Chapter 46 Apprentice storm

Recently, there has been an uproar about my "apprenticeship", which I did not expect. The cause was a report signed by Hei Zizi published in Guangzhou Daily in February 1998.In this report, it is said that during the contract period, my disciple Chang Hao and others will give me one-third of the winnings in domestic and foreign competitions, and within three years after the end of the contract period, they will still give me all the prize money. Give me one-third of the winnings.And according to the statistics of "careful people", I have collected hundreds of thousands of "tuition fees" in the past few years, which can be said to have dug a "gold mine".The article also quoted the words of Chen Zude, Wu Yulin and others, condemning me.

I knew this article as soon as it was published. I think now that there are too many people talking about me, I don’t take it seriously, and the article is too inaccurate to be worth refuting. The best way is to ignore it.Unexpectedly, many newspapers and periodicals across the country reprinted this article, which caused a storm in the city, caused bad social impact, and also brought some factors of disunity to the Go world.Many of my friends called one after another, saying that you are not going to speak, is it the default?Only then did I realize the seriousness of the problem, and I had to come out and say a few words.

First of all, with regard to the retention of one-third of the bonus, this is clearly stipulated in the contract.But there is a premise, that is, only if they get the bonus, can they get a commission.If you don't get a bonus, you don't have a penny. In the past few years, you have been teaching for nothing, which itself is risky. This method was implemented in 1993. At that time, young Korean chess players represented by Lee Chang-ho had already shown their talents, and Japanese young chess players were also strong.We are very worried that we will fall behind in the future confrontation among the Three Kingdoms, so the task of cultivating the next generation of chess players becomes urgent.

In 1993, these chess players were only 16 or 17 years old, and most of them were excellent seedlings from the local area. However, when they entered the national junior team, their level was indeed very low.At that time, we made up our minds to work hard on them and intensify our training.Based on this urgency, the Chess Academy decided to take some measures, and the admission of apprentices was one of a series of measures, which was equivalent to whipping them to leave quickly.In the first batch, Ma Xiaochun and I took in a total of six people. At that time, our apprenticeship contracts were all the same.At the beginning, this form was completely an experiment, and it was created out of urgency. No one knew whether they would get the bonus in the future, and they were crossing the river by feeling the stones.

I think this is a good way to motivate coaches to cultivate more disciples who can win championships.We should advocate more pay for more work, strive for the top, and get corresponding rewards for good work.It is also common in the world that coaches draw remuneration from athletes' bonuses, and there is nothing wrong with it. To train some chess players who may be eliminated into chess players who can eliminate others, sometimes it really feels like a cat teaching a tiger to climb a tree.Because many teachers themselves are also professional chess players and are also participating in competitions. To put it bluntly, they also "eat" by playing chess. Therefore, whether he is willing to accept apprentices and teach them without reservation has become a problem.Cultivating apprentices very well is not smashing one's "job"

Yet?From this point of view, it is also a good way to get a commission from the bonus. Otherwise, they are busy with their own affairs and do not show their real skills. What will happen to the future of Chinese Go?Who will compete with Japan and South Korea for the championship?Therefore, I think this kind of teaching should be advocated, not only in Go, but also in other walks of life. Now there are some adult chess players who want me to teach them, and they are willing to pay 100% of the bonus.Because Go is a unique thing, when you train a player who can hardly get a bonus into a player who can get a bonus, he learns a way, even if I don't teach him in the future, he may still maintain the same At a high level, he can still get bonuses after the contract ends, of course he is willing.

In fact, from 1993 to 1995 when the first phase of the contract ended, Chang Hao, Zhou Heyang, Wang Lei, and Liu Jing did not win a championship, and I did not get a penny.Later, Chang Hao and the others got good grades, and I got a commission when I got the bonus, but it wasn't like digging a "gold mine" like the "careful people" calculated. According to state regulations, individuals can only get 28% of the bonus, and one-third of the bonus I withdraw is also one-third of the 28%.And I have officially announced to them that after the expiration of the contract in May 1998, I will no longer withdraw their bonuses, and only maintain the title of mentor and apprentice.

In addition, Chen Zude, Wu Yulin and others also denied their words quoted in the article.As for the question of "A chess player is trained by many teachers, is it fair for you to keep the bonus alone", my opinion is: Of course there are many stages in cultivating a champion, but the problem is that this stage can guide you to the final result. There are not many.This is also a misunderstanding and illusion that many people think about.I don't deny that enlightenment education is very important, and I also admit that I can't teach low-level chess pieces, but not every student who has been enlightened can become a super chess player.Therefore, in order to develop a capable chess player, the final work is the most important, and it is a completely different teaching.Most chess players are not good at this stage. It requires high-level teachers and gifted students, and both sides should try their best.Our Go team recruits a lot of apprentices, and we basically teach all nine dans, but it turns out that not all chess players can teach champions.Some people have a higher fee than me in the contract with the apprentice, but if the apprentice fails to achieve results, the teacher will get nothing.

I think this turmoil was caused by several of my apprentices winning several championships in a row over the past few years. If they didn't get good grades and didn't get the bonus, it wouldn't have happened.In the sports world, several similar things have happened.For example, Ma Junren, some people say that he is bad and bad. If he can't train a world champion, can he have those bonuses and "Mercedes" cars?Still the same sentence, no matter whether the cat is white or black, it is a good cat if it catches mice.A coach who can train world champions is a good coach.In sports, there is nothing more important than winning a world championship.

One more point needs to be made. These apprentices of mine respect me very much, and they are also good people. I also like them very much.Chang Hao's comprehension is very good, and his overall view is higher than that of Ma Xiaochun, but his basic skills and competition experience are not as good as Ma Xiaochun's.He has gained a lot of nourishment from me, learned a lot of essential things, and is somewhat "similar" to me.Wang Lei's chess is very thoughtful, and his will is stronger than that of Chang Hao. Some people say that his chess is weird, which means that people can't understand his chess, and they will understand after seeing it.Zhou Heyang is the only young chess player who has beaten Lee Chang-ho, reaching the top four in world-class competitions.Someone asked me who would be the strongest Chinese Go player in the future, and I said without hesitation that it was one of these three players. Of course I was more inclined to Chang Hao, but those two never showed weakness.

I am very concerned about Chang Hao. The housing in his family is very tight. There is only one room and one living room. Besides his parents, there is also an old man. I went to see him and was surprised. I asked him where he slept at night?He said that it can only be used on the floor.Later, his grades improved, and the Shanghai Sports Commission awarded him a small house.His father's company was engaged in real estate, and he was going to take the house awarded to Chang Hao by the sports committee under the name of the company, and then give Chang Hao a two-bedroom unit next to his house.The property rights also belong to Chang Hao.But the company has a condition that I should be present.This must be an advertisement, and I would not go to anyone else.But Chang Hao is my student, and there are indeed practical difficulties, so why not do it?I can't not go!I made a special trip from Beijing to Shanghai to cheer them on.The news was published in the newspaper, which was equivalent to an advertisement for their company. At the end of 1997, I took in four new apprentices, Wang Yuhui, Liu Shizhen, Gu Li, and Liu Xi. The content of the contract was the same as that of Chang Hao and the others, except that the name and date were changed, and nothing else was changed.This time they all went to Shanghai to participate in the "Rookie King" competition. I hope they can win the championship, so that there will be bonuses, but I guess they won't get it.Their level is no worse than Chang Hao's when they first started, but they have to be urged with a whip. My biggest regret is that I did not win the world championship, but I believe that my students will definitely win the world championship, and I am looking forward to this day.