"Hey, they are just like us, they are just mathematicians." Shan Xiong explained in a low voice in his ear.
"Mathematician? Didn't you just say you couldn't count cards?" Chen Xi was still puzzled.
"Some people are naturally sensitive to numbers. After being exposed to countless math problems and poker card combinations, they will have a special feeling."
"Um..." Chen Xi nodded when he heard this. He nodded, he understood this a little bit.
This feeling is not a special function, it is a manifestation of practice making perfect. The human body is complex, and strange abilities such as the sixth sense are not nonsense.
The sixth sense, abbreviated as ESP, is also called the mind's sense or the mind's eye.
Refers to the sixth kind of sensory ability of human beings in addition to hearing, vision, smell, touch, and taste. It can receive information through channels other than normal senses and predict what is going to happen.
However, some scientists say that this kind of precognition has nothing to do with the inferences gained from the previous experience of the person involved, while others say that it is related. Chen Xi does not know who is right and who is wrong.
"Then what are they doing here? Gathering Crown wool?" Chen Xi asked again.
“This is the same as winning the lottery. Let others see with their own eyes that someone has won the big prize, so that more people will participate.”
"Damn, it turned out to be a trust."
"You can understand it that way." Shan Xiong smiled.
Chen Xi touched his chin. In his eyes, those two mathematicians had become talents that the team wanted to recruit.
His current think tank team are all top students from some universities, but their minds are full of theoretical knowledge, or their ideas are too simple, they are just a group of child soldiers.
If you want to really analyze the psychology of your competitors and make suggestions for them, you need some veterans who know the tricks.
Over the thousands of years of history, there have been many famous counselors. Some people like Zhuge Liang, while others like Zhang Liang.
However, there are very few people who like Chen Ping, because most people think that this person is of poor character and all his actions are dirty and underhanded. But often this kind of person can help the lord to win. Chen Xi is not disgusted with people like Chen Ping.
After all, extraordinary times call for extraordinary people.
After dinner, Chen Xi was called into the conference room by Ma Yueling.
There were many people sitting in the conference room, including Shan Xiong.
"This is Chen Xi, Crown's foreign consultant and the founder of the ADTE calculation method. Next, your job is to cooperate with him to continuously improve the casino's operating model..." Ma Yueling introduced to everyone.
“As a child, I don’t believe this thing was made by him.” A middle-aged bearded man curled his lips.
"Actually, it's nothing. It's just inspiration from finance, combined with some formulas." A Mediterranean sneered.
"You're right, I've conceived this thing before, but I didn't announce it." The fat woman with long hair sitting on the chair was drinking water and boasting.
Chen Xi raised his lips and smiled. None of these people seemed convinced.
"I don't care what you people are thinking. Since you have taken money from the group, you have to do things for the group. ADTE is just a theory that has just been proposed. I want you to cooperate with him and apply it into practice as soon as possible..." Ma Yueling glanced at everyone coldly.
Everyone was reluctant to say anything after hearing this, and everyone was ready to wait until she left before embarrassing Chen Xi.
"All of you here are psychologists and mathematicians, and their job in the casino is to study guests. Now is the information age. In the future, technology will become more and more developed, and your work will continue to be Change means assisting programmers in establishing computational models..." After Ma Yueling finished speaking, Chen Xi spoke quickly.
"I think your model is wrong." As soon as he finished speaking, a man wearing glasses raised his hand.
“Oh? What’s wrong?”
"Your model is all theoretical. In reality, customers who place large bets and make quick decisions contribute the most to the entertainment city's revenue!" After the man with glasses finished speaking, others nodded.
They felt that Chen Xi didn’t understand the casino business at all. Simply put, he was just a layman who got in through connections.
"Oh, that's what you think. The fact is. If a person makes a quick decision, he may win the money and leave, but the guests who have played for a long time are the ones who contribute the most." Chen Xi sneered. A sound.
“Do you have any basis for saying this?”
“Most people who have played games for a long time will most likely lose money in the end. No matter whether they win money in the early stage, they will end up losing money in the end. They will also return the money to the casino with profits, which is the so-called "bad ass". This is because. Human energy is limited. If you do something for a long time, your physical strength and energy will continue to be consumed, and people will become numb and lose their mind. Go and see the workers on the factory assembly line. High-intensity and long-term screw driving will make people feel uncomfortable. Irritability, this is actually a truth..."
"Even if your model is well conceived, accurate integration cannot be achieved with current technology. Do you know how many cameras there are on the ceiling?" After Chen Xi finished speaking, another person raised a question.
“Every casino’s cameras are stipulated to have no blind spots on the table, and the diameter distance between the two cameras is no more than 1 meter. It is indeed difficult to accurately score during constant monitoring, but technology is constantly improving, and we cannot Because this is not going to change "Have you ever considered that if one person places a bet, and if someone among the onlookers also bets, and stacks his own chips on top of the previous bettors, whose points will be counted?" ”
“Of course we have considered this. However, before the technology is reached, even if it is a welfare for the casino, points will be added to those who cheat. It won’t be long before new systems and cameras will appear to make up for this problem. I believe that with just a few points, The casino will not lose money at all, but can Increase popularity. "
"I don't understand why we have to increase the benefits. It's obviously good now. Real high-quality customers don't care about small rewards, and the casino doesn't need to retain those who care. them.”
"It's just like when you go to an amusement park to play darts or hoops. The money you spend will most likely be more than the prize. If you want a doll, the doll is worth 50 Australian dollars, and you spend 100 Australian dollars to play the game. , and came back empty-handed. Do you feel comfortable? Do you still want to play next time? If I give you a consolation prize, would you feel better? I think I will go there again. When guests come to play, you let them eat and drink well. This is a long-term business. In fact, the purpose of the points system is to allow players to place bets for the sake of points. As long as the rewards are better, They will bet more frequently..." No matter what kind of questions the people here asked, Chen Xi answered them one by one, leaving these people speechless.
In fact, someone just pointed out that the current technology is not perfect yet, which is indeed a big problem.
Even when Chen Xi was reborn, the casino points were not 100% accurate.
However, this may be a problem for others, but he knows someone who can make this system.
That is when Ouyang Ming was working on the Sky Eye system, one of his new friends had this technology.
Think about it, the accuracy of the Sky Eye system is not guaranteed. If this person is invited to participate, everything will not be a problem.
Seeing Chen Xi fighting against the others alone but not falling behind, Ma Yueling nodded with satisfaction.
Sometimes you become a small leader through the back door and rely on connections, and it takes real skills to convince your subordinates.
"The game items of each casino are different. For example, Jiajia Lok has some unique high-multiply betting methods around the world. What you mathematicians have to do is to constantly invent new methods of playing and then calculate The banker's advantage. Psychologists, what you have to do is to understand the guests' mentality and keep them coming to the casino..." Chen Xi looked around and said.
An hour later, Chen Xi and Ma Yueling were the only two people left in the conference room.
"Sister Ling, I think these people are all talents and will be of great help to my company..."
"Oh? Are you trying to poach the boss just after joining the company?" Ma Yueling said playfully. One sentence.
“They don’t have official jobs at Crown. They are consultants like me. I think it should be fine.”
“I don’t know. Just do whatever you want. ." Ma Yueling winked mischievously, acquiescing to Chen Xi's idea.
After chatting for a while, Chen Xi went downstairs and started wandering around again.
The basement level, which is the exclusive venue for Texas, is actually very lively at this time, because there is a poker competition during this time.
Many players from all over the world will come here to show off their skills.
In front of a table, a familiar face evoked memories of his past life.
Black-rimmed glasses, cheap T-shirt, and so thin that he looked like he could be blown over by a gust of wind.
To be honest, this man looks a bit popular. If Chen Xi didn't have a deep memory, he might not have discovered it. The founder of LaLahuo, Zhou Sheng, is currently a professional poker player.
I originally had a good job, but I didn’t want to work for others, and then I became a frequent visitor to the casino.
The two of them had chatted in their previous life, because they were working on the same project. As for who copied who, it’s hard to say. It can only be said that they learned from each other.
Business only accounts for a small part of the chat between two gamblers. Most of them are sharing card table experiences, which is all kinds of bragging. Just like high school students, no matter what they start talking about, it will eventually turn into a game.
Both Chen Xi and Zhou Sheng like to play Texas Hold'em, but their gameplay is different.
The former likes to observe other people's expressions and make judgments through psychology.
The latter likes to use mathematical formulas to reason. It has to be said that Zhou Sheng is a top academic. Top academics always like to use things in college to make money in life.
Hasn’t this guy been playing in Las Vegas and Australia all the time? Why did he come to Australia?
No, he should be engaged in real estate in HK at this time.
Chen Xi had a question mark on his forehead.
According to ordinary rebirth novels, a talented protagonist like Zhou Sheng must be included.
However, Chen Xi knew that this guy would never work for others.
Also, every career change of this person seems to be a huge span, but in fact, behind it is the result of his careful consideration and precise planning.
The most important thing is that Zhou Sheng is one of the few people Chen Xi has ever met who can escape unscathed in the casino.
In fact, in reality, many big guys were gamblers before, such as Edward Thorp.
This man was similar to Zhou Sheng, who played blackjack. He had tried to use mathematics to describe the system mechanism behind gambling. The game of Black Jack was studied, and the strategy of Black Jack was optimized through the methods of mathematics and probability theory with the help of computers. He also collaborated with Claude Shannon to develop the world's first wearable device for predicting the outcome of roulette. Thorpe became famous after his gambling strategies led him to win large sums of money at various casinos in Las Vegas.
In the end, he was assassinated by various casinos because of this incident. In the end, he ran away to the financial market in anger and became a pioneer of quantitative trading.
Thorp cooperated with securities broker Jay Regan to establish the first quantitative trading hedge fund-Princeton-Newport Partners (PNP). The fund uses mathematics and computer technology to conduct low-risk option arbitrage and other statistical arbitrage strategies, and has achieved considerable results.
Facts have proven that a big boss is still a big boss no matter which field he goes to.
As a Texas Hold'em master but someone who doesn't usually play Texas Hold'em, Chen Xi has always wanted to know who is better between himself and Zhou Sheng.
After some observation, Zhou Sheng has been losing money and is not as skilled as he said in his previous life. The chips in front of him continued to decrease, and Chen Xi even wondered if this guy was bragging before.
Turn around and look at the other tables. When Chen Xi looked back again, he was shocked.
The chips in front of Zhou Sheng became the largest on the field, as if by magic.
Although Zhou Sheng won the money, his face was calm, as if he had won for granted.
This guy!
Chen Xi laughed and cursed in his heart.
After greeting the supervisor, he was included in the list of personnel for the Texas Games.
After finding a table and sitting down, Chen Xi began to play while paying attention to Zhou Sheng's movements.
He fought his way through, and soon he broke through and entered the finals.
The atmosphere at the final table was tense and heated. The lights focused on this small world, and the air was filled with the smell of tobacco and adrenaline. Chen Xi and Zhou Sheng finally sat at the same table, surrounded by several other equally powerful players. Everyone's eyes shone with the desire to win.
"It's from China." As soon as the food was served, Chen Xi greeted him enthusiastically.
Zhou Sheng glanced at him and nodded as an answer.
"The people who come here to play Texas are all ghosts. Your Asian face looks a bit special here. Brother, what do you do?" Chen Xi continued to ask.
Although he asked in Mandarin, Zhou Sheng answered in English: "Don't you also have an Asian face? You want to use words to disturb me before the cards are dealt?" , and he kept looking at the dealer, indicating that someone was harassing him.
However, the dealer seemed not to hear it, which made Zhou Sheng frown.
"I'm just curious to ask. Most Chinese people go to Macau to play. Tu'ao is so far away after all."
"Then why are you playing here?"
"I am an international student. Yeah."
"..."
This sentence left Zhou Sheng speechless. At this time, the dealer also started to deal the cards.
Chen Xi looked at the card in his hand and it was QK.
This is a nondescript hand. Unless you get a straight or steal a chicken, you basically lose.
With the mentality that the chip was not his own, he decisively chose to follow the bet.
Except Chen Xi and Zhou Sheng, the other four players all chose to follow the bet because it was the last game. After weighing the chips in their hands, they all chose to make a last ditch effort.
After all, the champion will receive hundreds of thousands of Australian dollars in rewards.
The dealer continues to deal the cards, the first one is 3 and the second one is 9.
Chen Xi and others still chose to follow the bet.
Looking at Zhou Sheng, who had been silent, Chen Xi felt that this guy had a lot of cards in his hand.
The next third card was 10. Chen Xi looked at the cards on the table, and he was a little suspicious of whether the dealer was cheating.
This is completely like favoring him and deliberately making things smooth.
At this time, the expressions of the other four people became more and more exciting, some were happy, and some were annoyed.
However, Chen Xi understood that these people's expressions were all fake, deliberately used to confuse their opponents.
One of them hesitated for a long time and finally chose to fold his cards. The reason is that he analyzed the number of chips and cards in his hand. He has no chance of winning the championship, but he still has a chance to get second or third place. Anyway, there are tens of thousands of Australian dollars in rewards.
Soon, the fourth card appeared, another 10.
At this time, someone's expression became exciting, and he couldn't wait to follow the bet, making it look like he had three 10s.
Zhou Sheng's face was expressionless from beginning to end. No matter how those ghost guys talked and interfered with their words, he remained unmoved.
"Brother, you are expressionless when playing poker, and you deliberately pretend to be a robot so that people can't analyze your psychology. This is what novices do. All of you here are poker masters from all over the world. You This method won't work at all." Chen Xi started to attack again.
"Oh, when you use psychological warfare to attack others, you are often at your weakest psychologically. It's better to put away your little thoughts." Although Zhou Sheng sarcastically said, he looked at Chen Xi His eyes were strange.
The card table has now become a vegetable market. The players are talking non-stop, trying to insinuate each other's trump cards. (End of this chapter)