Go: The live broadcast queen launched a gorgeous rebellion against the dog

These words were like a bombshell dropped into the live stream chat!
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[Effort is the most important thing? You're crazy, Greyhound!]

Aren't all professionals geniuses? Aren't geniuses compared to each other based on talent and hard work?

This conclusion is so confusing!

A wave of doubts instantly flooded the screen! The screen was filled with question marks!
One die-hard fan, sporting a prominent captain badge, even posted a super eye-catching comment (SC) with bright red text dominating the top of the screen:
[Zeng Gou's logic is flawed!]

People's diligence levels are roughly the same! Who doesn't know that Tsinghua and Peking Universities aren't places you can get into just by "hard work"?

When both players put in the same amount of effort, what determines victory? It's who has the higher talent! That's the reality! This is especially true among professional Go players!

This SC comment accurately represents the core concerns of most of the comments.

Faced with this overwhelming barrage of questions, Zeng Guangwen frowned slightly, about to offer an explanation. But Bian Lele raised her hand, taking over the conversation with an expression that said, "I understand your concerns."

"Ah, that's an excellent question from the captain! Let me try to give my opinion!"
"First of all, I strongly agree with the captain's views on the college entrance examination:"

"Top universities like Tsinghua University and Peking University are indeed not places that can be entered simply by relying on the so-called 'extreme efforts of ordinary people'."

"Its high entry barrier inherently involves a significant selection of talent, that goes without saying."

He first acknowledged the other person's starting point. But then, his tone abruptly shifted, posing a thought-provoking question:
"However! I'd like to ask this captain, and all the viewers who posted similar comments, a very real question:"
"To get into Tsinghua University or Peking University, you only need to work hard for two to three years and then it's all over."

"But what if we switch to the path of professional Go? Think about it, imagine yourself in that situation—"

"Can you continue to work as hard as you did during your senior year of high school, year after year, month after month, and day after entering university, living a life with no leisure or entertainment, only studying? And can you even maintain that intensity when you are 27, 28, or 30 years old?!"
"Let's all put ourselves in their shoes! Put ourselves in their shoes and ask ourselves honestly!"

In an instant!
The barrage of questioning comments that had been flooding the live stream seemed to have been paused, visibly thinning out.

In front of their screens, countless viewers, glued to their phones or computers, shifted from expressions of righteous indignation to a momentary silence, as if someone had truly laid that glaring question directly in their faces.

After a few seconds of silence, the comments started flashing again, but the trend had already subtly shifted:
[Holy crap... This is a soul-searching question!]

I... I let myself go after my senior year of high school...

[I felt like I was going to die during those months of preparing for the postgraduate entrance exam, and you want me to go back to my senior year of high school? Am I crazy?!]

Who wants to spend their whole life in their final year of high school?! Just thinking about it makes me want to scream!

[Don't even mention every year, I couldn't handle waking up at 7 am and going to bed at 10 pm every day for a month straight, doing nothing but studying!]

[I shut up instantly... It's really awful to imagine myself in that situation...]

Haki knows how to shut people up...

Negative answers began to quietly appear one by one on the screen.

Because many people suddenly realize that when that abstract "effort" is concretized into a "hell mode" life that lasts for decades and loses a lot of the joy of life, the cost of shouting the slogan "Why don't you work harder?" becomes extremely heavy and real, far more important than just talking about it.

Seeing the reflective text appearing on the screen, Bian Lele's expression relaxed slightly:
"By now, a considerable number of viewers should have realized... what I'm trying to say today."

I'm not denying the importance of talent!
"As Brother Zeng just mentioned, for Go players—especially those who want to reach the pinnacle of their profession—without top-notch talent, you don't even have the right to enter the arena!"
"It's like if you want to get into Tsinghua or Peking University, you have to be at least a member of the 'high-IQ group.' This is a basic threshold that cannot be crossed!"
"Even more so, let's take an example from the very top—Lin Dazui."

"While I must admit that his training volume before winning the [Kisei] title and his first world championship was astonishing, perhaps even the highest among his peers, but—"

"Does that mean the rest of us shouldn't work hard? Shouldn't we put in the effort?"

"In fact, all top chess players have gone through a period of intense training before they start to achieve real results and stand out! The effort and sweat they put in are unimaginable to ordinary people!"

"Is it really enough for Lin Ruixin to put in that extra bit of effort to win three world championships before he's even twenty?! While some people don't win their first world championship until they're in their late twenties, and I haven't even won one?!"

"Can this gap really be bridged with just 'a little' more effort?!"

As Lele posed that incredibly sharp and crucial rhetorical question, the live chat instantly erupted with a strong, empathetic response:
【That really hurts, Lele!】

Indeed! You can't mess with a naturally gifted person!

[Lele: I tried so hard but lost to talent, sob sob sob]

[The truth! In top circles, even the slightest difference in talent is magnified infinitely!]

Looking at it this way, the effect of hard work seems so insignificant compared to talent...

Wait a minute, doesn't Hakimi mean that talent is more important?

……

However, Bian Lele's next words once again overturned the seemingly solidified conclusion of the "talent theory":

"...But! As everyone knows, Lin Dazui is not the GOAT, he can't even come close to being the GOAT—even though he is recognized as the 'most talented person.' "When it comes to actually comparing him with the most outstanding chess masters in history, those who are worthy of being called gods, the difference in talent becomes extremely insignificant!"

"On the contrary, the value of what may have seemed insignificant in the first place becomes the decisive factor at this ultimate level!"

This unexpected turn of events left the viewers stunned! A flood of question marks appeared in the live stream.

Bian Lele, however, continued in a calm voice, revealing the truth about "effort" to the audience:

"Many friends outside the professional circle have long had a huge misunderstanding!"

"They thought that hard work was a very simple thing! They thought that as long as you were an ordinary person, you could do it and persevere if you gritted your teeth... But what is the reality?"

"Yes, for most people, a momentary effort may not be an insurmountable obstacle!"
"It's like the final sprint of high school, a challenge that almost all high school students can, or are forced to, face."

However, once you put the state of "effort" into an infinitely long time dimension—lasting five, ten, fifteen years... or even throughout your entire career!
"This kind of intense focus and continuous effort becomes extremely rare and precious!"
"But what Go is all about is... daily accumulation and unwavering perseverance!"

His words resonated powerfully, their echoes seemingly lingering in the live broadcast room.

Bian Lele paused, seemingly catching her breath, before continuing in a tone more like a conversation than a lecture:
"Everyone should know that when most of our top Go players start to make a name for themselves and achieve results at the age of seventeen or eighteen, how long have they already been systematically studying Go?"
"It will take at least eleven or twelve years, and at most thirteen or fourteen years!"
"In this long and tedious journey that begins in childhood and adolescence, the hardships we have endured, the pressure we have faced, the late nights we have stayed up, the fun we have given up... I can say with absolute certainty that it far exceeds that of the vast majority of our peers who are taking the college entrance examination!"
"Even in the last six months, people have been saying that we national team players are 'not working hard enough,' 'lying down,' and 'can't beat Zhao Tianhou because we're lazy'..."

"To be honest, are we really lazy? Are we really not working hard?"
"I dare say that we have put in far more sweat than the average person!"
"But the problem is..."

"Who could have imagined... that someone as outrageous as Rui Zhao would exist in this world???"

At this moment, Bian Lele's eyes were sincere and frank, and her voice carried a heartfelt weariness:

"I know that ever since the Asian Games arbitration incident, many netizens have particularly liked to shout this sentence at our top male chess players from afar:"

"'Even a young girl like Zhao Tianhou can get good results! Why can't you grown men do the same?! Why are you worse than her?!'"

Bian Lele imitated that impassioned, even slightly angry, online tone, then smiled helplessly and looked at the camera:

“Every time I see these kinds of comments, I really want to argue back, but I don’t have a good opportunity.”

"So today, taking this opportunity, I'd like to ask my viewers a few questions in return—"

"Why is it that others can pass civil service exams, postgraduate entrance exams, and professional certification exams, but you can't?"

He paused deliberately, allowing the audience to immerse themselves in the story:
"Um... don't always rush to use 'their high academic talent' as a shield. I also have relatives and friends who are taking various exams and working in the workplace."

"Frankly speaking, in many competitive fields—especially standardized test competitions that don't require creativity—it's far from being a matter of talent deciding the outcome!"
"It's all about who is better prepared! Who invests more absolute time! Who is more systematic, meticulous, and thorough in their preparation!"
"If everyone could understand why they find it so difficult to pass certification and civil service exams..."

"Then you can understand why it's so hard for us top players to work as hard as Rui Zhao!"
"The anchor can definitely vouch for that!"

At this point, he looked intently at Zeng Guangwen:
"Brother Zeng, come here! Tell everyone what you have to say!"

"After winning the Spring Orchid Cup, did Rui Zhao have any celebrations?"

"Uh……

"No! Really not!"

Zeng Guangwen pursed his lips, then shook his head in complete agreement:
"After the awards ceremony, everyone had a nice little meal together. Then...then the queen went straight back to her room to continue practicing chess..."

"...Right!!"

Bian Lele received confirmation and then sighed deeply:
"I don't need to elaborate on what a feat it is to win four consecutive World Championship titles, but instead of celebrating at all, he went back to practicing chess—do you guys think this is something a normal person would do?!"

The live chat was instantly flooded with comments like "???", "Holy crap!", "This is insane...", and "No wonder he's the undisputed king of the best-of-the-years books!"
Bian Lele seemed to be infected by her own emotions and couldn't help but quote classical texts:

"Therefore, as the saying goes: 'Those who achieve great things in ancient times not only possessed extraordinary talent, but also unwavering perseverance!'"

"I only truly understood the meaning of this sentence after seeing Rui Zhao rapidly catch up with us old guys."

"This perseverance is not only in the face of adversity, but also in the ability to remain steadfast in favorable circumstances—and Rui Zhao has truly achieved it all."

"Don't laugh at me, but I honestly admit I couldn't do that. I'm completely convinced!"
"Ah, I'm not saying this to deny the talent of female chess players... In fact, I also said that without enough talent, one cannot become a top chess player."

"Even if some fans insist that Rui Zhao is proof that women are more talented than men at Go, I have nothing to say about that now—after all, we really can't do anything about Queen Zhao!"

The leader of the alliance gave a wry smile and repeated the current situation:

"...I can only say that, in my opinion, his persistence and love for Go are far more important than so-called talent."

"And that's precisely why..."

Bian Lele tilted her head slightly, her gaze seemingly piercing through the ceiling of the room, looking towards a more distant future:
"Her absolute dominance over the world of chess..."

"...This is probably just the beginning!" (End of Chapter)