The Rebirth of the Financial Hegemon

Qigong, if you only understand it literally, is nothing more than a method of practicing qi and luck.

Some exercises like Wu Qin Xi, He Xiang Zhuang, or Tai Chi health-preserving boxing can actually be classified into Qigong.

In the early days, Qigong was only spread among a small number of people, and was often used to treat some difficult and complicated diseases or to maintain health.

But in the 1980s and mid-1990s, under the influence of some media and public opinion, qigong had another meaning, that is, it is omnipotent.

Superpower is another name for it.

The most famous character is none other than Zhou Xingxing's God of Gamblers series of movies, in which the army of villains are the main members of a certain special function association.

In movies, sneak shots and changing cards are child's play. Fighting and flying in the sky and escaping from the ground are commonplace. What's even more awesome is Zhou Xingxing's time travel.

Perhaps many people's impression of this movie is that it brings a lot of joy.

But although movies are a kind of art, they are often adapted from reality. Many characters in movies actually have prototypes.

Movies that seem imaginative and purely funny are a bit absurd, but the real reality is likely to be even more absurd than the movie.

The prototype of Dajun comes from Zhang Baosheng, a once-famous qigong master. When he was at his peak, he was absolutely unparalleled in the limelight, and none of the subsequent stars could even catch up with him.

Not to mention being in newspapers, columns, and news, it is nothing to have his characters and deeds filmed into TV series. He is even a frequent visitor to the leaders of the country.

You can use other parts of your body except your eyes to read, and you can also use Qigong to pick up and carry things from a distance. These are Zhang Baosheng's famous stunts.

In addition to Zhang Baosheng, there are also many qigong masters who have become famous, including the leader of a certain wheel sect who was also a well-known figure at that special time.

It is difficult for people later to imagine what kind of era that was. Without personal experience of that era, it is impossible to imagine what the nationwide qigong trend was.

What should I do if I get sick?

Qigong treatment.

What should I do if I want to get fit?

Learn Qigong.

What about surgical anesthesia?

Qigong anesthesia.

Even the mountain fires in Daxinganling were said to be extinguished by supernatural powers.

If the Shang and Zhou dynasties were the era of gods and demons, then the 1980s and 1990s were the era of gods and gods.

All kinds of true immortals from land came and led the people across the country into the era of practice.

Things that only appear in legends, such as picking things from the air and traveling through the void, have now appeared in the eyes of the world.

With constant publicity from TV, newspapers, and various experts, qigong masters are not much different from gods except that they have become aloof figures.

But that's not the point.

The point is, people believe it.

From young children to old people, everyone believes that qigong masters are truly omnipotent.

Even Zhao Donglai himself went to learn Qigong from a certain master.

It was a master from Ganxi Province named Wang Shuangmu.

Wang Shuangmu not only can use Qigong to cure diseases, but also has the ability to see into the future. There is an endless stream of people who come to ask for advice every day.

Zhao Donglai also searched hard before finally becoming a disciple of that master.

Is it useful?

It must have worked. With the blessing of the master's qigong, Zhao Donglai's official career was prosperous, and he worked in the customs department until he became the director.

Zhao Donglai even sincerely asked for a talisman and seal blessing from the master.

Then, there was no more.

Master Wang Shuangmu drifted away after receiving tens of thousands of yuan in incense money. Zhao Donglai, who the master said was supposed to be the governor of one party, was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Of course, these things all happened in that future that only Zhao Jiangchuan knew.

And now,

Zhao Donglai could only be regarded as an outer disciple of Master Wang Shuangmu, and he could only take a look at Master Wang's true appearance from a distance.

But Zhao Donglai never doubted that Master Wang Shuangmu was a truly capable person.

Because the master said that cultivation requires a person’s financial status, and not everyone can practice it.

To put it simply, even practice requires money. Zhao Donglai is now a poor section chief and is not qualified to become Master Wang's direct disciple.

However, this does not affect the magic of Qigong in Zhao Donglai's heart. On the contrary, he believes in the maxims spoken by Master Wang.

The reason is simple, there are no fools in this world.

So when Zhao Donglai and Huang Yajuan heard Zhao Jiangchuan say that he was a qigong master, they finally understood why Zhao Jiangchuan dared to gamble with 150,000 yuan.

But they still had some questions in their minds.

It's not that I doubt the magic of Qigong, but I wonder when Zhao Jiangchuan learned Qigong.

After all, Zhao Jiangchuan is their son, and his every move from childhood to adulthood has been in their eyes. They never know when their son learned Qigong.

"Xiaochuan, when did you learn Qigong? Why didn't we know about it? Who did you learn it from?"

Learn qigong?

I know shit about Qigong.

Zhao Jiangchuan naturally has his purpose in saying this. After all, he is the one with the least say in the family. Many things are decided by adults. It is very inconvenient for him, a little brat in the eyes of adults, to do whatever he wants. .

Although it is said that if he has huge wealth, he may have some voice in a subtle way, but those are things for the future, and his current age and status will naturally still be subject to many constraints.

It's just that the timing of some things waits for no one, and he doesn't have much time to spend every day on Dongzang XC with his parents.

So Zhao Jiangchuan simply came up with a way to convince his parents.

He knew very well how people were crazy about Qigong nowadays. As long as he was a Qigong master, let alone making some money, some people would still believe him even if he said he could fly to the moon and have a tryst with Chang'e.

So this guy suddenly transformed into a qigong master.

As for the effect?

It was already obvious that Zhao Donglai and his wife did not doubt that Zhao Jiangchuan's qigong could make money, but only wondered where he learned qigong.

How to learn it is not a piece of cake for Zhao Jiangchuan.

"Father, Mom. My master told me before that I can't practice martial arts before I'm eighteen years old, and I can't tell others, so I haven't dared to tell you."

Zhao Jiangchuan's nonsense naturally deepened the trust of Zhao Donglai and his wife.

Such magical skills naturally have various details. If you can learn them casually, how can you call them special powers?

"Then who did you learn Qigong from?"

With the foreshadowing in front, things will be much simpler later.

"Mom, do you still remember that a few years ago I stole several hundred yuan from home and went to Ganxi Province to play?"

In the confused eyes of Huang Yajuan and Zhao Donglai, Zhao Jiangchuan explained his bumpy road to learning Qigong in detail.

The process does not need to be explained in detail.

It's just that Zhao Jiangchuan was kind enough to help a ragged old Taoist priest in a certain place. The old Taoist priest was naturally a man among the gods. Seeing Zhao Jiangchuan's kindness, he wanted to accept a disciple and so on.

Zhao Jiangchuan just had one more master.

However, even these absurd words that even a three-year-old child might not believe, in this magical era, made Zhao Donglai and his wife convinced.

Even after Zhao Jiangchuan finished speaking, Zhao Donglai asked excitedly.

"You mean your master is a Taoist priest. Is his surname Zhang?"