As he spoke, Flagex took out a document from his briefcase, opened it and handed it to Zhang Guan. He pointed at one of the company logos and said: "Look, this is the same. It seems that this is the same company." .”
"What is this?" Zhang Guan asked, pointing to the document.
"This is provided to me by Hong Kong." Flageskus continued: "According to the previously set plan, funds will enter Hong Kong from the United Kingdom, but if you want to enter the mainland from Hong Kong in your country, it will require some complicated procedures. As far as I know, your country has strict controls on the exchange and circulation of foreign exchange, so Hong Kong suggested to me that if the amount of funds is large, the best way is to conduct agency operations through mainland companies. , it is said that certain companies can provide legal channels for the inflow of foreign capital, and can save time and economic costs in the mainland. This document is the list and company profile of mainland companies recommended to me by Hong Kong that can carry out such operations. .”
As he spoke, Flagex pointed to the company logo of Yiming Consulting, and then said: "Look, this company is obviously the same company as the business card in your hand. They have the same company logo, and even the company name is the same." Same."
"But this business card shows that this is a consulting company! Can they engage in financial business?" Zhang Guan asked.
"The business scope of consulting companies is inherently broad, and even if consulting companies do not have financial business qualifications, they can still use third parties to complete customer requirements. I don't know the situation in your country, but in Europe, large consulting companies The relationship between government and business is comparable to that of some multinational groups, and even some multinational groups need consulting companies to conduct policy public relations or product research," Flagesquez explained.
"It seems that this Yiming Consulting Company is quite extraordinary." Zhang Guan put the business card away and followed Flagex to a nearby restaurant.
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Olympic Athletes' Committee.
"We have just received a report from the US team. The content of the report is that Zhang Guan, the Olympic champion in the men's 100-meter dash, is suspected of using spinach to illegally make profits of more than 10 million euros." Executive Vice Chairman Nicholas looked at it. The people present continued: "Now let's discuss whether to accept this report."
Everyone here was excited, especially the big case worth 10 million euros. The protagonist was Zhang Guan, who had just broken the world record and won the championship. It would definitely attract everyone's attention. One of them immediately asked: "Mr. Vice Chairman, can you explain in detail?"
"The thing is, Zhang Guan spent nearly 100,000 euros to buy a lottery ticket before the track and field competition started, or before the official start of the Olympic Games, and he actually won the lottery. As a result, he made a profit of more than 10 million euros. ." Nicholas looked at everyone and then said: "I think everyone must be curious about his bet! I can tell everyone that he spent all the money to buy himself and win the Olympic championship, and that At that time, the odds were extremely high, above 1:100. Then he really won, won the game, and also won money. Calculated based on the amount of his purchase and the odds, his profit must have exceeded 10 million euros. of."
"Well..." After a short silence, everyone suddenly began to discuss in a low voice.
The Olympic Organizing Committee has no clear regulations on whether athletes can participate in spinach. Among other sports in the world, such as the Premier League, there are clear regulations that do not allow Premier League athletes to purchase betting tickets related to the Premier League.
"Mr. Vice President, our Olympic Organizing Committee has not clearly stipulated that athletes cannot participate in gambling activities. So according to the rules, this is not a violation. I don't know what the specific accusations of the US team are?" a committee member asked. .
"Deliberately manipulating the results of the game is against the spirit of sportsmanship and sportsmanship." Nicholas said.
In fact, the US team was planning to add an illegal profit-making clause at the beginning, but it is legal to place bets in regular betting companies, and the US also has its own betting companies, so if the US team really dares to make such accusations, it will offend the betting companies around the world. .
After hearing these accusations, a committee member said: "I think it is ridiculous to deliberately manipulate the results of the game. If an athlete loses the game, there is the possibility of deliberately manipulating the results of the game, but I have never I’ve heard of athletes winning games on purpose! As an athlete, shouldn’t you want to win the game? Doesn’t winning the game also require intentionality?”
This committee member is an athlete and is obviously very dissatisfied with this accusation of "deliberately manipulating the results of the game", so he made "deliberately" very clear.
"It is theoretically possible for the competition champion to deliberately manipulate the results of the competition, as long as he bribes other participating athletes to lose to him." Another person said.
"Then he needs to bribe 79 players." Someone next to him said immediately.
"No, no, no, I just need to bribe the players in the same group as him." The man immediately retorted.
"The 100-meter dash is a two-race event in one day. We don't know who will advance until the end of the first race. He can't predict the next group of contestants in advance." A committee member continued: "And don't forget his results. He He advanced to the semi-finals with the first overall score, then advanced to the semi-finals with the first overall score, and then entered the finals with the first overall score. More importantly, he won the championship by breaking the world record. He still needs to spend money to overcome the difficulty. There are several world record holders, let them run slower and not break the world record first? A world record can prove that his championship is well-deserved."
Immediately, a committee member expressed his opinion: "If we determine that the winner is manipulating the game, then do we also believe that all previous Olympic champions are manipulating the game? This is obviously illogical."
Several other committee members also agreed, and Vice Chairman Nicholas also said: "In this case, we have a consensus on the manipulation of the game. Next is the accusation of violating the spirit of sportsmanship and sportsmanship."
"Our Olympic spirit is mutual understanding, long-term friendship, solidarity and fair competition." The member who just spoke shrugged and continued: "I don't see Zhang Guan violating our Olympic sports spirit."
"We usually judge athletes' violations of sports ethics mainly reflected in the use of doping, false reporting of age, and falsification in competitions. At present, Zhang Guan passed the drug test; although we cannot prove Zhang Guan's true age, the Olympics is not the Youth Games and cannot be There is an issue of overage. Qualification for the 100-meter dash is based on meeting the standard results rather than age. This does not affect sportsmanship. As for cheating in the competition, I just said that he won the championship in a record-breaking manner, which is enough to prove Zhang Guan's achievements. Authenticity,” said the committee member who spoke not long ago.
"But he bet on his own game!"
"So what, what he bought is that he will win. As an athlete, isn't it right to think that you can win before the game? Do we want to encourage athletes to think that they will lose before the game? And it's formal Gambling is legal, and we have no rules prohibiting athletes from participating in gambling activities."
"Our European spinach has a history of a hundred years, and hundreds of thousands of athletes compete in Europe every year. I am sure that other athletes have bought themselves to win before, so buying yourself to win cannot be regarded as the basis for punishment. The key to the particularity of this case is that the amount of profit he made was really too big. He was willing to place a heavy bet of 100,000 euros on himself. He must have believed that he could win the championship before the game, so I think this is a once-in-a-lifetime event. Premeditated profit." Someone immediately expressed different opinions.
"That's right. I also think that Zhang Guan's spinach purchase was premeditated. But as you said, the prerequisite for such premeditated profit is that Zhang Guan believes that he can win the Olympic Games. Then what happens? Back to the starting point, should athletes think that they can win the championship before the game?" Someone immediately said.
"Gentlemen, I don't think we need to think about this matter so complicated. Gambling is legal in Europe, so it is also legal to profit from gambling, so we don't need to discuss this way of profit; every athlete wants to Winning, so buying yourself to win cannot be considered a fault. Now we only need to determine one thing. Is it the right behavior for athletes to win the championship for the purpose of profit?" Nicholas pointed out the key point of the problem.
"Athletes win games for profit?"
No one answered at the scene. This question seemed quite dialectical, and everyone seemed to be lost in thinking.
Almost a minute later, someone suddenly said: "There should be a prize in the competition!"
At this moment, the problem is no longer dialectical, and the problem is easily solved.
There are bonuses in competitions. No matter what sport it is, as long as the bonuses are high enough, there will be many people vying to participate. Aren’t these athletes going there just for the money? There may be some people who will say that I am participating for honor, but I believe that after winning the championship, he will happily put the competition prize money into his pocket.
In addition to competition bonuses, winning the championship may also get some other rewards. For example, for Olympic champions, governments of various countries will give corresponding rewards, some entrepreneurs will also give corresponding rewards, and local governments will also give corresponding rewards. These are all This is in addition to the competition prize money.
In addition, athletes' sponsors will also give athletes additional championship rewards. Sometimes they will even be stipulated directly in the contract, such as how much money they will get for entering a certain event, how much money they will get for advancing to a certain level, and how much money they will get for winning a certain championship. , how much does it cost to break a certain record, etc. These can only be obtained after athletes achieve certain results or even win the championship. This can also be regarded as winning the game for profit.
In addition, there are also bounty bonuses, which are also common, and are usually promised before the game. For example, a rich man can promise an athlete before the game that as long as you win the Olympic championship, I will award you 10 million, and then the athlete will fight hard for the 10 million and win the championship. This can also be seen as a profit. Win the game.
From this perspective, Zhang Guan's behavior is similar to this kind of reward, but the method is different. Rich people give promises to athletes before the game, and Zhang Guan is equivalent to buying a promise with his own money.
Winning games will bring you money, and there is nothing wrong with athletes winning games for money.
"If I remember correctly, the second place in the 100-meter dash should be an American! The American team came to report Zhang Guan, obviously with a clear purpose. Our ethics committee is to maintain fairness, but it is definitely not others. tool." said an Asian member.
"Yes, if we accept this report, we will definitely become a laughing stock. I suggest not to accept this report." Someone else said shortly afterwards.
"Well, it seems that everyone has their own opinions. Let's vote directly!" Nicholas raised his hands first and said at the same time: "Committees who think that the report needs to be accepted, please raise your hands."
Everyone stared at each other, but no one raised a hand.
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