Chapter 646： Is this day falling?

As the Community Shield came to an end, Southampton defeated Manchester United 2-0 at Wembley with goals from Ibrahimovic and James Rodriguez, successfully cutting off the new season. The first championship trophy.

This immediately made Southampton famous, and the call to win the championship became even greater.

With the approach of the new season, according to traditional practice, the three major European bookmakers have also opened the winning odds for the Premier League teams. What surprised everyone is that Southampton has the highest call for the championship!

The defending champion tied for first place with Manchester City with 3.25 and ranked among the favorites to win the championship.

Following Southampton and Manchester City are Manchester United, and then Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur.

Don't look at Tottenham Hotspur spending 200 million pounds this summer, but in fact, the outside world's evaluation of this team is not high. Several warm-up games in the Asian region have performed quite ordinary. Boa Si always failed to combine the team into an organic whole, inspiring the team's strongest combat effectiveness.

This is why the outside world is not optimistic about Tottenham Hotspur!

At least, in the opinion of commentators, Tottenham Hotspur's ideal position should be the top four in the league.

On the contrary, it is Southampton. After winning the Premier League title with a promoted attitude last season, with the turmoil of Manchester United and the adjustment of Chelsea this season, it has been tied with Manchester City as the favorite to win the Premier League in the new season.

Even the fans who are optimistic about the successful defense of Southampton are quite large.

As soon as the odds were opened, the bookmakers were all busy.

They make a living by analyzing data, so after opening the odds, they have to pay close attention to the bets and movements of the lottery players anytime and anywhere, and grasp all the movements of the market.

"We have communicated with Ladbrokes and Ribo before. Because we lost a big deal last season, our three companies have adopted relatively safe and even conservative strategies for the new season, and the odds are quite close. "

In the conference room at William Hill headquarters, CEO Ralph Toppin explained the company's latest developments.

Group Chairman Gareth Davis sat in the upper head, flipping through the report documents submitted by the staff, from the first page to the last page, and then gently closed, looking at Ralph Toppin .

"Ralph, we lost such a big bet in the first half of the year. What do you think about the second half of the year?"

Many core executives present also showed concern.

The big bet they were talking about was actually the betting slips that Yang Huan placed last year.

Southampton staged the miracle of being promoted to win the championship, winning the FA Cup and the Europa League, Atletico Madrid also won the championship, Monaco was promoted to the Ligue 1 league, these betting slips have made William Hill and other bookmakers lose money. It's a mess.

Especially William Hill, they also took in the risk transfer of the other two bookmakers, and the result was miserable.

"Yes, Gareth, in order to make up for the huge losses in the first half of the year, we have drawn up a detailed plan, please see!"

With that said, Ralph Toppin asked everyone to open the document. Several pages of it were focused on the plan he was going to implement in the second half of the year, as well as the forecast and evaluation of this series of plans.

Gareth Davis and the others couldn't help but nod their heads after listening.

But just as they talked about how William Hill could create more profits and revenue in the second half of the year and make up for the deficit in the first half of the year, there was a rush of knocks in the conference room.

"Who? Come in!" Gareth Davis was a little dissatisfied.

Haven't you seen so many management meetings?

Knock at this time? Still making such a big movement? What do you mean?

The door of the conference room was pushed open, and it was found that it was a manager of the betting department, sweating profusely and looking like something was urgent.

"What's the matter?" Ralph Toppin asked quickly.

"The big thing is bad, the big thing is bad!" the man yelled anxiously as soon as he entered the door.

"What's the matter?" Gareth Davis asked dissatisfiedly.

What does this panicking look like?

Fortunately, all the people present are the company's own people. If there are outsiders, those who don't know think that William Hill is going to close down? As for such a fuss?

Is it possible that the day is falling?

As soon as the man saw Gareth Davis and Ralph Toppin's expressions hesitated, he shut up quickly, took a few deep breaths, calmed down, and immediately said: "Just now, St. Mary of Southampton The betting site of the stadium called me and he said..."

"Say what?" Ralph Toppin's eyelids twitched, with an ominous premonition.

Southampton St. Mary’s Stadium, isn’t that Yang Huan’s site? Is it possible...

"He said that when Yang Huan went to St. Mary's Stadium today, he would go to their betting shop to place bets!"

"What?" Gareth Davis jumped up.

"He wants to bet again?"

Ralph Toppin was also taken aback. "We didn't underestimate them Southampton this year? The odds are all ranked first in the Premier League! Is he going to bet?"

I would like to ask, throughout the ages, even in the world of football, which team has become the top favorite to win the championship in the second season after promotion?

Even if there is, I am afraid it is very rare, right?

At least in the top European leagues, this treatment for Southampton is unique!

We are all done like this, you still want to be angry with us, Master Huan? Like that?

The manager of the betting department laughed bitterly. "The person on the site said, Yang Huan said that this time he was happy, and he happened to have some change. "

Everyone present was dumbfounded!

Niangxipi, you are too wealthy, right?

In your eyes, a million pounds has become change? Still having fun, still want to buy a good prize?

In order to pay for your big deal last season, we almost lost everything we didn't sell ourselves to pick up soap. Are you still paying?

If we lose again, don't we have to pay with our lives?

All of a sudden, there was a lot of discussion on whether to accept Yang Huan's bet.

"Actually, it doesn't seem so scary!"

"Yeah, now Southampton loses three, he invested one million pounds. The big deal is to lose him more than three million, but I don't believe that this season, Manchester City is so strong, Southampton can win again!"

"I can't say that, I'm afraid Yang Huan is addicted to betting. Whenever there is another big upset, then..."

"Well, what you said makes sense, but if you don't accept it and spread it out, then the image of our company will be over!"

"Ah, this is not promised, nor is it not promised, what should I do?"

After everyone talked, they felt that this matter was very difficult.

"Ralph, what do you think?" Gareth Davis looked at Ralph Toppin and asked.

The latter also looked sad, and was obviously in a dilemma.

"I heard that the data analysis center in Southampton can deduce the results of the game and even predict the score. The accuracy rate is quite high!"

Ralph Toppin's thoughtless words surprised everyone present.

What do you mean?

We are talking about betting. How did it get to the analysis center in Southampton?

Wait, deduce the result of the game? The accuracy rate is quite high?

Gareth Davis was the first to react and looked at Ralph Toppin, "You mean, Yang Huan's bets are not random bets, but precise calculations and predictions?"

Ralph Toppin nodded, "There is absolutely such a possibility."

Hearing what he said, everyone suddenly felt that they had come to their senses.

"No wonder, he has put a lot of bets with us before, winning more and losing less!"

"Yes, it's like last season, the League Cup lost a million, but the Premier League champion alone won over 100 million, and the FA Cup and the Europa League also made a lot of money!"

"Previously, the media reported that Yang Huan’s wife would bet for Southampton every time she bet, and every time she bet, Southampton would definitely win. The media regarded her as a lucky star in Southampton. , I am afraid it is also a conscious hype!"

"Oh my god, if that's the case, then Southampton's data analysis capabilities are too terrifying?

"Who said no? No one of the three major European bookmakers can do this!"

"It's not the same. We are proficient in calculation and analysis in the field of betting, but they are proficient in the professional field of football."

Everyone said what you said to me, as if as long as Yang Huan placed a bet, he would definitely win.

If Yang Huan was present at this time, I would have laughed three times.

The young master's betting is really pure play, and still need to use the data analysis center?

Isn't that setting up a cannon to fight flies?

If you really want to do this, I am afraid that the big bulls in the data analysis center will leave angrily sooner or later, because this is simply an insult to their research results. Is there nothing?

But everyone in the conference room obviously believed this inference.

"Ralph, what do you think?" Gareth Davis asked again.

Ralph Toppin thought for a while, "I think the best result of this matter is that Yang Huan took the initiative to give up betting."

After listening, everyone nodded frequently, feeling reasonable.

Since Yang Huan voluntarily gave up, then William Hill's face was preserved.

It's not that we refuse or dare not accept your bets, but that you don't vote yourself, it's none of our business!

"But how could he voluntarily give up betting?" Gareth Davis asked again.

Ralph Toppin thought for a while, "I think we should take the initiative to take a trip to Southampton."

Everyone doubted, why?

"I am very interested in seeing the data analysis center in Southampton. I think that if we can cooperate with Southampton in this aspect, it will be a big enhancement for us!"

This is beyond doubt.

They do gambling. If they can predict the approximate result and score in advance, wouldn’t it be more advantageous?

"But why should Southampton work with us?"

"Yes, as far as I know, there are only two teams that can cooperate with Southampton in this area, Nike and Adidas. The others include Atletico Madrid, Monaco and Tottenham Hotspur. , Are just sharing data."

Ralph Topping also laughed when he heard this, "Let’s not conceit ourselves!"

Everyone looked at his incomprehensible appearance, all a little strange.

"Unceremoniously, we have been in the gaming industry for so many years. As the world's largest gaming company, the data we control on hand is quite amazing. A lot of the data is quite in-depth. Impossible to obtain, it is classified data."

When everyone heard this, they immediately understood what Ralph Toppin meant.

Indeed, after so many years of accumulation, William Hill has mastered a core database.

Usually, the odds, scores and the like are calculated based on the data in the database combined with the bets of the lottery players.

It's just that their data, and the data held by Southampton, belong to a different field, and each has its own strengths.

If the two sides cooperate, then...

"I heard that Yang Huan attaches great importance to data analysis and application, so he invested heavily in the research and analysis center. Therefore, I believe that he will definitely be interested in cooperation with us!"

Ralph Toppin's words were immediately recognized by everyone present.

Since we are going to cooperate, what bets are there?

Gareth Davis nodded vigorously, "Well, just do it, Ralph, you will be responsible for this matter!"

Ralph Topping nodded his head calmly on the surface, but in fact, he was wiping a cold sweat in his heart.

Surprised, but escaped again! r1148

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