Hexagonal God

Chapter 506: Racing Handicap

Regarding the fact that Su Mo can race cars, his popularity is actually far less than his fame in business, filming, fighting, sports and other fields.

He only raced once, and he wasn't that famous back then.

After all, it was a car race involving a bet, so it was not a good idea to make a big announcement about it. Only some of Su Mo's die-hard fans knew about it.

But this time the racing is different. There is no bet this time. It looks like a normal friendly match, and you don’t have to pay a penny if you lose.

But everyone knows that this is a battle over the performance of new electric vehicles, and the interests involved are huge.

So the news spread very quickly, and that evening the Shanghai News reported that the roads near the Shanghai Racetrack were severely congested, causing traffic inconvenience, and that passing vehicles were advised to take a detour.

But there is no point in taking a detour. Su Mo's appeal is too great, and Shanghai is such a populous city. The proportion of fans here may be higher than in other cities.

In desperation, the Shanghai traffic police rushed out and simply blocked the nearby roads, prohibiting vehicles from passing.

There will be traffic jam tonight, otherwise the traffic will be completely paralyzed tomorrow.

The traffic jam can be blocked, but not the people. Now that the weather is not cold anymore, countless people simply walk to the racetrack, and would rather stay up late to get a seat.

Unfortunately, the Magic City Circuit is also closed, so ordinary people can forget about getting in.

On the contrary, some internet celebrities from Su Tang Entertainment came here early and occupied a place inside the racetrack. They are determined to get some traffic from this hot spot tomorrow.

Chen Xingyu, the son of the Demon City Bureau, has booked this place.

Last time, because of the incident at Zheng Junxi's football field, he felt that he had not done a good job for Su Mo and felt a little guilty. This time, the first time he knew about this, he ran over to ask whether the racetrack would be booked by Koreans tomorrow?

I just wanted to give it a try, but I didn't expect that the Koreans only rented the track and didn't choose to book it out.

Renting a track and booking a whole track are two different concepts. Booking a whole track allows you to enter and not to enter, but renting a track does not allow you to do so. You have no control over who enters.

So Chen Xingyu decisively booked the entire theater, and then proudly reported the good news to Su Mo.

"Su Shen, I've booked the racetrack. You decide who will be in attendance tomorrow. As long as we're willing, we can keep out all the Koreans except those who absolutely need to enter."

Su Mo was a little amused, but it was also good this way. At least he could have better control over the competition field, and he could also give priority to Su Mo's anchor to enter the live broadcast.

"Please contact my secretary. I don't have too many requirements on who enters. I can't just ask someone from the parking lot to go there and make a big fuss. I'll arrange some people, and you can handle the rest."

"Alright! Leave it to me. I'll make sure it's lively and exciting for you, and I'll definitely overwhelm the Koreans in terms of momentum."

Chen Xingyu went to arrange this matter with great enthusiasm, and Su Mo didn't care.

A lot happened this evening.

First of all, CCTV's sports channel actually sent people over overnight to broadcast the race live.

Who says CCTV doesn’t know how to take advantage of hot topics? Now is the era of traffic, and they are smarter than anyone else.

Besides, this doesn't involve gambling, so why can't it be broadcast live?

Then countless internet celebrities, even stars, asked questions and wished Su Mo victory in the competition.

That’s right, now public opinion is almost one-sided in supporting Su Mo.

Koreans are not popular internationally. These people are arrogant and call themselves a developed country, looking down on other Asian countries.

They also like to plagiarize culture, always taking other countries' culture as their own, and applying for world heritage status at every turn.

As for sports, they are criticized and complained by the whole world. If they don't do something weird, they won't compete.

So apart from people from their own country who support them, most of the rest of the people, no matter which country they are from, support Su Mo.

Especially since South Korea did such an unfair thing as three people doing something unfair to Su Mo, it made public opinion one-sided, and no one supported their despicable behavior that they could not afford to play.

But contrary to public opinion, these are some underground betting sites.

That night, many bookmakers around the world opened odds for this race.

There are only four people participating in the competition, in addition to Su Mo and Jiang Zhenyu, there are two Koreans.

Among them, Jiang Zhenyu has the lowest odds, because everyone can see that this time the Koreans are going to use teamwork to ensure that Jiang Zhenyu comes first.

The second and third places are two other Koreans. Because there is a possibility of accidents during the competition and Jiang Zhenyu cannot get first place, the others must also ensure that they win the championship.

As for Su Mo, although he received the greatest public support, his odds were ranked last.

Some blog posts on the Internet are well-reasoned. Su Mo's lone hero-style racing can certainly inspire people, but it is difficult for him to win the championship.

Not to mention that the three opponents would definitely chase and intercept him, just in terms of the car, no one was optimistic about the Su Tang S501 developed by Su Mo.

After all, it is a new car, and it was made in a hurry. It is good enough to be able to run a few laps on the track. How can it be compared with the finished product that has been developed for a long time?

Therefore, Su Mo has the highest odds and is the least favored one.

Of course, it's not that high. With odds of 2 to 1, the chance of winning is not great. Even if many people support Su Mo psychologically, they dare not place a bet easily.

On the contrary, Jiang Zhenyu's odds of 1.3 to 1 were selling like hotcakes on all major betting sites. Su Mo received many calls that night, many of whom told him that certain companies had opened new betting sites and asked if he was sure of it.

Su Mo would not pay attention to ordinary people, but he took advantage of this wave to make a fortune for some people around him.

The people from Hong Kong Island's Sun Hung Kai Properties have arrived in Shanghai today. After the racing is over tomorrow, Su Mo will go to meet them.

There will be a lot of procedures to go through at that time, and the IFC Building will be transferred as a whole, with money being paid and the building being handed over.

Su Mo still has a funding gap of more than 5 billion yuan, and he has two choices for this 5 billion yuan.

One is to delay it for a few days, and by the 5th, the company's money and the money from the Digital Yinyin Platform will be in place, and the funds can be replenished.

Or if Su Mo and other drinking water companies complete their listing, this amount of money will not be a problem.

But Su Mo didn't want to delay. Now was an opportunity to reap the rewards.

Su Mo had a total of more than 11 billion in funds. After some consideration, Su Mo broke down the 10 billion into smaller amounts and asked some of his friends to help him place bets.

Most of them are from abroad, such as Scarlett Johansson, Elizabeth Olsen, and Lily Collins, who are absolutely trustworthy.

Through these few people, Su Mo transferred out 1.5 billion US dollars.

Each person has 500 million yuan, and they can bet on themselves to win at various odds.

As long as he wins tomorrow, Su Mo will win 10.8 billion RMB in cash, which will be enough for everything.

Although 1.5 billion US dollars is not a small amount, there are too many people betting on the race this time, and the number of global participants is definitely a terrifying number. Su Mo's 1.5 billion is really nothing.

For example, South Korea's Jung Joon-hee secretly bet 50 billion won, which is about 250 million yuan, on Jiang Zhenyu to win.

I have to say that this kid is quite rich. For an illegitimate child to be able to come up with so much, he must have spent a lot of money.

Su Mo invested almost all the money he had, leaving only more than 400 million. He would not invest this small amount. Let's leave it at that for now.

Both Su Mo and Zheng Junxi announced the competition time, 10 a.m.

On the other hand, CCTV Sports Channel started reporting on this game from the morning sports news.

When the sports news ends, the broadcast officially begins.

As a football commentator, Han Dazui is here again to host the game.

There were two guest hosts coming with him, one was Lao Han, and the other was Xiao Zhi, the little superstar from Hong Kong Island.

Both of them are quite popular among the people, especially Xiaozhi, who was once a generation of girl idol. Even though he is not young anymore, he still looks like a young man.

More importantly, both men are racing drivers.

As a football anchor, Han Dazui is actually not very professional in commentary, so he needs two guest hosts to support him and fill in the gaps.

It is still early for the game, and CCTV has already taken the position on the rostrum and started the live broadcast from a high vantage point.

"Good morning, everyone! I'm Han Dazui!"

"Hello everyone, I'm Lao Han."

"Hello everyone, I'm Xiaozhi."

After introducing himself, Han Dazui took the initiative to talk about the competition.

"Lao Han, Xiao Zhi, you're both professionals with years of experience in racing. Everyone knows this isn't just a simple race. It involves competition between two companies, the future of the electric vehicle market, and potentially a massive amount of money at stake. The whole world is watching the race. What are your thoughts on its outcome?"

Old Han spoke first.

"First of all, as a Chinese, I definitely hope Su Mo wins, but I'm not too optimistic about the outcome of this match. As far as I know, Su Tang has only been building the factory for over two months. In such a short time, can their car pass the test? This is a question mark."

Han Dazui looked at Xiaozhi again: "Xiaozhi, what about you? Do you also think Su Mo will lose?"

The boy shook his head slightly. "Not necessarily. Actually, I'm also a fan of Su Mo. I want to emphasize that Su Mo's skills are quite good. He once ran the fastest lap time on this track. I've watched his videos dozens of times. I think Su Mo's skills have reached the pinnacle. Even if the car is not good enough, he will not fail mediocrely. He will definitely give us an amazing performance on the track."

"Then do you think Su Mo can win the championship?"

Unexpectedly, Xiao Zhi shook his head again: "Jiang Zhenyu's skills are also world-class. If it's a one-on-one duel between him and Su Mo, I think Su Mo has an advantage even if his car is not good. But there are three of them, and they will definitely ensure that one of them will win. But I am sure that as long as Su Mo doesn't have an accident, he will definitely not be the last one, and will probably be second or third."

Both guests like Su Mo very much, but they still don’t think Su Mo will win the championship.

From a theoretical point of view, they are both right.

But Han Dazui was not convinced.

Because he had witnessed Su Mo's magical performance on the football field, and that time he was deeply shocked.

So even though he is old and has clear logical thinking, even though the situation is extremely unfavorable to Su Mo, he still has a strange confidence in Su Mo.

(End of this chapter)