It's not a lack of money to spend, why is Zhang Jike addicted to gambling?

After eating the whole melon, many people have a question: you said that this Zhang Jike, famous and rich, why should he gamble?

That is, according to the usual brain circuitry, you have to lack money before you take risks, right?

And in fact, not all human behavior can always be under the control of rational thinking, you say that in his series of operations to borrow money to gamble, did he think about the seriousness of the consequences for a moment - in case it is exposed, if it is not yet on, then it will be ruined, and the title will not be saved?

But it's useless to think about it, gambling into sex is addiction, just like drug addiction, it is addictive to swipe the mobile phone in less than a minute, addiction is not by themselves, as if there is a huge torrent in the underworld to let the body enter a certain mode, push people into a certain place, difficult to turn back, difficult to stop.

So another question arises: How did his gambling addiction come about?

1. The "casino storm" in the table tennis industry

First of all, or inseparable from the "edification" of the environment.

In the domestic table tennis industry, Zhang Jike is not the first person to be involved in gambling.

As early as June 1995, Wang Tao, Ma Wenge, Wang Hao and other male table tennis players won the team championship in Tianjin on the night, was found by Cai Zhenhua in the hotel to open a room to gather a crowd to play mahjong, although there was no gambling, but the four people involved in playing mahjong made a review at the meeting and fined 50,000 yuan each.

Then there is Kong Linghui, the "prince of ping-pong" of the previous generation, who was recovered by Singapore's Marina Bay Sands Casino in May 2017 for arrears of 450,000 Singapore dollars (about 2.32 million yuan). Kong Linghui later responded, saying that it was relatives and friends who had debt disputes with the casino, not himself.

Whether the truth is as he said is still unknown, but it is the World Table Tennis Championships, this matter has caused a bad public opinion, so Kong Linghui was suspended as the head coach of the Chinese table tennis team, and he himself has faded out of the public eye.

Then there's Zhang Jike.

In 2015, German media broke the news that Zhang Jike had secretly left the hotel to go to the casino alone during the German game with the team in March of that year. German media also broke an old story by the way, saying that Zhang Jike was expelled from the national team as early as 18 years old for illegal sports betting.

However, the version widely circulated in China is slightly different: Zhang Jike left the team at the age of 16 and returned to the team at the age of 18, and "gambling" was a mistake he made when he was 16 years old.

And there are some unconfirmed details in the folk version, for example, a table tennis big name instigated Zhang Jike to gamble, lent him a bank card, and promised to "win by half a point, lose and count me", but when Zhang Jike really lost money, the big name bit back and reported it, which led to Zhang Jike being swept out.

However, our values have always followed a "success and defeat", and after Zhang Jike completed the Grand Slam and became the top of the table tennis altar, this past was also marked with the seal of youth and rebellion, which is not only harmless, but also used to a certain extent as a color to render the halo of a star, supporting his unruly and eclectic.

As mentioned above, true and false, virtual and real, but table tennis players do have an indissoluble relationship with the word "gambling". It's understandable that you want to relax when you are under pressure, but why do you prefer this way of relieving stress?

I think it's like this: these table tennis players are somewhat similar to small-town problem makers, and their lives have been implanted with a single and steep upward path, that is, "rely on grades to speak, can only win, can not lose; And winning means great glory, and winning and losing can be called the two poles of fate", but the former is "playing the game and winning the championship", and the latter is "brushing questions to test for university".

Isn't this life pattern similar to gambling?

They are all small and broad, they all have a low tolerance for losing, and they all have a strong obsession with winning. Of course, gambling is a more easy mode, no practice, no need to analyze the opponent, just hand over the capital, the gap between "small" and "big" is greater, and can be seen in a short time.

So in a sense, gambling is a quick and exciting version of their own life model, which will make them feel familiar, and can provide the miracle of victory that they may not be able to obtain after training hard for many years in reality, just like a little girl fantasizing about falling in love with Gao Fushuai in an idol drama, of course, it relieves stress.

And those who can enter the national team have been called "geniuses" almost since childhood, which is not pinned on high hopes? So on the one hand, they will feel that they are really "the dragon and phoenix among people, superior to the people", shouldering the mission, being able to pry the heaven and earth, and should adapt to an extraordinary life; On the other hand, the expectations of parents, coaches, leaders, and even the whole country are under heavy pressure, leaving them breathless. As a result, the desire to find miracles and practice victory in a field outside of reality is even stronger, and "gambling" naturally becomes a busy and idle choice.

2. The easy life of the top in the entertainment industry

But then again, hasn't Zhang Jike faded out of the sports circle and dreamed of the entertainment industry in recent years, shouldn't he retire happily and enjoy another life?

This brings us to the second biggest incentive for gambling addiction - the entertainment circle life with rolling dividends.

Male players who look good in the sports industry switch to the entertainment industry, usually immediately become fragrant food, not to mention Zhang Jike's rise and fame just in time for the rice circle culture, a large wave of fans regard him as their god!

Banknotes and all kinds of touts are rolling in, it's hard for Zhang Jike not to float, right? This is like a small-town questioner who studied hard for twelve years and was finally admitted to university, and found that he didn't have to study late at night, there were more beautiful and handsome guys, and the exam was not rigorous, which was as if he had been suffering for a long time and finally came to Elysium.

As a result, the life pattern that can only climb step by step will have a new way of expression in such an environment:

First, from dazed to empty.

The tasks have been completed one by one, and now the wind will be windy and rainy, and life seems to be over, but I am still so young, and there are still many decades to live, what should I do?

In the later stage, Zhang Jike's eyes became more and more confused and scattered, perhaps it was related to it~~

Second, lazy to the point of just wanting to take shortcuts.

"Work hard to grasp the results, can only win, can not lose" is a very difficult road, and has a certain performative, not everyone can integrate pressure with internal drive, so that they exhaust their mental strength at the beginning of life, and in their thirties, they begin to lack stamina, physical and mental exhaustion, coupled with the loose external environment, it is natural to choose to lie flat.

This is how many people's pre-aging and decay come about. Compared with people, the overall energy is not bad, but some people are evenly distributed, some people are late bloomers, and some people are a big "retirement" early, and they can no longer sink down to do something, but only want to make some quick money, indulge in life, and make up for the youth deprived by training and mission in revenge.

So you see, it is again dazed and empty, and it is a rush to achieve quick results, and it is also an unrestrained desire to gamble, and the gambling that focuses on "getting something for nothing, with small broad" will certainly have a fatal attraction for such people.

Coupled with the more or less competitive wind in the environment, as well as the habit of making big money, making quick money and then lacking reverence for money, it will increase the party's desire for gambling.

I said when Li Yifeng had an accident last year (comprehensive in-depth analysis: why did Li Yifeng go to prostitution?). The impetuous industry environment may not be really beneficial to the ostensible profiteers.

If the distribution mechanism is unreasonable, favoring traffic and not valuing labor and created value, then those who have made quick money effortlessly will turn around and use a lot of spare time to do some things that are not there, rather than polishing skills; When his creativity cannot be stimulated, and his true and rich self does not have a stage to show, but can only stand on a fantasy-built platform and smile, then those "flood powers" will eventually seek an unsavory channel to release.

In addition, the traditional concept of talent training really needs to keep pace with the times:

On the one hand, don't always emphasize "bitter before sweet" and "bitter and sweet", but let people feel happy on the long road to study, otherwise he will inevitably seek a balance between bitterness and pleasure, looseness and tightness in his own way;

On the other hand, getting good grades should not be about qualifying for "winner-take-all", being indoctrinated "once and for all" will only make people more arrogant and vulnerable, unable to stop chasing that illusory paradise, and on the other hand, it is difficult to accept the gap between fantasy and reality. In the end, you can only get into the trap of desire that seems like an ideal zone again and again, and get a moment of pleasure.

Author: Miss Bovary

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