Chapter 10
Gu Shizhang seemed to be a kind-hearted man. He even took her to see horses in other stables. He was obviously very familiar with the horses in the racecourse and took her to see some that he liked.
In this way, Ye Tianhui saved a lot of effort.
You have to know that there are hundreds of racehorses in this racecourse. If she checks them one by one by herself, it will take a lot of effort, and she may be discovered by the staff here at any time and kicked out directly.
Now with Gu Shizhang, an insider, leading the way and giving us some pointers, we will naturally get twice the result with half the effort.
After looking at more than a dozen horses, her guard against Gu Shizhang was reduced a lot.
She didn't want to care what this person was thinking. He probably didn't have the memory of a saint anyway, and at the moment he didn't want to report her, and that was enough.
Gu Shizhang led her out of this separate stable and walked over to other stables to look at them. While looking, he roughly explained to her the various rules of the horse racing club.
His explanation was very detailed, even more detailed than that in the "Horse Racing Classic". After all, the "Horse Racing Classic" was aimed at those old horse racing fans who had a certain understanding of the rules, but Ye Tianhui was completely blank, and there were some things in the "Horse Racing Classic" that she could not quite understand.
Now, after Gu Shizhang's explanation, she understood the age requirements and scoring rules of the new horse race, and also understood the detailed regulations of the subsequent classes of competition. It turned out that this was also divided into stallions, geldings and mares. The points for each type of horse participating in the open race were actually different. In addition, the requirements for racehorses born in the northern and southern hemispheres were also different.
Gu Shizhang said, "The racing season will begin in two months. If you've read the horse racing guide, you should have seen the schedule in the magazine, right?"
Ye Tianhui nodded: "Yes, I saw it."
Gu Shizhang: "Longguang will also compete at that time, but it will be a separate race, and a handicap match."
Ye Tianhui: "Give up the pounds?"
Seeing that Ye Tianhui didn't understand, Gu Shizhang explained, "Although Longguang hasn't raced for a year due to a leg injury, he's had very good results in the UK. Given his past performance, he must give up weight to the other horses in this race."
Ye Tianhui understood: "It just needs to carry some weight?"
Gu Shizhang smiled and nodded, "Yes, according to the rules of horse racing, for the sake of fairness and to make the competition more suspenseful, horses that have participated in races must give weight to those that have not participated. Horses with higher scores must give weight to those with lower scores. In age-specific races, older horses must give weight to younger horses."
Ye Tianhui suddenly realized: "The goal is to even out the horses' inherent talents and get them to start from the same starting line as much as possible. That way the race will be interesting and suspenseful, and every horse will have a chance."
Gu Shizhang nodded. "Yes, for every point Longguang's international rating is higher than the other horses, he will have to carry an extra pound of weight. Because Longguang's historical rating is so high, he may have to carry sixty-three pounds this time."
Sixty-three pounds?
Ye Tianhui roughly calculated it and frowned: "This is too bad!"
He had stopped competing for a year due to a leg injury. Now that he has returned from injury, it is not certain what results he will achieve. But now he has to carry 63 pounds more weight than other horses. How can he achieve good results?
Gu Shizhang smiled and said, "Its former glory has become a burden today. Let's try to participate in this competition first and see how it goes."
What is meant by "it depends on the situation" is that if the gathering performance is not good and the score drops, there is naturally no need to give a discount.
Of course, when there is no need to give pounds, the reputation will decline and the value will also drop.
This is a process of dynamic adjustment. If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight. The higher your fear, the more you have to bear. That's the truth.
Ye Tianhui took a deep breath and thought to herself, it seems like there are a lot of tricks in this competition.
You can't win just by looking at the horses. You must understand the rules thoroughly and rely on some skills. Otherwise, you will lose money if you rush in!
As the two of them walked and talked, Gu Shizhang told Ye Tianhui some other hidden rules, such as "giving a handicap" was not only related to the previous scores of the horse, but also had to take into account various other conditions, even including the situation of the jockey.
He explained in detail, "For example, our Hong Kong-trained apprentice jockeys, while in their internship period, can also have the opportunity to reduce their load."
Ye Tianhui: "Then we can pair Longguang with an apprentice jockey, so he won't have to carry so much weight."
Gu Shizhang: "Yes, but it also depends on whether it is necessary."
Ye Tianhui: "If you deliberately used an apprentice jockey to reduce the weight, then you're showing your weakness first."
To put it bluntly, for a racehorse like Longguang that once won great honors in Europe, this is a shameful act of opportunism and a damage to its pride.
While talking, the two of them also met some other staff members. Seeing the other staff members, Ye Tianhui naturally felt a little guilty and wanted to hide away.
Gu Shizhang, however, acted very upright. A staff member nearby saw this and nodded slightly at him, looking quite respectful.
When they reached a deserted place, Ye Tianhui asked curiously, "Are you doing well here?"
In the sunshine, Gu Shizhang tilted his head slightly, pondered for a moment, and then smiled and said, "It's okay. I did well at the South African Equestrian Festival. Maybe that's why."
Ye Tianhui: "Then you are very famous."
Gu Shizhang: "Not really. I'm just a jockey, working behind the scenes. The real famous ones are the jockeys on the track. They're the ones who steal the show and make the big bucks."
Ye Tianhui thought about it and said, "For example, that Ke Zhiming? He's a very famous jockey, right?"
Gu Shizhang: "Yes, this Ko Chi-ming is a legend. He was the first generation of local jockeys in Hong Kong. He broke the monopoly of foreign jockeys in Hong Kong and ushered in a new era of horse racing in Hong Kong."
Ye Tianhui nodded, thinking about going back to learn more about Ke Zhiming. Now that she had almost explored the horse farm, it was time for her to slip away.
No matter whether Gu Shizhang is good or bad, she will run away first and he can't hurt her.
Who knew that at this moment, Gu Shizhang suddenly said: "We can have snacks in the lounge over here, do you want some?"
Ye Tianhui listened, and her heart moved slightly: "Dim sum, is it delicious?"
Gu Shizhang: "Of course it's delicious. Our restaurant's dim sum is first supplied to the VIP member area outside, but there will be some left over, which are placed in the staff lounge. If you eat outside, you have to spend a lot of money to eat it, but we can eat it for free."
Free food?
Ye Tianhui was really tempted, but she still pretended, "Forget it, this isn't a good idea. I'd better leave first."
Gu Shizhang: "If you don't want to eat, forget it. How about I take you out?"
Ye Tianhui: “Yeah.”
At that moment, Gu Shizhang really took Ye Tianhui out. As they walked, Ye Tianhui felt that it seemed that he really did not have any bad intentions, at least he did not intend to catch her when she was not prepared.
She thought about the snacks in the VIP room. They must be excellent, very expensive, and not something ordinary people could easily eat.
Since she had come across such a good thing, why didn't she just give it a try?
But the Gu Shizhang in front of him was indeed unpredictable.
Ye Tianhui was struggling between food and safety. After a moment's hesitation, she finally said, "Oh, I suddenly feel like I'm a little hungry."
Gu Shizhang: "Oh?"
Ye Tianhui: "Actually, it's good to eat something before leaving."
Gu Shizhang: "If you want to eat, I'll take you there?"
Of course Ye Tianhui didn't go. She couldn't go indoors. She had to stay in an open place like this so that if something unexpected happened, she could run away. She didn't believe that the staff here could catch up with her.
Besides, she also wanted to test whether Gu Shizhang dared to leave her here alone. If he had malicious intentions, he would definitely follow her closely for fear that she would run away.
So she looked at him and smiled, "No, go get some and we'll eat outside, okay?"
Gu Shizhang didn't say anything, but nodded slightly: "Okay, I'll go get some delicious snacks. There's a pavilion behind the track over there, we can go there to eat."
He added: "Don't worry, no one will suspect anything."
Ye Tianhui: "Okay!"
This was naturally good for her. The pavilion he mentioned was right next to the wall, so she could climb over the wall whenever she wanted to run away.
Gu Shizhang: "Then you wait for me?"
Ye Tianhui nodded repeatedly.
Gu Shizhang smiled at Ye Tianhui, then went straight to the rest area over there.
Ye Tianhui stood beside the track, looking at Gu Shizhang's back.
He has a very tall figure, and his simple and neat clothes make him look refreshing, leisurely and sunny.
She recalled the look Gu Shizhang had given her just now, warm, smiling, friendly and sincere.
What does he want to do?
She thought of the emperor from a distant era. What kind of look did he have when he looked at her?
She recalled, but her memory was a little fuzzy.
Maybe he was like this when he was young. He would look at her with a smile, call her Huihui, and accompany her to practice sword in the mountain stream.
At that time, he was tolerant and gentle, and was like an older brother in her heart.
However, later on, his power grew and he became deep and unfathomable, his expression always as calm as a mountain, making it impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry.
Of course, when Ye Tianhui returned to the court, it would be a great victory, and there would be joy throughout the court and the people. The serious emperor would also seem to soften up, and would speak to her in a very approachable manner, asking her carefully about her experiences in the battles outside, and he would seem very concerned.
But Ye Tianhui still felt that his temperament was unpredictable.
Maybe they were very close in the past, after all, they grew up together, but that closeness was no longer there.
Even though he smiled at her gently and talked to her about their youth, she still felt that there was a huge gap between the monarch and his subjects because of the crown that symbolized authority.
After all, she was a senior general in charge of military power. The emperor in the capital might have been wary of her, and even in her seemingly carefree conversation, she was cautious as a subject.
At this moment, under the sunlight from another world, the casually dressed man walked away, and Ye Tianhui slowly withdrew her gaze.
She paced to the shade of a tree and thought about what to do next.
Who knew that at this moment, a group of people were seen walking towards the house, talking and laughing.
Judging from their attire and the bodyguards and staff surrounding them, their identities were naturally not ordinary. They should be members of the Jockey Club. Leading them were three or five young men and women.
Ye Tianhui looked at it and suddenly realized something. She carefully identified it and found that it was indeed the case.
She had seen Ye Wenyin's photo in that magazine. Although the makeup in the photo was a little heavy and different from her current appearance, she could still recognize that one of them was Ye Wenyin.
Ye Wenyin had a smile on her face and looked good-tempered, elegant and gentle.
Ye Tianhui quickly glanced at the people standing nearby and recognized at a glance that one of them was Gu Zhihan from the Gu family.
The real Gu Zhihan is even better looking than in the painting, with narrow eyes and clear lines. He wears a brightly printed vest with a solid-color shirt and a pair of jeans of a very special style.
Very proud and cold, yet somewhat unruly.
As for the people around Ye Wenyin and Gu Zhihan, they were all of similar age, and each of them was dressed fashionably and elegantly. They were most likely the young masters or young ladies of the Ye or Gu family.
Just as he was watching this, Gu Zhihan suddenly looked over, his eyes sharp and full of disdain.
Ye Tianhui felt it and frowned slightly.
Gu Zhihan curled his lips in a mocking smile, then ordered, "Come here."
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