Chapter 88: It Seems One Must Still Follow the Rules

Wang Chuan sighed, "The match is over; come to my private room."

"Brother Chuan, who did you bet on to win?"

Xiao Rongyue, do you not understand the meaning of my question?

Wang Chuan replied, "I bet on the team that will win."

A brilliant smile instantly spread across Xiao Rongyue's face: "Portugal! I'm the same as Brother Chuan."

Wang Chuan was too lazy to reply again; he walked into the private room, saw Zhang Yang and the other two already resting with their eyes closed, touched his own temples, and prepared to rest for ten minutes until the match began.

Having just placed the bets, there was actually no cash flow; Cao Te had simply recorded it in his notebook.

Wang Chuan had asked Cao Te, "Aren't you afraid some people will renege on their debts?"

Cao Te said, "We let guests bet a maximum of ten thousand. People who come to the Bar can afford ten thousand yuan at home; if we have to come to their door to collect the debt later, it will be very uncomfortable for them."

Mainly, it gives guests of the Bar an extra channel to vent their emotions. Those who truly bet huge amounts, over ten thousand, have other avenues.

He hadn't even closed his eyes for a minute when, creak, the private room door was pushed open.

Cao Te said softly, "General Manager Wang, there's something; let's go to the Office to discuss it."

Wang Chuan followed Cao Te into the General Manager's Office. "What is it? We still have to watch the match later."

"Tonight, our Bar's betting is not being accepted by the Hong Kong side."

"What's the situation?" Wang Chuan asked, puzzled.

Cao Te said with a helpless expression, "Originally, the betting line in Hong Kong was monopolized today by several groups in Mingzhou."

"What does that mean? Which groups are they?"

"Does that mean anyone in Mingzhou wanting to bet can only bet with them? We don't know exactly which gang it is right now?"

Cao Te then spoke in a consultative tone: "I will explain clearly to each betting guest one by one later."

Wang Chuan thought, "Great, sixty-five thousand is gone."

He calculated: Zhang Yang five thousand, Wu Qinghua one thousand, Sun Ying and the other person two thousand, Lu Na and Wang Jia two thousand combined, Pei Nanli five hundred, and himself and Xin Chanxi ten thousand.

A total of 20,500 yuan, with a net profit of 112,750 yuan; this was a significant amount.

He had originally wanted to lead his friends to prosperity together, but the campaign failed before it even began.

It seems one must still follow the rules; next time, when pooling funds to buy stocks, he would include them.

Wang Chuan's eyes flashed, and he asked again, "How many people bet in total for the opening match, and what was the distribution?"

"Not many people. If we count your private room as one person, General Manager, there are forty-one in total. Except for you and Tang Ao, who bet on Greece to win, the other thirty-nine bet on Portugal to win or a draw. The betting amount for these thirty-nine people was roughly three hundred thousand."

"Tang Ao bet on Greece, Portugal, and the draw simultaneously?" Wang Chuan asked.

Cao Te nodded.

Wang Chuan said slowly, "Later, don't say betting is impossible; just say it's a grand opening promotion for the Bar. The Bar will advance the betting money."

Hearing "advance," Cao Te looked puzzled; what kind of tactic was this?

Wang Chuan continued, "There are conditions. The condition is that anyone whose bet is advanced must spend an amount equal to the bet in the Bar within one month. If it falls short, they must make up the difference."

"After the first month is completed, if spending in the second month reaches the bet amount, then if spending in the third month exceeds one thousand yuan, they can receive a cashback of 20% of the second month's spending."

Wang Chuan gave another example: "For instance, if someone bets ten thousand, and they lose, they don't have to pay the ten thousand, but they must spend ten thousand in the Bar within one month."

"If they spend twelve thousand, the extra two thousand can get a twenty-percent discount. If they spend another ten thousand in the second month, and spending in the third month exceeds one thousand yuan, they immediately receive a 2,000 yuan cashback for the second month."

Cao Te listened carefully. If he went directly to the guests and said the bets were invalid,

the guests would think the Bar was trash, had no channels, and no connections whatsoever.

Even if they didn't have to pay the losing bet amount, they wouldn't feel particularly happy.

But if the Bar paid the losing bet amount for them, and they only had to spend money in the Bar,

with discounts and cashbacks, the guests would feel very happy.

This way, in the first two months after the Bar opened, there was a very high probability of thirty thousand yuan in monthly revenue.

"Brilliant!" Cao Te said. "General Manager Wang, your thinking is truly brilliant."

Cao Te hadn't expected that Wang Chuan, besides wielding a scalpel, was also highly skilled in marketing methods.

Suddenly, a thought occurred to him: "General Manager Wang, then Greece must win."

Wang Chuan's gaze was calm as he said, "The guests have already spent three hundred thousand buying Portugal. Even if Portugal wins, the Bar only pays a cost of thirty thousand. If Greece wins, the guests will very likely continue spending for three months, creating a long-term cash flow."

"Also, before the New Year, I had my fortune told, which said I would achieve great things today and have extremely good luck. Greece winning should be a done deal."

Seeing Wang Chuan so confident, Cao Te almost thought Wang Chuan had returned from the future. He asked cautiously, "If Greece really wins, then you won't collect the money; that's a bit of a loss. I share some responsibility for this."

"It's fine. I will negotiate a solution with Manager Lin regarding this matter. As for the people in my private room, I will explain it to them."

Having finished speaking, Wang Chuan walked to the computer, rapidly typed out a spending agreement with a clatter of keys, and printed it on a single sheet of paper.

"Before the match starts now, hurry and have them sign it."

Cao Te glanced at it; the entire agreement contained no illegal terms like 'betting' or 'match-fixing.' He was internally quite shocked; was this Wang Chuan still a lawyer?

A smile appeared on his face, and he kept saying, "Understood, understood."

Wang Chuan returned to the private room and told Li Wei, Zhang Yang, and Wu Qinghua that the betting was cancelled due to circumstances and asked them to keep it confidential.

"Next time, if there are good stock opportunities, I will call you again. After all, betting on matches is considered illegal."

"It doesn't matter; we were originally supporting you."

"Brother Chuan, I am even more strongly supporting you! If you lose ten thousand, I can make up the difference for you." Li Wei patted Wang Chuan's shoulder.

Wang Chuan gave him a disdainful look. "Li Wei, please go back to elementary school and relearn multiplication, will you? If I lose ten thousand and you win, you can only earn one thousand from ten thousand. How can you compensate for my loss? The odds are different."

Zhang Yang and Wu Qinghua were amused and laughed.

"Never mind, let's watch the match, let's watch the match, it's starting!" Li Wei quickly switched the TV to CCTV-5.

In the end, Greece defeated Portugal 2:1 in a stunning upset.

As the result came out, Wu Qinghua sighed, "Oh, Wang Chuan, you are truly divine. It's just a bit of a pity."

Li Wei was extremely excited, letting out a string of loud laughter: "Damn, I didn't lose ten thousand! Not losing is winning!"

"Brother Chuan." Xiao Rongyue, looking utterly dejected, pushed the door open and found Wang Chuan smiling at him.

"Xiao Rongyue, why are you at the Bar?" Li Wei was also shocked.

"Brother Chuan, didn't you buy Portugal? How can you still be smiling?" Xiao Rongyue's eyes widened in disbelief.

Li Wei pointed at Wang Chuan: "Xiao Rongyue, I'm the one who bought Portugal; Brother Chuan bought Greece? ~~"

Xiao Rongyue froze for a moment, recalling that Wang Chuan hadn't said he bought Portugal, but rather, "I bought the team that will win." "Brother Chuan, just now, why didn't you make it clear?"

"No, at most you only lost ten thousand? Young Master Xiao, do you lack that kind of money?"

Wang Chuan raised his voice: "Young Master Xiao, the amount wagered against Tang Ao is one hundred thousand."

"One hundred thousand, yes, one hundred thousand. I wagered with Brother Wang that Portugal would win; I wagered with Young Master Xiao that Greece would win." Tang Ao walked in with a delighted expression.

Still standing before Xiao Rongyue, he said bluntly and clearly: "I owe Brother Wang one hundred thousand; please, Young Master Xiao, pay it for me."

"Ah~~ Brother Chuan, after all that back and forth, you are my creditor again."

"Yes, now I am your creditor!"