Chapter 671

This is Meng Huo's first time to watch a volleyball match on the spot, which is surprisingly good-looking.

He has never paid special attention to volleyball before. The feeling of watching on TV is totally different from that of the scene. Especially, the viewing position arranged by Takashima Yinger is quite good. Meng Huo can see the details of the players in close range.

He has to admit that this activity can show the charm of the players very well, especially when they work closely together to fight for a ball, the scene is very handsome.

"Pretty, isn't it?" "Volleyball is my favorite sport. It's more beautiful than football and basketball," Takashima told Meng Huo

Meng Huo disagrees. Football and basketball are also very popular. There are more fans than volleyball. Many sports have different highlights, but to be honest, volleyball really surprised him.

"I'm a bit surprised..." he nodded his head honestly and praised: "the volleyball match is very exciting. If it's drawn in a cartoon, it should also be very attractive!"

When watching the volleyball match, Meng Huo naturally made an analysis from his work. He thought it would be good to put volleyball on the cartoon. Before that, he never thought about volleyball, football, tennis and basketball.

"Will the teacher draw volleyball cartoons?"

Takashima's eyes brightened.

"With a little impulse, maybe a little more stimulation, I'll really draw." Meng Huo smiles and listens to the audience's shouts. He is also attracted by the fierce volleyball match. Just now, he really came up with the idea of drawing volleyball cartoons, and he has not seen them.

But it's just an impulse. Meng Huo has a lot to choose from.

After watching the competition for several hours, the three men walked out of the guild hall. During this period, Liu Yurong didn't find a chance to contact Meng Huo, and missed the opportunity in vain. Maybe if he works hard today, Meng Huo will be convinced by him.

However, Liu Yurong guessed that no one would continue to pursue the new comics, which is also a mistake.

On the way back, Takashima Yinger suddenly received a phone call, and then reported to Meng Huo, "director Sasaki of TV station wants to invite you to lunch, and the director of Go Club of Far East District is with him. Will you go, President?"

"Go Club?"

Hearing this word, Meng Huo immediately knew that the meal was not invited by Sasaki, but by the curator. During his visit to Tokyo, many people had approached him for new comics, which was not uncommon.

However, it was a bit unexpected this time. Yesterday, Meng Huo just rejected the 400 million bid from the Basketball Association. He thought that no one would come to him. Unexpectedly, before one day, he still had to come.

"Is it difficult for the director of go to pay more than 400 million yuan“ Meng Huo couldn't help thinking about it. Then he had no choice but to think that his cartoon was so valuable. When the Basketball Association offered 400 million yuan, he was so scared that he almost couldn't stand the temptation and agreed on the spot.

There are so many basketball comics in his mind that it doesn't matter if he agrees. 400 million, that's really a frightening number. Now Phoenix company is going all out to prepare for the carnival, but all the economic benefits created by the carnival may not exceed 400 million.

The money was just like a free gift, but Meng Huo finally refused. He didn't want his comic material to be related to the money. If you are bewildered by money this time, what will happen in the future? What if every time they want to launch a new cartoon, people come to him with money and ask him to draw the cartoon they want?

"There can't be such a scene..."

Meng Huo thinks that cartoon is a commercial culture, but he can't commercialize the material selection of cartoon, which may have a negative impact on him, other cartoonists and even the whole cartoon industry in the future.

He Xi has a great influence in the cartoon industry. He can draw other people's subjects for money. Why can't other cartoonists? So this new cartoon, Meng Huo is in no way want to let its material and money linked.

"But the director of go in the Far East..."

However, Meng Huo thought that the man he was with Sasaki was just the director of go in the Far East. Should he not represent the whole go world? And on behalf of good, he is unlikely to be able to afford more than 400 million - the world's go can not make money at all.

"Interesting."

Meng Huo was a little curious. He asked Yinger Takashima to agree to the invitation. Then they went to the hotel together and met Sasaki, director of Tokyo TV station, and a middle-aged man with a stiff face.

"This is curator taketo."

Sasaki introduces Meng Huo. Meng Huo shakes hands with Wuteng. He has a very general impression of men, especially when this man faces him, he will feel restrained. This kind of character is very rare in the upper class."Curator Wu Teng is addicted to chess and seldom contacts outsiders. Don't care too much, Mr. He Xi."

After everyone sat down, Sasaki explained to Meng Huo.

Meng Huo nodded that he was OK. He didn't believe that a curator would rarely contact outsiders. As a matter of fact, taketo is just formal, which does not mean he is nervous, but an attitude. His conversation is quite conservative, but his words are quite calm. We can see that he is not a simple character.

In the middle of lunch, the atmosphere on the dining table became lively. Maybe it was time. Taketo finally told his purpose.

"The theme of Teacher He Xi's new work hasn't been decided yet, has it? How about drawing go? " His words were quite sudden, but they were expected by Meng Huo. At the dinner table, Takashima and Sasaki both stopped talking and turned their attention to Meng Huo. However, Meng Huo did not slow down and asked, "is director Wuteng here on behalf of the Go Association?"

"Naturally."

Taketo nodded.

"You're interested in my new comics, too?"

Meng Huo then asked.

"Yes..." Wuteng continued to nod: "go is one of the four ancient arts of chess, piano, calligraphy and painting, but today's development of go is the most difficult period in history. Of course, we hope teacher He Xi's new cartoon can help us!"

Weiqi, the traditional Chinese chess art, is also one of the most prosperous and elegant arts in China in the past thousands of years, which is deeply loved by scholars.

However, in the wave of science and technology in the past century, the go circle has made a fatal mistake. When other traditional skills and arts have changed with the times, the players in the go circle are unwilling to keep pace with the times. They blindly keep the tradition and continue to position go as an elegant art.

During this period of time, go did not blossom among the people like other kinds of chess, so it was very difficult to get started. Go is a rare hierarchical circle. Players rank according to their seniority. Generally, new players have to be dug up by old players. Competition is also rare. The conditions for signing up are also very strict.

The only way for a person to enter the go circle is to find an old chess player and worship him as a teacher. However, the old chess players keep the traditional custom of worshiping teachers when they accept their disciples. They are not schools and training bases for modern education.

This adherence to tradition has led to a sharp decline in the social status of go and a sharp decline in the number of players. On the contrary, chess, which has been inferior to go for thousands of years, has made great changes in the past century.

Chinese chess training classes and competitions can be seen everywhere in China. Almost every stationery store has chess to buy. It doesn't need teachers' guidance to get started. Anyone who has the ability can sign up for the competition and become a professional chess player.

Of course, after such a painful lesson, the world of go has learned that Chinese go began to change ten years ago, abandoning the old etiquette and setting up go halls and training institutions in many cities

But in doing so, they did not see the expected wave of development - the era has been missed.

In the tide of science and technology, all walks of life in China have made full development. There are countless culture, entertainment, music, chess and cards, and games. It is no longer the era in which "Qin, Qi, calligraphy and painting" were king for thousands of years.

There are countless choices around people. Go is just one of them, and it's very old-fashioned. Why should we choose it?

"To sum up, if Mr. He Xi can draw a cartoon for go, it will definitely help us." Wu Teng bent slightly and said, "we can't provide a lot of cash, but if Mr. He Xi is willing to help, we can hire you as the honorary vice president of Go Association."

"Honorary vice president, that thing is useless!"

What he did not make complaints about was that Meng Hui had no idea of it. The chess association is not a famous Association, and perhaps even his popularity is not comparable. They give Meng Huo the title of "honorary vice president". It may be Meng Huo who advertises them!

However, he was surprised that he didn't need money to persuade Meng Huo.

“……”

Meng Huo sips his tea and ponders over the history of go. To be honest, he hates iron but not steel. In his last life, go failed to develop because of historical problems, but in this life, it was pure suicide.

If the weiqi players a hundred years ago had followed the trend of the times, now it would still be the first chess class in China, but it's a pity that they have missed it.

"I'm not a philanthropist, and I'm not interested in go." Meng Huo said, "besides, I think go is very difficult. If you want me to draw, I don't think I can draw well..."

He has a well-known go cartoon in his mind, but there is still a certain gap between the setting of that cartoon and the Chinese go world. In addition, go is probably the most difficult of all kinds of chess. Meng Huo has never learned go, so he may not be able to draw it well.Although he has psionic power as a cheating device, go tests his way of thinking and personal talent. Meng Huo is not sure which step the psionic power can take... The most important thing is that he has other types to choose from. Why choose go.

After listening to his reply, Wu Teng looked lost.

"Well, eat, eat!"

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Sasaki clapped his hands and turned the topic away again