Chapter 5713: Tossing Pot

These reporters were full, but they did not forget their business.

After all, in this "A Bite of China", no matter how beautiful the dance is or how full the food is, life still has to go on. This is just a wonderful encounter in heaven. For them, if they don't get some news back today, none of them can report to the leader.

Otherwise, when they go back, the leader will ask, what did Lin Feng say? As a result, they only report the food photos and palace dancers related to "A Bite of China". As for other things, they don't know anything. The leader must skin them.

So, after eating and drinking, many reporters also forgot their lingering feelings for the palace dancers and the delicious food, and got to the point.

Lin Feng waved his hand, and a group of male waiters in Hanfu dressed in a complete set of clothes, headdresses, hairstyles, facial decorations, shoes, and accessories came out and cleared all the bowls and chopsticks. As for the dancing court girls, they stood on both sides, wearing long silk clothes, graceful and charming.

Of course, the Shangfu Liu and two palace maids stood behind Lin Feng, cold and silent, waiting for Lin Feng's orders.

"Everyone, we are all here to make a living, you are like this, and so am I. We are just trying to survive in the whole world. So, being convenient to others is convenient for ourselves. Everyone, feel free to ask questions." Lin Feng said with a smile, "Of course, to ask questions, you raise your hand outside and I will call your name. But here, let's play our ancient Chinese game - throwing pots!"

Throwing pots is one of the oldest games of the Han nationality in China. The traditional etiquette and banquet games of the Han nationality from the pre-Qin period to the late Qing Dynasty, the throwing pot ceremony originated from the archery ceremony. Because the courtyard is not wide enough to set up the swan; or because there are many guests, it is not enough to prepare bows and couples; or some guests really don't know how to shoot arrows, so throwing pots instead of bending bows, to entertain the guests and to learn etiquette. Song Lv Dalin said in "Book of Rites": "Tou Hu is a fine form of archery. At banquets, there is archery to entertain guests, to practice and to learn art."

The most popular period of Tou Hu was the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and the Tang Dynasty, especially the Tang Dynasty. Because in these two periods, the Han people were particularly martial. This was also the period in the history of the Han people with the strongest military.

At first, during the Warring States Period, people preferred archery. One was hunting, and the other was fighting against nomadic peoples outside the Great Wall. So when a guest visited the host's house, if the host treated you as a friend, he would invite you to shoot arrows. And you couldn't refuse. Refusing would mean not giving the host face, and naturally there would be no friends. But archery always has talent, and there will always be people who can't shoot. And it is also limited by the venue. So. It evolved into a game of throwing arrows into the pot.

Of course, with the evolution of the times, there are many improvements to Tou Hu. For example, setting a screen outside the pot for blind throwing, or sitting back and throwing. This has been popular for more than two thousand years, until the end of the Qing Dynasty, when it gradually became unpopular with the introduction of modern Western sports.

Of course, there are also reasons for the ruling class at that time to restrict pitching pots. After all. Pitching pots is always a martial spirit. And the leadership does not want the people to be martial. Especially for the ruling class of the Qing Dynasty, there are too many Han people. If everyone is martial, it will be terrible.

In fact, for Lin Feng, the decline of pitching pots, in addition to the introduction of modern sports, is also due to the suppression of Han culture by the Qing government at that time. After all, the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty. This Manchu etiquette is not popular, so why should you popularize your Han culture?

So now when Lin Feng wants to promote Han culture, in addition to the fine clothes and food. Some unique cultural elements in Han culture should also be promoted.

What's more, pitching pots is an interesting thing. The reason why it has declined and cannot be popularized is that it is too elegant. Where can ordinary people get this thing? But now Lin Feng is not ready to popularize it among the whole people, but to promote it to high-end customers.

For example. Lin Feng was going to launch a small game using pitching pots. Customers who came to dine could order court dancers to dance with them by pitching pots. Of course, it was just a dance, and the qualification to dance with them could only be obtained by pitching pots. Money was useless.

"Pa pa!" Liu Shangfu tapped twice.

Soon, a dancer placed a pitching pot in the middle of the hall. Then, each reporter received three command arrows.

"Each of you has three command arrows in your hand, which means you can ask three questions. Of course, the premise is that you have to throw it in. If you can't throw it in, then it's considered giving up. Now, whoever comes first will throw it first!" Lin Feng said with a smile.

At this moment, many reporters were excited.

They had never played the game of pitching pots. Of course, they had seen similar games. Now, combining this pitching pot game with their questions naturally made them feel novel and interesting.

When Lin Feng announced that they could throw pots, many reporters couldn't help it immediately. The command arrows in their hands began to be thrown out. The result is naturally a continuous "bang" sound.

You know, although pitching pots looks simple, it actually requires a lot of skills. You can't just throw it in whenever you want. Especially the pitching pot game launched by Lin Feng is a very traditional one. Everything is made of real arrows. The pot body, the pot neck is seven inches long, the diameter is two and a half inches, the pot is one foot and two inches high, the capacity is five liters, the pot belly is five inches (Zhou Dynasty size, one inch is about 2.31 cm), and red beans are placed in the pot to ensure that the arrows will not be ejected.

As for the arrows, Lin Feng made them from wood and cut them into a sagittal shape. The arrows were 20 cm long, with a sharp head and a blunt tail. To throw them in, the use of strength, angle, and wrist strength are indispensable.

At this moment, these reporters threw them randomly. And they threw them together without any rhythm. Many arrows collided with each other in the air and finally fell to the ground. As a result, after the first round of throwing, not a single arrow fell into the pot.

At this moment, many reporters looked at each other, a little unnatural. There were only two arrows left in each person's hand. What if none of them could be thrown in? Although it is said that there are nearly a thousand arrows in the hands of many reporters at the scene, you have to know that this is only two arrows in each person's hand. And can everyone throw them in like this?

The probability is probably not too high. For many reporters, it is really not too high. What if none of them are thrown in? Lin Feng will not show mercy and will say, since no one has thrown it in, let's start again. Lin Feng will definitely not give them a chance.

What to do?

Many reporters immediately turned their minds. In the current situation, if they want to ensure the hit rate, the most effective way is to hit the arrows in the hands of those who are particularly good at throwing. In this way, they can maximize their interests. But there is a problem. If you give the arrows to people and throw them in, will they ask what you want to ask? Moreover, there is always a difference in who asks.

After all, reporters are divided into star reporters and ordinary reporters. Ordinary reporters naturally have no privileges. And star reporters naturally have many privileges. They always get many preferential treatments. And how do star reporters come? Naturally, it is all kinds of tricky and difficult questions raised during the interview.

So, in this case, you can't always fulfill others and sacrifice yourself. In that case, no one is willing.

After a little calm, the second round of throwing began. This time, it was much better than before. Before, it was a mess. Now everyone aims and then aims, and there is a rhythm. You throw and I throw, and everyone no longer throws in a swarm.

However, it is still not an easy thing to hit the target. If pitching pots were so simple, it would not have been popular for more than two thousand years. But there are always random shots.

"Haha, I hit it, I hit it!" A reporter shouted excitedly.

He also threw it casually to gamble on his luck. As a result, it actually went in. This made him extremely excited, jumping up and down. You know, there are hundreds of reporters on the scene, but so far, only he has had the opportunity to ask questions. You say, how can he not be excited!

"Excuse me!" Lin Feng asked with a smile.

"Mr. Lin, what I want to ask is..." The reporter stood up and wanted to ask a question, but because he was too excited, he didn't know what to ask in a hurry.

This naturally caused laughter all around.

"Don't worry, think carefully about what you want to ask! You know, if you miss this, you only have one chance left!" Lin Feng said with a smile.

The reporter was even more anxious when he heard this. His forehead was full of sweat. He had a lot of questions in his stomach, but he didn't know what to ask. This time, he was confused.

You know, this person is sometimes like this. You have a lot of knowledge, but when you take the exam, you can't write a word.

"Mr. Lin, Mr. Lin, I want to ask, how did you turn defeat into victory this time?" After struggling for a long time, the reporter finally asked a question that was not a question.

Oh~~~ The reporters around booed. Your question is really a waste of time.

How did Lin Feng turn defeat into victory? Isn't it simple? His father-in-law, US President Donald Trump, vetoed the Fed's decision to raise interest rates. This is the first reason for the stock market surge; secondly, Lin Feng's unconditional investment of 5 trillion US dollars in Nasdaq stocks is the second reason.

Under these two reasons, it would be a miracle if Lin Feng didn't turn the tide. You finally made the investment, but asked such a brainless question. Aren't you going to make a mistake!

The reporter was also anxious.

"Mr. Lin, no, no, Fengshen, I don't want to ask how you turned defeat into victory, but why they didn't deliver! They obviously had many opportunities, but why didn't they deliver?" This question is to the point. (To be continued.)