Bell was one of the reporters sent by the British BBC to Athens to cover the Olympics.
For Bell, being sent to Athens, where he can watch the exciting Olympic games, enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Aegean Sea, and receive an outing allowance, is definitely an excellent job. It is better than staying in sluggish London. Much stronger.
After a day's work, Bell returned to his residence, made himself a cup of coffee, then sat on a wicker chair on the balcony, picked up a newspaper, and began to enjoy his leisure time.
""Tourists who bought Iraq beat Portugal and won 4 million." There are always a dozen lucky people every year!" Bell saw this news in the corner of the newspaper.
"A tourist from China placed a large bet on Iraq's 4:2 victory over Portugal and received a total prize of more than 4 million euros. Oh my god, how could anyone buy Iraq's 4:2 victory over Portugal? This couldn't be a betting company. A marketing advertisement!" Bell saw a small photo attached to the newspaper, showing a Chinese man receiving a check from a gambling company.
"Hey, this Chinese guy looks familiar. I must have seen him somewhere." Bell looked at the photo carefully. Perhaps the black and white color of the newspaper affected the quality of the photo. Bell couldn't remember where he had seen this Chinese man.
Bell picked up the coffee cup, turned back to the house, opened his laptop, entered the OPAP website, and found the news there.
The photos on the computer were much clearer than those in the newspapers. Bell recognized him at a glance. This was the Chinese man he interviewed in front of the betting station a few days ago. Bell's interview had been broadcast in the UK two days ago. However, as the Olympics were approaching and various Olympic reports were emerging one after another, Bell's interview did not attract attention and was quickly buried in the news about the Olympic games.
"It turned out to be him! Damn it, what a piece of shit luck! 4 million euros, enough for him to spend a few lifetimes in China. Iraq defeated Portugal 4:2. No one with a little bit of brain would buy it. Wait a minute, isn't it? What kind of inside information did this Chinese get?" A conspiracy theory flashed through Bell's mind.
Then Bell immediately rejected his idea.
"Probably not. Even if there is inside information, it should not be known by a Chinese. It seems that this Chinese is either a spinach master, or just lucky, or it may be the magical witchcraft of the East. By the way, I remember that what I bought that day was not the match between Iraq and Portugal, but a Chinese athlete who won the 100-meter championship.”
Bell immediately opened the official website of the Athens Olympics and found the information of all athletes in the men's 100-meter track and field event.
"Haijian-Chen, this is a Chinese player. No, it wasn't that name at the time." Bell slid the page and looked down.
"Guan-Zhang, yes, that's who the Chinese bought!" Bell clicked on the name, and the athlete's basic information and photos were displayed in front of Bell.
"What! This... this is... this is the bettor himself! Then he bought himself to win the championship before! God, it's crazy! What an idiot!" Bell exclaimed.
But then, Bell discovered that this was definitely a very gimmicky news. A competitor who had no chance of winning a medal spent tens of thousands of euros betting on himself to win the Olympic championship. This was definitely full of topicality. It is as surprising as Mongolia suddenly spending 10 billion to build an aircraft carrier. What's more important is that this player is Chinese. According to the BBC's tendency to criticize China, Bell can make full use of it in the article to create highlights and attract the attention of the audience.
As for Zhang Guan's purchase of Iraq's 4:2 victory over Portugal, Bale has long forgotten about it. There are several cases of such unpopular purchases and big prizes in Europe every year. This can only show that people are unlucky, but But it's not impossible. It's like a gold prospector finding gold in an abandoned gold mine.
Which of these two news headlines is more attractive: "Gold diggers find gold in abandoned gold mine" or "Mongolia spends 10 billion to build aircraft carrier"? Apparently it's the latter. Everyone knows that Mongolia has no sea at all. Which one is more gimmicky: "A certain Olympic athlete bets on an unlikely win" or "A Chinese athlete bets heavily on himself to win the Olympic 100-meter championship"? Apparently it's the latter. Because the whole world believes that it is impossible for the Chinese to win the Olympic 100-meter championship.
At this time, Bell forgot about enjoying his leisure time. Instead, he sat at the computer and began to think about writing an earth-shattering report.
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Flageskus is an accountant whose accounting firm has long served OPAP.
Today, OPAP introduced a business to the accounting firm. A tourist had just made a huge sum of 4 million euros through gambling. He needed to transfer this huge sum of money out of Athens and pay as little handling fees as possible. Today is the day that Flageskus and the tourist agreed to meet.
To Flegaskes' surprise, the tourist's agreed-upon location was not in the center of Athens, but in a cafe in the open area of the Olympic Village.
"What a lucky guy. If I'm not wrong, this lucky guy should be him!" Flegasus thought as he walked into the cafe and asked the waiter: "I have an appointment. Excuse me." Where is table 5?”
"It's over there." The waiter pointed in a direction, and Flagex turned his head and saw a face he had seen before.
"Sure enough, it's that Oriental." Flegaskes walked over and said, "Hello, sir, I didn't expect that we meet again. My name is Wallis Flegaskes, and I am an accountant."
"Yeah, I didn't expect that we would meet again so soon." Zhang Guan asked the other party to sit down.
Flagesquez was the middle-aged man in a khaki suit who analyzed to Zhang Guan how powerful Portugal was at the betting station. Therefore, when Flagesquez learned that someone had bought Iraq 4:2 Portugal, the first thing that came to his mind was the Oriental he saw in the betting station.
Flagex ordered a cup of coffee and then said: "I didn't expect that I witnessed a miracle at the betting station that day! I also tried to stop you from betting on Iraq, but luckily you didn't listen to me."
"I have always been very optimistic about Iraq. I think they have hope of entering the semi-finals." Zhang Guan said.
"The semi-finals? I trust your judgment. I will definitely bet on Iraq entering the semi-finals soon." Flagesquez said.
"It's just that the odds of Iraq are much lower now." Zhang Guan said with a smile.
Since Iraq defeated Portugal, the betting company immediately changed the odds. Some people even analyzed that Iraq may win the championship. Now betting on Iraq, the odds are not as high as the previous few days.
Then, the two got down to business.
Zhang Guan was the first to speak: "Mr. Flagescus, I want to transfer this bonus back to China. You know that I am a Chinese, and I still have to spend the money back in China. But I don't know how to do it. , so I need your help.”
"Mr. Zhang, thank you very much for your trust. We have many ways to transfer your money to China." Flagex lowered his voice and continued: "Of course, there are also some special methods."
Zhang Guan knew that the so-called "special method" by Flageskus was most likely related to money laundering by underground banks, so Zhang Guan immediately shook his head: "I need legal means, even if it costs more procedures." fee."
"Okay, sir, we also have many legal ways." Flageskus continued: "The first is directly through international electronic remittance, which can be remitted to any bank in your country that has foreign exchange business. However, you need to pay Large handling fees. In addition, due to historical reasons, NATO is very strict in reviewing large sums of funds directly remitted to Russia and China. And as far as I know, there are restrictions on the settlement of foreign exchange by its citizens when returning to the country. Sometimes you may encounter It’s troublesome, so I don’t recommend you take this procedure.”
Zhang Guan nodded: "You are right. Our country has no restrictions on the amount of overseas remittances and inward remittances, but there are restrictions on the settlement of foreign exchange. The limit is equivalent to 50,000 U.S. dollars per person per year."
"In addition, there is a second method, which is to bring money to your country by trade through a foreign trade company. We can find a suitable trading company for you, but this method is more complicated. You know foreign trade The settlement cycle will be relatively long, and if the exchange rate changes, you may suffer losses, which may even exceed your normal remittance fees." After finishing speaking, Flagesquez took a sip of coffee and saw Zhang Guan He continued without asking any questions.
"The third method is through the UK. First remit the funds from Greece to the UK. Since the UK and Greece are both EU countries, there is no problem with cross-border remittances; then transfer the money to Hong Kong through a multinational financial company, you know Due to historical reasons, there are very few financial restrictions between the UK and Hong Kong, and there are many companies in the UK doing this business. Finally, you need to open an account in Hong Kong and transfer money to your account. Hong Kong is the financial center of Asia, and there are very few restrictions on the settlement of funds. This method is fast, convenient, safe, less expensive, and can avoid a lot of trouble. I strongly recommend that you choose this option."
"Okay, let's choose the third method, but I hope you can wait a little before proceeding." Zhang Guan immediately replied.
"Why?" Flagex asked.
"Don't forget that I also bought the Iraqi team to enter the semi-finals. Maybe in a few days, I will get another big bonus." Zhang Guan said with a smile on his face.
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