"Ah?!
"Sister Rui Zhao, you...are you going to join both the men's and women's teams of Pohu next season and stay in Hongdu City forever? ! ”
At seven o’clock in the evening on March 24, Hua Ran, who was far away in Shangdu, Central Plains Province, was very surprised when he heard the news that Rui Zhao would stay in Pohu for a long time after May through a video link. .
After explaining the situation to his two teammates from the Dongjiang team, Rui Zhao also wanted to inform his assistant in Shangdu, Central Plains Province, about his future arrangements
Originally, this matter was going to be done yesterday, but considering that Hua Ran still had to prepare for the Mulan competition preliminaries, Rui Zhao and Ai Jian'an decided to do it today so as not to affect Hua Ran's competitive state.
In today's second and final round of preliminaries for the Mulan competition, Hua Ran showed great courage and defeated powerful enemies, and successfully entered the 32-person field of this Mulan competition.
Ai Jian'an and Rui Zhao took advantage of the opportunity to congratulate and talked to the first-level assistant about the "major decision" made yesterday:
"Yes, Ran Ran "
Faced with Hua Ran's question, Ai Jian'an took over and explained further:
"To be honest, we didn't expect this to be the case before this. But it did quickly become like this...
"Next, I would like to ask if you are willing to follow Xiao Zhao to Pohu.
"I have already discussed it with Xiao Zhao. If you agree, Xiao Zhao promises to make more money on the basis of his original income. Give you a monthly subsidy of two thousand yuan. And if that doesn't work, we will also pay you an additional two months' salary as compensation. Do you think that's okay? "
"Two, two thousand yuan? ! "
Hua Ran was stunned for a moment when he heard the amount, and then immediately responded:
"I'll go, I'll go!
"Anyway, I am not from Dongjiang. I am in Dongjiang just to have more income and get more opportunities to play chess!
"More than two thousand yuan a month, just the extra money is worth it. It’s worth the salary of many female Go players! What's not to like about this? "
"Huh? "
Hearing this, Rui Zhao couldn't help but be stunned. He blinked and asked:
"Ran Ran, you just said...
"The amount of money alone is worth the wages of many female chess players?!"
"Yes!"
Hua Ran in the connection screen nodded and said:< br>
“Ah…Sister Rui Zhao, you are a star chess player, so you may not know it well.
“Little Karami like us, who are in the first and second tiers, even if we really have a chance to go to the siege, Usually the salary is only 2,000 yuan. ”
"Is it so low?!" Rui Zhao said in surprise.
Although the girl does not have any requirements for material life, after all, she has been living independently for a long time in her previous life, and she still has a certain level of income in her mind about the level of income needed to survive.
Two thousand yuan a month...that really can only guarantee that you will not die of hunger.
“Ah...it’s normal!”
Hua Ran smiled bitterly, scratched his head, and suddenly started talking:
"After all, when playing in the league now, you have to make money based on your ability, and most of the money depends on the victory fee!
"If a chess player like me really signs a Weijia, I can probably win every game. A victory fee of four thousand yuan.
“If we calculate that I can win half of the games on Channel 3 every season, my annual competition income will be about 60,000 yuan - but even if it is 60,000 yuan per year, I can’t earn it for the time being. To...
"So, I still want to continue to be your assistant, Sister Rui Zhao, and strive to become more familiar with others, so that I can have more opportunities to sign with Weijia or a girl group in the future.
“After all, it’s not easy to compete in games where you can make money!”
"A game that can make money..."
Looking at Zhonghua Ran's helpless smile during the video connection, Rui Zhao couldn't help but pursed his lips.
Hua Ran, who was talking enthusiastically, seemed to want to take the opportunity to talk, so he continued: "Yes! Sister Rui Zhao, you should also know that most competitions in the country All qualifiers must be participated at one's own expense, so we want to continue to participate in more competitions after entering the profession, and most of the time we have to pay our own way.
"Every time we go to participate, even if we take the green train. , staying in the cheapest small hotel, and spending almost 1,000 yuan for transportation, food and lodging once, and the annual competition fee alone may cost 10,000 yuan!
"The reason why I came to Dongjiang City is because in a big city with a relatively strong atmosphere for learning chess, I can still make a decent income by tutoring young people and playing chess with some young girls. Otherwise, I really can't participate in the competition. !
"Just spending precious time on training does not help improve chess skills. Many people lost their motivation after teaching, so I came to be an assistant..."
Go... training?
The four words spoken by the assistant seemed to touch a certain heartstring of the girl, and she immediately asked:
"Ran Ran, teach chess... game Can you make money playing games? ”
"Of course!"
Hua Ran, who knew the situation very well, replied without hesitation:
"Originally, there are only a few chess players who can play the game for a long time after establishing a certain rank.
“Professional chess players say they are ‘professional’, but at least 30 to 40 percent of them work in jobs that have nothing to do with Go.
“Even the remaining 60 to 70%, most of them mainly make a living by teaching chess - the number of people eligible to participate in high-level Go competitions is very, very small, and for low-level competitions, the prize money It's not enough to make ends meet.
"Once you can't play Weijia or Women's Weijia, the chess players will basically have to teach chess to make a living, otherwise they really won't even have the money to participate in the competition!"
Hearing this , Rui Zhao couldn't help but fell silent, as if he suddenly thought about something. For most ordinary chess players, teaching chess is far more profitable than playing games or other jobs...
She actually heard this fact from someone before Heard it.
Now, when this was further confirmed from Hua Ran's words, her thoughts could not help but fluctuate a little.
Ai Jian'an, who was also in Lianmai, saw that Rui Zhao suddenly became silent and didn't speak. He thought that after talking about business, his main star wanted to practice chess quickly, so he took over the conversation and exchanged a few words with Hua Ran to let the other party know. Go offline early and take a rest.
“Okay, Xiao Zhaomei! Everything is settled!
“You will take the high-speed train tomorrow morning, so don’t practice chess too late tonight! ”
Seeing that Hua Ran had disconnected, Ai Jianan gave Rui Zhao a few words of advice.
But just when she was about to log off, the girl who had been silent just now suddenly spoke up and asked. ：
"Well, Sister An An.
"I have a question...can I ask you? "
Ai Jianan tilted her head slightly: "Huh? What's the problem? "
Rui Zhao swallowed, and then made up his mind and said:
"Have you ever heard of such a word...
"It's called...'Ponzi scheme'."
...
...
"...Okay, okay! Thanks to Mr. Gong for your help this time!< br>
“Don’t worry, this little girl Rui Zhao is not only very beautiful, but she is also making steady and fast progress in playing chess! Not only can it guarantee results, it is also likely to bring some peripheral commercial value!
"You know, Mr. Ni of Dream Lily asked Rui Zhao to shoot a set of advertising and promotional materials, which greatly boosted the sales of mattresses and pillows!
"It's a pity, because at the beginning and Rui Zhao made an agreement that the relevant materials would only be used to promote the fifth Dream Lily Cup, so it only took half a month in total.
“I heard that this matter has caused Dream Lily Company to plan to hold the next competition in several stages, lengthening the entire competition cycle, so as not to only promote it for half a month. An embarrassing situation occurs!
“Ah...yes, yes, Mr. Gong, your suggestion is right!
“I have been thinking about these things in the past year. Next time you come to Dajing, I will treat you to a casual meal and have a good chat!
"Well...then I won't disturb you anymore!"
At the same time, Dajing City, Chinese Go Association, Chairman's Office.
Shang Chaotian just hung up the phone after greeting Gong Quanzhen, the boss of the Weijia Pohu team, and just breathed a sigh of relief when he suddenly found that there was an extra person in front of his desk.
Looking up, who is it if it’s not his deputy?
Seeing Shang Chaotianjie finish the phone call, Lu Wenji smiled and asked:
"Brother Tian, is the Pohu team...signing Rui Zhao?"
Shang Chaotian also smiled and nodded:
"Yes!
"I just discussed with Mr. Gong and plan to officially release the news tomorrow, which can also be considered as a warm-up for the upcoming Mulan Tournament!
“I also plan to mention this matter at the opening ceremony the day after tomorrow to see if I can make something more interesting for next season’s siege, so that I can attract sponsors in one go!”
"Ah, this is the best!"
After responding, Lu Wenjie pondered for a moment and added:
"Brother Tian, since Rui Zhao has officially joined this time In the Siege League, I think we can use this as an opportunity to enhance the commercialization of our league.
"You should also know that our league has been commercialized for more than 20 years. There are some shortcomings. Except for the main sponsor of the entire Weijia, which has a certain degree of commercial exposure, the sponsors of each team get very few publicity opportunities, which are basically concentrated on the team name that is limited to six words. On.
“Because there are few publicity opportunities, it is directly difficult to realize any publicity points.
"A star female chess player like Rui Zhao who attracts so much attention has to be reduced to the point where her true strength must be considered before she can sign a contract with a team... This is actually quite heartbreaking."
"Yes, that's what I have in mind."
Shang Chaotian agreed:
"After attending the opening ceremony of the Mulan Tournament, I plan to come back and hold an executive committee meeting. With the help of Rui Zhao has signed a contract with the Pohu team to formulate a commercial promotion plan for Weijia next season and launch it to see if it can attract more sponsors.
"If there are more sponsors interested in investing. Well, Wei Jia can expand the army and provide income guarantee for more chess players...
"Oh, by the way Wenjie, what do you want from me?"
Halfway through the words, Shang Chaotian suddenly remembered that his deputy must have something to do with him, so he stopped talking and asked instead.
"Ah, it seems that Brother Tian, you have been really busy with the sponsorship of Weijia recently..."
Lu Wenjie smiled helplessly, and then handed Shang Chaotian The last printed A4 paper.
“Have you forgotten? Today is the end of the Sanshuang Cup round-robin selection.
"Twenty minutes ago, the last game just ended. All the participants for this competition have been produced.
"Then...
"Lin Ruixin did not swim out this time. "(End of this chapter)