Paris France.
Pierrette, the editor of the Paris Journal, is preparing to write a prediction and analysis about the 100-meter flying competition in the Olympic Games.
For sports reporters, in addition to their own analysis, there is another important way to predict the results of the game, and that is the odds offered by major betting companies. No matter how powerful a sports reporter is, he only has one head. However, betting companies maintain a group of professional intelligence personnel and data analysts, and also have professional computer systems to calculate odds, so betting companies’ odds can intuitively reflect the game. prediction of results.
The professional predictions of many so-called senior sports reporters are based on the odds of betting companies. They make a set of detailed prediction analysis based on the odds set by betting companies. This kind of reverse analysis is always much easier than the forward analysis.
"I remember that a Chinese entered the semi-finals. It's incredible. It's unimaginable that a yellow man can compete with a black man!" Pierrette thought as he clicked the mouse gently.
"Let me see the winning odds set by the betting company for the 100-meter flying contest. The one with the highest odds is..." Pierrette's eyes widened suddenly and he shouted in disbelief: "Guan-Zhang? That Chinese?" !”
The computer screen showed that Zhang Guan's winning odds were 2 to 1, the following defending champion Maurice Green was 2.5 to 1, and the odds of others such as Gatlin, Crawford, and Powell were all 1 to 1. The payout ranges from 2.50 to 3.50. If we look at this odds, the betting company is obviously most optimistic about Zhang Guan winning the championship.
Pierrette's first reaction was that the betting company had made an own goal. Although a Chinese had performed very well in previous games and looked like a dark horse, how could he become the favorite to win the championship? Pierrette immediately entered the website of a British gambling company, and after checking the odds, he found that Zhang Guan's winning odds were still 1 to 2, ranking first among all athletes.
"Oh my god? What's going on? Are all the betting companies optimistic about the Chinese winning the 100-meter championship?" Pierrette was surprised, but immediately realized that this was a good news point.
A country whose track and field sprinting ability is at the bottom of the world, and a Chinese athlete who was never optimistic before the competition, was actually regarded by the betting company as the biggest favorite to win the 100-meter dash. What about Maurice Green, Justin Gatlin, Asa? Fa-Powell and so on, the odds are higher than those of Zhang Guan! This is simply a plot where a scumbag from the bottom of society suddenly becomes rich and handsome overnight! Exciting enough, bloody enough! The key is to have enough selling points!
Pierrette immediately deleted the original title and typed another title: "Chinese athletes compete in the 100-meter trapeze with the favorite to win the championship!" 》
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Almost no one from the U.S. Olympic team lives in the Olympic Village. Although the prices of star-rated hotels in Athens during the Olympics are very high, they are nothing to Americans with deep pockets. For example, the American basketball team is composed of NBA superstars with annual salaries of ten to twenty million US dollars. Naturally, they have to stay in the most luxurious hotels to show their status.
The U.S. track and field team also doesn't have to be crowded in the Olympic Village. Track and field has always been a major gold medal event in the United States, and the U.S. track and field team also has the world's top sponsors, so the U.S. track and field team is not short of money. Since you have money, you naturally want to stay in star hotels and enjoy the best services.
At this moment, Maurice Green was in the hotel restaurant. He occupied a table alone and enjoyed the most first-class lunch in Athens. At a table not far away from him was his teammate Justin Gatlin. Gatlin obviously couldn't stand Green's stinky personality and didn't want to eat at the same table with Green.
Sean Crawford came from a distance, holding a newspaper in his hand. When Gatlin saw Crawford, he immediately waved to him and motioned for Crawford to sit over, but Crawford smiled at Gatlin, shook his head slightly, and then walked to Green's desk. .
"Why did Sean get involved with Morris? Morris will most likely make a fuss about yesterday's loss to the Chinese!" Gatlin secretly worried about Crawford.
"Sean, you have to eat a lot today, otherwise you will lose to the Chinese again! Hahaha..." Green did not forget to ridicule Crawford during breakfast.
"You still have the heart to laugh!" Crawford threw the newspaper in his hand to Green.
"What is this?" Green asked impatiently.
"Take a look for yourself. The second edition of the Olympic special edition." After Crawford finished speaking, he turned around and left, joining Gatlin at the same table.
Green reluctantly picked up the newspaper and turned to the second page of the Olympics section. A headline instantly attracted Green's attention.
"The Chinese are the favorites to win the 100-meter championship!" An angry expression suddenly appeared on Green's face, and what followed seemed to add fuel to the fire.
"F%@%@%@%@!" A series of American curses spewed out of Green's mouth: "What are these spinach companies doing? I am the favorite to win the 100-meter championship. When will it be a Chinese's turn! They Are they all blind? Or are their brains blocked by shit! These bullshit newspapers! No, it’s a bullshit spinach company... "
Gatlin looked at Green in confusion, and quietly asked Crawford on the opposite side: "What did you show him?"
"It's just the odds of some betting companies." Crawford whispered: "The major betting companies in Europe have quietly changed their odds yesterday. Currently, the Chinese has the lowest odds of winning the 100-meter dash. That is to say The Chinese have become the number one favorite to win the 100-meter championship in the eyes of the spinach company!”
Gatlin instantly understood that Crawford was looking for an opportunity to retaliate against Green. According to Maurice Green's stinky and impulsive character, he would definitely be furious when he sees this kind of news.
According to the competition schedule, the Olympic 100-meter sprint event, the semi-finals and the final are only more than two hours apart. If it is just a normal-intensity competition, the two-hour interval between the two competitions will have almost no impact, but when it comes to the intensity of the competition A very high-level competition, two hours, is obviously not enough for athletes to recover their physical strength.
The three athletes from the United States said that their goal is to win the championship, so they all seek to preserve their physical strength as much as possible in the semi-finals, and then explode with all their strength in the final two hours later!
The next semi-finals are divided into two groups. Gatlin and Crawford are both in Group A, but Green is in Group B. In the same group as Green is Zhang Guan!
Green is an extremely conceited person, he has a very strong self-esteem, so when he knows that Zhang Guan has become the favorite to win the 100-meter championship, he will definitely fight Zhang Guan to the death in the 100-meter semi-finals tonight. He will use this This way tells the world who is the favorite to win the championship, and he wants to defend his face. And once Green really does this, regardless of whether he can defeat Zhang Guan in the semifinals, he will definitely consume more energy and will directly affect his performance in the finals.
Although Green, Gatlin and Crawford are teammates, they are also competitors. The three Americans came to the Olympics for the gold medal. In fact, these three are also the three most powerful and most likely to win the championship. If the most powerful Green is consumed in the semifinals, If there are too many, the biggest beneficiaries are undoubtedly Gatlin and Crawford.
Gatlin understood Crawford's intention, but Gatlin was not a gentleman. Since it was beneficial to him, why bother to point it out? Gatlin and Crawford looked at each other and smiled. Although they did not communicate verbally, they had already formed a tacit understanding.
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In the restaurant of the Olympic Village, Director Guo was sitting near the door with a serious look on his face, while Director Liu was sitting next to him, staring closely at every Chinese athlete entering and exiting the restaurant.
"Director Guo, people from the track and field team are here!" Officer Liu suddenly said. Then I saw several athletes and coaches headed by Coach Sun from the hurdles event walking into the restaurant with tired faces. They had just completed their daily training.
"Great, we finally waited for them." Director Guo lowered his head and confirmed the document in his hand again, with a proud smile on his face.
The title of the document is "Decision on the Punishment of Comrade Zhang Guan for Violating Discipline". On a thin piece of official paper, the red official seal is very conspicuous.
Director Guo is not a high-ranking official. He does not have that much power to directly punish an athlete, but he can write a report that distorts the facts and exaggerates, and then attaches a punishment recommendation and submits it to his superiors. Naturally, the superiors do not have time to personally investigate this kind of thing, so in all likelihood, they will decide the punishment of the athletes based on Director Guo's report.
As for the report's distortion of facts and exaggeration, Director Guo is not worried. Anyway, after returning to Beijing, the Olympic delegation was disbanded. According to the unspoken rules of domestic affairs, such as transfer, promotion, group dissolution or retirement, even if It was a wrong decision, and I will no longer hold myself accountable.
The facts were as expected by Director Guo. A few days after the report was reported, the superiors gave instructions and gave Zhang Guan a demerit penalty in accordance with Director Guo's suggestion. However, he did not agree with Director Guo's suggestion of a ban. After all, once he was banned, the nature of the ban would be It's worse, and the matter is more serious. It's still during the Olympic Games, so it is definitely inappropriate to suspend athletes.
After Director Guo got the penalty decision, he immediately became elated. He couldn't wait to run to Zhang Guan and read out the penalty decision in person. He wanted to see Zhang Guan's expression after he was punished. He wanted to Zhang Guan knows the consequences of contradicting himself!
As the time to retreat to the second line gradually approaches, Director Guo cherishes the power in his hands more and more, so he wants to show his authority.
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