As the days passed, the moment of the final battle of the Chinese Go "celebrity battle" was about to come. Li Xiaoqiang carried out the preparation work in an orderly manner according to his own plan.

It has been several years since Li Xiaoqiang entered the professional Go world, and it has become commonplace to participate in professional competitions all over the country and even abroad. The final battle of the first Chinese "Celebrity Battle" was arranged by the organizer to be held in Shencheng. In most people's minds, although this match is important, it is definitely not as important as the ring match. Therefore, Li Xiaoqiang did not receive too much interference in the preparation process of more than two months.

On this day, Li Xiaoqiang finally needs to go to the arena. Although Li Xiaoqiang thinks that he is already an "old fritter". But considering his current actual age, according to the arrangement, he first needs to go to the provincial capital alone, and then go to Shencheng to participate in the competition, accompanied by the staff of the Provincial Go Association.

For this kind of life of a professional chess player, Li Xiaoqiang has long been accustomed to it. On the day of departure, Li Xiaoqiang skillfully checked his outfit to see what was missing. To this day, Li Xiaoqiang's family has accepted the reality that he has become a professional chess player. Therefore, his family is also very calm about him going out to participate in the competition.

But Li Xiaoqiang knew in his heart that during this time, his family was not as calm about the "travel" of his other relative.

"Uncle, what are you doing standing at my door? Come on in. ”

Just as Li Xiaoqiang was packing up, his uncle Hu Yi appeared at his door. Li Xiaoqiang has been very close to his only uncle since he was a child. Interestingly, although Hu Yi is an elder, the three brothers Li Xiaoqiang don't seem to be very "afraid" of him. Especially Li Xiaoqiang's brother Li Xiaogang, he has a closer relationship with his uncle Hu Yi, so close that many people don't think Hu Yi is his elder.

Li Xiaogang is already in his third year of high school this year. In Cuiwei Middle School, he still exists in the school as a "scholar". He is currently working hard for next year's college entrance examination.

He and his uncle are closer, and they usually play basketball together. Going swimming together can be regarded as a matter of talking. When you usually go out. I also like to hook up my shoulders. Even after getting married, my uncle's temper will not change, and he does not have the frame of an elder. Because of this, the two were "reprimanded" by their mother Hu Ping.

Not only Li Xiaogang was trained, but Hu Yi was also trained. Li Xiaogang is "disrespectful to elders", and Hu Yi is naturally "not an elder, no big or small".

Li Xiaoqiang often felt that it was because this little uncle was often trained by his sister that his brothers were very willing to be close to him in their hearts.

Hu Yi has a cheerful personality and currently works in the Chengguan Town Party Committee. Plus playing a good hand of basketball. He is also relatively handsome, so in this small county, he is also a small celebrity.

But today, when the "Sunshine Youth" Hu Yi walked into his nephew's room. But he didn't say a word, I saw that his expression was complicated, and the corners of his mouth moved, but he couldn't say a word. An expression of wanting to say something and stopping.

Li Xiaoqiang knew very well what his uncle meant.

Just a few days ago, Hu Yi resigned. To use a word that has become popular in a few years, he is ready to "go to the sea".

That's why. The uncle's matter caused an uproar in his own family. Li Xiaoqiang knew that in his previous life, it took his uncle many years to decide not to mess around in the system, so he achieved a lot of success in another field.

What exactly prompted him to make a decision in advance. In fact, Li Xiaoqiang didn't know what to do. It's just that Li Xiaoqiang still welcomes his uncle's decision. There is no other reason for this, but Li Xiaoqiang knows it. My uncle was not very happy when he was messing around in the system, and after he "went to the sea", he seemed to be doing a good job. This made Li Xiaoqiang decide in his heart. Uncle found his place in his own life. He found what he was best suited to do.

And now, my uncle has the opportunity to do what he likes a few years in advance and do what he is suitable for, which is of course what Li Xiaoqiang likes to see.

To be honest, when Li Xiaoqiang was alone and quiet. I often struggle with the life path I have chosen in my life. He even often joked that he would choose the path of professional Go after he was reborn. Choose this path that there are hardly many "golden fingers" to open up. It seems that I am a little too sorry for the many reborn seniors who did this by myself.

Of course, Li Xiaoqiang will not regret his search for Go. From the deepest part of his heart, Li Xiaoqiang knew that he liked Go. Li Xiaoqiang also knows the Tao, and his efforts to explore the mystery of Go are indeed worth spending his whole life pursuing. If you want to succeed in this field, in addition to "strong effort", you must also have a heart of devotion and reverence for Go.

Li Xiaoqiang has always believed that the real masters of Go must be people who regard Go as a kind of "faith". Just like Mr. Wu Qingyuan. Play Go with just a game-playing mentality, or just treat Go as a profession. It is never possible to become a true master. Not even if he is born again!

Interestingly, it happened that because Li Xiaoqiang had such an understanding, he always regretted it. Because of this reason, he has no chance to open any "golden fingers" in other fields. It should be pointed out here that many of the reborn predecessors have done those extremely popular things, not that Li Xiaoqiang doesn't want to do them, but Li Xiaoqiang thinks that he may not have so much time to do.

So far, except in the field of Go, Li Xiaoqiang has never used his "prescient" advantage to influence anyone. It is because of this that Li Xiaoqiang often feels embarrassed. I feel ashamed of the title "Born Again".

Take making money as an example, in the past 3 years, Li Xiaoqiang doesn't seem to have considered this matter at all. To say that Li Xiaoqiang doesn't like money, it is impossible. He could not have such a "noble" idea. It's just that Li Xiaoqiang believes that in such an era, especially the development of China in the next few decades. Accumulating a certain amount of wealth should not be a difficult task.

Li Xiaoqiang even thinks that in such an era, a reborn person, only he has a normal IQ, if he has the heart to make money, it will take 10 years. Becoming a billionaire is not that difficult at all.

To use a very simple analogy, if Li Xiaoqiang starts from now on, he puts aside Go and wants to make money. Spend 10 years to make 100 million. Li Xiaoqiang thinks he is still very sure. In the same 10 years, if Li Xiaoqiang continues to take the road of Go, let him "rise by 3 mesh" at his current level. Li Xiaoqiang doesn't have much confidence.

In Li Xiaoqiang's mind, the latter is much more difficult than the former!

In China in the 80s and 90s, it was full of all sorts of simple, rough and contradictory conflicts. This kind of thing, first of all, is embodied in the system. Li Xiaoqiang doesn't think there is anything abnormal about this, because this is the inevitable product of various immature grinding. It is an inevitable process of history.

Li Xiaoqiang dared to brag that he would become a billionaire in 10 years. The source of his confidence is based on the current state of affairs within the Chinese system. And in the country. The impact of the system on the economy is enormous. As long as you are an adult, you know it very well.

During this period, if a person wants to make a fortune, the key is not whether he can find a way to make money. More importantly, it is to see if he can avoid risks. And this is precisely Li Xiaoqiang's strength. It's so strong that it's like bringing a standard answer into the exam room.

Of course, as a reborn, Li Xiaoqiang has higher requirements for himself. He not only wanted to avoid risks, but also wanted to avoid the so-called "original sin" problem. In the process of a person's wealth accumulation, the topic of "original sin" cannot be avoided in any way.

Especially domestic. Economic policies and laws and regulations in the decades before and after are full of contradictions, and some economic activities that are illegal at present may be legal in a few years. The state may even strongly advocate it. And some things, from the current point of view, may be perfectly normal. Maybe after more than 10 years, it will be criticized. Further to be remembered. Thus becoming your "original sin".

What Li Xiaoqiang is thinking about is to try to let his relatives have problems in such places. This may add some difficulty to the process of wealth accumulation. But again, it's not much of a problem.

It is precisely for this reason that Li Xiaoqiang has been in the past 3 years. did not show his "money-obsessed" nature at all.

Of course, the current Hu Yi will not think like this. When he made up his mind to quit his job and decided to choose his life again. He eliminated a lot of distractions, he resisted a lot of pressure. All he has now is an inexplicable excitement and confusion. Of course, there's also an anxious mood in it.

His mood of not being able to go up or down reached its peak until his sister Hu Ping put 50,000 yuan in his hand:

"Sister, no, no! How can I still take your money. I'm going outside like this, I'm already unfilial, and my parents still need you to take care of it. Besides, although you and your brother-in-law both have jobs, the burden at home is also heavy, right? No, Xiaogang is going to take the college entrance examination next year, and there is Xiaoqiang Xiaoyong behind. Well, even if Xiaoqiang doesn't have to spend the family's money now, if he has to provide for 2 college students in the future, this burden is not ordinarily heavy. No, no, I can't take this money, absolutely not......"

Teacher Hu Ping didn't talk nonsense with him, and for his only younger brother, Teacher Hu Ping didn't want him to go outside. But Ms. Hu has the advantage that she is not very willing to impose her will on others. Especially this kind of life-related event. When she realized that her brother had made up his mind, she was unwilling. What she did was unconditional support for her loved ones. I saw her eyes glare, and began to teach her brother a lesson:

"Less nonsense, tell you to take it. Do you think I'm willing to give you the 50,000 yuan...... By the way, if you have nothing to do, let's go see Xiaoqiang. He's about to set off. I forgot to tell you, where do you think you have so much money at home? To tell you the truth, all this money is the bonus earned by Xiaoqiang playing Go. My intention was to save it for him. He asked me to give you the money. If you have anything to say, you better go and tell him. Alas! There is no one peace of mind ......"

The above is the reason why Hu Yi came to Li Xiaoqiang's room. I saw my uncle looking at him with a complicated expression. Li Xiaoqiang knows his feelings. Of course, one's own relatives are one's own relatives. Because of the blood connection, Li Xiaoqiang and Hu Yi did not have so many kind words. Li Xiaoqiang looked at his uncle, and he smiled slightly:

"Uncle, are you packing up? I'm going to Shencheng soon. Uncle, I know you can do it! When you go outside, remember to write to your home that your grandparents are older......"

A unique tacit understanding between relatives made Li Xiaoqiang not say much. Li Xiaoqiang didn't even have the advantage of being reborn to remind his uncle what he needed to pay attention to, or to give him a specific idea. There is no other reason for this, Li Xiaoqiang believes in his relatives. That's all!

Just as Li Xiaoqiang is a reborn, he still chooses an unknown path in his life. Isn't my uncle's choice this time the same as Li Xiaoqiang's? Only when a person walks on such a road in a down-to-earth manner can he know the fun of it. Just like the current Li Xiaoqiang is immersed in the world of Go, he enjoys himself, and he is willing to eat.

The uncle left, and Li Xiaoqiang also left his hometown again. This time, he is working hard for the first "celebrity" title of Chinese Go. During the trip, Li Xiaoqiang suddenly remembered when he was bored. In fact, in this era, China's professional Go. In fact, it can be regarded as a more "money-loving" profession. Let's not talk about the "Ying's Cup" champion up to 400,000 US dollars in prize money. In all fairness, in this day and age, this amount of prize money can still surprise some people's eyes.

For example, Li Xiaoqiang, when he was 13 years old, he could save a "huge sum" of 50,000 yuan. This is definitely the envy of many people. You must know that a first-level middle school teacher like my mother may have a monthly salary of about 100 yuan at this time.

Of course, Li Xiaoqiang can have such a high income. The prize money for domestic competitions is almost negligible. He basically relied on his near-magical performances in the two ring tournaments. to earn so much money.

The tournament is sponsored by a Japanese company, so there is also a certain amount of prize money. Of course, compared to the domestic news chess war in Japan. The prize money in the ring is pitiful. In addition, the ring competition is considered a team competition. Assuming that the prize money is evenly divided, it is even more insufficient.

For example, in Japan, there are some professional chess players who have a particularly good score, but they are really not very willing to participate in the ring. The most famous is Kobayashi Kojikudan. He's been in the ring ever since. The back refuses to play. The total budget for the tournament is less than 10 million yen. The prize money for the victor is several million yen. If you add up to the competition, it may be hundreds of thousands of yen. Know the way. Japan's "celebrity wars" and "honinbo wars" both have a loop. These two loops are known as the "golden chairs" in the Japanese chess world. If you place a game in the roundabout circle, the game fee may be hundreds of thousands of yen. Not to mention the final of the title fight.

Therefore, the ring tournament is for many Japanese chess players. There is indeed a problem of "less money and heavy responsibility". No wonder Kobayashi Koji is not very willing to participate in this competition.

But the same money is different in China. Especially in China in the 80s, that was definitely not less.

After the Chinese side won the first competition, the participating members shared a total of 20,000 yuan in prize money. Among them, Nie Whirlwind, who made a special award, won 10,000, Jiang Zhujiu, who won 5 consecutive victories, won 7,000, and the other 3,000 were equally divided by other chess players.

From the current point of view, this bonus does not seem to be worth mentioning. But what you need to know is that it was 85 years at that time. At that time, the term "10,000 households" was still very popular in China. As long as you think about this, you should be able to figure it out, right?

What's more, in this era, Chinese chess players do not live on tournament bonuses. For example, the current Li Xiaoqiang, although he has not yet entered the national team, he can still receive a salary in the provincial Go team. In addition, when training with the national team, he is considered an athlete and can also receive an athlete allowance. Although this money is not much, in this era, there is not much money to spend.

It's the late 80s now. Over time, and more importantly, the yen seems to have been appreciating. Therefore, Li Xiaoqiang was able to rely on the outstanding performance of the two ring competitions to save a "huge sum" of 50,000 yuan.

"Well, to say that celebrity battles should be considered relatively "money-loving". The prize money for the domestic champion is not much, though. But don't forget, there will be a celebrity match between China and Japan soon. Kobayashi Koji may not be able to look down on the prize money of this competition, but if it is placed in China, it seems to be a lot......"

In the midst of crankiness. Li Xiaoqiang arrived in Shencheng. He is about to start one of the last big races of the year. (To be continued......)