Opening champagne at halftime, this is a famous scene in the history of the Champions League final!
As a fan of AC Milan during that period, Tan Jincheng had a very deep memory of this famous scene, even remembering that late night years later.
Its shock level was no less than Germany's 7:1 victory over Brazil in the 2014 World Cup semi-finals.
He actually didn't remember it, which was really inappropriate.
However, it was normal not to remember.
Tan Jincheng was a pure fan; when watching games, he wouldn't think about buying a football lottery ticket, but simply enjoyed football.
He had bought lottery tickets only a handful of times.
After being reborn, he was relatively busy, and he already knew the scores of most famous matches, which was no different from watching a replay.
For football matches, live broadcasts and replays are completely different concepts.
The winter break was about to end in European football, and the group stage of the 04-05 Champions League season had concluded.
AC Milan, in Group F, topped Barcelona in the same group to advance as the group leader.
In the upcoming knockout rounds, AC Milan's first opponent was the Red Devils, followed by other famous scenes like the Milan derby, until finally meeting Liverpool.
The dominant AC Milan, by breaking the record for the fastest goal in a Champions League final, firmly controlled the situation on the field with a 3:0 lead in the first half.
Far ahead, truly far ahead!
However, less than ten minutes into the second half, Liverpool miraculously equalized the score, creating the most incredible comeback in Champions League final history.
This night was also called the Night of Miracles.
Even 18 years later, it is still considered one of the most exciting matches in European competition history.
This was the proudest night for all Liverpool fans, and a night all Milan fans were unwilling to recall.
Opening champagne at halftime?
Milan fans would never admit it!
However, the 3:3 score and Liverpool's championship odds were all things Tan Jincheng could capitalize on now.
Even after advancing, the odds had risen.
Liverpool, with not many star players and injuries, was still not favored, with their odds ranking quite low.
Currently, it was naturally impossible to bet on the final day's score, but Tan Jincheng checked the championship odds before the group stage began.
Topping the list was Arsenal, who was then 45 games unbeaten in the league, followed by Chelsea, Real Madrid, and AC Milan.
As for Liverpool's championship odds, their ranking was even behind the defending champions Porto.
Porto was ranked last with odds of 1:33, while Liverpool's odds were 1:35.
How much did they look down on Liverpool!
However, Liverpool's group stage performance was indeed shaky, even losing their last match.
Their first opponent in the knockout stage was Bayer Leverkusen from the Bundesliga.
"If I bet on Liverpool to win the championship and a 3:3 score in the final now, I should be able to make enough money for a big house, right?"
"Hmm, at that time, I'll buy a couple of tickets for other teams, preferably picking two teams to bet on scores for each round of the knockout stage. This way, it won't seem so abrupt when it comes to the final. If all else fails, I'll just pretend to be a Liverpool fan."
After all, the spirit of "never give up" is relatively in line with mainstream thinking.
Not only can this "wool" be "sheared", but its effectiveness is also the shortest.
The final day is scheduled for May 25th, only three months from now.
Since he caught it, there's no reason to miss out.
In fact, Tan Jincheng had always been skeptical of this kind of thing; he felt it was even more of a trap than stocks.
However, betting on scores and the championship, with the results already known, was worth a try.
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February 16th, Wednesday, the eighth day of the first lunar month.
Li Yanning and her sister had already arrived in Yongcheng.
They left on the sixth day and planned to start work after a day of rest and tidying up in Yongcheng.
They had the office keys, and it didn't matter if the boss wasn't there.
Before Tan Jincheng and Zhang Xupeng left, Li Yanning had already informed them that she would be coming to work today.
"Do not leave on the seventh, do not return on the eighth, and leaving on the ninth invites trouble."
This was a saying from Tan Jincheng's hometown.
Tan Jincheng, who originally planned to leave on the seventh, was firmly resisted; no matter what, he had to postpone it by one day.
Recalling his previous life, he indeed seemed to have never traveled far on days with a seven or a nine in them.
As for whether he had ever arrived home on a day with an eight, he didn't remember; perhaps he had, otherwise, how would something like reincarnation happen to him?
Bidding farewell to their parents, Tan Jincheng and Zhang Xupeng sped eastward, beginning the second year of their entrepreneurial life.
"Are we going to Yangcheng next month?"
"Hmm, after we get back, we'll need to prepare, and also book plane tickets in advance. I don't want to take such an early flight again; it's absolutely dreadful."
"Haha, speaking of which, I've never flown before. What's it like to fly?"
"Nothing special, you just sleep and you're there."
Tan Jincheng had wanted to joke that if something happened, their families would only have two sets of clothes for their cenotaphs, but considering it was Zhang Xupeng's first time flying and it might be inauspicious, he didn't say it.
He remembered that in his previous life, his ex-wife would always send him a message before flying alone:
"Wishing you a lifetime of peace and joy."
In her words, if something happened, that would be her last blessing to the other person.
"What do we need to prepare for Yangcheng? When we get to Yongcheng, remember to remind me; I'll get everything ready for him."
"Okay, I'll make you a list after we get back. We need to prepare quite a few things this time."
"No problem, leave it to me. I should also do more work, otherwise, as my parents say, I'm taking these shares with too much guilt,"
Zhang Xupeng readily agreed.
Their family didn't have many relatives, and some relatives didn't need him to visit.
During the New Year, apart from spending two days with his grandparents and maternal grandparents, Zhang Xupeng was basically idle.
However, he hadn't been idle these past few days, thinking about this year's work plan.
The top priority was, of course, this year's Spring Canton Fair.
As Xiao Tan said, this determined whether they could make money this year.
Such a crucial task naturally had to be taken seriously.
For this reason, Zhang Xupeng had visited internet cafes many times these past few days of the first lunar month, researching information, taking notes, and had already informed Li Yanning and her sister yesterday to reorganize the samples in the company's sample library by category.
Additionally, Zhang Xupeng also bought a computer.
If it weren't for the New Year making it impossible to install an internet cable, he would have followed Tan Jincheng's example and had one installed directly.
However, he had already told his parents that after the Lantern Festival, they would get an internet cable for the house and a computer to go with it.
Since they were already doing business online and the online store was thriving, his parents could also learn to use the computer and absorb some new knowledge when they had free time.
Compared to Tan Jincheng's busy schedule throughout the entire first lunar month, Zhang Xupeng had already entered his work state much earlier.
(End of chapter)
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