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

The chief of staff, standing by the desk, trembled slightly at Tripp's rage.

Seeing his boss starting to become hysterical again, the chief of staff quickly tried to explain:
"Well... there's really nothing we can do about it—this human-machine competition has garnered just too much attention!"
"Both sides are putting a lot of effort into promoting this match, so it has attracted almost worldwide attention. Moreover, Rui Zhao's two consecutive victories have won the favor of almost all neutral people, and even many people who originally supported us have changed their minds!"

"Originally, this morning we just started to muddy the waters again and try to reverse the public opinion situation by using information we obtained from China."

"As a result, Rui Zhao directly declared that he would definitely crush us in the third round, without showing the slightest fear! We immediately lost our momentum!"
"Then, official media in many countries around the world have been reporting on it and calling on interested people to pay attention to [Go Xiao Zhao], so it suddenly became a global meme!"

"And as you know, these people online always have nothing better to do. They love to join in on any excitement, so it instantly flooded the screen..."

Upon hearing the Chief of Staff's clear yet helpless analysis, Tripp's facial muscles twitched slightly with extreme anger.

The sudden, global craze for "【Go Xiao Zhao】Let's learn about her" has had an impact far beyond his control!

With such a huge buzz, even if OMEGA GO manages to win three games in a row, the follow-up will likely be very difficult!

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but slam his fist on the table!

"...No?! What makes her think she's so special?!"

Tripp let out another somewhat frantic sound.

He simply couldn't understand it: although Rui Zhao was quite beautiful, there were many beautiful people out there, so why was she so difficult to deal with?!

Just because she's the so-called "GOAT of Go"?!
But Go is inherently a niche game, so how could the historical best of a niche game have reached the point where it can stir up world events?!
That's absolutely outrageous!!!
Tripp became increasingly annoyed by the thought, so he simply stopped thinking about it.

Forget it! Who cares how many fans she has!
Since fans can't improve your skills anyway, why care so much!

The most important thing now is to thoroughly crush Rui Zhao before we can talk about anything else!
Thinking of this, Tripp waved impatiently at his chief of staff:
"Alright, stop making me upset!"
"I'm going to take a nap now. Even if Rui Zhao's fan count skyrockets, don't come looking for me again!"

"Huh? Want to take a nap?"

The chief of staff glanced at the current time with some surprise:

"It's 5 p.m. now, do you want to go to sleep?"

"Of course! I have to get up at 1 a.m. to watch this game!"

Tripp's reply was full of malice, and the veins on his clenched hands were even faintly visible:
"I must see with my own eyes how Rui Zhao is brutally tortured!"

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"...Little Zhao Meow!"

"Do you even know how massive the support for you is?!"

May 3, 12:40 PM.

Jiangdong Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Dongjiang City, Huaxia.

With the third game of the human-machine competition about to begin in twenty minutes, Ai Jian'an, facing her own star player who was about to step onto the human-machine competition stage again, did not forget to inform the opposing team of the global support from Zhao's fans as a last-minute encouragement:
"Media outlets in almost every country and region around the world are broadcasting your game live today! Domestically, many places have even organized offline viewing sessions on large screens during the holiday."

"And online, it goes without saying: your call to support you has become a global meme, and your total number of fans across the internet has exceeded 950 million, and it is still rising rapidly!"
"I dare say, the whole world is watching you!"

"……ah?!
Nine hundred and fifty million?!

Hearing the number just announced by her agent, even Rui Zhao, who had just prepared for the match, seemed a little stunned; it was clearly beyond her expectations.

Are there... that many?

"Our country's total population is only around a billion, how could this be..."

"Of course!"

Boss Ai spoke with absolute certainty and without hesitation:
"You are the national princess of China, the modern-day saint of liberals, and a hero in the hearts of almost all women! Isn't it normal for everyone to support you?"
"You know, there are nearly a billion netizens in China alone! Now the whole country is doing its best to support you, and everyone is paying attention to our Bilibili and newly opened Douyin accounts to show their support."

"In addition, you are well-known overseas, and you have indeed demonstrated the possibility of defeating AI. With a little promotion, is it strange that you can have a billion fans?"

"Is this, like this?"

Rui Zhao muttered to herself, her fair but calloused hands unconsciously clenching slightly—her original intention was just to hope that the system could give her a little more boost, but she never expected it to reach such an exaggerated level!
To be honest, despite the existence of the "fan support system" that converts the number of fans into chess strength, the system's characteristic of "the more fans you have, the smaller the boost a single fan can provide" means that at this point, the actual support the system can provide is negligible.

According to Ai Jianan, the number of fans of [Weiqi Xiaozhao] across the internet has been rising at a speed that is completely beyond human imagination in the past two days. However, as far as Rui Zhao is concerned, she does not feel that she has made any significant improvement in her strength when practicing with the AI. It is as if the improvement brought by the system has a limit that can be approached infinitely, but cannot be reached or surpassed.

This feeling was hard for her to describe—of course, Rui Zhao didn't shop much, otherwise, having done a few bargains on Pinduoduo would have been enough to express this feeling. However, although she hadn't had any extra expectations at the time, and the actual effect was probably at best "better than nothing," Yong Shi Zhaojun truly felt an indescribable sense of exhilaration and relief, just as she had casually given herself earlier.

One billion...

Nearly a billion people!!!

Even if the vast majority of them are just there to lend a hand, even if only one percent of them are willing to pay long-term attention to and support the development of professional Go, that would be an extremely significant boost!

Thinking of this, an infinite longing for the future instantly filled Rui Zhao's body, making Yong Shi Zhao Jun's mood even more high before the battle!

"...Sister An'an, thank you!"

She suddenly raised her head, her gaze clear and firm, like a mountain stream, meeting Ai Jian'an's joyful eyes!

"If it weren't for your help and everyone else's, I definitely wouldn't have been able to attract so many people to pay attention to Go!"

Upon hearing this, Ai Jian'an was taken aback at first, then smiled slightly and said:

"Hey... Little Zhao Miao! You've got it backwards!"
"As the saying goes, 'What you keep in mind will eventually come to pass.' The essence of Go, in the end, is still about accumulation and perseverance!"
"It is because of your persistent efforts, Xiao Zhao Miao, that we have achieved such remarkable results."

"The one who's truly admirable is you, not us errand boys! Do you understand?"

"……Yeah?"

The chess world's Athena pursed her lips thoughtfully, and then stopped being polite with her agent:
"Then, Sister An'an, please help me thank everyone who has helped us recently!"
"I also conveyed to them that I will give my all in the upcoming matches and leave no regrets!"

"Okay! Don't worry about that!"

Boss Ai readily agreed:

"At the same time... don't put too much pressure on yourself! Winning just one of the next three games will be a huge win!"
Even if we lose all three games, what you've achieved is enough for us to use in the upcoming battle of public opinion!

Upon hearing this, Rui Zhao nodded slightly, her voice calm:

"Ah."

She responded simply, her tone carrying a hint of a chess player's acceptance of comfort and a subtle sense of transcendence.

"Then I'm leaving!"

"Okay, good luck, Xiao Zhao Miao!"

Rui Zhao bid farewell to Ai Jian'an and turned to walk towards the chess room. Her steps were steady and firm, the hem of her black skirt swaying gently with each step, like a burning flame. Sunlight streamed through the glass windows of the corridor, casting a long and powerful silhouette on her.

She may have acted out of obligation, but in her heart, she held a completely different decision!
Although theoretically I still have three chances, today...

...that will be my ultimate battle!
The reason for this is very simple: after practicing against AI for a long time, and with the "live stream fan support system" enabled, Rui Zhao has already started to have a significant advantage over the AI!

The reasons are multifaceted. On the one hand, the computing power of the AI ​​she was training with recently was limited to the same level as OMEGA GO. On the other hand, Rui Zhao's performance has improved with Li Jingzhe's improved AI training. Of course, there may also be some slight system improvements brought about by the huge increase in the number of fans.

And this is precisely the source of its confidence to challenge AI even without a knife library!
Even so, the overall strength of artificial intelligence should not be underestimated.

Even with limited computing power, her chess sense remains sharp, and her judgment is still significantly stronger than Rui Zhao's! Only when a huge amount of computation is required will she reveal a fleeting weakness. In recent games against AI, her win rate is generally less than 10%.

But the current results have given Yong Shi Zhaojun immense confidence! Because she still has one last trump card:

— "Overload flow"!
Thinking of this, Rui Zhao clenched her hands slightly at her sides.

This was her trump card that nearly drove the Ice Queen to collapse when she first reached the seventh rank, and that allowed her to kill the God of Agriculture when she was only at the seventh rank. However, because of the huge side effects on her body, she would never try it even once on a normal day.

But now is the moment to deliver a decisive blow to the entire world, to those 950 million expectant eyes, and to the dignity of human wisdom! She absolutely cannot be satisfied with a mere single-digit winning percentage!
Even though she promised Chairman Shang that she would never use this tactic again, she is now in a situation where "a general in the field may disobey the emperor's orders."
If this plan succeeds, everyone will be happy.

And if she ultimately loses, it will be at the peak of her performance after giving it her all—she is confident that she can deliver a masterpiece that will dispel most people's doubts!

And in the next two matches... having used "overload flow," she will inevitably be unable to compete again in the short term.

Fighting to the bitter end in front of everyone, delivering a performance worthy of the world's admiration, and ultimately withdrawing from the competition with a total score of 2-1, the public opinion environment should be far, far better than when Ai Jianan had previously proposed withdrawing directly!
As for whether my body can handle it... that's not something to hesitate about now!

Yong Shi Zhaojun's dark eyes narrowed slightly. After calmly calculating the situation and its subsequent development, what surged from her heart to her entire body was the inexhaustible blood of the current god of slaughter!

What needs to be done now...

It's all about betting everything on this one game of chess! Nothing more!!! (End of Chapter)