A huge gong, as tall as a person, was hung on the beam. Lu Bu raised a hammer as big as his head and struck it, making a deafening sound.
The big gong began to sway back and forth.
Lu Bu shouted at the top of his lungs: "Now, let's invite Du He, the uncle of Yi County, the director of the Datang Furniture Factory and the shopkeeper of the Datang Study Room, to make his debut."
Dang Dang Dang.
Strike the gong four times.
"good!"
"OK……"
Everyone applauded.
Amid the applause of the crowd, Du He slowly took the stage.
Swish.
Du He suddenly took out a five-foot-long loudspeaker from behind, raised it and said to everyone: "Friends on the mountain, friends on the tree, friends on the ground, how are you?"
Everyone was startled by Du He at first, and then they all responded and applauded.
Du He said: "I announce that the first Mahjong Competition in Chang'an will now officially begin."
"Now, I will read out the conditions for participating in this mahjong competition: No matter you are male, female, old or young, rich or poor, as long as you think you are pretty enough, coquettish enough, and powerful enough, come and sign up for our competition."
"There will be generous prizes in this competition."
Snap.
Du He clapped his hands.
I saw a few strong craftsmen carrying a total of five large boxes.
Du He said: "The champion of this competition, that is, the first place, will receive a reward of 100,000 yuan."
Wow.
The largest box was opened, and inside was one hundred thousand dollars shining brightly.
"Wow……"
Everyone's eyes widened.
Du He added: "The runner-up in this competition, that is, the second place, will receive a reward of 50,000 yuan."
Wow.
Fifty thousand dollars, displayed in front of everyone.
"The third place in this competition, that is, the third place, will receive a reward of 30,000 yuan, the fourth place will receive a reward of 20,000 yuan, and the fifth place will receive a reward of 10,000 yuan... The top 10 in the competition
The first 100 people in the competition will receive a mahjong machine, and everyone who places in the top 100 will receive 2 rotating wooden chairs!"
Du He finished.
The audience suddenly became quiet.
Everyone's eyes widened, and some couldn't believe what Du He said.
This is simply giving people free money.
Would Bo Duhe of Yixian County be so kind?
At this time, someone suddenly plucked up the courage to ask: "County uncle, is what you said true?"
Du He raised his trumpet and said: "This fellow, you are doubting my character. I, Du He, will put my words here. These coins are placed here. You can supervise them at any time.
After the day, the mahjong competition will end and the money will be distributed on the spot. If there is any falsehood, I, Du He, will get out of Chang'an City from now on. If anyone still doesn't believe it, you can stand up in person. Today, I will choose ten enthusiastic friends to come to the stage to help take care of the money.
.”
Immediately, some brave people stood up.
Now, many people began to believe in Du He.
Du He added: "In order to increase the fun of mahjong, every game is unique. The dealers deal the cards online. Here are our dealers."
Ding-ding-ding-ding.
The sound of drums sounded.
From behind the curtain, ten beautiful women in scantily clad clothes walked out, stepping to the music and came to the front of the stage.
Everyone in the audience rubbed their eyes for fear of missing a detail.
These women all wore uniform clothing and were all about the same height and figure. As soon as they appeared, they had a huge impact.
The people who were still hesitant just now suddenly shouted in unison: "I want to sign up, I want to get first place."
Du He smiled and said: "To register, please go to the registration window next to you. You need to pay 10 yuan to register."
People who were originally very enthusiastic started to retreat when they heard that they had to pay 10 cents.
However, we couldn't handle the large number of people, and the registration office was already tightly surrounded.
Many people wonder whether they can get into a hundred places, but it would be great to experience the dealer who deals the cards up close.
When Du He saw this, he thought, no matter what time, there is no shortage of enthusiastic audiences.
He knew it was done.
Later, Du He left the stage and a dozen craftsmen came on the stage. They divided the applicants into groups and began to teach the skills of mahjong tiles. Many guys who could not read even half of the Chinese characters learned faster than anyone else.
…
Royal Palace.
East Neiyuan.
The black slave stood in front of Li Yuan and reported: "Master, Du He held Chang'an's first Mahjong Competition near Dongshi City. There were many applicants. In one morning, I heard that more than a thousand people signed up."
Li Yuan was shocked.
"Datang, when did so many people like playing mahjong?" he said curiously.
The black slave shook his head: "Originally no one was playing, but the prizes given by Du He were too generous. The first place will be rewarded with 100,000 yuan, the second place will be rewarded with 50,000 yuan, and the top 100 people can each get
I got 2 revolving wooden chairs. Also, the beautiful dealer dealt the cards online, and the women were all very beautiful. I don’t know where Du He got them."
"Beautiful dealer, hahaha...I want to go and see it too!"
Li Yuan said happily.
…
By dusk, news of Chang'an's first Mahjong Tournament spread throughout Chang'an City.
Even an eight-year-old child knows that the mahjong competition near Dongshi has huge prizes.
When the news reached the palace, Li Er was stunned for a moment, and then cautiously ordered: "Send the imperial army to the scene to take care of me, lest Du He does anything that would shock Chang'an."
The ministers of the DPRK and China heard the news.
Some people think Du He is joking.
Some people think Du He is a fool for giving away nearly 200,000 yuan.
Some people were unconvinced.
Of course, some people who have been exposed to mahjong for a long time just signed up to compete.
Registration closes at noon on the second day.
Zhang Du sent the registration list to Du He.
A total of more than 2,000 people signed up.
The popularity was beyond Du He's imagination.
The registration fee alone is more than 20,000 yuan.
After a short rest, Du He announced that the first round of the competition had officially begun.
Because there were too many people, the first round of eliminations was conducted in a four-to-one format. With four people on a table, whoever cheats will be promoted.
Even so, the first round took three full days.
The key is that most of them are novices. It’s their first time playing mahjong and they can’t even remember the rules. After playing, there are even more people who can’t even recognize mahjong. These guys play mahjong with so many tricks.
Hundreds of things.
Some started to curse while playing and were given a yellow card, some started a fight and were thrown out by the guards at the furniture factory, and some were beaten up for teasing the dealer...
For several days in a row, the area around Dongshi was crowded with people, and bursts of laughter would break out from time to time. It must be a competition somewhere, and something funny happened again.
Everyone suddenly realized that watching others play mahjong was more interesting than playing mahjong themselves.
Du He watched it for a long time and felt it was really boring, so he left the game to Zhang Du. He took the little beauty Li Lizhi and happily went back to the furniture factory for a ride on his bicycle.