Dissatisfied, Jian Dang's proposal was deeply dismissive, "Why don't you say it?" Competitive sports, focusing on competition, what is competition? The competition between two players to see who is faster, who is higher, and who is stronger is a pure battle between two people, if the results of the game are artificially manipulated for the sake of ratings or commercial value, then it cannot be called competition, but should be called acting, this kind of behavior, is it worthy of appreciation? ”

The sword swung back, "So what? Didn't you just say that the commercial value of the vast majority of sports and professional leagues in our country is difficult to realize? ”

I can't understand it, "What does this have to do with what I said?" ”

Jian Dang said eloquently, "Let me say, in fact, professional sports is the same as the threefold realm of life mentioned by Buddhism;

At the beginning, the result of the game depends entirely on the strength of the players on both sides, completely fair, thorough and pure competition, the disadvantage of physical fitness, can be made up for by technical training, just say that basketball is good, I am short, I don't jump high enough, I can't fly in the sky, but I can practice shooting 1,000, 2,000 or even 3,000 balls a day to practice my hand, and I can use long-range shooting to beat my opponent in the real game. Whether you play with your body or your hands, as long as it is within the scope of the rules, it is legitimate and fair, which is of course normal;

But, then again, completely fair competition can't open the market.

In fact, what you said at the beginning, there is still a little bit of truth, professional sports, in addition to maintaining the original audience, more importantly, it is necessary to continue to attract new audiences, and to try their best to attract the attention of passers-by who did not care about the project before;

So if the strength of all the teams in the league is very equal, any two teams are five or five, and no one dares to say who will win before the two sides start, the game will indeed be very intense, which can easily leave the original audience, but it cannot attract the attention of passers-by;

Because passers-by do not have the desire to watch a game that has nothing to do with them out of thin air, everyone needs a reason, at least a team that they support, to ensure their sense of participation;

Participation is a necessary condition for the realization of the value of professional sports, if the two teams of the game, no matter who loses, I will not be unhappy in my heart, no matter who wins, I will not cheer, the result of the game will not set off a wave in my heart, then I will not spend money to watch this game, because it will not have any positive effect on me;

If professional sports want to maintain this continuous vitality, they often need some off-the-field factors and topics, whether it is gossip, it may be a dynasty, it may be a legendary superstar, or it may be a great comeback that can go down in history;

It is these things that constitute the reason why passers-by pay to watch the game.

Because these things can be sent to the circle of friends, they can attract the attention of the people around them, they can make themselves the focus of others, they can label themselves with a positive label, avoid homogenization, and make themselves look less mediocre in the eyes of others!

Yes, everyone in this world is trying to make themselves look mediocre all the time, because everyone is obviously mediocre but they don't want to admit their mediocrity, because everyone thinks mediocrity is a derogatory term.

But it's difficult, you're trying to figure out how to get there, and the people around you are working it, and it's very difficult to stand out.

Then let's talk about some niche topics, some knowledge, I know, others don't, hey, I'm not mediocre, I'm the focus of the crowd.

Is this self-deception?

Yes, but the regret is that the vast majority of people in the world can only use this means of self-deception to keep their vanity from collapsing.

That's why things like gossip in the entertainment industry, current affairs, and sports can become permanent talking points at the wine table.

For example, during the World Cup, the whole country was talking about football, and everyone acted as if they were a fan from their mother's womb, but in fact, most people didn't know about our previous ...... Or simply say what the name of this president of the Football Association is!

As soon as the World Cup is over, the wind is calm, everyone is back on the track of their own lives, and you can no longer see any remarks about football in the circle of friends;

Why?

Follow the trend and catch the waves, are these two words praised?

If not, then what's wrong with this behavior?

Hurt the superiority of the kind of people who are already fans? Don't be funny, where are there so many fans in China? If the football market is really as hot as the Internet advocates, if everyone buys tickets to watch the game because they are fans, if those clubs really burn money because they are optimistic about the project itself, how can our football not qualify?

In the final analysis, professional sports is the talk after dinner and the reason for everyone to update the content of their circle of friends.

If professional sports want to develop, make money, and increase the income of athletes, they need to invest in the audience's favor and constantly create talking points;

Even if the argument is inappropriate, even if the source of the argument is an unfair process of the game.

For example, a certain team won the championship, and everyone heard, oh, it turned out that it won the championship this year, okay, I know.

And then what?

Nope.

There are champions every year, this year is you, next year is him, the year of the monkey is the third one, one by one to the next round, what is there to talk about?

So what if it's a three-year crown?

What if it's a 'dynasty team'?

As a talking point, will the time limit be longer?

Even if I'm a person who doesn't watch basketball, I at least know that there is a person named Jordan in history.

Even if I don't watch football, I know that the Brazilian team is very powerful, and pretending to be a fan of this team during the World Cup will not be so easy to be debunked and pretended to understand.

When passers-by have something to talk about, people will come to follow the contest because I need to watch some highlights and comments to help me finish the pretending speech of my circle of friends.

Life is like a play, acting and acting, you will enter the play, and if you enter deeply, you will not be able to get out of this role.

With so many people running over to catch the wave, if this sport is really attractive, there will definitely be people among them who have changed from disguised fans to real fans.

With more and more audiences, it is naturally easier to monetize business value.

This is the reason why a certain league president, after taking office, tried everything to make stars, and if stars were not made, he would launch a dynasty team by changing the referee scale;

Because he wants to prove to the world in the shortest possible time that he is worthy of that position, the most direct way is the commercial success of the alliance.

There is no need for everyone to criticize this kind of behavior, because his predecessor also played some tricks at the beginning of his tenure, and even did something more out of line in some places...... Who remembers what he used in the first place? There will only be that legend in everyone's mouth.

Now it is the same, after twenty or thirty Chinese New Year's Eve, there will not be many people who remember the process and means of achieving the legend, everyone will only remember the legend itself.

That is, the mountains are not mountains, and the water is not water.

It's hard to hear, it's hard to hear, but if professional sports want to grow, if they want to be commercially successful, they have to do little tricks that go beyond the rules and fairness.

Relying on all kinds of small means, gradual development, gradual growth, the economic base determines the superstructure, when the commercial development succeeds to a certain point, the audience gradually comes to their senses, everyone will spontaneously begin to resist such and such injustices, and the project will gradually return to its right track, which is the so-called third realm. ”

Hearing Jian Dang say this, Lu Ming couldn't help but be stunned in his heart, "So, so you, you mean that Shengshi will use some small means that can't see the light of day when the time comes?" That's why you gave this thing to other guilds to do? ”

Jian Dang frowned, "Qingqing, you, you...... Thinking a little too much, right?

Go, Chess...... Well...... Do you need a referee? ”

This......

"No, right? This rule has been handed down from ancient times, and it is so simple that it is deathly, how can you manipulate the result? Spend money to buy the players and let them lose on purpose?

This risk is too great, professional chess players are often arrogant, and the more high-end chess players are, the more arrogant they are, because they are literati in their bones, and they take the honor of victory and defeat very seriously, and they can't see this kind of dirty thing.

The meaning of what I just said is actually very simple.

Chess sports, commercial value, in the final analysis, just like that, can't become a climate, can't make money after all, and will always be a niche hobby!

Even in ancient times when there were not many entertainment items, the popularity of qin, chess, calligraphy and painting was not high, let alone the current materialistic situation. ”

"That'...... Shengshi ......"

"In short, these things are chicken ribs, and if Shengshi wants to do this, he is not going for money at all, it is just a gimmick, he just wants to shout,

This shouting, I personally think so, is not aimed at the public, but at the above.

Forehead...... Speaking of which, in fact, it can also be said in the triple realm of Buddhism, the economy is the key, productivity is the most priority factor in order to improve everyone's living standards, sometimes, indeed, it is necessary to compromise with money;

When the economy develops to a certain point, this compromise will slowly become positive;

I'm talking about online games.,Over the years, it's been more recognized for games like this.,But,

Spiritual opium、It will always be spiritual opium。

Unless you can argue that the millennia-old idiom 'plaything loses its mind' is a fallacy.

How difficult is this, do you need me to say?

The entertainment industry solves the needs of human beings in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation?

No, this thing will not create any actual social wealth, at most it can only provide a channel for wealth redistribution.

Let's just say that the game of 'the world' is good, the output value is so large, what is the source?

It's the players who charge the money!

Money flows from one person to another person or group of people, which is exchange, not production.

For example, a weapon is worth 2 million, and this sentence is extended to mean that someone is willing to spend 2 million to buy this weapon, whether it is the price or the value, and the difference between the two is very big;

2 million, put elsewhere, may be able to sustain tens of thousands of lives for a period of time, and this data stream that represents this weapon can do the same thing?

Can't you?

Unless the seller donated all the 2 million to Project Hope or other charitable funds.

One or two people donate money, it's normal, everyone donates, do you think it's realistic?

The problem faced by Shengshi is this, their company can now make money through the channel of games, because the wind direction above is here, but the wind direction will change sooner or later.

And Sheng Shi didn't know what day this change would be, so they had to prepare in advance and play chess...... Strictly speaking, it's a plaything, but at least in the eyes of the mainstream of society, this thing is more elegant and healthy than video games, right? ”

"So they kicked the ball to the guild below?"

"Uh...... It's a bit ugly, but there is some truth to it, but ah, I'm leaning toward another, more legitimate reason;

The so-called crowd gathers firewood and the flame is high, this project is distributed and handed over to more people to do, and there are more people in contact, who may have the whim to find a successful commercialization road? ”

"And then the prosperous world will sit back and enjoy it?"

"Don't say it so ugly, just take what you need, without the platform provided by Shengshi, even if you have any ambitions in your heart, you can't show it, right?"

The last sentence went to Lu Ming's heart.

"And then?" Dissatisfied, he asked, "What does this have to do with Guanglingsan?" ”

"Oh, that's right, he said he's an old chess fan, and he said that if this mission really falls on our heads, he wants us to help him get some professional chess players to sign autographs for him......"

smiled disapprovingly, "Hehe, this is the first time I've heard it, that guy in Guanglingsan, he still has this hobby?" ”

"What's so strange about this, the world is so big, there are so many things you don't know."

The game continued to be played, Lu Ming thought for a long time, and finally opened his mouth, "I still have something I can't figure out, even if things are really according to what Guangling San said, Shengshi will send this project down...... There's no reason to ask us for help, right? It's not that I'm arrogant, from the perspective of probability, if this kind of task is handed over to a wealthy gang like Supreme or Wild Wolf, the success rate will be much greater than that given to us, right? ”

The hand of the sword swinging the card hung in the air for a while, and after thinking for a while, he replied, "This is not necessarily, the players of the battle gang will focus more on fighting, playing chess, there is no gunsmoke, it seems that there is no stimulation at all, in other words, the interests of this industry and the combat gang do not have much overlap......

Lu Ming actually has reservations about this sentence.

Is the proportion of life players who like to play chess necessarily higher than that of battle players?

(End of chapter)