Chapter 189: 189 Accompany to et soone Chapter 189: 189 Accompany to et soone The rules of the dart competition are slightly complex and not simply about comparing who scores higher. If that were the case, everyone would only need to practice hitting the highest-scoring area—why bother dividing the target into over sixty areas? Moreover, each zone has its designated points.
General competitions set the scores at 301, 501, etc. More commonly, it’s 501, like the two competitions Chen Xu had participated in, including this one.
Before the competition, each player starts with 501 points. They deduct points, say 20, by hitting a 20-point zone, and whoever gets their score down to zero first wins.
Typically, each player throws ten rounds of darts, three darts per round. If, after ten rounds, nobody has reduced their score to zero, the player with the least points wins.
There are also certain rules, such as when your score is left at 50 but you hit a 60-point zone, which is called a “bust” and you have to start over.
Moreover, the last dart is usually required to hit a double zone to count, known as “checking out.”
It’s these rules that add uncertainty to the ga and make it more interesting.
As such, players need to be accurate and also be good at calculating scores to find out how they can win with the fewest darts possible. They also need to be very familiar with all scoring zones on the target because you never know what score you will need during the competition.
Under such rules, in theory, the quickest way to victory requires at least three rounds, nine darts.
The highest score on the target is sixty points. If the first seven are all hit, that makes 420 points, with 81 points remaining. Hitting a triple 17 with the eighth dart makes 51. The last left is 30, just needing to hit a double 15 to check out.
Of course, this is only the ideal scenario. In reality, even the top experts in the world cannot achieve perfect accuracy because human conditions fluctuate, and there are always monts of misfire.
Even soone like Chen Xu, who seems unnaturally skilled, cannot guarantee a hundred percent hit rate, and must concentrate during each match.
This “Feiyun Cup,” due to the large number of participants, the preliminaries alone took a whole day. Eventually, sixteen people made it to tomorrow’s finals.
Besides Chen Xu, the other fifteen were quite renowned experts in the industry, half of whom were professional players.
The finals the next day were much grander than the previous day, with many reporters present and even several caras filming. Facing this spectacle, Chen Xu felt a bit nervous, but thinking of the RMB 700,000 prize, he steeled himself.
As long as he wanted to continue earning prize money through dart competitions, he would inevitably attract dia attention, especially once he competed internationally and won a few championships.
He comforted himself with the thought that darts is a niche sport and wouldn’t draw much dia scrutiny. Any news would pass quickly.
However, for today’s match, he deliberately underperford several tis, taking an extra round or two to finish the ga.
After this and two previous competitions, he had a clear understanding of the amateur level and even professional players appeared diocre to him; none could pose a threat.
Eventually, he smoothly claid his third championship and received a check for RMB 700,000 from the head of the Feiyun Group on the award platform, with a cara and several photographers in front of them. His face stiffened from too much smiling.
Finally, after the photographers wrapped up, as Chen Xu was about to leave the stage, the head of the Feiyun Group invited him to a celebratory banquet that evening. He quickly agreed.
After all, he needed to maintain his relationships within the circle; they were crucial.
Then, a reporter approached him for an interview, a privilege for champions. He didn’t decline, sharing the story of how he got involved with darts—though, it was all fabricated.
Telling the truth would seem too boastful since he had been playing darts for less than a year. If he said that, people might think he was bragging.
When Chen Xu made it to the finals, the organizers had arranged a room for him. He returned to his room to rest a bit, and just after taking a shower, soone ca to visit.
“I am Wu Bing from the Feiyun Club, and this is Zheng Tong, the vice president of the City Dart Association,” the visitor introduced themselves.
Guessing their purpose, Chen Xu greeted them, “Hello, I wonder why you have co to see …”
Wu Bing, a woman about thirty years old with a rather large fra and athletic appearance, said, “First, we want to congratulate Mr. Chen for winning the first Feiyun Cup. Secondly, we were wondering if you have any intentions of entering the professional circle?”
After pondering for a mont, Chen Xu said, “I indeed have such plans, but I have so businesses that prevent from committing full-ti.”
In reality, becoming a professional darts player wasn’t difficult; it was just that the procedures were sowhat tedious. He hadn’t been able to find the ti, and moreover, darts wasn’t an Olympic event. The dostic comrcial league had just started and the prize money wasn’t substantial.
The competitions held in his city were manageable, but traveling to other cities took too much ti and effort for the small amount of prize money, making it not worthwhile.
The higher prize money is still from so major foreign business leagues. However, joining these leagues requires thresholds, and the procedures are even more cumberso. He would need to go abroad, and he didn’t have the ti for that at the mont.
Wu Bing happily said, “Mr. Chen, as long as you are willing, we can provide all conveniences for you. Although our Feiyun Club has not been established for long, we aim to beco the best dart club in the country. If you join us, I guarantee that next year you can participate in the highest-level international dart competitions. With your skills, you’ll definitely achieve good results.”
Chen Xu beca serious and asked, “What kind of conditions can you offer?”
Wu Bing imdiately took out a docunt and discussed it with him in detail.
Half an hour later, Chen Xu had a clear idea about their offer; it sounded very generous. However, being cautious, he didn’t make a decision right away. He said, “I need a few days to think about it.”
“I hope Mr. Chen can give us an answer soon. I won’t disturb your rest then.” Wu Bing looked sowhat disappointed and then left with the people who had co with him.
That evening, while Chen Xu was on his way to a banquet, he unexpectedly ran into the girl who had chatted him up the previous morning.
“So you’re called Chen Xu, huh? I didn’t expect you to be so amazing,” the girl said excitedly upon seeing him. “I watched all your matches, you completely dominated your opponents.”
“Oh, it’s you.” Seeing her enthusiasm, Chen Xu, not wanting to be too cold, simply greeted her.
The girl curiously asked, “By the way, why isn’t your girlfriend with you?”
“She’s working, um, I need to go over there, goodbye.” Chen Xu turned into another corridor and quickened his pace to leave.
The girl didn’t follow. She yelled from behind, “Rember, I’m your first fan from now on. I’ll set up a fan group for you!”
Chen Xu mysteriously gained a fan, and it felt not too bad.
…
The next morning, Chen Xu left. He had been away for two days and was unsure how the noodle shop was managing. Although the staff hadn’t called him, he supposed there were no problems, but he was still sowhat worried.
The employees at the branch were all new, having been hired just a month ago, and he hadn’t built sufficient trust with them yet.
Upon returning to the shop and seeing that everything was in order, he felt relieved.
The recently promoted store manager reported to him, “Boss, everything has been normal these past two days, and the Mistress has been doing the accounts at night.”
The “Mistress” he referred to was, of course, Luo Xiyun.
Every ti Chen Xu heard this title, he felt like laughing; it didn’t match Luo Xiyun’s deanor at all.
But out of a certain sense of mischief, he had never corrected them. So, the staff had always called her that, sotis even in her presence, which had embarrassed her the first ti.
After he had finished reporting and left, Chen Xu took out his phone and called Luo Xiyun, “Mistress, what are you up to?”
“Are you back?” Luo Xiyun’s voice carried a hint of joy, “Sorry I couldn’t accompany you. I watched the news, and they praised you a lot, almost saying you’re the best dart player in the country.”
“Not just yet, but probably soon,” Chen Xu laughed.
They chatted for a while.
Suddenly, Luo Xiyun asked, “Are you free tonight?”
Chen Xu responded, “If it’s to be with you, I’m always free.”
“I want you to accompany to et soone.”
From her tone, Chen Xu sensed sothing different and asked, “It’s not to et the parents, is it?”
“What if it is? Would you be unwilling?”
Chen Xu paused, surprised. Had he actually guessed right?
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