After all of us are reborn, who plays Go?

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In the HD district of China's capital, there is a royal garden: Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.

In 1959, Diaoyutai State Guesthouse was officially established and became an important place for receiving heads of state and government.

Diaoyutai is a place with a long history. It has always been a place for the royal family to relax and can be regarded as a leisure resort for the emperor.

But like the Forbidden City, the original royal gardens have now become tools for generating revenue. One has become a museum, and the other has become an important hotel for receiving foreign guests.

Whether in terms of historical value or luxury, Diaoyutai is, to some extent, not a hotel that can be defined by star rating.

Diaoyutai State Guesthouse was officially opened to the public in 1980. The daily accommodation fee is RMB 2000-3000.

Simply put, in this era, with the current net worth of a prisoner, it would take less than a month to spend most of the money in prison.

The main point is that a Chinese person is specifically cheating foreigners.

In the 298st century before Zhan Lang crossed over, according to the market quotation provided by the reception, the standard room (cheapest) was US$3998 per day/night, and the presidential suite was US$ per day/night.

Wang Xinhao lives in such a place, which to some extent shows his strength.

According to what Chen Long said on the road, Wang Xinhao was a Chinese expatriate in Singapore who specialized in shipping business and was also one of the first Chinese expatriates to invest in China.

It is impossible that he came to the capital specifically for playing Go, but to discuss business investment, and he was talking to bigwigs of unknown level. Go was just an extra attention due to his interest.

This was the first time for Zhan Lang to come to such a high-end place, whether in his past life or this life. The prices on the menu scared Zhan Lang so much that he almost thought he had traveled back in time.

However, Wang Xinhao didn't care about this level of price at all. After asking for the opinions of everyone present, he ordered a few dishes and asked the waiter to serve wine. He then started chatting with Chen Long and the others.

Zhan Lang really didn't know what to say. It was a pity that there was only one table, otherwise he really wanted to sit at the children's table.

After three rounds of drinking, Wang Xinhao, blushing, held Chen Long's hand, and said excitedly: "Brother Chen, you really didn't lie to me!

I invested 100,000 yuan a few years ago, and I thought it would have no effect. How could the current situation of Chinese Go be saved by 100,000 yuan?
I remember when I was learning Go as a kid and heard that Chinese Go was bullied by Japan, my heart broke. Go is obviously our Chinese thing, so why can't we beat those little Japanese?
To be honest, I really don't agree! But I also know that if you don't have enough food, how can you play chess? China has been displaced for hundreds of years and doesn't even have a stable environment. Having enough food is the most important thing.

When I first came to China two years ago, you told me that in a dozen years Chinese Go would be able to compete with Japan. I really didn't believe it at all and thought you were bragging. I just didn't say it out loud for fear of discouraging your enthusiasm!
But after watching today's game, I really believe that Chinese Go can be mastered in a short time, not to mention more than a decade!
Seeing this, my eyes are filled with tears. I hope Chinese Go will prosper! I hope Chinese Go will prosper! "

As they were talking, Wang Xinhao and Chen Long actually hugged each other and burst into tears.

Zhan Lang really didn't expect that this overseas Chinese in Singapore would have such a strong sense of patriotism and such a passion for Go.

After all, many well-known bosses later became interested in Go, and some even had considerable skills, but when it came to sponsorship, the main thing they did was not to pay a penny.

“That’s why I said that the 100,000 yuan I spent was totally worth it. I really didn’t expect it to have such an effect!

If I had known this, I would have paid more two years ago! At that time, I really couldn’t believe how well Chinese Go could develop, so I could only donate as a friendly sponsor, which was considered as my own contribution. ”

Hearing this, Zhan Lang didn't know what to say. In this era, one hundred thousand is still a friendly sponsorship.

As expected, the economies of the four Asian tigers were doing well at this time, and these bosses made a lot of money when the industries were transferred.

Wang Xinhao seemed to have drunk a little bit of wine and started to mutter: "Don't blame me, I also have the lessons learned from the past so I don't dare to do it.

You don't know that Brother Ying lost all his money. You should know him, a famous entrepreneur in Taiwan. He loves Go more than I do! He is obsessed with it.

I also developed a set of Go rules and made a lot of chess equipment. Unfortunately, his talent is not much better than mine, and I really don't have the ability to play Go.

He was even more concerned about the rise of Chinese Go, and he invested a lot of money in the Baodao Go Academy over the years, but in the end it all went down the drain.

I remember the last time he drank with me, he was very angry while drinking, saying that he had spent so much money, but when he went there, he found that none of those guys were trained, but people were drinking and gambling everywhere.

He is now quite disheartened, and when he came here this time, he asked me to take a look to see if there is any hope for Go in mainland China.

Even if they are some relatively good talented youngsters, he is willing to spend money to train them.”

For the financial backers of the development of Chinese Go, this can truly be described as a dark age.

There are no talented people and the overall environment is not good, not to mention that Japanese Go is like a huge tripod pressing down on our heads.

These bosses don't think that Chinese Go can surpass Japan. They are just happy to have a little bit of competitiveness.

"Come to think of it, China seems to be holding quite a few competitions right now, right?"

Wang Xinhao asked as he poured the wine. The last time he came here, it seemed that China only had one New Sports Cup besides the sports meeting. But this time, he heard that there seemed to be many competitions being held.

“This new sports cup is indeed well organized. We should hold more competitions. Only by holding more competitions can we have more room for improvement.

How much is the championship prize money?"

"Eighty..." "That's not bad... No, how much did you say?"

When Wang Xinhao heard this, he was about to say something, but he felt dizzy as if he had heard some incredible number?
eighty?

Not eight hundred thousand?
No, even now the prize money for Go competitions in Japan is not that high.

You're not talking about eighty dollars, are you?

The total prize money for the championship is not enough to pay for half a table of food we have tonight?
Looking at Wang Xinhao who was somewhat incredulous, Chen Long just nodded helplessly.

It was indeed only eighty.

"That's not right? I remember there were other competitions, right? What about the Rookie of the Year? What about the Lan Ke Cup? Aren't the prizes for these several thousand yuan? Why is there only a few dozen for the New Sports Cup?"

As Wang Xinhao was talking, he felt a little sober. They were both national competitions, but the difference in prize money was a bit too big, right?
Chen Long was a little helpless when he heard this: "It's indeed a bit too big, so I'm considering reducing the prize money for the Newcomer King and Lan Ke Cup this year."

When we held the New Sports Cup this year, the sponsors were a little embarrassed and asked whether they should increase the prize money a little.

However, considering the other party's business difficulties, Chen Long decisively refused.

It was only at this time that Chen Long realized that setting the prize money too high was not a good idea. Many potential sponsors were discouraged when they saw that it would cost such a high prize money to sponsor a national competition.

After all, the prize money for other competitions is so high. If you offer a low prize money, can it still be considered a national competition?

It's almost half less than others, but it's not even one-tenth of others, which is really unacceptable.

To some extent, Zhanlang has raised the threshold for holding national competitions.

Wang Xinhao was a little confused when he heard this: "Why? Isn't it good to have a sponsor? They are willing to pay, and you think it's too much?"

"Brother Wang, you don't know that these two competitions are sponsored by Zhanlang. If Chinese companies had this strength, I wouldn't have to worry."

"Battle Wave?"

When Wang Xinhao heard this, he was stunned. Then he turned his head and saw Zhan Lang who was eating next to him.

Could it be that this person's family is also some wealthy person? Is he the son of some patriotic overseas Chinese, who was sent to the mainland to be trained? And then sponsored the competition for his son?
Chen Long looked at Wang Xinhao's doubts and shook his head: "Zhan Lang won a lottery ticket when he went abroad for a competition, and he also made some money from other channels, which added up to hundreds of thousands.

Then he spent all the money on organizing competitions.

But we can't always expect a child to continue to make money in the future. It's unrealistic to expect Zhanlang to continue to sponsor him. We still have to think about the future.

Zhan Lang also said that he wanted to hold a title fight this year with a prize of 10,000 yuan, but I think it’s better to forget it.”

It's quite embarrassing to take advantage of someone.

It would be pretty good if we could lower the prize money for the other two competitions a bit and let Zhanlang last a few more years.

When Wang Xinhao heard this, he stood up, picked up the wine glass and said to Zhan Lang: "Mr. Zhan! I have to call you Mr. Zhan!

I have never admired anyone in my life! I only admire you! You are simply...

I don’t know what to say, it’s all in this wine, I’ll drink it! It’s up to you.”

Looking at Wang Xinhao who suddenly became excited, Zhan Lang couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed.

After all, it looks like they are losing money hosting the competition, but in fact they are making money...

I feel a little embarrassed that you guys praise me like this.

“Brother, you just mentioned a title fight, that must happen!

Is today's game a national competition based on its excitement? It must be a title."

"But……"

Wang Xinhao waved his hand and said, "No buts. I'll pay for the competition! The prize money for the champion is only 10,000 yuan!
When you are out and about! Chinese Go cannot be laughed at by those rude people! "

PS: Sixteen plus one, seven of the eight predictions were correct, another humiliating defeat...

Lao Ke has no chance of winning the championship this year. Chunlan and Lan Ke were both eliminated. He has no hope against Yingshi’s competition. Samsung and LG are playing away games. He has no form at the end of the Beihai Cup...

It has ended!
Double the monthly tickets! Brothers who are looking for monthly tickets!

(End of this chapter)