The young man was facing the blackboard, talking politely and eloquently: "There are many solutions and formulas we can use to solve this problem. Common ones include the total probability formula, conditional probability formula and Bayesian formula. In addition, the independence of events can also effectively solve this problem."
Next, it is naturally time for the protagonist to tell his own solution.
The comic does not spend too much space on this aspect. After all, the main theme of the comic is not mathematics, and readers are not here to read math problems.
After using mathematics to simply verify that "changing the choice" has a higher chance of winning than "keeping the original choice", Campbell seemed to be unsatisfied. Before the professor could comment, he concluded: "In general, if you want to have a greater chance of winning in this probability game, the audience must remain absolutely rational in the process."
"From a psychological perspective, most people would prefer to maintain their original choices, but in reality, you can only achieve a higher success rate if you ignore your intuition and let reason prevail over emotion."
Luo Gaofeng seemed to understand this.
Although I don't understand what it means, it sounds very powerful
But what does this have to do with the theme of "Taking Las Vegas"
As the bell rang, the students in the classroom gradually left, and Campbell was one of them. He slung his backpack across his right shoulder and walked out.
Then there is a short daily routine.
He walked along the corridor and out of the teaching building. When he passed the basketball court next to him, he smiled and declined his friend's invitation to play basketball, saying that he had a part-time job on weekends and would make an appointment next time. However, Campbell, who said he had a part-time job, pushed open the door of a small laboratory after leaving the playground.
As the door opens, the scene inside the laboratory is presented to the audience—
Luo Gaofeng saw the other two people in the laboratory at a glance - the other two protagonists in this comic. Then he noticed that there was a rectangular table in front of the two people, with several playing cards scattered on it.
Hearing the sound of the door opening, the girl with long curly light brown hair began to collect the cards on the table, and said without looking up: "Are you ready?"
"certainly."
This sentence seemed to be a signal.
The plot of the comic suddenly speeds up here, showing the behavior of the protagonists through a few simple pictures: they take off their school uniforms and put on plain, arrogant or sexy clothes, which makes them look like no students at all. When Campbell curls the corners of his lips and walks into the casino with ease, his slightly greasy smile makes it hard to believe that this is a student in school - not a bad boy wandering around in society.
In the extravagant casino, Campbell exchanged chips worth ten thousand and sat down under the dim light.
His companions also stood or sat, one after another stopping not far from him, using some unique code created within their group to play this game of probability in the form of group cooperation.
The dealer starts dealing the cards.
After several consecutive defeats, the boy in the cartoon frowned and became increasingly anxious.
The plot in the comic is still going on. When Campbell loses the game, the author adds a simple text description in the upper right corner of the picture:
Blackjack is a game of probability. No one can be invincible in this game of fate, and the card counting technique can only increase the player's chance of winning by 3%.
Luo Gaofeng certainly understood this truth.
Even the king of gambling cannot guarantee that he will never fail unless he cheats. The god of fate cannot always be on the side of a certain person, and the existence of card counting can only increase the chances of winning, so that the final benefits are greater than the benefits of losing.
Once again, the cards are dealt.
Campbell lowered his eyes and said nothing.
The comic gave him a close-up at this time. The boy seemed a little annoyed, but upon closer inspection, his eyes were clear. When the card-playing friend who was waiting on the side made an impatient sound, it was as if the annoyance in his heart had accumulated to the extreme. Without thinking, he pushed all the chips in front of him out!
But just this 3% probability is enough to make a big difference.
As the text on the screen described, Campbell turned over the two cards in front of him.
The first one is a.
The second one is...
Under the gaze of all, Campbell lowered his eyes and slowly turned over the last card -
10!
The crowd around couldn't help screaming: "Blackjack! It's blackjack!" As if to match such an environment, the young man behind the card table also laughed out loud.
Blackjack means 21 points, and it is higher than any other combination of 21 points. If the dealer does not have a blackjack, the player will win twice the bet!
In this one game alone, he doubled back the chips he had lost!
Campbell bit his lip, a faint smile in his eyes. He won and lost a few more times, and finally, as if he was tired of playing, he changed the chips in his hand to five times, and turned to walk towards the door of the casino.
In other corners of the casino, his companions who provided him with information and tips also stood up and left one after another as if nothing had happened. When they returned to the laboratory again and laughed at the white cash, Campbell's eyes were clear.
"Ben, I'm glad you didn't respond to my last tip," the girl sighed. "Although we can win it back later, we definitely can't win as much as you did by going all in."
Campbell said briefly: "Most of the time, probability is inconsistent with human intuition."
The card counting game is the process of humans fighting against their own sensibility.
At this moment, the scene flashes back to the classroom at the beginning of the comic, where the boy is leaning on the table with both hands, talking about the probability problem of cars and sheep.
Along with the text explanation in the upper right corner of the comic, Campbell, who had finished his disguise, walked through the school corridor and the playground and finally stood in front of the casino gate. At the same time, in the upper right corner of Campbell's back, a string of text explanations continued the preface -
To ensure the benefits of card counting, you must remain absolutely rational like a robot at the gambling table.
Similar to the Sherlock Holmes series, the first episode of "Taking Las Vegas" also ends with a freeze-frame on a silhouette, but one is the silhouette of a passerby, and the other is the silhouette of the protagonist Campbell walking into the casino door.
There are several comics by other authors in Huaying Comics, but Luo Gaofeng is not interested at the moment. He did not read other comics, but could not wait to open the comic forum to exchange his impressions with other comic fans.
He clicked on the two-dimensional forum he often visited, and sure enough, there were already several posts on the homepage, some discussing the conscience of bookmarks, and some discussing the plots of the comics "Taking Las Vegas" and "Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Scarlet".
He casually opened a discussion post:
Title: Survey, readers' feedback from the first issue, which article do you plan to choose in the popularity vote? [Vote]
Content: Let me first praise the quality of Huaying's peripheral products. I originally went there for the peripheral products, but I didn't expect that not only the bookmarks are good-looking, but the quality of the comics is also great. As long as they can maintain the standard of the first issue in the future, I will subscribe to this weekly comic book!
Finally, I praise Xingxing as usual. I like the plot of "Taking Vegas" and I also praise the cover of the first issue! The Sherlock Holmes drawn by Xingxing is so handsome! It would be great if the same high-definition poster could be released qaq
First floor: Just like the poster, I went there for the peripheral products but ended up being a fan of the comics 2333. I had no interest in comics originally, after all, I really don’t like suspense and mystery... I still like "Taking Las Vegas" more, maybe this kind of second-year plot is more in line with my preferences.
2nd floor: I also...
Floor 3: Whispering, I actually also prefer “Taking Las Vegas”... The style of Xingxing’s painting this time gives me a very serious feeling, that is, the girls may not be as pretty as those in “Taking Las Vegas”, although the Sherlock Holmes on the cover is also very handsome, but he is handsome in a very serious and dramatic way
Floor 4: This is normal. After all, it is a suspense and mystery theme, so the style of painting is certainly not going to be fancy.
Seeing this, Luo Gaofeng suddenly became curious about the result of the vote. He hesitated for a while, but finally cast his vote for Holmes. At the same time, the voting results of other readers were also displayed at this time:
1. "Taking Vegas" - 39 votes.
2. "Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Scarlet" - 20 votes.
…
Although this kind of online forum voting has little reference value, Luo Gaofeng was still surprised by the result. Obviously, compared with the serious mystery comics like Sherlock Holmes, most readers are more interested in the more entertaining, lighter, and more childish ones.
Thinking of this, Luo Gaofeng couldn't help but feel a little complicated.
He subconsciously dragged the mouse and scrolled down the page. When he casually glanced at the computer screen, his eyes suddenly stopped - he was obviously not the only one who had doubts about the voting results.
54th floor: After taking a look at the voting results, it is clear that the public has sharp eyes. It is strange why Xingxing gave Conquer to others and drew Sherlock Holmes himself... Conquer is obviously better.
55th Floor: That's not the case. As a mystery comic, Sherlock is obviously a more serious type. Serious mystery themes are inherently unpopular, so it's normal that it's not as popular as Attack on Titan.
Luo Gaofeng glanced at the replies below. Some people were still discussing the plot, while others were arguing in the post. Some thought that the attack was more interesting and looked easier, while others preferred comics like Sherlock Holmes and had no interest in the second-year attack. Both sides held their own opinions and the argument became a mess.
Luo Gaofeng was not as excited as other readers.
In his opinion, both "The Detective" and "Sherlock Holmes" have their own merits. The former is a little bit funny but interesting, while the latter is a serious subject but the story is told in a light-hearted way, so that even people who are not interested in reasoning can enjoy watching it. There is nothing to argue about.
Seeing a group of people arguing in the post, Luo Gaofeng, who originally wanted to find someone to discuss the plot, suddenly lost interest. He immediately closed the topic and continued to read the rest of the comics in "Huaying Comics".
A week later.
When Huaying Comics officially announced that the weekly sales of the first issue exceeded 1.5 million copies, the results of the first round of popularity polls for readers' favorite comics were also posted on Huaying Comics' official website.
1. "Taking Vegas" --- 61.2%
2. Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Scarlet --- 23.5%
At the same time, a slightly subtle post also appeared on the front page of the comics forum:
Title: I suddenly became curious. Judging from the current momentum of "Taking Las Vegas", will Xingxing regret handing it over to other comic book authors