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

Chapter 132 Twenty-five Years Arena
"...Well, Lao Lei, don't worry! Lei Qi is in good condition now! He has returned to his residence to review the situation.

"Yes! I will go to Xidu with him the day after tomorrow! Yes! I will definitely keep an eye on him the whole time!
"I can't control what happens inside the plate, but I will never let Lei Qi have any accidents outside the plate!"

On the evening of June 6, Dajing City.

Shang Chaotian, who had just returned home, received a call from Lei Jingming.

Shang Chaotian was not surprised by this - after all, Lei Qi had just finished the first game of the Chess Saint War, and it was normal for a parent to call and ask.

But he never expected that after asking about his son's situation, Lei Jingming actually changed the subject and asked about another matter...

"…Huh? What?!

"You said that the wild card for this Wu Yue Cup should be given to Rui Zhao?!
"Isn't this... inappropriate?"

Hearing Lei Jingming's request, Shang Chaotian was a little dumbfounded.

Is Rui Zhao such a likable girl? !
The old lady helped her carry it, and now Lei Jingming, the teacher, also helps her carry it!
Even if the little witch had not failed, he and Lu Wenjie would have been inclined to give this wild card to Rui Zhao!

But now that such a situation is before him, Shang Chaotian naturally will not act on impulse, and can only explain slowly and methodically:
"Old Lei! Although Rui Zhao will definitely be promoted to the dan position, it doesn't make sense to just give a new shodan wildcard!
"Besides, this wild card must be for the little witch... Right, right! She failed in the qualifying round! So...

"Uh... Lao Lei, what do you mean you don't care? Rui Zhao will have another chance in the future, not just this time..."

Shang Chaotian then patiently explained the pros and cons to Lei Jingming, but Lei Jingming just played dumb with him this time, refusing to give in, and even using a big move:

"...Lao Shang, my son and I helped the country win two world championships, so I won't talk about that. I'll just say one thing:
"The Go Association said back then that the sacrifices I made were what Chinese Go owed me! I will definitely find a way to repay them in the future! You also know this.

"Now, I can't even get a wild card for my only student... Do you think the sacrifice I made back then wasn't enough to earn this wild card?"

After Lei Jingming said this, Shang Chaotian didn't know how to respond.

Although Wu Yueyun is highly respected, she is very clear about the distinction between public and private affairs. Shang Chaotian can politely decline her suggestion.

But after Lei Jingming said this, Shang Chaotian really didn't dare to retort: ​​because the Chess Association did owe Lei Jingming a big favor!

As for the reason for owing favors, we have to start with the most watched Go event today - the China, Ying and South Korea Go Challenge.

The "Nongshim Ramen Cup" Three-Nation Go Tournament was officially launched in 1999. This team competition, which best represents the overall level of a country's Go, has received great attention from all over China since its launch.

However, this nationwide attention was not a good thing for the Chinese professional Go community at the time...

The reason is simple - the results are too dismal.

Since the tournament was held, the Chinese team has not won any prizes in the first eight competitions.

Except for the first competition where the Japanese team won the championship, South Korea won the cup in the other seven competitions, which put enormous pressure on the Chinese professional Go community.

How can I describe this kind of pressure?

Take the "e-sports against Korea" that young people like to say nowadays. In Shang Chaotian's eyes, this is nothing at all!
To put it bluntly, domestic e-sports is always talking about "anti-Korean" and "anti-Korean", but how many years has it only lasted?

Didn’t they win the championship in just five years? !
But you have to know that Chinese Go was suppressed by South Korea for seven whole years in the Nongshim Ramen Cup at the beginning of this century!

Moreover, Go at that time was different from e-sports in recent years. E-sports mainly emerged after 2010. China's national strength has gradually turned from weak to strong, and there is no particular need for an e-sports champion to prove the country's strength.

But China at the beginning of the century was still a country lacking in national self-confidence. And for Go, a national quintessence that once defended national dignity, the fact that the Three Kingdoms Tournament had gone eight years without a championship was simply intolerable to the people!

Shang Chaotian, a core figure in Chinese Go at the time, had a deep understanding of the feeling.

He has always been known for his calm mentality and few mistakes, but when he appeared in the ring as China's final main player, he felt extremely heavy pressure - such pressure could not be compared with any other individual championship.

This directly affected his performance, resulting in a dismal winning rate for the chess king in the Three Kingdoms Tournament. There was also much debate about his reputation in China—even though at that time he was already the number one in China in terms of the number of individual world championships.

However, as Lu Wenjie gradually grew up and officially squeezed his big brother to the position of deputy general in the ninth competition, Shang Chaotian, who had someone to rely on, performed back to normal.

In this tournament, Shang Chaotian, who played as the deputy general, defeated strong enemies and won five games in a row. He ended the game before China's main general Lu Wenjie appeared on the court, winning the Nongshim Ramen Cup for China for the first time!
After the game, Shang Chaotian was in tears during the interview and said frankly that this was the most important championship in his life, much more important than any personal title or championship!
It was also because of the wonderful performance in the 9th Arena Tournament that, although the Chinese team failed to win the next two arena tournaments in which Shang Chaotian participated, Shang Chaotian's arena tournament career can be considered basically successful.

However, not everyone’s memory of the ring match can have a perfect ending - such as Lei Jingming.

At that time, Lei Jingming successfully qualified for the 6th and 8th Challenge Tournaments. However, because of his poor performance against Japanese and South Korean players, the Chess Association, which was in urgent need of a breakthrough in the Challenge Tournament, privately approached Lei Jingming, hoping that he would put the overall situation first and voluntarily give up his qualification to participate in the Nongshim Cup.

But for Lei Jingming, who has always wanted to show off his skills and face in the ring, this is naturally hard to accept.

Especially during the 8th session, Lei Jingming even rushed directly into the office of the then chairman of the chess association to ask for an explanation!
However, in the end, Lei Jingming listened to the persuasion of the leaders of the Chess Association and the General Administration, put the overall situation first, and voluntarily withdrew.

After all, winning the Nongshim Cup is the long-cherished wish of a generation of Chinese Go players. Although Lei Jingming was extremely unwilling, he maintained an understanding and cooperative attitude.

At the 9th Nongshim Cup, Lei Jingming, who knew that he would never have a chance to play unless his performance improved, gave up participating in the preliminaries and worked hard to improve his internal strength and mentality. Unexpectedly, this training brought him great benefits and he won the only world championship in his life.

But just when Lei Jingming thought that his luck had turned and he was ready to show his skills by entering the main competition without selection, Hua Xia was defeated twice in the 10th and 11th competitions.

Although Lei Jingming performed well in both competitions, it could not change the fact that he never won the Nongshim Cup on behalf of China. Lei Jingming was never selected for the Nongshim Cup again, which became a lifelong regret.

Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that Chinese Go owes the Lei family a lot in the matter of the Nongshim Cup.

Now that Lei Jingming had brought this up, Shang Chaotian was immediately overwhelmed! He could only say vaguely:

"Uh, Lao Lei, why don't we talk about this after the chess saint battle is over?

"Your son's important game hasn't even finished yet! Why are you worrying about your students?"

"I wanted to wait, too! But if we have to play to the fifth set, it will be mid-July! By then, you might use the excuse that you've already chosen someone!"

Uh...can Lao Lei be that smart?
Shang Chaotian was a little dumbfounded.

...Could this be the idea of ​​Lei Qi's mother? Otherwise, it would be easy to fool Lei Qi alone...

In desperation, he could only delay as long as possible:

"Don't worry! I promise you! I will select the wildcards for the Wu Yue Cup after the Chess Saint Tournament is over, and I will report to you, the meritorious chess player, before making the selection. Is that okay?"

Shang Chaotian always keeps his word, and Lei Jingming knows this.

Seeing him so confident, Lao Lei Jiudan breathed a sigh of relief:

"Then don't forget, my wife is also keeping an eye on this matter! I will call you when the time comes!"

Tsk...I knew it!
But why did Qin Xiaoxue get involved in this? Rui Zhao is Lao Lei's student, not hers...

Could it be that... um...

Shang Chaotian seemed to sense something was wrong, but he didn't have much to say about other people's family affairs, so he could only frown and say:
"Hey, don't call me anymore. The last three games are in Dongjiang, Qiantang and Gezhou. We can meet up after any of them!"

"Okay, let's talk face to face then! Don't fool me!"

After saying that, Lei Jingming hung up the phone. Shang Chaotian, who was caught off guard, couldn't help but sigh, but he didn't have any good ideas for the time being.

However, speaking of the Nongshim Cup… Twenty-five years have passed in a flash, and it’s almost July again.

I also have to tell Cai Shuang not to help with Lei Qi's matter anymore.

Lei Qi was exempt from the election, but he still had to take the pre-election...

Hey...wait a minute...

Lin Ruixin, he also wants to make a preliminary selection, right?
【Plot related】

I have to say that this book failed before the Dan Ranking Tournament because I didn’t know how to build to a climax. The plot in the early part of the second volume was originally relatively flat. After struggling for a long time, I decided to write at my own pace and add settings as I go along.

【Outside the book】

Alas, Xiao Zhao still can’t do it…

Next, it depends on whether the Cupping King can win himself permanent freedom from spraying today.

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(End of this chapter)