Let's go back to 2008, starting with a recreational fishing park.

Upon hearing that there were four or five hundred people, Li Qiang gasped.

He couldn't even imagine what the scene would be like when Jiang Xia's competition started.

After thinking for a while, his eyes darted around, and he suddenly said:

"Hey bro, how about I sponsor your computer shop too?"

"You? A computer store?" Jiang Xia looked at the other person in surprise.

"Yes." Li Qiang nodded heavily.

Jiang Xia looked up and surveyed the shop, her eyes lighting up: "You know what, I think it actually works!"

Although it's a fishing competition, the prizes don't necessarily have to be fishing-related.

Using a computer as a prize in a competition is definitely justified, given that computers are still relatively expensive items these days.

To be honest, whether it's a fishing rod, a computer, an electric car, or a color TV, as long as the prizes in the competition are valuable enough and can attract people, they are acceptable.

"Really?" Li Qiang looked excited when he heard Jiang Xia say it actually worked.

Jiang Xia nodded, but then frowned and said:

"However, if you sponsor it, since it's a fishing competition, I don't think it will significantly boost your sales in the short term; it will only increase brand awareness."

"That's fine too!" Li Qiang said nonchalantly.

For him, simply increasing his public profile would be quite good.

The current fishing community consists mostly of wealthy individuals and middle-income earners from cities and counties, as well as a significant number of retirees.

Leaving aside retirees, the first two groups definitely have a need for computers.

As long as you have some reputation within this group, or even no reputation at all, as long as people see your computer store when they want to buy a computer, or remember that your computer store exists, that's enough.

"Old Jiang, what do you think about me sponsoring two of these?"

Li Qiang stood up and pointed to a new model from this year that was prominently displayed on the shelf in his store.

Jiang Xia took a look and saw that it was a desktop computer from a classic big brand, priced at 4699.

He shook his head: "You're not selling fishing gear or outdoor products here, so it doesn't need to be this expensive!"

But Li Qiang refused, insisting that if he was going to sponsor, he should sponsor a good one, not only for his own store, but also to support his good brother.

In the end, Jiang Xia had no choice but to accept it.

He could accept it, but the two extra rewards his good friend suddenly gave him gave him a headache.

The prizes for the top three finishers in the competition have already been determined.

While it's possible to add both computers directly to the top two prizes, the current prizes for first and second place are already high enough, so it doesn't really seem necessary.

However, if the reward is given to the fourth and fifth place winners, the value of the reward is even comparable to that of the third place winner.

The prize for third place is now a fishing rod worth 5000 yuan and 1000 yuan in cash.

This computer will definitely be worth 5000.

In particular, some people might feel that the computer is more valuable than the fishing rod, so it would be inappropriate to give the computer as a reward to the fourth or fifth place winner.

After much deliberation, Li Qiang finally came up with an idea.

"Bro, why don't you just give away these two computers in a raffle? That way, even if the other contestants don't win, they'll still have a chance to win a high-value prize, right?"

Jiang Xia's eyes lit up upon hearing this; this method was indeed effective.

All we need to do is hold a lucky draw, and all the participants can join.

This not only adds an interesting element to the competition, but this separate program can also give Li Qiang's computer shop a good beating.

After all, his good friend sponsored him two computers.

Putting aside the fact that it's worth over ten thousand yuan, even if my good friend doesn't sponsor me, I'll definitely help him if he really needs to play GG.

Not to mention, they're actually sponsoring me with real money.

After confirming ownership of the computer, Jiang Xia simply typed out a short description of the lottery event on it.

He then sighed as he looked at the already printed competition rules manuals.

So many have already been printed; the ones printed earlier certainly can't be discarded.

I'm not rolling in money, and I'm not so extravagant as to scrap everything else just by adding a few things.

Well, I guess I'll just have to write it down myself.

Jiang Xia pointed to the section on rewards in the event handbook and asked Li Qiang to add the description of the lottery event that he had just edited on the computer after the rewards section.

Upon hearing this, Li Qiang looked at the large stack of printed manuals and immediately frowned as he pulled out a pen from his shop.

He hated writing when he was in school, and he never expected that he would have this task after paying for it!

Seeing Li Qiang's expression, Jiang Xia added:

"Don't try to fool me, kid. You have to write this properly so that people can understand it."

"I understand." Li Qiangsheng sighed helplessly, and then, like a primary school student doing homework, he lay on the table and began to write furiously.

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By the time the printing was finished and all the event manuals were bound, it was already 5 p.m.

Li Qiang said that Jiang Xia, this busy man, had finally come all the way to his place, so he insisted on treating him to barbecue at the restaurant next door.

It's already this late, and the fishing spot isn't too busy today since it's a weekday. There's not much to do when Jiangxia goes back.

He called Wang Guifen, and when the call connected, he said, "Mom, I'm not coming home for dinner. I'll eat at Qiangzi's this afternoon."

On the other end of the phone, upon hearing that her son wouldn't be coming home for dinner, Wang Guifen instructed, "Okay, you drive. Try not to drink."

Jiang Xia laughed and said, "Mom, don't worry. I'm just sitting and chatting with Qiangzi. I won't drink. If I do drink, I'll take a taxi back or find a place to sleep in the county town."

Wang Guifen was quite confident in her son, and upon hearing his words, she immediately replied, "Okay, then we won't wait for you for dinner."

"You guys eat, no need to wait for me."

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Xia followed Li Qiang to the barbecue restaurant next to his house.

As soon as he sat down, Li Qiang immediately ordered two skewers of braised pork kidneys.

Both of them ate mutton, and he ordered another 50 mutton skewers, ten horse mackerel, and some other miscellaneous skewers.

Jiang Xia then took the menu and, without being polite, ordered another serving of lamb chops, seeing that they looked good.

This barbecue restaurant gives you free peanuts and edamame, so the two brothers ordered these first and will add more later if they need more.

Soon, the owner brought out all the skewers the two had ordered.

The way they serve barbecue here is that there's a barbecue grill on the table, and semi-finished products are served directly to the table, so customers can grill and eat at the same time.

Jiangxia personally really likes this way of eating. One is that you grill it yourself, and whether you want it drier or more tender depends on your own taste.

Another thing is that barbecue doesn't taste good when it's cold. Keeping it warm on the grill will keep the taste good.