The stadium was very lively, packed with people. As the home ground of the Lakers, it was completely full. Upon entering the stadium, the overwhelming home atmosphere hit you. This kind of feeling is hard to describe in words if you haven't experienced it live.
Lin Hao and Allen's seats were neither too far forward nor too far back, they were in the middle. Lin Hao actually wanted to sit in the front row, but it was too expensive. A single ticket cost over ten thousand us dollars, and now that it was the playoffs, the price was even higher. Allen's financial ability only allowed him to sit in the middle, and Lin Hao also felt awkward sitting in the front row by himself. Treating Allen was out of the question.
Lin Hao didn't have a great love for basketball, he only played occasionally, otherwise, his 180cm height would be wasted. Today, he came with Allen to watch and experience the atmosphere of the live game. The shock brought by a court with tens of thousands of people must be experienced firsthand to be felt.
Soon, the game started. The KO duo was invincible on the court. Kobe and Shaquille O'Neal were both at their peak, and this year they would lead the team to a 3-peat. Even Lin Hao, who usually didn't pay much attention to games, knew a little about it, mainly because the 3-peat started the Lakers dynasty.
Lin Hao suddenly thought of this year's NBA Finals in his mind. The Lakers would sweep the Nets 4:0. How much would the odds be for that? It should be quite a bit, right?
Thinking of this, Lin Hao no longer had the mind to watch the game. The method to make money that he had been thinking about all night had just arrived! Furthermore, the 2002 World Cup was coming up in May, which was a carnival for the global gambling industry. Thanks to his enhanced memory, Lin Hao still knew the results of the main games.
Anyway, the China Team didn't win a single game, so buying against them would work. Also, South Korea used dirty tricks to get into the top 4.
With a solution to his money problems, Lin Hao's mood improved. Seeing Kobe and Shaquille O'Neal successfully dunk, he cheered along with the crowd.
Allen beside him was a little surprised. He was a Lakers fan and had invited Lin Hao to come before, but was usually rejected. Today, Lin Hao agreed to come together and even cheered along, which almost made Allen think Lin Hao was a different person.
The result of the game was naturally a big win for the Lakers. At this time, Kobe was the best in the league, scoring over 40 points in a game. Allen pulled Lin Hao to find Kobe for a photo.
There were too many people who wanted a photo with Kobe, but Allen managed to squeeze to the front using his impressive weight. Perhaps because they won the game, Kobe actually took a photo with Allen and Lin Hao.
His attitude was better than expected, and he even hugged Allen. It's just a shame about that accident many years later.
On the way back, Allen was extremely excited and kept talking nonstop. Lin Hao dropped him off at the school gate and left quickly.
Returning to the villa, Lin Hao took a shower and went to bed.
The next morning, Lin Hao woke up early. In his previous life, due to constant partying and irregular sleep patterns, his body deteriorated early. Lin Hao did not want that to happen in this life.
Putting on his sportswear, he went out for a morning run. There were still many people running in the morning. Lin Hao encountered many people along the way, but they were mostly white.
Because he was near Hollywood, Lin Hao also encountered many celebrities while jogging, but he couldn't remember their names, they just looked familiar.
An 18-year-old body is great. Lin Hao ran about 2000 meters before he felt a little out of breath. After returning home, he took a shower and changed clothes.
Lin Hao started researching the ideas he had during the game yesterday. Gambling was legal in Europe and America and was extremely developed. However, in the United States, there was a 30% tax, while many places in Europe did not require paying tax.
This year's NBA Finals would be in June, and the World Cup would start at the end of May. The China Team's game was on June 4th. Today was May 1st, so there was about a month left.
The China Team entering the World Cup could be said to have caused a huge sensation, with the whole country celebrating and believing that the China Team could achieve good results. The result was that the China Team had a record of 0 wins and 3 losses, scored 0 goals, conceded 9 goals, ranked 4th in the group, and was eliminated early. Furthermore, throughout the tournament, the China Team ranked 31st, only narrowly avoiding the bottom spot by goal difference over Saudi Arabia.
After the results came out, there was a nationwide outcry. This result was considered the peak for the China Team, and they never entered the World Cup again, getting worse with each tournament.
Buying against the China Team now was also making them contribute, but the odds weren't that high. Even if he bought, he wouldn't make much money. After researching at home for a day, Lin Hao came up with a perfect plan.
On May 2nd, Lin Hao attended class for the first time since his rebirth. He drove his Ferrari to the University of California, Los Angeles and drove directly into the school.
There were quite a few people driving in the school, both teachers and students. Many people had cars, and students basically drove used cars, which were very popular here. There were fewer people like Lin Hao driving sports cars, not because they didn't want to, but because they were too expensive. People here liked to show off and display themselves, they were all very high-profile, being reserved was not something that existed.
If you were reserved and humble, others would think you were easy to bully. When he first arrived, Lin Hao suffered quite a bit.
"Hi, Lin."
Upon arriving at the classroom, Allen was already there and greeted Lin Hao. As for the other classmates, Lin Hao wasn't very familiar with them. There were a few female classmates that he had *ahem* with in his previous life, but that was in the past, and it hadn't happened yet.
There were also many international students in the class from various countries. From Asia, there were students from Japan, South Korea, and China.
The few Chinese international students were basically rich second-generation kids. When he first arrived, Lin Hao also hung out with them, but at that time, Lin Hao didn't show his special talent, which was being extremely rich. He was indifferent, and they were focused on integrating into the Europe and America circles, so Lin Hao gradually stopped hanging out with them.
The University of California, Los Angeles receives the most international student applications in the United States every year, and the review process is naturally the strictest. If Lin Fugui hadn't donated 5 million us dollars to the school and had a famous American write a letter of recommendation, Lin Hao definitely wouldn't have gotten in. In his previous life, Lin Hao even spent 10 million us dollars to graduate, which was more expensive than the tuition fees. He could be said to be a complete waste.
Lin Hao sat down next to Allen. Lin Hao was studying in the School of Business, and today's class was World Economic History, taught by an old professor in English.
After these few months, Lin Hao could now communicate completely in English. The class atmosphere was very relaxed, and it didn't matter if you didn't come, as long as you earned enough credits and completed the assignments given by the teacher.
In his previous life, Lin Hao basically didn't write anything. In this life, although he didn't want to be a good student, he still wanted to learn some things.
"Lin Hao, do you want to go to the salon together?"
After class, Lin Hao was packing his things to leave when a girl walked over.