July 8th.
Su City, a sports lottery store.
With the World Cup in full swing, the store was bustling with activity.
Whether they were watching the game or not, everyone was participating in football lottery.
Song Jian was a typical example.
He never watched football before.
But this year's World Cup, fueled by the hype on his WeChat Moments, made him decide to join the fun and buy some lottery tickets to try his luck.
"Boss, give me a 20 yuan ticket for Brazil to win!"
Song Jian handed over the 20 yuan bill.
Dong Liang, the owner of the lottery store, was busy filling tickets for customers, and without looking back, he said: "We don't take orders under 20 yuan. You can buy it online!"
This year's World Cup.
Internet lottery purchase has become legal.
Fans can buy tickets online with a few clicks on their phones.
A number of e-commerce platforms and lottery websites offer tickets, so it's not necessary to go to offline lottery stores.
Dong Liang's lottery store was busy, and they weren't taking any orders under 10 or 20 yuan.
Hearing this.
Song Jian thought for a moment and said, "Then give me 100 yuan for Brazil to win!"
He wasn't very trusting of online lottery websites, and he preferred to rely on the offline lottery stores.
"Okay, I'll fill it for you after I finish these tickets!"
Dong Liang nodded, indicating that Song Jian should wait a moment.
After receiving the boss's reply.
Song Jian found a seat and waited patiently.
He noticed a young man wearing a mask and a hat, striding confidently into the store.
The young man approached Dong Liang and said in a clear voice, "Boss, give me a two-string-one ticket, Brazil vs. Germany 'Lose Other', string with Netherlands vs. Argentina '0:0 Draw', multiply 150,000 times!"
"What? 150,000 times?"
Dong Liang was stunned, his face filled with disbelief.
Did he hear correctly?
The young man said 150,000 times, not 15 times?
Dong Liang quickly said, "Young man, are you sure you want to buy 150,000 times? It's 2 yuan per time, that's 300,000 yuan!"
"I'm sure, go ahead and fill it!"
Chen Yu, wearing the mask and hat, nodded and took out his phone to scan the code for payment.
"Young man, wait a second!"
Dong Liang regained his senses and reminded him, "In the lottery industry, there's a responsibility system. For orders over 100,000 yuan, we have to encourage customers to purchase rationally.
Also, each lottery machine has a daily limit of 30,000 yuan, and 50,000 yuan on weekends.
If it exceeds this amount, I need to call the supervisor and report it.
The supervisor then needs to apply to the lottery center to increase the limit.
Are you really sure you want to buy 150,000 times?"
As soon as he finished speaking.
Chen Yu nodded again and completed the payment by scanning the code.
Seeing that the money was already in his account and the young man was determined, Dong Liang called the supervisor to report it.
Within ten minutes.
The lottery machine in his store had its limit increased.
Dong Liang filled the two-string-one ticket according to Chen Yu's instructions.
Each ticket was multiplied 50 times, for a total of 100 yuan.
300,000 yuan meant 3,000 tickets, which would take a long time to fill.
The lottery machine in the store was a new model, capable of printing 23 tickets per minute.
At this speed.
It would take about 130 minutes to fill all the tickets.
Dong Liang asked the staff to invite Chen Yu to sit down and offered him a cup of tea.
While filling the tickets, he asked, "Young man, you're so confident!
Everyone is participating in the lottery during the World Cup.
But we've never had anyone buy so many tickets!"
In Dong Liang's opinion.
300,000 yuan was no small sum.
This money could be used to buy a BBA luxury car or even pay the down payment for an apartment.
Using it to buy lottery tickets was truly impulsive!
The most shocking thing was.
This young man didn't buy any team to win outright, he chose to bet on the score.
Betting on the score had a very low chance of winning.
Of course, if he won, the odds would be much higher.
"Haha, just joining the fun during the World Cup!"
Chen Yu chuckled and didn't say anything else.
Seeing this, Dong Liang didn't say anything either.
He was the owner of the lottery store, his income came from commission on sales, and the outcome of the lottery had nothing to do with him.
The commission for the lottery store was 7 percent.
In other words.
This young man's purchase of 300,000 yuan in lottery tickets had already earned him 21,000 yuan in commission!
…
In the lottery store.
Song Jian watched the lottery machine printing tickets with great interest.
He was shocked by the young man.
Spending 300,000 yuan to buy lottery tickets, what kind of family was this?
Was the young man confident or simply had too much money to spend?
Song Jian glanced at the large screen in the lottery store.
The screen displayed the lottery information.
The odds for Brazil vs. Germany, the 'Lose Other' option, were 150 times.
The odds for Netherlands vs. Argentina, the '0:0 Draw' option, were 5.5 times.
The two-string-one play refers to betting on the outcome of two matches together.
Winning both matches counts as a win, losing one match loses all.
If both matches are guessed correctly, the bettor's winnings will be the product of the odds of the two matches.
According to this young man's bet amount.
If he actually wins, that's 150 times × 5.5 times × 2 yuan × 150,000 times = 247.5 million yuan!
Song Jian rubbed his chin.
An idea was brewing in his mind.
Should he follow this young man who was so generous with his money and buy a few tickets too?
…
Two hours later.
The 150,000 times two-string-one lottery ticket was completed.
Chen Yu packed the tickets into a box and left leisurely.
Song Jian quickly stepped forward and said to Dong Liang, "Boss, give me a two-string-one bet too, just like the old man's plan, multiply 50 times!"
"Okay, that's 100 yuan!"
Song Jian scanned the code to pay and left with the lottery ticket.
…
The next day.
5:50 AM.
In a residential area in Su City.
Song Jian was watching TV intently.
The live footage on the screen was the 2014 Brazil World Cup semi-final, Brazil vs. Germany.
At this moment, the game was in stoppage time.
The host team, Brazil, was trailing Germany 1:7!
In this match, Germany's Kroos and Schürrle both scored twice; Klose, Müller, and Khedira each scored one goal.
Although Brazil's Oscar scored a goal in the final stages of the match, it couldn't change the outcome of the game.
Soon, with the referee's whistle.
The host team, Brazil, lost to Germany 1:7, losing face in front of their hometown fans, and could only watch as Germany advanced to the World Cup final!
The commentator said solemnly, "For all Brazilian fans, this is a heartbreaking moment.
I believe at this moment, no matter what beach or street in Brazil, all Brazilian fans will be praying and crying just like the players on the field.
I believe after losing this match, they will be able to face this defeat together bravely…"
Seeing this.
Song Jian was excited.
The odds of the lottery.
A score of 1:7 was considered 'Lose Other', with odds of 150 times.
Of course, he bought two-string-one.
The Netherlands vs. Argentina match had to be 0:0!
…
July 10th, 4 AM.
Song Jian continued to watch the live broadcast of Argentina vs. Netherlands on TV.
After the match started, both sides were cautious and strengthened their defense.
Messi's several dribbling breakthroughs were blocked by multiple players, while Van Persie and Robben lacked support in attack.
The two teams committed several fouls, repeatedly interrupting the rhythm of the game.
The first half ended goalless.
The second half began with the teams switching sides.
In the 49th minute, Demichelis received a yellow card for pulling down Robben on the edge of the penalty area, Sneijder's free kick from 30 meters on the left was hit high with his right foot.
In the 58th minute, Lavezzi crossed from the right, Janmaat headed away ahead of Higuaín.
In the 76th minute, Enzo Pérez passed diagonally from the right, Higuaín volleyed but the ball went wide of the goal.
In the 81st minute, Argentina made two substitutions, Palacio and Agüero came on.
In the 83rd minute, Rojo's shot from outside the box was saved by Cillessen.
In the 91st minute, the Netherlands almost scored a winning goal, Sneijder's back-heel pass found Robben who broke into the penalty area, but his shot was blocked by Mascherano.
In the end, both sides were goalless in 90 minutes, and the game went into extra time.
"Damn it?!"
Song Jian jumped up and down excitedly.
Football lottery only counts the first and second halves, including stoppage time.
Extra time and penalty kicks are not included.
At this moment, Song Jian no longer cared about who won or lost.
Because his lottery ticket had already won!
He spent 100 yuan, multiplied 50 times for the two-string-one lottery ticket, and his winnings were 150 times × 5.5 times × 2 yuan × 50 times = 82,500 yuan!
82,500 yuan was more than Song Jian's annual salary!
Excited.
Song Jian subconsciously exclaimed, "That young man in the mask and hat is incredible!"
He only spent 100 yuan and won over 80,000.
That mysterious person who spent 300,000 yuan on lottery tickets in the store must have won at least 200 million yuan, achieving financial freedom!