The old bastard, who didn't understand what his chairman said, was slightly stunned.

But Kobayashi Yahiko still made an expression that said "I understand everything" and continued:
"This time, Uesaka defeated you, her country's Go Master, in the strongest Go player competition, which caused a huge response throughout the country!
"Recently, due to Rui Zhao's outstanding performance, the world's attention to Go has increased dramatically! Among them, outstanding female players are particularly popular!
"Uesaka is only 16 years old, but she has already won the first place in her country in the 'First Go Game in History'. This can be said to have greatly boosted the outside world's confidence in the future of Chinese Go!
"Not only have a large number of advertisers come to us to discuss broadcasting the Chinese Weiqi League playoffs later this month, but even for the Honinbo Tournament, many companies are now interested in considering whether to take over and restore the traditional two-day format!

"Even though she called me angrily that night to complain about you after you lost to Uesaka that day, I have to say, Ichijo, you have really matured!
"Not only can I judge the value of each move on the chessboard, but I can also understand what is more important outside the chessboard! This really makes me happy..."

"Uh...but Chairman..."

Seeing that Kobayashi Yahiko was getting more and more outrageous, the honest Ichijo quickly interrupted and said:

"I really didn't let the game go!"

"Hey! I've already told you to stop pretending in front of me..."

“But I really didn’t pretend!
“Although I originally thought that it would be better if I lost that game, but after Li-chan specifically asked me not to let her win before the game, I really played the game seriously!
"But I really didn't expect Li-chan to play so well with the second-second strategy! Instead, I had problems with time allocation and miscalculated the final kill at the critical moment, and she turned the tables on me..."

"Hey! I already said I'm not an outsider...

"That's fine! Let's just leave it at that..."

"No, Chairman!
"What can I say so that you will believe it?"

...

...

"...Chen Shu, why did you come back so late today?"

At two o'clock in the morning on February 2, in a luxury hotel in Dajing City.

At this point, there was finally a sound from the door. Ji Qiujuan, who was practicing chess with AI in the living room, hurried over to greet him.

"Hey! Don't mention it!"

The beautiful woman whose full name is Wang Chenshu stepped on the heels of her sneakers and changed into slippers, while she smiled bitterly and talked to Ji Qiujuan:
"We have a lot of changes to our show today, so we have to hurry up and rehearse again, so we've been busy until now!"

"Huh? A bunch of changes?"

Ji Qiujuan whispered, and glanced at the date on his phone:

"But tomorrow is New Year's Eve!

"Why are there any last-minute changes at this time?"

Wang Chenshu blinked when she heard that, and gently put her eyes around her boyfriend's neck:
"I'm tired! I need someone to help carry me inside so I can save my energy to talk!"

"Ah, no problem!

"It's been a hard day after all!"

Seeing his girlfriend acting coquettishly, Ji Qiujuan didn't say anything and immediately carried Wang Chenshu to the sofa in a princess hug and let her sit on his lap.

Although Xiao Ji, the "shameless champion in the chess world", looks frail and seems to lack strength on weekdays, female stars are very good at managing their weight after all, so she won't be in an embarrassing situation where her boyfriend can't hold her.

“Husband is great!”

After landing safely, Wang Chenshu hugged Ji Qiujuan's neck and pecked her gently before answering:

"But... don't tell anyone about this!

"Now I know how much of a headache the Queen Zhaotian in your chess world is!"

"Empress Zhaotian? Rui Zhao?"

Ji Qiujuan was confused for a moment when he heard this, and Wang Chenshu also opened up the conversation and continued:
"Hey, didn't I tell you before: the higher-ups have already arranged for Rui Zhao to participate in the Spring Festival Gala this time?

"The director got the news from somewhere and said that Rui Zhao liked singing and dancing when she was in high school, so he wanted to invite her to guest star in our song and dance program. All the previous rehearsals were based on her being the absolute center..."

"what?

"But can you female celebrities tolerate this?"

Ji Qiujuan couldn't help but be a little surprised when he heard this - anyone who knows a little about the entertainment industry knows how important the C position is to celebrities.

"What's so intolerable about this?"

However, Wang Chenshu shrugged his shoulders and seemed not to care:
"Rui Zhao's popularity is now second to none among all the stars in the country!
"We are talking about so-called 'famous female stars', but now there is almost no one in the entertainment industry who can truly be called national-level, so how can we compete with that national princess for the C position!

"Besides, we have seen many stupid women who only know how to box every day. They are not helpful in fighting for women's status at all, but have a counter-effect!

"But there is only one girl who can beat a man in the face, Rui Zhao. How can we female stars not support her?"

"Uh……

"I'm actually speechless!"

After hearing what his girlfriend said, Ji Qiujuan realized that she was absolutely right, so he quickly brought the topic back to the topic:
"But to be honest, I find it hard to imagine that Rui Zhao would be willing to sing and dance...

"In my opinion, given her style, shouldn't she be reviewing and doing exercises off the stage besides sending New Year's greetings?"

"Well, you guessed it right!"

Wang Chenshu gently tapped her boyfriend's nose and said, "Indeed, Rui Zhao directly refused the request to go on stage in the end - this is also the reason why we were forced to make major changes to the program today!"

"Eh?"

Ji Qiujuan blinked in surprise:

"then……

"You guys did this even though Rui Zhao didn't agree to it before?!"

“So the director took it for granted!”

Wang Chenshu sighed helplessly:
"Before Ding Ruizhao appeared on the Spring Festival Gala, she was playing in the World's Strongest Chess Player Tournament in South Korea. Her agent didn't want to disturb her, so he didn't tell her about it.

"The director has always felt that Rui Zhao's participation is a highlight of this Spring Festival Gala. It would be a shame for her to just send blessings from the audience like previous athletes. Her figure and appearance will have an impact on her.

“So even after the other party gave feedback that she was not sure whether she would go on stage, the director still arranged for her to be the main guest of our show. He felt that for a young and beautiful girl like Rui Zhao to have the opportunity to be the center of attention on the Spring Festival Gala stage with a bunch of female stars, there was no reason to refuse!

"Besides, it's just a matter of doing a few simple moves and singing a few lines. It's not that much trouble, but the result is..."

"Ah, I can roughly predict what the situation will be!"

Ji Qiujuan couldn't help but smile bitterly:
“But I can understand your director’s idea!
"It is really unexpected that Rui Zhao would not agree to such a high standard of treatment!"

"Who said it wasn't?!
"Even after Rui Zhao's reply on the evening of the 1st that he would not go on stage, the director still did not give up. He just returned to Dajing yesterday afternoon, and the director went to the hotel to visit him in person early this morning.

"The result is still the same! People told her to make the most of her time to practice chess!

"The director had tried to persuade her earnestly that she was in her prime and that being able to be photographed on the Spring Festival Gala stage would be the best way to commemorate her youth...

"But you know what she said?

"She actually replied that it was because she was in her prime now that she had to seize every minute to study chess!
"As for the so-called 'memorials of youth'...

"She thinks that it's enough to have the chess records she played!"

"Chess record?"

Ji Qiujuan was stunned again when he heard this.

It was as if this word, which was so common to professional chess players, suddenly became very unfamiliar.

"Yes!"

Wang Chenshu said with emotion:

"According to her, every time she sees the chess records she played, she can always recall what happened in that game and feel how she felt when she played the game.

"For her, this is more intuitive than any competition video! So she feels there is no need to perform on stage.

"When I heard this, the director's expression was so amazing!"

"That's true...it's exactly what she said!"

Ji Qiujuan nodded slightly and replied:

"but……

"The director is going to persuade her, why do you want to follow him, Chen Shu?"

"Eh?"

The beautiful girl was slightly startled, then she realized that she had sold herself out completely in her words, and then she no longer concealed it and answered truthfully:

"Hehe! I'm just... quite interested in her!

"By the way, be prepared in advance!"

"beware?"

"Ok!"

Wang Chenshu gently scratched her boyfriend's nose:

"After all, she's young, pretty, and a great chess player... isn't it said that there's a top student in Qinghua who's so obsessed with her that he can't control himself?

"Hey! Even Lei Qi, who accompanied her today, is 100 percent interested in her!

"I'm really afraid that my pretty boy will fall in love with him!"

"How could that be! I'm a top professional chess player!"

Ji Qiujuan, who really had nothing to hide, responded to his girlfriend's test very calmly, and his tone also contained deep helplessness:
"Xiao Lei can only beat her now, and they happen to be the same age, so he still has a filter for her like an outsider.

"But for us other top male professionals, this Queen Zhaotian...

"...But it is as terrifying as a ghost!" (End of this chapter)

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