What--? ! ! !
One...
A million? ! ! !
The moment Vice Mayor Niu Xianru reported the number of the championship bonus, Shang Chaotian felt that he must be blind.
Because, this number can no longer be described as outrageous...
All I can say is that this is simply opening the door to outrageousness—it’s so outrageous! ! !
You must know that in the original Women's Masters Tournament, the championship bonus for the title winner was only 250,000 yuan. The other two women's title events, [Queen] and [Mulan], also had the same standard.
Not to mention the women's competition, even in the unlimited title, the one million championship bonus can kill everything instantly!
The four major titles of [Celebrity] [Tian Yuan] [National Player] [Yi Xian], each championship prize is only 500,000 yuan!
Although China's number one title [Chess Saint] has a single bonus of up to 1.3 million yuan, which is the highest prize money in China, the Chess Saint Tournament is held every other year! Still lost!
A woman's title, suppressing China's recognized first title? !
This cannot be called unreasonable, it is completely contrary to Tiangang!
Lu Wenjie, who has seen a lot of the world and done countless things, was dumbfounded and shocked at this time. He couldn't help but confirm it again:
"That, that , Deputy Mayor Niu
“The one million you are talking about...is the championship bonus? Not the total tournament prize money? ! ”
"Of course it's just the championship bonus! The total bonus should be more than 1.7 million yuan."
Niu Xianru said with a smile:
"Although our Or City is a poor place, the spiritual and cultural living standards are Not high.
“But at least it’s a little sheep, a little coal, a little rare earth and a little gas! This bonus is still affordable! ”
As soon as these words came out, Shang Chaotian didn’t know what to say!
He only felt the domineering aura of a rich man coming over him, and he even seemed to see a piece of cloth on Niu Xianru's head in a trance.
How do you say that?
The relevant leaders of Er City may not know Go as well as the members of the Gezhou City team, but one glance shows that they respect Go!
“That, that’s really...
“That’s great, great! ”
Shang Chaotian was so excited that he was a little incoherent:
“Actually, one of the reasons why the level of women’s Go has not been high for a long time is that the prize money for women’s games is average and the players lack motivation.
“Once we compete in this game Being able to increase the prize money and scale to this level will definitely greatly encourage female chess players to move forward bravely! Improve the overall level of domestic women's Go! "
However, although Shang Chaotian's mouth was already grinning almost to the back of his ears, Niu Xianru took over the words just right:
"That's right... For the domestic Go career We have a heavy responsibility for the development of our country and it is our duty to do so.
"Just for the event itself, the leaders and cultural and sports workers in our city have a small unkind request. I wonder, Chairman Shang, can you consider it?"
Unkind invitation?
Hearing this, the chairman and vice chairman of the Chess Association couldn't help but exchange looks with each other.
Although the Chess Association is not a department with real power, after spending a long time in social gatherings, they still know that Niu Xianru is here today to be polite before attacking!
All the sweet things mentioned above are of course a courtesy, so I say all the nice things first.
And next... should be the other party's core appeal.
However, Shang Lu and the two have nothing to worry about.
The Chess Association is a Qingshui Yamen, even if it wants to "lose power and humiliate the country", it is not qualified! Wherever can you go with your troops?
On the contrary, as long as you give me enough money, our chess association can do whatever it takes!
Shang Chaotian immediately expressed his position:
"Deputy Mayor Niu, if you have any requests, it doesn't matter!
"As long as we can do it, we will fully cooperate! ”
“Well, that’s right. "
Niu Xianru said calmly:
" A few days ago, our title holder Rui Zhao did not bring glory to the country by blocking Liu Shixian in the Nongshim Cup. !
"This was originally a good thing, but some public opinions on the Internet before the game...
"To be honest, some of them don't sound good.
"If anything else, forget it. There are some nefarious people who make fun of 'women's names are also given names' on the Internet every day, making our title match look like a ghost. This is hard to hear. It’s really uncomfortable. “Although objectively speaking, there is a gap in the strength of male and female chess players.
“But by sponsoring the title match, we are also contributing to the cause of Chinese Go. As a result, we are ridiculed like Li Gui, which is still a bit mind-boggling.
"What's more, the Masters Tournament is now sponsored by Pengze City. As a result, the prize money of our 'Li Gui' is higher than that of their 'Li Kui', which is not appropriate. Don't you think so?
< br>"So, instead of involving each other like "Li Kui" and "Li Gui", which makes everyone feel uncomfortable, it would be better...
" Let's simply change the title of the event. I don't know if you two What do you think?”
“Change the title?”
Both Lu Shang were stunned, never expecting that the other party would make such a request!
But now that I think about it, Niu Xianru has been using "our title match" and "our title holder" to replace the term "female celebrity" since the beginning, and his willingness to change the name is indeed very strong.
To be honest, the Chess Association has never been very supportive of things like changing titles.
Go is a sport with strong cultural attributes, and its heritage has always been very important. The long history of titles is an integral part of culture. It is not appropriate to change this at every turn.
If the three old titles like [Chess Saint], [Celebrity] and [Tian Yuan] want to be renamed, the Chess Association will basically refuse.
But the problem is that they are obviously prepared!
The championship bonus of one million yuan, once a year, is simply shocking in the Chinese women's chess world! Even in the men's chess world, there is no one that can match him!
The five-year contract length is the longest contract length for a single event in recent years!
Offering a high price and granting a long-term contract showed the other party full respect!
In addition, the three titles in the women's competition have no history, and what Niu Xianru said just now makes sense.
Under such circumstances, it would be very unreasonable for the Chinese Chess Association to insist on not meeting the opponent's small "name change request".
After being surprised, Shang glanced at Tianchao's deputy, while Lu Wenjie nodded slightly, indicating that he had no objection.
Shang Chaotian understood, and after pondering for a while, he said:
"Uh... I understand what you mean!
"Actually, the title [Female Celebrity] is in the women's list. The longest-standing title.
“At the beginning, we simply imitated Japan’s title naming and had no own ideas. Therefore, our first women’s title was copied from Japan’s [Female Celebrity] and created [Female Celebrity]. 】.
"Maybe I didn't pay much attention to it at the time, but now I see that the name is indeed not that perfect.
"So regarding the name change, as long as the new name is suitable, we have no objections in principle.
"On your side... do you have any suggestions?"
Faced with Shang Chaotian's temptation, Niu Xianru seemed to say very politely:
"Chairman Shang, the city attaches great importance to this new name.
"The name is the signature of the event! In our opinion, the new title must be comprehensive.
"It must be catchy to facilitate brand communication; it must also be well-known enough to make an impression on people at a glance. .
“It must have historical connotation and have a cultural heritage that matches the elegant sport of Go; it must also reflect regional characteristics, and it can be seen at a glance that it is a game in our Border and Mongolia regions.
“ It must reflect national unity and conform to the mainstream social values of our Border and Mongolia Autonomous Region; it must also express the characteristics of women's events and have a unique degree of recognition compared to unrestricted competitions.
“In our Mengcheng area, the overall atmosphere of Go is still being cultivated, and the level is not high.
"So I still have to trouble the association about naming it!"
...Shall I go? !
Requesting so much? ! ! !
"Party A" made such a lot of demands, Shang Chaotian couldn't help but take a breath.
However, Lu Wenjie was the first to react. This was obviously Or City trying to retreat in order to be polite! In fact, I am afraid that I have already had an idea, so I just walked down the slope:
"In the final analysis, the title matter is the result of joint discussion between the two parties!
"If you don't give us some suggestions, we can't decide on our own! "
For this reason, Niu Xianru finally put away his twists and turns:
"Don't take the advice!
"It's just...the city does have a small idea. I wonder if you two can give it a little thought?"
"But it doesn't matter!"
After another rejection, Niu Xianru revealed the only purpose of Or City's visit:
"Look, the new title... …
“…Customized as [Zhaojun], how about it? ”
(End of this chapter)