Mr. Chen was unaware that all their actions and words had been thoroughly detected by Zhou Xuan and were all in Zhou Xuan's mind. No matter what he did, he could not escape Zhou Xuan's control.
Zhou Xuan cannot control who wins, but he can use his special ability to freeze another person. If someone who stands still can win, the audience will likely notice the flaw.
The second game began. Zhou Xuan didn't know any martial arts, but he had seen a lot of masters. There were many top masters around him, such as Fu Ying, Wei Xiaoyu, and bodyguards like Achang and Ade, all of whom were exceptionally skilled.
Petrov stepped forward and launched a heavy punch. Lu Dapao parried a couple of times but couldn't take it. He could only fight and dodge at the same time, which was very difficult. However, Petrov was too tall and strong, and his body was extremely fat. Although his punches were powerful, he was not agile. Lu Dapao dodged repeatedly. Although he was struggling, he could still handle the situation.
Zhou Xuan was naturally not nervous. He was sure Lu Dapao would win this match. If Petrov won, the bookmaker would have to pay out 65 million yuan. The bookmaker would definitely not do such a thing. It can be said that every match was actually under their control. It's just that sometimes they had to use tricks and strategies, using both real and fake tactics, to make it impossible for people to defend against them.
In this round, the vast majority of the thousands of players in the casino placed heavy bets on Petrov. Seeing that Petrov had an absolute advantage, they couldn't help but shout.
Zhou Xuan smiled faintly. When President Chen saw Zhou Xuan's nonchalant demeanor on the surveillance camera, he felt that Zhou Xuan was not like the typical rich young master. Even if he was rich, he would not want to lose the bet. Money was not important, but he was unwilling to lose the bet. Looking at his calm expression, was he really indifferent, or did he already know the truth and the fact that Lu Dapao would definitely win?
Now that Zhou Xuan's identity is basically confirmed, President Chen will not take any action easily. He can only try to find a way out by looking at the flaws in Zhou Xuan's cheating.
Although Zhou Xuan didn't show any outward expression and remained calm, he was still somewhat surprised. This casino was indeed quite powerful and had complicated connections. It was no simple matter that it could have such deep ties with people in the banking and public security systems. Moreover, it was unexpected that his identity information had been thoroughly investigated in such a short time.
In that moment of distraction, Petrov finally caught Lu Dapao's left hand on the field, pulled hard, and then grabbed his head, neck, and waist with both hands, shouting as he lifted him up.
Volume 1, Chapter 600: Human-Beast Battle
Chapter 600 Human-Beast Battle
This surprised Zhou Xuan. Could it be that the bookmaker was planning to lose money?
However, Mr. Chen in the control room, under the detection of supernatural abilities, remained completely still, showing no surprise or worry whatsoever.
Zhou Xuan even considered using his special ability to freeze Petrov so that Lu Dapao could escape, but in the end he forcibly restrained himself from doing so. Since the casino could afford to lose more than 60 million, there was no reason why he couldn't afford to lose 10 million.
But in reality, this was all an act. Before Petrov could smash Lu Dapao to the ground, Lu Dapao grabbed Petrov's face with one hand, leaving several bloody marks. Petrov's hand trembled, and Lu Dapao struck Petrov's temple with both hands. Petrov was completely dazed, and when he loosened his grip, Lu Dapao jumped to the ground.
Then Lu Dapao delivered another groin kick, striking Petrov in the groin. Petrov let out a scream and collapsed to the ground, clutching his thighs.
The host stepped forward, whistling and waving his hands, then counted, "One, two, three... **... ten, Petrov counts, the seven-time undefeated Lu Dapao wins, continuing his undefeated record."
The host counted to ten and then briefly announced that Lu Dapao had won. Lu Dapao was still panting heavily, having just been put through a lot by Petrov and hadn't caught his breath yet.
The area around the arena immediately erupted in noise and commotion. Some were happy, some were sad, and some were cursing. However, there were far more people complaining than happy. If Zhou Xuan hadn't spent 10 million to take away 30 million of the bookmaker's profits, the bookmaker would have won over 100 million. And now, Zhou Xuan had taken away 30 million of the profits.
On President Chen's side, in the control room, more than a dozen people were closely monitoring Zhou Xuan and Gao Mingyuan. On the big screen, Gao Mingyuan was initially lamenting that Lu Dapao was about to lose, but Lu Dapao suddenly turned the tide and won in the blink of an eye, leaving him stunned. Then he jumped up like a madman, shouting, "He won! He won..."
Judging from his actions, he seemed even more excited than Zhou Xuan himself, as if the ten million was his bet rather than Zhou Xuan's.
Looking at Zhou Xuan, he was completely unremarkable, showing not a trace of excitement. This made President Chen feel even more that Zhou Xuan was not a simple person. However, it was indeed possible that Zhou Xuan was a very capable person, otherwise why would the precious daughter of the Fu family take a liking to him?
No matter how much President Chen studied and observed, and with the investigation by the plainclothes subordinates around Zhou Xuan and Gao Mingyuan, he found no evidence that Zhou Xuan had cheated or had any contact with the outside world. His betting was simply based on feeling and intuition. If that was the case, President Chen couldn't help but admire Zhou Xuan's accurate judgment.
There are four matches scheduled for today, followed by two more matches of the self-play mode, for a total of six matches. The self-play mode allows players in the audience to go up and play, and they can also place their own bets.
However, everyone here understands how dangerous the competition is. The competition has no rules and only focuses on winning or losing. That is to say, when entering the arena, they will check that you are not allowed to bring any weapons or equipment, but once you are on the stage, it doesn't matter what weapon you can grab. For example, as long as you are strong enough to break the iron railing and take it down, that is your skill. As for fists and feet, there are no restrictions on dirty tricks or open tricks, as long as you can win.
In underground boxing, it's common for people to be killed, but before the match, they all sign an agreement with the bookmaker. It's voluntary. If someone is injured or dies, the bookmaker will provide a certain amount of compensation. Everything is voluntary. The boxers are all after the high rewards in the matches. If someone is extremely skilled, it's a good thing, as they can win both the fight and the money. The bookmaker gets a commission, and the boxer can also place bets. If someone is sure they can win, they can also place their own bets.
Of course, this only applies when the bookmaker doesn't control the event and the fighters are fighting fairly. Once the bookmaker intervenes, the event is naturally staged. Naturally, the rewards for both fighters are higher in events where the bookmaker intervenes.
Gao Mingyuan was all smiles and about to run off to claim his prize when someone said, "Wait a minute..."
Zhou Xuan reached out and stopped him. President Chen and his men quickly stared at the picture, not daring to miss any detail of Zhou Xuan's expression.
"For that bonus, have the casino write two checks, one for thirty-five million and one for five million, as a reward for your hard work."
Gao Mingyuan was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed. Zhou Xuan was truly generous; this single act brought in another five million in income—he was incredibly generous!
Zhou Xuan's actions stunned President Chen and his subordinates. He gave a reward of five million yuan. Even their big boss had never been so generous. President Chen himself worked so hard, but his annual salary was only twenty million yuan, and his monthly income was only a little over one million yuan. The money that Zhou Xuan gave him was several months' salary. How could he not be surprised?
Everyone else—the security guards, the male and female employees in the control room—was extremely envious. Their salaries were much higher than those of employees in other companies or civil servants, both in terms of pay and benefits. However, there were different levels; lower- and middle-level employees earned around ten thousand, while higher-level employees earned between ten thousand and fifty thousand. Casino executives earned even more, but compared to Zhou Xuan's generosity, it was nothing.
While envious, President Chen sighed. This young man truly deserved to be one of the world's super-rich, and a low-profile, hidden tycoon at that. Fu Tianlai, the head of the Fu family, was no longer a rich man. His shares had been transferred to Zhou Xuan's name, and he now only had the authority to lead the Fu Group.
Gao Mingyuan happily went to the window and had the pretty female manager, Li Ni, issue two receipts with different numbers. After making some verbal flirtations, he returned to his seat.
Li Ni remained completely unperturbed, greeting him with a smile and flirting with him. In the past, she would have disdained to pay any attention to Gao Mingyuan, but today, with this guy placing such an incredible bet, how could she not try her best to win him over? Let alone just flirting, even sleeping with him wasn't out of the question. Perhaps Gao Mingyuan was placing bets for someone else, but the fact that he could attract such a large amount of funds meant he must have some important role to play.
After returning to his seat, Gao Mingyuan handed Zhou Xuan two receipts, one for 35 million and accepted the other for 5 million.
This round's profit was 30 million, with a principal of 10 million. In reality, Zhou Xuan only won 25 million, after deducting the 10 million principal.
Zhou Xuan smiled, then took out the million he had won in the previous round and handed it to Gao Mingyuan, saying with a smile, "Manager Gao, take this million as well, I'm too lazy to exchange it."
"This... oh..." Gao Mingyuan took the ticket and stuffed it into his pocket, then said awkwardly, "This... I can't accept this, just now... just now..."
He'd just been given five million, and now he'd given back all his winnings from the last round. Today he'd already given him six million in tips. This money was tax-free, pure income. Yesterday Zhou Xuan gave him over seven million, and with today's six million, he was truly a multi-millionaire.
This day alone has seen hundreds of millions in tips, and it's only the beginning. Who knows how much more he'll gamble and win later? At this point, Gao Mingyuan is certain of one thing: as long as Zhou Xuan wins, he won't skimp on the tips. But if he loses, it's uncertain. However, even if he loses, it doesn't matter much, because Zhou Xuan won't ask for the tips back. It would be best if Zhou Xuan wins, because winning means even more tips, which are far more than the casino's commission.
At this point, Gao Mingyuan even felt that his standards had suddenly risen considerably. He no longer cared about the kickbacks offered by the casino. At most, they would only give him a few million yuan. Besides, the kickbacks that the casino would give them for bringing in big customers were usually when the casino had won money. Since Zhou Xuan was winning money from the casino, the casino probably wouldn't be so willing to give him money.
Gao Mingyuan understood that he had never heard of someone who lost money being happy to give tips. Compared to Zhou Xuan, Zhou Xuan was far more generous, so he no longer cared much about the casino's kickbacks and focused on helping Zhou Xuan win the bet.
However, Gao Mingyuan was very puzzled. His opinions were opposite in these two rounds. Although Zhou Xuan placed a bet, he was not optimistic about it at all. Moreover, Zhou Xuan did not listen to his recommendations and analysis at all. Although Zhou Xuan seemed kind and easy to talk to, he was very opinionated when it came to betting and was not influenced by outsiders or the outside world.
Despite winning both rounds, Gao Mingyuan decided to stop trying to recommend anything to Zhou Xuan. His own judgment was clearly superior; he'd just run errands for him and earn some tips. Even if they didn't win any more money, six million in tips today was enough.
The host then introduced the third match: "Now we're in the third match, a thrilling and exciting one. On one side is Yan Xuesong, a descendant of Liangshan hero Yan Xiaoer and national Wushu Sanda champion, and on the other is Changbai Mountain..."
The host paused, then raised his voice, drawing out each word: "The black bear of Changbai Mountain, the black bear."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Xuan was immediately taken aback. This black bear, Hei Xiazi, was not something that could be defeated by human power. When he was a child, he often heard the elders tell stories, including one about a black bear named Granny. If a child was disobedient and cried, the adults would say that they would lock him outside and let Granny Bear take him away. The child would immediately stop crying.