113 episodes. I can’t.
The moment the winner is decided.
I was thrilled to see the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd horses more than the dividend.
It was because it was the three of them that were clad in the light.
‘Something has awakened!’
There was no difference in light.
I don’t know which one is the 1st and which is the 3rd.
However, as a result, there were only three animals that affected the dividend.
In other words, it was money.
‘If you know the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place, this means that you win 100% if you bet in doubles.’
A double-win ceremony in which two horses are chosen to be the first and second horses regardless of the order.
The odds are higher than other bets, so the odds are low, but in my case, I was able to make the odds 100%.
As he struggled to calm his expression, he saw Jayden Parker, who had turned white.
“No way! This is manipulation!”
The people in the banquet hall looked at him with frowns at his screaming words.
His eyes were blaming him for saying it was a manipulation in the presence of the horse racing minister.
“Manipulation! Can you take responsibility for those words now, Mr. Parker!?”
Unsurprisingly, Peter Waltz asked with an angry face.
To call the Melbourne Cup, the most important horse racing event in Australia, as manipulation, would be an insult to his honor.
“That, that…”
“I understand your feelings. I lost a bet with that young friend, so I’m going to have to pay a huge sum of $80 million. But I need to know how to win or lose. Should I recklessly stigmatize the Melbourne Cup?”
“……”
When Jayden Parker bit his lip and couldn’t answer, Peter Waltz said dissatisfied.
“Everyone in this position is a witness. Please donate $80 million in the name of Edward Jean. And I will reconsider and tell you about the position with the Minister of New South Wales I mentioned earlier.”
“Mr. Waltz! Didn’t you promise that earlier?”
“Before making a promise, please reflect on what you said. There are things you can say and things you can’t say, even if it comes out of nowhere, huh!”
Peter Waltz came to me with a strong cough as if it was uncomfortable to plant.
Greg Norman was with him.
“Congratulations, did you say Edward Jean?”
“Yes, Minister.”
“I’ve been watching it for a while, and it’s amazing. Did you really bet $400,000 thinking that America would win?”
“To be honest, it was half and half.”
“Hmm, so you bet with Jaden Parker with only 50% chance?”
“It’s not. I’m proposing a bet with confidence that America will beat the Shock.”
“I’m sorry for asking, but why did you think the shock would be lost? Although I say this with my own mouth, the shock is the pride of our Australian horse as it was last year’s winner. Experts were of the opinion that we would win this competition as well. “
“It’s hard to explain, but the condition of the shock didn’t look very good. I also have eyes to see horses to some extent.”
At my words, Peter Waltz asked with a twinkle in his eyes.
“Heh heh, it was Maju? May I ask what you have?”
“I can’t even tell you… Oh, do you know that I’m a Dark Star? I co-own the horse.”
“If it’s a Dark Star, it’s a horse that has been selected as this year’s second-generation champion racehorse. Of course you know. It was a great horse encounter.”
“It was thanks to the relationship with the Inham family.”
I naturally introduced Bobby, who was next to him, to him.
“It was especially helpful for Chairman Bobby Inham here, because the other co-owner is his grandson.”
“If it’s Inham, I remember it. A few years ago, you sold the stallion and left the horse racing industry, didn’t you?”
Bobby answered the question with a shy face.
“It was the wrong decision of the old man. Now we are preparing to rebuild the ranch.”
“It’s good news while I was hearing about it. You don’t know how disappointed I was to hear that my talented domestic stallion was closed. Look again today. All 1st, 2nd and 3rd place were all occupied by foreign-bred horses. Melbourne Cup held in Australia How disgraceful that an Australian horse can’t even make it into the rankings.”
“I have no face, Minister.”
“Please show Australia’s potential as a dark star next year. I will beg you earnestly.”
“I will do my best.”
That’s right.
The winning horse, America’s horse, is from the United States, and the 2nd place Mal Lucky Day and 3rd place So You Think belong to New Zealand.
Although the 4th person, Ziping, is auspicious, it is not in the ranking where dividends are distributed anyway.
“You’ll have to come over here.”
Peter Waltz put me in front of the bookmaker table and said to the crowd.
“Attention everyone. I’m going to introduce today’s top donor, Edward Jean.”
The people in the banquet hall looked at me with curious eyes.
I cleared my voice and listened to the microphone the staff had prepared for me.
“Hello, this is Edward Jean, the CEO of the mining company All Mining.”
– Clap clap clap clap.
Applause and cheers from people turned towards me.
I continued talking while receiving all those gazes on my body.
“I don’t know if I’m allowed to stand here. All I got out of my pocket was four hundred thousand dollars.”
At those words, people burst into laughter.
“But that 400,000 dollars became a huge donation of 120 million dollars, and it was used for the needy neighbors. Doesn’t it seem like there was a god of horse racing that produced such a huge result? No. This money is an award given to the Melbourne Cup, which has been a tradition for 150 years. I will give all this honor to Minister Peter Baltz and all the people involved in preparing the Melbourne Cup. Thank you.”
– Clap clap clap clap clap.
Bravo burst out with applause.
Peter Baltz smiled with a remorseful expression on his face and patted my shoulder again and again.
“Uh-huh, your lip service is amazing.”
“From the heart, Minister. Ha ha ha.”
“If you ever need my help, tell me. I’ll take my feet off you and help you. Oh, you said you’re a mining company? Hey, Greg. You’re the Minister of Resources. Take care of this guy. He’s like a big friend in the future.”
“My friend, who has already grown big, this person. Does the manager who established a joint venture with Jencock look small?”
“Yeah? It’s the first time I’ve heard of this company, so I thought it was small. It looks like it has great business capabilities.”
I said waving my hand.
“Ugh, no. We are just starting out with the establishment of a corporation. Collaboration with Jencock is just beginning.”
“That’s right, Greg. Even if you look at my face, pay attention. Ha ha ha.”
“Okay, okay. Who’s going to stop you?”
“Look, Edward.”
“Yes, Minister.”
“I don’t have time for a while because the carnival period is still left, but if you have a chance, please visit Melbourne again. Then I will serve you a nice meal.”
“Thank you for your words.”
At that moment, a man who appeared to be Peter Waltz’s attendant approached.
“Minister, you must go down now to celebrate the winning horse.”
“Okay, go right away.”
He shook hands and left the banquet hall saying that we would meet again.
“Jin, it looks like you’ve put a good eye on you, Minister Peter Waltz.”
Henry came over and patted me on the back and continued.
“He has broad feet. Few administrators have as many connections as Peter Waltz. Well done.”
“By the way, Henry.”
“……?”
“I mean Jaden Parker.”
“Why Jayden?”
“From the time I saw it, the mouth was too light, but is it true?”
Henry sighed in response.
“I wonder if he ate a group after five years of Gary’s death.”
“Are the shareholders still standing still?”
If you’re that incompetent, don’t you hold a general meeting of shareholders and dismiss the CEO?
“The major shareholders of the Royal Casino are a little special. They don’t care how much damage they lose, so Jayden can stay there. I did my part.”
“Is it special because it’s a casino?”
“There is part of it, and the current major shareholders are people who have been helped by Gary in the past.
“Why didn’t you pass it on to your son? Australia is also exempt from inheritance tax.”
“Because Gary knew Jaden’s lack of ability, he thought he couldn’t protect it. As proof of that, the P&B group left Jayden’s hands.”
Henry continued with a sympathetic expression.
“In a way, he’s a pitiful kid. His mother, Scarlett, died early when he was young, and Gary was so busy with work that he ran around the casino and didn’t take care of Jayden properly. He just had a lot of money. there wasn’t.”
Is it that you grew up as a chaebol family?
‘Money is not everything…’
***
Four days after the Melbourne Cup, November 6th.
I visited Flemington Stadium again with my family.
It was because there was Crown Oaks Day, one of the main events of this carnival.
Today is a day where fashion gets more attention than horse racing.
That’s why it’s called Ladies Oaks Day.
This is because it is a day when numerous women compete, each showing off their beauty and fashion.
“Jackie, do you have to wear this?”
I wore the outfit she had prepared for me, but I was a bit embarrassed and asked.
It seemed like it wasn’t just me, but my father as well.
It’s a family look, and me and my dad are dressed in pink suits.
Mom and sister gave a point by matching pink with hats and accessories.
“You have to wear it. It’s today’s dress code.”
Jackie’s resolute me sent a glance to my father saying that he couldn’t help it.
‘This isn’t Pink Panther…’
He licked his tongue, but Jackie added a pink rose to his father’s jacket pocket instead of a hanker chip.
This is because the official flower of Crown Oaks Day is the pink rose.
Pink symbolizes breast and ovarian cancer.
Pink was chosen as the color of the day to raise public interest in the disease.
Truly a day for women.
I heard that the original purpose of Crown Oaks Day was also started to bring women to the male-dominated racetrack.
It seemed to be a natural procedure because it would become a family event and the scale would grow when women were together.
In any case, the women who gathered like that could not immediately take an interest in horse racing, so fashion came to appear as a mainstay of the festival as a substitute.
“Hey, brother. How about you? Can you win today?”
I asked in amazement.
“Aren’t you talking about Meyer Fashion on the Field?”
“That’s right. Are there any other fashion contests besides that?”
“What confidence?”
“You go out with confidence, or you go out because you think it’ll be fun. Jackie goes out too.”
what? really?
Somehow, today seemed prettier than Melbourne Cup Day.
Do I have to say that bright blonde hair and pink harmonize with her beauty?
“Jackie deserves to go out, but my sister…”
“What? What? Say it to the end.”
don’t you have to tell me?
But then an unexpected answer came from behind me.
“You are beautiful, Yuri-sama.”
“Oh? Really? As expected, Team Leader Park has eyes. Hohoho.”
I sighed briefly and looked at Yoohyeon.
And said when we were alone.
“Yoohyeon-ah, you’re a bodyguard, not a subordinate.
“It’s not like that. I said it from the heart.”
what? you wish!
isn’t it? It’s probably not… it can’t be.