After all of us are reborn, who plays Go?

Chapter 167 166. The First Genius in Five Thousand Years
"Brother Wang, I didn't expect you to come here in person this time. Long time no see. Long time no see.

Since you didn't tell us in advance that you were coming, we should at least do our duty as hosts and pick you up in person.

Besides, we haven't had a good drink in a while, so you better not leave tonight, we won't go home until we're drunk!"

The middle-aged man surnamed Wang in a suit looked at the energetic Chen Long in front of him and couldn't help pinching his arm. It felt like the same as before. After explaining, he couldn't help but teasing: "It's been a long time since we last met. This time I came here specifically to discuss business with other factories. It was also another person on the island who asked me to come and take a look.

Brother Chen, you are still strong and you even want to compete with me in drinking capacity. I was scared to death when I heard that you were hospitalized last time. Now seeing you so lively, it seems that I worried for nothing. "

Chen Long smiled and said, "It's not in vain that I worry. I've been to the gates of hell once, but Lord Bao doesn't accept me. I can only come back again."

The man surnamed Wang is Wang Xinhao, an overseas Chinese businessman from Southeast Asia. Since the reform and opening up, a large number of overseas Chinese businessmen were the first to enter the Chinese market.

In order to attract investment, many coastal cities have even built commercial housing specifically for sale to overseas Chinese businessmen who come to invest.

Wang Xinhao himself is also a Go enthusiast. He has donated money to the Chinese Go national team before. To some extent, he can be considered a financial sponsor. Not to mention their private friendship, just based on this aspect, when Chen Long sees him again, he should naturally be smiling.

"It's good that you're still here. Chinese Go cannot do without you. You are the white jade pillar that supports the sky and the purple gold beam that bridges the sea of ​​Chinese Go. I dare not even think about it if you're not here."

There is no doubt that Chen Long is the biggest contributor to Chinese Go at present. He can hold his own in various aspects and works sincerely for the development of Go.

This is also the reason why Wang Xinhao was willing to donate to Chinese Go before. At least he can actually see the development of Chinese Go.

Just like in Chinese Go now, there are people who can catch up with the strong Japanese 9th dan players. Although there is still a gap from the top level, it is indeed the biggest progress that can be seen with the naked eye.

You have to know that twenty or thirty years ago, an old lady with a fifth-dan rank could sweep the Chinese Go world.

Investment has a return, even if the return is not money, it is something to be happy about.

Unlike the person who asked me to come this time, I have invested a lot of money in the Go academy on the island in the past few years, and basically all of it has been wasted.

"You are exaggerating. An old man like me has not been able to enter the finals in a long time. I can only do logistical work for others.

I am ashamed when you say that.

If we really want to talk about the white jade pillars and purple gold beams in the Chinese Go world, it has to be these two guys in this final.”

Chen Long was not greedy for fame at all. Instead, he directed the topic to Zhan Lang and Fang Yuan who were in the final of the New Sports Cup.

Hearing this, Wang Xinhao looked unhappy and couldn't help but pointed at Chen Long: "Speaking of this, I have to say, Brother Chen, you treat us as outsiders!

I won't say anything about Fang Yuan. We've had drinks with this guy so many times. But for this kid Zhan Lang, how long have you been hiding him and only let him out now?

When I was there, you didn't even introduce me properly!
If you had told us earlier that there was such a talented young man, we would have found a way to promote him and kept him as a secret weapon, right? "

In Wang Xinhao's view, he had not been to China for only two years, and suddenly a talented young man emerged to challenge the position of China's number one player.

It is absolutely impossible for such foundation and strength to emerge from nothing in just two years. This is completely unscientific.

That would prove that when I was there two years ago, this child had already shown promise, and had even reached a certain level, but the Chinese Go team just hid it from me.

"Really not. Zhan Lang joined the Go team only in the past few years. He was discovered by Elder Wang. Otherwise, I wouldn't even know about this kid."

After hearing what he said, Chen Long didn't know what to say. Why didn't everyone believe that Zhan Lang suddenly jumped out from a crack in a rock more than two years ago?
The last time you came here in 1980, Zhan Lang had just joined the Tianjin team not long ago. The reason he became famous in the national team was because of his trick of extorting money.

So it is impossible for this child to be there when you are received, because he is in Tianjin and not in the national team at all.

At that time, everyone thought that this kid was quite talented, but he was a little too old and started too late.

But with a few years of practice, maybe he can become the backbone of Chinese Go.

But no one expected that Zhan Lang seemed to have eaten something and completed a triple jump in just over two years.

No chemical fertilizer or growth hormone is so harsh.

He won the World Amateur Championship, the China Rookie of the Year Championship, the World Talent Championship, one championship after another, and this time he will directly challenge for the national championship.

Chen Long, who was so fast, didn't react in time. Only two years had passed, but it felt like ten years had passed.

In other words, Zhan Lang completed a journey that a genius should take at least ten years to complete in just two years.

No matter who sees it, this is a completely incredible thing that challenges human cognition.

Therefore, Japan and some other people always question whether Chinese Go has cultivated Zhan Lang a long time ago, but has kept it hidden as a secret weapon.

I simply can’t believe how Zhanlang has built up its current achievements from nothing in just over two years.

It's really counterintuitive and incomprehensible.

Although Chen Long may understand their thoughts, the facts are there and he has no way to give a reasonable explanation.

All I can say is that although people look similar, the difference between them is even greater than that between people and pigs.

Old Wang looked at Chen Long who was having a hard time speaking and thought that he was embarrassed: "Don't hide it from me. When did you discover this talented boy? He is only seventeen years old, right?
Even if he has been learning since he was four or five years old, he can reach this level at this age. I don’t know if there will be anyone who can surpass him, but it is also difficult for many people in front to compare with him.

Even if it was Honinbo Shusaku or Dosaku, it would be hard to say that they were better than him at this age.

With this child in the Chinese Go world, I think in a few years China will have its own top-notch Go players! We won’t have to rely on Japan like we do now.”

If we had known earlier that there was such a talented young man, wouldn't we have been more confident? I might even find a way to organize a World Newcomer Competition to help this Chinese kid become famous.

But the result is also good now. It is more convincing to defeat the Japanese in the competition in Japan.

"Brother Wang, we are family, I won't hide anything from you."

"kindness."

"Zhan Lang has really grown from zero to where he is now in just over two years, less than three years."

"Less than three years is still a short time..."

Old Wang seemed to realize something when he was halfway through his speech. However, looking at Chen Long who looked very serious, he couldn't help but ask, "Three years?"

"Less than three years."

After hearing this, Lao Wang fell silent.

As an amateur Go enthusiast with an amateur 5th dan level, it took me six or seven years to go from zero to amateur 5th dan. Although it was partly because I was busy with work and could not devote myself to learning, it was more due to the limitation of my talent.

But as an amateur with a certain level of skill, Lao Wang clearly understands the difficulty of going from zero to a professional.

Although I am busy with business, I am still very passionate about Go and I care a lot about whether I can reach a professional level.

In more than two years, he went from not knowing how to play Go to professional level. He was already a legendary young genius, with the potential to become a 9th dan.

It takes seven or eight years to reach the ninth dan level from the beginning of professionalism. This already makes one an extremely fast genius and may even become a top-notch player in the future.

You have to know that some people spend eight years at the professional threshold and still can't get in.

Some even stayed for ten years.

I don’t know how many people are trapped just by the threshold between amateur and professional.

In fact, from a rational point of view, Wang Xinhao was reluctant to believe that someone could go from not knowing how to play Go to the level of 9th dan in less than three years, because this really challenged his long-held worldview.

But looking at Chen Long's formal look, Wang Xinhao really had to believe it.

Because there is really no need for them to deceive themselves about this matter. Even if it is for the purpose of obtaining sponsorship, the lie is too big and anyone with a little bit of common sense would not dare to tell such a huge lie.

If you want to lie to deceive investors, you must make the lie more authentic. You can only tell a small lie based on the existing situation.

So this kind of lie that seems to be completely contrary to common sense may actually be true.

After all, Zhan Lang’s current level has already attracted himself and the person behind him to want sponsorship.

Cheating at this time will only annoy people.

"Is it true that someone can reach the ninth dan level in more than two years, but less than three years?"

Wang Xinhao still found it a little hard to believe. If this was true, it would not be an exaggeration to call Zhan Lang the greatest genius in Chinese Go in the past 5,000 years.

There has been no one before, and there will never be anyone who can surpass him in the future.

Chen Long shook his head when he heard this: "In fact, he is not yet a ninth dan, just a water ninth dan. The young man has a strong impact, but his level is not stable. Although he has won three of our Chinese ninth dans in a row, it does not mean that he has firmly established his ninth dan strength.

For example, he lost to Fang Yuan in the first round of the New Sports Cup final yesterday. Let’s see if he can make a comeback today.”

When Wang Xinhao heard this, he really didn't know what comparison to make, because of his interactions with Chen Long in recent years and his understanding of him.

Wang Xinhao always felt that Chen Long was not being modest on purpose, but was just pretending to be cool!
"Let's not talk too much. Today is the second game of the finals. Let's go in and take a look!"

(End of this chapter)