After all of us are reborn, who plays Go?

Ying Changqi can be said to be a very straightforward person. After seeing Zhan Lang, he went straight to the point.

This competition is specially organized for you, and the prize money is specially given to you! I just want Chinese people to win the championship. If the Japanese are still so capable of winning the championship, I will not hold this competition at all.

This is a rough but true statement. In fact, it is the same in every country. When they host a competition, they all hope that their family members will win.

But it is seldom said directly. Everyone has to go around in circles to say that they host the world championships in order to support the world of Go and for the prosperity of the world competition.

Apart from China, which insists on hosting a world championship even though it has only won one world championship in more than a decade in order to maintain its status as the birthplace of Go, China also insists on hosting the championship even though it has been won by other countries in succession. Other countries basically hold championships because Go has become popular in their own countries.

After Japan lost hope of winning the championship, all world competitions held in the country disappeared and the country directly started a policy of isolation. Although I have the money to hold competitions with you, I will just not play with you!

I'm not so stupid as to give you money directly!

Even after the schedule of the World Series is released, the Japan Chess Association will not care about schedule conflicts and will directly arrange other competitions. Everything will be based on domestic competitions. If there is a conflict, you will have to give up the World Series.

Although it is often said that Iyama, as the number one player in Japan, has always attached great importance to the world championships, and even achieved the best results for Japanese players in the world championships in the new century, and entered the finals of the world championships twice.

But in fact, as the first Japanese player to participate in the world competitions in China and South Korea, you basically have the right to be exempted from selection. If you want to participate, you don’t even have to participate in the qualifiers.

However, Iyama has not participated in the Samsung Cup held annually in South Korea for nine years, and has missed countless other world competitions.

But in China, the Chinese world champions, including Lao Ke, basically never miss the world championships. Even if they cannot enter the qualifiers for the main tournament, they will try their best to participate.

The same is true for Koreans. After the first Samsung Cup championship of South Korea was taken away by the Japanese, the prize money for the second championship directly increased from 400,000 US dollars to 300 million won.

However, after South Korea made an effort, the probability of winning the championship rose sharply, and the second championship was also won by a Korean.

Looking back from a hindsight perspective, it seems like one is shooting oneself in the foot, and ends up appearing a bit petty.

Although the Koreans' various behaviors are disgusting, they are indeed helping their own chess players create the best conditions for winning the championship, and limiting their opponents' performance to the greatest extent possible, within the rules and even outside the rules when conditions permit.

In this regard, China can only be said to be too shameless.

"It's windy here, let's go inside and talk while we're at it."

"it is good."

Ying Changqi nodded when he heard this, and everyone went straight into the cabin. After they sat down, the staff quickly began to serve the dishes.

"I heard from Lao Wang that you have some insights into the game."

Zhan Lang said calmly: "I can't say I have any opinions, just some trivial suggestions.

After all, the Ying Cup is a world competition. I think that since Mr. Ying hosted this world competition, he must hope that he can do his best. It is impossible for me to have good opinions but not say them.

This would be a shame for you to host this world championship."

Looking at Zhan Lang who was looking at him, Ying Changqi said happily: "Oh, there are not many young people like you. Most young people can't even speak properly when they see us old people. They just lower their heads and dare not even look at us.

Very good, this is the spirit that Chinese chess players should have, and only players like you can lead Chinese Go to the top of the world."

“I have carefully considered what you said. We really cannot invite everyone. If we do, it may be criticized as an invitational tournament.

Especially Japan, they are also preparing for the world competition and want to hold this competition before me.

It is inevitable that someone will compare the two games.”

Hearing Ying Changqi's words, everyone present was a little surprised.

But if you think about it carefully, it doesn't seem impossible.

After all, Japan has always regarded itself as the Go kingdom. If the world championships are not hosted by them, it will be a blow to their reputation.

Ying Changqi seemed to be well-informed and said calmly, "It is said that they have already negotiated with the Maidu News. In a few months, they will directly hold a business competition. It seems that they are planning to call it the Fujitsu Cup."

"In that case, it seems that I am ahead of you, right?"

Chen Long couldn't help but frown when he heard this. It was Mr. Ying Changqi who proposed this world competition, but Japan wanted to hold it before him. Isn't this a deliberate attempt to intercept him? Although there is no problem in theory, it seems that Japan is a bit unethical in terms of reason.

Ying Changqi didn't care when he heard this, and waved his hand casually: "It is indeed a bit troublesome for us to organize this, and this year's contestants must avoid nationality classification and use the city of birth to mark. If we don't do it for a year or so, this competition can't be implemented.

We cannot stop others from holding competitions. After all, it is a good thing for Go if they hold competitions.

A single flower blooming does not make spring, but a hundred flowers blooming together make the whole garden full of spring."

Chen Long and Zhan Lang were both in awe when they heard this. Mr. Ying's broad-mindedness was truly incomparable to that of ordinary people. He was indeed worthy of being a sponsor who was willing to pay 1.5 million US dollars to host the competition.

"And their prize money is said to be only 15 million yen, which is far less than my prize money and is not even on the same level.

And I have already planned it. My Yingshi Cup will be held every four years, just like the Olympics. I want to create a true Olympics of Go. Even if there are other world competitions, their standards and aspects cannot be compared with mine. "

Ying Changqi is very confident that the scale of the competition he has created with his own money is definitely not comparable to the world competition that Japan has been rushing to organize.

In the same world series, everyone can see the difference at a glance.

"I called you here this time to discuss with you about holding the opening ceremony of the Yingshi Cup in the capital of China."

Ying Changqi naturally took the teapot and poured tea for everyone at the table, then said something.

"Peking?"

Ying Changqi smiled and said, "Of course, we can't put it in Jinling. Although it's a good place, I always feel that the feng shui is not very good."

Not to mention that Jinling has never had a unified dynasty in ancient times, and most of them have been extremely short-lived. Later, netizens even joked that it was too gloomy.

However, authors of historical novels, especially those after the Song Dynasty, all like to make Nanjing the capital.

"But if it's in Peking, your problem won't be easy to solve."

Chen Long raised his teacup and took a sip. As for holding the competition in Peking, Chen Long felt that his arrangements were a sure thing, and even the higher-ups would come forward to support it. After all, it would promote cross-strait exchanges to some extent.

However, the attitude over there doesn't seem to be very good.

"I want the opening ceremony and the first matches to be held in Beijing, and the finals to be held in Taiwan.

Let the Go community in Taiwan see what the Chinese Go community has developed into. We can no longer stand still and entertain ourselves.

But you should be able to arrange it in Peking. Don't worry about other issues. I will plan and implement it through a Go organization in Hong Kong. It's just a detour.

It’s the final…”

Ying Changqi actually also hinted at this through some other people, but the Taiwan authorities were never determined to agree to allow mainland chess players to enter the country. The answers they gave were always ambiguous, but in essence they did not agree.

Ying Changqi still wants to fight for it. After all, this is an exchange between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. Ying Changqi also wants to use the world championship to stimulate the Go community in Taiwan.

If there is still no movement from their side, Ying Changqi really wants to give up.

No one dwelled on this topic too much, and most people just believed that things would work out when the time came.

Even if they don't agree, there are plenty of places to hold competitions.

After three rounds of wine and five kinds of dishes, the atmosphere at the banquet was very harmonious. Ying Changqi was particularly happy: "The most precious thing about the mainland Go world is that it has cultivated local talents like you and Fang Yuan. I also saw some other young up-and-comers have performed well in the China-Japan Tournament.

If I find promising talents in Taiwan in the future, I think I can send them to the mainland for training instead of sending them to Japan.”

PS: The round of 16 of the Yingshi Cup will start on July 3rd. Eight champions of the nine Yingshi Cups were all eliminated in the first round in the second session after winning the championship. This is the Yingshi curse. It depends on whether Shen Zi can break this curse.

However, at this time Shen Zi should be on his way from Wushi to Zhejiang by bus and then plane. He really crossed China directly, almost from the westernmost to the easternmost part.

While Shen Zi was on his way, Lao Ke was doing life and death questions live (all ten questions in 7D were wrong)

Last day to ask for monthly tickets~ (End of this chapter)