Chapter 571 Personal Sponsorship
“Rui Zhao, we disappeared for a while.”
At 2:30 pm on February 14th, Wanyuan Times Community, Dongjiang City.
Wu Yueyun, who came to Rui Zhao's house with Lu Wenjie, greeted him naturally.
“Ah, it’s my fault, Grandma Wu.”
Rui Zhao replied a little embarrassedly, welcoming the two of them into the door and saying:
"I have been busy preparing for the Nongshim Cup recently, so I haven't contacted you..."
" Ah, I just said it casually, don't be nervous!"
Wu Yueyun sat down with a smile, but the smile on his face was a little stiff as he sat down with him.
Ever since Wu Yueyun said something that made him quite uneasy when he set off today, Lu Wenjie was a little worried. During the drive, he made insinuations twice and wanted to ask Mr. Wu what he meant.
The old lady smiled and said nothing, she only knew what she said.
But Lu Wenjie really had nothing to do about Wu Yueyun's reaction.
Since the Chess Association invites veteran figures like Wu Yueyun to come out, they must give them full trust and respect.
This requires calling Monk Chaotian halfway to report the situation, or having to break the casserole to get to the bottom of things, which is always inappropriate. Therefore, Lu Wenjie had no choice but to proceed as planned.
Mr. Wu said that he would definitely advise Rui Zhao for the development of women's Go, so he should believe it first and then believe it, right?
Lu Wenjie thought so.
As expected, when the guest of honor was seated, Wu Yueyun went straight to the point:
“Rui Zhao, I heard...
“You don’t want to compete in women’s competitions in the future?
“…Eh?”
Rui Zhao looked a little embarrassed when he was questioned, but he still nodded and said:
"Yes, yes.
"It's just... I'm still a little undecided. "
"Why? "Wu Yueyun continued to ask briefly.
"Because, I heard Lei Qi Jiuduan said...
"If I don't play women's games in the future, it will have a blow to the commercial value of many women's events and the enthusiasm of organizers.
"I have always hoped that more people can support professional Go. More and more events can be held...
"If I stop participating, many competitions will no longer be held, I will definitely be sad..."
" That's it..."
Wu Yueyun's tone did not fluctuate at all:
"But I don't understand, Rui Zhao.
"Don't you young people all have a popular saying, don't pursue suffering?
“Judging from your results, in women’s Go you should be free to get the championship bonus. Why do you have to take it hard and only participate in unlimited competitions in the future?”
heard At this, Lu Wenjie secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
After hearing Wu Yueyun's pointed answer earlier, he was still wary of causing any trouble.
But now it seems that the old lady still puts the overall situation first and has begun to reason with Rui Zhao through difficulties, which makes Lu Wenjie feel relieved.
"Pursuing...suffering?"
Rui Zhao seemed not to have expected that Wu Yueyun would ask this, but after being stunned for a moment, Rui Zhao still said firmly:
< br>“Continuously pursuing and getting closer to the truth on the chessboard has always been my goal and dream.
“What kind of suffering is this in pursuit of dreams? ”
"But, in this way, your income and achievements will be greatly reduced!"
Wu Yueyun continued to say slowly:
"You are now in the women's competition. Except for the Ice Queen, other people want to It’s so difficult to win a game with you!
It’s highly likely that it won’t be a problem to win a bonus of more than one million yuan a year, and it’s also very easy!
“But you are unlimited! In the competition, it is still not possible to even enter the competition stably. It is very likely that after a year of hard work, except for the salary and game fees of the siege, I will not earn anything.
"Not to mention that without a championship, your performance accumulation will also be affected.
"Isn't this... asking for trouble? "
"Of course it doesn't count! "
Rui Zhao shook his head very decisively, without any hesitation at all:
"Some people's goal is to make money, and some people's goal is to achieve results.
“For them, this may be asking for trouble.
“But for me, it’s the complete opposite!
“Although I have become more and more aware in recent months that money is indeed a very useful thing. Many of the problems encountered in the development of Go now are essentially due to insufficient commercialization and insufficient investment funds. Caused.
“But...for people, isn’t money meant to be used to realize the value of life? "Perhaps for some other chess players, Go is a way for them to realize their value, and it is normal for them to struggle with this.
“But for me, Go is the value of my life itself!
“If you give up the pursuit of the value of your life because you are worried about earning less bonuses, wouldn’t that mean you are giving up the pursuit of the value of your life? "
After saying these words, the room was silent for a while.
This girl has really matured a lot recently...
And... she thinks so clearly. !
Seeing the girl's determined look, Lu Wenjie couldn't help but sigh secretly.
It is money that serves the value of life, rather than the value of life that can only be achieved by making money.
This sentence seems simple, but I’m afraid not many people really understand it.
If Rui Zhaozhen had not withdrawn from the women's competition, it would have caused an immeasurable and huge blow to the commercial value of the women's competition, which has just improved recently. Lu Wenjie wanted to support this girl's idea.
Seeing Rui Zhao’s words silenced Wu Yueyun, Lu Wenjie decisively took over and said:
"Rui Zhao, this is not that serious!
"Just relax in the women's competition and just drop by. Why does it have to be either/or! "
Ke Ruizhao answered without wavering:
"Vice Chairman Lu, the most important thing for learning and improving Go is diligence and concentration!
“If you must spare this kind of time to ‘relax’, how can you catch up with Liu Jiudan and Lei Qi Jiudan!”
……What? !
Catching up...
Liu Shixian and Lei Qi? !
Hearing this answer, Lu Wenjie felt more and more that the girl in front of him was a bit outrageous!
Who are Liu Lei and Liu Lei?
A number one in the current chess world, and a future number one without any controversy!
Even Mr. Wu back then could only be said to be among the top twenty in the world. As a result, Rui Zhao actually planned to compete with these two!
I really don’t know how confident this Queen Zhao is!
And if the goal is set to such an extent, then it is indeed necessary to race against time, which is not surprising.
While Lu Wenjie was extremely stunned, the girl hadn’t finished her words yet:
"Grandma Wu, Vice Chairman Lu, let me tell you the truth:
"I basically...have decided not to participate in women's competitions anymore! It's just that there are some things that I have to explain to my parents.
“Originally I was a little worried about what if I stopped participating in women’s competitions and some women’s competitions were cancelled.
“But this morning, I and I When Grandpa Qian talked about this matter, he directly said that if it didn't work, Zhicheng Group could help sponsor the competition. He also helped me calculate the cost, and my ideas suddenly opened up!
“For a domestic women’s event, the investment for one event is estimated to be around one million yuan. Even for the World Women’s Championship, the total cost is only about 1.8 million. In fact, compared to many other Sports are already quite cheap...
"If a sponsor really stops sponsoring, I personally should be able to support it for one term!"
"...What?
"Personally, personally sponsor? ! ”
Lu Wenjie was stunned when he heard these words.
The profession of chess player itself is to make money through Go. I have never heard of anyone sponsoring a Go competition!
"Yes."
Rui Zhao nodded firmly again:
"If it really affects more competitions, I can probably sponsor the two events. In this case, my living expenses and travel expenses may be a bit high. It's urgent..."
"No, no, no, no..."
The more Lu Wenjie listened, the more he felt something was wrong, and he quickly shouted stop.
But in response to Rui Zhao's statement, Lu Wenjie shouted to stop and return first, but he knew that he actually had no reason to refuse. This was purely personal freedom.
Director Qian can sponsor, but Rui Zhao can’t?
That doesn’t make sense!
So, after calling stop, Lu Wenjie was immediately embarrassed on the spot. He, who always had a lot of ideas, didn't know how to end it.
Hey wait a minute...
Didn't I just come here to persuade Rui Zhao not to withdraw from the women's competition? !
Why did such a movement happen inexplicably? ! ! !
Now she has said that "if the event is suspended, she will sponsor it personally", which is already a dead ringer!
Just when the vice chairman of the Chess Association was doubting his life, Wu Yueyun on the side suddenly laughed out loud and said with emotion:
"Wenjie, don't stand here either. I'm afraid this matter won't be settled by you alone.
"You can make a video call and bring Chaotian in.
"I've finished persuading Rui Zhao, and it's time to persuade him. ”
(End of this chapter)