Ling Zhi did not argue with Director Wang on the topic of "criticism". He simply thanked the teacher, put away his phone, and headed to the laboratory.
Director Wang did not come to the laboratory today, so Ling Zhi didn't care and just went about correcting his paper.
Speaking of which, August is almost here, and I should come up with a first draft as soon as possible. After all, I have to take the doctoral qualification examination in September, so I still have to spare time to review the written examination.
At 5 o'clock in the evening, Xingyu Billiards, Ling Zhi and Zhao Shiyan came here early to draw lots with their respective pole boxes. At this time, they were looking at the lottery form hanging on the wall.
There were not many people registered for this Chinese billiards competition. Only 24 people signed up. They were divided into 4 groups. Each group had a double-elimination tournament to determine the first place in the winner group and the first place in the loser group. These two people entered the final single-elimination tournament.
.In the single-elimination knockout stage, 8 people are randomly drawn and compete in pairs to determine the champion.
Group 1:...Lingzhi vs. Wu Xianfeng, Liu Xingchen vs. Li Mingwei,...
Group 2: Zhao Shiyan vs Zhang Han, Xu Dongyang vs Liu Lili,...
Group 3: Wang Siheng vs Xu Qing,…
Group 4: Chen Lizhong vs Bai Ming,...
Seeing several names in the lottery, Ling Zhi couldn't help but smile bitterly:
"Coach Xingchen also participated. Wouldn't this not give the rest of us a way to survive? But it seems that Uncle Li did not participate."
"Well, although the number of people is not as large as I thought, it seems that they are all experts. After all, Brother Xu is also participating."
"Indeed, but I feel very lucky that I'm not in the same group as you."
"Oh, that's right. This way we can avoid an early civil war, hehe! Otherwise, I won't be able to defeat you."
"That's hard to say. You are a heroine who has the ability to clear the stage. If you perform exceptionally, I will not be your opponent."
"Hehe, don't be so modest."
"Yo, you're here!"
The two of them turned around and saw Brother Xu carrying his rod box and greeting them with a smile.
"Brother Xu, good evening. Sure enough, you have also decided to participate in the competition."
Xu Dongyang smiled bitterly and said:
"Lao Li invited me here. Originally, the golf club had just opened and not many people signed up, so Lao Li invited me over to make up the numbers."
"Brother, how can you just make up the numbers? You are in the same group as me. Please show mercy when the time comes."
"You're pretty awesome too, how dare I show mercy, haha."
"Sister, you are here."
"Ah, Mengyao, good evening. You've worked hard!"
Ling Zhi looked at Li Mengyao. Although he had been here several times in the past few days and had seen her working in daily clothes, but seeing her in black formal work clothes today, he couldn't help but sigh, the temperament of the girl in front of him,
It makes people think of her previous miserable experiences.
Zhao Shiyan was worried at first that she wouldn't be able to adapt to this job, but he seemed to be overly worried. Li Mengyao seemed to be a weak girl in private, but she unexpectedly interacted with strangers in public.
Two days ago, Zhao Shiyan paid attention to her conversations with guests when she was practicing with Ling Zhi. She was able to deal with it perfectly, neither humble nor overbearing. When a guest asked for her WeChat account, she would also tease him and ask him to come here to play ball often.
She wouldn't run away. Zhao Shiyan couldn't help but admire her.
Since today is a competition, all 12 Chinese-style billiard tables will be occupied, so she no longer wears daily clothes as a sparring partner today. Instead, she wears the work clothes of the ball room and is responsible for setting the balls for everyone.
Ling Zhi also said hello to Li Mengyao, but immediately a customer called out "Beauty playing ball", she apologized, turned around and walked towards the table of guests.
It's still early, and there are still guests playing ball. Ling Zhi looked around, Coach Xingchen and Uncle Li were practicing, the boys in caps and glasses were also there, and two ladies, one senior and one junior, were sparring, and...
Ling Zhi turned his head in one direction and couldn't help but widen his eyes. He had guessed that as Uncle Li's disciple, Lu Mao might come to participate in this competition, but he didn't expect that it would come true soon. It was just when the lot was drawn.
I didn't see him, so I guess he asked someone else to do it for him.
Although I hate him, there is no reason to stop others from participating. It doesn't matter to me, and there are many big guys here today, so he probably won't be able to cause trouble if he wants to. The key is...
Ling Zhi looked at the short-haired girl next to him and couldn't help but feel worried.
Zhao Shiyan noticed Ling Zhi's gaze and looked into his eyes. She was about to ask him what was wrong, but she soon spotted Lv Mao who was practicing ball not far behind Ling Zhi. She frowned slightly, but then she seemed to understand.
What? He comforted Ling Zhi and said:
"Did you also find that guy? It's okay, you don't have to worry about me. But, looking at the name in the lottery, I don't know if he is in the same group as us."
Seeing Zhao Shiyan's thoughtful look, Ling Zhi's heart moved. He turned around and strode towards Lu Mao.
Although the tables are all full at this time, there are still many people practicing. You can see many people practicing alone on the table. They should be players participating in the competition.
Lu Mao was also practicing alone. He was about to lie down to hit the ball when he suddenly heard a familiar greeting from behind:
"Hey, man, long time no see."
Lu Mao turned around without much surprise and said with a half-smile:
"Oh, you're here. But it's good that you're here, otherwise this game would be quite boring."
Quite boring? Do you treat the big guys here like ants? Besides, don’t you usually look down on our strength? What? You’re good?
Ling Zhi secretly cursed. But he wanted to think about it, and the smile on his face did not diminish, and he continued:
"Haha. By the way, did you also participate in the competition? Which group are you in? Speaking of which, I have known you for so long, but I didn't tell you my name. My name is Ling Zhi, and I also participated in today's competition. In the first place
Group."
Lu Mao was noncommittal and simply replied:
"Bai Ming, Group 4. But I already know your name from the front desk. After all, I know her name."
After saying that, he nodded at the short-haired girl behind Ling Zhi with his chin.
Ling Zhi frowned and was about to speak, but Bai Ming quickly answered:
"But, what about the first group? Your luck is really not that good. You are in the same group as Xingchen. Although his strength has declined greatly now, he is not something you can fight against."
After hearing this, Zhao Shiyan was a little angry. Just when she was about to retort, Ling Zhi silently held her shoulders and said to Bai Ming with a smile:
"You don't have to worry about it. Whether you can fight against it or not will be known after the comparison."
Bai Ming stared at the two of them, thoughtfully. Ling Zhi was quite surprised. With his character, he shouldn't laugh at himself immediately? But he didn't care. Just as he was about to turn around and leave, he heard Bai Ming call him:
"You have to compete anyway, and there's no small stage now. Why don't you come and practice together?"
Ling Zhi was stunned for a moment, thought about it, and responded:
"Okay, as long as you don't hit me, haha."
Bai Ming chuckled lightly, not paying attention to the sarcasm hidden in Ling Zhi's tone, and immediately started swinging the ball.
Zhao Shiyan sat aside with a cold face, and it was impossible to tell what she was thinking.
The two began to practice. Ling Zhi didn't care too much about winning or losing. He mainly practiced his half-table accuracy. When encountering a long table, he basically knew how to fight and rarely defended. Bai Ming basically followed the same routine.
After two rounds, Ling Zhi looked at the short-haired girl behind him. He was too embarrassed to leave Zhao Shiyan and practice non-stop alone. He was about to say goodbye to Bai Ming when Bai Ming said wisely:
"I paid the Taiwan fee, you can practice."
After saying that, he walked towards the counter.
Ling Zhi looked confused. Something was wrong with him today. He really changed his mind and became a new person? Ling Zhi couldn't believe it.
The big lights on the table were turned off and on. Ling Zhi knew that Bai Ming had already paid the bill and saw him walking towards the boy in the cap and glasses. He wondered if he had known them for a long time.
Seeing Bai Ming leave, Zhao Shiyan breathed a sigh of relief, opened his club box, and said to Ling Zhi while assembling the clubs:
"I'm quite surprised. I didn't expect you to come over and say hello directly to him."
Lexus responded with a smile:
"Actually, I didn't want to at first, but later I thought it would be good to get some information. Find out which group he is in and see how he feels. You know yourself and your enemy."
"Oh, yes."
"Don't worry this time, he is in the fourth group. Unless you reach the top 8, you won't be able to meet him."
"Humph! It's okay. Even if I'm in the same group as him, I'm not afraid of him."
Ling Zhi smiled and shook his head. The two immediately began to seize the time to practice.
At 6 o'clock, the individual guests present were persuaded to leave one by one by coach Xingchen. Since these individual guests were greeted in advance, the guests also left quickly, leaving only some guests who played nine-ball and English.
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Ling Zhi and Zhao Shiyan also gathered next to coach Xingchen. He was wearing a professional fake smile and said to the surrounding contestants:
"Everyone, welcome to participate in today's Xingyu Billiards First Chinese Billiards Competition."
As soon as the words fell, everyone burst into laughter. Competition? At our level, we can just entertain ourselves.
Coach Xingchen didn’t take it seriously and continued:
"No matter what, thank you all for coming to support us. I know most of the people present, and there are also a few new friends. You are welcome to come to Xingyu Billiards often in the future."
After he finished speaking, sparse applause erupted unconsciously in the scene.
Coach Xingchen continued:
"In this competition, the prize money is as mentioned at the beginning. The champion is 10,000, the runner-up is 3,000, the top 4 is 1,000, and the top 8 is 500. The prize money is not high, I hope everyone can forgive me, haha."
Bonus? Yes, there is a bonus in this competition. Lexus entered the competition with the attitude of just having fun at the beginning, and did not care much about the bonus. However, the bonus amount... is already very high.
Although the per capita income is much higher now than it was a few decades ago, this amount of prize money can only be seen in billiards competitions, basically only in domestic tours or citizen cups. A newly opened
It's the first time a little-known golf club holds a tournament and offers such a high bonus?
Ling Zhi smiled secretly. If Uncle Li and Coach Xingchen hadn't had so much money to spend, the rest would have been...
He looked at the contestants around him, thoughtfully.
Immediately afterwards, the first Xingyu Billiards Competition officially started with the announcement of coach Xingchen.