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

Zhang Zhengxi's sarcastic laugh, followed by the comment "East Asian test-takers," was like throwing a match into solidified gasoline, instantly igniting the already extremely oppressive atmosphere in the conference room.

The chief of staff's stern and serious face seemed to have been struck hard by an invisible hammer, instantly turning bright red before fading to an unsightly ashen white. It took him a long time to finally manage to squeeze out a few dry syllables from his throat:

"To be a test-taker...?"
"What does this mean?!"

"It means..."

"People who only know how to bury themselves in problems, memorize by rote, and get stuck on trivial details, but completely lack the ability to be flexible and find alternative solutions!"

Zhang Zhengxi maintained his composed demeanor, speaking slowly and deliberately. Each word was like a meticulously crafted icicle, sharply piercing the chief of staff:
"Competing on solving problems? Competing on who can push themselves to the extreme within a given framework?!"
"Who can compare to those East Asians who grew up immersed in a sea of ​​exam questions!"

"Chief of Staff, tell me... isn't this just asking for humiliation?!"

The chief of staff was so taken aback by this merciless analysis that he almost choked on his breath and immediately tried to refute it by seizing on the errors in the other party's statement:

"But playing Go is not like solving problems! These are completely different things!"
"Recently, the North American Go Federation has been popularizing the idea that you can't play Go well by just memorizing AI game records! The key is to flexibly understand the underlying logic and principles of Go..."

Looking at his chief of staff, who was so eager to defend himself and try to regain his position in the field of expertise, Zhang Zhengxi was momentarily speechless. He seemed puzzled as to why the people gathered around the president were all of such low intelligence!

He rubbed his temples vigorously, as if trying to dispel the dizziness caused by some kind of cognitive impairment, before speaking again in a tone of helplessness, almost like instructing a primary school student:
"...My dear Chief of Staff! The 'test-taker' I just mentioned was a metaphor!"

My core message is—

"To go head-to-head with these women who have gone crazy in the world of Go, and even become the world's number one in Go?!"
"This is simply using our weaknesses to attack their strengths! It's the most foolish strategy! Naturally, there's no way to succeed!"

It was only then that the chief of staff seemed to realize that he had been thinking a bit too narrowly, but his mind was still blank, so he stood there for a moment, at a loss.

At this moment, Tripp, seeing that Zhang Zhengxi's words clearly had a hidden meaning, immediately asked:

"……open!

"Then what do you mean?"

Zhang Zhengxi felt the burning gaze of the Grand Commander, understood, and put on that confident yet slightly mysterious smile again, adopting an air of complete control:
"It's very simple, Mr. Da Tong."

"We should... step out of the game board! Completely deconstruct Go!"

"Completely deconstructing Go?"

The Grand Commander tilted his blond head slightly, his eyes revealing a mixture of confusion and anticipation.

Zhang Zhengxi then flattered and presented his core viewpoint:

"Just as you pointed out incisively—"

"Isn't Go essentially just a crude game of marking territory with pebbles on the ground? What makes it worthy of being elevated to a divine status, claiming to represent the pinnacle of human wisdom?!"

"Huh?!"

The chief of staff was clearly shocked by this outrageous statement and immediately expressed his doubts:

"But now everyone on the internet is saying..."

Is Go the "last board game conquered by AI" and the "supreme crown of human intelligence"?

"Ha! You believe what people say?"

Zhang Zhengxi let out a short, sarcastic laugh, looking at his chief of staff as if he were looking at an innocent child:
"In the arena of public opinion, what matters is not the facts, but the perceptions!"

"It is the shaping and struggle of cognition!"

"If this movement benefits our narrative, then it can certainly be the 'supreme crown of human wisdom,' the 'sacred and inviolable temple of wisdom'!"
"But what if it's detrimental to us, and becomes a weapon for our adversaries..."

A smug smile curved his lips:

"...Then it's just a crude game of enclosing the ground with stones! Nothing more!"

"We can define it however we want!"

But the chief of staff was clearly still bound by his old ways of thinking; he frowned and retorted with concern:

"But recently, thanks to left-wing propaganda, most people have come to believe that Go is the sport that best represents human wisdom!"
"This perception is already deeply ingrained, so what should we do..."

"ingrained?"

Zhang Zhengxi shook his head immediately, as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world.

"Isn't this a sign that you, Chief of Staff, lack experience and haven't done your homework properly?"

He leaned forward slightly, lowered his voice, and spoke with a hint of sharing a secret:
"In fact, more than a decade ago, Go underwent a large-scale 'demystification' in its birthplace, East Asia!"
"We don't need to rack our brains for new ideas now. We can just follow the old methods and use the ones we already had!"

“Demystification?” Tripp caught the unfamiliar word, a questioning look appearing in his eyes.

"Yes! Demystify!"

Zhang Zhengxi nodded affirmatively, and then began to explain in detail:
"In fact, Go has always enjoyed a very high status in East Asia."

"The chess masters of China, the famous players of Japan, the national champions of South Korea... they are all social celebrities who are highly respected!"
"Big business leaders and politicians like to invite them to play chess, and ordinary people also regard them as a symbol of profound wisdom... "But!
"Everything changed after the advent of AI!"

His tone shifted, taking on a mocking and sarcastic tone:

"Initially, people thought that those masters of Go were incredibly skilled and remarkable figures, figures to be admired from afar! But what happened?"

"Once AI comes out and analyzes their game records... wow!"

"In the eyes of AI, those so-called 'divine moves' and 'brilliant ideas' are all terrible moves full of flaws!"
"Those masters who were revered as gods have all become 'bad chess players' in front of AI!"
"This huge contrast is like a child who has always thought that his father is an all-powerful superman, only to suddenly discover one day that his father is nothing more than a corporate slave who bows and scrapes to people and swallows his anger every day!"

"That feeling of disillusionment when the filter shatters is almost devastating!"

At this point, Zhang Zhengxi paused slightly and slowed his speech:
"...However, due to the so-called 'national pride,' Go still holds a considerable position in the minds of the upper classes in East Asia. Therefore, the official authorities of the three countries have more or less suppressed this 'demystification' rhetoric, barely leaving a fig leaf for this game of territorial encirclement..."

"so!
"As long as we make people realize again that so-called top Go players are all a bunch of useless trash in front of a graphics card worth a mere hundred dollars!"

"Then naturally no one will think that being good at Go is something remarkable! Nor will they think that it represents the pinnacle of human wisdom!"

His voice was resolute, carrying a chilling, decisive quality:

"Then we can say: So what if a woman is good at Go? We don't care about Go, which is garbage that has long been cracked by machines!"

"In a game where a cheap graphics card costing only $100 can crush the entire professional Go world, wouldn't it just make you look stupid to put more effort into it?!"

"Being good at Go does not prove that a woman is smart; on the contrary, it shows that she is extremely ignorant!"
"We are wasting our precious time and energy on this useless game that has long been completely conquered by machines and has no practical significance!"
"In that case, all the social waves that are currently being stirred up by Rui Zhao and other female chess players' outstanding performances will become completely meaningless!"

"……yes!
"That's right!"

After taking a few seconds to process Zhang Zhengxi's words, Tripp suddenly slapped his thigh!
The gloom on his face vanished, replaced by a ecstatic joy, like seeing the sun after the clouds had parted and suddenly understanding everything.

"Zhang! So what exactly do we need to do?! Tell me quickly!"

"Isn't this simple? Just two steps!"

Zhang Zhengxi, confident and methodical, outlined his plan:

"First, immediately mobilize all the propaganda resources we control—especially the 'dogs' we keep around the world."

"Let them unleash their full firepower! Let them spread their voices wildly across every corner of the internet, following the line of thought I just used to 'deconstruct Go'!"

"The core argument is just one thing: Go is just a primitive game of using stones to enclose territory! And it has long been completely cracked and surpassed by artificial intelligence!"
"The fact that humans still play Go is essentially the same as trying to calculate pi to millions of decimal places by hand—purely futile and laughable! And yet some people shamelessly label this stupid game as 'representing human wisdom'? It's utterly ridiculous!"

"If anyone dares to argue, shut them all up with one sentence—'If you're going to spout so much nonsense, why can't you beat AI?!'"

"This one rhetorical question is enough to resolve all arguments! It will leave them speechless!"

At this point, Zhang Zhengxi paused, then revealed his second method:
"Second, we will use all our political resources and diplomatic leverage! We will stop Go from being included in the Olympics at all costs!"

"It should be understood that inclusion in the Olympics has extremely strong political symbolism and international endorsement!"

"Once Go is successfully included in the Olympics, it will be equivalent to receiving official certification from the International Olympic Committee, the most authoritative international organization! The difficulty for us to deconstruct or belittle it will increase exponentially!"

"On the contrary, as long as it has not been included in the Olympics, it will forever remain just a roadside attraction that is popular only in three East Asian countries and has a very narrow audience!"
"We can continue to marginalize it from the perspectives of its popularity, commercial value, and even 'cultural closedness'!"

"In that case, no matter how skilled Rui Zhao is at Go, it will all become meaningless!"

"...Wonderful...Absolutely wonderful!!!"

"Zhang! You're a fucking genius!!!"

Tripp was so excited that he danced around, his blond hair swaying wildly, and he showered the audience with praise as if he could already see the dawn of victory.

Seeing this, Zhang Zhengxi immediately bowed slightly, a perfectly timed fawning smile plastered on his face, skillfully ingratiating himself:
"Mr. Da Tong, you flatter me! I've learned all about winning from you!"

"Through constant exposure, I was deeply inspired!"

His gaze swept over the assembled staff, as if imparting a supreme truth:

"As the saying goes, as long as I don't think I've lost, then I've won!"
"Always firmly believe that you have won! Instead of foolishly following your opponent's lead and feeling like you've lost somewhere! That's how you avoid losing your self-confidence!"

"I am because I win, I win because I am!"

"This is what our United States, our Grand Presidential Team, should be pursuing..."

"Mahayana Victology!"

When the intimidating term "Mahayana Winning Philosophy," a fusion of Eastern religious terminology and Western philosophy of victory, resounded in the solemn White House conference room, all the attendees were involuntarily "shocked"!
The crowd wore a variety of complex expressions, some bewildered, some shocked, some trying to understand, and some forcibly agreeing. But the unique leader was extremely pleased with this original concept, which was full of philosophical depth and the spirit of victory!

He slammed his hand on the table, making the water glasses rattle, and then, like a king who had discovered a new continent, roared at his ministers who were still reveling in the "Mahayana Winning Philosophy":

"Everyone! Did you hear that? You should all learn from me from now on!"

"Learn this kind of flexible thinking that never gives up!!!"

Tripp waved his hand, his blond hair flying, and gave the final order:
"Alright! Stop standing there like idiots! Do as Supervisor Zhang says!"
"immediately!
"Immediately!!!" (End of Chapter)