After all of us are reborn, who plays Go?

Chapter 132 131.Comment allez vous
"In order to promote world Go..."

Listening to the chattering on the stage, although he couldn't understand anything at all, Zhan Lang couldn't help but yawn.

How can I put it? People always talk about the bad qualities of the Chinese people, but in fact the whole world has the same character. The world is just a huge makeshift team.

"Are there any new competitions in Japan recently?"

Yu Zhengcai nodded when he heard this: "Yes, it is said that some large trading companies also want to support Go. This time, Asahi was originally the investor for the Talent Competition, but another large trading company also contributed part of the money.

It is said that other large trading companies also want to hold some competitions as advertisements to increase the popularity of their own companies.

Japan is now in an extremely rapid development period. Graduates are in short supply everywhere when they want to find jobs. Even graduates from some outstanding prestigious universities are being fought over by large companies. Leaders even personally take out good food and drinks to coax and trick graduates into signing lifetime employment contracts, for fear that they will be abducted by other companies.

Even if it is a large trading company, an ordinary employee can live a life of debauchery, going in and out of various public relations places every day, eating, drinking and having fun with the best, and even having more than enough money for entertainment.

If you can’t spend all the money, you will be scolded by the company. How can you satisfy your customers if you can’t even spend all the money?
Of course, many of these statements are exaggerations.

However, the rapid economic development alone has caused the status of women, who have traditionally had no status in Japan, to rise rapidly. This is because when men have money, they are naturally willing to spend money on women. With more men willing to spend money on themselves, naturally many of them will feel good about themselves.

This bonus period will continue for nearly ten years. With such super-high economic development, Japan can be said to have swept away the haze after World War II. National self-confidence is overflowing, and it believes that surpassing the United States is just a matter of a snap.

Japanese Go has naturally reaped a lot of benefits, and it is even claimed that the number of Go players in Japan is as high as tens of millions. You have to know that it was only decades later, when China had a population of 1.4 billion, that the Go Association dared to say that the number of Go players in China was roughly tens of millions, while Japan's current population has just exceeded 100 million.

As Japan's first project in the world, naturally there are many Japanese entrepreneurs who are proud of their nationality and are willing to invest in it.

Just like when Lao Ke became the world's number one, I don't know how many Chinese entrepreneurs were willing to invest money in Go. Some leaders of the Chinese Go Association said that it was much easier to negotiate sponsorship than before, and there were even many willing sponsors.

Many sponsors of Go have a relatively simple patriotic spirit. Once they see that the world's number one player is Chinese, they will be willing to sponsor.

It's the same for Japan and South Korea. Basically, whichever country is in its strong period will host many world championships.

If that doesn’t work, the competition will be shortened or even cancelled altogether.

In a sense, Japan holds this competition to establish the image that Japanese Go is still the best in the world for the next generation.

Zhan Lang was also invited by the other party to serve as a stepping stone.

It is possible to shoot oneself in the foot.

After the leader finished speaking, it was the turn of reporters' questions and interviews, but Zhan Lang still couldn't understand what they were saying. Under this double hypnosis, Zhan Lang had fallen asleep in his seat on the stage.

It was not until Yu Zheng next to him called Zhan Lang and told him that the opening ceremony was over.

"Is the matchup table out?"

"I'm out. I have a bye in the first round. You will play against Kashima Torajiro."

Hearing Yu Zhengcai's words, Zhan Lang yawned and nodded.

I don't know if it was a case of enemies meeting on a narrow road, or if it was a deliberate arrangement on the Japanese side. However, the list of the round-robin tournament does not require a draw, it is basically a direct list, so it is not unreasonable to say that it was a deliberate arrangement.

After all, this round-robin tournament also has its own rules. If you lose to strong opponents at the beginning, even if you meet weaker opponents later, it is easy for you to lose your balance.

After all, once the momentum of a winning streak is created, it is easy to maintain momentum, but once a losing streak occurs, it is sometimes difficult to stop it.

"But Torajiro isn't a strong sign, is he?"

After all, compared with other 6th and 7th dan players in Japan, Torajiro Kashima, who just entered the professional world this year, is a talented teenager, but it is hard to say that he is stronger than others in terms of hard power.

"On the second day, I played against a 6th dan player. On the third day, I played against a 6th dan player again. On the fourth day, I played against a 4th dan player. The players I played against in the first few days were all from the Japan Shogi Association. On the last day, I played against a Japanese 7th dan player."

Zhan Lang took a look at the posted competition schedule. According to this cycle, he would not have a competition until the last day, and would have to compete for eight consecutive days.

Moreover, on the eighth day, he faced Sato Shichidan, the Japanese player with the highest rank in the competition. Moreover, the day before the competition, it happened to be Sato Shichidan's turn to take a bye, so he could wait for the opportunity to get tired.

If you say there is no shady deal here, Zhan Lang doesn't believe it at all.

But they were just doing it within the reasonable scope of the rules, and it's good enough that they didn't hit you with their motorcycle.

Zhan Lang remembered that he used to see some scandals about Korean Go on Hu. When the game was halfway through and they saw that your condition was too good, it was already considered martial ethics not to ask for a delay in the game. They even took their opponents to the police station before the final and tortured them until midnight before sending them back. Fortunately, one of them did not learn English in the hotel during the game, otherwise he would not only lose the championship, but would be ruined.

"Excuse me, is this the Chinese chess player Zhan Lang?"

When Zhan Lang was looking at the match schedule, a voice came from behind him.

A reporter held the microphone and asked Zhan Lang a question in Japanese. It was obvious that Zhan Lang didn't understand, but fortunately Yu Zhengcai was right next to him and could act as an interpreter.

"Yes, it's me."

"You achieved excellent results in the World Amateur Go Championship a few months ago, and defeated Kashima Torajiro in the final. You are hailed as the rising star of Chinese Go.

But in the past few months, your final opponent Torajiro Kashima has successfully become a professional player with all his wins, and has achieved many results in professional competitions. He played thirteen games last month, but according to our understanding, it seems that you have played less than thirteen games in professional competitions in the past few months.

I would like to ask if there will be a gap like this, and if the strength of both sides will surpass each other, do you still have the confidence to defeat the opponent you have defeated before?"

Hearing Yu Zhengcai's translation, Zhan Lang couldn't help but reveal a strange expression.

I thought it was some kind of interview, but it turns out they were just trying to put pressure on me.

Zhan Lang smiled and said, "To be honest, my idol is the Chinese gambling saint who defeated the French gambling god Pierre Cassonne in Shanghai. To commemorate him, my French name is the same as his.

It's called Comment allez vous. "

(End of this chapter)