From July 16 to August 2, 2021, the annual Qingdao International Beer Festival was held as scheduled, during which 1450 tons of beer were consumed, and the most concerned was the wine king competition.
After 15 days of competition, a total of 18 players successfully advanced to the final, and when 18 players competed on the same stage, the most eye-catching thing was a man who was nearly two meters tall.
In the final, after three competitions of "blowing loudly", "drinking in one breath" and "the sea is immeasurable", the man successfully won the championship.
The man's name is Ren Guangchao, which is already the 11th wine king championship he has won, and the title of wine king has become a part of his life, and most people who know him call him "wine king".
From talent to petty knife trial
Ren Guangchao was born in 1986 to an ordinary family in Qingdao, although Qingdao's beer culture is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, but Ren Guangchao is an exception.
Ren Guangchao's parents are not very fond of beer, in addition to the New Year's Festival may have a few drinks, will not guide the young Ren Guangchao to drink, from kindergarten to college Ren Guangchao is almost a drop of wine.
However, Ren Guangchao has a habit, that is, he drinks water very quickly, from elementary school, he has to pour water into several large tea tanks every day when he returns home, the focus is to drink quickly, and gollum will see the bottom in one or two sips.
Perhaps this is the key factor for Ren Guangchao to become a wine king later, after all, the competition is to drink much faster than who can drink, and how much wine can be drunk depends on the physical endurance, but whether he drinks quickly depends on skills and talents.
As for how Ren Guangchao got involved in the drinking competition, he has to mention his uncle, Ren Guangchao's uncle is very fond of beer, in his concept, drinking is a particularly happy and comfortable thing.
Ren Guangchao returned home during the college holiday, his uncle said that he would take him to play after learning that he wanted to play, Ren Guangchao was bored at home, he agreed to come down, and what he did not expect was that his uncle took him to the beer city, which was very novel for Ren Guangchao, who had never drunk alcohol.
The uncle saw that Ren Guang had timed out, saw that he had grown into a big guy, a big head of one meter and ninety-five, a little taller than him, and thought in his heart that it was not small, it was time to take him to enjoy the happiness of a man, so he pulled him into the beer city.
After the two sat down, the uncle handed Ren Guangchao a bottle of cold beer, and after Ren Guangchao opened it, he drank water as usual, and as soon as he leaned back, he began to grunt and pour into his stomach, and within a few seconds a bottle of wine was drunk.
When the uncle looked up to see that Ren Guang had finished drinking the wine, he was still savoring the sour experience brought by the beer, and the feeling of being cold through the heart made him can't help but sigh that it was too cool.
And the uncle was surprised that Ren Guangchao had never drunk alcohol, the first time he drank, he drank it all, this speed could directly participate in the competition, seeing that Ren Guangchao was so talented, the uncle quipped: "Yes, Xiao Chao, you can directly participate in the competition!" ”
The uncle's words seemed to ignite Ren Guangchao's heart, and he asked his uncle curiously: "Is there still a game for drinking?" Are there any prizes? ”
Speaking of the drinking competition, the uncle opened the conversation box and explained endlessly: "Sure, not only the competition and the participation is particularly large, it can be said that it is a gathering of masters, if you take the championship of the wine king competition, the prizes can be rich, cash, cars, in short, are valuable prizes!" ”
At this time, Ren Guangchao knew that the original beer culture had so many sayings, a group of people gathered together to compete and drink, the scene must be spectacular, thinking of this he seemed to be immersed in the scene, surrounded by cheering spectators, he drank beer in a burst of applause, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously rose up.
The uncle probably understood what he was thinking when he saw Ren Guangchao like this, so he opened a bottle of wine and handed it to him, and said with a smile: "What, are you not very interested, another day I will take you to see it, haha." ”
After Ren Guangchao took the beer, it was another heavy pour, and the uncle carefully found that Ren Guangchao did not swallow at all when drinking, as if the throat had been open, and the beer could enter the stomach along the esophagus unimpeded.
The uncle felt that Ren Guangchao was a rare talent, and enjoyed the process of drinking, and decided to take him to a competition.
Soon after, this rare opportunity was finally waited for by him, a newly opened restaurant, in order to attract customers to solicit business, specially held a drinking competition, and set up many awards, prepared a generous prize.
The uncle immediately registered Ren Guangchao, on the day of the competition, the uncle brought Ren Guangchao to the scene, constantly cheered Ren Guangchao, and finally he also lived up to the expectations of drinking three pounds of draft beer and won the runner-up, and won a microwave oven.
When Ren Guangchao returned home with the won microwave oven, his parents asked him where the microwave oven came from, and he lied that the hotel was opened for lottery draws, but his parents did not believe his words at all, and smelled the wine on him.
Ren Guangchao's mother wanted to make a ghost on time for his uncle, under her questioning Ren Guangchao had to recruit from the truth, after learning the truth, his parents had the same idea as his original thoughts, did not think that drinking alcohol can participate in the competition to win, which is very surprised.
Ren Guangchao's parents made a calculation in their hearts, Ren Guangchao usually has no habit of drinking, it is estimated that he will only enjoy the pleasure of competition to participate in the drinking competition, and he will soon become an adult, should not care about him so strictly, there is no more restraint on him.
However, what they did not expect was that Ren Guangchao fell in love with the joy of beer after participating in this competition, and since then, he has been out of control, determined to impact the bigger stage, compete with more cattle people on the same stage, and finally become the "11 champions" of the wine king competition.
The Road to Champions
After participating in the drinking competition, Ren Guangchao missed the fierce atmosphere in the competition and often paid attention to some news about the drinking competition.
He stumbled upon the beer festival held every year in Qingdao, which included many links, one of which was the Wine King Championship.
In the Wine King Tournament, there will be drinking masters from all over the world, who are not only keen on drinking, but also have a lot of skills for participating in drinking competitions.
In 2004, Ren Guangchao finally waited for the Qingdao International Beer Festival to be held, but he did not register to participate, if he wanted to participate, he would definitely have to run to a good rank, he had not even seen the Wine King Championship, and he certainly could not rush to participate.
So Ren Guangchao decided to go to the scene to observe it first, see how these masters drink, and by the way, understand the process and rules of the competition, and lay a good foundation for the next year's participation.
Ren Guangchao was greatly shocked when he came to the scene of the Wine King Championship, and the atmosphere was what he imagined when he drank for the first time, special hi, Ren Guangchao unconsciously followed the cheers.
Of course, he did not forget to do the right thing, according to his understanding, the competition is divided into three events, namely "blowing loudly", "drinking in one breath", and "the sea is immeasurable".
The three events will be ranked separately, the first place will receive 10 points, the second place will receive 9 points and so on, and finally the person with the highest number of points will win the championship and become the wine king.
During the competition, Ren Guangchao carefully observed some of the techniques and details used by the players offstage, and he found that in order to get better results, it was not enough to rely on natural flow speed.
If you want to drink quickly, you must first shake the bottle so that the full bottle of wine erupts outward, which will accelerate the flow of beer in the bottle.
In the later project, he needed to drink alcohol with a straw, which he guessed might be related to lung capacity, and after keeping all this in mind, he began experimenting with boiled water.
The training process is boring, but when he thinks of the scene when he wins the championship, he will be full of energy and train down-to-earth for his dreams.
In 2005, Ren Guangchao began to pay attention to the news of the Qingdao Beer Festival and the Wine King Championship early, and when he saw the announcement of the registration, he immediately clicked in and filled in the registration information.
On the day of the competition, Ren Guangchao's mood was very excited, looking left and right at the "drunkards" who competed on the same stage, he found that there were not many young contestants like himself, and his heart could not help but be a little nervous, feeling a lot of pressure.
However, when the referee shouted the start, his tension suddenly dissipated and he began to enjoy the game.
Ren Guangchao held up a bottle of wine, shook it twice and began to pour it violently, while drinking wine, he did not forget to observe the progress of the players around him, and when he finished drinking and raised his hand, he found that his speed was faster than most people, and he was more confident about winning the championship.
In the "one drink" project, Ren Guangchao is slightly behind, but he has not been pulled away from a big gap, as long as he can achieve a good ranking in the "Sea Without Measure" project, it is still expected to be imminent.
In the end, Ren Guangchao narrowly defeated the previous wine king with a very small advantage, and successfully won the first wine king championship in his life, and he felt extremely proud to see the audience cheering for him.
What makes him even happier is that he won a red Fiat Palio car worth 63,000 yuan, which can be said to be an infinite scenery, but unfortunately, he has not yet got a driver's license, and can only take the "special car" he won to go home.
Since then, Ren Guangchao has begun his own road to the king of wine, and won the championship again in 2007, but life will always experience wind and rain, after winning this championship, Ren Guangchao seems to be tricked by fate, every time ranking high, but can not win the championship.
Ren Guangchao watched others enjoy the honor of the championship in his heart, he began to think about the significance of his participation in the Wine King Championship, and pondered for several days before finally having an epiphany.
Ren Guangchao's original intention in participating in the Wine King Championship is to enjoy the refreshing brought by beer, but after winning the championship, he seems to be limited by the title of wine king, and gradually reveals his utilitarianism, so he will not play well in the game.
In 2012, Ren Guangchao, who had adjusted his mentality, made a comeback, and this battle was also his name-just battle, he easily passed the preliminary round of the preliminary round and went all the way to the final.
At 8:00 p.m. on August 25, the final of the Wine King Championship was unveiled as scheduled, and exciting and dynamic music sounded on the scene, and nine "quasi-wine kings", including Ren Guangchao, took the stage, dressed in battle robes with their names written on them, which had the feeling of a competition.
The nine players who will compete on the same stage are: Zhang Bo, who has been "green leaves" for many years, Ren Guangchao, the two-time wine king, Li Baocheng, the third-time wine king, Fu Lei, a young player, Jia Luoqiu, a chef, Zhang Shujun, an old player, Wang Yanjun, a northeast Hanzi, Jiang Guoqing, a wine king, and Wei Zhaoxing, a new player.
The first project was still "blown loudly", Ren Guangchao "blew" his best time since this year's competition was 4.83 seconds, but just when he was excited, he saw his old rival Li Baocheng "blow" out a 4.82 seconds.
When Ren Guangchao was depressed, the referee suddenly announced: "The remaining wine exceeds 50ml, and the score judgment is invalid!" ”
This also gave Ren Guangchao a wake-up call, can not blindly pursue speed, the results can almost get a second and third place, if you void this round of competition is even if it is white participation, and will affect the next play.
In the end, Ren Guangchao sat in the first place with a time of 4.83 seconds, scoring 10 points, followed by Wang Yanjun, a northeastern Hanzi.
In the "one breath to drink" link, Li Baocheng actually drank a score of 7 seconds 29 under great pressure, and no one on the field could break the record for a while.
When it was Ren Guang's turn to go beyond the field, he was bent on stability, because he knew that Li Baocheng could not become a wine king even if he won two first games, and his only threat at present was Wang Yanjun, a northeast Hanzi, who was particularly fierce in this competition, and his strength should not be underestimated.
In the end, Ren Guangchao drank 7.63 seconds and ranked second, scoring 8 points, and the overall score was still the first, not surprisingly, Wang Yanjun was still not pulled apart, and Ren Guangchao was only 3 points away.
The last link is "the sea is immeasurable", limited time to fight speed and alcohol, the situation is so glued to the audience to see the excitement, in the end who can win the championship depends on the play of this round.
Ren Guangchao was placed in the first group, and while maintaining a stable performance, he sucked hard and finally drank a good result of 3448ml, which was 300ml more than the 3130ml result when he took the first place in a single event last year.
At this time, the cheers of the audience were more enthusiastic, which meant that basically Ren Guangchao's identity as the "wine king" had been locked, and it was difficult for anyone to surpass such a massive estimate, and it turned out that it was true that Ren Guangchao finally won the championship with a total score of 28 points and became the "3 champions".
This time the prize was a seahorse car, which was already the third car he drove away from the Wine King Championship, which was a great harvest, Ren Guangchao held up the prize brand and danced excitedly, he finally proved himself!
After the game, the smell of gunpowder on the stage disappeared instantly, and the players who had just fought openly and secretly became good buddies in the blink of an eye, when a female reporter suddenly came over and said that she wanted to interview Ren Guangchao, and Ren Guangchao gladly agreed.
Ren Guangchao said to the camera: "Today's performance was expected by me, especially after the blowing bottle did not foul, I knew that the wine king was mine." ”
"In order to achieve today's results, I practiced for a whole year, usually using boiled water, in the 15 days of competition time, mainly with wine, 15 days to drink other people's wine for a year, focusing on practicing bottle blowing, to prevent last year's mistakes."
"My biggest advantage is that I drink fast, but in addition to the drinking competition, I usually rarely drink, everyone can pay attention to me, but don't imitate me, and remind everyone not to drive after drinking, don't drink when driving!"
Ren Guangchao did not expect that his thick and simple image left a deep impression on the female reporter, and he did not expect that he had drunk his life through drinking!
Love career double harvest
After this edition of the Wine King Championship, Ren Guangchao's life has changed dramatically, because he is becoming more and more famous, he is invited to participate in the TV show "Very Good", and his guest status is: I am the champion of the International Beer Festival.
This next Ren Guangchao completely became a popular local celebrity, but drinking and playing were not the whole of his life, he had a stable job, and he would not affect his life because of the competition.
After the 2012 Wine King Championship, Ren Guangchao and the female reporter looked at each other and left contact information, as the big boy Ren Guangchao took the initiative to invite the female reporter out on a date, close the relationship between the two, under his fierce attack, the female reporter was instantly defeated, and the two became an enviable couple.
And Ren Guangchao also did a crazy thing for love, in the 2014 Wine King Championship, Ren Guangchao won the championship again, he wore the "Wine King Crown", holding a large bouquet of roses in his hand, loudly showed love to the female reporter, and proposed to her on one knee.
The two finally cultivated the right results, this story was also circulated as a good story, but after the two married, there was another person who disciplined him, and his parents were worried about Ren Guangchao's body, but they couldn't control it, so it was the wife's turn to bother.
Ren Guangchao insisted on participating in the competition and promised that he would not drink alcohol except during the competition, and his wife reluctantly agreed to Ren Guangchao's request.
Ren Guangchao was a bank clerk when he just graduated, with the spread of his "wine king" fame, the work business also provided him with many conveniences, of course, these are secondary, mainly Ren Guangchao is enthusiastic and has a positive work attitude.
In his work, Ren Guangchao has won several honorary certificates such as business stars, marketing pacesetters, etc., and was promoted to the president of the sub-branch in August 2020, although he became the president, acquaintances will still affectionately call him the king of wine.
So much so that after his son understood things, he would see some videos of him playing and drinking and shouting: "Daddy, touch a glass, drink one!"
Ren Guangchao actually thought about what kind of impact he would have on his children after drinking like this, and whether the child would be influenced to become a "little wine king", so he basically did not drink at home, and often told his children that "Dad does not like to drink".
Ren Guangchao has won 11 wine king championships so far, not only bought a house through the competition prize money, but also won the car, through the competition and his wife know and fall in love, the career is also smooth sailing to become the president, life is like hanging up.
However, everyone should not take the drinking competition as a shortcut, fantasizing that they can also get the championship to get the prize money, and finally the caravan wife is all in charge, although Ren Guangchao performed easily during the competition, but ordinary people want to achieve this realm of drinking fast and large amount of alcohol, or need certain skills and training.
I hope that everyone can drink in moderation, alcoholism is harmful to health, in addition, drink alcohol do not drive, drive without drinking, put an end to drunk driving!