Rise of the Online Financial Empire

Author: Gao Hua
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: Wei Xi wrote an essay titled "Biography of the Solitary Chess Player," which describes "Solitary Chess": "In the Jiaoshan area, there was a reclusive gentleman named Huang Shi, known as 'Ri Zhen.' He was not interested in productive labor, detached from worldly affairs, and loved playing chess. He often shut himself in his home, and from outside, one could hear the sound of chess pieces clinking. Upon peering in, one would see both hands holding black and white pieces, maneuvering them in attack and defense. Sometimes, he would silently gaze upward in thought, or sometimes, he would smile with joy. People called him the Solitary Chess Player. If he was asked to play, he would not refuse either."
Is it a game against time or against fate? Is it a game against others or against oneself? Some people only think of playing against others, exhausting their minds and straining their efforts.