Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Yo-Yo Contest Ends
Three days later.
The "Star Cup World Roller Skating Competition" is already halfway through.
The "Star Cup World Yo-Yo Competition" has also come to an end, and a total of 18 medals in six categories have been distributed.
Most of the medals were taken by the Americans, only the islanders won one silver and two bronze, Xiangjiang won two bronze medals, and Canada won one bronze medal.
Wu Ming was not surprised by this result, and was even very surprised. You must know that in the previous life, the "World Yo-Yo Championship" was held again in 1992, and the medals before 98 years were all won by the United States.
After 98 years, it has been ruled by an island nation. Only the United States, although it cannot shake the hegemony of the island nation, can still win medals occasionally.
In the year that Wu Ming's plane crashed, the island nation won more than 200 medals, the United States won more than 90 medals, and the other countries combined had less than 20 medals.
And China, including the mainland, Xiangjiang, and Wanwan, added up to two silver, three bronze and five medals.
In his previous life, Wu Ming was also a yo-yo lover, and he was also very unwilling to see that the level of yo-yo technology in China was lagging behind the island countries and the United States. But at that time, he was an ordinary person, what could he do!
This life was reborn, and Wu Ming decided to change the situation. In terms of population ratio, it is already remarkable that Xiangjiang can win two bronze medals. You must know that the United States now has a population of 227 million, and the island country also has a population of 117 million, far exceeding the population of Xiangjiang with a population of 5 million.
Wu Ming knows that this is all due to the animation "Overspeed YOYO". Since March, the yo-yo cartoon has been officially broadcast on television stations in Heung Kong and the island countries, with one episode a week, and now it has reached its fourteenth episode.
In other countries, without this cartoon, people who play yo-yos can't form a craze, so they can only practice hard by themselves. However, Xiangjiang is the birthplace of the new yo-yo, and there are references, and the speed of natural progress is much faster than theirs.
Wu Ming has secretly decided to let Sunrise Club speed up the production of "Super Speed YOYO", let this cartoon enter the mainland as soon as possible, and trigger the yo-yo trend in the mainland.
The prize money in the yo-yo category is much higher because of the small number of events, with $100,000 for the champion, $50,000 for the runner-up, and $20,000 for the third place.
As for the Rubik's Cube, because there will be many events in the future, the prize money is the same as roller skating. In the arcade category, although there will be a lot more games in the future, there will also be fewer outdated games. In addition, the game also makes more money, so the prize money is the same as that of yoyo.
Workers in the mainland, who are now more popular, earn less than 1,000 a year. With $20,000, even if they don't work, it's enough for them to live into the new century.
And even if you don't get the high prize money of the top three, there is also a consolation prize for the top 20 finalists, 1,000 dollars.
Wu Ming doesn't believe that so many people in the mainland will not be tempted now.
When the time comes, the talents from the mainland and Hong Kong will not be able to compete with the United States and island countries for world dominance.
In addition to yo-yos, Wu Ming also wants the Rubik's Cube to become popular, and also make some good results to show his face in the world.
As for roller skating, the mainland has not even repaired the road yet, so how can you play this thing.
Not to mention the arcade machine, which is so expensive that few places have it. Moreover, the thinking of the people in the interior is still relatively rigid, and it is better not to shout, fight, and kill.
The yo-yo competition is over, and the "Starry Sky Cup World Rubik's Cube Competition" picks up the baton and starts to go.
"Ming Tsai, have you really decided to sign up for the Rubik's Cube Competition!" asked a young woman in her twenties with a big belly, standing on the arena in surprise.
Then came the voice of a little girl.
"Yes, Brother Ming, didn't you also sign up for the yo-yo art performance competition yesterday, and in the end you didn't even make it to the finals. ”
After speaking, the little girl muttered in a low voice: "It's a shame that you are the inventor of those yo-yos, and you are really ashamed to be thrown to grandma's house." ”
Another little girl comforted: "Yesterday Ah Ming must have played abnormally, today Ah Ming is in good shape, maybe he can still break into the top ten!"
"Hmph!" Wu Ming raised his eyebrows and said in a muffled voice, "After all, yesterday's event was an art performance competition, not a regular season, and the results are uncountable." Today I will show you what I really am capable of. ”
After speaking, Wu Ming walked to the competition venue in the center of the arena.
Needless to say, the only one who can call Wu Ming "Brother Ming" is Zhu Yin's little girl, and the other little girl is Zhou Huimin.
Although it was Monday today, Wu Ming was going to participate in the Rubik's Cube competition today, so Wu Ming's friends took leave together to cheer for him.
As for the young woman, her name was Zhao Yazhi. Yes, the young woman with this familiar name is the famous White Lady.
Speaking of the process of getting to know the two, it is also quite dramatic.
At that time, the dubbing of Wu Ming's "Hulu Brothers" cartoon had already been completed, and he naturally wanted this cartoon to be broadcast on TV stations. So I went to TVB and wanted them to buy the broadcast rights of "Hulu Brothers".
Just when he entered the gate, he bumped into Zhao Ya. Wu Ming recognized her as the white lady at that time, and Zhao Yazhi also recognized Wu Ming, a super genius who is famous all over the world.
Although Wu Ming has no thoughts about Zhao Yazhi, he admires her very much and likes the three classic TV series "Chu Liuxiang", "SH Beach" and "The Legend of the New White Lady" starring her. So, under Wu Ming's initiative, after going back and forth, the two recognized each other's godsisters and brothers.
Now, Zhao Yazhi is more than five months pregnant, and she has to move around more. That's why he took his eldest son Huang Guanghong and Wu Ming to watch the Rubik's Cube Competition.
Two days before the yo-yo competition, Wu Ming had been watching the players perform in the audience. It's just that he didn't think it was enough, so he signed up for yesterday's yo-yo art performance competition.
With the exception of roller skating, which is considered a sport, the age limit for participation is limited, and only people over the age of 14 can sign up for the competition. The other three categories, with no age limit, are open to everyone.
So, Wu Ming, a seven-year-old child, competed on the same stage with those adults.
At that time, Wu Ming, who also has the inventor of the new yo-yo and the author of the "Super Speed YOYO" comic, took the stage to participate in the competition, which also caused a sensation.
It's a pity that he is handsome for only three seconds, and he can't pretend to be forced but is grassed.
Although Wu Ming's technique is okay, it is only the most common one-handed yo-yo trick that is more proficient.
If he switches to a one-handed online freestyle competition, he may be able to grab the top ten with more than ten years of hobby experience in his previous life, coupled with the relatively backward technology at this time.
But it was an art performance competition, and all kinds of tricks came out one after another, and in the end, he didn't even make it to the top 20 in the finals.