don't want to get the manuscript fee so early, Mr. Louis, can you do me a favor?" Ten thousand dollars is an astronomical figure in the eyes of ordinary people, but it is not enough for Shen Long.

"Just call me Ken." Ken emphasized again, "Please tell me, I am willing to help you, as long as you can come up with the next work as soon as possible."

"I want to use this manuscript fee to make a small investment. Now the World Cup football match will start in Spain soon. It would be great if you can help me use this manuscript fee to make bets." Now it is six At the beginning of the month, and the World Cup will start in mid-June, Shen Long will not miss such an easy opportunity to make money. There is no way to participate in gambling in China, but the United States can.

Ah, a large portion of the American sports betting industry is in the hands of the Gambino family, which reminds Long Shen of his days in the world of The Godfather.

"World Cup football?" Ken looked confused. If you want to talk about rugby or baseball, he knows a little bit. Like most Americans, he is not interested in football.

"Yes, I plan to bet on Italy to win the championship and Rossi of the Italian team to be the top scorer." The odds of these two bets are not low. Brazil of Ke, Socrates, Falcao, Germany where Rummenigge is, France where Platini is, and Italy are the seeded teams, but they are not the most popular candidates for the championship.

As for Rossi's position in the top scorer odds list, it is even further behind. You must know that he has been suspended for two years before participating in the World Cup. The suspension was just lifted at the end of April this year. How can he be in such a situation? Will bookmakers see him as a favorite for the Golden Boot?

Rummenigge, Falcao, Boniek, Zico and other talents are the objects of attention. According to the information obtained by Shen Long, Rossi's odds are very high.

The combined odds of these two bets have reached dozens of times. As long as the bets are made in time, the ten thousand dollars can turn into hundreds of thousands within a month.

"You can choose to bet with me, or I'll give you 10% of the reward." Shen Long gave Ken two choices. For Americans, there is nothing that can drive them to contribute more than profit.

"I don't know what the World Cup is,

I don't know whether your two bets are reasonable, but since you have asked, I will try to help you. It is not a troublesome thing for Vitor to help you bet in the United States. Ken shrugged and said, "Actually, I got my translation fee because of your work, and I am a little ashamed to take it, so I will bet with you." "

Shen Long made a lot of revisions to his translation, and Ken felt that the translation fee was a bit ashamed, and he really didn't understand football, otherwise he would definitely not choose to bet with Shen Long.

"You made a wise decision." Shen Long said with a smile, the income from following the bet is much more than the 10% reward, he can earn hundreds of thousands of dollars, and he can get hundreds of thousands of dollars if he wants to say less.

The two drank coffee and chatted for a while, then Ken went back to work, and Shen Long went to live with Chen Kaige. Now the post-production of "Yellow Earth" has almost been completed, and it will be released soon, and Chen Kaige still wants to Taking this work to a foreign country to participate in the awards, the two of them are chatting about going abroad with great interest.

"Shaoping, you can go out with us before that time, maybe you can get back the script award." Chen Kaige said.

"I'll forget it, the protagonists this time are you two." "Yellow Earth" has won many Best Director and Best Cinematography awards, but it really hasn't won a script award, and Shen Long didn't bother to go all the way.

"People are trying to go abroad, but you are lucky. The opportunity is in front of you and you are not tempted at all." Both of them were a little surprised. Seeing Shen Long's firm attitude, they didn't insist, but talked about another thing, "Pass In two days, I will take you to meet Director Wu Tianming to talk about the script of "Old Well", oh, yes, Director Wu seems to want Yimou to be the leading actor."

Shen Long's visit to the capital this time is not only to get the manuscript fee, but also plans to settle the matter of several movies by the way; speaking of Lao Mouzi, he is a cross-border talent.

Originally graduated from a major in the Department of Photography, he has won many best photography awards. He also won the Golden Rooster Award, Hundred Flowers Award, and Best Actor at the Tokyo Film Festival when he became an actor. Needless to say.

Two days later, Ken found Shen Long again, "Mr. Sun, I asked my friends in China. The odds of Italy and Rossi are very high, and many professional media are not optimistic about them. This is not a good thing, maybe Can you think about it again?"

High odds mean high risk. Ken wants to persuade Shen Long to give up this bet, or to bet on other teams and players instead.

"No, I've already made up my mind, and I still stick to my decision." Shen Long said, "Just bet on Italy and Rossi. If you want to change your mind, I can still give you a 10% commission."

"Okay, then I still want a 10% commission." Ken gave up the option of making a fortune, and the remuneration he could get would be greatly reduced.